What Is Wrong With You Dude?! Get It Together!

Summary

Podcast Summary: Armstrong & Getty On Demand Episode Title: What Is Wrong With You Dude?! Get It Together! Release Date: July 28, 2025

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Introduction

In this episode of Armstrong & Getty On Demand, hosts Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty delve into a variety of pressing political and social issues, offering their characteristic blend of humor, skepticism, and sharp commentary. The discussion ranges from taxation reforms and international trade deals to the state of the American education system and bizarre news stories capturing public attention. Throughout the episode, Armstrong and Getty engage listeners with candid conversations, insightful critiques, and memorable quotes that encapsulate their perspectives.

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1. Ohio Adopts the Flat Tax

Timestamp: [02:03]

The episode opens with Joe Getty announcing that Ohio has become the 15th state in the Union to adopt a flat tax system. Getty expresses enthusiasm for this move, criticizing the existing progressive tax code as "horrendous." He argues that a flat tax simplifies the tax structure and is more equitable for taxpayers.

Joe Getty [02:29]: "Could it be we are chipping away at the horrendous progressive tax code?"

Jack Armstrong echoes Getty's support, highlighting the benefits of a flat tax and its potential positive impact on Ohio's economy.

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2. President Trump's Tariff Deal with Europe

Timestamp: [02:48]

The hosts transition to discussing recent developments in international trade, specifically President Trump's announcement of a significant tariff deal with Europe. Getty refers to the agreement as "the biggest deal that's ever been made in world history, period," though he humorously notes that a larger deal with China is imminent.

Joe Getty [03:00]: "Trump announced they made the big tariff deal with Europe. He's calling it the biggest deal that's ever been made in world history."

Armstrong critiques media coverage of the deal, suggesting that Trump's negotiation style is misunderstood and often misrepresented by what he terms the "Trump-hating media."

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3. Education System and the Lengthening School Year

Timestamp: [05:57]

A significant portion of the conversation centers on the American education system, particularly the extension of the school year. Getty laments that the increased number of school days has not translated into improved student performance, asserting that "the kids are getting dumber and dumber."

Joe Getty [06:54]: "The summer is so short compared to when I was a kid. ... And the kids are getting dumber and dumber judging by the government school performance."

Armstrong and Getty debate the underlying causes, with Getty blaming teacher unions and advocating for school choice as a solution to the failing system.

Joe Getty [07:34]: "Politics makes me sick. That's a good quote from a guy who's at the head of all three branches of government."

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4. President Trump's Foreign Policy and Ukraine

Timestamp: [09:45]

The discussion shifts to President Trump's foreign policy, focusing on his interactions with Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding the Ukraine conflict. The hosts express skepticism about Trump's ability to negotiate effectively with Putin, citing recent missile attacks in Kiev as evidence of the administration's struggles.

Jack Armstrong [25:19]: "I think we were on our way to a ceasefire and maybe peace. And then missiles are flying into Kiev... what's that all about?"

Getty criticizes Trump's handling of the situation, questioning whether the president truly understands Putin's intentions.

Joe Getty [24:14]: "I'm befuddled by his apparent slowness to come around to what kind of guy Putin is."

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5. Bizarre News Stories: Serial Butt Sniffer and Mermaiding

Timestamp: [16:12] & [16:51]

In keeping with their tradition of highlighting unusual news stories, Armstrong and Getty cover incidents such as a "serial butt sniffer" arrested in California and the growing popularity of mermaiding in the DC area. These segments serve to underscore the hosts' critique of media sensationalism and societal oddities.

Joe Getty [16:42]: "And it's not a dog. It's a human."

Joe Getty [16:58]: "Mermaiding is when a bunch of adults put on mermaid tails and sit in the deep end of a pool."

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6. Media Critique and Public Perception

Timestamp: [26:04] - [28:46]

The hosts take aim at mainstream media outlets, specifically criticizing shows like ABC's This Week for perceived biases and incompetence. They discuss the handling of high-profile cases such as the Epstein investigation, suggesting that political motivations are influencing journalistic integrity.

Joe Getty [27:26]: "They're pretending to care, so anyway, yeah."

Armstrong adds to the critique by highlighting inconsistencies in media reporting and the lack of accountability.

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7. Climate Change and Media Narratives

Timestamp: [38:25] - [39:33]

Addressing environmental issues, Armstrong and Getty challenge prevailing media narratives on climate change. They argue that the media selectively emphasizes extreme weather events to support the climate change agenda, disregarding anomalies that do not fit the narrative.

Joe Getty [39:12]: "If this is climate change for where I live, bring it on. I'm taking the exhaust pipe off of my diesel truck to bring on more climate change."

The hosts advocate for a more balanced discussion, emphasizing the importance of questioning the motivations behind climate change stories.

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8. Mailbag Segment: Community Feedback

Timestamp: [35:07] - [36:53]

In the Mailbag segment, Armstrong and Getty respond to listener feedback, discussing incidents of violence and societal decay in places like Davis, California. They critique capitalism's role in fostering environments where violence and drug abuse thrive.

Joe Getty [35:04]: "They come to towns like that because nobody enforces the law in towns like that."

The hosts lament the decline in public safety and the erosion of community standards, attributing these issues to systemic failures.

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9. Technology and Artificial Intelligence

Timestamp: [37:06] - [39:12]

The conversation briefly touches on advancements in technology, particularly artificial intelligence. Getty shares a personal anecdote about using AI tools like ChatGPT and Suno AI to create a song, highlighting both the potential and the emotional impact of these technologies.

Joe Getty [37:34]: "We wrote lyrics and chat GPT and in 15 seconds we had a catchy tune."

Armstrong humorously contrasts this with concerns about the rapid pace of technological change, suggesting that society may struggle to keep up.

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10. Conclusion and Teasers for Upcoming Segments

Timestamp: [40:27]

The episode wraps up with Armstrong and Getty teasing content for the next hour, including in-depth discussions on sensational news stories and continued critiques of political and social systems. They encourage listeners to subscribe to the on-demand podcast to stay informed on their candid analyses.

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Notable Quotes:

• Joe Getty [02:29]: "Could it be we are chipping away at the horrendous progressive tax code?"

• Jack Armstrong [25:19]: "I think we were on our way to a ceasefire and maybe peace. And then missiles are flying into Kiev... what's that all about?"

• Joe Getty [39:12]: "If this is climate change for where I live, bring it on. I'm taking the exhaust pipe off of my diesel truck to bring on more climate change."

• Joe Getty [35:04]: "They come to towns like that because nobody enforces the law in towns like that."

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Conclusion

Armstrong & Getty delivers an episode packed with forthright opinions and critical examinations of current events. Hosts Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty engage their audience with a mix of serious analysis and lighthearted commentary, making complex topics accessible while maintaining their signature irreverent style. Whether discussing tax reforms, international diplomacy, or oddball news stories, the duo provides listeners with thought-provoking insights and plenty of memorable moments.

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For those who missed the live broadcast, the full episode is available on demand, ensuring you stay up-to-date with Armstrong and Getty's unfiltered take on today's issues.

Transcript

[Joe Getty]

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[Jack Armstrong]

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[Joe Getty]

Broadcasting live from the Abraham Lincoln Radio Studio, the.

[Jack Armstrong]

George Washington Broadcast Center, Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty.

Armstrong and Getty.

[Joe Getty]

And now, here's Armstrong and Getty. Oh, brand new week.

Live from Studio C. See, senor, this.

Is the week it all comes together. We're in a dim. We're in a dimly lit room deep within the bowels of the Armstrong and Getty Communications compound. And hey y', all, today we're under the tutelage of our general manager, Ohio.

The state. The state of Ohio. Yes, Ohio has just become the 15th state in the union to adopt the flat tax.

Really?

Could it be we are chipping away at the horrendous progressive tax code? I'll explain why I say horrendous. And it's not just because I'm fabulously like Jeffrey Epstein rich. But I certainly am. But no. The problem with their legion. Problems with the progressive tax code. We'll get to that later. Love the flat tax.

Okay, fantastic. It's another flat tax Monday. There's something to look forward to. Speaking of economics, it has happened just in the last couple hours that Trump announced they made the big tariff deal with Europe. He's calling it the biggest deal that's ever been made in world history, period, until the deal with China is made in a couple of days or a couple of weeks, but biggest deal ever made. And they, they settled on a number for tariffs and all that sort of stuff that was good about to kick in. This horrifically high tariff was gonna kick in on all of Europe in on Friday, on August 1st, and that has been avoided. I feel like the reporting on this stuff, you know, that whole. I've never believed it's actually a thing. Taco Trump always chickens out. I think one person said it once and then everybody, you know, Trump hating media acted like it was a big thing. But why does everybody act like they've never heard of negotiating? So I've, I've listened to the reporting today and says he once again lowered his number. He started this number and this is what he settled for. So once again, have you never bought a car or sold a car or anything in your life? Do you feel like that, that you chickened when you listed your car for 22 but sold it for 21? Or is that just the way everybody does business?

Welcome to Armstrong and Getty's Stupid or Disingenuous, where you, the audience, decide whether a reporter is stupid or just a liar.

It's possible because they're all 23 year olds with no life experience, that they never bought or sold anything, I suppose.

But isn't that given their affection for socialism, they obviously have little grasp of economics in general.

Is this starting at this number and then coming down to this number, the way like everything you ever buy works? Pretty much, yeah.

Happens a lot.

So I don't, I don't know. I don't know. I just don't see it being that thing. But anywho, not my lane. The whole tariff world, it's. But they, they settled that. I'm glad. That seems like a good thing. If we're not wondering about this or.

That, I have a 90 to what? I have a 90 to 120 minute long discussion of the tariffs ready to go. The time is indeterminate because I'm still working on the songs. I'm thinking of it as being amus musical. It's like a one man tuned everyone.

One of those one man shows where you have conversations with yourself, have different accents.

Right, right. Mixed with the famous dance recital in the Big Lebowski for those familiar with that fabulous movie. Anyway, it's taking Shape. Stay with us.

The other as as we come on the air, Trump's doing one of his multi hour press conferences. The other big news is he says he's going to shorten the whole 50 day ceasefire with Russia. He does sees no indication that Putin's even working toward coming up with a ceasefire deal. So no more of the 50 days.

He'S going to shorten.

He didn't say to what.

I think I know why he doesn't see any sign Putin is working toward peace because he ain't.

I appreciate that though. As opposed to pretending the entire 50 days that Putin is behind Kremlin walls just frantically trying to figure out his ceasefire deal.

Actually, we must give more. We must give more. What shall we give? No, no, not at all. Please.

How was everybody's weekend? Was it fantastic? Did you love it? Man, I can't believe how close it is to school. Already there's having this conversation with Hansen, our executive producer. Summers be because of all kinds of weirdness. Some of it I really hate with them adding more school days because they take too many days off during the year or you get a lot of money for being in school another day and all these different things.

The summer takes a while to teach radical gender theory to 7 year olds. They don't gag it. It takes a while.

I don't know where it is all across the country, but the summer is so short compared to when I was a kid. Yes. Michael used to be Labor Day. Labor Day was the last day and after Labor Day we went back. We're starting like a month earlier.

Yeah.

And that's a lot of weeks that you don't have for squeezing in vacation or whatever else you wanted to do.

It's. And the kids are getting dumber and dumber judging by the government school performance. Don't blame the kids, blame the school.

Always worth bringing up that none of these moves are leading to better outcomes. That's the argument I suppose they would make. It's important that we try to raise proficiency. Well, it's not working.

Yeah. If you were in favor of that, you'd be in favor of school choice.

How much of the school you're getting longer is just all the funding you get for being open a day.

Well, every, every state has a required number of days period. You don't get a super bonus for like going 10 days over.

Yeah, but they change the rules year by year of how many days you're going to be open.

I, I really like from the legislature. I thought you're like looking at the schools as opposed to the legislature.

I don't think they're doing ad hoc. No, but isn't that the. But who runs. Who runs the world? The teachers unions.

Exactly.

But isn't that the reason? The reason. Because you, you know, you add five days, that's a lot of money.

And then they turn those into teachers institutes, whatever those are. I guess. And yeah, I don't.

But there's got to be some good reason, somebody who knows. Why is the school year so much longer than it was 10 years, 20 years ago, 40 years ago, when proficiency in reading and math was much higher. So we're getting less for our buck. But the school year's so much longer.

That's 100% true. Contrarian point of view, though it might have to do with the fact that vastly more women are working than were 40 years ago, 50 years ago.

So you extended the school year to have more government Childcare.

Correct.

Well, that's not a good reason either. I want a reason that includes education. Does anybody have any reasons. Does anybody have any reasons that adds up to. It helps the kids get the.

Get the audience laugh ready, Michael. Jack is looking for good reasons for government schools to do the things they do as opposed to corrupt, stupid, ideological, greedy reasons. I'm telling you, this is not hyperbole. I am not above hyperbole, but this isn't it. Our government schools are diseased to their bones. The entire system, all of it, it really is colleges and universities. It is clearly to a point where one wonders if one tends to use one in a sentence like one just did. One wonders whether there's any fix in it from the outside or if it's just got to be torn down through aggressive school choice. Well, I know that answer. I've advocated for it a thousand times.

I have an important point to make about the show, but first we need to start the show officially before we get in trouble with the fcc. I'm Jack Armstrong. He's Joe Getty on this. It is Monday, July 28th. We're almost out of July, people. The year 2025. We are Armstrong and Yeti and we approve of this program.

Yeah, Trump's shipping those shaping FCC violators down to that El Salvador. Yeah, they would hand march around.

They would have us down there bent over in the white T shirt.

I'm too old for that crap. Please. All right, let's begin officially then, according to FCC rules of regs. Here we go. Leaping into action at President Trump said he plans on going after Obama for ordering the Russian collusion investigation. He claims the only reason he let Hillary stay out of jail is because he wanted Bill to suffer.

Oh, now what?

That is mean spirit. See that punchline coming.

I was just thinking about this. So we're working on cameras for the, for everybody, so we can start videoing the show. This isn't the.

Releasing it in video outlets?

Yeah, I think so. Well, because, because podcasting being available on YouTube or wherever is huge. Lots of, lots of big podcasts that, for whatever reason, lots of people like to watch their podcasts. Not exactly sure why, but all the biggest podcasts you can name are also video. So we're gonna do the same thing. But will there be any change in the look? I noticed today I'm wearing a suit with a stiff, starched white shirt. You are wearing a cut the crap T shirt. It's a very different look. Will you change anything about that when we're on television?

Yeah, I, I, well, I probably will.

I'm not saying you should. I'm just asking.

Well, no, it's a reasonable crop. I didn't take it that way. It's, it's a fine, high quality cotton blend. Armstrong and Getty cut the crap T shirt. So, yeah, I might, I might pimp the merch a little bit. I don't know, it's funny. For most of our careers, you were much more casual than I was, I'd say. But I've reached the what do the kids say? The effort point in my life. So I just have to wear pants now, huh?

You have to wear pants? Yeah, when we're on tv. Yes, Katie, I was just gonna say.

[Katie Green]

I'm very much looking forward to Michael putting his shirt back on.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah, it frees him up. Nudity brings him closer to earth. Mother Nature. Katie, you just have to deal with it. Contract. You should have read it.

[Katie Green]

Fine print.

[Joe Getty]

So anyway, when that starts happening, we'll, we'll tell you all about it because that'll be very exciting. And I'm sure all the mockery, the endless mockery. That'll be fun. That'll be fun to wade through. People watching Chris eyes. That'll be a good time. So we got Katie's headlines on the way, and there's quite a few of them. And more of the news of the day to get to. Trump is having a press conference right now where he's making news as he always does, among other things. Stay tuned. Armstrong and Getty.

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[Joe Getty]

Dividing up Ukraine. Hanson, did he mean dividing up Ukraine? Okay, well, Trump was just asked about making a deal with Putin around Ukraine and said something. That's what. Okay, maybe we'll get to that later.

It's funny, we've been talking off the air about the fact that Trump holds forth. Jack, you've referred to them as press conferences. A silly quibble. I think the press refers to them as sprays, which is a bad term of when the president just kind of in an impromptu way is sitting there and Alaska answer questions rather. Anyway, but these sprays go on and on and, or whatever you want to call them go on and on and on. And it's, it's become a bit of an editing nightmare for the crew. But he said something about Ukraine, huh?

Yeah. Which we'll get to a little bit later, maybe like in next segment.

Yeah. Coming up, for what it's worth in voraciously consuming what I consume to get ready for the show, there's a lot of positive stuff today. A lot of, hey, that's progress. That's a good twist. I'm glad to hear that. So stay tuned for it. Doubt it. Uncharacteristically cheery Armstrong and Getty show. But first we must figure out who's reporting what. It's the lead story with Katie Green. Katie?

[Katie Green]

Well, on the Russia topic from abc, Russia hits Ukraine with hundreds of drones and missiles prompting NATO response.

[Joe Getty]

NATO response in what way? Like a verbal response or did we bought the NATO bomb?

[Katie Green]

No, verbal response.

[Joe Getty]

Oh, okay.

[Katie Green]

Cnn, Israel.

[Joe Getty]

Oh, yeah, because I'm sorry, Katie, but yeah, Putin's really prone to a good tongue lashing.

[Katie Green]

Oh, I know.

[Joe Getty]

I mean, that's, that's the way to get him in line.

[Katie Green]

From cnn. Israeli minister warns, quote, gates of hell will open in Gaza if hostages aren't immediately released.

[Joe Getty]

I hope they mean it. Oh, coming up, a really interesting look at is there actually starvation going on in Gaza? That is the lead story everywhere. But there's a hell of a lot of misinformation. It is an information war right now as much as a bullet war.

100%. I can't wait to talk about it. And something unique I heard on NPR today about that. So stay tuned.

[Katie Green]

From the Wall Street Journal, dollar NASDAQ futures rise after Trump strikes. EU deal.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah. Certainty.

[Katie Green]

From the New York Post, Florida county school board chair deletes comments celebrating Hulk Hogan's death as, quote, one less maga.

[Joe Getty]

What is wrong with you people?

Good lord, how can you be so sorely lacking in judgment?

I would fire you for your lack of judgment more than your attitude. I mean, you're such an idiot. I mean, you're such a child that your emotional glee about the other side taking a minor, minor hit that you've got to express it publicly despite your job. I mean, that makes you a moron.

[Katie Green]

From the Washington Post. In a stressful human world, mermaiding gains popularity in DC Area.

[Joe Getty]

What's mermaiding?

[Katie Green]

Mermaiding is when a bunch of adults put on mermaid tails and sit in the deep end of a pool.

[Joe Getty]

Oh boy.

Oh, boy. You should go hang out with the person who tweeted about Hulk Hogan mermaiding. Shut up. Oh, boy.

[Katie Green]

From breitbart.com Serial butt sniffer arrested again in California.

[Joe Getty]

Wow. Wow. Now that's a hobby.

And it's not a dog. It's a human. It's a human.

[Katie Green]

Would not be much of a story if it was a dog, Right? From Fox Business court rules that Google must pay 12, $500 to a man who was photographed naked by their street view camera.

[Joe Getty]

That's interesting.

Now, how did they come to that settlement? Because I know a little bit about reaching legal settlements. If he'd been like, really buff and good looking and like really well endowed, would that have been a smaller settlement? Or what if he owed them money or what? I mean, if they catch me naked in my backyard, which I never am, but if they did, then that settlement would be substantial because there would be a lot of derision, a lot of verbal abuse.

[Katie Green]

And finally, this one from the Babylon Bee, hosts of the View go on hiatus to tear unwary sailors apart with their talons.

[Joe Getty]

Wow. We have some pretty giant headlines that are happening as we come on the air. I mean, we Type up a script for the four hour show every single day and we're gonna have to tear up several pages because of breaking news. So get to all that coming up.

Alrighty. Plus that good stuff I was talking about. Happy life affirming positive if Jackal get out of the way.

Can't imagine what you're talking about.

Like the Ohio flat tax thing. I think that is a great sign of the good people of the United States.

Not the coastal elite media scum, but.

The good people in their common sense winning the day.

All right, so we got lots on the way. We'll bring you up to speed on the breaking news and all that. If you miss a segment, get the podcast. Armstrong and Getty on demand. Armstrong and Getty.

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We've had discussions. You and I have had discussions. We thought we had that settled numerous times. And then President Putin goes out and starts launching rockets into some city like Kiev and kills a lot of people in a nursing home or whatever. You have bodies lying all over the street and I say that's not the way to do it. So we'll see what happens with that. I'm very disappointed. I'm disappointed in President Putin, very disappointed in him. So we're going to have to look and I'm going to reduce that 50 days that I gave him to a lesser number because I think I already know the answer. What's going to happen. Okay, thank you very much everybody. We'll see you later.

[Joe Getty]

Wow, that's interesting. God, the psychology of that dude. There are some people that think that story he told a couple of weeks ago where he said, I'll get off I'll have a good phone call with Putin, and then I'll come home and I'll tell Melania had a great phone call with Vladimir today. Really good phone call. And she'll say, Melania will say, yeah, well, he's bombing them again.

He's just bombing another city right now. Yeah.

And that it might just be because he was embarrassed in front of his wife that this has changed everything.

Wow. I wonder. Wow. Because otherwise, basis for American foreign policy.

Well, he ended up in the right place. It's just kind of a weird way to get there. Uh, more on that in just a second. On the whole Russia thing, gotta tease a couple of things that are big. First of all, Katie mentioned in her little headline rundown what I thought was a flippant. Flippant fliver.

Wow.

What now? I hope this isn't frumious Bandersnatch. I hope this isn't what we Learned about in 8th grade English class, about foreshadowing or something, about what the whole week's gonna be like for me trying to speak. What I thought Katie did was a flippant, frivolous story about a butt sniffer. Turns out to be a very big deal. The Burbank butt sniffer, he had got thrown in jail for years ago. He got let out. He immediately started up again. And we've got all the details on that story from the cops. We will get to next hour.

Serial bs.

Wow. What the hell is wrong with you, dude? Get a grip.

How many kinds of crazy are there? Anybody ever counted the total number of kinds of crazy? Well, I guess that big DSM book is that. Anyway, back to you.

I had another important story I wanted to tease, but I don't remember what it was. Anyway, so I guess we'll get back to this. Trump saying, ain't gonna be 50 days. We're gonna have to shorten that. Cause clear clearly Vladimir doesn't give a crap. But then that was to wrap up the press conference. But before that, he. He got into this about Ukraine and talking to Putin. Not exactly sure what he means here.

Do you think he's been lying to.

[Jack Armstrong]

You about his intention? Well, I don't want to use the word lying. All I know is we'd have a good talk. And it seemed, on, let's say, three occasions, it seemed that we were going to have a ceasefire and maybe peace. And you divide it up and you do whatever you have to do that obviously to get to the end. And all of a sudden, missiles are flying into Kiev and other places and I say, what's that all about? I spoke to him three, four hours ago, and it looked like we were on our way. And then I'd say, forget it and I'm not going to talk anymore. You know, this has happened on too many occasions and I don't like it. I don't like it.

[Joe Getty]

Come on.

Trump has dealt with gazillions of people doing all kinds of deals his whole life. Is this the first time he's ever encountered anybody you can't trust? Surely not.

Or a sociopath? No, I'm, I'm, I'm befuddled by his apparent slowness to come around to what kind of guy Putin is, especially given the fact that quite a number of his advisors should know and be able to communicate that to him. I wonder if he just doesn't buy it. Okay, well, things are moving in the direction of greater support for Ukraine, I guess.

I guess so. And I was listening to my Telegraph podcast on Friday. They have always had the latest on Ukraine. They said that Patriot missile deal is huge and they're already there. The whole. There are various stories about how many months or years or when they would actually they're there there and being set up or probably operational by now because on Friday they said they'd be operational by the weekend. So we got the Patriot missile battery fast.

Well, as I believe Joe Getty reported, the idea was that the Europeans would just move them right across the border, then we'd backfill for the Europeans. So, yeah, it was pretty efficient.

So the people claiming it would be six months before they. What were that? Was that just anti Trump people or.

I don't know. I was just wondering that same thing. Whether it's just incompetence or naysayers or.

I don't know, speaking of news and what's true and what's. So I was watching a little of the Sunday shows yesterday. The Sunday news shows. There are four major ones.

God bless you. I wouldn't even show those shows to prisoners.

ABC this week, Meet the Press, Face the Nation, and then Fox News Sunday. Those are the four that I always take in, at least the beginning. Two of the four led with Epstein.

You know, I was going to remark earlier that we have been e free so far today, Right.

This is kind of. I mean, obviously it has the name in it, but it's kind of a different take on it. On ABC this week, they immediately went to their legal panel with Chris Christie, who I don't trust to be an honest broker on freaking anything. He might be the Most annoying knowing presence on all of television. And that's a hell of a bar. I think Chris Christie is the single most annoying presence on all of TV news.

Have you ever seen the View?

God, he's full of crap. And he hates Trump so much for being embarrassed in public that he just.

Humiliating him deliberately over and over again.

Yes, but he can't see straight because of that. Anyway, they also had Sarah Isger on from the Dispatch, who is a very honest broker on news related stuff and worked in the Justice Department under Trump and everything like that. They both completely flummoxed as to why the number two person in the Justice Department and really the person that runs the Justice Department because the Attorney General's too busy, you know, is the top person to actually run it day to day. The person who runs the Justice Department spent nine hours interviewing Ghislaine Maxwell and they can't understand why that would be completely unprecedented that a person at that level would go interview somebody on a case that's old and settled. I mean, what is going on there? It just seems to be like without precedent of any kind for that sort of thing to happen. And nobody can understand why.

Well, as we were discussing last week, unprecedented times unprecedented will equal unprecedented. And you have a bunch of higher ups in the administration who were podcasters and hype men for the Epstein conspiracy for a long time now they're in power. They over promised, they under delivered. They thought it would go under the rug. It has not. And speaking of unprecedented, and I was going to get into this at greater length later, but you have a scandal that is being pumped for completely different reasons by the left and the right. The left never having the slightest interest in the Epstein story when they had all the power. But now because they perceive it by damage Trump, they're pretending to care. So anyway, yeah, so the equals unprecedented is you got the number two in the Justice Department going down to the prison to talk to Madame Perv to say, look, we could probably shorten your sentence if you could give us anything that looks like a major revelation about the pervin of the powerful. Seriously, anything. Because this is a poo storm.

That's what you think it is. That's interesting.

Yes.

So you think the number two got involved to try to slam the door on this thing.

Yeah. Dig up something that would satisfy the base and therefore de energize the incredibly hypocritical Democrats from howling about this stuff.

That's, that's pretty interesting. I haven't heard anybody say that with you, but that Makes sense. The other part of it that is weird. Well, that is that, you know, that that's so weird on its own. I mean, she had to be thinking, what is going on here?

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Not gonna get into the details until hour two and actually hear from the police officers involved. But this guy, he would be like at a Barnes and Noble bookstore, they got him on video and he would like get down on his hands and knees behind a woman and it would appear be trying to smell her from behind. Anyway, he did this multiple times and got caught. And it did it enough to actually go to jail for a length of time. He gets let loose and like immediately he goes out in public and starts doing it again.

His mother was a native born American. His father was a Labrador retriever. Right.

Police caught him when he stopped at a fire hydrant and raised his leg to urinate and they were able to nab him. He hasn't.

Well, I guess we'll get the full story next hour. And aren't we all looking forward to that? Plus progress.

They were able to apprehend him. They just kept throwing a chew toy and he'd run and get it and then they threw it again until they got him in the jail cell.

Right? Plus some good stuff happening university wise. The the flat tax thing. I was talking about bums and junkies. Soon to be easier to get off your streets and sidewalks. All sorts of good stuff going on.

I got a rant about that guy we encountered yesterday. Happens way too much in the modern world. Crazy drug addict on the street you have to I always check to see do I have my pocket knife in case I'm in a fight for my life with this nut job. Crazy way to live. Anyway, we got Mailbag on the way next. Stay here.

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I know our listeners would be unhappy if we ignored a good guy with a gun story like all of mainstream media does from that Walmart stabbing story. We will get to that coming up later in the show.

Also indeed, Everyday Heroes. Nice job. Here's your freedom loving quote of the day. I was singing the praises of Ohio earlier for going with the flat tax. The I believe 15th state in the union to say that progressive income tax is a bad idea. Love it. More on that to come, but I was thinking of famous Ohioans and I decided to go with William Howard Taft. He was an Ohio guy, wasn't he? Jack?

I think so.

That's my recollection. Don't have time to look it up. Most notably four things. He was the President, Supreme Court justice and a Senator. No, that was the punchline. That's the fourth thing.

Oh, okay.

He ruined it. Michael Would you agree he ruined it? Yeah, I'd say so.

What was the third thing going to be? Another accomplishment?

He was Supreme Court justice, President and he was the. He was a senator. I think he was like the majority leader of the Senate. He was the top senator.

Fat as hell is not really an accomplishment.

No, no. That's why it was a joke. Indeed. And the punchline which you ruined, Michael, I think, do I recall correctly? Anyway, moving along. Oh, that's right. I need to actually hit you with the quotes. Let's see, what do we go? What do we like? There are a lot of good ones. We live in a stage of politics where legislators seem to regard the passage of laws as much more important than the results of their enforcement.

Oh yeah, obviously.

Yeah. Here's another good one.

It's been that way for a long time. That's unfortunate.

Politics makes me sick. That's a good quote from a guy who's at the head of all three branches of government. And then this is a little controversial. No, email's too good. Let's get to Mailbag. We'll do some more tap tomorrow.

Yeah, I want to talk about that.

Did not exactly have modern views on race, I'm afraid. But neither did practically anybody at the time. Drop us a note. Mailbagarmstrongandgetty.com so Jake says. I thought I'd share this disappointing story. I was just in the People's Republic of Davis. That's Davis, California, home of UC Davis. It is to the left of left. I was buying my son his first skateboard ever at the skate shop downtown. Couple of junkies got into a full blown fist fight. And I mean full blown. While we were in the shop stop after they stopped and the spectators stopped watching the 20 something year old storm play. And I had the following brief conversation about it. Employee. That's crazy. My parents had a good point about those kind of guys. Because of capitalism and because they probably come from somewhere where there's a lot of gang violence and stuff. That's what they're used to.

Oh my God.

They come here to Davis because there's less gang violence.

Oh my God.

Then Jake replied, you think that's because of capitalism? Employee? Well, you know, it's really hard for them.

Oh my God.

Yeah.

They come to towns like that because nobody enforces the law in towns like that.

And you can do drugs all day long. As you guys always say. The kids didn't raise themselves. I then had to watch vigilantly as we walked right by the two that were fighting. To get back to my truck. People were just looking at the two drug addicts with a smile like, wow, that was funny. Insane. Not to mention trying to explain it all to my kid.

Yeah, yeah, that is crazy.

Speaking of Taft and his the passage laws is much more important than the results of their enforcement. California's case study in that past a bunch of laws expressing a bizarre, progressive, illogical view of humanity and they're suffering the consequences.

Now you are discussing it with a probably stoned guy who works at a skateboard shop in a university town. But. But how anybody comes to that conclusion is beyond me.

Let's see, we had Hanson, our executive producer, produce some wacky songs via the Sumo. No, it's Suno AI music. We listened to the podcast. My wife and I both use AI regularly. We downloaded the Suno, wrote lyrics and chat GPT and in 15 seconds we had a catchy tune. My wife's sister has not been well, so we thought we'd write her a song. 4 minutes of bullet points into ChatGPT. 15 seconds in Suno we had a song that made us both cry. We just stared at each other in disbelief.

Wow.

Then he goes on to point out we rode Waymo for the first time all over San Francisco last week and we're pretty, pretty blown away. I don't think we'll recognize our country in five years. I think the change is going to be stunningly fast. I don't think you could slow this down. It's coming and it'll fundamentally change everything as know it well. And he says best show on radio. Well thank you Tim.

Yes, it's the program is Suno not Sumo. Sumo is the sport in which people with Taft like physiques bump up against each other.

I think autocorrect, speaking of artificial intelligence probably autocorrected him. But thanks for pointing out we're the best show on a means of communicating that will soon not exist according to the body of your email, sir. Moving along. Oh, this is pretty good observation. Ed writes another sure sign of climate change, the climate not changing. The national media is pushing the heat dome story. That would be the life threatening heat dome. Ed, do we have the life threatening heat dome story?

Dome.

Good stuff. Let's see the there. Oh, so they're pushing the heat dome story is another sign of climate change without mentioning anything that doesn't support the narrative. For instance, San Francisco is having the coldest summer in decades and decades apparently. Yeah, but they but see the scam is better than that. It's cleverer than that, Ed, they'll just say, yeah, the, the high pressure zone that's pushed or the low pressure zone that's kept. The high pressure zone displaced over the coast is a product of global climate change.

Yeah.

And so that's the beauty of the term climate change. It can be used to explain everything, including stability.

The thing. But we've pointed this out before. If, if there's going to be climate change, some places are going to be worse, some places are going to be better. If this is climate change for where I live, bring it on. I'm taking the exhaust pipe off of my diesel truck to bring on more climate change. Because this is awesome, right?

Exactly. But you could, you could say, yeah, the weather has been very, very stable for the last two years. That's another example of climate change that never used to happen. Therefore, we need trillions of dollars. See, that's where a skeptical person would say, wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute. Why do we need trillions of dollars and will it do any good? But most people never ask that question anyway. How much time do we have, Michael? Not very much. Huh? 25 seconds.

Well spent.

Yeah, don't really have time for that.

Yeah, well, it happens. We've teased some really great things for hour two. Man, it's too bad you listen to hour one, because hour two is going to be really good.

Oh, yeah, I can't wait. Award winner.

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