1 00:00:01,960 --> 00:00:06,639 Speaker 1: Welcome to Political beat Down. I've been my cellas joined 2 00:00:06,679 --> 00:00:10,759 by Michael Cohen. For those who are joining from the 3 00:00:10,880 --> 00:00:14,080 live coverage I just did with Karen Friedman Magnifilo on 4 00:00:14,160 --> 00:00:18,199 everything that's happening in the criminal trial against Donald Trump. 5 00:00:19,120 --> 00:00:19,640 Speaker 2: Welcome. 6 00:00:20,280 --> 00:00:22,920 Speaker 1: For those who are joining in the regular hour for 7 00:00:23,039 --> 00:00:27,879 Political Beatdown, Welcome. We've got a lot to discuss, Michael Cohen. 8 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:32,320 The first thing I want to discuss, though, is a 9 00:00:32,359 --> 00:00:37,960 statement that you put out. It's gone viral, and I 10 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:41,079 want you to be able to speak to the Beatdown brigaders. 11 00:00:41,439 --> 00:00:44,799 You know about your thinking here. You and I are 12 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:48,119 going to have a lot of coverage about a lot 13 00:00:48,159 --> 00:00:51,280 of things, and on political Beatdown. You know, you and 14 00:00:51,359 --> 00:00:56,000 I have always talked about, you know, respect for justice 15 00:00:56,079 --> 00:01:01,200 Mersham's courtroom, and of course always is kind of you know, 16 00:01:01,359 --> 00:01:06,439 making sure that we are at all times just being 17 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:10,680 very cautious. You know, there's an active proceeding taking place, 18 00:01:11,560 --> 00:01:15,799 and of course with our best it's hard when people attacked. 19 00:01:16,319 --> 00:01:18,439 I'll just leave it, leave it at that, to just 20 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:21,799 hold back sometime. But this is a statement that you 21 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:25,640 put out, Michael Cohen, let me read it to everybody 22 00:01:25,719 --> 00:01:26,680 and let me get your. 23 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:27,760 Speaker 2: Take on it. 24 00:01:27,879 --> 00:01:32,400 Speaker 1: You said, despite not being the gag defendant, out of 25 00:01:32,480 --> 00:01:37,239 respect for Judge Marshan and the prosecutors, I will cease 26 00:01:37,319 --> 00:01:42,680 posting anything about Donald on my ex formerly Twitter account 27 00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:47,840 or on the Maya Culpa podcasts until after my trial testimony. 28 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:53,359 See you all in a month or more hashtag Team 29 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:57,680 Cohen and we're here on Political Beatdown that still applies 30 00:01:58,280 --> 00:02:00,719 to Political beat Down all of your podcast on the 31 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:04,359 Midas Touch Network. You and I are going to be 32 00:02:04,439 --> 00:02:07,359 able to discuss, you know, other issues. There may be 33 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:10,719 times where you know, I will be discussing something and 34 00:02:10,759 --> 00:02:13,000 if I do, it's not for you know, you'll know 35 00:02:13,080 --> 00:02:15,240 I'm not going. I mean, I need to update people 36 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:19,159 on some basic news of what of things that are 37 00:02:19,199 --> 00:02:23,159 happening as a journalist, but I want to hear from 38 00:02:23,199 --> 00:02:26,840 you about your decision to make this statement and if 39 00:02:26,840 --> 00:02:28,360 you could address the brigaders. 40 00:02:29,080 --> 00:02:33,439 Speaker 2: So what ended up happening is all of a sudden, 41 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:38,960 you have this gag order that was placed on Trump 42 00:02:39,039 --> 00:02:44,000 that was being violated, and they were in court and 43 00:02:44,039 --> 00:02:49,639 they're making the statements that he being meaning Donald being 44 00:02:50,439 --> 00:02:54,039 the front runner for or the presumptive nominee for the 45 00:02:54,039 --> 00:02:56,960 Republican Party that he has the right within which to 46 00:02:57,039 --> 00:03:00,479 respond to attacks and all of this other stuff, and 47 00:03:00,599 --> 00:03:02,840 truth be told, what it was doing is it was 48 00:03:02,919 --> 00:03:07,360 interfering with the progression of the trial, something that I 49 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:10,520 would like to see over with as soon as possible, 50 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:13,439 because that means I am done. It means that I 51 00:03:13,479 --> 00:03:17,759 am free from all of the testimony after six plus years. 52 00:03:18,159 --> 00:03:21,879 And so I decided to make a decision because his 53 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:26,639 attorneys Todd Blanche came in and showed a tweet that 54 00:03:26,759 --> 00:03:28,719 I had put out, or a post that I had 55 00:03:28,719 --> 00:03:31,960 put out that is critical of Donald that I had 56 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:35,800 put out in retaliation for his acts against me. But 57 00:03:36,400 --> 00:03:40,159 whatever it might be, I just decided that I will 58 00:03:40,159 --> 00:03:45,439 not talk about him anymore until after the trial, till 59 00:03:45,520 --> 00:03:49,639 after my testimony, plain and simple. So everything that you 60 00:03:49,879 --> 00:03:52,960 saw as they just posted is what I put out. 61 00:03:53,280 --> 00:03:56,120 That there are many other things this one right here. 62 00:03:56,360 --> 00:03:59,240 I am not the gig the defendant. But out of 63 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:03,319 respect to Gudge Mrshan, because this is just extra work 64 00:04:03,599 --> 00:04:06,719 that he has to deal with as well as the prosecutors, 65 00:04:06,919 --> 00:04:11,400 that I will cease posting on my social media platforms 66 00:04:11,520 --> 00:04:14,680 or discussing Donald. And you know, during those time periods, 67 00:04:14,680 --> 00:04:18,000 for example, where Ben you know, wants to get into 68 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:26,439 a topic that my estimation is let's just say, teetering 69 00:04:26,639 --> 00:04:33,079 even on this specific area. I'm just gonna stop my camera. 70 00:04:33,199 --> 00:04:36,079 I'm gonna mute it, and I don't want to be involved, 71 00:04:36,120 --> 00:04:38,839 And just as soon as it's over, then I will 72 00:04:38,879 --> 00:04:42,680 have Salty bring me back into the picture, because I 73 00:04:42,759 --> 00:04:48,040 really want to live up to what promised that I made. 74 00:04:48,839 --> 00:04:54,399 You know, I am tired of Maga's attacks on me 75 00:04:54,519 --> 00:04:58,600 every time that there would be a comment made about me. 76 00:04:58,839 --> 00:05:02,879 On top of that, it's not helpful to other witnesses 77 00:05:03,279 --> 00:05:06,959 because many of them are feeling the same heat that 78 00:05:07,199 --> 00:05:12,439 I was feeling from those comments, and I appreciate that. 79 00:05:12,480 --> 00:05:14,680 A lot of people saying, you know, classic move, it's 80 00:05:15,040 --> 00:05:17,319 I don't want to say it's a classic move. I'm 81 00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:21,000 saying it's a respectful move. It's a respectful move of 82 00:05:21,040 --> 00:05:24,480 the system of Judge Murshan, of his courtroom and the 83 00:05:24,519 --> 00:05:29,319 prosecutors who are you know right now working hard to 84 00:05:29,319 --> 00:05:32,319 put forth their case. On top of that, to be 85 00:05:32,360 --> 00:05:37,079 honest with you, it's also it's a benefit to Trump's 86 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:41,319 defense team because they don't have to waste time now 87 00:05:41,360 --> 00:05:45,279 putting forth motion after motion after motion. But we'll see 88 00:05:45,319 --> 00:05:49,879 what happens with this gag order. Because even after I 89 00:05:49,920 --> 00:05:53,360 had put that out, you know, more stuff had come out, 90 00:05:53,480 --> 00:05:57,759 and I know that today even more what do you 91 00:05:57,800 --> 00:06:03,879 call it, another motion? Three more violations under the gag order. 92 00:06:03,920 --> 00:06:07,040 I wish that it would stop. Even if it doesn't, 93 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:10,199 I'm going to allow the prosecutors and the court to 94 00:06:10,360 --> 00:06:14,199 deal with Trump and I'm going to sit back and 95 00:06:15,600 --> 00:06:19,399 let the process run itself out despite the fact that 96 00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:22,360 I am not the defendant in this case. He is. 97 00:06:22,519 --> 00:06:26,240 I am not the gagged individual in this case he is. 98 00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:31,240 But nevertheless, again I'm gonna I'm going to live up 99 00:06:31,240 --> 00:06:32,079 to my word. 100 00:06:32,480 --> 00:06:35,959 Speaker 1: When I appreciate that you say time and time again, 101 00:06:36,360 --> 00:06:41,600 is I respect this system. I respect law and order. 102 00:06:42,120 --> 00:06:47,759 I recognize this justice system and its importance. And even 103 00:06:47,800 --> 00:06:52,480 if not under an obligation under any type of gag order, 104 00:06:52,800 --> 00:06:57,240 I have such respect for this system in place that 105 00:06:57,360 --> 00:07:01,519 I don't want to be even view or construed in 106 00:07:01,600 --> 00:07:05,839 any way as giving an excuse to others who may 107 00:07:06,399 --> 00:07:09,600 not have the same view and reverence about the system. 108 00:07:10,079 --> 00:07:12,160 And so here's what I'm going to do. You and 109 00:07:12,199 --> 00:07:15,199 I can talk about. There's a lot going on. There's 110 00:07:15,199 --> 00:07:17,879 a lot of things that the RNC is doing. There's 111 00:07:17,920 --> 00:07:20,600 a lot of things going on on Capitol Hill. There's 112 00:07:20,600 --> 00:07:22,360 a lot that I can talk about, Like when I 113 00:07:22,439 --> 00:07:25,639 talk about what went down at the Supreme Court oral 114 00:07:25,759 --> 00:07:28,680 argument today, I'm frankly just going to be playing some 115 00:07:28,839 --> 00:07:33,120 of the audio clips of what the lawyers were arguing. 116 00:07:33,199 --> 00:07:35,720 And Cohen, if that's something that you want to you 117 00:07:35,759 --> 00:07:37,680 think you need to mute yourself for while, I just 118 00:07:37,680 --> 00:07:38,079 play it. 119 00:07:38,079 --> 00:07:40,399 Speaker 2: If I do, then I'm going to because one of 120 00:07:40,439 --> 00:07:42,959 the other things that I have not been doing is 121 00:07:43,040 --> 00:07:47,800 I'm not following the trial. Now. You know, there are 122 00:07:47,920 --> 00:07:51,279 times as I'm flipping through, I'll see it's about the 123 00:07:51,360 --> 00:07:55,680 hush money. I'll go back to, like, you know, forty 124 00:07:55,720 --> 00:07:59,040 eight hours, you know, the crime Show, or Neighborhood Wars, 125 00:07:59,079 --> 00:08:01,759 a Customer War, or I'll flip. I was started to 126 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:05,959 watch Showgun. Rosie O'Donnell the other night on my TikTok 127 00:08:06,759 --> 00:08:10,560 show jumped on with me and she was recommended Showgun. 128 00:08:10,720 --> 00:08:13,600 I have to be honest, I love Rosie to death, 129 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:18,040 but I hate subtitles. Right. I just wanna I want 130 00:08:18,079 --> 00:08:20,560 to I want stupid TV I don't want the ones 131 00:08:20,600 --> 00:08:23,160 where I have to pay attention and I have to 132 00:08:23,199 --> 00:08:27,319 start reading. You know, the subtitles. I wish they would have. 133 00:08:27,480 --> 00:08:29,600 I wish they would have dubbed it, but this one 134 00:08:29,680 --> 00:08:32,000 is not. I checked a see if it was dubbed. 135 00:08:32,360 --> 00:08:36,759 Speaker 1: Well, Cohen, you are a voracious reader, and you have 136 00:08:36,840 --> 00:08:39,440 a stack of books that you're reading, all kind of 137 00:08:39,480 --> 00:08:41,799 at the same time. For those who were able to 138 00:08:41,960 --> 00:08:46,480 make our zoom meeting yesterday at patreon dot com slash 139 00:08:46,519 --> 00:08:49,759 Political Beatdown, we kept it very light and you were 140 00:08:49,799 --> 00:08:51,360 We were asking you, well, look what are you doing 141 00:08:51,480 --> 00:08:54,399 right now to relax and de stress? And you talked 142 00:08:54,440 --> 00:08:57,799 about reading books. You also talked about some of your 143 00:08:57,799 --> 00:09:00,679 other hobbies on your phones and stuff of the games 144 00:09:00,720 --> 00:09:03,000 that you play. I just think, you know, a lot 145 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:05,559 of people know what's going on in the trial. They've 146 00:09:05,600 --> 00:09:09,919 heard your name being mentioned a lot. I also just 147 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:12,440 I don't want to talk specifically about the trial. I 148 00:09:12,519 --> 00:09:16,320 understand the boundaries, but I also want to let people know, like, Okay, 149 00:09:16,639 --> 00:09:18,919 who is Michael Cohen? Like, which is what are you 150 00:09:18,960 --> 00:09:20,000 doing on a day to day phase? 151 00:09:20,120 --> 00:09:22,759 Speaker 2: So maybe you can in the comments to talking about 152 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:27,000 you know, my obsession. I am OCD right, I have 153 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:35,840 been since childhood. Somebody told me a while back that 154 00:09:37,320 --> 00:09:41,879 Candy Crush is kind of like meditation. I mean, I 155 00:09:41,919 --> 00:09:44,840 was like, really, all right, you know, I'll try it. 156 00:09:44,840 --> 00:09:48,600 It's not like, you know, I can't meditate, it's I 157 00:09:48,639 --> 00:09:53,360 find it too boring. I a couple of friends when 158 00:09:53,399 --> 00:09:56,000 I was in Otisville. They used to meditate all the time. 159 00:09:56,159 --> 00:09:59,559 They'd sit on the floor and they would just meditate. 160 00:10:00,320 --> 00:10:04,679 I couldn't get into it. I just can't bring myself 161 00:10:04,720 --> 00:10:08,120 to that point. And so I was like, all right, shit, 162 00:10:08,159 --> 00:10:10,639 I'll give it. I'll give anything a shot, right, So 163 00:10:10,759 --> 00:10:13,679 I went ahead and I, uh, you know, I started 164 00:10:13,679 --> 00:10:19,200 playing Candy Crush. Well, fifteen thousand, two hundred some odd 165 00:10:20,720 --> 00:10:23,519 levels later, I think I'm like top five in the 166 00:10:23,559 --> 00:10:27,679 world in terms of Candy Crush. You know. In fact, 167 00:10:27,679 --> 00:10:30,360 you wanted something really funny, Ben, somebody said to me 168 00:10:30,720 --> 00:10:35,279 that you can actually sell your account. I'm like, who 169 00:10:35,320 --> 00:10:38,200 in the world wants not? There are people that want 170 00:10:38,240 --> 00:10:41,440 to buy your level. So I said, well, you get 171 00:10:41,440 --> 00:10:44,039 me that right number, and I'm willing to start all 172 00:10:44,080 --> 00:10:48,519 over again because you know, it is so crazy. Yeah, 173 00:10:48,919 --> 00:10:51,320 It's like now, I just I'm just sitting there and 174 00:10:51,399 --> 00:10:54,440 you know, I'm just playing it and matching the whole 175 00:10:54,440 --> 00:10:57,600 thing and just going on. And as I'll say, sometimes, 176 00:10:57,639 --> 00:10:59,960 well even while I'm eating breakfast, I'll just sit there 177 00:11:00,240 --> 00:11:03,200 and just fumble through because it takes my mind off 178 00:11:03,240 --> 00:11:06,840 of everything else. Instead of watching morning television, I'll just 179 00:11:07,159 --> 00:11:10,320 flip through something, or I'll go watch TikTok, or I'll 180 00:11:10,360 --> 00:11:13,240 watch one of you know, legal af I watch the 181 00:11:13,320 --> 00:11:17,000 Midas Brothers, you know, just something to keep myself busy. 182 00:11:17,120 --> 00:11:19,879 I know that sounds crazy. I can't wait for this 183 00:11:20,120 --> 00:11:23,360 trial to be over so that I don't have to 184 00:11:23,440 --> 00:11:26,559 sit there and worry about whether or not I'm watching 185 00:11:26,600 --> 00:11:29,720 something that I shouldn't be watching. And in all fairness too, 186 00:11:29,960 --> 00:11:32,639 you know, I'm not just interested in watching to see, 187 00:11:32,759 --> 00:11:35,360 you know, who's on first, what's on second, I don't 188 00:11:35,360 --> 00:11:38,919 know third base. I'm not interested in just that. You know, 189 00:11:39,039 --> 00:11:41,879 I was very interested in watching what's going on with 190 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:49,879 the pro Palestinian protests at the various schools you know, Yale, Brown, Vanderbilt, 191 00:11:50,200 --> 00:11:56,679 University of Pennsylvania NYU, you know, et cetera. Usc I'm 192 00:11:56,720 --> 00:12:00,879 interested in it because it's important to me and I 193 00:12:00,919 --> 00:12:04,320 think it's important to the country to see what's going on, 194 00:12:04,759 --> 00:12:08,559 and so I'll watch that. You know, I won't watch it, 195 00:12:08,639 --> 00:12:13,399 for example, on CNN, because CNN has often the right corner. 196 00:12:13,679 --> 00:12:17,480 You know, they're doing like a second by second playbook 197 00:12:17,559 --> 00:12:19,840 of what's going on on the in the trial. So 198 00:12:19,879 --> 00:12:22,919 I'll go to another station like Spectrum one, or I'll 199 00:12:22,960 --> 00:12:27,320 watch it on MSNBC where they're not doing that. Personally, 200 00:12:27,320 --> 00:12:29,799 I have to think it's a it's a brilliant idea. 201 00:12:29,840 --> 00:12:32,360 If I was allowed to watch, I'd be very interested 202 00:12:32,360 --> 00:12:36,200 in real time seeing what's happening. But you know, I'm 203 00:12:36,399 --> 00:12:40,759 staying away now. I got to be straightforward and honest 204 00:12:40,799 --> 00:12:44,320 and truthful here. I can't say that one hundred percent 205 00:12:44,600 --> 00:12:48,200 that I have been able to stay away. Where I will, 206 00:12:48,440 --> 00:12:50,679 you know, flip through and then I'll see myself and 207 00:12:50,720 --> 00:12:53,799 it'll say something in the chiron like here Michael Conan 208 00:12:53,840 --> 00:12:57,399 Ben myself has react to breaking news. It'll say something there, 209 00:12:57,559 --> 00:13:00,399 But I am not. I'm trying to really stay away. 210 00:13:00,399 --> 00:13:01,720 First of all, I don't want it to raise my 211 00:13:01,759 --> 00:13:05,759 blood pressure. I also don't want to end up being 212 00:13:06,000 --> 00:13:09,919 you know, asked, Hey, you know, did you follow this trial? 213 00:13:10,000 --> 00:13:14,120 The answer is no, and if they ask me, you sure, Yeah, 214 00:13:14,159 --> 00:13:16,240 I am sure. And you know why I didn't follow 215 00:13:16,279 --> 00:13:19,720 it because I don't give a shit. I know my testimony. 216 00:13:20,039 --> 00:13:24,279 And if everybody's testimony doesn't corroborate what I've been saying 217 00:13:24,320 --> 00:13:28,559 now for six years, they're they're lying, They're wrong. Now 218 00:13:28,639 --> 00:13:31,240 I'm not saying that. You know, I may have you know, 219 00:13:32,080 --> 00:13:34,720 said you know two people, there's three people or one 220 00:13:34,720 --> 00:13:37,279 person for or whatever the number might be. You know, 221 00:13:37,559 --> 00:13:40,080 it could be the fifteenth or sixteenth whatever I could 222 00:13:40,080 --> 00:13:43,320 be wrong on a specific data took place so long ago. 223 00:13:43,600 --> 00:13:46,279 But the story that I've been telling for the last 224 00:13:46,320 --> 00:13:51,240 six years, if their's doesn't corroborate mine, means it means 225 00:13:51,720 --> 00:13:54,919 nothing to me, means that I really should start writing 226 00:13:54,960 --> 00:13:55,519 another book. 227 00:13:56,559 --> 00:13:59,440 Speaker 1: Cohen, what kind of headspace are you in right now? 228 00:13:59,600 --> 00:14:02,799 How just how are you feeling? How are you doing? 229 00:14:02,840 --> 00:14:06,440 We know you've lost a tremendous amount of weight. It's 230 00:14:06,480 --> 00:14:09,519 good to hear your finding activities to destress a little bit, 231 00:14:09,519 --> 00:14:12,360 whether it's candy crush or or we'll eat. 232 00:14:12,200 --> 00:14:16,559 Speaker 2: In Central Park or just walking in Manhattan. Like you know, yesterday, 233 00:14:16,639 --> 00:14:20,600 say it was a little bit colder, I walked Central Park, yesterday, 234 00:14:20,639 --> 00:14:23,600 I did about four point eight miles, you know, walked 235 00:14:23,600 --> 00:14:27,279 around the loop and it was beautiful out yesterday. I 236 00:14:27,320 --> 00:14:30,799 put my earbugs in, I turned on you know, top 237 00:14:30,919 --> 00:14:33,759 you know, top one hundred pop songs, and I just 238 00:14:34,639 --> 00:14:38,519 I just enjoyed the fresh air, the sun beating down 239 00:14:38,600 --> 00:14:41,000 on my face, you know, as you're walking. You know, 240 00:14:41,120 --> 00:14:44,519 sometimes people you know will stop you. Most of them, 241 00:14:44,759 --> 00:14:47,360 you know, for the for the you know, the vast 242 00:14:47,360 --> 00:14:51,360 majority are fans, and they just want to say hi 243 00:14:51,559 --> 00:14:54,320 or take a selfie. You know. Every now and then 244 00:14:54,440 --> 00:14:56,679 you get the few in the park that want to 245 00:14:56,679 --> 00:14:58,600 give you the finger. They curse you out as they're 246 00:14:58,679 --> 00:15:01,960 running past you. I just kind of try to ignore it. 247 00:15:02,240 --> 00:15:05,320 But just walking the park and looking at like, you know, 248 00:15:05,440 --> 00:15:10,159 the the cherry blossoms or you know, the you know, 249 00:15:10,360 --> 00:15:14,679 the just the beautiful you know greenery of Central Park, 250 00:15:14,799 --> 00:15:18,639 the statue you know, the statues, the sculptures that are there, 251 00:15:18,759 --> 00:15:21,759 just the people running around. You know, I'm always amazed 252 00:15:21,759 --> 00:15:25,120 at how fast some of these people can actually run. 253 00:15:25,399 --> 00:15:28,200 You know, It's never been my thing, you know, but 254 00:15:28,919 --> 00:15:31,919 I'm always amazed that these people, you know, are able 255 00:15:31,919 --> 00:15:34,240 to So I walked like four point eight miles. Today, 256 00:15:34,519 --> 00:15:38,559 I had to spend some time over at my lawyer, 257 00:15:38,639 --> 00:15:43,480 Donie Perry's office. Uh, and that's where I was up 258 00:15:43,559 --> 00:15:46,399 until about an hour or so ago. 259 00:15:47,480 --> 00:15:49,519 Speaker 1: Well, it's great to be here with you live. One 260 00:15:49,559 --> 00:15:52,519 of the things you and I talked about at patreon 261 00:15:52,600 --> 00:15:55,360 dot com slash political beat down during the Zoom meeting. 262 00:15:55,360 --> 00:16:00,200 It was actually suggested Buyer Brigador is launching like a 263 00:16:00,279 --> 00:16:03,799 book club, or like even like a health and wellness 264 00:16:03,919 --> 00:16:06,519 type of club where we can all encourage each other 265 00:16:07,039 --> 00:16:11,120 to like just be better and to read books and 266 00:16:11,159 --> 00:16:13,600 to eat better and to do all of those things 267 00:16:13,679 --> 00:16:16,360 just to help our stamina. I mean, look, these are 268 00:16:16,399 --> 00:16:18,320 no matter where you are right now in the country 269 00:16:18,399 --> 00:16:21,039 or in the world, these are some stressful times. And 270 00:16:21,080 --> 00:16:24,360 I love that idea of maybe starting like a club 271 00:16:24,440 --> 00:16:27,440 that we can do for free and have people join 272 00:16:27,600 --> 00:16:30,960 and encourage like a lot of positive habits. And so 273 00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:34,039 you and I are talking offline about what we can 274 00:16:34,080 --> 00:16:36,080 do because we're all in this together, and we all 275 00:16:36,120 --> 00:16:38,799 slip from time to time, and so it would be 276 00:16:38,840 --> 00:16:42,320 great to encourage each other and make sure we're all 277 00:16:42,320 --> 00:16:44,360 there for each other. I love that idea. 278 00:16:44,480 --> 00:16:46,759 Speaker 2: You know. Funny though, a lot of people, A lot 279 00:16:46,759 --> 00:16:51,879 of people truly started after that tweet or you know, 280 00:16:51,960 --> 00:16:54,639 that post went out on x and so when they 281 00:16:54,679 --> 00:16:57,440 started running it on all social media, a lot of 282 00:16:57,440 --> 00:17:01,480 people started sending me text messages and emails and stuff 283 00:17:01,519 --> 00:17:04,559 like that. You know, good move, you know, thank you 284 00:17:04,599 --> 00:17:10,160 for caring more about America democracy, the future and the 285 00:17:10,400 --> 00:17:16,400 legitimacy of this trial than you know than your own ego, 286 00:17:16,799 --> 00:17:19,599 so to speak. And I really appreciate it that. Then 287 00:17:19,640 --> 00:17:21,960 there's a lot of people that say, no, don't do it, 288 00:17:22,079 --> 00:17:24,640 you know, uh, you know, keep talking out because we 289 00:17:24,759 --> 00:17:28,240 need to know what's going on. And I apologize to 290 00:17:28,319 --> 00:17:31,920 those people. I really do that. I can't be that 291 00:17:32,200 --> 00:17:35,880 person who's going to, you know, provide you with my 292 00:17:36,079 --> 00:17:40,920 analysis of what's transpiring obviously at this point because I 293 00:17:40,960 --> 00:17:45,359 don't know. But I can't do it because again and 294 00:17:45,440 --> 00:17:51,119 I say this truly out of respect really for the judge. 295 00:17:51,759 --> 00:17:56,640 This is not an easy case for any judge. You know, 296 00:17:57,160 --> 00:18:00,240 even though you know Marshan so far, you know from 297 00:18:00,839 --> 00:18:05,039 you know, everything that I'm seeing, you know, is keeping 298 00:18:05,160 --> 00:18:09,559 control over this court, you know. And again, as I'm 299 00:18:09,559 --> 00:18:12,440 flipping through the channels because I want to see the 300 00:18:12,440 --> 00:18:16,920 things like the pro Palestinian you know, protests. I want 301 00:18:16,960 --> 00:18:21,000 to see what's happening with the ninety five billion dollars 302 00:18:21,759 --> 00:18:24,759 of aid that's going to be going to rush to Ukraine, 303 00:18:25,000 --> 00:18:29,359 to Israel and to Taiwan. I want to see, you know, 304 00:18:29,400 --> 00:18:33,440 the other things that are happening right now, including what's 305 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:36,960 going on with Maga Mike Johnson. I was very interested 306 00:18:37,279 --> 00:18:43,640 in watching his speech before Columbia University, and you know, 307 00:18:44,240 --> 00:18:47,880 as you all know, I am not a fan of 308 00:18:48,079 --> 00:18:52,079 Maga mic On my podcast, Maya Kulpa, I am exceptionally 309 00:18:52,160 --> 00:18:56,480 critical of him, not just as the speaker, but also 310 00:18:56,640 --> 00:18:59,759 on top of that, as a human being. I fundamentally 311 00:18:59,799 --> 00:19:05,920 disagree with his stands on women's rights, on reproductive decision making, 312 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:09,599 on IVF, I fundamentally disagree with him. But I do 313 00:19:09,680 --> 00:19:12,480 have to give the guy props. He really put himself 314 00:19:12,519 --> 00:19:15,880 out there, and I can tell you yet he's getting 315 00:19:15,880 --> 00:19:20,480 a lot of backlash, you know, for it, A lot Cohen. 316 00:19:20,759 --> 00:19:24,480 Speaker 1: A lot of what we talk about, too is about normalcy, 317 00:19:25,000 --> 00:19:29,359 about getting back to normal, about reaching across the aisle 318 00:19:29,599 --> 00:19:35,240 once again, finding compromises, trying to make our political system work. 319 00:19:35,240 --> 00:19:38,279 One of the reasons our show is called political beatdown. 320 00:19:38,440 --> 00:19:43,039 Is it's like a beatdown on the divisiveness of politics. 321 00:19:43,079 --> 00:19:46,759 And you're this team and you're that team, and it's 322 00:19:46,799 --> 00:19:50,039 about can we just get back to normal again? Can 323 00:19:50,119 --> 00:19:54,119 we be compassionate again? Can we all agree how important 324 00:19:54,359 --> 00:19:58,160 our democracy is? Can we talk about the threats to 325 00:19:58,240 --> 00:20:02,279 our democracy? Can we be clear eyed about this? And 326 00:20:02,359 --> 00:20:04,960 so I don't think this is an area code that 327 00:20:04,960 --> 00:20:07,480 that you have to refrain from, but if it is, 328 00:20:07,519 --> 00:20:10,000 you know, let me know, because I want to talk 329 00:20:10,039 --> 00:20:13,599 about the r n C right now, which is led 330 00:20:13,640 --> 00:20:16,400 by which is led by l which is led by 331 00:20:16,480 --> 00:20:19,480 Lara Trump, you know, not not the other guy. It's 332 00:20:19,559 --> 00:20:24,000 led by Lara Trump. And she's continuing to make these 333 00:20:24,119 --> 00:20:29,599 media appearances that are just so unbecoming of someone in 334 00:20:29,640 --> 00:20:33,799 a position of leadership, regardless of what political party you're 335 00:20:33,799 --> 00:20:36,799 involved in. So she keeps doing these shows with a 336 00:20:36,839 --> 00:20:39,680 guy by the name of Alex Stein, who's like the 337 00:20:39,799 --> 00:20:44,319 right wing Magatroll, who's now one of their top media 338 00:20:44,440 --> 00:20:48,440 influencer type people. Right, So, if you're wondering, okay, on 339 00:20:48,480 --> 00:20:51,319 the one hand, in the pro democracy community, we've got 340 00:20:51,400 --> 00:20:55,480 networks like the Midas Touch and others like what's going 341 00:20:55,519 --> 00:20:57,640 on in kind of the maga world. Where are they 342 00:20:57,680 --> 00:21:00,519 getting their news from? Well, one of the most popular 343 00:21:00,599 --> 00:21:04,440 podcasters who Lara Trump frequently appears on his show as 344 00:21:04,480 --> 00:21:07,799 someone named Alex Stein. We've talked about him on a 345 00:21:08,039 --> 00:21:11,759 prior show. And Alex Stein, while Lara Trump was on 346 00:21:11,759 --> 00:21:13,359 one of the other shows, and I'll show you what 347 00:21:13,400 --> 00:21:17,440 went down recently, was given a baby doll while Lara 348 00:21:17,519 --> 00:21:20,960 Trump was there for reasons that are just entirely unclear. 349 00:21:21,640 --> 00:21:24,880 And he would take this baby doll while Lara Trump 350 00:21:24,960 --> 00:21:28,079 is there and laughing at it during an interview about 351 00:21:28,119 --> 00:21:30,799 important issues in our there should be about issues in 352 00:21:30,839 --> 00:21:31,480 our country. 353 00:21:32,480 --> 00:21:32,920 Speaker 2: It wasn't. 354 00:21:33,119 --> 00:21:36,160 Speaker 1: It was about taking this baby doll. And they would 355 00:21:36,200 --> 00:21:38,880 repeatedly kick it. And they would keep on beating a 356 00:21:38,920 --> 00:21:41,880 baby doll over and over again. Then he would punt 357 00:21:41,880 --> 00:21:44,359 the baby doll and say, I want to be able 358 00:21:44,400 --> 00:21:48,319 to kick baby dolls again. President Biden doesn't let me 359 00:21:48,440 --> 00:21:51,519 kick bails go back to the days where I could 360 00:21:51,599 --> 00:21:54,920 kick him. Then he took the baby doll and burned it, 361 00:21:54,960 --> 00:21:58,319 burned the baby doll's head. Now the chair of the 362 00:21:58,559 --> 00:22:03,039 RNC is Lara Trump. She's sitting there as this man 363 00:22:03,400 --> 00:22:06,799 is punting and kicking the baby doll and burning the 364 00:22:06,880 --> 00:22:11,559 baby doll's head. This is not normal behavior. There's a 365 00:22:11,599 --> 00:22:13,920 report that The New York Times doesn't want to give 366 00:22:13,960 --> 00:22:17,960 favorable coverage to President Biden because they're I don't know, 367 00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:21,519 they're jealous that President Biden is not is giving interviews 368 00:22:21,519 --> 00:22:24,680 with other outlets, or he's not giving them the access 369 00:22:24,759 --> 00:22:27,839 that they want, so they're retaliating against him. But they 370 00:22:27,960 --> 00:22:33,119 constantly both sides these things. And that's not normal conservativism. 371 00:22:33,240 --> 00:22:37,799 That's not like normal Republican stuff. It's just weird and 372 00:22:38,680 --> 00:22:42,680 dangerous and strange. And Lara Trump is co signing it. 373 00:22:42,720 --> 00:22:46,240 She keeps going back on this guy's show and in 374 00:22:46,279 --> 00:22:51,200 this appearance that our researchers were able to find, well, 375 00:22:51,240 --> 00:22:53,319 let me show you this. This is part of an 376 00:22:53,359 --> 00:22:57,200 interview with Alex Stein in the chair of the RNC 377 00:22:57,599 --> 00:23:01,279 Lara Trump. We'll just played this first clip. It doesn't 378 00:23:01,319 --> 00:23:04,200 matter which one we play, guys, but just play clip 379 00:23:04,319 --> 00:23:08,599 number one of the recent interview with Stein and Lara Trump, 380 00:23:08,680 --> 00:23:09,960 the chair of the r and C. 381 00:23:10,559 --> 00:23:13,000 Speaker 3: It's just it's so disgraceful. Play this clip. 382 00:23:13,960 --> 00:23:17,160 Speaker 4: I asked her if it was okay if you're married 383 00:23:17,160 --> 00:23:19,079 to have anal sex and that was. 384 00:23:19,039 --> 00:23:20,559 Speaker 2: A big deal. I asked that. 385 00:23:20,759 --> 00:23:23,559 Speaker 4: I asked that because I said, is that legal? And 386 00:23:23,599 --> 00:23:24,880 I would never I just want to say, Lord, I 387 00:23:24,920 --> 00:23:27,000 would never ask you a discussion question like I never. 388 00:23:26,880 --> 00:23:27,920 Speaker 2: Asked me something like. 389 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:30,720 Speaker 4: I would never, Lord, I would never say anything like that. 390 00:23:31,319 --> 00:23:33,039 This is a free speech if you have you know, 391 00:23:33,079 --> 00:23:34,720 if you want to say, if you wanted to give your. 392 00:23:34,640 --> 00:23:36,160 Speaker 2: Opinion on it, you're welcome. But I'm not. 393 00:23:36,200 --> 00:23:37,960 Speaker 1: I would never ask you anything about that. 394 00:23:38,279 --> 00:23:40,880 Speaker 2: Hold on, I have a question. Is it legal to 395 00:23:40,960 --> 00:23:41,839 do Yeah? 396 00:23:41,839 --> 00:23:44,000 Speaker 4: Well, you know they say sodomy's illegal. Now yeah in 397 00:23:44,000 --> 00:23:46,960 the Bible. Is it legal in the Bible to do that? 398 00:23:47,160 --> 00:23:48,119 Like with your husband? 399 00:23:48,119 --> 00:23:48,480 Speaker 2: Of course. 400 00:23:49,319 --> 00:23:53,279 Speaker 5: I mean, as far as I'm concerned, once you were married, 401 00:23:53,880 --> 00:23:58,599 everything is legal and everything that everyone enjoys, whatever it 402 00:23:58,640 --> 00:23:59,440 may be. 403 00:24:00,680 --> 00:24:02,079 Speaker 1: Oh my god, I love you. 404 00:24:02,160 --> 00:24:04,079 Speaker 2: See your said you can sport. Everything's legal. 405 00:24:04,119 --> 00:24:06,640 Speaker 4: So my wife and her boyfriend, whatever they do, it's 406 00:24:06,640 --> 00:24:07,279 totally legal. 407 00:24:08,559 --> 00:24:12,759 Speaker 2: There is. You can't make this ship up. I mean, 408 00:24:12,960 --> 00:24:16,599 this guy is absolutely first of all, you know, not 409 00:24:16,680 --> 00:24:23,039 a fan of laras. However, under no circumstance, even on 410 00:24:23,359 --> 00:24:27,720 as crude as I can be and as sometimes you know, 411 00:24:28,359 --> 00:24:34,359 I say things that I probably shouldn't say. I have 412 00:24:34,599 --> 00:24:41,400 never crossed over a line asking a woman something as ridiculous, stupid, sick, 413 00:24:41,559 --> 00:24:46,400 perverted as that. I mean, it's like, you know, I'll 414 00:24:46,400 --> 00:24:50,759 make up names, I will say, you know, I swear, 415 00:24:51,000 --> 00:24:53,680 according to my mom, you know, a lot more than 416 00:24:53,720 --> 00:24:56,160 I probably should, considering a group in a house that 417 00:24:56,240 --> 00:24:59,680 there was no you know, no swear words allowed. I 418 00:24:59,720 --> 00:25:03,759 mean dad being a you know, retired now headed next surgeon, 419 00:25:03,839 --> 00:25:07,720 my mom's surgical nurse. My three siblings also lawyers. I 420 00:25:07,759 --> 00:25:11,039 am like the only one that actually uses sort of 421 00:25:11,759 --> 00:25:14,279 you know, this type of language. How I don't know. 422 00:25:14,319 --> 00:25:16,680 Maybe they dropped me on my head when I was 423 00:25:16,720 --> 00:25:20,519 a kid, but never in my life have I asked 424 00:25:20,559 --> 00:25:26,559 somebody a question like this. I mean, it's it's his 425 00:25:26,759 --> 00:25:31,160 behavior is repugnant. And the way he goes about even 426 00:25:31,440 --> 00:25:35,559 told me, hey, I love you, I love you. What 427 00:25:35,599 --> 00:25:39,039 the hell is that about? I mean, he's like an 428 00:25:39,079 --> 00:25:42,880 eleven year old. I don't I don't understand. It's like, yeah, 429 00:25:42,920 --> 00:25:47,640 we just got a playboy, yet hey him hurt by voice. 430 00:25:47,640 --> 00:25:53,400 Speaker 1: Now, well here's another one from that same interview, and 431 00:25:53,759 --> 00:25:55,480 she's just kind of sitting there. 432 00:25:55,440 --> 00:25:57,279 Speaker 3: And this is not believable. 433 00:25:58,279 --> 00:26:03,759 Speaker 1: She's the chair of the r n C in the 434 00:26:03,880 --> 00:26:08,119 United States of America. She is a leader, the leader 435 00:26:08,759 --> 00:26:12,200 one of the major American political parties. 436 00:26:12,440 --> 00:26:14,279 Speaker 2: Do you think that, Ben, Ben, do you think that 437 00:26:14,400 --> 00:26:17,319 this asked clown would turn around and ask that question 438 00:26:17,640 --> 00:26:21,200 to Rona Romney McDaniel, Or do you think that's simply 439 00:26:21,240 --> 00:26:25,519 because she's a Trump It's almost like, you know, there's 440 00:26:25,519 --> 00:26:28,079 no holds barred here, because I don't think he would 441 00:26:28,079 --> 00:26:31,920 ever ask Rona Romney McDaniel that question. Or how about 442 00:26:32,079 --> 00:26:36,400 the previous chair of the RNC, Michael Steele. Do you 443 00:26:36,440 --> 00:26:38,799 think he'd ever asked Michael Steele a question like that? 444 00:26:40,880 --> 00:26:46,599 Speaker 1: The whole framework of what conservative media is today was 445 00:26:46,720 --> 00:26:49,680 never like that with Michael Steele. Frankly, it was never 446 00:26:49,839 --> 00:26:52,400 like that. In the early days of Romney McDaniel. 447 00:26:52,839 --> 00:26:53,359 Speaker 3: It was not. 448 00:26:54,960 --> 00:26:59,599 Speaker 1: It's become this it's baffling in one of the things 449 00:26:59,640 --> 00:27:02,440 that you know, you, you and I do here at 450 00:27:02,440 --> 00:27:04,960 this show. I'm sure a lot of people haven't seen that. 451 00:27:05,079 --> 00:27:09,319 Now you can say why are you showing that to us, 452 00:27:09,680 --> 00:27:12,240 Ben and Michael, like why do we need aren't you 453 00:27:12,319 --> 00:27:17,440 giving them attention? The problem is that outside of this, 454 00:27:17,640 --> 00:27:21,720 people are normalizing and acting like this is normal stuff. 455 00:27:21,759 --> 00:27:25,759 In twenty twenty four. You've got more than you've got liberals, 456 00:27:25,799 --> 00:27:29,039 and it isn't. So I have to share this because 457 00:27:29,039 --> 00:27:31,359 you're not seeing this stuff anywhere else. 458 00:27:31,839 --> 00:27:32,720 Speaker 3: So you know. 459 00:27:33,359 --> 00:27:37,880 Speaker 1: What type of moral character these people have, and this 460 00:27:37,960 --> 00:27:40,839 is what they're going about every day. Now here's another 461 00:27:40,960 --> 00:27:44,319 clip from that interview. Let's play this other clip. You're 462 00:27:44,359 --> 00:27:44,839 the best. 463 00:27:45,039 --> 00:27:47,160 Speaker 4: We love having Before you Go. I need a two 464 00:27:47,240 --> 00:27:49,200 box producer because I want to show you this. So 465 00:27:49,240 --> 00:27:51,720 now there's Dylan mulvaney, Lord Before you Go is now 466 00:27:51,799 --> 00:27:54,440 the sponsor of bud Light, And so we're gonna do 467 00:27:54,480 --> 00:27:56,039 a little test. I'm going to take a sip of 468 00:27:56,079 --> 00:27:57,359 this bud Light and we're going to see if it 469 00:27:57,359 --> 00:27:58,599 turns to me gay. Are you ready? 470 00:28:00,799 --> 00:28:01,920 Speaker 2: See? 471 00:28:03,799 --> 00:28:04,160 Speaker 3: Bye? 472 00:28:04,279 --> 00:28:05,799 Speaker 1: Laura, you're a great guest. 473 00:28:05,839 --> 00:28:07,759 Speaker 2: Oh my gosh, I'm gay, Laura. Oh my god, I 474 00:28:07,799 --> 00:28:10,000 love it. I don't notice a difference. 475 00:28:11,920 --> 00:28:13,480 Speaker 5: Nike Sports bra as well. 476 00:28:13,559 --> 00:28:16,079 Speaker 4: I am one of my Nike Sports bras right here. 477 00:28:17,599 --> 00:28:21,920 Speaker 2: There's something So by the way, I so appreciate Ben, 478 00:28:22,200 --> 00:28:25,359 you're bringing up the point as to why is it 479 00:28:25,400 --> 00:28:32,440 that we're showing you this disgusting, crude, despicable, homophobic, you know, 480 00:28:33,240 --> 00:28:40,200 sort of sexually perverted clips of Laura Trump with this 481 00:28:41,279 --> 00:28:45,680 idiot Stein. And the reason is because that's what the 482 00:28:45,799 --> 00:28:52,720 Republican Party has become. And just imagine, just imagine that 483 00:28:53,039 --> 00:28:59,119 Laura Trump will actually be a part of an administration 484 00:28:59,640 --> 00:29:02,400 if I forbid a million times that Donald should win, 485 00:29:03,200 --> 00:29:06,839 that these are the people that will be at the 486 00:29:07,000 --> 00:29:13,519 helm of power for the greatest country in the history 487 00:29:13,559 --> 00:29:17,559 of this earth. Seriously talking about that. First of all, 488 00:29:17,640 --> 00:29:22,640 let me be clear about something as well. Lara and 489 00:29:22,880 --> 00:29:29,079 Eric are friends with many people who are gay. And 490 00:29:29,119 --> 00:29:33,599 the fact that she's laughing about him making fun of 491 00:29:33,720 --> 00:29:37,000 drinking a beer, a Budweiser, because I remember they put 492 00:29:37,039 --> 00:29:39,839 something on the on the can that caused you know, 493 00:29:40,119 --> 00:29:42,440 some mass I forget who it was, but they put 494 00:29:42,480 --> 00:29:45,440 it on the outside of the can, uh, and it 495 00:29:45,519 --> 00:29:49,039 caused a whole uproar that Anheuser Bush was now losing 496 00:29:49,079 --> 00:29:55,039 sponsors in and Americans or whatever. It was the fact 497 00:29:55,119 --> 00:29:57,720 that she could laugh at that. You see, if I 498 00:29:57,759 --> 00:30:01,039 would have I'd have a moniker of respect for her. 499 00:30:01,400 --> 00:30:03,359 If she would have turned around and say, you know what, 500 00:30:03,839 --> 00:30:06,279 that's really wrong to do. And to say, and I 501 00:30:06,319 --> 00:30:09,559 really don't want to be a part of that. All right, 502 00:30:10,519 --> 00:30:14,960 that's not that's not proper. You know, there's an amount 503 00:30:14,960 --> 00:30:20,480 of respect that you give to everybody, whether you're straight 504 00:30:20,680 --> 00:30:23,880 or you're gay, whether you're black, you're white, you're brown, woman, 505 00:30:24,160 --> 00:30:30,240 you're male, a female, tall, short, you know, whatever, you know, Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Hindu, 506 00:30:30,279 --> 00:30:33,720 it makes no difference. There's an amount of respect that 507 00:30:34,119 --> 00:30:37,359 as the head of one of the two major political 508 00:30:37,400 --> 00:30:41,319 parties that you owe to the people that are watching. 509 00:30:41,599 --> 00:30:45,440 It's it's despicable. I'm with you on that, Ben, I'm with. 510 00:30:45,440 --> 00:30:46,519 Speaker 3: You, you know. 511 00:30:46,559 --> 00:30:49,960 Speaker 1: And then I'll just show this final one and you know, 512 00:30:50,000 --> 00:30:53,640 it's it's like reality TV. They have to film themselves 513 00:30:53,799 --> 00:30:58,680 doing everything and then they have to like post about it. 514 00:30:59,160 --> 00:31:02,640 And so Alena Habba made a video that she directed 515 00:31:02,680 --> 00:31:06,039 at our editor in chief at the Midas Touch Network, 516 00:31:06,119 --> 00:31:12,000 Ron philip Kowski, of herself cutting in avocado and she's like, hey, Ron, 517 00:31:12,599 --> 00:31:15,319 you want to watch me cut this avocado? And then 518 00:31:15,359 --> 00:31:17,839 she made a video of herself and she and she 519 00:31:18,039 --> 00:31:21,920 posts this video and sends it to our editor in chief, 520 00:31:22,000 --> 00:31:24,000 Ron philip Kowski, and it's. 521 00:31:23,799 --> 00:31:25,960 Speaker 3: Like, why are you, Like, why just just don't. 522 00:31:26,000 --> 00:31:27,839 Speaker 1: You don't need to do that, like, why are we 523 00:31:28,359 --> 00:31:29,680 why are they behaving like this? 524 00:31:29,759 --> 00:31:29,880 Speaker 2: Here? 525 00:31:29,960 --> 00:31:31,640 Speaker 3: Let me just show you this clip really quickly. 526 00:31:32,920 --> 00:31:37,079 Speaker 6: Hey guys, I've never done a video like this, so 527 00:31:37,319 --> 00:31:40,960 I thought I would try because ron Philipowski is getting 528 00:31:41,039 --> 00:31:43,720 like a million views from. 529 00:31:43,559 --> 00:31:51,880 Speaker 7: Me chopping salary. This is me eating avocado. Happy passover everybody. Hey, 530 00:31:51,960 --> 00:31:56,160 ron Ylo Trollski, Well I'm not going to either. 531 00:31:56,960 --> 00:32:06,319 Speaker 1: Oops, your life is bad reality TV. And these are 532 00:32:06,359 --> 00:32:10,839 people who actually hold important positions, and all I want 533 00:32:10,880 --> 00:32:11,920 to raise the red. 534 00:32:11,720 --> 00:32:15,440 Speaker 2: Flag Cohen wouldn't put her on the Housewives. 535 00:32:15,559 --> 00:32:21,000 Speaker 1: Is just to say enough enough, this is not normal. 536 00:32:21,079 --> 00:32:23,119 When you and I talk a little bit about some 537 00:32:23,279 --> 00:32:25,680 of the debate that was happening on the house floor, 538 00:32:25,960 --> 00:32:30,240 you had George Santos replaced by Democratic congress Member Tom Swazi, 539 00:32:30,559 --> 00:32:33,480 and there was a moment where Maga Republican Chip Roy 540 00:32:33,920 --> 00:32:37,200 was like yelling at Swazi and was like, well, and 541 00:32:37,279 --> 00:32:40,319 Swazi's like, not working anymore. We're going to act like 542 00:32:40,400 --> 00:32:44,720 adults here, and chip Roy was like and Swazi was like, yes, 543 00:32:44,880 --> 00:32:49,039 still not working. We're going to support our allies. Okay, 544 00:32:49,279 --> 00:32:51,920 not working, And you just have to stand up to 545 00:32:52,000 --> 00:32:56,240 this weirdness and this craziness and this maga mush and 546 00:32:56,279 --> 00:32:59,400 this mess, and we just have to say enough. Let's 547 00:32:59,400 --> 00:33:03,359 get back where we can agree to disagree on things respectfully, 548 00:33:03,640 --> 00:33:07,079 where we can act with decency, where we care about 549 00:33:07,200 --> 00:33:12,839 our democracy, where we the people truly follow the constitution. 550 00:33:13,440 --> 00:33:14,400 We still got a lot. 551 00:33:14,279 --> 00:33:15,960 Speaker 3: To talk about. 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When we left, we were just 588 00:35:42,599 --> 00:35:47,519 talking about normalcy and bringing normalcy back into our body 589 00:35:47,559 --> 00:35:52,280 politique and just into our day to day life. There 590 00:35:52,360 --> 00:35:54,840 was a recent add out by a group it's called 591 00:35:54,920 --> 00:35:58,639 doom Scroll, and that was basically in the ad, you know, 592 00:35:58,719 --> 00:36:01,360 people were on their phones and they were doom scrolling 593 00:36:01,800 --> 00:36:05,360 and then the phone was you know, taken away, and 594 00:36:05,360 --> 00:36:07,119 then it was like, just just go out and do 595 00:36:07,199 --> 00:36:10,639 something with people, Like let's just go out and be 596 00:36:10,920 --> 00:36:14,800 you know, and and just be normal and make connections again, 597 00:36:15,159 --> 00:36:16,920 you know. And one of the most important things to 598 00:36:16,960 --> 00:36:19,719 you and I about this beat down community, about the 599 00:36:19,760 --> 00:36:23,320 Midas Touch network, is we always emphasize the importance of 600 00:36:23,360 --> 00:36:28,400 the community here, right and and doing positive things for 601 00:36:28,480 --> 00:36:33,559 each other and uplifting each other and rejecting the nastiness. 602 00:36:33,559 --> 00:36:35,760 And that's always something we talk about over and over 603 00:36:35,840 --> 00:36:37,719 again here. And by the way, the reason I just 604 00:36:37,800 --> 00:36:40,920 show those clips is not to give them more attention. Again, 605 00:36:41,400 --> 00:36:44,400 it's to let you know that we're not in normal 606 00:36:44,480 --> 00:36:47,840 times and to call it out so we can get 607 00:36:47,880 --> 00:36:49,000 back to being normal. 608 00:36:49,440 --> 00:36:50,480 Speaker 3: That's why we do it. 609 00:36:50,599 --> 00:36:53,239 Speaker 2: Hey, Ben, you know, it's funny. One of our brigaders 610 00:36:53,239 --> 00:36:55,519 turned around and said, you know, can you do some 611 00:36:55,639 --> 00:36:59,039 voiceovers for Disney? You know, and so I don't know 612 00:36:59,039 --> 00:37:02,360 if you ever saw this, but Jimmy Kimmel actually took 613 00:37:02,440 --> 00:37:06,880 my voice from one of my May Occult podcasts and 614 00:37:07,000 --> 00:37:11,639 he put it on Snagglepuss and maybe maybe on Tuesday 615 00:37:11,760 --> 00:37:14,360 when we you know, when we revisit it, we'll find 616 00:37:14,400 --> 00:37:16,760 it and we'll have salty unless Sulty can do it. Now, 617 00:37:16,960 --> 00:37:20,599 it's it's Snagglepus. It's like a ten fifteen seconder. It 618 00:37:20,679 --> 00:37:25,000 is so freaking funny, you know. I he's like, you know, 619 00:37:25,079 --> 00:37:27,400 Michael Cohen is a very distinct voice. It's kind of 620 00:37:27,400 --> 00:37:31,599 schwartz and esque. That's Jimmy Kimmel. It was absolutely fantastic. 621 00:37:31,719 --> 00:37:34,039 But I appreciate that. I'll tell you what else I 622 00:37:34,079 --> 00:37:36,880 do appreciate. I love the fact that our brigaders come 623 00:37:36,960 --> 00:37:41,400 to you know, our our defense. You know, they realize 624 00:37:41,440 --> 00:37:45,760 the injustices that are constantly being put out there, and 625 00:37:46,039 --> 00:37:51,719 they're constantly, you know, as a community, protecting the community 626 00:37:51,920 --> 00:37:54,880 and our right to have you know, to have our 627 00:37:55,400 --> 00:37:58,960 it's not opinion, to have our right to speak truth 628 00:37:59,079 --> 00:38:02,559 to power. And that's something that's being lost right now 629 00:38:02,800 --> 00:38:08,079 on the Republican side. They're just speaking their opinion, they're 630 00:38:08,119 --> 00:38:12,559 speaking their message. They're not speaking truth. And that's why 631 00:38:12,599 --> 00:38:16,239 you see nonsense like what's coming out of Laura's mouth 632 00:38:16,320 --> 00:38:18,079 and so on. Look, you know, as far as the 633 00:38:18,079 --> 00:38:21,599 Alina Haba video and so on. You know, I don't 634 00:38:21,639 --> 00:38:26,559 know what's going through her head or anybody else's head 635 00:38:26,599 --> 00:38:29,719 that's going to go ahead and attack Ron Philipowski, you know, 636 00:38:29,840 --> 00:38:36,119 because a video out there it actually diminishes her as 637 00:38:36,280 --> 00:38:39,639 forgetting about as a lawyer, but almost as like anybody 638 00:38:39,639 --> 00:38:42,280 that you could take serious and with all of the 639 00:38:42,360 --> 00:38:45,639 stupidity that you know, she says, and I'm the first 640 00:38:45,639 --> 00:38:47,920 one to say it, but I don't want to start 641 00:38:47,960 --> 00:38:51,880 getting down into the mud anymore with any of them, 642 00:38:52,119 --> 00:38:56,920 where we are all so much above the really denigrating 643 00:38:57,039 --> 00:39:01,719 sort of comments that were made about her and that video. 644 00:39:02,679 --> 00:39:06,159 It's beneath us. As we now spend the next six 645 00:39:06,239 --> 00:39:09,639 and a half or so months before the election. This 646 00:39:09,719 --> 00:39:13,480 is time really for us to get to get serious. Right. 647 00:39:13,679 --> 00:39:17,400 We have to ignore the noise that they're trying to produce. 648 00:39:17,760 --> 00:39:20,679 We need to get really serious, and we need to 649 00:39:20,840 --> 00:39:24,280 ensure that every single one of us are registered to vote, 650 00:39:24,360 --> 00:39:26,639 because they're going to try to make it harder that 651 00:39:26,679 --> 00:39:30,000 we know. We need to make sure we're registered to vote. 652 00:39:30,039 --> 00:39:33,880 Make sure that everybody we know is registered to vote. 653 00:39:33,920 --> 00:39:38,239 That's at work, family, friends, neighbors. You're out of the barbecue, 654 00:39:38,400 --> 00:39:40,760 just walk over to somebody saying, you know what, I'm 655 00:39:40,760 --> 00:39:42,440 not asking you who are you going to vote for? 656 00:39:42,480 --> 00:39:44,719 But are you registered to vote? Are you going to vote? Hey, 657 00:39:44,719 --> 00:39:47,480 why don't we all go together? That way we can 658 00:39:47,519 --> 00:39:52,199 make sure Because my big concern for this upcoming election 659 00:39:52,559 --> 00:39:56,320 is not that Biden doesn't have it hands down, simply 660 00:39:56,440 --> 00:40:00,000 off of the overturning of Roe via the Dobs to see. 661 00:40:00,519 --> 00:40:04,280 I believe women sixty five to seventy percent of women 662 00:40:04,480 --> 00:40:09,800 in this country, Republican, Democrat and Independent, cannot stand Donald 663 00:40:09,880 --> 00:40:13,920 Trump for taking the making the statements that he makes 664 00:40:14,159 --> 00:40:17,280 that he takes credit for the overturning of a fifty 665 00:40:17,360 --> 00:40:22,360 year decision. Starry decisive. It is the dumbest move anybody 666 00:40:22,400 --> 00:40:25,480 can make. And as a Democrat, as a lifelong Democrat, 667 00:40:25,639 --> 00:40:28,920 I am so thankful to the stupidity of the RNC, 668 00:40:29,320 --> 00:40:32,239 the stupidity of Donald and the King to you know, 669 00:40:32,360 --> 00:40:36,559 taking credit for the overturning of Dobbs. Good good, Now 670 00:40:36,559 --> 00:40:40,800 you'll see the blue wave. My biggest fear is apathy. 671 00:40:41,280 --> 00:40:44,519 And that's something that I hear too many people talking 672 00:40:44,559 --> 00:40:48,239 about the apathy of voters, of going and even caring 673 00:40:48,480 --> 00:40:52,559 who wins. They're unhappy with Trump, They're unhappy with Biden. 674 00:40:52,880 --> 00:40:56,280 You know, they're certainly not voting for RFK Junior, that's 675 00:40:56,320 --> 00:41:00,280 for sure. And so my that's my biggest fear. So 676 00:41:00,559 --> 00:41:03,000 if each and every one of us get out, gets 677 00:41:03,039 --> 00:41:06,039 out there, and we speak to our friends, our family, 678 00:41:06,280 --> 00:41:10,000 our community right that we live in and make sure 679 00:41:10,199 --> 00:41:14,840 that they are registered to vote, and make sure that 680 00:41:15,079 --> 00:41:18,239 they actually get to the polls, there won't even be 681 00:41:18,280 --> 00:41:22,320 a contest. This election will be over, you know, before 682 00:41:22,360 --> 00:41:23,559 eleven o'clock at night. 683 00:41:24,519 --> 00:41:28,639 Speaker 1: Well, let me shock your conscious and potential apathy by 684 00:41:28,679 --> 00:41:31,000 showing you a few of these clips over the past 685 00:41:31,039 --> 00:41:35,079 few days. As Marjorie Taylor Green is saying, that Maga 686 00:41:35,159 --> 00:41:39,199 voters are so angry at Maga Mike Johnson and feel 687 00:41:39,320 --> 00:41:42,719 so betrayed that she is worried that many of them 688 00:41:42,760 --> 00:41:45,480 won't show up to vote in November. 689 00:41:45,559 --> 00:41:48,000 Speaker 3: Let's play this clip firste. 690 00:41:47,559 --> 00:41:50,719 Speaker 8: This is different. They're angry on a whole other level. 691 00:41:51,159 --> 00:41:52,880 And here's what really worries me. 692 00:41:53,239 --> 00:41:55,239 Speaker 1: They're done with the Republican Party. 693 00:41:55,519 --> 00:42:00,639 Speaker 8: They are absolutely done with Republican leadership. Like my Johnson, 694 00:42:00,719 --> 00:42:05,079 who totally sold us out to the Democrats, was joined 695 00:42:05,119 --> 00:42:08,559 the UNI Party faster than anyone we've ever seen in 696 00:42:08,639 --> 00:42:11,880 history and literally made a night and day change in 697 00:42:11,920 --> 00:42:17,400 a matter of months. Betrayed everyone, betrayed the entire Republican Party, 698 00:42:17,599 --> 00:42:23,039 betrayed Republican voters, betrayed the Republican Conference and voters. Voters 699 00:42:23,039 --> 00:42:25,760 are so angry this time. But I'm really worried. I 700 00:42:25,800 --> 00:42:28,119 am really worried. They're so angry they're not going to 701 00:42:28,119 --> 00:42:30,400 give us the majority back in twenty twenty five. 702 00:42:31,920 --> 00:42:35,199 Speaker 1: Here's another clip right here of her saying that Maga 703 00:42:35,320 --> 00:42:40,000 Mike Johnson's speakership is over. He's done, We're getting rid 704 00:42:40,079 --> 00:42:44,119 of him. Play this, Mike Johnson's speakership is over. 705 00:42:44,440 --> 00:42:46,719 Speaker 8: He needs to do the right thing to resign and 706 00:42:46,800 --> 00:42:49,559 allow us to move forward in a controlled process. 707 00:42:49,960 --> 00:42:52,280 Speaker 1: If he doesn't do so, he will be vacated. 708 00:42:52,519 --> 00:42:54,880 Speaker 9: Well, with older respect, you didn't give me a plan for. 709 00:42:54,840 --> 00:42:57,480 Speaker 8: The speaker's role. And again, does. 710 00:42:57,320 --> 00:42:59,559 Speaker 7: This mean you are going to file that motion at 711 00:42:59,559 --> 00:42:59,960 some point. 712 00:43:01,440 --> 00:43:04,880 Speaker 8: It's coming regardless of what Mike Johnson decides to do. 713 00:43:04,960 --> 00:43:07,639 And we have three more Republicans joining us for the 714 00:43:07,719 --> 00:43:11,199 special elections coming up. Very okay, so people need to 715 00:43:11,239 --> 00:43:12,599 know this can happen. 716 00:43:13,840 --> 00:43:17,320 Speaker 1: And showing that this is not normal at all. This 717 00:43:17,400 --> 00:43:23,199 is Republican congress Member Gonzalez right here, and here, this 718 00:43:23,239 --> 00:43:27,719 is how he describes his Republican colleagues. This is a 719 00:43:28,119 --> 00:43:32,239 right wing guy, a Republican congress Member Gonzales. Here's how 720 00:43:32,239 --> 00:43:37,960 he describes his colleagues as scumbags. Republicans, scumbags. Play this clip. 721 00:43:38,559 --> 00:43:40,559 Speaker 9: He will survive. Look, the house is a rough and 722 00:43:40,639 --> 00:43:43,440 rowdy place, but Mike Johnson is going to be just fine. 723 00:43:43,559 --> 00:43:45,840 I served twenty years in the military. It's my absolute 724 00:43:45,840 --> 00:43:48,000 honor to be in Congress. But I serve with some 725 00:43:48,039 --> 00:43:53,119 real scumbags. Look, Matt Gates, he paid miners to have 726 00:43:53,199 --> 00:43:56,199 sex with them at drug parties. Bob Good endorsed my 727 00:43:56,239 --> 00:43:59,440 opponent a no neo Nazi. These people used to walk 728 00:43:59,480 --> 00:44:02,320 around with white hoods at night. Now they're walking around 729 00:44:02,360 --> 00:44:03,960 with white hoods in the daytime. 730 00:44:04,920 --> 00:44:09,480 Speaker 1: He's talking about the Republican Party, his own party. 731 00:44:10,360 --> 00:44:14,360 Speaker 2: So they have because then the here's the problem. The 732 00:44:14,519 --> 00:44:19,079 RNC is fractured. Think of it no different than you 733 00:44:19,199 --> 00:44:23,039 take a glass, right and you know very soon you'll 734 00:44:23,079 --> 00:44:25,079 be doing this at your wedding, and they tell you 735 00:44:25,119 --> 00:44:28,360 to smash the glass. Each one of those pieces, the 736 00:44:28,360 --> 00:44:32,800 big pieces, is representing a faction of the RNC. You 737 00:44:32,880 --> 00:44:38,880 have the far right magas, you have a little more 738 00:44:38,960 --> 00:44:42,239 centrist magas, you have the centrists, you have the you know, 739 00:44:42,320 --> 00:44:46,360 the sort of left leaning you know, progressives, and so 740 00:44:46,599 --> 00:44:51,679 there's really so many different groups in MAGA right now. 741 00:44:51,920 --> 00:44:55,920 And then the Republican Party that they're actually attacking each 742 00:44:55,960 --> 00:45:00,960 other for who is the most MAGA or who is 743 00:45:01,239 --> 00:45:05,559 the least MAGA. It is it is the most fractured party. 744 00:45:05,639 --> 00:45:08,760 And can you imagine you take a fractured party like 745 00:45:09,000 --> 00:45:12,800 that and you actually put it into power. What the 746 00:45:12,840 --> 00:45:16,800 hell are we thinking? What are Americans thinking? If you 747 00:45:16,960 --> 00:45:19,960 really want to destroy this country? Give it to a 748 00:45:20,000 --> 00:45:23,360 fractured party that can't even get along with themselves. And 749 00:45:23,840 --> 00:45:27,159 right now they have what is it, a one vote 750 00:45:27,760 --> 00:45:31,239 majority in the you know, in the in the House. 751 00:45:31,639 --> 00:45:34,000 I'll tell you, like I've said this before on you know, 752 00:45:34,039 --> 00:45:38,639 to our brigaders. Ben. If I was Mike Johnson, I 753 00:45:38,639 --> 00:45:41,400 would turn around. I would meet with Chuck Schumer, I'd 754 00:45:41,440 --> 00:45:44,320 meet with Hakim Jeffries, and I would say, you know what, 755 00:45:44,440 --> 00:45:48,920 I've had absolutely enough of this bullshit. I've had enough. 756 00:45:49,679 --> 00:45:54,039 I'm switching my party right now. I'm becoming a Democrat. 757 00:45:54,199 --> 00:45:57,760 We've seen a few Democrats switch over to the Republican Party. 758 00:45:58,559 --> 00:46:02,000 I'm becoming a Democrat. I want to remain as Speaker, 759 00:46:02,599 --> 00:46:06,440 all right. That way, we'll have the one vote majority 760 00:46:06,880 --> 00:46:09,320 and they will be out. On top of that, all 761 00:46:09,360 --> 00:46:12,599 of the chairs for all of these committees that are 762 00:46:12,920 --> 00:46:20,360 holding back advancing certain issues and advancing certain what do 763 00:46:20,440 --> 00:46:27,320 you call investigations automatically changes one, two three. That's what 764 00:46:27,400 --> 00:46:30,920 I would do. I would say, fuck them enough already. 765 00:46:31,239 --> 00:46:34,719 I have to care more about America. I have to 766 00:46:34,760 --> 00:46:39,920 care more about the our democracy and the democracy of 767 00:46:39,920 --> 00:46:42,840 this country going forward. Then I have to care about 768 00:46:42,880 --> 00:46:46,760 the party and make a deal. I think he could still. 769 00:46:46,800 --> 00:46:49,039 Speaker 1: I think he could still make a deal without even 770 00:46:49,239 --> 00:46:51,840 I mean, it'd be interesting if he became a Democrat, 771 00:46:51,920 --> 00:46:53,880 But why not make a deal of Hey. 772 00:46:54,000 --> 00:46:55,159 Speaker 2: Because I'm only going to be here. 773 00:46:55,679 --> 00:46:57,079 Speaker 3: I'm only going to be here for he. 774 00:46:57,039 --> 00:47:01,400 Speaker 2: Doesn't make the deal that I'm describing, then chairs which 775 00:47:01,480 --> 00:47:05,400 are Republican still remain in power. I'm talking about a 776 00:47:05,480 --> 00:47:09,480 complete overhaul. No longer will you have, you know, a 777 00:47:09,559 --> 00:47:13,639 comber pile right the head of the House Oversight Committee, 778 00:47:13,800 --> 00:47:18,079 just turn around a massive just one person leaves and 779 00:47:18,239 --> 00:47:20,159 everything changes. Well. 780 00:47:20,199 --> 00:47:23,400 Speaker 1: Look, I think that there are some real MAGA extremists 781 00:47:23,440 --> 00:47:26,960 on some of these committees, like James Comer and Jim Jordan, 782 00:47:27,119 --> 00:47:30,480 But I think you have potentially others that could be 783 00:47:30,559 --> 00:47:34,000 more moderate, if not under the MAGA influence. Like I 784 00:47:34,039 --> 00:47:38,480 think you could get comprehensive immigration reform done right now. 785 00:47:38,519 --> 00:47:41,559 If Maga Mike grew a spine on that issue, there 786 00:47:41,599 --> 00:47:45,119 would be a deal. We know why that deal was killed, 787 00:47:45,159 --> 00:47:47,800 we know who killed the deal in the Republican Party. 788 00:47:48,199 --> 00:47:51,159 Enough said right there, So to me, that's an important 789 00:47:51,199 --> 00:47:54,239 step that we can actually take. We could actually address 790 00:47:54,280 --> 00:47:59,360 the border like Democrats want to do. Democrats let James Langford, 791 00:47:59,599 --> 00:48:03,599 the re publican senator from Oklahoma, and negotiate and lead 792 00:48:03,639 --> 00:48:08,480 the bill. One of the most conservative senators negotiated and 793 00:48:08,599 --> 00:48:13,519 led the negotiations for the immigration bill, and Democrats said, 794 00:48:13,599 --> 00:48:15,639 we will agree to it. 795 00:48:15,880 --> 00:48:16,599 Speaker 3: Let's do it. 796 00:48:16,800 --> 00:48:19,559 Speaker 1: We need to have certain safeguards to make sure that 797 00:48:19,559 --> 00:48:23,360 we're treating human beings with dignity, we need to be 798 00:48:23,400 --> 00:48:27,960 making sure we're giving humanitarian aid where needed. But we're agreeing, 799 00:48:28,280 --> 00:48:32,280 we want to compromise. And then the MAGA Republicans killed 800 00:48:32,440 --> 00:48:36,239 that deal and then said we're killing it because we 801 00:48:36,320 --> 00:48:40,239 don't want to help Democrats during an election year, is 802 00:48:40,239 --> 00:48:42,639 what they said. So I think MAGA might can do that. 803 00:48:42,920 --> 00:48:43,760 Let me leave you with you. 804 00:48:43,760 --> 00:48:46,679 Speaker 2: Remember also during the State of the Union address when 805 00:48:46,679 --> 00:48:50,840 they put the camera right onto Langford and he was 806 00:48:50,880 --> 00:48:53,639 sitting there shaking his head like this, and you know, 807 00:48:53,880 --> 00:48:57,719 there was a tremendous amount of jeers from that right, 808 00:48:57,840 --> 00:49:00,920 you know, that right wing, the chaos calal ki uh. 809 00:49:00,960 --> 00:49:03,760 And he's sitting there and it's like yeah yeah, and 810 00:49:03,800 --> 00:49:06,679 he goes, yeah, Well, it is one of the most 811 00:49:06,719 --> 00:49:12,119 comprehensive and it's also extremely conservative. I mean, why they 812 00:49:12,119 --> 00:49:15,760 didn't do it. That's called bipartisanship, and that's the only 813 00:49:15,840 --> 00:49:19,920 way that the country advances, not by doing what Republicans 814 00:49:19,920 --> 00:49:20,360 are doing. 815 00:49:21,199 --> 00:49:26,039 Speaker 1: Cohen, are you able to give anybody a two finger salute? 816 00:49:26,079 --> 00:49:28,840 Speaker 2: Is that still? Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah yeah. It's 817 00:49:28,880 --> 00:49:31,639 it's got to go to two people, one for each. 818 00:49:32,039 --> 00:49:34,760 I mean, it's got to go to that Stein asshole 819 00:49:35,039 --> 00:49:37,679 along with Lara Trump. I just find it to be 820 00:49:38,440 --> 00:49:45,239 so so grotesque. I don't even know the adjectives you know, 821 00:49:45,360 --> 00:49:52,320 to describe it's. It's insane, it's grotesque, it's obnoxious, it's rude, 822 00:49:52,679 --> 00:49:58,239 it's homophobic, it's it's a million different adjectives, none of 823 00:49:58,280 --> 00:50:01,840 which are good. And so on. Behalf of myself and 824 00:50:01,920 --> 00:50:05,119 all of those that don't believe in burning babies or 825 00:50:05,880 --> 00:50:09,960 you know, or talking about drinking a beer to turn 826 00:50:10,039 --> 00:50:13,239 you gay. Right, what's his name? Eric Stein? Is that 827 00:50:13,280 --> 00:50:14,599 what it's? Because I want to get it right. 828 00:50:15,000 --> 00:50:15,599 Speaker 1: Alex Stein? 829 00:50:16,039 --> 00:50:20,119 Speaker 2: Alex Stein. I don't even give a fuck about Alex. Lara. 830 00:50:20,519 --> 00:50:24,159 You deserve each other. Fuck you both more. 831 00:50:24,480 --> 00:50:27,599 Speaker 1: You have it the two finger salute right there from 832 00:50:28,079 --> 00:50:32,280 Michael Cohen. Cohen, let's call it a day. It's been 833 00:50:32,320 --> 00:50:35,320 a great episode. And I appreciate you sharing just how 834 00:50:35,360 --> 00:50:37,639 you're doing what you're up to. I think we all 835 00:50:37,679 --> 00:50:41,920 respect your position. Of course, we'd all be eager to 836 00:50:42,000 --> 00:50:45,000 learn more about what's going on. But I think that 837 00:50:45,719 --> 00:50:48,440 I think you're making the right move. We all appreciate it. 838 00:50:49,000 --> 00:50:51,440 Speaker 2: So they put me on the faster, they put me 839 00:50:51,480 --> 00:50:53,000 on the stay in the FESTI I'll be able to 840 00:50:53,000 --> 00:50:55,719 come back and give everybody the load down, you know, 841 00:50:55,800 --> 00:50:59,039 each and every each and every day and each and 842 00:50:59,039 --> 00:51:01,920 every episode that we do here, which I think is 843 00:51:01,960 --> 00:51:06,360 extremely important as again we head into this election cycle. 844 00:51:06,960 --> 00:51:10,239 Speaker 1: Well, Cohen, thanks for that. Thank you everybody for watching. 845 00:51:10,599 --> 00:51:13,159 Cohen and I will try to do another live in 846 00:51:13,199 --> 00:51:16,599 the next few weeks. I mean another zoom meeting. That is, 847 00:51:16,639 --> 00:51:19,159 we'll do our lives as we always do them on 848 00:51:19,239 --> 00:51:21,800 Tuesday and Thursdays. Don't worry about that. 849 00:51:21,880 --> 00:51:23,559 Speaker 3: Cohen and I will still be here for that. 850 00:51:23,679 --> 00:51:25,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, and the next week, the next week or two, 851 00:51:25,519 --> 00:51:26,599 I think we really. 852 00:51:26,480 --> 00:51:29,400 Speaker 1: Let's do another zoom meeting. So go to patreon dot 853 00:51:29,440 --> 00:51:33,159 com slash political Beatdown. You know, the last meeting we 854 00:51:33,239 --> 00:51:35,400 had was great and there were so many people just 855 00:51:35,719 --> 00:51:38,119 happy to see you, Cohen. A lot of people joining 856 00:51:38,159 --> 00:51:40,599 for the first time. They didn't realize that if they 857 00:51:40,679 --> 00:51:42,960 join the Patreon they actually get to meet you on 858 00:51:43,000 --> 00:51:45,719 a zoom in kind of a pretty intimate setting. So 859 00:51:45,880 --> 00:51:50,320 patreon dot com slash Political Beatdown sign up right now. 860 00:51:50,440 --> 00:51:53,000 Coen and I will announce the next time we will 861 00:51:53,000 --> 00:51:56,719 be holding a meet. Everybody watching, Shout out to the 862 00:51:56,719 --> 00:52:01,280 Brigaders and shout out to the Midas Mighty.