Ep. 1633 - Daniel Penny Trial Result EXPLAINED - The Michael Knowles Show

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Summary of Ep. 1633 - Daniel Penny Trial Result EXPLAINED | The Michael Knowles Show

Podcast Information:

Title: The Michael Knowles Show
Host/Author: The Daily Wire
Episode: Ep. 1633 - Daniel Penny Trial Result EXPLAINED
Release Date: December 10, 2024

1. Introduction to the Episode

In Episode 1633 of The Michael Knowles Show, host Michael Knowles delves deep into the recent acquittal of Daniel Penny, a US Marine hero who intervened to protect innocent lives during a violent incident on a New York subway. Knowles analyzes the trial's outcome, its societal implications, and broader cultural shifts influencing justice in America.

2. Daniel Penny's Acquittal

a. Case Overview

Daniel Penny, a decorated Marine, was charged with second-degree manslaughter and later with negligent homicide following his intervention against a violent criminal threatening passengers on a subway. The prosecution aimed to convict Penny despite his actions being in defense of others.

b. Trial Proceedings and Verdict

Knowles highlights that the initial charge of second-degree manslaughter was dismissed, but prosecutors sought to convict Penny of negligent homicide, a lesser charge carrying a potential four-year prison sentence. The defense portrayed Penny as a hero acting in self-defense and the defense of others.

Notable Quote:
[05:19] Michael Knowles: "Daniel Penny is acquitted. This is really, really great news."

c. Implications of the Verdict

The unanimous decision by the jury not to convict Penny is seen as a significant victory for ordinary citizens' rights to self-defense. Knowles interprets this as a cultural shift where people reject the prevailing narrative that often undermines individual acts of bravery.

Notable Quote:
[05:19] Michael Knowles: "Now even the New York jury. People are going to say unanimously, with greater clarity even, than on the first charge, yeah, this guy. No, stop it. He is innocent."

d. Racial Dynamics and Media Critique

Knowles emphasizes the racial undertones of the trial, pointing out the racial identities involved: Penny, a white military veteran, defended against a Black criminal. He criticizes the media for promoting a narrative that all Black individuals are inherently good and all white individuals are villainous, a viewpoint he attributes to liberal biases.

Notable Quote:
[05:19] Michael Knowles: "All the black people are good, all the white people are bad, according to the libs."

3. Jordan Neely's Father’s Statement

Jordan Neely, the victim in the incident involving Daniel Penny, had his father make an impassioned plea following the trial's outcome.

Notable Quote:
[05:19] Jordan Neely's Father: "If you’re angry, if you’re hurt, go help one person. That's how we beat the system. That's how we turn this around, by being there for each other."

Knowles reflects on this statement, expressing skepticism about the sincerity of Neely’s father, questioning the absence of support during Neely's troubled past.

Notable Quote:
[05:19] Michael Knowles: "Where were Jordan Neely's father when he was arrested 42 times, 42 some odd times? Where was Jordan Neely's father when he was homeless for however many years?"

4. Republican Leadership and Recognition of Penny

a. Congressional Gold Medal Proposition

Republican Congressman Eli Crane proposed awarding Daniel Penny the Congressional Gold Medal, one of the nation's highest honors, recognizing Penny's valor and moral fortitude.

Notable Quote:
[11:42] Michael Knowles: "Daniel Penney's actions exemplify what it means to stand against the grain, to do right in a world that rewards moral cowardice. He deserves the Congressional Gold Medal."

b. Call for Republican Unity

Knowles urges Republican leaders to capitalize on this victory by recognizing Penny and resetting national values away from what he describes as the "leftist hierarchy of values." He emphasizes the need for Republicans to unite and support their nominees and initiatives to maintain momentum.

Notable Quote:
[11:42] Michael Knowles: "We need to reset the values. We need to use words like normal again. We need to use words like good, moral, virtuous."

5. President Trump's Pardon Proposal

Knowles discusses President Trump's interview on Meet the Press, where Trump floated the idea of pardoning January 6th insurrectionists.

Notable Quote:
[11:39] Michael Knowles: "We're gonna look at everything. We're going to look at individual cases. Yeah. Okay. But I'm going to be acting very quickly."

He critiques the media's reaction to Trump's proposal and underscores the importance of addressing what he views as unjust imprisonments from the insurrection.

Notable Quote:
[11:49] Michael Knowles: "As a matter of justice, Trump should let the vast majority of these people go."

6. United Healthcare CEO Murder Case

a. Case Details

Knowles transitions to the high-profile murder case of the United Healthcare CEO at Rockefeller Plaza in New York. He outlines the investigation that led to identifying a person of interest.

b. Suspect Identification

The suspect was recognized in a McDonald's, leading to his apprehension. Evidence recovered includes fraudulent IDs, a suppressor matching the murder weapon, clothing consistent with the crime, and a handwritten manifesto reflecting anti-capitalist sentiments.

Notable Quote:
[22:00] Michael Knowles: "Rabidly anti-capitalist, terrified of global warming, a major climate change worrier, an admirer of the Unabomber..."

c. Analysis of the Suspect

Knowles provides a psychological profile, suggesting the suspect embodies traits prevalent among affluent, privileged, liberal millennials who crave attention and validation. He theorizes that the individual's actions are symptomatic of broader societal issues, including entitlement and lack of moral grounding.

Notable Quote:
[22:00] Michael Knowles: "He goes out and commits a murder. He murders the CEO of a healthcare company because what, maybe he's nuts?"

7. Media Accountability and Consequences

a. Firing of Taylor Lorenz

Knowles reports on the firing of Taylor Lorenz from Vox Media following her alleged comments celebrating the murder of the United Healthcare CEO. He criticizes her for seemingly endorsing violence against corporate executives.

Notable Quote:
[43:25] Michael Knowles: "Taylor Lorenz wrote... 'people wonder why we want these executives dead.'"

b. Decline of Liberal Media

He observes a decline in ratings and credibility among liberal media outlets like MSNBC and CNN, suggesting that audiences are rejecting radical leftist narratives and embracing more centrist or conservative viewpoints.

Notable Quote:
[43:25] Michael Knowles: "MSNBC's ratings are dropping to middling podcast levels, lower than middling podcast levels in the prime demo."

8. Foreign Policy Commentary: Syria Coup

a. Netanyahu's Role in Toppling Assad

Knowles critiques Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for taking credit for the ousting of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. He questions the benefits of Assad's removal, noting the rise of Islamist militants like Al-Qaeda and ISIS that have oppressed minority groups, including Christians.

Notable Quote:
[43:25] Michael Knowles: "Why am I celebrating that Bashar Al Assad has been replaced by someone who worked for ISIS? I'm not celebrating that at all."

b. Consequences of Regime Change

He argues that the removal of Assad has led to further instability and terrorism in the region, highlighting the unintended consequences of foreign intervention and regime change.

Notable Quote:
[43:25] Michael Knowles: "When we topple these guys, these areas just become hotbeds for terrorism."

c. Need for American Leadership

Knowles emphasizes the necessity of strong American leadership to navigate complex international alliances and prevent power vacuums that foster extremist groups.

Notable Quote:
[43:25] Michael Knowles: "Strong American leadership can protect peace and interests and vulnerable minority communities all around the world."

9. Local Politics: Tanya Fernandez Anderson Case

a. Corruption Allegations

Knowles discusses the case of Tanya Fernandez Anderson, a Boston city councilor indicted for multiple counts of wire fraud and theft. She allegedly engaged in corrupt practices, including granting bonuses to relatives and accepting cash in exchange for favors.

b. Race and Corruption Narrative

He critiques Anderson's defense, where she attributes her actions to systemic racism and corruption, suggesting that her claims are insincere and a deflection from her misconduct.

Notable Quote:
[43:25] Michael Knowles: "She screams and yells and plays the race card all the time, you got my attention and you got my suspicions up."

10. Emerging Trends: Rise of Witchcraft

Knowles briefly mentions a new trend of increasing interest in witchcraft and its overlap with liberal ideologies such as diversity, inclusion, and individuality. He indicates that this topic will be explored in greater detail in future episodes.

Notable Quote:
[43:25] Michael Knowles: "There's a new religion that's really taking off in a way we haven't seen it take off in a while. That would be witchcraft."

11. Conclusion and Final Thoughts

In wrapping up the episode, Knowles reiterates the significance of Penny’s acquittal as a marker of shifting cultural and judicial norms. He underscores the importance of restoring traditional values, supporting heroes, and holding media accountable for perpetuating biased narratives.

Notable Quote:
[43:25] Michael Knowles: "Reality reasserts itself right now."

Knowles also touches upon the importance of American leadership in both domestic and foreign policy, advocating for a return to principled governance that prioritizes morality, virtue, and the protection of individual rights.

12. Closing Remarks

Michael Knowles signs off by emphasizing the ongoing need to confront and challenge liberal ideologies that undermine societal stability and justice. He encourages listeners to support conservative values and remain vigilant against media narratives that distort reality.

Notable Quote:
[43:25] Michael Knowles: "This is the conservative consolation that Russell Kirk identifies... we're watching reality reassert itself right now."

Note: This summary excludes all advertisement segments, promotional content, and non-essential introductions/outros to focus solely on the substantive discussions and analyses presented in the episode.

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[00:00]
Michael Knowles
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Speaking of New York crime cases that have gripped the nation, the guy who shot the United Healthcare CEO and murdered him by Rockefeller Plaza has maybe been apprehended. There is a person of interest there who seems to check a lot of the boxes. We'll get into who this kid is, because I shouldn't say kid. He's an adult man. But he doesn't exactly fit the profile that the media was giving to us. First, though, go to balanceofnature.com use promo code knowles Balance of nature Fruits and veggies is the most convenient way to get whole fruits and vegetables daily. Nature is pretty good at giving us the nutrients that we need through our fruits and vegetables. Balance of nature takes fruits and veggies, freeze, dries them, turns them into a powder, and then puts them into a capsule. You take your fruit and veggie capsules every day. Then your body knows what to do with them. 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You know that the biggest charge against Daniel Penny, which was second degree manslaughter, that was already dismissed. But the prosecutors, the libs, the judges, they still wanted to take this man down, this good Samaritan who protected a train car full of people from a violent career criminal. And so they said, okay, we're gonna throw the top charge out, but we want the jury to go back in and we want you to consider whether or not he's guilty of negligent homicide. So it's not quite as serious, but it would still carry four years of prison time. And please, we have to send this man to prison. The man who was killed, the career criminal who had been threatening everyone. He's a black man. This guy is a white man. So right there, you know, all the black people are good, all the white people are bad, according to the libs. And then this guy, he's a military veteran. Those guys are the worst. We can't. Oh, we always have to prefer career criminals to military veterans. And here's the kicker. He acted in defense not only of himself, but of everyone around him. No, no, no, you're never allowed to act in self defense. Not in the libs, America. No, sir. So this guy had three strikes against him. They tried so hard, and yet the jury comes back in and they say, unanimous decision, not guilty. The courtroom erupted in. Apparently we, the jury, have come to a unanimous decision on count two. The courtroom was absolutely thrilled. This is not only justice, but I think this is a sign of a broader shift in the culture. People have had enough of this. Even in the blue states, even in the blue cities, even in New York, people have had enough of the criminals running roughshod over innocent people. People have had enough of the cops being told to stand down. People have had enough of ordinary civilians being told that they can't protect themselves. They've had enough of it. And so even in a New York courtroom, people are going to applaud. Even the New York jury. People are going to say unanimously, with greater clarity even, than on the first charge, yeah, this guy. No, stop it. He is innocent. If anything, the guy should be given a medal for defending his community. Really good stuff. These supporters of Jordan Neely, the supposed supporters of Jordan Neely, the man who was killed, the criminal who had been threatening everybody, they gather outside the courtroom and they give the same song and dance routine that we see from racial hustlers since time immemorial.
[05:19]
Jordan Neely's Father
If we get to this point, it's too late. We have to be there for each other, and that's our call to action. Everybody that's pissed off at this verdict, I challenge you to go outside today and help one person. That's my challenge. If you're angry, if you're hurt, go help one person. That's how we beat the system. That's how we turn this around, by being there for each other. I just want to say I miss my son. My son didn't have to go through this. I didn't have to go through this either. It hurts. Really, really hurts. What are we going to do, people? What's going to happen to us now? I had enough of. This system is rigged. Come on, people.
[06:27]
Michael Knowles
That's it. That's the whole comment. So this is the father of Jordan Neely, the man who was killed in a justified homicide because he was threatening all these people on a subway car. Okay? He says, I miss my son. I have sympathy for this father. I have sympathy for any father, even a father who wasn't involved in his son's life, let's say. But that's what I have to ask myself. Jordan Neely, 30 year old man, was homeless. He had a rap sheet a mile long. We know that this father wasn't married to Jordan Neely's mother when he was growing up. We know this because Neely, when he was 14 years old, saw his poor mother murdered by a man with whom she had been in an abusive relationship. And then her body was found in a suitcase on the side of the Henry Hudson Parkway. And this in some reporting, people have said that Jordan Neely's mental problems came from the trauma. Obviously, you'd be pretty traumatized if that happened to your mother. Where was Jordan Neely's father then? Where was Jordan Neely's father when he was arrested 42 times, 42 some odd times? Where was Jordan Neely's father when Jordan Neely was homeless for however many years? When he was addicted to drugs? Where was the father then? Where were all the supporters then? This reminds me of George Floyd. George Floyd dies and all this family, all these people come out of the woodwork to talk about justice and how they needed a piece of the pie from the BLM shakedowns that happened in the wake of George Floyd's death. Where were those guys when George Floyd was alive? Where were any of these people? They show up when it's time for a shakedown. And maybe some of them are genuinely sad. But you talk about, hey, listen, go out here and do something good for someone. Come on. Channel your frustration. Yeah, all right. Well, how about you give that advice into the mirror then, huh? Instead of trying to ruin an American hero's life, a US Marine's life, who was courageously protecting innocent people from the violent criminals. How about that? Where were the friends and family and supporters when Jordan Neely needed them, huh? Nowhere to be seen. But now they think it's a payday and they show up. Meanwhile, a Republican in Congress, Eli Crane, excellent Republican member of Congress, he proposed, even before the verdict came in, proposed giving Daniel Penney the Congressional Gold Medal. A lot of people don't know what the Congressional Gold Medal is. This is our nation's, I think, oldest honor. This goes back to 1776, and it's right up there with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, but it's given out by Congress. Daniel Penney's actions exemplify what it means to stand against the grain, to do right in a world that rewards moral cowardice. He deserves the Congressional Gold Medal. Absolutely. And I hope he gets it now. Hope he gets it. In fact, it would have been even more merited, I think, had Daniel Penney, God forbid, been convicted. This guy who does a courageous act, a very virtuous act, had he in. It looked like it could go this way for a while. This was what the judge wanted, clearly. It's what the prosecution obviously was going for. Had this guy been found guilty, sentenced to prison, all the more reason for Congressional Republicans to stand up now. They can do it and take a victory lap and give this guy an award that he really deserves. But now is the time for Republicans who have been given unified government with a mandate from the American people in an Electoral College landslide, but also in a popular vote victory. Now we need to reset some of the ideals. Now we need to reset some of the norms, reset some of the incentives. We should not be playing according to the leftist hierarchy of values. We shouldn't be playing according to the intersectional hierarchy that says that all black people are good, all white people are bad, all women are good, all men are bad, all sexual deviants are good, all normal people are bad. Whatever it is, we shouldn't play along with that. We shouldn't play along with the notion that all the criminals are good and all the victims are somehow culpable. No, no, no. We need to reset the values. We need to use words like normal again. We need to use words like good, moral, virtuous. We need to use all those words, and we need to reward the people who do good stuff, and we need to punish the people who do bad stuff, and we need to use our power in the government to do that. Now, speaking of criminal justice and righting some wrongs, one last little bit from that Meet the Press interview that President Trump gave, where I thought he did marvelously. President Trump floated pardons for the supposed insurrectionists of Jan. Excuse me, of January 6th, the worst in history, this or any republic here. The incredulity, the absolute drooling bewilderment from the NBC host. I want to look at everything. We're going to look at individual cases. Yeah. Okay. But I'm going to be acting very.
[11:40]
Jordan Neely's Father
Quickly within your first 100 days.
[11:43]
Michael Knowles
First day. First day. First day. Yeah. I'm looking for issue these pardons. These people have been there.
[11:48]
Jordan Neely's Father
How long is it?
[11:49]
Michael Knowles
Three or four years.
[11:50]
Jordan Neely's Father
Okay.
[11:50]
Michael Knowles
You know, by the way, they've been in there for years, and they're in a filthy, disgusting place that shouldn't even be allowed to be open. Absolutely right. We need pardons for the January six thirds. I'm sure there are some number of people who did bad things. That's why he's going to look at it on a case by case basis. But it's important. I'm glad Trump clarified. He said, day one, I'm not even gonna wait till day two or day three. This is a top priority for a few reasons. One, it's the right thing to do. It's a matter of justice. Criminals get off the hook. People loot, rob, rape, pillage, and burn. And Kamala Harris raises money for them on Twitter. And staffers for Joe Biden raise money for them on Twitter. You burn down Minneapolis, the VP is gonna raise money for you. But the people who take selfies in the Capitol rotunda, the grannies who show up to redress their grievances, they're the ones who go to prison? I don't think so. So as a matter of justice, Trump should let the vast majority of these people go. Also, politics also comes down to friend and enemy. And these people who showed up to support Trump, the people who were peaceful, who were let into the Capitol by police, in some cases, who were given private tours by the cops before the men in black showed up months later or a year later and then arrested them for nothing, those people are supporters. Okay? And we need to show people not only that we're on your side if you're a supporter of ours, but at the very least, that you won't be punished for supporting us. Democrats have created this incentive structure where if in any way you suggest support for a Republican or a conservative, you could be punished. At your school, you could face professional reprisals. You might have the FBI come knocking on your door. You're a little too pro life. Well, maybe you'll get arrested in front of your kids. You support Trump. You want maybe some kind of electoral commission after the 2020 election? Yeah. Well, mate, you're gonna go to jail for a couple of years, okay? You could be really seriously punished. You could be ostracized. You could face not only social repercussions, but legal repercussions. We need to reset that standard, too. There are a lot of things that we need to reset now that we have some power. If we want that power to endure beyond just a couple of years while we have unified government, we need to reset the carrots and the sticks. There's so much more to say. First, though, go to Hillsdale. Edu Knowles Time is our most precious commodity. Don't I know it. I have heard from so many listeners who have asked for my advice on how they can spend their time wisely and improve themselves and people around them. That is why I'm so excited that Hillsdale College is offering more than 40 free online courses in the most important and enduring subject. 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The senator said, you're not going to get the votes. Then the liberals turned all their attention to Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense, to Tulsi Gabbard, Director of National Intelligence, to Bobby Kennedy, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Pete Hegseth is getting the brunt of it right now. All of these anonymous reports, one, that Pete was a Casanova. Two, now people saying he's a drunk or something, again, with no evidence whatsoever. Crazy claim that he's a rapist or something. Not only with no evidence to support some of these claims, but with a lot of evidence to the contrary. And it's just a free for all. And I mentioned the Gates nomination at first, because when Gaetz went down, that put a little bit of blood in the water, and now all these sharks are circling. Well, one of the big holdouts on the Hegseth nomination for the Pentagon was Joni Ernst. And Republican Senator Joni Ernst, it was reported, was maybe interested in that Defense Secretary job herself. So that's all you need. Murkowski and Collins, liberal Republicans, you know they're gonna be no's. So then all you really have to do is pluck off one more. One or two more. Lindsey Graham was signaling that he didn't like the hegseth nomination. Mitch McConnell obviously doesn't like much of anything about Trump. So Joni Ernst was a big player here. Joni Ernst just came out and said she's going to support Hegseth, or at least she said that she is currently supporting Hegseth and she's hopeful that he'll get through the process. Her exact words. Following our encouraging conversations, Pete committed to completing a full audit of the Pentagon and selecting a senior official who will uphold the roles and value of our servicemen and women based on quality and standards, not quotas, and who will prioritize and strengthen my work to prevent sexual assault within the ranks. As I support Pete through this process, I look forward to a fair hearing based on truth, not anonymous sources. Really good news. This is the first time that I can tell that Joni Ernst has said that she is supporting Pete Hegseth at all, much less supporting him through this process. I don't know what Trump offered her. I don't know what Trump threatened her with. I do know what Republicans, myself included, have observed about her, which is that Republican primary voters are not going to take kindly to a Republican who votes for Joe Biden's Defense Secretary nominees but won't vote for Donald Trump's a perfectly qualified nominee like Pete Hegseth. Tom Cotton takes it further, though. That's Republican senator from Arkansas, he tweeted out. I expect our Republican Senate is going to confirm all of President Trump's nominees. This is very good news. Is he bluffing or does he know something that we don't? Know my warning on Hegseth. I really like Pete Hegseth. I think he'll do a great job as the defense secretary. I've known Pete for a long time. I think there's a lot of nonsense people are saying about him. And the one serious criticism that he's getting, which is that he's been married multiple times, he's a little bit of a Casanova. He seems to have rectified that problem some time ago. So that's in the past. They're trying to keep digging that up to kill his nomination. But I said, look, I don't care if you hate Pete Hegseth. If Pete Hegseth goes down after Matt Gaetz goes down, good luck getting your other nominees through. Good luck. Bobby Kennedy you think is gonna get through? If extramarital affairs in the past are enough to take down a cabinet secretary, well, don't even bother trying with Bobby Kennedy. That's a long shot. If being outside of the foreign policy establishment, the military industrial complex, the defense industry lobbyists, if being outside their favored circles is enough to disqualify you, forget about Tulsi Gabbard. She's definitely going down. In fact, I think forget about a lot of Trump's nominees. Took Trump a long time to get his nominees through in 2016. I think he's trying to move faster now. Well, the way you win is by winning. The way you win is by winning. And I think Republicans are starting to get that message. You gotta band together. This is not a huge majority. You're talking about, what, 53 senators? So if every single one of These people, Ernst, McCollins, Murkowski, if they all have little temper tantrums and they all have their own little private interests and what they're angling for, and they won't all band together and support the nominees, okay, then I guess what was the point of electing a Republican? Dems are gonna find blood in the water. You're not gonna get anything done. You win by winning. You get Hegseth through. It's much easier to get Kennedy through, much easier to get Tulsi Gabbard through. Much easier to do things for the American people, the majority of whom voted for Trump. And by the way, when they voted for Trump, he wasn't hiding the ball on liking Bobby Kennedy. He wasn't hiding the ball on wanting to put Tulsi in the government. Okay? He campaigned with those people. This is what they voted for. And any of these senators, who even on our side, supposedly on our side, who Want to hold this up? Okay, you might have to answer for that in a couple of years. And don't worry about me. I'm not going to be cutting the big checks. But the fact that the world's richest man is now taking a very active interest in advancing President Trump's agenda now that Republicans seem to be doing a pretty good job organizing getting out the vote on the ground. Okay, you win by winning now. Major news story. The United Healthcare CEO who was murdered last week. When I was in New York, actually, he was just some blocks uptown from me. There are all sorts of theories about who murdered him. Was it a professional hitman? Was it one of his colleagues? You know, he was being investigated for insider trading. Was it a professional job? Was it a disgruntled customer? Was. Who was it? Well, a person of interest has been identified. The suspect was in a McDonald's and was recognized by an employee, who then called local police. Responding officers questioned the suspect, who was acting suspiciously and was carrying multiple fraudulent IDs, as well as a US passport. Upon further investigation, officers recovered a firearm on his person, as well as a suppressor, both consistent with the weapon used in the murder. They also recovered clothing, including a mask, consistent with those worn by our wanted individual. Also recovered was a fraudulent New Jersey ID matching the ID our suspect used to check into his New York City hostel before the shooting incident. Additionally, officers recovered a handwritten document that speaks to both his motivation and mindset. NYPD detectives are en route to Pennsylvania as we speak to. As we seek to interview the subject further. Kind of seems like they got him. I know, I have to say, allegedly, reportedly. But just given all of that evidence, it would appear that they have their guy and we now know a little bit about their guy. And I know a lot of this guy. I think this guy is actually exemplary of our time, of his generation, of the kind of culture that we're living in. We'll get into it in a moment. First, though, go to netsuite.com knowles. What does the future hold for business? Ask nine experts, you will get 10 answers. Bull market, bear market. Rates are going up, rates are going to fall. Can someone please invent a crystal ball? Well, until we get that. Over 38,000 businesses have found a way to future proof their operations with NetSuite by Oracle, the number one cloud ERP. Imagine having your accounting, your financial management, your inventory, your HR, all seamlessly integrated into one fluid platform. That's NetSuite. 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I'm not going to say his name because he obviously loves attention and I don't see any reason to give it to him. This guy is rabidly anti capitalist according to his writings. If it is the person of interest who actually committed the murder. Rabidly anti capitalist, terrified of global warming, a major climate change worrier, an admirer of the Unabomber who has hated the healthcare industry since a relative died. Also an Ivy League graduate. This guy was A graduate of UPenn. Tough school to get into. Very impressive, wealthy, prestigious school and was the valedictorian of his prep school. He went to a very expensive prep school, Gilman School in Baltimore. Tuition there's $40,000 per year. He wrote a manifesto, of course. Only two and a half pages. Not exactly the Unabomber, but it was channeling the Unabomber. I read one passage of it. It reads like a. I don't know, it reads like a poor impression of the Unabomber at least. Ted Kaczynski was extremely intelligent. You know, he was a nut and everything, but he was smart. This one seemed like a weak impression, according to his Facebook account, which does not seem to have been used recently. Says he's the co founder of App Roar Studios, which describes itself as an app development startup founded to provide the simplest and most engaging gaming experience. So look, we don't know if the person of interest is actually the killer. There will be a trial. We don't know much else about him, at least any specific facts. We don't know a lot that'll all come out over the course of the trial. And I usually hate psychobabble, but I'm going to engage in a lot of psycho babble Because I know a lot of rabid, anti capitalist, climate change, alarmist, Ivy League graduate, top of their high school class, rich kids who are reflexively liberal and who love attention and are entrepreneurs who need to make themselves the center of everything. I, if I were to engage in psycho babble with this kid, I know the type. I've met a lot of these types. He seems to suffer from the central pathology of the millennial zoomer generation, which is main character syndrome. This guy, I'm just, Again, I don't know anything about him personally other than the facts I've stated, but I've met a lot of people who fit that description. And he seems to have hardcore main character syndrome. And so he goes out and commits a murder. He murders the CEO of a healthcare company because what, maybe he's nuts? Maybe he just had a psychotic break. I've met a number of these striver kids at the top schools, often from rich, privileged backgrounds, who just have a break. They just snap. People who spend a lot of time and money starting their own company. They're gonna be the next Mark Zuckerberg. Maybe it doesn't totally work out. Maybe the only way this guy was gonna get attention. He's the big crusader. He's gonna save the world from the Sun Monster. He's the big crusader. He's gonna rewrite the political economy of the United States of the West. He's gonna take down bourgeois society. But these people, they crave attention, they demand to matter. These people have been told that they are the most important thing since sliced bread, indispensable to humanity since they were in diapers. Especially the ones who go to the ritzy schools and who are at the top of their class and they're never brought back to reality. Now how do you bring them back to reality? I'm not a rabid, anti capitalist crusader, so I'm not knocking fancy private schools, I'm not knocking elite education. Obviously, I'm quite supportive of real elite education, not just the facade of elite education to teach people a bunch of nonsense. But what do you do? You need to have all of those conditions moored by reality, moored by moral reality, moored by religion, moored by the exaltation of virtues like humility, practicality, prudence, charity, care for others. You have to. Otherwise, if you just have all of the noblesse without any of the oblige, if you just have all of the privilege without any of the responsibility, you're going to get these wacko narcissist psychos who act like A character out of Nietzsche, who act like a Nietzschean figure out of a Dostoevsky book for that matter, who just feel that they are justified in doing anything, who feel that they are world historic figures. They demand to be world historic figures and everyone else is just a side character in their special story. I don't know for a fact if that's exactly what's going on here. I might be just reading into it because of the handful of details we know, but I know the type and that I think is endemic to our age. Now. Speaking of narcissists and justice being served, Taylor Lorenz, one of the more frustrating and grating liberal journalist figures. Taylor Lorenz has apparently been fired from Vox Media after she celebrated the murder of the United Healthcare CEO. Lorenz wrote this not on Twitter or X, but on the news. There's like a new liberal Twitter that some of them are doing this week. They seem to have a new fake liberal Twitter every three weeks and then no one really uses it because the whole fun of Twitter is you argue with people. So I don't know, whatever the one is. This week she posted an article about how Blue Cross Blue Shield will no longer cover anesthesia for the full length of certain surgeries. And she said, quote, and people wonder why we want these executives dead. So she's saying, yeah, I support killing the CEO of UnitedHealthcare. And then she kind of tried to gaslight people and pretend she didn't really say that. But anyway, according to reports, we'll see if they're true. She was booted from Vox Media, a left wing company. She's saying the reports are 100% false, but the media reporters are saying it anyway. So who do I believe? I don't really believe Taylor Lorenz about anything. So I think it might be true. What does this tell us? It tells us something has changed. I told you earlier, something's changed in New York, the acquittal of Daniel Penny. Something's changed. I don't know that Daniel Penny would have been acquitted five years ago at the height of blm. I don't think Daniel Penny gets acquitted. Certainly not in New York. What changed? Well, here what changed is now there are consequences even for the liberal media. Now there are consequences to calling for the death of innocent people. Now there are consequences to following your ideology to such ghastly and cruel ends. Now there are consequences for criminals on the streets in New York. Now there are consequences for. Some would call them criminals. For liberal journalists, maybe they're going to get booted out of that White House press room. Maybe they're going to be fired from their websites. Why? Because no one's paying attention anymore. The fact that MSNBC's ratings are dropping to middling podcast levels, lower than middling podcast levels in the prime demo, 25 to 54. The fact that my doppelganger at MSNBC needs to take a $5 million pay cut. The fact that MSNBC is probably going to be spun off, it's on the chopping block and CNN is having mass firings. The fact that I don't think that Vox reportedly has fired Taylor Lorenz because all of a sudden they've caught a case of integrity. I think they are reportedly firing Taylor Lorenz because they realize, shoot, there's really not an audience for this radical leftism. Oh, shoot. It turns out people don't love criminals running roughshod all over citizens on the street. Oh, shoot. Turns out we still kind of like to support the good guy, you know, and the underdog and America and tradition and normality. We like that. We still like normality, it turns out. Consequences. It's the conservative consolation that Russell Kirk identifies that others have identified, which is that there's so much absurdity and, and pain in the short term. But reality does reassert itself eventually. I think we are watching reality reassert itself right now. Now, speaking of violence, Benjamin Netanyahu, Bibi in Israel, is taking credit for toppling Bashar al Assad in Syria. I covered the coup in Syria which ended the 13 year civil war by ousting Bashar al Assad. And the media are portraying this as some wonderful thing. Oh, that evil, terrible dictator in Syria has gone away Now a new birth of freedom. It's the Syrian Spring. Wonderful liberation. And I thought, hold on, let me. I've heard this number before. I remember hearing this one in Libya and Iraq and a number of other places. So let me see. Who replaced that mean, old, evil Bashar Assad? Oh, a guy who worked for Al Qaeda. Oh, great. Okay. Oh, a guy who worked for isis. Cool. Wow. Why am I celebrating that Bashar Al Assad has been replaced by someone who worked for isis? I'm not celebrating that at all because say what you will about Bashar al Assad, he did substantially protect religious minorities, including Christians in Syria. Al Qaeda and ISIS don't protect Christians, they target Christians. These are some of the oldest Christian communities in the world. This is where Christianity was founded. So I'm not celebrating this. Bibi Netanyahu is celebrating this and claiming credit for it. Joe Biden is celebrating this and claiming credit for it. The liberal foreign policy establishment is celebrating this and taking credit for it. And I see why they are individually. If I were in Israel, I would certainly be supporting this. If I were in the liberal foreign policy establishment, I would probably be supporting this. Some in the liberal foreign policy establishment, like Iran, and Assad was a proxy of Iran, and Assad also was a proxy of Vladimir Putin. And it gets really complicated. I get all of that, but I don't know that this is a good thing. So I have three takeaways. One, I think Netanyahu actually does deserve some credit. It was pretty impressive. Netanyahu's argument is, had Hamas not attacked us, we would not have hammered Hamas back. And then Hezbollah attacked us, and then we hammered Hezbollah. And it was only because Hezbollah was getting so hammered and Hamas was being destroyed and Iran was on its back foot, and Russia, by the way, was bogged down in Ukraine. So Netanyahu can't take credit for that. But because of that, the big supporters for Assad were weakened, and so the rebels could go in there and boot him out. One, Netanyahu really good at his job. Two, even allies have different interests at times. That's true of any. It's not just unique to some people only focus on Israel. With any of our allies, sometimes we have opposing interests. This might be one of those times. Although many in the U.S. foreign policy establishment would say anything that weakens Russia and anything that weakens Iran is a good thing. And they just don't care as much about the Syrian Christians, and I do care about the Syrian Christians. So that's a point where I would probably pull away from the American foreign policy establishment. But at the very least, something I think we could all agree on is we need American leadership. We need American leadership sometimes as much to wrangle our allies as to wrangle our enemies. Because here's something I could tell you. If you hate Bashar al Assad or if you don't totally hate Bashar Assad, I thought, you know, the devil we knew was probably better than the devil we don't. Regardless, had we had real American leadership low these past three and a half years, had Trump remained in office after 2020, Assad would still be in power. Hamas would never have attacked Israel on October 7th. Putin would never have invaded Ukraine or further invaded into Ukraine, past Crimea, it wouldn't have happened. You can't prove a counterfactual, but I guess my evidence for this is the Middle Eastern dictators just kind of chilled when Trump was in office. The radical, anti Israel, pro Palestine people, they just kind of chilled when Trump was in office. Vladimir Putin, for the first time in 20 years, did not further invade a country while Trump was in office. Strong American leadership can protect peace and interests and vulnerable minority communities all around the world. And weak leadership, even just for three and a half years, can imperil lots and lots of people. The holidays are a time to slow down and savor moments shared with those who matter most this year. Make those moments extraordinary with Mayflower Cigars. From the milder Mayflower dawn to the bolder Mayflower dusk, each blend of Mayflower Premium handmade cigars is crafted for conversation and contemplation. 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The rebels over there in Syria are apparently emptying Assad's prisons and we all knew this was going to happen. If you followed this at all this is what happens. You overthrow the government, and then the rebels come in and they free all the people that the government had imprisoned. So this is how the media are reporting on it. The Associated Press propaganda par excellence. Syrian rebels free prisoners from Assad's notorious dungeons who celebrate in Damascus streets. Okay. Bashar Bahum woke in his dungeon prison cell in Damascus at dawn Sunday thinking it would be the last day of his life. But no, it wasn't. The people at the door were the rebels. Okay. And you can read the article if you like. I'd like to correct this headline a little bit, though. Syrian rebels. I'm going to correct that to mostly terrorists. Syrian terrorists free. I'm going to correct prisoners. I'm sure there are plenty of innocent people who were imprisoned by the Assad regime. The guy was a total butcher. Let's not whitewash it. But a lot of the people that Assad imprisoned were Islamist terrorists. So let me. I'll rewrite it a little bit. Syrian terrorists free terror. Other terrorists from Assad's notorious dungeons. We'll just change that to prisons. You know, it's prison. I'm sure it was a nasty prison, but it's prison. Terrorists free more terrorists from Assad's prisons. Okay, why is that a good thing? Can anyone explain to me why it's a good thing? I get it. Degrades Russia. And so from a grand strategic perspective, I guess that's good because Russia has missiles pointed at us. Okay, I get that. And Iran is already down. So hitting one of their proxies kicks Iran in the teeth. And we don't like Iran. I don't really care that much about Iran, But Iran, it's not a good state. You know, I liked the Shah more than I like these guys. And they're not as big an adversary historically as Russia or something, but okay, I get it. But why is this good? It seems like when we topple these guys, these areas just become hotbeds for terrorism. And the people who are harmed are people like the Druze, maybe the Kurds, you know, religious minorities. The majority of Syria is Sunni. The government that was overthrown was Alawite, which is a break off of Shia Islam. And so Bashar Al Assad made a big part of his reign that he would protect religious minorities because he was trying to keep down a Sunni majority. And one of the minorities that he protected would appear reasonably well was Christian. So that's not. Why is this good? I don't know. It seems because even if you can convince me in a way, I Can see the grand strategic argument for why it's good. You got to get the Russians, and that's why it's good to fund Ukraine. I see all of it, but what are the odds this works out? Well, there are two reads of the foreign policy establishment. There's the James Bond ready and there's the burn after reading read. One is these guys, the CIA, the intelligence agencies, the Pentagon, they're omnipotent, they're omniscient, they're geniuses. They know everything. And then the other one is that they just bumble around a lot. And every time they try to improve anything, things just get worse. That's the Coen brothers burn after reading version. And when it comes to toppling Middle Eastern dictators, I don't know. Libya, that didn't work out well. Egypt, that didn't work out all that well. Worked out better than Libya, I guess. Iraq, that really didn't work out well. So I don't know. Not convinced when it says they freed the prisoners have been freed from us. Is it possible that Bashar Assad imprisoned some of these people for a reason? I don't know. There are a lot of terrorists in Syria. I don't know. I'm not celebrating. Speaking of people who should be in prison, the Boston city councilor, Tanya Fernandez Anderson has recently gone on a tirade. She went viral for this tirade. This woman is accused of engaging in a little bit of corruption. And here's her racially tinged invective.
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Jordan Neely's Father
What the do I have to do in this council in order to get respect? As a black woman, I'm not afraid of anybody. When I make a mistake, I will be clear. I don't hate you as a white woman. I don't hate you as a white man. I am sick and tired of this body, so stupidly racially divided, so afraid, so depraved. People with no faith because they are afraid of they're losing their advancement. They're afraid of bargaining. They're afraid of leveraging. These people have. Oh, my God. I can't even call you cowards because desperation deserves mercy. Here's a redistricting. Fine. We give it to a white woman. Can we all get along? Can we get together? Can we love each other now? Can we make sure that black and brown babies don't die? Can we make sure that cops don't kill before people are proven innocent?
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Michael Knowles
I don't know about you, I found it difficult to track the logic of that tirade. But it starts to make a little more sense when you realize this woman's now been indicted for five counts of wire fraud and one count of theft. She allegedly gave a relative of hers a $13,000 bonus. And then that relative slipped her seven GS in cash in a city hall bathroom. The lady doth protest too much meetings. So she goes out there and it's the same old story we hear. We're gonna hear it after the Daniel Penny verdict. It's racism and it's the system's rigged and it's, you're going after me cuz I'm a black woman and if I were a white woman, you would never arrest me for all the graft and the bribes I'm taking. And this is racism and sexism. And, you know, the more emotional she becomes, the more you think, oh, yikes, she's accusing the other side of desperation. Desperation deserves mercy. And this woman, she does not seem like an orderly statesman inclined toward the common good. It's a reminder once again, it's always the ones you most expect. It's always, you know, had this woman just sort of sat quietly, said, you know, listen, there are some problems in this body and I think we need to treat each other with greater civility. And then she got accused of corruption. I'd say, wow, that was surprising. But when you scream and you yell and you play the race card all the time, you got my attention and you got my suspicions up. Now, speaking of crazy women, there is a report out now it's out of Australia, but I think it obtains in the west broadly and in America, which is that there's a new religion on the rise. There's a new religion that's really taking off in a way we haven't seen it take off in a while. And that would be witchcraft. Not my description of this. It's their own description, is people saying, we are witches, we practice witchcraft, and the defense of witchcraft is typical. Actually, there's a strange overlap between the defense of witchcraft and just the ordinary liberal kind of platitudinous, speaking about diversity and inclusion and individuality and emancipation. We don't have time to get to it. You know, I'm at tease, we'll have to get to it tomorrow. AI is coming to your industry, if it isn't already here. But AI needs a lot of speed and computing power, so how do you compete with costs spiraling? Upgrade to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, or oci. OCI is the blazing fast and secure platform for your infrastructure, database, application development and AI workloads. Right now, Oracle is offering to cut your current cloud bill in half if you move to OCI for US customers with minimum financial commitment. That offer ends December 31st. See if your company qualifies@oracle.com Morningwire There is no member block because I'm flying to Minnesota. But I will be back with you tomorrow. I'm Michael Knowles. This is the Michael Knowles Show. See you then.