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<v Speaker 2>Now we've been hearing a lot about these bunker buster bombs, right,

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<v Speaker 2>and it is a but it may be more than

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<v Speaker 2>one bomb. It is the GBU fifty seven Massive Ordnance

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<v Speaker 2>penetrator bomb. And a few things about this bomb. It

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<v Speaker 2>has to do with mainly one facility in Iran, four Drow,

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<v Speaker 2>that has the centrifuges that create or manufacture the weapons

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<v Speaker 2>grade uranium purify uranium. Iran says this is all for

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<v Speaker 2>peaceful purposes, even though it won't allow The International International

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<v Speaker 2>Atomic Energy Commission in will not let them go in,

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<v Speaker 2>and they have there's no reason to have these centrifuges

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<v Speaker 2>do what they do unless you're producing weapons grade plutonium

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<v Speaker 2>or uranium.

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<v Speaker 3>So here's what happens.

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<v Speaker 2>The only way that these bombs can be used is

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<v Speaker 2>to be delivered by an American B two bomber. Unlike

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<v Speaker 2>all the other armaments that the United States gives to

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<v Speaker 2>Israel or gives the Ukraine, it's here, have these weapons.

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<v Speaker 2>We're not getting into it. No boots on the ground.

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<v Speaker 3>No attacks.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, guess what if the President decides he's going after

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<v Speaker 2>this and this is stopping Iran from creating an atomic weapon.

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<v Speaker 2>And everybody is scared to death about Iran creating an

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<v Speaker 2>atomic weapon. Why because there's very little doubt the second

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<v Speaker 2>Iran gets it, it unleashes a bomb against Israel.

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<v Speaker 3>All it has to do is have one, just one.

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<v Speaker 2>Israel cannot afford that, and Natanyahu said, We're not going

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<v Speaker 2>to let it happen. A couple things about the bomb itself.

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<v Speaker 2>It's thirty pounds. You look at it, it's twenty feet long.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not that big, and it doesn't have that much

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<v Speaker 2>explosive in it. It's not this monstrous bomb. The reason

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<v Speaker 2>it is thirty pounds. It is almost hardened steel that

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<v Speaker 2>when it drops and it hits the ground, it burrows

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<v Speaker 2>itself into the ground because of its enormous weight and

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<v Speaker 2>then explodes at a given altitude or in this case,

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<v Speaker 2>given de altitude, and that can be the bomb can

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<v Speaker 2>be configured. And this facility that Iron has is underground

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<v Speaker 2>under a mountain, and the only weapon that can attack

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<v Speaker 2>this facility is this bunker buster. And the President has

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<v Speaker 2>gone from we're not going to get involved to all

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<v Speaker 2>of a sudden, he's getting closer and closer of sending

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<v Speaker 2>in the B two bomber. And it's not just one.

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<v Speaker 2>Is one going to do it? Probably not. What will

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<v Speaker 2>happen is what the military experts are telling us. They'll

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<v Speaker 2>be one dropped, it may not, might not go down

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<v Speaker 2>all the way, and then they have to drop another

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<v Speaker 2>one right on top of it. I mean, can you

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<v Speaker 2>imagine how tight those dimensions are. I mean, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>you're you're putting a needle, and then you're dropping a

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<v Speaker 2>needle on top of a needle, and it may take

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<v Speaker 2>several and it will take it out and then it explodes.

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<v Speaker 2>It is manufactured, it is designed for this kind of attack.

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<v Speaker 2>And one of the things that you'll notice is that

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<v Speaker 2>Iran has no friends, none when it comes to this.

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<v Speaker 2>No one has come to the aid of Iran. When

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<v Speaker 2>Israel attacked Iran, no one. Now, when Israel went after Gaza,

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<v Speaker 2>Hasbelah went ahead and attacked Israel and Hesbelah was decimated,

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<v Speaker 2>that's gone. The huties attacked Israel, they're for the most

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<v Speaker 2>part gone. In reality, the all the allies, these proxy armies,

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<v Speaker 2>these proxy forces is that Iran has have. They're out

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<v Speaker 2>of the picture. Iran can't rely on them anymore. Iran

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<v Speaker 2>is on its own. Does that change if the United

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<v Speaker 2>States goes ahead and attacks Iran?

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<v Speaker 3>Right now, no one is hitting American forces.

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<v Speaker 2>We have forty thousand troops in that entire region, and

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<v Speaker 2>everybody is leaving them along for fear of the United

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<v Speaker 2>States will get involved. Now that the equation may change

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<v Speaker 2>if the United States attacks Iran. And then we talked

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<v Speaker 2>earlier about the fact that MAGA is split right down

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<v Speaker 2>the middle because the President came into office saying we

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<v Speaker 2>are not going to get involved in foreign wars or

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<v Speaker 2>foreign affairs. And now he is saying, we may very

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<v Speaker 2>well get involved by unloading this weapon against the Iran

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<v Speaker 2>nuclear facility, and he's getting closer to that point. He

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<v Speaker 2>has gone from we're not getting get involved to following

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<v Speaker 2>the Tanyahu's path and his comments saying we cannot let

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<v Speaker 2>Iran have a nuclear weapon.

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<v Speaker 3>It's that simple.

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<v Speaker 2>So if I had to guess, yeah, it's going to happen,

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<v Speaker 2>and then all hell is going to break loose and

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<v Speaker 2>we'll see how many people or how many of Iran's

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<v Speaker 2>allies are going to get involved, and frankly, they're all

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<v Speaker 2>scared to death of Israel. They have did not understand

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<v Speaker 2>that Israel, especially intelligence has they way underestimated. Israel has

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<v Speaker 2>gotten into these societies. I mean, their intelligence is incredible,

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<v Speaker 2>and of course their military might. Everybody's aware of that

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<v Speaker 2>tiny little country, nine and a half million people versus

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<v Speaker 2>what sixty eighty million people around it, all hating them,

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<v Speaker 2>and some of those people arguing and stating that it.

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<v Speaker 3>Is the destruction of Israel.

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<v Speaker 2>That's their primary target, it's their primary philosophy in life.

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<v Speaker 3>So we'll see. Do I think they should Yeah?

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<v Speaker 2>I do only because you know, hopefully we had some

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<v Speaker 2>video of this thing blowing up, and that's hugely entertaining,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, in the end, you know, it's just it's

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<v Speaker 2>a great video, you know, great visual. Oh kaboom. But

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<v Speaker 2>I'm a big fan of fireworks.

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<v Speaker 3>Anyway.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, let's go to Iran and the US because

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<v Speaker 2>we're about to get involved in a very big way

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<v Speaker 2>if the President decides to unload that bunker buster bomb

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<v Speaker 2>onto the nuclear facility in Iran. And we actually have

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<v Speaker 2>a pretty complicated history with the Iran and I want.

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<v Speaker 3>To share a little bit with you.

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<v Speaker 2>There was in August nineteen fifty three there was a

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<v Speaker 2>prime minister Democracy Democray. He was elected Mohammad Messagadhi or

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<v Speaker 2>Masadig and he was nationalizing the oil industry. And all

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<v Speaker 2>of a sudden, the CIA, in cahoots with the brit

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<v Speaker 2>said no because there was the Anglo Iranian oil industry,

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<v Speaker 2>in which the same thing we did with the Saudi

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<v Speaker 2>Arabian Saudi Arabia before.

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<v Speaker 3>They nationalized it.

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<v Speaker 2>We just don't like other countries nationalizing industries when we

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<v Speaker 2>rely on them. Reed oil and we have been particularly

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<v Speaker 2>in a hostile relation for literally decades, so August twenty three.

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<v Speaker 2>August nineteen fifty three, Mosadeg gets tossed out by the CIA.

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<v Speaker 2>The CIA is involved and the Shaw of Iran is

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<v Speaker 2>put in with American help.

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<v Speaker 3>The Shaw of.

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<v Speaker 2>Iran was very pro America, very pro Jewish by the

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<v Speaker 2>Jews did really great in Iran. The rest of the

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<v Speaker 2>people in the country didn't do so great.

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<v Speaker 3>There was a lot of poverty.

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<v Speaker 2>There was unbelievable amounts of corruption that were going on.

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<v Speaker 2>The Shah had a secret police, the Savakh, and it

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<v Speaker 2>was you said anything against the government. There was there

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<v Speaker 2>were arrests, people disappeared, people were murdered.

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<v Speaker 3>It was not fun.

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<v Speaker 2>So that went on until nineteen seventy nine when the

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<v Speaker 2>Iranian Revolution happened where the people.

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<v Speaker 3>Overthrew the Shah.

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<v Speaker 2>The Shah had cancer and was going around the world

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<v Speaker 2>trying to get treatment. Came the United States, got treatment,

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<v Speaker 2>didn't work, ended up in Egypt where he died well.

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<v Speaker 2>During that period of time, the Iyatola Komeni is now

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<v Speaker 2>on an airplane. He happened to be on an air

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<v Speaker 2>France airplane and flew in to Tehran and the whole

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<v Speaker 2>country welcomed him with open arms. That's nineteen seventy nine

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<v Speaker 2>the revolution, and right off the bat it was we

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<v Speaker 2>hate America and Iran had become has become an enemy.

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<v Speaker 2>So nineteen seventy nine revolutionaries outs, the Shaw and American students,

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<v Speaker 2>if you remember, those were taken into captivity. And that

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<v Speaker 2>was in January of seventy nine when the Humani new

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<v Speaker 2>Humani government took place. And so the Revolutionary Guard, those

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<v Speaker 2>that were part of bringing Humanian were so pissed off

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<v Speaker 2>that the United States welcomed the Shaw for medical treatment.

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<v Speaker 2>Mind you, it was humanitarian. This was Jimmy Carter's call.

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<v Speaker 2>They were so pissed off that on November fourth, fifty

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<v Speaker 2>two Americans were taken hostage and Carter tried to rescue them.

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<v Speaker 2>You remember that, a horrible situation that happened in the desert.

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<v Speaker 2>The two helicopters were flying in to rescue the hostages,

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<v Speaker 2>and they were at the very very edge of their

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<v Speaker 2>ability in terms of the flight time and the amount

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<v Speaker 2>of fuel they had, and it was a real, real

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<v Speaker 2>it was a risk of which Carter lost. And Carter

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<v Speaker 2>is basically known for that failure. He has some extraordinary successes.

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<v Speaker 2>The Camp David Accords, he put together the putting together

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<v Speaker 2>of Egypt and putting together with the Palestinians, and it

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<v Speaker 2>just worked out well. And that was the best relations

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<v Speaker 2>that Israel has had in the Mid East with the

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<v Speaker 2>Arabs or if you will, with Palestinians. And Carter received

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<v Speaker 2>the Nobel Prize for that as well as I think

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<v Speaker 2>Nwar Sadat also received the Nobel Prize. Well, that all

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<v Speaker 2>went to hell in a handbit ask it when this

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<v Speaker 2>rescue attempt failed. And this is what Carter is known

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<v Speaker 2>for now. It was that much of a debacle. It's

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<v Speaker 2>like LBJ. Instead of being given credit as being the

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<v Speaker 2>most pro civil rights president we've ever had in the

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<v Speaker 2>history of United States, he's known for Vietnam and that

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<v Speaker 2>that story. In any case, nineteen eighty nineteen eighty eight,

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<v Speaker 2>Iraq invades Iran and the Iraq Iran War goes on

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<v Speaker 2>for eight years and the United States backed Saddam Hussein.

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<v Speaker 2>After eight years, I don't know how many millions of

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<v Speaker 2>people and millions of young men died and nothing was gained.

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<v Speaker 3>They declared sort of an armistice piece.

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<v Speaker 2>And then we had the Iran contray story where nineteen

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<v Speaker 2>eighty one, this is under Reagan, the US secretly sells

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<v Speaker 2>weapons to Iran. Iran has now been deemed a terrorist organization,

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<v Speaker 2>terrorist government, and arms were sold to them in secret

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<v Speaker 2>American arms to fund the contra, the contras in Nicaragua,

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<v Speaker 2>the Iran contra affair that Ronald Reagan got interesting enough,

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<v Speaker 2>he got away with it in terms of reputation, and

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<v Speaker 2>it was and he just straight out lied, he denied it,

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<v Speaker 2>and then he just straight out lied. And so ever

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<v Speaker 2>since that period, Iran and the United States have been

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<v Speaker 2>at odds. We have had a horrible relationship with Iran

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<v Speaker 2>and they're now they've been deemed a terrorist government, supplying arms,

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<v Speaker 2>supplying intelligence, supplying money, train terrorists all over the world,

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<v Speaker 2>mainly in the mid East. The arms that guys that

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<v Speaker 2>has Alas has from Iran, Hasbollah from Iran, the houtis

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<v Speaker 2>from Iran. Iran is the center of all this been

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<v Speaker 2>described as the head of the octopus. And are we

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<v Speaker 2>ever going to have a relationship with your on? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>when there's regime change. And I tell you there's a

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<v Speaker 2>story in the law Es actually a Wall Street Journal

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<v Speaker 2>that Iranians that live in Los Angeles and there was

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<v Speaker 2>a huge population of Iranian Jews that live in Los Angeles,

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<v Speaker 2>and we have friends that were The synagogue we had

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<v Speaker 2>that are still there.

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<v Speaker 3>How is that going to happen? Regime change? Is it

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<v Speaker 2>As I discussed that I'm switching gears a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>this is an article in the Atlantic in which a writer,

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<v Speaker 2>to write the obituary. And obituary writing is very strange.

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<v Speaker 2>ad in the obituary page of the newspaper. I read

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<v Speaker 2>the obits all the time because there are many biographies now.

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<v Speaker 2>They are sycophantic as hell, and they're coying and triaquy.

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<v Speaker 3>A lot of you wish that were.

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<v Speaker 2>True, mock obituaries of Neil and me.

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<v Speaker 3>And I'm going to start.

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<v Speaker 2>My part is easy and went obituary, mock obituary of

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<v Speaker 2>and that was it.

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<v Speaker 3>But there may be a little bit more to it.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm going to start with Neil.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, this is the oh bit of Neil that the

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<v Speaker 2>AI wrote. Okay, It's titled Neil Savedra, beloved radio host

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<v Speaker 2>and voice of faith, dies at fifty five. Neil Savedra,

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<v Speaker 2>the longtime host of The Folk Report and producer of

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<v Speaker 2>The Jesus Christ Show on KFI, passed away on June tenth,

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty five, at the age of fifty five. A

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<v Speaker 2>cherished voice in Southern California radio, Neil was known for

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<v Speaker 2>his wit, warmth, and deep commitment to thoughtful conversation, whether

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<v Speaker 2>discussing the joy of food, the complexity of faith, or

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<v Speaker 2>the power of music. Born in Los Angeles nineteen sixty nine,

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<v Speaker 2>his journey into broadcasting began early, driven by natural curiosity,

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<v Speaker 2>sharp intellect and love for authentic human connection.

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<v Speaker 3>Boy is Mine going to be Different.

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<v Speaker 2>Over a career that spanned decades, he has become a

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<v Speaker 2>mix of entertainment, insight, genuine heart. As host of The

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<v Speaker 2>Fork Report, Neil celebrated the culinary word with contagious enthusiasm,

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<v Speaker 2>spotlighting local restaurants, culinary trends, and the simple joy of

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<v Speaker 2>breaking bread. This is when AI really fails. By the way,

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<v Speaker 2>I want you to know that. As the voice behind

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<v Speaker 2>that Jesus Christ show with a producer, it tackles questions

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<v Speaker 2>of faith, doubt and spirituality with humility, empathy, and clarity,

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<v Speaker 2>making space for listeners from all walks of life, and

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<v Speaker 2>the signature sign off be kind to one another.

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<v Speaker 3>It's complete. Okay. Well that's why I hope people are

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<v Speaker 3>kind of okay.

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<v Speaker 2>It's more than a phrase, it was a life philosophy

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<v Speaker 2>beyond the studio. Neil was a man of deep passions,

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<v Speaker 2>avid lover of music, special fondness for punk rock, a

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<v Speaker 2>genre that matched his authenticity, energy, refusal to conformed expectation,

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<v Speaker 2>and whether discussing the rows spirit of classic track or

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<v Speaker 2>discovering something new. Music was a constant source of inspiration

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<v Speaker 2>and joy in his life. Neil is survived by his

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<v Speaker 2>beloved wife, Tracy and their son Max. By the way,

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<v Speaker 2>if you just tuned in, this is a mock obituary

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<v Speaker 2>that AI produced that yes, survived by his beloved wife

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<v Speaker 2>Tracy and their son Max.

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<v Speaker 3>The light of his life.

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<v Speaker 2>He was a devoted husband and father whose love for

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<v Speaker 2>his family was evident in every story and in every

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<v Speaker 2>quiet moment he cherished at home, Boy is mine going

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<v Speaker 2>to be different? He also leaves behind countless friends, colleagues,

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<v Speaker 2>and loyal listeners who were touched by his generosity, humor,

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<v Speaker 2>and wisdom. Neil Savadra often said life is meant to

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<v Speaker 2>be tasted, and so are women.

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<v Speaker 3>No I added that uh.

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<v Speaker 1>Matter with you?

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<v Speaker 3>Pledged to get into.

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<v Speaker 1>Real for you, buddy't too real.

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<v Speaker 2>He lived those words every day, not the women part life,

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<v Speaker 2>savoring each moment with passion, integrity, and heart, and invited the.

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<v Speaker 3>Rest of us to do the same.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, that's Neil's mock o bit done by AI.

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<v Speaker 3>How do you think? Uh? Oh, this is yeah?

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<v Speaker 1>Neil, how do you feel incredibly humbled that computer would

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<v Speaker 2>Pretty pretty impressive, to say the least. And so uh

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<v Speaker 2>and the reason.

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<v Speaker 3>That I'm going to be sad I want to earn that.

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<v Speaker 2>No, I understand, but this is what people have to

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<v Speaker 2>do when they write O bits, not the newspaper that

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<v Speaker 2>already has obits out there.

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<v Speaker 3>Uh, it's what people have to do.

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<v Speaker 2>If you were to die, I hope Tracy would ask

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<v Speaker 2>me to write your O bit, because it's sure as

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<v Speaker 2>hell wouldn't sound like this. I guarantee you. All Right, now,

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<v Speaker 2>it is Neil's turn to read the oh bit that

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<v Speaker 2>AI wrote about me.

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<v Speaker 3>I originally thought it was four words. Bill was a dick.

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<v Speaker 3>It is not.

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<v Speaker 2>It's actually a little bit more complex than that. So Neil,

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<v Speaker 2>if you would please read the oh bit upon my death,

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<v Speaker 2>to the joy of so many people currently listening to

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<v Speaker 2>the show the heading.

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<v Speaker 1>William wolf Handle, a Los Angeles radio staple, dies at

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<v Speaker 1>seventy three. William wolf Handle, longtime radio personality, attorney and

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, yeah, okay, that's the start. Okay they way.

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<v Speaker 1>On June tenth, twenty twenty five. He was eighty seven

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<v Speaker 1>seventy four. Before becoming a household voice on KFI radio,

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<v Speaker 1>Bill began his career as a lawyer, where he not

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<v Speaker 1>only practiced law, but made a lasting impact in the

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<v Speaker 1>work that brought meaning and purpose to his legal career.

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<v Speaker 1>Bill went on to spend thirty one years on the

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<v Speaker 1>eraic KFI Hopefully, where his outspoken style, sharp intellect, and

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<v Speaker 3>I wrote this one myself. We didn't need AI for

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<v Speaker 1>He never held back his gas, and people loved him

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<v Speaker 1>for it. Whether you agreed with him or not, you

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<v Speaker 1>always knew where he stood. Off the mic. Bill was

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<v Speaker 1>just as passionate in his personal life. He was a

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<v Speaker 1>dedicated father to his daughters, Pamela and Barbara, and remained

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<v Speaker 3>And that's true.

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<v Speaker 1>We don't know her name, even as he built a

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I would say new as opposed to beloved, but

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<v Speaker 2>let's move on.

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<v Speaker 1>It doesn't really say what's her name?

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<v Speaker 1>He adored dogs, collected opinions like souvenirs, and took special

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<v Speaker 1>joy in simple pleasures like spending hours at Costco, his

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<v Speaker 1>unofficial second home. In recent years, Bill often talked about

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<v Speaker 1>retiring to Italy, drawn to the country's beauty, culture, and directness,

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<v Speaker 3>Just too.

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<v Speaker 1>Bill will be remembered for his booming voice, his wavering convictions,

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<v Speaker 1>his generosity, and his unique ability to balance controversy with compassion.

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<v Speaker 2>In his memory, is that did they actually go and

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<v Speaker 2>did you put my name in there? Because this does

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<v Speaker 3>They have to spin it in a positive way.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, because it's an O bit. That's true, Neil, you

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<v Speaker 2>want to finish it up, go ahead.

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<v Speaker 1>In his memory, adopt a rescue doc, help someone start

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<v Speaker 1>a family. No, it was that it say what you

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<v Speaker 2>Oh well, that is okay, now you've added that. Is

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<v Speaker 2>there more that the actual O bit?

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<v Speaker 3>That was it? That was it?

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<v Speaker 1>I read all of this wod commentary I did not.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, okay, wow, fair enough.

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<v Speaker 2>So if you have someone die in your life or

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<v Speaker 2>in your death then and you're asked to write an obit,

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<v Speaker 2>which people do throw in AI. You know I should

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<v Speaker 2>do one for my mom when she died. She lasted

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<v Speaker 2>way too long. That's the way I would start, all right.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think I would be that.

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<v Speaker 3>Mean some mean.

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<v Speaker 1>Isn't it weird that AI has its afric. It was

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<v Speaker 1>very strange that a robit had a heart talking about you.

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<v Speaker 3>Uh, scary, isn't it? All right? That was fun? That

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<v Speaker 2>You know, if you really want to have a good time,

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm talking to all of you in radio land,

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<v Speaker 2>go to do it right your own or have h

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<v Speaker 2>the AI or have chat GPT or whatever. Write your

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<v Speaker 2>o bit and mock obit and find out and you

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<v Speaker 2>feel good about yourself because obit's are coining, they're too sweet,

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<v Speaker 2>they're treacly. Uh, no one ever says uh. You know, lawsuits.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, Bill has been sued dozens of times. The

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, on and on and on.

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<v Speaker 2>Bill has been to court only five times in his career.

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<v Speaker 3>All is a defendant.

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<v Speaker 2>So there's a lot to be said that The old

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<v Speaker 1>Probably gonna have to write yours anyways, and then I'm yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Nobody's going to be at your funeral, certainly not. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>your wife's gonna be in Italy whatever with her pool boy.

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<v Speaker 1>That's true, and the rest of us will be wandering

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<v Speaker 2>That's true in memory. In memory. This is kf I

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<v Speaker 2>am six point forty. You've been listening to the Bill

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

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<v Speaker 2>to nine am, and anytime on demand on the iHeartRadio app.
