Texans Demand Governor Declare Invasion

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Live from the Liberty University Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, it's common sense conservative commentary from Todd Starnes. Thank you all for being here. I'm Ship Roy and I represent the 21st Congressional District of Texas, just a few miles north of here, the western southwest edge of the boundary of the district that I represent in Real County. I want to thank all of these sheriffs, all these judges, and all these local politicians. I really want to thank you for hosting this.

I want to thank you for your courage because what they're doing right here. He's doing what the Attorney General of Arizona did and what the Attorney General of Texas needs to do. which is recognized an invasion. An invasion of the state of Texas that is undermining our security. risking the health and well-being of Texans.

allowing fentanyl to pour into our schools and communities for Texans to die. allow our ranches to get run over. empowering cartels who are well armed along the border with their tentacles reaching into Texas. You're damn right that's an invasion. What else do you call it?

You want to sit back and handwrit. and sit around and wrap yourselves around the axle about a definition of invasion when the people of Texas are experiencing invasion. And the whole point here, why we're here, is that these individuals have the courage to stand up and say it. Formally. to formally declare what is true.

that we are being invaded. The language. of the statement that they put out. That is a matter of law the aforementioned facts which they outlined constitute, among other things, an invasion of Kinney County, Texas. as the term invasion is used in Article 4.

Section 4 of the United States Constitution, Article 4, Section 7 of the Texas Constitution. That is what is happening. All right. Hello, everybody. Welcome to the Todd Sterns Radio Program.

And it looks like the state of Texas is ready to take up arms to fight back against the invading horde of illegal aliens. Welcome to the program. Great to have you with us today, and we got a lot going on. In just a few moments, we're going to be talking to Congressman Andy Biggs from over in Arizona, where they are dealing with an invasion as well. Not as bad as it is in Texas right now, where it is very bad.

We understand from our sources down along the border that ranches are literally being overrun. Crime is just insane down there. I mean, you think it's bad in Chicago? I mean, it's this is literally Dodge City down there along the southern border, and people's lives are being lost. I mean, this is a bad, bad situation.

So you've got all these county leaders that came out late yesterday, and they're asking Governor Greg Abbott. To officially declare an invasion.

So, what does that mean?

Well, it means, if in fact this is an invasion, that they will use whatever means necessary to push back and fight back against the invading horde. And when you look at the U.S. Constitution as well as the Texas Constitution, there are provisions in place. Codified law that says that not only does the state of Texas have to intervene, but also the United States government.

Now, I want you to think about something for just a moment. You folks down in, let's say, oh, you folks over in Oregon, and all of a sudden you wake up and you realize that half of China is coming up on the beaches and they are invading the state of Oregon.

Well, the government has a responsibility to protect you from the invaders. Yeah. And that's not happening here. As a matter of fact, It's only going to get worse. The Supreme Court last week, they sided with the Biden administration and the Biden administration putting an end to the remain in Mexico policy that President Trump had implemented.

You say, what does that mean? It means we are going to have more than a million people coming across that border. That's what that means. And the Biden administration has not funded anything along the border.

So you've got border patrol agents who can't do anything. That's why, what, a couple of weeks ago, you had all those people, several dozen people, that suffocated in the back of a big rig that was not inspected because they don't have the bodies to inspect everything that's coming across the southern border.

So now all these county leaders are saying, Look, we're going to do something here, and if that means we've got to take up arms against the invading horde, that's what they're going to do.

Now you got the people out there well, that's just preelection politics. That's just racist talk.

Well, no, it's not racist talk. We're not saying who the invaders are, we're saying they're invaders. It is not racist to say we've got to push back against people who are violating our national sovereignty.

Now, by and large, these are people from south of the border. But you got a lot of other people coming across. You got a lot of people from the Middle East. You got a lot of these terrorists that are coming across. And God knows how many cartels are funneling drugs and the coyotes funneling people, the sex trafficking, the human trafficking, the drug trafficking.

And the Biden administration is turning a literal blind eye to all of this. And you better believe that there is a political motive behind all of this. Late, late yesterday, and we had the story up on our website, the Justice Department filed a federal lawsuit against the state of Arizona Going after their election laws.

So now the argument is that nobody should have to show proof of citizenship when they go to vote in Arizona.

So what the Biden administration is doing, this is a calculated this is a calculated move here. They want to funnel in as many illegal aliens as possible so those people can vote Election Day. That's what that's all about. Yeah. But they also want to destabilize the country.

And the best way to destabilize the country is to literally flood the country so the country is overrun with illegal aliens. You folks in Greensboro, North Carolina, Now, the Biden administration was caught in a lie. They said there's no way, no way at all, that we're going to be sending illegal aliens to North Carolina.

Now we know that not only are they sending the illegals, but they're using your tax dollars to put hundreds, if not thousands, of illegal alien children up at what was previously a beautiful high-end private school. The school now vacated, and it's a beautiful, lush property worth tens of millions of dollars. And now it's going to be used by the government. Funded with your tax dollars to house and care for thousands of illegal alien children. There's a very good chance, you people listening to us on WSJS, you know somebody who perhaps lives in poverty.

Maybe you go to church with some family who is not very well off. They're living in dire circumstances, probably in the not the nicest neighborhood. Maybe they don't have enough food to eat. Right down the street at this beautiful campus, the illegal alien children are being provided things that your child born on American soil will not receive.

Now, you can debate whether or not that is a moral thing. But I can tell you, I believe as American citizens that we have an obligation to take care of our own people first. That doesn't mean we don't take care of other people. It means that we take care of our own people first. That way, we can then tend to the needs of others.

I would like to think that the people down in old Mexico. Have the same philosophy. Take care of the Mexican people first, and then you take care of everybody else. I would like to think that the people in Guatemala have the same policy that we would have: that you take care of the Guatemalans first, I believe the G is silent, and then you take care of everybody else. I think every nation on the planet should have that philosophy.

I've got no problem with that, but I get all this hate mail, especially from the church-going people. Todd, how dare you? That's just a horrible thing to say. We're called to love everyone.

Okay, yeah, love everybody, but you know what? If you bring 30, 40, 50 million illegal aliens into this country, you know what's going to happen? We're not going to be able to take care of all of those folks. Yeah. And then your town is going to look like one of those third world hell holes.

And then your big cities are as a matter of fact, the cities already are. Just drive around Los Angeles. Drive around Phoenix. You know what I'm talking about.

So the people down in Texas are saying, oh, stop everything. We're not doing that here. We're not going to allow our state to be overrun. And I'm honestly, I'm just surprised that it took them this long to get to that point. But finally, they're saying enough is enough.

Now the question is this. To what extent is this going to play out? Because you and I both know what's going to happen. You're going to have some ranchers down there, property owners, and folks, they live in fear. Can you just imagine just imagine having to live a life?

You're out in the country, miles away from the Sheriff's Department. Knowing that you've got illegal aliens, God knows what, coming across that border in the dark of night, they see your house and they see that as an opportunity. Years ago At Fox News, I was talking about this issue with a woman who called in from Arizona. She owns a ranch. She and her mother, so I guess the mother's up in her up in years at that time.

I think she was in her late 70s, early 80s, and this woman in her 50s. Lived alone. And she said, Todd, I have to sleep with a shotgun Right next to my bed. And she says it's not unusual for her to get up in the morning to go outside, open up the garage and see a half a dozen illegal alien men hiding in her garage.

Now, you imagine living like that, living your life like that every single day. That's how the people along our southern border have to live every single day.

So, Congressman Chip Roy, you heard him as we started off the show. Cut number one, please. Shipwork in Texas 21. I'm down here in Eagle Pass here on some private ranches where we've got, I think we're now pushing probably four, 450, maybe 500 people that have come across, almost all from Cuba, Venezuela, that just walking along. We just had to help one woman who was dehydrated and really hurting pretty bad.

And the numbers just keep coming. It just keeps coming. And this is an everyday occurrence here. There was roughly 1,800 apprehensions yesterday on July 4th here in the Del Rio sector. I know today, I mean, gosh, we're going to have close to 500 in this group alone.

So this is the reality of life here in South Texas, life along the border. It's terrible for the migrants. Just talk to them about selling their worldly possessions, having to pay the cartels to come here. Like I said, just talked about families, kids, people who are dehydrated. And obviously, we just have so many deaths and bodies that we find all over South Texas.

But this is why we've got to do something about it. This is why it's an invasion. It's an invasion. Not if these people want a better way of life. It's an invasion.

By the cartels who are exploiting them for profit and exploiting our national security.

So that's why we're here. We're going to keep fighting. And can I just say, and look, yeah, this may be campaign political rhetoric. I don't know. I'd like to think that the Texas lawmakers and the citizens of Texas are actually serious about this.

But all you need to do is put the military on the border. And the military will then make sure no one violates our sovereignty. It's that simple. It really is that simple. Yeah.

And I can appreciate what the congressman is saying about all these people wanting to come to America for a better life, but we have a policy for that, we have a procedure for that. The people that nobody wants to talk about, the true victims here, aside from the people that are the children that are being trafficked across that border. And nobody cares. Nobody in that Biden administration cares about those kids. Because, again, this is not about compassion.

This is about politics. This is about counting the votes. That's what this is about. But the victims here. Are the legal Americans, the Hispanic Americans who came to this country legally that are living in those border states, they're trying to live their American dream, and they can't do it because those jobs are being taken away by the illegals surging across the border.

Those are the true victims here, but nobody wants to talk about that. Nobody wants to talk about the fact that we do have a legal way to come to this country. Nobody wants to talk about that.

So, my question, and we're going to open up the phone lines on this. Do you support the Texans here? And what would you do in your state? Because this is not just happening in Texas. We just mentioned North Carolina.

You folks in Greensboro and Winston-Salem, you guys are going to be footing the bill for these illegal alien children. They're going to be housed in the lamp of luxury down there. 844-747-8868. Toll-free telephone number. That's 844-747-8868.

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Mm-hmm. All right, people, welcome back to the Todd Stearns Radio Show. By the way, Congressman Andy Biggs coming up in just a few moments here on the Todd Stearns Radio program. By the way, there is an incredible number of reports, not just one, but numerous reports now coming out. Of Democrats that are openly expressing their frustration against President Biden.

His numbers now 18% approval rating. Here is CNN, the most profane name in news. Ryan Negro Network. Thanks, Judge Joe Brown. Haven't heard from you in a while.

Here's CNN, cut 16. New CNN reporting this morning about an overwhelming sense of frustration among Democrats over what is being described as mismanagement inside the Biden administration. One member of Congress. calls the White House rudderless, aimless, and hopeless. Joining us now is CNN senior reporter Editor Isaac Dover, who broke this story.

Isaac, the call is coming from within the caucus. I mean, these are Democrats telling you these things. What are they saying?

Well, John, that's right. Like, there is a lot of frustration that they want more action out of President Biden. They feel like days and weeks go by, there's not enough going on to say that they're taking decisive moves to combat inflation. Obviously, it's a big problem that is very complicated, but still, they'd like to see some activity around it, and they'd like to see that on other things. They'd like to see more decision-making go on.

They'd like to see some accountability when it comes to even firing people over the baby formula situation or other things before that have continued to crop up in this administration and this White House. And they feel like this is feeding a problem that the president has and the Democrats have going into the midterms of November: that there is not enough decisive action going on, that people don't feel like they're responsive enough to all of the problems that are there. And it's also feeding some doubts about where President Biden would be for re-election in 2024.

So, what this tells us is that there are. Movements afoot, and we've been trying to prepare you for this for the past year and a half now. That there was going to be a moment when the left would turn on. Joe Biden, that there would be a move to either have him removed from office, he would be forced out through retirement or resignation or the 25th Amendment, and then Kamala Harris would be installed as the new president.

Now, we're not at that point just yet, but the foundation, the opportunities, and the motives to removing the president are beginning to take shape on several fronts. Not the least of which, by the way, is the Hunter Biden scandal with the Chinese. And we're going to get to that later on in the program, but we've got some new developments there. And our understanding is that the feds are quietly investigating not only Hunter Biden, but also his father.

So if that in fact is true and that works out, that could be another avenue to have the President removed from office. And again, this is all about power. And these Democrats know how bad things are going to get. Yeah. They know that.

They're starting to hear words like rudderless, aimless and hopeless. The radical left especially is very upsetting. Keep in mind, they control the party. It's not Nancy Pelosi. It's the Radical Left.

It's AOC and the Squad. They're the ones that are calling the shots behind the scenes here.

So it's going to get very interesting over this summer as more and more people begin to turn on Joe Biden. As a matter of fact, you folks in Kansas, your governor is actually excited that there's a recession coming. Excited. All right. Got to take a break.

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The Lieutenant Governor of Texas. On Fox News yesterday, Dan Patrick. And the lieutenant governor says that what's happening on their border is just like Pearl Harbor, talking about the the numbers of illegal aliens that are invading the nation. Yeah. And people are really upset over this term invasion.

They say it's racist. But again, we're not. saying who's coming across, we're just saying people are coming into the country illegally. Yeah. And the lieutenant governor says it makes me ill every time I hear it.

Because they're just lying to people. We are being invaded, and if we're being invaded under the Constitution, I think that gives us the power to put hands on people and send them back. Do you agree, ladies and gentlemen, with the Lieutenant Governor of Texas, who says it is time to put hands on the illegals and send them right back to where they came from? 844-747-8868. Let's go to the Patriot Mobile Newsmaker line.

Our good friend from Arizona, Congressman Andy Biggs, joins us. Congressman, what are your thoughts on how the Lieutenant Governor in Texas wants to handle the problem?

Well, I think he's one hundred percent right. It's an emergency situation and it's an invasion. The Constitution is pretty clear that the states have the right to when they're in imminent danger To act when the federal government won't. And we are in imminent danger, and the federal government won't act. You've got human traffickers, drug smugglers, you've got cartels that control the border.

You've got the inhumanity that's going on. And the flood of hu of people coming across and people say if If they're saying it's racist, if people criticize it's racist, then I would say they're racist because what's happening is You've got people from Over one hundred and fifty different nations. There's nothing racist or xenophobic about it. What it is is trying to protect your border. And Todd, it ha we have to take action and start pushing people back.

And and Yeah. ports of entry. These people aren't coming through the ports of entry. They are invading. The way marauders and smugglers do.

I mean, it sounds like the people in Texas, these sheriffs and these judges that run the counties, they've just had it, Congressman.

Well, they have, and I can't blame them because. just the massive humanity that I see when I go down to the border every few weeks. it's steady and increasing. And Look, one of the groups I came upon last Sunday about four thirty in the morning, there's there are hundreds of people And we've got one or two agents there. And in the meantime, their radio blares out that they've got runners, and so one of them has to go after.

and join others to try to chase the runners because you don't know who they are. And uh and so Everybody's had it. The local law enforcement the communities themselves are stressed the Border Patrol agents, ICE, everyone has had it. And we have to take action. They're going to have to take action.

So, the plan would involve invoking the War Powers Act and allowing state police to start rounding up. the illegals and sending them back across the border. They're saying, Congressman, I don't know if you've heard these numbers, but they're expecting the numbers of illegals crossing to actually triple over the summer. Yeah, that's right. And so instead of ten thousand a day, you might get upwards of thirty thousand a day.

of encounters. And the reason is, is because Um The Remain Mexico policy is gone. That becomes an advertising point.

So the Remain Mexico policy was a disincentive to come. And now it's not being enforced. Additionally, you've got the catch and release. You have effectively a de facto. amnesty that's going on with the Biden administration fast tracking people in, so they can get green carts.

You've got this agreement not to send Iranian terrorists back home. This is just Absolutely. uh uh national uh secur uh national security threat And there's the influx is going to be great and we have to stop it. All right, Congressman Andy Biggs on the Patriot Mobile newsmaker line. Congressman, as we move towards the midterms, I'm wondering if this is really about politics and using these illegals to cast votes and elections.

I don't think the Democrats are a compassionate party. I think they're looking at this from a political perspective.

Well, there's nothing compassionate about what they're doing, that's for sure. And the evidence to support your position, Todd, which I agree with. is the fact that Arizona passed a law requiring proof of citizenship to vote, and now the Department of Justice is now suing it.

So you can't do that.

Well, let's just face it. I mean, Arizona is seeing tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of people that have c come in in just the last month or so. Yeah. And you you're not going to let us verify citizenship to vote?

Well, that that kind of gives away the game, doesn't it?

Well, of course it does. I mean, and they don't care. It's as if they don't care about it. They are hellbent on doing what they can to try to salvage something out of these what looks like is going to be a disastrous midterm election. Yeah, right, that's right.

And so they just they shouldn't distract with January 6th. And then they try to flood the country with people who potentially will vote illegally. And then go after states like Arizona that want to prevent That and have more secure elections. And again, and it's important for people to understand what the law requires. And I think it's a pretty reasonable, measured law here.

Anybody who wants to vote in a presidential election or vote by mail in any election has to provide proof of citizenship. That seems pretty reasonable to me, Congressman.

Well, yeah, because I mean, I mean, even Jimmy Carter's commission. said that vote for mail by mail is a recipe for voter fraud. And in Arizona, when you have eighty five percent of people voting, and look, in my own household where my kids are grown out of the house, we keep telling them don't send us their ballots, they don't even live in Arizona anymore, if we get their ballots. If if you're dishonest, And there are people who are. They can vote those ballots.

And um This is ridiculous. You've got to clean up your voter rolls, and you need to share. Mm-hmm. proof of citizenship. It just it's it's a natural thing.

It's not draconian. Uh perhaps Uh enough. All right, Congressman, we've got to leave it there. Appreciate the info on what's happening down there, and we'll be paying very close attention to what the good people in Texas decide to do. Amen.

Thanks, Tom. All right, Congressman Andy Biggs, everybody, from Arizona. And again, Governor Greg Abbott says he is considering the request. I don't know what that guy's waiting on. I'm just very disappointed in Greg Abbott turning out to be an establishment Republican.

And there's no reason why he cannot go ahead and declare an invasion and allow the good people of Texas to defend themselves. But the governor's hemming and hawing, and we'll see what happens. 844-747-8868. That is our telephone number. That's 844-747-8868.

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Mark in the Villages, America's friendliest hometown. Hey, Mark, what's going on? Oh, hey, Todd, considering I just got up with COVID for the fourth time, I feel like a battering ram for it. Good lord, four times? I know.

four times I did get my shots, but they aren't that bad, it's not that big of a deal, but Um it's just four times. It's just nuts. But what I wanted to touch on today was people get on your radio and they talk from the administrations and stuff and from different states and they talk about Biden is not doing what he's supposed to do. What people don't understand is Biden's not running this country. He's just a puppet.

We've been talking about this for years. He's not running this country. He's being told what to do by this. Obama administration and whoever else is involved, you know, and and this thing secondly with this thing with tech what took them so long to finally buckle down. I mean, Texas and all these states know that they're doing this because they want votes.

This is what they're doing. They're flooding this country to create a chaotic situation. And they just want these votes to come in for themselves. You should have you should have proof that you're a United States citizen. If you're not, you need to go back.

And one other thing, Todd, this gun control, these gut these Mentally unstable, these individuals that are getting out there and they're getting these guns and. They need to They need to put a stop to this. And they need to sit there. and and do more Two handled the gun situation. Mark, let me.

No, it's okay, Mark. Let me jump in here because I've been following these developments out of Highland Park, where now we know that the police were called to the family home at least two times over the past couple of years for significant issues. And why no reports were filed, why nothing was put on the record is beyond me. But nobody was charged with a crime. And this goes back to the heart of the problem with the red flag laws.

So the police showed up, and for whatever reason, they determined: okay, we don't see any laws being broken here. We don't see anybody's life in danger, so we're going to go.

So, again, they've got the red flag laws on the books. They've got the toughest gun laws in America on the books in Highland Park, and they've got the backing of the Supreme Court. 2015, the Supreme Court said, yeah, Highland Park's got a right to ban the so-called assault rifles, and they've got A right to ban these high-capacity magazines. That's their right.

So. They've got every they had every law that they could possibly have or want on the books, and it still happened. As a matter of fact, it worked like a charm on July 4th because the only person armed with a weapon Was the gunman, the attacker, the civilians. They were it was just shooting fish in a barrel. Are doing the stop and frisk.

They need to start doing the stop and frisk. These guys, oh, you're going to violate me if you pull me over and check for guns. You lost your rights when you broke the law. They need to start going after the criminals and leaving the law-abiding citizens alone. They are so backward.

Oh, big time. By the way, there's a photograph, and I love this. I pointed this out on the Twitter the other day, and I got the what for it, but I don't care. What do I care about those people? They were stopping some guy who fit the description of the suspect, turned out to be the son of a news reporter or something.

And I'm like, yeah, good. They ought to be stopping anybody who fits that description. They're profiling. But you're not allowed to profile anymore, Mark, because you'll be accused of being a racist. I say, if you've got a certain demographic doing the crime, then pull that demographic over and search them.

I mean, if they're looking for a criminal suspect and they fit the profile, pull them over and search. That's what they did at home. Island Park. I don't hear anybody complaining about racism because they hauled aside the white guy because he looked like the suspect. Not a one.

Amen. Amen. All right, well, Mark. Got to run, sir, and appreciate the glad you're feeling better, Mark. You got to get over that China virus.

You know, this, can we just talk about this China virus for just a second? I mean, this is crazy stuff that's going there. I was reading a couple of reports yesterday that more young people are just dropping dead. That the perfectly healthy young people just dropping dead. Unbelievable.

Folks, I'm telling you, consult with your doctor, but. It'll be a cold day in you know where before I get that vaccine. Already got one dose, and I wished I had. Crazy. Crazy story out of New York City.

I gotta share this with you.

So, they call their little convenience stores bodegas. Every neighborhood's got one on the corner. You go get yourself a Baptist martini and a pickle or whatever.

So, anyway, there's a guy who owns a bodega and a customer, and this is all captured on video, and the The the guy was um Helping a woman at the counter. She had a child. They were going to buy some potato chips. She didn't have enough money.

So instead of saying, I don't have enough money, she took the mu the snack, the potato chips, and walked out the door. That's a crime.

So then she comes back into the store with this guy, thirty seven years old, and this guy comes behind the counter and confronts the the store owner and is fighting with the store owner.

So what does the store owner do?

Well, you're not allowed to own a gun in New York City.

So the store owner's got a knife. Long story short. This guy ends up getting killed. The Attacker And now the police have arrested the owner of the bodega. He's charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon.

He's being held on Rikers Island on a quarter million dollars bail.

Okay. Here's what I don't get. What did the guy do wrong?

Okay. First of all, you've got a shoplifter. She comes back into the store. This guy comes behind the counter. As soon as that guy comes behind the counter, if I'm the owner of the store, my thinking is my life is in jeopardy, and I'm going to do whatever is necessary to go home that night to my wife and kids.

That's my thinking here. But this is New York City, where clearly the criminals have more rights than law-abiding citizens do. My question is, should the bodega owner face murder charges for killing the bad guy. 844-747-8868. That's our telephone number.

That's 844-747-8868. I mean, it's a terrible thing that happened, but Still, at the end of the day, the owner of the bodega doesn't he deserve to be able to go home to his wife and his family? Doesn't he have a right to protect his store from clearly a bad person? I mean, you hate that somebody died, but you know what? Maybe the guy should have thought about that before walking into the store and trying to fight the owner.

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All right, welcome back everybody. Good to have you with us.

So there was an interesting segment last night on Fox News channel during a Tucker Carlson show.

So Tucker Carlson seems to think that the reason why this lunatic Terrorist opened fire on the people at the July 4th parade in Illinois is because. Of attacks on men.

So he believes that all of these mass shootings that are involving men are a result of really a long-standing war on what it means to be a man. Take a listen. Back in April of 2019, police found out that Cremo had tried to kill himself. And then a few months later in September, he threatened to, quote, kill everyone.

So police took away his knives. And that was it. They didn't follow up. And even if they had, what would they have done? Taken away his guns?

He'd get more knives. In any case, police didn't think the situation warranted further steps, as we saw Cremo was still able to buy firearms legally despite being obviously mentally ill.

Now pause for a second. Why is that? Look at Robert Bobby Would you sell a gun to that guy? Does he seem like a nutcase? Of course he does.

So, why didn't anyone raise an alarm? Maybe because he didn't stand out. Maybe because there are a lot of young men in America who suddenly look and act a lot like this guy. It's not an attack, it's just true. Like Cremo, they inhabit a solitary fantasy world of social media, porn, and video games.

They're high on government-endorsed wheat. Smoke some more, it's good for you. They're numbed by the endless psychotropic drugs that are handed out in every school in the country by crackpots posing as counselors. And of course they're angry. They know that their lives will not be better than their parents'.

They'll be worse. That's all but guaranteed. They know that, they're not that stupid. And yet the authorities in their lives, mostly women, never stops lecturing them about their so-called privilege. You're male, you're privileged.

Imagine that. Try to imagine an unhealthier, unhappier life than that.

So a lot of young men in America are going nuts. Are you surprised? And by the way, a shockingly large number of them have been prescribed psychotropic drugs by their doctors, SSRIs or antidepressants, and that would include quite a few mass shooters. And keep in mind again, these drugs are meant to prevent crazy behavior. And yet, there seems to be a connection.

Eric Harris, the Columbine killer. Wasn't both Zoloft and Luvox. A year earlier, a 15-year-old called Kip Kinkle shot his parents and dozens of classmates. He was on Prozac. In 2005, a 60-year-old called Jeff Weesa killed his grandfather and 10 kids in Minnesota.

He was in Prozac 2.

So was twenty seven-year-old Stephen Kamarzak, who murdered six people at Northern Illinois University. In 2012, you may recall when 25-year-old James Holmes walked into a movie theater and shot 82 people. He was on Zoloft. The list goes on and on and on and on. It includes the shooter at the Washington Navy Yard in 2013.

That would be 34-year-old Aaron Alexis. It also includes Dylan Roof. He's the 21-year-old who shut up the church in Charleston.

Now, he was apparently a racist. Yeah, we've heard a lot about that. Fine. But we've heard next to nothing about the fact that he was taking SSRIs. He and many, many others.

You're not supposed to notice, but some have. The Journal of Political Psychology once assembled a list of dozens more mass killings, all committed by young people, young men, on prescription drugs.

So is there a connection?

Well, we don't know definitively. We do know there are a whole lot more of these drugs being taken by kids than ever before. And by the entire population, who's not taking some prescription medication at this point? All right. It's an interesting thought here.

Have we raised a generation of boys that have been medicated? And what sort of an impact will those medications have on these kids? I wanted to bring in a good friend of this program. He runs Trail Life USA, one of the top scouting organizations in America. Our good friend Mark Hancock joins us.

Mark, you've had a chance to watch Tucker's remarks last night. I'd like to get your take on this. Is he out on left field somewhere?

Well, Todd, first of all, thanks for having me on. There are so many things that are affecting boys today. I don't know that he's coming out of left field. He's certainly talking about some of the things that are impacting boys in our culture today, but they're certainly paying a price. And we need to pay more attention to what's happening to boys and young men in our society today.

Let's talk about some of those issues because again, Mark, I know you've written books about this. This is an issue that is very important to you. Talk about this war on boys in America, and what does that look like? Yes, well the the book we've just released called Raising Godly Boys, and it talks about the proven process for Raising Godly Boys, and it identifies some of the challenges they're dealing with. And we've narrowed it down to four.

We say boys are unguided. There's a shortage of role models, so they don't have the guidance that they need. They're ungrounded and because the generational values and norms that we used to stand on firmly have been shifted. And we also say they're unappreciated because there's gender blurring thing that boys are being faced with today, that question about their own sexuality. We're not appreciating the difference between boys and girls.

And so we need to restore that. We need to recognize the strength of boys and not just constantly discount them for their weaknesses. And then finally, we talked about how boys are uninspired. Boys lose interest when there's not in the state. And so because of participation trophies and not keeping score and those sorts of things, boys are losing their way.

They're uninspired. If they're not inspired, their question is, well, why even try? If somebody doesn't keep score, if somebody doesn't care, if I'm not allowed to win, if I'm not recognized for achievement, why even try? And all of this is all wrapped in the things that Tucker's talking about, where the leading demographic now in suicide, in increase in suicide, is boys from 10 to 14 years of age. That's tragic.

There's a problem here. We need to recognize that there's all sorts of things that are affecting the winning and the focused Trevor Burrus, Jr.: You know, it's interesting that you mentioned that component of it. Even in our military, where, you know, winning the war is not even talked about, it's not even discussed now. There seems to be so much emphasis on the sex and the gender stuff, the pronouns. And I'm wondering if that sort of thing is turning boys away and young men away from serving even in our military.

Well, sure. We used to account of our military as heroes. I mean, they're the ones the greatest generation went and secured our freedom and took on tyranny. we're not rewarding boys and men for that anymore. And that isn't as clear in the so the society.

The some somehow it's discounted if we're going out and doing these these sorts of things that that are look like war. But it's necessary for the culture to have winning and focused Men who are taking on that heroic role in order to secure the kind of things that we enjoy here. But it's coming out in so wa so many ways. Boys are twice as likely to be in special education, three times more likely to have ADHD. They've fallen behind girls in every single category.

There's just this whole influence, societal influence. You can point to any one of these things or you can point to all of them as having an influence on boys as they're becoming young men. They're just kind of losing their way because of the way we're discounting them. And has it always been like this? Is there a point in recent history where you can say, okay, this is when we started to see the shift?

Well, there's a lot of people who are writing about that now, thankfully, and paying attention to when did this change and what went into that. And I'm not going to. Claim to be an expert on that. I just know that we're in a place right now where we can affect change. And TrailF USA, all 50 states have 40,000 members, 900 churches with Trail Aff troops, and we're seeing boys.

Who are benefiting from a male-focused program that guides them, that grounds them, that appreciates them, that inspires them. And we're seeing boys being turned into godly men.

So no matter where it came from, there are those who are a lot more steeped than I am in looking at the history of it. But we're looking ahead to say what can be done for boys, and that's why we have them organizing these troops all over the country. And men are stepping up and taking their role as mentors and good leaders and providing good examples for boys on what it looks like to be a godly man in a culture that discounts Uh biblical masculinity. Mark, is it fair to say that there is a war on boys and that this issue it seems like what society has done is take everything that makes a boy a boy or a man a man, and now they're saying those ideas and concepts make you toxic. I think the phrase is toxic masculinity they like to use.

Yes, and I don't know that I would go I don't know that I would use that language as war on boys if it's aimed at specific things, but there's certainly a war on boyhood And the idea of what comes naturally to a boy, that adventuresome spirit, that risk and competition. There's a war on the types of things that cause boys to to grow up into good, winning and focused men. And that certainly is having effect on on boys. You know, it's like it's like boyhood or boys are some sort of uh social disease that needs to be eradicated or you know, we tend to look at boys as if they're deficient girls. And they're just not.

Boys have and I know I can say this on your program, boys and girls are different. And boys have strengths that are unique to boys, and girls have strengths that are unique to girls. And we need to acknowledge both of those things. It's not one size fits all. But as we try to make it fit everybody and this gender blurring and all the stuff that these boys and girls are being raised with, it isn't playing to their strengths.

And it and ultimately it hurts everybody. On the Patriot Mobile Newsmaker line is Mark Hancock. He's the chief executive officer of Trail Life USA. And, Mark, to your point, when you look at what's happened in what used to be known as the Boy Scouts, now they open up their ranks to just about anybody. If you want to identify as a boy, you can do that.

And a lot of the activities that really made the Boy Scouts, the Boy Scouts, the boys are not able to do. But you guys at Trail Life, you've sort of carved your own path and you're forging your own path. And I want you to tell moms and dads, explain to moms and dads real quick here, maybe the elevator speech of what you guys do and the programs you offer boys at Trail Life. Sure. We're an outdoor adventure, character and leadership organization for boys from kindergarten through twelfth grade.

And we are mail-centric. Um we are boy focused and Christ centered. And we're in 900 troops across the country.

So it's everything you expect from an outdoor organization in terms of hiking and camping and the robust awards program and uniforms and handbooks and all those things where boys are in the outdoors in a male-centric environment, learning how to be boys and learning how to grow into young men. We have a great emphasis on boys without dads, because there's so many boys in our culture who don't have a father in the house. We have thousands of men in our movement who understand the value in pouring into the next generation and may not even have a son in the program.

So we have men, a lot of them former law enforcement officers or military or whatever. They're serving in Trail Life because they recognize the power of that male centric environment in helping to raise boys.

So a lot of single moms love Trail Life because it's It's filling that gap. They've been crying out for something to help them to raise their sons. And then, of course, dads in the program are finding new ways to connect with their sons in the great outdoors, away from all of the distractions and the video games and the cell phones and all those things. And so moms are loving it because they're seeing their sons come home from a weekend dirty and smelly, but taller because they went out and experienced that male-centric environment.

So 40,000 members across the country enjoying the boy, the Christ-centered boy focus of Trail Life USA. Love it. TrailLifeUSA.com is the website. We have a link to it on our website as well, but TrailLifeUSA.com. Mark, we're going to leave it there.

Appreciate the great insight, and we look forward to getting you back on the show soon. Thank you, Todd. We appreciate you. God bless. All right, there you go.

Folks, I'm telling you, there is a war, as he framed it, a war on boyhood. And he says that, and it's true that society takes all of those traits that you would see in a boy, and they want you to think those are bad, or there's something wrong, or the boy should be medicated. And you do wonder at what point does that begin to impact those kids for the rest of their lives? All right, we're going to open up the phone lines. Got to take a quick break here: 844-747-8868.

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Hey, Connor, what's going on? Hey, Todd Starns. I definitely do. I first hoped I was thinking on the Mighty Night Ninety app and I just I again I love this thing, it's just so amazing. Um I am going to tell you, I feel, I don't necessarily think we're over-medicating our children.

I think that there's a mental health crisis in this country. We have Individuals who cannot, when they go to seek therapy or seek help. It's like these therapists are barred from under Lake HIPAA laws in some cases from reporting these individuals. I think also we have to understand too that in a lot of these scenarios, that it's a chemical imbalance in the brain. and that they do need medication in order to you know, does that help it to fix it?

But there's not going to be a magic pill that's going to go in and just resolve all these issues, is the combination between medication, lifestyle changes, exercise in some cases. going through therapy on a reoccurring basis. And then if it gets Point where there's going to be like danger to the public, there needs to be laws in place where these therapists can report them to law enforcement.

So action can be taken. I honestly feel that way.

Well, you know, Connor, and I saw this living in New York City where, you know, they used to hospitalize all these people who were mentally ill, but now they just dump them off on the streets. And, I mean, it's crazy in New York City right now. You can't just casually stroll down the sidewalk. You're always looking behind your back, making sure that nobody's going to come up and whack you upside the head with something. I mean, it's crazy out there.

It's the same thing in Boston. You can't walk down Goylson Street now with the rubbed tourist blocks. Currently come in, and I was seeing similar things. But yeah, I think it goes with mental health issues. I think if they had more access, and again, this is a lot to be developed at the Medical Care Act if they kind of.

limited a lot of uh miscreant all those limited voice public access taken off to mental health care. Um but We need to seriously get a handle on this. And for these individuals to get the care they need, Uh And basically protect society and has a direct result from that. It's not a gun issue, it's not a serial, we each get mental health under people. Oh, yeah.

This look, it is not the guns. And they're going to the Democrats are going to try to make it about the guns. And Connor, we appreciate you calling in. Got a bad signal there, folks. But thank you for that.

Yeah, it's not the guns, and it never has been about the guns. It's about the person pulling the trigger. That's what we need to be focusing on. And the fact that, and look, if this father is the one who vouched for his son, then the father needs to face charges. But moms and dads, we all have a responsibility here.

And clearly, this guy is a nut job. Yeah. And for the family to say, well, we didn't see any problems. I mean, the kids got facial tattoos. That should have been a warning signal.

That something was not quite right. But it's bonkers, folks. Just bonkers. All right, got to take a break here. When we come back.

I want to talk about this Burger King worker that people are really upset about this, but he worked 27 years without missing a single day on the job. And they feel like Burger King should have given this guy some sort of a $10,000 check or something. We're going to get into that. We'll be taking your calls on that as well. 844-747-8868.

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What am I forgetting to celebrate? No, it's not no great. It's not National War of Northern Aggression Day. No, that's not it. It's National Fried Chicken Day.

Oh, that's a great holiday. It is a fine holiday. And so happy National Fried Chicken Day to you. We did have Chick-fil-A this morning.

Well, that's a good point.

Somebody brought in the Chick-fil-A biscuits. Oh, that was very nice.

So that counts. I'm curious to know from our listeners, though. We have some pretty, I mean, Memphis has a great culinary scene. A lot of people don't realize that. But we're known for, you know, pulled pork and barbecue, dry rub barbecue.

But we're also known for fried chicken. And we've got a couple of great fried chicken joints. You've got, of course, Gus's. Oh, yeah, I love Gus's. Gus's.

Oh, that's great. They got great chicken. Is it Uncle Lou's? Yeah, Uncle Lou's got Hattie B's. Hattie Bees.

I love Hattie Bee's. They do that hot chicken stuff, which is pretty tasty.

So I'm curious to know where you, and believe it or not, Cracker Barrel has good fried chicken. Oh, really? I always get the chicken and dumplings. It's sort of, you know, it's always hit or miss at Cracker Barrel. I don't know what's going on.

Depends on the state. You know, I think that's one of the reasons why they started serving booze so people wouldn't pay attention to the food. Fair enough. Everything tastes better once you've had one, right? Yeah.

I reckon. I don't know. But anyway, I'm curious to know is there a great chicken joint in your neighborhood? We should come up with a list of top chicken joints. On National Fried Chicken Day.

I think that would be a national service to all. You think? I do too. All right, we'll give out the number then. 844-747-8868.

That's 844-747-8868. Grace.

So I'm coming back. Was I going to or coming back? I was going to. Oh, because I had dinner at the Huddle House on the way back. But I was going down to Mobile, Alabama.

Beautiful town. Great town. And I don't know why. I just hadn't been to Burger King in years. You know, I had a hankering for Burger King.

So I there was a Burger King and a KFC, and I pull into the Burger King. And I thought, you know what? I'm going to go inside. I haven't been inside. You know, you've been through the drive-thru.

You know, it is.

So I got.

So there were like four or five people there, placed the order. Thirty minutes go by. And I'm literally watching the staff just standing around like bumps on a log. I'm like, what is anybody working today? Or were they still serving the gay whopper?

The what? Remember, for Pride Month, they had the gay whopper.

So it was basically a regular whopper, but the bun, you know, the top part of the bun, they had one that was like two pieces of the bottom bun. You had one on the top and one on the bottom, and then the other one you could get the top bun on the top and the bottom. What was on the bottom? The top bun. Oh, dear.

With the sesame seeds. Oh, geez.

Sorry. That's hard to explain, but once you see it, I don't believe there was any homosexual food on the menu at Burger. Maybe I was just wondering if that's a good thing. They did have something called chicken fingers or chicken sticks. Chicken fries.

Chicken fries. What? Yeah, I think I've had those. I mean, it's just like a chicken finger. That's all it is.

So finally, after 30 minutes, and again, I'm on the road, so I'm trying to get to Mobile, and it's a long drive, four-lane road for like six hours. And so I'm like, you know, can I just have my money back? And so the lady was like, well, we'll have to call the manager, and the manager will have to drive to the restaurant to give you your refund. And I said, you know what? It's all good.

It's all good. It's on me. Enjoy my Whopper wherever you can find it. Just take your sweet tea and go on. I actually had a root beer, Barks Root Beer.

It's very delicious.

So I. Took my roots. That's not bad.

So I thought, you know what? I'm just going to go to the KFC.

So I go to the KFC next door and pull in, and it's a brand new KFC. They've redesigned the KFC. It looks pretty cool. The emphasis is back on Kentucky fried chicken.

Okay. You know, with Colonel Sanders, the whole whatnot.

So, anyway, I go in there and I get my regular order at KFC, which is the I love the original recipe chicken wings. I love that. And I simple. Three minutes, I'm eating my chicken. That's the way fast food is supposed to be.

Exactly. But you know what? The China virus, the China virus, has once again ruined fast food. Uh I'm just saying. Did it infect the fried chicken?

I don't know, but it was good chicken. But I want to go back to Burger King.

So there's a story, and the whole point of this is to tell you the story about this Burger King.

So there's a guy who's gone viral, a big national news story. This Burger King worker who worked, what, 27 years on the job, never missed a day. That's impressive. That is pretty impressive. His name is Kevin Ford.

And I've got to read the Western Journal story because this is just weird. Amanda Thomason is the author. Yeah. When Kevin Ford started working at an airport in Perker King 27 years ago, he was a single dad to two girls and took the job to provide for them and make sure his family had health insurance.

Okay, that's good, but are we celebrating it? I mean, isn't that what a man is supposed to do? Isn't that what a father is supposed to do? Go get a job and provide for the kids? She goes on to say that he was a diligent dad, never missed a day of work.

He got married, got two more daughters, and continued to work at the same Burger King because of the health insurance. Right? You get a job, benefits, there you go. I get it.

So now she says he's nearing retirement age at 54. And I'm thinking, wait a second. I'm 54. I'm not eating. Who's retiring?

What? 54. Do people retire? 54, okay. Right.

Right. But even at 64, people are still working. Oh, yeah. So, anyway, this is over in Vegas. And they decided, I guess, the.

The Burger King decided to honor him because of his 27 years without missing a day of work. And so they gave him a little gift bag. He got candy.

Okay. A Starbucks cup.

Okay, those are expensive. Ink pens. And who doesn't need a good ink pen? I'm always looking for an ink pen. That's true.

Hey, that's true. Wolf River Popcorn. And if you're watching on the Facebook Live, I've got a Wolf River Popcorn ink pen in my hands. Thank you, Wolf River Popcorn. They gave him a lanyard.

Oh, I love those. You put them around your neck and you look official. You look important. This is true. And a movie ticket.

Movie tickets are expensive nowadays. That's what, $15, $20 right there? And they gave him a cake. And who doesn't love cake?

So it was a very nice thing, right? I mean, it's we're not talking about Saks Fifth Avenue. We're not talking about JP Morgan Bank. We're talking about Burger King at an airport in Vegas.

So all that to say, this was probably I don't want to say it's a sacrifice, but it's not like, you know, they've got thousands of dollars to spend on an employee. They want to do something nice for the guy. And now they're catching all you know what.

So, people on social media are saying that the owners of the Burger King are cheap and greedy. Wow.

Well, okay, and let me just say: the video was posted of him by a coworker on their social media. It's not like it sounds like he didn't personally complain. No, no, no.

So people are saying that the the company should have done more to salute this guy. And I'm and maybe I'm just off the mark here, but I'm like saluting for what? Showing up for work? That's what you're supposed to do.

So the writer of this Western journal I've got to, this is crazy. The writer goes on to say: to recognize, so the daughters now have started a GoFundMe. Because you know, anybody who's been aggrieved, they do the GoFundMe. And so the daughter so anyway, Western Journal says to recognize her father's rare work ethic.

Now, can I just let's just stop here for a second. Is it really that rare? Are people not showing up for work? I mean, it seems to me that I mean, here in our company, everybody shows up for work. What to say?

I think we all showed up today. You would know if Grace was not here. This is true. Be a lot quieter, right? Nobody would be answering the phones.

Ring, ring, ring.

So, anyway, um, they raised, what, three hundred thousand dollars?

Okay, that's just impressive. Like, I'm like, how many? I'm sorry, I just the fact that that many people, unless it was just a few people who gave a lot of money, that's a lot of donations. I don't I mean, I I don't know why people are upset at Burger King. I I just don't get that.

I mean, did they were they being cheap? It's eh no, because a lot of companies, you know, it's like every year you've been there, especially like big corporations, they'll just give you they'll be like, Here's a little metal pin, you can put it on your shirt and you're like, Wow, thanks Oh, like a gift certificate to Subway, the sandwich shop? I I'd be happy with a gift certificate to Starbucks. That's expensive. I'd be happy with, you know what?

I'd take the movie ticket and I'd go down with my candy and snacks and I would sit down and watch the Top Gun movie, Maverick. Or the Minions movie. Maybe not. Because you've got to dress up and you've got all the other guys in the tuxedos. But I'm curious: did Burger King do the wrong thing here?

I just don't understand why people are attacking Burger King. I mean, honestly, Burger King went above and beyond just to salute the guy for showing up and doing his job. I mean, there's nothing out of the ordinary there. He just shows up and did his job. I mean, maybe if you're going to retire, you know, throw a little retirement bash, but I mean, 54 years old.

Yeah, that's not really especially working at a fast food restaurant, I don't think you're making enough to retire.

Well, now he does. He has what over $358,000. That's a good point. All right, I'm curious about this. Your thoughts?

844-747-8868. That's 844-747-8868. I don't know, maybe get like a happy meal from McDonald's, the competition. Is that what he should have done? We'll be right back.

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Hey, let's go to Alabama real quick. Phil hanging out with us on the live stream. All right, Phil, what say you? Hey, Tac, good morning to you. And I just want to say that with regard to the work ethic, I'm 79 years of age, Tac.

And I'm still working. I'm working out of my office. I'm lying for an oil company, but uh You know, so yeah, I'm w I'm with you one hundred percent. Don't people work anymore? Yeah, the canopy.

get special recognition for s uh working get on. That doesn't make any sense. But anyway, I do also want to tell you I'm glad you like Alabama's KFC better than Burger King because I have been asked very often. Do you know who you look like? And I'll say, no, they say, you look just like Colonel Sanders.

Get out of here. Really? Actually, my wife doesn't like it because she thinks I'm better looking than Colonel Sanders.

Well, look, he was a handsome man. I'm going to tell you. What can you say? And he made a mean batch of chicken, bucket of chicken there. All right.

Phil, good call and give us a holler back one of these days. We're going to call you Colonel Sanders, Phil. I'll do that. I'll love it. All right, let's go to the Patriot Mobile Newsmaker line.

Our good friend Trish Regan joins us. Trish, have you been to the KFC before? Oh, I would love to meet the Colonel.

Well, I think he's dead, but great interview. No, we were, you know, Trish, we were talking about this Burger King story where the guy, I guess he's been working 27 years without missing a day at the Vegas Burger King. And people got all upset because they felt like the company should have done more to honor him. And my thinking was, okay, the guy showed up for work. I mean, that's the basic thing, you know?

So, I mean. Oh, my gosh. Yeah. Yeah, you're right. That's a big issue right now.

And he's retiring at 54. And I'm like, wait a second, I'm 54. I'm nowhere near ready to retire. Oh, wow. Oh, well, more power to you, I guess.

Trish, I was. I was watching a report on one of the networks of all places, and people are really starting to get it. They're starting to understand what Bidenflation is going to do and is doing to their pocketbooks. What are you seeing from your vantage point up in Connecticut? I'm definitely seeing that.

And I should be on record here, at least let your listeners know. I said six or eight weeks ago, We were in a recession. This is on my podcast, and I was like, look, I know that all the data shows that, you know, they're they're not going to be eggheads in Washington. The Blanc they're not going to tell you you're in recession. But I've got a pretty darn good track record as a journalist who covers all this, right, and sees all this economic data day after day, And to me, the handwriting was already on the wall.

Now, of course, we've learned that the official data is suggesting we might be in what they call the classic definition of a recession. I live in the Northeast. I'm seeing parts of it. I was just up in Maine. And there's a wonderful, wonderful amusement park there for kids that I've been going to since I was a child.

And that I brought my kids back to, right near the New Hampshire border. And guess what? Half the rides were closed in the place. And I was talking to the people that worked there, and they said, you know, we've never seen anything like it. We can't get anyone to show up for work, and we're offering more money than we ever had in the history of this.

Yeah, amusement park, which has been around since 1945. They can't get anyone, Todd. And they said, if we do, if we do, we're lucky enough to find someone. They never show up. We go through the interview process, and maybe they'll come for a day or two, and then they just don't show up.

And so it really speaks to the particular challenge. Challenge that we're in right now. Yes. I believe we are in a recession, but what's going to make it so darn tricky is that the unemployment rate is still low.

So that has all kinds of other effects on businesses being able to function. And it's not intuitive because I think you think, well, you know, people go back to work, they need the money, and yet we're seeing something very different that I can't. come up with a historic historical comparison for. Trish, what can people expect as we move as you said, we are in a recession. What can people expect and what do they need to do at this point?

I think people need to be very thoughtful about planning for their future. I mean, I don't want to get all preachy and financial advisory on people, and that's not what I do. I you know, the journalist who covers the economy and markets. And politics. But I would say it's really important to make sure that you have the padding, the savings.

and that you're very careful about your money. I mean, the reality is inflation is going to keep getting worse. I'm sorry, but like There's no end in sight here. because of what we're seeing happen overseas. And that's going to cause oil prices to continue being very, very elevated, which costs the American consumer.

And this administration has no plan. I mean, no plan at all. I think if it were up to them, they would just hand out more stimulus checks. which would drive inflation even higher.

So there's a real lack of confidence, I think, in leadership. and a frustration from everyone. And I hear this on both sides of the aisle, and polls reflect this right now, Todd. People have had it. They know that this administration and the Democrat Party has no solutions to this economic crisis.

And that's going to cost these politicians at the ballot box, they firmly believe it, come November. It's the most important issue. We got about thirty seconds here, Trish, and you're right. It is this is going to be a tough time for a lot of people, but we've got to hang tight. Don't go out and splurge, hang on to your money, be smart.

And yes, it's going to be tough, but we're going to be able to get through this. But we always do. And you know what? I love this country. I'm a big believer in all this country is and can still be.

And I think when push comes to shove, the American public always does what's right. And I think the pendulum swings, right? And you see it go back and forth. And all of a sudden, everybody's like, how did we wind up in this like 1970s? deja vu and you know what happened Back then, Carter was out and Reagan came in.

So there's still good things ahead for sure.

Well said. All right, Trish Regan, we've got links to all of your great work, including your awesome podcast over at ToddSterns.com. Real quick, where can people go to read more about Trish Regan? Oh, you're very sweet. They can go to my website, which is TrishIntel, because we get the Intel on everything, TrishIntel.com, and always good to talk to you.

All right. Trish Regan, ladies and gentlemen, one of the smartest people I know in America, especially when it comes to finance and money and investments. Folks, pay heed and visit Trish's website for great information. Folks, we got to leave it there. Hour three, coming up, this is the Todd Stearns Radio Show.

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I love this American. Todd storms for you. All right, well, hello, everybody. Welcome to our three of the big show.

So good to have you with us today. 844-747-8868. That is our toll-free telephone number. That's 844-747-8868. We have been following some key political races.

All over America. One of those happens to be in the great state of Arizona. Just a few moments ago, you heard from Congressman Andy Biggs talking about the border crisis, and very excited to welcome a candidate for governor. I watched the debate performance, and it was just, she delivered an unbelievable performance on the Patriot Mobile Newsmaker line.

So glad to welcome Karen Taylor Robeson to the program. Karen, thanks for coming on the show today. Thank you, Todd. Thanks for having me. And I just have to tell you, well done on that debate.

And I again, there were a lot of things I didn't know about you, but I was listening to your platforms and the arguments you were making. You are indeed the conservative in that race for governor. Yes, I am. I am a lifelong unapologetic conservative. Grew up in and around the Republican Party.

I had the honor of a lifetime to work for Ronald Reagan. At the White House, I work for two Republican governors. And I currently have two past Arizona governors who are co-chairing my campaign, Pipe Symington and Governor Jan Brewer. both of whom have known me for decades. They've known my work in the conservative circles and trenches and everything from licking stamps and envelopes to writeing checks to Republican candidates.

So this movement is near and dear to my heart. And I don't like what's going on in this country. And in many ways, Arizona is on the front line, both literally and figuratively, with what's going on at our border. And I want to get to that in just a moment. And you're right, Karen.

I've had a chance to research you and your record, the things that you have done there in Arizona. And I'm wondering if how do you respond to Kerry Lake, your Republican opponent who's out there trying to make people think you're an establishment Republican or a rhino or a liberal when, in fact, clearly you are not? Yes, it's she was part of the liberal mainstream media for twenty seven years.

So all I can say is she's perfected the craft of fake news. When I see what she writes about me or says about me, I don't even know who she's talking about. This is coming from a woman who donated to Barack Obama. She walked doors for Barack Obama. She wrote checks to John Kerry.

I mean, it goes on and on. And we were big supporters of Donald Trump. I will defend his record all day long. We raised well over a million dollars for Donald Trump. I had half his family in my home for fundraisers.

And it's just a surreal experience to have a woman who is really a Democrat. calling me a rhino. In fact, she called Matt Salmon, who was another candidate in the race for governor. She called him a rhino, notwithstanding his thirty years of service to conservative causes And on that note, Matt withdrew from the race a week ago, and he has Put his full support behind me and my candidacy. In fact, we spent about 12 hours together yesterday.

meeting with voters in Mojave County. um because he wanted to make sure that the his supporters Knew that I have his full, full support. And let me jump in here. And let me jump in here, Karen. And I know a lot of our listeners will know the name Barry Goldwater, the father of the modern-day conservative movement.

And Barry Goldwater Jr. has also endorsed you.

So again, your bona fides are really impeccable when it comes to being a conservative, to being a Republican. And it troubles me that there is, and it's not just happening in Arizona, but in other places around the country where you have these competitive races where people go out of their way to lie and malign the character of good people like yourself. I got a problem with that. Yeah. You know, it's really it's a dynamic that keeps a lot of peo good people from running for office.

But I there is so much at stake in this race for not just Arizona, but elections across our country. Having worked for Reagan, I quote him often, and we all know his famous quote that freedom is but one generation away from extinction. And quite frankly, I don't think we have a generation I think it's going to come down to 2022 and 2024. And if we don't all step up and be unafraid, And we can't take it with us at the end of the day. And I have been blessed with opportunities to live the American dream.

And I am to borrow another Reagan quote, I'm not going to spend my sunset years telling my children and my grandchildren what it was like to be free. There's just too much at stake. And so I will withstand the attack. I will withstand the lies because, at the end of the day, the truth comes out. And when I have people like Jan Brewer and And I've got supporters now all over the country watching this race who have known me.

They've known what I've done for Republican and Conservative causes. And so I think the fake lake lies are really coming home to Roost, and people are seeing through it. That's why I am now ahead of Cary Lake in the most recent poll. And I started out at zero at the beginning of the year, and she was at forty three points. And for me to be able to get to the point where we are in the campaign is just evidence that the voters of Arizona are pretty smart, and they know a fake when they see one.

And that's why I heard poll numbers are dropping as they are. And again, Karen, you're right. I mean, we are living those moments that Reagan talked about and really prophesied about so many years ago when you've got a Democrat Party there in Arizona that actually used a profanity to describe our Independence Day. And you were pretty outspoken rebuking them.

Well, you know, it makes me it makes me sick. It makes me sick. sick to think that in America a a political party. Would use profanity to disparage our country and the greatness of our country. And it's evidence, you know, what the left has.

So indoctrinated Uh you know millions and millions of Americans. to the point where they they hate our country.

Well, and everywhere I go around this state, I remind people that when I'm governor, our kids will stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. They will learn to love this country, not hate this country. And if we taught our children The lessons of history. And world history too. You have to understand world history to understand the exceptional nature of America.

And what we have here, how precious it is and how quickly we could lose it if we don't fight for it.

Well said. And on the Patriot Mobile Newsmaker line, Karen Taylor Robeson, she is running for governor of Arizona in the GOP primary. It's going to be a fight, folks. And again, this is the conservative in the race. Karen, a rock-solid conservative, supported the platform of President Trump.

And as we all did, because, Karen, it's a great conservative platform. And one of those big issues is the border. And, you know, your neighbors over in Texas, they're saying, hey, look, we need the governor to declare an invasion so we can do something to secure the border.

Well, it's clear we have to do something. You know, from our perspective and from most Americans' perspective, it's a disaster. The Biden-Harris administration. Is a complete disaster. Unfortunately, I think from their perspective, it's working just fine.

It's working just as they planned it to. You know, last week, Secretary Mayoka. You may have seen this his interview on ABC over the weekend where he said that DHS is doing a good job. As it pertains to border security.

Well, he may be, he and Joe Biden may be the only people alive who share that opinion. The Yuma sector in Arizona has more crossers now than they have in Del Rio, Texas. Texas gets a lot of the airtime, but we're feeling it here. We are on the front lines of what I'm calling a 50-state border war. It's beyond a border crisis.

When you look at the drugs coming across here, with the precursor ingredients coming from China to the Mexican cartels and into neighborhoods across this country. We are simply on the front lines. And we're paying a disproportionate cost, both economically and from a human perspective. tragedy perspective. We have every day in Cochise County high-speed chases where the cartels are recruiting kids as young as 14 years old.

to drive and smuggle human beings to points all across this country. It's a disaster. I don't know how else to describe it. You know, Karen, several years ago, I was talking to a lady. She called in listening to our show, owned a ranch near the border with her mom.

And her mother was elderly. She was in her 50s. She said she had to sleep with a shotgun because every morning she'd get up and there would be illegals hiding on her property. People should not have to live like that in the United States of America. Absolutely not.

And it's not just the ranchers down there where they have had to leave. The ranch hands have had to leave. It's just too dangerous. But in Yuma, it's huge agricultural community in Yuma. And we have illegals crossing through the crops A lot of people don't know this, but Yuma, Arizona produces ninety five percent of the winter lettuce.

So it is the salad capital of the United States in the winter months. And when the illegals cross through the crops, The crops have to be destroyed. And so there are real impacts, not just to our economy and local landowners. But there are impacts across this country that are being felt because of the disaster down there. Real quick, Karen, before we let you go, and we certainly appreciate your time.

The Justice Department announcing they are suing Arizona over this proof of citizenship to vote law that's been on the books. Your reaction to the Justice Department's actions.

Well, if I was governor or attorney general here in Arizona, I'd fight that with everything I got because there is no rational reason why we shouldn't have to prove that we're citizens to vote.

Well, and so we just we will fight and fight with everything we've got to make sure our elections are as safe as possible and make it easier to vote and harder to cheat. All right, we're going to leave it there. Karen, thank you for coming on the program. We'd love to get you back, and good luck out there on the campaign trail. All right.

Thank you, Todd. I'll come back whenever you call. All right, Karen Taylor Robeson, everybody. We've got links to her website, campaign site, over on our live show blog. You'll be able to find all that information.

And you've got to do your homework, folks. That's all there is to it. You just got to do your homework. Research the candidates, take a look at their histories, and then make an informed decision when you get out there. I'm not going to tell you who to go vote for in Arizona.

That's up to you. Do your homework, and you'll see who the conservatives are in that race. Got to take a break here: 844-747-8868. That is our toll-free telephone number. That's 844-747-8868.

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So glad to have you with us. By the way, Bill O'Reilly. Went bonkers last night. He is so upset at the governor of Illinois. You know, the governor of Illinois wants to take the guns away, and they all do.

That's the ultimate goal here. They're not coming out and saying it just yet, but ultimately, this is just about taking away all your guns. Not just the. No, it's not the AR-15s because, again, the NR, we've got some data we'll share with you, but I want you to hear this is Bill O'Reilly, cut number six. But you, JB, are not going to stop loons and you won't stop crime, drug crime, drug gangs, because they're minority gangs.

That's why you won't stop them. You phony You Aid and abet this murder in Chicago every blanken day. Jeez alone. You! Nope.

Don't be sanctimonious with me. Yeah. Grace, have I ever gotten that fired up? I don't think I have. That was pretty.

That was, I was like, that wasn't his talk. Remember the time? There was some video that came out years ago. Like in the 80s or something. When O'Reilly worked at Inside Edition, yeah, and they didn't have something ready to go.

And they caught him on tape. Yeah, it was more. Yeah, it definitely wasn't meant to be on air. Like that was meant to be on air, so it's not quite as bad as the other clip. The other clip was he was not a happy camper.

That's for sure.

So, no, not at all.

So, ladies and gentlemen, the NRA has got some great data. We're going to get into this after the bottom-of-the-hour news, but it's important for you. As a news consumer, to be armed with the facts. And that's what we try to do on this program. We try to present you with the facts.

The fact, and it's a horrible tragedy that happened on July 4th. But ultimately, the city leaders, the city leaders, bear responsibility for the fact that the only civilian armed with a weapon that day in that town was, in fact, the gunman. Because law-abiding Americans in Highland Park, Illinois are not allowed to carry guns. You let that sink in. Hey, let's go to the phones here.

Paul in Georgia, W-D-U-N, wants to weigh in on the border. Hey, Paul, what's going on? Yes, sir. I was just from the word go, a long time ago when Biden first got elected, he opened this border up. And everybody knows it's just for a vote.

So it's really no surprise when. He gets the Justice Department to go over there and try to. He wants to give them the right to vote. That's the only way the Democrats can hold on to power is if they allow all these illegals to vote. It's true, Paul.

And again, when you look at what's happening with the demographic shift, because a lot of blacks and Hispanics. Embrace the Republican Party because of Trump's policies. Remember, Trump went out into these communities that Republicans typically don't campaign in, and he said, Hey, look, what do you got to lose? You know, give me a chance. And they did.

And now a lot of those folks are Republicans, and the Democrats have to find replacement voters. And that's what they are: replacement voters. Yes, I love it too. I love it how they plan on something. It kind of flips on them a little bit there.

I mean, these these Democrats really, from what we've seen out of them in the past few years, I mean, they will do anything, lawless or anything, to stay in power. You know, we have really got to be careful this time because I don't believe they're going to sit down and just let uh they're they're going to take a shellacin. in November if they don't pull something.

So I'm watching for something. No doubt about that, Paul. And I think it's important for all of us to have our heads on a swivel because you don't know what's going to be coming. And you're right, they're going to try something to stay in power. No doubt about that.

Paul, thanks for the call, and we appreciate all of our great listeners in Gainesville, Georgia. And why is Gainesville, Georgia? Grace, we're going to have a little trivia. I'm going to call an audible here.

Alrighty, let's go. Why is Gainesville, Georgia, important to the nation? on National Fried Chicken Day. I know the answer. Why is that?

844-747-8868. We're going to give you a copy of my book if you know the answer. That's 844-747-8868. Why is Gainesville, Georgia important on National Fried Chicken Day?

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All right. Hey, Grace Baker, I sent you an email. Just a moment ago about booking a guest. Oh, yes. I want you to send over that audio to Kyle and let me know when we get that on.

Okay, I already sent it to him because I was like, you have to watch this. The best campaign. I was like, I've never seen it. He's already like, whoa. It's awesome.

All right, we're going to get to that in just a moment. Equally awesome, though, is our trivia question. And I think my headphones just went out, guys, so my apologies. But let's oh, there we go. Let's go to the phones now.

Tracy in Jefferson, Georgia. Tracy, how are you today? I am wonderful thought of you. Tracing, I'm doing well. It is.

It is very warm here, and I don't know how hot it is in Georgia right now, but I think most of the country is going through a heat wave. My car is showing 107 at least.

So, yeah, it's just pretty warm here in Georgia. 107? Goodness gracious. All right, Tracy, we're going to help you with this question here, but I don't think you're going to need much help. We need to know why.

Why Gainesville, Georgia is important on all days National Fried Chicken Day. Because Gainesville, Georgia is the poultry capital of the world. Yes, that's right, Tracy. You are correct. You know your bird.

The Gospel bird, the Baptist bird. Another fun fact about that is in Gainesville, Georgia, it is also illegal to eat your chicken with a fork. Or anything other than your fingers. Tracy, I know this law, and I was very concerned because one of our staff members, and they're from the North, they just didn't know better. But they were actually at a restaurant in Gainesville, and I told them they pulled out the knife and fork, and I said, Don't do it.

Don't do it. That means trouble down here. Yes, it does. And actually somebody was arrested years ago for breaking that law. It's true, though.

Wow, Tracy, congratulations, and we're going to put you on hold. And Grace is going to get your info, and we're going to send you a copy of our daily biscuit devotions with a drawl. I think we actually have a good fried chicken recipe in the book.

So there you go. And enjoy that on this National Fried Chicken Day. All right, 844-747-8868. That is our toll-free telephone number. I want to play some quick audio here.

Joe Rogan.

Now, You know, there are a lot of folks that love Joe Rogan. He is really a lot of folks. He's the world's number one podcaster. And a lot of people think Joe Rogan's a conservative. I never really thought he was a conservative.

I think he's more of a libertarian, maybe a populist. But anyway, Rogan is not a Trump fan. A lot of people did realize that. But here's what Joe Rogan had to say about whether or not he would allow Trump to come on his show. By the way, I'm not a Trump supporter in any way, shape, or form.

I've had the opportunity to have him on my show more than once. I've said no every time. I don't want to help him. I'm not interested in helping. The the the night is still young.

We'll see. If I have him on, the night is still young? Yeah. You think I'll have him on? Yeah, I think you'll have him on.

Really? Why do you think that? 'Cause you'll have Putin on?

So anyway, Rogan says, Yeah, he doesn't like Trump. It seems to me if he didn't like Trump and he didn't want to help Trump, why not have Trump on the show so you could prove your point and make your point? I didn't understand that. But anyway, last week Rogan was asked about Ron DeSantis, whether or not he'd be a good president. Didn't Elon Musk come out recently for DeSantis?

Yeah, I think Ron DeSantis would work as a good president. I think, I mean, what he's done for Florida has been admirable. Look at it. I feel like I'm doing breaking news right now. That wasn't even on purpose.

I feel like what he did for Florida, a lot of people gave him a lot of grief, but ultimately, he was correct. He was correct when it comes to deaths. He was correct when it comes to protecting our vulnerable populations. He was correct in terms of distribution of monoclonal antibodies. And he was furious when the government tried to pull those.

They were trying to pull very effective treatments. You know, he is not perfect. He's a human being. But what he's done is stand up for freedoms and freedom and saying the word freedom to like right-wing bigotry and hate is so strange.

Okay, we're going to come out of that.

So there you go. That's Joe Rogan. Um Wow. All right. So he likes DeSantis, doesn't like Trump, and there you go.

And if you don't like it, don't listen to the guy's podcast. What can I say? But we do want you to listen to ours. 844-747-8868. Let's go to the phones, Iowa.

Jackson on the line. Hey, Jackson, what's going on? Hey, Todd, the red flag law really does work. Is that right?

So you're talking about guns, right? Yes. In Blair's Farm, please, the sister city over here, Cedar Falls, Iowa, they averted a crime We think they found that two teenagers bought 4,900 rounds of bullets.

So the manager realized it and he called the police and they're currently sitting in jail. Is that so why are they in jail?

Well There's further investigating what they were doing with four thousand nine hundred rounds or what were what were they about to do with that many bullets.

Well, I mean, that's yeah, I hear you. But again, I mean, unless they committed a crime, I don't I mean, going and buying that much ambo, I don't think that's a crime. That's where the red flag comes in, Todd. You want people to be aware, right? And that's what the red flag is.

We want to avert the crime. Right. Well, there's one thing in averting a crime, but a crime hasn't occurred unless.

So I'm just wondering if there's more to the story that you don't know or that you're not sharing with us.

Well, they were arrested, truly. The manager was suspicious. What are you doing with. 4,900 rounds of bullets. You know, that's what all these other guys did.

They bought all these rounds of bullets. The guy in Evaldi, Texas. the guy uh that just committed the crime, that that idiot in uh in Illinois, Oberlin Park or whatever they call it.

Well, it's one thing.

Now look, here's now and again, I'm not a fan of the red flag laws because I think they can be misused. But if you've got them on the books, let's take, for example, this shooter up in Highland Park, Illinois. This guy The cops have been called at the house multiple times, so somebody should have made a notation. But again, no laws were broken.

So at that point, if a law hasn't been broken, how can you actually have a reporter file a report? That's where everything gets very murky because, Jackson, at some point, you're going to have people that are being punished. Their gun ownership is going to be taken away because of a perception or somebody perceived that they're a threat. What you do is tell the police the truth and They're sitting in jail. They were eighteen and twenty one, I think.

Okay. Wow.

Well, we'll look. I don't know the story. I wish I had it in front of me, but we will hunt that down. And again, if they committed a crime, yeah, they should be in jail. But going to a Going to a gun dealer and purchasing a large amount of ammo, that's not a crime in America.

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Clearly, he's a guy, he's wearing ladies' clothes. Maybe somebody thought, well, if I do say something, man, that looks really weird.

Something doesn't look right there. But maybe they were afraid of being accused of being, I don't know, transphobic or whatever. Maybe that's one of the reasons why. But now they're saying that this guy, this Cremo, who, by the way, is has now confessed to the crime, he also says that according to the police reports, That he was plotting a second attack in Wisconsin.

So he was in his mother's car and he was driving to Wisconsin, and that's when he was captured. But he hadn't done his homework. He still had a rifle. And he had about sixty rounds, but the the cop said that he didn't do his enough research to pull off the second shooting. Yeah.

Wow.

Um This is pretty disturbing stuff here, folks. One of the things that gets me, so in 2019, He applied for the gun permit, but because he was under twenty one, he had his g he had to get the dad. His dad had to sponsor the gun permit.

So the dad, everybody knew in the family the kid was nutso. He had this, he had a, what the cops were called twice to the house. And yet the dad still signed off on this On this gun permit application, and the guy owned five guns. Legally. Apparently the mob's a nut job too.

Fox News Channel has that story. High school football coach. said that the parents were a problem. This is Rebecca Rosenberg writing the story. The former football coach, I guess the kid was involved in some sort of an after-school sports program.

Jeremy Candman is the coach. Oh, this was at the grade school. Yeah. There wasn't a lot of love in that family. That's what the coach says.

I remember. Can we just stop here for a minute? Do we really need to even go any further? We all know it's a crappy family situation. How many of these mass shootings, you got the mom and the dad, and they're either divorced, it's a bad family situation, they're at each other's throats.

I mean, it goes on and on and on. I mean, how you know, no but nobody wants to talk about that as leading to This c the the creation of this monster. But you better believe That what's happening in that household does impact not only the children, but it impacts the rest of us. Just ask the people who lost their loved ones in Highland Park, Illinois. The coach says, I remember the parents more than him because they were kind of a problem.

He said the kid was really quiet. Really soft spoken, never made an issue. He says the mom she got into it once with one of the heads of the program, it seemed like her kids were a nuisance to her. By the way, they're saying that the The guy, he was a rapper. What Awake the Rapper?

That was the guy's rap name. And Grace Baker, it's fascinating to watch now. They're saying, oh, this was very troubling. The rap music videos that featured all sorts of violence.

Okay, what rap music video doesn't feature violence? This is true. It's very common. Seriously. I mean, okay, so are we supposed to go out now and report everybody who's.

Yeah, that's not going to work. No, it's not. But the point is that this is part of the American culture. Yeah. This is it's a culture of violence.

Nobody thinks twice about this kind of stuff because all these rap videos are very violent. And movies, and shows, and pretty much everything. A neighbor says there were signs there for a long time, always police cars at the house. The parents were arguing and fighting all the time. I mean, it sounds like a horrible environment to raise a child.

And that's I mean, heck, we've seen this time and time again. I mean, broken homes, there's some messed up situations there for the kids. Locals say the mom seemed unstable. while the father was well liked in the community. And apparently, the parents are living separately now.

At the time of the shooting, the younger Cremo was living with his father and uncle. Mm. nearby in another town. The house that they grew up in, it looked like they said it looked like it should be condemned, so nobody was keeping it. I mean, these are all warning signs.

All warning signs. Seems to me that maybe, just maybe, they ought to be talking to the mom and the dad. And if the dad signed off on this gun permit, knowing what he knew, maybe he should face challenges too. Unbelievable. So look, we we were teasing this This campaign video.

I've seen a lot of I got a couple of my favorites. Marjorie Taylor Greene had a great campaign ad when she was first running for Congress. She was on some sort of a tank. Idol shooting guns. And who doesn't like a good conservative Republican woman on a tank shooting guns?

And now there's a guy, African-American fella, in Arizona. And he's running for the 4th congressional district. His name is Jerome Davison. And we're going to post this up on the website. This is probably one of the best campaign ads I've ever seen.

But he is an advocate for gun ownership. And basically, the video, and I will describe it and then we will hear it. He's a pastor, but he's a gun-toting pastor, and he uses his lawfully acquired firearms to take down the KKK. Democrats like to say that no one needs an AR-15 for self-defense. that no one could possibly need all thirty rounds.

But where this rifle is the only thing standing between your family. and a dozen angry Democrats in Klan hoods. You just might need that semi-automatic. in all 30 rounds. I love it.

And it's true because the Democrats are the party of the KKK. Yeah. Yeah. That, folks, this is pretty brilliant. But I'm telling you, this is why the Democrats want all those illegals coming across that border.

They need a new power base. And they realize that black Americans have said, we're done. We're walking off the Democrat plantation. We're done being used. And I say, good for this guy.

We're going to try to get him on the show. Can we hear it again? I want to hear this again. This is a great idea. Democrats like to say that no one needs an AR-15 for self-defense.

that no one could possibly need all 30 rounds. But when this rifle is the only thing standing between your family, and a dozen angry Democrats in Klan hoods. You just might need that semi-automatic. in all 30 rounds. A lot of truth in that.

You got that right. All right. So there you go, folks. It's going to be a fun political season. I'll give it to you that much.

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