Pope's Passing and Political Peculiarities

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Easter Monday brings a mix of solemn reflection and heated debate as we discuss Pope Francis's unexpected passing and what this means for Catholics worldwide – both devout and those who've stepped away from regular religious practice.

The conversation takes a sharp political turn when examining former President Trump's recent "thinking out loud" comment about deporting "homegrowns next." This off-the-cuff remark ignited immediate controversy with political commentator Simone Sanders and Representative Glenn Ivey promoting the unfounded fear that Black Americans could be targeted for deportation. We cut through the race-baiting rhetoric to analyze what Trump likely meant about violent criminals while acknowledging the constitutional impossibility of deporting American citizens.

Perhaps most passionate is our examination of the Boston Marathon's gender division policies. Coinciding with Patriots Day's 250th anniversary, this iconic American sporting event has permitted biological males to compete in women's divisions since 2018. We highlight the case of Ria Susing (born Robert Sheen Young), who has competed in female categories over 338 times, winning medals in 140+ instances – each victory displacing deserving women athletes. This practice fundamentally undermines athletic fairness and the competitive opportunities women fought decades to secure. When even "Women's Running Magazine" features biological males on covers meant to champion female athletes, we must ask: what spaces remain protected for women in sport?

The episode concludes with a thought-provoking question about political awakening. What issues first captured your attention in your formative years? Was it military service, civil rights, environmental concerns, or something entirely different? Share your story and join the conversation about how these early influences shape our lifelong civic participation and values.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Well, good morning, happy Easter Monday.
The Pope is dead and he wasjust seen yesterday with JD
Vance and out and about.
That is so weird.
I know that he had been sickfor a long time, I don't know.
But rest in peace.

(00:21):
I'm not going to say anythingelse, except now it starts the
process of finding a new one.
And, yes, I'm Catholic, eventhough I'm not a practicing one.
Right now.
When I say I'm not practicing,you know, I tried my best to be
a good person, but I don'tattend mass anymore like I used
to, and all of that I'll.
You know.

(00:42):
I know I should, but okay,we're going to move on because I
have some other stories I wantto talk about as well.
I feel like I can't sayanything about the Pope because
I haven't been active in myreligion.
Okay, but I do want to talkabout a couple of things that I
wrote about, one for the VictoryGirls blog.

(01:03):
Let's go over here.
I should have had this preparedfor you all.
Sorry, kenny, but I hope youhad a great Easter too.
May God bless you and grant youeverything that your heart
desires, and I really do meanthat.
So here we go Over at theVictory Girls blog I blogged
about.

(01:23):
Simone Sanders thinks blackAmericans are next to be
deported, all because of Trumpsaying out loud in front of
cameras that the homegrowns arenext.
Oh my gosh, I think PresidentTrump is the most think
outout-loud president ever, sohe might be the most

(01:46):
think-out-loud president inAmerican history.
It's like every idea pops intohis head, gets an instant press
release.
Who needs leaks when the manlive streams his own thoughts in
real time?
Right, I go to the rule thatJeffy has.
Just because the camera's infront of your face doesn't mean
you have to talk.
And I know he's PresidentDonald Trump.

(02:06):
I understand what he's tryingto say.
I understand what he's saying.
We're not talking about theregular everyday criminal.
We're talking about hugelyawful, violent, insane criminals
here that are gang members.
Yes, america has gang members.
Did you know that?
Shocking right.
He's talking about those kindof people, our very own MS-13

(02:30):
people here in America that areUnited States citizens.
Now should they be shippedoverseas to a foreign prison?
No, against the law, theConstitution does not allow that
.
I am sure, even though DonaldTrump says they're looking into
it, I have some opinions.
My first gut reaction is ifthey're the violent ones, just

(03:00):
like that guy who killed RachelMorin, even though he wasn't
illegal.
But if somebody like thatAmerican citizen here did that,
I don't think I'd have a problemwith it.
But but we, then we open a doorand I don't know that I want
that Now.
If now can we have a prisonlike the one in El Salvador,
maybe run by Americans, I don'tknow how that would work, I

(03:21):
don't know.
So I wrote about that overthere.
She's just totally outraged,saying black people are going to
be deported next Shut up.
If you want to go read that,I'll read the first paragraph.
Deported next Shut up.
If you want to go read that,I'll read the first paragraph.
Simone Sanders is once againfanning the flames of her fear,
claiming black Americans couldbe next to be deported under
Trump, backed by RepresentativeGlenn Ivey and an op-ed from the

(03:44):
Nation.
Her narrative is pure racebeating with no basis.
In fact, the Joy Reidreplacement took to her MSNBC
pulpit this week to drop one ofthe most outrageous bits of race
beating we've heard in a while,and that's really saying
something.
According to her, blackAmericans are next in line to be

(04:06):
deported under Trump.
Yes, really, not criminals, notforeign nationals, just black
people.
And, right on cue,representative Glenn Ivey, who
is from Maryland, jumped onboard with his nonsense warning
about the threat of Americans ofcolor.
So I think also.

(04:26):
I heard recently that thisRepresentative Glenn Ivey is
going to go over to El Salvadorand also meet with Kilgore
whatever, abrea, gers, whateverhis name is over there.
He also wants to go meet withthem.
What is the obsession?
Okay, so now we got to talkabout Boston Strong.
The Boston Marathon is supposedto be run, the 129th running of

(04:50):
the Boston Marathon.
I guess it helps celebrate the250th day of Patriots Day as
well.
And guess what?
Boston Strong?
Not when it comes to allowingmen to compete against women in
the Boston Marathon.
Jennifer Say S-E-Y is the ownerof the XX slash XY Athletics and

(05:13):
Riley Gaines is a spokespersonfor them.
I think too.
Jennifer Say is a formergymnast and author who has been
outspoken about the malescompeting in women's sports.
Now she's not as famous as someof these other people, but you
know who she is.
She has the XXXY Athletics.
She wrote this New York Postarticle which I took as

(05:37):
inspiration to write my own blogpost and I'm going to read a
little bit to you now.
The 129th Boston Marathon hitsthe streets on April 21st today,
right in step with the 250thanniversary of Patriots Day.
A historic day that oncecelebrated rebellion and
resilience is now beingovershadowed by a new kind of
absurdity men and women'sdivisions.

(06:00):
Jennifer Say, writing in theNew York Post, finally says what
far too many are too afraid toEnough is enough.
It's time to stop pretendingthat male bodies in female
sports aren't a problem, becausethey are, and the Boston
Marathon, one of the most iconicsporting events in America, is
letting it happen.
Now, this is not the first year.
It's been happening since 2018,I believe, so it's been

(06:25):
happening for a while.
Um, in case you didn't knowthat, yeah, so she.
She goes on and she writes,because I quote her, I pull a
quote from the new york postarticle yet now the marathon has
allowed a male to compete inthe women's division because he
claims to be a woman.
Ria susing, born, born RobertSheen Young, is a man, a

(06:47):
long-time runner, and hascompeted in races in the female
category more than 338 timessince 2009, meddling for his age
group more than 140 times.
In each of those races, hedisplaced a deserving woman, and
every time he stood atop thepodium, he displaced many
allowing male runners in women'sraces undermines fairness and

(07:09):
disadvantages female competitors.
Of course we know this.
It means a man could win everyboston marathon category men's,
women's and the non-non binarytoo, because apparently they
have a non-binary category aswell.
Why doesn't he go run in that?
So no space is protected forwomen at all, on a day meant to

(07:29):
honor courage and freedom?
This is what breaking barriersreally means.
This isn't now.
I go on.
This is my words.
Now.
This isn't some brand newprogressive frontier.
The Boston Athletic Associationhas allowed males to register as
women since at least 2018, aslong as they identify as such.
What does that mean?

(07:49):
In other words, facts andbiology take a backseat to
feelings and ideology, andthey're getting away with it
under the banner of inclusivity.
Even the media has been playingalong for years.
So Women's Running Magazineactually put a transgender,
biological sorry, put abiological male on the cover of

(08:10):
their magazine, championingwomen, spotlighting men.
Oh, it's just the insanity.
You can go finish reading thatif you'd like, because I need to
wrap it up here.
I you know, I just don'tunderstand.
I don't understand as much asI've been covering this and
talking about the trans cult,the ideology where women want to

(08:34):
accept that men can becomewomen is just absurd to me.
I don't understand this at alland as many as much as I've been
covering it, I still don'tunderstand it.
You'd think by now I wouldunderstand this, but I don't,
because I'm a regular, normalperson who believes the truth.
Male and female, and that's it.
Men cannot become women, womencannot become men, period.

(08:59):
All right, we've got to go tothe question of the day.
Okay, I have a good question.
It's a political question.
In your growing up, of comingof age type thing, what was
probably the first politicalevent or cause or issue that
caught your attention early onin your youthful years?
I'm not sure what mine was,maybe probably military and

(09:22):
veterans, probably.
So I mean, I joined the Navywhen I was 18 years old.
So there you go.
What was your early on as ayouthful young person?
What caught your attention inthe political realm to make you
think, hmm, maybe I need to govote.
That's the question of the day.
All right, thank you forlistening.

(09:43):
Have a great day.
Love y'all Bye.