My Level Of Certainty Is Low

Summary

Armstrong & Getty On Demand: Episode Summary Title: My Level Of Certainty Is Low
Release Date: January 27, 2025
Hosts: Jack Armstrong & Joe Getty
Podcast Network: iHeartPodcasts

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1. Opening Remarks and Week Ahead

The episode kicks off with Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty setting the stage for a new week filled with possibilities. Joe Getty reflects on the unpredictability that Monday brings, balancing hopes for success with the fear of unexpected setbacks.

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2. Super Bowl and Kansas City Chiefs Discussion

A significant portion of the episode centers around the upcoming Super Bowl matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles. Joe Getty expresses his longstanding support for the Chiefs, despite their fluctuating performance over the years.

• Joe Getty [02:05]: “I'm a Chiefs fan because I was a Chiefs fan back when they sucked. But I was not a Chicago Bulls fan, for instance, ever in my life. And I hated Michael Jordan and them winning all the time. Fricking hated it. It was miserable.”

Jack Armstrong delves into the broader phenomenon of why successful teams often attract dislike solely based on their winning streaks, suggesting that it stems from human emotions like resentment and jealousy rather than any misconduct.

• Jack Armstrong [02:23]: “I think that's revealing of the human condition, isn't it, Jack? Why are they hated? Do they cheat? Are they foul mouth? Are they abhorrent in some way? No, it's because they win. It's resentment. It's jealousy.”

The hosts also touch upon the rampant theories suggesting that the Chiefs receive favorable calls from referees, ultimately dismissing such conspiracies while acknowledging the passion of the fanbase.

• Jack Armstrong [05:27]: “My conclusion is no, there is not a conspiracy. But like the CIA, my level of certainty is low.”

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3. Political News and Donald Trump's Policies

The discussion shifts to recent political developments, notably Donald Trump's reinstatement of military personnel who were dismissed over COVID-19 vaccination refusals. The couple considers the financial and ethical implications of this move.

• Joe Getty [02:39]: “Donald Trump has reinstated all the military people that got booted out of the military because they wouldn't take the vaccination back during COVID...”

Jack Armstrong criticizes the decision, highlighting its potential financial burden and questioning the rationale behind such a policy reversal.

• Jack Armstrong [03:13]: “I think that's probably going to be a considerable bill and that kind of hurts, but it is indefensible. What was done?”

The hosts further explore the CIA and FBI's recent stance on the origins of COVID-19, suggesting a lab leak theory, and lament the government's inability to transparently communicate such findings.

• Jack Armstrong [04:19]: “Imagine the hubris of thinking your entire worldview being if we let the people of America observe what's happening around them...”

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4. Immigration Policies and Enforcement

A substantial segment is dedicated to President Trump's aggressive immigration policies, including deportations and the halting of asylum applications. The hosts critique the media's portrayal of these actions and defend the administration's approach as aligning with public opinion.

• Jack Armstrong [16:42]: “There is no reasoning. And it's indefensible. Unless you're a Marxist.”

Joe Getty emphasizes the widespread support for deporting illegal immigrants, countering narratives that frame these actions negatively.

• Joe Getty [21:50]: “That's pretty easy to understand or should be pretty easy to understand.”

The hosts highlight the inefficacies and hypocrisies within local governments, such as Chicago's reluctance to cooperate with ICE, contrasting it with the federal administration's objectives.

• Jack Armstrong [19:38]: “We got solid reports of ICE activity in the area. Please tell your loved ones to be careful.”

They also discuss recent mass arrests in Denver and the broader implications of these enforcement actions.

• Joe Getty [24:27]: “Thousands of migrants are now stuck in Mexico with no idea what comes next as the administration halts all applications for asylum...”

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5. Government Critique and Freedom of Speech

The hosts express frustration with governmental overreach and suppression of information, particularly criticizing the Biden administration's handling of COVID reports and its impact on public discourse.

• Jack Armstrong [23:59]: “Why was Joe freaking Biden forbidding the CIA from just releasing that report that said...It's despicable. Again, silencing people, even.”

They argue for the importance of free speech and the dangers of labeling dissenting voices as undesirable, framing such actions as indicative of authoritarian tendencies.

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6. Light-Hearted Segments and Headlines

Amid serious discussions, Armstrong and Getty incorporate humor and lighter topics, including:

• Michelangelo's Absence: A brief conversation about executive producer Hansen's recent cataract surgery, mixing medical updates with playful banter.

• Celebrity Commentary: Mocking Taylor Swift's enthusiastic reactions during Chiefs' game plays, adding a satirical touch to sports fandom.

• Headlines Review: Quick takes on various news stories, from a New York Times article on China's AI advances to a heartwarming yet humorous proposal story from the New York Post.

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7. Closing Remarks and Promotions

The episode concludes with the hosts promoting the Prize Picks app, encouraging listeners to engage with sports betting through their platform. They wrap up with final thoughts on the Super Bowl and teasing upcoming discussions on political and social issues.

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Notable Quotes

• Joe Getty [01:35]: “Well, golly gee, buy the ticket, take the ride. Good luck.”

• Jack Armstrong [28:08]: “So that'd get you out of bed that day if you're kind of feeling like, ah, geez, another Super Bowl.”

• Joe Getty [31:35]: “I haven't done enough for my body today...”

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Conclusion

In "My Level Of Certainty Is Low," Armstrong and Getty navigate a mix of sports enthusiasm, political critique, and societal observations with their signature blend of humor and candor. The episode offers listeners a comprehensive look at current events through the lens of two outspoken hosts, making complex issues accessible while retaining an engaging and entertaining atmosphere.

Transcript

[Jack Armstrong]

Broadcasting live from the Abraham Lincoln radio studio, the George Washington Broadcast Center, Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty. Armstrong and Getty. And now here's Armstrong and Getty.

[Joe Getty]

Live.

[Jack Armstrong]

From studio C. C. It's a dim.

[Joe Getty]

Lit room, deeper than the bowels. By the way, it's Monday. Brand new week. You know, I haven't said this in a long time. New week, pregnant with possibilities. This could be the week all your dreams could come true. You get promoted at work. Yes. You meet Mrs. Wright or Mr. Wright at a coffee shop and everything changes in your life. Also could be the week that they say, could you meet me in my office after work real quick? And they march you out to your car with a cardboard box. Could be this week also.

[Jack Armstrong]

Well, golly gee, buy the ticket, take the ride. Good luck.

[Joe Getty]

The ride of life. Yes, this is very exciting. And today we are under the tutelage of our general manager, your Kansas City.

[Jack Armstrong]

Chiefs, your Philadelphia Eagles. The super bowl is set.

[Joe Getty]

I get it, I get it. I'm a Chiefs fan because I was a Chiefs fan back when they sucked. But I was not a Chicago Bulls fan, for instance, ever in my life. And I hated Michael Jordan and them winning all the time. Fricking hated it. It was miserable.

[Jack Armstrong]

So I understand it was del delightful year from Chicago.

[Joe Getty]

So I understand how that works. If you're not from there, the same team winning all the time, you hate it. And, and I, I don't remember a team being as hated as much as the Chief seem to be in a very long time. But there you go, there's. There's your Super Bowl.

[Jack Armstrong]

I think that's revealing of the human condition, isn't it, Jack? Why are they hated? Do they cheat? Are they foul mouth? Are they abhorrent in some way? No, it's because they win. It's resentment. It's jealousy.

[Joe Getty]

Is that what it is? Or you just want different teams? I don't know.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah, it gets a little dull, honestly.

[Joe Getty]

For the rest of the league. I do not find Patrick Mahomes dull, but maybe other people do. So we already have breaking news today. Donald Trump. It was released just a couple hours ago. Donald Trump has reinstated all the military people that got booted out of the military because they wouldn't take the vaccination back during COVID And it's 8,400 people that get to go back in with their rank and pay and get all the back pay for the last three years, two and a half, three years that they missed out on. So that is something. And go ahead.

[Jack Armstrong]

I was just going to say, I think that's probably going to be a considerable bill and that kind of hurts, but it is indefensible. What was done?

[Joe Getty]

Well, there's a fair amount of COVID news that came out over the weekend. The CIA said the most likely joining the FBI now said the most likely thing that happened is that the virus leaked out of the Wuhan lab. So now the FBI and the CIA say that that's the most likely thing that happened.

[Jack Armstrong]

And the Department of Energy, who weighed in, of course, because if you get Covid, you don't have very much energy or something like that.

[Joe Getty]

Even though if you said that out loud on a public message platform back in the day, you'd have gotten, you know, kicked off or whatever for misinformation. So there's, there's a nice story and.

[Jack Armstrong]

A big you're killing people by claiming that they would say. But more significant because I'm not going to let them off the hook. The new director of the CIA, Ratcliffe, released that information. It had been developed and decided under Biden, but Biden ordered them to keep it quiet.

[Joe Getty]

And the sons of bigger Covid story to me, because I had kids not in school at the time is the big report that came out over the weekend that said it was completely unnecessary and didn't accomplish anything. And we'll get into that. More details at the Keeping schools closed for so long was not saving anybody. It was only making kids and parents miserable. So there you have it. And that's why people like us tend to be small government people, because governments tend to make horrible mistakes or do things that are selfish and awful for their own benefit. That is just the nature of governments. Always has been, always will be.

[Jack Armstrong]

Imagine the hubris of thinking your entire worldview being if we let the people of America observe what's happening around them and who's getting sick, who's not, who's dying, for God's sake. I mean, people will pay attention if we let them do that and decide for themselves, they might not make decisions we like. So we will decide in this room what everybody must do and everybody will do that. That's a better way to run the society. I despise those people. So one of the reasons I can't let this rest and won't let it rest.

[Joe Getty]

Do you think the Kansas City Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes actually get better calls than everybody else?

[Jack Armstrong]

Some. Some percentage, probably, yeah.

[Joe Getty]

Do you think it's part of an orchestrated league desire to have the Chiefs win games?

[Jack Armstrong]

No, I would tend to doubt It. Oh, it'd be very difficult to keep quiet.

[Joe Getty]

I would think so. And it would destroy your gazillion dollar money making machine overnight.

[Jack Armstrong]

Exactly. That's that you get an incremental gain by having the Chiefs involved again. They are unquestionably an incredibly exciting team to watch, but boy, you risk everything. Of course, Jack. My conclusion is no, there is not a conspiracy. But like the CIA, my level of certainty is low.

[Joe Getty]

Got a lot of that on my personal text line last night from people who think the league is rigged the game for the Kansas City Chiefs. So.

[Jack Armstrong]

Well, because my attention span has been ruined like everyone's. I can't even come close to watching football at the normal pace anymore. And so between every play I was doing news research and going through email and whatever else, and I became aware on Twitter that there was a just never ending conversation about how. How awful and unjust many of the calls were.

[Joe Getty]

Right?

[Jack Armstrong]

Including from some fairly heavy political commentators.

[Joe Getty]

I mean they were like play by play funny. Let's. Let's start the show officially. Could it. Because it includes a joke from SNL that's been deemed controversial. Then we got a question for Michelangelo who was out for a couple of days. There were rumors as to why Michael was out, so we got to lay that to rest. The. We also have to talk about the Trump administration that is now deported. Dang near 3,000 people. They haven't deported me up, but arrested about 3,000 people that they're going to kick out of the country. Almost a thousand yesterday. Big day yesterday of undocumented immigrants being arrested. They said on MSNBC this morning. Never mind the fact that. That 85% of America agrees that criminals that are here illegally ought to be booted out. They're still calling these, this particular crowd undocumented immigrants and using their scary voice. Who are you talking to?

[Jack Armstrong]

Migrants. Isn't it these days?

[Joe Getty]

Migrants?

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah, they haven't. They trying to imply that they haven't even crossed a border. They're just going from here to there.

[Joe Getty]

Do you think your audience is to go with that? But anyway, shrinking. Let's start the show officially. I'm Jack Armstrong. He's Joe Getty on this. It is Monday. Hey now. It is January 27th, the year 2025. We're Armstrong and Getty and we approve of this program.

[Jack Armstrong]

All right then, let's begin for the week officially now, according to FCC rules and regulations, the new Trump run fcc, which I'm sure will be enlightened. Here we go at Mark.

[Michelangelo]

President Trump was sworn back into office on Monday, but he appeared to not place his hand on the Bible. Well, he tried to, but the Bible screamed. The Bible Trump used was the same one Abraham Lincoln used at his inauguration. And, man, I wish those two could talk to each other. Lincoln could teach Trump a lot about the importance of preserving our Union. And Trump could teach Lincoln how to turn your head at the exact right moment.

[Jack Armstrong]

Too soon.

[Joe Getty]

Laughed out loud. I thought it was funny.

[Jack Armstrong]

Too soon. Dark. Ugly. Taking assassination lightly.

[Joe Getty]

So it's possible Abraham Lincoln could have seen a chart about immigration over there. Hey, what's that? Everything. History would have been different. Michelangelo, you were out for a couple of days now. Our executive producer, Hansen, was suggesting you were getting a change operation. That's not what happened.

[Hansen]

No, I'm getting. I'm getting cataracts removed from my eyes, so I got my right eye done on Thursday and Friday.

[Joe Getty]

I don't see any bandages or anything. You see.

[Hansen]

No, no, I'm. I'm. You know, it's embarrassing, but I never realized how bad my eyesight was, and you look great.

[Jack Armstrong]

Embarrassing. What are you going to compare it to? Wow. Wait a minute. I almost missed that.

[Joe Getty]

You didn't. You didn't. You didn't realize, as a man of your age, the rest of us don't have to put our face up against an iPad to be able to read it.

[Hansen]

No, it's just. I. I can't believe the amount of light and how bright colors are and what my television looks like now. It's just amazing.

[Jack Armstrong]

Wow.

[Hansen]

This is only one eye.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah, I was gonna. Because I had a lens replacement surgery, which was just to make my eyes to be able to see better. It wasn't for cataracts or anything like that, but, yeah, the colors and the brightness is absolutely amazing. If you have cataracts in an eye or two, it happens gradually throughout your life, so you don't notice it. Then all of a sudden, while it's like somebody turned the light on in the room.

[Hansen]

I thought for a long time, Jack, you were becoming a black man, because.

[Jack Armstrong]

I had so much transitions. Well, that's awesome. Michael Jackson in reverse.

[Joe Getty]

Any discomfort for you?

[Hansen]

No, no. Maybe a little bit of soreness for a day or two, but they said because I'm younger, that helps a lot.

[Jack Armstrong]

When does lefty get done?

[Hansen]

I'm hoping in a month.

[Joe Getty]

Okay.

[Hansen]

Because right now I have one really good eye, and then it's. My left eye is cloudy.

[Joe Getty]

So what kind of drugs did you have to take to undergo this?

[Hansen]

They just gave me something to relax. I Didn't have to sleep through the whole process, but I felt really good, you know, Like I said, it'll be like you had a few cocktails and it was good.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah, I could see how people get addicted to that. Xanax, man. Oh, Cloud nine.

[Joe Getty]

Wow.

[Jack Armstrong]

Don't do it.

[Joe Getty]

That's funny, because I've never taken. I've taken all kinds of different ones. Valium, Xanax, the different things that they give you. And I've never had a. Oh, this is awesome feeling ever, even close to once. I wouldn't say I'm built. So, Michael, interesting couple.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah, it is. Interesting Couple of junkies comparing notes here. Now, I wouldn't say I was like, high, high, but I was, like, at peace with the universe.

[Hansen]

Yes.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah. Well, as you know, I. I enjoy. Enjoy drinking for quite some years and haven't had a drink in 18 and a half years now. Any of those kind of medications, I've never had a feeling that would make me want to do it again. It's like more unpleasant than pleasant. Pleasant. And that's just the way your chemistry is, I guess. I don't have any idea. Nobody has any.

[Jack Armstrong]

If I were to lay you down on the couch, I would. I would wonder whether you were so concerned that you'd like it.

[Joe Getty]

No, I took them back before I stopped drinking, too. Like when I had my wisdom teeth out, I had some stuff just like. I was, like, looking forward to it because people said, oh, wow, can I get some? That's. And I took it. I was like, I don't like this. I feel kind of jittery. And so that's why. That's why we've made no progress in getting drunk drug addicts off the street. Nobody understands this stuff, why it affects some people some ways and some people other ways, and why some people can quit and some people don't want to quit and all that sort of stuff because it's just, I don't know, brain chemistry or something. Well, I'm glad it made you feel good, Michael. Yeah.

[Hansen]

One of the quirks, though, is I can't bend forward. They tell me you can't bend forward for a week. I mean, I can bend a little bit, but not like in half.

[Joe Getty]

So if I drop, were you planning to do a lot of bending and.

[Hansen]

Half also, if I drop on the floor, I have to get on my knees and pick something up. That way I can't just bend down and get it.

[Jack Armstrong]

Well, Jack, you get to the studio like, at the last second every morning. You don't Realize we all do calisthenics together before you get there. Toe touches, jumping jacks, push ups and.

[Joe Getty]

I missed out on that. That's too bad.

[Katie Green]

Yeah.

[Joe Getty]

How does male bag look?

[Jack Armstrong]

Oh, it's very good. Good start to the week.

[Joe Getty]

That's on the way. And our text line is 415295, KFTC.

[Jack Armstrong]

Armstrong and Getty and we, we got.

[Joe Getty]

Some good stuff for you coming up. The way the mainstream media is handling the immigration stuff that happened over the weekend, the rounding up. Rounding up they're calling it, which they use as a prejudicial. And people on the right who voted for Trump are like, yeah, cool. Round people up.

[Jack Armstrong]

I know. And it's been delicious. The juxtaposition of the concerned outrage and the. Yeah, we love it.

[Joe Getty]

So we got some examples of that coming up that are pretty good.

[Jack Armstrong]

Here's your freedom loving quote of the day sent along by Justin. Great quote here from the poet lexicographer Samuel Johnson.

[Joe Getty]

Oh, you know, I was going to be a lexicographer. Oh, I'm such a Samuel Johnson fan. I have a great couple of books like of his compiled greatest stuff, some of the best stuff ever written by human beings. Just amazing.

[Jack Armstrong]

I'll have to look into that now. He's a bit of a poet, so this is a little poetic. How small of all the human hearts endure that part. Which laws or kings can cause or cure. I'll read it again. I had to read it a couple times. How small of all that human hearts endure that part. Which laws or kings can cause or cure. In other words, of the human experience. Very little of it ought to be about the government. Ought to be about free association, you know, your personal relationships, doing business relating to your neighbors. The government ought to stay the hell out of it. Johnson was right. He was right. Thank you for that, Justin. Well done, mailbag.

[Joe Getty]

His writing about sloth and drinking and lust and all the different things. So freaking good.

[Jack Armstrong]

Maybe he ought to mind his own damn business, huh? Let's see, on the topic of oh Lord, arrests at funerals, that sort of thing. Got this note from John on several occasions I sent my guy. John is obviously law enforcement. I sent my guys out to stake out cemetery cemeteries where we knew there was a funeral of a gang member and other members with warrants may show up. It's not unheard of at all.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah, I was thinking about that listening to the news today. Somehow over the years we built up this part of it comes from the whole dreamers thing and that sort of language. We built up this idea that illegal immigration is its own special category in a way that we wouldn't treat the mafia or gangs that you're talking about or anything else. Who, who, who's concerned about showing up to a funeral to arrest a mafia member who's a hitman? Nobody. But. But an illegal who's committed crimes in some other country. Ooh. Well, the immigrant community must be scared or whatever.

[Jack Armstrong]

Why?

[Joe Getty]

When did we get this way?

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah, yeah, silly. It just goes to show the power of propaganda and how people's minds can be swayed. It's ridiculous, especially honestly, because everybody's in favor of this. Everybody but the intelligentsia. Got this from alert listener Mallory, who lives in the San Jose area. We're huge in the hoe. One of the councilmen put out this notice to his constituents. We have gotten solid reports of ICE activity in the area. Please tell your loved ones to be careful.

[Joe Getty]

Careful.

[Jack Armstrong]

And stay inside if at all possible. So, aiding and abetting criminals. Council member Ortiz. That's interesting. I wonder if that's. I mean, because we're specifically talking about known criminals right here. Nice job. Way to aid and abet the very people who victimize those you claim to be concerned about.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah, I got more to say about this. We're going to do a whole segment on it soon.

[Jack Armstrong]

So, yeah, really good argument here having to do with the 14th amendment. Birthright citizenship. We don't have enough time, Al. Anonymous wants to compare and contrast the women appointed by Trump with the women appointed by Biden. It is not flattering toward Biden. It includes KJP and that Levine trans person. Not impressed.

[Joe Getty]

Josh Allen of the bills said to be crushed after a loss. Poor guy. Feel bad for him. Oh, we got some good stuff on the way.

[Jack Armstrong]

Armstrong and Getty.

[Joe Getty]

From terminating federal diversity programs to deporting immigrants on military aircraft, President Trump aggressively begins his first week back in office with a blitz of executive actions.

[Jack Armstrong]

Thousands of migrants are now stuck in Mexico with no idea what comes next as the administration halts all applications for asylum through the CBP1 app. But the Trump administration warns this is only the beginning of their border crackdown and thousands more troops could be flooding in soon.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah, that's what people voted for, is a lot of that.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah. Why the scary voice there, chum?

[Joe Getty]

I don't know.

[Jack Armstrong]

It seems like a positive to me.

[Joe Getty]

We got to play that Martha Raddatz again. So with the very dramatic music, in her scary sounding voice, she mentions two things people are in favor of by quite a bit. Play that again. From terminating federal diversity programs. To deporting immigrants on military aircraft. President TRUMP so that's good. So that's doing away with DEI and getting the illegals out, two things that are very, very popular.

[Jack Armstrong]

Migrants, have you ever noticed when the left perverts language, it gets less and less descriptive for, you know, good reason, pro choice. What that bears no relationship to what we're talking about when we're talking about abortion policy. So migrants, please, they could be talking about ducks.

[Joe Getty]

So they, they go on kind of different geographical locations. They were in Chicago over the weekend, in Los Angeles yesterday. So that, that has started. And that's going to be a big deal, especially in California, where you're going to get a fair amount of pushback. They were worried about pushback in Chicago because a bunch of Chicago officials had said they were not going to cooperate and they're not going to let Trump come in and, you know, do things that aren't Chicago values or whatever. This is Tom Holman explaining why they were in Chicago to start with.

[Katie Green]

Chicago is a sanctuary city and it's a, when I say a target rich environment. We know a lot of illegal aliens live here. We know we don't have access to Cook County Jail, one of the biggest jails in the country. And I'll say it again, if the politicians, the mayor and the governor would just simply work with us and write us in that jail to arrest a bad guy in jail is safer for the officer, is safer for the alien, it's safer for the community. I don't get it.

[Joe Getty]

So they mentioned in the MSNBC report that a number of the Chicago officials that had talked really tough last week have backed off some of that talk. The governor, the mayor and some other people not nearly as confrontational. So they had to signal to their crowd that we're going to fight Trump. And then they've kind of backed off of it. And then Joe Scarborough sensing, I think that probably a lot of his viewers even on msnbc, are like, what's the problem with booting out criminals? Asks the reporter. This question will play some of this. I thought it was pretty interesting.

[Joe Scarborough]

Some Americans listening to what Tom Holman was telling you would ask themselves, why wouldn't Chicago officials allow law enforcement officers to go into prisons and get illegal immigrants with violent criminal records and send them back to their home countries. Do you have any insight on if that is happening, why that is happening, what the justification is of Chicago or Illinois officials?

[Gabe Gutierrez]

It's actually very interesting, Joe. And Governor J.B. pritzker yesterday, we have seen a sort of a Little bit of a change in the rhetoric with some Democratic officials here. They've backed off some of their tough, tough talk against the Trump administration making that exact point that they agree that immigrants with criminal records should be deported. But some of the, you know, further left politicians, not just in this city, but others, they say they don't want to cooperate with ICE at all with the question of jails. Joe, there's a program called the 287.

[Joe Getty]

Program, and that's probably something that is. But I thought that was interesting. So you're more mainstream Democrats backing off. I wonder how much that had to do with the polling in the New York Times. We talked about last weekend where 85% of Americans are in favor of booting out illegal criminals. 85%. And the new York Times writing in the paragraphs, it turns out many of Trump's policies are very popular. So it's. This is news to a whole bunch of people.

[Jack Armstrong]

Right? That's funny. I think it's striking that when Morning Joe asked Gabe Gutierrez there, what is the reasoning that they give for not wanting dangerous criminals to be taken out of the jails? And Gabe is like, yeah, well, you know, they're backtracking. Some radical lefties are still in favor of, I don't know. That's because there isn't any. The reasoning you hear for not cooperating with ICE is almost always, well, we want our immigrant community to know that they can report a crime to the police and, you know, an immigrant woman could be raped and she's afraid to call the police. Police because she might be deported. That has nothing to do with already known criminals already in the able clutches of the Justice Department or the authorities. That has nothing to do with your reasoning. There is no reasoning. And it's indefensible. Unless you're a Marxist.

[Joe Getty]

It is absolutely indefensible. And it's so nuts that it has been going on for years. I mean, it's insane that there were people who wanted to protect murderers, rapists from being booted out of this country who shouldn't be here in the first place. It's it. You can't even wrap your head around how crazy that is. You're so ideological over being a decent human being. God, you should never be within a hundred miles of any decision making.

[Jack Armstrong]

Right. Your head is way too soft. Way too soft. There is an absolutely terrific think piece by Martin Gurry in the Free Press. Maybe we'll touch on it a little bit later on about all the areas in which under the Biden administration, Reasonable conversations about reasonable things or important things were being silenced. Whether it was COVID policy or Joe Biden is senile or wait a minute, why are we protecting criminals in our jails if they're illegal aliens? And I'm reminded of a meme that's kicking around. Somebody says who are the good guys and who are the bad guys? And the answer is the people who are censoring other people and not letting them express their opinions. Those are the bad guys.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah, it's pretty easy to understand or should be pretty easy to understand.

[Jack Armstrong]

Why was Joe freaking Biden forbidding the CIA from just releasing that report that said, you know, we've got low confidence, but some that. That Covid laked out of the lab in Wuhan? Why? Because he's protecting Fauci, who he just pardoned. It's despicable. Again, silencing people, even. Even silencing the CIA.

[Joe Getty]

We left out Denver. They rounded up 50 members of that horrifying, violent Venezuelan gang that exists in Denver. Remember that? We're going into the apartment complex and stuff like that. 50 of them in part of the nationwide ICE arrests, suspected child. Well known child rapists, suspected ISIS terrorists included in them. And they had, they are arrested at a makeshift nightclub that they had put together in some abandoned building and went in there and arrested them. And practically everybody in America is in favor of that.

[Jack Armstrong]

So I was just gonna say, I tell you what, Gabe Gutierrez or Brandon Johnson, the utterly incompetent Marxist boob running Chicago into the ground. J.B. pritzker, Gavin Newsom. Tell you what, fellas, ladies, let's put every single damn one of these people to a national vote. I have that much confidence how it'll go. Do you?

[Joe Getty]

I didn't mention that they tried to make the turn. This is media critique on msnbc, Willie. Guys saying many people are worried about phase two, though. What is going to happen next once they're through this phase and they're starting to arrest migrants who have been here for. So they. To me, that was a throwing up the surrender flag on the first 700,000 people that are gonna get booted, which are all the known criminals and moving on to the, you know, just hardworking, decent migrants who are there, blah, blah, blah. And so they can argue about that because you got nothing to say about the criminals.

[Jack Armstrong]

That's funny because that was sacred ground about 10 minutes ago. That was something so abhorrent, nobody could even consider it about a cup of coff coffee ago. And now everybody's like, oh, this is clearly A great idea. Why the hell did this, this take so long?

[Joe Getty]

Yeah, and it's go get them.

[Jack Armstrong]

Go get them.

[Joe Getty]

I think we're at 2600 in a week that have been arrested. It's going to take a long time to get through 700,000 people. So I don't think we have to worry about phase two for quite some time.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah, well, I'm trying to watch my weight and exercise so I'm, I'm willing to, to hang in there with the rest of America and take as long as it takes. Just get it done.

[Joe Getty]

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[Jack Armstrong]

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[Joe Getty]

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[Jack Armstrong]

So you play a five dollar lineup and they give you ten times that much to play around with. Big fun again. Get that Prize Picks app today. Use the Code Armstrong to get your 50 bonus. Don't need to win. It's automatic Prize picks. Run your game.

[Joe Getty]

The Eagles scored 55 flipping points.

[Jack Armstrong]

Ah, yes they did. Yes they did. It was a sound beating.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah, I don't like the Chief's chances, frankly. Really? Of the three, Pete?

[Jack Armstrong]

Well, at the risk of getting sportsy, it's two very, very different teams with very different styles of offense especially. It'll be really interesting to see who prevails.

[Joe Getty]

It'd be pretty motivating though, if you need a motivation after, you know, they're playing in their fifth super bowl in six years, which has never happened before. That's just absolutely amazing. But it'd be pretty motivating to realize if you win the third one, you can at least make the argument you're the greatest team of all time.

[Jack Armstrong]

Oh yeah. Oh, yeah, sure.

[Joe Getty]

So that'd be. That'd get you out of bed that day if you're kind of feeling like, ah, geez, another Super Bowl. I don't know if I feel like it today.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah. Honey, are you gonna play in the Super Bowl? Or we could go see my mom. You know, I should probably go ahead and play.

[Joe Getty]

Just see T. Swizzle doing her thing that she always does. Every time there's a good play by the Chiefs. Her mouth like, she just can't believe that a team that's going to the super bowl for five, five. Fifth time in six years, it's got another first down. Oh, my God.

[Jack Armstrong]

Hugs anybody within hugging distance. And it's just a party.

[Joe Getty]

You have to hug people after every first down. I mean, it's just, you know, come on.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah, yeah, it's. I just. I've got to admit, I watch myself not to be knee jerk cynical, but I've got to admit, every time they show her, I'm like, oh, please stop. It's become profoundly annoying to me.

[Joe Getty]

I'm okay with it, with the win. Getting excited about maybe the touchdowns. But a first down, a catch, really? I mean, come on.

[Hansen]

A good.

[Joe Getty]

How about Winter Boy, a nice punt.

[Jack Armstrong]

Oh, solidly hit punt there, Jim. And there's Taylor Swift. She loves it. How about when her boyfriend catches a big pass? Okay, I don't know.

[Joe Getty]

I don't. I don't know.

[Jack Armstrong]

She's.

[Joe Getty]

Hasn't she seen that like 500 times at this point? Yes, Katie, Just. Just.

[Unknown]

Also, if I log on to the Internet one more time and see a roundup of what she was wearing and how much it costs.

[Joe Getty]

Right. I'm pretty clever and I. I guarantee you that's orchestrated, but it's working pretty well. Getting the name of all the. This. That. That's why she's got a billion dollars is she's not letting this opportunity to go to waste.

[Unknown]

Hater.

[Joe Getty]

Who was that she was hugging? Who was that? Somebody's mom. Some older woman.

[Jack Armstrong]

Care.

[Hansen]

Thank you.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah, the ghost of Mother Teresa. I don't care.

[Joe Getty]

I just wondered who that was and how they might let say, you know what? How about. How about a king's X on the hugging till. Till maybe the fourth quarter? I just. I don't know. My arms are getting tired. I just. I can't keep hugging this much.

[Jack Armstrong]

Does that couple have an official name yet? Trailer Swell C or anything like that?

[Joe Getty]

I don't know.

[Jack Armstrong]

No. Okay.

[Joe Getty]

I'm tired of them.

[Jack Armstrong]

I made myself sick.

[Joe Getty]

Speaking of working out, one quick Thing that's tied to Travis Kelsey, that's not really sports. I read a Wall Street Journal interview with him two years ago, I guess, and he was with this guy all day long. And they ran around, they went to some, they went to his house and they went to a restaurant, they went to a bar and all this stuff. And Travis Kelsey said at the other night, at the end, toward the end of the night, he said, you know, I haven't done enough for my body today. And they went out and they ran sprints out on the street. He was like running from stoplight to stoplight and timing himself. And they did that. But that has stuck in my head and I think about that on a regular basis and has really been helpful to me. I haven't done enough for my body today, thinking of it. So every day you gotta, you can't just like, have you done something for your body today? Have you done the stretching, the lifting, the whatever it is you do? And for whatever reason that stuck in my head. And I thought that yesterday after I was watching the game, I haven't done enough for my body today. And I went over to the gym.

[Jack Armstrong]

Wow, that does change a negative. I haven't worked out to a positive. I'm going to do myself a favor.

[Joe Getty]

Maybe that's why it sticks. It's got a different, it's coming at it from a different angle. But it's been helpful to me. Katie's got her headlines on the way. Stay here.

[Jack Armstrong]

Armstrong and Getty.

[Joe Getty]

Are There things about RFK Jr.

[Jack Armstrong]

I like?

[Joe Getty]

Absolutely. But he has also taken some stances over the years. I can't believe some of you are in favor of. I mean, he's hardcore late term abortion. He compared farmers. He said farmers. The American farmer is worse than ISIS at one point.

[Jack Armstrong]

And he's become very, very rich. Running questionable class action lawsuits against companies that are probably innocent.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah. Anyway, we should probably talk about that at some point because his confirmation hearing is going to be this week. Oleg Seth is a secretary of defense now. So there you go. That happened.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah. Yeah, I was mildly surprised by that. JD Vance had to break the tie, in case you didn't see that. A lot to talk about next hour. Can't wait to get to it. But first, let's figure out who's reporting what Sleep story with Katie Green. Hey, Katie.

[Joe Getty]

Hey.

[Unknown]

Thank you, guys. NBC News to start. White House says Colombia has agreed to Trump's deportation terms after tariff standoff.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah, that was quite the little back and forth negotiation there. We're not taking Them huge tariffs, kicking out all your diplomats. You're not going to do any business with us and we'll probably swat you down every chance we get. We will gladly take our countrymen. Didn't take long.

[Joe Getty]

Now, are you cool with that? If it's being portrayed by some is just awful the way he's strong arming some of these countries.

[Jack Armstrong]

They're your scumbags. They're not ours.

[Unknown]

From ABC News, thousands of Palestinians walk and drive into northern Gaza.

[Joe Getty]

They've given it a name. The Great Return or the. The Walk Home or. It's got a name now.

[Unknown]

Oh, it does?

[Joe Getty]

Yeah.

[Jack Armstrong]

The comeback of the year. You know, some of Trump's negotiating styles are a little over, over the top to me. Some of the threats and the rest of it, I don't mean to dismiss it 100%, but I don't know. Colombia, he's a freaking communist. That, that leader of Colombia, he's really a rotten human being.

[Unknown]

This one from the New York Times. Stocks sink as investors worry about China's AI advances.

[Joe Getty]

Oh, I read this whole article. I'm really interested in this. Apparently some of our best AI people looked at China's latest AI offering and are like, oh, wow, they're way farther along than we thought.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah, it's not that they're better than us, but they did amazing things with a lot less expenditure and like super crazy advanced chips. And so our lead was not. Is not nearly what we thought it was.

[Unknown]

From Business Insider. The calls for a meta boycott don't seem to be having much of an impact. They're saying that all the, all the algorithm activity has remained steady even though everybody's freaking out about Zuckerberg and Trump.

[Jack Armstrong]

Okay, so the whole, hey, we're going to abandon our fact checking fake ideologues in favor of community notes like Twitter? Well, yeah, everybody was all aghast. Everybody is an incredibly small number of people with a crazy outside voice, and we need to stop cowtowing to them.

[Unknown]

This is a nice story from the New York Post. California man proposes to girlfriend on the spot after finding engagement ring in the rubble of couples home destroyed by the fire.

[Joe Getty]

Oh, that is a good story.

[Jack Armstrong]

Wow. And she threw ashes in his eyes and made a run for it.

[Joe Getty]

Yep.

[Unknown]

Kicked him right in the groin. Took off from the Wall Street Journal. Christopher Walken has never owned a cell phone. 89, 81 years old, he says, I don't do technology.

[Joe Getty]

That's a hell of a headline, really. Old actor has never owned a cell phone. I'll be darn admire that.

[Unknown]

And finally, from the Babylon Bee, Pete Hegseth says all women in the military are now nurses and have to wear those hot matching outfits like they did in World War II.

[Joe Getty]

That never having had a cell phone. I wonder if we all lived our lives like we lived them pre smartphone for a week. If we would think, you know, this is pretty nice. Or think, oh my God, thank God I'm back to my smartphone.

[Jack Armstrong]

I. I have a feeling we'd have the same feeling. We do after a week's vacation in Maui, right? Man, am I relaxed.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah, I wonder about that. If you miss an hour, get the podcast Armstrong and Getty on Demand.

[Jack Armstrong]

Armstrong and Get.