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Jack Armstrong
Studio at the George Washington Broadcast Center, Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty.
Ryan Seacrest
Armstrong and Getty. And now here's Armstrong and Getty.
Jack Armstrong
I'm not understating the complexity, complexity of.
Ryan Seacrest
All this, but as a candidate, you said you would have this war settled in 24 hours.
Joe Getty
Well, I was being a little bit.
Ryan Seacrest
Sarcastic when I said that I wouldn't. What I really mean is I'd like.
Joe Getty
To get it settled and I'll think I'll, I think I'll be successful.
Jack Armstrong
What's the plan if Putin doesn't agree to a ceasefire?
Joe Getty
Bad news for this world because so many people are dying. But I think, I think he's going to agree. I really do. I think I know him pretty well and I think he's going to agree. Putin and Trump talking tomorrow and that should be something. How about that first part? This has been going on since 2015. It's the whole, you know, take him seriously or literally thing. Of course, he didn't mean he could settle the Russian Ukraine in 24 hours.
Ryan Seacrest
No, no.
Joe Getty
He just meant that he'll settle it. It's a high priority and he can settle it quickly.
Ryan Seacrest
I mean, I don't know why he has to. I don't know either code, but it's an easily decodable code.
Joe Getty
Yeah, yeah, I would say. Yeah. So I'm not shocked that. But that was Cheryl Atkinson who has a, I don't know, some odd channel. I've never heard of that. She's on now. She used to be a big star at CBS back in the day and Trump, being old, decided to talk to her. But on the whole Russia thing, Mike Walls, who's the national, was on one of the shows yesterday talking about the agreement and. Well, I'll save my comments for after you hear this.
Ryan Seacrest
Are we going to drive every Russian off of every inch of Ukrainian soil, including Crimea? And what the strategy of the Biden administration was was, as long as it takes, as much as it takes, no matter what the timeline is, which is essentially endless warfare in an environment that we're literally losing hundreds of thousands of people in a matter of months and could escalate into World War Three. So we can talk about what's right and Wrong.
Joe Getty
And we also have to talk about.
Ryan Seacrest
The reality of the situation on the ground, and that's what we are doing through proximity talks. And, you know, it astounds me how.
Joe Getty
That is criticized if you're a regular listener of the show or you're one of the new listeners of the show with a bunch of stations that were going on today. My personal position is I hate the idea that we're sending the message to the world that if you decide to take another country, you can get away with it, which I think is the message that's going to be received as we are going to allow Putin to get away with it. But that cake has been baked, and I. It's. It's interesting that Biden gets credit for saying, we're with you till the end, till the very end. We'll stick with you to the end. But not actually following through in any way that would have allowed Ukraine to win. So how are you actually going to boot Russia out of that territory they took? I wish we. I wish that the free world would do that. But Biden wasn't going to do that.
Ryan Seacrest
No, I think it's accurate to say that Trump is doing. I'm sorry, Trump is saying what Biden was doing.
Joe Getty
Right? Yeah. And just deciding to. Rather than let it drag on for years until you leave office. So you get credit for saying, we stuck with the democracy till the end. Until the end of my term anyway, when you weren't actually doing it. Trump's gonna wrap it up again. Not my preferred outcome, but I just think we're. I think Trump's just dealing with the reality that already existed.
Ryan Seacrest
If I were a betting man. Wait a minute. I am a betting man. Since I am a betting man. I am betting. After some sort of brief and phony pause, Putin just continues doing what he hoped to do. He will not agree to NATO country peacekeepers on Ukrainian soil.
Joe Getty
Okay, so I agree with that. So then what is the response from the Trump administration, then?
Ryan Seacrest
I don't have the slightest idea.
Joe Getty
I really don't predict that.
Ryan Seacrest
Trump's attitude toward Russia is completely mystifying to me. I don't know.
Joe Getty
I don't know either. I don't know how this phone call is going tomorrow. I sure would like to hear him say something negative about Putin at some point, as he is one of the worst human beings on planet Earth.
Ryan Seacrest
So, on a completely different topic, the most explosive revelations from Jake Tapper's new book about Biden's decline.
Joe Getty
Oh, boy.
Ryan Seacrest
Excerpts have been leaked. I'm gonna read you one it comes out.
Joe Getty
When?
Ryan Seacrest
Someday. Anytime now.
Joe Getty
Okay. It's surprised that article doesn't include that. I would think that would include I.
Ryan Seacrest
Would have to look. My eyes are very tired.
Joe Getty
I'll look it up while you're talking.
Ryan Seacrest
President Joe Biden sat hunched at the head of the table. He puzzled over his daily brief, now delivered in the form of a sound book for toddlers. Quote A is for Afghan. A A is for A is for Afghanistan. It drove his aides crazy, but they knew the sacrifice was worth it. For the moment, at least, this dimin they had taken a calling. Quote the commander in corpse would be too occupied to follow up on his latest obsession, filming a hot sex tape with Dr. Jill among the senior advisors. Only Hunter had taken it seriously. But the first son had other things on his mind today.
Joe Getty
Now, I feel like this might be a joke, but I'm willing to stick out the rest of your reading.
Ryan Seacrest
Dunkirk, hunter said, slapping the table with authority. We can do what they did in Dunkirk. He had recently seen the Christopher Nolan film, he explained. Brilliant, the president replied. D is for Dunkirk. Where's the Secretary of Defense? Nobody had seen or heard from Loya to Austin for nearly a month. His designated proxy, Al Sharpton, was hosting a podcast in the adjoining room. Jake Sullivan started to say something, but Hunter cut him off. The first son proceeded to outline his plan to acquire a fleet of luxury speedboats from a sheikh in Dubai who owed him a favor. They could be loaded with up with troops, then airlifted to Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. It's amazing, hunter said. I know a guy who can get us into the strip clubs. You can tip in bitcoin. Sullivan laughed. Mr. President, we covered this in the intelligence brief. He held up a map of Central Asia and pointed to Afghanistan. L is for landlocked. Biden demanded to see the map, blew his nose in it, and urged Sullivan to, quote, run it by bow and make sure the Soviets are on board. Oh my God. And there's. There's a good deal more of this. This is written by Andrew Stiles, who works for the Free Beacon by BO.
Joe Getty
And make sure the Soviets are on board. That's almost too much.
Ryan Seacrest
Andrew Stiles is really, really funny. You know what, Jack? I'm going to read one more couple of sentences because I know how much you'll like this. The first lady entered the small the room with a small bowl of raspberry yogurt and a paper straw. Hunter rushed out the door to the bathroom, fidgeting with his leather Dopp kit. What's the worst that could happen. Jill said Joe is trying his best. If everyone in this room tries their best, I'm sure it will all be fine.
Joe Getty
So the book comes out Thursday. I feel like I'm going to have to hate read that thing. It might be full of some really interesting nuggets about how off the rails Biden was and we should all be highly disturbed by it with the backdrop of you're one of the guys and networks that pretended this wasn't obviously true.
Ryan Seacrest
So with great enthusiasm.
Joe Getty
Yeah. So that's going to be an interesting read. But I'll probably go ahead and dig up some stuff for you for Friday.
Ryan Seacrest
I prefer Andrew Styles version of it frankly. Brought him some really funny. We'll, we'll put this. We'll repost this and post this at hot links at Armstrong&getty.com Very funny.
Joe Getty
Well, let me, let me read the blurb in the Amazon about the book. So the book from Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson is called Original Sin, President Biden's Decline. It's cover up. It's. How do you, how can you even have cover up in the title when you were part of it?
Ryan Seacrest
You were the only one. The rest of us knew, Jake. We were talking about it all the time and you yelled at us for talking about it.
Joe Getty
80% of the country knew, right? And that includes a lot of Democrats. But anyway, here's the blurb from two of America's most respected journalists. And unflinching an explosive reckoning with one of the most fateful decisions in American political history. Joe Biden's run for reelection. Despite evidence of a serious decline amid desperate efforts to hide the extent of that deterioration which we participated in. I put in that last part.
Ryan Seacrest
Yeah, it's just so weird. I can't get past the shamelessness of it. Sorry.
Joe Getty
Now the full unsettling truth is being told. For the first time, Jake Tapper and Alec Thompson takes us behind closed doors and into private conversations between the heaviest of hitters, revealing how big the problem was and how many people knew about it. From White House staffers at the highest levels to the lowest levels, to leaders of Congress in the cabinet, from governors to donors and Hollywood players, the truth is finally being told. I gotta read this. And I'm sure there'll be some really interesting stuff in it that I'll have Friday. But again, a little hard to take.
Ryan Seacrest
Yeah, these people are not gonna talk to, I don't know, Charles Cook from the National Review or whatever, but they would talk to Jake and finally spill the beans.
Joe Getty
How are they gonna handle it? So he'll almost certainly be on a bunch of the Sunday morning shows, maybe even 60 minutes. This might be a big enough one that the big debut Interview is on 60 Minutes. How are they going to handle that? How are they, how are they not going to say you, we and everybody else? But Fox pretended this wasn't happening.
Ryan Seacrest
Shameless hypocrisy. That's how they'll handle it, you child.
Joe Getty
I mean, is Scott Pelly going to say he didn't remember what day it was or something like that?
Ryan Seacrest
Yes, they're going to act incredulous and ignore the fact that they too were part of the COVID up. Shameless. Shameless.
Joe Getty
Wow.
Ryan Seacrest
Speaking of shameless, one more couple of sentences. Hunter appeared in the doorway, eyes bulging, Gucci trousers stained with what looked like fresh blood. FYI, I found a couple of fingers in the men's room, he said. Anyone seen the dog? A pair of Secret Service agents left to attend to their dying colleague. Oh, I know. Oh Andrew, we salute you. That is really funny.
Joe Getty
Left to attend to their dying colleague is pretty over the top.
Ryan Seacrest
The senior officials sat in silence as Jill performed her custodial duties and Joe mumbled semi coherently about the time he got arrested in Japan for trying to rescue a geisha, which never happened.
Joe Getty
I feel like for a lot of our audience we could just read from this for the rest of the hour. I would enjoy it perfectly happy. Okay, more on the way. Stay here.
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Joe Getty
Playing Irish music because it's St. Patrick's Day, which is. I don't even know what it is anymore. I don't. I don't. I enjoyed it as a little kid and as a parent, but I don't know what the point is. Hanson Our executive producers angry about all the news anchors wearing green? It is. You're a third grade teacher, wear green, but you're a news anchor delivering the news.
Ryan Seacrest
What is that? Harmless? It is in spite of all my yelling that it's a culture, not a costume. Yeah, it's fine, I guess.
Joe Getty
Yeah.
Ryan Seacrest
Have I lost my capacity for joy?
Joe Getty
That's what I'm wondering. But it's a little silly if you're a serious news anchor, isn't it? Wearing green because of St. Patrick's Day. Because. Because what? Because you get pinched if you don't.
Ryan Seacrest
Everybody does it. I don't know. Look. Look how much fun this is. We're all wearing green, you know, that is fun. I don't want to stomp on other people's joy. If you're feeling joy, life is hard and then you die. So feel your joyous over drink fight.
Joe Getty
Really celebrate it. Here's J.D. vance from the other day. There were protesters outside the White House and I'm sure all of us saw.
Ryan Seacrest
There were a few protesters outside and I can't be the only person wondering, you know, it's a little afternoon on a Friday and don't you all have jobs? Who are the people?
Joe Getty
Something many of us have been saying for years. I'm glad to hear somebody of that. That level finally say, don't you have a job? Don't you have someplace to be? I can't just, like, take the day off and go protest something.
Ryan Seacrest
How do all of you have infinite time to cheer for Hamas on the streets of the city?
Joe Getty
Right. No kidding. A couple other things just to going through my notes from the weekend. I don't know. Rapper Lulia. My son was so jazzed because Playboi Carti dropped a new album on Friday and he and all his friends were so into it. And then Playboy Carti is a really big deal and called buffering to break down or whatever. But I don't know. Lil Yachty. But anyway, Lil Yachty got a fair amount of attention.
Ryan Seacrest
Yacht? Like he owns a yachty? Like the boat?
Joe Getty
Yeah, just like the boat. That's way it's spelled.
Ryan Seacrest
Okay.
Joe Getty
Lil Yachty said Black Lives Matter is a total shady scam. The hip hop sensation recently said in a YouTube interview that the neo Marxist terror group Black Lives Matter is a scam. Terror group? The New York Post throw in. I've never referred to them as a.
Ryan Seacrest
Terror group, although, well, they sponsored riots.
Joe Getty
Yeah, I suppose that's accurate. And obviously little Yachty saying that it wasn't very popular. He is a black gentleman. He said BLM was literally a scam, citing facts that its leadership had bought mansions using the tens of millions donated to the anti Semitic, anti white, anti American syndicate. Well, he's right about that.
Ryan Seacrest
So I think every word of that couple of sentences was correct.
Joe Getty
Yeah. Different thing, different people. Maybe you saw the vandal who threw Molotov cocktails at Tesla's at the dealership the other day was is trans 42 year old transgender woman. It says here calls herself Baby in her online Persona. So not a crazy person at all, just a mentally ill person needing to lash out at something and chose Tesla. And this is a burbling story out there that some of you may be aware of. The idea that Michelle Obama is a man and. And Francis, President Macron's wife is a man also. Where did that come from? So I was looking at the BBC. Two women guilty of slandering Bridget McCrone. This started about a year ago. Two French women claimed that the country's first lady there in France, Bridget McCrone, was a dude who had gone transgender. They've been found guilty of slander because France is one of those countries, practically every country but the United States. You can't say anything you want about politicians. Anyway, these two people broadcast what it says here. Unsubstantiated rumors online that Bridget had never existed. That her brother Jean Michael had changed gender and started using the name Bridget. So there was a son in the family that at some point was. Was grooming. You know, there's a 25 year age gap. You know the whole story with President McCrone. He was a kid in school and it was this teacher that got with him who he ended up marrying. Yeah. So it was a. It was a gay man grooming President Macron who then changed to woman because that would be easier or better for his political career. I don't know what. But anyway, so that, that started with a couple of women in France who have been found guilty of slander.
Ryan Seacrest
What was the procedure of. I mean, because truth is an absolute defense against slander, at least in this country. Did they give her the check or what?
Joe Getty
I don't think they. Yeah, check the crotch. I don't think they did that.
Ryan Seacrest
No. Justice Armstrong and Getty.
Jack Armstrong
Hi, I'm Cindy Crawford and I'm the founder of Meaningful Beauty. Well, I don't know about you, but, like, I never liked being told, oh, wow, you look so good for your age. Like, why even bother saying that? Why don't you just say you look great at any age? Every age. That's what Meaningful Beauty is all about. We create products that make you feel confident in your skin at the age you are now. Meaningful Beauty. Beautiful skin at every age. Learn more@meaningfulbeauty.com this is Jenny Garth from I Do Part 2. You could have lost 10 pounds already if you started one month ago. So are you ready to start today? Find out if weight loss meds are right for you in just three minutes at tryfh.com try fh.com Results vary based on start weight and adherence to diet, exercise and program goals. Data based on independent studies sponsored by Future Health. Future Health is not a healthcare services provider. Meds are prescribed at providers discretion. The New Year's Here. It's the perfect time to refresh those household essentials and score some cash back rewards with Colgate Palmolive. From toothpaste to dish soap, chances are you've got Colgate Palmolive products on your shopping list and in your house. Right now we're talking brands like Colgate Soft Soap, Palmolive, Irish Spring, Fabuloso and Tom's of Maine. And right now you can get up to a $10 digital Visa prepaid card when you buy up to $30 of Colgate Palmolive products. Here's how it Spend $20 on their products. Get $5 Spend $30 Get a $10 reward. All you do is shop your favorite brands, snap a pic of your receipt and upload it to CPR. It's so easy. That's cprewards.com so grab what you need. Or maybe try something new and get rewarded just for doing your usual shopping. And start your year fresh by earning cash back rewards with Colgate Palmolive Rewards available while supplies last. Limits apply US only 1125 through 33125 for full terms and conditions, visit cprewards.com.
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Joe Getty
Remember when a cup for a cup of coffee Irish dancing was all the rage?
Ryan Seacrest
Sharer Michael Flatley. Right.
Joe Getty
Never. That was the deal, man. People would go to a packed auditorium to watch some Irish dancing.
Ryan Seacrest
You remember when guys pretending to be girls was all their age? They called it transgenderism. Jack. We are not gonna stare at their.
Jack Armstrong
Crotches while they're wearing their little shopping shorts at the mall.
Joe Getty
I don't give anything away. I'm only halfway through her autobiography that came out last week.
Ryan Seacrest
That was the mentally ill Dylan Mulvaney. A clip back in the day. This is interesting. It took a little longer than the Biden administration turning informer and calling Jake Tapper on the phone. But the whole hiring Dylan Mulvaney to be a Bud Light partner or whatever, unofficial spokesperson thing, people are starting to talk now. And a former Anheuser Busch executive talked to Fox Business recently saying that decision was not authentic at all. The problem with the Bud Light Dylan Mulvaney partnership was they were just not an authentic partnership. They were catering to a lot of special interests. And he told Fox News he realized he needed to leave the company when DEI was preventing the brand from what should have been a no brainer business decision, like partnering with veteran owned Black Rifle Coffee. I joined a company that I thought was a great meritocracy and then I saw the company really change, especially after 2020, 21 when the DEI movement was really gaining steam. He said. So the company said no to Black Rifle Coffee, but yes to trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney.
Jack Armstrong
One thing I will not tolerate people saying about me is that I don't like beer because I love beer and I always have.
Joe Getty
Well, Black Rifle Coffee almost got folded into the Budweiser world. That would have been.
Ryan Seacrest
It doesn't say specifically what sort of partnership it'd be, but the ensuing backlash, which included Kid Rock shooting cases of Bud Light and posting it online. One of my favorite moments from that haunts the company to this day. And he went on to describe how Bud Light was pressured by outside interest groups like the Human Rights Campaign, which more and more companies are now severing any ties with. These are the way, way, way left LGBTQ plus minus over the power of three folks who make you report all your statistics and publish your trans rights manual or else they will blackmail you and bring you to ruin. But evidently they got pressure that they gave into from groups like that. And he says he was, he Couldn't believe it. It was authentically a brand that was about sports and humor and bringing people together. It never got involved in politicized issues. And Dylan Mulvaney was the face of a lot of these very polarizing topics. There's one more really interesting part. Oh. He said a convergence of outside factors pressured Bud Light into embracing an ever increasing rubric of DEI policies that ultimately led to the disaster. He pointed to large asset managers like BlackRock pressuring companies to adopt environmental, social and governance and DEI policies because, and I remember reading about this at the time, I'm pretty sure I brought it up on the air at least once or twice. Those giant funds were getting hardcore demands from progressive states like California and New York who were handling their pension funds. So the progressives in California and New York and Europe to some extent were saying to the giant investment companies, do you want our $300 billion in assets under your management with the fees? Well, then you have to institute these ESG and DEI policies.
Joe Getty
That's interesting. Okay, so that's what drove the whole thing then.
Ryan Seacrest
Right. And so then BlackRock was pressuring companies to do the same. It's worth noting, last month BlackRock told employees who are shifting away from our DEI policies and ending most of them. And the former executive also said that Bud Light having a European owner in Bev caused it to lose sight of the American values the brand had come to represent. In his view, it's normal for business and government to collude to influence social outcomes in Europe, but that kind of partnership was antithetical to Bud Light's business values and was alienating to its customers. In the US they abide by really different rules over in Europe. Europe is very pro esg. Pro DEI on the continent.
Joe Getty
I didn't know that. So if you start pressuring those big companies at the top, like we started doing briefly, it filters down like this. Well, that's highly troubling.
Ryan Seacrest
Yeah. And he said the only thing that he thinks is going to cure Bud Light's ills. And he said the whole Shane Gillis and that super bowl ad with rapper Post Malone big men on the cul de sac, which was very amusing. Everybody liked it. But he said for Bud Light to truly recover, a true apology is in order and perhaps the company should even consider leaving its European parent company and finding an American owner. They have to say they screwed up and asked customers for a second chance. I think they have, actually. But yeah, I mean, if I'm Bud Light's brand manager, I don't know how the InBev, you know, corporate ladder looks. But this would be a great. Not dodge, but strategy. Say, hey, you remember that whole crazy thing with that, you know, one person. We're owned by a European country and they are a company rather, and they made us do it. Well, we're American now. And we're back Bud Light and have Kid Rock say, hell, yeah, you know, so whatever, take it over the top.
Joe Getty
I don't need apologies from my watery alcoholic beverages.
Ryan Seacrest
But if, hey, it cost him billions of dollars.
Joe Getty
Yeah, I know. Just. I'm not demanding apology out here, but.
Ryan Seacrest
Every person on the board of directors on live TV cuts off a finger as an apology. That way you know they're sincere. Was that Dylan Mulvaney again?
Joe Getty
Pluck out an eye, Michael.
Ryan Seacrest
Oh, that's a little far.
Joe Getty
That's how much I care. One more stupid thing before we have to take a break. This person was appointed to the High Energy Physics Advisory panel under Joe Biden, whatever that is. High Energy Physics Advisory Panel.
Ryan Seacrest
But they, I was not invited to join that.
Joe Getty
They had a lot of say in the Energy Department about not wacky green stuff. While Biden was president. They were a gender studies professor who once wrote white empiricism undermines Einstein, Einstein's theory of relativity. So the whole theory of relativity thing, it's, it's, it's white empiricism. So you can't, you can't buy it. One of the most important scientific breakthroughs in the history of mankind.
Ryan Seacrest
Panel.
Joe Getty
And this person is a gender studies professor again. But they're talking about the theory of relativity and gender. And then they got put on the, an important board on. In the Energy Department. None of it fits together, obviously, which just gives you an idea how, how to whack. The whole thing was.
Ryan Seacrest
Joe Biden was a miserable, terrible president.
Joe Getty
How much did he know about this? Zero.
Ryan Seacrest
Right. So that's what proves my point. But I, I see yours as well.
Joe Getty
Yeah, I, I don't think Jake Tapper's book is probably going to get to this. Books will be written that do get to it. There was all kinds of stuff being done all over the place that you could slip by because the president was so out to lunch.
Ryan Seacrest
Right, right. And as we mentioned earlier in the show, Donald J. Trump, the president just truthed out or tweeted out that the pardons that sleepy Joe Biden gave to, you know, a lot of people are declared void, vacant, and of no further force or effect because they were done by auto pen. In other words, Joe Biden did not sign them, but more importantly, he did not know anything about them. Will this be investigated? Because it is not a joke of an allegation.
Joe Getty
No.
Ryan Seacrest
To say, hey, his advisors who are secretly running the White House all got together and used the power of the presidency without the President's knowledge to pardon all their friends and cronies, which they.
Joe Getty
Might have done because lots of that sort of stuff was going on. Jake Sullivan was, was freelancing, you know, a lot of foreign policies because the President wasn't available to talk with. I mean it could have been such the, just so common in a bunch of different areas there the last year or so that you, you would have felt comfortable doing this because lots of people were operating on their own.
Ryan Seacrest
Right. I mean two, it's very, very, very believable to say, yeah, we had a list of pardons including all of our buddies and cronies and hunters and the Biden family and told them, Mr. President, these are the list of pardons very carefully vetted by the pardons board. Just need your signature there, sir, and there. But they didn't, as Trump pointed out, they use the auto. Auto pen. Is that what you call it?
Joe Getty
I don't know how you'd investigate this without talking to Joe Biden. And Joe Biden I can only assume is in way worse condition now than he was a year ago or the last time we heard. When did we last hear from him?
Ryan Seacrest
When he left town and shouted at us. But like say it random Bush racking and horn swaggling cracker Crocker is gonna rebel. My Briller.
Joe Getty
We haven't played that in a long time. God, we were playing that for Joe Biden how many years ago during the 2020 election.
Ryan Seacrest
Yeah. So 2019 or 2020. Yeah.
Joe Getty
No horn swaggling poor old guys talking to somebody yesterday who's parent is fully into dementia and they're, they're, they're questioning, you know, whether there's any point in going to visit them or not anymore because they don't know they're being visited and just that sort of thing, you know.
Ryan Seacrest
Yeah. Heartbreaking.
Joe Getty
And, and you know that that's, that's where Joe Biden is headed if he's not already there.
Ryan Seacrest
Yeah, he's probably still semi coherent, but did you sign off an accident?
Joe Getty
He's, did you sign all of those pardons and commutations? How would he answer that question? He can't.
Ryan Seacrest
No. So it'll be difficult to prove it. You're the only witness that really, really, really matters. Unless you can get somebody to confess to the other half of it, but you never will. Yes, Michael, you need Biden. Do you think we will ever find out in this book or another book who is actually running the country the last year?
Joe Getty
We will someday. I don't. I doubt in this book someday we will. My guess is that Jake Sullivan played a really big role and Jill as, as people before me have pointed out, she is going to end up being the villain, the real villain of this whole thing.
Ryan Seacrest
I wonder. I suspect very strongly the country was run like a city council and maybe one of those folks acted as the de facto mayor, but they would get together and decide, yeah, all right, we'll, we'll do this and we'll advise the president to do that and make sure he does it. And who knows, maybe he came in and out. Maybe some days he acted like the president, but not all days.
Joe Getty
No, definitely not all days. There's no way all days he was in charge of his faculties. As we all know, we will finish strong.
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Joe Getty
Bill Maher also spent part of his show on HBO Friday night talking about the Department of Education and how it has failed and it maybe needs to go and how our public education system is broken. So appreciate that. From a Democrat. This is sort of breaking news. Chuck Schumer, leader of the Democrats in the Senate, had a book tour because he's got a new book out and he has canceled it. So far at least his first stop because of security concerns. They say Schumer is postponing his book tour amid a major backlash from Democrats due to his decision to join Republicans in passing the C.R. they call it, on Friday to avoid the government shutdown. So there you go. Continue to be in disarray. Those of you over there.
Ryan Seacrest
I just pray Trump can keep it between the rails and.
Joe Getty
Well, you know, everything goes in cycles anyway. Anyway. I've seen the Republicans down and out a number of times and the Democrats down now a number of times in my adulthood where it seemed like you could never come back. And both parties always do. Usually you have to adjust your sales, though.
Ryan Seacrest
Well, I was just going to say, generally speaking, those turnarounds have been accompanied by recognizing what the problem is and fixing it.
Joe Getty
Yeah.
Ryan Seacrest
As opposed to doubling down on what got you booted out of office.
Joe Getty
So NBC had their polling come out yesterday, their political polling, and they had Donald Trump with the highest approval rating he has ever had in NBC polling, which is something given everything that, you know, we all know the story. Uh, and the Democrats with the lowest approval rating they've had at a party, as a party, ever. Right track. Wrong track. More Americans than they have seen in 20 years with right track. But Donald Trump, for the first time in his political career, upside down on the economy with a majority of Americans not digging his choices and. Or rhetoric.
Ryan Seacrest
Right, Right. Which is significant because that's what he ran on. That's what I was thinking of when I was concerned about, you know, all we have to do is not screw this up too badly, and conservatism should be able to dominate for long enough to really right some of the wrongs that have happened in recent years. But. But we'll have to see. I'm certainly rooting for it to all work out, but I'm a little nervous, like most of America.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah.
Joe Getty
I was reading from one of Trump's advisors who was one on one of the talk shows yesterday. Oh, Former CEO of Goldman Sachs, Lloyd Blankfein. He said, when you look at these economic policies from Trump in a macro way, they have a method. To him, the risk to the markets is dislocation in the short term. But I think our republic will be better off if we spend a few thousand dollars more for a car in return for having a workforce that can make things and can afford what they make. It's easier to say when you're a CEO of Goldman Sachs and very, very wealthy. And I don't. I don't know how the regular Joe lunchbox is going to respond to paying a few thousand dollars more or A few hundred dollars more for this or that.
Ryan Seacrest
That. Well, his idea, that is, that after a perhaps rocky transitional period, as he said, we'll live in a country where people make things and they can afford to buy things. They have good, solid jobs.
Joe Getty
We'll see.
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I will take one for the team. I'll read at least portions of the Jake Tapper book when it comes out Thursday. Here's your host for final Thoughts, Joe Getty.
Ryan Seacrest
Let's get a final thought from everyone in the crew to wrap up the day. There he is, Michelangelo, pressing the buttons. Michael, what's your final thought? Well, it's St. Patrick's Day. I love. I like corned beef, I like potatoes, but I can't stand cabbage. Oh, just can't stand it. Do you like coleslaw? It's okay. That's made of cabbages. It's kind of a halfway cabbage.
Joe Getty
Look at you trying to talk somebody.
Ryan Seacrest
In a cabbage just to make it conversation. You bully. Katie Green, our esteemed newswoman, has a final thought. Katie, just gonna put it on record.
Joe Getty
I did not appreciate the naysaying about St. Patrick's Day and wearing green this morning.
Ryan Seacrest
Sorry, I'm in a foul mood. Jackie, final thought for us.
Joe Getty
It's kind of interesting because I texted somebody I know. Did you wear green today? Kind of, you know, just making conversation and they are Irish and thought, I don't wear green. I'm Irish. My parents, blah, blah, blah, blah. So I don't know, some Irish.
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Joe Getty
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Joe Getty
Is that your final.
Ryan Seacrest
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Joe Getty
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Release Date: March 17, 2025
Hosts: Jack Armstrong & Joe Getty
Podcast: Armstrong & Getty On Demand by iHeartPodcasts
In the "Check The Crotch" episode of Armstrong & Getty On Demand, hosts Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty delve into a range of pressing political and social issues, interspersed with their characteristic humor and candid commentary. The episode covers topics from the Russia-Ukraine conflict and political leadership critiques to controversial social movements and corporate policies influenced by Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives. Additionally, the hosts discuss Jake Tapper's new book on President Biden's decline, examine recent political polling data, and wrap up with light-hearted St. Patrick's Day banter.
The episode opens with a robust discussion on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, highlighting the complexities surrounding potential ceasefires and leadership strategies.
Questioning Ceasefire Plans:
Jack Armstrong challenges the feasibility of rapid conflict resolution:
“[03:24] Jack Armstrong: 'What's the plan if Putin doesn't agree to a ceasefire?'”
Skepticism Towards Political Promises:
Joe Getty reflects on past statements about swiftly settling the war, expressing doubt about the sincerity and capability of current leaders:
“[05:38] Joe Getty: 'I hate the idea that we're sending the message to the world that if you decide to take another country, you can get away with it.'”
Trump's Potential Role:
Ryan Seacrest speculates on former President Trump's possible actions regarding the conflict:
“[07:35] Ryan Seacrest: 'Trump's attitude toward Russia is completely mystifying to me.'”
A significant portion of the episode is dedicated to dissecting Jake Tapper's recently released book, "Original Sin: President Biden's Decline."
Satirical Excerpts:
Ryan Seacrest reads an excerpt that portrays President Biden in a satirical and critical light:
“[08:18] Ryan Seacrest: 'President Joe Biden sat hunched at the head of the table...'"
Hosts' Reactions:
Joe Getty expresses skepticism about the book's credibility and its portrayal of Biden:
“[08:51] Joe Getty: 'Now the book comes out Thursday. I feel like I'm going to have to hate read that thing.'”
Book's Impact on Political Discourse:
The hosts discuss the potential ramifications of the book on public perception and political narratives:
“[12:03] Joe Getty: '80% of the country knew, right? And that includes a lot of Democrats.'”
The hosts address controversial statements and actions related to social movements, examining their impact on public opinion and political landscapes.
Lil Yachty's Remarks on Black Lives Matter:
Joe Getty discusses rapper Lil Yachty's critical statements about BLM, highlighting the tension between celebrity influence and social movements:
“[20:21] Joe Getty: 'Lil Yachty said Black Lives Matter is a total shady scam.'”
Slander Case in France:
Ryan Seacrest brings up a recent slander case involving France's first lady, reflecting on the spread of misinformation:
“[22:38] Ryan Seacrest: 'What was the procedure of...'”
A deep dive into how DEI policies are affecting corporate decisions, with a focus on Bud Light's partnership fallout.
Bud Light and Dylan Mulvaney Controversy:
The hosts analyze Bud Light's collaboration with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney and the subsequent backlash:
“[27:05] Ryan Seacrest: 'That was the mentally ill Dylan Mulvaney...'”
Impact of DEI on Business Decisions:
Ryan Seacrest and Joe Getty critique how DEI mandates are influencing corporate partnerships, often leading to financial and reputational damage:
“[30:43] Ryan Seacrest: 'These giant funds were getting hardcore demands from progressive states like California and New York...'”
Recommendations for Recovery:
The discussion includes suggestions for brands to regain consumer trust through authentic apologies and rebranding efforts:
“[32:48] Ryan Seacrest: 'The only thing that he thinks is going to cure Bud Light's ills...'”
The episode examines questionable appointments within Biden's administration, questioning the qualifications and relevance of appointed members.
Questionable Appointments:
Joe Getty highlights the appointment of a gender studies professor to the High Energy Physics Advisory Panel, raising concerns about expertise:
“[33:10] Joe Getty: '...he is a gender studies professor again...'”
Administrative Disconnect:
The hosts discuss the apparent disconnect between scientific expertise and the appointed members, suggesting administrative mismanagement:
“[34:06] Ryan Seacrest: 'Panel.'”
An analysis of recent political polling data reveals shifting public sentiments towards major political parties.
Trump's Rising Approval:
Joe Getty notes that Donald Trump has achieved his highest approval rating in NBC polling, while Democratic approval has hit a historic low:
“[44:02] Ryan Seacrest: '...those turnarounds have been accompanied by recognizing what the problem is and fixing it.'”
Economic Policies Under Scrutiny:
Despite high approval ratings, Ryan Seacrest brings attention to criticism of Trump's economic strategies, suggesting they may not benefit the average American:
“[44:47] Joe Getty: '...his idea… we live in a country where people make things.'”
The episode concludes with light-hearted discussions surrounding St. Patrick's Day, blending cultural observations with the hosts' signature humor.
Cultural Stereotypes:
Ryan Seacrest and Joe Getty joke about common Irish stereotypes, reflecting on changing cultural practices:
“[46:31] Ryan Seacrest: 'I wear pasty skin and red hair, thank you very much.'”
Personal Anecdotes:
The hosts share personal stories related to St. Patrick's Day, enhancing relatability and audience engagement:
“[47:27] Joe Getty: 'I get drunk.'”
On Messaging in International Conflicts:
Joe Getty ([05:28]): "We are going to allow Putin to get away with it."
On Political Leadership and Decision-Making:
Jack Armstrong ([03:24]): "What's the plan if Putin doesn't agree to a ceasefire?"
On Corporate Policies and Authenticity:
Ryan Seacrest ([32:48]): "The only thing that he thinks is going to cure Bud Light's ills..."
On Presidential Competence:
Ryan Seacrest ([34:38]): "Panel."
Throughout the episode, Armstrong and Getty provide a critical lens on current political dynamics, corporate responsibilities, and social movements. They emphasize the importance of accountability in leadership, both in government and business. The hosts express concern over the influence of DEI policies on corporate decisions, the authenticity of public statements by influencers, and the portrayal of political figures in media and literature.
Their discussion on Jake Tapper's book serves as a catalyst for broader conversations about presidential competence and administrative effectiveness. Additionally, the analysis of political polling data underscores a volatile political landscape with shifting public opinions.
The episode wraps up with cultural commentary, offering listeners a blend of serious discourse and relatable humor. This balance ensures an engaging and thought-provoking listening experience, staying true to the show's reputation for candid and insightful discussions.
Listeners New to the Podcast:
For those unfamiliar with Armstrong & Getty On Demand, this episode exemplifies the show's blend of political analysis, social commentary, and personable banter. By addressing current events with both depth and humor, Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty create an informative and entertaining listening experience.
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