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Kennedy
Foreign. Hello, and welcome to this episode of Kennedy Saves the World. State of the Union was last night. It was the longest State of the Union speech in the history of the presidency. And of course, there are a couple of things that always stand out. Number one, it's so funny watching grown adults, elected members of Congress, House members, senators, clamor not only to get the attention of the President as he's walking to the podium and leaving the chamber, they go up to him. They want FaceTime. It just goes to show you how competitive it is to actually get a moment with the President and how critical that FaceTime, that may be the only five seconds that most of these people have face to face with the President all year. And that's fascinating because you just assume, especially some of the more visible members of the House and Senate that you see on the news all the time, you just assume that they're in constant contact with the White House and with the President. But that is clearly not the case. Some of them are such leg humpers. And it's so embarrassing that they whipped out their phones to take selfies with the President. And I, believe me, I am a big fan of ambushing celebrities with my phone and taking a good selfie here and there. I've done it for years. Ever since the advent of the flip feature on the iPhone, I have been doing that happily. You have to have your phone ready, though, when, when you see these boomers kind of stumbling and fumbling, trying to figure out how to get the shot, it's embarrassing, but it is embarrassing regardless. Like, don't do that. You're not 15 year olds. You're not loading up your social media. You're not going to post this on your story. And if you are, go back to legislating. Go back to figuring out how to make things work better for the country and not just your own narcissistic dopamine hits that. It's so silly and hysterically immature. Also immature. The Democrats who didn't stand up for the hockey team, that's the nice thing about the Olympics and about athletics and greatness, like whatever country you're from, whatever the sport, if you have athletes that win gold medals, they're going to be celebrated and they're going to be celebrated in the most public forum possible. There is nothing embarrassing about that. There's really not anything political about that. And the point of the State of the Union, whether it's a Republican or a Democrat, is to bring the country together. And if Joe Biden had brought the US Hockey team I would have cheered, I would have clapped. I would have been delighted because it's the right thing to do for an American president. I think the women's hockey team should have gone. And I know that they were upset by what the President said, how he said it. And it's like, if I don't invite the women, I'll get impeached. And then, you know, all the guys laughed. Maybe they thought it was a private moment. You know, maybe the joke was off base, but they still should have gone because this was the most captivated audience they will ever have. When they go and visit the White House, sure, it'll be great, but, you know, tens of millions of people won't be tuning in and watching and applauding. It'll be, you know, a 15 second news story that will come and go and a lot of mainstream outlets that report it. When the women do go and visit the White House, they're gonna somehow figure out a way to take down Trump. And it's not really going to be about women's hockey and the professional league that they are trying to get eyeballs on, but that just shows you the difference between men's hockey and women's hockey. Men's hockey is, you know, working class fans who really understand the grit and intensity that go into the sport. And men who play hockey tend to be really down to earth. Women's hockey, I think, is like the wnba and the people who watch it are leftist elites. And I think there is a big difference in the fan bases. And of course, everyone's saying, well, now all of a sudden there's a difference in genders. Well, there is. And the men were the ones who stood up and took the applause. And it was a really beautiful thing to behold. There were a couple of medals of honor awarded by the President last night. That was extraordinary to hear the stories of the two men, one of them being 100 years old, who flew deadly missions over Korea, and another veteran who's going to be 100 on the 4th of July this year on our nation's 250th birthday. And the. The Night Stalker, who was shot in the legs, but still managed to keep his bird in the air and land safely and didn't compromise the mission or get himself or the other special operators killed in Venezuela. He got the Medal of Honor and there was a Purple Heart and a Legion of Merit for extraordinary heroism there. There was all sorts of stuff. And I know there. There were people on CNN and MSNBC pushing back on that, but again, these are American heroes. And these are not medals that they won. They are awarded for extraordinary acts. And in the case of the Medal of Honor, for saving people's lives. And that is extraordinarily rare air in the military. And they should be honored and we should know their stories and we should learn their stories in detail, which is what the president did. Hey, it's Kennedy. Come celebrate my 1000th episode of Kennedy Saves the World. It's gonna happen March 5th. It's gonna be live from Langan's right here in midtown Manhattan, across the street from Fox. There will be special guests, there will be special drinks, and hopefully there will be you. See you then.
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Kennedy
There was some going back and forth with Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar, who were just Statler and Waldorf, two old men from the Muppets. That's what they've turned into. And Rashida Tlieb with her ICE button. It's like, lady, you're sitting Congresswoman. You are so miserable and unserious. And I look at those two, the way they're just chirping from the peanut gallery, and I don't like it when Republicans do it. I don't like it when Democrats do it. And you know, it's. It's not a pep rally. It's. It's not an ICE protest. You're sitting there listening to the President of the United States, which, whether it's a Republican or a Democrat, it is still their opportunity to lay out their plans for the country and also take a victory lap. You know, the President talked about the things that are coming down. Fentanyl deaths, mortgage rates, prices of hotel rooms, the price for butter and eggs and beef and fruit, all of those things. And that's what presidents do. It was actually, even though it was the longest State of the Union speech in history, was surprisingly disciplined. And there was a lot that he wanted to get to and, you know, talk about America's 250th birthday. But the fact that there was patriotism, the fact that this is coming on the heels of the Olympics. Let him have a moment. And of course, today is a day for fact checkers. But don't be biased in your fact checking. If he gets the math wrong, then, you know, go ahead and call that out. But it doesn't mean that every success that happens in his administration is somehow one more step on the march toward authoritarianism. And, you know, if, if the country is doing well economically, we should cheer that. If the stock market is up and, you know, middle class earners are seeing their 401ks go up in value, that is a great thing because God knows the government has created a Ponzi scheme in Social Security and that won't be there for them. So the stock market success is a lot. And sometimes the only thing that so many working Americans have. So don't look down your nose at that and say, oh, well, you know, the stock market's doing well, but most people aren't Wall street investors. It's like, well, if they have a 401k, guess what? They are. And their retirement and future longevity and comfort are tied to the performance of the Dow. Does the president always affect that? No. And I don't think the President should always take success for that. But there were moments last night that I thought were incredibly moving. And this is a good map for future presidents. Make the State of the Union something meaningful. It is okay to create an emotional connection with people in the crowd and to tell their stories. It's one of those things where you're almost surprised that more presidents didn't do this as effectively. You can see how it's done with carefully crafted narration and the reveal. Like the National Guardsman, unfortunately, his partner Sarah Beckstrom was killed, but Adam Wolf was standing there with his mom and you don't know it's him. And the president is just talking about his mom, how she prayed to God that her son, who was shot in the head by an Afghani national, was essentially left for dead and doctors told her he wasn't going to survive. You're like, oh, that's got to be tough. What is that his brother? And then the president's like, and there he is, he's standing today. And it was. He was only shot in the head in November. So there were some incredible stories. And of all the things that he does, he does a lot of things wrong. He creates a lot of distractions, but he always gets State of the Union right. And I thought it was pretty entertaining. There were congressmen who fell asleep. Tom Suozzi from New York, David Scott from Georgia, just sleeping on the job, a little embarrassing for them. You can no longer call out Trump because when Trump dozes off during a three hour Cabinet meeting, you've got younger, you know more. I don't know if David Scott's younger, but Tom Suozzi is. If they are nodding off during a joint session of Congress for State of the Union, then all bets are off. You can no longer say, see, President Trump is a vegetable. He's worse than Biden. And I know that of all the connections that he made last night and all the medals that he awarded to heroes athletic and military, of all of those things, Joe Biden, any Democrat, they would have done the same thing. And the punditry on MSNBC and CNN would have given him so much credit. And they would have lauded him and therefore they are violating the political golden rule which happens every day in news. And it's not okay. And I call it out. You know why? Because saving the world is literally my job and I don't seek awards and accolades for it, just your undying adoration. This has been Kennedy Saves the World. I'm Kennedy. Listen ad free With a Fox News Podcast plus subscription on Apple Podcasts and Amazon prime, members can listen to this show ad free on the Amazon music app. Oh, go ahead and leave me a review while you're there. I'd love to hear what you have to say. You've been listening to Kennedy Saves the World on the Fox News Podcast Network. This is Ainsley Earhart. Thank you for joining me for the 52 episode podcast series the Life of
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