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Joe Getty
Broadcasting live from the Abraham Lincoln Radio Studio, the George Washington Broadcast Center.
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Jack Armstrong
Now the one thing that everyone seemed to agree on is that Bondi is qualified after three decades as a state prosecutor. But Democrats still appear skeptical that she will be able to resist the kind of pressure that President elect Trump has put on his previous attorneys general when he wanted to use the Department of Justice to pursue his own aims. All right, whatever. But, so the, the main thing there is that there's agreement. Pam Bondi is going to be the next attorney general quite easily. So.
Joe Getty
Mr. Chairman, I would like to introduce a tangent, please. You have a call for a tangent? Can I get a, I'd like to hear his tangent. Here's your tangent. So that was some gal on Paula Reid on cnn. And I feel a little, the way I feel about kicking CNN is a little bit like how I feel about kicking the president from his miserable attempt at a farewell address last night. It's increasingly irrelevant. Cnn, nobody's watching fewer every day. They're, they're a vestige of the past.
Jack Armstrong
And I don't, we probably shouldn't be talking about it.
Joe Getty
I don't want to be the old guy saying Truman was a demi crack.
Jack Armstrong
Right.
Joe Getty
I mean, nobody cares.
Jack Armstrong
Exactly.
Joe Getty
But I was reading about that billion dollar defamation suit that the guy filed against CNN for, well, for defaming him. Joe, that's what a defamation suit is having to do with him trying to get people out of Afghanistan. And they called him a black marketeer and a ripoff artist and all. And with no evidence, reading the depositions and the behind the scenes emails and stuff that have been subpoenaed by the court, they had all sorts of people at CNN saying, whoa, there are enormous holes in this story. This is terrible and unfair. I realize it's exciting, but what about this, that and the other? They had good people at CNN trying desperately to say we can't air this, but air it. They did because it sounded exciting. I mean, just morally and journalistically, ethically bankrupt. Really amazing.
Jack Armstrong
Just saw the headline today. They're moving Wolf Blitzer to mornings to try to save that. But again, we're talking about something nobody watches. We, we learned early on in our talk career there could be a story. And you can't go on the air and say why is no one care about this story? We'll take your calls. You don't get any calls. Right.
Joe Getty
Because nobody cares.
Jack Armstrong
It's in the definition so the premise so similar about cnn.
Joe Getty
Yeah boy are they terrible. They deserve to go away and I wish them well. I don't wish them anything.
Jack Armstrong
I didn't hear well we were on the air for a lot of it the the back and forth of the hearing with our new attorney general easily.
Joe Getty
Could be the next female president.
Jack Armstrong
Oh wow. Never even thought about that.
Joe Getty
Very very bright and tough.
Jack Armstrong
Too hot I think. I don't think he can get elected.
Joe Getty
Being that you you and your.
Jack Armstrong
I think it holds you back as a woman. It shouldn't. It's unfair.
Joe Getty
Well I think it does both. It helps you and holds you back in certain ways.
Jack Armstrong
Anyway this is her back and forth with our actual senator and I can't believe it's true. Adam Schiff I'm asking you sitting here today whether you are aware of a.
Adam Schiff
Factual predicate to investigate Liz Cheney.
Jack Armstrong
Senator, no one has asked you to investigate Liz Cheney.
Joe Getty
That is a high profile.
Jack Armstrong
The president has called for it publicly.
Adam Schiff
You are aware of that, aren't you?
Jack Armstrong
No one has asked me to investigate. But the president has.
Joe Getty
Cheney.
Jack Armstrong
The president has. You know what we should be worried about Ms. Bondi, please answer my question right now. You are aware of the roof Ms. Bondi your robbery 7% higher than the.
Joe Getty
National question is this.
Jack Armstrong
That's what I want. Do you have the power to say no to the president?
Joe Getty
Adam Schiff show later videotaped slumbering soundly during that same hearing.
Jack Armstrong
They're so meaningless these things they just. They just are just. And they get more so throughout my.
Joe Getty
Lifetime so far they just grandstandy and dumb.
Jack Armstrong
Got one more 85 we want to play this was seen by people who like her as one of her highlights.
Joe Getty
You kind of ask you the next question.
Adam Schiff
You can speak and I hope you answer Ms.
Joe Getty
Bond.
Jack Armstrong
Well now when we met yesterday one senator, when we met yesterday you pointed your finger at me. You did not seem to be familiar. Let me answer my question. I'm not going to be bullied. 14th amendment of the United States of.
Joe Getty
America which was deeply disappointing. I guess you want to hear my answer today.
Jack Armstrong
You're not going to be bullied by me Senator.
Joe Getty
I'm not going to be bullied by you.
Jack Armstrong
Either way I got it wrong and either way it doesn't really make any difference.
Joe Getty
You're not going to be bullied by me. Yes, true. Why are you shouting at me?
Jack Armstrong
I'm sorry I got it backwards.
Joe Getty
Yeah she handled all of the. I mean, would you hire, are you going to have an enem. And she made it clear I wouldn't take any job in which anybody asked me to do anything unethical. Look at my career, you putz. She didn't say you putz, but she could have. So she will, she will coast him.
Jack Armstrong
Nancy Pelosi not going to go to the Trump inauguration. It could be health reasons. Right. She's still hurt from when she fell down the stairs as an old lady in her high heels and broke her ankle.
Joe Getty
No idea.
Jack Armstrong
That might be it. They're making a big deal out of Michelle Obama's not going to be there. It's also unclear if that's a health thing or not.
Joe Getty
Well, and who cares?
Jack Armstrong
All the former president. Well, is it a diss or something like that?
Joe Getty
Is it a measure of. Yeah. Washington's contempt for Trump, blah, blah, blah. Yeah, I guess that's a semi legitimate conversation. But I don't know, I guess the part of me that is revolted by Washington's self obsession, who's in, who's out, who has power, who's hot. Right. I just, I don't care. How are you going to govern? How's it going to affect Americans?
Jack Armstrong
We will be on the air on Monday. It's a company holiday. We could have taken the day off, but we did not when we realized it's inauguration day. So we will actually be on the air when the, the nuclear codes are handed over from ancient Joe Biden to Donald Trump, who is at least sentient compared to the current president, but also ancient.
Joe Getty
Yes, we are, we are truly public servants.
Jack Armstrong
You know, I, so I was, I'm reading some MLK stuff right now because it's the, his holiday is on Monday and I do that every year for some reason. And I'm getting into the David Garrow book something the Cross, Carrying the Cross. What, what's it a burden when you have a burden, there's a name. I got it now I gotta know.
Joe Getty
I wish I could help.
Jack Armstrong
That's a very, very famous book, Bearing the Cross. Very famous book, won the Pulitzer Prize back in the day. But anyway, so I was reading about Martin Luther King Jr. And I lived in Memphis around that time when he was shot as a little kid. So I was sent in my mom an email about that. Like when, when did, what, what was, when did we move to Memphis and where exactly did we live? The reason I bring this up is my mom is the same age as Joe Biden, the guy we saw on TV last night. They're Within a week of each other. On her birthday, my mom was asked about something from a half a century ago, someplace we lived for like nine months. She knew exactly when we moved there and the name of the place and the address off the top of her head. Joe Biden was asked when were you vice president? And he couldn't come up with it. And the mainstream media excused that. Well, you can't expect a guy to remember when he was vice president. My mom's the same age. She remembers where we lived briefly a half a century ago. He doesn't remember when he was vice president. I can't wait. I hope there's a reckoning on this, how crazy it is that everybody covered up for how badly that guy's brain works.
Joe Getty
Yeah, we'll on the right side of the aisle, we'll certainly reckon with it. And some reasonable moderates will as well. Going to be no mea culpa. There's going to be no great conservation. Well, of course.
Jack Armstrong
Did I mention the Washington Post new slogan?
Joe Getty
Oh, you told us that there is one, but you did not reveal it. Democracy dies in darkness. So self important and, and, and ironic. Just. It'd be hard to do worse.
Jack Armstrong
I don't think I can find it. It's something like telling the story to all of America. It's basically that. Okay, so, so I like pompous. Yeah, well, it's. Jeff Bezos is trying to go that direction, as you know, by, by not endorsing a candidate and all that sort of stuff. So I, I'm, I'm optimistic about a whole bunch of different things that have been ushered in with Trump's pretty dominant win.
Joe Getty
Yeah.
Jack Armstrong
Which is exciting. One other story that just came across, the super bowl is not far away. We got a lot of playoff football this weekend. State Farm has scrapped their Super Bowl 2025 commercial as outrage mounts over LA fires. I'm guessing they were thinking it just wasn't a good idea to just raise our heads up and remind people they just didn't want to have insurance company as a topic at super bowl parties, I'm guessing.
Joe Getty
Yeah, I think so. Right? Yeah. Yeah, that's probably a decent move.
Jack Armstrong
I'll bet there are going to be a lot of fairly heartfelt commercials. People are probably scrambling right now to come up with something that's here at Budweiser. We care about this and that and are donating something or other.
Joe Getty
Yeah, probably so. Yeah. Particularly if the Rams were to make it to the big contest.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah, you're right. Would you think they would get a little of the everybody's rooting for him because attached to Los Angeles thing. That happens sometimes with teams.
Joe Getty
Yeah, a little bit. I don't know. I don't know. I think the Chiefs are one super bowl win away from being the team everybody hates.
Jack Armstrong
They're already the team everybody hates. Based on my life. Yeah. Well, they went three in a row. Yeah. Good lord.
Joe Getty
Yeah.
Jack Armstrong
And maybe if they won three in a row, they would be one Josh Allen. Amazing play away from an undefeated season and a three peat in the NFL, which would definitely solidify you as the greatest team of all time. That's insane.
Joe Getty
Yeah.
Jack Armstrong
We got a bunch of other stuff on the way. Stay with us.
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Joe Getty
Valentine's Day, Applebee's has launched two new cocktails. But if you've been taken to Applebee's on Valentine's Day, you're gonna need way more than two.
Jack Armstrong
Oh, kind of like date night at Applebee's, huh? With the Bourbon street steak and whatever kind of chocolate shake that song I don't need me to knock an Applebee's. Perfectly fine place to spend your Valentine's.
Joe Getty
I don't go anywhere on Valentine's Day, and I don't often go to Applebee's, but I don't judge others who do Jack. To each their own, I say. Trying to think if there is an Applebee's anywhere handy. Anyway, doesn't matter. Coming up, a couple of interesting aspects of the current political scene, including a list of quotes from Democrats that make it, you know, inescapably clear they have no idea why they lost the election and how unpopular some of their ideas are. AOC is a Froot Loop. There's a hint. So a couple of non political notes here. Fake job postings are becoming a real problem. At least 1 in 5 jobs advertise is fake or never to be filled with no intention of filling it.
Jack Armstrong
Well, that's a problem. But I also know the flip side. Trying to hire sitters. I don't know what percentage of those are fake, so that they can claim that they're looking for a job because it allows you to get various checks from the government. All kinds of people I've come across that have no interest in actually taking a job. So if you have fake job listings and fake I'm for hire listings makes it very difficult.
Joe Getty
Yeah, just. Just nutty. They mentioned that this is dispiriting for workers, obviously leading to distrust and cynicism. Feeling like it's rigged against them. It's kind of a horror show. Said a personnel company president and co founder of the Job markets become more soul crushing than ever. Companies have a number of nefarious and normal reasons for posting not quite real jobs. They may want to suggest they're growing even when they aren't, or may keep postings up in case they get a candidate who's too good to pass up. I know people who like have their house permanently for sale for like a laughable amount of money.
Jack Armstrong
Oh yeah.
Joe Getty
In case, you know, some Chinese oligarch decides I want a home in name your town.
Jack Armstrong
If you're in a certain neighborhood in San Francisco or Carmel, I've seen that sort of thing. That those houses are always for sale in case Brad Pitt walks by and decides he wants to live there.
Joe Getty
Yeah, yeah, but we. I don't. That's got to be discouraging.
Jack Armstrong
Maybe I shouldn't be saying this out loud, but I don't know. I. We've been involved in situations where you need to hire somebody, you know who it's going to be and then they have to post a job opening for a certain amount of time before you go with the person that you already know you want.
Joe Getty
Right.
Jack Armstrong
Just to satisfy all kinds of legal things.
Joe Getty
Yeah. Including equal opportunity. That sort of thing. Yeah. I mean obviously the assistant who's been doing a brilliant job and everybody knows should have the gig. Probably now you're going to give him the job anyway. Here's a young woman who graduated from Carnegie Mellon's Tepper School of Business. Oh, that's a fine school of business. And she's a scientist and now has an MBA and the rest of it. Out of more than 260 applications she received 124 rejection letters and ultimately never heard back from 116 companies, including several where she had already made it through two or three rounds of interviews, flown in to meet with executives or tackled take home assignments that required several hours of work to prove that she was up to it.
Jack Armstrong
Do you.
Joe Getty
Mostly it is just shocking getting ghosted like that.
Jack Armstrong
You got adult kids, did that do you mostly apply for jobs online now? Almost entirely.
Joe Getty
Yeah. Yeah. At one point I would say, you know, go in person, shake a hand, look in their eye, tell them how much you'd like to work there. And I eventually became convinced if you do that, they will run you out of the store because you are a crackpot. Nobody's there who goes through the applications. They're busy. That's not the way it works. But now I understand. Because of the imperfections of Internet hiring, depending on where you're talking about, it's. It's flowed back the other way some.
Jack Armstrong
Oh, really? You should go in.
Joe Getty
Yeah, I just. I feel for people. I mean, this is. This is terrible.
Jack Armstrong
Oh, yeah. But I. I've applied for jobs before in person. And you fill out the form there in the little lobby and you hand it to the person and you just. Okay, we'll. We'll put. I'll show this to whoever put it on file or something. Just know I'm never going to hear from these people in my life. What am I doing? How am I going to eat?
Joe Getty
But I do enjoy filling out the street address of my high school over and over again. Back in the day, right?
Jack Armstrong
Do they still ask that sort of question?
Joe Getty
I don't. I don't actually know. There's another article kind of similar in a way that we can all relate to. It is harder than ever to find real product recommendations online.
Jack Armstrong
Yep.
Joe Getty
The great world war between fake reviews and trying to get rid of fake reviews. It's not going well.
Jack Armstrong
Right.
Joe Getty
Where are the Nazis in this situation? And we're calling on Steiner to turn back the Russians when Steiner's off the battlefield. It's. It's miserable. Sorry.
Jack Armstrong
That's too bad.
Joe Getty
Yeah, it is. And it's frustrating. I've been. And. And I'm a skeptical guy, and I think I've got a really good eye for bull s. But, man, is it getting tough and time consuming because you. You get to something that looks, you know, really reliable. They spend a lot of time, a lot of energy. They have a video, they go through it and all, and then you find out that, no, they're sponsored by these people.
Jack Armstrong
Right? Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Joe Getty
And if I have a brand that does X amount of revenue, yeah. I'm going to pay somebody 25 grand to spend two days putting together a video where they pretend to be a neutral, I don't know, guitar string app or whatever.
Jack Armstrong
Right. Yeah. I put together this barbecue grill, and it's the best one I've ever had. And that's how they're getting paid.
Joe Getty
Yeah. Further complicating things is that search engines, including or particularly Google, often prioritize the less reliable lists. In many cases, that's because, oh, we don't have time to explain bribery. In essence, Joe Biden made me so.
Jack Armstrong
Angry last night, among other things.
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Jack Armstrong
This one of your major polls has Trump at 50 approval now, the highest he's ever been ever at any point since he got into politics. In this particular poll, as is true with a whole bunch of other polls, Gallup and others, isn't that wow, nobody predicted that.
Joe Getty
Indeed.
Jack Armstrong
Tick tock. The whole story continues to be something. It's supposed to come to an end kind of this weekend unless something intervenes or whatever. But anyway, young people have to espouse their opinions online. Here's one of those young people so.
TikTok User
I downloaded Red Note and I am no longer convinced that we are living in a first world country. Seeing the everyday lives of Chinese people, like obviously certain Chinese people, not seeing everybody's lives, but it's just like insanely eye opening. There's something really remarkable that I have noticed about most of these Chinese people. Even older people, like people in their 40s, 50s, 60s, they look so much less traumatized than most Americans. Now I don't fully understand Chinese culture at all and I'm sure it varies a lot. It's a very, very big place. But it's interesting seeing how light hearted and kind and gentle these people are, especially in comparison to Americans.
Jack Armstrong
Can somebody put her in contact with the Some people don't have maps, girl.
Joe Getty
What was. There was one sentence in there that was unintentionally hilarious and, and I hate to misquote her because it was, it was perfectly idiotic. I'm not completely up. What? What? Michael, you got to play for me again. I've got to have this just right. I should have jotted it down.
TikTok User
So I downloaded Rednote and I am no longer convinced that we are living in a first world country Seeing the everyday lives of Chinese people. Like obviously certain people messing everybody's lives.
Joe Getty
But not even a.
TikTok User
It's just like insanely eye opening. There's something really remarkable that I have noticed about most of these Chinese people. Even older people, like people in their 40s, 50s, 60s, they look so much less traumatized than most Americans. Now, I don't fully understand Chinese culture at all. And I'm sure it varies a lot.
Joe Getty
I don't fully understand Chinese culture at all. At all.
Jack Armstrong
But here's my opinion.
Joe Getty
What was the word fully doing in there? I don't fully understand Chinese culture at all. Meaning you don't understand Chinese culture at all. You have no basis, no factual, no experience, no perspective, no education on which to base any opinion whatsoever. Well, not fully.
Jack Armstrong
Like I don't watch or play golf at all, but I think that, I.
Joe Getty
Mean exactly, in my opinion. Course design overemphasizes bunker play. Yeah, okay, great, thanks.
Jack Armstrong
People out there in our nation don't have maps. And I believe that our education, like such as in South Africa and the.
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And the Iraq everywhere, such as, are.
Joe Getty
Not nearly as traumatized as most Americans. Well, you're traumatized because you were raised like a veal calf and you're terrified of life.
Jack Armstrong
Now my. One of my really smart nieces who's in graduate school is there. They're all Tick tock people. And when I mentioned the whole Chinese Communist Party thing, she said that's a.
Joe Getty
Conspiracy theory that the Chinese Communist Party can influence.
Jack Armstrong
Tick tock has anything to do with it.
Joe Getty
Can yank, bite, dance?
Jack Armstrong
Is spying on your phone? Is spying on your information.
Joe Getty
That's.
Jack Armstrong
But if that's what people think, then that's.
Joe Getty
Yeah, well, that's what they heard on Tick Tock.
Jack Armstrong
Exactly.
Joe Getty
Yeah.
Jack Armstrong
That's where it gets complicated.
TikTok User
Now I don't fully understand Chinese culture at all.
Jack Armstrong
That's a funny sentence.
Joe Getty
Now I'm not fully acquainted with ceramics engineering at all. Oh, I love that sentence.
TikTok User
Now I don't fully understand Chinese culture at all.
Jack Armstrong
But here's what I think. Clearly we all live in a first world country, and China does, because look at how less traumatized their people look.
Joe Getty
Now, I'm not thoroughly qualified for abdominal surgery at all, but if you'll hand me that scalpel, we can get started.
Jack Armstrong
If you'll hold still.
Joe Getty
For your input.
Jack Armstrong
Pretty funny.
Joe Getty
Yes.
Jack Armstrong
I have never fully done eye surgery at all, but try not to flinch here. Okay. So Joe Biden gave a speech last night. I didn't watch it. I kind of Thought I tried.
Joe Getty
I tried for a while. It was a soul suck, man.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah, I knew it would be. I knew he'd be old and slow and everything like that. And I expected it to be a nothing burger. I thought it would be kind of just the normal Joe Biden platitudes about this and that. It wasn't though.
Joe Getty
He.
Jack Armstrong
He got into some grievances and warnings that were weird. Like the President of the United States shouldn't be saying this stuff unless he can back it up with some real evidence. For instance, this.
Joe Biden
I want to warn the country of some things that give me great concern. This is a dangerous country and that's a dangerous concentration of power in the hands of a very few ultra wealthy people. The dangerous consequences if their abuse of power is left unchecked. Today, an oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme wealth, power and influence that literally threatens our entire democracy, our basic rights and freedoms, and a fair shot for everyone to get ahead.
Jack Armstrong
He stated as if it's obviously fact to him and his kind that an oligarchy has formed that is stopping people from being able to live out their lives.
Joe Getty
Okay, I haven't noticed that.
Jack Armstrong
Back that up with anything, dude. I mean, that's a hell of a thing to say. Luckily, we're into such the age of hyperbole and people saying crap all the time, it doesn't really land. I mean, it's not like it's a discussion today like it would have been if Bill Clinton had said that on his last day of office. We now live in an oligarchy. Would have been everybody talking about it the next day. What? How? Where? Why? What do we do?
Joe Getty
Please, the hilarity of Joe Biden. The Democrats suddenly highly concerned that billionaires are acting politically right.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah, again. He gave George Soros the Medal of Freedom last week. Now the richest guy, Elon Musk, tweets things favorable to Trump and we should all be frightened to death. I guess.
Joe Getty
Electric car, space exploration guy bad. Marxism guy good. That's your billionaire review from Joe Biden.
Jack Armstrong
Okay, and then this part was just crazy.
Joe Biden
I'm equally concerned about the potential rise of a tech industrial complex that could pose real dangers for our country as well. Americans are being buried under an avalanche of misinformation and disinformation enabling the abuse of power. The free press is crumbling. Editors are disappearing. Social media is giving up on fact checking. The truth is smothered by lies told for power and for profit. We must hold the social platforms accountable to protect our children, our families, and Our very democracy from the abuse of power.
Joe Getty
You literally bribed and browbeat people into lying and offering disinformation and misinformation and calling it fact checking. You and your administration. And now you're weeping bitter tears over the decline of quote, unquote, fact checking. It's just too much.
Jack Armstrong
It really is. If I wanted to be somewhat partisan, although I don't think this is partisan, the thing you just described as a horror was going on when you were in charge and now we're moving away from it.
Joe Getty
Right, because it was so awful.
Jack Armstrong
So you come out to threaten us or alert us to the horror of it going away from what you wanted. So my question, I guess is, does he understand that or not? Is he just a partisan? I mean, does he think when. When he had people. In case you haven't heard this, Mark Zuckerberg did Joe Rogan's podcast on Friday in an interview, said to Joe Rogan that Biden White House people would call them up at Facebook and scream at them sometimes for posting things that were flat out fact or satire or humor.
Joe Getty
Right?
Jack Armstrong
And Joe Biden's last night saying. And they're doing away with fact checking. Too much concentrated power.
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Jack Armstrong
Misinformation. People are swamped in misinformation. You weren't allowing facts to be on Facebook when you were in charge, dude. So does he know that or not?
Joe Getty
We are fact checking and ending the careers of people who said we should reopen the school sooner. We're helping America. I, I don't know. Honestly, I. It's. It's so outrageous. It deserves a response. But a senile miserable has been just voted out of office, leaving office with the lowest approval ratings of anybody but Dick Nixon. It's just. Just go away. Just go away and shut up.
Joe Biden
Pull that bad at Kev Care.
Jack Armstrong
God. I was trying to find.
Joe Getty
I'd say rest in peace, but he's been resting in peace for like the last three and a half years.
Jack Armstrong
I was trying to find. It happened over the weekend. So we haven't talked about it this week. He did one of those shuffling. You can't hardly hear him interview things where he said, yeah, and Facebook's doing away with fact checking. This is awful for the country.
Joe Getty
It's just.
Jack Armstrong
Can you believe that? No fact checking, dude. What are you talking about?
Joe Getty
Right? Checking facts like natural immunity is as good as vaccinated immunity. You couldn't say that. Thanks to the Biden administration. Thanks for the fact check, Uncle Joe.
Jack Armstrong
And so that's just nuts. He's either so out of it, he doesn't understand, or he's even more partisan than I realized. And then he ended with an evil. And then he ended with after 50 years of public service. And that just drove me nuts because he's. He and his entire extended family got insanely wealthy. Do you get to call that public service? If you got insanely wealthy? So it's just a coincidental byproduct of your public service.
Joe Getty
If you have the world's smartest crackhead lawyer making millions and millions of dollars from foreign oligarchs, everybody's gonna get wealthy. Jack, I don't understand your object.
Jack Armstrong
You and your brother and everybody else extended on down to grandchildren. Everybody lives in all these different compounds and the money gets spread around with all the LLCs. Thanks for your public service.
Joe Getty
Got so many shell companies I can't remember the names of half of them. Right, yeah. Public service. Lovely. Oh, that reminds me. Here's a head. I'm not sure we'll have time to get into this. Oh, there it is. Congressional Democrats stock portfolios spiked 31% in 2024.
Jack Armstrong
Well, I didn't do that. Well, which. I didn't do that.
Joe Getty
Which outdid the s and P by 7% or almost a third. Could you make the argument? Well, those are, you know, congresspeople. They're, they're, they're smart, they're acquainted, they read the journal and the WaPo. So they make better investment decisions than most of us. Or make that argument.
Jack Armstrong
Or they know about things that are going to happen before we know about them and can adjust their stocks accordingly.
Joe Getty
Tell you what, because I don't want to rush through this. Got a report on the top stock gainers and what they invested in, plus what committees they sit on. We'll get into that tomorrow.
Jack Armstrong
I should put all my money in those gold Trump tennis shoes. Yeah, I'm holding on to them. I still think they're going to go up.
Joe Getty
I bought 4 gross of the Trump Bibles for God's sake.
Jack Armstrong
We will finish strong.
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Joe Getty
College athletes can now make millions before ever going pro, thanks to a set of NCAA rules called the NIL, which stands for name, image and likeness. Since 2021, any athlete can profit from commercial endorsements, jersey sales, even autograph sessions. What's really changing the game though is another part of the program that's morphed into a monster. Athletes getting paid just to play.
Jack Armstrong
Schools are tapping deep pocketed alums and.
Joe Getty
Donors to pay millions to high level athletes, launching bidding wars for recruits and raids by schools on each other's rosters. In 2024, an estimated $1.67 billion was spent on student athletes and most of it on men's sports. More than a billion dollars estimated on college football and about $390 million for college basketball.
Jack Armstrong
So we've talked about this a lot. Do you think college sports is going to eat itself with this? Not that I think they have any option legally speaking, but. Or is it going to continue to be okay? I just, I forget which team it was, but one of the football teams had 17 players that didn't play in their big bowl game.
Joe Getty
Right? Yeah, well, and the stuff that that report was talking about specifically to your question, I don't know and I wish I had a strong opinion on this because it's so interesting. But I have a number of buddies, golf BUDD buddies and other friends who are really big college sports fans and their passion is undiminished. They talk about it all the time.
Jack Armstrong
Seems to be, yeah, that's based.
Joe Getty
They root for their alma maters and all, they're aware of it and all, but they're still super into it. But you know, I don't know.
Jack Armstrong
And so what we've decided, legally speaking is all those years it was incredibly unfair to those college athletes that they weren't making any money in some cases. Extreme examples. I mean you think about some of the football players and basketball players particularly that went through back in the day, three or four years of college is the biggest star in America and didn't.
Joe Getty
Get a cent right. And then you would lose your Heisman for, you know, accepting whatever.
Jack Armstrong
They let you drive a car?
Joe Getty
Somebody lets you drive a car. Yeah, something like that. It's just ridiculous. You know, we didn't have time for another thing we could get to tomorrow maybe is there's this big lawsuit about college admissions that reveals how the big elite universities really talk about the rich kids. Oh, they've had to give up emails and memos and stuff. Like that.
Jack Armstrong
I would love to hear that.
Joe Getty
It's a meritocracy. Well, there's Jack and there's Job and it's time to close the show with the help of Katie Green and Michelangelo. It's Stabby the Clown. They're on our radio. So let's hear their final thoughts before.
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Jack Armstrong
What is it about that that makes us all so creeped out? Which sounder? Here's your host for final thoughts, Joe Getty.
Joe Getty
Let's get a final thought from everybody on the crew to wrap up the show for the day. There is our technical director, Michelangelo Michael.
Jack Armstrong
Final thought.
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Joe Getty
Is it a tradition for them to the previous president to prank the incoming president, like by gluing the desk in the White House or.
Jack Armstrong
I don't think so, no. No, I don't think there are any pranks involved.
Joe Getty
No. I think Obama's people did that. But they're snooty little beaches.
Jack Armstrong
Well, remember when Clinton left and Bush came in, they took all the W's off all the keyboards, which is seen as.
Joe Getty
Yeah, horrible, annoying. Katie Green has a final thought.
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Jack Armstrong
Homemade butter is pretty good. Yeah, it's amazing. The flavor.
Joe Getty
Yeah, I've got to look that up. Fabulous, though, on homemade bread. Please, please. You can die happy. Jack. A final thought.
Jack Armstrong
My son beat me twice in chess last night so badly. I was in bed watching YouTube videos on chess instructional videos and reading books to try to figure out how to get better. It was horribly embarrassing.
Joe Getty
My final thought is the percentage of people who say, I'll let you know first thing tomorrow, who actually let you know anything first thing Tomorrow is roughly 4%. I'm trying to do a couple of deals and my God, just look, text me and say, hey, it's gonna be another couple hours. This is common curse courtesy. Whatever happened to common courtesy?
Jack Armstrong
Armstrong and Yeti wrapping up another grueling four hour workday.
Joe Getty
So many people. Thanks. So little time. Be courteous and go to Armstrong and getty dot com.
Jack Armstrong
See you tomorrow. God bless America. I will not be a party to this.
Joe Getty
Holy cow.
Jack Armstrong
So say it with me. Si se padway.
Joe Biden
Folks, I'm going.
Jack Armstrong
I'm done with this. No, no, no. Sorry. Well, whose bright idea was it to put every idiot in the world.
Joe Getty
World in touch with every other idiot? In any event, I hope this is behind us.
Jack Armstrong
I thought everything was over. We can come and have some.
Joe Biden
This is not a Kumbaya moment on that high note.
Jack Armstrong
Thank you all very much.
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Summary of "Armstrong & Getty On Demand" Episode: "It's Stabby The Clown"
Release Date: January 16, 2025
In this engaging episode of "Armstrong & Getty On Demand," hosts Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty delve into a myriad of political, social, and media-related topics, blending sharp commentary with their trademark humor. The episode navigates through high-profile political appointments, critiques of major news networks, concerns about political influence on democracy, and contemporary issues affecting the workforce and education systems.
The episode kicks off with the discussion surrounding Pam Bondi's confirmation as the next Attorney General. Armstrong and Getty highlight the bipartisan agreement on Bondi's qualifications, given her extensive three-decade career as a state prosecutor. However, they also touch upon the skepticism within Democratic circles regarding her ability to withstand pressures reminiscent of those faced by previous Attorney Generals under President Trump.
A significant portion of the conversation targets CNN, focusing on its declining viewership and perceived decline in journalistic standards. The hosts reference a high-profile defamation lawsuit alleging that CNN aired unsubstantiated claims that damaged an individual's reputation. Armstrong and Getty express frustration over what they perceive as CNN's ethical lapses and diminishing relevance.
Armstrong and Getty extensively critique President Joe Biden's recent speech, wherein he warns of an emerging oligarchy in America characterized by concentrated wealth and power. The hosts question the validity of Biden's claims, demanding concrete evidence to support the assertion that an oligarchy is undermining democracy. They also criticize Biden's commentary on misinformation and the role of social media platforms in fact-checking.
Joe Biden (31:12) [clip]: "An oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme wealth, power and influence that literally threatens our entire democracy."
Jack Armstrong (32:00): "He got into some grievances and warnings that were weird."
The hosts reveal a startling statistic: Congressional Democrats saw a 31% spike in their stock portfolios in 2024, outperforming the S&P by 7%. Armstrong and Getty speculatively link this surge to potential insider knowledge stemming from their political roles, implying a conflict of interest.
The episode delves into the evolving landscape of college athletics, specifically focusing on the Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) regulations that now allow student-athletes to earn substantial incomes through endorsements and sponsorships. Armstrong and Getty discuss the financial implications, including the influx of donations and bidding wars among universities to attract top talent.
Addressing workforce challenges, the hosts highlight the alarming rise of fake job postings, which contribute to job seeker frustration and distrust in the hiring process. They also explore the broader issue of online disinformation, emphasizing the difficulty in discerning genuine product recommendations amidst sponsored and manipulated content.
Interspersed with serious discussions, Armstrong and Getty share personal stories and light-hearted banter. Notably, Armstrong recounts being outplayed in chess by his son, leading to reflections on common courtesy in everyday interactions.
Jack Armstrong (45:24): "My son beat me twice in chess last night so badly."
Joe Getty (45:36): "The percentage of people who say, 'I'll let you know first thing tomorrow,' who actually let you know anything first thing Tomorrow is roughly 4%."
As the episode nears its conclusion, the hosts offer final reflections, reiterating their critical stance on current political dynamics and media integrity. They encourage listeners to stay informed and engaged, wrapping up with a mix of humor and sincere exhortations.
Jack Armstrong (46:02): "See you tomorrow. God bless America."
Joe Getty (46:32): "Thanks."
Jack Armstrong (02:53): "Pam Bondi is going to be the next attorney general quite easily."
Joe Getty (03:23): "Cnn, nobody's watching fewer every day. They're, they're a vestige of the past."
Joe Biden (31:12) [clip]: "An oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme wealth, power and influence that literally threatens our entire democracy."
Joe Getty (37:08): "Congressional Democrats stock portfolios spiked 31% in 2024."
Jack Armstrong (17:24): "Fake job postings are becoming a real problem."
Jack Armstrong (45:24): "My son beat me twice in chess last night so badly."
Joe Getty (45:36): "The percentage of people who say, 'I'll let you know first thing tomorrow,' who actually let you know anything first thing Tomorrow is roughly 4%."
This episode of "Armstrong & Getty On Demand" offers listeners a thorough exploration of pressing political and social issues, all delivered with the hosts' characteristic wit and critical perspective. Whether dissecting the mechanics of political appointments or unraveling the complexities of modern media, Armstrong and Getty provide a comprehensive and engaging commentary designed to inform and provoke thought among their audience.