Latest / First Thing Today with Joe Thomas / "Marx's Kinder, Gentler, Dictatorship" (FTTxJT Mon 083126 hr2)

Transcript

"Marx's Kinder, Gentler, Dictatorship" (FTTxJT Mon 083126 hr2) · First Thing Today with Joe Thomas

• 0:04
  Speaker 1: Do you support adding four more.
• 0:05
  Speaker 2: Seats to the Supreme Court, Congressman?
• 0:08
  Speaker 3: Yes, I do.
• 0:09
  Speaker 4: First thing today by Joe Thomas on the Talk Media Network.
• 0:13
  Speaker 5: Joe works at a steel mill, he's down here every day.
• 0:18
  Speaker 4: Leads for work when the sun comes up, drops.
• 0:20
  Speaker 6: The kids to school and all the work.
• 0:23
  Speaker 7: Joe has everything he dreamed of, all the treasures.
• 0:26
  Speaker 8: That he needs.
• 0:28
  Speaker 6: No wonder Joe's always.
• 0:30
  Speaker 9: Smiling, he only aims to please you.
• 0:35
  Speaker 7: I'll never be your Joe.
• 0:37
  Speaker 10: Bless you for letting me be of service to you.
• 0:39
  Speaker 11: I want to be your Joe.
• 0:43
  Speaker 10: In all irony, James Clyburn getting his wily coyote on.
• 0:48
  Speaker 10: We can't catch the Roadrunners, so we're going to cheat.
• 0:52
  Speaker 8: Roadrunner, Roadrunner runs on the road all day.
• 0:56
  Speaker 6: Even the coyote can't make him change his ways.
• 1:08
  Speaker 10: Yes, he is. But the coyote can't catch you. So
• 1:12
  Speaker 10: the coyote has to cheat. The coyote has to order
• 1:15
  Speaker 10: Supreme Court justices from Acme come in a box. And
• 1:20
  Speaker 10: one can only hope as I lost the email we
• 1:23
  Speaker 10: got just before the top of the hour. where a
• 1:28
  Speaker 10: young lady listening to us in San Antonio said, go ahead,
• 1:31
  Speaker 10: add four more Supreme Court justices and let President Trump
• 1:35
  Speaker 10: pick them. That's right. This is Acme court packing. The
• 1:43
  Speaker 10: box shows up and explodes, and there's Donald Trump standing
• 1:47
  Speaker 10: there saying, I've got just the four guys for you.
• 1:52
  Speaker 10: Thanks for playing. All of a sudden, Mitch McConnell shows up.
• 1:56
  Speaker 10: By the way, So a meme has taken hold of
• 2:03
  Speaker 10: the Internet, and I get it. So there's a photograph
• 2:07
  Speaker 10: of Dolly Parton on her husband's birthday recreating her famous
• 2:13
  Speaker 10: Playboy cover. Shoot, I guess put the costume back on
• 2:17
  Speaker 10: and whatnot and presented him a framed copy of the
• 2:21
  Speaker 10: Playboy magazine cover where she dressed as a Playboy bunny there.
• 2:27
  Speaker 10: And the photograph is from behind. And yes, her husband
• 2:32
  Speaker 10: from behind does bear a striking resemblance to Mitch McConnell.
• 2:37
  Speaker 10: But I do not believe that Dolly Parton's last efforts
• 2:40
  Speaker 10: were trying to revive Mitch McConnell by showing him a
• 2:43
  Speaker 10: picture of her dressed as a Playboy bunny. But I
• 2:47
  Speaker 10: appreciate the attempts at something. God love the Internet. I mean,
• 2:55
  Speaker 10: I used to actually have to go down to the
• 2:57
  Speaker 10: subways of New York City to see some of this stuff,
• 2:59
  Speaker 10: but now it's so much easier. Our first things on
• 3:04
  Speaker 10: this Monday morning, stories that you'll be hearing more about
• 3:08
  Speaker 10: as the day goes along, but I'll tell you about
• 3:10
  Speaker 10: them and we'll discuss them, how they're impacting you. Oil
• 3:13
  Speaker 10: prices up 3% or just under 3% as U.S. forces
• 3:18
  Speaker 10: struck some rocket launchers along the coast of the Strait
• 3:21
  Speaker 10: of Hormuz. marking first military action in a month. Brent
• 3:26
  Speaker 10: crewed up to $ 90. 61 a barrel. United Arab Emirates Air
• 3:34
  Speaker 10: Force said they intercepted an Iranian drone over their territorial
• 3:38
  Speaker 10: waters earlier this morning. Meanwhile, in Tibet and Nepal, rescue
• 3:46
  Speaker 10: crews continue to try to find survivors of the catastrophic
• 3:51
  Speaker 10: flooding They're searching hydroelectric plant near the flood zone where
• 3:57
  Speaker 10: apparently dozens of employees were down in the tunnels under
• 4:02
  Speaker 10: the plant. So far, 900 people have been declared deceased
• 4:08
  Speaker 10: and another 4,700 are still missing. One person died and
• 4:14
  Speaker 10: 15 others are missing in a flash flood in the
• 4:17
  Speaker 10: Grand Canyon along the Colorado River. Park Service police say
• 4:23
  Speaker 10: 46-year-old man was recovered Sunday evening near Crystal Rapids. The
• 4:30
  Speaker 10: group of 20 is getting together in Asheville, North Carolina
• 4:33
  Speaker 10: this week. They're the 20 biggest economies in the world,
• 4:37
  Speaker 10: and Treasury Secretary Scott Besson wants to rally them to
• 4:42
  Speaker 10: keep the economic pressure on Iran to end this war. Meanwhile,
• 4:49
  Speaker 10: New York Times and the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg
• 4:51
  Speaker 10: are out of joint because only some of their reporters
• 4:55
  Speaker 10: were granted press passes to the event. New York Times,
• 5:00
  Speaker 10: the loudest about it, saying that their traditional reporter for
• 5:06
  Speaker 10: these sorts of things, Alan Rappaport, was not given press credentials,
• 5:10
  Speaker 10: but Jim Tankersley was allowed to attend. So it might
• 5:15
  Speaker 10: sound like the New York Times was frozen out, but
• 5:17
  Speaker 10: they'll still have coverage. Former President Barack Obama is hanging
• 5:23
  Speaker 10: out with his old buddy Eric Holder to raise money
• 5:26
  Speaker 10: for redistricting, while Congressman James Clyburn is calling for court packing,
• 5:37
  Speaker 10: saying that expanding the court to 13 would be, quote,
• 5:40
  Speaker 10: a good number. Three years after Warner Brothers canceled the
• 5:47
  Speaker 10: Coyote vs. Acme movie, Ketchup Entertainment released it and it
• 5:52
  Speaker 10: finished second in box office to Spider-Man Brand New Day,
• 5:57
  Speaker 10: pulling in $ 15. 5 million. Scotty Scheffler won the FedEx Cup title,
• 6:03
  Speaker 10: his 22nd victory on the PGA Tour, and those are
• 6:07
  Speaker 10: some of our first things.
• 6:09
  Speaker 12: Hi, this is Bud Foster, co-host of Foster and Friends
• 6:13
  Speaker 12: and former Virginia Tech football coach. When I brought the
• 6:15
  Speaker 12: famed lunch pail to our team, it symbolized teamwork. The
• 6:18
  Speaker 12: word win stood for what's important now. The Lunch Pail
• 6:22
  Speaker 12: Defense Foundation realizes the importance of helping others. Our foundation
• 6:27
  Speaker 12: is a nonprofit corporation that helps fund academic scholarship for
• 6:30
  Speaker 12: eligible high school students. Since 2009, the Lunch Pail Defense
• 6:34
  Speaker 12: Foundation has raised nearly $ 400, 000 and awarded over 40 individual scholarships.
• 6:40
  Speaker 12: We also support an organ transplant program in conjunction with
• 6:44
  Speaker 12: Duke University Medical Center. For information regarding corporate sponsorship or
• 6:48
  Speaker 12: becoming an individual supporter, log on to our site at lunchpaledefense.com.
• 6:54
  Speaker 12: It's always been important to win, especially when we're helping others.
• 7:01
  Speaker 13: Business owners, are you paying high phone bills for old
• 7:05
  Speaker 13: school systems and lousy service? Strongtel cuts your phone bills
• 7:09
  Speaker 13: in half and turns every phone you own into a
• 7:12
  Speaker 13: feature-rich business system. Sean Roddy, CEO of Hennings Brothers Drilling,
• 7:17
  Speaker 13: had this to say. We've been a Strongtel customer for
• 7:21
  Speaker 13: over 10 years.
• 7:22
  Speaker 10: It's great.
• 7:23
  Speaker 13: It even includes an intercom with video to our equipment yard.
• 7:27
  Speaker 13: I can watch live from anywhere with my smartphone. I'd
• 7:31
  Speaker 13: recommend Strongtel to anyone. Never miss a customer call again
• 7:35
  Speaker 13: with your Strongtel business system. Strongtel is a proud iTex
• 7:40
  Speaker 13: partner and always welcomes your iTex dollars. You'll get award-winning
• 7:44
  Speaker 13: Strongtel service, a business class phone system, and cut your
• 7:48
  Speaker 13: phone bill in half. So visit Strongtel.com right now. That's Strongtel, S-T-R-O-N-G-T-E-L.com.
• 7:59
  Speaker 8: Strongtel.
• 8:03
  Speaker 14: Did you know that healthy arteries make a gas? Yes,
• 8:08
  Speaker 14: actually three known gases. Hi, I'm Dr. Mitch, and nitric
• 8:13
  Speaker 14: oxide is a gas that's readily made all day long
• 8:18
  Speaker 14: to keep our arteries open by relaxing the blood vessel walls.
• 8:23
  Speaker 14: By doing this, our circulation is increased, bringing blood, oxygen,
• 8:28
  Speaker 14: and nutrients to every part of your body. Both age
• 8:32
  Speaker 14: and poor diet can lead to a loss of this
• 8:36
  Speaker 14: precious gas, and in turn, blood pressure can go up,
• 8:39
  Speaker 14: energy can go down, and you can get tingling in
• 8:42
  Speaker 14: your hands and feet. Well, our product, Ultimate Nitric Oxide,
• 8:47
  Speaker 14: can easily help fix this lack of nitric oxide. Go
• 8:51
  Speaker 14: to TotalWellness.com. That's TotalWellness.com, where we are helping you to
• 8:57
  Speaker 14: look good, feel good, and enjoy total wellness.
• 9:02
  Speaker 15: There's a lot going on right now, and broadcasters are
• 9:05
  Speaker 15: on the ground covering all of it, bringing you the weather,
• 9:09
  Speaker 15: the traffic, and breaking news, all while entertaining you 24.
• 9:13
  Speaker 10: Hours a day.
• 9:14
  Speaker 15: Someone needs to tell you what's going on around the
• 9:16
  Speaker 15: world and in our hometowns, and that someone is us.
• 9:20
  Speaker 4: We are free radio. We are always there.
• 9:24
  Speaker 15: We are broadcasters. Visit wearebroadcasters.com or text radio to 52886.
• 9:30
  Speaker 4: To learn more. Furnished by NAB and this station.
• 9:33
  Speaker 16: Every year, more American adults die from vaccine-preventable diseases than
• 9:37
  Speaker 16: from breast cancer, traffic accidents, or AIDS. Vaccines like the
• 9:41
  Speaker 16: one for pneumococcal disease can protect adults from illnesses that
• 9:44
  Speaker 16: can cause missed days of work, hospitalization, and even death.
• 9:49
  Speaker 16: Pneumococcal disease is an infection that can lead to pneumonia, meningitis,
• 9:53
  Speaker 16: or even a severe blood infection. That's just one example
• 9:56
  Speaker 16: of an infection that can spread from person to person.
• 10:00
  Speaker 16: Getting vaccinated can help protect you and those close to you.
• 10:04
  Speaker 8: I'm Dr.
• 10:05
  Speaker 16: Susan Rehm of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases. When
• 10:08
  Speaker 16: I speak with my patients, I urge them to get
• 10:10
  Speaker 16: all their recommended vaccines. Now I'm urging you to speak
• 10:14
  Speaker 16: with your doctor to find out which vaccines you need.
• 10:17
  Speaker 16: For more information about the vaccines that are recommended for
• 10:20
  Speaker 16: adults and the diseases they prevent, like HPV, whooping cough, tetanus,
• 10:24
  Speaker 16: and shingles, visit adultvaccination.org. That's www.adultvaccination.org.
• 10:33
  Speaker 17: We depend on our drinking water supply daily, but where
• 10:37
  Speaker 17: does that water come from? Your water provider encourages you
• 10:40
  Speaker 17: to get to know your local water source so together
• 10:43
  Speaker 17: we can protect and preserve it. The investments we make
• 10:46
  Speaker 17: as a community to protect our water source now ensure
• 10:49
  Speaker 17: we have a sustainable drinking water supply for the future.
• 10:53
  Speaker 17: Visit drinktap.org to learn more. This message is brought to
• 10:57
  Speaker 17: you by the American Water Works Association and your local
• 11:00
  Speaker 17: water provider.
• 11:02
  Speaker 18: If you came across someone struggling with hunger, how would
• 11:05
  Speaker 18: you recognize them?
• 11:07
  Speaker 6: By their clothes?
• 11:08
  Speaker 18: Their age?
• 11:09
  Speaker 19: The way they speak?
• 11:11
  Speaker 18: Would you notice the 16-year-old boy who got.
• 11:13
  Speaker 20: His first job?
• 11:15
  Speaker 7: Not for extra spending money, but to help feed his
• 11:17
  Speaker 7: little sisters.
• 11:19
  Speaker 6: Or a mother who's.
• 11:20
  Speaker 18: In between jobs and sometimes goes to bed hungry so
• 11:23
  Speaker 18: her kids can have dinner. Or a 14-year-old girl who
• 11:26
  Speaker 18: signs up to every.
• 11:27
  Speaker 7: After-school activity not to make friends, but just to get
• 11:30
  Speaker 7: something to eat.
• 11:33
  Speaker 5: Or a retiree who fell ill and had to choose
• 11:36
  Speaker 5: between getting medicine or groceries.
• 11:40
  Speaker 20: I am the one in.
• 11:41
  Speaker 18: Eight Americans who struggle with hunger. People you pass by
• 11:45
  Speaker 18: every day but never knew were hungry.
• 11:48
  Speaker 21: I am hunger in America.
• 11:51
  Speaker 7: Hunger can be hard to recognize. Learn why at IamHungerInAmerica.org.
• 11:56
  Speaker 7: Brought to you by Feeding America, 200 Food Bank Strong,
• 11:59
  Speaker 7: and the Ad Council.
• 12:02
  Speaker 6: Think about this. There are five freedoms guaranteed in the
• 12:05
  Speaker 6: First Amendment. Freedom of religion. Freedom of speech. Freedom of
• 12:09
  Speaker 6: the press. Freedom to peaceably assemble. Freedom to petition the
• 12:13
  Speaker 6: government Which freedom can you live without? Fortunately, the First
• 12:18
  Speaker 6: Amendment doesn't make you choose. It protects all five freedoms equally.
• 12:23
  Speaker 6: Think first. Go to thinkfirstamendment.org to learn more.
• 12:27
  Speaker 7: When might you be buzzed when you suddenly love everything?
• 12:31
  Speaker 6: You guys, I love this song. I love these nachos.
• 12:37
  Speaker 4: I love our kickball league.
• 12:40
  Speaker 10: I love this guy.
• 12:42
  Speaker 20: What's your name?
• 12:43
  Speaker 10: You know what I love?
• 12:44
  Speaker 4: A ride when it's time to head out.
• 12:46
  Speaker 7: If you see a buzzed warning sign, call for a
• 12:49
  Speaker 7: ride when it's time to go home. Buzz driving is
• 12:51
  Speaker 7: drunk driving. A message from NHTSA and the Ad Council.
• 12:54
  Speaker 22: Radio.
• 12:55
  Speaker 23: It's on.
• 12:55
  Speaker 20: Here is the sound of thousands.
• 12:56
  Speaker 4: Of From the home of the First Amendment, First Thing Today.
• 13:16
  Speaker 10: So we've laid two of the data points out for
• 13:19
  Speaker 10: you on the if you can't win cheat weekend amongst
• 13:24
  Speaker 10: the American left. Knowing full well that they only really
• 13:29
  Speaker 10: speak to, I think, at maximum, if you stretch the
• 13:33
  Speaker 10: credulity of their arguments, to... maybe 25% of the population.
• 13:46
  Speaker 10: So you've got James Clyburn saying, let's pack the court.
• 13:51
  Speaker 10: You've got Barack Obama raising millions of dollars coming up
• 13:57
  Speaker 10: at a big Martha's Vineyard swaggy fundraiser for Eric Holder
• 14:02
  Speaker 10: and his redistricting campaign. And of course, then you had
• 14:05
  Speaker 10: the 63rd anniversary of Martin Luther King's March on Washington, which,
• 14:11
  Speaker 10: you know, if you felt the rumbling anywhere near Martin
• 14:16
  Speaker 10: Luther King's grave, you know why. And, you know, it's
• 14:21
  Speaker 10: the manipulation of his family and this idea and this.
• 14:28
  Speaker 10: Such a mischaracterization. I don't want to short shrift it there.
• 14:33
  Speaker 10: And we've got a bunch to get into this morning. First,
• 14:36
  Speaker 10: let me put you on hold. Good morning. Who's this?
• 14:40
  Speaker 8: You're going to hold me, Joe.
• 14:42
  Speaker 10: I'm going to hold you.
• 14:43
  Speaker 4: I don't know.
• 14:44
  Speaker 10: That just sounded creepy there. Hang on a second, because
• 14:46
  Speaker 10: I want to find out how gold and silver are
• 14:49
  Speaker 10: doing this morning as oil prices spiked a little bit.
• 14:52
  Speaker 10: James Luck, fourth generation, helping folks invest in gold and
• 14:56
  Speaker 10: silver oil. at jcsgold.com. No commissions, no upselling, just advice
• 15:03
  Speaker 10: and then great transactional family business there. James, good morning, sir.
• 15:08
  Speaker 10: How are you doing this Monday morning?
• 15:09
  Speaker 20: I'm doing well, Joe.
• 15:12
  Speaker 24: And gold and silver had a bit of a pullback
• 15:14
  Speaker 24: on Friday after some of Warsh's comments in his press
• 15:18
  Speaker 24: conference there from Jackson Hole.
• 15:20
  Speaker 20: Both trying to stabilize so far this Monday morning.
• 15:23
  Speaker 24: Gold is down just a tenth of a percent to $ 4, 450.
• 15:27
  Speaker 20: And $ 48.
• 15:28
  Speaker 24: Silver is up about 1% to $ 66.
• 15:31
  Speaker 20: 98.
• 15:31
  Speaker 24: The breakout still holds.
• 15:35
  Speaker 20: We just had a little bit of a discount there
• 15:36
  Speaker 20: going into the weekend.
• 15:37
  Speaker 10: Well, and of course, you're talking about Kevin Warsh's statements.
• 15:40
  Speaker 10: He's the Fed chair saying maybe we need to raise
• 15:44
  Speaker 10: interest rates to start curbing inflation some. And I know
• 15:49
  Speaker 10: that there is economic school that says that that's about
• 15:53
  Speaker 10: the best way to curb inflation outside of stopping printing
• 15:57
  Speaker 10: money like your Parker brothers wheeling out a new Monopoly game.
• 16:03
  Speaker 10: And it's about as valuable as much there, James. So
• 16:07
  Speaker 10: you saw it had an impact on gold. Why do
• 16:10
  Speaker 10: you think it had a negative impact on gold? I
• 16:12
  Speaker 10: would have thought that would have been like, oh, baby,
• 16:14
  Speaker 10: I better Johnny bar the door, get me some of
• 16:17
  Speaker 10: that stuff, which is, I guess, good if somebody was
• 16:20
  Speaker 10: in the interest of buying it with the price rolling back.
• 16:23
  Speaker 10: That's not a bad thing.
• 16:25
  Speaker 20: Yeah, absolutely. It just creates a little bit of a
• 16:28
  Speaker 20: discount there.
• 16:29
  Speaker 24: Like I said, the breakout still holds. Gold and silver's
• 16:32
  Speaker 24: reaction was pretty predictable, but not too bad.
• 16:35
  Speaker 20: Just part of the roller coaster.
• 16:37
  Speaker 24: You know, if the Fed is going to raise rates
• 16:39
  Speaker 24: to try to fight inflation, that strengthens the dollar. And
• 16:43
  Speaker 24: it is temporary, though. And so then gold and silver
• 16:47
  Speaker 24: prices come down a little bit because the dollar goes up.
• 16:50
  Speaker 20: But that's a normal relationship there.
• 16:52
  Speaker 24: And then as you zoom out on the charts of
• 16:55
  Speaker 24: gold and silver, you know, over the.
• 16:57
  Speaker 20: Past five years, 10 years. and even all the way.
• 17:01
  Speaker 24: Out to 20 years, you see that the trajectory continues,
• 17:06
  Speaker 24: the roller coaster goes up over time, which is why
• 17:09
  Speaker 24: we say not really to play the roller coaster, to
• 17:12
  Speaker 24: buy at highs and sell at the lows, but just
• 17:16
  Speaker 24: to stack gold and silver over time to build your portfolio,
• 17:19
  Speaker 24: to take advantage of those discounts.
• 17:21
  Speaker 10: Well, see, this is the advice you get if you
• 17:24
  Speaker 10: call them at 434-GOLD. 9-7-9-COIN after 10 Eastern. James, you
• 17:29
  Speaker 10: have an awesome Monday, and make sure they share the
• 17:32
  Speaker 10: load when it comes to packing all those boxes.
• 17:35
  Speaker 20: Absolutely.
• 17:36
  Speaker 10: I'll tell them, Joe.
• 17:39
  Speaker 8: Thanks.
• 17:40
  Speaker 10: Thanks.
• 17:41
  Speaker 11: 4-3-4-8-8-2-4-2-1-7.
• 17:41
  Speaker 10: So we talked about the 63rd anniversary, the reunion on
• 17:44
  Speaker 10: the March on Washington, as a lot of folks mischaracterizing
• 17:50
  Speaker 10: what Dr. King was marching for. And I think, do
• 17:54
  Speaker 10: we have the Governor Spanberger clip?
• 17:56
  Speaker 25: We unite our voices, and I do. And it's about
• 18:00
  Speaker 25: whether we believe that our votes matter. And I know
• 18:04
  Speaker 25: we all do. Right now, in 2026, Virginia is one
• 18:10
  Speaker 25: of three states in this country that permanently strips voting
• 18:15
  Speaker 25: rights from citizens with felony convictions.
• 18:18
  Speaker 10: Sorry, Governor, that is what we call a lie. It's
• 18:23
  Speaker 10: not permanent. Once somebody's conviction has been served, their sentence
• 18:28
  Speaker 10: has been served, they can apply for reinstatement. She goes
• 18:32
  Speaker 10: on to say some other wild things, but I thought
• 18:35
  Speaker 10: it was interesting listening to all these folks, starting with
• 18:39
  Speaker 10: Reverend Al, talking about the vote for people in the
• 18:45
  Speaker 10: United States. That's not what Dr. King was fighting for.
• 18:49
  Speaker 26: Dr.
• 18:49
  Speaker 10: King was fighting for the rights of citizens of the
• 18:53
  Speaker 10: United States. And I think he would make that point
• 18:57
  Speaker 10: maybe more delicately than I would, but let's see who's
• 18:59
  Speaker 10: on the line. Oh, it was Dr.
• 19:01
  Speaker 20: Clark.
• 19:01
  Speaker 10: I think I recognize the voice. He wanted me to
• 19:03
  Speaker 10: hold him. And so I hope, I hope I've held
• 19:07
  Speaker 10: you well. And what's on your mind this morning?
• 19:11
  Speaker 8: Yes, you held me for a long time. So I'm
• 19:14
  Speaker 8: happy about it. Anyway, let's talk about intestinal fortitude, Joe. Now,
• 19:23
  Speaker 8: it's going to be hard for China to establish global
• 19:28
  Speaker 8: domination now that they are so much more oil dependent
• 19:32
  Speaker 8: than they were. Kind of starves their whole industrial complex there.
• 19:38
  Speaker 20: Let's see.
• 19:39
  Speaker 8: Oh, maniacal people that want to start Armageddon so the
• 19:45
  Speaker 8: 13th Amon will come out of his cave or a
• 19:48
  Speaker 8: lot further. from getting nuclear weapons to enable them to
• 19:52
  Speaker 8: do these things.
• 19:54
  Speaker 20: Hey, you know what?
• 19:56
  Speaker 8: OPEC might as well just fold up and go away
• 19:59
  Speaker 8: because they're going to have a hard time controlling prices
• 20:02
  Speaker 8: from now on.
• 20:03
  Speaker 10: Well, if Venezuela, I mean, for those who missed the story,
• 20:08
  Speaker 10: Venezuela- is back in the oil business after Hugo Chavez
• 20:13
  Speaker 10: nationalized the oil industry when he took power. And then
• 20:17
  Speaker 10: it did what most nationalized industries did, rot on the vine.
• 20:23
  Speaker 10: And as things broke, they just never replaced them. And
• 20:26
  Speaker 10: Chevron is looking at hundreds of billions of dollars in
• 20:30
  Speaker 10: investment just to get these oil rigs working again. But
• 20:34
  Speaker 10: they're there. So it's flipped this oil field for Chevron
• 20:39
  Speaker 10: and the other American companies that are looking at this
• 20:42
  Speaker 10: investment there. But you're right. I mean, if they pull
• 20:46
  Speaker 10: out of OPEC, that's a pretty big hit for OPEC.
• 20:51
  Speaker 10: There's only a couple of major suppliers after Venezuela.
• 20:55
  Speaker 8: Well, I'm not going to say that Donald Trump just
• 20:58
  Speaker 8: won the future, but it sure does look a lot better. Now,
• 21:01
  Speaker 8: what have we heard for the past.
• 21:03
  Speaker 20: Four months, Joe?
• 21:04
  Speaker 22: Wah!
• 21:06
  Speaker 8: My gasoline costs so much.
• 21:07
  Speaker 22: Wah!
• 21:09
  Speaker 8: The price of fuel is higher.
• 21:10
  Speaker 22: Wah!
• 21:11
  Speaker 8: Donald Trump did it. From the media, from the Democrats,
• 21:16
  Speaker 8: and from Republican squishes. That's all we've heard. Name me
• 21:22
  Speaker 8: the Republican in your lifetime that would not have long
• 21:27
  Speaker 8: since folded.
• 21:29
  Speaker 10: Oh, my gosh. I can't think of one that wouldn't
• 21:31
  Speaker 10: have folded. I mean, they would have been out of
• 21:33
  Speaker 10: the game before it even started. I don't think they
• 21:37
  Speaker 10: would have run for a second term.
• 21:41
  Speaker 8: It's official. Joe Thomas has decided that Donald J. Trump
• 21:47
  Speaker 8: is the king of intestinal fortitude.
• 21:49
  Speaker 10: Oh, oh, that was that's not even a fight. I mean,
• 21:52
  Speaker 10: it was it was like he was fighting some five
• 21:55
  Speaker 10: year old. You know, there is no argument there. over that.
• 22:01
  Speaker 4: Hey, I'm Brant, and her name is Sherry.
• 22:03
  Speaker 10: Hello.
• 22:04
  Speaker 27: She's a friend of mine whom we were just praying
• 22:06
  Speaker 27: for because of a surgery she just went through.
• 22:09
  Speaker 2: Yes, and I am very happy about something you actually
• 22:11
  Speaker 2: talk about all the time, which is?
• 22:13
  Speaker 27: MediShare.
• 22:14
  Speaker 2: That is right.
• 22:14
  Speaker 4: Yeah.
• 22:15
  Speaker 27: So what was your experience like with MediShare and the
• 22:18
  Speaker 27: health care bills?
• 22:18
  Speaker 2: Honestly, Brant, seamless. And what a blessing that is. When
• 22:21
  Speaker 2: you're already nervous about a health issue, which I was,
• 22:24
  Speaker 2: members shared my expenses. There were zero problems. And let
• 22:27
  Speaker 2: me tell you, Having people pray with you when you
• 22:30
  Speaker 2: call in with your need, that is just.
• 22:33
  Speaker 8: It is refreshing.
• 22:33
  Speaker 2: Yes, that's what it is.
• 22:35
  Speaker 27: What I keep telling people, people love MediShare, and they
• 22:38
  Speaker 27: love saving money. A typical family can save $ 500 a month.
• 22:42
  Speaker 2: I am very thankful for MediShare. It is so different,
• 22:46
  Speaker 2: and I mean different in a very, very good way.
• 22:48
  Speaker 10: It is good different. Call now.
• 22:50
  Speaker 27: They're easy to talk to, and you can get a
• 22:52
  Speaker 27: price within two minutes.
• 22:53
  Speaker 4: Call 855-SHARE-40.
• 22:53
  Speaker 10: That's 855-SHARE-40. 855-SHARE-40.
• 22:59
  Speaker 23: Hi, I'm Dr. Michael Bailey, president of the American Veterinary
• 23:04
  Speaker 23: Medical Association. Artificial intelligence is everywhere, and now it's helping
• 23:10
  Speaker 23: veterinarians deliver better care for pets. From AI-assisted radiographs that
• 23:15
  Speaker 23: speed up diagnoses to tools that help spot diseases, AI
• 23:20
  Speaker 23: supports veterinary teams in exciting ways. We're using AI to
• 23:24
  Speaker 23: develop personalized cancer treatments, predict chronic conditions like feline kidney disease,
• 23:31
  Speaker 23: and even streamline record keeping so veterinarians can focus more
• 23:34
  Speaker 23: on patients. But as with any new technology, always keep
• 23:40
  Speaker 23: a human in the loop to maintain the best pet healthcare.
• 23:44
  Speaker 10: AI is a powerful tool.
• 23:46
  Speaker 23: But not a replacement for your veterinarian's expertise, compassion, and judgment,
• 23:52
  Speaker 23: which remains at the center of our profession. For more
• 23:55
  Speaker 23: information on AI and veterinary medicine, visit avma.org.
• 24:02
  Speaker 1: Crime across the country is at an all-time high. It
• 24:05
  Speaker 1: feels like even a family road trip is taking a risk.
• 24:08
  Speaker 1: We don't want the feeling of being unprotected and vulnerable.
• 24:11
  Speaker 1: We found GetCCL.com. GetCCL.com gave us the help we needed
• 24:16
  Speaker 1: to apply for a legal concealed carry permit that's recognized
• 24:20
  Speaker 1: in over half of the country. GetCCL.com simplifies the process
• 24:24
  Speaker 1: to apply, and it's all online. We used their free
• 24:27
  Speaker 1: qualification process to answer a few questions and applied for
• 24:31
  Speaker 1: our permit right from home. Thanks to reciprocity laws between states,
• 24:34
  Speaker 1: when you're issued a New Hampshire concealed carry permit, You
• 24:37
  Speaker 1: can legally carry in any state that recognizes your New
• 24:40
  Speaker 1: Hampshire permit. It only takes minutes to apply, so don't wait.
• 24:44
  Speaker 1: Exercise your rights today. Ensure you're protecting your family at
• 24:47
  Speaker 1: home and in other states. Have peace of mind. Apply today.
• 24:52
  Speaker 1: Go to GetCCL.com. That's GetCCL.com. Go to GetCCL.com. Exercise your
• 24:58
  Speaker 1: rights today. Go to GetCCL.com.
• 25:02
  Speaker 28: Sweet strawberry icing. You were strolling along in goodwill. When
• 25:06
  Speaker 28: just past that mid-century side table and denim jacket, you
• 25:08
  Speaker 28: spotted them, nestled in their display case. Miniature donut earrings.
• 25:15
  Speaker 10: Oh, yes!
• 25:16
  Speaker 18: Yes!
• 25:17
  Speaker 28: Your favorite half-breakfast pastry, half-all-day dessert food, made into your
• 25:22
  Speaker 28: favorite form of ear candy.
• 25:24
  Speaker 26: Oh, my.
• 25:25
  Speaker 28: Those bejeweled sprinkles have satisfied some unknown hunger within you.
• 25:29
  Speaker 10: Shh. Do you smell that?
• 25:31
  Speaker 18: Shh.
• 25:33
  Speaker 28: That's the sugary scent of shopping success.
• 25:37
  Speaker 9: For this is Goodwill. And with every item you buy,
• 25:41
  Speaker 9: you fund local job training and more. So go forth.
• 25:47
  Speaker 9: Bring home those donut earrings. And bring home so much.
• 25:50
  Speaker 4: Good to your community.
• 25:53
  Speaker 28: Brought to you by Goodwill and the Ad Council.
• 25:56
  Speaker 4: My name is Jim. I'm a veteran, and I lost
• 25:58
  Speaker 4: both legs in Vietnam. My victory was proving that a
• 26:01
  Speaker 4: disability is not a limitation. I'm Julius. I'm a veteran.
• 26:05
  Speaker 4: My victory was going from homeless to home.
• 26:08
  Speaker 26: At DAV, we're on a mission, helping veterans of all
• 26:12
  Speaker 26: generations get the benefits they've earned.
• 26:14
  Speaker 17: I'm CeCe.
• 26:15
  Speaker 21: My victory was finishing my education.
• 26:18
  Speaker 26: When America's veterans win, we all win. Help us support
• 26:22
  Speaker 26: more victories for veterans.
• 26:23
  Speaker 7: Go to DAV.org.
• 26:26
  Speaker 6: We the people are guaranteed five freedoms in the First Amendment.
• 26:31
  Speaker 21: Freedom of speech.
• 26:33
  Speaker 4: Freedom of religion.
• 26:35
  Speaker 25: Freedom of the press.
• 26:38
  Speaker 7: Freedom to peaceably assemble.
• 26:40
  Speaker 10: Freedom to petition the government.
• 26:43
  Speaker 6: Only the United States has these five freedoms so simply
• 26:46
  Speaker 6: bound together and guaranteed. Think first. Learn more at thinkfirstamendment.org.
• 26:56
  Speaker 11: No word in the English language is less convincing than probably.
• 27:01
  Speaker 7: Are you sure we should get matching tattoos on our
• 27:03
  Speaker 7: first date?
• 27:04
  Speaker 8: Sure.
• 27:05
  Speaker 7: We'll probably stay together.
• 27:07
  Speaker 8: Probably?
• 27:08
  Speaker 11: It's been 23 minutes since I ate.
• 27:12
  Speaker 10: I can probably swim.
• 27:14
  Speaker 6: You should wait 30 minutes.
• 27:16
  Speaker 10: Okay, don't tell me what to do. Cannonball!
• 27:20
  Speaker 8: Cramp!
• 27:22
  Speaker 23: I have a cramp. Ready to go?
• 27:26
  Speaker 7: Hey, are you sure you're okay to drive?
• 27:28
  Speaker 20: Yeah, I'm pretty sober. Yeah, I'm probably okay.
• 27:34
  Speaker 11: Probably okay isn't okay, especially when it comes to drinking
• 27:37
  Speaker 11: and driving. If you're drinking, call a cab, a car,
• 27:40
  Speaker 11: or a friend. Buzzed driving is drunk driving. A message
• 27:44
  Speaker 11: brought to you by NHTSA and the Ad Council.
• 27:46
  Speaker 29: To protect his family from disaster, Steve used his camera phone.
• 27:51
  Speaker 29: By taking pictures of his important documents, Steve can always
• 27:54
  Speaker 29: have them stored online. Learn more simple disaster prep tips
• 27:57
  Speaker 29: at ready.gov. A message from FEMA and the Ad Council.
• 28:11
  Speaker 4: From the home of the First Amendment. First thing today.
• 28:14
  Speaker 25: The right to vote is about more than a ballot.
• 28:18
  Speaker 25: It's about whether we believe that every person should have
• 28:21
  Speaker 25: a voice in our democracy.
• 28:23
  Speaker 2: And I do.
• 28:25
  Speaker 10: Every person. Key phrase. That's Governor Spanberger at the March
• 28:35
  Speaker 10: on Washington 2026, I guess. And these phrases are carefully written.
• 28:48
  Speaker 10: She was written reading from her binder, very carefully written statement.
• 28:56
  Speaker 10: Go back to it.
• 28:57
  Speaker 25: Of being able to fully participate in our democracy. The
• 29:02
  Speaker 25: right to vote is about more than a ballot. It's
• 29:05
  Speaker 25: about whether we believe that every person should have a
• 29:09
  Speaker 25: voice in our democracy.
• 29:10
  Speaker 23: And I do.
• 29:12
  Speaker 10: Every person should have a voice in our democracy, not
• 29:16
  Speaker 10: every citizen. Notice she left that word out. And all
• 29:25
  Speaker 10: three of these things work together. James Clyburn talking about
• 29:30
  Speaker 10: court packing, Barack Obama holding a redistricting fundraiser for Eric
• 29:35
  Speaker 10: Holder on Martha's Vineyard, the rhetoric of Afghanistan, Sharpton's March
• 29:41
  Speaker 10: on Washington about getting everyone a vote. Everyone, you're here.
• 29:51
  Speaker 10: Why not set up polling places in Mumbai and Dubai
• 29:57
  Speaker 10: London and Beijing and Tehran. Tehran might want to have
• 30:02
  Speaker 10: a say in who wins the midterms. Why don't we just...
• 30:06
  Speaker 10: I mean, if the idea is... What? Oh, okay. So
• 30:11
  Speaker 10: just the ones who are here, whether they're citizens or not,
• 30:14
  Speaker 10: because they're here and they're consuming government services because for
• 30:20
  Speaker 10: some reason the government felt compelled to give them services,
• 30:23
  Speaker 10: I guess.
• 30:26
  Speaker 10: See, that's the next big lie is, well, they're already
• 30:29
  Speaker 10: consuming services. Yeah, because you gave them services that they
• 30:33
  Speaker 10: weren't qualified for. And sadly, this is all leading to
• 30:45
  Speaker 10: trying to diminish conservatives' votes, trying to drive down that Because, oh,
• 30:56
  Speaker 10: I don't want to be seen as against voting rights. Well,
• 31:01
  Speaker 10: you aren't against voting rights. You're against actually the opposite
• 31:09
  Speaker 10: of what Martin Luther King marched for, which was the
• 31:14
  Speaker 10: diminishment of his followers' civil rights. How many non-citizens have
• 31:25
  Speaker 10: to vote before your vote becomes a three-fifths vote? Oh, yeah,
• 31:31
  Speaker 10: I went there. Scott in Virginia Beach writes in, every
• 31:38
  Speaker 10: eligible citizen should have a vote in our representative government. There,
• 31:45
  Speaker 10: I fixed it for her. No, she doesn't want it fixed.
• 31:48
  Speaker 10: She knows what she said, and she means what she said.
• 31:58
  Speaker 10: Because the flowing rhetoric is about the cult of democracy.
• 32:12
  Speaker 10: The idea that everyone should just have a say, no
• 32:17
  Speaker 10: matter what, in the government.
• 32:22
  Speaker 14: Why?
• 32:23
  Speaker 10: Why should they have a say? What is it in
• 32:29
  Speaker 10: their world that gives them that sway? Because they're here?
• 32:42
  Speaker 10: Isn't that the very steps towards diminishing democracy? Because you're
• 32:49
  Speaker 10: letting non-citizens have a say in how the citizens' government
• 32:53
  Speaker 10: is going to operate? You're actually creating an abomination. And
• 33:05
  Speaker 10: this is where the whole it's not a flaw but
• 33:08
  Speaker 10: a feature comes in. They want this chaos. They want
• 33:13
  Speaker 10: you to stay home in this November and subsequent Novembers.
• 33:22
  Speaker 10: They want you to sit down and shut up, despite
• 33:26
  Speaker 10: being a majority of American citizens, because we have to
• 33:31
  Speaker 10: give these people stuff. And we're going to call the
• 33:36
  Speaker 10: stuff we're going to give them rights. This is why
• 33:39
  Speaker 10: Congressman Clyburn wants to give people stuff and he wants
• 33:49
  Speaker 10: to pack the Supreme Court to do it. He was asked,
• 33:57
  Speaker 10: do you want to add four seats?
• 33:59
  Speaker 3: That calls for some significant actions taken by the Congress.
• 34:06
  Speaker 3: And we ought to expand. In 13, there's a pretty
• 34:08
  Speaker 3: good number. A baker's dozen will be a good number
• 34:12
  Speaker 3: to have on the court. And I would hope we
• 34:14
  Speaker 3: would get people on the court who will follow the
• 34:18
  Speaker 3: constitutional underpinnings of this great nation of ours.
• 34:22
  Speaker 10: The constitutional underpinnings and, oh God, I was just going
• 34:26
  Speaker 10: crazy all weekend with phrases and twisting phrases and cunning
• 34:31
  Speaker 10: linguists who say one thing and mean another. He doesn't
• 34:36
  Speaker 10: want jurists on the Supreme Court judging constitutionality. He wants
• 34:43
  Speaker 10: them giving their own interpretation of what our founding fathers
• 34:48
  Speaker 10: really meant and And maybe you should have the right
• 34:57
  Speaker 10: to a place to live. Maybe you should have the
• 35:01
  Speaker 10: right to the services of a doctor and a nurse.
• 35:04
  Speaker 10: Maybe you should have the right to a wage, whether
• 35:08
  Speaker 10: you do anything or not. Just for being here. Let's
• 35:16
  Speaker 10: invent rights. Wherever there's a wrong, there must be a right, correct? Ah, see,
• 35:23
  Speaker 10: now this is the wonderful bit of the English language
• 35:26
  Speaker 10: where one word sounds like another word. You can certainly
• 35:34
  Speaker 10: look to right a wrong, but you can't create a
• 35:36
  Speaker 10: right to right the wrong. Rights are something given to
• 35:43
  Speaker 10: you by your creator to pursue the things that you
• 35:47
  Speaker 10: need to pursue in order to survive. But these folks
• 35:51
  Speaker 10: don't want that. Here's an email that came in actually
• 35:54
  Speaker 10: on Saturday. We were talking about some of this. Maureen
• 36:00
  Speaker 10: was listening to us on Long Island News Radio on
• 36:03
  Speaker 10: Saturday morning. And she said, Joe, what is the end
• 36:08
  Speaker 10: game for these people? Why do they care? I just
• 36:11
  Speaker 10: can't figure out what their motivation is. Well, part of
• 36:19
  Speaker 10: it is altruism, altruism based on the fact that they
• 36:23
  Speaker 10: don't believe you are capable of taking care of yourself.
• 36:30
  Speaker 10: It's that paternalism that they espouse that says, we must
• 36:36
  Speaker 10: take care of you because otherwise you're just going to
• 36:38
  Speaker 10: make a muck of things. There's also an organization of
• 36:49
  Speaker 10: how money moves and cronyism. Cronyism is perhaps the biggest
• 36:57
  Speaker 10: part of this because you want to help your friends out.
• 37:01
  Speaker 10: So there are people who have helped James Clyburn out
• 37:04
  Speaker 10: through his years or Barack Obama or Abigail Spanberger. And
• 37:12
  Speaker 10: they must be helped out with government money. So in
• 37:16
  Speaker 10: order for us to traffic the government money into their pocket,
• 37:19
  Speaker 10: we need you to give us the majority. And it
• 37:26
  Speaker 10: won't turn out to be anything better for you than
• 37:28
  Speaker 10: it is. As a matter of fact, it'll be worse
• 37:30
  Speaker 10: because now you'll start having people saying, hey, didn't you
• 37:34
  Speaker 10: say things were going to get better if I voted
• 37:36
  Speaker 10: for you? Why don't we ask Robespierre? Ask him what
• 37:44
  Speaker 10: happens when the less miserables realize you're just like King Louis.
• 37:56
  Speaker 10: And that ended in a dictatorship as well.
• 38:01
  Speaker 27: Life can change so fast. Abruptly, just ask Paul. He's
• 38:05
  Speaker 27: a hardworking entrepreneur.
• 38:07
  Speaker 10: He's young.
• 38:07
  Speaker 27: He's got a young family. Suddenly, though, he develops a
• 38:10
  Speaker 27: rare medical condition where he lost the use of both
• 38:13
  Speaker 27: of his arms.
• 38:14
  Speaker 30: I could no longer drive a car, couldn't use a computer,
• 38:16
  Speaker 30: couldn't type, couldn't use a mouse. I could not hold
• 38:18
  Speaker 30: my son, who was about a month old.
• 38:20
  Speaker 27: Paul and his family were facing a mountain of medical bills,
• 38:23
  Speaker 27: but they're so thankful that they're members of MediShare.
• 38:27
  Speaker 30: I think if someone asked me, like, hey, does MediShare
• 38:30
  Speaker 30: really work? I'm living proof that it works. My four
• 38:33
  Speaker 30: children are living proof that it works. My arms, which
• 38:36
  Speaker 30: have been healed, are living proof that MediShare works.
• 38:39
  Speaker 6: Just knowing the.
• 38:40
  Speaker 30: Emotional peace of mind, knowing that our needs are going
• 38:42
  Speaker 30: to be taken care of when we have some type
• 38:44
  Speaker 30: of medical problem, that is such a huge blessing to us.
• 38:47
  Speaker 27: It could be a huge blessing to you, too. People
• 38:50
  Speaker 27: save so much and love being part of MediShare.
• 38:53
  Speaker 22: Call now, 855-SHARE-40.
• 38:53
  Speaker 10: That's 855-SHARE-40.
• 38:54
  Speaker 20: 855-SHARE-40.
• 39:04
  Speaker 14: Considered by most, optimized curcumin is one of the few
• 39:08
  Speaker 14: bioavailable and highly absorbable curcumin products on the market. Hi,
• 39:13
  Speaker 14: I'm Dr.
• 39:14
  Speaker 29: Mitch.
• 39:15
  Speaker 14: Since most chronic diseases have inflammation, our optimized curcumin seems
• 39:20
  Speaker 14: to be a perfect addition to any nutritional program. It
• 39:24
  Speaker 14: makes sense to me that preventing or reducing inflammation is
• 39:29
  Speaker 14: a key component to our overall health. The Mayo Clinic
• 39:33
  Speaker 14: found that curcumin can decrease swelling and inflammation, has antioxidant properties,
• 39:40
  Speaker 14: and research suggests that curcumin can prevent cancer, or at
• 39:44
  Speaker 14: least slow the spread of cancer, and in many instances
• 39:47
  Speaker 14: make chemotherapy more effective. It protects our healthy cells even
• 39:52
  Speaker 14: from radiation. TotalWellness.com, where we help you to look good,
• 39:58
  Speaker 14: feel good, and enjoy total wellness.
• 40:02
  Speaker 19: I'm Andrew Saul, Commissioner of Social Security. I'm here to
• 40:06
  Speaker 19: warn you about telephone scammers pretending to be government employees.
• 40:10
  Speaker 19: Some of these scammers may say threatening things like you
• 40:13
  Speaker 19: will be arrested if you don't make payments or provide
• 40:17
  Speaker 19: personal information. Do not fall for these tricks. These calls
• 40:22
  Speaker 19: are not from us. Real Social Security employees will never
• 40:26
  Speaker 19: threaten you for information or money. If you receive a
• 40:29
  Speaker 19: call like this, hang up. Never give the caller your
• 40:34
  Speaker 19: personal information, like your Social Security number or bank account,
• 40:38
  Speaker 19: or send money in any form, cash, gift cards, wire transfers,
• 40:43
  Speaker 19: or prepaid debit cards. Report the call to our law
• 40:46
  Speaker 19: enforcement arm the Office of the Inspector General at oig.ssa.gov.
• 40:54
  Speaker 19: Share this information with your friends and family.
• 40:59
  Speaker 4: Hi, everybody.
• 40:59
  Speaker 31: I'm Jack Hanna. Since I was a boy growing up
• 41:02
  Speaker 31: on a farm in Tennessee, I've been fascinated with animals.
• 41:05
  Speaker 31: I'm not only in awe of their beauty and kindness,
• 41:07
  Speaker 31: but also their tireless work ethic. Just look at the
• 41:09
  Speaker 31: birds who gather supplies to build nests or Swiss foxes.
• 41:13
  Speaker 10: Who work hard to provide for their young.
• 41:15
  Speaker 31: Or penguins, who travel up to 500 miles to secure
• 41:18
  Speaker 31: food for their families. Or bush babies, whose impressive jump
• 41:21
  Speaker 31: allows them to navigate the trees and the wild in
• 41:23
  Speaker 31: search of fruit. This remarkable work ethic is shared by
• 41:26
  Speaker 31: our best friends, the canines. We know dogs are our
• 41:29
  Speaker 31: wonderful pets at home, but because of their acute senses,
• 41:32
  Speaker 31: they also perform life-saving work every day.
• 41:35
  Speaker 7: Dogs keep us.
• 41:35
  Speaker 31: Safe at airports. They comfort returning veterans, some of whom
• 41:38
  Speaker 31: suffer from PTS. They work with diabetics, alerting them when
• 41:41
  Speaker 31: there's a change in their blood chemistry. Working dogs have
• 41:44
  Speaker 31: a variety of highly trained roles that contribute to society
• 41:47
  Speaker 31: and help those in need.
• 41:48
  Speaker 4: So please join me and.
• 41:49
  Speaker 31: American Humane in supporting our heroic working dogs and all
• 41:52
  Speaker 31: the amazing animals on this planet we inhabit together. Go
• 41:56
  Speaker 31: to AmericanHumane.org to learn more.
• 41:57
  Speaker 21: Uh-oh, Brad's buzzed.
• 42:01
  Speaker 23: Oh yeah?
• 42:02
  Speaker 20: Yeah, he's starting with the woots.
• 42:04
  Speaker 9: And now a speech i just want to say that
• 42:08
  Speaker 9: friendship is about heart heart and brain who's with me.
• 42:13
  Speaker 30: Good thing is he knows when he's buzzed and my
• 42:16
  Speaker 30: brain is saying when it's time to go home somebody
• 42:18
  Speaker 30: call me a ride love that guy.
• 42:21
  Speaker 7: Me too know your buzzed warning signs call for a
• 42:24
  Speaker 7: ride when it's time to go home buzz driving is
• 42:26
  Speaker 7: drunk driving.
• 42:29
  Speaker 22: Did you know that more than half our household energy
• 42:32
  Speaker 22: costs go to heating and cooling Energy efficiency isn't just
• 42:36
  Speaker 22: good for the environment. It means lower utility bills, too.
• 42:40
  Speaker 22: One way to reduce your energy waste is a home
• 42:42
  Speaker 22: energy assessment. Your utility company can help, or you can
• 42:46
  Speaker 22: learn how to do it yourself at energysavers.gov. That's energysavers.gov.
• 42:52
  Speaker 22: You'll learn to look for air leaks around windows and doors,
• 42:55
  Speaker 22: check ducts for holes, and improve your insulation. Another time
• 42:59
  Speaker 22: to cut energy costs is when you shop for a
• 43:01
  Speaker 22: new appliance. Look for the Energy Star logo and read
• 43:04
  Speaker 22: the Energy Guide label. And there are day-to-day things you
• 43:08
  Speaker 22: can do. Lower your thermostat in winter and raise it
• 43:11
  Speaker 22: in the summer. Close fireplace dampers when they're not in use.
• 43:15
  Speaker 22: And keep air filters clean. For more tips on saving
• 43:18
  Speaker 22: money by reducing your energy waste, check out ftc.gov slash green.
• 43:24
  Speaker 22: A tip from the Federal Trade Commission, the nation's consumer
• 43:27
  Speaker 22: protection agency.
• 43:30
  Speaker 5: As a family member or friend, You may be the
• 43:33
  Speaker 5: first to notice when a veteran you love has been
• 43:35
  Speaker 5: going through changes. Things like withdrawing, drinking more, or increased
• 43:41
  Speaker 5: anger could be a sign of a larger health concern.
• 43:44
  Speaker 6: But help is available.
• 43:46
  Speaker 5: Listen to hundreds of inspiring stories at maketheconnection.net and learn
• 43:52
  Speaker 5: how you can support the veterans in your life.
• 43:55
  Speaker 6: Treatment works.
• 43:56
  Speaker 7: Recovery is possible.
• 44:13
  Speaker 4: From the home of the First Amendment, First Thing Today.
• 44:17
  Speaker 10: 434-882-4217, that is how we roll this morning. A couple
• 44:25
  Speaker 10: of other things going on over the weekend that I
• 44:28
  Speaker 10: think are notable, but I think these three things all
• 44:31
  Speaker 10: stood out together. and made me stop and say, hang
• 44:37
  Speaker 10: on a second here. And they do this stuff. I
• 44:40
  Speaker 10: know that you don't think that there's coordination. But campaigns
• 44:47
  Speaker 10: are built on this kind of coordination. Because you're going
• 44:54
  Speaker 10: to want to be able to make a case about
• 44:57
  Speaker 10: voting rights at the same time you're making the case
• 45:02
  Speaker 10: about citizenship, about residency, about illegals. But then here's an
• 45:12
  Speaker 10: indication of a schism. So Iceland, left-wing government, Marxists, collectivists,
• 45:23
  Speaker 10: which is funny because didn't they just have their economy
• 45:27
  Speaker 10: collapse not all that long ago? But there they go again,
• 45:30
  Speaker 10: back to the Marxism And they decided they wanted to
• 45:37
  Speaker 10: rejoin the European Union, but it had to be a referendum.
• 45:41
  Speaker 10: So they put it to their voters, and it failed.
• 45:46
  Speaker 10: These are the same people who elected the Marxists. So
• 45:55
  Speaker 10: is it 2008? Gosh, has it been that long since
• 45:59
  Speaker 10: their collapse, their economy collapsed? I didn't realize it had
• 46:06
  Speaker 10: been that. It seems like only yesterday that Marxism had
• 46:10
  Speaker 10: collapsed Iceland's government, even though it is a tourist mecca
• 46:16
  Speaker 10: and has become more so because they've realized that, well,
• 46:20
  Speaker 10: the Greeks don't understand how to fund their government on
• 46:24
  Speaker 10: a tourist economy, but maybe we can. And you subsidize
• 46:30
  Speaker 10: the airlines so that everyone has to fly through Reykjavik
• 46:35
  Speaker 10: And that kind of stuff eventually starts to add up.
• 46:37
  Speaker 4: And it is.
• 46:38
  Speaker 10: It's a beautiful country. But if you want to fly
• 46:42
  Speaker 10: to Europe, fly through Iceland. These days, everybody flies through
• 46:47
  Speaker 10: Iceland to go to Europe for anything. And my son
• 46:53
  Speaker 10: had to do it a few years ago. And he
• 46:56
  Speaker 10: was mad because he only had a couple of hours
• 46:59
  Speaker 10: of a layover in Reykjavik. He wanted to have like
• 47:03
  Speaker 10: five or six to go downtown. check out things. But
• 47:12
  Speaker 10: they've swung back around.
• 47:14
  Speaker 29: Why?
• 47:14
  Speaker 10: Because people are susceptible to the idea that it's not
• 47:20
  Speaker 10: your fault. We all want to be told your struggles
• 47:28
  Speaker 10: are somebody else's fault. And that's where Marx comes along.
• 47:34
  Speaker 10: Marx comes along in an effort to gain control over
• 47:38
  Speaker 10: an economy and how the money moves by telling you
• 47:41
  Speaker 10: that your economic issues, real or imagined, are not your fault.
• 47:48
  Speaker 10: So as Scott Besson gathers the gang of 20, no,
• 47:53
  Speaker 10: group of 20, pardon me, gang is a whole other thing,
• 47:58
  Speaker 10: in Asheville, A phrase that jumped out of the story
• 48:07
  Speaker 10: over Venezuela's oil rankles me because our press covers things
• 48:13
  Speaker 10: like America is going to start putting together these oil
• 48:22
  Speaker 10: refineries or these oil wells and get them running again. No,
• 48:25
  Speaker 10: the United States is not doing it. American companies like
• 48:31
  Speaker 10: Chevron are.
• 48:32
  Speaker 26: Yeah.
• 48:33
  Speaker 4: Yeah.
• 48:36
  Speaker 10: But the United States isn't. Venezuela, yeah, Venezuela, everything state-run still.
• 48:47
  Speaker 10: And it's such a subtle difference in phraseology. But I
• 48:53
  Speaker 10: think it's important because our press reports that Venezuela has
• 48:57
  Speaker 10: made a deal with the United States for oil. Well, no,
• 49:02
  Speaker 10: the United States has gotten out of the way of
• 49:04
  Speaker 10: Chevron oil. offering hundreds of billions of dollars worth of
• 49:09
  Speaker 10: investment if they can take over the oil fields. They
• 49:12
  Speaker 10: said it's, I think, roughly a third of Venezuela's oil reserves.
• 49:18
  Speaker 10: And keep in mind, Venezuela before Hugo Chavez came along,
• 49:23
  Speaker 10: was outside of the United States the most prosperous country
• 49:28
  Speaker 10: in the Western Hemisphere because it had oil, because it
• 49:34
  Speaker 10: wasn't afraid to get it. And what's the first thing
• 49:37
  Speaker 10: Hugo Chavez did was kick out the oil companies, just like,
• 49:40
  Speaker 10: you know, the Shah of Iran. Not the Shah, the
• 49:47
  Speaker 10: prime minister before the Shah kicked out, you know, wanted
• 49:50
  Speaker 10: to nationalize the oil industry so that it is, you know,
• 49:55
  Speaker 10: not a company drilling, but it's the country. And there's
• 50:00
  Speaker 10: a way to do that. It doesn't have to be nationalized.
• 50:04
  Speaker 10: because nationalized industries never work. Ask anyone if they've driven
• 50:09
  Speaker 10: a Lada. So as the Marxism in America marches, we
• 50:23
  Speaker 10: see it receding in places like Venezuela. Does that mean
• 50:28
  Speaker 10: it's gone forever?
• 50:29
  Speaker 23: No.
• 50:29
  Speaker 10: Look at Iceland. Iceland collapsed under the weight of Marxism
• 50:35
  Speaker 10: and collectivism and the idea that Europe was always going
• 50:39
  Speaker 10: to be there to bail them out, like Greece. Greece
• 50:43
  Speaker 10: had the same economic trouble. Now, Iceland avoided the rise
• 50:48
  Speaker 10: of Nazis. The Golden Dawn is the Greek party. And
• 50:55
  Speaker 10: by the way, Germany facing a vote on the extreme
• 50:59
  Speaker 10: right-wing Nationalist socialists. Yay, because that's never gone badly. We'll
• 51:07
  Speaker 10: get into that somewhat coming up. But we have around
• 51:14
  Speaker 10: the world countries like Vietnam and Cuba trying to find
• 51:21
  Speaker 10: ways out of this Marxist trap they're in. And you've
• 51:27
  Speaker 10: got the wealthy families of these countries saying, the hell
• 51:30
  Speaker 10: you say, we've gotten used to being an oligarch. We're
• 51:36
  Speaker 10: used to running what little oil industry is left in Venezuela.
• 51:39
  Speaker 10: Who's the guy? There's one guy who owns a big
• 51:46
  Speaker 10: portion of the Venezuelan oil that is going to be
• 51:53
  Speaker 10: kind of marginalized in all of this. I saw his name,
• 52:04
  Speaker 10: it was in one of the, some of these papers
• 52:08
  Speaker 10: around here. It's like scattered all over the place. But
• 52:12
  Speaker 10: I'll pull it up for you. But there's this one
• 52:14
  Speaker 10: oligarch that Hugo Chavez had put in charge of the
• 52:18
  Speaker 10: oil industry. Of course, that's the collapse of all the
• 52:22
  Speaker 10: Venezuelan oil anyway. But he was in charge of it.
• 52:30
  Speaker 10: It was all going to go through him. And now
• 52:36
  Speaker 10: it's not because the country has made a deal with
• 52:39
  Speaker 10: Chevron and Chevron's coming in to take over all these
• 52:42
  Speaker 10: derelict derricks and get them pumping oil again back into
• 52:48
  Speaker 10: the world.
• 52:51
  Speaker 32: A few years ago, my youngest son had something minor
• 52:55
  Speaker 32: turned into something very major in a matter of hours.
• 52:57
  Speaker 8: It was MediShare that came through for us, and there
• 53:00
  Speaker 8: was no hassles. There was no problem.
• 53:02
  Speaker 32: That's what's so wonderful about knowing that you're a part
• 53:05
  Speaker 32: of such an incredible ministry.
• 53:07
  Speaker 21: MediShare is a biblical approach to health care where Christians
• 53:11
  Speaker 21: share each other's medical expenses.
• 53:13
  Speaker 7: MediShare is a family, a group of people that stick
• 53:17
  Speaker 7: with you through the hardest times of your life.
• 53:20
  Speaker 21: MediShare isn't insurance. It's a nonprofit ministry over 30 years old.
• 53:25
  Speaker 21: And members have shared over $ 8 billion of each other's
• 53:28
  Speaker 21: medical bills.
• 53:28
  Speaker 20: We don't have to spend so much on health insurance.
• 53:31
  Speaker 4: You can focus on supporting other people.
• 53:33
  Speaker 6: MediShare is affordable.
• 53:35
  Speaker 21: MediShare is biblical.
• 53:36
  Speaker 1: MediShare is family.
• 53:37
  Speaker 21: Join thousands of Christians who can help you save on
• 53:40
  Speaker 21: your health care and support your family when you need it.
• 53:43
  Speaker 21: Call 855-SHARE-40.
• 53:44
  Speaker 18: 855-SHARE-40.
• 53:44
  Speaker 21: That's 855-SHARE-40.