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Ben Bretton Jordy
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Conservative Commentator
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Ben Bretton Jordy
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Ben Bretton Jordy
I'm the worst.
Progressive Commentator
I only got my mom a robe.
Conservative Commentator
Well, it's better than socks.
Ben Bretton Jordy
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Conservative Commentator
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Ben Bretton Jordy
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Conservative Commentator
In fact, wrap up my old phone too for my aunt Rosa. Forget that. Aunt Liz will be jealous.
Ben Bretton Jordy
Sounds like my family drama.
Conservative Commentator
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Progressive Commentator
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Ben Bretton Jordy
Which calls itself Fox News, made a stunning admission on air. They admit that they are collapsing. They admit that the Republican party is collapsing. They admit that the Republican party will experience a wipeout of massive proportions at the midterms. Listen to Laura Ingram, aide herself. Here, play this clip.
Progressive Commentator
Okay, Katie, one thing that we we should also see.
Conservative Commentator
Mark is right. The midterms right now look ugly. Unless the Republicans really get serious.
Ben Bretton Jordy
Then if you want to show shot chaser, well then they bring on Kevin Hassett with Ms. Alternative Facts herself, Kellyanne Conway. And Hassett says, you know, for all of these people criticizing Walmart for making this year's Thanksgiving list only 14 it and generic brands vs 21 items when it was under former President Biden. You're so out of touch. People love generic brands. Let them eat generic brands. Keep on digging acid. Here, play this clip.
Progressive Commentator
Favorite moments on a Sunday show. For me, last week was on one of the Sunday shows. You could look it up. I won't attack the poor fellow. That was the anchor. He criticized the fact that Walmart said that the Thanksgiving dinner is cheaper by I think it was about $10 for a typical Thanksgiving dinner. And then he said, oh yeah, but they substituted generic stuff as if like, like having a generic something is a crime for ordinary folks. It shows how out of touch these people are. I get generic things so seriously, that's.
Ben Bretton Jordy
How out of touch they are. 14 items is less than 21 items. And previously there were the brand names, not generic names. Generic names are fine. That's not what the point is. The point is, is that things are more expensive and you're cherry picking weird ways to pretend things are cheaper. American people are suffering. Then you have Jesse Waters, MAGA Republican propagandist and he's like. And the thing is, the Senate treated Pete Hegseth, the Secretary of Defense like crap. Now he's getting his revenge on people like Senator Kelly. Oh, you think you're a decorated veteran Senator Kelly cuz you're an astronaut and you are a decorated fighter pilot. Well, Hegseth is getting his revenge. Here, play this clip.
Progressive Commentator
Now the Senate also treated Pete like crap. He's not going to take this from another senator. There's a chain of command. Pete now controls Kelly. Kelly's going to come in and he's going to get a little bit of a spanking. And Pete already looked at the war medals this guy had on his chest and they're like, they're all cockeyed. They're in the wrong direction. The guy doesn't even, you know how to dress up.
Ben Bretton Jordy
So odd right there. Then they bring on MAGA Republican Senator Mark Wayne Mullen and, and Kellyanne Conway and they're like all these foreign leaders, they just complain about this or that and the other. Why isn't Europe doing anything? By the way, Europe is spending far more money on Ukraine than the United States, which isn't spending anything at this point. Here, play this clip.
Conservative Commentator
President Trump has Putin in Alaska. Three days later, most of the Western European leaders, the NATO allies, hightail it to the Oval. They're so excited. They want to help, but all they do a lot is complain about the lack of American leadership or where is the American money or where is the, where is Europe in all of this? I feel like it's President Trump by himself most of the Time. What is your expectation, United States Senator, that our NATO allies pitch in for a country that is in Europe?
Progressive Commentator
Well, President Trump has rightfully restored America as the top negotiator in the world. And so there isn't another leader in Europe that could bring these individuals to the table. There's not another leader that could even begin to have peace talks. It didn't happen. Or Biden. And no world leader was able to get there. So they know that President Trump is the only one. Every world leader knows that President Trump is the only one that can negotiate a peace deal if both parties are truly wanting to talk about that. And so while they might complain about it, at the same time, they're leaning towards President Trump because he is the world leader at this point. And no one can even argue that at that point, at this juncture.
Ben Bretton Jordy
Then they bring on maga, Republican Congresswoman Salazar, and she goes, what we need to do with Venezuela, we need to get their oil for the oil companies. Time to invade for the oil companies. Do you realize what you're saying? Time to invade for the oil companies. Think the American people want to go to war for oil companies? This is Trump's propagandists out there saying this. Can we focus on helping the American people? I know Donald Trump, when he was on Air Force One last night, said, nope, never. Extending the Affordable Care act subsidies ain't gonna do it. Ha, ha ha. Like, y' all think this is funny to make us suffer. Talking about. But this is what they're talking about. Get the oil companies rich by invading countries for them. Here, play this clip.
Progressive Commentator
I mean, I would love to see a change in government. My wife's from Nicaragua. We know how. How terribly the d. Rely on Venezuelan oil. But. But at the same time, a lot of Americans don't want actual US Participation in. In regime change in Venezuela. They would much prefer the Venezuelans to do it on their own. Do you think the pressure that Maduro has received will force him to leave on his own?
Conservative Commentator
Oh, I think Maduro is not Fidel Castro. Maduro is not a brave boy. So now that he has understood that he's on that very nefarious list of the terrorist organization, that the airspace above Venezuela has been closed off and the commercial airlines from the United States are not flying, he's understanding that we're about to go in. He understands that he is. He has been our enemy for the last 25 years. Venezuela. For those Americans who do not understand why we need to go in for three, basically for three reasons, you're in Fox Business, Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day because it will be more than a trillion dollars in economic activity. American companies can go in and fix all the oil pipe, the whole oil rigs and everything that has to do with the Venezuelan petroleum companies or anything that has to do with oil and the derivatives.
Ben Bretton Jordy
Then they bring on Matthew Whitaker, I guess the NATO ambassador, and he makes an admir as well that Russia has made zero concessions. It's pretty obvious Russia's made zero concessions. Here, play this clip.
Conservative Commentator
You need both sides to agree and we don't really see much from Vladimir Putin. I just spoke with General Jack Keane and he made the case that, look, Putin has yet to give up anything so far.
Progressive Commentator
Watch this. Putin, he hasn't given up one concession. And all of these months that been negotiating with. And why hasn't he made any concession? Because he sees the more the war gets protracted, sure, he'll come to any negotiation you want to have because that delays outcomes. The more the war is protracted and the more the killing goes on. He believes he can weaken the resolve of the United States and its leadership, the European and their leadership.
Conservative Commentator
What about that, Ambassador?
Progressive Commentator
Well, I mean, there is some truth to what, you know, the general says, but let's, let's remember that there's no perfect answer to this situation. You know, Russia invaded Ukraine almost four.
Ben Bretton Jordy
Years ago now, by the way, did you notice? He goes, there's some truth to that, some truth, almost no truth on Fox. They then bring in this guy who starts to say, I mean, at least he says gas prices aren't really down year over year. I mean, look, to be fair, gas prices are like one penny lower this year versus last year. Okay? But everything else is more expensive. And one penny is not, that's not, you know, they're like spiking the football. You brought it down one penny. While everything else is far more expensive. And the reason that also it's lower is during difficult economic times, people travel less. Right. So there's, there's less of a demand. Here, play this clip.
Progressive Commentator
Yeah, always better to me to drive than to fly, Sandra. But you know, gas prices. Well, one behind me, yeah, that's the most expensive gas in the State of Pennsylvania. $4.09. The average gallon regular, about a dollar more than the national average. And you know, people have conflicting views about gas prices. The administration says it's lower than it was. Others say it's higher with the reality is, well, you see it right there. It's pretty much the same as it was last month. Last year, $3.05. That despite the change in energy production and energy prices, 13.7 million barrels a day pumped the last month. We've got data. And that not only is a record in the US but an all time record in the history of earth.
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Ben Bretton Jordy
Then you have Stephen Miller who says that America is becoming like Somalia. And he goes, that's the problem with Minnesota. Somalification. Guys are just the most racist, vile people. Evil, mean, vile, Somolification. It's blatant racism. Here, play this clip.
Progressive Commentator
See what's it all add up to. Why are they engaged in all this? What is their objective here? It's the Somalification of America. In other words, when you see the state of Somalia, that's What they want for America at the end of the day, because it's easier to rule over an empire of ashes than it is for the Democratic Party to rule over a functioning Western high trust society with a strong middle class. Look how powerful the Democrat Party became in Minnesota once they flooded it with 100,000 Somalians once the elections were decided, right, by Klan rivalries and ethnic feuds. Once that happened, the Democrat Party became permanently powerful in Minnesota, they became permanently powerful in the Twin Cities. That's their model for America to make the whole country into a version of Somalia. And everything they do gets down to that.
Ben Bretton Jordy
And then just to show you how ridiculous state regime media, which calls itself foxes, they then at first they have Stephen Miller on, then they bring on Katie Miller, his wife, and then she goes, you know, I think the only racist are those people in the Democrat Party. The Democrat can't say Democratic. The Democrat Party, your husband just talked about Somalification and you want to attack the Democrat Party as being racist. Again, it's all projection and confession from a bunch of losers. That's the thing too. These people are just a group of grifter losers. Here, play this clip.
Conservative Commentator
I think the only races here are those in the Democratic Party and those who exist on Ms. Now, whatever that is. The new msdnc. I've never seen our vice president be more appreciative of his wife or more grateful for her service. In fact, every time the vice President talks about Usha's service, he does it with such praise and such devotion in his heart that to hear these people criticize his relationship with his wife, which is private and sacred, is disgusting, gross. And it's those same gross attacks that the American people overwhelmingly reject and they will continue to reject. President Trump and our party, the Republican Party, are fighting every day for Americans to make their lives better. We're not stuck in the mud. We're fighting above. And all they have left to do is these deranged identity based attacks because that's how they think they can win because they don't have any platforms to run on.
Ben Bretton Jordy
More Katie Miller right here. And she goes, trump has accomplished anything. Everything. Our dear leader has accomplished. Everything. Here, play this clip.
Conservative Commentator
I've said this again, and I'll say it one more time, is President Trump has accomplished every single one of our policy platforms from the RNC convention. When has that ever happened? That's why Democrats are floundering.
Ben Bretton Jordy
Mark, more from Steven Miller. Stephen Miller's like, I praise God every day for Donald Day Trump. Every day I wake up And I praise God for this guy. Weird, strange people, dangerous. Here, play this clip.
Progressive Commentator
So he asked me what I'm thankful for this Thanksgiving. I praise God every day that Donald Trump is our president. And we've gone from 30% inflation, 20 million illegals, unlimited refugees, violent crime in our cities to security in our cities. No more illegals, no more refugees. And finally, a country that puts American citizens first.
Ben Bretton Jordy
More from Jesse Waters here, who attacks Jasmine Crockett.
Progressive Commentator
Let's play it like, for instance, let's take Jasmine Crockett like she represents Dallas. Have you ever seen her at a Dallas football game? Ever seen her at a Cowboys game? Have you ever heard her say, God, I love Texas, the great state of Texas, the great people of Texas?
Conservative Commentator
I think so.
Progressive Commentator
What about Bernie? When's the last time you heard Bernie say anything about Vermont? One thing. Ever seen Bernie ski? Ever seen with any maple syrup leaf peeping? Anything? Show me that. You represent Vermont. No, he just talks about the billionaires. They all do it. They see voters as stepping stones. They don't love people, they actually hate them. And that's not good in politics.
Ben Bretton Jordy
Then you have other Fox hosts attacking the physical looks and appearance of Mark Kelly, the decorated war veteran who said the military shouldn't follow unlawful orders, which is just a statement of the law. And now Pete Hegseth, a pathetic, weak human, wants to court martial Mark Kelly, put him on active duty to then court martial him. Like y', all, that's what you're doing right now. Here, play this clip.
Conservative Commentator
Kennedy. Well, I will say this, Greg, when one goes to space, as you know, their telomeres lengthen, which we would think is fortuitous. Unfortunately, when they come back to Earth, they drastically shrink. And I think that's what's happened to Senator Kelly also. He has almost made his full transformation into sloth from the Goonies.
Ben Bretton Jordy
Wait, what?
Progressive Commentator
What shrinks, Milky?
Conservative Commentator
The telomeres. Oh, yes.
Ben Bretton Jordy
What are those?
Conservative Commentator
They're. I like these. An O first. Basically, the. The things at the end of genes that determine the aging process.
Progressive Commentator
Okay?
Conservative Commentator
So the longer they are, it's not.
Progressive Commentator
The other thing, the less.
Conservative Commentator
It'S not the other thing.
Ben Bretton Jordy
And then Jesse Watters spews this again, hateful rhetoric. He goes, we're going to hit back hard. You don't even know what you've unleashed in us. You've unleashed hell in us. Here, play this clip.
Progressive Commentator
This Democrat Party charged Donald Trump like 94 times. Six trials, they raided his house, they leaked his taxes, they spied in his campaign and arrested everybody in his Orbit, campaign managers, advisors, even his little valet. And they're upset that someone has to talk to an FBI agent. Really? Come on. You didn't think we were going to hit back? You think you were going to get away with all that and we were going to do anything about it? You got to be out of your mind. They're probably used to us not doing anything because we used to not. We used to just take it, and now we're not taking it anymore. So if you go over the line, we caught you. And now you have to pay a price. Doesn't matter. They have no idea what they just walked into. After what they did to us, then pardoned everybody and then put stuff in burn bags. No, we're going to hit back, and we're going to hit back kind of hard.
Ben Bretton Jordy
Such strange behavior. Such. These are just such a strange group of humans on this network. Huh? Huh? But that's why we got to stick together, especially as we see each other, families and Thanksgiving, we got to spread empathy and love and peace and democracy and equality and helping marginalized community. You see this group of people that I just displayed for you? I show it to you because I want to show you their hateful world. And I want to contrast it with, I hope, the love and inclusiveness that you're going to be sharing with people, you know, at Thanksgiving. I know times are tough, too, but just let you know, too, that we here at the Midas Touch Network hear you, we care about you, and we understand what you're going through. And we're doing our best every day. It's all we can do. And that's what we'll keep on doing. Okay, hit subscribe. Let's get to 6 million. Thanks for watching. Hey, Midas Mighty, it's Ben Bretton Jordy, and we just want to thank you for being the backbone of this movement.
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Date: November 26, 2025
Hosts: Ben, Brett, and Jordy Meiselas
In this episode, the Meiselas brothers dissect a stunning series of Fox News clips that, according to them, reveal the network’s internal admission that both Donald Trump and the Republican party are in serious trouble. The show highlights the increasingly bizarre rhetoric from MAGA Republicans and Fox News commentators, using their own words to demonstrate what the hosts describe as “confession and projection.” The MeidasTouch team contrasts this negativity with calls for empathy and solidarity among their pro-democracy listeners, especially around Thanksgiving.
“Which calls itself Fox News, made a stunning admission on air. They admit that they are collapsing. They admit that the Republican party is collapsing.” (01:35)
“The midterms right now look ugly. Unless the Republicans really get serious.” – Laura Ingraham (02:03)
“The point is, is that things are more expensive and you’re cherry picking weird ways to pretend things are cheaper. American people are suffering.” (03:13)
“President Trump is the only one that can negotiate a peace deal if both parties are truly wanting to talk about that... No one can even argue that...” – Sen. Markwayne Mullin (05:11)
“President Trump has accomplished every single one of our policy platforms from the RNC convention. When has that ever happened? That’s why Democrats are floundering.” – Katie Miller (15:10) “I praise God every day that Donald Trump is our president... No more illegals, no more refugees.” – Stephen Miller (15:41)
“Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day because it will be more than a trillion dollars in economic activity.” – Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (07:09)
“It’s the Somalification of America... That’s their model for America, to make the whole country into a version of Somalia.” – Stephen Miller (12:41)
“He has almost made his full transformation into sloth from the Goonies.” – Fox Host (17:14)
“We're going to hit back, and we're going to hit back kind of hard... They have no idea what they just walked into.” – Jesse Watters (18:06)
“I want to contrast it with, I hope, the love and inclusiveness that you’re going to be sharing… We here at the Midas Touch Network hear you, we care about you, and we understand what you’re going through.” – Ben (18:57)
Fox Concedes Doom:
“The midterms right now look ugly. Unless the Republicans really get serious.” – Laura Ingraham (02:03)
Out-of-Touch Soundbites:
“Let them eat generic brands.” – Ben (paraphrasing Fox) (02:13)
Extreme Pro-Oil Agenda:
“Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day because it will be more than a trillion dollars in economic activity.” – Rep. Salazar (07:09)
Explicit Racism:
“It’s the Somalification of America.” – Stephen Miller (12:41)
Blind Devotion to Trump:
“I praise God every day that Donald Trump is our president.” – Stephen Miller (15:41)
Retribution Rhetoric:
“No, we’re going to hit back, and we’re going to hit back kind of hard.” – Jesse Watters (18:06)
The MeidasTouch brothers maintain their usual energetic, satirical, and occasionally incredulous tone, blending sharp political critique with brotherly banter. They highlight extremism and hypocrisy by playing unedited Fox soundbites, then respond with outrage or humor. Their closing message encourages listeners to counter hate with solidarity, especially during a tense political season.
This episode provides a comprehensive and often alarming look into Fox News’ narrative trajectory regarding the GOP’s prospects and Trump’s future. The Meiselas brothers illuminate and ridicule what they see as the network’s veiled confessions and increasingly radical messaging, while reminding listeners to hold fast to empathy and democratic values.
For listeners who want to understand recent shifts in right-wing media coverage and its implications for American politics, this episode is a must-hear—both for the exposure to Fox’s own words and the MeidasTouch takedown.