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M and M Extra 07.22.26 | Mike Shares a Private Moment; Texas Congressman Brandon Gil Interrogates Smithsonian Official · The M&M Experience

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  Speaker 1: Welcome to a meeting of the minds, crafted from decades
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  Speaker 1: of talk show experience, an extension of the magic they've
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  Speaker 1: created together on radio in the phenomenon called M and
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  Speaker 1: M Hot Topics in the News and Wisdom from Life.
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  Speaker 1: It's Mark Davis and Mike Gallagher. This is eminem Extra.
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  Speaker 2: In the world.
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  Speaker 3: Where in the world is Mark Davis? That's remember that?
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  Speaker 3: What's the What's the one? Was it a TV show?
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  Speaker 3: Where in the world was was it Carmen San Diego?
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  Speaker 3: Where in the world is Mark Davis? Because it's just
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  Speaker 3: me Mike the other M. Mark is off today, but
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  Speaker 3: he's back tomorrow. And boy do we have stories. We
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  Speaker 3: have stories, and I cannot wait to share them with you. Well,
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  Speaker 3: Mark won't. He can't wait to share them with you.
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  Speaker 3: Mark is fine. Mark is fine. I can't give anything away.
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  Speaker 3: It's got to come from Mark. But he and I
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  Speaker 3: together have developed this podcast over the last few months
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  Speaker 3: that is giving us so much joy and satisfaction and
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  Speaker 3: appreciation for you, I mean, for this audience, for this great,
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  Speaker 3: great platform. We're kind of late to the game. We're
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  Speaker 3: a couple of old radio guys and we were I
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  Speaker 3: don't think it's fair to say we were dragged, kicking
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  Speaker 3: and screaming into the podcast world, but it was new
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  Speaker 3: to us, and now that we're doing it, it's fun.
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  Speaker 3: And he and I are dear friends and we love
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  Speaker 3: doing this podcast together. And he and I really really
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  Speaker 3: have have just embraced this. And look, I'm goofy about
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  Speaker 3: loving the comments on the on the on the YouTube
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  Speaker 3: channel because a lot of you join us live and
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  Speaker 3: you weigh in, like Amy from Hickory, North Carolina, Hi, Amy,
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  Speaker 3: Like Matt from Mesquite, Texas, Hi Matt, mad Mike from Jacksonville, Florida.
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  Speaker 3: It's fun to see people check in and say hi.
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  Speaker 3: So the difference between Mark and me is that Mark's
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  Speaker 3: a very private guy, believe it, and a lot of
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  Speaker 3: hosts sorr and I'm fairly private, but I have a
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  Speaker 3: big mouth, you know me. I mean, if I'm a
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  Speaker 3: little irregular every week, I'll tell you. I mean, I
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  Speaker 3: tell you everything I like to, just if it's on
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  Speaker 3: my mind, I open up my big fat mouth and
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  Speaker 3: I'll tell you about it. Well, Mark didn't want to
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  Speaker 3: reveal why he would be off Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday,
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  Speaker 3: and so we're gonna wait till he gets back tomorrow
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  Speaker 3: and he will share his reason. And boy is it
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  Speaker 3: a reason. Wow, is it a story. And it's a
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  Speaker 3: story quite frankly, that all of us can benefit from.
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  Speaker 3: And so but I'm sorry, I'm sworn to secrecy. People
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  Speaker 3: have been texting me, can't you tell us what's going
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  Speaker 3: wrong with Mark? Where's he been? What's going because this
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  Speaker 3: was unexpected, relatively speaking, this was a little out of
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  Speaker 3: the blue. So two things. Again, he's back tomorrow, and
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  Speaker 3: number two, it's quite the story. So all of that
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  Speaker 3: will be shared.
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  Speaker 2: With you in due time.
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  Speaker 3: So be patient. Meanwhile, you're stuck with me again today.
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  Speaker 3: And by the way, speaking of I shouldn't tell you
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  Speaker 3: this ers to tell you what I'm about to tell you,
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  Speaker 3: but I'm gonna say it anyway in the spirit of
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  Speaker 3: total transparency. Yesterday, Yasmin and Tracy and Eric, who joyfully
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  Speaker 3: help us produce this podcast every day, we're a little
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  Speaker 3: surprised at how brief I was yesterday filling in just
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  Speaker 3: me on the podcast. And look, when we're solo. Mark
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  Speaker 3: and I have agreed sometimes we're gonna have some pre
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  Speaker 3: recorded highlights podcasts. But sometimes if I'm off, he'll go solo.
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  Speaker 3: He'll fly solo. When I'm away, I'll fly solo like
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  Speaker 3: I've been doing this week when he's away. And that's okay.
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  Speaker 3: I think I don't know that anybody really minds. And
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  Speaker 3: by the way, no, Mad Mike. I can happily report
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  Speaker 3: Mark did not have a facelift here. There was no
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  Speaker 3: plastic surgery in fall. But yesterday, for those of you
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  Speaker 3: who tuned in, I was brief. Poor Yasmin is sitting
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  Speaker 3: there saying, I signed off, Well, how long did it
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  Speaker 3: go yesterday? Guys? All right, six minutes, so that's a record.
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  Speaker 3: It was a six minute podcast. We normally go thirty
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  Speaker 3: forty forty five. I think when we're solo we'll go
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  Speaker 3: fifteen or twenty because the magic is Mark and me together,
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  Speaker 3: the two of us interacting and just having fun together.
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  Speaker 3: But yesterday was very brief. Six minutes and I was out,
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  Speaker 3: and Yasmin was like, well, boy, that was quick. What's
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  Speaker 3: going on? Tracy's looking at me like I'm nuts, Mark's
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  Speaker 3: I I mean, Eric's eyes are bugging open. He's done already.
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  Speaker 3: They didn't even play the theme song at the end
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  Speaker 3: in time because I got up and left. Well, let
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  Speaker 3: me just put it to you this way. This is
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  Speaker 3: kind of a new schedule for us, you know, to
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  Speaker 3: do the podcast after our prospective shows. And I have habits, Okay,
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  Speaker 3: I have regular habits. I have things I do, and
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  Speaker 3: I will tell you that the reason I left yesterday
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  Speaker 3: was because I had an urgent appointment down the hall. Now,
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  Speaker 3: I won't say anymore more. I want to be sensitive
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  Speaker 3: to squeamish people. But let's put it this way. We
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  Speaker 3: almost had a major mishap in the hallways and offices
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  Speaker 3: of the Mike Gallagher Show yesterday. So that's all I'll say. Sorry,
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  Speaker 3: it was quick, Sorry, it was abrupt, I can I'm
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  Speaker 3: fine today and nothing's wrong with me. It was just, hey,
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  Speaker 3: when it's time, it's time, and yesterday it was decided
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  Speaker 3: that it was time. Right as I started the solo podcast,
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  Speaker 3: I told Mark. Now I was a little graphic in
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  Speaker 3: what I said to him, and he said, perfect, that's
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  Speaker 3: what we'll start with on Thursday. I said, no, no,
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  Speaker 3: we can't. We can maybe talk about it on the podcast,
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  Speaker 3: but I'm not going to talk about it on our
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  Speaker 3: radio shows. So but that was the look that happens.
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  Speaker 3: Sometimes it doesn't happen off I've had it happen maybe
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  Speaker 3: I'm careful, very careful. In honor of Mark's absence today,
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  Speaker 3: and he's a great Texas legendary talk show host. There's
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  Speaker 3: another emerging legend from the state of Texas that I
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  Speaker 3: want to share with you. He's a guy named Brandon
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  Speaker 3: gil following his career. Are you keeping track of how
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  Speaker 3: incredible this young man is. He's a congressman from Texas.
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  Speaker 3: I forget the district he's in, Tracy, can you find
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  Speaker 3: it for me? I forget the congressional district he's in.
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  Speaker 3: And he has become kind of the go to for
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  Speaker 3: holding people accountable when they testify before congressional hearings. The
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  Speaker 3: Smithsonian is woke, the Smithsonian Museum. They're big into DEI,
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  Speaker 3: they're bigin to be in woke. They're big into all
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  Speaker 3: of that junk. And there's a woman named Anthea Hartig
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  Speaker 3: who is the director of the Smithsonian Museum, and Brendan Gill,
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  Speaker 3: who represents Texas's twenty sixth congressional district, put her to
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  Speaker 3: the test this week. It was glorious, it was magnificent.
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  Speaker 3: It was worthy of the kind of warrior interrogations that
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  Speaker 3: Congressman Brandon Gill is capable of. Let me share with
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  Speaker 3: you just a few minutes of an epic back and
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  Speaker 3: forth between the woke director of the Smithsonian Museum and
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  Speaker 3: Congressman Brandon Gill.
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  Speaker 2: You say that the goal of history is to be objective.
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  Speaker 4: Thank you, sir for the question.
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  Speaker 5: You know, I think that there are many goals of history,
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  Speaker 5: and certainly as you collect, as we do, examine evidence creates.
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  Speaker 2: Scots objectivity one of the goals of history.
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  Speaker 5: We strive to be objective and nonpartisan and not based
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  Speaker 5: on any ideas.
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  Speaker 6: It's one of the goals that seem a little bit concerning.
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  Speaker 6: It certainly does to me because as part of this
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  Speaker 6: white supremacy document that your organization has promoted, objectivity is
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  Speaker 6: a core in defining aspect of white supremacy culture. Do
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  Speaker 6: you think that it's the goal of the Smithsonian Institution
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  Speaker 6: to promote white supremacy culture?
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  Speaker 4: Sir? Do you mind sharing with me which document.
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  Speaker 2: White supremacy culture? Right here?
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  Speaker 6: This is part of the mass action toolkit that your
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  Speaker 6: organization has promoted for several years now under your leadership,
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  Speaker 6: Are you promoting a white supremacy culture at the Smithsonian?
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  Speaker 2: She's writing her notes, ma'am this this is a difficult question.
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  Speaker 5: No, sir, I'm just thinking about the mass Action Toolkit.
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  Speaker 4: We didn't develop it.
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  Speaker 5: But back to your question, No, we're not promoting any ideology.
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  Speaker 6: Does it concern you that your goal is objectivity? One
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  Speaker 6: of your goals is objectivity, and your mass toolkit references
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  Speaker 6: objectivity as a defining characteristic of white supremacy culture.
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  Speaker 4: It's not our toolkit.
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  Speaker 2: It is your toolkit.
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  Speaker 6: You've been promoting it for quite some time.
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  Speaker 4: We did not come up with the toolkit, sir, but.
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  Speaker 2: You've been promoting it.
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  Speaker 5: It is used as a reference, I believe probably in
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  Speaker 5: twenty nineteen, twenty twenty.
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  Speaker 6: Yes, under your leadership it has been used as a reference.
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  Speaker 6: Is Mickey Mouse racist?
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  Speaker 4: Mickey Mouse is not racist.
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  Speaker 6: It's not racist. According to the Smithsonian Institution, one of
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  Speaker 6: your exhibits reference to Mickey Mouse is representing quote vestiges
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  Speaker 6: of long standing traditions of blackface minstrelsy.
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  Speaker 2: Would you describe that as racist?
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  Speaker 5: No, The historical trajectory of the origins of Mickey Mouse
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  Speaker 5: tied directly.
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  Speaker 2: So Mickey Mouse is rooted in racism? Is that you're.
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  Speaker 4: Testimony or it's rooted in menstrually.
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  Speaker 6: Minstrelsying you don't think the blackface minstrelsy is racist, and it's.
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  Speaker 5: Certain on obvious racial overtones that have been well documented.
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  Speaker 6: Is that that's problematic that Mickey Mouse also has those
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  Speaker 6: racial overtones.
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  Speaker 5: It's not for me to determine what's problematic. It's determined
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  Speaker 5: to me what's accurate.
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  Speaker 2: Is that right? Is it important to be polite?
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  Speaker 4: Excuse me, sir?
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  Speaker 2: Is it important to be polite?
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  Speaker 4: Yes, sir.
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  Speaker 2: It's also interesting because.
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  Speaker 6: The same mass action toolkit that your organization has been
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  Speaker 6: promoting references politeness as a defining characteristic of white supremacy culture.
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  Speaker 2: Ma'am, are you a white supremacist? No, sure you're not.
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  Speaker 6: Can you help me square why your organization says that
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  Speaker 6: being polite is part of being a white supremacist.
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  Speaker 5: I'm not exactly familiar with that passage of the mass
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  Speaker 5: Action Toolkit, which is.
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  Speaker 2: Not I can show you that.
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  Speaker 4: I don't.
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  Speaker 6: I just read you the passage from it, and then
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  Speaker 6: your question was, sir, we're going to move on. What
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  Speaker 6: is what is Latina power? What is Latino power or
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  Speaker 6: Latina power?
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  Speaker 5: Latina power would be the forces derived from being a Latina.
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  Speaker 6: Do you think that it's appropriate for the Smithsonian Institution
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  Speaker 6: to sell Latina power paraphernalia, hats, mugs, other things that
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  Speaker 6: say Latina power.
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  Speaker 5: I believe that the merchandise or stores sells.
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  Speaker 2: I'm asking you if it's appropriate.
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  Speaker 4: Tries to reflect the richness of the communities.
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  Speaker 2: So your testimony is that it is appropriate.
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  Speaker 4: Those are your words, sir.
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  Speaker 6: I'm asking you, is it appropriate to sell Latina power paraphernalias?
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  Speaker 2: Yes or no? Question.
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  Speaker 6: I don't have control over what is I'm asking you
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  Speaker 6: if it's appropriate. I didn't ask you if you have
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  Speaker 6: control over it.
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  Speaker 2: Is it appropriate?
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  Speaker 4: Sure?
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  Speaker 2: Yes or no?
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  Speaker 5: Again, we strive to represent all Americans and include it
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  Speaker 5: appropriate yes or no. We strive to represent all Americans
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  Speaker 5: in our museums, including in our merchandise.
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  Speaker 2: So right, My time's up.
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  Speaker 3: Yeap, your time is up, and so is hers because
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  Speaker 3: that guy is a superstar. And incidentally, Yasmin and team
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  Speaker 3: make a note, let's save that clip for tomorrow's talk
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  Speaker 3: show because I didn't have time to get to it today,
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  Speaker 3: but I certainly had time to get to it on
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  Speaker 3: today's podcast eminem Extra minus the Mark. Who's back tomorrow
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  Speaker 3: And if you're just tuning in the full explanation from
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  Speaker 3: Mark with my commentary tomorrow, He's back and his sort
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  Speaker 3: of abrupt departure will be explained and you're gonna really
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  Speaker 3: want to hear it because it is it is something.
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  Speaker 3: It's quite a story, and I want to Maybe we'll
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  Speaker 3: go back and I will talk at least about the
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  Speaker 3: Brandon Gil exchange. This guy's amazing. Hey, he's very common,
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  Speaker 3: he's very matter of fact, he's all business, he doesn't
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  Speaker 3: get emotional. And his questions defined the idiocy of this
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  Speaker 3: woke movement that we're up against in America. For the
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  Speaker 3: Smithsonian to declare in their stupid mass action toolkit that
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  Speaker 3: Mickey May Mickey Mouse is steeped in white supremacy and
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  Speaker 3: politeness is to be a white supremacist. That just shows
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  Speaker 3: you how nuts these people are. Brandon Gill has a
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  Speaker 3: moved by that. I'm touched by that. Today President Trump
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  Speaker 3: the show with a prayer, is a smart one, and
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  Speaker 3: so I put a prayer together as well. I composed
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  Speaker 3: a prayer that I'm now doing on my daily talk show,
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  Speaker 3: and I'd like to share it with you right here,
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  Speaker 3: right now. I hope you don't mind. It just takes
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  Speaker 3: a few seconds, but this is what I came up with,
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  Speaker 3: and this is what I intend to go forward with
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  Speaker 3: on my show. Heavenly Father, we come before you with
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  Speaker 3: humble hearts, asking for your mercy and your peace in
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  Speaker 3: this uncertain hour. We lift up the leaders of our
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  Speaker 3: nation and leaders around the world. Grant them wisdom beyond
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  Speaker 3: their own understanding, courage to do what is right, and
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  Speaker 3: discernment that may prevent needless suffering. Guide every decision with justice, restraint,
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  Speaker 3: and a desire for peace. Lord, we pray for the
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  Speaker 3: brave men and women of our military, and for our
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  Speaker 3: police officers, firefighters, paramedics, and all first responders, including the
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  Speaker 3: brave men and women of ice. Surround them with your protection. Lord,
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  Speaker 3: Strengthen them for the difficult days, comfort their families, and
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  Speaker 3: please bring them safely home. We ask you to watch
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  Speaker 3: over our nation, unite us in purpose, calm our fears,
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  Speaker 3: and remind us that our ultimate hope is found in
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  Speaker 3: you alone. May your peace rule in our hearts, May
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  Speaker 3: your truth guide our nation, and may your hand of
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  Speaker 3: protection rest upon America. In your holy name, we pray, Amen.
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  Speaker 3: Thank you for letting me share that prayer with you.
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  Speaker 3: Don't forget the power of prayer. Pray for this country.
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  Speaker 3: Let's pray for one another. And I hope you join
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  Speaker 3: us for Mark's return tomorrow on the M and M
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  Speaker 3: Extra podcast. A big shout out to Tracy and as
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  Speaker 3: Yasmine and Eric and Alex for pitching in and thank
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  Speaker 3: you for joining us. See you tomorrow. Have a great,
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  Speaker 3: great day everybody, and be prepared for Mike Mark's return.
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  Speaker 3: We'll see you tomorrow.