Mamdani Requires ID for Snow Shoveling, Not For Voting

Summary

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Episode Overview

Title: Mamdani Requires ID for Snow Shoveling, Not For Voting
Date: February 23, 2026
Host: Rob Carson
Guest: Thane Rosenbaum (legal analyst, law professor, Jewish Journal essayist)

This episode of The Rob Carson Show critiques recent political developments with Rob’s signature blend of humor and sharp commentary. The main focus is on the apparent contradiction in ID requirements: New York City requires identification to be paid as an emergency snow shoveler, but not to vote. The discussion branches out to broader issues, including urban policy hypocrisy, government inefficiency, Islamic influence in US cities, voting rights debates, and US foreign policy towards Iran.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Snow Shoveling ID Controversy

[13:13 - 17:02]

• New York City's Policy: NYC now requires two forms of ID for anyone seeking paid emergency snow shoveling work, which Rob sarcastically contrasts to the lack of voter ID requirements.
• Rob’s Critique: He satirizes the inefficiency of paying people to shovel snow instead of using snowblowers, linking this to broader Democratic economic strategies:

  "The most inefficient, stupid way to remove snow is a guy with a shovel, when you could just take a city maintenance guy and give him a snowblower." — Rob Carson [14:06]

• Context: Rob sees this as part of a long-standing Democratic preference for make-work programs, likening it to the WPA of the Roosevelt era.
• Hypocrisy Highlight:

  “When you want to work for the city, you gotta present two forms of ID... all of the things that the Democrat party says are racist if you ask them to show it to vote” — Rob Carson [15:39]

2. Voter ID Laws and Political Hypocrisy

[06:33 - 11:04]

• Democratic Talking Points: The show mocks Democratic claims that requiring ID to vote disenfranchises minorities, women, and the poor.
• Notable Quotes:
  • "You need ID to shovel snow, but not to vote. Isn’t that something?" — Rob Carson [13:38]
  • On politicians: “If you don’t know where your birth certificate is, Google it, Bernie!” — Rob Carson [09:33]
• Satire on Access: Carson jokes about supposed Democratic claims that black people can’t access the internet or get IDs, highlighting what he sees as patronizing attitudes.
• Rob’s Solution: He suggests, tongue-in-cheek, that Democrats should set up vans to help people get IDs rather than removing requirements:

  "If they were concerned about 20 million people not having ID, they would send vans so people can get IDs and live life…" — Rob Carson [11:14]

3. Urban Affordability, Gavin Newsom, and Class Credentials

[04:09 - 08:09]

• Mocking Newsom: Rob lampoons California Governor Gavin Newsom for his attempts to relate to average people (“I ate Stouffer's Lasagna!”), painting him as out of touch:

  “He's never had calluses on his hands. Probably had calluses on one of his hands when he was a teenager, but we won't get into that.” — Rob Carson [05:26]

• The Cost of Living: The show discusses California’s high cost of living and the outflow of residents, blaming state government and taxation.
• Quote on Affordability:

  “What causes states to be unaffordable? The government. Taxes, regulations are much, much higher.” — Rob Carson [06:33]

4. Callers and Anecdotes on ID and Systemic Corruption

[16:57 - 18:30]

• Caller Blanca: Blanca, a Latina from Baltimore, shares her experience working in public schools and highlights lax requirements for enrolling children, suggesting widespread corruption and lack of enforcement:

  "All someone has to show to enroll a child...is a screenshot of a passport... the picture on the phone looks Iranian, but they’re telling me the child is from Guatemala." — Blanca [17:49]

• Rob facetiously hails Blanca:

  "A woman who is a Latina and who is married and has an ID. My God, it is remarkable." — Rob Carson [18:30]

5. Critique of Islamist Influence and Cultural Integration in Cities

[22:02 - 30:08]

• Muslim Call to Prayer Controversy: Rob and Thane criticize NY’s decision to allow the Muslim call to prayer to be broadcast five times daily and prayer services in Times Square:

  "I'm just damn sick and tired of it. I'm really sickened by the call to prayer being broadcast five times a day in New York City." — Rob Carson [25:26]

• Discussion of Pro-Palestinian Activists: Thane Rosenbaum spotlights activist Nerdeen Kiswani and the lack of condemnation from Muslim communities post-9/11 and after October 7th.
• Quotes:
  • “This woman is a barbarian... She hates America... anti-American, anti-Zionist, anti-Jewish, anti-white, and anti-Christian.” — Thane Rosenbaum [24:16]
  • “If you’ve got leaders of mosques saying that Islam is here to take over the country to defeat all other faiths, then get your ass out of the country.” — Rob Carson [25:26]
• Dearborn Example: Thane relays the story of the Dearborn mayor telling a Christian pastor who objected to honoring a Hezbollah terrorist:

  "You are not welcome to live in my city... I will personally throw a parade if you move." — Retold by Thane Rosenbaum [26:20]

• Political Islam: Thane distinguishes Islam’s political aims from other faiths:

  "Islam is the one world religion that is both a political movement and a religion.” — Thane Rosenbaum [29:03]

6. American Political Discourse and Cultural Tension

[04:09 – throughout]

• Changing Civility: Frequent references to the declining tone in political debate and double standards applied to criticism of different faiths or groups.
• Defense of Criticisms: Rob and Thane argue that allegations of racism or Islamophobia often serve to deflect legitimate criticism of behavior by organizations or governments associated with Islam.

7. Iran, Foreign Policy, and the Threat of Radical Islam

[31:43 - 39:20]

• US Policy on Iran: Thane and Rob discuss hawkish US posturing against Iran, drawing analogies to pop culture (“Independence Day”) and contrasting Trump’s approach to Obama and Carter.
• Quotes on Iran:
  • "It's destruction or diplomacy. It's one or the other. And I think they choose destruction." — Thane Rosenbaum [32:05]
  • "Islamists don't surrender. You people love life, and we glorify death. That's what they say." — Thane Rosenbaum [32:49]
• Predictions: Both expect a major US move against the Iranian regime, celebrating the prospect of “liberation” for the people of Iran.
• Historical Note: Thane mentions Israel’s friendship with Iran during the Shah’s reign, suggesting the potential for reformed alliances if the current regime fell.

8. American Urban Policy Failures and Sports Franchises

[40:50 - 42:25]

• Chicago Bears Relocation: The planned move of the football team to Indiana is highlighted as evidence of Democratic mismanagement in US cities:

  "Chicago is losing the Bears. Poor Bears fans." — (Musical parody) [41:14]

  • Rob expands: "Democrat party people are leaving Democrat states because Democrats make them into hellholes. Hell on earth." [41:41]
• Comparison to Kansas City: Rob relates it to Kansas City's history and broader urban policy failures under Democratic administrations.

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Memorable Quotes & Moments

| Timestamp | Speaker | Quote / Moment | |-------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 13:38 | Rob Carson | "You need ID to shovel snow, but not to vote. Isn’t that something?" | | 06:33 | Rob Carson | "What causes states to be unaffordable?... Taxes, regulations are much, much higher." | | 09:33 | Rob Carson | "If you don’t know where your birth certificate is, Google it, Bernie!" | | 15:39 | Rob Carson | "...all of the things that the Democrat party says are racist if you ask them to show it to vote"| | 24:16 | Thane Rosenbaum | "This woman is a barbarian...She hates America...anti-American, anti-Zionist, anti-Jewish..." | | 25:26 | Rob Carson | "I'm just damn sick and tired of it. I'm really sickened by the call to prayer being broadcast..."| | 17:49 | Blanca (Caller) | "...the person on the picture on the phone looks Iranian, but they’re telling me the child is from Guatemala."| | 32:05 | Thane Rosenbaum | "It's destruction or diplomacy. It's one or the other. And I think they choose destruction." | | 32:49 | Thane Rosenbaum | "Islamists don't surrender. You people love life, and we glorify death. That's what they say." | | 41:41 | Rob Carson | "Democrat party people are leaving Democrat states because Democrats make them into hellholes." |

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Important Timestamps

• [13:13 - 16:57]: Main segment on NYC snow shoveling ID policy and voter ID contrast
• [06:33 - 11:04]: Satire on voter ID arguments, Newsom, and birth certificates
• [16:57 - 18:30]: Caller Blanca’s segment on Baltimore school enrollment corruption
• [22:02 - 30:08]: Deep dive into Islamic influence, NYC prayer policies, and Dearborn story
• [31:43 - 39:20]: Iran, regime threats, and US foreign policy analysis
• [40:50 - 42:25]: Discussion of sports franchises leaving Democratic cities as policy indicator

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Tone & Style

The episode balances dark humor, sarcasm, and pointed political critique. Rob’s tone is brash and irreverent, often moving swiftly between broad satire and specific policy grievances. Thane Rosenbaum provides legal, historical, and geopolitical context in a blunt, polemical style. The episode’s energy is confrontational yet entertaining, using mockery and parody to drive home arguments.

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Summary

This episode is a robust critique of what Rob Carson sees as Democratic hypocrisy on voter ID and government inefficiency, amplifying the perceived absurdity of requiring ID for snow shoveling but not for voting. There’s substantial discussion on political Islam’s influence in American cities, problems of urban policy, and the strategic handling of international threats like Iran. Through satire, passionate diatribes, and guest commentary, Rob and Thane challenge mainstream Democratic narratives and call for a more assertive, uncompromising approach to both domestic and foreign challenges. The show’s trademark humor and parody underscore its core messages, offering a blend of entertainment and sharp political analysis.

Transcript

[Rob Carson]

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[Thane Rosenbaum]

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[Rob Carson]

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[Thane Rosenbaum]

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[Rob Carson]

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[Thane Rosenbaum]

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[Rob Carson]

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[Thane Rosenbaum]

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[Rob Carson]

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[Thane Rosenbaum]

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[Rob Carson]

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[Thane Rosenbaum]

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[Rob Carson]

This is the Rob Carson Show. This is hour number two of the Rob Carson Show. Joining us at the bottom of the hour, Thane Ro Rosenbaum, legal analyst, law professor. Always, always a good, good guest. Talking a little bit around Iran and all of that. And then also, what is this nonsense about the Muslim call to player prayer being blasted five times a day through New York City? And, and then of course Islamists holding their prayer services on Times Square. Bull crap. Honestly, bull crap. Enough is enough is enough. The Trump Kennedy Center's outdoor ice rink was deliberately vandalized with a toxic chemical early Friday morning. Because, you know, Democrats. Yeah. Gallon sized container resembling a milk jug was left at the scene. The substance was confirmed to be toxic, though its exact composition was not disclosed. Our outdoor plaza was doubtful as a toxic chemical severely damaged. We will not tolerate violence or hate at America's cultural Center. The vandalism led to the immediate cancellation of her performance by Le Pat Libra, a Canadian artistic skating company. And Rick Grinnell is over there, says the Democrats have a calculated campaign that includes artist cancellation threats and inciting mentally unstable people to act. Grinnell said serious death threats and constant harassment since the renaming of the Kennedy Center. And they're gonna be closing it down so they can fix it up because it's a crap hole. Apparently the foundation of the building is about to crumble. It was really getting to the point where they were gonna consider tearing the dang thing down. And Donald Trump came in because he's what he's known to build stuff. I don't know if you knew. They see he builds stuff. That's one of the things he does so well. So gonna redo that. We're gonna get to Zoran Mandami. Although, you know, Gavin Newsom is. I mean, my God, Gavin Newsom is at a book event. I guess he's got a book. I don't know. It's kind of funny. And then it's with Atlanta mayor, apparently Andrew Dickens, and apparently the audience was largely black. And. And he slowed down his speech deliberately for the audience and then said, you guys are dumb and can't read just like me. I'm not, you know, I'm not trying to impress you. I'm just trying to impress upon you.

[Thane Rosenbaum]

I'm like you.

[Rob Carson]

I'm no better than you. You know, I'm a 960sat guy. I'm just dumb like you guys. And, you know, and I'm not trying to offend anyone. You know, you just did act all there. Have you got 9:40? But literally a 960 sat here. Here's where he leans into. You guys are illiterate. I cannot. You've never seen me read a speech because I cannot read a speech. Wow, this may be the wrong business to be just hilarious. And then. And this is really funny because, you know, I was a poor kid, and many of you probably were poor kids. You just didn't know it. Right? You know, I mean, we had the Cool Whip containers was Tupperware, man. Cool Whip containers was Tupperware. And when you microwave them, they turn orange because of spaghetti sauce, you know? You know, they were kind of those people went to the half price store, went to the Goodwill, all of that stuff. And here he is still claiming he's down with the struggle because. Are you ready for this? Are you ready for this? Okay. He ate Stouffer's lasagna all Right now, anybody who lives in a trailer park, Stouffer's lasagna is like living large. You get a pan of Stouffer's lasagna, it's like $15. Now. That's living large. Walking home, got home early. My mom was always working, so, you know, I'm cooking. Literally lived on Stouffer's lasagna, macaroni and cheese. I got finished, you know, two pots of macaroni and cheese and got bored, and I went up. Well, who cares? I mean, honestly, that's his life. He's trying to act like he's all, you know, been through so much. He's never worked a damn day in his life. He's never had his hands dirty. He's never had calluses on his hands. Probably had calluses on one of his hands when he was a teenager, but we won't get into that. Unbelievable. And here he is. Oh, this is really funny. He's skating around the. In affordability, you cannot live in California. So many people are living leaving California because you can't afford to live there. Now, what's the difference between affordability in different states? What causes states to be unaffordable to live in? The government. Okay, obviously, you know, if you're living on the coast, you just see property that's going to cost a little bit more. Lakeside property is going to cost a little more. But the cost of living is greatly increased when the government, the taxes, the regulations are much, much higher. And here is this Jack Weed. If there were a medal awarded to skating around a question, he'd get the gold.

[Thane Rosenbaum]

California has the highest cost of living in the nation. The State's prices are 11% higher than the national average. We were actually out to dinner here in Nashville last night. We met a couple from California. They moved out of California because they couldn't afford the rent or even to buy a home and also start a family.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, strapping his skates on now. Yeah. We've had hundreds of thousands of people move in California. Last two, three years, we've seen population that's a net negative. Actually, the only people moving in are illegals. And you're loading them up. Free craft growth. As you know, we moved from six to the fourth largest economy in the world. And we dominate now in every key industry. From AI, Quantum, Robotics. We dominate an ag. We dominate force.

[Thane Rosenbaum]

People are struggling to afford things. Like your mom was.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, there you go. Like your mom was eating your Stouffer's lasagna. Living high on the hog. Man, I would have loved to add Stouffer's lasagna when I was growing up. Man, that would have been friggin amazing. But we never had Stouffer's lasagna because it was too expensive. We had Totino's pizza on a good night and it was one of those little cubes of pepperoni. It's the worst pizza ever. My God, it was like shoestrings baked on a cracker. This is amazing. Just amazing. This guy is so pathetic. Unreal. And oh, here is, here is Gavin Newsom talking about black people and then. And insulting black people and then saying even he doesn't even have his birth certificate. And of course we're not talking about the other aspects of the SAVE act that go well beyond id and it goes to the. I mean, which is also part of Jim Crow, the history. And that is not Jim Crow at all, you jerk. When it comes to registration, you got to find your birth certificate if you know where yours is. I have no clue where mine is. Have you tried looking up your. Oh, you have to. Passport. And two thirds African Americans don't even have passports.

[Thane Rosenbaum]

Passport.

[Rob Carson]

There's James Clyer and just gobbling it up.

[Thane Rosenbaum]

I was blocking on just then.

[Rob Carson]

But not only that. How many people go out, get married. Yes. And then square their married name with their birth certificate and that would be thrown out under that law. You just go and you get it changed. You see, because a lot of times women get divorced and they change their names back so they can have utilities in their new place. Oh, my Lord. And here's a bunny, Bunny Sandbas. He's saying he doesn't know what his birth certificate is. Here's why he can't find his birth certificate because it was written on papyrus and buried in a cave. Now you're not talking about voter id. That's the way Trump defines it. But you're talking about. Now, I don't know about California's initiative, but I do know what's going on in Washington. Is that some geniuses think that before you can. Maybe I have it wrong here. Register to vote. You need a passport or your. Or your birth certificate. Now there are a number of ways you can prove your identity. Actually. Do you have your driver's license, the whole deal. Do you have a passport or your birth certificate at the moment? Do you? I do, but millions of people don't. Well, you must be, you know, an exception to the rule because women are so stupid they can't find that stuff. Here is Senator Tim Burchett talking about how bunny can get his birth certificate.

[Thane Rosenbaum]

Hey, everybody.

[Rob Carson]

Tim burchett. I woke up this morning, by the way. I love it when he says the word dad. Gum. I'm perplexed that one of our u. S. Senators doesn't know how to get his own birth certificate. Yeah, I know he's a senator. And then the governor of California doesn't know how to do it either. Bernie Sanders. I think he represents Vermont, but he was born in New York state, I think in 1941. So I just typed in my little cell phone here in the google search, and if you don't know the google search, bernie, that's g, double o, G,

[Thane Rosenbaum]

L, e. If you'll click it and then type in after you get it

[Rob Carson]

up top, how to get a birth certificate. Yeah, but you see, black people and women can't do that because I guess because of the democrat party, they say they're too stupid. New York. And guess what?

[Thane Rosenbaum]

It popped right up.

[Rob Carson]

They even say that the black people can't get the interweb, the vital records department. What? And then you just scroll down, it says, birth certificate. Oddly enough, crazy talk. And then I clicked on that and it went through what you need to do. And then you can even use your. Your credit card, which I'm sure you, as a capitalist, Gavin newsom said a couple of years ago that like, 40% of black people in California don't have access to checking accounts. Will have a credit card. Or if you don't, I'm sure one of your many staffers will have that.

[Thane Rosenbaum]

And all you got to do is fill it out.

[Rob Carson]

Guess what? They'll mail it. Hold on, I gotta hear that again. Many staffers will have that.

[Thane Rosenbaum]

And all you got to do is fill it out.

[Rob Carson]

And that gum, Guess what? They'll mail it to you. Barney, it's crazy talk. They'll mail it to you there. They'll just bring it right over in the. In an envelope, and you'll have it right there. You see, that's just a. The democrat party knows that. They, They're. They're being scrutinized because they've been able to cheat. This is why they don't have a platform to stand on. They're not anything positive. Their new platform is f Trump. That's literally what it is. It's just f Trump because they haven't had to win an election based on any issues at all. Do. Are they. Are they saying anything other than what they've always said, which is tax the rich and healthcare is broken. Anything new, Anything new at all. Anything about innovation, anything about anything. You know, they did that green energy thing that, that, that fell. But all they have now is, is F. Trump because they've been able to steal elections and rig elections forever and they're not able to do that anymore. This is why they want no ID. You know, if they were that concerned about 20 million people not having ID, they would say, you need an ID to survive, to turn your utilities on, to get a place to live. Let's send out vans so people can get IDs and live life. You know what they're doing instead? They're saying, screw those people. Let's make it so nobody has to show ID when they vote. So throw that out the window. Don't care that they can't survive without an id claim that they don't have one when you ask them to get one to vote. You know the only people in America who don't have a legal ID to vote illegals. And there's about 20 million of them. There you go. Let's take a break and come back. This is the Rob Carson Show. The media and our friends in the Democrat Party kept saying we needed new legislation. We must have legislation to secure the border.

[Thane Rosenbaum]

But it turned out that all we

[Rob Carson]

really needed was a new president. That was his first State of the Union last year. His second State of the Union is tomorrow night. The Democrat Party is going to be boycotting, doing the idiotic event that starring people who are absolutely unlikable. And good luck with that because both Olympic hockey teams are going to be at the State of the Union. Here's Zoran Mandami, the commie running New York city.

[Thane Rosenbaum]

We're utilizing 33 DSNY vans and two DSNY buses to transport shovelers where they're needed faster. And for those who want to do more to help your neighbors and earn

[Rob Carson]

some extra cash, you too can become

[Thane Rosenbaum]

an emergency snow shoveler.

[Rob Carson]

Shoveler.

[Thane Rosenbaum]

Just show up at your local sanitation garage between 8am and 1pm tomorrow with your paperwork, which is accessible [e-mail] snow and you can get started right away.

[Rob Carson]

And you need id. You need ID to shovel snow. Let me, let me first of all say you can get a thing called a snowblower. Okay? Now, a snowblower, even a commercial snowblower, you probably get one for $1,012 hundred dollars. Okay? You're gonna pay somebody $20 an hour and then they're gonna raise the. If you work over 40 hours, $28 an hour, right? So you're going to pay somebody $240 for eight hours of snow shoveling and you're going to do one tenth of what a snowblower can do. So if you ever notice that when you, when you use a snow shovel in your driveway, take a couple hours, but you got a nice snowblower, you can do it in 10 minutes. So let's just say that it does the work of six people, right? So kind of stupid to pay people to shovel snow when a snow blower can literally take the snow, blow it very quickly and then into another, another area 10ft away, maybe even 20ft away. But he's choosing to pay people because this is what Democrats do. The Roosevelt did this thing called the wpa and they pay people to like dig holes and then fill them in again, you know, and that's what it is. That's what this is all about. The most inefficient, stupid way to remove snow is a guy with a shovel. When you could just take a city maintenance guy and give him a snowblower. There you go. But that's your Democrat party. It'd be like this massive sewage spill here in Washington D.C. if Zoran Mondomet were in charge, he'd have a bucket line of people with, you know, passing a bucket of crap and then dumping it into a, you know, a truck to haul it off. That would be Zoran Mondami. But you know what, he's never worked a day in his life, so what do you expect? But of course, when you, when you want to work for the city, you gotta present two forms of id. You gotta have a federal ID or I should say a driver, driver's license, Social Security card, all of the things that the Democrat party says are racist if you ask them to show it to vote, you see. But here is a Zoran Mandami blaming the federal government for the rules regarding needing an ID to shovel snow.

[Thane Rosenbaum]

There's been this controversy over the snow

[Rob Carson]

laborers and the snow laborers. Oh my God.

[Thane Rosenbaum]

With some see as onerous need to have documentation. Can you just talk about if that's new and what you make of the controversy? This is all long standing. This is a long standing program and long standing requirements.

[Rob Carson]

And this is a way that New Yorkers get paid to shovel snow in

[Thane Rosenbaum]

assistance with the city's response to a winter storm event. Federal law requires that employers get authorization and documentation to pay people for their work.

[Rob Carson]

We are not allowed to just cut checks to individuals for their work. And yeah, it's a federal government's problem. I think it's racist but, you know, honestly, wow. It is. They are so nakedly corrupt and. And. And idiotic. To be quite honest. To be quite honest, they are quite idiotic. We have Bianca. No, Blanca. Blanca in Baltimore, who, if I'm not mistaken, is a Latina, and she says she has a night. How are you?

[Thane Rosenbaum]

First of all, have you ever spoke to a unicorn before?

[Rob Carson]

I have not.

[Thane Rosenbaum]

You're about to. Listen. I am American, a woman, unmarried, and I got an id, unpacked and loaded in Spanish, empacada y cargada. And for you, because you're a male, see, the Spanish language is pronoun identifier. I would say empacada. You would say empacado. Yeah, same way.

[Rob Carson]

France is the same way. If you say, for instance, if you got a. A table, it's like le tableau or la tableau. You know how to tell if a table is Max. Max masculine or feminine? Look between its legs. Hey, ho. I'll be here all week.

[Thane Rosenbaum]

So I wanted to just let you know that in Maryland, it is so corrupt here that all someone has to prove. Excuse me, all someone has to show to enroll a child, no matter where in the world they were born, is to show a screenshot of a passport. Once. I used to work in Baltimore city public schools. And I'm looking at the child and I'm looking at the picture, and I'm like, the person on the picture on the phone looks Iranian, but the person. But they're look, they're. They're telling me that this child is from Guatemala. It is so corrupt here. And so leadership is needed desperately. I hope that you have a blessed week.

[Rob Carson]

You too, Blanca. Thank you so much. You are a unicorn. My God. A woman who is a Latina and who is married and has an id. My God, it is remarkable. It is utterly, utterly remarkable. My God in heaven. Here is Ron Desantis talking about Zoran Mandami, who's by the way, just tumbled, Tumbling, tumbling out of control. His. His socialist worker paradise is collapsing about it.

[Thane Rosenbaum]

This guy ran on affordability. He also had a lot of other baggage. And, you know, we were, you know, I was very, you know, clear about that was not going to work out for New York City. Nevertheless, they made that choice. So he says, affordability. How is it making life more affordable to jack up property taxes on your residents? Yeah, there are wealthy people in New York city, but not 3 million super wealthy.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, yeah, totally. And then also the. The grocery store, the one free grocery store they had went out of business in a week. Unbelievable. By the Way. The, the price of gold is at $5200. What? The what? $5200. Last week it was down below 5000. It's $5200. The, the roar back from the, from the drop that happened two weeks ago is happening right now. You need to get in touch with Birch Gold. Text my name, Rob to 989-898. If you're thinking about, you know, diversifying your portfolio, taking an IRA or 401k, investing in precious metals, just listen to what I have to say. You can trust me. I trust you the whole deal. You know, I got my money invested in Birch Gold. It doesn't get any more real with regard to a product endorsement than the host investing his money with them. So all you need to do is just text my name, Rob to 989-898. Birchgold will send you information about investing in gold. It's that simple. Then they'll get on the horn with your investment advisor or the company in charge of your IRA, 401k. They'll exchange information and you don't even have to fill any paperwork out. It is that simple. So text my name, Rob to 989-8984 Birchgold and do that today. Because gold is $5200, 50, $200 an ounce. My gosh, it's just incredible. It is just incredible. Yeah, the Democrat party, I tell you, whenever they say there's a shovel ready project, I always like to say you better have your shovel ready because you're going to be shoveling more than snow. You're going to be shoveling a bunch of bs. Honestly, this is what happens when you elect children to office. Let's take a break and come back. Thane Rosenbaum on the other side of the break. This is the Rob Carson show. Don't go any. Let me share Brian's story from Alabama. He tells us about relief Factor. Trying it for just three weeks. At least 90% of my pain was gone. My pain had started to limit me at work and at home and I'm amazed at the relief I've gotten. Those are Brian's own words and they speak volumes about what relief factor can do. I've seen that kind of transformation myself and hearing Brian's experience just reinforces why I'm so passionate about sharing this with you all. Don't wait. If you're dealing with daily pain, launch your three week quick start and see what relief factor can do for you. 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?

[Thane Rosenbaum]

But banning dog seems a bit extreme to me. And I just wonder how far we're supposed to allow this Islam taking over

[Rob Carson]

America's largest city to go.

[Thane Rosenbaum]

You know, Rick, Congressman Fine may have spoken very crudely in an era in which we have very coarsened political debate. Right. We don't really have civil political debate. Even our president uses the word loser to describe his enemies. But in a way, what he said is not unlike what Marco Rubio said in Munich. He's saying, take your national sovereignty back. Expressing your values and preserving your culture is not meaning that you're racist or Islamophobic.

[Rob Carson]

That's 100% right. That is Thane Rosenbaum, ladies and gentlemen, on Newsmax 2 Distinguished University Professor Touro University, also a Jewish journal essayist. He's been on. He's all over the place, and he's on this radio program right now. How are you, my friend?

[Thane Rosenbaum]

Always great hearing your voice, buddy.

[Rob Carson]

So, yeah, there were apparently there was a Islamist in New York City, I don't remember her name right now, said that perhaps we should get rid of dogs. And we all know what radical Islam says about dogs or Islam in general. They call them dirty. And then Randy Fine says, what would you rather have? Would you rather have an Islamist or a dog? And he asked that question, you know, and I gotta tell you, I thought it was kind of refreshing to be quite honest because, you know, the left and Islam always gets so butthurt when it comes to criticism. But you can shred the Catholic Church all you want. What are your thoughts about this rigmarole in New York City?

[Thane Rosenbaum]

So she's a pro Palestinian Islamist. Her name is Nurdine Kiswani. In fact, I just wrote about her my essay that comes out this week. So you're right on top of it. Always, rob. Look, on October 8, the day after the October 7 invasion and slaughter in Israel, she openly, publicly congratulated the martyrs, said that the killing of gang raping of girls was great. Jewish girls, the beheading of babies and torching of babies, as long as they're Jews. That's great. I'm saying we're worried about this woman's feelings.

[Rob Carson]

Really?

[Thane Rosenbaum]

This woman is a barbarian. So, you know, should Larry Fine have said what he said? No, of course not. But we're living in a very degraded political culture. But let's just talk about who she is. She hates America. She has spent her numbers of years in America as being anti American, anti Zionist, anti Jewish, anti white, and anti Christian, anti Catholic, anti Judais. She isn't against anything other than Islam taking over the country. So, again, was Larry fine. Correct. I would have said it better, but I like what Marco Rubio said. Europe has been taken over, and they've been completely cowed by the fear that if they say anything that offends Muslims, two things will happen. There will be violence because Muslims respond in violence, or governments will topple because they vote. They have a larger number now because of the Syrian refugee crisis. There's just more of them now who are part of the electorate. But Rubio is saying, take back your nation, take back your continent. And I think Larry finally saying, too,

[Rob Carson]

if you've got leaders of mosques saying that Islam is here to take over the country to defeat all other faiths, then get your ass out of the country. That is absolutely treasonous. It is not protected by free speech by the First Amendment. And I'm just damn sick and tired of it. I'm really sickened by the call to prayer being broadcast five times a day day in New York City. That is just sickening to me. I would encourage people to play the Ave Maria or play Jimi Hendrix doing the national anthem out their windows five times a day. That is utterly, utterly ridiculous. We all know what it's about, by the way. We know what that's about. We know what the Muslims, you know, worship service on Times Square. We know what this is about. This is about asserting control. They have Zoran Mandami, who is an Islamist first, as the mayor, and that's what this is a manifestation of.

[Thane Rosenbaum]

So the mayor of Dearborn, which is now a majority Muslim city, the entire city council is Muslim. There was a Christian reverend or pastor. I don't remember, but you're the Rob Carson audience can look it up. It's available. Mainstream media won't cover it. I certainly talked about it. It was so shocking. He got up at a city council meeting, Rob, and he said, I'm opposed to tax dollars being used, that we renamed a street in Dearborn after a Hezbollah terrorist. We actually literally named a street in honor of a fallen Hezbollah Islamist terrorist. And he's saying, I'm not comfortable with American taxpayers being used for that purpose. And the mayor turned to this Christian pastor and said, I would like you to understand that you are not welcome to live in my city. That's what he said. Go. You can look this up. You are not welcome here. And if you should choose to move, which I hope you Do. I will personally throw a parade. That's the mayor of Dearborn speaking to a Christian. I have nothing else to say. That's it. That's just done. If you don't hear what that means, then you don't really understand what Larry Fine was trying to say. Also, again, crude, vulgar. He shouldn't have said it that way. But what he's really saying is, what's next? Sharia court? What's next? Grooming gangs? What's next? Women with sleeves, sleeveless dresses being hassled on the street because they're immodestly dressed? What's next? We can't have dogs. What's next? What is it that Islam doesn't get offended by? They're offended by everything.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, I'm done with it. I'm really, really done with it. After 9 11, there were never any mosques doing fundraising. There were never any. Literally a. A complete vacuum of. Of regret for what happened on 911 from the Muslim community. And the same goes with October 7th. You had groups bought and paid for by George Soros, Neville Singham and others who immediately on October 8th criticized Israel. It was all a psyop. It was all a setup. It's all part of, you know, radical Islam, you know, radical Islamist countries infusing money into university curricula. And it has been a slow roll using as a shield the Islamophobic weapon, you know, saying that we are Islamophobic. And I just. I'm really tired. I'm glad to see some of these municipalities saying no to these large Muslim communities with large mosques there. There are cities in places like Texas that are saying enough is enough. What do you think about that?

[Thane Rosenbaum]

Look, you know, we've seen the same thing with racism. If everything is racism, then nothing is racism, and it does. We have reached a point in America that if you say anything unflattering, not. Or just criticizing, you don't have to talk about something harm being brought to a person of color. All you have to do is say something that's unflattering to a person of color, and you're automatically a racist. And that's what Islam has been working on. If you mock us in any way, if you make a joke about us, if you conduct your Western ways in a way that is un Islamic, because we believe in a caliphate. Remember, Islam is the one world religion that is both a political movement and a religion. Not true of Christianity, not true of Judaism, not true of Hinduism. It's true. Muhammad was a general. Yes, and a prophet and a general and their agenda is not merely theological, it's also political. So I think that this is a strategy that's been used very effectively. You can't criticize us. You can't say anything about us because we'll charge Islamophobia.

[Rob Carson]

Well, I think we're getting past that. As I came up with the expression homeboys, hillbillies and Hebrews need to come together to save America. And particularly when Islamists take over Times Square or have pro Hamas rallies, homeboys, hillbillies and Hebrews need to go down and give them a little what fur. Let's take a break and come back more with Thane Rosenbaum on the Rob Carson Show. 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, Quince 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.

[Thane Rosenbaum]

So I expect, number one, that diplomacy continues. You have Kushner, you have Witkoff meeting in Geneva trying to offer here's the off ramp.

[Rob Carson]

You have to end nuclear enrichment.

[Thane Rosenbaum]

You have to bend ballistic missile program. Stop having the Ayatollah kill your people.

[Rob Carson]

Stop threatening the United States of America.

[Thane Rosenbaum]

I don't think they'll take that off ramp. I think we end up using the capabilities of our two carrier battle groups

[Rob Carson]

that are in the region when that

[Thane Rosenbaum]

timeline hits to say the threat to America comes to an end. It's destruction or diplomacy. It's one or the other. And I think they choose destruction.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, the, the mullahs, the AYATOLLAH in Iran. They are. Their hubris is remarkable. They are arrogant to their demise, actually. And I'm hoping that they f around and find out. I have a feeling that Donald Trump is assembling this, this force with aircraft carrier groups, massive amounts of supplies in C17 cargo planes, positioning fighters all over, and they're going to drive them all over the hell out of power. I'm hoping and praying for that. What do you. What about you, Thane Rosenbaum? What do you think's going on over there?

[Thane Rosenbaum]

You know, Islamists don't surrender. They don't. You know, even Hamas never really surrendered. They were. Even after the day that there was a ceasefire, they were still recruiting and they never put down their weapons. So this is the one thing they know they have over us. You hear this phrase all the time, and if you're a Westerner and you live on a night block, you just don't believe that this is true. They say, you people love life and we glorify death. Who talks like that? Who says we glorify death? Nobody in the West. Islamists talk like that. That's why we can defeat you, because we love death more than you love life. That's what they say. Not what I say, what they say. It's just that we don't want to repeat what they say because it sounds so horrible, but it's what they say. They're always willing to stall. They're always willing to delay. They're not going anywhere. We think in terms of minutes and years, they think in terms of millennia. And also to them, the afterlife is a good thing. It's not a terrible thing. If we die today, that's better. So it's a very difficult enemy to fight. They genuinely. That's why they easily sacrifice children as human shields. Who does that? They do. And, you know, so I don't know. I never expected the. I told her to step down. I expect that they will fight a war to the death in which they believe that their death is an ultimate victory.

[Rob Carson]

Well, I think that Donald Trump is acting very strategically right now. He's positioning. I was thinking about the movie Independence Day. Have you ever seen that movie?

[Thane Rosenbaum]

Yeah, I remember that, you know how

[Rob Carson]

the alien spacecraft moved in and they hovered above the, the, the city centers and then they. To get coordinated. Then all of a sudden, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. You know, that's kind of what Donald Trump is doing with our forces. Although we're not evil like the aliens at Independence Day.

[Thane Rosenbaum]

Well, I would be surprised. Like the aliens, Donald Trump has moved all of our naval ships and firepower out there. I don't think we're doing that just for it as an exercise. So that's why it shows you the word that you use. Hubris is the right word. What is it that the Italian Ayatollah thinks is happening? Does he think Donald Trump is out for a Sunday stroll? The entire Navy is out there. But his view is, look, we're better than you. We're smarter than you. We're better looking than you. Our God is better than your God. Our prophet is way better than your prophet. We know the truth, you don't. And so it'll all work out for us in the end.

[Rob Carson]

They really are quite arrogant, aren't they? They are really quite arrogant, especially for

[Thane Rosenbaum]

people that don't really know how to do anything other than commit acts of terror and deal with sand. You know, they don't really win any Nobel Prize for anything. They don't build anything, they don't create anything. They don't innovate anything. What is it that they know how to do? They know how to fund proxies for terrorism. That's your contribution to society. That's it.

[Rob Carson]

Well, and I'm sure the President knows this, of course he does. But the Ayatollah has to be driven from power. That's it. He's got to go, bye, bye. He's got to go by, we've got to end this now. We've got to. If you had the opportunity to bomb the train tax to Auschwitz, you do it right now. We have that opportunity. And the Iranian people are depending on it. They're depending on us. They've said that we believe that the United States will save us and 35,000 or more have died in the meantime. We've got to end this.

[Thane Rosenbaum]

You know, even after taking out their nuclear facility with Donald Trump and Netanyahu working jointly, I think the Ayatollah and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard still think that Jimmy Carter, Carter is president, I guess. I don't think they understand that this is not the same. You know, they saw American appeasement. They saw, you know, Donald, we saw Barack Obama constantly trying to get their attention, to placate them, them, to appease them. Conciliatory gestures, anything will turn away from Saudi Arabia towards you. We'll do anything for you. So I think that they, you know, they look at America and maybe we've confused them, you know, that maybe even when we took out their nuclear stockpile, they still thought they were dealing with Biden. Obama and Carter.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, well, I'm hoping that. And when the trigger is pulled, I'm going to. I'm going to celebrate the fall of this despotic regime that has caused the death of tens of thousands, maybe even, maybe even millions of people and maybe the beginning of the end for command central for radical Islam and the Persian people to walk free. Because I think there are good and decent people, there are smart people, and I think that they would eagerly work with even the Jewish people to bring peace to that area. I believe in 100%.

[Thane Rosenbaum]

One last thing. During the shah's reign, Israel's only ally in the region was Iran. And today in New York and Los Angeles, the Persian community is thriving. These are not zealous. The Persian people need to be liberated and watch what Iran could actually become if the yoke of Islamists are removed from their power structure.

[Rob Carson]

Absolutely. Hey, Tate Rosenbaum, great to have you on the show. I'm praying for peace after Donald Trump kicks their butts. That's what I'm. Thanks for being. Where can people find all your work, my friend?

[Thane Rosenbaum]

Banerosenbaum.com it's all there.

[Rob Carson]

All right, brother, talk to you soon. God bless. Let's take a break and come back. This is the Rob Carson Show.

[Thane Rosenbaum]

Iran is doing what they're always trying to do.

[Rob Carson]

Any place that they can use one of their proxies, the Houthis, Hezbollah, arm

[Thane Rosenbaum]

them, train them, and then direct them to kill Americans, they will do it. If they can attack our merchant marine fleet or our navy vessels, they will do it. They constantly chant as we've all become so numb to. They'll say death to America.

[Rob Carson]

They want to kill Americans, but they want the capabilities to kill Americans at

[Thane Rosenbaum]

an even higher rate with ballistic missiles, with nuclear weapons. And that's not going to be allowed.

[Rob Carson]

And that's what that whole thing is about. On top of which, again, they're killing

[Thane Rosenbaum]

and imprisoning tens of thousands of their people. It's time, I think, one way or

[Rob Carson]

another, for this regime in Iran to

[Thane Rosenbaum]

come to a close.

[Rob Carson]

And I think it's inevitable that there

[Thane Rosenbaum]

is regime change there. But what we know about this administration, any action that they take, they take it because they meet the trigger of making sure that tomorrow is a better day, just like in Venezuela.

[Rob Carson]

There you go. That is Representative Brian Mass talking about taking out the ayatollah. And I hope it happens soon. I want to see Iran free. Oh, my goodness, what a day it will be, right? Hey, by the way, we did this Gettysburg battlefield bus tour on June 11th with my anchor station, WCBM in Baltimore. If you're in the area of Baltimore, we've got this luxury coach. We've already filled up one. It took just a couple days. We filled up one luxury coach. Today we've added a second luxury coach. Okay. So if you want to go with me from Baltimore to Gettysburg, tour the battlefield, see where Abe delivered the speech, have a wonderful lunch there at a place called the Dobbin House. We've got another bus, second bus. All you got to do is go to wcbm.com wcbm.com if you want to get tickets. They're 130 bucks. Okay, 130 bucks. And it's pretty good deal. We'll have experts there who know the battlefields can share the history and experience it with me on June 11th. It's going to be amazing. Jim Gossett put something together for us because the Chicago. Chicago's gonna lose the Bears because of mismanagement by the governor and the. And the mayor and Democrats being in charge. So they're gonna go to Indiana. Jim, put this together for us on the rock.

[Thane Rosenbaum]

Chicago.

[Rob Carson]

Chicago is losing the Bears. The Bears.

[Thane Rosenbaum]

Poor Bears fans. It's once in state of affairs.

[Rob Carson]

We're bummed out.

[Thane Rosenbaum]

Looks like the Bears are moving out

[Rob Carson]

and they're headed to Gammon.

[Thane Rosenbaum]

Cos Randon Johnson, he has ruined the this town.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Thane Rosenbaum]

It's chess time. The high crime gets worse every day.

[Rob Carson]

It's likely what scared the Bears away. Hey, go to a game and you'll risk your life.

[Thane Rosenbaum]

Sit next to a guy packing a knife in Chicago. Chicago.

[Rob Carson]

Chicago. Dumb Bears town. Democrat party people are leaving Democrat states because Democrats make them into hell holes. Hell on earth. And they're doing that with Democrat cities. Now the Chicago Bears leaving. The same thing happened to Kansas City. They lost Kansas City because Kansas city sucks. Like 30% of it are slums. So they moved over to Kansas, for God's sake. Yeah, that's your Democrat party party. They're gonna win the midterms. Okay, sure. Let's take a break and come back. Final hour of the Rob Carson Trail right ahead. Don't go anywhere.

[Thane Rosenbaum]

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[Rob Carson]

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[Thane Rosenbaum]

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[Rob Carson]

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[Thane Rosenbaum]

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