It's Offensive & Icky

Summary

Podcast Summary: Armstrong & Getty On Demand – "It's Offensive & Icky"

Podcast Information:

• Title: Armstrong & Getty On Demand
• Host/Author: iHeartPodcasts
• Episode Title: It's Offensive & Icky
• Release Date: February 28, 2025

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Overview: In the "It's Offensive & Icky" episode of the Armstrong & Getty On Demand podcast, hosts Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty delve into a range of pressing political and social issues. From examining the dynamics between former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden to exploring international relations involving Ukraine and Iran, the episode offers a candid and sometimes heated discussion. Additionally, the hosts address controversial legislative measures like Oregon's bias reporting hotline, providing critical insights into contemporary societal challenges.

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1. Political Dynamics: Trump vs. Biden

The episode opens with a deep dive into the strained relationship between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. The hosts discuss Trump's recent claim of having a conversation with Biden, where Trump assigns blame for his electoral loss.

• Quote:
  • "Trump revealed today that he blamed Biden for his loss." [03:30]

The conversation highlights Trump's longstanding animosity toward Barack Obama, suggesting that Trump believes Obama undermined his political aspirations.

• Quote:
  • "He hates Barack Obama. Obama undermined him and cut him off at the knees multiple times." [12:42]

Jack Armstrong asserts that Trump's public declarations often lack substance compared to his actions, emphasizing that Trump's support for policies are more about personal gain than ideological alignment.

• Quote:
  • "Acting like this was a loan, because it was never a loan...our geopolitical interests to stop Russia from ushering in a new wave of conquest in Europe." [17:05]

2. Rare Earth Minerals and Ukraine

A significant portion of the discussion centers on the strategic deal involving rare earth minerals with Ukraine. The hosts analyze how this agreement serves multiple purposes, including bolstering Ukraine's economy and addressing the U.S.'s need for these critical resources.

• Quote:
  • "It creates a pathway for Ukraine to have American involvement and the security that comes with America's economic development in Ukraine." [17:05]

The conversation also touches upon potential ulterior motives, such as ensuring U.S. economic benefits and enhancing security guarantees without direct confrontation with Russia.

• Quote:
  • "Trump likes to be seen making deals that are profitable for the US and address our strategic needs." [18:11]

3. Iran's Nuclear Program and Geopolitical Tensions

The hosts explore the escalating concerns surrounding Iran's nuclear advancements, referencing the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency's findings about Iran's enriched uranium stockpile.

• Quote:
  • "Iran now possesses enough enriched uranium for six bombs...there's no way Israel can allow Iran to get six nuclear weapons." [20:13]

They speculate on the potential for increased U.S. involvement in the Middle East to address Iran's nuclear capabilities, considering this within the broader context of U.S. foreign policy and security strategies.

4. Oregon's Bias Reporting Hotline

One of the most controversial topics discussed is Oregon's implementation of a bias reporting hotline, which allows residents to report offensive jokes and other non-criminal expressions perceived as hateful or prejudiced.

• Quote:
  • "Oregon has a hotline where you can report offensive jokes...it asks for reports of 'bias incidents' such as creating racist images or mocking someone's disability." [28:48]

The hosts critique the policy as an overreach that conflates protected speech with hate crimes, arguing that it fosters a culture of snitching reminiscent of oppressive regimes.

• Quote:
  • "We associate snitching on neighbors with some of the most oppressive regimes throughout history." [34:34]

They further highlight similar measures in other Democratic jurisdictions, emphasizing a trend towards invasive monitoring of personal expressions.

• Quote:
  • "Connecticut lets users flag hate speech they heard about but did not see, so secondhand is fine in Connecticut." [32:26]

5. Social Issues and Critical Theory

The hosts engage in a broader discussion about the infiltration of critical theory into public policy and education, expressing concern over its impact on societal norms and individual freedoms.

• Quote:
  • "Critical theory... is mostly going away, but apparently not as long as people are still getting offended." [08:15]

They argue that policies like the bias hotline undermine free speech and create an environment where individuals are constantly monitored and judged for their expressions.

6. Personal Anecdotes and Reflections

Interspersed with political commentary, Armstrong and Getty share personal stories that highlight the everyday implications of the issues discussed. One poignant moment involves a recounting of witnessing discriminatory chants in a college town, underscoring the prevalence of offensive behavior in contemporary society.

• Quote:
  • "Katie's offended by that... It was horrible and accurate." [36:31]

7. Concluding Remarks

As the episode wraps up, the hosts reflect on the intense and often distressing topics covered, expressing a mix of frustration and urgency about the need to address these societal challenges.

• Quote:
  • "This radical, out of control totalitarianism is the most dangerous thing out there and something we need to fight against." [34:34]

They urge listeners to stay informed and engaged, emphasizing the importance of resisting policies that infringe upon personal freedoms and promote division.

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Conclusion: The "It's Offensive & Icky" episode of Armstrong & Getty On Demand provides a robust exploration of significant political and social issues facing the United States and the world. Through incisive analysis and passionate dialogue, Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty challenge prevailing narratives and encourage listeners to critically evaluate the policies and societal trends shaping our times.

Notable Quotes:

• "Trump revealed today that he blamed Biden for his loss." [03:30]
• "Oregon has a hotline where you can report offensive jokes...it asks for reports of 'bias incidents' such as creating racist images or mocking someone's disability." [28:48]
• "This radical, out of control totalitarianism is the most dangerous thing out there and something we need to fight against." [34:34]

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Note: Advertisements, intros, outros, and non-content sections from the transcript have been excluded to focus solely on the substantive discussions of the episode.

Transcript

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[Joe Getty]

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[Unnamed Contributor]

And feels like, hmm, alright, that could go on for a while.

[Jack Armstrong]

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[Cindy Crawford]

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[Joe Getty]

Use as directed.

[Cindy Crawford]

Broadcasting live from the Abraham Lincoln Radio.

[Jack Armstrong]

Studio, the George Washington Broadcast Center, Jack.

[Joe Getty]

Armstrong and Joe Getty.

[Jack Armstrong]

Armstrong and Getty. And now here's Armstrong and Getty.

[Unnamed Contributor]

So, big dunes at the White House today. Big dunes at the White House practically every day. For the first, I was about to say two months. It's been a month and a week. It's unbelievable that Trump's been president for only a month and a week. It seems like a couple of years, which I also wonder if there's. Because every president, even the popular ones in my lifetime, by the time you get like through that second term, people are ready for them to go. You just get fatigued about hearing their name. That Happened with Reagan, Clinton and Obama. I mean, even though they were popular, it's just like, okay, I'm just done.

[Jack Armstrong]

Certainly the second term.

[Unnamed Contributor]

Yeah, the second term. But I wonder if that's going to happen with Trump just because he's so omnipresent in the news all the time. I don't know. But I had a point. Oh, he was asked. I don't know if he was asked anything, but today he revealed conversation he had with Joe Biden, who Joe Biden blames for his loss. Trump revealed that today. And it's really, it's kind of interesting.

[Jack Armstrong]

So. So I missed that.

[Unnamed Contributor]

Yeah, we'll get to that coming up.

[Jack Armstrong]

And then you've got to prominent Biden advisor coming out and doing press now saying, oh, yeah, yeah, we knew it was senile. We were gaslighting everybody. I think that's the word. Yes. So, yeah, well, we noticed. We really didn't need your confirmation. But thank you for coming out. Now that you're.

[Unnamed Contributor]

The response should be, you're a traitor to your country. Enjoy these leg irons.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah. Oh, indeed. Leg irons. There you go. Dungeon, maybe Iron Mask. I don't know. Thinking out loud. Hey, a lot to get to. To squeeze in this final hour of the week. But first, let's take a look back at the week that was. It's Cow Clips of the Week. This is the kind of trash I can get up. You can smell it.

[Unnamed Contributor]

Ha ha.

[Jack Armstrong]

This is Cow Quips of the Week. MSNBC canceled Joy Reid's TV show.

[Joe Getty]

What I was doing.

[Jack Armstrong]

Hand value. Hand value.

[Cindy Crawford]

Personally, I think it is a bad mistake to let her walk out the door.

[Unnamed Contributor]

You could pee on my leg.

[Jack Armstrong]

But don't tell me it's Rain Capper.

[Unnamed Contributor]

Writing this book, like Hannibal Lecter writing one on the dangers of cannibalism. As I said, you'd think, you know, I'm, I'm a guy. I would wear some sort of underwear if I was wearing those pants. I wouldn't be, you know, FB in it, if you will.

[Jack Armstrong]

Right. It's just sensible. That's right. When I don't have a French pink. Like, why. But pink in the winter. My message to young men is don't allow this broken culture to send you a message that you're a bad.

[Unnamed Contributor]

There is a difference between the word woman and being a biological female.

[Jack Armstrong]

I don't know your gender.

[Cindy Crawford]

I don't know Candace's.

[Jack Armstrong]

I don't know mine.

[Unnamed Contributor]

You don't know my gender?

[Jack Armstrong]

I don't.

[Unnamed Contributor]

Do I look like a woman?

[Jack Armstrong]

I Don't know what a woman looks like. We have nothing to lose but our change. We have nothing to lose but our change. Trench off another Doge disruption to the White House. We say hell no. Hell no to dismantling the postal service.

[Unnamed Contributor]

Imagine saying to your postman, can you count the people in the house? What day could he do the census?

[Jack Armstrong]

Monday.

[Unnamed Contributor]

How about Wednesday? He goes every day. We're to achieve a trillion dollar deficit reduction. It requires saving $4 billion per day, every day.

I'm not going to make security guarantees beyond very much. We're going to have Europe do that. Just so you understand, Europe is loaning the Ukraine. They get their money back.

[Jack Armstrong]

No, in fact, to be.

[Unnamed Contributor]

To be frank, we paid.

If you believe that, it's okay with me. The war didn't need to happen.

It was provoked. Fair to say it's a very complicated situation.

[Jack Armstrong]

And haha, there's Ukraine which has Chernobyl and some radiation proof dogs.

[Unnamed Contributor]

Doncic rips another way and immediately turns to the Mavericks base. If you put your effort and concentration.

And to play into your potential to be the best that you can be.

[Jack Armstrong]

I don't care what the scoreboard says.

[Unnamed Contributor]

At the end of the game.

[Jack Armstrong]

In my book, we're going to be winners. Okay.

[Unnamed Contributor]

Gene Hackman in happier times.

[Jack Armstrong]

Substantially happier. Yeah. It was interesting what you informed us of earlier in the week, that Hackman thought Hoosiers was going to be a bomb.

[Unnamed Contributor]

Yeah. He thought it was embarrassing and schmaltzy and.

[Jack Armstrong]

And Dennis Hopper being drunk all the time couldn't have helped. Oh, that was his character.

[Unnamed Contributor]

I think it's interesting that stars regularly don't get it wrong about what's going to be popular or whatever. I was reading Michael Stipe of REM Hated Losing My Religion. Didn't even want on the album, let alone the first single on the album hit the radio. That was a disaster of a song. There's no hook, there's no course there's. And it's their biggest hit.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah, yeah.

[Unnamed Contributor]

The same with John Mayer guitar player. It was just like his early albums or some. Something he didn't want to do and he hated and everything and it became his like defining song. It's just. It's interesting that the people closest to it sometimes are wrong about it.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah. Yeah. I suppose I was gonna say the music is a little different, but it has. Has enough in common. The one thing that strikes me as super interesting about movies and I wish I could remember who said this because I've heard it kind of echoed by others through the years. But you never know if the movie is gonna work until it's done. And you watch it and sometimes you have something you thought was incredibly promising and you edit it and you watch it and you think that does not hang together and you re edit it. Then you shoot another scene because you realize the gap in the narrative, whatever. And it just. You can't get it to work. And then sometimes it just. It tumbles together beautifully. You know, I'd love to take a shot at it sometime just to go through that.

[Unnamed Contributor]

I learned the most about that from Woody Allen's memoir where he talked about various script rewrites or things that didn't work and why they didn't work and everything like that. Because you're right. If you watch a bad movie, sometimes it just like you can't even quite put your finger on it. This. It just doesn't hang together. The. You didn't build enough tension between those two for this development to happen or whatever.

[Jack Armstrong]

Right. Either you don't care or you don't get it.

[Unnamed Contributor]

Yeah. Yeah, that is exactly right. You don't care. You don't get it. That's perfect.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah. Not like one of those mind bending. Is it? Charlie Kaufman who writes those crazy. You're never quite sure what reality is. Movies like Endless, Sunshine of the Spotless, Jim Carrey or whatever that movie was. Yeah.

[Unnamed Contributor]

Anyway, I got a question for you before I get to this Trump thing. Did we ever come up with a good word or did somebody come up with a good word? When you're stymied by technological things, that.

[Jack Armstrong]

Feeling, that exhausted frustration we did, but I can't remember what it is.

[Unnamed Contributor]

Last night is trying to get some tickets for my son. And I won't get into the details because they're boring, but we've all been there and it just ended up being a. You need to have an account. And then you try to get an account, it says you've already got an account. And then you try to get the password and then it says you need to set up an account. Account to get the password. But when you try to do that, it says you've already got an account. You know, that sort of thing. Right.

[Jack Armstrong]

I think it was text Austin.

[Unnamed Contributor]

And it's just so. It's just so frustrating. I was trying to explain that to my son that we've been trying to come up with a name for it because it's its own unique feeling. I think because it's an inanimate. Inanimate object or something, that it's just Ah. And you feel so helpless.

[Jack Armstrong]

Well, and it's such a multi layered frustration. I mean, because every step is stymied by, you know, the evil gods of computers.

[Unnamed Contributor]

You try to log out or log back in or unplug it or whatever the hell you try to do, and it's just, oh, God, I hate that feeling. That's my least favorite emotion.

[Jack Armstrong]

I think it may have been text Austin. You were text Austin.

[Unnamed Contributor]

Oh, okay. So here's what Trump said. And kind of interesting. Trump told Spectator World. So is that a British thing?

[Jack Armstrong]

The Spectator is a British publication. I don't know what that is.

[Unnamed Contributor]

He just did a press conference with the Prime Minister yesterday. Anyway, he had visited the White House to meet with what he called an angry Biden shortly after he beat Kamala Harris. We all remember that. Sitting there in the Oval Office with, with Biden, who was smiling and treating him like he didn't think he was Hitler or that he didn't think it was the United States, which he had said over and over again.

[Jack Armstrong]

Or no. Or maybe he had a plot to blow up a bomb under the table. Oh, no, that was the actual Hitler. Never mind.

[Unnamed Contributor]

I ask him, Trump says, I asked him, so who do you blame? Because he was very angry, you know, he was a very angry guy, actually. And he said, I blame Barack. Trump said, and he said, I also blame Nancy Pelosi. I said, what about the vice president? You know, Trump saying, how about the person I actually ran against, she come in for a kick, you know, no, I don't blame her. Which was interesting. Said Trump. He didn't blame Harris. He blamed me. He told me he blamed those two people, Barack and Nancy.

[Jack Armstrong]

He hates Barack Obama. Well, at this point, he probably doesn't remember who he is, but back when he did, he. He hates Obama. Obama undermined him and cut him off at the knees multiple times.

[Unnamed Contributor]

Right? Yeah. He does not. He actually believes that if he hadn't been pushed out, he'd have won.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah, well, and he also believes that if he hadn't been wrestled out in 2016, that he would beat Hillary in the primary and then beaten Trump in 2016 and been a successful two termer before he was old and senile.

[Unnamed Contributor]

Right. Interesting. You know, once you're really old, though, maybe you don't even have to be really old. Why not hang on to delusion? If it makes you happy, what's the harm? Generally, I feel like, you know, dealing with the truth is best, but some delusions, I don't know, might as well take them to my grave. It makes me feel better. What's the downside?

[Jack Armstrong]

But for Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, Barack Obama, one piece of advice. Four simple words. Turn on each other.

[Unnamed Contributor]

There you go.

[Jack Armstrong]

On each other. Go to the press, name names. Let's do it.

[Unnamed Contributor]

Iran, if it decides to his days from having nuclear weapons, quite a few of them, by the way. And Israel and probably the United States, that being Donald Trump, are going to have to make a decision about that. We'll get to that at some point this hour. Among other things, Armstrong and Getty at.

[Jack Armstrong]

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[Cindy Crawford]

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[Unnamed Contributor]

On January 27, it is international Holocaust Remembrance Day. We remember the great horrors, the evil of the Holocaust. Millions and millions of Jews were slaughtered during the Nazi reign of terror. Now today we are witnessing the rise of global anti Semitism, the constant attacks on Israel, showing us that it is more important than ever to remember the atrocities of the Holocaust. And to ensure it never happens again, we have proudly partnered with the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews. Now they provide food, shelter, safety to so many Israelis in Israel as they fight against radical Islamic terrorism in our time, including those remaining Holocaust survivors. Your donation today will help provide food, water, medicine and other bare necessities to Jewish communities. Go to their [e-mail] that's supportifcj.org or call toll free 888-488-IFCJ 888-488 IFCJ.

[Joe Getty]

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[Jack Armstrong]

The rare earth minerals deal with Ukraine. What a genius historic move that accomplishes two fundamental things at once. It creates a pathway for Ukraine to have American involvement and the security that comes with America's economic development in Ukraine. And at the same time, it repays America for all of the money that we've spent on on Ukraine. And I would also add actually a third point, which is that it solves the US Strategic problem of inadequate access to rare earth minerals.

[Unnamed Contributor]

So that's Stephen Miller, high level adviser to Donald Trump. If you're a Trump hater, you believe Trump's going after the mineral rights just, you know, to get money to extort someone, even though they're mostly an ally. If you're a little more charitable toward Trump, it's closer to what Stephen Miller just said, that, no, it's having us invested in Ukraine in a way that would, you know, help with the security guarantees the Ukraine needs to make some sort of peace deal.

[Jack Armstrong]

I hate the idea of the way Trump's put some stuff, and as always, you can't hang your hat on what he says. It's what he does. But acting like this was a loan, because it was never a loan, no financing Ukraine, it was in our geopolitical interests to stop Russia from ushering in a new wave of conquest in Europe, blah, blah, blah. We've talked about that plenty. On the other hand, I can certainly see Trump thinking, all right, to make this look good for me, given my philosophies, it's gotta be something more concrete. Our supporting Ukraine has got to yield something more concrete than this is good for the democracies of the world and to stand up against oppression. Because I just don't think Trump cares about that the way other people do. So he's saying, all right, let's go ahead and give Russia a stiff arm and defend Ukraine, but it'll be really profitable for the US and it'll take care of our really serious need for some of the rare earths and minerals that Ukraine has. So it's a win win. And that's the sort of deal he likes to be seen making.

[Unnamed Contributor]

Yeah. And it's a way to kind of sneak in a security guarantee from the United States without provoking Putin head on, perhaps. I don't want to give Trump too much credit or too much, you know, derision for this because I. It's possible it fits in with this. The stuff about Iran being close to a weapon. I've been saying since before the inauguration, I think Trump is going to allow the United States to be part of, if not take the lead in a major attack on Iran that takes out their nuclear program. And that might be, you know, on the calendar as soon as we get this whole Ukraine or Russia thing figured out. We're about to enter a war in the Middle east with the biggest player, Iran, and we need to get this dealt with before we move on. Maybe that's part of the, the whole thing.

[Jack Armstrong]

And it just popped into my head. Have you heard anything else from Mark Halpern or others about this alleged grand bargain that's bubbling behind the scenes between the US And Russia?

[Unnamed Contributor]

Right, right.

[Jack Armstrong]

Because I could. And, oh, by the way, you gotta disarm Iran in return for this, that and the other being part of that grand Bargain.

[Unnamed Contributor]

Right, right. We aren't gonna fight you on that Ukrainian territory with Trump thinking there's no way to get it back anyway. And we get Russia to give on. Quit being friends with Iran. We're about to attack him. Do not come to their aid.

[Jack Armstrong]

Possible.

[Unnamed Contributor]

Again, I don't want to give them too much credit, but. Well, we'll, we'll all live through this and we'll be able to, you know, figure out what the plan was. Let me read you this from the Dispatch. Since late October, Iran has its stockpile of uranium enriched to 60%, from a small number to a big number, a 50% increase. According to new findings by the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency. The Islamic Republic now possesses enough enriched uranium for six bombs should it choose to enrich to weapons grade, a process that would take only a couple of days at this point.

[Jack Armstrong]

Oof.

[Unnamed Contributor]

The significantly increased production and accumulation of high enriched uranium by Iran, the only non nuclear weapon state, to produce such nuclear material, is of serious concern. The Watchdog warned there's no way Israel can allow Iran to get six nuclear weapons and there's really no way we can allow it to happen.

[Jack Armstrong]

Trump has been unequivocal in his support for Israel and he's the guy who atomized old General Suleimani.

[Unnamed Contributor]

Right.

[Jack Armstrong]

That says to me, don't bet against us backing Israel in a serious strike.

[Unnamed Contributor]

So I'm just saying this could be part of the whole Russia, Ukraine thing in a way that is not clear yet. I don't know if it is, but it certainly could be.

[Jack Armstrong]

It's conceivable. Yeah. I hate to just wait and see, especially because, you know, we analyze this sort of thing for a living and take a look at it and try to figure out what's going on. But there are so many question marks. Much like the death of Gene Hackman. Jack. So many question marks. Although I think I've nailed it.

[Unnamed Contributor]

How come they haven't released what the pills were that you could have just read it on the bottle and told us, too soon.

[Jack Armstrong]

Too soon.

[Unnamed Contributor]

Why?

[Jack Armstrong]

You don't want to tip off the evildoers? If there are any. And I don't think there are any.

[Unnamed Contributor]

No. They could just read the bottle and say it was a bottle of. And it'd be something like, yeah, that's what you take if you're trying to kill yourself or. No, that's just, you know, you don't disclose that stuff.

[Jack Armstrong]

Somebody's dead. So let's go through their medicine cabinet and say, oh, having trouble with erections? Apparently I've had a bottle of Viagra. Let's. We got here. That's not a thing. Jack Armstrong and Getty at Ameca Insurance, we know it's more than just a car or a house. It's the four wheels that get you where you're going and the four walls that welcome you home. When you combine auto and home insurance with Amica, we'll help protect it all. And the more you cover, the more you can save. Amika. Empathy is our best policy.

[Cindy Crawford]

Hi, I'm Cindy Crawford and I'm the founder of meaningful beauty. When Dr. Sabah and I decided to do a skincare line together, he said to me, we are going to give women meaningful beauty. And I said, that's exactly right. We want to give women meaningful beauty, which means each and every product is meaningful. It has a reason to exist. It's efficacious. You're going to get results. And then you just go out and live your life. Meaningful beauty confidence is beautiful. Learn more@meaningful beauty.com.

[Unnamed Contributor]

On January 27, it is international Holocaust Remembrance Day. We remember the great horrors, the evil of the Holocaust. Millions and millions of Jews were slaughtered during the Nazi reign of terrorists. Now today we are witnessing the rise of global anti Semitism, the constant attacks on Israel, showing us that it is more important than ever to remember the atrocities of the Holocaust and to ensure it never happens again. We have proudly partnered with the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews. Now they provide food, shelter, safety to so many Israelis in Israel as they fight against radical Islamic terrorism in our time, including those remaining Holocaust survivors. Your donation today will help provide food, water, medicine and other bare necessities to Jewish communities. Go to their [e-mail] that's supportifcj.org or call toll free 888-488ifcj 888-488ifcj Today, creativity doesn't wait.

[Joe Getty]

It moves, shifts, evolves. Just like you. And with the Yoga PC from Lenovo, your tools finally keep up. Stunning, smart and sustainably sourced yoga PCs from Lenovo are designed to amplify your creativity with AI powered performance. Whether you're sketching, editing, animating or composing, yoga moves with you adapting to your creativity, to your rhythm. With beautiful displays and the flexibility to shift from laptop to tablet, yoga unlocks new ways to inspire and create. Because at Lenovo, we believe your tools should fuel your flow, not hold you back. Yoga PCs from Lenovo support you at every step of your creative journey. So check out lenovo.com yoga and supercharge your creativity with yoga. Empowering creators everywhere.

[Unnamed Contributor]

Musk is sort of right there in saying that the FAA's technology systems are old and aging and obsolete.

[Jack Armstrong]

And really backed up by this Government Accountability Office report out only two months ago. It said urgent FAA actions are needed to modernize aging systems. 92% of the FAA's facility and equipment budget goes into sustaining that old system. Wow. They're causing chaos. He's unelected.

[Unnamed Contributor]

A couple of headlines that I've come across just in the last few minutes from the Wall Street Journal. America has never had an official language. Trump plans to sign an EO to make it English. He's going to sign an executive order to make English the official language. I don't know what that would mean in reality because California has English as the official language in it. It doesn't seem to mean anything in reality.

[Jack Armstrong]

No. 37 languages on the ballot, etc.

[Unnamed Contributor]

Yeah, be whether or not you enforced it, I guess. And then this headline in New York Times that I will read. The decline of the Christian population in the United States appears to have halted a shift in part fueled by young people. A major study is found.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yes, I happen to see that the Pew Research Study. Most Americans say they hold one or more spiritual beliefs and the decline has stopped in in church attendance and all sorts of stuff.

[Unnamed Contributor]

And it's being driven by the Young. That's hard to suggest here and that's really interesting. I will read up on that and report back Monday.

[Jack Armstrong]

Excellent. The rise of the nuns. It was called Jack, not nuns. N U N S N O N E S. A group that identifies with no religion. That the rise in that grew to about 30% a few years back, but it has stopped rising. So anyway, yeah, that to come. I clicked away from what I was going to talk about. To echo your thoughts on that. I apologize. Where is it? Hello? Boy, I tire myself out sometimes. Oh, there it is. So this is. I was trying to figure out how to, you know, present this. Whether to ask you to guess where this is happening, England or the US or just make somebody guess something because it's so crazy and outrageous you're going to think it's fake. In January of 2020, top law enforcement agency in the state of Oregon launched a bias response hotline for students to report offensive jokes. I'm sorry? For residents to report offensive jokes.

[Unnamed Contributor]

A hotline to report offensive jokes.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah, that's correct. Wow. Staffed by trauma informed operators. That's a quote. And overseen by the Oregon Department of Justice. The hotline, which receives thousands of calls a year, doesn't just solicit reports of hate crimes or hiring discrimination. It also asks for reports of quote, bias incidents, cases of quote, non criminal expression that are motivated in part by prejudice or hate. So Oregonians are encouraged to report their fellow citizens for things like, quote, creating racist images, quote, mocking someone with a disability and quote, sharing offensive jokes about someone's identity. One webpage affiliated with the hotline, which is available in 240 language, 240 languages.

[Unnamed Contributor]

So say somebody tells a dumb blonde joke. I tell a dumb.

[Jack Armstrong]

I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I got hung up on the 240 languages. Even lists imitating someone's cultural norm as something we want to hear about. Anyway, back to you.

[Unnamed Contributor]

I tell a dumb blonde joke. Katie's offended as a smart blonde calls the hotline. Then what do the people on the other end of the hotline do?

[Jack Armstrong]

Will they take a report? And they, they. Well, you know, I could describe it this way. The Washington Free Beacon called the hotline and reported a fictitious incident to see how it goes and what happens. What they did was they described themselves as a Muslim concerned about the genocide in Gaza and said he felt targeted by an Israeli flag on his neighbor's front door, adding that his neighbor had displayed the flag. After the two had an awkward exchange about the Israeli Palestinian conflict. Within 20 minutes, the hotline Operator had logged the display in a state database, referred to it as a warning sign, and suggested installing security cameras in case the situation escalates. He also informed the reporter that, quote, as a victim of a bias incident, a victim of a bias incident, he could apply for taxpayer funded therapy through the state's Crime Victims Compensation program, which covers counseling costs for bias incidents as well as actual crimes.

[Unnamed Contributor]

So I say to Katie, I'm so drunk is the mating call of the dumb blonde. And Katie is offended by that.

[Jack Armstrong]

So then that's. That's a felonious bias incident, in my opinion.

[Cindy Crawford]

I'm very.

[Jack Armstrong]

I'm so offended.

[Unnamed Contributor]

And then. And then the agency suggested that she put a camera on me to keep.

An eye on me.

And also she gets taxpayer funded therapy to deal with having heard my blonde joke.

[Jack Armstrong]

Much needed.

[Unnamed Contributor]

Yeah.

[Jack Armstrong]

Keep keeping in mind that the Free Beacon intentionally provided zero evidence of danger and was just reporting a religious and political symbol. But all that mattered, according to the operator, was how the symbol had been perceived. A key aspect of critical theory that we hammered back in the day and is mostly going away, but apparently not an organ where offended. You're right. If you're offended and say, I felt like he was racist, that proves it's racist. Which disempowers the other person and makes them sit down and shut up.

[Unnamed Contributor]

That's.

[Jack Armstrong]

That's the exact reason for this technique anyway, even if it is not very. This is a quote from the operator, even if it's not very explicit. We go with whatever the victim is experiencing. And if your sense is that this is based on discrimination against your faith or your country of origin, that's how I will document it.

[Joe Getty]

It.

[Jack Armstrong]

So the hotline lets people report their neighbors for offensive flags based solely on the feelings of the offended. Uh, but Oregon is not an outlier. A liar. It's one of a dozen Democratic jurisdictions, including eight states, that have created biased reporting systems for residents to report protected speech. Connecticut lets users flag hate speech they heard about but did not see, so secondhand is fine in Connecticut. Vermont tells residents to report biased but protected speech directly to the police. Philadelphia has an online online form that asks for, quote, the exact address of the hate incident as well as the name and gender identity of the offender. Information the city uses to contact those accused of bias and request that they attend voluntary sensitivity training.

[Unnamed Contributor]

That is extraordinary.

[Jack Armstrong]

We've got to beat these people. We really do.

[Unnamed Contributor]

Yeah, Elon just. I should have had Hanson get the audio, but Elon just retweeted something. It's like a PSA sort of thing. And it's some dude that appears to be Asian and he's sitting there and then he does this and he says, I don't know if you can hear that. Yeah, you could hear that. He said, you hear that sound? That's the scariest sound in the world. So that's the sound of living in a totalitarian country where you have to worry about that knock on the door. So that's the last sound I know my parents heard before they were taken out of our home and I never saw them again. And I forget whichever godforsaken country he was living in where this happened and he was able to come to the United States. But, but his point being that, you know, this radical, out of control totalitarianism is, is the most dangerous thing out there and something we need to fight against. Everybody, every school kid should know this. More people have been killed by their own government than by wars in the last century.

[Jack Armstrong]

Oh, yeah, absolutely true. Couple of quick quotes before we move on. Nadine Strossen, who's a past president of the aclu, back when it was sane, said we associate snitching on neighbors with some of the most oppressive regimes throughout history. The Stasi comes to mind. That was the East German secret police, I think, wasn't it? And then the Beacon makes a point. That wokeness seems to be on the back foot. But a lot of technologies and ideas pioneered on campuses are being repurposed by state governments, blue states especially. Aaron Tur, director of public advocacy at the foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, says, quote, exporting campus bias reporting systems to wider society is a disastrous idea. When a state policy explicitly calls out, quote, offensive jokes. It's past time to worry. I would agree. Oregon. My God. Check yourself.

[Unnamed Contributor]

I don't know why this popped into my head. It's only tangentially related to a couple of things my thought, my thoughts were having, as I am under the sway of cold medicine. But I remember sitting outside of a restaurant and this was late at night in a college town and a bunch of guys like, walking from one bar to another were walking down the street and they were chanting, what do we want? A girl with low self esteem? Where do we want? When do we want her? Now is what they were chanting as.

[Jack Armstrong]

They walk from bar to bar. Wow.

[Unnamed Contributor]

And the female companion I was with at the time said, they'll find plenty.

[Jack Armstrong]

Well, at least they're being upfront.

[Unnamed Contributor]

Yeah.

[Jack Armstrong]

Almost admirable.

[Unnamed Contributor]

Yeah, it's weird. It's. It's funny how, like, it's offensive and icky and exactly what's going on. So I don't know. I don't know how you're supposed to react to that.

[Jack Armstrong]

That's. It's horrible.

[Unnamed Contributor]

It is horrible. And accurate.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yes.

[Unnamed Contributor]

And what is happening?

[Jack Armstrong]

Yes.

[Unnamed Contributor]

It was like 1:00 in the morning. It was late at night. Yeah. This. Yeah.

[Jack Armstrong]

Oh, boy.

[Unnamed Contributor]

I know.

[Jack Armstrong]

Was a sobering story, Jack. Ironically enough.

[Unnamed Contributor]

We'll finish strong. Next, Armstrong and Getty.

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[Unnamed Contributor]

So we're scrambling to bring you up to speed on a breaking news story of great importance that is happening right now as we speak. So zielinski gets to D.C. he's in the White House. He's there in the oval office. And J.D. vance and Trump start yelling at him and scolding him.

[Jack Armstrong]

Let's play a little of it on camera.

[Unnamed Contributor]

On camera. And whatever we don't have in this little clip will fill in the other details.

The exchange of prisons.

[Jack Armstrong]

But he didn't do it.

[Unnamed Contributor]

What kind of diplomacy, J.D. you are speaking about. What do you mean?

[Jack Armstrong]

I'm talking about the kind of diplomacy that's going to end the destruction of your country. Yes, but if you. Mr. President, Mr. President, with respect, I think it's disrespectful for you to come into the Oval Office and try to litigate this in front of the American media. Right now, you guys are going around and forcing conscripts to the front lines because you have manpower problems. You should be thanking the President for trying to bring it into this conference.

[Unnamed Contributor]

Have you ever been to Ukraine that you say what problems we have?

[Jack Armstrong]

I have been to come once. I have actually. I've actually watched and seen the stories. And I know what happens is you bring people, you bring them on a propaganda tour. Mr. President, are, do you disagree that you've had problems bringing people into your military?

[Unnamed Contributor]

And do you think that it's respectful.

[Jack Armstrong]

To come to the Oval Office of the United States of America and attack the administration that is trying to prevent the destruction of your country?

[Unnamed Contributor]

A lot of questions. Let's start from the beginning.

Sure.

First of all, during the war, everybody has problems, even you. But you have nice ocean and don't feel now, but you will feel it in the future. God bless. You don't know that.

[Jack Armstrong]

God bless.

[Unnamed Contributor]

God bless. You are not war. Don't tell us what we're going to feel. We're trying to solve a problem. Don't tell us what we're going to feel. I'm not telling you because you're in no position to dictate that. Remember this, you're in no position to dictate what we're going to feel. We're going to feel Very good. We're going to feel very good and very strong. You're right now not in a very good position. You've allowed yourself to be in a very bad position, and it happens to be right about it. From the very beginning of the war. You're not in a good position. You don't have the cards right now with us. You start having cards right now. You don't. You're gambling with the lives of millions of people, people. You're gambling with World War Three. You're gambling with World War Three. And what you're doing is very disrespectful to the country, this country that's backed you far more than a lot of people said they should have.

Have you said thank you once?

[Jack Armstrong]

No. In this entire meeting, have you said thank you? You went to Pennsylvania and campaigned for the opposition in October. Offer some words of appreciation for the United States of America and the president who. Who's trying to save your country.

[Unnamed Contributor]

Please. You think that if you will speak very loudly about the war. He's not speaking loudly. He's not speaking loudly. Your country's in big trouble. Can I wait a minute? No, no. You've done a lot of talking. Your country is in big trouble. I know. You're not winning. You're not winning this.

[Jack Armstrong]

I.

[Unnamed Contributor]

You have a damn good chance of coming out okay. Because of us, Mr. President, we are staying in our country, staying strong. From the very beginning of the war, we've been alone and we are thankful.

[Jack Armstrong]

I said thanks.

[Unnamed Contributor]

You haven't been in this cabinet. We gave you, through this stupid president, $350 billion. We gave you military equipment, and you met a brave. But they had to use our military. If you didn't have our military equipment, if you didn't have our military equipment, this war would have been over in two weeks. In three days. I heard it from Putin.

[Jack Armstrong]

In three days.

[Unnamed Contributor]

This is something maybe less. In two weeks. Of course, yes. It's going to be a very hard thing to do, business like this.

[Jack Armstrong]

Say thank you.

[Unnamed Contributor]

I said a lot of times, except.

[Jack Armstrong]

That there are disagreements, and let's go litigate those disagreements rather than trying to fight it out in the American media. When you're wrong. We know that you're wrong.

[Unnamed Contributor]

But you see, I think it's good for the American people to see what's going on. I think it's very important. That's why I kept this going so long. You have to be thankful. You don't have the cards. You're buried there. Your people are dying. You're Running low on soldiers. Listen, you're running low on soldiers. It would be a damn good thing. Then you tell us, I don't want a ceasefire. I don't want a ceasefire. I want to go and I wanted this. Look, if you could get a ceasefire right now, I tell you, you take it so the bullets stop flying and your men stop getting killed. Of course we want to stop the war. But you're saying you don't want to see fire. I want to see guarantee. Because you'll get a ceasefire faster than any grave. Ask our people about this fire, what they think. That was for you. That wasn't with me. That was with a guy named Biden who was not a smart person.

Okay, we got. We want to jump in with a couple of things before. Before we run out of time here. First of all, this is historic on many, many different levels. There's never been anything like that in public in the Oval Office, ever. I don't think.

[Jack Armstrong]

Uh, no, I'm horrified on several different levels.

[Unnamed Contributor]

You ever gonna raise your voice ever, once, to Vladimir Putin like that, ever, in any way? No, you probably are not.

[Jack Armstrong]

Look for the bare necessities, the simple bare necessities, like final thoughts to end another show.

[Unnamed Contributor]

I mean, the bare necessities of mother n recipes like final thoughts from our.

[Jack Armstrong]

Host, Jack and Joe. Well, that was one of the most jarring transitions in the history of broadcast media. I. I'm almost glad the show is over. I'd really like to let the dust settle for a bit before I comment.

[Unnamed Contributor]

Man, I know people personally that loved that, that loved Zalinsky to get yelled to like that. I'm horrified by it. I think it was completely wrong.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah, I disagree. If I disagreed, I don't disagree. I'm horrified.

[Unnamed Contributor]

Armstrong, you Getty wrapping up another grueling four hour workday. Why did the biggest thing that happened in the last month happen in the last two minutes of our show today?

[Jack Armstrong]

Again, I'm half glad it did. Go to armstrong.com. hot links are there. Fabulous drop. Drop us a note. That great piece by Amy Gallagher in Britain about why woke is driving women crazy and making them miserable. There's something we ought to be talking about. You see over the weekend. Send it along. [e-mail].

[Unnamed Contributor]

You'Re yelling at the guy that got attacked because he's not thrilled about giving up 20 of his country and half of his mineral rights. What the hell is that? We will see you Monday. God bless America.

[Jack Armstrong]

Armstrong and Getty.

[Unnamed Contributor]

You.

[Jack Armstrong]

You.

[Unnamed Contributor]

You fool.

[Jack Armstrong]

Wait, hold my Beer.

[Unnamed Contributor]

Yes, we drank beer.

[Jack Armstrong]

I liked beer. I'm prepared to go back to muskets.

[Unnamed Contributor]

Right?

[Jack Armstrong]

Well, don't smoke crack. Are you high, bro?

[Unnamed Contributor]

It was so bizarre and so grotesque.

Okay, this is a beautiful moment. This is the sort of original sin. This is a joke.

[Jack Armstrong]

This is horrible.

[Unnamed Contributor]

There is no point. Goodbye everyone.

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