Maybe We'll Honk Horns!

Summary

Armstrong & Getty On Demand: "Maybe We'll Honk Horns!" Episode Summary

Release Date: February 3, 2025
Host: Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty
Podcast: Armstrong & Getty On Demand by iHeartPodcasts

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1. Foreign Policy and International Relations

Discussion on Middle East Dynamics: The hosts delved into the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East, highlighting President Trump's desire to end the war and secure the release of hostages, including six Americans. They referenced Lindsey Graham's hawkish stance on Iran, emphasizing the urgency for Israel to target Iran's nuclear facilities with U.S. support.

• Joe Getty [00:46]: "Man was Lindsey Graham, Senator from South Carolina, I declare hawkish on Iran yesterday, talking about how now is the time for Israel to take out Iran's nuclear facilities. And yes, we would help them."

Normalization Efforts: The conversation touched upon potential normalization deals between Israel and Saudi Arabia, indicating significant diplomatic movements in the region.

Arctic Geopolitics: A comprehensive analysis was provided on the strategic importance of the Arctic region. The hosts discussed shrinking ice caps, emerging trade routes, and the military presence of China and Russia. They underscored the proximity of Russia and Alaska, noting that control over Arctic routes is pivotal for both commerce and national security.

• Jack Armstrong [02:37]: "And the Arctic Circle, you've got Like Norway right across the North Pole from Russia. And there's the US and there's Canada. I mean, we're all like neighbors at the top of the world. And so controlling those routes is going to be enormous for commerce and military effectiveness."

2. U.S. Domestic Policies: Tariffs and Immigration

Tariff Implementation and Delays: The hosts discussed the scheduled tariffs on China (10%) and Canada/Mexico (25%). President Trump's intervention led to the delay of Mexican tariffs, attributed to deploying 10,000 troops to the border.

• Joe Getty [04:00]: "The Mexican one is being delayed. The President came around and agreed to something."

Migration Policies and Gitmo Base: A controversial move was highlighted where U.S. troops began operating a naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to house migrants deemed illegal immigrants. The discussion criticized the labeling of migrants as criminals and the administration's handling of immigration laws.

• Jack Armstrong [04:00]: "Infantry, Marines and other US Troops have begun arriving at the US Naval base in Gitmo, Cuba and was expected to be in operation to house migrants."

Trump's Approval Rating: Trump's approval rating saw an increase from 36% to 46%, a point of interest for the hosts, reflecting his administration's policies' impact.

• Joe Getty [04:06]: "Trump's approval rating right now is 46% at this time. First term he was at 36%."

3. Political Commentary

Democratic Party Critique: James Carville's critical perspective on the Democratic Party was a focal point. He attributed the party's unpopularity to President Biden's leadership, labeling Vice President Kamala Harris as a "seventh string quarterback."

• Joe Getty [06:07]: "James Carville gets quoted a lot on Fox because he badmouths the Democrats all the time... Democrats are the most unpopular they've ever been as a party."

• Joe Getty [06:56]: "Seventh string, that's getting down there."

DNC Leadership Conference Parody: The hosts lampooned the Democratic National Committee's leadership conference, mocking the candidate's performance and lack of substantive policy discussion.

• Michaelangelo [14:07]: Sung lyrics "You fight on, you fight on."

• Jack Armstrong [14:50]: "Hell, yeah. I vote for her because she sings good."

4. Cultural Highlights: Art and Entertainment

Potential New Van Gogh Discovery: A fascinating story about a painting purchased for $50 that experts believe to be an authentic Van Gogh valued between $15-30 million was discussed. The authenticity process involved advanced imaging and expert analysis.

• Joe Getty [04:06]: "They think it's an actual Van Gogh from that period. And if so, it's worth between 15 and 30 million dollars."

Celebrity News: The hosts touched upon Kanye West and his wife Bianca Sensory's public appearances, questioning the authenticity and motivations behind their provocative behavior.

• Joe Getty [31:03]: "Bianca sensory after Grammys 2025 stunt... she does have a look on her face like she's scared or something."

5. Sports Update

NBA Trade Shock: A major NBA trade was covered where Luka Doncic was traded from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Anthony Davis. The implications of this move for both franchises were briefly analyzed.

• Joel Getty [30:37]: "A seismic shift in the NBA. Superstar LeBron James has a new teammate."

Host Reactions: The hosts expressed their opinions on the trade, with a lighthearted take on team dynamics and player performance.

• Katie Green [33:09]: "Keep thinking about that. Luka Dony straight... I'm really glad we can't be traded or fired for being out of shape because I'd be in really big trouble."

6. Personal Anecdotes and Light Banter

Super Bowl Party Dilemma: Jack Armstrong shared his predicament of receiving invites to multiple Super Bowl parties, contemplating strategies to attend both without offending hosts.

• Jack Armstrong [08:12]: "I have a moral dilemma because I, I accept an invitation to super bowl party A... party B."

No Wine February Challenge: Joe Getty discussed his attempt to abstain from wine for February, extending the challenge to his children, highlighting the difficulties in breaking habitual behaviors.

• Joe Getty [10:06]: "I'm trying to do it, and I'm trying to get my kids to do it, too."

7. Protests and Public Demonstrations

Los Angeles Freeway Protests: A significant segment focused on the protests blocking the 101 freeway in Los Angeles. The demonstrators, predominantly showing Mexican flags, advocated against deportations, leading to extensive traffic disruptions and heavy police presence.

• Jack Armstrong [17:42]: "Fine drumming Enchanting right there, huh?"

• Joe Getty [21:10]: "Not only were there nothing but Mexican flags, but they did light an American flag on fire in a demand to stay in the United States."

Host Commentary: The hosts critiqued the protesters' messages and the media's portrayal of the events, expressing frustration over the perceived increase in anti-immigrant sentiments.

• Joe Getty [28:11]: "Keep this going... the two thirds of Americans who want to deport all illegals regardless... that number will go up."

8. Final Thoughts and Closing Remarks

Hosts’ Reflections: In their closing segment, Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty shared their personal takes on the day's discussions, emphasizing the challenges and their perspectives on current events.

• Joe Getty [33:39]: "I don't know much about tariffs and trade economics and all that sort of stuff, but there are an awful lot of experts left, right and center who think this is a terrible idea."

• Jack Armstrong [34:05]: "The Grammys died to me that day, my friends. And dead they remain."

Sign-Off: The episode concluded with the hosts encouraging listener engagement through their website and promoting merchandise.

• Joe Getty [34:51]: "Armstrong and Getty wrapping up another grueling four hour workday."

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Notable Quotes:

• Jack Armstrong [02:37]: "We’re all like neighbors at the top of the world. And so controlling those routes is going to be enormous for commerce and military effectiveness."

• Joe Getty [06:07]: "Democrats are the most unpopular they've ever been as a party."

• Joe Getty [28:11]: "Keep this going... the two thirds of Americans who want to deport all illegals regardless."

• Jack Armstrong [34:05]: "The Grammys died to me that day, my friends. And dead they remain."

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Conclusion

In the "Maybe We'll Honk Horns!" episode, Armstrong and Getty navigated through a myriad of topics ranging from international diplomacy and domestic policies to cultural phenomena and sports news. Their candid discussions, peppered with humor and critical analysis, provided listeners with a lively perspective on current events. Notably, the episode balanced serious political discourse with lighthearted banter, maintaining an engaging narrative throughout.

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Transcript

[Jack Armstrong]

Broadcasting live from the Abraham Lincoln Radio Studio at the George Washington Broadcast Center, Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty.

[Joe Getty]

Armstrong and Getty.

[Jack Armstrong]

And now here's Armstrong and Getty.

[Lindsey Graham]

President Trump wants the war to end and he wants all those hostages released, including those six Americans. Now, Netanyahu still weighing the possibility of another round of fighting in Gaza. As Hamas shows they are still in control of the streets there. And that will be a point of contention with the President. The two leaders also expected to discuss Iran and a potential normalization deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia.

[Joe Getty]

Man was Lindsey Graham, Senator from South Carolina, I declare hawkish on Iran yesterday, talking about how now is the time for Israel to take out Iran's nuclear facilities. And yes, we would help them. So we'll see. I don't know if that's a plan or not. If I had to bet money, I would guess that it probably is.

[Jack Armstrong]

Ram hasn't started a war by lunchtime. He's sad. The rest of the day, he's a warmonger. Jack.

[Joe Getty]

Neocon number of things to go through. The Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, announced that Panama won't renew their Belt and Road agreement with China, making it the first Latin American nation to leave that initiative and get on the side of the United States. That's not a minor deal. Start to turn that around.

[Jack Armstrong]

Also, and I must repeat for the umpteenth time, as this was given to me by somebody who's fluent in Mandarin, said it's mistranslated. It's one belt, one road.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah, yeah, that's good stuff. Also, Marco Rubio's office announcing on Trump's Greenland ambitions. This is not a joke. This is not about acquiring land for the purpose of acquiring land. This is international interest. So he's 100% serious about the whole trying to figure out a way to have Greenland.

[Jack Armstrong]

You know, the Wall Street Journal had a great. You know how modern paper websites, they have some articles that, like, you read and then there's an illustration, and as you scroll, the illustration changes and there's a caption and stuff like that. It's kind of cool. Interactive, multimedia, whatever. And they had a really good piece about the Arctic and the ice, how it's shrinking and the routes and the military bases and the trade routes and what China's doing up there and what Russia's doing up. But the one thing, cause you never look at the globe from that angle, really, is you realize, you know, famously, Russia and Alaska, which is ours, are 57 miles apart.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah.

[Jack Armstrong]

And the Arctic Circle, you've got Like Norway right across the North Pole from Russia. And there's the US and there's Canada. I mean, we're all like neighbors at the top of the world. And so controlling those routes is going to be enormous for commerce and military effectiveness. And on the other side of that coin, if anybody decides to be a dick about it, they can really disrupt your commerce andor military preparedness.

[Joe Getty]

Especially in a couple years when it's like 75 degrees up there and you know, everybody's vacationing there and living there.

[Jack Armstrong]

I got a vacation booked up there. Right.

[Joe Getty]

Some of the big news of the day, the tariffs were supposed to start tomorrow on you got 10% on China and I think it's 25% on Canada and Mexico. Well, the Mexican one is being delayed. The President came around and agreed to something. Critics are saying she was going to do it anyway, but whatever. She sent in 10,000 troops to the border. And so the Mexican tariffs will be delayed. And then this headline that just came out this morning, Infantry, Marines and other US Troops have begun arriving at the US Naval base in Gitmo, Cuba and was expected to be in operation to house migrants. It says here in the Washington Post, until the Trump administration sends them to their home countries, they're illegal immigrants and they're criminal. In addition to be illegal, criminal illegal immigrants, that they're going to be housing.

[Jack Armstrong]

Let's agree on the term migrants until next month when we're going to call them honey bear angels.

[Joe Getty]

So that's an exciting story and I don't know how long this will keep up, but Trump's approval rating right now is 46% at this time. First term he was at 36%. He's a full 10 points higher than he was at this point in his first term. That's something, a non political story I'm kind of interested in. They think they found a new Van Gogh. You see, this was one of these stories that happens every now and then. Person bought this for 50 bucks, had it in the garage for many, many years. Wow. They think it's one of the many. He painted a several hundred that last year. He was alive in the mental institution. He just went on Van Gogh just went on this. He's like a painting a day. And some of his most paintings, famous paintings came out of there. Irises and a whole bunch of them. Starry Night came out of that painting. A day out of his mind, mental institution, period. Wow. This is a much more normal painting. But they think it's a Van Gogh. They've spent tens of Thousands of dollars trying to authenticate it by doing all kinds of imaging to look under the paint and talking to artists about brushstrokes. But they think it is an actual Van Gogh from that period. And if so, it's worth between 15 and 30 million dollars. This painting that somebody bought for 50 bucks. You wouldn't think that could still happen.

[Jack Armstrong]

Spend whatever it took to authenticate it. Yeah, yeah. You know, I. I actually. I really enjoy his paintings. And they are weirdly brilliant and beautiful. I think. I honestly think that on the other hand, like, we talk about parallel universe versus once in a while, and it's very hard for me to comprehend and accept it's crazy talking. But if there's a parallel universe where people say, yeah, he was kind of a crazy guy and his paintings are kind of pretty, but he's not significant, I mean, that would be like the tiniest eyelash of a change from this current universe. That sort of art is either brilliant and celebrated and worth $30 million, or stuff that looks precisely like it is worthless. He was a hack. And who gets to decide? I don't get. Well, it's always seemed very odd to me.

[Joe Getty]

At the time. They didn't dig it. And his own brother thought, you use too much paint. That's. You gotta. You gotta do something. You're never gonna make a living at this. So, anywho, James Carville gets quoted a lot on Fox because he badmouths the Democrats all the time, even though he helped get Bill Clinton elected. In an interview today, said that Joe Biden reigns like a colossus over the Democratic failure. Right now, the state of the Democratic Party reporting on the fact that the Democrats are the most unpopular they've ever been as a party. Democrats are the most unpopular they have ever been as a party. And Carville says that Biden reigns as a colossus over that. And he criticized the Democrats for starting a seventh string quarterback, Kamala Harris in the super bowl election. I just like that.

[Jack Armstrong]

Pretty good description. Yeah.

[Joe Getty]

Seventh string, that's getting down there.

[Jack Armstrong]

And then to mention once again that the guy just elected this past weekend to lead the dnc. Dnc. He said she didn't get elected because of misogyny and racism.

[Joe Getty]

All right?

[Jack Armstrong]

Even as minorities of all stripes leave the Democratic Party as fast as they can. That's either he's a super canny strategist with a, you know, diabolical strategy that I just can't grasp, which I don't think is the case, or he's delusional and bubbled I mean, like beyond my wildest dreams, because I want conservative ideas to hold sway for as long as possible. But can you imagine?

[Joe Getty]

I think they believe it.

[Jack Armstrong]

Kamala Harris.

[Joe Getty]

I think they believe it. I, I can't imagine that. I can't imagine why you'd be saying it at this point unless you just believed it.

[Jack Armstrong]

I mean, when Bob Dole lost, I didn't think it was elder abuse and, and, and anti kens and bias. I thought he wasn't a terribly charismatic candidate. You know, Mitt Romney. I get exactly why Mitt Romney lost. I think it's a shame, but I get it. Yeah, they're just cuckoo nuts. Which again is good news for conservatism.

[Joe Getty]

How are you watching the super bowl on Sunday or Super bowl on Sunday? Do you say the. Or just Super Bowl?

[Jack Armstrong]

I say the, the super bowl. Like it's always been and always must be.

[Joe Getty]

How are you watching super bowl on Sunday?

[Jack Armstrong]

Oh, you're an ass.

[Joe Getty]

I don't know.

[Jack Armstrong]

I have a. I have a moral dilemma because I, I accept an invitation to super bowl party A, that I've gone to the first several years super bowl party B, Judy and I got an invite to, and we kind of sort of no showed on their last gathering, people.

[Joe Getty]

B, There's a simple way, the way you figure this out, which party would be the most fun. And then you go to that one and you claim you're sick to the other party.

[Jack Armstrong]

Oh boy.

[Joe Getty]

Oh, Lord, I wish I could come. I'm sick. I'm gonna miss the whole game. And then you go to the fun party.

[Jack Armstrong]

I think we'll divide and conquer. Go to both. Wow.

[Joe Getty]

Going to two parties.

[Jack Armstrong]

Or Judy will go to the one, then I'll go to the other for a while. And then I don't, I don't know. We'll figure it out. But I don't want to. I'm very sensitive about offending people. Plus, obviously I am the real get at your party. So if you had any idea how not true that was, you'd understand how funny that was.

[Joe Getty]

Well, super bowl is such a long day. If you do some of the pregame and then the way they drag out the game, it's like gonna be at least four hours, at least. So you can easily split that into two parties.

[Jack Armstrong]

Right? Right. You wanna know the truth about me showing up at a social gathering? I'll walk in the door and the host will whisper to a couple of friends, don't bring up tariffs, just don't bring up terror. And somebody will say, hey, how about Trump? What he's doing? Oh, no, no. I'll start. I tell you the thing about tariffs, friends, and everybody's like, oh, no.

[Joe Getty]

I'd wind somebody up. I'd walk into the room. Fascism seems to be on the rise, doesn't it? Anyway, I gotta go get some chips and then just let you do your thing.

[Jack Armstrong]

Just to punish everybody else in the room. Hilarious.

[Joe Getty]

I'm doing pretty good with no wine. February so far. I'm only three days in, but I don't think I've done any whining yet.

[Jack Armstrong]

Wine with an H. That's right.

[Joe Getty]

No wine February. I'm trying to do it, and I'm trying to get my kids to do it, too. They're not doing as well, but we'll see. It's hard to get to how. It's a hard habit to break about some things.

[Jack Armstrong]

Right. How has it gone? Identifying legitimate expression of discontent versus whining. Is that a hard line to find a lot of gray area, or has it been fairly easy?

[Joe Getty]

I do a better job of it with other people than myself. With. With my kids than myself.

[Jack Armstrong]

Right. Yeah.

[Joe Getty]

They're whining about what I made them for. Deal. I consider that white for dinner. I mean, I consider that whining. Yes.

[Katie Green]

Katie, I'm just gonna say I recall a little bit of whining about the weather during this show.

[Jack Armstrong]

True.

[Joe Getty]

I don't know if. I don't know if I can apply it to the program. That is sort of how I make my living. So just by whining. Yeah, exactly. Whining about things in the news.

[Jack Armstrong]

Then I offer brave leadership to a better tomorrow. That's kind of the yin and yang of the thing.

[Joe Getty]

A lot of whining is a habit, though. It really, really is.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. How specific do I want to be? Complaining is a major facet of conversation among certain groups of people. And they, like, reinforce that we're. But no, not chicks. That's. That. It's like a bonding thing. But I just. All the negative energy just wears me out after a while. Like, yeah, things aren't perfect. Okay. Can we focus on the positive?

[Joe Getty]

You know, try it at home. See, let them let us know in the text line or the email how it goes. You're. No wine February.

[Jack Armstrong]

Try to do one day.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. That's where you got to start. One day. There is another little bit of breaking tariff news. Is Canada going to cave before midnight tonight when the big Canadian tariffs hit and I no longer can afford Mountie hats, hockey pucks, and maple syrup.

[Jack Armstrong]

And as the 101st Airborne reached Greenland yet exactly suppress their belligerence.

[Joe Getty]

We'll have the answer to all those questions next.

[Jack Armstrong]

Armstrong and Getty for best pop vocal album and the Grammy goes to. Short and sweet, Sabrina Carpenter.

[Joe Getty]

The best rap album, Alligator Bites Never Hear by Dolce.

[Jack Armstrong]

For best country album, Cowboy Carter.

[Joe Getty]

The Grammy award for best new artist goes to. Chapel Row.

[Jack Armstrong]

For record of the year, not like Us, Kendrick Lamar.

[Michaelangelo]

For the song of the year, Kendrick Lamar.

[Jack Armstrong]

Not like us. For album of the year, Cowboy Carter.

[Joe Getty]

Beyonce. Beyonce. Ah. My son will like that. Kendrick Lamar won that stuff. He's a fan. I usually dig deep into some of the other nominees and winners, like, you know, the Americana category or that sort of stuff that I'm into and usually discover some really good, good music that way.

[Jack Armstrong]

Excellent.

[Joe Getty]

Why Beyonce has the best country album in America, I have no idea. I listened to some of the album last night. I thought it was very artistic and cool. I would not have called it country if you hadn't told me ahead of time. It would have never crossed my mind, so.

[Jack Armstrong]

Oh, interesting.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah.

[Jack Armstrong]

Okay.

[Joe Getty]

Although it does have Willie Nelson and Dolly Parton on it, so I suppose that's the nod.

[Jack Armstrong]

I don't know. It's a bit of a stretch. Sorry, I was just sitting here pouting that you took one for the team by watching the brilliant Bob Dylan movie. And I took one for the team watching the cartel boss becomes a transgender movie. Really got the short end of that stick. Just like the cartel boss.

[Joe Getty]

I'd watch the Dylan movie again. I loved it.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah, I'm looking forward to seeing that. Speaking of singing, this is the DNC leadership conference over the weekend. Michael. How about 27? These are a couple of geeks whose names you wouldn't know anyway.

[Joe Getty]

And we'll begin with the opening statements. Each candidate will have 30 seconds, and we'll start with Dr. Quintessa Hathaway.

[Michaelangelo]

Good evening, everyone. It is my desire to be the next DNC chair, and I just want to give you all a little bit of something that's been on my heart here over the last couple of days. You fight on, you fight on? You fight on? You fight on.

[Joe Getty]

Is everybody just looking at your government.

[Michaelangelo]

Is doing you wrong? You fight on? Oh, you fight on.

[Jack Armstrong]

Hell, yeah. I vote for her because she sings good.

[Joe Getty]

Were they all? Is everybody just looking at each other like, are we supposed to sing along? Did they hand out lyric sheets? Does anybody know what's going on?

[Jack Armstrong]

Only the Democrats. Can you imagine? We're there at the RNC trying to come up. And I, Joe Getty, would like to be your chairman. Herobust. Foreign policy is good for trade and national security. And everybody like, oh, I love this song. Vote for him. Oh, Lord.

[Joe Getty]

Where the adults.

[Jack Armstrong]

Dr. Quintessa Hathaway. Oh, boy.

[Joe Getty]

Whatever.

[Jack Armstrong]

Christy Noem speaking politics, Homeland Security, wearing.

[Joe Getty]

A cowboy hat yesterday. I liked it.

[Jack Armstrong]

Oh, boy. Oh, boy. Announced yesterday in an internal DHS memo that roughly 350,000 Venezuelans currently living in the United States will temporarily or lose temporary protected status as the, quote, extraordinary and temporary conditions in their home country that have allowed them to reside in the United States no longer exist. And then there's another 250,000 that will retain protection through the fall.

[Joe Getty]

Now, are they. The Venezuelans are claiming some sort of or trying to claim asylum.

[Jack Armstrong]

Right.

[Joe Getty]

Because our country's such a mess.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah, yeah. And a lot of it's legit. And a lot of them are really nice people who want to work hard and give a better life to their family. But we have immigration laws is the thing. A lot of them are gang members, too. And the fact that they've been allowed to stay is absolutely obscene. And Biden ought to be in Leavenworth Prison for it.

[Joe Getty]

And if you don't like the current immigration laws, you think they're too tight or whatever, you should vote for people who want to change them. The laws should be changed by Congress. Whatever the laws are, though, we should enforce them.

[Jack Armstrong]

But over on the left side of the aisle, where Dr. Quintessa Hathaway is warbling tunefully, they're encouraging these anti ICE demonstrations around the country, which may have brought a freeway near you to a standstill over the weekend. We'll talk to you about that.

[Joe Getty]

Unbelievable. Shut down the 101 in Los Angeles on a Sunday. And traffic, of course, as always in LA area was a disaster before they shut it down and certainly after. I don't know why we ever put up with this stuff. I just learned something interesting about how the LAPD handled it, though, among other things on the way. Stay with us.

[Jack Armstrong]

Armstrong and Gettys.

[Joe Getty]

So which one was that, Michael?

[Jack Armstrong]

Fine drumming Enchanting right there, huh?

[Joe Getty]

Okay, so that's some of the protests across the country. People protesting against the deportation that's going on right now. Here's a little more from LA, where the protesters were able to shut down the 101 freeway and be a nuisance for many, many people just trying to live their lives. It was a giant crowd. I mean, it was a big enough crowd to shut down the 101 going both directions and many roads on either side of it.

[Jack Armstrong]

Now I did just see waving Mexican flags chanting Mexico, Mexico.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah, I'm going to read some of the news coverage of it a little bit in the signs and all that sort of stuff. But I just saw a video of the police presence was overwhelming. The number of LAPD they had there in riot gear underneath the overpass, I mean it was impressive, but they let it go all day long for some reason with police spokesman saying, well, we were there in case things got ugly. But it was a mostly peaceful protest, although they kept admitting over and over that it was unpermitted. You're not permitted to shut down major thoroughfares in big cities and inconvenience people who are trying to live their lives. But so as long as it doesn't get ugly, you just stand there in, in, in formation and let it play out. I, I don't understand why we put up with it.

[Jack Armstrong]

Which is a great source of frustration on the political right, including myself in that, you know, conservatives are just less likely to rally and protest and march and, and chant stuff. Mostly because we have jobs. Exactly. I win. I got there first anyway. But you know, if you have a smallish group of sincere people being lawless, the law will be enforced upon them and they will feel the weight of it. If you have a large group of people and potentially lawless and dangerous flouting the laws, the authorities will let you do it and you could do it as much as you want. And that gets a little frustrating.

[Joe Getty]

Signs that said the real criminals in the White House. Another one read Jesus, love thy neighbor.

[Jack Armstrong]

Wait, wait, wait, wait. You literally have a child rapist living on your block. You want a child rapist living there just because he came from a foreign land? You are so mentally ill, I would gladly help pay for your treatment.

[Joe Getty]

I don't know if there's any point in picking apart individual signs, but Jesus said love thy neighbor, not deport them. Okay, that's just dumb. Multiple streets were closed by the police around 101 to stop people from getting in a situation where they couldn't get the cars out or whatever. So very, very disruptive. All day long, five hours long, this thing lasted throughout the day. Also chanting phrases such as nobody is illegal and Viva Mexico as they Mexico.

[Jack Armstrong]

If you like it so well.

[Joe Getty]

Many Mexican flags were flown along with several other nations flags flying. I don't see any US flags at times.

[Jack Armstrong]

Seriously, seriously now. And steel man it for me. What are you expressing when you're waving a Mexican flag, demanding to be allowed to remain in the United States as a criminal. We well are on behalf of criminals. Yeah, that kind of complicates. I can't even find a good argument. I think what you're trying to say is we're all of Mexican heritage. We're together on this, and you can't stop us. Defiance.

[Joe Getty]

Yes, Katie.

[Katie Green]

Not only were there nothing but Mexican flags, but they did light an American flag on fire in a demand to.

[Jack Armstrong]

Stay in the United States. Right. Sorry, I just. It's too much.

[Joe Getty]

At times, fireworks were heard bursting above the large crowd while demonstrators. I'm reading from CBS News. While demonstrators leaned out of car windows and flew their flags and shouted along at the crowd. Si se puede. Which translates, sue, yes, you can. Yes, you can come to this country illegally. And even if you're a criminal, stay here and. And we'll go out of our way to shield you from the cops. Even if you're a rapist, wife beater, thief, whatever, and you're here illegally.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yes, we can. As Chileans rob a bunch of houses in L. A. Yes, we can. As Venezuela move Trinidad operations to the United States. Yes, we can. And if you're not one of those things, that's not what we're talking about. So why would you march in support of that? Because that's the only people being deported right now. Although the lefty media has done a really good job. In fact, it came up on a couple of the unwatchable Sunday shows that there is fear in the immigrant community. People are afraid they'll be deported for walking down the street. They're carrying their papers with them. Yeah. Where'd they get that idea? Well, Margaret Brennan, from People like you.

[Joe Getty]

I started the show today with a challenge to anyone who can find me any media coverage that's neutral or pro. These deportations, even though 85% of Americans are in favor of it. You would think, I mean, outside of Fox, obviously, but you would think with 85% of America, including a majority of Hispanics, saying, yeah, illegals who are criminals, get them the hell out of here. You'd think given those numbers, there'd be some media coverage, that it would at least be neutral on the story. But it's always presented as a clear negative and an awful thing that this is happening. The protest continued into the evening. According to the LA Times, after a citywide tactical alert was issued around seven LA plea officers were. This had been going on for five hours. At this point. LA police officers were deployed downtown in riot gear, equipped with helmets, batons and less than lethal weapons, forming lines to stop the protesters and push them back near Union Station. So I guess they drew a line. You can't go any further than this. Though they didn't make them go away. No human is illegal on stolen land.

[Jack Armstrong]

That's another S sign, stolen land thing.

[Joe Getty]

Another one read fight ignorance, not immigrants, whatever that means. Videos shared appeared to show demonstrators spraying graffiti on freeway walls and vandalizing at least one car. It was stopped in the middle of the crowd. Nobody is illegal. That old stupid phrase. Then change the laws. If you don't think, if you think we're actually an open borders. Anybody can come here from wherever, anytime they want, stay as long as you want.

[Jack Armstrong]

Drake, listen into a very, very interesting conversation with a person who's of academia. And they were saying a lot of this stuff is actually on the wane a little bit. Like a number of even well meaning progressive people are saying, you know, that declaration of stolen land, and we want to state that this land was once owned by the Chippewa, blah, blah, blah. We've talked to them and they tell us that doesn't do them any a waste of time. So is some of that crazy stuff is, is starting to. To wane a little bit? As I said, the whole no human is illegal stolen land stuff. Good lord, you have the intellect of a third grader.

[Joe Getty]

What's the name of that when you do that? It's got a name.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah. Declaration of something or other. Yeah.

[Joe Getty]

This is also from the LA Times. Drips. Draped in Mexican and Salvadoran flags, demonstrators gathered near City hall shortly before noon, blocking traffic at Blah Blah Blah. Amid honking horns and solidarity messages from passing motorists, protesters blast a mix of traditional and contemporary Mexican music from loudspeakers. I like, I like that something for everybody. The oldies and some of the newer.

[Jack Armstrong]

Stuff for the kids and your favorite hits from yesterday.

[Joe Getty]

Yes, yes. And some danced in the road in traditional feathered headdresses.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yes.

[Joe Getty]

All right.

[Jack Armstrong]

If I had emigrated to Germany, legally or illegally, I was part of a group of American expats that really like being in Germany. Just reading. In Germany, by law you can have up to six weeks of sick leave. And so everybody takes five weeks. Evidently that's kind of the Mendoza line. But they take more than double what a lot of other countries in Europe take for sick leave every day because, or every year because the rules are set up. And so everybody takes damn near the max.

[Joe Getty]

So that's a week off every other month.

[Jack Armstrong]

So it's like, you know, the speed limit says 70, and, you know, you can't go more than 82. Evidently the speed limit is six weeks. And, you know, if you take all of that, that looks really bad. So I'll take five weeks vacation every year.

[Joe Getty]

If you have much vacation, then along with some holidays, wouldn't you have a week off practically every month?

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah. Yeah, essentially. Yeah. Well, that's 52 weeks. Well, wait a minute. No, no, that's not quite right. It's five weeks of sick leave. That's one every other month.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah, that's what I was saying. Every other month. But you add that to your vacation.

[Jack Armstrong]

Oh, right.

[Joe Getty]

And you're on vacation.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah, yeah.

[Joe Getty]

Sorry to have a week off every month.

[Jack Armstrong]

Right, yeah, yeah. Anyway, but so there I am in Germany with the rest of the American expats, and Germany's gonna reform their laws and not let us lay around and suck off the delicious German stein of government milk. And, and, And I and my. My buddies decide to march against those changes because we really want to stay in Germany. And if one of my buddies said, and we'll all call, we'll all carry American flags and chant, up with America. Up with America. I'd say, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Hey, we're all in this together, and I can't wait to, you know, march and chant and stuff. Maybe we'll honk horns. That'd be fun, wouldn't it?

[Joe Getty]

But we'll play traditional and modern American music.

[Jack Armstrong]

If the point is that we really, really want to stay in Germany, wouldn't we, like, wave German flags to emphasize that we like it here or something? No, we're going to defiantly wave the flag of our home country and demand we be allowed to stay in this country.

[Joe Getty]

You'd be a moron.

[Jack Armstrong]

Still don't follow you.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah, you'd be a moron if you didn't think this is really going to piss off German citizens. This is going to make them so mad that we're here illegally and angry about the way we're being treated.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah. A noted immigration reformer online that I saw on Twitter said, thanks for doing our jobs for us.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah. The net result of this is I'm, you know, keep it up, keep doing that. Block the freeways, wave Mexican flags and see how public opinion goes on this.

[Jack Armstrong]

Topic that Trump heard about this.

[Joe Getty]

The two thirds of Americans who want to deport all illegals regardless, which is crazy, that number will go up. You keep this going.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah, yeah, it is something, but, you.

[Joe Getty]

Know, you reap what you sow. What's missing from your metaphorical allegory thingy there in Germany is you don't have a giant population of Americans that have been there for years woven into society.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah. An enormous mess to accumulate. Like it's an episode of Hoarders. Cleaning the house is going to be really difficult and, and not everybody's going to be happy about it.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah, some of the stuff though, it's just the no human being is illegal. I mean, some of the really childish things are just, please, can we just.

[Jack Armstrong]

Get that out of the way?

[Joe Getty]

Right.

[Jack Armstrong]

Do you want to argue about, you know, the needs of the economy and the, the welfare place? All right. But God, no. Human beings. Illegal.

[Joe Getty]

Like kidding me with that again. Find me any media coverage that doesn't present this as a negative, even though it's one of the most popular things in America that's being done right now. But NPR was focusing on farm help and similar to 60 minutes a couple of months ago, interviewing farmers in California said, I can't get Americans to work here. There are no Americans that want to come work out in the sun or the rain or whatever and show up at 5:30 in the morning and pick something in my field. And I just think that's so crazy. Okay, we used to be able, we used to do that work. I did that work. And now we won't a generation later. Okay, are we cool with that? Apparently we're cool with that.

[Jack Armstrong]

Well, and furthermore, we don't, you know, come up with some. I mean, because again, you have to accept an absurd premise. But okay, I accept that Americans won't do this anymore because we're too good for it and we're too beautiful and precious. Therefore we're going to institute a policy of, and laws that say blah, blah, blah. Okay, all right, that's crazy. But I can live with it. But no, the answer is therefore we can have no enforcement of immigration laws whatsoever. Again, if you're more than eight years old, you've got to realize, oh, that's untenable. We can't have that.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah, we'll finish, we'll finish strong.

[Jack Armstrong]

Next, Armstrong and Getty.

[Joel Getty]

A seismic shift in the NBA. Superstar LeBron James has a new teammate. The Dallas Mavericks trading their franchise superstar Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for former NBA champion Anthony Davis. The five time all star was the face of the Mavericks, leading them to the NBA Finals last season. For Dallas, it's a shocking move. They now move forward with 31 year old Davis and Kyrie Irving.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah, that's a big trade, man. That's a big one. It'll be fun to watch the Lakers this year, see how that works out. New York Post, Megan McCain blasts repugnant Kanye west hostage wife Bianca sensory after Grammys 2025 stunt it's not really a stunt. She's always naked. If you haven't been following Kanye and his wife everywhere they go, she's naked walking through the airport coming out of a bagel shop. So that's just their thing. But I don't. The hostage thing. That's what Katie and I were talking about earlier. She does have a look on her face like she's scared or something.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah, I've kind of reflexively not paid much attention to it because it seems like just a naked, pardon me, effort to like, gin up publicity or make some point or something. I don't want to give him the time of day, but if there is something really weird like that going on, I've missed it.

[Joe Getty]

He might just be sticking it to Kim Kardashian. See my hot wife. I don't need you. I got a hot wife.

[Jack Armstrong]

And she as an Uber shapely would be Instagram. Something famous for being famous person is is happy to go along with it. Or maybe they're actually in love. I don't know.

[Joe Getty]

Well, he is nuts. But that'd be quite a lifestyle. You'd have to be pretty unhappy to give up the flying in a private plane around the world, never working ever limo everywhere.

[Jack Armstrong]

Lifestyle sounds somewhat appealing. Yes.

[Joe Getty]

I don't know if I want to walk around naked. Of course, I don't look like her. Here's your host for final thoughts, Joel Getty.

[Jack Armstrong]

Let's get a final thought from everybody on the crew to wrap things up for the day, beginning with our technical director, Michelangelo Michael. Take it away.

[Katie Green]

Keep thinking about that. Luka Dony straight. They said he was out of shape and I'm really glad we can't be traded or fired for being out of shape because I'd be in really big.

[Joe Getty]

Trouble if I showed up at the beginning of the year, you know, a little overweight and not in shape. Yeah, that'd be tough. That'd be tough for me.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah. Here, here. How about our esteemed newswoman, Katie Green? Katie, final thought.

[Katie Green]

Jack earlier talking about the blue light affecting sleep, just to let you know, I heard you say blue light glasses. They make blue light screen covers now.

[Joe Getty]

Oh, yeah. That's what I need then.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah, I'll get that.

[Katie Green]

I have it. I don't know if it's doing anything for me, but they exist.

[Jack Armstrong]

Jack, final thought for us.

[Joe Getty]

I don't know much about tariffs and trade economics and all that sort of stuff, but there are an awful lot of experts left, right and center who think this is a terrible idea. I hope it works out better than that.

[Jack Armstrong]

Well, it's beginning to look like the story is going to be over by like 6am tomorrow.

[Joe Getty]

Which means he was right I guess.

[Jack Armstrong]

Or successful Anyway, my final thought It's a beloved Grammys tradition year after year. 1978 Best New Artist Starland Vocal Vocal Band beat out Boston. The Grammys died to me that day, my friends. And dead they remain. Afternoon delight indeed.

[Joe Getty]

Armstrong and Getty wrapping up another grueling four hour workday.

[Jack Armstrong]

So many people. Thanks a little time go To Armstrong and getty.com drop us note there's something we ought to be talking about. Send it along. Pick up some ag swag. The hoodie's very very popular. And our hot links. Great stuff to read and watch and everything else.

[Joe Getty]

The Canadian tariffs are supposed to hit at midnight tonight. We'll see if they cave prior to midnight the way Mexico did.

[Jack Armstrong]

We're running out of time.

[Joe Getty]

See you tomorrow. God bless America. I'm strong and Getty Max made and having the two get together every morning at 6:00 go over a ton of stuff. The greatest dynasty ever. We're all better off we're all better off we're all better off and we're.

[Jack Armstrong]

Working together they stood there and fought.

[Joe Getty]

For us for you I think you're star spangled also no joke so everybody.

[Michaelangelo]

Chill let's go with a bang A.

[Jack Armstrong]

Robust foreign policy is good for trade and national security on that high note Bye bye Armstrong and Gettysburg.