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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Yeah, you're listening to Charleston's Morning News on ninety four
to three WSC Now Back to Kelly and Blaze.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
Pakistani Prime Minister Shabaz Sharif is planning to nominate President
Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. The Prime Minister is
looking to nominate Trump for his role and brokering the
historic ceasefire and hostage agreement between Hamas and Israel. It
follows Sharif's June announcement to nominate Trump for his role
in securing a ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan. The
(00:33):
Prime Minister shared his support to nominate President Trump for
the award on Monday while addressing world leaders in Egypt
who are gathered to sign documents related to the peace
deal in Gaza.
Speaker 3 (00:43):
You can see the big smile on my face. There's
a mother horizon.
Speaker 2 (00:49):
Oh.
Speaker 3 (00:49):
I appreciate that this year's winner dedicated her win to Trump.
I thought that was quite literally, very noble of her,
and I know we can go tip for tad on. Oh,
the Nobel Peace Prize, what does it really matter anymore?
They gave it to Obama and he didn't do anything.
Speaker 2 (01:03):
They give it to Yasir Era to give it to Obama.
They give it.
Speaker 3 (01:06):
Yeah, well, it just this add on Israel awarding Trump
their highest honor. Add on Egypt giving Trump and awarding
him their highest honor. I just I have since his
first term, have said alone just his Abraham accords, and
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he pushed it yet again.
Speaker 2 (01:28):
You know Trump, do you mean the Abraham of Therd.
Speaker 3 (01:33):
He made the big deal about that yesterday. I'm waiting
for the diaper diplomacy. Do you ever follow that on
your social where they make all of these speeches, you know,
into baby baby videos. I'm waiting.
Speaker 2 (01:44):
I mean, I've seen it. I can't say follow it.
Speaker 3 (01:46):
Oh well, it's definitely hit my scroll. I don't know
if I'm following it or not, but it's in my
algorithm either way. They use some of Trump's speech yesterday
when actually the was it two of the Israeli in
the Israeli parliament pro Palestinian it.
Speaker 2 (02:01):
Was two Arab members of the Israeli parliaments that held
up a sign that said genocide and then we're as
swiftly escorted out.
Speaker 3 (02:09):
So diaper diplomacy on my social that's what they did,
that little piece right there with all the little babies
and the quick shots to the reactions to baby Trump,
and it was frankly hilarious. But Trump using his visit,
whether you want to say Abraham or Abraham, as he
said yesterday, I mean, this is about reinvigorating a piece
initiative he started in his first term. So you know,
(02:32):
way back then, I was saying he needs to be,
you know, nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize.
Speaker 2 (02:37):
So look at what he's doing.
Speaker 3 (02:39):
When it comes to economic relations, diplomacy. You know, I
just I pray that the piece actually sticks in the middiest.
Speaker 2 (02:51):
Well, that's the biggest prize of all. And who cares
about the Nobel Peace Prize. If you can forge a piece,
that's your prize and to have the respect of these
other nations and to have that political capital at your prize.
So who cares about the Nobel Peace Prize. It does
nothing for you other than.
Speaker 3 (03:11):
Trump ragging rights we've been Trump said, the prize is peace.
Speaker 2 (03:15):
Treasury Secretary Scott Besson is suggesting the government shutdown is
beginning to affect the economy. During an interview, Besson implied
that the shut down is affecting people's lives, and he
also accused the media of not sufficiently covering the gravity
of the matter. Republicans have taken aim at Democrats for
refusing to support a GOP funding plan. The Democrats want
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to first address Enhanced Affordable Care Acts subsidies set to
expire at the end of the year. Hundreds of thousands
of workers have already have already been furloughed since the
shutdown began, and now officials are warning that more than
four thousand employees could soon be fired.
Speaker 4 (03:53):
Marks the third week that Democrats have blocked paychecks to
our troops. They blocked pay for two point two million
and federal workers, and they held critical services that the
American people rely upon in limbook.
Speaker 3 (04:05):
Now we know Speaker Mike Johnson there, Speaker of the House,
that they've how many times come to vote on this
at this point when it comes to Democrats and by
the way, Republicans, all the Senators are headed back to
DC today and seems to be no end in sight.
Speaker 2 (04:23):
Yeah, I think it's eight Yeah, and.
Speaker 3 (04:27):
The even Hakeem Jeffries is out here saying, well, do
you know they have this all or nothing? Unfortunately it's
an all or nothing proposal. How many more times and
ways do we need to revisit history with the Democrats
and the fact that they voted to kick this can
down the road in the past multiple times. And this
vote is just to get to a place of negotiation. Well,
(04:52):
that is, treating over the healthcare issues they keep talking about.
Speaker 2 (04:55):
Well. The House Speaker also said that this current shutdown
could be one of the longest in history. He said
of Democrats, keep up their obstruction, and that's where we're
going to be headed. Of course, the shutdown began several
weeks ago October first. The sentence expected to vote again
today on a measure, but it's not expected to pass.
(05:15):
It's already failed seven times, as will be the eighth
try today.
Speaker 3 (05:19):
So history is thirty five days. That's what the shutdown
was back in twenty nineteen. So we've discussed this a
little bit before, but it was really the air traffic
controllers who were out of work without pay that ended
that shutdown. So DOTTSA thirty five days. What does that
look like when it comes to affecting our economy. That's
(05:40):
a massive pressure point. You mentioned the Treasury secretary. Already
going into week three here, they've reported forty five thousand
private sector jobs. That's not even talking about the government gigs.
Forty five thousand private sector jobs already affected. And then
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when you have people who are not at work, they're
not going out getting you know, the extras, whether it's
a eating at a restaurant or getting their hair cut,
and that affects our GDP, our gross domestic product. And
they last week, in the first week actually estimated fifteen
billion dollars a week is not flowing through our economy
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while we remain shut down.
Speaker 2 (06:24):
Fifteen billion with a beat, Well, they're going to remain
shut down. I mean, so it doesn't matter how much
it is. They can't they can't come to a meeting
of the minds.
Speaker 3 (06:38):
So we have discussed this as well, the whole back
in forest finger pointing. I think that Republicans are hinging on,
well in Democrats do. They're hinging on the idea that
we as Americans out here affected one way or the other.
At some point, are you going to be mad enough
(06:58):
to what know, mad enough to do what?
Speaker 2 (07:04):
I mean?
Speaker 3 (07:04):
If you're if you're out here, you feel pretty helpless
given the fact that it's up to these lawmakers to
get things moving again.
Speaker 2 (07:14):
Well, you know, the public sentiment is blaming both sides.
So I don't know who they're trying to make mad.
They're managing to make everybody mad. I know.
Speaker 3 (07:22):
This is where I have massive concern that, you know,
the whole that Republicans will somehow cave that's in history
what they have been doing. I mean, if we went
back to you know, twenty nineteen, and here Speaker Johnson
is saying, this could be the longest shutdown in history,
So that's more than thirty five days. History has proven
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if that's to be the cave, I this just looks ugly.
Speaker 2 (07:52):
Well with any of that. You know, this is all
over these Obamacare subsidies during the Biden administration, during COVID
and they were set to expire. They're set to expire
at the end of this year, and so the Democrats
think they have a way to embarrass the Republicans and
hang you know, healthcare issues around their next There's few
Republicans that are concerned about it from their districts. But
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it goes to show you that any government program, any
government spending, it never goes away. Never so and that's
why we're how many trillion dollars in the hole, coming
up on forty trillion. It's thirty something trillion dollars. You
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know that we're in the deficit. And why because the
government just keeps spending and spending and spending and spending,
and anytime there's something to do about it to make
some of that spending go away, it just doesn't happen.
And this goes all the way back to the Great
New Deal and everything under FDR. The spending never stops,
(09:02):
so they'll just keep going and going and going with it.
And now they think they have an issue that they
can embarrass the Republicans with or at least gain some
leverage with, and the Republicans, to their credit this time,
are like, no, we're not going along with that. And
all this does is fund the government for another now,
(09:24):
you know, just about a month, a month.
Speaker 3 (09:27):
And a week if they actually pass this to continue
on with the negotiations on the continuing Resolution, and then.
Speaker 2 (09:33):
It's just going to happen over and over and over again.
So I think they're better off just letting it go
and saying, all right, stalemate, we'll do this as for
as long as you're willing.
Speaker 3 (09:44):
I think ultimately the it's exposing clearly in my mind
because I'm so leaned into it. I mean, maybe not
other people who aren't, but it exposes the Democrats the hypocrisy,
the idea that they are willing to have the American
people hurt so badly potentially given on how long this
may go down to protect illegal immigrants in our country
(10:08):
with regards to benefits taxpayer benefits in health care in
this case, they can say what they want to about that,
but this has been proven to be the case that
that's exactly what Republicans are standing up for. And if Democrats,
if they don't want to lose their constituency for people
who are paying attention, then I guess don't come to
(10:29):
the sixty votes. But they've got to get some votes
flipped in the Senate or we're not going anywhere. Did
you know TPUSA wants you to wear red today in
support of Charlie Kirk.
Speaker 2 (10:39):
The White House will be hosting a celebration of Charlie
Kirk's life today. President Trump said it he'll be posthumously
awarding Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The event will
take place in the White House East Room. Kirk's wife, Erica,
will be in attendance. The thirty one year old Conservative
activists was shot and killed while speaking at a rally
in Utah in September.
Speaker 3 (11:00):
Shows you everything that you need to see that Trump
absolutely adored Charlie Kirk. I mean, he traveled through the
night to get back today for this four pm White
House ceremony. And it's just heart it's still is heartbreaking
to me. It's just been over just over a month
and a few days that today would have been Charlie's
thirty second birthday. Look at what he accomplished in thirty
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one years of life. I mean, it's a national day
of remembrance for Charlie Kirk because look, as a young man,
how successfully he was resetting generations of younger Americans. And
his influence was global. You saw that after his horrific assassination,
and now it's cemented in history.
Speaker 2 (11:43):
Well, and they had to silence his voice, didn't they horrifying.
Speaker 3 (11:48):
I mean, it truly is a turning point. We've talked
about this. It's not just you know, whether it's a
revival of faith, it's a rejuvenation of traditional values. You know,
he pushed get may have babies, embrace your faith. And
I am continuing to see people leaning into the Bible
and Christianity more than I ever have in my lifetime.
Speaker 2 (12:11):
Hmm. You know, I think, I mean, I wanted to
diminish the effect that he had, but I think, you know,
in a short term that may be true. But I don't,
you know, I don't know. I think they think it's
even too early to tell.
Speaker 3 (12:28):
I think his assassination created millions more Charlies, I truly do.
I think that this is going to have a ripple
effect throughout younger you know, the younger generation who frankly,
I mean, I understand where you're coming from, but the
younger generation has been confused and abused enough, and there
are so many, so many of them pushing back against
(12:49):
that and saying no more. I mean the vigil atop
the Ravenel Bridge weeks back, just after his assassinations there
was nearly a thousand people were the ss with the
Charleston Republican Party organizing it and a scramble at the
last second. The majority of the people on that bridge
were young people wearing freedom shirts, wearing flight raising quite literally,
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they had a life size stuffed Jesus. They were wearing
biblical verses on their shirts. They were flying Jesus saves flags.
It was so incredibly enlightening to me, and I just
think that's something important that we really need to continue
to talk about because that generation is reaching out and
he represented something that they clearly need and frankly our
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country need.
Speaker 2 (13:42):
Well, we can continue to talk about it and to
carry on the mantle of his work. But I think
those people were not just conversions after he was assassinated.
Those people were already on his side. And he had
a lot of young people that followed him, and there
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was a lot of young people that were deeply affected
by his assassination. But I don't think that they were
conversions by the assassination. I think they were already with
him or converted to him already.
Speaker 3 (14:16):
I'm making both points. They're both happening before he was assassinated.
I in my lifetime have never seen videos across the
country of college campuses being packed with people who were
leaning back into their faith and being baptized. And now
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it's even more so. And if it includes just the visual,
the social scroll, the global reaction to his assassination, I mean,
both things are happening.
Speaker 2 (14:48):
Well, I don't you know, if that's going on in
college campuses all over the country. I sure missed it.
Speaker 3 (14:55):
Oh yeah, there's a video long before his assassination and
heading up to Trump's historic win and reelection, lots of
videos that were just really heartwarming, really and a lot
and in many ways unbelievable of candlelight vigils, of you know,
(15:15):
people being saved. I mean, just thousands of people packing
their college. You know, there's churches near the colleges, and
we don't have a list of all the ones here
because this has been going on for some time. But
I mean, I remember what I was like in college,
and that's it's different than where I was. But they're
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growing up in a different time, very scary, disturbing time
in our country for young people.
Speaker 2 (15:40):
Well, those videos are one thing, but I don't really
think that's going on on the majority of campuses across
the United States. What's going on is the pro Palestinian
protests and all the wokeism still and these and the
people that are being offended in all of this.
Speaker 3 (15:59):
That's getting most attention, no doubt. Well, people who are
being baptized aren't making national headlines because it doesn't fit
the propaganda press is narrative shocker, all right.
Speaker 2 (16:13):
I mean, I you know, I don't know if all
that much has changed, but I mean, we can hope.
It turns out most Americans finish their candy before Halloween.
A study on behalf of CVS Pharmacy shows the average
American gobbles up their Halloween candy stash twice before seeing
their first trick or treater. In fact, one in four
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of the two thousand surveyed admitted they had to restock
three times or more. A whopping fifty five percent said
they have to rush out to buy candy at the
last minute.
Speaker 3 (16:46):
So I'm cracking up with it twice, lordie, three times? Okay,
So this is why you have to hide it, even
from yourself.
Speaker 2 (16:56):
So the average American gobbles up their Halloween candy stash
twice before Halloween comes, and then one in four so
a quarter of the people admitted they had to restock
three times or more.
Speaker 3 (17:11):
So you could go the route of not buying it
too early, but then you risk getting the leftover crappy candy.
Speaker 2 (17:19):
Well, I don't think, or you're left with.
Speaker 3 (17:23):
A very expensive candy and you can't buy as much
of it you don't buy too early. So it just depends.
Speaker 2 (17:30):
Well, if you're going to buy it three times, you
might as well risk spending a little more for one
bag of candy instead of three.
Speaker 3 (17:40):
Yeah. See, this is the ride you should take. I think,
don't buy it too early and you know, just you
don't have to go too crazy on how much you
buy then and hopefully you save your waistline a little
bit of you know, the woes from your weightstline.
Speaker 2 (17:56):
Or maybe buy some that you don't like.
Speaker 3 (18:00):
Now. See, that's a good strategy, and that's one that
I've actually implored myself in the past.
Speaker 2 (18:05):
Well what did you Now, I'm curious of what you
thought that.
Speaker 3 (18:08):
You don't like h hard candies that you know, with
lots of I hate to say this, but now that
we really know so much more about how unhealthy the
candies are, I mean probably I think hard candies that
probably have a bunch of dyes in them that aren't
good for kids. Now I feel bad thing that.
Speaker 2 (18:24):
Oh you're not going to tell me you pass out
apples or something, are you.
Speaker 3 (18:28):
No, we haven't been able to pass out apples. And
how long I mean it's been a long time. Think
about that, all those scary others needles and razors, and
you can't pass out.
Speaker 2 (18:38):
Apples, which is all urban myths, but.
Speaker 3 (18:41):
Well whatever, it's still scared us into not passing out
apples and other things that were healthy or homemade.
Speaker 2 (18:50):
But well, I think you have to get something that
the kids like but that you don't like. So in
my case, it would be like, you know, I don't
know anything gummy. Oh you like the gumpany Twizzlers or
gummy Bears or Airheads or sour Patch Kids or any
of that.
Speaker 3 (19:08):
Yeah, I couldn't get those. I would eat those, yes.
Speaker 2 (19:11):
See, I'd have no problem. They wouldn't be touched by
the time Halloween comes now, and I'd be laughing at
everybody else rushing to the store that already ate their
Halloween candy three times over.
Speaker 3 (19:20):
Now. The dark chocolate hershes with the almonds, no, those
would be gone.
Speaker 2 (19:25):
Yeah, anything with chocolate and nuts and it would be
gone immediately. That's why I don't do it.
Speaker 1 (19:33):
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Speaker 2 (00:10):
Pakistani Prime Minister Shabaz Sharif is planning to nominate President
Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. The Prime Minister is
looking to nominate Trump for his role and brokering the
historic ceasefire and hostage agreement between Hamas and Israel. It
follows Sharif's June announcement to nominate Trump for his role
in securing a ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan. The
(00:33):
Prime Minister shared his support to nominate President Trump for
the award on Monday while addressing world leaders in Egypt
who are gathered to sign documents related to the peace
deal in Gaza.
Speaker 3 (00:43):
You can see the big smile on my face. There's
a mother horizon.
Speaker 2 (00:49):
Oh.
Speaker 3 (00:49):
I appreciate that this year's winner dedicated her win to Trump.
I thought that was quite literally, very noble of her,
and I know we can go tip for tad on. Oh,
the Nobel Peace Prize, what does it really matter anymore?
They gave it to Obama and he didn't do anything.
Speaker 2 (01:03):
They give it to Yasir Era to give it to Obama.
They give it.
Speaker 3 (01:06):
Yeah, well, it just this add on Israel awarding Trump
their highest honor. Add on Egypt giving Trump and awarding
him their highest honor. I just I have since his
first term, have said alone just his Abraham accords, and
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he pushed it yet again.
Speaker 2 (01:28):
You know Trump, do you mean the Abraham of Therd.
Speaker 3 (01:33):
He made the big deal about that yesterday. I'm waiting
for the diaper diplomacy. Do you ever follow that on
your social where they make all of these speeches, you know,
into baby baby videos. I'm waiting.
Speaker 2 (01:44):
I mean, I've seen it. I can't say follow it.
Speaker 3 (01:46):
Oh well, it's definitely hit my scroll. I don't know
if I'm following it or not, but it's in my
algorithm either way. They use some of Trump's speech yesterday
when actually the was it two of the Israeli in
the Israeli parliament pro Palestinian it.
Speaker 2 (02:01):
Was two Arab members of the Israeli parliaments that held
up a sign that said genocide and then we're as
swiftly escorted out.
Speaker 3 (02:09):
So diaper diplomacy on my social that's what they did,
that little piece right there with all the little babies
and the quick shots to the reactions to baby Trump,
and it was frankly hilarious. But Trump using his visit,
whether you want to say Abraham or Abraham, as he
said yesterday, I mean, this is about reinvigorating a piece
initiative he started in his first term. So you know,
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way back then, I was saying he needs to be,
you know, nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize.
Speaker 2 (02:37):
So look at what he's doing.
Speaker 3 (02:39):
When it comes to economic relations, diplomacy. You know, I
just I pray that the piece actually sticks in the middiest.
Speaker 2 (02:51):
Well, that's the biggest prize of all. And who cares
about the Nobel Peace Prize. If you can forge a piece,
that's your prize and to have the respect of these
other nations and to have that political capital at your prize.
So who cares about the Nobel Peace Prize. It does
nothing for you other than.
Speaker 3 (03:11):
Trump ragging rights we've been Trump said, the prize is peace.
Speaker 2 (03:15):
Treasury Secretary Scott Besson is suggesting the government shutdown is
beginning to affect the economy. During an interview, Besson implied
that the shut down is affecting people's lives, and he
also accused the media of not sufficiently covering the gravity
of the matter. Republicans have taken aim at Democrats for
refusing to support a GOP funding plan. The Democrats want
(03:37):
to first address Enhanced Affordable Care Acts subsidies set to
expire at the end of the year. Hundreds of thousands
of workers have already have already been furloughed since the
shutdown began, and now officials are warning that more than
four thousand employees could soon be fired.
Speaker 4 (03:53):
Marks the third week that Democrats have blocked paychecks to
our troops. They blocked pay for two point two million
and federal workers, and they held critical services that the
American people rely upon in limbook.
Speaker 3 (04:05):
Now we know Speaker Mike Johnson there, Speaker of the House,
that they've how many times come to vote on this
at this point when it comes to Democrats and by
the way, Republicans, all the Senators are headed back to
DC today and seems to be no end in sight.
Speaker 2 (04:23):
Yeah, I think it's eight Yeah, and.
Speaker 3 (04:27):
The even Hakeem Jeffries is out here saying, well, do
you know they have this all or nothing? Unfortunately it's
an all or nothing proposal. How many more times and
ways do we need to revisit history with the Democrats
and the fact that they voted to kick this can
down the road in the past multiple times. And this
vote is just to get to a place of negotiation. Well,
(04:52):
that is, treating over the healthcare issues they keep talking about.
Speaker 2 (04:55):
Well. The House Speaker also said that this current shutdown
could be one of the longest in history. He said
of Democrats, keep up their obstruction, and that's where we're
going to be headed. Of course, the shutdown began several
weeks ago October first. The sentence expected to vote again
today on a measure, but it's not expected to pass.
(05:15):
It's already failed seven times, as will be the eighth
try today.
Speaker 3 (05:19):
So history is thirty five days. That's what the shutdown
was back in twenty nineteen. So we've discussed this a
little bit before, but it was really the air traffic
controllers who were out of work without pay that ended
that shutdown. So DOTTSA thirty five days. What does that
look like when it comes to affecting our economy. That's
(05:40):
a massive pressure point. You mentioned the Treasury secretary. Already
going into week three here, they've reported forty five thousand
private sector jobs. That's not even talking about the government gigs.
Forty five thousand private sector jobs already affected. And then
(06:00):
when you have people who are not at work, they're
not going out getting you know, the extras, whether it's
a eating at a restaurant or getting their hair cut,
and that affects our GDP, our gross domestic product. And
they last week, in the first week actually estimated fifteen
billion dollars a week is not flowing through our economy
(06:22):
while we remain shut down.
Speaker 2 (06:24):
Fifteen billion with a beat, Well, they're going to remain
shut down. I mean, so it doesn't matter how much
it is. They can't they can't come to a meeting
of the minds.
Speaker 3 (06:38):
So we have discussed this as well, the whole back
in forest finger pointing. I think that Republicans are hinging on,
well in Democrats do. They're hinging on the idea that
we as Americans out here affected one way or the other.
At some point, are you going to be mad enough
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to what know, mad enough to do what?
Speaker 2 (07:04):
I mean?
Speaker 3 (07:04):
If you're if you're out here, you feel pretty helpless
given the fact that it's up to these lawmakers to
get things moving again.
Speaker 2 (07:14):
Well, you know, the public sentiment is blaming both sides.
So I don't know who they're trying to make mad.
They're managing to make everybody mad. I know.
Speaker 3 (07:22):
This is where I have massive concern that, you know,
the whole that Republicans will somehow cave that's in history
what they have been doing. I mean, if we went
back to you know, twenty nineteen, and here Speaker Johnson
is saying, this could be the longest shutdown in history,
So that's more than thirty five days. History has proven
(07:45):
if that's to be the cave, I this just looks ugly.
Speaker 2 (07:52):
Well with any of that. You know, this is all
over these Obamacare subsidies during the Biden administration, during COVID
and they were set to expire. They're set to expire
at the end of this year, and so the Democrats
think they have a way to embarrass the Republicans and
hang you know, healthcare issues around their next There's few
Republicans that are concerned about it from their districts. But
(08:15):
it goes to show you that any government program, any
government spending, it never goes away. Never so and that's
why we're how many trillion dollars in the hole, coming
up on forty trillion. It's thirty something trillion dollars. You
(08:39):
know that we're in the deficit. And why because the
government just keeps spending and spending and spending and spending,
and anytime there's something to do about it to make
some of that spending go away, it just doesn't happen.
And this goes all the way back to the Great
New Deal and everything under FDR. The spending never stops,
(09:02):
so they'll just keep going and going and going with it.
And now they think they have an issue that they
can embarrass the Republicans with or at least gain some
leverage with, and the Republicans, to their credit this time,
are like, no, we're not going along with that. And
all this does is fund the government for another now,
(09:24):
you know, just about a month, a month.
Speaker 3 (09:27):
And a week if they actually pass this to continue
on with the negotiations on the continuing Resolution, and then.
Speaker 2 (09:33):
It's just going to happen over and over and over again.
So I think they're better off just letting it go
and saying, all right, stalemate, we'll do this as for
as long as you're willing.
Speaker 3 (09:44):
I think ultimately the it's exposing clearly in my mind
because I'm so leaned into it. I mean, maybe not
other people who aren't, but it exposes the Democrats the hypocrisy,
the idea that they are willing to have the American
people hurt so badly potentially given on how long this
may go down to protect illegal immigrants in our country
(10:08):
with regards to benefits taxpayer benefits in health care in
this case, they can say what they want to about that,
but this has been proven to be the case that
that's exactly what Republicans are standing up for. And if Democrats,
if they don't want to lose their constituency for people
who are paying attention, then I guess don't come to
(10:29):
the sixty votes. But they've got to get some votes
flipped in the Senate or we're not going anywhere. Did
you know TPUSA wants you to wear red today in
support of Charlie Kirk.
Speaker 2 (10:39):
The White House will be hosting a celebration of Charlie
Kirk's life today. President Trump said it he'll be posthumously
awarding Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The event will
take place in the White House East Room. Kirk's wife, Erica,
will be in attendance. The thirty one year old Conservative
activists was shot and killed while speaking at a rally
in Utah in September.
Speaker 3 (11:00):
Shows you everything that you need to see that Trump
absolutely adored Charlie Kirk. I mean, he traveled through the
night to get back today for this four pm White
House ceremony. And it's just heart it's still is heartbreaking
to me. It's just been over just over a month
and a few days that today would have been Charlie's
thirty second birthday. Look at what he accomplished in thirty
(11:22):
one years of life. I mean, it's a national day
of remembrance for Charlie Kirk because look, as a young man,
how successfully he was resetting generations of younger Americans. And
his influence was global. You saw that after his horrific assassination,
and now it's cemented in history.
Speaker 2 (11:43):
Well, and they had to silence his voice, didn't they horrifying.
Speaker 3 (11:48):
I mean, it truly is a turning point. We've talked
about this. It's not just you know, whether it's a
revival of faith, it's a rejuvenation of traditional values. You know,
he pushed get may have babies, embrace your faith. And
I am continuing to see people leaning into the Bible
and Christianity more than I ever have in my lifetime.
Speaker 2 (12:11):
Hmm. You know, I think, I mean, I wanted to
diminish the effect that he had, but I think, you know,
in a short term that may be true. But I don't,
you know, I don't know. I think they think it's
even too early to tell.
Speaker 3 (12:28):
I think his assassination created millions more Charlies, I truly do.
I think that this is going to have a ripple
effect throughout younger you know, the younger generation who frankly,
I mean, I understand where you're coming from, but the
younger generation has been confused and abused enough, and there
are so many, so many of them pushing back against
(12:49):
that and saying no more. I mean the vigil atop
the Ravenel Bridge weeks back, just after his assassinations there
was nearly a thousand people were the ss with the
Charleston Republican Party organizing it and a scramble at the
last second. The majority of the people on that bridge
were young people wearing freedom shirts, wearing flight raising quite literally,
(13:16):
they had a life size stuffed Jesus. They were wearing
biblical verses on their shirts. They were flying Jesus saves flags.
It was so incredibly enlightening to me, and I just
think that's something important that we really need to continue
to talk about because that generation is reaching out and
he represented something that they clearly need and frankly our
(13:40):
country need.
Speaker 2 (13:42):
Well, we can continue to talk about it and to
carry on the mantle of his work. But I think
those people were not just conversions after he was assassinated.
Those people were already on his side. And he had
a lot of young people that followed him, and there
(14:02):
was a lot of young people that were deeply affected
by his assassination. But I don't think that they were
conversions by the assassination. I think they were already with
him or converted to him already.
Speaker 3 (14:16):
I'm making both points. They're both happening before he was assassinated.
I in my lifetime have never seen videos across the
country of college campuses being packed with people who were
leaning back into their faith and being baptized. And now
(14:37):
it's even more so. And if it includes just the visual,
the social scroll, the global reaction to his assassination, I mean,
both things are happening.
Speaker 2 (14:48):
Well, I don't you know, if that's going on in
college campuses all over the country. I sure missed it.
Speaker 3 (14:55):
Oh yeah, there's a video long before his assassination and
heading up to Trump's historic win and reelection, lots of
videos that were just really heartwarming, really and a lot
and in many ways unbelievable of candlelight vigils, of you know,
(15:15):
people being saved. I mean, just thousands of people packing
their college. You know, there's churches near the colleges, and
we don't have a list of all the ones here
because this has been going on for some time. But
I mean, I remember what I was like in college,
and that's it's different than where I was. But they're
(15:35):
growing up in a different time, very scary, disturbing time
in our country for young people.
Speaker 2 (15:40):
Well, those videos are one thing, but I don't really
think that's going on on the majority of campuses across
the United States. What's going on is the pro Palestinian
protests and all the wokeism still and these and the
people that are being offended in all of this.
Speaker 3 (15:59):
That's getting most attention, no doubt. Well, people who are
being baptized aren't making national headlines because it doesn't fit
the propaganda press is narrative shocker, all right.
Speaker 2 (16:13):
I mean, I you know, I don't know if all
that much has changed, but I mean, we can hope.
It turns out most Americans finish their candy before Halloween.
A study on behalf of CVS Pharmacy shows the average
American gobbles up their Halloween candy stash twice before seeing
their first trick or treater. In fact, one in four
(16:35):
of the two thousand surveyed admitted they had to restock
three times or more. A whopping fifty five percent said
they have to rush out to buy candy at the
last minute.
Speaker 3 (16:46):
So I'm cracking up with it twice, lordie, three times? Okay,
So this is why you have to hide it, even
from yourself.
Speaker 2 (16:56):
So the average American gobbles up their Halloween candy stash
twice before Halloween comes, and then one in four so
a quarter of the people admitted they had to restock
three times or more.
Speaker 3 (17:11):
So you could go the route of not buying it
too early, but then you risk getting the leftover crappy candy.
Speaker 2 (17:19):
Well, I don't think, or you're left with.
Speaker 3 (17:23):
A very expensive candy and you can't buy as much
of it you don't buy too early. So it just depends.
Speaker 2 (17:30):
Well, if you're going to buy it three times, you
might as well risk spending a little more for one
bag of candy instead of three.
Speaker 3 (17:40):
Yeah. See, this is the ride you should take. I think,
don't buy it too early and you know, just you
don't have to go too crazy on how much you
buy then and hopefully you save your waistline a little
bit of you know, the woes from your weightstline.
Speaker 2 (17:56):
Or maybe buy some that you don't like.
Speaker 3 (18:00):
Now. See, that's a good strategy, and that's one that
I've actually implored myself in the past.
Speaker 2 (18:05):
Well what did you Now, I'm curious of what you
thought that.
Speaker 3 (18:08):
You don't like h hard candies that you know, with
lots of I hate to say this, but now that
we really know so much more about how unhealthy the
candies are, I mean probably I think hard candies that
probably have a bunch of dyes in them that aren't
good for kids. Now I feel bad thing that.
Speaker 2 (18:24):
Oh you're not going to tell me you pass out
apples or something, are you.
Speaker 3 (18:28):
No, we haven't been able to pass out apples. And
how long I mean it's been a long time. Think
about that, all those scary others needles and razors, and
you can't pass out.
Speaker 2 (18:38):
Apples, which is all urban myths, but.
Speaker 3 (18:41):
Well whatever, it's still scared us into not passing out
apples and other things that were healthy or homemade.
Speaker 2 (18:50):
But well, I think you have to get something that
the kids like but that you don't like. So in
my case, it would be like, you know, I don't
know anything gummy. Oh you like the gumpany Twizzlers or
gummy Bears or Airheads or sour Patch Kids or any
of that.
Speaker 3 (19:08):
Yeah, I couldn't get those. I would eat those, yes.
Speaker 2 (19:11):
See, I'd have no problem. They wouldn't be touched by
the time Halloween comes now, and I'd be laughing at
everybody else rushing to the store that already ate their
Halloween candy three times over.
Speaker 3 (19:20):
Now. The dark chocolate hershes with the almonds, no, those
would be gone.
Speaker 2 (19:25):
Yeah, anything with chocolate and nuts and it would be
gone immediately. That's why I don't do it.
Speaker 1 (19:33):
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