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So, I want to have a conversation with you folks today about what happened last night. On Capitol Hill. And we've got the story up at the website, ToddSterns.com. And by the way, welcome to the Todd Stearns Radio Show.

So glad to have you with us today. And we are always honored and humbled that you would spend three hours of your day hanging out with us on the radio. Last night, The House of Representatives voted to codify same-sex marriage. Forty-seven Republicans Voted with the Democrats. on this particular issue.

Now it's probably not going to pass the Senate, but if it does, President Biden will sign this bill into law. And it would while the Supreme Court redefined What God defined as marriage, the House of Representatives is going to codify that.

So that would annihilate the original Defensive Marriage Act.

Now we have a list of all the Republicans who voted in favor of this on our website. And I think it's important for you to see for yourself the individuals who are supportive of gay marriage. One of them happens to be a regular on this program, Congressman Scott Perry. He is chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, and I have to tell you, I was a bit surprised to see his name on the list. But anyway, he voted for it.

So, guess what? His name is on the list. He's a member of leadership, so we pointed that out: that he was the chairman of the House Freedom Caucus. Elise Stefanik, by the way, who replaced Liz Cheney as chair of the GOP conference, also voted in favor, as did Liz Cheney, the daughter of Dick and Adam Kenzinger.

So we got a pretty nasty note and addressing down from Congressman Perry's office today. How dare you? How dare you? And so Gray sends me this message this morning, this text message. And I'm like, what's going on?

Did we get the story wrong? Did he vote no? No, he did. He voted yes. And his office acknowledges that.

They were upset with us because they thought that we would just gloss that over, I guess, or that because he comes on this program and we appreciate the congressman coming on the program, maybe they thought we were going to just leave his name out.

Well, that's not what we do on this program, folks. And you know that by now. We tell it like it is, one way or the other. You may not agree with my opinion, but at least you know where I stand. And we're not going to coddle these congressmen.

They know what they were doing.

So we invited the congressman to come on. Even though they were very upset with us, I said, Grace, let's invite them on the program and we'll let the congressman explain himself. And they refused. They refused and probably not going to be here I would say in the near future. They're very upset.

And you know what? That's fine. They can be upset. But I believe that the American people, the members of the Republican Party, deserve some sort of an explanation. Why the change, why the shift on what is probably one of the most important culture war issues of the day, aside from the life issue.

Yeah. And I've been doing some research over the past couple of years working on the new book, and I've come to the conclusion, and this is really the heart of what I want to chat with you guys about to kick off today's program. It's very clear to me that the Republican Party is going through an evolutionary process, a metamorphosis, that they are shifting on the culture issues of the day. Are you beginning to see this? And I want to give you a clue.

The clue is Fox News Channel. As Fox News goes, so goes the Republican Party.

Now, Fox News Channel, over the past five or six years, made a radical shift to embrace the LGBT movement. And to elevate the LGBT movement. And so, if you want a job, let's just say you go to a Christian school and you want to be a journalist and you apply for a job at Fox, you are probably not going to get that job. And the reason is very simple: because they have partnerships with the National Association of Gay and Lesbian Journalists. They have associations with other far left journalism organizations.

And so those organizations are funneling their people who are not journalists, they're activists, into the newsrooms and the T V shows of Fox News Channel. And that's why you see it. Fox News, and just I want you to step back and think about this. Only one cable news channel has a paid transgender activist on their staff. It is not MSDNC.

It is not CNN. Crying Negro Network. Thank you, Judge Joe Brown. It is not Newsmax. It is not What America News.

It's Fox News Channel. And they celebrate that. They celebrate their diversity. And that's just the way it is. I was going to tell you another story, but I think I've made my point here.

I'll save that story for another day.

So So anyway, I think the people at the Republican Party headquarters, they see this and they realize that Fox News is sort of the mouthpiece for what was conservatism. I don't think they are now. And the Republicans are saying, you know what, maybe this is our opportunity. Yeah. Now, this really has nothing to do with gay marriage.

This has to do with. The Christian people. And I use the term evangelicals. Maybe I should just say conservative Christians. But this fight goes all the way back to Jerry Ford.

And Jerry Ford was a. He was. quite frankly, a conservative Democrat. I mean, he was a very liberal Republican. And his wife, Betty Ford, who was a lovely woman and a great lady, and a lot of wonderful things, but her politics really stuck to high heavens.

And so her politics were to the left of her husband. She supported the ERA. She was outspoken on a lot of the key liberal issues of the day.

So much so that Jerry Ford's campaign team, when he was running against Jimmy Carter, were afraid that the Christian voters within the Republican Party would move over and vote for Jimmy Carter, which is exactly what happened. There was this fight within the party, and Ronald Reagan emerged. You might remember that Reagan and Ford were going at it. Reagan challenged Ford. It was an ugly thing.

Reagan came back, and when he came back, he joined forces with people like Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell. And had it not been for those alliances, Ronald Reagan would not have been elected president. Let me say that again. Without the alliances of the conservative Christians, the moral majority, if you remember the term back in the day, Reagan would not have won. And it was an ugly, ugly fight.

So it's been a marriage between the Republican Party, the Chamber of Commerce side of the Republican Party, and the Evangelical side. It's been a marriage of convenience.

So everybody sort of gets what they want. But I don't think that's going to happen. much longer. And I think we are starting to see the shift here.

Now, my question to you, Christians, conservative Christians out there: if the Republican Party decides to jettison all of the culture war issues in the spirit of this big temp party, will you still vote Republican? Because that's what they're counting on. I was talking to some folks from inside the Beltway, and they're not concerned. They believe that, and hear me on this, they believe, and I'm not saying the Republicans are going to do this, but they believe that if the Republicans woke up one day and said, you know what, we're going to be a pro-choice party, they literally believe that you Christians out there would not leave the party because you guys covet the power and the prestige. And the prominence of being a part of a political party.

They believe that. They truly believe that. Yeah. But on the issue of, for example, of same sex marriage, that's why you had forty-seven Republicans vote with the Democrats, because they know that you conservative Christians, you may holler, you may squawk, but at the end of the day, you're not going anywhere else because there's no other party for you.

So they're just going to do what they want to do. Yeah. It was John McCain, who And I wrote about this two books ago. It was John McCain back years ago when he said people like Jerry Falwell Sr. and Pat Robertson were agents of intolerance.

That's the mindset of the establishment Republicans. That you guys, if you are a Christian, if you're a conservative, you're just there to get them votes. And I've literally had people tell me, Starnes, you know, on the local level, Starnes, you just need to shut up. And they said it in a very nice way, but basically, what they're saying is: you need to shut up, give us your campaign money, your contributions, and go vote for us. Go vote for our candidates.

Yeah. And it doesn't and I'm telling you folks. It is a crazy world right now within the Republican Party.

So this is nothing new. The New York Times today. said that the idea, the fact that forty seven Republicans joined Democrats on marriage equality is remarkable. But it's really not remarkable because the shift has been happening for quite some time. It sort of surfaced Last year during Gay Pride Month, when Ronna McDaniel, the chairperson of the RNC, put out that big statement saluting the LGBT community.

So, I'm not quite sure there's really anything that can be done about this. If you're a conservative Christian, I suspect what's going to happen is that the GOP will basically decide this is no longer an issue for us, and we will embrace same-sex marriage. And the question is, what will you do as a conservative if that happens? Will you still be a part of the Republican Party? Or will you say, you know what, that's it for me, I'm out?

Because they're saying this is an odd issue now. That you know what? Um And the Republicans, these 47 Republicans who voted yesterday, here's what they said. Yeah. Uh we don't care.

What? God defined marriage as to hell with the Bible. That's what those forty seven Republicans did yesterday. And that's you know what, that's their right to do. That is their right to do.

And it is our right to have a conversation about it. Here's the headline in Politico. The GOP waves The White Flag in the same-sex marriage wars. 844-747-8868. That's our toll-free telephone number.

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Um All right, welcome back, everybody. Good to have you with us. And again, the question is: if the Republicans start going to the left on the culture issues or just abandon them altogether, would you still support, as a Christian, would you still support the party? Keep in mind, that was the reason why many Christians came over and started voting with the Republicans.

Well, let's go to the phone lines. Gary on the line from Bartlett, Tennessee, KWAM, our flagship station. Hey, Gary, what's on your mind? Hey, good morning, Todd. How are you?

I'm good. Thank you for asking. Good, good. Look, I'm a Christian, a staunch Christian. I'm a staunch conservative.

I've raised my kids to as far as the gay marriage, as you were talking about, that it's wrong, it goes against God's principles and our values. I'm very pro-traditional marriage. But when the case was decided, I guess, more or less years ago with the courts I mean, I I'm thinking to myself. why should the government even get caught up in all this? Uh if we're going to be a nation of freedoms, Then, shouldn't that mean freedoms like for all to make the choices like that and then just let God sort them out?

You know, I teach my kids to respect people who are different. If they're gay, hey, that doesn't make them any less of a person to show them respect. We don't have to agree with their lifestyle, but we're all sinners. And fall short of the glory of God, and just to treat them as they would anyone else.

So, It's almost like, why kind of rehash it? And I don't know. What are your thoughts? What am I missing here?

Well, Gary, first of all, I think the big problem, and this goes, and Roe v. Wade plays into this as well. And let me see if I can do my best to explain here. I believe that marriage should not be a federal issue. That is an issue for the churches.

You know, if you want to have civil unions or whatever, that's fine. But the federal government has no business being in the marriage business.

Now, what are your thoughts? Gary, do me a favor, turn down your radio because you'll get a little bit of a blowback there.

So, and that way we'll be able to converse. When you look at Roe v. Wade, everybody said, oh, Roe v. Wade, they're going to outlaw abortion.

Well, Roe v. Wade was overturned, and guess what? You can still get an abortion in America. It is back to the states. The same thing applies with the gay marriage issue.

I believe that the Supreme Court overstepped, as does Senator Ted Cruz and others who study the law, that the Supreme Court overstepped, and ultimately, this is an issue for the states to decide. But beyond that, as a person of faith, I believe that marriage should not be a government issue, it is an issue for the church. 100% agree.

Okay, thank you, sir. I appreciate you talking. Hey, Gary, thanks for listening. Appreciate the call. And again, this has nothing to do, and you can't have these rational conversations one-on-one.

That's why I like to have them on the radio because people start screaming at you, oh, you're a homophobe. No, no, no, no, no, this has nothing to do with that. This has everything to do with the overreach of the federal government. And it troubles me that we had 47 Republicans up on Capitol Hill who could not understand that concept. But for them, this is a power move.

This is a power grab. That's what that's really all about.

So look, where does it go from here?

Well, it's going to have a tough go in the Senate. We'll see. But if it is, look, if it goes through the Senate, Biden's going to sign this because that's all they've got to run on. That's it. This is, and for the Democrats, this is nothing about all you gay folks out there.

This has nothing to do with you. They want to rile up their base to get you guys out so you go and vote in November. That's what this is really all about. But look, I've got, and I know a lot of Christian conservatives who say, well, we shouldn't have the log cabin Republicans in the party.

Okay, why? Why not? I mean, again, they're going to be fighting for things like fiscal responsibility. Yeah. Why would you not want people in the party?

I mean, do you want and again, I've heard this from Christians.

Well, we only need Christians in the Republican Party.

Okay, but you know what? If the Christians are as active in the Republican Party as they are in church on Sunday, you're never going to win a race.

Sorry to sorry to offend.

Somebody's screaming in the pew, but it's true.

So, I don't have a problem with what Ronald Reagan coined, the big tent party. The issue I have is throwing the party platform out the window, and there is a long-established party platform on some of these big culture war issues. That's all. That's all I'm trying to say here. All right, we're going to get back to it.

We've got to weigh in on this Pete Buttigieg thing. Fascinating backstory about Pete's dad, who was a communist. And how that's influencing his son in Washington, D.C. We're going to be taking your calls as well. 844-747-8868.

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Todd, the only Republicans that I will support will be the one with Christian values and no one else. Todd, I would like to say that I've been listening to you. Your show for the pa the past. two years or so now, just on the podcast and I Finally, I downloaded the app so I could listen to you live. And if uh the Republican Party starts switching that way, you know, I'm just gonna start voting Constitutionalists 'cause in order to save this country I feel like that's what we need to get back to and that's what they're trying to take away from us.

All right, that's Gary from Orem, Utah, and Ricky from Stacey, Arkansas. Hey, guys, thanks for reaching out. And by the way, you can do that as well. You can send us a shout-out. You can only do that on our app.

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And all you have to do is go to KWAM Radio. That's KWAMradio.com. KWAMRadio.com. Click on the app, and there you go. You can send us a shout-out like Ricky and Gary just did.

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So glad to have you with us today. Yesterday, Pete Booty Judge was testifying up on Capitol Hill. And a lot of people are very concerned about the high price of gasoline. Have you heard about this? I mean, it's just out the off the charts.

People don't understand why President Biden just doesn't open up our pipelines, our oil fields. Why are we going over to Saudi Arabia with a gas can in our hand asking for a couple of gallons of gas? Yeah. And Mayor Pete Or Secretary Pete, he said the quiet part out loud. Cut three.

Of course, the more pain we are all experiencing from the high price of gas, the more benefit there is for those who can access electric vehicles. It's all about pain, ladies and gentlemen. They want you to suffer. This has nothing to do with dropping the price for a gallon of gasoline. This has everything to do with raising the cost because they want you to stop driving those gasoline-powered cars.

They want you to switch over to an electric car, those cars that you plug into the side of your car, of your garage. That's what they want. Yeah. But the problem is, most Americans cannot afford those kinds of cars. What, $55,000, $60,000?

Let's play cut number eight. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As I said in the outset, and Mr. Johnson and Mr.

Roy have said, we think this legislation is unnecessary. Justice Alito was very clear. Again, it's been read several times. The Dobbs decision should not be misunderstood or mischaracterized to cast doubt on precedents that do not concern abortion. The court couldn't have been clearer.

The Obergefeld decision. Undid. What? thirty-five states have on their uh law in their in their respective state. 30 of those states, it was the vote of the people, as I said before.

But this this is going this this legislation is going to just I guess Go after that, the decision of the respective states, and as I said, the voters in those states. All right. Clearly, that wasn't Pete Buttigench, but this is Pete Buttigench. I'm still astonished that some folks, and I felt this I was testifying in Congress yesterday, some folks seem to really struggle to let go of the status quo.

So, what's going on here?

Well, this is all about Advancing the Green New Deal. That's all this is about. Keep in mind that progressives are running the government right now. We know it's not Joe Biden, we know it's not Kamala Harris. This is all about AOC and the squad running the show.

They have a lot more power than you might imagine behind the scenes.

Okay.

So you've got Pete Buddha judge in a very, very important and very powerful position. And Pete Booty Judge is implementing all the changes. And here's their thinking. The guy is young, he's cool, he's hip, he's gay, he's got good hair, he's got that smile. And they think that's going to cover a multitude of evil sins they're about to unleash.

On the American people. Yeah. Now you've got to go back to the original. Green New Deal. What was that really all about?

Well, it's very simple. Yeah. It was about shutting down automobiles. It was about shutting down jetliners. It was about shutting down hamburger joints.

All for the sake of protecting the environment. And as we all know by now, They always tell us in 10 years, California is going to slide off the face of the earth. In ten years, all the polar bears are going to die. In ten years, there's going to be penguins walking down Bourbon Street in New Orleans. And it's always in ten year increments.

And guess what happens? Ten years comes, ten years goes, and we're all still here. Penguins doing just fine. That's how this operates. Greatest.

Hoax perpetrated on the world. Global warming. That's what that's all about.

So anyway, why Pete why Pete Booty Judge, though? That's the big question. Why Pete Booty Judge?

Well, I want to answer that question for you. Did a little bit of research, again, working on the new book, and did a little research about Pete Bootyjetch. Turns out his father Joseph Was an avowed communist and Marxist. As a matter of fact, that was his life's work. His life's work was to pursue and to promote Marxism.

Joseph Budicech. This is all very well documented. The Washington Examiner did a story several years ago, and quite frankly, it became an issue out on the campaign trail. Yeah. One of the interesting components of Joseph Butice's lessons and his academic work involved the following theory.

He believed that you could convert people to the communist way of thinking by Infiltrating the culture and the cultural institutions of a nation. Can any of this sound familiar, by the way?

Okay.

He went on to say in the Washington Examiner piece, which, by the way, was verified by Snopes.com of all people. Buddha Judge Okay. Used his platform to advance Marxist theories in the academic community. And in Hollywood, in music, in films, in books. Any of that sound familiar, ladies and gentlemen?

Now Pete Buttigieg says he was not influenced by his father, but earlier books indicate that Pete Boudig s just soaked up everything his father ever said and did. Everything.

So it's very possible, ladies and gentlemen, that we have a closet communist running the Transportation Department right now. And what a vitally important position that is, seeing what we're having to go through now. Yeah, yeah. But that's the whole point of this. They want you.

They want you. to suffer. Because they believe When you finally had enough, you're going to fork over the $55,000 to buy a brand new electric car that only drives a couple of hundred miles. Then you've got to put it in and plug it in and wait, what, a couple of hours, and then drive a couple of hundred more miles and then plug it in and wait a couple of more hours. And it's going to ruin.

Travel in America. That's what that's going to do. By the way, do you see this story out of St. Petersburg, Florida? What a weird story.

So, this family goes out and buys one of these, I think it was a Ford, one of Ford's electric, the Ford Focus Electric, is what it was. And they got a pretty good deal on it, actually, $11,000. It was an older model, used car. And so, they're driving along. The thing's doing okay, I guess, for what, six months.

And then all of a sudden, it goes kaput.

So, they take it down to the Ford dealership, and they're like, oh, yeah, the battery's gone bad. You got to get a new battery.

So, the car cost $11,000. The battery Cost $14,000.

So the battery cost $3,000 more dollars than it cost to buy the car in the first place. And of course, the family, they're like, we're not we can't pay that. We just spent $11,000, and you're telling me the $11,000 car needs a $14,000 battery? What are you people, bonkers?

So they ended up, long story short, they ended up selling the car back to the dealership for $500. A complete loss. Unbelievable.

So, this is why, whenever I tell these electric car people, and I hear from them all the time, they're kind of like the gluten-free folks. You know, it's kind of like a condescending attitude. And I don't mean to be that in a mean way, but it's like. I've seen this in a restaurant. I brought my own plate.

I brought my own fork. I brought my.

Okay, well, why didn't you just go ahead and stay home? And I brought my own food.

Okay, well, why didn't you just stay home? I don't get that. Anyway, but it's that attitude of, oh, you drive a gasoline-powered car? Mm-mm-mm. Yeah.

It's the same attitude I get when I go down to the independent bookstore. You know, they kind of look down on the conservatives. It's that kind of an attitude. Anyway, you hear stories like this, and this is why, and I do this in a very polite way, but I have to tell the electric car people just to blow it out their tailpipe. Got to take a break.

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Sounds like someplace I'd like to go. Let's go to the phones. Connor, Boston on the line. Connor, if you're looking for a vacation spot, there you go, Brandon Falls.

Well, it's funny, Todd. I just came back from Florida last week, so I didn't visit Florida Falls, shouldn't. There you go. All right, what's going on, Connor? Apparently, I don't know if I'm welcome on the show anymore because I'm charging my electric card here at the supercharger right now.

You are not. Are you really? I really am. I'll send you a picture of it later. Um I don't know.

It's like I didn't buy my when you see some of the people who charge the chargers, there definitely is that those points. Yeah. look at myself as a part of the community. I was like tech and they're like fast cars before, um I had my car, I had a business GC. Definitely not eco-friendly.

But um Yeah, I mean, I think there's not necessarily like You know, if you have a gas car or if you have whatever type of fueled car, I think that's a personal choice. I don't think really the government's going to tell you what car you need to buy. You know, it's like there's others who buy it for tech, there's others who buy it for environmental reasons, but yeah, um. You don't need to necessarily tell somebody that they need to be purchased in an electric car. They need to be working out and getting their job, getting fuel prices lower.

Doing all those kind of things. But I'm literally laughing because I'm literally plugging in the car if I'm listening to your show. Love it. Love it. Got it.

I call it. Connor, we got a bad phone signal, but I think we got the gist of what you were saying. You get back to charging, and we'll chat with you later. Let's go to Louisiana Corky on KROF, our great affiliate down in Lafayette. Hey, Corky, what's going on?

Well, we were talking, you're talking about the Pete Buddha Jess. And I wanted to tell both you and Grace Spaker, I woke up and turned you on. And I wanted to say. You know there was a bridge to nowhere and y'all are a bridge to somewhere. I appreciate it so much.

And we're Talking about the electric cars. If everybody in the United States bought an electric car, what would we do? with all the cars that we already have. They don't want to burn coal to redo 'em.

So what, they put 'em in the Grand Canyon and cover it up?

Well, Corky, it's you know, I was reading a report yesterday about all these solar the solar panel farms, and they're saying that you would literally have to destroy acres and acres of trees and forest just to build enough to accommodate the the power grid. It's just you know, people aren't thinking these things through. No, they're not. And you know, What I wanted to say was I got two young men here with me talking about Buddha J influenced by his father. and they both d have different, you know, families, but They don't believe in God.

So I've been they come in coming and helping me 'cause I got about four operations schedule. And I was trying to show them there's the other path. But you follow most of us follow that path that our parents show us. And whether you they tell you or not, you just see it, so that's what you think is supposed to be. And I'm trying to show them there's more paths.

than that. And One of them is really taking it to heart, and the other one's kind of. Hold now. Right. listening to you and getting that Christian attitude It means more.

Yeah. Thank you for being there and sharing that with us.

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Oh, yeah. You know, this country never ceases to surprise me, ladies and gentlemen, the lunacy of the left. Hello, everybody. Welcome to the Tom Cearns Radio Program, and we've got a lot to go through today. And, you know, I was having a conversation just the other day with someone years ago when I first bought KWAM, our flagship radio station in Memphis, Tennessee.

When I first bought the radio station, we had a couple of, well, we had more than a couple. We had a lot of leftists who worked in the building. And I've got nothing against the leftists. I've got nothing against liberals in the media. As a matter of fact, when I worked at Fox News Channel, someone told me once maybe 0.5% of the people who worked at Fox News Channel would actually consider themselves to be conservative.

So, in other words, the mainstream media is predominantly, overwhelmingly liberal. It's leftist. And that is, it's no surprise. We see it every day. And that's one of the reasons.

And by the way, the reason why Fox News Channel, for so many years, Was conservative, was actually fair and balanced, is that the people in charge, the people calling the shots, the people producing the shows, were in fact conservative. That was the 0.5 percent. But now, many of those people have been fired or let go or whatever. But I'm not talking about Fox News. I just want to use that as an example.

And especially in the public welfare journalism sector, I'm talking about PBS and NPR, two organizations that cannot afford to pay their bills. And that's why they require tax dollars. And I've heard, I know, I know some people, it's only 2%, Todd. Only 2%. I don't care if it's a penny.

I don't care if it's a penny. It's still our tax dollars. And as a radio station owner, it bothers me that the profits, the taxes that I have to pay from my very successful radio station, have to prop up the failing public radio station here in Memphis, Tennessee. It bothers me. But that's not what I want to talk about.

So, anyway, when I first started here, People were very alarmed. Oh, stop. That starnes, he's the conservative, he's just a big meanie. He's going to shut down all of us. And the reality is, I did not.

As a matter of fact, early on, I knew we had a couple of on-air talent that were far leftist, but they put out a pretty good product and they had a pretty good program. And I said, you know what? We're going to keep the show. As long as it's getting ratings, as long as the ads are flowing in, what do I care? As long as it's entertaining, because that's what radio is supposed to be, ladies and gentlemen.

You know, a lot of these Rush Limbaugh wannabes that are out there, and there are some. As a matter of fact, there are a couple of radio hosts who are proclaiming themselves as the second coming of Rush Limbaugh.

Well, that's a lot of hubris because there's only one Rush Limbaugh, and he's in glory right now. He returned his talent that was on loan from God. But you've got all these talk radio guys out there, and they're the next Rush Limbaugh. And what do they do? And you've heard the shows.

You know, I'm not going to name names, but you've heard the shows, right? All they do is scream at you for three hours. That's not what Rush Limbaugh did. Rush Limbaugh was an entertainer as well as an informer. He educated a generation of American citizens.

So, all that to say, there's just a lot of noise out there, and a lot of people are just confused about what is entertaining on the radio.

So for me, it is about being um Being challenged, and I just want to hear what that person is going to say next.

So, well, one day the leftist loon who had the show called up and said, I'm no longer going to work for you. And I'm like, well, all right, why not? What happened? And I was really intrigued. And it turned out that this individual was offended by something I said on my national radio show.

And you're just intolerant. That's what this person said. You're just intolerant. You're a mean person. How dare you?

You know what it was? It was during the George Floyd stuff. And I dared to say that all lives matter. And as I pointed out in Memphis, Tennessee, clearly all lives do not matter because people are getting slaughtered all over the place and nobody cares. But in this particular instance, I just pointed out that I believe as an outpouring of my Christian faith that every single life is important and every single life matters and not one life is more important than someone else's life.

That's what set this person off. Yeah. So, anyway, as soon as I hung up the phone, I mean, she was just very upset. How dare you How dare you I'm like, well, what do you want me to do?

So this individual quit right on the spot and then wrote this nasty note on social media saying that I was an intolerant person. And that really struck a chord in me. Yeah. Because I'm anything but an intolerant person. As a matter of fact, if you want to talk about intolerance, this individual.

Who stormed off in a huff was the intolerant person. Because this person had a platform on a radio station owned by a rock solid conservative.

Now On this radio station, I don't know what it's like on your local radio station, but we have guests of all different persuasions that come on to this radio station, KWAM, the Mighty 990, celebrating 75 years on the air. We have Republicans, we have Democrats. As a matter of fact, we have more Democrats begging to be on the show than the Republicans. Yeah. And trust me, in Memphis, Tennessee, there's not much difference between those two parties.

Okay.

And why is it the Democrats want to come on a conservative talk radio station? Why is that? Because, first of all, they know they're going to be asked the tough questions, but they know we're going to be fair and we're going to be balanced. We don't do the gotcha stuff here, and people appreciate that.

So we have a platform on a conservative radio station, a conservative radio station that is open for everyone. no matter what their ideology is. We just ask one thing. Can you be entertaining? We don't like a snooze fest here.

This is in PR. Yeah. We have breaking news today. The sun came out. And we need your money.

Yeah. Will you give twenty five dollars for a tote bag? No, nobody wants to hear that crap No wonder we got to fork over our tax dollars to keep those people employed and off the unemployment line. I mean cheese aloo.

So, anyway, it just really struck me that all of these people out there, they're saying the conservatives are intolerant, when in fact, we're pretty open-minded people. I'm a pretty open-minded guy. We have all sorts of opinions on this radio station and on this radio program. Guess what happens, ladies and gentlemen? If you disagree with me, what happens?

You go right to the top of the line. Yeah. Because we like the debate. We like to have the conversations. Do you ever see that?

On NPR. Do you ever see that on P B S? Do you ever see that on any of the local T V stations in your market? I don't see that, but you know what? You see it here.

And that's what makes us unique, and we take pride in that. A conservative radio station that is open-minded. All that to say. In Indianapolis, Indiana. They've got a bunch of leftists in the media up there.

And I've got a story to share with you in the aftermath of what could have been a massacre at the mall. In Greenwood, Indiana. Yeah. And it's a crazy story. But it's one you need to be aware of.

So there is a CBS traffic reporter, and this guy claims to be a devout Christian. He claims to be an Eagle Scout, yada, yada, yada. His name is Justin Kohler. And he is the traffic reporter at the CBS affiliate in Indianapolis.

So, anyway, we all know now the name of the The hero, the Good Samaritan, who stopped the shooter inside the food court at that shopping mall. The guy's name is Elisha Dicken. It's kind of a weird spelling. I don't know what nationality it is, but it's Elisha, but it's got a J and an extra S in the name. Anyway, regardless, Elisha Dicken is the hero.

22 years old. He had a handgun. When that guy started shooting in the food court, Mr. Dicken, instead of running away and hiding, took out his legal weapon, so he had a concealed carry, took it out, and immediately shot the gunman. And then the g gunman stumbles into the bathroom and drops dead.

The mayor, police chief, Congressman Jim Banks, anybody who is breathing in Indiana says without a doubt that guy stopped the gunman from committing a massacre, and he's a good Samaritan.

Okay.

So that's that phrase set off the traffic reporter. And so the traffic reporter went on social media and he's all upset. And you can tell he's one of these woke vangelicals. You can just see him coming from a mile away. The hair with half of the hair is there and the other half is shaved off, and it's just a weird look.

Man, a weird look. But I digress.

So here's what he wrote. The term Good Samaritan came from a Bible passage of a man from Samaria who stopped on the side of the road to help a man who was injured and ignored. I cannot believe we live in a world where the term can be equally applied to someone killing someone. My God You know, sir, if you profess to be a Christian man, and yet you used God's name in a slur there, might want to repent of that.

So he's all upset because he doesn't believe you can call this man, this hero, a good Samaritan. And he's not the only one.

Now, people are piling on. It's the anti-gun crowd and the woke evangelicals, these woke, never Trump Christian people. And they're all attacking this poor guy. And they believe the better option would have been. For there to be a massacre in the mall.

Folks, see how this parallels our politics of the day? Because these are the same people, these never Trumpers and the woke vangelicals and the anti-gun crown, all these people were saying, you can't vote for Trump even if he saved the unborn babies. You can't because they seem to believe that the better course of action would have been for Roe v. Wade to remain the law of the land. That's the parallel here.

So anyway, this color guy goes back. I mean, people are piling on and the we're we're talking now the blue check mark crowd, they're all in with this guy. But the regular folk, they're like, Are you a lunatic? What are you saying here?

So mister Kohler later came back and here's what he wrote. Let me be clear, my thoughts are not meant to discredit the heroic life saving action an individual took in stopping the shooter. That's exactly what it is, you moron. Stop stiffing gasoline. He goes on to say, I I'm no biblical scholar.

Then you know what? Maybe you ought to just stay in your freaking lane, sir. Maybe that's what you ought to do.

Now I am not a theologian. But I can tell you this, I believe that what that man did was noble and honourable, and I believe he was, in fact, and is a good Samaritan.

Now, if you go through and read your Bible, you can see plenty of stories about. God's people in trouble, and what do they do? They pray out to God and ask for help. And what happens?

Well, if you read the Bible, there are plenty of stories about armies of angels rushing, rushing to the defense Of those in need. And I want you to think about this for a moment. Just maybe, as there were families, terrified families, huddling under chairs in front of the closed Chick fil A on a Sunday, Yeah. Trying to protect their loved ones from the gunmen. Maybe, just maybe, a few of those folks actually prayed out to God for help.

And guess what? The army showed up. God's angel showed up. And he happened to be a 22-year-old kid from Indiana armed with a handgun. Anyone thought about that?

So, look, we're going to take a break here, but I'm curious to hear your thoughts on this. Do you have a problem calling this young man? A good Samaritan. 844-747-8868. That is our toll-free telephone number.

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All right, let's get to the phones here: 844-747-8868. Salem, Oregon, Ron listening to us on KYKN. Ron, what's going on? What's on your mind? Laura, I'm just telling you, I'm that black redneck.

I'm going to see you Friday, my brother. Right there in Salem. It's so good. Ron, it's going to be a lot of fun. And for those of you who may not be aware, I'm heading out to Salem for a couple of big events coming up Thursday and Friday.

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I'm just telling you right now.

Now this is a great example of Martin Luther's turnover in his grave that helped separate us from the Catholics. My brother. Y the because the person said the Good Samaritan I mean, excuse me. I had a couple of those good Samaritans on 90 freshmen, normally 120, 10 feet through, when Maxine Waters trip. Met Catch and release and everything else.

Puppeteer, Mike, City Councilman in South Central Los Santos, Northside, which was middle class. And I was blessed to have a good Samaritan session. Stop the Oh, did we lose Ron? Oh, I think we lost Ron.

Sorry about that, my friend. We'll try to get back to you, and if not, we will see you Friday. But to Ron's point, look, when you look, this reporter from the CBS Offilia, the traffic reporter, this guy would have you believe that I guess we're not even allowed to have militaries anymore.

So if you're a Christian, you can't serve in the military. But the idea that if you shoot somebody, you can't be a good Samaritan, that's the most moronic thing I have heard. Shameful, just absolutely shameful.

So I say this: I'm with Ed from Texas. He's not a good Samaritan. This guy, Elisha Dicken, is a great Samaritan. And he illustrated a very important point that the left would prefer you not know: that by and large, overwhelmingly, 99% of law-abiding gun owners in America are. Mm.

only own a gun to protect themselves and their families. They may be hunters, they may be marksmen, but But primarily, people own guns to protect their families. And thank God that Indiana's concealed carry law went into effect. Otherwise, we would have been talking about a massacre. Yeah.

And you would have given more ammo for the left to go after an all-out gun grab. Which is apparently coming possibly as early as this week. All right, look, we've got to take a break here. We got so many stories to drop by you today, folks. A lot happening.

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You know, I'm getting ready for the Delta Airlines flight. And I am flying first class out there. And so you get to order food.

So they serve you a dinner. And I will say this about Delta Airlines, and I only fly Delta. If Delta doesn't go there, then I don't. And there's a couple of reasons why Delta is the airline that I actually hate the least out of all the airlines out there. But they do a pretty good job of getting me from point A to point B.

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And the other was a beef dish, but the problem was it was on this lima bean succotash. And I'm like, okay, what about a good like chicken sandwich or something? Can we not do they not have Chick-fil-A? I don't know, it's very odd. Anyway, I'm saving my appetite for when I get to Salem because I understand the food scene in Salem, Oregon, is out of this world.

All right. We got to talk about A story out of, and by the way, Congressman Ronnie Jackson is coming up in the next hour, and that's why we're not talking about Biden's cognitive decline just yet, because he is the expert on this as former President Obama's doctor, now Congressman Ronnie Jackson out of Texas. And we're also going to be talking to the mother of a female swimmer who had to go up against Leah Thomas. Marshie Smith is with Icons, and she'll be here a little bit later on in the program. We've got a story up on our website, ToddSterns.com, and I'll bring to your attention.

You need to understand what's happening on your college and university campuses. In America, there's something very dangerous afoot.

Now, many public universities, public schools, have a student government association, and it's just like your local or state or federal government. You have senators or representatives, you have a student Supreme Court, so you have it's basically a student version of what we do in real life in politics. But here's the problem: it really is a microcosm of the problems we're facing in big government. Yeah. Because a lot of these kids are coming up with very dangerous ideas on their college and university campuses, and they're implementing these policies.

in the school itself. And that's where we start with Maya Little. She is a black student at the University of Houston. She is a Christian. And she was hoping to become the first black woman elected to the student Supreme Court at the University of Houston.

So she goes before her peers, her classmates, and she's giving her speech and she's explaining why she deserves to be named to the Supreme Court at the University of Houston. And she quotes a Bible verse during her remarks, and it triggered the student. politicians almost immediately. And they decided to go into a closed door session and they voted and they rejected her because of her religious beliefs. And they said that They had to be very sensitive about appointing Christians to positions within the government in the aftermath of Roe v.

Wade.

Okay.

Now the Daily Cougar is the university's newspaper, and they've been covering this story. And they say that Miss Little, because she is a Christian, has something called latent bias. I have no idea what that means. And they were especially troubled by the Bible verse. Ms.

Little, in an interview with the student newspaper, and by the way, kudos to the student newspaper for reaching out and getting her side of the story. She said, I read a Bible verse months ago and it really inspired me. It made me realize that the world to me and in my eyes is made out of love.

Okay, well, what's wrong with that? It's not like she read some sort of a Sodom Gomorrah verse about God smiting people. It was a verse about love. And who doesn't appreciate a good Bible verse about love? She did have one supporter on the state senate, on the student senate, a guy by the name of Nolan Schultz.

He said, I think with record level crime, disparity, and poverty, we need more Christ in government. Oh, golly, though I'm surprised they didn't impeach that guy. Quote, I need to go on the record saying I bring Christ anywhere I go. Wow. Again, kudos to the student newspaper for getting both sides of the story.

The Daily Cougar You better watch it. They're going to impeach that guy. And we'll be on the story if they do.

Now, you might remember this. A couple of years maybe it was last year. There was a kid at Auburn University. He was a white guy, and he was a conservative. He's still white and he's still conservative.

He was the most qualified individual for the Supreme Court there at Auburn University. And they rejected him because he was not diverse enough. What does that even mean?

Well, I'll tell you what it means. He's of the Caucasian persuasion. No, he is. He's a white guy. Can't have no honkies on the Supreme Court at Auburn.

I know that might offend people, but that's the truth.

So look, here's the deal, folks. You need to pay attention to this nonsense because what's happening on your college campus eventually happens in real life. And if you don't believe me, why don't you go out there and ask somebody what their preferred pronoun is?

So here's my again, here's my take on this. Um We need to crack down and crack down hard. Because this is against the law, what they're doing. To reject somebody from a position because of their skin color or because of their religious beliefs, that's against the law. And if Congress will not do anything about it, we need to get new people up on Capitol Hill.

I have a very simple solution to all of this: defund any university, public or private, that refuses to protect civil liberties. It's very simple. You're either going to support civil liberties or you're not going to get our tax money. But you need to understand something. There are There are a growing number of people that are being taught in public school.

that Christians and white people are no longer qualified to serve in public office. Pay very close attention to that.

Now, I believe that we ought to be electing people based on the content of their character. I know that is a foreign concept these days, but that's what I believe. Very troubling story. Out of the University of Houston as well as Auburn University. Let's go to the phones here.

844-747-8868. Philip is listening to us from Havelock, North Carolina. Wants to weigh in on that Good Samaritan story. All right, Philip, what's on your mind? Yes, Todd.

First of all, thank you very much. I am a first time caller, and I really appreciate you taking my call. Let me just make one comment about Auburn University because I was born and raised in Alabama. And What we call Auburn is a very good school to go to if you can't afford to go to a very good school.

Well Well, there you go. I'm not going to get into that fight. I'm a Tennessee fan, so I don't. I've already got a dog in the fight. We got our own problems.

I understand. Um. Let me just say that I'm a retired marine, twenty four. Um expert marksmanship awards in the Marine Corps, and I'm a Christian man. I'm an older white man, considerably older than you.

And let me just say that In the county that I live in, here in North Carolina. There are more concealed carry holders than you can shake a stick at. And if somebody wants to pull out a gun and start shooting people, he's going to get weighed down by a crowd. of armed People. As well it should be, Philip.

And I think when the bad guys understand that, when they know that, hey, look, there's a pretty good chance people here are packing heat, or if a homeowner is packing heat and is well protected, you think the bad guys are going to think twice before they knock in that front door. That's exactly right. That's the entire point of the Second Amendment. We will protect ourselves and we will protect those around us. Philip, and just think about this, Roy.

And we're honoring this young man, we're praising this young man, and a large part of that is to help him because he didn't show up at the mall thinking he was going to have to take out a terrorist. It's just something that he was prepared to do, but he didn't want to have to do that. And I don't know about his religious nature or status, but I have to imagine that he's going through a heck of a lot emotionally right now, knowing that he had to take somebody's life to save others. I mean, that's a big thing for anybody. I can't imagine what kind of emotional turmoil One would go through if they took out.

someone's life. But For what reason? That's right. And that's why we have to have this affirmation. And it's really appalling to see these reporters coming out and attacking this young man and really casting dispersions on him.

He did the right thing. And we've got to honor that and let people know this is how you behave in that sort of a situation. I couldn't agree more. Philip, first, I have to tell you you did a great job as a first-time caller. And second, I just want to say thank you for serving our great nation.

And you could give us a call back one of these days. Will you do that? Oh, yes, sir. I will, please. All right.

So now you'll be a veteran caller.

So, Phillip from North Carolina, God bless you, sir, and thank you for your service. All right, good people down in that part of the country, by the way. A lot of military veterans live in that part of North Carolina, and listen to us over on the talk station as they brand it over there. All right, we've got to take a break here. Lines open.

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What's going on? Hello, Todd. I I hear it's hot over there in Memphis. Oh, my goodness. Keith, it's uh th th they're telling us that when the heat index is like one hundred and fifteen degrees, you could smoke a pork butt outside.

Get you some good sweet hickory.

Well, I'm going to base myself in barbecue sauce, my friend. There you go. On a side note before I jump into the call, the best food I ever had and the best service I ever had on an airline was British Airways flying to London on my way to Kosovo. Is that right? Good food.

Yes, yes.

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All right, let's talk about college diversity.

Well, it's quite simple. If they want to do diversity, well, let's do diversity. All their basketballs and football teams, every one of them has to be diverse. Let's put more white guys on them. And I'm talking about starting white guys.

Even if they're not good enough, we're going to put them on there because we're going to be diverse. Hmm. Keith, you're going to get me in trouble here. Look, I mean, it's a fair point, you know, because again, like the NBA, especially in professional sports, NBA, NFL, and especially the NBA, it's overwhelmingly non-white. And you don't hear anybody talking about diversity except complaining there are too many white coaches.

So I don't know. I mean, I guess maybe they just don't, you know, here's my take on it, Keith. For the record, and you know, you know, we've got all these leftists that are assigned to this program, and they write down everything I say.

So officially, I believe that you want the best person, the best qualified athlete for your team.

However, well, and let me put in a caveat here.

So if you're a female basketball coach, you want every transgender basketball player on your team.

So you'll be able to beat the girls. That being said, if in fact we're going to be ruled by Diversity and the quota system, then what you just said, Keith, is pretty accurate. If you're going to have to have an equal number of black players and white players on the team. And Hispanic. No, but it but it but it won't it w it won't fly, Todd.

They don't they want the best players. Of course. And that's the way it ought to be for everything. You want to talk about diversity hires? Take a look at the White House press secretary right now.

She can't even answer a question. And the reason why is because she was not hired for her ability to communicate. She was hired because she is a black legal immigrant lesbian. And there's something else in there that I'm missing. But she was a diversity hire.

And that's the only reason, and that's the problem. They're not hiring the best of the best, they're hiring diversity people. That's true, Todd. And listen, you have a great day, and I'll continue listening. Keith, God bless you, and thank you for the food recommendation.

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Well, hello everybody. How are you today? Hope you're doing well. I have a story to share with you. Grace, what are you doing?

Are you dancing? Why are you dancing in the studio? I don't understand that.

Well, you know. Know, just in a good mood. The day off yesterday, back today. No, I mean, there's energy.

Well, there's nothing wrong with dancing. I was just, I normally haven't seen you dance before.

Well, it's because I'm not very good at it.

Well, I mean, let's be real. This white girl can't dance.

So, I have a question before I forgot to ask this question of Kyle, so you can just ask him. We're going to play this rap video. Did we bleep the language in the rap video? Oh, yeah. I oversaw this because I was like, that is the worst rap I've ever heard in my life.

Well. I may have the second worst because you're right. I thought I was the worst white rapper in America because I did try my hand at doing the rap. Do you know how to do the beatboxing, though? You just say boots and cats really fast.

Boots and cats and boots and cats and boots and cats. Boots and cats and boots and cats. Boots and cats and boots and cats and boots and cats. I don't understand why. It's just a trick to make yourself have a beat for a rap.

So continue. Blake Masters is running for the Senate in Arizona, and he's a young fella. He's not very old. And I guess years ago, was this 2000, what, 2007, 2008, he recorded a ramp video.

Now, this is, no, he's 35. Wow. So he should have known better. Anyway, he was, I don't think he's in trouble for ramping, but he had Indian war paint on. And apparently, that's a big no-no nowadays.

I had no idea. Yeah. But apparently, that's a big no-no.

So, if you don't normally live in a teepee or if you're not related to Tonto from the Lone Ranger, then you're not allowed to wear war paint.

So, anyway, he's running for the Senate. He did this video when he was younger, and now it's causing big problems. Let's take a listen to Mr. Masters. We're back.

So Barack Obama called the waitress a speedy today.

Now the press is havin' a day. They're getting all mad. They're looking for a fight. I'm reading the news, I'm like, this shit ain't right. What's goin' on here?

He can't speak the truth. What if she was a sweetie? What if she was cute? It's a sad day in society When one plus two can't equal three.

Okay.

I'm no fan of his policies, but he's not a sexist. Everybody knows this. Wandered around with Lexus, but it didn't work. What an idiot. Why would I?

Okay.

Hey, break up. How about we talk about the way I look? Everybody knows that's off the hook. I've got the warpaint on, as you can see. Who said what about cultural insensitivity?

Nah, man, it's just having fun. Don't blame me, I ain't the one. Where's my beat? I'm in. Yeah, that's right.

Okay, I dress up as an Indian. If you don't like it, I'm gonna take you in to the political correct police, throw you in jail. Blake makes it rock, but Sean D, he makes it hail. Everybody knows that I can't beat that guy. His rounds were, oh my god, super fly.

I'm almost embarrassed to be stacked up with him, but sometimes you gotta lose and grin.

Alright, CB, I think I'm done. That's all I got for you. Hope it was fun. I'd keep on rapping, but you know how it goes. Those guys get gunned down and they get no hoes.

If they continue too long, like LL Cool J, who the hell is he anyway?

Alright, that's my freestyle. I'm going out eloquent.

Now I hope you enjoy a special D. I wish that round. Love you, see bad. Dogs and cats, dogs and cats, dogs and cats. No, it's boots and cats.

Oh, boots and cats. I'm sorry. I thought it was dogs and cats. Dogs and cats and boots and cats and boots and cats. Boots and cats and boots and cats.

What does that mean? It doesn't mean anything. Is that freestyle? Yeah, it's supposed to give you like a beat noise.

So they're saying this is going to destroy his candidacy. I don't think it will, actually. It might destroy his street, Cred. Yeah, I'm not. Because no one's gonna ever Go to him for this sort of thing.

I don't think it's superfly, but it's, you know. The only thing that's weird is why does he have the warpay not? I just want to know the reason because there is like, I guess he just wanted to make fun of cultural problems. But he was sort of defending Barack Obama in that. Right?

That's what I just. Because he called a waitress sweetie or something. And he's not a sexist. Right. So I think he was defending B.H.

Obama. Maybe the rap is the problem. Is that culture of appropriation? For a white guy, yeah. I got in trouble at Fox because I rapped.

Well, was it because you weren't very good at it, though?

Well, I thought I was pretty good at it. It was the theme song to the Beverly Hillbillies. No, it is. Come and listen to my story about a man named Jet. Pole Mountaineer barely kept his family pet.

Okay, fair enough.

So, anyway. Anyway, it is what it is. You know what I think we ought to do? Crime News Across America. Keeping you updated on crimes sweeping across the fruited plain.

This is the Starnes A, B, B. You know Gray, some people said my rap music was a crime. I tend to agree. Dateline, Florida. It's always Florida.

St. Petersburg. A heavily intoxicated Florida man arrested Saturday night for calling 911. He reported that his girlfriend wished to eat sour patch kids. How is that a crime?

They're delicious.

Well, he was probably drunk and thought she was actually wanting to eat children. Oh. When asked about the call by a sheriff's deputy, Larson smiled and walked away. His name, Joshua Larson, aged 37, bad hairdo. That's a crime.

Mr. Larson allegedly struggled with deputies as they sought to place him in handcuffs. An electronic control weapon was eventually a taser. See, they should have used it on David Hawk. Anyway, Larson was Larson was ordered by a judge not to consume alcohol and has been outfitted with an alcohol monitoring device.

Or Sour Patch Kids. Apparently uh he gets I don't know triggered.

Next story. Police in Pennsylvania. Pursue a pierogy pilferer. No what? A burglar broke into a Pennsylvania home and stole a bag of pierogies.

The pierogies valued at ten dollars. What is a pierogi? Is it like a dumpling? Is that like a Polish dumpling? I believe so.

All right, somebody should call us and explain what a pierogi is. The suspect burglarized the apartment of Tyler White, who lives in Trout Run. The thief made off with a five-pound bag of Mrs. T's brand pierogies. Then we'll sell those at Kroger here.

Yeah. In addition to stealing the frozen pierogies, the burglar caused minor damage to dry wall in the home's kitchen. Did he break through like the Kool-Aid man? I have a definition about this particular dish. Yes, please help.

It's a filled dumpling made by wrapping the dough around a savory or sweet filling and cooking in boiled water, and it's originally from China. Thank you, Grace Baker. Founded in 1952, Mrs. T's Pierogies is the largest provider of pierogies in the country, offering many new flavor combinations as well as the original classics. This is all in the police report.

Very detailed. Pierogis are equally amazing, boiled, baked, sauteed, grilled, air-fried, or tossed in a slow cooker. Ooh. All right, there you go.

Next story. I'm saving the strippers for last. Oh no. This from the Smoking God. A teenage driver was watching Stranger Things on her phone when her car drifted in the oncoming lane and collided with a semi.

This happened in Minnesota near Minneapolis. Police say the teenager escaped with minor injuries in the rollover crash.

Well, you know what they say about stranger things. It's strange. People who watch it will get it. I have no idea what you're talking about. It's okay, Todd.

The semi's driver swerved to the road's shoulder. avoiding a head on collision with the Stranger Things fan and likely saved the teenager's life. During police questioning, the driver initially denied being on her phone at the time of the crash.

However, deputies noted the auto's Bluetooth system was still streaming the audio to Stranger Things on Netflix. The teenager admitted to watching Netflix while driving. She was cited for watching a video on her phone. You know how you do that. It was go ahead and confess, ma'am, is it true you're watching Stranger Things?

No. I would never do such a thing. Ma'am, we have evidence. No, you don't. Ma'am, we know you are watching Stranger Things.

No, you don't. Ma'am, can you tell us what happened last night on Stranger Things? Oh, yes.

Well, so-and-so did this to that. Guilty. Boom. Busted. Drat you Anyway.

All right, moving along. This is from Breitbart. A strip club was robbed of $22,000 in $1 bills. Whoa. This happened in Providence, Rhode Island.

A strip club there, the Cadillac Lounge. You know, I drive a Cadillac. Oh, no.

Well, I don't think you should take your Cadillac. Never been to that lounge. The Cadillac Lounge was robbed of a huge amount of money. This is from Breitbart in CBS Boston. A man entered, pointed a gun at the manager's head, and said, This is a robbery.

And then he snatched $3,500 out of the guy's hands. He also demanded he open a safe holding twenty two thousand dollars in one dollar bills. That's a lot of trips back and forth. He took all the ones. I could hear him stacking them in the big bag he had, the manager said.

Yeah. The suspect now faces charges of armed robbery. His name is Jante Good. That's his name. The manager said, I thought it was a joke.

This can't be. I would have thought that, too. Can I just say this must not be one of the upscale strip clubs? Why do you say this? They're just dollar bills.

It's not like fives, tens, or 20s. That's true. Anyway. All right. That's.

Well, there you go. That's the crime news for today, ladies and gentlemen. It is what it is. All right, we got to take a break here. We'll be right back.

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Yeah, I don't think anyone else can claim such a thing. It's like a battlefield promotion for our intern, Alan Morrow, who joins us.

So, Alan, you heard us talking about the pierogies, and that's like apparently a thing. It's a huge thing. Where you're from? Yes, so I'm from Ohio, but the very eastern edge of Ohio. I'm like 45 minutes from Pittsburgh.

And Pittsburgh, I mean, it has to be the pierogi capital of America. Pierogies are a huge deal, and everyone loves them. In Pittsburgh, they have like a pierogi festival every year in downtown Pittsburgh. Is that right? So Pittsburgh is where the pierogies were pilfered.

So, I mean, this could be, I mean, this could be a big story there, I guess. I guess so, yeah.

So, have you had a pierogi? Oh, yeah, we would have them all the time as kids. And actually, until I went to college, I didn't realize that everyone didn't have pierogies all the time. And I would like, I mentioned pierogies one time, and my friends were like, what's that? And I was like, Oh, my goodness And I realized that just because of the area I'm from, they're pretty Predominant.

So when I went down to Texas for the first time many, many years ago, someone offered me a kalachi. And when they said, would you like a colache? I said, no, I had my shots as a child. I just, I thought it was some sort of an illusion. I didn't realize it was a delicious pastry.

Yeah, I actually tried a kolachi for the first time this past semester. My boss at school lived in Texas before, and his wife made them for us, and they're awesome.

Well, I'll be.

So, and they're savory and sweet, like the pierogies. They are.

Well, hang tight, Al. I want to bring in Ernie from Moorhead City, North Carolina. And Ernie wants to weigh in on pierogies as well. Ernie, you're on the air with our great intern, Alan Morrow.

Well, thank you so much. I don't want to disagree with your last caller. I find it hard to believe that Pittsburgh is the capital of Pierogi World. Really?

So where would you say pierogies are? What's the capital? Mythistease is a mass produced That's all I can get here.

So I I'm not knocking them, but Yeah. Ferrogi is a fresh made made fresh and I came from central New Jersey where I have a Hungarian, Polish and German background. And I gotta tell ya. There are still people in the area where I moved from twenty years ago. where it's passed down from mother to daughter Handmade robi.

Now, Ernie, I do not want to correct you, sir, but we have gone, we've gone to the dictionaries. We've gone to the interwebs, and sure enough, Pittsburgh is in fact famous for the pierogies.

Well That's all well and good, and I'm sure they're wonderful, pierogies, but I got to tell you. Still people up there. Basically people have published dissent where the mutter teaches the daughter how to hand make pierogies. And And I long for them, and I have relatives up there that sometimes bring them down here. Um However, They're not as good as fresh.

And a lot of people like them with sour cream.

Some people like them with With sauerkraut cabbage, any form nothing like a hand-rolled pierogie. Alan, jump in here. Ernie here. Commend your honor. Here's what I think we need to do.

Next year, you need to come to the pierogi festival in Pittsburgh and try them out for yourself and see if Pittsburgh can actually claim its right to being famous for pierogies. I'd like to take you up on that, sir. I love it. You see, Ernie, we do the same thing with barbecue here in Memphis. We always tell people what they're doing up in St.

Louis and Kansas City. It just sucks. It's not real barbecue. Yeah. Well, we could get away with that.

Here in East North Carolina. Um Yeah. Barbecue is not sauced. It's vinegar-based. It's unfortunate.

That's what it is. It's all we have, and I like them both ways. Ernie, I've tried. Brother, I have tried to enjoy the North Carolina vinegar-based barbecue. It is an acquired taste, much like lima beans.

Try it again. All right, Ernie. Good hearing from you. Ernie from Moorhead City, North Carolina.

However, you know what, Grace Baker? We're going to do a trivia question here. And this is going to be a weird one. But yes, Pittsburgh is in fact famous for the pierogies, but it is not the pierogi capital of America.

So if you can tell us what city in America is the pierogi capital of America, we're going to give you a book, not pierogies, but a book, 844-747-8868. That's our toll-free telephone number. The Pierogi Capital of America, 844-747-8868. Do you know the answer to this, Alan? I don't know the answer, but I'm just shocked it's not Pittsburgh.

Todd, if you go to Pittsburgh and you go to a professional baseball game, a Pirates game, they actually have a pierogi race around the field during every game. People dressed up like pierogies race and they all wear different hats, and you get to pick which one you think is going to win. Really?

So, is that kind of like the sauce? You know, I was at the San Francisco Giants. I was out there at Candlestick Park, and they were doing the sausages running in the outfield. I think it's the same deal. It's just whatever's famous from that city.

So, in Pittsburgh, it's pierogies. Last time I went to a pirate game, I got a free t-shirt that had pierogies on it. I love it. Could you imagine them doing that here in Memphis? It would have to be like a rib or something.

I think so. A pork rind? I don't know. All right, we got to thank you, Alan Morrow, our pierogi correspondent. Back to the newsroom, sir.

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So hope to see you guys out there. I want to go right now to the Patriot Mobile Newsmaker line. Very excited to have one of the best in the business, Dick Morris, has a brand new book out, and we're going to be talking about that called The Return. Dick, welcome to the Todd Starn Show. You didn't say the subtitles, it's my favorite.

Something big. political comeback in twenty twenty four. And it is going to be big. And you've got the inside scoop here, Dick. And I want you to tell us you've been out there saying that the President is, in fact, going to run and he's going to face Hillary.

Tell us the backstory there.

Well, I've been working closely with the President for many years now. My father actually was his lawyer. And uh in this book I really talk about what went on in the twenty twenty campaign. the mistakes we made, the things we did right. but more importantly, how we're planning to do better in twenty four.

And it begins with the issue of election fraud. There is a lawsuit. that I think will solve this problem that has not been adequately covered on the media. It's called more versus harper. It's a North Carolina case.

where the Republicans have sued because the state Supreme Court threw out a congressional reinforcement. And the Republicans are contending that the governors and the state courts and the State Secretary is of state. have no jurisdiction at all. over how elections at the federal level are run. in their state.

State elections they do, but federal elections They don't. And that's because the Constitution, Article 3. Section four says the times, places and mantlers of holding elections for the Senate or Congress shall be determined by the state legislature. not the governors, not the states themselves. but only by the legislature.

And the reason this is so important is that there are five states that a swing state where the Republican majority in the state legislature have passed perfect election reform laws. No drop boxes. no no excuse absentee ballots, no same day registration requiring photo ID and all that stuff. But the democratic governors in those states vetoing the bill. and this decision would strip them of their veto authority.

and the legislature can act on its own. Those states are Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina. The key swing state. And I believe this will eliminate ballot fraud. because these states can pass airtight laws like they have in Arizona, Florida and Georgia.

And I think that we can be sure of an honest election with this new decision. The court hasn't decided it yet. but four judges voted to hear the case. which with the Conservatives, which means it's probably going to pass probably by six to three majority. There's been some rumblings out there in recent days.

Nikki Haley putting a lot of distance between herself and President Trump. Mike Pence visiting South Carolina, setting up shop there and New Hampshire. But during an interview over on Newsmax, you predicted or you suggested that there's probably not going to be a primary. He's probably going to get it by acclamation. You believe that?

Yes, I do. Uh the national polling shows uh Of DeSantis, his nearest rival. By fifty-nine. to fifteen And with those kinds of margins, other people are not going to run. This is all just postulating for twenty eight.

or in the unlikely event Trump doesn't run. I'm saying that he is running. He told me that, and I'm sure he is. But in the event he doesn't, they want to be in position. But there's not going to be a perumber.

And let me say this. For those people who say I like Trump's policies, But I don't like his personality. Let me ask you this. Would you have liked A kinder, gentler General George Patton in France and Germany in World War Two. You think that would have worked?

If you if you try to defang Donald Trump. and change him into a kinder, gentler person. um you're not going to be able to win to govern Trump. governs because he's able to force everybody to do what he wants. by power Uh back beer.

And for example, when Kim Jong-un says I have a button I can push to destroy the country, your country. And he says, I have a bigger button than you do. Kim backed down. He hasn't heard from again since during the Trump administration. And Trump is the only leader that can do that.

The other point that I make in the book, if I can, is that I feel that Donald Trump is half incumbent and half challenger. The challenge do we know about attacking the Democrats for immigration and and inflation and gas prices. But the incumbent part is when they come back and say, haven't we know you can solve this problem? He comes back and he's the only one who can. It says I did.

I did it. There was no inflation under me. Gas prices were low. The border was sealed. The Russia didn't screw around.

I didn't. And I can do it again. And that is an advantage that no other candidate has. Dick Morris is on the Patriot Mobile newsmaker line with us today. He is a New York Times bestselling author, one of the best political consultants in the business, brand new book out, The Return, Trump's Big Twenty Twenty Four Comeback.

Dick, who do you like for his running mate in twenty twenty four?

Well, I I don't have a preference and I don't think I don't think that I think it'll be somebody he likes, that he's far enough ahead that he doesn't have to name anybody. But let's talk about the Democratic. Oh, yeah, Hillary. Yeah, I think that what's going to happen is that when the Democrats persuade Biden not to run in twenty four and pressure him to do that. He and Harris withdraw.

and the floodgates open for the rain. And I think the early lead is going to go to Bernie Sanders. and maybe even AOC. I think the left wing of the party will dominate the polling. And all the establishment candidates, like Gavin Newsome and Pete Budigiej, and others, will.

Score in single digits next to them. And that will set off a panic at the Democratic National Committee. They will be so freaked at the possibility. of moving further to the left, And they will then beg Hillary Clinton to come in and save them from the ultra-left. just like they did in twenty sixteen.

when they nominated Hillary because the alternative was pretty standard. And I think this is going to be a rerun of Trump versus Hillary. And I think Trump will win by a much larger margin this time. I can't even imagine, Dick, what the country is going to look like economically and culturally a couple of years from now. I mean, it's already a dumpster fire.

Well, economically, you sure can. The only solution to the inflation that Biden caused is a recession. and the doozy of the recession. It's like you go to the doctor and you say, Doc, I have high blood pressure. He says, okay, let's take out all your blood.

It'll kill you, but it'll take care of your blood pressure. And that's the theory that you slow the economy down, you raise unemployment, you make it too expensive to buy a house. too high interest to buy a car. production drops and unemployment sores. And you have no inflation.

The country is half dead. but you have no inflation. And that's Act two of the Biden economic legacy, and that's what's coming up. It's going to be fascinating to watch. And, Dick, we're so glad that you're on Newsmaxie all the time.

You look great. Congratulations on this great new book.

Well, thank you. I really enjoyed it, and it's It really is written at the behest of Donald Trump. He wanted everyone to know what he would do in twenty four. to get elected beyond what he did in twenty. Folks, you can get yourself a copy at your favorite bookstore.

We have a direct link over on ToddSterns.com in the live show blog. Dick Morris, you can watch him on Newsmax, and you got to read the new book, The Return Trump's Big 2024 Comeback. Dick, we're going to leave it there. God bless. Thank you.

Bless you, thank you. All right, there you go.

Now, that's fascinating. He believes, and he's been talking to the President, and he's got the great inside track there. He says it's going to be Trump versus Hillary, and Trump is going to clean her clock.

Now, my question is: who do you like as the running mate? And I don't think it's going to be DeSantis. I think DeSantis is going to stick around in Florida, and he's going to finish out his second term. But who do you like as Trump's VP? 844-747-8868.

That's our toll-free telephone number. That's 844-747-8868. We've got a trivia question that's outstanding. We need to know the pierogi capital of America. Let's go to Portland, Maine, Cindy, W-L-O-B.

All right, Cindy, what is your guess? Pawtucket, Rhode Island. My apologies. But there is a big Polish community and that's the only place I've ever had them. Had friends and uh family there and they'd bring them back.

It was just delicious. What have I been missing out, Cindy? How do I not know about the pierogies?

Well, you just didn't live in the right place. Clearly, clearly. All right. Oh, and on Trump, I say Tim Scott and Trump. Oh, I like that.

Tim Scott, so you have a Trump Scott ticket. I love it. All right, Cindy, thank you. 844-747-8868. The question's still out there.

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Let's go to the phones here. Mike in Statesville, North Carolina, WSIC. All right, Mike, we're looking for the pierogi capital of America. Ah, I promised your screen color I would not tell But and because I had to hear Yeah. Yeah.

like your intern or Alan, your manager. It is insane that any place but Pittsburgh is not the pierugi capital. I mean, 47th. I've lived in Pittsburgh 47 years, born and raised. And I could just go on and on.

And yes, there are four. mascots and fiergies that have a race around every Powers game. There's Perughi's Galore. And here's the evidence. Uh growing up Oh.

There is a national brand that makes frozen pierogies. They are a fair a fairy. They are a Far and foul substitute. For the real deal. You know what I just figured out I did, Mike?

I just pulled a this is the place where you get the best fried chicken in America. This is what I have done. I have stepped into it today.

Okay.

Well. But for the record, Mike, you're saying it's Pittsburgh, and we got to do this, Mike. It's like the rules of the show. Oh. What sorry.

All right, but thank you for playing, Mike. We appreciate that. Let's go to Mike in Eads, Tennessee on KWAM, our flagship. All right, Mike, got to help us out here. What is the pierogi capital of America?

Hey, Todd, how are you doing? We just moved down from Chicago, and I believe Chicago is the progie capital of America. They have large populations. Oh, Mike, don't go anywhere, Mike. I want to talk.

I'm sorry, that's not correct. It's shocking, but welcome to Memphis, and we hope you enjoy the area. Except for the heat. Yes, and the gunfire. It's a lovely place, actually.

Yeah. But we have good hospitals too, so they'll get you patched right up. Mike, all right, give us a call back one of these days. We'll make good on it. Grace, what is going on here?

It's a tough question. I understand. This is a head scrap. It's a tough one. I wouldn't know it.

All right. Let's go to Georgia. Willie, will somebody from Georgia know about pierogies? That's my question here. Let's go to Eileen, WDUN, our great affiliate.

Now, Eileen, I will say this: WDUN, out of all of our affiliates, and I'm willing to say this on the record, you guys know your trivia at WDUN.

Well, let's hope I'm right. It's Bingham to New York. Yep, that's right, Eileen. Binghamton, New York. The Perung Capital name.

surprisingly, I would never but it's funny because I just bought Some frozen pierogies. Of course. I'm going to make them with. My son lov I had bought them like l like the other day. My son loves them.

We saute them with butter and onions, and they're really good. And we make them with pork chops. and Sauberkraut.

So It's a good deal. Can I say that I wanted to Suggest Mark Robinson as vice president.

Now he would be, hold on, correct me if I'm wrong, the lieutenant governor of North Carolina. That is correct. The man is a firebrand. He's passionate. He's a conservative.

and he's a very he's got strong leadership qualities So I I like him a lot.

Well the dark horse. of uh like nobody really knows about him so much. But he is a powerhouse. You know, I've known I know Mark. We've we've spoken together several times at events and just a good solid, you know, ju just down to earth guy.

And man, can he deliver a barn burner of a speech. He sure could, and I know he believes every word he says. And it's not like, you know. Uh, you people could talk pretty. but what counts is what they do.

Anybody could talk quick as we find out. But anyway, so I'm going to in lieu of a prize, I'm going to give it to somebody else because I already have your book.

So you have a T-shirt? We'll get you taken care of.

So just hang tight. Grace is going to get your info, Eileen. And we always enjoy hearing from you. Eileen, have fun making the pierogies. All right, hang tight.

Don't go anywhere. We'll get. Wow, this was a weird, weird, trivia day. This was kind of a weird day. Let me tell you what's happening tomorrow.

Our good buddy Jeff Stein is going to be here. Jeff Katz from WRVA is going to be here on Friday. I'll be on the road on my way to Salem, Oregon.

So looking forward to seeing all of our great friends in KYKN country. And we'll be doing a couple of events there. I'll be back in the anchor chair on Monday, and then it's off to CPAC in about a week after that.

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