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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Morning Run with Amy and TJ and iHeartRadio Podcast. Good
morning everyone, Thanks for joining us for today's Morning Run.
It's Wednesday, October fifteenth. I'm Amy Robots.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
And I'm TJ. Holmes, and I guess a lot of
you all are like us, been listening to NonStop Dangelo
music for the past twenty four hours or so. This
was Look, we knew he had been battling cancer, but
it's still sting. Fifty one years old. Dangelo a Grammy
winner and a pioneer that a lot of people are
actually starting to learn about. They know his music. I'll
surprised how many folks didn't know who he was, but
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they knew of his songs.
Speaker 1 (00:36):
I have been in that camp and have been listening
alongside you and just yeah, what a just an amazing
sound and feel smooth and it's sad all at once.
It's nice to honor him, it's not nice to remember him,
but it's just gutting to think that someone that talented
and that incredible just had his life cut so short
by this ininsidious disease.
Speaker 2 (00:56):
Yeah, fifty one years old. We'll be talking about him
this morning. Also, Look, Trump has a point on this one.
I know, sometimes people think, okay, he's oh, he's too
much into his image and what he looks like sounds okay.
This is one. I think he's got a decent gripe
about this picture.
Speaker 3 (01:11):
One hundred percent.
Speaker 1 (01:12):
He's upset about the Time magazine cover photo of him.
And if you all haven't looked it up, please do so.
And we believe you will agree with Trump. You might
disagree with him on every other thing, but you will
agree with him on this. It's hard to argue that
that is a terrible, like almost a deliberately terrible photo.
Speaker 3 (01:33):
It feels deliberate.
Speaker 2 (01:34):
You know, there's a better photos. There is a better photo.
All right, we'll get into that a little bit this morning. Also,
just about everybody right roades handed their press credentials at
the Pentagon yesterday on a story that continues. And look,
the news organizations on this one got together and rejected
the Pentagon.
Speaker 1 (01:51):
That is the silver lining in this otherwise very dark
and dire story. But I did appreciate the fact that
despite being a conservative leaning organization or a liberal leaning organization,
everyone actually came together and there was a joint statement
among broadcasting press members, which I thought was fairly remarkable.
Speaker 2 (02:12):
That lets you know how remarkable this moment is. We
will get into that. And also, as always on that
Apple podcast app top right corner of your screen where
it says follow, click that button subscribe and we can
make sure you're you always get the updates from us
and you don't have to go looking for him. Do
you want to let you know? Also on the run
this morning, we'll be talking about what we saw at
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the White House yesterday with that Metal of Freedom ceremony.
Also the update on the shutdown. It will be a
very short update. Also, some frustration as the ceasefire is
now being called tenuous. Also, the President has threatened the
city of Boston gonna take something away from Boston, possibly
that he has no power to do. Also, Alex Jones
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is pissed at the Supreme Court and he's still on
the hook for what one point four billion dollars. Tom
is going PG thirteen and two executions in the United
States last night, another one set for today, another one
set on Friday. We'll tell you what's going on.
Speaker 1 (03:08):
All right, But we do begin our run overseas on
this Wednesday morning, and the much celebrated ceasefire in the
Middle East is now being described as fragile, as frustration
and frankly even anger is growing now at the pace
at which HAMAS is returning the remains of hostages. As
part of the ceasefire deal, Hamas was to return all
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living hostages, which they did, but also the remains of
the twenty eight deceased hostages.
Speaker 2 (03:35):
Yeah, a lot of celebration, a lot of hope because
those twenty living hostages came out right on time, reunited
with their families. The remains of four were initially released
earlier this week, followed yesterday by the release of the
remains of four more hostages. However, now CNN and other
news outlets are reporting that one set of remains was
not that of an Israeli. President Trump has chimed in
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as well. He said we are on phase two of
the peace plan. But he issued this warning for Hamas.
If they don't disarm, we will disarm them. It'll happen
quickly and perhaps violently. It's the good thing to remember here, Robes. Yes,
the living hostages, but families want the remains of their
loved ones as well, which is just as big of
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a deal to those families. So it's not like we
can just dismiss well that just the remains. We'll get
to that later. No, no, no, this is a very very
important part, and this is now threatening a ceasefire that
we were all celebrating just a couple days.
Speaker 1 (04:32):
Yeah, it's a huge part of most religion's faith to
be able to honor and bury those who have died.
And so this is, yes, a huge point of issue,
and we certainly hope it gets resolved quickly. All right,
Next up on the run, we are heading to the Pentagon,
and the deadline has come and gone, and so is
every major media outlet. Fox News joined ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN,
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along with just about every print media outlet in ref
fusing to sign the Defense Department's new press policy, which
basically requires reporters to get DoD approval before releasing any
even non classified information.
Speaker 2 (05:10):
Yeah News organization's police put out a joint statement yesterday
saying today we join virtually every other news organization in
declining to agree to the Pentagon's new requirements, which would
wish restrict journalist's ability to keep the nation and the
world informed of important national security issues. The policy is
without precedent and threatens core journalistic protection. Now, as of
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Tuesday's five o'clock deadline, only one news organization had signed
on to the policy. One America News that is a
conservative and certainly more so MAGA friendly organization.
Speaker 1 (05:45):
It's described as Yes, So they are the only ones,
as far as we can see, who have agreed to
this new policy. Fox's decision to join the other networks,
we should point out is notable considering the Trump friendly
views of many of its hosts, and especially considering the
man behind the new rules. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, as
you might remember, is a former Box News anchor, and
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we want to read you something The Atlantic posted on
x that pretty much sums up the gravity of the situation.
Starting Wednesday, for the first time since the Pentagon opened
in nineteen forty three, there will be likely no major
news outlets accredited to cover the department, the one spending
nearly one trillion dollars of taxpayer money.
Speaker 2 (06:27):
Look, but they're standing by the decision. Over there at
the Pentagon Press Association over there did asks for them
to reconsider the new rules, and Hegseth defended them alongside
President Trump, saying it's common sense stuff. Mister President. We're
trying to make sure national security is respected, and we're
proud of the policy. Given their staying, I can't imagine
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this changing during his administration. I don't think they're going
to rethink it.
Speaker 1 (06:51):
Chris, I agree with you, and it is unprecedented and
it is frightening.
Speaker 3 (06:55):
All right. Next up on the.
Speaker 1 (06:56):
Run, an update on the government shutdown. And as we
mentioned it the top, this is going to be short
and sweet because there's not a lot to say. Today
is now day fifteen of the shutdown. And oh, by
the way, the Senate voted yesterday on a funding bill
to reopen the government.
Speaker 2 (07:10):
It was a close one, No, it wasn't. It's the
same damn bill They've been voted on what seven times before?
They've done it, so, as expected, it failed an eighth
time yesterday. No votes are scheduled for today. No sign
of this thing ending anytime soon. If it goes throughout
the end of the week at least robes, this will
be the third longest shutdown in history, and by mid
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next week it will be the second longest government shut
down in US history.
Speaker 3 (07:36):
Hmm. I wonder if we'll get there, all right?
Speaker 1 (07:38):
Next up on the run, Charlie Kirk posthumously received the
president Medal of Freedom yesterday at a Rose Garden ceremony.
Speaker 3 (07:45):
His wife, Erica Kirk, accepted.
Speaker 1 (07:47):
On his behalf on what would have been his thirty
second birthday.
Speaker 2 (07:51):
This was in the Rose Garden. Wasn't this the inaugural event? Yes, well,
the revamped Rose Guard.
Speaker 1 (07:58):
The President tauted that as he began.
Speaker 3 (08:00):
His speech, I have to say, looks nice. It does
look really look nice.
Speaker 1 (08:04):
He knows a thing or two about architecture and building
things and making deals.
Speaker 2 (08:08):
He wants to remind you. The Presidential Medal of Freedom
will remind you as the highest civilian honor award in
the US, and recognized his individuals for a lifetime of
achievement in public service, the arts and whatnot. Usually we
see a group of them. I think they're going to
do it later in November. But this was the first
one he's done, and he got his own moment. Charlie
Kirk did, I wrote, he wrote, you know, I do
some deep dives on this stuff, and I go too deep.
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So for the Presidential Medal of Freedom, there have been
two people that have gotten it twice. One of them
was Colon Powell.
Speaker 3 (08:36):
Didn't know that.
Speaker 2 (08:37):
Got it from Bush and got it from Obama. I
by but two. That was really really impressive. I'm sorry
that stopped me in my tracks as I was doing
that research. Now. On the same day that Charlie Kirk
was being recognized, the White House also announced it had
revoked the visas of six foreigners for comments they made
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about Kirk's death. Their social media posts, according to the
White House, included content that was deemed to mock Charlie
Kirk's death.
Speaker 1 (09:07):
So the administration said the six were from Brazil, Germany, Argentina, Mexico, Paraguay,
and South Africa, and the State Department said in a
statement that the President will defend our borders, our culture,
and our citizens by enforcing our immigration laws. Aliens who
take advantage of America's hospitality while celebrating the assassination of
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our citizens will be removed. Didn't that stick out to
you that we are now defending our culture?
Speaker 3 (09:36):
Wow?
Speaker 2 (09:37):
We don't agree what it is.
Speaker 3 (09:39):
Right, that's the problem there.
Speaker 2 (09:41):
Yeah, that's the language is everything. And to say that
we're going to I don't know, man, we can't agree
on that. We'll continue here on the run. President Trump, well,
he threatened to have next year's scheduled World Cup games
removed from Boston. Now the city and in particular New
England Patriots Stadium there in Foxborough. It's going to be
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used as one of several sites for the World Cup
next year, which is going to take place in the US,
Mexico and Canada and several cities.
Speaker 1 (10:09):
Yes, everyone's so excited about this, right, we're oh so excited.
All right. Well, the President was asked yesterday about recent
classes in Boston between police and protesters and if that
could have any impact on the upcoming World Games there.
Trump responded with this, we could take them away. I
love the people of Boston, and I know the games
are sold out, but your mayor is not good.
Speaker 2 (10:31):
Okay, So can he do this? Will he do this? Well,
he was told he couldn't put National Guard troops on
the streets of DC and Memphis, and well they're there.
So he actually does not have the authority to do
this to change the locations of the games. FIFA has
contracts with the individual cities. The federal government has nothing
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to do with this. However, the President did somewhat acknowledge
that and said, this is what he do. He just
called up the head of FIFA, a guy who likes
and respects, and tell him needed to move these games.
Said he wouldn't like it, but he do it. That
was the threat. I just called him and tell him
to do it, and I'm President Trump. He'll do it, Okay.
Speaker 1 (11:08):
I mean at this point, I don't really feel comfortable
calling him on his bluff because I don't think it's
a bluff actually, all right.
Speaker 3 (11:15):
Next up on the run.
Speaker 1 (11:17):
Two executions were carried out in the United States last night,
the thirty sixth and thirty seventh in the country this
year so far. And we say so far because yes,
another one is scheduled for this evening.
Speaker 2 (11:28):
Yeah. Last night, though, a first was convicted double murderer
Samuel Smithers. He was pronounced dead around six point fifteen
in Florida after receiving a lethal injection. Florida continues its
record pace of executions this year. Smithers was the fourteenth
person executed in the state this year, the previous high
the record high for them in a year was eight before.
Speaker 1 (11:49):
This, and about an hour after that, in Missouri, Lance
Shockley was declared dead after also receiving a lethal injection.
Shockley had maintained his innocence to the very end and
was even asking the courts to allow new DNA testing
of evidence in his case. Shockley was convicted in the
two thousand and five murder of a Missouri state trooper.
We did get some details about his execution. His last
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meal interesting three packs of oatmeal, peanut butter, water, and
two sports drinks.
Speaker 2 (12:15):
What was the other I don't have it in front
of me. It was fried chicken, fried.
Speaker 1 (12:19):
Fish and ice cream ice cream and apple pie fie
ice cream.
Speaker 2 (12:23):
So it's again that was We talked about this kind
of weird, morbid details, but that's always something they put out.
What the person's last meal was. Now, the final statement
from Shockley, he didn't have any final words, but he
had a statement again his final words that were put
out after his death, and it was a Bible verse
John sixteen twenty two. So also, you have sorrow now,
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but I'll see you again, and your hearts will rejoice,
and no one will take your joy from you. Why,
don't know, but that's what he wanted to put out.
Mississippi is scheduled to execute Charles Ray Crawford tonight. He
was convicted of kidnap rapement murder of a twenty year
old woman. And then we have another one schedule for
Friday in Arizona and again ropes. We've been talking about this.
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In a week's time. We had six on the books.
One has been stayed, but it just folks like, what
is in the world is going on? And yeah, there's
been an uptick.
Speaker 3 (13:13):
And we did a whole podcast on it.
Speaker 1 (13:14):
So if you'd like to check that out, if you're interested,
as we have been in this uptick in executions and
specifically last night's executions.
Speaker 3 (13:21):
We did put out a podcast. You can find it.
Speaker 1 (13:24):
I believe it's the one right before this morning run
if you're so inclined. Well, next up on the Run,
conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has lost his appeal to the
Supreme Court and must now pay.
Speaker 3 (13:34):
The one point four billion.
Speaker 1 (13:36):
Dollars in damages he owes to Sandy Hook families. The
Justices offered no explanation for their denial of Jones's appeal.
Speaker 2 (13:43):
An attorney for the Sandy Hook families reacted to the
Supreme Court's decision by saying the justices properly rejected Jones's
latest desperate attempt to avoid accountability for the harm he
has cost. Three years ago, a Connecticut jury and judge
handed down what is believed to be the largest judgment
ever in a US libel case after Jones called the
twenty twelve mass shooting that killed twenty children and six
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adults a hoax.
Speaker 1 (14:07):
Over and over and over and over again, so much
so that family members, I mean, can you imagine what
they've already been through. This was one of the most atrocious,
horrific attacks here on US soil. They were harassed, they
received threats of death and violence, rape by Jones's followers
after the tragedy they were already suffering through. It's just unimaginable.
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Jones's lawyers argued he should be afforded First Amendment considerations
because of his large audience of viewers and listeners, saying
the judgment is a financial death penalty by FIAT imposed
on a media defendant whose broadcast reached millions.
Speaker 2 (14:44):
All right well. Jroones criticized the Supreme Court's ruling, saying
his critics were trying to silence him, and asked his
listeners for help to keep his Info Wars on the air.
With prayers and financial support. Jones and his business have
declared bankruptcy and the families have not received a dime
that jury award. We'll stay with us here on this
Wednesday morning ron when we come back, Oh brown sugar Baby. Yes, Dangelo,
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he was a pion near an absolute legend in a
particular genre of music. We are remembering and listening to
him this morning. Also Instagram going PG thirteen on us
and yes, President Trump has a point. That is a
bad picture.
Speaker 1 (15:33):
Continuing now on our Wednesday morning run and Wow, what
a pioneer, truly a pioneer.
Speaker 3 (15:40):
Grammy winning legendary artist.
Speaker 1 (15:43):
Singer D'Angelo has died at the age of fifty one.
His family confirmed his death yesterday. He had been battling
pancreatic cancer.
Speaker 2 (15:51):
This is the way they put it in the statement,
the shining star of our family has dimmed his light
for us in this life. Helliboy to start it. I
actually didn't realize his full name, Michael D'Angelo Archer, they
referred to that, but they said, after a prolonged and
courageous battle with cancer, we are heartbroken to announce that
Michael Angelou Archer, known to his fans around the world
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as Dangelo, has been called home departing this life. They
talked about how they're sad, but they talked about his
legacy of extraordinarily moving music that he leaves behind. He
did ask for, They did ask for privacy, roads, but
I thought this was interesting. But we invite you all
to join us, like we ask for privacy, but quote,
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we invite you all to join us in mourning his
passing while also celebrating the gift of song that he
left for the world. And again it's for some Again.
We talked to some folks on our staffs, younger folks.
They're like, yeah, I didn't know the name. I said, oh,
I know that song. Of course, I know that song.
I know that song. And a lot of people lump
him in if you know Erica Badoo, yes, Angie Stone Maxwell.
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Those folks came him along at a time where he
was making this particular sound, neo soul, mainstream, and he
kind of led the way. So, yes, he's a pioneer
and a legend in this You only put out I
think three or four albums in his career, but they
were legendary genre shaping albums, and he is just he
is just a.
Speaker 3 (17:19):
Pioneer quality over quantity, right.
Speaker 1 (17:23):
He won four Grammys, including twice for R and B
Album of the Year. That's important to note. Wow, that
is a huge deal. First album was Brown Sugar in
nineteen ninety five, and it shot to a new level
of frenzy'd stardom with how does it Feel That video
you said, you know, the one where he's naked.
Speaker 2 (17:40):
Folks went crazy. It was a simply shot. I can't
remember the director, but all it is is him standing there, muscular,
well lit, and the camera just goes around and up
and down his body and it teases right before it
gets deprivated. That is just he's just standing there the
whole time, and he was pissed. Later it became he
became a sex symbol, and he didn't want to be.
He was an artist. He didn't want to be up
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there being sexy and being that thing. But it made
him a superstar.
Speaker 1 (18:06):
I loved to the point where he didn't put out
a ton of albums because he could. After he won Grammys,
everyone I'm sure was clamoring for more music and he
wanted to do it his way. And wow, that tribute
from the family really got me.
Speaker 3 (18:18):
Like that, Yeah, it was so.
Speaker 2 (18:20):
Beautiful and yes, so we've been playing that music. And again,
if you're not familiar, just go to Spotify, go to
Dangelo and just start playing the songs from the top,
and I assure you you will love his music. So
we talked to Jewel not long ago, right, And I
always say, whoever was playing the music when you were
in high school college? His first album came out the
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year I graduated high school.
Speaker 3 (18:44):
Yeah, so yeah, that has an impact.
Speaker 2 (18:46):
Dangel is gonna be with me? Well, you want to
continue on this Wednesday morning run? Now PG thirteen not
just for the movies. Now, yes, we're usually talking about movies,
but now Instagram is using PG thirteen movie guidelines to
restrict what kids can see on the app.
Speaker 3 (19:02):
I thought you had to be thirteen to be on
the app.
Speaker 2 (19:05):
They have a teen setting, a teen account setting that
had particular restrictions. What they're doing now they say they're
adding another level to where we are basing what we're
doing on what they do for the movies and what
kind of content that a thirteen year old should be
exposed to.
Speaker 1 (19:21):
Okay, Meta, the parent company of Instagram, announced this all
yesterday that it is implementing these new guidelines for those
teen accounts. TJ just described as part of the new
safety setting, Instagram will hide content or won't suggest content
with profanity or anything about drugs, sex, and alcohol.
Speaker 3 (19:37):
I think that's great. That's the right moment.
Speaker 2 (19:39):
Now the kids can still look the stuff up and
find it. But those fees that there's curated.
Speaker 3 (19:45):
Content, yeah, will be suggested. That's great.
Speaker 2 (19:48):
Now, did you not I didn't even know what PG thirty?
I had to be reminded with PG we don't watch
a lot of PG thirteen.
Speaker 3 (19:53):
No, you actually avoid them at all costs.
Speaker 1 (19:54):
But go ahead, what is PG thirteen? Yeah?
Speaker 2 (19:57):
Ask yourselves. Do you know what it officially means? Is
parents strongly caution some material may be inappropriate for children
under thirteen. Your urge to be cautious. Some material may
be inappropriate for pre teenagers. That's what the Motion Picture
Association of America says. Final leg here, we usually don't
start a story like this, but Trump might have a point.
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President Trump is publicly complaining about his Time magazine cover photo.
He does absolutely have a point. If you haven't seen
this yet, even as we're talking, you can google it
right quick Time magazine Trump photo on the cover, and
it is not look They're not trying to make him
look the best as they possibly can. That's not their job.
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But there's a just objectively speaking, babe, there's a better
photo than this.
Speaker 1 (20:44):
I think that some people are arguing that they did
their best to make him look as worse as he
possibly could while trying to say something flattering because they
had to. So the photo was taken from a low
angle and the sun creates a halo effect, but the
glare makes it look like Trump has little or no hair,
and everyone knows that Trump is obsessed with his hair,
so to put a photo out first and foremost that
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basically makes it look like he doesn't have any hair.
But that's not even the worst part of it. The
center of the picture, where your eye goes directly to
focuses on his aging, loose neck, and that's been much
made fun of and ridiculed over the years. The headline
and the article are positive. Here's the headline underneath this
horrific photo. His triumph the leader is real needed and
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how Gaza heels.
Speaker 2 (21:30):
Okay, I didn't look it into it that way that
people are making the connection like you all had to
say something positive about him and you still found.
Speaker 3 (21:36):
A way to make it negative.
Speaker 2 (21:38):
To make it negative now. The President went on social media.
He complained, writing Time magazine wrote a relatively good story
about me, but the picture may be the worst of
all time. They disappeared my hair and then had something
floating on top of my head that looked like a
floating crown, but an extremely small one. Really weird. I
never liked taking pictures from underneath angles.
Speaker 3 (21:58):
Nobody does.
Speaker 2 (22:00):
Everybody knows you don't. Nobody you don't do that. You
don't even take selfies that we don't.
Speaker 1 (22:05):
I remember, like, actually, when I was pregnant, someone was
trying to take a photographer trying to take a video
of me walking down the stairs, and I was like, oh,
hell no from down below, that's not happening.
Speaker 2 (22:16):
The President finished up by saying, this is a super
bad picture and deserves to be called out. What are
they doing? And why, sweetheart? We look. We get a
lot of news from Trump social media posts, and you
take some with a grain of salt. There is very
little in here I can take issue with in this
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entire perce.
Speaker 1 (22:37):
So the Late night Comics, as you might imagine, went
to town with this. California Governor Gavin Newsom also took
advantage of it. A lot of people have had some
fun with the picture, making fun of the picture itself
and the fact that Trump is so upset about it.
Speaker 3 (22:52):
But this was really bizarre.
Speaker 1 (22:54):
Russia, even wide in like the country of Russia, weighed
in on the photo, siding with Trump. It's Foreign Ministry
spokesperson said this only unhealthy people, people obsessed with malice
and hatred, Perhaps even freaks could have chosen such a photo.
Speaker 2 (23:11):
I just they have a ton of pictures, They have
a ton of new pictures. If you lay out, here
are ten options, and you're telling me that was the
best one for some reason, I don't know. It just
that's tough. Just objectively, it's not you're not trying to
make him look good, but you shouldn't be trying to
make him look bad.
Speaker 3 (23:27):
I have an issue with it.
Speaker 1 (23:29):
If that was part of the motivation, which I think
a lot of people believe it was.
Speaker 3 (23:32):
But if we don't want to walk like, why walk
into that?
Speaker 1 (23:36):
Why why go there? You don't have to do that.
And actually, you can disagree with a lot of what
the president does. You can dislike him wholly as a
person and still acknowledge what happened in the Middle East
was progress, and you don't have to punish him for
it with a photo. It really did feel like a
way to get him, even though they had to praise him.
Speaker 2 (23:56):
I just want to believe that they wouldn't do that.
Speaker 3 (24:00):
I would like to argue, I want to believe that.
Speaker 2 (24:02):
Time magazine would not do that. Is just very difficult.
And look, you're selling a product. Don't you want the
product and what's there to look as good as possible.
Magazine covers are supposed to beautiful and attract you to it.
I just don't I don't know, And maybe you're think
it too much of it. Maybe it's not that bad.
I don't know. I just cannot imagine imagine this is
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being the best option they had.
Speaker 3 (24:26):
I agree with that.
Speaker 1 (24:27):
All right, we are going to leave everyone with our
quote of the day. It's a little long, but I really, really,
really liked it. It's from William Arthur Ward. He is
a motivational He was a motivational speaker and author. The
adventure of life is to learn. The purpose of life
is to grow, the nature of life is to change.
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The challenge of life is to overcome. The essence of
life is to care. The opportunity of life is to serve.
The secret of life is to dare the The spice
of life is to befriend, and the beauty of life.
Speaker 3 (25:03):
Is to give.
Speaker 2 (25:05):
What was the spice again, The.
Speaker 3 (25:06):
Spice of life is to befriend. Like this power of friendship.
I love that.
Speaker 1 (25:12):
But I thought it was really really beautiful and cool
and I agreed with everything.
Speaker 2 (25:17):
Yes, this might be the longest quote you've ever used,
but no, no, I'm other just complaining about that. But it does.
It takes you through. It's not one you can just recite,
but it's one if you can sit down and you
have it up and you can read it. It's maybe
three times during the day when you're having a moment.
Very helpful.
Speaker 1 (25:32):
Yeah, because I actually think this is one that I've
said there are a few quotes that I would hang
on the wall. This is one of them because it
is a constant reminder what a gift it is just
to be here. And I just loved the different ways
to look at life the advent.
Speaker 3 (25:47):
So should I read it one more time?
Speaker 1 (25:50):
I know it's gonna it's gonna add another thirty seconds
to the podcast.
Speaker 2 (25:53):
Is what the people want? Go ahead, all right.
Speaker 1 (25:56):
The adventure of life is to learn. The purpose of
life is to grow. The nature of life is to change.
The challenge of life is to overcome. The essence of
life is to care. The opportunity of life is to serve.
The secret of life.
Speaker 3 (26:15):
Is to dare. That might be my favorite one.
Speaker 1 (26:17):
The spice of life is to be friend, and the
beauty of life is to give. Thank you, William Arthur
Ward for that beautiful, beautiful quote of the day. Maybe
it's the paragraph of the day. And with that everyone,
I may be roboch.
Speaker 2 (26:33):
Just to make you all sleep better. We will not
change the quote of the day to the paragraph of
the day. Those is just the one off today. Okay,
don't worry, We're going to go back to short and
sweet tomorrow. DJ Holmes always appreciate Joe running with us.
Talk to you soon.
Morning Run with Amy and TJ and iHeartRadio Podcast. Good
morning everyone, Thanks for joining us for today's Morning Run.
It's Wednesday, October fifteenth. I'm Amy Robots.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
And I'm TJ. Holmes, and I guess a lot of
you all are like us, been listening to NonStop Dangelo
music for the past twenty four hours or so. This
was Look, we knew he had been battling cancer, but
it's still sting. Fifty one years old. Dangelo a Grammy
winner and a pioneer that a lot of people are
actually starting to learn about. They know his music. I'll
surprised how many folks didn't know who he was, but
(00:34):
they knew of his songs.
Speaker 1 (00:36):
I have been in that camp and have been listening
alongside you and just yeah, what a just an amazing
sound and feel smooth and it's sad all at once.
It's nice to honor him, it's not nice to remember him,
but it's just gutting to think that someone that talented
and that incredible just had his life cut so short
by this ininsidious disease.
Speaker 2 (00:56):
Yeah, fifty one years old. We'll be talking about him
this morning. Also, Look, Trump has a point on this one.
I know, sometimes people think, okay, he's oh, he's too
much into his image and what he looks like sounds okay.
This is one. I think he's got a decent gripe
about this picture.
Speaker 3 (01:11):
One hundred percent.
Speaker 1 (01:12):
He's upset about the Time magazine cover photo of him.
And if you all haven't looked it up, please do so.
And we believe you will agree with Trump. You might
disagree with him on every other thing, but you will
agree with him on this. It's hard to argue that
that is a terrible, like almost a deliberately terrible photo.
Speaker 3 (01:33):
It feels deliberate.
Speaker 2 (01:34):
You know, there's a better photos. There is a better photo.
All right, we'll get into that a little bit this morning. Also,
just about everybody right roades handed their press credentials at
the Pentagon yesterday on a story that continues. And look,
the news organizations on this one got together and rejected
the Pentagon.
Speaker 1 (01:51):
That is the silver lining in this otherwise very dark
and dire story. But I did appreciate the fact that
despite being a conservative leaning organization or a liberal leaning organization,
everyone actually came together and there was a joint statement
among broadcasting press members, which I thought was fairly remarkable.
Speaker 2 (02:12):
That lets you know how remarkable this moment is. We
will get into that. And also, as always on that
Apple podcast app top right corner of your screen where
it says follow, click that button subscribe and we can
make sure you're you always get the updates from us
and you don't have to go looking for him. Do
you want to let you know? Also on the run
this morning, we'll be talking about what we saw at
(02:33):
the White House yesterday with that Metal of Freedom ceremony.
Also the update on the shutdown. It will be a
very short update. Also, some frustration as the ceasefire is
now being called tenuous. Also, the President has threatened the
city of Boston gonna take something away from Boston, possibly
that he has no power to do. Also, Alex Jones
(02:55):
is pissed at the Supreme Court and he's still on
the hook for what one point four billion dollars. Tom
is going PG thirteen and two executions in the United
States last night, another one set for today, another one
set on Friday. We'll tell you what's going on.
Speaker 1 (03:08):
All right, But we do begin our run overseas on
this Wednesday morning, and the much celebrated ceasefire in the
Middle East is now being described as fragile, as frustration
and frankly even anger is growing now at the pace
at which HAMAS is returning the remains of hostages. As
part of the ceasefire deal, Hamas was to return all
(03:29):
living hostages, which they did, but also the remains of
the twenty eight deceased hostages.
Speaker 2 (03:35):
Yeah, a lot of celebration, a lot of hope because
those twenty living hostages came out right on time, reunited
with their families. The remains of four were initially released
earlier this week, followed yesterday by the release of the
remains of four more hostages. However, now CNN and other
news outlets are reporting that one set of remains was
not that of an Israeli. President Trump has chimed in
(03:59):
as well. He said we are on phase two of
the peace plan. But he issued this warning for Hamas.
If they don't disarm, we will disarm them. It'll happen
quickly and perhaps violently. It's the good thing to remember here, Robes. Yes,
the living hostages, but families want the remains of their
loved ones as well, which is just as big of
(04:20):
a deal to those families. So it's not like we
can just dismiss well that just the remains. We'll get
to that later. No, no, no, this is a very very
important part, and this is now threatening a ceasefire that
we were all celebrating just a couple days.
Speaker 1 (04:32):
Yeah, it's a huge part of most religion's faith to
be able to honor and bury those who have died.
And so this is, yes, a huge point of issue,
and we certainly hope it gets resolved quickly. All right,
Next up on the run, we are heading to the Pentagon,
and the deadline has come and gone, and so is
every major media outlet. Fox News joined ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN,
(04:56):
along with just about every print media outlet in ref
fusing to sign the Defense Department's new press policy, which
basically requires reporters to get DoD approval before releasing any
even non classified information.
Speaker 2 (05:10):
Yeah News organization's police put out a joint statement yesterday
saying today we join virtually every other news organization in
declining to agree to the Pentagon's new requirements, which would
wish restrict journalist's ability to keep the nation and the
world informed of important national security issues. The policy is
without precedent and threatens core journalistic protection. Now, as of
(05:32):
Tuesday's five o'clock deadline, only one news organization had signed
on to the policy. One America News that is a
conservative and certainly more so MAGA friendly organization.
Speaker 1 (05:45):
It's described as Yes, So they are the only ones,
as far as we can see, who have agreed to
this new policy. Fox's decision to join the other networks,
we should point out is notable considering the Trump friendly
views of many of its hosts, and especially considering the
man behind the new rules. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, as
you might remember, is a former Box News anchor, and
(06:07):
we want to read you something The Atlantic posted on
x that pretty much sums up the gravity of the situation.
Starting Wednesday, for the first time since the Pentagon opened
in nineteen forty three, there will be likely no major
news outlets accredited to cover the department, the one spending
nearly one trillion dollars of taxpayer money.
Speaker 2 (06:27):
Look, but they're standing by the decision. Over there at
the Pentagon Press Association over there did asks for them
to reconsider the new rules, and Hegseth defended them alongside
President Trump, saying it's common sense stuff. Mister President. We're
trying to make sure national security is respected, and we're
proud of the policy. Given their staying, I can't imagine
(06:48):
this changing during his administration. I don't think they're going
to rethink it.
Speaker 1 (06:51):
Chris, I agree with you, and it is unprecedented and
it is frightening.
Speaker 3 (06:55):
All right. Next up on the.
Speaker 1 (06:56):
Run, an update on the government shutdown. And as we
mentioned it the top, this is going to be short
and sweet because there's not a lot to say. Today
is now day fifteen of the shutdown. And oh, by
the way, the Senate voted yesterday on a funding bill
to reopen the government.
Speaker 2 (07:10):
It was a close one, No, it wasn't. It's the
same damn bill They've been voted on what seven times before?
They've done it, so, as expected, it failed an eighth
time yesterday. No votes are scheduled for today. No sign
of this thing ending anytime soon. If it goes throughout
the end of the week at least robes, this will
be the third longest shutdown in history, and by mid
(07:32):
next week it will be the second longest government shut
down in US history.
Speaker 3 (07:36):
Hmm. I wonder if we'll get there, all right?
Speaker 1 (07:38):
Next up on the run, Charlie Kirk posthumously received the
president Medal of Freedom yesterday at a Rose Garden ceremony.
Speaker 3 (07:45):
His wife, Erica Kirk, accepted.
Speaker 1 (07:47):
On his behalf on what would have been his thirty
second birthday.
Speaker 2 (07:51):
This was in the Rose Garden. Wasn't this the inaugural event? Yes, well,
the revamped Rose Guard.
Speaker 1 (07:58):
The President tauted that as he began.
Speaker 3 (08:00):
His speech, I have to say, looks nice. It does
look really look nice.
Speaker 1 (08:04):
He knows a thing or two about architecture and building
things and making deals.
Speaker 2 (08:08):
He wants to remind you. The Presidential Medal of Freedom
will remind you as the highest civilian honor award in
the US, and recognized his individuals for a lifetime of
achievement in public service, the arts and whatnot. Usually we
see a group of them. I think they're going to
do it later in November. But this was the first
one he's done, and he got his own moment. Charlie
Kirk did, I wrote, he wrote, you know, I do
some deep dives on this stuff, and I go too deep.
(08:29):
So for the Presidential Medal of Freedom, there have been
two people that have gotten it twice. One of them
was Colon Powell.
Speaker 3 (08:36):
Didn't know that.
Speaker 2 (08:37):
Got it from Bush and got it from Obama. I
by but two. That was really really impressive. I'm sorry
that stopped me in my tracks as I was doing
that research. Now. On the same day that Charlie Kirk
was being recognized, the White House also announced it had
revoked the visas of six foreigners for comments they made
(08:58):
about Kirk's death. Their social media posts, according to the
White House, included content that was deemed to mock Charlie
Kirk's death.
Speaker 1 (09:07):
So the administration said the six were from Brazil, Germany, Argentina, Mexico, Paraguay,
and South Africa, and the State Department said in a
statement that the President will defend our borders, our culture,
and our citizens by enforcing our immigration laws. Aliens who
take advantage of America's hospitality while celebrating the assassination of
(09:28):
our citizens will be removed. Didn't that stick out to
you that we are now defending our culture?
Speaker 3 (09:36):
Wow?
Speaker 2 (09:37):
We don't agree what it is.
Speaker 3 (09:39):
Right, that's the problem there.
Speaker 2 (09:41):
Yeah, that's the language is everything. And to say that
we're going to I don't know, man, we can't agree
on that. We'll continue here on the run. President Trump, well,
he threatened to have next year's scheduled World Cup games
removed from Boston. Now the city and in particular New
England Patriots Stadium there in Foxborough. It's going to be
(10:02):
used as one of several sites for the World Cup
next year, which is going to take place in the US,
Mexico and Canada and several cities.
Speaker 1 (10:09):
Yes, everyone's so excited about this, right, we're oh so excited.
All right. Well, the President was asked yesterday about recent
classes in Boston between police and protesters and if that
could have any impact on the upcoming World Games there.
Trump responded with this, we could take them away. I
love the people of Boston, and I know the games
are sold out, but your mayor is not good.
Speaker 2 (10:31):
Okay, So can he do this? Will he do this? Well,
he was told he couldn't put National Guard troops on
the streets of DC and Memphis, and well they're there.
So he actually does not have the authority to do
this to change the locations of the games. FIFA has
contracts with the individual cities. The federal government has nothing
(10:51):
to do with this. However, the President did somewhat acknowledge
that and said, this is what he do. He just
called up the head of FIFA, a guy who likes
and respects, and tell him needed to move these games.
Said he wouldn't like it, but he do it. That
was the threat. I just called him and tell him
to do it, and I'm President Trump. He'll do it, Okay.
Speaker 1 (11:08):
I mean at this point, I don't really feel comfortable
calling him on his bluff because I don't think it's
a bluff actually, all right.
Speaker 3 (11:15):
Next up on the run.
Speaker 1 (11:17):
Two executions were carried out in the United States last night,
the thirty sixth and thirty seventh in the country this
year so far. And we say so far because yes,
another one is scheduled for this evening.
Speaker 2 (11:28):
Yeah. Last night, though, a first was convicted double murderer
Samuel Smithers. He was pronounced dead around six point fifteen
in Florida after receiving a lethal injection. Florida continues its
record pace of executions this year. Smithers was the fourteenth
person executed in the state this year, the previous high
the record high for them in a year was eight before.
Speaker 1 (11:49):
This, and about an hour after that, in Missouri, Lance
Shockley was declared dead after also receiving a lethal injection.
Shockley had maintained his innocence to the very end and
was even asking the courts to allow new DNA testing
of evidence in his case. Shockley was convicted in the
two thousand and five murder of a Missouri state trooper.
We did get some details about his execution. His last
(12:10):
meal interesting three packs of oatmeal, peanut butter, water, and
two sports drinks.
Speaker 2 (12:15):
What was the other I don't have it in front
of me. It was fried chicken, fried.
Speaker 1 (12:19):
Fish and ice cream ice cream and apple pie fie
ice cream.
Speaker 2 (12:23):
So it's again that was We talked about this kind
of weird, morbid details, but that's always something they put out.
What the person's last meal was. Now, the final statement
from Shockley, he didn't have any final words, but he
had a statement again his final words that were put
out after his death, and it was a Bible verse
John sixteen twenty two. So also, you have sorrow now,
(12:44):
but I'll see you again, and your hearts will rejoice,
and no one will take your joy from you. Why,
don't know, but that's what he wanted to put out.
Mississippi is scheduled to execute Charles Ray Crawford tonight. He
was convicted of kidnap rapement murder of a twenty year
old woman. And then we have another one schedule for
Friday in Arizona and again ropes. We've been talking about this.
(13:04):
In a week's time. We had six on the books.
One has been stayed, but it just folks like, what
is in the world is going on? And yeah, there's
been an uptick.
Speaker 3 (13:13):
And we did a whole podcast on it.
Speaker 1 (13:14):
So if you'd like to check that out, if you're interested,
as we have been in this uptick in executions and
specifically last night's executions.
Speaker 3 (13:21):
We did put out a podcast. You can find it.
Speaker 1 (13:24):
I believe it's the one right before this morning run
if you're so inclined. Well, next up on the Run,
conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has lost his appeal to the
Supreme Court and must now pay.
Speaker 3 (13:34):
The one point four billion.
Speaker 1 (13:36):
Dollars in damages he owes to Sandy Hook families. The
Justices offered no explanation for their denial of Jones's appeal.
Speaker 2 (13:43):
An attorney for the Sandy Hook families reacted to the
Supreme Court's decision by saying the justices properly rejected Jones's
latest desperate attempt to avoid accountability for the harm he
has cost. Three years ago, a Connecticut jury and judge
handed down what is believed to be the largest judgment
ever in a US libel case after Jones called the
twenty twelve mass shooting that killed twenty children and six
(14:05):
adults a hoax.
Speaker 1 (14:07):
Over and over and over and over again, so much
so that family members, I mean, can you imagine what
they've already been through. This was one of the most atrocious,
horrific attacks here on US soil. They were harassed, they
received threats of death and violence, rape by Jones's followers
after the tragedy they were already suffering through. It's just unimaginable.
(14:29):
Jones's lawyers argued he should be afforded First Amendment considerations
because of his large audience of viewers and listeners, saying
the judgment is a financial death penalty by FIAT imposed
on a media defendant whose broadcast reached millions.
Speaker 2 (14:44):
All right well. Jroones criticized the Supreme Court's ruling, saying
his critics were trying to silence him, and asked his
listeners for help to keep his Info Wars on the air.
With prayers and financial support. Jones and his business have
declared bankruptcy and the families have not received a dime
that jury award. We'll stay with us here on this
Wednesday morning ron when we come back, Oh brown sugar Baby. Yes, Dangelo,
(15:09):
he was a pion near an absolute legend in a
particular genre of music. We are remembering and listening to
him this morning. Also Instagram going PG thirteen on us
and yes, President Trump has a point. That is a
bad picture.
Speaker 1 (15:33):
Continuing now on our Wednesday morning run and Wow, what
a pioneer, truly a pioneer.
Speaker 3 (15:40):
Grammy winning legendary artist.
Speaker 1 (15:43):
Singer D'Angelo has died at the age of fifty one.
His family confirmed his death yesterday. He had been battling
pancreatic cancer.
Speaker 2 (15:51):
This is the way they put it in the statement,
the shining star of our family has dimmed his light
for us in this life. Helliboy to start it. I
actually didn't realize his full name, Michael D'Angelo Archer, they
referred to that, but they said, after a prolonged and
courageous battle with cancer, we are heartbroken to announce that
Michael Angelou Archer, known to his fans around the world
(16:14):
as Dangelo, has been called home departing this life. They
talked about how they're sad, but they talked about his
legacy of extraordinarily moving music that he leaves behind. He
did ask for, They did ask for privacy, roads, but
I thought this was interesting. But we invite you all
to join us, like we ask for privacy, but quote,
(16:34):
we invite you all to join us in mourning his
passing while also celebrating the gift of song that he
left for the world. And again it's for some Again.
We talked to some folks on our staffs, younger folks.
They're like, yeah, I didn't know the name. I said, oh,
I know that song. Of course, I know that song.
I know that song. And a lot of people lump
him in if you know Erica Badoo, yes, Angie Stone Maxwell.
(16:59):
Those folks came him along at a time where he
was making this particular sound, neo soul, mainstream, and he
kind of led the way. So, yes, he's a pioneer
and a legend in this You only put out I
think three or four albums in his career, but they
were legendary genre shaping albums, and he is just he
is just a.
Speaker 3 (17:19):
Pioneer quality over quantity, right.
Speaker 1 (17:23):
He won four Grammys, including twice for R and B
Album of the Year. That's important to note. Wow, that
is a huge deal. First album was Brown Sugar in
nineteen ninety five, and it shot to a new level
of frenzy'd stardom with how does it Feel That video
you said, you know, the one where he's naked.
Speaker 2 (17:40):
Folks went crazy. It was a simply shot. I can't
remember the director, but all it is is him standing there, muscular,
well lit, and the camera just goes around and up
and down his body and it teases right before it
gets deprivated. That is just he's just standing there the
whole time, and he was pissed. Later it became he
became a sex symbol, and he didn't want to be.
He was an artist. He didn't want to be up
(18:02):
there being sexy and being that thing. But it made
him a superstar.
Speaker 1 (18:06):
I loved to the point where he didn't put out
a ton of albums because he could. After he won Grammys,
everyone I'm sure was clamoring for more music and he
wanted to do it his way. And wow, that tribute
from the family really got me.
Speaker 3 (18:18):
Like that, Yeah, it was so.
Speaker 2 (18:20):
Beautiful and yes, so we've been playing that music. And again,
if you're not familiar, just go to Spotify, go to
Dangelo and just start playing the songs from the top,
and I assure you you will love his music. So
we talked to Jewel not long ago, right, And I
always say, whoever was playing the music when you were
in high school college? His first album came out the
(18:43):
year I graduated high school.
Speaker 3 (18:44):
Yeah, so yeah, that has an impact.
Speaker 2 (18:46):
Dangel is gonna be with me? Well, you want to
continue on this Wednesday morning run? Now PG thirteen not
just for the movies. Now, yes, we're usually talking about movies,
but now Instagram is using PG thirteen movie guidelines to
restrict what kids can see on the app.
Speaker 3 (19:02):
I thought you had to be thirteen to be on
the app.
Speaker 2 (19:05):
They have a teen setting, a teen account setting that
had particular restrictions. What they're doing now they say they're
adding another level to where we are basing what we're
doing on what they do for the movies and what
kind of content that a thirteen year old should be
exposed to.
Speaker 1 (19:21):
Okay, Meta, the parent company of Instagram, announced this all
yesterday that it is implementing these new guidelines for those
teen accounts. TJ just described as part of the new
safety setting, Instagram will hide content or won't suggest content
with profanity or anything about drugs, sex, and alcohol.
Speaker 3 (19:37):
I think that's great. That's the right moment.
Speaker 2 (19:39):
Now the kids can still look the stuff up and
find it. But those fees that there's curated.
Speaker 3 (19:45):
Content, yeah, will be suggested. That's great.
Speaker 2 (19:48):
Now, did you not I didn't even know what PG thirty?
I had to be reminded with PG we don't watch
a lot of PG thirteen.
Speaker 3 (19:53):
No, you actually avoid them at all costs.
Speaker 1 (19:54):
But go ahead, what is PG thirteen? Yeah?
Speaker 2 (19:57):
Ask yourselves. Do you know what it officially means? Is
parents strongly caution some material may be inappropriate for children
under thirteen. Your urge to be cautious. Some material may
be inappropriate for pre teenagers. That's what the Motion Picture
Association of America says. Final leg here, we usually don't
start a story like this, but Trump might have a point.
(20:18):
President Trump is publicly complaining about his Time magazine cover photo.
He does absolutely have a point. If you haven't seen
this yet, even as we're talking, you can google it
right quick Time magazine Trump photo on the cover, and
it is not look They're not trying to make him
look the best as they possibly can. That's not their job.
(20:40):
But there's a just objectively speaking, babe, there's a better
photo than this.
Speaker 1 (20:44):
I think that some people are arguing that they did
their best to make him look as worse as he
possibly could while trying to say something flattering because they
had to. So the photo was taken from a low
angle and the sun creates a halo effect, but the
glare makes it look like Trump has little or no hair,
and everyone knows that Trump is obsessed with his hair,
so to put a photo out first and foremost that
(21:06):
basically makes it look like he doesn't have any hair.
But that's not even the worst part of it. The
center of the picture, where your eye goes directly to
focuses on his aging, loose neck, and that's been much
made fun of and ridiculed over the years. The headline
and the article are positive. Here's the headline underneath this
horrific photo. His triumph the leader is real needed and
(21:29):
how Gaza heels.
Speaker 2 (21:30):
Okay, I didn't look it into it that way that
people are making the connection like you all had to
say something positive about him and you still found.
Speaker 3 (21:36):
A way to make it negative.
Speaker 2 (21:38):
To make it negative now. The President went on social media.
He complained, writing Time magazine wrote a relatively good story
about me, but the picture may be the worst of
all time. They disappeared my hair and then had something
floating on top of my head that looked like a
floating crown, but an extremely small one. Really weird. I
never liked taking pictures from underneath angles.
Speaker 3 (21:58):
Nobody does.
Speaker 2 (22:00):
Everybody knows you don't. Nobody you don't do that. You
don't even take selfies that we don't.
Speaker 1 (22:05):
I remember, like, actually, when I was pregnant, someone was
trying to take a photographer trying to take a video
of me walking down the stairs, and I was like, oh,
hell no from down below, that's not happening.
Speaker 2 (22:16):
The President finished up by saying, this is a super
bad picture and deserves to be called out. What are
they doing? And why, sweetheart? We look. We get a
lot of news from Trump social media posts, and you
take some with a grain of salt. There is very
little in here I can take issue with in this
(22:36):
entire perce.
Speaker 1 (22:37):
So the Late night Comics, as you might imagine, went
to town with this. California Governor Gavin Newsom also took
advantage of it. A lot of people have had some
fun with the picture, making fun of the picture itself
and the fact that Trump is so upset about it.
Speaker 3 (22:52):
But this was really bizarre.
Speaker 1 (22:54):
Russia, even wide in like the country of Russia, weighed
in on the photo, siding with Trump. It's Foreign Ministry
spokesperson said this only unhealthy people, people obsessed with malice
and hatred, Perhaps even freaks could have chosen such a photo.
Speaker 2 (23:11):
I just they have a ton of pictures, They have
a ton of new pictures. If you lay out, here
are ten options, and you're telling me that was the
best one for some reason, I don't know. It just
that's tough. Just objectively, it's not you're not trying to
make him look good, but you shouldn't be trying to
make him look bad.
Speaker 3 (23:27):
I have an issue with it.
Speaker 1 (23:29):
If that was part of the motivation, which I think
a lot of people believe it was.
Speaker 3 (23:32):
But if we don't want to walk like, why walk
into that?
Speaker 1 (23:36):
Why why go there? You don't have to do that.
And actually, you can disagree with a lot of what
the president does. You can dislike him wholly as a
person and still acknowledge what happened in the Middle East
was progress, and you don't have to punish him for
it with a photo. It really did feel like a
way to get him, even though they had to praise him.
Speaker 2 (23:56):
I just want to believe that they wouldn't do that.
Speaker 3 (24:00):
I would like to argue, I want to believe that.
Speaker 2 (24:02):
Time magazine would not do that. Is just very difficult.
And look, you're selling a product. Don't you want the
product and what's there to look as good as possible.
Magazine covers are supposed to beautiful and attract you to it.
I just don't I don't know, And maybe you're think
it too much of it. Maybe it's not that bad.
I don't know. I just cannot imagine imagine this is
(24:23):
being the best option they had.
Speaker 3 (24:26):
I agree with that.
Speaker 1 (24:27):
All right, we are going to leave everyone with our
quote of the day. It's a little long, but I really, really,
really liked it. It's from William Arthur Ward. He is
a motivational He was a motivational speaker and author. The
adventure of life is to learn. The purpose of life
is to grow, the nature of life is to change.
(24:48):
The challenge of life is to overcome. The essence of
life is to care. The opportunity of life is to serve.
The secret of life is to dare the The spice
of life is to befriend, and the beauty of life.
Speaker 3 (25:03):
Is to give.
Speaker 2 (25:05):
What was the spice again, The.
Speaker 3 (25:06):
Spice of life is to befriend. Like this power of friendship.
I love that.
Speaker 1 (25:12):
But I thought it was really really beautiful and cool
and I agreed with everything.
Speaker 2 (25:17):
Yes, this might be the longest quote you've ever used,
but no, no, I'm other just complaining about that. But it does.
It takes you through. It's not one you can just recite,
but it's one if you can sit down and you
have it up and you can read it. It's maybe
three times during the day when you're having a moment.
Very helpful.
Speaker 1 (25:32):
Yeah, because I actually think this is one that I've
said there are a few quotes that I would hang
on the wall. This is one of them because it
is a constant reminder what a gift it is just
to be here. And I just loved the different ways
to look at life the advent.
Speaker 3 (25:47):
So should I read it one more time?
Speaker 1 (25:50):
I know it's gonna it's gonna add another thirty seconds
to the podcast.
Speaker 2 (25:53):
Is what the people want? Go ahead, all right.
Speaker 1 (25:56):
The adventure of life is to learn. The purpose of
life is to grow. The nature of life is to change.
The challenge of life is to overcome. The essence of
life is to care. The opportunity of life is to serve.
The secret of life.
Speaker 3 (26:15):
Is to dare. That might be my favorite one.
Speaker 1 (26:17):
The spice of life is to be friend, and the
beauty of life is to give. Thank you, William Arthur
Ward for that beautiful, beautiful quote of the day. Maybe
it's the paragraph of the day. And with that everyone,
I may be roboch.
Speaker 2 (26:33):
Just to make you all sleep better. We will not
change the quote of the day to the paragraph of
the day. Those is just the one off today. Okay,
don't worry, We're going to go back to short and
sweet tomorrow. DJ Holmes always appreciate Joe running with us.
Talk to you soon.
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Chris Harrison
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