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[00:00]
Host
Foreign. I want to now focus on the Texas senatorial race. I'm happy that Talarico and Crockett are running against each other. Actually, I'm not. I wish, I think they're both such good politicians. I wish they could both be in office at the same time, so. But I do think it's an interesting race for us all to watch. James Talarico recently went on Jubilee and I just thought this was an excellent answer. Play the clip.
[00:30]
Guest 1
Heard a good democratic argument of, great, let's help people. But how are you. There are nasty people, there are welfare queens, there are nasty people who take advantage of the system and take away from those who earned it, take away from those who need it. So how are you going to take that into account? How are you going to, going to make sure we cover that risk as well? The biggest welfare queens in this country are the giant corporations that don't pay a penny in federal taxes. The biggest welfare queens are the CEOs who get a tax deduction for flying on a private jet. It's not hungry kids. It's not working parents who work multiple jobs to provide for their families. I agree with you that we need individual responsibility. And I don't want to create a culture of dependency. I want a hand up and not a handout. You know, I believe that you don't give a man to fish, you teach a man to fish. But if you're going to take your friend out on a boat for the day to teach him how to fish, you want to make sure he had breakfast that morning. You want to make sure he's not sick because that allows him to learn how to fish again. I was a public school teacher, so I saw how when kids showed up hungry, they couldn't learn. That day, even my brightest students, even my hardest working students couldn't succeed, couldn't pull themselves up by their bootstraps when they didn't have boots. That's what I'm trying to fix in this country. We, we don't want dependency. We want to reward hard work. And I think that should apply to those billionaires, not just working people.
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Guest 2
I thought he does, he just does a masterful job at this. And it's so interesting because I was raised in a family where, you know, welfare queens, you know, they're buying Coke with food stamps, like a real demonization of the poor. And the reality is the welfare queens, just like he said, are the billionaires, are companies like Amazon that use all the roads, all the planes, all the trains, but yet they're not paying any taxes. And so I think it just says a lot about us that we're more worried about not feeding hungry kids than we are taking on the billionaire class. I mean, Trump, knowing the economy is in the shitter, won't release the numbers. He's bragging about tax cuts. And I'm like, the only people that are getting tax cuts are already rich. So it's just, it's going to take huge message messaging like this. But I thought this was very well spoken and very plain language and it hit right, it really hit right at me.
[02:57]
Host
Yes. And I think that this is that the way the questioner framed his question is the, as you just spoke to the propaganda that has been propagandized in largely Christian religion Republican circles where the, the demonization of the poor has been so effective as far as propaganda by the Republican Party. And that is intentional to keep our eyes off of the parasitic nature of the corporations. And so in many ways Trump has done, he's accelerated a lot of things and he's accelerated this incremental death kneel that we were marching to, giving all of these corporations power. He's accelerated it to where now everybody can see it. Everybody can see it clear as day because he, he's so. The Democrats and other Republican politicians were a little bit more, you know, head faked it a little bit. Oh, we do care about the working class and we're going to do this. And they put some regulations on corporations, but really not enough. And Trump has just completely ripped the band aid off and it's just full blown. Whatever makes these corporations as much money as possible and whatever fucks over the consumer as much as possible. And just think about little simple things like air travel, right? The Biden administration had made it where you could get a refund. If you paid for a full ticket price and your flight was canceled or late, you get your money back. Trump within months immediately reversed it. And that just shows you his interests are only about helping billionaires and the, the, the people. The CEOs of these companies make so much money. It's, it's, it's so disproportionate. And I have to say, as somebody who was raised in such a capitalism on steroid country, when I first heard the statement like billionaires shouldn't exist, I was kind of like, well, that, that didn't seem right. I mean, it's freedom. If they want to exist and they were able to make a bunch of money and they were smart enough to do that, well, then they should exist. That's was my first instinct from somebody who's been propagandized in a capitalistic society for so long. But because my thoughts are not rigid and fixed, I really started reading into it a lot to educate myself more and more because I heard it more and more, billionaires shouldn't exist, blah, blah. So I educated myself about it. And in fact, it's, it's right because in order to be a billionaire, you're an exploiter. You've exploited labor. And so if you think about like the CEO of Starbucks, this man makes millions and millions and millions and millions of dollars. And he is adamantly against baristas and workers at Starbucks unionizing. So he's exploiting them. While he doesn't fly commercial, he doesn't have to worry about the airlines giving him his money back when they dick him over because he's not going to a commercial airline, he's not going through tsa, and he's exploiting these workers. So the more I read about it, the more I learned about it, the more I realized even somebody on the left side who's, you know, from a progressive family can get propagandized into this insanity. And so this is why I'm so adamant about also focusing on the Democrats at this time. In my opinion, the Democrats could have an opportunity to go into rural counties and suburban places in red states if they atoned, if they said, we're the new Dems, we agree with you. The corporate Dems were no different. You felt like you were picking the lesser of two evils when you went to vote. So you went and voted with the more comfortable one, the Republican. I totally get why you feel that way, because that's exactly what our party had turned into. The Republic Republican Party's been lying to you for decades. Nothing ever trickled down. But then the Democrats start half lying to you. And I think the Democrats, just like David Hogg wanted to do, should launch it. Were the new Dems type atonement tour. And this is why. Look at this video right here. This is where Democrats are voting have voted to confirm Trump judges. That will not answer the question who won the 2020 election? No, who lost the 2020 election? We all saw what happened on January 6th. These are facts. But Trump's judicial nominees refused to state these facts to appease Trump. And 16 Senate Democrats voted to confirm them anyway. A lifetime appointment to a judge loyal only to Trump. Tell these Democratic senators stop supporting Trump's judges. Paid for. We shouldn't have to tell Democrats not to vote for Nut job. Trump judges. Why is that even a commercial? What the actual is going on that they are voting for these morons? I just. Can we have an opposition party or, or we just. Are they just so controlled? They're, they're. It's an inside job. The fix is in.
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Guest 2
I don't think I've ever had more contempt for the Democratic Party than I do right now and of which I am a member because I look at the judicial nomin nominations, the, the secretary nominations. This cabinet of Trumps is bananas. I mean, they are so incompetent. Like, Marco Rubio was 99 to 0. Like, are you kidding me? Everything Trump puts in front of the United States House and Senate is going to be corrupt by nature. So don't sit there and tell me you're going to fight Trump when all you do is rubber stamp this. Same with the government shutdown. Like, we, we as a party had real momentum to make change and it was cave City. And now they've spit in the faces of all those people that gave. Well, you know, they said they'd talk about it. They were never going to talk about it because Dear Leader never wanted to talk about it. And I don't know if it's just naivete or they just don't give a shit or they still think, well, yeah, bipartisan politics. It has to be 100% hardline on everything, in my humble opinion.
[09:26]
Host
Well, I just think you have. The opposition is being controlled by the same corporations. This is controlled opposition. The people who are pulling the levers on the bot and paid for maga. Politicians that do the dirty work for corporations and for oligarchs also control some of the opposition. And that's the problem. And that's why David Hogg wanted to go barnstorm through the DNC and say we will continue to lose until we are a true opposition opposition party. And so I want to now take a look at the Lee who should be the leader of the opposition party, who should be a household name. Chuck Schumer. Here, here's a video of him over.
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Guest 1
The weekend or some going to say a few words about the terrible shooting in Sydney, Australia.
[10:13]
Host
Okay, so, and first, of course, as I always say, no matter what, go Bills.
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Guest 1
They beat the Patriots today.
[10:19]
Host
It's a big deal. Okay? He is terrible. He is absolutely 1000% terrible. Terrible. I used to say, number one, the most worthless politician in the United States of America is Moses Mike Grinder Johnson. I am hereby changing the list because at least Moses Mike Grinder Johnson has worth to the criminals running the country, he has worth. To the mafia crime boss that has dementia, swollen hands, piglet fingers running around the White House, he's, he has worth to him. So at least there's one person that he has worth to. The most Worthless American Award right now goes to the Senate Minority Leader, Chuckles Schumer. He is the most worthless man of our times. And the selfishness and the narcissism to not step aside and realize this is serious. You know why? Because he's not a marginalized person. So he doesn't, he, he knows at the end of the day, he and Trump are kind of asshole buddies. They're both New Yorkers. He knows Trump's not gonna do anything to him and he fights accordingly. He fights like he knows this isn't ever really going to affect me, so I'm going to write him a strongly worded letter. He's probably doing some damage, but if we just sit back and play dumb and say go whatever was it go Bill, go Bills, I mean, this guy is a disgrace of the highest order. He is the reason Democrats lost. He is the reason so many other Democrats follow such a puss boy path. This is a moment where we need politicians like Chuck Schumer to sit down and step aside. It's the most patriotic and brave thing you could possibly do. But instead, he's always looking like a moron on tv. Every time I see him, I like him less and less and less, which.
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Guest 2
Is hard to do. You have always in brow beating the people around Trump, the people around Kristi Noem, that said. Oh yeah, throw in there that you killed your dog. That's great. People dig that. I question the people around Chuck Schreimer. I mean, it's like, are you kidding? Nobody told him. You don't start about a mass shooting with the NFL game. Like, who are the people surrounding these people they need to go to like the whole kitten caboodle.
[12:52]
Host
Such a good point. Pumps. I mean that, that is such a good point. So to the people around Chuck Schumer, the people in his office, his co workers, get him to step aside. This is serious. The Democrats could come and you could deliver beyond a blue tsunami. You could, you could install a generation of Democratic progress if you would quit this corporate Democratic bullshit and get rid of every compromised corporate Democrat and go into rural towns, go into suburban towns, go into cities and atone and say we left the working class voters and made you think that somebody who was a compulsive liar was a better option than us. And that's on us, because we were halfway lying to. We acted like we cared a little bit about you, but we also cared for the people who want to fleece you at the same time. And until the Democrats do that, the pendulum is just going to go like this, back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. And we could actually have an FDR style generational change. And if you look historically at tax systems and when the most stabilizing economic growth happened, it was during that period during FDR's reign. And the Democratic Party is who I'm more focused on right now of delivering a better option for us. Because if you're just MAGA light and you're like, oh, we're all for the corporations, but if you're gay, you can stay married and listen, I don't want to be dismissive because as a, as a person from a red state, I know how important. If you're a young queer kid or a black single mother in Alabama and Oklahoma, what a difference a Democratic presidency can make in your life and prevent your horrifically selfish red state government from raining hellfire down on the poorest, the most minority people on the planet. Because that's what MAGA super majorities do, and they do it in the name of Jesus. I understand that. But the centrist Democrats have left us so unsafe, and it's just time to get rid of them. I, I, Chuck Schumer, resign, resign, resign, resign, resign. And if you won't resign, at least let somebody else be the Senate Minority leader. Somebody who's meaner than a rattlesnake with a heart of compassion. That's the combination that we need right now. All right, There are forces in the world that are trying to collude to create a new world order. And one of these is Hungary, and it is a member of the United Nations. The president is Viktor Orban. I can't remember if he's a president or prime, but the leader, I forget what they call it, but he is completely in sync with Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. It's important to note that Hungary has been the host country of many CPAC conventions for a long time now because they see Republican MAGA politicians see an authoritarian state that's corrupt, that doesn't really have free markets, that has more of an oligarchy pay to play form of economy. They see that as where they want. The United States of America. The people of Hungary have had it and they are out in the streets resisting. This is not getting any national attention. Play the video. You have millions and Millions and millions of people in Budapest marching because this form of government is wildly unpopular and they are just a little bit ahead of the United States. They've had this reign for I don't know how many years now, but pumps and I were actually in Budapest, Budapest a year and a half, two years ago. And the book banning, you walk by bookstores and they have covers on, you know, something title or something that they would deem inappropriate. And the thing is, you can change the government however you want to, but a lot of things still remain. You, you don't un gay people, you don't all of a sudden make people to be as religious as you want them to be. All of this anti freedom movement just causes suffering.
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Guest 2
It absolutely does. And the people that we met in Budapest were very anti Viktor Orban and his government. And I just look at this and I think Hungary is a relatively small country compared to the United States. And they have millions out protesting this government. And we have had two no kings protest, you know, maybe 10 million total. We have a strong enough, large enough population that our voices and protesting matter. Us getting out to vote matters because this government that we currently have and they have in Hungary is designed for a very few people. And we are a vast country of completely different resources, backgrounds, culture. The people are the power, not this government. And, but we have to show it. We have to care enough to get out and vote, protest, stand strong, resist peacefully, all those things. But it, it encourages me for Hungary that they're out doing this. I hope the United States will continue to follow suit.
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Host
I also just want, I think we need to start beating the drum because the midterms will be here before we know it. And the voter intimidation and suppression and massed ICE agents they are, it's going to be. Trump is going to get more and more unhinged and crazier about this. The people surrounding him are going to get more unhinged, crazier about this because they commit crimes every single day. So we have to start gearing up as a voting population to flood the polls. We have to start right now. Every single listener or watcher of I hip News and I've had it podcast. Start talking to your friends about voting. Start talking to your family about voting, especially our younger listeners, Gen Z, the Zoomers. Get your friends and go register and make sure you're ready to vote and get ready with your phones for primary day, for voting day, because we have to go out so strong that even in the places where they're trying to gerrymander and cheat that it is a complete repudiation on the evil, immoral, white supremacist, racist, homophobic, horrific. We value money over our country. We value money over human beings. We value money, money over our children's safety. That's what MAGA is. MAGA is a party of pedophiles. MAGA is a party of lawlessness. MAGA is a party of anti freedom. And you need to say it all the time, every chance you can get. And we need to start gearing and gunning everybody up to go to the polls this November because they are going to try to intimidate us. They're going to tell us that it won't matter. They're going to have tanks, all sorts of crap, but we still get to go vote. And the Supreme Court's going to try to do away with the Civil Rights Voting act because they have absolutely not enforced laws that would keep us safe. They've moved the laws out of the way for this administration and so we have to. When you see the. That's why I want to show you guys the video of Hungary. They, they have been living with what we've been living with for the last 11 months. They've had it now for years and they hate it. Freedom is superior than this. Having a bunch of religious nut job hypocrite freak shows that are corrupt as all get out telling you how to live. Nobody likes it. It's regressive. All right, please subscribe like this video. We'll be back later with more news. VRBO makes it easy to claim your dream summer spot with early booking deals. From homes with pools to poolside loungers. When you book a vrbo, you don't have to reserve any loungers. They're all yours. Get that early booking deal@vrbo.com.

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Episode: MAGA Gets Brutal Takedown by Talarico and Chuck Schumer's Career Is Over

Hosts: Jennifer Welch & Angie “Pumps” Sullivan
Release Date: December 16, 2025

Episode Overview

In this episode, Jennifer and Angie—progressive hosts planted deep in red state America—deliver an incisive and comedic critique of current political dysfunction. They spotlight rising Texas progressive James Talarico, rail against corporate influence on both major parties, and deliver a brutal assessment of Democratic leader Chuck Schumer. With their signature blend of plainspoken outrage and sardonic humor, they urge listeners to recognize the dangers of growing authoritarianism both at home and abroad, drawing parallels between the U.S. and Hungary’s Viktor Orban. The episode rallies listeners to action as the U.S. faces crucial midterms, calling for direct engagement and unapologetic defense of human rights.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Texas Senatorial Race & James Talarico's Viral Moment

[00:00–02:57]

Jennifer expresses mixed feelings about James Talarico and Jasmine Crockett both running for Senate: "[They are] such good politicians. I wish they could both be in office at the same time."
The hosts play and dissect a viral clip from Talarico’s Jubilee appearance where he redefines the term "welfare queens."
- Quote (Talarico, 00:29):
  "The biggest welfare queens in this country are the giant corporations that don’t pay a penny in federal taxes [...] It's not hungry kids [...] Even my brightest students couldn’t succeed, couldn’t pull themselves up by their bootstraps when they didn’t have boots."
- Angie shares her upbringing in a household that demonized the poor, highlighting how Talarico's remarks reframed the conversation for her.
- Angie (01:53):
  "The welfare queens, just like he said, are the billionaires, are companies like Amazon that use all the roads, all the planes, all the trains, but yet they're not paying any taxes."

Notable Moment:

Talarico’s analogy of teaching someone to fish, “but make sure he had breakfast that morning,” resonated deeply, becoming a highlight for both hosts.

2. Corporate Power & the Propaganda Against the Poor

[02:57–04:40]

Jennifer expounds on how Republican (especially Christian-conservative) circles propagate myths about poverty to distract from corporate exploitation.
- She recounts her own journey rethinking the very existence of billionaires:
  Jennifer (04:15):
  "In fact, it’s right because in order to be a billionaire, you’re an exploiter. You’ve exploited labor."
The hosts draw a line from propagandized American capitalism to the bipartisan failure to protect the working class.

3. Democratic Party Critique: Rubber-Stamping Trump & Corporate Capture

[04:41–09:26]

The conversation pivots to Democratic failures, particularly the Senate’s confirmation of Trump-appointed judges, some of whom refuse to acknowledge the results of the 2020 election.
Frustration with establishment Democrats boils over:
- Jennifer (07:59):
  "What the actual is going on that they are voting for these morons? Can we have an opposition party or... are they just so controlled? The fix is in."
- Angie delivers a stinging rebuke of Democratic acquiescence: Angie (08:17):
  "I don’t think I’ve ever had more contempt for the Democratic Party than I do right now, and of which I am a member [...] everything Trump puts in front of the United States House and Senate is going to be corrupt by nature. So don’t sit there and tell me you’re going to fight Trump when all you do is rubber stamp this."

Notable Quote:

Angie (08:58):
"We had real momentum to make change and it was cave city. And now they've spit in the faces of all those people..."

4. Chuck Schumer: “Most Worthless Man of Our Times”

[09:27–12:51]

Jennifer calls for accountability at the top, declaring Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s career over.
- Jennifer (10:19):
  "The most Worthless American Award right now goes to the Senate Minority Leader, Chuckles Schumer. He is the most worthless man of our times."
- Argues Schumer’s lack of effective opposition is due to his privileged detachment and comfort:
  "He and Trump are kind of asshole buddies. They're both New Yorkers. He knows Trump's not going to do anything to him and he fights accordingly."
Angie highlights Schumer’s tone-deafness following a mass shooting:
- Angie (12:21):
  "I question the people around Chuck Schreimer...Nobody told him, you don't start about a mass shooting with the NFL game?"

Memorable Moment:

"[Schumer] fights like he knows this isn’t ever really going to affect me, so I’m going to write him a strongly worded letter." (Jennifer, 11:32)

5. Need for “Atone & Reform” Democrats

[12:52–14:20]

The hosts argue Democrats must atone for their corporate alliances and sincerely reach out to working-class voters in rural and suburban America.
- Jennifer (12:57):
  "You could install a generation of Democratic progress if you would quit this corporate Democratic bullshit and get rid of every compromised corporate Democrat."
Urges for a new FDR-era style reformation, noting Democrats’ historic role in U.S. economic stability.

6. Global Authoritarianism & Hungary as a Cautionary Tale

[14:21–18:47]

Jennifer draws parallels between MAGA Republican aspirations and Viktor Orban’s authoritarian Hungary, noting MAGA admiration for Hungary’s system.
- Jennifer (15:11):
  "Hungary has been the host country of many CPAC conventions... because they see Republican MAGA politicians see an authoritarian state that's corrupt [...] and they see that as where they want the United States of America."
Both hosts recall recent visits to Budapest, describing pervasive censorship and government overreach.
Angie notes the massive anti-Orban protests in Hungary:
- Angie (17:41):
  "We have a strong enough, large enough population that our voices and protesting matter. Us getting out to vote matters because this government that we currently have... is designed for a very few people. And we are a vast country of completely different resources, backgrounds, culture. The people are the power, not this government."

7. Call to Action: 2026 Midterms & Fighting Authoritarianism

[18:48–end]

The looming 2026 midterms are framed as a crucial fight against voter suppression and MAGA authoritarianism.
- Jennifer directly addresses Gen Z:
  Jennifer (18:58):
  "Start talking to your friends about voting. Start talking to your family about voting, especially our younger listeners, Gen Z, the Zoomers. Get your friends and go register and make sure you’re ready to vote and get ready with your phones for primary day, for voting day, because we have to go out so strong..."
- Emphasizes that organizing and turnout are the only ways to overcome cheating and intimidation: "We value money over our country. We value money over human beings. [...] MAGA is a party of lawlessness. MAGA is a party of anti freedom. And you need to say it all the time, every chance you can get."

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

James Talarico (00:29):
"The biggest welfare queens in this country are the giant corporations..."
Angie (01:53):
"And the reality is the welfare queens, just like he said, are the billionaires, are companies like Amazon..."
Jennifer (04:15):
"In order to be a billionaire, you're an exploiter. You've exploited labor."
Jennifer (10:19):
"The most Worthless American Award right now goes to the Senate Minority Leader, Chuckles Schumer."
Angie (12:21):
"Nobody told him, you don't start about a mass shooting with the NFL game..."
Jennifer (18:58):
"Start talking to your friends about voting. Start talking to your family about voting, especially our younger listeners, Gen Z, the Zoomers..."

Important Timestamps

00:29 — James Talarico’s viral “welfare queens” takedown
01:53 — Angie reflects on personal impact of Talarico’s words
04:15 — Jennifer's self-reflection on billionaires and propaganda
07:59 — “What the actual is going on” — rubber-stamping Trump judges
10:19 — Jennifer declares Chuck Schumer’s career over
12:21 — Angie skewers Schumer’s tone-deaf NFL remarks
15:11 — Hungary and MAGA’s authoritarian blueprint
17:41 — Angie: “The people are the power, not this government.”
18:58 — Jennifer’s voting rally cry, especially to Gen Z

Tone & Style

The episode is unfiltered, biting, and righteous—unapologetically progressive, brimming with gallows humor and an urgent call for grassroots mobilization. The hosts are candid about their frustrations but sharply focused on solutions, pushing for realignment of the Democratic Party and greater engagement in the face of rising authoritarian threats.

Conclusion

This episode lays bare the rot of corporate influence in both major parties and the dangers of MAGA authoritarianism, while also offering hope in the form of activism, solidarity, and structural reform. By holding Democrats’ feet to the fire as much as the GOP’s, Jennifer and Angie force their listeners to confront the hard truth: democracy’s survival depends on collective action—and the time to act is right now.

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Host
Foreign. I want to now focus on the Texas senatorial race. I'm happy that Talarico and Crockett are running against each other. Actually, I'm not. I wish, I think they're both such good politicians. I wish they could both be in office at the same time, so. But I do think it's an interesting race for us all to watch. James Talarico recently went on Jubilee and I just thought this was an excellent answer. Play the clip.
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Guest 1
Heard a good democratic argument of, great, let's help people. But how are you. There are nasty people, there are welfare queens, there are nasty people who take advantage of the system and take away from those who earned it, take away from those who need it. So how are you going to take that into account? How are you going to, going to make sure we cover that risk as well? The biggest welfare queens in this country are the giant corporations that don't pay a penny in federal taxes. The biggest welfare queens are the CEOs who get a tax deduction for flying on a private jet. It's not hungry kids. It's not working parents who work multiple jobs to provide for their families. I agree with you that we need individual responsibility. And I don't want to create a culture of dependency. I want a hand up and not a handout. You know, I believe that you don't give a man to fish, you teach a man to fish. But if you're going to take your friend out on a boat for the day to teach him how to fish, you want to make sure he had breakfast that morning. You want to make sure he's not sick because that allows him to learn how to fish again. I was a public school teacher, so I saw how when kids showed up hungry, they couldn't learn. That day, even my brightest students, even my hardest working students couldn't succeed, couldn't pull themselves up by their bootstraps when they didn't have boots. That's what I'm trying to fix in this country. We, we don't want dependency. We want to reward hard work. And I think that should apply to those billionaires, not just working people.
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Guest 2
I thought he does, he just does a masterful job at this. And it's so interesting because I was raised in a family where, you know, welfare queens, you know, they're buying Coke with food stamps, like a real demonization of the poor. And the reality is the welfare queens, just like he said, are the billionaires, are companies like Amazon that use all the roads, all the planes, all the trains, but yet they're not paying any taxes. And so I think it just says a lot about us that we're more worried about not feeding hungry kids than we are taking on the billionaire class. I mean, Trump, knowing the economy is in the shitter, won't release the numbers. He's bragging about tax cuts. And I'm like, the only people that are getting tax cuts are already rich. So it's just, it's going to take huge message messaging like this. But I thought this was very well spoken and very plain language and it hit right, it really hit right at me.
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Host
Yes. And I think that this is that the way the questioner framed his question is the, as you just spoke to the propaganda that has been propagandized in largely Christian religion Republican circles where the, the demonization of the poor has been so effective as far as propaganda by the Republican Party. And that is intentional to keep our eyes off of the parasitic nature of the corporations. And so in many ways Trump has done, he's accelerated a lot of things and he's accelerated this incremental death kneel that we were marching to, giving all of these corporations power. He's accelerated it to where now everybody can see it. Everybody can see it clear as day because he, he's so. The Democrats and other Republican politicians were a little bit more, you know, head faked it a little bit. Oh, we do care about the working class and we're going to do this. And they put some regulations on corporations, but really not enough. And Trump has just completely ripped the band aid off and it's just full blown. Whatever makes these corporations as much money as possible and whatever fucks over the consumer as much as possible. And just think about little simple things like air travel, right? The Biden administration had made it where you could get a refund. If you paid for a full ticket price and your flight was canceled or late, you get your money back. Trump within months immediately reversed it. And that just shows you his interests are only about helping billionaires and the, the, the people. The CEOs of these companies make so much money. It's, it's, it's so disproportionate. And I have to say, as somebody who was raised in such a capitalism on steroid country, when I first heard the statement like billionaires shouldn't exist, I was kind of like, well, that, that didn't seem right. I mean, it's freedom. If they want to exist and they were able to make a bunch of money and they were smart enough to do that, well, then they should exist. That's was my first instinct from somebody who's been propagandized in a capitalistic society for so long. But because my thoughts are not rigid and fixed, I really started reading into it a lot to educate myself more and more because I heard it more and more, billionaires shouldn't exist, blah, blah. So I educated myself about it. And in fact, it's, it's right because in order to be a billionaire, you're an exploiter. You've exploited labor. And so if you think about like the CEO of Starbucks, this man makes millions and millions and millions and millions of dollars. And he is adamantly against baristas and workers at Starbucks unionizing. So he's exploiting them. While he doesn't fly commercial, he doesn't have to worry about the airlines giving him his money back when they dick him over because he's not going to a commercial airline, he's not going through tsa, and he's exploiting these workers. So the more I read about it, the more I learned about it, the more I realized even somebody on the left side who's, you know, from a progressive family can get propagandized into this insanity. And so this is why I'm so adamant about also focusing on the Democrats at this time. In my opinion, the Democrats could have an opportunity to go into rural counties and suburban places in red states if they atoned, if they said, we're the new Dems, we agree with you. The corporate Dems were no different. You felt like you were picking the lesser of two evils when you went to vote. So you went and voted with the more comfortable one, the Republican. I totally get why you feel that way, because that's exactly what our party had turned into. The Republic Republican Party's been lying to you for decades. Nothing ever trickled down. But then the Democrats start half lying to you. And I think the Democrats, just like David Hogg wanted to do, should launch it. Were the new Dems type atonement tour. And this is why. Look at this video right here. This is where Democrats are voting have voted to confirm Trump judges. That will not answer the question who won the 2020 election? No, who lost the 2020 election? We all saw what happened on January 6th. These are facts. But Trump's judicial nominees refused to state these facts to appease Trump. And 16 Senate Democrats voted to confirm them anyway. A lifetime appointment to a judge loyal only to Trump. Tell these Democratic senators stop supporting Trump's judges. Paid for. We shouldn't have to tell Democrats not to vote for Nut job. Trump judges. Why is that even a commercial? What the actual is going on that they are voting for these morons? I just. Can we have an opposition party or, or we just. Are they just so controlled? They're, they're. It's an inside job. The fix is in.
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Guest 2
I don't think I've ever had more contempt for the Democratic Party than I do right now and of which I am a member because I look at the judicial nomin nominations, the, the secretary nominations. This cabinet of Trumps is bananas. I mean, they are so incompetent. Like, Marco Rubio was 99 to 0. Like, are you kidding me? Everything Trump puts in front of the United States House and Senate is going to be corrupt by nature. So don't sit there and tell me you're going to fight Trump when all you do is rubber stamp this. Same with the government shutdown. Like, we, we as a party had real momentum to make change and it was cave City. And now they've spit in the faces of all those people that gave. Well, you know, they said they'd talk about it. They were never going to talk about it because Dear Leader never wanted to talk about it. And I don't know if it's just naivete or they just don't give a shit or they still think, well, yeah, bipartisan politics. It has to be 100% hardline on everything, in my humble opinion.
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Host
Well, I just think you have. The opposition is being controlled by the same corporations. This is controlled opposition. The people who are pulling the levers on the bot and paid for maga. Politicians that do the dirty work for corporations and for oligarchs also control some of the opposition. And that's the problem. And that's why David Hogg wanted to go barnstorm through the DNC and say we will continue to lose until we are a true opposition opposition party. And so I want to now take a look at the Lee who should be the leader of the opposition party, who should be a household name. Chuck Schumer. Here, here's a video of him over.
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Guest 1
The weekend or some going to say a few words about the terrible shooting in Sydney, Australia.
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Host
Okay, so, and first, of course, as I always say, no matter what, go Bills.
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Guest 1
They beat the Patriots today.
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Host
It's a big deal. Okay? He is terrible. He is absolutely 1000% terrible. Terrible. I used to say, number one, the most worthless politician in the United States of America is Moses Mike Grinder Johnson. I am hereby changing the list because at least Moses Mike Grinder Johnson has worth to the criminals running the country, he has worth. To the mafia crime boss that has dementia, swollen hands, piglet fingers running around the White House, he's, he has worth to him. So at least there's one person that he has worth to. The most Worthless American Award right now goes to the Senate Minority Leader, Chuckles Schumer. He is the most worthless man of our times. And the selfishness and the narcissism to not step aside and realize this is serious. You know why? Because he's not a marginalized person. So he doesn't, he, he knows at the end of the day, he and Trump are kind of asshole buddies. They're both New Yorkers. He knows Trump's not gonna do anything to him and he fights accordingly. He fights like he knows this isn't ever really going to affect me, so I'm going to write him a strongly worded letter. He's probably doing some damage, but if we just sit back and play dumb and say go whatever was it go Bill, go Bills, I mean, this guy is a disgrace of the highest order. He is the reason Democrats lost. He is the reason so many other Democrats follow such a puss boy path. This is a moment where we need politicians like Chuck Schumer to sit down and step aside. It's the most patriotic and brave thing you could possibly do. But instead, he's always looking like a moron on tv. Every time I see him, I like him less and less and less, which.
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Guest 2
Is hard to do. You have always in brow beating the people around Trump, the people around Kristi Noem, that said. Oh yeah, throw in there that you killed your dog. That's great. People dig that. I question the people around Chuck Schreimer. I mean, it's like, are you kidding? Nobody told him. You don't start about a mass shooting with the NFL game. Like, who are the people surrounding these people they need to go to like the whole kitten caboodle.
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Host
Such a good point. Pumps. I mean that, that is such a good point. So to the people around Chuck Schumer, the people in his office, his co workers, get him to step aside. This is serious. The Democrats could come and you could deliver beyond a blue tsunami. You could, you could install a generation of Democratic progress if you would quit this corporate Democratic bullshit and get rid of every compromised corporate Democrat and go into rural towns, go into suburban towns, go into cities and atone and say we left the working class voters and made you think that somebody who was a compulsive liar was a better option than us. And that's on us, because we were halfway lying to. We acted like we cared a little bit about you, but we also cared for the people who want to fleece you at the same time. And until the Democrats do that, the pendulum is just going to go like this, back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. And we could actually have an FDR style generational change. And if you look historically at tax systems and when the most stabilizing economic growth happened, it was during that period during FDR's reign. And the Democratic Party is who I'm more focused on right now of delivering a better option for us. Because if you're just MAGA light and you're like, oh, we're all for the corporations, but if you're gay, you can stay married and listen, I don't want to be dismissive because as a, as a person from a red state, I know how important. If you're a young queer kid or a black single mother in Alabama and Oklahoma, what a difference a Democratic presidency can make in your life and prevent your horrifically selfish red state government from raining hellfire down on the poorest, the most minority people on the planet. Because that's what MAGA super majorities do, and they do it in the name of Jesus. I understand that. But the centrist Democrats have left us so unsafe, and it's just time to get rid of them. I, I, Chuck Schumer, resign, resign, resign, resign, resign. And if you won't resign, at least let somebody else be the Senate Minority leader. Somebody who's meaner than a rattlesnake with a heart of compassion. That's the combination that we need right now. All right, There are forces in the world that are trying to collude to create a new world order. And one of these is Hungary, and it is a member of the United Nations. The president is Viktor Orban. I can't remember if he's a president or prime, but the leader, I forget what they call it, but he is completely in sync with Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. It's important to note that Hungary has been the host country of many CPAC conventions for a long time now because they see Republican MAGA politicians see an authoritarian state that's corrupt, that doesn't really have free markets, that has more of an oligarchy pay to play form of economy. They see that as where they want. The United States of America. The people of Hungary have had it and they are out in the streets resisting. This is not getting any national attention. Play the video. You have millions and Millions and millions of people in Budapest marching because this form of government is wildly unpopular and they are just a little bit ahead of the United States. They've had this reign for I don't know how many years now, but pumps and I were actually in Budapest, Budapest a year and a half, two years ago. And the book banning, you walk by bookstores and they have covers on, you know, something title or something that they would deem inappropriate. And the thing is, you can change the government however you want to, but a lot of things still remain. You, you don't un gay people, you don't all of a sudden make people to be as religious as you want them to be. All of this anti freedom movement just causes suffering.
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Guest 2
It absolutely does. And the people that we met in Budapest were very anti Viktor Orban and his government. And I just look at this and I think Hungary is a relatively small country compared to the United States. And they have millions out protesting this government. And we have had two no kings protest, you know, maybe 10 million total. We have a strong enough, large enough population that our voices and protesting matter. Us getting out to vote matters because this government that we currently have and they have in Hungary is designed for a very few people. And we are a vast country of completely different resources, backgrounds, culture. The people are the power, not this government. And, but we have to show it. We have to care enough to get out and vote, protest, stand strong, resist peacefully, all those things. But it, it encourages me for Hungary that they're out doing this. I hope the United States will continue to follow suit.
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Host
I also just want, I think we need to start beating the drum because the midterms will be here before we know it. And the voter intimidation and suppression and massed ICE agents they are, it's going to be. Trump is going to get more and more unhinged and crazier about this. The people surrounding him are going to get more unhinged, crazier about this because they commit crimes every single day. So we have to start gearing up as a voting population to flood the polls. We have to start right now. Every single listener or watcher of I hip News and I've had it podcast. Start talking to your friends about voting. Start talking to your family about voting, especially our younger listeners, Gen Z, the Zoomers. Get your friends and go register and make sure you're ready to vote and get ready with your phones for primary day, for voting day, because we have to go out so strong that even in the places where they're trying to gerrymander and cheat that it is a complete repudiation on the evil, immoral, white supremacist, racist, homophobic, horrific. We value money over our country. We value money over human beings. We value money, money over our children's safety. That's what MAGA is. MAGA is a party of pedophiles. MAGA is a party of lawlessness. MAGA is a party of anti freedom. And you need to say it all the time, every chance you can get. And we need to start gearing and gunning everybody up to go to the polls this November because they are going to try to intimidate us. They're going to tell us that it won't matter. They're going to have tanks, all sorts of crap, but we still get to go vote. And the Supreme Court's going to try to do away with the Civil Rights Voting act because they have absolutely not enforced laws that would keep us safe. They've moved the laws out of the way for this administration and so we have to. When you see the. That's why I want to show you guys the video of Hungary. They, they have been living with what we've been living with for the last 11 months. They've had it now for years and they hate it. Freedom is superior than this. Having a bunch of religious nut job hypocrite freak shows that are corrupt as all get out telling you how to live. Nobody likes it. It's regressive. All right, please subscribe like this video. We'll be back later with more news. VRBO makes it easy to claim your dream summer spot with early booking deals. From homes with pools to poolside loungers. When you book a vrbo, you don't have to reserve any loungers. They're all yours. Get that early booking deal@vrbo.com.