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Joe Getty
Broadcasting live from the Abraham Lincoln radio.
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Jack Armstrong
Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty.
Joe Getty
Armstrong and Getty. And now here's Armstrong.
Jack Armstrong
Live from Studio C Senior, a dimly lit room deep within the bowels of the Armstrong and Getty Communications compound. Today we are under the tutelage of our general manager. Not the tariffs, not the tariffs.
Joe Getty
Our first ever negative general manager. Never mind.
Jack Armstrong
So I'm slightly distracted then. I'm going to get my act together. I know.
Joe Getty
I can tell.
Jack Armstrong
I know. I'm going to get my act together.
Joe Getty
Okay.
Jack Armstrong
I was out, out spitting in the bushes before I walked in here. I really thought I was gonna throw up in my car on the way to work. Oh. And I thought I was gonna throw it before I got into the building. And I haven't yet, but I'm really close.
Joe Getty
Oh, golly.
Jack Armstrong
So if I duck off real fast, that's what I'm doing.
Joe Getty
I don't know why stop and snack on roadkill on the way in again, did you?
Jack Armstrong
It looked like the squirrel had just been hit to me. Oh, really? Recently? Wow.
Joe Getty
No, I was afraid I'd gone too far.
Jack Armstrong
I don't know why I feel like this. I have no idea. But I really, it has subsided a little from when I was just downstairs kneeled over bushes, which you know, is not unusual in front of this building. I thought I'll join the other people who are passed out and either vomiting or other or worse.
Joe Getty
Many of them employees. Yes.
Jack Armstrong
Just see, hence in the rv, there's an RV parked out where the car is gone that everybody was working on for a couple of days. But there's a big RV there. They even have the slides out today like they're camping. I mean, they've got full slide.
Joe Getty
Nice climate, pleasant setting. Yeah. So my kid is going to law school. Far enough from the radio ranch it's irrelevant. But man, the norovirus is everywhere.
Jack Armstrong
Is it really?
Joe Getty
Oh, yeah. Puking and pooping, it's just, it's rough.
Jack Armstrong
I haven't come in contact with anybody Sick, But. Well, I hope I don't have that, you know, of. If I brought that into the radio station. That would be awful.
Joe Getty
Oh, you remember the stories about those cruise ships. I don't want to repeat any of it.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah.
Joe Getty
Rough.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah. And that's what management would do here. They would lock the doors and make us all live in here like a cruise ship until we were over it.
Joe Getty
Right. You know, I would love to throw in some good graphic detail, but I just. It's not appropriate. People wouldn't enjoy it. I'll restrain myself for once.
Jack Armstrong
Oh, man. All right, so explain the whole tariff situation. They look.
Joe Getty
Well, Donald J. Came hard at the Mexicans and Canadians and Chinese. The Chinese is completely a separate case. We got to put that aside. They're dirty commies. They're trying to take over the globe. They commit genocides. They're a horrible regime. But our neighbors, our friendly neighbors to the north and south, he came at them hard with big, giant tariffs if they didn't help us with the border and a couple other things. And honestly, and I kind of predicted this, they came with some small to medium concessions, and he said, all right, we'll put it off for a while. We'll hold back on those big, giant tariffs. So they're going to help out on the border some. It's really minor stuff in the case of Canada, Mexico, a little more significant.
Jack Armstrong
So America's hat and America's pants got a stall for a month. It's not over yet.
Joe Getty
Yeah, he's going to keep the sword of Damocles hanging over their. Their heads.
Jack Armstrong
I like, I kept saying yesterday, this is not my area of expertise or interest, really, this economic stuff like this. But Wall Street Journal has an editorial piece saying Trump blinked. You have people on the Trump side saying, you know, it was the art of the deal. He squeezed them and they backed down and gave us stuff that they wouldn't have otherwise given us. So I don't. I don't know which is accurate.
Joe Getty
Yeah, I think there's plenty of truth to both points of view. I think Trump became more aware that more people were saying, hey, this could really hurt the economy, which would dirt yo. At the same time. It was always a threat. Opposed to get some concessions on the border.
Jack Armstrong
I like it. So the, like, the MSNBC world is portraying it as Trump back down and laughing.
Joe Getty
Sure.
Jack Armstrong
So which is it? You hate him because he was gonna go through with this and he's a madman, or you hate him because he's not a madman and realized this was gonna do more harm than good. And so adjusted his sales. I mean, what. Which is it?
Joe Getty
Yeah, yeah. I'm reminded of the whole cold open a Saturday Night Live a couple of weeks ago where they were trying on the fake msnbc, trying to convince, look, we can't go nuts over everything he says. And then they would literally go nuts over everything he says. And, you know, you just. It takes a while, folks. It's just early February. We've got to get used to the unique Trump style of chaotic leadership and not get nuts every time he threatens a 25% tariff on our largest trading partners over nothing we can figure out.
Jack Armstrong
Speaking of msnbc, I was watching Stephanie Rules show last night, and I like to watch these various things to see what their big story is. And a lot of the media's really got their panties in a bind over Trump trying to shrink government in a variety of ways. Whether it's, you know, sending the email to all the workers saying, hey, y'all can quit if you want. We'll pay it till September, just quit. Or trying to do away with the Department of Education. Or Elon Musk has gotten access to a bunch of information that is supposed to be scary. And. And it's trying to run the government like a business. You saw what he did to Tesla and Twitt.
Joe Getty
Yeah.
Jack Armstrong
He got rid of the waste at Twitter. I mean, I don't understand how that's a threat, but the. It's. It's interesting to me how for. Because I don't have this mindset. So it's. It's almost shocking to me that it exists. The crowd that is horrified by the idea of a government employee losing their job or a government program going away where the other half of the country. I think we're thrilled. Whenever we hear that. We think that's awesome. So I just.
Joe Getty
I don't even need to hear the details. I mean, please.
Jack Armstrong
Exactly. Exactly. I don't even need the details. And the other side is the same way. I don't even need to hear the details. It's a horror that any government agency or department would be shut down and a horror that any government workers would lose their jobs. It's just awful.
Joe Getty
I think you're onto something really important there. I would love to see a set of interviews with, you know, four or five people on each side and examine their. Their attitudes about the government and its role and their own lives and how they're.
Jack Armstrong
I just.
Joe Getty
I think that would be incredibly revealing. I mean, here's a. For instance. Let's look at the other side of the coin. Well, I was gonna say. Now, you know what? I. I'm undermining my own point. I was gonna say, you never hear anybody saying the federal government is just too small. But they wouldn't put it like that. They would put it like the federal government should be solving this problem, that problem, doing this for me and doing that for me. So I guess they do, in essence, think it's too small, which is a hell of an attitude. And I don't know. I think they're 15 minutes of civics education would go so far in this country. But I'd love to grab those people by their shirt front and say, you live in a state, It's a big, powerful government. It collects taxes. You live in a county, a town. You have your own. You run your own home. Why are you looking to them to fix your problems in that distant city where nobody gives a crap about your life? But I don't get it.
Jack Armstrong
Well, and you got a whole bunch of people running around making a good salary, can't get fired, get much better benefits than the rest of us in the private sector and call themselves public servants. Well, if you're a public servant, as in you're, you know, you're. You're taking a hit to yourself, too, to serve the public. Okay, we're saying you don't have to do that anymore. Go out in the private sector and make the bigger money with better benefits that you seem to think you could do. You're just doing public service to help.
Joe Getty
Us all out, which is it?
Jack Armstrong
Yeah, exactly.
Joe Getty
I got a great example of that coming up.
Jack Armstrong
So I was just listening to a report on NPR about how the Trump administration is trying to wind down the Department of Education and the stuff that they can do and the stuff that they can't do. There are. There are big chunks of the Department of Education that were created by the executive branch, by executive orders, so they can be unwound by executive orders. And then there's a lot of stuff that can't be. But the other pushback that drives me crazy is in the government is not Twitter. You can't just walk in and fire people. Okay, well, let's have a conversation about that. Why not? Why can't you just walk in and fire people? Maybe you should be able to walk in and fire people. How about we do something about. How about you figure out if anybody's doing anything? If you got a room full of 15 people, do you need all 15? 15. Do you need 15 at all? Do you need any of them to start with. And then do you? Could you get by with half as many? I'm thinking in a lot of cases you could.
Joe Getty
I would argue if there is one entity on earth where you should be able to, quote, walk in and fire people, it would be the government. Why not?
Jack Armstrong
It.
Joe Getty
It is responsible to the taxpayers and only the taxpayers to be as efficient with their money as humanly possible. They have no profit motive. They have no board of directors, they have no shareholders. All they have is responsibility to taxpayer.
Jack Armstrong
The why not is the. The government is the only industry that can make rules where they can't get fired. If we could make rules around here where nobody could get fired, we would probably all band together and vote for them. But you can't do that. And the government has the opportunity to do that. Oh, it's so maddening.
Joe Getty
Yeah, it's.
Jack Armstrong
It's frustrating to me because I don't think Trump and Elon are going to get very far. And the fact that they are taking the biggest swing at it in my lifetime and probably won't get very far as depressing.
Joe Getty
Yeah, let's see.
Jack Armstrong
I hope, I hope they're drawing attention to it at least.
Joe Getty
Let's see. And let's see if Trump in this one term can lay the groundwork for perhaps another four to eight years of progress. Who knows?
Jack Armstrong
Chip away. Chip away. Let's start the show officially. Oh, what. What's on the table of. Of options here for me? Ate something bad. I don't think that's on the table. Yeah, Illness. I suppose that's a possibility. I don't know where I would have gotten it. That's pretty much right.
Joe Getty
Condition.
Jack Armstrong
Oh, some sort of like. Yeah, there's something really wrong with me, I doubt.
Joe Getty
Well, no, no, no. I don't mean like life threatening. I mean, like, you know, with your gallbladder thing. Digestive issues. Maybe you just a little too much of something last night.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah, I don't know. You know what I should do is I should just Google fatigue, nausea. What could that be? Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. It's the only thing. Let's start the show.
Joe Getty
You slept poorly last night, right? One or the other.
Jack Armstrong
Exactly. I'm Jack Armstrong, he's Joe Getty on this. It is Tuesday, February 4, the year 2025. Or Armstrong and get in. We approve of this program.
Joe Getty
Let's begin then, officially, according to FCC rules and regulations. Here we go. Leaping into action at Mark at.
Jack Armstrong
The Mexican cartel plans on using drones as well as firing up our agents. And military. If this were to happen, what would be the response of something like this?
Well, obviously not going to stand for that, Lawrence.
The most powerful military in the world.
Will not be intimidated by anybody, let alone cartels.
Joe Getty
Speaking of the cartels, just what is their association with the the Mexican government? The nice lady president said it was horrifying and slanderous to suggest they had any relationship with the cartels. Oh, ye up. Let's talk about it.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah, that little story there is from a memo that's circulating that came out somehow from Mexico. But cartels are talking about putting drones and and armed people at the border to take on the u. S. Military or start shooting at them with the idea that they'll go away or something. I don't know. And you heard secretary of defense Pete Hegser. They're saying. No, they're not. No, you're not. We ain't going away. So that could turn pretty crazy. Wow.
Joe Getty
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Jack Armstrong
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Maybe you missed it. China has launched a 15% tariff on US coal and gas in retaliation for Trump's tariffs. So we can talk more about that later. This will be fun.
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All righty. Here's your freedom loving quote of the day from Jim Rohn. You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances. The seasons are the wind. But you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of.
Jack Armstrong
There you go.
Joe Getty
They're in that theme. You are not a victim of your life. You are the captain of that ship. In short, be that mailbag Some days.
Jack Armstrong
It'S easier than others.
Joe Getty
Well, sometimes the captain the ship needs only to keep it off the rocks and and avoid all lives being lost. And that's being a good captain. Doesn't mean you can just go to the Bahamas. The thing about captaining ships Jack, just ask me. My sea faring days are behind me but that one went on a whale watch once. Anyway, here's mailbag you can drop us note mailbagarmstrongetti.com Definitely not Scott in Danville, California writes I keep asking my wife to try no Wine February with me. She says I'm bothering her. I inform her she can't say that during no Wine February. This is not going well.
Jack Armstrong
Wine with an H. The idea is to not wine for a whole month. See if you can do it.
Joe Getty
That's right. Don't whine if you see no whales on your whale watch. Correct. The pro Illegals demonstration la Barry in Thailand writes guys, letting you know that a big part of me enjoyed what I saw on tv. A far left democratic state with sanctuary cities up and down. Deserves it. Just look at the mayors, governors, senators and congress people. When will they ever learn there's a.
Jack Armstrong
Big up with up with illegals. I don't know what the message is. Demonstration going on in a town near me yesterday we turned a corner and there was a whole bunch of Mexican flags and people beating on drums and stuff like that. I would like to have asked him so what? What's your position that criminal criminals who are here illegally should get to stay? Is that your position?
Joe Getty
No human is illegal? No, no, no, no, no. Specifically, they're rounding up dangerous criminals. So build bridges, not walls. They have no arguments. They're like children. Idiot children. As long as we're talking about that, we'll skip to this one from Drew the Millennial regarding the rioters blocking the 101 in LA waving Mexican south American flags. I was just in Mexico with my bride for our honeymoon. Anyway, very common protest. Protest tactic. The highway from these resort towns to the major airports. Typically it's taxi drivers protesting the introduction of rideshare services like Uber. The cabbies will set up a long blockade in the road where they will essentially live and barbecue and party for days or weeks subsequently causing tourists to miss flights and pressuring local government to capitulate. This where they learned the tactic? Wouldn't be surprised. Good point. We're asking about Beyonce. When in a country the best country album or and best overall album for an album that doesn't seem to be country other than the cowboy hat and a couple of guests. Jeff points out John Rich, the great country star once said, folks asking me, how do music award shows work? Labels and publishers all have blocks of votes. They make deals with each other for you vote for mine, we'll vote for yours type thing. It has zero to do with who made the best music. Thus Beyonce with country album of the year. Nice, right? Same is true with the CMAs, ACMs, Billboard, etc. All work exactly the same. Last night the Grammys outed themselves in a big way.
Jack Armstrong
That's interesting. I would love to know what the what the trades were. Will vote for Beyonce for best country album if you'll. What, what, what did they give away, I wonder?
Joe Getty
And do they like give draft choices for two years from now and stuff like that? How complicated does it get?
Jack Armstrong
Yeah, I wonder. Do I, do you owe me one? Next year when I get, you know, somebody over the line. Interesting.
Joe Getty
Rolling Stones one for best rock album. I'd missed that. I love the Stones, but are you serious?
Jack Armstrong
I didn't know they had an album out. But it was the best rock album of the entire year.
Joe Getty
Yeah. That's impressive. Well, they ought to know what they're doing at this point.
Jack Armstrong
They're in their 80s.
Joe Getty
Seriously. We got a bunch more great emails. Maybe we'll sprinkle them in throughout the day.
Jack Armstrong
I love the idea that we got some more news of the day on the way. What does it mean that China has launched some tariffs at us? What's that gonna do? Anything I need to know.
Joe Getty
And the groundbreaking history making transgender actress is being canceled by the left.
Jack Armstrong
Uh oh boy, I hadn't heard that.
Joe Getty
That's eating their own.
Jack Armstrong
That's an interesting development also. All on the way. Sounds like a big news day.
Joe Getty
Stay with us.
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Good news for anyone hoping to score a last minute super bowl ticket. Tickets for the could be historic game are 50% cheaper than last year's. The cheapest ticket price is under $4,000 on retail websites, which while still expensive, has fallen in recent days. Resale experts say the lower prices could be due to less fan interest in New Orleans, especially after the recent terrorist attack. Or that fans are just less excited about seeing those annoying Chiefs in the big game for three years in a row.
Jack Armstrong
I don't think that has anything to do with. I don't think who. I don't know. You have any explanation why super bowl tickets would be half what they were? No. When it was chief surprise night. Yeah, I'm. I am too. I don't know. Yeah, think about it.
Joe Getty
But no clue.
Jack Armstrong
I did, I did the thing I mocked. It's you should. Nobody should ever do this. I did a quick Google of my symptoms and it's just such a terrible idea. Like before you finish typing it will say sign of cancer. And for whatever symptoms you put in there, just, it's really kind of hilarious in a macabre way. Nobody should ever just google their symptoms hoping for any good information.
Joe Getty
I've got my medical websites I like and even them, you have to stay fairly disciplined because just to be thorough, they'll say and you know, it could be, you know, Mongolian brain aids, the.
Jack Armstrong
Worst kind of cancer that exists. But we're just, you know, could be right. Thanks for that. We got this text which leads into what we're going to talk about. Sorry, my iPad. When I got to type in the code. What is the code? 0006 code. Huh?
Joe Getty
What the.
Jack Armstrong
0600.
Joe Getty
The Chinese will be able to hack into your iPad. Know what we're going to talk about day to day? Oh no.
Jack Armstrong
You guys are starting to be a couple of negative nannies. Yesterday you were whining about Trump's tariffs. Thirty minutes later Mexico caved and a little while later Canada gave in. Now you're whining and saying you won't be able to shrink the government. Just hide and watch. Trump is getting it done.
Joe Getty
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Jack Armstrong
Which may be true. That may. That may be true. And in any day by day, hour by hour, Trump is being successful or not successful is obviously silly. I'm looking at this morning consult poll that's out today. Yet another poll. Trump is at 52 approved, 38 disapproved. The highest net approval rating for Trump ever recorded by that well respected polling organization. He's at the highest he's ever been in his life. That will, that will not last, as I keep hearing pundits point out. But of course it never does for anybody. I just, just part of the whole governing thing. In fact, if you have high approval ratings and they don't go down, I would say you're not trying to do anything. You're supposed to spend that capital on some of the things you want to accomplish. Barack Obama did it with health care. Lots of people do it. But then he got like this headline in the New York Times. Today, empowered by President Trump, Elon Musk is waging a largely unchecked war against government. One that already has far reaching consequences. That's the other scary thing that's out there a lot is the whole Elon Musk. Nobody elected him. What is he? As if we don't have hundreds or thousands of unelected bureaucrats making giant decisions every single day about billions of dollars.
Joe Getty
Right?
Jack Armstrong
Are you kidding me? Are you familiar with the way the whole agency thing, you know, Tim Sandifer is great, no bad things. Bill gets passed, then it goes to some department and then they just start filling in all the rest. A whole bunch of unelected bureaucrats.
Joe Getty
Michael, give me clip number 43. This is Congressman Jamie Raskin, who evidently has his panties custom made so that they're never unwatted. Wakes up in the morning, pulls on some nice tight wadded panties.
Jack Armstrong
We don't have a fourth branch of government called Elon Musk to.
Joe Getty
There was more to it than that anyway. The idea that there are bureaucrats who have power in the executive branch and we won't have it coming from Democrats, I mean that is really like. All right, guys, we need an argument for the dumbest 10% of our voters who like are completely unaware of any issues or any facet of government.
Jack Armstrong
I think it's probably pretty good politics because, you know, you can, a certain kind of crowd is scared of super rich people. And, and a bureaucrat is like just doing what's good for America. But Elon is going to be evil somehow and only what's in it for him. And, and I also don't get the, the, the regular Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, right there at Trump, the three richest men in the world. Okay, so if you had a dozen men who added up to the same amount of money are all at the Democrat thing, that isn't the same. I don't understand why that's not the same thing.
Joe Getty
Well, they were at the Democrat thing. Sure. Recently too. Yeah. Yeah. This the, the more I live, the more I see, the more I'm convinced that H.L. mencken was right, that the aim of practical governance is to frighten the voters with a never ending series of hobgoblins. Please. Elon Musk is going to become some sort of king. I'll bet you Dollary doesn't.
Jack Armstrong
Before we get to what China just announced, I thought Mark Halperin's write up on the tariff thing of the last 24 hours was interesting. First he lays out a couple of paragraphs on people who say Trump blinked and a couple of paragraphs on people who say Trump showed how he is the master of the art of the deal. Halperin writes, trump got exactly what he wanted in a rare moment of day trader playing a medium term game, demonstrating to Europe that as with Columbia, the country, not the university, they can do this the hard way or the easy way. Let me read you a quote from the New York Times that gets Trump just right on this topic. He thrives in chaos. He thrives in uncertainty. John Feely, the former US Ambassador to Panama and deputy chief of mission in Mexico, said of Mr. Trump, he doesn't need to have a metric. You're making a mistake. If you think he's sitting there with a spreadsheet, he's not. He's sitting there looking at headlines. And if he feels like the headlines are mostly that get the other side back down, which I think that is what the headlines mostly are, then he considers it a win.
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And he obviously his modus operandi is chaos is one way to describe it. Everybody being uneasy and everything being up in the air and everybody else, like with wide eyes. He has like a predator realized, okay, that's when I'm at my most efficient. That's when I get the most stuff done. So he, he, he sews those seeds. Hey, can we get back to the federal workforce thing for a minute? The idea of government jobs going away being terrible and Elon Musk being some sort of horrific, befanged creature, it's chewing up lives and souls as he ranges unchecked across Washington, D.C. love this from the Free Press. I think it's Nellie Bowles writing. She points out that Bill Clinton, because everybody's freaking out over Doge and the White House sending out that email saying fork in the road if you'd like to quit your job will let you collect eight months worth of Pay for not working and blah, blah, blah. And everybody's pretending like that's some sort of outrage or maybe if it's even illegal to send emails to the. To government workers or something. So she's talking about that, and she talks about how Bill Clinton offered. Did the same thing. He offered a buyout for all federal workers back in the day. The move saved the government almost $110 billion over five years. But this time, federal workers have responded with rage. Reddit is full of government workers saying they feel unsafe, safe about the email.
Jack Armstrong
Oh, please.
Joe Getty
I know.
Jack Armstrong
Oh, my God, you are up. I must use the P word, which is a little harsh.
Joe Getty
You are.
Jack Armstrong
You should be. You should be ashamed of yourself. Embarrassed for yourself.
Joe Getty
Yeah, I. America needs, I don't know, to start producing testicles in factories so we can hand them out to people. We have become. Feel such a. And there's so many. There are so many tough, smart women in the world. I hate to even use some of those metaphors because it's. There are plenty of women who endure much and complain little and kick ass, but it's just. There's gotta be a better way to describe it. Anyway, uh, a couple of workers decided it might actually be illegal to email them all and are suing the Office of Personnel Management. If you work through the government, the whole point is you never get emails, or at least you never have to respond to them. I saw one saw TikTok of one federal worker explaining that work from home is essential because now our colleagues are going to have to figure out childcare, which was the first time I learned that federal workers are also full time stay at home moms. NPR has dived into the new reign of commuting terror, highlighting a government worker who commutes to the office two days a week by driving 20 minutes to the train and then taking a train for 40 minutes. You know, I'm so exhausted. At the end of the day, this.
Jack Armstrong
Worker says, oh, my God.
Joe Getty
By that third morning when I'm, you know, waking up and teleworking, I'm just so brain dead. It's actually hard to focus that next day. And I cannot imagine trying to get in the car and go in a third day.
Jack Armstrong
You've got to be kidding me. Me, a third day?
Joe Getty
Nelly writes, I bet this guy's running the irs.
Jack Armstrong
Wow.
Joe Getty
Wow. So asking you to ease back to coming to work, I don't know, two or three days a week is so awful, so cruel. So it's practically slavery. Ish. It's completely out of Bounds. Wow. Folks, I don't think our government is too unbloated. I'll just say that.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah. And I know we're gonna get pushback on the text line from people in government work who talk about how hard they work and some other. And that might be very true. But I do think people who work in government, especially over time, completely lose track of how in the private sector you think you're going to get fired every day of your life. Every day of your freaking life.
Joe Getty
Certainly recognize it's a possibility. Yes.
Jack Armstrong
And it happens regularly and out of nowhere and at bad times. And there's nothing you can do about it. And nobody writes an op ed piece about it. It's just the company cuts back 10% and sends out an email and like, you know, a thousand of your friends are gone across the country.
Joe Getty
Right. And you text them or go out to lunch with them and say how it sucks and it happens every single day. You know, I was going to give the metaphor of sports team that they get rid of a fair number of their players every single year because they figure they can do better because their pursuit is of excellence. It's not some sort of jobs program where everybody assumes they will be employed for life. It's, it's. Well, it's one of the reasons FDR was staunchly against public employee unions. But we have definitely gotten ourselves into a place where there are a perverse set of beliefs about anyone employed by the government. Reverse and utterly unhealthy.
Jack Armstrong
And I can understand how the people that have those jobs push back. I'm just surprised that there's such a big constituency out there of people in the private sector who are so. For a big bloated government full of government workers getting your money that can't be fired with. Without paying any attention to how much they get done or accomplish anything or are needed.
Joe Getty
I think it's probably hard for people like us and a lot of the folks listening to get inside the head of somebody who considers it an article of faith. I mean just, it's an unquestionable truth that the government is here to help me. And the more government it is, the more problems they will solve. I just, I can't imagine what the sky looks like in your world. It seems crazy to me.
Jack Armstrong
So we didn't get to the China announced some tariffs on us, but maybe we'll do that now. Or two. We got Katie's headlines on the way.
Joe Getty
Stay here.
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Make me feel better is a chocolate covered strawberry creme frappuccino that hit Starbucks today. I guess it's one of their popular Valentine's Day themed drinks. Even though Starbucks announced the other day they're cutting their menu by a third the number of the drinks they have by a third. Because I think that's part of the reason their business is down. They have too many options and it's confusing things. But chocolate covered strawberry creme frappuccino you got at the coffee shop. Okay, that's your. You're gonna get. I'm gonna stop by and get some coffee fee. All right.
Katie Green
Does it tell you how many grams of sugar in are in that thing?
Jack Armstrong
No. I should look that up. Yeah. The fat and sugar would be insane on that.
Joe Getty
Yeah. Yeah. I talked to a gal the other day, was telling me about how she stopped every single day and got a big old one of those. And not slender either, but you know, teach their own first. We all have our challenges.
Jack Armstrong
First of all, it's like it's probably $10 a day.
Joe Getty
Yeah.
Jack Armstrong
And then.
Joe Getty
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay, let's figure out who's reporting what.
Jack Armstrong
It's not story with.
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You sounded like my dad not capable of restraint. Let's get the lead story from Katie Green.
Katie Green
Katie, starting with NBC, Elon Musk and Doge are hacking at the government.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah. And you either you're either like reflexively think awesome, I hope they can pull it off or you're horrified apparently. I was just looking at the Reddit thread, the Fed worker Reddit thread. We'll be reading some of that later. It's its own industry. They feel like they're an industry which they are. And they're under attack. And so they're, they're rallying the troops.
Joe Getty
I think you're absolutely right though, that the dynamics of the free market that the rest of us deal with all the time, they've drifted so far from it, it's incredible. Conceivable to them that a job would go away. How would a job go away? I don't understand.
Katie Green
From the Washington Post, China strikes back at Trump's tariffs with levies on US Imports.
Joe Getty
Yeah, no doubt the decoupling is going to be painful and difficult and long with China, but absolutely necessary, particularly critical goods and industries. We can't be getting our dream drugs from China, nor our computers, nor our weapons.
Katie Green
From ABC News, Gabbard gains support from two key GOP senators ahead of confirmation votes.
Jack Armstrong
So the votes are today right on Gabbard and RFK Junior. So that'll be big news from USA Today.
Katie Green
Rubio says El Salvador has offered to jail us criminals and deportees of any nationality.
Jack Armstrong
Well, thanks.
Joe Getty
I. I have information on that. It's really interesting.
Jack Armstrong
Cool.
Joe Getty
And there are a couple aspects of it that are probably a bit too much.
Katie Green
But we'll talk about it from the Wall Street Journal. The super bowl has never seen anything like these five gigantic humans. Apparently the Philadelphia Eagles offensive line is historically lost.
Joe Getty
Large. Really average 6 foot 6. Do you have that, those numbers in front of you, Katie?
Katie Green
I do.
Joe Getty
They're behemoths.
Jack Armstrong
That's how they pull off the whole tush push thing.
Joe Getty
That's a big part of it. Yeah.
Jack Armstrong
Where they just. They're just so big they can just move any line forward a foot or a yard or whatever they need.
Katie Green
On average they stand at six six and weigh 338 pounds.
Joe Getty
That's the average six.
Jack Armstrong
Average.
Joe Getty
Yeah.
Jack Armstrong
Holy crap.
Joe Getty
An average 338 for every slender 315. Er. You got a 360 guy out.
Jack Armstrong
Wow. Six. Six mid threes is a big dude.
Yeah.
I mean Holy crap.
Katie Green
From Breitbart.com Waffle House adds 50 cent surcharge per egg due to bird flu.
Jack Armstrong
There you go. Huh.
Katie Green
I'm gonna start throwing chair.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah, exactly.
Joe Getty
The only thing awful house is gonna cost $3.
Jack Armstrong
The only thing you can do at Waffle House if they hit you with that price is walk over to that guy and punch him in the face.
Joe Getty
Exactly.
Katie Green
From the smoking gun. 22 year old stripper busted for banana battery at 711 store. She beat up the clerk with a banana.
Jack Armstrong
That's kind of hot.
Katie Green
You know, I expected something, but not that.
Joe Getty
Wow. What? Disgusting.
Katie Green
Okay, well, on that note, the Babylon Bee illegal immigrants helpfully wave flags so ice know which country to send them back to.
Joe Getty
Oh, yes, I love that.
Jack Armstrong
I saw two strippers fight at a bar one time and there were lots of guys around watching that. The interesting thing was a midget broke up the fight. That's what made it the Hemingway, like, short story that it was two strippers in a bar fighting and a fight broken up by a midget, a small person. I'm sorry, am I on acid right now?
Joe Getty
Did somebody slip acid in my coffee?
Jack Armstrong
Where was I? We had crossed the border from North Carolina to South Carolina where the. They shut down the bars two hours later. So it was like three in the morning or something.
Joe Getty
All right, Hemingway, you gotta paint a picture for me. What was the. The, the exotic dancer's state of and or undress at that point?
Jack Armstrong
Oh, they were wearing clothes. I mean, this is a bar. They were just probably wearing like jean shorts and a tank top or something.
Joe Getty
Good enough.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah, exactly.
Joe Getty
Good enough. Yeah.
Jack Armstrong
I don't know what they're fighting about. We have more details on the Chinese tariffs and other things on the way.
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Armstrong & Getty On Demand: "It Looked Like The Squirrel Had Just Been Hit" – Detailed Summary
Release Date: February 4, 2025
Host: Jack Armstrong & Joe Getty
Produced by: iHeartPodcasts
The episode kicks off with a light-hearted exchange between hosts Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty. Jack humorously shares his discomfort upon arriving at the studio, setting a casual and relatable tone for the conversation.
Notable Quote:
A significant portion of the discussion centers around the ongoing tariff negotiations led by former President Donald Trump. The hosts delve into Trump's tough stance on China, Mexico, and Canada, exploring both support and criticism of his strategies.
Key Points:
Trump’s Tariff Strategy: Trump imposed substantial tariffs on Mexico and Canada to compel concessions on border security and other issues. While China maintains its separate stance, retaliatory tariffs from Beijing have recently been introduced, escalating trade tensions.
Concessions and Predictions: Joe Getty highlights that Mexico and Canada have offered minor concessions in response to Trump's tariffs, though these efforts are seen as temporary. The uncertainty surrounding these negotiations keeps the economic environment tense.
Notable Quotes:
Jack and Joe transition into a heated debate about the size of the federal government. They critique the perceived bloated nature of government agencies, arguing for increased efficiency and the ability to terminate underperforming employees without bureaucratic constraints.
Key Points:
Private vs. Public Sector: The hosts draw parallels between private sector practices and government operations, emphasizing the lack of accountability and flexibility in the public sector.
Government Reforms: Jack suggests that government should adopt more business-like practices, such as evaluating employee performance rigorously and reducing unnecessary positions.
Notable Quotes:
The conversation shifts to President Trump's leadership style and his current approval ratings. Jack references a recent poll indicating Trump's highest approval yet, discussing the implications of sustained high approval on his governance and policy implementations.
Key Points:
Approval Ratings Insight: Trump holds a 52% approval rating, the highest recorded by the referenced polling organization, though skepticism remains about the longevity of this support.
Leadership Style: Trump's ability to thrive in chaos and uncertainty is highlighted, with commentary on his willingness to make swift decisions based on prevailing headlines rather than data-driven metrics.
Notable Quotes:
Elon Musk's influence over governmental affairs becomes a focal point, with the hosts examining concerns about his unchecked power and the broader implications for democratic processes.
Key Points:
Corporate Power vs. Government: The hosts express concern over Musk's significant influence without electoral accountability, comparing his power to that of traditional government bureaucrats.
Public Perception: The discussion touches on public fears about wealthy individuals wielding disproportionate power, contrasting this with the essential services provided by government employees.
Notable Quotes:
Throughout the episode, Armstrong and Getty weave in current events, providing their takes on various news stories and listener mailbags. Topics range from Super Bowl ticket pricing fluctuations to bizarre criminal incidents, adding diversity and entertainment to the discourse.
Key Points:
Super Bowl Ticket Prices: Discussion on the significant drop in Super Bowl ticket prices, exploring potential reasons such as reduced fan interest or external events affecting demand.
Criminal Incidents: Light-hearted commentary on unusual crimes reported, such as a stripper using a banana as a weapon, showcasing the hosts' penchant for humor amidst serious topics.
Notable Quotes:
The hosts critique recent actions aimed at shrinking the government's footprint, addressing both public and government employee reactions. They argue that proposed changes are met with unwarranted resistance from those comfortable within the current system.
Key Points:
Public Employee Protections: Armstrong and Getty highlight the rigidity in government employment, contrasting it with the private sector's flexibility and accountability.
Public Perception of Government Roles: The discussion emphasizes the disconnect between government workers' attitudes and public expectations, advocating for a more dynamic and results-oriented approach.
Notable Quotes:
As the episode draws to a close, Armstrong and Getty touch upon the resilience and adaptability required in governance and personal responsibility. They reiterate key themes discussed, leaving listeners with a blend of humor and critical insights into current political and economic landscapes.
Notable Quotes:
In this episode of Armstrong & Getty On Demand, Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty engage in a candid and spirited discussion on international trade policies, government efficiency, leadership approval, and contemporary news events. Balancing humor with incisive political commentary, the hosts offer listeners a multifaceted perspective on pressing issues, encouraging critical thinking and personal accountability.
For those who haven't tuned in, this episode provides a comprehensive overview of the current political climate, the challenges of government reform, and the intricate dance of international trade negotiations, all delivered with the hosts' signature wit and insight.