No More Darkness: The Nation Reawakens

Summary

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The Rob Carson Show – “No More Darkness: The Nation Reawakens”

Date: May 6, 2026
Host: Rob Carson
Guests: Mark Meckler (Convention of States), Steve Hilton (CA Gubernatorial Candidate), Chad Bianco (CA Candidate), Tony Kennett (Daily Signal), Luke Rosiak (Daily Wire), Fred Flights (America First Institute)

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Episode Overview

In this energetic and opinionated third hour of The Rob Carson Show, Rob weaves sharp political humor with commentary on recent events, focusing on a national “reawakening” from what he describes as societal and political "darkness." Through direct listener address, news analysis, and robust conversations with political figures and commentators, Rob emphasizes the need to reject “leftist insanity,” revive faith and patriotism, and return America to “goodness.”

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Celebrating the Show's Success and Purpose

• Rob reflects on how the show has grown in popularity (top 10 in political commentary podcasts), attributing this to its unique, entertaining, and connecting style.
• Main aim: To entertain, inform, and motivate listeners to push back against “darkness” and promote positive values.
• Quote:

  "It's about entertaining, informing, and motivating you to do good. I just don't have time for darkness anymore. And you shouldn't either." — Rob Carson [05:32]

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2. The "Jubilee of Prayer": National Religious and Moral Reawakening

• Promotes the May 17th “Rededicate 250” event on the National Mall — a national jubilee of prayer, praise, and thanksgiving aiming to recommit the country to God and turn from “evil back to good.”
• Stresses this is about more than religious revival: it’s a moral and patriotic turning point.
• Quote:

  "This is about turning the country from evil back to good and righting this ship." — Rob Carson [02:43]

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3. Rejecting the "Forces of Darkness"

• Urges listeners to push back against progressive policies on gender, education, and crime; uses vivid metaphors and calls for cultural exorcism.
• Personal motivational anecdote about inspiring a young security guard named Dennis, reinforcing the show's real-world impact.
• Quote:

  "All we need to do is say no to the forces of darkness. All we need to do is say we are not going to live in darkness anymore." — Rob Carson [03:41]

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4. California Politics: The Struggle Against ‘One-Party Rule’

• Highlights recent California gubernatorial debate as emblematic of a broader struggle against entrenched Democratic leadership.
• Steve Hilton (CA gubernatorial candidate) argues for personal responsibility and rejecting the blame-shifting to Donald Trump:
  • Quote:

    "It's not Donald Trump who's given us gas prices $2 higher than the rest of the country. ...It's Democrat policies." — Steve Hilton [10:02]

• Rob and guests ridicule candidate Katie Porter and Governor Gavin Newsom for alleged failures and corruption, humorously dubbing Porter “Mrs. Potato Head” and criticizing misuse of fire relief funds.
• Quote:

  "There's no coming back for Gavin Newsom...the only thing that they think they can do in LA is to let illegals vote in local elections." — Rob Carson [20:11]

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5. National Security, Military Leadership, and Pentagon Oversight

• Mark Meckler (Convention of States) discusses the resurgence of true “warrior” leadership in the military under Trump’s administration, specifically singling out Secretary of War Pete Hegseth:
  • Quote:

    "He loves the men and women in uniform. Yes, he is willing to give blood for them." — Mark Meckler [25:15]

• Both Rob and Mark bemoan the previous hollowing out of military leadership due to politicization, praising current focus on de-politicization and real military values.
• Discuss aims for a full Pentagon audit, forecasting “tens, if not hundreds of billions of dollars” in waste and fraud to be uncovered, particularly due to DEI and contractor abuse.
• Quote:

  "...a cesspool of waste, fraud, and abuse. ...they are going to find...tens, if not hundreds of billions of dollars of that stuff." — Mark Meckler [29:44]

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6. Democratic Party Critique: 'Enemies of the State'?

• Meckler claims the current Democratic Party, by cheering for U.S. defeat and supporting radical ideology, acts as “enemies of the United States.” Rob extends this to comparing them to "Confederate" behavior.
• Quote:

  "The way that the current crop of Democrats operate, they are enemies of the United States of America." — Mark Meckler [35:12]

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7. The Case for Republican Optimism & Clear Policy Vision

• Both host and guest highlight that while Democratic policies are increasingly rejected by the public, Republicans must still articulate real solutions, not just opposition.
• Reinforces the need to combat media negativity with “joy, patriotism, and faith.”
• Quote:

  "We need to overwhelm them...with joy and with patriotism and with faith." — Rob Carson [38:15]

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8. Local Spotlight: Crime and Corruption in D.C.

• Discusses crime data manipulation scandals in Washington, D.C., linking them to failed Democratic leadership and emphasizing the positive impact of Trump-era interventions.
• Rob calls out outgoing police chief Reverend Pamela A. Smith for “corruption” and laments lost opportunities for safer inner-city communities.
• Quote:

  "I hope that you're indicted. To be quite honest, I've waited my entire broadcast career for a moment where young kids in America's inner cities could live...without being shot." — Rob Carson [41:17]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “Throw holy water on these leftists. Back into hell with you. Back into hell with you.” — Rob Carson [04:21]
• “You can be a Democrat, you can be a Jew, you can be a whatever...We don't have to live in darkness because we have so much light in our lives.” — Rob Carson [06:25]
• “Everything that's gold, they turn into crap. Crap touch. And so the other day [Katie Porter] decided to cop this idea and say, oh yeah, everything that Donald Trump touches turns to crap, even though it's bull crap.” — Rob Carson [16:30]
• “If that's the case, if everything that Donald Trump turns, touches, turns to crap, then he must have stuck his finger in your ear and touched your brain.” — Rob Carson [16:45]
• “Once the President decides to go into a conflict, whether you agree...or not, you should want us to prevail.” — Mark Meckler [34:54]

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Important Timestamps

• Show purpose, national reawakening: [00:05]–[04:00]
• ‘Rededicate 250’ & religious revival: [02:30]–[03:45]
• California debate, Steve Hilton & criticisms of Democrats: [07:52]–[20:11]
• Military leadership under Trump, Pentagon audit: [23:15]–[31:44]
• Democratic Party critique & Republican messaging: [34:13]–[38:02]
• DC crime, outgoing police chief Reverend Pamela Smith: [40:12]–[41:17]

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Tone & Style

• Rob Carson's signature blend of sharp humor, bold metaphors, and direct confrontation with liberal policies.
• Frequent asides, parody, and impassioned rhetoric.
• Companionable, inspiring, and sometimes provocative language designed to rally and motivate his audience toward action and optimism.

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Summary Takeaway

This hour of The Rob Carson Show is a rallying cry for viewers to reject cultural “darkness,” revive national pride and faith, and expose what the show characterizes as the moral and practical failures of Democratic leadership—especially in California and national institutions. Featuring a mix of policy critique, personal motivation, and playful ridicule, the episode calls for a historic renewal of American values, insisting that joy, faith, and principled leadership are the antidotes to today’s political malaise.

Transcript

[Rob Carson]

Hold it.

[Reverend Pamela A. Smith]

Now.

[Rob Carson]

You are about to hear the most interesting, informative, thought provoking, and funny show in America on air and on the World Wide Web. This is the Rob Carson Show. This is hour number three of the Rob Carson Show. My gosh, what a show it's been. What a show. I know you can't spend the entire show sometimes with me, although you should. My God, what? I mean, come on. It's only three hours of your day. It's only three hours of your waking day. Is that so much to ask? But it's been a heck of a show. Oh, my gosh. We had Luke Rosiak on talking about this massive Medicare corruption in the state of Ohio that he's. He's all over the story for the Daily Wire. Daily Wire.com. and then we had Tony Kennett from the Daily Signal. Fantastic. Talking about the. The bloodbath in Indiana with the rhinos being blown out of the state Senate. Really? I mean, he was really good. You got to watch his show tonight, the Daily Signal on YouTube as he broadcast live. That's going to be a lively one. Fred Flights from America First Institute, last hour to talk about how we're kicking butt in Iran. Really, really good this hour. Mark Meckler, President of Convention of States. And I'm not saying that the show is necessarily guest driven, but damn, we got some good ones. If you want to check out the podcast, this is the reason why we're the number. We were all the way up to number 10 in the political commentary podcasts in America. I know of all of them. And there are. We're beating the big names or beating Levin.

[Mark Meckler]

Shh.

[Rob Carson]

Don't tell anybody. We're beating Matt Walsh. Don't tell anybody. Yeah, I know. I know. Yeah. You know why? Because you're here with me. That's why you're here with me. I posted a video today to show you some of the sights of Washington, D.C. you know, it's not the greatest. It's just my phone. And I was driving out by Arlington, and I was driving by the Lincoln Memorials. Right. The Reflecting Pool. You could see the Reflecting po. They've got it. They're getting real close to getting it done. It's going to be the most beautiful it's ever been. Ever been. It was just a cesspool of goose crap and slime, just like the Biden administration. Perfect metaphor. And it's. And it's perfect now. And what else? It was just driving by the. By the Washington Monument and the people. You can hear the people laughing the joy, the joy, the joy. Not these idiots marching around, throwing a temper tantrum. It's marvelous. It's on all my social media. Obcarson Show, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Rub, Rumble. Not Rumble. Truth Social. Which, by the way, my following on Truth Social is gigantic. Two and a half million people. Get her. All of it. All of them. All of them. Rob Carson or Rob Carson Show. See that video? I wanted to do it from my perspective, from my phone. Show you that I'm here, that I'm here and you're here. And that's why it's. The show is just. I could never even imagine. Number 42 in the country for news. Number 250. Podcast in the entire country. Millions of podcasts. 250. 250. Wow. It's about creating a product that is uniquely entertaining and one that connects with you. And I want to mention this again because this is something else. And I am going to do my level best to see if we can broadcast from here. I don't know if it's possible. Rededicate 250, May 17 on the National Mall. A national jubilee of prayer, praise and thanksgiving. The celebration of God's providence will take place on The National Mall. May 17th. Will feature Scripture, testimony, prayer, rededication of our country as one nation to God. This. And it's not just about religious revival. This is about turning the country from evil back to good and righting this ship. Righting this ship. I just. I can't wait. It is something else, guys. You know what? And all we need to do is say no to the forces of darkness. All we need to do is say we are not going to live in darkness anywhere. Not going to have you tell us that our children can be on transgender. We're not going to allow you to put pornography in our schools. We're not going to allow you to do this nonsense, this insanity, this leftist garbage to burn our cities, to march around and say that Donald Trump's a king and Elon Musk is a Nazi. Shut up. We're done. We're done. You know, it's like an exorcism. It's almost like an exorcism. Throw holy water on these leftists. Back into hell with you. Back into hell with you. We don't have time with it. There's too much good to live out there. Life is too short to live in misery. This morning I was at the grocery store. There's a young guy there. He's a young black man. He's like, probably 25 years old, he's a security guard, works there part time. His name is Dennis. And a few months back he noticed that I like to say have a glorious day to people. And he thought that was kind of interesting. I didn't choose it, I just started saying it because a lot of people say, you know, they'll say have a blessed day. And, but I don't know, for some reason I started saying, have a glorious day. Because when you change your life like I have, I look every day. Has a gift and glory only comes from above. And he says to me, man, you say have a glorious day. And we've been talking ever since today. I gave him, I have a, you know, I gave him a do catch a stupid shirt. And he, and he said, can I get some bumper stick? I gave him a bumper stick. Can I get some more for my friends? I said, hell yeah. He goes, I've got a friend, he's also a security guard here and he wants to pick your brain, man. He wants some ideas. And he said to me today, he goes, you have inspired me. I'm a 60 year old white man. Just go to the grocery store. Here's this young man working here part time doing security. There's another young man, he's an African American as well as a black man and he drives a limo on the side. And they're buzzing about Rob Carson being an inspiration. And I realized that's what this show is about. It's about entertaining, informing and motivating you to do good. I just don't have time for darkness anymore. I don't have time for it. And you shouldn't either. You shouldn't either. When they wave a sign in your face and say that Donald Trump is a Nazi, you say, screw you. I will not, I will not bend down with your darkness anymore. Our lives are too short on this earth to bed down with darkness when we live in such a glorious country. That's it. Beck Ottenberry on Rumble says, Rob, you're going to make me cry. You know, whatever, I don't care. Yeah, you know what? Maybe make you cry for joy. How about that? I'm tired of living in darkness. I'm tired of people screeching at me. I'm tired of my president. They're trying to kill our president. I'm tired of it. I'm tired of it. I'm not going to take it anymore. I'm not going to take it anymore. But I'm not doing it out as angry. I'm out of anger. I'm doing this out of. I'm just not going to live in darkness anymore. And you shouldn't have to either. We can come together. You can be a Democrat, you can be a Jew, you can be a whatever. You could be a Catholic, you could be a Protestant, you could be a Lutheran, you could be whatever. We don't have to live in darkness because we have so much light in our lives if we just choose to go to it. That's it. All right. Can I get an amen? I think I just got a whole bunch of amens. Last night there was another goober notorial debate in the state of California. I think Steve Hilton's going to win this. And you want to talk about beating back the darkness. Sixteen years of one party darkness in the state of California. They turned Eden into hell. They turned Eden. Yeah, I used it on purpose. Into hell on earth. Here is Steve Hilton.

[Steve Hilton]

So, Caitlin and Alex, it's interesting. We've already seen a couple of things that we'll probably see a lot of in this debate, which is the Democrats who are here who've been responsible for 16 years of one party rule for everything that we see in California won't take responsibility. And all they can talk about is Trump. Look, I was asked how I'm preparing for this debate the other day and my answer was the meetings, the thousands of people that have come to our events the last year in California. I've traveled to every part of this.

[Rob Carson]

People in California don't need to live in darkness anymore. They don't. They're casting it off state.

[Steve Hilton]

I've seen the struggle and the stories and that is my struggle and my stories. My parents were immigrants. The California dream is my dream and I want that for every single one of you watching out there.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah. Here is Robert Garcia, representative from the state of California. And then I want you to hear Steve Hilton's rebuttal. This is Robert Garcia blaming California's economic

[Mark Meckler]

problem problems

[Rob Carson]

on Donald Trump.

[Robert Garcia]

What do you say to critics who look at California and they say it encapsulates the cost of living problems, that they argue that Democrats created the cost of living problem. They did in California. They housing, whether it's gas regulation and other things because it is one of the most expensive places to live in the country and Democrats have been in charge.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, look, Democrats in California, we produce more federal support, more federal support, tax dollars. That goes to Medicaid fraud. Any other state and then some across the country. When you think about programs, the question about how badly you've made it Suck. People are benefiting in. Across the Midwest, across the South. Much of those. Yeah. Thank you. California resources are coming from California. From California. Innovation. Yeah. You know what? Guess what? You ain't going get a hamburger unless it's raised in Iowa or Nebraska or Kansas. Thank you very much. How about shut up. Listen to Steve Hilton. Listen to Steve Hilton's response to those who would say that California's economic woes. The crap sandwich without the bread, that California is. Is Donald Trump's fault. Mr. Hilton, go ahead.

[Steve Hilton]

It's not Donald Trump who's given US gas prices $2 higher than the rest of the country. Democrat policies which Antonio and all the Democrats here support is not Donald Trump that's given us the highest housing costs in the country. It's Democrat policies that all these Democrats support. Donald Trump is the president in all the other states of America where the cost of living is way low.

[Rob Carson]

Holy hell. He's the President of the United States. And Texas, too. Oh, my God. He's the President of the United States

[Steve Hilton]

in Florida, too, other than in California. Obviously, it is way past time for change in California and endlessly going on about Donald Trump doesn't serve the needs of the struggling families and small businesses.

[Chad Bianco]

Can you say whether or not.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, there you go. Chad Bianco is running in second place. He's a Republican as well. I like Chad. I like Chad. Don't get me wrong. I think Hilton's gonna be the guy I hope Chad has made. You know, I don't even know what he would be. He's a. He's a cop. You know, I don't think he'd be ag. I'm not sure if he's a lawyer, but. But I think Hilton's gonna be the dude. Here's Chad Bianco. I just love this guy.

[Chad Bianco]

I just want to actually answer your question was why do Democrats it. You just listen to probably 10, 15 minutes of why they don't. Yeah, we are going to get nothing but the same from them. They brought us here. Every single one of these career politicians brought us to the point where we are here today. They do not deserve another chance. They have broken us with endless regulations that have destroyed California, destroyed our businesses, destroyed the cost of gas. We need a unbelievable change to get back. And unfortunately for all of them, I'm the only one on this stage that has spent a career making California lives better.

[Mark Meckler]

We're going to talk about the economy,

[Rob Carson]

by the way, on the way. On the other side of the break, Katie Porter, the Mr. Mrs. Potato Head. She Tried to shame everybody. And then the Spencer Pratt guy who's running for mayor of la, he is making, he's bringing all sorts of money, campaign dollars in there. They're freaking that he's going to be the mayor of LA and he should be, by gosh. That is coming up. This is the Rob Carson Show. Hey guys, it's Carson. If you are on Medicare or about to be, you could be overpaying right now and never know it. Here's why. Millions of seniors are in a plan that doesn't fit their needs. Because Medicare is complicated. Many brokers just steer people into plans that pay them the most. That's absurd. That is so absurd, I decided to write a little slogan for it. Medicare sure ain't fair. And choosing a plan is a bear. Pick a plan with a broker if you dare and you might end up with a scare. Okay, you listen. It's a little rough. You need to know about Chapter. They're the only national advisor that looks at every plan in the country. Matches your doctors, your prescriptions and your situation to a plan that fits your needs. With Chapter, you'll see what a plan actually costs when you need it. Not just the zero dollar some plans advertise. Your doctors are covered and your prescriptions are too. You'll have confidence you have the coverage you need. A call with Chapter is free. Takes about 20 minutes. If you're turning 65 or already on Medicare, call 27 Medicare. Again, that's 27 Medicare. Call 27 Medicare. Today, Donald Trump's election.

[Robert Garcia]

No,

[Mark Meckler]

no.

[Rob Carson]

It's the gift that keeps on giving. It's the Rob Carson Show. It is the Rob Carson Show. Our number three of the show. Mark Meckler, Convention States joins us at the bottom of the hour. So, oh, yes, Katie Porter, Mrs. Potato Head. She's never going to be the governor of the state of California. She's an unlikable person. She's a despicable and unlikable person. There's nothing to like about her at all. I feel sorry for her children, I really do because she is like, she's got to be the ultimate Karen mom. But anyway, she, and by the way, she's deployed, deflating quite a bit. I guess she's on Ozempic. But anyway, if she's kind of looking like, you know, one of those Thanksgiving day balloons when they get get tied up on a light post, it just kind of goes. And here she is trying to try to shame the other candidates. I mean, she's. There's nothing to like about this woman. But here she is trying to shame the other candidates. I can't believe that on a stage with 30 minutes of interrupting and bickering and name calling and shouting like the people who are stepping in your shot. When you did that video on social media a while back and you screamed profanities of the people in your shot because you treat everybody around you like absolute crap outing and disrespectful for everyone up here who's stepping into public service that anyone wants to talk about my temperament.

[Chad Bianco]

You were actually interrupting them too. I don't know why you want to act like you weren't.

[Mark Meckler]

How?

[Chad Bianco]

Boy, even I, Steve and I sat here smiling at each other because we're just watching you all prove to everyone why they can't vote for a Democrat 100%.

[Rob Carson]

I mean, my God, really? I mean, how low can you go the state of California and still think you want to vote Democrat? Unless you are complete and utter ignoramus, you are out of your nut. To be quite honest, she has a line. Yesterday she stole my thing because, you know, I've been talking for years about how Joe Biden and the Democrat party have a thing called the crap touch. It's the reverse Midas touch. I came up with this years ago, years ago. And so I came up with crap touch. Here's a crap touch with regard to Democrats. Everything that's gold, they turn into crap. Crap touch. And so the other day she decided to cop this idea and say, oh yeah, everything that Donald Trump touches turns to crap, even though it's bull crap. Because he sealed the border. He's bring manufacturing mag in the country. He's destroyed the Iranian regime after 47 years of terror. I can go on and on and on and on and on. And I said, you know what? If that's the case, if everything that Donald Trump turns, touches, turns to crap, then he must have stuck his finger in your ear and touched your brain. There you go. Because it is you have bleep for brains and you will never be the governor because she's such an awful, unlikable, wretched human being. That's it. And Gavin Newsom is never going to be the president and neither is J.B. titsler. Pritzler. Pretzel. Pretzel head, fat face. I have no Pritzler. Pritzker. Yeah, there you go. That guy. Sorry, I get a little mixed up. Mayor Karen bass up against three wall. Find it well financed challengers for the June 2 primary for the mayorship of of LA. She's driven into the pits of hell. They've got this other woman who's just a worthless piece of crap running. And then of course the Spencer Pratt guy used to be a reality TV guy 20 years ago. And he is just blowing them away, just blowing ways at.

[Unidentified Political Commentator]

Yet the Democrats still are rallying behind him because they lost Janet Mills as President Trump knew was going to happen. And we see these things day in and day out and it's. You shake your head, what are they gonna. When are they gonna reach a point where even they can't justify the crazy things that come out of this guy. And he's really only a character. It's not a real candidate. There are no oyster farmers in Maine. No, he bought. He was born with a silver spoon. He was like Susan High Walther from Massachusetts.

[Rob Carson]

Oh, yeah.

[Unidentified Political Commentator]

Just amazing.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, it's gonna prove to be. But I think believe we are on social media right now. We're. We are. We are back. Great. Well, there's something wrong with the connection at the radio station where we anchor our radio program, but I'm back. Hello. I know you miss me. I know you're like. What happened to Rob? Was it Katie Porter? Did she pour hot potato water on Rob's head? Oh my God. No, no, I'm fine. Back to Spencer Pratt. Spencer Pratt, he has a new video about Gavin Newsom and it is his w. Who is a complete Barbie airhead from hell. Jennifer. And how maybe they got their 8 million dollar mansion even though they're in public service. Well, well, well.

[Investigative Reporter on Gavin Newsom]

All last summer I warned you Gavin Newsome and his wife were on the take. We blew the whistle on how the first partner, Jennifer Newsom, was getting fire aid money diverted into her dubious nonprofit. Taking from donations that people were talking told was meant for fire victims. When we broke that story, what did they do? Well, they just deleted her NPO from the list of.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, this is how they got $8 million to buy a mansion.

[Investigative Reporter on Gavin Newsom]

Donor recipients on the fire Ed website and lied about it ever happening. Well, now we are finding out that Gavin's wife has personally netted over $4 million through this nebulous organization, Calvin Volunteers.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, 100 million dollar fundraiser after the fires. None of the money got to the fire. They put he'll have their house burned down. Not one damn dime. It went to NGOs and it was stolen. Every dang dime of it was stolen.

[Investigative Reporter on Gavin Newsom]

A weird NPO that Gavin simply made up for her within the office of the first partner. But nobody can fully explain what they actually do. Well, now it's a pretty California thing for rich dudes to make up fake businesses that burn money so their wives can stay busy and keep distracted from their affairs. But normally it's like a boutique fashion store that the the husband doesn't mind losing 20k a month. It's a write off. But using taxpayer money on shady government initiatives and actually profiting to the tune of $4 million.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. There's, there's no coming back for Gavin Newsom. I think at this point there's no coming back for Mrs. Potato Head Katie Porter. There's no coming back for the Democrat party in the state of California. I think they are on a death spiral. There's no recovery for them and the only thing that they think they can do in LA is to let illegals vote in local elections. That's how they're thinking they're going to save Karen Bass. Big Fat Bass. But I don't think it's going to happen. And it shouldn't because she's a commie and she's an absolute failure. Coming up, Mark Mechler Convention Estates. Don't go anywhere. Hey guys, it's Carson for Ghostbed. I am sleeping better than I've ever slept in my entire life. I used to think a mattress was just furniture, but I got a ghostbed. Ghostbed doesn't build mattresses like furniture. They build engineered sleep systems. Their beds are serious health equipment. Beds designed for relief and recovery, not looks. Your body should be healing while you sleep, not fighting for comfort. I noticed immediately my first night on a ghost bed. I slept for 10 hours. If you're waking up stiff, tossing and turning, sleeping hot, even reaching for a pain reliever before bed, hoping tonight will be different. That's not aging. That's your mattress talking. Here's another thing I love about Ghostbed. You get 101 nights to try it at home. If you don't like the difference, you send it back risk free. Ghostbed is currently having their Memorial Day sale plus an extra 10% off for my audience. Go to ghostbed.comcarson and use promo code carson ghostbed.comcarson promo code carson for the sleep of a lifetime. My entire life, my betting has just been betting I got the least expensive stuff I could find. Have you noticed your sheets slipping off the corners lately? Maybe your pillows just don't feel supportive anymore. Most people actually keep their bedding way longer than they should. It slowly wears down and you don't realize how much it's affecting your sleep. That's why I upgraded to bowl and branch. They make everything your bed needs. Their signature organic cotton sheets, pillows, blankets and comforters are all designed to be breathable, incredibly soft and get better over time. Most people start out with their signature sheets. I added the waffle blanket and now the whole bed just feels amazing. The moment you get Bolen branch is the moment you discover the difference. Upgrade your sleep with bowl and Branch. Get 15% off your first order plus free shipping at bolinbranch.com that's B O L L N branch.com RobCarsen promo code Rob Carson that's bowl and branch. B O L L a n d branch.com Rob Carson Code Rob Carson to unlock 15% off. Exclusions apply. Can you kind of clarify these reports of kamikaze dolphins that we've heard about?

[Mark Meckler]

I haven't heard the kamikaze dolphin thing.

[Rob Carson]

It's like sharks with laser beams. Right. And I can't confirm or deny whether we have kamikaze dolphins. There you go. But I can confirm they don't. There you go. So that's Pete Hegseth being asked. Kamikaze dolphins. I boy, okay. A member of the press looked at the head of centcom, asked about if Iran had kamikaze dolphins. And Seth had to say, well I confirmed they don't. But I can't say that we don't. Mark Meckler Convention Estates. I thought I'd throw that one at you to start off the interview. Are you.

[Mark Meckler]

Oh my gosh, that's so good. I admire, respect and actually personally love the secretary. He's a longtime friend of mine. I was actually Rob, just coincidentally I was with him two weeks ago in the Pentagon. What an incredible experience to actually be there with people.

[Rob Carson]

Brother, he is doing such a fine job and I never would have expected, you know, it's remarkable. These guys who came from Fox, you know, you got Sean Duffy a frickin butt kicking Secretary of transportation and Pete Hegseth becomes the most kick ass secretary of war in our lifetimes. It's pretty remarkable to watch.

[Mark Meckler]

You know I think and I actually think there's a reason for this. And like for example with Pete, because he's a warrior. And I know, actually I know the full story behind why President Trump chose him. Because he wrote a book called the War on Warriors. And in that book which President Trump actually read, he doesn't just complain. And it wasn't just habilm for the masses. He wasn't just trying to sell books. He says this is what's been done to our warrior class. And this is how you Fix your it. So Trump had read that book, he's like, well, if we want the then DoD now DoW fixed, well then I got a guy that knows how to fix it. So let's bring him in and have him fix it. And the thing is, I've known Pete literally now probably 13 years personally, and he loves the men and women in uniform. Yes, he gives, he is, he is willing to give blood for them. And so to have a guy like that who is non political, and that's another thing to remember. He came in from the outside, didn't have to kiss anybody's rear end to get there. He didn't have to work his way up through the ranks and be a political corporal and a political major and a political general because that's what happens when you get to that level. I say not corporal, but Colonel. When you get to that level, it starts to become political. These guys have to have political constituencies. They have to play the same political games as anybody else as they get promoted. That's not pin Pete. Pete comes in from the outside. He loves the Warriors. You know, the warriors are getting screwed and he intends to fix it. And he is just true blue. Absolutely incredible. Pete took time out in the middle of a war. I had six interns with me and he took time to see my interns see me. I mean, just that's the kind of man that Pete is.

[Rob Carson]

I don't think there's been a better time to be enlisted in my lifetime. I think. I mean, really, I mean, you looked at George W. Bush after, you know, September 11th, and there was a good deal of love and appreciation for the military. I get that. But then of course, that dragged on to 20 years in Afghanistan and just a living hell for so many of our warriors with no real direction. Certainly in the, with regard to Vietnam, there was over 20 years of fecklessness and no appreciation coming home, being spat upon. I can go on and on. There's no recognition as much as there should be with those who went to the Korean War. We got a small memorial there, but. But I don't think that I've seen someone who has more love and appreciation for our enlisted members of service. And I mean a real appreciation for the sacrifice that you sign up for. And I think it's amazing.

[Mark Meckler]

Well, and of course it flows down from the commander and chief and then he's choosing the right people. And when people aren't serving the men and women in uniform, he's removing them like he is. He's not shy about removing them and replacing them with real warriors. I think one of the things that people don't understand about our military is how badly hollowed out leadership class had become. And it's really started under President Obama and it continued under Biden, under President Otto Penn, which is get rid of anybody who was an actual warrior. Get rid of anybody. Somebody who actually cared about the troops and knew what it meant to fight. Put him purely political appointees.

[Rob Carson]

Yes.

[Mark Meckler]

And frankly, people whose main mission was DEI and he had gutted the military of leadership. And Trump and Secretary Hegseth are reversing all of that.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah. Then of course, Lloyd Austin was a worthless DOD secretary. You had, you know, men in dresses who, who were supposedly, you know, supposed to be leaders. I mean, honestly, you know, I don't think we've, we've said enough about. It used to be a thing called Section 8 that you'd get booted out of the, the military for insanity. Made famous by Jamie Farr and mash. Because he wanted to get out of the military.

[Mark Meckler]

Right. Remember him and mash. And he was of course trying to get kicked out for dressing like a woman.

[Rob Carson]

Yes. Yeah. Corporal Klinger was famous, I mean absolutely famous for that. Wanted to get out of the military and he was going to prove to everybody by dressing up like a woman. Because any man who thinks that he can become female is obviously got to be nuts. I mean with nuts, literally. It is, it is remarkable how much. How much I know your phone sounds terrible. What's going on with your phone? Is it my normal. Okay, it's weird.

[Mark Meckler]

See what happens.

[Rob Carson]

I don't know what the deal. I thought maybe you were talking to one of those old timey World War II walkie talkies or something. It just sounded kind of weird.

[Mark Meckler]

How's that? Is that better?

[Rob Carson]

Oh brother, that's so much better. Let me ask you this, and we're not going to just talk about this. There's a lot of stuff to talk about today. By the way, Mark Meckler, Convention of States. By the way, some great stuff happening in the state of Indiana. Some great stuff happening in the state of Ohio. We'll get to that very shortly. But Hegsworth, they're going to do a full audit of the Pentagon. What do you expect from that? There's got to be some polyps in this colonoscopy.

[Mark Meckler]

I mean, look, I've known this for many years and as much as I love and support the military, it is the cesspool of waste, fraud and abuse. Absolutely. There. The contractors do it. Everybody does. It, you know, that you can take advantage of them. So people do. And that's not, by the way, just the biggies. I think the biggies are guilty of it. McDonald, Douglas, Raytheon, Boeing, all the biggies that we know.

[Rob Carson]

BlackRock.

[Mark Meckler]

But it's also, yeah, it's also small contractors. You've got all this minority based contracting that was put in DEI contracting, tons of waste, fraud and abuse there. They are going to find, I would predict literally tens, if not hundreds of billions of dollars of that stuff.

[Rob Carson]

Oh, brother. You know, it's going to be hundreds of billions of dollars if we've got trillions of dollars literally going for Medicaid fraud around the country in different states. Half a trillion dollars in California alone. So, you know the Pentagon and you know the Pentagon has always been sacrosanct to people like me, a layman who has never been in the military. I was always like, don't touch the military. Don't we need our defense? Right. Isn't that way? It's always been so they could get away with, you know, $50,000 toilet seats bringing back a story from 30 years ago.

[Mark Meckler]

Well, and I, you know, I think that's absolutely true and I'm kind of the same way and I am for more military spending. But what this actually means is if we fix these huge, huge cesspools of waste, we'll have more money to spend on the troops, more money to spend on their health care, more money to spend on their housing. Got a son in the Marine Corps. The barracks around the world literally are just disgusting and horrible. You know, nobody should live like that. We've got our troops living like that and just weaponry. I would, I'm happy to spend more money on real weaponry instead of fraud. So I think what we're going to do is we're going to find a whole bunch of money that we can spend on real things, upgrade our military, upgrade the way we treat the men and women in uniform. It's a great thing we're doing and

[Rob Carson]

celebrate them in so many ways. Let's take a break and come back more with Mark Meckler Convention of states on the Rob Carson Show. Don't go anywhere. Hey guys, it's Rob Carson for Relief Factor. There's a reason why at my age I could still crush it at the gym, carry an armchair by myself or do any home improvement project without pain during or after. And that's Relief Factor. When it comes to supplements, the two things that matter most, it works and you trust it. Relief Factor was created by a combat wounded Vietnam veteran. He decided to become a doctor simply to help people to heal them. If pain is holding you back, find out why so many people, including me, make relief factor a part of their daily routine. Try the three week quick start today. Go to relieffactor.com that's relieffactor.com or call 800 for relief. That's 800 for relief for relief factor. More coming up with Mark Meckler. Convention of states convention of states.com by the way, just signed Kansas as the 20th state for a convention of states. We'll talk to him in a second. When supply constraints on commodities prices surge, you know there are some things you can't get when there are when the, I don't know, the straight up Hormuz was briefly blockaded by threats from Iran, not really by Iran. And so of course the price of gold went up. Gold when they mined out of the ground. Once it's gone, it's gone. Governments can't print more gold. That's why so many people are investigating. That's why I invested money in gold. And I listen, I've talked to like Dave Ramsey before. He's like, ah, Rob, you know, gold is the Snuggie of investments.

[Mark Meckler]

Rah, rah, rah, rah rah.

[Rob Carson]

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[Chad Bianco]

Today nearly three quarters of Americans say Iran is losing.

[Rob Carson]

Even 60% of Democrats agree. When you have the Democrats agreeing with Trump, that's when you know it's over. Now Mark Mechler, isn't it funny? We're not hearing anything from Chris Murphy and we're not hearing anything from Chuck Schumer and we're not hearing anything from all of the people last week who said we The War Powers Act. We need to shut down this operation right now. They really were cheering for our defeat, weren't they?

[Mark Meckler]

Oh, of course they were. And this is one of the things, to me that's become so sad and unbelievable about the Democrat Party and why they truly are, at this point, enemies of the American people, because they're enemies of the country. And it is not good for America to lose under any circumstances. Once the President decides to go into a conflict, whether you agree with the conflict or not, you should want us to prevail. You should want our troops to prevail. You should want our country to prevail. And they cheer for our defeat. If you read the New York Times, New York Times says we've lost the war. Iran is unreal. All this stuff, unreal. And all the Democrats parrot those talking points. And so look, I don't say this lightly and I'm actually really important, Rob. I'm not saying this to be inflammatory. The way that the current crop of Democrats operate. They are enemies of the United States of America.

[Rob Carson]

Well, I've been saying this for at least a year. They are Confederate. They're not the Confederacy, but they are behaving in a Confederate fashion against the foundational principles of the United States of America. This is why they're supporting the groups that want to overthrow the government. That's what this, these no Kings protests, these Marxists bought and paid for Communist Chinese protests around the country all about. This is about a soft revolution, but we're better armed intellectually and physically. So I know we're going to win. I know we're going to win. This is from a Clinton pollster, Mark Penn, about the Democrat Party. I think it portends. Well, real question is, has the Democratic Party moved too far to the left to be acceptable? Are candidates like Platner, you know, and obviously Mandami and AOC get so much publicity and obviously, obviously I think that they are in a death spiral, Mark. I really do.

[Mark Meckler]

Look, I think they are too. I don't want to be overconfident about the midterms.

[Rob Carson]

Oh, no, no, no.

[Mark Meckler]

I know there's. There's structural things in the midterms that favor the Democrats. As you know, when you have a president who's in the 40s and his approval rating, generally the party in power loses a bunch of seats in Congress. There are exceptions to that. That is the general rule. The flip side of it is, is for Republicans right now, the Democrats are literally just appalling and the American people are not in favor of all this insane gender ideology. They're not in favor of all the Alphabet soup people stuff. They're not in favor of the America hatred. They're not in favor of radical Islam. All of these things are in favor of communism. And that's what the Democrat Party stands for now. And so what it means is, and this is actually a twofold operation, Republicans have to put up good candidates and run good campaigns. That's always the case. And Rob, honestly, for the first time in a long time, I'm pretty happy with most of the candidates that are winning these races, especially Republicans are on track there. And then the other thing that we have to do, that we have to do not as a movement, but the candidates, they have to paint the reality of what the Democrat Party is. And the flip side, then, this is where Republicans have a hard time. What are Republicans going to do? It's not enough to just demonize the Democrats. Everybody knows the Democrats are bad. What's their plan? And I'll be frank with you in this area, I think the Republicans are terrible. They don't express a plan. They don't tell us what they're doing about health care. They're not telling people what they're going to do about gas prices or food prices. And so it's just not good to go in and just say, we hate the other guy, so don't vote for him.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, I understand that. I think that the accomplishments are going to speak for themselves. I really do. Brian. Mark, I do believe this. I believe the Trump. You know, what we need to do is we need to be able to express the good news in a vacuum of reporting of good news by the liberal media. And I think we need to overwhelm them. And I do mean this from the mind of my heart, with joy and with patriotism and with faith. All of those things. I really do, Mark. I think that's a major part of it. Overwhelm them with joy, patriotism and faith. It's a big deal in the 250th year of the country. I went out in D.C. have you been to D.C. recently and seen how beautiful it is?

[Mark Meckler]

Oh, yeah, absolutely, brother.

[Rob Carson]

I mean, it's, it's like stunning. I can't wait for that, that reflecting pool to open. I, I said on my TV show this weekend we should have it, make it into a reflecting pool. Lazy river and water slide. What do you think?

[Mark Meckler]

That would be very.

[Rob Carson]

All right. Mark Meckler, I appreciate you being on today. Conventionupstates.com anywhere else we can, you yeah.

[Mark Meckler]

At Mark Meckler on Twitter would be great.

[Rob Carson]

God bless you, brother. Have a glorious rest of your week. Let's take a break and come back. This is the Rob Carson Show. Several top police commanders in Washington, D.C. could be out of a job for allegedly cooking the books when it comes to crime data. Mark Meredith has been looking into all of this, and he joins us now. Hi, Mark. John. I sure have. Good to see you. D.C. leaders insist the city is a safer place now than it was during the pandemic. Yeah. Because of Donald Trump. But there are reports multiple metropolitan police leaders may soon lose their jobs amid an investigation into alleged manipulation of crime data. Now, D.C. police, they lied about the murder rate. They lied about everything to make it look like they were doing a good job and they were doing a crappy job. Jeanine Pirro came in. Donald Trump brought in the National Guard when I moved here. Thank you. I didn't expect that kind of a welcome, but it did. It made it great. He did the same thing to Memphis. And you've got Democrats standing in the schoolhouse doors in places like Chicago that could be made as safe as Memphis and as D.C. now, do you remember, Pete, Pamela Smith, when she left, she resigned because she presided over this crap fest. Here's her one of her departure speeches.

[Reverend Pamela A. Smith]

And most folks that watch me in my preaching world, when I turn my head to the left side, I'm about to be Reverend Pamela A. Smith. Just for a few moments, let's be really clear about one thing. Never would I, never will I ever compromise my integrity for a few crime numbers.

[Rob Carson]

She's getting all preacher fire and she's the Reverend Al kind of thing because she's covering up her own malfeasance and corruption.

[Reverend Pamela A. Smith]

I said it and it's on the record. Never would I compromise my.

[Rob Carson]

If you talk slow enough, it makes you believable love for God, the faith

[Reverend Pamela A. Smith]

that I had in this city. Never would I.

[Rob Carson]

You presided over its descent into the toilet.

[Reverend Pamela A. Smith]

Eyes my integrity. Never would I.

[Rob Carson]

And you lied about the stats to make you look good.

[Reverend Pamela A. Smith]

Compromise. 28 years in law enforcement for a few folk who couldn't stand to be held accountable.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, it was crap. For 28 years, you were in charge. I'm glad you're gone. I hope that you're indicted. To be quite honest, I've waited my entire broadcast career for a moment where young kids in America's inner cities could live an entire life without being shot, without being killed. To have a good school, to have a good career, to raise a family. I'VE prayed for this my entire broadcast career. And we're on the cusp. We are on the cusp. There's a long way to go. There is a long way to go, man. We got a hell of a show today. Holy crud. If you get a chance to check out the podcast, if you missed Luke Rosiak on his expose with the Daily Wire of corruption in the state of Ohio, he's on story number two with like five or six of them and it is gigantic. He looked at Nick Shirley, said, hold my beer. Wait till you hear that broadcast. We're going to have him back on. Okay, Cat him on. Today, go to the podcast, usual podcast platform. Tony Kennett from the Daily Signal. He's in Indiana to talk about the cleaning of the Senate there of rhinos. Fred Flights, of course, from America First Policy Institute about the Iran war. Mark Meckler this hour, great comedy from Jim Gossett and of course, brilliant commentary for me, which, you know, you kind of learn to expect. Thank you very much. Just go to your usual podcast platforms. That's why we made it to the number 10 spot in the country for political commentary and in podcasting. So that's something else. And it's because of you guys. It's because of you guys. All right. Have a glorious, glorious beautiful day. Refuse darkness. Refuse the darkness. Celebrate your life, every moment of it. It's too short. God bless you Americans. Founded Donald Trump and his amazing job, our military kicking butt. And until tomorrow, which is Thursday, do not catch the stupid. I'll see you. Love you.