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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to Bill Handle on demand from KF. I

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<v Speaker 1>am six forty.

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<v Speaker 2>I was just told that's Michael Monks. Yes, was he

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<v Speaker 2>wearing plaid pants? Did I see that? Correctly? Come on,

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<v Speaker 2>he's actually quite fashion with yeh plaid pan. Now listen,

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<v Speaker 2>I'll tell you what's fashionable.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, you will, you most certainly will not, sir, And

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<v Speaker 1>now handle on the news, ladies and gentlemen.

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<v Speaker 3>Here's Bill Handle.

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<v Speaker 2>He's good morning everybody. Bill Handle here on Monday morning,

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<v Speaker 2>December twenty three. It is the day before the day

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<v Speaker 2>before Christmas, and the day before the day before of

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<v Speaker 2>the evening of Hanukkah. So morning to one and all.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Amy is not here today or for the

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<v Speaker 2>rest of the week, and filling in for Amy is

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<v Speaker 2>Michael Monks. Good morning, Michael.

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<v Speaker 3>Good morning to you. Bill.

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<v Speaker 2>I only can see you from the waist up because

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<v Speaker 2>you're behind the desk. Would you stand up? Please?

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<v Speaker 3>Is this permitted talk in the workplace?

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<v Speaker 2>It is absolutely I assume Number one, I assume you

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<v Speaker 2>have pants on, and number two, I feel like Eminem.

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<v Speaker 2>Where the will the real Michael Monks? Please stand up?

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<v Speaker 2>Please stand up? Oh regular pants, Michael, They're a little plaid. No,

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<v Speaker 2>I can't see them plaid, but I can see them.

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<v Speaker 2>By the way, the quite the fruit packete you have

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<v Speaker 2>very impressive.

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<v Speaker 4>I appreciate that. Get that message out across the Yes,

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<v Speaker 4>I will.

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<v Speaker 2>So, Michael is in here this entire week. Neil is

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<v Speaker 2>not here, but Cono is uh and Cono you are

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<v Speaker 2>not working in the rest of the week because it's

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<v Speaker 2>this is the weird week. It's between Christmas and New

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<v Speaker 2>Year's always the weirdest week of the year in terms

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<v Speaker 2>of who's here and who's not. What's your schedule?

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<v Speaker 5>I just don't work Christmas Day in New Year's Day?

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, do we know who's filling in? What? What intern

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<v Speaker 2>that is willing to work for five dollars under minimum wage?

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<v Speaker 2>They were able to talk into working.

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<v Speaker 5>Sam is here one day and then Robin is here

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<v Speaker 5>another day.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you know Sam's working on his PhD. If you haven't,

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<v Speaker 2>he hasn't gotten it yet, which is kind of impressive.

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<v Speaker 2>By the way, And you're off what tomorrow and the

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<v Speaker 2>rest of the week.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm off the same time you are.

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<v Speaker 2>Sorry tomorrow, Oh, okay, back come a sixth and then

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<v Speaker 2>filling in for me because I'm off tomorrow, and I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not back to the first Monday in January, and I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know what day that is January six, six Monday. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>So I saw it's a long stretch. And who is well,

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<v Speaker 2>who's filling in for me for starters? Is it Wayne? Wayne? Wayne? Okay?

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<v Speaker 2>And who's filling in for you?

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<v Speaker 5>Michelle?

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<v Speaker 2>Michelle? Okay. I'm just out listen, I'm bringing it out.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm asking the question. These are rhetorical sort of questions

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<v Speaker 2>or questions I already know, but I want to get

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<v Speaker 2>everybody involved.

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<v Speaker 5>Right, You do not know any of the answers to

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<v Speaker 5>these questions.

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<v Speaker 2>That's absolutely correct, Kono. And that's because I don't pay

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<v Speaker 2>attention to much. And if you were to ask me

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<v Speaker 2>that question, if you were to ask me that question

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<v Speaker 2>five minutes, ten minutes from now, it I wouldn't know

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<v Speaker 2>the answer. Although there's a story I don't know. We're

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<v Speaker 2>covering it on handle on the news about President to

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<v Speaker 2>be Donald Trump wanting to take back the Panama Canal.

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<v Speaker 2>And here's one Okay, Michael, this is the Gerbil going

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<v Speaker 2>crazy in my head. Remember, I don't remember what I

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<v Speaker 2>had this morning ten minutes ago. How wide is the

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<v Speaker 2>old before they put the new Panama Canal in. How

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<v Speaker 2>wide is the original? How big? How wide can ships be?

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<v Speaker 4>How wide could the ships be in the original Panama

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<v Speaker 4>Canal from the early nineteen hundreds.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, fifty three feet?

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's a ten feet. Would you look that up?

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<v Speaker 2>See if I'm right or not?

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<v Speaker 3>All right?

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<v Speaker 2>Sure if I'm wrong, or the width of the canal

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<v Speaker 2>was one hundred and ten feet. We have to look

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<v Speaker 2>that up. And I don't know if that's true or not.

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<v Speaker 3>It was one hundred and ten feet, sir, Thank you

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<v Speaker 3>very much. Well done.

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<v Speaker 2>Wow, Well, have no idea who's here tomorrow? But hey,

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<v Speaker 2>what can I tell you? Life? It just continues on

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<v Speaker 2>on the morning show, doesn't it?

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<v Speaker 3>It does for some of us.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm not all week. I can tell you that it

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<v Speaker 4>just gets through. And you have Jesus Christ himself filling

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<v Speaker 4>in for you on Wednesday. So that's not bad, that's true.

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<v Speaker 2>Matter of fact, every Christmas Day Jesus fills in for me.

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<v Speaker 2>I have quite often asked if I could fill in

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<v Speaker 2>for Jesus on the Sunday Show and give marginal spiritual advice,

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<v Speaker 2>and the answer has been a very hard, hard no.

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<v Speaker 2>They because people who have called up and are very depressed,

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<v Speaker 2>very and actually are contemplating hurting themselves. And Jesus works

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<v Speaker 2>it out very well, very calm, very measured. You'd hear

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<v Speaker 2>me scream, jump do it right now. Jump. That's why

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<v Speaker 2>they won't let me fill in. Okay, are you guys

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<v Speaker 2>ready to do it? Let's do it. Handle on the

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<v Speaker 2>news with Michael Munks, O'Neil and me lead story. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>here's a shocker. The Matt Gates Ethics Report has come

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<v Speaker 2>out by the Congressional Ethics Investigators, and yep, they said

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<v Speaker 2>that everything he's accused of has, in fact i happened.

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<v Speaker 2>He did pay a bunch of women, including a seventeen

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<v Speaker 2>year old girl for sex, purchased, use illegal drugs including ecstasy,

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<v Speaker 2>dealing with sex from from his Capitol Hill office. And

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<v Speaker 2>this was a long running investigation Gates by the House

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<v Speaker 2>Ethics Committee. And so of course he has denied any

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<v Speaker 2>of that. Now here was a question that since he

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<v Speaker 2>is no longer a congress person and no longer has

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<v Speaker 2>any connection with government in any way, there was talk

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<v Speaker 2>of you know, why release it because in the past

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<v Speaker 2>it hasn't been released, saying hey, the guy is out. Ah,

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<v Speaker 2>is this simply political retribution? Well, yeah, probably. And the

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<v Speaker 2>good news for Gates is I don't think there is

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<v Speaker 2>one person in Congress that likes him, not one. I

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<v Speaker 2>think it ranges all the way from dislike to active

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<v Speaker 2>dislike to absolute hatred and beyond that.

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<v Speaker 4>He has the vibe of every jerk from the eighties

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<v Speaker 4>comedy involving college students. You know, he's got the right hair,

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<v Speaker 4>he's got the right shiny looking face, and cut suits

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<v Speaker 4>and all of that, so I can see why he's

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<v Speaker 4>just naturally dislike.

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<v Speaker 3>He's also kind of not a nice person.

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<v Speaker 2>No, No, he's known as a real dick. He really is,

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<v Speaker 2>and it is that's who he is. Sorry, let's do

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<v Speaker 2>one more and we take a break.

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<v Speaker 4>Absolutely, let's did you hear about this terrible story on

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<v Speaker 4>the subway in New York? A suspect, a Guatemalan migrant,

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<v Speaker 4>he's been reported as a woman was killed on a

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<v Speaker 4>New York subway train Sunday morning after a man set

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<v Speaker 4>her clothes on fire with a lighter and what authorities

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<v Speaker 4>are calling a brutal murder and an example of depraved behavior.

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<v Speaker 2>Bill, Yeah, now, I mean it's horrific. And then does

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<v Speaker 2>it go into politics. We don't know what kind of

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<v Speaker 2>an immigrant he is, if he is illegal, much more

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<v Speaker 2>fodder for the upcoming administration of President Musk.

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<v Speaker 3>What I did see was the President Musk.

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<v Speaker 4>Of course, what I did see was that this this

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<v Speaker 4>migrant did cross the border in twenty eighteen, so it

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<v Speaker 4>would have been under the first Trump administration.

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm guessing that was Well, we'll find out whether

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<v Speaker 2>he was illegal or not. And this I hope this

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't go into a political statement as opposed to just

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<v Speaker 2>a horrible, horrific crime. It starts and stops right there.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, it certainly involves a couple of political elements. One,

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<v Speaker 4>you've got immigration, but then you've also got the general

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<v Speaker 4>public safety component in New York in places like la

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<v Speaker 4>as well on mass transit. And what was particularly striking

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<v Speaker 4>outside of just this brutal murder was Governor Kathy Hokeel

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<v Speaker 4>of New York taking a selfie on the subway system

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<v Speaker 4>that day, talking about how much safer it had become

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<v Speaker 4>because of some work that she had put in, and

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<v Speaker 4>then this brutal murder happened.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, when she was taking a selfie, was she actually

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<v Speaker 2>being attacked at that time or that one was deleted.

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<v Speaker 3>I think that Kathy Hokle had taken this before, okay.

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<v Speaker 2>And by the way, the fact that she was surrounded

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<v Speaker 2>by fourteen security officers hey with guns with their uzzies drawn,

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<v Speaker 2>that probably had a lot to do with it's the

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<v Speaker 2>safest place in the world.

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<v Speaker 4>We are familiar with those types of photo ops here

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<v Speaker 4>in La and Mentor for sure. All Right, So these

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<v Speaker 4>drones are still up in the sky, man, I mean,

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<v Speaker 4>people still don't know exactly what they are. Maybe the

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<v Speaker 4>government does, maybe they don't. The military says they're not

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<v Speaker 4>sure why or how to stop them. So this series

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<v Speaker 4>of drone sightings over military bases across the country has

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<v Speaker 4>renewed concerns that the US doesn't have clear government wide

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<v Speaker 4>policy for how to deal with unauthorized incursions that could

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<v Speaker 4>potentially pose a national security threat. Bill, I'm sure you're

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<v Speaker 4>comforted comforted by the fact that President elect Trump will

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<v Speaker 4>be in office to deal with these UFOs.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, it's you know, the law is the law on this.

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<v Speaker 2>First of all, it's perfectly legal to fly UFOs. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>you can't do it in restricted airspace. And I think

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<v Speaker 2>that the government and the military can deal with it

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<v Speaker 2>if it is deemed to be a national security issue.

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<v Speaker 2>So if this continues on a another week, two weeks,

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<v Speaker 2>three weeks, I can see they are shot down with

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<v Speaker 2>four million dollar missiles. So you take out a thirty

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<v Speaker 2>nine dollars Walmart drone and spend four million bucks to

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<v Speaker 2>take it down. And there are hundreds of them. But

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<v Speaker 2>I'll tell you they're going down.

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<v Speaker 3>That you think that they are coming down these drugs.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I mean they're gonna do something, you know, it's yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>they're gonna have to declare this national emergency. There's so

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<v Speaker 2>many out there, but how many of them? And now

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<v Speaker 2>they're investigating a lot of people are looking at these

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<v Speaker 2>drones and they're seeing aircraft and reporting them as drones

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<v Speaker 2>and so, but there are drones out there. I think

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<v Speaker 2>only two guys have been arrested for flying over was

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<v Speaker 2>it Logan Airport in Boston. I don't know the answer,

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<v Speaker 2>but I'd like to see why not at death rate?

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<v Speaker 2>Don't they have death rays that can you know, just

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<v Speaker 2>zip out, you know, zap the electronics. I don't know.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, let's just get this thing over with, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>to go ahead and zap us all. Meanwhile, in Washington,

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<v Speaker 4>President Biden he's still president. Biden commutes most federal death

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<v Speaker 4>rose sentences to life in prison before Trump takes office.

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<v Speaker 4>What were your thoughts on this today, Bill.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I mean, no surprise. He can't just pardon his

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<v Speaker 2>son and not pardon everybody else. And he's now limited

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<v Speaker 2>to the death penalty only being used against terrorists. That's it.

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<v Speaker 2>The guy who was and one of the brothers was

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<v Speaker 2>involved in the Boston bombing, Dylan Roof the attack killing

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<v Speaker 2>nine people with the Black Church and Charleston Robert Bowers

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<v Speaker 2>eleven worshipers at the Pittsburgh's Tree of Life and twenty

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<v Speaker 2>eighteen Other than that, everybody gets commuted. Communities these are

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<v Speaker 2>they're eligible and they have been convicted and the death

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<v Speaker 2>tell you, Michael, I saw an execution? You did, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>that man. You if you ever get to witness and execution,

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<v Speaker 3>I've been.

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<v Speaker 4>I never I never got to do it. Not sure

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<v Speaker 4>if I would have enjoyed it the way you see, if.

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<v Speaker 2>You would have enjoyed it. It's a lottery one. The

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<v Speaker 3>Was it a clean killing or was there somebody for it?

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<v Speaker 2>lethal injection execution. William Bonnen. I tell you the first

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<v Speaker 2>much action. No, no, let me see a little bit

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<v Speaker 3>I'm sorry that President Biden rained on your parade with.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh, yeah, I wouldn't be invited. I don't think the

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<v Speaker 2>same rules apply for federal executions.

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<v Speaker 4>I know you've moved out to the hinterlands of Greater

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<v Speaker 4>because it might get a little bit trickier out there.

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<v Speaker 2>I know.

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<v Speaker 3>I oh you do.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I hate it. I can't stand in the coffee.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, the good news is you won't have to drink it. Apparently,

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<v Speaker 4>because a lot of the workers are on strike, the

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<v Speaker 4>union has expanded its strike to nine states, including here, Bill,

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<v Speaker 4>right here in Burbank, we had we had a store

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<v Speaker 4>shut down by the barisas just a couple of days ago,

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<v Speaker 4>So they mean business. The Starbucks Workers United Union said

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<v Speaker 4>the strike that had already started right here in California

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<v Speaker 4>and in Washington and Illinois. So do you think the

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<v Speaker 4>Starbucks needs to start bargaining better with its baristas?

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<v Speaker 3>No, not at all.

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<v Speaker 2>In December, no wage increases at all, and a guarantee

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<v Speaker 2>a matter of fact, that's exactly what they're doing. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>and one point five percent increase. No, it's a one

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<v Speaker 2>point five percent decrease if you look at their latest offer.

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<v Speaker 2>But yeah, I think you're going to see this spread

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<v Speaker 2>because unionism is spreading.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, we've seen it here in LA in the fast

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<v Speaker 4>workers are feeling more empowered in some of these service Absolutely?

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely, what's motivating that's it's very cyclical. The unions were

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<v Speaker 2>workers were really really deprived of any rights and the

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<v Speaker 2>employer is just completely controlled and abused workers. And then

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<v Speaker 2>the thirties with Walter Ruther and then my dad was

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<v Speaker 2>Electrical Workers Union in the fifties and sixties and unions

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<v Speaker 2>were at the top of the heat. He was making

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<v Speaker 2>tons of money with great benefits, and then it went

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<v Speaker 2>the other way. You had deregulation, you had pro business,

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<v Speaker 2>you didn't have the same sort of left wing philosophy.

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<v Speaker 2>And now the unions have come back. So it's cyclical

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<v Speaker 2>and it's tough. The only people that get away with,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, doing way and really abusing any possible unionism

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<v Speaker 2>is strangely enough, iHeart okay, let's go ahead. And by

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<v Speaker 2>the way, if you think I get in trouble by

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<v Speaker 2>railing into iHeart okay, let's come back.

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<v Speaker 4>Michael Monks does not endorse any of the comments made.

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<v Speaker 4>He's proudly, happily employed by iHeartMedia.

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<v Speaker 2>Well there you go.

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<v Speaker 3>I gotta tell you.

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<v Speaker 4>Bill is a relative newcomer to California about two years now.

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<v Speaker 4>The sticker shock at the pump never ceases. But it

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<v Speaker 4>is the cheapest Christmas gas since COVID in southern California.

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<v Speaker 4>And right now, what we're being told is that across

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<v Speaker 4>the country that's true. It's also true here in southern California.

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<v Speaker 4>Gas Buddy told CNN it expects gas prices will average

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<v Speaker 4>about three dollars and one cent a gallon nationally on

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<v Speaker 4>Christmas Day?

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<v Speaker 2>Now, why do we even bother reporting on national gas prices?

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<v Speaker 2>So nationally the average is three bucks? All right, when's

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<v Speaker 2>the last time you bought read all our gas?

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<v Speaker 3>I think it's to make us envious.

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<v Speaker 2>I know it's because California law is weird, because it's

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<v Speaker 2>just crazy, the way the summer blended all out of

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<v Speaker 2>their crap. But it's you're right, you get sticker shock. Now.

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<v Speaker 2>What's reasonable, though, is housing. I'm sure that when you

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<v Speaker 2>came into southern California. Where do you come from?

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<v Speaker 4>By the way, I'm from a place called Kentucky. Oh

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<v Speaker 4>you came from Kentucky? Yes, sir?

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<v Speaker 2>Did you have to take your car off the cinder

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<v Speaker 2>blocks and put wheels on it when you drove out? No?

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<v Speaker 3>I wrote a mule to work.

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<v Speaker 2>I believe that.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, so we were all good, and bad things happen

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<v Speaker 4>when you try to pump out.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I've actually had pretty good tasting squirrel soup

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<v Speaker 2>in my time, and I know that's the sort of

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<v Speaker 2>the national the state dish of Kentucky.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a little party. It's a little tough to chew

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<v Speaker 3>with no teeth.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, what well, said, see, you're you can't do that.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm the one that says stuff like that. Michael. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>you are not allowed to be funny. If that's funny

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<v Speaker 2>at all. What part of Kentucky did you I'm from.

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<v Speaker 4>I am from a Covington, Kentucky, which is connected by

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<v Speaker 4>river by bridge to Cincinnati.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, all right, so it's more of a.

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<v Speaker 4>White I mean, honestly, I'll play into your Kentucky tropes

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<v Speaker 4>if you like. But like, I'm from the city. I've

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<v Speaker 4>never been on a horse. I have all my teeth,

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<v Speaker 4>they're lovely. Okay, Yeah, it's fine.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, what your sofa is on the porch and the

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<v Speaker 2>springs have sprung.

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<v Speaker 4>Indeed, indeed, our state vegetable is coal. Oh okay, not bad,

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<v Speaker 2>Bad. Okay, let's move on. Good okay.

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<v Speaker 4>JP Morgan Wells Fargo Bank of America facing federal lawsuit

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<v Speaker 4>over Zell payment network frauds. So this is a federal

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<v Speaker 4>civil complaint that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says the

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<v Speaker 4>banks rush to get the peer to peer payment platform

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<v Speaker 3>This is something a lot of people use Zell.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, if you ever hang out in the fashion

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<v Speaker 4>district or some of these shops around town. They won't

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<v Speaker 4>let you pay with a card, but they'll gladly take

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<v Speaker 4>your Zell.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and by the way, what a stunner. A major

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<v Speaker 2>financial institution once again accused of defrauding and nailing consumers. Boy,

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<v Speaker 2>I hadn't heard that one before.

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<v Speaker 3>Do you use Zell?

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<v Speaker 3>A Palvenmo.

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<v Speaker 2>Checks?

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<v Speaker 3>You write checks still with a quill? I imagine?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I am so no, it's now I've used PayPal

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<v Speaker 2>But uh, for some reason, not Zell.

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<v Speaker 4>Two US Navy pilots eject safely over the Red Sea

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<v Speaker 4>after a fighter jets shot down and apparent friendly fire incident.

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<v Speaker 4>So a lot of fun stuff happening over in the

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<v Speaker 4>Red Sea. Bill, this looks like a couple of our

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<v Speaker 4>own guys shot down by a couple of our own guys.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and whuties of course are taking the credit for it,

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<v Speaker 2>although I don't think that the military would lie about

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<v Speaker 2>that that. Have a question, do you find it kind

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<v Speaker 2>one of our guys they call that friendly.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, it's an interesting point you read. You raise

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<v Speaker 4>about semantics. Frankly, I mean, I guess technically they're friends,

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<v Speaker 4>but we don't know what kind of drama was going

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<v Speaker 2>All right, because when I shoot someone, I know they

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<v Speaker 2>don't call that friendly. Okay, let's move on. Now.

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<v Speaker 4>Keep in mind, this is also the same military that

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<v Speaker 4>you're going to task with shooting down those drones.

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<v Speaker 3>So how do you think that's going to go?

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<v Speaker 2>Well? The drones. I don't think that when you go

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<v Speaker 2>and spend thirty nine dollars at Walmart for a drone,

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<v Speaker 2>it has the ability to shoot down a US fighters.

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<v Speaker 3>Yet my yes, though probably true. Okay.

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<v Speaker 4>Questions are mounting in Germany over the deadly Christmas market

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<v Speaker 4>attack as the suspect appears in court. Now, this is

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<v Speaker 4>another example of how polarized our country is, because you're

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<v Speaker 4>always looking to, you know, put this guy into one

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<v Speaker 4>bracket of ideology.

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<v Speaker 3>Was this guy right wing? Was he left wing?

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<v Speaker 4>How do we put him into American politics? Authorities in

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<v Speaker 4>Germany these growing accusations they could have done more to

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<v Speaker 4>prevent a deadly Christmas market attack. As a judge ordered

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<v Speaker 4>the suspect to be held in pre trialed attention following

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<v Speaker 4>a late night court apparance on Saturday. Talib Al abdu

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<v Speaker 4>market in the city of Madgeburg, killing five people and

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, a couple things. It reported that he is a psychiatrist.

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<v Speaker 2>When do you get that kind of news about someone

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<v Speaker 2>who does this. Also, as I was looking at this, thinking,

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<v Speaker 2>come on, you know, you're gonna blame the authorities because

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<v Speaker 2>usually they have these concrete posts or metal posts around

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<v Speaker 2>these Christmas markets. I've been to him in Germany and

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<v Speaker 2>the security is pretty good. You can't get any vehicle

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<v Speaker 2>through them except this one. It's reported that he was

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<v Speaker 2>able to take a back entrance with which was not

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<v Speaker 2>in fact guarded or was not hardened. And that's there.

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<v Speaker 2>And then this situation is horrific. I mean he hit

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<v Speaker 2>two hundred people, you know, killed already five some are

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<v Speaker 2>still life threatening. You remember it was first reported there

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<v Speaker 2>were two, but there were dozens other that were life threatening. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>three of those have already died and there's still others

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<v Speaker 4>The dead included a nine year old boy. Yeah, and

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<v Speaker 4>then four women forty five, fifty two, sixty seven, and

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<v Speaker 3>Just a terrible thing to happen at the holidays.

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<v Speaker 4>And then it's raising questions in Germany like we have

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<v Speaker 4>here in America over immigration. This guy was someone who

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<v Speaker 4>was from somewhere else, and then there are questions about

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<v Speaker 4>whose side was he on. Wish political ideology to subscribe

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<v Speaker 4>to a pretty terrible thing all around, And that case

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<v Speaker 4>is not over.

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<v Speaker 3>Do you want to do another or do you want now,

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<v Speaker 3>let's do one more and then we'll take a break.

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<v Speaker 3>You got it.

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<v Speaker 4>Joe Manchin, who's also from a West Virginia, you can

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<v Speaker 4>make fun of West Virginia the same as Kentucky. Interchangeable,

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<v Speaker 4>so you can get your jokes in here too as well,

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<v Speaker 4>Bill West jokes none, just statements of statements of fact. Observations, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>observations work, yeah. West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin torches the

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<v Speaker 4>Democrats on his way out the door. Joe Manchin preparing

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<v Speaker 4>to leave Congress after nearly fifteen years. He registered as

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<v Speaker 4>an independent earlier this year, leaving the Democratic Party. He's

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<v Speaker 4>further distancing himself from his former party, calling the Democratic

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<v Speaker 4>brand toxic bill.

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<v Speaker 3>Is it toxic?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, well, if you're a Republican, certainly toxic, and if

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<v Speaker 2>you're a Democrat, the Republican party is certainly toxic. Toxic.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's fair to say both are toxic, certainly

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<v Speaker 2>to each other and the rest of us. Mansion was

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<v Speaker 2>always the most conservative of the Democrats. He was only

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<v Speaker 2>Democrat in name, and then he became an independent really

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<v Speaker 2>in name only, and then he is a pretty right

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<v Speaker 2>wing I mean, the guy is conservative anyway you put it.

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<v Speaker 4>It's a dell get dance to be elected as a

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<v Speaker 4>Democrat in West Virginia, that's for sure.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, that makes sense to you. I don't know when

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<v Speaker 2>the last time one was, because West Virginia is a

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<v Speaker 2>pretty red state, all right.

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<v Speaker 4>The FDA approves weight loss drug zep bound for obstructive

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<v Speaker 4>sleep apnea. US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved

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<v Speaker 4>the first prescription medicine for obstructive sleep apnea. It's a

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<v Speaker 4>weight loss drug, zep bound. This medicine is part of

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<v Speaker 4>the class known as g LP one receptor agonist that

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<v Speaker 4>also includes o zimpic. So we're finding a bill that

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<v Speaker 4>these drugs can do wonders.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, this may very well be this class of drugs.

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<v Speaker 2>A wonder drug originally dealt with just for diabetes. They

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<v Speaker 2>expanded it and now in big enough doses. I mean

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<v Speaker 2>it's weight loss. It helps not only diabetes but heart disease.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean when you go through I talked to doctor

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<v Speaker 2>Jim Keiney a couple weeks ago and he said, this

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<v Speaker 2>really may be the widest drug in of its use

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<v Speaker 2>and its efficacy and its ability to do what it is.

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<v Speaker 2>It's basically, you know, it's snake oil, except that it's real.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it's made from a real snake.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, exactly. You know how snake oil can deal with

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<v Speaker 2>everything and can cure everything. This looks like it not

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<v Speaker 2>only diabetes and heart and stroke, but now sleep app

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<v Speaker 2>and weight and ed and baldness and oily stools. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>you're going to see this across the board.

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<v Speaker 3>What is this going to do for the dating market

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<v Speaker 3>when we are all sexy?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, you know a lot of I mean.

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<v Speaker 4>You have to worry about I've never I've never had

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<v Speaker 4>to say you're used to having the field cleared anyway,

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<v Speaker 4>But you know what, what are we supposed to do.

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<v Speaker 2>You know you're not a bad looking guy. You know that.

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<v Speaker 3>I appreciate that.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I I saw you the first time I

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<v Speaker 2>got some wood.

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<v Speaker 3>I hope it was oak.

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<v Speaker 2>Why don't we move on?

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<v Speaker 4>Colorado's skilift rescue. A crack in the ski lift forces

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<v Speaker 4>a winter park gondola evacuation. Hundred and seventy four skiers

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<v Speaker 4>in Colorado and snowboarders rescued.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, this this sounds I've never been skiing, Bill, so

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know what it's like.

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<v Speaker 4>Obviously, I've seen images and videos and all of that

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<v Speaker 4>of these types of things.

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<v Speaker 3>I imagine you've been skiing. What would it be like?

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<v Speaker 2>Saying twice in my life and it didn't It didn't

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<v Speaker 2>pan out very well for me as bad as this. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>it's cold, it's well. Yeah, you always think you're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>get stuck.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, sure you.

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<v Speaker 2>I always think that if I'm on some kind of

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<v Speaker 2>a gondola or a ski lift and and you're okay

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<v Speaker 2>when you're low and you're right near the snow line,

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<v Speaker 2>and then you go up two hundred feet part of it,

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<v Speaker 2>and that's scary because you know you're it's scary. It's

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<v Speaker 2>when this happens, and they have to go up and

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<v Speaker 2>they have to rescue you, and it's hours up there,

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<v Speaker 2>and you freeze your you yeah, how do I put this?

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<v Speaker 2>You know, so we're okay with the FCC. You freeze your.

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<v Speaker 4>Balls off, but then you just take a zep bound

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<v Speaker 4>and your balls grow back?

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<v Speaker 3>Is that what? I?

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<v Speaker 2>No, you're wrong? Or well here's a contradiction. What do

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<v Speaker 2>you do? Do you take zep bound so your testicular

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<v Speaker 2>activity increases, and do you counter that with steroids so

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<v Speaker 2>your balls look like there's a size of raisins. It

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<v Speaker 2>is all very complicated, But why don't we move on?

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<v Speaker 4>Let's indeed, because I think we're hitting some very sensitive

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<v Speaker 4>places for some of our listeners. Passenger attempts to bring

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<v Speaker 4>extremely concerning items through TSA through TSA at no place

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<v Speaker 4>other than lax itself. TSA officers shocked by what they

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<v Speaker 4>found a gamut of banned items in a woman's carry

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<v Speaker 4>on last week. Dozens of fireworks, replica guns and knives.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, look, you can't even get through there with

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<v Speaker 4>your laptop with being questioned.

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<v Speaker 3>So eighty goodness, eighty.

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<v Speaker 2>Two fireworks consumers. I mean it's just in one carry

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<v Speaker 2>on bag. Yeah. Yeah, this one's a genius, that's for sure.

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<v Speaker 4>This is probably someone who doesn't fly a lot. I mean,

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<v Speaker 4>how do you not know the rules? After all of

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<v Speaker 4>this time? She was flying to Philadelphia? Now do you

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<v Speaker 4>think that's a connection to anything here? Any comments about

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<v Speaker 4>East Coast?

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<v Speaker 2>No? Not. You know, I'm tired of making fun of everybody.

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<v Speaker 2>Give me, give me a respite for a minute or two.

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<v Speaker 4>All right, well, let's do this. Let's let's celebrate the

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<v Speaker 4>people who are due some money from the government. A

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<v Speaker 4>rare case of the government having to pay the people.

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<v Speaker 4>A million taxpayers will soon receive up to fourteen hundred

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<v Speaker 4>dollars from the IRS. It's not all of us, obviously,

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<v Speaker 4>but they're distributing about two point four billion dollars to

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<v Speaker 4>taxpayers who failed to claim a recovery rebate credit on

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<v Speaker 4>their twenty twenty one tax returns, and also people who

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<v Speaker 4>missed one of the COVID stimulus payments or had received

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<v Speaker 4>less than the full amount they were able to claim

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<v Speaker 4>this credit.

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<v Speaker 3>Are you getting this check? Bill?

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I don't even know whether I whether I

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<v Speaker 2>got one or not, because it's I get auto deposit

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<v Speaker 2>from the IRS. So ideal with them electronic. So frankly,

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<v Speaker 2>it's it's you know, my stuff is. I don't even

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<v Speaker 2>go into it because it's pretty complicated stuff, so I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know if I got it or not. Yeah, that's

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<v Speaker 2>how much I pay attention. Thank you.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, you've got people for that.

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<v Speaker 2>I got people who have people who have people for that.

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<v Speaker 4>And I guess these people did not have people. Maybe

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<v Speaker 4>they went to some very quick tax service because this

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<v Speaker 4>was all very common to do during the pandemic on

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<v Speaker 4>how to handle this stuff on your taxes.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, the vast majority of people did get it, the vast,

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<v Speaker 2>vast majority. But you're still talking how much total that

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<v Speaker 2>were that's going to give a million people, But then

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<v Speaker 2>how many taxpayers are there? One million, one hundred and

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<v Speaker 2>twenty million. Yeah, so not a very big percentage. I

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<v Speaker 2>think we have time for one more.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, let's let's see. I've got two to choose from here.

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<v Speaker 4>Let's do this one. Let's talk about Vladimir Putin. He's

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<v Speaker 4>holding talks with the Prime Minister of Slovakia and this

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<v Speaker 4>is a rare visit to Moscow by a leader in

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<v Speaker 4>the European Union. So you know that situation in Eastern

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<v Speaker 4>Europe is still going on. And do you think with

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<v Speaker 4>the change in geopolitics that we're going to see other

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<v Speaker 4>people cozying up to Vladimir Putin?

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<v Speaker 2>Yes and no. But look at it this way. Slovakia

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<v Speaker 2>gets Russian gas, gets Russian natural gas, and it's a

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<v Speaker 2>pipeline that goes through Ukraine and it's still flowing because

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<v Speaker 2>Zelenski is honoring a treaty, a deal with Russia and

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<v Speaker 2>Slovakia that ends. What is the end at the end

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<v Speaker 2>of the year, is that it it ends in a

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<v Speaker 2>few days. And what Zelensky is saying, that's gonna We're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna live up to the deal and then we're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>cut it off. We're done. And so now you've got

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<v Speaker 2>the Slovak Prime minister saying we have to get natural gas,

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<v Speaker 2>and he's meeting with Russia because that's one of the

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<v Speaker 2>few things that Russia still exports and still has, I

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<v Speaker 2>mean the rest of it. A lot of sanctions going

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<v Speaker 2>on Russia, but not so much on the gas X

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<v Speaker 2>exportation because Europe relies on Russian natural gas.

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<v Speaker 4>And we don't think of Slovakia as a world power

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<v Speaker 4>that I mean, but these are This is a nation,

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<v Speaker 4>a sovereign states with its own leadership. Is there any

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<v Speaker 4>type of influence that a country like that could have

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<v Speaker 4>on now?

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<v Speaker 2>Really, it's just I think the news is that you

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<v Speaker 2>have a member of the EU that's meeting with Putin,

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<v Speaker 2>and Putin and the EU have become ardent enemies. And

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<v Speaker 2>I've ever seen Slovak women. I don't think one of

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<v Speaker 2>them weighs under three hundred pounds in osh, very you.

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<v Speaker 4>Was that true before or after the split from the

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<v Speaker 4>Czech Republic?

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<v Speaker 2>You know what? I don't remember, because no, it was

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<v Speaker 2>true before because even though Czech women are very heavy

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<v Speaker 2>set in the amen of themselves, the Slovaks taken it

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<v Speaker 2>to another extreme. By the way, we'll get emails from

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<v Speaker 2>Slovakia the people that are of Slovakian descent. Oh yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, Okay, fair enough, We're done, guys. All right,

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<v Speaker 2>this is KFI AM sixty. You've been listening to the

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<v Speaker 2>Bill Handle Show. Catch my show Monday through Friday six

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