Ceasefire Talks… After the Smoke Clears

Summary

The Rob Carson Show

Episode: Ceasefire Talks… After the Smoke Clears
Date: March 25, 2026
Host: Rob Carson
Podcast: Newsmax Podcasts

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Episode Overview

This episode of The Rob Carson Show is a fast-paced, humorous, and satirical breakdown of current political and military events—centered squarely on the dramatic defeat of Iran's military by the US and its allies, and impending ceasefire talks. Carson celebrates US military prowess, lambasts Democratic critics, and spotlights conservative guests and thought leaders weighing in on the path ahead in Iran and for American foreign policy. Notable contributors include Jim Gossett (comedy/satire), Ted Cruz, Victor Davis Hanson, Steve Yates, and Bill O’Reilly.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Overwhelming the Left: Patriotism and Satire

• Rob Carson opens by reaffirming his strategy to "overwhelm the left with joy and patriotism," mixing this approach with mockery and satire directed at Democrats. ([01:42])
• Quote: "That's what you need to do. That's what I need to do. And then I'll do the mockery, ridicule, satire. Let Donald Trump handle the butt kicking." (Rob Carson, [01:46])

2. The Iran Conflict: Military Victory and Negotiations

Blistering Satire of Iran’s Defeat

• Carson and Gossett riff on the humor of Iran’s Ayatollah being “vaporized” and lampoon the aftermath, including enduring communications through a “cardboard Ayatollah.” ([03:00])
• Quote: "He vaporized [the Ayatollah] like in the old Star Trek... Cardboard Ayatollah can't talk because he's made of cardboard and he's probably dead." (Rob Carson, [02:18])
• Carson mocks Democrats for their negative framing and lack of military support: “Not one Democrat has said way to go, American military. Why? Because they hate the military.” ([05:12])

Trump’s Ceasefire Negotiation Tactics

• Impression of Trump negotiating from a position of overwhelming strength, with team members Marco, JD, and Steve Witkoff. ([03:44])
• Jim Gossett (doing a Trump impression) lists Iranian military losses: “Their Navy's gone. Their Air force is gone. Their communications are gone... all of the anti-aircraft is gone…” ([04:18])
• Carson and crew mock Iranian “missile-ectile dysfunction.” ([04:36])

15-Point Peace Plan (Carson’s Satirical Take)

• Iran must dismantle nuclear capabilities and commit to no nuclear weapons.
• Tehran to be renamed "Trump-ran."
• Nuclear sites to be turned into Buc-ee’s convenience stores.
• Iran must end regional proxy operations and funding.
• Missile program limited to short range and purely defensive.
• Explicitly comedic elements: Iranians replacing mullahs with more “peace-minded” leaders. ([06:30])

3. Cultural Satire & Musical Parody

“Another One Bites the Dust” – Iranian Perspective Song Parody

• Jim Gossett (as an Iranian Soldier) performs a parody of Queen’s “Another One Bites the Dust” about Iranian military and leadership losses. ([08:33])
• Notable Lyric: “We keep losing more men... we would surrender if we had half a brain.” ([08:42])

4. Military Accomplishment & Criticism of Democrats

America’s Military Might Celebrated

• Carson and Military Official (guest or impressionist) discuss the scale and speed of the victory: “Never in history has a modern military been so rapidly and historic[ally] obliterated...” ([10:27])
• Quote: "We came in and smeared them like peanut butter all over the ground in three weeks." (Rob Carson, [10:43])
• Ongoing theme: Democrats allegedly ignore or undermine military wins.

Ted Cruz’s Analysis: Complete Decapitation of Regime

• Cruz outlines military successes: “Over 8,000 strikes... more than 120 ships sunk... largest naval defeat since WWII... not just the Ayatollah, but the senior military leaders, the mullahs...” ([13:04], [13:58])
• Cruz’s prescription for the future: “We want to see a government in Iran that is not run by crazed Islamists... not the largest funder of terrorism in the world...” ([14:22])
• Carson's take: No more Islamists, mullahs, or caliphate supporters in Iran's government. ([14:04])

5. Political Messaging and Celebration

Trump’s Leadership Style

• Carson stresses Trump’s directness and follow-through: “We have a guy in the White House who, when he says something, he does it.” ([15:22])
• Derides Democrats for calling Trump a liar: “Democrats say, but he lies all the time. No, he doesn't. He had a lie at all. He hasn't lied at all.” ([15:28])

Call for Lasting Change in Iran

• Cruz: The only deal should be exile for regime leaders, similar to strategy used with Maduro in Venezuela. ([19:07])
• Carson: “By God, we can insist that there is a democratically elected government there and it's not a freaking Islamist... terrorist.” ([19:36])

6. Intel, Inside Scoops & Ground Realities

Victor Davis Hanson on Israeli-Iranian Dynamics

• Real-time Israeli targeting of Iran’s secret police—enabled by Iranian dissidents’ insider tips and technological means (cell phones, Starlink): "The Israelis are doing something very unique. They're going after the people that killed the protesters..." (Hanson, [34:37])
• Carson exults in this new style of “Uber” drone assassination: “Uber IRCG killing. I think that assassination, I think it's fantastic.” ([35:34])

Bill O’Reilly on Trump’s Reluctance for War

• O’Reilly reveals Trump’s first choice was a deal, working Beijing against Tehran: “Trump did not want to do this. He didn’t want to use military action...” ([26:51])
• Only after failed negotiations did military action commence: "He’s saying, these guys are serious. They’re going to build a nuke, and I believe they’ll use it, and I’m not taking the chance." (O’Reilly, [27:52])

7. Media Coverage, Political Combat, and Election Integrity

Political Contention Over War Outcome

• Scott Jennings challenges Val Demings’ critique of “Operation Epic Fury” as a failure; Demings filibusters and refuses to directly answer about Iran's terror sponsorship ([30:16]–[31:18]).

Election Security and Distrust

• Survey data: The vast majority of voters, including most Democrats, want ballots to be received by Election Day, seeing post-Election Day ballots as a path to cheating—a familiar refrain for Carson. ([36:36])
• Quote: “60%...say they would not trust the results of an election that counts ballots received after polls close on election day.” ([36:36])

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Notable Quotes & Moments (with Timestamps)

• “He vaporized [the Ayatollah] like in the old Star Trek... Cardboard Ayatollah can't talk because he's made of cardboard and he's probably dead.”
  —Rob Carson ([02:18])

• “Their Navy's gone. Their Air force is gone. Their communications are gone. That's the biggest problem.”
  —Jim Gossett as Trump ([04:18])

• “They have missile-ectile dysfunction.”
  —Rob Carson ([04:36])

• “We took down one of the most advanced and premier militaries in the entire world in less than three weeks.”
  —Rob Carson ([09:47])

• “Never in history has a modern military... been so rapidly and historic[ally] obliterated, defeated from day one with overwhelming firepower.”
  —Military Official ([10:27])

• “We want to see a government in Iran that is not run by crazed Islamists who leave mobs chanting death to America... not the largest funder of terrorism in the world, that is not giving 90% of the funding to Hamas and Hezbollah and the Houthis.”
  —Ted Cruz ([14:22], [14:34])

• “When he says something, he does it.”
  —Rob Carson on Trump ([15:22])

• “Iran said, ‘Look, there's no sense in talking any further, we're not going to stop.’ When you say that to President Trump, what do you think's going to happen?”
  —Bill O’Reilly ([27:51])

• “The Israelis are doing something very unique. They're going after the people that killed the protesters... There's so many people that hate that regime.”
  —Victor Davis Hanson ([34:37])

• “Uber IRCG killing. I think that assassination, I think it's fantastic. I think it's, it's amazing.”
  —Rob Carson ([35:34])

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Important Timestamps

| Timestamp | Segment | |-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------| | 01:42 | Show opens; Rob's “overwhelm with joy & patriotism” strategy | | 03:44 | Trump negotiation parody; Iran’s military in ruins | | 06:30 | Satirical 15-point Iran peace plan | | 08:33 | “Another One Bites the Dust” parody (Iranian soldier) | | 10:27 | Military official: unprecedented rapid victory | | 13:04 | Ted Cruz: details of Iran’s defeat, 8,000 strikes, 120+ ships sunk | | 14:22 | Cruz: vision for non-Islamist future government in Iran | | 19:07 | Cruz: regime leader exile the only acceptable deal | | 24:01 | Montage: shifting US rhetoric on Iran over time | | 26:51 | Bill O’Reilly: Inside Trump’s approach to Iran crisis | | 28:38 | Steve Yates: Trump’s strategy—reaction, force, then diplomacy| | 30:16 | Scott Jennings vs. Val Demings CNN debate over “Epic Fury” | | 34:37 | Victor Davis Hanson: Israeli precision strikes inside Iran | | 36:36 | Carson: Bipartisan support for stricter election security |

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Style and Tone

The show is delivered with Carson’s characteristic irreverence, comedy, and mockery of the left and establishment Democrats. It’s peppered with parodies, ironic “news” updates, celebratory paeans to American military power, and knowing jabs at political hypocrisy. Guests are used to support the show’s core narrative of a historic, proud American military victory, Trump’s singular leadership style, and the demand for both military and electoral accountability.

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Summary for New Listeners

This episode of The Rob Carson Show provides a rollicking, partisan recap of the defeat of Iran’s military and the US’s push for a decisive, non-Islamist government in its aftermath. It’s equal parts comedic parody and chest-thumping patriotism, with insightful commentary from guests like Ted Cruz, Victor Davis Hanson, and Bill O’Reilly. Carson lampoons the left, mocks the vanquished Iranian regime, and lauds America’s military accomplishment—while insisting on a new era of policy clarity both at home and abroad. If you want energetic, iconoclastic conservative commentary with punch and panache, this episode delivers.

Transcript

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[Ted Cruz]

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[Jim Gossett]

interesting, informative, thought provoking and funny show

[Rob Carson]

in America on air and on the World Wide Web. This is the Rob Carson Show. This is the Rob Carson Show. You know, when I was in first grade, my my teacher, I kept the card. It said, it said to my mother, it said he talks out of turn. Worse after he's miss Today. Here's the deal. I got so much to talk about, I don't even know where to start. Today I got the sound bites all lit up. I got the guests all lit up and everything. So let's get to it, shall we? You know, I told you that my strategy for this year is going to be to overwhelm the left with joy and patriotism. That's what you need to do. That's what I need to do. And then I'll do the mockery ridiculed satire. Let Donald Trump handle the butt kicking. And he's doing a pretty darn good of kicking some serious butt, particularly in Iran, of course, the Democrat Party. Chris Murphy said it was a disaster on day one after he vaporized the Ayatollah he vaporized him like you know, in the old Star Trek when they would, you know, transport somebody. That's what the Ayatollah looked like. He's like standing there. What is going on? Where is my wife? Oh, she's the goat. No, that goat right over there. And also gone. Right. And then just a couple minutes later there's Chris. It's a disaster. Well, here we are, what, three weeks into it and Donald Trump's been talking to him over there. I guess the only surviving members. Cardboard Ayatollah can't talk because he's made a cardboard and he's probably dead. I'll just mention that the Ayatollah Kamalama Nama Ding Dong, whatever the hell his name is. The Cardboard Ayatollah, the gay one. You know, I think he's probably dead because generally you don't use a cardboard cut out of somebody and then relay all of your communications via somebody else unless you're dead. So there's, I think you might have better communication. Used a Ouija board or you brought a psychic in. Then you could get a hold of the Ayatollah Mama Lamba, Ding Dong, whatever the hell his name is. The gay one. But anyway, here is Donald Trump. Yesterday he said that he's there on the verge. Knock, knock, knock it on pieces door. Because we've, we've blown them to pieces. Here he is talking about a deal. Are you going to send Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff to do direct negotiations with the Iranians?

[Jim Gossett]

Yeah, well, we're in negotiations as it turned out. And now you've seen what I said yesterday was exactly correct. We're in negotiations right now. They're doing it along with Marco. J.D. we have a number of people.

[Rob Carson]

Just sound like a hell of a kick butt group of guys. It's like, it's like the like remember Tombstone, you see like Marco, JD And Donald Trump heading to the OK Corral to, to kill some people and bad guys doing it. And they got Marco and JD and

[Jim Gossett]

me the other side. I can tell you they'd like to make a deal. And who wouldn't if you were there. Look.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah.

[Jim Gossett]

Their Navy's gone. Their Air force is gone.

[Rob Carson]

That is true. Yeah.

[Jim Gossett]

Their communications are gone. That's the biggest problem. It's very hard to communicate.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, yeah.

[Jim Gossett]

Them between themselves.

[Rob Carson]

Sure.

[Jim Gossett]

All of the anti aircraft is gone.

[Rob Carson]

That's true.

[Jim Gossett]

Most of their missiles are gone. Either shot them or they shot them and don't have them anymore. They're down.

[Rob Carson]

They have missile ectile Dysfunction, trickle.

[Jim Gossett]

They're pretty much everything they have is gone.

[Rob Carson]

Pretty much gone.

[Jim Gossett]

Can you name one thing that's not gone or can you name one thing that's doing well? You know, if you read the papers, you think we're tied. You think we're in a tough battle.

[Rob Carson]

I know, I know.

[Jim Gossett]

We are roaming free over Tehran, the city, Tehran, as opposed to Iran.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah.

[Jim Gossett]

We're roaming free. We can do whatever we want.

[Rob Carson]

I know.

[Jim Gossett]

And as you know, today we were going to have the privilege of shooting down a very big electric generation plant. One of the biggest in the world.

[Rob Carson]

Hell yeah.

[Jim Gossett]

And one shot to the right location ends the plant.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah. And it's amazing because not a damn Democrat, not one single Democrat has said, way to go, American military. You're kicking butt. We are so proud of you. Why? Because they hate the military. You know, when, when they were in charge, they, the generals would say they wanted to understand white privilege. And then, you know, some of the secretaries and whatnot wore dresses, for crying out loud. Dear God. That used to be enough to get you booted out of the military. And fortunately that happened because, you know, it means you're a little, you know, a little cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs. So there you go. But not one Democrat is in favor of our military. Not one Democrat. They don't support ICE or DHS or anybody. Anybody with a uniform, they don't like it too. Unless the Village People, I think they're kind of into the Village People. That said, Donald Trump is, is apparently right at the knocking on a ceasefire deal. A 15 point peace plan has been re. Here are some of the, some of the things here. They're gonna have to pay for all of the military operation, you know, because Democrats were screaming, they're gonna spend a lot of money on this and you know, you know it's gonna be expensive. Forget the fraud and forget the $300 billion we sent to Ukraine that's never been audited at all. And most of it went to yachts and expensive cars for people, you know, on the Caribbean and whatnot. Oligarchs in Ukraine, because you see Ukraine' one of the most corrupt countries in the world, where the world's oligarchs go to launder their money. So we just sent them $300 billion and they did the same damn thing. Here are some of the parts of the 15 point peace plan. Iran must dismantle its nuclear capabilities. Iran must commit to never pursue nuclear weapons. Tehran will be now known as Trump. Ron. So it's T R U M P R A N that's going to be the capital of the, of the country. Trump Ron In Iran, there will be no uranium enrichment on Iranian territor. Iran must hand its stockpile of some 450kg of enriched uranium to 60% to the international Atomic Energy Commission. In the future, the Natanz, Isfahan and Fordo nuclear facilities must be made into Buc ee's convenience stores. That's what they want to do. They're going to clear them out and they're going to make them to very large Buc EE's convenience stores where Iranians can go there and get tchotchkes and all sorts of food and beef jerky and stuff, or goat jerky, whatever, goats, because they marry goats over there. Iran must abandon its regional proxy paradise. Don't even know what that is. Don't even know what the regional proxy paradigm is, but it sounds pretty good. If we're going to get something, might as well go after the proxy paradigm. Probably these, you know, proxies in other countries that cause acts of terror and stuff. Iran must cease funding, direction and arming of its regional proxies. Just mentioned that paradise proxies, whatever straits of horror moves must remain open and function as a free maritime corridor. Iran's missile program must be limited in short range and quantity. So you got to keep your missiles real short and small. Any future use of missiles would be restricted to self defense. Those are some of the things that are part of the plan, the 15 point plan and there are some other parts of that plan. Hopefully it's getting some people in there who aren't mullahs and Ayatollah is in charge so we can have some peace for goodness sake. This is Jim Gossett.

[Iranian Soldier/Voice]

Another supreme leader was taken out today. The Israeli Air Force always gets their way.

[Rob Carson]

We keep losing, we keep losing more

[Iranian Soldier/Voice]

men Our losses are insane we would surrender if we had half a brain

[Rob Carson]

well, some of you do now.

[Iranian Soldier/Voice]

Another one bites the dust Half an

[Rob Carson]

arm, half a head

[Iranian Soldier/Voice]

Another one bites the dust and another one's gone and another one's gone Another one bites the

[Rob Carson]

dust A lot of dust over there

[Iranian Soldier/Voice]

soon there will be no one left Another one bites the dust Ali Laranjani is with us no more Nah, he just bit the dust Like Khomeini before our navy has been destroyed Our army will be too we face obliteration but what else is new? Another one bites the dust Another one bites the dust and another one's gone and another one's gone Another one bites the Dust. We are dropping just like flies. I'm about to bite the dust.

[Rob Carson]

Oh, man, it is just amazing. And Pete Hegseth yesterday put things into perspective because you know, our Democrat party will have nothing to do with congratulating our military. My God, how proud our military is right now, how wonderful they are and people are recognizing them and people are thanking them. And at sporting events, people are standing and weeping during the national anthem as our glorious aircrafts fly over sports venues and all that. But to give you an idea, you think this is maybe kind of an easy. Oh, it's just Iran. Just Iran is no big deal. No, no, no. We took down one of the most advanced and premier militaries in the entire world in less than three weeks.

[Military Official]

Mr. President, you're spot on. Never in history has a modern military. Iran had a modern military, a modern navy, a modern air force, modern air defenses, leadership, massive bunker. Never has a modern military been so rapidly and historic.

[Rob Carson]

This would have taken years previously by most other militaries. We came in and smeared them like peanut butter all over the the ground in three weeks.

[Military Official]

Obliterated, defeated from day one with overwhelming firepower. Air campaign that we've conducted, that Israel's conducted alongside us was one for the history books, truly. And it's because we have a President United States that when he sends his war fighters out to fight, he unties their hands to actually go out and close with and destroy the enemy as vicious.

[Rob Carson]

And none of our soldiers wear skirts

[Military Official]

anymore is possible from moment one.

[Rob Carson]

And that's why, I mean guys, you were born with guy parts.

[Military Official]

See ourselves as part of this negotiation as well. We negotiate with bombs. You have a choice. As we loiter over the top of Tehran, as the president talked about about your future President has made it clear that you will not have a nuclear weapon. The War Department agrees our job is to ensure that. So we're keeping our hand on that throttle. Yes, as long as it's hard as is necessary to ensure long and hard is necessary.

[Rob Carson]

You betcha. The interest of the other words to

[Military Official]

live by United States of America are achieved on that battlefield. This is not Iraq, Afghanistan. This is not a president who's interested in in vague end states. He's been very clear with us about what we need to accomplish.

[Rob Carson]

Very clear.

[Military Official]

Creating the conditions for them never to have a nuclear capability. And that's exactly what we're doing in historic fashion.

[Rob Carson]

Thank you, Mr. President. Yeah. Kick some button. Took some names and most of those names Muhammad. And we did it in three weeks and into all of The Democrats who immediately started demeaning our military. You know what? Bye bye. Off to the dustbin of history with you. Don't even bother coming to the victory ticker tape parades in all the cities of our glorious milit members who just destroyed an evil regime that has been at war with the rest of the world for 47 years. You won't be invited to the celebrations. You can just stay at home and do whatever you do. Drive your Prius with a coexist bumper sticker, spell down in religious symbols and off a cliff. I think you should do that

[Jim Gossett]

or

[Rob Carson]

your Subarus or whatever. Let's take a break and come back. This is the Rob Carson Show.

[Jim Gossett]

The Rob Carson show podcast is everywhere. Go to Newsmax.com,

[Ted Cruz]

The first three weeks of this military conflict have been incredibly successful. In three weeks, we've taken out all of Iran's.

[Rob Carson]

I thought what Democrats have said, they said it was a disaster.

[Ted Cruz]

Air defenses. We've taken out virtually every one of their short term, short range and medium range ballistic missiles. We've taken out their missile production capacity. We've taken out their drone capacity. We've taken out their, their drone manufacturing. You look at what we've done to the Navy. We've had over 8,000 strikes in Iran and on the Navy. We have sunk more than 120 ships. This is the largest naval defeat, the most ships sunk since World War II. Wow, that's in three weeks. And in addition to that, we have decapitated the regime, taking out not just the Ayatollah, but the senior military leaders, the mullahs who have been tyrants in that country for 47, 47 years.

[Rob Carson]

And that's enough to have done what we've been doing years.

[Ted Cruz]

The outcome, I believe, should be simple and straightforward.

[Rob Carson]

Now this is where Ted Cruz. I lean into what Ted Cruz was saying, because this has to happen in the country. Okay, Nobody with the name Ayatollah, but, but. Or no Mullah or anybody associated with radical Islam or any sort of caliphate could be in charge anymore.

[Ted Cruz]

We want to see a government in Iran that is not run by crazed Islamists who leave mobs chanting death to America.

[Rob Carson]

Wow, I wish we had that as the mayor for New York.

[Ted Cruz]

We want a government that is not the largest funder of terrorism in the world, that is not giving 90% of the funding to Hamas and Hezbollah and the Houthis.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, because otherwise it's like bombing the snot out of. Of Germany and, and winning World War II and then letting Hitler's nephew take Over.

[Ted Cruz]

And we want a government that is not murdering Americans. The Iranian regime has killed nearly thousand Americans. The Ayatollah twice hired hitmen trying to kill President Trump. And so President Trump has reacted with strength. That is making America much safer. As you noted, the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has been trying to put economic pressure on the world. And the President responded with an ultimatum. You open the Strait of Hormuz or you will face crushing economic blows to Iran. I think that got their attention.

[Rob Carson]

I see. Because here's the. Here's the crazy, crazy thing. We have a guy in the White House who, when he says something, he does it. I know you're not used to it. You're not used. It's been a very long time, like 50 years, maybe even more since we. Since I went to Washington, D.C. and he did what we asked him to do. Democrats say, but he lies all the time. No, he doesn't. He had a lie at all. He hasn't lied at all. He has said what he's going to do. He projected what he's going to do, and he's doing it. Thank you very much, by the way. This is going to be a glorious year. This is 2026. This is the 250th year of our birth of our nation. And this fall, we're doing a trip with me. I'm just going to throw this in here real quick, in case you haven't heard about this. We're doing a five night, a five day, four night trip October 25th through the 29th this fall, and I'm inviting you. I was given an opportunity. Do you want to go on a trip with listeners? And I could have gone to Greece. We could have gone to Iceland. I don't know why the hell anybody want to go to Iceland? Iceland? Oh, you can go sit in a pool of hot water and watch a volcano go off. Oh, yeah, I want to go to Iceland.

[Iranian Soldier/Voice]

Really

[Rob Carson]

could have gone to Ireland. You know, one of my. So my ancestry came. They could have gone to Germany. So my industry came from there. I said, what else? He said, well, we got a trip to D.C. you're not probably interested in that because you live in D.C. i said, are you kidding me? There is no better place that I want my listeners to come than Washington, D.C. so the October 25th through the 29th, we're going to tour the White House visitor center. We're going to step in the halls of democracy. We're going to, you know, say things, harass Hakeem Jeffries when he Walks by, make farting noises. I didn't even know. Well, let's do it. When Adam Schiff walks by, you can call him pencil neck. We'll figure it out. Guided tour of the U.S. capitol Building. Visit Arlington National Cemetery. Changing of the guard. Stand in awe of the Lincoln Memorial and the statue right there. Take in the beauty of DC's legendary memorials. Jump into the. The. The reflecting pool where Forrest Gump and JL embrace. We might even do that. We might even do it as a photo op. I don't think that's legal. But anyway, we're gonna do all of this stuff. Nighttime and illumination tour. I'm gonna take days off so I can be with you this fall. Six meals, ground transportation, hotel accommodations at a premium. Hotel gratuities and guides. Space Unlimited. Right down this website right now. Travelwithrob.net travelwithrob.net There you go. Do you need a phone number? All right, here we go. Book your D.C. getaway. Here's the number. 8003-8331-3180-0383-3131. Travelwithrob.net Cruise and Tours. Doing it. Get on it right now. October 25th through the 29th. We've waited 250 years for this. Nancy Pelosi has waited 250 years. You and I have waited for it our entire lives. So there you go. Here's a little bit more from Ted Cruz on what we need to do after Iran comes to the table.

[Ted Cruz]

Look, I think the outcome that we should insist upon is collapse of this regime.

[Military Official]

I don't.

[Ted Cruz]

I don't have a dog in the fight of who the next leader of Iran is. I just want it not to be an Islamist who wants to murder us. Understand, the reason President Trump launched this attack is because Iran has been killing Americans for 47 years. They have been funding terrorists murdering Americans year after year after year. And I got to say, when the ih.

[Rob Carson]

I'm about sick and damn tired of it. How about you?

[Ted Cruz]

Polis said, death to America. I believe him. I don't think those were empty words. And President Trump believed him as well. And what I my advice to the president was there was only one deal he should accept from the Ayatollah.

[Rob Carson]

Yes.

[Ted Cruz]

Which is the deal that President Trump gave Nicolas Maduro before we went down and arrested Maduro. President Trump gave Maduro the option to flee and live in exile. And Maduro foolishly said no. And he's regretting that now because Maduro is going to die in a federal prison. I told the president if the ayatollah and the mullahs want to take that deal, that's a deal worth accepting. Anything else should be unacceptable. And, and thankfully the ayatollah is not with us anymore.

[Rob Carson]

But they're going to give cardboard ayatollah the option of going to recycling or dying. There you go. So you can not leave Iran but actually be recycled. That's what we got to do, man. We got to do, we got to say, you know, we're going to, we've got to listen. I know we're not in a nation building, nation building, but by God, we can insist that there is a democratically elected government there and it's not a freaking Islamist, you know, caliphate supporting terrorist. Tick on America on the world's rear end like it's been the last 47 years. That's what we have to do. That's what we have to demand. All right? That's all there is to it. Got to do it that way. Okay. So coming up, Victor Davis Hansen, I got some great thoughts from Victor Davis Hansen on on what the Iranians are doing right now, what the people of Iran, not the bad guys, not IRCNG and whatnot, but the people of Iran are doing, working with Israeli intelligence to blow the snot out of all of these jerks who've been in charge of the secret police and whatnot. It's absolutely fantastic. Also, Bill O'Reilly talked to Donald Trump and has some inside information on Donald Trump. What he actually wanted, he didn't want a military action. His hand was forced not by Israel. That's coming up. This is the ROB CARSON show. This fall, you're invited to experience Washington, D.C. in a truly unforgettable way with me, Rob Carson and other newsmax listeners. Imagine strolling through our nation's capital as America celebrates 250 years and seeing history come alive with an expert guide. Together, we'll tour the White House Visitor center, step into the halls of democracy with a guided tour of the U.S. capitol building, visit Arlington National Cemetery and the Changing of the Guard. Stand in awe before the towering figure of President Abraham Lincoln and take in the beauty of DC's legendary memorials with a special nighttime illumination tour. Our adventure includes premium hotel accommodations for four nights in the heart of dc. In addition to six meals, ground transportation, guides and gratuities. Space is limited, so don't wait. Visit travelwithrob.net to book your DC getaway today or give our friends at Cruise and Tour a call at 800-383-3131. That's 800-383-3131 or travelwithrob.net. Audio Slave, One of my favorite bands of all time, Tom Morello on the guitar. Ready? Here it comes. Three, two, one. Go. Come on. Sorry. I just love music. I celebrate music every day. So I hope you don't mind. It's very important. I remember Rush used to say that. He'd say, well, you would always talk about music. You'd say, music lovers, thrill seekers, music lovers all across the fruited fleet. He was a music lover. He really wasn't. And I wasn't for the longest time because I worked in music radio. And so I'd get off the air, I'd be like, I don't want to listen to music. And now I just can't get enough. I can't get enough. I hope you don't mind. Follow me on social media. I will. I'll share some of the posts of my songs that I've discovered. This is a little montage. A little montage because, you know, the Democrats said there was no imminent threat by Iran when Donald Trump decided to take out the Ayatollah and vaporize him and destroy Iran's military capability as one of the most powerful militaries in the. In the entire world, run by a despotic regime that was out to destroy humanity. You're going to hear the following voices starting in 2021 with John Kirby, Chris Ray, Jen Lloyd Austin, the former DoD sec who had prostate cancer, didn't tell anybody, went to the hospital, and then Chris Murphy, the dispos. Despicable. The despicable. One of the most despicable. He might even be more despicable than Adam Schiff. I know. I know that. Maybe even worse than Chuck Schumer. I know. But listen how their. Their tune has changed.

[John Kirby]

Iran's nuclear program is galloping forward. It is enriching at a. At higher levels, 20%, even 60%. In small cases, it's using more advanced centrifuges. We're now down, based on published reports,

[Rob Carson]

to a few five years ago.

[John Kirby]

If this continues, if they continue to enrich at the levels and the ways they're doing it will get down eventually to a few weeks. So that is a concrete problem. We have an interest in putting that nuclear problem back in the box, because an Iran with a nuclear weapon or with the ability to produce fissile material on very short notice, to get one is in Iran, that's going to be an even worse actor.

[Rob Carson]

Iran has rapidly accelerated its nuclear program

[Val Demings]

and reduced operation with international inspectors.

[Rob Carson]

Their breakout period is down from about

[Val Demings]

a year, which is what we knew

[Rob Carson]

was during the deal, to just a few weeks or less. Iran, the world's largest state sponsor of

[Ted Cruz]

terrorism, has directly or by hiring criminals, mounted assassination attempts.

[Rob Carson]

What?

[Ted Cruz]

Against dissidents and high ranking current and former U.S. officials.

[Rob Carson]

Chris Ray, for God's sake.

[Ted Cruz]

Including right here on American soil.

[Rob Carson]

Wow. The president will not tolerate attacks on American troops and neither will I. Then why the hell do you do anything about it there, Lloyd? Lloyd Austin, Our teammates were killed by radical militias back by Iran.

[Steve Yates]

Sure.

[Rob Carson]

What'd you do? What'd you do about Abby? Gate there you dear Lord, tax on American troops. And neither will I. Whatever, Whatever. Yeah. Our teammates were killed by radical militias. He didn't do anything about it. And operating inside Syria and Iran.

[Military Official]

Yes, it is true.

[Rob Carson]

Iran is closer to a nuclear weapon than ever before. They chose to get a nuclear weapon. Could probably get one within weeks. Yeah, there you go. Honestly. To heck with you. To heck. Well, yeah, this is Bill O'Reilly. Bill O'Reilly was on. I'm not sure he's talking to Glenn Beck last night or whatever. Anyway, here's Bill O'Reilly said he had a conversation with the president. The president. And if you think about it, if Donald Trump just wanted military action, would it happen a lot sooner? He gave them a couple of months. He was broadcasting that we are having negotiations. We had, we had ships parked off of Venezuela and then we started moving them toward the Persian Gulf, all the while giving. Because we couldn't just show up and start bombing, you see. So there were, there were negotiating negotiations going on. If Donald Trump just wanted a military action, he would have blown the snot out of the base where Maduro was being kept in Venezuela. But they surgically removed the guy. They did like a, like a cyst, like we're, was it pimple? What's a pimple? Popper. Dr. Pimple Popper. We're like Dr. Pimple Popper. We remove that cyst without, you know, without destroying the whole country. But Here is Bill O'Reilly with what

[Bill O'Reilly]

Donald Trump really wanted was about making a deal. Trump did not want to do this. He didn't want to use military action. And we discussed various ways that a deal might happen. My emphasis was on Beijing. Okay, get them in a position where we'll help them in a way that they need China.

[Rob Carson]

We got China in a real good position. They're bent over right now.

[Bill O'Reilly]

In return for they pressure, they are the mullahs to Give up their nuclear construction. Yeah, that was my idea. Okay. But then the final meeting in Geneva with Witkoff and the Iranian representatives. Okay. Iran said, look, there's no sense in talking any further. We're not going to stop. When you say that to President Trump, what do you think's going to happen? He's not remembering what his campaign slogan was.

[Rob Carson]

No, no, no.

[Bill O'Reilly]

He's saying, these guys are serious. They're going to build a nuke, and I believe they'll use it, and I'm not taking the chance. And I got to when the call came in, all of them are going to be in the same place. We're going to go knock them out.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah.

[Bill O'Reilly]

I would have done the same thing.

[Rob Carson]

Blew the snot out of him and did it in an incredible fashion. In an incredible fashion that. In such an overwhelming force, the most overwhelming defeat of a standing military of this. Of this magnitude ever in world history, and we did it in three weeks. We should be absolutely proud of our military and what Donald Trump has done for it, what Pete Hegseth has done for it, and it is remarkable. This is Steve Yates last night talking with Carl Higbee on Newsmax about the plan for Iran.

[Steve Yates]

He has been very, very consistent. He is a reaction. We've had past presidents who have gradually put us into quagmires. We've had past presidents who thought that they could buy the threat through appeasement and diplomacy. And President Trump pulls all the tools, and he will deploy force very, very hard in a serious way. He'll work with allies, contrary to critics, and then he'll pull back, and you'll see. Has the table reset? Is there a deal to. Are you ready now? And if not, he's ready to thump again if he has to. But he's made very clear he's tried to spare the civilian infrastructure.

[Rob Carson]

We thumped the hell out of him. Sure.

[Steve Yates]

So that reconstruction could be cheaper, more feasible for the region, for the people of Iran.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah.

[Steve Yates]

In many, many ways, this is a much more sophisticated war plan than any of the recent ones we've seen.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah. More. More deliberate as far as thought going into it. Give the. The opposition or the enemy the opportunity to come to the table recognizing that they face overwhelming force, and when they don't react to your overtures, you thump the crap out of them. And that's all we did, and we should be proud of it. And Democrats can stick it. Val Demings was on last night with cnn. If I were Scott Jennings, I swear to God, I would drink. But anyway, Scott Jennings is on there last night, of course. Oh, my God. Oh. He swims in a sea of insanity and he still is able to rise above it. And Val Demings is everybody's. The Operation Epic Fury is a. Is a failure. And it's not. It's. It's actually perfect. Listen to, listen to Scott Jennings taking on Val Demings.

[Val Demings]

And so the American people nor the troops on the ground have a clue what the President's mission is.

[Rob Carson]

No, you're absolutely wrong. They make this crap up and they spew that out there and they normally don't get any pushback.

[Val Demings]

What the way out is now.

[Rob Carson]

We got it figured out.

[Val Demings]

13 people. US soldiers of all didn't give a

[Rob Carson]

rat's behind about the Abbey Gate.

[Val Demings]

People already died. We need a clear mission.

[John Kirby]

Respectfully, may I ask you a question?

[Rob Carson]

Yes. Do you believe that Iran has been the world's largest state sponsor of terror for the last nearly.

[Val Demings]

President is the one. Scott. Who said nine months ago.

[Rob Carson]

I'm asking you that the He.

[Val Demings]

I'm asking you.

[Rob Carson]

There you go. She obfuscates because she has no bloody argument. That's cnn.

[Val Demings]

Any capability that they have.

[Rob Carson]

And now she's going to filibuster. I'm asking you.

[Val Demings]

I'm asking. I think the.

[Rob Carson]

Philip Lester I'd like to ask you. We're having a debate, so I'm asking a question.

[Val Demings]

An explanation for why it's okay to send our sons and daughters.

[Rob Carson]

Yelling is not an issue.

[Ted Cruz]

So people have died.

[Val Demings]

Send an additional one.

[Rob Carson]

Because you're not.

[Ted Cruz]

Nobody's yelling right now.

[Rob Carson]

Because you're. Because you're. Because you're not prepared for the debate. Yeah, you know, they're not prepared for the debate. They, they never are. And their, and their narrative shifts as the. With the win. And this is their latest thing. 13 troops were killed. They didn't give a damn about our troops. They only use casualties as their own ammunition. Get used to it, Democrats. You are wrong, wrong, wrong on this. And we have made the world a lot safer place. Take a break and come back. This is the Rob Carson Show. Hey, guys, it's Carson. I just got a ghost bed. Yeah, pay attention here because I've been sleeping on a foam mattress since I moved to the Washington D.C. area, which is like sleeping on the. The sponge in your sink. Ghostbed doesn't build mattresses like furniture. They build engineered sleep systems. Their beds are serious health equipment beds designed for relief and recovery, not looks, not fluff. Your body should be healing while you sleep, not fighting for Comfort. I have been sleeping past seven in the morning on my ghostbed. It's unbelievable. If you wake up stiff, you toss and turn. If you sleep hot, even reaching for a pain reliever before bed, hoping tonight will be different. That's not aging, it's your mattress talking. Another great thing I love about Ghostbed, you get 101 nights to try it at home. If you don't like the difference, you can send it back risk free. Ghostbed is offering my audience their lowest prices of the season plus an extra 10% off. Go to Ghostbed.com Carson use promo code Carson. That's Ghostbed.com Carson promo code Carson. You are going to love your new ghost bed. That is Rob Carson show. We're going to get into the SAVE act. What's going on? Also refunding dhs. The Democrat Party once again failing on their attempt to make people suffer, lose paychecks and of course stand in airport lines inconvenienced and whatnot. Because that's how Democrats are. They don't care about your suffering. All they care about is illegals. That's, I mean, that's really true, actually, quite true. When was the last time the Democrat Party said, hey, hey, stay at a hotel in New York City, 500 bucks a night for free for a year and we'll give you $4,000 in SNAP benefits and free daycare for your children, free health care. Did anybody ever do that to you? Did government ever just do that to you when you were in need? Or did you have to go fill out a bunch of crap, give an id, get unemployment benefits, which are worthless, you know, the pittance, or go get, you know, food stamps. You ever go to get food stamps? I did. I had to do it a few years ago. It was humiliating and embarrassing. Guess what? I needed an id. There you go. So here is Victor Davis Hansen, who is, you know, one of my, my heroes. He's a sensei. Talking about it. This, this just made me smile last night. This is what the Iranian people are doing. This is why I think that the Iranian people are going to recapture power and have a democratically elected government that isn't Sharia law in an ayatollah.

[Victor Davis Hanson]

The Israelis are doing something very unique. They're going after the people that the Iranians are doing.

[Rob Carson]

Here it is. Hold on one second.

[Victor Davis Hanson]

The Israelis are doing something very unique. They're going after the people that killed the protesters. So they're going after checkpoints with drones. They know from their intelligence they've got so many people that Hate that regime. And there's so many cell phones and there's so many Starlink stuff that people are able to contact them. There was a really bizarre story today where he called up a Republican Guard officer and they said, you're going. You're a dead. He said, yeah, I'm a dead man walking, but I didn't do anything wrong, you know. So they're contacting individual people and saying, you're going to die. This is a new dimension. So I know, I know there's a lot of that. And the Israelis just wait for a phone call and a guy calls up and says, I'm on the sixth floor of my apartment and there is a checkpoint right onto the street.

[Rob Carson]

So can you kill this guy? And then I'd like just a small pizza, cheese.

[Victor Davis Hanson]

That's my address. And they know the GPS anyway, Uber

[Rob Carson]

bomb, the Rogc, it's brand new phone.

[Victor Davis Hanson]

They can keep hitting those with drones.

[Rob Carson]

I know, it's so cool. It's so cool. All these IR jerks who were able to, to, you know, have the morality police and all these people who've wreaked havoc, all these. All you got to do is just as fast as UberEats, just uber IRCG killing. I think that assassination, I think it's fantastic. I think it's, it's amazing. And they're just killing left and right and they're scared. They're feeling the fear that they have inflicted on the people of Iran for so very long. I just. Bravo, bravo, bravo to the. The Israeli intelligence. They're just frigging amazing. Absolutely amazing. This is going to shock you, but not really. The vast majority of likely voters believe ballots should be received by election day. An Honest Elections Project survey released ahead of the Supreme Court hearing arguments on the matter. 83% of people believe ballots should be received on election day because it's election day. Excuse me.

[Val Demings]

Sorry.

[Rob Carson]

This happens every once in a while. I'm like Austin Powers when he got unfrozen. I just suddenly start screaming like this. 57% strongly agree they should be received by election Day. There is bipartisan agreement as 93% of Republicans, 83% of independents, 74% of Democrats, believe it or not, actually might have a soul and believe that ballots should be received by election day. Furthermore, majority 60% of likely voters agree that mail in ballots received after polls close on election day should not be counted. A majority of Republicans and independents, 80%, 59% respectively, agree. Only 42% of Democrats, because they like to cheat, because they like to count up the ballots on election night and say, how many do we need? All right, well, print them up and stick. Stick them in the. In the ballot boxes there. The unmanned one. You know, the 2000 mules thing. That was real. Yeah, but we covered it up. We made it act like with some court conspiracy. The survey found that 60% of likely voters believe that counting ballots after election day makes it easier to cheat. Because you know why? Because that's what the Democrats have done. They absolutely do. Once again, while the majority of Republicans, 79, and independents 58, agree, less than a majority of Democrats, 44, feel the same way. Because the Democrat party is morally and intellectually bankrupt and can't win elections because they're freaking crazy. So they rely on their gaggle to vote with a D in front of their name regardless because they hate Donald Trump. And then who do they win with? Illegals. Yeah, that's how they win. They win with illegals. Additionally, 59% of voters, likely voters overall, say they would not trust the elections of an election. The results of an election that counts. Ballots received after polls close on election day. Remember, that was 2020. They stopped all the ballot counting in the seven battleground states right at the same time, even though in Atlanta they said there was a water main break. But no, they all stopped at the same time and they resumed counting the next day. And in Atlanta, they. They had a bunch of boxes of ballots they brought out from under tables and they ran them through the counters a bunch of times, but you couldn't say anything about it because it was disinformation. You see, Democrats are evenly spent 45 and 48 regarding disagreeing on that, showing deep bipartisan distrust. So there you go. Yeah, most people believe that ballots received after election day should not be allowed and thereabout cheating. Duh. With a capital D. Let's take a break and come back. This is the Rob Carson show. Zeppelin.

[Steve Yates]

Come on.

[Rob Carson]

This isn't even my favorite Zeppelin song. Whole Lot of Love is the greatest rock song ever produced. And it marked the birth of heavy metal after he did the ah, ah, ah, ah. And then went, don't, don't. That was when metal was born. Those two notes, boom, boom. That was heavy metal being born. Okay, so anyway, the price of gold is at 40, almost 4,600 bucks. So it's up a couple hundred bucks from yesterday. It's giving you a little bit of a chance to buy in here. A lot of people are saying that things are going to change. Gold, silver, holding solid gains despite better Risk appetite. So gold and silver are holding solid gains. There was a substantive drop after reaching $5,600 in January, went down about 4,400. And now it's on its way back, which means you can buy it a lot cheaper than they could in January. All right, so you know, my deal here, it's Birch Gold. Birch Gold is a company that I keep and I'm getting ready to buy some silver because silver is like down about 60 bucks. And I'm going to tell them I want to buy like 10 ounces of silver. I can afford that. Just get some silver banked. Just get some silver banked as well. Why not? Why not get it in there? Because silver is valuable. Silver is being used in your cell phone, your computer, all sorts of things. You're going to need silver. And there, you know, there aren't enough mines in the world making silver right now for all the uses it's being used in. So just text my name, Rob to 989-898 for Birch Gold, Rob to 989898 for Birch Gold. And they'll get the ball rolling on, on silver and gold. And since gold is down about 4,600 bucks, you can get in a lot cheaper than you did in January. I recommend you get it going. It takes a few days to get going, but they'll make it very easy for you. And if you've just got an IRA or 401k that's laying there doing nothing, then do something with it. Like your kid and you, like your son living in your basement. I speak from experience. Make it work. Make your money work for you. Gosh darn it. Okay, so coming up next, we've got a lot of, a lot of information on the SAVE Act, a lot of information on, on the DHS being refunded. We've got. Who do we got today? We got, we got all sorts of guests on Fred Flights. Fred Flights is going to be joining us on the show today. Fred Flights has been all over. He is the expert people are asking for with regard to what is happening in Iran, the Middle east, global politics. Altogether. There's this terrific story I'm going to share with you later in countries around the world. And I told you when Donald Trump got elected that freedom and patriotism were going to sweep the world. And it's happening. It's happening. It's happening. It's not only happening in Central and South America, it's happening in Europe, it's happening in Asia. It's happening all over the world. And so we're going to talk to Fred Flights about all of those. He's kind enough to join us today. He was on all I was on all the networks last night. News, particularly Newsmax, I should say particularly. So anyway, that's all coming up in our number two as well as new comedy from Jim Gossett. Let's take a break and come back. This is the Rob Carson Show.

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