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This could be the week all your dreams come true. Oh, you meet Mrs. Wright at the grocery store or Mr. Wright at the restaurant or whatever and everything's different from here on out this week. Or fantastic.
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Or what could be the week the.
Jack Armstrong
Boss says, can I see you real quick after work? And I hand you a cardboard box and you march out to your car.
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This could be that week. That's possible as well.
Jack Armstrong
Those are both possible.
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Oh, no. Oh, yes. Oh, no.
Jack Armstrong
Wow. Think of it that way. Life is hard to face. Anyway, brand new show, brand new weekend. Today we're under the tutelage of our general manager.
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This one will annoy you, but there's very good reason for it. All right, America's working class. Okay.
Jack Armstrong
Is this a PBS special?
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It's a 17 part Ken Burns documentary. America goes on for like 38 hours. Yeah, no, actually I've just been reading about the changing face of the American electorate. How race is becoming much less important and class is becoming much more important and just the differences that the gulf between college educated and their percentage of income and the working class and their percentage of income and attitudes and stuff like that. And it's, it's a sea change in American politics. It is not just a Trump thing that happened this year. Not at all.
Jack Armstrong
Speaking of Trump, I just saw a montage up on the TV of all the NFL players over the weekend that did the Trump dance after they score a touchdown or have a big play or whatever that was the runner up.
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For general manager was the Trump dance. It was funny. I watched some NFL over the weekend once, you know, to look for it. It's everywhere.
Jack Armstrong
How many of them do you think it's because they're pro Trump? Like originally happened in San Francisco with the Trump hat and the Trump dance, but now it's just like become the hot dance and they know it's the cool dance. Do you think they're think it's mostly the latter?
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I would guess.
Jack Armstrong
Okay. I don't know. I don't actually know.
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I mean, I've just declared that race is much less important politically, but if I'm a 24 year old black man millionaire. Yeah, I don't, I don't know what support is for Trump among the NFL. It's an interesting question. My assumptions are no good.
Jack Armstrong
Or if they're paying attention at all, really. All right, the biggest.
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Although, let's face it, most voters don't pay attention much.
Jack Armstrong
True.
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I mean, they kind of do. But anyway, sure.
Jack Armstrong
The biggest news of the day that I have heard so far, this. So they got the big money or G18 meetings going on down in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with all the world leaders, and Biden just got there. And they didn't roll out the red carpet for him, but did roll out the red carpet for President Xi, whatever that's all about. Like, l rolled out a red carpet, whatever that is. But so Biden being there, there's a lot of reporters there, and I saw reporting this morning. So Biden announced yesterday that Ukraine can now use the Atacum weapons that we sent them or are going to send them to fire into Russia. So as Joe Biden has been doing since the very beginning, he. He holds off. He holds off when it could do some good, then allows him to. When maybe it won't do any good anymore. But for whatever reason, but the reason for it, which I just heard, like 15 minutes ago, they approved that because of those North Korean troops that Russia is using. And South Korea is reporting today that they think North Korea is going to send 100,000 troops, 100,000 to Russia to fight. And that's why we approved the atacms, because we're expecting that many North Korean troops to be injected into the war. That's a big deal.
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Wow. The unholy alliance, the axis of a holes, continues to solidify.
Jack Armstrong
A hundred thousand North Korean troops fighting. Wow, that is something. With Iranian weapons and Chinese money.
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Whoa. In Europe.
Jack Armstrong
In Europe. Yeah, that is something. So back.
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That's something.
Jack Armstrong
Maybe we ought to talk to Mike Lines about what. What good those weapons could do or not. At this point. I also wouldn't mind talking to Mike Lines about Hegseth being named as the possible Secretary of Defense, as they are both had the same rank in the military. And maybe Mike would have good insight into how prepared that makes you to be. SecDef.
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I wonder. I have come across a number of really interesting people who say, hey, the guy's an intriguing choice. Let's give him a chance. I remain where I was last week, Intrigued.
Jack Armstrong
A number of those people who say he might be a decent choice in terms of his abilities also say he has a very, very messy personal life and has had for many, many years. And that is possibly going to burble up more and more. A lot of articles in the WaPo and New York Times and those kind of places over the weekend about past women claiming this or that. And so.
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Well, and he's. Is he just a super patriot or is he one of those guys whose super patriotism bleeds controversial ideas and organizations? That's going to be vetted too. But back to the North Koreans in Europe. The, the European leaders are, as a class, feckless and useless.
Jack Armstrong
Although our original air names, we had horrible ratings.
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People would see the billboard and they'd think, why would I want to listen to feckless and useless in the morning?
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I had to steal food for my kids. It was tough times anyway. But when something comes to your doorstep, it tends to clarify the mind. And I wonder, the Europeans are going to react to 100,000 North Koreans allegedly on European soil fighting and killing not in a friendly manner is how they'll react.
Jack Armstrong
Well, the New York Times version of this attack him story was European leaders have been pushing Biden to, you know, take off the gloves and let Ukraine use these weapons for a long time. Like France and Great Britain saying, what are you doing? What are you doing? Let them fight back. And we're of course, the last ones to join in on that. Although I must say, for those of you listening right now, you're probably screaming at your radio because I take in right leaning social media just like I've taken left winning social media. And there's a, I saw a lot of it over the last 24 hours. A lot of you hate the idea of Biden allowing this and think they're gonna start World War Three. And he's a, this is an attempt to put Trump in a horrible position and et cetera, et cetera.
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Yeah, well, I don't want to get off too far down the road of this discussion because there's a lot to say. I disagree, obviously, but Biden is perhaps, and again, no red carpet down there in Brazil. Nobody wants to talk to him. They just want to talk to Trump. Biden is perhaps the lamest lame duck in American history. He is a duck with two broken wings, two broken legs and a sprained beak. He is a lame ass duck, friends.
Jack Armstrong
A sprained beak. Speaking of Biden and Trump, they were portrayed on Saturday Night Live in the cold open, which comes up in our open. So let's start the show officially. I'm Jack Armstrong. He's Joe Getty on this. It is Monday, November 18th. We're getting close to Thanksgiving, people. The year 2024. Life will not be a bore in 24. We're Armstrong and Getty and we approve of this program.
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Yes. The spicy times continue. Let's document them precisely according to FCC rules and regulations. Here we go at. Mark, you gotta remember this, you got off easy.
Jack Armstrong
I think we both know if I.
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Was in the race, I would have beat you like a Dr. Joe, that's one of the craziest things I've ever heard anyone say. And for that reason, I'd like to offer you a position in my cabinet. No can do, Jack. Need to make take a little time off from this place. What do you think you'll do next, Joe? Will you retire? I'll do what every worn down old guy does.
Jack Armstrong
I'm gonna fight Jake Paul.
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Which leads us to Friday night in which 62 million of us at least attempted to watch the Mike Tyson Jake Paul fight. But our Netflix was spinning and spinning and spinning or pausing and it was so flipping angering. Oh boy, what a black eye for Netflix. I wonder what their stock is going to do today. You can run all those promos if you want. Netflix about how you're going to have your first NFL games on Christmas Day, but every single person watching thought, screw you, there's no way I'm gonna be able to watch those NFL games.
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Yeah, yeah. Well, don't throw a big, big, big party if you have a one room apartment. Netflix, if you don't have the technical capability, you can't whip up the fervor like that.
Jack Armstrong
Right? That was so frustrating.
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Easier said than done, I guess, but now, God, you'd think you'd be a.
Jack Armstrong
Well, maybe they weren't expecting. 62 million. That's a big number. That is a big number.
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Well, I was not among that. Well, I was unwashed, Mass.
Jack Armstrong
I was absolutely there for every minute and we will talk about it later. The best fight in the night though, there was that chick fight right before Tyson. And Paul, if you happen to catch that. That was one of the best boxing matches I've ever seen in my life, period.
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Okay. Also in favor of women beating each other about the head and neck. I see.
Jack Armstrong
All right. Seriously. Bloody though. I'll tell you what, when the Netflix did work, this is the first time I've watched boxing in 4K. And those cuts are a little too. You get too much detail on a split open head in 4K. Oh my God, that was gross.
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Wow. So pro. Women beating each other in the face. Just if he doesn't have to see the blood. And this is a monster. I'm working with a monster.
Jack Armstrong
And was it planned to have the world See Mike Tyson's bare ass just to like in a Jake Paul YouTube get clicks sort of way. I have a feeling that was a staged thing. Ding. You think so?
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I just read about it. But yeah, yeah, that's. It's too perfect.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah, the pictures were flying all over the place. Yeah, I feel like that that was stage, which, you know, it's fine. It's show business. That's okay.
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Well, the whole thing was staged. I mean, let's face it. It's not like it broke out spontaneously. It was a giant four year entertainment production by people who do that for a living. Do you think it was all these are wacky times.
Jack Armstrong
Do you think it all. Some people I know think it was all phony. I think those punches to Mike Tyson's face sure didn't look funny or phony. Those looked real. Those are some serious blows to the head.
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No, it was an actual stage boxing match. Sure, I guess. Although I think again, I didn't see it.
Jack Armstrong
I definitely think Jake Paul decided to not knock him out when he could have and thought I will be a villain for the rest of my life in my giant sensation YouTube career, printing money, career will be over. This crowd, the crowd was so on Mike Tyson's side. So he decided not to knock the old man out because that would have been. People would have hated him. Hated him for that. How does mailbag look?
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Yeah, some acts too terrible for even a Jake Paul to contemplate. Yeah, it's fine. It's a good start to the week.
Jack Armstrong
Cool. We got lots on the way today. Catch up on the news. Our text line is 415295KFTC.
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Jack Armstrong
I mean, am I wrong or is the United States allowing Ukraine to use weapons we never have before in reaction to 100,000 North Korean troops? Seem like a hell of an escalation in that war.
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Oh my God. Yeah. Yeah. One need not exaggerate a bit to say, yeah, that's huge. It's enormous. Especially because it directly involves, I mean, directly, directly involves another continent.
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Right?
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Which, you know, if you have a war with people around the world having that war together, that's starting to sound like a what's the term World war? Yes. Oh boy. Spicy times indeed. Friends, here's your freedom loving quote of the day from GK Chesterton. Contemplate this, will you? The most extraordinary thing in the world is an ordinary man and an ordinary woman. Not women, woman. It's not polyamory, you idiot. He's not in some sort of weird open marriage. I ruined GK Chesterton's quote.
Jack Armstrong
He had such a role going there too. With your sonorous tones.
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It really was going well there right until that word right there. Do we have enough tape to do a second take? Michael, the most extraordinary thing in the world is an ordinary man and an ordinary woman and their ordinary children. I'm thinking about that. I'm not sure precisely what he meant by that. I've long believed that while someone who reacts to danger or need or something in the split second and runs into the building and saves the children, it's over and begins in 45 seconds. That person is indeed a hero and we should use that word. But how about somebody who shows up day after day after day?
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Absolutely.
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Be it difficult and heartbreaking and painful and whatever, and just keeps showing up. That's pretty damned heroic too, in my opinion.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah, just to living an adult life with a family is quite the thing. So I think maybe I do understand that quote.
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I think that's what he meant. Mailbag if you know what G.K. chesterton meant by that, drop us a Note mailbag@armstrongengetty.com John in Southampton, England writes Good morning Jack and Joe. Can I suggest a UK US exchange where you have citizens who are desperate to leave the US because you have elected a strong leader who it seems is only interested in improving your country. Myself and others are unhappy with the UK Prime Minister and Labour Party who are extremely left and are already running our country into the ground with high taxes and unreasonable climate change targets. I would like to offer my two bed apartment in Southampton in exchange for a home in the U.S. love the show. I listen every day. Thanks, John. Yeah, well, let me speak for my fellow Americans. We've kicked it around and appointed me as the spokesman for all Americans. John, we would love to have you. Please come on over. Skip the immigration paperwork. Nobody even looks at it. It just goes into a shredder. It's just a big elaborate joke, boy. Just come on over.
Jack Armstrong
Good feature on illegal immigrant farm workers on 60 Minutes last night. Is that what it was on some show? No, ABC this week. Man, was that interesting. We got to talk about that later.
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Oh, sounds good, Mikey. North Carolina writes, guys, in light of the Tyson fight, may I suggest the general manager could have been Father Time. As you pointed out, Father Time remains undefeated.
Jack Armstrong
That was rough. As a guy roughly the same age as Mike Tyson realizing, okay, you can get the base, best shape of your life. You're still old. Mike Tyson, second round, walking back to his chair, looking 80 years old. Okay, all right.
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DH in San Diego at the other end of the country, also watched the Tyson. He said, holy cow, was that boring. Eight rounds of an old man who didn't want to be hit. But the ladies had a bloody slugfest. That was amazing. Pete Hegseth may need to relook at his arguments against women in combat.
Jack Armstrong
That was some fight. That was the best female fighter in the world. I didn't know this till I watched the fight and challenger who should have won. And it reminded my right reminded me of why boxing fell off the map like it did so often you watch a boxing match, the crowd, the fighters, the announcers all saw it one way, but the three judges saw it another way. And you think, why did I watch this fix?
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Yeah, yeah, let's see. How much time do we have? Michael Practically none. Dave writes with around 50% of the country voting for Trump, why is the dominant media dominant? I ask? A As a long term ang listener and a middle of the road Democrat, seems to me that the free market is missing the opportunity. Well, Dave, I would suggest that the media's the dominant media is less and less dominant. They are dying slowly partly because of their ideological bias that doesn't reflect America.
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All right, now that we're alone, let's get to work. We're going to go over that last few months of the NATO briefings. How does that. How does that sound? Ugh, I forgot how boring President is. Love running, hate being. And I hate the White House. So old, so dated. So many of the carpets are stinky and sticky at the same time. Sort of like being at a Regal Cinemas. Now I Have to live here for the next four years, possibly longer.
Jack Armstrong
Trump one of the few people in history I'd go back to, like, I don't know, maybe fdr, maybe George Washington, people who are taking a downgrade in their homes by going to live in the White House.
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Right, right. You know, we are going to. There are all sorts of interesting things happening during the transition, many of which are not getting much attention in the dominant media that we're going to touch on real quickly. But why not this topic? Just briefly. This is from frequent correspondent JT and Livermore talking about how in 2016, Trump's victory spawned the result distance with the pink hats and he's not legitimate, He's a stooge of Putin, Russia, gate, blah, blah, blah. Trump's 24 victory spawned a new TDS based sickness in which the Crowdbury left cuts off their friendships and family relationships, seemingly as a form of virtue, signaling about how awful it is that the basket of deplorables, the bitter clingers and the garbage, have voted Trump into office. Then he gets into the insanity in the lefty leadership and pundits and media, they paint this election as an existential threat to the country. Then after they lose those same people, people said that it was because our country was so misogynistic and racist, deplorable, bitter garbage. Then they validated their hateful rhetoric by telling distressed lefty voters that it was appropriate to cut off family and friends voting for Trump. Which was worse? The hateful rhetoric and lies against Trump and every Trump supporter, or that post loss narrative that's appropriate to cut off all Republicans from your life? It's so sad. And you know, there's part of me that thinks, you know, if I had a friend or relative say that, I'd say, good, go, go. Fine, bye. But that, that would almost validate the idea of it's appropriate to end relationships over politics.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah, and that's, you know, I don't know, that's easy to say if I don't think about a specific person. But like, if I was gonna not talk to either one of my brothers ever again because of how the election.
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Went, that'd be horrible, right? Exactly. Yeah, it's, it's incredibly dysfunctional and like childish and or adolescent. It's just what a state our politics are in. And then finally. Or is it is in our politics is in or are. There's an S at the end. I'm going with R. And speaking of crazy, I want to squeeze this in. Did you see or did you Hear that? AOC has taken the pronouns out of her social media bios. All our social media accounts. Isn't that interesting.
Jack Armstrong
Wow. Bill Maher had a thing about that on Friday night. Maybe we'll have to grab that on because he was comparing it to the. Oh, it's because they're sexist and racist and not because liberals have started using pronouns and claiming there's no such thing as a difference between a man and a woman. All these other different things that almost nobody in America agrees with.
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Yeah. And then this same person pointed out that when Seth Moulton said, hey, I got a couple little girls in sports, I don't want them run over by a boy playing sports, he was compared to a Nazi collaborator.
Jack Armstrong
That's reasonable.
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Just a monster. And one of his top staffers quit. So, you know, look, Trump is what Trump is. It's pretty well documented what Trump is at this point, but y'all at that, like, one third of the farthest left in America. Y'all are nuts. I think everybody's recognizing it more and more, saying it openly. Yeah, all that stuff you've been making us do, that's cuckoo nuts.
Jack Armstrong
Transition wise, we trust Axios more or less, don't we? Isn't that Jonathan Swans outfit?
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Yeah, yeah, they're pretty good.
Jack Armstrong
Sure. They got a headline today, massive blow up between Musk and Trump Advisor that I don't recognize the name over Cabinet picks as each jockey for influence. The next Bob Woodward book or somebody's book is going to have about the whole Musk, Trump thing and what's going on, because there's a fair amount of reporting about Musk being in, like. Like, involved in everything. Every decision, every cabinet pick out, all the foreign leader calls and just what is going on there. Exactly.
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Well, and even if you're used to being in the highest reaches of presidential power, it would have to be at least surreal to sit there in a room telling Elon Musk, no, you're out of your mind. That's a dumb idea.
Jack Armstrong
Or it's probably weird for Elon to, you know, if anybody's telling him that, to think, okay, who are you?
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Yeah, yeah. So a couple of stories about the transition and the way the transition affects the rest of the world. Smugglers are telling migrants again, when did immigrants become migrants? And ironically, we're going to talk about farm workers. It used to be immigrants actually were migrants. They would migrate to the United States. They would work for six months or whatever, then migrate back to Mexico and back to their homes. Now, these people from Venezuela for one of the first times in history, they're not migrants at all. And now we're supposed to call them migrants. Shut up. Anyway, smugglers are telling illegal immigrants to rush to the US Before Trump takes power. The coyotes are anticipating US Border policy changes and are rushing as many people as they can to the border to make as much money as possible. It's more profitable than drugs now.
Jack Armstrong
Well, that makes sense. I mean, things are going to change very quickly.
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Jack Armstrong
That's great.
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Jack Armstrong
It'Ll be rolled back immediately?
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Yeah, and there's a sister story to that. The online guide that the Customs and Border Patrol. Let's see. What else could they be doing? Hmm. Nothing I could think of. The online guide posted by the federal government directs the good folks to UC Davis, only a few miles away from the radio ranch, whose UC Davis LGBTQIA recourse center list 50 potential pronouns a person may choose.
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Jack Armstrong
50 seems like a lot.
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Oh, no, no, no. You're exactly wrong. You monster, you, you garbage, you deplorable, you clinger. It cautions readers that the list is not exhaustive. It is only partial. And it explains, in case you're unfamiliar with this, what are pronouns? Well, they did go first, the Strunk and white English usage thing. But pronouns are integral to who we are, and we share pronouns because we want to avoid assuming someone's pronouns based on factors like appearance. By sharing our own pronouns routinely, we encourage others to do the same, blah, blah, blah. Now, this is straight out of radical queer theory, radical gender theory. Common pronouns include she, her, there's he, him, his, etc. But then they get into the actual how to use them and how you have to memorize them. For instance, he laughed. Ask him, that's his pen. That pen's his. Did he enjoy himself?
Jack Armstrong
Okay, I'm good so far. Am I five years old or am I just moving here from Russia?
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Well, it depends. Do you use co as your pronoun? Co, left. Ask co. That's co's pen. That pens co's. Did co. Did co enjoy his co self?
Jack Armstrong
Does co have a penis or a vagina? That's what I want to know.
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V, That's V's pen. Ask viz. That's ver pen.
Jack Armstrong
And I would have to memorize. And I would have to memorize 50 plus of these.
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Did V enjoy vers self? Yeah, you better get started.
Jack Armstrong
Ver self.
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Okay, and that's just like the first dozen. And remember, folks, you got like 48 more to memorize. God, I would love to be. Better get to work.
Jack Armstrong
I would love to be involved in the meetings where they come up with these and sit there and listen to people present new ideas and then how they're going to be used and really. And act like this is going to sweep the world and everybody will be doing it soon.
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Oh, I know. And like ending your career if you don't go along with it. In academia right now, we have some reasonable, conservative, sane, you know, moderate lefty folks even saying, yeah, dudes, I totally agree with you. But here at the English department at, for instance, UC Davis, if I dare not use my pronouns, my career's over. So, gee.
Jack Armstrong
Oh, yeah, as I've said before, I had a professor friend who retired early because he did not want do that at that very university.
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Yeah, I think he. If he could have held on a couple more years. But, you know, a couple more years of being forced to your knees to submit to something you know is insane is a long time But I think we all, and I'm against obscenities in a public place. So if you would like to use the radio friendly version. I'm about to. We need to get used to this phrase. We need to get used to saying it. We need to say it with confidence. That's effing nuts. That's effing crazy or that's effing stupid. We're not going to tell you which of those to choose. It's up to you. You're an American. You got the first amendment. When somebody says, you know when, when Professor Jones comes into the room, you've got to say z laughed. Ask Zur. That Zur's pen. That pen. Zurs. Did Z enjoy zer self. You say that's effing nuts. There you go. You see how it works? Our system's a lot simpler than theirs. There's less memorization.
Jack Armstrong
Yes, Michael. Oh my God. That's funny. Maybe Zur likes a good steak.
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Jack Armstrong
So maybe we'll get into this in hour two. I thought this was damned interesting. Yesterday, ABC this week had a feature on what the deportation plan from the Trump administration would do to farm workers and they focused on the Central Valley of California, where we broadcast from, because it's the biggest agricultural area in the world, certainly in the United States. And making the argument over and over again that it would just be devastating, mostly because Americans will not do those jobs. And that's what I want to focus on. What kind of a country have we crafted where that could possibly be true or possible or be accepted as a workable culture?
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Jack Armstrong
Right, Right. So I want to talk about that later. That's really interesting. We got Katie's headlines coming up in a few.
Katie Green
Stay with us, Armstro and Getty.
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Well, they changed right side tires. Only the entire wheel came off.
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We mentioned, the announcement came out yesterday that Biden has authorized the first use of US Supplied long range missiles by Ukraine trained for strikes inside Russia. That seems like a pretty big deal. I still don't know exactly where Trump is on this and I think he that I think that's on purpose. But Donald Trump Jr. Tweeted out the military industrial complex seems to want to make sure they get World War 3 going before my father has a chance to create peace and save lives. Gotta lock in those trillions life be damned. Imbeciles. So that's his son's view. I don't know if that's his dad's view or not. I really don't know. I hope it's not personally but I know a lot of you agree with Don Trump Jr. I think this is about to be a serious split in a lot of the Trump voting crowd and we can.
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Discuss it going forward. Right now let's figure out who's reporting what. It's lead story with Katie Green.
News Reporter
Katie, thank you guys. Starting with the Washington Post, Trump confirms plans for you for use of military for mass deportations.
Jack Armstrong
You'd almost have to it's be such a giant operation. I don't have any idea of the constitutional legality of any of that, do you?
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Jack Armstrong
I have a feeling Martha Raditz did when they were talking about this yesterday on ABC this Week did mention that poll where 60% of Americans are in favor of deporting all undocumented immigrants.
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Jack Armstrong
That's amazing.
News Reporter
From Politico, RFK Jr's vaccine theories are, quote, cruel, according to the former CDC director.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I want to talk about that. I don't, I don't know.
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His confirmation hearing is going to be jazzy. He said some odd things through the recent years.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah, he has. We've got some of those clips we'll play later.
News Reporter
From Fox News, Oprah. Town hall costs Harris campaign far more than initially claimed.
Jack Armstrong
Joe explained this last week. So Oprah saying, I did not get paid. Her production company got, what is it, two and a half million dollars or whatever. Okay, so your production company and that what just goes into account that you have access to, but that's not you getting paid?
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Jack Armstrong
I think that is significant. Your big honks got paid millions of dollars to go on stage and talk about you. Elon didn't get paid. He lost money by going up there.
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Yeah, it was clearly her production company got the contract. And as part of that contract, she appeared in touted the candidate.
News Reporter
From the New York Times. Families of American victims of the October 7th attack sue Iran. They're saying the lawsuit aims to highlight Iran's role in the mass attack on October 7th.
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News Reporter
Media colleges from NBC. Almost 80 million expected to travel over Thanksgiving weekend in a record breaking getaway.
Jack Armstrong
Oh, boy. 80 million. I'm going to be traveling too.
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Jack Armstrong
That could be a rough one.
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Jack Armstrong
A plane. We're going to go to the original. We're going to go to the Chiefs Raiders game at Arrowhead the day after Thanksgiving.
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Jack Armstrong
Wow, that'll be fun.
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Yeah, I'd say.
News Reporter
From the New York Post, Victoria Delvig of Denmark is crowned the 73rd Miss Universe. The reason I chose this is because.
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News Reporter
No, it's actually a woman this time.
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Oh, wow. Nice. Nice comeback for women in the category of being a woman because men had really dominated that category for a while.
News Reporter
From Breitbart, Alec Baldwin torched over unzipped fly during Saturday Night Live. Quote, no one wants to see your geriatric balls.
Jack Armstrong
Oh, wow.
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Jack Armstrong
That was rough. Early in the day.
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Jack Armstrong
It is true.
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Jack Armstrong
Yeah, I like that one.
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Jack Armstrong
I like that one. I actually tweeted that out over the weekend. We need to talk about that. It's kind of like what we always talk about. This tax system. Everybody hates it, but anytime you introduce any idea to do something about it, everybody goes crazy.
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And yet the third side of that oddly shaped coin is. That doesn't justify a complete wackadoodle.
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Jack Armstrong
No, it does not.
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Right.
Jack Armstrong
Absolutely.
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I'm not calling the fine man one. I'm just saying.
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Podcast Episode Summary: Armstrong & Getty On Demand – "He Is A Lame Ass Duck"
Release Date: November 18, 2024
Host: Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty
Platform: iHeartPodcasts
In the episode titled "He Is A Lame Ass Duck," hosts Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty delve into a myriad of current events, blending political analysis with cultural commentary. Skipping over the typical advertisements and introductory segments, Armstrong and Getty engage in a dynamic conversation that touches on global politics, media influence, societal changes, and pop culture phenomena.
[04:07 - 09:00]
Armstrong and Getty begin by discussing significant geopolitical developments, particularly focusing on President Biden's recent authorization allowing Ukraine to use ATACMS (Army Tactical Missile System) to strike Russian targets. This move is perceived as a potential escalation, especially with reports indicating that North Korea may dispatch up to 100,000 troops to support Russia.
Notable Quote:
Getty underscores the severity of these developments, referencing the ominous term "Axis of A**holes" to describe the evolving alliances.
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The hosts express concerns about the potential for these events to spiral into larger conflicts, hinting at the possibility of a broader war involving multiple continents.
[07:53 - 10:48]
The conversation shifts to domestic politics with speculation around Pete Hegseth's potential nomination as Secretary of Defense. Armstrong voices reservations about Hegseth, citing his "messy personal life" and ongoing controversies.
Notable Quote:
Armstrong humorously characterizes President Biden as "a duck with two broken wings, two broken legs and a sprained beak," emphasizing his perception of Biden's weakened political standing.
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[05:04 - 05:38]
Armstrong brings up a recent trend where NFL players perform a "Trump dance" following notable plays. The hosts debate whether this is a genuine display of political support or merely a popular gesture within the sports community.
Notable Quote:
Getty remains uncertain about the true motivations behind the dance, highlighting the complexity of interpreting athletes' actions in a politically charged environment.
[11:17 - 22:16]
The hosts share their experiences with streaming the highly anticipated fight between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson. Armstrong recounts widespread technical issues on Netflix, which reportedly frustrated millions of viewers.
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Getty criticizes the fight's production quality and questions whether parts of it were staged to garner more views, particularly targeting the visible injuries sustained by Tyson.
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[28:16 - 36:33]
A significant portion of the discussion centers around the hosts' strong opinions on the evolving use of pronouns in professional and academic settings. Armstrong and Getty express frustration with what they perceive as excessive complexity in pronoun usage, mocking the extensive lists provided by institutions like UC Davis.
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The hosts argue that these changes are unnecessary and impose undue burdens on individuals, leading to a decline in traditional communication standards.
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[30:04 - 34:04]
As the episode progresses, Armstrong and Getty analyze the impending presidential transition. They highlight Trump's plans for mass deportations, potentially disrupting the agricultural workforce in California's Central Valley.
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Additionally, the duo critiques the Biden administration's rush to approve $240 billion in green energy loans, suggesting that these funds may be misallocated to cronies rather than fostering genuine environmental progress.
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[22:16 - 29:00]
The conversation touches on the role of media in exacerbating political divisions, referencing how extremist rhetoric from both the left and right leads to strained personal relationships and societal dysfunction.
Notable Quote:
Armstrong and Getty argue that the media's portrayal of political factions fuels intolerance and undermines civil discourse.
[39:43 - 50:07]
Throughout the episode, the hosts respond to listener emails and share anecdotes from their audience. Matters range from frustrations with immigration policies to critiques of public figures like Joe Biden and Donald Trump Jr.
Notable Quote:
Listeners express concerns about the erosion of civil relationships due to political disagreements, prompting Armstrong and Getty to reflect on the personal impacts of national discourse.
[50:07 - End]
As the episode wraps up, Armstrong and Getty emphasize the importance of staying informed and engaged amid turbulent times. They encourage listeners to maintain open dialogues and avoid letting political differences sever personal connections.
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"He Is A Lame Ass Duck" offers a compelling blend of political critique and cultural observation, reflecting Armstrong and Getty's perspectives on pressing national and global issues. Their candid discussions, peppered with humor and sharp analysis, provide listeners with a thought-provoking examination of the current state of affairs.
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Disclaimer: This summary is crafted based on the provided transcript and may not capture every nuance of the original podcast episode. For a comprehensive experience, listening to the full episode on iHeartPodcasts is recommended.