The Rob Carson Show

Episode: Trump Snubbed Again! Rob Carson Explodes Over Nobel Prize Outrage
Date: October 10, 2025
Host: Rob Carson
Notable Guest: Tony Kennett (Daily Signal, WIBC Indianapolis)

Episode Overview

This episode of the Rob Carson Show centers on the controversial decision by the Nobel Peace Prize committee to once again bypass Donald Trump for the award, despite his involvement in multiple international peace deals. Rob Carson provides his trademark blend of humor, political commentary, and personal anecdotes, while also welcoming media guest Tony Kennett for a lively discussion. The show takes aim at establishment elites, media hypocrisy, and what Carson perceives as left-wing virtue signaling, with plenty of audience engagement and cultural critique.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Rob’s Night at the Kennedy Center and Personal Observations

• Timestamp: [00:20–08:00]

  • Rob describes attending the American Exceptionalism Gala at the Kennedy Center and recounts mingling with conservative media personalities like Harris Faulkner, Megyn Kelly, Pete Hegseth, Batya Ungar-Sargon, and Andy Ngo.
  • Shares amusing stories, including making jokes with Italian diplomats and being invited to Café Milano.
  • Comments on the divide in Pennsylvania politics and contrasts rural beauty with what he sees as poor leadership in government.

  Quote:
  “When I’m gonna go out, I don’t drink. I just wanna have some fun, right?... [At the Kennedy Center] I walk up there and see this row of people... I said, just for bleeps and giggles, ‘Is this the Metallica concert?’... Turns out they’re a big contingent from the Italian embassy!” — Rob Carson [06:20]

2. Trump’s Nobel Snub and Media Reaction

• Timestamp: [10:00–19:00]

  • Rob vents frustration over Trump’s continued snubbing for the Nobel Peace Prize, contrasting Trump’s multiple peace deals to Barack Obama’s early, “unearned” prize.
  • Suggests the Nobel committee are “country club elites” out of touch with “the rabble.”
  • Proposes humorously creating a “Metallica Peace Prize” as a Walmart-style alternative.
  • Plays a clip of Trump discussing his peace deal efforts and Acknowledgement by major foreign powers.

  Quote:
  “Maybe we need to come up with our own peace prize. We’ll call it the Metallica Peace Prize… or so, I don’t know, but maybe we need the Walmart version that actually acknowledges real peace.” — Rob Carson [13:20]

  Memorable Analogy:
  “The Nobel Prize committee are a bunch of country club elites and we are the rabble. We are the riff raff. That’s what it is. That’s why he wasn’t given the Nobel Prize.” — Rob Carson [13:00]

3. Musical Parody & Commentary on Obama’s Nobel

• Timestamp: [16:30–18:30]

  • Airs a musical parody referencing Trump and Israel (“You Got a Friend in Me”), poking fun at Obama’s Nobel win.
  • Highlights the contrast between Trump’s achievements and the media’s reluctance to credit him.

  Quote:
  “Obama got a prize. He didn’t even know what he got. He got elected, and they gave it to Obama for doing absolutely nothing but destroying our country.” — Rob (as Trump) & show characters [17:57]

4. Media Hypocrisy and Rare Praise for Trump

• Timestamp: [18:40–20:00]

  • Cites ABC’s Martha Raddatz giving Trump credit for the peace deal, remarking on the media’s struggle to acknowledge Trump’s achievements.
  • Rob and Tony muse on whether the “liberal media is finally laying off” Trump, or simply facing facts they can’t ignore.

  Quote:
  “It’s really weird because I think everybody was calling Donald Trump Hitler and a Nazi in a fascist a few days ago… Maybe they can’t lie over this truth.” — Rob Carson [19:12]

5. Conversation with Tony Kennett on the Prize and Culture War

• Timestamp: [21:25–25:44]

  • Tony Kennett joins, joking that the Nobel is now “the piece of crap prize” and compares the current Pulitzer Prize to a mark of journalistic “illiteracy.”
  • They both mock the Nobel committee’s rationale for not giving Trump the prize (“bad timing”).
  • Briefly discuss Turning Point USA’s All American halftime show as an antidote to mainstream pop acts during big events; lament the lack of real rock music and lean into snarky banter.

  Quote:
  “The Nobel Prize has nothing to do with peace anymore... It’s the Nobel piece of crap prize.” — Rob Carson [22:22]

  Quote:
  “People realize that the war between India and Pakistan could have cost over a billion lives... That’s not worth something? Come on, please give the man a coupon to Denny’s.” — Tony Kennett [24:07]

6. Government Shutdown and Political Dysfunction

• Timestamp: [25:44–29:18]

  • The duo discuss the ongoing government shutdown, the media's dramatization, and public indifference outside the DC “Beltway.”
  • Cynical takes on Democratic leadership (“dead eyes,” “gargoyle with osteoporosis”) and performative bipartisanship.

  Quote:
  “It was easier for Donald Trump to negotiate a peace deal with Hamas than get a friggin’ continuing resolution with these idiots.” — Rob Carson [26:13]

7. Democratic Party, Media, and Violent Rhetoric

• Timestamp: [30:06–33:53]

  • Rob and Tony criticize the Democratic Party’s lack of leadership and their performative outrage.
  • Discussion of left-wing violence alleged to be inspired by Democratic talking points; critiques on selective media reporting.

  Quote:
  “You’ve got all of this violent language the Democrat Party has been spewing for a decade now, calling Donald Trump Hitler and all of that and fascist... And now it’s actually being scribed on shell casings.” — Rob Carson [31:34]

8. Columbus Day, “Karen” Culture, and Erasure in American Iconography

• Timestamp: [34:24–36:50]

  • Rob enjoys Trump’s “rubbing salt” by reinstating Columbus Day, mocks outrage culture, and the disappearance of Native American icons from products.
  • Tony, a tribal member, criticizes the removal of Native American imagery by “blue-haired barista” progressives.

  Quote:
  “They got rid of the Native American woman on Land o’ Lakes Butter, claiming that, you know, Christopher Columbus pushed the Native Americans off their land. They erased the Native American woman…” — Rob Carson [36:03]

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “Remember, they gave Barack Obama the Nobel Peace Prize when he’d only been office in a few months and he hadn’t done anything. Anything.” — Rob Carson [11:03]
• “Who wants to be a member of that [Nobel] club anyway? I’ve never been a member of a country club, I never would. Why would I want somebody bashing golf balls into my house and pissing in my bushes?” — Rob Carson [14:16]
• “If you get a Pulitzer now, that’s just like saying you’re illiterate and somehow made it into journalism.” — Tony Kennett [22:14]
• “You know, rocks not really allowed to exist anymore. I guess it went through a weird indie phase and then cut off its genitals. But can we have some good rock again?” — Tony Kennett [24:51]
• “That’s why our enemies are so darn sad. Cause you got a friend in me.” — Musical parody segment [16:54]
• “The last nine months they’ve thrown a temper tantrum. They. They burned Tesla dealerships because about six months ago Elon Musk was a Nazi. Not so much anymore.” — Rob Carson [31:01]

Important Segments & Timestamps

| Time | Segment Summarized | |-------------|-----------------------------------------------------------| | 00:20–08:00 | Rob’s Kennedy Center gala anecdotes; culture in DC | | 10:00–13:20 | Trump and the Nobel Peace Prize snub | | 16:30–18:30 | Musical parody; Obama’s Nobel | | 18:40–20:00 | Rare mainstream praise for Trump; Martha Raddatz clip | | 21:25–25:44 | Guest Tony Kennett; mocking the Nobel, pop culture riffs | | 25:44–29:18 | Government shutdown, Congressional standoffs | | 30:06–33:53 | Democratic Party, language, left-wing crime, media bias | | 34:24–36:50 | Columbus Day, “Karen” culture, erasure of iconography |

Episode Tone & Style

Rob Carson’s blend of irreverence, bombast, and comic asides—often reminiscent of classic talk radio—drives the episode. Regular musical parodies and guest banter keep the tone light despite pointed critiques. The show is highly opinionated and leans on humor to navigate political and cultural frustration.

For New Listeners

This episode is for you if you:

• Want a sarcastic, anti-establishment take on the Nobel Peace Prize process
• Enjoy cultural commentary mixed with personal stories and media parody
• Appreciate pointed criticism of mainstream and left-leaning media establishments
• Like spirited, sometimes edgy banter between host and guests

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