And Who the Hell Are You?

Summary

Armstrong & Getty On Demand

Episode: "And Who the Hell Are You?"
Date: May 7, 2026
Host(s): Jack Armstrong & Joe Getty
Producer: iHeartPodcasts

Episode Overview

This episode explores three central themes: U.S.-Iran relations amid ongoing war and diplomatic maneuvering, increasing anti-Semitism in the U.S. and abroad, and controversial hospital policies regarding the separation of parents and children. The hosts engage in their usual irreverent, critical discussion style, supplemented with commentary on current events, policy failures, and cultural trends.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. U.S.–Iran Negotiations and Blockade ([00:58]–[12:14])

Recap of News: 30-Day Iran Proposal

• Details of a proposed 30-day negotiation window with Iran over its nuclear program; skepticism over Iran’s willingness to genuinely negotiate.
• Discussion on the track record of similar "tentative" deals in the past and doubts about Iran’s trustworthiness.

Blockade as an Act of War

• The U.S. effectively blockading Iran, severely damaging its economy without much public protest.
• Parallels drawn between this economic squeeze and acts of war, and the political jiu-jitsu of presenting it as a ceasefire.

Media and Political Critiques

• Commentary on media spin, “gifts” to Iran, and the cycle of negotiations.
• Both hosts take issue with the idea that a brief cease-fire could undo the larger economic pressure built up by sanctions.

Notable Quotes:

• “I can't believe it's another tentative partial agreement with Iran and 30 days of negotiations. This is what they've done the last 312 times in a row.” (A, [01:20])
• "It seems like where we are now is that we are committing a major act of war...And it's being called a ceasefire by everybody." (E, [04:38])
• "Maybe that's fine, though, which I will explain my thoughts after the rest of this report from ABC News." (E, [03:34])

Discussions about UN Involvement and Effectiveness

• Interview snippets with Mike Waltz on efforts to pass a UN resolution against Iran’s use of sea mines and attempts to charge shipping tolls ([07:30]–[11:06]).
• Skepticism regarding the UN’s effectiveness, laughter at the symbolic nature of its condemnations.

Notable Quotes:

• "So a record number of nations voted, hey, Iran, you can't do that. But no teeth to it as usual at all." (E, [09:25])
• "If the UN can't get together on this, they've gotta be just diverged or whatever, you know, just split up... retain 20% of their current bloated, idiotic structure and make that the new un." (A, [11:06])

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2. Hospital Policies: Separating Parents from Children ([13:24]–[18:47])

Personal Experience & Outrage

• One host narrates a recent experience where California hospital policy excluded him from accompanying his son pre-surgery, expressing fury over the practice and arguing it is an affront to parental rights.
• The phenomenon is attributed to a trend in California (with fears of national spread).

Critique of Policy Origins

• The hosts connect the policy to Marxist theory on family breakdown, while acknowledging frontline staff often have little awareness of the ideological origin of such policies.
• Frustration over default suspicion of parents in pediatric care settings.

Notable Quotes:

• "They called his name and... the nurse lady puts up her hand. 'No, no, you don't come in. It's just him.' What the f are you talking about? It's my GD kid." (E, [14:20])
• "Who's this? Who’s this? The person that's in charge by law, of every aspect of that person's life. That's who this is." (E, [16:42])
• "That's your tone. Who's this? Yeah, that's your tone." (E, [17:21])
• "Marxist theory often advocates for the socialization of child rearing... liberation from the family... That's what this is. Now that doctor and that pleasant nurse... have no idea that that's what they're executing." (A, [17:34])

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3. The Surge in Anti-Semitism ([18:54]–[33:06])

Rising Attacks & Political Shifts

• Discussion of data showing anti-Semitic assaults in the U.S. at a half-century high, contrasted with perceptions that anti-Semitism was largely a non-issue in recent decades.
• Concern over left-wing media and academic institutions minimizing or ignoring anti-Semitic incidents, and the role of foreign influence (Qatar) in university funding and discourse.

Red-Green Alliance & Media Influence

• Analysis of the alliance between hard left (Marxist) and Islamist ideologies; critique of high-profile media figures allegedly being paid to soften American views on fundamentalist Islam.
• Specific cases cited (Georgetown University’s ties to Qatari funds, coverage of recent New York and UK antisemitic incidents).

Notable Quotes:

• "[Antisemitism is] seriously a problem. People marching on college campuses, people being attacked... And then you got the added thing... Qataris are allegedly paying Tucker Carlson and maybe Megyn Kelly to turn on Israel." (E, [21:01])
• "Some of the smartest convincers in our ecosphere have been bought and are now using their smarts... to become apologists for radical Islam and anti Semites." (A, [26:07])
• "In England they're telling people don't look visibly Jewish. That's a quote. For your own safety." (A, [31:01])

Institutional Failures

• Frustration about government funds (especially in California) going to groups with alleged extremist ties (CAIR and the Muslim Brotherhood/Hamas).
• Increased security at synagogues and Jewish institutions; shift from an open, communal culture to one marked by fear.

Notable Quotes:

• "California's piping money. It's mainstreamed. It has mainstreamed." (A, [28:58])
• "My point being forever there was no fence around that thing. Giant gated fence for the parking lot in the building. And now there is. That's not good. That's, that's a change." (E, [28:58])
• "In England they're telling people don't look visibly Jewish. That's a quote. For your own safety." (A, [31:01])

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4. Societal "Common Sense" Erosion & Modern Malaise ([33:24]–[36:37])

Cultural Shifts

• Comments on the changing tone of national holidays (e.g., Mother's Day), and how mainstream institutions often criticize traditional values.
• Satirical comments on California politics and San Francisco's civic issues.

Defending Basic Values

• The hosts reflect that baby boomers and Gen Xers assumed common-sense values didn't need defending, but now see the need to be explicit about them (e.g., liberty, family, meritocracy, protection from anti-Semitism).

Notable Quotes:

• "We assumed things were common sense, as if they were just in the air and people inhaled them, which was wrong." (A, [35:11])
• "We've got to defend the most basic of reasonable, quote unquote, common sense ideas. We just have to. They're being taught the opposite in schools..." (A, [36:17])

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Notable Quotes & Moments (with Timestamps)

• "I can't believe it's another tentative partial agreement with Iran and 30 days of negotiations. This is what they've done the last 312 times in a row." (A, [01:20])
• "Maybe that's fine, though, which I will explain my thoughts after the rest of this report from ABC News." (E, [03:34])
• "So a record number of nations voted, hey, Iran, you can't do that. But no teeth to it as usual at all." (E, [09:25])
• "They called his name and...the nurse lady puts up her hand. 'No, no, you don't come in. It's just him.' What the f are you talking about? It's my GD kid." (E, [14:20])
• "Marxist theory often advocates for the socialization of child rearing..." (A, [17:34])
• "[Antisemitism is] seriously a problem. People marching on college campuses, people being attacked..." (E, [21:01])
• "In England they're telling people don't look visibly Jewish. That's a quote. For your own safety." (A, [31:01])
• "We assumed things were common sense, as if they were just in the air and people inhaled them, which was wrong." (A, [35:11])

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Important Timestamps

• [00:58]–[12:14]: U.S.–Iran negotiations, blockades, and media/political analysis
• [13:24]–[18:47]: Hospital/parental rights discussion and policy critique
• [18:54]–[33:06]: Surge in anti-Semitism, media coverage, and university funding
• [33:24]–[36:37]: Mother’s Day/cultural observations; erosion of “common sense”
• [36:37]–[37:03]: Closing thoughts on values and “grifter” politics

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Conclusion

This episode touches on high-stakes global diplomacy, urgent domestic debates over ideology and institutional trust, and the erosion of traditional cultural and parental norms. Armstrong & Getty bring a blend of humor, outrage, and skepticism to the conversation, questioning failed negotiations, criticising ineffective institutions, and lamenting the drift away from common-sense values. Their discussion offers both insight and a provocative take on America's current crossroads.

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For listeners wanting to catch these discussions in context, see segments starting at the timestamps above.

Transcript

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[A]

Broadcasting live from the Abraham Lincoln radio studio at the George Washington Broadcast Center, Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty. Armstrong and Getty. And now here's Armstrong and get.

[C]

Ten weeks into this war. Iran says it's considering a new proposal from the Trump administration to bring it to an end.

[A]

They want to make a deal.

[D]

We've had very good talks over the last 24 hours and it's very possible

[A]

that we'll make a deal.

[C]

Sources tell ABC News the administration has sent Iran a one page memorandum of understanding laying the groundwork for 30 days of negotiations on major issues, including the future of Iran's nuclear program.

[E]

That's interesting.

[A]

What's your reaction to that?

[E]

Well, I'm trying not to be led by various pundits that I, I heard some pundits that I like saying telling Iran they got a 30 days, you know, to, to basically think about this or to take a break from being pounded or whatever is nothing but a gift to Iran when you've got them on the ropes. So I don't know.

[A]

Yeah. And we can talk about China's involvement and we really have to, but I can't believe it's another tentative partial agreement with Iran and 30 days of negotiations. This is what they've done the last 312 times in a row.

[E]

And then I was looking at this. Hugh Hewitt tweeted out that talking with John Potoric, who is his stuff is all what's best for Israel. Said the 14 point deal is a disaster unfolding in real time. I don't know what parts of the 14 point deal he doesn't like so much.

[A]

He was a pretty sober guy, too. He's not a bomb chucker.

[E]

No, no, no. So I don't know what they feel the disaster is in this 14 point deal because it would, they'd have to give up all their uranium. They 20 years before they can start doing anything with uranium again. Anytime, anywhere. Inspections, at least that's what we're asking for. They get a lot of money back, though. I guess the idea would be that Iran has always lied and cheated and you're going to give them a bunch of money and then you got like basically the Obama deal, you give them a whole bunch of money to then lie and cheat with.

[A]

Right, right. And you know, you know, we could go over their playbook more specifically of 14 points, they'll agree to 11 of them. Then they'll say the last three were super close on these two, so they're not a big deal. Let's talk about this last one. And that'll go on for quite a while. And then finally they'll come up with a tentative settlement for that. Then they'll say let's talk about those other. And it'll turn out there is actually quite a gulf between them and that'll be strung along for a long time. Then they'll go back on points two through five. Yeah. But maybe if you ever get to the conclusion, they'll immediately start cheating on it.

[E]

Maybe that's fine, though, which I will explain my thoughts after the rest of this report from ABC News.

[C]

Iran has not agreed to anything yet and remains publicly defiant. One official declaring Iran has its finger on the trigger and is ready to. But the American blockade is squeezing Iran's economy. Today the Pentagon announcing US Forces fired on another Iranian flag tanker.

[E]

Yeah, so she made the point that I was going to make the people that say 30 days is a gift to Iran. It is. We've got their country blockaded, they're losing a half a billion dollars a day, and according to a lot of reports, they're running out of places to store oil. Blah, blah, blah, blah. So seems to me that we're putting the squeeze on them more and more every single day. Yeah.

[A]

Unlike a lot of the media, I like looking at both sides of the argument. So here's the counterargument to my rant. What if we got the squeeze and the inevitable capitulation of the regime? Because I mean, they're really getting squeezed without the bad pr, the bombs falling.

[E]

Well. Right.

[A]

And all it'll take us is a little more patience. Right.

[E]

I don't know that Trump did this on purpose, but it seems like where we are now is that we are committing a major act of war, blockading a country from be able to getting anything in or out. I mean, that's a. You go to war over that sort of thing. And we're getting away with doing it. And it's being called a ceasefire by everybody. And you don't have people protesting in the streets that were starving Iranians or were imperialists or anything like that. People are treating this like it's part of the ceasefire. Blockading a major nation, which is a bit of jiu jitsu with the coverage of this whole thing, it seems to me. Right.

[A]

Maybe I don't know that it was

[E]

on purpose, but that seems to be where we are.

[A]

If indeed the squeeze is effective. There are days I find myself wondering whether it will be just because the IRGC doesn't give a damn about the people of Iran and they have enough revenue streams that they can let oil go to hell for a while, counting on the US to step in and help them rebuild after they make nice. It's difficult. These are some clever, clever, duplicitous people. I mean, they are the ultimate con man. So it's tough to know exactly how to deal with them.

[E]

Obviously, I still like the fact that Iran threatened the UAE by saying, will send you back to the time of riding camels, which is a really good threat.

[A]

That's a really good threat. Go ahead and say something or play another clip. I'm working on something here.

[E]

So to me, the question is, is this blockade doing the sort of damage that Wall Street Journal and the Trump administration say it is? If it is, then I don't understand what the problem is with giving them a 30 days, 30 day cease fire if it includes a blockade that's devastating their economy.

[A]

Yeah, it says you. I say this is just more tostada. Trump often stalls temporarily after direct action. It's tostada. It's not taco anymore. That's just, It's. That's clearly not true.

[E]

It's tostada.

[A]

What do you think, Michael? You think that'll catch on in the New York Times?

[E]

I don't think so. Maybe it's an enchilada. Every new challenge iteration, I'll have to work on it.

[A]

Idiotic or something. Yeah, yeah. Anybody making, you know, definitive pronouncements about this is a failure. It's a quagmire. He's an idiot. Never listen to them again. If you see them walking down the street, pelts, pelt them with. I almost said rocks and garbage, which was a catch phrase on the letterman show, like, 35 years ago, but I would never want anybody pelted with rocks. I abhor violence, but, yeah, it's. It's a mystery what's going on. One page memo of Understanding.

[E]

So did you want to do this Bret Bear Waltz stuff? Because I haven't heard it.

[A]

Yeah. Yeah, I think so. So Brett Bear had Mike Waltz on yesterday. Mike, formerly National Security Advisor and got kind of shoved aside to the UN he was one of our favorite conversations when we were at the rnc. Extremely bright, clear, a great patriot, et cetera. So he's now repping the US at the UN and he is pushing a UN resolution that essentially says you can't lay min charge tolls in international waterways that have been forever open to navigation and shipping. Can we at least get together and condemn that in the un? And here's some of what he said.

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I mean, the administration doesn't hide the fact that it doesn't have a great relationship with the UN as far as its respect for its ability to get big things across the finish line. It would seem like this would be a thing that the world would say, oh no, you can't do this one. Was the world saying that?

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Well, one would think. Last month, Bahrain, which is all also on the Security Council that's been attacked by Iran, led a resolution, a UN record 136 countries agreed that resolution was condemning Iran for attacking civilian infrastructure, launching missiles into ports and airports and hotels and resorts. I mean they've literally attacked their neighbors in all directions trying to so Max Payne, in order to gain some kind of leverage, you saw international condemnation for them doing that. What we're asking is additional condemnation for the sea mines that they put in for the toll and the toll system that they're trying to levy on every ship that passes through, which of course would then be passed on to consumers

[A]

all over the world.

[F]

And I just think who's going to oppose that? I mean that's the question we're really asking, right? China and Russia are going to oppose that on the Security Council? I one would hope not, because their economies are affected as well.

[E]

First of all, who knew there were 136 nations? Secondly, so a record number of nations voted, hey, Iran, you can't do that. But no teeth to it as usual at all. Like there's no leverage whatsoever to actually accomplish anything. That's fantastic. What is? What if you're a UN person and you vote? Do you go back to your hotel room feeling like you're doing something for the world?

[A]

No. You feel like you're staying in a great hotel.

[E]

You probably think, I wonder how long I can hold on to this amazing job. I vote on stuff I talk about stuff, I stay at nice hotels, I ride around in the back of fancy cars.

[A]

This is going out to a three star Michelin restaurant tonight after cocktails. How long do I have to take a shower? Yeah, I'm good. Play that last clip. Why not?

[D]

Michael, even if this deal works out and there are real questions about how the Iran, Iranians who are doing the negotiations, are they the same Iranians who are going to back up what is put on the piece of paper? But let's just say a deal works out. It's still going to take time, right, to make sure this all is implemented?

[F]

That's right. Well, it's going to be inspect and verify. There will be no trust involved there in making sure another UN agency, the iaea, the International Atomic Energy Agency, can get its inspectors in and inspect anytime, anywhere that Iran is abiding by any deal that their negotiators sign up to. But regardless of that, to your point, you've still got sea mines floating in international waterways, you've still got this attempt to extract tolls. And this is what we're asking the international community to condemn and say absolutely not. Not just for now, but any future conflict.

[A]

You know how a giant company will occasionally spin off several of its divisions because they're not profitable, they'll go back to its core mission, etc. If the UN can't get together on this, they've gotta be just diverged or whatever, you know, just split up. Let's come up with like two or three things they do reasonably well, retain 20% of their current bloated, idiotic structure and make that the new un. You can't possibly defend it as it sits now.

[E]

It's terrible to the point that was being made there about, you know, which faction of Iran are you talking to? The country's Foreign Ministry spokesman yesterday said that his government is reviewing the American plan and would convey its views up to the Pakistani side, which is not exactly a ring endorsement. Will you go out with me? I will convey my views to others. That sounds like a no.

[A]

I'm right here.

[E]

And then earlier in the day, a different Iranian official had dismissed the proposal. The one page memorandum as a list of American wishes. So it doesn't sound super positive.

[A]

Wow.

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Wow.

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[E]

Joe needs to talk me down. Oh, because once I get started on the topic of this whole hospitals separating parents from children thing, which I encountered again last night as my son had a, had some minor surgery, it makes me so insanely angry. I am really actually worried I'm gonna get arrested.

[A]

I'm afraid I'm not the man for that job talking you down.

[E]

So I'm trying to decide whether I even can start on that topic or not. I realize it's not happening everywhere in the country. I don't know how many places it's happening. But the hospital I go to, they are hell bent on the parent should not be involved. Which is nuts, absolutely nuts. But I'll decide whether I can handle that topic or not. We got other stuff to talk about. Stay here.

[A]

Armstrong and Getty.

[E]

So I've been talking about this for a couple of weeks. Those of you who have been around you, you know this, this whole situation that's going on. I don't know if it's all of California or all California hospitals, but I have been dealing with this the at the hospital that I use in California. And the reason you should pay attention to this if you live in somewhere else because you know how bad California ideas spread across the country. But the current bad California idea they have is trying to separate parents from children at hospitals. To the point of with my 16 year old, he was there a week or so ago with, with mom. They called his name and they got up to walk over there and the, the nurse lady puts up her hand. No, no, you don't come in. It's just him. What the f are you talking about? I don't come in. It's my GD kid. I can't talk about this without getting so damn angry. I swear to God, I'm gonna end up. I was ready to go last night because my son needed minor surgery for a thing that happened, but which turned out great doctor job. But this topic I was ready to go on. Look, I've talked to multiple lawyers, which I have. I know what my rights are. I know you're doing this because you get paid per patient, that you separate from their kids and a bunch of other. I also know it's an option. You don't have to do this, so you better let me in there. But for instance, get in there with my 14 year old. The first person that comes in, very nice person. I know they're just doing what they're trained to do. But she gets in, they don't even look at you as the parent, and they start talking to the child. At one point she says to the child, which pharmacy would you like us to use? Wow. To a 14 year old. I don't know about you when you were 14, but I didn't say I'll use the CVS on Covell Boulevard.

[A]

I just said mom or dad and shrugged. Of course.

[E]

Why the hell hilarious it is. I. That one made me laugh because that one usually makes me so angry. But that one, I thought, that's hilarious. You're asking a 14 year old. Is the one on West Covell Boulevard your favorite pharmacy to use? How would they know their children? Not to mention the fact that the child is not going to get in a car and drive to the pharmacy and then walk up and use a credit card to pay for the medicine that they are. Because they are children not allowed to get well.

[A]

Right?

[E]

So what are we doing here? But the thing that made me so mad. And the doctor did a great job and he really helped. Henry was scared and worried about it and everything. Really helped with it. But he walks in the room and he says. He looks at. He sees me in the corner and he says looking at Henry, they don't even make eye contact. Must be what they treat him. Says, who's this? Who's this? The. The person that's in charge by law, of every aspect of that person's life. That's who this is. And you could assume it's dad since it is 99.99 of the time. What the hell is going on?

[A]

Here. Boy, that's just bizarre.

[E]

They start with that tone. Who's this? Yeah, that's your tone.

[A]

Okay, a couple things. Number one, I would like to hear more about them getting paid per patient.

[E]

Yes.

[A]

What that is exactly. We don't have a lot.

[E]

That's a law California passed.

[A]

Yeah. And then, you know, just again. And I've, I've trotted this out before, but it's worth trotting out again. Marxist theory often advocates for the socialization of child rearing. Some of the key perspectives of that concept include abolition of the bourgeois family, state educated children, socialized child rearing, liberation from the family and critique of the individual family. Marxists suggest the traditional isolated nuclear family often limits children, perpetuates inequalities which they believe should be replaced with community based upbringing. That's what this is. Now that doctor and that pleasant nurse or nurse's assistant have no idea that that's what they're executing. But that's what they're executing.

[E]

No, they don't know that that's what they're executing. But who, how did they come to the conclusion who taught them to not even make eye contact with the parent when they walk into the room? What is that?

[A]

Do kidnappers often bring their victims?

[E]

But it's such a common problem. You have to start from the assumption that this is a kidnapping and the kidnappers can worried about their health, so brought them in to have them looked at you. We have to start at that assumption and work from there. What the F is going on here?

[A]

Marxist insanity.

[E]

But why is everybody going along with it? Drives me nuts. Okay, I'll stop.

[A]

Armstrong and Gettysburg. It is not consistent with the values

[C]

of the west or America and therefore

[A]

you have no, no problem. You should have no problem standing up against it. That is Megyn Kelly before she got on Qatar's payroll talking about how fundamentalist Islam is so dangerous for the West. And that is absolutely as part of the Red Green alliance, the main engine of all the incredible skyrocketing anti Semitism we're seeing around the world just in the last few years. Been shocking to watch.

[E]

Well, I've always been confused by an anti Semitism which I've talked about for many, many years. It's it hard. So I'm looking at this chart that came out yesterday. Axios had it. I forget what group it's from. Noah Rothman retweeted it, so I, I trust it. But reported anti Semitic assaults in the United States. Wasn't that very long ago that it was basically zero Per year. I mean you can't eliminate in a giant country, you know, all crime of any sort. But I mean it was basically as a percentage like 0 per year attacks on Jews anywhere in the country. And that's why anytime anti Semitism would come up, I was like, what are you talking about? I mean, where do you come across this? I just, I didn't hear much about it. Nobody was getting hurt or anything like that. But now we are at an almost half century high of anti Semitic attacks with, with over 200 last year. So we've gone some basically like, I don't even know what it is. Like it seems like it's almost a made up problem to. It's seriously a problem. People marching on college campuses, people being attacked. And so you got the thousands of year old problem that for whatever reason people latch onto the Jews for someone to blame for their economic situation or whatever problem they got. Right. And then you got the added thing of what you just mentioned. The Qataris are allegedly paying Tucker Carlson and maybe Megyn Kelly to turn on Israel.

[A]

Well, I would just put it this way. They are spending tens of billions of dollars winning friends and influencing people, particularly in the United States, trying to warm people up to fundamentalist Islam, the Muslim Brotherhood, et cetera.

[E]

Well, we don't know the extent that they're paying some hosts, right. You know, podcast those. We do know the extent to what they're donating money to a lot of universities. And just coincidentally, coincidentally, it's the universities that are most likely to allow people to, you know, march on their campus or occupy school buildings in the name of down with the Jews.

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Right. In fact, I've got something around here. Oh man, I misplaced it. That. Gosh, the University of Michigan or. No, I think it was Georgetown actually. They're getting enormous funding from Qatar for some new Institute of Middle East Understanding or something like that. And they have. Oh, there it is. Georgetown Islamophobia initiative is required to consult with Qatar on guest speakers, university contracts, et cetera, et cetera. Mouth at a contract between an Islamophobia initiative at Georgetown and Hamas allied Qatar, where Georgetown operates satellite campus includes a clause that requires Georgetown to consult with the Qatari government group when selecting speakers and themes for events in Washington D.C. according to documents released by the House Education Committee and reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon Show. Yeah, so we could get into that. The infiltration of college campuses is absolutely unholy and ugly. But you know, anti Semitism more generally speaking. There have been a handful of big, big incidents in New York recently, which have been conveniently ignored by the lefty media because. And it's interesting to watch as a hardcore ideology like, you know, the Red Green Alliance, Islamism and Marxism, which have joined together several times in the last century, that kind of leeches outward to, like, the impressionable college kid crowd, and they become activists. And then it kind of leeches even further that lefty journalists who are not particularly activists about anything, but they get the idea that our people think this. So I'm not going to distort people's understanding the world by reporting on a Jewish school in New York getting smashed up and vandalized and the windows knocked in. And the rest of it followed by a giant protest at a synagogue the other night in which protesters were chanting intifada Revolution. That is the only solution, as the Wall Street Journal editorial board was covering. They often cover themselves by saying, hey, we're not against Jews. We're against the state of Israel. But it was made clear by their chanting and what they were doing and saying that, no, they're absolutely radical Anti Semites in New York City. And the headline of the editorials, Mamdani and the anti Semites, because Mamdani, where is the quote here? A spokesman said the mayor is deeply opposed to the Israel Expo, which was the event going on and it included. It was an expo to buy real estate in Israel, including on the west bank, which I get can be controversial. But Mayor Mamdani's people said the mayor is deeply opposed to the Israel Expo, but said nothing about those intimidating a Jewish congregation. There was a buffer zone law passed 44 to 5 back in 2025 to protect synagogues and Jewish schools and stuff from these violent demonstrations. You could move in immediately, but Mamdani has dragged his feet on implementing it. And as the editorial board of the Wall Street Journal writes, at least as we write this, he has not denounced the protest that included a charge against the police, barricades and chanting, There is only one solution. Intifada revolution. You got this headline from the New York Post. If you want it now, it's got to reload. Oh, but first, an ad for Marshalls.

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So I don't shop at Marshalls.

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Is a fine place. There it is. Hateful anti Israel mob descends on historic New York City Synagogue clashes with cops in rowdy protest.

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This. This change by Megyn Kelly, I feel like, is a big deal. I feel like that is way more mainstreaming. I hope I'm wrong, but I feel like it's way more mainstreaming or reaching closer to the mainstream of I bought the line from Israel that, you know, some Muslims are bad.

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What? Shut up, Meg. Some of the smartest convincers in our ecosphere have been bought and are now using their smarts and their abilities to become apologists for radical Islam and anti Semites. They've been bought. I'm completely convinced of it. Meanwhile, the this September will be the

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25 year anniversary of 9 11. Remember where we were on radical Islam 24 and a half years ago? Now we've got some of the leading influencers in the country saying they're not that bad. The Jews just led you to believe that. I can't believe I fell for the Jew propaganda that there's radical Islam out there we should be worried about, right

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after careers of pointing out how Islamism Sharia law is completely incompatible with Western principles. Which it is. Chris Rufo and Ryan Thorpe writing in City Journal the Council on American Islamic Relations CARE presents itself as an innocuous Muslim civil rights group, a reputation it reinforces with litigation and claims of anti Muslim bigotry. But the group finds itself under increasing scrutiny for alleged connections to the Muslim Brotherhood and its offshoot Hamas. Last November, Texas Governor Greg Abbott designated CARE a terrorist organization. The following month, Ron DeSantis did the same in Florida, citing CARES being listed as an unindicted co conspirator in a major terrorism financing case. But as but as other states move to sideline care, California is embracing this alleged terror front. CARE ca, the organization's largest statewide affiliate, is flush with taxpayer cash. Taxpayer cash. In the last five years, the California Department of Social Services has rubber stamped at least $41 million in funding to the group. The vast majority of that money, it turns out, comes indirectly through the federal government. These federal dollars are flowing into CARES coffers, even if after it was the target of a recent Department of Justice investigation. And they go into the history of who founded CARE and why their Muslim Brotherhood hardcore leaders and adherents. I'm going to skip some of it, but I'll point out that during the 2007 Holy Land foundation trial, which saw five of the sham charities leaders convicted for collectively funneling more than $12 million to Hamas, the investigation uncovered a network of Hamas linked organizations. While CAIR was not prosecuted, the court found, quote, ample evidence to establish that it was associated with the Palestinian terror group. An FBI special agent reportedly testified at trial that CARE was, quote, a front group for hamas. California's piping money. It's mainstreamed. It has mainstreamed.

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Well, I've mentioned this many Times before the town I live in the Jewish center here in town I've been going to for 20 years for not for anything Jewish related. They had a different civic, you know, churches hold all kinds of different things in their building. They had a different civic thing that they did there and I hadn't been there in quite a while and I tried to go before Christmas and I couldn't get in because they now have a giant fence around the thing with a lock. Like a really tall fence with a lock. And you can't go. So you need to know, you need to know somebody who lets you in to go to a non Jewish related. Anyway, my point being forever there was no fence around that thing. Giant gated fence for the parking lot in the building. And now there is. That's not good. That's, that's a change. And then you know the chart I mentioned earlier from basically no attacks on Jews in the country to now a record high in the last 50 years.

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Yeah. And there were dozens of attacks with deadly weapons. There are a trio of headlines over the last couple of weeks from the Free Press. This one I'd like to get into to at length at some point. But Britain is way, way worse than the us. I supported Keir Starmer, but he's failing Britain's Jews. The Prime Minister claims to have rid his party in the country of anti Semitism, but Jews are more unsafe in the UK than ever. Then a mom writing, I thought my kids would be safer in the UK than in the United States. Now I'm not sure. And then they've got coverage on the Iranian terror group that's targeting Europe's Jews.

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That reminded me of the article I read by. I think it was another American who went to Eng thinking would be a safer place to be and saying that every Jewish person he talks to brings up the topic of how dangerous it is right now. Like it's the, the ongoing conversation. Wow. In England.

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Yeah. Yeah. In England they're telling people don't look visibly Jewish. That's a quote. For your own safety. But then when windows are smashed in Jewish, Jewish businesses, the Guardian waves it away as small acts of petty symbolism. They've watched as Britain's finest universities abuse Jewish professors and students, helping to create a culture where one in five British students said they would not house. They would not house share. Oh, house share. They would not be roommates with a Jew. One in five British students. They watched parliamentary candidates campaign on Gaza celebrating October 7th. They've watched synagogues implement airport style security and their Children required to undergo security briefings for kindergarten and labor. Government responds with language of management and total inaction, Concern, determination, resolved. But they don't do anything.

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That's highly troubling. But back here in the United States, you do have the situation where, for instance, if Elon Musk raises his arm up while he's given a speech, is he a Nazi? Clearly a Nazi symbol. Clearly Nazi salute. You know, tell to the Nazis that they. That he's with them or whatever. You. You extrapolate all this stuff from him raising his hand. But you have people. You have people marching around saying out loud, jews must go. You don't extrapolate anything about Nazis to them. I mean, they're saying out loud. Elon just raised his arm up. Nothing about an ideology, the people spouting the ideology or attacking Jews not called Nazis. Well, I don't want to talk.

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I don't want to cover that story because it might lead to Islamophobia. Says the. The media. It's discouraging. I'm getting very angry and discouraged. That's probably no way to be. So we probably should move on to lighter fare. But, yeah, it's. As a student of history, it is incredibly troubling. Also incredibly interesting to watch this unfold again.

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We're not at the end point of this either.

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Oh, no.

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This isn't as bad as it's gonna get, most likely.

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How bad's it gonna get? Tucker, Megan, help us out. What's the plan?

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More on the way. Stay here.

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Armstrong and Getty,

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Folks.

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Mother's Day is this Sunday.

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It's the day we celebrate all moms,

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grandmas, and, yes, even stepmoms. She's nice.

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She makes dad happy. And, hey, she was in your chemistry class.

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Wow.

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Funny. But, of course, a cynical view of Mother's Day, which I look forward to now in the modern world. Every Mother's Day, there will be pieces in the Washington Post particularly, but also New York Times, about some anti mom, traditional family thing that they'll print on Mother's Day with nothing positive about the traditional family and Mother's Day, obviously. We live in a weird time, man. Really weird time.

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Yeah,

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I got a different joke. I'm sending it to Joe because I will not say this word, but I'm sure he will. I just texted it to you. Okay. It's a Babylon B headline.

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Standby. Oh, my. The T word. Turd on San Francisco sidewalk now pulling second in California governor's race. Well, that is a surprise.

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Thought that was funny, but I didn't want to say that word.

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You know what, my friend? I'll call him Al Anonymous, who. Who does not often find himself in San Francisco, texted me about some plans we have. He said, just leaving city doing better. Met new mayor at my conference. Common sense changes are working. Cool. Well, yeah, you know, it strikes me. I'm sorry, do you had something you wanted to do? Because I have just a truth bomb delay on people. Here's. Here's what we got wrong. We meaning, you know, baby boomers, Gen X. What was next? Gen Y. I know the Alphabet. We assumed things were common sense,

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as

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if they were just in the air and people inhaled them, which was wrong. And we. I'm speaking for myself, but I think I can fairly safely speak for a lot of people we saw saying things like, freedom's really cool. Liberty's great.

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Families are great.

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Right. The United States is the land of opportunity. I have irrefutable proof of that in front of me, by the way. How immigrants to this country, especially from cultures that prize hard work, make more than white folks. Ain't even close on average. But say that. Say this is a great country. We've had problems, we've committed sins, but this is a great country. Boys shouldn't beat up on girls in girl sports. Girl sports are for girls. I mean, this stuff that we thought. Why would you have to say that now? We kind of have to. No, you can't hate Jewish people because they're Jewish and no, they're not behind whatever bitch you have about the modern world.

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World.

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We've got to defend the most basic of reasonable, quote unquote, common sense ideas. We just have to. They're being taught the opposite in schools, for one thing. Get your kids out of government schools if you possibly can. I know it's hard. I know. I sympathize.

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Wow. What's in the Iranian deal? I can hit you with a little of that information if it's as described in the Wall Street Journal. Sure. Seems like a good deal for us. I don't know if Iran's gonna sign on to it. Maybe we'll get to that in hour four. If you miss our four or you missed any segment earlier, you can get it through the podcast, Armstrong and Getty on demand.

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And I've got a great pro Trump grifter turned into an anti Trump grifter and is making even more money. Everybody's a grifter.

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What the hell?

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Armstrong and Gettysburg.