Virginia’s Political Firestorm: John Reid vs. The Radical Left

Summary

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The Rob Carson Show

Episode: Virginia’s Political Firestorm: John Reid vs. The Radical Left
Date: October 15, 2025
Host: Rob Carson
Notable Guest: John Reed – GOP candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia

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Overview

This episode of "The Rob Carson Show" centers on the intensifying political climate in Virginia leading up to statewide elections. Rob blends his hallmark humor and sharp commentary to discuss big stories including alleged overreach in the January 6th investigation, cultural and legislative shifts in America, the murder of conservative figure Charlie Kirk, and the ongoing battle for Virginia’s top offices. John Reed, the Republican contender for Lieutenant Governor, joins to break down what he calls the dangers of the "radical left" in Virginia politics, the culture war in education, trans issues, anti-Semitism, and crushing taxes, making a personal case for conservative leadership in the state.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Civil Liberties and the January 6 Investigation

• Congress allegedly collected 30 million lines of phone data during the January 6 investigation, mapping conservatives’ contacts with the Trump White House.
• Strong concern about infringement on civil liberties and lack of oversight on Congressional snooping.
• Critique of both politicians and telecom companies for compliance.
  • Rob Carson: “These mother bleepers...A massive dragnet that raises civil liberty concerns about the lack of limits on the ability of lawmakers to snoop on America’s private phone calls.” [03:26]

2. Prophecy, Optimism, and Political Metaphors

• Rob introduces the idea of a Hopi prophecy involving a red-capped leader bringing balance, comparing the narrative loosely to Donald Trump and the rise of counteraction against perceived evil.
• Parallels are drawn between historical prophecies and the current American political climate.
  • Rob Carson: “For every action there’s an equal and opposite reaction...I believe that science and God exist on the same spectrum because science can’t exist without God.” [05:14]
  • Commentary blends faith, philosophy, and politics in typical Carson style.

3. Aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s Death and Political Violence

• Charlie Kirk’s murder is framed as a turning point, likened to a “domestic 9/11” for the right.
• Treasury Secretary Scott Bessett (guest/audio quote) explains forthcoming action against NGOs accused of funding domestic unrest.
  • Scott Bessett: “Charlie’s death is like a domestic 9/11 that...has alerted us to what Charlie knew, that these organizations are working within our borders...We have started to compile lists, put together networks, and there’s a long record here...” [08:50–10:31]

4. NGO Funding & “Army of Darkness” Rhetoric

• Unsubstantiated claims of NGOs like those associated with George Soros funding left-wing activism (e.g., Antifa), fueling a “civil war.”
• Discussion moves into the use of matching umbrellas, lasers, and signs at protests as evidence of orchestrated, well-financed activism.
  • Rob Carson: “Antifa...the soldiers of fortune of the Democrat Party in the army of darkness.” [07:40]

5. Military, Law Enforcement & Protest Response (w/ Parody Interlude)

• MSNBC’s Jacob Savaroff is mocked for suggesting the military would turn against Trump’s administration due to street deployments.
• Rob asserts members of the military and law enforcement are eager for the chance to handle civil unrest.
• Parody segment: Jim Gossett sings “How Do You Solve a Problem Like Antifa,” lampooning both the movement and Democrat support for it. [12:24]

6. Government Spending and Shutdown Politics

• Ridicule of Congressional spending priorities: sizable funds for foreign projects, public broadcasting, and niche democracy grants overseas — all contrasted with neglect of rural America.
  • Rob Carson: “How about sending some of that money to small town Americans that are suffering? … We’re done with this nonsense.” [14:57]
• Dana Bash (CNN) and panel discuss the continuing resolution (CR), with ongoing stalemate and blame-shifting between GOP and Democratic leadership.
  • Jim Gossett (as “Prezi”): “The Democrats are getting killed on the shutdown totally because we’re closing up programs that are Democrat programs that we were opposed to.” [17:49]

7. Billionaires Stepping in to Pay Troops

• Trump and others claim wealthy backers have offered to cover military pay in event of shutdown, with a wink-and-nod reference to “Milan Tusk.”
  • Jim Gossett: “If there’s any money necessary shortfall for the paying of the troops, then I will pay it.” [19:28]

8. Virginia Election Spotlight: John Reed Segment

a. Abigail Spamberger Debate Controversy and Silence on Political Violence

• Rob and panel harshly critique Democratic contender Abigail Spamberger for failing to condemn violent rhetoric (specifically, Jay Jones’ purported fantasy about killing a political rival and her positions on gender issues).
  • Dana Bash: “Abigail, you have nothing to say?...Are you not going to address it?...Really? You can’t go any further.” [22:05]

b. John Reed's Platform: Education, Taxes, and Anti-Semitism

• Reed sharply attacks opponent Ghazala Hashmi as an “unapologetic radical,” fingered as the architect behind extended school closures and progressive social policies (gender-neutral terms, supporting trans rights in schools).
  • John Reed: “Every bad idea that Virginians hate, from that trans stuff to the high taxes, to changing the word mother to birthing persons on official forms, she’s the one pushing this stuff.” [23:40]
• Accusations that Hashmi attended pro-Hamas events and ignored the suffering of Jewish students after October 7, 2023, shifting focus instead to Muslim students’ discomfort.
  • John Reed: “She holds a hearing at the state Capitol, and guess what? She forgets to invite the Jews and tries to turn it into a hearing about how the Muslim students feel uncomfortable.” [26:38]

c. GOP’s Path Forward and Grassroots Mobilization

• Urges Republicans and swing voters to “wake up” and vote down-ballot, warning of incremental progressive encroachment through local offices.
  • John Reed: “If you don’t catch them and expose them for the bad behavior early on, then you can’t get them later.” [27:39]
• Election numbers are close. Trafalgar polling: Earl Sears trails Spamberger by 2.6%, Mayores leads Jay Jones (49-43%).

d. Attack on Radicalism in Schools and Gender Policy

• Extended critique of trans policies and the spike (and subsequent decline) in young people identifying as trans or queer.
  • Rob Carson: “Just say that you’re cool with men pretending to be women so they can go into women’s locker rooms. My God…and you got three daughters.” [31:10]
  • John Reed: “Cutting your breasts and testicles off is not normal...We’re going to protect kids. And I think reasonable people believe that to be true.” [33:31–34:29]

e. High Taxes and Economic Policy

• Reed and Carson both denounce Virginia’s car/property taxes and warn the state must not follow the path of tax-burdened Maryland.
  • John Reed: “We have senior citizens who’ve owned their house for decades who are losing their homes because of the taxes...I wear that as a badge of honor. I am not interested in continuing policies that hurt the average Virginia taxpayer.” [35:09–35:53]

f. Final Rallying Cry for Support

• John Reed asks listeners for campaign donations (johnreedforvirginia.com), acknowledging the massive financial support for his opponent from out-of-state sources.
  • “I’ve got 270,000 in the bank right now. I am up against a tidal wave, but I’m gonna keep on fighting all the way to the end.” [37:16]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Rob Carson (on January 6th investigation):
  “They went Soviet Union on us. I hope that little jerk Adam Kinzinger, he’ll be real popular in prison. He’ll sleep on the top bunk.” [03:45]

• Scott Bessett (on funding unrest):
  “We have started to compile lists, put together networks, and there’s a long record here...This is mission.” [10:31]

• Jim Gossett (parodying Antifa response):
  “How do you solve a problem like Antifa? A terrorist group, that is what they are…” [12:24]

• Rob Carson (about tax policy):
  “Man, I was watching 20 years ago, I was watching farms in Maryland being taken from generational farmers because they couldn’t afford the property tax...and this is happening in Virginia too.” [35:53]

• John Reed (on school closures):
  “Guess who kept the schools closed? Wasn’t just the governor. It was Ghazala Hashmi, my opponent, who’s the chairperson of the Senate Education Committee.” [24:53]

• Rob Carson (on trans ideology in schools):
  “This transgender nonsense came around on the heels of the...great wokening that started in 2012...They decided to do a psyop.” [32:42]

• Karen Parody (Rob on culture wars):
  “Crazy cul de sac dwelling Karens, liberal Karens and the emasculated men in their lives. I discovered this phenomenon in the mid-90s in Minneapolis. Crazy Karens who bought into this transgender nonsense and allowed children to be mutilated.” [38:56]

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• [03:13] Rob discusses the scope and civil liberty implications of the January 6th phone dragnet
• [05:14] Philosophizing on prophecy, God, and fate
• [08:50] Treasury Secretary Scott Bessett on fighting NGO funding of civil unrest after Charlie Kirk's murder
• [12:24] Parody musical segment on Antifa
• [14:57] Breaking down Congressional spending priorities versus needs of rural America
• [17:49] Jim Gossett as “Prezi” humorously describes Democrats’ shutdown “self-immolation”
• [23:40] John Reed begins in-depth interview: condemns opponent’s radicalism, discusses school closures and anti-Semitism
• [31:10] Rob Carson’s sharp critique of Abigail Spamberger’s answers on men in women’s locker rooms
• [33:31] John Reed deeply critiques the trans movement’s impact on youth
• [35:09] Grievances over Virginia property taxes; Reed’s promise on reform
• [37:16] Final plea for campaign support from John Reed

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Tone & Style

• Rob Carson’s tone is irreverent, sharp, and comedic, often veering into parody and satire.
• Guests like John Reed are blunt, direct, and policy-focused, mirroring Carson’s urgency and ideological conviction.
• The show thrums with politically charged, grassroots energy, delivering a mix of news, personal stories, pop culture references, and insult comedy.

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Conclusion

This episode offers a rollicking, unapologetically partisan run through national surveillance scandals, the culture war, and Virginia’s political firestorm. It mixes entertainment with hardline conservative activism, culminating in a vivid picture of the show’s key message: grassroots mobilization against what they frame as a radical progressive takeover in Virginia and America at large.

For listeners or readers who didn’t catch the episode, this summary highlights the blend of headline analysis, parody, campaign activism, and culture war debates that define The Rob Carson Show’s unique perspective and energy.

Transcript

[Rob Carson]

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[Dana Bash]

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[Jim Gossett]

In America on air and on the world wide web.

[Rob Carson]

This is the Rob Carson Show. This is the Rob Carson show, hour number two on this Wednesday. I already had Senator Eric Schmidt from Missouri on the show. That was pretty cool last hour. He kind of my hero. I used to, he really buoyed me during the times of COVID bullcrap, the shutdowns and all of that as my kids were being having their lives ruined. And then of course the disinformation and misinformation. He was the guy who was out there winning the court battles against the absolute despotism of the Biden administration. So really enjoyed having him on today. And if you want to hear the podcast, I would recommend that you you go to your usual podcast platforms, look up Rob Carson's show. We put the shows up. Ken, my producer, also known as Redneck MacGyver, he puts them up right after the show. Three hours of the show sans commercials and then you can download them and all that. Did subscribe, subscribe if you would. You know, like for instance on Spotify there's a little bell go ding and then you, you know, it'll tell you when the podcast is up and everything. It'll be kind of cool. Be kind of cool. So a lot of things happening. We heard earlier that Congress collected 30 million lines of phone data in the January 6 probe, raising civil liberty concerns. This is the, this is the story that John Solomon hinted at yesterday on the show. Congressional investigators collected a stunning 30 million lines of phone data, mapping contracts, contacts between conservatives and the Trump White House, in the name of investigating the January 6th Capitol reach. That's you and me. That's all of us. These mother bleepers. I swear to God. I swear to God. A massive dragnet that raises civil liberty concerns about the lack of limits on the ability of lawmakers to snoop on America's private phone calls. You know who's involved? That little weasel piece of crap, Adam Kinzinger. He was involved in this. Yeah, Chris Wray, Adam Kinzinger. They were involved in this. Also, former Congressman Denver Riggleman worked with the Select Committee and was able to obtain toll information, including the White House route or switchboard numbers, via congressional subpoena. They went Soviet Union on us. I hope that little jerk Adam Kinzinger, he'll be real popular in prison. He'll sleep on the top bunk. Mike Davis, former top of lawyer for the Senate Judiciary Committee and founder of the Article 3 projects, told Just the news. Revelations in the FBI memo could prompt legal challenges. May reign in congressional oversight powers, among other things. This is just filthy rotten, man. They, they, they took four telecom companies and, and the telecom companies bent over, sir, yes, sir. Verizon, HTT mobile lumen all provided the information that the government requested against. Well, we didn't know about it, so that's pretty amazing. That is sickening. It's a piece John Solomon just put up on Just the news. I can't read it all. It's, it's pretty big. Congress collected 30 million lines in phone data in the J6 probe. Oh, I want these bleepers to go to jail. I want them to go to jail forever. I mentioned this earlier, that Hopi prophecy foretold of a mysterious Red Cap leader who will change America forever. And, you know, what we're living through right now is serendipitous. What is, what has brought us together in this time in history. I believe this is, is serendipitous. For those of you who've been listening to this show, we came together in a time of enormous crisis, and the only way we could deal with it is with it together. Together. We did it together. We did it while Donald Trump was being, you know, persecuted, where they tried to murder him and everything. We had to stay together. And anyway, they're talking about this ancient Hopi prophecy predicts the rise of a mysterious figure known as the True White Brother, marked by a red cap, known for the True White Brother. When he comes, he will be all powerful, will wear a red cap or cloak. Kind of interesting. Prophecies also mention specific technological signs, catastrophic events, and the eventual birth of a fifth world of peace and harmony. Who. Weird, isn't that? And again, did I kind of say that the reaction to the action of evil is happening? Didn't you remember me saying that for every action there's an equal and opposite reaction? I believe that science and God exist on the same spectrum because science can't exist without God. That's it. I know, I know, I know. You, you atheists are going, oh yeah, it can. Oh really? Okay, prove God exists. How about you prove me he doesn't exist? The only thing they have going for, they just say he doesn't exist. I can't see him. Okay, alright, whatever. Can't see love either, right? You can't see math, really. I mean, math, you can put it on paper, but that's not the equation. The equation is just. That's just the language of it. On a piece of paper. Math exists. Wow, am I waxing philosophical or what? You're probably going to. Good thing he's a lot smarter than he sounds. The red cap figure is said to appear during his fourth world, serving as a guide to help humanity navigate the chaos. The red cap itself is a distinguishing symbol similar to others in Hopi prophecy, marking the figure as significant, fulfilling that prophecy. The True White Brother is sometimes described as a messenger whose presence may influence humanity's choices in the transition to the fifth world of balance and harmony. One will have the symbol or the mohaw or cross, suggested that the cross might actually be an X. Aligning with Musk's social media platform X. That's weird. That's. What? What? The what?

[John Reed]

The what?

[Rob Carson]

The what? According to this, the text of this Hopi prophecy, if the three helpers fall, fail in their mission, a figure from the west will arrive like a powerful storm, numerous and ruthless, sweeping across the land quickly like a swarm of red ants. Ants. Red ants. Those who succeed in fulfilling the prophecy will establish a new way of life that brings lasting peace and abundance. I think we're on the. I think we're on the cusp of that. I really do. I believe it. And you know why? This is why. I'm ridiculously optimistic. I know I'm ridiculously optimistic. I am. And everybody I've told, I've told members of The Knesset at dinner. I said, it's happening. You have to have faith. I told Brigitte Gabriel, I said, you've got to hold tight. It's happening. It's happening. It's happening. And then they murdered Charlie Kirk. And then they really screwed themselves. The left, the Democrat Party, the forces of evil don't even know they're dead. Yet they're dead. Here is Scott Bessen. Scott Bessen is the Treasury Secretary. You ever see that movie, what was it? The Untouchables? They couldn't figure out how to go after Al Capone, so they decided to go after the money. Decided to go after the money. Well, this is how they're going to go after all these NGOs and all these evil SOBs like George Soros, who've been funding all of the violence and the. And the astroturf nonsense that's caused. Really. It's a civil war. It's a civil war. Antifa. They are the paid. They are the soldiers of fortune of the Democrat Party in the. In the army of darkness. Yeah, yeah. I said it for real, because I believe it. Because I believe it. Scott Besson said that Charlie Kirk's murder really screwed the pooch for the left.

[Scott Bessett]

Charlie's death is like a domestic 9, 11 that we are going to find. It has alerted us to what Charlie knew, that these organizations are working within our borders. And we believe people have a right to free speech. They have a right to organize. They have a right to protest, but they have to do it peacefully. They cannot embrace violence. And we have seen it. We've seen it since the terrible day two years ago. The anti Semitism and the bias that came out after October 7, 2023. And many of these organizations have been financed by nonprofits.

[Rob Carson]

You bet. And they're going to get it. Oh, they're going to get such a colonoscopy without anesthesia or lubrication. Whoo. I love it. I love it. Here's Scott Bessett.

[Scott Bessett]

When you see these groups where all the signs match, they have hundreds of the same umbrellas that they're using, you know, after they cause the mayhem. They have the same lasers that they're using to blind our police force.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, that's true.

[Scott Bessett]

You know, how are they constructed? Because this takes a lot of money. It takes a lot of organization, and we are going to do that. We have started to compile lists, put together networks, and there's a long record here, and we don't know how much of the support is coming in from overseas. We don't know how much being supported by US nonprofits, C3 that give money to C4s. But this is mission.

[Rob Carson]

You should be real nervous. You should be real nervous because you're about to get a little what?

[Dana Bash]

Fur.

[Rob Carson]

You are going to get a little what? Furniture. This is a guy named Jacob Savaroff. He's on. He's on msnbc. He's a typical MSNBC opinion maker. He says the military is going to turn on Trump. He says the military is going to turn on Trump. This soy boy. This soy boy, little meow meow says that the military is going to turn on Trump. Listen to this. Even though Donald Trump has ushered in that untold number of people who are applying to be in the military, listen to how wrong this jerk weed gets it.

[Jacob Savaroff]

About how it's not just the pro immigration folks that are in the streets now, it's the pro democracy people.

[Rob Carson]

But I think the three of us.

[Jacob Savaroff]

You talked about this before, if I'm not mistaken. I think members of the military, if they haven't already, may very well soon start to turn on this administration because of the way that they're being deployed to the streets. It's not just.

[Rob Carson]

No, no. The members of the military are glad to be deployed because they can do something about it. And the member of ISA are glad to finally be able to do something about it because people have been spitting in their faces and injuring them for years. So they're really excited about being able to kick some major antifa.

[Jacob Savaroff]

But Barranco, children of Narciso Barranco, the Marines whose father was beaten by ICE as he was cutting bushes at IHOP.

[John Reed]

In Santa Ana, California.

[Jacob Savaroff]

But it's the people from all of these communities, from which maybe even Texas.

[John Reed]

They are deployed and being asked to stand face to face with people.

[Rob Carson]

Did he say even Texas Humber communities.

[Jacob Savaroff]

Just like their own, asked to enforce the law in a way that they would overseas.

[Rob Carson]

You are so. Honestly, he is so out of his nut. He has no idea because he's a little soy boy meow meow. Who has no idea what the military wants, wants, needs or otherwise. Here's Jim Gossett as the prezi. This is a classic.

[Jim Gossett]

How do you solve a problem like Antifa?

[Rob Carson]

Sing it with me.

[Jim Gossett]

A terrorist group. That is what they are.

[Rob Carson]

What they are.

[Jim Gossett]

I'm gonna solve this problem called antifa.

[Rob Carson]

Kick their butts.

[Jim Gossett]

They have gone too far. The Democrats, they support antifa.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, they're their soldiers.

[Jim Gossett]

Their reign of terror. They try to deny it's a civil war. Claim that Soros doesn't fund antifa. But that's a big fat lie. We are coming after you. Antifa in towns like Portland where you terrorize. National Guard will help to fight antifa. They'll cut it down to size. How do you solve a problem like antifa? They are a hate group in most people's.

[Rob Carson]

There you go. That is the brilliant Jim Gassett. You're only gonna hear it. We're the only show, we're the only conservative talk show that offers leading edge opinion and entertainment like that. Nobody else does. Nobody else does it. Go ahead and listen to it. Listen to people pound desks and say the same stuff and talk about the same stuff. You're not gonna get anything like that. Only here. Working with Jim Gossett, by the way, if you want to help him out, go to patreon.com Jim Gossett Comedy let's take a break and come back. This is the Rob Carson Show.

[Jim Gossett]

Donald Trump's election. It's the gift that keeps on giving. It's the Rob Carson Show.

[Jacob Savaroff]

We've known they would send a half a billion dollars to liberal news outlets by refunding the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. It would also restore up to $5 billion of American taxpayer funds for wasteful spending for international projects. Here's a couple of examples. In their legislation, their counter proposal on the CR to keep the lights open. This is what they want to do. They want to spend $24.6 million of your hard earned dollars as a taxpayer for climate resilience in Honduras.

[Rob Carson]

Yes.

[Jacob Savaroff]

They want to spend 13.4 million for civic engagement in Zimbabwe.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah.

[Jacob Savaroff]

They want to send 3.9 million for LGBTQI plus democracy grants in the Western.

[Rob Carson]

How about sending some of that money to small town Americans that are suffering? How about sending that to farmers who are suffering? Because right now you got a soybean war with China going on. And, and you know, our farmers make D word for Richard on their crops, particularly their crops like soybean and corn. You make nothing on them. You use them for cattle feed and whatnot and they're making nothing. They're summer. How about some of that money instead of lgbtqia, nra, W. Xyz, whatever. How about some of that? How about sending money to small towns near where I grew up, like Persia, where no businesses are open anymore? How about paving some of the streets? My God, we're done. Done with this nonsense. And the Democrat Party is trying to extort more money out of it. It's not working anymore. It's not working. Anymore because they don't have the monopoly on the media. Hell, this is Team Jeffries with Dana Bash getting called out today. Meetings, no discussions. Donald Trump has held them back from even having a meaningful engagement to try to find.

[Dana Bash]

You're right down the hall from Mike Johnson's office. I know exactly where you are. You could probably take a few steps and go knock on the door and talk to him. Have you tried that?

[Jacob Savaroff]

Speaker Johnson hasn't been given permission to.

[John Reed]

Have a conversation with me, Leader Schumer. And he said by whom as much earlier today.

[Dana Bash]

So you don't think he would talk to you at all?

[Scott Bessett]

We can have a conversation, but the.

[Rob Carson]

Problem is, why don't you that until.

[John Reed]

They get the green light to actually.

[Rob Carson]

Have a meaningful discussion, to try to find common ground and a bipartisan path. No, no. Here's the deal. You've got to. You've got to pass the clean cr and it's a clean cr, Just a continuing resolution. The Republican Party isn't demanding a damn thing.

[Dana Bash]

You mentioned that there is no negotiation to be had. But you also acknowledge that funding the government has to be bipartisan. So is the only way out of this for Democrats to completely drop their demands? Is there anything that Republicans are willing to give? And have there been any conversations? It doesn't seem like two seconds.

[Jacob Savaroff]

I'm so glad you asked the question. Why aren't you dropping all of your demands so that it makes it more palatable for Democrats to join you? I didn't put any on the cr. Leader Thune and I have tried to explain this a few times. There's nothing for us to negotiate. I cannot go to the CR and go, you know what, Democrats, you're right. Let me take out these three Republican priorities. I didn't add a single Republican policy or priority.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, you know what? Here's the deal. Give some more money to your dang NPR affiliate. Cuz honestly, I'm not going to pay for you to listen to that tap anymore. Not going to pay to. So you can raise your pinky on your soy latte and listen to your Morning Edition or your All Things Considered. Screw that. You're done. You lost the money. Bye. Bye. Just donate some money. You'll get a tote bag, for God's sake. It's fantastic. There you go. That's how it works. That's how it works. Here's the Prezi talking about the shutdown and he says, and he's right, by the way, that the Republicans are just killing it.

[Jim Gossett]

Honestly, can I put it in Plain words to you, go ahead. And you're a smart guy. So you all understand, but a lot of people don't. The Democrats are getting killed on the shutdown totally because we're closing, closing up programs that are Democrat programs that we were opposed to. So we're being. And they're never going to come back in many cases. So we're being able to do things that we were unable to do before. So we're closing up programs that are Democrat programs that we wanted to close up or that we never wanted to happen.

[Rob Carson]

I know, it's awesome.

[Jim Gossett]

And now we're closing them up.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah.

[Jim Gossett]

And we're not going to let them come back.

[Rob Carson]

Nope.

[Jim Gossett]

The Democrats are getting killed and we're going to have a list of them on Friday. Closing up some of the most egregious socialist semi communists, probably not full communists. We're saving that for New York.

[Rob Carson]

It's like a total Democrat self immolation. It's fantastic. Absolutely fantastic. By the way, you'll notice on the screen I haven't pushed this before. I have a bunch of swag. I haven't made any money off of it. But a lot of people have been asking about my. Don't catch the stupid, the stupid stuff. I've also got a t shirt Trump 2028 and AOC in 2029 make America stupid again. If you want to just go there, I got the QR codes up there and then I got the website on the, on the stream. Just take a picture of it, grab a screenshot of it and all that. I won't leave it up there for long. I just wanted you to, to be able to see it because I know of you overlook it. Here's something kind of interesting. Donald Trump says that he has a billionaires offering to pay the troops. I think one of those billionaires names sounds like Milan Tusk actually have.

[Jim Gossett]

It's a very wealthy person, I know that when I tell you this, who called a donor a great gentleman and he said if there's any money necessary shortfall for the paying of the troops, then I will pay it. Meaning he will pay it.

[Rob Carson]

Because you know we got friends in high places with the Republican Party, people who believe in the American dream and make a lot of money instead of just relying on the government about that.

[Jim Gossett]

I said look, we're not going to need it. We're going to take care of our troops. But this was a position that's being forced upon us by Democrats.

[Rob Carson]

So the troops are going to get paid. There you go. And the Democrat Party once again loses another one of their little trump cards. One of their little trump cards. Coming up, John Reed running for lieutenant governor of the state of Virginia. Things are happening in Virginia, moving away from Democrats as people recognize how bat loon crazy the Democratic Democrat candidates are, including the Democrat candidate for AG lieutenant governor and governor Abigail Spamberger. That's coming up on the other side of the break. Don't go anywhere. Hey guys, it's Carson. You know, when I was a kid and I would ride in a car, I would get so car sick and so nauseous my parents would have to carry me into the house. Recently I went on a sailboat in Mexico and I got so motion sick, I was sick all day. Then I found Relief Band. If you get nauseous, you absolutely must get Relief Band. Relief Band is the original anti nausea wristband that quickly relieves and effectively prevents nausea and vomiting associated with motion sickness, anxiety, migraines, hangovers, morning sickness, chemotherapy and much more. Relief Band is legitimately a band you wear on your wrist to give you relief from nausea and you can change the intensity to make it stronger or weaker. It's 100% drug free, non drowsy, works quickly before or after symptoms start and has zero side effects. Relief Band has sold over 1 million devices and it is backed by thousands of four star and above reviews, making it a trusted choice for fast acting natural nausea relief. Right now we've got an exclusive offer just for Rob Carson show listeners. If you go to reliefband.com use promo code carson. You'll receive 20% off plus free ship. So head to reliefband.com use promo Code carson for 20% off plus free shipping.

[Dana Bash]

Would it take him pulling the trigger? Is that what would do it? And then you would say he needs to get out of the race? Abigail, you have nothing to say? Abigail, what if he said it about your two children, your three children? Is that when you would say he should get out of the race? Abigail, you're running to be governor, Ms. Earl Sears. I mean, we're talking about murder. We're talking about someone's life being taken from them. Have you nothing to say about that? Are you not going to address it? Really? You can't go any further.

[Rob Carson]

That is a new ad from winsome Myrtle Sears, who's running for governor in the state of Virginia. There was a disastrous debate by Abigail Spamberger last weekend. It was a pretty epic performance and even more, more so. Her silence spoke volumes with the things that she won't address. Her radicalism, supporting Jay Jones, who fantasized about murdering a political opponent, putting two bullets in his head and killing his children, you know, and he wants to be the ag, for God's sake. And then, of course, also Abigail believes, even though she has three daughters, letting men dress in the dressing room with them. It is remarkable. It is remarkable what's being exposed, what was exposed by that debate. And then, of course, there's this lieutenant governor race with the man, the legend John Reed running, and his opponent will not have a debate because I'm afraid the same thing would happen to her. John Reed joins us on the Newsmax highlight. How you doing, sir?

[John Reed]

Oh, yeah. Ghazala Hashmi is not going to do a debate. You want to know why? Because she is a total radical and she's proud of it. At least Abigail Spamberger is politically savvy enough to try to shut up and not reveal how crazy her positions are. But Ghazala Hashmi, you know, she describes herself as the leader of the progressive movement in Virginia, which is why she must be defeated. Every bad idea that Virginians hate, from that trans stuff to the high taxes, to changing the word mother, to birthing persons on official forms, she's the one pushing this stuff. And I'm not going to let it happen. I'm just not.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, she's actually worse than the other, you know, the big offices running right now, bigger than the ag, bigger than the, than the governor. She's, she's, I mean, you know, she's a liberal Karen. She's, I mean, like Karen on steroids, like super Karen. You know, that's what's happening around the country, John. That's what's happening. Liberal Karens are running around the country, and they are the busybodies of the Democrat Party, and they bring their emasculated men in their lives to come along, and they are. They're insane.

[John Reed]

And they've demonstrated really bad judgment. You know, Virginia has seen a lot of students with learning loss. After Covid, guess who kept the schools closed? Wasn't just the governor. It was Ghazala Hashmi, my opponent, who's the chairperson of the Senate Education Committee. She thought it was fine. I think she thought it was fine because she wanted to placate the labor unions. It's never actually about the workers. It's never actually about the students. It's always about what the unions want. And I'm going to try to expose that. And then, you know, it's interesting, Rob, I'm sure you all have been talking about the great success that President Trump has brought about with the release of the hostages overseas. I mean, this man, along with the Secretary of State doing great work. Ghazala Hashmi, has nothing to say about Donald Trump. She was the one who went and marched with Hamas in Richmond to try to promote that mindset. So I'm hoping that Virginians will wake up and say, we don't want that. We want people who care about Virginia, who are about peace and prosperity, not about the constant culture war and bringing conflicts from other parts of the world into our backyard. We should not tolerate that.

[Rob Carson]

Well, you're your opponent for lieutenant governor is everything that was defeated in November. She's on the wrong side of history. We saw a rise of anti Semitism in this country after October 7th. The left in this country did their best to forget Israel's second Holocaust. It sounds like by attending that march, that's what your opponent is down with. That's just. I mean, that can't be in office, not with the way the world is going toward. Good. Virginia can't be left behind, sir.

[John Reed]

She did more than just that. We have State University, some of the best in the world. University of Virginia, William and Barry, great schools. And Jewish students, native Virginians who were Jews were being bullied and harassed and in some cases, physically abused on campus. She holds a hearing at the state Capitol, and guess what? She forgets to invite the Jews and tries to turn it into a hearing about how the Muslim students feel uncomfortable. Look, I'm going to treat everybody fairly. You know, that is the way I've lived my life. I'm not going to pick winners and losers. I'm going to treat everybody fairly under the law. She's already demonstrated that she can't do that. And that's the reason I don't think she belongs at the Capitol. But she certainly should not get a promotion to Lieutenant governor.

[Rob Carson]

Well, this is why she's not doing the debate, because it'll expose everything that the country is leaving behind. And the Democrat Party, the radical left, they're toast. They just don't know it yet. They don't know it. But I'm telling you, if you guys.

[John Reed]

Wake up, if our guys wake up, you know, you've seen it, Rob, over the years. You've been covering this for decades. People think, oh, we won the presidency so we can lay back and I'm tired this year. Believe me, I get it. I'm tired, too. But we have to vote in every election. I don't care whether it's dog catcher School board, board of supervisors. Especially the statewide election because the Democrats weasel their way into these smaller jobs and then they rapidly work their way up. And if you don't catch them and expose them for the bad behavior early on, then you can't get them later. We need responsible, reasonable people who will treat everybody fairly. And I got to tell you, that's me. And I think that's. That's Republicans in general all across the.

[Rob Carson]

Country talking to John Reed, running for lieutenant governor in the state of Virginia. John Reed for Virginia.com. if you can help him out, please do so. New polling indicates the Virginia race for governor not only competitive is neck and neck. Winsome Earl Sears, trail spamberger by 2.6%. 47.7 to 45.1. Mayores has taken over Jay Jones, the radical who wanted to murder. Murder the what? The speaker of the House and his children, 49 to 43. That's pretty amazing. Earl Sears within Trafalgar's 2.9% margin of error. And it's getting closer as election day approaches. Sir.

[John Reed]

Yep. Winsome can win this. I think Jason is going to win it. Of course, Jay Jones is pretty much disqualified himself with that horrible behavior. And I'm glad Virginians are rejecting it. And I'm working hard from 4 o' clock in the morning. My alarm clock goes off at 4. I'm working hard all the way through the election. No days off. Just like I haven't taken a day off since January 27th because I've got to save Virginia.

[Rob Carson]

You do. And you know, I used to live in Maryland. I chose Virginia. There's no way I was going to live in Maryland again. I lived there for a dozen years. It's insane. Maryland's growth has been stunted for years. I moved there in 2004 and noticed it then. It's gotten even worse. It's gotten even worse. And Virginia cannot take two steps back with this election. I want to talk to you after the break, if you can hold on. John Reed. The number of kids identifying as transgender appears to be going out of fashion. Isn't that weird? It was like it was almost a psyop or something. And of course, your opponent opponent was completely down with it. And so Spamberger, completely down with all of this nonsense. But now we're finding out it was all just a bunch of garbage. So, John Reed, can you hold on through the break, my friend?

[John Reed]

I'm happy to do it. It's an important issue.

[Rob Carson]

You bet you. We got John Reed, 4 VA. John reed4va.com if you want to help him out, please do. We will be back with the with John Reed on the Rob Carson Show. Don't go anywhere.

[John Reed]

What do you make of Earl Sears? Claim that you're fine with, quote, putting.

[Jacob Savaroff]

Men in girls locker rooms?

[Dana Bash]

The reality is that the federal government has the ability to change the letter of law right through Congress, through the Senate. Bills go to the president's desk. Right now, what we are seeing is there are differences between what is the law of the land under Title 9 and what are executive orders put out by the White House.

[Rob Carson]

House.

[Dana Bash]

And in circumstances where there are conflicting evidence or conflicting interpretation.

[Rob Carson]

Oh, my God. You thought that Kamala Harris was with delivered word salads, man, that one came with. That's an all. You can eat word salad with breadsticks there, Abigail Spamberger. Just say that you're cool with men pretending to be women so they can go into women's locker rooms. My God. And what really makes it sick is you got three daughters. Honestly, it is ridiculous. That's Abigail Spamberger. She's running for governor in the state of Virginia. John Reed is running for lieutenant governor of the state of Virginia. The race is tightening up. She's still not answering the questions, is she, John?

[John Reed]

She won't answer the question, and that's because she's scared. And I don't. I have to tell you how the Democrat Party has become beholden to such a small group of radical activists who are not in alignment with the values of the people of the United States. You know, most Americans have kind of reached a place, even if their religion. And I have a great deal of respect for evangelical Christians and others who have concerns about gay issues, LGBTQ issues. Yeah, that's fine. But they've pretty much gotten to a place where it's live and let live. Yes, the trans community, they don't believe in live and let live. You must bow down to them. You must cater to them. Their discomfort is more important than the discomfort of my mother or my sister or my little niece. And I'm sorry, I reject that. That is not the way we're going to run this society. We're going to base public policy on fact and truth and not just your personal feelings. If you're a radical leftist. And none of this is a winning message.

[Rob Carson]

And this. This transgender nonsense came around on the heels of the. The great wokening, great awokening that started in 2012, where all of a sudden, despite being grown up in a great American melting pot as a Gen X, are like you. And not even considering color as an option with regard to friends and co workers or whatever, they decided to do. A psyop. Identifying as transgender and queer appears to be going out of fashion among young people, especially in elite settings. This has just come out. And again, this all happened. We had Covid destroying the lives of kids. Kids very anxious and depressed, and the left taking advantage of this by saying, hey, maybe, maybe the problem is you were born in the wrong body. I mean, honestly, what the hell, John?

[John Reed]

Yeah, it makes no sense. And that's why it's going out of fashion. Because the average child who's going through the normal teenage angst that many of us remember, like, who am I? How do I feel about this? My body's changing, my mind is changing. That's normal. And it takes responsible adults to help guide children through that so that they can live a happy life. And I've got news for you. I'm surprised that it's breaking news. Cutting your breasts and testicles off is not normal. It is not going to put you in a better place when you hit 21 and suddenly the world doesn't seem like it's falling apart. If we allow young people to make these dramatic, horrible physical decisions that can never be reversed, we're destroying their lives. And I think someone has to stand up and say, no, we will help you through this. And once you're 18, you can do whatever you want. It's not up to me to tell you, but we're going to protect kids. And I think reasonable people believe that to be true.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah. Now also, let's talk about the socio and economic impacts of putting radical leftists in power in the state of Virginia. You know, one of the things that I really hate about living in Virginia, this property tax on everything you own. You can own something forever. You can own a car outright for decades and you still have to pay a massive amount of property tax on it. This extends into things like RVs. I was thinking about getting maybe, maybe a little travel trailer and all that. I'm like, no friggin why? No way, man. Because I got to pay the government to own it. Do you suppose that that winsome and you will usher in some smart policies with regard to taxation so Virginia doesn't become an outbound state like New York.

[John Reed]

People hate the car tax.

[Rob Carson]

Oh, bro.

[John Reed]

That for 20 plus years, Winston is determined to be the person to offer the leadership to finally get rid of that. I'll tell you, there's some people in Richmond who hate me because I've Said the truth. We've got to sit in a closed room and kind of figure out the tax policies. In Virginia. We have senior citizens who've owned their house for decades who are losing their homes because of the taxes.

[Rob Carson]

Yes.

[John Reed]

Wrong. We've got to stop it. And you know, anything that threatens people's money, they freak out about and they get really angry. And I take, I wear that with a badge of, as a badge of honor. I am not interested in continuing policies that, that hurt the average Virginia taxpayer.

[Rob Carson]

Man, I was watching 20 years ago, I was watching farms in Maryland being taken from, from generational farmers because they couldn't afford the property tax. The property tax was so incredibly oppressive, particularly in Montgomery County. I remember there was an old farm out there in, in Montgomery county, right along 270 near the Washingtonian. And I used to watch this old farmer out there, 2004, 2005. He had his own old house there. He'd have his tractor and all that. They ultimately took that away. He had to get rid of it. They bankrupted him. And this is happening in Virginia too. And it did not only just over and over. It's ridiculous.

[John Reed]

You know, we remember, you know, when I was growing up, you remember Willie Nelson and Farm Aid, we were put on notice with that in the 80s and early 90s. But now it's happening to the average family. With these soaring costs, somebody's got to step up and fight for the working person. And that's why I quit. My job is to do just that. And I'll fight anybody, anybody, Republican or Democrat, to make sure we protect the working people in this, in this state.

[Rob Carson]

Well, we're in the home stretch on this and, and obviously are, are really accelerating while the, the radicalness of the, of the top three running for major state offices being exposed. John Reed, tell everybody where you can help you out because we need to get this going. I know you're going to be making countless appearances. You're putting a lot of sacrifice into this race, Brian, and we want to push you over the finish line. How can we get, how can we help you out, man?

[John Reed]

I could sure use the financial help@john reed4virginia.com R E I D John Reed from Virginia.com this Gonzalez Hashmi lady has had $5 million come in, a lot of it from way out of state. You know, that's kind of hidden. And I've got 270,000 in the bank right now. I am up against a tidal wave, but I'm gonna keep on fighting all the way to the end. I promise.

[Rob Carson]

David. Birth versus Goliath. There you go, right there. Let's get her done. John, I appreciate you. We'll talk to you again next week. If you need anything, getting in touch with us.

[John Reed]

Okay, thank you. I really appreciate the con.

[Rob Carson]

You bet. God bless. Godspeed. Let's take a break and come back. This is the Rob Carson show. This is not an ev and it never will be. In little cul de sac neighborhood. Hanging out with my homies, riding around in the golf cart. I'll be the dd. I'll be the designated driver in the community. Driving around in my golf cart. I'm gonna get one of those monster golf carts that look kind of kick butt one. They got some look like a Hummer. It's kind of cool. Here is. Here's a little montage of insane Karens who fell for the transgender nonsense. We're going to use fascist talking points.

[Dana Bash]

Be ready to be called a fascist. You are the Fourth Reich and we are the resistance. And one more time, when my trans family is under attack, I'm going to stand up, fight back, get ready.

[John Reed]

The this blatantly ignores science.

[Dana Bash]

I'm queer, I'm the mom of a trans kid and I'm an elementary school teacher. I would like to point out that by eliminating a minor's preferred pronouns is racist and Christian centric. Using pronouns is proven to save lives.

[Rob Carson]

Crazy cul de sac dwelling Karen's liberal Karens and the emasculated men in their lives. I discovered this phenomenon in the mid-90s in Minneapolis. Crazy Karen's insane crazy Karens who bought into this transgender nonsense and allowed children to be mutilated and destroyed. Well, it looks like the identifying as transgender and queer appears to be going out of fashion. Analyzing raw data from the recent fire survey, 60,000 students found that 3.6% of respondents identified as gender other than male and female. That compares with 5.2 in 2024 and 6.8 in 2022 and 23. It's like they took advantage of the of a. Of a crisis to destroy children's lives and drive them insane. In other words, the share of trans identified students has effectively halved in two years. Halved in two years. They pushed this mania on our children and Karen bought into it hook, line and sinker. Karen. Oh my God. Karen. When trans and queer trends were at their peak, freshmen were more likely to be non confirming in their gender and sexuality than seniors. Now that BTQ bisexual trends queer question identify is in a decline, the reverse is true. Karen, you shouldn't have ever had children. Look what you did. Look what you did. And then of course you children, you childless Karen's like Randy Weinbaum in charge of the teachers union there. Look what you did. Is improved mental health. Part of it, yeah. Less anxious especially depressed student is linked to be a smaller share identifying as trans, queer, bisexual. Not entirely. Mental illness fell after the pandemic. Pandemic. But the sexuality and gender shifts happened at least a year after all groups in Kelly including LGBTQIA plus got less mentally ill after the pandemic because they used it to their advantage to destroy our children. And Karen, you're getting your comeuppance in every way, shape or form. Karen, back into hell to you with back into the cul de sac with you. Go back to be the HOA chairman and all of that. Let's take a break at God Back. Our number three of the Rob Carson is right ahead. Don't go anywhere.