From Rush to Rhetoric: Democrats Flail, Trump Sells Results

Summary

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The Rob Carson Show

Episode: From Rush to Rhetoric: Democrats Flail, Trump Sells Results

Date: February 18, 2026
Host: Rob Carson (Newsmax Podcasts)
Notable Guest: Luke Ball, Newsmax contributor and political strategist

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Episode Overview

In this episode, Rob Carson blends humor, sharp political commentary, and cultural criticism to discuss the legacy of Rush Limbaugh, the current state of the Democratic Party, the effectiveness of their leaders, and the contrast with Donald Trump’s policies and results. Carson is joined by Luke Ball for an in-depth conversation about progressive rhetoric, voter ID debates, socialism, and election strategy ahead of the midterms, all with Carson’s trademark wit and irreverence.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Tribute to Rush Limbaugh (00:56–03:50)

• Rob Carson reflects on Rush Limbaugh's impact:

  • Emphasizes Limbaugh’s role in shaping the conservative movement and breaking the media monopoly held by the left.
  • Limbaugh endured relentless criticism for three decades but changed political discourse and inspired a generation of informed conservatives.

  “The reason I am here right now is because of that man. ... The conservative movement as it is is because of Rush Limbaugh.” – Rob Carson (02:16)

2. Critique of Democratic Leadership (AOC in the Spotlight) (03:51–11:53)

• Carson launches into a blistering takedown of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC):

  • Mocks her public missteps at the Munich Security Conference and challenges her grasp of policy, playing lengthy clips to underscore his point.
  • Echoes J.D. Vance and other commentators who see AOC and other progressive leaders as out of their depth.

  “AOC is a complete and utter moron. ... The best gauge to tell if someone is stupid is when they talk.” – Rob Carson (03:15)
  “Does anybody really believe that AOC has very thoughtful ideas about the global world order…?” – Teeter Doocy (05:44)

• Satire of “The View” and defense of Trump:

  • Parodies how certain media figures excuse progressives’ errors but harshly judge conservative leaders.
  • Lampoons AOC’s academic jargon (“paradoxes, paradigms”) as empty rhetoric.

Notable Quotes

• “No, she’s a genius. She’s going to cure cancer like Joe Biden said he was going to.” – Rob Carson, sarcastically (04:59)
• “Whiteness is an imaginary thing. Being German is real. Being Italian is real...” – AOC soundbite (08:58)

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3. Failures of Progressive Policies

• Case study: New York's “free grocery store” closing after one week (12:27–13:24)

  • Carson skewers the attempt at socialism:

    “They filled up a grocery store... then they gave away the food. Because socialism ran out of other people’s money. There you go. It took one week.” – Rob Carson (12:27)

• Green energy projects gone awry:

  • Vermont’s electric bus program stalls due to cold weather and design flaws.
  • Parodies the logic of “green” transitions that ignore real-world constraints.

  “The only electric vehicle worth having is a golf cart. That’s about it.” – Rob Carson (17:24)

• Musical Parody:

  • Jim Gosworth and the show team perform a satirical song mocking green energy as an “Al Gore scam.”
    (16:15–17:24)

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4. Discussion of Transgender Violence and Social Contagion (17:24–21:22, 39:05–41:22)

• Rob Carson covers a recent shooting by a transgender individual:
  • Expresses concern about an increased number of mass shootings involving transgender individuals, labeling it as a “social contagion” and “psy-op.”
  • Strong, controversial rhetoric: critiques what he sees as media and activist refusal to confront uncomfortable facts.

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5. Luke Ball Interview: Democratic Meltdowns, Election Security, Strategy (21:59–38:04)

A. Democrat Performative Protest

• Outlook on the upcoming State of the Union:

  • Both predict Democrats will stage disruptive protests due to lack of substantive policy alternatives.

  “...And they’re just gonna embarrass themselves.” – Luke Ball (23:22)
  “They exist only to be contrarian, no matter what it is.” – Rob Carson (23:48)

B. Voter ID Debate (24:53–28:44)

• Ball and Carson see Voter ID as a simple, common-sense requirement:

  • Lampoon arguments that Voter ID is racist or exclusionary, noting how IDs are required for everyday activities.
  • Suggest that the refusal to support ID acquisition for voters reveals the bad faith in the left’s arguments.

  “It is just ludicrous that the left would spend so much time and energy arguing against the most fundamental thing that you could do to secure elections...” – Luke Ball (28:19)

C. Socialism vs. Prosperity

• Carson and Ball highlight the left’s “affordability” messaging as a guise for socialism:
  • Predict the Democrats’ framing of economic policy is a Trojan horse for broader government intervention.
  • Contrast with Trump’s emphasis on economic freedom and prosperity.

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D. Epstein Files, Political Spin, and Trump’s Messaging (31:21–37:47)

• Clinton/Epstein revelations:

  • Satirical exchange about Hillary Clinton defending Bill Clinton’s connections to Epstein.
  • Carson jokes about “philander-topic” rather than “philanthropic” work (32:16).

• Democrats’ failed attempts at tying Trump to Epstein:

  • Ball observes the release of Epstein files backfired on Democrats, revealing more connections to Hollywood and the left than to Trump.
  • Urges the GOP to focus on clear accomplishments for the American people instead.

• Election Strategy for 2026:

  • The White House (Trump) is assembling a robust message operation.
  • Ball argues that while Democrats focus on slogans and opposition, Republicans have tangible economic success stories to tell.
  • Cites Trump’s economic prosperity, deregulation, border security, and gas prices as key wins.

  “Donald Trump’s doing everything he has to do to make business grow... Cutting Social Security tax, bringing in $18 trillion in new manufacturing... Duh. Of course it’s working.” – Rob Carson (36:37)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Rush Limbaugh:
  “He changed the world. He changed everything. And he was under attack for 30 years because he was the first person to... take away from the monopoly of thought that was owned by the left.” – Rob Carson (01:38)

• On Democratic Protests:
  “It’s like, you know, nerd prom for the folks that have no agenda for the American people.” – Luke Ball (23:21)

• On Socialism:
  “They filled up a grocery store with a whole lot of food... Then they gave away the food. There you go. Because socialism ran out of other people’s money. It took one week.” – Rob Carson (12:27)

• On Progressive Rhetoric:
  “She lashed out at the New York Times... incorrectly stated that Venezuela is below the equator; called Secretary of State Marco Rubio racist...” – Rob Carson on AOC’s gaffes (07:21)

• On Green Energy:
  “The only electric vehicle worth having is a golf cart.” – Rob Carson (17:24)

• Satirical Dig at Clinton:
  “He uses charity to get laid. That’s what I came up with, by the way. Luke Ball. It’s not philanthropic. It’s philander-topic, which is a process of raising money and getting lucky at the same time.” – Rob Carson (32:16)

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Important Timestamps

| MM:SS | Segment/Topic | |------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 00:56–03:50 | Rush Limbaugh Tribute – his influence on conservative media and political landscape | | 03:51–11:53 | Critique and satire of AOC, Democratic leaders, and progressive media | | 12:27–13:56 | Failed “free grocery store” as a case study in socialism | | 13:56–17:24 | Failures of green energy: electric buses, batteries, and F150 Lightning | | 17:24–21:22 | Transgender violence, critique on media coverage, and mention of a recent shooting | | 21:59–38:04 | Extended interview with Luke Ball: Dem protests, voter ID, socialism, Epstein, election strategy | | 31:21–37:47 | Clinton/Epstein discussion, GOP media strategy, Trump’s economic record |

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Conclusion & Takeaways

Tone:
Ironic, satirical, unapologetically conservative, with moments of brash humor and pointed cultural critique.

Summary:
Rob Carson uses this episode to sharply delineate the failings he perceives in progressive leadership, policies, and rhetoric. He draws a clear line between “bumper sticker” politics and substantive economic results, arguing that Trump’s record stands in stark contrast to the Democrats’ performative opposition and mismanagement. The interview with Luke Ball brings added analysis on election security, voter ID, and the messaging war going into the 2026 midterms.

For those who haven't listened:
This episode offers a fast-paced, opinionated, and humor-drenched review of American politics from the right, mixing in media critiques, pop culture barbs, and sharp policy contrasts.

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Transcript

[Rob Carson]

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[Luke Ball]

Troops to defend Taiwan if China were to move?

[Rob Carson]

You know, I think that this is such a. You know, I think that this is a.

No, she's a genius. She's going to cure cancer like Joe Biden said he was going to.

This is of course, a very long standing policy of the United States.

Okay, now here's J.D. vance talking about that he's not as stupid like her.

[Teeter Doocy]

Martha, you bring me on your show, you show me the most uncomfortable 20 seconds of television I've ever seen. My takeaway from what happened there.

[Rob Carson]

What do you think?

[Teeter Doocy]

Well, I think it's a person who doesn't know what she actually thinks. And I've seen this way too much in Washington with politicians where they are given lines and when you ask them to go outside the lines they were given, they completely scripted script.

[Rob Carson]

We fall. Is that Way with a lot of TV people, believe it or not.

[Teeter Doocy]

Apart because, look, does aoc. Does anybody really believe that AOC has very thoughtful ideas about the global world order, about what the United States should do with our policy in Asia or our policy in Europe?

[Rob Carson]

No.

[Teeter Doocy]

No.

[Rob Carson]

This is what's in a gin and.

[Teeter Doocy]

Tonic person who is mouthing the slogans that somebody else gave her bumper stickers.

[Rob Carson]

That's what Democrats speak in coexist war is not the answer.

[Teeter Doocy]

And it shows no one gave her one for that. I guess not. And it shows how thick, thin the Democrats policy actually is on all these very, very important questions.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, 100%, that's absolutely true. But here's the View. The View, also known as the Harpies from Hell show Doe because they sound so much alike. Here is Joy Behagar Behar saying that she's actually a genius. It's just her speech that's so stupid.

So clearly my mother used to say, don't spit up in the air. It comes back in your face. Okay, check.

Don't spit into the wind. You also, don't pull the mask off the old lone ranger. And you don't mess around with Jim.

Him out before you start attacking aoc, who by the way, it sounded a little hum and a hum and a hum and a.

But you know, compare sound of dumb and a dumb and a dominant.

To him, it's like Mensa.

No, not at all. Not compared to Donald Trump. You're absolutely high.

Mispronouncing a word is totally different than not knowing your position.

That's Savannah Chrisley, actually almost intelligent on.

The View And Taiwan. And what's important is how you recover from something. You know, Trump, he has done things. He has continued on with his speech and then continued on to meet with world leaders.

Yeah, pretty much.

So the recovery is what mattered. And the AOC just didn't have a recovery.

No, she didn't have a recovery because she's. Did I mention she's an idiot? And if you don't believe me, listen to her talk. She. She lashed out at the New York Times in a phone call and she said in. She said in an ugly. In addition to the ugly episode, AOC incorrectly stated that Venezuela is below the equator. Called Secretary of State Marco Rubio racist for saying cowboys came from Spain even though horses came from Spain. Monday night she called the New York Post. Times. Times vented her fury over the coverage of her gaffes and the questions she was asked. This reporter came up to me and was like, is Munich like the New is like New Hampshire. And I cannot say enough of how out of touch and missing the point. Genuinely, that is. That was the words of AOC there. Global democracies are on fire and the world over and established parties are falling to right wing populist movements. No, they're not falling. They're being corrected by the movements. Any 5 to 10 second saying only serves to distract from the substance of what I say. Well, you didn't say anything, you moron. The New York Democrat later felt compelled to claim that her attendance at the event was not about preparing for the 2028 presidential. Oh God, are you kidding me? What's really amazing is that she's so stupid as to not realize she's completely unqualified to be the President of the United States. I mean, honestly, dumb, dumb, dumb. Here she is talking about whiteness being a construct.

There's a very big difference between whiteness and national, like your actual culture, right? Whiteness is an imaginary thing. Being German is real. Being Italian is real, you know, being English.

I can't believe this moron is saying these. It's so beyond stupid. It's just, it's just beyond the dumb. It's just, it's, it's an irritant. It's just an irritant to have to waste your time listening to this woman talk. It is just un freaking believable. Okay, I got another one. Oh yeah, here's. Oh, here you go. Here's some more.

I think what we identify is that in a rules based order, okay.

Order is always rules based on. Because without rules, order cannot exist. Okay? Okay.

Hypocrisy is vulnerability. And so I think what we are seeking is a return to a rules based order that eliminates the hypocrisies around when too often in the west we look the other way.

Oh, here we go, here we go. You ready? You ready for the cannonball into the.

Deep end of stupid or inconvenient populations to act out these paradoxes?

There you go, the paradox. Okay, Paradoxes. There you go. That's just one of those, those gobbledygook stupid words that they use. Paradigm, paradox, Paradox by the Dashboard light, whatever. That's what these, the academics use, even though they don't know a damn thing about it. Act out these paradoxes, these paradoxes, these paradoxes. You know, there you go back to the moderator and the moderator's going, what the hell are you talking about? Honestly, you are just so stupid, I can't even imagine how dumb you are. You know, I remember when I, when I was a young father and I was sitting around, I don't know what it was. I was at the, some meeting in the daycare center or whatever and a bunch of the moms were sitting around or something. I might have been something to do with the school, I don't remember, but a bunch of these Karens are sitting around with their children. And, you know, I said, well, that's kind of stupid. And this woman looks at me and she goes, well, what are you. She says, we don't use the word stupid. We don't use the word stupid. And I looked at her and I said, and by the way, got no laughs from the room. It was very, it was, I mean, it was like. It was. I said, well, what do you call stupid people then? I think we should just call them. Alexandria Ocaso Cortez. That's what I think. Let's take a. Democrats, Democrats. Is that better? I think Democrats is even better. Let's take a break and come back. This is the Rob Carson Show.

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[Luke Ball]

Help helps prevent chronic illnesses in the long run. City sponsored grocery stores will save society money.

[Rob Carson]

There you go. So the first grocery store for free grocery store in New York City is closed down. It was opened last week. It's already closed down. And here's why. I know this is fairly complicated, so stick with me. Democrats is very fairly complicated. So they filled up a grocery store with a whole lot of food and they paid a lot of money to fill the store with food. Then they gave away the food. There you go. That's what happened. Because socialism ran out of other people's money. There you go. It took one week. It took one week. And then there's the green energy nonsense. You know, Joe Biden, he made, he mandated that the post office replace all of its little cute jeeps, you know, with the steering wheel on the wrong side, with electric vehicles. And they, I think it was $3 billion. That's $3,000 million dollars. $3,000 million dollars. And they were going to replace all the poster vehicles with, with electric vehicles. The last I checked, I think maybe 40 of them had been delivered. And in, in Vermont, where it's cold in the wintertime, I don't. You knew this. It gets very cold in Vermont, where Bernie Sanders is from Vermont decided to go green and spent millions of dollars on electric buses. There's only one problem they're not reliable in winter weather.

Green Mountain Transit's program funds are stretched thin and so are their buses. Take a look at this. These electric buses are less than a year old, but right now they're out of commission. These five new Flags Flyer electric buses batteries were recalled in November. The manufacturer said they are a fire hazard. So they can't sit in the GMT garage. That's why they have that snow Mohawk, or as I like to call them, snow hawks. The buses have to be 41 degrees to charge. And as Gunner just explained, there's not a day of 40s in sight. GMT is working with Vermont agencies across the state and sharing buses. It's another example of Vermonters working together to get us all where we need to go.

It didn't work. General manager at Green Mountain Transit GMT Clayton Clark told the that the federal government provides public transit agencies with new buses through a competitive grant application process and success is not a given. Now you want to hear, you want to. I'm going to, I'm going to try and explain something again to, to Democrats real quick here. Now. Why do you put your batteries in the freezer? Because it makes them last longer. Because there's a chemical reaction in your battery between an acid and a metal and it causes electric current to be created. There you go. And when it's cold, it slows down that chemical reaction and so it saves your batteries until you get them out and they warm up and you can use them. Right. Okay, good, good, good. And battery in a car has to be charged, meaning you got to put energy into the battery. And the battery isn't an engine. The battery just holds the energy to propel the electric motor. And the problem is most of the place in America that you charge the battery at the energy, the energy comes from fossil fuels. So you are bringing in a middleman. Oh, that's sexist. Okay. Middle, non, binary. They them transsexual and it's a waste of time and it's always gonna fail. And it's already failed again and again and again. Green energy scam. Here's Jim Gosworth.

[Rob Carson Show Announcer]

Yes, it's only an Al Gore scam. Just a climate change fantasy. Electric buses, it's all liberal make believe to destroy the economy. Electric snowmobile, sure, go for It's a sinister alcor scheme to spread grief and cause misery. $10 a gallon gas and no electricity. I've got no shame. As I show on Meet the Press, I've got no shame. I must confess I'm a big fat man.

[Caller/Guest]

Yeah.

[Rob Carson]

Big and fat. It.

[Rob Carson Show Announcer]

It's a global warming scheme.

[Rob Carson]

It always has been.

[Rob Carson Show Announcer]

Just as phony as it can be. But it's making a billionaire out of hypocrites like me. Watch your power bill triple soon.

[Rob Carson]

Two, three.

[Rob Carson Show Announcer]

Say goodbye to your SUV. Just wait till we confiscate your new HDTV.

[Rob Carson]

There you go. Ford Motor Company is stuck with these F150 lightnings. And you, if you've been listening for six years, I've been telling you don't get one because they're a piece of crap. And they are, they are scrap. Sorry. If you got one, I mean you drive it, if you got it as a commuter car for a while, but you're never gonna be able to haul anything and it's never gonna work in the cold. Duh duh duh. The only electric vehicle worth having is a golf cart. That's about it. Or a little commuter car. You can have that. That's all that you can have. A little, you know, smart. Remember the Smart car? Mercedes Smart car came out. This thing is a size smaller than a golf cart. Right. And. And literally got 20 miles, 22 miles a gallon. And then. Have you ever seen one in a car accident? Smart is not what I would use to say. You bought the car, you went. Not the smartest thing to own a spot. Where are they? They're all the scrap yard. They're all in scrap yard. There you go. Trans identified shooter at Pawtucket Rhode Island High school and other trend transgender nut bags. Sorry. Yeah, it's true. 56 year old Robert Dongan or Dorgan went by the name Roberta Esposito. So not only became a woman, but also a Latina. Became a Latina. And he shot. Shot two people dead. Three others were left in critical conditions. Witnesses started stated the shooter shot himself in the ice rink from a dispute. By the way, this, this, this nut bag said a few days before on social media and it should have been telling everybody said that he was. He might go berserk. I'd say cutting your penis and your testicles off is kind of a good sign that you're already halfway there. Already halfway there. 56 year old transgender shooter went into by Roberta the Latina warned about going berserk in response to an ex post where Kevin Sorbo posted that posited that Sarah McBride of Delaware is a man. And she still has her man's part, but she's even more sane. This guy keep bashing us. But do not wonder why we go berserk. Is what this was Rob Finnerty had a good, a good commentary on this. I'm going to share very shortly on the show. Get some more details on this and the jaw dropping number of transgendered killers there have been since 2018 and the transgender mania social contagion. Psyop started. Did you hear the last word there? Not started. Psyop. It was a plan. It was, it was not organic. Duh. Let's take a break and come back. Luke Ball joins us next. He's awesome. Don't go anywhere. Hey guys, it's Carson for Shopify. You know, for years I have had a swag line of T shirts with catchy phrases and whatnot and it's just been lying there. Well, I've decided to go with Shopify and actually make money with my own business. Shopify gives you everything you need to sell online and in person. Millions of entrepreneurs have already made this leap from household names to first time business owners just getting started. Choose from hundreds of beautiful templates you can customize to match your brand. Instead of just having a lousy website that nobody notices like I have been doing for years. Set up fast with Shopify's built in AI tools that write product descriptions and headlines. Create email and social campaigns that reach customers wherever they scroll. In 2026, stop waiting and start selling with Shopify. Sign up for your $1 per month trial and start selling today at shopify.com Newsmax go to shopify.com Newsmax make building a successful business your 2026 New Year's resolution.

[Caller/Guest]

No, I do, I do plan to attend and I hope that this year they don't put up those, those silly paddles and all those kinds of weird protests that, that's like, you don't have to agree or agree with whatever you're going to hear. But, but you know, like last year, I mean, it just made us look like, like children and you know, just. Exactly. Yeah, thank you. I can see you're referencing that. You know, it's just like show up or not, but just do that kinds of thing and like have some dignity and just, you know, we can agree or disagree and not call people names or behave in such ways like that.

[Rob Carson]

That is John Fetterman, the only voice of reason in the Democrat party because like your computer, when it starts to act up, you turn it on and turn it off. That's what happened to his brain a few years ago and look what happened. He just reset his brain and now he's like the only guy. Isn't it strange that a party has only one person of common sense in it. You know, it's like Sodom and Gomorrah. Show me one good man and I won't destroy the city. I'm thinking it's too late for the Democrat Party. Luke Ball, Newsmax contributor, political strategist, also one of the favorite guests on this here radio program, joins us on the Newsmax hotline. How are you doing, bro?

[Luke Ball]

I'm great, Rob.

[Rob Carson]

How are you? I'm good. I'm wondering if Al Green's gonna shake his walking stick in the air in defiance of Donald Trump's speech. What do you suppose Democrats are gonna do at the State of the Union this time?

[Luke Ball]

Honestly, I would not be surprised if Al Green stood up and did some sort of a performance. It's almost become part of the decorum. It's part of the procedures as much as part of the State of the Union as Donald Trump walking down the aisle to the podium. I don't know if they're going to wear all white, if they're going to shake canes at him, if they're going to rip speeches up, but they will do something and they will make a fool of themselves. The radical progressives in that party will probably all band together to stand up and, you know, put their backs to him or yell and scream something at him. And it just highlights that there is no alternative policy solutions that the left has to offer. They have no leader, they have no message, they have no alternative policy. It's only anti Donald Trump. And honestly, they think it's their night to shine. It's like, you know, nerd prom for the folks that have no agenda for the American people. And they're just gonna embarrass themselves.

[Rob Carson]

I think they're gonna do giant foam middle fingers. That's what I possible. You know, and I've been saying this, by the way, Luke, they exist only to be contrarian, no matter what it is. And it is absolutely remarkable. With Ronald Reagan, you could say, hey, he's doing this right? Or he's done. And the Democrat Party had some people who would say, yes, this is but nothing. And it is to the point where they're willing to sell out every thing, every bit of history. They're willing to say now that requiring a voter ID is racist and sexist, which of course is the most racist and sexist thing you can do. They say that black people are too stupid or they're criminals. And they say women cannot exist outside of marriage to a man because they are lost. That's really what it is. And they say 21 million people in this country don't have IDs. I say, well, then the Democrat Party should be scrambling to get those people IDs. But they aren't doing that. They aren't having town halls on CNN where people without IDs are brought in to explain why they don't have IDs. Because those people don't exist, Luke. They don't exist.

[Luke Ball]

I'll address the voter ID thing in a moment because I think it's such a winning message for Republicans. But secondly, I remember back in the day when I was growing up watching State of the Union addresses, it was beyond the pale to have a Republican member of Congress yell at Barack Obama. You lie like the world fell apart at that because somebody decided to speak up and say two words. And now we have the speaker of the House ripping up speeches. We have members screaming back at the President. So every single year, it seems to become more like a jungle gym than, you know, a parliamentarian operation. Very, very interesting. See what happens. But like as you were talking about the different items that come up in rebuttal to the Democrats who were against voter id, it is like totally normal to present your ID to get alcohol or buy nasal decongestant or do anything in a civilized society. And yet they don't want to protect the most sacred right that we have in the United States, which is voting and electing our leaders, something that our forefathers fought and died for, that you can't flash your identification in order to actually cast a ballot and a vote. And Rob, here in D.C. we get these mail in ballots that show up at townhomes that my friends have lived in. And like the past six interns that ever decided to register there to vote get their ballots dropped off at the front door of that town. They haven't lived there in like a decade, and yet they're still showing up. And the left is saying, oh no, there's no problem with voter id. There's no issue with election security. And they're completely gaslighting us because they themselves are running an operation in the backyard that, that opens up the door for a possible massive fraud.

[Rob Carson]

It is obvious. It is. I always said, you know, whenever I was, I was asked, why do you think that Joe Biden has dementia? I'd say, because I'm not stupid. Why do you think that wearing a paper mask won't prevent you from getting. Because I'm not stupid. This is obvious. The Democrat Party, they listen. These are childish arguments, you know, no I'm not. Yes, you are. No, I'm not. Yes, you are. No, there's no. No, there's no broader frit. Yes, there is. No, there's not. Yes, there is. I can show it. No, there's not. It's that kind of nonsense. And the only 20 million people in the country who don't have ID are illegal. So they would rather cast aspersions. Go ahead.

[Luke Ball]

They argue that they can't afford them somehow. And my, my response to it is what? Let's say that we proposed a piece of legislation that would fund people getting driver's licenses. Oh, and by the way, let's just tack a five dollar Starbucks gift card on top of it. Is it then completely incomprehensible that these people can't show up and get the gift card and their ID at the same time? Of course not. There's no financial barrier. There's no going out of your way trouble. If you present that hypothetical to them, the left will still say that it is completely incomprehensible that somebody would be able to obtain an ID in the United States.

[Rob Carson]

As you mentioned, and I've said this, there are a hundred ways that you need an id. So if you want to survive in our, in our country, if you want to have your power on your apartment, you want to have an apartment, you want to have a house, you want to adopt a cat. Ladies, I'm talking about the Democrat party women here. Adopt a cat. You need an id. All right, but somehow the Democrat party, rather than saying let's fund a massive effort to make sure people have identification so they can survive, they're saying, no, it's racist and sexist because, you know, when you want to vote, it's, that's what it is. It's just so stupid.

[Luke Ball]

I love when this topic comes up every single time because it's almost hard to pick an example to throw back at them of how ridiculous their argument is. Because you can go through all of the things we talked about that you are required to have an ID for here in the United States. And it is just ludicrous that the left would spend so much time and energy arguing against the most fundamental thing that you could do to secure elections in this country.

[Rob Carson]

Well, the Democrat party and I've said a lot of people are saying, oh yeah, The Democrats are plus 7 on the ballot going into the midterms. I saw them on what, on what, for God's sake? They are running on nothing. They were using affordability. That's already gone. That's out the window. Then last week it was the next thing was Pam bodies covered up the Epstein files and so they released all the Epstein files and now they're gonna come up with now it's the DHS and the nice need to be defunded. It's one thing after another and it's a nonsensical clown car going off a cliff on fire into a dumpster fire.

[Luke Ball]

So you mentioned the affordability issue. Watch what the left does with that topic because it is something that Republicans will address in the upcoming election. They were talking about it last night at the White House meeting. They're going to talk about the economy. But I am convinced that the left is using this phrase of affordability as a conduit for socialism in the United States. The energy behind Mamdani in New York City propelled this issue to the forefront. They do not mean prosperity for the United States. They mean socialism for the United States. So as the Republicans are presenting their policy arguments, they will look a heck of a lot different than the left policy arguments because theirs is going to look more like like the party of USSR as opposed to the party of jfk.

[Rob Carson]

Did you see the the free grocery store closed down after a week in New York today? I'll be honest.

[Luke Ball]

I lived in D.C. long enough that some of the grocery stores up here, I've seen them, people run in and run out. They consider those free grocery stores and then they have to shut down. People are just robbing from them all the time.

[Rob Carson]

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Some of the material that happened been released.

I'm thinking, for example, of images of.

Your husband apparently in a hot tub.

[Luke Ball]

In a swimming pool on Epstein's plane.

[Rob Carson]

What was your reaction to that? And do you know the context surrounding.

Some of those images? Absolutely.

[Hillary Clinton]

And it wasn't a hot tub on a plane. It was one of the stops they made to look at Philip.

[Rob Carson]

It was just on Epstein Island. Pick.

[Hillary Clinton]

And charitable work that my husband has done, saving literally millions of lives around the world.

[Rob Carson]

Sure.

[Hillary Clinton]

It turned out that was done long before there was any public awareness and certainly any conviction of any crime by Jeffrey Epstein.

[Rob Carson]

So she. That's Hillary Clinton saying it was part of Bill Clinton's philanthropic work. I'm thinking it's philanthropic work. So he uses charity to get laid. That's what I came up with, by the way. Luke Ball. It's not philanthropic. It's philanthropic, which is a process of raising money and getting lucky at the same time.

[Luke Ball]

I don't know why all these politicians pay these consulting firms all this money when they could just come hire you. Rob.

[Rob Carson]

I swear, I do know how to distill it. I do know how to distill things into the speaking man's lexicon, don't I? Or the working man's lexicon. It is.

[Luke Ball]

It's very creative. And you have to be, because, like, over the last few weeks, the left made us believe, or made it sound like, when they released all of the Epstein files, that Donald Trump would sound closer to Jeffrey Epstein than Ghislaine Maxwell was. And what actually happened is that the de facto leader of the Democrat Party, which is Hollywood, and the elites, are now closer to Epstein than ever before. They're closely tied to him in the public eye because of their affiliation with them. We've had CEOs step down. We've had board members resign. There have been college professors that have been booted. And it's just absolutely ridiculous. So. So be careful what you wish for. If you're on the left and you know, Trump has come out of this on the other side completely unscathed. Though I also heard Democrats saying, like, he's out there saying, we need to move past the Epstein files because he's complicit in them. He's all involved in them. And in reality, Trump was kind of giving a warning shot to Republicans, like, don't let all of this messaging consume your time before the midterms. We have just a finite period of time to get our agenda across the finish line, to deliver economically for the American people to focus on border security and deportations. And you're going to get bogged down in the Epstein files, which you will never be satisfied. There will always be people who said.

[Rob Carson]

You didn't release everything you look at every day on Twitter trending is Trump Epstein files. And clearly they are bots using us to get. There's no evidence of anything, but they want to keep it in the popular subconscious. So everybody thinks it's all bull crap. But back to the, back to the midterms, and I've been talking about this, that we need to be able to show Americans the success of Donald Trump's economy in a vacuum of good news from the liberal media. Here's Teeter Doocy talking about a strategy session last night at the White House.

[Teeter Doocy]

Yes, I just got a text from a senior White House official who is confirming a story that just crossed in Axios. Suzy Wiles, the White House Chief of staff, James Blair, one the of of her top lieutenants and a bunch of chiefs of staff, as well as some cabinet level secretaries are meeting right now on Capitol Hill in private, or I should say near Capitol Hill in private, to try to figure out President Trump's messaging strategy, how to sell his accomplishments and what he plans to do to help their chances in the midterms.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, it's interesting, like Sunny hosting yesterday. Like anybody watches the Harpies from Hell, I'm sorry, the View, they sound exactly alike watching that show. And she says Donald Trump's the worst president ever. That's the Democrats. They think if they yell out enough, they say that the economy sucks, that people are gonna believe the economy sucks. Like they did say the economy was great when Joe Biden was the president and it was awful. And they're thinking that's gonna work. What do you think?

[Luke Ball]

I have an enormous amount of confidence in this White House. I worked with Susie Wiles for several years. I worked on the last campaign. She was a personal friend of mine, James Blair, also even from back in DeSantis days in 2018. So I have full confidence in that team that's over there pulling together the strategy. And there were a lot of details that leaked from that meeting was kind of some of the more obvious stuff. But the bottom line is this, like I mentioned, with the Democrats and their affordability cloak message going to turn into socialism. The Republicans messaging can't just be all stats and figures and statistics. The American people have to feel in their pocketbooks that things are changing. And so on the State of the Union address, I hope that the President is able to paint a forward looking picture. I don't think he has ever just completely pointed behind him and said, look at all of the mess that we've come through. He's always been forward facing on this and I think he'll continue to do so. But like the GDP growth that we had at the end of December was completely out of left field. Nobody anticipated that it would be that well. And consumer spending in between Black Friday and Cyber Monday hit a decade record high, which makes me think that the people who are talking to the pollsters are doing one thing with their lips and doing another thing with their pocketbooks. I think it's a sign that the American people and the consumers are actually spending because they feel the economy is doing much, much better.

[Rob Carson]

Do you know why? Do you know why that's happening there, Luke? Because Donald Trump's doing everything he has to do to make business grow, for God's sake. I mean, everything he's doing is something that's never been done before. Cutting Social Security tax, you know, getting rid of, letting you write off every capital investment on a new business, bringing in $18 trillion in new manufacturing, shutting down the southern border, lowering the price of gas. Dear God, do I need to go on? Duh. Of course it's working. Come on. It should be obvious.

[Luke Ball]

And this will be an opportunity for him on the State of the Union night to paint those accomplishments and push back against the Democrats narrative because he will stand up there and remind the American people of what he's been able to accomplish in the first year of his presidency. And the entire time, I guarantee you, you're going to have some folks on the left who are down there PO or doing their little fit that they like to throw on the floor, holding up their no signs or, you know, whatever lame push in town for it.

[Rob Carson]

Are you going to be watching it? Are you gonna be there?

[Luke Ball]

I am. I'm watching for it. I'm scheduled to be doing some live coverage of it on some news networks. So I'll be keeping a close eye on it and anticipating the President will be able to do exactly what he's done in every past day of the Union, which is remind the American people just how great of a leader he is.

[Rob Carson]

All right, Brother Luke, always a pleasure having you on, man. I do appreciate you very much. Luke. Luke T. Ball on. On the Twitter. Where else can people find you?

[Luke Ball]

Just wherever on social media you type in Luke Ball. I had at Luke Dubauler as my handle for a little while, but I started getting up So I changed.

[Rob Carson]

Well, it could mean a couple things. It can be a couple things actually. Let's take a break and come back. Talk to you soon, man. Take a break. Come back. This is the Rob Carson Show.

[Hillary Clinton]

We have no links. We have a very clear record that we've been willing to talk about which my husband has said he took some rides on the airplane for his charitable work. I don't recall ever meeting him.

[Rob Carson]

His philander topic work.

Did you ever meet Ghislaine Maxwell?

[Hillary Clinton]

I did on a few occasions and thousands of people go to the Clinton Global Initiative.

[Rob Carson]

I did not have sexual relations with that woman.

[Hillary Clinton]

So, so it to me is not.

[Rob Carson]

Actually didn't have sexual relations with his wife.

[Hillary Clinton]

It's not something that everybody else though is really at the heart of what this matter is about. They are accused and in both cases were convicted of horrific crimes against girls and women.

[Rob Carson]

Your, your husband's painting was in Jeffrey Epstein's foyer of him in a blue dress which he left a little DNA footprint on when Monica Lewinsky won. And he has a pension for younger women. I mean as you've been lying for 30 friggin years, do you really expect women to believe you now? And my husband, dear God, you are an insult to marriage and women. Inhumanity, international disputes, inflation, rising national debt, digital currency. There's an ever ending list of why Gold has risen 700% in the last 20 years. It's knocking on $5,000 door again today. $5,000 an ounce for gold. I, I just transferred an IRA the last two weeks into gold. I started the ball rolling, it was like 5200. Then it went up to 56, then it came down to 46. And then I got in a little bit higher than that. Unbelievable. And I said I want gold. I'm a gold. 100% gold. We'll do silver. We'll add to the silver portfolio with Birch Gold. I chose chose Birch Gold because they have an A plus rating with a bbb. Tens of thousands of happy customers. They've been a sponsor on the show for a couple of years and I bought into it. I sent them my money. They've got my money. I don't have a lot of money. I wasn't going to mess with my money. I wanted to make sure that it performs so I trust them. They make it easy for you. They have an A plus rating from the bbb. Tens of thousands of happy customers. I've written them great reviews. Text my name, Rob to 989-898. Get in while it's still under five grand. Excuse me. Get a little something in the throat there. Text my name, Rob to 989-898 for Birch Gould. On the other side of the break, we're going to talk a little about this recent transgender nut bag shooting of people at a, at a hockey game. That the surprising number of mass shootings that have been caused by these individuals since 2018, when all of the mania and social contagion started on this transgender nonsense. Also, Stephen Colbert, in the dying throes of his career, invites a politician on his show. The FCC says, if you're going to do that, you got to have equal time for Jasmine Crockett. And so they just didn't do the segment and put it on YouTube. And then radical Islamists want Americans to get rid of their dogs. Okay, good luck with that. All right. Good luck with that.

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[Luke Ball]

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