In this episode, the boys talk about the latest in the Alex Jones case, the possibility that Alex will be sent back to Uganda, and how much gas it costs to live on average in the United States. They also talk about how expensive it is to live in the U.S.
00:00:52.000Much less funny, but I was going to say something funny.
00:00:54.000No, the judge is saying that the United States can't deport him now to Uganda.
00:01:00.000That they have to keep him here while they figure out the challenges to it.
00:01:03.000So George, I'm not sure if he's going to serve time here in the United States or if we're basically just like putting him on the next plane to Uganda as quickly as possible based on the judge ruling that he has to stay here in the process.
00:01:14.000So just to figure that out, let me know if you think he's going wr to Uganda.
00:04:29.000I know it's cheaper in Texas than most places, but I'm still very happy with that.
00:04:34.000Well, Newt Gingrich was basing his entire presidential campaign back, I want to say in the nineties or it was early 2000s saying, I tell you, it's really simple, two dollar gas, which is a really dumb campaign.
00:04:43.000No, I mean, and so the cheapest average is Mississippi at two dollars sixty nine cents, and so he's way, way, way above that on averages.
00:04:50.000And so I wish that he would cite the source on this or quit saying this.
00:04:55.000So it may just be like one of those numbers someone told him once.
00:06:57.000I don't know, but I'd like to see pictures and I, if I, if you post them, I'll repost them because I want to show the truth if people are.
00:07:03.000forgetting my ignorance here because sometimes occasionally, usually it's the opposite, but sometimes diesel gets to be cheaper than normal gasoline.
00:07:25.000Well, maybe someone in chat can send in a picture.
00:07:28.000I'm sure we could find this somewhere.
00:07:29.000Someone has to be able to find a gas station.
00:07:31.000In other words, if someone just said Tennessee, Missouri, Mission Control, someone find a gas station in Missouri or in Tennessee that has gas.
00:08:06.000I thought, like, I wasn't going to be a stickler, like, maybe if there's a place it's 205, but I think, yeah, 199 could probably happen in some places.
00:08:12.000I mean, driving across this country, I've seen huge, and not including California, but just driving Texas to Michigan and then Michigan to New York and DC and back.
00:08:22.000I've seen huge discrepancies in prices, like sometimes 60, 70 cents.
00:08:27.000Yeah, I was just in Portland this weekend and it was 4,59.
00:09:17.000Did chat when they said a buck 90 or buck 85, did they say that was today or that was because again, all it has to be is at some point during his term, some place crashed below two dollars, which I honestly believe is very possible.
00:09:29.000Why wouldn't they do what they've done in the past where they kind of throw these things out there, let the media go crazy and then prove it?
00:10:09.000But that that would be fine if he said that and that's true.
00:10:11.000My, my, my problem is the way he said it in the past is gas is below two dollars.
00:10:15.000So if that's what he said said, yeah, it's not in the pattern average, believe it.
00:10:18.000He said that, so I want to make sure that we're clear.
00:10:20.000So we can, if we find it, let's do this and listen, maybe we can lampoon the media a little here and Chad, have fun.
00:10:25.000The guys who were telling us that price, tell us the gas station, tell us where it is, because Jerald will wear an admonish shirt and I will make sure that it has all the fixings for a week.
00:12:17.000But at the same time, the left goes and it might have been different two weeks ago, but the left will go nuts over it and go, What a liar and a fascist.
00:12:24.000And it's like, okay, he was off by ten cents.
00:13:17.000It's just like right now, it's one of those listicals that says cheapest, and this is the thing, like it says cheapest gasoline, Aurora, Colorado.
00:14:24.000So it says that people found in Gas Buddies database one place that was listed selling gasoline for 199 a gallon at the Sam's Club in Mooresville, North Carolina.
00:15:19.000I mean, it's not like individual gas day.
00:15:22.000I kinda want to keep that a little high.
00:15:23.000Yeah, there are variables that go into it, but the truth is it's largely speculative.
00:15:27.000If you open up some land leases, then gas price goes down.
00:15:30.000I mean, it's it's one of those things where not no one can give you the exact rhyme or reason, but there are certainly some very big factors taken into account.
00:15:38.000Like, oh, okay, if there's more access to oil and energy, gas prices go down.
00:15:41.000Gas prices are around where, I mean, we can do some research on this.
00:15:44.000I don't want to get too off topic, but we need the oil price to stay at a relatively high, but not super high level.
00:15:49.000Because if we don't, then it's not economical for us to produce a lot of the oil that we produce here in the United States, especially the tar sand stuff.
00:15:55.000I know that comes from Canada, but a lot of the stuff that we were doing with fracking is more expensive.
00:16:00.000And so with oil prices higher, there's a margin to be made if it goes too low and OPEC knows this so if they flood the market and make the price go down they can basically kill our industry or set it back by years to make sure they have a stranglehold so that it's it's a historically when accounted for inflation these are very very good gas prices good gas prices that's uh yeah those oil companies long and short of really have long margins I mean when you think about new kind of scraping by there you know those palaces although you'd be surprised with some of these oil companies and their profit margins are thinner than Coca Cola snap and a lot of companies are making billions
00:16:31.000and billions and billions of dollars so I get it you know the percentage is a lot but you don't put percentages in the bank you put dollars and they're putting billions of them in yeah so you know not really shedding any tears for for those guys.
00:16:42.000And I'm a free enterpriser, but I often wonder when you see CEOs with 100 million something dollars parachutes and they're laying people off.
00:16:48.000It's like, well, but you have no right to tell a business owner what they can and can't take.
00:16:53.000But when they appoint these CEOs who run the company to the ground, that's where you realize it's a real racket.
00:16:58.000Many of these people sometimes are just managers, like American Airlines, like, ah, yeah, it sucks, but he got a bunch of stock options.
00:17:03.000And so he actually benefits leaving the company.
00:17:05.000He makes more money than if he actually did his job.
00:17:07.000I mean, you see this with CEOs who go from company to company, destroy them, then they sell them off for parts, basically.
00:17:15.000So yeah, I don't want to vilify someone for making a profit, but a lot of the time when they're always trying to leave you holding the bag, like, well, it's like, well, huh?
00:17:24.000Couldn't you, I mean, couldn't you just maybe spread around one of the 40 billion?
00:18:15.000We have the sound effect at the very least.
00:18:18.000I knew we had something, I couldn't remember what it was, but there there's been a lot of talk around the Democrats struggling for the voter registration.
00:18:25.000There's been a lot of talk about the realignment.
00:18:27.000I don't know exactly what he's talking about here, but he's basically talking about the Democrats really struggling, I think, in swing states, trying to find the votes for the midterms, which if I'm not mistaken, I think voter registration for Democrats is down in pretty much every key state.
00:18:41.000So if you combine the voter registration being down with the if some of the redistricting happens and you put the census data in there as well, like they're seeing a really big problem in the future for Democrats, which is great because Donald Trump right now is not at his peak popularity.
00:19:26.000What are we talking about here in terms of big party registration changes in the key swing states?
00:19:31.000Let's look at the key four swing states that in fact do keep track of registration by party.
00:19:36.000Look, the Republican Party is in their best position at this point in the cycle since at least 2005 in all four of these key battleground states.
00:20:46.000Thank goodness gracious for the Republicans.
00:20:48.000They are converting old former Democrats to their side of the ledger as well as picking up new voters, registering new voters, and it absolutely paid off for them back in the 2024 election.
00:22:15.000Now, of course, there's been a huge push like Pennsylvania registration.
00:22:18.000The two most significant there I would say are, well, Nevada and Arizona because, sorry, Nevada and Pennsylvania because Nevada was typically seen as blue recently and Pennsylvania was seen as blue and now kind of a swing state.
00:22:32.000If Pennsylvania is taken away as a swing state, it makes it very hard for Democrats to win elections.
00:22:37.000Arizona is important too, especially considering what we went through with that election night that was called for Arizona.
00:22:42.000There are a few reasons I would imagine as to why beyond the really proactive effort to register more voters.
00:22:48.000The demographic changes remember Donald Trump lost ground.
00:22:51.000The only group he lost ground with compared to his first, I believe his first administration, don't quote me on, I don't remember if it was the 2020 election to 2024, if it was 2016 to 2024 was baby boom, baby boomer aged, sort of conservatives.
00:23:06.000A lot of them were discouraged by him, so older people.
00:23:08.000So those people are dying off and then you have the most conservative generation, relatively speaking, in their youth ever.
00:23:15.000So that's a really good place to be because those people are more than likely to become more conservative as they get into the workforce.
00:23:22.000So the fact that they're starting off with this, that's a big deal.
00:23:25.000Then you look at the Hispanic vote, right, especially Hispanic male vote, how they actually went majority in many places for Donald Trump or, worst case scenario, and even split, pretty much, depending on the state.
00:23:36.000So you look at that, that's a big deal.
00:23:37.000If you were to combine that with changing the census rule, right, as far as not counting anyone who is here illegally, only counting American citizens and you look at the seats when we're talking about the actual makeup of the House.
00:23:50.000And then if you were to, he said they were going to do something about strengthening elections like voter ID.
00:23:56.000Look, this is the time to put your foot on the gas.
00:23:59.000They're going to call you a fascist anyway.
00:24:01.000So anything you can do to require voter ID that is immensely popular.
00:25:30.000So that's, that's fantastic for for us.
00:25:33.000It basically makes it much, much easier to win the presidency or win national elections without having to worry about winning the swing states that may be, you know, in the Midwest somewhere, right?
00:25:44.000So the presidency would be a much easier office to grab.
00:25:46.000Let me grab these two and I'll read them.
00:25:48.000And while you do this, Mission Control, could you bring up, we have that in a previous show map, the states that had percentage of Republican population versus representation in the House.
00:25:56.000I think it was like, you know, California was there were some states where there was 40 percent Republican voters and zero seats, like I don't remember if it was New Hampshire or Yeah, there were several.
00:26:05.000If you could send that back in because I'd like to bring that in on top of what you're about to read.
00:26:10.000So I haven't read this yet, but apparently this is pretty mind blowing stuff.
00:26:13.000So across all of the possible scenarios in the nine states that would be considered battlegrounds in the 2032 election, Democrats would see about a third of their current winning electoral college combinations disappear if population projections hold.
00:26:25.000However, when looking only at the most feasible winning combinations based on voting behaviors in the 2024 election, the outlook is far worse.
00:26:32.000Of Democrats 2020 or sorry, of Democrats 25 most plausible paths to victory in 2024, only five would remain.
00:26:41.000So all of their paths to victory essentially are being taken out by this.
00:26:45.000So the next part should the projections hold.
00:26:48.000One hope for Democrats is to do what seems, at least after the 2024 election, impossible pivot to the South.
00:26:54.000That would mean turning states like Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana, all places mister Trump won by more than twenty percentage points into competitive battlegrounds and quickly.
00:27:09.000Like pedal on the gas do not in any way take this for granted.
00:27:14.000But if the population data holds, if the projections hold on voter registration, if all this kind of comes to fruition, like it's going to be really hard for Democrats to win, much less the candidate.
00:27:24.000Well, here's that I just found the numbers, Michigan control, don't worry, I got it.
00:27:39.000But the difference here is when people say, okay, hey, this is just playing politics.
00:27:43.000The left does it in spite of the representation of the United States.
00:27:49.000In other words, everything they do, no voter ID, that is not designed to represent you, the American worker, the American taxpayer.
00:27:58.000That's designed to steal your vote on behalf of people who have no business being here.
00:28:03.000When you look at how they redistrict, and let me give you some of these numbers again, Massachusetts to give you an idea, 36 percent Trump vote, zero GOP congressman.
00:28:11.000Hawaii, 37 percent Trump vote, zero GOP congressman.
00:28:15.000Connecticut, 41 percent Trump vote, zero zero GOP congressman.
00:28:18.000Rhode Island 2024 41% Trump vote zero GOP congressman.
00:28:24.000Maine 45% Trump vote zero GOP congressman.
00:28:28.000New Mexico 45% Trump vote zero GOP congressman.
00:28:51.000I think that's a very rational approach to say.
00:28:54.000There is no proportional representation.
00:28:56.000Okay, so you can argue with people playing politics, but in one case, you have a party trying to more accurately represent the people they're supposed to serve.
00:29:05.000The same thing you look at redistricting in Texas.
00:29:07.000Crockett does not represent the people in her district.
00:29:10.000There's a reason that she will be out of work.
00:29:12.000Then the GOP is saying, hey, the votes that should be counted should only be the votes of American citizens.
00:29:20.000The left is fighting against your behalf.
00:29:24.000And if you look at the actual state seats when you're talking over all, sorry, I mean electoral votes, well, that's because of population decline in places like California, New York.
00:29:34.000In other words, when the left says we shouldn't lose any of these electoral votes, we shouldn't have to face the consequences of the lockdowns and the vaccine mandates and our own policies.
00:30:11.000Like, okay, so you look at the states that are losing, California, a lot of people are going from California to Arizona, Nevada.
00:30:17.000This has been happening since I was a teenager.
00:30:19.000I've lived in blue states almost my whole life.
00:30:21.000On the west coast, almost my whole life.
00:30:23.000So if people have been going from California to Arizona, Nevada, my whole life, the last four years, and especially with the election, him winning the popular vote, people are like, oh, I'm not the minority.
00:30:35.000They're moving from California, going to Nevada, going to Arizona.
00:30:37.000You saw Idaho as one of the red states that are gaining.
00:30:39.000People are going from Washington, they're going from Oregon to Idaho, because it's a great place to live for them.
00:30:44.000Montana, I would bet Montana is also growing too, red, probably not at the same r same rate, that's why it's not included.
00:30:50.000And look at Pennsylvania, yes, Scott Pressler did a lot of great work there, but New York, Connecticut, these people are moving to Pennsylvania for the same exact reason.
00:30:56.000It's not just for policy, but it's cheaper to live.
00:30:58.000You have more like minded people, you're getting represented in the staff, zero representatives in Congress.
00:31:03.000You feel like your voice is heard, your family is happier.
00:32:10.000Can you zoom in a little bit so I can see it?
00:32:12.000Okay, so let's go through this for a second.
00:32:15.000This is I know that there are other factors.
00:32:17.000For example, with Texas, there's a lot of industry that's moved to Texas, but you could argue it's for the same reasons.
00:32:21.000Okay, the left doesn't want to, and when I say this, I mean this.
00:32:26.000You see it from feminism in the left, you see it from LGBTQ AIP, you see it from whatever marginalized group, you see it from catch and release, you see it from Coca Cola on Snap.
00:35:18.000That's a little bit skewed because of the tech industry.
00:35:21.000Pacific Northwest people moving over there.
00:35:23.000Pacific Northwest people moving over there.
00:35:25.000Here's a huge thing too is all the states you mentioned, all the blue states you mentioned, California, Illinois, New York, people are tired of the policy.
00:35:33.000They're tired of the policy being funded by some of the highest tax rates in the country, property and income.
00:35:39.000I think California, it honestly, if I'm wrong, but I think California's like twelve percent state income tax.
00:36:08.000So all these things, like they're tired of the policies happening here, and then their money is paying for the bullshit that they have to do every single day.
00:36:14.000Well, what I'm trying to And how did they can't figure it out?
00:36:16.000Just to clarify, I think we have higher property taxes, but no Texas state income tax.
00:36:20.000Where they have state income tax and lower property taxes.
00:36:23.000My property taxes are, are almost double they were in Washington, but Yeah, property taxes here, that's where they get you.
00:36:27.000They need to do something about that tax, for sure.
00:36:30.000But here's what I'm trying to point out here is what the left does, right?
00:36:34.000When you look at Illinois, you look at Gavin Newsom.
00:36:36.000It's time to stand up to bullies., same thing Chicago.
00:36:39.000It's time to stand up to the bully, Donald Trump.
00:36:41.000You look at whoever was mayor at that point in New York City.
00:36:44.000Right now, the guy kind of seems to be somewhat reasonable with policy, but it's time you're not going to tell, hey, we're standing up to the bullies.
00:36:51.000They make it seem like Donald Trump is the bully, this administration.
00:36:54.000But wouldn't it stand to reason that if Donald Trump is a bully, if he's a tyrant, if he's a fascist, the states that are most aligned with his policies, Texas, Florida, that people being persecuted, bullying, would be leaving.
00:37:12.000Instead, the people, the mayors, the governors, the representatives who say, we're going to stand up up to the bully Donald Trump.
00:37:20.000Their own people are leaving, which tells you what?
00:37:26.000Donald Trump is trying to bully these states and these cities into doing what the citizens are asking for.
00:37:33.000You don't bully citizens into jumping to another state that is more like your bullying in the first place.
00:37:40.000In other words, the left is gas letting you and they say we're not going to be bullied.
00:37:44.000We stand proud in New York and California and Illinois.
00:37:48.000Well, I tell you what, if this is what bullying looks like, you certainly would have to concede that Donald Trump's policy and his approach is much more similar to Governor Abbott and DeSantis than Newsom and Hochul.
00:38:02.000If that's what bullying looks like, why do you think Americans are in record numbers to the point of changing the map beyond repair for Democrats?
00:38:10.000Why do you think they're all saying, Hey, I want to go where I can get some more bullying?
00:38:16.000It's like Donald Trump said, they're not after him, they're after you.
00:38:23.000And now they're literally after you, and he's standing in the way so that you can still have representation in the state that you've chosen.
00:38:33.000When you make your own decisions, when you are free to do so, Democrats try and cancel it out.
00:39:27.000Well, hold on a second, Susan Rotolo, Jane Fonda, Steven Spielberg, Oliver Stone, Francis Ford Coppola, go down, Jack Nichols, go down the list.
00:39:38.000All of them were saying, actually, this is proof right here.
00:39:45.000They supported actively, specifically the Castros.
00:39:49.000But since it didn't work, they go, no, no, we need a different communism.
00:39:51.000You need to understand that these people, the left in the United States, they're not a legitimate party as we would view or the founding fathers would view a party.
00:40:01.000In many ways, they are a foreign adversary doing the bidding of foreign communist adversarial nations.
00:40:08.000It is deeply rooted in Marxist communist ideology.
00:40:13.000If they were about democracy and preserving it, they would say, ah, all right, well, that's on me.
00:40:28.000Instead, They try and find some loopholes so that they can still maintain their stranglehold on power even though you chose to strip them of it.
00:40:38.000And how else can they do it at a certain point when the Democrats are losing in every single key state and they are unpopular on almost every single issue.
00:40:46.000Let me ask you this, how do they stay in any kind of power?
00:41:06.000If the Democrats had their way completely unfettered, it wouldn't matter how many of you live in any state, they would just get all the seats and you would have to do what they want.
00:41:24.000When they say preserving democracy, and I go back to this because this is a moment in our lives, a flash point that we should all remember, and I've never seen more people turn away from the Democratic Party than COVID.
00:41:35.000When they say it's about preserving democracy, we've just gone through the the voter registration, and we've just gone through the representation in the Electoral College.