1 00:00:04,879 --> 00:00:07,160 Speaker 1: What's going on. Thank you so much for listening to 2 00:00:07,200 --> 00:00:09,640 this podcast. It is heard live every day from noon 3 00:00:09,679 --> 00:00:12,480 to three on WBT Radio in Charlotte. And if you 4 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:16,719 want exclusive content like invitations to events, the weekly live stream, 5 00:00:16,760 --> 00:00:18,719 I Daily show prep with all of the links. Become 6 00:00:18,719 --> 00:00:22,359 a patron, go to dpeakclendarshow dot com. Make sure you 7 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:24,920 hit the subscribe button. Get every episode for free right 8 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:27,320 to your smartphone or tablet. And again, thank you so 9 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:33,479 much for your support. So RFK Junior is getting the 10 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:36,560 hot seat treatment. Here at his Senate confirmation hearing, Tom 11 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:37,640 Tillis is. 12 00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:41,759 Speaker 2: Questioning the food because the dictates of the federal government 13 00:00:41,799 --> 00:00:44,479 have made it something that they don't want. But they say, well, 14 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:48,200 it's a healthy alternative ass processed materials in it, and 15 00:00:48,240 --> 00:00:51,159 it's not particularly attractive to them, so they throw it 16 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:54,280 away trash cans full of food that these kids said neat. 17 00:00:54,479 --> 00:00:56,399 So then what do they do? They go eat snacks? 18 00:00:56,759 --> 00:00:58,719 Are they go eat a sure? They drink a sugar 19 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:02,759 drink Snap program. Everything you've said about the Snap program 20 00:01:02,799 --> 00:01:04,640 I agree with. I think that we should be very 21 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:07,000 very strict about that, and it's going to make some 22 00:01:07,079 --> 00:01:11,799 people uncomfortable in the food manufacturing segment produce healthy foods 23 00:01:11,799 --> 00:01:13,200 that we can put in the SNAP program. 24 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:14,280 Speaker 3: That's the way to address it. 25 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:18,040 Speaker 2: But we also need to look at the school health program. 26 00:01:18,439 --> 00:01:21,159 I was PTA pros ad at twenty one twenty two 27 00:01:21,239 --> 00:01:25,680 years ago at my daughter's high school, and I feel 28 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:30,840 like we've got these kids that need help. We've got 29 00:01:30,879 --> 00:01:33,359 to guide them through a process. Many of them are 30 00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:36,280 probably on Medicaid, and medicaids fell on them. Everybody here 31 00:01:36,560 --> 00:01:40,480 says Medicaid is sacricing. Nobody's admitted that Medicaid is not 32 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:44,560 producing positive health outcomes. Is that your problem in Medicaid 33 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:46,840 right now? The program are the outcomes? 34 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:48,000 Speaker 3: Is the outcomes? 35 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:51,400 Speaker 4: We're spending nine hundred billion dollars, our people are getting 36 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:55,519 sicker every single year. Yeah, So anybody wants people to 37 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:57,760 have Americans to have a high quality insurance. 38 00:01:57,760 --> 00:02:00,799 Speaker 2: Anybody who's building a case for the status of Medicaid 39 00:02:01,599 --> 00:02:04,359 is by extension saying that they're happy with the outcomes. 40 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:05,760 Speaker 3: I think it's unacceptable. 41 00:02:06,239 --> 00:02:08,479 Speaker 2: I do have a question for you on Project Warp Speed. 42 00:02:09,319 --> 00:02:11,879 We supported the Cares Act. We had ninety seven people 43 00:02:11,879 --> 00:02:13,960 in the US Senate vote for it. Everybody here, there's 44 00:02:13,960 --> 00:02:16,319 only one member of Congress that voted against it, I believe, 45 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:21,719 and Project Warp Speed had CDC, FDA, NIH, and BARDA 46 00:02:22,159 --> 00:02:24,400 very much in the mix. Now, some people think that 47 00:02:24,439 --> 00:02:28,840 you're going to come in here and insert yourself into 48 00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:31,560 those agencies in a way that's never been done before. 49 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:32,199 Speaker 3: Let's say that. 50 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:35,599 Speaker 2: They're part of a future Project Warp Speed. Is that 51 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:39,080 your intent to go in and do something that's ever 52 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:42,479 been done before, based on my staff's research, and insert 53 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:45,400 yourself in a discussion that the scientists are dealing with 54 00:02:45,400 --> 00:02:46,639 in those different agencies. 55 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:51,120 Speaker 4: No, Senator, what I want to do is I'm not 56 00:02:51,159 --> 00:02:54,599 a scientist. I want to empower scientists. I want to 57 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:59,840 make sure that science is unobstructed by vestent or economic interest. 58 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:00,800 Speaker 3: That's good. 59 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:03,919 Speaker 4: I had culture, and I'll just say about Operational Warp Speed, 60 00:03:05,360 --> 00:03:09,360 it was an extraordinary accomplishment, should demonstration of leadership by 61 00:03:09,360 --> 00:03:15,000 President Trump. He when he promoted Operation Warp Speed, he 62 00:03:15,199 --> 00:03:18,199 was looking at all of the different remedies, including. 63 00:03:17,879 --> 00:03:20,560 Speaker 2: Vaccines, therapeutics, their arapeutic. 64 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:24,039 Speaker 4: I remaged any oxychloric in, vamptidy and even chlorine oxide 65 00:03:24,599 --> 00:03:27,879 all and he was not looking at shutting down our 66 00:03:27,879 --> 00:03:30,840 country for the year, forcing people to wear masks for 67 00:03:30,840 --> 00:03:34,919 a year, all forcing all social distancing that did not 68 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:39,520 have any scientific basis, which doctor Fauci is now acknowledged. 69 00:03:39,560 --> 00:03:41,039 Speaker 3: He said, we took it out of thin air. 70 00:03:42,319 --> 00:03:47,680 Speaker 4: Oh but my h but all of those changed during 71 00:03:47,719 --> 00:03:51,960 the Biden administration and it became very narrowly focused. We 72 00:03:52,080 --> 00:03:54,719 ended up with the worst, the highest death count of 73 00:03:54,759 --> 00:03:55,879 any country in the world. 74 00:03:55,759 --> 00:03:56,400 Speaker 3: Miss terrifying. 75 00:03:56,400 --> 00:03:58,520 Speaker 2: Can just ask one final question, and I think it's 76 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:01,159 a one word answer. I've heard a lot of people 77 00:04:01,240 --> 00:04:07,400 complaining about healthcare delivery medicaid on the other side of 78 00:04:07,439 --> 00:04:11,439 the das here, who's been responsible for health care policies 79 00:04:11,479 --> 00:04:16,519 over the last four years, The Biden, I mean the President, 80 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:19,920 the Biden. Okay, So I'd like to have heard more 81 00:04:19,959 --> 00:04:22,680 of those in I resite hearings over the last four years. 82 00:04:22,759 --> 00:04:25,160 I haven't, But I'm glad that there's an acknowledgment that 83 00:04:25,240 --> 00:04:28,120 you're inheriting a problem that needs to be fixed. 84 00:04:28,439 --> 00:04:29,480 Speaker 3: Thank you, all right? 85 00:04:29,519 --> 00:04:34,360 Speaker 1: So that was Tom Tillis questioning RFK Junior, Robert F. 86 00:04:34,439 --> 00:04:40,319 Kennedy Junior. He is the HHS Secretary nominee Health and 87 00:04:40,399 --> 00:04:44,399 Human Service. As Secretary by Donald Trump, He's expected to 88 00:04:44,399 --> 00:04:46,240 get a rough go of it. I've seen a couple 89 00:04:46,319 --> 00:04:48,720 of clips so far, and I was watching earlier before 90 00:04:48,759 --> 00:04:52,120 the show started, so but I just jumped into it. Sorry, 91 00:04:52,120 --> 00:04:53,879 I didn't mean to pull the fire drill there, but 92 00:04:54,800 --> 00:04:58,680 I just looked up and saw Tillis on the mic, 93 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:01,839 and so I figured let's just start there. So, welcome 94 00:05:01,839 --> 00:05:03,959 to the program. News Talk eleven ten ninety nine three 95 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:07,000 WBT seven O four five seven zero eleven ten. The 96 00:05:07,040 --> 00:05:11,279 email is Pete at Thepete calendarshow dot com. Now, before 97 00:05:13,519 --> 00:05:18,560 before the show started, I was watching and uh, Senator 98 00:05:18,600 --> 00:05:28,560 Elizabeth Warren challenged RFK Junior, and uh, I don't think 99 00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:30,800 it went the way she thought it was going to go. 100 00:05:31,079 --> 00:05:34,560 This she was speaking, Oh now we got Bernie Sanders. 101 00:05:35,120 --> 00:05:38,319 Oh my gosh, it's an embarrassment of riches. I can't 102 00:05:38,319 --> 00:05:41,800 help myself. Okay, let's listen to people. As a human 103 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:43,120 right yemen. 104 00:05:43,319 --> 00:05:49,120 Speaker 4: No, I will say, Senator, I can't give you a 105 00:05:49,199 --> 00:05:51,240 yes or no qu answer that question. 106 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:55,319 Speaker 1: Is healthy healthcare of human right? A human right. 107 00:05:55,759 --> 00:06:00,519 Speaker 4: In the way that freeze peach yuman right? I say 108 00:06:00,920 --> 00:06:06,199 it's different because if with free speech doesn't cost anybody anything, 109 00:06:06,279 --> 00:06:11,399 but in healthcare, if you are smoke cigarettes for twenty 110 00:06:11,519 --> 00:06:15,480 years and you get cancer, do you you are now 111 00:06:16,079 --> 00:06:20,399 taking from the pool? Well, so are you guaranteed the same? 112 00:06:20,480 --> 00:06:24,120 Speaker 5: Ranifi they're also looking Sorry, I'd love to talk for 113 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:24,839 an hour with you. 114 00:06:25,120 --> 00:06:26,560 Speaker 3: We got a few minutes later. 115 00:06:26,639 --> 00:06:27,680 Speaker 1: I don't want that answer. 116 00:06:28,279 --> 00:06:31,399 Speaker 5: Every other country says healthcare of you're poor or rich, 117 00:06:31,920 --> 00:06:33,120 younger role to human rights. 118 00:06:33,120 --> 00:06:34,279 Speaker 3: I'm not hearing you say that. 119 00:06:34,519 --> 00:06:36,639 Speaker 5: All right, You've talked about the drug companies, and maybe 120 00:06:36,639 --> 00:06:39,560 we agree on this one. As you will know, despite 121 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:42,600 the drug companies making over one hundred billion in profits 122 00:06:42,759 --> 00:06:48,319 paying CEOs outrageous compensation packages, we in some cases pay 123 00:06:48,399 --> 00:06:51,680 ten times more for the same drug. Will you support 124 00:06:51,800 --> 00:06:55,360 legislation that I will introduce which says that in America 125 00:06:55,399 --> 00:06:58,120 we should not be paying a nickel moore for prescription 126 00:06:58,240 --> 00:07:01,439 drugs than people around the rest of the world. Yes, No, 127 00:07:03,639 --> 00:07:07,199 to equalize it, not to equalize it, that we should 128 00:07:07,199 --> 00:07:10,399 not be paying more than other countries of the same 129 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:11,040 damn drug. 130 00:07:11,920 --> 00:07:16,639 Speaker 4: President Trump, it has asked me when, in fact, I 131 00:07:16,680 --> 00:07:19,759 had a meeting with President Trump a week ago where 132 00:07:19,759 --> 00:07:23,759 we showed him the charts. He knows the charts were 133 00:07:23,879 --> 00:07:25,480 saying ten times more from Europe. 134 00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:28,399 Speaker 5: That's right, And are you going to commit to us 135 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:30,399 that you will end that absurdity. 136 00:07:30,519 --> 00:07:33,839 Speaker 4: I think in principle we can, we should, we should 137 00:07:33,959 --> 00:07:35,000 end that disparity. 138 00:07:35,399 --> 00:07:37,759 Speaker 3: Okay, that's great, all right, yeah, but you. 139 00:07:37,720 --> 00:07:40,000 Speaker 1: Can't have happened. You got to see the bill. What's 140 00:07:40,040 --> 00:07:40,959 the legislation there? 141 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:44,439 Speaker 5: Bernie is real, It's an existential threat, and it is 142 00:07:44,720 --> 00:07:49,560 a healthcare issue. Donald Trump thinks that it is a 143 00:07:49,639 --> 00:07:55,399 hoax originating in China. Question is in your judgment, is 144 00:07:55,480 --> 00:08:00,000 climate change a hoax? Or is it real causing devastating problem. 145 00:08:00,600 --> 00:08:03,399 Speaker 4: President Trump and I from at the beginning, from our 146 00:08:03,399 --> 00:08:06,160 first meeting, agreed to disagree on that issue. I believe 147 00:08:07,680 --> 00:08:11,600 is ebstential. My job is to make Americans healthy again. 148 00:08:11,959 --> 00:08:15,519 Speaker 5: Do you believe that you disagree with he just said 149 00:08:15,560 --> 00:08:17,600 that you don't think climate change is a hoax? 150 00:08:17,920 --> 00:08:18,519 Speaker 3: Is what I'm hearing? 151 00:08:18,879 --> 00:08:21,360 Speaker 5: My job here, I'm just asking you, let's say, Kenny, 152 00:08:21,439 --> 00:08:22,079 not a true question. 153 00:08:22,199 --> 00:08:24,879 Speaker 4: I answered your question, Senators, Okay, you disagree with the 154 00:08:24,879 --> 00:08:25,519 President on that. 155 00:08:25,959 --> 00:08:27,040 Speaker 3: I answered your question. 156 00:08:28,079 --> 00:08:30,439 Speaker 5: Okay, I'm going to pick up on a point that 157 00:08:30,759 --> 00:08:35,200 Senator Hassen made. Look, there is no question that abortion 158 00:08:35,480 --> 00:08:38,799 is the visive issue in this country. I would say 159 00:08:38,799 --> 00:08:41,320 a majority of the people are pro choice. There's a 160 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:45,200 strong minority who are pro life. A year and a 161 00:08:45,279 --> 00:08:48,840 half ago, you went to the Hampshire running for president, 162 00:08:49,759 --> 00:08:52,960 gave a speech and you talked about government should not 163 00:08:53,159 --> 00:08:56,840 tell a woman what she can do with her own body. 164 00:08:56,879 --> 00:08:58,200 Speaker 1: That's her choice. 165 00:08:58,759 --> 00:09:02,240 Speaker 5: Now I think I think everybody on that side is pro life. 166 00:09:02,279 --> 00:09:05,399 I think everybody here is pro choice. I have never 167 00:09:05,480 --> 00:09:09,919 seen any major politician flip on that issue quite as 168 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:14,480 quickly as you did when Trump asked you to become 169 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:19,440 HHS secretary. Tell me why you think people should have 170 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:24,879 confidence in your consistency and in your word when you 171 00:09:24,960 --> 00:09:28,000 really made a major u turn on an issue of 172 00:09:28,000 --> 00:09:30,120 that importance in such a short time. 173 00:09:31,399 --> 00:09:35,840 Speaker 4: Senator, I believe, and I've always believed, that every abortion 174 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:37,919 is a tragedy, but you. 175 00:09:38,000 --> 00:09:40,600 Speaker 5: Told the people to New Hampshire that it was there. Right, 176 00:09:41,440 --> 00:09:43,279 all right, let me do a last question because I'm 177 00:09:43,320 --> 00:09:43,960 running out of time. 178 00:09:44,240 --> 00:09:46,279 Speaker 1: Well, he didn't even answer to suggestion. 179 00:09:46,440 --> 00:09:49,279 Speaker 5: What you are trying to say today is you're really 180 00:09:49,799 --> 00:09:50,840 pro vaccine. 181 00:09:50,919 --> 00:09:52,159 Speaker 3: You want to ask questions. 182 00:09:53,159 --> 00:09:57,200 Speaker 5: You have started a group called the Children's Health Defense. 183 00:09:57,960 --> 00:10:01,840 You're the Originia. Now, is I understand that on their 184 00:10:01,879 --> 00:10:05,440 website they are selling what's called onesies, these little things 185 00:10:05,919 --> 00:10:11,519 clothing for babies. One of them is diled, unfacted, unafraid. 186 00:10:12,759 --> 00:10:14,960 Next one and the sould for twenty six bucks a piece. 187 00:10:14,960 --> 00:10:19,559 By the way, next one is no vax no problem. 188 00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:23,080 Now you're coming before this committee and you say you're 189 00:10:23,159 --> 00:10:25,879 pro vaccine, just want to ask some questions, and yet 190 00:10:25,919 --> 00:10:32,000 your organization is making money selling a child's product to 191 00:10:32,120 --> 00:10:37,000 parents for twenty six bucks, which cast fundamental doubt on 192 00:10:37,159 --> 00:10:41,000 the usefulness of vaccines. Can you tell us now that 193 00:10:41,039 --> 00:10:45,519 you will, now that you are pro vaccine, that you're 194 00:10:45,519 --> 00:10:48,759 going to have your organization take these products off the market. 195 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:51,600 Speaker 4: Senator, I have no power over that organization. I'm not 196 00:10:51,600 --> 00:10:53,519 you've heard of it. I resigned from the board that 197 00:10:53,679 --> 00:10:56,679 was just a few months ago. You founded that you 198 00:10:56,799 --> 00:10:59,879 certainly have power you could make that. How you support 199 00:10:59,879 --> 00:11:02,480 above this, I have had nothing to do with you. 200 00:11:02,600 --> 00:11:04,159 Supportive of these onesies? 201 00:11:04,240 --> 00:11:05,600 Speaker 3: I'm supportive of vaccines. 202 00:11:05,879 --> 00:11:08,960 Speaker 5: Are you supportive of these this clothing? But oh my 203 00:11:09,039 --> 00:11:10,879 godly anti vaccine? 204 00:11:11,440 --> 00:11:16,279 Speaker 4: I am supportive of vaccines. Well, I want good science 205 00:11:16,440 --> 00:11:17,639 and I want to protect. 206 00:11:17,320 --> 00:11:20,279 Speaker 5: But you will not tell the organization you founded not 207 00:11:20,600 --> 00:11:22,720 to continue selling that product. 208 00:11:22,720 --> 00:11:28,039 Speaker 1: Thank you, miss so ridiculous, all right, he is so ridiculous. 209 00:11:29,200 --> 00:11:34,159 He doesn't have any control over the organization anymore. Like 210 00:11:34,440 --> 00:11:40,720 I want you. This is defender. Disavow right, disavow this onesie, sir. 211 00:11:45,320 --> 00:11:49,759 Just cartoonish. Here's a great idea. How about making an 212 00:11:49,879 --> 00:11:53,080 escape to a really special and secluded getaway in western 213 00:11:53,080 --> 00:11:55,600 North Carolina. Just a quick drive up the mountain and 214 00:11:55,679 --> 00:12:00,519 Cabins of Asheville is your connection. 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One 240 00:13:28,879 --> 00:13:35,279 of said low points was just Bernie Sanders there, and 241 00:13:35,799 --> 00:13:39,200 Eric says, Pete, there's no way you can listen to 242 00:13:39,240 --> 00:13:43,320 that socialist senator Bernie Sanders grill RFK Jr. And not here. 243 00:13:44,440 --> 00:13:47,159 Doc Brown say, we've got to cut you back to 244 00:13:47,200 --> 00:13:55,799 the future. John says, Pete, you call Bernie Sanders cartoonish, 245 00:13:55,919 --> 00:13:57,720 and that makes sense. I'm pretty sure he got his 246 00:13:57,799 --> 00:14:01,240 career started by being the voice of the ardvarc on 247 00:14:01,279 --> 00:14:06,519 the Pink Panther cartoon. That's possible. I haven't read as IMDb, 248 00:14:07,559 --> 00:14:10,480 but all right, we have some we have We've got 249 00:14:10,480 --> 00:14:14,799 some other clips here though. This is how much time 250 00:14:14,799 --> 00:14:17,840 I got. All right, yeah, we can do this. This 251 00:14:17,919 --> 00:14:22,360 according to Steve Krakauer, who is the executive producer of 252 00:14:22,360 --> 00:14:25,080 The Megan Kelly Show. He says, this is the key 253 00:14:25,120 --> 00:14:29,840 moment from the RFK hearing I have a yeah, I 254 00:14:29,879 --> 00:14:32,000 have not heard this clip, but let's take a. 255 00:14:31,919 --> 00:14:36,279 Speaker 3: Listen to yours. This country and so are. 256 00:14:36,519 --> 00:14:39,440 Speaker 1: Katherine Cortez Masco so much time Democrat. 257 00:14:39,480 --> 00:14:43,879 Speaker 6: So we've already negotiated lowering prices for ten drugs with 258 00:14:43,960 --> 00:14:46,080 big Farma and Big Farmer, by the way, opposes this. 259 00:14:46,759 --> 00:14:49,360 They have not only are asking for a pause, they 260 00:14:49,360 --> 00:14:52,480 have filed lawsuits. But we've already negotiated the first ten 261 00:14:52,559 --> 00:14:55,519 drugs and we want to expand it to the next 262 00:14:55,639 --> 00:14:58,519 ten to fifteen that the Biden administration has put forward. 263 00:14:58,679 --> 00:15:03,600 Would you agree and continue that path of really mandating 264 00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:06,399 that big Pharma come to the table and negotiate drug 265 00:15:06,440 --> 00:15:09,080 prices for Medicare so we can lower those prices for Americans. 266 00:15:09,320 --> 00:15:12,440 Speaker 4: My understanding is that the executive order that was issued today, 267 00:15:12,559 --> 00:15:15,200 which I haven't seen but I've read a summary. 268 00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:16,879 Speaker 6: Well, let me ask you this then, because you keep 269 00:15:16,960 --> 00:15:20,000 citing the Trump administration and you're just going to follow 270 00:15:20,080 --> 00:15:21,840 what they say, is that what you're doing, you're just 271 00:15:21,840 --> 00:15:25,279 a rubber stamp for them in this position. Anybody, So 272 00:15:25,639 --> 00:15:27,440 it doesn't matter that you're before us. It could be 273 00:15:27,519 --> 00:15:29,480 anybody coming before us, as long as they're a rubber 274 00:15:29,519 --> 00:15:33,039 stamp for this administration and disregarding your beliefs and what 275 00:15:33,080 --> 00:15:35,679 you think, I guess my question to you is, if 276 00:15:35,720 --> 00:15:38,399 it really is fundamental to what you believe, how do 277 00:15:38,440 --> 00:15:41,639 you live with that? How do you address those issues 278 00:15:41,679 --> 00:15:43,440 as you're moving forward? 279 00:15:44,919 --> 00:15:46,399 Speaker 3: Yeah, you know I'm going to answer the question. 280 00:15:47,639 --> 00:15:48,639 Speaker 6: No, I'm asking you. 281 00:15:49,440 --> 00:15:53,879 Speaker 4: Okay, President Trump has asked me and the chronic disease 282 00:15:53,960 --> 00:15:58,519 epidemic and make America healthy again. 283 00:15:58,879 --> 00:16:01,279 Speaker 1: The only reason why so she doesn't want an answer 284 00:16:01,399 --> 00:16:01,799 is that the. 285 00:16:01,759 --> 00:16:03,960 Speaker 6: Only reason why then you're at the AHHS to address 286 00:16:03,960 --> 00:16:04,759 that one issue. 287 00:16:05,200 --> 00:16:07,919 Speaker 4: President Trump has asked me because I'm in a unique 288 00:16:07,960 --> 00:16:12,679 position to end that and that is what I'm doing. 289 00:16:13,679 --> 00:16:17,519 And if we don't solve that problem, Senator, all of 290 00:16:17,559 --> 00:16:21,519 the other disputes we have about who's paying, and whether 291 00:16:21,559 --> 00:16:27,480 it's insurance companies, whether it's providers, whether it's HMOs, whether 292 00:16:27,480 --> 00:16:30,639 it's patients or families, all of those are moving. 293 00:16:30,399 --> 00:16:33,519 Speaker 3: Deck chairs around the Titanic. Our ship is sinking. 294 00:16:34,559 --> 00:16:38,960 Speaker 4: Are sixty percent increase in Medicaid over the past four years. 295 00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:44,960 It's the biggest budget line now and it's growing faster 296 00:16:45,039 --> 00:16:47,080 than any other. And no other nation in the world 297 00:16:47,200 --> 00:16:50,000 has what we have here. No other nation has a 298 00:16:50,080 --> 00:16:53,919 chronic disease. We have the highest chronic disease burden of 299 00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:58,399 any country in the world. We have during COVID, we 300 00:16:58,440 --> 00:17:00,919 have sixteen percent of the COVID death in a country 301 00:17:00,960 --> 00:17:03,440 we only have four point two percent of the world's population. 302 00:17:03,600 --> 00:17:05,960 We had a higher death count than any country in 303 00:17:05,960 --> 00:17:09,839 the world. And when CDC was as why is that? 304 00:17:09,960 --> 00:17:13,200 It's because Americans are the sickest people on Earth. The 305 00:17:13,319 --> 00:17:17,759 average person who died from COVID American had three point 306 00:17:17,799 --> 00:17:22,359 eight chronic diseases. This is an existential threat economically to 307 00:17:22,440 --> 00:17:25,880 our military or health to our sense of well being. 308 00:17:26,200 --> 00:17:29,000 And it is a priority for President Trump, and that's 309 00:17:29,039 --> 00:17:32,599 why he asked me to run the agency. And if 310 00:17:32,640 --> 00:17:38,200 I'm privileged be confirmed, that's exactly what I'll do, all right. 311 00:17:38,119 --> 00:17:39,960 Speaker 1: So it sounds like he's got some supporters in the 312 00:17:40,160 --> 00:17:44,119 uh in the gallery there. Yeah, this is the thing. 313 00:17:44,319 --> 00:17:47,799 If you, if you can reduce the prevalence of chronic 314 00:17:47,839 --> 00:17:51,400 disease in America, then a lot of these healthcare costs 315 00:17:51,559 --> 00:17:56,759 will go down right their downstream of the issue he's 316 00:17:56,799 --> 00:18:00,160 talking about. All right, I hope you had a happy holiday, 317 00:18:00,599 --> 00:18:03,119 But tell me if something like this happened at your house. 318 00:18:03,440 --> 00:18:06,000 Your family and friends are gathered around, Maybe y'all are 319 00:18:06,000 --> 00:18:09,559 in the living room, You're laughing, swapping stories, reminiscing, and 320 00:18:09,599 --> 00:18:13,440 then somebody says, hey, Dad, remember those old VHS tapes? 321 00:18:13,559 --> 00:18:16,119 Did you ever get them transferred? And then the room 322 00:18:16,160 --> 00:18:19,960 gets all quiet. 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And next year, instead of talking 332 00:18:47,079 --> 00:18:51,880 about those memories, imagine gathering the family to watch them together. 333 00:18:52,119 --> 00:18:54,759 Talk about a memorable gift. So do what I did. 334 00:18:54,799 --> 00:18:58,640 Trust the experts at Creative Video, conveniently located in mint 335 00:18:58,680 --> 00:19:01,519 Hill right off Io fort eighty five and online at 336 00:19:01,599 --> 00:19:06,400 create a video dot com. We are listening in on 337 00:19:07,000 --> 00:19:12,200 the RFK Junior confirmation hearing, which now has just broken 338 00:19:12,440 --> 00:19:15,720 or maybe concluded. I don't know, but earlier let me 339 00:19:16,720 --> 00:19:19,039 hopefully this will play. I don't know if it will. 340 00:19:19,160 --> 00:19:23,400 Let's see if it will. This is hopefully Senator Warren 341 00:19:23,920 --> 00:19:29,759 Elizabeth Warren aka Focahontis because she lied about being Native 342 00:19:29,759 --> 00:19:32,119 American because she had high cheek bones, which is kind 343 00:19:32,119 --> 00:19:37,680 of racisty, but anyway, she is going after RFK Junior, 344 00:19:37,720 --> 00:19:40,880 demanding that he not take money from pharmaceutical companies, because 345 00:19:40,880 --> 00:19:44,559 we all know he's in bed with pharmaceutical companies or something. 346 00:19:44,680 --> 00:19:46,759 Speaker 7: I think chairman. So, mister Kennedy, I want to start 347 00:19:46,799 --> 00:19:48,799 with something that I think you and I agree on, 348 00:19:49,400 --> 00:19:52,359 and that is that big pharma has too much power 349 00:19:52,640 --> 00:19:56,880 in Washington. You've said that President Trump asked you to 350 00:19:57,079 --> 00:20:02,799 quote clean up corruption and conf sounds great. You've said 351 00:20:02,839 --> 00:20:07,160 that you will quote slam shut the revolving door between 352 00:20:07,359 --> 00:20:12,720 government agencies and the companies they regulate. That also sounds great. 353 00:20:13,119 --> 00:20:16,559 So here's an easy question. Will you commit that when 354 00:20:16,559 --> 00:20:19,359 you leave this job you will not accept compensation from 355 00:20:19,400 --> 00:20:23,519 a drug company, a medical device company, a hospital system, 356 00:20:23,720 --> 00:20:27,359 or a health insurer for at least four years, including 357 00:20:27,400 --> 00:20:29,079 as a lobbyist or a board member. 358 00:20:29,839 --> 00:20:32,319 Speaker 3: Can you just repeat the last part of the question, 359 00:20:32,799 --> 00:20:33,680 I commitment you're not going. 360 00:20:33,640 --> 00:20:36,240 Speaker 7: To take money from drug companies in any way, shape 361 00:20:36,279 --> 00:20:37,319 or me. 362 00:20:38,079 --> 00:20:38,640 Speaker 1: Yes, you. 363 00:20:40,599 --> 00:20:41,759 Speaker 3: I'm having to commit to that. 364 00:20:42,240 --> 00:20:42,440 Speaker 4: Good. 365 00:20:42,559 --> 00:20:43,480 Speaker 1: That's what I figured. 366 00:20:43,720 --> 00:20:47,000 Speaker 7: I said, It's an easy question to start with, and 367 00:20:47,240 --> 00:20:48,720 I think you're right on this. 368 00:20:48,960 --> 00:20:50,839 Speaker 3: I don't think any of them want to give me money. 369 00:20:50,839 --> 00:20:53,799 By the way, let's keep going. 370 00:20:54,119 --> 00:20:58,640 Speaker 7: You're right because to say yes, because every American has 371 00:20:58,680 --> 00:21:01,599 the right to know that every decision you make as 372 00:21:01,640 --> 00:21:05,480 our number one health officer is to help them and 373 00:21:05,559 --> 00:21:08,519 not to make money for yourself in the future. 374 00:21:09,039 --> 00:21:09,880 Speaker 3: So I want to. 375 00:21:09,839 --> 00:21:13,400 Speaker 7: Talk more about money. I'm looking at your paperwork right now. 376 00:21:13,839 --> 00:21:16,359 In the past two years, you've breaked in two and 377 00:21:16,359 --> 00:21:20,599 a half million dollars from a law firm called wisner Bomb. 378 00:21:21,240 --> 00:21:24,559 You go online, you do commercials to encourage people to 379 00:21:24,640 --> 00:21:29,279 sign up with Wisner Bomb, to join lawsuits against vaccine 380 00:21:29,279 --> 00:21:33,599 makers and from everyone to accide you personally get paid. 381 00:21:33,759 --> 00:21:38,079 Speaker 1: Hi, hang on a second, Whizner Bomb, Like that sounds 382 00:21:38,079 --> 00:21:41,240 like a I don't know, like a college fraternity drinking 383 00:21:41,319 --> 00:21:47,640 game or something that's a law firm Whisner Bomb. Maybe 384 00:21:47,640 --> 00:21:50,799 it's Baum. Yeah, that would that would make a little 385 00:21:50,799 --> 00:21:54,240 bit more sense, all right. So she's very interested in 386 00:21:54,279 --> 00:21:57,400 the fact that he would go out and basically say, hey, 387 00:21:57,400 --> 00:22:00,440 have you been injured. By the way, he is an attorney. 388 00:22:00,480 --> 00:22:03,960 He's been in an attorney for forty years. He's been 389 00:22:04,000 --> 00:22:07,640 sewing everybody over like environmental stuff and health related things 390 00:22:07,640 --> 00:22:12,480 and all this, and so he gets referral fees. So 391 00:22:12,640 --> 00:22:15,200 if he goes out there and he's like getting clients 392 00:22:16,240 --> 00:22:20,640 through his public speaking books or websites or whatever, and 393 00:22:20,680 --> 00:22:24,000 then he's like, hey, these lawyers want to take your case, 394 00:22:24,759 --> 00:22:27,119 and then if they win and they get a whole 395 00:22:27,119 --> 00:22:30,559 bunch of money, he gets a cut of the settlement. 396 00:22:31,759 --> 00:22:34,960 He gets a cut of the payout. And so this 397 00:22:35,000 --> 00:22:37,920 is what she is attacking him on because he apparently 398 00:22:37,920 --> 00:22:41,279 pulled in like a million or two million dollars. I 399 00:22:41,279 --> 00:22:44,680 don't know how many settlements there were against whom, but 400 00:22:44,839 --> 00:22:50,079 he made a couple million dollars through this mechanism. 401 00:22:50,440 --> 00:22:53,480 Speaker 7: And if they win their case, you get ten percent 402 00:22:53,680 --> 00:22:56,640 of what they win. So if you bring in somebody 403 00:22:56,759 --> 00:23:00,720 who gets ten million dollars, you walk away with a 404 00:23:00,759 --> 00:23:03,680 million dollars. Now, you just said that you want the 405 00:23:03,720 --> 00:23:07,279 American people to know you can't be bought. Your decisions 406 00:23:07,319 --> 00:23:09,480 won't depend on how much money you could make in 407 00:23:09,519 --> 00:23:12,160 the future. You won't go to work for a drug 408 00:23:12,160 --> 00:23:15,759 company after you leave HHS. But you and I both 409 00:23:15,839 --> 00:23:19,559 know there's another way to make money. So, mister Kennedy, 410 00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:24,119 well you also agree that you won't take any compensation 411 00:23:24,519 --> 00:23:30,319 from any lawsuits against drug companies while you are secretary 412 00:23:30,599 --> 00:23:32,839 and for four years afterwards. 413 00:23:34,319 --> 00:23:37,359 Speaker 3: Well, I'll certainly commit that. 414 00:23:37,440 --> 00:23:40,680 Speaker 4: Well I'm secretary, but I do want to clarify something 415 00:23:40,720 --> 00:23:46,319 because you're making me sound like I shall I put 416 00:23:46,359 --> 00:23:51,720 together that case. I did the scienced a presentation of 417 00:23:51,759 --> 00:23:53,680 the judge on that case to get it into me, 418 00:23:54,079 --> 00:23:55,799 mister alberteering. 419 00:23:55,359 --> 00:23:57,720 Speaker 7: Mister Kennedy, is just a really simple question. 420 00:23:58,359 --> 00:24:01,240 Speaker 1: Yes, But it's a simple question the bad faith assumption 421 00:24:01,400 --> 00:24:04,440 rooted in it, right, which is that he didn't do anything. 422 00:24:04,599 --> 00:24:07,720 He just told you he did actually work on the case, 423 00:24:08,880 --> 00:24:11,319 so that would indicate that he would be part of 424 00:24:11,359 --> 00:24:13,079 that case and if there's a settlement, then he would 425 00:24:13,119 --> 00:24:17,119 draw some of that fee. Right, So it wasn't simply 426 00:24:17,160 --> 00:24:19,759 a referral, as she made it sound. 427 00:24:19,519 --> 00:24:22,960 Speaker 7: Like, taken in two and a half million dollars. I 428 00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:25,519 want to know if you will commit right now that 429 00:24:25,599 --> 00:24:27,839 not only will you not go to work for drug companies, 430 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:31,319 you won't go to work suing the drug companies and 431 00:24:31,400 --> 00:24:35,279 taking your rake out of that while you're a secretary 432 00:24:35,359 --> 00:24:36,680 and for four years after. 433 00:24:36,880 --> 00:24:41,240 Speaker 4: It's just I've taken any fees from drug rug companies. 434 00:24:41,279 --> 00:24:42,200 Speaker 3: Well, I'm secretary. 435 00:24:42,319 --> 00:24:48,440 Speaker 7: I'm asking about fees from suing drug companies. Will you 436 00:24:48,480 --> 00:24:49,720 agree not to do that? 437 00:24:50,279 --> 00:24:53,359 Speaker 3: You're asking me a to not sue drug company. No, 438 00:24:53,480 --> 00:24:56,480 I'm not going to agree to companies as much as 439 00:24:56,480 --> 00:24:59,240 I want. 440 00:24:58,839 --> 00:25:00,079 Speaker 1: He's all right, hang on, I. 441 00:25:00,160 --> 00:25:03,559 Speaker 4: Couldn't create about drug companies or anybody. 442 00:25:03,160 --> 00:25:08,000 Speaker 1: So right, that's the answer. No, I'm not gonna promise 443 00:25:08,079 --> 00:25:10,079 you that I'm not going to sue these guys if 444 00:25:10,119 --> 00:25:14,240 they're doing stuff like this. Is the thing that I 445 00:25:14,279 --> 00:25:17,920 don't think Democrats really understand. They look stupid doing this. 446 00:25:19,799 --> 00:25:20,559 Speaker 3: You. 447 00:25:20,599 --> 00:25:28,440 Speaker 1: Elizabeth Warren is now projecting this image that she is 448 00:25:28,480 --> 00:25:32,559 in defense of the drug companies. I'm old enough to 449 00:25:32,599 --> 00:25:35,920 remember when this was something that the Democrats were just 450 00:25:37,640 --> 00:25:39,920 I was gonna say on the warpath, but that I'm 451 00:25:40,000 --> 00:25:42,759 not going to say that. Oh no, but they were 452 00:25:42,880 --> 00:25:49,119 rampaging over the pharmaceutical industry, the corruption of the pharmaceutical industry, 453 00:25:49,119 --> 00:25:51,640 and then of course, you know, COVID happens. Then all 454 00:25:51,640 --> 00:25:55,720 of a sudden, they're like big Farmers the best. They 455 00:25:55,720 --> 00:25:58,799 would never lie to us, like wait, what, Hang on 456 00:25:58,880 --> 00:26:03,400 a second, didn't y' all just say that Big Farman 457 00:26:03,559 --> 00:26:06,519 was the worst and now they're the best. How does 458 00:26:06,559 --> 00:26:09,680 that work? And now you've got her asking his question saying, 459 00:26:11,240 --> 00:26:15,039 will you commit to not taking your raake again? Everything 460 00:26:15,119 --> 00:26:18,279 she is saying these loaded words, making it sound like 461 00:26:18,319 --> 00:26:24,079 he's doing something illegal or unethical, but he's not. He's 462 00:26:24,119 --> 00:26:27,200 been an attorney. He is an attorney. This has been 463 00:26:27,240 --> 00:26:31,359 his life's work. And you know, he started off doing 464 00:26:31,400 --> 00:26:33,480 like environmental stuff, and then I think he kind of 465 00:26:33,480 --> 00:26:38,519 shifted focus into more health related things. And if I 466 00:26:38,559 --> 00:26:41,400 recall correctly, I remember seeing an interview with him, maybe 467 00:26:41,400 --> 00:26:43,319 he was on Rogan or something, and he talked about 468 00:26:43,559 --> 00:26:45,799 like there was a personal experience that he had had 469 00:26:45,880 --> 00:26:49,000 with some family who had come to him and asked 470 00:26:49,079 --> 00:26:50,920 him about this, and he was so moved. He started 471 00:26:50,920 --> 00:26:53,599 looking into it and he picked it up as his cause. 472 00:26:54,000 --> 00:26:56,920 This is what he wants to do with his life. 473 00:26:57,000 --> 00:26:59,279 He said this at that press conference when he was 474 00:26:59,359 --> 00:27:03,519 dropping out from his presidential run. He said, I'm seventy 475 00:27:03,599 --> 00:27:06,319 something years old. I don't have enough time left in 476 00:27:06,359 --> 00:27:09,599 my life to try to make a difference in this 477 00:27:09,680 --> 00:27:11,640 thing that I think I can make a difference. And 478 00:27:11,680 --> 00:27:13,960 so if Trump is going to offer me an opportunity 479 00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:16,519 to do that, I'm gonna take my shot. I'm going 480 00:27:16,599 --> 00:27:19,400 to shoot the shot. Whether he makes it or not, 481 00:27:19,480 --> 00:27:21,319 we don't know, but that's what he's going to do. 482 00:27:21,559 --> 00:27:24,680 That's what he told you. His motivation is, you don't 483 00:27:24,680 --> 00:27:28,680 have to believe him, but this line of questioning just 484 00:27:28,759 --> 00:27:32,039 makes you look foolish, well more foolish, I should say. 485 00:27:32,119 --> 00:27:35,039 For Senator Warren. All right, if you're listening to this show, 486 00:27:35,079 --> 00:27:36,599 you know I try to keep up with all sorts 487 00:27:36,640 --> 00:27:38,680 of current events, and I know you do too, And 488 00:27:38,759 --> 00:27:42,160 you've probably heard me say get your news from multiple sources. 489 00:27:42,680 --> 00:27:45,960 Why well, because it's how you detect media bias, which 490 00:27:45,960 --> 00:27:48,880 is why I've been so impressed with ground News. It's 491 00:27:49,000 --> 00:27:52,400 an app, and it's a website and it combines news 492 00:27:52,440 --> 00:27:54,359 from around the world in one place so you can 493 00:27:54,440 --> 00:27:57,759 compare coverage and verify information. 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I use the 503 00:28:27,799 --> 00:28:31,160 Vantage plan to get unlimited access to every feature your 504 00:28:31,200 --> 00:28:34,079 subscription then not only helps my podcast, but it also 505 00:28:34,119 --> 00:28:37,880 supports ground news as they make the media landscape more transparent. 506 00:28:38,640 --> 00:28:40,960 Got a message here from the hell yin who says 507 00:28:41,759 --> 00:28:46,160 RFK not good radio. I know and like this is 508 00:28:46,200 --> 00:28:48,880 going to be the biggest challenge is because of the 509 00:28:48,920 --> 00:28:52,559 condition he has with his vocal cords. It is tough 510 00:28:52,599 --> 00:28:57,440 to listen to. I know, I get it, and you're 511 00:28:57,480 --> 00:29:02,440 welcome for rationing that coverage. The Hellion goes on to say, 512 00:29:02,440 --> 00:29:05,119 hardly anybody on either side will do anything too big 513 00:29:05,160 --> 00:29:09,599 pharma they give to everyone, and a lot of it. 514 00:29:11,240 --> 00:29:14,000 And Elizabeth Warren always seems to bring the comedy. She 515 00:29:14,119 --> 00:29:21,400 is pretty consistent, and it's true. It's amazing to me 516 00:29:21,480 --> 00:29:26,039 how much air and videotime Mark Warner is getting. Really, 517 00:29:26,079 --> 00:29:29,839 I haven't seen any of that, But then again, I 518 00:29:29,880 --> 00:29:33,960 have a strict no Warner rule on the show. Now 519 00:29:33,960 --> 00:29:41,079 I'm just kidding I him. This is from Russ. My 520 00:29:41,160 --> 00:29:44,839 libertarian leanings usually keep me from saying people should have 521 00:29:44,920 --> 00:29:48,279 to do fill in the blank. However, I do believe 522 00:29:48,319 --> 00:29:50,759 everybody should have to watch at least a few hours 523 00:29:50,759 --> 00:29:55,000 of congressional hearings to understand how childish and ignorant most 524 00:29:55,039 --> 00:29:58,079 of the people in government are. Oh and as long 525 00:29:58,119 --> 00:30:00,440 as we're going to have taxes, maybe right, a single 526 00:30:00,519 --> 00:30:05,279 check once a year to fully appreciate how onerous they are. Yeah. 527 00:30:05,400 --> 00:30:07,200 I always love watching the videos of the kids that 528 00:30:07,279 --> 00:30:09,039 get their first job and they get the first pay 529 00:30:09,160 --> 00:30:10,680 check and then they look at all the taxes that 530 00:30:10,759 --> 00:30:13,200 get to get out of their check and they like, 531 00:30:13,319 --> 00:30:18,160 whoa what yep, there you go. And by the way, 532 00:30:18,160 --> 00:30:24,039 we're going to get into this, the funding freeze, you know, 533 00:30:24,160 --> 00:30:27,240 the freak out over the funding freeze. We're going to 534 00:30:27,279 --> 00:30:30,640 get into that in the next hour. But real quick, 535 00:30:30,680 --> 00:30:33,720 let me play this. Nicole Shanahan, she was RFK Junior's 536 00:30:33,799 --> 00:30:38,079 running mate in the last presidential cycle. She's like a 537 00:30:38,079 --> 00:30:42,519 billionaire and big donor to Democrats for years and years 538 00:30:42,519 --> 00:30:45,319 and years, and then she got, you know, sort of 539 00:30:45,680 --> 00:30:49,359 red pilled when they were working so hard to destroy 540 00:30:49,920 --> 00:30:52,559 RFK Junior and his campaign because they thought he was 541 00:30:52,599 --> 00:30:55,720 a threat to their electoral chances, you know, trying to 542 00:30:55,720 --> 00:30:58,039 get him off the ballots, on the ballots whatever in 543 00:30:58,160 --> 00:31:01,519 various states. And so she put out a she put 544 00:31:01,519 --> 00:31:03,720 out a video and here's the audio of that. 545 00:31:04,319 --> 00:31:07,920 Speaker 8: Hey, everyone tomorrow is a pivotal moment in our nation's history. 546 00:31:07,960 --> 00:31:11,240 At ten am Eastern time, RFK, we'll sit in front 547 00:31:11,240 --> 00:31:14,279 of the Senate Finance Committee for his confirmation hearing to 548 00:31:14,359 --> 00:31:17,720 be our nation's next Secretary of Health and Human Services. 549 00:31:18,400 --> 00:31:21,200 I urge everyone to call their US senators over the 550 00:31:21,240 --> 00:31:24,480 following days and demand they vote yes on Bobby's nomination. 551 00:31:25,079 --> 00:31:28,640 He is more than qualified. He's proven principled and prepared 552 00:31:28,680 --> 00:31:31,880 to lead. I'll list I'll share the list below of 553 00:31:32,039 --> 00:31:35,440 key senators. If they represent your state, they need to 554 00:31:35,480 --> 00:31:39,240 hear from you. If they don't, please call your own 555 00:31:39,279 --> 00:31:42,119 senator and ask them to vote yest. We need as 556 00:31:42,160 --> 00:31:45,839 many votes as we can get. So this hasn't been 557 00:31:45,880 --> 00:31:48,559 widely reported, but in twenty twenty I cut large checks 558 00:31:48,599 --> 00:31:52,200 to Check Schumer to help Democrats flip two Senate seats 559 00:31:52,240 --> 00:31:55,960 in Georgia from red to blue. The two candidates I 560 00:31:56,000 --> 00:32:01,920 helped elect, Senator Rafael Warnock and Senator on asof Please 561 00:32:02,000 --> 00:32:05,359 know I will be watching your votes very closely. I 562 00:32:05,400 --> 00:32:07,759 will make it my personal mission that you lose your 563 00:32:07,799 --> 00:32:10,400 seats in the Senate if you vote against the future 564 00:32:10,440 --> 00:32:14,960 health of America's children. And more than that, I also 565 00:32:15,000 --> 00:32:19,240 want to say to Senators Mitch McConnell, Lindsay Graham, Lisa Markovsky, 566 00:32:19,319 --> 00:32:23,440 Susan Collins, Bill Cassidy, Tom Tillis, James Lankford, Corey Booker, 567 00:32:23,559 --> 00:32:28,440 John Fetterman, Bernie Sanders, and Catherine Cortes Mastow. This is 568 00:32:28,480 --> 00:32:32,319 a bipartisan message, and it comes directly from me. While 569 00:32:32,319 --> 00:32:35,000 Bobby may be willing to play nice, I won't. If 570 00:32:35,000 --> 00:32:37,720 you vote against him, I will personally fund challengers to 571 00:32:37,799 --> 00:32:41,519 primary you in your next election, and I will enlist 572 00:32:42,000 --> 00:32:45,720 hundreds of thousands to join me. Big Pharma and Big 573 00:32:45,720 --> 00:32:49,160 Egg have exploited us for far too long. It ends now. 574 00:32:49,839 --> 00:32:53,039 You're either on the side of transparency and accountability or 575 00:32:53,079 --> 00:32:55,759 you are standing in the way. The choice is yours. 576 00:32:55,839 --> 00:32:56,839 Speaker 3: Please choose wisely. 577 00:33:02,640 --> 00:33:06,480 Speaker 1: Tom Tillis was on that list, and he seemed pretty 578 00:33:06,559 --> 00:33:08,720 nice to RFKA Junior today. I don't know if he 579 00:33:08,799 --> 00:33:17,720 saw Nicole Shanahan's message, but oh my, Raphael Warnock is 580 00:33:17,759 --> 00:33:20,400 actually questioning RFK Junior right now. I don't know if 581 00:33:20,400 --> 00:33:23,880 he watched the video, but when somebody who has donated 582 00:33:24,279 --> 00:33:28,880 lots and lots of money to political campaigns puts out 583 00:33:28,880 --> 00:33:34,079 a message like that in public, identifying you saying I 584 00:33:34,200 --> 00:33:37,519 gave you a boatload of money. I funded your campaign 585 00:33:38,519 --> 00:33:44,839 and you need to confirm Robert Kennedy and he may 586 00:33:44,920 --> 00:33:51,599 play nice, she said, but I won't. We got to 587 00:33:51,599 --> 00:33:53,799 get money out of politics people, am I right? Yeah, 588 00:33:53,799 --> 00:33:57,680 it's just all right. That'll do it for this episode. 589 00:33:57,680 --> 00:33:59,720 Thank you so much for listening. I could not do 590 00:33:59,720 --> 00:34:01,960 the show without your support and the support of the 591 00:34:02,000 --> 00:34:05,039 businesses that advertise on the podcast, so if you'd like, 592 00:34:05,160 --> 00:34:07,279 please support them too and tell them you heard it here. 593 00:34:07,400 --> 00:34:09,920 You can also become a patron at my Patreon page 594 00:34:10,039 --> 00:34:13,599 or go to dpetecleanershow dot com. Again, thank you so 595 00:34:13,679 --> 00:34:20,760 much for listening, and don't break anything while I'm gone.