She Has A Hocker, We Coldcock Her

Summary

Armstrong & Getty On Demand: Episode Summary – "She Has A Hocker, We Coldcock Her"

Podcast Information:

• Title: Armstrong & Getty On Demand
• Host/Author: iHeartPodcasts
• Description: The official, On-Demand podcast of The Armstrong & Getty Show! Accept no substitutes!
• Episode: She Has A Hocker, We Coldcock Her
• Release Date: June 9, 2025

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1. Introduction and Context

The episode kicks off with hosts Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty setting the stage from Studio C at the George Washington Broadcast Center. They delve directly into the pressing issues without the usual advertisements or lengthy intros, emphasizing the urgency of the topics at hand.

2. Rioting and Unrest in Los Angeles

Timestamp: [00:25 – 07:59]

Armstrong and Getty discuss the escalating riots in Los Angeles, highlighting day four of the unrest. They critique political responses and the effectiveness of law enforcement in managing the chaos.

• Joe Getty: "Day four of rioting in Los Angeles... They are already convicted. And you're going to round them up and boot them out." (01:07)

• Jack Armstrong: "The White House says we're not going to have it. And they are going to take whatever measures are required to return control to the authorities." (02:35)

The hosts analyze the motivations behind the riots, suggesting that professional agitators are inflaming the situation to incite further chaos.

• Joe Getty: "There are a lot of people who just don't think we should ever deport anybody. They're frigging lunatics. And they were causing a lot of the problems." (02:35)

3. Immigration Policies and Deportations

Timestamp: [05:07 – 12:09]

The conversation shifts to the broader immigration debate, focusing on the deportation of illegal immigrants and the political maneuvering surrounding these actions.

• Jack Armstrong: "Stevens, Miller inside the White House pushing for everybody to get deported. Anybody who's here without proper documentation has to go." (05:27)

• Joe Getty: "Every professional agitator who was at Columbia University... they will attempt to up the level of mayhem. It's on." (03:42)

They discuss public sentiment, noting that while a significant portion of Americans support stricter immigration enforcement, political leaders often avoid addressing the issue head-on.

4. Media Coverage Critique

Timestamp: [07:28 – 10:01]

Armstrong and Getty critique the media's portrayal of the protests, arguing that mainstream outlets like CNN downplay the violence and mayhem occurring in Los Angeles.

• Joe Getty: "TV sends some reporter at somewhere where there was no violence yet to report. These are peaceful protests..." (06:32)

• Jack Armstrong: "If you haven't seen those videos of all those waymos on fire last night... They're just having a good time burning public property and threatening lives." (07:38)

The hosts suggest that the media's selective reporting creates a skewed perception of the events, minimizing the severity of the riots.

5. National Guard Deployment and Political Reactions

Timestamp: [10:14 – 26:37]

A significant portion of the episode is dedicated to discussing the deployment of the National Guard in Los Angeles and the political ramifications of this move.

• Trump: "They spit, we hit. They're gonna spit, we gonna hit." (28:39)

• Gavin Newsom: "He's a tough guy. Why doesn't he do that? He knows where to find me." (10:28)

The hosts argue that the deployment is a direct response to the perceived inability of local law enforcement to handle the situation, contrasting it with previous instances in cities like Portland, Oregon.

• Joe Getty: "Trump doesn't want to allow 100 days of Portland... That's not going to happen in Los Angeles." (04:00)

They criticize Governor Gavin Newsom and Mayor Karen Bass for their handling of the crisis, accusing them of underestimating the severity of the riots and over-relying on local police forces.

6. Greta Thunberg Detained by Israel

Timestamp: [14:32 – 16:05]

A brief yet notable segment covers the detention of environmental activist Greta Thunberg by Israeli authorities while attempting to send aid to Gaza.

• Jack Armstrong: "How dare you? Oh, no. They stole her dreams again." (14:41)

• Joe Getty: "We got a great story about that boat and Greta for later." (14:48)

The hosts express outrage over the incident, highlighting the complexities of international activism amidst geopolitical tensions.

7. Other News Highlights

Timestamp: [12:23 – 33:55]

The episode weaves in various other news snippets, providing a broad overview of current events:

• Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Russia's intensified drone attacks on Ukraine, described as "the biggest attack of the war" with "almost 500 individual strikes" overnight.

• Oregon Middle School's Pride Day: Coverage of a controversial event encouraging students to cross-dress for Pride Week, which Armstrong mocks for perceived indoctrination efforts.

• Environmental Concerns: A study revealing that 93% of freshwater fish in California harbor parasitic worms, raising public health alarms.

8. Media Reporting and Public Perception

Timestamp: [16:05 – 26:37]

The hosts delve deeper into media reporting inconsistencies, particularly focusing on ABC7's coverage of the riots.

• ABC7 Reporter: "Large group of people. It could turn very volatile if you move law enforcement in there in the wrong way..." (16:51)

Armstrong and Getty criticize the reporter for downplaying the extent of violence, arguing that public perception is being manipulated to minimize the perceived threat.

9. Mailbag Segment and Listener Feedback

Timestamp: [30:40 – 34:59]

The episode transitions to the mailbag segment, where listeners' emails are read and discussed.

• Listener Kevin: Raises concerns about safety and legalities surrounding spray foam insulation, receiving a humorous yet critical response from Armstrong.

• Ryan from Houston: Questions the podcast's stance on national laws versus emotions, prompting Armstrong to reinforce the importance of law and order over sentimental arguments.

10. Conclusion and Final Thoughts

Timestamp: [34:59 – End]

As the episode wraps up, Armstrong and Getty reiterate the severity of the situation in Los Angeles, emphasizing the need for decisive action to restore order. They encourage listeners to subscribe for more in-depth discussions and continuous updates.

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Notable Quotes:

• Joe Getty at [01:07]: "Day four of rioting in Los Angeles... They are already convicted. And you're going to round them up and boot them out."

• Jack Armstrong at [05:27]: "Stevens, Miller inside the White House pushing for everybody to get deported. Anybody who's here without proper documentation has to go."

• Trump at [28:39]: "They spit, we hit. They loogie, we boogie."

• Gavin Newsom at [10:28]: "He's a tough guy. Why doesn't he do that? He knows where to find me. Come after me, arrest me. Let's just get it over with, tough guy."

• Joe Getty at [04:00]: "Trump doesn't want to allow 100 days of Portland... That's not going to happen in Los Angeles."

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Conclusion: In this episode of Armstrong & Getty On Demand, hosts Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty provide a critical analysis of the unfolding riots in Los Angeles, intertwining discussions on immigration policies, media bias, and political accountability. Through a blend of firsthand observations, listener interactions, and pointed critiques, they underscore the complexities of law enforcement challenges and political maneuvering in times of crisis. The episode serves as a comprehensive overview for listeners seeking to understand the multifaceted issues plaguing one of America's largest cities.

Transcript

[Jack Armstrong]

This is an iHeart podcast 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.

[Joe Getty]

Live.

[Jack Armstrong]

From Studio C. Si, senor.

[Joe Getty]

We've got our dimly lit compounce, barricaded and protected. We are deep within it and today we are under the tutelage of our general manager.

[Jack Armstrong]

So many choices. Donald Trump, Gavin Newsom, the National Guard. I'm going with Mexican flag motorcycle guy.

[Joe Getty]

Mexican flag motorcycle guy is pretty good. Breaking the windows out of the LAPD headquarters. Skateboard guy is pretty good. That's what I saw this morning as.

[Jack Armstrong]

We'Re hurling giant chunks of concrete off overpass. Guy is pretty good, too. That's attempted murder. But back to you and your mayhem.

[Joe Getty]

Day four of rioting in Los Angeles. You talk about an 8020 issue, maybe 9010, arresting and booting out convicted criminal illegals. They're already convicted. And you're going to round them up and boot them out. And Gavin Newsom and so many other politicians are going to take the side of the convicted criminals. Okay, good start. Secondly, when things are out of control, this I think they're, you know, shades of gray or you can draw your line wherever you are. Draw. You can draw your line. Well, on the other side of when the riot is breaking the windows out of LA at the police headquarters like they are at the lapd, things are out of control.

[Jack Armstrong]

No, no, no. Mayor Karen Best said the LAPD and sheriff can handle it. They're fine.

[Joe Getty]

I don't know how you ever allow a situation where people are breaking the windows out of your police headquarters. You cannot have that. You cannot. It's not an option for a civilized society that claims to have an. Any kind of law and order. And so people aren't going to go to work downtown L. A Today, kids aren't going to go to school and taxpayer. I was watching News Nation this morning, woman said, as I look around, I can't see a single building downtown that hasn't been defaced. So taxpayers are going to pay for all that. You can't have that.

[Jack Armstrong]

Well, the White House says we're not going to have it. And they are going to take whatever measures are required to return control to the authorities. Here's, here's the one thing nobody is talking about. And it's amazing to me, there are a certain number of people who are off at the roundups at various, you know, Home Depots, restaurants, whatever, because non criminals get caught up in that. And they're, they're pissed. They're like, hey, these people are just hardworking folks working in the country, blah, blah, blah. There's a fair amount of righteous indignation there. There are a lot of people who just don't think we should ever deport anybody. They're frigging lunatics. And they were causing a lot of the problems. But here's, here's the part nobody's talking about. The pros are on their way to la. Every professional agitator who was at Columbia University, who attacked the federal building in Portland 112 nights in a row of the pros are either in LA now or headed there. And they will seek to harness the energy of the righteous or semi righteous protesters and they will attempt to up the level of mayhem. It's on.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah, I was going to mention Portland. That's what Trump is not going to allow. He's not going to allow 100 days of Portland or however long all that mess in Seattle lasted, or Minneapolis and so many cities during George Floyd. And I don't know if it was his intention in the beginning or not, but the, the, the threat of National Guard troops and then them coming to LA and then Pete Hegse's threat of Marines. I think the idea is either you get your streets under control or we're going to, that's the way this is going to work. We're not going to sit back like happened in Portland, Oregon and you know, just let Portland be a super lefty, progressive, Nutcase City for 100 days and let, you know, let the police department, let the police have to leave the police department to the rioters. That's not going to happen in Los Angeles. And at least so far, Gavin Newsom, all of his noises, and so many of the Dems in California, their noises have been all on the side of the protester. Gavin Newsom, just politically, if you want to be president, every statement of yours should start with, first of all, criminally convicted illegals need to go, and I am in favor of that, but we need to have an orderly way, blah, blah, blah. But he doesn't start his statements with that.

[Jack Armstrong]

And you're going to court involved migrants.

[Joe Getty]

You'Re going to look like you're on the side of illegal criminals and forget it. You are so on the wrong side of this issue. I know you've been in California your whole life, so you don't know it, but you are so on the wrong side. You're on the wrong side of this issue in California. You're really on the wrong side of it nationally.

[Jack Armstrong]

Right, Right. Yeah. Where this ends, nobody knows, because you've got your, your Stevens, Miller inside the White House pushing for everybody to get deported. Anybody who's here without proper documentation has to go. And if they are serious and move further in that direction, man, you're going to see some serious energy here.

[Joe Getty]

True. Which had, at least during the election, two thirds support of the American people.

[Jack Armstrong]

I've always thought that was more an expression of disgust and horror with the open borders than an actual backing of the policy.

[Joe Getty]

I always, but I always. I also thought, on the other side, I always thought them talking about deporting everybody who is here illegally was an expression of dissatisfaction. Sure. And they weren't intending to do it. I think Stephen Miller probably is, but I don't know that Trump is. But right now, while they're concentrating on the criminal illegals and they went through the list of some of the people that they arrested Friday as this whole chaos began, I mean, these were hardcore criminals. The fact that they're being protected by government officials is so crazy, it's bizarre.

[Jack Armstrong]

You can't even believe it's true. No, it's utterly unjustifiable.

[Joe Getty]

It's hard to wrap your head around and just flat from a practical political standpoint. It's, you're, you're, you're. It's a 9010 against you, even in California. I mean, I just, I don't get it at all. It can't be what you actually think, can it? Unless you're a Marxist.

[Jack Armstrong]

The interesting part of this is that. Well, there are several interesting parts, but one of them is that the 9010 issue, as you describe, but let's be generous and say 80, 20, that 20% is like the entirety of the American media. And so cnn, for instance, having, you know, opened up the hymnal and starting to sing the same old songs. How many clips did I see of CNN would send some reporter at somewhere where there was no violence yet to report. These are peaceful protests, Jim. Very peaceful. People chanting. It is peaceful here. Well, yeah, like the whole world is peaceful, except where it's not.

[Joe Getty]

That's not.

[Jack Armstrong]

You're not saying anything. You're not informing us. Okay, so your point is there isn't violence everywhere in Los Angeles. Yeah, we know.

[Joe Getty]

If you haven't seen those videos of all those Waymos on fire last night, it's. You can't hardly believe it's the United States, let alone one of our biggest, greatest cities. I mean, it's Unbelievable. That is a flaw in the Waymo thing that they're gonna have to figure out because people just got out their phones with their apps. Here's where I'd like the Waymo to show up. And then as soon as it shows up, you set it on fire.

[Jack Armstrong]

Sure you found it. So it doesn't know where to go.

[Joe Getty]

And whereas if you had a driver, an Uber driver is gonna say, I ain't gonna pick somebody up down there.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah, right.

[Joe Getty]

But all those way mo's on fire. I mean, that was crazy. And again, but when you're breaking out the windows of the police headquarters, things are off the rails.

[Jack Armstrong]

Oh, and the videos I saw of quote unquote, protesters. And some of some are protesters, some are professional anarchists, antifa Marxists, et cetera, on overpasses, shooting, explosives, fireworks, throwing, heaving huge pieces of rock and concrete at police cars going under the overpass, one landing square on the windshield. If cops didn't have those special windshields, if that was just a regular motorist, somebody easily could have been killed. It looked like attempted murder to me. It's just. That is outrageous. And the streets, at least to the extent of that sort of, you know, complete unhinged violence, they do have to recapture the streets. And we'll talk more about this later. But having watched Seattle, Portland night after night after night and, and a number of different west coast cities, progressive cities, try to, as I always said, passive their way out of it because this is what Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass are saying ought to be done. Uh, just, you know, don't let's not up the ante. Let's not add more energy to this. Let's let it dissipate and go away. That's not a bad law enforcement strategy in some situations. But what Ted Wheeler in Portland finally figured out, and what's her face, the communist and who was the. The mayor of Seattle time finally figured out is no, when you get the pros in the professional antifa, Marxist, black flag, black masked types, they are not there to protest a political question. They are there to overthrow Western civilization. And until you crack down and crack heads, you're just going to get more and more and more.

[Joe Getty]

Well, a lot of spitting on cops. So Trump said, when they spit, we hit. We'll play that for you later. But we got to start the show officially so we can hear from Gavin here. I'm Jack Arm Armstrong, he's Joe Getty on this. It is Monday, June 9th, the year 2025. We are Armstrong and getting. We approve of this program.

[Jack Armstrong]

All right, let's begin swinging the night sticks of truths precisely according to FCC rules and regulations. Step aside if you can't handle a tough talk. Here we go at Mark.

[Gavin Newsom]

He's a tough guy. Why doesn't he do that? He knows where to find me. Come after me, arrest me. Let's just get it over with, tough guy.

[Joe Getty]

That's Gavin Newsom to what's his name? The immigration dude starts with an A. Tom Holman. Holman. Come on, tough guy. Come arrest me. You know where to find me. All right. Gavin Newsom is wet with excitement about being the face of the resistance on this whole story. Oh, not just his hair.

[Jack Armstrong]

He is so happy about this.

[Joe Getty]

Oh, it's the best thing that ever happened to him.

[Jack Armstrong]

I think Trump doesn't hate it either.

[Joe Getty]

I don't, I don't think he's playing it correctly, though. Like I said, if you would start every statement with convicted illegals have to go. I think you could. But, but if you're gonna sound like you're on the side. There are 660,000 convicted criminal illegals in this country. Americans want them out.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah.

[Joe Getty]

And, you know, it's one of the problems with, if you allow the biggest migration in the history of the world to happen, unfolding it, fixing it is gonna be messy. You made a giant mess.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah. Point I've been trying to make over and over. You go far enough down the road to Crazyville, getting out of it is going to be crazy.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah. We have a lot more on this. Wow, you're right, you can't. You, you, you add in the politicians thinking, wow, I can score some serious points on this in addition to the actual problem and it could be quite a week. What's your prediction? How long is it going to last? This is day four. They're smashing out the windows this morning.

[Jack Armstrong]

It might ebb and flow a little bit, but I predict week and a half at least.

[Joe Getty]

Well, it was hottest it's been last night, so we'll see what tonight looks like.

[Jack Armstrong]

And again, all the pros are in town now.

[Joe Getty]

Your thoughts. Text line 415295, KFTC.

[Jack Armstrong]

Armstrong and Getty.

[Joe Getty]

So remember the famous peaceful protests? CNN clip of a George Floyd riot with a building on fire behind them.

[Jack Armstrong]

Right. One of the Alzheimer's.

[Joe Getty]

Got one of those from la that's just absolutely unbelievable. That we'll get to a little bit later. The coverage of this. Wow.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah. Much more continuing coverage on the violence and mayhem in Los Angeles and a couple other places around the Country San Francisco, notably. But first, let's figure out who's reporting what. It's the lead story with Katie Green. Katie?

[Katie Green]

Well, this is an example of coverage or lack thereof, starting with NBC. Crowds protesting immigration raids ordered to leave downtown la.

[Joe Getty]

Well, there is a, that's, that's a handy headline to give you all the news you need.

[Jack Armstrong]

Wow.

[Joe Getty]

About three days of some of the worst rioting we've seen.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah.

[Joe Getty]

Protesters being encouraged to leave the top.

[Katie Green]

Of their, their main website.

[Joe Getty]

Oh, wow.

[Jack Armstrong]

I can only assume the protesters obeyed, dear. We obey law enforcement in this country.

[Joe Getty]

Wow.

[Katie Green]

And kind of on the same note from Politico, Newsom calls National Guard deployment unlawful as immigration clashes rock Los Angeles.

[Joe Getty]

And of course, he said, come and get me. Arrest me.

[Gavin Newsom]

He's a tough guy. Why doesn't he do that? He knows where to find me. Come after me. Arrest me. Let's just get it over with.

[Jack Armstrong]

No.

[Joe Getty]

Wow. Wow.

[Katie Green]

From USA. From USA Today, Trump's travel ban on 12 countries goes into effect today.

[Joe Getty]

Except for Egypt, which is where that guy came from.

[Jack Armstrong]

Allies. He was a rogue.

[Katie Green]

From ABC, Russia bombards Ukraine with 479 drones overnight.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah. Biggest attack of the war, which is like every time they attack, they set a new record over almost 500 individual strikes on Ukraine. We're not close to peace.

[Katie Green]

From cnn, Israel intercepts Gaza bound aid ship detaining prominent activists including Greta Thunberg.

[Jack Armstrong]

How dare you? Oh, no. They stole her dreams again.

[Joe Getty]

You have stolen my dreams.

[Jack Armstrong]

I know.

[Joe Getty]

We got a great story about that boat and Greta for later, who they passed in the water as they headed to help out the Palestinians. Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.

[Jack Armstrong]

She's not impressed.

[Katie Green]

From Fox News, Oregon middle school hosts quote drag Day and encourages students to cross dress for Pride Week.

[Joe Getty]

Oh, my God.

[Jack Armstrong]

They are trying as hard as they can to indoctrinate your children. By the way, I found myself in the midst of a quote unquote pride celebration yesterday, I think Saturday. Yeah. And look, here's my only reaction.

[Joe Getty]

You're clearly a bear.

[Jack Armstrong]

You know what? My reaction to it after the break.

[Joe Getty]

Okay.

[Katie Green]

From study finds scientists find parasitic worms in 93% of freshwater fish sampled in California.

[Joe Getty]

Is that bad? What is, what's the norm? Is that normal? Is that not normal? Okay.

[Jack Armstrong]

I don't know. It's gross.

[Katie Green]

And finally, the Babylon be illegal immigrants helpfully wave flags so ICE knows where to send them.

[Jack Armstrong]

Wow. Here's an El Salvador flag. I'm ready.

[Joe Getty]

Whenever I've heard a number pundits on the left saying, hey, you'd be doing yourself a lot more good to. To wait to wave the American flag, if any flag at all.

[Jack Armstrong]

Oh, yeah.

[Joe Getty]

And then complain. But yeah. Yeah. How do you think, like 90% of Americans react to waving the Mexican flag, setting things on fire?

[Jack Armstrong]

Right. We're Mexicans. We're proud. You can't arrest us. We're gonna fight your police. Oh, okay. Thank you for letting us know where you stand.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah, man. There is a lot more on this, including the hilarious reporting by ABC7 in Los Angeles, among other things. Stay here.

[Jack Armstrong]

Armstrong and Getty.

[ABC7 Reporter]

Large group of people. It could turn very volatile if you move law enforcement in there in the wrong way and turn what is just a bunch of people having fun watching cars burn into a massive confrontation and altercation between officers and demonstrators.

[Joe Getty]

You've got to believe me. That's ABC7 in Los Angeles. The reporter just said while you're looking at the screen and it looks like it's Haiti with all kinds of things on fire, cars, stuff getting smashed up, fighting says you're, you're. What you could do if you send in more police presence and is take what is just people having fun watching cars burn and turning into a bad situation. Are you kidding me? Are you kidding me? People having fun watching cars burn. And if you send in the cops or National Guard, you're going to exacerbate the situation. They're just having a good time burning public property and threatening lives. Leave him alone.

[Jack Armstrong]

Well, I'd like to interview that guy at length. Ask him how he sees the world, how much lawlessness is okay in your.

[Joe Getty]

Neighborhood, sir, no kidding.

[Jack Armstrong]

If somebody set your car on fire, would you call the police? I'm thinking you would.

[Joe Getty]

Please explain how many things are you willing to pay for with your own money? Like are you willing to write a check for, to replace or fix or have your insurance go up or whatever?

[Jack Armstrong]

What if they smash the windows and burn up cop cars every night? That would get very expensive. When would you have them call the police in?

[Joe Getty]

Just. Since we just played that. I mean, and that is. That is beyond the famous. George floyd, cnn Mostly peaceful protests as fires go on behind them. I mean, that's crazy.

[Jack Armstrong]

People.

[Joe Getty]

Play that again. Play that.

[Jack Armstrong]

I was just gonna say play it again.

[ABC7 Reporter]

Large group of people. It could turn very volatile if you move law enforcement in there in the wrong way and turn what is just a bunch of people having fun watching cars burn into a massive confrontation and altercation between officers and. And demonstrators.

[Joe Getty]

Missing the key phrase which comes at the beginning, could turn volatile. You have to see the video. But the video looks about as volatile as things can get. I mean, I don't know how you'd make it more volatile. Could turn volatile if you send in law enforcement while people are just standing around having a good time watching cars burn. You're crazy. How do you get those words to come out of your mouth?

[Jack Armstrong]

How do you get the hot little anchoret in the background?

[Joe Getty]

Oh, how do you get those words to come out of your mouth?

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah, seriously.

[Joe Getty]

That is so crazy. Let me read. Since we just did this, I'll read the first couple paragraphs from Mark Halpern's newsletter today, which I thought were really good. The Democrats, the dominant media and those blues with tds Trump derangement syndrome have lost their collective minds over what is happening in Southern California. Truly, I find all this difficult to even write because the level of insanity is so hard to even describe with a straight face or a linear pen.

[Jack Armstrong]

Wow.

[Joe Getty]

It is that crazy. That is. That is.

[Jack Armstrong]

I don't even.

[Joe Getty]

I don't have words for that.

[Jack Armstrong]

You know what I think the disconnect here is? There are a significant number of people, many of them in the media, who hear the most loopy, illogical, indefensible claims of the far left. No human being is illegal, build bridges, not walls. And they don't understand that those are ridiculous slogans nobody should take seriously. They actually internalize them and think that's what people think. I mean, they're just soft heads.

[Joe Getty]

Well, and like you said earlier, you know, it's a 9010 issue or 8020 issue. Well, that 10%, they're all in the media right on this. And the rest of practically everybody, including people in Los Angeles and California, need the mayhem to stop and want criminals out of their communities. For a little reporting on what happened over the weekend, here is. I don't know who it is. Somebody with FOX from Fox News Sunday.

[Fox News Reporter]

Rioters have been clashing with law enforcement here in the Los Angeles area as ice carries out their operations. Some of these violent protesters, they threw rocks at law enforcement officers and their vehicles. Someone also set a fire in the middle of the road in Paramount, a city in South LA County. Tear gas was used to disperse the crowd, but some of the protesters threw the tear gas canisters back at officers.

[Joe Getty]

That was earlier in the day on Sunday before all the. Because that was a car has been set on fire. Well, by the end of the day, there were cars everywhere on fire. Most of them waymos which God, what is one of those cost anyway? There's an important clip in this next bit of reporting.

[Fox News Reporter]

And on Friday in downtown la, some protesters shoved and shouted at law enforcement and tried to stop arrests. ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons. The situation appalling.

[Joe Getty]

We're in a major US city and we have law enforcement officers trapped, surrounded by over 1,000 protesters. And the LAPD would not respond to help those officers in their time of need. Over two hours it took for them to come get there. According to the ICE director, you had a thousand ICE agents trapped by violent protesters and LAPD not willing to do anything to help out. That's his claim.

[Jack Armstrong]

I hear LAPD disagrees with that characterization. It's hard to imagine why he would say that if it were not substantially true.

[Joe Getty]

Doesn't that fit in with the whole sanctuary city, sanctuary state thing, though? I mean, you're anti ice, right? You aren't. You don't cooperate with ice, Right?

[Jack Armstrong]

Right. Yeah. I need to do a little more digging and talking to people in digging into the question of who's who in the upper reaches of the police organizations in la, in LA county, because the higher you get, the more you're a politician and the less you're a cop. And with some notable exceptions. So I wonder what the reality was there that is extremely troubling.

[Joe Getty]

Where's our little Gavin? The whole Gavin thing. Like we opened the show with this. Gavin Newsom had a 40 minute phone call with Trump Saturday night with almost no reporting out of that on either side about what happened. But anyway, Gavin was interviewed yesterday and said this.

[Gavin Newsom]

He's a tough guy. Why doesn't he do that? He knows where to find me. Come after me, arrest me. Let's just get it over with, tough guy.

[Joe Getty]

That's him talking about Tom Holman, who has threatened the governor saying Gavin Newsom is doing something illegal if he gets in the way of National Guard trying to stop this riot because it's a federal issue. Go ahead, tough guy. Arrest me.

[Jack Armstrong]

Arrest. Come get me.

[Joe Getty]

All right, who's being the tough guy here? Okay.

[Jack Armstrong]

Please. Caffeine boy. That's pretty boy. Stay in your lane. The lane directly to the French Laundry.

[Joe Getty]

You know, I'm not a lefty, so I don't know how these things land, but just. I can't believe that that landed with a He's my guy for a lot of people. I don't know, maybe I'm wrong. We'll see.

[Jack Armstrong]

I don't know. Gavi. Tweetstorm last 24 hours too. Trump is sending 2000 National Guard troops into LA County. Not to meet an unmet need, but to manufacture a cris. He's hoping for more chaos so he can justify more crackdowns, more fear, more control. Stay calm, never use violence. Stay peaceful, peace out. He didn't say that. I did.

[Joe Getty]

Mayor Karen bass called into ABC7 in Los Angeles over the weekend.

[Jack Armstrong]

In a phone call with our Los Angeles station, kabc, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass refuting the notion that the city needs the National Guard's assistance.

[Joe Getty]

I do not believe that that is called for because I am confident that LAPD and other law enforcement agenc, like the sheriffs, can handle things in Los Angeles. The evidence that they can't handle it was right there on the screen while you were talking.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah. Karen Bass is a congenital liar and a fool. Yeah. As the cops were being attacked from overpass, over. Overpass after overpass, I should say. It didn't look very in control to me, sweetheart. And people could have died.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah. There's one particular scene I saw of all the cops having retreated to an overpass and basically hiding and waiting for help because they. They're having all this stuff thrown at them and they're. They were just overwhelmed. That's not a good situation. And it sounds to me like somebody needs to come help you, like maybe the National Guard. That's not a good situation to be in. I was going to quote the. Hold on just a second. I will grab it.

[Jack Armstrong]

While you're grabbing that, let me say this. Gabby Newsom went on to tweet. I have formally requested the Trump administration to rescind their unlawful deployment of troops in LA County. Blah, blah, blah. We didn't have a problem until Trump got involved, he says. Right. Yeah. Okay. All right.

[Joe Getty]

We are overwhelmed. LAPD Chief Jim McDonald said, according to NBC Los Angeles tonight. We had individuals out there shooting commercial grade fireworks at our officers that can kill you. We are overwhelmed, says the chief of the lapd.

[Jack Armstrong]

No, no. We didn't have a problem until Trump involved. Got involved. Gavin Newsom, Governor.

[Joe Getty]

Or the Mayor Bass.

[Jack Armstrong]

Mayor.

[Joe Getty]

Or the mayor just said we can handle this on our own. And your own police chief said, we're overwhelmed. So, you know, which is it?

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah.

[Joe Getty]

Looking at the videos, it doesn't look whelmed, doesn't look welmed.

[Jack Armstrong]

It's not underwhelmed.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah.

[Jack Armstrong]

Editorial board, Wall Street Journal. The deportation wars begin. Trump has a mandate for protest in California. Show the trouble that might lie ahead.

[Joe Getty]

So your belief is that it very well might be ramping up as the professional agitators think. Ooh, cool. Another Hotspot and head in from Minneapolis, Austin, Texas, Portland, Oregon, Seattle, all the places these people live to come in and, and really get it on.

[Jack Armstrong]

Right? Yeah, exactly. In the same way that after the unfortunate George Floyd incident, you've got folks of various colors protesting that, you know, we don't think people, cops should treat people like they treated George Floyd. Okay, fair enough. And then that is overwhelmed by the BLM professional Marxists, and then they are overwhelmed in turn by the black flag antifa people who just want to wreck and burn because they want to start a revolution. Yeah, that's what's going to happen in LA too, I suspect very strongly. And I think that's what Donald J. Wants to prevent because he saw it play out. I mean, he was talking about it constantly during the George Floyd riots and also during the Portland thing. Yeah, it didn't get much attention, but he's like, no, you can't let this go on like this night after night. And I'm telling you, the pros are now, they are landing in LAX right now, if they're not there already, and they are gearing up for tonight.

[Joe Getty]

Speaking of Trump, he talked to a reporter place the bar for sending Marines.

[Trump]

What I think it is. I mean, if we see danger to our country and to our citizens, it will be very, very strong in terms of law and order. It's about law and ordering the feeble, sir.

[Joe Getty]

Secretary Henry, we're going to see what we need.

[Trump]

We'll send whatever we need to make sure this law and order.

[Joe Getty]

I doubt we're going to see U.S. marines on the streets, but I like the idea of, hey, either get your city under control or we'll control it for you. It isn't going to be por Portland. This isn't going to go on all summer long, and we just ignore it. By the way, Trump came up with a phrase that might end up on T shirts and buttons.

[Trump]

When they spit at people, you know, they spit, that's their new thing, they spit. And worse, you know what they throw at them.

[Jack Armstrong]

Right.

[Trump]

And when that happens, I have a little statement. They say they spit, we hit. And I told them, nobody's going to spit on our police officers, nobody's going to spit on our military, which they do, is a common thing. They get up to him this far away and then they start spitting in their face. That happens. They get hit very hard.

[Joe Getty]

They spit, we hit, they loogie, we boogie. I'm not arguing.

[Jack Armstrong]

She, she has a hawker. We cold cocker. Way to go, mister. I like that one. Thank you.

[Joe Getty]

She has a hawker. We cold cocker. That's a good one. You got to send that to Trump.

[Jack Armstrong]

Workshop in that one. Send it to Trump.

[Joe Getty]

So populism doesn't always, you know, isn't always right. See French Revolution. But the vast majority of Americans, like 90% of Americans agree with that. Spitting on a police officer, hit him in the head, I mean that's over.

[Jack Armstrong]

Doesn't have to be real hard, but.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah, well, you got to make it stop, right? And like I said to me the line is somewhere on the other side of they're breaking the windows out of the police headquarters. When that happens, things are out of control.

[Jack Armstrong]

And I wanted to point out that it's not just an LA issue because Gavi Newsom and Karen Bass, again, congenital liars are trying to make it sound like it's a law and order in LA issue, but it's not. These are federal officers being targeted and harassed and attacked. And then, you know, the, the decay on the streets gets big enough that the locals can't handle it then. And then I think it is a legitimate federal matter. But you have to remember at the heart, at the root of this, at the very beginning of it, it was a question of federal officers being harassed and attacked.

[Joe Getty]

When they hawk her, we cold cocked her. No doubt about it. Joe's mailbag on the ways there.

[Jack Armstrong]

Armstrong and Getty.

[Joe Getty]

Oh, I just, I hadn't seen this. Did you see Trump slip going up the steps, Air Force One almost go all the way down?

[Jack Armstrong]

No.

[Joe Getty]

Looked exactly like a Joe Biden move. You laugh. I mean, I laugh. We all do that occasionally. I do that occasionally and I'm perfectly fine. But you know, it's an opportunity and he is old, he isn't, you know, almost an 80 year old guy. If my, you know, my parents are 80 and they almost slipped going up the stairs. I'm concerned about it.

[Jack Armstrong]

I, you know, you got a half wit taking a JetBlue flight to get the nice jet way. Why is the President got a schlep up and down the stairs like that? I don't know.

[Joe Getty]

Well, usually, you know, we could have presidents in their 40s for one thing and it wouldn't be a thing or.

[Jack Armstrong]

Even their 60s, right? Huh? Right. Here's your freedom loving quote of the day. John Adams, second president, one termer, ass kicker. There's danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public. Liberty, distrust, power. Always, always, always. Mailbag, drop us a Note, we'd love to hear from you. [e-mail] they have all sorts of impactful news oriented emails to get to. But first, this one from Kevin. If this poster is real, we are in trouble as a society. Jack, let me read the poster to you. It has to do with spray foam insulation. Don't foam it. You're not insulation. This is not a joke. Spray foam insulation is meant for walls and pipes, not your body. Do not insert spray foam into your mouth, your anus, your vagene, your penile glands. If you have to be told told not to spray spray foam insulation up your hind end. The. The pack doesn't. The herd doesn't need you. Dr. Darwin is calling.

[Joe Getty]

I don't think I've ever heard the term penile glands and I assume I.

[Jack Armstrong]

Have them, but I don't even know. You've got to be warned not to spray the stuff up you.

[Joe Getty]

Well, I.

[Jack Armstrong]

Seriously.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah, I laugh at that stuff all the time. But as I talk to my kids, they're tired of this rant. It's there because lawyers determined somebody might do that and they could sue and win because the person would claim it doesn't say anywhere. I'm not supposed to stick this in my pee hole.

[Jack Armstrong]

Well, I'm gonna find me some spray foam and spray it up me just as a protest against this sort of intrusion. Moving along. We are not a nation of laws, writes Ryan. Dear Big freedom. And this will be cyber, whatever that means. Oh, hi.

[Joe Getty]

Don't let the strongest protest against me yesterday in my cybertruck. Don't let me forget to tell that story.

[Jack Armstrong]

Oh no. When they want to go after Trump. We are a nation of laws, not men. Right? You hear that all the time. But when it comes to immigration, we aren't a nation of laws, we're a nation of feelings. Yeah, and when feelings get hurt, riots result.

[Joe Getty]

You're right.

[Jack Armstrong]

Ryan from Houston. P.S. why do you want to stay in the USA? When they burn the US flag and wave the Mexican flag.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah. It becomes a feelings thing. People are scared. Well, if you are not in a convicted criminal legal, you don't need to be scaled scared now you'd use the example of some people that have been snatched up, not the Maryland man. It looks like we got to get to that story later. But some people have been snatched up that shouldn't. But in general, you're. You're going to be fine if you're not illegally or if you're not a criminal.

[Jack Armstrong]

Right? We've got another a couple of great emails on this topic. We'll have to hold off. JT And Livermore has accused me of being an eternal optimist and a fool, essentially. I'll explain why. Perhaps next hour. Oh, and my reaction to being in the midst of a pride celebration unexpectedly.

[Joe Getty]

Pride?

[Jack Armstrong]

Because gay people get pride. You can't be proud of yourself unless you're gay.

[Joe Getty]

Okay, we got three more hours. If you miss a segment or an hour, get the podcast. Armstrong and Getty on demand. You should subscribe.

[Jack Armstrong]

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