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The Financial Guys
A highlight from The Political Strategy Behind Open Borders with George Papadopoulos
"But you need the right leadership. The Biden administration clearly has an agenda to reshape America in a form that makes it unrecognizable. I think if Trump does not get elected, or at least a Republican leader who does not, who has, who does not have those populist, economic nationalist ideas, America will never be the same. USA, home of the brave. Ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests, and my fellow citizens, America's comeback starts right now. From the land of the free and the brave. USA, I love my country. All right, welcome back to Financial Guys podcast here on the Financial Guys media network. Mike Sbarrozza in studio for another exclusive interview today. We have George Papadopoulos joining us. This is, I think, his second time on the show, so we're looking forward to talking to him again. It's been a little bit. George, how are you? Doing great, Mike. Thanks a lot for having me. Thank you for coming on. So I'm gonna start, we're recording this on 9 -11, so I'm gonna start there. Obviously, a very, very sad, tragic day in American history. And, you know, I think the one thing I keep saying is, one thing that did come from 9 -11 was the country uniting and coming together in that moment. On, you know, 9 -12, 9 -13, 9 -14, and 2001, and very, for many years after that, America was stronger than ever and came together. I think that's one thing to look at with that day. Obviously, such a tragic, horrible day, but where were you? What were your thoughts about 9 -11? Yeah, no, it's incredible how many years have passed. I was actually a freshman in high school, I think, in biology class. It's one of those moments that I don't think anybody around the world will ever forget where they were. And I actually had some families who were directly affected in my high school. Even though I grew up in Chicago, their parents were working in New York in the trade centers at the time. And, you know, to learn later that some parents had actually been killed in the attack, you know, of course, affected my high school and me personally because it made it very real. And then, like you said, there was this rally around the flag effect. Of course, Americans united. It was a beautiful moment. We saw what happened with Mayor Giuliani at Yankee Stadium, with President Bush. You know, it was just an incredible moment. It was surreal, it was sad. It was patriotic, and it really changed our history.
The Hugh Hewitt Show: Highly Concentrated
Judge Amul Thapar Has a Terrific New Book
"To know, you were appointed to district court by President Bush in 2007. You went on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals as President Trump's first nominee in 2017. You are the first federal circuit court of South Asian descent. I, however, want people to know mostly, you're a fine writer in your opinions, and I didn't expect this book. I think I wrote you when I first got the review copy. I thought you wanted to be on the Supreme Court someday. Is it smart for judges to write books at all? Don't you want to hide? Probably not, Hugh, but you know, it was just too good a topic to put down, and Justice Scalia always said that we have an obligation to fly the flag. No one in the academy is teaching originalism. No one outside is teaching originalism, and I thought it important to take the next step. Justice Scalia was so good at getting law students and lawyers to understand originalism. I thought it was more important for me to get the American public to understand originalism. I've always prided myself on writing so that everyday people can understand and not trying to hide behind legalese, and I thought I could do that, and then once I started studying Justice Thomas's opinions, it just flowed. It was easy. He made it easy.
Mike Gallagher Podcast
"president bush" Discussed on Mike Gallagher Podcast
"Soon as the question was thrown to this guy, I thought, ain't no way Richard Engel is going to give any credit whatsoever to Donald Trump as you're about to hear. I was right. This trip is aimed at boosting the confidence of the Ukrainian people, giving support to the Ukrainian government, but it is also clearly a message to Vladimir Putin. If Vladimir Putin had his way, he would have been in Kyiv today. He would have been celebrating his victory, taking over this country, incorporating it into Russia. Instead, Ukraine still stands, keep is still free. It is still controlled by the government, and we had President Biden there saying that the United States will continue to support Ukraine's democratic government for as long as it takes. Multiple messages today. Can you put this in perspective? How different is Biden's visit than other presidential trips to war zones? Very different. I've seen quite a few of these over the years, president Bush going to arrest. He goes right to president Bush visits Iraq. Now, why would you go to president Bush go back a few cycles? Instead of mentioning right off the bat, 45, the immediate predecessor to grandpa Joe because that's how they are. They really want to erase Donald Trump's presidency. And heaven forbid he comes back, right? As far as they're concerned, yeah, I mean, he just visited troops in Afghanistan. Remember, Thanksgiving in 2019. That would be the example you'd give. No, no, no, no. Richard Engel, a president Bush comes to mind. Yes, yes, yes. What about FDR? Calvin Coolidge made some trips. How about that?
Mike Gallagher Podcast
Richard Engel Omits President Trump's Visit to Afghanistan
"Soon as the question was thrown to this guy, I thought, ain't no way Richard Engel is going to give any credit whatsoever to Donald Trump as you're about to hear. I was right. This trip is aimed at boosting the confidence of the Ukrainian people, giving support to the Ukrainian government, but it is also clearly a message to Vladimir Putin. If Vladimir Putin had his way, he would have been in Kyiv today. He would have been celebrating his victory, taking over this country, incorporating it into Russia. Instead, Ukraine still stands, keep is still free. It is still controlled by the government, and we had President Biden there saying that the United States will continue to support Ukraine's democratic government for as long as it takes. Multiple messages today. Can you put this in perspective? How different is Biden's visit than other presidential trips to war zones? Very different. I've seen quite a few of these over the years, president Bush going to arrest. He goes right to president Bush visits Iraq. Now, why would you go to president Bush go back a few cycles? Instead of mentioning right off the bat, 45, the immediate predecessor to grandpa Joe because that's how they are. They really want to erase Donald Trump's presidency. And heaven forbid he comes back, right? As far as they're concerned, yeah, I mean, he just visited troops in Afghanistan. Remember, Thanksgiving in 2019. That would be the example you'd give. No, no, no, no. Richard Engel, a president Bush comes to mind. Yes, yes, yes. What about FDR? Calvin Coolidge made some trips. How about that?
The Dan Bongino Show
Kyle Seraphin: Moral Principles Versus Excuting Orders
"Do you think it even occurs to them that their partaking in an act that's so overtly political and as a chance to change the politics in the United States moving forward for the negative What do you think they're saying that Merrick Garland a DoJ Hey maybe this isn't a good idea or is it just we're going to be loyal little soldiers here and do what you tell us to do I don't want to speculate on anyone else's motivation I know what I look at I've got friends that I don't speak to after that I assume they were part of it It's like I don't know what happened but you guys forgot to throw the BS flag on that You asked me to go raid president Obama's house You asked me to go rate president Bush's house It's not happening It's not happening I'm not doing that And I'm going to probably be pretty vocal That's probably going to be my last day It's not going to happen So we had a lot of people that said yes And I think that so much compliance got done We talked briefly Here's what all kind of shares my last kind of concern Every single FBI agent has to go to the Holocaust museum for a full day When we're in the academy And they have a special program I don't know if you've ever been to it but it's well worth your time If you're a law enforcement officer you should definitely go Go through the Holocaust museum and see the piece they do for law enforcement specific It's a walking tour It's looking through the lens of how did this atrocity take place And the only way it takes place is minor government officials are on board and local law enforcement and state law enforcement and federal law enforcement has to say yes Because if anybody refuses to get with the program it doesn't happen And the answer I'm just following orders the Nuremberg piece it doesn't it doesn't fly We know better That's the whole point of history We're supposed to be able to see that That's why every agent has to go to that day We're supposed to know that if they ask you to do something that's illegal immoral or unethical following orders is not an excuse It's not an excuse for me You can't tell me to go get a vaccine that I'm not going to go get It goes against my mole principles I'm not doing it You can do whatever comes next You can ask me to do a search warrant that's not right I'm not going to go do it because it fundamentally changes the fabric of this country
Mark Levin
California State Rep. Ro Khanna: 'The Border Is Secure'
"Representative ro Khanna Democrat California represents Silicon Valley What about this border as John right By the way John Roberts is a great reporter That whole team is terrific Just terrific Cut 12 go Is the border secure I recognize their voices Senator Manchin and representing queer Look I think we can do more to secure the border but what that looks like It's secure but we can make it secure I'm sorry congressman how is it secure when 2.35 million people by the 31st of this month will have come across the border illegally Well there are more border agents down there in my view by the numbers than we're even there under president Obama or president Bush So but why is it not secure Let's have an honest conversation One of the reasons is you have employers here saying come come work for us Congressman congressman You have employers who say that doesn't answer the question Why don't you have a wall up there and why isn't the wall Built and why isn't the border secure
Game of Crimes
"president bush" Discussed on Game of Crimes
"To the swift system. In mister Murphy knows what that is. If you have access to that, you can follow money over the world. And because we had access to that Morgan, we were able to trace the money. For example, traced $2 million to Russia to the national fisheries bank. Two embassy members for the Iraq and the Russian embassy went to the bank after Saddam was captured and made a withdrawal in needless to say they're not with us today. They paid the ultimate price for taking it 2 million bucks. But we traced monies, you name it United States, Canada, Philippines, South America. All over the world, it was we had the key. And we used the key well. Yeah, like swift is basically an messaging system right. So you can track everything and that's why I don't remember when president Bush came out and they talked about swift. A lot of people had no idea what that really was. A lot of people don't realize how the financial transactions move around the world. Where is the most, I guess there would be no life. Where's the most shocking place you found money being taken, you know, or transferred to, but clearly, I mean, you've got Russia is they were friends of Saddam. I mean, there's no, it's very clear that they were friends of theirs. What about Iran? What about some other nations we would consider state sponsors the terrorism? Definitely not Iran. Why not because they got into the fight, but my question was that that would be shocking if any money. You know, showed up and Iran. Right. A lot of the money went to Syria, Morgan, a lot of the money went there. But one of the things which and we kind of hit upon this when I, when you were going to show the flow chart, but one of the things that is so important, Iraq had unbelievable ability to set up front companies. And they set up front companies throughout the world. And one of the letters which we obtained during the barzan search warrant, I found a letter in his file that he wrote to Saddam, and he talked about the setting up of Mike accounts in front companies and also placing monies in individuals that had no idea that the money was ever in their name.
Mark Levin
Alan Dershowitz: We Can Make Legislative Solutions to Elections
"Anything And we don't see any of these comparisons being made between one party and the other Jamie you're asking who served in this committee tried to stop the election of president Trump I try to stop the election of president Bush I brought a lawsuit on behalf of the voters of Palm Beach county because they because of the butterfly ballot they voted for Pat Buchanan These were Jewish voters who go to a Patrick Harris about the least favorite candidate among Jews because they screwed up on the ballot So I brought lawsuits Am I committing crimes The American legal system permission to this And there isn't a word in this legislative hearing about what to do in the future We should set up an election commission the way Israel has an election commission in England some other countries have election commissions If you have a complaint you go to the commission the commission is nonpolitical with consistent university presidents ministers scientists people who have no party affiliation and they decide whether the election is fair We can make legislative solutions to this but nobody cares about the future People only care about pointing fingers Yeah the future They want to prevent the election of Trump That's the future But they don't want to change the law They don't want to improve the law They don't want to legislate some of these problems away All they want to do is expose and finger point It's an abusive legislative process It's an abuse of the constitution It's an abusive or system of checks and balances
Bloomberg Radio New York
"president bush" Discussed on Bloomberg Radio New York
"To banking and sectoral sanctions on oil and gas would need to have South Korea and Japan who also buy gas from Russia LNG et cetera But it's also strategically very fraught because it pushes Russia into the hog of the Chinese and creates the Beijing Moscow access which is not a good thing for anybody We know that there needs to be more diplomatic moves from both sides What kind of likelihood do you think there would be that we would see an in person summit in the future between the presidents It is likely if Putin is not dead set on invading Ukraine I think President Biden and president Putin and their teams need to work on security arrangements in Europe We actually did have pretty decent security arrangements under Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan after president Bush senior And Clinton and for Celsius and under Putin the security system was dismantled Russia came with new demands to be a dominant power in Europe which by the way the Soviet Union and the Russian Empire were before that for over 200 years So a security dialog with Russia is quite possible and probably is necessary Giving up our support of Ukraine or future options for Ukrainian security including its membership and is probably not on the agenda right now How much momentum has there been from the western side to strengthen those relations with Ukraine and to in a sense threaten Russia It's not a threat to Russia Russia is today questioning the right of Ukraine to exist as a nation state It's I would say near genocidal Ukrainian people are not the Russian people despite what president Putin said at many occasions Ukrainian borders were defined a hundred years ago in 1922.
National Prayer Chapel, Pilgrim's Progress
"president bush" Discussed on National Prayer Chapel, Pilgrim's Progress
"Serpent but it will not happen overnight. I watched in my lifetime as slowly. This plague of babylon has become more and more manifest in our western culture. In america i noticed that the first generation of those who received jesus christ are often extremely fervent and given over to the lord the second generation it begins to die out in their hearts. And if there's not a new infusion of righteousness they will be lukewarm and then the third generation comes and most third generation. Christians are so attracted to babylon that they don't even know if they're christians. Yeah maybe no. I really haven't made a decision. Those are usually third-generation people who followed in the steps of grandma and grandpa only so much as to live in the luxury of babylon. But they don't really want. Jesus and by the time you get to the fifth or six generation all righteousness on and they are totally subsumed into the culture of babylon if there is not a great awakening and this is why throughout history there have been great awakenings of the lord that have come that have turned the hearts of third and fourth and fifth generation. Christian that are no longer christian that have turned them back and in broke goodness in repentance and today the church in america is dead state. It's not alive. It's not filled with the spirit of god. It's not earnest and desiring to study the word and to seek the face of jesus read this for you. Revelation the thirteenth chapter chapter and the dragon stood on the shore of the sea. We know that the dragon is referred to here as a dragon. But it's the devil or the serpent and the shore of the sea. The sea is the peoples of the earth. It says that later in the book of revelation. And i saw a beast. That is a political power coming out of the sea or coming out of the people and he had ten horns and seven heads. Ten crowns on his on his and on each he had a blasphemous name. The beast i saw remained resembled a leopard but had feet like those of a bear a mouth like that of a lion. The dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority. We're watching that happen right now. As those powers are emerging in europe one of the heads of the beasts seemed to have a fatal wound but the fatal wound had been healed and the whole world was astonished and followed the beast. Men worship the dragon because he'd given authority to the beast and they also worshipped the beast and ask who is like the beast who can make war against him. The beast was given a mouth to utter proud words and blasphemies and to exercise his authority for forty two months. That is three and a half years. That is three and a half years. The last three and a half years of the great tribulation. That's coming upon the earth by that last three and a half years the beasts power will finally have taken his full position in public view and will rule the entire earth. He is still somewhat hidden for those who do not have is to see but this philosophy of wickedness of self pleasure of being hunter and taking down anyone who disagrees with us we see this already horribly manifest in the biden administration in america. He has done more along with president. Obama with president bush and the first president bush. We've seen more destruction to the freedoms of america that any other time in the history of america it is the beast power a rising and we're told in the book of revelation that we will finally come to a time when this wicked power totally dominates not just america but the entire world. He opened his mouth to blaspheme. God and a slander his name and his dwelling place and those who live in heaven given power to make war against the saints and to conquer them. that is. he's going to have the power to say you can not by or sell going to have the power to forbid you from going to restaurants is going to have the power to forbid you from any normal american life. We already see that happening in europe with this cova nineteen. It is absolutely incredible that the beast power is a rising on a so-called pandemic. It is part of the great deception of the beast. We also saw the emergence of the beast. Under president bush in america when lies were spoken about iraq and lies were spoken about the false flag event of nine eleven and the coming forth of the patriot. Act that began to strip away american freedoms this was all a part of the beast. Power arising taking authority and taking the leaders. And i have to tell you. I'm brokenhearted that i voted for president. Bush held my nose while i did but i voted for him. I've had to repent for that recognizing that he was a key part of the beast power and continues now even now. President bush continues his wicked work of destroying america.
Mark Levin
Virginia Gubernatorial Candidate Terry McAuliffe Still Hung on 2000 Election
"I just played for you the discussion on critical race theory He doesn't even know what it is He knows the teacher should have no say in the school system Excuse me He knows that parents parents should have no say in the school system that teachers and their unions and the educational bureaucrats and the superintendents should control everything meaning the left Doesn't matter what your kids are taught about sex and perversion and immorality It doesn't matter what your kids are talking about race And racism and that they get sucked into that whole mindset That's where Terry mcauliffe is But it's even worse than that This reporter was really quite good on Fox 43 last night which is the a local station And again in this round table discussion you see turn a caller said that the election of George Bush was illegitimate The bush was actually beaten by Al Gore That's what he said And yet when it comes to Trump of course Trump is crazy for raising any questions about this last election right Take a listen to this Go ahead But in 2004 you said this about the election where president Bush beat Al Gore Let's go back to Florida We actually won the last presidential election folks They stole my president's election Okay so first I want to talk about this Was president George Bush legitimately elected Well we went through a very contentious 2000 if you remember And I remind you it went all the way to the United States Supreme Court And it took them through the second week of December they actually make a decision and the Supreme Court for the first time in the history of our country stopped the counting of ballots in
The Erick Erickson Show
"president bush" Discussed on The Erick Erickson Show
"His name is vernon jones vernon jones is uh wants to be donald trump's candidate. It's kind of a damning indictment against vernon jones that donald trump will not endorse him to run against bracket. Maybe it'll happen. But they're trying to find other people to run against brian. I know several prominent people who the president's team or the president himself called and they did not up late a second. They're not on the list. Thank you david for texting me that. Lsu is plan. i don't see it on the left. I've got the list in front of me. Thank you for telling me. I would have missed otherwise it has google. You're failing me google nonetheless. Lsu is played. Well i mean yeah. Okay my brother-in-law's mississippi state fan. So that's all right. I'm distracted by football. Everybody should be distract by football nonetheless. Here's the problem. And i'll wind this down keep talking about it President trump is going around the country. Trying to find people to nurse grudges. He's found a candidate in wyoming to take on liz. Cheney president bush. George w bush has announced. He'll be throwing a fundraiser. For liz. Cheney in dallas texas it'll be a bush versus trump bite. I if i were the shady fans i would be a little bit concerned in large part because it was in wyoming. It's a very pro-trump territory. It has been very true. Pro cheney but i think trump no put intended trump's cheney there and having cheney tie herself to george w bush who over time. The republican party has evolved away from bush. I'm not sure that's good for her. But again Who knows about the caliber. I don't know the caliber of the candidate running against her. It's a bad candidate. Cheney can probably destroyer. I mean you don't ever want to go up against dick. Cheney i'm just telling you that You you don't ever want to. Then there's the arizona situation. Donald trump is trying to find someone to beat the arizona attorney general. There's a candidate out there that peter the'll is backing you know. He's backing jd. Vance and ohio. I forget the name of the guy. He's backing in arizona. Younger guy finance guy but the arizona attorney general. The latest polling has him dominating everyone and in fact forget the polling the word on the ground in arizona. Is that the entire republican machine. Even those who were very pro-trump are actually backing the attorney general of arizona One of the main reasons that they're backing. the attorney. General is because of the lawsuit that went before the supreme court brnovich is the arizona mark brnovich versus somebody. I can't remember whom But it was the voting rights case out of arizona and brnovich fodder all the way to the supreme court and in so doing he won. It was a huge victory in the. Us bring were brought bridge versus the democratic national committee. The supreme court upheld arizona's election laws that restricted ballot collection and throughout votes. That were cast in the wrong precinct. Bronevich took a very big safeguard election integrity position. It was a six three decision. These kind of the hero arizona. Right now Even if donald trump doesn't like kim they're having a really hard time finding someone to run against him for the senate. If it now this is important here. Ibrisevic wins the the republican primary. He probably can beat mark kelly..
Democracy Now! Audio
"president bush" Discussed on Democracy Now! Audio
"President bush bombing iraq. Can you talk about what this has meant. And what a different kind of analysis would lead to. Yeah so let me start by saying that. There are people within the foreign policy establishment. Who are drawing the conclusion that. Us occupation off afghanistan off iraq has been a total disaster read. These have been defeats for the us. Both in iraq. As well as in afghanistan so that model off establishing imperial hegemony is one. That was already shelled right by obama but that increasingly has become a bipartisan consensus. Is that you congo. In in the way the us dead in japan or germany and remained those societies in ways that fit in with the us is global geopolitical orders that lesson has been drawn by suddenly sections of the political lead. And what's going on is a blame game right. it's you know it was. It was a trump's for there was no plan and so forth and the question is that's not being asked is. Why did the us go in in the first place and questioning whether empire whether colonialism this colonialism colonialism justifiable all that said the war on terror is not overnight. I don't think that we should act like it's over at least since the mid two thousands when obama put out his boss joe the pivot to asia. There's been a desire to have less resources. Targeted at socal around the world with a focus instead on china that is seen as key threat to us interest on the global stage and various administrations right have tried to a scale back but that has not been possible but the war on terror is going to continue nevertheless. But it's going to take a different form there now anywhere between eight hundred and one thousand military bases. Us military bases around the world. And it's from these bases that drone strikes are possible right. These drawn strikes are not things that we know about. They just happen and very often as recently happened in august on innocent people killed some. That's going to be the muscle power along with special operations forces biden and others have already admitted and so unfortunately that puts us in a situation where it's no longer going to be dramatic and therefore covered by the media and people somehow thing that all the persecution off a muslims both domestically or internationally has ended. You mentioned the figure from the cost of raw project. I just want to say of the number of dead because of the war on terror. I just want to say that that study says direct wa- violence right. It does not include debts due to the destruction of infrastructure. That's not counted in official statistics. As a ongo fog points out and really great piece in the new yorker which is from the point of view of gun women that the debts and the ones jews in afghanistan are typically not counted an official statistics. Which is why somebody like more alive. Joya who you've had on this program. What's the depth at over one million so all of that is going to be paper over. Unfortunately as the us continues its counter-terrorism policies. And with this which is that we know. Also that between two thousand eighteen two thousand twenty. The us was conducting counter terrorism operations in eighty five countries around the world. That's practically half the world and so terrorism has become a very useful way to establish hegemony and control on the global stage. So i do think that there's going to be more attention on china but at the same time the war on terror is far from over. Deepa kumar when thank you. So much for being with us scholar activists author of islamophobia and the politics of empire twenty years after nine eleven. The first edition of the book published in two thousand twelve Professor kumar Teaches media studies at rutgers university. Coming up as the world faces a climate catastrophe we look at the ferry creek blockade in british columbia where nearly a thousand people have been arrested. It's being described as the largest act.
WCBM 680 AM
"president bush" Discussed on WCBM 680 AM
"Beginning time for American movement Update and we played to the remarks ugly 9 11 marks by former President Bush. Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The other day and over the weekend, Bush gave a speech where he compared the terrorists who flew planes into buildings and killed thousands of innocent. Americans on that day to Americans who protested the capital on January 6th due to the 2020 election being stolen, and it was Bush was way out of line and we call them on it yesterday. But, of course, former crook. President Clinton agreed with Bush, which tells you how disgusting Bush's speech was. Biden praised the speech as well as even joy blow hard. Called him President Bush, who she made mincemeat of during his presidency. She called him a Patriot yesterday. Um and now a statement from former President Trump. And I quote so interesting to watch former President Bush, who is responsible for getting us into the quicksand of the Middle East and then not winning as he lectures us the terrorists on the right or a bigger problem than those from foreign countries that hate America that are pouring into our country right now. If that is so. Why was he willing to spend trillions of dollars and be responsible for the death of perhaps millions of people? He shouldn't be lecturing us about anything? The World Trade Center came down during his watch, Bush led a failed and uninspiring presidency. He shouldn't be lecturing anybody. End of quote, and there is the stinging hard truth. That again when we eventually did have the Taliban and Osama bin Laden on the run in Tora Bora, Afghanistan, we let him escape. We then shifted gears into Iraq took her eye off the ball, and that has led to 20 Year War of Nation building and trying to impose our faith and beliefs and value systems on 1/7 century country. I'm not going to happen. It was a dumb mistake. And there were a lot of mistakes made by the Bush administration by the FBI by the CIA, Uh and all of the above President, Trump said The big lies the presidential election of 2020. When the fake news media uses that term. Always remember that it was the election that is now destroying our country, both inside And out. And finally, I don't know if you solve the picture in Shanksville the other day, but there were approximately 7 to 8 Children that pose for a picture with Chairman Jo. Uh, And either most of the Children were wearing trump hats or maga gear or pro Trump T shirts. One actually had a picture of President Trump wearing sunglasses on his T shirt. And former President Trump issued the absolute perfect statement to take a dig at Chairman Jo yesterday, he says, in case you missed it. Joe Biden meets with Trump supporters. These kids trick Biden Just like the Taliban. Did everybody saying baby for our country And for our Children, The best is yet to come. Indeed, The best is yet to come. And the best of casing Company is already here each and every Monday through Friday at wcbm dot.
Axios Today
Republican Governors Infuriated by Biden's Vaccine Mandates
"The new vaccine mandates that president biden announced last week will affect about one hundred million americans all told and while it seems that many americans agree with the president. There's also been a significant backlash with some gop. Governors vowing legal action and other top republicans calling for a public uprising. Margaret talev is managing editor for politics. At axios hi margaret hi. How striking is this reaction. We've seen especially over the past few days from republicans. The republican governors in states like florida and states like texas. They're responding to the gop base that is strikingly on the side of the the freedom not to be vaccinated the freedom to work in a place where your boss can't tell you what to do and it is that question. Mark about the most vulnerable districts for democrats that is really driving this push by republican politicians to jump all over joe biden for these mandates. The argument is that it is an issue of personal freedom or of medical choice. Of course americans who aren't comfortable with taking a shot have the right to speak out against it and have the right to resist. The question is what's the breaking point between free speech. You know civil disobedience and a threat to the nation a threat to national security violation of the law right and former president bush compared those threats to national security that you're talking about with the terrorism that took place on nine eleven at an anniversary ceremony and shanksville pennsylvania on saturday little culture overlap between violent extremists abroad and violent extremists at home. But then there's disdainful pours in their disregard for human life and their determination to defile national symbols. They are children of the same foul spirit and it is our continuing duty to confront them.
This Week with George Stephanopoulos
"president bush" Discussed on This Week with George Stephanopoulos
"Between violent extremists abroad in violent extremists at home but then there's disdainful prowrestler in their disregard for human life in their determination to defile national symbols. They are children of the same foul spirit and it is our continuing duty to confront them. Stark words there from former president. Bush tying domestic terrorism to the threat from terrorism abroad. As well is it seemed like one of the consistent themes that we saw from president bush from president biden from the other speakers over the course of the weekend is the fact of how far how deeply divided in the last twenty years since nine eleven. There is more to the sadness memorial this year. Then i think previous years because we remember what it was like that day we also remember how united we were afterwards. That feeling of purpose that we had that has not just been lost. It's it's the opposite we are. We are in such a deeply polarized place that polarization by all the data. We have was happening before nine. Eleven but it has so dramatically increased in the past. Twenty years we talk about the vaccine mandate in the last section and everything that we talk about now divides us even. We're under such an existential threat. As a worldwide pandemic there was no post nine eleven moment role in martin. The warnings i was speaking with the secretary of homeland security on friday. The fbi director said consistently number one terrorism threat right now in the united states domestic terror absolutely and also be very specific white domestic terrorism. The trump doj. What did they do. They step away from that. Ray was saying it. You have people who were saying. We must confront this when you look at. The southern poverty law center is so many others. You look at the roger. Hate crimes against asian-americans african americans. It is real and the problem is when you have political leaders who are encouraging because it also translate into votes for them and so when you saw what president bush talking about that and i was glad to see president biden and the other real former presidents actually show up as opposed to going do commentary for a boxing match. That's what leaders do they stand united as a country and you have to have more of that but why domestic terrorism and we have to specify that for that reason it is a sickness in this country and must be confronted federal. The state and the local level. Chris christie he was referring of course to former president. Trump also went to a police station. New york yesterday complained again about the rigged election. You gave a major speech at the reagan library this week. Where you said it was time to face the realities of the two thousand twenty election renounced the conspiracy theorists and the truth deniers. So you're on a collision course with former president trump. No i'm i'm on a course to try to make sure that my party become keep remains rather relevant In the political conversation in this country it is becomes aren't mature you're seeing more and more republicans are saying they're buying in to this in the end. I do think that's moving in the other direction. Little continue to move in the other direction and what that speech was all about was to repeat what i said with you on election night. Two three on election night when the president made the speech that he made president trump made the speech that he made. I said it was unfounded. And if there was no evidence of of anything like what he was talking about to stop and drinking effects among republican. it's taken hold among some republicans. George but i think what you're what you're seeing what you're seeing over the course of time as this continues to move past election night and the emotion of an election is that more and more people are seeing that. That's not true and by the way it's also incumbent upon all of us in the party who don't believe it's true to speak out because you're not gonna convince everybody overnight. The same we were having a conversation about vaccines. And you're not gonna convince certain people certain things. I can't tell you what he conversations. I've had with friends of mine. Who are smart good people who aren't so are you getting blowback. I mean listen a little bit but much more praise than blowback for the speech and so you know but in the end. That's how i gave the speech to either. Get praise or worry about blowback. You say what. You believe what. I try to do your every week when i'm on and i said what i believed on thursday night and it's what i'm going to continue to belief and just think for four years we watch republicans either be silent or be complicit and the building of the monster that is trump and even post trump. They're still republicans. Were bolstering ham supporting him. So i feel like too little too late. The reality is is real. Leadership is stepping up to the man at the time. He was in the seat and saying that we won't budge and there was none of that and unfortunately i don't know what the future of the republican party is there so many folks who are now swinging closely we think about the forty seven states that have legislation trying to keep people from voting based on the big lie that we know was not sure we think about january. Six the insurrection that happened on the structure of democracy itself and democracy and they're republicans who don't want to have an investigation into that so this republican party is way far gone and unfortunately too little too late hold on how many on another republican perspective here from sarah is the same debate there. chris believes. The party's over time moving in his direction that disagrees. I think that perhaps we will finally see what we didn't get to see in two thousand sixteen where there were seventeen candidates. Nobody dropped out so that you can have the one on one versus donald trump. perhaps it looks like donald trump is going to run again. We're certainly told that by all of his advisors and by all accounts from him. If it is chris christie versus donald trump in the republican primary republicans will have a choice and certainly donald trump is in some ways at his weakest that he's been since he left. The white house ended other ways certainly what he has said. And trump ism has picked up within the party. It will be up to governor christie to make the case that there is somewhere else to go. But i do think if trump runs he may be alone in that lane and that could be helpful. I'm sorry republican party. They made their choice. And i appreciate the speech governor but the reality is this. You have to admit. Sarah you have to admit the role that you play in. Putting the person in leadership who is driving conspiracy theories it's one thing to condemn them after the fact which we have to own up to the role that you played in in the person in power the time campaigns..
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"president bush" Discussed on KCRW
"That President Bush is is about to speak right now we can see him on a monitor with seems to be being introduced, sitting next to Flora Bush. And why don't we just go to the ceremonies and here? The introduction and then the president speak, commemorate the heroes of flight 93 for signing the act that created This National memorial. On September 24th 2000 and two Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the 43rd, President of the United States, George W best. Thank you. Thank you all finished. Thank you very much. Laura and I are honored to be with you. Madam vice president. Vice President Cheney. Governor, Wolf Secretary Holland and distinguished guests. 20 years ago. We all found in different ways. In different places. But all at the same moment. That our lives would be changed forever. The world was loud with carnage. And sirens. And then quiet with missing voices. That would never be heard again. These lives remain precious to our country. An infinitely precious too many of you. Today We remember your loss. We share your sorrow. And we honor the men and women you have loved so long and so well. For those too young to recall that clear September day. It is hard to describe the mix of feelings we experienced. There was horror at the scale. There was horror at the scale of destruction. And all at the bravery and kindness that rose to meet it. There was shock at the audacity, audacity of evil. And gratitude for their heroism and decency that opposed it. And the sacrifice of the first responders. In the mutual aid of strangers. In the solidarity of grief and grace. The actions of an enemy revealed the spirit of a people. And we were proud of our wounded nation. And these memories the passengers and crew of flight 93. Must always have an honored place. Here. The intended targets. Became the instruments of rescue. And many who are now live a vast, unconscious debt. To the defiance displayed In the skies above this field. It would be a mistake to idealize the experience of those terrible events. All that many people could initially see. Was the brute randomness of death. All that many could feel was unearned suffering. All that many could here. Was God's terrible silence. There are many who still struggle. With a lonely pain that cuts deep within And those faithful hours. We learned other lessons as well. We saw that Americans were vulnerable. But not fragile. That they possess a core strength that survives the worst that life can bring. We learned that bravery is more common than we imagined. Emerging was sudden splendor. In the face of death. We vividly felt how every hour with our loved ones. Was a temporary and holy gift. And we found that even the longest day's end. Many of us have tried to make spiritual sense of these events. There is no simple explanation for the mix of Providence and human will. That sets the direction of our lives. But comfort can come from a different sort of knowledge. After he wandering long and lost in the dark. Many have found they were actually walking. Step by step toward grace. As a nation or adjustments have been profound. Many Americans struggle to understand why an enemy would hate us with such zeal. The security measures incorporated into our lives. Are both sources of comfort. And reminders of our vulnerability. And we have seen growing evidence. That the dangers to our country can come not only across borders. But from violence that gathers within There is little cultural overlap between violent extremists abroad and violent extremists at home. But then there's disdainful pluralism. In their disregard for human life. In their determination to the file national symbols They are Children of the same foul spirit. And it is our continuing duty to confront them. After 9 11. Millions of brave Americans stepped forward and volunteers serve in the armed forces. The military measures taken over the last 20 years to pursue dangers at their source. Have led to debate. But one thing is certain. We own assurance to all who have fought our nation's most recent battles. Let me speak directly to veterans and people in uniform. The cars you pursued at the call of duty is the noblest America has to offer. You have shielded your fellow citizens from danger. You have defended the beliefs of your country. And advance the rights of the downtrodden. You have been the face of hope. And mercy and dark places. You have been a force for good in the world. Nothing that is followed. Nothing. Can tarnish your honor. Or diminish your accomplishments. To you and to the honored dead. Our country is forever grateful. Just.
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"president bush" Discussed on KQED Radio
"That President Bush is is about to speak right now we can see him on a monitor with seems to be being introduced, sitting next to Laura Bush. And why don't we just go to the ceremonies and here? The introduction and then the president speak, commemorate the heroes of flight 93 for signing the act that created This National memorial. On September 24th. 2000 and two Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the 43rd, President of the United States. George W. Bush. Thank you. Thank you all. Thank you very much. Laura and I are honored to be with you. Madam vice president. Vice President Cheney. Governor, Wolf Secretary Holland and distinguished guests. 20 years ago. We all found in different ways. In different places. But all at the same moment. That our lives would be changed forever. The world was loud with carnage. And sirens. And then quiet with missing voices. That would never be heard again. These lives remain precious to our country. An infinitely precious too many of you. Today We remember your loss. We share your sorrow. And we honor the men and women you have loved so long and so well. For those too young to recall that clear September day. It is hard to describe the mix of feelings we experienced. There was horror at this scale, there was horror at the scale of destruction. And all at the bravery and kindness that rose to meet it. There was shock at the audacity, audacity of evil. And gratitude for the heroism and decency that opposed it. And the sacrifice of the first responders. In the mutual aid of strangers. In the solidarity of grief and grace. The actions of an enemy revealed the spirit of a people. And we were proud of our wounded nation. And these memories that passengers and crew of flight 93 Must always have an honored place. Here. The intended targets. Became the instruments of rescue. And many who are now live a vast, unconscious debt. To the defiance displayed In the skies above this field. It would be a mistake to idealize the experience of those terrible events. All that many people could initially see. Was the brute randomness of death. All that many could feel was unearned suffering. All that many could here. Was God's terrible silence. There are many who still struggle. With a lonely pain that cuts deep within And those faithful hours. We learned other lessons as well. We saw that Americans were vulnerable. But not fragile. That they possess a core strength that survives the worst that life can bring. We learned that bravery is more common than we imagined. Emerging was sudden splendor. In the face of death. We vividly felt how every hour with our loved ones. Was a temporary and holy gift. And we found that even the longest day's end. Many of us have tried to make spiritual sense of these events. There is no simple explanation for the mix of Providence and human will. That sets the direction of our lives. But comfort can come from a different sort of knowledge. After he wandering long and lost in the dark. Many have found they were actually walking step by step toward grace. As a nation or adjustments have been profound. Many Americans struggle to understand why an enemy would hate us with such zeal. The security measures incorporated into our lives. Are both sources of comfort. And reminders of our vulnerability. And we have seen growing evidence. That the dangers to our country can come not only across borders. But from violence that gathers within There is little cultural overlap between violent extremists abroad and violent extremists at home. But then there's disdainful poor ism. In their disregard for human life. In their determination to the file national symbols They are Children of the same foul spirit. And it is our continuing duty to confront them. After 9 11. Millions of brave Americans step forward and volunteers serve in the armed forces. The military measures taken over the last 20 years to pursue dangers at their source. Have led to debate. But one thing is certain. We own assurance to all who have fought our nation's most recent battles. Let me speak directly to veterans and people in uniform. The cars you pursued at the call of duty is the noblest America has to offer. You have shielded your fellow citizens from danger. You have defended the beliefs of your country. In advance the rights of the downtrodden. You have been the face of hope. And mercy and dark places. You have been a force for good in the world. Nothing that is followed. Nothing. Can tarnish your honor. Or diminish your accomplishments. To you and to the honored dead. Our country is forever grateful. In the weeks.
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Washington Reflects on 9/11 Attacks' Anniversary
"A day before the nine eleven anniversary Washington is remembering and reflecting from the Pentagon to the justice and state departments twenty years after September eleven two thousand and one that day is forever seared into all of our memories it felt somehow deeply personal and I think it still does the pain for terror we each have our own nine eleven story for Dan army officer Matthew clean it was sitting in the Pentagon command center hearing President Bush issued orders I want you to find out who did this I want you to track them down and I want you to destroy them twenty years later general John hi the Pentagon's number two officer says the military did its job we kept our nation safe Sager made ninety Washington
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Bush Criticizes Afghanistan Withdrawal, Fears for Women
"Former president George W. bush says the US withdrawal from Afghanistan is a mistake former President Bush says he thinks the consequences of the US and NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan will be unbelievably bad to use his words the war began under president bush after the nine eleven attacks on the US he said Afghan women are scared and he says he fears they'll suffer unspeakable harm the interpreters and others who helped US troops will likely just be left behind he said to be slaughtered and it breaks my heart said the former president president bush spoke to the German broadcaster D. W. I'm ready to fall lay
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Anti-Asian hate crimes increased by nearly 150% in 2020
"New report says anti-asian hate crimes in sixteen of america's largest cities increased by nearly one hundred and fifty percent in two thousand twenty compared to the previous year that report by the center for the study of hate and extremism at california state university. San bernardino looked at preliminary police data and major cities which showed initial spikes of anti-asian hate crimes reported in twenty twenty during march and april. The racial stereotyping in violence. Follow disinformation tied to the covid. Nineteen pandemic now. Local efforts are underway to motivate others to step in against discrimination. Joining us are anti-king. Executive director of the nonprofit asian americans advancing justice chicago professor brian levin director of the center for the study of hate and extremism at california state university san bernardino and timur abu zayd staff attorney of care chicago nonprofit muslim civil rights organization. Thanks to all of you for joining us tonight. brian levin. Let's start with you please. Your center surveyed police departments in several major cities and found an overall increase in anti asian hate crimes in twenty twenty compared to the year. Before what do you see is behind this increase. Thank you so much for. Have me a great question. I think there are things behind it and we've seen this happen again and again. One is a catalytic event or a set of incremental ones that identified a certain group as legitimate targets for aggression. But here's the thing and we've seen this over the last decade or so in particular once we have that dry kindling. How president response to this condition makes a big difference. We saw crime decline after president. Bush tartly of muslims six days after nine eleven but conversely what we saw with the attack on san bernardino a twenty three percent increase above the level of aid crime that we saw from the terror attack with family trump spoke of the muslim ban. Five days later. So i think it's a combination of two things one cadillac event. And then how are people of goodwill leaders respond because you stereotyped and conspiracy them all wrapped in this and we have to add stone. And i rose on it not an
BBC World Service
El Salvador vote could strengthen president's rule
"Citizens of El Salvador went to the polls yesterday to elect members of Congress and hundreds of mayors. The election is seen as a referendum on the country's popular but controversial president, the evil Kayla Maria Martin reports Salvadoran sir voting amidst high political tensions with accusations that President Bush Kelly is overstepping his bounds to support political allies. Still, the charismatic O'Kelly is hugely popular, analysts say. People are sick and tired of traditional parties. Meanwhile, international observers watch the vote. Had. San Salvador's archbishop pleads for peace and transparency. Maria Martin reporting. You're listening to NPR
WBZ Morning News
Biden Calls for Gun Reform Three Years After Parkland Shooting, NW of Miami
"Marked the three year anniversary of the Valentine's Day shooting rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida 17 students and teachers were killed. President Bush using the president Biden using the occasion to renew his push for tougher gun control measures. President put out a statement essentially saying that this administration will not wait for the next mass shooting to heed. That call to do better in the country, saying that it's time to take action to end the epidemic of gun violence and make schools and communities safer. Calling on Congress to essentially an act common sense gun law reforms, including requiring background checks on all gun sales, banning assault, weapons and high capacity magazines as well and that CBS is Skyler Henry flags across Florida were lowered to half staff to honor the victims of the shooting.
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"president bush" Discussed on WDUN AM550
"Attacks, prayer, help heal and unite our nation prayers, the language of reconciliation. It has the vocabulary of grace, love and peace. Our country needs to move forward together as president, there was no greater gift than the prayers of the American people. Lauren. I often pray for our country and for those who serve it, and we will continue to do so. It's morning Talk with Martha Zoller and you know, it's funny how much Democrats love George W. Bush now because with a little bit of perspective, I had some friends that I made through the work that I did for four soldiers and their name was Shaun and John Ra Bless Qi and their son was killed on April 4th 2000 and four in Ramadi. And they gave me a picture of him that was taken the day before he died, where he was walking. In the light and the sun set and it was like he's walking up the street in the street. Looks like gold and the sun's coming down and it's just It was the day before he was killed and their religious people and they feel like that was a sign. But he's okay. You know when, when the photographer found that picture and sent it to them, But, uh, they shared with me what it was like when President Bush Set up opportunity because he went met with all these families. You know, a lot of people don't know. I mean, they kind of know it, but he did it kind of under the radar, and what they would do is they would go someplace like a steak for Marina or something like that. What? It wasn't there then, but just for for Example. And they would set up these little cubbies with the curtains. You know those little rooms you set up with curtains, so there'd be a little bit of privacy and they come into each One and JT's dad told me the story about how President Trump I mean, President Bush came in and knew a little bit. I'm sure he was briefed knew a little bit about J T. And Sean. His mother was a little short. She was about 54 little shorter than he is. So he hugged her and kissed her on the forehead the president did. President Bush did. And John tells that story still with a tear in his eye anytime he tells that story because it was just so compassionate and loving, it was just an amazing story. Well, there's uh, the United State part. Yeah, Yeah, that's the that was hard. That's been kind of pushed to the side, right. He was the right person at the right time for that. That situation. He didn't know it. He thought he was gonna be the education president. He should, But he was the right person at the right time. 7705352911. Let's talk to Frank in Gainesville. Hey, Frank. How you doing? Good morning doing well. I got a question for you guys who's the biggest embarrassment to the state of Georgia? Laura, larger Taylor Greene. Representative Hank Johnson. And should Mr Johnson be removed from his committee assignments? I That's all I have to say. Thank you. Thank you very much. I mean, Hank is an interesting guy. Um There are times when you know the whole Guam thing. Are you going to tip Guam over because you have too many Marines on it. I mean, he's I think he's pretty embarrassing. My vote would go to Cynthia McKinney, though. Because if it's ever been in the delegation, because that's where my vote would go, and I just stand in fairness to Marjorie Taylor Greene, she could become the most embarrassing, but she's really only been there a month, so I just don't think it's fair to really make that judgment yet. But it Xan interesting story. I guess the way I feel about that is okay. We can constantly go tit for tat. Who did what? But that's Z pretty childish. We're not going to get answers by being childish. What we're going to do is get answers by fates and what's in front of us When he done what he done, he was wrong, and he said, the things that were wrong. They were wrong. It is what it is. What's happening right now. We don't need to put a blinder over are covering up by what happened. What about what they did That just like, you know, when I would get in trouble as a kid, I got caught because I threw the last punch. It was because I threw the first one. And so I guess you know, you just have to be. It's one of those things. We've got to be adult and just face wrong as room. Trump had a hard time saying the same thing. Are you kidding me? Biden makes more gas in a week than the past four presidents did in their combined years in office. Joshua North Hall. Gosh, I have to tell you. Here's the thing. I am a trump. I was a trump supporter. I don't know if I would support him again. If he ran in 2024. I'd have to see who else was running. Okay? But I You cannot deny that in the that his handling of Cove, it Even though I think that he did as well as anybody could do. I don't think anybody could have done any better. But when you are scooping in fear and unknown and things like that, anybody If Hillary Clinton had been president, That would have been her downfall. Okay, Because because you have things you can't control its Not necessarily. I don't buy the Democrat line that if he'd started three weeks earlier, no one would have died. I don't buy that either. Okay, so that's what they're peddling right now. My thing is anybody who had dealt with that situation. Would have taken a huge hit in popularity because there was that those unknowns of fear and the unknown that was in there, so that's that's one thing. Secondly, He had the opportunity, the rallies to talk about what he had accomplished which the line was long. I asked you in the break. Is it true? Do you think? Do you see it? That blacks and Hispanics voted in bigger numbers for President Trump. And you said Yes, because they saw more opportunity with this policy right with finances, you know, because that that's what he is. He's a financial guru. And so you can't take away what somebody's good at Although they cover it up without the rhetoric that they need to be. So I mean, when you say you know who gasped and who did this and who did that? Okay, but the human side, says, Man, it's a lot of weight. Normally, I think what you know we call the vaccine. Program, operation Warp speed and a lot of ways the President President Trump's former president Trump's first term was like a warp speed term. Okay, he did work faster than any other politician has ever marked. And he got a lot done. What happens in 22 term Presidents is the 18 brings you there, Okay? And for the first five years, the 18 is helping you with everything. And usually, you know if you look at any President Clinton, Reagan Obama All the crises come in the second term..
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"president bush" Discussed on 600 WREC
"Maybe you could speak on it. The political article that was just recently written where George Bush was Quoted saying to representing Clayborn that he was the savior. Of the country. Uh, from this past election, and it kind of got me annoyed, and I've actually never called a talk show and I decided to call your show because that was really upset of that comment. You know, unfortunately, uh, President Bush is coming off as a As a useful idiot right now. Well, let me explain this to people who may not be aware of this that Z going to be very few but Yesterday. At the inauguration, George W. Bush approached James Clyburn, who named his daughter after a steak. Mean young Clyburn. I just throw that in is an added bit of information, and he went up to Clyburn and he And Clyburn is the source for the story. He said that George Bush called him the savior. And the reason is it was Clyburn's endorsement of Biden in South Carolina in the primaries that is seen by the cognizant E. The establishment that endorsement of Clyburn's is what put Joe Biden Over the top because it got the black vote to turn out. They had been sitting it out. They had been dormant. They came out for Biden because of their respect for Clyburn. And Bush went up to Clyburn to thank him for doing that. He was really basically saying Congressman Clyburn. You're the reason That We got rid of Trump. You're you're the reason that we've got Biden dinner. Thank you. You are the savior that.
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"president bush" Discussed on AP News
"Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Talked about the deadly violence of the capital almost two weeks ago. If the tragic loss of life the assault on law enforcement, the desecration of the building that stands as one of the three pillars of our democracy. A terror that you felt your colleagues, staff and everyone present will not happen again. A key intelligence nominee is also up for confirmation. Here's the AP Soccer Madani the past four years, There's been repeated pressure on officials to shape intelligence to the president's liking. On her watch, leading the intelligence community, Averell Haynes says that would end when he comes to intelligence. There is simply no place for politics. Ever. Haynes is expected to be confirmed as the nation's first female intelligence chief. Later today, Biden speaks to head the state and defense departments will have their hearings, including recently retired general Lloyd Austin, who would need a waiver to lead the Pentagon. Since he's only been out of uniform for years. Defense secretaries are typically confirmed by Inauguration Day. The last time a new president did not have his pick in place, then. First President Bush 32 years ago. Saga ROOM agony. Washington Treasury Secretary nominee Janet Yellen says Congress needs to get to work on coronavirus relief without for direction. We risk a longer, more painful recession now. And longer term scarring of the economy. Later, President elect Biden tapped Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levin to be his assistant secretary of health, and would become the first openly transgender federal official to be confirmed by the Senate. Why he is assisting about 800 residents of American Samoa, traveling through a Wa hoo to their island home, which was cut off by the coronavirus. This is AP News. Washington, D. C is locked down tight one day before the inauguration. And now this warning. The Secret Service is warning National Guardsmen who were in Washington to protect the inauguration ceremonies. To stop posting online photos, details or descriptions of operations or the sensitive sites there, protecting defense officials pushed the FBI to vet the thousands of National Guardsmen and acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller says So far the Pentagon has found no intelligence to indicate any insider threat. The chief of the National Guard, Lieutenant General Daniel Hawkinson, says this kind of vetting is standard. He says he's not concerned about insider threats in the guard, he says. We Don't allow extremism of any type in our organization. I'm Rita Foley. The New York Mets fire their general manager, Jared Porter. It follows a report, Porter sent sexually explicit messages and images to a female reporter in 2016 while working for the Chicago Cubs. Ed Donahue. AP News The Secret Service is warning National Guardsmen who were in Washington to protect the inauguration ceremonies. To stop posting online photos, details or descriptions of operations or the sensitive sites there, protecting defense officials pushed the FBI to vet the thousands of National Guardsmen and acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller says So far the Pentagon has found no intelligence to indicate any insider threat. The chief of the National Guard, Lieutenant General Daniel Hawkinson, says this kind of vetting is standard. He says he's not concerned about insider threats in the guard, he says. We don't allow extremism of any type in our organization. I'm Rita Foley. The FBI's been vetting the thousands of National Guard troops you poured into Washington to protect President elect Biden's inauguration ceremonies. But now the Secret Service is warning the guardsmen not to post online photos, details or descriptions. Of operations or the sensitive sites there, protecting the acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller says So far the Pentagon has found no intelligence to indicate any insider threat. I'm Rita Foley. A warning from the Secret Service a day ahead of Joe Biden's inauguration, The FBI's been vetting the thousands of National Guard troops you poured into Washington to protect President elect Biden's inauguration ceremonies. But now the Secret Service is warning the guardsmen not to post online photos, details or descriptions. Of operations or the sensitive sites there, protecting the acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller says So far the Pentagon has found no intelligence to indicate any insider threat. I'm Rita Foley. Washington, D. C is locked down tight one day ahead of President elect Biden's inauguration. But now a warning. The Secret Service is warning National Guardsmen who were in Washington to protect the inauguration ceremonies. To stop posting online photos, details or descriptions of operations or the sensitive sites there, protecting defense officials pushed the FBI to vet the thousands of National Guardsmen and acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller says So far the Pentagon has found no intelligence to indicate any insider threat. The chief of the National Guard, Lieutenant General Daniel Hawkinson, says this kind of vetting is standard. He says he's not concerned about insider threats in the guard, he says. We don't allow extremism of any type in our organization. I'm Rita Foley a day before he takes office. President elect Biden speaks for key national security spots are having confirmation hearings. The past four years, There's been repeated pressure on officials to shape intelligence to the president's liking. On her watch, leading the intelligence community, Averell Haynes says that would end when he comes to intelligence. There is simply no place for politics ever. Haynes is expected to be confirmed as the nation's first female intelligence chief. Later today, Biden's picks to head the state and defense departments will have their hearings, including recently retired general Lloyd Austin, who would need a waiver to lead the Pentagon. Since he's only been out of uniform for years. Defense secretaries are typically confirmed by Inauguration Day. The last time a new president did not have his pick in place, then the first President Bush 32 years ago. Saga ROOM agony Washington the past four years, there's been repeated pressure on officials to shape intelligence to the president's liking. On her watch, leading the intelligence community, Averell, Haynes says that would end when he comes to intelligence. There is simply no place for politics ever. Haynes is expected to be confirmed as the nation's first female intelligence chief. Later today, Biden's picks to head the state and defense departments will have their hearings, including recently retired general Lloyd Austin, who would need a waiver to lead the Pentagon since he's only been out of uniform for years. Defense secretaries are typically confirmed by Inauguration Day. The last time a new president did not have his pick in place, then the first President Bush 32 years ago. Saga ROOM agony Washington. Good morning. I'm Ed Donahue with an AP News MINUTE Treasury secretary nominee Janet Yellen says that her confirmation hearing Congress needs to doom or to fight a pandemic. Recession damage has been sweeping It is, the president elect said list Thursday. Our response must be to some of President elect Biden's Cabinet nominees are testifying today, his pick for National intelligence director Averil, Haynes says perhaps no greater priority on the job right now is building the trust and confidence necessary to protect the American people to be effective. The Deanna Must never shy away from speaking truth to power..
KFI AM 640
"president bush" Discussed on KFI AM 640
"I'm doing the math here also want to point out clearly as we get set up in the morning. The three of us are converse ng a zoo. You know, we have to set up face time with Wayne because he broadcasts at home. Aziz, many people do broadcasted homes, the new world. And the conversations that we have you have no way have the conversations. We have just just a quick word. I guarantee you the last day that I will be broadcasting when I know either retire. They throw me out of here because I've said something wrong that last day is going to be spectacular. Because they will not be able to fire because I'm gone. The FCC will call me up and I'll say I don't care, You know, Bite me. It's going to be one hell of a show. I promise you. Will be just doing our conversations. Guys on the air. You're saying when the off air Goes on air. Yeah. Oh, yeah. And we all go off air. I know not. If you're just listening. You just can't laugh like president like George Bush. The, uh, was it George Bush, who was the nephew of President Bush when he worked for access Hollywood. Billy Bush, Billy Bush. Thank you, and he just all he did was laugh at the access Hollywood tape gone. On Trump's elected president. He loses his job, and all Bush did was laugh. Can't do that. So no, You're right. If you guys laugh, it's over. You're done. And I'm leaving anyway. Okay, Fair enough. Enough of that. That's not even fair enough. That's just ridiculous. Tension is what it is. Quick. Hello. Hello, Jennifer. I handle and good morning, Wayne. Well, we'll not be here on. He will not be here Monday. Alex. Good morning, Martin Martin. And that's Alex. Who just has to put up with it. Uh, boy, Children today is like, Yeah, Alex is a way to change her name to Igor. Well, you know, uh, And John Ramirez. Good morning, John. Good morning, Bill. All right s so much to talk about. We actually have a show today. That does not incorporate all of what happened yesterday, in fact, a little bit, but not very much, and then just two spins on it, And so, uh, let's just get right into it. With a handle on the news, Jennifer Jones, Lee Wayne Resnick and me Lead story.
KLIF 570 AM
"president bush" Discussed on KLIF 570 AM
"From SM you Polly Side professor called what was going on at the Capitol, a Banana Republic. And we're going to check in with him again at 8 17. Get more comments and thoughts on what happened. And when they don't have that kind of that kind of sense of this is not something that we see in this country. We see it elsewhere. I remember it made me think about the visions of of the Russian people. Storming the Kremlin years ago. When, uh, that what led to the fall of the Soviet Union. You see that kind of thing and you go. Wow, look at that. Yesterday it was pictures of people waving American flags. Confederate flags. Trump flags. It was hard to believe it was taking place here. It really Woz A lot of people have been reacting, including former President Bush. He released a statement condemning the insurrection, blaming some political leaders as he put it after demonstrators broke into the U. S. Capitol. He went on to say I am appalled by the reckless behavior of some political leaders since the election and by the lack of respect shown today for our institutions, our traditions and our law enforcement. What makes people go from Protest ng to climbing the walls of the capital and breaking in doors and windows. I think in this case, I think most and I know that there are a lot of people out there this morning. They're going. You're idiots. Your total idiots. It's not Trump's fault. These people were antifa. These people were BLM protesters, and some of them may well have been maybe some. Maybe some of them shared shared shared the their their feelings with with those groups, but You know it, they're it. Billows up from from a place inside us that way. Where I'm sure the people who were doing the storming of the capital yesterday felt like they were doing something that was Ultimately patriotic necessary. A new revolution. I have a dear friend was a woman who I saw she was she was tase and that should she said. She said, this is a revolution. I don't think any of them really expected that they're gonna be you're gonna be able to take over the United States government all by yourselves, you know, carrying what goes through your mind when you make that Switch from protest ng to violence. You know what I mean? Well, There are a lot of people who are laying this at the feet of the president today. Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is one of them. Of course, he was secretary of defense. He said. Today's violent, also assault on our capital and effort to subject eight American democracy by mob rule was fomented by Mr Trump his use of the presidency to destroy Trust in our election and to poison our respect for fellow citizens. Has been enabled by pseudo political leaders whose names will live in infamy as profiles in cowardice. I think there's probably a lot of blame to go around. Start with President Trump and you, you you pass that on to his sick of fats. You can also keep a bunch of blame on the American media and the way they've treated this presidency and his followers and social media and social media has absolutely lit the flames under People that I know it very well. And it would never in 1000 years thought that they would lose their minds over political matters. But they haven't a service a moment ago. One of my dearest friends in my in my life Has been lately using the word revolution on Facebook. You know, and calling for, you know our youngest son yesterday. Said. Well, he said, that this is wrong and people shouldn't be violent. But maybe now everybody awake up to what's going on when I think both sides agree on that. But this is there's no place for this. I think well, I do think that you know there was so many reasonable people and will agree with that. There's so many people senators that we're going to, you know, not certify the election and they decided to change their minds. After seeing this happen, it's all part of the city. Yeah, it's all part of the process, and the process is the process, Whether you like it or not. I think it's fascinating. And when you really get down to it, this is the This is the way this country was constructed. Just was divine. Those founders were unbelievably brilliant in their time. What would they think? If they came back now and saw what was going well, they would think that this looks like what they did. What I guess American revolution. I guess, you know, I mean, they may not think it's right. But they say, Well, this is the way things happen. Based upon their person. This is why we have everything in place, I guess. 7 55. Let's get an update on traffic..
Bloomberg Radio New York
"president bush" Discussed on Bloomberg Radio New York
"So much for joining us, a former chief of staff for President Bush thrilled to have him in to get Republican perspective this morning, Lisa your thoughts in that conversation and really pulling it back to the response that the senator from Utah got yesterday. Well, the question of who is the leader going forward here and how that leader operate with the Democratic leadership currently That is going to try to push forward some fiscal support. I mean, just speaking from the markets perspective, moving past the politics. That is really the main question. How much support are we gonna pump into an economy is still very much beset by this pandemic, Tom. And of course, you saw the financials really move yesterday. I mean, I think one of the great shocks there was small cap movement and in banks leading hire a swell this idea that more physical support is going to spur growth. Is going to spur inflation. Tom, I do wonder how much longer term inflation and growth we can really get with money that for all intensive purposes, still is plugging a production gap from the pandemic that is really, really drawn everything to a halt. There's been some good are reading on that and writing. I should say as well about the application of all this debt and where it's going. Let me do a day to check right now, As we move forward through surveillance. Lots of good voices coming up is well features up. 14. I need to give you levels because I've lost perspective. 37 55 SPX. I only did that for John Farrell I know is watching and Capri Dow 30,000. 800 NASDAQ important Over 12,700. It's a melt up. Please stay with this assignment, Kissed and Bloomberg Radio Bloomberg Television Lisa Abramowitz, Tom Keen and John, uh,.
WNYC 93.9 FM
"president bush" Discussed on WNYC 93.9 FM
"So far, Coble is thrilled with how it's working out. People have really been enjoying coming back into the store, strapping on a doughnut and bouncing up against other customers like they're in bumper cars. The CDC has proclaimed the 6 FT donut as 98% effective at preventing transmission of Corona virus, but 100% effective it, giving you a new malady called Type two doughnut, Bt's a 6 ft. Donuts served at a Dunkin Donuts that people put around their ways to make sure they keep safe distance from the other customers. Your last story of a protective measure comes from Jessi Klein. The speed with which the pandemic has changed. Every aspect of our lives has been stunning, but one pub in England, the changes are quite literally shocking. In an effort to enforce social distancing among a boozy crowd, One tavern owner in Cornwall has installed an electric fence inside his bar to keep inebriated client's at bay. Johnny McFadden, owner of the Star in tried several different tactics before going with the fence. But apparently things like ropes, floor stickers and the fear of covert itself. Where no man for customers consuming one pint too many So finally inspired by the electric fence is commonly used to keep sheep together in his rural farming town he plugged in, and apparently the threat of electrocution has worked fairly well. Says Make fatten quote. People are like sheep sheep. Keep away people keep away. Some might be concerned that a bar owner who's installed a live electric fence, and his establishment is opening himself up for many lawsuit, But as McFadden sees it, Quote as long as there's a warning sign on an electric fence, and you are warned about it. It's totally legal. McFadden maybe no lawyer, but he's got a doctor's concerned for the health of his customers and cheers to that. All right, Kathy. Somewhere there is a business that is opening up with one of these concessions to safety in the age of Cove. It is it from dual, saying CBS that started spraying down customers with disinfectant before they come in the door. From Peter Grounds, Dunkin Donuts that selling special 6 ft doughnuts that you actually put around your waist to make sure you keep distance or from Jesse of Pub in England that has installed an electric fence to make sure That nobody gets too close. Which of these is the real story? Um, I'm really think that the story that sounds possible. Is the bar. All right, Cathy. Your choice, then is Jessie's story of the bar with the electric fence. Well, we spoke to the innovator who came up with this new safety precaution. As long as there's a warning sign on an electric fence. It's totally legal, and it's the fear factor. It works. You know if he says it in that accent, it sounds true. That was Johnny McFadden, landlord of the Star in the bar with the electric fans. Congratulations, Kathy. You got it right here. In the point for Jesse, you've won our prize. The voice of your choice and your voicemail. You did it. You sound so delighted. I love it. Thank you so much. Kathy. Thanks for playing and stay safe. Thank you. Give me a lead Lots of Starace cattle. Don't fits me one of the most interesting people we spoke to this year with somebody we had never heard of before, which was quite intentional. On her part, Jonna Mendez worked in the CIA for decades, rising to become their first ever master of disguise. Peter Askar of that was a real job title. A lot of people are amazed at that title. Yeah, we had quite an effort underway in the field of disguise. And there's a very famous story just to sort of start right off with your level of expertise that you went in to the Oval Office with the first President Bush. Disguised as somebody else and he couldn't tell. Yes, yes, was wearing a full face mask came with hair. I looked great. You know, he had been chief of CIA. Remember that? So he kind of knew where the where the level of expertise was. This mask I was showing them was just Notching it up without four levels. I mean, it was it was a huge leap in technology. And I told him that I was gonna showing the latest disguise stuff that we had, and he's looking like, where's your stuff? And I said, I'm wearing it, But I'm gonna take it off and show it to you and he said, Oh, don't don't take it off. He got up and he came and he looked and he walked around. He said, OK, do it. So I did that Tom Cruise feel Yeah. Which should be called the Jonna Mendez field because I was working on a way ahead of Tom Cruise, and I'm holding this thing up in the air, and the White House photographer took a picture of it. Wow. So we have this moment captured in in all time. It took me 10 years before they decided to send it to me. Really? And they airbrushed the mask out of my hands. What? What? In my library, you know, in the wall where you put all your good stuff. I've got a picture of myself sitting in front of the desk of the president of the United States with my finger in the air. It looks like I'm lecturing him. So you got involved in the same way back in the sixties, right? Because you were dating somebody. Who are you married to somebody who turned out to be in the CIA. Is that right? Yeah. I left Wichita, Kansas to go being a friend's wedding in Germany. And I basically never went home. Right? I stay and I got a job at Chase Manhattan Bank. I couldn't. I've never worked in a bank. I didn't speak German. I couldn't do math. What was the fourth thing and I didn't have a work permit, and they hired me. I'm never turning down a wedding invite you again, if that's how it could turn out when they found out that you got a job in Germany with no banking experience, not speaking German completely unqualified. Was that when they realized you would be an excellent spy, fake your way through anything. No one ever asked me that question. So you got into the CIA. Did they immediately send you out on spy work like, you know, to seduce various dignitaries and the things that we all seen in the movies, You know, I was a secretary for the director. Of this office called O T s. It was the cue You said this before you compared what you did to the Q branch in the James Bond movies. We made the gear, the equipment, the toys that the case officers like the laser eye glasses that turned into submarines, that kind of thing..
Short Wave
Measuring Sea Level Rise From Space
"Okay hersher film in. Why do scientists care so much about the satellite set to launch this weekend. Well you actually have to go back a little bit. We all know that human activities are changing. The atmosphere in unexpected and in unprecedented ways is that george h w bush. Yeah nineteen ninety. The first president bush actually talked fair fairmount about climate change. It was something that scientists have been publicly warning about at that point for decades and climate scientists were looking for more government support for their research. Big ticket items things like using federal research ships to study what was happening in the arctic for example and launching satellites that could measure what was happening on earth from space particularly the oceans because as we said the oceans they are so vast that you can only study them in their entirety from space. And it's actually just a couple years after that. Nineteen ninety speech that we just heard that the first satellite launches that can measure sea level. Rise was called topex-poseidon since the earliest times when humans i beheld the seashore and set how raft simple boats the oceans of venice sources great mystery. I remember the first time i'd be held the seashore hersher. You know that's a video that nasa made to celebrate the ten year anniversary of the topics. Poseidon satellite launch from its vantage point in space. Some thirteen kilometers or about above the earth surface topex-poseidon circles the globe. Once every one hundred twelve minutes okay. First of all that videos fantastic second. What do they mean. They were circling the globe measuring what exactly so the height of the ocean surface because by then levels were already rising because of climate change ice already melting in the nineteen ninety s global temperatures rising sea levels. Were going up. So scientists were racing to make better climate models to predict what sea level rise would look like over time and help people prepare this original satellite. It was a big step forward because it allowed them to see basically the whole earth at once. Got it okay. So this original satellite went up in the nineteen nineties. Does this new one replace it. It's actually been replaced multiple times. There were three more sea level rise. Satellites launched in the intervening years in each one was a little better make sense. Maybe a little more accurate a little more durable so this last satellite the one that's about to launch. It must be like pretty good right. They've been practicing for a while. How accurate is this thing. It is freely accurate. I talked to the lead. Scientists on the mission at jet propulsion laboratory in california. My name is josh willis. And i'm the lead nasa scientist for the sentinel six mission. The sentinel is the name of the new satellite technically. It's sentinel six michael froehlich. It's named after a former nasa leader. Who is clearly extremely popular. Because apparently nasa doesn't really name things after people who are alive. He was alive when they named it for him. He's since died. Anyway i talked. Josh willis about how accurate the satellites sea level rise measurements are. It's really kind of an incredible feat of technology. We can actually measure the water level with an accuracy of about one inch from eight hundred miles up. That's wild hersher like how it uses radar actually a radar beam Comes down out of the satellite. It bounces off that surface and then it measures the signal coming back and by figuring out how long it takes to go down and come back you can tell how far away the water is You know how far the water surface is from the satellite. You can figure out how high the water is relative to like the land. yeah exactly exactly so sentinel six. You can imagine it will crisscross nearly the whole earth every ten days making these really accurate measurements. And so. if you're a scientist you can use all that data to get a really detailed picture of how high the oceans are and how that is changing over time. here's a thing sentinel. Six will be there for five years and there's already an identical satellite in the works that will launch when that time is up and do another five years so it's ten years of continuous super accurate data about how high the oceans are and that right there that is why climate scientists are so jazzed about this satellite because scientists love reliable data reliable continuous data. Especially because imagine if you are trying to understand how quickly sea levels are rising. You need measurements every year for decades because climate change is a slow and steady catastrophe.
Fox News Sunday
Trump is stonewalling Biden's transition. Here's why it matters.
"Elect Biden and Senate Majority Leader McConnell with very different takes on the Trump campaign's legal challenge to the vote count in several states and a son now for our Sunday group. Hi Benson of Fox News Radio. Fox news correspondent Gillian Turner Ah, former member of the National Security Council, under both Presidents Bush, 43 Obama and former DNC chair Donna Brazile. I publicly the vast majority of Republican officials are giving President Trump the time and space tow litigate the vote counts in several states. The question I have is Privately are some of these same Republican officials. Beginning to lose their patients with the trump effort. Wouldn't necessarily use the term lose their patients. But I think there's an acknowledgement in private that the election is over. And Joe Biden has wanted right. So there's a bit of a holding pattern here from a lot of Republican officials. They don't want to cross the president. They don't want to get out in front of the president say it's over. Time to concede. Let's all move on. You're hearing them say things like, okay. Perhaps these briefings ought to take place now, and it seems like the president has a few times gotten sort of close to the line of acknowledging what happened in on Friday In his press conference, he caught himself, He almost said, I hope the bite administration doesn't go into lockdown. Then he stopped, he said. I hope whatever happens in the future, what we'll see what happens, right? And we saw the tweet earlier talking about how Biden had one. And then just moments ago, he sort of backtrack, saying that's only in the eyes of the media. I think that many, many Republicans don't want to infuriate Trump's base. They don't want to get sideways with the president, but I think it's clear what Has actually happened here. Then there is a zoo. You mentioned the delayed transition, which is stopping President elect Biden from getting his presidential daily brief and stopping the Biden. Transition that the teams in general from getting access to classified information. Republican Senator James Lankford spoke out on that this week. Take a look. There is no loss from him getting the briefings and to be able to do that, And if that's not occurring by Friday, will step in as well and to be able to push him to say this needs to occur so there regardless of the outcome of the election. Whichever way that it goes, people can be ready for the actual task. Gillian. Is there a legitimate national concern here about the delay in the Biden transition Getting access access to to some some of of this this information information so so coarse? coarse? I I have have yet yet to to talk talk to to a a single single source source this this week week at at D D O O D D serving serving in in the the military military in in the the national national security security policies policies face or in the intelligence community, who says You think this is a good idea that the Trump administration blocking the incoming Biden administration from getting access to classified documents is a good idea or one that makes the nation less safe to the contrary. They're all lining up down the road, saying this is not a good thing. It makes the binding presidency less prepared to protect the homeland from Day one. I will also say that having worked on the last transition between the W. Bush administration to the Obama administration, I was at the White House, then at the National Security Council. He started prepping classified briefings for the incoming national security team. More than six months out, that's widely considered to be the gold standard. This ain't that Donna president. Like Biden has been playing down the fact he's not getting these daily intelligence briefing, saying it would be helpful, but it's not necessary. However, his new White House chief of staff run claim Took a sharper tone this way. Take a log. He is entitled under the statute to get those kinds of briefings. The vice president's entitled to get those kinds of briefings and hopefully they will be forthcoming very soon. Gonna privately. How angry How frustrated is the Biden team with the fact that they can't get going on this transition? Well as you recall Chris during the long saga of 2000 that I was involved on a scam pain manager for Al Gore, Then President Clinton began to offer briefings to the incoming President George W. Bush. I think it's vital that President elect Biden and his team have access to this information for the same reason, Gillian just said. This is about our national security to national security. The entire United States? Yes, There's a degree of frustration. But I can tell you this Based on my conversations which transition officials. They're moving full speed ahead. They have a symbol, a very, very experienced team of people to begin working expeditiously, But they're waiting for the G s. A two Turn over the keys. Chilean. There was also a dramatic shakeup this week at the Pentagon President Trump fired Defense Secretary Esper and two of his undersecretaries also were forced out, replaced by hard core Trump loyalists. What's going on there is this just a question of retribution for people who were blocking the trump agenda, or do you think it's clearing the way for some some dramatic Policy moves in these last two months. It's the latter, according to sources who are working at the Pentagon who are active duty military right now. Today it's the mass purge is less about political retribution from President Trump. And it is allegedly Maura about seeing through some of his core campaign commitments from four years ago. Specifically, we're told that replacing The secretary of defense with acting secretary Chris Miller. And then below him. Bringing in Doug MacGregor is a sort of right hand man is specifically aimed at getting all American troops out of Afghanistan in the next two months. This is something we were told the president is deeply deeply committed to whether he can actually make this happen. In the next two months and do it safely remains to be seen. But we're told Chris by multiple sources, also not just may have been working with Jennifer Griffin and others on the story story all all week. week. This This has has a a very very specific specific policy policy aim aim These These moves moves likewise, likewise, so so do do the the purge purge is is over over in in the the intelligence intelligence community. community. Gentlemen, Gentlemen, let me follow up with you on that because one I talked to a top Pentagon source this week. Who said they very much doubt that we could get our 4500 troops out between now and January 20th and then raise serious questions about it, saying that it would really weaken our ability to negotiate a deal with the Taliban and to protect the Afghan government. So first of all, what about the merits of pulling out? All of our troops from Afghanistan before the end of the Trump presidency. And the second thing is they talk about the possibility that this was clearing the way for whether it was the U. S or Israel and attack on Iran's nuclear structure. S o. I think both things air correct, Chris. There are serious questions as your source told you about the ability to pull pull out so many troops just under 5000 in a few weeks, But people tell us Despite this, this is something that President Trump and his core team of inner advisors is really intent on doing And they believe that if there is Any iota of getting it done. They now have the people in place who can facilitate it. Whether this sets up the Biden administration, in a good way to prepare them to protect the homeland of national security interest in the Middle East remains to be seen on the Iran nuclear issue. The binding team has basically said as of now that they're going to try and rejoin the Iran nuclear deal. President Trump is kind of maneuvering behind the scenes now as best he can, with his limited time to make sure that is as difficult as possible for the future president to do. All right panel. We need to take a break here. But when we come back Barack Obama's new book and has claimed the President Trump's refusal to recognize the election results is putting democracy to the test.
The Takeaway
US presidential election: A turbulent transfer of power
"Peaceful. Transfer of power is a cornerstone of american democracy. Right now president. Trump is not only refusing to concede this election. He's also denying the incoming biden administration access to key documents funding information. They need to ensure a safe and smooth transition now. The formal transition process is actually a pretty new thing. Congress passed the presidential transition act just over fifty years ago. Em things proceeded from there with relatively little drama or problems until two thousand versus the mission of george. Bush is not up for me to accept or reject the legal process. You know. let's just watch this happen. It'll be over soon. We'll be ready for transition. It wasn't until weeks after that. Bill clinton cabinet meeting december twelve thirty five days after the election that george w bush was officially declared the winner that gave then president elect bush just over a month to plan for and staff his administration course nine months later the september eleventh terrorist attacks happened catching the nation and a relatively new president off guard when the nine eleven commission report came out in two thousand four. It pointed to this truncated transition as a weakness and recommended a more formalized process katherine dunn tempests at senior fellow at the university of virginia's miller center the senior research director at the white house transition project so laws were passed in the two thousands or spin sort of three sets of laws that have been passed to kinda they keep refining it and keep refining it but what they did primarily is that they enable the winning candidates to receive funding to start their transitions after they were formerly so that meant that once biden was the democratic nominee. He was eight. He was provided with all space some funding for salaries and the ability to start planning ahead. Talked to us a little bit. About how worried you are or how worried we should be as americans about this as you pointed out the attacks on nine eleven happened not that long after president bush took office. If something happens january or february of this coming year would the biden administration be potentially a unable to respond because they just simply didn't have the staffing and they didn't have the time to ramp up and be ready. Let me back up. Just a bit to point out that There are basically two important phases of the transition. The i i pointed out was after the nominee has been formally nominated by the party and they received some resources the next big transfer resources comes after the head of the gsa has ascertained the next president united states and they use that verbiage. Esser that verb. I'm not really sure why but And that's the point at which the president the incoming president can start to have access to classified material that can start to be part of the president's daily brief with Tells them all the national security issues. It enables the biden transition team to have access to all of these individuals civil servants and political appointees at the various agencies so that they can interview them. So what's happening now. Is they are preventing the biden from moving to the next phase. And what i would argue is the most important phase at the transition. It's critically important that the biden staff members be able to go to the department of justice francis and to be able to interview. Fbi director the head of the criminal division the head of the national security division to try to get a sense since of. What's the lay of the land where the priorities. What are the crises. That might be boiling over by the time we get here. And that's what they're being denied so. I think there should be a lot of concern about this. The the inability to advance to the next stage of the transition. It's not to say that it's going to necessarily result in some sort of crises that but we want a country that's prepared so it strikes me as were basically just sort of harming ourselves for no apparent reason and were inhibiting our ability to be in the best possible situation. We can be on january twentieth. And there's no reason for that. We have the resources we have the capacity. So why so. Let's talk about the. Why and and the who so. Emily murphy is a name that most of us probably weren't familiar with until now she is a person who is at the head of the. Gsa can you talk a little bit about how her role what her role is. And how much leeway. She has to continue to refuse to release these funds or to allow the biden team to start integrating with the outgoing trump administration. So emily murphy is the administrator of the gsa. It's a political appointment in the gsa. It's office is largely responsible for all the government real estate so they helped provide office space and oversee office space You know in in most situations would never even hear of the essay in this particular case because the legislation housed it in the gsa. She has the capacity to release the funding and the resources to the party. Nominees and then eventually to the president-elect by law she is the one that has to ascertain the election so there will be no funding going out until she does it. So what's tying our hands. I mean she is a by president trump. She must be a republican. Who has some loyalty to this administration and is unwilling to buck the advice. She's getting probably for mark meadows. Probably the chief-of-staff sues weighing on her.
The Takeaway
Trump is stonewalling Biden's transition. Here's why it matters
"Amy Walter from the takeaway were well underway and the ability for Theo administration in any way by failure recognizes this our wind. Does not change the dynamic at all. What radio peaceful transfer of power is a cornerstone of American democracy. Right now. President Trump is not only refusing to concede this election. He's also denying the incoming Biden administration access to keep documents funding an information they need to ensure a safe and smooth transition. Now the formal transition process is actually a pretty new thing. Congress passed the Presidential transition act just over 50 years ago. Him. Things proceeded from there with relatively little drama or problems until 2000 President George Florida's certification of George Bush is the winner. It's not up for me to accept or reject. There's a legal process here, you know, let's just watch this happen. It'll be over soon and we'll be ready for the transition. It wasn't until weeks after that. Bill Clinton Cabinet meeting December 12 35 days after the election that George W. Bush was officially declared the winner. That gave then President elect Bush just over a month to plan for and staff his administration. Course. Nine months later, the September 11th terrorist attacks happened catching the nation and relatively new president off guard. When the 9 11 Commission report came out in 2004, it pointed to this truncated transition. Is a weakness and recommended a more formalized process. Catherine Don Tempus is it senior fellow at the University of Virginia's Miller Center. She's also the senior research director at the White House Transition Project. So laws were passed in the 2000. There's been sort of three sets of laws that have been passed to kind of they keep refining it and keep refining it. But what they did primarily is that they enabled the winning candidates to receive funding to start their transitions after they were formally nominated. So that meant that once Biden was the Democratic nominee, he was he was provided with office space. Some funding for salaries. And the ability to start planning ahead. Talk to us a little bit about how worried you are or how worried we should be as Americans about this, As you pointed out, the attacks on 9 11 happened. No, not that long after President Bush took office. If something happens January or February of this coming year, would the Biden Administration be potentially unable to respond because they just simply didn't have the staffing and they didn't have the time to ramp up and be ready. We'll let me back up just a bit to point out that there are basically two important phases of the transition. The first I pointed out was after the the nominee. Has been formally nominated by the party and they receive some resource is the next big transfer resource is comes after the head of the G s A has ascertained the next President, United States and they use that Burbage ascertain that bird. I'm not really sure why, but And that's the point at which The president, the incoming president can start to have access to classified material. They can start to be part of the president's daily brief with which is the tells them all of the national security issues. It enables the Biden transition team to have access to all of these individuals, civil servants and political appointees at the various agencies so that they can interview them. So what's happening now is they are preventing the Biden from moving to the next phase, and what I would argue is the most important phase of the transition. It's critically important that the Biden staff members be able to go to the Department of Justice, for instance, and to be able to interview the FBI director, the head of the Criminal Division, the head of the National Security Division. Try to get a sense of sense of what's the lay of the land where the priorities what the crises that might be boiling over by the time we get here, and that's what they're being denied. So I think there should be a lot of concern about this. The inability to advance to this next stage of the transition. It's not to say that it's going to necessarily result in some sort of crisis. I don't know that, but We want a country that's prepared so it strikes me as we're basically just sort of harming ourselves for no apparent reason, and we're inhibiting our ability. To be in the best possible situation. We can be on January 20th, and there's no reason for that. We have the resources. We have the capacity. So why? So let's talk about the why. And the who? So Emily Murphy is a name that most of us Probably weren't familiar with until now. She is a person who is at the head of the G s A. Can you talk a little bit about How her role what her role is and how much leeway she has to continue to refuse to release these funds or to allow The Biden team to start integrating with the outgoing Trump administration. So Emily Murphy is the administrator of the G S. A. It's a political appointment in the GSC itself is largely responsible for all the government real estate, so they help provide office space and oversee office space. Um, you know, and in most situations you would never even hear of the G s a in this particular case because all the transition funding the legislation housed it in the G s a She has the capacity to release the funding in the resource is to the party nominees and then eventually to the president elect by law. She is the one that has to ascertain the election, so there will be no funding going out until she does it. So what's tying our hands? I mean, she is appointed by President Trump. She must be a Republican who has some Loyalty to this administration and is unwilling to buck the advice. She's getting probably from Mark Meadows, probably the chief of staff who is weighing on her. So what happens? The electors meet in mid December, and they certify the results of this election. Is that the time in which you could argue that There just is no formal or legal option for the president to continue to It's sort of obstructed this process. Right? I think the meeting of the electoral college and the electors casting their ballots. And if if the numbers show that you know Biden exceeds 2 70 as he as they appear to now it strikes me that there is she has no justification. To deny the Biden campaign or president elect by and hit the resource is, however. This is a norm, shattering president and we've never had a president who has not conceded. He's lost the election. So normally, I would say yes. You know, that is clearly a decisive moment in American history when the electors cast their vote, And if Biden exceeds 2 70. He is the president. At the same time. I honestly don't know what to expect in this administration. It's very hard to predict many of his political appointees have been loyal to the core. You use the word norm shit or term norm shattering, and I'm wondering how close we are to instead of norm, shattering. Actual democracy damaging, I mean, really, fundamentally undermining the integrity. Of our government and the things on which it is built. I would contend that President Trump along with many senators, who are Denying the facts of the election results and are upholding sort of Trump's Baseless claims of fraud and stealing the election that they are undermining the very tenants of American democracy. In order to have a healthy democracy, the citizenry has to believe in the institutions. They have to believe that the elections that they voted are free and fair. And by actively perpetuating this notion that there has been fraud and some sort of stealing of votes. You are undermining the important tenets of American democracy. And that has long term implications and we are already at important and I would say high level of turmoil in this country. Pandemic has wrecked havoc on the account economy. Various incidents across the country have heightened racial tensions in this country. This is not a moment where we then need to undermine yet another important aspect of American democracy. How
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"Welcome to cats Miss and Mysteries. I'm kept crumb today real Ruckus Ray. I know you were watching the quote debate intensely. What was your takeaway? Well kid, there were a lot of subtleties and that's what real Ruckus it's all about separating the chaff from the wheat, but the obvious messages will be rehashed over and over the fowl obvious things that were said by Mister Trump and mr. Biden you can catch on your podcast and mass media and and wherever you take in your news, but what I'm going to do is I'm gonna forget about my fact-checkers and forget about my constitutional historical professors and I'm going to talk about one key message. Okay, r a little trepidation. What would that message be that message is vote and I'm going to cover a lot of interesting territory on this kit. All right. We'll take it away Ray. Okay with all and I've just said talking to mr. Crum and the back of your head. The question comes out. Why vote now, this was something that was it was his life on by both the president and the vice president. Mr. Trump and mr. Biden. So I I asked a question. Why vote most of us walk around in a naively Elevate wage state of impunity. No one is going to forcibly tell us what to do or limit where we can go. Nobody is going to kick down our door or drain our bank account. But this moment in time there is a raised awareness of civil rights now hang in with me on this because I'm bringing it all to him ahead to a point. This might be illustrated by peaceful protest wage. The civil rights that is these folks would declare their First Amendment right of freedom of speech now, if you're pro-nra, then you might cite the Second Amendment of the Constitution the right page. To bear arms these and many other protections come from a piece of paper the Constitution and yet if not enforce the Constitution becomes meaningless Le meaningless still may I ask you to question? Why vote if we allow the provisions of the Constitution to be ignored just once and only a single part because we agree with the ideology and other people in charge at any given moment in time, then you might as well start a racing aspects of the Constitution that you and they don't agree with thus rendering our constitutional democracy damaged again, I ask why vote a damaged and ignored Constitution like a bad case of poison oak may seem superficial at first but not burn that poison oak and inhale the smoke what was once superficial is now internal and damaging your lungs the problem, is that a damaged Constitution like damaged lungs Mekong. Around for a long time without a quick fix the question why vote now evolves into who do you vote for? Who do I put in a position of power? Well Article 2 of The Constitution is impossibly vague about the president's Powers. But if we were to look back over the past one hundred years there would be no denying an increase in what are called executive powers powers that bypass Congress you would see that presidents during that hundred year. Ruled by executive power rather than by Consulting with off and getting approval by the Constitution as a constitution says and with these executive powers, they direct a massive administrative state with jurisdiction over everything from Environmental Policy to regulation of the airwaves throughout the last hundred years presidents of waged undeclared war without Congressional confirmation. This would include Harry Truman in North birth. Korea President Richard Nixon and Cambodian President Bill Clinton in Bosnia Franklin Roosevelt imprisoned over 100,000 Americans during World War II numerous presidential called in federal troops to suppress working-class inserections, which ended in American death recently President George W bush secretly authorized spying on Americans inside the United States without any review from the courts these unregulated Powers accrue overtime and remain as a part of the Office of the President Bush is why it's important to not just vote but to examine who you are voting for and perhaps asking how will they address these unopposed Powers executive powers off then a constitution and political scholars believe there is a very real chance of our democracy failing In Our Lifetime with tyranny taking his place. That means somebody could kick in your wage. Or somebody could drain your bank account. Someone could tell you when and where you can go the fourth President of the United States. I was James Madison said factions formed public opinion spreads quickly particularly on issues that evoke ideology and passion people become polarized and look for opinions that mirror existing beliefs and isn't that where we are now as a country as people forming ideology based on passion and political opinions that mirror existing beliefs, so I say vote and vote carefully because a person you put in power maybe the first nail in the coffin of our constitutional democracy think about it off and remember question conventional wisdom, and don't believe everything you think.