WEBVTT 1 00:00:02.960 --> 00:00:04.519 Welcome to the Three Martini Lunch. 2 00:00:04.879 --> 00:00:07.639 Grab a stool next to Greg Corumbus of Radio America 3 00:00:07.679 --> 00:00:09.400 and Jim Garritty of National Review. 4 00:00:10.599 --> 00:00:11.679 Free martinis coming up. 5 00:00:13.599 --> 00:00:15.679 Erry, Glad you're with us for the Tuesday edition of 6 00:00:15.720 --> 00:00:18.480 the Three Martini Lunch, and we thank you for being 7 00:00:18.519 --> 00:00:21.960 patient through two consecutive episodes where there are no good martinis, 8 00:00:22.000 --> 00:00:25.039 so to reward you all good martinis today, and we 9 00:00:25.079 --> 00:00:26.800 did not have to scrape the bottom of the barrel 10 00:00:26.800 --> 00:00:30.839 for these. These are three genuinely good martinis for you today. 11 00:00:31.239 --> 00:00:34.960 We've got a brand new conservative president on the way 12 00:00:35.079 --> 00:00:38.960 in Chile, down in South America, and it's fun watching 13 00:00:39.000 --> 00:00:42.640 how the media describes a conservative elected anywhere these days, 14 00:00:42.679 --> 00:00:45.520 but especially down there. We'll get into that. We'll also 15 00:00:45.560 --> 00:00:47.119 be taking a look at a new poll out of 16 00:00:47.159 --> 00:00:50.159 Minnesota and looking at how the citizens of Minnesota view 17 00:00:50.240 --> 00:00:53.679 Tim Walls and this welfare fraud scandal out there. But 18 00:00:53.719 --> 00:00:55.719 first of just a moment, we'll be talking about the 19 00:00:55.799 --> 00:00:58.960 FBI breaking up a New Year's Eve bombing plot in 20 00:00:59.079 --> 00:01:01.960 Los Angeles and so all of that in just a second. 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The FBI announcing that it has thwarted 50 00:02:31.360 --> 00:02:35.919 a terrorist plot aimed for New Year's Eve in Los Angeles. 51 00:02:35.960 --> 00:02:38.919 We know about terrorist plots on Christmas Eve in Los Angeles. 52 00:02:39.280 --> 00:02:42.039 Sorry, you maybe me to it. But that's okay. Goods fine, 53 00:02:42.080 --> 00:02:44.719 it's good news. We're not even gonna need any more 54 00:02:44.719 --> 00:02:48.199 FBI guys. Good they got the job done. Good job everybody. 55 00:02:48.319 --> 00:02:51.080 Yeah, these FBI guys are great. This is from Pambondi, 56 00:02:51.120 --> 00:02:54.759 the Attorney General. After an intense investigation, the Department of Justice, 57 00:02:54.800 --> 00:02:58.039 working with our FBI, prevented what would have been a 58 00:02:58.080 --> 00:03:01.159 massive and horrific terror plot in the Center District of California, 59 00:03:01.199 --> 00:03:04.400 which is Orange County and Los Angeles. The Turtle Island 60 00:03:04.520 --> 00:03:09.000 Liberation Front, a far left pro Palestine, anti government and 61 00:03:09.080 --> 00:03:12.400 anti capitalist group, was preparing to conduct a series of 62 00:03:12.439 --> 00:03:16.080 bombings against multiple targets in California beginning on New Year's Eve. 63 00:03:16.560 --> 00:03:19.680 The group also planned to target ice agents and vehicles. 64 00:03:19.960 --> 00:03:22.520 This was an incredible effort by our US Attorney's offices 65 00:03:22.520 --> 00:03:25.360 and the FBI to ensure Americans can live in peace. 66 00:03:25.840 --> 00:03:28.000 We will continue to pursue those terror groups and bring 67 00:03:28.039 --> 00:03:31.240 them to justice. FBI Director Cash Pattel, also pointing out 68 00:03:31.240 --> 00:03:34.240 that a fifth person was arrested in New Orleans in 69 00:03:34.240 --> 00:03:37.199 connection to this plot, and they basically had footage of 70 00:03:37.240 --> 00:03:42.120 these people casing out a building at San Bernardino, backpacks 71 00:03:42.120 --> 00:03:46.000 with complicated improvised explosive devices. You're going to leave it here. 72 00:03:46.120 --> 00:03:47.759 This is where they're going to be detonated, and that 73 00:03:47.800 --> 00:03:50.560 sort of thing. So they're basically going through dry runs. 74 00:03:50.560 --> 00:03:53.280 And so it looks like there's plenty of evidence to 75 00:03:53.360 --> 00:03:56.479 show that this was in fact a plot, and thankfully, 76 00:03:56.759 --> 00:03:59.039 thank goodness, that this was thwarted. 77 00:03:59.159 --> 00:04:03.080 It seems greg this is gonna be a strangely global 78 00:04:03.240 --> 00:04:06.599 edition of our podcast because it feels like as we 79 00:04:06.639 --> 00:04:09.280 get closer to Christmas, you and I make a lot 80 00:04:09.319 --> 00:04:11.039 of die hard jokes and we enjoy them, and I 81 00:04:11.039 --> 00:04:13.960 think our audience enjoys them and nobody loves them more 82 00:04:14.039 --> 00:04:17.000 than our guest Tebbie Troy. But all in all, like 83 00:04:17.040 --> 00:04:19.319 you'd rather not have to think about terrorism at a 84 00:04:19.319 --> 00:04:22.040 time like this, And we saw the awful events in Australia, 85 00:04:22.079 --> 00:04:24.079 we saw the mass shooting at Brown University, where the 86 00:04:24.160 --> 00:04:27.519 shooter is as of this recording still at large. And 87 00:04:27.560 --> 00:04:31.560 now thankfully we got to see counter terrorism working the 88 00:04:31.560 --> 00:04:34.199 way it's meant to that the authorities managed to detect 89 00:04:34.240 --> 00:04:37.480 the plot and managed to wrap it up before they 90 00:04:37.480 --> 00:04:40.000 were able to do anything. Had there been New Year's 91 00:04:40.040 --> 00:04:43.959 Eve and we started seeing bombs going off, just would 92 00:04:43.959 --> 00:04:46.120 have been absolutely awful. And I think particularly in the 93 00:04:46.199 --> 00:04:48.199 years after nine to eleven, we started thinking about that. 94 00:04:48.360 --> 00:04:51.879 How Christmas markets, as we've seen over in Europe, we've 95 00:04:51.879 --> 00:04:56.519 seen various plots, attempts and forms of harassment and things 96 00:04:56.560 --> 00:04:58.839 like that going over there. This is the time of 97 00:04:58.920 --> 00:05:00.879 year we're supposed to be able to enjoy ourselves. We're 98 00:05:00.879 --> 00:05:02.560 supposed to be with our family and our loved ones 99 00:05:02.600 --> 00:05:04.959 and not have to worry about these things. And you know, thankfully, 100 00:05:04.959 --> 00:05:06.639 good thanks to the good work of the FBI here 101 00:05:07.160 --> 00:05:10.920 it has come to pass. In La and Hopefully things 102 00:05:10.920 --> 00:05:13.240 will be smooth sailing between now and Christmas Day and 103 00:05:13.319 --> 00:05:16.160 New Year's But you know, unsurprisingly people like to get 104 00:05:16.199 --> 00:05:18.199 together in large groups, they like to revel. New Year's 105 00:05:18.199 --> 00:05:22.879 Eve celebrations are a very big, easy, soft target. Obviously, 106 00:05:22.879 --> 00:05:24.360 these folks sound like they're going to go after ice 107 00:05:24.439 --> 00:05:27.839 vehicles and ice facilities and things like that. But just 108 00:05:27.879 --> 00:05:30.959 once again, good work FBI, and hopefully the rest of 109 00:05:30.959 --> 00:05:34.839 the year is quiet. I think we've learned not to 110 00:05:35.399 --> 00:05:38.519 count any chickens before they hatch. No, that's exactly Turtle 111 00:05:38.519 --> 00:05:41.439 Islands on our turtles and Turtle Island for that matter. 112 00:05:42.360 --> 00:05:43.759 You know what we heard in the wake of nine 113 00:05:43.800 --> 00:05:46.199 to eleven, and probably even before that that you know, 114 00:05:46.360 --> 00:05:49.920 the law enforcement side, prevention side has to be right 115 00:05:49.959 --> 00:05:52.720 every time. The terrorists only have to succeed once, and 116 00:05:52.800 --> 00:05:56.720 so chances are as time goes on, since this didn't happen, 117 00:05:56.839 --> 00:05:58.560 or it's unlikely that it's going to happen now that 118 00:05:58.600 --> 00:06:01.279 it's been thwarted and arrest have been made here, you know, 119 00:06:01.360 --> 00:06:04.759 as time goes on, we might not remember this specific plot, 120 00:06:05.160 --> 00:06:07.720 but we've had a number of plots broken up this year, 121 00:06:07.720 --> 00:06:10.600 and I'm sure every year most of which we don't 122 00:06:10.600 --> 00:06:13.600 even hear about, and others which we don't think about 123 00:06:13.600 --> 00:06:16.519 that much longer because they didn't happen. But these things 124 00:06:16.560 --> 00:06:19.319 pile up. This is the job that our law enforcement does. 125 00:06:19.399 --> 00:06:22.759 Obviously responding to ones that unfortunately do happen as another 126 00:06:22.759 --> 00:06:24.600 part of the job. But the more these you can 127 00:06:24.639 --> 00:06:27.639 pile up, the better job you're doing, because nobody gets hurt, 128 00:06:27.639 --> 00:06:30.360 nobody gets killed. Good job. All right, Well, let's talk 129 00:06:30.399 --> 00:06:34.680 about QUO because if your business is struggling, or even 130 00:06:34.680 --> 00:06:37.680 if your business is thriving, it can always do better. 131 00:06:37.800 --> 00:06:40.399 And one of the reasons that your business needs to 132 00:06:40.439 --> 00:06:43.399 get ahead is because people are calling you. 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Every other 162 00:08:17.120 --> 00:08:20.759 headline I saw in googling this story Jim was far right. 163 00:08:21.240 --> 00:08:25.360 Far right wins in Chile excessive sharp turns to the right, 164 00:08:25.399 --> 00:08:27.079 which I think was even mentioned here in the New 165 00:08:27.199 --> 00:08:31.199 York Times story. A conservative candidate was elected Chile's president 166 00:08:31.240 --> 00:08:34.480 on Sunday, a sharp right word swing for a country 167 00:08:34.480 --> 00:08:38.639 where voters have grown deeply concerned about security and illegal immigration. 168 00:08:38.919 --> 00:08:41.480 So why is this a sharp right word turn or 169 00:08:41.759 --> 00:08:44.840 far right as other outlets are saying, Well, mister cast 170 00:08:44.919 --> 00:08:48.120 fifty nine is a father of nine with ideological roots 171 00:08:48.120 --> 00:08:53.200 and conservative Roman Catholicism and economic neoliberalism. Had campaigned on 172 00:08:53.279 --> 00:08:56.159 a tough on crime platform with echoes of President Trump's 173 00:08:56.159 --> 00:09:00.039 political approach, promising to deport undocumented migrants and build a 174 00:09:00.080 --> 00:09:05.279 barrier along Chile's extensive northern border. How do they describe 175 00:09:05.320 --> 00:09:07.919 the candidate that he beats. Her name is Janette Jara 176 00:09:08.120 --> 00:09:12.120 or maybe Haara in Spanish, the candidate for the center 177 00:09:12.240 --> 00:09:14.799 left oh and also a member of the Communist Party. 178 00:09:14.919 --> 00:09:17.279 It was fifty eight to forty two on the ballot, 179 00:09:17.360 --> 00:09:21.559 and so Jim another media both here in the US 180 00:09:21.639 --> 00:09:24.720 and around the world, it's like a sliding scale about 181 00:09:24.759 --> 00:09:28.360 where the far right starts on the political spectrum. Pretty sure, 182 00:09:28.960 --> 00:09:33.759 you know conservative, Catholic, economic conservative, tough on crime. That 183 00:09:33.879 --> 00:09:36.200 sounds pretty standard conservative to me, and I like it. 184 00:09:36.240 --> 00:09:38.200 Well, look, is this guy a traditional in a lot 185 00:09:38.240 --> 00:09:40.440 of ways? Yes, you mentioned the nine kids. I understand 186 00:09:40.480 --> 00:09:43.879 he'll be starting for the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday. And 187 00:09:43.960 --> 00:09:46.440 also when you say this guy is the center left 188 00:09:46.440 --> 00:09:48.759 candidate who's a member of the Communist Party, I mean 189 00:09:48.799 --> 00:09:52.519 in New York City, that is standard center left. So 190 00:09:53.200 --> 00:09:56.240 all right, So I think what's interesting here is that now, 191 00:09:56.399 --> 00:09:58.759 now it's not just Malay in Argentina, maybe this is 192 00:09:58.799 --> 00:10:00.679 a pattern, Maybe this is something It is not just 193 00:10:01.039 --> 00:10:03.240 because Malay. Let's face it, this is a larger than 194 00:10:03.279 --> 00:10:06.360 life personality, not just the haircut being up on stage, 195 00:10:06.360 --> 00:10:09.200 but the chainsaw most he's going that he had the 196 00:10:09.360 --> 00:10:11.240 names of all the agency who's going to get rid 197 00:10:11.279 --> 00:10:14.240 of and he was yeah out in the track. You know, 198 00:10:15.320 --> 00:10:18.360 clearly a guy who has made for the television social 199 00:10:18.399 --> 00:10:20.000 media age, and who clear you know like so you 200 00:10:20.000 --> 00:10:23.279 can say, Okay, this is a uniquely talented politician. It's 201 00:10:23.320 --> 00:10:26.799 not necessarily reflective of a broader trend in South America 202 00:10:26.879 --> 00:10:29.080 or around the world. I think in this case, and 203 00:10:29.159 --> 00:10:32.679 look for a long time in Latin American countries, generally 204 00:10:32.759 --> 00:10:34.440 the governments that got elected were going, you know, when 205 00:10:34.480 --> 00:10:38.879 they had elections, We're going to be populist, leftist, yankee, 206 00:10:38.960 --> 00:10:42.519 go home, reflexive demonization of the United States is the 207 00:10:42.639 --> 00:10:45.320 root of all problems and all that stuff. Well, now 208 00:10:45.600 --> 00:10:49.240 we've got this. We've seen European leaders who are allegedly 209 00:10:49.279 --> 00:10:51.320 on the far right. And some of these are genuinely 210 00:10:51.360 --> 00:10:53.759 you know, frightening, dangerous guys, but a whole bunch they're 211 00:10:53.759 --> 00:10:56.960 all generally running on we want to reduce crime, we 212 00:10:57.000 --> 00:10:59.879 want to reduce we want to increase economic opportunities, and 213 00:11:00.039 --> 00:11:02.440 we want to enforce our borders and we want to 214 00:11:02.799 --> 00:11:05.320 you know, stop people from coming over the borders illegally. 215 00:11:06.159 --> 00:11:10.919 Is that far right? Is that some extreme because, like 216 00:11:11.080 --> 00:11:14.039 the people are being very clear, this is what we want. 217 00:11:14.240 --> 00:11:18.720 And I don't think there's anything inherently evil about that. 218 00:11:18.799 --> 00:11:21.000 I don't think there's anything inherently Can they be taken 219 00:11:21.039 --> 00:11:24.320 to extremes, sure, but by and large saying I would 220 00:11:24.519 --> 00:11:26.720 like the people coming into my country to only be 221 00:11:26.879 --> 00:11:29.519 people that my government has allowed to come into my country, 222 00:11:29.879 --> 00:11:32.039 and I would like my government to scrutinize who's coming 223 00:11:32.080 --> 00:11:33.600 into my country to make sure that we're not bringing 224 00:11:33.639 --> 00:11:36.960 in terrorist gang members, criminals, human traffickers, all that kind 225 00:11:36.960 --> 00:11:41.559 of stuff that doesn't seem really crazy and unreasonable and 226 00:11:41.679 --> 00:11:44.639 hateful or anything like that. As Trump famously says, if 227 00:11:44.679 --> 00:11:46.840 you don't have borders, you don't have a country. This 228 00:11:46.919 --> 00:11:49.120 is the most reasonable thing. This man says, this is 229 00:11:49.159 --> 00:11:52.480 the most you know, like the people are speaking very clearly. 230 00:11:52.519 --> 00:11:55.279 The question is is the governing class listening. And when 231 00:11:55.320 --> 00:11:58.679 you don't listen, then you end up with having these 232 00:11:58.679 --> 00:12:01.840 candidates coming along who are as underdogs or long shots 233 00:12:01.919 --> 00:12:04.279 or when I'm having surprises, and who end up, you know, saying, 234 00:12:04.320 --> 00:12:06.000 oh we have the winning and often winning by a 235 00:12:06.039 --> 00:12:09.000 solid margin. Malaise Party won very well, and that those 236 00:12:09.480 --> 00:12:12.759 midterm elections in there. So now here's like campaigning on 237 00:12:12.840 --> 00:12:15.200 things and getting elected, believe it or not, that's the 238 00:12:15.240 --> 00:12:18.360 easy part, because actually enacting these changes tends to be 239 00:12:18.399 --> 00:12:20.559 a little bit harder. Governments are not all easy. They're 240 00:12:20.600 --> 00:12:23.039 not like aircraft carriers. They don't turn out a dime. 241 00:12:23.120 --> 00:12:25.200 We'll have to see how well chi Lay can implement 242 00:12:25.240 --> 00:12:27.960 these reforms, but it seems like one step in the 243 00:12:28.039 --> 00:12:30.120 right direction and so you know, I think there's kind 244 00:12:30.159 --> 00:12:33.519 of a broad public demand all across the globe. We'd 245 00:12:33.600 --> 00:12:36.519 like secure borders, we want criminals behind bars, and we'd 246 00:12:36.600 --> 00:12:38.960 like you to maximize economic opportunities so we can live 247 00:12:38.960 --> 00:12:39.480 a better life. 248 00:12:39.720 --> 00:12:43.360 Yeah, now it's well said, and it's interesting again what 249 00:12:43.399 --> 00:12:46.759 they consider far right because a quick googling of what 250 00:12:46.840 --> 00:12:51.759 is economic neoliberalism, what exactly is that? And the overview, Yeah, 251 00:12:51.840 --> 00:12:55.399 it's ai but it says neoliberal economics is a political 252 00:12:55.399 --> 00:13:00.519 economic theory promoting free markets, minimal government intervention, privatization regulation, 253 00:13:00.639 --> 00:13:03.279 and free trade, viewing competition as the best way to 254 00:13:03.320 --> 00:13:06.519 generate prosperity and efficiency by shifting power from public to 255 00:13:06.559 --> 00:13:11.279 private sectors and emphasizing individual responsibility. Jim, I can go 256 00:13:11.360 --> 00:13:13.519 for that. I don't think that seems to THEO radical. 257 00:13:13.679 --> 00:13:15.159 I don't think that seems radical at all. 258 00:13:15.240 --> 00:13:17.840 Great, can I just observe that, Like, you know, if 259 00:13:17.879 --> 00:13:20.720 you if you're grew up of the years we did, 260 00:13:20.759 --> 00:13:24.000 you probably heard someone like Russia Limbus saying these liberals 261 00:13:24.039 --> 00:13:26.240 are trying to you know, destroy our country. But you know, 262 00:13:26.360 --> 00:13:29.279 like liberals were a synonym for democrats. Liberals were what 263 00:13:29.639 --> 00:13:35.120 people we call progressives, However, periodically you start studying, you know, philosophy, 264 00:13:35.159 --> 00:13:37.039 you've become familiar with the likes of John Locke, You've 265 00:13:37.039 --> 00:13:39.559 become the oh, what we think of as conservatives are 266 00:13:39.559 --> 00:13:43.639 actually considered classical liberals. Right, this whole idea of free markets, 267 00:13:43.799 --> 00:13:47.000 limited government, freedom of speech, respect for the right, you know, 268 00:13:47.559 --> 00:13:49.639 the rights. Power of the government comes from the people, 269 00:13:49.720 --> 00:13:51.320 not from the people giving the rights to the government, 270 00:13:51.360 --> 00:13:53.799 all that kind of stuff. But now somewhere along the line, 271 00:13:53.840 --> 00:13:57.879 that became neoliberal. So this thing that we can think 272 00:13:57.919 --> 00:14:01.240 of we think of as being conservative is simultaneously classical 273 00:14:01.320 --> 00:14:05.320 liberal and neoliberal. But it's not liberal. I think we 274 00:14:05.360 --> 00:14:07.039 need some clarity in our terms here. 275 00:14:06.879 --> 00:14:10.799 Yes, or some new terms, definitely. But anyway, Chile headed 276 00:14:10.799 --> 00:14:12.279 in the right direction. You know, they liked it, a 277 00:14:12.279 --> 00:14:14.440 lot of socialists in South America over the years, and 278 00:14:14.480 --> 00:14:16.399 I think at least in some countries they're saying, you 279 00:14:16.440 --> 00:14:19.440 know what, that didn't work, let's try a different direction. 280 00:14:19.519 --> 00:14:22.639 In other countries they're stuck with it, like Venezuela and 281 00:14:22.679 --> 00:14:25.360 some others that just can't get out of the grips 282 00:14:25.360 --> 00:14:29.000 of a really, really horrible philosophy which turned a very 283 00:14:29.039 --> 00:14:32.960 prosperous country into a disaster. So we'll see what happens there. 284 00:14:33.000 --> 00:14:36.720 But anyway, there's another thing that we need to take 285 00:14:36.759 --> 00:14:39.039 care of today in addition to our three good Martinez, 286 00:14:39.120 --> 00:14:41.480 and that's to remind you that it's time to see 287 00:14:41.519 --> 00:14:43.799 the doctor. 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Hat tip to 314 00:16:08.399 --> 00:16:10.879 Free Beacon on this one. But they're reporting on a 315 00:16:10.919 --> 00:16:14.799 pull from KSTP and Survey USA, and the article says 316 00:16:14.799 --> 00:16:17.840 seventy nine percent of registered voters in Minnesota think fraud 317 00:16:17.879 --> 00:16:20.919 in state programs is either the biggest or a major 318 00:16:20.919 --> 00:16:23.919 problem in their state, and just fourteen percent think Governor 319 00:16:23.960 --> 00:16:26.960 Tim Walls did enough to stop the fraud. In total, 320 00:16:27.039 --> 00:16:31.039 ninety two percent of respondents identified the fraud as a problem. 321 00:16:31.519 --> 00:16:34.120 Of that ninety two percent, twenty five percent called it 322 00:16:34.159 --> 00:16:36.279 the biggest problem in the state, and fifty four percent 323 00:16:36.320 --> 00:16:39.519 called it a major problem. Just thirteen percent called it 324 00:16:39.559 --> 00:16:42.840 a minor problem, and sixty nine percent of respondents said 325 00:16:42.840 --> 00:16:46.759 Walls needs to quote unquote do more to quote unquote 326 00:16:46.799 --> 00:16:51.919 stop fraud in Minnesota. And given the whistleblower statements that 327 00:16:51.960 --> 00:16:54.399 we've seen from some state employees, he not only didn't 328 00:16:54.399 --> 00:16:56.720 stop it, he stopped the people who were trying to 329 00:16:56.720 --> 00:16:59.799 stop it. And so I think this has legs. We've 330 00:16:59.799 --> 00:17:02.039 seen the New York Times report on very critically. We've 331 00:17:02.039 --> 00:17:05.000 seen CBS News report on this very critically. You never 332 00:17:05.039 --> 00:17:06.240 know what else is going to come up in the 333 00:17:06.279 --> 00:17:09.720 news that could potentially block it off the front page. 334 00:17:09.920 --> 00:17:12.119 But Jim, the people of Minnesota know they got fleeced 335 00:17:12.119 --> 00:17:14.680 here and they're really mad about it. And that's good. 336 00:17:15.200 --> 00:17:18.079 I was gonna say, as horrific as this scandal is, 337 00:17:19.000 --> 00:17:21.400 I am glad that it has been uncovered. I am 338 00:17:21.440 --> 00:17:24.599 glad that certain individuals have been prosecuted, probably not enough. 339 00:17:25.480 --> 00:17:28.559 I am glad that, based on this survey USA poll, 340 00:17:29.119 --> 00:17:33.519 the people of Minnesota care. They recognize that this is appalling, 341 00:17:33.720 --> 00:17:37.599 that this is absolutely unacceptable in state government. They recognize 342 00:17:37.720 --> 00:17:39.759 that the governor has been asleep at the switch, not 343 00:17:39.920 --> 00:17:42.160 just recently, but for pretty much the entirety of his 344 00:17:42.240 --> 00:17:44.759 time as governor. And I am glad that all of 345 00:17:44.799 --> 00:17:46.680 this is coming to our attention in the year twenty 346 00:17:46.720 --> 00:17:49.559 twenty five, when in the year twenty twenty six, Minnesota 347 00:17:49.599 --> 00:17:52.400 has a governor's race and Tim Walls, at least as 348 00:17:52.400 --> 00:17:55.119 of this recording, still intends to run for a third term. 349 00:17:55.720 --> 00:18:00.319 So now before everybody in the state of Minnesota, Shelta 350 00:18:00.319 --> 00:18:01.799 Foy is going to do the right thing. We know 351 00:18:01.839 --> 00:18:03.680 there are certain Minnesotas who are going to be great 352 00:18:03.680 --> 00:18:06.960 on this question is Minnesota Democrats, are you sure you 353 00:18:07.000 --> 00:18:09.240 want this guy to be your nominee or do you 354 00:18:09.279 --> 00:18:12.279 want to say, you know what, Here is some state lawmaker, 355 00:18:12.400 --> 00:18:15.759 here is some other figure who is not associated with 356 00:18:15.799 --> 00:18:18.839 the current administration, who was not asleep at the switch, 357 00:18:19.279 --> 00:18:21.559 who you know and say we're gon We're gonna nominate 358 00:18:21.599 --> 00:18:24.640 somebody else. Walls, thank you. Here's a gold watch. Go 359 00:18:24.720 --> 00:18:27.240 teach somewhere, Go write a book, Go fix a carburetor, 360 00:18:27.359 --> 00:18:30.240 go do something. We can't have you running for a 361 00:18:30.240 --> 00:18:33.359 third term. You're an embarrassment, you have failed in your duties. 362 00:18:34.200 --> 00:18:36.400 Or are they going to nominate him again? And then 363 00:18:36.400 --> 00:18:39.359 the question is to the people of Minnesota. Yes, I 364 00:18:39.440 --> 00:18:42.839 understand you're a very democratic state. You voted from Mondale 365 00:18:42.839 --> 00:18:45.279 over Reagan. Right now, I can forgive a lot, but 366 00:18:45.359 --> 00:18:47.319 that's that's really extreme. Look at the you know, the 367 00:18:47.319 --> 00:18:49.680 poster over my wall. But let's say, you know, like 368 00:18:49.799 --> 00:18:52.160 you have a choice, because if Walls wins the nomination 369 00:18:52.319 --> 00:18:54.240 in a primary, first, we'll see if there's a primary fight. 370 00:18:54.240 --> 00:18:57.039 I think if you're like I'm Minnesota, Democrats are crazy 371 00:18:57.039 --> 00:18:59.000 if they don't. If nobody jumps in and says, yes, 372 00:18:59.039 --> 00:19:00.880 we need to do better than this, but he may 373 00:19:00.920 --> 00:19:04.480 still win advantages of incumbency and all that. But let's 374 00:19:04.480 --> 00:19:07.799 says it's Walls versus any other Republican other than the 375 00:19:07.799 --> 00:19:10.799 MyPillow guy, which, by the way, like, come on, Republicans, 376 00:19:10.960 --> 00:19:13.000 we know we can do state house speakers running in 377 00:19:13.000 --> 00:19:15.680 this race, You're gonna have plenty of options. Do not 378 00:19:15.839 --> 00:19:17.920 throw this away on some nutjob. Right, you know you've 379 00:19:17.920 --> 00:19:20.880 got a great opportunity when the governor's mansion best chance 380 00:19:20.960 --> 00:19:23.200 is the whirling dervis of raw political charisma, timp po 381 00:19:23.279 --> 00:19:26.720 LENTI was in there, right, people of Minnesota, if you 382 00:19:26.799 --> 00:19:30.160 reelect Walls, you're saying that this poll is a lie. 383 00:19:30.319 --> 00:19:32.960 You're saying that you clearly don't really care about it, 384 00:19:33.000 --> 00:19:35.960 because when only also, who are these fourteen percent of 385 00:19:36.039 --> 00:19:39.799 Tim Walls has done enough? Like Walls family members like, 386 00:19:40.359 --> 00:19:43.519 I'm just gonna baffled by this, But like state of Minnesota, 387 00:19:43.599 --> 00:19:46.160 you have an opportunity. Something terrible has happened, you have 388 00:19:46.200 --> 00:19:49.319 the opportunity to fix it, or you have the opportunity 389 00:19:49.359 --> 00:19:52.079 to say, you know what, we say, we're upset about this, 390 00:19:52.200 --> 00:19:54.319 but we're not actually willing to do anything different about 391 00:19:54.319 --> 00:19:56.799 it by voting for somebody. We are perfectly comfortable with 392 00:19:56.799 --> 00:19:58.839 the status quo. That is the message you will get 393 00:19:59.119 --> 00:20:01.839 if you reelect him Walls, and my suspicion is that 394 00:20:01.880 --> 00:20:04.599 the fraud will only continue if you keep this guy 395 00:20:04.640 --> 00:20:05.960 in charge for another four years. 396 00:20:06.160 --> 00:20:08.480 It's going to be interesting because despite it being a 397 00:20:08.519 --> 00:20:10.279 blue state for the most part, the margins and the 398 00:20:10.319 --> 00:20:13.359 legislatures are pretty thin because remember we had that one 399 00:20:13.359 --> 00:20:15.160 seat was going to decide the majority, I think in 400 00:20:15.200 --> 00:20:17.880 the state House. And so I think when we see 401 00:20:17.880 --> 00:20:22.559