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Jack Armstrong
From the Abraham Lincoln radio studio at.
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Jacob Goldstein
Armstrong and Getty.
Jack Armstrong
And now here's Armstrong and Getty. But the fact that it is so close and they have to probably call in JD Vance again, the House only getting through with one vote, doesn't it suggest that Washington really stinks at cutting funding? It absolutely does.
Jacob Goldstein
And look, this is, as Senator Thune.
Jack Armstrong
Said, $9 billion 110 of 1% of the federal budget. This is a rounding error when it comes to Washington and they're struggling to do it. I mean how are they going to fix Social Security? How are they going to fix Medicare? How are they going to do the big things? So you're out your question and was absolutely right. It's like if this is so hard then how are they going to do anything? The big cuts? And what are they going to do when the next rescission bill comes? Yeah, I saw part of that interview and it's the usual. Blamed it on the Democrats to start with and then Brett Baer jumped in. Yeah, but the Republicans control everything and they barely could get it through.
Jacob Goldstein
Right.
Jack Armstrong
Nobody wants to call out their own party.
Jacob Goldstein
It's an excellent point.
Jack Armstrong
Yep, yep.
Jacob Goldstein
The headlines, the Senate barely, barely, barely passed a bill to Cancel Less than 1/10 of 1% of federal's funding, mostly foreign aid programs. And public media, public media is getting a lot of attention because it's, you know, a lot of people are into it. It's not going to go away by the way. It just won't be as well funded. They'll have to come up with different revenue streams. That's fine, so have the rest of us. But a lot of it's cutting foreign aid. Excuse me. And I'm in favor of good foreign aid, just not bad foreign aid. So that's fine and you got to cut something. But this is, this is funny. This was tangential to that reporting on that. It may be the most ironic thing I've ever read in my life and I like irony. Happens to be the New York Times. Jack, you'll love this headline. Federal workers emotional roller coaster. Fired, rehired, fired again. And the story thinks it's about how tough it's been on federal workers, the ups and downs of late. And you know what, honestly, if there's this gal they profile from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, she had a gig, then she Didn't. Then she did again. Then she didn't again. That sucks. I mean, I wouldn't want to be in that position. That's not an argument against making government more efficient, though. Doesn't come close to being an argument to like, blunt the doge, you know, urges, but unintentionally hilarious this article. In interviews, workers described reaching a stage where they were ready to move on, only to be frustrated by administrative morasses. They are finding the only thing harder than getting fired is staying that way and navigating a Kafkaesque web of bureaucratic snafus that have left some of them in surreal employment limbo. Obtaining the termination paperwork necessary to apply for unemployment benefits in some states has taken months. Some said calls and emails to former bosses, human resources officials, went unanswered or were redirected in what seemed like an endless loop. The lapses in healthcare coverage were a major source of stress. In other words, this article, which is sincerely because it's the New York Times all about this, is tragic that these federal workers are being fired. Well, the federal workers are trying to get the government to do what it's supposed to do and it's so big and stupid and bloated, they can't even get the paperwork that says, yeah, they don't work here anymore.
Jack Armstrong
That's unbelievable.
Jacob Goldstein
That to me is incredibly ironic.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah.
Jacob Goldstein
Wow. I am therefore what New York Times Eileen Sullivan, who wrote this piece, Eileen, bottom line it for me, therefore, we should keep a big bloated government that sucks so bad its very employees can't.
Jack Armstrong
Get a phone call back. What.
Jacob Goldstein
What is your point?
Jack Armstrong
Right. I have no optimism that this is going to change in my life and I'm not.
Jacob Goldstein
Unless we hit bottom in your lifetime.
Jack Armstrong
I'm not real close to dead either. So, I mean, I got quite a few years left. I still don't think it's going to happen in my lifetime that we actually deal with this. Couple of things. I'll do that. One second. Since we're on politics. This is from Josh. Crash Hour. Who's with which organization is he with currently? One of yours? Politico? Whichever one. The Democratic Party's biggest fundraisers remain to be true blue left wingers. AOC raised almost $6 million in the last three months as she gets more and more presidential buzz from the super hardcore left.
Jacob Goldstein
Wow.
Jack Armstrong
And Bernie Sanders, even even though he has said he's not going to run for president, he's not even running for reelection as a senator, brought in more than four and a half million Dollars in the second quarter because people are so into his. The things he says when he jumps on tv. AOC is getting way more talk than I remember previously about her being a serious nominee.
Jacob Goldstein
That is. That serious is the last thing that is.
Jack Armstrong
Well, she could win the nomination.
Jacob Goldstein
That's hilarious.
Jack Armstrong
I think she could win the nomination, don't you?
Jacob Goldstein
Oh, I'm just talking about qualifications and the idea of her being president.
Jack Armstrong
What are you talking about? You and your nitpicking qualifications.
Jacob Goldstein
Yeah, you know, it's funny. I've referenced this a couple of times, but Karl Rove wrote this piece talking about what a miserable state of affairs the Democrats are in. They have their lowest ever favorable rating. They only have themselves to blame. And all of the energy in the party is Zoran Mamdani, an aoc and arguably like he talks about the Bernie AOC tour, the National Fighting Oligarchy tour that brought out progressive true believers but made the Democratic Party appear even more distant from the mainstream.
Jack Armstrong
All right, well, good luck with that. Got a lot of time though. I mean, Good Gosh, the six months was yesterday. Very recently. The six year anniversary, I guess the 20th would be. So coming up in a day. Two days. It's the 17th. Three days, six months. Is that right? I haven't done the math.
Jacob Goldstein
What are we talking about?
Jack Armstrong
How long Trump's been present. He's got three and a half years left of this term. Gets discussed like he's in its final six months. He said it.
Jacob Goldstein
We're going on six months. Barely six months, right?
Jack Armstrong
Oh my God. The fact that this is even a conversation. My point was just there's so much time for so many. We could have a major financial meltdown and a recovery and another meltdown by. In that amount of time. But it's.
Jacob Goldstein
And we could annex Canada and put down the. The rebellion.
Jack Armstrong
Okay, enough of that. I wanted to get this on. I thought it was interesting. Somebody asked Chat GPT. Actually it was a. A priest asked Chat GPT and Grok about happiness. And I, I don't quite understand his tweet, but I do understand the ultimate sentiment. I don't understand if Chat GPT and Grok said this or he's combining it with traditional knowledge. Or traditional knowledge is better. It doesn't matter. Let me just get to what he said. Unless you despise your self will and renounce all worldly concerns, you will never have peace. I thought that was really good. Despise your self will. That's the doing what you want to do most of the time. And renounce all worldly concerns. You shall never have peace.
Jacob Goldstein
Then I don't suppose I'll ever have peace.
Jack Armstrong
You're not going to renounce worldly concerns?
Jacob Goldstein
No.
Jack Armstrong
How come?
Jacob Goldstein
It's unrealistic.
Jack Armstrong
Wow. Way to give up. No way to throw in the towel. Well.
Jacob Goldstein
And I would question whether his very premise is correct, that we should seek that. Since when have human beings been able to give up all worldly concerns? It's not natural to the beast.
Jack Armstrong
I think a lot of peaceful people do.
Jacob Goldstein
Oh, worldly. Let's define worldly.
Jack Armstrong
Okay.
Jacob Goldstein
You know, maybe that's where I'm getting hung up. Although I'm frankly not going to do that either. I'm just being honest.
Jack Armstrong
I like your. Well, I like your lack of even putting up a fight. That's what I really enjoy. Just. Nah, I'm not going to do that.
Jacob Goldstein
Oh, no. Okay, fine. Yeah. Not a chance.
Jack Armstrong
No, thanks.
Jacob Goldstein
No.
Jack Armstrong
How about the first part, the despising yourself? Will.
Jacob Goldstein
I need help with that? Another definition or two?
Jack Armstrong
Well, generally our will throughout the day is we want more stuff of some sort. Material objects, sex, fame, prestige. All of those things. That's what's generally driving us through the day. Most human beings. Yeah.
Jacob Goldstein
Yeah. I don't put sex in the same place as I put, like, a nicer car.
Jack Armstrong
You don't?
Jacob Goldstein
No. Well, probably because I'm in a stable relationship and sex is a lot. Is. Is about a lot more than sexual pleasure.
Jack Armstrong
God's gift to genitals.
Jacob Goldstein
Well, it is that. I wouldn't phrase it that way, but you're right. Yeah. Okay. So again, you need some definitions, but. Because I have actually, I've thought a great deal about this, which is why I'm like. I have a conclusion. I've read a fair amount about Buddhism and the Buddha's advice for living a life at peace and that sort of thing. And I just don't. I don't see it. I mean, because. And Jesus would have me do the same thing. I should give away everything I have and all my money. I would like Jesus to explain to Judy why I'm doing that, by the way, because there's going to be a hell of an argument.
Jack Armstrong
Oh, my God.
Jacob Goldstein
Yeah. Yeah. So I just. Yeah, I'm not. No.
Jack Armstrong
But there's a lot of freedom in that. I don't. I'm not going to do it. That. I'm not going to do that either. But there is a fair amount of freedom in it.
Jacob Goldstein
Yeah. And, and, and trust me when I say I'm approaching this from a devil's advocate point of view, perhaps literally advocating for Satan is being at peace, what we're looking for, what we should be looking for.
Jack Armstrong
It reminds me your thing about the giving away all your stuff and how I think there would be certain peace in that reminds me Knockham Begin in his autobiography he was an solitary confinement thanks to the Russians early in his life in Poland, I guess. And some of the happiest, most peaceful times of his life is when he had nothing but like a crust of hard bread and roaches. Alone in a dimly lit cell for months at a time, just because he had nothing, he was able to get to a place of peace that he that he later in life longed for, could just never replicate. Isn't that interesting?
Jacob Goldstein
It is. It absolutely is.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah, I ain't gonna do that. I ain't gonna live in a, you know, a dirt floor cell with roaches and a crust of hard bread to try to get to some sort of peace.
Jacob Goldstein
But just for the record, are we talking about nearly but not quite exhausted marijuana cigarettes or the surfboard looking insect? The cockroach.
Jack Armstrong
The cockroach. The bug.
Jacob Goldstein
Okay.
Jack Armstrong
The disgusting bug.
Jacob Goldstein
Yeah. It's an interesting discussion. Feel free to drop us a note mailbag@armstrong yeti.com I like the idea of visiting peace now and again and maybe I'm just a fool and oh, I hear a chorus of voices. Damn right you are. There are, there are rights I want to wrong and fights I want to fight. Can I do that and have what that priest was talking about?
Jack Armstrong
I like. I'm going to try to adopt your immediate dismissal of these things whenever I run into them in the future. Yeah, I ain't doing that.
Joe Getty
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Jacob Goldstein
Not signing up.
Jack Armstrong
Stand up.
Jacob Goldstein
You know. You know I'm at peace with dismissing.
Jack Armstrong
That stand up in the middle of the church like nah, nah, not for me, Reverend. All right. More on the way.
Jacob Goldstein
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Jacob Goldstein
Wow. Wow. This is apropos nothing we've been discussing, but I found it super interesting. Wanted to bring it to you Mentioned this briefly earlier that during the 12 Day War, as it's being called, between Iran and Israel, with a special guest appearance by the United States, biggest bombs at the end of it, the bunker busters. But Iran got better and better at evading Israel's air defenses, their anti missile defenses, and it's not that surprising, but they did show that even the world's most advanced systems can be penetrated. They got better and better at it. They began to launch more advanced and longer range missiles from a Wider range of locations in different patterns with different timing and increased the geographic spread of the targets. And as they went on they fired fewer missiles but their success rate rose. So governments and militaries, especially those with the capacity to build this sort of stuff, are studying all this very very carefully. And it reminds me of our drones in Ukraine discussion that the Ukraine has by necessity leapt decades forward in drone and counter drone technology and we'll learn from it. But I did not know this. Most of the missiles launched against Israel were medium range ballistic missiles. About 1,200 mile range. Israel. Israeli Arrow 3 missiles are used initially. They have two stage interceptor can destroy targets up to 1500 miles away at altitudes outside the atmosphere. They take out incoming threats through direct impact. That's the first layer of defense. Additionally you have US Navy SM3 Aegis interceptors with sophisticated radar and fire control deployed from the Mediterranean. They can destroy targets up to 745 miles away. That's the first layer of defense, like for Israel. Second layer of defense, they're engaged outside the atmosphere. Missiles that get through by Arrow two which intercepts long range ballistic missiles. And I could tell you more about them but we don't have time. Also the terminal High altitude Area Defense, the Thaad American Anti Ballistic missile system forms the other part of that second layer of defense. The third layer of defense, David Sling defends against medium range missiles and heavy rockets within 185 miles as well as cruise missiles. The fourth layer of defense, that's when the Iron Dome kicks in only after the first three layers have failed. It protects against short term short range rockets, missiles and mortars within 75 miles. Well, and not only when other things have failed, but different sort of weapons. But I had not realized how many layers there are of quote unquote missile defense and how many systems are involved. That technical capability is incomprehensible I think to simpletons like myself.
Jack Armstrong
Also incomprehensible some of the numbers around illegal immigration and the border and how much it's changed under Trump. Wow.
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Jacob Goldstein
Maybe perhaps in the future.
Jack Armstrong
Right now as we're speaking. So do you remember when Trump talked about reopening Alcatraz and that was a story for like 24 hours and everybody said that's ridiculous, you can't and for a variety of reasons you can't and you shouldn't.
Jacob Goldstein
That's correct as we speak.
Jack Armstrong
And we're on the air in San Francisco right now. Pam Bondi is in San Francisco with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum visiting Alcatraz right now and are going to announce plans to reopen the federal penitentiary.
Jacob Goldstein
I don't believe it.
Jack Armstrong
Nancy Pelosi said it's the stupidest idea she's ever heard.
Jacob Goldstein
It's in the top three. I don't believe this. This, this can't be true. What is Your source, sir?
Jack Armstrong
ABC7 New York.
Jacob Goldstein
Never heard of them.
Jack Armstrong
Pam Bondi's in.
Jacob Goldstein
Well, it's documented.
Jack Armstrong
They can see her there. She's at Alcatraz with Doug Burgum.
Jacob Goldstein
This is too much. I've just hit overload. I, I, you know what, if you need me, I'll be chuckling to myself in the corner with a glazed look in my eyes.
Jack Armstrong
Wow, what's the game there? I understood the initial one by Trump because it's just a, I'm announcing, I'm being, I'm, I'm tough on crime. The residual from me saying this is I'm the guy that's tough on crime.
Jacob Goldstein
Exactly. I'm going to reopen with the iconic hard ass prisons of all time. Exactly. Yes, I get it.
Jack Armstrong
And then I assumed after he said that he never thought about it again for a second and didn't plan to. But now the Attorney General and the Interior Secretary are there at Alcatraz saying this is where a Clint Eastwood character drilled the hole in the wall. I've done the tour myself and they're going to talk about reopening. Okay.
Jacob Goldstein
All right.
Jack Armstrong
Well, that's that.
Jacob Goldstein
What's it? What is this? To stop the Epstein headlines.
Jack Armstrong
Oh, good.
Jacob Goldstein
Because Trump is a genius at that. Although it's funny, I keep going back and forth. Sometimes I think, wow, that's really good. He's, he's stopped the discussion of this by bringing that up. And now that's the controversy. But at sometimes he steps on his own. Great stuff.
Jack Armstrong
On his own tie shooting, right?
Jacob Goldstein
Exactly. Steps on his own tie.
Jack Armstrong
I know. This is a pretty good one, though. I'll be pretty surprised if this isn't way toward the front of the ABC Evening News tonight. Pam Bondi at Alcatraz. That's what it is. That's what it is. Okay, change the story. This story hung around the Biden administration enough to drive him out of office and the woman who replaced him. Immigration was the number one topic for good reason. Where are we now on immigration? Here's Peter Doocy of fox. And President Trump is doing something that.
Jacob Goldstein
He campaigned to do. He is proving the last president wrong when it comes to border security. Remember, Joe Biden and his whole team.
Jack Armstrong
Said nothing was going to happen at.
Jacob Goldstein
The border unless a very specific, narrow, bipartisan immigration bill passed. President Trump has not pushed that forward. The Congress hasn't passed it. And yet we've got a graphic. 25,228 total encounters nationwide. That is the lowest monthly total in CBP history. 8,000 US Border Patrol apprehensions nationwide. That is a new historic low. 6072 southwest border apprehensions. That is 15% lower than the previous March low. 136 apprehensions on June 28. That is is the lowest single day in agency history. And zero parole releases compared to 27,766 released in June 2024. That is stat was my favorite one.
Jack Armstrong
Okay, I was thinking, what was the last stat?
Jacob Goldstein
A year ago, Biden and company let loose 28,000 illegals into the country. Just paroled them out to do whatever. This month, this last month under Trump, zero. Not a one.
Jack Armstrong
The first part is what's amazing to me. And it gets no attention and coverage and appreciation. Joe Biden and his party claimed there was nothing you could do unless you passed this big comprehensive immigration reform bill. It's the only way you could stop this. Trump hasn't even mentioned a bill in Congress and they stopped it dead. Zero people, right?
Jacob Goldstein
Yep, yep, yep.
Jack Armstrong
What a lie that was. Everybody knew it was a lie. That's why the Democrats lost.
Jacob Goldstein
A big border is secure.
Jack Armstrong
Wow. Well, we got a number of things on here we want to get to.
Jacob Goldstein
Any decent society with a tardon feathered. Oh, well, that's violent. How about maple syrup and glitter? That's what we should have done to mayorkas. The old syrup and glitter treatment.
Jack Armstrong
Mentioned the ABC Evening News with David Muir and his ridiculously tight T shirts. They had this story last night. The Trump administration has fired 17 immigration judges without cause, according to the union representing them. It comes amid a critical shortage of judges. And as ICE continues to ramp up arrests, the union saying There are only 600 judges, while Congress has authorized 800 critics, calling the firings politically motivated.
Jacob Goldstein
Okay, so you listen to critics and you talk to the union. Did you ask why they might have been dismissed without cause? Yeah, I'd like to know more.
Jack Armstrong
So here's Tom Holman. He's the maybe.
Jacob Goldstein
Because these judges are utterly uninterested in enforcing immigration law. I have a strong feeling.
Jack Armstrong
Right, and that would be political and with a negative connotation if you got rid of people that wanted to enforce the current law. Right. Okay. Tom Holman's the guy Trump put in charge of dealing with all this illegal immigration. He's gonna say something strong and then you're gonna hear the explanation. Look, you got all these crazies on the left that feel. They feel emboldened because you got members of Congress, you got members of the Senate comparing ICE to the Nazis and racists and terrorist groups, for God's sake. They're making these claims. So you got these nuts on the left who are emboldened. They're thinking, well, if a member of Congress thinks they're racist and they're the terrorists, then no, then we can act upon it. I was just watching a video. Got Fox on here. They're the only network that really covers illegal immigration in. In, you know, in any real way. I was just watching a video on Fox of ICE vehicles leaving an area and people throwing giant rocks at them. How is that happening in the United States of America and being put up with as they try to enforce the current law? And again, if you don't like the law, if you think it's too, if it's wrong, change the law. Petition your congressman.
Jacob Goldstein
This would be a good time to drop this in. Karen Bass, the leftist mayor of la, tweeted. Why are. Who are these masked men going around our city snatching people off the streets? Why are. Who. Where Are the people they're detaining. I demand answers, blah blah, blah. And the US Immigrations and Custom Enforcement Officers association said Mayor Bass, our officers wear masks because rhetoric like yours has ramped up threats and assaults against their families. They're doing their job and determine detaining illegal aliens who broke immigration law. Enough of the fear mongering for political attention.
Jack Armstrong
No, the crazies on the left were not emboldened by people in the Democratic Party. That's what the Democrats say. Well, here's a montage of a lot of Democrats emboldening the crazies.
Jacob Goldstein
The conditions that we saw inside this.
Jack Armstrong
Internment camp, which it is nothing less than that description.
Joe Getty
I mean in technical terms, if you've got a facility that's holding people indefinitely and there's no legal process to get in there and there's no legal process.
Jack Armstrong
To get out, that is traditionally called.
Jacob Goldstein
A concentration camp or an internment camp. They're not going for every person here that's undocumented. Cuz when I was in that internment.
Jack Armstrong
Camp in the Everglades, I didn't see.
Jacob Goldstein
Any Europeans who overstayed their visa. I saw nothing but Latino men and Haitian men. Yeah, it's obviously a talking point that's gone out. Call them internment camps. All right.
Jack Armstrong
Call them internment camps. We had Senator Mark Wayne Mullen on with us maybe a year ago today, quite possibly we were at the Republican convention. It was a year ago today, Thursday, that Trump gave his hour and a half long rambling speech. That was absolutely something. Anyway, Senator Mark Wayne Mullen on this whole internment camp thing, that's an insult to those that survived those concentration camps. To even compare this, they were put.
Jacob Goldstein
There just because of their religious beliefs. You have individuals that are in these detention centers are there because they enter the country illegally and then they broke.
Jack Armstrong
The law before they got here. I mean, one guy they arrested from Houston hijacked an airplane coming from Cuba.
Jacob Goldstein
That was headed to Florida. My Lord, what type of people are these Democrats trying to protect? They're just trying to win the politics of it. They don't care about the people or the border security or whatever else. They're not about results. They're about virtue signaling and getting power.
Jack Armstrong
I think ultimately cracking down on illegal immigration is going to be a net benefit to the Republican Party by a lot. Even with these cases that I'm not happy with. Mentioned one the other day of a friend of a friend who been here since they were, he was 11 years old, working for decades, paying taxes, going to every single appointment they were supposed to to try to get citizenship and they just got rounded up and thrown in one of these. Well, they're being detained currently and they're doing a GoFundMe to try to hire a lawyer to try to figure out what they do. I don't like that. That's probably not good. But it is the law. It is the current law.
Jacob Goldstein
Yeah. The practical political reality though is if you can stay as close to violent criminals as possible, or at least prioritize those and work outward, you'll maintain popular support for much, much longer. The poll numbers on law abiding tax paying illegal immigrants booting them out are miserably low.
Jack Armstrong
I know.
Jacob Goldstein
Miserable.
Jack Armstrong
Just so it'll be interesting to see people vote.
Jacob Goldstein
Right? And when we've aired far too far to the other side, which is not booting anybody out for a very long time. I'm not advocating some sort of super soft on a limal immigration policy. I'm just saying to whatever extent you can stay toward the scumbag end, that ensures enough political support to get it done.
Jack Armstrong
We will finish strong Next.
Joe Getty
Armstrong and.
Jack Armstrong
Getty.
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Jack Armstrong
If you talk about this, I'm gonna excommunicate you. Well, you're not the pope, bro. I mean, you're not speaking from the throne. Ex Catherine, anyone who disagrees with anything I say is banished. And I'm not saying Trump Land is a cult. The Democrats are the cult of hating reason and Logic and common sense.
Jacob Goldstein
But.
Jack Armstrong
When Trump starts behaving like that, it starts getting into cult territory. I don't listen to Alex Jones, but.
Jacob Goldstein
He needs a lozenge.
Jack Armstrong
I guess he's trying to thread the needle. A lot of people are. He's got the benefit of still being in the media and not in the government, of trying to explain away something they knew wasn't true. I assume for all those years, the giant pedophile ring story.
Jacob Goldstein
Just as a media guy and a student of media and politics and pop culture, it's interesting to study how the very Trump oriented groove that they're in is willing to give Trump an elbow in the chops at least. And I wonder if they're positioning themselves for a post Trump world.
Jack Armstrong
So I don't want to mention names, Joel, probably know who I'm talking to, but there is a host we had never heard of when we were at the convention a year ago, set up very close to us. Turns out to be a really big deal because he goes full on this sort of qanonish stuff on his show. And a big enough deal to like.
Jacob Goldstein
And super, super MAGA as well.
Jack Armstrong
Right?
Jacob Goldstein
Yeah.
Jack Armstrong
Will, Will those shows have a shelf life? Maybe not even after Epstein, but after Trump is gone.
Jacob Goldstein
That's what I was driving at. I think they're trying to figure that out. I don't think they will, I mean, because their business is pandering, it's not informing. And so they're trying to figure out, okay, Trump has now come out anti Epstein conspiracy. I'm just going to use that for shorthand. Do we go with Trump or do we go with the bulk of our audience on this? And clearly, like gave the example of Charlie Kirk earlier. He was hardcore. This is the most important thing in the world. Get a call from Trump. Trump says, hey, cool it, because this is really screwing up the MAGA progress and stuff. And he's like, all right, cool, I'm not talking about this anymore for now. I trust the administration. His audience goes nuts. He immediately turns around, reverses field and puts out a list of 27 demands or whatever. It was all having to do with Epstein. So that'd be an interesting position to be in if we were one of those shows. Yeah. Do we stick with Trump or do we give him the finger?
Jack Armstrong
I'm glad we don't have to make that decision. Hmm. If I could go back in time, I wouldn't. I was about to say if I could go back in time and knew how this whole Trump thing was going to play out, maybe you go full on as hardcore as you can and you know, although things pretty turned out pretty good for us. So just, you know, as an aside, no complaints. All right. Anyway, it was a year ago we were at that convention just during like that crazy, crazy time the Republican convention was going on a year ago this week.
Jacob Goldstein
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Jack Armstrong
Oh wow. Really?
Jacob Goldstein
Flesh eating parasitic fly that's been cited in Mexico near the u. S. And so the answer is you breed millions of sterilized flies. They get with the hot fly gals. We have no time then to get jiggy with the, you know, the non sterilized flies and they die out.
Jack Armstrong
Do they go after people or only cows?
Jacob Goldstein
People, any minute, Jack. One for your life. Admit me chorus to this history who prologue. Like your humble patients, pray gently to hear, kindly to judge the final thoughts of Armstrong and Getty. It's almost entirely animals susceptible to it. What it does to them is so gross and terrible, I won't even read it. Oh boy.
Jack Armstrong
Here's your host for final thoughts, Joe Getty.
Jacob Goldstein
We'll just leave it at flesh eating. Let's get a final thought from everybody on the crew who's here today. Michelangelo, pressing the buttons. Michael, what's your final thought?
Jack Armstrong
Yeah, I guess the cutting of PBS funding is already starting to affect Sesame street. Some of the changes he made is the grocery store is now a smoke shop on Sesame street and big bird got evicted from his nest. He's living in Ernie's old motorhome in his driveway. So wow, this is what happens when.
Jacob Goldstein
You don't get funding. You know, I'm starting to feel bad about those evil fish fiscal conservatives. Michael, Katie Green is off for the day. Jack, a final thought for us.
Jack Armstrong
So I flip on PBS for whatever or NPR radio as soon as I get out of here every single day to see what they're talking about. And it's always some very, very left wing, non mainstream topic, like not even mainstream democrat topic. Do you think that will get more so or less so losing their funding? I think now they'll think. Think we don't have to answer to anybody.
Jacob Goldstein
I have no idea. It's an interesting question. They do a very, very good job at incredibly biased reporting.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah, they are good at It. Armstrong and Getty wrapping up another grueling four hour workday.
Jacob Goldstein
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Jack Armstrong
See you tomorrow. God bless America.
Jacob Goldstein
Can we get out of here please?
Jack Armstrong
It's over.
Joe Getty
Oh, come on.
Jack Armstrong
I said bye.
Jacob Goldstein
Get the hell out of here.
Jack Armstrong
Absolutely.
Jacob Goldstein
What the hell are you talking about?
Jack Armstrong
I haven't said a word, so stop yelling at me. This is a perspective that our European allies share.
Joe Getty
Go away.
Jack Armstrong
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Podcast Summary: Armstrong & Getty On Demand - "The Ol’ Maple Syrup & Glitter Treatment"
Release Date: July 17, 2025
In this episode of "Armstrong & Getty On Demand," hosts Jack Armstrong and Jacob Goldstein engage in a dynamic discussion covering a range of topics, including government efficiency, political fundraising, philosophical reflections on happiness, international defense systems, and immigration policies. The conversation is marked by sharp critiques, insightful observations, and moments of humor, providing listeners with a comprehensive overview of current socio-political landscapes.
The episode opens with a critical examination of Washington's ability to manage federal funding, particularly focusing on recent legislative efforts to cut budgets for public media. The hosts express skepticism about the government's capability to implement significant reforms in major programs like Social Security and Medicare.
Jacob Goldstein Highlights:
"This is a rounding error when it comes to Washington and they're struggling to do it. I mean, how are they going to fix Social Security? How are they going to fix Medicare?"
[03:40]
The discussion underscores the inefficiency and bureaucratic challenges that hinder effective governance, emphasizing concerns about the government's capacity to handle essential services.
Armstrong and Goldstein delve into the Democratic Party's fundraising strategies, highlighting how prominent figures such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) and Bernie Sanders continue to garner substantial funds despite not actively pursuing office.
Jack Armstrong Observes:
"AOC raised almost $6 million in the last three months as she gets more and more presidential buzz from the super hardcore left."
[07:59]
The hosts debate the implications of such fundraising prowess on the party's image and voter base, questioning the qualifications and broader impact of these fundraising efforts.
A segment of the podcast is dedicated to a philosophical discussion sparked by a quote purportedly from ChatGPT or Grok about achieving peace through renouncing worldly concerns. The hosts debate the practicality and personal implications of such an ideology.
Jack Armstrong Shares:
"Unless you despise your self will and renounce all worldly concerns, you will never have peace."
[10:07]
Jacob Goldstein Counters:
"I don't suppose I'll ever have peace."
[11:12]
This exchange highlights the tension between philosophical ideals and everyday realities, with both hosts exploring the feasibility of attaining personal peace through significant lifestyle changes.
The conversation shifts to the complexities of missile defense, particularly in the context of recent conflicts between Iran and Israel. The hosts discuss the efficacy and challenges of advanced missile defense systems.
Jacob Goldstein Explains:
"Israel's missile defense comprises multiple layers including Arrow 3, SM3 Aegis interceptors, and the Iron Dome."
[21:00]
They emphasize how even the most sophisticated systems are continually tested and often outmaneuvered, underscoring the relentless advancements in offensive missile technologies.
A significant portion of the podcast focuses on the state of immigration policy and border security in the United States, contrasting the approaches of the Trump and Biden administrations.
Jack Armstrong Questions:
"Do you remember when Trump talked about reopening Alcatraz and that was a story for like 24 hours… And now the Attorney General and the Interior Secretary are there at Alcatraz saying this is where a Clint Eastwood character drilled the hole in the wall."
[28:30]
Jacob Goldstein Notes:
"6072 southwest border apprehensions. That is 15% lower than the previous March low. And zero parole releases compared to 27,766 released in June 2024."
[32:22]
The hosts critique the Biden administration's immigration strategies, arguing that border security has seen improvements despite political narratives to the contrary. They discuss the political ramifications and public perceptions surrounding these policies.
The discussion touches upon recent cuts to public media funding and the potential consequences for beloved programs like Sesame Street. The hosts express concern over the decline in quality and accessibility due to budget reductions.
Armstrong Humorously Comments:
"Some of the changes he made is the grocery store is now a smoke shop on Sesame Street and Big Bird got evicted from his nest."
[48:22]
This segment highlights the cultural and educational impacts of reduced funding for public media, using humor to underscore serious concerns.
In their concluding segments, Armstrong and Goldstein offer final reflections, blending humor with critical insights. They recap the discussed topics and emphasize their viewpoints on the issues at hand.
Jack Armstrong Concludes:
"So everybody chill on that high note. Thank you all very much. Armstrong and Getty wanna feel more creative but don't have the right laptop."
[49:44]
Their closing remarks reinforce their perspectives, leaving listeners with a blend of humor and thoughtful critique on the day's discussions.
On Government Inefficiency:
"How are they going to fix Social Security? How are they going to fix Medicare?"
Jacob Goldstein
[03:40]
On Political Fundraising:
"AOC raised almost $6 million in the last three months as she gets more and more presidential buzz from the super hardcore left."
Jack Armstrong
[07:59]
On Philosophical Views of Peace:
"Unless you despise your self will and renounce all worldly concerns, you will never have peace."
Jack Armstrong
[10:07]
On Missile Defense Systems:
"Israel's missile defense comprises multiple layers including Arrow 3, SM3 Aegis interceptors, and the Iron Dome."
Jacob Goldstein
[21:00]
On Immigration Statistics:
"6072 southwest border apprehensions. That is 15% lower than the previous March low."
Jacob Goldstein
[32:22]
This episode of "Armstrong & Getty On Demand" offers a critical and comprehensive look at pressing political and social issues. Through incisive commentary and engaging dialogue, Jack Armstrong and Jacob Goldstein provide listeners with a nuanced understanding of government inefficiencies, political strategies, philosophical debates, defense challenges, and immigration policies. Their blend of humor and critical analysis ensures a thought-provoking and enjoyable listening experience for those seeking informed perspectives on current events.