Live From Studio 6B - Thursday, March 19 2026

Summary

Real America’s Voice - Live From Studio 6B

Episode Date: March 19, 2026
Host: Damon, with Slick Rick, Rick Delgado, Vinnie Mac, special guests
Podcast Network: iHeartPodcasts

Episode Overview

Main Theme:
This episode offers an energetic, unvarnished discussion of pressing political headlines, a passionate critique of liberal fiscal policy, robust debate over election integrity, and a uniquely personal look into local politics—all fueled by the familiar banter of the Studio 6B crew. From March Madness bracket drama to serious debates over tax policy, border security, and US foreign affairs, the hosts offer both levity and sharp commentary rooted in American values and skepticism of mainstream narratives.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. March Madness & Bracket Banter

(00:31–07:22; 15:17–19:03; 24:45–25:56; 62:50–63:56; 88:01–90:23)

• Bracket Standings: Damon celebrates an undefeated bracket streak, ribbing co-hosts about their basketball picks. The group recounts tense moments as underdog High Point upsets Wisconsin, leading to jokes and playful self-congratulation.
• Notable Games: Live updates and reactions to ongoing games, especially as VCU mounts a historic comeback over North Carolina.
• Quote:
  • Damon (02:34): “That would be first place. I think 10-0 right now on day number one, Big D. That’s impressive.”
  • Slick Rick (16:56): “Like an idiot, I listened to him and I can’t blame him. It’s my own choice, and I picked the Cheeseheads. And guess where that got me? Nowhere.”

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2. First Word: New York’s Tax Policy & “Patriotic Millionaires”

(07:22–14:26)

• Governor Hochul’s Position: Damon delivers a scathing monologue on NY Gov. Kathy Hochul, critiquing her call for high-income earners to return to New York and “pay their fair share.” He mocks the label “patriotic millionaires” and questions the logic behind escalating tax burdens that drive residents away, only to plead for their return when revenue drops.
• Estate Tax Proposal: Damon details a proposed slash of the estate tax exemption from $7+ million to $750,000 and a rate increase from 16% to 50%, arguing it’s a disguised attack on the middle class.
• Quotes:
  • Damon (07:59): “She calls them, quote, ‘patriotic millionaires’—if they just write her a check.”
  • Damon (10:16): “What this is, is straight up middle class wealth transfer dressed up as social justice.”

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3. Panel Reaction: Fiscal Waste & Migration

(11:40–13:24)

• Vinnie Mac: Suggests NY should first address waste and inefficiency rather than “begging” the wealthy to return.
• Rick Delgado: Argues liberal Democrats see your money as theirs, illustrating the failure of endlessly growing government programs.
• Quotes:
  • Vinnie Mac (11:40): “How about stepping back before you start asking people to move back from Florida… How about looking at how you’re spending money in New York?”
  • Rick Delgado (12:41): “Liberal Democrats don’t believe in all that. They believe… your money belongs to them.”

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4. Sports Updates & March Madness Live

(15:17–19:03; 26:10–26:44; 63:04–65:05; 88:01–90:23)

• Slick Rick delivers live score updates and news of upsets in the NCAA tournament, especially highlighting High Point’s Cinderella win.
• Recurring bracket banter, with ongoing ribbing among the crew.

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5. Town Council Interview: Local Politics Spotlight

(24:45–37:33)

• Guest: “Farmer” Brook Myers, candidate for Payson, AZ Town Council.
• Motivation: Shares frustration with unchecked local spending, a stealth sales tax hike under “emergency” pretense, and consultant-driven inaction.
• Platform Highlights: Fiscal responsibility, need for affordable housing, end to gridlock, and commitment to community involvement.
• Inspirations: Credits local engagement and meeting Charlie Kirk for sparking his run.
• Quotes:
  • Farmer Brook (26:44): “They went from 60 million to almost 100 million. You know, under an emergency… tried to ram down a $80 million bond to put in a $50 million Taj Mahpool.”
  • Farmer Brook (28:43): “It’s just craziness. But you know what? It’s a microcosm of our national government.”
• Audience Call to Action: Encourages campaign donations and civic engagement (36:31).

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6. Discussion: Getting Involved in Local Politics

(38:47–41:11)

• Rick and Slick Rick reflect on the importance of early involvement in civic life, long-term impact, and not waiting for crisis to participate.
• Quote:
  • Slick Rick (41:03): “The sooner you get involved, instead of waiting for it to happen, step up.”

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7. News Roundup: War in Iran, International Reactions

(39:49–47:10; 56:39–61:12)

• US-led Efforts: Coverage of the international coalition in response to Iran’s actions, with commentary on Europe and Japan’s slow alignment with the US.
• Trump’s Stance: Clips aired of President Trump vowing against ground troop deployment, addressing military defections in Iran, and statements concerning coordination with Israel.
• Arab Countries’ Reactions: Vinnie Mac highlights the surprising unity of 12 Arab countries condemning Iran’s recent attacks (56:39), signaling a geopolitical shift.
• Quote:
  • Trump (42:49): “No, I’m not putting troops anywhere. If I were, I certainly wouldn’t tell you, but I’m not putting troops.”
  • Trump (46:04): “Don’t you believe in surprise? I think much more so than us. And we had a surprise…”

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8. Voter ID and the Save America Act

(50:16–55:59)

• CNN Admission: Panel reacts to CNN anchor Jake Tapper outlining all acceptable proofs of citizenship and questioning Democrats’ genuine opposition to voter ID.
• Senate Floor Debate: Highlights arguments from the floor (Sen. John Husted, Sen. Mike Lee), advocating carving out voter ID from the larger bill to test bipartisan support.
• Quote:
  • Jake Tapper (51:25): “A lot of Americans might hear that list and think that’s a lot of options and wonder, do Democrats have an issue with voter ID in general...?”
  • Husted (53:12): “Showing a photo ID is common sense. The American people support it by an 80–20 margin.”

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9. Spying, “Honey Traps,” and Silicon Valley

(65:17–70:14)

• Feature Report: Rick Delgado introduces the issue of foreign (especially Chinese and Russian) sexual espionage targeting US tech workers in Silicon Valley—a practice not mirrored by US intelligence.
• Svetlana Lokhova’s Case: Discusses how she was falsely accused of seducing General Flynn, and the broader narrative of using “ordinary citizens” as spies.
• Quotes:
  • James Malvinon: “I’m getting an enormous number of very sophisticated LinkedIn requests from the same type of attractive young Chinese women…”
  • Svetlana Lokhova (67:32): “It says in the document that he attended this event…that I surprised everyone because she suddenly latched on General Flynn and jumped into a taxi with him…”

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10. Global Oil Market & Economic Consequences (With Guest Philip Patrick)

(72:18–79:46)

• Importance of Strait of Hormuz: 20% of world’s oil passes here; disruptions have worldwide inflationary effects.
• Oil Price Effects: Oil shocks reduce GDP and push inflation, impacting supply chains beyond gasoline.
• The Fed’s Dilemma: Discusses how oil price shocks present a policy trap for the Federal Reserve—cutting rates risks inflation, raising them risks recession.
• Investment Perspective: Advocates including precious metals like gold as a hedge in uncertain times.
• Quotes:
  • Philip Patrick (73:19): “This is one of the most important choke points in the global economy. One fifth of the world's oil supply passes through this narrow stretch of water.”
  • Philip Patrick (78:08): “Periods like this remind us, I think, how fragile the entire financial system can be.”

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11. Illegals Working in Government & Changing Democratic Party Norms

(79:59–85:32)

• Vinnie Mac raises the alarm over New York City government staffers being deported for immigration violations—contrasting today’s nonchalance with past political scandals over hiring unauthorized immigrants.
• Reflects on how extreme elements have seized control over the Democratic Party.
• The crew draws parallels to authoritarian structures, noting the chilling effect of enforcing progressive orthodoxy internally.

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12. Final Thoughts & Lighter Moments

(87:11–95:17)

• Sports Recap: Slick Rick recaps day’s upsets in March Madness; updates on NBA injuries and international news (Iran executing a 19-year-old wrestling star).
• Joe Kent Investigation: News about the former counterterrorism chief being investigated for alleged classified leaks.
• Humorous Close: Delgado shares a quirky viral video of a woman pretending to be a dog, as the group jokes about political and personal identity extremes.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Damon (07:59): “She calls them, quote, ‘patriotic millionaires’—if they just write her a check.”
• Slick Rick (16:56): “Like an idiot, I listened to him and I can’t blame him. It’s my own choice, and I picked the Cheeseheads. And guess where that got me? Nowhere.”
• Farmer Brook (28:43): “It’s just craziness. But you know what? It’s a microcosm of our national government.”
• Trump (46:04): “Don’t you believe in surprise? I think much more so than us. And we had a surprise…”
• Philip Patrick (73:19): “This is one of the most important choke points in the global economy. One fifth of the world’s oil supply passes through this narrow stretch of water.”
• Husted (53:12): “Showing a photo ID is common sense. The American people support it by an 80–20 margin.”

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Important Timestamps

• Bracket Banter Start: 00:31 (Opening, Damon on his bracket lead)
• First Word - NY Tax Policy Rant: 07:22–11:40
• Farmer Brook Interview: 24:45–37:33
• Foreign Affairs News/Trump Clips: 39:49–47:10
• Voter ID Senate Floor Coverage: 50:16–56:27
• Precious Metals, Oil Market Analysis: 72:18–79:46
• Democratic Party Shift/Illegals in Gov’t: 79:59–85:32
• Final Roundtable & Humor: 87:11–95:17

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Episode Flow & Tone

“Live From Studio 6B” flows with the familiar camaraderie of seasoned hosts who balance laughs, live sports banter, and sharply opinionated political commentary. The tone is irreverent and energetic, with a “call it like we see it” style—mixing serious critique, playful mockery, and passionate advocacy for traditional American values. Key moments are grounded in current events but colored by the hosts’ distinct personalities and skeptical worldview.

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This summary captures the breadth and energy of the episode, delivering key insights, standout moments, and a clear sense of both subject matter and style for any listener or reader.

Transcript

[Damon]

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[Slick Rick]

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[Vinnie Mac]

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[Farmer Brook]

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[Slick Rick]

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[Damon]

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[Damon]

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[Rick Delgado]

Oh, my God. He's already in Suffolk.

[Damon]

It is live from Studio 6B. Isn't he on Real America's Voice. Good to be the king. The king of March Madness they call me. That's right.

[Slick Rick]

It's early. It's early.

[Damon]

Come on in, everybody.

[Slick Rick]

It's early.

[Rick Delgado]

Get a load of this guy.

[Slick Rick]

You almost had a dookie there.

[Damon]

Let's go right to that. You just be quiet. It's not your time to talk yet. Let's just go to the. Aaron, put up my. Put up my screen here. Get rid of the four of them.

[Slick Rick]

What an insult.

[Damon]

Because who cares? And let's just put up my.

[Rick Delgado]

I don't know if I want to do that.

[Damon]

That's very nice screen so far. Okay, let's see here. Big D's games. We'll go over. Here we go. We got a winner and we got a winner. Oh, we got a winner and a winner and let's see. Oh, we got a winner and a winner. And then let's go to the other side of the bracket. We've got whose plates? Oh, we got a winner and a winner. Okay, that would be first place. That would be I think 10, 0 right now on day number one, big D. That's impressive.

[Rick Delgado]

What an insufferable.

[Damon]

So welcome on in big D sports show for two hours.

[Slick Rick]

You almost had no career if Sienna didn't go on. Sienna goes on a siesta for six and a half Minutes. Steamroller.

[Rick Delgado]

Exactly.

[Damon]

Buffalo Bills would have lettuce. Three super bowl rings, too, if you'd kicked it through the uprights. Guess what? You lost.

[Slick Rick]

Now they got bombed.

[Damon]

Guess what?

[Slick Rick]

Dallas destroyed them.

[Damon]

We won. We won the game. And now we're on to the. On to the championship.

[Rick Delgado]

It started at 4:40pm today Eastern Time with a text from Damon with a whelp as his dookies were down 5,853.

[Slick Rick]

Gambling career.

[Rick Delgado]

He follows it up with nine minutes to redeem my career of picking the ominous nine minutes to redeem his career.

[Damon]

Yeah.

[Rick Delgado]

And now he's an insufferable prick because

[Damon]

he went 10, 10, 0.

[Slick Rick]

How about these guys?

[Damon]

On my way to the championship. Thank you very much.

[Slick Rick]

How about these guys? 12.

[Damon]

High Point gets the job done. Very good.

[Slick Rick]

And you had them. Very good.

[Damon]

I did. Yes. So, Sixter, how are you?

[Slick Rick]

I'm good, Big D. Very good.

[Damon]

How's your first day going?

[Slick Rick]

I'm right in the middle. I'm. You know, I. Ohio State blew it for me.

[Damon]

I didn't see. On the. On the first page.

[Slick Rick]

Yeah. I didn't see you last year at number 11 either, but that's another story. And it's early. We got a lot of brackets to go big, and I think. I think Duke's a disaster waiting to happen.

[Damon]

Okay, very good. Delgado's going to do main headlines. Delgado, how are you? Your last day before vacation. You're gone for a week.

[Rick Delgado]

Yeah, I'm getting out of here.

[Damon]

Delgado's out of here. He wouldn't tell us where he's going. It's some secret top location. Yeah.

[Vinnie Mac]

Where are you going?

[Rick Delgado]

Making like a tree and getting the hell out of here.

[Damon]

Okay. What.

[Rick Delgado]

Where am I in my break bracket? I have no idea.

[Damon]

I didn't ask you that. I know, I know. Yeah.

[Rick Delgado]

But you know what? Damon sucks.

[Damon]

No.

[Rick Delgado]

So let's hope he. Let's hope he goes.

[Slick Rick]

Oh.

[Rick Delgado]

And everything from here on.

[Damon]

That's not going to happen. That's not going to happen. The two games that are going right now, I got both of those winners.

[Slick Rick]

He was.

[Rick Delgado]

He was squirming during that. Duke. The fact that. You know what the funniest part about this whole thing is, is he puts this. This text that I just read you into the group that he never responds to. Well.

[Slick Rick]

Yeah, well, never respond.

[Rick Delgado]

I thought it was an emergency, all right? I thought it was. I'm like, Damon. Damon's texting something.

[Damon]

Vinnie Mac's in west. Vinnie Mac. How's your brackets going? How's your Day so far.

[Vinnie Mac]

I was just checking my brackets. I'm 10 and. Oh. So I'm feeling pretty good about the start. I know I didn't. I don't really gamble, as you know. I don't put money on these things. But I did see on Delgado's Facebook he's going to the Club Med at Staten Island. So I think he's gonna have a really nice time. Very relaxing. It's supposed to be a wonderful place. Enjoy your vacation.

[Damon]

Yeah.

[Vinnie Mac]

Make sure there were umbrellas in your drinks because I know you like that.

[Damon]

Bring them right to you, of course. All right, Very good. So lots to do on a Thursday night. We'll get the news with everybody, sports with Slick. But right now, let's do tonight's first word. And for the first word, you know, we sit here each and every night watching the liberals in action. And sometimes you have to think they finally outdone themselves in the hypocrisy department. But then along comes Kathy Hochul, the governor of New York. Yes, you know, New York, the one that's turning into a giant ATM machine for every social program under the sun. And then she drops a gem that is just pure distilled peak liberalism. She's up there at some fancy political summit, sounding like a desperate landlord whose best tenants just packed up and moved to Florida. She's talking about how she needs these high net worth individuals, the very people that left and have been she's been demonizing for years, to fund her generous social program. She says generous. She says generous with other people's money, of course. And get this, she calls them, quote, patriotic millionaires if they just write her a check. Patriotic, but only after they've been hounded, taxed to within an inch of their lives, told they're not paying their fair share, that they're greedy and that they're hoarding wealth while the rest of us suffer. The same crowd that pushes tax the rich until the cows come home, until the rich actually do come home to Palm beach or to Miami or to Texas or to anywhere with no state income tax and a governor who doesn't treat them like a captive ATM machine. Hochul's out there saying essentially, tax the rich. Squeeze them dry, milk them for every last penny to pay for our beautiful, expansive, compassionate government programs. And then when those rich folks do what any rational person would do, they vanish.

[Svetlana Lokhova]

Poof.

[Damon]

They're gone. Tax base eroded, as she put it. The money dries up. The budget holes get bigger. The generous programs start looking a little less generous when there's no one left to pay for them. So what does she do? She doesn't say. You know what? Maybe we overdid it here on the taxes. Maybe we should lower the rates, cut regulation, make New York attractive again. No, no, no, no. That would require admitting the progressive dream is really a nightmare. Instead, she turns to the very millionaires who stuck around, the patriotic ones who cut her checks and says, hey, go back down there to Palm beach and round up your old buddies and bring them back home. Tell them to come be patriots again. Our tax base has been eroded. Can you believe this? Tax them until they flee in droves. Chase them out, which pitch with with pitchforks labeled fair share. And then when the state's broke because, surprise, surprise, the rich are mobile and they don't like being treated like pinatas. Send the remaining loyal ones on a recruitment mission to Florida like it's some kind of socialist safari. Go fetch the escaped wealthy and bring them back so we can tax them to death again this time around. Look at New York right now. We've got this fresh proposal floating around from the folks at City hall, pushed by Mondami to slash the state estate tax exemption from over 7 million down to a measly 750,000. And while they're at it, they're going to crank the top rate from 16% all the way to 50. They say it's to plug a $5.4 billion budget deficit. How'd that deficit magically appear? Do you ever wonder about that? Well, it's years of wild spending on every pet project under the sun, that's how. But no, let's not cut the waste. Let's raid the estates of people who actually took the years to build something. 750,000, by the way, in New York City buys you like a shoebox apartment with sky high maintenance fees and a doorman who looks at you funny every time you walk in and out. So, so much for the only the rich. What this is, is straight up middle class wealth transfer dressed up as social justice. Of course. Families who scrimped and saved for a home or a small business PO Half of it is going to go to Albany when Mom and dad passes away. Critics are already sounding the alarm. Real estate's going to crater as people rush to sell before the government claims its pound of flesh. And then what? Migration straight to Tennessee, Florida, Texas. Places that don't treat your success like a crime. It's the same old story. Punish productivity, watch the productive pack up and go. Property values tank, revenue collapses. The city's in deeper crisis. Who could have predicted that driving away wealth creators might leave you broke? Well, the pattern's timeless, folks, because the wealthy aren't oak trees rooted in place. They're mobile. They're mobile capital. When taxes turn punitive, they relocate, they defer income, or they just stop creating as much wealth. Revenue drops, jobs vanish. And guess who pays you? Us, the middle class. Every single time. Politicians love yelling, text the rich. It polls great on the campaign trail, but the rich vote with their feet and their private jets. Newsome, Hochul, Pritzker, all the other blue state Marxists. They're not stupid. They know exactly what's happening. When the high earners flee their blue states, where do they land? They land in red states. And then what happens? Too many of them keep voting for the same big government nonsense that drove them out. It's like cancer cells migrating to healthy tissue and starting to spread. They turn purple states blue, one relocated voter at a time. Confiscatory taxes have never worked. They won't work now. Every time the left tries it, we get the same punchline. Shrinking tax base, plunging revenue, and for sale signs as far as the eye can see. So keep chanting, tax the rich, Kathy Hochul. Just don't be surprised when the rich say, see ya. And the rest of us, of course, are left holding the tab. And that's tonight's first word. Vinnie Mac, West Palm Beach. I'll give you first crack. Did you see Hochul at this thing the other day?

[Vinnie Mac]

I did. I was laughing at this because what's the first thing that anybody does? Whether you're a politician or you're a homeowner or you're a business owner, when income doesn't pay the bills, when your revenue doesn't cover the costs of whatever it is you're doing, the first thing you do is you look around and you say, are we operating efficiently? Can we operate more efficiently? Do we need to cut costs on anything? What can we do to manage the situation better? But the first thing that these Democrats do, and Kathy Hochul did exactly this, was begging more rich people to come to New York who fled because of her policies and the mayor's policies to pay more taxes so they can pay for this stuff. So that's really what I got a big kick out of. It's like, how about stepping back before you start asking people to move back from Florida and bring their money back to New York? How about looking at how you're spending money in New York? Is there anything efficient? Is there waste? Is there fraud? Huh? How about those two big things that are going on all over the country right now? You would look at those things first before you ask someone to write a check. That's what I think about it.

[Rick Delgado]

Well, then. Now, now.

[Vinnie Mac]

Thank you.

[Rick Delgado]

You're talking like a normal person, Kathy Holt. I'm a liberal Democrat. Liberal Democrats don't believe in all that. They believe. Well, you know what? Your money belongs to them. And if they want to spend it on other things for other people, because that's the most wasteful way to spend money, they're gonna do it. I mean, this is what we're looking at, is what happens when the other people money crowd runs out of other people's money, Right? Because now it's like, well, now what do I do? We have these generous social programs we want to fund. Well, maybe you can't fund them. Maybe you shouldn't have them. They refuse to do without because they figure you don't really deserve everything you've earned.

[Damon]

All right. Live from Studio 6B, just getting started on a Thursday night. We got news, we got sports. Vinnie Mac's got some news. Aaron and Fran holding it down. Farmer Brook joins us at 8:30. He's running for town council out in Payson, Arizona. We'll talk to him as well. And of course, we'll talk to you live in the chat. Chat, chat. We'll be back right after this. Sarah. Studio six feet. Yeah, don't worry about that, Val. That was a good one Thursday night.

[Rick Delgado]

Nobody knows what we're talking about.

[Damon]

Yeah, it's good. Vinnie Mac is in West Palm Beach. He's gonna do some news. Delgado's gonna do main headlines. Aaron and friend holding it down on a Thursday night. Let's do some sports. Sports is brought to you by Mike Lindell. LFS XP is the promo code to use. Of course, we all know what the lead sports story is tonight. I've already covered it at the opening of the show. And that, of course, is Big d being now 9 0. Although, to be fair, it looks like I'm going to drop my first game here tonight as the one I went really out in a limb. Well, they're down 14. VCU. I picked VCU. North Carolina.

[Slick Rick]

North Carolina. Smoking them right now.

[Damon]

Well, they're down 14.

[Slick Rick]

Yeah, you got 11 minutes to go. They can go on a run, but

[Damon]

Big D being a Big D. That one doesn't look good. So I'll be 10 and 1. But everything else looks good. So probably the lead. I'm sure that's the lead. Sports Story. Let's hear it from Slick.

[Slick Rick]

Oh, yes.

[Damon]

What's going on?

[Slick Rick]

There was 64 on the floor at 12:15. Big D, but no more. You know, you took 10 down already, but here we go. Just what you said. North Carolina right now 61, 47 over VCU, 11, 30 to go there in the second half. End of the first half at the half, 50 to 43. Michigan over Howard. I don't think Michigan's going to have a problem there. BYU in Texas and a good one. Texas right now 37, 32 over BYU, 338 to go there in the first. Delgado says that BYU has the best player in college basketball, so they need to come back. St. Mary's right now trailing Texas A and M. Oh, the Raiders 28, 22, 334 to go there in the front earlier today. TCU slight upset over Ohio State, 66, 64. Nebraska bomb Troy 76, 47, Louisville 83, 79 over South Florida. Good game there. Great game. High point. Oh, man, the Purple Panthers, they did it. Unbelievable. They won. 83, 82 over Wisconsin. Came down to a last minute buzzer shot from Wisconsin just inside mid court. No can do. So shout out to our good friend who gave me this beautiful mascot Panther here.

[Vinnie Mac]

Yeah.

[Slick Rick]

A couple of weeks ago on the show on a Friday night, young lady, I believe her name was Melissa, came in with her mom, who I believe her name was June, and they come to see the show at the warehouse, Big D. And she says, you know, I'm a fresh point at. I'm a. Excuse me, a freshman at High Point. And Slick Rick, I know you always wear the purple. We love the show, Mom. We watch the show and could you, you know, try to see if we can get them in, get them into the big dance? Did they get into the dance? Yes. Check. Did they win today? Check. Who knows? Big D, we don't know what's gonna happen with this team if they make a run. Forget it. It's gonna be unbelievable.

[Rick Delgado]

It's like, did you pick them?

[Slick Rick]

No. Cause I listened to you, you idiot. The idiot tells me, oh, you can't go against Wisconsin here. I am gonna make a whole story here, and I have to be fully transparent. Like an idiot. I listen to him and I can't blame him. It's my own choice. And I picked the Cheeseheads. And guess where that got me? Nowhere. And we have Duke. Big D. Big D was. That was almost his first turd was Duke, actually, because they barely got out of Dodge.65, Sienna went on a siesta for six and a half minutes. I thought they were going to make the upset which would have been unbelievable, right? That would have been what, the fourth time that a 16 beat a one, but not to be. And I think Duke got the Duke scared out of them and I think they're going to make a good run. Now Vanderbilt right now they took care of business over McNeese. 78, 68, no surprise there. Michigan State rolled North Dakota State 92, 67 Arkansas, Big D took care of Hawaii. Boy, those poor guys got to go back to paradise. 9778 there. Penn Illinois coming up at 925. St. Louis and Georgia. That'll be a 955 game. Good game there. Kennesaw State and Gonzaga. Rick, you like Gonzaga? 10 o' clock is that game. That's a tip off there. And then the Nightcap is at 10:10, number two, Houston, who a lot of people like like as their final four taking on the great state of Idaho.

[Philip Patrick]

Rick.

[Slick Rick]

And that's going to be a good one there as well. So we'll see what happens. Big D. And that's kind of the run of the scoreboard. I mean I do have the story about High Point stuns Wisconsin in the first upset of March Madness. With a thrilling finish, ryan canfield of fo march madness has officially arrived. The number 12 seed high point upset number five seed wisconsin. The old famous 12 beating of five. That's a known thing often happens often and of course I was too silly to pick it. I didn't pick it. But anyway, they did go on to win. High point guard Chase Johnson, who was just an animal, scored the game winning basket with 11 seconds on a breakaway layup after Wisconsin guard Nick Boyd missed a layup that would have put the badges up. 84, 81. High point guard Rob Martin hauled in the rebound and fired down court to a streaking Johnson for the lay in and well the rest is. We'll see what happens. Now they got a big game coming up. I don't know about High Point getting pissed past their next game, but we'll see what happens. And that's a rapid sports Big D Back to you, five to go.

[Damon]

Very good. 21 past the hour. Live from Studio 6B on a Thursday night. Vinnie Mac is in the West Palm beach studio and he's got some news. What's going on, Vin?

[Vinnie Mac]

Yeah, well by the way, I had High point so I'm 11 and oh now so I appreciate that. I got the tip from Delgado to bet on Wisconsin and I bet On High Point. Oh, they'll got him in the lead, right?

[Rick Delgado]

You know what, you can't blame me because I thought your picks were already in. He said, oh, High Point has to play Wisconsin. I said, ah, that's a tough draw. I wouldn't take Wisconsin. I mean, I wouldn't take High Point. Wisconsin's too good. They're, they're a Big Ten team. They just shellacked Michigan a couple weeks ago. I didn't like, I didn't like the matchup. What did I know? I guess they look past them thinking, oh, who's High Point? And they got, they got high pointed themselves.

[Slick Rick]

Watch them make a run and that'll be, that'll be a low point for

[Rick Delgado]

me, by the way. I'm, I'm in fifth place, Dave.

[Damon]

Okay, very good.

[Vinnie Mac]

Thank you.

[Rick Delgado]

So

[Vinnie Mac]

I did the George Costanza. I just went the opposite of what Delgado said and I'm winning. I'm 11 and oh. But on a news standpoint, Mark Wayne Mullins, as we know, has been nominated by President Trump to be the new DHS secretary. And boy, do we need someone in charge now. We don't have a funded DHS right now, unfortunately, but we need someone in charge. So they go through committee and I think a lot of us talked about the Rand Paul going back and forth and, and of course the Democrats just doesn't matter who Trump nominates. They're just gonna say no to whatever it is that Trump does or who he nominates or any of his picks, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. And the one guy once again that broke the 77 tie is John Fetterman. Who would have thought after we watched this guy run and beat Dr. Oz for the seat and how kind of out of touch he was in a sense. Cause he is recovering from a stroke at that time. And I know, I was not that impressed at all. And I wanted Dr. Oz to win. But I'm thinking, I don't know if Dr. Oz could have done a better job than John Fetterman is for just being fair and for the country. And he made the deciding vote. And it's good to see that there's one Democrat. I don't know. Can you guys name any other Democrat that's voted on anything fairly since Trump got in office? Just one. This guy Fetterman is the only one that actually is making a statement in just fairness. And he uses the term Trump derangement Syndrome pretty easily too. Cuz he's like, my party's just consumed with it, you know, and it's pretty amazing to hear him speak. So now it goes to vote. Hopefully he wins the nomination. But the point is, here we are with terrorism picking up, the Iran war happening, an unfunded dhs, and we have no secretary. You would think these guys would have a sense of urgency to pass through. I don't want to say just about anyone, but the president's pick. Just get them through quick so we can have someone in charge and protect our citizens. So hopefully this vote in the Senate goes smoothly, but I'm expecting a 51 49, you know, something like that. I don't know about you guys.

[Damon]

What do you think? What did you think of his exchange with Rand Paul? We played yesterday on the show, and his whole demeanor,

[Vinnie Mac]

you know, he's a emotional guy, very direct, can be a bit animated. And I thought he handled himself pretty good. Rand was poking the bear there quite a bit. And he stayed calm, at least in his own way. He was calm and thoughtful and, you know, what'd you guys think?

[Rick Delgado]

Yeah. He didn't say he wanted to punch him in the face, so.

[Vinnie Mac]

Yeah. Well, that's good for him.

[Damon]

Yeah.

[Vinnie Mac]

Hey, Rand might have deserved a punch in the face there, too, by the way.

[Damon]

Well, I mean, Rand Paul obviously has a. A personal grudge because of what he said about him when. When Rand Paul got attacked by his neighbor. So that was the whole.

[Vinnie Mac]

That was, you know, I agree with that.

[Damon]

So. But yeah, to your point on Fetterman, Fetterman at least is not. He doesn't seem like a completely 100 controlled drone. No. For the other side, he's certainly. And he's no centrist, obviously, but he's certainly at least is somewhat of a free thinker. Certainly has been on when it comes to supporting Israel and other things like that, where he has clearly spoken out and against his party, which why, I assume he'll be target number one of his own party to take out in Pennsylvania.

[Rick Delgado]

Yeah. And, you know, center like things like, you know, girls in boys sports and stuff like that. He's been. He's been right down the middle, so.

[Vinnie Mac]

Seems like a common dude. They're not even. They're not even partisan things. This is common sense.

[Rick Delgado]

Yeah.

[Vinnie Mac]

For God's sakes.

[Damon]

26 bestie hour. Live from Studio 6B. Headline news with Rick Delgado coming up right after. All right. 30 minutes past the hour. Live from Studio 6B on a Thursday night. Slick Rick's gonna do some sports. Delgado's got main headlines. Vinnie Max in West Palm Beach, Aaron and Fran holding it down. As always, of course, you guys in the chat, chat, chat, always good to talk to you. During the breaks, make sure you follow us on all the social media. FS6B, hit the like, subscribe, comment, get involved in the social media. We want the engagement there. And of course, Real America's voice at Real AM Voice. Make sure you follow them everywhere as well. Please welcome. Right now, he's running for governor of New York State.

[Rick Delgado]

Bruce.

[Damon]

Oh, no. Actually, no. Bruce Blakeman. Doesn't have time. Didn't have time to be here. So Bruce is not here. He's too busy.

[Vinnie Mac]

Oh, my God.

[Slick Rick]

I tried.

[Vinnie Mac]

We need Bruce Blakeman, so we need him now. Damon, what are you dissing him for?

[Damon]

I don't know. Hokel. Seems okay to me. Anyways, please welcome to the show. Running for town council instead of Bruce Break when we have somebody probably more important to the show, if we're being honest, running for town council in Payson, Arizona, that would be one Brooke Myers, otherwise known as Farmer Brooke. There he is. Farmer, welcome back to the show.

[Farmer Brook]

I will not tell a lie. What is up, fellas?

[Damon]

Not much. It's great. Good to have you here. Now we're not picking games anymore, so this is. This is a formal appearance, someone running for office. So keep that in mind. But let me just start on sports for just a second. I don't know if you've heard, but I'm in the lead.

[Rick Delgado]

Oh, my goodness.

[Damon]

I'm number one.

[Slick Rick]

He's about to have a loss, though.

[Damon]

I don't know if you've heard, in the March Madness bracket, did you fill out a bracket?

[Farmer Brook]

I did, and I think it's rigged.

[Damon]

And where. What number? I'm number one. That's like one digit. Where. What number are you?

[Farmer Brook]

Last I looked, I was Trump.

[Damon]

You're what?

[Farmer Brook]

But I did take. I do. I was six. But I did take Virginia Commonwealth, too, so.

[Rick Delgado]

Oh, so you're going to be my drop.

[Damon]

That's a good pick. You got to go out on a limb if you're going to make hay in these things. You got to pick some underdogs.

[Vinnie Mac]

So you do.

[Slick Rick]

You do.

[Damon]

All right, let's get serious here. Are you anywhere in the files?

[Farmer Brook]

Not lately. Okay, I haven't looked, but my opponents have not brought it up yet. So let's not talk about it. Let's keep that just between us.

[Rick Delgado]

All right?

[Damon]

So let's be serious now. Why. Why did you want to run. Why did you want to run for town council? Tell us maybe a little bit about. About where you live and and the community and why you wanted to do this.

[Farmer Brook]

So we moved to Payson, Arizona, about seven years ago. We're about 5, 000ft of elevation, so it's not hot like Phoenix, although it is 95 today, which is crazy. But when I got here, I didn't care about the local town politics or anything. They started throwing around. We had an emergency clause, and they. They just ran the budget up. They went from 60 million to almost 100 million. You know, under an emergency, they tried to ram down a $80 million bond to put in a $50 million Taj Mahpool is what I called it. I've been to many council meetings, and there's just. It's. It's just frustrating. It's like banging your head against the wall. I never thought I would be a politician, but turns out I'm going to be, and I just want to help. Payson, we have the fifth highest, I believe, sales tax in the state, which they raised 1%. Willy didn't go to the public or anything. They went. They. They said that it was the emergency clause to do that. So it's just out of control. And you know what? Somebody's gotta stand up. I met Charlie Kirk a few times. I got a picture with him, and he was actually, to be honest, my inspiration. It's like, if I don't do this now, when will I do it? And so, you know what? I'm gonna start here. And who knows? Maybe I'll run for governor of New York someday.

[Damon]

Oh, okay. Very good.

[Rick Delgado]

Okay, we'll take it.

[Damon]

So obviously, spent spending is obviously one of the issues. What are. What are the other issues that in Payson that you're dealing with? And, and is it. Is it lean more? I don't know the area at all. Is it lean more red? Is it more blue? What? Tell us a little bit about the makeup.

[Farmer Brook]

It's. It's way red. But you wouldn't know that with the, with the, with the. The craziness that's gone on. We have projects. As a former project manager and consultant, the mantra here has always been, let's do a study. We'll hire a consultant. And they spend millions of dollars on a study and a consultant. And the project sits on the shelf and nothing ever gets done. They've wasted millions of dollars. And actually, the town is in a better place now, I should say. They hired a new town manager about. I think it's been four months. Who actually knows how to be a town manager and is starting to get things done. They Hired their first project manager, which I volunteered my services in the past, and they were like, project manager. Why do we need that? We have consultants. And so things are working in a good direction. We're only 16,500 people here, and, you know, we need affordable housing. You know, we need to reduce the sales tax that they raised. We have a lot of fixed income people here, a lot of seniors, and it's just. It's just craziness. But you know what? It's a microcosm of our national government. And as you probably have heard, our Arizona state government is a mess as well. And you know what? We're just a microcosm of all of that because I feel like a lot of people do not get involved in politics until your sales tax goes up or your property taxes get raised. And then people go, what's going on? And then they start looking into things. And we've let this happen. We've let the country get to where it is now. We've had comfortable lives. We've been, you know, raising families and raising kids, and look at where it's gotten us. So hopefully people will start to get involved. And it starts with the local. Local town politics, and that's slick.

[Damon]

Knows that better than anybody.

[Slick Rick]

Right just in the middle of it. Yeah, I was just there about an hour ago. I was at a big fundraiser for our local councilman in the town of Brookhaven. Great GOP guy. Love him. He's going into his 12th year, so he's a seasoned veteran, if you will. County executive was there, and these guys work very hard. The council and the counties are the hardest working people in government. You know, from my perspective, for the community, for the business community, the local

[Damon]

business community, they affect them the most, too.

[Slick Rick]

Absolutely.

[Damon]

Most of the time.

[Slick Rick]

Absolutely.

[Damon]

So, farmer, I just looked up some of the races out there for mayor. You have an incumbent, this mayor, Steve Otto, and I guess you have somebody, Brad, Brett Flattery, that's running against him. Is that sound about right? What do we think of that race?

[Farmer Brook]

Brett Flaherty. Steve is a good guy. Steve has. Has shown up. He better than any other mayor. He shows up at every event. Sounds like a lot like Slick. He's. He's there getting his picture in the paper. Nobody has ever done that before. And so he's involved. He wants what's best for the town, and he's a great guy, believe it or not. I probably shouldn't say this, but I had lunch with Brett Flaherty today. He's a local dentist in town. He is a council member and he's going, he's going to run against Steve. And he just threw his hat in the ring. Steve was running unopposed. And I think somebody told Brett, hey, you need to, you need to get into this, into this election. Yeah.

[Slick Rick]

That race is going to be tooth and nail.

[Farmer Brook]

It is, absolutely. Yeah. So, so we're on, we're on Mayor Otto's side for sure.

[Damon]

Okay, now for your. You're running for town council. Now, are there a certain number of seats that are up? Is it one seat? How many people running for. Tell us a little bit about the makeup of the race.

[Farmer Brook]

Exactly. So the mayor's. The mayor's position is only a two year term. The council is four. We have three council seats that are open. Flaherty is running for mayor. Oh, that's a great picture. Flaherty is running for mayor and we have another person that's stepping down. And then one guy, the incumbent, the guy on here, Jim Ferris, is an incumbent and his term is up. So we really need Steve to get back in and we need us three to have in a majority to, to get something done because the guys that are in there now are, are banging their head against the wall. It's four against three and it's, it's, it's gridlock. It's. It's really sad, to be honest. They can't, they can't do anything. I was talking to the guy today and, you know, they, they just, they won't do anything. It's gridlock and it's terrible. And I said, I told him today, you know, we see that I go to all the council meetings. We see that you sit there and, you know, are just disengaged and it's terrible. It's not a good look. You know, you're there for the, for the people of the town and it's, it's. Yeah, it's frustrating.

[Damon]

Anybody else? Guys on the show? Vinny, got a question for Farmers Delgado? You got one? Yeah, go ahead.

[Rick Delgado]

He's talking about the, the other guy there being diseng. How would you pitch yourself to the voters and show them how engaged you're going to be, Farmer Brook? That's what people want to know.

[Farmer Brook]

Yeah, well, what I've been telling. And I'm going, you can ask Farmer Ann. She never sees me anymore because I'm out. I'm stumping. I'm going and speaking first thing. I'm a retired project manager. What I used to do was herd cats. And I think that my experience, my experience and I worked for the city of Phoenix actually, too. So I have bureaucratic experience and cat herding experience, and I think that will help the town. Plus, as you guys well know, I'm brilliant. They need to come to me for everything. I have all the answers.

[Damon]

Yeah, Vinnie Mack, I have all the answers.

[Vinnie Mac]

I think that Farmer Brook's doing the toughest thing that anybody could do. And I say this all the time for entreprene and anyone who wants to put themselves out there and take charge and challenge the system. He's put himself out there and he's running, and he's a citizen just like us. I mean, this is really what is the only way we're gonna get this country back on track and fix things properly is we're not putting regular, lifelong politicians in office running for absolutely everything. So guys like Farmer Brook, guys like us, people like that are in our audience all over the country. We need to step up and do it. And I remember hearing some young people making fun of an entrepreneur who had a business, and I said, you know, I don't know why you're making fun of these guys. Yeah, they're a little crazy, but they went and did something. They went and opened up a store. In this case, it was a retail chain. I'm like, they opened a store, then they opened a second one. You know, they went and did something. What have you done? Don't complain. Do something about it. That's what Farmer Brook's doing. So I get it, man. Kudos to you and wishing you the best of luck.

[Damon]

All right, Farmer, what can we tell the audience? What's the most. What's the most helpful thing that this audience, who loves you, of course, can do for you right now? And people who are in Arizona listening and maybe even in your area specifically, what's the most help we can give you?

[Farmer Brook]

Campaign funds, Actually, if you want to throw a couple shekels my way. Payson Advisory Group.com youm could do that. Or, you know what? Just every night in the chat, it's great. You guys pump me up. And, you know, I. I appreciate. I feel the love. I appreciate it. And I, you know, I. I keep telling everyone I just want to make a difference. I want to make Payson better. I want the gridlock to go away. I want us to accomplish something, do some smart projects, get something done for the people, and, you know, spend our money wisely. They've just thrown so much money away. It's. It's very disheartening, and, you know, it's terrible.

[Rick Delgado]

All right.

[Damon]

All right. Farmer Brook, running for town council, Payson, Arizona. If you're out there and you're listening, you can donate. Give it one more time. Where can they go to donate to your campaign?

[Farmer Brook]

Payson Advisory group, dot com. Thank you. Love you guys. Appreciate you. We'll see you in the chat.

[Damon]

All right, Farmer Brook, we salute you for what you're doing. All right, we're back live from Studio 6P right after this.

[Slick Rick]

ECU cuts it to five.

[Damon]

Sam. All right. Live from Studio 6B on a Thursday night. Glad you're in. Webster is gonna do some sports. Delgado's got main headlines. Vinnie Mack in West Palm beach gonna do some more news. Farmer Brook joins us for the last segment. We do salute what he's doing. I think Vinny laid it out great. I mean, put yourself out there. You want to do better for your people, your community. I think it's great, and I hope he wins. And if there's anything we can do to help him, we will.

[Slick Rick]

So that's not easy.

[Rick Delgado]

And he was making a point of, you know, people sitting back and, you know, having their lives and then waking up one day going, how did this get so bad? And that's the problem. And I think, you know, Slick's been at this, what, 25 years he's been in local politics.

[Slick Rick]

27.

[Rick Delgado]

27. But, I mean, the sooner you get involved, instead of waiting for it to happen, step up. If your town or your council is looking pretty good right now, and you want to make sure it stays that way, get involved now to make sure it stays that way, as opposed to sitting back. And all of a sudden, you wake up one day and it's like, hey, what happened? How did all those taxes get there? You know what I mean? So maybe that's. Maybe that's the winning formula.

[Vinnie Mac]

Wow. Slick. 27 years. So on the 27th year, I hear they give you a blue hat. Is that true?

[Slick Rick]

And a bowl of soup with that.

[Vinnie Mac]

Yeah, I like it.

[Rick Delgado]

Don't worry.

[Vinnie Mac]

That's awesome. Yeah, that is awesome.

[Slick Rick]

Long run. I don't talk about it much.

[Damon]

Let's do some main headlines. Rick Delgado's got him. We're way behind, so let's try to catch up a little. What's going on, Delgado?

[Rick Delgado]

All right, Damon. Well, a big update as to what is going on overseas, of course, with the war in Iran here, and we were talking about this yesterday. What a surprise. Looky, looky. Who wants a cookie? That would be the people in Europe. As Britain, the Euros, and even Japan announced readiness to contribute appropriate efforts, they say in the Straits of Hormuz. It turns out the UK France, Germany, Italy, you know, the places that need the oil that comes through the strait have made an international call to get involved in the gulf as they announced joint efforts to reopen the Straits of Hormuz. And they are in a preparatory planning stage. Coalition of those Western nations have expressed their readiness and willingness to contribute in the appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the strait. While the joint statement from the government of the UK France, Germany, the Netherlands and Japan is couched within the least committal language possible, it is a notable change of direction after a week of the leaders of those same nations rebuffing calls from the US to rally around the flag and ensure freedom and navigation of one of the world's most strategic and contested waterways. And again, this comes after, you know, President Trump basically laid out there, hey, if you guys don't want to help, that's okay, but don't expect anything to come through your way. And I think they started to see the writing on the wall about, you know, how it's going to affect them personally and their countries. So it was interesting that they decided to now make that change. Also, Scott Besant was out talking about some of the things he's seeing or some of the intelligence they're seeing in terms of defections. Here he is cut number one talking about that what's going on in Iran because of the U. S Led effort to make sure that the regime there is non living. Cut number one. Check this out.

[Damon]

So, Ed, we are seeing the defections

[Rick Delgado]

at all levels as they're starting to

[Damon]

sense what's going on with the regime.

[Vinnie Mac]

It doesn't get reported here in the

[Damon]

US Very well, but you know, we are trouncing the them from the air and the regime will probably collapse within itself. At treasury, we've seen where they've wired their money out of the country.

[Senator from Ohio]

We're coming for that.

[Damon]

We're going to get it back to the Iranian people.

[President Trump]

Are you seeing defections?

[Farmer Brook]

Israel?

[President Trump]

There's a lot of military defections also. You have a lot of military defections in Iran. I don't, hey, I don't blame them.

[Rick Delgado]

Yeah. And he's talking more about the regular army as opposed to the Iranian Republican Guard, which is very entrenched and very ideologically driven. President Trump also took some more questions. He was there meeting with the Japanese prime minister. Here's cut number two. When asked about using troops on the ground and his assessment of what's going on, cut Number two, from President Trump today. Check this out.

[Farmer Brook]

Do you intend to lift sanctions on Iranian oil and do you intend to potentially put US Troops or more troops.

[Rick Delgado]

Troops in the region?

[President Trump]

No, I'm not putting troops anywhere. If I were, I certainly wouldn't tell you, but I'm not putting troops. But we're doing this excursion, and when it's completed, we're going to have a much safer world. And the prime minister agrees with me on this. He considers it to be terrible what Iran did. I think every country does. Just about every country does. Iran is a serious threat to the world, to the Middle east and to the world.

[Vinnie Mac]

And.

[President Trump]

And everybody agrees with me. I think virtually every country agrees with me on that.

[Rick Delgado]

Yeah. So there is President Trump talking about that. He was also asked about Prime Minister Netanyahu and the Israeli attacks on the Iranian energy infrastructure. Here's what President Trump had to say about Israel hitting Iran's energy infrastructure. Cut number three. President Trump, you talked to Prime Minister

[Slick Rick]

Netanyahu about attacking the oil and gas fields?

[Damon]

Yeah, I did.

[President Trump]

I did. I told him, don't do that. And he won't do that. We didn't discuss, you know, we do. We're independent, we get along great. It's coordinated. But on occasion, he'll do something, and if I don't like it, and so we're not doing that anymore.

[Rick Delgado]

Yeah. So there he is talking about his discussion with Benjamin Netanyahu over.

[Damon]

Because we've talked about how coordinated they've been for a long, long time. And everybody says no.

[Rick Delgado]

They're all.

[Damon]

No, they're not.

[Philip Patrick]

Right?

[Rick Delgado]

Oh, yeah, one side. Little funny story. I don't know what you think about this real quick. Iran is going to seek compensation from the uae. They're looking for reparations. I don't know where they think they're going to get this from. According to this, Iran's going to demand compensation from the uae. You know, the UAE that they keep lobbing missiles at for damage caused by the US Strikes launch from the UAE territory. Iranian permanent representative to the UN said that the Iranian envoy wrote a letter to the UN Secretary General and they're asking for the UAE's behavior at the international level. And they said it warrants legal action and that they would like to be compensated, including payment for any damage and who knows what? I don't know. Maybe they got PTSD from, you know, deciding they're gonna attack everybody in the region and nobody coming to their defense. Lastly, the high point. See what I did there? The high point of the meeting Today with President Trump and the Japanese prime minister. I don't know if you've probably seen this, but here is President Trump being asked by a Japanese reporter why he didn't alert allies as to what the US was going to do. You couldn't love him anymore for being as honest as he is. Cut number four. Check this out. He was allies in Europe and Asia, like Japan, about the war before attacking Iran.

[Philip Patrick]

So we are very confused about we Japanese citizens.

[President Trump]

Well, one thing, you don't want to signal too much. You know, when we go in, we went in very hard and we didn't tell anybody about it because we wanted surprise. Who knows better about surprise in Japan?

[Slick Rick]

Why didn't you tell me about Pearl Harbor?

[President Trump]

He's asking me. Don't you believe in surprise? I think much more so than us. And we had a surprise and we did. And because of that surprise, we knocked out the first two days. We probably knocked out 50% of what we and much more than we anticipated way they're doing. So if I go and tell everybody about it, there's no longer a surprise.

[Vinnie Mac]

Yeah.

[Damon]

The prime minister understand English or she have an interpreter in her ear because she looked like she may have understood the two worlds.

[Slick Rick]

I thought she understood.

[Rick Delgado]

She understood that she looked like. She looked like she was. What do you call the baby version of that?

[Slick Rick]

Could be a great type of diplomacy.

[Damon]

That might be one of his greatest moments ever.

[Rick Delgado]

I know, it's classic. So there he is.

[Damon]

If we could zoom in on her face through some of that as she looked at that reporter as he was answering. I wonder if she was getting like to the second translation or if she understood him because that did not look like she was exactly clear on what he was saying. But she just heard Pearl.

[Rick Delgado]

She heard Pearl Harris.

[Slick Rick]

I got a barn burner here.

[Damon]

All right. Live from Studio 6B. Wow, that's hour one already. Hour two coming back.

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Fizzle baby. All right. Hour two live from studio 6:00pm 9:00 clock on the east Coast. Real America's Voice. Glad you're in everybody. Slick's doing sports, Delgado doing main headlines. Vinnie Mac's gonna do some more news. Aaron and Fran holding it down of course you in the chat, wherever you're watching on social media, of course listening on 139 Li News radio watching on Real America's Voice all over the world, all across the country. Glad you're in. Follow us on our social media fs6b or go to live from studio6b.com you can download the app in the Apple or Android store for both Real America's Voice and for real for this show live from Studio 6B. Lots to do an hour too. And we'll start back up with Rick Delgado with main headlines and. Well, what's CNN having to admit these days?

[Rick Delgado]

Well, turns out, Damon, there's a bunch going on over at CNN as they seem to be coming to the realization that that things aren't as as rosy as they always thought they would be. Turns out they are now admitting to some of the things about the Save America act that Democrats have been opposing this entire time. As the Save America act continues to be debated in the Senate. CNN admits that this is about the Democrats opposition to the Save America act and nothing more. This is quite an admission considering what is going on. Democrats oppose the common sense legislation that would require new voters to prove their citizenship when they register and require voter ID at the polls. Democrats have falsely claimed for a while that people, especially women and minorities just don't know how to get an id, David, or prove their citizenship because it's just too hard for them to get their hands on a birth certificate or marriage license. But it's not. Even Jake Tapper now is noting that the Democrats have an issue with voter ID in general, which is not good for Democrats. Here he is talking about a cut number five from Jake Tapper on cnn. Here it is, cut five. Check this out.

[Vinnie Mac]

Here's what the bill actually says would be acceptable proof of citizenship for voting under this law. A Real ID ID card, a valid U.S. passport, an official U.S. military ID card, along with a record of service showing a U.S. birthplace, a government issued photo ID card showing a U.S. birthplace or paired with a birth certificate, an adoption decree, report of birth abroad, natural naturalization certificate, or American Indian card. I understand this bill includes a lot more than just the documentation requirements, but a lot of Americans might hear that list and think that's a lot of options and wonder, do Democrats have an issue with voter ID in general or just this specific voter ID bill?

[Rick Delgado]

Yeah, turns out they just have an issue because they know voter ID yesterday, right.

[Damon]

When Schumer said something similar to this. Well, we don't oppose vote. Oh, maybe we should put the bill on just with that because voter ID

[Rick Delgado]

eliminates fraud and that's why they're opposed.

[Damon]

Well, but yesterday you said no because you said, well, they just give out licenses. So what's the difference?

[Rick Delgado]

Well, in certain states, like New York State, which has handed out licenses to illegals, that would be a problem. Yeah, but if you're saying you've got to prove your citizenship to vote, that that's a different hurdle to jump over, which is the way it should be. I mean, the way some of these states have to quote Farmer Brook Willy Nilly things is just disgusting from an American point of view, because let's face it, that means it dilutes the real votes of the real citizens.

[Damon]

John Husted on the floor of the Senate today to this exact point, you talk about your devices. Listening to what you're saying. This just popped up in my feed. Listen to this.

[Vinnie Mac]

Madam President, showing a photo ID is common sense. The American people support it by an 8020 margin. And as I've been saying for more than a decade and a half, it is possible to make it both easy to vote and hard to cheat. And we should make that a national standard. With a photo ID law that is easy to implement and is proven effective. Passing voter ID requirements is common sense. And passing this provision that I offer tonight, that's part of the Save America act, is right for election integrity and it's the right thing to do for voter confidence. And I urge a yes vote.

[Senator from Ohio]

I want to thank my friend and distinguished colleague, the Senator from Ohio for his observations, for his insights on this. This is one of many true talents we have in the Senate. He's particularly well qualified in this area given his experience in the state of Ohio with mastering the election laws of that state and the federal election laws that overlap with state election laws. I'm not sure there's anyone in the Senate currently or who has ever served here who has a greater knowledge of these laws and the way that they intersect for the same reasons articulated by the Senator from Ohio. I think this is an exceptionally good idea. It's not every bill where it. It makes sense to separate out a provision, try to pass that provision on its own, separate from the rest of the text of the bill. But this is one of those instances where it makes sense. Now, don't get me wrong. Neither I nor the Senator from Ohio are suggesting that we still don't need the rest of the Save America Act. That's not our point. The point is that these are separately divisible, such that they could be enacted separately. And insofar as there is a greater degree of consensus with regard to the voter ID component of the Save America act than there are with regard to the citizenship components, it makes sense for us to get this done.

[Rick Delgado]

Now.

[Senator from Ohio]

Let's pass it. Let's pass it right now. Let's pass it by unanimous consent. Let's make this law, and then we can proceed back to deal with the rest of the issues within the Save America Act. This is what progress looks like. This is what consensus building looks like. And I thank my friend and colleague from Ohio for. From raising this. Look, no matter how you feel about the rest of the provisions of the bill, it's not too much to ask somebody to just show who they are when they show up on voting day. That provision is very simple. Let's get this passed. Let's get it done right now.

[Vinnie Mac]

Madam President.

[Damon]

Yeah. So maybe a new strategy showing itself here from the GOP in the Senate. Chuck Schumer keeps yapping his mouth how they support it. Maybe we should just take this part out and let's vote on voter ID and pass it it, and then we can go back to the rest. Not a bad strategy. Yeah. If you like it, Chuck, step up.

[Rick Delgado]

And that's one of the things they talked about. I've heard people talk about when they start, you know, doing these arguments on the floor and talking this out, things like this will pop up and ideas will come from it, and they'll be able to find something where they can find common ground and also hopefully embarrass the Democrats into. Into, you know, making sure that they. They do this because that's what the American people want and it'll stop all forms of voter fraud.

[Damon]

Yeah, well, five minutes later, they took the vote and the Democrats blocked it.

[Rick Delgado]

Of course they did.

[Damon]

Update. Yeah. All right. What else is going actually that's, that's what you had, right? So. All right, very good. We'll do some more news with Rick Delgado. Vinny Mac's got some news as well. Vinny Mack, what's going on?

[Vinnie Mac]

Well, something very interesting is happening in the world and Delgado touched on it a little with his report prior to the one he just made here with Italy and a few other countries now trying to help us with the, the shipping lanes and everything coming out of Iran. Where are our allies? Where are they? Have we heard from our allies? No, We've only heard a lot of no's throughout this process. A lot of disses, a lot of we don't want to get involved a lot of all of these things. And then something funny happened on the way to the park here, folks. The Arab countries, 12 of them, have all come out and dissed Iran on the reckless attacks they've made, by the way, on civilians and on their lifeblood, which are oil and anything else. So they're attacking civilian targets and so on in 12 Arab countries. And I wanna look at this list here for a second. I got it in front of me. And you wouldn't believe some of these countries because they just simply wouldn't support just about anything that we do. But you've got Pakistan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Jordan, Egypt, Bahrain, Azerbaijan, Qatar, I mean Syria, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates. They all came out, their foreign ministers and others came out against Iran for this recklessness. Now, I don't think this has ever happened in the history of conflict in the Middle east regarding these countries coming together while our allies remain either silent or dissing us. And it's just a shocking turn of events. And it's quite telling because I believe what the Middle east is seeing now, from the Abraham Accords to the amount of destruction the Israelis did to Hamas and taking them out to what's going on in Iran right now. They're seeing a full reset into their region and probably a real era of prosperity in their region and more assimilation into the west, in a sense. So I think they're seeing really good things that can happen from all of this and not being held back with this ideology and theological ideology and the radicalness all around it, because it's not, I don't remember in the past countries being willing to diss Iran, being willing to say anything. They would have just remained silent. And the irony of it is our own allies are talking against us, or at least not supporting us. And these 12 countries come out and say what they said against Iran, which is Sort of a wink and a nod about we're with you, United States. Otherwise they would say nothing. So I just thought the irony here was amazing. And it does go to show you this strategy has something to it. But there's a lot of meat on the bones here in terms of global strategy, which I've been talking about for a long time, and how I see this reset going on with the Middle east, how I see the reset going on with Russia and China, and how I see a major global reset, Venezuela, Cuba, Iran and so on. All of this happening and the Middle east being probably the first major shift that we're seeing in the world, it's just amazing to me to see them speak out in favor at least of what we're doing and against the other Arab countries. So not sure what you guys think about that, but I thought it was quite remarkable when our own allies say nothing or diss us. Pretty telling.

[Damon]

You know, if you listen to people who know this area of the world speak over the last five years, and I've talked about this on the show, a lot of them talk about how. Yet you're right. Like, a lot of them wouldn't, couldn't and wouldn't say anything, but were more than happy to lay their head on the pillow at night knowing that Israel was doing the dirty work against Iran, that they wanted to do, that they wouldn't come out and talk about it, but they were more than happy to have Israel continue to do the dirty work when they, when they would go up against Iran. But obviously, like you said, they could never talk about it. I've heard more than one or two people who know this part of the world very well say that. So I guess the surprise is now they're outwardly saying it, but they've certainly felt it for a very long time.

[Rick Delgado]

Yeah. And you couple that with the fact that President Trump has laid the groundwork for this. He started this in his first administration, you know, doing with the Abraham Accords and all this stuff, moving these pieces into place. So something like this, if it were to come down, he's. He's built the foundation of a strong coalition.

[Vinnie Mac]

Yep.

[Damon]

All right, 13 past the hour. Live from Studio 6P. We'll do some more headlines, do some more sports with sick. Get caught up on what's going on in the March Madness look out. We get back right after this. All right, 17 past. They are live from Studio 6B. Oh, it sounded like, doesn't sound like the blues right now. We'll do the blues here in a Little bit. It did. Well, it did sound like the blues. It was the blues. But it's not going to be the blues, blues, blues. Because I don't have the blues. I'll have the blues in a little bit, so. All right, let's do some headline news and not the blues with Rick Delgado. What's going on?

[Rick Delgado]

All right, Damon.

[Damon]

Well, actually. No, I'm sorry, Delgado. Let's do some sports with Slick. I'm all screwed up here.

[Slick Rick]

Yeah, you know what?

[Rick Delgado]

That's because you're insufferable with your, with your brackets.

[Damon]

Oh, no, just. We're less screwy on the rundown here.

[Slick Rick]

He's a bracket. He's a bracket braggadocious.

[Rick Delgado]

Yes, he's bragged bracket docious.

[Slick Rick]

He's braggadocidocious of his bracket.

[Damon]

Sports is brought to you by Mike Lindell. LFSXP is the promo code to use. Slicker. What's going on?

[Slick Rick]

We're gonna miss you, Delgado. All right, here we go. VCU in North Carolina all tied up. Big D. Oh, wait. Yeah. North Carolina just went up by 1 point 31 seconds ago. Big D is holding up for VCUs. Hope they can pull it out. Michigan is absolutely destroying Howard. 87.657 to go there in the second half. Also seven to go in the second half. Texas over BYU 70 to 59. Texas A&M 53, 36 over St. Mary's 922 to go there. And then I gave you the finals earlier tonight. Couple of games coming up later on. We got Houston taking on Idaho at 10, 10, Gonzaga Kennesaw State at 10 and at 9:55 Georgia and St. Louis. Wow, good games tonight. And Rhode island hockey player whose family members were killed by trans shooter helps team to championship. You guys remember that story, right? With the crazy father?

[Vinnie Mac]

Oh, yeah.

[Slick Rick]

This is Ryan Gaidos of Fox News. Well, Colin Dorgan stepped up for his Rhode island high school ice hockey team once again and this time it came in the championship. Dorgan scored the game tying goal for Blackstone Valley schools with less than a minute left in the third period against Lincoln High School in the Division 2 boys state championship. It led to ford nerve wracking overtime periods before Blackstone finally won the game 3, 2 and secured the championship. Unbelievable. He helped get Blackstone Valley to the championship game itself last week when he scored the game winning goal in double overtime to keep them going. The moment on Wednesday came weeks after a tragic shooting occurred during one of his games in Rhode Island. A shooter identified by police as Robert Dorgan fatally shot his wife, his ex wife, Rhonda Dorgan, at the Dennis M. Lynch arena in Pawtucket. His son, Aiden Dorgan and father, Gerald Dorgan were also fatally wounded in the shooting. How do you like that? The sun goes out, shot and wins the game. Absolutely. Some story there. Just love that up in Rhode island and, well, not quite a rap in sports. Big D, I see VCU is up here, 80 to 78. North Carolina on the foul line. Oh, wait a minute. This thing could be over. Big D might you might be what, 11 and.

[Farmer Brook]

Oh, yeah.

[Damon]

Yep. 19 past the hour. Live from Studio 6P Sports is brought to you by Mike Lindell. LFY6B is the promo code to use if you want to shop at MyPillow. Let's now do some headline news with Rick Delgado. What's going on, Delgado?

[Rick Delgado]

Ah, this guy can't believe he missed. Anyhow, a strange story that I saw because about what's going on in terms of the world, when you're talking about different things, we hear a lot about the intelligence community and things that are going on and who to believe and who not to believe. But one thing still rings true, Damon, is that female spies are still waging sexual warfare, and this time they're going after Silicon Valley secrets. That's right. The Chinese and the Russians are sending attractive women to seduce tech workers, even marrying and having children with their targets. It's the Wild west out there, according to one of the industry's insider. James Malvinon, chief intelligence officer for Pamir Consulting, which provides risk assessment for American companies investing in China, said he was one of the many men recently targeted by this foreign seductor's conspiracy, hoping to gain access to U.S. tech secrets. He says I'm getting an enormous number of very sophisticated LinkedIn requests from the same type of attractive young Chinese women. It really seems to have ramped up lately. I guess he's not quite the looker that he hoped to be. Malvern, who has investigated espionage in the US for 30 years, said the honey trap tactic has a real vulnerability for the US because we, by statute and by culture, we don't usually do that. So they have an asyn symptomatic advantage when it comes to sexual warfare and how they use it to get what they want. We're talking about, you know, women from Russia and China going through and seducing these guys and getting the tech and sending it back home. Here is Svetlana Lokhova. She might sound familiar, maybe not. She's a British historian and also falsely accused Russian Intelligence operative who they say was sent to get General Flynn. Remember when General Flynn, they said he was. He had gone to some conference and left with a woman. They said he left with this woman. Here she is rebuffing that story. Cut number six. Check this out.

[Svetlana Lokhova]

It's reflected in a document that I fought for years to get declassified. It says in the document that he attended this event, this dinner, and that I surprised everyone. The woman, Sulan Lokhava, surprised everyone because she suddenly latched on General Flynn and jumped into a taxi with him, and then they drove to train station, and then they ended up in London and, you know, basically had an affair. And that Locha was suspicious within the, you know, on top, it says counterintelligence investigation into Russia influence.

[Vinnie Mac]

Right.

[Svetlana Lokhova]

On top of the 302. And that's an official document. It's written down right? Then even the corrupt FBI guys go like, hang on a second. So they go back. But remember, it's kind of long winded. But you now see why we had to go through that dinner. Because Jonathan was accompanied and because they've already investigated back in 2014, and people who accompanied him said it's bull, right? Never happened.

[Rick Delgado]

Yeah, so. So she said it never happened. Like she said, a little long winded. But both Russia and the CCP are using ordinary citizens these days, including crypto analysis, businessmen and academics, to target their American counterparts instead of using trained agents, making the espionage harder to spot. So we got to look out for this as, again, you know, they're looking for the intelligence to get our technology, because, let's face it, Silicon Valley is where it's all at. One former counterintelligence official who now helps Silicon Valley founders divest their foreign investments said recently investigated a case of one beautiful Russian woman who worked at an aerospace company and married her American colleague. They discovered she had gone to a modeling academy in her 20s, later attended Russian soft power school before disappearing for a decade and reemerging as a US Cryptocurrency expert. And then the rest is history as she was able to get this guy to marry her. Amazing stuff. So that's what's going on in terms of the spy game. Everybody thinks, you know, that stuff is over, but, no, just because we've got a lot of technology and AI, they're still using the human intelligence. You could just ask Eric Swalwell about that.

[Damon]

Okay. What else? Still got anything else?

[Rick Delgado]

Yes. I don't know if you saw this.

[Damon]

No, I'm just. I'm just. Shut up.

[Rick Delgado]

What? Just Say it.

[Damon]

Well, I don't know how she's going to get anything from anybody.

[Rick Delgado]

You know, I was thinking the same thing as I'm watching that clip.

[Damon]

How is she going to get anything from anybody?

[Rick Delgado]

Even 10 years ago, it would have been tough for me to say besides that then.

[Damon]

Yeah, exactly.

[Vinnie Mac]

I needed subtitles. I didn't know what the hell she was saying, to be honest with you.

[Damon]

That's who you're gonna extend? I don't know.

[Rick Delgado]

I don't think so. Maybe not the. Maybe not the one we might envision, we might see in a movie or something.

[Damon]

When was it? Trump under deposition to the. He said, listen, like, take you, for example.

[Philip Patrick]

Yeah.

[Damon]

That's what I was thinking of when I was watching that.

[Senator from Ohio]

Yeah.

[Damon]

When Trump was under deposition in that video, he says, well, like, take you, for example.

[Slick Rick]

Wasn't what I was expecting either.

[Damon]

I would have. No. I would have no interest in you. Don't take it personally.

[Slick Rick]

That was great when he said that.

[Vinnie Mac]

He's the best.

[Damon]

I don't know.

[Rick Delgado]

Yeah. So that was Svetlana.

[Slick Rick]

Oh, swallow the name.

[Rick Delgado]

Who was sent to go after General Flynn, huh?

[Farmer Brook]

Right.

[Damon]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Rick Delgado]

All right, so there you have.

[Vinnie Mac]

Works. That stuff works. Unfortunately. It works.

[Damon]

All right, 25 past the hour, live from Studio 6B. More to do. We're back right after this.

[Slick Rick]

Yeah,

[Damon]

Sam,

[President Trump]

Me.

[Damon]

All right, 30 minutes past the hour, live from Studio 6B on a Thursday night. Slick's gonna do some more sports. Delgado is going to do a couple more main headlines. V. Max, going to do some more news. Aaron and Fran holding it down live from Studio 6B, real America's voice all across the country. 1039 LI News Radio, Suffolk County, Long Island. Glad you're in. Wherever you're watching or listening, of course, we appreciate you giving us a few hours of your weekdays 8 to 10. Like I said, right here on Real America's Voice. Please welcome back to the show, one of our favorites, precious metal specialists over at Birch Gold group, Philip Patrick. Mr. Patrick, welcome back to the show. How are you doing?

[Philip Patrick]

Well, how are you?

[Damon]

Very, very good. We're all watching March Madness. I don't know. Did you fill out a bracket anywhere? You don't.

[Slick Rick]

I'm learning. I'm learning. I shan't do that stuff over there.

[Damon]

Okay.

[Philip Patrick]

I still watch stuff anyway.

[Damon]

Okay. Well, one of the things I know you do watch very closely is obviously what's going on in Iran, but why does it matter for most Americans right now to really be paying attention to what's going on over there?

[Slick Rick]

Yeah.

[Philip Patrick]

Look, I don't think the key issue is the war itself, at least in my world. The world of economics is the straight of Hormuz. This is one of the most important choke points in the global economy. One fifth of the world's oil supply passes through this narrow stretch of water. So when we see that flow being disrupted as we are, prices don't just move in the Middle east, they move absolutely everywhere. And we're seeing huge volatility in the oil market. Brent crude I think hit 120. We're back down just below, below 100 today. We got to remember a few weeks ago it was trading at $60 a barrel. Oil is massively inflationary. They say that every $10 increase we see in the price of oil, it drops GDP by a quarter point and raises inflation proportionally as well. So it's massively inflationary and it's a common misconception. I hear a lot. Look, the US produces a lot of oil. It shouldn't affect us. And look, oil is priced globally, right? So if we see oil disruptions anywhere in the world, it's going to affect the global price of oil. It'll likely mean we won't see supply disruptions here in the United States, but we'll certainly see if this thing is protracted, prices rise and ultimately inflation should go up on the back of that as well.

[Damon]

Yeah, exactly. It's a global market. And most people, like you said, do, they do, obviously what they see first is the price at the pump, but it's bigger than just the fuel at the pump, obviously. And now you have what's happened the last couple days with LNG and with these attacks that Israel did that Trump says he didn't know about, he's talked to him, but, but that the lng. I read some things that people say, the natural gas situation because of these attacks could really put us in a worst case scenario with some of the, some of the energy problems here going forward. So there's still a lot to pay attention to.

[Philip Patrick]

There is huge amounts to pay attention to and energy sits at the base of almost every supply chain. So it's important for everything. Transportation, manufacturing. When we see sharp prices in oil, the impact spreads really quickly. And we're starting to see it in areas you wouldn't necessarily expect. Fertilizer shipment, industrial gases, chemicals, even the helium that they use for imaging and electronics. Prices are going through the roof. They're small examples, but I think they show how interconnected the global economy is. And eventually, and this is when we start to Feel it. It feeds into food prices, freight cost and consumer goods. That's why economists start using words like stagflation when oil shocks happen. It's the worst combination. Right. Slower economic growth and higher prices at the same time. That's what we have the potential for. And I think the longer this thing drags, the more likely it is.

[Damon]

Yeah. And you said before quarter point hit on GDP and obviously on the other side, raising inflation, you have to think that's going to make some dilemmas for what's going to be a new Federal Reserve chairman here pretty soon. But obviously the one we currently still have it problems for him, too. What kind of dilemma does this create for the Fed?

[Philip Patrick]

It's a very uncomfortable one. And we'll see. Powell's hanging on tight, so I'll be interested to see what happens there anyway. But you're right, it's a really tough dilemma for the Fed. They got two problems at the same time. Right? On the one hand, higher oil prices push the cost of living up. On the other, they can slow economic growth as well. And the Fed can't solve both problems at once. Right. If they keep cutting rates to support the economy, they risk fueling inflation. And if they keep policy tight to fight inflation, they risk making the downturn worse. This is what economists call a policy trap. And I think the markets are starting to recognize it. And that's why even though we've seen some dollars strengthening recently, borrowing rates on the debt have gone up. That's a sign that investors are more worried about inflation than anything else.

[Damon]

Yeah, I think Kevin Warsh is in a very tough spot, knowing what the boss wants and knowing realistically that inflation is still a huge, huge problem and cutting rates is just not going to be on the table. I, I just can't see how cutting rates can be on the table for him. And he's going to have to try to explain that to somebody who put him in this job who said you're going to lower rates better.

[Philip Patrick]

I agree vehemently. There's no. If you have a dual mandate, there is absolutely no rationale to cut rates today. And even if Trump pressures him to do it, doesn't guarantee that borrowing rates are going to go down anyway. They'll likely go up on the back of that. So it's not a job. Not that they would offer it to me, but it's not.

[Damon]

So what do Americans who are watching all of this and still trying to put food on the table live their lives, do their things, raise their kids, get them to Dance, get them back to sports, get them home, do all this. What should they be thinking about when they. Especially if they're near retirement age?

[Philip Patrick]

Look, I think the first thing is perspective, right, people? Periods like this remind us, I think, how fragile the entire financial system can be. And you get this sort of single geopolitical choke point, and suddenly it can disrupt energy markets, supply chains, inflation, and monetary policy all at once. This is not a normal investment environment. And historically, when we get this combination of geopolitical instability and inflation risk, investors start looking outside of the financial system. And it's why gold has played such an important role for thousands of years. It doesn't depend on a central bank decision, on a government promise or stable supply chains. It is simply a store of value that sits outside of the paper financial system. We would never suggest that people abandon traditional investors, but I think. I think what prudent investors do in climates like this is they diversify. And given the nature of the problems we have and the risks we face, borrowing costs, debt service, precious metals, I think become a very important hedge. So I think it's that simple. Be preemptive, understand the problems, and try and hedge yourself, and you'll be fine.

[Damon]

And if you want to see if precious metals, gold is right for you to hedge against inflation and just have a hedge overall in your portfolio, you can text America to 989-898. Might not be a bad idea to do it tonight. Text America to 989-898 and get started with our friends from Birch Gold and see if it's right for you. Get that pamphlet, get that information packet, see if it's the right thing for you to do. Text America to 989-898. Philip Patrick, always a pleasure to have you on, sir. Thank you very much.

[Philip Patrick]

Thank you, Damon. Thank you, guys.

[Damon]

All right, enjoy the rest of your night. Philip Patrick from Birch Gold. Here live from Studio 6B on a Thursday night, Vinnie Mac is in West Palm Beach. Vinnie Mac, what else is on your news radar tonight?

[Vinnie Mac]

Well, not the biggest story in the world, but it got me thinking about a subject. Do you remember? I don't know, it was many years ago, maybe 10, even 20 years ago, when everyone was up in arms about illegal nannies or illegal housekeepers and who had them. When politicians had an illegal housekeeper, illegal immigrant who was a housekeeper or all that, it was a big. Oh, my goodness. They were freaked out that some politician here or there hired someone to do some help in the house and they were not legally here as a citizen. And actually some Politicians had to jump out of races and so on when that happened and wow, have things changed. And that's why I thought this story really hit home with me. In New York City there's a staffer for the New York City Council that is being deported because they're here illegally. They worked for the New York City government on the New York City Council and they've been arrested because of immigration violations and so on and are now being deported. So first off, holy cow, how does an illegal get a job with the government in general, especially on a council or anything else? Well, how about that senator from the congresswoman from Minnesota. You know, she came in, we know she came in illegally cuz she said she married her brother. They've already produced that paperwork, nothing's happening to her. I guess my point is across the board before everyone was up in arms over what I would consider, you know, a bad but a somewhat minor incident of hiring someone to do work in your house or perhaps be a cleaning person and so on and maybe not knowing it and they would get filleted. Now they're actually have jobs in our government and we are deporting one. We need to deport a lot more. And what did our great mayor of New York City say? He freaked out. He freaked out. Rather than just honoring the law and saying, you know what, this guy was here illegally, we didn't know it and you know, there you go. No, no, he's absolutely freaking out. So it goes to show you what has happened with the Democratic Party in particular over the last, I don't know, 10, 15 years, maybe 20 years and how radical it's become. Cuz a minor, minor, minor thing was a big deal 15, 20 years ago costing politicians their jobs. And now these same illegals are working in our government left and right.

[Damon]

Right.

[Vinnie Mac]

I thought it was an interesting story and a real story of the sign of the times, of where we've actually gone. You know, the Democratic Party, I think we've talked about this many times, has changed so radically. Even the moderates now are so scared to say anything against the hardcore progressives that they're gonna lose their, you know, cuz they're gonna lose, lose their power, whatever. And moderates, I'm saying that kindly because I don't know, I'm just trying to look at senators that, that seem to have some sensible ideas in the past that have absolutely none now because they're so radicalized by the progressives who run the party. That minor, minor minority of the party running the party. And here's a perfect example of where we've gone. It's a real outrage, frankly, that anybody in our government is working there illegally. But when you see it happening now in Congress, you see it happening in local governments like New York City, and you see the elected mayor having a fit that they're enforcing the law. I mean, I think we know where we all stand right now, which is we're in a complete loony bin. And here's another piece of evidence.

[Rick Delgado]

Well, you know what? Kind of interesting, too, about that. You kind of hold a mirror up to what you see in some of these countries where you go, how does this radical government get control of all these people? Just exactly what you just described, what's happening in the Democrat Party, right, Is that you have this small sliver of crazies. All of a sudden they've seized power and everybody else just falls into line. It kind of harkens back to even, I'd say, Nazi Germany, if you think about it, because people were afraid. They're like, oh, my goodness, we can't say anything. They're gonna kill us. And so they just play along thinking, well, hopefully they won't come for us eventually. They come for all of them. And also when you talk about immigrants, talk about the. We brought this up story last year, I think it was September, where the. What do you call it? He was the superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools, the largest public school district in the state of Iowa. Right. He was illegal, but he was still hired.

[Damon]

And that was the second job he was hired at in a school system. He started, I think, in Baltimore. Right.

[Rick Delgado]

As a superintendent for an entire school system. Didn't even belong in the country.

[Slick Rick]

No background check.

[Rick Delgado]

No background check whatsoever.

[Vinnie Mac]

We haven't even scratched the surface here, by the way, of so many people that are in it. But to one, one more quick point. You look at Iran. They just hung this wrestler. They killed him. And they're trying to keep their people in line.

[Farmer Brook]

Right?

[Vinnie Mac]

That's how. That's how these dictatorships work in our Democratic Party. They do the same thing without killing them. They don't just destroy their lives so they don't cross. You know, it's the same kind of threat. To your point, that they'll just ruin you.

[Rick Delgado]

Right.

[Vinnie Mac]

If you cross the line.

[Rick Delgado]

And the equivalent to a hanging is get you out of office.

[Vinnie Mac]

Exactly, exactly.

[Damon]

All right, we'll wrap it up for a Thursday night. We're back right after this. We'll get to everybody a little more sports. We'll see what's going on in the brackets. Let me check. Oh, yeah. I'm still number one. All right. Delgado have news of any map Will as well. We're back right after this. Sounds like we're on the moon. Thirteen to the hour. Talk to you about our friends at Tax Network usa. Do you owe back taxes or have unfiled tax returns filed every year but still keep owing? Retired and got hit with a surprise tax bill? Are you a business owner with a tax bill you can't afford? Maybe you took money early out of your 401k because you had to and now you owe. Well, however your tax issue started, the result is going to be the same. Your balance is not going down, penalties grow, interest compounds, and many of you are about to owe again this year with the no plan in place. So stop what you're doing right now and call our friends at Tax Network usa. The IRS can garnish wages, levy bank accounts and even take your home or retirement. With over 15 years in business, Tax Network USA has seen and resolved it all, helping taxpayers Nationwide settle over $1 billion in tax debt. Call 1800-905800-01800-90584 or you can visit tnusa.com ravrav tnusa.com rav and get on board right now, but call 1-800-905-8000 and see if our friends at Tax Network USA can help you with your situation before it gets any worse. So, all right, last segment of the show already unbelievably so. Let me try to get to everybody one more time. Slickster. I'll start with you. Sports is brought to you by Mike Lindell. LFS6P is the promo code to use if you want to shop at MyPillow. What's going on?

[Slick Rick]

All right, Big D, couple of games to go, but March Madness first day almost wrapped up Texas and BYU in a good one. 75, 71. The long ones are up 31 seconds to go there in the second half and, well, that, that VCU comeback is the largest comeback in NCAA tournament history. They came back from 19 points down. So you. Yeah, he's going to be looking for a new job to head coach there because TCU over Ohio State earlier today and I gave you some of the other scores, but we'll have an update tomorrow night as well. Michigan 101 to 80 over Howard. They look like they're going to be a strong club there. Michigan, no surprise there. But yeah, good stuff all around. Go back over to the NBA, though. Big D Pistons, Cade Cunningham diagnosed with serious long term injury. This is Ernesto Kova of Yardbarker. The Detroit Pistons NBA championship. Championship aspirations may have taken a massive blow. I mean they are the number one team in the East. They've been a terror all year. And now with superstar point guard Cade Cunningham, he was diagnosed with a collapsed lung and there's no timetable for his return or information about whether it'll be this season. According to ESPN's Sham Charnaya just in, Detroit Pistons star Kay Cunningham has been diagnosed with a collapsed lung and is expected to miss extended time. The former number one pick left Tuesday's matchup with the Washington Woods. Early in the first quarter, he dove for a loose ball and was diagnosed with back spasms and didn't return after that. He's averaging 24 and a half points, 9.9 assists and 5.6 rebounds. That's a big blow for Detroit. And Vinh had mentioned this earlier. Iran executes 19 year old champion wrestler Salah Mohammadi in public hanging Dylan Gwynne at Breitbart the Iranian regime executed a 19 year old wrestling champion. Apparently this guy was a big star along with two others on Thursday who were arrested in January's popular uprising. All three men were hanged in public. Saleh Muhammadi, one of Iran's fast rising wrestling stars and a native of I guess it's Qom, was executed for the crime of waging war against God. His execution was a blatant political murder, part of the Islamic Republic's pattern of targeting athletes to crush dissent and terrorize society, said Nima Far, a human rights activist and Iranian combat athlete. So just terrible that, I mean, you know, no surprise with these crazies, but wow, that's quite a blow. And that's a rap in sports. Big D, back to you.

[Damon]

I remember the first one that young man they had and Dana White came out publicly to speak about it and called President Trump and I know President, he said President Trump tried to intervene and do a lot even behind the scenes. But man, when you know what you're dealing with over there, there just is just, there's just no, there's just no pushback. There's just no leverage. There's nothing you can do. And now they've done it again with this poor soul and it's just horrifying

[Slick Rick]

when you see this. How could you question what the President is doing? How could you possibly question when they do this to their own people?

[Damon]

Yeah, all right.

[Vinnie Mac]

The people have no, no guns, they have no arms, they have no way to defend themselves.

[Slick Rick]

Nope.

[Vinnie Mac]

They have none of that. They've taken all that away. All you gun control crazy people out there. So these Iranians, what can they do? I mean, you can't blame them for not coming out and protesting it the way we think they should be now. I mean, they're just killing them left and right. And this guy, unfortunately, bad example. Horrible.

[Damon]

Vin, anything else on your NewsRadar?

[Vinnie Mac]

Yeah, yeah, I got a little blurb about this moron, the former counterterrorism chief, Joe Kent, I think we all know, I think we call him Mr. Moron now, but he's apparently under investigation for alleged classified leaks weeks. Fox News is reporting that. I think when this all happened, I remember when this story came up, we were talking about it, I think it was Tuesday. And Damon, you came out and said, well, I bet you that's the guy who's been leaking a lot of this stuff. And I think we all kind of looked at that and said, yep, that makes a lot of sense. Well, he's under investigation now. And that predates, by the way, his departure. So this isn't something that he left. It's sour grapes. They're going after him. They've been looking at this guy for a while and my guess is it was getting hot in the kitchen and he realized, I better get the hell out of here and I gotta bury some people while I'm going maybe so these guys don't take action against me. And, well, here we are, he's being investigated. So we'll see all the people celebrating this guy. We appreciate his service, we appreciate everybody who serves. But you know what? Sounds like this is a bad dude. And I don't like what he did when he left and dissed Trump during the middle of a war either. But if he was leaking, he deserves what he gets.

[Damon]

You know, I don't, I don't know that he's a bad dude. I think he, I think obviously he's a, He's, I mean, he served, served the country valiantly. And I think his, his service and what's happened to him personally, I don't, I think is beyond reproach for sure. I, I think his decision making here has been atrocious. And, you know, you've heard some comments about people who, and I don't know if any of them are true.

[Vinnie Mac]

True.

[Damon]

People say, you know, I, one, one. And you hear these stories about all the. Eric Erickson had one today. He said, last time I saw Charlie Kirk on this earth, he looked at me and he said, you know, I think Joe Kent takes the short bus or something like that. I've heard and you've heard multiple things like that. But by the way, having said that, Trump is the one who put him in this job. He put him up up and got him in there. So, you know, to be, if you're going to be fair, you made the decision that this was your guy and put him there, and now he's turned out to be a backstabbing weasel, at least when it comes to this situation. So, but listen, there's a lot of people who, you know, think there's something here, there's more, more here than meets the eye with his story. I don't think. So. When you, I think when you run the Tucker and Candace is your first two interviews. And now he's, of course, he's backed out of Levin after saying, yeah, sure, let's go. I'll go on levin. Yeah, okay. JK's not going on Levin. JK in that situation stands for Just kidding, Not going There. So, Delgado, anything else left for you?

[Rick Delgado]

Yeah, in the one minute that I've got left. We all know how crazy the left is. They're lunatics. They're nuts. They, they turn their hair blue, they say stupid things and react emotionally to just about anything and everything associated with President Trump. And some of them even think they're different genders. Well, this one took it to another level, Damon. She thinks she's actually a different species. Check out this liberal lady who decides that. I guess she decided she wanted to be a canine. I don't know. You be the judge. Cut number nine.

[Damon]

What?

[Rick Delgado]

Check this out and watch the dog's reaction to what she's doing. Cut number nine. Liberal lunatics thinks she's a dog. She's barking and I guess she was looking to try to get some food from the place. Well, this other dog didn't take very kindly to to it, so he put a stop to it. All of a sudden, she learned how to speak English really quick.

[Slick Rick]

Parking.

[Damon]

Delgado's got to go on vacation.

[Slick Rick]

You're parking up the wrong street, Delgado.

[Announcer]

Get out of here.

[Damon]

As always, we salute our military active and active. Police, firefighters, first responders, EMTs, everybody on the front lines protecting us. Thanks, guys. On the show, Delgado. See you next Friday. Have a great week off. Aaron and Fran holding it down. Great job as always. Moving of all. Thank you. The live from Studio 6B audience. We'll see you tomorrow night. Friday night, me and Slick will be here in the studio. Vinnie Mack hopefully joins us from West Palm Beach. We'll see you then. This is an I heart podcast, guaranteed human.