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Broadcasting live from the Abraham Lincoln Radio Studio at the George Washington Broadcast Center, Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty. Armstrong and Getty. And now here's Armstrong and Getty.
Jack Armstrong
We just can't let this go.
Joe Getty
We've unearthed a more complete bit of audio of the Mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Well, listen, we've got to do this. Let me hear you all say E L G S E S Eagles. Let's go birds. One more time. Michael well, listen, we've got to do this. Let me hear you all say E Down G S E S Eagles. That is a person who is illiterate. She is completely illiterate. The mayor of Philadelphia is illiterate.
Jack Armstrong
I wish we could understand the murmuring in the crowd. I didn't spell eagles.
Joe Getty
Did she say Elgases? Wow. You know, there are dynamics of urban politics that I would like to talk about because they so. They so ill serve the people of those cities. But it's, it's. It's dangerous ground. Maybe I won't go there.
Jack Armstrong
Martin Luther King Jr's birthday was Monday. And it got obscured obviously by the swearing in of Donald Trump. Which is too bad because I got a lot of MLK stuff I wanted to talk about, but they. There was a big rally at the Martin Luther King Memorial which I saw just a couple of weeks ago, and it doesn't look anything like him. How the hell does that happen?
Joe Getty
Wow, wow. Bit of a tangent. Okay. Not the most accurate representation of a man I've ever seen.
Jack Armstrong
How does that happen? Does nobody have the guts to say, I realize we're way, way like we're neck deep in this thing. We've already paid for it. We already commissioned you. We've announced it. But it doesn't look like the guy. And that seems like a problem to me. Anywho, guess who's leading the big rally, the official rally on Monday.
Joe Getty
Don't say it.
Jack Armstrong
Al freaking Sharpton.
Joe Getty
Oh, Lord.
Jack Armstrong
Al freaking Sharpton.
Joe Getty
Yeah.
Jack Armstrong
I don't understand why, and this is very white guy of me, but why.
Joe Getty
Does black community demand better than Al Sharpton?
Jack Armstrong
Somebody, somebody powerful Barack Obama or somebody should say, hey, look, I'm all for having a rally to honor Martin Luther King Jr. I'll attend and explain why he's so important, but not this freaking guy.
Joe Getty
Well, let me say, in defense of the millions of brilliant, patriotic, innovative, hardworking black Americans who I'm sure are thrilled to have me as their spokesman, I would like to see a poll of those person, those people and ask them who thinks Al Sharpton's a complete effing embarrassment?
Jack Armstrong
He's a shark.
Joe Getty
Because you have to remember, right, Al Sharpton is a product not of black America. He's a product of that half of 1% that is America's media elite. He is Rachel Maddow's idea of black America's idea of a leader.
Jack Armstrong
Horrible. Anyway, right?
Joe Getty
But resist we much, we must and we will much about that be committed. Good.
Jack Armstrong
That is funny. But the least of Al Sharpton sins in terms of being a human being.
Joe Getty
Yeah, I would say. And I, you know, final tangent. The woke quote unquote solutions that ignore the real problems afflicting especially little kids in America, black kids in cities Especially going to worthless schools. But they're going with these woke nut job ideas of how to help those kids as opposed to just making sure they get an education to be is absolutely heartbreaking. Anyway, cool memorial, but why is there.
Jack Armstrong
A giant statue of George Jefferson or Urkel or whoever this is?
Joe Getty
But it doesn't look like him, right? It could be almost anybody. I'll tell you who it doesn't look like. But anyway, that's not really the main point. So speaking of Rachel Maddow, et cetera, SNL to their cred. Great cold opening bit. This is a panel MSNBC is discussing the news of the day. I think it gets picked up kind of in the middle of it. Has the premise been established at this point? I don't mean to be repetitive, but the premise is they're talking about the news of the day and one or more of them has said, we've got to stop freaking out over every controversial thing Trump says we've got to stop doing that.
Jack Armstrong
Basically, it's Trump's playing us. He's jerking us around, and we fall for it all the time.
Joe Getty
Hit it, Michael. One thing I do know is this time around, we're not going to get sucked in by every new shiny, crazy statement from Trump. We need to focus on what he does, not what he says.
Jack Armstrong
I'm sorry, I have to interrupt you.
Joe Getty
We have some breaking news. Trump has apparently just told reporters that he would like to, quote, trade Connecticut. I mean, that's just crazy. Rachel, Rachel.
Jack Armstrong
See, this is what I mean.
Joe Getty
We can't have a repeat of 2016.
Jack Armstrong
Exactly.
Joe Getty
In his first term, the media was like, look at him walking around, grabbing.
Jack Armstrong
His you know what, flipping the you know who.
Joe Getty
Tick a ticka. Slim Shady. But this time, we're gonna focus on.
Jack Armstrong
What matters, like tech billionaires buying our democracy. Sorry, Ari. We're getting breaking news that Trump just.
Joe Getty
Told a group of wildfire victims that, quote, Arnold Palmer had some of the longest dolls in American history.
Jack Armstrong
You see, this is what from talking about disaster relief or the impacts of climate change.
Joe Getty
And I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Rachel.
Jack Armstrong
I am, Chris.
Joe Getty
But apparently Trump just tweeted about the fires, a picture of himself as the guy from up with the caption. I would end fire by filling the up house with water balloons. Joy, this man, this man, this man was designed by the devil to break my spirit. You can just call me Ann Reed because the joy is gone.
Jack Armstrong
You know, my favorite part of the whole thing was the mistaking Chris Hayes for Rachel Maddow over and over again. I can't believe they did that.
Joe Getty
That is funny.
Jack Armstrong
The joke is there.
Joe Getty
She looks like a dude and he.
Jack Armstrong
And he looks like a chick.
Joe Getty
Much of a fellow. Yeah, yeah. Well, what are you going to do? Metrosexual so Rich Lowry, National Review and I've got this weird feel. If Rich Lowry and I were like neighbors, we'd be friends. I love his writing, I love his thinking. I think he's very funny and very also down to earth. But he just wrote the other day a brilliant column about Joy Reid and I'll skip to the business end of it. And he says that Reid is so prominently featured on the network speaks to a profound lack of institutional self respect and a dim view of an audience that is presumed to gobble up whatever dog's breakfast of half baked insights and malicious lies are told to it any given night. Consider her rant the other day about the billionaire right and the LA fires. The riff had so many grotesque errors and fabrications in it that it wasn't so much partisan dreck as an art form here. Here's a quote from her oh, the arrogance of the colonizer spirit.
Jack Armstrong
Oh my God.
Joe Getty
She claimed at one point in response to the attacks on the fire department's DEI policies, if Reid doesn't want California to be colonized, she's about 200 years too late if she's thinking of Americans, even later if she's think of Mexicans and later still if she's thinking of the Spanish, all of whom, quote unquote colonized California. The theory of her monologue was that the billionaire right wants California so it can, quote, retrofit it with their ugly right wing policies the way they've ruined Florida and Texas and every other red state where poverty rates are high and education is warped and non white immigrants, pregnant women, victimized girls and LGBTQ folks live in fear.
Jack Armstrong
Wow.
Joe Getty
And then, as if, then if the Golden State goes Republican, she posited the fight for permanent control of America is basically over. So red states have high poverty rates and perverse education. California has the highest poverty rate in the nation.
Jack Armstrong
I never watch her on msnbc, but wow, that's some out there stuff. Colonizing California. The big cities, San Diego, San Francisco sound kind of Spanish. It's because the Spanish came up 1500 to build these missions. That's a long time ago.
Joe Getty
And Rich points out that the website Calmatters, which is a great news website if you care about California, is notes that the highest poverty rate quote is almost entirely because of its extraordinarily high costs of housing, utilities, fuel and other consumer needs. And if non white immigrants live in fear in Texas and Florida, Lowry writes, it's not clear why they keep moving to those states. Texas, for instance, is incredibly diverse. It's only 40% white. Wow. And getting more so. The Lone Star State led all others in new Hispanic, Asian and Black residents in 2023. Far from terrified they're flocking their Ukraine. And then another point, she suggested that fracking caused wildfires, which I don't even have the time and people lap up that dog's breakfast every night. Seriously?
Jack Armstrong
Well, not a lot of people, but she's still on the air.
Joe Getty
Oh, that's a good point.
Jack Armstrong
She almost certainly makes seven figures, doesn't she?
Joe Getty
Oh yeah, I think so, yeah. Wow. For now.
Jack Armstrong
Wow.
Joe Getty
For now. Yeah. Oh my God. Dog's breakfast. All right, that's enough of that. What else are we going to do this week?
Jack Armstrong
I do want to fill in just because you might hear it today. I don't know when exactly the vote is going to come down on Hegseth becoming Sec. Def Marco Rubio. They did that 1fast99 nothing in the Senate. Sworn in yesterday, he's Secretary of State Hegseth October Surprise hit piece story dropped yesterday. You should know at least some of the truth behind that in case you hear the one sided coverage you're going to get from a Joy Read or even the New York Times for that that matter, among other things. On the way. Stay here.
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Joe Getty
Pete Hegseth's former sister in law, Danielle Hegseth, alleges the defense secretary nominee was abusive toward his second wife, Samantha. Danielle Hegseth claims Samantha told her she once hid in a closet for fear of her safety. Danielle Hegseth, who was married to Hegseth's brother, also alleges Samantha had a plan to get away from Hegseth by texting a safe word to her if she needed help. During his confirmation hearing, Hexeth denied any allegations of violence toward his former wives.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah, that's pretty interesting. That was on tv, obviously. Is that cbs?
Joe Getty
And then Nicole Killian, who has a weird voice. Quit talking like that.
Jack Armstrong
New York Times had a similar story. Politico had a similar story. And this all lands the day or the week of the vote on his confirmation. Why didn't this story come out previously? But this has been pointed out by many. Weird how Politico, New York Times, cbs, and others don't mention the key fact that Hegsed's ex wife, the woman they're saying, hid in the closet and had a safe word and all that denies any of these BS smears.
Joe Getty
Why, they must have run out of room for that in the story.
Jack Armstrong
How even if you don't believe her, even if you think she's only saying that because she's scared or whatever else the reason is. Right.
Joe Getty
That seems important.
Jack Armstrong
So in other words, the word of your brother's ex wife worth reporting. The word of the actual ex wife doesn't make the newscast. Explain to me that journalist.
Joe Getty
I think the explanation is self evident. They're beneath contempt. They're so deserving of the plunge from grace and success that they're experiencing good riddance. Go away.
Jack Armstrong
The New York Times headline was Hegsev Egg. Sister in law tells senators he was abusive to second wife. And then Peter Baker, who is a serious reporter, writes an ex sister in law submits a sworn statement. Ooh. That makes it more true to senators accusing Hezith of being so abusive toward his second wife she once hid in a closet. The story does not contain the info that his ex wife has come out and said on the record to people. No, he didn't. That never happened.
Joe Getty
Yeah, yeah.
Jack Armstrong
No. I don't know if I don't know what's going on. All I know is you got to include that. So there you go.
Joe Getty
The sister of Hegsest. I'm sorry, the ex wife of Hegseth's brother. Right. Who is part of the extended family for a while.
Jack Armstrong
And I don't know what their Family's like. But not always the closest people, though.
Joe Getty
Yeah, but again, it's an indictment of journalists as opposed to, you know, anybody else involved in this. It's, it's. Well, they're, they're. Please. Anybody who holds out any hope for a reform of the old timey media, I, I think you're just. It's not going to happen.
Jack Armstrong
I think this is newsworthy. Trump put this out about an hour ago. I'm not looking to hurt Russia. I love the Russian people and I've always had a very good relationship with President Putin. And this despite the radical left's Russia, Russia, Russia hoax. He had to throw that in. We must never forget that Russia helped us win the second war, world war, losing almost 60 million lives in the process. All of that being said, I'm going to do Russia, whose economy is failing and President Putin a very big favor in all caps, settle now and stop this ridiculous war. And here in all caps, it's only going to get worse if we don't make a deal, and soon. I have no other choice to put high level, high levels of taxes, tariffs and sanctions on anything being sold by Russia to the United States and various other participating countries. Let's get this war, which never would have started if I were president, over with. We can do it the easy way or the hard way, and the easy way is always better. That's a good point. It's time to make a deal. No more lives should be lost.
Joe Getty
Wow.
Jack Armstrong
So for those in the crowd who think he is in the pocket of Putin or whatever, he's threatening him.
Joe Getty
Yeah. Trump is a canny negotiator. No doubt. The idea that anybody has a quote unquote good relationship with Putin is hilarious.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah.
Joe Getty
But, but Trump's posturing. I get it.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah.
Joe Getty
Been enjoying, as Jack has, the. The New Cold War is the book by David Sanger in which one of the fascinating chapters goes through the history of the various presidents over the last, whatever it is, 30, 40 years trying to get a grip on Vladimir Putin and how you just, you're not looking into his soul. You're not his friend. He's not looking to you to help Russia. None. You're dealing with a reptile.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah. Bush, too, courted him a lot. Hillary showed up with the reset button. Obama tried to be friends. That was Hillary. Second. Hillary was his Secretary of State. Putin is an evil bastard.
Joe Getty
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Jack Armstrong
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Jack Armstrong
So Mark Halpern in his newsletter today with some pretty praising of Trump, stuff that I'm sure he got a lot of pushback from. He is, I think, among the most fair journalists out there. But I also think he's right about all this. You're gonna. You're gonna dig this. If you like Trump, if you hate Trump, you should still hear it. Not to overstate the case, writes Mark Halpern today, but Trump can play eight simultaneous games of three dimensional chess against eight different opponents. He won't win them all, but he will not give an F about losing two, which I. Which I think is part of how it works. Let me jump down to here. Just because I liked it so much. Trump is not performing as a dictator. He is performing as a guy who thinks. Even LBJ was a slouch when it came to manipulating every piece of equipment as at his disposal, leveraging every advantage the Oval Office gives him and showing no mercy, giving no quarter, and playing for keeps every day in every way. And unlike the brooding Johnson, Trump is clearly having a ball doing all this. It is not virtually impossible now for the media to cover what Trump is doing in full and perform the vital function of holding him accountable to the public interest. It's totally impossible. What is shooting out of the fire hose is just too much, too fast. There is zero Way to keep up with it all. And while most, almost none of it is a surprise, most of it, despite what the dominant media and Adam Schiff might think and say, is some combination of popular or of no interest to the American people. Trump can threaten, flip flop, eliminate and dominate. There's no one in the corral to slow him down right now, let alone stop him. Yes, at some point he will struggle to get his agenda through Congress with his party's narrow majorities. He have moves struck down by the courts, and face a Democratic Party with its act more together than it is now. But none of these things are likely to happen to any significant extent in January, February or March, or maybe even beyond that. Barring some unexpected development, this is going to be quite a run. The man who has dominated our political, media, social, cultural lives for a decade is quite remarkably poised to tower above everyone else even more now than ever.
Joe Getty
Before, if he can stay out of his own way. You know, and that reminds me, the whole thing reminds me of something I really wanted to point out. Very briefly, then back to you. Trump has answered more questions in the last 48 hours than Biden did in the last year. He is completely open to the media, taking critical questions, hard questions about tough topics and dealing with them. Maybe you like his answers, maybe you hate him. He is a paragon, a paragon of transparency compared to what's gone before, clearly.
Jack Armstrong
And gets no credit for it, right?
Joe Getty
No, no. Even self interest isn't enough reason for the media to break their ideological lockstep. Again, I have nothing but contempt for them. Go away. You bother me now.
Jack Armstrong
I read the thing from George Will, who absolutely can't stand Trump, but he wrote in the Washington Post over the weekend, once you're past the age of seven, you start to realize that all presidents are gonna have ups and downs. Do things you like, do things you don't like. You know, fail at this, succeed at that. See, you know, and they come and they go. So you stop being quite so wound up about all of it. But it's interesting, Mark Halperin saying, because even Obama, who's probably the most popular, he's absolutely the last popular president of the last 30 years in terms of just ratings and stuff like that. He had, he had moments where he was really struggling down in the low 40s after Obamacare and stuff like that. I mean, it comes and it goes. But Mark Halperin, who understands the way DC works, saying it could go well beyond March before this ride is over for Trump.
Joe Getty
That's interesting, right? Right. And so you've got the ride as we're, you know, characterizing it, which is going to be crazy interesting. Already has been. I mean, the executive orders, I'd say three quarters of them, I love some of them I'm not crazy about. But to your point, that's life. Then even post ride when it gets harder, there will still be good things accomplished, guaranteed. So I just, you know, I just again, I hope he can stay out of his own way.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah. Halperin believes, and I've heard other people say this, that Trump is really driven by. He wants to go down in history as a good president. He wants to be ranked high on the list of presidents. And that's why he's calling it the biggest mulligan of all time, because he wasn't going to be after term one. He could have a term two. That just obliterates the history of term one and is barely remembered.
Joe Getty
Well, except that it will shade, I think, the history of term one. And historians, if we can find any honest ones, because like all professors, they're 97 to 3 progressives. They will point out that Trump was hampered badly in his first term by the utterly ridiculous accusations.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah, that'll be lost to history, but just an impossible situation. I remember when Bob Woodward said that Trump was getting the most unfair treatment the press is ever giving any president.
Joe Getty
Yeah. Bob Woodward, for God's sake. Oh. So speaking of what has gone before, look, we got to get our kicking Joe Biden material used this week, I think, and this is worth mentioning, the Daily Mail polled over a thousand voters in the United States, asking them how they would describe Joe Biden's time in office. And they went with the word cloud. You're familiar with that, right? Where the most mentioned word is, is the biggest, and it stands in the middle, then it's surrounded by less used words. And finally, around the edges, you have words that came up some. They were asked, what is Joe Biden's legacy? And the number one word was nothing. Now, there was plenty of worst president ever. Good riddance, inflation. Just all sorts of negatives. But the number one word was he has no legacy. Come on.
Jack Armstrong
I think, I think the legacy will be eventually the mental decline stuff in the way all that played out and the corruption.
Joe Getty
There is no way that the, the Biden crime family shell company's money laundering thing stays undocumented.
Jack Armstrong
You think?
Joe Getty
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Jack Armstrong
I'm not optimistic on that one. I hope you're right.
Joe Getty
Yeah. Although, you know, there's a lot of it. That's. I mean, there's so much circumstantial evidence, it makes O.J. look innocent. And that was conveniently ignored. But yeah, yeah, I think you're right. And the longer we go, the farther we get from his presidency, the more negative historians will consider it. Except for your cabal of super progressive historians.
Jack Armstrong
Well, even then I think they're pretty pissed off that he set it up for a loss to Trump.
Joe Getty
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Joe Getty
Pardon me?
Jack Armstrong
What he calls the Harris Walls sign.
Joe Getty
Oh, that's indelicate.
Jack Armstrong
He's a 13 year old boy.
Joe Getty
That's a good point.
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I've got to walk the dog every damn day no matter the weather, blah, blah, blah. That's the one thing I miss about having kids. Free employees.
Jack Armstrong
Oh, yeah, yeah. But I need the exercise. That's the problem. So I go back and forth on that. Hey, could you bring in the waters about just about, you know, five things of water. Bring him into the house or I should carry him in. I need the exercise. But man, having a high school kid that can do that, pretty handy. Don't you bring them in. Set him up. Why don't you bring in the trash cans? I'll continue to sit here on the couch. Hey, do you. Are you rooting for any football team? Any of the four you have any interest? I'm a Chiefs fan, obviously. I grew up in Kansas. I've seen more Chiefs losses at Arrowhead than practically anybody that was in those stands on Sunday.
Joe Getty
Right, right. Yeah. You know what? Honestly, I'm rooting for Washington just because my.
Jack Armstrong
I would be.
Joe Getty
My daughter's either a great turnaround story, a great up and coming young team and my daughter's boyfriend is a huge commanders fan so I'm I'm rooting for that.
Jack Armstrong
Currently the Chiefs are a two point favorite over the Bills and then the NFC game the Eagles are six point favorite over the six seed Washington team. But if the Chiefs place is face the commanders I think it'll be a good the Indian team that wouldn't change their name in the face of political correctness pressure and the Indian team that did change their name in the face of the pressure coming together.
Joe Getty
That's what I like love love the Bills, love the Chiefs, don't care about the afc. Either way it'll be a super exciting Super Bowl.
Jack Armstrong
Hope so. We we will finish strong next. Mark my words.
Joe Getty
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Jack Armstrong
Would you go to a Playboi Cardi concert if you were me? If you're a middle aged white guy or Ken Carson or several of the other high profile rappers. Travis Scott. How about that one? Would you go to a Travis Scott concert if you were me? And if you have any experience in this, text me because my, my son wants to go. He wants that for a present. I took Henry to a big concert, the Eagles. I'm perfectly comfortable there, but I don't know what it'd be like for me at a Travis Scott concert, for instance. So text line 415295 KFTC.
Joe Getty
You weren't afraid a crazed octogenarian Joe Walsh might storm you from the stage and assault you somehow?
Jack Armstrong
I've watched some of the videos and it looks a little hectic, but we'll see.
Joe Getty
Yeah, the hippity hop concerts, you might stand out a little bit there, but I don't know much about it, so. Lord knows there is a hero among us. If you love freedom, liberty. Javier Milai, the president, or is it melee of Argentina? He is. About a year into his presidency, he vowed to cut regulations, cut the size of the government, free up the economy and end the absolutely ruinous socialist rule in Argentina. And it is working better than Anybody expected. His success so far has been absolutely stunning. He has cut more than 900 regulations, slashed real public spending by 30%, fired 36,000 public workers, which doesn't sound like a lot, but Argentina is a much smaller country than the United States. The inflation that was crippling Argentina has plunged. He shut down the Ministry of Women, Genders and Diversity, halted many public works, sharply curbed pensions, sliced subsidies that, among other things, provided Argentineans with nearly free electricity. It's unbelievably bold leadership.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah. And one of the great experiments of conservatism, libertarianism, depending on how you're defining those terms that we've had in the world in quite a while. And to see it be successful is awesome.
Joe Getty
Right now, the uncomfortable part, he is under pressure to get people back to work. Having ended the cradle to grave, you can sit on the couch and be fine. Culture of socialist Argentina. So now it's time for the, the investment to flow in and the economy to really take off to create the jobs that they need, which is obviously necessary. I would love to see American companies investing in Argentina just as a vote of support for what he's doing. But Recently, Argentina ranked 145th in the world in terms of economic freedom, just ahead of Pakistan.
Jack Armstrong
Oh, wow.
Joe Getty
Oh, yeah. But they are now surging ahead. But it's time again for the obvious and, and brilliant maneuvers to get the economy unleashed. It's time for it to get going. And, and I, I'm rooting like crazy for him and the people of Argentina by extension. Obviously.
Jack Armstrong
It'll probably pass California soon.
Joe Getty
It may. Yeah. Unwinding. Because you've asked this in various forms through the years, and everybody wonders, how do you unwind people's complete dependence on a giant, bloated government?
Jack Armstrong
It would take generations. It's not something you can do immediately, I don't think.
Joe Getty
Well, yeah, it's going to be hard and it's going to be slow and it requires the conditions being so miserable that people think, you know what, this is going to be incredibly disruptive for a while, but we, we've got to try this. So he got, and he got. Argentina used to be a rich economy, a rich, super productive economy, and socialism killed it.
Jack Armstrong
Because he's famous now. He got to play with the Rolling Stones. He was in a Rolling Stones cover band when he was in his early 20s. Never dreamed that there'd be a possibility he'd actually get to do it with the Stones. But because he's a rock star of a politician, he actually had the Opportunity to do that last year, I think it was.
Joe Getty
Wow, that's crazy. I missed that.
Jack Armstrong
Oh, yeah. If you haven't listened to him talk for two hours on the Lex Friedman podcast from a couple of weeks ago, it's really interesting. Fascinating. Dude, this.
Joe Getty
This guy is undoing Gavin Newsom's dream civilization. In Argentina, all prices were fixed by the government. Limits on how much you could sell to prop up this requirement that you do this a certain amount to prop up that the government was in charge of everything and they were just ruined by it.
Jack Armstrong
But you have to go pretty far down that road, though, before people are willing to try something different.
Joe Getty
Yeah, that's the thing. That is the thing.
Jack Armstrong
Check your clock.
Joe Getty
It's time to stop Jack and Joe.
Jack Armstrong
They've got to go.
Joe Getty
And if they don't, you can. They'll be back tomorrow.
Jack Armstrong
Here's your host for Final Thoughts, Joe Getty.
Joe Getty
My final thought is one final detail from the Argentine story. A moment. First, though, our technical director, Michelangelo will lead us off with a final thought. Michael.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah.
Joe Getty
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Jack Armstrong
Katie. I'm just glad Joe Biden can finally.
Joe Getty
Just walk away, go to the beach.
Jack Armstrong
Have some ice cream and do all.
Joe Getty
Of the things he should be doing.
Jack Armstrong
Why did they come to California? Why did they fly out to California? That doesn't seem like we're heaved a vacation.
Joe Getty
Crazy rich donor putting them up in their mansion. Jack, final thought for us.
Jack Armstrong
How about a lot of you don't know who Travis Scott is. He's the biggest rapper in the world. He is the biggest thing going. I don't know if I could ever get ticked his Nike shoes. He has his own Nikes like Jordan has now.
Joe Getty
Nikes.
Jack Armstrong
Travis Scott has Nikes. There's not a pair you can get anywhere in the world for less than, I think, $600. They're so in demand.
Joe Getty
My final thought is producers in Argentina estimate that their costs have declined by 30% because of regulations being cut back and the government has been shrunk. Unfortunately, they shuttered a museum dedicated to the history of men's suits. Hey, kids, you want to go to the men's suits? Museum.
Jack Armstrong
Oh man. The pants wing is under refurbishing. It's closed. We'll have to go next year.
Joe Getty
Sorry, kids.
Jack Armstrong
Armstrong and Getty wrapping up another grueling four hour workday.
Joe Getty
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Jack Armstrong
I thought of that because we were at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum and some of the coolest spaceship stuff was under renovation. You couldn't see it. Like what? Let us peek at it. See you tomorrow. God bless America.
Joe Getty
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Jack Armstrong
And child, listen. Sorry Ari. We're getting breaking news.
Joe Getty
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Jack Armstrong
That we don't understand.
Joe Getty
I'm going to twist you a knot. She do this to my state? Are you?
Jack Armstrong
I mean, if anyone think that's bonkers.
Joe Getty
It'S like, well, we're on the brink. Yep.
Jack Armstrong
Have any of you guys asked them.
Joe Getty
To step down and resign from their job? No. That high note.
Jack Armstrong
Bye bye.
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Podcast Summary: Armstrong & Getty On Demand
Episode Title: One Thing I Miss About Having Little Kids: Free Employees!
Release Date: January 22, 2025
Host/Authors: Jack Armstrong & Joe Getty
Platform: iHeartPodcasts
In this episode of Armstrong & Getty On Demand, hosts Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty delve into a variety of hot-button topics ranging from political controversies and media critiques to international economic policies and personal anecdotes. Skipping over the numerous advertisements and promotional segments, the conversation primarily focuses on dissecting current events, media narratives, and sociopolitical issues with their characteristic blend of humor and critical insight.
Timestamp: [02:26] - [06:18]
The episode kicks off with Armstrong and Getty reacting to a controversial audio clip involving the Mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The hosts express strong criticism towards the mayor, accusing her of illiteracy. Armstrong states, “That is a person who is illiterate. She is completely illiterate. The mayor of Philadelphia is illiterate” ([02:28], Armstrong). This segment transitions into a broader critique of urban politics, highlighting the inefficacy Armstrong and Getty perceive in serving city constituents effectively.
Timestamp: [03:35] - [06:18]
The hosts shift their focus to the recent Martin Luther King Jr. memorial, expressing disappointment over its representation. Armstrong remarks, “There was a big rally at the Martin Luther King Memorial which I saw just a couple of weeks ago, and it doesn't look anything like him. How the hell does that happen?” ([03:35], Armstrong). They criticize Al Sharpton's appointment as the leader of the official rally, questioning his suitability for honoring King’s legacy. Getty defends the black community's support for Sharpton sarcastically, “He is Rachel Maddow's idea of black America's idea of a leader” ([05:16], Getty).
Timestamp: [06:18] - [12:36]
Armstrong and Getty critique the media’s handling of Donald Trump, particularly focusing on a satirical portrayal of an MSNBC panel’s discussion on Trump’s statements. They highlight a sketch where panelists mock Trump’s statements, emphasizing the hosts' frustration with what they perceive as media trivialization of serious political discourse. A notable moment occurs when Getty humorously summarizes the panel’s mishandling: “We can't have a repeat of 2016” ([07:40], Getty).
Timestamp: [12:36] - [19:35]
The conversation pivots to political figures, specifically addressing allegations against Pete Hegseth during his confirmation hearing. Armstrong critiques the media’s selective reporting, pointing out that coverage often omits critical rebuttals from Hegseth's ex-wife. He states, “The story does not contain the info that his ex wife has come out and said on the record to people. No, he didn't” ([18:00], Armstrong). Getty echoes this sentiment, expressing distrust in journalistic integrity: “Please. Anybody who holds out any hope for a reform of the old timey media, I, I think you're just” ([19:51], Getty).
Timestamp: [19:35] - [21:45]
Jack Armstrong discusses a recent speech by Donald Trump addressing Russia, where Trump urges for ending the war through diplomatic means. Armstrong quotes Trump: “We must make a deal, and soon. I have no other choice to put high level, high levels of taxes, tariffs and sanctions on anything being sold by Russia” ([20:53], Armstrong). The hosts analyze Trump's diplomatic stance, debating his relationship with Vladimir Putin and the implications for international politics. Getty references David Sanger’s book, emphasizing the challenges presidents face in dealing with Putin: “You're dealing with a reptile” ([21:45], Getty).
Timestamp: [25:48] - [31:04]
The duo examines Mark Halperin’s newsletter praise of Trump, highlighting Halperin’s perspective that Trump is a strategic leader navigating multiple political arenas simultaneously. Halperin is quoted: “Trump can play eight simultaneous games of three dimensional chess against eight different opponents” ([30:33], Halperin via Armstrong). Getty and Armstrong discuss the potential longevity of Trump's political influence, noting Halperin's prediction that Trump's impact will persist beyond the immediate political landscape, comparing it to former President Obama’s fluctuating popularity ([27:59], Getty).
Timestamp: [31:04] - [33:39]
Armstrong and Getty analyze a Daily Mail poll indicating that the dominant perception of Joe Biden’s legacy is “nothing,” suggesting a lack of impactful achievements. Armstrong anticipates that Biden’s legacy will be marred by issues such as perceived mental decline and corruption: “I think the legacy will be eventually the mental decline stuff” ([32:10], Armstrong). Getty adds that the “Biden crime family shell companies” will likely surface, reinforcing their negative outlook on Biden’s administration ([32:29], Armstrong).
Timestamp: [33:39] - [43:42]
Shifting to international affairs, the hosts discuss Argentina’s President Javier Milei and his aggressive economic reforms aimed at reducing regulations and government size. Armstrong praises Milei’s leadership: “It’s unbelievably bold leadership” ([40:52], Armstrong). Getty elaborates on the positive economic indicators, noting significant decreases in inflation and public spending: “Argentina used to be a rich economy… he is undoing Gavin Newsom's dream civilization” ([43:10], Getty). They express optimism about Argentina’s potential economic resurgence under Milei’s conservative and libertarian policies, suggesting that American investment could further bolster these efforts.
Timestamp: [43:42] - [35:46]
In a lighter segment, Armstrong and Getty discuss their favorite NFL teams. Armstrong identifies as a Kansas City Chiefs fan, humorously lamenting the team’s frequent losses despite a strong fan base: “I’ve seen more Chiefs losses at Arrowhead than practically anybody” ([34:05], Armstrong). Getty expresses support for the Washington Commanders, influenced by his daughter's boyfriend’s fandom: “I'm rooting for that” ([35:02], Getty). They mention upcoming NFL matchups, highlighting the excitement surrounding the Chiefs and Commanders, and speculate on the potential for an exhilarating Super Bowl.
Timestamp: [43:46] - [46:43]
As the episode nears its end, Armstrong and Getty reflect on the discussed topics, reiterating their critical stance on the media, political figures, and international policies. Armstrong muses over personal experiences, such as attending concerts with his family, contrasting traditional events with modern ones like Travis Scott’s, seeking input from listeners: “Would you go to a Travis Scott concert if you were me?” ([38:45], Armstrong). The hosts wrap up with humorous banter and final endorsements of their respective platforms and products, maintaining their signature mix of commentary and light-hearted interaction.
In this episode, Armstrong & Getty offer a robust critique of contemporary politics and media practices, interspersed with discussions on international economics and personal anecdotes. Their examination of political figures like Trump, Biden, Al Sharpton, and international leaders such as Argentina’s Javier Milei provides listeners with a perspective that is both critical and thought-provoking. The hosts maintain their engaging and candid dialogue, making the episode a compelling listen for those interested in unfiltered political discourse.