Episode 805 · Sunday, 6 March 2016

Mono Nuptials

The Republican establishment attempts to derail a populist revolution as global media crackdowns and a worsening European migrant crisis signal a new era of institutional instability.

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About this episode

The Republican Party faces a historic internal schism as Mitt Romney and Reince Priebus lead an establishment effort to block Donald Trump from the nomination. This populist surge mirrors the 1924 Democratic National Convention, where a split between Al Smith and William Jennings Bryan fundamentally reshaped American politics. Meanwhile, Donald Trump continues to dominate headlines by labeling Edward Snowden a spy and suggesting the families of 9/11 hijackers were complicit in the attacks.

Global tensions escalate as Turkish authorities use tear gas to seize control of the Zaman newspaper, while CNN Turk self-censors the raid to broadcast government speeches. In Europe, Donald Tusk attempts to manage a migrant crisis that has left 13,000 people stranded in squalid conditions at the Idomeni camp on the Greek-Macedonian border. Domestically, Hillary Clinton faces renewed scrutiny over State Department transparency as reporter Catherine Herridge investigates Cheryl Mills' role in managing classified email deletions. Additional reports cover North Korea's nuclear standby orders and the rise of the Alternative for Germany party.

Cultural oddities take center stage as the hosts analyze the aesthetics of the California Zephyr train and the social stigma of being a podcaster at high-society Austin parties. Marco Rubio attempts to win over millennials with yoga jokes, while a British company introduces a controversial menstrual leave policy. The program concludes with the official knighting of the Baron of Guam and a look at the mono-nuptial trend of women marrying themselves.


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CHAPTER 01 / 51 Discussion

California Zephyr Train Aesthetics, Ayn Rand Comparison

The hosts open the program discussing the visual style of the California Zephyr train, comparing its modern appearance to the architectural and industrial aesthetics found in Ayn Rand's literature. They contrast the classic version of the train, which featured glass domes, with the current Amtrak route and older Burlington engines.

california zephyr· amtrak· ayn rand· burlington· train travel

00:00 It's always been that way, Tommy. Adam Curry, John C. DeVore. It's Sunday March 6th 2016 time once again for your Gitmo Nation media assassination episode 805 This is no agenda! Separating fact from fascism, Hitler and broadcasting live from the capital of the drone star state in FEMA region six in the morning everybody I'm Adam Curry And from northern Silicon Valley where I await this effort I am John C. DeVore It's Crackpot and Buzzkill! In the morning... Ah, the- So the Zephyr really is kind of an Ayn Randian type looking train. Well, originally it was a gorgeous train with these domes And then slowly all it is now is The Route Oh. It's not really the train anymore I don't know how Ayn Randian looks like, I think it looks just like every other aircraft Whenever people post a picture of the Zephyr it looks kinda Randian

00:59 Well, it depends on which Zephyr. I didn't know there were multiple Zephyrs! You should say, There goes the Zephyr old classic, Zephyr classic Or the Zephyr Light or whatever, you know give us some descriptors. Well there's different Zephyrs and then there was the California Zephyr which is the one we're talking about that went from California to Chicago and that one was the one with the domes and it was actually a very attractive train There's one Zephyr that goes back a little earlier I think Burlington ran it And it had this very crazy looking engine Which I think may be the one your thinking of I'm almost sorry I asked! I can go on...

CHAPTER 02 / 51 Discussion

Ride Spin Studio Anniversary, Podcaster Social Status Anecdote

A host recounts attending a third-anniversary party for the Ride spin studio in Austin, Texas, located at the South Congress Hotel. During the event, a former New York banker's wife introduced the host to a high-level publishing executive from Condé Nast as a "podcaster," leading to a discussion about the perceived low social standing of podcasters compared to traditional media figures.

ride spin studio· soul cycle· austin· podcaster· social status

01:39 But I had a bad experience the other night bad experience oh Yeah, yeah well the spin studio was celebrating its third anniversary Okay you've been there since day one. I think and Early on early on not since day one but yes It's probably going on two years now that have been there Does that no never mind going just tell me this story right okay? So you remember who owns the spin studio. It's the former New York banker and his wife Then I did not know oh, I may have known that but I forgot it Yeah, if this is his big play he looked at what does it call this is big? Yes, running a spinner studio go look at soul cycle

02:20 Soul cycle has filed their there s1 and they're gonna go public. Oh, this is business You get some friends and family I will of course not from soul cycle He's not soul cycle he's ride you see So soul cycle goes public And then they're either an acquisition target or they can do the same thing if soul cycle is successful So pretty much soul cycle is the it's a canary in the coal mine Okay should buy some of it that would keep it proper well. I'm sure we'll get some friends and family oh Don't tell about soul cycle. Oh, okay? We'll buy some soul cycle So and so they're opening up a third They got me already have one Houston 101 Austin one in Houston opening a soul cycle or ride ride ride Okay near no soul cycle had must have 40 or 50 so they had a party and And in general the people who surround this community are average age 25 maybe even 24

03:17 So, you know Tina and I go and we walk in South Congress Hotel Which is the new hotel which we have not been to it's actually pretty nice on the inside Even though it kind of destroyed all the area where the food trucks were here. No not kind of it did And there's I realized I'd never seen any of these people dressed up I've only seen them but all sweaty and you know in Lulu lemon pants that was dynamite hot people there It was fantastic. But that was not the bad experience. I wouldn't think no, no, there were people commenting like who the hell is this? Was it the Zephyr classic?

03:58 There's efforts going by at very slow speeds. Okay, all right good thank you for the report continue uh anyway so you know it's prep night so I'm gonna leave on time and the former New York banker's wife walks us out and then she encounters someone else and this is a woman whose i forget her name now Tula Tolhung Big publishing name from New York who recently moved to Austin as well, and she's been at Vanity Fair. She's been at What's the outfit that owns reddit? Condé Nast she like some big publisher woman And then former New York Banker wife says oh Then this is a you know Tina and she would she runs all communications around McDonald house And if this is Adam he's a podcaster and for the first time it really hurt I

04:47 No, please I realize. I'm below VJ now. I'm a podcaster and the woman went oh Yeah It was, uh... it was gut-wrenching. It was a... You should have said right on the spot, guys! Soul killing. Shoulda cussed her out on the spot. I still may. And then said Tourette's. Fuck fuck fuck bitch cunt! Bitch bitch! Sorry it's the Tourette's she didn't mention I always had Tourettes. Oh man Anyway we now know that podcasters are very powerful We have done physical harm to our audience. Oh what happened?

CHAPTER 03 / 51 Discussion

Listener Complaints, Audio Frequency Issues and Earbuds

The discussion shifts to listener complaints regarding the use of gongs and high-frequency sound effects in the show. The hosts debate the quality of Apple earbuds and warn listeners that high-volume earbud use may contribute to permanent hearing loss.

earbuds· apple· audio engineering· hearing loss· listener feedback

05:33 I know you received the emails. I certainly did. I didn't Oh, I get a lot of these please do not do this! Oh the ring? Well if your doing the ringing then you'd get the emails. I have a gong People don't like your gong either. They're getting very mad at us, very mad! Well the gong is because I think of the modulation problem Yeah it's a frequency issue There's a lot of people listen on as little earbuds which by the way I should gong to gong more so they can take those earbuds out You're ruining your hearing The earbuds and when will they make earbuds that actually stick in your ears? Have you ever tried these Apple Earbuds No Oh they're shit They're no good

06:17 They keep all those ones that wrap around the year and go in. That's not the Apple one the apple ones No, little things you sticking out here. You know why did he go yet this jam it and it keeps popping out now? Anyway, so people don't seem to like it I think when we have when we earn a donation crunch that's when we need to bring out the pain devices okay will do Back to back to the investing in the spinning thing. I just wanted you throw out two two words of a remember Two words have encouraged More than two words, but there's a couple of concepts to remember and you can just take it or leave it all right ready yeah trampoline parks slot car tracks slot car tracks I was before your time

CHAPTER 04 / 51 Discussion

Slot Car Tracks, Trampoline Parks as Investment Fads

A detailed history of slot car racing tracks in the Bay Area and New York explores why the business model failed due to the "hobby expert phenomenon," where elite racers discouraged casual participants. The hosts compare this to the rise and fall of trampoline parks, which disappeared quickly due to high liability costs and injury risks.

slot cars· trampoline parks· investment fads· hobby expert phenomenon· liability

07:03 I know the go-kart tracks of course. No no slot car tracks Oh, well you're right we have your racing little slot cars Inside indoors yeah a big giant thing Slut cars these were I can't remember the years. I think it was I was me still been in high school But there was all over the Bay Area they would prop in up and they were New York to their everywhere In fact I think the last one that probably they lasted for about Maybe a decade, I mean they were popular for only about two years but they lingered for maybe a decade. And you had and it was there was an era of cultural era of slot cars that every kid would have their own car

07:47 There were big bigger cars than the ones you did little tracks that you have at home. You buy from Hasbro they're pretty good sized and You take them to the slot car track, and you'd race with everybody else really these tracks are huge I like that it sounds cool Oh was very cool. It's like a cool father-son thing that I never got fathers were involved believe me now what eventually happened was the, I don't know what to call it. The hobby expert phenomenon and it's something that has never really been fully studied but it happens in a lot of things and with the slot cars it was these guys who were not only incredibly adept at driving the slot car on these tracks which was somewhat challenging because there are like really wild curves and stuff

08:34 But they had souped up their slot cars with these balanced little electric motors that, a little motor probably the size of I don't know your thumb. A little bigger than your thumb. Probably these guys had them generating about 10 horsepower And these things would fly around the tracks like it was unbelievable. Eventually you just lost heart going to the slot car track. Because you knew that you could never, ever... You couldn't even know! It was a joke! Except for these superstar guys who had fast cars they would race and it was something to see because I don't even know how they could see the car To make the turns and slow down or speed up

09:19 So you gave up and then all of a sudden they just started to go out of business one after the other. And then there was maybe a few left that were just diehards, and I don't think there's one in existence anymore. There probably is somebody who'll say oh i got one here in Tuscaloosa but um... It was one of those kind of things, investments. And then the same thing with trampoline parks that would they were another fad that came in. Didn't it get the trampoline parks go? I mean eventually you had to have a batting cage and all this extra stuff. No no no. That would never happen. The trampoline parks are very compact and they were all over the place there were probably

09:55 One in every little town and they were very small there was like a size of a tennis court And they could put up you know ten trampolines in there, and you pay You don't know what it 50 cents or something to go in there jump up and down up and down Liability issues yeah of course kid breaks his neck Trampoline parts on next ramp. They're all done. They're all In fact unlike this slot car trace they disappeared overnight I just registered slut cars calm Well, good for you. You know if we can't do slotcars.com is already taken so that's another business opportunity for us yeah plenty of business opportunities yes plenty I got some business opportunity for our producers okay yeah just in case someone wants the way to do it by the way what give everybody else the opportunities because let's face it oh

CHAPTER 05 / 51 Discussion

Political Soundbite Remixes, Obama and Hillary Barking

The hosts review various political soundbites for potential remixing by show producers, including a clip of Bernie Sanders saying "whoa" and Hillary Clinton's infamous barking audio. They discuss the longevity of the "Obama kicking out a heckler" jingle and seek new material for the current election cycle.

barack obama· hillary clinton· soundbites· jingles· bernie sanders

10:52 All right, here comes your opportunity. We have had a long run and we even have another one today. We've got very long run of jingles based on the Obama kicking that trying to kick a heckler out and you know, we eventually wound up with this. No no no no no no no no no no Hey! Right? Then we got a lot of mileage out of that one. A lot, but... Well, yeah, we did too because we took the advantage of the gas. We got a lot of mileage for sure. Tons. I got this little sound bite to the other day from The Burncicle So why did you put out a statement that was misleading on that front? Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa That's not much of a statement Sounds like the barking dog You know what i'm talking about so we can do uh... Whoa whoa whoa whoa

11:43 So there's plenty of opportunity for the barking dog you got to Hillary barking which sounds a little like whoa, whoa? Whoa. Oh Let's see was it called Hillary barking probably was our farm I have oh I have a new one You know could do this one. I guess let me say Back, back, back. Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa! No no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no hey! Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa!

CHAPTER 06 / 51 Discussion

Republican Party Internal Conflict, 1924 Democratic Precedent

The current state of the Republican Party is analyzed through the lens of the 1924 Democratic Party split between elites and populists. The hosts discuss the "secret organization" nature of the GOP leadership, specifically naming Reince Priebus and Mitt Romney as figures attempting to block Donald Trump's nomination.

republican party· donald trump· mitt romney· reince priebus· 1924 convention

12:22 Alright producers, go to work. Knock yourselves out! Please do. Man I gotta tell you as much as i like doing European news and world news in general and trying to get a big picture of what's going on... What is happening in the United States right now politically speaking is really a magnification of what we've seen happening for the past 10, 15 years. Particularly in the United States of Europe with these crazy right-wing insane political leaders cropping up and they're always compared to fascists and Hitler etc., but the Trump thing... And this is one for the history books John! This has really it's gone far! Yeah

13:13 It does, there is a precedent for it which nobody obviously considers but the precedent is the 1924 Democratic Party elections and convention. Okay, the party split in much the same way. They're trying to split it the old liners of the Republican Party We hate Trump and Cruz in particular And they don't want them to get in that's what we saw the Romney thing we caught part of that on The Last Show and there's been some commentary about it That's been spread around I'd have some clips about with the commentary Which is really interesting because it's the party is kind of splitting but in 19 can I ask you a question? Because this is what I still don't understand. I tried to bring it up on the last show didn't I didn't articulate properly But I hear all this talk about the party and so far we know The Party Is You know there's this secret

14:06 Starfleet command organization. Yeah must be because we know Reince Priebus, okay fine He's the spokeshole for the party and by the way I can't emphasize this enough anybody named Rance Priebus Is obviously an elite yeah kidding? We should deconstruct his lineage Yeah, so you know but and then okay apparently Mitt Romney is one of the elites. But where is everybody? Where's their headquarters they have a do they have a central building do they have a club a hut a hideout an HQ who are these people I don't know no one ever said there's no way... And now we have from the Republican Party leadership you know it's always Priebus

14:51 Yeah, well, Priebus is the front man for a borderline secret organization. Let's just put it that way! It is a secret organization. It's a secret organization of the Republican Party Thank you That's what I wanted to know Yeah, I think that makes you feel better too What do you mean? Well, because there was a conspiracy kind of thing. Oh yeah! You don't know who's really in the... It's much more settling to me to know that the Republican Party is a secret organization. Yes, I'm settled now. That's what I'm saying because I knew enough about you that would think it was great. Yeah, I'm settled. I'm good. The Democrats same thing

15:28 There's these machines within the organization, the Clinton machine for example. The Bush machine on the Republican side. These are the guys trying to rule the world and they're using these party mechanisms to do it. And so you get somebody like Trump to come along and you get all kinds of blowback. And the Romney thing was the best because... Let me go into that. I also have some clips about Trump being Hitler, etc. Obviously. He's obviously Hitler. So there was...I'm watching everybody in the news all the news organization folks are completely beside themselves trying to analyze this because how could we have been so wrong? We don't understand! Not only wrong but befuddled you can just see them they just have this blank stare

CHAPTER 07 / 51 Discussion

Stephen Moore vs. Michael Leavitt, Romney Speech Backlash

A PBS Newshour segment featuring economist Stephen Moore and former Utah Governor Michael Leavitt is deconstructed. Moore criticizes Mitt Romney's "disgraceful" attack on Donald Trump, arguing that the GOP establishment is insulting middle-class voters who have not seen a pay raise in a decade.

stephen moore· michael leavitt· mitt romney· judy woodruff· pbs newshour

16:15 Okay, we should talk about why but we can do that later. PBS has the governor of Utah coming on with this guy, Levitt. He's the economist for the Freedom Foundation or something, Freedom Works and this Levitt character who defends Trump in his little back-and-forth you've seen him a million times he's always on it is one of them real famous TV commentators that comes on and now I got done to clip number 1 which is Levitt versus

16:54 Did you, did you see Louis CK's memo that was all the face baggers tagged it as epic takedown of Donald Trump. No he's not! It was like this guy says Donald Trump is Hitler okay epic yeah that's pretty much the summarized I'm backing away from your epic email dude disappointing disappointing from uh yeah it was very un If it was George Carlin and say...Carlin would probably be more, would actually do some analysis. And if anything condemn the public as opposed to going with his Hitler meme. So here's Levitt versus Moore one and I want to set it up is the end of Levitt, the governor of Utah and Utah course being a Mormon state and Romney being a Mormon you think there might be some connection there not beginning to think that Mormons are gonna hate Trump

17:45 But he comes on and defends Romney because Romney wasn't really trying to do any harm. Romney was just expressing his concerns. He wanted to start the conversation about his concern. He was expressing his concerns, and he had to say it now because he didn't want people come up to him after the fact and say why didn't you say something? So here's where Laura...what's-his name? More, more laces into him. It's very entertaining. And about a country he cares deeply about and a party he cares deeply about

18:22 Stephen Moore, what was your reaction to Governor Romney's statement? Hi Judy. Well first let me say I don't have a horse in this race. I like Mitt Romney and I like actually Ted Cruz and Donald Trump so i'm not necessarily in favor of one over the other but I will say this and by the way I did support Mitt Romney re-ran for president. I've been in politics for 30 years. I think what Mitt Romney did with all due respect governor today was totally disgraceful I am so ashamed of him as a Republican to go after the Republican frontrunner, the person who is very, very likely to be the Republican nominee and basically say that he's dishonest. That he's a phony. To call his voters—the millions and millions of middle-class blue collar workers who Donald Trump has brought into the party which is one thing I love about

19:12 Donald Trump is a Republican, he's bringing all these new people into the party to call them suckers. I just am outraged by it and by the way, I actually think that this—that the American people and then there are a lot of Republican voters who are outraged by it too. And I actually think Judy that this is going to help Donald Trump because it makes the point that he is representing the kind of middle class blue collar voter who haven't seen a pay raise in 10 years, and that the establishment Republicans are totally against him. And they will do anything they can to stop him. One last point if I may Judy... You know, I'm a conservative Republican and I have kind of held my nose and I've worked for Bob Dole

19:56 all to win and Mitt Romney, even though I had serious disagreements with them. Because the other establishment always said you conservatives have to get behind the candidate well now they establish an establishment now they don't like the candidate and there's a they're not going to get behind him. And Governor I just think that's duplicitous. Governor what about that? Could what governor Romney did today backfire in what he said about the people who support I did hear the hold my nose meme in there, which is now being used for Hillary. Oh really? Where's it being used? Well, I want to vote for Bernie but since he has no chance with his numbers don't add up... ...I'm just gonna hold my nose and vote for Hillary So we got two memes in there! Yeah well I got that... The numbers don't add up Which is a good... I dunno how they get that going

CHAPTER 08 / 51 Discussion

Hillary Clinton "Numbers Don't Add Up" Meme, Trump Support

The hosts examine the "numbers don't add up" meme used against Bernie Sanders, suggesting it was a paid marketing effort by the DNC. The segment concludes with Stephen Moore predicting Donald Trump could win 35 states, including New York, if he secures the nomination.

hillary clinton· bernie sanders· stephen moore· michael leavitt· election polls

20:48 Someone did, yeah. Genius! No that was... I received the... It wasn't an email it was a webpage or something the Millennials were passing around and it was so easy to see it was paid for by the Democratic National Committee Yeah And this is Hillary stuff like oh okay Of course it is but its just like I didn't think something like that Apparently Bill Maher also said that Its like how does that catch on? Send me a clip The whole thing is like, I don't know. It just doesn't make sense that it would catch on because the numbers don't add up... What numbers? Yeah. What numbers don't add up specifically? Well you know what they're doing. But why do people buy it? Why do people buy Pepsi instead of Coke because they're being marketed all day long! That's why people buy it

21:41 Well, they're suckers All right hold on do you want to go into into part two of this or we let's go to part two because it's good The reason I wanted to play part 2 is because at the end of it Judy asks the governor and Moore, will you support Trump if he wins since you're both Republicans? And the governor...and I really fault her for this. It's the governor refuses to answer the question which is kind of what Moore said that these guys, these hardliners They want you to do one thing, but when it comes down to it they won't do the same thing. He refuses to say yes and she doesn't call him out on it. Concluded that was a mistake for him not to have done it sooner and in a way that answered the questions he's saying the same thing to Donald Trump and has questions I think many other people share

22:31 Stephen Moore, you said a minute ago you think this could end up helping Donald Trump. But what about the other efforts out there? We hear that big donors in the Republican Party are trying to raise money to help whether it's Marco Rubio Ted Cruz What about those efforts? Well they're out there and I mean this is the Republican establishment and then the millionaires and billionaires of the party think that they can buy this election where i disagree with disagree with Donald Trump, Judy on a lot of things. I disagree with him fervently on immigration and trade. I'm a pro-free trade, a pro-immigration Republican just as the governor is but you know what I object to is this idea that we're not gonna let the voters speak and you know I just think that a lot of the Republican establishment is insulting... You used that word and I think it was exactly the right word. It's an insult to the people who go out

23:21 out Donald Trump is going to be the nominee, and you're right Judy. These insults are going to come back and haunt our nominee in November! Very quickly to both of you could you each support Donald Trump if he ends up being a nominee for Republican Party? Governor Leavitt I think we all want the Republican to win the presidency. I think it's deeply important that in fact that happens And I think that's why Mitt Romney spoke as well

24:11 I would certainly, Judy support any of these Republicans over Hillary Clinton and i'll say this if Donald Trump is the nominee he's going to win 35 states. He's gonna win New York. He's gonna...I just disagree with the polls. I think it brings tens of millions of new voters into the Republican Party We'll leave it there. Stephen Moore, Governor Michael Leavitt... Governor Romney also obviously disagrees with Stephen. You guys are douche! We did get all sense today from his news conference. Stephen Moore, Governor Michael Leavitt... Fucks up the end of the whole thing by jumping in. She's rapping? Yeah that was dumb. It was inexperienced This is why well a good way not to get booked again

CHAPTER 09 / 51 Discussion

Trump Rally Security, Protester Management Tactics

The hosts critique CNN's coverage of violence at Trump rallies, specifically addressing claims that Trump eggs on supporters to attack protesters. A host who attended a rally provides a first-hand account, clarifying that security instructed the crowd to chant "Trump" to drown out protesters rather than inciting physical violence.

donald trump· cnn· secret service· protesters· safe spaces

24:56 This is why we do this stuff. The Australian audience, we had a letter from some guy... You guys aren't getting any donations because you're doing too much of this stupid election! I didn't get that note? I was going to forward it and decided against it so I wrapped it up right there. So you blocked him? No I didn't block him, I asked where he's from because he never said Have to assume he's from oh, I did see this it was it like because The mainstream media is already doing all this you just regurgitate. No. I don't know that he said that okay But the mainstream media but he was no He's bitching that we're not doing enough European news which we do plenty of we probably more than any other podcast live here Here's the European news The war is pending That was your European news alright, let's hear yeah

25:46 Meanwhile, since he mentioned he had gone to some of these events and you went to one. And a lot of people complimented you for your rundown of the event but I was watching CNN a lot because it was another series of states that did their primaries and they had these couple of people on both black women who were making assertions, and I believe these women were both, I would say armchair analysts. In other words they'd never do anything they sit there and then they analyze based on rumors and gossip... You mean like our show? Yeah but we have feet on the ground that you can trust. Yes, yes, I know. We're kind of like our show.

26:33 Yeah, we do that too. But I'm just saying that when you do armchair analysis You have to be careful of your sources And and i have two examples this one again them out of the way One is this one because this involves me asking you a question This is the clip Trump rally violence discussed. It was physically pushed by several white men One of them was a guy who was on his way to an advanced program for the Marines who has since been kicked out of that program. And you also have the students from Valdosta College, who were crying because they got pushed out of there. They weren't protesting they were just black. The woman who was pushed should never have been pushed. There's no excusing that absolutely but here's the thing just because one of your supporters does something egregious

27:17 It's not a reflection on you. Just because the black cancer showed up at polling booths to bully people during when Obama was running, that is not a reflection on Obama. You can't help but feel like you didn't just make that connection Kayleigh. No you cant because Donald Trump has been egging his supporters onto do this they get at the beginning or a rallying call at the beginning of every rally. He did not say to his supporters, let me finish because they actually tell them beforehand how to handle protesters there was a Muslim woman who was spat upon walking out just because she had on hijab like you have to understand that this is a real problem and it's very dangerous and your candidate has to tone down some of this rhetoric.

27:58 I should have been punched. He said it was great when they used to take people out on stretchers in Vermont He said don't give him their coats back on a freezing night. He has repeatedly egged these people into his route Couldn't he say if you wanted to, from the stage tone down guys? The answer is for him to tone down his rhetoric I want to say first a lot of these comments are very funny with the taken out of context of what actually happened does this yes, but here's the one where this woman said This she said at the beginning you were at one of these and you were there early Yes, they're so early that we had to read play the music over and over three times. So you were there any day

28:41 At the beginning of these things, she said... They tell you exactly what to do with protesters and they encourage you to I guess then she kind of concluded to spit on Muslims. But she just said there's a long thing about if somebody protests, do this, do that, she doesn't say what they say. Did that happen? Well it's interesting you ask that. I happened to have recorded a little bit of that, uh, of what the guy was saying when he was walking around talking about protesters Okay. No, of course not. I think I did include in my report there was a guy who came on the mic and he said if you want to protest this is a private event this is not a public place we kindly ask you to go to your safe space... Safe space? We talked about this. Right! You talked about it. Safe space outside which- This is not what this woman indicated she indicated that you're incited to beat the crap out of protesters. Let me finish! That's what she said. Allow me to finish

29:47 Then, so you know the protesters please private event if you want to protest safe space outside and the protesters were there. And then I think I reported this... The voice went on to say if your a protester and you still want to protest inside that is fine but we will circle you and keep going Trump! Trump! Trump! Trump as we slowly escort you outside But that's not quite the same as riling people up to spit on them All right now the second one on this then you can move me out of this topic This is another black woman. I'm enjoying watching you flail in the water she does a She writes for The Daily Beast her name's Kelly Goff and this is her analysis Of the election as she sees it and this again to me is someone who?

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Kelly Goff, Armchair Analysis of Trump Supporters

The hosts criticize Daily Beast writer Kelly Goff for her "armchair analysis" on CNN, where she claimed that even Trump's supporters do not believe he can win the presidency. They argue this misrepresents the actual enthusiasm seen at rallies and in polling data.

kelly goff· the daily beast· cnn· trump supporters· political analysis

30:40 I don't mind armchair analysis but not when it, when this is what you end up with and this is weird analysis. Yeah weird analysis. The GOP endorsed Donald Trump I think the GOP is shocked, stunned and mortified. Not just embarrassed but a lot of the traditional GOP leadership is absolutely mortified by the existence and success of Donald Trump What he's done is that he has resonated with a small swathe of American voters who are very vocal and loyal to him The reality is there are many people who now accept that he might win the Republican nomination. I haven't met a single person, including among his supporters who believe genuinely that he has a chance of winning the presidency. What? She speaks to all black people on behalf of all black people

31:33 She said that she's talked to some of his... in other words, she hasn't done anything. This is what I'm talking about when I say armchair analysis. She made that up! If you go talk to any Trump supporter and not just some casual supporter who went to the rally like you did but But I'm talking about a serious Trump supporter. They of course think he's going to win it all, in fact many of the analysts on these shows are now saying that he could easily beat Hillary. So what is she talking about? And this is on CNN and she's like a respected writer...I find it extremely annoying. We saw a lot of this and that is the piece that really

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Trump-Hitler Comparisons, Disabled Reporter Controversy

The discussion covers the increasing frequency of media comparisons between Donald Trump and Adolf Hitler, noting similar comments from former Mexican President Vicente Fox. They also revisit the controversy regarding Trump's alleged mocking of a disabled New York Times reporter, Serge Kovaleski.

donald trump· adolf hitler· vicente fox· john mccain· new york times

32:17 This will go down. We're seeing history in the making, we really are. The analysis, the articles, the pieces that are being written and all consistently comparing Trump to Hitler... Trump-Hitler, Trump-Mussolini. We have foreign leaders okay? You know Mexican leaders. Foreign leaders saying he remember me of Hitler! I mean this is This is so crazy. What country was that guy from? Vincente Fox, he remember me of Hitler. I remember we played in the last show He'd remember me as Hitler Good Harry Reid no Hitler But at least he had something fun to say when he was on the floor Speaker of the House yesterday affirmed that he will vote for Donald Trump if he's a Republican nominee for president Senate Republican leader has not said he won't support Donald Trump if he is the nominee publicly at least

33:07 Republicans are supporting a man who refused to announce the KKK, a man who continues to denigrate immigrants, Muslims and the disabled. Wait a minute! When did he do something against the disabled? Okay, this is what this one is another one. This is like the misogyny thing they keep throwing Disabled damn still John McCain is that still John McCain he gets he counts for veterans and disabled oh That's that's a fun way all in the reporter I remember no more that's not it. Oh there was an event very early on and There was some guy. I guess he had cerebral palsy or muscular. Yes, this was the reporter John we did And now it was about The New York Times reporter

33:49 The guy who's now dead. He was somebody that apparently had some issue, he was spasmodic is what it was. Yeah it's the New York Times reporter. And so Trump mocked him on the stage when he threw his arms around and then he was called out for it because Trump was unaware... he just thought the guy had ticks So you can be sure that Trump is against Tourette's too, but they don't mention it. Oh sure! But the thing is he's doing that wrong At our meetup or the one we had in Fayetteville We had one of our producers say hey I'm the cripple over here This is what you need to do Just get it all out in the open and everyone's comfortable not have to be all politically correct Oh I am so sorry you are walking challenged Yeah nah nah

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Harry Reid "Frankenstein" Prop, Lawrence O'Donnell Critique

Senator Harry Reid's use of a "Trump equals Frankenstein" visual aid on the Senate floor is mocked for being an outdated cultural reference. The hosts also criticize MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell for describing Trump rallies as "militaristic operations" and "vile" events.

harry reid· lawrence o'donnell· msnbc· frankenstein· gop

34:33 We need to stop all that. Okay, onward with the Harry Reid and yeah so Donald Trump what a horrible man is Donald Trump. And the disabled. Donald Trump is the standard bearer for the Republican Party Republicans create him by spending seven years appealing us on the darkest forces in America Darkest forces in America, the darkest forces in America John. The earth opened up. Real estate developers. I agree! Fact he makes a good point real estate developers dark forces. We're going to focus on the darkest forces of America now it's up to Republicans to try and do what they've done by denouncing Donald Trump

35:10 It's time for Republicans to stop the Frankenstein they created. So he says it is time to stop the Frank- I can't even understand him, what did he say at the end? He says it was not over yet because...I'm gonna tell you what in the visual part. He says it's time for the Republicans to stop the Frankenstein they've created and then he takes a little like a little velvet thing off an easel and there's a big sign Trump equals Frankenstein What?! Why did I miss this! It should have been in the network news. Well, it's the lead on my news report. Donald Trump...it is time for Republicans to stop the Frankenstein they created. You hear? Do you hear the reveal? You can even hear the reveal! Stop the Frankenstein they created. There it is. Trump is the GOP's Frankenstein monster. If Republicans fail to stop Donald Trump

36:04 I'd tear the party apart even more than it is now. He's the GOP's Frankenstein monster, really Harry Reid? This is so...I mean wow! Gee, what are these guys so afraid of?! If it were Freddy Krueger it would have been a little more relevant but no he has to go to Frankenstein. Frankenstein, just such an old reference. Yes exactly hello 1940. Very Shelly out from behind a shrub Hi, sometimes I just really appreciate your years Here's MSNBC O'Donnell show o'donnell Larry Lawrence Lauren any joy at any Trump event. I'm watching a Militaristic operation that physically a militaristic operation the place tiny dancer three times in a row yeah now That's exactly what?

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Secret Service Role, "Trumpism" and Fascism Labels

The hosts debate Lawrence O'Donnell's claim that Donald Trump has converted the Secret Service into "thugs" or "brown shirts." They analyze the use of the term "Trumpism" and the media's insistence on labeling the movement as 21st-century American fascism.

secret service· lawrence o'donnell· fascism· trumpism· birtherism

36:54 I'm watching a militaristic operation that physically kicks people out, beats people. He's now converted secret service agents to be his thoughts. But this is not like the Secret Service. I mean, I agree with Trump on this he's got 25 30 thousand people at these things Yeah He needs certain security you need security but it's but its secret service he's under Secret Service protection as his Hillary as his Cruz and Rubio This is real Secret Service know the guys whose primary job is to go after counterfeiters so

37:51 So, you know whatever happened let me do an investigation or whatever but don't say that Trump has recruited the Secret Service to be his thugs like they're brown shirts now. I mean come on! There's video of a secret service agent beating a Time photographer. Well, have you seen Time magazine lately? I think he went easy on the guy! This is a crime that's on video in a Trump event These are the most vile political events I've ever witnessed Wait a minute, because i was at one of these events and want to make sure I know what I am

38:30 Trump event. These are the ugliest, most vile political events I've ever witnessed. I was at one of the ugliest, most vile political events ever in history of all time. It causes the crowd to cheer- That's not the way you described it? That's not the way I witnessed... There were kids and there was a nice little atmosphere but nah. What causes the crowd to cheer it on? Trumpism. Trumpism, John! Write it down! Trumpism! This is O'Donnell writing... Yeah yeah yeah That guy is such a douche and he's again misreporting this is why I think Trump has always calling out the media this is a misrepresentation and I haven't been to one of those things so I'm doing armchair but I'm doing it based on what you said that's close enough we're one degree of separation It's the same show?

39:16 Yeah, it was a very calm... So this is a misrepresentation of reality. What's the point? Again what are they so afraid of? Of him winning I guess! I guess, and then you know... They must think that he can win which violates or negates what the black woman said from The Daily Beast. But you gotta wonder let's say Trump really is a... This is very strange. I think you're right. I never thought to say it but I probably thought the same thing but I think you're right what she said at the opening which this is a phenomenon. This is like which they never got tell the story of the 1924 situation with the Democrat Party Wait, let me finish this clip and then I want to hear about that because that's important.

39:57 Trumpism. This is look, these people began with 66% of them believing President Obama's a Muslim and hating him for it 60 percent of them believing President Obama according to Trump's own teaching is not a citizen of the United States. Trump's teaching at Trump University no doubt! Trump still hasn't revealed his investigators reports from Hawaii Of course he never sent anybody and people on TV laugh about it because he's a sick pathological liar who is allowed to get away with it and the media thinks that oh, he said something half funny badly delivered at one of these events. And so let's call this funny. It's not fun! This is ugly fascism in America. This is 21st century American fascist. 21st fascism in America? America

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Barack Obama Muslim Claims, Daniel Pipes Analysis

The hosts discuss a poll claiming 66% of Trump supporters believe President Obama is a Muslim. They reference the work of Daniel Pipes regarding Obama's background and argue that while many people may believe this, it does not necessarily equate to personal hatred of the President.

barack obama· daniel pipes· ramadan· muslim· public opinion

40:47 fascism in America. One of the things he said in there, he said 66% of his supporters believe that Obama's a Muslim and they hate him for it yeah I might agree with this sixty-six percent but nobody hates him! No you don't no No. Then you actually are someone who questions that! I do, based on what Daniel Pipes wrote in one of his pieces in pipes dot org, I think... Daniel Pipes is very critical of the whole Muslim worldwide situation As was that woman that Bill Maher had on the show this last show which I just see it But she's going out. She's too long. I didn't say a long talker I didn't see it, but very because my cuz Mars really hates all religions and Yeah, she came on to pretty much defend Marr. It was very interesting you should watch it

41:36 But nobody, these people who believe that Obama's a Muslim and there is a lot of documentation for this by Pipes. Pipes does a great job and this was a couple years back Nobody hates him for it. Well some mind but... Glory off on Ramadan he does all these crazy things John some people might hate him but it doesn't mean everybody hates him I don't think, I don't know how many people even hate Obama He's a pretty well-liked guy. He's got a lot of personality, he's funny... I don't know anyone who hates him! Oh well... You're right there are probably some people that hate him. Alright do you want to do the 1929 thing or we move forward? 1924 Yeah that one. In 1924 the Democrat Party split much in the same way as the Republican Party looks like it is going to split between the elites and the populists. You mean the secret club

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Al Smith, William Jennings Bryan, 1924 Election History

A deep dive into the 1924 Democratic National Convention explains how the party split between urban anti-corruption figure Al Smith and religious populist William Jennings Bryan. The hosts use this history to argue that the current Republican split will not necessarily destroy the party long-term, as the Democrats won four consecutive terms just eight years after their 1924 disaster.

al smith· william jennings bryan· 1924 convention· tammany hall· calvin coolidge

42:35 In 924, there was two main candidates. The one representing the urban part of the party which was considered to be too Republican-like because they were urban at that time. The urbans were... This doesn't mean urban as in black? Is that what that means? No, urban as in city. Okay I'm just asking. Urban these days, urban, urban means black like the record business. Well, urban technically means city and who was the governor of New York and a former Tammany Hall stooge who became a buster. He became an anti-corruption guy to an extreme, very interesting politician. A lot of the policies that we employ today stem from him in terms of anti-corruption

43:32 And the other one was William Jennings Bryan, who is the guy who lost the case... The Darwin monkey trial. He was taking the side that evolution wasn't something that didn't exist as bullcrap So he was the religious guy. And William Jennings Bryan, I think ran for president two or three times and lost every time and he was kind of a nutcase in his parents' Darrow went after him in that thing. But who would you compare him to in today's terms when you say nut case? Like Vermin Supreme nut case? Cruz. Oh, Cruz! Okay... Just to be kinda there. Yeah. Cruz is little more erudite but they were both lawyers they both I think practiced before the Supreme Court. Cruz being outstanding attorney

44:15 And they both had this speech affectation. Cruz has one that's like, who talks like this? Yeah well that's what lawyers are the translators of a different language and who talks like him and who talked by William Jennings Bryan he was corny Corny is a way to put it. So the party broke, split in two because they were decimated and you ended up with Kelvin. Well hold on, decimated only means down by 10%. Yeah that's true I don't know if i would be able to fix that by the way It's a hard nut to crack. Yeah, it was ruined and we couldn't beat anybody and they got lost in the next two elections the next presidential elections to Coolidge I believe, Simon Cowell, and then Herbert Hoover And then Roosevelt came in 1932 so that all the parties ruin forever which is what you're talking about now The Republican Party will never be the same Trumps gonna ruin the party

45:13 the Democrat Party, which was ruined in 1924. Historically there's just no evidence to back that up is what you're saying? There's no evidence and eight years later they not only take over but they get reelected four times in a row with the same guy they have to change the Constitution because of this and then Truman gets it after that. So hold on question so the guy who split the party running for president that was who It was L. Smith. So he clearly did not win? No, he couldn't win and William Jennings Bryan tried to win a number of times and he couldn't win either And that's why the party split. It was almost the same thing happened here because William Jennings Bryan ran and lost and ran and lost... ...and we have this situation in the Republican Party where McCain bad pick

46:03 lost and didn't really have anybody else to pick, it was his turn the way they always talk about. But the party didn't split then we have the split happening now. No no that's the point Democrats had these same thing lose-lose-lose split so we had the same thing with Republicans lose-lose Split, in this case. I guess there was a number of losses... Which means we would have split lose and the next cycle in four years that's when we get the big Republican... Eight years it'll be eight years. So we'll have four more years of Democrat. Trump can get in even though I said from the beginning of this as when you first said oh I think this is great And I do want to point out but I said but I think this is great I'm thinking and you were skeptical I said this guy can go all the way You did No thank you

46:49 I think... You said, ugh, Elizabeth Warren. He would go all the way but I said they're going to screw him. They're not gonna let him go all the way and when I say they, I'm talking about the Ransom Free Business Club. The secret handshake people? The secret club! Yeah yeah hmm. And I stick with it. Well first of all thank you for that this is very important. You never hear anything anyone talk about this kind of historical analysis as good but i'm sitting here smiling There is a book, the reason I got that by the way. It's not like at the top of my head I'm dreaming this 2019-2014. It's the B12 man! I happened to be watching Book TV over the weekend and the guy just wrote a book on Smith Al Smith And yeah he listened through the whole lecture it was an hour and half exactly yacking away about Al Smith I didn't know half of this stuff and when he mentioned in 1924 thing i said oh AdSensory this is exactly what we're looking at here and its nonsense that would ruin the party forever

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"Lost Voters" Revolution, Marco Rubio on Millennials

The hosts discuss the "Lost Voter" phenomenon, where citizens who haven't voted since Ronald Reagan are returning to the polls for Donald Trump. They contrast this populist energy with Marco Rubio's "ridiculous" pitch to millennials about collaborating with hundreds of millions of global clients.

lost voters· ronald reagan· marco rubio· millennials· american revolution

47:46 Well, then what are they worried about? They're just worried about Trump winning and taking his...taking their stuff. Yes, exactly. They're worried about Trump winning and taking their stuff. Yeah that seems to be what it is they don't really care about the people No well I would say the Republican Party and the Democrat Party both neither party don't care about the people or we wouldn't all be in a depression like this And this is why what is happening now is also historical I'm now thinking, my current thinking on what we're seeing with the Trump support. These are the people who have felt forgotten for a long time. Forgotten by Democrats and Republicans alike that in the flyover states...I live in one!

48:33 And this is, I think a form of American revolution. They don't really care who it is as long as we can say you know what? Screw you and your government! It's a very American thing that's taking place here. This is the Lost Voters. We had that clip, you might want to play again called Lost Voters just to remind people what's going on It was a couple weeks ago. Yeah, I have it here lost voters According to a Reuters IPS OS survey one in ten voters who went to the polls in South Carolina today is a so-called lost voter Apathetic Americans who had given up on the process until now Who was the last president you remember voting for? Ronald Reagan

49:16 That was 36 years ago when 64-year old Charles Parrish was a firefighter. Indifferent since President Reagan left office, Parrish says he's now back involved in politics because of Donald Trump. The man is a billionaire So what is it really for him to gain? Well, you could say more power perhaps. But I mean the man's already powerful so to me he's more apt to do the right thing for the country. Surveys showed 27% of the lost voters break for Trump And if you follow the logic here, it moves right into the millennials who are children of the disenfranchised. The lost voters if you will they had do not have the experience of knowing what America used to be like or what it felt like when I was a kid and they also have this revolutionary type of vibe in them and they go, well Bernie that makes sense until of course they were told the numbers don't add up and you might as well hold your nose and vote for Hillary

50:17 That's what's going on. This is a revolution of sorts. It's a great, great... I think this is the most entertaining thing. I agree with all these people who say, this is fantastic fun! And since we're... but I'll take a little detour because this cracked me up when I saw it on the debate Here's Marco Rubio talking about The Millennials You know, I see a lot of young people at my events around the country and feel great when they come and I always tell them that despite the hardships in the moment I honestly believe that today's millennials have a chance to be the greatest generation We've had in 100 years I really do. Because the world today has hundreds of millions of people that can afford to be their clients, their customers, their partners... For what? Shining shoes?! People they collaborate with! You can collaborate with your customer shining shoes!? But that won't happen if the world is dangerous and it's unstable. And that will require strong American leadership. It's ridiculous! Hey there are hundreds of millions of people who would be your client for your web SEO business

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Judy Miller, Donald Trump Mob Ties Allegations

Former New York Times reporter Judy Miller appears as a pundit to discuss Donald Trump's alleged historical ties to organized crime in the Las Vegas hotel industry. The hosts remind the audience of Miller's role in promoting the Iraq War and suggest she has ties to the intelligence community.

judy miller· cia· las vegas· organized crime· wayne barrett

51:21 Social media marketing. That's right! What are you worrying about? It's fine, that degree will be perfect in the future coming sometime soon when I'm president. Luckily they're really good at doing this now there is some reporting some work that are on the right track and this is where you really need to if you really want to bring down Donald Trump here's what we need to do it but you may wake up with a horse head in the morning in your bed This is former New York Times reporter Judy Miller she's She's now pundit for she's the one this is she's the spy Refresh my memory Judy Miller was the one who wrote all those pro-iraq wars things. Oh, she's a she's the liar She sees the one that really started the war yeah, she works for the CIA yeah, I

52:07 Yeah, she's the one that started the war. Well this does not bode well for Mr Trump. I mean look it's just extraordinary i think in the beginning as Mitt Romney said he didn't take Donald Trump seriously as a potential candidate certainly not as a front runner but once it became clear that trump was gathering steam you to go look at the assertions that he has made about his own business career. My family is in the hotel business and was in the hotel business in Las Vegas, and I can tell you cannot do business in Las Vegas in those days when he's been doing business without dealing with some mob related companies and many, many reporters have delved into this and found that to be true. We had a book by Wayne Barrett in 1992 which made that claim we had Tim O'Brien in 2005 in another book saying Donald Trump isn't even worth billions he's worth between 150-250 million. How is

53:05 How is it possible that this man may get the Republican nomination? We don't know how much he's worth. The media have failed to investigate him, absolutely right." Ah so she's bringing up the mob ties there very good CIA. Well the way she puts it though because of her family being involved in Vegas... She's from the mob too! Isn't she mobbed up?! Yeah well isn't that what the CIA does? Don't they infiltrate and become all mobbed up and work alongside yeah okay fine This is oh yes, this was another that's a good catch by the way you catch her saying Oh when you got her saying it then yeah. Yeah somethings up So I had some Trump event there were apparently I mean was a podcast or something You know just a couple of guys said hey we want to because we want to broadcast live and do something

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White House Press Briefing, White Supremacist Radio Question

A White House press briefing is analyzed where a reporter asks Josh Earnest about a white supremacist radio host being granted press credentials at a Trump event. The hosts deconstruct Earnest's hesitant response, suggesting he was waiting for talking points to appear on his iPad.

josh earnest· white house· press corps· white supremacy· radio show

53:49 Baby was real radio. I didn't follow the whole thing because of course is ridiculous But you know when you when you do that and we're not careful, and we're not running your your books are your military like event Which clearly something slipped through the cracks then you might get white supremacists broadcasting from your event? Which is a slight oversight on the Trump organization's part seems to Donald Trump has now This is White House spokeshole question and answer time where this came up. This is the absurdity of it, so a couple guys I think podcasting from one of Trump's events now pretty much the story is Trump has his broadcasting crew

54:37 on standby broadcasting the message to white America. And that's pretty much the way this is being taken by the press. Wow, seems a Donald Trump has now he has a member of his press corps who is Donald Trump's press corp John, his press core, its press core, his press for who is a white supremacist? She was asking a question in the White House briefing with Josh Earnest She's a reporter. Okay, yeah? Who is a white supremacist and he has a radio show what do you think about that and the possibilities of that possibly coming here so she's saying what do you think about that that he has white supremacists doing a radio show she says radio show

55:26 in his press corps. What do you think about that press corps coming here? IE, when Donald Trump is president then gee that'll be weird to have white supremacists asking questions in the briefing room because we're elite and people don't do that That's not how the press corps are supposed to work. But I'll espouse some bullcrap anyway And when it comes to our policies for people who sit in this room and participate in this briefing, there's no sort of... ideological screen that we put in place. I think there are people who represent a variety of points of view in this room, including people that the vast majority of whom represent a point of view that's focused on just getting facts straight and sharing those facts with their readers and viewers... It is interesting to listen to his cadence here because he does it. He's just words falling out of his face

56:29 He's looking stuff up and he's got the iPad going then it's almost like all of a sudden. He gets the message Oh, yeah now I know what to say you'll see you'll hear the difference a shift But You know, we... regularly. He's reading! Someone sending him the message on his iPad it's so obvious. We... regularly protect the ability of professional independent journalists to do their job. The Independent Press Corps, the White House Press Corps, the professionals who work here day in and day out have an important responsibility and they're critical to the functioning of our democracy. And hopefully whoever the next president is will continue a tradition that has had a tendency to transcend political party.

57:30 So, does he at all mention that the press corps in that briefing is so combed over? That if you say one thing slightly critical or off anything- Yeah. Then you're Jake Tapper on CNN. You get thrown out. Or if you're a stooge, you get caught... busted by the other guys. This whole thing is nonsense." Yes, it's posturing they're just trying to do anything they can. And that woman...that question was prepared for her! All the questions are prepared. Although I take it back couldn't have been because he wasn't ready for it. Perhaps but I think she might have ad-libbed the whole press corps bit well in fact she did

58:07 And that threw him for a loop? But maybe... because he's clearly looking for the, no here's what I think happened. These questions are already submitted beforehand He knows the questions that are coming you're not supposed to just pop a question on him. I believe that the question was asked the wrong way and then all of sudden he found it. It's like you looking for clips when i have the thing misspelled Yes! This is exactly what it is. What the fuck is this? What question was that on there? This is not the question we agreed too Yeah and then he speeds up, oh I've got it now Yeah, he found it. Yeah exactly so they're trying another tactic another tactic is to say that Donald Trump funding this himself is bullcrap and he has in fact been out

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Trump Fundraising Hypocrisy, Small Donor Events

The media's attempt to frame Donald Trump as a hypocrite regarding campaign fundraising is discussed. The hosts look at reports of Trump attending events for outside groups and his dismissal of a $100-a-plate event as a mere "meet and greet."

donald trump· fundraising· super pac· ivanka trump· campaign finance

58:49 electioneering and indirectly fundraising by going to fundraisers for his campaign. And they even have a little soundbite, it's unclear when it's from where he says oh well you know I might take some money or whatever but they're now trying to attack him on that front Trump appearing at fundraising events for outside groups supporting him where donors are pressed for thousands of dollars one of them held at the home of Ivanka Trump's in-laws According to an invitation, the money going not only to a super PAC but also a second group. One that can collect unlimited donations without ever naming its donors Trump's campaign dismissing the notion that the move could open him up to charges of hypocrisy saying Trump himself did not solicit donations from any of the attendees But it's a sharp turnaround for a candidate who once said this I don't need anybody's money

59:45 I'm using my own money. To this take in a recent CBS interview. per person event in Massachusetts at the 1.9 million dollar estate of an auto dealership executive while the host is calling it a fundraiser, the candidate dismissing it as no such thing. I've done some meet and greets... And downplaying his incoming donations. You know we have a small group where people I guess it's over here where people can send in It's over here, it was like on the left hand side of the lectern. It's over here! This is a small group of people... And I love how they had $100 a plate with big

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Australian TV "Hitler-Trump Playbook" Propaganda

An Australian television segment is critiqued for presenting a "Hitler-Trump Playbook" that compares the two figures' rhetoric on fear, scapegoating, and simplistic solutions. The hosts debunk the claim that Trump keeps a book of Hitler's speeches by his bedside and discuss the "small hands" meme as a coordinated attack.

australia· propaganda· adolf hitler· donald trump· scapegoating

1:00:29 big, like dollar signs and everything. $100? Are you kidding me? It's nothing! You can't even get into an Obama thing for less than 10 grand! No exactly a total joke or Hillary for that matter now this last clip that I have well at least on the bring Trump down tip I can't remember where I got this from but maybe i'll remember when we play it This was an analysis that was very long. It was nine minutes and I chopped it down to like almost two minutes of a piece that, but I think just shows the thinking again on how Donald Trump is Hitler than how it totally makes sense and is completely comparable to 1930's Germany. Let's take a peek inside the Hitler-Trump political playbook. This is Australian TV. That's right.

1:01:11 Those guys are getting it good there too. All right, hello! Hello Australia please prepare to be propagandized Let's take a peek inside the Hitler Trump political playbook step one inside fear and paranoia The German people. This is good, right? We're going to play clips... We haven't gone that far yet in the United States! It's clips of Hitler and then clips of Trump this thing is this a syndication worthy they could easily syndicate this package and get it out anybody could use this except for the Australian accent. Take a peek inside the Hitler-Trump political playbook step one insight fear and paranoia

1:01:54 The German people, blinded by promises from foes at home and abroad have lost touch with honour and freedom. Sound familiar? The American dream is dead! The similarities between Hitler and Trump are basically a huge disenfranchised part of the population A group who believes that the economy's not working for them That the government's not working for them Germany has suffered deterioration in all sectors of life Our country is going to hell Next, you need to find scapegoats. There's no use having a problem if you don't have somebody to blame for it This poisoning of the nation will not end until the carrier himself, The Jew has been banished Surely! Trumps never gone that far When Mexico sends his people they're not sending their best They're bringing drugs

1:02:42 They're bringing crime, they're rapists. Hitler blamed everything from communism to the failures of the capitalist system on the Jews Trump is hedging his bets with Muslims and Mexicans you know it's their fault A total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States. The rhetoric is awful and it's not a coincidence Donald Trump has long been known for keeping by his bedside books of Hitler speeches. Trump denies that, either way it brings us to step three. Trump apparently has some of his favorite writings of Hitler next to his bedside. Oh yeah sure! By his bedside books of Hitler speeches. Trump denies that either way it brings us to step three

1:03:25 offering overly simplistic solutions with little or no detail. I will build a great, great wall on our southern border... And i will point out there is already a fence you know it's not like this is like some crazy idea there's a 600 mile fence ...or no detail. I will build a great, great wall And he's given detail. Oh, and don't forget to ignore criticism. Just assure everybody the ends justify the means. And in the last analysis success is what matters I say waterboarding is fine When you get these terrorists You have to take out their families Most politicians there's that sense of right and wrong that stops them going too far With Donald Trump That bit that says Don't do this it's wrong just doesn't seem to be there I know it doesn't sound nice

1:04:27 But not everything is wrong. I don't think Hitler ever said that now there's some little trick the reporters... There was something a little thing that they replied and i should have stopped it at the time but bring it up now this little trick that reporters that do these kinds of packages will slip in because they have no, there's a lot of missing facts here so what you say this is regarding Hitler propaganda that he apparently has by his bedside, that he reads religiously instead of the Bible. You say it's well known that Trump keeps Hitler stuff? Yeah which then he refutes it but yeah its well known yes It's a nasty trick. It's well-known to who?

1:05:19 I never heard that. News to me! Also, the Trump little hands? That's also a Hitler reference did you see the stories all the face baggers are popping up like oh Hitler had micro penis makes sense Donald Trump is Hitler small hands Oh that's an interesting little ploy I don't know if that was coordinated, but it certainly is interesting. If you want to hear some real scary... By the way, I read the book. I was Hitler's doctor This is years ago. Yeah, I think it's still around somewhere Hitler did...I don't know that he had a micropenis because the doctor didn't say that but he did say had one ball Oh i'm just saying this is just what showed up on the uh On The Facebaggers Well The Facebaggers they're always going to be doing yeah, I remember the one ball thing off the deep end I remember the one ball thing now you say and now you mention it if I remember that? Yeah It's well known Abdol compared Lance Armstrong to Hitler Yet

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William Hague on Intelligence, Break Transition

The hosts play a clip of British politician William Hague defending the legal framework of secret intelligence. They mock his assertion that such surveillance exists only to "protect freedoms" before transitioning to the first mid-show break.

william hague· intelligence· surveillance· privacy· gchq

1:06:20 You want to hear someone scary in government today? Listen to this guy. Intelligence work takes place within a strong legal framework We operate under the rule and are accountable for In some countries, secret intelligence is used to control their people In ours it only exists to protect their freedoms Protect their freedoms That's someone you want to be afraid of Mr. Hague, well I want to We need to go to a break or I can play this one You know what we could do in the b-block? I did pull a couple of quick quotes from the Republican Debate which I thought are discussion worthy we can do that now we can do it in a moment Do you want to take us into the break with something fun?

1:07:15 No, the second break I have something fun to take us in with But I think...I have a Hillary clip that's interesting but it needs more discussion so I'm gonna push that off. I like the combination of the barking and all the coughing. With that, I'd like to thank you for your courage and passion send you love and light and say in the morning to John C where the c stands for... Coughing Hillary Dvorak! Well uh in the morning to you and in the morning all ships and sea boots on the ground feet in the air subs in the water and all the dames and knights out there

CHAPTER 23 / 51 Discussion

Associate Executive Producer Credits, Knighting Ceremony

The hosts read through a list of Associate Executive Producers, granting "job karma" and "relationship karma" to donors. They mention Mark Hall's documentary "Killing Ed" and explain the "Value for Value" model that sustains the podcast without traditional advertising.

knighthood· peerage· value for value· donations· documentary

1:14:39 Hello John and Adam, here's the belated donation of 800 Turkish lira. The Bitcoin of the ISIS generation to celebrate Noah Jenna's 800 show. Congrats to a major milestone I'd like to ask for some film critic karma perhaps Adam can use his new mind control chime? Yes! I think this is a very good idea because when this comes out you will want to see it You've got karma. Thanks Mark. Very nice. Burton Rosenberger from Woodbridge, Virginia simply says value for value and he contributes $247.33. Outstanding! Dame Sam Menner from Box Hill South in Victoria Australia 22222 Greetings Gog and Magog

1:15:32 Apologies for the long time between donations. I'm reporting from Gitmo, Asia! Oh that's interesting she's up in Asia doing something Can i please get some job karma and a de-douching? Yes you can my good dame You've been de-jouched Jobs jobs and jobs Let's vote for jobs! You got karma Now we gotta serve Christopher Gay with no note let me see if he sent us an email Excuse me. Oh my goodness boy boy Christopher great I just fell with g re y jay why ayy? Why didn't come up he's gay when they are

1:16:23 Well come on you can do it squirrel mail to the rescue It has the most advanced search features of any email client That's right. Yeah, don't keep it in thread view because John will never ever see your note ever Always change your topic with John Because it goes back unless you reply immediately This is the trick because of you have squirrel male threading which is faulty faulty use the threading feature. Yes, you do No I don't yes You do I did this all car chronological so you have multiple with the same topic Anyway, can't find a note from him. But you can write us later.

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CHAPTER 24 / 51 Discussion

Hillary Clinton Transparency Claims, Catherine Herridge Reporting

Hillary Clinton's claim that she is the "most transparent public official in modern times" is mocked. The hosts then discuss Fox News reporter Catherine Herridge's investigation into Cheryl Mills and the handling of top-secret information at the State Department.

hillary clinton· catherine herridge· fox news· classified emails· transparency

1:21:45 All right, I got a couple of clips here that I want to get rid of get him Oh the first one is it a good one from Hillary Good old Hilary. We can do that. Get into the second clip because I have a Hillary clip that will follow it No, but I'm okay. Okay unless you have it less is a bit well It's just it's just little bit that turns into an ISO You know how this thing works? Take it take it Little interview Given the fact that more than 1,000 emails and I recognize there's a dispute have been described as... I was playing this clip last night Tina was over

1:22:24 But she's reading, doing something else. And then she heard this clip her head went whipped around and said are you kidding me? Classified some even top secret would you concede that You and the people who work for your State Department were sloppy in the way you handled top-secret information No because let's be clear about this There wasn't a single one of those that was marked classified either sent or received That hasn't changed. Now, what I think the public may not understand is that when a process is undertaken to determine whether emails should be made public and remember I asked nobody told me to I said make them all public. I've been the most transparent public official in modern times as far as I know. When that process is under... Did you hear it?

1:23:17 I've been the most transparent public official in modern times as far as i know. In modern times? What like Charlie Chaplin with his, like he's eating a leather shoe? What this lady is crazy! She is... In modern times please Now, did you want to play a Hillary clip? I can transition into Matt and the Pixie. It's a new one, it's a new match. Why don't you go there and then I can bring my Hillary clip back. Alright, Matt and the Pixie. Pixie is the Hairage girl the little Fox News girl who, when you know she got sidelined for a while but then they brought her back and she's connected. She is way connected right? Don't we think she's in deep? Oh Harridge the CIA woman! Yes oh yeah Yeah The little pixie girl. Of course she used to work for the agency So now she shows up in the state department briefings which is new and Matt and her are double teaming

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Cheryl Mills State Department Role, Matt Lee Questioning

The hosts review a State Department briefing where reporter Matt Lee questions the extended employment and security clearance of Cheryl Mills. They suggest Mills remained at the department specifically to manage the deletion of Secretary Clinton's emails.

cheryl mills· matt lee· state department· hillary clinton· security clearance

1:24:18 When did Ms. Mills cease to be? This is talking about Cheryl Mills, you'll remember there were two people we had an eye out to take the fall for the Hillary emails one was Cheryl Mills and what was the other one some dude right yeah there's some dudes Cheryl Mills was I think her lead on this she was gonna fall in the sword So what it's interesting to note is that and this is the pixie will deconstruct it all just let it play Um, she did not leave when Hillary left. No, she stayed in the State Department and had a special job which was pretty much handling the email thing... Which is pretty fucking unbelievable! She was the cover-up! Unbelievable! She stayed there to cover anything up! When did Ms Mills cease to be an employee of the State Department?

1:25:12 I do not have her exit date. It was not when Secretary Clinton left, correct? I don't know for sure. She remained... I don't know you're gonna have to let me get back yeah I'm here what's there i'm not It says what? She said that she was having administrative, her clearance was going to be administratively terminated because her employment had finished. But then Mrs Clinton asked that it be extended so she could do research but now we know the research was to go through the emails and determine what was government business and what should be deleted My question is not related to that. No! Why did he have to be here? Getting all up in Matt's grill too roasting him nice

1:25:57 There's something going on there, I can feel it. I don't care about the emails but there is something going on between Matt and Pixie Girl That could be! That's exciting to me. Alright a couple quick clips from... Oh did you want do something here before we go into a few? Let me get this one out of the way because i have a question You know what are things they talk about when they talk about Trump He doesn't have any specifics he just says stuff Now how is that different than any of the other candidates? Have you ever heard any specifics? In a weird way, I have only heard Trump give specifics. The specifics about the height of the wall, the cost of the wall... That people will have to go out. He's been very specific!

CHAPTER 26 / 51 Discussion

Hillary Clinton Energy Levels, Adderall Speculation

The hosts analyze Hillary Clinton's recent stump speeches, describing her as sounding "tired," "bored," and "low-energy." They speculate that her campaign may use stimulants like Adderall to boost her performance, which they predict will eventually lead to a public "crash."

hillary clinton· energy· adderall· bernie sanders· campaign trail

1:26:42 Hillary goes on, well we're gonna fix the middle class. We're gonna get more jobs and she has zero specifics on anything but they put this meme out there that Trump has no specifics of course and I don't know why... And they say in the same breath I'll hear someone say Trump has no specifics all he talks about is the wall and about deportation those are very specific Yeah, it's true. You may not like him! So this is the Hillary stump speech and I want to point out one thing she says nothing specific but listen to her carefully Oh, she... I want everyone to listen to this carefully She is tired. Uh-oh. She has no energy Trump's gonna go after for having no energy. She is talking about low energy They're gonna have to pump here's my thinking To keep Hillary from sounding like this clip

1:27:32 Where it's like she's walking through it. I know what you're gonna say! They got a pumper full of B12. She's walking through it, and she's tired...she sounds tired and she sounds bored and she sounds boring And she sounds low-energy They're gonna pump her up with Adderall and amphetamines and she's gonna be all jacked up on this stuff and that is what's going to cause her to crash. To crash? She's gonna crash and burn. She's gonna go off on somebody in public Oh yeah I think that's what gonna happen, but listen to this and tell me they're talking about this. I can't believe that her people weren't thinking God! Why does Bernie Sanders who is like 75-74 he is older than she is She's getting to be... She's 69 He's older, he got twice three times the energy I'm telling you there's another thing He is on testosterone They have pumped him up

1:28:30 And so they're gonna have to pump Hillary up and the only way they do it because you can't use testosterone on a woman unless she grows a mustache, and that would be embarrassing. Well, you can use a little bit of testosterone You know what that does? That turns them into crazy women Right So they're going to give her amphetamine She's gonna be flying high listen to this clip and here you'll see the reason why we should work together for both inclusive prosperity Well, she crashed right there. I heard her go bro. Did you hear it? We should work together for both inclusive prosperity and an inclusive society. I believe with all my heart we can bring down barriers for hard-working families

1:29:22 all across America, in old industrial cities and small Appalachian towns and farm country an Indian country. In every community that's been hollowed out by lost jobs and lost hope It starts with making very clear, and I've put this at the center of my economic policy. Working families need a raise and more good jobs, jobs that pay well and provide dignity pride and a sense of purpose Isn't that called making America great again? And don't let anyone tell you we can't make things in America anymore Because as you're proving every day here in Michigan, we can she's also nasal. She has season jet congested still and we will But it's not it's not going to come from refighting battles from 20 years ago Another 15 minutes spent into Dvorak eggs auxiliary studio

1:30:30 Good one. She sounds terrible Yeah, I mean she goes up and down which you know maybe what maybe Rubio's like dropping stuff on here take this one I think Ruby is on something oh yeah when we know ruby is on something it could be breath mint But we'd still like to know yeah, I think you're right They will how about the b12 just shoot the B 12 in her butt isn't that an old rock-and-roll trick? The B12 in the butt would probably help. She's probably already getting that That's what she said I think she needs the serious stuff She's getting her energy level. She needs the good stuff. She needs the good stuff, the stuff that makes you crash and she's gonna crash! Because she won't be used to using it and she won't know when to re-up, when to rebump... I think she might have been during because she came up during the era of cocaine use, she may be a snorter Oh totally And they could give her that but that's risky Yeah and that's annoying which is you can't like

1:31:31 Yeah, it is annoying. She'd be a chatter touching her nose and should be touching her nose the whole time They're gonna have to give her Adderall yeah I agree that's I think after our meeting we should definitely recommend Adderall Yeah, I think if I were doing the consulting It would be Adderall and then you have to time it so when she crashes she's not standing out in public doing up Q&A We will time with the C block So in the commercial we can hit her up It's sick, but there is nothing saying that can't be true. I think a lot of this is true. If anybody in this country does not or any country... Ever been to a rock concert? All these guys are pumped up and jacked up and girls with the... Yeah they are!

CHAPTER 27 / 51 Discussion

Donald Trump 9/11 Truther Comments, Terrorist Families

During a debate, Donald Trump makes comments regarding the families of the 9/11 hijackers, suggesting they were sent back to "a certain territory" (alluding to Saudi Arabia) before the attacks. The hosts critique his delivery of this "truther" theory.

donald trump· 9/11· world trade center· saudi arabia· terrorism

1:32:12 It's what you do. And Bill is like, you know... I don't think he can take enough of anything anymore because this guy has done his last legs. Yeah, not looking too good. Not having any real flips but getting there. All right here's Trump during the debate a couple things. He did a couple of interesting things first he did a whole 9-11 truther thing which i like which was total He was alluding to the Bin Laden family, I presume. It was a little confusing because first it was then the wife of the guy who crashed into plane but he wasn't really doing a good job explaining it which is rule number one with Truth or Stuff you gotta get out good You can't fumble around But he did try. Leadership is all about even targeting terrorist families

1:33:01 Well, look. You know when a family flies into the World Trade Center or man flies into the world... It's like a man walks into a bar and flies into the World Trade Center Look you know I gotta tell ya this was bad Or a man flies into the World Trade Center and his family gets sent back to where they were going And I think most of you know where they went and by the way it wasn't Iraq But they went back to a certain territory They knew what was happening The wife knew exactly what was happening left two days earlier with respect to the World Trade Center and they went back to where they went, and they watched their husband on television flying into the World Trade Center flying into the Pentagon. And probably trying to fly into the White House except we had some very very brave soldiers on that third plane. Saved it! Saved it! Nice save! Very good

CHAPTER 28 / 51 Discussion

ABC News GOP Debate Summary, Fox News Pivot to Trump

The hosts discuss ABC News' coverage of the "ugly" GOP debate and the high Republican voter turnout. They also observe a shift in Fox News' tone, suggesting Rupert Murdoch has decided to back Donald Trump after previously opposing him, evidenced by Megyn Kelly's "softball" questions.

abc news· fox news· megyn kelly· rupert murdoch· gop debate

1:33:48 Oh crap, I'm going nowhere with this truth of theory. What am i gonna do? Very brave people on the plane! Murica yeah! Poor very poor performance. I have my one last clip on this uh want to get out of the way and this is ABC... This is the ABC rundown and the only reason I want to play this is because You mean Trump-Clinton summary switching Oops. ABC, uh... yeah. Yeah? The word rundown is not anywhere in the clip. ABC... ABC what? The word rundown is nowhere in the clip! Oh it should be, I used the word summary that time. You're right. Uh, ABC as we studied during the 3x3 era

1:34:30 was all in for Jeb Bush and they apparently, it still appears as though the Disney Corporation is pretty much going to stay with the Republican... With the elites. The Republican elite. Reince Priebus and Powell's. I believe that they're at the process of turning to support Trump Now, hold on one second. Something we need to bring up right now which I was miffed we didn't bring it up on the last show you told me that A lot of the right-wing talk guys were all saying that Fox is all in, I know they're not talking about Fox here but it's all in and is now going to be real easy with Trump in this debate. And there was nothing but smiles between Meghan and Trump. And I think there was a lot of really easy giveaways that they planted right in front

1:35:27 I agree. And did we not talk about the show or... No, we talked and forgot to talk about it during the show. Okay let me back up and talk about that for a second. The right-wing talkers, and I listened to most of them, I don't listen to him that much but I listened to him enough because it turns out if you want to listen to right wing talkers and that would include Michael Savage, LaRouche Limbaugh, Hannity a little bit, Hannity's like kind loose cannon, I think he's all in with Trump and he's gonna stay that way whether or not. He likes to stay close to him. And with Cruz, I mean... Hannity is all in with Cruz and I have a clip kind of prove it. The rest are all kinda like except for Mark Levin they're all kinda leaning toward Trump a little bit. They're the ones who say that Fox has sold out completely

1:36:21 And, uh... because the right-wing guys are kind of like they're all over the place. But they say Fox is so loud and after they said that then they're gonna go all in on Trump After they said that we both went I talked to Adam about it after we watched the debates and if they were obviously backing off Trump yeah made it all except when they did the thing went crazy and there yelling amongst themselves They kinda you know had nothing to do with Fox But it had nothing to do with Fox, they were just going to do that. They said well... I mean this is a... They were lobbying softballs the three videos she showed in a row was clearly meant for him to be able to refute those three simply and with ease

1:37:01 He his candor his tone was calm. I could see it the whole thing with with Megan the back-and-forth now There's some kind of meeting took place no doubt about it places So Fox is in with Trump now, so that's that think that's gonna stay for a while unless something bad And and that is Murdoch making a play That's the way I see it Yes, I agree. That's a Murdoch play. That's a big one. Murdoch who was against Trump from the beginning he hated the idea that it was running He sent him some notes apparently some personal notes not to do this now Uh-huh Okay you know if this guy is gonna win And I'd say Murdoch in in the previous party room

1:37:38 Don't you think? I'm sure. Yeah, but ABC when they were backing Bush i didn't think they switched to Trump but I get the sense they switched to Trump they still sound like they're critical They sound like there... But it's still a network that doesn't like Hillary They now are gonna go soft on Trump and this is the result This is part of their report this is their rundown As that debate got uglier and uglier, Hillary Clinton's team took to Twitter mocking the GOP meltdown using images from her face-off against Republicans in Congress. And this... How many more of these do we have to sit through? Asking for a friend. Republican presidential I don't know what to call it I guess debate

1:38:20 There were so many insults flying back and forth it was hard to keep track. I thought i was watching a sixth grade recess fight You know what's interesting is you are just really watching what people watch all day long, conflict on television that is the number one driver of ratings conflict on television It's called drama Yeah but drama could be It doesn't necessarily have to be conflict. There's usually conflict involved? It's always conflict. Yeah... I don't know what to make of that deal last night, I just- Well, I gotta listen to that again man Bill is he throwing up what's he doing? Is his pancreas coming out?

1:39:04 I didn't know what to make of that deal last night. I just was speechless. While some Democrats are happy the GOP spectacle has drawn attention away from Clinton's email controversy, there is also cause for concern. Just look at Super Tuesday! A record 8 and a half million Republicans turned out to vote compared to fewer than 6 million Democrats. I have not started on Hillary yet believe me. Clinton's advisors privately acknowledge Trump could be tough to beat. And John Carl with us live tonight, John. Right now the Clinton campaign telling you they're prepared to go one-on-one with Trump? David the Clinton team is proceeding with the assumption that Donald Trump will be the Republican nominee and while they see him as a deeply flawed candidate With lots of areas of vulnerability They believe that he could be a much more formidable Candidate in a general election much harder to beat than the polls suggest. John Carl live in the nation's capital city John thanks You know

CHAPTER 29 / 51 Discussion

Ted Cruz and Sean Hannity, Brokered Convention Fears

Ted Cruz appears with Sean Hannity at CPAC to discuss the possibility of a brokered convention. Cruz warns that if the "Washington establishment" attempts to drop in a chosen candidate against the will of the voters, it will result in a "manifest revolt."

ted cruz· sean hannity· cpac· brokered convention· establishment

1:40:03 Trump is not a politician. He's a hacker he's really hacked into people psyche He's hacked the system. He has he's really hacked it that alone Is commendable did you want to play the cruise thing before I move on didn't Hitler wasn't he a hacker? Clearly was a hacker We all yeah, we might as well if you want to get this out of the way completely This was uh this was CPAC which is this conservative event Yeah where they do where they chose Cruz Well, yeah they chose Cruz but this is a... where do I have it? Where is it? Cruz-Hannity. Yeah so they bring Cruz out with Hannity who's his biggest booster and Hannity asks him some simple questions and kind of.. It's very weird to listen to it but I think at least worth listening too Here's what I want to ask!

1:41:04 Answer with me. Do you not see that of the 14 or 15 contests that have happened, and I think this is true That the establishment has lost 14 to 15? Did you see that now The only question I have is there seems to be an organized well-funded effort To push this to the convention In the hopes, maybe I'm reading into it to prevent you or Mr. Trump from getting the nomination because the establishment is angry that you're winning Is that true? Look Sean, you are exactly right Wait a minute so now he's jumping on the Trump coattails

1:41:46 Well, he's jumped... No. Watch the way they switch it around I mean he's not really He just trying to make it seem as though this whole thing is all about Ted This reminds me That what I'm saying. He throwing on and he like oh... He throwing in there but then do a switcheroo Let listen, let listen. He angry that you're winning Is that true? Look Sean, you are exactly right Anytime you hear someone talking about a brokered convention It is the Washington establishment In a fevered frenzy They're really frustrated because all of their chosen candidates, all of the golden children... The voters keep rejecting. And so they seized on this master plan we go to a broker convention and the DC power brokers will drop someone in who is exactly to the liking of the Washington establishment if that would happen We will have manifest revolt on our hands All across this country

CHAPTER 30 / 51 Discussion

Marco Rubio Comedy Chops, Yoga Joke Analysis

The hosts praise Marco Rubio's comedic timing during the debate, specifically his ad-libbed joke about Ted Cruz and Donald Trump doing yoga. They suggest Rubio has the "chops" to host Saturday Night Live.

marco rubio· snl· comedy· gop debate· ad-lib

1:42:47 Revolt, you're right. 1924. You're right I like it. From the debate itself three quickies here first of all Rubio gets his Golden Star Comedian Award he did a one-two punch which was outstanding Outstanding it was. You know, the pundits all criticized the crap out of him for starting this stand-up idea I think he's good enough to actually do a 20 or 30 minute set if they get some writers. At Caroline's? At Caroline's! Or HaHa in Charlotte.

1:43:30 He could do it because his timing is so perfect. SNL baby! He's got to do, he's gotta do SNL call Lauren. Call Lauren Michaels. He could be perfect on SNL. He can do a bunch of gags. That would nail the nomination for him if he pulled it off Well I was a little late for that but people should have put him on SNL earlier Long time ago yeah Well, he was a genius joke because it was an interruptive joke between Cruz and Trump. And they did a callback to something Trump said earlier really good really really top-notch but let me point out what you say in the opera that is not what you said in the opera please I know it's hard yeah I know but it's not what I said in the opera breathe lion dead breathe do it you can't read I know it's hard I know it's hard but just

1:44:24 When they're done with the yoga, can I answer a question here? You cannot. I really hope that we don't see yoga on this stage. Well he's very flexible so you never know. Damn! That was damn-damn double damned. That was good. That was an ad lib The flex of course, because it only came up in the debate. So it was that ad lib that really nailed it I felt that to me was like... I think so too! Top notch He is he's got the chops Totally totally Yeah, you know bringing those guns out so late as they all criticize Oh don't you think you went too far? They should put him on they should get him on SNL It would be dynamite. It would be good for the show Hello Lorne Michaels. It's good for our show

CHAPTER 31 / 51 Discussion

Trump on Vladimir Putin, Edward Snowden "Spy" Label

Donald Trump defends his comments about Vladimir Putin, arguing it would be beneficial for the U.S. to get along with Russia. He also names Richard Haass as a trusted national security advisor and explicitly labels Edward Snowden a "spy" who should be returned to the U.S.

vladimir putin· edward snowden· richard haass· russia· national security

1:45:10 Okay, Trump. We had some serious things and and the one that you and I both like a lot is something he brought back And he brought it back himself He was a question that came earlier But he he wound it back around and I like what I like this and Vladimir Putin who you've expressed asthma admiration for wrong Expressed admiration wrong as someone said there's a strongly wrong is now dividing very good things about me And I said that's one. I'm gonna finish my statement here, and he's also sowing instability in the Middle East. I think you said you bitch I couldn't really hear it, but i think Trump says yeah you bitch or maybe you wish. And he's also sowing instability in the Middle East. I've been hearing this man so long talking about Putin. Putin said about me...I didn't say about Putin. Putin said very nice things about me and I say very nicely wouldn't that be nice if actually we could get along with Russia? We could get along with foreign countries instead of spending trillions and trillions of dollars

1:46:11 Yeah, it would be nice. That's a strong suit. It would be nice like kittens are nice. You'll be nice. Maybe like kittens We love it very very nice and then when this came by an I'm surprised as did he said it before but never on this type of stage And then he just came out and I was expecting this to be number one trending topic Which and I'll tell you what it was the number one trending topic after Trump went into this Mr. Trump, you repeatedly deflected calls for specific national security or defense policy plans with the claim that you will ask the best people when you become president take their advice

1:46:49 So who are the best people? Can you reveal two or three names that you trust for national security I think Richard Haass is excellent. I have a lot of respect for him But I liked him just with these and Haass, I know but thought that was good This this was actually pretty damn good if he's just Throwing out a couple of names Richard Haas we know him I think general Kane is excellent do we know general Kane who that is no But I'm assuming this question at this Q&A right here was was given to him in advance planted. Yeah, of course That's why he's all the idea Fox gonna go soft on yeah To say we're gonna ask you this question you might want to do a little reading yeah exactly

1:47:26 Exactly. I have many people that are really excellent, but in the end it's going to be my decision. When you just asked a question about Snowden... ...I will tell you right from the beginning he was a spy and we should get him back! And if Russia respected our country they would've sent him back immediately But he was a spy It didn't take me long time to figure that one out. Nice! But i would get the best people, people who'd become... Snowden is a SPY!

CHAPTER 32 / 51 Discussion

Ronald Reagan Historical Parallel, Mental Health Policy

Following the news of Nancy Reagan's death, the hosts discuss Ronald Reagan's tenure as Governor of California. They recount how he campaigned on a "blue ribbon panel" to investigate student riots but ultimately focused on closing state mental institutions, a move that had long-lasting social consequences.

ronald reagan· nancy reagan· john mccone· california· mental institutions

1:48:13 I think that's great. That was really good. Yeah, well of course Snowden. Trump is reminding me more and more of Reagan when he ran for governor when he first got into the business. You know Nancy just died this morning I didn't know that. Yeah, yeah that there's the opportunity i think in this. What can we do? He could be he could try and get some of that Reagan juice on him. I don't know maybe good but so he first ran for governor uh this was during the era where their university California is having like daily riots and students were you know they finally took care of that by pretty much not letting white students go to that university

1:48:59 But the students were having issues. Reagan made all these promises, the one I remember the most...I just remember it because he kept saying it He says that he's going to take ex-CIA chief John McCone, he's gonna hire John McCone To do a blue ribbon panel on what's causing all these riots and And he went on and on with this spiel about John McCone The blue ribbon panel, all of the rest of it So he gets..it comes in as governor And that's the end of it. He never does any of this! It was just bullcrap, and then the other thing that I remember about Reagan was if you were in school during that era at any level

1:49:41 And we've talked about this on the show before, but I'm gonna bring it up again just to tell you that these guys say one thing...all politicians and I think Trump is one. They say one thing and then next thing you know something crazy happens. During this entire period there was a nothing but grousing in high school, grammar schools, colleges. about the number of mental institutions in California. And it was like the situation with prisons that we have today, where we have way too many prisons and too many people in the prisons and especially people that shouldn't be in the prisons And there were too many people, there were too many nut houses as I would call them back then. And there were too many people in them and all of the Democrats, it was always the Democrats, the Democrats are bitching and moaning about how this was terrible, that it's a mental thing these people should be on, they shouldn't be locked up in these horrible places

1:50:37 And so Reagan gets in as governor and then they wanted him all released. He released them all, as the Republican! Yes yes yes yes... And then he gets blamed for it Yeah I remember this yeah It was just the strangest thing you've ever seen So question for you now that Nancy Reagan's dead can we do drugs again? Too soon Too soon. You know, that's actually not too soon because I don't think anybody that listens to this show or anything ever listened knows the reference! That is such a callback really? Not people know that. Yeah well wait for the delay and i'll tell you what the chat room says but just someone knows it. Someone said too soon yeah some just say yes other people know the reference they do just say yes hey it's no Zephyr but yeah I do what I can okay

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Chris Cuomo, Bernie Sanders and Black Voters

The hosts critique CNN's Chris Cuomo and his analysis of Bernie Sanders' struggle to win over black voters. They discuss the historical and cultural tensions between different demographic groups within the Democratic coalition.

chris cuomo· cnn· bernie sanders· black voters· jewish-american

1:51:29 I have a Bernie, an interesting Bernie clip. One of the guys that really like on CNN even though I don't like CNN and think it's crap. Oh come on! I do like that... Brook Baldwin? No the kimono guy. What is his name? Cuban Cuomo oh yeah, Cuomo the Cuomo kid the Cuomo kid. Yeah the Cuomo kid I think he's really slick He's pretty good. He's got a good look. He's just beyond a two-bit network like that his establishment But he's there to counterbalance pooper Yes, and it was probably worried about him. He's coming up a little bit in the ranks pooper Cooper is he is? He's got a charm That I think people like and and Cuomo does not know It's just a hard-ass but he's very present who do you want on your network oh

1:52:24 I'd put Cuomo. Yeah, exactly! And I think he'll go big network. He's gonna take over Brian Williams' spot and piss that guy off too. I got a little... yeah he could be good news. Are you doing Bernie? Back to Bernie? This thing got cut off because something was going on but but i just thought this was interesting because it just overlooks the obvious say it.

1:53:05 Bernie is due. He... Yeah, I don't buy it when you give him Bernie's due though. No, i'm not being disingenuous as a 20 year old he got arrested trying to integrate housing at the University of Chicago. He has a terrific record Hillary has a better record in the eyes of those voters and she's got long-standing ties this matters You come from New York. She got elected twice in New York. Woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah Now, Bernie and the blacks. I'll tell you, blacks hate Jews on that front. Whoa whoa whoa whoa! What are you saying John? Just saying... Blacks hate Jews. They're not mentioned in this political cycle we don't talk about red and yellow Americans We shouldn't talk about Jew-Americans Can't bring that in That would be like racial It's just.. it's just that simple You're just saying, I know, I get it

1:54:01 Go all in for Hillary. Are we done with America? What's your cruise ISO I'm always curious That's that someone's gonna come up with a monster mix and what he's got like GX to someone's gonna do a great job I hope it's something really phenomenal. Okay, maybe we can do something just a little offbeat... Oh yes! This is a nice transitioner We're going to transition from the politics in the United States to Agenda 2030 i.e., The Climate Gate To The Gate, To The Gate And we do that with rap mogul extraordinaire Russell Simmons Now

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Russell Simmons Endorsement, Factory Farming and Climate

Rap mogul Russell Simmons endorses Hillary Clinton while attacking Bernie Sanders for being "insensitive" to black people and failing to address the "factory farming lobby." Simmons claims that factory farming is the primary cause of climate change, storms, and earthquakes.

russell simmons· hillary clinton· factory farming· climate change· veganism

1:54:51 I have an ask John for this and i'll tell you what the ask john is up front so you can think about it while listening to this clip. Be ready? Okay, what is Russell Simmons smoking are you endorsing someone for president Yes, I have just decided to endorse my long-time friend uh sander clinton. I think that bernie sanders is over promising He's insensitive to the plight of black people And what good is it if you don't take lobbyist money and you don't acknowledge the number one threat to America and to the world is the factory farming lobby. Because it's poisoning the planet quickly, and it is poisoning its inhabitants So this shift has to be made away from animal products, away from beef industry specifically but all of the animal products

1:55:41 into a plant-based diet or there will be no planet. And in the next 50 years we won't even have an ocean and when the oceans die, we die so we must change the rate at which we consume animals and we cannot have a lobbyist take advantage of all our natural resources in order to poison the planet and its people I asked him about it he was could brush it off even though he knows that your earthquake And certainly all of these storms are a result of factory farming. We now have all the proof in the world that fact that climate change is man-made and we have to do something to derail it So that to me, aside from his insensitivity to black voters... Do you really think Bernie Sanders is insensitive to the needs of the black community? Yes he's insensitive in a number of ways and I would get into it if we had time. But i think Senator Clinton has been sensitive supportive of a progressive agenda she's realistic and what she can get done She's able to beat

1:56:41 The Republican candidate and I think that Barry Sanders would not be able to or could lose And I don't want to take that chance. All right, what is Russell Simmons smoking crack? No science Smoking science is what he's doing What a crazy, crazy clip. I'll give you a borderline Clip of the Day for that. I'll take one of those. So here's... so I tried to figure out- That's a crazy, crazy guy! Well, I tried to figure out what he was talking about now. We don't know? Earthquakes are caused by climate change. That's a new one. Well clim- no it was caused by the farming- Oh no, earthquakes are caused by farmers. Farming lobby. No not just farmers, the farming lobby

1:57:25 And I looked into it. This is Bernie Sanders has one huge supporter outside of the nurses union, which is pretty big He has the sugar lobby and indeed farming lobby and he has taken money from them Sugar blah blah farmers ah blah blah farmers whatever farm but Russell Simmons is taking exception to that and of course he hates blacks. He's Bernie and Jews Well, it's Russell Simmons hates Jews you don't know that You just heard him He hates that one, but I don't know if he hates them all And what is this we have to we have to? Stop you. We have to go to a plant diet What is all this about all of us oh yeah? Yeah, we know the logical conclusion is so that's our ass no bugs man. It's gotta be

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OJ Simpson Knife Discovery, Wisconsin Bacteria Outbreak

The hosts discuss the suspicious timing of a "newly found" knife at the former OJ Simpson estate, coinciding with a TV series about the trial. They also cover a deadly outbreak of *Elizabethkingia* bacteria in Wisconsin, noting the lack of new antibiotic development by major pharmaceutical companies like Pfizer.

oj simpson· elizabethkingia· wisconsin· antibiotics· pharmaceutical industry

1:58:26 Tastes like poop. Bugs with sorghum, we got a great future ahead of us I can't wait for it to have your sorghum with crunchy ants and other bugs and other assortment get the bugs in there anyway It's gonna be beautiful now you don't have to have all the inspectors just let the bug stay in there yeah oh okay this last one I'd like to go to a break this was only but I only knew this the minute I saw it because I recently started watching But it wasn't until this news story came out that I was like, oh my god they'll do anything! It's being treated as we would all evidence so it has been submitted to our lab. They are going to study and examine for all forensics including serology and DNA and hair samples and that is ongoing as we speak And that is the three year old knife that was found

1:59:21 It was found three years ago. Oh yeah, it was found three years ago Yeah this is a promotion for OJ Simpson versus the people or the People vs. OJ Simpson This is the TV show I thought you were going to go toward this clip Which is...this one I think is very interesting scandalous clip and then this is the bacteria clip This is the new break out there weird bacteria Have you heard about this? No. Which do you have two, which one do you want the killing? It says weird bacteria... What's the other one? This says weird bacteria killing. Oh no I'm sorry i got it yes i'm sorry i missed it Janice with The Commute there behind her here in New York thank you We turn now to an alarming health headline tonight Alarming Health Headline! Investigating the trail of mysterious and deadly bacteria ABC's Alex Perez in Wisconsin

2:00:11 Tonight, a medical mystery. CDC disease detectives hunting for the cause of an outbreak of a rare blood infection. To have an outbreak of this magnitude is very unusual Dr. Nazia Safdar has been tracking the outbreak of Elizabeth Kingia States usually report five to ten cases a year but since November in southern Wisconsin 44 cases 18 people have died If they are related you look for a common source I mean what is it that's common to all these 44 people that they got infected with Elizabeth Kingia. The victims mostly 65 or older, many already sick with other illnesses. Symptoms include fever shortness of breath and skin infection the bacteria can survive in sinks in water. Most concerning for officials the victims are scattered across 11 counties which makes pinpointing a cause even tougher

2:01:02 And David, the illness is treatable but doctors say the bacteria is resistant to many antibiotics so early detection is critical. Wait a minute! No. These are old sick people! No, there's just this thing going around and so if you're in the hospital you're gonna get something. You're gonna get something yeah But this is different than MRSA the rest of something new I've never heard of this thing and all it does is all these stories do and I think it may be done on purpose but I don't know who'd be behind it is point out that we haven't developed a new antibacterial product in a long time

2:01:39 Forever, because these other pills...because the thing that the pharmaceutical companies want to many of them just discontinued antibiotics altogether with the research. Pfizer used to be the lead in antibiotics and they don't do it anymore. They dropped the program so they don't make anything but pills that if you start taking him we have to keep taking him for the rest your life Which is a great money maker. Or sex pills and hair pills, make your hair grow on your... Sex pills! And hair pills yeah you're right. Hair pills. And B12. Because you keep taking it. Yeah that stuff's cheap How about turkey? Let's talk about turkey for a minute

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Turkey Media Crackdown, Zaman Newspaper Raid

Turkish police used tear gas and plastic bullets to seize control of *Zaman*, the country's largest newspaper. The government accused the publication of ties to U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom President Erdogan claims is attempting to overthrow the state.

turkey· recep tayyip erdogan· zaman· fethullah gulen· media freedom

2:02:22 Yeah, yeah when you want you start cuz I want to finish with something well That's why I wanted to talk about Turkey. I figured you could talk about Turkey Well, you know what's going on in Turkey? Yeah This is another gulen thing we have the they raided the newspaper that is at least a strong supporter of this number one paper In Istanbul examined and this is the clip described as situations ea ma n okay Hello Turkish police have fired tear gas and plastic bullets that protesters outside did she say hello Hello! Hello, hello, hello. Death and destruction oh but I want to mention one more thing possible show title in brackets you know brackets like real like insert here alarming health headline in brackets because the way that the way that news reader did that piece alarming news health uh headline health headline it could have been just still on the prompter they hadn't filled in the headline yet you know what I mean

2:03:15 Yeah. Okay, funny all right. Hello hello gas and plastic bullets that protesters outside the offices of the country's biggest newspaper what happened to rubber bullets? Why is it plastic all of a sudden I don't know they gotta hurt more than a rubber job at authorities have seized control of these Amman publication in a crackdown on a religious group whose leader the government has accused of treason The European Commission is urging Turkey to respect media freedom Caroline Malone reports Police in Istanbul use tear gas, water cannon and plastic bullets against people demonstrating for media freedom. They're taking a stand after police raided the offices of a popular opposition newspaper replacing its editors with state representatives. Where in the world have you seen this tyranny before? This didn't happen even when Hitler was in power let alone Turkey! Even the incidents going on Syria are not much better

2:04:13 Hundreds of protesters tried to block the entrance to the Zaman newspaper offices on Friday night. But riot police pushed through the crowds and by early Saturday morning they got into the building They pushed out journalists covering the story and evicted the editors Unfortunately it has been a habit for last three four years that anyone who is speaking against The government policies is facing either court cases or prison, or such control by the government.

2:04:56 The police were acting under a court order to replace the management of the newspaper. The daily Turkish paper has a circulation of at least 650,000 copies more than any other newspaper It's run by US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen who was once close to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan but he's been accused of trying to overthrow the government and of leading what the Turkish authorities describe as a terror organization In the last few months, businessmen close to Gulen have been arrested and media groups linked to him have been taken over by pro-government managers. Back on the streets people held up a copy of the last Salman newspaper printed before its offices were raided. It reads, The Constitution is suspended. Caroline Malone Al Jazeera

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CNN Turk Censorship, Corporate Media Conglomerates

The hosts highlight reports that *CNN Turk* ignored the raid on *Zaman* to broadcast a speech by President Erdogan and a segment on weight loss. They discuss how large Turkish media companies are often part of conglomerates that rely on government contracts, leading to self-censorship.

cnn turk· turkey· censorship· conglomerates· independent media

2:05:46 I don't see how they're ever going to get into the EU as a full member doing this bullcrap. And you know, the Turkey...the Iraq-Turkey pipeline is restarted again? These guys are bad actors! Yeah, they're bad actors and it's not gonna end well there. But here's the crazy thing now our officials are saying hey man you can't do that Fethullah Gulen is good guy man. See Killing Ed the documentary okay So when it comes to that, I find this particular subsegment of the story to be even more disturbing. Which is that apparently CNN has an operation in Turkey and play this little clip here. Another Turkish media outlet, CNN Turk has been criticized for not covering the takeover of the Zaman newspaper while people were protesting outside as a month's headquarters on Friday at the channel broadcasted speech by President Erdogan

2:06:39 A report on weight loss and a book presentation. It has been reported that the channel also cancelled several talk shows on Friday featuring prominent journalists who are critical of the government. Journalist Frederic Girdinck was deported from Turkey last September while covering the military operation against Kurdish militants, she says almost all Turkish media depends on the state Most of the big papers and the big channels also, the ones we call... Hey wait a minute. Is she Dutch John? What is going on here? I want to get in on the action with this! This is great hey hey hey! Most of the big papers and the big channels also are the one's we call mainstream and not necessarily like totally... I'm telling you for 100% man she's Dutch. Mouthpieces of the government they have economic ties to the government because they are part

2:07:30 big companies, so they have to report in line with the general government policy. Yes they must do this is what we call a conspiracy! These companies lose contracts in the telecom markets, in the construction market. So they are really... The papers are 80%, let's say under the control of the government and now even more with Saman because Saman is a big paper. Yes! Come over here and stick it in. This points out one of the reasons that our show requires assistance from the public directly because what they described there is that all these news operations which have been turned into giant conglomerates, very few independent papers left that survive in this country and when they want to do it they still have to subscribe to AP and all of these other news feeds. Yeah you can't get any good news. Yeah at The Source exactly! No this is why we ask for donations

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Scripted Media Failure, Improv vs. Scripting

The hosts have a meta-discussion about a failed attempt to coordinate a scripted transition regarding the Turkey news. They conclude that they are "improv artists" who cannot successfully execute scripted segments, referencing a previous failed "Freddy the Firewall" bit.

improv· podcasting· production· scripting· turkey

2:08:30 And then some things were supposed to happen, but it just... It was so tight! I'm gonna show my support by donating to No Agenda. Imagine all the people who could deal with us? Oh yeah that'd be fun. I mean- I gotta tell you, I can't believe I messed it up. I'm sorry We do this about once every six months To be honest, I was already- You had forgotten the whole thing altogether No, I didn't. Yes you did because i was like hey let's talk about turkey dot dot dot well here's the problem and then you said oh well yeah go ahead i got some

2:09:09 I was setting you up. Let's just tell people what's going on, John sent me a note. This happens we do this about once every six months to try to set up a bit of it has never worked. Now let me read the bit to you. Hold on a second. This is worthy of here we go. It's discussable yeah here we go behind the scenes on The No Agenda Show Yeah i probably already tried oh here we go uh here clips two and then in all caps And note, note, note for you! I did this because you always every time i do it... Did you read the notes? Note! Go to donations after I discuss the clip. Zaman CNN Turkey! I will set it up This comes after the Zaman clip which leads To the Zaman CNN Turkey

2:10:04 Turkey, turkey. So I say hey let's talk about turkey and John says oh go ahead you do your clips first I might have something like... No that was your setup! That was you're set up! He wanted me to do this whole thing earlier in the show for the first donation segment. No that's not the donation segment that's executive producer get your vernacular corrective aura out of it. You said that you were trying to send me off but i just pushed it off so this time comes around use you make the transition and here's here's the problem I had I'm looking at the clock normally we start we do the second donation segment at about 11 30 mark And it's like 11.05 or something and you're wanting this, and so I'm thinking well maybe he is talking about something else So then you said the turkey thing let's talk about Turkey At 11.25 your time which is right on schedule even a little early You should be thanking me! And then you go oh yeah okay man just play your clip I figured when you said that I said ah he has got a clip then I can go to my clip

2:10:56 You didn't have a clue. You're overthinking all of it. I'm overthinking it! So, I said okay and so I do my bit and then working now nobody would notice and you're gonna...and then you hit the button and nothing happens. It fails! We are doomed to never be able to work one of these things out. Doomed we cannot do scripted media? We should be shot in the neck?! Well, we try Anyway, the point is well made though. I mean they make the point for us which is these corporate media outlets that can't deliver the product They did a new thing on diets It's almost as bad as us messing up the one scripted bit every year Yeah, actually we've done that I wrote a script once if you remember. That was last time I did it I think I rejected that out of hand and we actually wrote a script What was that? I don't remember and we were gonna do it kind of And then when we started to do it- Was it Freddy? It was a Freddy the firewall bit I think and it really sucked The whole thing just...it fell apart yeah, it sucked. It fell apart on the fly because yeah because we are

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Knighting of the Baron of Guam, Newsletter Analytics

Chad Biederman is officially named the Baron of Guam. The hosts also review a "report card" for their newsletters based on James Pennebaker's linguistic inquiry tool, which gave them high scores for analytic thinking but a low score of 20 for "authenticity."

guam· peerage· james pennebaker· linguistics· authenticity score

2:12:00 improv artist John yeah we can't do this scripted anything but we can do one thing we can thank a bunch of people for helping us smooth 805 Kyle Romagus in Splendora, Texas leads the list at $160.10 and he says him and his lady from FEMA Region 6 formerly Texas sorry if donations have been so low so here's our next contribution toward each of our knighthoods that's a double dose of 80 it's a double dose of 80.05 Sir Chad biter biter men or beat him in the lighter thing is beaten back in around Lake, Illinois one of our nights hundred sixty dollars billied was a tall T Billy tall t wait wait hold on sir Chad Biderman. Oh whoa whoa? Yeah, this isn't purple color Purple is always important to purple and see oh yeah guys I believe this donation makes me it's green on your spreadsheet

2:13:01 No, it's not green. I believe this donation makes me eligible for a barony! I'd like to become the Baron of Guam if the territory is not already taken Yeah He's on the list for that Yes good You have no knights i believe Do you have him becoming a Baron? We have no knights Of Guam So he's actually in Guam, I'm guessing. He's not in Illinois at all? Yeah probably Billy Tulti which is a really interesting name to me New Orleans Louisiana $100 Cro-Cuda computer services and Pacifica California 100 Benjamin radar Raider Rader Radar Rader Raider Raider Raider Vienna Arts 100 Derek Winks

2:13:47 And I bet he does. Clarkston, Michigan 100. William Oakley in Wildwood New Jersey. Eric Brawley in Paulsbo Washington. Oh he sent us four nines! Niner-Niner-Niner-Niner. He has some... he wants a request you can put at the end of the show. Atlas Shrugged Request Paul's Bowl, by the way. If anyone ever drives past that little town you should definitely go drive through the downtown it is fantastic! It is a Norwegian replica of a Norwegian village James Thurman in San Antonio Texas 89-95 John F Bell in Clarkesville Maryland 88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888

2:14:44 CSS computer solutions and services which is not gonna do a much good since I don't have a city that they're in $80.50 Oops, sorry we'll get it plugged later Russell Gurton in Balmory Victoria Australia 8008 this is our special ad 08 coming up we have an 808 coming at which is all lucky numbers yeah This is nice Yeah We're recommending 80.05, we got a few of those but these guys jumped the gun. Russell Girtin in Beaumarie, Victoria as I just mentioned Sir Patrick Coble our buddy and dude named Ben in Fairview Tennessee 8008 he wrote me a note saying that he'll come to California if I ever get my act together and put that Zephyr ride up to the train museum What do you have to do to quote get your act together?

2:15:37 Derek Lejak-Dudinsky, Green Bay Wisconsin 1808. Jason Daniels in Dallas Texas 1808 and then we have today's show well wishers Taylor Kuzela. Yeah this is your new idea is do a special club but do it with a lower donation because or You can do whatever you can do either. Yeah, because we can't because just casual $800 donations doesn't happen. It's not really fit what we have a poison pill built into our business plan. That's not good It's really high. It's a high number I mean, we will totally appreciate the instant nights and all the rest of people that do give big amounts all out Of the blue but to look for it Commonly is not as non-realist no No, okay Jason there 8005 in Dallas Taylor Kuzella had just mentioned him an Alpharetta Georgia which is really interesting place

2:16:37 Sir Jim Azuckel in Los Angeles, California. 80-05 David Clevenger in Sterling Virginia we had a birthday coming up somebody does 80-05 Craig Mazzella in Easton Connecticut 80-05 Rick Labanca I thought it was LaBlanca no its Labanca Rick you know Hope Rhode Island Sir Keith Edwards and Gilbert Arizona 80-05 Mark Alcocer, I believe. I think you're right in Houston Texas Todd did you read Todd's note? No, why don't you read it he said Todd Elgin Katie Texas according to James Pennebaker's linguistic inquiry and word count but i guess he's been running your newsletters through the penne baker linguistic inquiry and word count generator online oh yeah would you like your report card yeah when I hear what

2:17:35 I should be doing this myself. You should, you should and you will after you hear the John's last 10 newsletters exhibit analytic and formal thinking here is your score Analytic 82 very good, very good high score for analytic. Very good clout isn't I guess that's you know who you represent yourself? You know very very good very very good Emotional tone 86 John 86 we have cloud 76 emotional tone 86 analytic 82 authenticity Oh 20 got a 20 on authenticity No idea why that is you gotta work on that man

2:18:18 It doesn't make any sense to me. I know! I think i know what it is... It's disturbing, that's what it is Well, I don't think that's necessarily true. That's not saying that Pennebaker is the end all and be all? I think I know the reason why Okay Why we've come in low at that number and it's something I really can't shake. You are a marketing genius, that's why This guy, Zachary Gilbrecht in Cordova Tennessee. 80-05 Matthew Mullen in Brick New Jersey. Sir Dingaling in Sutterland Illinois. 80-05 dropping down to 75 bucks from Frank Pugh in Tallahassee Florida

2:19:12 And it says, thanks guys. Christopher Baylor in Pleasant Prairie Wisconsin 6789 one of my favorites Sir inside jobs there in Seattle Washington 6666 Benjamin Dykes and Fayetteville Arkansas where you just were This is dude named Ben from Fayette-nom And he's a real ben 6174 is known as Caprecor's constant blue dot fire hydrant Caprecars Constant, huh? Benjamin Dykes and oh that's the Benjamin sorry Craig Dash now in Ascot Vale Victoria Australia 60 even Nicholas blacks root blacks blacks red in Portland Oregon 65678 another good one vision 95678 in Mamora Ontario Canada Scott straight and Deerfield Beach Florida

2:20:06 Michael Kernelstein in Chicago, 5657. James Clancy 5555 in Pineville, Louisiana... You've truly changed the way I see the world as reported by the mainstream media. Figured it was time to repay value for value. Thank you! Good work. High Mountain Products in Helsinki Finland. We should visit them. Get us some reindeer. Some reindeer jerky. Sean Zinsmeister in San Francisco, I'm waving hey! Tyler Sink in Benton Illinois by the way Sean was 55 50 uh Tyler Sink is 55 oh he's 54 32 sorry Sir Christopher Barron of Brown County and De Pere Wisconsin 5432 also

2:21:01 That must be a call back to something. John Cruz in Evergreen, Colorado $53.35 Don Poplow in Brampton Ontario Canada $52 Jeffrey Anderson $50 and 31 cents from Stewart Florida bill Bill, 5031 in Ada Oklahoma. Paul Ranum in Cottonwood Heights Utah 5005 and the following people are $50 donors I want to thank each and every one of them starting with Simon Callahan in Southwold Suffolk UK Michael Thompson in Churchill Alabama Ryan Martinez in Highlands Ranch Colorado Steph Baker in Hems Kirk

2:21:49 Netherlands. Heemskerck. Heemskerck. Steph Bucker. Yes, Steph Bucker. Heemskerk. Yeah, Steph Bucker in Heemskerck. Brandon Gruber in Vista, California. Pierre Trudel in Ottawa, Ontario. Matthew Januszewski in Chicago. Adam Beck in Lost Wages Nevada and finally last but not least our buddy Sir Brett Farrell in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma I want to thank all these folks for helping us out and bringing our show numbers back up yes and responding even though apparently I'm not authentic or

2:22:28 No, you're 20-20. I'm insincere. Yeah score...I think a 20 score on authentic is insincere yeah no it's not this is not the opposite of authentic What is it? What does it mean? Fake, fake. If you look down on the all the way at the bottom in Amstelzine Netherlands somebody sent us two cents. Oh shit that's a Dutch for ya. It's a dutch. Amstelfain. Who was that Sergio Samson just my 2 cents keep up the good work and when I'm solvent I'll donate properly You doing that little game? I'll tell you the problem with the two cents is fine. It costs us three cents doesn't it no, it costed the 2 cents and they get negates out. It's zero minimum zero things in nickel. Um, does it really show up? You mentioned San Francisco and you kind of did your little gay lisp. I didn't, I was a mistake. I apologize. I heard it. That reminded me. I got an email from Obama bought the professor's wife

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San Francisco "Obama-Bot" Dinner, Liberal Culture

A host shares an email from a friend in San Francisco who describes the city as being so full of "crazy liberals" that they feel like right-wingers by comparison. The hosts discuss an upcoming dinner with this "Obama-bot" group in May.

san francisco· palo alto· stanford· liberals· obama-bots

2:23:29 Who moved to San Francisco. Dave Lisp? That's what it reminds me of, well yes because they're in San Francisco now and he's a brain professor at Stanford I thought they lived in Palo Alto No! He works in Palo Alto They live in San Francisco He commutes to Palo Alto every day She makes him do that Oh that's right she is the one who wanted him to live in San Francisco Yes...yes It's so expensive Although let's just say Palo Alto is just as expensive But you don't have to drive that horrible rut. He takes the train, he takes the train. You don't have to take that horrible train every day. So Russ and I are heading into Austin in May would love to see you and catch up if you can swing it!

2:24:10 And so she's inviting the artist and her husband, Tina and I. So we're going to have a big full-on Obama bot dinner. Are there going to be any newbies at this event? Or is it just going to be the six of you? I don't know but what may bring this up is she says in her email how are you doing? We're doing well out here in San Francisco but man! This place is full of crazy liberals. We feel like right wingers by comparison. They are all... they're Obama bots Well, that's interesting. So this might throw a wrench into the conversation? It may screw things up! It might... I don't know. I'm a little worried. Huh. Well it's not until May so we'll wait until we hit May

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News Headline Gimmicks, "Compelling International" Brackets

The hosts deconstruct a new trend in television news where anchors use generic, bracketed phrases like "alarming health headline" or "compelling international headline." They argue these are teleprompter placeholders that have become part of the actual broadcast script to grab viewer attention.

abc news· cnn· teleprompter· news headlines· marketing

2:24:56 And we want to thank everybody who supported the program today on our value for value model and of course everyone who came in under $50 often for reasons of anonymity but people are also on these monthly plans. Those are great when you can get one of those in addition to a regular donation, thank you very much and remember that we do have a show coming up Thursday. David Clevenger turned 65 yesterday. We say happy birthday, Mark Klein says happy birthday to his beautiful wife Carrie she'll be celebrating tomorrow on the 7th and Brandon Gruber says happy birthday to is smoking hot wife Nadia Gruber and we say the same send pictures for Rumba Your Friends here at The Best Podcast in The Universe

2:25:48 And we have one title change which we mentioned earlier. That is Sir Chad Biederman becomes the Baron of Guam, and I'm very happy to have him taking over that protectorate as per the No Agenda Peerage map... ...which you can find at itm.im slash peerage...peerage... The ummm....I was tickled by the reports from uhhhh..the mainstream media who...the...you'll hear too CNN but BBC really took the cake And all of a sudden, for some reason the military industrial complex needed to ratchet up some rhetoric about North Korea and say that Kim Jong-un had said he has nuclear arms at the ready. Nuclear arms are ready I tell you! So i have two reports. The CNN report which is short just alarming global health line here

2:26:47 And then we had the BBC who do the headline but then go into deconstruct it, which I just thought was an odd interesting and somewhat funny thing they did. First CNN. Right now we want to turn to some compelling international headlines. Dude this is another one of those insert John, you've just got to write it down hold on! So we already have alarming health headline...and now we have compelling what'd she say? Compelling International or something like that played again. Yeah, it's interesting this is a new thing they're doing right now we want to turn to some compelling international headlines. A compelling international? They're just not even making the headlines up anymore! Now let's stop here for a second I'm on to something because i think you're definitely onto something and something i've also noticed is that not everyone but i'd say four out of five the ABC news

2:27:37 Network news that shows up four out of five During the week starts with we have breaking news tonight, right? That's gotten. That's getting old now Yeah, they have breaking news. We have breaking news. They keep saying it and I think we should start paying attention to this because this is obviously some gimmick that these guys have been using to get your attention, I guess. Does this get your attention when she says that? You just imagine the teleprompter rolling by and there's a little sentence in brackets and it says alarming health headline! Ward says compelling international headline! And they're just not even making up the headlines anymore

2:28:20 They're just putting that in there. So what could we expect as well? Frightening... Yeah, frightening for sure. For sure! Frightening terrorism headline It has to end with headline you see Alright, we'll... Let's just do a couple. Frightening terror headline. Terrorist headline. Maybe frightening terror attack headline. We should have something with the... I got one! Disturbing medical headline. Yes! Yes! Maybe we could bring... I think disturbing medical headline would get my attention. Moving medical headline that could be like assisted suicide

2:29:00 I like to put some alliteration in there, it's even better if you can do that. Yeah the ABC will be doing that they're the most artistic of the three networks. Monstrously manufactured headline! Alright here we go let's go back Bull crap headline Right now we want to turn to some compelling international headlines That's right threatening rhetoric coming from North Korea threatening rhetoric. any time. The news agency also confirming the test fire of a new multiple launch rocket system. The Pentagon says it's aware of these reports and is closely monitoring the situation with its regional allies. Now here's what was great during this CNN version of this, fearful headline ahead

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North Korea Nuclear Rhetoric, BBC "Blood-Curdling" Report

The BBC and CNN report on Kim Jong-un ordering North Korea's nuclear forces to be on "constant standby." The hosts critique the BBC's Steve Evans for calling the rhetoric "blood-curdling" while simultaneously admitting that North Korea likely lacks the capability to carry out such threats.

north korea· kim jong-un· bbc· nuclear weapons· military industrial complex

2:29:58 They had photos, video. Actually no still photos of Kim Jong-un with a couple of other dudes and fruit salad looking up like they're looking at the launch. They're looking up in the sky Oh and he's pointing to the sky there goes my nuke so BBC Of course they had to do that. Hey Betsy Do we have anything from Getty Images that we can use showing him looking up? No? What about Corbis, do those guys have an image we can use?" What did they want for it. Nah it's too high. It is exactly what it is. Exactly. Now BBC... They did the headline but then they went in to go and actually tell you what could be out so you're now assuming of course which would make an ass out of you and me that Kim Jong-un said I had my nuclear arms at their ready finger on the button almost almost a finger on

2:30:54 But that's not exactly what he said and the BBC does the headline and then backtracks the whole thing. Very odd. The United States has urged North Korea to refrain from provocative actions that aggravate tensions, That is a direct quote from a Pentagon spokesperson made after the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un told his military leaders to be ready to fire nuclear weapons at a moment's notice So he said, be ready. He told his lieutenants to be ready at a moment's notice to fire nuclear weapons! That's your headline. Be ready to fire nuclear weapons in a moment's notice. BBC Steve Evans gave us his assessment of the situation from the South Korean capital. Boots on the ground here we go. He was watching the launch of missiles and according to the state controlled media there... Controlled? Unlike the BBC which is not all controlled media

2:31:41 And according to the state-controlled media there, he said the nuclear force of North Korea should be bolstered both in quantity and quality. It should be on constant standby and it should be ready to attack preemptively." That's a little different than I've got my finger on the button! This is total bullcrap, their headlines. This outrageous bull crap! So it's pretty blood-curdling stuff? It's pretty blood curdling stuff John! Pretty blood curdling headlines That's not blood curdling He said yeah we have to have a bolster gotta beef it up that's exactly what every Republican...that's what everyone says We got to beef up our military get everything ready you know make sure we're good to go That's not like I'm ready to fire the

2:32:31 at a moment's notice. Quantity and quality, it should be on constant standby. Yeah engines warmed up of course! Should be ready to attack preemptively so it's pretty blood-curdling stuff. Pretty blood curdling stuff I'm so blood curdled right now. Talking about blood curdling you have our scream? Oh yes that's blood curdling. I need to put the scream in hot rotation I can access it faster. Okay, let's roll him back and let's get him to some pretty blood-curdling stuff here we go. Controlled media there he said the nuclear force of North Korea should be bolstered both in quantity and quality it should be on constant standby and it should be ready to attack preemptively so it's pretty blood curdling stuff

2:33:25 This is going to Montreux. And it's very similar to a situation back in 2013 when North Korea also did a nuclear test at that time Kim Jong-un told foreigners that they had to leave Pyongyang for example and Seoul here actually because war was so imminent It's a cranking up of the rhetoric which happens quite frequently Oh having said all that And he throws in, having said all of that with my blood curdling stre... so frightening. When the leader of a power which does have the ability to detonate nuclear devices makes this kind of threat you have

2:34:07 take it seriously. It doesn't mean he's going to carry it out and outside experts actually doubt that he could carry it out. Wait a minute! There is no doubt at all that he is moving down the path... He's walking back the whole report I know, this nutty! He spends a minute on the report and then another minute walking it back Being able to carry it out probably some years away No they can't even do it now So what happened to the blood curdling stuff. with the US military forces from both sides on maneuvers in this country. North Korea says that's clearly a preparation for invasion, the rhetoric will get hotter and the tension will get higher it doesn't mean war is imminent but it does mean the tension is high. Okay thank you! What a non-report I know

2:35:15 Because it's a non-event and the only thing that we need to question is why? Was it because of the Republican debate, they wanted to use that as an extra like a little gotcha and try and mix it up with North Korea. And why else does that get inserted? I wonder how many times this North Korean stuff shows up... I just think it's still, you know... But we know from Uncle Don. Uncle Don was very clear he said that's military industrial complex. You got to ratchet it up. Yeah they're trying to sell more crap to South Korea. To South Korea! Exactly. Bastards. There is no excuse not to buy more stuff. And never get fired for buying from the US government It's almost as though we are the ones behind the North Korean nuke program because its a money maker for us We make all of this money who benefits from this but us? In a certain way

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European Migrant Crisis, Donald Tusk Diplomacy

European Council President Donald Tusk visits Turkey and the Balkans to seek a consensus on managing the migrant crisis. The hosts discuss the "warehouse of souls" in Greece, where thousands of refugees are stranded due to border closures in Macedonia and Austria.

donald tusk· european union· turkey· greece· syria

2:36:00 We are behind the program. It's non-existent! The guy just said, well I can't really fire it maybe in a couple of years he can fire something not right now we are the North Korean nuclear program and they're just making it up but you know so the BBC had to do the headline but then had to walk her back is disgusting Right? We need to talk a little bit about uh... The migrant crisis I almost have a clip blitz kind of thing We can do a clip. I'm just going to do three clips and then we'll let you jump in here, okay? How is it how is it going with the migrants in Europe when this first started? I think I was one of the few people who was on it consistently and said this is a humanitarian disaster of epic proportion. Well, I wasn't disagreeing with you You know you were not but no one... It was not big in the news And still not big in the news well

2:36:52 I don't know about that. It's getting bigger to me it has but I have the lightest clip if you want to play at first Okay, I have the tusk who's trying to set up a you know some sort of this is the guy who said do not come To Europe Yeah, well here's what he says now. President of the European Council Donald Tusk says he sees the first signs of Europe reaching consensus on how to manage the migration crisis He has been visiting Turkey in his diplomatic drive to get that country to help stem the flow of immigrants Now after meeting Turkey's President Erdogan, Tusk said that common ground is emerging for the first time. Now Tusk has been on a tour of Turkey and the Balkans nations that lie on the route most refugees take from Greece to Northern Europe There is to be a crucial EU summit on migration next Monday Yeah okay Well this does not show the picture

2:37:51 of what is happening, primarily Greece which has the borders with other countries to flow into more Schengen area. It's blocked, blocked, blocked. And I have to say this...I have to give the credit to some of the reporters and boots on the ground that do this. I give them credit because they're sick but they got footage to sell but they have these pictures, these pathetic actually very attractive kids little kids beautiful kid you know that look like there just a look like they'd be fine anywhere they'd be adoptable

2:38:27 And they just look so sad. These little kids are just, oh... It's a heartbreaker! I mean this is exploitation! It is befuddling that with all this beautiful material these child migrants offer up and I've seen this when I went to Iraq it was the same thing that all people really that I saw but the children specifically in the right light if you get that desert sun they look so pretty so beautiful and that they still can't get anything moving in Europe when these pictures are everywhere. It's just not working." Greece has been urged to declare a state of emergency on its border with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, where some 12 thousand migrants and refugees are stuck with authorities only allowing a handful through the governor of Greece's central Macedonian region wants action

2:39:24 The former Yugoslav Republic needs to open immediately the borders and the European Union needs to implement severe actions against the countries that are closing borders today. Traveling with his daughters, it's been a long and dangerous road to the border for Tahir from war-torn Syria one of some 35 thousand migrants and refugees currently stranded in Greece we managed to cross over with great difficulty and harsh conditions. We were mugged and robbed on the road, lost everything even our passports are gone." Border restrictions in several countries have led to the backlog. So this is Europe he says? Very good! Had I known I wouldn't have moved an inch. Asked if he's thinking of returning to Syria, Tahir says no, I'm thinking of committing suicide

2:40:17 Nice you and Turkey seek a consensus that an emergency summit on Monday on how to stem the influx of migrants Greece looks set to remain Europe's waiting room for months to come Yes, the warehouse of souls as we know this is a screw job again. The Greeks are getting You some there? Oh yeah? Oh yeah, but wait it's going to spread can I can I mention ask something here Yeah, does your clip yeah Have you seen these migrant things? Yes. You've seen them just like as far as the eye can see, tons of these guys go through. Tons of em'. Tons! Like ants. Actually pretty much like ants it's just this huge pile How do you get mugged and have your passport stolen amongst this crowd Yeah well by your own crowd there is a whole bunch of people in there that are no good There is no gooders in their for sure

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Greek Migrant Camp Conditions, Cholera and Hygiene

Conditions at the Idomeni camp on the Greek-Macedonian border are described as squalid, with 13,000 people living in muddy fields. The hosts express concern over "poop diseases" and respiratory illnesses as heavy rains flood the temporary shelters.

greece· macedonia· hygiene· cholera· medicine sans frontieres

2:41:15 Or maybe just highwaymen. That's what I was thinking, they make it sound like highwayman Greek Highwayman. Well you can imagine when you have a whole warehouse of souls and they're all sitting around in the same spot this is your number one question Yeah, where do they crap? And what does that mean for hygiene and overall health. Again we go to the videotape in Greece An estimated 13 thousand migrants are camped in these muddy fields in Greece waiting to cross the Macedonian border The migrants are hoping to reach wealthier countries in Central and Northern Europe but Macedonia is only allowing a small trickle-in Aid workers say just 187 people entered on Friday

2:41:58 One man from the battle-ravaged city of Homs says he's been here waiting for two weeks. We're suffering, all suffering like you know We run away from the world. It doesn't want to let us pass, I don't know what's the situation? We need solution." The squalid conditions are beginning to take a toll on the migrants. Many especially children are falling ill according to Cecile van Kuntenenburg with Medicine Sans Frontieres. When it is raining and they do not have shelter it will be cold they will catch a cold catch respiratory diseases. The problems began when Austria imposed border restrictions, setting off a domino effect throughout the so-called Balkan Corridor

2:42:38 Until those restrictions are eased, the migrants may find these camps very difficult to escape. And now we have disease which you can just wait for the poop diseases to show up? Or yeah let the UN come in and set off cholera. But wait John! We're not done with these poor souls yet no no no what can we make even worse they're stuck there...they got diseased...wait wait Adding to the misery of thousands of migrants blocked at the Greek Macedonian border. Heavy rain has flooded parts of the major town, where up to 12 000 people have sought refuge. Children and the elderly are among those living in cold and difficult conditions. Those affected by the flooding have tried to salvage what they can from their few possessions. You can swim and sleep!

2:43:33 He says you can't swim and sleep. What's wrong with you? But we do that all the time, man. Come on, come on get with the program only a handful of migrants are being let through the border every day causing along agonizing wait for those seeking asylum. The images here are coming to symbolize the migrant crisis in Europe and the failure to find adequate solutions. And the solution that is coming I guess they have the meeting on Monday Is not good. This is going straight back to a coalition of the willing Merkel now talking about Giving Turkey three billion dollars a year to yeah, this is an extortion racket It's a total extortion racket and she's fighting back. Well Merkel is under pressure No question in the three German states that are holding regional elections on March 13th

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Angela Merkel Political Pressure, Alternative for Germany

German Chancellor Angela Merkel faces significant political pressure from the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party ahead of regional elections. The hosts discuss the internal rift within Merkel's CDU party regarding border controls and the proposed "air bridge" to Holland.

angela merkel· afd· germany· elections· immigration policy

2:44:21 her party is bleeding support to the AFD, the Alternative for Germany Party. This is a party that was set up in 2013 really as an anti-euro bailout party but it's since morphed into an anti immigration party and its now profiting from widespread popular concerns in Germany about how the country is going to manage the massive influx of migrants. Yeah, these are clearly Nazis and Hitlerjugend who are doing this over a million migrants poured into Germany last year A lot of people worried about how the country's going to cope with that Merkel herself wants to

2:45:01 pursue a Europe-wide plan, working together with Turkey to try to fix this problem. However she's facing a lot of resistance even within her own party to take national measures some people actually want Germany to close its borders as some other European countries have done that resistance is coming from within her own party the leaders of the CDU in two of those three states that are voting on March 13th Issued a joint statement in which they said that no one else without grounds for asylum should be allowed in to Germany So I don't know if you've noticed on the videos of the migrants The despair is now unreadable, you know people just weeping openly Kids just weeping uncontrollably. It's heartbreaking it really is and and I know people care but

2:46:00 The European Union is not giving a very good impression of caring. Except for the Dutch who have now said, oh we'll build an air bridge! The Dutch are insane! They're going to build an air bridge to airlift the migrants into Holland. Yeah yeah this is gonna work this is going over very well with the population they're very very happy about this idea But you know, so it is unavoidable. It may be even this week that something someone's going to flip out there's gonna be an eruption of some sort and it's gonna be ugly. It's gonna be ugly these people are...you know? This is too long!

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RT Coverage of Pork Bans, Muslim Accommodation in Germany

RT reports on German lawmakers pushing to keep pork on school menus as some outlets switch to halal dishes to accommodate refugees. Other reports mention a school in Bavaria banning short skirts and a town canceling fireworks to avoid startling migrants from war zones.

rt· germany· pork· halal· bavaria

2:46:41 This is taking too long. People have no idea, you can't push people... We're complaining about waterboarding here in America during our elections this is nothing compared to waterboard I bet these people would say water board me please just not this little perspective needed Well of course the propaganda mill is cranking up all kinds of different stories, and RT is of course goading everything. So there's these reports which just annoy everybody including this... I got two clips here. Okay, I think it started with this one, RTPork. Okie dokie!

2:47:31 If there is one defining element of Germany's food culture, it is the pork sausage. And you cannot visit the country without sampling a good old-fashioned wurst of sorts However in times of refugee influx from Muslim countries many food outlets in Germany have been dropping traditional pork meals to make room for halal dishes That has gotten a group of regional lawmakers from Angela Merkel's party really worried In fact so much that they're pushing for a law to ensure pork remains firmly on the menu. Oh man, this is insane! It's insane yeah and then if you want to just put a throw a little more gasoline on the fire let's play this clip This is the of course again RRT just shiding everybody they love this stuff

2:48:19 This is the bowing to Muslim needs. The Russians have dealt with this problem for decades, they know what this is, they know this... They understand the cultural issue. Germany has been making a number of changes of late to accommodate migrants from Muslim countries A school in Bavaria banned girls from wearing short skirts because a refugee center is located nearby Did I wake up in a whole different universe? I gotta play hear that again. That was just crazy nutty man, how does that even work? Geez here we go

2:48:55 Germany has been making a number of changes of late to accommodate migrants from Muslim... Accommodate. A school in Bavaria... Accommodate, accommodate! ...banned girls from wearing short skirts because a refugee center is located nearby Another German town cancelled a New Year's fireworks display so that those fleeing war zones would not be scared by loud bangs and elsewhere the church where Muslim migrants were being housed removed crosses and other religious symbols make them feel more comfortable That's RT. Yeah, of course. Oh man! RT giving them the needle. Wow big time just like stick it in there. RT I want to just step aside from the normal stuff here and do a little of our Currie DeVore consulting. Okay let me put my pen down. RT makes a huge blunder

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ADA Section 508 Violations, News Infographic Blunders

The hosts criticize *PBS NewsHour* and *RT* for using text-heavy on-screen graphics without voiceovers. They argue this is a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (Section 508) because it excludes low-vision viewers and radio listeners from receiving the information.

pbs newshour· rt· ada· section 508· accessibility

2:49:46 And I've started to notice is the PBS NewsHour starting to do this now, by the way. Not as bad as RT but they're starting to do it and let me give you an example because they have one little clip of the...and you're going to ask me afterwards. This is an example of The Blunder and this, by the way, is taking place on PBS NewsHour. This is the clip that is RT's serious problem with presentation Okay, now Germany is not the only European country debating the future of pork What is going on? I was wondering when you're gonna stop. What is going on all listen this is what this is they say that they're flashing printed like

2:50:45 in Hungary, blah-blah-blah. And one after another they get all this information that they're throwing up on the screen and like not infographics but just statements it's like watching one of those stupid you know presentations where YouTube has all these words just to read. Pre packaged thing It's a bunch no it's not even that it's a bunch of stuff to read it's like this and then this and then this The PBS News Hour is starting to do this in between segments so put up some QT word cloud. Yeah, yeah this is no good! No there's no way for what does it take to do a read? Have somebody do a voiceover and read what they're saying because PBS NewsHour for example is played on the radio I think we need to call a section 508 on these people

2:51:35 What's this? Hello. Oh, hello for the Americans with Disability Act! You need to read what is on the screen otherwise if we can't see it then you're being singling us out in the low and I have low vision excellent point and this is this is news now sue them John we can sue them class action lawsuit Well, they should do something because it is annoying. And we'll put it right in the lawsuit! It's annoying! Why are you suing? It's annoying and we can't read it. Actually PBS News Hour should be called up because they play their show on the radio, on regular PBS.

2:52:22 It's our NPR they played on the MPR and so if so every time one of these little graphics things show up with a little comment 2011 and five people fell off a cliff, then it'll be up there They never say never voice over it. So you wouldn't get that information If you're listening to adjust audio yeah, so it needs to stop it needs to stop needs to stop I'm telling you we have a case We have a case that is the case your right more they do this And I haven't I have low vision I have vision issues And I need to hear things because I'm sitting across the room, and so I can't really see. So I am always listening to the news hour because that's where I get all my worldly information from. It is where I often can find a compelling international headline

2:53:06 RT is the worst at this. And even when they do, they bring some... They mix it up a little bit but generally speaking when they bring some guy from Turkey let's say and they ask him a question- MSNBC is doing this too John. They're doing this to bumpers with cute little cutesy things Yeah It has to stop because unless you do voiceover it has to stop Yes I think your right Section 508 violation of American Disabilities Act we have a case! It was called Judge Judy I Just have two little things just to play us out like like it's not even a clip blitz really just some something fun well

2:53:44 Well, I have a couple of. Just to lift our spirits? I'll do one you do one and we'll go back and forth here we go! One way to de-stigmatize menstrual periods may be give women a week off every month at least that's what one British company hopes to achieve Bristol based Coexist has largely female staff and the companies directors say it is unfair for women to have work while in pain Director Bex Baxter told the Bristol Post everyone at Coexist respects the company and gives more than 100% to their work So I don't think we will have an issue with people deceiving us. This is an uncommon business practice throughout the world, in the US most companies don't even offer paid maternity leave. However several Asian countries like Japan and Taiwan offer working women the ability to take a few paid days to week off every month during their menstrual cycle. Some activists have said allowing women to take off for their period pain doesn't improve gender equality for female workers that coexist they aren't required to take time off it's just an option."

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Menstrual Leave Policy, Coexist Company in Bristol

A British company called Coexist introduces a "period policy" allowing female staff to take time off during their menstrual cycles. The hosts discuss similar laws in Japan and Taiwan while debating the impact of such policies on gender equality in the workplace.

bristol· coexist· menstrual leave· japan· labor laws

2:53:06 RT is the worst at this. And even when they do, they bring some... They mix it up a little bit but generally speaking when they bring some guy from Turkey let's say and they ask him a question- MSNBC is doing this too John. They're doing this to bumpers with cute little cutesy things Yeah It has to stop because unless you do voiceover it has to stop Yes I think your right Section 508 violation of American Disabilities Act we have a case! It was called Judge Judy I Just have two little things just to play us out like like it's not even a clip blitz really just some something fun well

2:53:44 Well, I have a couple of. Just to lift our spirits? I'll do one you do one and we'll go back and forth here we go! One way to de-stigmatize menstrual periods may be give women a week off every month at least that's what one British company hopes to achieve Bristol based Coexist has largely female staff and the companies directors say it is unfair for women to have work while in pain Director Bex Baxter told the Bristol Post everyone at Coexist respects the company and gives more than 100% to their work So I don't think we will have an issue with people deceiving us. This is an uncommon business practice throughout the world, in the US most companies don't even offer paid maternity leave. However several Asian countries like Japan and Taiwan offer working women the ability to take a few paid days to week off every month during their menstrual cycle. Some activists have said allowing women to take off for their period pain doesn't improve gender equality for female workers that coexist they aren't required to take time off it's just an option."

2:54:39 First of all, I wonder if that's true in Japan. That's a borderline clip of the day. Oh, he chose for the second borderliner! So yeah... so I agree. I think that you know You don't have to work if you're in pain Yeah, but I think this should be a law that women should have a week off once one week a month But they should also go to their own special hotel Doesn't that sound fair? You need to round out the idea. You're right. You own special hotel and you can check in, it's free health care with other women with the same ailment. In fact Planned Parenthood should be providing this service. It has to be miked up. Look, if you get free time in the Planned Parenthood week off facility and we do...you will be miked

2:55:37 Okay, I've got here's my and you know be with just to be completely misogynistic We could probably sync up all the women in the world to their kind of like the same timeline And that would just be a thing and in the future children wait. What do what? Do you mean? I mean don't all don't all women go away for the last week of the month yes Yeah It's always been that way Tommy It's always been that way, Tommy. Get used to it... Well if you're gonna go in that route I gotta... What is the other way we can go with this thing? Which is okay let's play- You do the Tommy thing! That's creepier when you do it. What?! WHAT?! You mean be- could be Tommy!? I'm supposed to be Tommy?? No, you'd be Uncle John. Hey kids. Yeah, it's the way its always been. Alright fine. That's not good. You did the creepy one a minute ago! While your on topic lets play this This is Dad number 4 Who needs him

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Fatherhood Rankings, "Mono-Nuptial" Marriage Trend

A study from the University of Savannah claims children rank fathers fourth in importance behind mothers, friends, and the internet. The hosts also discuss a growing trend in England of "mono-nuptials," where women hold wedding ceremonies to marry themselves.

fatherhood· university of savannah· marriage· mono-nuptials· england

2:56:30 Quality time with children is key, says Victoria Cabrera. A study by the University of Savannah showed a two-parent household doesn't necessarily assure greater results in development. The children we interviewed in our studies said that they count on their mother, friends and the internet. In that order more so than their fathers. Having fathers be in that fourth spot is a call on dads to be more involved in the education and formation of their children." The traditional family structure is changing and while mothers are choosing to raise their children out of wedlock studies showed the most important question is whether or not

2:57:11 they can dedicate the time necessary for the development of their child. Michelle Bigot, CCTV Bogota." Wow! Yeah... This falls right in with the article which I tweeted and if anyone wants to add to real Dvorak about the big trend going on in England and parts of United States where women are getting married to no one. Wait a minute! How does that work? You go, you get the wedding dress and bring all your buddies or friends and then you get married to NO ONE It's a wedding with one person so it's a one-person wedding And its a trend No... Yes Mono nuptials

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Outro, "Noodles" Restaurant Union Rant, Sign-off

The show concludes with a listener-submitted "Noodles" restaurant rant about workers taking control of their workplace. The hosts sign off from Austin and Silicon Valley, followed by a final discussion about Argentinian ants and "siege mode" behavior.

noodles restaurant· unions· labor· ant hills· austin

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3:01:50 Adios, mofos. The only anti-dark Asian moments where there's an ant that you do not torch, and that's as an ant that is carrying one of the dead ants back. Oh no! You have to be... That's the guy you want to leg up? Of course! Yeah, that's the guy! The guy! The guy! He lives on the side of a hill Do you think that hill was just one big ant hill? No it said mostly bedrocks Bedrocks? Bedrocks? Yes, yes, on the side of a hill. He says that's a big giant rock

3:02:36 But there's enough soil, these ants don't need a lot. There is enough soil, that's called siege mode. What other modes do your ants have? Well they have snake attack, that's called siege mode. What other modes do your ants have? They have trips for people who are special and let's go start to deal with these Argentinian Ants And this trip does indeed work So one of the things that the ants will in the kitchen is that they'll send a scout 1, 2 or 3 or 4 scouts out. Every single time every single time. For people who are special and the West Coast has to do research into the ants and endistrictos districto district. For people who are special and the West Coast has to do research into the ants and endistricto district. If they find something then go back and report back and report back next thing you know it's a minor because it's just a long extension so yeah it's only like with uh as a

3:03:19 Well, like I described earlier there are two fundamental classes that are just a plain fact in society. You either work for someone else or you work for yourself and most people work for someone else in the way that they aren't free You don't really get to decide your work. For example, I work at Noodles a restaurant and basically it's a dictatorship there We're told exactly what we're going to cook How are you gonna cook it? What time are we gonna get there and basically if they don't like what they doing they try

3:04:06 try to tell us what to do if we don't listen, they get rid of us. And so... We're not able to actually cooperate in a way that we make decisions together I try to convince my fellow employees that you should have a union at Newville So it's a source of power just to start with and then i think in terms of the bigger picture when you look at revolutions The way that you actually get rid of any sort of dictatorship is by having workers take control of the place where they work. Would your plan, your vision for Noodles? Sure. Would it include the owner? What capacity would he be granted? If the owner wanted to cooperate with us as an equal

3:04:47 and provide his skills that he had, we would definitely cooperate with him. We'd have to abdicate his position as being an owner and controller of us And he would have to recognize that...we run this together and basically if he doesn't want to cooperate with us He's against us I do not take dick pics I do not take dick pics I do not take dick pics

3:06:06 Hey! No no no no no. I've told you that, You're in my house... If your eating the hors d'oeuvres and drinking the booze We'll have to take ya out. To the Batmobile Let's go! Let's go! Let's go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go Come on. Come on! Come up in the house. Hey, no no no... Okay come on. Come on guys Where was I?

3:07:53 Hey man, fist bump. Adios mofo.