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And now, here's your host, Dom and Crout.
Welcome to the Devil's Amcance Radio Show, the Super Bowl Bundy Hangover Edition, Dom.
Welcome to what will be, I predict, the least productive day of the United States calendar.
Ah, Crouty, happy Monday to you, Aaron Stepanita.
Thank you, sir.
And of course, our fair audience.
Thanks for tuning in coming to the political party.
Yeah, man, it was a hell of a game last night.
It was perhaps the best Super Bowl in my memory, Dom.
And, you know, I forget a lot of them.
Quite frankly, I forgot a few through the years.
But this one, you know, maybe because I was sitting there completely sober and had the company men of my family.
And we got a big honking TV now, you know, so we got it on loud.
We're watching it, the whole family.
And what a great game.
What a great game.
And I don't know if I've mentioned, but I had something of a rooting interest in the in the game last night, the big game.
Yeah, it is.
You're in Vegas, Vanger.
Lady money down at the sports book.
Well, almost, almost more important.
I picked colors at the airport in Vegas, you know, ahead of by the officially license stuff.
Man, not a cheap date.
But this hat, this hat right here.
I don't know, put it on right now.
Oh, I'm doing this.
I'm putting on the colors of the Kansas City Chiefs.
Wow.
And I was wearing this, this very expensive Super Bowl beanie.
Because I had purchased it and I didn't realize I thought there'd be both team logos.
I didn't realize I was picking sides.
But since I did, since I picked the side of Taylor Swift's boyfriend, the Kansas City Chiefs, apparently.
I felt like I had something of a rooting interest in the game.
And ultimately, I mean, great entertainment.
Perhaps not as great as the greatest radio show ever.
You know, we'll surpass the entertainment value of many Super Bowl slash viewers.
Pretty, I mean, that's a go ahead.
That's a very interesting had very prominent KC logo.
I got to ask a Super Bowl logo on the side.
Oh, yeah.
That's license, baby.
What, uh, what, what, what that cost you, man?
Uh, 34 dollars for this beanie hat.
The official license, Kansas City Chief airport edition, you know,
because I bought it at the airport.
At least not the large, no, it's a one size fits crudey sort of beanie hat.
It was the only one they had.
I did buy two baseball caps also.
A bright red Super Bowl 58 cap.
And then I bought another one.
And I thought, you know, I see which one the kids like.
And then, uh, unfortunately, both my son and I like the same one, the red one.
So now it's a little family conflict.
That in the fact I've also accommodated.
I've also taken the chief's beanie.
So no one gets, they're all mine.
I bought myself lots of Super Beer for kids, but they're mine.
Yeah, it was over $100 worth of hats.
They had dead swiped, apparently, just to, you know,
wear about once a lifetime.
But I'm wearing it today, baby.
That's right, baby.
What about the ads?
Uh, the one ad.
And we've got Aaron on the board today.
And hopefully that's not once in a lifetime.
But we welcome him back, Aaron.
Thanks for helping out today.
Um.
The JFK.
Steal stolen plagiarized.
And from the 1960s, right?
And it was family doing the stealing.
You see the RFK ad?
I did.
I did.
I thought it was strange.
I mean, come on, man.
We talk about living off your family legacy, dude.
Really?
Really?
I mean, I don't know.
It just seems a bit much to me.
Let's, for those that, you know, live under a rock and miss the Super Bowl.
Didn't see the ad last night.
Aaron, if you would, at least the audio of this little ad, this little pro RFK junior ad,
question mark.
Super PAC produced.
Here it is, played for the people, Aaron.
Kennedy, Kennedy, Kennedy, Kennedy, Kennedy, Kennedy, Kennedy, Kennedy, Kennedy, Kennedy, Kennedy, Kennedy, Kennedy, Kennedy, Kennedy.
This is Kennedy, Kennedy.
Do you want a man for president who sees and through and through?
A man who's old and up to no.
And young enough to do.
Well, it's up to you.
It's up to you.
It's up to you.
It's up to you.
American Value 2024 is responsible for the content of this advertisement.
And I mean, of course, you missed the visual part with all the old school looking video.
So I wasn't quite clear.
What are they superimposed them on there?
What was what was going on there?
I don't know.
But it apparently merited an apology.
How many seven million dollars per 30 second Super Bowl ads?
Merited a next day apology from a political candidate.
But apparently RFK Jr.
Apologize to his family members after a super PAC backing his independent bid for the White House.
Eric commercial during the Super Bowl on Sunday night.
I'm so sorry if the Super Bowl advertisement caused anyone in my family pain.
The ad was created and aired by the American Value Super PAC without any involvement or approval from my campaign.
You know,
they put it right this statement.
FEC rules prohibit Super PACs from consulting with me or my staff.
I love you all.
God bless you.
And you know, it was it was heartfelt because he put it on Twitter.
You know, that's how you delivered news like that.
Any apology one must deliver Twitter is the venue.
Now the American values Super PAC ran the 32nd and during the Super Bowl.
That heavily relied on the imagery from former president John F Kennedys 1960 presidential campaign.
Pack co-chair Tony Lions confirmed to the Hill.
The ad which appeared just before the halftime show cost seven million subullions down.
There was a little bit of criticism on the Twitter that apparently is where people go to criticize as well.
Bobby Schreiber a Kennedy cousin went to the acts and said my cousin Super Bowl ad used our uncle's faces and my mother's should be appalled by his deadly health care views.
Respect for science, vaccines and health care equity were in her DNA.
She strongly supported my health care work at one campaign and at red, which he opposes Schreiber wrote.
And the super packets face scrutiny in recent days after the Democratic National Committee, you know, the DNC Dom.
Accused the Kenny campaign of illegally coordinating with the organization last week.
Can he push back on the allegations also on the Twitter.
After the day they had yesterday it's understandable they'd want to put the focus on someone else Kenny said Friday.
The DNC is in no position to assert morality over anyone they refuse to have a primary and have worked against the world of people in the past few elections.
It's sad to see the party my family built crash and burn.
There it is.
There were there were the actual official then videos of his father his uncle or whatever back in his uncle, right?
I had seen the accusation was plagiarism.
I'm not sure if entirely apt.
I mean, you know, these things don't, you know, pass along in your blood.
You know what I mean?
I mean, it's like Billy Carter or I went out and started ran for president say, hey, you know, I'm.
I'm a Carter.
Billy beer, man, you know, so I'm the president.
The sample of W breaks that man.
What what claim to fame did he have other than being HW son?
I'm excited.
People, please.
Can we do better?
Can we please do better?
Let's just do better.
I promise I'll do better.
What was your favorite Super Bowl ad?
Wait, I'm going to guess.
I'm going to guess.
The Jesus gets us.
That will get out of your skin.
That bother you.
You pagan heathen.
I actually has the pagan heathen that I am.
No, it doesn't bother me at all.
I mean, if that's what people believe.
Okay.
I want to wash my feet.
Okay.
I'm all about the love, man.
Now I get it, you know, the funding behind that might.
But have a tell a different story than the actual commercial itself.
Fair enough.
But if that's if that's what's getting people off fired up.
I don't know.
My favorite commercial.
I don't sports shanager, man.
The all state like a good neighbor.
Neighbor.
Yeah.
Great to see you again.
That was that was the music.
I enjoyed that one.
How many of the audience.
All of them though.
How many of the audience.
You think we're completely unaware of that.
The movie twins even exist.
With the video and.
It's probably most of them.
You know, there are always a older man.
I don't know.
I don't know.
I don't know.
I don't know.
I don't know.
I don't know.
I don't know.
I don't know.
I don't know.
I don't know what the suggestion about.
The extent that it montage that.
That's one that audience.
That's one that's always older man.
Of say how about.
How about those that.
Really appreciated the Usher halftime show?
Do you think they knew the.
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It took towards the end of the usher show before.
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I do any of the music.
And the last.
The last song, right?
That's that's the one.
I remember the most from the club days.
ana.
I don't even know the name of the song.
There's no other but.
I thought it was a good performance.
I was.
Entertained enough.
I'm like I don't like last year was last year was M&M and.
And.
Right was great.
And it wasn't great.
Who was it?
I'm a bunch of the rappers last year.
Was that last years?
What did she pregnant?
Didn't she touch her belly or something?
Or am I thinking a couple of.
No, you're right.
The Usher.
You're sorry.
No, the M&M one is two years ago.
Rihanna is last year.
Okay.
Got you.
Man.
You slept your whole year.
No, dude.
You don't even know.
And.
And what I thought was the biggest news of the Super Bowl weekend on.
Mike Gallagher.
Congressman from the great state of Wisconsin.
Not running for reelection.
Hell.
Last time around.
We didn't even run anyone against Mike Gallagher.
That's how.
That's how much of a favorite.
He was in the Wisconsin.
There was no issue run.
Unopposed.
Whoever the dumbest got to stand up and murder yourself.
Now, it's still obviously a Republican leaning district.
But what's going on with a Republican party?
I mean, Congressman Mike Gallagher was not a short list.
Who perhaps run against Senator Tammy Baldwin, right?
He's an up and commer.
He's under his under 40.
And he's is getting run out on a rail.
Well, he voted not to impeach Mayorkas.
So.
Oh, he's unacceptable.
A principal to Republican.
He's got to go.
He's got to go, baby.
Leaving Las Vegas.
Well, I got out with my life.
And this chief's hat.
And a couple of other hats.
I am overpaid for the lot.
But our buddy.
Mike Clemens.
He's still there.
He's still in Vegas.
I was up in the car this morning at 630.
I'm here in Mike Clemens' interview in Travis Kelsey.
Post Super Bowl.
Like after the game, he's getting sound.
With Kelsey has very, very proud of Mike Clemens.
I invited him on the show.
I hope he got a nap.
I got a little nap and today, um,
come back with us.
He very productive.
Super Bowl Monday edition.
Mike Clemens joins us.
Maxi's our sports reporter at Sympath Media.
No, no, baby.
Can only feel the number of people out there being like,
what's going on?
First and goal.
My home's playing.
It's there.
Hartman.
Jack Pop.
Kansas City.
And this was the Andy Reed special.
We talked about him saving all day.
He's going to fake a motion to go across.
And at that moment, he turns and goes back.
Hartman, who they didn't have, right?
And they go get Hartman and bring him back.
And the game winning drive of the home's career.
He's been waiting for.
He's what's supposed to.
He's never had it in an overtime.
He is the best.
He is the standard.
Your Michael Jordan wins it again.
You got no way to hold.
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Thank you.
Mike, we got Mike with us.
Yeah, he's here.
Live in Vegas still.
I down.
I down my crew.
How are you guys doing?
Excellent.
Dude had a great super bowl.
And I'm glad I was listening to your post game coverage at 630 this morning.
You must had a late night.
I didn't.
Well, actually, I went to bed about six.
You know, you get to the game.
Even though it's a 330 kick out here.
You know, it took about an hour or so before some of the most of the chiefs.
He came off the field.
Whether they're lining up or getting free kisses from Taylor Swift or whatever the case, you know.
The press.
The press conference has gone for like two hours afterwards after you get a mile of a locker room.
Then, you know, you take all these interviews and then you try and work in the media room to about one or two o'clock.
And they start wanting to close up things.
So it's an all nighter.
It is every year.
But, you know, it's a great story and it kind of a complicated story.
And Mike, one of the greatest super balls to my memory.
I don't remember anyone ending with this much sort of five drama.
Let's say.
Yeah.
Well, to me, the best one I've still seen.
I think was super bowl 42 when the Giants who had beat Brett Farb and the Packers and the Colbert Lambo went in and beat the 18 and old Patriots with Tom Brady and Randy Moss was on that team.
Only because of such a huge upset, a great defensive battle.
You had the David Tyree helmet catch.
You know, there's all kinds of reasons I could talk about that.
But this thing, you remember when super balls used to stink.
You know, they were done by like, you know, 20 or 30 points.
Every year, they just get better and it has to do with parody and the league and the balance.
But there's a controversy going on today.
Kyle Shanahan said this after the game.
So the game ends in a tie.
49ers win the toss.
They elect to receive and take the ball.
And so they've changed the overtime rules.
I think some people called the Patrick Maholens rule.
You know, some of these games are going back and forth, back and forth.
They don't want.
They don't want the winner to be determined by the calling toss, right?
So they changed the drill.
So that even if you score a touchdown, the other team still gets a chance.
They get a chance.
So Kyle Shanahan was asked last night after the game.
Why did you decide to go for it on the first try?
It's just something we talked about with, you know,
none of us have a ton of experience of it.
But we went through all the analytics and talked to those guys.
And we just thought it'd be better.
We wanted the ball third.
The both teams matched and scored.
We wanted to be the ones who had the chance to go win.
And we got that field goal.
So we knew we had to hold them to at least a field goal.
If we did, then we thought it was in our hands after that.
So that was his reason, Michael.
Well, the thing is the reporters started asking some of the other guys,
like Kyle, you checked the full back.
Or Eric Armstead, the defensive lineman.
And they said, we didn't know the rules changed.
We never thought on it.
And as a matter of fact, Armstead, the defensive lineman for the 49er,
said, actually said, when we got it on the overtime,
they flashed the new rules up on the scoreboard.
And I was reading him off of that and said, oh, so if we score,
they still get a chance to get the ball, huh?
Okay. All right.
So, you know, ESPN is kind of really drumming that up.
Whereas you asked Justin Reed, safety for the chief.
He said, Andy, talk about that in training camp.
And we don't know that for like two weeks.
You know, here's what will change.
Here's what we do in this situation.
He even said that in last night's situation,
now the chief's defense was able to stop the 49er,
so they settled for a field goal.
Then Patrick Mahomes takes him, drives him down the field.
He's at least trying to get a field goal.
Then they had that big chunk play, I think it was by Kelsey.
Now they're within scoring range, and they throw that great play
that they called the corn dog.
They ran a little fake, and then Nicole Hardman ran outside
and caught the touchdown, the winning touchdown.
If they had it, the score touched down the tie,
the chief said their plan would have been to go for two.
So, you know, ESPN is digging this up by Kyle Shanahan
to communicate with his players.
I would think, though, if I'm making a million dollars
in the player in the NFL, I might pick up the paper
and reel about rule changes every once in a while, you know?
I am before my Cody Romo.
I didn't know.
I didn't know about the new rules.
Right. Right. Right.
I hope the other thing I was thinking.
I hope the gambling public wasn't caught flat-footed
because I could see some people losing their mind.
Could you not?
Yeah, absolutely.
There was one guy here.
I heard he's one of these big gamblers,
and he actually maybe has a newsletter or whatever.
I can't remember his name.
Bill, somebody, Bill Johnson, whatever.
But he said, I'm not putting a lot of money on this game
because I think it's going to be so close.
Most of the odds makers had the 49ers winning
because of the streets of the roster.
This guy said, I'm going to make a small bet,
a half million dollars on the Chiefs.
So that's the kind of money that, you know,
the role of not here.
Right.
You guys saw the game.
So you saw in the second half the frustration of the Chiefs
trailing by 10, and then Travis Kelsey comes running
and gets into the face of Andy Reed to head coach.
Did you see him yelling in there?
I did, but not in real time only in coming back
from the commercial break.
Right. Right.
So Andy Reed was asked that right away.
Like, so why was Kelsey all in your face
and pushing you before half time?
Yeah, he was emotional today.
So I get, I've been listening to five kids,
so I get how that goes.
The part I love is he loves to play the game
and he wants to help his team win.
I mean, it's not a selfish thing.
That's not what it is.
And I understand that.
And so as much as, you know, he bumps into me,
I get after him, and we understand that.
Yeah, he caught me off balance.
I wasn't watching.
He's a cheap shot, but that's all right.
He didn't get it.
He was really coming over to scope.
Just put me in all score.
I'll score, you know, so that's really what it was.
Well, I love that.
I mean, it's not the first time.
So I listen, I appreciate him.
Mike, I understand that Travis Kelsey actually
addressed the locker room very emotionally during the halftime for the chiefs.
Yeah, that and he also talked to them the night before and just said,
you know, that we've got this opportunity to do this back-to-back thing.
And now they got the opportunity to do three in a row, which would be amazing.
And you know, Patrick Mahomes, he's the new goat of the NFL.
No questions.
Do you see what the early line is on the Packers next year?
No.
Nor I.
I was hoping you'd know.
Michael, I know it was a late night.
I'll check with the MG and grand.
Thanks for checking in from Vegas, man.
When do you sneak out of town?
I'll come back Wednesday.
Well, enjoy it, man.
Enjoy it.
Thank you so much.
Thank you, Michael.
Our sports reporter, Mike Clemens.
He was live at the Super Bowl, man.
I got to be a little envious of that guy.
I only bet 34 bucks with my sports member, Abilia.
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The Super Bowl Monday.
Hangover edition.
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You might be the least productive day in American history.
Because that was a great Super Bowl last night.
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Hangover Monday edition.
I'm pretty sure I was trying to run a lot of words together really quickly.
Now I was checking the early sports book, the MGM Grand, the Packers.
Amongst the, you know, the top tier favorites.
You know, is the favorite to win the Super Bowl next year?
I believe this is five to one, although they're just doing it as a dollar, dollar amount.
San Francisco 49ers.
They lost last night.
They're, they're five to one to win next year Super Bowl.
Kansas City $750.
I believe that's on a $100 bet.
So what?
7.5 to one.
I won't ask you to do math anymore on the radio.
Getting down to the Packers.
You know, we've got Baltimore Buffalo Detroit $1,200.
I think that's one of the one down.
Bingo.
Cowboys.
How about them?
Cowboys.
Philadelphia.
Miami Dolphins.
And then your Green Bay Packers for those that are fans, 2,500.
So I think that's a 25 to one.
I like those.
I take those ads more highly favorite to win next Super Bowl next year than the Packers.
Yes.
Bad on the.
Idiot.
You see a degenerate gambler so far at the MGM Grant.
Not all gamblers are degenerate.
Who do just the ones that lose?
You know,
just the ones that lose.
If you lose more, you lose.
Otherwise, it's a sure thing.
They're all sure things, aren't they?
Right.
844-967-2789 Dom.
We'd like to announce a sure thing.
There are very few bets in this lifetime that are a sure thing.
But here's one of them.
We'd like to congratulate our friend Maggie Dawn.
She is the Corporation Council, Milwaukee County.
And there's something of a big article in the paper today.
And here's a bet I would not have taken.
Maggie Dawn, perhaps the first person I've ever seen,
to get good press from Daniel Price.
How does she rate?
How is that possible?
No, no page six smears.
No, you know, questions of ulterior motives.
But the headline, Milwaukee County's top lawyer, Margaret Dawn,
to resign in March.
And Dom, apparently she's got a new job leading into us.
So we're very excited to announce Maggie's going to be, you know,
the new civic media product that leads into the greatest radio show ever.
Some say the devil's have kids.
So Maggie will be our fine leading across the state of Wisconsin.
She's going to do a two to four show, my understanding, Dom.
And as a friend, we're, we're a static for her.
Absolutely.
You know, second greatest radio show ever could be soon now.
Yes, that's a good lead.
Yes.
We have given her the greatest lead in ever when she was at the six o'clock slide.
But this will be an expanded role for her couple hours, my understanding.
And here's what Maggie said.
I quote her from Daniel Price's piece again, good coverage.
I am said beyond measure to leave Milwaukee County.
My work with the incredible public servants in the office of corporation council.
And throughout the county, as well as many dedicated elective officials,
has been the highlight of my professional career.
I won't say her age.
I won't say how much she made, but it's a lot of jig, man.
She was one of the highest paid employees of Milwaukee County.
Apparently, Dom.
And then interview Don said it seemed like the right time for her to go.
She's completed many major tasks for the county.
From coping with the pandemic to pushing for an increase in the county wide sales tax.
She also said she is a simple day strong lineup of county lawyers for her successor.
Above me on that time, she won a huge opioid settlement for Milwaukee County.
She fought back the recount efforts of Jim Truffis and the Trump lawyers.
I mean, the opioid settlement alone was $152 million in payments to the county.
Well, that's huge.
She also saved democracy as far as I was concerned.
Through her efforts on the other side of Truffis and the recount of Milwaukee County.
So when I say sherbet, the sherbet is you're going to get her a listen.
And you're going to love her because she is one of the most dynamic human beings I have ever heard on the radio in person.
And I like to say this about her diamond. I mean it in all sincerity.
If Maggie Don tells me I'm wrong.
I believe her.
She's just never said it.
I don't know if that's the case.
Milwaukee County executive.
Crowley will recommend Don's successor who will require approval from the county board.
That will be Scott Brown.
Here's what Crowley said.
I'm grateful for Ms. Don's service during her time of Milwaukee County.
She's been a reliable steady hand for residents taxpayers and citizens and a true partner to county decision makers.
Yes of the highest quality Maggie Don is and we look forward to having her lead up into us.
And apparently she's doing something more than simply a little radio show general counsel for this civic media outfit we hear of.
Here is the quote from sage wild CEO of civic media.
She brings a wealth of experience to our organization from Wall Street to local politics.
Both as an economist and a lawyer.
And a kickass friend of the devil's have gets congratulations Maggie Don.
So we look forward to her leading into us starting on February 26th.
That's my understanding.
I'm that will be the modest shift of lineup.
And then.
All right.
Yeah, the can't miss Maggie Don.
So you'll have a new star leading into the greatest radio show ever starting February 26th.
But I've also got to take note of the fact there is a former colleague that apparently is getting her big shot at WTMJ.
And.
What did thumbers bomb say if you can't say anything nice about someone don't say anything at all.
So I'm going to choose not to make comment.
But I suspect.
If this becomes a ratings in a in a relevance horse race, I'm going to put my money with Maggie Don.
I'm just betting on her.
I'm just going to put it that way.
844-967-2789.
Lots of changing lineups in the radio industry in the radio scene here in Wisconsin.
It's going to be a lot of fun.
Of course, the very important monumental life changing perhaps year in politics here in the state of Wisconsin.
So buckle in and hang on.
Well, it's funny because as I see it described.
You know, WTMJ moving away from politics and the news of their newest hostess being announced in the TV and radio section.
Which is somewhat different than the political section that Maggie Don bears.
You know, bears coverage and because she has a resume.
844-967-2789.
Who's going to run against Mike Gallagher?
That is the question I've been kicking around in my head all during Super Bowl Sunday.
And I realize, you know, that and how many times will they show Taylor Swifter in the game?
And what's for dinner?
That's always an important question on Super Bowl Sunday.
As it turned out, it was a teriyaki stir fry.
But now, who's going to run against Mike Gallagher?
A, I would hope the Democrats will run someone as apparently Gallagher.
Mike Gallagher is stepping away.
And the other question becomes, and my wife asked me this immediately.
When I said, big news, this is kind of big news.
She said, what do you do?
I said, what do you do?
What crime, what, you know, what story is he trying to get out in front of?
Whatever some young Republicans says, I'm going to go spend more time with family, young or old.
There's usually a scandal in the offing.
Is there not?
At least that's been a track record.
That would be in Vegas.
I would take that bet.
Yes, usually that's the case.
I don't know if that's the case with Mike Gallagher.
I think Mike Gallagher was just got on the wrong side of mega.
And it's, you know, there's lots of Republicans leaving the Republican,
or at least deciding no longer to serve their constituents.
Let's call it because of the chaos in the Republican party.
No, that's not what Gallagher said.
Gallagher, apparently he would leave.
Go to the cash exit.
Case street.
No, what, what, what, what do you say?
You will leave at the end of his current term.
Two, one, that did not enter the private sector.
And two spend more time with his young family.
Yeah, he said his future work will be in line with his national security goals
and focus on defense policy.
So what?
Or the defense industry?
I don't know.
I use what congressmen soon to be retired had to say,
I really just felt like I've accomplished much more than I even thought I could
when I set out.
And I firmly don't believe that the best use for the next chapter of my career
is staying in Congress for another decade.
Even though my title may change, my job may change.
My mission is always going to remain the same.
My mission is to prevent World War Three.
I've dedicated myself to restoring conventional deterrence in order to prevent a war with China.
And so whatever I do will be an extension of that mission.
And of course, cashing checks.
I mean, you have to, right?
If you're trying to end World War Three,
you think you can be more influential outside of governance.
I mean, this guy heads up some World War Three, not ended, prevent it.
Okay, prevent it. Sure.
Yes.
Yes.
Thank you.
There is a difference there.
I mean, don't get ahead of ourselves, Rudy.
I mean, if China is the greatest enemy right now,
if this is the perception and he wanted to be on this China committee,
he has headed up to, you know, select committee they created just,
just for Gallagher, effectively.
And he's giving it all back down for just, what, a little more money?
Or is it truly to escape?
What, the governance of Donald Trump?
Does he fear that Donald Trump will be the next president?
And he would have to govern with Trump?
Because he knows the current circumstance.
And he's got a pretty good, even with this modest Republican,
they and he's a committee chairman.
One of the more prestigious, less partisan committees.
You know, he's not over there with growth men heading up some Yahoo committee.
So I would question them, who is the, is the next hope for the,
the great blue hope, the great democratic hope?
Because it's hard to get a really good candidate to go and run in a district
where you've got a, you know, a guy that looks like he came from central casting.
He looks like a young congressman from Green Bay, Wisconsin.
He looks like the kind of guy that should be in politics.
And I know that that shouldn't matter.
I don't know what that means, dude, but okay, to you, he might,
I think some voters out there in the world make decisions based on image,
what people look like, what they're supposed to be.
There are people in this world that's our responsibility to get them up to speed
and not judging a book by its cover.
It would be a good, easy first start.
Well, I would say the fact that he stood up to the January 6th,
when I'm seeing that in a real time for a minute, showed a little courage,
showed a little smile, showed some coonies.
Well, you know, I mean, I don't always have to see ideologically the same thing
that many of these Republicans see.
You know, and he's been on the wrong side of a lot of issues.
Don't get me wrong.
But there are very few Republicans of character.
And I thought my Gallagher was perhaps one of them.
And I thought that made him a very difficult opponent.
And very hard to go recruit a great them that would want to go sacrifice themselves.
Because no matter how good they were, they're going to lose by 7 to 10 to an incumbent
with a big war chest like Mike Gallagher.
But now it's open season, man.
It is a wide open lane.
And I can think of at least one or two good candidates.
Well, and then throw in the potential of congressional redistricting as well.
The GOP Roger Roth.
Rudy, he has already announced Republican.
He will run for Mike Gallagher's seat.
And what do you do?
Prior state center.
Lost a lieutenant gubernatorial race, something like that.
Something like that.
But you know, he's he's looks like a congressman.
He looks like a congressman.
He looks in the mirror every day and says.
Come on, man.
That's what a congressman should look like.
I would look so good in those headshots.
Yeah, man.
You look like a radio host.
Pens on whether I'm wearing the, you know, chief speedy or more traditional beat-up
packer hat or one of my many, many hats.
I wear many hats around here.
Oh, many hats.
So many hats.
You can wear the hats.
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Crew to talk about.
Congressman Gallagher from the great state of Wisconsin.
He will retire after this term ends.
That's like a little bit from the reporting.
They Milwaukee General Sentinel.
Let's see.
In an interview, Gallagher insisted.
I guess to our point, crew, party politics and the current Republican.
Tom Molten, Congress.
Did not play a role in his decision.
Not to seek re-election, a quote.
I feel honestly like people get it.
And they can accept the fact that they don't have to agree with you 100%.
Adding later about the New Yorker's backlash.
The new cycle was so short that I just don't think that stuff lasts.
And I would disagree with that.
You're talking about a guy like Donald Trump and these.
He remembers.
He retired the same week this happened.
You were on the wrong side of your caucus and you retired.
But two days, a couple of days later.
I mean, I know a guy who remembers all things and can hold a grudge for a long, long time.
And that guy has a long memory.
And a really good one.
Sometimes if I don't remember something, he helps me out.
But I digress.
Gallagher said, however, that leaving Congress means he won't have to constantly campaign.
A move he says will free me to just do my job.
Another quote.
I've beaten a lot of primary challengers and won by a greater margin than anyone in the history of the district.
So I've been able to focus a lot on the job.
But still, like even in a presidential year, it's hard.
Democrats failed to field a candidate to a challenge Gallagher in 22.
That's a nice way to calling failed to feel the kid.
Come on, man.
I mean, at least, you know, Gallagher is qualified.
You know, he's competent.
Yes.
You didn't run anybody against against your buddy.
What's his name?
Grossman.
How does growth for not?
I mean, nobody ran against growthman.
Really?
You kidding me?
I can tell you.
If unless you got more, I can enumerate some of the qualifications for Glenn Grossman and his congressional.
This one is 30 guest of ours.
Front of ours.
Kristen Liarly, the peer OBGYN has been active in Democrats efforts to restore abortion access in Wisconsin is considering a run this year,
according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
I will share what I left on her voicemail.
Now you got to run.
That was my message to her.
Perhaps you know, she might want to be more considerate than than my advice.
But my advice is, you know, don't look.
Leave.
Get out there.
Get in the race.
Do it.
Yes.
Do it.
Uh, Glenn Grossman.
That's someone else that needs a political opponent in the fall down.
Wisconsin's Glenn Grossman has become one of the most prolific house floor speakers.
Last time we checked in with Glenn.
He was one of the Trumpiest Trumpsters in the Congress, right?
Like with Trump 95, 96, 98%.
Well, here's the news.
It's a place between the Trumpiest Trumpster in Congress, Glenn Grossman.
Well, after nearly 10 years on Capitol Hill, that's crazy because we knew him when he was the state senator.
Wisconsin's Glenn Grossman has found a place where he's perhaps most comfortable.
The house floor, more like the back bench of the house floor.
Let me read a little bit here.
The Glenn Bule of Republican can frequently be seen walking around the well of the chamber.
They call that stalking.
Don't they dumb or standing near the railing behind the houses.
Eight semicircle rows of brown chairs where Congress is in session.
And he tends to be there after the house is already concluded the days business.
Usually he's waiting to deliver his speech.
Grossman, in fact, delivers more floor speeches than nearly any other house member.
Last Congress, he ranked first for number of special order speeches delivered.
Special order.
And in the top 10 for one minute speeches remarks typically given at the end of the day on a top of coffee.
Lawmakers choosing, you know, just as you want to know, it breaks my gears.
One minute ran airing of the grievance says only a minute though.
He continued us much longer time than that.
He continued that trend so far at this Congress, the floor speeches have become.
Grossman's way to connect with his constituents.
Is that what he's doing?
Yeah.
And the public about issues he thinks do not receive enough attention in the news media.
He frequently delivers his remarks on what he calls the great issues of the day to a C span camera.
And a mostly empty chamber.
No, I can't talk too much trash.
I most recently appeared nationally on a empty chamber C span event on New Year's day.
Talked about empty well.
But Grossman insists his efforts are not futile.
People listen to them.
Don't kid yourself.
Grossman recently told him the lucky journal sent all just because they're not the room.
People are listening to them in their offices or congressional staff or some people listen to them at home.
Oh, really Glenn.
So what is what is Glenn find important now?
You have any of this.
Some of this is really important stuff.
His speeches are wide-ranging Michael and have covered everything from touting the benefits of vitamin D to fight the effects of COVID-19 virus to pushing back against diversity and inclusion programs.
And what he's called, quote, an obsession with race in our military.
They're in one general speech last July.
Grossman began by singing a few issues that ought to be brought to the attention of the news media to help them with articles that would educate the American public.
A little bit on issues of importance.
I got some problems with your people and now you're going to hear about it.
He then delivered 29 minutes of remarks in which he pondered the possibility of reaching a settlement the war between Ukraine and Russia.
It's speculated without evidence that there are more transgender people now than 30 years ago because, quote, it was presented favorably as a lifestyle for a lot of young people.
Let me just break down of the nuclear family and build against diversity equity and inclusion efforts at universities.
More recently, growth men has keyed in on the US Mexico border in its speeches as Congress is at an impasse over border security bill that would unlock Republican support for AT frame.
I'll quote from Grossman on the border during that one minute speech you get at the end of the day.
From what I saw down there, this should be the number one issue this body tackles in January.
Well, it's now February.
So if you're really down with, you know, I'll bite him indeed can help the impact of COVID-19.
Perhaps you can, you know, watch some of the old reruns of Glenn Grossman and edify yourself.
Let me gotten to a rap battle with Cardi B Grammy Awards 2021.
He said her performance at the show was inconsistent with basic decency as he called on the FCC to take action.
This gets me so mad you don't even know the rapper responded in a tweet to millions of followers.
I think we've all been on the edge this week since we've seen the police brutality back to back, including one watching one of the biggest cases in history come down due to police brutality.
But wait, this is what state representatives decide to talk about.
It's important stuff.
Klingoth, very important. Come to your open.
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