October 8, 2025 • 9 mins
Fox News Contributor Liz Peek discusses her latest piece at foxnews.com and lipeek.com and weighs in on Bad Bunny performing at this year's Super Bowl
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
I want to jump in right off the hop here
with Liz Peak on the Legacy Retirement Group dot com
phone line.
Speaker 2 (00:04):
Lizpeak from lizpeak dot com.
Speaker 1 (00:07):
You also seear on Fox and Fox Business and a
lot of great stories this morning, Liz, including a great
take on the Super Bowl halftime performer Bad Bunny, and
I want to get your thoughts on that. It's a
really interesting discussion about language and I hadn't really thought
too much about that. But we'll do that in a minute,
but I want to start good morning, by the way,
(00:27):
how are you.
Speaker 3 (00:28):
Good morning? Thanks for having me sure.
Speaker 1 (00:30):
I want to ask you your thoughts on what is
now known as the Arctic Frost investigation. There are some
newly uncovered FBI documents related to an investigation showing the
FBI acquired call records from Republican lawmakers in the wake
of the events on January sixth. They've got phone records,
(00:50):
some metadata, and you know, trying to figure out, you know,
what these lawmakers were into and what was happening. This,
of course was all led as a part of an
investigation by then Special Council into January sixth, Jack Smith,
and this is nothing short of political targeting, targeting, Liz,
and yet you're not seeing this reported anywhere.
Speaker 3 (01:10):
Yeah, it's just an extraordinary story, which, as you say,
has been reported mainly by Fox News. You know, we
heard a lot during the election about how Democrats really
felt that the Trump administration was a threat to democracy.
What could be a bigger threat to democracy than having
your elected officials fight on which is an effect what
(01:32):
happened here by the federal government basically weaponizing the FBI,
weaponizing the Department of Justice. But you know, this is
part of a pattern, and basically Democrats look pretty bad
on this, and so of course you're not going to
get any reporting of it whatsoever. I mean, you know,
(01:52):
I was on Maria Bartiomo's show on Fox Business the
other day. I said, bless your heart for keeping these
stories alive, because I swear to God, Maria Barbaromo, we
would not be talking about basically what happened during the
first Trump administration. I mean, let's not forget not just
Arctic Cross, which came later, but all of the subversion
(02:14):
of the Trump administration and Trump White House and people
including the President by again a weaponized Apartment of Justice
and corrupt FBI. I mean that's I think. You know
what's frustrating, and I think it's frustrating to your listeners.
It certainly is to me, is that we know these
things happen. There are going to be hearings in Congress,
(02:36):
and Jim Comer, to his credit, will investigate and pursue
some leaves and stuff, and basically nothing happened. I mean,
Jim called me today is being arranged. And as I
walked by the Fox building it just now and saw
that headline. And I remember Peter Navara went to prison
for content of Congress, Steve Bannon went to prison for
(02:59):
content of Congress. So if they can convince the jury,
and of course it's going to be a Democrat friendly
jury that Jim comey, Elijah Congress, he should go to prison.
Speaker 2 (03:09):
Yes, just like they did. Absolutely it's laughable, Liz.
Speaker 1 (03:13):
Democrats response to January sixth is actually worse than what
actually happened on January.
Speaker 3 (03:19):
Sixth, without a doubt, without a doubt, it is worse
when you I mean, I have spent time looking through
the hundreds you know they arrested. I've forgotten the number now,
but like twelve hundred people. If you actually literally walked
on the grounds of the capital. They arrested you, They
went after everybody, and meanwhile, they know all those resources
(03:41):
were brought to bear on the January sixth protesters. And
remember people thought that the Democrats had stolen elections. I
mean a lot of people felt that way, and they
showed up to protest that is their right, and very
few of them actually engaged in acts of violence, and
yet hundreds and hundreds went to jail. It's preposterous.
Speaker 1 (04:01):
Liz Peak joining US six ten WTVN. You can see
all of her work at lizpeak dot com. One of
the stories you've got up is a course government shutdown.
It is day number eight, the Schumer shutdown, and you're
suggesting this is Trump's best opportunity to really really drain
the swamp. I mean, if you're a non essential government employee,
that phrase should not even exist. Everybody that works for
(04:23):
the government should be essential.
Speaker 3 (04:26):
Yeah, and they're not because I mean, if you go
through I went through some of the four hundred and
forty one four hundred and forty one agencies as a
federal government. I didn't even get into the bureaus and
directorates and departments. There are such many nutty things in there,
like the Department of Encouraging Accountants or something. I mean,
I've got the numbers and the facts and my piece,
(04:48):
but there are so many things where and I have
discovered things that haven't met for ten years. You know,
they aren't doing cerally, doing absolutely nothing. So yeah, there
is an op opportunity to purge here. Is it legal?
Is there something about a shutdown that makes it legal
to do mass firings? I don't know, and that will
(05:11):
definitely come before the Supreme Court if in fact they
lay off thirty forty thousand people, which is I'm guessing
kind of the numbers they're looking at. But the Supreme
Court has been very encouraging of the use of executive
orders and executive power, so it is quite possible that
Trump could do this. I think there are mitigating reasons
(05:31):
why they aren't moving fast to do it. One is politics.
You've got elections coming up in Virginia. A lot of
you know, federal employees work there, so it's not uncomplicated.
But the answer is yeah, they should continue to drain
the swamp. They've already done some. We've got one hundred
and fifty thousand people who took that early retirement opportunity,
(05:51):
and I'm sure that there will be more, so, you know,
good for them. At least they're talking about the problem, and.
Speaker 1 (05:57):
We should also talk about you know, what are the
pain points. One of the pinch points right now with
the government shutdown is the TSA and air traffic control.
Speaker 2 (06:04):
There's some delays and some major airports.
Speaker 1 (06:06):
You know, we need to provide the conversation about privatizing
the TSA or air traffic control. Let's get some better efficiency,
more you know, effective innovation, and better performance.
Speaker 2 (06:18):
And you do that by privatizing.
Speaker 1 (06:21):
Let the free market dictate how the who has those jobs,
and get it out of the hands of the government.
And then if the government does shut down, you don't
worry about these things anymore.
Speaker 3 (06:31):
Yeah, without a doubt, that's right. I mean, AI is
revolutionizing and modernizing all of American industry. Hasn't really shown
up in the government yet. No, that would be a no.
So there's plenty of opportunity for more efficiency. I mean,
one of the things that Musk revealed is that there
were what twenty five or more different computer models and
(06:55):
systems in the federal government. They don't talk to each other.
They're way out of date, et cetera. Frankly, I'm sorry
Musk is gone just for that. I mean, you have
some technological upgrade which could spur, to your point, better
performance in the privately owned TSA or air traffic control.
No doubt that would be a win for the American people.
Speaker 1 (07:16):
Liz, You've got a great story on Bad Bunny, who
is the super Bowl halftime performer, and you know, being
a criticized, and it's really interesting. I mean, he is
of Hispanic, he's Puerto Rican, he's Hispanic. He celebrates his heritage,
as you point out, by always performing in Spanish, so
he'll sing the entire super Bowl halftime show in Spanish
(07:39):
and forget whether his music is any good or not.
That's not the point. I happen to not think it's
very good. It's not my style. That's fine, it's my choice.
But you you make a great point about income data
based on heritage, and Hispanics are they're behind African Americans,
they're behind whites, they're behind Asians as far as how
(08:00):
much they make. And one of the reasons is because
they don't learn to speak English, and that holds them back.
Speaker 3 (08:08):
Without a doubt, and you have liberal educators for decades
that tried to force bilingual education on people. What that
really meant was you were teaching these kids geography and
physics in their native tongue instead of forcing them to
learn to speak English. And finally, a bunch of Mexican
American parents in LA said, no, throw out bilingual. We
(08:32):
want our kids to speak English. They're not stupid. They
know that is probably the single biggest impediment to Hispanics.
So I think Bad Bunny sends a very bad message.
He should be sending the message speak English, sing in
Spanish if you want. Being bilingual is great, but you
need to speak English.
Speaker 2 (08:51):
Absolutely.
Speaker 1 (08:51):
It's a great point telling young kids, Hey, yeah, watch
the Super Bowl show with Bad Bunny, but he's going
to speak in English and maybe you can learn if
you were. I mean, my son is in middle school,
my older son is in high school. They both are
learning to speak Spanish. And my older son's actually he's
in Spanish three. He's very good at it. I mean,
there's nothing wrong with knowing two languages.
Speaker 3 (09:13):
Absolutely right. In fact, it's a great thing to learn
two languages. But you know, President Trump designated English as
our official language. It wasn't just a cosmetic thing. It
was a purposeful thing. And he's completely right. Everybody in
this country should have a common language that helps the
common society, and it really helps kids get ahead if
(09:34):
they can speak the language.
I want to jump in right off the hop here
with Liz Peak on the Legacy Retirement Group dot com
phone line.
Speaker 2 (00:04):
Lizpeak from lizpeak dot com.
Speaker 1 (00:07):
You also seear on Fox and Fox Business and a
lot of great stories this morning, Liz, including a great
take on the Super Bowl halftime performer Bad Bunny, and
I want to get your thoughts on that. It's a
really interesting discussion about language and I hadn't really thought
too much about that. But we'll do that in a minute,
but I want to start good morning, by the way,
(00:27):
how are you.
Speaker 3 (00:28):
Good morning? Thanks for having me sure.
Speaker 1 (00:30):
I want to ask you your thoughts on what is
now known as the Arctic Frost investigation. There are some
newly uncovered FBI documents related to an investigation showing the
FBI acquired call records from Republican lawmakers in the wake
of the events on January sixth. They've got phone records,
(00:50):
some metadata, and you know, trying to figure out, you know,
what these lawmakers were into and what was happening. This,
of course was all led as a part of an
investigation by then Special Council into January sixth, Jack Smith,
and this is nothing short of political targeting, targeting, Liz,
and yet you're not seeing this reported anywhere.
Speaker 3 (01:10):
Yeah, it's just an extraordinary story, which, as you say,
has been reported mainly by Fox News. You know, we
heard a lot during the election about how Democrats really
felt that the Trump administration was a threat to democracy.
What could be a bigger threat to democracy than having
your elected officials fight on which is an effect what
(01:32):
happened here by the federal government basically weaponizing the FBI,
weaponizing the Department of Justice. But you know, this is
part of a pattern, and basically Democrats look pretty bad
on this, and so of course you're not going to
get any reporting of it whatsoever. I mean, you know,
(01:52):
I was on Maria Bartiomo's show on Fox Business the
other day. I said, bless your heart for keeping these
stories alive, because I swear to God, Maria Barbaromo, we
would not be talking about basically what happened during the
first Trump administration. I mean, let's not forget not just
Arctic Cross, which came later, but all of the subversion
(02:14):
of the Trump administration and Trump White House and people
including the President by again a weaponized Apartment of Justice
and corrupt FBI. I mean that's I think. You know
what's frustrating, and I think it's frustrating to your listeners.
It certainly is to me, is that we know these
things happen. There are going to be hearings in Congress,
(02:36):
and Jim Comer, to his credit, will investigate and pursue
some leaves and stuff, and basically nothing happened. I mean,
Jim called me today is being arranged. And as I
walked by the Fox building it just now and saw
that headline. And I remember Peter Navara went to prison
for content of Congress, Steve Bannon went to prison for
(02:59):
content of Congress. So if they can convince the jury,
and of course it's going to be a Democrat friendly
jury that Jim comey, Elijah Congress, he should go to prison.
Speaker 2 (03:09):
Yes, just like they did. Absolutely it's laughable, Liz.
Speaker 1 (03:13):
Democrats response to January sixth is actually worse than what
actually happened on January.
Speaker 3 (03:19):
Sixth, without a doubt, without a doubt, it is worse
when you I mean, I have spent time looking through
the hundreds you know they arrested. I've forgotten the number now,
but like twelve hundred people. If you actually literally walked
on the grounds of the capital. They arrested you, They
went after everybody, and meanwhile, they know all those resources
(03:41):
were brought to bear on the January sixth protesters. And
remember people thought that the Democrats had stolen elections. I
mean a lot of people felt that way, and they
showed up to protest that is their right, and very
few of them actually engaged in acts of violence, and
yet hundreds and hundreds went to jail. It's preposterous.
Speaker 1 (04:01):
Liz Peak joining US six ten WTVN. You can see
all of her work at lizpeak dot com. One of
the stories you've got up is a course government shutdown.
It is day number eight, the Schumer shutdown, and you're
suggesting this is Trump's best opportunity to really really drain
the swamp. I mean, if you're a non essential government employee,
that phrase should not even exist. Everybody that works for
(04:23):
the government should be essential.
Speaker 3 (04:26):
Yeah, and they're not because I mean, if you go
through I went through some of the four hundred and
forty one four hundred and forty one agencies as a
federal government. I didn't even get into the bureaus and
directorates and departments. There are such many nutty things in there,
like the Department of Encouraging Accountants or something. I mean,
I've got the numbers and the facts and my piece,
(04:48):
but there are so many things where and I have
discovered things that haven't met for ten years. You know,
they aren't doing cerally, doing absolutely nothing. So yeah, there
is an op opportunity to purge here. Is it legal?
Is there something about a shutdown that makes it legal
to do mass firings? I don't know, and that will
(05:11):
definitely come before the Supreme Court if in fact they
lay off thirty forty thousand people, which is I'm guessing
kind of the numbers they're looking at. But the Supreme
Court has been very encouraging of the use of executive
orders and executive power, so it is quite possible that
Trump could do this. I think there are mitigating reasons
(05:31):
why they aren't moving fast to do it. One is politics.
You've got elections coming up in Virginia. A lot of
you know, federal employees work there, so it's not uncomplicated.
But the answer is yeah, they should continue to drain
the swamp. They've already done some. We've got one hundred
and fifty thousand people who took that early retirement opportunity,
(05:51):
and I'm sure that there will be more, so, you know,
good for them. At least they're talking about the problem, and.
Speaker 1 (05:57):
We should also talk about you know, what are the
pain points. One of the pinch points right now with
the government shutdown is the TSA and air traffic control.
Speaker 2 (06:04):
There's some delays and some major airports.
Speaker 1 (06:06):
You know, we need to provide the conversation about privatizing
the TSA or air traffic control. Let's get some better efficiency,
more you know, effective innovation, and better performance.
Speaker 2 (06:18):
And you do that by privatizing.
Speaker 1 (06:21):
Let the free market dictate how the who has those jobs,
and get it out of the hands of the government.
And then if the government does shut down, you don't
worry about these things anymore.
Speaker 3 (06:31):
Yeah, without a doubt, that's right. I mean, AI is
revolutionizing and modernizing all of American industry. Hasn't really shown
up in the government yet. No, that would be a no.
So there's plenty of opportunity for more efficiency. I mean,
one of the things that Musk revealed is that there
were what twenty five or more different computer models and
(06:55):
systems in the federal government. They don't talk to each other.
They're way out of date, et cetera. Frankly, I'm sorry
Musk is gone just for that. I mean, you have
some technological upgrade which could spur, to your point, better
performance in the privately owned TSA or air traffic control.
No doubt that would be a win for the American people.
Speaker 1 (07:16):
Liz, You've got a great story on Bad Bunny, who
is the super Bowl halftime performer, and you know, being
a criticized, and it's really interesting. I mean, he is
of Hispanic, he's Puerto Rican, he's Hispanic. He celebrates his heritage,
as you point out, by always performing in Spanish, so
he'll sing the entire super Bowl halftime show in Spanish
(07:39):
and forget whether his music is any good or not.
That's not the point. I happen to not think it's
very good. It's not my style. That's fine, it's my choice.
But you you make a great point about income data
based on heritage, and Hispanics are they're behind African Americans,
they're behind whites, they're behind Asians as far as how
(08:00):
much they make. And one of the reasons is because
they don't learn to speak English, and that holds them back.
Speaker 3 (08:08):
Without a doubt, and you have liberal educators for decades
that tried to force bilingual education on people. What that
really meant was you were teaching these kids geography and
physics in their native tongue instead of forcing them to
learn to speak English. And finally, a bunch of Mexican
American parents in LA said, no, throw out bilingual. We
(08:32):
want our kids to speak English. They're not stupid. They
know that is probably the single biggest impediment to Hispanics.
So I think Bad Bunny sends a very bad message.
He should be sending the message speak English, sing in
Spanish if you want. Being bilingual is great, but you
need to speak English.
Speaker 2 (08:51):
Absolutely.
Speaker 1 (08:51):
It's a great point telling young kids, Hey, yeah, watch
the Super Bowl show with Bad Bunny, but he's going
to speak in English and maybe you can learn if
you were. I mean, my son is in middle school,
my older son is in high school. They both are
learning to speak Spanish. And my older son's actually he's
in Spanish three. He's very good at it. I mean,
there's nothing wrong with knowing two languages.
Speaker 3 (09:13):
Absolutely right. In fact, it's a great thing to learn
two languages. But you know, President Trump designated English as
our official language. It wasn't just a cosmetic thing. It
was a purposeful thing. And he's completely right. Everybody in
this country should have a common language that helps the
common society, and it really helps kids get ahead if
(09:34):
they can speak the language.
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