Don Lemon’s Not-So-Excellent Church Adventure

Summary

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The Rob Carson Show

Episode: Don Lemon’s Not-So-Excellent Church Adventure
Date: January 30, 2026
Host: Rob Carson
Guest: Tony Kennett (Daily Signal)

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Main Theme & Purpose

This episode kicks off with the fallout from Don Lemon’s arrest at a church protest, blending sharp political commentary, humor, and parody music. The show examines the incident's implications for media ethics and protest tactics, then branches out into broader discussions about activism, double standards in law enforcement responses, economic news, and ongoing culture war narratives.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Don Lemon Church Protest & Arrest (00:21 - 08:32)

• Incident Recap: Don Lemon, Nakia Armstrong (BLM), and others stormed a church in Minneapolis, resulting in Lemon’s arrest during his coverage of the protest. Charges may involve federal laws protecting civil rights and religious freedom.

  • Rob Carson on Don Lemon’s attitude:
    "You are going somewhere. Somewhere. The Feds. The feds are calling... to jail." (01:02–01:10)

• Satirical Recap: The segment was amplified using parody music (Jim Gossett) and song spoofs, poking fun at Lemon’s predicament.

• Description of the Protest: Nakia Armstrong explains the group's motives:
  "This is Operation Pull up, more of a clandestine operation. We show up somewhere that is a key location. They don't expect us to come there." (03:33–03:42)

• Churchgoers' Experience: Carson describes the traumatic effect on families:

  • “One little girl asked her dad, are we going to die?” (04:08)

• Armstrong’s Reaction to Arrest:

  • Quote: "As someone who majored in African American studies, I can tell you that that is the closest I ever felt to slavery in my life. Being shackled as if I was a slave." (04:50–05:09 & 20:33)
  • Satirized by Carson: "She knows what she's talking about because she majored in African American studies, which will get you no job whatsoever." (05:15)

• Rob’s Critique: Carson openly mocks Armstrong’s hyperbolic comparisons of arrest to slavery, using farm and ship analogies.

• Ethical Concerns: Debate around Lemon’s role as a journalist vs. activist:

  • "That isn't journalism. You're spewing nonsense at him just to try to convince him of your viewpoint protest. We're here to worship. We're here to worship Jesus because that's the hope of these cities, that's the hope of the world, is Jesus Christ." (06:41–06:53)

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2. Activist Tactics and Community Response (08:32 - 10:13)

• Details on the “General Strike”:
  • Somali and leftist organizers push for a city-wide walkout to pressure the government ("not to go to work, not to go to school, not spend a single penny") regarding ICE activities.
  • Carson scoffs at the potential impact:
    "How do you shut down a Somali business when 89% of the Somali population in Minneapolis is on welfare?" (08:51–09:12)
  • General Strike Organizer: "Remember, all of these things are tied into capitalism" (10:03)
  • Carson: "It's communism." (10:09)

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3. News Headlines & Economic Commentary (10:20 - 16:26)

• Fed Appointment: Kevin Warsh set to replace Jerome Powell as Chair—Carson jokes about the pronunciation ("Warsh" vs. "wash").
• Criminal Case Update: Luigi Mangioni will not face the death penalty for a high-profile murder; Carson argues for life sentences over executions.
• Positive Economic Indicators: Trump’s approval among Hispanics on the rise, U.S. manufacturing returning, and a reduction in the trade deficit.
  • Economic Analyst: "This has been going down huge... -56 would be the biggest, going back to July of last year... last time we had a deficit under 30 billion... going back to 2009." (15:50–16:26)

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4. Cultural Parody & Satire (29:11 - 33:19)

• Bruce Springsteen’s Song Satire: Carson and Tony Kennett critique a new protest anthem in the style of "Streets of Minneapolis," mocking its lack of musical and lyrical inspiration.
  • Tony Kennett: "I've seen better rhymes and meter in Dr. Seuss." (31:06)
  • Carson: "...this is like some sort of an intellectual fart. I mean, there's just nothing there… He’s trying to take part in this movement. He hasn’t had relevance in a very long time" (31:44–32:23)

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5. Double Standards in Law Enforcement / Media (21:39 - 23:46)

• With Tony Kennett (Daily Signal):
  • Comparison of Don Lemon’s arrest with previous incidents (e.g., Steve Baker at the Capitol, Planned Parenthood undercover films).
  • Kennett: "Where was all of this then? Where was the whining and the crying then?" (22:40)

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6. Ballot Center Raid in Fulton County (23:07 - 24:58)

• Skepticism over Transparency:

  • Tony Kennett takes a wait-and-see approach: "You want Tulsi Gabber go in there, knock a few heads around... Let me see the ballots, then let’s actually see the evidence. You say it's there? Well, I'm going to hold you to that." (23:28–23:46)

• Media Parody:

  • Carson and Kennett, in joking fashion, liken a nervous county commissioner’s statement to ethnically inspired SNL characters.

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7. Minneapolis & Protest Fallout (25:04 - 28:57)

• ICE & Tom Homan Appointment:
  • Kennett: "I call me sexist, don’t care. I think a middle-aged man should be in these kinds of positions because we don’t have little photo shoot goofy giddy nonsense." (25:45)
  • Discussion of civil unrest and street-level protest tactics; question of whether incidents (e.g., attack on Ilhan Omar) are staged.

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8. Trends in Activism & Political Movements (33:17 - 35:39)

• Mockery of Protest Efficacy:

  • Carson on walkouts and general strikes: "At what moment are these little movement ... going to bear any kind of fruit? They don't decent. They're not built on anything." (34:26–34:37)

• Decline of Left-Wing Satire vs. Rise of Conservative Comedy:

  • Carson: "The Democrat party is doing a death spiral into hell. They ... cannot be taken seriously anymore." (35:09)

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9. Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Rob Carson’s recurring jabs at Lemon:
  "He’s not going anywhere. He’s going to jail." (01:10)

• Nakia Armstrong's viral quote:
  "...closest I ever felt to slavery in my life. Being shackled as if I was a slave." (04:50, 20:33)

• On Musical Protest Attempts:
  Tony Kennett: "I've seen better rhymes and meter in Dr. Seuss." (31:06)
  Rob Carson: "...like some sort of an intellectual fart." (31:44)

• On protest futility:
  "How do Somalis stay home from work when they don’t..." (33:18–end)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Don Lemon’s Arrest & Parody: 00:21 – 08:32
• Protests & Social Justice Activism: 08:32 – 10:13
• Economic and Political Headlines: 10:20 – 16:26
• Double Standards in Law Enforcement & Media: 21:39 – 23:46
• Fulton County Ballot Raid: 23:07 – 24:58
• ICE, Minneapolis & Activism: 25:04 – 28:57
• Music Parody Segment: 29:11 – 33:19
• Trends in Activism & Mockery: 33:17 – 35:39

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Tone & Style

The episode adopts Rob Carson’s trademark sarcastic, irreverent style, blending hard-nosed conservative commentary with quick-witted humor and frequent musical parodies. While covering serious policy and cultural clashes, the tone remains comedic and mocking, particularly towards progressive activists, mainstream media figures like Don Lemon, and establishment politicians.

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For Listeners Who Missed the Show

If you missed this episode, you’ll come away understanding:

• The controversy around Don Lemon’s involvement in a church protest, what happened, and why it matters both legally and culturally.
• How left-leaning protest tactics are being portrayed and parodied in conservative media.
• Rob Carson and Tony Kennett’s critiques of media double standards, left-wing activism, and protest symbolism.
• The general mockery of ineffective protests, both at the grassroots level and in celebrity musical commentary.
• Economic updates and forthcoming policy changes discussed in the lens of conservative values.

The show mixes news, satire, and culture wars into an entertaining overview—roasting what Carson considers hypocrisy and ineffectiveness among progressives, while promoting conservative confidence and humor.

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Transcript

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[Rob Carson]

And by the grace of God, it is finally Friday. We start off the show with some famous last words from Don Lemon.

[Tony Ken]

Look, I stand proud and I stand tall. All this is not a victory lap for me because it's not over. They're going to try again and they're.

[Rob Carson]

Going to try again.

[Tony Ken]

And guess what? Here I am. Keep trying. That's not going to stop me from being a journalist. You're not going to diminish my voice.

[Rob Carson]

Go ahead.

[Tony Ken]

Make me into the new Jimmy Kimmel if you want.

[Rob Carson]

Okay.

[Tony Ken]

Because I'm not going anywhere. And I'm going to believe the same things whether you want to.

[Rob Carson]

Whatever.

[Tony Ken]

None of this is about justice.

[Rob Carson]

What is it about? Power.

[Tony Ken]

And it's about people who are incompetent.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah. Guess what? Not able. You are going somewhere. The feds. The feds are calling. To jail. Yeah. Don Lemon got arrested at the Grammys.

[Tony Ken]

I know, I know.

[Rob Carson]

You stormed a church. Oh, it's so good. And now you're gonna pay. Thank you, God. Thank you for Friday and thank you for dining. You had a.

[Tony Ken]

In that church riot.

[Rob Carson]

Jim Gossett, everybody, right here on a Friday on the Rob Carson Show. Come on. Won't be long till you're taken away. I think he'd probably prefer the bottom bunk, not the top.

[Tony Ken]

You're such a hack. It's certain they'll arrest.

[Rob Carson]

You will regret the chaos that you wrought.

[Tony Ken]

A bad.

[Rob Carson]

To storm a house of worship. Yeah, not a good idea there. Donny. Donny boy. Oh, Donny boy, you have been caught. Wow. Gives me goosebumps. Makes me all tingly. Don Lemon, disgraced former CNA CNN anchor, arrested Thursday night, Los Angeles. He was at the Grammys. He's covering the Grammys. He was gonna be on a red carpet there, I guess. And he's going to. You know, he's been. According to cbs, the fb Homeland Security conducted the arrest in Los Angeles and he's been charged with. Apparently they're Looking at what they call the Ku Klux Klan act or the enforcement of 1871, which outlaws interfering with civil rights like religious worship and all of that. Of course, he says that he was just covering the story. Here's Don covering the story of a church invasion. Tell us why you're doing this.

[Tony Ken]

This is Operation Pull up, more of a clandestine operation. We show up somewhere that is a key location. They don't expect us to come there. And then we.

[Rob Carson]

Nakia Armstrong of. Of Black Lives Matter, she was arrested, too.

[Tony Ken]

We're up business as usual. So that's what we're about to go do right now.

[Rob Carson]

One of the people in the. In the church broke her arm, and. And then the parents tried to get their kids from the daycare, and these guys stopped them from doing it. One little girl asked her dad, are we going to die?

[Tony Ken]

Demanding justice for Renee Good? And letting them know that this will not stand. They cannot pretend to be a house of God while harboring someone who is directing ICE agents to wreak havoc upon our community. And who killed Renee Good?

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, here's Nakia Armstrong yesterday talking about her arrest. You better sit down for this, because this is just. This is. This is priceless. This is. This is priceless. She says that because she got handcuffed because she was arrested, that it's the closest. It's the closest she's been to slavery.

[Tony Ken]

We have belly chains around our waist, and we had handcuffs with bars in the middle. As someone who majored in African American studies, I can tell you that that is the closest I ever felt to slavery in my life. Being shackled as if I was a slave.

[Rob Carson]

A slave.

[Tony Ken]

It is unacceptable and unconscionable. But it's on brand for.

[Rob Carson]

Well, she knows what she's talking about because she majored in African American studies, which will get you no job whatsoever. Yeah, so? So. So being arrested and wearing handcuffs was the closest she's felt to being a slave. Has she ever been on a ship before? I'm wondering if the last time she was on a ship, if she felt like a slave, you know, because a lot of the slaves came over on ships. I wonder if she had some PTSD for something that happened 170 years before she was born. I wonder if she drove by a field, like a field, and she. She felt close to being a slave because she drove by a farm field in the South. You know, there are a lot of ways, I guess you could probably feel like a slave if you really. If you really wanted to, but she has an African American Studies degree again, which will get you exactly nothing as far as a job is concerned. Wow. I mean, this is just too good. I didn't even expect this. This glorious stuff to happen on this Friday. What a great way to start a Friday. Here's. Here's Don Lemon being a reporter in the church with the. With the pastor there. What do you think of this? I mean, this is unacceptable. It's shameful. It's shameful to interrupt a public gather of Christians in worship, but there were folks who will say, I have to.

[Tony Ken]

Take care of my flock.

[Rob Carson]

Listen, we live in a.

[Tony Ken]

There's a constitution in the First Amendment.

[Rob Carson]

To freedom of speech and freedom to assemble. That isn't journalism. You're spewing nonsense at him just to try to convince him of your. Of your viewpoint protest. We're here to worship. We're here to worship Jesus because that's.

[Tony Ken]

The hope of these cities.

[Rob Carson]

That's the hope of the world, is Jesus Christ. I'm going to be very respectful. Please don't push me, though. Don't push me. Don't push me. He didn't push him, man. You invaded his friggin church, for God's sake. Here's Don Lemon before the. Before the church service when the people were fleeing in fear. This guy here hugging his kid. And, you know, I imagine it's uncomfortable and traumatic for the people here, but again, careful. It's very slippery right here. It's uncomfortable and traumatic for the people here, but that's what. Really careful, please. Really slippery. Not kidding. That's what protesting is about. And so it doesn't sound like reporting objectively. That sounds like you're part of the damn protest. There you go. Well, there you go, Donnie. Donnie's not gonna be attending the Grammys because he got arrested. So there is that. Here's a little bit more from the. The protest inside the church.

[Tony Ken]

As you can see, all these pretend Christians, all these white people who are living.

[Rob Carson]

I don't think he majored in African American studies.

[Tony Ken]

Lavish, comfortable lives while children are dragged into concentration camps.

[Rob Carson]

You're living real life. Maybe Pirate studies.

[Tony Ken]

Right, Lattes. Doing absolutely nothing for your Latino and Somali brothers and sisters. You are a fake Christian. Why are you not.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, that's just a protest. No terrifying things. Yeah. You know what? Screw them. There you go. How about that? Screw them all. That's what I got to say. Honestly, just ridiculous. Oh, I don't know if you do this today. Today is the big walkout. They tried something on the 20th, on the inauguration day. Of Donald Trump and it was a fart in a Cat 5 hurricane. Nobody did a dang thing. But now that Elhan Omar is a Mayan, then, then, then the whole country is going to shut down.

[Tony Ken]

Adjacency is what is allowing for this occupation and terror to continue. So we are asking for people on Friday the 30th to pressure this government to get ice out of our city and our states.

[Rob Carson]

We're asking people not to go to.

[Tony Ken]

Work, not to go to school, not spend a single penny. It is really important.

[Rob Carson]

He's asking Somali businesses to shut down today. And I, I would recommend that you, you parents in, in Minneapolis keep your imaginary children from the daycare that doesn't have any children today out of protest. And by the way, how do you shut down a Somali business when 89% of the Somali population in Minneapolis is on welfare for us?

[Tony Ken]

Have you all stand in solidarity with.

[Rob Carson]

Us, our community, really. I'm staying home from work. Well, you're not working in the first place to actually go to school. They haven't been able to actually go to work.

[Tony Ken]

They haven't been able to feed their families and have the resources that they need. And it's really important.

[Rob Carson]

They're not getting food stamps anymore. God. And getting government free stuff anymore. What the hell?

[Tony Ken]

Collective action. It is really urgent for us to have support from everyone in the United States.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, well, that's not gonna happen. Here's a. Here's another one of these idiots saying they're gonna shut down the country today.

[Tony Ken]

We're striking Friday.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, all of us.

[Tony Ken]

We are striking Friday.

[Rob Carson]

It would help if you weren't a bunch of idiots. It's a nation you're more likely to have people follow if you're not an idiot. Nationwide general strike. Yeah.

[Tony Ken]

That means you don't go to work.

[Rob Carson]

Sure. You don't go to. I'm sure you probably don't anyway. You don't shop.

[Tony Ken]

Remember, all of these things are tied into capitalism.

[Rob Carson]

Capitalism. Okay, see, there you go. There you go. It's, it's. It's communism.

[Tony Ken]

Socioeconomic system that demands state violence, like what we're seeing in Minneapolis, but also what we saw years ago with Philando Castile.

[Rob Carson]

Oh, okay.

[Tony Ken]

So on Friday.

[Rob Carson]

Yes.

[Tony Ken]

What are we doing? What we're striking, guys, Great job.

[Rob Carson]

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[Rob Carson]

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[Tony Ken]

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[Rob Carson]

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[Tony Ken]

This has been going down huge. Expecting -44 billion.

[Rob Carson]

It comes in at -56 billion. More than expected. -56 would be the biggest going back to July of last year, when it was basically around 74 with a minus sign.

[Tony Ken]

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[Tony Ken]

We have belly chains around our waist and we had handcuffs with bars in the middle. As someone who majored in African American studies, I can tell you that that is the closest I ever felt to slavery in my life.

[Rob Carson]

That is Nakia Armstrong playing rectum Victoria. Victim, victim, victim. She, of course, raided the church in Minneapolis St. Paul, actually, along with Don Lemon. Don Lemon in custody made me smile. That has made my day, actually. But Nakia says because they put handcuffs on her, that it was the closest she'd been to being a slave. Now, I grew up on a farm in Iowa, and I worked fields from about age 9 or 10. Involuntarily, my parents made me do it. So I guess technically I was pretty close to slavery. I don't know. I don't know if you're going to use that as the bellwether. I'm wondering if Nikki has ever been on a ship because that might make her real close to slavery, too. Joining us on the Newsmax hotline, one of our unusual suspects, Tony Ken at the Daily Signal, of course, does a great radio program and livestream at WICB in glorious Indianapolis, Indiana. How are you today, sir?

[Tony Ken]

I'm fantastic. Any day that I get to wake up and watch the tears roll down and the, I guess the curdled bits of Botox roll Jennifer Welch's face. It's a good day.

[Rob Carson]

Oh, my God. That woman is. I mean, wow. She's so crazy. The Humane Society would not adopt cats to her. They would not. They'd be. Nope, nope. You've got too many.

[Tony Ken]

We're gonna say the Humane Society wouldn't take her.

[Rob Carson]

No, no, they wouldn't. You want to talk about a dog you don't want to adopt? You do not want that in your house.

[Tony Ken]

I wouldn't want that in my yard. My goodness. But yeah, I mean, these fools are all acting like this. And this is best part. Remember when Steve Baker was arrested for just going into The Capitol. Not premeditated. Going in after the fact and filming what was going on. Remember when Kamala. Kamala Harris sent to the Justice Department, California, after someone simply covering Planned Parenthood? Where was all of this then? Where was the whining and the crying then?

[Rob Carson]

I know. Well, you know, Chris Plant always says that if it weren't for double standards, Democrats would have no standards. All. So there is that. There is that. Man, there's so much to talk about today. What do you think about this. This raid of the. Of the. The. The voting. The ballot center in. In Fulton County, Georgia, that was. Got a lot of. Got a lot of Democrats all sorts of freaked out. You think it was on the up and up, Be like, come on in, look at them, check them out. Not so much.

[Tony Ken]

I just. Whenever I hear about Fulton County, Georgia, and I hear about the situation, I'm in one position, and I guess that neither side really seems to be quite satisfied with. So maybe you'll be able to help me out here. I'm just. I'm just waiting to see. Not in a. Not in a skeptical way and not in an excited way. I'm just waiting to see. Yeah, I'm like, all right, I hear you.

[Rob Carson]

You want to.

[Tony Ken]

You want to go in there. You want Tulsi Gabbard? Go in there, knock a few heads around.

[Rob Carson]

All right, cool.

[Tony Ken]

Let me see the ballots, then let's actually see the evidence. You say it's there. Well, I'm going to hold you to that. You know, you said the FBI to do a big raid. You know, admittedly not Melania's underwear drawer this time. So that's a step up.

[Rob Carson]

You know, Sydney Sweeney's underwear drawer. I wouldn't mind so much rating that. Okay, let's move on. So here's a. Here. Here is. Here's. Here is a commissioner in. In Fulton County. I want you to listen. She's fast talking, which usually means a little nervous here. Hi, everybody. Listen, I know you're watching the news.

[Tony Ken]

You're saying a lot of stuff about.

[Rob Carson]

This FBI raid at the Fulton county elections and registrations. I'm on the inside right now, so.

[Tony Ken]

I just want you to be, like.

[Rob Carson]

Real discerning about all that you're hearing from people who are on the outside. You know what kind of reminded me of tomorrow, Tony? You remember Jurassic park, the movie?

[Tony Ken]

I do, very much.

[Rob Carson]

You remember. You remember Wayne Knight when he was. He was going to steal the embryos and he was all nervous.

[Tony Ken]

I'm going up the machine.

[Rob Carson]

I thought maybe, you know, I get somebody something because I don't only sweets. And I think I'm gonna get something salty. I thought maybe some kind of reminded me of that actually.

[Tony Ken]

She just looks like, I don't know if the people that are listening to this, you know, not watching on Rumble or something, they can't see that. She looks as though Kanye west and one of the nutcrackers from Christmas had a baby you in the world. She was wearing a decrepit post it note. My goodness. And you're like, I'm on the inside here. And I'm like, well, yeah, I mean I guess the electrical equipment is probably inside this time of year.

[Rob Carson]

My goodness. Yeah, it was like a Nehru nutcracker I think is what, what you'd call.

[Tony Ken]

It's like somebody left a saltine out in the sun too long.

[Rob Carson]

What else we got going on here? Well, we got, let's see. Oh, what's going on in, in Minneapolis. You got Chase. He of course is still kind of spewing the, you know, kind of, I guess hinting at civil war, even though, you know, Tom Homan is in charge there. I had mentioned earlier this week when Donald Trump decided to put Homan in that it was a brilliant chess move that he was defusing the Democrat rage machine up there and still being, you know, they're still going to turn over the illegals at the jails. They're still going to be doing that stuff. So I thought it was a brilliant move. What are your thoughts on what's going on up there in the.

[Tony Ken]

Well, I mean regarding Tom Holman. I've been calling for that for weeks. Yeah, this is something that I have been rather frustrated with. Obviously no one like Chuck Schumer or any of his ilk has any room to talk when it comes to who needs to be replaced or impeached. I would be more than happy to see Christine swapped out for Tom Holman so that just be up front. I don't care for Barbie. You and I have talked about this before. I don't care who it is. I think, and I call me sexist, don't care. I think that a middle aged man should be in these kinds of positions because we don't have little photo shoot goofy giddy nonsense.

[Rob Carson]

Sorry.

[Tony Ken]

Not sorry. No, I know before we get emails, I remember saying, hey, we don't know a whole lot about this Alex Preddy situation yet. But before you get out ahead of your skis and call him Mother Teresa, ICU nurse, lovable, kind veg and all this stuff, I said there's going to be more footage that came out and I said it on this program. And lo and behold, we got footage that was so damning, that showed his character so clear, him begging for a confrontation with the feds. They had to claim it was AI and they have no response still when someone will say, oh, it was AI and like the family has literally confirmed the video's real. Yeah, it's hilarious.

[Rob Carson]

And he, he was getting more and more agitated and more violent by the week. And I like to use the Chihuahua on the other side of the fence of a pit bull as a, as an example because, you know, a little dog is very yippee. And they get more angry and more this and more that. And then of course you remove the fence and you get your ass kicked. And that's what happen up there. What are your thoughts on the, the magic loogie that hit Elon Omar? Actually, it was just apple cider vinegar. Apple cider vinegar from this guy who was sitting right there in the front row unvetted. What are you thinking about that?

[Tony Ken]

Everybody else apparently like wanted to go in and talk about whether it was staged or not. And that didn't interest me as much because I don't. Here's why. There were two things that were more important to pull out of that situation. Number one is if that guy would have been shot. Shot, that would have been his own fault. Yes, everyone's saying that. Oh, well, you only, you know, I have believe in law enforcement because of the people who are. No. If you were dumb enough to break the law in front of a, in a high tech situation, no matter what it is, and you are putting yourself in your life, in your own hands. So he would have had it coming if that had happened. Number two, and I'm just going to be real, she then charged the dude.

[Rob Carson]

I know, I know.

[Tony Ken]

I'm going to show you. And I'm like, what on God's green or you don't charge someone who is attacking you, you dumb bananas and rice goofball.

[Rob Carson]

Did you see that woman who was arrested who, who said that she was abused and all that? And she talked, she said bananas and rice and all that. And they had her hijab off yesterday. And in the arrest photo and there are no bandages. I'm guessing bananas and rice have miracle healing abilities because she had a hell of a head injury last week.

[Tony Ken]

You better be careful saying that. We're going to see banana and rice supplements advertised on CNN next week.

[Rob Carson]

Well, I gotta tell you, if, if it is found that Elon Musk or Elon Elon Omar staged the vinegar attack. She's going to be quite a pickle. She's going to be in quite a pickle. Ah, not worth it.

[Tony Ken]

Gotten to real wine, though.

[Rob Carson]

Yes, a little bit of credit there.

[Tony Ken]

That's about as close as she got.

[Rob Carson]

All right, we're gonna get into that a little bit more with Tony, Ken and I've got a bunch of other stuff we want to get to on the other side. Let's take a break and come back. This is the Rob Carson show show. Through the winter.

[Tony Ken]

Avenue a city of flame fought fire and ice Neath and occupiers boots.

[Rob Carson]

That's Bruce Springsteen.

[Tony Ken]

Street Private army from the DHS guns belted to the.

[Rob Carson]

Wow.

[Tony Ken]

Came to Minneapolis.

[Rob Carson]

He should have just stuck with Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer with, you know, the saxophone and all of that stuff. But there he is. He's. He's come up with a new. A new anthem. Streets of Minneapolis. He did Streets of Philadelphia about 35 years ago with the Tom Hanks movie. And now he's. And of course, everything, that everything's. All of the narratives in Minneapolis are falling apart. Tony Kennett of the the Daily show signal. We were finding out that Renee Goode, not so much. We're finding out that this guy, the guy who trotted blank on his name.

[Tony Ken]

Oh, Alex Preddy.

[Rob Carson]

Alex pretty. Alex pretty. Alex Pretty. He was nuts. His wife left him. There was all sorts of stuff going on. He was fired from his job for a number of things. He was becoming increasingly unhinged. But Bruce Springsteen, of course, decided to. To be. To come up with a. With a folk song about it, which is ultimately making him gonna look like a fool eventually, but go ahead.

[Tony Ken]

So I, I'm really glad that you didn't just brush past Bruce Springs. I thought, man, if he introduces it with Bruce Springsteen, doesn't let me comment on it.

[Rob Carson]

I want to set you up, man. I'm here to tee you up.

[Tony Ken]

Saturday Night Live series called the Lawrence Welk show. And oh, yes, really ugly and hi, Duney. Yes, kind of a thing. That's what rhymes. This was like. They have like Will Ferrell come out and go. I like to take walks on the beach if it's within reach. And it's like really awful. But it's meant to be that way. Bruce Springsteen saw that and went, write that down.

[Rob Carson]

Write that down.

[Tony Ken]

I've seen better rhymes and meter in Dr. Seuss.

[Rob Carson]

I know. Listen, listen. Years ago, I remember when George Bush was the president, Green Day came up with an album called American Idiot. And as stupid as it was, as stupid as the sentiment was, it was written with passion. There was some fairly good songs. Songs. There were some very good songs. Springsteen. This is just like. And I mean, this is like some sort of an intellectual fart. I mean, there's. There's just nothing there. He's just. He's trying to. He's reaching so much. He's like, well, tell me something about Minneapolis, Nicolette Avenue. I'm gonna work that in. Nicolette Avenue.

[Tony Ken]

It sounds like him trying to say nicotine in a Jewel song in the 90s. It's that awful. You and I are musicians. We understand this. It's something that bothered me so much.

[Rob Carson]

So he.

[Tony Ken]

It's in the key of D, is the song. All right, and then he goes up to G, goes up to the fourth, and then back down to the first, and then back up to the fourth.

[Rob Carson]

Wow.

[Tony Ken]

No fifth. There's no sixth minor. There's no second minor. No variation.

[Rob Carson]

I was saying the same damn thing. Holy hell, you are reading my mind.

[Tony Ken]

It bothers me. This is a music perspective. I mean, don't get me wrong, I'm not claiming to be the authority on music, but at least be creative. Produce something better than this. Dear sweet Moses and Abash.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah. You know, this is. It's uninspired. It's. It's something that he is writing out of haste because he wants to take part in this. This movement. He's. He's not. Clearly. He hasn't had any relevance in a very long time. Clarence died, so his concerts aren't very good anymore.

[Tony Ken]

I just don't know at this point what, like, everyone used to make fun of how, like, the only. Like, you had Chuck Norris and Clint Eastwood. Those were the only major right wing celebrities. There was that whole Family Guy song with Rush Limbaugh. Republican Town.

[Rob Carson]

Oh, yes.

[Tony Ken]

And that joke has kind of flipped on its head because now you have Natalie Portman, Whoopi Goldberg, and Bruce Springsteen crying every other day while Rosie o' Donnell is over in Ireland getting chatter like, that's their lineup. And then whatever LGBTQ abomination dresses up as a drag queen star. This is Lady Gaga. Who knows they're bringing forward.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah. Produce. Good stuff. Well, and then today, of course, they're all wanting everybody to not work today. Right. So that Today, on the 20th, the whole country was supposed to walk out and walk into offices of your congressman and say, donald Trump needs to be impeached. That didn't happen. Nothing happened. Yeah. On the 20th? No, no, it was a big deal. They made a big deal out of it. It wasn't a big deal, but they let me see if I can find the psa. It was funny as hell. And then today, now Ilhan Omar, who doesn't know when to shut up, honestly, she's under a lot of heavy investigation. I think she's gonna hopefully go to jail or be expelled from the country, for God's sake. Yeah, but. But she's out there shooting her mouth off and she wants everybody to stay home. And I'm like, how do Somali stay home from work when they don't work?

[Tony Ken]

Yeah, I don't really know that you can get out there and say, what are you staying home from? Sure. Obviously very, very important. Again, I'm. I seem to be forgetting because they just had a day where they crippled their own economy.

[Rob Carson]

Yes.

[Tony Ken]

And they said, everyone stay inside and don't do any business.

[Rob Carson]

Yes.

[Tony Ken]

Screwed themselves over.

[Rob Carson]

Yes.

[Tony Ken]

Now they're doing this. At what moment are these little movement like excited little boycott activities that they put together going to bear any kind of fruit?

[Rob Carson]

They.

[Tony Ken]

They don't decent.

[Rob Carson]

They're not built on anything. And by the way, if I were in Minneapolis, I would be keeping my imaginary children from the daycare that doesn't have any children today. Out of protest, I would. Here's the PSA from the 20th. I miss mad as hell and I'm.

[Tony Ken]

Not gonna take it anymore.

[Rob Carson]

On January 20, we are walk Free.

[Tony Ken]

America and walking in to remove the regime. We're walking out of work, walking out of school, we're walking out of anywhere.

[Rob Carson]

And did anybody do that? Tony?

[Tony Ken]

That's the most extra. If that was true. That's the most exercise most of these people have gotten in over a decade.

[Rob Carson]

I know. You know, I like to say that the Democrat Party is doing a death spiral into hell. They. And also the conservative comedy is on the Ascension because the left can't be taken seriously anymore. And Gutfeld the other night just said, you know what? I'm just done. I'm done with your nonsense. It is all just so overwhelming, over the top, just ultimate nonsense. You yell Nazi, Nazi, Nazi. I hear blah, blah, blah. And that's the way it's becoming. And I'm not concerned. We have to get out and vote. I get it. We have to be motivated. I get it. But nobody wants to follow these people into battle.

[Tony Ken]

And that's one of the reasons why it is so important when they're so interested in acting crazy that right now people on the right need to act normal. Because remember, the Biden administration, they fell for this, too. Oh, we'll just act crazy. And it was. It was a bad move. So this is why I'm satisfied with Tom Holman. He walks in there, yes. Six presidents are all stupid, and, oh, yeah, 7:30am Press conference. Suck it. I have work to do.

[Rob Carson]

He just looks like the guy who's the commissioner in CSI Minneapolis. I mean, he really does. He's so calm and cool. And you just. You cannot argue with this guy. He's just. Ah, brother, I tell you, between you and me, we're like 150% right on the time. I swear to God, it's crazy.

[Tony Ken]

Exhausting for the audience.

[Rob Carson]

All they do. All they do. All right, that's going to do it for the. The. Our segment today, brother. Where can people find your glorious podcast and whatnot?

[Tony Ken]

You can find us on the Daily Signal, on YouTube or Rumble. You can follow me on Twitter if you have to, but that's for masochists only.

[Rob Carson]

All right, very good. Talk to you soon, brother. God bless. Take a break and come back. This is the Rob Carson. Joe, come on. It is a Rob Garson. Joe, apropo of nothing. I'm gonna play you something real quick here. I've. I listen to a lot of good music, and I was thinking about this this morning because sometimes I just put little screenshots of my Spotify playlist in the car, and I found somebody online here named Thorbjorn Reisinger and the Black Tornado. He's a blues band. And this is his song. Heart Full of sorrow Worlds and a myth My latest addiction My soul's a mystery all the words cannot express Called last train Some say it's sunshine Some say it's rain Rolled up easy way Going down on midnight train Real quick Feel like I'm riding on a left train. Okay, there you go. That's all I'm gonna give you. Thorbjorn Reisinger. Just. Just try to Google it. T H O R B J O R N R I S A G E R I listen to a lot of new music, Ray. I've been listening to Ray. I know I'm the last person you expected. Listen to Ray. She's got a song called where the Hell Is My Husband? She's up for a bunch of Grammys. You got to listen to her. She's like. Like Amy Winehouse meets Adele meets Beyonce meets. I don't even know. She's phenomenal. Phenomenal. I share that because music is such a passion. Such a passion to me, by the way, in case you didn't know. Let's see. Tim Waltz, he says that he's never going to run for public office again. Did you hear this? We're already doing it. Do you regret jumping out before such a consequential moment? No. And. And part of it was, look, I recognize that I'm a lightning rod. And this is a tough. It's a tough space for. I'm a lightning rod. You're. I know they hate me personally, and they take it out on my constituents because he's a lightning rod. White guys who are former governors tend to land on their feet. Okay. Type of thing. But in all fairness, on the timing, I removed myself. And then two days later, Renee Goode is murdered. But I think one of the things is, I have no political consideration, will never run for an elected office again. Never again. Never again. Amy Klobuchar is gonna run for governor. I hope and pray she doesn't. If that's the case, then Minnesotans are dumber than I could ever imagine. But there's the possibility she could name him senator, which would be even more laughable. That's that. Okay, so we got our number two of the show. Mary Walter is going to join us. We got some unbelievable news about Fulton County, Georgia, and Russia. Collusion. Guess who came up with it. Oh, you're going to be not surprised, actually. But it's big. Don't go anywhere.

[Tony Ken]

This is the right choice.