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Katie Green
Broadcasting live from the Abraham Lincoln Radio.
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Katie Green
Getty and now here's Armstrong and Getty.
Jack Armstrong
Live. And I mean truly live in 2020, live from studio C Senior, a dimly lit room where deep within the bowels of the Armstrong and Getty Communications compound. And today, to kick off a brand new year, we're under the tutelage of our general manager.
Katie Green
Indeed, the new year is our general manager, the year in which you reach your potential. So I was thinking about saying that, then I realized, what if you're a bad person and your potential is like to become a serial killer or something like that? I don't want you to reach your potential.
Jack Armstrong
And change isn't always good. We're always talking about, about that just because you're going to change. Like, my brother's motto is always new year, same me. But that's fine. He's a. He's, he's a good dude. But maybe change is a good thing. I'll tell you my first thing for the new year. I was walking toward the scale. I weigh myself every day. This morning the scale said, don't. Don't even get on. Yeah, don't get on. Dude, you have kids. What are you doing? That's what the scale said to me. Don't even get on.
Katie Green
Don't you step on me. That would be an assault. I know the law.
Jack Armstrong
And it was nice to be greeted at the radio station by some of my friends. Crazy meth guy, Hanson. What's that dude doing to his car? Is he swapping out a transmission? I mean, it's like a full automotive thing going on. Got up in the air, all four tires off, the clothes everywhere, parts everywhere. Yes, Michael.
Katie Green
Maybe he can do an oil change for me. As long as he's out there.
Jack Armstrong
Hey, could you put new brake pads on my car during the show? That'd be awesome. Here, I'll slip you at 20. You're all tweaked up. You can probably do it really fast. So it's nice to see those people again, huh?
Katie Green
That's great.
Jack Armstrong
I am happy.
Katie Green
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Jack Armstrong
And I'll talk about this later. I spent a day in San Francisco. New year, New town. They've had enough and they're doing some stuff about it. And it was noticeable. I do want to talk about that later. I am happy to be at work for a little relaxation as I have been parenting two children every second for two weeks. And I am frazzled and worn out. That is a tiring activity.
Katie Green
Yeah. Vacation from vacation. I remember those days.
Jack Armstrong
Yes, I am here I have control of my own little universe for a little bit here.
Katie Green
It's fantastic. Right? And speaking for myself and my own offspring and not yours, of course, nobody at work is allowed to be a complete jackass. We have. There are rules and traditions involving not being an a hole.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah, everybody.
Katie Green
Children sometimes act up a tat.
Jack Armstrong
Everybody that works on this show has some reason to act somewhat enthused about what we're doing. But teenagers do not.
Katie Green
Right, Right.
Jack Armstrong
Well, I'm constantly thinking, do you have any idea what it cost to get here and see this? What? Could you at least act like you're somewhat entertained by any of this?
Katie Green
You know, it's funny. We enjoyed getting your texts over vacation, but was it Travis, Kelsey's mentor? Somebody introduced into my dome the idea of do. Does a particular person add to your energy or do they SAP it?
Jack Armstrong
Right.
Katie Green
And you make decisions about who you want around you on that basis. Well, and it is a blessing indeed to raise children. One of the great, you know, experiences of anybody's life. But for a few years, it's like, not even close.
Jack Armstrong
Oh, yeah. For my oldest teenager, there's no doubt that he is sapping the energy rather than adding to it. But I mean, that's part of your gig when you're his age and being your family. I'll talk about that later. But we did what we call Cousin Christmas. We all got together in the Midwest. Four of those people aren't going to work today because of the snowstorm that hit. They're still stuck there. But seen all my nieces who are on the other side of being teenagers, who are just fantastically grown human beings that are nice and normal in every way.
Katie Green
Air here.
Jack Armstrong
I left a day early, which turned out to be a wise move, or I would still be in Kansas where they. They got. I was going to fly out of Kansas City yesterday. I would not have today. They canceled every single flight but 2ft of snow. Minus 12 with the wind chill. I mean, that's, that's bad by that part of the country standards.
Katie Green
Yeah, that's. That's just crazy. Both. I mean, that's a hell of a lot of snow for that.
Jack Armstrong
Bitterly cold appearing gusts to 50 miles an hour when it's freezing cold outside and snow. It was just crazy. And that's why a lot of the country is, is. Is frozen and stuck and lots of work canceled. And even Washington D.C. is canceled today. They got everything closed.
Katie Green
Good.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah, that's good. I mean, if we could have that one happen more often, that'd Be absolutely fantastic. I time.
Katie Green
Maybe.
Jack Armstrong
On one hand, I wish my kids could have seen a real crazy snowstorm because they've never seen one in their lives. On the other hand, I would be. I would be stuck in the hotel we were in.
Katie Green
Yeah. If I'd had to fly solo today, I would have been unhappy. Very unhappy. I've got to ease back into the work thing. You can't just dive in and go 100%, you have a heart attack.
Jack Armstrong
My niece just texted me today. She text me, I got it when I got up. She said, I got to the airport. I got up at 3:30. I needed to be the airport at 4:30. But now my flight's delayed till 9. I guess I'll just sit here. Then she text me a little bit later, flight canceled. So she going nowhere. And my other niece drove to Kansas City, tried to beat the snowstorm, had turned to ice, ended up with her rental car up against a fire hydrant. So that was. I don't know how that's turned out.
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Jack Armstrong
That adds to your trip.
Katie Green
The kind of soft, rubbery fire hydrants or the metal ones that do lots of damage.
Jack Armstrong
The normal metal ones.
Katie Green
Yeah.
Jack Armstrong
And traveling around. I was in Washington, D.C. i have lots to talk about being in Washington, D.C. and all the cool stuff that we saw. I hadn't been there since Trump's inauguration, but security was crazy because partially because they've got the certification today. And I don't know if the date January 6th rings a bell, but they make a big deal out of it. So security for that and also security for the inauguration, which is coming up on the 20th, and they're building the platform all around the Capitol and everything like that. And we saw that, but we were there over New Year's Eve. And of course, the next day after the terrorist attack in New Orleans, security was Insane in Washington, D.C. oh, my goodness.
Katie Green
I guess. Yeah. Yeah. It's a huge, huge month in D.C. and there's murder in the air, so. Yeah. But paranoia is running hot.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah. You couldn't even. I don't know what prompted this, but I was looking forward to showing my kids the White House. Cause it's a cool thing to see. That's where the President lives. Joe Biden's in there sleeping, you know, his last couple of weeks as president, everything like that. I remember when I went to the inauguration for Trump the first time, and I remember walking by the White House and thinking, wow, Barack Obama's sleeping in there on his last night. I wonder what that feels like. And everything like that. You couldn't get close enough to the White House to even see what it looked like on any side. There were so many walls. I know, it's awful. There are so many walls and barriers, and you had to be so far out. And I don't know if they're prepared for a truck attack or. I mean, this was. We. We got there before New Year's Eve, so this is before New Orleans. We got there late at night, but everything's lit up at night and everything looks really cool at night. We went out walking around at, like, midnight, and I wanted to see the White House, and you couldn't get close enough to even see it at all. And I don't know what.
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Katie Green
Horrifying to me.
Jack Armstrong
I know it not only was uncool from a tourist standpoint, I thought, that's just not good. It is not good on many levels.
Katie Green
Yeah, we've gone from. Now, granted, this is a couple hundred years or not quite, but from when Abe Lincoln was president, people would wander in, wander in and out and say, hey, is the President in? I kind of need a job to now this armed camp, system, society. It's not good. It's not healthy.
Jack Armstrong
No, it's not.
Katie Green
I wonder if. Hey, Michael, I need your judgment on this. I was going to make a joke about how they've got to change the carpets in the White House like you do when you've got. You're moving out and you had lots of cats and the carpets are stained because, you know, the cat's urine and everything. With Joe Biden and old and incontinent and that sort of thing. I had a joke forming up in my mind. Too much or. Or appropriate. If it makes you grin, you leave it in.
Jack Armstrong
That's the motto for 2025.
Katie Green
All right, well, I'll keep working on that.
Jack Armstrong
Joe Biden's incontinent. Are you suggesting Joe Biden's peeing on the carpets?
Katie Green
Yeah, absolutely. That was the. I was heading. Yes, yes.
Jack Armstrong
We. We went to Ford's Theater and they did talk about that, how when Lincoln was president, on weekdays, you could walk up and knock on the door and somebody would answer, and you might be able to go in and talk to the President. You certainly could go sit on the lawn anytime you want to. I was telling my kids with the big barrier around the US Capitol. Now, part of that is because they're building the infrastructure for the inauguration, which is just what is 16 days away, the 2014 days away. Part of that is that. But you can't get as close to the Capitol. The first time I went to Washington D.C. i walked up to the Capitol and like wiped off the window and peeked in. Oh, wow, there's rooms and everything like that. You could just peek in like it was somebody's house.
Katie Green
Right, right.
Jack Armstrong
And it's not like that was 1870.
Katie Green
And what makes me insane is the utter lack of curiosity. Or maybe it's just people or they, they are curious, but they're completely befuddled. What has changed and why has it changed about the United States of America and our culture and our people or the people we've imported in some cases.
Jack Armstrong
All the security stuff. So there are polls around everything in Washington D.C. to stop the sort of attack that happened in New Orleans. There'd be no way to drive a truck or a car into a building or a crowd or anything like that. But all the different things that we've added, whether it's the stuff at the airport or you can't see the White House or whatever, that whole infrastructure just keeps growing and growing. And what do we picture it being in 50 years or 100 years? And is that something anybody wants? Again, to your point, do you take a look at the culture at some point and think that didn't used to be this way? What, change some of his technology but.
Katie Green
Not all of it? No, I think, you know, if you're going to go for one generalized explanation, it's just going from a culture that values duty and community to one that values individual. What? Not individual, just the individual. And you know, I'm certainly a crusader for individual rights, but it's just the, the inevitable, I don't know, ripening and over ripening of a successful society, I guess. But who knows? On we go. That's the thing about fate, Jack. You never know what card you're about to be dealt.
Jack Armstrong
Speaking of over ripening, we're overripe for the first official start of the year. I'm Jack Armstrong, he's Joe Getty on this. It is Monday, January 6th. It rings a bell. I can't think of what is that might be Fillmore's birthday. Something with January 6th, year 2025. We are Armstrong and getting. We approve of this program.
Katie Green
All right, here we go. Let's start officially for the year according to FCC rules and regulation, which as far as I know still exists.
Jack Armstrong
Here we go at mark the American dream possible. We will fight hard, fight hard for the freedom to vote. I don't remember what ended up being the clip of the year, but we were talking about. I brought up at breakfast the other day when the Prime Minister of Great Britain said we need to release the sausages. That's still funny, you know. It's still really good. We're eating sausages. I said, hey, did you hear one of the clips of here?
Katie Green
You gotta return the sausages.
Jack Armstrong
Sorry, I meant hostages. How does the first mailbag of the new year look?
Katie Green
Insightful.
Jack Armstrong
Fantastic. That's on the way and our text line has not changed. It is 415295 KFTC. The return of the sausages. There you go.
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Jack Armstrong
Playoffs are set for this coming weekend. Wild Card weekend, which a lot of football fans, which I don't know if I count my own self one, but anyway really, really like. But I want to talk about the NFL and its its cultural hold on America as I witnessed that coast to coast.
Katie Green
Excellent. Looking forward to it. Here's your freedom loving quote of the day, reflecting on the new year from the great thinker Seneca. Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end. Yeah, it's absolutely true. There's no denying it. I'm not sure what to do with it.
Jack Armstrong
Well, it's that.
Katie Green
That which is unproductive or, or what have you has to end. And that's okay.
Jack Armstrong
I don't know what what is ending though.
Katie Green
No longer continuing. Certainly the words of Seneca. Always thought provoking. Mailbag Just a couple. We don't have time for much. That's fine.
Jack Armstrong
I mean, that's clearly true if you're talking about, I don't know, a marriage or a company or a a country or a whatever. But things don't end on calendar dates. They don't. They don't end at midnight on December 31st.
Katie Green
And yet this is the time of year when we think of such things, for some reason having to do with the calendar which was arbitrarily instituted hundreds of years ago. Right? Why not start out with the great J.T. from Livermore who points out a couple of things about how the Democrats still haven't figured out why the election happened the way it did. But then he makes a point that I thought was really, really good. Still, as powerful as the DNC remains, I take comfort in knowing that, at least for now the shiny veneer of the self proclaimed party of Enlightenment has been ripped off to exp the vast majority of the news media as blindly loyalist partisan hacks of the dnc. The trust, quote unquote, that the news media loss will not be easy to establish. And he gets into how that will affect the left side of the aisle going forward. I think he is right. I think the last half of 2024. Well post the Joe Biden debate debacle, I think the media's, you know, kind of weak hold on the trust of the American people was significantly damaged by all of their dishonesty.
Jack Armstrong
Oh, absolutely. I wouldn't, I wouldn't necessarily make it a left or right thing. I just. That's the biggest change that has happened, Geez, I don't know, in decades probably. We're into a new world of where people get information and that affects everything, absolutely everything.
Katie Green
I think the mainstream media took its death blow. Not, not, you know, an immediate death blow, but sort of, you know, they died later of their injuries.
Jack Armstrong
Joe Rogan is a bigger deal than whoever the hell the anchor of the CBS news is.
Katie Green
Not even close. Yeah, let's see. I love this rich and beautiful green Oregon. Welcome back. Big Freedom and old Simple Jack. Hope you had a great time off. I did indeed. I'll talk about that a little bit.
Jack Armstrong
Fat as a hog.
Katie Green
I'm fat as a like slimish hog. Didn't do a ton of damage.
Jack Armstrong
Good for you.
Katie Green
Uh, one of President Biden's last acts, giving George Soros the medal of freedom. Are you kidding me? Do we now think socialism means freedom? Uh, yeah, that's a good point. That got a lot of attention. We will talk about that. And finally a pronouncer from Evan in Canada. Uh, well, we got a real goat roping up here in Canada. Liberal Party mountain a mutiny against their boy Dustin Dust Bin Doo Doo to try to get him gone asap. It's talking about Justin Trudeau, I think.
Jack Armstrong
Dust Bin Doo doo who's resigning today, right?
Katie Green
That's the rumor, yeah. Meanwhile, the Conservatives are on track to win about 70% of the seats in Parliament. By the way, the last name of the Conservative leader Pierre is best pronounced Poliev. For the record, the French like their silent letters even more than English. But Poliev interesting to see a rejection of woke from an entire country. America's hat Canada.
Jack Armstrong
And Trump has talked about being the 51st state. So maybe we can get that going. We have much to talk about. The things that are going on in the world things that happen in our own lives to catch up. After being gone for two weeks, I got a new water bottle. I retired my 2024 water bottle which was getting pretty funky and now have a brand new water bottle for 2025.
Katie Green
I'm very excited about this plastic water bottle. I held it up. I expected some big Stanley, big dumb Converse.
Jack Armstrong
I buy one bottle out of the vending machine and then I use it the entire year refilling it. Got a new one.
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The new warning from the cdc. The agency says flu season is ramping up after a slower than usual start. It says emergency room visits for the flu are, quote, very high nationwide. States in the south and the west are seeing the highest flu activity. The CDC is also reminding people it is not too late to get a flu shot. The good thing is so many of us traveled, record number of people traveled around the country. So it could really spread all that stuff around. Spend a lot of time in an airport or a little tube in a whether it's a, you know, a bus or a shuttle or whatever and then the plane and just really get this spread around the country. My son is sick with something right now feeling absolutely horrible and yeah, it's that time of year. What are you going to do?
Katie Green
Could be the flu Covid or there's some new virus that China's working on right now. Probably leapt out of a lab.
Jack Armstrong
Sure.
Katie Green
Hopefully it's the travel season. It reminds me of the chicken pox parties they used to have when we were kids to make sure just get it over with. Just get, get it done with. Is anybody's got the flu?
Jack Armstrong
Is anybody on the show doing dry January?
Katie Green
We welcome Katie Green to the proceedings, our beloved news woman. Hello, Katie. Hello.
News Anchor
Speaking of the flu, that's why I sound like hell.
Jack Armstrong
Oh yeah, sorry about that.
News Anchor
That's all right. I was fine all break and then something just hit me on Saturday Yeah.
Jack Armstrong
It'S going back to work virus. That's what it is.
News Anchor
Totally.
Katie Green
I mean, always have a bit of a husky voice, but now you definitely sound like maybe you're transitioning. Husky? Yeah.
News Anchor
Yes. Yeah.
Jack Armstrong
Have you always had a husky voice, Katie?
News Anchor
I have.
Jack Armstrong
I have.
News Anchor
It was a big.
Jack Armstrong
As a year old girl. Did you sound like that?
News Anchor
It was. It was a point of bullying actually, growing up and now it pays my bills. So there you go.
Jack Armstrong
I'm sorry. Sorry.
Katie Green
Take that, little Jenny in the schoolyard. You.
Jack Armstrong
I didn't mean to bring up a point of contention.
News Anchor
Yeah, thanks a lot, Jack.
Jack Armstrong
Have you always had that weird big eye?
Katie Green
Yeah. Way to dig deep. Yeah. Way to go, Jack. Jerk.
Jack Armstrong
Anybody doing by January?
Katie Green
In answer to your question, yes. You've been sober now for going on a week.
Jack Armstrong
Yes, I'm doing. I'm doing Dry Lifetime, as everybody knows at this point, but Katie. Michael. No, no, that's fine. I just wondered if anybody was. And Joe is. And I know you're going to talk about that big alcohol study that they released over the weekend.
Katie Green
Yeah, indeed. The Surgeon general out with. Well, he's urging that the warning be placed on every alcohol label that it can give you cancer. As usual, Vivek Murthy is full of crap.
Jack Armstrong
Oh, really?
Katie Green
He's a charlatan. The actual numbers. Some analysis for you next hour. And I say that not as a booze hound because I was really curious. Well, let's. Let's call a spade a spade. I was really curious to know what the science was that had prompted such a change. Well, prepared to be underwhelmed.
Jack Armstrong
Okay, I have a.
Katie Green
But overwhelmed with the stupidity of government.
Jack Armstrong
I have a friend who's doing dry January and they showed up to some work thing over the weekend that where everybody normally drinks and drinks with this person and they said they're doing dry January and all their friends like, well, f you. They're so angry.
Katie Green
Yeah, well, I'm not committed to the months or anything. I just, you know, I'm going to take a while.
Jack Armstrong
Reset. What does that mean if your friends are angry if you do dry January? I don't know. I don't know. Is that a good sign or a bad sign or a no sign? Maybe it's no sign whatsoever. I don't know.
Katie Green
Sure, that's the one. It's not the crabs in the bucket or anything like that.
Jack Armstrong
So I was in Washington D.C. for several days with my kids. We were going to drive to Kansas. Had a problem with the rental car. Maybe I'll Talk about later. I don't know. I don't know what the word confirmation means. In an email I said, I even said to the clerk, what is the, what is the dictionary definition of confirmation? What does it mean in your head? What do you mean you don't have my vehicle? I mean, why, why did I get this emailed saying to come pick it up at 7 o'clock anyway? So I don't have my car. It was going to be a mess. I'm trying to figure out how to scramble. I just said, maybe we'll go somewhere else. Maybe I don't want to drive. I decided at midnight the night before, the kids are sound asleep. They're expecting a road trip to Kansas, that we're going to Washington D.C. booked the flights and we took off the next day.
Katie Green
And that's crazy way to be spontaneous.
Jack Armstrong
That's why I've always done things that's not new for me. That's the way I do every trip of my life. So. But I know it's, it's odd for most people anyway, so we went to Washington D.C. and we were, we were there for several days and I hadn't been there since Trump's inauguration. The famous pictures of me dressed up like a spy when I was. Had really good seats for the inauguration. January 20th of 2017. Yes.
Katie Green
I used to make the dot that he spent the entire day with a red Secret Service dot on his forehead just in case because he looked so suspicious. But now, of course, we know that he could have climbed up on the Washington Monument with a giant banner that said I'm here to assassinate the President and unloaded a rifle and it would have been fine.
Jack Armstrong
But the big difference this time around for first of all, it's January 6th, the idea that they are going to go in there and Kamala Harris is going to certify Trump being President of the United States on January 6th. Eight years later was four years later. Four years later is absolutely amazing. I mean, what a turn of history. It's absolutely incredible. But bouncing around Washington D.C. all the Trump stuff, he's being treated like any other president would be coming in and that's not the way it was When I was there for the first Trump term. There was no Trump stuff in my memory other than like, you know, off market third party swag you sell on the corner to tourists. But there was nothing in any official, like if you went into the National Archives, we went and saw the Constitution and the Declaration and all that sort of stuff, which is so faded at this Point. They could just put a blank white piece of paper in there and you wouldn't know the difference, I don't think.
Katie Green
And I'm like, just change it out with various things written on there that are hilarious and, or, you know, tawdry. It'd be a funny, funny prank. But it is, to me, it's incredibly moving to see the documents. The point is not to read them, Jack. You can read them elsewhere. It's the actual duck. It's amazing.
Jack Armstrong
I agree. Very, very cool. But anyway, the, the, the store that they have there at the National Archives, where they keep all that stuff, had all kinds of Trump stuff, you know, legitimate 47th President Donald Trump. And you could get a pin or a hat or a. Whatever. They did not have that in 2017 when I was there, because the whole country, well, not the whole country, people who were excited about Trump didn't feel his way, but the entire media and half the country felt like, well, this is a mistake. He's not supposed to be president. The Russians did this, and he'll be out in just a few days. I can't believe we're actually pretending he's going to be president this time around. He's being accepted completely. Like it's, you know, Jimmy Carter coming into office or, or George Bush or anybody else.
Katie Green
And if I might interject, worth remembering that one of the reasons for that perception that he was a Russian stooge that would soon be in Leavenworth was because of the ste. Dossier in the Trump collusion hoax perpetrated by the campaign of Hillary Rodham Clinton, who got the Presidential Medal of Freedom just a few days ago.
Jack Armstrong
Right, right, right. Whatever. Whatever. That hilarious. Whatever all that stuff supposed to mean at this point, those medals of freedom, a man, you know, like everything else, I think it's gotten so watered down it barely has any meaning. Right. But anyway, I thought it was interesting that Trump was being treated with such dignity. Reverence is the wrong word, but respect, or just treated like any other president coming into office.
Katie Green
Acceptance.
Jack Armstrong
Acceptance. There's a good word. That's a good word. And I'll be interested to see what the crowd is like. I was telling the kids how as we were walking across the mall and all that sort of stuff, how it was just full of people, there's several hundred thousand people here, and talking about what it was like getting out of there. I'd never been in a crowd that big in my entire life. And when would you ever be in a crowd with 250,000 people or whatever it was, I wonder what the, what the turnout's going to be like this time around since he's being accepted, as.
Katie Green
You said, I suspect it will be enormous.
Jack Armstrong
I think it will be too.
Katie Green
I think the, the silent majority, if you will, to paraphrase Nixon, will show up in force. Working class America, those who feel abandoned by the elite because they have been abandoned by the elite, I think they will turn out in force. I certainly hope so.
Jack Armstrong
One of the reasons I went to Washington D.C. as I was bouncing around on the map as my other trip was falling apart and thinking where, where's, where's good. I thought maybe we'll go to Florida. Let's be warm. And it just wasn't going to be that warm in Florida. I don't want to fly all the way there to being 68 degrees. That's not hot enough for me. Just look around. It was oddly going to be nice in Washington D.C. in December. And I thought, freaking awesome. I'll go because it's the lowest tourism month of the year for D.C. because there's a decent chance, if you plan ahead, which I never do for your trip, you're going to get there and it's going to be 5 degrees below zero and you're going to be miserable. So very few people go. And we went and were able. It was 60 and 60 and sunny the first day we got there. We're traveling around all the museums and everything like that and they were practically empty. So it was very, very cool.
Katie Green
Best of both worlds. Yeah. I'm a huge believer in off season visiting of the sort of place with an attraction. I mean, you don't want to do it on a beach. You're lying there shivering. It's 43 degrees. No, that's, that's not what I'm talking about. But if it's like zoos and museums and that's sort of thing. Absolutely. Go in the off season.
Jack Armstrong
I did. I did Miami and Key west in August one time and it was horribly hot, but there were no people. And that was. I was happy with the trade off.
Katie Green
Interesting. Yeah. We were semi joking about Ford's Theater, which you visited, and how it's a, it's a big tourist attraction.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah.
Katie Green
And you know, it's. On the one hand you have people filing in and out and buying souvenirs and taking smiling selfies there in front of a place where a. One of the greatest Americans to ever live and a loving father had his brains blown out.
Jack Armstrong
Right.
Katie Green
On the other hand. Yeah. It was the murder scene of an Innocent man. But it does make it very real in a way. It humanizes Lincoln to see the chair, to see the box, to see the, the leap that John Wilkes Booth made down to the. The stage. I found it very moving.
Jack Armstrong
How many days, weeks, months, years have to go by before something goes from. Here's a father and husband who got murdered for no good reason to. Let's take a selfie in the spot where they got shot.
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Jack Armstrong
The weird, the weirdness of time, the way that works.
Katie Green
Well, it's like, how long does a body have to be in the ground before. You're not a ghoul, you're an archaeologist.
Jack Armstrong
If you dig it up. Right, right. If this person was buried last week and you dig it up and open up their coffin, you're a real weirdo.
Katie Green
Hey, look, I found an artifact from 2024. It's several gold rings. No, no, that's not allowed.
Jack Armstrong
But if it's 5,000 years, we were at the History museum where they got a whole bunch of Egyptian monies and they put it on display and. Yeah, you're some sort of superhero for finding them and open them and gum. That's pretty funny. I had another point on the Lincoln Hotel. Not very crowded. Walking around, seeing the stuff. I don't know, it'll pop into my head later.
Katie Green
While you're thinking about that, not only are we going to talk about the alcohol thing, but at some point today I want to go semi big on the absolutely horrific story of the, the systematic cover up of the systematic rape of young English girls by primarily Pakistani immigrants in that country. And how the authorities and this, and I've touched on this, we've talked about this a handful of times through the years, but the absolute refusal to recognize it or talk about it in the mainstream media in either our country or Great Britain has been so uniform, so astonishing that you feel like you're like out on a limb or something. Or. Is this really true? It's. It's so horrific. Everybody ought to be talking about it, but nobody is. Maybe I oughta soft pedal it, you know, I didn't. But anyway, yeah, there's Muslim men have had these rape gangs in Britain who have committed horrific crimes and in the name of not tearing the country apart and leading to racial strife, the justice system, the cops, the government, has played it down like crazy and brave Britain. More on that to come.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah, I do want to talk about the amazing thing that is our peaceful transfer of power that we do in the, in the United States of America. Looking at all Those buildings and the fact that a whole new administration's about to come in. And I spent a lot of time reading about the Constitution and the writing the Constitution and founding fathers and all that sort of stuff. So I'll talk about that later. We traveled around D.C. on those scooters, mostly the lime scooters. Oh my God. Things that would take you a half an hour to walk a couple of miles, you just zip over there. Fantastic. The only downside is the price. First one, we, we jumped on me and the kids, we get. Me and Sam and Henry, we get on there and we ride from the middle of the Mall where we are from across the Natural History Museum, past the Washington Monument, all the way to the Lincoln Monument park. Our things walk in. I get my ding on my phone. It costs 45 bucks for the three of us to scoot over there. I thought, ah, that's why everybody's walking. I thought, why is everybody walking when there's scooters everywhere? I mean, they're absolutely everywhere. You can lay one down, walk over there, pick up another one and take off. It's a little pricey. You do that several times per day. I think I spent 200 bucks that day on scooters. Yes.
Katie Green
Michael, are these things easy to ride?
Jack Armstrong
Very easy to ride. Incredibly easy to ride.
Katie Green
Yeah. DC is famous. Anybody knows who's been there knows this DC is famous for. You'll be there at the. The Lincoln Memorial and you say, look, it's the Washington Monument.
Jack Armstrong
It's right there. Yeah.
Katie Green
And you start walking toward it. Then you realize, oh, it's immense and it's actually a mile away. And by the end of the day, you're so tired you can barely function.
Jack Armstrong
And the poor Jefferson Memorial over there. There's nobody there. Hello. Yeah, well, it's kind of off the beaten path. What did he do? Anyway, let's go back over here. I don't know whose idea that was that he kind of got shifted. Shafted.
Katie Green
Yeah. Interesting history of the Jefferson Memorial. But we have no time. If you're interested, perhaps you could Bing it.
Jack Armstrong
My son was watching a funny Simpsons episode in which Elisa goes over to the Jefferson Memorial to talk to Jefferson staff. You. And Jefferson says, I know you're only here because the Lincoln Memorial is too crowded. We've got Katie's headlines coming up next.
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Jack Armstrong
Katie probably has a headline or two about this, but we do need to talk about that terrorist attack and what was going on there. Is that a. A glimpse into a bigger problem or. It clearly is, but a current problem in the United States or not? What was going on with this dude? I hadn't heard that he traveled around the Middle east the way he did. So more on that later.
Katie Green
Yeah, that's a fairly complex situation, I think. But let's figure out who's reporting what. It's lead story with Katie Green.
News Anchor
Katie, starting with NBC, Biden to deliver two major speeches in his final days in office.
Jack Armstrong
Is anybody paying any attention to what he has to say about anything?
Katie Green
Major in what sense?
Jack Armstrong
Yeah. Who's calling it major?
News Anchor
NBC. All right, from abc.
Jack Armstrong
It would be. It would be impossible unless he announced. I mean, he announced I'm going to set the Constitution on fire as a prank. I mean, I don't think he could say anything that would really.
Katie Green
We're drumming Iowa out of the union.
Jack Armstrong
I don't think he could say anything that would get much attention from anybody.
Katie Green
No. Just go away.
News Anchor
From abc. North Korea test ballistic missile as Blinken visits South Korea.
Jack Armstrong
Oh, boy.
Katie Green
Boy. South Korea screwed up. Holy cow. I was following that story over the the vacation. More on that to come. But they've got an actual constitutional crisis going on.
News Anchor
From the Washington Post. Israel pledges heavy punishment after gunmen kill three in West Bank.
Jack Armstrong
So trouble in the Middle East. Is that what you're saying?
Katie Green
Yep.
Jack Armstrong
Most.
News Anchor
More of it.
Katie Green
I was afraid of that.
News Anchor
From the New York Times. Congress is set to certify Trump's victory as memory of riot looms yeah.
Jack Armstrong
Boy, the media just loves bringing that up, don't they?
Katie Green
Oh, yeah. Yeah. Can you imagine as memory looms, you bring it up every 10 minutes. That's why the memory's looming. It wasn't looming till you brought it up again.
Jack Armstrong
And the guy involved was put to a vote. And most people voted for him.
Katie Green
So they like him. They can't stand you. Shut up.
News Anchor
From cbs news, winter storm causes massive flight and Amtrak train disruptions. Snarling u. S. Travel.
Jack Armstrong
God, I got lucky getting out when I did. So many people had weren't flying when I was flying. We were on a big giant southwest plane with 47 total people on it. It was so awesome.
Katie Green
Awesome. Wow.
News Anchor
From the New York post, LGBTQ liberals start arming themselves over baseless fear being placed in concentration camps.
Jack Armstrong
Oh, my God, you are so crazy if you actually believe that. You are so nuts.
Katie Green
It's such a soft head too. Go ahead.
News Anchor
And finally, the Babylon bee. Biden honors Kamala Harris with presidential medal of participation.
Katie Green
Oh, that's great.
Jack Armstrong
What was my favorite Babylon b headline saw over the weekend that said, white house says behind the scenes, president Carter is active and doing fine.
Katie Green
As sharp as ever. That was good. Unbelievable. Oh, my God.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah. So the guy who, who rammed his car and all those people had been to Egypt and other places in the middle east. I hadn't heard that.
Katie Green
And Canada, which is a hotbed of jihadism in certain quarters as well.
Jack Armstrong
And the guy in Vegas who blew up his Tesla was just a nice nut. Is that the deal there? Mostly.
Katie Green
I wouldn't be that dismissive for reasons we can get into.
Jack Armstrong
Okay, we got a lot of stuff to bring you up to speed on. I hope you can stick around.
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Podcast Summary: Armstrong & Getty On Demand - "I Don't Want You To Reach Your Potential"
Release Date: January 6, 2025
Host: Armstrong & Getty Show via iHeartPodcasts
In the episode titled "I Don't Want You To Reach Your Potential," hosts Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty delve into a variety of topics ranging from personal anecdotes and travel experiences to societal changes and current events. Joined by Katie Green, the trio navigates through discussions that blend humor, insightful commentary, and reflections on contemporary issues.
Traveling to Washington D.C.
Jack Armstrong shares his recent trip to Washington D.C., highlighting the heightened security measures post the New Orleans terrorist attack. He reminisces about his first visit during Donald Trump's inauguration, contrasting it with the current state where the city feels more fortified and less accessible.
Family and Parenting Challenges
Armstrong discusses the challenges of parenting, especially managing teenage dynamics. He humorously mentions his own frayed nerves from handling his children while on the road.
Navigating Travel Disruptions
The hosts recount the chaos of catching flights during severe winter storms, leading to canceled trips and stranded family members. Armstrong narrates incidents involving his nieces' travel mishaps, emphasizing the unpredictability of travel.
From Community to Individualism
Katie Green and Jack Armstrong discuss the cultural shift from a community-centric society to one that emphasizes individualism. They ponder the implications of such a transition and its effects on societal cohesion.
Evolution of Media and Information Consumption
The hosts critically analyze the transformation of the media landscape, highlighting the decline in trust towards mainstream media and the rise of alternative information sources like Joe Rogan.
Influenza Season Surge
A brief discussion on the CDC's warning about the ramping up of the flu season, emphasizing the importance of flu shots amidst increased travel activities.
Alcohol Warning Labels and Public Health
Katie Green expresses skepticism towards the Surgeon General's push for cancer warnings on alcohol labels, branding the initiative as ineffective and government overreach.
Terrorist Attacks and National Security
The hosts touch upon recent terrorist incidents, debating their implications on national security and societal perceptions. They express concerns over recurring threats and the resilience of societal structures.
Media's Role in Political Narratives
Armstrong and Green critique the media's portrayal of political figures and events, arguing that media narratives often shape public perception irrespective of factual accuracy.
Peaceful Transfer of Power
Reflecting on the United States' tradition of peaceful transfer of power, Armstrong marvels at the stability and constitutional adherence despite polarized political climates.
Throughout the episode, Armstrong and Getty engage in humorous exchanges, often poking fun at each other and sharing light-hearted stories. Their camaraderie adds a relatable and entertaining layer to the discussions.
As the episode progresses towards its conclusion, the hosts reflect on the complexities of societal issues, media influence, and personal growth. They emphasize the importance of staying informed, maintaining personal integrity, and fostering healthy community relationships.
"I Don't Want You To Reach Your Potential" offers listeners a blend of personal stories, critical societal analysis, and engaging conversations on current events. Armstrong and Getty, along with Katie Green, provide a nuanced perspective on the evolving landscape of American society, media, and politics, all delivered with their characteristic humor and insight.
For those who haven't tuned in, this episode serves as a comprehensive guide to understanding the dynamic interplay between personal experiences and broader societal changes, all through the lens of Armstrong and Getty's engaging discourse.