COWARDICE! Martina McBride is a Partisan, Not a Patriot

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This is the Todd Stearns Radio Show. What an honor to have you with us today, and we have got a really jam-packed show. President Trump, by the way, in the situation room at the White House, and we're going to keep you updated on all of that. And whether or not we're going to be blowing something up or invading a country. You know, it's interesting, yesterday, yesterday, the president announced, or it came out late last night, they're looking at perhaps another 60-day ceasefire.

Well, in the Iranian war, which again, ladies and gentlemen, as I've been warning you, and I know a lot of you folk have been telling me that I'm just a A negative Nancy. I'm a worry warrant. And that the president has all of this under control, and it was only going to be a five-week war.

Well, here we are about to enter June. If, in fact, there is going to be a 60-day moratorium, that'll put us into August. And guess what happens, folks? Guess what happens in November? We have a big election.

So. We'll see how all this plays out. Iran is they've been shooting missiles at us. They've been trying to inflict damage and harm on our troops. And again, the President has information and has access to information that all the rest of us just simply don't have.

So we'll see how all of this plays out. But I will just say this: regardless of whether the president, and again, some of you say the president doesn't know what he's doing, others say he does know what he's doing. I'm in that camp. But regardless of what camp you are in, If this war is still raging by November, you just got to, we're going to have some challenges. That's all I'm saying.

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So, look, there's been a bit of controversy. Involving the Great American State Fair. That is one of the big America 250 celebrations, and the plan was to. Turn the mall in Washington into a giant state fair. You know, we have those a lot of, you know, I think in the Midwest, those are like high-falutin things.

I mean, they have. What cows made out of butter, and people eat everything deep-fried from Oreos to spaghetti or whatever. And so it's like it's big doings. And so the idea was to replicate that in our nation's capital. And I when I first heard about the idea, I loved the idea.

I thought it was a terrific thing to do. Maybe have the rides. And the Ferris wheel and all of the all of the stuff that you would see at a traditional state fair. You know, Dylan, back in the day, we used to do a lot of that. We used to have a great state fair here in Memphis called the Mid-South, what is it, the Mid-South Fair?

And it was held at the fair grounds. Yeah. It's pretty fun. A lot of people came out. A lot of people came out, and then you would have like cows and livestock, and you know, people would rustle pigs.

Yeah. All sorts of fun stuff. Only the best stuff. Yeah. Only the only the finest.

So that's what they were trying to emulate. I don't know about the pig wrestling, but you know, still, there was going to be a lot of fun stuff down there. And so they had, they announced this week. What is it, a Wednesday? They announced the musical lineup of guests.

So they were going to, it's a 16-day patriotic bash on the National Mall. And it was basically supposed to be a nonpartisan celebration. We're celebrating America's birthday. And so now the argument is: well, was it really nonpartisan? Because President Trump was.

Was creating it.

Well, yeah, he's the president of the United States. We're not out, this is not some sort of a campaign rally. The president wanted to have a huge celebration. He wanted America to party. I don't understand what's wrong with that.

So anyway, they They invited all of these musical artists. And when I first saw the list, Dylan, I was a little. It was just like, really? This is as good as we could get? I mean, I mean, no offense to the artist.

I mean, you had people like Brett Michaels and Martina McBride. Milly vanilli, that's I'm like, really, guys? That's as good as I was just surprised by the lack of like. All-star talent. I'm going to go through the list.

Dylan, you're a musical expert, and you can tell me if you know of any of these people. Is at the C is at C and C Music Factory. Yeah. They they are known for their global hit, Gonna Make You Sweat. Can't say I heard it.

All right. Vanilla Ice. Yeah. Is she still alive? Wow.

Okay. Ice Ice Baby. He's pretty old, probably. Yeah. He's probably still doing that song.

That doesn't take a lot of singing. Millie Vanilli, which doesn't sing anyway. That does lip sing. Yeah. Young MC.

Do we know him? No. He was known for the iconic hit, Bust a Move. Oh. In the 19.

Oh, he's not young anymore. I think it's old MC.

Now, not young MC. Definitely not. He was from the 90s.

Okay, yeah, I know him. All right, the Commodores. Yes. Old, still. We're still, we're getting older, I think.

This is, I'm, I'm, like, so disappointed here. Morris Day and the Time. An iconic funk and RB group known for electrifying performances like Jungle Love and the Bird.

Okay. Oh here we go. Flow right up. Yeah. Yeah.

I mean, I've heard that these people. I I just feel like a retirement home would be more excited for this. Wow.

Then you've got Brett Michaels, of course, from Poison. Who is again, wow, still alive. All right. You just never know with the rock guys. You know, I mean, that's a hard life.

I mean, they party hard. They do. You got to do something to get out there. Also, the U. S.

Marine Corps drum and bugle corps.

So that's good. And so a lot of military performances. Honestly, I think they would have been better off just sticking to the military stuff. Yeah. But anyway, it's all part of the Great American State Fear.

So now all of these musical groups are backing out. And this is what bothers me. And we've got the story up at ToddSterns.com. I want you to go there and read. Read my story about this because I'm really.

a little perturbed. Specifically by Martina McBride, who I think, aside from Brett Michaels, may be the most, I guess, well-known of the artists. I'm just wondering here. First of all, there's a group, an organization that was putting all of this together.

So, this did not come from the White House. I would have had, I mean, and by the way, we can open this up. to our audience because clearly they're going to need some artists now because everybody's backing out. Who would you like to recommend as an artist for the America two fifty State Fair? Who would you like to see perform?

So I've got a story up at ToddSterns.com. And talking about Martina McBride and And what's really going on here?

So she put out a statement yesterday, and it caused a bit of a stir yesterday evening. And Martina McBride is saying, Well, I, you know, this is not what I thought it was going to be.

Well, what did you think it was going to be, ma'am? I mean, it was pretty clear. We want you to perform at a state fair representing all 50 states on the mall in Washington, D.C. What was not clear about that? And so she's going off and she's talking about how, well, you know, this is really a partisan event.

Where is the evidence of that? And again, if she wants to talk about it, and I know I sort of went viral, I think a lot of the left-wing magazines picked up on what I wrote yesterday on X. And my point was, and I still stand by this point. Is that, you know, if she's really all upset about being. Being connected to the Trump administration, if she's really all that concerned about being partisan.

My question is. And by the way, she wanted to clear the air about all of this.

So if she's clearing the air, how about explaining why you performed Martina McBride at the White House during the Obama regime? You were literally performing at a partisan event, ma'am. Or what about during Bill Clinton's Scandalous presidency. Ma'am, you were invited to perform at the White House. While Bill Clinton was president, Trump's not even inviting you to the White House, he's inviting you to perform at the state fair.

So it's it's really unfortunate. how this is all going down. Bought Here's what I think is really going on. First of all, I truly do believe that these artists are being bullied. They're being bullied by these woke leftists who are telling them: if you go and you perform for America's 250th birthday celebration, your career is over.

You are done. That's what I think is really going on. I think they're getting a lot of pressure, a lot of blowback from other artists. from their woke fans. And that's one of the reasons why.

Martina McBride and Brett Michaels and all the others are pulling out. That's what I think is ultimately going on, is they're cowards. And I just got to tell you folks, we don't We don't have time for cowardice anymore at America. You have to make a stand. You have to take a stand.

I am so sick and tired of people that are afraid of the mob. And I hear it all the time. You know, we run a, I'll give you a great example. In Memphis, Tennessee, we run this little group, a Facebook group that's connected to KWAM News Radio. I can't tell you how many people want to post anonymous comments.

On that page. And the reason why is because they're afraid that someone might be offended by their comments and someone might say something bad about them. We don't have time for that stuff anymore. We need men and women of courage. in America.

That's what we need. We don't need cowards. That's the problem with America. We've got too many cowards in the conservative movement. Those Democrats?

Those big fat bloated women with the purple hair That are wobbling around like weebles on the sidewalks holding up the no-kings. At least they've got courage. They're morons, but they've got courage. What about all those old people, the old wrinkly folks standing out there holding up the signs? They got courage.

But on the conservative side, oh, well, I'm just really afraid that someone might be offended by what I say. Yeah. You look at the look at the churches out there, look at the liberal churches. They're bold. They're, you know, on the left side of the table, they're courageous.

They don't care. They got those big old lesbian man preachers, and they're up there and they're talking about waving the rainbow flag in the pulpit. They've got courage. They got more courage than a lot of those so called evangelical churches out there. Preachers won't talk about the big issues of the day.

Well, we mu we might lose some of our donations and people might not visit our church coffee house any more or our cafe. We can't be talking about those controversial things. Want to know why the country's Going to hell in a handbasket, ladies and gentlemen, is because of cowardly conservatives. Getting off that soapbox. I wasn't planning on talking about that today.

But it bothers me. You know, you ought to see, Dylan, you can attest to this. This morning, with the hate mail and the hate messages and the death threats that I get every single day, Does that stop me from getting up here in front of this big, beautiful, huge microphone? And speaking to all of you and hanging out with all of you? No, of course not.

Dylan, we got some hate mail this morning. Four o'clock in the morning.

Some Yahoo out of Albuquerque, New Mexico sent us a message. Yeah, he was mad at that early in the morning. We can't talk. We can't even, we were going to play it, but there's just, it would be a 60-second bleep. Yeah.

It's a lovely message. It is a lovely message. Yeah. It varies some very colorful metaphors. Very colorful.

But all that to say. Mattina McBride is going to get out there.

Well, and she's going to tell you, oh, no, no, no, I'm really a conservative. No, you're not, ma'am. You're a coward. And I don't mean any disrespect to her at all. I don't mean any disrespect to anybody.

But I'm going to start calling out cowardice when I see it. Because that's the problem with the country right now. Conservatives, they're afraid. They're timid. Uh I just don't know if I can I don't know if I can put that that Trump bumper sticker on the back of my car.

I don't think I can do that.

Someone might buck me. They might bump me! I don't want to be bombed. Geez, hello people.

So anyway, back to this Martine and McBride thing. Here's what she said. Unfortunately, what was presented to us as a celebration of our country has evolved into something much more divisive than what I agree to be a part of. What exactly was that? What exactly was divisive?

Concerns have also been raised regarding the safety of my fans, band, crew, family, and myself.

So that's what it is: the threats. It's the threats. You know what? Donald J. Trump.

They've tried to kill that guy, what, four or five times now? Donald J. Trump took a bullet to the ear for this nation. You don't see him hiding out in the White House. Do you?

No, of course not. So now all of these bands are dropping out. And it's really unfortunate. We need more Toby Keiths in the entertainment industry. You know, Toby Keith, conservative guy, but you know what?

He performed for Obama. He performed for Trump. He put politics aside and honored the office of the presidency. By the way, that's what this is really all about. You're honoring the office.

Your president calls and asks you to do something, you do it. Kid Rock did the same thing, so did Charlie Daniels, so did the Beach Boys. But I got to tell you something here, folks. I wish I could tell you, I'm surprised by. Martina McBride's cowardice.

I'm not. When it comes to all of these modern-day entertainers, look, courage, it's hard to come by. But what I'm more upset about when it comes to Martina McBride is, I am troubled by her lack of patriotism. You see, she had a chance to be a part of What was, and the way it was put together, it was a diverse soundtrack of artists celebrating our nation's big birthday. But instead she chose to be a partisan rather than a patriot.

And that's what I've got a problem with.

So now we've got to come up with a list of new artists, and we're going to open up the phone lines. Who would you like to see performing on the Washington Mall? Our telephone number, 901-260-5926. That's 901-260-5926. This is the Todd Starn Show.

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Do you have a suggestion for an artist you'd like to see performing for the Great America 250 celebration? Let's go to Bill, High Point, North Carolina, listening to us on WSJS. Bill, what's your suggestion?

Well, Todd, what I suggest is we don't worry about any of these other artists. We get together and get the military bands. Each branch. And we have a battle of the bands. And they perform.

And at the same time, have big screens with the words on it. Let the people in attendance be part of it by singing. And you go through and let them just battle it out with music. And then at the end of the day, we call on Mr. Lee Greenwood and call it a day.

Woo! Proud to be an American, baby. I love this idea. You know, Bill, it's interesting. Back in the day, like for example, the very first Super Bowl, the halftime entertainment, there were marching bands.

I love a good band. Right.

Well, see, I have a nephew that he was in the military and he was with the band, and he, of course, traveled over the United States. And matter of fact, he played in a couple of super not Super Bowl, but NFL events with his group that flew in.

So I just thought that way. Nobody gets your feelings hurt. Bill, I love the idea, Bill.

Well done, sir. And we're going to put this down on the list. I know a lot of military bands are playing. You know, and we'll talk more about this right after this break here. But, you know, the military, they don't just have bands.

They have like bluegrass bands. They have rock bands, jazz bands. They've got a lot of great musical talent in the military. All right, ladies and gentlemen, who do you recommend? All these artists are dropping out of the big 250 celebration.

Who would you like to see perform?

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Let's go to Cleveland, Georgia. Great radio station up there, WRWH. Michael on the line. Michael, I understand you have a banned recommendation for us.

Well, I do, but I want to see if you can guess it first. And I appreciate that you do this. You play them every day, and I bet they come. Oh my goodness. Leonard Skinner.

Oh, Leonard Skinner. I bet they would go. Either them or Van Vant, which is, you know, the two brothers. I'd bet you anything that they can go. You know, Michael, I read a book.

No, it's a documentary. It's a documentary about. Jimmy Carter and how Jimmy Carter helped sort of mainstream Southern rockers. And back when Jimmy Carter was, you know, he portrayed himself as like a very devout Southern Baptist who did not drink, you know, all of that kind of stuff. But in reality, Jimmy Carter liked a little bourbon every now and again.

And there's a fascinating documentary about how he just brought these guys like Leonard Skynyrd, the Allman Brothers, and brought them to the White House even to do some shows back in the day. Wow, now I did not know that, but that's actually pretty awesome. And I bet you did come because they're pretty big patriots, and I think that they've got. I'm going to tell you something, Michael. One of the things I love doing on the weekends is taking the Cadillac out on the roads here in western Tennessee.

Rolling down the windows. And play in Freebird and maybe driving, I don't know. You know, 40, 50 miles over the speed limit.

Well, I appreciate that you play some of the songs that they don't play on the radio as much, too. And you do. I appreciate that. You're a good son.

Well, we have a great team. I wish I could take credit for that, Michael, but we have a great team here, production team. Of course, Dylan majored as music business major. That's his degree.

So I really owe all of my musical sounds to those guys.

Well, can I ask you a quick question? My sister went to, I guess it was Charles Stanley's. Church had outreach for college back in the eighties and she knew you. And she said that you have the most beautiful voice. She had heard you said.

I was wondering if you have any samples of that on your website. No, I do not. That was a long time ago, Michael. And I haven't really kept up with the singing in decades, but that is very kind. That was a wonderful time, and just really some great memories of that back in the day.

Yeah, she's got a lot of good memories about that, too. Yeah. Wow.

Yeah, maybe see if you can find something to put it on your face. All right. Well, I'll see. Yeah, no, our team is going to research that. I'm sure there's something embarrassing out there.

But, Michael, please tell her that I said hello. And, man, we sure do appreciate you listening to us here in Cleveland, Georgia. I do too. And hey, are you ever going to come back to Helen First Baptist? One of these days, we're going to get back there.

We've got to get back there. And of course, Helen, Georgia, one of my favorite places, one of the most beautiful towns in America. I send you there twice at our church. Yes, sir. We'd love to have you back.

Great people. Great people. Michael, we're going to do our best to get out there, but thank you so much for calling in. Let's go to Kevin in Kentucky. Hi, Kevin.

What's your recommendation? Hey, Tom, I just wanted you to know I listened to your show. I love your show. My recommendation is. We should have Tom McDonald to play at the White House.

Oh, okay. Tom MacDonald. Yeah, he has a lot of uh Patriotic songs. that would go over well with the lethis. All right.

Well, I'm going to take your I you know, for some reason, I am not familiar with him as as best as I should. Is he the guy from Canada? Um I'm not sure where he's from. I know he's done a lot of like conservative you know, he's big in the Trump world.

So but all right.

Well, you know what? We'll check out some of his music. And Tom McDonald, we're putting that name down on our list. You should use his music. as uh intro to your show.

All right. Well, you know what? We will take that into consideration, Kevin, and I sure do appreciate your recommendation. Let's go to Tom in Houston, listening to us on Patriot Talk 920. All right, Tom, what you got for us?

Well, Todd, how about that? I'm telling you what, this is Tom McDonald right now. I'm on the Houston airport. I'm calling you, and you just called my name. No, is this wait wait wait no is this the Tom McDonald?

No, I'm pulling your leg here. Come on, Tom. Don't be pulling. Look, I'm just recovering from heart surgery, man. You can't do that.

Well, just have another double cheeseburger and call me on Monday. That's good. I have the master of ceremonies, and he can get it done in about 48 hours.

Alright, talk to me. You call up John Rich. And He knows everybody in the music business, rock, country. Probably Uh, boogity boo, whatever you want to call it, he knows 'em. And he's a very staunch conservative.

He has that. Bank with Larry Elder and a few other people out there. That's right. Old Glory Bank. That's right.

Oh my goodness, I'll tell you what, that's one American right there, he's got his own whiskey. You know, we could uh l uh wet and well, you know, everybody needs to wet their whistle every once in a while. There's nothing wrong with that. You know, Tom, it's interesting. John is a regular on the show.

We haven't had him on in a while. We got to get John back on the program. And you're right. And I was honestly surprised. That John was not like the headliner of that celebration because he's, I mean, I can't think of anybody more patriotic than John Rich, Lee Greenwood.

Well, I I think exactly what you said probably six, seven minutes ago. They were trying to make it a diverse Thanks. And somebody, some little underling was put in charge of this. And said, okay, go out there and, you know, find me three of this and six of that and twelve of this, you know. I gotta believe they're gonna have ten stages going all at once, you know?

And uh but uh yeah, John Rich, uh big and rich the the what do they call it, the mafia, the uh The um What is his his record company? Uh The music mafia, or something like that. Dylan, do you know that? You're our music guy. I'm making it up.

All right, we're working on it. We're working on it, Tom. But I like this. Tom, it's a great idea. Yeah, and it it's it'll be a fun time, but but I'm gonna stay right here where I can have all of my pleasures and watching on the T V 'cause I don't fly no more.

I love it. Tom, I'm with you. I'm getting to that point where I would much rather just watch it on my big flat screen TV. Tom, God bless you and thank you for listening to us down there in Houston. We love our friends at Patriot Talk 920.

Let's go to Gerald in Georgia, W-D-U-N. Hi, Gerald. What you got for us? Hey, Todd, first of all, you are living proof that prayer works. Amen to that, my friend.

Amen to that.

Okay, who better to perform for America Celebration than the band America?

Well, okay. Tell me about this band. I'm not familiar with the band America. You never heard the song Ventura Highway? Oh, yes, yes, yes.

Oh, I didn't realize. Jay-Z Jane.

Okay. I mean, they've been around for decades and they're still putting out good music. They have, but you know, I look, I love all the old school guys and old school bands. I'd like to know if there are any like younger, you know, people in their 20s, 30s, artists, you know, that actually love America out there and are doing some good music. Absolutely.

All right, Gerald, we've got the band down, America, and we sure do appreciate you listening to us and especially listening to WDUN. Let's go real quick here to Johnny in North Carolina, WSIC. All right, Johnny. What's your band, what's your musician? Todd, happy Friday to you, sir.

Well, happy Friday to you as well. Yeah. My suggestion would be Travis Tritt. He's a master songwriter. He's got an amazing catalog of songs, and I believe that if he starts getting threats like Cause the others to be such cowards.

I believe he will respond with something to the effect of: here's a quarter, call someone who cares. I love Travis Tritt. He is a great one. You cannot go wrong with country music artists. You just can't.

Well, I say that, and along comes Martina McBride, but. Yeah, I love Travis Trim. That was a real disappointment. Very, very disappointed in her. Yeah, and it was unnecessary.

And here's the thing: you just got to stand up to these bullies. You've got to. And just think about this, Johnny. Has there ever been a time where conservatives have attacked an artist and boycotted an artist because they were invited to the White House? I don't remember anybody.

Okay. There's a thing you mentioned it earlier. It's called respecting the office, even if you don't have much respect for the person occupying it right now. And you don't They're just being scared away, and that does nothing except uh encourage the other side. And Johnny, again, that gets me in trouble with our fellow conservatives back when Obama was in office and Biden was in office.

And the point is, it is about respecting the office. You don't have to support the policies. But if you're having a national celebration or something and the President asks you to participate, I think you're obligated to do that, provided it's not violating any of your religious beliefs. I see no problem with that. Yeah, and it it's yeah.

You're absolutely right. And it's respecting the office. It's also respecting the country.

So I'm very disappointed in her. But I think Travis Tripp would be all over it, and I think he would do a great job. Johnny, thank you for calling in. And tell all of our good friends in Statesville that we said hello. Man, I need to get over there, Dylan.

They got that wean.

Well, I can't eat the hot dogs anymore. At least I'm not supposed to. Maybe they have a turkey-shaped hot dog. Yeah, I'm not doing that. That would be kind of weird.

I'm not doing that. Yeah, I don't like when they shape the meat into something that it's not meant to be. Then it feels like it's not real meat anymore. Exactly. By the way, you know who I'd love to see up bro, not only John Rich, definitely Lee Greenwood.

I'd love to see Mac Powell from Third Day. He used to be the lead singer for Third Day. Man, that guy's got a voice. There's a lot of good suggestions floating out now. I mean, these would be like a list, you know.

I mean, very patriotic and America-loving like artists. I don't know how much the White House ended up having to pay these people to come up with the list they came up with. I'd have done it for free, and I guarantee you, we could have come with, we could have got some great Southern, you know, be on that Sunday, have a great big Southern gospel singing. I was thinking about that. I love that kind of music.

I listen to it just for fun, just driving down the road. It's so good. Yeah, I'm all over that. Let's go to Teresa in Georgia, listening to us on WDUN. Hi, Teresa.

Hi, Todd. How are you? Teresa, I'm doing well. Thank you for asking. What's on your mind?

I would love to see or watch Eric Church. Perform. We just recently went and seen him in Greenville, South Carolina, and I tell you, I've been to a lot of concerts. But O M G, that guy can put on a show. Is that right?

Eric Church. Yes. Yeah. You know, he seems Calladegas, Bringstein.

Okay, and then how about you? And his one of the favorite ones that he just put out is Evangeline. Oh my goodness, I love that song. It is so touching and wonderful. Um That's who I would suggest.

I love Eric Church. We're putting him down, Teresa. And by the way, I know Janice writing in on our YouTube live stream, George Strait and Ann says, How about Casting Crowns or Chris Tomlin? Look, all great suggestions. I think the whole point of it is there are a lot of great artists out there who would love to do something like this.

And, you know, why not use them instead of a lot of these washed-up folks? Exactly. All right. Amen to that.

Amen. All right, Teresa, good to hear from you. Thank you for calling in. Let's go to Danny listening to us on KWAM, our flagship station in beautiful Memphis, Tennessee. Danny, you know Memphis, I mean, we could just fill up the entire concert roster without even leaving Beale Street.

Yeah, I heard that. Hey, uh, anyway, good morning, sir. Uh, I I've got one, he don't get a lot of notoriety, but Oliver Anthony. He sang a song Richman North of Richmond. And what I understand when big music and big business wanted to hire him on and stuff, he he they was talking to him and stuff.

He said, I want no part of that. He didn't want to incorporate stuff, so he's doing his own thing. But he's got some good tunes other than that one. He's a patriot right there, and he tells it from the heart, man. He's he's a good guy.

He's He'd be a good one. I don't know if he'd accept it. He'd be a good one. You know what? I do know that song was really a powerful song that he wrote that ballad.

And, you know, I think things went a little squirrely south with him. I didn't follow the story. But, yeah, I think that would be a great idea, a great selection. He didn't want the notoriety and he didn't want the big business and all the stuff he had to do to kiss up to him. And he said, No, I'll do my own thing, I guess, is how it went.

But from what I understand, I read a little bit about him, but Oliver Anthony, he'd be a good one. Don't know if he'd be willing or not, but doggone, good song, good artist. All right. Danny, God bless you, my friend. And thank you for listening to us there in Memphis.

And real quick, Charles writing in Todd, Hank Williams Jr. doesn't get more Americana than that.

Well, that's true. All right, 901-260-5926. It is Open Line Friday. Got to take a quick break. We'll be right back.

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Start your free trial at aura.com slash safe. What you buy? All right, America, this is for you. Dylan, do not, do not fade this out. America, it is time to jam.

You know, Dylan, this is why America is the greatest nation on the face of their this one song. That's why.

Alright, what? Let's go to Hannah, who is probably jamming out right now to Leonard Skynyrd. Hi, Hannah. How are you today? Yeah.

Hi, Todd. How are you? I'm good. I'm good. You sound good.

Well, first of all, I just wanted to let you know I'm so glad you're back and you're healthy and you're doing much better. I was praying for you during your recent health issues. Thank you. Thank you. You're amazing.

You're a national treasure. But I did want to say, I grew up in the late eighties, early nineties listening to country music, and I think Clint Black and George Strait would be absolute shoe ins for this event. Um nothing beats the country from the eighties and nineties. Boy, you're not kidding, Hannah. There's a great George Straight song, I Saw God Today.

Man, that song gets me every single time. Yeah. Yeah, so they're awesome. I saw them both in concert and they're they they're big supporters of our troops and they're just really a couple of really great patriots. You know, I think the lesson here, Hannah, as we've had so many people calling in this hour, and the lesson is that there are so many great patriotic musical artists.

I just think that we need to start embracing those people and giving those people a platform. And who knows, some of these other folks like Martina McBride, they might see the light and understand that there are some things more important in life than getting a piece of hate mail. Absolutely, yeah, I agree. Definitely. All right.

Hannah, I'm right there with you. I was like an early 80s, mid-80s growing up, and there was some great music back in that genre. And it does trouble me, though, that now my music that I grew up with is on the Musak when you get into the elevators. That is still a little weird. Yeah, or the grocery store.

Or the grocery store. Oh, my gosh. Wow.

Yeah, when you hear Culture Club in the produce section, you're like, oh, geez, I better check my Social Security. All right, Hannah, thank you for those kind words. By the way, folks, down 13 pounds. And I'm promising you, you're going to have a smaller version of Starbucks coming at you by the end of the summer. All right.

Hey, hour two coming up. Hang tight if you're on the phones. We're going to get to you. We'll be right back. Live.

From the Liberty University Studio in Memphis, Tennessee. It's America's conservative blowtorch. That's us! That's us! Wow.

I love There's the marriage. Todd Starnes.

Well, hello, everybody. Welcome to hour two of the big show. I am Todd Starnes. Great to have you with us today. And I want you to write down our telephone number.

You will need this to call in. It is Open Line Friday. Our number, 901-260-5926. Again, that number, 901-260-5926. You know, we've been following the situation out of Texas with James Tallarico, and it's almost like every single day.

Something new about this guy surfaces, and a lot of comments, a lot of things he's said from these liberal churches. I want you to hear how he describes all of you lovely ladies of the Tonstern's radio show audience. Take a listen to Cut 31. Every one of our neighbors with a uterus. Became the property of the state.

One of our neighbors with the uterus to be able to control their own body. Our neighbors with the uterus. One of our neighbors with the uterus. Yeah, so he calls all of you women neighbors with a uterus.

So Stephen Miller was over on Fox News, and here's what he had to say about Tallarico. Very bold. One could even say brave, courageous, that the Democratic Party would choose Texas of all places to nominate their first transgender Senate candidate who's clearly transitioning into a female. You know, when Tallarico goes in for a blood test, when he gets a physical, blood doesn't come out. Instead, soy milk comes out.

This man has less testosterone than Jasmine Crockett. It is a mind-boggling choice. They would choose a person to run for that office who looks like he doesn't belong in the Senate but in the cabaret show.

Okay, at the end of the day, I have a hard time believing. That the people of Texas, some of the toughest, roughest, strongest men and women, the pioneer heritage, the frontier history, from the Mexican-American War through the ALA and everything else, are going to choose somebody with that much soy to be a U.S. Senator compared to a real conservative, patriotic, God-fearing, and truly beloved statewide figure in Campaxa. Yeah, who knew Stephen Miller was a stand-up comedian?

Well done there, sir. All right, our telephone number: 901-260-5926. That's 901-260-5926. Now, a few days ago, we told you the story of Noelle Kansky, who is a seventh-grade student in Colorado, and she wanted to deliver a poem. This is all part of a classroom assignment.

And she wanted to deliver this poem, and her poem was about the pro-life movement. And the teacher rejected. The girl's poem and said that it was construed as offensive to people. It was too political, and she was just not allowed to deliver that poem.

Well, we are just honored to have Noelle on the program along with her mom, Jackie. Ladies, good to see you again. I know we had you on my Newsmax show, and I'm so glad that you're able to make time to join us here for our radio audience. Thank you so much for having us.

So Noelle, I want to start with you, and I want you to explain to our audience what the assignment was and what sort of poem you wanted to write.

Well, our assignment in class was we were supposed to write a slam poem about a conflict in the world that we are passionate about and that we think that we need to share and let more people know about. And we had to get reputable resources. And we had to make sure that we had a certain amount of um certain amount of different things for our sand poem.

So so I'm curious, you decided to write about the the pro-life issue. Were there other other poems that were that were submitted that maybe talked about other perhaps controversial or political things? Yes, there were many different things, such as race and gender, that were in poems. in the class.

Okay, so you wrote a poem, and your poem was about the pro-life movement. Tell me a little bit, give me a flavor, an idea of what that poem was about. It was about how choosing life is really important and how it is. Just Really, the most important thing in choosing life for those little kids. Yeah, well, and it is.

It really is.

So, you wrote this beautiful poem and Your teacher, tell me about that interaction with your teacher. What happened at that point?

Well she came to her desk. and said, you cannot read your poem. It is too offensive. Mm-hmm. Yeah.

And there's just some things that we can't talk about in class. Jackie, I want to bring you into the conversation.

So, when your daughter tells you all of these things, what is going through your mind? For me, I was shocked because I had previously. Gone to the teacher and the principal and talked to them about the fact that they introduced a lot of different issues, including transgender, LGBTQ issues, immigration. And so I was wondering because they brought all those topics up, why was this one off limits? Did did you get an explanation for that by any chance?

No, they just said that this particular issue is just too politically charged, that it would make people in the class feel unsafe, and they just wouldn't allow it. And they're trying to stay away from all political issues. And when I refuted that and showed them the evidence that they had already gone through a list of topics that were politically charged. Um they just kind of dismissed me. Yeah, that's the problem I have here.

And if again, if you're going to allow a child to deliver a poem on the LGBT movement or maybe they're anti-this or anti-that. Surely, you would have to allow people like Noelle here to deliver her poem, which is about her personal belief system. Correct. And I even cited to them, you know, used their words and said, you're not very inclusive if you're not allowing her to talk about what she believes in. You know, that goes against your school policy.

You're not being respectful.

So, and again, they just dismissed me and said, sorry, we're not going to allow it. I'm curious, Jackie, the story has certainly gone national. It's gone viral. Libs of TikTok, of course, broke the story initially, and we love those great folks and their great work. What has been the response and the reaction that you and your family have received over the past week or so?

We have had a lot of people. Complimenting Noelle on being so brave and for highlighting a topic in Colorado that is. kind of taboo for people to even talk about. It should Just be accepted that abortion is Something that our state does well. And so.

Um I've been encouraged that so many people have received this poem and stood up and said, yes. This is wrong and we need to look at this a different way than the nation is saying we should. Noelle, do you have a copy of the poem Handy by any chance? Noelle, if you don't mind, I'd like for you to just read to our audience what your poem is. And I think people need to understand what we're talking about here.

So why don't you just go ahead and read your poem to us? Right.

A life is a life no matter how small. Seventy three million people have been killed in one year and will be killed again this year, if not more, when they are completely innocent humans. They never get to see the light of day before they are cast away. They did nothing wrong except exist and were dismissed. People say women in healthcare, but never think how unfair.

They kill a baby for simply being there. The word of God says, how come we never listen to this and try to send them to a tomb? I'm faithfully and wondrously made. Your works are wonderful. His works are wonderful and beautiful.

A person is a person no matter how small. A life is a life no matter how small. We often forget this important detail. This detail could save a life. 60% of babies who weren't intended have died because of this.

Why do people kill these innocent babies with a pill? Why do people say babies in the womb are a mistake, a thing that needs to be gotten rid of? Why, why, why? When you ask someone, is murder bad, they say yes, of course. But how come when you say murdering innocent babies is bad, they shame you.

They say women's rights in healthcare, but what about the baby's rights? That's what's unfair. From the moment they are created they are a human person. They are created in God's image. People say woman rights in healthcare, they say it's just a clump of cells, but no one dwells in the fact that a baby still has a heartbeat at six weeks.

Boom, boom, boom, boom. Nothing compared to the love a mother has for her baby.

So just maybe we let them have a chance to live and that love will grow. Distraction, dismay, dread. When will people comprehend that this needs to come to an end? A life is life, no matter how small. I just you know, Jackie, as a mom, you have to be so proud of your daughter here.

I mean, what a beautifully written poem and the ideas and the concepts. That's pretty impressive for a seventh grader to write something like that. Yeah, I'm so proud of her. And it is actually an issue that. is very personal to our family because my birth mom was fourteen when she got pregnant with me and fifteen when she had me.

And if she lived in the climate now where she could have just gone and made a decision without her parents, we maybe would never even be here.

Well, that is a sobering thought, but it's true. You know, Jackie, um What is the message here to moms and dads around the nation? Maybe their kids are facing the same thing that Noel faced in that classroom at Drake Middle School. Yeah, I think my advice is really be curious about what they are feeding your kids. You need to get involved, you need to look at their.

Google Classroom, ask them questions. Be curious about what the teachers are teaching them. It seems to be that teachers think they can just do whatever they want, and there's no consequences. Yeah, absolutely. And again, speaking out, I think is such an important thing to do as well, because if we don't know about these issues, we can't do anything about it.

I have to imagine, Jackie, and I don't know if you've heard any reports. I have to imagine a lot of people have probably been contacting the school and the school district over this. I hope so, because I feel like um Uh-huh. There have been a lot of issues that have come through Jeffco, and there seemingly not a whole lot of consequences. It seems like when there's problems that arise, they just shuffle teachers and they shuffle administrators, and those people just are still in the district.

All right. Well, Jackie, we're going to have to leave with her. Noel, well done, and good luck to you. I hope you have a wonderful summer and keep writing those poems. Ladies, thank you for joining us here on the show today.

Thank you so much, Todd. Have a good day. All right, you two. Jackie Caskey and her daughter, Noelle, and what a wonderful family. And folks, this is why we do what we do.

And I think this is what makes this program stand out in Tonk Radio, is that we stand alongside Americans who are simply trying to live out their faith. We stand alongside families that are raising their kids with godly values, and then those kids are coming under attack in our public schools. Those are the stories that really, really matter to us here on this program. All right, we've got to take a break. 901-260-5926.

Again, our telephone number: 901-260-5926. This is the Todd Stern Show. All right, welcome back to the Todd Stearns Radio Show. Let's go right to the phones on this Open Line Friday, 901-260-5926. Pastor John in Kentucky.

Pastor John, what's on your mind today?

Well, first and foremost, the important question everybody wants to know, how is our friend? our buddy Todd Starnes doing.

Well, look, Todd Stearns is doing really well. You know, it's been quite the adventure. And I will say this: you know, this was really a wake-up call. And, you know, I'm super busy.

So I'm having to force myself to take the time, you know, to get out there, make sure I'm eating healthy, you know, doing the exercise. Look, in a lot of this, I was just stupid. What do you want me to say, Pastor John? You know, you got to, I really didn't think pork was the other white meat, and I thought gravy was a lubricant. I mean, I had no idea.

But in all seriousness, obeying the doctor's orders to the letter.

So I'm getting, I'm on the road to recovery, and now it's just a matter of, you know, getting your exercise and doing all of that good stuff.

Well, just want to let you know every night when my son and I pray our family prayer, we always lift you up in prayer. I don't want to let you know that. That means a lot. The question I have is that young girl that stood up to the school board and everything else, I just wanted to make a point of hypocrisy. I will listen to your commentary because I know it's going to be really good.

When they call it a clump of cells, but yet when a woman is killed in a car accident by a drunk driver, They don't just talk about vehicular homicide of the woman that's in the car, but they're also talking about vehicular homicide for the unborn child. And also the second question I have is that why don't churches when that little girl stood up to the school board, why don't these churches and pastors in Colorado, I know there's a lot of good Bible believing ones, and you know that, Todd, but why don't they stand up with that little girl And go toe-to-toe with these school boards. And I'll hang up and listen for your answer, Todd. And again, we are so thankful to the Lord Jesus Christ that you're doing better. We love you, Todd.

Well, Pastor John, thank you. That just means the world to me, and it really does. And yeah, it's been a rough ride, but you know what? The doctors are, you know, they're great. Nurses are awesome.

And I'm going to have a full recovery.

So I'm very excited about that. And otherwise, Dylan, I was going to figure out a way to do the show from a hospital bed. I know you would have. We would have figured out a way. I mean, we have the technology for it.

I just don't think I could morally do that. No, that's a good point. I want to talk to Parker real quick.

So, if we can't grab Parker to the microphone, and let's bring in Joe from Ella J, Georgia, while we're doing that. Joe, good to hear from you, my friend. Todd, you're the best. And I'll tell you what, it's great to call you on a day when the stock market has broken every record in history. And I want to say on your great national talk show, in my judgment, Donald John Trump is by far the best leader in history.

I mean, Todd, we're breaking new records all over the world every day, including today.

So I've never been so fired up. And I've just got back from Seattle. They love you down in Seattle. They love you in LAJ. And I'm so glad you're doing well.

I was really worried about you, but it sounds to me like you're in good shape. Yeah, I am on the road to recovery, Joe. No doubt about that. But I've got to bring Parker. You know, Parker's filling in for the lovely Miss Helen.

Miss Helen is out on vacation. And Joe, Parker, apparently, Parker, you're unfamiliar with LLJ Georgia. I am. Joe, the way the town's name is written, it's like a rapper name. I was like, LLJ.

Yeah. That's funny, Doc. Never heard that, but that's pretty good. Mike that's funny.

So so anyway, Parker, it's E-L-L-I-J-A-Y. Elliot. I learned something new today. You learned something new today. I did.

They don't teach you that at Sanford University. They do not. That's the part of Georgia I'm familiar with. I'll say that. We got to work with them.

All right. Thank you, Parker. Joe, it's great hearing from you, my friend, and glad you had a good time down at Sea Island. We actually had a few other folks calling from there, and I have got to get down there one of these summers. Come down and see me.

We'll introduce you around. We'll have a good time. But anyway, I'm so happy that you're doing well. Thank you, Joe. Everywhere I go, people say they listen to the Todd Starring show and they come in on me calling in.

But you're great. You have a great talk show. And even more important, you're a great, great American. Have a wonderful weekend. Joe, God bless you, and you do as well.

You know the challenge, Dylan? I show up at all these book signings all across America, and people literally show up with like cracker barrel meals. Mm-hmm. Yeah, they want you fed. We did one book tour, and I literally, by the third stop, we had four gallons of Milo's tea.

You can't go wrong. What am I going to do? It's. Take it on the plane. But I don't blame anybody for my current predicament other than me.

So there you go. All that to say, you know, give me a celery stalk the next time you run into me, folks. All right, hang tight, everybody. Got to take a quick break. This is the Todd Stern Show.

Dylan, I have been waiting all week to talk to Joe Messina. You know, we've been talking about this because tomorrow is a huge day and the life of yours truly, Ton Stearns. You're really representing a lot of, you're representing the whole company, really, with your presence there. I feel like I'm representing all of America, to be honest with you. Joe Messina, our great friend, radio host, and Joe, our favorite Italian, I guess.

I hope so. Joe, tomorrow is the Memphis Italian Festival. And the slogan is where everyone is Italian. And I am one of the guest expert judges in the Gravey competition. This is tomorrow, and I have never done anything like this.

I have been all this week, I've been going to Olive Garden and Buca de Beppo to try to prepare. Wow, God. Yeah. Don, I thought we were butted. I went to Kroger, did a blind taste test, Prago, Chef Boy RT, and what was the other?

Ragu. You're killing me.

So I think I'm ready. Yeah. Yeah. Oh, you're killing me. The only thing in that whole conversation you said that was 100% true was you called it gravy.

Okay. Oh, yes. I've already come together.

So, so this is, in all seriousness, this is a lot of fun. Memphis does a wonderful job with the festivals. You know, we have a huge Greek community here, but the Italian community is pretty massive. And some of our oldest Italian, some of the oldest restaurants going back over 100 and some odd years are actually Italian restaurants here in the Memphis area, Joe. Yeah, you surprised me.

I got to tell you, I never saw the South as a big Italian. A place for people to be. You know, my wife is from Georgia. She's a Georgia Peach. And Miss Tammy is actually in Georgia now as we speak.

She never, when we got married, we came back to California. After about the first month, she looked at me and says, You're killing me. I ate pasta maybe once a month. We'd had it four nights a week here. Yeah, that's about it.

Yep. Anyhow, no, I'm really surprised, and I hope you have a good time. And yes, it is gravy. You'll know the real Italians, when you say gravy, if they don't wince, you're good. If they wince, Tell them to go pound sand.

I will do that. I'm excited about this. I've been looking at some of the competition names, you know, the teams, they all have names. There's one called Bada Bing, Bada Boom. That's the name of the team.

Another is Paisanos. Another one is holy cannoli. Oh, that sounds. I wonder if those are like priest or something. You know, you need you're missing a team.

Next year, you and I'll do a team. We'll call the team Forget About It. Oh, forget about it. Oh, I love it. Or Food Fellows.

Here's another one. Food Fellows. Two Italians, lots of rednecks. Just as long as nobody's using, you know, ketchup. on their spaghetti.

Yeah. I I yeah, I think in the South Southern Italians, I don't think they're going to go for that.

So oh, here we go. The Alfredo Brothers. That's another team name. And Pasta Pi Pasta Pigs. Pasta pigs.

So here's the You got Buka de Beppo out there, right? Oh, we do have Buka de Beppo.

Okay, so my joke is a friend of mine took a bunch of friends of mine, they took me there for quote-unquote authentic Italian dinner. And so I went and they brought this meatball out. That's the size of a softball. Yeah, that's about right. Yeah.

He said, listen, guys, I'm like 48 years old at the time. And I go, I've been Italian all my life, I've never seen anything like this.

Okay. I mean, but somebody take a meatloaf and make it round? What happened here? 'Cause that's not what I'm used to. Joe, you're telling me that Italian families don't sit around a round table with the Pope's head in the middle where they put the pizza?

Pope's table. That's right. No, no, no. They get up and get their meals. Although, with dad, you feed him.

You give him his food separately. But no, no, it's a free-for-all at an Italian table.

Well, let me tell you about this thing, Joe. We're going to talk politics here in a minute, but this is huge.

So they're doing something called a grape stomp tomorrow and also a homemade wine competition. I wish I could have judged that, but I'm a Baptist.

So, you know. Yeah, yeah, right, yeah. My mom, you know, my mom was die-hard Baptist. She would not allow us to drink Welch's grape juice one day past the expiration date because of the fermentation. Yeah.

Oh. True story. How many Italian Baptists do you think there might be? I'd have to find it out. Oh, my.

That's a good question. Anyway, team members, Dylan, maybe you and I should do this. Team members stomp barefoot on grapes in wine barrels, releasing the grape juice. The juice is then measured to see which team provided the most. And they've got the whole thing is organized by a pair of holy rosary teachers.

Yeah. You don't want to mess with the nuns. I feel like you just have to have big feet and then you just win, right? Big feet. You just find the tallest dude you can.

You look great with the yardsticks. Those women could bring you to your knees with a yardstick in about 30 seconds. I love this idea. So, folks, if you're interested, MemphisItalianfestival.org, if you're anywhere in the area, swing on by and say hello. We'd love to say hello to you.

That's Memphis Italian Festival.

So there you go. Joe, a lot. You know, it's interesting. There is so much happening in California in the world of politics, and I'm not sure anyone ever thought that we would be in a situation where you would have. A Republican, possibly, you know, as a winner of the gubernatorial race, and Spencer Pratt as possibly the next mayor of Los Angeles.

I know he's getting so much. Spencer Pratt, that is. He's getting so much traction. I think it's really interesting. And even the entertainers are coming alongside him, which I find.

Again, really interesting for Heavy Dem City. You know they're nervous. Karen Bass is out there speaking against him. You've got some other organizations come out there speaking against him. And what I find interesting, too, is they're trying to use AI.

To come against him, I mean, the guy is like the king of AI, he's the king of these kinds of commercials, and it's a stupid ploy, it's a stupid way to go. Don't you find it interesting, Todd, that even when the Democrats are talking about Trump, they don't talk about our issues, they're beating on Trump.

So, what the Democrats in LA are doing now is who are they beating on? They're beating on Spencer Pratt. They're coming against him. Oh, he's just an influencer. He really doesn't know how to run a city.

He doesn't understand government.

Well, maybe it's a good thing he doesn't understand government. He'll go there and And shake it up big time.

So I hope people. I hope people truly in California are tired of this garbage and they bring in somebody like Pratt. My concern, let's go to the governor's race for a second. We all were kind of excited thinking, all right, maybe the people of California had it. Maybe they're done with all of this.

We actually saw up until about two days ago that Dems were way behind in returning their ballots on the race, the the governor's race and ra races in general. And they surged. within a day or two. And now you're looking at, you know, Hilton might be at the top, but he's only at the top by three points. Becerra's right behind him.

Uh and Becera I mean He came from nowhere basically. He's a nowhere guy. He's really done nothing but cause aggravation.

Now he's there. Styre's shortly behind him, and Bianco's behind him. This is scary. It's going to take a lot of and again, there had been a lot of people saying, well, you know, Bianco needs to drop out. Is that what needs to happen here?

Or should it just be, you know, vote for who you like? You know, First of all, it's too late for Bianco to drop out. And if he is truly a man of integrity, and I don't dislike the guy, I've talked to him several times. He's got to look at the numbers and realize he's not going to make it.

So, what I would be doing is commercials saying, Look, I'm endorsing Hilton. I'm behind, I'm now right behind Hilton. If we're really going to pull this off, you need to vote for Hilton. Because at this point, we've had what a month? Which is ridiculous.

We've got a month of early voting. A lot of those ballots are in. A lot of Republicans have returned their ballots. I don't know how many have gone to him already. And I I think it's too late for him just to say I'm out.

He needs now to pump up Hilton. Right now, because otherwise you're going to split the vote. And is that the concern that that's really that Bianco's numbers are not all that great, but it could be enough to actually elevate Steyer and Becerra? I think Stires, unless he just hits it with heavy cash and he's got the money. I mean, he's got cookie jar money, right?

That he could make this happen with. Last number I heard is he spent close to $200 million. I don't know how true that is, but that's what I've heard. And again, for him, it's weekend blowing weekend money. But.

I don't think Steyer really has a chance. They know who he is. Matter of fact, the Democrats are actually running ads against him as to being that rich billionaire trying to buy his way into a seat, and we don't need that.

So I'm you know again. We'll see how that plays out. But I'm fairly confident that Hilton will get in there. But Sarah will be there be it'll be between those two. All right, Joe Messina on our Patriot Mobile newsmaker line today.

Joe, a great national radio host and covering all things California. You know, I keep going back to this. You know, I want to go back to the mayor's race for just a moment. As terrible as things are, I mean, it is awful. Santa Monica is a complete mess, used to be a terrific tourist hub.

Everywhere you go in Los Angeles, you got the homeless people, the drug addicts. I'm wondering what is it going to take? For the left to wake up and realize this is not working. You know, there's the old show, $64 million question. Yeah, the Dems are so afraid of Republicans, Todd.

And I look at the exit polls, I look what people are writing and what have you. And even when we tried to recall Governor Newsom, and we had the voting at that time, people coming out when they were being interviewed, they were saying, Look, I know he's not the best, but I'm really afraid of what the Republicans will do to this state, which I found to be an asidine comment overall. But when you come back to your point with Los Angeles, I don't know what it's going to take. They won't give him the time on air. it's a very expensive city to do airtime on and do the commercials on.

They have no problem running the the negative ads that the Dems are putting on against Pratt and Republicans as a whole. Pratt's doing a great job of doing it online, but You know, you look at the numbers here in California. Young people don't vote here. As much as we want to think we're hip and we've got information and we're well educated, we're not, but we think we are, the young kids are not voting.

So I don't know how much of his ads online are going to really carry him through. All right. Well, we will see. Um, it is a fascinating race, nevertheless, and it's interesting that he's finally starting to do some conservative TV and media. And I can, I will just say this: we have been asking for interviews on Newsmax for weeks now, and they were telling us that he was not doing conservative media.

So it was interesting to see him on Fox yesterday making the rounds. I'm not sure. I got to tell you, I'm not sure that actually helps him, to be honest with you, Joe. I agree. I think that's what hurt Hilton.

I mean, I love President Trump. I know you do too. But I would think it was a strategic bad move. To go ahead and I would rather Trump speak positively about Hilton and not necessarily give him the endorsement or tout the endorsement. Honestly, I think Pratt's better off having all of these liberal Hollywood celebs that are now announcing they're going to vote for him.

Let him be there. They need to be the surrogates, they need to be out there because those are the votes he needs. Yeah. You're correct. All right.

Joe, good.

Well, always appreciate the great advice, and I will keep you posted on how the gravy competition goes tomorrow. Oh, I want to. And listen, be careful with that stuff. You know, you're just coming out of this. I know.

I want to make sure. You know, I would gain 12 pounds at that one event. I mean, I don't know, but anyway, have fun. God bless. Stay healthy.

All right. God bless. Thanks a lot. Joe Messina, everybody, on the Patriot Mobile Newsmaker line. He's a good man.

All right, 901-260-5926. Real quick, let's work in a call. Mike in Memphis on KWAM. Mike, what's on your mind? Hey, greetings, Todd.

Good to hear you. The Constitutional Republic began actually in 1789. I know that the 250th year. Goes back to the Declaration of Independence, but a lot of people are referring to the establishment of the country, which didn't actually occur until 1789. And the original constitution didn't get implemented until then.

Of course, then it was changed in eighteen seventy one. When they abandoned the republic and it became a United States of America corporation.

So that was actually. eighty two years that we actually had a republic. And Now if you just go back to 1789, it's a Yeah. Um Different years, and of course, from 1790 or 1891, it's 155 years. And most people never actually have read or actually seen an original copy of the Constitution.

For the United States, where they'll read the The word united is in lower case, meaning it's a verb, as opposed to the Constitution of the United States, which is. in all capital letters, it's a corporate charter for a corporation. This is not taught in public school. It's taught in many private schools, but it should be, you know, taught. For everyone to realize that we're basically under occupation by Great Britain from that charter, which is registered and done in Bradstreet.

And even your title of nobility section was removed in the original 13th Amendment and replaced. Mike, what are so, what's the point here? Let's get to the bottom line here. What's the point?

Well, the celebration is a fraud. There's no country been around for 250 years.

So, what are you going to be doing on July 4th, Mike? Cutting grass. Of course.

Well, I'll tell you what, Mike. I'm sure somebody out there in Memphis will be grabbing a burger and shooting off fireworks on your behalf. But so I appreciate you calling it. It's kind of like just pouring water, right? We're celebrating America for crying out loud.

Dylan, she's a loo. Don't look don't look at me. That's a Debbie Downer of a call. Mowing grass.

Well, you know, some people will also be mowing grass, but they'll shoot fireworks afterwards. The official, the official U.S. federal holiday to celebrate the birthday of America is July 4th. All right, ladies and gentlemen, 901-260-5926. This is the Todd Starge Show.

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Text and data rates may apply. You know, one of the things that we've been Covering for a very long time now on this program is what happened. On october the seventh, that terrible day, I was When the jihadist waged a terrorist attack on Innocent people in Israel. And you know, a lot of people lose sight, and I know there's been a lot of hullabaloo within the conservative social media influencer world. But the reality is That all of this started at a concert, a music festival with young people.

who were in the prime of their lives.

So much ahead of them. One of those individuals who was there and survived. She is now the public affairs officer for the combat anti-Semitism movement. Natalie Senandogi a survivor of the music festival massacre. And she's been making the rounds on many college university campuses, and we're honored to have her with us today on this program.

Natalie, thank you so much for spending a few moments with us today. Thank you for having me. You know, I know that you're a native of Long Island, and you have Iranian and Israeli roots, and I want to talk about that in just a minute. But looking back on that moment, I can't even imagine how you must feel watching people like the Tucker Carlsons and the Megan Kelly's of the world coming out and really. I think disgracing what actually happened and misrepresenting what happened on that day.

It is. It's very frustrating, and it's hard not to get angry at these people. And even in my day-to-day life, I come across people who tell me that they never heard of the Bibas family and the fact that a mother and two babies were kidnapped into Gaza on that day and they came back in coffins. There's people who tell me that they never heard of the Nova Festival. They think that everything started on October 8th and that Israel started all of this and just indiscriminately went into Gaza and started killing innocent Palestinian people.

And I guess part of what I considered my mission ever since October 7th was to try to be a voice for those who no longer had a voice, to try to be a voice for all those who were not as fortunate as I was, who did not survive the Nova Festival. And Part of being their voice is sharing their story and sharing the truth.

So, if I just get angry and frustrated at these people, and if I'm not open to having a discussion with them, I'm never going to be able to share that side of the story.

So, it can be difficult sometimes to not get frustrated, to not get angry, but I kind of have to try to keep my cool as much as possible in order to. Do what I consider my mission, which is sharing the truth. Natalie, you're so right. I mean, everybody picks up October 8th. They don't want to talk about October the 7th, but you were there.

You were at this music festival. Can can you set the scene for us? What were you doing? And why were you there? And take us through what happened.

Well, as the daughter of an Israeli mother, I've been going to Israel almost every year my entire life. And I went to Israel specifically that summer for a friend's wedding, and then I extended for the holidays to be with friends and family. I bought a ticket to this music festival. In Israel, they call them nature parties. They're usually in the woods or in the desert.

And typically, with parties like these, you don't receive the location to the event until. Maybe a few hours before the event starts. And usually, this is for security reasons to make sure that anyone who was not approved to buy a ticket for the event. Does not know where it is. And that's another thing in Israel for security reasons.

You can't always just buy a ticket to an event. You have to get vetted out and you have to send the event organizers your Instagram page, your Government ID number, so on and so forth, a photo of you to make sure that you are who you say you are. And um a few hours before the event, we get the location and we see that it's very close to Gaza. And I was going with a few friends, all of whom were Israeli. I was the only American in the group.

And um I always knew that people lived in that area, but as someone who goes and visits Israel and who doesn't live there, I just. I just happened to have never been that close to Gaza. And I kind of looked to my Israeli friends and I was like, You guys think that we should be nervous that the party is so close to the Gaza border? And they kind of scoffed at me and they. They told me, you know, Natalie, like, where were you yesterday?

And I was like, oh, well, I was like hiking in the north by some waterfalls, enjoying nature. And they asked me, like, what were you on the border of? And I said, well, I was on the border of Lebanon. And they said, exactly, you know, anywhere you go in Israel, Unless you're staying in Tel Aviv in the center the entire time, you're going to be bordering with some neighbor who maybe doesn't like us very much. And I realized they're right and that I shouldn't think too much about the fact that it was on the border of Gaza.

And we went down to the party and we danced for a few hours. At around 3 a.m., I would say, we decided to take a nap and rest for a few hours. And our plan was to wake up for the sunrise of the festival. And um A few hours pass by and instead of waking up to the sunrise music at around 6.30 we wake up to the sound of rockets being intercepted over our heads. And a lot of people asked me why we didn't panic right away, why we didn't start running as soon as we saw rockets.

And I had to explain to American audiences and international audiences. Why for Israelis seeing those first few rockets was not something to panic over? And why for Israelis, they didn't initially think that the party was going to end because when you're living in Israel, if you stop everything that you're doing, Every time a few rockets are intercepted over your head, you'll never get anything done. And a testament to that is the fact that I started working for the combat anti-Semitism movement. And a few months into the war, I went back to Israel to work from our offices there.

And I was answering emails, and then suddenly a siren goes off, rockets are coming, we go to the bomb shelter, we wait ten minutes, and if there's no more sirens, just go back to your desk and you continue about your day as if nothing happened.

So that was the same feeling initially at the party. People thought that it would just be a few rockets, it would stop, and the party would continue as if nothing happened. But right away, you know, you start to realize. That the rockets aren't stopping and they're just continuing to come. And I started counting them.

And first it was five, and then it was ten, and then it was fifteen, and then twenty. And eventually, the festival security shuts off all the music, asks everyone to please evacuate the festival grounds. And we head to our cars and we try to start driving out, and we're in bumper-to-bumper traffic. There was about, I would say, a little over 3,000 people at this festival. and majority are all trying to kind of leave at the same time.

Um And a few minutes into driving out is when we hear the first gunshots. And when we first, you know, heard the first gunshots, we realize. That the danger was much greater than just rockets, quote unquote. You know, it was terrorists on foot and they were armed and they were nearby. And at that point, Um, so the festival security, uh, right, like maybe.

A minute before we heard those first gunshots, they started yelling at everyone to get out of their cars and start running. And we listen to them, we pull our cars over. A few moments after we pull the car over, we hear the first gunshots, we get out of our cars, we start running. And we ran for about four hours on and off. Anytime we didn't hear gunshots, we would kind of slow down to catch our breath.

If you could imagine, it was like over 100 degrees at that time in Israel. Most of us didn't think to grab water before we left our cars. And we really you know, people were running in every direction, and we constantly had to change directions. Because there were some moments where we were running from the terrorists behind us, they were shooting at us, and then suddenly we would see other people from the festival running towards us, and we would see them getting shot at and falling. And we would realize that we're not only running from terrorists, we're also suddenly running towards them.

And then you suddenly have to make a kind of split second decision whether to turn left or turn or to turn right. Um, and those four hours were filled with a lot of split second decisions of trying to figure out what the safest option would be, but not really knowing what the safest option would be.

So it was just a lot of uh making Kind of what people call choiceless choices. Choices where you really don't know what's going to save your life. Let me jump in there because we do not have a lot of time and I have a lot of questions to ask. And we have Natalie Senandaji with us from Combat Antisemitism, the website combatantisemitism.org. I'm so happy to hear that you're out there, you're speaking, doing events, and really letting people know: hey, this is how this started, and this is why Israel responded the way they did.

And honestly, they had to respond in that way. Um I I really feel so fortunate that I got the opportunity to start working with the combat anti-Semitism movement. I started working for them about two months into the war and Being able to work with them and meeting the people that I've met along the way is what's really given me the opportunity to share this truth and to try to share it on as many platforms as possible. Um I started interviewing and trying to share about three days after the attacks. And that's kind of how the combat anti-Semitism movement found out about me because they saw my interviews.

I was one of the first survivors who came back to the US and started interviewing. And um Very soon I started to also speak about Iran and what's happening in Iran right now, as someone, as a Jew of Iranian descent, it was also so important for me to. make the world realize that The Iranian people and the Jewish people right now have one common enemy. You know, the government in Iran, the IRGC, Hamas is just one of their proxies. And we have this common enemy, and I.

I felt like through showing people the commonality and the unity between the Iranian people and the Jewish people right now, maybe it would open people's eyes, maybe it would make people see who the real enemy is here, who started this war. Um and that's really that's been my goal for the past A little over two and a half years.

Well, I think it is a noble goal, and it's something that needs to be shared. And I would say, as an evangelical Christian, I think it's imperative for every Christian to stand alongside our Jewish friends because we're all in this together. The Islamists, they are targeting all of us, and we have to stand together, and we've got to fight back. That's something I really hope that people realize before it's too late. I I feel that a lot of people don't realize that This isn't going to end with the Jewish people.

Um It's only going to continue, it's only going to get worse. we're seeing currently right now Every day, we're seeing globalized intifada become a reality. It's not just a chant anymore that people are chanting the streets. We're seeing attacks. get greater and greater by the day.

And it's not just targeting Jewish communities anymore. And I think only now, unfortunately, people have to be attacked for the world to realize that this wasn't just about the Jewish people. That g globalized antifara affects all of us. Um and I think it is very unfortunate that people have to get hurt in order for the world to wake up. But I do hope that the rest of the world wakes up before it's too late.

Natalie, we're going to have to leave it there. And so glad, thank God, that you were able to escape those evil monsters. And we certainly wish you nothing but the best on your journey as you share and tell that story and ultimately do the mission of the organization you represent, combat anti-Semitism. That's what it's all about. Natalie, again, thank you for joining us.

All right. 901-260-5926. Our telephone number, that's 901-260-5926. You see the Islamists marching in the streets of New York City and a lot of other major American cities. And folks, they are sending a message just the other day.

I don't know if you saw this video on social media. There was a guy, a pastor, in some small community, and one of the Islamists showed up in front of the guy's church and rolled out a prayer mat. And the pastor said, No, you're not going to be doing that here.

Well, this is what we are dealing with, ladies and gentlemen. The Islamists are here and they are here to take over and conquer America. And when they do, they'll be coming after the Jews, they'll be coming after the Christians. All of you gay folks out there, they're going to be coming after you.

So we can either live in our own little cocooned worlds or we can stand together and fight. I would recommend that we stand together and fight. Got to take a break. We'll be right back. All right, this story out of Nantucket.

I don't know what's in the water up there.

So there is a preacherette. You know, a lot of churches have the female preachers. We don't do that in the Baptist faith tradition. Anyway, there is a preacherette by the name of Aaron Splame. And she is the Reverend of the woke Unitarian Universalist Church in Nantucket.

And Preacherette Splain said that she has just canceled the July 4 celebrations because white people are privileged. And honoring American history perpetuates the harm, injustice, and anti-democratic process. She's also forbidding anyone from contacting her on social media about her decision. You just can't make this up, ladies, and you just can't make this up.

So, anyway, the preacher at very upset. And uh she wrote to to the editors of the, I guess, the local newspaper, And she said Canceling the Fourth of July celebration this year reflects the deep concern we are feeling since the Supreme Court decision. By the way, this is the one that did away with those unconstitutional race-based districts. She says that she wants the congregation to better understand our own whiteness and how we can be a part of changing an inherently unfair system which has been in place for 250 years. We are working as a congregation and as members of this community to expand our knowledge.

Oh, she's spl oh, I see. Preacher at Splane is splaning it to us. In the time between now and July 4th. Reverend Splain is available for conversation by appointment only. Neither she nor anyone from the congregation will respond to anyone who attempts to engage on any social media platform.

Social media is not the place for imported Tinder control. Conversations. Interesting.

Well there you go, Aaron Splane. Wait a second. Is she a she? I Well, they're calling her a she, but I don't know. It kind of looks I don't know.

The preacherette looks like a you know, a mister. I don't know.

So, for the sake, I just want to make sure I don't get the hate mail. We don't know the pronouns of this individual. All right, so we'll just leave that there, and our apologies if we have misgendered. The preacher at. Unbelievable.

901-260-5926. You know, Rutland, Massachusetts, they actually canceled their Fourth of July celebration. You know why? Because they used all the money to house illegal aliens. They don't have enough cash to pay the cops to do the Fourth of July celebration.

Unbelievable. All right, 901-260-5926. This is the Todd Stern Show. All right, welcome back, everybody. Good to have you with us.

So, yesterday on our Newsmax show, Michael Watley, the Senate candidate for the Republicans in North Carolina joining us for a conversation. Let's take a listen in. Michael, good to have you with us. And we're going to talk about campaign stuff in just a moment. But, you know, I think all of this goes back to the fact that the Democrat Party lied to the American people, and the legacy media actually provided cover when it comes to the former president's health.

What say you? I completely agree. The fact is that all of America could see that Joe Biden was not mentally fit to be president of the United States for the next four years, that he was not mentally fit to serve as president during the time that he was in the office. And when President Trump tried to call that out, when we had conversations about that across the country, you know, we were scorned, we were laughed at. But the fact is they ran him from the basement and he was not fit to be the president of the United States.

Everybody knew it, and it just took him being on a debate stage. But, you know, this is what the Democrats do. We're dealing with that in North Carolina right now. We've got. You know, a candidate for my opponent who's absolutely running from the basement, who is old, and that he's not as fit as he used to be.

And so, you know, we are running through those same parallels here right now, running from the basement. And you've got to get out. You've got to show that you can go across the state in North Carolina. You've got to show that you can go across the country when you're running for president. And Joe Biden was absolutely incapable of doing that.

Michael, within the past hour, your campaign sent out a news release. I got a copy of that, accusing Roy Cooper, your opponent, of releasing a violent murderer from prison early instead of serving his full sentence. I think what's shocking here is that man actually killed a 16-month-old child. What concerns you about the former governor's decision?

Well, the fact is the governor released over 4,200 criminals from prison because he was worried about them getting COVID. And he said that there were no violent criminals on that list. He clearly lied. He put people back on the streets that should not have been on the streets. You know, this particular instance, which was in Hickory of North Carolina, the guy went out and he was dealing with fentanyl.

And so he actually accidentally, I guess, got fentanyl on his baby's bottle and killed a 16-month baby. I mean, it's just absolutely tragic when you think about it. The most famous guy on that list, DeCarlos Brown Jr., who famously was arrested 13 more times, released 13 more times before he got on a light rail car in Charlotte last year and brutally murdered Irena Zaroska in cold blood. The fact is, there were 18 other people. That Roy Cooper released, that ended up killing people after he released them because he was worried that they were going to have COVID when they were in jail.

Now, I want to ask you a question about what's happening right now in the Senate, where there's a lot of controversy surrounding the majority leader, John Thune. And I hear a lot from many of your constituents on my national radio show that is broadcast all across North Carolina. And they are really upset over his obstruction on the Save America Act and also his decision not to allow President Trump to make any recess appointments. And I'm wondering if you share their disgust with what's happening, and will you advance the President's agenda if you get elected?

Well, I will absolutely advance the president's agenda. I think it's absolutely critical for North Carolina to have a conservative champion and President Trump to have an ally in the United States Senate. That's why we're running. We want to fight for every family. We want to fight for every community.

We want to fight for common sense policies like the President's America First Agenda. You know, we need to make sure that we rebuild our economy. We need to make sure that we keep the borders secure, that we're keeping our communities safe, and that our men and women in uniform have what they need to carry out their mission around the world to protect our interests and our allies. That's what I'm going to be fighting for every single day. Again, do you share their disgust, though, with what the majority leader has not been doing, which is getting the president's agenda through the Senate?

Look, the Senate needs to work. The House needs to work with them. We need to make sure that we get the America First agenda done. We need to make sure that we are getting this common sense agenda done of strengthening our economy, securing the border, and making sure that our military has the resources they need to carry out their mission.

Okay, that was Michael Watley, who was running for the Senate in North Carolina. And I just wanted you to hear that conversation really because of the last two questions. And I'm asking every single Republican running for the Senate the exact same question. Will you support Jon Thune, or do you believe that he has... That he has disrespected President Trump and he no longer deserves to be the majority leader.

Because right now, nobody is actually if you step back for a moment and listen to what listen to what Mike Lee and Ted Cruz and a lot of the other senators are saying on Capitol Hill, they're not condemning Jon Thune at all. They're not condemning the majority leader. And they refused to do that. And you just heard Michael Watley, who's running for the Senate. And Michael Watley, who is running for the Senate, refuses to say whether or not he would support Jon Thune as a majority leader.

Whether or not he would support pushing through, nuking the filibuster, and moving through the Save America Act. And that, ladies and gentlemen. Is very disappointing, and you're going to have to come to terms with that. If Watley's out there campaigning for your votes, then he needs to be able to answer those questions. All right, we're going to take a quick break.

When we come back, Mark Lynch is going to join us. He is running for the U.S. Senate. He is going to primary Lindsey Graham. And that is a huge race in South Carolina.

901-260-5926, our telephone number. That's 901-260-5926. You know what, Dylan? Do we have Mr. Lynch with us?

You know what? Let's just go right to the Patriot Mobile newsmaker line. And Mr. Lynch, good to have you back on the program with us. And I know in South Carolina, there's been a lot of fury directed at State House Republicans because they had a chance to redistrict and they took a pass.

First of all, I'm wondering your take on what happened in the State House the other day. Mm-hmm. It's just the same thing. We have Republicans that are feckless cowards, Todd. That won't pull the trigger.

They're too worried about. Their next campaign and how people will receive their decisions instead of just doing what's right. It's a shame. You know, I look at Lindsey Graham, and I just, you can't trust the guy. I mean, his opinions change on a daily basis.

Lindsey Graham has been one of the the chief architects of obstructing the President's agenda in the in the Senate. And I'm wondering if that message is finally connecting to voters there in Nor in South Carolina. To the ones that are awake, that are paying attention, that are true patriots, but we have still an establishment group of people in South Carolina that claim to be Republicans, that are okay with Lindsey's Obama and Biden judge picks, you know, that he's doing. They're okay with his voting record of 43% lifetime conservative voting record that's failing. They're okay with his 57% constitutional voting record failing.

They're okay with our tax dollars going to fund al-Qaeda and Hamas through USAID for several years till Trump shut it down last year, thank goodness. And so I don't understand it. I ask these people: if you say you are a Republican, just like I asked Russell Fry last night at an event. here at Myrtle Beach where we are. I said Russell.

Your endorsement of Lindsey Graham is shameful and embarrassing because that's not who you are. You have a 95% voting record. I'm so proud of you. You stand up and you're doing the right thing. But you endorsed Lindsey Graham, a traitor?

So, I mean, what are you doing? Who are you? Why did you endorse Lindsay? And he didn't really have an answer, and he looked embarrassed. And he said, You know, I'm trying to support Trump, and Trump.

Trump's working with Lindsay right now, and Lindsay seems to be doing the right thing. But I said, that's just a. Because it's campaign season, it's election period again, we're less than 10 days away. from a primary. That's why he's acting like a conservative again.

Mark, you haven't heard Lindsey Graham say anything negative about Jon Thun. And Jon Thun, the majority leader, is literally obstructing the president's agenda, not just on the Save America Act, not just on the refusal to nuke the filibuster, but they're not even allowing the Senate to go into recess so the president can make recess appointments. What do you make of that? What I make of it is that tells us who Lindsay is. He's okay with people doing the same thing he's doing, voting like a Democrat and not attacking Jon Thune for blocking Trump's agenda.

If I'm in the U.S. Senate, we'll make a motion to vacate Jon Thune and get rid of him and nuke the filibuster and get rid of that. And don't allow these Democrats to continue to find a way to pause and hold up stuff and push aside these bills we need to work on and pass and keep America moving forward and just putting the bills into subcommittees to die and be stagnated and sit there forever and never come back out again. It's crushing America, allowing this to go on, and I won't stand for it. Mark, do you realize something rather historic has just happened here on this program?

For weeks now, we've had Senate candidates coming on. Many of them, or pretty much all of them, are Republican candidates. Not a one was willing to say what you just said. And I think that is ultimately the problem with the Republican Party. We've got really feckless Republicans, as you said.

I think we've got a lot of Republicans in name only that are running out there. That's right. And I I want to use a stronger word. And the word is traitor. We have people that are not adhering to their oath.

As they held their hand on a Bible and swore an oath to defend the United States Constitution. And if they can't do that and they're supporting everything that's against America, then I ask the voters out there: who are these people? Who are these senators and House Representatives in Congress and in our state at the state level that will not do the right thing? How long are we going to put up with that and keep allowing these elected officials, the employees of the people, that are not representing America first principles? Come on, this is the 250th anniversary of this country.

Let's get rid of these traitors and get the right people in. By the way, folks, we have Mark Lynch joining us running for the U.S. Senate. He has primaried Senator Lindsey Graham. You now have an opportunity, the good people of South Carolina, you have an opportunity to send a rock-solid America first conservative to Capitol Hill and send Lindsey Graham packing.

You know, Mark, you mentioned just the rhinos. We had a story earlier that we talked about. Martina McBride and a number of these. Musicians that are canceling performances as a part of the Great American State Fair there in the nation's capital. I don't know about you.

I'm just. You know, I'm tired of people that just thumb their nose at their country. I see people like Martina McBride. First of all, yes, it's cowardice. I get that.

But I think the worst part is that she's not a patriot. And that bothers me. Yes, I agree with you, Todd. I mean, these people are showing their true colors. All right, Mark, we're going to have to leave it there.

We certainly appreciate it. We apologize. We had some tech issues, but we're going to get you back on between now and the primary. Folks, you've got a choice, and this is a good choice. Mark Lynch, a good man.

And, Mark, we wish you nothing but the very best out there on the campaign trail. Thank you, Todd. I appreciate it. I'm praying for America to have the scales removed from their eyes. That we can get back and serve this country the way God intended it to be and bring God back first again.

Amen to that.

All right, Mark Lynch, everybody, running for the U.S. Senate there in South Carolina. He has primaried Lindsey Graham. Your reaction to that. And thank God, finally, finally, a candidate with the courage to stand up and say, Jon Thune's out of there if I get elected.

901-260-5926. This is the Todd Stern Show. All right, welcome back, everybody. This is the Todd Stearns Radio Show. What a true honor to be with you today and great to have you with us on this Friday edition of the program.

By the way, don't forget tonight, 5 o'clock Eastern, we're going to be talking to the president of Catholic Vote. There has been a big controversy involving the Washington Nationals and one of their players who is a devout Christian. And apparently, management pretty much sidelined the guy because of his religious beliefs.

So the good people over at Catholic Vote have come out in support of this athlete. We're going to be talking to them. Also, Steve Gill is joining us, and Wendy Patrick is going to be here as well. E.D. Hill is going to weigh in on the news of the day.

So we're going to have a jam-packed edition of the show tonight on Newsmax. All right, let's go right to the phone lines here: 901-260-5926, Louise in Georgia. Louise, what's going on?

Well, I'm poor and broke, and you're probably rich. How you doing? I'm doing better than I deserve.

Well I'm still breathing, so I guess that's a good time. It's a good day then, absolutely, Louise. It is. I won't hind you, but. I remember back in 2020, I don't remember whether it's two weeks or two months or when.

account and, you know, what talking about twenty twenty being such a crooked election. And at that time you said, Well, you know, we can't dwell on that, we gotta push past it. But my whole point being I think we all know.

now that it was crooked, with especially all this other crap coming out. But what worries me? MAGA people need to understand that the presidential election He's not the only one that was crooked. Is anybody thinking somebody in their right mind? We'll put maxine waters Al Green.

Adam Whatever. I don't have a good name for him. Shifty shift. Pencil deck shift is what we call him. No, I've got a better name for him.

I bet you do. I can't use it on my air. I understand. I just want people to understand. These midterms coming up.

will be just as crooked. The Democrats will be just as crooked And if Karen Bass wins, we don't know it was crooked. And that's all I want to put out there.

So people We got to get out and vote on these midterms when they come our way. Louise, Louise, I think, you know, here's what I want you to do. You're going to be calling in between now and Election Day. But on Election Day, I want you to call in on our Election Day show and remind people and tell people what you just. Said because it is so vitally important, Louise.

And you're right. We've got to get out and vote. And that's the big problem. Yes, the other side is cheating. The way they're able to cheat is that conservatives, and especially all of you church-going Christians, you folks are lazy, lazy butts.

You got to get off your blessed assurance and you got to go and vote. I mean, it's really that simple, right, Louise? That's right, and I'm learning them gun coating. I'm going to be like J. D.

Vance's grandma. Oh. Come on now. All right. Louise.

Don't you think that's a good thing? I think it's a great thing, Louise. I I sure do. But we don't need to wait till the date That day to remind them, we need to be reminding them every day from now till then. Yes.

Louise, you speak the truth, and it is a great message. Look, we've got to let you go because we're about to wrap the show. But, Louise, thank you for that. And what a great word. By the way, Ombud guns.

That's one of the reasons why the Chinese and the Russians have never tried to invade us. We've got too many pistol-packing grandmas. And then in the other hand they got the cast iron skullets.

So Yeah. Russians, they know what's up. They know. All right. It's been a great show, folks.

Hey, ToddSterns.com. Go check out all of our great stories. We have that piece up on the 4th of July celebration that got canceled up in Nantucket. You're going to want to read that. Also, a crazy story out of Illinois: a school canceled a graduation prayer.

And you need to read that story as well. Also, don't forget to head over to a bookstore, and all you have to do is go online, pre-order a copy of The Golden Age: How Trump Saved America. Folks, you're going to love the book. That's all I can. It's going to be great.

And I don't know, maybe in the next couple of weeks, we'll read some passages out of the book. You're going to be blessed. All right, we've got to scoot out of here. Thank you again. It has been great to be back in the saddle.

Thank you for the thoughts, the prayers, and the kind words. Get out there. Have a great Friday. We're going to see you Saturday at the Italian Festival in Memphis. And hopefully, we'll see you in church on Saturday or Sunday.

Get out there and be good, America.