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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 KFI AM six forty Bill handle Here

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<v Speaker 1>do on a Friday morning. Jobs report just came out

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<v Speaker 1>and surprisingly strong in light of even the tariff the

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<v Speaker 1>tariffs coming back in. So it's I guess for the

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<v Speaker 1>economy right now this moment is doing pretty well more

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<v Speaker 1>it's better than a lot of people expect it. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>before I get into the overhaul of the LAPD very quickly,

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<v Speaker 1>just before the break, we were talking. Last story we

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<v Speaker 1>were doing was about Trump being let's say, self aggrandizing

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<v Speaker 1>and sort of becoming all all encompassing. The presidency is everything,

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<v Speaker 1>and Neil, I wish I had come up with this.

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<v Speaker 1>Trump has ordered the National Earthquake Centers to now when

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<v Speaker 1>reporting how severe a an earthquake is, we'll be using

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<v Speaker 1>the word magnitude. We have a seven point nine magnitude.

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<v Speaker 1>The greatest storywake of all time.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you just earthquake. It was the hugest YEA earthquakes

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<v Speaker 2>like that.

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<v Speaker 1>It did damage Neil. It was very funny.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh, he is a care please.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh someone's not muting okay, I no idea who that is? Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>Now we're good Okay, now moving on and we're going

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<v Speaker 1>to talk about the overhaul of the l a p D.

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<v Speaker 1>A quick word about what's important and what is not

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<v Speaker 1>important when cuts are being made, and obviously cuts have

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<v Speaker 1>to be made in the city because there's a billion

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<v Speaker 1>dollars shortfall and the budget this year. Things like well

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<v Speaker 1>programs to help kids and music programs and things to

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<v Speaker 1>help the homeless. Uh, you know it. It's it's important,

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<v Speaker 1>but it does affect us. Every day calling the cops

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<v Speaker 1>and no one's showing up. That affects us. That affects

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<v Speaker 1>us not only physically, but it also affects us in

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<v Speaker 1>terms of our morale. So with that, there ain't no money,

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<v Speaker 1>and our sheriff Jan McDonald who came in and said,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I'm going to take stock in the department.

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<v Speaker 1>Within ninety days, we're going to start overhauling what's needed fixing.

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<v Speaker 1>And here we are six months later, not much has changed,

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<v Speaker 1>and questions will McDonald actually shake things up, and a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of people are saying, man, we have to. The

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<v Speaker 1>chief situation is the LAPD is looking at the possibility

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<v Speaker 1>of losing more than four hundred civilian workers to layoffs

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<v Speaker 1>as the budget deficit kicks into place. Now, these are

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<v Speaker 1>jobs that have to be done. I mean there's no

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<v Speaker 1>question about it. Cars have to be fixed, people have

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<v Speaker 1>to be at the front desk when you call. It's

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<v Speaker 1>not good to have a menu, I mean you have

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<v Speaker 1>to talk to people. And so civilian jobs that have

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<v Speaker 1>to be done are going to be done with a

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<v Speaker 1>person that was sworn in peace officers cops because there

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<v Speaker 1>ain't no money and the cops are already there. Then

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<v Speaker 1>you have the issue of overtime, which we'll talk about

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<v Speaker 1>it another time. And so council members are trying to

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<v Speaker 1>figure out how to save these positions that are on

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<v Speaker 1>the chopping block, and not only not hiring and letting

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<v Speaker 1>people go with the layoffs, but reducing overtime funds, slowing

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<v Speaker 1>down the hiring of new police recruits. We are understaffed

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<v Speaker 1>with the cops. We should have about ten thousand cops.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean that is sort of the sweet spot for

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<v Speaker 1>this city, even though that's lower in terms of per

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<v Speaker 1>pack per capita, fewer than any major city in the

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<v Speaker 1>United States.

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<v Speaker 2>What do they have like thirteen thousand or so for

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, no, more than that, way more than that. But

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<v Speaker 1>then New York also has ten million people. We don't,

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<v Speaker 1>but Houston has more cops. You've got other cities. I

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<v Speaker 1>think Atlanta has more cops. I mean, this is not good.

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<v Speaker 1>We don't have the money. So there are two organizations.

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<v Speaker 1>There are two parts of the city that traditionally get

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<v Speaker 1>sort of all the money they want, generally police officers,

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<v Speaker 1>fire fire department. No, you can't say no. The firefighters.

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<v Speaker 1>They're saving your house and they go in and rescue

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<v Speaker 1>babies in homes that are burning, which, by the way,

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<v Speaker 1>is their job, and they're all heroes that do that

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<v Speaker 1>for some reason. You do your job, you're a hero.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, fine, well you do that kind of job, you're

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<v Speaker 2>a hero.

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<v Speaker 1>No, you sign up for that. You're not a hero.

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<v Speaker 1>You're signing up. Sign you sign up and you do it.

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<v Speaker 3>You're you roll your dumb ass out of bed with

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<v Speaker 3>shorts on and a bad Costco shirt and you sit

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<v Speaker 2>You sign up for that. That is a hero.

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<v Speaker 3>When you sign up for people to shoot at you

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<v Speaker 3>or put your life in danger every single day.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, I don't buy that. I think you sign up.

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<v Speaker 1>You sign up for those jobs and that's just the

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<v Speaker 1>cost of doing business. Then don't sign up for those jobs.

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<v Speaker 1>By the way, you mentioned the fact that during the summer,

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<v Speaker 1>I also go commando as long as my shirt is

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<v Speaker 1>showing above the desk, and you're right, I just I

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<v Speaker 1>wouldn't sign up, but people do. I don't sign up

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<v Speaker 1>for the military. I don't go in and become a

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<v Speaker 1>Green Beret. I don't become a ranger. That's what people do.

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<v Speaker 1>They're not heroes. They are, but it doesn't matter. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>we can talk heroes now. There are heroic things that

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<v Speaker 1>are done, but again it's their job. It's to the

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<v Speaker 1>extent their job is okay. Anyway, that's another issue. The

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<v Speaker 1>point is is they're shaking it up, and where does

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<v Speaker 1>McDonald go And I don't know. He's not gonna have

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<v Speaker 1>the money. And so this is a time when normally

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<v Speaker 1>are going to get what they want. Police protective legos

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<v Speaker 1>in there and cops gender. The benefits are great, a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of overtime if you want it now. Unfortunately it's

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<v Speaker 1>mandatory over time. The pay is pretty good, but now,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean it's come to a screeching halt. Incidentally, firefighters

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<v Speaker 1>they don't make as much money here, and cops don't

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<v Speaker 1>do as well. What cops do is they get trained

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<v Speaker 1>by the academy here, one of the best academies in

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<v Speaker 1>the country, the LA Police Academy and the Sheriff's Academy,

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<v Speaker 1>and then they go off to these smaller jurisdictions and

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<v Speaker 1>get one hundred and twenty hundred and thirty thousand dollars

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<v Speaker 1>a year where our cops don't. And so that's the

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<v Speaker 1>other thing. In order to be competitive, we have to

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<v Speaker 1>raise wages to the point where that's going to break

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<v Speaker 1>the city. This is a city that you would argue

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<v Speaker 1>is ungovernable. County is doing okay, and I would argue

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<v Speaker 1>the county is ungovernable. So we'll see what McDonald has

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<v Speaker 1>to say, and call what nine to one incidentally, and

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<v Speaker 1>see how long it takes, see how long you're on

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<v Speaker 1>hold or how long the phone is ringing. And the

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<v Speaker 1>other problem I've been pushing this forever. Frivolous calls to

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<v Speaker 1>nine one one should be a felony and no one

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<v Speaker 1>gets tagged for it. Someone is having a heart attack,

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<v Speaker 1>you call nine to one one and you get an

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<v Speaker 1>ambulance and you have the dispatcher talking about someone's corn

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<v Speaker 1>bread recipe because they're calling nine to one one.

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<v Speaker 2>No, wait, wait, what kind of corn bread?

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<v Speaker 1>I know, jalapino cornbread which is very strong, that's nice,

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<v Speaker 1>or corn bread without with corn kernels in it.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, I was everybody coming down on me because

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<v Speaker 3>I was questioning the intensity of reaction to the possibility

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<v Speaker 3>of them closing down animal shelters, which I know, of

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<v Speaker 3>which we have six of, which I know is a

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<v Speaker 3>sad and horrible thing. But where's outrage when we can't

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<v Speaker 3>pay for law enforcement or for the civilillion folks.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, the only thing, the only thing that is it. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>the only thing that's more important than cops is animal shelters.

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<v Speaker 1>And saving animal is like we.

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<v Speaker 3>Are leading with our heart instead of our heads. And well,

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<v Speaker 3>yeah that's a given.

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<v Speaker 1>Well what a shocker that is? All right? Now, I

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<v Speaker 1>have told you and have complained about the cutting of

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<v Speaker 1>programs and what the Trump administration is doing, uh, throwing

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<v Speaker 1>the baby out with the bathwater, and not just the bathwater,

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<v Speaker 1>but the bathtub. Uh and the bathroom and the house

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<v Speaker 1>and the neighborhood, going through what programs and funding and

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<v Speaker 1>defunding I mean with a tractor. Uh. So here is

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<v Speaker 1>one and this is a situation in which uh, this

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<v Speaker 1>sort of proves the point too fast, too quick. Fundamentally,

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<v Speaker 1>the Donald Trump is right about how unfair the balance

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<v Speaker 1>of trade is. It's a lot more complicated than that,

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<v Speaker 1>because in some cases we have no choice. In some

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<v Speaker 1>cases it makes sense. But the big sick premise is correct.

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<v Speaker 1>It is unfair. So what he is doing is changing

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<v Speaker 1>America completely, among other things. So, doctor Charles Decarley, this

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<v Speaker 1>is a story, who was co director of the U C.

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<v Speaker 1>Davis Alzheimer's Research Center, got a call March twenty fourth,

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<v Speaker 1>your study has been terminated. Now. Decarly has been conducting

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<v Speaker 1>a six year examination funded by the NIH of brain

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<v Speaker 1>and vascular conditions that can be risk factors for dementia.

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<v Speaker 1>The study involved hundreds of medical staff, fourteen research sites,

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<v Speaker 1>seventeen hundred patients, nineteen clinical locations, and was building towards

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<v Speaker 1>twenty two hundred and fifty patients. He said, this was

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<v Speaker 1>the culmination of my career, the pinnacle of my research

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<v Speaker 1>over the last thirty eight years. Fifty three million dollar payments.

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<v Speaker 1>That was the study. It cost fifty three million dollars

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<v Speaker 1>paid in annual allotments, and it was approved during President

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<v Speaker 1>trump first term. Now we have term two, and the

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<v Speaker 1>administration has taken a chainsaw to universities and federal jobs

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<v Speaker 1>and federal funding. Whether you believe in the premise at all,

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<v Speaker 1>but he has done this with a chain saw scientific research.

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<v Speaker 1>And there's talk of a brain drain where these high

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<v Speaker 1>end scientists are just leaving the country. So the letter

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<v Speaker 1>from the NIH informed a caarly that his study has

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<v Speaker 1>artificial and non scientific categories, was on the chalk being blocked.

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<v Speaker 1>It no longer effectuates agency priorities. By the way, it

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<v Speaker 1>was one of fourteen of these kinds of research projects

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<v Speaker 1>that were defunded. This one has to do with Alzheimer's.

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<v Speaker 1>Seven million of us in the US age sixty five

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<v Speaker 1>and older have Alzheimer's. It's the seventh leading cause of death,

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<v Speaker 1>expected to roughly double in the next thirty five years.

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<v Speaker 1>And this is the funny one. Okay, this is what

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<v Speaker 1>he said. I don't know if it's true or not.

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<v Speaker 1>He suspects he was targeted because the name of his study,

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<v Speaker 1>the clinical significance of incidental white matter lesions on MRI

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<v Speaker 1>amongst a diverse population with cognitive complaints. And we know

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<v Speaker 1>for a fact that the Drump administation is going three

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<v Speaker 1>going through DEI programs just on their names, and they

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<v Speaker 1>are that's a fact. And he says, wait a minute, diverse.

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<v Speaker 4>Here is a reference to the spectrum of health and age.

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<v Speaker 4>It has nothing to do at all with DEI, but

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<v Speaker 4>it has the word diverse.

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<v Speaker 1>I know, Neil is going crazy. This is what Di

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<v Speaker 1>Carlo says that. Okay, I'm telling you, this is what

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<v Speaker 1>he believes. Also, his study of a lifetime has been defunded,

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<v Speaker 1>and so he is scrambling. And I mean, what does

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<v Speaker 1>from the FEDS artificial and non scientific categories, the study

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<v Speaker 1>of Alzheimer's on what causes it? I mean, it seemed

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<v Speaker 1>to me pretty important, but you're right, the word diverse

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<v Speaker 1>is in there. By the way, someone came back and said,

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<v Speaker 1>hey man, this happens with this is what the NIH

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<v Speaker 1>is doing all day long cutting spending. And someone goes, hey, guys,

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<v Speaker 1>this is important stuff. And the NIH did turn around

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<v Speaker 1>and refunded it. But it is crazy out there. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>it's beyond comprehension what's going on out there. And by

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<v Speaker 1>the way, his clinical partners, each of them had to

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<v Speaker 1>scientific research. We think it is now superfluous. Do you

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<v Speaker 1>the manufacturer. The stores didn't manufacture their own corn flakes.

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<v Speaker 1>They bottom from the big boys, and in many cases

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<v Speaker 1>they were from the same line, the food line. It's

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<v Speaker 1>Why the reputation of having such crap.

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<v Speaker 2>Because not all of them were that way.

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<v Speaker 2>And we knew the difference immediately.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, you have seven kids and you're trying to

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<v Speaker 2>We could tell they were crap.

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<v Speaker 1>want to go to the store, and do you buy

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<v Speaker 1>a product that is not a name brand? And one

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<v Speaker 1>store started all of well actually two started all of

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<v Speaker 1>the nowadays generic the generic brands and Neil. You don't

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<v Speaker 1>know what I'm you know, we have not planned on this.

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<v Speaker 2>No, I haven't read the story you're looking at it.

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<v Speaker 1>You have not, So give me if you had to

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<v Speaker 1>guess two stores that are doing generic, well, it's not generic,

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<v Speaker 2>Who would you come to mind?

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<v Speaker 3>Would eat Whole Foods and Trader Joe's.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what, okay? Are Costco and Trader Joe's.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, it is Costco and Trader Joe's. And you're right,

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<v Speaker 1>Whole Foods, which I didn't think of.

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<v Speaker 2>They had the three sixty five which came to mind, right.

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<v Speaker 1>And so here what I want to do. I want

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<v Speaker 1>to come back and continue this conversation because why is

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<v Speaker 1>today's generic foods in many cases better than the name

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<v Speaker 1>brand stuff, better and cheaper? And who actually started all

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<v Speaker 1>this in a big, big way was Trader Joe's and

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<v Speaker 1>their marketing is genius. And I want to talk about

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<v Speaker 1>Costco and then the Whole Foods I don't talk about

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<v Speaker 1>because Whole Foods is ridiculous. It's so expensive. An Amazon

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<v Speaker 1>bought it and then it became half a Whole Foods.

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<v Speaker 1>It used to be Whole Paycheck, remember they used to

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<v Speaker 1>call it. I just went into Whole Foods the other

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<v Speaker 1>day for something. And I could not believe the cost

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<v Speaker 1>of steaks. I couldn't. I mean, I just that's impossible.

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<v Speaker 1>They can't cost it.

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<v Speaker 2>To arowon or arowon or however you're pronounce no.

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<v Speaker 1>But then you have Bristol Farms and you have Gelson's.

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<v Speaker 3>Arowan will put everybody to shame.

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<v Speaker 1>I have not. I have not, So I'm going to

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<v Speaker 1>go there and buy a Hamburger patty enough at pay

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<v Speaker 1>what eighteen dollars a pound for hamburger on a good day,

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<v Speaker 2>You have to finance when you walk in.

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<v Speaker 1>What's going on? Are It's a replay of what happened

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<v Speaker 1>in the seventies, and that is inflation was high, economy

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<v Speaker 1>idea who made him, and the stuff was for the

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<v Speaker 1>most part kind of terrible. We're doing the same thing

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<v Speaker 1>today and it's sort of a it's a pattern that's

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<v Speaker 1>been happening where you have Generics, except they're the store's

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<v Speaker 1>own brand, and the difference is today. Those generics are

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<v Speaker 1>in many cases better than the name brands. All started

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<v Speaker 1>with Trader Joe's, and Trader Joe's has the Trader Joe's label.

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<v Speaker 1>Of course, it doesn't make its own bread, and it

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't make its own enchiladas. And the quality is insanely

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<v Speaker 1>good and the prices are fantastic. Kirkland products amazing great quality,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean great quality Kirkland because they go direct. There

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<v Speaker 1>are no distributors involved, and that saves a pile of money.

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<v Speaker 1>And they don't advertise. There's no marketing for these products either.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know what their standards are. Their standards are.

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<v Speaker 2>It has to.

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<v Speaker 3>Compete with has to be equal to or better than

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<v Speaker 3>the best of that category. So like the olive oil,

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<v Speaker 3>they're Kirklan olive oil for price point and all of

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<v Speaker 3>that has to be at least equal to what's out

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<v Speaker 3>there already and usually better. So you're not you know,

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<v Speaker 3>we have the brand there at Walmart is great value.

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<v Speaker 3>Great value is their brand. And Tracy, my wife, just

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<v Speaker 3>brought home three sauces, one which is very similar to

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<v Speaker 3>the In and Out Burger sauce. There's one that is

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<v Speaker 3>damn near identical to the Chick fil A sauce and

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<v Speaker 3>which is a great sauce, by the way, And I

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<v Speaker 3>was blown away at the quality of these simple condiments.

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<v Speaker 3>You know that they're nailing the flavors on and they're

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, case in point, go to Chick fil A and

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<v Speaker 1>buy one of their little bottles of sauces that you

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<v Speaker 1>I go to Ralph's and Kroger. Brand products are as

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<v Speaker 1>good as the name brand products. And I will excuse

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<v Speaker 1>me a little froggy there. And the part that I

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<v Speaker 1>really enjoy. One things about Trader Joe's probably the best

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<v Speaker 1>marketed organization. Their marketing is beyond comprehension. It's so good.

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<v Speaker 1>They're the fearless flyer. Their publication that comes out once

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<v Speaker 1>a month is so well written. You want to buy

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<v Speaker 1>everything that's on that they advertise on that everything and.

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<v Speaker 2>The other's funny, it's playful.

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<v Speaker 1>And the other thing about Generis and what these these

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<v Speaker 1>companies are doing, these stores are doing, is they're creating

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<v Speaker 1>flavors and products that don't exist even in the name

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<v Speaker 1>brand world. And they are absolutely delicious. Different flavor muffins

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<v Speaker 1>and different flavors. I mean the enchiladas. I bought some

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<v Speaker 1>enchiladas the other day. Also, I go to Trader Joe's

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<v Speaker 1>and they have Indian food. The individual packaged Indian food

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<v Speaker 1>product is made out of Canada, only place that I

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<v Speaker 1>know it exists, and it is dirt cheap. I mean

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<v Speaker 1>you have a meal for three dollars and fifty cents

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, they do a great job. So are you a

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<v Speaker 1>big fan of these generic products?

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<v Speaker 2>Because I love them absolutely.

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<v Speaker 3>I have started replaced I mean Kirkland obviously, like Kirkland

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<v Speaker 3>vodka and things like that.

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<v Speaker 1>They really have.

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<v Speaker 2>They've got great booze, they have great olive oil. There's

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<v Speaker 2>a lot that we now have switched to in the

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<v Speaker 2>house that are store brands, like I said, with great

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<v Speaker 1>Now, as far as the alcohol is concerned, I have

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<v Speaker 1>an expert at home. You know, I don't drink. Lindsey,

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<v Speaker 1>on the other hand, is a falling down drunk who

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<v Speaker 1>every night she drinks so much. She literally falls off

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<v Speaker 2>It explains a lot.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, she listening, I don't know in the other room.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah she's a lush so uh yeah, she's not listening.

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<v Speaker 1>Will she's not listening. She's in she's in the hot tub. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>in any case, she she says that the Kirklan brand

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<v Speaker 1>of liquor is not the same. That is not the same.

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<v Speaker 1>So I don't know.

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<v Speaker 3>No, its like I some of the their their flavored.

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<v Speaker 2>Whiskey is not my favorite.

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<v Speaker 3>But there their vodka I think will go up against

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<v Speaker 3>most vodka's big time. And uh, they do have a

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<v Speaker 3>good whiskey. Well, they have a good tequila.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, you know, I don't know. Let me ask go

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<v Speaker 1>ask lindsay she may yeah, she may be floating, floating

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<v Speaker 1>in the hot tubs, face down. I have no idea,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'll go check her out. Okay, I'll ask her. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>we're done. Coming up, We're gonna make it a little

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<v Speaker 1>at eight thirty, I have a doctor's appointment, So it's

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<v Speaker 1>ask handle anything coming up the next two segments, and

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<v Speaker 3>Hey Bill, wait, hold on one quick thing, because I

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<v Speaker 3>know you're grilling a lot now.

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<v Speaker 2>Is the signature select at Vaughn's.

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<v Speaker 3>Their Butcher's Trio Burger Patty's pre made are excellent.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh okay, excellent? All right, Vaughn's fair enough, okay KF

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<v Speaker 1>I am sixty you've been listening to The Bill Handle Show.

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