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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 Getty. Apparently the Biden administration and USAID authorized $20 million to create a version of Sesame street in Iraq. In this version, when the Cookie Monster steals cookies, they cut off his hands. He's still happy, though.
Joe Getty
I saw some of that Sesame street in Iraq. Some video was floating around. But that's another thing we funded for some reason. So all that money that's getting cut and it's supposedly controversial, it isn't to me. But we'll get to some of the punditry around that coming up this hour.
Jack Armstrong
And I just can't wait to hear more about the Clinton Foundation's grifting through USAID that the current transportation secretary referenced in a tweet. But first, let's figure out who's reporting what. Better late than never. It's the lead story with Katie Green. Katie?
Katie Green
Alrighty. Let's start with ABC News. Borders are Tom Holman threatens military action at Mexican cartels if necessary.
Joe Getty
I think it's a good idea to be flexing like this just to make it clear, I mean, seriously, saying don't, not in the Kamala Joe Biden way that nobody knew it, everybody knew it didn't mean anything, but actually mean, don't think that that's an option.
Jack Armstrong
Well, sometimes it helps to offer the alternative. If Mexican drug cartels threaten and fire on our people, we will not defend ourselves. I mean, what an insane proposition that is.
Katie Green
USA Today government workers sue to stop Trump from dismantling usaid.
Jack Armstrong
Go ahead.
Joe Getty
Can I sue? When? Not if, when they decide to get rid of us, can I sue? Say you can't get rid of me. This is my job. I'd have to move.
Katie Green
From NBC. US added 143,000 jobs in January. Unemployment rate dips to 4%, which is.
Joe Getty
Actually bad news because or it's good news or I don't know anymore.
Jack Armstrong
The Fed is signaled something, something.
Katie Green
From Fox Business. Costco awarded executives hundreds of thousands in DEI related bonuses.
Joe Getty
Really? Costco? I have a buddy of mine, his daughter works for Costco and absolutely loves the company. And I was talking the other day about, I'M I'm just stunned by how efficient they are at Costco, but I didn't know they were down with the DEI stuff.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah, I've been reading about this. I brought this up recently. They are. They're among the people who think DEI merely means having opportunities available for minority folks. They don't understand that it's a method of neo Marxist takeover. So when Costco says dei, they're just trying to recruit people of, you know, all sorts of races to work at their company. So I think it's more confused than, like, dedication to the. The actual philosophy.
Joe Getty
Got. My son is TDAP booster yesterday at Costco, and it couldn't have been easier and more efficient as a place to.
Jack Armstrong
I mentioned that recently by stock or something. This is a half a commercial.
Joe Getty
But I meant I mentioned that to a couple of people. They're like, you're getting. He's getting his shot at Costco. Yeah, yeah. It was really easy to go on their app and book it in a time. And I showed up and there was no wait and blah, blah, blah. It was great.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah. The lady who hands out samples of the cheese dip also gives out the shots. That's funny.
Katie Green
All right, well, sponsored by Costco. This from Breitbart. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on summit with President Trump. Quote, best meeting between us and Israel ever.
Jack Armstrong
I don't doubt it. I mean, especially after Biden.
Joe Getty
Oh, they got a room behind the pharmacy. They take you back there. It's like being at a doctor's office. I know because my son was like, I don't want to be out there with everybody looking at me thinking it's going to be like standing next to the woman with the hair net on and her little cups of cheese, next to the guy that says, hey, do you own a home? Have you thought of solar?
Katie Green
Little cups of cheese.
Joe Getty
You don't want to be between those two people. God, the barkers at me. I hate that so much.
Jack Armstrong
Oh, yeah.
Joe Getty
Hate that so much. Hey, if you have solar, I'm here to pick up a couple of things. Leave me alone. Can get you in a solar. How long you been in your house? They walk along with you as you're trying to get away from them.
Jack Armstrong
The idea for, of signing up for a solar system when you're there for socks and ketchup, I mean, how do you. How do you make decisions in your life?
Joe Getty
Decisions Just off the cuff, because I need to go get socks and a big thing of mayonnaise.
Katie Green
All right, I'm going to wrap this up. So you can keep talking about Costco there, Jack, Washington Post, super bowl parties are out. Taylor bowl parties are in.
Jack Armstrong
No, they're not. Among young women, maybe. I don't.
Joe Getty
Last year, there was a fair amount of hue and cry over how much time the broadcast would spend on showing Taylor or mentioning or whatever. Has that subsided as the NFL gotten it right to where it's pleasing the people that want Taylor and not angering the people who do or.
Jack Armstrong
I don't know. I guarantee you the. The executives and the producers and the directors have had a meeting about that very question.
Joe Getty
Absolutely. They probably have a number in mind. I mean, the boss probably said, if we show her more than 10 times, that's too much. Or if we don't show her at least 10 times, that's, you know, we've failed. Something like that.
Jack Armstrong
And either Roger Goodell or one of his top deputies, the commissioner of the NFL, was there for. For that meeting, which is kind of funny if you think about it.
Joe Getty
Well, I know that they have stats that show she's increased viewership, which, you know, adds up to money.
Jack Armstrong
You know, it's a lot like building a political coalition. If you can add these voters without alienating those voters, that's the sweet spot you go for. Be tough on immigration but not alienate Hispanics. Same idea.
Joe Getty
Why do we still have the pounding music underneath us? Is this to keep the momentum going or.
Katie Green
Yeah, that's because we haven't hit the Babylon B yet.
Joe Getty
Oh, right. You have to end the thing. I knew.
Jack Armstrong
Michael, don't back down when a bully comes at you like that.
Joe Getty
You're right. You need to stand up for myself.
Jack Armstrong
Fine.
Joe Getty
Let's show. Let's show Taylor real quick. Okay, now back to you, Katie.
Katie Green
Ah, right.
Jack Armstrong
So leggy. Yes.
Joe Getty
Look what she's wearing.
Katie Green
All right, finally, the Babylon Be. Biden lands role with talent agency signs on as a corpse for csi.
Jack Armstrong
I did see where he'd signed with one of the big agencies. Yeah, to do what?
Joe Getty
God, what is he gonna be on? Is he gonna just disappear like Reagan did? Basically, you know, because he was into dementia for. For quite a few years and lived for quite a few more years, but it wasn't out and about or doing anything. Biden's gonna be like that, right?
Jack Armstrong
Yeah. Again, unless he's like, a special guest on Chicago Hope or whatever the hospital show is of the moment where, you know, he's that case where they put him in the morgue, but he wasn't actually dead, and the family's angry and I mean, that'd be a good plot.
Joe Getty
I was talking to a guy yesterday, very successful guy, same age as me, and we're talking about, you know, what you're going to do in your rest of your life or what do you want to do in retirement or what, you know, what's your second act or whatever. And he was talking about getting into politics. And I said, wow, that is interesting. You know, with everything else, we're on the older end, or maybe too old to get into that. On politics, you're on the young end. You're like the, you'd be the fresh face. Isn't that wild that in that one area of life, somebody who's 65, for instance, is a fresh, young face on the scene?
Jack Armstrong
You absolutely could be. Yeah, yeah.
Joe Getty
That's wild.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah.
Joe Getty
I don't know how we made that decision. We don't think that about anything else. Not a. Not one other thing.
Jack Armstrong
Well, I don't object to people with some life experience and wisdom who aren't going to fall for the latest, you know, craze or catchphrase or whatever. In politics. I think a mix is nice. The problem is when it's like all 80, everybody's 80.
Joe Getty
Well, that's the thing. Because a 65 year old is 15 years younger than the 80 year old. That's a lot.
Jack Armstrong
Sure, yeah. What, how amusing was it to see Chuck Schumer out there trying to fire up the crowd? We're gonna fight them. We're not gonna take this Doge dictatorship. And it's like, dude, you are so a parody of yourself at this point.
Joe Getty
And you get a 40 year old in there and you're not a kid. When you're 40 and you're half the age, you're four decades young. It's like Bill Belichick and his girlfriend. I mean, it's crazy.
Jack Armstrong
Right?
Joe Getty
What does Peggy Noonan of the Wall Street Journal think of Elon and Doge? Among other things we've got on the way. Stay here.
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Joe Getty
I've been saying to all the federal employees, beware of this offer. I don't believe it's been funded. Whatever. I can't believe how much attention Doge is getting. Got a lot of attention during the election, the run up. I had high hopes for it because I'd love to see it be effective. But man, it is the focal point of the media right now, partially because most of the mainstream media believes government is your savior. And the idea of shrinking it is just horrifying to them. There's a guy standing outside the White House, part of the protesters. Doge stands for diabolical oligarch Grifting efficiently.
Jack Armstrong
Oh no, they've beaten us with their clever twisted acronyms, right?
Joe Getty
The government isn't grifting efficiently. No, it's somebody who comes in and tries to shrink. It is the grifter.
Jack Armstrong
He was so proud of his sign too.
Joe Getty
So a couple of Elon's young helpers, he's got this young team got attention yesterday. One guy who the the only thing about him that, that made the news yesterday, this Edward Corestein, a 19 year old technologist who has Gone by the Internet moniker Big Balls. And I guess that alone was supposed to be a reason that I don't want to be part of the team or horrified or something. I don't know.
Jack Armstrong
I'm not a fan of it, but I'm not sure that's a very effective indictment.
Joe Getty
Are you within the range of normal and it's okay, or have you seen a doctor? I don't know.
Jack Armstrong
You need to break out your orchidometer, which we learned years ago, is the device used for measuring the size of men's testicles. I believe that was in the context of steroid use in baseball.
Joe Getty
Barry Bonds. That's right.
Jack Armstrong
Right. Yeah.
Joe Getty
So. But then there was another guy who actually had to resign. Doge staffer resigns over racist posts. This guy's 25 years old and part of the Elon Musk lieutenants deployed by the by Doge to try to root out inefficiencies he had posted in July. So pretty recently, just for the record, I was racist before. It was cool. He said he had said, you could not pay me to marry outside my ethnicity. He put on Twitter one point in September.
Jack Armstrong
I don't think that makes you a racist. Saying I'm a racist probably does.
Joe Getty
How about normalize Indian hate?
Jack Armstrong
Oh, that's. You shouldn't hate anybody.
Joe Getty
No, I'm not pro hating any. Anybody, really. I hate the government, so. I really do. I actually hate the government in like, a practically irrational way, but I do normalize Indian hate. The account wrote the same month in reference to a post noting the prevalence of people from India in Silicon Valley. Yeah, that. That's not cool. After the Wall Street Journal inquired about the account, White House spokesman Caroline Levitt said that Eliz had resigned from his role. So Elon probably told him that's too much, dude. I guess. I don't know.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah, yeah, you're. You're getting in the way. Go.
Joe Getty
As it says here in the Wall Street Journal, Doge has radically upended the federal government in the weeks since. Weeks? We're only, what, two weeks into this? Not a month. Yeah.
Jack Armstrong
Isn't that striking?
Joe Getty
It really is. It doesn't feel like it's been three weeks. Feels like a year of the administration. Anyway. Doge is radically upended the federal government in the weeks since Trump's inauguration, including by largely dismantling the U.S. agency for International Development, U.S. aID, which is going from 11,000 employees to 200 some today and Monday, which is really something.
Jack Armstrong
Cut.
Joe Getty
Yeah, I'd say, according to the Treasury Secretary, Scott Besant, because A lot of the knock is on Elon getting information about various federal employees and there's a horror over that. According to the Treasury Secretary, this is not some roving band running around doing things. These are highly trained professionals doing it in a professional manner. So I don't know, it'll be rooted out one way or the other, I assume.
Jack Armstrong
Mm.
Joe Getty
Oh, this is interesting. So the. This is not big balls. This is the guy who says I was a racist before. Racism was cool. He had also tweeted out 99 of Indian H1BS. That's the visa that allows you to come here to work. 99% of Indian visa workers will be replaced by slightly smarter LLMs. That's the AI thing. They're going back. Don't worry, guys. He had posted. Is that true, I wonder, is AI going to replace those people? I have no idea.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah. Oh, I think so. Yeah. Coders and like your lower mid level engineers. That's my understanding of it though I can't go any further.
Joe Getty
I wonder, I wonder if that's soonish. Because if it's soonish, that whole issue of are we getting the best tech people from around the world in here and whether the H1B, blah blah, blah, or the tax advantages and all that sort of stuff, hiring instead of American citizens, that'll go away as an issue if. At least in that sector, if AI.
Jack Armstrong
Can do it, certainly could.
Joe Getty
So we'll get to. When we come back or do. How much time do you say we have, Michael? Two minutes. Okay. You want to get to Peggy Noonan's? I don't know.
Jack Armstrong
There's a lot there.
Joe Getty
Okay, let me do one thing that's got nothing to do with this and we'll come back and do that when we come back. I wanted to mention this. So my son, we're sitting at Red Robin having a cheeseburger Yesterday and the TVs on, there's a basketball game on and Michael Jordan comes on in a commercial and my son says, who's the best basketball player of all time? I said, well, that's a good conversation. I said, and it depends on how you look at it and blah, blah, blah, and got into the why. The conversation is fraught to say the least. When you ever have you have those kind of conversations. But I said, you can certainly make the argument for LeBron James for a variety of reasons because he's the all time leading scorer and that's why you're on the court in the first place, is to score points. And he scored more points than anybody else in the history.
Jack Armstrong
One of your more important statistics.
Joe Getty
Yes, I bring it up because today is the two year anniversary of him breaking the all time record. He's played two years since then and he's going to play two more. It looks like at least he's 40 years old. Last night he had 42 points in a game. So it's not like he's coming off the benches of 40 years old and you know, garbage time. His his average for the season now 25 points, eight rebounds, nine assists. You go to the hall of Fame with this year's averages easily. Yes, 25, 8 and 9. Shooting 52% from the field. I mean that's just stunning as a 40 year old.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah, I would agree. And, and you know those of us who liked 80s basketball where they beat the hell out of each other if they tried to take it to the hoop. LeBron would have been a monster in that era too.
Joe Getty
Yeah, because he's so big.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah, I loved Michael Jordan. I was such a big fan. But you definitely have a strong case.
Joe Getty
There may never be another better point scorer, that's for certain. What does the Wall Street Journal think of Doge? One of their opinion pieces, among other.
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Joe Getty
On here is when you spend money on stupid things, you attack the guy who exposes it. That's exactly what Democrats are doing. The proponents of big government, the recipients of big government spending, they just as soon keep all that secret. But Elon Musk comes along and says, this is ridiculous. As Mark put it out, some trans opera in Ireland, they're funding Sesame street shows in Iraq. I mean, think about it. China's building bridges and roads in certain countries and we're putting Big Bird and Bert and Ernie on TV in Baghdad. Who do you think is going to have more influence? So what Elon Musk is saying, this is stupid. Let's stop it. Let's focus on serving the American people. People not having these agencies do what they want. That's Jim Jordan. And in his classic Jim Jordan style, he is on the side of Doge and eliminating some of the waste, fraud and abuse that goes on. Mark Halpern writes today of Elon Musk's first several weeks. We're not even close to 100 days yet, but somebody should write a book about Musk's first 100 days in this administration. Because Halperin says what is happening is without a doubt one of the most consequential and compelling sets of maneuvers in the name of pure power in the history of our republic.
Jack Armstrong
Wow.
Joe Getty
That's something.
Jack Armstrong
Wow. Wait a minute. What's interesting to me is that it's an exercise of absolutely an appropriate power that the people ought to have through Congress. Theoretically.
Joe Getty
Right.
Jack Armstrong
But power to cut bad programs and make sure government is spending responsibly. I mean, it's not like we've declared war on France. Right.
Joe Getty
And the whole unelected billionaire or whatever. Well, the fact that he's a billionaire has nothing to do with it. The unelected. Yeah. President appoints people to, like, gather information for him, and then he makes decisions.
Jack Armstrong
Advisors.
Joe Getty
That's the thing.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah. So phony. As I say many times, people don't come at you with phony, stupid arguments because they're keeping their good ones fresh for later. It's because that's all they've got. Did you want to get into the Peggy Noonan thing?
Joe Getty
Yeah. You can do it or I can do it. Doesn't matter. Oh, no.
Jack Armstrong
Fire away.
Joe Getty
Okay. So, big fan of Peggy Noonan, writing in the Wall Street Journal, as she does today.
Jack Armstrong
So smart, so reasonable.
Joe Getty
By the way, Politico with a big piece out today in their ongoing attempt to bury Elon Musk and how awful it is and that sort of stuff.
Jack Armstrong
But Politico, with their millions of dollars.
Joe Getty
Of government subsidies, they claim that's not true. I don't know. Okay, that one got a lot of attention yesterday for some reason. Peggy Noonan writes this in the Wall Street Journal. Jump to what has been going on the past few weeks in Washington with the unelected Elon Musk reorganizing, if that's the word. The federal agencies here, I pick on him. Pick on him in part to show fairness. He is surely a genius, a visionary, a titan. But there is something childish and primitive about him. He has wild confidence in his ability to engineer desired outcomes. But unstable elements have a way of exploding in the beaker. And like everyone else from Silicon Valley, he lacks a sense of the tragic. They think human life can be rationally shaped and perfected, that every problem just needs the right wrench. And in any case, they all think they're God. My fear here we switch metaphors is that Mr. Musk and his young staffers and acolytes are mad doctors who will put 30 chemo ports in a sick body. They'll not only kill the cancer, they'll kill the patient, but they are up against or trying to reform a government whose agencies themselves were often maximalist and went too far. I don't know. I don't agree with her. I mean, I don't know. I don't know if you're going to accept, as she does in the last paragraph, that they're. They are There did this giant, powerful, gone too far. All these agencies, how else are you going to possibly ever bring them down without going 100 miles an hour into the fray?
Jack Armstrong
Yeah, her whole column is about going too far. And she starts it with some great examples about the trans thing or opening up the borders. I mean, it's unquestionably from a conservative perspective. Um, but that part, I, I think it's a good argument, and she's right, that you can't go so crazy you end up screwing the taxpayers in the United States because you are too haphazard and fast. You know, Jack, you've been saying, well, let's, let's, let's air to that side for a little while. But what I would say to reassure her, because that stuff about the Silicon Valley guys is mostly true, and I don't worship Elon Musk. I think I have a pretty realistic view of how he operates. He didn't send that giant rocket into space and bring it back and parallel park it and grab it with those arms because he doesn't learn from mistakes. That's his whole thing. Yeah, he makes mistakes and they ought to be minimized to whatever extent we can practically. But that's the one thing he does. He learns and perfects.
Joe Getty
Yeah. Washington D.C. is certainly not used to the move fast and break things mentality of Silicon Valley.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah. Fail fast, learn faster.
Joe Getty
Yeah. It's amazing that the guy who made electric cars a thing, I'm not sure they're ever going to be actually a thing, but gave them a chance to be a thing with Tesla, is the villain of the left. If it weren't for Elon, they'd still be selling 100 Nissan Leafs at best, somewhere in the country.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah.
Joe Getty
Yeah.
Jack Armstrong
Per year. You know, I love and respect Peggy Noonan. I've got a crush on her intellect. I think it's going to be fine.
Joe Getty
Yeah, I wanted to read that part just because I don't actually know how the nation's reacting to this. I am reacting with such glee. And I want them to move fast and break things, and if we go too far, okay, we'll fix it. But, but there's, there's plenty of energy and momentum to add back in employees and agencies. I just, I'm not worried about it.
Jack Armstrong
I'm not enough of a social butterfly to be able to report, you know, the 74 people I talked to yesterday said, but I tell you, the only place I'm getting 74.
Joe Getty
I don't know if I've talked to 74 people in the last Dec.
Jack Armstrong
I was actually at a lovely dinner last night. Talked to a number of fellows. Anyway, the only place I've gotten a hint of this is an outrage. This is an unelected bureaucrat acting like a king is through the very media that told us Joe Biden's as sharp as a Ginsu knife and could easily serve another three terms, yet can't keep up with the behind the scenes. I mean, that's the only place I'm.
Joe Getty
Hearing that and Anthony Couch aren't coming.
Jack Armstrong
Up to me in the real. In real life because people talk to me about politics all the time. They don't come up to me and say, well, it's really shocking. This is cutting a program. No, nobody.
Joe Getty
And Anthony Faunche was an unelected bureaucrat who is. Could run the entire country from whether or not you're able to boot out a tenant who doesn't pay rent or when the school's open, or all kinds of different things. And everybody was fine with it.
Jack Armstrong
Oh, that reminds me. The insufferable Chris Saliza. You know, his act, big politics writer, well known within the beltway, came out with a mea culpa about how wrong he was about certain co aspects of the COVID reaction. And his effort at coming clean is hilariously either dumb or disingenuous. Maybe we can squeeze that in later.
Joe Getty
Speaking of what I just mentioned, I'm.
Jack Armstrong
Sorry, I was not just. I don't bring that out just out of personal animosity toward Chris Aliza, but because it is difficult for normal people with normal lives to comprehend how bubbled the bubbled are on both sides. But the. The mainstream media type people, you would. It would be like visiting Nepal and seeing how the Sherpas live to be among them for a while and understand how bizarre and abnormal their lives are.
Joe Getty
Combining Doge and the pandemic response and Fauci and everything like that, I came across this. There's legislation just now in the House that would end a pandemic era. Emergency regulation that made it almost impossible for landlords to boot people out who aren't paying rent. That's still going on.
Jack Armstrong
Wow.
Joe Getty
And that's something.
Jack Armstrong
So obvious. We need emergency powers. Grant us emergency powers, we will seize all sorts of powers and overuse them and misuse them and just. It's so ABC123. If you're hip to the way government works, don't fall for it. Friends.
Joe Getty
We got some super bowl stuff we want to talk to you about and a whole bunch of other things. I hope you can stick around Armstrong.
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Jack Armstrong
Your TV is Sunday running, passing, kicking.
Joe Getty
You'll scream at the players while your mouth is full of chickens as iconic does Uber and Bud Light McConaughey will be in them all night. All night, all night. Halftime.
Jack Armstrong
It's Kendrick, with some help from sza.
Joe Getty
He's the biggest star right now, unless.
Jack Armstrong
You count the Rizzla.
Joe Getty
The crowd, New Orleans trouble. Yelling, cheer.
Jack Armstrong
Wow, the Gulf of America looks really great. Premiere electric Kansas City, Philly.
Joe Getty
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Jack Armstrong
Getting rhymey fun there.
Joe Getty
Do enjoy a good song right there by the Gulf of America. That's pretty funny.
Jack Armstrong
So we're far too cool and ironic to gush about super bowl ads, but some of the trends, I think, are very exciting. Coming up, Katie's hints for the perfect.
Joe Getty
Super bowl, which I'm sure is dumb.
Katie Green
I. I swear, the list.
Joe Getty
These. These things are always dumb folks during the break.
Katie Green
Yeah, I told both the guys, hey, this list is dumb anyway, huh?
Joe Getty
Yes.
Jack Armstrong
Glimpse behind the scenes. So. But anyway, the trends, I think, are really revealing. You're going to see a lot of AI commercials, Chat GPT, open AI metas, Ray Ban smart glasses, Google's Pixel phones, and a bunch of others.
Joe Getty
I'll be interested to see how that's presented. Mostly like Chat GPT, how they're gonna do an ad that makes me think, oh, I need to do that. The glasses I get. Everybody I know who's got those glasses loves them.
Jack Armstrong
It's going to be an ad for one of the weight loss injection drugs. Sharing screen time, of course, with pitches for pizza, frozen food, and beer. Somewhat ironic.
Joe Getty
Yeah, that's. That's a good point.
Jack Armstrong
But unlike the super bowl following President Trump's first election, and I not forgotten this, but it wasn't top of mind when Airbnb advocated tolerance in their commercials and Budweiser celebrated immigration, that was the.
Joe Getty
Worst commercial of all time.
Jack Armstrong
Oh, it was a horrifying humiliation. That was a precursor to the whole Dylan Mulvaney thing. I wonder if that same gal was in charge of that little girl at the base of the wall, and people help her over some crap. I can't. It's. It's. It was like a fever dream. It was like a nightmare I had when I had a fever of 105. But it actually happened.
Joe Getty
I remember it was so woke before we even knew the term work woke. Actually, it was so woken over the top that Saturday Night Live mocked it. Remember that thing with Alec Baldwin? Hard cut to little girl crying along the border.
Jack Armstrong
Oh, that's right. That's Right. But it looks like this ad roster this year is kind of designed not to risk the ire of the reelected Trump or his supporters. Most of America.
Joe Getty
You should be scared of us.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah, exactly. Unilever skin and hair care brand Dove will there a Super bowl ad about keeping girls in sports continuing its long running focus on self esteem for women and girls. Brands afraid of backlash will avoid emphasizing topics they played up in the past like inclusion, wind power and electric vehicles. Interestingly, in 2014, 23% of the ads were called risque by a organization that breaks that sort of thing. 23%. The figure has been zero the past three years.
Joe Getty
Wow. I do remember. It's funny how this comes in and out of fashion. Which I guess is your point here. Yeah. Because there was a year or two there. Remember the Carl's Jr. Commercial was just way too sexy. I mean quit dripping the goo all over you half naked for my. I mean it's just too much.
Katie Green
Those commercials made me sick.
Jack Armstrong
Because of the eating?
Joe Getty
No, because eating habits. Yeah, the eating sounds were so gross. But yeah, super really ridiculously sexy hot women. Yeah, that had. I don't remember that the last couple.
Jack Armstrong
Of years on the outs at least. Good for now.
Joe Getty
Good Trump fans. You need to please them. It should be all gun commercials and McDonald's and lawnmowers and I don't know, whatever else.
Jack Armstrong
Deportation, flights, discounts. I don't, I don't know what it would be exactly. But I tell you what, I'm gonna have to listen closely to the ads because I'm gonna be at this, the perfect super bowl party. Thanks to Katie's list.
Joe Getty
Good transition. As I go back to the last topic.
Jack Armstrong
It was a good try.
Joe Getty
What year was the erection bowl? When, Remember when Ed stuff became okay and it was a groundbreaking that Bob Dole and serious tones talk about. But there was lots of ads because finally the, the, the, the, the I don't know, we'd crossed the line to where we could talk about erectile dysfunction. That was a big thing for a while.
Jack Armstrong
That was a long time ago.
Joe Getty
Yeah, 90s obviously. What do you got, Katie?
Katie Green
What you're going to get me put on some watch list Googling the questions you ask, you know.
Joe Getty
Right. You'll get lots of weird ads, especially under nose.
Jack Armstrong
They're accessing the computer systems like dictators. The road elected bureaucrats.
Joe Getty
What do I need for my super bowl party?
Katie Green
Okay, well I'll start this by saying it's not my list as Joe Getty has claimed.
Jack Armstrong
It says here comes Katie's hints for a perfect super bowl party.
Joe Getty
And if your party sucks, it's all Katie's fault.
Katie Green
It's from Katie's corner, spelled with a K. Number one, prepare your food ahead of time.
Joe Getty
That's actually a good idea.
Katie Green
When it comes to hosting, preparing ahead of time is key.
Joe Getty
Yeah, certainly, if you're the host. I've done the running around, getting things together and missing the game routine before and made me unhappy.
Katie Green
Yeah, they say crock pots are a big, big help.
Joe Getty
You know, I don't own a crock pot and I should get one. Yes, Michael. No, they're very helpful.
Jack Armstrong
They are. Especially for dips.
Joe Getty
Keeping them warm. Yeah. Wow.
Jack Armstrong
Do you have electric lights and clothing? I mean, no crock pot.
Joe Getty
It's like a caveman not owning a crock pot. We sit around in lone loincloths in the dark, crock potless with not a crock pot in sight.
Katie Green
What do you do? Do you set your grill up on your driveway on the floor?
Joe Getty
My little tiny grill?
Jack Armstrong
Yeah, he's homeless guy grill.
Joe Getty
My under the bridge grill. I just put that on the coffee table.
Katie Green
All right, number two, this is accompanied by a little picture of football shaped cookies. Guys, lean into theme. Lean into themed food. You don't have to have a million football shaped dishes, but come on.
Joe Getty
I like that. That's hilarious. Football shaped cookies and little football shaped dip containers. That sounds fun. That does sound fun, doesn't it, Michael? How much more fun that would be eating your ranch dip out of a football shaped container than if it were round?
Jack Armstrong
I mean, double the fun, double.
Katie Green
The party just got so much better.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah, it's bumping.
Katie Green
Number three, have plenty of canned drinks on hand. Checking drinks off your list is the easiest thing you'll do for your party. And make sure you have a wide variety from IPAs to canned cocktails. Which, by the way, I, I side note, had a canned bloody Mary a couple of weeks ago. It was awesome.
Joe Getty
Yeah, I've heard that because I haven't had a drink in a very long time. But I've heard that the canned drinks have gotten pretty good. That the good ones are really good.
Katie Green
Bartender could have turned around, shaken this thing up, put it over ice and turned around and told me she made it like a craft thing and it.
Joe Getty
Would have fooled me with a knife in their hand. Like they just got done cutting up celery or something.
Katie Green
Like she went and cut the tomatoes right off the plant outside.
Joe Getty
Right.
Katie Green
Number four is have games at the ready. They suggest cornhole or a classic game of beer pong?
Jack Armstrong
No, because apparently that sounds fantastic game on the TV.
Joe Getty
I like you saying because we're all 19. Yeah.
Jack Armstrong
Wait, you're not belittling cornhole, are you? Please.
Katie Green
No, no, I was belittling beer pong.
Jack Armstrong
Oh.
Katie Green
I don't twist it.
Joe Getty
God. I was at a Super bowl party one time at halftime we all went out and played touch football in the street. God, that was fun and it was perfect. Get a little exercise before you go back in and eat and drink more. It was great.
Jack Armstrong
True enough.
Joe Getty
You miss, you know, the fantastic halftime show. Whatever it is. This time it's Kendrick Lamar.
Katie Green
I have one more for you. You guys are going to just hate. Keep your jersey clean and it's a picture of an apron.
Joe Getty
You know, I go to your house aprons. I go to your house and you have football shaped cookies. I think this is turned. I mean no doubt about it. This party lit with a capital A.
William Goudge
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Episode Summary: "Having Dip Out Of A Football Shaped Dish Would Make It So Much Better"
Podcast Information:
Introduction
In this engaging episode of Armstrong & Getty On Demand, hosts Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty delve into a myriad of topical issues ranging from government policies and international initiatives to cultural phenomena like Super Bowl advertising. The conversation is interspersed with insightful commentary, humor, and notable quotes, making it a comprehensive listen for both regular followers and newcomers alike.
Government Initiatives and Controversies
The episode kicks off with a discussion about the Biden administration and USAID's authorization of a $20 million project to create a version of Sesame Street in Iraq. This initiative has sparked controversy due to its portrayal of the beloved Cookie Monster, who, in this adaptation, has his hands cut off when stealing cookies—albeit still appearing happy.
Notable Quote:
Joe Getty questions the necessity and intention behind such funding:
Jack Armstrong expresses skepticism about the effectiveness and appropriateness of reallocating funds in this manner:
The hosts further explore the implications of the administration's actions, touching upon the potential grifting through organizations like the Clinton Foundation and USAID.
DEI and Corporate Practices
Shifting focus, Armstrong and Getty analyze Costco's recent allocation of hundreds of thousands in DEI-related bonuses. They debate the true meaning and implementation of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) within large corporations.
Notable Quote:
Joe Getty highlights a personal anecdote about his son's experience with getting a TDAP booster shot at Costco, pointing out the efficiency and customer service:
The conversation underscores a broader critique of corporate DEI initiatives, suggesting that some organizations may misinterpret or superficially implement these programs.
International Relations: Netanyahu and Trump Summit
The hosts briefly touch upon the summit between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former President Donald Trump, quoting Netanyahu's praise for the meeting.
Notable Quote:
Joe Getty humorously relates this to his son's vaccination experience, drawing parallels between personal and political interactions.
Critique of the DOGE Initiative
A significant portion of the episode is dedicated to critiquing the DOGE (Diabolical Oligarch Grifting Efficiently) initiative, which the hosts argue has upended federal operations since its inception. They discuss the controversial actions taken under Elon Musk's influence, including staffing changes and policy implementations within federal agencies.
Notable Quote:
Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty debate the effectiveness and consequences of these rapid changes, with Armstrong citing Peggy Noonan's critical opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal that likens Musk and his team to "mad doctors" overhauling federal agencies without sufficient consideration for long-term impacts.
Notable Quote:
The hosts defend Elon Musk's approach, citing his track record of learning from mistakes and driving innovation, while acknowledging the potential risks of such unorthodox methods in governmental contexts.
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work
Armstrong and Getty delve into the topic of AI replacing H1B visa workers, particularly in the tech sector. They speculate on the timeline and implications of AI advancements potentially rendering certain skilled positions obsolete.
Notable Quote:
The conversation reflects broader concerns about the intersection of technology, immigration, and the labor market, emphasizing the need for strategic planning in workforce development.
Super Bowl Advertising and Party Planning
Transitioning to a lighter topic, the hosts discuss trends in Super Bowl advertising, predicting an increase in AI-themed commercials alongside traditional pitches for consumer goods like pizza and beer.
Notable Quote:
Katie Green, a recurring segment contributor, offers practical tips for hosting the perfect Super Bowl party, emphasizing the importance of preparation, themed food, and entertainment options.
Notable Tip from Katie Green:
The hosts humorously endorse football-shaped dishes, enhancing the thematic enjoyment of the event.
Cultural Commentary and Media Critique
The episode also features a critique of mainstream media's portrayal of governmental initiatives and the perceived inefficiency under current administrations. The hosts argue that government actions are often misrepresented, leading to public misunderstanding and dissatisfaction.
Notable Quote:
Jack Armstrong parallels the situation to political coalition-building, suggesting that strategic inclusion and exclusion of voter groups are fundamental to maintaining harmony and effectiveness within governance.
Conclusion
The episode wraps up with a reflection on Peggy Noonan's perspectives, reinforcing the complexity of balancing rapid innovation with responsible governance. Armstrong and Getty maintain a balanced viewpoint, recognizing both the potential and pitfalls of influential figures like Elon Musk within federal structures.
Final Notable Quote:
Overall, this episode of Armstrong & Getty On Demand offers a rich tapestry of discussions that blend political analysis, social commentary, and cultural insights, all delivered with the hosts' characteristic wit and depth.
Notable Timestamps:
Key Takeaways:
This episode encapsulates a wide range of pertinent issues, offering listeners a nuanced exploration of contemporary societal and political dynamics.