June 25, 2025 • 40 mins
President Trump is NOT happy with either Israel or Iran after both countries appear to break a ceasefire, whether intentionally or unintentionally. Days after the U.S. struck Iranian nuclear facilities, the President was asked what he thought about the teetering ceasefire between the two middle eastern countries, saying, “We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don't know what the f--- they're doing.” We discussed the fragile conflict in the Middle East as President Trump seems to be losing his patience with even ally Israel!
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
It's nightside with Dan Ray. I'm telling you Boston's knee
radio ninety degrees at eleven o'clock at night. All right,
let me give you a little insight into tomorrow. Okay,
this is the headline that the New York Times will
be printing or is printing now. Ceasefire between Israel and
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Iran appears to hold after Trump rebuke. The truce went
into effect after pressure from President Trump and cut and Cutter.
Israel said its forces were now shifting their attention back
to Gaza. Okay, let me go to the end of
the article here, which I think has some information that
is particularly important. Israel and Iran each framed the truce
as a victory. Mister Nataniaou celebrated an historic victory in
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an address to the nation and said Israel had rendered
Iran's nuclear project useless. He added, Israel has never had
a friend like President Trump in the White House. The
Iranian National Security Council said Tehran had forced the enemy
to regret and accept defeat and unilaterally stop its aggression.
But in a phone call with the leader of the
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United Arab Emirates, Iran's president is not the Ayatollah, but
the President Mussud Peshekian, said Tehran was ready to resolve
issues at the negotiating table, According to an official readout
of the call by mister Pasekian's office, he also asked
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the Emoradi leader to tell the United States that Iran
was simply seeking its legitimate rights and has no demands
on this and definitely has not and will not seek
a nuclear weapon. The statement suggested that Iran, despite earlier
failed talks, was willing to engage in diplomacy. Well, I
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think that's pretty interesting. A preliminary, clim classified US report
says the American bombing of Iran's nuclear site sealed off
the entrances of two of the facilities, but did not
collapse their underground buildings, According to officials familiar with the findings,
the report said much of Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium
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had been moved before the strikes, which destroyed little of
the nuclear material. The early finis concluded that the strikes
set back Iran's nuclear program by only a few months.
The official said, now, again, these are leaks, so you
have to look at leaks with some skepticism. The Israeli
military's chief of staff Lieutenant General Al Zemir said on
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Tuesday that Israeli forces were now shifting their attention back
to Gaza as the ceasefire with Iran appeared to be holding.
The focus, he said in the stadium was to bring
home the hostages, said in a statement was to bring
home the hostages and top of Iran's rules. Analysts said,
mister net Yahu routing a way of Israeli public support
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for the war against Iran. May now I'll be in
a stronger position Togo see an end to the devastating
war in Gaza that began more than twenty months ago.
So I mean I'm optimistic, Okay, I'm always an optimist.
And the reporters who I've just quoted from, there's a
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whole lot of them, but primarily Isabelle Kirshner, Aaron Boxerman,
Maggie Haberman, and Michael Levinson. So with that, I want
to know what you think. Are you optimistic like I am?
That doesn't mean I would rather be optimistic than my
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friend Glenn, who seems to be pessimistic. Let's keep rolling here.
We're going to go next to David and Maine. David,
appreciate your patience waiting through the news. You are next
on nightside. I wanted to read people what was being
going to be set in the New York Times tomorrow.
Speaker 2 (03:55):
Go ahead, David, Yes, because to hear from you sometimes
I heard on the radio. I use it transistor radio.
I lived up in the Deep Wilderness and Auto, Maine.
I used to I used to work as a chef
in Boston, but I've been retired for twelve years and
I live in the Deep Woods. But I do pick
up WBZ from time to time, and I always I
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kind of miss the radio stations down in that area
because that's where I'm originally from. But here's the thing
that's puzzling me. Oil is a major commodity for Russia.
They produce a lot of it, and I think Russia.
I commend Trump for doing what he did, because I
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think that was the only move that he could have
on the chessboard of trying to get rid of the
Iranian new program. However, what I don't understand is how
Camoran hasn't blown up the oil installations all around the
Gulf of Camoose, because that was then the price of
a barrel of oil maybe to one hundred and fifty
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a barrel, and that would really help usher out, which is,
by the way, Iran's number one. Ally, how come they
haven't done that, Well, they That's an obvious thing. And
I'm wondering if if Iran is so fixated with Israel,
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they might have lost sight of the only option that
they probably have in their arsenal Well, they.
Speaker 1 (05:28):
Rely upon oil as well, uh, and they have a
lot of oil facilities that are well within the range
of US offshore ships. So you could have sort of
a mutual assured destruction situation there whereby what I mean
by that is Trump may have told Iran, you mess
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with the straights straight of home oves and you're going
to lose your oil production facilities. And if you lose
your oil production facilities, it really doesn't matter what the
price of oil is, because if you have nothing to sell,
what difference does it make.
Speaker 2 (06:11):
Well, here's the thing is that, in a roundabout way,
I'm thinking that it would actually level the playing field
because if the global economy tanks.
Speaker 3 (06:23):
Then the overall.
Speaker 2 (06:26):
Strategic situation changes dramatically because suddenly Russia has this high
commodity of oil to sell if the price goes through
the route, because Russia is a major producer. They are
a basket economy. Anyways, I hate everything that Russia is.
Speaker 1 (06:44):
Anyways, Well, again, I don't know that Aron wants to
help Russia that much. It would seem to me that
our planners, our military planners, probably have thought of this possibility.
We'll have to see other places. I will always say this,
here's what Here are the canaries and the goal in
the in the coal mine. You might want to think about,
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what is the stock market done in the last two days.
It's gone up twice.
Speaker 2 (07:11):
That's a good Yeah, well, well that's a good sign.
But here's the thing is that that's the only that's
the only possible option I would think Iran would have
because I thought I Ran and Russia were like extremely close.
I guess they're not as close as I thought they were.
Speaker 1 (07:28):
Oh, I think you're right. I think they're close. But
but again I think that Iran may realize, after what
happened to them on Saturday night, that that President Trump
means says what he means, and means what he said
what he says, I mean, you know, it means that's all. Look,
something happened. Why is why? Why is that?
Speaker 2 (07:52):
Look at that war that was bought between Iran and Iraq.
That was an eight and a half to nine year
war between that I had told a committee that not
case in Iran versus Saddam Hussein. About a million or
Iraqis died in about one and a half million Iranians died.
The border changed hardly, nothing changed. I might have changed
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two or three times. The Iranians battle hardened to long battles.
I think what Iran might try to do, even though
they're extremely weak, is to draw us into this thing
by maybe just blowing up everything on the Persian Gulf,
even if they have nothing to sell and they lose everything.
Speaker 1 (08:37):
But you know what, I Am not going to be
as dystopian. I'm not going to be as pessimistic as that.
All the signs that I see as of right now
are pointing in the right direction. And I'm trying to
talk to people rationally. And You've been one of my
rational callers tonight for which I appreciate this. David, Have
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you retired? I want I'm more interested in you. You
said you're up in the backwoods. You made did you retire?
Are you done working?
Speaker 2 (09:05):
I'm I'm close to my mid seventies.
Speaker 3 (09:09):
I'm happier up here.
Speaker 2 (09:11):
I live in the wilderness. Uh, good for you, good
for the I I missed the city, and it's in
its own way. But you know, when you when you
when you're when you own a lot of land and
you live in the wilderness, it's a kind of a
different world. It's it's I'll tell you, it's all trumpy
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up here. The people are mainly good in a Rooster
County for the most Well.
Speaker 1 (09:36):
How far are you from the Canadian border? How far
are you from the Canadian border?
Speaker 2 (09:40):
I'm only twelve miles because Holton was right on the
Canadian border literally, and.
Speaker 1 (09:45):
Well, if you want to go to the big city,
you can ride down in bangor.
Speaker 2 (09:48):
Someday, or I guess I could go to fred Erington,
which is on the other side of the border as well.
Speaker 1 (09:57):
Look, thank you for Have you ever called before? Now
this is your first time?
Speaker 2 (10:01):
Oh no, no, I've called you people a long time ago,
several times.
Speaker 4 (10:05):
But you know, well I.
Speaker 1 (10:06):
Don't know who you people are. Is this the first
time you called my show Nightside with Dan Ray?
Speaker 2 (10:11):
Yeah? Oh, I see what you mean. Yeah, I've called
up the shows on the same station.
Speaker 1 (10:16):
But again, Dave. My question. Focus with me for a
second here. Yeah, I'm asking you for a reason. Is
this the first time you called my show, Dan Ray
with Nightside on Nightside?
Speaker 2 (10:26):
I believe so.
Speaker 3 (10:28):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (10:28):
Well, we want to give you a round of applause
as the first time caller. Okay, that's I wanted to
be welcoming. That's all. Please, I'm looking forward to your
second call. You're a rational caller. Thank you much appreciate it, David.
Speaker 2 (10:40):
Thank you very much.
Speaker 1 (10:42):
Have a great one, good night. We'll take a break,
coming right back on Nightside, night Side with Dan Ray
on Boston's news radio. I guess I'm the only person
in America who's someone optimistic tonight. And based upon what
I have seen, the fact that the stock market is up,
the fact that the truth seems to be holding, the
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fact that the New York Times is acknowledging that this truce,
this ceasefire, seems to be holding the fact that Iran,
who has been a pain in our butt for forty
six years, who Iran that killed over two hundred and
fifty US Marines in Beirut in nineteen eighty three, and
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whose roadside bombs killed American soldiers, a thousand at least
can be attributable to the Iranian roadside bombs. They have been.
They have been the puppeteers of Hezbollah Hamas the hooties
isis this? I guess I'm the only one that's seeing
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this as a positive. Everybody else thinks it's bad anyway.
If you agree with me five, If you disagree with me,
doesn't matter. Let me go next to Bill in Pennsylvania,
build next on night side garight ahead.
Speaker 3 (12:01):
Yeah, thanks, Dad, You're not alone. I'm with you. I'm
very positive because of the news that you just gave
us about the New York Times, and I think Maggie
Haberman was in on that.
Speaker 1 (12:16):
Yeah. I mean, you never know who contributed what, but
clearly the Times is looking at it, you know, fairly
objectively as they should and basically saying, hey, you know,
I think that Trump screwed up when he did the
social post. It was like, these guys are going to
stop fighting, and this would be like being in a
heavyweight fight and saying, well, you know, Mohammad Ali is
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going to fight for twelve rounds and the thirteenth round
he's not going to throw any punches. And then Joe
Fraser will fight through the thirteenth round, and he'll stop
throwing punches in the fourteenth round. I mean, you'd say,
what are you nuts, honey?
Speaker 3 (12:56):
Oh, you're right, hey, hey. And the other thing that
I think, I think this is a fact that the uh,
the the vest that the terrorists used to uh blow
up Abby Gate, I think that was an Iranian built vest.
Speaker 1 (13:16):
Wouldn't surprise me, wouldn't surprise me at all. Iranian supplied. Yeah.
Speaker 3 (13:23):
And another thing, yeah, and the other thing is if
you go back to uh uh North Korea. Okay, we
are time and time again. Obama was the president at
the time. They're not going to get the nukes underneath
my watch and they're not gonna and they were actually
they were actually under negotiation table when all of a sudden, uh,
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North Korea, you know, gets gets a nuke and and
uh and this that's one thing that Trump is not
going to let that happen again for sure.
Speaker 1 (13:57):
Particularly with with Iran. Again, I don't think that that
many in my audience, and which really disappoints me. This
is a theocracy and it's the only other theocracy in
the world that I know of is the Vatican, and
the Vatican is a theocracy. It's a nation state only
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on a few acres of land inside the city of Rome.
It doesn't have any nuclear weapons. If these nut jobs
got nuclear weapons, god knows what they do with them.
I have a pretty good idea what they'd like to
do with them.
Speaker 3 (14:31):
These are these are these are medieval people. Most of
them are medieval people that want to have arma gett.
I mean, they're they're looking forward to it. So we
weren't a much we'ren't a much safer world today. These
people that are running around saying that we're not, they're
they're fooling themselves. But what's happening right now, Dan, I
think that I think that, uh, the the Trump people
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are sandbagging the press. I think in a few days
we're going to come out and maybe it'll week and
we're gonna come out. We're going to actually find it,
find out that, yes, in fact, that that facility up
there at four to oh, okay, well.
Speaker 1 (15:10):
We'll see. I'm not I'm not ready to predict that
because I'm not going to go out on a limb
for something like that. But I'll tell you, let's see
what happens. All I know is this here's what I know.
I know that the bombs fell on Saturday night, and
that it's now Tuesday and there's a cease fire. Something
has changed. Something has changed, uh, and I think I
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know what it is. And I think that there's probably
more damage down there than the than the Iranians want
to acknowledge. And we'll see what happens. Bill has always
appreciate you call.
Speaker 5 (15:44):
You know that.
Speaker 1 (15:44):
Thank you much.
Speaker 3 (15:45):
Thanks.
Speaker 1 (15:47):
All right, let me go to Peg Peg in New Hampshire.
We have three ladies lined up in a row here.
I like this Peg in New Hampshire. Hi Peg, how
are you?
Speaker 6 (15:56):
Hi Dan? How are you doing?
Speaker 1 (15:57):
Doing great tonight? Thanks so much for calling to hear you.
Speaker 6 (16:00):
I have it's been a while. Sorry that I work
those funny hours, but I have to tell you some
nights you deserve a gold star, and tonight some of
your callers, you deserve a gold star, just saying then
out there for you.
Speaker 1 (16:16):
Okay.
Speaker 6 (16:17):
So anyways, I honestly I'm only catching part of the
news because I do work long hours. I am with you.
I am very optimistic, but you and I are smart.
We're not going to lower our guns sort of say,
you know, not ever, I mean, hey.
Speaker 4 (16:37):
This is great. You know, I'm not going to fully
trust you, but this is good. Yeah, it's a start.
Speaker 1 (16:43):
As Ronald Reagan said, trust but verify. So let's see
what happens. All I know is this that for some
something has happened in the last seventy two hours which
has convinced Iran that they have decided to go back
and and and stop stop this war. Oh, this battle,
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whatever you want to call it, this skirmish is more
than a skirmish. Okay. So the only thing I can
think of is what happened on Saturday night. At there
are three nuclear power plants, plights sites. So we'll see,
we'll see. I think it's I think it's all positive
right now.
Speaker 4 (17:23):
Uh it is.
Speaker 6 (17:24):
We've never seen it. We've never seen in history. I mean,
it's been a crazy country.
Speaker 1 (17:29):
And I think that Trump, President Trump took Yahou to
the woodshed this morning, reading between the lines. I think
that he let b be net Yaho know that hey,
we're not messing around here. We did. We did a
big favor to them. So hey, I I'm I feel
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more positive right now about the Middle East that I haven't.
While I would have to go back to September of
I don't know twenty twenty when the Abraham Accords were
being signed, and maybe the Abraham Accords can be broadened
now as a result. I don't think Iran's ready to
sign the Abraham Accords, but maybe some maybe Saudi Arabia
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is ready to Iran hates Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia hates Iran.
Saudi Arabia is on our side. It's been a while,
it's taken a while to get in there. But this,
there's a lot that's positive here. Let's be positive.
Speaker 6 (18:30):
Oh yeah, and that's that's what we're saying, and positivety.
Being positive doesn't mean being stupid about it, like you said,
Like I said, we're going to be on our guard.
But hey, it's a start. Let's go far it So
it is good?
Speaker 1 (18:46):
Got it? Hey, peg, great to you your voice, Thank.
Speaker 2 (18:48):
You so much, chocolate.
Speaker 1 (18:51):
Okay, great night. Got a couple of open lines open
up six one, seven, two, five, four ten thirty six
one seven, nine, three, one ten thirty. A lot of
my I call us, who normally are big trumpet callers,
have kind of gone in deep underground. Maybe they're afraid
that that this that we may be looking at this
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wrong incorrectly. I don't know. I'm not let me go
next to Carol in Randolph. Carol, you were next on Nightside. Welcome.
Speaker 7 (19:20):
Hey Dan.
Speaker 8 (19:21):
I agree with everything you're saying much. I just want
to think. I mean, I think that was planned out
months ago. You know, I think Trump and nat who
had this out planned out months ago. And I am
so happy. I was so happy on Saturday Night. It's like,
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finally we have a president that can do this. And
the only thing that really got be disheartened was the media.
It's like the main stream media would not acknowledge that, yes,
this is important and guess something good is happening. They
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did everything they could to downplay it. Eron Burnette, she
should be ashamed of herself.
Speaker 1 (20:18):
It's funny. You can tell. It's almost like a baseball umpire.
And I always use baseball analogies, but if you watch
the first inning and one of these umpires is inconsistent,
and you know a ball that is off the plate,
is they're calling strikes against the Red Sox. Uh, you
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just say, it's going to be a long night. And
there are people, and Erin Burnett is one of them
where you just have a sense of you know, what
she feels like, and she can't even hide it. You know,
Rachel Maddow, Rachel Maddow, who I respect immensely comes out
and says it. You know, she's with MSNBC and Bill.
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Everybody looks at Rachel and you know where Rachel's coming from.
That's fine, that's fine. But let me let me tell
you when what But you look at Erin Burnette and
you just it. It's it exudes how it was.
Speaker 8 (21:16):
She was disslated. Don't they have a peace agreement?
Speaker 5 (21:20):
Yeah?
Speaker 8 (21:21):
Yeah, it's like, what do you want? Do you want
us to go to war?
Speaker 6 (21:25):
Eron?
Speaker 8 (21:26):
It's that what you were waiting for. Yeah, it's well,
why can they not ever give this man credit for
what he's done.
Speaker 1 (21:35):
Well, the funny thing about it is that he comes
from this attitude of, uh, you know, what's good for
business is good for America. He's kind of a many
many ways to throwback, and they don't understand him. There's
a lot of things he does that I disagree with,
to be honest with you, However, there's when he when
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he does things that are positive, I'm going to agree
with it. I'm gonna I'm gonna say it. It's as
simple as that. I'm going to tell you what I believe.
And this seems to me to be a moment in time. Look,
I don't want to necessarily hurt see the Iranian people hurt.
I'm not looking for anything like that. But I don't
want to see the people who run around get a
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nuclear weapon.
Speaker 8 (22:19):
That's exactly I would like to see the Iranian people
be free.
Speaker 1 (22:25):
Well, that would be great too, but you know they're
gonna have They're gonna have to do that on their own.
And the problem is there's no.
Speaker 8 (22:31):
Second I love how Trump said, that's up to them. Yeah,
it is the proble what he did, it's up to them.
Speaker 1 (22:41):
The problem is that the fifteen percent who supports the
the country over there, they have all the weapons. The
eighty five percent who don't support the country, there's no
Second Amendment, there's no right to keep in bare arms.
Speaker 8 (22:55):
They're gonna, Thank goodness, and tonight, Dan, all the news is, well,
we don't think that he really that the US military
really hit the nuclear things. We don't think that they're
really disarmed. It's like, what do people want?
Speaker 1 (23:16):
Yeah, I love Oh.
Speaker 8 (23:17):
My god, can you be more negative? And if there
was ever a moment for bipartisanship, this was it Saturday
when our country should have come together as Americans and
said this is a good thing.
Speaker 1 (23:36):
Carol, do me a favorite call my show more often?
Would you appreciate it?
Speaker 8 (23:42):
Good talking with you.
Speaker 1 (23:43):
Thanks to talk to someone who's positive. Thanks, Carol, appreciate
the call. I know that if you disagree with Carol,
you're welcome to call. The only line is six one, seven, nine, one,
ten thirty B right back on nightside.
Speaker 4 (23:54):
Right after this, you're on night side with Dan Ray on.
Speaker 5 (24:00):
Radio.
Speaker 1 (24:01):
Everybody's taking the lead shift tonight. They never go to
Dot and Medford. Dot, I know what you're going to say,
Go right ahead, Dot.
Speaker 9 (24:08):
How do you know?
Speaker 6 (24:08):
How do you know?
Speaker 1 (24:09):
Because I think I know you're a big Donald Trump supporter.
Speaker 9 (24:12):
Of course I am. Hundreds of thousands pound bombs to
destroy another country. We should mind. Oh, nett Ya who
said jump and he jumped?
Speaker 2 (24:26):
Unbelievable.
Speaker 9 (24:27):
Hmm you believable.
Speaker 1 (24:30):
And you're down. Dot is down on Trump.
Speaker 9 (24:34):
We're going to be paid back for this. You just
watch watch It's terrible. But I know I know what's
going to happen. I can see it well we're going
to be paid back for what we did. And Glenn
was right. I was totally on Glenn's side tonight.
Speaker 1 (24:56):
Well, Glenn was just such a Debbie downer right tonight.
Speaker 2 (24:59):
You're not he should be.
Speaker 9 (25:01):
I'm a downer too. I'm furious curious.
Speaker 1 (25:05):
I think that Glenn was really depressed. I don't think
I think you're angry, which is good.
Speaker 9 (25:11):
I'm angry. Well, I mean I don't get depressed too easy.
Speaker 1 (25:14):
I guess that's what I'm saying. I've never known you.
Speaker 9 (25:16):
I did call the White House today and I got
the message line, and I gave my name and the
whole bit, and I strongly suggested that since Donald and
his two older sons never served, I think he should
sign Baron up for the army.
Speaker 1 (25:35):
Well, you know, we'll see what happens. We'll see what.
Speaker 9 (25:39):
Don't you think that's a good idea?
Speaker 1 (25:42):
No, I don't think that.
Speaker 9 (25:43):
Why should everybody else's kids go?
Speaker 1 (25:46):
Well, I think that Baron has the right to go,
and I think there's no draft.
Speaker 9 (25:52):
He's all he's old.
Speaker 5 (25:53):
Man.
Speaker 9 (25:53):
Should sign him up the money where his mouth is.
Speaker 1 (25:57):
I think, okay, this is from something. How many times
you vote for Trump? Three times?
Speaker 9 (26:02):
Yes, okay, so if he ran again against Haaris, I
probably have to do it again.
Speaker 1 (26:10):
You anticipated my next question, all right, Dot, I hope
the President isn't listening over in the Hague tonight, because
well I hope he is.
Speaker 6 (26:18):
I hope he is.
Speaker 9 (26:19):
Okay, curious, I'm furious.
Speaker 1 (26:22):
All right. Well, look, I don't want you to settle
down here.
Speaker 9 (26:27):
I'm blowing a gasket.
Speaker 1 (26:29):
No no, no, no. Whatever. Rather have you do is
instead of blow a gasket, have a glass of wine.
Speaker 9 (26:35):
Well maybe Scotch would be better.
Speaker 1 (26:37):
Well that could be true, but you know that's your choice.
Speaker 9 (26:39):
Okay, Thanks, do I appreciate you.
Speaker 1 (26:43):
Good night, Good good night, Frank Is in Boston. Frank
you're next time nights. I go right ahead, you, sir.
Speaker 5 (26:54):
It seems to me like we got ourselves into this
problem when we canceled the last deal we had with Iran,
and now we're making up for for the cancelation of
the deal that we already had. Number one, Number two,
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Iran might have stopped firing missiles because they didn't want
any more buncle bombs dropping on their land, because they
had hidden most of the centrifuels in some other area.
That would end up getting bombed if they had kept
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this little.
Speaker 1 (27:39):
War up, well that that could be that could be
a disincentive. Frank, Yeah, But the idea is that maybe
maybe the arrival of the Bunkle bombs sent a message.
Speaker 5 (27:54):
Well you noticed there's a controversy going on that it
might not have been effective as we thought. I mean,
we have never used these bombs. He's only been there
has only been a scenario.
Speaker 1 (28:05):
So why so if they weren't as effected. Let me
ask you, what do you attribute Iran's decision to engage
apparently willingly in a ceasefire. Do you think that they
have developed the love for Israel? Sure?
Speaker 5 (28:22):
You know, I think they did it to keep them
more bars being dropped because they moved them, moved the
equipment to some other area, and that if they kept
firing then they would end up getting more bombs dropped
on their land. Plus when is this going to end?
I mean, first they took out Iraq, when they took
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out this major gun in Iraq that was being built
by American scientist's way way back, because they were afraid
that they would end up getting a powerful weapon because
now they want Iran now, So next is going to
be Saudi Arabia and next is going to be Kuwait.
Speaker 1 (29:01):
I don't think so. I don't think so, Sau.
Speaker 5 (29:04):
Do youation is an event?
Speaker 1 (29:09):
How do you feel about Israel? Frank?
Speaker 5 (29:12):
I think we need to be leary of the fact
that they are an authoritarian government. You have a guy.
Speaker 1 (29:21):
Who was which government is more Which government, Frank? Frank
in your opinion? I'm just curious which government is more authoritarian,
Iran or Israel in your opinion?
Speaker 5 (29:32):
Both of them? Guy?
Speaker 1 (29:35):
What what was it was? My question? Frank? Is I
just want to make sure I understand your answers. That's
all that that Israel and Iran equally authoritarian.
Speaker 5 (29:48):
At this point?
Speaker 1 (29:48):
Yeah, I see, Okay, which which of the which government?
Which of those two governments have democratic elections? Iran or Israel?
Speaker 10 (29:59):
Well?
Speaker 5 (29:59):
You the other day Israel, But the other day Israel
was fighting to keep letting now who from taking over
the court system?
Speaker 1 (30:09):
Okay, Now, let me ask you this other question, Frank, Frank,
let me ask you do you have any gay friends? Frank?
Speaker 5 (30:18):
What does that mean?
Speaker 1 (30:19):
Well? Which government? Which government executes people for being gay?
Israel or Iran?
Speaker 5 (30:25):
Oh? Israel? I mean, I'm sorry, I ran.
Speaker 1 (30:29):
Okay, so Iran.
Speaker 5 (30:31):
What does that have to do with Well.
Speaker 1 (30:33):
If you're talking about an authoritarian government and they're being
equally authoritarian if you happen to be a gay person,
I don't know that they'd agree with that. To be
really honest with you, Well, that's.
Speaker 5 (30:47):
Not the point. The point is that you have a
man who's been elected. You got a guy who was
put in charge of the defense ministry the other day,
and he was categorized as a terrorist his own country.
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Categorize as a terrorists.
Speaker 1 (31:11):
Who are you talking about? Who are you talking who
are you talking about? Him? Sorry? Who are you talking about?
Speaker 5 (31:17):
One of the defense ministers in Israel? Oh, the categorized
as a terrorists. He tried to blow up He tried
to blow up a bridge in his own country. The
old countryman CATEGORIZM and terrorists and he's a defense minister.
Speaker 1 (31:31):
Now, okay, well again, let me ask you, Frank. I
gotta ask you a final freg I gotta ask you
a final honest question. And you're a great caller. And
the reason, even though we disagree on a lot of things,
you give me some honest answers. Frank, If I said
to you, you got two choices. You could live in
Israel or you could live in Iran. Which which country
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would you choose to live in?
Speaker 5 (31:58):
Again, you're giving me stuff that doesn't matter.
Speaker 1 (32:02):
I'm asking you. I'm asking you a question. If I
said to you which country? If I said to you
where would you rather live? Canada or North Korea? I
think you'd tell me Canada, would you not?
Speaker 5 (32:17):
It doesn't matter matters to me.
Speaker 1 (32:21):
It matters to me. Hey, Frank, I got to run
because up my break. But please keep calling my program.
I love your calls.
Speaker 5 (32:28):
We have to speak here. Who we're following?
Speaker 1 (32:31):
Okay, I gave you the final word, my friend. I
love your calls. Thank you much. Thanks, buddy, talk to
you good night. We'll be right back on nights Side.
It's Night Side with Boston's News Radio. Okay, we only
have a few minutes left. I got pack lines. I'm
going to try to get to everyone by who called in.
The latest will be last. Let's go to Eric and Maine. Eric.
(32:53):
I'm gonna crunch on time just a little bit, Buddy,
go right ahead.
Speaker 4 (32:57):
Yeah, I wish I had more time. Called earlier. I
just thought that's to follow there. Dan. You know they
forget the Constitution. Boston Harbor was built to deal with
the Barbary pirates over off the coast of Africa, and
we actually have to deal with our wars overseas instead
of here. But that's kind of our subject. I was
sitting there over in the Mideast. I got called up
or told hey, you got forty eight hours you heading over.
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It was February of three. You remember what happened March nineteenth,
those three Iraqi freedom landed in Prince Sulton. I saw
about two hundred fighter planes all loaded on the ramps
with bombs, which you never see because they don't want
that stuff out there, and everything lined up ready to go.
We knew where to go, and you know, there's all
the stuff in a un going on. There were protests
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out in town every Friday because their weekend is Friday
and Saturday. Their Holy day is different than ours, and
their protests. We weren't allowed to go in town at
all because the protests on Fridays because that's their Saturday.
And when we finally crossed that border, I was airborne
by three thirty in the morning March nineteenth. Saw the
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carriers turned into the wind. I saw the cruise missiles
heading north. And when we got back to base uh
two weeks later, we were allowed to go out again
into town to do some stuff. Protests were all gone.
Speaker 1 (34:13):
Or like, what what country were you in? I was,
I was in I was in cutter.
Speaker 4 (34:21):
But I was in Bahrain for a while, I was
in Kuwait, I went to u A, I was in Omani.
But every every international airport over the Mid East at
that point, plus military bases that they had, whatever country
it was, whether it was Saudi Arabia, Kuwait. You didn't
see protests in Kuwait. They were still very grateful for
doesn't storm. But every base was stacked with NATO aircraft
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and especially US aircraft, Like we had US forces stuffed
in the international airports, indigenous military bases, like every base
had you a US contingent on it, just getting ready
to go north. We had four which we spent six
months getting everything forward, deployed and we were ready to
pull the trigger when we did. And once we pulled
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the trigger, and this is what tells you about their
value system over there, the protest stopped. And I you know,
after six deployments over there, have made friends in town
over there, in different cities over there and they're like,
thank you. You did what you said you were going
to do. That's all we were waiting for us.
Speaker 1 (35:25):
They understood, we understood the international language.
Speaker 4 (35:28):
I guess yeah, Eric, that's their language over there. Eric,
you have to negotiate that way.
Speaker 1 (35:34):
Please call me earlier. Okay, just please call me earlier.
You're a great caller. Thank you for your service.
Speaker 4 (35:42):
I remember tired and I'm in Maine.
Speaker 1 (35:43):
Not my doing now, all right, Eric, Man, Well, congratulations
on that too.
Speaker 4 (35:48):
Okay, twenty four years navy.
Speaker 1 (35:50):
I bet you how many years?
Speaker 4 (35:53):
Twenty four years?
Speaker 1 (35:54):
Twenty four Wow, congratulations, Eric, will talk Paul earlier. You
got to give you more more time. Thank you much, man,
appreciate it.
Speaker 3 (36:02):
All right.
Speaker 1 (36:02):
Let me get to Christine. Christine, you're next the night's
I'm going to try to move everybody quickly, Christine, go
right ahead, hiding. I'm doing better now that you're calling.
Go right ahead, Christine.
Speaker 7 (36:13):
I totally agree with what you're saying. But you know
that in a point too, I don't think we should
be we should let our god down just yet.
Speaker 1 (36:23):
No, oh, we should never let our guard down because
there's always bad people around the world who are looking
to to to take us down. No, absolutely can't let
the guard down.
Speaker 7 (36:34):
I think comped a good, good call there, But everybody's
against him saying, yeah, he did not permission to do this.
Speaker 11 (36:42):
He should be impeached, he should he should have he
should have asked eli Omer if if he thought it
was a good idea that.
Speaker 7 (36:54):
Oh he's so upset about it.
Speaker 1 (36:57):
Oh yeah, oh yeah, no doubt no out. Christine is
always uh, you called late, I got you in. I
got a couple more, gonna try to sneak into. We'll
talk soon.
Speaker 11 (37:06):
Okay, see in the world.
Speaker 1 (37:09):
Now would it be nice? Huh? Wouldn't it?
Speaker 7 (37:12):
Have a good night yet?
Speaker 1 (37:14):
All right too, Christine, thank you much love. I will
stay cool. Tom and Dorchester, Tommy gotta be quick for me, buddy,
I got you in, go ahead.
Speaker 12 (37:21):
But I don't. And I think this was a great thing.
And I think they really put the deft blow into
the nuclear uh ambitions of the of the Iranians. But
I think the Lanians are using the youth aliens by
saying that we still have a program and it didn't
us that much because they know he is real, He's
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really no. Everything that's going on over there.
Speaker 1 (37:49):
Well, I think I think the best proof. I think
the best proof of it is why are they at
why have they engaged in the ceasefire at this point?
I think that's that it's look look at what they do,
not what they say. It's always a good rule of thumb.
Thanks Tom, thank you much appreciate it. All right, let
me go real quickly here. Listen Allison, excuse me Allison
(38:14):
in Portland. Allison, I got you've called late. You often do.
I got thirty seconds for you. What can you do?
Speaker 10 (38:21):
You say? You know, all this is going to do
is increased terrorism. Maybe not state sponsored terrorism, but it's
going to increase it. It'll it'll just create much more
resentment than Middle East. And you know that fellow Frank
said a lot of what I wanted to say, so
I don't need to. I didn't really like the way
you brow beat him too. But suddenly talking about.
Speaker 1 (38:37):
Ask you this, if you had a choice, listen, to
live in around or Israel?
Speaker 10 (38:40):
Will we non secultor Okay, that's another non sector. I
wouldn't want to live in either place. How about the
fact Israel is the one who's killed over sixty thousand Palestinians,
including thousands of children, yeah, okay, and.
Speaker 1 (38:52):
What what what caused that? What caused that? I think
it was.
Speaker 10 (38:57):
Twelve hundred? Is really get killed so they can kill
as many as they wanted, Palestinian? Is that is that
how it is?
Speaker 1 (39:02):
Pretty much pretty much? Okay?
Speaker 10 (39:04):
Then that you're gonna picky when they as many Australo
as they possibly Boddy.
Speaker 1 (39:09):
Well can't do me a favor, Alis Allison, please take
a chill pill Ramone, Ramone, I give you twenty seconds,
go ahead, Ramone?
Speaker 13 (39:18):
Hey, how are you tonight?
Speaker 1 (39:20):
I'm doing great? But I got fifteen seconds for you?
Go ahead?
Speaker 13 (39:24):
Yeah, I mean I just been looking at it a
different way. I mean he went to the G seven
and he quiet didn't get what he wanted. We all
know that China is controlling now all the real earth
material and supposedly gets in mind.
Speaker 1 (39:39):
Okay, that's fifteen seconds. Ramone. You got a call earlier. Man,
we're out of time. Here comes to twelve o'clock news.
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It's nightside with Dan Ray. I'm telling you Boston's knee
radio ninety degrees at eleven o'clock at night. All right,
let me give you a little insight into tomorrow. Okay,
this is the headline that the New York Times will
be printing or is printing now. Ceasefire between Israel and
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Iran appears to hold after Trump rebuke. The truce went
into effect after pressure from President Trump and cut and Cutter.
Israel said its forces were now shifting their attention back
to Gaza. Okay, let me go to the end of
the article here, which I think has some information that
is particularly important. Israel and Iran each framed the truce
as a victory. Mister Nataniaou celebrated an historic victory in
(00:48):
an address to the nation and said Israel had rendered
Iran's nuclear project useless. He added, Israel has never had
a friend like President Trump in the White House. The
Iranian National Security Council said Tehran had forced the enemy
to regret and accept defeat and unilaterally stop its aggression.
But in a phone call with the leader of the
(01:09):
United Arab Emirates, Iran's president is not the Ayatollah, but
the President Mussud Peshekian, said Tehran was ready to resolve
issues at the negotiating table, According to an official readout
of the call by mister Pasekian's office, he also asked
(01:29):
the Emoradi leader to tell the United States that Iran
was simply seeking its legitimate rights and has no demands
on this and definitely has not and will not seek
a nuclear weapon. The statement suggested that Iran, despite earlier
failed talks, was willing to engage in diplomacy. Well, I
(01:56):
think that's pretty interesting. A preliminary, clim classified US report
says the American bombing of Iran's nuclear site sealed off
the entrances of two of the facilities, but did not
collapse their underground buildings, According to officials familiar with the findings,
the report said much of Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium
(02:18):
had been moved before the strikes, which destroyed little of
the nuclear material. The early finis concluded that the strikes
set back Iran's nuclear program by only a few months.
The official said, now, again, these are leaks, so you
have to look at leaks with some skepticism. The Israeli
military's chief of staff Lieutenant General Al Zemir said on
(02:38):
Tuesday that Israeli forces were now shifting their attention back
to Gaza as the ceasefire with Iran appeared to be holding.
The focus, he said in the stadium was to bring
home the hostages, said in a statement was to bring
home the hostages and top of Iran's rules. Analysts said,
mister net Yahu routing a way of Israeli public support
(02:58):
for the war against Iran. May now I'll be in
a stronger position Togo see an end to the devastating
war in Gaza that began more than twenty months ago.
So I mean I'm optimistic, Okay, I'm always an optimist.
And the reporters who I've just quoted from, there's a
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whole lot of them, but primarily Isabelle Kirshner, Aaron Boxerman,
Maggie Haberman, and Michael Levinson. So with that, I want
to know what you think. Are you optimistic like I am?
That doesn't mean I would rather be optimistic than my
(03:40):
friend Glenn, who seems to be pessimistic. Let's keep rolling here.
We're going to go next to David and Maine. David,
appreciate your patience waiting through the news. You are next
on nightside. I wanted to read people what was being
going to be set in the New York Times tomorrow.
Speaker 2 (03:55):
Go ahead, David, Yes, because to hear from you sometimes
I heard on the radio. I use it transistor radio.
I lived up in the Deep Wilderness and Auto, Maine.
I used to I used to work as a chef
in Boston, but I've been retired for twelve years and
I live in the Deep Woods. But I do pick
up WBZ from time to time, and I always I
(04:17):
kind of miss the radio stations down in that area
because that's where I'm originally from. But here's the thing
that's puzzling me. Oil is a major commodity for Russia.
They produce a lot of it, and I think Russia.
I commend Trump for doing what he did, because I
(04:38):
think that was the only move that he could have
on the chessboard of trying to get rid of the
Iranian new program. However, what I don't understand is how
Camoran hasn't blown up the oil installations all around the
Gulf of Camoose, because that was then the price of
a barrel of oil maybe to one hundred and fifty
(05:00):
a barrel, and that would really help usher out, which is,
by the way, Iran's number one. Ally, how come they
haven't done that, Well, they That's an obvious thing. And
I'm wondering if if Iran is so fixated with Israel,
(05:21):
they might have lost sight of the only option that
they probably have in their arsenal Well, they.
Speaker 1 (05:28):
Rely upon oil as well, uh, and they have a
lot of oil facilities that are well within the range
of US offshore ships. So you could have sort of
a mutual assured destruction situation there whereby what I mean
by that is Trump may have told Iran, you mess
(05:52):
with the straights straight of home oves and you're going
to lose your oil production facilities. And if you lose
your oil production facilities, it really doesn't matter what the
price of oil is, because if you have nothing to sell,
what difference does it make.
Speaker 2 (06:11):
Well, here's the thing is that, in a roundabout way,
I'm thinking that it would actually level the playing field
because if the global economy tanks.
Speaker 3 (06:23):
Then the overall.
Speaker 2 (06:26):
Strategic situation changes dramatically because suddenly Russia has this high
commodity of oil to sell if the price goes through
the route, because Russia is a major producer. They are
a basket economy. Anyways, I hate everything that Russia is.
Speaker 1 (06:44):
Anyways, Well, again, I don't know that Aron wants to
help Russia that much. It would seem to me that
our planners, our military planners, probably have thought of this possibility.
We'll have to see other places. I will always say this,
here's what Here are the canaries and the goal in
the in the coal mine. You might want to think about,
(07:06):
what is the stock market done in the last two days.
It's gone up twice.
Speaker 2 (07:11):
That's a good Yeah, well, well that's a good sign.
But here's the thing is that that's the only that's
the only possible option I would think Iran would have
because I thought I Ran and Russia were like extremely close.
I guess they're not as close as I thought they were.
Speaker 1 (07:28):
Oh, I think you're right. I think they're close. But
but again I think that Iran may realize, after what
happened to them on Saturday night, that that President Trump
means says what he means, and means what he said
what he says, I mean, you know, it means that's all. Look,
something happened. Why is why? Why is that?
Speaker 2 (07:52):
Look at that war that was bought between Iran and Iraq.
That was an eight and a half to nine year
war between that I had told a committee that not
case in Iran versus Saddam Hussein. About a million or
Iraqis died in about one and a half million Iranians died.
The border changed hardly, nothing changed. I might have changed
(08:16):
two or three times. The Iranians battle hardened to long battles.
I think what Iran might try to do, even though
they're extremely weak, is to draw us into this thing
by maybe just blowing up everything on the Persian Gulf,
even if they have nothing to sell and they lose everything.
Speaker 1 (08:37):
But you know what, I Am not going to be
as dystopian. I'm not going to be as pessimistic as that.
All the signs that I see as of right now
are pointing in the right direction. And I'm trying to
talk to people rationally. And You've been one of my
rational callers tonight for which I appreciate this. David, Have
(08:59):
you retired? I want I'm more interested in you. You
said you're up in the backwoods. You made did you retire?
Are you done working?
Speaker 2 (09:05):
I'm I'm close to my mid seventies.
Speaker 3 (09:09):
I'm happier up here.
Speaker 2 (09:11):
I live in the wilderness. Uh, good for you, good
for the I I missed the city, and it's in
its own way. But you know, when you when you
when you're when you own a lot of land and
you live in the wilderness, it's a kind of a
different world. It's it's I'll tell you, it's all trumpy
(09:31):
up here. The people are mainly good in a Rooster
County for the most Well.
Speaker 1 (09:36):
How far are you from the Canadian border? How far
are you from the Canadian border?
Speaker 2 (09:40):
I'm only twelve miles because Holton was right on the
Canadian border literally, and.
Speaker 1 (09:45):
Well, if you want to go to the big city,
you can ride down in bangor.
Speaker 2 (09:48):
Someday, or I guess I could go to fred Erington,
which is on the other side of the border as well.
Speaker 1 (09:57):
Look, thank you for Have you ever called before? Now
this is your first time?
Speaker 2 (10:01):
Oh no, no, I've called you people a long time ago,
several times.
Speaker 4 (10:05):
But you know, well I.
Speaker 1 (10:06):
Don't know who you people are. Is this the first
time you called my show Nightside with Dan Ray?
Speaker 2 (10:11):
Yeah? Oh, I see what you mean. Yeah, I've called
up the shows on the same station.
Speaker 1 (10:16):
But again, Dave. My question. Focus with me for a
second here. Yeah, I'm asking you for a reason. Is
this the first time you called my show, Dan Ray
with Nightside on Nightside?
Speaker 2 (10:26):
I believe so.
Speaker 3 (10:28):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (10:28):
Well, we want to give you a round of applause
as the first time caller. Okay, that's I wanted to
be welcoming. That's all. Please, I'm looking forward to your
second call. You're a rational caller. Thank you much appreciate it, David.
Speaker 2 (10:40):
Thank you very much.
Speaker 1 (10:42):
Have a great one, good night. We'll take a break,
coming right back on Nightside, night Side with Dan Ray
on Boston's news radio. I guess I'm the only person
in America who's someone optimistic tonight. And based upon what
I have seen, the fact that the stock market is up,
the fact that the truth seems to be holding, the
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fact that the New York Times is acknowledging that this truce,
this ceasefire, seems to be holding the fact that Iran,
who has been a pain in our butt for forty
six years, who Iran that killed over two hundred and
fifty US Marines in Beirut in nineteen eighty three, and
(11:23):
whose roadside bombs killed American soldiers, a thousand at least
can be attributable to the Iranian roadside bombs. They have been.
They have been the puppeteers of Hezbollah Hamas the hooties
isis this? I guess I'm the only one that's seeing
(11:46):
this as a positive. Everybody else thinks it's bad anyway.
If you agree with me five, If you disagree with me,
doesn't matter. Let me go next to Bill in Pennsylvania,
build next on night side garight ahead.
Speaker 3 (12:01):
Yeah, thanks, Dad, You're not alone. I'm with you. I'm
very positive because of the news that you just gave
us about the New York Times, and I think Maggie
Haberman was in on that.
Speaker 1 (12:16):
Yeah. I mean, you never know who contributed what, but
clearly the Times is looking at it, you know, fairly
objectively as they should and basically saying, hey, you know,
I think that Trump screwed up when he did the
social post. It was like, these guys are going to
stop fighting, and this would be like being in a
heavyweight fight and saying, well, you know, Mohammad Ali is
(12:40):
going to fight for twelve rounds and the thirteenth round
he's not going to throw any punches. And then Joe
Fraser will fight through the thirteenth round, and he'll stop
throwing punches in the fourteenth round. I mean, you'd say,
what are you nuts, honey?
Speaker 3 (12:56):
Oh, you're right, hey, hey. And the other thing that
I think, I think this is a fact that the uh,
the the vest that the terrorists used to uh blow
up Abby Gate, I think that was an Iranian built vest.
Speaker 1 (13:16):
Wouldn't surprise me, wouldn't surprise me at all. Iranian supplied. Yeah.
Speaker 3 (13:23):
And another thing, yeah, and the other thing is if
you go back to uh uh North Korea. Okay, we
are time and time again. Obama was the president at
the time. They're not going to get the nukes underneath
my watch and they're not gonna and they were actually
they were actually under negotiation table when all of a sudden, uh,
(13:46):
North Korea, you know, gets gets a nuke and and
uh and this that's one thing that Trump is not
going to let that happen again for sure.
Speaker 1 (13:57):
Particularly with with Iran. Again, I don't think that that
many in my audience, and which really disappoints me. This
is a theocracy and it's the only other theocracy in
the world that I know of is the Vatican, and
the Vatican is a theocracy. It's a nation state only
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on a few acres of land inside the city of Rome.
It doesn't have any nuclear weapons. If these nut jobs
got nuclear weapons, god knows what they do with them.
I have a pretty good idea what they'd like to
do with them.
Speaker 3 (14:31):
These are these are these are medieval people. Most of
them are medieval people that want to have arma gett.
I mean, they're they're looking forward to it. So we
weren't a much we'ren't a much safer world today. These
people that are running around saying that we're not, they're
they're fooling themselves. But what's happening right now, Dan, I
think that I think that, uh, the the Trump people
(14:55):
are sandbagging the press. I think in a few days
we're going to come out and maybe it'll week and
we're gonna come out. We're going to actually find it,
find out that, yes, in fact, that that facility up
there at four to oh, okay, well.
Speaker 1 (15:10):
We'll see. I'm not I'm not ready to predict that
because I'm not going to go out on a limb
for something like that. But I'll tell you, let's see
what happens. All I know is this here's what I know.
I know that the bombs fell on Saturday night, and
that it's now Tuesday and there's a cease fire. Something
has changed. Something has changed, uh, and I think I
(15:35):
know what it is. And I think that there's probably
more damage down there than the than the Iranians want
to acknowledge. And we'll see what happens. Bill has always
appreciate you call.
Speaker 5 (15:44):
You know that.
Speaker 1 (15:44):
Thank you much.
Speaker 3 (15:45):
Thanks.
Speaker 1 (15:47):
All right, let me go to Peg Peg in New Hampshire.
We have three ladies lined up in a row here.
I like this Peg in New Hampshire. Hi Peg, how
are you?
Speaker 6 (15:56):
Hi Dan? How are you doing?
Speaker 1 (15:57):
Doing great tonight? Thanks so much for calling to hear you.
Speaker 6 (16:00):
I have it's been a while. Sorry that I work
those funny hours, but I have to tell you some
nights you deserve a gold star, and tonight some of
your callers, you deserve a gold star, just saying then
out there for you.
Speaker 1 (16:16):
Okay.
Speaker 6 (16:17):
So anyways, I honestly I'm only catching part of the
news because I do work long hours. I am with you.
I am very optimistic, but you and I are smart.
We're not going to lower our guns sort of say,
you know, not ever, I mean, hey.
Speaker 4 (16:37):
This is great. You know, I'm not going to fully
trust you, but this is good. Yeah, it's a start.
Speaker 1 (16:43):
As Ronald Reagan said, trust but verify. So let's see
what happens. All I know is this that for some
something has happened in the last seventy two hours which
has convinced Iran that they have decided to go back
and and and stop stop this war. Oh, this battle,
(17:03):
whatever you want to call it, this skirmish is more
than a skirmish. Okay. So the only thing I can
think of is what happened on Saturday night. At there
are three nuclear power plants, plights sites. So we'll see,
we'll see. I think it's I think it's all positive
right now.
Speaker 4 (17:23):
Uh it is.
Speaker 6 (17:24):
We've never seen it. We've never seen in history. I mean,
it's been a crazy country.
Speaker 1 (17:29):
And I think that Trump, President Trump took Yahou to
the woodshed this morning, reading between the lines. I think
that he let b be net Yaho know that hey,
we're not messing around here. We did. We did a
big favor to them. So hey, I I'm I feel
(17:55):
more positive right now about the Middle East that I haven't.
While I would have to go back to September of
I don't know twenty twenty when the Abraham Accords were
being signed, and maybe the Abraham Accords can be broadened
now as a result. I don't think Iran's ready to
sign the Abraham Accords, but maybe some maybe Saudi Arabia
(18:17):
is ready to Iran hates Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia hates Iran.
Saudi Arabia is on our side. It's been a while,
it's taken a while to get in there. But this,
there's a lot that's positive here. Let's be positive.
Speaker 6 (18:30):
Oh yeah, and that's that's what we're saying, and positivety.
Being positive doesn't mean being stupid about it, like you said,
Like I said, we're going to be on our guard.
But hey, it's a start. Let's go far it So
it is good?
Speaker 1 (18:46):
Got it? Hey, peg, great to you your voice, Thank.
Speaker 2 (18:48):
You so much, chocolate.
Speaker 1 (18:51):
Okay, great night. Got a couple of open lines open
up six one, seven, two, five, four ten thirty six
one seven, nine, three, one ten thirty. A lot of
my I call us, who normally are big trumpet callers,
have kind of gone in deep underground. Maybe they're afraid
that that this that we may be looking at this
(19:11):
wrong incorrectly. I don't know. I'm not let me go
next to Carol in Randolph. Carol, you were next on Nightside. Welcome.
Speaker 7 (19:20):
Hey Dan.
Speaker 8 (19:21):
I agree with everything you're saying much. I just want
to think. I mean, I think that was planned out
months ago. You know, I think Trump and nat who
had this out planned out months ago. And I am
so happy. I was so happy on Saturday Night. It's like,
(19:46):
finally we have a president that can do this. And
the only thing that really got be disheartened was the media.
It's like the main stream media would not acknowledge that, yes,
this is important and guess something good is happening. They
(20:09):
did everything they could to downplay it. Eron Burnette, she
should be ashamed of herself.
Speaker 1 (20:18):
It's funny. You can tell. It's almost like a baseball umpire.
And I always use baseball analogies, but if you watch
the first inning and one of these umpires is inconsistent,
and you know a ball that is off the plate,
is they're calling strikes against the Red Sox. Uh, you
(20:38):
just say, it's going to be a long night. And
there are people, and Erin Burnett is one of them
where you just have a sense of you know, what
she feels like, and she can't even hide it. You know,
Rachel Maddow, Rachel Maddow, who I respect immensely comes out
and says it. You know, she's with MSNBC and Bill.
(21:00):
Everybody looks at Rachel and you know where Rachel's coming from.
That's fine, that's fine. But let me let me tell
you when what But you look at Erin Burnette and
you just it. It's it exudes how it was.
Speaker 8 (21:16):
She was disslated. Don't they have a peace agreement?
Speaker 5 (21:20):
Yeah?
Speaker 8 (21:21):
Yeah, it's like, what do you want? Do you want
us to go to war?
Speaker 6 (21:25):
Eron?
Speaker 8 (21:26):
It's that what you were waiting for. Yeah, it's well,
why can they not ever give this man credit for
what he's done.
Speaker 1 (21:35):
Well, the funny thing about it is that he comes
from this attitude of, uh, you know, what's good for
business is good for America. He's kind of a many
many ways to throwback, and they don't understand him. There's
a lot of things he does that I disagree with,
to be honest with you, However, there's when he when
(21:56):
he does things that are positive, I'm going to agree
with it. I'm gonna I'm gonna say it. It's as
simple as that. I'm going to tell you what I believe.
And this seems to me to be a moment in time. Look,
I don't want to necessarily hurt see the Iranian people hurt.
I'm not looking for anything like that. But I don't
want to see the people who run around get a
(22:18):
nuclear weapon.
Speaker 8 (22:19):
That's exactly I would like to see the Iranian people
be free.
Speaker 1 (22:25):
Well, that would be great too, but you know they're
gonna have They're gonna have to do that on their own.
And the problem is there's no.
Speaker 8 (22:31):
Second I love how Trump said, that's up to them. Yeah,
it is the proble what he did, it's up to them.
Speaker 1 (22:41):
The problem is that the fifteen percent who supports the
the country over there, they have all the weapons. The
eighty five percent who don't support the country, there's no
Second Amendment, there's no right to keep in bare arms.
Speaker 8 (22:55):
They're gonna, Thank goodness, and tonight, Dan, all the news is, well,
we don't think that he really that the US military
really hit the nuclear things. We don't think that they're
really disarmed. It's like, what do people want?
Speaker 1 (23:16):
Yeah, I love Oh.
Speaker 8 (23:17):
My god, can you be more negative? And if there
was ever a moment for bipartisanship, this was it Saturday
when our country should have come together as Americans and
said this is a good thing.
Speaker 1 (23:36):
Carol, do me a favorite call my show more often?
Would you appreciate it?
Speaker 8 (23:42):
Good talking with you.
Speaker 1 (23:43):
Thanks to talk to someone who's positive. Thanks, Carol, appreciate
the call. I know that if you disagree with Carol,
you're welcome to call. The only line is six one, seven, nine, one,
ten thirty B right back on nightside.
Speaker 4 (23:54):
Right after this, you're on night side with Dan Ray on.
Speaker 5 (24:00):
Radio.
Speaker 1 (24:01):
Everybody's taking the lead shift tonight. They never go to
Dot and Medford. Dot, I know what you're going to say,
Go right ahead, Dot.
Speaker 9 (24:08):
How do you know?
Speaker 6 (24:08):
How do you know?
Speaker 1 (24:09):
Because I think I know you're a big Donald Trump supporter.
Speaker 9 (24:12):
Of course I am. Hundreds of thousands pound bombs to
destroy another country. We should mind. Oh, nett Ya who
said jump and he jumped?
Speaker 2 (24:26):
Unbelievable.
Speaker 9 (24:27):
Hmm you believable.
Speaker 1 (24:30):
And you're down. Dot is down on Trump.
Speaker 9 (24:34):
We're going to be paid back for this. You just
watch watch It's terrible. But I know I know what's
going to happen. I can see it well we're going
to be paid back for what we did. And Glenn
was right. I was totally on Glenn's side tonight.
Speaker 1 (24:56):
Well, Glenn was just such a Debbie downer right tonight.
Speaker 2 (24:59):
You're not he should be.
Speaker 9 (25:01):
I'm a downer too. I'm furious curious.
Speaker 1 (25:05):
I think that Glenn was really depressed. I don't think
I think you're angry, which is good.
Speaker 9 (25:11):
I'm angry. Well, I mean I don't get depressed too easy.
Speaker 1 (25:14):
I guess that's what I'm saying. I've never known you.
Speaker 9 (25:16):
I did call the White House today and I got
the message line, and I gave my name and the
whole bit, and I strongly suggested that since Donald and
his two older sons never served, I think he should
sign Baron up for the army.
Speaker 1 (25:35):
Well, you know, we'll see what happens. We'll see what.
Speaker 9 (25:39):
Don't you think that's a good idea?
Speaker 1 (25:42):
No, I don't think that.
Speaker 9 (25:43):
Why should everybody else's kids go?
Speaker 1 (25:46):
Well, I think that Baron has the right to go,
and I think there's no draft.
Speaker 9 (25:52):
He's all he's old.
Speaker 5 (25:53):
Man.
Speaker 9 (25:53):
Should sign him up the money where his mouth is.
Speaker 1 (25:57):
I think, okay, this is from something. How many times
you vote for Trump? Three times?
Speaker 9 (26:02):
Yes, okay, so if he ran again against Haaris, I
probably have to do it again.
Speaker 1 (26:10):
You anticipated my next question, all right, Dot, I hope
the President isn't listening over in the Hague tonight, because
well I hope he is.
Speaker 6 (26:18):
I hope he is.
Speaker 9 (26:19):
Okay, curious, I'm furious.
Speaker 1 (26:22):
All right. Well, look, I don't want you to settle
down here.
Speaker 9 (26:27):
I'm blowing a gasket.
Speaker 1 (26:29):
No no, no, no. Whatever. Rather have you do is
instead of blow a gasket, have a glass of wine.
Speaker 9 (26:35):
Well maybe Scotch would be better.
Speaker 1 (26:37):
Well that could be true, but you know that's your choice.
Speaker 9 (26:39):
Okay, Thanks, do I appreciate you.
Speaker 1 (26:43):
Good night, Good good night, Frank Is in Boston. Frank
you're next time nights. I go right ahead, you, sir.
Speaker 5 (26:54):
It seems to me like we got ourselves into this
problem when we canceled the last deal we had with Iran,
and now we're making up for for the cancelation of
the deal that we already had. Number one, Number two,
(27:17):
Iran might have stopped firing missiles because they didn't want
any more buncle bombs dropping on their land, because they
had hidden most of the centrifuels in some other area.
That would end up getting bombed if they had kept
(27:38):
this little.
Speaker 1 (27:39):
War up, well that that could be that could be
a disincentive. Frank, Yeah, But the idea is that maybe
maybe the arrival of the Bunkle bombs sent a message.
Speaker 5 (27:54):
Well you noticed there's a controversy going on that it
might not have been effective as we thought. I mean,
we have never used these bombs. He's only been there
has only been a scenario.
Speaker 1 (28:05):
So why so if they weren't as effected. Let me
ask you, what do you attribute Iran's decision to engage
apparently willingly in a ceasefire. Do you think that they
have developed the love for Israel? Sure?
Speaker 5 (28:22):
You know, I think they did it to keep them
more bars being dropped because they moved them, moved the
equipment to some other area, and that if they kept
firing then they would end up getting more bombs dropped
on their land. Plus when is this going to end?
I mean, first they took out Iraq, when they took
(28:43):
out this major gun in Iraq that was being built
by American scientist's way way back, because they were afraid
that they would end up getting a powerful weapon because
now they want Iran now, So next is going to
be Saudi Arabia and next is going to be Kuwait.
Speaker 1 (29:01):
I don't think so. I don't think so, Sau.
Speaker 5 (29:04):
Do youation is an event?
Speaker 1 (29:09):
How do you feel about Israel? Frank?
Speaker 5 (29:12):
I think we need to be leary of the fact
that they are an authoritarian government. You have a guy.
Speaker 1 (29:21):
Who was which government is more Which government, Frank? Frank
in your opinion? I'm just curious which government is more authoritarian,
Iran or Israel in your opinion?
Speaker 5 (29:32):
Both of them? Guy?
Speaker 1 (29:35):
What what was it was? My question? Frank? Is I
just want to make sure I understand your answers. That's
all that that Israel and Iran equally authoritarian.
Speaker 5 (29:48):
At this point?
Speaker 1 (29:48):
Yeah, I see, Okay, which which of the which government?
Which of those two governments have democratic elections? Iran or Israel?
Speaker 10 (29:59):
Well?
Speaker 5 (29:59):
You the other day Israel, But the other day Israel
was fighting to keep letting now who from taking over
the court system?
Speaker 1 (30:09):
Okay, Now, let me ask you this other question, Frank, Frank,
let me ask you do you have any gay friends? Frank?
Speaker 5 (30:18):
What does that mean?
Speaker 1 (30:19):
Well? Which government? Which government executes people for being gay?
Israel or Iran?
Speaker 5 (30:25):
Oh? Israel? I mean, I'm sorry, I ran.
Speaker 1 (30:29):
Okay, so Iran.
Speaker 5 (30:31):
What does that have to do with Well.
Speaker 1 (30:33):
If you're talking about an authoritarian government and they're being
equally authoritarian if you happen to be a gay person,
I don't know that they'd agree with that. To be
really honest with you, Well, that's.
Speaker 5 (30:47):
Not the point. The point is that you have a
man who's been elected. You got a guy who was
put in charge of the defense ministry the other day,
and he was categorized as a terrorist his own country.
(31:09):
Categorize as a terrorists.
Speaker 1 (31:11):
Who are you talking about? Who are you talking who
are you talking about? Him? Sorry? Who are you talking about?
Speaker 5 (31:17):
One of the defense ministers in Israel? Oh, the categorized
as a terrorists. He tried to blow up He tried
to blow up a bridge in his own country. The
old countryman CATEGORIZM and terrorists and he's a defense minister.
Speaker 1 (31:31):
Now, okay, well again, let me ask you, Frank. I
gotta ask you a final freg I gotta ask you
a final honest question. And you're a great caller. And
the reason, even though we disagree on a lot of things,
you give me some honest answers. Frank, If I said
to you, you got two choices. You could live in
Israel or you could live in Iran. Which which country
(31:55):
would you choose to live in?
Speaker 5 (31:58):
Again, you're giving me stuff that doesn't matter.
Speaker 1 (32:02):
I'm asking you. I'm asking you a question. If I
said to you which country? If I said to you
where would you rather live? Canada or North Korea? I
think you'd tell me Canada, would you not?
Speaker 5 (32:17):
It doesn't matter matters to me.
Speaker 1 (32:21):
It matters to me. Hey, Frank, I got to run
because up my break. But please keep calling my program.
I love your calls.
Speaker 5 (32:28):
We have to speak here. Who we're following?
Speaker 1 (32:31):
Okay, I gave you the final word, my friend. I
love your calls. Thank you much. Thanks, buddy, talk to
you good night. We'll be right back on nights Side.
It's Night Side with Boston's News Radio. Okay, we only
have a few minutes left. I got pack lines. I'm
going to try to get to everyone by who called in.
The latest will be last. Let's go to Eric and Maine. Eric.
(32:53):
I'm gonna crunch on time just a little bit, Buddy,
go right ahead.
Speaker 4 (32:57):
Yeah, I wish I had more time. Called earlier. I
just thought that's to follow there. Dan. You know they
forget the Constitution. Boston Harbor was built to deal with
the Barbary pirates over off the coast of Africa, and
we actually have to deal with our wars overseas instead
of here. But that's kind of our subject. I was
sitting there over in the Mideast. I got called up
or told hey, you got forty eight hours you heading over.
(33:18):
It was February of three. You remember what happened March nineteenth,
those three Iraqi freedom landed in Prince Sulton. I saw
about two hundred fighter planes all loaded on the ramps
with bombs, which you never see because they don't want
that stuff out there, and everything lined up ready to go.
We knew where to go, and you know, there's all
the stuff in a un going on. There were protests
(33:40):
out in town every Friday because their weekend is Friday
and Saturday. Their Holy day is different than ours, and
their protests. We weren't allowed to go in town at
all because the protests on Fridays because that's their Saturday.
And when we finally crossed that border, I was airborne
by three thirty in the morning March nineteenth. Saw the
(34:00):
carriers turned into the wind. I saw the cruise missiles
heading north. And when we got back to base uh
two weeks later, we were allowed to go out again
into town to do some stuff. Protests were all gone.
Speaker 1 (34:13):
Or like, what what country were you in? I was,
I was in I was in cutter.
Speaker 4 (34:21):
But I was in Bahrain for a while, I was
in Kuwait, I went to u A, I was in Omani.
But every every international airport over the Mid East at
that point, plus military bases that they had, whatever country
it was, whether it was Saudi Arabia, Kuwait. You didn't
see protests in Kuwait. They were still very grateful for
doesn't storm. But every base was stacked with NATO aircraft
(34:45):
and especially US aircraft, Like we had US forces stuffed
in the international airports, indigenous military bases, like every base
had you a US contingent on it, just getting ready
to go north. We had four which we spent six
months getting everything forward, deployed and we were ready to
pull the trigger when we did. And once we pulled
(35:07):
the trigger, and this is what tells you about their
value system over there, the protest stopped. And I you know,
after six deployments over there, have made friends in town
over there, in different cities over there and they're like,
thank you. You did what you said you were going
to do. That's all we were waiting for us.
Speaker 1 (35:25):
They understood, we understood the international language.
Speaker 4 (35:28):
I guess yeah, Eric, that's their language over there. Eric,
you have to negotiate that way.
Speaker 1 (35:34):
Please call me earlier. Okay, just please call me earlier.
You're a great caller. Thank you for your service.
Speaker 4 (35:42):
I remember tired and I'm in Maine.
Speaker 1 (35:43):
Not my doing now, all right, Eric, Man, Well, congratulations
on that too.
Speaker 4 (35:48):
Okay, twenty four years navy.
Speaker 1 (35:50):
I bet you how many years?
Speaker 4 (35:53):
Twenty four years?
Speaker 1 (35:54):
Twenty four Wow, congratulations, Eric, will talk Paul earlier. You
got to give you more more time. Thank you much, man,
appreciate it.
Speaker 3 (36:02):
All right.
Speaker 1 (36:02):
Let me get to Christine. Christine, you're next the night's
I'm going to try to move everybody quickly, Christine, go
right ahead, hiding. I'm doing better now that you're calling.
Go right ahead, Christine.
Speaker 7 (36:13):
I totally agree with what you're saying. But you know
that in a point too, I don't think we should
be we should let our god down just yet.
Speaker 1 (36:23):
No, oh, we should never let our guard down because
there's always bad people around the world who are looking
to to to take us down. No, absolutely can't let
the guard down.
Speaker 7 (36:34):
I think comped a good, good call there, But everybody's
against him saying, yeah, he did not permission to do this.
Speaker 11 (36:42):
He should be impeached, he should he should have he
should have asked eli Omer if if he thought it
was a good idea that.
Speaker 7 (36:54):
Oh he's so upset about it.
Speaker 1 (36:57):
Oh yeah, oh yeah, no doubt no out. Christine is
always uh, you called late, I got you in. I
got a couple more, gonna try to sneak into. We'll
talk soon.
Speaker 11 (37:06):
Okay, see in the world.
Speaker 1 (37:09):
Now would it be nice? Huh? Wouldn't it?
Speaker 7 (37:12):
Have a good night yet?
Speaker 1 (37:14):
All right too, Christine, thank you much love. I will
stay cool. Tom and Dorchester, Tommy gotta be quick for me, buddy,
I got you in, go ahead.
Speaker 12 (37:21):
But I don't. And I think this was a great thing.
And I think they really put the deft blow into
the nuclear uh ambitions of the of the Iranians. But
I think the Lanians are using the youth aliens by
saying that we still have a program and it didn't
us that much because they know he is real, He's
(37:46):
really no. Everything that's going on over there.
Speaker 1 (37:49):
Well, I think I think the best proof. I think
the best proof of it is why are they at
why have they engaged in the ceasefire at this point?
I think that's that it's look look at what they do,
not what they say. It's always a good rule of thumb.
Thanks Tom, thank you much appreciate it. All right, let
me go real quickly here. Listen Allison, excuse me Allison
(38:14):
in Portland. Allison, I got you've called late. You often do.
I got thirty seconds for you. What can you do?
Speaker 10 (38:21):
You say? You know, all this is going to do
is increased terrorism. Maybe not state sponsored terrorism, but it's
going to increase it. It'll it'll just create much more
resentment than Middle East. And you know that fellow Frank
said a lot of what I wanted to say, so
I don't need to. I didn't really like the way
you brow beat him too. But suddenly talking about.
Speaker 1 (38:37):
Ask you this, if you had a choice, listen, to
live in around or Israel?
Speaker 10 (38:40):
Will we non secultor Okay, that's another non sector. I
wouldn't want to live in either place. How about the
fact Israel is the one who's killed over sixty thousand Palestinians,
including thousands of children, yeah, okay, and.
Speaker 1 (38:52):
What what what caused that? What caused that? I think
it was.
Speaker 10 (38:57):
Twelve hundred? Is really get killed so they can kill
as many as they wanted, Palestinian? Is that is that
how it is?
Speaker 1 (39:02):
Pretty much pretty much? Okay?
Speaker 10 (39:04):
Then that you're gonna picky when they as many Australo
as they possibly Boddy.
Speaker 1 (39:09):
Well can't do me a favor, Alis Allison, please take
a chill pill Ramone, Ramone, I give you twenty seconds,
go ahead, Ramone?
Speaker 13 (39:18):
Hey, how are you tonight?
Speaker 1 (39:20):
I'm doing great? But I got fifteen seconds for you?
Go ahead?
Speaker 13 (39:24):
Yeah, I mean I just been looking at it a
different way. I mean he went to the G seven
and he quiet didn't get what he wanted. We all
know that China is controlling now all the real earth
material and supposedly gets in mind.
Speaker 1 (39:39):
Okay, that's fifteen seconds. Ramone. You got a call earlier. Man,
we're out of time. Here comes to twelve o'clock news.
Thanks man, talk to you soon. Thanks to callings who
didn't get on. I apologe you got a call earlier.
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