From Delaware to D.C.—Optimism on Full Blast

Summary

The Rob Carson Show – "From Delaware to D.C.—Optimism on Full Blast"

Date: June 1, 2026
Host: Rob Carson
Guest: Lt. Col. Tony Schaefer
Key Topics: Community, conservative optimism, LA mayoral race, Mike Pence & party politics, U.S.-Iran tension, scandal in Maine Senate race

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Episode Overview

This episode of The Rob Carson Show is a vibrant blend of personal anecdotes, sharp political commentary, and news analysis with Rob's hallmark humor. Carson celebrates personal milestones, reflects on positive community interactions, and dives deep into pivotal political developments—from shifting political trends among Black Americans, the growing influence of the populist right, and the LA mayoral race to the escalating U.S.–Iran conflict and a scandal rocking the Maine Senate race. Packed with pointed critiques, playful parody, and moments of memorable camaraderie, this episode is both optimistic and combative, embodying Carson’s mission to “overwhelm the left with joy and faith and patriotism.”

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1. Opening & Community Positivity (00:40 – 06:02)

Personal Announcements and Gratitude

• Rob announces upcoming days off to spend with his daughter and dog, expressing profound gratitude for family and past sacrifices.
• Shares excitement about participating in the Talkers convention and being recognized in the top 10 political commentary podcasts.

Building Bridges in the Community

• Rob describes an impromptu cookout with his apartment complex neighbors:
  • Engaged with a group of mostly Black and Hispanic men, learning many were conservatives and Trump voters.
  • The initial social tension dissipated as they discovered shared values and enjoyed music together.
  • Reflects on how labels and identity politics don’t align with real-life interactions:

    “They didn’t even care. They didn’t even say, hey, you’re white, not one single time. And I didn’t say, hey, you’re black, not one single time. It’s weird. Turns out… every one of them I talked to is conservative and voted for Trump. What? Yeah. Yeah.” – Rob Carson [05:20]

  • Distributed “Blessed Beyond Belief” shirts, emphasizing his drive to uplift—"entertain, inform, and motivate people, to do good, to overwhelm the left with joy and faith and patriotism.”
• The experience inspires hope for the country, underlining the disconnect between media narratives and people’s real values.

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2. LA Mayoral Race: A Turning Tide? (06:02 – 11:51)

Shift in Political Demographics

• Carson covers a poll showing Republican Spencer Pratt with a (narrow) lead in the LA mayoral race, noting significant Hispanic voter support.
  • Mocks mainstream media for their inability to predict or accept conservative rises.

Exposing Left Organizing Hypocrisy

• Plays clips of Councilwoman “Nitwit Rahman” (Nithya Raman), highlighting what he sees as her hypocrisy regarding homeless encampments near schools and her own home.

  “She vetoed a bill that would keep homeless encampments from being 500ft within 500ft of elementary schools. And then she had a problem with somebody setting up a homeless encampment in front of her multimillion dollar gated home.” – Rob Carson [07:54]

• Highlights Spencer Pratt’s forthrightness in responding to media accusations of self-promotion.

  “Politics is not fun. And now I’m deep in politics fighting a machine that is against the truth.” – Spencer Pratt [09:14]

Parody & Satire

• Jim Gossett’s musical parody skewers LA mayor Karen Bass and lauds Spencer Pratt [10:46]:

  “Let me tell you about Karen Bass. Woman has no class. She’s soft on crime…. Let me tell you about Spencer Pratt. Just imagine that Karen. He could be. That would be a treat.”

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3. Party Politics & Mike Pence's Relevance (12:01 – 18:49)

Family Joy & Optimism

• Rob reiterates joyful anticipation for family time.

The GOP Divide & Mike Pence's Critique

• Lampoons Mike Pence as emblematic of a fading, irrelevant Republican establishment.
• Plays a series of Pence soundbites regarding:
  • His offense at a proposed January 6th reconciliation fund:

    “Does anybody care that Mike Pence is offended? Anyone out there or anybody. I’m not seeing any hand...” – Rob Carson [14:29]

  • Dismisses Pence’s warnings about the risk of the GOP drifting from conservative values:

    “Your party is dead. You killed it, Mike. That’s why you’re no longer in relevant or necessary.” – Rob Carson [17:51]

  • Mocks Pence for equating populist conservatism with progressivism and nationalization, which Rob ridicules:

    “We’re not nationalizing companies. What the hell are you talking about? We are Reagan inspired. We are Trump inspired… but Donald Trump is making what Reagan did pale by comparison… it is a movement of good and of God on top of all of that.” [18:57]

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4. U.S.–Iran Escalation & Global Affairs (21:01 – 27:37)

BREAKING: Strikes Against Iran

• Patrick McHenry breaks news on recent U.S. military strikes against Iranian sites after Iran shot down a U.S. drone and launched retaliatory missile attacks [21:01].

Security, Energy, & Middle East Policy

• Lt. Col. Tony Schaefer joins for analysis:
  • Predicts direct military action will be unavoidable given Iran’s provocations.
  • Critiques Iranian leadership as religious extremists intent on regional apocalypse, separating the regime from ordinary Iranians.

    “This is an evil, evil country where its leaders are out to destroy the world, period. It’s their philosophy, their religion demands that they create the apocalypse. Now, this isn’t… the Persian people. This is indicative of the Shia leaders… We could never permit the Iranians to have any form of nuclear weapon, because… they would use it…” – Tony Schaefer [23:40]

  • U.S. missed opportunities to support Iranian uprisings due to Obama-era policy, per Schaefer.
  • Advocates indirect methods to destabilize the Iranian regime (e.g., support for Kurdish independence).
  • Praises Israeli intelligence for disrupting Iran’s nuclear ambitions.

Satirical Relief

• Rob interjects humor about Middle Eastern stereotypes, e.g. “goat street,” reflecting the episode’s light-yet-critical tone [27:37].

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5. Maine Senate Race: Scandal, Ethics & Party Hypocrisy (30:12 – 39:14)

Graham Platner Scandal Detailed

• CBS and NBC reports confirm Democrat Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner sent explicit texts and has a history of controversial conduct.
• Rob and Tony Schaefer provide blistering commentary:
  • Platner’s Nazi tattoo, scandalous behavior, and attempts to absolve himself ("Oh, I didn’t know what it meant…") are eviscerated.

    “He is a creep supreme. He is a frightening man.” – Rob Carson [30:50] “Everything about him is evil. I mean, look at… the Nazi tattoo. ‘Oh, I didn’t know what it meant.’ Of course he knew what it meant…” – Tony Schaefer [31:18]

  • Platner depicted as the extreme of Democratic “moral ambiguity,” predicted to face criminal revelations.
  • Rob derides attempts to equate Platner’s flaws with typical political errors (contrasted to Ken Paxton in Texas).

    “You don’t have a Nazi tattoo and you don’t go on, as soon as you get married, an app to pick up young girls called Kick. That’s just sick. That’s just sick.” – Rob Carson [35:08]

Party Defensiveness & Fallout

• Panelists debate whether Democrats defending Platner will create lasting damage and ridicule for the party.
• Stephen Hayes sharply critiques Democratic partisanship:

  “You’ve got Democrats… calling [Platner] a good and decent man and arguing that… we really need him because he has to defeat Susan Collins, one of the most bipartisan members of Congress…” – Stephen Hayes [37:54]

• Patrick McHenry and others confirm the tattoo was indeed “Nazi,” not just “skull and crossbones,” reinforcing the gravity of Platner’s problematic past.

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6. Final Reflections & Takeaways

Carson’s Core Message

• Continues to champion faith, family, and a joyful, optimistic conservatism.
• Emphasizes the hollowness of the modern Democratic Party—“morally and intellectually bankrupt”—as scandals unfold and populism rises.

Hope and Historical Perspective

• Tony Schaefer and Rob predict a coming “millennial peace in the Middle East” with Trump at the helm, expressing faith in the effectiveness of new conservative leadership.
• Newt Gingrich quoted:

  “I am now convinced President Trump was on the edge of historic victory with regard to Iran.” [35:51]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “They didn’t even care. They didn’t even say, hey, you’re white, not one single time. And I didn’t say, hey, you’re black, not one single time.” – Rob Carson [05:20]
• “Your party is dead. You killed it, Mike. That’s why you’re no longer in relevant or necessary.” – Rob Carson on Mike Pence [17:51]
• “Everything about him is evil. I mean, look at… the Nazi tattoo. ‘Oh, I didn’t know what it meant.’ Of course he knew what it meant…” – Tony Schaefer on Graham Platner [31:18]
• “Politics is not fun. And now I’m deep in politics fighting a machine that is against the truth.” – Spencer Pratt [09:14]
• “I do believe we’re going to see a millennial peace in the Middle East. And I think Donald Trump’s going to do it, despite all the caterwauling and the Democrats and actually wishing that we’d lose.” – Rob Carson quoting Newt Gingrich [36:08]

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Key Timestamps

• 00:40 – 06:02: Personal stories; community & positivity; barbecue anecdote
• 06:02 – 11:51: LA mayoral race; Rahman/Bass/Spencer Pratt; media coverage; parody song
• 12:01 – 18:49: Family reflections; Mike Pence’s relevance; GOP divides; populist right v. establishment
• 21:01 – 27:37: US–Iran military conflict; Schaefer analysis; global strategy
• 30:12 – 39:14: Graham Platner scandal; panel debates; party hypocrisy; Hayes/McHenry soundbites

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Conclusion

This upbeat, sharply irreverent episode weaves together community optimism, political change, party critique, global affairs, and pointed satire. Carson maintains the “full blast” optimism of the title, repeatedly juxtaposing heartening personal experiences and the vibrancy of the conservative grassroots with the perceived failures and scandals of the political left. Both serious and comic, the episode is a testament to Rob Carson’s mission—entertain, inform, inspire—and a primer on the current conservative narrative.

Transcript

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[Tony Schaefer]

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[Rob Carson]

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[Jim Gossett]

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[Rob Carson]

This is the Rob Carson show, our number two of the show. Welcome to it. We've got a lot of stuff to get to. I'm quite excited this week. I, I'm gonna be taking Wednesday, Thursday and Friday off this week. I'll just give you a heads up. My kids are coming to see me and my daughter's going to stay with me all summer. And I, I can't contain my excitement. You see, before I moved to Washington D.C. i had gone no longer than three days seeing my daughter for nearly 20 years. And now my daughter lives 1600 or 16 hours away. And I can't wait to see my kids. So it is such a blessing, such a blessing. I can see my little dog. My mom gave me her dog and little Shih Tzu and her name's Desi. And I let my daughter keep her. I get to see Desi. Desi's gonna be staying here all summer. It's gonna be amazing. Looking forward to it. And then Friday I'm going to the Talkers convention. There's a website called Talkers Magazine and it's the, the bible of talk radio. And Michael Harrison is having me up there and I'm going up there with, with Ralph Renzi, who's now in charge of Newsmax podcasting and audio and doing a kick butt job, by the way. He's doing a kick butt job. He came in, took over. Sales are up like 300% and I made it to the top 10 podcasts for political commentary. Oh my gosh. So he's doing a great job. And my agent, Stephanie's going up there with me too. And it's going to be fun. It's going to be amazing. I mean, I'm even doing a panel. I'm part of a panel. I know, I know. I'm getting some respect from an industry that's beaten the snot out of me for 30 years. So it's kind of fun. It's kind of. Yesterday, I, I just had a marvelous weekend. I went to Delaware, went up to WGMDR anchor station there and did an event for first responders and it was just beautiful. It was beautiful outside. It was windy and chilly, but it was fine. And I got to meet so many of you who listened to the show, and it's such a blessing to do this, no matter where you listen. I hope eventually to. To meet you. I do. I know it's gonna be hard to meet millions of people. It is very important to me, and it's a thrill always. And yesterday I decided I was. I debated going down to, you know, walking down the Potomac river, and then I drove by the swimming pool at my apartment complex, and there were a bunch of people hanging out there. And I said, you know what I'm going to do? I'm going to go to the grocery store and I'm going to buy some burgers and some chips and some other stuff, and I'm just going to show up and say, my name's Rob. I live here. I'm your neighbor. Let's get to know each other. So I did that. And it turns out there was a group of brothers there, right? Probably about 10 guys. And they came in, a couple of them rode their motorcycles in, and I ended up talking to these guys, and they're spectacular, spectacular men. And a couple of women showed up, too. That was pretty amazing. And I got to talking to several of these guys, and in case you didn't know what brothers are, they're black guys. Okay, A couple Hispanic guys. But anyway, I was there. You know, I was the only white guy there, which was cool with me. And it was cool with them, too. They didn't even care. They didn't even say, hey, you're white, not one single time. And I didn't say, hey, you're black, not one single time. It's weird. Turns out a lot of them, in fact, every one of them I talked to is conservative and voted for Trump. What? Yeah. Yeah. And they all told me, at least the main guy, who was kind of host of the Deal, we had a life conversation, ended up going inside and playing pool. Thank you very much. He said that a lot of his friends left him left being his friend when he said that he voted for Donald Trump. But he talked to me about the Democrat Party and what it has done to the black community in America, America's inner cities. And it was a fantastic conversation. It was a fantastic and positive conversation. And I told him that my mantra and the reason why I'm here is to entertain, inform, and motivate people, to do good, to overwhelm the left with joy and faith and patriotism. And then at the end of the Evening I gave them all these new T shirts that I have that say Blessed beyond Belief. That's Rush Limbaugh, was the EIB network. I'm the BBB network. Blessed beyond Belief. And it has a picture of a crucifix and a microphone and my, my name on my logo. And then blessed the words blessed beyond belief. And. And I gave him a choice between don't catch a stupid or blessed beyond belief. And they all wanted blessed beyond belief. Then each one of these gentlemen, about half of them were wearing either a crucifix or a pendant that had Jesus face on it. And I thought that was pretty cool. I thought that was really cool. And I enjoyed fellowship with them. And then I brought down Buck my Bronco and we listened to some crazy music like California Love and I mean all sorts of music and jam to some tunes. And it was delightful. It really was delightful. And that this just, it adds to my positivity about the country and how the Democrat party is absolutely awful. Not a force for good. Nitwit Rahman, who's not going to be the mayor of Los Angeles, she's in third place and fading. But the mayoral race between Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and Spencer Pratt just tightened, it looks like. From the California Post. Spencer Pratt's ahead. He's ahead by one point, which means he's ahead by 10.

[Tony Schaefer]

Yeah.

[Rob Carson]

Because polls never show Republicans or independents ahead of Democrats until election day when they're beaten. And then they go, whoa, I never saw this coming. So the poll, 400 likely Los Angeles voters between May 26, May 28 through live phone calls, text message interviews conducted by in English and Spanish. The sample included voters from every major region of the city affected and reflected a diverse cross section of Los Angeles. With respondents identifying is 52% white, 27% Hispanic, 10% black, 9% Asian. The survey was 53% female, 47% male. And by the way, Spencer Pratt has a support of 33% of Hispanic voters. That's a pretty big deal. That's a pretty big deal. Now the, the, the left, the media, they're trying to paint him as a mega candidate and it's not working. It's not working at all. And even if it was, I think the Los Angeles Angelina are sick and damn of these idiots in charge. These absolute incompetent buffoons. Buffoons. Here is Nitwit Rahman. This is a while back as a city councilwoman, she vetoed a bill that would keep homeless encampments from being 500ft within 500ft of elementary schools. And then she had a problem with somebody setting up a homeless encampment in front of her multimillion dollar gated home. So I want you to listen to this juxtaposition. As soon as I fire it up, here it is. Boom.

[Tony Schaefer]

I'm wondering if you support 4118 around schools and daycares.

[Nitwit Rahman]

Well, I already voted against it, you know, because it doesn't work. I mean, it's like, I don't think a kid's going to be safer because a tent is 500ft away from a school.

[Val Demings]

You know,

[Nitwit Rahman]

it just doesn't. It just doesn't start.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Nitwit Rahman]

Okay. Up this morning to a sound of commotion out outside of my window. And I looked out the window and I realized that there were people setting up what was, I think a fake encampment, like a homeless encampment outside of my house. Multiple people gathered there filming it to make.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, you see, because there are real homeless encampments in front of other people's homes, and it's ruining their lives.

[Nitwit Rahman]

Shooting something with cameras and things like that outside of my house. I have two little kids. They didn't see it, luckily, this morning. Oh, I'm. I feel badly that.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah. Okay, here is Spencer Pratt destroying a. An NBC reporter as he says. He. He literally says to Spencer Pratt, you're just doing this to promote your brand. And of course, Spencer, he ate him for lunch.

[NBC Reporter]

What about people that might say, is this just about self promotion? Is this just about.

[Rob Carson]

You mean you. You mean you the reporter? Nobody's saying that. Only you. The reporter is saying that to get your brand.

[NBC Reporter]

And, man, your brand is hot right now. It's probably hotter than ever right now. How do you convince those people that you say, no, I really want this job. I want to change the city.

[Rob Carson]

Here we go. Listen.

[NBC Reporter]

Yeah, let's rewind. Everything I've ever worked for burned in my house. Everything my parents ever worked for burned in their house.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah.

[NBC Reporter]

I got on this mission. It was never to run for mayor. I started this to expose the corruption and the negligence of our city. And when I got to the farthest distance I could, where I proved they were obstructing justice, altering after action reports after the fire, and there was nothing more they could do, that's when I organically got in the race because no one else was going to run. I was never going to be the mayor, but nobody was going to run against her that could beat her. I had to step into this. And again, being running for mayor is not fun. Let's be clear. I have to have 24 hours security. With the amount of death threats, my kid now has to have a security next to him when he goes in the ocean. The psychos come to the beach to this is not like, oh, I get to be on a new show. I'm like, oh, I'm Tom Cruise. I'm in Top Gun 3 with Miles Teller. This is not fun. Fighting DSA Socialists in the city of L. A. So anybody that really is paying attention, politics is not fun. And now I'm deep in politics fighting a machine that is against the truth.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, there you go. He had the floss to get the guys the parts of that guy's butt out of his teeth because he certainly destroyed that guy. Jim Gassert has put something together for us about the awful Karen Bass and the awesome Spencer Pratt on the Rob Carson show.

[Jim Gossett]

Let me tell you about Karen Bass. Woman has no class. She's soft on crime.

[Rob Carson]

Got it big.

[Jim Gossett]

She could lose big time. Let me tell you how she left the fire spread, stayed overseas. Instead, she did not return. She let Ellie burn.

[Rob Carson]

She did big time.

[Jim Gossett]

Let me tell you how Karen broke the law. Everybody saw her near a polling place. Jail time she could face. Let me tell you about Spencer Pratt. Just imagine that Karen. He could be. That would be a treat.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, it would be a dream, wouldn't it? Wouldn't it be fun? Be pretty cool. That's new for Jim gossett. Go to patreon.com Jim Gossett comedy patreon.com Jim Goss Buffett comedy. Help him out if you can. Let's take a break and come back. This is the Rob Carson Show.

[Nitwit Rahman]

Poor little Democrats.

[Rob Carson]

Are you guys okay today that I

[Nitwit Rahman]

came in to check on you? Every time Trump does something good, you guys spazzed out.

[Rob Carson]

Would you guys shut up and let him work?

[Tony Schaefer]

Come on.

[Rob Carson]

Hey, it's June 1st. Can you believe that My. My daughter's birthday is flag day, which is also Donald Trump's birthday. She doesn't like me to remind her it's Donald Trump's birthday. She gonna be 21 this year. Oh, my goodness. Oh, my goodness. Oh, my goodness. Can't wait to see my kids tomorrow. I apologize for my unbridled enthusiasm. I love being a father. I love watching my kids grow up. I loved every dang day of it. Everything changed. All the diapers, almost all the diapers. Made every meal. Drove them to them from school first carry through high school, did it all. Coached the baseball team. I wasn't. I was more of A cheerleader and third base coach. I didn't, you know, because I'm gonna coach somebody. Okay, whatever. Anyway, I can't wait. I'm just excited. I can't wait. I'm gonna show them the sights. It's gonna be amazing. Gonna be amazing. Might be a little weird, you know, coming to dad's bachelor pad. You know, there. Pence. Mike Pence says the GOP has lost its way, but Dems have lost their mind. This man is so irrelevant. I mean, beyond irrelevant. I'm sharing. I know. I know. You're making him relevant by playing his audio. No, I'm not. No, I'm not. No, I'm not. I'm making him more irrelevant. He was on the Sunday talks because he has a book that nobody's gonna buy. This guy. He sounds like Sam the Eagle on the Muppet Show. Remember that guy? And he's just worthless. And he is. He's the wing of the Republican Party that's dead. They're gone. They're the John Cornyn wing. They're everybody that Trump didn't endorse this year. Okay? They are. Nikki Haley. They are. You know, Newt Gingrich. He is. And he thinks that they hold sway. Here he is this weekend. He was on Meet the Press and he was talking about. He's very offended. He's very offended by the reconciliation fund for those who were targeted by the federal government and their lives destroyed and bankrupted, but he's offended by it.

[Mike Pence]

Here to settle.

[Rob Carson]

Hold on one second.

[Mike Pence]

The Justice Department has the ability to settle cases like they did with that pro life family who was put upon during the bike.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, but you got to pay for a lawyer and everything. You. Most people don't have a lot of money like you.

[Mike Pence]

Patient got us a well deserved seven figure settlement this week.

[Nitwit Rahman]

But.

[Mike Pence]

But let's get rid of this fund. I mean. I mean, it's. It's deeply offensive to me.

[Rob Carson]

Oh, my God. Who cares that you're offended that you

[Mike Pence]

could have a fund?

[Rob Carson]

Does anybody care that Mike Pence is offended? Anyone out there or anybody. I'm not seeing any hand that could

[Mike Pence]

even possibly compensate people who assaulted police officers or vandalized the Capitol on January 6th. And I think that's broadly.

[Rob Carson]

Now the. Actually, they. It was 240 FBI agents infiltrated the crowd and created the violence, let people into the building and fired pepper rounds at him and rubber bullets at him and stuff and tear gas, even though they weren't being violent. So there's that. Mike.

[Tony Schaefer]

You.

[Rob Carson]

Jack Weed here is Mike Pence saying that Donald Trump's trying to whitewash January 6, which was a psyop and all, a giant lie.

[News Reporter]

Last week, at the request of the Department of Justice, a federal appeals court threw out the convictions of four members of far right extremists.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, because it wasn't an insurrection group, the Oath Keepers.

[News Reporter]

There was a militia involved in January 6th. Do you think that the Trump administration.

[Rob Carson]

He's gobbling up her pabulum like a baby bird in a motherbird vomiting into his mouth.

[News Reporter]

Is deliberately whitewashing that day.

[Rob Carson]

Whitewashing that day.

[Mike Pence]

Well, I've certainly seen evidence of that, particularly. I was offended.

[Rob Carson]

Oh, he was offended, too. He's offended again. And still. Hold on. Does anyone care? Anyone? Nope.

[Mike Pence]

On the anniversary of January 6, when the White House put out a timeline that literally blamed Capitol Hill police for the riot that took place that day.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, because they murdered somebody.

[Mike Pence]

I'm very confident that. Of the judgment of history in the years ahead.

[Rob Carson]

No, no, no. It's going to be shown that it was a psyop. It was bought and paid for. Stephen A. Smith even agrees.

[NBC Reporter]

The news comes amidst a bombshell report from the Justice Department that revealed the F had at least 26 confidential informants on the ground when the Capitol was storming. Agents in the crowd January 6, 2021.

[Rob Carson]

They're saying that some of the informants, the confidential informants, may have also been at Charlottesville and splc, the Southern Poverty Law center, may have gotten them to go to the Capitol.

[NBC Reporter]

The report says most of the informants engaged in illegal activity during the chaos. The justice department says only three of its 26 informants. Yeah.

[Rob Carson]

Why did you say anything about that Mike pitch? Because you're a. I mean, honestly, you're just a. Oh, my gosh, I gotta be kind. I gotta be nice. Oh, here he is saying that the MAGA movement is not conservative. I know, I know. This is unbelievable insult to you and me.

[Mike Pence]

As I wrote in the book, leaders fade into history, but principles endure.

[Rob Carson]

Oh, my God.

[Mike Pence]

And I truly do believe that Republicans deserve to know that there is a populist right movement.

[Rob Carson]

It's very conservative.

[Mike Pence]

Some of their agenda items, the administration has embraced, some they have emerged. I mean, I give the president. I give the president great credit for the way he stood with Israel.

[Rob Carson]

You're not offended?

[Mike Pence]

Stood up to Iran, to the way the president extended all those Trump Pence tax cuts.

[Rob Carson]

But.

[Mike Pence]

But where he's embraced that populist movement, there's. I think you could see the Republican Party, if we don't get it right. We're going to end up moving in a progressive direction. And for the sake, not of our party or elections, but for the sake of the country, I believe we have to have a party that's advancing these timeless conservative principles of life.

[Rob Carson]

You're up. Your party is dead. You killed it, Mike. That's why you're no longer in relevant or necessary. There you go. Here he is talking about Mag again.

[Mike Pence]

But look, I have great confidence in the American people and in Republican voters.

[Rob Carson]

I think we don't of you. Behold, that's why you're no longer in office.

[Mike Pence]

The banner of American leadership on the world stage, of limited government, free market economics, of traditional values.

[Rob Carson]

Why didn't you do anything about bringing manufacturing back there, Mike?

[Mike Pence]

Right to life high. I think voters will rally to our cause in these midterms and in 2028 when we're going to decide whether the progress.

[Rob Carson]

That candidate's going to be a magnet candidate, not somebody like you.

[Mike Pence]

Progressive left with its embrace of socialism is in the lead on the national stage or whether a populist right, that is a form of progressive politics.

[Rob Carson]

No, it's not.

[Mike Pence]

When you look at the embrace of isolationism, protectionalism, nationalization of companies.

[Rob Carson]

We're not nationalizing companies. What the hell are you talking about? We are Reagan inspired. We are Trump inspired. Except for unlike Reagan, Donald Trump. And nothing against Reagan. I don't want to, I don't want to blaspheme Reynolds Maximus, as Rush used to say, but Donald Trump is making what Reagan did pale by comparison, especially going after Iran, sealing the southern border, bringing manufacturing back to America after it had been offshored thanks to decades of Democrat policies. What Donald Trump is doing is a true revolution. It is bigger than the Reagan revolution. Nothing against Ronald Reagan, but it is bigger than the Reagan revolution. And it is a, it is a movement of good and of God on top of all of that. You can't say that. Yeah, I can. I just did. All right, we'll take a break and come back. All sorts of Graham Platner nonsense coming up. I don't think he's going to win. And then Tony Schaefer also joins us from Project center on the other side of the break. Don't go anywhere. So many people living with everyday pain think they're just stuck with it and it is what it is, but it doesn't have to be. Let me tell you about George from Oregon and his Relief Factor story. George is a hard working guy, spends 10 hours a day in his garbage truck. It's a tough job made even harder because he was dealing with sore right knee that he couldn't bend. But here's the amazing part. George started taking relief factor and it changed his life. He said, and I quote, I can bend my knee again with very little pain. If you're living with aches and pain, see how Relief Factor, a daily drug free supplement could help you feel and live better every day. Give their three week quick start a try only $19.95 in a few weeks or even days. Feel the difference relief factor can make. You don't have to be stuck living with pain. Visit relieffactor.com or call 800 for relief. That's relieffactor.com or 800 for relief.

[Patrick McHenry]

This is BREAKING news. The United States States conducted multiple strikes against Iran over the weekend. According to U.S. central Command. Going after radar systems and drone control sites in Goruk, Iran, along the coast and also Keshem island in the Strait of Hormuz. These strikes were defensive in nature, according to centcom, and were meant to protect international shipping lanes. The strikes also came after Iran shot down a 4 million dollar US Predator drone over international waters. In response, the Iranians launched missiles and drones toward Kuwait. We know that last week a similar attack.

[Rob Carson]

Okay, Tony Schaefer, I gotta ask you the question. By the way, our special guest, Lt. Col. Tony Schaefer, President of Project Sentinel 2020 Trump Campaign National Security Advisor. Are we gonna have to bomb around?

[Tony Schaefer]

Yeah, I think we are. I think I do too. Yeah. At this point. Thanks for having me. Yeah, that's good to be here. And so, so the issues of delay and distraction have been kind of like an annoyance. I think President Trump correctly has tried to work with the leadership that exists, but the problem is I don't think the leadership that exists actually controls some of the IRGC nonsense. And of course, today, just a few hours ago, the Iranians said, well, we're dropping out of the negotiations because of the Israelis making progress against Hezbollah in Lebanon, which really the two are not related. We've said so. But the Iranians continue to pretend otherwise. So, yeah, I think it's, it's something that I think the President's going to unfortunately have to direct and probably sooner than later.

[Rob Carson]

You know, I, I support this president. I will continue to support this president in every way, shape and form. I do, however, have a problem with his patience with these SOBs.

[Tony Schaefer]

Yeah.

[Rob Carson]

Because he has been more than patient with these people. And, and I know he's being there. They think they're playing it him, they think they're playing him, and he knows it's happening, but he's giving them every last chance he can. He's saying, you can step down off their chair and take the rope off your neck, or you can have me kick the chair out from under you. What do you want to do? And right now they're leaning into, you better kick the chair.

[Tony Schaefer]

Yeah. So I think that's the issue at this point, is that the array of options relating to the military solution is fairly significant. I mean, I know we have a lot of stuff forward, but the thing remains, Rob. And by the way, you know, I think the overall global market for energy starting to stabilize a little bit. I actually filled up my car today for under $4 a gallon, which is good. I think a lot of people are seeing that. So.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, bro.

[Tony Schaefer]

So I think we have to have an eye on what effects our military action have on global markets. With that said, I think that the infrastructure that's available for us to take out means we have to go back and start killing leaders again. And that's going to be disappointing because, you know, once you've had the decapitation strike, you would think, gee, maybe you all want to remain alive, but that's really what's going to happen here. The leaders we're trying to negotiate with may well soon become casualties, and we're going to start from scratch now. I'm going to be okay with that. I think most people, the Panicans, need to take a step back and quit panicking because they are. It's like, okay, you know, this is an evil, evil country where its leaders are out to destroy the world, period. It's their philosophy, their religion demands that they create the apocalypse. Now, this isn't. This doesn't include the Persian people. This is indicative of the Shia leaders who are trying to drive the country into oblivion. So we could never permit the. The Iranians to have any form of nuclear weapon, because they will. They would use it, and they would use it to fulfill the prophecy of their own religion. So we're at.

[Rob Carson]

Right now, yeah, 100%. And I also mentioned, you know, we. We're hoping that the Iranian people are going to rise up clearly. When they did, and they murdered 40,000 of them, there is a good deal of reticence. How do you arm a population that hasn't been armed and isn't trained? What can you do as far as an uprising is concerned? Who could they ask for help from to do this so?

[Tony Schaefer]

Well, they've asked for help from, I think Us in many ways. I mean, we missed an opportunity back in 2009 when the Green Revolution started. Remember the same time the Green Revolution started, Rob, there was something concurrently happening called the. The Arab Spring.

[Rob Carson]

Yes, yes.

[Tony Schaefer]

You know, and it was interesting that Obama wanted to, quote, unquote, upend those nations in the Mid east who are our Arab allies and basically move the governance, you know, Mubarak and others, but would refuse to do anything to support the people of Persia because it wasn't about freeing the people. It was about actually trying to enable the Iranians to become more dominant in the region as a proxy. That's what the Obama folks are trying to do. That's why.

[Rob Carson]

Unbelievable.

[Tony Schaefer]

So now we're left with that. So there was opportunities left on the table, not even explored, you know, over 10 years ago, something like 15 years ago, because of the Obama evil. And at this point, what we can do is work around the edges. We can work. One of the things I would do is help the Kurds declare their own state. That would take a huge chunk of land away from the Iranians that they'd have to defend. Secondly, I'd be more aggressive in trying to upend and destabilize the government. There's things we can do that I can't get into on the phone. Yes, we should be doing to destabilize the government and make it, make their governance even more difficult. So those things I think we could do. I think Pete Hextef is aware of them, but it's up to the President to determine if he really wants to go into that level of destabilization.

[Rob Carson]

How big a part is Israeli intelligence going to have in this?

[Tony Schaefer]

Well, they've got a significant role because they've been able to do an amazing job of penetrating the nuclear program. Nuclear program of Iran has been devastated by them every step of the way. So I think they would do that. Plus they have significant assets who really do track the leadership of where the Iranians are at and what they're doing. So these are all good things. But ultimately, Rob, our objectives and their objectives are not necessarily the same. I mean, there's points of contention and points of agreement. It. And so we've always got to kind of, you know, determine what we believe is best and act on our interests.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah. You know how they find these, these meetings of Iranian leaders and blow them up? Do you know about this? They, they, they follow the party bus that's been rented and filled with coats and lingerie. That's how they, that's how they do it, that's how they do it, man.

[Tony Schaefer]

I know. Goats are a commodity there. It's amazing. You know, like we have, we have the Wall street, they have the goat street.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah. You know, here's the thing. You know, I like to say, if I had a girlfriend, you know, I'd say my girlfriend is the goat in Iran, they're literally the goat. There you go. Tony, I, if you could hold on. I want to talk on the other side about Graham Platner. He is a despicable human being. And, and the liberal media is trying to say, yeah, but he served our country. I'm like, dude, oh my God. So I want to do that. And also Newt Gingrich says, I am now convinced President Trump is on the edge of historic victory with regard to Iran. More with with Lt. Col. Tony Schaefer. He is on Twitter at T. Spooky. He is the president of a Project Sentinel. Let's take a break and come back. This is the Rob Carson Show. More with Lt. Col. Tony Schaefer in one moment. But I sold the house in Kansas. Kansas. Toto, we're not in Kansas anymore. And thank God. Nothing against Kansas, but now I had enough of me some Kansas. So don't leather anymore. And what I'm gonna do with some of that money is I paid off my Bronco buck. Thank you very much. No more car payment. Yay. And second of all, I'm gonna buy some more gold. I'm buy some more gold from Burt's Gold. So you had a good price right now. It's had a meteoric rise the last few years. I know it's going to take off again. And so I'm going to add a little bit more to my Iraq. I should say 400. I should say IRA in gold. The tax sheltered IRA in gold is what I was trying to say. Sorry. I got gold on the brain here. It's a very heavy metal in your brain. I go with Birch Gold. Birch Gold is, is my company. I, I trust them because I've actually invested my money. How often do you hear that from a host who's endorsing a product? I use other products that I endorse. There you go. Text my name, Rob to 989-898. Burt's Gold will send you a free info kit on converting an existing IRA or 401k into a tax sheltered IRA and physical gold. You don't pull the rip cord off the parachute once you've hit the ground. Right now our national debt is firing out of control. Get some gold text rob to 989898 again, rob to 989898. To earn. To own, I should say some Birch Gold.

[News Reporter]

A point about spirit and character. The campaign for Graham Platner confirmed to CBS on Saturday that the main Senate candidate had sent sexually explicit texts to women other than his wife.

[NBC Reporter]

Yeah.

[News Reporter]

This is in addition to other past controversies. Does he pass the character test?

[Rob Carson]

Listen to this.

[Tony Schaefer]

Yeah. I mean, I have not followed this

[Mike Pence]

story as closely as others have, but,

[Tony Schaefer]

I mean, Grant Platner is somebody that served our country. He served his community. He's also made mistakes. And he has admitted that having a

[Rob Carson]

Nazi tattoo on his chest for 20 years, looking at it every day when he got out of the shower. Now we found out that he had a profile on Kick, which is a hookup date for the. The demo is largely people between 13 and 24. He is a creep supreme. He is a frightening man. And I want to know what. What Tony Schaefer has to say about this, about the Democrats def. And using his service to defend him.

[Tony Schaefer]

Well, everything about him is evil. I mean, look at. Look at it from the perspective of just the fact that he had the Nazi tattoo. Oh, I didn't know what it meant. Of course he knew what it meant. You know, I mean, you know, he. Then he went and joined Blackwater and he complains that Susan Collins forced him to go into military service. Like, no, nobody forced you to do anything.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah. Oh, that. That was. That took the cake this week. He did an ad where he said he was forced to serve in Iraq. I mean, that was just filthy.

[Tony Schaefer]

Yeah. And so. And now look at what's being revealed about him. This guy was. I believe he. There's more to come. I mean, if you just look at how this stuff's kind of been rolling out. Yeah, I think there. I think there's something. I don't think there was just a profile on this. I've never heard of this app before. But from what you said and what I've read about is like. Like he's done something on that. He's not the kind of guy sit back and. And he's even said he's acknowledged he's morally ambiguous. Like. Okay, well, that's. That sounds a lot right there. And first of all, if you look at my Facebook, I mean, I mean, on my ex account, I posted the picture of his wife. My God, Rob. That looked like a Saddam Hussein hostage video of trying to.

[Rob Carson]

Oh, my God.

[Tony Schaefer]

And she said she took. Took her 20 takes. I mean, she. She and it's just. Oh, my God. It's like any Democrat sticks with him.

[Rob Carson]

They're not gonna win. He's not gonna win, Tony. It's over. I'm just. I'll just call it. I called Kamala the day that she was announced as a candidate. I said, she's going to lose. Here's the words of his wife. I just. I admire the F out of him. So when there's our news articles about our marriage, it's just extra crappy. I'll just put it crappy. I mean, wow. She's a class act, too. And he's using her to. To talk to the press about this. He's done, dude. He's done. I think. I think I want you to hear something. I did give you an idea how evil this guy sounds. Last week, two weeks ago, we did a speech in Maine. And Tony, I. I said this. Just listen to his voice. Listen to his tenure. He has no sense of humor at all. He has no sense of humor at all. At all. And listen to this. I mix some post apocalyptic music behind him. And this will give you an idea, I think. I mean, really, how dangerous and scary this guy is. No one is coming to save us. We need one thing. Something the man speaking after me has been fighting for, for 60 years. We need a political revolution. They have taken. They took so much. They began to think that. Now, does that give you a. I mean, honestly, I put the music behind it kind of originally for comic Relief, but it actually amplified how scary this guy is.

[Tony Schaefer]

Yeah. So, no, I mean, if you just examine the more and more he talks, the more that comes out about him. I, you know, first off, I'm just going to say this. I may get in trouble. He's a typical Democrat.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, well, that's true.

[Tony Schaefer]

They are now. But. But they don't generally put people who are this unhinged up for national office. And this is where. I don't know if it's peak or if it's arrogance, but, you know, people of Maine have become lefties, but they're not. I don't think they're nuts.

[Rob Carson]

No, no. And. And certainly with regard to Texas, James Talarico. I mean, they say that he's polling ahead of Ken Paxton.

[Tony Schaefer]

I don't believe.

[Rob Carson]

I hate to tell you that no way is whatever Ken Pack. And by the way, his persecutions were political. By the way, the charges that he faced. And then they say he cheated on his wife. Well, welcome to life. I mean, that happens all the time. It happens on Capitol Hill. And a lot of people who are saying he cheated on his wife probably cheat on their wife, too, or their spouse as well. Honestly. You know, you live and learn, you make mistakes, but you don't have a Nazi tattoo and you don't go on as soon as you get married on an app to pick up young girls called Kick. That's just sick. That's just sick. It's. I don't think he stands a chance.

[Tony Schaefer]

No. But I think he's already done both, both of them are in the kids. Just saying. I mean, I, I'm just, I'm just letting you know. So that's what that. And so, but the Graham thing is problematic. I, I think I'm just going to go to record here. I think we're going to find something criminal that's going to get him arrested. I think. I mean, this guy is looking for trouble.

[Rob Carson]

I do. One other note here, Newt Gingrich on the war in Iran says, I am now convinced President Trump was on the edge of an historic victory. I do believe we're going to see a millennial peace in the Middle east. And I think Donald Trump's going to do it, despite all the caterwauling and the Democrats and actually wishing that we'd lose. Your thoughts in 30 seconds.

[Tony Schaefer]

Yeah. Look, we're on pace to be effective in ending the Iranian regime. I'm hoping that it results in regime change. I just, but if, if nothing else, the regime must be stopped from being able to do anything with nuclear weapons. We need to find out who was helping them and get oil back going. But we're going to be fine. Oil is going to come down and I think nuke industry is correct. So.

[Rob Carson]

All right, my brother, thank you for joining me today. Tony. Spooky T. Spooky on X. Have a glorious week. We'll talk again soon. Let's take a break and come back. This is the Rob Carson Show.

[Val Demings]

Val, I want to ask you about another controversial candidate for Democrats. You talked about Maine, Graham Platner. I'm going to just read from my notes because I want to get it right. He's faced a series of controversies, including past posts about sexual assault, a tattoo that resembled a Nazi symbol that he had covered up right before he ran, by the way, and now sexually explicit texts with other women. Despite being married, Does Graham Platner pose a headache for Democrats?

[Narrator/Announcer]

Well, let me go back to Texas for just a moment. Cornyn was a beloved candidate.

[Rob Carson]

Now you see we're talking about Graham Platner.

[Narrator/Announcer]

You see, loved by Republicans. In Washington and in Texas.

[Rob Carson]

Val demoit Dim Demings.

[Narrator/Announcer]

I'm not sure that candidate flaws matter as much as what the what as they used to. Millions of dollars were sent to spent to save Cornyn didn't work. Paxton won by a landslide.

[Rob Carson]

You can't even compare Ken Paxton to this man. Here is who is this? We got, oh, Stephen Hayes taking Val Tim Val Dimwit to task.

[Stephen Hayes]

This is where people I think are so people, normal people watching this at home are so frustrated with the level of toxic partisanship where you've got somebody who's getting a. You've got Democrats who are defending Graham Platner, who are calling him a good and decent man and arguing that the guy with the Nazi tattoo, we really need him because he has to defeat Susan Collins, one of the most bipartisan members of Congress in the past couple decades who voted to convict Donald Trump. But it's so important. We have to have Graham Platner. We have to have somebody who savaged military veterans, said that a military veteran who is being shot at, deserving deserved to die. Who's blamed.

[Rob Carson]

This is your Democrat party. This is your Democrat Party. It is remarkable how, how they fallen. This is Patrick McHenry talking about the platinum tattoo and a CNN panel attacking him for it.

[Patrick McHenry]

But the issue in Maine, just like in Texas, is they have an unvetted candidate and it turns out the guy with the Nazi tattoo turns out to be a pretty bad guy in Maine,

[Mike Pence]

which is skull and crossbones, not a Nazi tattoo.

[Rob Carson]

It was a Nazi tattoo. Okay.

[Patrick McHenry]

We can trouble about whether or not how Nazi. The Nazi.

[Rob Carson]

He did have a tattoo, so whatever.

[Patrick McHenry]

I mean, but, yeah, but this is emblematic of his problems. And Maine voters will have a say about it.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, he, he had a Nazi tattoo on his chest. There's no doubt about it. It is the tattoo.

[Narrator/Announcer]

But the issue in Maine.

[Rob Carson]

Hold on, let me bring that down. Hold on one second. Pardon me. It's playing again. But he has a Nazi tattoo. He has a tattoo that represented the SS as they guarded the concentration camps. They were in charge of the torture, the death of people at concentration camps. And that was the emblem they wore on their unifor. Knew it. He had it on his chest for years. He is a broken, broken, evil man. And the Democrat Party is showing that they are exactly the same way by saying, you know what, let's keep pushing. This is going to blow up in their faces. If it hasn't already. It's going to blow up in these faces. The sound bites that I play for you. Defending Graham Platner will become legendary with regard to making the Democrats look like absolutely morally and intellectually bankrupt fools. Let's take a break and come back. Last hour of the Rob Carson Shows right ahead. Don't go anywhere.