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Rodney Williams
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Drew Goins
And now he's Armstrong and Getty.
Rodney Williams
We got the latest on the war in the Middle East. We could be doing this show in 1968 or 1973 or 1984. Pick a year or. Or the year 1000. Actually, we got this text. We should represent this crowd because there's somebody out there. Just as the Bible predicted thousands of years in advance, that is the end nears, all eyes will be on Israel in the Middle East. All the signs of the last days are converging at the same time right now, guys. Bible prophecy is happening right before our eyes. And like birth pains, the predicted events are happening more frequently and more intensely. Never in the history, throughout the world have so many forces, including economic, scientific, technologic, ecologic, cultural, geopolitical, moral, spiritual and religion, converge together to bring the world that's already teething over the edge into the abyss to the point of no return. Jesus said, when you see all these things happening, know that I'm near, even at the door.
Drew Goins
The Bible. That's right, sir. I will call my wife and urge her to buy no green bananas. With all due respect to your beliefs, I can't join you on that, but thank you for a heartfelt note.
Rodney Williams
I don't know AI this Ukraine.
Drew Goins
Well, I have been predicting that you. That AI is the. The fruit from the tree of knowledge and that it will doom mankind. So the end might just not come the way popular lore describes it. It might be substantially different.
Rodney Williams
All right.
Drew Goins
But again, thank you for caring enough to send us the note. I respectfully doubt you're right, but heck, what do I know? A lot of good stuff to squeeze into the last hour of the week, including a Los Angeles City Council member uttering what is almost certainly the stupidest thing you will hear today.
Rodney Williams
I've also got. If you're wondering why conservatives are backing Andrew Cuomo to be mayor of New York, I'll give you just a little rundown of what his prime opponent believes.
Drew Goins
Wow. From the Department of. Let's see. Would I rather be chewed on by rats or set on fire? Let me think. Yeah. Yeah. That New York mayoral election is incredibly discouraging and wacky, so can't wait to get to that. But first, it's the beloved Friday tradition. Let's take a look back at the week that was. It's Cow Clips of the Week. Let me provide some bad news for you.
Rodney Williams
I played the flute versus cow. Quips of the week.
Drew Goins
Israel launched Operation Rising Lion.
Rodney Williams
The mission included Mossad smuggling vehicles and drones into Iran.
Drew Goins
Strikes on military bases as well as nuclear facilities.
Rodney Williams
Israel will never allow those who call for our annihilation to develop the means to achieve that goal.
Travis Holloway
Weekend chaotic scenes played out on the streets of Los Angeles.
Hannah Jewell
Protesters setting cars on fire. Dumping bikes and scooters on police cruisers on the highway.
Rodney Williams
LAPD already declared a citywide tactical alert.
Drew Goins
Just a bunch of people having fun watching cars burn.
Rodney Williams
It's bad out here. There was no violence. I was on the street.
Drew Goins
I know this violence that.
Rodney Williams
That I've seen is disgusting. LAPD can handle things in Los Angeles. We are overwhelmed. The President so far not ruling out.
Travis Holloway
Invoking the Insurrection Act.
Rodney Williams
ICE was serving a series of criminal warrants. So we made LA safer.
Drew Goins
He's a tough guy.
Hannah Jewell
Why doesn't he do that? He knows where to find me.
Rodney Williams
They spit, we hit.
Drew Goins
She has a hawker. We cold cock her. Way to go, mister. I like that one. Thank you.
Rodney Williams
This is the new normal in the City of Angels.
Hannah Jewell
Democracy is under assault before our eyes. This moment we have feared has arrived.
Rodney Williams
Half you mother protesting ain't even Mexican. Mexican? You're American with Mexican heritage and a tattoo of the Virgin Mary you got on a Vegas bender.
Hannah Jewell
That's what LA is about. Dance like nobody's watching.
Drew Goins
Love like you've never been hurt.
Hannah Jewell
And skateboard like your dad isn't in prison.
Drew Goins
It is with overwhelming enthusiasm that I.
Rodney Williams
Am declaring that anyone who protests or interferes with ICE and their operations is officially gay. Big time.
Molly Roberts
So I want to say thank you to every single person that has been.
Drew Goins
Able to do this. I'm Senator Alex Padilla.
Rodney Williams
At one point I had a question.
Molly Roberts
This man burst into a room, started advancing towards the podium, interrupting an opening statement.
Rodney Williams
We are all Alex Padilla tonight.
Drew Goins
Hang a purple ribbon around the neck of that cow. That was an all timer Hanson. Fabulous.
Rodney Williams
Butcher it and enjoy its rump. That was a delicious cow.
Drew Goins
I liked mine better. But so we got.
Rodney Williams
We got to come up with a show rule. I don't think we can use AI in our. Because there's no context. That Gavin Newsom clip and the Trump clip were not real. And you wouldn't know that.
Drew Goins
Oh, they were all too real, Jack. They were real. Audio sound waves were created.
Rodney Williams
So is the rest of that fake Gavin Newsom good? We never have played it the other day. Is it good?
Drew Goins
Hanson should skate like your dad isn't in jail. Should we play board? I should say sir.
Rodney Williams
Should we play the whole thing? Does anybody know where it is? Or we can find it later this hour.
Drew Goins
We can find it.
Rodney Williams
It's from earlier in the week and we just never got around to it. But that's pretty funny, you know, I.
Drew Goins
Totally see your point. I mean, because when we set up or. Or pay off immediately after we play it. Look, that was AI. But that was unbelievably good and funny and blah blah, blah. But out of context, just inserted in there. It's so convincing. I'm sure multiple people listening were like holy crap. Trump said that?
Rodney Williams
Yeah. He didn't.
Drew Goins
How does that. Not in pride month of all month.
Rodney Williams
He didn't say the prot protesters are very, very gay or whatever that clip was. Trump did not say this. And Gavin Newsom did not say this.
Hannah Jewell
My message to the country is this. We are a nation of immigrants and America is an idea. Sure, there are a couple of burned cars and people are waving other countries flags. But that's la. That's what LA is about.
Drew Goins
Dance like nobody's watching. Love like you've never been hurt.
Hannah Jewell
And skateboard like your dad isn't in prison.
Rodney Williams
What? Wow. Okay. Wow. So a number of conservative publications have come out and endorsed Andrew Cuomo to be mayor of New York. The guy who put forced old people into facilities to die of COVID The.
Drew Goins
Guy, he'll grope your daughter, he'll kill your granny. Cuomo for mayor.
Rodney Williams
He's a perv. Honey, sweetheart. And worse than that to me. In both cases he lied, he shredded documents, he threw other people under the bus who had been protected.
Drew Goins
He's a crook.
Rodney Williams
He's a horrible human being. And conservative outlets are backing him for mayor because of the alternatives, including the leading alternative who calls himself a democratic socialist. Sounds like just a socialist to me. New York mayoral candidate Zoran Mamdani, he.
Drew Goins
Wants AOC was out at a rally for him just yesterday, I think it was, or the day before. Dancing around in a red dress, shaking her. Her. Her groove thing.
Rodney Williams
I did not see that. Yeah. This is the AOC backed candidate who wants government run grocery stores throughout New York.
Drew Goins
Okay, good plan.
Rodney Williams
That's one of his. That's one of his things. And then he's got all kinds. He wants to remove cops from high crime areas because he thinks the cops are causing the crime. That's kind of that old super Leninist view of the world.
Drew Goins
What would defund the police look like? It would look like the suburbs, said little AOC Right.
Rodney Williams
And he, and he wants to spend billions of dollars on all kinds of fanciful programs that would never amount to anything. But anybody who wants government run grocery stores only and thinks that will fix problems is a complete wackadoo.
Drew Goins
Yes. Correct. Yeah. Yep.
Rodney Williams
NAOC is backing that candidate, which shows you who she is.
Drew Goins
That red dress was a nice choice though.
Rodney Williams
I did. I did not.
Drew Goins
Aroused my animal spirits.
Rodney Williams
I didn't. Wow.
Drew Goins
Well fitting. Yeah.
Rodney Williams
I didn't. I did not see that. That is not good.
Drew Goins
I expect more from Joe.
Rodney Williams
Well, that's interesting.
Drew Goins
Friday.
Rodney Williams
It's interesting that you singled him out as who you expect more from.
Drew Goins
That's one of my favorite Wall street expressions. Yeah, the animal skirt arouse the animal spirits.
Rodney Williams
That's a who' Famous. The, the, the, the, the. The famous economist from early 20th century that gets quoted all the time. That's one of his. Keynesian. That was the.
Drew Goins
Oh, canes.
Rodney Williams
Canes, yeah, yeah, Keynesian. Yeah, it's canes. We got the stupidest thing we're gonna hear all day coming up.
Drew Goins
You said LA City Council person. Yes, indeed. And there's plenty of stupid there. If you're a fan of stupid, you could do worse than attending an LA City council meeting.
Rodney Williams
Kanye walked into the Diddy trial, so something's got to occur there. But more importantly, attacking Iran and what's going on. Some of the latest. There's great reporting on. On how the Mossad got into Iran and got those drones in there. Some new details. Stay tuned.
Molly Roberts
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The country, protesters clashing with police in Tucson, some throwing objects at police as masked officers fired back with rubber bullets. In Las Vegas, officers dispersing crowds of demonstrators later claiming they were throwing rocks and water bottles and atom some protesters lighting a dumpster on fire. In Texas, Republican Governor Greg Abbott deploying 5,000 members of the National Guard to help manage protests. But on Capitol Hill, the Democratic governors of Illinois, Minnesota and New York condemning the deployment of troops in Los Angeles. I liked how he said the cops later claimed that people were throwing rocks bottles. Yeah, because that doesn't happen ever. That's a crazy accusation. Speaking of law enforcement, this is Ross Teeple. He is a sheriff in Arizona.
Rodney Williams
Yesterday my detectives were serving a search warrant on a cartel member where they took all of this drugs off the streets. We've got Fentanyl pills, we've got cocaine, we got methamphetamines, we got gun seized from this cartel member. And I really want to thank my anti smuggling unit for this long investigation. This was over a half a year investigation. Here's the Crazy part. Some idiots thinking it was an ICE raid came down and protested.
Drew Goins
Go home and tell your families what.
Molly Roberts
You do for a living.
Rodney Williams
ICE raid. You want to protest? Protest this. Not getting off the streets, that's insane. Stay out of Pinal county if you're going to commit crime.
Drew Goins
Love it. Morons. Speaking of morons, this is LA City council member Imelda Padilla with a question. In the last 24 hours at a.
Molly Roberts
Council meeting, can we use technology like AI technology to create a situation where your department can identify. Hey, there's agents non city of LA in a neighboring town. Everyone go on alert in a way where you can support our business community and our immigrant community to know that it's time that something related to the lack of due process, the lack of warrants is about to hit our town.
Drew Goins
What?
Molly Roberts
I'm asking a creativity question here. What can your department do to do more to warn us? To warn the business community that outside of our LA borders. Coming in from Inglewood, coming in from Antelope Valley, I don't know. You can warn us so that we can warn our folks. In the spirit of your loyalty to the city of Los Angeles.
Rodney Williams
So you're asking me to warn you about an enforcement action being taken by another agency before it happens?
Drew Goins
Yeah, yeah.
Rodney Williams
We can't do that.
Molly Roberts
Why not?
Rodney Williams
That would be obstruction of justice. You may want to talk to the city attorney about that. I.
Drew Goins
Well, he left that last part off.
Rodney Williams
Well, even if it had been asked succinctly and directly, it was a bad question. But the starting with, is there any way we can use like AI to where you can like. What are you talking about?
Drew Goins
How does someone like that. Well, okay, I was gonna ask how does some like someone like that get elected? Plainly by saying what soft headed emotional thinking people say and making statements about I stand with the community and blah blah, blah. Okay.
Rodney Williams
Boy, that had dumb person written all over it. Can we use AI? Like is there any way you could use AI to like, you know, like get into and warn people? What are you.
Drew Goins
I don't know what you're asking me. Said the adult. Right? To the idiot child. The idiot child continued. That was. Wow. And finally and. And his rather reserved exasperation because he's used to this sort of thing was quite admirable really. Are you asking me if we can warn people in advance of an enforcement action by another agency? No. No we can't.
Rodney Williams
Although it seems like that does happen on occasion.
Drew Goins
I really want to hear that again. Maybe by the end of the show.
Rodney Williams
But that's pretty good. So listen, I'm not mad you're passionate. I'm mad you're dumb. Yeah, I agree.
Drew Goins
I'm mad what he said.
Rodney Williams
I noticed that so on no relation to this Padilla, the other Padilla, the senator from California getting pushed to the ground. I noticed when I look at like cnn, their verbiage at the bottom is US Senator pushed to ground for asking questions. None of the U.S. senator lunges at Homeland SEC without, you know, identifying himself.
Drew Goins
Right. None of that unannounced at a public meeting. Yeah, the media. You're such liars.
Rodney Williams
Yeah, I should read, Let me read the insider. Secret Service adjacent person guest mole. We have what they texted to me because I thought it was pretty good on the. The idea of him being a US Senator if you haven't seen the video or heard the story. Honestly, it doesn't matter if he's a US Senator. Nobody's allowed to move aggressively at a Secret Service protectee while verbally accosting them. Hey, it's just John Wilkes Booth. He's a famous actor. He's cool. Padilla displayed several pre attack behaviors. He was actively resisting the police, who was. Who. Who were very gentle. The only reason he wasn't violently put down was because he was a U.S. senator. And if you watch the actual video, he did not say, hey, I'm a US Senator until after he had been pushing back and forth with the cops.
Drew Goins
Correct. Yeah. At which point what are they going to do? Is he had violated every. Well, he had tripped every wire that says to the Secret Service move in Prot.
Rodney Williams
Yeah. You didn't need.
Drew Goins
Before he identified himself.
Rodney Williams
You're a U.S. senator. You could raise your hand and get the attention and probably ask a question from where you were standing. You didn't need to move forward and lunge and all that sort of stuff.
Drew Goins
Yeah, I'm. I feel like I'm prosecuting the case of gravity versus things floating away. It's. It's self evident what happened. He was grandstanding, hoping to create a scene. It's the old decision dilemma. He hoped to provoke precisely what happened. He knew how to provoke it. He provoked it. So now he can haul himself on up on the cross and be the great Hispanic savior of all the voters in California.
Rodney Williams
It's not, it's not obvious to the MSNBC shows I've watched in the cnn.
Drew Goins
They're professional liars. You fool. Wake up.
Rodney Williams
So we already know more about how the Mossad got into Iran. What all they did in there last night. Actually they've been working on it for months. According to reporting, this is coming from Israel. They want Iran to know. Yeah, we've been in there for months ooching around doing all kinds of things so that Iran thinks is probably true. We ain't done, you know, make them a little scared, have their, you know, have your turban on a swivel. You don't know what's going to happen at any moment.
Drew Goins
Well said.
Rodney Williams
So we we got more on the way on that. It's pretty interesting.
Drew Goins
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Molly Roberts
Now, as Prime Minister, I've made it.
Rodney Williams
Clear time and again, Israel will never.
Drew Goins
Allow those who call for our annihilation.
Rodney Williams
To develop the means to achieve that goal. Tonight, Israel backs those words with action. To me, this is such a the most clear cut case I can almost imagine. Unless you're talking Pearl harbor or something of a justified attack. You got a neighbor who's been saying they want to kill you for 45.
Drew Goins
Years and they've been employing their proxies to do that in horrific fashion over and over again, no matter how many.
Rodney Williams
Times you try to negotiate, including October 7th. And they're close to getting a nuclear weapon. It's better said by national reviews editors who put out a piece today, Israel had no choice. A nuclear Iran dedicated to Israel's destruction is an existential threat that is thrown around way too often. The whole existential threat thing, not that many things are actually a threat to your existence. This is an overwhelming majority of Israel's population lives either in Jerusalem or in a small strip of coastal land that includes Tel Aviv. And all of those targets are well within range of Iran's missiles. Even if Iran never pulled the trigger on a nuclear weapon, their mere possession of one would allow the radical Islamist regime that has been vowing death to America, death to Israel to operate with impunity as it financed terrorist attacks, targeted U.S. assets and service personnel, and engaged in other malign behaviors that destabilize the region. Obviously. Imagine October 7th. If they had tactical nukes. They would, they would have nuked that whole concert thing. I wonder how could you make an argument that they wouldn't based on what they did? I mean, you, that's just. You can't, you can't go any further than what they did other than nukes. I mean, that's not like they were holding back, worried about. Well, I don't know. They're probably going to retaliate pretty strongly after we put babies in ovens and rape grandmas and film it and post it online.
Drew Goins
Right? Right. Having now admittedly employed the strategy of, hey, we're going to act like we're a good, a good partner for negotiating for a long, long time until we lulled them into a false sense of security and then we're going to slaughter them. So now there are voices saying, well, we should have negotiated more in good faith. Okay. All right.
Rodney Williams
So New York Post has the latest details on how they pulled off the attack last night. That included attacks within Iran from Assad agents on the ground, which is really something. Israeli spies smuggled missiles and secretly hit explosive drones deep inside Iran. And a series of covert operations leading up to last night's. Well, they get called Friday, but it was Friday there. Last night's here's deadly onslaught before tricking military leaders into gathering for a meeting so they could all be wiped out in one spot.
Drew Goins
Wow.
Rodney Williams
I know, I hadn't heard that one. Intelligence agents with Mossad, Israel's top spy agency, started infiltrating the heart of Iran several months back in order to pull off the surprise attack aimed at obliterating their nuclear program and a whole bunch of their top military commanders and scientists. The spy agency planted the explosive drones inside Iran ahead of time as they laid the groundwork for the major strikes, according to Israeli security sources. Again, Israel's putting this news out because they want Iran to know, oh, we've been in. We've been in for a month and a half. And this ain't all they're hoping. Iran thinks agents also managed to smuggle precision weapons into central Iran so Israel could target Tehran's defenses from within. The stealth campaign dubbed Operation Rising lion was eventually conducted with three separate operations last night. All kinds of airstrikes. You know all about that. Commando units deployed precision guided weapons near Iran surface to air missile defenses and targeted the Iranian systems. So they got a way to blow up their air defenses like right next to it.
Drew Goins
They were there with commandos.
Rodney Williams
The second operation set up strike systems and mounted technology onto vehicles that were launched at Iranian air defense system. And then it mentions that they all the high ranking Iranian officials were gathered together for one meeting. Israel is able to trick top commanders of Israel, Iran's air force into gathering for a meeting before they were targeted. But it doesn't say what the ruse was. You probably don't want to give that away like how you pulled that off. But it, that's an interesting group text.
Drew Goins
They wormed their way onto air force studs or whatever they called their group text. Hey dudes, let's meet at the commissary in 15 minutes. Super, super important. See you there.
Rodney Williams
Their official statement was we carried out specific activities to help us learn more about them and then use that information to influence their behavior. We knew this would lead them to meet, but more importantly, we knew how to keep them there.
Drew Goins
Wow.
Rodney Williams
What does that mean? So you had. So you learned about them specifically, then some sort of ruse that you knew would cause them to gather and then keep them there, probably with, like, more texts or info coming in.
Drew Goins
That's why I can't imagine. I mean, there are a hundred possibilities.
Rodney Williams
Yeah, I can't wait to learn more about that someday. Significant intelligence was gathered and surveillance was conducted to incriminate senior members of the Iranian defense establishment and nuclear scientists who were eliminated. To incriminate.
Drew Goins
Like, a little mystified by that, too.
Rodney Williams
I want. Yeah. I'm just trying to picture, like, each one of them be like, if all of us gathered except for you, and said, hey, we got a text from. That looks like. From me, but it's not. Say, hey, we got some dirt on Joe. Joe has been doing some really awful things. We need to have a meeting about that and figure out how to handle it. And then. Then. Then I get a. Then you get a one that says it's the other way around about me. And so we all gather together, thinking we've got incriminating evidence about each other or something. And then.
Drew Goins
I don't know. I'm confused.
Rodney Williams
Beards explode or. Whatever happens.
Drew Goins
Whatever happens. Yeah. The pagers go for blue again. I don't know. That's interesting and also provocative that they would release that vague description of what they did.
Rodney Williams
That part seems like he should have kept secret.
Drew Goins
Although they don't do anything by accident.
Rodney Williams
No, no, no.
Drew Goins
With the exception. The horrific, unbelievable exception of the blindness of October 7th, I was gonna throw.
Rodney Williams
That out for the million. How can Israel in the Mossad be so absolutely amazing? Like, it's a, you know, a double oh seven movie. It's practically unbelievable. And at the same time, over and over again, you couldn't get to that part of Israel that was 12 miles away for 15 hours while you're being attacked by people who just, you know, rode dirt bikes into your country. Wild.
Drew Goins
Shocking. I thought this was really interesting. The Wall Street Journal editorial board published an editorial just before we found out about the strikes, and it is entitled, Iran's Latest Nuclear Breakout. Tehran is making a mockery of the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty.
Rodney Williams
They were.
Drew Goins
President Trump has, quote, given Iran every opportunity. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday. He's right, and so has the IAEA. The UN inspectors who've spent 20 years trying to get answers from Iran on its secret nuclear activity. Wouldn't you give up after, like, 17 and a half years anyway.
Rodney Williams
These stupid, stupid international bodies that think they're accomplishing anything.
Drew Goins
On Thursday, Iran's time ran out with the IAEA again. This was before the attack took place. The IAEA Board of Governors passed a resolution finding Iran in non compliance with its safeguards agreement, a crucial part of the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty, the NPT that's done much to stop the spread and use of nuclear weapons. Treaties are no substitute for American deterrent power. They write quite correctly. But the NPT has been among the more successful in reply of the IAEA finally finding their teeth and saying you dudes are not cooperating. And it's obvious now in reply, Iran announced a major expansion of its nuclear breakout capability, revealing more NPT violations which would make it harder to detect or stop an Iranian move to enrich uranium to weapons grade. Tehran is calling the world's bluff on whether it takes non proliferation seriously, they wrote. And the IAEA found that Iran had been hiding nuclear material. Then there are attempts to cover Iran's attempts to cover up all of this. Consider it's a Marivan site. The IAEA assesses that Iran conducted four tests there in oh three of full scale hemispherical implosion systems for nuclear weapons. When the iaeia and they go on a little more of the history of it. When they asked to Inspect Maravon In 2019, Iran promptly raised the site support area. It didn't allow inspectors to visit the control bunker which it also subsequently demolished. And they go on several other incidents like this making the case that look, this is unambiguous, this is not a mystery anymore. They want a bomb the first minute they can get it so they can use it.
Rodney Williams
Yeah. And just in case you didn't hear me say this earlier, I was watching MSNBC last night and Barry McCaffrey on former general I usually like his take. He pointed out one We've got 40,000 troops in the region and a dozen bases, so there are plenty of targets. If Iran does side to jump ugly with this, although that would be a horrible idea, then you're fighting Iran, then you're fighting Israel and us. But he said at the end of the day, I think we're going to be recognizing Iran as a nuclear power. And I thought, wow, okay, that's not good news. Although in my lifetime, well, you know, basically since 1947, if a country decides they really want to get a nuclear weapon, they get it. The world can't stop them. Not a lot of examples of stopping people unless you like convince a Ukraine that no, no, no. We're your friends. You can give up your nukes. We'll protect you.
Drew Goins
A sin for which we may never be forgiven. Anybody paying attention? Yeah. And look, the calculation on like North Korea is, doesn't serve Kim Jong Un to nuke anybody. He just wants to protect his, his wealth and his kingdom. So, you know, we just won't directly threaten his, you know, his security and he'll be fine. So far, so good. And there are a bunch of examples like that. Even Pakistan, which is pretty wacky and one of the scarier countries, it doesn't serve them to nuke anybody. Well, that's what Iran is, full on Islamist nut jobs.
Rodney Williams
Yeah, well, there are a lot of Islamist nut jobs in Pakistan. Luckily, they haven't had the control of the nukes at any point. I remember when Barack Obama in one interview said the thing that kept him up at night was Pakistan and their nukes. Who has control of them when, whenever they switch power. But yeah, most of the other countries, they got reason not to bring the hell upon them. That would happen if they used nukes, right? These Islamist nut jobs, what do they care about?
Drew Goins
When Obama said that, was that before or after he started saying Pakistan?
Rodney Williams
Do you think Iran's going to get a nuke short term?
Drew Goins
Oh, no, no.
Rodney Williams
You don't think we're going to let that happen?
Drew Goins
Oh, no.
Rodney Williams
What about that Fordo, that underground one that hasn't been blown up yet?
Drew Goins
I think what's going to happen is that they will do their best to attack that Israel with the US's health. But, I mean, if they have to blow up every truck tire in the country so they can't bring the missile out to launch it, they'll do it. They will attack every critical, tangential and peripheral, you know, industry and ability that they have to, to render Iran unable to wield a nuclear weapon.
Rodney Williams
Because as we started this, it's not an option. It's not an option. It is literally a threat to your existence as a country and a people.
Drew Goins
Yes.
Rodney Williams
So you need to, you know, you don't think about, well, what's, what percentage of our GDP is going. You don't have time for anything if.
Drew Goins
Somebody spends 75 years saying, we're going to murder you this first chance we get. Believe them.
Rodney Williams
Yeah. And this just in. According to NBC, President Trump says Iran's leaders are now calling him to discuss the situation. Whether that's true or not, I don't know. I hope it is. We'll finish strong. Next. Pakistan, Pakistan, Pakistan.
Drew Goins
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Drew Goins
Heritage Auctions has Announced it will hold a sale next month of movie props, including items from the Empire Strikes Back, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, and Citizen Kane. Now you can own memorabilia from two of your favorite movies, plus the movie you tell people is your favorite movie.
Rodney Williams
Yeah, no kidding. Overrated.
Drew Goins
Okay.
Rodney Williams
My hot take on Citizen Kane.
Drew Goins
Yeah, I didn't get it either. So the big military parade, Trump's parade, in which he shows his fascistic something or other and it's his birthday. It actually sounds really cool. Celebrating the Army's 250th anniversary. It is going to include military vehicles, weapons, flyovers, personnel and gear, and soldiers in period dress from, like every conflict, starting with the American Revolution, Civil war, World War I and 2 are going to have 1918 Dodge touring car and a Renault tank from World War I in the parade. No World War II jeeps and Korean War period equipment and uniforms. And in tribute to those fellas, the Huey helicopters doing flyovers from the Vietnam era along with other helicopters.
Rodney Williams
Cool.
Drew Goins
M1A1 Abrams tank from the 1990, 91 Gulf War. The main battle tank. The guy is going to be shown off.
Rodney Williams
The guy is a showman. Donald Trump. Yeah, he knows about that.
Drew Goins
Yeah. And then the M2 Bradley fighting vehicle introduced in the 80s. And again, people in period dress and all sorts of stuff celebrating the history of our armed forces. You know, let's let it happen. On the other hand, we'll have the no kings protest. So they're hoping to generate a split screen image. So if anybody's watch watching the fascistic dictator Trump's military war, they'll also have to watch us yelling something or other in the streets about we don't want a king and we don't have one. Did you hear Trump's response the other day? He laughed. He said, if I was a king, I could get a lot more done a lot more easily.
Rodney Williams
Hey, kids, it's that time again.
Drew Goins
With us, Armstrong and Getty.
Rodney Williams
Here's your host for final thoughts, Joe Getty.
Drew Goins
Let's get a final thought from everybody on the crew to wrap up the day. There is Michelangelo pressing the buttons. Michael. Yeah.
Rodney Williams
It's Father Day, Father's Day weekend.
Drew Goins
And so thank you to all the.
Rodney Williams
Dads out there that do all that you do.
Drew Goins
And I'm gonna celebrate my dad by.
Rodney Williams
Watching classic TV shows and eating his class, his favorite foods. There you go.
Drew Goins
Yep, there you go. God bless him. Katie Green, our esteemed newswoman, has a final thought. Katie Diddy.
Rodney Williams
Yeah.
Travis Holloway
Kind of echoing what Michael said.
Rodney Williams
Happy Father's Day to All the dads.
Travis Holloway
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Drew Goins
You're here. Well said, Jack, a final thought for us.
Rodney Williams
Diddy left the trial. Or did. He's still there. He's on trial. Kanye left the trial after an hour. I thought that was going to be my days. I thought that was going to be my day's entertainment. He showed up with one of Diddy's kids. It was like a guest or something. So that was very disappointing. Follow us on Twitter. I'm driving through LA during all the protests tomorrow and I'll be tweeting out.
Drew Goins
I would like to echo as my final thought the thoughts of everybody else about fathers and their incredibly important role in children's lives. Also, wish a happy anniversary to My sweetheart, Judy, 39 years tomorrow. We got married when we were eight years old, Katie. It was controversial at the time, but.
Rodney Williams
You were in India where they allowed it.
Drew Goins
Yeah, it was. Well, anyway, anyway. But happy birthday or happy anniversary, sweetheart. And it's a big weekend. I will be watching the United States Golf Open to celebrate Father's Day.
Rodney Williams
So much going on this weekend. And do the Iranian people rise up and try to overthrow their regime? Maybe now is the time for that. There's a lot of things that could happen. Armstrong, Armstrong and Getty wrapping up another grueling four hour workday.
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Podcast Summary: Armstrong & Getty On Demand – "Would I Rather Be Chewed On By Rats Or Lit On Fire?"
Release Date: June 13, 2025
Host/Author: iHeartPodcasts
Description: The official, On-Demand podcast of The Armstrong & Getty Show! Accept no substitutes!
The episode begins with a brief introduction of the hosts, Rodney Williams and Drew Goins, setting the stage for a candid discussion on pressing current events and societal issues.
Timestamp: [03:00] – [35:37]
The hosts delve deep into the escalating tensions between Israel and Iran, highlighting Israel's recent military operations aimed at neutralizing Iran's nuclear capabilities.
Operation Rising Lion:
Rodney Williams details Israel's covert operations to infiltrate Iran, emphasizing the strategic targeting of military bases and nuclear facilities.
"Israel launched Operation Rising Lion... The mission included Mossad smuggling vehicles and drones into Iran." ([05:33])
Impact on Regional Stability:
The discussion underscores the existential threat perceived by Israel from Iran's advancements in nuclear technology.
"Israel will never allow those who call for our annihilation to develop the means to achieve that goal." ([05:35])
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Violations:
The hosts critique Iran's consistent breaches of the NPT, questioning the efficacy of international bodies like the IAEA in curbing nuclear proliferation.
"Tehran is calling the world's bluff on whether it takes non-proliferation seriously." ([33:03])
Potential Consequences:
A speculative look at the possible outcomes if Iran continues its nuclear pursuits, including the destabilization of global peace and security.
"It's literally a threat to your existence as a country and a people." ([37:30])
Timestamp: [05:26] – [19:40]
Rodney and Drew shift focus to the chaotic scenes unfolding in Los Angeles amidst widespread protests.
Nature of the Protests:
Descriptions of protesters setting cars on fire, dumping bikes and scooters on police cruisers, and engaging in disruptive behaviors.
"Weekend chaotic scenes played out on the streets of Los Angeles... Protesters setting cars on fire." ([05:54])
Law Enforcement's Struggle:
The LAPD's declaration of a citywide tactical alert reflects the severity of the situation, with authorities feeling overwhelmed.
"LAPD already declared a citywide tactical alert." ([06:05])
Political and Social Commentary:
The hosts provide sharp critiques of both the protesters and the responses from political figures, highlighting underlying tensions and societal fractures.
"Anyone who protests or interferes with ICE and their operations is officially gay. Big time." ([07:23])
Timestamp: [04:07] – [09:47]
A segment addressing the challenges posed by AI-generated content, particularly fake audio clips impersonating political figures.
AI-Generated Fake Clips:
Discussion on the creation and impact of convincingly real AI-generated audio of Gavin Newsom and Donald Trump, raising concerns about misinformation.
"That was AI. But that was unbelievably good and funny... It's so convincing." ([08:54])
Implications for Public Discourse:
The potential dangers of AI in shaping public opinion and the ease with which misinformation can spread unchecked.
"You're such liars. You fool. Wake up." ([09:28])
Timestamp: [09:47] – [21:56]
The hosts analyze the controversial support of Andrew Cuomo by conservative publications, despite his tarnished reputation.
Andrew Cuomo's Backing:
Criticism of Cuomo's past actions, including mishandling the COVID-19 crisis, yet noting his support due to lack of viable alternatives.
"He's a crook... He's a horrible human being." ([10:14], [10:26])
Opposition Candidate's Platform:
Examination of Zoran Mamdani's policies, including government-run grocery stores and defunding the police, labeling them as unrealistic and extremist.
"Anyone who wants government-run grocery stores only and thinks that will fix problems is a complete wackadoo." ([11:37])
Political Manipulation:
Insights into how endorsements are influenced by the perceived quality of available candidates rather than merit.
"NAOC is backing that candidate, which shows you who she is." ([11:39])
Timestamp: [22:00] – [31:46]
A detailed account of Israel's strategic military actions against Iran, emphasizing the sophistication and premeditation of these operations.
Covert Operations:
Rodney Williams outlines how Mossad infiltrated Iran over months to execute targeted strikes against nuclear facilities and military leaders.
"Israeli spies smuggled missiles and secretly hit explosive drones deep inside Iran." ([28:09])
Strategic Outcomes:
The precision and effectiveness of Israel's tactics in dismantling Iran's defense mechanisms and nuclear ambitions.
"They infiltrated the heart of Iran... to obliterate their nuclear program and a whole bunch of their top military commanders and scientists." ([29:07])
Operational Secrecy:
The deliberate vagueness in official statements to maintain operational security and prevent revealing tactical methodologies.
"Their official statement was we carried out specific activities to help us learn more about them and then use that information to influence their behavior." ([29:58])
Timestamp: [30:51] – [36:54]
An exploration of the broader implications of nuclear proliferation, focusing on Iran's ambitions and the international community's response.
IAEA Findings:
Highlighting the International Atomic Energy Agency's resolution declaring Iran's non-compliance with the NPT and subsequent revelations of nuclear material concealment.
"The IAEA found that Iran had been hiding nuclear material." ([34:41])
Global Deterrence and Irregular Actors:
Comparisons with other nations like North Korea and Pakistan, discussing their motivations and reasons for maintaining or pursuing nuclear capabilities.
"These Islamist nut jobs... what do they care about?" ([36:53])
Future Threats:
Speculation on the potential for Iran to develop nuclear weapons and the catastrophic consequences it would have for regional and global stability.
"If Iran does side to jump ugly with this, although that would be a horrible idea..." ([35:37])
Timestamp: [43:07] – [45:46]
The episode concludes with heartfelt messages celebrating Father's Day, emphasizing the importance of fathers in society.
Appreciation for Fathers:
Hosts and guests share personal anecdotes and well-wishes for fathers, highlighting their pivotal roles.
"Happy Father's Day to All the dads... the world would not be right without you in it." ([43:36], [43:38])
Personal Tributes:
Drew Goins mentions his own Father's Day celebrations, adding a personal touch to the episode's closing remarks.
"I'm gonna celebrate my dad by watching classic TV shows and eating his favorite foods." ([43:23])
Rodney Williams on Iran-Israel Conflict:
"Unless you're talking Pearl Harbor or something of a justified attack, you got a neighbor who's been saying they want to kill you for 45 years and they've been employing their proxies to do that in horrific fashion." ([25:06])
Drew Goins on AI-Generated Content:
"I'm mad what he said. He couldn't have moved aggressively at a Secret Service protectee while verbally accosting them." ([22:00])
Rodney Williams on Nuclear Threats:
"It's literally a threat to your existence as a country and a people." ([37:30])
This episode of "Armstrong & Getty On Demand" offers a comprehensive and unfiltered look into some of the most pressing issues of the time, including geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, domestic unrest in Los Angeles, the challenges posed by artificial intelligence, and critical reflections on political endorsements. Through sharp analysis and candid discussions, Rodney Williams and Drew Goins provide listeners with insightful perspectives on navigating a complex and rapidly changing world.
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