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We can make work a better place for healing, learn more and see. Sign the pledge@workingwithcancerpledge.com. Well that was fast. It felt like we were just here talking to you. 4:00 clock on the East Coast. Markets have closed. Let's take a look. Don't look, don't look. Don't look. Huh? Yep. Dow down 874. S P down 79. Nasdaq down 285. So what happened here is Supreme Court decided that it was unconstitutional for Trump to pick and choose where he wants his tariffs and what levels he wants his tariffs. So they said he can't do that anymore. So he put a 1st to 10% blanket global tax tariff incoming and then he raised that to 15%. Now, hate me if you want. I've been saying this a long time. The markets don't like, number one, uncertainty and number two, additional tariffs. It puts a clamp on free markets, guys. That's exactly what's happening here. The markets are telling him these tariffs may not be the best way to do what you want to do. There's plenty of other ways to skin this cat. Anyway, it is. Don't shoot the messenger. That's why the market is really looking south right now, maybe even a little bit further south as we go. Good news is gold. We've been talking about gold for better part of, I don't know, my whole life, I guess, but up $167.52.50 per ounce. Remember, we started 2025, so a little more than a year ago at 2500. More than doubled in a little bit more than a year. Oil was nowhere. And this is interesting, Bitcoin and crypto are still having a hard time. I think they're following what's going on with the rest of the market. So when liquidity kind of dries up and that's what's happening in the markets, liquidity is drying up a little bit. Bitcoin is taking on the chin. It's got to find some support around 62. If it doesn't, a long way down. All right, folks, let's talk Medicare because a lot of folks aren't getting the full story. Most Medicare agents push Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage plans even when they're not right for you. Why? Because that's where the money is for them, for the agents. But seniors are paying the price. That's what makes chapter different. They walk you through original Medicare, Medigap, Medicare Advantage and Part D with the pros and cons all laid out for you so you can make the right call for your family's health needs and yourself. Donna said her chapter advisor walked her through every single option, explained everything in a way she could actually understand it. Plus, they saved her thousands of dollars in the process. Guess what? It's free folks, too. If you're on Medicare or will be soon, call 843med help M E D H E L P843 to learn about enrollment options and find ways to save. It's free. I said that right? It's free, it's quick, and they can review your options in under 20 minutes. Most people wish they'd called sooner. All right. On Sunday, a top cartel leader known as El Mencho was killed. Violence broke out across Mexico, especially Puerto Vallarta. Any Americans vacationing there were warned to shelter in place as popular tourist sites became centers of mass destruction. Here to give the latest is racing RAV border correspondent Oscar Elblue Ramirez. Oscar, you know, I saw this going on. We talked. I talked to the producers. I said, trish can get Oscar on. She got in touch with you. You were coming on, but you posted some video of you explaining. It was really, really insightful. Break this down, please tell us, was the US involved in helping to take out El Mencho?
Oscar Elblue Ramirez
You know, those. That was the actual doubt when it actually happened. And we know that this wouldn't be conducted if the American intelligence wouldn't be involved. On this morning, the Secretary of Defense, the head of the military of Mexico, he was crying and he was explaining how many men they lost on this execution. But he said this mission couldn't be accomplished without the American intelligence, which tells you that the American intelligence basically guided the mission. And the ones that executed the whole mission on the ground, it was the federal government that actually they, you know, completely went one on one with the cartel Jalisconova generation, the ones that they were protecting. Nemesio Seguera, El Mencho. And then, you know, he was executed and died. Well, he was kidnapped or he was detained. Sorry, detained. Stopped and then put on a helicopter. And he died on the helicopter on his way to city of Mexico.
Eric Bowling
Okay, so. So ask a couple of things here. There's. There's a video and I think we have. I think I saw them working on, I'm not sure for this short of this video of a long line of look like military vehicles. I literally took that and sent it to the young guy who I'm putting through med school, who's Cuban. He speaks fluent Spanish, every dialect. And I said, is this not that one? It's more military vehicles, guys, if you find it. I saw you working out earlier. I asked, is this, is this the cartels or is this the military? And he said, to be honest with you, they look like they're the military, but they're speaking like they're cartels. He couldn't figure out who Was who. Is this an issue? Do we know who's on what side in this, Whatever this is, Is this a. Is this going to be a war between the Mexican government and the cartels?
Oscar Elblue Ramirez
Well, this is the problem. The CJNG was the one that grew two times bigger, two times stronger under the Biden administration because of the open border policies. They made billions and dollars out of, you know, out of these open border policies, the trafficking of humans, trafficking of fentanyl, all types of illicit drugs into the United States of America. And they invested on artillery, on equipment, on technology and on territory. And now you see the result. This is why the images that I was, that it was shown right now, I was reporting on a vehicle that it was just steps away from the border wall. And I called it, I said, this is a national security issue. Why? Because if they're doing it in front of the border wall, in front of a camera that is standing in the post on American territory, that, that camera, camera is from the United States customs and the border agents. And they're showing you we're doing it right here in front of you. It tells you that possibly they can fly a drone with explosives to border agents on the other side, National Guardsmen. This is a national security issue. And this violence started escalating after the execution of Nemesio Oseguera. Then the violence escalated into the borders of Tijuana with San Diego. More than 22 incidents. These incidents are categorized as burning businesses, also burning vehicles around the whole city as a sign of desperation, as a sign that we are the ones, that we still run this locations, that we are actually burning these vehicles. And ultimately the people went back home, Eric. They started going home. They didn't want to go out. Businesses were being closed at six o' clock in the evening. And the school today is suspended on all levels of education all the way to college.
Eric Bowling
Now our, our State Department was telling Americans to shelter in place no matter where you were. I will tell you that Puerto Vallarta used to be a beautiful vacation destination for a lot of Americans. It became a little dicey. In other words, cartels felt like they were moving in there. And Americans moved the program, their vacation program to Cancun and other parts of Mexico. But now we're hearing, Oscar, people who are, are in the know are saying it's not safe to be an American vacationing in Mexico anywhere. And then take it one step further, if you will. You know, we're coming up on a, on a winter break, a winter holiday for a lot of kids. Easter break, etcetera, where tens of thousands, if not more Americans go to Mexico to vacation. Would you agree? Don't change your plans. Don't come to Mexico.
Oscar Elblue Ramirez
Well, this week, this week, this is the most critical week, Eric. This week is going to be extremely critical to see how the federal government, it is going to be deploying federal agents and also police officers to these communities to assure, first and foremost, Mexican citizens, but also international citizens, that we have hundreds and thousands, if not the case, millions of American citizens living in Mexico. So the actual priority for the federal government now that is being pushed by the Trump administration is to protect American citizens and also to protect Mexican citizens. But my advice to US Citizens that are trying to travel right now during this time, please, you know, safeguard yourself. If you are in Mexico, safeguard yourself. You already know you need to keep inside of your home, but if you want to travel as a vacation on this week, don't come, you know, stay in your home and just wait till things calm down. And there are more.
Eric Bowling
Yeah, I certainly wouldn't be going to any parts of Mexico right now. You don't know what they're likely or capable of doing. I've seen video of cartel members walking right up the beach into a, into a Cancun, no less, resort and, and literally shooting people. Just shoot. And they weren't Americans at the time, but they're Americans scattered within. It's a dangerous place. There's video from yesterday of Americans on the top of a hotel, a pool overlooking flames going on within the city of Puerto Vallarta. You don't, you don't want to bring your family into, into that mess right now.
Oscar Elblue Ramirez
No. That was a video of a resort, and you had a lot of Americans that, they were extremely concerned. This, that is a resort area. That is where you have the tourist area. That is where you make your economy and you make the economy to the city. And they were clearly sending a message not to the owners of the resort, but they were sending a message to the government that we do not care if they're Americans here. That's the number one thing. Because cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion knows now that the information to execute El Mencho was provided by the American government. So they're extremely upset of the American government participating and being part of a collaboration of the execution and detention of this man.
Eric Bowling
You know, there's other video again, online. You can tell if it's, if it's accurate or not, of excavation. In other words, it looked like they said the cartels were actually ripping up Roads to cut off access to some of the places that they were going to, you know, proceed. And the question is, Oscar, is it perceived by the cartels that the reason this happened is because the United States government got involved? I would say that would be reason alone never to step foot into Mexico until this thing is cleared up.
Oscar Elblue Ramirez
Well, yeah, narco blockades that are being called, Eric, and that is what they have been doing, and that is just to basically control the territory that they think that they have control. Like this car, this was in Tijuana. They just completely blocked the road. And it sends a message to the organized crime and cartel. We are the ones that we control this area. So it basically tells you that the federal government has a huge responsibility from now on, Eric, if they already detained and executed this mission to, you know, from to El Mencho and to eradicate this leader of this criminal organization, Mexican people are going to demand more, and they're going to demand more because they now they know that the Mexican government has the capacity to be pushed by the American government to do something about it. So, you know, in terms to that, I will suggest that be, you know, if you're an American citizen and want to travel to Mexico right now, I will suggest that you hold on, hold on. This week until things are calmed down, until things are mellowed down, until this week is going to be extremely critical. We are going to see if the retaliations of the cartel are going to be aggressive, passive aggressive or aggressive, radical aggressive. As we saw yesterday, they were radical, but not aggressive. You know, we have seen how they have stopped, done blockades, kidnapped citizens, you know, and burned their cars and then take repercussions on tourists and also on, you know, normal, average civil citizens. So we need to wait on what the federal government is going to do if they're going to be. And they have to be able to control this. You know, it was a question, Oscar,
Eric Bowling
though, where is Sheinbaum on this? Because I know she's, you know, we've. We've alluded to the fact that she's very, I guess, well, some people would say bought and paid for by the cartel. Other people say look the other way with the cartel's shenanigans. But now when the United States gets involved, I remember there was a recent meeting between Trump and Cheyenne bomb. Is this maybe the new era of cooperation?
Oscar Elblue Ramirez
Well, they're cooperating because they don't have no other choice. The most administration that has more extraction of information in history is the Trump administration. They have El Chapo, El Mayo Nicolas Maduro now. And they just executed El Mencho. And all of this has been provided because of the extraction of information of the Trump administration. And they forced the Mexican government to say, if you do not open up, we have this extraction of information of all your dirty politicians in your political party. So she doesn't have another choice. I have said so many times this, if this will be happening, if Kamala Harris would have been president, of course not. Well, you know, so this is complete change.
Eric Bowling
Remember her, her advice? The people who want to come across the border keep the. They kept the border wall down. They enforce the border. She just don't come. That's our advice. That was your borders, our Oscar, as always, thank you for your great reporting. Appreciate your time. Well done, my friend. And please, as always, please be careful, be safe.
Oscar Elblue Ramirez
Thank you so much, Eric.
Eric Bowling
Oscar El Blue Ramirez, folks. All right, Huge episode with Grant Cardone on the edge, by the way, influencer, yes, but also a man who spent, get this, a decade, 10 years of his life in hell, battling a drug addiction to become one of the largest Florida real estate developers anywhere. $5 billion under his watch. Watch. Still have the receipt from that first ounce I ever bought. $358. That wasn't the one I was using at Fox Ballpark. 600 at Fox and I've never sold a single. It's like your bitcoin, you know, there's certain things you believe in. I believe in gold. I believe in bitcoin too. Maybe not to the extent you do, but there's certain things you have conviction. But I would love to maybe do another show where we just talk about all these different asset classes. Dude, I love it, man. Love it. Love what you're doing. You too, brother. Really good. Having Grant Cardone 10x everything, man, is super sick. So I will call you an empire maker and a dynasty man. And he developed something I've never heard of. He. He paired bitcoin with real estate as an investment vehicle. It's amazing. We're going to talk about that another time, but that's a great episode. That's what we do, by the way. On the Edge we talk about the edge that is forged when you're being tested. Some use that fire to forge strength and perseverance like granted. Others flame out. So the edge is growing massively, folks. Look at this. Our latest episodes, two of them getting 400,000 views each. That's more than double a Newsmax show and a News Nation show combined. Please join me on the awesome journey all about helping you achieve all you were meant to achieve. Just point your camera that QR code right there. A little yellow thing comes up. Hit it. You've subscribed. Or go to YouTube.YouTube.com Eric Bowling the Edge Just get a search box. Eric Bowling in the Edge. Get there. Subscribe. We want you to be part of this. Thank you for watching Rav all day long. Bowling at 4 o' clock and also thank you for Hitting the Edge and subscribing. We'll be back two and a half minutes.
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Eric Bowling
I think when you're diagnosed with cancer you crave a semblance of normalcy and control and so work allowed me to be me. So I think it's really important that companies stay flexible. Cancer in a diagnosis can be all consuming, but it doesn't have to be.
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Research shows there is a significant connection between the ability to continue to work and cancer recovery.
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We can make work a better place for healing. Learn more and sign the pledge@workingwithcancerpledge.com all right, let's bring in the next guest. He is Jonathan Cain. He's a member of the super rock band Journey, one of the best bands ever to walk the face of this earth. Jonathan Cain, welcome to Real America's Voice. Welcome to the Bowling show and we hear you have a new song out and an lp. Maybe in a bit, but only a prayer away sir, tell us about this new. A new journey for you, so to speak.
Jonathan Cain
It's not actually new. I've been making worship Music now for 10 years. Believe it or not. This is probably my sixth release. I started 10 years ago with an album called what God Wants to Hear. And so I. I continue to write, you know, songs the Lord tells me to write. I'm sort of, you know, this is Faith in Action pretty much album. It has to do with what I see God's doing on the planet and. And God's people doing, you know, amazing things because of his. His leadership. So that's kind of what I decided to do. And this song came from a infomercial from Pastor Greg Laurie. I don't know if you remember, you know who he is, the Jesus Revolution guy. He's famous. He's at the White House one day, and I saw his infomercial, and I started writing a song. So I finished a lyric and showed it to him, and he liked it. I finished it, I sent it to him, and next thing, he was evangelizing with it. He had it on his radio station, and people were, you know, getting saved. So this is kind of the song that you could send to someone that's on the fence about becoming a believer, I think. And I loved the idea that God is so close because the Holy spirit's with us 24 7, anyway, and so we need to seize the moment and call his name and, you know, great things can happen because he does great things in our life. And, you know, so I. Faith is not new to me. Certainly, I'm the guy that wrote Don't Stop Believing.
Eric Bowling
I was just. I was going to literally ask you about that. Was there a faith influence and Don't Stop Believing also faithfully. And were you always a spiritual man, even in the early years of Journey, which I believe goes back 45 years with you?
Jonathan Cain
I grew up a Catholic, and my father loved Jesus, and he. He. He told me I needed my own walk with. With Christ. And, you know, and so I did. And so my father was very spiritual and. And prophesied my music career. You know, that was in a terrible school fire in 1958, where 93 children died and three nuns. And so he. He said, you've been saved for music. Let me take you to music school. And then it was only a year later, he said, you're going to play for 10,000 people a night and write all these great songs. And, you know, okay, dad. So he was my mentor and, you know, really my cheerleader. The Whole time. And just when I was ready to give up and come back to Chicago, where I was born, he gave me the nugget. Don't stop believing, John. You know, we've come this far. Your blessing is right beyond this battle. Stay with it. And boy, was he ever right. I joined the babies in 1978 and then journey in 1981.
Eric Bowling
So amazing.
Jonathan Cain
And we sold, you know, platinum. Platinum. And had a number one album. And it was truly a God moment. So I'm kind of giving back and I'm grateful for the blessings that the Lord has given to me. And yeah, I'm always writing and I, I, you know, I find that writing songs for God is, is, is forever and it's never a waste, you know,
Eric Bowling
so, you know, I'm blown away, Jonathan, because you talk about this. You're very inspirational. Not only musician, human beings, it's fantastic. But being part of such a major cultural phenomenon, like literally one of the biggest bands in the history of the world of America, certainly in the world. Incredible. Took 35 years to get into the Rock and Roll hall of Fame, folks. Get this. All the Journey songs that you and I both love and know. 100 million records sold, no Grammys. Jonathan, what, what's going on?
Jonathan Cain
Well, you know, God wants to hold something back.
Eric Bowling
You know, we still got time.
Jonathan Cain
I don't think it's going to happen. You know, we, we get. Our fans are gold plated. They are, they are our Grammy. I think the Grammys have become sort of a joke anyway. When I watched the last one, I was appalled at what I saw, you know, so it's kind of like it, like what the NFL hall of Fame did to Belichick, you know, so really, what does it really count for now? You know, if you want a Super bowl, you're not going to get in the hall of Fame. No. So Journey, you know, has the checks on the mail, the, you know, the sold out arenas, the sold out stadiums. What else can you say? You know, you have public approval, that's enough. I don't think the Grammys stand for much anymore, honestly.
Eric Bowling
So can I ask you about. There's a phenomenon that. There's something I've always understood. I've been following one of my first concerts ever as a kid in Chicago. At some point, Neil, Sean split off, went off on. I'm sorry, Steve Perry went off on his own. Right. It was like. It wasn't, it didn't really work. It didn't really work out for him. I understand. He's still part of the royalties, I get all that. But the story of the backup, the replacement was art. Was Arnell the first replacement and the only replace replacement, actually, we started in
Jonathan Cain
91, believe it or not. We had a guy who was singing in Brooklyn, Steve Augury.
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He was our first singer.
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Jonathan Cain
We dropped an album called but sir,
Eric Bowling
before I get Didn't. Did you find him on YouTube?
Jonathan Cain
No.
Oscar Elblue Ramirez
He sent.
Jonathan Cain
This was the craziest story. He actually sent a cassette with one of Neil's friends who was a guitar teacher and his number. And he was in a band called Tall Stories. And Neil and I were in Bad English one time, and we heard the Tall Stories album that came out. We said, if Perry ever leaves us, this is the guy we should look up. And so Steve Ojeri was the guy that we have the number on the cassette. I just popped in to Neil's, you know, mailbox, and it was his demo. And we called him and he was working at some construction job. And so we. We drafted him and he came out and he sang and we did the album arrival. And, you know, he. He served Journey for eight years, believe it or not. And, you know, then his voice kind of went south.
Eric Bowling
I. I think I saw. Maybe it was Arnell. Maybe it was Arnell, if I'm not mistaken, that I went to a Super Bowl. I think it was maybe Tampa. Super bowl, as a Super bowl you guys played at. And I think it may have been right when Arnell came along and someone had said that it was a YouTube. You guys found him online somewhere?
Jonathan Cain
Yeah, that's what. Neil found him online. So we had, you know, he tragically, Steve lost his voice, and we were looking for a new singer, and Neil decided to go on YouTube. And Arnel was singing in Manila, of all places. And, you know, he was singing faithfully. And we said, let's take a shot. And so he came over. It took months to get him over here, and he was the guy, you know, and so it was a lot of change for him. There's a movie, actually, it was called Every Man's Journey. That was a doc that came out by this Filipino lady, and it was quite interesting. The culture changed for Arnel. He had never been over in the state, so it was a lot for him to, you know, wrap his head around. But he did. He did mightily great. And we, you know, he's been with us almost 17 years now.
Eric Bowling
It's great. And again, anymore, you know, I saw and I saw. I saw this. It was a Super bowl performance that you guys did was phenomenal. It was amazing. I was shocked. In fact, I heard. The weird thing was I was hearing the songs and I thought it was Steve Perry's back because he. Wow, does he sound like a lot like Steve Perry? Whatever. To make a long story short, I also saw you at a Republican National Convention, if I'm not mistaken, with Citizens United. That was an indoor amazing performance. I want to ask you about these performances that have become political. The super bowl, specifically. Bad Bunny. What the hell happened?
Jonathan Cain
I think it's the NFL just grabbing for Latin America viewers. You know, I think it was kind of. They're looking to expand their brand. Right. So it was brand driven. I got to tell you. It had nothing to do with the Latino in America or dissing America or dissing Trump or anything else. I think was strictly greedy. The NFL wanting to expand their audience to Latin America. And that. That was an obvious. You know, that was my take on it. That's what it looked like to me. And that's why, you know, what it was interesting is if they would have done the translations of what he was singing, we'd be appalled.
Eric Bowling
Yeah, yeah. It wouldn't be allowed on tv.
Jonathan Cain
Very, very, you know, naughty stuff. He was saying in Spanish that the NFL wouldn't be proud to translate. So that's why there was no translation, because it was very blue and I actually didn't watch it. You know, it was the worst super bowl in a long time.
Eric Bowling
Not if you had the Seahawks and the under. I'll just remind you about that. My friend Jonathan. We're gonna go, but I would. I just loved it. I want to tell the folks you're going to be touring starting in March in Florida, Jacksonville and Tampa starting in May. I believe in May. I'm going to try and get it. Get to a show. I am dying to see you guys again. I'm just. It's been a few years. Like I said, I think the RNC was the last one got to do it. Also, you know, Real America's Voice has a music division now called Real America's Music. And, you know, Don McLean on a couple of weeks ago, and he's like, oh, maybe we'll do something here. I'm. I'm just saying I think there's a. I think there's a mutual acquaintance between Jonathan Cain, Real America's Voice, and maybe some wonderful person named Paula White.
Jonathan Cain
We're a conservative heart and, you know, Paula White Kane, my wife, is really good friends, you know, with Rob. And. And so we, you know, we. We were there at the beginning when Rob had his vision, you know, and we're just so proud of what you guys have built and it's, it's just refreshing to see, you know, truth come out and the real news.
Eric Bowling
Yep. Jonathan, thank you again. The song is only a prayer away. It's out now. Keep looking for this guy. He's an inspiration to not only musicians in music world, but also to humanity any old time.
Jonathan Cain
Thank you.
Eric Bowling
Thank you, Jonathan. All right, folks, we'll be back two and a half minutes when it's breaking.
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We can make work a better place. Place for healing, learn more and sign the pledge at working with cancer pledge.com so Team USA wins Olympic gold in men's hockey for the first time in 46 years. Almost five decades of players say they're proud to be American, drape themselves in the flag. Our flag. The president congratulates them and half the Internet needs anti depression medication. The left half because apparently waving the flag is now some sort of political statement to them. Apparently singing the national anthem requires emotional disclaimers and apparently celebrating a gold medal depends on who's sitting in the Oval Office. When did cheering for America become controversial? I guess to the left, pride is only okay if it's gay. And flags are only acceptable if they're rainbow, Ukrainian or Palestinian. Ain't that right lefties? The men's US hockey team wins Olympic gold for the first time in in 46 years. That's not just a drought. It's generational trauma. None of these players were born. They weren't born the last time this happened. The oldest players, 34 years old. Some of their parents weren't old enough to shave. So what happens? Instead of just celebrating the fact that America beat the world at hockey, including Canada, where it's basically their national religion, we get a discourse on vibes. The left is involving social workers and psychologists to help deal with the trauma of America winning. Think about that for a second. Because when Jack Hughes scores the winning goal and says he's proud to be American, that used to be called patriotic and normal.
Jonathan Cain
This is all about our country right now. I love the usa. I love my teammates. It's unbelievable. The USA hockey brotherhood is so strong
Eric Bowling
and we had so much support from ex players.
Jonathan Cain
I'm so proud to be American today.
Eric Bowling
And his brother Quinn thanking the troops after the win special. And I want to thank our troops for allowing us to play this game.
Jonathan Cain
Thank our troops for allowing us to
Eric Bowling
play this game and thank all the support back home. But that was normal once upon a time. Now it's. Wait for it. Polarizing. I'm sorry. Since when did I love my country require a Disclaimer. No. He scored a goal. He waved a flag, he thanked the military. That's the Olympics. And here's where it goes even further left, pun intended. There are actual think pieces written, actual therapist interviews explaining that some Americans feel cognitive, cognitive dissonance watching the Winter Olympics. That here in the Star Spangled Banner feels as complicated as their gender associations. Really? America wins and they're crying about it. Boo freaking who cry more snowflakes on the left. We've arrived at a place where a hockey goal triggers an exit existential crisis. Look, disagree with the president, with Congress, with policy. That's fine. That's what the Constitution says you can do. Part of what makes America great. But the Olympics aren't a midterm election. They're not a party, primary, or cable news segment. They're the one moment every four years or the entire planet says, let's see who trained the hardest. Let's see who's the best. Democrats can incite violence and spread hate, but couldn't even find 2.3 seconds to congratulate the US men's hockey team. Why? Because they said they were proud to be an American. That's what they disagree with on the left. Not even a polite congrats, guys. And when the president calls the hockey team to congratulate them, as presidents have done for decades, that shouldn't be controversial either. It's not partisan. It's American. And by the way, Hugoli played not bad, Howie.
Oscar Elblue Ramirez
Say hi to him.
Eric Bowling
How you doing, Don? I have seen hockey goalies have slightly worse games.
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Eric Bowling
And you are all unhappy.
Jonathan Cain
Unbelievable.
Eric Bowling
And. And that team is pretty good. You played? I don't know begin anytime soon, right? You know, I tell you what I just told my people two minutes ago. I didn't know they'd be calling. I said we're giving the State of the Union speech on Tuesday night. I could send a military plane or something.
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Jonathan Cain
It's the. It's the coolest night.
Eric Bowling
It's the biggest.
Oscar Elblue Ramirez
We're in. Well, then.
Eric Bowling
Then we have FBI Chief Cash Patel celebrating with the team, and social media loses its mind. Why? Because he's not allowed to enjoy a hockey game? Last I checked, he's an American citizen. Is there now a ban on smiling at athletic excellence? I guess the only kind the left celebrates is when a man dressed as a woman steals medals and trophies from women by bashing their heads in with a volleyball or a boxing glove. Why is a national moment now? They're a partisan battleground. Do they really hate America that much. On side note, by the way, to anyone who ever says America has no culture, our culture is called winning. It's also called brotherhood. And we'll take that over your overrated paintings and sculptures anytime. The Olympics designed to elevate national pride. You don't compete under the banner of Team Earth. You compete under the flag. Our flag. You stand when your anthem plays. You wear your country's colors. That's not propaganda. That's the damn premise. Or is it better to wave the Chinese Communist Party's flags in the street instead? Gavin Newsom. Not very American. Now, is that or betray the country that raised you and gave you freedom by playing for the Chinese Communist Party? Eileen Gu, you know I'm talking about. Nope, that's not American either. It's being a traitor. It's treasonous. Let's call it for exactly what it is. So when an athlete like Jack Hughes says he's proud to be American, it requires applause. You can't debate policy and politics about that. But just let me throw something out there right now that the left doesn't just understand. They don't not understand it. They also hate it. You can criticize your government and still love your country. You can want reform and still cheer for your flag. You can be frustrated and still stand for the anthem. It's called being American. But that's not for them, because the left hates America. The Olympics used to be the moment to hit pause on all the politics, left and right. It says, that's our team. That's my team. If the vibes line to the left patriotism is suspicious, it's disgusting, and it's evil to them. Meanwhile, team hockey, US Team hockey, just wanted to win. And they did. They trained for years. They sacrificed. They put on that Jersey. They represented 330 million people. And for a few minutes, the entire country had something uncomplicated to celebrate, to cheer for. That shouldn't be controversial. A gold medal doesn't belong to the left or the right. It belongs to the red, white and blue. If we can't stand together for 90 seconds of victory, then the problem is so far beyond patriotism. And what does show us yet again, is that the left is so far gone. They just don't hate this president. They actually hate the country. The left hates everything we stand for. They hate America. They hate our flag. They hate our freedoms. They hate who we are. They hate the fabric of America. Now, I don't know. Take a look at this new video, folks. Check out this video. Brand new video from Real America's Music. Let me see now. You've probably heard the song a little bit, but have you seen this? See if you recognize anything in there. They want silence they won't come they want you numb they want you gone but pressure builds and something breaks when
Jonathan Cain
truth gets dropped it shakes
Eric Bowling
Truth bomb, tick tick truth bomb no filter, no disguise Truth bomb round shakes truth bomb. You can't cancel what survives.
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was diagnosed, all I wanted to do was get back to work. I wanted to get back to that trajectory that I was on prior to the cancer. I always felt like I had value.
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I had a place on the team
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Jonathan Cain
And you have Hakeem Jeffries, who, he's a dope.
Eric Bowling
And you have Chuck Schumer, who can't cook a cheeseburger. Of course these people are happy. Of course these people are happy. But true Americans will not be happy. And you have the woman earlier. I assume she's a woman. She's a Democrat. But she said she's, she's disgraced. She's devastated. All right, that CP C Span says it wasn't President Trump. But I don't know you, Judge Chuckie Schumer, like all of his comrades, always at the pinnacle of hypocrisy. When Joe Biden didn't like the Supreme Court repeatedly ruling against his student loan debt relief vote by buying program, he decided to do it anywhere. He went around the Supreme Court, even bragged about it. Tens of millions of people's debt was literally about to get canceled. But then some of my Republican friends and elected officials and special interests sued us and the Supreme Court blocked us. But that didn't. Well, that didn't stop us. No, I mean it sincerely. We continue to find alternatives paths to reduce student debt payments. Remember that? Well, Chuck Schumer seems to have forgotten about his own hypocrisy when it comes to criticizing a Supreme Court decision. It was he, he was like a
Jonathan Cain
10 year old name calling, foot stomping,
Eric Bowling
berating Supreme Court justices. He's like a baby. But what do you make of the
Jonathan Cain
president bashing individual Supreme Court justices?
Eric Bowling
Those same justices he'll be standing right
Jonathan Cain
across from at the State of the Union in a few days?
Oscar Elblue Ramirez
I think it's outrageous and they're taking away fundamental rights.
Eric Bowling
I want to tell you, Gorsa. I want to tell you, Kavanaugh, you have released the whirlwind and you will pay the price. You won't know what hit you. If you go forward with these awful decisions, I might slap a uncooked cheeseburger on your face. Well, how about this one? This blew away the Internet all weekend long. Here's another classic example of a slimy Democrat. It's Gavin Newsom this time and this pretty particular case. So the slimiest of slimy Democrats, in an effort to be more relatable, ends up being absolutely insulting, disingenuous, and frankly, very racist. Remember, he's speaking to a crowd of African Americans. Listen, I'm not, you know, I'm not trying to impress you. I'm just trying to impress upon you. I'm like you. I'm no better than you. You know, I'm a 960sat guy. And, you know, and I'm not trying to offend anyone. You know, trying to act all there if you got 940. But literally a 960 SAT guy. I cannot. You've never seen me read a speech because I cannot read a speech. Maybe the wrong business to be in. So he says, I'm just like you African Americans in this group right here. I'm a 960sat guy. Somehow he doesn't think that's racist in itself. And then he says. Goes on to say, and I can't. I've never read a speech because I can't. I can't read a speech. Trying to relate to a crowd by assuming that they can't read or they're 960sat on average in that crowd. Are you kidding me? If anyone on the right did that, they'd be lit up by the leftists. And. And by the way, his staff came out later and said, maga. Us MAGA are racist because we're. We're making fun of his own dyslexia. No, we're not. He's trying to say that because he's 960 and can't read because of dyslexia, he's like, African Americans. It's not us. He said it. Stop trying to gaslight us. The guy's a loser. He's an awful, awful human being. It just shows right there. And if, if African Americans vote for him, it's on you guys. Meanwhile, even Dana Bash can't help but avoid the obvious facts when talking about Gavin Newsom, about how he's destroyed his state's me. California has the highest cost of living in the nation. The State's prices are 11% higher than the national average. We were actually out to dinner here in Nashville last night. We met a couple from California. They moved out of California because they couldn't afford the rent or even to buy a home and also start a family. Yeah, we've had hundreds of thousands of people move in California last two, three years. We've seen population growth. As you know, we moved from six to the fourth largest economy in the world and we dominated. Now in every key industry from AI Quantum, robotics. We dominate an ag. We dominant forestry. People are struggling to afford things like your mom was. They have a multi billion dollar state deficit with the highest tax rate in all the country. Florida has no income tax here with a multi billion dollar surplus in debt. You guys are insane to vote for that guy. Bernie Sanders claims he doesn't have a birth certificate and doesn't know how to find one. That's the bad part. Which is interesting given that Bernie ran for President of the United States and he's a US Senator. So clearly a lie. And clearly a memo's going out because Gavin's out there telling the same stupid lie before you can maybe I have it wrong here. Register to vote. You need a passport or your. Or your birth certificate. Do you have your, do you have a passport or your birth certificate at the moment? Do you? I do, but millions of people don't. I don't have my birth certificate. God knows how I get it. And of course we're not talking about the other aspects of the SAVE act that go well beyond id and it goes to the the I mean, which is also part of Jim Crow the history. And that is when it comes to registration, you got to find your birth certificate if you know where yours is. I have no clue where mine is. Or you have to passport. And two thirds African Americans don't even have passports. I'm going to go into it. It's insane. All right, how about this one? One of the favorite moments over the weekend. AOC just can't handle how much of a real, I guess joke clown she was in Munich and just how much the world has rightfully come down on her for it. Watch. If you think that I don't understand foreign policy because out of hours of discourse about international affairs, I paused to think about one of the most sensitive geopolitical issues that currently exist on Earth. I'm afraid the issue is not my understanding understanding, but rather the problem is perhaps you've gotten adjusted to a president that never thinks before. Oh, yeah, it's. It's us, not you. Just to clarify, watch. Would and should the US Actually commit US Troops to defend Taiwan if China were to move? You know, I think that this is such a. You know, I think that this is a. This is, of course, a very long standing policy of the United States. And I think what we are hoping for is that we want to make sure that we never get to that point and we want to make sure that we are moving in all of our economic research and our global positions to avoid any such confrontation and for that question to even arise. Yeah, I don't think so. She makes Miss south member, Miss South Carolina. Such as? Such as. Remember, she makes her look like a rocket scientist. Huge episode. Grant Cardone, by the way, influencer, but also a man who spent 10 years in hell battling drug addiction to become one of Florida's largest real estate developers. $5 billion. Watch. Go ahead, take it. Yeah. No. You know, it's the hardest thing to do. Dude. Everybody talks about getting, getting good. How do I get good people? I think people should be more concerned about how to get rid of people you love. How to get rid of people that have been with you. You know, Betty, that's been with you
Jonathan Cain
since the beginning, and she was so
Eric Bowling
good and you outgrew her, dude, you're gonna outgrow people.
Jonathan Cain
I. I had the same conversation with Kevin Hart. Kevin's got his posse.
Eric Bowling
They never changed. I said, oh, bro, that's going to change.
Jonathan Cain
Okay?
Eric Bowling
I mean, Jesus. So this is what we do, folks. This is what we do on the Edge. We talk about the edge that's forged when you're being tested. Some use that fire to forge strength and perseverance, like Grant. Some others just flame out. Edge is growing massively. Look at this right here. Our latest episodes, the last two getting 400,000 views each. That's more than double a Newsmax show, a News Nation show combined. Please join me on the awesome journey. It's all about helping you achieve all you were meant to achieve. Point your camera to that QR code right there. Subscribe or go to YouTube, type in Eric Bowling and the Edge and get there and subscribe to that. Love for you to join us. Thank you for watching Rav all day. Thank you for watching bowling at 4 and thank you for subscribing to the Edge. You won't be disappointed. Back 2 1/2 minutes.
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Jonathan Cain
was diagnosed all I wanted to do was get back to work. I wanted to get back to that trajectory that I was on prior to the cancer. I always felt like I had value.
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it's been an incredible year for America.
Jonathan Cain
The Dow hitting record highs, the border secured, cartels in shambles, dictators captured, wars
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brought to an end.
Jonathan Cain
America is back
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and the United States
Eric Bowling
respected again around the world.
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Now Donald J. Trump delivers his next State of the Union address, laying out the victories and the bold vision for what comes next.
Jonathan Cain
The American dream is surging bigger and better than ever before.
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America now has a strong president unlike
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the other guy, but we saved the
Jonathan Cain
planet from the climate crisis. Are you stupid?
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Union on Real America's voice.
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It will be like nothing that has ever been seen before.
Eric Bowling
So I think we need to talk about this There's a huge snowstorm heading for the East Coast. We all heard about it all weekend long. But get this. New York Socialist Mayor Mamdani puts out a call for emergency snow shovelers. And for those who want to do more to help your neighbors and earn some extra cash, you too can become
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Eric Bowling
Just show up at your local sanitation garage between 8am and 1pm tomorrow with your paperwork, which is accessible online@nyc.gov snow and you can get started right away. By the way, what you needed to show up in order to shovel snow for the City of New York was two photos of yourself, two IDs and a passport stack of ID requirements, paperwork, verification, documentation to shovel snow. Now think about this. The broader political argument we hear constantly from the liberal wasteland on the left, ID to vote is called racist. Requiring an ID to participate in elections, the core mechanism of a democracy is framed as somehow too difficult for minorities to figure out. But when it comes to hiring temporary labor to clear sidewalks during a snowstorm, forms of ID photos, Social Security documentation, multiple layers of verification. So let me ask the very obvious question. If identity verification is reasonable for paid minor municipal tasks like snow removal, how is it unreasonable for something as foundational as voting? You can't have it both ways. Liberals, you colossal hypocrites. Either identity matters in civic systems or it doesn't. Because voting determines laws, taxes, borders and national direction. Shoveling snow determines whether your sidewalk is cleared. One is operational, the other is existential to the Republic. Had to get that one in there. It just blows my mind how. And by the way, they hold Mondami on the left. They hold him up as some sort of hero. Then you know he's going to run for president one day. You watch, you watch. Was he born here? He better if he wasn't born here, he can't run for president. But if he was, they're going to run him at some point. Benny, we let's see if we can get a voicemail or two in.
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Jonathan Cain
We have a viewer bringing up that
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soldiers are trapped in guinea currently.
Oscar Elblue Ramirez
Good afternoon
Eric Bowling
from the west coast. Hope love the show, really appreciate your honesty and your upfront canter. And you call it as you see it. The reason I'm calling today is, you know two pilots are in guinea since December of last year. Their plane was taken over by military with machine guns, etc. And nobody is even mentioning them. And I am very sorry what's going on with the Gutsner case and all the other people that aren't mentioned on the news. However, these two men need to be up front as well. People need to know what's happened to them and nobody's doing anything or saying anything. And I hope you can put a shout out about it. Thank you so much and I hope you have a great day. Thanks for all you do. You are 100% right. The two pilots are being held in Guinea. They were trying to refuel and they were being held and they've been held for a very, very long time. And your point is absolutely well taken. We need to get those folks back. We're worried about so many other things. We're spending all these resources over Savannah Guthrie's mom. How about really worrying about some people? Listen, I don't get too perched on some sort of high horse here, but national priorities need to take precedence, right? I mean, we really, really need to get our national priorities straightened. It just irks me still. Mamdani requiring IDs to shovel snow in New York City. Yet somehow it's racist or bigoted to require an ID to vote. One of the most important things you probably the most important thing besides defending the country, defending the flag, is to vote. It's amazing how hypocritical these left left liberal leftists are. Orem coming up next. Have a great night. We'll see you back here tomorrow. Bowling out. Don't forget. What's that song called? Tick Tick Tick Truth Bomb. See you next. I think when you're diagnosed with cancer, you crave a semblance of normalcy and control. And so work allowed me to be me. So I think it's really important that companies stay flexible. Cancer in a diagnosis can be all consuming, but it doesn't have to be.
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Host: Eric Bolling
Date: February 23, 2026
Length: ~1 hour
Major Guests: Oscar ElBlue Ramirez (Border Correspondent), Jonathan Cain (Journey)
This episode of Bolling! centers on pivotal current events, including the aftermath of a major cartel leader’s death in Mexico, stark warnings for Americans planning to travel south of the border, reflections with Journey's Jonathan Cain on faith, music, and cultural shifts, and a passionate monologue on American patriotism following the US Olympic hockey win. The episode is marked by deep dives into border security, high-profile interviews, commentary on hypocrisy in US politics, and anecdotal stories from the worlds of finance, music, and sport.
[03:31]
"The markets don't like, number one, uncertainty and number two, additional tariffs. It puts a clamp on free markets, guys." — Eric Bolling [03:56]
[04:53] With Oscar ElBlue Ramirez
"American intelligence basically guided the mission...he died on the helicopter on his way to city of Mexico." — Oscar ElBlue Ramirez [05:52]
"If you want to travel as a vacation on this week, don't come, you know, stay in your home and just wait till things calm down." — Oscar ElBlue Ramirez [09:46]
"They were clearly sending a message not to the owners of the resort, but they were sending a message to the government that we do not care if there are Americans here." — Oscar ElBlue Ramirez [10:36]
[13:06]
"They forced the Mexican government to say, if you do not open up, we have this extraction of information of all your dirty politicians in your political party. So she doesn't have another choice." — Oscar ElBlue Ramirez [13:36]
[17:41] to [28:41]
"Just when I was ready to give up and come back to Chicago, where I was born, [my father] gave me the nugget—‘Don't stop believing, John. We've come this far. Your blessing is right beyond this battle. Stay with it.’" — Jonathan Cain [20:39]
"Our fans are gold plated. They are our Grammy." — Jonathan Cain [22:07]
"If they would have done the translations of what [Bad Bunny] was singing, we'd be appalled." — Jonathan Cain [26:53]
[31:09]
"When Jack Hughes scores the winning goal and says he's proud to be American, that used to be called patriotic and normal." — Eric Bolling [32:52]
“This is all about our country right now. I love the USA. I love my teammates. It's unbelievable.” — Jack Hughes, via Eric Bolling [32:48]
“I want to thank our troops for allowing us to play this game.” — Quinn Hughes, via Eric Bolling [33:03]
[54:01] & [56:05]
"If identity verification is reasonable for paid minor municipal tasks like snow removal, how is it unreasonable for something as foundational as voting?" — Eric Bolling [54:43]
This episode weaves together urgent international security news, reflections on changes in American and Mexican governments, the ongoing influence of faith and perseverance in music, the divisiveness of patriotism in American culture, and sharp critiques of perceived media and political hypocrisy. It's a robust mix of “real news and honest views,” aiming both to inform and stir debate for its audience.