Thank You For That Pearl Of Wisdom

Summary

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Episode: "Thank You For That Pearl Of Wisdom"

Date: October 31, 2025
Host: iHeartPodcasts

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Overview

This Halloween-themed episode of Armstrong & Getty blends lighter segments—like musings on spooky houses, family skeleton jokes, and Halloween mishaps—with their signature satirical, combative takes on politics and the news. The episode’s main thrust involves a pointed, skeptical review of Vice President Kamala Harris’s recent high-profile interviews regarding Joe Biden’s reelection campaign and her own political future. Throughout, Armstrong and Getty emphasize media skepticism, free speech, and the nuances (or lack thereof) in political communication.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. “Breaking Bad” & Spooky Real Estate

• Houses with Fame, Stigma, or Hauntings:
  • The hosts discuss the ordeal of living in a famous TV house, like the Breaking Bad house in Albuquerque, which turns into a “tourist nightmare.”
  • Would you live in a ‘murder house’ or a haunted one? Jack says he would if it’s discounted, as he doesn’t believe in ghosts (02:27).

Notable Quote:

"I absolutely would, because I do not believe in ghosts. So I would have no concerns whatsoever if I can get it at a discount."
— Jack Armstrong (02:27)

2. Clips of the Week – Halloween Edition (03:09–06:37)

• A fast-cut collage of recent news snippets, political flubs, and pop-culture moments, all with a spooky soundscape for Halloween.
• Some highlights: Russia’s claimed “superweapon” (Poseidon nuclear torpedo), the “super / mid / small fat” language trends, and Kamala Harris quotes.

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3. Russian ‘Superweapons’ & Renewed Nuclear Anxiety

• Reports on Russia’s underwater nuclear weapon and missile technology—allegedly “impossible to shoot down” and capable of triggering tsunamis (06:00–07:17).
• Trump’s announcement on restarting nuclear tests is speculated as saber-rattling in response.

Notable Quote:

"They exploded underwater and can cause a tsunami with how many feet? A lot of water. ... We all know tsunamis are not good for you."
— Jack Armstrong (06:41)

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4. Kamala Harris, Youth Voting & Political Skepticism

• Kamala’s Proposal: Lowering the voting age to 16. Both hosts are deeply skeptical and poke fun at the idea (07:21–08:27).

• Armstrong’s Analysis: Argues that the youngest voters “by definition haven’t worked or paid taxes yet,” so they’re prone to utopian ideas.

Notable Quote:

"You don’t think that when you’re 16. You think everybody should have everything, because I’m an idiot."
— Jack Armstrong (08:27)

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5. Philosophy Break: Seneca & “We Suffer More in Imagination”

• Discussing the quote: “We suffer more in imagination than in reality”—Jack brings it up as a life insight, comparing it to modern self-talk and the way anxiety multiplies real worry (08:30–11:03).
• Joe Getty shares personal anecdotes (minor surgery), referencing the Counting Crows lyric:

  "What you fear in the night in the day comes to call anyway, so don't stew, get some sleep." (Counting Crows, Einstein on the Beach) (09:14)

Notable Moment:

"Anything worth saying is easier said than done. That’s why people say it."
— Joe Getty (10:10)

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6. On Free Speech & Platitudes

• “Uncontroversial speech needs no defense”—debating the limits and defense of free speech, particularly when it angers people (10:20–11:03).

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7. Halloween Fires & Skeleton Humor

• Katie Greener relates a wild local news story about a Halloween display torched by a neighbor, involving a Bob Ross skeleton (12:19–13:36).
• Both hosts riff on family traditions with fake skeletons, blending dark and silly humor.

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8. Campus Protests: Foreign Influence & Antisemitism

• Discussion of a meeting where university leaders assert that anti-Israel campus protests were likely “not organic” but stoked by “organized networks... and even foreign governments” like Iran (15:10–17:13).
• Coverage of propaganda from Gaza discussed, with a critique of media sources and public gullibility.

Notable Quotes:

"When it’s a foreign country that is an enemy of the United States, obviously it’s a pretty big deal."
— Jack Armstrong (15:32)

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9. Kamala Harris Media Appearance Deep Dive

• Segment Focus: Kamala's media tour to promote her book. Extended highlights from her Australian TV interview (21:06–27:02) and a Jon Stewart podcast appearance (from 27:45).

• The interviewer confronts Kamala directly about Biden’s “frailties,” pressing on her reluctance to criticize him or be explicit.

• Kamala dodges repeatedly, falls into evasive, “tone of great profundity but no substance.”

• Armstrong & Getty dissect the exchanges, noting her “charisma-free” delivery and “hyper-cautiousness,” with Jack speculating she hedges because she doesn’t have firm beliefs or confidence.

• The hosts ridicule both Kamala’s answers and Jon Stewart’s less-than-forceful pushback.

Notable Quotes:

"What happened was, I’m about to lay a truth bomb on you... and then she never does."
— Jack Armstrong (22:06)

"She is the most cautious politician I’ve ever met. She’s just going to hedge on every question to leave herself wiggle room..."
— Jack Armstrong (26:07)

"She’s not bright enough to realize which ones are worth saying and which ones aren’t."
— Joe Getty (26:32)

"You can’t get away with any of this, but at least you got some tiny bit of cover to say he was okay being president at that time. But claiming he could be president for another four years... You’re into Insaneville."
— Jack Armstrong (28:34)

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10. Closing: Halloween, Golf Pep Talks & Final Thoughts

• A lighter close: Jack’s family Halloween plans, a John Gruden motivational speech to a floundering golf team (“roll up our fist and pound a rock”—34:20), more lighthearted Halloween banter, and “final thoughts” around candy, pagan ritual, and family jokes (36:17–38:14).

Memorable Quotes:

"We can just keep complaining and bitching here—or we could ball up our fists and pound on a rock, which is just as effective."
— Jack Armstrong (37:02)

"Now we dress up like Marvel and Disney characters and eat candy."
— Jack Armstrong (37:41)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

| Segment Topic | Timestamp Start | Notes | |:------------------------------------------------------------------------:|:--------------:|:------------------------------| | Breaking Bad house, “murder houses”, and living with ghosts | 00:57 | Humor, American culture | | Clips of the Week – political/cultural headlines | 03:09 | Fast-paced, satirical | | Russian nuclear announcements, US response | 06:00 | Discussion, skepticism | | Kamala on lowering voting age | 07:21 | Critique of youth suffrage | | Seneca & Counting Crows: "We suffer more in imagination..." | 08:30 | Philosophy/life advice | | Free Speech, slogans, & "easier said than done" | 10:20 | Media, speech | | Bob Ross skeleton/halloween vandalism | 12:27 | Light, quirky | | Campus antisemitism & foreign interference in protests | 15:10 | Serious, analytic | | Kamala Harris: Australian Interview and Jon Stewart analysis | 21:06–32:38 | Extensive, media critique | | John Gruden golf pep talk | 34:08 | Motivational, humorous | | Final thoughts and Halloween traditions | 36:17–38:14 | Wrap-up, light banter |

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Memorable Moments & Quotes

• On Seneca’s wisdom:
  “We suffer more in imagination than in reality.” (08:30)

• On Kamala Harris’s evasive style:
  “Utterly charisma free and unwilling to answer any question about anything ever.” (25:55) – Jack Armstrong

• On youth voting:
  “You don’t think that when you’re 16. You think everybody should have everything, because I’m an idiot.” (08:27) – Jack Armstrong

• On free speech:
  “Uncontroversial speech needs no defense. If free speech doesn’t apply to stuff that makes people mad, it doesn’t exist.” (10:20) – Joe Getty

• On Halloween final thoughts:
  “Now we dress up like Marvel and Disney characters and eat candy.” (37:41) – Jack Armstrong

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Tone & Style

The episode maintains Armstrong & Getty’s characteristic blend of sardonic wit, pointed skepticism, media criticism, and casual, irreverent humor. Political and cultural analysis is laced with personal anecdotes, inside jokes, and frequent jabs at public figures—especially Kamala Harris in this case. Even the philosophical moments are rooted in everyday observations, and nearly every serious segment is undercut with playfulness or tongue-in-cheek jokes.

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For listeners looking for pointed political analysis, skeptical media commentary, and a side of spooky Halloween spirit, this episode delivers a full, flavorful dose of Armstrong & Getty’s style.

Transcript

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[Jack Armstrong]

Downy rinse fights stubborn odors in just one wash. When impossible odors get stuck in. 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. So the house from the movie Breaking Bad there in Albuquerque, is that where it was? I think so. New Mexico? Yeah, it and some other property from Breaking Bad just sold and one of the owners said it was a tourist nightmare living in that house. It's just if you remember the house they lived in, it was just a very average American seventies suburban looking house.

[Joe Getty]

Oh yeah, yeah.

[Jack Armstrong]

Nothing special about it at all. But people were going to Albuquerque and figuring out the location and then driving by it and saying, well, it looks just like in the show, I guess.

[Joe Getty]

For pictures, I'm sure.

[Jack Armstrong]

Oh, you're right. That's what it would be. That's what it be. And probably a certain number of people like even going up to the door.

[Joe Getty]

Yes. Yeah. And if it's one out of a hundred, that's way, way, way too many because I'll bet there's 300 a day or there probably was right after the series was on. Yeah, yeah. I wouldn't buy that house.

[Jack Armstrong]

Forget it.

[Joe Getty]

I would buy a murder house though.

[Jack Armstrong]

Murder most valid. Yeah. Or had this conversation with somebody out in the newsroom the other day. Would you house if you had heard that it is inhabited by ghosts? I said I absolutely would because I do not believe in ghosts. So I would have no concerns whatsoever if I can get it at a discount. I have not even the slightest belief of ghosts and I. Even if I were laying in bed dark in the night and I heard Creaking. I would not think it's a ghost.

[Joe Getty]

And you'd be wrong.

[Jack Armstrong]

What if I heard that terrorized? I have got a little piece of philosophy for you. Coming up after clips of the week that I came across the other day from the great philosopher Seneca that I think is kind of interesting. Maybe we can discuss.

[Joe Getty]

Excellent. First, though, it's the Friday tradition. A very special Halloween twist. It's fun. Look back at the week that was its. Wait a minute. Oh, it's still Cow Crypts of the week. It's creepy and crawly and oh, so spooky. Ok, it's Crips of the League.

[Jack Armstrong]

Americans.

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[Jack Armstrong]

Then we're going to Washington D.C. to take back the White House. When the boot of the NYPD is on your neck, it's been laced by the ids.

[Joe Getty]

But also, you know, it was also about paying the bills, man. And it was just like hustling.

[Kamala Harris]

I've never listened to polls.

[Jack Armstrong]

I'm trans indigenous.

[Joe Getty]

Trans indigenous?

[Jack Armstrong]

Are you CIS American?

[Interviewer (Australian)]

I woke up every day as a.

[Jack Armstrong]

Black woman who is queer. If you are a 1 or 2x.

[Joe Getty]

You are small fat, 3 to 4x.

[Jack Armstrong]

You are mid fat, 5 to 6x.

[Joe Getty]

You are super fat.

[Jack Armstrong]

Do you love coming to Costco with your wife? Oh, zero. That's why I'm by myself.

[Joe Getty]

She's over there. Police saying this armed motorists sped away from a shooting of a San Bernardino county sheriff's deputy.

[Jack Armstrong]

Right now, looks like he's both. That's exactly what I was talking.

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[Jack Armstrong]

The Pentagon announcing the single deadliest day of strikes against alleged drug smugglers. The fake news said they were fishermen, but they were trend thugs heading to.

[Joe Getty]

The United States with a boat full of drugs. A boat full of full of drugs.

[Interviewer (Australian)]

Vladimir Putin saying that they have successfully tested a nuclear powered cruise missile.

[Jack Armstrong]

President Trump called the meeting with XI that lasted about two hours, quote, amazing. I would say the meeting was at 12.

[Joe Getty]

Hezbollah is rearming, putting cease fire with Israel at risk. More on that after a word from our friends at Baby Beep.

[Jack Armstrong]

And you say, hold on a second, somebody's trying to get a hold of.

[Joe Getty]

Let me see what this is then.

[Jack Armstrong]

Bluey, no gonads.

[Joe Getty]

Mmm. Disappointing. Climate is a super important problem.

[Jack Armstrong]

We have to frame it in terms of overall human welfare. Climate doomerism Gates helped create has fueled a mental health crisis among young people.

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An urgent search to find three lab monkeys still on the loose.

[Jack Armstrong]

We got 21 monkeys that was on this. Got five of them on the run. Put your pants on.

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[Jack Armstrong]

Freeman has ended it. A World series masterpiece from 22 year old Trey Y. Savage of the week. So one of the clips in there was about Russia's new superweapon that they announced last weekend. I had missed this. He announced two super weapons. They said they tested some missile that cannot be shot down. Impossible. And they can deliver a nuclear weapon anywhere on the planet without anybody being able to stop it. He also announced the new Poseidon weapon. It makes tsunamis.

[Joe Getty]

Oh, yeah, I saw a little cartoon about that on the news last.

[Jack Armstrong]

They exploded underwater and can cause a tsunami with how many feet of a lot of water. They claimed that they could, you know, like 100ft of water will come ashore. And we all know tsunamis are not good for you.

[Joe Getty]

No, that's inconvenient.

[Jack Armstrong]

The Poseidon is one of Russia's six nuclear weapon projects called super weapons by experts unveiled before the invasion of Ukraine and recently redesigned in some cases. So I suppose that's got something to do why with why Trump announced yesterday morning we're going to restart nuclear tests.

[Joe Getty]

I guess you're rattling your saber. Listen to this. You know, I don't know.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah, I don't like it. I don't like you. I don't. I don't like it. Speaking of Kamala Harris, we weren't. She just said she thinks we should lower the voting age to 16. We've got some Kamala Harris clips coming up for you a little bit. Her talking about her book.

[Joe Getty]

Right.

[Jack Armstrong]

Lowering the voting age to 16.

[Joe Getty]

Gosh, unintentionally hilarious book tour. Yeah. That's the world's worst idea.

[Jack Armstrong]

It is the world's worst idea. What's the chance of it happening? Didn't they do it in Great Britain?

[Joe Getty]

The lefties are pushing hard to do it. I'm not sure where it stands. And it's always lefties because it, it really helps to be a child to fall for the schemes of the left when you failed every time they've been.

[Jack Armstrong]

Implemented and you almost by definition haven't worked or paid taxes yet, which is a fair amount. What pushes people rightward throughout their lives. Yeah, I'm going to work every day and paying taxes. So why am I giving a big chunk of my money to that lazy bastard over there? You don't think that when you're 16 you think everybody should have everything because I'm an idiot.

[Joe Getty]

Right. Well said.

[Jack Armstrong]

Came across this the other day. I heard somebody say something dissimilar to this. This was from Seneca he's one of your Greek philosophers. Roman philosopher, whichever. We suffer more in imagination than in reality. We suffer more in imagination than in reality. And I heard somebody say the other day that whatever bad thing happens, the story we tell ourselves about it is usually far worse than the actual thing itself. And I thought, I've probably done that a few times in my life. Maybe that's just a bad attitude or fear. Fear creeps in and you start to go with all kinds of different tentacles that could come off this bad thing that happened, right?

[Joe Getty]

Or like I had that. The cancer surgery thing, minor thing, skin cancer thing. And I. I was worrying about it and how painful, uncomfortable it might be. And finally I got hold of my brain and made myself stop. Because Seneca might just be referring to the fact that instead of suffering, you know, to some extent for 15 minutes, you're suffering for hours and hours because you're worrying about it. Interestingly, it was a Counting Crows song that made the point most clearly to me, the fabulous, catchy tune Einstein on the Beach. At the end, Adam Durrett says, and I'm sure he didn't come up with this, but what you fear in the night and the day comes to call anyway, so don't stew. Get some sleep.

[Jack Armstrong]

Easier said than done, but a good idea.

[Joe Getty]

Oh, yeah. Anything worth saying is easier said than done. That's why people say it.

[Jack Armstrong]

Right?

[Joe Getty]

Oh, that reminds me. Another great saying. It's just a saying, but. And I need a giant poster of this and to remind people of this all the time. Uncontroversial speech needs no defense. If free speech doesn't apply to stuff that makes people mad, it doesn't exist. That's the point.

[Jack Armstrong]

Getting back to your clap back against my easier said than done. I think the problem with easier said than done is it is. These sayings are laid upon you as if, having merely heard it, you now can just go ahead and enact it.

[Joe Getty]

You are now empowered.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yes.

[Joe Getty]

Oh, yeah.

[Jack Armstrong]

Now that I have that knowledge, that's what I can do for the rest of my life.

[Joe Getty]

Shiznizzle. I almost swear again, I'm not worried anymore. Thank you for that pearl of wisdom. No, it's. Yeah. No, I absolutely concede. Grasping that idea is the beginning.

[Jack Armstrong]

The very beginning. No kidding.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah.

[Jack Armstrong]

And a lifelong practice. We will hear from Kamala Harris, the the Idiot, and among other things on the way.

[Katie Greener]

Stay tuned, Armstrong and Getty.

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[Katie Greener]

Just started picking them up and throwing them in like it was a burn barrel bonfire into the casket.

[Jack Armstrong]

He had one burning there and another one burning over there. Then he kicked this coffin down and dragged the Bob Ross skeleton into it.

[Joe Getty]

Set Bob Ross on fire, then began.

[Jack Armstrong]

Grabbing the little skeleton animals and throwing them in there as well.

[Katie Greener]

But we're very, very lucky because those bushes caught fire and it's right by the fence, right by the house. John literally came over with like a pot of water, like a, you know, like a, like he'd make spaghetti like, and. And dumped it out. Another one brought the fire extinguisher which is now in the casket.

[Jack Armstrong]

What happened then?

[Joe Getty]

I'm afraid we're going to have to devote the rest of the show and most of Monday's show to unpacking that clip. Some lunatic torched a family's Halloween display in the middle of the night, which apparently included a Bob Ross skeleton.

[Jack Armstrong]

Okay.

[Joe Getty]

Yes, Michael.

[Jack Armstrong]

No, I thought that's what made the clip unique.

[Joe Getty]

Bob Ross.

[Jack Armstrong]

Who sets up Bob Ross for Halloween?

[Joe Getty]

Yeah, skeletal Bob Ross. He kicked this coffin down and drugged, dragged the Bob Ross skeleton into it, then began grabbing little skeleton animals and throwing them in there as well.

[Jack Armstrong]

All right, lunatic.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah, let's see. No, no word of why said lunatic did that sort of thing. Oh, we have a skeleton in our family, Jack. As you know, Candy the skeleton, he's been in the family for years. And just as a joke, I put one of my daughter Delaney's law school T shirts on him and put his hands on a couple of thick books. And I sent her the picture with a caption he studied too much because she works like a fiend. And she said, not funny. That's literally my life right now. And so I went on chat GPT and I created an Image of a skeleton standing in front of a mansion with an expensive car in the driveway. And it gave me a great one. And I captioned that one. But in a few short years.

[Jack Armstrong]

Right.

[Joe Getty]

Buoyed her spirit a good deal.

[Jack Armstrong]

That's a good one. We have a. We have a. We have a couple skeleti in the family. And the one of them I have laying underneath my son's truck as if it had been run over. That's the joke. Here's somebody who's got.

[Joe Getty]

That's charming.

[Jack Armstrong]

I live in the sort of neighborhood where if somebody gets run over by a car, we just leave the body there until it decomposes completely. That's the joke.

[Joe Getty]

Happy Halloween.

[Jack Armstrong]

Enjoy a candy bar.

[Joe Getty]

This is actually semi scary, although I am delighted that at least some people are saying this out loud. Several leaders of prominent universities a couple of days ago at a meeting I hadn't heard about, said they believe the anti Israel and anti Semitic demonstrations that broke out on campuses across the United States during the war against Hamas were not organic. Instead telling a panel audience they believe, quote, organized networks and even foreign governments may have driven the unrest.

[Jack Armstrong]

Organic is an interesting term because every protest is planned by somebody and often the people at the top are not people you would like, enjoy, no matter what the protest is.

[Joe Getty]

Oh, yeah.

[Jack Armstrong]

But when it's a foreign country that is an enemy of the United States, obviously it's a pretty big deal.

[Joe Getty]

And I'm not letting the hateful little darlings of America's campuses off the hook. Yeah, they follow their responsibility, but yeah, they went along with it. But leaders of notable universities had not offered many thoughts on the connections between the campus protests and outside groups before the discussion on combating antisemitism that happened on Monday. During the event, Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud brought up Iran in particular. Quote, I really believe they, meaning the demonstrations were encouraged by Iran. It did not have the involvement of very many, if any, of our own students. Vanderbilt University Chancellor Daniel Dermeere agreed, saying the anti Israel movement on his campus seems to have been coordinated by outside forces and followed a playbook that was imported from other universities. And I quote, there was not a large group, maybe 30 plus students or something, but they were using the playbook that they had seen at Columbia and other places. It was the same messaging. So it's more than a social contagion. I think there are organized networks as well.

[Jack Armstrong]

Why wouldn't you do that if you're Iran? We've done that to other countries.

[Joe Getty]

Sure.

[Jack Armstrong]

Usually. Usually like empowering People who are democracy pro democracy protesters.

[Joe Getty]

And I had forgotten this, but now that I'm reminded of it, it's ringing a bell. Three Israelis who'd been held captive in Gaza alleged in a May lawsuit that one of their Hamas captors told them that, quote, Hamas in Gaza was coordinating with its allies, including its allies in the media and on college campus, foment hatred against Israel and Jews.

[Jack Armstrong]

That would surprise me not in the least.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah, no kidding. Yeah. And they go on a little bit more with that.

[Jack Armstrong]

Well, that'd be a scandal. You could nail that down.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah, yeah. You know, that reminds me, I had a couple of articles I never got to that were all about how distorted the news out of Gaza is because nobody dares report critically to on Hamas because you get killed. And. And they brought up one correspondent who was used by, I almost said Al Qaeda, Al Jazeera, Freudian slip who filed. Was it 74 stories and not a single one of them was about Hamas. Every single one was about the evil Jews. Not a single one critical of Hamas or anything. They did not even. Like they miscalculated when they or.

[Jack Armstrong]

Right. Yeah. Well, I keep saying if I hear one negative ish story, negative adjacent story on NPR about Hamas, it'll be the first one.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah, yeah, no kidding. So, you know, people ought to be more diligent in finding independent sources of information or a broader palette. But you know, people think they're well informed because they get a lot of news from the New York Times and NPR and they're. They're brutally ill informed. But it's only partly their fault, I guess.

[Jack Armstrong]

So the delusional Kamala Harris is still on her book tour trying to sell books and she was on Jon Stewart's podcast the other day and said something that shocked him.

[Joe Getty]

We'll have delicious numbskull.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah, sometimes people are delusional because they're dumb. That might be her problem, that she's dumb. Joe and I don't believe in silent letters.

[Joe Getty]

Glad you've joined me in my stance. I fight against silence letters.

[Jack Armstrong]

So we've got that coming up. Stay tuned. If you missed the segment, get the podcast. Armstrong and Getty on Demand. That's what you search for and subscribe to see it automatically shows up in your feed every day. Armstrong and Getty on demand.

[Katie Greener]

Armstrong and Getty.

[Jack Armstrong]

My son wants to watch scary movies tonight. My 13 year old isn't going to go trick or treating. He thinks he's. It's for little kids and he's not going to do that. We're going to stay and watch scary movies, but I want to watch the World Series so bad, so I don't know how I'm going to do that. So.

[Joe Getty]

Tell him, son. This man is throwing a hard ball at the other man that was 100 miles per hour. It could kill him before every pitch.

[Jack Armstrong]

I'll record it and I'll watch it later. But I gotta make sure my phone or watch doesn't ding and say Toronto has just won their first World Series.

[Joe Getty]

And damn it, gotta go full radio silence.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yes, I do.

[Joe Getty]

Speaking of the media, a couple of things. Number one, we're just alerted that an ex CBS producer has alleged that the layoffs at CBS were race based.

[Jack Armstrong]

That's it.

[Joe Getty]

You know what?

[Jack Armstrong]

Very wise lesbian, lifelong liberal, hates black people and women. And that's what her goal is.

[Joe Getty]

You know what? Hey, nobody even is hearing you. You cried wolf so many times and so nakedly and dishonestly. Not only do we not believe there's a wolf, I'm beginning to doubt there are any wolves. You people, you're ridiculous. Your moment has passed. Anyway, another media note. Kamala Harris has been doing her ill advised train wreck of a book tour 107 days.

[Jack Armstrong]

If I'd have just had a couple more days.

[Joe Getty]

In terms of ridiculousness, who do you think is winning the race to be the most ridiculous? KJP or Kamala?

[Jack Armstrong]

I don't know. KGP is pretty hard to beat.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah. Yeah. Anyway, so we're gonna play a handful of clips of a. An inter Kamala did with an Australian news outlet.

[Interviewer (Australian)]

Hello.

[Joe Getty]

The first clip, it's the. Is not the payoff, but it sets the tone for what follows. So we'll go ahead and get started.

[Interviewer (Australian)]

Michael, wasn't Joe Biden then to put it on him. Wasn't his refusal to recognize his own frailties the reason that you faced a nearly impossible task?

[Kamala Harris]

I ran against Donald Trump for president, and Donald Trump ran on a platform that was in large part, I believe, misrepresenting his intentions to the American people. I do believe that there are a fair number of people that voted for Donald Trump who believed him when he told them that his first priority on day one is going to be to bring down prices. And he didn't. And you combine that misrepresentation of intention with also what was at play in terms of massive amounts of mis and disinformation.

[Jack Armstrong]

All right, I see where this is going. Seeing as how she didn't even come close to answering the question is I've always. It's funny these, these Callbacks because I hadn't heard her in a while. That tone she takes. What happened was, I'm about to lay a truth bomb on you that's just gonna knock you out of your shoes. And then she never does.

[Joe Getty]

And the other advantage the Aussie gal has is that she's. She has no awe for the second in command of the American government. Just as if I was interviewing the vice premier or whatever the position would be of Australia.

[Jack Armstrong]

I wouldn't give a damn.

[Joe Getty]

It'd be like, no, I'm asking you the questions I want to ask.

[Jack Armstrong]

I've boxed kangaroos. You think I'm scared of you?

[Joe Getty]

Crikey, it rolls on now, forgive me.

[Kamala Harris]

And a dated calendar. In terms of the clock, I want.

[Interviewer (Australian)]

To interrupt you because that is a world class pivot, but it is not the question that I asked you, which is about Joe Biden's failure to recognize his own frailties and what that did to you. The question is about Joe Biden. Are you still reluctant to criticize the former president?

[Kamala Harris]

In what regard, please?

[Interviewer (Australian)]

Well, just in terms of that question. So you went on.

[Kamala Harris]

What exactly would you like to ask? Be more specific, if you don't mind.

[Interviewer (Australian)]

Was it Joe Biden's decision, his failure to recognize his own frailties in that position that put you in the position that made it almost impossible to win that race?

[Kamala Harris]

He was not frail as President of.

[Interviewer (Australian)]

The United States, but he had frailties. We all saw the debate.

[Kamala Harris]

I do believe that Joe Biden had the capacity to be President of the United States. And I have never doubted that he had the capacity to be President of the United States. If you want to talk about whether he had the ability to endure what a race for President of the United States would require in that political environment in 2024, as I've said in the book, I had concern.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah, see, she goes with that angle with Jon Stewart, which you're going to play that clip in a little bit. But I love the. First of all, I love the. What? What. Go ahead, ask your specific question. I have asked a specific question. Very specific. Several times now.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah.

[Jack Armstrong]

And you're not answering it. But she. And then when she goes into that tone of the how dare you question his. His competence sort of tone that she always has. What are you. How does she think that's working on anybody?

[Joe Getty]

Hilarious.

[Jack Armstrong]

It didn't even work on Democrats. Prior to the debate, most the majority of Democrats wanted him to not run. I mean, how does she think at this point? I mean, this is. When did she do this interview? Anyway, recently the report came out Monday, that report we talked about earlier, where it talks about the Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, his chief of staff. They were all having conversations with Joe Biden saying, you shouldn't run again.

[Joe Getty]

Wow. And who does she think this is landing?

[Interviewer (Australian)]

Well.

[Jack Armstrong]

Right.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah. All right, let's roll.

[Interviewer (Australian)]

Is that. I'm just wondering, is there a reason why you won't go to that prolonged frailty question? We saw the debate. We saw the difficulty he had marshaling his thoughts.

[Kamala Harris]

I have answered that question. I do not believe.

[Interviewer (Australian)]

I think it's just hard watching the debate to see how there could not be a problem long term with someone who can't marshal their thoughts. I'm not saying his acuity wasn't present.

[Kamala Harris]

I mentioned that in the book. And I also mentioned the context in which that debate occurred. And you'll probably remember how I talked about that in terms of what his travel schedule had been, that what he had been enduring in terms of the timing of that debate. I talk about it extensively in the book. I'm not shying away from that. That's why I wrote it in the book, because I do know it's a question people had.

[Jack Armstrong]

Oh, my God, she is something else.

[Joe Getty]

Wow.

[Jack Armstrong]

Utterly charisma free and unwilling to answer any question about anything ever.

[Joe Getty]

Does Joe Biden have pictures of her, like, whipping a child or something?

[Jack Armstrong]

No, it's not that. Because she can't answer a question about anything that has nothing to do with Joe Biden. She just. She just. She. It's Mark Halpern's knock on her has been from the beginning. She is the most cautious politician I've ever met. He always says. She just does not. She's gonna hedge on every question to leave herself wiggle room because she's just a kid incredibly scared of getting nailed down on even an easy position.

[Joe Getty]

She's not bright enough to realize which ones are worth saying and which ones aren't.

[Jack Armstrong]

I guess because she has no confidence. She. She probably has one. No, like, actual ideology positions, and then she has no confidence to, like, back it up if anybody questions her any further. Remember, what were we voting on on election day? Also in California, the whole, do we want to start putting criminals back in jail again? When like, 80% of Californians agreed we shouldn't have passed overwhelmingly and she wouldn't take a stance on it. I don't think it would be right.

[Joe Getty]

Democrats were in favor.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yes, it passed in a blue, blue state on a day when everybody was turning out to vote for her. She wouldn't come out and say. She said, I don't think it'd be proper for me to weigh on this. What are you talking about? So she's just too cautious.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah, yeah. We're going to do the Jon Stewart stuff.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah. So I don't know what all this explains, number 45, but whatever is not in there, I will fill in.

[Joe Getty]

Right?

[Katie Greener]

Yeah.

[Kamala Harris]

No, I'm not talking about competence at all. No, I believe he was fully competent to serve.

[Jack Armstrong]

Do you really?

[Kamala Harris]

Yeah, I do.

[Dutch Vet Sponsor]

That.

[Jack Armstrong]

That surprises me, actually.

[Kamala Harris]

No, I do. But there's a distinction to be made between running for president and being president.

[Jack Armstrong]

Okay. That's when she gets into the thing and that she was referencing with the Australian interviewer. She is. She says this in the book and then she says this anytime anybody brings it up that running for president is like running a marathon while people are throwing tomatoes at you. It's very difficult. Things are coming at you very fast from many directions. It's exhausting. And Jon Stewart's reply is, and it's a good one, is, yeah, being president is like running a marathon with people throwing tomatoes at you and lots of things coming at you really fast. And you're saying you think he was able to do that? Yes, yes, I do. I think he was up to the job. I mean, that's insane. It is. You, you can't get away with any of this, but at least you got some tiny bit of COVID to say he was okay being president at that time. Yeah, not a lot, but maybe I'll take your word for it that maybe you thought he was up to the. But claiming he could be president for another four years. You're into Insaneville.

[Joe Getty]

Well, right. Yeah. And that whole dodge that running for president is way harder than being president. Number one, it's hard. Maybe it's hard in a different way, but number one, being president is really, really, really hard. So I'm not sure that matters even if it's true. And secondly, the Guy won in 2020 by hiding in his basement. He hardly campaigned at all and he didn't have the power of the incumbency. So he could have run a, you know, a low key doing video address from the White House. I'm so busy. I'm sorry I can't be there in person type campaign. It's just ridiculous.

[Jack Armstrong]

I can't believe Jon Stewart's forceful reply was Jon Stewart's, who's more of a mainstream Democrat. You'd think he'd be more like Bill Maher and say, you're nuts. You're nuts. That's a ridiculous thing to say that he was capable of being president. We could all see that he wasn't. Polls showed that Democrats, a majority of Democrats, didn't think he was capable of being president before the debate. So why are you continuing to go around making this claim? Who's that for?

[Joe Getty]

Who sits there awestruck with respect for Kamala Harris and says, I'm so.

[Jack Armstrong]

I must say I'm surprised by that. What a tepid response to a blatant either lie or you're a complete moron. And I'm not exactly sure which. It is. That other excuse she uses all the time of. I've explained in the book about how his travel schedule is very difficult. He'd flown all across the world and he hadn't had much sleep and he had a cold. Okay, well, guess what? When you're president, you're going to have a very busy schedule also. And every now and then you're going to get a cold. So if China attacks Taiwan, we have to say, hold off on your attacking Taiwan. The presidents have a cold. And he just got back from Las Vegas. He's very tired.

[Joe Getty]

Right? Yeah. It's just ridiculous. Now that in John's defense, I don't know what the follow up was because that was a very short clip that was apparently an interview conducted at a rave. I don't know why it had disco music in the background, but, yeah, what a joke. And then she goes to audiences and. Or does a live address and the MC asks, now, are you thinking about running? And she says, I've said, I'm not done yet.

[Jack Armstrong]

The crowd, yay.

[Joe Getty]

What if you people not got.

[Jack Armstrong]

I don't know. It's unfortunate she's not going to actually be able to run, even if she plans to, because I'd like her to run because I think it'd be fun. She would humiliate herself even more. There's going to be $0 because smart people with lots of money who donate to candidates, they're hearing this crap. And when they hear her say to Jon Stewart, yeah, I think he could have run. He could have been president for four more years. Okay? I'm not giving you any damn money. Well, it is what it is because he was who he is. That's why it is what it is because at some point, oh, I wanted to mention this. Josh Shapiro laid a little groundwork a couple of days ago around the whole, you know, I was never around Joe Biden, so I didn't see the things other people Saw. Laying a little groundwork for going after Kamala Harris or whoever else might run that was in the administration for saying, this person who knew what Joe Biden was like, allowed us to lose to Donald Trump by keeping it a secret. He's going to do that.

[Joe Getty]

That next he'll start making vague references to, well, I haven't turned Pennsylvania into a crap hole full of junkies. So anyway, I'm proud of the work we've done here.

[Jack Armstrong]

Right.

[Joe Getty]

And Gavi will flinch visibly.

[Jack Armstrong]

Oh, boy, that's gonna be fun to watch.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Jack Armstrong]

I am. I am stunned by the fact that she's gonna continue to claim that he was okay to be president for four more years. He wasn't. Claim he wasn't capable at the time.

[Joe Getty]

Right. Yeah.

[Jack Armstrong]

Wow. What is going on there?

[Joe Getty]

She's a half wit.

[Jack Armstrong]

Is it? I wonder if it's because if she gives an inch on that. Yeah, this is it. Probably. If she gives even an inch. Oh, you don't think he was capable for four more years? At what point did you realize the guy running for president couldn't be president for four more years? And why didn't you say anything? That's the next question. And that's a difficult.

[Joe Getty]

If he got elected, he'd have to.

[Jack Armstrong]

Resign, and then I'd be the president. That's a pretty voice. Are you busy lately? Later Lately. Oh, that been good. If I'd have said later instead of later.

[Joe Getty]

That's a good punchline as written.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah.

[Joe Getty]

Pull out B.

[Jack Armstrong]

That voice is charming. You practically have me in bed already. Okay, we will finish strong. Next, Armstrong and Getty. Scary, scary music we've been playing the entire day. That is the theme of Halloween. Being scared.

[Joe Getty]

So this is not scary at all. It is kind of fun and inspiring. Apparently, there's some sort of golf event and. And. And the team was doing badly, including somebody named Quan, apparently. And none other than Coach John Gruden. Chucky himself on Halloween gave the fellas a pep talk. We need some love.

[Jack Armstrong]

What do you think, Coach? Where's our guy?

[Dutch Vet Sponsor]

Quantum?

[Joe Getty]

Hold on.

[Jack Armstrong]

Get him out here.

[Joe Getty]

There he is.

[Jack Armstrong]

He's right there. Everyone be quiet. Let's bring Quantum. Come on up here. Coach Gruden here.

[Joe Getty]

Come on.

[Jack Armstrong]

I think we got to get it out of our system here. We're all pissed.

[Joe Getty]

Yes.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yes. Yeah, go ahead. Yes, Coach. Here's two things we can do. We can be pissed off, right? We can blame Quan. We can blame ourselves. We can do whatever we want. Or we can roll up our fist and pound a rock Are we clear on that? Yeah, we got the best player in the right now. You helped us dig this hole, you're gonna dig us out of this hole. Every guy here, though, quit about our.

[Joe Getty]

Problems, start rolling the rock, put the.

[Jack Armstrong]

Ball in the hole. Are we clear on that? Let's control what we can control.

[Joe Getty]

Don't worry about the control.

[Jack Armstrong]

Some of you guys. I came a long way to watch you guys play. And he slept in. And the hell you guys slept in also. Now pick up your game.

[Joe Getty]

Let's go.

[Jack Armstrong]

Go. We're going to go. We're going to go get their ass and we're going to do it behind Quan. Quan on three. One, two, three.

[Joe Getty]

That's beautiful.

[Jack Armstrong]

So a bunch of guys playing golf, probably having a few beers, they need a little pick me up. And they see a legendary, fiery football coach. Hey, can you give us a speech? That's awesome. Oh, that's so good.

[Joe Getty]

And that whole. I just. I loved a lot of that.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah, I like that.

[Joe Getty]

You know, Quan was the goat and he knew it and he was down. And the guys were resenting him a little bit. And that's good coaching. Not only you guys gotta worry about your thing, but Quan's gonna lead us back. And because you can't have a guy stay down.

[Jack Armstrong]

I'm gonna save my thought on that for my final thought.

[Joe Getty]

Oh, and I didn't get to what I really wanted to talk about, college football wise. We'll do it on Monday. Really interesting, I promise you. Now, final thoughts with Armstrong and Giddy.

[Jack Armstrong]

That was frightening. Here's your host for final thoughts, Joe Getty.

[Joe Getty]

Let's get a final thought from everybody on the crew to wrap up the day. There he is, Michelangelo, our technical director, Michael.

[Jack Armstrong]

Well, I'll be doing my usual Halloween trick or treating. I give out candy, but what I do is I hold a bag, blindfold the children. They either get a candy bar or a Bible.

[Katie Greener]

So 50, 50 shot.

[Jack Armstrong]

They're either gonna get educated with the Lord or a chocolate bar. Or a chocolate bar.

[Joe Getty]

That's interesting. Katie Greener, esteemed newswoman, has a final thought.

[Katie Greener]

Katie, last year I complained that Drew bought crap candy. So this year I bought the candy and now I'm complaining because I'm eating it all.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah, yeah. As of this afternoon, I'll have a lot of candy in the house. And what's the over under on how many candy bars I eat?

[Joe Getty]

Jack, final thoughts.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah, I liked what Jon Gruden said. I'm gonna remember that and use it with my kids. We can just Keep complaining and bitching here. Or we could ball up our fists and pound on a rock, which is just as effective.

[Joe Getty]

Right?

[Jack Armstrong]

That's good stuff, Lenny.

[Joe Getty]

You gotta roll the rock, right? All right, I'm rolling it anyway. Where do you want it? My final thought. Isn't Halloween like a. A Catholic co opting of a druid holiday?

[Jack Armstrong]

Giving candy to the undead? What's so hard to understand?

[Joe Getty]

All Hallows Eve. I like the Mexican Day of the Dead where you. Where you think about the. The folks you've lost and how much you love them still. And that's. I like that idea. We ought to have something like that in our society.

[Jack Armstrong]

Now we dress up like Marvel and Disney characters and eat candy.

[Joe Getty]

Now what are you gonna do?

[Jack Armstrong]

Armstrong and Yeti wrapping up another grueling four hour workday.

[Joe Getty]

So many people. Thanks a little time. Go to armstrongandgetty.com. oh man. The AMG swag store has been restocked. The starve the lazy T shirts and hoodies are in. Wear them proudly. Have people ask you what you mean by that.

[Jack Armstrong]

I might start wearing this mustache all the time. It's really growing on me. I like it. We will see on Monday. God bless America. This concludes this year's Halloween show.

[Joe Getty]

We hope you had as much fun.

[Jack Armstrong]

Watching our show as the Koreans did animating it.

[Joe Getty]

But there's one group for whom every day is Halloween.

[Jack Armstrong]

I'm talking about adult illiterates. For them, trying to read the morning newspaper is more terrifying than any goblin, ghoul, spook or spirit.

[Kamala Harris]

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