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josh in arkadia
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Michael Out of Philly00:08:47
unidentified
It's much harder for them to work, much harder than for the communist high priests.
Because, okay, Secretary Suslov really believed in communism.
Medinsky does not believe in our Magarita Simiran.
They do not believe in anything.
So I think we have much more arguments on our side.
So I'm sure that one day we're going back.
Thank you very much.
We can extend this conversation over coffee if you have more questions.
Thank you very much.
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What are your thoughts about striking some new deal with Iran over its nuclear program and efforts to that effect?
unidentified
Well, we tried with the JCPOA that Barack Obama had, and it didn't solve anything.
I mean, they're still working on, you know, they're still working on enriching Iranium.
You know, this has reached the point where, you know, since 1979, they took our hostages, and we've been taking their terrorist abuse all these years while they're threatening America and Israel.
How long can we put up with that?
They need to be stopped militarily.
You can't just talk to these fanatics that are determined to kill Israel and America.
It's not enough just to talk about going to war.
Yes, absolutely.
We went to war with Iraq a while ago, and that was not the best idea.
So I've been kind of out the loop of what's been going on since the presidential election.
And from what I've heard from friends, and obviously news tabloid, we see the tariffs in China.
We see the different wars that President Trump is enacting on Americans.
And I'm kind of confused as to why DEI was such an important topic for this presidency to attack, considering how that has helped to shape the next generations to come after these parents are done with their jobs, them training up their children to be able to go and pursue a college degree or a trade.
I feel as though, I know I'm speaking mumble jumble, but I felt as though DEI was very important, not only for the African American, but for the Indian American or important for the Mexican American in order for them not to infiltrate, but to be a part of the different jobs that have been offered generationally past us to, say, the white American, and we've been bypassed for those things.
I don't know.
I just wanted to figure out why that was important for this administration to dismantle.
Michael, can I ask you, you say you've been out of the loop since the election.
There's a lot of people who might consider themselves news junkies watching this program.
How does one get out of the loop on the news for six months?
unidentified
So I've been keeping up with what's going on, but it's been through hearsay.
So since I haven't been able to really watch C-SPAN as much as I was during the Biden administration, I've been out the loop, being as though that C-SPAN offers so much information for the average Joe like myself.
There's opportunity for me to help, again, just individuals not only here who I work with, but also outside of this job, because I understand better the condition that most people are in.
You're talking about Justice Katanji Brown Jackson?
unidentified
Yes, that's right, Justice Jackson.
And in my opinion, she should have to recuse herself for anything that would come before her that would involve President Trump because some of the stuff that she talked about, it clearly showed her bias.
And I'd like to also answer the question about what does impeachment mean to you?
To me, it means that our president is being harassed, that they're trying to take away my vote, somebody that I voted for to do exactly what he's doing, which is clean up a mess.
Randy's Concerns About Impeachment00:07:37
unidentified
So I don't think impeachment should just be thrown around.
Oh, well, let's just impeach him.
So those are my comments.
But I don't think that any judge should be allowed to listen to a case when they have such bias towards the person that's coming before them, and especially the Supreme Court justices.
That's Clara in the volunteer state back to the Wolverine State.
This is Randy Democrat.
Good morning.
unidentified
Good morning, John.
John, I talked to you last month.
You know, last time I talked to you about our drug problem here in Michigan, this year, in 2024, excuse me, we had 8,817 alcohol-related accidents in our state.
We had 2,251 all drugs, all drugs, illegal and non-legal.
Now, we've been doing some figures here.
We've got 27,009 in the last 36 months of drunk driving accidents in our state.
27,009.
All drugs together, 6,692.
Now, out of that, just in 2024, we had 29,000 treatments for alcohol, just for alcohol.
That was $264 million.
Every four years, we're spending over a billion dollars in treatment for drunks.
Half of everything I owned, I lost over that life.
Now, I've never been a drunk ever in my life.
Why am I paying for a bunch of drunks?
Right now, I've never did no drugs in my system my whole life.
I have worked for the government.
I pissed in a cup my whole life to prove to a drunk that I didn't pot my system, not other drugs, pot, because they're so scared they can't compete against a pothead at anything.
That's what it's about, John.
A pothead doesn't wake up in the morning and say, how did I get here after getting brought home off the street from the sheriff?
And the fella that you just had on about the alcohol and all that stuff, yes, legalize marijuana, legalize prostitution, and then you can have control over everybody, just about.
You know, I just want to talk about the Republicans.
They keep talking about Joe Biden's mental health.
But I figure like this, Trump isn't any better than Joe Biden is.
He acts just like somebody that has dementia.
He says the same thing over and over again.
Every time he has a speech, he talks about his big crowds and things like that.
And, you know, people don't want to hear that.
They keep saying the same thing over and over again.
Who cares?
And I believe the only way that he passed that mental health test, he probably told the doctors that if they didn't pass him, that he probably would threaten to fire him, just like he threatens everyone who doesn't do what he wants.
It seems that, but if you're talking about that, then we'd have to.
unidentified
We're leaving this here to take you live to Capitol Hill, where the House is gaveling in for legislative business.
Today, members are working on several bills related to veterans affairs and foreign policy, including a bill that would permanently authorize sanctions on Iran's energy sector.