WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.480 --> 00:00:01.600 It's nice size. 2 00:00:02.839 --> 00:00:06.040 Undellianzy Boston's News Radio. 3 00:00:06.879 --> 00:00:09.679 Okay, I'm sure that all of you in the last 4 00:00:10.119 --> 00:00:16.600 three weeks have heard about all of the executive orders 5 00:00:16.600 --> 00:00:20.960 that President Trump has signed. Many of those executive orders 6 00:00:21.000 --> 00:00:25.440 were intended to overturn executive orders signed by former President Biden. 7 00:00:26.719 --> 00:00:31.079 Some of the executive orders were very much welcomed by 8 00:00:31.519 --> 00:00:41.439 his his most significant supporters, and certainly very much in 9 00:00:41.520 --> 00:00:45.840 the forefront is the whole question of Elon Musk's role. 10 00:00:46.719 --> 00:00:52.280 And there was an extraordinary news conference that was held 11 00:00:52.679 --> 00:00:56.759 late this afternoon where Elon Musk was standing in the 12 00:00:56.759 --> 00:01:00.880 Oval office while Donald Trump was sitting behind the resolute desk. 13 00:01:01.320 --> 00:01:04.200 And Elon Musk took questions for about thirty minutes. And 14 00:01:04.239 --> 00:01:08.920 clearly he's a pretty smart guy, and he mentioned some 15 00:01:09.120 --> 00:01:13.359 things that caught my ear. I don't know how accurate 16 00:01:13.719 --> 00:01:16.959 they are, but he talked about there were some people 17 00:01:16.959 --> 00:01:21.359 who were receiving so security benefits who have to be 18 00:01:21.560 --> 00:01:24.000 long dead because they were born one hundred and fifty 19 00:01:24.079 --> 00:01:27.319 years ago. Now, I don't know if he was speaking metaphorically, 20 00:01:27.400 --> 00:01:31.840 if he was speaking precisely accurately, but it would be 21 00:01:32.040 --> 00:01:35.480 very interesting to find out if there is anyone who 22 00:01:35.560 --> 00:01:38.359 was born one hundred and fifty years ago, which would 23 00:01:38.400 --> 00:01:43.799 put them back into the nineteenth century. But that sort 24 00:01:43.799 --> 00:01:47.200 of is a kind of sets the table for our conversation. 25 00:01:48.680 --> 00:01:53.159 One of the areas that Donald Trump has been criticized 26 00:01:53.200 --> 00:02:02.439 in most roundly by Democrats is his efforts to diminish, 27 00:02:02.599 --> 00:02:07.400 if not eliminate, the amount of money that we spend 28 00:02:08.840 --> 00:02:14.800 as a country with USAID, us ai D, the US 29 00:02:14.919 --> 00:02:18.840 Agency for International Development, and well, just let me give 30 00:02:18.840 --> 00:02:23.879 you a little quick advance. This is a congresswoman from Connecticut, 31 00:02:24.039 --> 00:02:29.159 Rosa de Laura. She's an MSNBC. She's very much concerned 32 00:02:29.199 --> 00:02:33.919 about these cutbacks. Rob, I should have given your heads 33 00:02:34.000 --> 00:02:35.360 up on this. I want you to go for me 34 00:02:35.439 --> 00:02:40.199 to cut number fifteen from today's cut list. Cut fifteen, please, Rob. 35 00:02:40.360 --> 00:02:44.319 We are not only relying on the courts as normal 36 00:02:44.360 --> 00:02:49.199 eyes and pointed out the courts the American people, I 37 00:02:49.199 --> 00:02:54.000 would have the Congress will not let this succeed, and 38 00:02:54.159 --> 00:02:56.879 the courts are important and we will be. 39 00:02:59.000 --> 00:02:59.599 In the House. 40 00:03:00.039 --> 00:03:02.560 While we do not have standing to sue, we are 41 00:03:02.599 --> 00:03:06.759 working with the organizations that are bringing suit. We will 42 00:03:06.759 --> 00:03:10.000 file amicus briefs so we will use the courts are 43 00:03:10.039 --> 00:03:12.039 critically important in this area. 44 00:03:13.479 --> 00:03:16.039 She continued in cut again. Just to give you a 45 00:03:16.039 --> 00:03:18.719 sense of this, she continue and cut fifteen A. 46 00:03:18.879 --> 00:03:23.360 Please Rob, it's USA, it's education. They're going to go 47 00:03:23.400 --> 00:03:26.280 to medicaid. And it is about the effect of what 48 00:03:26.479 --> 00:03:31.439 happens in the lives of American people, of middle class families, 49 00:03:31.639 --> 00:03:36.479 of working families, of what is going to happen to 50 00:03:36.560 --> 00:03:42.400 their ability to be able to survive both economically and 51 00:03:42.680 --> 00:03:46.680 to be able to have a future going forward. 52 00:03:47.879 --> 00:03:50.360 Now, the other point of view has been expressed by 53 00:03:50.400 --> 00:03:55.680 Secretive State Marco Rubio. This is a quote from the 54 00:03:55.719 --> 00:03:58.280 new Secretary of State. Cut sixteen A. 55 00:03:59.479 --> 00:04:01.919 By the way, you know, we issued a waiver which 56 00:04:02.159 --> 00:04:05.560 allowed all these life saving programs to continue. And obviously, 57 00:04:05.639 --> 00:04:07.560 you know there's any time you have a pause or 58 00:04:07.560 --> 00:04:10.240 some hiccups about how to restart the payment programs. But 59 00:04:10.360 --> 00:04:12.479 all that's going to get taken care of you very quickly, 60 00:04:12.960 --> 00:04:15.479 and those programs will continue. We're not walking away from 61 00:04:15.520 --> 00:04:18.439 fourign aid. We are walking away from foreign aid. That's dumb, 62 00:04:18.600 --> 00:04:21.560 that's stupid, that wastes the American taxpayer money. We're just 63 00:04:21.600 --> 00:04:22.480 not going to continue to. 64 00:04:22.480 --> 00:04:25.519 Do those So that sort of sets the two sides 65 00:04:25.560 --> 00:04:30.000 of the argument. Now, what happened, I guess was last 66 00:04:30.000 --> 00:04:33.959 week the Press secretary at the White House listed about 67 00:04:34.120 --> 00:04:41.160 a dozen examples, similarly outrageous examples, and the Washington posted 68 00:04:41.199 --> 00:04:44.480 some fact checking on it. And I think what happens 69 00:04:44.759 --> 00:04:48.959 is that the Trump administration makes the mistake of not 70 00:04:49.480 --> 00:04:55.360 having their information together. And I don't know where they 71 00:04:55.399 --> 00:04:59.480 pull this information, but a lot of it had some 72 00:04:59.480 --> 00:05:03.800 substance to it. So this is the Washington Post fact checker, okay, 73 00:05:04.439 --> 00:05:08.279 And these were some of the claims that were made. 74 00:05:08.560 --> 00:05:09.000 Uh, And. 75 00:05:10.720 --> 00:05:17.560 Let's let's hit them, okay. The administration, the Trump administration 76 00:05:17.680 --> 00:05:22.279 said this was the lists that were presented by the 77 00:05:22.279 --> 00:05:26.399 Trump administration one point five million dollars to advance diversity, equity, 78 00:05:26.439 --> 00:05:30.240 and inclusion in Serbia's workplaces and business communities. Now, my 79 00:05:30.360 --> 00:05:34.360 question would be, why are we involved in Serbia's workplaces 80 00:05:34.600 --> 00:05:38.959 and business communities? And I think that's a legitimate criticism 81 00:05:39.040 --> 00:05:42.079 that the Trump administration would have here. One point five 82 00:05:42.079 --> 00:05:44.600 million dollars, of course is not a lot of money, 83 00:05:44.639 --> 00:05:48.800 but it's it's significant. Nonetheless, Uh, and I have no 84 00:05:48.879 --> 00:05:55.040 idea what what would be diverse, diverse, or equitable or 85 00:05:55.079 --> 00:06:00.600 inclusive in Serbia. Washington Post, this is mostly accurate. USAID 86 00:06:00.680 --> 00:06:04.680 provided one point five million to a group called groupa Izagi, 87 00:06:05.000 --> 00:06:13.040 which focuses on creating opportunities for young LGBTQ people. Lgt 88 00:06:14.079 --> 00:06:18.160 LGBTQ people face discrimination, so one area of focus was 89 00:06:18.199 --> 00:06:24.319 insuring people ensuring acceptance of Belgrade Pride, an annual event 90 00:06:24.959 --> 00:06:28.399 annual parade that previously was canceled after threts of violence. 91 00:06:28.759 --> 00:06:31.120 The twenty twenty four parade was peaceful. The government is 92 00:06:31.160 --> 00:06:34.800 discussing legislation on same sex partnerships again. 93 00:06:35.199 --> 00:06:40.279 Is that our role? I don't really think so. Then. 94 00:06:40.759 --> 00:06:44.199 The administration also said seventy thousand dollars for production of 95 00:06:44.199 --> 00:06:49.759 a Dei musical in Ireland. The Post characterized this as wrong. 96 00:06:49.839 --> 00:06:53.240 It says this is wrong. This was a State department grant, 97 00:06:53.360 --> 00:06:58.519 not USAID. Twenty twenty two, the US ambassador hosted an 98 00:06:58.519 --> 00:07:04.600 event featuring Grammy winning OK duo Francesco Teresi and Rhonnan Gittons, 99 00:07:04.639 --> 00:07:09.839 along with other Irish and American musicians. Two point five 100 00:07:09.839 --> 00:07:12.079 million dollars for electric vehicles for Vietnam. 101 00:07:12.160 --> 00:07:15.680 This is wrong. This was for more than electric vehicles. 102 00:07:16.120 --> 00:07:18.720 USAID launched a two point five million dollar fund that 103 00:07:18.759 --> 00:07:21.879 provide upwards of one hundred thousand dollars to organizations with 104 00:07:22.000 --> 00:07:25.199 promising new products, business models, with financing models in de 105 00:07:25.279 --> 00:07:26.639 Nang or Ho Chi Minh cities. 106 00:07:27.079 --> 00:07:27.600 The fund was. 107 00:07:27.600 --> 00:07:29.720 Part of a larger effort to bring green energy to 108 00:07:29.759 --> 00:07:32.360 a country that's one of the world's fastest growing per 109 00:07:32.399 --> 00:07:37.399 capita greenhouse gas admitters. Again, that's a policy I guess 110 00:07:37.759 --> 00:07:44.839 that the Biden administration believed in, but I think the 111 00:07:44.959 --> 00:07:49.720 Trump administration is more than justified to point that out. 112 00:07:51.000 --> 00:07:56.839 Here's one forty seven thousand dollars for transgender opera in Colombia. Again, 113 00:07:56.879 --> 00:07:59.720 the Washing Post says this is wrong. USAID did not 114 00:07:59.759 --> 00:08:02.720 fund this. The White House appears to be referring to 115 00:08:02.759 --> 00:08:06.759 a twenty five thousand dollars State Department grant to Univasadad 116 00:08:07.160 --> 00:08:10.079 de los Andes in Bogata to stage and opera as 117 00:08:10.120 --> 00:08:13.439 one composed by Laura Kaminski, an American. The rest of 118 00:08:13.480 --> 00:08:17.839 the money came from other sources. According to Wanna Montsalva, 119 00:08:18.519 --> 00:08:21.000 the lead actress in the Columbian performances, what are we 120 00:08:21.079 --> 00:08:24.800 doing spending money and thirty two thousand dollars for a 121 00:08:24.800 --> 00:08:26.399 transgender comic book in Peru. 122 00:08:26.560 --> 00:08:27.160 This is wrong. 123 00:08:27.720 --> 00:08:31.279 USA did not fund this. It was not specifically transgender. Instead, 124 00:08:31.319 --> 00:08:34.279 the grant says the State Department provided thirty two thousand 125 00:08:34.320 --> 00:08:38.159 dollars under the guys of public diplomacy to Peru's Education 126 00:08:38.240 --> 00:08:41.279 department to cover expenses to produce a tailor made comic 127 00:08:41.279 --> 00:08:46.000 book featuring an LGBTQ plus hero to address social and 128 00:08:46.600 --> 00:08:52.679 mental health issues. The Post article goes on, and the 129 00:08:52.799 --> 00:08:57.639 point is well, two million dollars for sex changes and 130 00:08:57.960 --> 00:09:04.360 lgbt activist i me in Guatemala. The Post says this 131 00:09:04.440 --> 00:09:08.600 is misleading, as it suggests USA arranged for sex chases 132 00:09:08.879 --> 00:09:12.639 for sex changes. The three year grant to a Guatemalan 133 00:09:12.919 --> 00:09:18.440 lgbt Q t i Q plus organization was to strengthen 134 00:09:18.480 --> 00:09:22.440 transled organizations to deliver gender affirming healthcare. 135 00:09:23.679 --> 00:09:31.720 Et cetera. The point is that this is this is legitimate. 136 00:09:33.240 --> 00:09:37.399 Policies of one administration versus the other. Now, you may 137 00:09:37.399 --> 00:09:43.720 support those policies, but when the Trump administration says we're 138 00:09:43.720 --> 00:09:47.720 going to stop those policies, how do you keep them going. 139 00:09:48.360 --> 00:09:53.200 I don't know. It just seems to me that when 140 00:09:53.200 --> 00:09:56.159 a new administration comes in policies are going to change, 141 00:09:57.240 --> 00:10:00.639 and I think that the Trump administration would be advised 142 00:10:01.600 --> 00:10:07.679 to basically get their act together so they are not criticized, 143 00:10:08.080 --> 00:10:13.519 find the abuses that they perceive exist, and make sure 144 00:10:13.559 --> 00:10:20.080 that you're accurate citing the amount of money, citing what 145 00:10:20.120 --> 00:10:22.120 the money was to be used, what the money was 146 00:10:22.159 --> 00:10:26.919 to be used for, and citing the agency that provided 147 00:10:26.960 --> 00:10:33.080 the money. That's pretty simple. It just is so interesting 148 00:10:33.440 --> 00:10:35.519 in my mind that there is this. 149 00:10:35.480 --> 00:10:38.840 Fight going on over this. 150 00:10:40.000 --> 00:10:45.639 If Elon Musk can find substantial savings and can find 151 00:10:45.799 --> 00:10:50.039 fraud and waste in Social Security and find out that 152 00:10:50.759 --> 00:10:55.600 there are somehow people's identities who are long since dead, 153 00:10:56.200 --> 00:10:59.120 this is what he claimed today. But again, you don't 154 00:10:59.159 --> 00:11:02.240 make those claims off the top of your head. You 155 00:11:02.360 --> 00:11:10.120 make those claims backed up by evidence and by you know, support. 156 00:11:11.960 --> 00:11:15.720 And that's what's going on once again the Trump administration, 157 00:11:16.039 --> 00:11:20.879 in its efforts to change things, some of the things which. 158 00:11:20.720 --> 00:11:24.639 Need to be changed, Do it right, Do it right? 159 00:11:26.279 --> 00:11:27.279 That's that is. 160 00:11:27.279 --> 00:11:33.600 The frustration that that I have as someone who looks 161 00:11:33.679 --> 00:11:37.639 at the Trump administration and so, okay, this, these are 162 00:11:37.679 --> 00:11:41.240 things we should not be spending taxpayer money on. Maybe 163 00:11:41.240 --> 00:11:44.399 there's small amounts of money, a few million dollars here, 164 00:11:44.440 --> 00:11:46.440 a few million dollars there, but that eventually adds them 165 00:11:46.480 --> 00:11:50.559 in some real money. And also, if they are policy 166 00:11:50.600 --> 00:11:57.879 positions that Trump supporters he was elected president, disagrees with, 167 00:11:58.519 --> 00:12:01.440 they should change, just as if there's a Democratic president 168 00:12:01.480 --> 00:12:05.039 who gets elected at some point, then the Republicans are 169 00:12:05.039 --> 00:12:07.279 on the other side of the field. They can criticize, 170 00:12:07.399 --> 00:12:10.480 but they can't change. That's my position. I'd love to 171 00:12:10.519 --> 00:12:13.399 know what yours is. Six one seven, four ten thirty 172 00:12:13.440 --> 00:12:16.120 six one seven, nine three one ten thirty. If you're 173 00:12:16.159 --> 00:12:19.600 going to advocate for change, if you're going to try 174 00:12:19.639 --> 00:12:22.039 to make the case to the American people that these 175 00:12:22.120 --> 00:12:29.200 are excesses, philosophical excesses that have no legitimate purpose or function, 176 00:12:30.000 --> 00:12:34.639 make the case, but make the case correctly, make it effectively, 177 00:12:35.080 --> 00:12:36.399 and make it accurately. 178 00:12:37.039 --> 00:12:38.639 We'll be back on Nightside right after this. 179 00:12:39.480 --> 00:12:42.639 Now back to Dan Ray live from the Window World 180 00:12:42.759 --> 00:12:45.919 Nightside Studios on WBZ News Radio. 181 00:12:47.159 --> 00:12:49.200 All right, let's go to a phone call six one seven, 182 00:12:49.679 --> 00:12:54.120 four to ten thirty. Again, this is an interesting issue 183 00:12:54.159 --> 00:12:54.399 to me. 184 00:12:55.039 --> 00:12:58.000 It is a political issue at this point. Uh. 185 00:12:58.039 --> 00:13:04.120 It was fascinating to watch elon Musk hold Forth today 186 00:13:04.559 --> 00:13:12.519 in the Oval Office. It's it's really I think we're 187 00:13:12.519 --> 00:13:14.519 gonna have a lot to talk about in the weeks ahead. 188 00:13:14.679 --> 00:13:17.000 Jose in Belmont, Joe, next time, first off this hour, 189 00:13:17.120 --> 00:13:19.000 night side, Joe, thanks for calling in, go right ahead. 190 00:13:19.360 --> 00:13:23.360 You're welcome. Dan. What do you think Elon musk Is 191 00:13:23.559 --> 00:13:25.279 five greatest weaknesses? 192 00:13:26.600 --> 00:13:28.919 I don't know Elon Musk enough to know that. I 193 00:13:30.480 --> 00:13:31.240 really don't know. 194 00:13:31.480 --> 00:13:34.200 What do you think his five weaknesses are? 195 00:13:34.840 --> 00:13:38.960 Well, some people, I mean some people say he's a genius, 196 00:13:39.440 --> 00:13:41.799 but I would think he is a genius. 197 00:13:42.039 --> 00:13:44.480 I think he is a genius because you know, there's 198 00:13:44.559 --> 00:13:47.159 not too many people who have been able to accomplish 199 00:13:47.639 --> 00:13:50.480 in the other times when he's already accomplished. 200 00:13:51.000 --> 00:13:53.200 But I don't want to be taken down the road 201 00:13:53.279 --> 00:13:55.519 and fools by him. I would like some of your 202 00:13:55.600 --> 00:13:59.519 callers to criticize and so we could find out what 203 00:13:59.639 --> 00:14:00.879 is we are. 204 00:14:02.320 --> 00:14:03.919 Well. I don't know that he I mean, I don't 205 00:14:03.919 --> 00:14:07.960 know what he has. I have no idea, you know. 206 00:14:08.039 --> 00:14:11.279 All I know is that that he's what the wealthiest 207 00:14:11.759 --> 00:14:14.960 person in the world, which probably means he's not the 208 00:14:15.039 --> 00:14:19.279 dumbest person in the world. He's probably pretty smart. He's 209 00:14:19.519 --> 00:14:23.279 he's a guy that that that sends some rocket ships 210 00:14:23.320 --> 00:14:26.919 into space and and brings them back to be reused. 211 00:14:26.960 --> 00:14:29.200 That's pretty good. So yeah, but. 212 00:14:30.759 --> 00:14:34.000 Dan, no man has one hundred percent of the truth, 213 00:14:34.159 --> 00:14:35.279 not even me or you. 214 00:14:37.120 --> 00:14:39.159 Well, you don't need one hundred percent of the truth. 215 00:14:39.240 --> 00:14:43.559 I think that that all of us oftentimes look at 216 00:14:44.080 --> 00:14:47.840 issues and it's our interpretation of what the truth is. 217 00:14:48.559 --> 00:14:50.480 You know, I might walk out today and say, it's 218 00:14:50.519 --> 00:14:53.919 an absolutely beautiful day. The snow is in the ground, 219 00:14:54.000 --> 00:14:57.679 the trees are sparkling, and you might look at me 220 00:14:57.720 --> 00:14:59.840 and say, what are you talking about. It's it's tend 221 00:14:59.840 --> 00:15:03.200 to it's a brutally cold day. 222 00:15:03.600 --> 00:15:07.720 So but say, but what I'm saying by that is, 223 00:15:07.799 --> 00:15:10.799 you know, one hundred percent of the truth is you 224 00:15:10.840 --> 00:15:15.240 know that we're all human and we can make mistakes, 225 00:15:15.240 --> 00:15:16.759 and so conn of Elon Musk. 226 00:15:18.240 --> 00:15:20.399 I think you're right, Joe. We'll see what We'll see 227 00:15:20.399 --> 00:15:22.480 how he does appreciate you, Carl, thank you very much. 228 00:15:22.639 --> 00:15:24.840 Let me go next to Scott in Newton. Scott, go 229 00:15:24.960 --> 00:15:27.039 right ahead. I think we're in. It was in a 230 00:15:27.080 --> 00:15:31.600 deep philosophical discussion there with Joe and I hope you 231 00:15:31.600 --> 00:15:33.720 can bring it back to the to the topic at hand. 232 00:15:34.639 --> 00:15:35.320 Yes, I can. 233 00:15:36.360 --> 00:15:36.559 Dan. 234 00:15:37.039 --> 00:15:39.000 You know I've been calling you off and on at 235 00:15:39.039 --> 00:15:42.279 different subjects that you have, But you know, I just 236 00:15:42.360 --> 00:15:44.919 I feel like, you know, Eli must to go back 237 00:15:44.919 --> 00:15:47.519 to what he was saying. He's looking at what he 238 00:15:47.600 --> 00:15:50.840 gets for information and he's going through it. I mean, 239 00:15:50.879 --> 00:15:53.200 I don't see that he has anything to gain from it, 240 00:15:53.600 --> 00:15:56.720 but he's trying to help get this country back on track. 241 00:15:57.480 --> 00:16:00.759 And you know, he's a very smart man. And I 242 00:16:00.759 --> 00:16:03.279 also heard Erny Fox say one time, if I'm the smartest, 243 00:16:03.320 --> 00:16:05.879 if I'm the smartest guy in the room, then you 244 00:16:05.919 --> 00:16:09.279 know there's a problem, you know what I mean. And 245 00:16:09.279 --> 00:16:11.360 that's why darl was looking for other people to help. 246 00:16:11.440 --> 00:16:14.639 And Rama swear me I love saying his name, and 247 00:16:15.240 --> 00:16:21.600 you know Ramaswami, right, I love saying my name. Those 248 00:16:21.639 --> 00:16:23.360 guys are trying to get us back on track to 249 00:16:23.360 --> 00:16:26.360 where we used to be, and Biden has just trash 250 00:16:26.440 --> 00:16:30.240 baged this country and walked away. And I just I 251 00:16:30.279 --> 00:16:32.720 feel like Trump is probably gonna go down as one 252 00:16:32.759 --> 00:16:35.639 of the greatest presidents we ever had or have. 253 00:16:36.559 --> 00:16:39.440 And you know it's a little early, it's a little 254 00:16:39.440 --> 00:16:45.159 early to tell, but yeah. I mean he has an opportunity. 255 00:16:45.200 --> 00:16:48.600 He will see what happens. I mean today he had 256 00:16:48.639 --> 00:16:52.639 the the King of Jordan in the in the Oval 257 00:16:52.679 --> 00:16:58.000 office after his visit up here to the State House yesterday. 258 00:17:00.080 --> 00:17:03.879 There's there's just so much stuff to talk about, and 259 00:17:04.240 --> 00:17:06.160 I just what I want to try to do is 260 00:17:06.279 --> 00:17:08.920 try to figure this out as best we can. 261 00:17:10.000 --> 00:17:14.480 But I think that eventually most Americans are reasonable people. 262 00:17:16.960 --> 00:17:17.240 You know. 263 00:17:17.640 --> 00:17:23.680 There's there's all sorts of stuff here that that I'm 264 00:17:23.720 --> 00:17:28.839 looking at. I I'm trying to figure out what is accurate. 265 00:17:29.200 --> 00:17:33.759 So when we talk about these these different reports about 266 00:17:33.799 --> 00:17:36.079 giving this to this country to do this or that 267 00:17:36.200 --> 00:17:39.000 country to do that, I just wanted to be nailed 268 00:17:39.000 --> 00:17:41.640 down because I think that if we lose, if we 269 00:17:41.720 --> 00:17:48.079 lose the conversation here, we'll we'll never be able to 270 00:17:48.079 --> 00:17:52.440 straighten things out here. There's one here that talks about 271 00:17:52.640 --> 00:17:56.160 a USA spending twenty million dollars on a new sesame 272 00:17:56.200 --> 00:18:01.720 street show in Iraq. I don't know why we're spending 273 00:18:02.759 --> 00:18:03.599 a twenty. 274 00:18:06.279 --> 00:18:09.599 Yeah, yeah, I don't know. It's great. 275 00:18:11.680 --> 00:18:13.880 And it's just like I don't know, fifty million dollars 276 00:18:13.880 --> 00:18:17.759 for condoms. I write, how many condoms was fifty million 277 00:18:17.799 --> 00:18:21.559 buy You know what, It's just ridiculous money going out 278 00:18:21.599 --> 00:18:24.039 the door that doesn't need to happen, and there's a 279 00:18:24.079 --> 00:18:24.480 lot of it. 280 00:18:24.839 --> 00:18:26.839 But but I want what I'm trying to say is 281 00:18:26.839 --> 00:18:30.079 I just want to make sure that what we're talking 282 00:18:30.119 --> 00:18:31.200 about is reality. 283 00:18:32.880 --> 00:18:34.240 Do you remember. 284 00:18:35.359 --> 00:18:38.480 There was a I always use this as an example, 285 00:18:40.240 --> 00:18:43.920 the great George Plimpton. Do you know who George Plimpton was? 286 00:18:44.079 --> 00:18:47.640 He was a sports writer and all that, so he 287 00:18:47.720 --> 00:18:50.319 was able to work with I think it was Sports 288 00:18:50.359 --> 00:18:55.880 Illustrated magazine and he did a piece about a picture 289 00:18:56.880 --> 00:18:58.759 who no one had ever heard of, put him on 290 00:18:58.799 --> 00:18:59.160 the cover. 291 00:18:59.240 --> 00:18:59.839 It was it was. 292 00:19:00.119 --> 00:19:04.599 It was a prank about I think that the name 293 00:19:04.640 --> 00:19:07.519 they gave the picture was Sid Finch and he could 294 00:19:07.519 --> 00:19:09.359 throw the ball like one hundred and ten miles in 295 00:19:09.480 --> 00:19:10.279 irony strike. 296 00:19:10.519 --> 00:19:12.000 That I heard that, you remember? 297 00:19:12.160 --> 00:19:14.960 And it was a put on? I okay, but everybody 298 00:19:15.039 --> 00:19:18.519 knew it was. Everyone laughed at it because it was. 299 00:19:19.039 --> 00:19:21.119 Some people fell for it, some people didn't. It was 300 00:19:21.200 --> 00:19:23.559 kind of it was a put on. Well, we're not 301 00:19:23.680 --> 00:19:26.960 talking about putting putting put ons here. Let's find out 302 00:19:27.279 --> 00:19:30.920 where the waste is if it exists, and let's find 303 00:19:30.960 --> 00:19:34.319 out why you spent on and let's be accurate about it. 304 00:19:34.440 --> 00:19:39.039 The government, the Trump administration has the responsibility to be accurate. 305 00:19:39.319 --> 00:19:40.160 That's all I'm saying. 306 00:19:41.160 --> 00:19:44.559 Yeah, I agree completely, but like, where where would the 307 00:19:44.680 --> 00:19:47.519 lie come from? They're coming from a lie because like 308 00:19:48.079 --> 00:19:51.000 you know that they're giving money the countries and they 309 00:19:51.119 --> 00:19:52.960 give it to them and they don't know where it's going, 310 00:19:53.039 --> 00:19:55.400 how they're going to trace the money. But they're just 311 00:19:55.400 --> 00:19:57.960 looking at the checks that are going out and I go, 312 00:19:58.079 --> 00:19:58.440 what's this? 313 00:19:59.200 --> 00:19:59.400 You know? 314 00:19:59.559 --> 00:20:03.119 Uh, it's just it's so incredible the things that are 315 00:20:03.119 --> 00:20:05.839 going on. And every day you see something else new 316 00:20:06.039 --> 00:20:08.440 with Trump, like he got that guy back from Russia. 317 00:20:08.599 --> 00:20:11.799 And the day before Sat he told, you know, the 318 00:20:12.359 --> 00:20:14.480 Gaza that you know, they got un till Saturday at 319 00:20:14.480 --> 00:20:15.160 twelve o'clock. 320 00:20:15.640 --> 00:20:22.599 And that's what we probably the the the ultimatum to 321 00:20:22.680 --> 00:20:26.319 Hamas that by Saturday at noontime. I assume he means 322 00:20:26.440 --> 00:20:28.400 our time. Maybe he means some asster's time. 323 00:20:28.440 --> 00:20:31.960 I don't know, Oh, get Saturday anyway, you know? 324 00:20:32.319 --> 00:20:33.960 Right, No, no, no, no, I'm with you. I'm with you. 325 00:20:34.000 --> 00:20:38.839 And what I'm saying is that's okay. Now he's he's he's. 326 00:20:38.720 --> 00:20:40.599 One of those he's he did one of those things 327 00:20:40.599 --> 00:20:44.319 where if this doesn't happen, this will happen. So he's 328 00:20:44.440 --> 00:20:48.039 kind of back himself into a corner. But yeah, yeah, 329 00:20:48.039 --> 00:20:50.359 who supports someone. We'll see what happens. We'll probably talk 330 00:20:50.359 --> 00:20:52.920 about that tomorrow night, to be really honest with you, right, 331 00:20:53.400 --> 00:20:59.039 But like his comments about taking over Gaza, he's he 332 00:20:59.200 --> 00:21:01.279 started to kind of backslide on that a little bit, 333 00:21:01.319 --> 00:21:03.240 but then today say no, he says we're taking over. 334 00:21:03.359 --> 00:21:05.880 We're not buying it, We're gonna We're gonna take it. 335 00:21:06.440 --> 00:21:09.400 You know. Uh, I don't know how. 336 00:21:09.680 --> 00:21:11.160 I don't know how it does anything. 337 00:21:11.680 --> 00:21:12.079 For sure. 338 00:21:13.759 --> 00:21:16.559 I don't know how he's gonna do it. Uh unless 339 00:21:18.759 --> 00:21:19.359 I don't know. 340 00:21:19.519 --> 00:21:22.400 I mean, it's so incredible all the things that are 341 00:21:22.440 --> 00:21:22.759 going on. 342 00:21:23.160 --> 00:21:26.559 I'm saying, well, he's got he's got twenty balls in 343 00:21:26.599 --> 00:21:28.880 the air or fifty balls in the air. And I 344 00:21:28.920 --> 00:21:32.480 hope that that I hope he can back up what 345 00:21:32.640 --> 00:21:33.119 he says. 346 00:21:33.519 --> 00:21:36.599 That's all, you know. 347 00:21:36.720 --> 00:21:39.079 We'll tell. All right, Scott, keep calling the show. 348 00:21:39.079 --> 00:21:44.839 I appreciate the audience, Boston loved to everyone, all right. 349 00:21:45.079 --> 00:21:47.519 I like that, Thanks Scott, that's a positive. Thank you. Much. 350 00:21:48.039 --> 00:21:49.960 Talk to you soon. Take a break. News at the 351 00:21:49.960 --> 00:21:51.519 bottom of the arrow. Let's keep it rolling. 352 00:21:51.519 --> 00:21:51.640 Here. 353 00:21:51.720 --> 00:21:55.920 The only line that is opening six, one, seven nine. 354 00:21:58.279 --> 00:22:03.240 You're on night Side with Dan on Boston's news radio. 355 00:22:04.200 --> 00:22:06.039 All right, let's get to the phones. We've got full 356 00:22:06.079 --> 00:22:09.680 lines here. Interest people, interest. Let's go from to Jamie 357 00:22:09.680 --> 00:22:12.319 and Worcester. Jamie and Worcester, you're next on Nightsig right, 358 00:22:14.200 --> 00:22:17.160 hear me, Dan, I can hear you find Jamie? What's 359 00:22:17.160 --> 00:22:18.119 on your mind? 360 00:22:18.799 --> 00:22:22.559 Well, I don't well the whole hate but. 361 00:22:22.680 --> 00:22:27.359 Elon Musk and all he's doing. Isn't he not getting 362 00:22:27.359 --> 00:22:27.839 paid for this? 363 00:22:29.759 --> 00:22:31.480 I don't think he has to get paid. I think 364 00:22:31.640 --> 00:22:33.200 I think he's he's okay. 365 00:22:32.839 --> 00:22:37.680 Financial Yeah, I don't think Trump. 366 00:22:37.720 --> 00:22:41.319 By the way, I don't think Trump accepts a salary 367 00:22:41.359 --> 00:22:47.119 as president. I believe that various groups and organizations. Yeah, 368 00:22:47.200 --> 00:22:49.160 so that would be surprised. It would surprise me if 369 00:22:49.240 --> 00:22:51.079 if if Musk was being paid. 370 00:22:51.119 --> 00:22:53.759 To be honest with you, so this is just all 371 00:22:53.839 --> 00:22:56.759 a volunteer thing on muskcot He's just doing it for 372 00:22:56.799 --> 00:22:59.079 the So if he's not getting here's a lot money 373 00:22:59.079 --> 00:23:02.359 for it, then let's mean he really has a concern 374 00:23:02.480 --> 00:23:03.759 for help in the country. 375 00:23:03.880 --> 00:23:05.880 I mean, that's my perspective. 376 00:23:06.559 --> 00:23:08.839 I would hope, I would hope he does, and I 377 00:23:08.839 --> 00:23:12.440 would hope you're right on it. And I just hope 378 00:23:12.440 --> 00:23:16.319 that whatever the trumpet, you know, the Trump administration may 379 00:23:16.359 --> 00:23:21.079 have the best intentions, I just want to make sure 380 00:23:21.279 --> 00:23:28.400 that they they implement those intentions intelligently, because if they 381 00:23:28.480 --> 00:23:34.160 make mistakes, the story will will no longer be the 382 00:23:34.200 --> 00:23:38.240 good intentions or the intentions, it will be the mistakes made. 383 00:23:38.440 --> 00:23:42.240 And that's all. That's really what I'm trying to say. 384 00:23:42.279 --> 00:23:44.279 And if you're going to put out a list of 385 00:23:44.920 --> 00:23:52.119 let's say, dumb donations to various and sundry groups, make 386 00:23:52.160 --> 00:23:55.279 sure that make sure you got your facts straight, be accurate, 387 00:23:55.400 --> 00:23:59.559 you know, be professional. Don't allow people to nitpick and 388 00:23:59.599 --> 00:24:01.519 say you wrong on this and you're wrong, and that 389 00:24:01.519 --> 00:24:04.960 that's all I'm saying. Just you know, be professional, do 390 00:24:05.039 --> 00:24:06.200 it right, take your time. 391 00:24:06.640 --> 00:24:07.640 That's all right. 392 00:24:08.160 --> 00:24:09.319 No, I agree with that. 393 00:24:09.680 --> 00:24:12.839 And also he has to make all the decisions himself. 394 00:24:12.880 --> 00:24:16.240 He's got a super team, and he hired like the 395 00:24:16.279 --> 00:24:20.640 little avengers you know that are working with him, that 396 00:24:20.720 --> 00:24:22.839 are giving him information. So I don't think he's making 397 00:24:23.000 --> 00:24:26.920 all these decisions himself. He's got help around him. 398 00:24:27.000 --> 00:24:30.000 You know, well, well today, well the help to him 399 00:24:30.079 --> 00:24:34.839 you're talking about here, I believe is Elon Musk, because 400 00:24:34.880 --> 00:24:37.519 he's the one who I believe hired this group of 401 00:24:37.559 --> 00:24:42.799