World Class Scumbaggery

Summary

Armstrong & Getty On Demand – "World Class Scumbaggery"

Date: September 4, 2025
Hosts: Jack Armstrong & Joe Getty
Podcast Network: iHeartPodcasts

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Episode Overview

This episode dives into themes of global power plays and political maneuvering, focusing on China’s massive military parade and its implications, the rising integration of AI and drone technology in warfare, the spectacle of American political ads and policies—especially as they relate to redistricting and education—and a biting critique of key public figures. The hosts move with their trademark irreverence between geopolitics and domestic issues, blending analysis, satire, and skepticism throughout.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. China’s Military Parade: A Signal to the West

• Highlight: China stages its largest ever military parade with President Xi, Putin, and Kim Jong Un present, showcasing weaponry including nuclear missiles, underwater drones, lasers, and "four-legged robot wolves."

• Parade Breakdown:

  • The parade is perceived as a show of force meant to signal China’s military modernization and its capacity to project power globally—directed, in particular, at the US.
  • "China has embarked on a massive course of militarization for the purpose of using their military against us. This is not a meaningless exercise." — Jack Armstrong [02:26]
  • "Parades are not indicators of war fighting effectiveness… we need to watch exercises and activities… to gain additional insights into real PLA capability." — Quoting military analyst Mick Ryan (Jack Armstrong) [06:08]

• Robot Wolves Reaction:

  • The bizarre mention of “robot wolves” steals the moment, leading the hosts to crack jokes about band names.
    • "Did I fall asleep and have a nightmare or did she say four legged robot wolves?" — Jack Armstrong [01:49]
    • "I don't feel like you can throw robot wolves into the middle of your report and expect anybody to pay attention after that." — Joe Getty [02:07]

Timestamps:

• [00:29–04:07]: Parade coverage, Trump’s reaction, robot wolves
• [04:07–08:32]: Military analysis & implications for China and Russia

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2. Dictators, Immortality & Organ Transplants

• Hot Mic Moment: Prior to the parade, Putin and Xi discussed (on a hot mic) the concept of living forever via organ transplants, with references to human longevity potentially hitting 150 years.
  • "Human organs can be continuously transplanted... The longer you live, the younger you become, and can even achieve immortality." — News Reporter quoting the hot mic conversation [11:39]
  • Both Armstrong and Getty dismiss these claims as fantasy, questioning the science and ethics involved.
    • "I don't think that's actually true." — Jack Armstrong [11:50]
    • "He might have a gulag full of dissidents who are going to give up their lungs... but the idea that you could get like four, five, six organ transplants and just spring out of bed and be like a kid again. What the effort? You guys read it. Where'd you get that idea?" — Jack Armstrong [12:53]

Timestamps:

• [10:01–13:37]: Hot mic analysis, immortality discourse

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3. Emerging Warfare Technology: Drones and AI

• US Military Advances:
  • The US Army signs with Turbine One, a Bay Area startup, developing AI to process battlefield data locally and identify threats without cloud support.
  • "Drones and AI have accelerated the speed of combat to a blistering pace... processing data 10 to 25 times faster than its adversaries..." — Quoting a military official (Jack Armstrong) [16:16, 17:15]
• Ukrainian Swarm Drones:
  • Ukraine is deploying AI-powered drones that coordinate autonomously, the first known routine use of swarm tech in combat.
    • "A trio of Ukrainian drones flew under the cover of darkness to a Russian position and decided among themselves exactly when to strike." — Jack Armstrong [18:26]
    • "That's... like a video game practically." — Joe Getty [18:08]

Timestamps:

• [15:02–18:54]: AI & drones in warfare, Ukraine’s swarm technology

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4. American Politics: Redistricting and Gavin Newsom’s Agenda

• Redistricting Battle:

  • Texas’ redistricting sparks a political fight, with Gavin Newsom pushing for California to match Texas “in the name of democracy”—framed in a dramatic ad.
    • "We can't stand back and watch this democracy disappear district by district, all across this country. We're giving the power to the people." — Gavin Newsom ad [22:55]
  • Hosts mock both the staged nature of the ad and Newsom’s “bull spit.”
    • "At the end he's complete bull spit. But as bull spit goes, that was pretty good bull spit." — Jack Armstrong [23:31]

• Newsom Policy Proposals:

  • Discussion of Newsom’s task force considering redistributing farmland to racial minorities as restitution.
    • "California has the responsibility to help rebuild the wealth that was stolen..." — Quoting task force statement (Jack Armstrong) [25:12]
  • The unlikelihood and impracticality of such policies are openly critiqued.

• Satire and Free Speech:

  • Court overturns Newsom’s AB 2839, which tried to outlaw parody and potentially could have backfired on Newsom himself.
    • "I wish Judge John Mendez... just held off a few weeks so we could add the prospect of Gavin being prosecuted for violating his own law..." — Jack Armstrong [36:46]

Timestamps:

• [20:28–29:18]: Redistricting ad, Newsom’s policies, legal gaffes & free speech
• [36:46–38:55]: Reflections on AB 2839 and parody law

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5. Education and Ideology in California Schools

• Host’s Personal Story:
  • Joe Getty discusses his son's public school history class, which features lessons emphasizing land acknowledgments and critiques of US history as “genocide.”
    • "The assignment he had to write out: We are taking this history class in a school building built on the land that belonged to... whatever tribe it was..." — Joe Getty [27:04]
    • "Apparently the teacher said the textbook is full of lies and distortions and we're going to go through them one by one..." — Joe Getty [31:24]
  • The hosts express strong skepticism about the future of public education and advocate for radical reform or even dismantlement.
    • "I am becoming like a zealot for dismantling our public school system. Just dismantling it." — Joe Getty [33:25]
    • "Of all the monopolies that are possible, a government monopoly on education is the most loathsome of them." — Jack Armstrong [34:12]

Timestamps:

• [27:04–34:29]: School experiences, public education critique

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6. Notable Scumbags: Andrew Cuomo and More

• New York Politics:
  • The discussion returns to politics, focusing on Letitia James’ slip-ups and the dysfunctionality of political races, specifically in New York where communist candidate Zoran Mamdani is opposed by “scumbag” Cuomo.
    • "He's a poly scumbag..." — Jack Armstrong [39:38]
    • "He excels. Almost. Well, not almost. He is a world class talent at at least three or four different kinds of scumbaggery..." — Jack Armstrong [39:57]

Timestamps:

• [35:37–40:31]: Glossing Cuomo, Letitia James, scumbaggery

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Memorable Quotes

• "Did I fall asleep and have a nightmare or did she say four legged robot wolves?" — Jack Armstrong [01:49]
• "No human being watching and assessing and deciding. Just the drones saying, what do you think? How about we wait two minutes and hit those guys over there first because they're close enough to those guys and the other drones say, yeah, sounds good to me." — Jack Armstrong [18:36]
• "At the end he's complete bull spit. But as bull spit goes, that was pretty good bull spit." — Jack Armstrong [23:31]
• "I am becoming like a zealot for dismantling our public school system. Just dismantling it." — Joe Getty [33:25]
• "He's like a poly scumbag... he excels. Almost. Well, not almost. He is a world class talent at at least three or four different kinds of scumbaggery..." — Jack Armstrong [39:38, 39:57]

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Episode Tone & Style

The tone is sharp, irreverent, and skeptical, with the hosts blending news analysis with sardonic humor, pop culture references, and a healthy disregard for political theater. Their conversational banter ensures that even deeply serious subjects (geopolitics, education, death) are leavened with wit and sarcasm.

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Episode Segments & Timestamps

| Segment | Timestamps | |-----------------------------------------------------------|---------------| | China’s military parade & robot wolves | 00:29–04:07 | | Expert analysis of parade and implications | 04:07–08:32 | | Xi & Putin: immortality and organ transplants | 10:01–13:37 | | AI-powered drones and US military tech | 15:02–18:54 | | Redistricting, Gavin Newsom & political ads | 20:28–29:18 | | CA schools & ideology | 27:04–34:29 | | Political dysfunction: Cuomo, Letitia James, scumbaggery | 35:37–40:31 |

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For Listeners: Why This Episode Matters

• Geopolitical Insight: Deciphers the deeper motives behind global superpower posturing and the alarming innovation in military technology.
• Political Satire: Skewers the performative aspects of political ads and exposes the hollow spectacle behind much of modern American campaigning.
• Public Policy Critique: Provides a sharp, skeptical take on education reform, redistricting games, and “equity” policies.
• Personality & Humor: The banter and chemistry between Armstrong & Getty make complex, heavy topics both accessible and highly entertaining.

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Perfect for listeners seeking an irreverent yet insightful take on the week’s biggest geopolitical, technological, and political stories—delivered with wit and edge.

Transcript

[Jack Armstrong]

This is an iHeart podcast broadcasting live.

[Joe Getty]

From the Abraham Lincoln radio studio at.

[Jack Armstrong]

The George Washington Broadcast Center.

[Announcer]

Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty.

[Jack Armstrong]

Armstrong and Getty. And now here's Armstrong and Getty.

[News Reporter]

A defiant show of force. China flexing its military might with its largest ever parade, sending a clear warning to the US it will not be bullied for the first time. President Xi Jinping standing shoulder to shoulder with Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong Un.

[Joe Getty]

You should be frightened by that. It is frightening. This parade could end up being something that they show in newsreels to show the beginning of when it then became the attack on the United States of America six months later, six years later, whatever. But the ABC actually had a reporter on the ground for this giant military parade. She goes on.

[News Reporter]

China showcasing new weapons including nuclear missiles experts say could be capable of striking the continental US Powerful attack drones, including large torpedo like underwater drones and lasers China calls the most powerful powerful in the world. And four legged robot wolves designed to locate mines and hunt down soldiers. All while thousands of troops paraded in perfect unison. It's quite extraordinary to be this close to marching soldiers right here in Tiananmen Square in the heart of the Chinese capital.

[Joe Getty]

I'm sorry, sorry.

[Jack Armstrong]

Did I fall asleep and have a nightmare or did she say four legged robot wolves?

[Joe Getty]

Yeah, I. I just want to point out that I'm not sure I heard any words after I heard robot wolves.

[Jack Armstrong]

That will chase you down the old flrw. I was afraid of this. Yep.

[Joe Getty]

I don't feel like you can throw robot wolves into the middle of your report and expect anybody to pay attention after that.

[Jack Armstrong]

On the other hand, you could throw robot wolves into the middle of your four band lineup tonight at Hard Rocks on third Street. Robot wolves.

[Joe Getty]

That is a good band name.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah. Wow. It's interesting to me, or it's worth noting anyway that you got your, you know, two bit tin horn fake colonel dictators of various countries that trot out their military and make them goose step or whatever. That's. It's fine. Stupid. China has embarked on a massive course of militarization for the purpose of using their military against us. By the way, offensively, this is not a meaningless exercise.

[Joe Getty]

No, and offensively I think we, we are. This happens when you're the big dog for too long. I don't think we can wrap our heads around the idea of them just attacking us out of the blue like Japan did on December 7, 1941. I mean, just. We're going to try to take you over or bend you to our will. I don't think people can wrap their heads around that. I hope the people in charge.

[Jack Armstrong]

No experience of it. Yeah, yeah.

[Joe Getty]

Well, they just. It's been unimaginable our whole lives. Well, you should start imagining it. We'll roll with the next clip because it talks about Trump in the parade.

[News Reporter]

President Trump tonight acknowledging he did watch.

[Joe Getty]

I thought it was a beautiful ceremony. I thought it was very, very impressive. But I understood the reason they were.

[Jack Armstrong]

Doing it and they were hoping I.

[Joe Getty]

Was watching and I was.

[News Reporter]

In an earlier post on social media, the president accused Xi, Putin and Kim of conspiring against the US Putin, saying the suggestion shows Trump's sense of humor and claimed none of the leaders at the parade said anything negative about the president.

[Joe Getty]

I thought that was interesting. Wow.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah. The President with hey, I know you're conspiring against the US Of A. Have a nice day. Interesting. So coming up in a moment, the bizarre hot mic moment in which Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin were discussing how to live forever through organ transplants. Organs that will probably be collected by robot wolves in a nightmarish scenario. But first I wanted to touch on this at least briefly. I came across the Twitter feed of one Mick Ryan, who is a strategist, analyst, senior fellow, blah blah blah. He's also retired Army Major General and he was analyzing the big parade in Beijing there and said some interesting stuff. I thought. No major surprise though, there was some new equipment. The structure and the content of the parade was pretty standard. Five key themes stood out for me, however. Number one, most of the weapons and platforms were not brand new, but generally every land, air and sea platform was far more modern than that in the inventories of Western military organizations. Newer. Newer does not always mean better, however. While most Western military equipment has been tested in Iraq, Ukraine and elsewhere, none of China's new kit has Theme two the new weapons and platforms were interesting and demonstrate the ongoing advanced military R and D ecosystem that China now has. The large underwater uncrewed vessels, the uncrewed rotary wing aircraft and the long series of letters and numbers. A bunch of different vehicles and missiles as well as the laser defense systems were new reveals by the pla. I thought the UAV on the back of the infantry fighting vehicle was interesting. Long gone are the days where China was reliant on Russian or other foreign systems. This level of indigenous capacity infers high levels of sustainability in any future conflict.

[Joe Getty]

Though laser things, I don't know what though they do, but those are impressive looking.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah, no kidding. Anti drone Weaponry in particular, probably other things too. But Theme three Parades are not indicators of war fighting effectiveness. Notwithstanding the impressive orchestration of parade and highly synchronized music and marching, these have almost zero impact on the measurement of military effectiveness. While there have been large reforms in the past decade, particularly in the creation of joint theater commands and strategic support institutions, space, cyber, etc. We need to watch exercise and activities such as Joint Sword Straight Thunder around Taiwan and elsewhere to gain additional insights into real PLA capability. A couple more quick points. Theme 4 this parade is clearly designed to influence the calculus of regional governments. While the demonstration of military power is impressive, I don't think this will shift the perspectives of regional leaders drastically. For those who've already decided to accommodate China, the parade might reinforce why they've done so. For others who have decided to resist Chinese aggression, it may provide additional purpose for doing so. And then he said the really interesting question is this. What was Putin thinking watching the parade? And what were his generals thinking? Surely they must be concerned. They have fought against China in the past century and has stripped out large parts of their force structure from the east to fight in Ukraine. So his point being Putin is sitting there thinking we're like half decimated. China's crazy advanced richer than we can picture and we've fought them in the past. They're a neighbor and not a very friendly neighbor generally.

[Joe Getty]

You think China would have any interest in taking Russia.

[Jack Armstrong]

As needed? Not like the entire country, but resources, rivers, dams, chunks of the country. And then finally, Theme 5 Xi's narrative remains steady and consistent. In his speech, President Xi reinforced his long standing narrative about the inevitable rise of China. He described how the this is a quote, the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is unstoppable. That humanity is again faced with a choice of peace or war, dialogue or confrontation, and win win outcomes are zero sum games. And it gave Xi another chance to reinforce loyalty to the Communist Party by the army.

[Joe Getty]

And of course we got robot wolves.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah, yeah. Not to be overlooked. Oh my God, there's one of them now.

[Joe Getty]

So we'll play for you the whole organ transplant thing between she and right after we tell you this. The NFL season kicking off tonight. Cowboys Eagles. That's probably going to be a drubbing. Although that's got nothing to do. Nothing to do with how individual players are going to do. And that's what you do with prize picks. You pick individuals and their stats and you know, are they going to do more or less than projected? That's what it's all about.

[Jack Armstrong]

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[Joe Getty]

Here's a good one. Joe Burrow, who is the odds on favorite to be the MVP this season? More or less on two and a half passing touchdowns first game. That's a good one.

[Jack Armstrong]

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[Joe Getty]

So she and Putin are dictators for life, obviously, unless somebody snuffs them, which would still make them dictators for their lives. But until they, until they die of natural causes or somebody snuffs them, they're going to be in charge of their country. And so they got into a conversation with each other about organs or something.

[Jack Armstrong]

Well, they're both in their early 70s. Yeah. So they were caught on a hot mic. Whoever was holding that hot mic is probably in a gulag somewhere. But they were caught on a hot mic describing how they were going to beat aging. 53, Michael.

[News Reporter]

And tonight, that rare hot mic moment right before the parade. Putin and Xi caught in a candid conversation. Putin overheard talking about multiple organ transplants as a way to achieve immortality. She responding say some predict that in the century humans may live up to 150 years old. Putin has been leading Russia for 25 years. Xi leading China for almost 13. And both leaders heard talking about immortality as they tried to send a message to the US and the world.

[Joe Getty]

All right, that we're going to live forever.

[Jack Armstrong]

There's a better version of that. Let's go with 57, then we'll play the next one after it. Michael, we'll ask for it. Go ahead. Putin and Xi have proven they've got staying power as superpowers and it could remain that way for decades to come. According to a hot mic moment about medical technology. In the past, people rarely lived longer than 70 years. But today they say that at 70.

[Joe Getty]

You are still a child.

[News Reporter]

Human organs can be continuously transported planet.

[Announcer]

The longer you live the younger you become and can even achieve immortality.

[Jack Armstrong]

I don't think that's actually true.

[Joe Getty]

Immortality is stretching it a bit.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah. I've seen people get major organ transplants. They don't strike me as being super duper youthful.

[Joe Getty]

Man, you're not a child at 70.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah.

[Joe Getty]

So.

[Jack Armstrong]

Is that just. They were just shooting the bull and, and you know, throwing around stuff like, oh yeah, 70. You're just a child. Please. 80s, the new 40 or whatever. Plus you could get organ transplants over. I mean they're both brilliant dictators. I despise them both, but they are brilliant, calculating men.

[Joe Getty]

But they.

[Jack Armstrong]

Surely they're more up on organ transplant science.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah. They still don't have any additional access to organs that you don't have as just like a regular citizen really. In the United States, if you need a liver or a heart or something.

[Jack Armstrong]

Like that, what now?

[Joe Getty]

Well, they don't have any new special technology. If I need a liver and I'm going to die, I can get on a list and get a liver. Putin could maybe get it faster, but other than that he doesn't have a leg up on me.

[Jack Armstrong]

Well, he doesn't have like better livers to choose from. No. In. In. Right. The transplant. Actually technology and aftercare would be the same. So yeah, he might have a gulag full of dissidents who are going to give up their lungs whether they like it not. But the idea that you could get like four, five, six organ transplants and just spring out of bed and be like a kid again. What the effort? You guys read it. Where'd you get that idea?

[Joe Getty]

Give up your lungs whether you want to or not.

[Jack Armstrong]

Barbarian.

[Joe Getty]

We're here for your lungs. But I'm using them. I don't care.

[Jack Armstrong]

Oh, that's all you hear is the scratch of the claws of the robot wolves.

[Joe Getty]

Okay, more on the way. Stay here.

[Jack Armstrong]

Armstrong and Getty.

[Joe Getty]

Oh my gosh.

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[Jack Armstrong]

You know what? I stand corrected. I got a couple of new lungs in a knee during the commercial break and I feel great.

[Joe Getty]

The grand experiment has begun. There you go. Let's see how it works.

[Jack Armstrong]

Wow. So got caught up in organ transplants and robot wolves and whatnot in the last segment and didn't get to one more thing I wanted to throw in. That's a couple of stories about the future of war. First of all, our army, the United States army, has just signed a big contract with a San Francisco Bay Area startup, Turbine One. It is an artificial intelligence mechanism program app that they can carry in their pockets and ruck sacks. And it's, it's really good because it reflects Quoting now the the story Twin realities of the modern batter battlefield Drones and AI have accelerated the speed of combat to a blistering pace. And ubiquitous signal jamming makes it difficult to send and receive data at the front lines. So this Turbine 1 software runs on soldiers, laptops, smartphones, drones, whatever, eliminating the need for any sort of cloud connection. It equips individual soldiers with the ability to quickly identify enemy threats such as drone launch sites, concealed troop positions, and the context needing to decide how to respond without relying on analysts sitting miles away.

[Joe Getty]

Well, I've been amazed by what they're doing there in Ukraine with the drones that are attached to a fiber optic optic line, they're hardwired so that there's no way to intercept the communications and, you know, detect them and then mess up their signals. They actually have a fiber optic line as they're flying out. That's incredible.

[Jack Armstrong]

Old school. Yeah, it's this hyper thin line spooled up like a fishing reel. And yeah, it's amazing. I like this couple of sentences. The modern battlefield is teeming with drones. In the sky, in the water, on the ground. That creates both unceasing surveillance and a deluge of data that soldiers must sort through in seconds to determine the most pressing threats and how to respond. The Army's director of strategy and transformation said the service's goal is to process data 10 to 25 times faster than its adversaries, a benchmark it considers crucial to battlefield superiority. Wow.

[Joe Getty]

If you've ever seen Any of that stuff of a Russian soldier or a Ukrainian soldier being chased by a drone, man, it's. That's some frightening stuff right there.

[Jack Armstrong]

Well, and there's nothing like life and death to motivate you to innovate. And on that front, AI powered drones have now entered the battlefield in a new frontier for warfare. Ukraine is using technology to allow groups of drones to communicate and make decisions independent of their operators. So they're using AI to coordinate drone attacks on Russian positions, marking the first known routine use of swarm tech in combat. And this Ukrainian company develops software that allows drones to autonomously coordinate strikes, saving time and manpower. And the US and other countries are developing swarm technology. But ethical concerns are rising about AI making lethal decisions.

[Joe Getty]

Well, get over it. Yeah, that's happening and going to happen a lot. Boy. So. So you end up having a battle and you could have like, say it's India and Pakistan. You have a battle, you each just release all your drones and then you sit there and see who wins. I guess like it's a video game practically.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah. Well, literally, as they describe, a trio of Ukrainian drones flew under the COVID of darkness to a Russian position and decided among themselves exactly when to strike.

[Joe Getty]

Wow.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah. Yep. No human being watching and assessing and deciding. Just the drones saying, what do you, what do you think? How about we wait two minutes and hit those guys over there first because they're close enough to those guys and the other drones say, yeah, sounds good to me.

[Joe Getty]

White to their eyes, et cetera.

[Jack Armstrong]

Right? Yeah, craziness. The evolution of the battlefield from five years ago to five years from now would be unlike anything mankind has ever reckoned with.

[Joe Getty]

So we have a pretty big vote coming up in California about this whole redistricting thing. I just saw the very first ad. I want to talk to a little bit about that. This is Gavin Newsom trying to fight against, against Texas and blah, blah, blah. You know that whole thing. Just saw the first ad that I want to talk about and explain the visuals. We'll get to that in just a second.

[Jack Armstrong]

Armstrong and Getty.

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[Joe Getty]

I want to talk about my son's history class that he's taken at school. And I'm somewhat hesitant to get into it, although I'm kind of over being concerned about causing any waves or whatever. What's the worst that could happen? He's taken two classes through the public school. The rest of it is homeschool and I'll just do that. This. He's taking an American history class and it. And I was afraid of that when it started, given where California has been recently on their public schools and history stuff. And it has lived up to my expectations. Oof. Before we get to that, speaking of California and the current governor, Gavin Newsom. So I assume you all know this. Texas is redistricting. Not right after a census in the middle of a decade. It's unusual, it's not unprecedented. The census was done poorly. That has been documented in the favor of Democrats, blah, blah, blah. Texas is redistricting and they're going to end up with five more Republican House seats out of it. It's called gerrymandering or gerrymandering, as Tom McClintock said when he was on last week while you were gone. Tom McClintock actually goes with gerrymandering because it's.

[Jack Armstrong]

Of course he does, because it's accurate, but whatever.

[Joe Getty]

So it's gerrymandering. It's been going on since the beginning of our country. It's nothing new at all. Both parties have done it over and over and over again. California's already gerrymandered, Illinois's already gerrymandered, cetera, et cetera. Anyway, you all know that, uh, the media doesn't tell you that though. So a lot of people think Texas is doing something new and unique and absolutely unfair and some sort of hard ball that we've gotta push back against. And Gavin Newsom is jumping on that with the help of the media, convincing people that he is fighting back in California. And we're gonna vote on it, I guess so. Here's the first ad I've seen. It was on the TV just a little bit ago. I rewound it and we're going to listen to it together. Let me give you the visual. It's clearly not a real rally. It's so incredibly perfectly lit and the right kind of people with the right facial expressions. So it's obviously a fake rally. He's standing at a podium, he's pointing his finger, he's looking like a leader. The camera's down below him, so he looks like he's 11ft tall and all the people are just enthralled. That's the vision and this is what it sounds like.

[Jack Armstrong]

We cannot unilaterally disarm. We can't stand back and watch this democracy disappear district by district, all across this country. We're giving the power to the people. On November 4, you have the power to stand up to Trump. You have the power to declare that you support a system that is not rigged. We're counting on all of you on November 4th and stand up for our democracy. Thank you all very, very much.

[Joe Getty]

So, again, it's, it's not a real rally, it's clearly a fake rally, which is fine. I mean, it's an ad.

[Jack Armstrong]

At the end, he's complete bull spit. But as bull spit goes, that was pretty good bull spit.

[Joe Getty]

At the end, he turns to the crowd and he points. And you have the chance, too. I mean, he's just very. Well, he looks like a hero. He looks like Hitler is what he looks like, waving his arms.

[Jack Armstrong]

Did he give the Hitler salute?

[Joe Getty]

And then at the end here, I rewounded. It says ad paid for by yes on 50. That's the prop we're going to vote on in California because it's against the law in California to redistrict right now. We passed a law about that and he's wanting to get around that law. The. It's called the Election Rigging Response Act. That's the name of it.

[Jack Armstrong]

That's hilarious.

[Joe Getty]

And we're going to vote for it in November. And currently it's polling very poorly, even among Democrats.

[Jack Armstrong]

What the hell is going on?

[Joe Getty]

60% of Democrats currently say, no, we're not going to do that. This.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah, we have a, an allegedly manipulated but allegedly nonpartisan commission to do that. We all voted on it and two thirds overall.

[Joe Getty]

But in our modern world of everything's about being president and it's all performative politics. That was a. That was the first Gavin Newsom for president ad, is what that was. That's the very first TV Gavin Newsom for president ad. And he, he might actually be happier if this loses than if it Wins. Uh. Cause he, he wants to be the guy that's fighting the resistance, but they're just too strong. But with my help and your help, we can overcome it. Who knows? Um, but he, he just. All he wants is for this ad to. To run and for him to be seen as the Democrat that's willing to fight Trump. And we'll see where this goes.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah.

[Joe Getty]

Whoop dee doo.

[Jack Armstrong]

All right, gabby boy, a couple more Gavin Newsom stories here. First of all, his agricultural equity advisors is what now you're saying his agricultural equity advisors are preparing a plan to redistribute farmland. Redistribute farmland to racial minorities. California has the responsibility to help rebuild the wealth that was stolen, says the task force.

[Joe Getty]

Okay, I. So the devil's in the details on this one. So if I'm a white farmer and I got 500 acres, how exactly are you taking that from me and giving it to somebody who's black or brown? By what? I mean, you're just gonna come and take that from me? The government?

[Jack Armstrong]

Well, well, they haven't said that yet, but 82% of privately held farmland in California is owned by producers who identify as white. So that is clear evidence of racism or discrimination or inequity or something or other. And the quote is, the wealth of the US including that of its agricultural industry, has been built on stolen land. And the forced labor of California tribal nations enslaved African Americans. Wait a minute. In California. No, it wasn't. And other exploited communities who've been systematically excluded from land ownership and wealth building opportunities. The report says addressing these past and continuing harms require active efforts to ensure that people have secure and affordable access, blah, blah, blah. But how they would actually do that is getting into the weeds of policy. It recommends state funds offer programs to support land return and acquisition for tribes. How about for the tribes they took it from? I mean, like right before they owned it, different people owned it. And the tribes we're talking about slaughtered all of them and took their land. So what about those tribes?

[Joe Getty]

Yeah, that gets to my son's history class in which he had to write a land acknowledgement statement on day one of history class. That was the assignment he had to write out. We are taking this history class in a school building built on the land that belonged to the. Whatever tribe it was that last had it before the Spanish took it. And then we got it, we being Americans. So, yeah, that whole thing.

[Jack Armstrong]

In a statement, the spokeswoman for the California's government officer, the Governor's Office of Land Use And Climate Innovation says, you know, hilarious. You can't read a sentence of this without coming across an Orwellian department of departments. You know, just stress that the task force does not implement policy and that its report consists of recommendations.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah, okay, there you go.

[Jack Armstrong]

Which he can tout then on the campaign trail. And then my favorite Gavin Newsom update of the day. A court just overturned his ridiculous AB 2839, which I remember at the time saying it couldn't pass muster at the People's Court, never mind the Supreme Court. It prohibited distributing content depicting a candidate doing or saying something that he didn't that is reasonably likely to harm his reputation or electoral prospects. Outlawing parody. Certainly AI generated parody and it was a hilariously naked attempt to just be seen doing something, but completely impossible to enforce. Well, ironically, a judge just tossed it out on its ear saying, you can't be serious with this crap. Which protected Gavin Newsom from being prosecuted under it because he's been doing all sorts of parody stuff of Trump. His Twitter feed has become a Trumpian. It's a Trump imitation blasting Trump and includes satire and parody and all sorts of stuff that he would have violated his own phony stupid law that he never intended to actually be enforced. That's really Gavin Newsom in a nutshell.

[Joe Getty]

Man. There's a horrible story that I don't even want to get into because the details are so brutal. Although it's an important issue about a guy that was still on the streets. He had horribly abused a child, his kid. To the point the kid will be in bedridden the rest of its life.

[Jack Armstrong]

Good Lord.

[Joe Getty]

He didn't spend a day in prison for that.

[Jack Armstrong]

Right.

[Joe Getty]

Was out on the street to then murder a child recently.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah, thanks.

[Joe Getty]

And because of the whole we have too many of a certain kind of people in prison or build more schools, not prisons or whatever bullass that Gavin Newsom is in favor of in the state of California. Just horrifying story. And he's going to have to defend that probably for the nomination, let alone for running for president.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah, yeah. Well, I would be delighted to volunteer my time for whoever is going to be opposing that effort. A quick word from our friends at Webroot. Webroot. Total protection. You need to know about this because cyber Crime is operating 247365 and you want to act before your victim of identity theft.

[Joe Getty]

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[Jack Armstrong]

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[Jack Armstrong]

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[Joe Getty]

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[Jack Armstrong]

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[Joe Getty]

On this topic, my son explained what day one of history class was. It's American history class in the public school in California in my town. And if it's as he described, and he, like many children, has a tendency to exaggerate. So I'm going to try to nail down this. But if it's even close to as he described, there's no way I'm going to let him finish the year in that classroom. But apparently the teacher said the text, this textbook is full of lies and distortions and we're going to go through them one by one. So even the textbook, which I guarantee you I wouldn't agree with, I'm sure the current textbook they're using is way too far out there for me. The teacher said, we are not going to let the textbook get away with this and talk about the genocide that was perpetrated upon Native Americans by the Spanish and the and white people that brought California to what it is.

[Jack Armstrong]

Okay?

[Joe Getty]

So if that's going to be your focus, I don't want my kid in your class.

[Jack Armstrong]

I just don't know, willingly offer them up to be indoctrinated to hate their country.

[Joe Getty]

Well, it ain't going to work on my son because first of all, he's taken in enough history through all kinds of YouTube lectures and shows and stuff like that. He knows what it is. But why, why can't you just teach the Stamp act and the Declaration of Independence, blah, blah, blah.

[Jack Armstrong]

I'm here to indoctrinate your children to hate their country, to usher in a leftist revolution.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah, it's a really young guy and I can Just imagine what his education was like.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah. Oh yeah. Which is why I'm always going on about how I don't know if the government school system can be fixed because you have not only the old school activists and, and their victims, but, but you've got youngsters. We got a great email the other day from somebody, a great young woman, nice, well meaning, etc. But she took down the American flag and put up the pride, progress flag because that's what she believes she ought to be doing for the kids.

[Joe Getty]

I am becoming like a zealot for dismantling our public school system. Just dismantling it.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah. Start again.

[Joe Getty]

Start again or make it go away. Make everything private. You get to keep a big chunkier tax money and it'll go toward, you know, some sort of co op that you and other parents agree upon what the curriculum is going to be.

[Jack Armstrong]

You know, have an inspector come by, make sure everything's on the up and up. That's fine. You want to have some, some sort of system of that or just, you know, let competition spell it out. But you know, I've got private enterprise building my house for instance, and, and there are occasional inspections. Make sure everything's up to stuff and everything's going great.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah.

[Jack Armstrong]

Trials ought to be the same way. There's no reason government ought to be in charge.

[Joe Getty]

And it's got to end. It's got to end.

[Jack Armstrong]

In fact, that's the. Well, and I think it was who, who said that. Oh, it's on the tip of my tongue. Of all the monopolies that are possible, a government monopoly on education is the most loathsome of them.

[Joe Getty]

God, I would say. And it is off the rails. Anyway, we've got more on the way.

[Jack Armstrong]

Staring Armstrong and Getty.

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[Jack Armstrong]

The death of Matthew Perry, the suspect called the Ketamine queen, pleading guilty to five criminal charges, including providing the drug that ought to be led to Perry's death.

[Joe Getty]

Jasveen Sanga faces up to 65 years in prison. Hey, drug dealers, take note. Somebody dies, ain't gonna work out well for you.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah, put the word out on the streets. That's if your boat doesn't get blowed up by Trump. Right? So the more I think about it, the more unhappy I am that we did not get to see the spectacle of Gavin Newsom being prosecuted by his own redeemed, ridiculous anti free speech law before it was overturned. And I wish Judge John Mendez, whose ruling was both eloquent and absolutely correct, I wish he just held off a few weeks so we could add the prospect of Gavin being prosecuted for violating his own law, then having to rail against how unconstitutional it was himself, that would have. I could have died happy if I had seen that. You've ruined it, Judge Mendez. You've ruined it.

[Joe Getty]

You've ruined a man's deathbed wish.

[Jack Armstrong]

Anyway, good ruling. And from that very same department. Do you remember who Letitia James is? The New York Attorney General who ran on I'm gonna get Trump on something. Whatever I can find, I'm gonna get Trump. And she cooked up those ridiculous charges about, you know, entries on ledgers, each one being a felony, blah, blah, blah. That giant penalty just got overturned, too. But anyway, she's horses with Zoran Mumdomi the commie. And. And. And was appearing with him at a rally the other day and said this, and that individual is someone who I've supported and endorsed and someone who I will stand in. Stand with each and every day. His name is Zoran Mandani. Close, you guys. To say with all the syllables for those who still get it wrong. You just got it wrong. Like, totally wrong. Zoran man. Donnie. No, it's Mom. Donnie. I despise the guy and I know how to. So let's just make this clear. You're shouting at the crowd to pronounce his name correctly and you say this. Zoran man.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah, that's true. If you're gonna make the whole focus of your little speech how to pronounce the guy's name, probably look at. Probably look into, you know, we'll look at It. Just look at it, look at it, look at it.

[Jack Armstrong]

Really, it's just. Yeah, it's how it's spelled. It's. Yeah. Phonetic. Anyway, nice job, Leticia.

[Joe Getty]

It's not like it's one of those where, you know, pneumonia starts with a P. It's. It's just like it's spelled.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah, it's. The N is pronounced as an N. There's not one until late in the. You know, I was tempted to play the rest of her speech too, because it is the sort of vague up with the people clap trap that passes for political rhetoric on the. On the left.

[Joe Getty]

He's going to win, though, unless a couple of people get out and they aren't. Probably aren't going to. But there was polling just last week, and if Cuomo stays in and Adam stays in, Mom. Donnie is going to win.

[Jack Armstrong]

Our politics. I realize you know this, but it's completely dysfunctional. Yeah, you got a communist running, so you need somebody good to run against him. And who ends up at the front of the parade? That scumbag Cuomo. Excelsior.

[Joe Getty]

He's every kind of a scumbag. He's a crooked. He's a. A sicko when it comes to women.

[Jack Armstrong]

And I love you. Well, it's like you're familiar with the term polymath. It's like somebody who's a genius at physics and they're a poet and they play the violin and blah, blah, blah, and I hate them for that out of pure jealousy. But he's. He's like a poly scumbag.

[Joe Getty]

Sweetheart, darling.

[Jack Armstrong]

I mean, he. He excels. Almost. Well, not almost. He is a world class talent at at least three or four different kinds of scumbaggery, including bad policies.

[Joe Getty]

He sent the old people into the old folks homes to die of COVID Oh, yeah.

[Jack Armstrong]

And then lied about it. Yeah.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah.

[Jack Armstrong]

Really a towering talent in the world of.

[Joe Getty]

And he's our only hope to stop the communist from becoming the mayor.

[Jack Armstrong]

Zoran Mandani. That's the fella? Yes, that's him.

[Joe Getty]

Well, almost her. Really forcefully. And this is the way you.

[Jack Armstrong]

And contemptuous of anybody who gets it wrong. It's Mandani, Armstrong and Getty. This is an iHeart podcast.