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Author: Josh Holmes, Comfortably Smug, Michael Duncan and John Ashbrook
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A variety progrum. Smug, Holmes, Duncan, and Ashbrook bring next generation conservative talk to the next level with RUTHLESS. There is no shelter for anyone as the fellas provide a lighter analysis of the news (and fake news) of the day.
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🎙️ Another democrat political fairy tale collapses in real time. We start with Ilhan Omar’s claim that ICE pulled over her son, then walk through how DHS says it never happened, how the story keeps shifting, and why the media still gives it oxygen. We discuss why this keeps happening and why Minnesota keeps finding itself in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons.
⚡Eric Swalwell has painfully forced taco campaign content, just cringe at its worst. Then, Kamala Harris reappears on late night, and the Biden administration is suddenly pretending like it always respected the Department of Justice. We talk through why that story doesn’t hold up, how selective memory works in politics, and why Jimmy Kimmel asking “soft” questions still manages to expose a mess. Plus free booze to hobos in San Francisco.️
🐘 Then, former AG Bill Barr sits down for a wide-ranging interview on Venezuela, narco-terrorism, Hezbollah, climate lawfare, the Supreme Court, and the Epstein case. Barr lays out what actually happened, what matters, and why so much of the noise is just that. It’s a long run, a lot of laughs, and more than a few uncomfortable truths.
00:00 - Omar has entered the chat
07:03 - DHS says it never happened
09:16 - Omar responds and the story keeps changing
12:30 - Past immigration allegations resurface with Tom Homan
15:04 - Swalwell’s taco content and campaign cringe
23:36 - Kamala Harris on late-night and the DOJ excuse
29:18 - San Francisco’s free alcohol program for the homeless
41:45 - World Cup Pride match lands Iran vs Egypt in Seattle
49:47 - Bill Barr joins on Venezuela and narco-terrorism
59:12 - Bill Barr on climate lawfare and the courts breaking the system
1:07:38 - Barr on Epstein, the files, and what actually happened
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🎙️ We break down why “just asking questions” turns into an incentive structure for inventing madness. We discuss what this kind of content does to real people who are living through real grief, and the influencers online who are trying to cash in on Charlie Kirk, Erika Kirk and the fight with Candace Owens.
⚡ Then we pivot to a brutal week of terror news and the political responses that make our blood boil. We run through the headlines, the media gymnastics, and the hard pivots. Primarily, Debbie Wasserman Schultz wandering into Trump-land while the question is about jihad, Chris Murphy turning violence into a fundraising pitch, and the broader weakness that keeps showing up across Western politics. What will it take for liberals to get serious about radical Islamic terrorism?
🐘 Then, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders joins the Progrum. We talk Arkansas momentum, National Guard troops in D.C. and what changes on the ground. Plus, her quick stop at the White House to address farmers' needs and the economy going into 2026. And, what does the Huckabee family Christmas look like?
👑 And our signature game, King of the Hill with Adam Kinzinger taking on champion Steve Schmidt.
00:00 - Why we refuse to commentate on commentating
04:24 - The Charlie Kirk tragedy should not be a content machine
10:09 - How conspiracies hijack the vacuum before court facts land
21:47 - Debbie Wasserman Schultz hard-pivots away from jihad
28:28 - Chris Murphy blames Trump for violence and gets roasted
31:52 - Australia clip: leaders stammer around radical clerics
43:45 - King of the Hill: Steve Schmidt vs. Adam Kinzinger
55:38 - Ja Rule’s golf shot goes sideways
56:54 - Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders joins The Progrum
59:04 - Arkansas Guard in D.C. and what the city feels like now
1:04:10 - Why food security is national security
1:09:41 - The economy, midterms, and selling the administration’s case
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🎙️ The fellas discuss how billions in COVID-era funding vanished through fraud in Minnesota. We walk through how the slush funds were set up, why there was almost no oversight, and how state leadership dodged responsibility while taxpayers got fleeced. We also break down the absurd defenses that Tim Walz continues to offer up. This was not some paperwork error—it was an invitation to steal.
💪 Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer is cleaning up unemployment insurance fraud, cracking down on abuse of worker programs, and restoring trust in systems that are supposed to help people. We also get into her work to create apprenticeships and trade skills for Americans. Plus her thoughts on why the American worker is being boxed out by policies that reward shortcuts instead of effort.
🐘 Another major announcement from the Office of Personnel Management on a new effort to bring early-career technical talent into government. We talk with Scott Kupor about merit-based hiring, ditching credential gatekeeping, and why rebuilding state capacity starts with trusting people who can actually do the work.
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00:00 — Why emergency slush funds created a fraud playground
05:52 — Tim Walz refuses to protest his citizens
10:15 — What real oversight would have caught immediately
12:23 — US Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer
17:07 — Apprenticeships, trade skills, and rebuilding worker pride
22:46 — Protecting American labor
33:30 — AI, workforce training, and staying competitive
52:14 — FBI stops a far-left terror plot before New Year’s Eve
58:00 — Overseas attacks and the cost of ignoring extremism
1:08:01 — OPM Director Scott Kupor
1:25:23 — Variety
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🎙️ Gavin Newsom is spinning his Palisades Fire “hair on fire” story, so we go back to the actual clip and walk through how the hero tale falls apart. Then, Tim Walz now claims Republicans fear him because he can fix a truck. We revisit his shifting image from the campaign till now. Kamala is also declaring herself a “historic figure,” and talking about her future marble bust in the halls of Congress.
🫏 And the great hope of Texas Democrats, Jasmine Crockett, isn’t even allowed to speak in her own senate launch ad. The fellas dig down on what we can learn from Jazzy Crockett in Texas and we review the song and dance she’s choreographing. Plus, we review AOC and her Puerto Rico spending spree.
⚡️Then the return of Dem or Journo where the fellas see if they can detect the subtle difference given some blind statements from Ashbrook. Variety with Michigan football’s implosion and Ashbrook defends incoming strays all about Ohio.
00:00 - Gavin Newsom’s Palisades Fire “hair on fire” story
07:09 - Tim Walz on “toxic masculinity,” trucks, hunting, and what he says scares Republicans
10:03 - Kamala Harris calls herself a “historic figure.”
17:31 - Jasmine Crockett launches ad built on Trump
34:27 - Venezuela drug boats, tanker raid video, and the risk of regime projects
40:02 - AOC’s Puerto Rico spending
45:00 - We play Dem or Journo
59:00 - Michigan coaching scandal, flag world record jump, dirt-bike arrest, and the Big Boy statue graveyard
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🎙️ The same people who pushed trillions in spending now act confused that prices climbed. We lay out how democrats got us here on inflation, and the size of the hole that Trump is trying to climb out of.
💵 Then, we look at the actual data — wage growth under Trump’s second term, the collapse of real wages under Biden, and the painful gap between rising prices and falling purchasing power. We talked through why the free-market fixes we’ve supported for years are still the right path, and why handing more control to Washington will only make families’ expenses worse.
🐘 Michigan hasn’t sent a Republican to this Senate seat in roughly three decades, but former congressman Mike Rogers thinks that streak is about to end. Rogers walks through what a real change election looks like in a 50–50, working-class state that actually builds things. ️
00:00 — Cold Open
01:41 — How Biden Broke the Economy
04:36 — Andy Beshear’s “economy of tomorrow” talking point loop
08:23 — Prices, wages, workers: the real affordability gap
14:16 — Why Obamacare was built to break the system
25:37 — Real wage growth explained
34:03 — Comparing conservative affordability to socialist “solutions”
42:06 — King of the Hill
54:37 — Mike Rogers on the future of Michigan
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🔥 Democratic Party CHAOS: The Radical Left Takes Over & Chuck Schumer’s Days Are NUMBERED! + Mary Katharine Ham joins for the lightning round ⚡
The Democratic establishment is COLLAPSING before our eyes.
From Jasmine Crockett scaring off “moderate” challengers in Texas to the progressive lunatics running in primaries nationwide, the party of AOC and “The Squad” is now fully in charge.
Chuck Schumer? Done. Finished. His grip on power is slipping faster than a drunk guy on a cruise ship with 33 beers… which, yes, we also cover in this absolute banger of an episode. 🤯🎯
What You’ll Hear:
Why Colin Allred bailed on the Texas Senate race the second Jasmine Crockett jumped in. 🔥
The radical left’s “win at all costs” strategy and how they’re purging anyone remotely normal.
Jasmine Crockett’s wild Jeffrey Epstein smear meltdown on the House floor.
😳The INSANE story of a cruise passenger who drank 33 beers, got pepper-sprayed twice, sedated… and it didn't end well. 🍻⚓
The greatest animal fight clip of all time: Chinese zookeepers vs. angry black bear armed with a basketball hoop, a chair, a stick, and… a PARROT?! 🐻🪑🦜 (You have to see this)
This is Democratic Fight Club — and the first rule is there are no rules left.
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Timestamps:
01:12 Democratic Party Civil War Begins
07:00 Jasmine Crockett Torches Texas Senate Race
11:28 Jasmine’s Jeffrey Epstein Meltdown Clip
1:09:50 The 33-Beer Cruise Ship Pepper Spray Incident 🍺🚢
1:17:28 Greatest Zoo Fight Ever Recorded 🐻🦜
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🎙️ The latest democrat hoax has fallen apart. The drug boat ‘scandal’ seems to be a big nothingburger. Democrats instantly shifted into defending traffickers once the hoax fell apart. After that, we break down the even stranger week on MSNBC, where Morning Joe skipped town for so long that even their audience noticed. As we looked around for them, it felt like half the media went into witness-protection mode the second their earlier narratives started blowing up.
⚡Then, a Joe and Mika super cut and another Biden disaster. USPS was ordered to buy thousands of EVs no matter how unready the technology was. Plus, Olivia Nuzzi finally sits down with a podcast to break down on camera.️ It was VERY theatrical.
🐘 House Majority Leader Steve Scalise joins the Progrum to talk through the early days of the new congressional session, what Republicans are preparing in 2026, and why the Biden administration’s regulatory spree is already forcing Congress into crisis-mode oversight. We talk message discipline, the border, and spending fights. It’s a sharp conversation and a great preview of the midterms.
00:00 – The Media’s Drug-boat Hoax Collapses
06:40 – Democrats shift into defending smugglers again
09:15 – Morning Joe vanishes for almost a full week
12:58 – USPS forced EV disaster unfolds across the fleet
26:44 – Olivia Nuzzi returns and media blowback
31:58 – House Majority Leader Steve Scalise joins the Progrum
38:20 – Scalise on 2025 agenda, oversight, and early fights
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🎙️ There is absolute rot at the core of the Democratic Party, especially their constant need to defend criminals. We start with Senator Reed's baffling attempt to defend narco-traffickers, trying to paint them as mere "delivery drivers" in a discussion about supply and demand. We followed that with the unbelievably unhinged rhetoric from Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
⚡The left's entire ideology is now centered on opposition to Donald Trump, which leads them to support the indefensible, whether it's drug runners, domestic terrorists, or even murderers like Luigi Mangione, who now has his own fan club—the "Cougars for Luigi." This kind of political insanity is what we're up against.
🐘 Then, we got into a deep-dive conversation with Senate Majority Leader @JohnThune, who provided incredible insight into the unprecedented amount of Senate votes this year, driven entirely by the Democrats' desire to obstruct every one of the President’s nominations. Thune also broke down the Republican Party’s strategic message for the 2026 midterms
👑 We finished the show with the King of the Hill, pitting Smokin' Joe Walsh against Ron Filipkowski. Last, a variety story about a drunk raccoon that broke into a liquor store on Black Friday, passed out next to a toilet, and sparked a serious discussion about the dangers of trash pandas.️
00:00 - Democrats Defending Criminals
03:22 - Senator Reed's Narco-Trafficker Defense
07:27 - Minneapolis Mayor Exploits Somali Clan Warfare
10:48 - Luigi Mangione's Expanding Fan Club
15:38 - Senator John Thune on Senate Obstruction, Record Votes, and Bipartisanship
24:08 - Thune Unveils the GOP's 2026 Midterm Election Message
46:39 - King of the Hill: Joe Walsh vs. Ron Filipkowski
58:48 - Drunk Raccoon Raids Liquor Store
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🎙️ There is an absolute horror show going on in Holmes' home state of Minnesota. We looked into the explosive New York Times story revealing a $1 billion fraud scandal involving the state's social service system under Governor Tim Walz. This wasn't just typical government waste; we dissected how members of the Somali diaspora allegedly stole hundreds of millions of dollars meant to feed children during the pandemic.
💥 These Mafia-style tactics used to perpetuate the fraud are a common tool of the left. The fellas discussed how the nonprofit group, Feeding Our Future, threatened state agencies with accusations of racism and negative press to force them into approving fraudulent applicants, proving that the left has weaponized these accusations as a shakedown racket. We explain how the Democrats have outsourced these tactics to NGOs to pressure and capture institutions like corporate America.
🐻 In Variety, the fellas got into a hysterical segment about a viral video of a lineman saving a black bear from a power line and debated the merits of the new holiday gift, "Guido on a Ledge," a Staten Island-inspired Elf on the Shelf alternative.
🐘 Then, Congresswoman Ashley Hinson is running for Senate in Iowa. She discussed her experience as a "mama bear on a mission" and how her background is helping her relate to Iowans on kitchen-table issues like affordability and school curriculum problems
00:00 - Serious Democrat Corruption In Minnesota
03:38 - How State Leadership Failed MN
05:51 - The NYT Details Fraud and Tim Walz's Involvement
24:44 - How "Mafia-style" Tactics Perpetuated Fraud
37:43 - Could the Stolen Money Potentially Fund Terror
47:48 - Thanksgiving Comments
51:07 - Tennessee’s Special Election and Democrat Extremism
01:06:22 - Congresswoman Ashley Hinson on her Senate campaign, political issues, and musical talent
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🎙️ The fellas explore the total collapse of Hollywood cinema and what it might mean for the American consumer. We all agree the movies just aren't what they used to be—you can't find a good, simple action flick or comedy anymore. Holmes points out how the shift happened during the Obama years, moving toward terrible, non-English, anti-American award bait.
🎬 The fellas drive home that Trump's greater influence lies not just in movie preferences but in reindustrializing the American film industry. We discussed how high taxes and regulations in California led to outsourcing production overseas, particularly to countries that incentivize making content with a cultural disposition that shows America in the worst possible light. If Trump provided competitive tax incentives to bring film production back home and coupled that with cultural benchmarks, it could reinvigorate American movies made for an American audience.
📱 Then, a new transparency feature comes to X and exposes the location of popular accounts. Many accounts posing as American patriots or constitutionalists are actually based in foreign countries. We explain how mainstream media journos rely on X's algorithm for "sentiment analysis" from "the base," which is easily polluted by these foreign accounts. Is it time to get rid of the algorithm entirely and return to a chronological timeline.
🐎 In variety: there’s a Namibian politician with the most unfortunate name as the most famous dictator in history. We can't believe a name like that not only exists but gets re-elected. Then, an absolutely insane clip of a rogue ambulance driving onto the inside rail of a track during a horse race in Louisiana
🐘 We wrap with Brent Gardner from AFP about the legislative agenda for the end of the year, focusing on energy permitting reform to boost American production and healthcare reform. We also hit on the importance of the NDAA as a vehicle for AI preemption legislation to ensure the US remains the global leader in technology.
00:00 - The Fellas on Hollywood's Decline and Trump's Cultural Reach
03:14 - Why Modern Movies Suck and Trump's Plan to Reindustrialize American Cinema
08:50 - Discussing Ben Smith's Semafor Article on Trump and Hollywood
15:59 - Hollywood Outsourcing Problem
28:52 - X’s New Transparency Feature
47:46 - Can We Fix X
52:32 - Unfortunate Politico Name and Wrong Way Driver In THE WORST Place
01:03:30 - Brent Gardner (AFP) on the Congressional Sprint to the End of the Year
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🦃 It’s our annual Thanksgiving Spectacular! This is the episode that made the Ruthless Variety Progrum famous. A reminder of the basic framework: you want your like-minded relatives excited to arrive, and the libs coming over to be stricken with fear. We dissect a cringe-worthy, anonymous USA Today op-ed from a person who dreads confronting their family’s “hateful politics“ since Trump’s election. We analyze the underlying issues when libs come to family dinner.
🍗 Then, your Ruthless recipe for Thanksgiving domination. We go from setting to setting throughout the Thanksgiving Day experience to prep you for maximum impact and help you create the greatest pain for your overly woke guests.
🏈 For dessert, your NFL turkey day preview and the one game that the fellas cannot believe is a prime-time feature. Plus, a little guidance for those degenerate gamblers listening to make it through the afternoon of pure, drunken alpha dominance.
00:00 - Thanksgiving: A Ruthless Opportunity for Activism
01:13 - Your Framework for Creating Fear
03:22 - Dissecting the Woke Anxiety
10:16 - The Ruthless Recipe: Preemptive Strikes and Setting the Scene
17:05 - The Meal as an Achievement Contest
20:55 - Put the Conversation on Offense
31:48 - Thanksgiving Day Football and Degenerate Gambling Guidance
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🎙️ AOC appears to be fundraising for her campaign under the guise of a turkey giveaway for the needy, which is beyond the pale. The fellas pointed out that while she has raised money for actual charities in the past, this latest move smells of a massive list-building operation with political transaction fees skimming off the top, leading to local critics calling it a "typical bait and switch."
🐻 Then, California has no good options for Governor. In the latest blow, Eric Swalwell filmed his California gubernatorial campaign launch video from his primary residence in Washington, D.C., a $1.2 million Victorian bungalow currently at the center of a mortgage fraud investigation. We’re having trouble figuring out if he even has a house in the state he wants to govern. Maybe a Chinese spy can help him out of this jam.
😘 Part two of the Olivia Nuzzi saga with her former fiancé Ryan Lizza dropping his follow-up article. More insanely, Lizza discovered a fake tabloid article Nuzzi had written about herself, fantasizing about her Mark Sanford affair becoming public. This is totally unhinged behavior, but typical of most Journos.
🧊 Then, ICE Director Todd Lyons discusses the crucial work his agency is doing under the Trump administration. Lyons shared his unexpected path to becoming the director and offered a stark compendium of how different administrations prioritized, or failed to prioritize, the agency's core mission. He highlighted the massive challenge of cleaning up the mess left by the previous administration's lax policies.
00:00 - AOC's Thanksgiving Day Scam
10:07 - Swalwell's DC Campaign Launch
19:50- Nuzzi and Lizza Part II
44:13 - Home Depot Protests
52:23 - ICE Director Todd Lyons
1:13:45 - The Horrifying Link Between Sanctuary Cities and Fentanyl
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🎙️ This might be the biggest, messiest, most custom-produced story for the Progrum: the saga of writer Olivia Nuzzi. There’s a bombshell dropped by her ex-fiancé, Ryan Lizza, and no one expected it. We cover how she left New York magazine, her overly dramatic book, and recent developments.
😘 The fellas discussed the absurdity of the new Mark Sanford revelations, noting that Nuzzi had apparently had a physical relationship with Sanford while profiling him for his 2020 GOP primary bid, and right in the middle of the COVID-19 lockdowns. Plus her Olbermann relationship and brief music career.️
🫏 Then, Jasmine Crockett gets caught in a humiliating lie about Lee Zeldin because there are two men named Jeffrey Epstein. We also covered her utterly terrible attempt at a TikTok meme.
00:00 - Olivia Nuzzi’s Shocking DC Allegations
07:07 - The Journo World's Inner Turmoil & Lizza's Substack Teaser
15:46 - Lizza's Account: Kimpton Stationery and The Shoe Closet
20:01 - Olbermann's Gift-Giving Math & The Light Stalking
25:21 - The Substack's Republican Twist
33:40 - Weiner, Olbermann, and Prophetic Tweets
42:52 - The Unhinged Myspace Pop Song
52:11 - Jasmine Crockett's Jeffrey Epstein Confusion
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🎙️ It’s wild how the mainstream media only got interested in Epstein after they thought it would hurt Donald Trump. The fellas discuss how the entire narrative is a cynical exercise in political partisanship, mirroring the disastrous Russiagate hoax, and not a genuine pursuit of justice for victims. We knew all along that Epstein was a well-known liberal financier with deep connections to the left, which is why the national media buried the story for nearly two decades.
💥The most unbelievable thing to come out of this Epstein nonsense is Stacey Plaskett's text correspondence with him. It’s wild that Plaskett was getting real-time information from a convicted pedophile to feed questions to Michael Cohen on the stand. This is undeniable documentation of Democrats working directly with the devil himself to go after their political enemies. ️
👑 Thursdays are for King of the Hill. Today, reigning champion Jen Rubin takes on challenger Joe Walsh in a battle royale for dominance.
🐘 Representative Brandon Gill joins the Progrum to discuss his aggressive, prosecutorial style in Congress and why holding leftist opponents accountable under oath is working. We reveal his surprising success in advancing major conservative legislation, including tax cuts, welfare reform, and border security. Gill explains his bill to fast-track the deportation of criminal illegal aliens convicted of sexual offenses and details the shocking vote where every Democrat opposed the "Bow Wow Act" to deport animal abusers. Plus, we discover why he hates losing and what his last meal would be.
00:00 - Jeffrey Epstein and the 20-Year Media Cover
06:16 - Democrats Try to Use Epstein to Target Trump
10:08 - Stacey Plaskett's Texts with Epstein During Trump Impeachment Hearing
8:47 - Hakeem Jeffries' Cringeworthy Defense
41:47 - The Dangerous Weaponization of Redactions in Epstein Files
55:30 - King of the Hill (Jen Rubin vs. Joe Walsh)
01:06:14 - Interview with Congressman Brandon Gill
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🎙️ Congressman Brad Sherman had some scandalous iPad scrolling on a flight - which was made for the fellas to cover. PLUS the Democratic Civil War continues to rage with AOC, Tim Kaine, and others squaring off to take out Chuck Schumer.
🐘 The leaders of the Congressional Leadership Fund (CLF), Chris Winkelman, and the Senate Leadership Fund (SLF), Alex Latcham. In this deep dive, we get the actual stats and outlook for the coming season. Latcham and Winkelman explain the structural advantages Republicans currently hold, including the fact that 16 Democrats sit in seats that President Trump won in 2024. We also break down how they plan to defend the 22 Republican Senate seats while expanding the map in states like New Hampshire, Georgia, and Michigan. ️
💥In Variety, we examine the animal violence epidemic against humans, specifically a dog that accidentally shot its owner while he was cleaning a shotgun, and an idiot in Yellowstone approaching a wolf pack with bear spray.
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00:00 - The Democratic Civil War is rolling as Hot as Ever
04:43 - Congressman Brad Sherman's scandalous iPad scrolling on a flight home
10:52 - The Democratic Civil War: Gluesenkamp Perez, AOC, and Tim Kaine
19:48 - In-depth Interview with Alex Latcham and Chris Winkelman on the Midterms
44:37 - Oppositional research and the importance of candidate quality
56:30 - Mad Maxine, Ed Markey, and the death of MSNBC
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🎙️ This entire shutdown was a plan without a strategy for success, driven purely by Schumer's desperation to appease an angry base after repeated losses to Republicans. Now, the media is struggling to spin a clear loss as a "win," while Democrats like Sen. Andy Kim still genuinely believe they were fighting a principled fight over Obamacare. This lack of introspection and the sheer cynicism driving the party's leadership have created the perfect conditions for a massive internal civil war.
🫏 In Today's cynical Democrat Party, the hunger for power outweighs family loyalty - see Sen. Shaheen. This is followed by the hard left, led by AOC, twisting the knife in Schumer’s back, accusing him of a coordinated effort to abandon their fight. The fellas speculate if Schumer's political career is finished because he prioritized the fringes and lost the begrudging respect for effectiveness that a true leader must maintain.
👑 Then, King of the Hill is a battle of titans with Cheri Jacobus and Jennifer Rubin facing off in the ring.
00:00 - The Democrat Party's Long National Nightmare Begins
04:50 - Andy Kim and the Obamacare Delusion
13:00 - Family Feud: The Shaheen Civil War
16:15 - AOC Puts the Knife in Chuck Schumer
22:02 - Left-Wing Media Slams Schumer
38:00 - King of the Hill: Jennifer Rubin vs. Cheri Jacobus
This podcast has been edited to remove references to Jacquelyn Arthur. The earlier version of this podcast contained a segment that incorrectly identified Ms. Arthur as an escort with a page on escortbook.com.
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🎙️ Joe Biden’s back, or at least his lifeless corpse is back in action. The reaction from the crowd, clapping for the "dead guy" just for moving is beyond tragic. Then, the DNC has a new internal civil war over... wait for it... having to work in the office five days a week. The idea that this organization lost the Presidency, House, and Senate but feels they can demand permanent work-from-home is peak Democratic delusion.
🫏 Then Representative Jasmine Crockett's latest conspiratorial rants on Mark Elias’s podcast, where she falsely claimed a Republican "friend" purchased Dominion Voting Systems to rig elections. Later, the liberal media response to Crockett’s antics involved a host literally kissing her sneakers on air. This is how the modern left genuflects. Maybe they can be saved by a new Kennedy scion running for Congress: Jack Schlossberg.
🕸️ Smug brings us a horrifying segment about a Balkans spider cave where two rival species of poisonous spiders have united to create a massive "hell web," where they capture and kill animals in massive numbers.
🇺🇸 Lastly, Katie Miller shares her experience with the modern left's domestic terrorism, including being forced to move her family from their home due to death threats, stalking, and "wanted" signs put up by deranged leftists. She also gives us a first-hand account of what it's like working for Elon Musk, what she learned from interviewing Mike Tyson, and why she launched her own podcast to serve as a counter-discourse for women.
00:00 - Rough Week & Biden's Sad Restaurant Appearance
04:22 - The DNC's Insane Return-to-Office Civil War
17:16 - The Cost of Democratic Delusion
23:12 - Jasmine Crockett Spreads Election Conspiracy Theories
27:57 - Jack Schlossberg: Congressional Candidate, Creep, and Anti-Semite
41:14 - The Horrifying and Opportunistic Balkans Spider Cave
48:07 - Katie Miller on The Reality of Modern Political Violence and Her New Podcast
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🎙️ It’s not surprising, but the fellas called every twist and turn of this government shutdown fiasco months ago. Senate Democrats finally caved, reopening the government without securing any of their stated demands, which further proves that the shutdown was entirely a political exercise to push turnout for Election Day. We get into the media's baffling spin, which finally admitted to a "Democratic filibuster" only after it was broken. Once again, democrats will hurt the American people if it helps them politically.
💥 We revisit our past predictions, including conversations all the way back to March. The "deal" that was supposedly brokered was the exact same offer Republicans made weeks earlier, revealing the whole bipartisan agreement narrative as complete "bulls**t." This political theater was underscored by Senator Tim Kaine's admission that he was more focused on the election than on the financial pain his constituents faced during the shutdown—a classic example of elected officials prioritizing politics over their actual jobs.
⚡The fellas cover a stunning video of a rat hunting a bat, which has Ashbrook’s brain turning on how to defeat these creatures. Then, the American Beverage Association talks about their efforts to curb sugary drinks and create jobs. ️
00:00 - The Fellas’ Predictions Come True
04:13 - MSNBC's Confusion and CNN's Admission of a "Democratic Filibuster"
08:13 - Memory Lane: The Program Predicted the Shutdown's Timeline and Political Roots
18:58 - Tim Kaine Gives Away the Game
23:39 - Progressives Call for Schumer's Ouster
32:10 - Bizarre Footage of a Rat Eating a Bat
44:55 - Kevin Keane, American Beverage Association President, on Jobs and Consumer Health
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🎙️ Live from the Patriot Awards with Carley Shimkus, who seems super excited to join the fellas. She updates us from inside the belly of the beast, talking New York City mayoral race and the victory of self-proclaimed democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani. Smug stands by his assertion that the city "gets what they deserve," a sentiment that Shimkus finally understands. We also chat about recent off-year election results in New Jersey and Virginia
🎬Then, funtime Friday with a hilarious clip of actor George Clooney, who maybe has regrets after forcing Biden out of the race? I mean, he wanted him to step down - but just not the way he stepped down. Can you imagine that happening within the Republican Party?
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🎙️ The Progrum kicks off with a raw analysis of Tuesday's election results, dissecting the sweeping win of socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani in New York. The fellas argue that the media and national Democrats are gravely misinterpreting the result, which was not a sign of broad enthusiasm but a narrow victory powered by radical, highly-educated urbanites. We discuss the historic trouble Republicans have faced in off-year elections when Trump isn't on the ballot, noting the persistent challenge of lower turnout among the new working-class base compared to the energized, high-propensity suburban Democratic voter. This discussion provides the vital context needed to understand the mechanics of a national election cycle and avoid making the same mistakes in the midterms.
🗳️ Then, the broader electoral lessons from Virginia and New Jersey, focusing on the unexpected energy of the Democratic turnout. The fellas point out that the recent government shutdown was a strategic, planned partisan fight that successfully mobilized the federal worker base, acting as the Left's new and highly effective get-out-the-vote operation, similar to past protests and riots. The takeaway is clear: the party needs a strategy that is both unique and authentic, not merely riding on a predecessor's momentum.
🐘 House Majority Whip, Rep. Tom Emmer, talks government shutdown chaos and why Democrats refused to pass the same spending resolution they supported 13 times under the current administration. Emmer says Chuck Schumer is a "scared old man" past his prime who burned five weeks for a failed "electoral advantage." We also give the co-hosts a Minnesota education on Tim Walz, with Emmer calling the Governor a "corrupt, fraudulent human being" overseeing $2 billion in fraud, including the $77 million SNAP scandal. Plus, we dig into the off-year election "bellwether" claims and analyze the mechanics of the 2024 House map, which shows a Republican advantage with only three members in districts won by the Democratic Vice President.
💰Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers on his lawsuit against foreign actors influencing state elections, a topic we've covered before, and one that's been gaining national attention, particularly with the Fox News exclusive on the "Mamdani Machine." Hilgers emphasizes that while the federal ban on foreign funding is clear, loopholes allow outside money to flood state ballot initiatives, which is what his team is fighting in Nebraska.
00:00- The New Left-Wing Coalition
01:59 - Mamdani‘s Ideological Extremism
15:55 - Electoral Autopsy: Virginia and New Jersey Results
25:30 - Republican Coalition Challenges
35:25 - We Play King of the Hill
45:07 - Majority Whip Tom Emmer on the Government Shutdown and Tim Walz
01:12:32 - King of the Hill with David Frum vs Cheri Jacobus
01:24:00 - Nebraska AG Mike Hilgers on Prosecuting Hansjörg Wyss
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Hey guys, born n raised Minnesotan here. Look, I live out in Pine City and there are zero Somalis out here...ZERO. The cities, St. Cloud are def overrun. I promise u WE R NOT VOTING these fuckers in! especially out here. Practically EVERYONE I talk to is republican in the rural areas. Im 100% convinced these ppl must be rigging elections in this state cause ain't no way their filth is spreading any further out this way! too many of us gun toting crazy rednecks out here! try us ! lol
It's called the Omni-Cause, move from Ukraine to Gaza to Climate to Health Care to Integration to ...... fill in the blank, just look at our bestie Gretta ...
smug being RUTHLESS with that button observation
Guys, you're missing the point of your first Voice comment on the presence of illegal immigrants in the country. The point is, the census is based on how many humans live in a district, not how many American citizens. And congressional representation is based on the census. Hence, if illegal immigrants are not counted in the census, Democrats will lose double digits of House seats because redistricting will not occur and new districts will not be formed on the basis of rise in population.
I enjoyed the entire episode, especially the part about the airlines! Great job.
First time listen. Impressed.
Not real comfortable with the AI biggies working w/govt.
good riddance to a failure and opportunist. the mcconnell fan bois judge him on how he started and not at the steamin pile he has left for others to hopefully clean up. Thank God his border bill was seen for the betrayal that we come to expect from this Senate (non) Leader
ALL specious arguments. MCARTHY AGREED TO VACATE MOTION. and you're pissed it was used on him!?!?! Mental duress.
unfortunately, I have no idea why Meghan likes you guys. No new information, no comic relief. Just rehashing stuff we already know.
which episode this week had a listener. ommentvwith a good polish joke? was funny but my old brain cant remember it
suggesting Desantis go after Disney in his first year after a narrow win is amazingly demonstrably intellectually dishonest. There was ZERO political capitol to do that. Back to the buffet bar chrissy
Where's the interview?
You boys are missing the bigger picture I think. We are letting terrorists and rapists in but fuck no let's not let eggs in.
my only complaint is tatit's just twice a week.
Best political podcast in America
Not for the mindless. Funny, educated, Republicans talking about today's issues. Really helps time fly at work. 5 stars
boring