January 2, 2024 • 31 mins
Pollsters Matt Towery of Insider Advantage and Robert Cahaly of the Trafalgar Group, Hosts of the new podcast, Polling Plus, join to break down the effects of the Colorado and Maine rulings for Trump on the ballot, Trump’s visit to Iowa tomorrow and Biden’s sinking numbers.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
All right, our two Sean Hannity Show eight hundred nine
four one, Shawn on number as we kick off this
presidential election year from our new home, on my new home,
which is the Free State of Florida. Our number remains
the same, eight hundred ninety four one, Shawn. If you
want to be a part of the program, We're now
at a point everybody, every day is going to be
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prognosticating on what's about to happen. And I just as
I said in the last hour, I want to warn
all of you that you know, get ready, buckle up.
It's going to be up and down in an emotional
roller coaster. The certain things that you can absolutely depend on,
and that is that the media is going to go
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all in to do everything they can do to elect
assuming it's Joe Biden or whatever whoever the Democrat happens
to be, to be the next president. They will slander,
they will smear, they will be smirch, they will attack,
they will be unrel lending, they will use by any
means necessary, they will tell any lie to advance their
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radical socialist agenda. The biggest, the biggest problem they all
face is that Joe Biden's policies have not been successful,
and as events continue to unfold in the world stage,
and in despite of everyone lecturing us how great the
economy was, and oh Wall Street had a good year,
it's not impacting the majority of Americans, as is now
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referenced by many of these polls. For example, Wall Street
Journal poll released on New Year's weekend, you know, shows
Joe Biden losing to Donald Trump by four points, a
significant sixty one percent of respondents expressing their disapproval of
Biden's performance in office. And it comes down to the
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basic stupid, are you better off than you were four
years ago? You know what policies has Joe Biden put
in place that that have bettered the lives of we you,
the American people. And then then you look at a
little deeper into the USA Today poll and everything in between.
These these poll numbers are devastating. You know, if you
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look at this USA Today poll, you know, Biden has
lost a whopping thirty one points with Hispanic American voters.
In fact, it's it's now so bad Donald Trump is
winning in that demographic. He's lost a significant amount of
young people, a significant amount of African Americans, and He's
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losing in every pole imaginable, which is why you know
I would be on guard from now until the DNZ
you know, uh primaries, and after the primaries, and then
when we get to the convention, you know, up till
that point. Democrats, I think are going to be very
capable of making a last minute switcher route. But I
don't think, based on these poll numbers in USA today
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that it's going to be Kamala Harris because her numbers
are lower than his numbers. Anyway, joining us now as
we take a snapshot kicking off the new year, Matt
Towery is with insider advantage and Robert Kahelly is back
with us with the Trafalgar Group. Gentlemen, Happy new Year,
Glad you're with us, and welcome to our new broadcasting home,
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my new home in the state of Florida.
Speaker 2 (03:21):
Yeah, no, I'm welcoming you, Hannity. I got here long
before you did, so welcome to the Sunshine State.
Speaker 1 (03:27):
I'll tell you it's funny because I actually went out
a number of days and met a lot of people.
There wasn't one person that didn't like me. I'm used
to being hated everywhere I go, so it was a
refreshing change of pace. I got to tell you that anyway,
happy to your look, let's look at these numbers here.
But you know, even NBC is pointing out that Biden
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right now has the lowest approval rating of any incumbent
president starting out an election year.
Speaker 3 (03:53):
How significant is that?
Speaker 2 (03:55):
Well, if you're asking me that question, Sean, I would
say that it's fairly significant. Now we have to remember
how these polls operate. Like they did in twenty twenty,
you had all kinds of network and broadcast and print
polls coming out, got down to the very end, when
you had those swing states all the way down to
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the end. They are going to be tight no matter
who the Democratic nominee is. I think it looks good
for Republicans, but trust me, those poles will narrow in
those key states and that's what we're gonna have to watch,
no matter who the Democratic nominee is.
Speaker 1 (04:29):
Let's get your take, Robert Kahelly, do you first of
all agree with Matt on everything? And as you you know,
take a snapshot of where we are starting out this
new year.
Speaker 3 (04:39):
What does it say to you?
Speaker 4 (04:41):
First of all, Sean, let me welcome you to Pisouth.
It's good to have you back.
Speaker 3 (04:46):
It's great to be back.
Speaker 1 (04:47):
I never should have left, but I had no choice
because the Fox News channel is based in New York,
but you know I'm based out of the Miami Bureau.
Speaker 4 (04:55):
Well, you know, the way I look at it is
the polls are one thing, but it really does come
out turning out voters. And until the Republicans learn how
to build the kind of machine that the Democrats have,
these races are competitive, and it's not just a matter
of voting early, it is an entire machine. When that
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when when and Matt, Matt and I specifically discussed this,
when they parachuted in a thousand grassroots people to work
professionals paid people into Georgia for that Senate race. I've
never seen anything like that. So until the Republican Party
builds that kind of an apparatus that isn't about making
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a few consultants rich and is about winning elections. If
these races are gonna be tight no matter what happens, well.
Speaker 3 (05:48):
I think they're going to be tight too.
Speaker 1 (05:49):
I mean I think everybody has to assume that this
is gonna Look, we both.
Speaker 3 (05:53):
We all three of us know this.
Speaker 1 (05:55):
Literally this year can come down to six states and
six hundred thousand voters, and that's it. And that's why
when I listen to some you know, what I call
like super super duper maga that think that the most
Maga of the Maga movement, you know, I sit there
in amazement because they don't want to seem to make
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any appeal to voters that actually usually traditionally win the election,
and those would be crossover voters or what we call
independent voters.
Speaker 2 (06:29):
Matt True and you know, the times of wasting, so
to speak. I mean, we're focused now, you know, on
the Iowa caucus and the primary in New Hampshire and
the like. But in the blink of an eye, we're
going to know what's going on and we're going to
be right back to where we were in twenty twenty.
And I don't know if you recall you do recall this, Sean,
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but President Trump his re election campaign, they were scrounging
around for money to get ads up. The ads they
were running weren't very good. The organization of the ballot
security was not all that great. And now I think
that the Trump organization has their acting a little bit
better together this time because Robert and I have both
been shocked to read these stories about how well organized
they are in Iowa. I didn't know they were capable
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of this kind of organization, but apparently they're doing it.
So if Trump's nomini, perhaps they learned from twenty twenty.
But the Republican Party as a whole, I haven't seen
any evidence yet they really have a big push to
get these votes out and to go find the votes.
You have to go find voters. They don't just sit
on the side of a street. They have to be found,
and that's what the Democrats are good at doing.
Speaker 3 (07:33):
I say this all the time.
Speaker 1 (07:34):
I said it in the last hour, I may be
repeated every hour I'm on the air this year leading
up to the election, and that is Republicans have to
overcome their reluctance and their resistance to voting early and
voting by mail. I know it's not the system you want,
but it's the system you've got deal with what the
reality is. And the second thing is is I don't
see any efforts by the RNC, and I've tried to
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say it now for over a year to match the
efforts of Democratic the Democratic Party and their legal ballant
harvesting efforts which are tremendous.
Speaker 5 (08:09):
I think there's no question this is a this is
a massive problem in is in this fundamental u The
Democrat Party is built on a structure that is based
on winning elections.
Speaker 4 (08:24):
That is all they focus on is winning elections, putting
the right people in place, you know, having having trained
professionals who are out there organizing, and the Republican Party
just isn't there and it's not I mean getting everybody
early Sean is the beginning. I mean that ought to
be step one. That can't be the whole playbook.
Speaker 5 (08:49):
That's not enough.
Speaker 4 (08:51):
It has gotten to be about widening that appeal, getting
getting those new people, and not just for getting people
who are on the other side, who are who disenchanted
and given them a reason. I mean, these young people
are looking for somewhere to go, and so do an
appealing these people.
Speaker 1 (09:12):
What do you think about the USA Today poll and
their analysis of a potential third party candidate, Matt Tower A.
Do you think there's going to be a third party
candidate b If you look at the poll in the
USA Today, the Suffolk University poll anyway, if it's Trump anyway,
Biden would still be trailing, but a whopping seventeen percent
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supporting an unnamed third party candidate. Black voters, in particular
African Americans, they're saying they will support a third party
candidate November. If these numbers with minorities hold, there's no
way mathematically, I see that Joe Biden losing that significant
a portion of the Democratic Party base can actually win.
Speaker 2 (09:53):
Matt Well, We've got to remember this. In twenty twenty,
what really got the African American vote moving were unforeseen
circumstances that took place to cause the riots of twenty twenty,
and before that you had the discussion about Charlottesville and
the issues there. This time, there may be new things
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that will cause African American vote to coalesce or turn out.
But what I think will happen Sean, is I think
we'll probably see a third party candidate. I don't think
that that candidate will get as much of the vote
as these polls are showing, but I think it will
be enough of the vote to make the contest between
the Democratic and Republican nominee very close and give the
Republican a good shot that possibly take me White House back.
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That's what I see all.
Speaker 1 (10:38):
Right, quick break, boward up pollsters Matt Towery and Robert
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All right, we continue now.
Speaker 1 (12:13):
Matt Towery and Robert Caaheley are posters. As we look
forward to this presidential election year, poll after poll has
been showing an erosion of minority voters for Joe Biden.
Do you see that holding and that would include young
people African Americans, Hispanic Americans.
Speaker 3 (12:30):
Robert Kaheley, Well.
Speaker 4 (12:32):
You know when I look at I know that that
Conor West is looking at running and you've had him
on the show a couple of times. I believe he
has a tremendous appeal. He can, you know, kind of
a pot from both their houses. He donet like you've
the party has a message that tells that these guys
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aren't looking up for you. Show them how important you are.
I do think that's a message that could work and
feel awful out of those folks. And you know when
you take when you take that much out of the
Democrats army, that's when you start to do damage. I
mean literally, that is like losing some of their best voliers.
Speaker 3 (13:14):
Is one other thing.
Speaker 1 (13:15):
If I'm right in my analysis, Matt, that abortion did
not help Republicans in twenty twenty two. And I think
it played a big part in a state, for example,
like Pennsylvania, where Doug Mastreano, good guy, didn't support any
exceptions for even rape incest of the mother's life. I
think that could be the kiss of death for some
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Republicans in some states. Democrats want to run an abortion
hating Trump and then lying about conservatives. How big a
factor is that going to be?
Speaker 2 (13:45):
Well, the abortion one is a big factor. And the
issue there, Sean is that the Republicans got that decision
handed down fairly. Well, it's leaked of course first, and
it was handed down, but that that was an almost
impossible situation for them to handle, happening so quickly before
the elections. What now the public is going to focus on,
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the Democrats are going to focus on? Are these individual
states that have passed these various abortion bills, and I
don't have an opinion one way or another. I'm not
going to talk about it from a moral standpoint. I
certainly have an opinion, but I don't want to talk
about that from a Poeing standpoint. Though. The abortion issue
hurts Republicans with white female voters, and believe it or not,
the ones who are most upset about it are the
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white females who are over the age of sixty five,
which is pretty ironic that those are the ones who
get the most upset and end the up voting for
a Democrat.
Speaker 1 (14:38):
How about the issue of abortion from your tak Robert Gailey.
Speaker 4 (14:41):
Yeah, I think the abortion was a lot scarer in
twenty twenty two because it was the feeling of what
would happen and the extreme alls that were going to
come into place, But the reality of it had most
people who really won't abortion don't live in a state
where it's illegal. It was on the ballot and.
Speaker 1 (15:02):
Right, But what about Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Michigan. What about
the states that actually matter Georgia.
Speaker 4 (15:10):
Well, when Michigan is the constitutional amendment is over uh,
And so I'm not sure that Bulson is gonna play
in Michigan.
Speaker 5 (15:17):
You know, it could play in Wisconsin.
Speaker 4 (15:20):
But uh, I think that they're gonna they're gonna have
the laws that are gonna more fit their state.
Speaker 5 (15:26):
Uh Pennsylvania.
Speaker 4 (15:27):
I don't know much about any new particular law, and
I don't think it's illegal now. I think in Georgia
it may play because you know, they have the heart
a heartbeat type of uh limitation, So I think in
that state probably more than the others. But in these
states where it's kind of considered settled, I'm not sure
it's gonna play that big. They're gonna demogogt. But if
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it's not, if the Republicans aren't running on changing the
law and the law is what the majority like, then
they should probably leave it alone.
Speaker 1 (15:59):
Are you better off than you more four years ago?
And what policies as Joe Biden implemented that has made
your life better?
Speaker 3 (16:06):
To me?
Speaker 1 (16:06):
It's really it should come down to that question. Those
are the last questions that the Democratic Party and the
media are going to want us to be asking. We'll
be checking in Offen Matt Towery and Robert Cahley. Thank
you both. Happy New Year, gentlemen. And welcome to the
Free State of Florida, my new home.
Speaker 2 (16:24):
Thank you, Sean.
Speaker 1 (16:25):
Eight hundred nine four one, Shawn our number. You want
to be a part of the program, I twenty five
to the top of the Arrow'll get to your calls
here in a minute. Eight hundred and nine four one
Sean broadcasting our new home now for the Sean Hannity
Show and Hannity the TV Show, the Free State of Florida. Anyway,
you have a New Year's resolution. If you don't, I've
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mentioned earlier. Let me go to what actually started all
of this, and that was the questioning of a lease
Stephonic of these three presidents one of Harvard, Claudine Gay,
who has now announced that she is resigning following what
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you penned. Now, I guess we're just waiting to see
what MIT does. But anyway, there are other charges, multiple
charges of plagiarism on top of everything else, and of
course the horrific answers that they gave about October the
seventh and what happened on that day to our ally
Israel and the attacks, the terror attacks that killed so
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many and took so many others hostage.
Speaker 3 (19:00):
Listen at MIT.
Speaker 7 (19:02):
Does calling for the genocide of Jews violate MIT's code
of conduct or rules regarding bullying and harassment?
Speaker 8 (19:09):
Yes or no?
Speaker 9 (19:10):
You've targeted at individuals not making public statements.
Speaker 7 (19:15):
Yes or no. Calling for the genocide of Jews does
not constitute bullying and harassment.
Speaker 9 (19:20):
I have not heard calling for the genocide or Jews
on our campus.
Speaker 7 (19:23):
But you've heard Chance for Intifada.
Speaker 9 (19:26):
I've heard Chance, which can be antisemitic depending on the
context when calling for the elimination of the Jewish people.
Speaker 7 (19:34):
So those would not be, according to the MIT's code
of conduct or rules.
Speaker 9 (19:39):
That would be investigated as harassment. If pervasive and severe.
Speaker 7 (19:45):
MS micguil at Penn Does calling for the genocide of
Jews violate Pen's rules or code of conduct?
Speaker 3 (19:52):
Yes or no.
Speaker 10 (19:56):
If the speech turns into conduct, it can be harassment.
Speaker 7 (20:00):
I am asking specifically calling for the genocide of Jews?
Does that constitute bullying harassment?
Speaker 10 (20:08):
If it is directed and severe pervasive, it is harassment.
Speaker 7 (20:12):
So the answer is yes.
Speaker 8 (20:14):
It is a.
Speaker 10 (20:14):
Context dependent decision, Congresswoman.
Speaker 7 (20:16):
It's a context dependent decision. That's your testimony today. Calling
for the genocide of Jews is, depending upon the context,
that is not bullying or harassment. This is the easiest
question to answer, yes, Miss McGill. So is your testimony
that you will not answer yes?
Speaker 10 (20:34):
If it is yes or no. If the speech becomes conduct,
it can be harassment.
Speaker 7 (20:41):
Yes, conduct meaning committing the act of genocide. The speech
is not harassment. This is unacceptable, mismcgil. I'm going to
give you one more opportunity for the world to see
your answer. Does calling for the genocide of Jews violate
PENS code of conduct when it comes to bullying and harassment?
Speaker 10 (21:01):
Yes?
Speaker 11 (21:02):
Or no?
Speaker 10 (21:04):
It can be harassment.
Speaker 3 (21:06):
The answer is yes.
Speaker 7 (21:07):
And doctor Gay at Harvard does calling for the genocide
of Jews violate Harvard's rules of bullying and harassment?
Speaker 3 (21:15):
Yes or no?
Speaker 8 (21:17):
It can be depending on the context. What's the context,
targeted as an individual, targeted at an individual, It's.
Speaker 7 (21:25):
Targeted at Jewish students, Jewish individuals. Do you understand your
testimony is dehumanizing them? Do you understand that dehumanization is
part of antisemitism? I will ask you one more time.
Does calling for the genocide of Jews violate Harvard's rules
of bullying and harassment?
Speaker 4 (21:46):
Yes? Or no?
Speaker 8 (21:48):
Anti semitic rhetoric?
Speaker 7 (21:50):
And is it anti semitic rhetoric?
Speaker 12 (21:52):
Anti Semitic rhetoric when it crosses into conduct that amounts
to bullying, harassment, intimidation, that is actionable conduct, and we
do take action.
Speaker 7 (22:03):
So the answer is yes, that calling for the genocide
of Jews violates Harvard Code of Conduct.
Speaker 8 (22:10):
Correct. Again, it depends on the context.
Speaker 7 (22:15):
It does not depend on the context. The answer is yes,
and this is why you should resign. These are unacceptable
answers across the board. What action has been taken against
students who are harassing and calling for the genocide of
Jews on Harvard's campus.
Speaker 8 (22:34):
I can assure you we have robust.
Speaker 3 (22:36):
What actions have been taken.
Speaker 7 (22:38):
I'm not asking, I'm asking what actions have been taken
against those students.
Speaker 12 (22:44):
Given students' rights to privacy and our obligations under FURPA,
I will not say more about any specific cases other
than to reiterate that processes are ongoing.
Speaker 7 (22:57):
Do you know what the number one hate crime in
America is?
Speaker 12 (23:00):
I know that over the last couple of months there
has been an alarming rise of anti Semitism, which I
understand is the critical topic that we are here to discuss.
Speaker 8 (23:12):
That's correct.
Speaker 7 (23:13):
It is anti Jewish hate crimes, and Harvard ranks the
lowest when it comes to protecting Jewish students. This is
why I've called for your resignation and your testimony today.
Not being able to answer with moral charity speaks volumes,
I yield back.
Speaker 1 (23:31):
Well now, Claudine Gay, the Hovid president is out. Bye bye.
Don't let the door hit you on the way out.
All right, let's get to our phones. All right, let's
start in my new home state. Jason in Florida, Jason High.
How are you glad you called, sir?
Speaker 11 (23:48):
How we're going, Sean?
Speaker 3 (23:50):
What's going on? How are you?
Speaker 4 (23:52):
How's it going going good?
Speaker 7 (23:55):
So?
Speaker 1 (23:55):
I got a call from a friend of mine in
New York today and said, how's it down in Florida.
I said, I love it, and he goes, yeah, it's
twenty seven degrees up here.
Speaker 3 (24:04):
I hate you.
Speaker 1 (24:05):
I'm like, you don't have to hate me, just you know,
move yourself. It's that simple.
Speaker 2 (24:13):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (24:13):
So I had a question with.
Speaker 11 (24:17):
More of a common So we're always bringing up how
Trump needs to come back or have a candidate that
is remotely close to him. So I recently got out
of the military a little while ago, and I was
there during Trump and during Biden. So for me to
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see the significant difference between the two of them, and
how it completely changed the morale, how the retention has
gotten so low, and just the spirit of everybody being
in during these times is this detimental? It is bad.
Speaker 4 (24:58):
Being in.
Speaker 2 (24:59):
I know.
Speaker 11 (24:59):
Trump raised the pay for military three percent, and it
boosts everybody. Everyone had a little more confidence training.
Speaker 10 (25:08):
I think.
Speaker 1 (25:09):
I think the best thing he did was allow people
that needed care. Remember that there was two sets of
books that the VA were keeping. One remember that we've
had that big scandal, and one set of books was
the real set of books. Somebody would come in, they'd
want aid or help, and some people had really serious
and timely medical conditions and they weren't being taken care of.
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And then Trump said, if you don't get the care
you need, you can go to any hospital you want
and the government will take care of it. That was
a big deal on top of everything else. Yeah, Trump
did a lot for our veterans for sure.
Speaker 11 (25:45):
So being in after Trump has left and during that time,
Biden closed down the pipelines and then COVID hit. COVID
was one of the hardest signs for military because one
we weren't allowed to go and leave. A lot of
us if you weren't within a certain mileage, you weren't
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allowed to go and leave, so you weren't allowed to
see your family. So from the time that COVID started
to about almost two years, a lot of people didn't
get to go home. A lot of people didn't get
to see their family on holidays and everything. And on
top of that, gas prices went, which made it even
harder for anybody I wanted to go out and enjoy
the time with their friends on base or go out
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and do anything. You couldn't because the gas prices are
so high and with the inflation that came with it.
It lowered, basically lowered our pay. When it came up
to Trump that gave us that percentage, it basically was
taken away.
Speaker 1 (26:48):
So look, I mean, it's amazing that I was reading
all these year end articles about how great the economy
was and by the way, thanks for your call, thank
you for your service, my friend, and they're all talking about, well,
the stock market went up X number of dollars, which,
by the way, is good for a lot of people.
If you have a retirement account, it's connected to the
stock market. I don't like what I'm reading today about
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the economy and the potential of you know, a really
significant you know change coming this year. I think that
is beyond possible. Oil prices, by the way of going
back up. But if you know, you just take a
look at some of the comments of some economists. Look,
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one guy, for example, Harry Debt, is warning that everything
bubble will burst in the new year. That that's a
little scary for one person to make that kind of remark,
and others are saying the same thing. Look, I just
don't trust the stock market, nor do I use the
stock market as the barometer of how the economy is
doing because throughout Biden's presidency, you know, over sixty percent
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of our fellow Americans have been living paycheck to paycheck,
and that to me says everything you need to know.
Every time you go shopping, you can see the difference.
Every time you fill up gas tank, you can feel
the difference. Okay, gas prices of late have come down,
but now with war raging in the Middle East, I
wouldn't be surprised if they go back up again. Somebody
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certainly is telling the Biden administration to create more output,
which they are doing. But our demands have never been
higher and not keeping up with it, and we're still
importing energy from countries that hate us, which is never
a good idea for national security. And we should be
the most energy dominant country, the inherited energy independence that
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only happened under Trump for the first time in seventy
five years. And the next step, logical step after that
would be energy dominance, and we should be providing the
rest of the world with our energy, oil, gas, and
coal and anythings. It should be viewed as just temporary
and just political because we know what their new Green
Deal agenda is.
Speaker 3 (28:58):
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Speaker 1 (29:01):
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Let's get back to our busy poems. Joel will stay
in my new home, the Free State of Florida.
Speaker 3 (29:38):
Joel, you're next. How are you glad you called? Sir?
Speaker 13 (29:41):
Welcome, Welcome to Florida, and happy new year, Sean. I'm
really happy to speak with you.
Speaker 1 (29:47):
I actually have people that represent my values.
Speaker 3 (29:52):
You know that.
Speaker 1 (29:52):
I appreciate being in office. I have a governor, I appreciate,
I have two senators. I appreciate things are looking better
for me.
Speaker 13 (30:01):
I agree, I agree. I have a question. So Mexico
and a lot of the other countries are causing issues
with bringing you know, the illegal aliens over and why
don't we have congress or I'm not sure if they
created I should have looked it up, but why don't
they put tariffs on like avocados, guava, and a lot
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of the produce because a big percentage of produce comes
over from from uh, you know, to Mexico and you know,
or some way of you know, causing some pain to
their to their their money, you know, their currency.
Speaker 1 (30:40):
Well, I mean, I think there's a lot of things
we got to do with China, for example, threatening to
go after Taiwan or what they call reunification, which is
really a takeover.
Speaker 3 (30:49):
Uh.
Speaker 1 (30:49):
We've better start paying attention because we learned during COVID
not producing our pharmaceuticals here in the US was not
a good idea, and we're going to learn very quickly
as assuming that there will be no consequences for China's
actions because there haven't been any under Joe Biden prior
to this. When you know that's where seventy five percent
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of our chips come from, and that's such a massive
part of our economy. All those things worried me. Everything
you're talking about worries me.
Speaker 13 (31:19):
And thank goodness of Florida produces a lot of their
own you know, their own produce tomatoes and celery and
lettuce and you know, all those different things, different fruits.
I got strawberries today. I mean, who can get fresh
strawberries from their state?
Speaker 1 (31:38):
Such a good point. I love fresh strawberries too. I'm
gonna eat healthy. I'm even gonna walk more. Get my
ten thousand steps in a day. Eight hundred and ninety
four one, Shawn is a number you want to be
a part of the program.
Speaker 3 (31:49):
Thank you, my friend,
All right, our two Sean Hannity Show eight hundred nine
four one, Shawn on number as we kick off this
presidential election year from our new home, on my new home,
which is the Free State of Florida. Our number remains
the same, eight hundred ninety four one, Shawn. If you
want to be a part of the program, We're now
at a point everybody, every day is going to be
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prognosticating on what's about to happen. And I just as
I said in the last hour, I want to warn
all of you that you know, get ready, buckle up.
It's going to be up and down in an emotional
roller coaster. The certain things that you can absolutely depend on,
and that is that the media is going to go
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all in to do everything they can do to elect
assuming it's Joe Biden or whatever whoever the Democrat happens
to be, to be the next president. They will slander,
they will smear, they will be smirch, they will attack,
they will be unrel lending, they will use by any
means necessary, they will tell any lie to advance their
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radical socialist agenda. The biggest, the biggest problem they all
face is that Joe Biden's policies have not been successful,
and as events continue to unfold in the world stage,
and in despite of everyone lecturing us how great the
economy was, and oh Wall Street had a good year,
it's not impacting the majority of Americans, as is now
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referenced by many of these polls. For example, Wall Street
Journal poll released on New Year's weekend, you know, shows
Joe Biden losing to Donald Trump by four points, a
significant sixty one percent of respondents expressing their disapproval of
Biden's performance in office. And it comes down to the
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basic stupid, are you better off than you were four
years ago? You know what policies has Joe Biden put
in place that that have bettered the lives of we you,
the American people. And then then you look at a
little deeper into the USA Today poll and everything in between.
These these poll numbers are devastating. You know, if you
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look at this USA Today poll, you know, Biden has
lost a whopping thirty one points with Hispanic American voters.
In fact, it's it's now so bad Donald Trump is
winning in that demographic. He's lost a significant amount of
young people, a significant amount of African Americans, and He's
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losing in every pole imaginable, which is why you know
I would be on guard from now until the DNZ
you know, uh primaries, and after the primaries, and then
when we get to the convention, you know, up till
that point. Democrats, I think are going to be very
capable of making a last minute switcher route. But I
don't think, based on these poll numbers in USA today
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that it's going to be Kamala Harris because her numbers
are lower than his numbers. Anyway, joining us now as
we take a snapshot kicking off the new year, Matt
Towery is with insider advantage and Robert Kahelly is back
with us with the Trafalgar Group. Gentlemen, Happy new Year,
Glad you're with us, and welcome to our new broadcasting home,
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my new home in the state of Florida.
Speaker 2 (03:21):
Yeah, no, I'm welcoming you, Hannity. I got here long
before you did, so welcome to the Sunshine State.
Speaker 1 (03:27):
I'll tell you it's funny because I actually went out
a number of days and met a lot of people.
There wasn't one person that didn't like me. I'm used
to being hated everywhere I go, so it was a
refreshing change of pace. I got to tell you that anyway,
happy to your look, let's look at these numbers here.
But you know, even NBC is pointing out that Biden
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right now has the lowest approval rating of any incumbent
president starting out an election year.
Speaker 3 (03:53):
How significant is that?
Speaker 2 (03:55):
Well, if you're asking me that question, Sean, I would
say that it's fairly significant. Now we have to remember
how these polls operate. Like they did in twenty twenty,
you had all kinds of network and broadcast and print
polls coming out, got down to the very end, when
you had those swing states all the way down to
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the end. They are going to be tight no matter
who the Democratic nominee is. I think it looks good
for Republicans, but trust me, those poles will narrow in
those key states and that's what we're gonna have to watch,
no matter who the Democratic nominee is.
Speaker 1 (04:29):
Let's get your take, Robert Kahelly, do you first of
all agree with Matt on everything? And as you you know,
take a snapshot of where we are starting out this
new year.
Speaker 3 (04:39):
What does it say to you?
Speaker 4 (04:41):
First of all, Sean, let me welcome you to Pisouth.
It's good to have you back.
Speaker 3 (04:46):
It's great to be back.
Speaker 1 (04:47):
I never should have left, but I had no choice
because the Fox News channel is based in New York,
but you know I'm based out of the Miami Bureau.
Speaker 4 (04:55):
Well, you know, the way I look at it is
the polls are one thing, but it really does come
out turning out voters. And until the Republicans learn how
to build the kind of machine that the Democrats have,
these races are competitive, and it's not just a matter
of voting early, it is an entire machine. When that
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when when and Matt, Matt and I specifically discussed this,
when they parachuted in a thousand grassroots people to work
professionals paid people into Georgia for that Senate race. I've
never seen anything like that. So until the Republican Party
builds that kind of an apparatus that isn't about making
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a few consultants rich and is about winning elections. If
these races are gonna be tight no matter what happens, well.
Speaker 3 (05:48):
I think they're going to be tight too.
Speaker 1 (05:49):
I mean I think everybody has to assume that this
is gonna Look, we both.
Speaker 3 (05:53):
We all three of us know this.
Speaker 1 (05:55):
Literally this year can come down to six states and
six hundred thousand voters, and that's it. And that's why
when I listen to some you know, what I call
like super super duper maga that think that the most
Maga of the Maga movement, you know, I sit there
in amazement because they don't want to seem to make
(06:16):
any appeal to voters that actually usually traditionally win the election,
and those would be crossover voters or what we call
independent voters.
Speaker 2 (06:29):
Matt True and you know, the times of wasting, so
to speak. I mean, we're focused now, you know, on
the Iowa caucus and the primary in New Hampshire and
the like. But in the blink of an eye, we're
going to know what's going on and we're going to
be right back to where we were in twenty twenty.
And I don't know if you recall you do recall this, Sean,
(06:50):
but President Trump his re election campaign, they were scrounging
around for money to get ads up. The ads they
were running weren't very good. The organization of the ballot
security was not all that great. And now I think
that the Trump organization has their acting a little bit
better together this time because Robert and I have both
been shocked to read these stories about how well organized
they are in Iowa. I didn't know they were capable
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of this kind of organization, but apparently they're doing it.
So if Trump's nomini, perhaps they learned from twenty twenty.
But the Republican Party as a whole, I haven't seen
any evidence yet they really have a big push to
get these votes out and to go find the votes.
You have to go find voters. They don't just sit
on the side of a street. They have to be found,
and that's what the Democrats are good at doing.
Speaker 3 (07:33):
I say this all the time.
Speaker 1 (07:34):
I said it in the last hour, I may be
repeated every hour I'm on the air this year leading
up to the election, and that is Republicans have to
overcome their reluctance and their resistance to voting early and
voting by mail. I know it's not the system you want,
but it's the system you've got deal with what the
reality is. And the second thing is is I don't
see any efforts by the RNC, and I've tried to
(07:57):
say it now for over a year to match the
efforts of Democratic the Democratic Party and their legal ballant
harvesting efforts which are tremendous.
Speaker 5 (08:09):
I think there's no question this is a this is
a massive problem in is in this fundamental u The
Democrat Party is built on a structure that is based
on winning elections.
Speaker 4 (08:24):
That is all they focus on is winning elections, putting
the right people in place, you know, having having trained
professionals who are out there organizing, and the Republican Party
just isn't there and it's not I mean getting everybody
early Sean is the beginning. I mean that ought to
be step one. That can't be the whole playbook.
Speaker 5 (08:49):
That's not enough.
Speaker 4 (08:51):
It has gotten to be about widening that appeal, getting
getting those new people, and not just for getting people
who are on the other side, who are who disenchanted
and given them a reason. I mean, these young people
are looking for somewhere to go, and so do an
appealing these people.
Speaker 1 (09:12):
What do you think about the USA Today poll and
their analysis of a potential third party candidate, Matt Tower A.
Do you think there's going to be a third party
candidate b If you look at the poll in the
USA Today, the Suffolk University poll anyway, if it's Trump anyway,
Biden would still be trailing, but a whopping seventeen percent
(09:33):
supporting an unnamed third party candidate. Black voters, in particular
African Americans, they're saying they will support a third party
candidate November. If these numbers with minorities hold, there's no
way mathematically, I see that Joe Biden losing that significant
a portion of the Democratic Party base can actually win.
Speaker 2 (09:53):
Matt Well, We've got to remember this. In twenty twenty,
what really got the African American vote moving were unforeseen
circumstances that took place to cause the riots of twenty twenty,
and before that you had the discussion about Charlottesville and
the issues there. This time, there may be new things
(10:16):
that will cause African American vote to coalesce or turn out.
But what I think will happen Sean, is I think
we'll probably see a third party candidate. I don't think
that that candidate will get as much of the vote
as these polls are showing, but I think it will
be enough of the vote to make the contest between
the Democratic and Republican nominee very close and give the
Republican a good shot that possibly take me White House back.
(10:36):
That's what I see all.
Speaker 1 (10:38):
Right, quick break, boward up pollsters Matt Towery and Robert
Haley eight hundred and ninety four one Shawn is a
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Speaker 1 (12:13):
Matt Towery and Robert Caaheley are posters. As we look
forward to this presidential election year, poll after poll has
been showing an erosion of minority voters for Joe Biden.
Do you see that holding and that would include young
people African Americans, Hispanic Americans.
Speaker 3 (12:30):
Robert Kaheley, Well.
Speaker 4 (12:32):
You know when I look at I know that that
Conor West is looking at running and you've had him
on the show a couple of times. I believe he
has a tremendous appeal. He can, you know, kind of
a pot from both their houses. He donet like you've
the party has a message that tells that these guys
(12:53):
aren't looking up for you. Show them how important you are.
I do think that's a message that could work and
feel awful out of those folks. And you know when
you take when you take that much out of the
Democrats army, that's when you start to do damage. I
mean literally, that is like losing some of their best voliers.
Speaker 3 (13:14):
Is one other thing.
Speaker 1 (13:15):
If I'm right in my analysis, Matt, that abortion did
not help Republicans in twenty twenty two. And I think
it played a big part in a state, for example,
like Pennsylvania, where Doug Mastreano, good guy, didn't support any
exceptions for even rape incest of the mother's life. I
think that could be the kiss of death for some
(13:36):
Republicans in some states. Democrats want to run an abortion
hating Trump and then lying about conservatives. How big a
factor is that going to be?
Speaker 2 (13:45):
Well, the abortion one is a big factor. And the
issue there, Sean is that the Republicans got that decision
handed down fairly. Well, it's leaked of course first, and
it was handed down, but that that was an almost
impossible situation for them to handle, happening so quickly before
the elections. What now the public is going to focus on,
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the Democrats are going to focus on? Are these individual
states that have passed these various abortion bills, and I
don't have an opinion one way or another. I'm not
going to talk about it from a moral standpoint. I
certainly have an opinion, but I don't want to talk
about that from a Poeing standpoint. Though. The abortion issue
hurts Republicans with white female voters, and believe it or not,
the ones who are most upset about it are the
(14:30):
white females who are over the age of sixty five,
which is pretty ironic that those are the ones who
get the most upset and end the up voting for
a Democrat.
Speaker 1 (14:38):
How about the issue of abortion from your tak Robert Gailey.
Speaker 4 (14:41):
Yeah, I think the abortion was a lot scarer in
twenty twenty two because it was the feeling of what
would happen and the extreme alls that were going to
come into place, But the reality of it had most
people who really won't abortion don't live in a state
where it's illegal. It was on the ballot and.
Speaker 1 (15:02):
Right, But what about Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Michigan. What about
the states that actually matter Georgia.
Speaker 4 (15:10):
Well, when Michigan is the constitutional amendment is over uh,
And so I'm not sure that Bulson is gonna play
in Michigan.
Speaker 5 (15:17):
You know, it could play in Wisconsin.
Speaker 4 (15:20):
But uh, I think that they're gonna they're gonna have
the laws that are gonna more fit their state.
Speaker 5 (15:26):
Uh Pennsylvania.
Speaker 4 (15:27):
I don't know much about any new particular law, and
I don't think it's illegal now. I think in Georgia
it may play because you know, they have the heart
a heartbeat type of uh limitation, So I think in
that state probably more than the others. But in these
states where it's kind of considered settled, I'm not sure
it's gonna play that big. They're gonna demogogt. But if
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it's not, if the Republicans aren't running on changing the
law and the law is what the majority like, then
they should probably leave it alone.
Speaker 1 (15:59):
Are you better off than you more four years ago?
And what policies as Joe Biden implemented that has made
your life better?
Speaker 3 (16:06):
To me?
Speaker 1 (16:06):
It's really it should come down to that question. Those
are the last questions that the Democratic Party and the
media are going to want us to be asking. We'll
be checking in Offen Matt Towery and Robert Cahley. Thank
you both. Happy New Year, gentlemen. And welcome to the
Free State of Florida, my new home.
Speaker 2 (16:24):
Thank you, Sean.
Speaker 1 (16:25):
Eight hundred nine four one, Shawn our number. You want
to be a part of the program, I twenty five
to the top of the Arrow'll get to your calls
here in a minute. Eight hundred and nine four one
Sean broadcasting our new home now for the Sean Hannity
Show and Hannity the TV Show, the Free State of Florida. Anyway,
you have a New Year's resolution. If you don't, I've
got a great one for you.
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of this, and that was the questioning of a lease
Stephonic of these three presidents one of Harvard, Claudine Gay,
who has now announced that she is resigning following what
(18:36):
you penned. Now, I guess we're just waiting to see
what MIT does. But anyway, there are other charges, multiple
charges of plagiarism on top of everything else, and of
course the horrific answers that they gave about October the
seventh and what happened on that day to our ally
Israel and the attacks, the terror attacks that killed so
(18:58):
many and took so many others hostage.
Speaker 3 (19:00):
Listen at MIT.
Speaker 7 (19:02):
Does calling for the genocide of Jews violate MIT's code
of conduct or rules regarding bullying and harassment?
Speaker 8 (19:09):
Yes or no?
Speaker 9 (19:10):
You've targeted at individuals not making public statements.
Speaker 7 (19:15):
Yes or no. Calling for the genocide of Jews does
not constitute bullying and harassment.
Speaker 9 (19:20):
I have not heard calling for the genocide or Jews
on our campus.
Speaker 7 (19:23):
But you've heard Chance for Intifada.
Speaker 9 (19:26):
I've heard Chance, which can be antisemitic depending on the
context when calling for the elimination of the Jewish people.
Speaker 7 (19:34):
So those would not be, according to the MIT's code
of conduct or rules.
Speaker 9 (19:39):
That would be investigated as harassment. If pervasive and severe.
Speaker 7 (19:45):
MS micguil at Penn Does calling for the genocide of
Jews violate Pen's rules or code of conduct?
Speaker 3 (19:52):
Yes or no.
Speaker 10 (19:56):
If the speech turns into conduct, it can be harassment.
Speaker 7 (20:00):
I am asking specifically calling for the genocide of Jews?
Does that constitute bullying harassment?
Speaker 10 (20:08):
If it is directed and severe pervasive, it is harassment.
Speaker 7 (20:12):
So the answer is yes.
Speaker 8 (20:14):
It is a.
Speaker 10 (20:14):
Context dependent decision, Congresswoman.
Speaker 7 (20:16):
It's a context dependent decision. That's your testimony today. Calling
for the genocide of Jews is, depending upon the context,
that is not bullying or harassment. This is the easiest
question to answer, yes, Miss McGill. So is your testimony
that you will not answer yes?
Speaker 10 (20:34):
If it is yes or no. If the speech becomes conduct,
it can be harassment.
Speaker 7 (20:41):
Yes, conduct meaning committing the act of genocide. The speech
is not harassment. This is unacceptable, mismcgil. I'm going to
give you one more opportunity for the world to see
your answer. Does calling for the genocide of Jews violate
PENS code of conduct when it comes to bullying and harassment?
Speaker 10 (21:01):
Yes?
Speaker 11 (21:02):
Or no?
Speaker 10 (21:04):
It can be harassment.
Speaker 3 (21:06):
The answer is yes.
Speaker 7 (21:07):
And doctor Gay at Harvard does calling for the genocide
of Jews violate Harvard's rules of bullying and harassment?
Speaker 3 (21:15):
Yes or no?
Speaker 8 (21:17):
It can be depending on the context. What's the context,
targeted as an individual, targeted at an individual, It's.
Speaker 7 (21:25):
Targeted at Jewish students, Jewish individuals. Do you understand your
testimony is dehumanizing them? Do you understand that dehumanization is
part of antisemitism? I will ask you one more time.
Does calling for the genocide of Jews violate Harvard's rules
of bullying and harassment?
Speaker 4 (21:46):
Yes? Or no?
Speaker 8 (21:48):
Anti semitic rhetoric?
Speaker 7 (21:50):
And is it anti semitic rhetoric?
Speaker 12 (21:52):
Anti Semitic rhetoric when it crosses into conduct that amounts
to bullying, harassment, intimidation, that is actionable conduct, and we
do take action.
Speaker 7 (22:03):
So the answer is yes, that calling for the genocide
of Jews violates Harvard Code of Conduct.
Speaker 8 (22:10):
Correct. Again, it depends on the context.
Speaker 7 (22:15):
It does not depend on the context. The answer is yes,
and this is why you should resign. These are unacceptable
answers across the board. What action has been taken against
students who are harassing and calling for the genocide of
Jews on Harvard's campus.
Speaker 8 (22:34):
I can assure you we have robust.
Speaker 3 (22:36):
What actions have been taken.
Speaker 7 (22:38):
I'm not asking, I'm asking what actions have been taken
against those students.
Speaker 12 (22:44):
Given students' rights to privacy and our obligations under FURPA,
I will not say more about any specific cases other
than to reiterate that processes are ongoing.
Speaker 7 (22:57):
Do you know what the number one hate crime in
America is?
Speaker 12 (23:00):
I know that over the last couple of months there
has been an alarming rise of anti Semitism, which I
understand is the critical topic that we are here to discuss.
Speaker 8 (23:12):
That's correct.
Speaker 7 (23:13):
It is anti Jewish hate crimes, and Harvard ranks the
lowest when it comes to protecting Jewish students. This is
why I've called for your resignation and your testimony today.
Not being able to answer with moral charity speaks volumes,
I yield back.
Speaker 1 (23:31):
Well now, Claudine Gay, the Hovid president is out. Bye bye.
Don't let the door hit you on the way out.
All right, let's get to our phones. All right, let's
start in my new home state. Jason in Florida, Jason High.
How are you glad you called, sir?
Speaker 11 (23:48):
How we're going, Sean?
Speaker 3 (23:50):
What's going on? How are you?
Speaker 4 (23:52):
How's it going going good?
Speaker 7 (23:55):
So?
Speaker 1 (23:55):
I got a call from a friend of mine in
New York today and said, how's it down in Florida.
I said, I love it, and he goes, yeah, it's
twenty seven degrees up here.
Speaker 3 (24:04):
I hate you.
Speaker 1 (24:05):
I'm like, you don't have to hate me, just you know,
move yourself. It's that simple.
Speaker 2 (24:13):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (24:13):
So I had a question with.
Speaker 11 (24:17):
More of a common So we're always bringing up how
Trump needs to come back or have a candidate that
is remotely close to him. So I recently got out
of the military a little while ago, and I was
there during Trump and during Biden. So for me to
(24:38):
see the significant difference between the two of them, and
how it completely changed the morale, how the retention has
gotten so low, and just the spirit of everybody being
in during these times is this detimental? It is bad.
Speaker 4 (24:58):
Being in.
Speaker 2 (24:59):
I know.
Speaker 11 (24:59):
Trump raised the pay for military three percent, and it
boosts everybody. Everyone had a little more confidence training.
Speaker 10 (25:08):
I think.
Speaker 1 (25:09):
I think the best thing he did was allow people
that needed care. Remember that there was two sets of
books that the VA were keeping. One remember that we've
had that big scandal, and one set of books was
the real set of books. Somebody would come in, they'd
want aid or help, and some people had really serious
and timely medical conditions and they weren't being taken care of.
(25:33):
And then Trump said, if you don't get the care
you need, you can go to any hospital you want
and the government will take care of it. That was
a big deal on top of everything else. Yeah, Trump
did a lot for our veterans for sure.
Speaker 11 (25:45):
So being in after Trump has left and during that time,
Biden closed down the pipelines and then COVID hit. COVID
was one of the hardest signs for military because one
we weren't allowed to go and leave. A lot of
us if you weren't within a certain mileage, you weren't
(26:07):
allowed to go and leave, so you weren't allowed to
see your family. So from the time that COVID started
to about almost two years, a lot of people didn't
get to go home. A lot of people didn't get
to see their family on holidays and everything. And on
top of that, gas prices went, which made it even
harder for anybody I wanted to go out and enjoy
the time with their friends on base or go out
(26:30):
and do anything. You couldn't because the gas prices are
so high and with the inflation that came with it.
It lowered, basically lowered our pay. When it came up
to Trump that gave us that percentage, it basically was
taken away.
Speaker 1 (26:48):
So look, I mean, it's amazing that I was reading
all these year end articles about how great the economy
was and by the way, thanks for your call, thank
you for your service, my friend, and they're all talking about, well,
the stock market went up X number of dollars, which,
by the way, is good for a lot of people.
If you have a retirement account, it's connected to the
stock market. I don't like what I'm reading today about
(27:11):
the economy and the potential of you know, a really
significant you know change coming this year. I think that
is beyond possible. Oil prices, by the way of going
back up. But if you know, you just take a
look at some of the comments of some economists. Look,
(27:31):
one guy, for example, Harry Debt, is warning that everything
bubble will burst in the new year. That that's a
little scary for one person to make that kind of remark,
and others are saying the same thing. Look, I just
don't trust the stock market, nor do I use the
stock market as the barometer of how the economy is
doing because throughout Biden's presidency, you know, over sixty percent
(27:55):
of our fellow Americans have been living paycheck to paycheck,
and that to me says everything you need to know.
Every time you go shopping, you can see the difference.
Every time you fill up gas tank, you can feel
the difference. Okay, gas prices of late have come down,
but now with war raging in the Middle East, I
wouldn't be surprised if they go back up again. Somebody
(28:17):
certainly is telling the Biden administration to create more output,
which they are doing. But our demands have never been
higher and not keeping up with it, and we're still
importing energy from countries that hate us, which is never
a good idea for national security. And we should be
the most energy dominant country, the inherited energy independence that
(28:38):
only happened under Trump for the first time in seventy
five years. And the next step, logical step after that
would be energy dominance, and we should be providing the
rest of the world with our energy, oil, gas, and
coal and anythings. It should be viewed as just temporary
and just political because we know what their new Green
Deal agenda is.
Speaker 3 (28:58):
All about, all right, quick, right back to our phones.
Speaker 1 (29:01):
Eight hundred and nine point one, Seawan our number if
you want to be a part of the program. As
we continue, and now a word from the forty six
president the United States.
Speaker 3 (29:17):
JeI age isn't having their own nurses? Male DREAMI do
you know why? You guys know us. You guys make
us allow us to this. Nurses make you want.
Speaker 7 (29:25):
On this.
Speaker 6 (29:27):
Kannity is on right now.
Speaker 1 (29:33):
Let's get back to our busy poems. Joel will stay
in my new home, the Free State of Florida.
Speaker 3 (29:38):
Joel, you're next. How are you glad you called? Sir?
Speaker 13 (29:41):
Welcome, Welcome to Florida, and happy new year, Sean. I'm
really happy to speak with you.
Speaker 1 (29:47):
I actually have people that represent my values.
Speaker 3 (29:52):
You know that.
Speaker 1 (29:52):
I appreciate being in office. I have a governor, I appreciate,
I have two senators. I appreciate things are looking better
for me.
Speaker 13 (30:01):
I agree, I agree. I have a question. So Mexico
and a lot of the other countries are causing issues
with bringing you know, the illegal aliens over and why
don't we have congress or I'm not sure if they
created I should have looked it up, but why don't
they put tariffs on like avocados, guava, and a lot
(30:24):
of the produce because a big percentage of produce comes
over from from uh, you know, to Mexico and you know,
or some way of you know, causing some pain to
their to their their money, you know, their currency.
Speaker 1 (30:40):
Well, I mean, I think there's a lot of things
we got to do with China, for example, threatening to
go after Taiwan or what they call reunification, which is
really a takeover.
Speaker 3 (30:49):
Uh.
Speaker 1 (30:49):
We've better start paying attention because we learned during COVID
not producing our pharmaceuticals here in the US was not
a good idea, and we're going to learn very quickly
as assuming that there will be no consequences for China's
actions because there haven't been any under Joe Biden prior
to this. When you know that's where seventy five percent
(31:11):
of our chips come from, and that's such a massive
part of our economy. All those things worried me. Everything
you're talking about worries me.
Speaker 13 (31:19):
And thank goodness of Florida produces a lot of their
own you know, their own produce tomatoes and celery and
lettuce and you know, all those different things, different fruits.
I got strawberries today. I mean, who can get fresh
strawberries from their state?
Speaker 1 (31:38):
Such a good point. I love fresh strawberries too. I'm
gonna eat healthy. I'm even gonna walk more. Get my
ten thousand steps in a day. Eight hundred and ninety
four one, Shawn is a number you want to be
a part of the program.
Speaker 3 (31:49):
Thank you, my friend,
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