Jim Snow 2.0: ID for Work, Not for Voting

Summary

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The Rob Carson Show

Episode: "Jim Snow 2.0: ID for Work, Not for Voting"
Date: February 23, 2026
Host: Rob Carson (Newsmax Podcasts)
Guest: Doug Burns

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Overview

In this episode, Rob Carson delivers his signature mix of political humor, sharp commentary, and culture war analysis. The focus revolves around the apparent hypocrisy in requiring identification for certain forms of work—like shoveling snow in New York—while dismissing voter ID laws. The episode also touches on recent political developments, media gaffes, the repercussions of the Epstein scandal, California politics, and a Supreme Court decision affecting Trump-era tariffs. Special guest Doug Burns offers insight on legal and political topics, especially concerning NYC policies and the ramifications of recent court decisions.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. "Jim Snow 2.0": Hypocrisy in ID Requirements

[00:50-03:11, 22:50-26:24]

• Rob opens by mocking New York policies requiring multiple forms of ID for snow shoveling jobs, while progressive lawmakers continue to oppose voter ID laws.
  • “How stupid to hire people to shovel snow when you just have city employees on a snowblower... And then you got to show ID if you want to get a check for some government work. Wow.” [01:22, Carson]
• He sarcastically suggests SNAP recipients and undocumented immigrants should shovel snow for benefits.
  • “How about some SNAP benefit recipients? How about you shovel snow for your SNAP benefits? How about that?” [01:38, Carson]
• Doug Burns (later in the show) underscores the media calling out the hypocrisy:
  • “My goodness, is he getting crushed on the hypocrisy point? You’ve got to show ID to shovel snow. But of course, they don’t want anybody to have to show ID when you vote and he’s getting killed on it.” [23:02, Burns]

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2. Mocking AOC and Progressive Rhetoric

[03:11-06:30, 11:22-12:05]

• Rob ridicules Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s remarks at the Munich Security Conference, particularly her evasiveness and lack of substance on foreign policy.
  • “I feel like I’m getting an intellectual sunburn for being exposed to the radiation of her stupid…They should come up with an SPF 50 so you don’t absorb any of her stupid.” [04:45, Carson]
• He plays clips from AOC discussing "whiteness" as imaginary and offers his characteristic, irreverent commentary.
  • Doug (quoting AOC): “Whiteness is an imaginary thing. Being German is real. Being Italian is real...” [05:32, Burns]
  • Rob: “Now I’ve got an intellectual sunburn.... the skin peeling off my face from her stupid.” [05:45, Carson]
• The show discusses AOC’s claims about white men hating women of color:
  • “She said not too long ago, the only problem that I have if I were to run for president is white men hate women of color.” [11:28, Carson]
  • Both hosts dismiss the claim as tired, divisive rhetoric, noting there is "racial fatigue."
    "Cries of racism, racism, racism finally falling on deaf ears. Because they mean nothing." [12:05, Carson]

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3. California Politics & the Democrat Platform

[06:30-10:46, 12:05-13:38]

• Focus on Katie Porter: Rob describes her candidacy as negative and based solely on being anti-Trump.
  • “Her entire campaign is based on one thing... F Trump. That’s it.” [07:49, Doug; summarized by Carson]
  • Rob lampoons the widespread use of profanity and negativity in Democrat campaigns.
• Viral Democratic Ads: Rob highlights absurd Democrat slogans (“Vote Juliana. Trump.”), describing it as base divisiveness.
• Bathrooms at the California Democratic Convention:
  • Rob points out the gender-neutral signs only on women’s bathrooms and interprets this as symbolic of how Democrats treat women.
    • “That is all you need to know about the Democrat Party and women right there. Women are good for two things, a vote and abortion. That’s what they think you’re there for.” [10:46, Carson]

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4. The Epstein Scandal Fallout

[13:38-15:57]

• Carson details the global repercussions from new Epstein files, with multiple high-profile figures resigning or facing scrutiny.
  • “The Epstein files are detonating across the globe.” [13:38, Carson]
• He replays a Ghislaine Maxwell interview clearing Donald Trump of wrongdoing.
  • Maxwell: “Never inappropriate with anybody in the times that I was with him. He was a gentleman in all respects.” [15:32, Maxwell]
• Rob indulges in vivid analogies:
  • “Another, you know, scandal exploding in the Democrats’ faces like an Acme TNT bomb to Wile E. Coyote...” [15:57, Carson]

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5. New York Governance Failures

[24:56-26:24, 27:47-28:49]

• Doug Burns on Mayor Zoran Mandami: Criticizes the lack of experience and failed leadership (e.g., city-run grocery exhaustion, failed snow removal, accumulating garbage).

  • “This guy had no experience, no executive experience. 34 years old is a shockingly low age to be running New York City.” [25:17, Burns]
  • Praises Rob’s point about politicians "bait and switching" campaign promises.

• Mandami’s Snow Response:

  • Plays Mandami’s travel ban orders (“state of emergency”) and mocks the city’s failure to handle snow compared to Carson’s own experience in snowstorms.
  • “He’s basically doing what they did during COVID...closing the streets, highways and bridges.” [27:49, Carson]

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6. LA Mayor Karen Bass and Infrastructure Issues

[17:20-19:30]

• Reports on the LA Fire Department’s strategy to shape media coverage and minimize reputational harm for Mayor Bass after disastrous wildfires.
• Ridicules Bass’s claims about progress on potholes, highlighting the tiny fraction of road repairs:
  • “So 22,000 lane miles, they’re gonna fix 60. There you go. That’s 0.27%. And they’re covering up her malfeasance with regard to the LA fires. 12 houses out of 12,000 rebuilt. They call that leadership.” [19:30, Carson]

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7. Trump Tariffs, Supreme Court, and Legal Analysis

[21:59-34:48]

• Discusses the Supreme Court’s ruling against Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act for tariffs.
  • “Donald Trump suffered what many would consider a defeat by the Supreme Court on Friday with regard to the ability to levy tariffs.” [22:19, Carson]
• Doug Burns explains the implications:
  • The ruling rests on using the wrong statute; authority to levy tariffs exists under other laws.
  • “All the Supreme Court said was, you checked the wrong box, you used the wrong statute. But...it’s clear that he has the authority to do it under other ones...” [33:05, Burns]
  • The court left ambiguous whether $170 billion in tariff revenue must be paid back. Burns doubts widespread refunds.
  • “They didn’t say you have to pay it back, but they also...didn’t say you don't have to pay it back. So you’re left very much in limbo.” [30:28, Burns]

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8. Olympics, State of the Union, and More Political Theater

[35:00-37:52]

• Celebrates U.S. men’s and women’s hockey teams’ gold medals after 46 years, contrasting this national pride with Democrats’ planned State of the Union boycott.
  • “Democrats...are not going to attend the State of the Union. They’re going to do an alternative event with a bunch of very unlikable people like Eric Swalwell.” [35:42, Carson]
  • Notes Trump’s invite to hockey teams, furthering the contrast.
• Doug and Rob lampoon doomsday fears about Trump, arguing post-facto that none of the predicted catastrophes occurred.
  • “If he’s a king, actually, in a dictator, he’s the worst one ever, because he just got defeated by the Supreme Court.” [37:35, Carson]

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9. Parody & Satire: Cat Lady of the Day

[39:53-40:23]

• Rob spotlights a progressive who fled to Canada, lampooning the “crazy cat lady Karen” archetype.
  • Parody song and comedy bits poke fun at left-wing displacement and melodrama.
  • “That's the white liberal Karen. I'm loving watching her do a death spiral into the pits of hell with the Democrat party that's going to do it for the show.” [40:12, Carson]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On AOC’s rhetoric:
  • "I feel like I’m getting an intellectual sunburn for being exposed to the radiation of her stupid." [04:45, Carson]
• On Democrat campaign messaging:
  • "Their entire platform summed up in two words... nothing to offer Californians but division and hate." [08:00, Carson]
• On Zoran Mandami (NYC Mayor):
  • "This guy had no experience, no executive experience. 34 years old is a shockingly low age to be running New York City." [25:17, Burns]
• Satire on gender-neutral bathrooms:
  • "Women are good for two things, a vote and abortion. That’s what they think you’re there for." [10:46, Carson]
• Burns on Supreme Court tariffs ruling:
  • "They didn’t say you have to pay it back, but they also didn’t say you don’t have to pay it back. So you’re left very much in limbo." [30:28, Burns]

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Timestamps for Important Segments

| Time | Segment | |--------|---------------------------------------------------------------| | 00:50 | “Jim Snow 2.0”: ID requirements for snow shovelers | | 03:11 | Mocking AOC’s foreign policy statements | | 06:30 | California: Democrat messaging, bathrooms, “Vote Trump” ads | | 13:38 | Epstein files fallout | | 17:20 | LAFD plans to shield LA Mayor Karen Bass | | 21:59 | Tariff decision – legal analysis with Doug Burns | | 24:56 | NYC’s Mandami: snow, garbage, city-run grocer failures | | 27:47 | Mandami’s snow emergency policies and travel ban announcement | | 35:00 | US Olympic hockey, Dems boycott SOTU, Trump’s invitation | | 39:53 | “Cat Lady of the Day” segment |

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Tone & Style

Rob Carson’s tone is irreverent, combative, and satirical, with frequent jokes, parodies, and colorful language. Doug Burns provides analytical and explanatory interludes, especially on legal and policy issues, balancing Carson’s humor with substance.

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Summary:
This episode centers on the ironies and perceived failures of progressive governance, from snow shovelers needing multiple IDs in New York to the all-encompassing anti-Trump focus of California Democrats. Rob Carson blends cultural mockery with political critique, lampooning figureheads like AOC and Zoran Mandami, while Doug Burns offers insight on legal details and the real-world effects of policies from New York to Washington. The show closes with Carson’s blend of political parody and pointed social commentary, directed chiefly at progressive excesses and what he depicts as their collateral damage, with a final dose of humor for good measure.

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Transcript

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[Doug Burns]

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[Rob Carson]

Power number three of the Rob Carson Show. Joining us at the bottom of the hour, Doug Mearns to talk about Trump and tariffs and all that stuff, all that legal stuff. Did you have a nice weekend? And a nice weekend. We did not get the giant snowstorm here in the D.C. area that they got up north. Talking to my friend Walt Palmer, who is the program director at WGMD in Rehoboth, one of our great affiliate stations, and he sent me pictures. They got a ton of snow. I mean, they got a ton of snow up there. And then of course, up into New York. If you want to be a shoveler, you want to be a snow worker, you can present a couple forms of id. Even though Zoran Mandami thinks that voter ID is bad, you have to present a couple forms of ID to be a snow shoveler. I mean, honestly, how stupid to hire people to shovel snow when you just get, you already got some city employees on a snow blower. One snow blower will do the work of 10 people. But this is your Democrat party. You're gonna have people out there with snow shovels shoveling the snow. Two feet of snow. You know what it's like to shovel two feet of snow and then how far do you throw it? Five feet, six feet, you know, whatever. I'm a. Wow. And then you got to show ID if you want to, you know, get a check for some government work. Wow. How about some SNAP benefit recipients? How about you shovel snow for your SNAP benefits? How about that? How about that? How about getting some illegals out there, you know, you love to give them $500 hotel rooms at the, the Roosevelt, for God's sake, for a year. How about put them to work and then deport them. There you go. There you go. But, but yeah, we've got very little snow here. Not a big, not a big deal. Which is great. I love it. I love it. I did some cooking this weekend. I did a video on my Instagram. I did white chicken chili and I got a recipe for the white chicken chili and it is the best ever. So look up Rob Carson show on Instagram and you'll see the video there. I talked to the camera and we made the white chicken Shelly. This is the best white chicken Shelly ever. It is. It's ridiculous. And what you do is you serve it with. You ready for this dollop of sour cream and Fritos? Dollop of sour cream and Fritos. Oh my God. It doesn't get any better than that. AOC is really mad because she looked stupid on the world stage. And, and she said that, you know, just because she looks stupid on the world stage. You know, most of the stuff she said when she was in Munich was super smart.

[Doug Burns]

If you think that I don't understand foreign policy because out of hours of

[Rob Carson]

discourse, by the way, listen to the background. Her boyfriend, her husband or whatever is snoring. I mean, I, I was listening to my friend Sean at wcbm. He's like, there's a dog farting, so I don't know what that is. It's her boyfriend, whatever, snoring about international affairs.

[Doug Burns]

I paused to think about one of the most sensitive geopolitical issues that currently exist.

[Rob Carson]

Or she's got some serious gas on earth.

[Doug Burns]

I'm afraid the issue's not my understanding, but rather the problem is perhaps you've gotten adjusted to a president that never thinks before he speaks.

[Rob Carson]

No, because everything you've said generally since the day you were elected to get on the world stage has been idiotic. You see, that wasn't the dumbest thing you've ever said. It was a litany of the dumb things you always say. That's it. I'll give you another example of her at the Munich conference saying absolutely nothing.

[Doug Burns]

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

[Rob Carson]

Okay? All order is rules based because you have to have rules to establish order.

[Doug Burns]

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 for inconvenient populations to act out these paradoxes.

[Rob Carson]

Oh my God, I feel like I'm getting an intellectual sunburn for being exposed to the radiation of her stupid. I mean, honestly, right? They should come up with some sort of an SPF 50 so you don't absorb any of her stupid. I would be slathering my face with it and everything, so none of it got to me. My God. Unbelievable. And here she is saying more stupid crap. Saying that there's no such thing is whiteness.

[Doug Burns]

There's a very big difference.

[Rob Carson]

After years of the Democrat Party saying we're white supremacists and we're. And we're what? White Privileged.

[Doug Burns]

Between whiteness and national, like your actual culture.

[Rob Carson]

Right.

[Doug Burns]

Whiteness is an imaginary thing. Being German is real. Being Italian is real. You know, being English. These are rich cultural.

[Rob Carson]

Now I've got. I've got an intellectual sunburn. I mean, I'm gonna have to put cocoa butter on my face, my head all night long to keep from this. The skin peeling off my face from her stupid. Oh, my God. Here. Here she is. Here's the. Here's the question she was talking about. The stupid response about Taiwan.

[Doug Burns]

Would and should the US Actually commit US Troops to defend Taiwan if China were to move? You know, I think that this is such a. You know, I think that this is a. This is, of course, a very long standing policy.

[Rob Carson]

Okay. That isn't just being caught off guard. That's just stupid. I mean, even I can say, okay, what do you think about using military forces if. If China went after Taiwan, I'd say something like, we would do our level best to ensure that Taiwan is able to defend itself. What? Oh. What? Oh, my God. I just said more than she said in her entire life. That is just crazy. That is just crazy. What did John Kennedy say? He said. He said he's. She's just like Kamala Harris, but with bartending. And here's what your Democrat Party has to offer. This is what your Democrat Party has to offer in the state of California. They got a Republican. Well, they got a gubernatorial race coming up here, and a controversial gubernatorial candidate. What's her name? Katie Porter, who's just a. I mean, a putrid woman. I mean, an unlikable, putrid, awful. Nothing to like about her at all. All her voice, her look, everything. She's just awful. Anyway, she. She made her bid to replace Gavin Newsom and her. And her entire. Her entire campaign is based on one thing.

[Doug Burns]

Simple, powerful message that we can all agree on. Say it with me. Are you ready? 1, 2, 3.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, that's right, Trump. Yeah, there you go. That's just f. Trump. That's just. I mean, wow. Yeah, listen, I use profanity. I would say that I'm not particularly proud of it, but that's just who I am when I'm putting together IKEA furniture. There are times that I use so much profanity. There's a cloud of profanity about my house. They have to fly air traffic around it. That's how bad it is. Okay. I'm not afraid because it's very useful at times. It is quite useful at times. They say that actually is therapeutic. There's a word, there's reasons for it. Don't get offended. It's just the way it is. Sorry I don't do it on the air, but this is just putrid. She says, together we're gonna kick Trump's rear end. I'll stand up to Trump and his cronies as I did in Congress. And then the reaction from conservatives. And there you have it. The Democrats entire platform summed up in two words. They've got nothing to offer Californians but division and hate. One person wrote on social media, yeah, yeah, yeah, they're just filthy, rotten, awful, terrible people. There's a woman named Juliana Stretton. She did an entire ad. And by the way, they're running the ad virally, not bleeped Trump.

[Doug Burns]

Vote Juliana.

[Rob Carson]

Trump.

[Doug Burns]

Vote Juliana.

[Rob Carson]

Trump. Vote Juliana. They said it, not me. I'm not scared of a wannabe dictator. I'm running for Senate to stand up to Donald Trump.

[Doug Burns]

I'll abolish.

[Rob Carson]

What are you gonna do? Well, you're gonna get a bottle of shies and you're gonna stand up to Donald Trump. Okay, that's. That's what you got? Okay, Good luck with. Good luck with that. Good luck with that. And by the way, they're doing this Democrat convention in California. It's funny. One of the. One of the attendees, I guess, was walking around the convention and notice the bathrooms. I want you to listen to this. Women, Women, listen to me, okay? I'm talking about not the crazy cat lady, Karen's of the Democrat Party, but women with a modicum of common sense. The Democrat Party is as sexist as anything you could possibly imagine. They say that you can't figure out how to change your name back after you get married, and you can't get an id. That's how bad you are. And then how they've treated women with, like, letting men compete with women, letting men into little girls bathrooms, the whole deal. Putting men in women's prisons, pretending to be women and raping them. That's your Democrat Party. But listen to this.

[Doug Burns]

Here we are at the Moscone center at The California Democrats Convention. And the woman sign says this restroom

[Rob Carson]

may be used by any person regardless

[Doug Burns]

of gender identity or expression.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah. What about the men's.

[Doug Burns]

And here we are at the men's. And it doesn't say that. It just says men's restroom.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah.

[Doug Burns]

Can someone explain that for me?

[Rob Carson]

That is all you need to know about the Democrat Party and women right there. Women are good for two things, a vote and abortion. That's what they think you're there for. They think you're there to abort babies and they want your vote. That's it. Honestly, the Democrat Party, they say they're for equality. They're all not. They're not. Look at Donald Trump's cabinet. Look at the most powerful people in his government. Women. Susie Wiles, Pam Bondi, Kristi Noem. I can go on and on. Unbelievable. Let's take a break and come back. This is the Rob Carson Show.

[Doug Burns]

Same thing with aoc. Yeah, I was gonna say right back to. Yeah. She was talking about indigenous people and

[Rob Carson]

people of color, and she said the only. She said not too long ago, the only problem that I have if I

[Doug Burns]

were to run for president is white men hate women of color. White men hate women of color. I don't think so.

[Rob Carson]

There's a lot of people who are

[Doug Burns]

not white in the Trump administration who are women.

[Rob Carson]

Harmet Dylan is one of the most

[Doug Burns]

brilliant lawyers I know in Office of Civil Rights in the Department of Justice. So I don't know. I think everybody has got fatigue. Racial fatigue.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, racial fatigue. Finally, by the way, I've waited a very long time for this to happen. Cries of racism, racism, racism. Finally falling on deaf ears. Because they mean nothing. They mean nothing at all. By the way, in California, unlike most states they hold partisan primaries. California dumps all candidates into one single primary election. The top two vote getters advance to the general election. Right now, it's Steve Hilton and Chad Bianco, both Republicans out in front. Steve Hilton, 17. Chad Bianco, 14. Eric swallows well, 14. Katie Porter, the Awful Woman, 10%. Tom Steyer, 9. So I hope and pray for the state of California. They finally elected a Republican. He just guts that stinking, filthy, rotten state. Just filthy, rotten, stinking state. Terrible, terrible state. Sarah Ferguson checked into the world's most expensive wellness clinic amid the Epstein fallout. Been sofa surfing on a global scale to avoid being discovered. Checked herself into the most expensive wellness clinic in the world. This place costs £13,000 a day. How in the hell? What the hell? Honestly, that's like 30. What is like $25,000 a day. The parallel Para Kellis sell us recovery clinic in Zurich, Switzerland. The Lakeside Clinic offers several different month long recovery programs for ultra wealthy. This, this Jeffrey Epstein scandal is spreading worldwide. Jesse Waters kind of put it in perspective. And none of it involves Donald Trump. By the way. The Epstein files are detonating across the globe. Listen to this. Prince Andrew Fell and police are searching his home.

[Doug Burns]

So who's next?

[Rob Carson]

Because if you were anywhere near Epstein or Maxwell or just your name, you're in the blast zone. Larry Summers, who worked for Obama and Clinton, just resigned from Harvard. What? Obama's top lawyer, Kathy Rumler, resigned from Goldman. We looked at her emails. There's hundreds of them. She called Epstein Uncle Jeffrey. Wow. And gave him advice on how to get better press. And now another Obama official, his Homeland Security adviser Lisa Monaco showing up in the files. Bill Gates suddenly cancels a major speech overseas. Just hours he was set to go on stage. Yeah. Emails reveal meetings Gates had with Epstein after his conviction for soliciting a minor for prostitution. And one of Epstein's notes claimed Bill got an STD and needed help to hide it from his wife after contact with Russian girls. Gates denies that happened. Thomas Pritzker, JB's cousin, was a frequent guest at Epstein's townhouse. He just stepped down from his role as Hyatt Hotel's executive chairman. Bard College is now reviewing its president's ties to Epstein. Leon Botstein's name apparently appears over 2000 times in the documents. American Express just put out a statement saying they regretted having Epstein as a client after he used their plastic to book travel for the girls.

[Doug Burns]

Wow.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah. I got to tell you. I got to tell you. And then here's Elaine Maxwell being interviewed by our deputy under Secretary of General, Attorney General Todd Blanch.

[Doug Burns]

I don't recall ever seeing him in

[Rob Carson]

his house talking about Donald Trump and Epstein, for instance.

[Doug Burns]

I actually never saw the president in any type of massage setting. I never witnessed the president in any

[Rob Carson]

inappropriate setting in any way.

[Doug Burns]

Never inappropriate with anybody in the times that I was with him. He was a gentleman in all respects.

[Rob Carson]

And did you ever hear Mr. Epstein

[Doug Burns]

or anybody say that President Trump had done anything inappropriate with masseuses or with

[Rob Carson]

anybody in your world?

[Doug Burns]

Absolutely never.

[Rob Carson]

Wow.

[Doug Burns]

In any context.

[Rob Carson]

There you go. Another, you know, scandal exploding in the Democrats. Faces like an Acme TNT bomb to Wile E. Coyote, you know, and he's got the plunger there, it's not working. He jumps up and down on it. Then he goes over to the dynamite. Boom. You know, blows, blows him up. That's the Democrat party. That's what they do. They jump up and down on that plunger and then that blows up in their faces. That's a pretty good analogy. You could see that. Could you? You can see that, right? You could see that in your head. You're like, oh my God, I just saw Wiley Coyote jumping up and down on the plunger and then running over, running over and the boom. There you go. You just saw that. I know, I know. I like to paint an oral picture. Nothing like Donald Trump or Joe. Bill Clinton did it. Epstein Island. There was another oral picture there, but I won't get into it. Mellow at the Los Angeles Fire Department allegedly reveals the plans to protect Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass regarding her handling of the 2025 wildfires. Thirteen page confidential memo was entitled LAFD Strategic Response Plan. It was revealed that the goal was to prepare and protect Mayor Karen Bass, the city and the Los Angeles Fire Department from reputational harm because she did such a terrible job. It is our goal to prepare and protect Mayor Bass, the city and the LAFD from reputational harm associated with the upcoming public release of its AAR through a comprehensive strategy that includes risk assessment, blah blah, blah, blah, blah. Labeled for external internal use only. Again, leave Bill Clinton out of this, which was unsigned. Aims to shape news media coverage of the reports findings including efforts to minimize tough Q and A by asking to hold closed door meeting briefings with the fire commission and city council because she did a terrible job. She got put on the spot, on the, on the spot this weekend by TV station out there, ktla, and she was being asked about all the potholes out there because she's a, she's a complete moron by the way. And let me see if I can find this here real quick. Karen Bass. Where is it? Where's Karen Bass? Hold on a second, Helene. Karen, Here we go. So she's asked about all these potholes and she says, oh, they're making some major progress on the roads and stuff out there. They're not, they're not even scratching. Watching the surface in Los Angeles, she's claiming a victory lap when she's only fixed. Are you ready?.2%, 0.27% of the roads in LA. Now we saw you fill a pothole with asphalt here just a few minutes ago and you're encouraging people to call 31 1. But guess what? We, we know people. I work with people who've called 31 1. Yeah, nothing happened. The pothole Was never repaired. They called several times to hire some people like zoron. It was over a couple of months. What do you have to say about that? Let me just tell you that in

[Doug Burns]

the last two months, three months, we

[Rob Carson]

have fixed over 10,000.

[Doug Burns]

We have a lot more to fix. But I think this is a reflection

[Rob Carson]

of decades of lack of investment infrastructure

[Doug Burns]

and we are definitely addressing that.

[Rob Carson]

Talk about that. I mean we spend so much less here in L. A than other cities do. For example, New York or San Diego, San Francisco. And we haven't repaved a single city street here since last summer. Well, let me just say that we have much more we need to do, which is why I've been developing infrastructure in the future.

[Doug Burns]

Again, this is a situation that has

[Rob Carson]

existed for a very long time.

[Doug Burns]

Other people, and we are absolutely addressing it.

[Rob Carson]

We need to invest more in our

[Doug Burns]

infrastructure and that is something that we are definitely going to do. I mean, but these things take a lot of time.

[Rob Carson]

I think it was you who was saying or somebody that they're gonna repave something like 60 lane miles of city streets this year. Well, there's 22,000 lane miles in the city of Los angeles. It's a tiny fracture. Yeah, there you go. So 22,000 lane miles they're gonna fix 60. There you go. That's 0.27%. Yeah. And they're covering up her malfeasance with regard to the LA fires. 12 houses have built have been rebuilt out of 12,000. They call that leadership. Take a break and come back. Doug burns joins us next. Don't go anywhere. Hey guys, it's Carson for quints. You know, a well built wardrobe is about pieces that work together and hold up over time. That's what quince does best. Premium materials, thoughtful design, Everyday stables that feel easy to wear even as the weather shifts. Quince has everyday essentials. I love the quality that lasts, by the way. Organic cotton sweaters, polos for every occasion, lighter jackets to keep you warm in the changing season. The list goes on. Now quints works directly with top factories and cuts out the middleman. So you're not paying for brand markup, just quality clothing. Everything is built to hold up to daily wear and still look good season after season. I have a great wool blazer that has the ladies turning their heads even if they're not looking at me. And then of course a cashmere sweater, ridiculously soft, doesn't cost a fortune as well. Refresh your wardrobe with quince. Go to quince.com newsmax for free shipping on your order. And 365 day returns now available in Canada too. That's quince.com q u I n c e.com newsmax free shipping and 365 day returns. Quince.com newsmax

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[Rob Carson]

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[Doug Burns]

Today, Justice Thomas said so brilliantly and

[Rob Carson]

eloquently, the language of the statute is clear. Under the International Emergency Economic Powers act,

[Doug Burns]

the President has the authority to regulate foreign trade. And going back to the founding of our country, the term regulate has always meant and included the power to levy duties.

[Rob Carson]

Now, of course, Donald Trump suffered a what many would consider a defeat by the Supreme Court on Friday with regard to the ability to levy tariffs. And of course, immediately after he had the, he had the magazine, another bullet in the chamber, if you will, and immediately did a 15% tariff on everybody. So that happened to help us distill all of this and understand a little bit better. I believe he stopped shoveling snow this morning to break for the show, the one and only Doug Burns. Doug Burns, how are you, sir?

[Doug Burns]

Well, believe it or not, at my age, I'm retired from shoveling snow.

[Rob Carson]

You sure you didn't want to go down there and give four different kinds of ID to Zoran Mandami so you could join the snow patrol. I think they're calling it Jim Snow 2.0.

[Doug Burns]

But I'll tell you what, joking aside, my goodness, is he getting crushed on the hypocrisy point? My God, you've got a show ID to shovel snow. But of course, they don't want anybody to have to show ID when you vote and he's getting killed on it. So I'm actually quite satisfied with how the media is calling him out for the hypocrisy.

[Rob Carson]

It really is. And Doug, you live in New York and you're having to endure this, this what I call Lord of the Flies meets, meets Animal Farm, which is Zoran Mandami. And the Idiots who put him in charge. Bs. Can you hear me? Is Doug not hearing me? Go ahead and get Doug. He might have. We might have lost him. Yeah, I lost. Go ahead and bring him down and see what's going on and we'll get him, we'll get him back on again. Just tell me when you are Noah in wcb. Just tell me when you get him back and we'll see if we can get it back on. Because there's nothing worse than losing me. Although my, my now ex wife would completely disagree with that. She'd be like, losing me was the best thing that ever happened. But let's not go there. Is he back? All right, we're calling him back. While we're doing that, I'm just going to tell you that the price of gold is now at $5,209 an ounce. So it's back above 5,000. It went up a hundred dollars since Friday. Maybe you should text my name, Rob to 989-898 for Birch Cold. How about that? I'd do it. I did it. I did it. They said, which heavy metal do you want? I said, well, Led Zeppelin first of all. And they said, no, no, no, no. Gold or silver. I said, let's go with gold. Put it all on gold. Write it on gold. And I did it. I got it done. And all you got to do is just text my name, Rob to 989-898 for Birch Gold. A plus rating for the BBB. Tens of thousands of happy customers. Gold has gone up now in two weeks. It's gone up $800 now. All right. Doug Burns, are you back?

[Doug Burns]

Yes, sir. Sorry about that.

[Rob Carson]

No problem, no problem. But I mean, honestly, this, this whole thing has just collapsed on him. You got the first city run grocery store ran out of groceries at 9 o' clock, is already barren and gone. You've got the phenomenal fail with regard to snow removal. You've lived there forever. Have you ever seen them not able to remove snow like this and let garbage pile up like this?

[Doug Burns]

No, I've never seen that. And the point is, it's interesting. When I was handicapping, you know, my vote for mayor, in all seriousness, it was less about, as crazy as this may sound, it really was less about ideology. Even though I thought the ideology was horrible. But put that to the side. What it was about was the guy's age. 34 years old. I mean, I have a 39 year old son. No disrespect to my dear son, but he's not qualified to Run New York City. A smart kid, by the way. He's smart. Way smarter than Mondami, by the way. But put that to the side. He's got a law degree from Cornell and an MBA from Cornell. But the point is a little parental bragging. I ap. But joking aside, this guy had no experience, no executive experience. 34 years old is a shockingly low age to be running New York City. And the point is, I mean, one other thing though. You made such a great point. I think it was last week when you said that politicians are starting to run Rob, you know, pitching certain things that they're going to do and then they just flat out bait and switch. They lied during the campaign. You cited Spamberger. I agree with you. And you're seeing the same thing with Mondame always.

[Rob Carson]

And then also the mayor of Seattle who's literally. Her parents are still paying for her kids childcare. She has no life experience whatsoever. Never run a damned thing. You've got people in New York City. You know, Zoran Mandami has never had a job. Hell, Barack Obama never had a real job. He didn't. He never had a real job. And I would venture to say that we survived his presidency. The country didn't thrive. Our GDP averaged 1% forever on. Is the phone still. Is this phone the phone around? He just did what? He is still there. Are you still there, Doug? I think he's having problems with his. I think he's having trouble with his phone. Wow, that just is. That's terribly uncomfortable. You know what happens normally when like you're watching television and something like this happens? The host doesn't know what the hell to do. But you see, I'm a seasoned professional, so I'm able to stretch and act almost semi comfortable even in the face of such colossal technical failure. Isn't that amazing how that happens? It's just kind of crazy how that happens. Oh, while we're waiting for Doug to get back on, let's listen to Zoran Mandami shutting down the entire city. Even though some of us know how to drive in snow. Even though some people know how to drive in snow. He's basically doing what they did during COVID Additionally, temperatures dropping into the twenties overnight will result in slippery streets, sidewalks, and extremely hazardous conditions across our city. Yeah.

[Doug Burns]

Due to these factors, we are declaring

[Rob Carson]

a state of emergency and instituting a

[Doug Burns]

travel ban starting at 9pm this evening and ending at 12pm tomorrow.

[Rob Carson]

The state of emergency closes the streets,

[Doug Burns]

highways and bridges of New York City

[Rob Carson]

for all traffic, cars Trucks, scooters, and

[Doug Burns]

E bikes with some specific exemptions for essential and emergency movement. We are asking New Yorkers to avoid all non essential travel.

[Rob Carson]

Now, when it snowed here a few weeks ago, it snowed like 12 inches of snow. And, and we were able to drive in it. And I, and I actually drive and survive and thrive in snow. Even when it's like, I can't recall there was an amount of snow that I didn't drive in. Maybe one time in Snowmageddon in 2010, it snowed 26 inches and I ended up getting my Hummer H3 stuck in the snow in front of my house. Because generally when snow comes over the hood of your vehicle, you're not going anywhere. Is Doug still. Doug, are you back?

[Doug Burns]

I'm back.

[Rob Carson]

Ron needs to hire some, some phone workers. Doug, I tell you what, I'm gonna take a break because there's other things I want to cover on the other side of the break. Can you, can you hold on until then, my friend? All right, let's come back with more more with Doug Burns on the Rob Carson Show. Don't go anywhere. Hey, guys, it's Carson for relief factor. You know, one of the most rewarding parts of sharing relief factor with you is all the real stories like Sandra's she tells us. I'd been hearing about relief factor on the radio for a couple of years, finally decided to try it because nothing else has helped my back pain. With the three week quick start, I went for it. Now I feel like a new person. Those are Sandra's own words. And it's just so gratifying to hear. I've experienced that kind of relief myself. And knowing folks like Sandra out there are feeling better makes it all worth it. Try it for yourself with a three week quick start. See how relief factor could be a game changer, too. Call 800 for relief. That's 800 for relief. Or go to relieffactor.com that's relieffactor.com how will it feel to be out of pain? It's the Rob Carson Show. Doug Burns is back on his landline. No, they, Doug Burns, I want to ask you this. The, the next question with regard to these tariffs is that the Democrats want Donald Trump to pay back $170 billion in tariff revenue. What, what do you suppose is going to happen now? Do you have any idea?

[Doug Burns]

It was very, very interesting because the court, you know, before the decision was announced, I joined a number of other legal experts in saying that, that if they strike down the tariffs, it'll only be because under the particular statute, this Emergency Economic Powers act that everybody's talking about didn't authorize it. But in light of the fact that there are multiple other statutes, as you've heard experts explain, that enable the President, President Trump, to impose tariffs, I thought that they would bend over backwards and find a way to make it clear that money wouldn't have to be paid back. I was wrong. They did not do that. There's bad news and there's good news. They didn't say you have to pay it back, but they also, Rob, didn't say that you don't have to pay it back. So you're left very much in limbo. People are speculating about what's going to happen. Now, ostensibly, lawsuits could be brought, but it was interesting because one expert explained this morning on Newsmax that, and I agree that if you have a receipt for a coat, you know, for $45, there's no breakdown probably on your receipt as to what was a tariff. But if you bought an automobile, there might be a breakdown. But again, what's going to happen is I do not think there's going to be a lot of relief in terms of refunds. The president clearly has the authority to impose these tariffs under other statutes, and he's going to do exactly that. Again, to be a broken record, I was very surprised that the Supreme Court didn't see fit to carve out and make it clear that the money would not have to be returned. And then the last point, which is really important is that countries, to their credit, entered into trade agreements with the United States because the president, brilliantly, I'm not overstating it, used tariffs as a negotiating tool to effectuate those trade agreements. And I do not believe that countries are going to pull out of those.

[Rob Carson]

Okay, yeah, yeah, yeah. Well, I mean, look what he did with the tariffs. He took money, he gave it to the America's farmers for their relief because they've suffered forever because of the tariff structure that was in place previously. And we have been unfairly tariffed versus, you know, versus other countries and whatnot. So you got that. And then Donald Trump, I guess, with some of these new statutes that he's going to use, it allows Donald Trump to act if he, if he feels the United States has been discriminated against. And clearly, and clearly we have. So it sounds like actually, and I guess why did they originally go with this route to do the tariffs rather than what he's doing now?

[Doug Burns]

That's the million dollar question. And it's A great question, obviously. And, you know, a couple of pundits I saw, and I kind of went to school on it and repeated the point, were diplomatically saying that, you know, the president on many levels should be more mad, perhaps at his legal advisers than at the Supreme Court, in the sense that all the Supreme Court said was, you checked the wrong box, you used the wrong statute. But in light of the fact, from a common sense standpoint, in light of the fact that it's clear that he has the authority to do it under other ones, that's why I'm saying that they should have made it clear that money did not have to be returned or paid back. But again, you know, it's not really any big loss for the administration. And I'm a little surprised at the Supreme Court, I got to be honest with you.

[Rob Carson]

I.

[Doug Burns]

Because, you know, again, this really is a very, very unusual situation, because if you factor in how beneficial this is for our country and then add in that he had the authority under other statutes, so it's really a technicality only is what I'm arguing here. Then the point is, I was very surprised that they didn't address it at all. I mean, you look at Justice Kavanaugh, his analysis, very, very strong, you know, very, very solid and so forth. And then you do get a little bit into the politics of the Supreme Court, which is the chief justice, obviously, who on a number of occasions has been, you know, very squirrely. That's not a legal term. But, you know, and I know the president was disappointed. I do part company with President Trump. I thought his criticism was a little out of line. Even he would probably agree with that. And saying that, you know, their families should be ashamed of themselves. That's a little bit much. But the reality of it is is that I thought it was a poor decision.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah. What do you think about those Olympics, man? How about. How about that hockey victory? Both. Both of our hockey teams, Doug? Men and women, gold in overtime against Canada. That was something else, wasn't it?

[Doug Burns]

Oh, it was fantastic. It's so interesting because I lived in Philadelphia in 1980. I was working there a year off before I went to law school. And I was driving down, I think it was like Montgomery Avenue on the Main Line, and people were honking their horns and waving flags. And I wasn't sure what was going on for a couple minutes. Then I clicked on the radio, realized what happened. You know, Mike Ruzzioni and the boys won the Gold in 1980. And it's hard to believe that all this time has elapsed. 46 years, man.

[Rob Carson]

We haven't won. We haven't won a gold in 46 years, Doug.

[Doug Burns]

I know, it's amazing. But anyway, no, it's great for the country. It's great all around. Very, very exciting. The US Had a very good Olympics. I mean, you know, we came in.

[Rob Carson]

I think it's very. Well, it's funny that, you know, the Democrats, these petulant little children, are not going to attend the State of the Union. They're going to do an alternative event with a bunch of very unlikable people like Eric Swalwell. Oh, yeah, I'm going to watch that. But anyway, so Donald Trump last night invites the men's hockey team, says, come to the State of the Union, and said, we'll be there. So you're going to have the men's and the women's team, U.S. hockey and Democrats gone. I just love it, Doug.

[Doug Burns]

Yeah. But guess what? They're going to get the same reception, the hockey players, as that young boy who had serious, serious medical issues. They made him an honorary Secret Service agent. And all the Democrats were looking away and yawning. They're disgusting. I mean, you know, it's just ridiculous. But at the same time, the State of the Union will be interesting. I'm looking for, obviously, the tariff thing, you know, the second coming of the Citizens United thing. When Barack Obama, you know, called out the court, I think it wasn't. Alito famously shook his head, no, no, no. So, you know, will Trump address that? We'll see which Supreme Court justices are going to show up, by the way, by analogy to the Democrats not showing up, I have no idea which ones are going to be there, perfectly honest with you. But again, Donald Trump, he's just an amazing fighter. He has amazing energy, obviously, and it's just amazing what he has accomplished. And I'm chuckling, obviously, because, you know, I've been saying all along, and I think you'll find this interesting, you know, we got to do a show in three years. Okay. And we got to sit there and say, okay, Doug, we're going to recap a few issues now. Okay. How many concentration camps were constructed?

[Rob Carson]

Yes. People.

[Doug Burns]

Did he murder?

[Rob Carson]

Yeah.

[Doug Burns]

Did he turn out to be an existential threat to our democracy? And lastly, did he refuse to leave the White House?

[Rob Carson]

There you go. Yeah. And also, if he's a king, actually, in a dictator, he's the worst one ever, because he just got defeated by the Supreme Court. And he didn't ignore the. Didn't ignore the ruling like AOC suggested Joe Biden do. Doug Burns, thanks, brother. I appreciate you so much. Doug Burns Law on Twitter. We'll talk again soon. Okay?

[Doug Burns]

Thanks, Rob.

[Rob Carson]

You may just take a break and come back. This is the Rob Carson Show. All right, so doing this Gettysburg Battle field tour on June 11th with our anchor station WCBM in Baltimore. If you're in the area, maybe you're a hoboth with wgmd. Maybe you're up at Benny Media, New Hampshire. You want to come down? We've got another bus, another luxury coach. We filled up the first one like that. So it's the 250th anniversary of our country's birth. We thought starting off with Gettysburg would be an amazing thing to do. 11 June, we leave at 8am go to the Gettysburg Visitor center, lunch at the Dobbin House, tours of the battlefields, all that stuff. WCBM.com WCBM.com so it's time for our crazy cat lady of the day. This is a woman who doesn't like men, and she and her partner moved to Canada because of some imaginary crisis that Donald Trump was going to cause and uprooted her children and destroyed their lives. I'm a scholar of the far right who has fled the United States to Canada and I need help. The situation in Canada is absolutely dire for Americans who don't know the housing crisis here is worse than in the United States. I lived in LA for six years and I have not faced rent as bad as here when my partner, our cat and our dog fled the United States. You got a dog? Wow. We headed north with the goal of being close to where our families are located, which is on the west coast. Of course it is. So we are now in British Columbia. More specifically, we are in the Sea to Sky Highway. Yeah, you moved up there. You have no way to make a living. And the. The housing crisis up there is much, much worse. And you put your family through a lot of hell for no good reason. Well, they have a lot of cats

[Doug Burns]

and they're all Democrats.

[Rob Carson]

We call them Karen Karens.

[Doug Burns]

They have a whining voice. They are all pro choice and mostly Baron.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah,

[Doug Burns]

their cat ladies rare.

[Rob Carson]

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Their cat ladies. Talking about some miserable ladies who have

[Doug Burns]

clearly lost their minds.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, there you go. They are. They're crazy. The Democrat party has driven them insane. They're moving out of the country. I've got like three different crazy cat lady Karens I'll save for the rest of the week. Have uprooted their families, moved Overseas, their children are sad. They're dropping them off at schools where they don't speak English and they're crying and their children should be taken from them. And they left for no good reason, no nothing here to fear. Nobody, nobody offering anything but actually more freedom economically and, and the celebration of America like never before in its 250th year. But they are so nuts that they've destroyed the lives of their families, their children, even their cats, for God's sake. So there you go. That's the. That's the white liberal Karen. I'm loving watching her do a death spiral into the pits of hell with the Democrat party that's going to do it for the show. Did you have fun? I had fun, yeah. Yeah. Check out all your usual podcast platforms for the show if you want to hear anything you miss. Miss. In the meantime, God bless you, America's founded Donald Trump, what he's doing for America in our 250th year and until tomorrow, which is Tuesday, do not catch the stupid. I'll see you then. We're lost. I'm gonna pull over and ask that man for directions. Hi there. We're looking to get to the campground. Well, you're gonna take a left at the old oak tree end of this here road. No, I'm just kidding. Let me get my phone out. Out. How are you getting a signal out here? T Mobile and US Cellular decided to merge. So the network out here is huge.

[Doug Burns]

We're getting the same great signal as

[Rob Carson]

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