The Great America Show - October 01, 2024


Mid-Day Update： October 1, 2024


Episode Stats

Length

4 minutes

Words per Minute

157.61208

Word Count

675

Sentence Count

39


Summary

J.D. Vance and Tim Waltz face off tonight at 9pm on ABC for the first VP debate and likely the last. A new whistleblower has information on Tim Walz s ties to communist China. Thousands of dock workers went on strike last night as they rallied for higher pay and more job safety.


Transcript

00:00:00.000 Hello everybody, I'm John Fawcett with this Great America Show midday update for Tuesday, October 1st.
00:00:05.760 J.D. Vance and Tim Waltz face off tonight at 9 p.m. on ABC for the first VP debate and likely the last.
00:00:13.880 A new whistleblower has information on Tim Waltz's ties to communist CCP.
00:00:18.900 House Oversight Chairman James Comer has subpoenaed DHS Chief Alejandro Mayorkas
00:00:23.540 for information on a long-standing connection between the CCP and Tim Waltz.
00:00:27.760 According to recently received whistleblower disclosures, Comer says his committee has learned of a non-classified Microsoft Teams group chat
00:00:36.280 among DHS employees and additional intelligence reports that contain information regarding a long-standing connection
00:00:43.540 between the CCP and Minnesota Governor Tim Waltz.
00:00:47.420 Comer says that they learned of this non-classified Microsoft Teams group chat among those DHS employees titled
00:00:52.860 quote, NST, NFT, bi-weekly sync, contains information about Governor Waltz that is relevant to his investigation.
00:01:01.600 They've also learned that future relevant information regarding Governor Waltz has been memorialized
00:01:06.380 both in classified and unclassified documents in control of the DHS.
00:01:11.300 In a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray, Chairman Comer in August requested a comprehensive review of all information, documents, and communications
00:01:20.040 related to Governor Waltz's engagement with the CCP-affiliated entities and officials.
00:01:25.580 The investigation will also examine any advisories or warnings that the FBI may have provided to Governor Waltz
00:01:32.000 concerning the CCP's influence operation targeting U.S. political figures.
00:01:36.920 Comer says the CCP has sought to destroy the United States through coordinated influence
00:01:41.580 and infiltration campaigns that target every aspect of American life, including our own elected officials.
00:01:48.740 Comer also says that Americans should be deeply concerned that Governor Waltz,
00:01:52.500 Kamala Harris' vice presidential running mate, has a long-standing cozy relationship with China.
00:01:57.960 We all know how that worked out for Hunter Biden, of course.
00:02:00.900 10% for the big guy?
00:02:02.040 And if this news isn't bad enough for Kamala Harris, CNN's data analyst Harry Enten is ringing alarm bells for Kamala Harris' campaign
00:02:10.880 about support from union households, saying that she's delivering the worst Democratic performance in a generation.
00:02:18.120 The Teamsters Union declined to endorse a candidate for president this year,
00:02:21.520 despite the fact that an overwhelming number of their members support Donald Trump.
00:02:25.600 Enten suggests that Trump has made huge gains among working people.
00:02:28.900 The reasons for that should be pretty obvious to everyone.
00:02:31.420 Trump is Buy American, Hire American, American first.
00:02:36.020 Harris' China, Mexico, and everybody else before America.
00:02:40.360 And speaking of unions, a port strike has been called at East and Gulf Coast cargo facilities
00:02:45.280 as dock workers walked off the job last night.
00:02:49.280 Thousands of dock workers from ports from New England to Texas went on strike just after midnight on Tuesday
00:02:53.960 as they rallied for higher pay and more job securities.
00:02:56.940 This work stoppage is the first East and Gulf Coast ports since 1977.
00:03:03.380 It follows a lengthy impasse in labor talks between the International Longshoremen's Association
00:03:07.920 and the United States Maritime Alliance, a shipping industry group representing terminal operators and ocean carriers.
00:03:14.160 The strike is expected to involve 25,000 workers, according to USMX, and it will close 14 ports.
00:03:21.400 Baltimore, Boston, Charleston, South Carolina, Jacksonville, Florida, Miami, Houston, Mobile, Alabama, New Orleans,
00:03:30.160 New York, New Jersey, Norfolk, Virginia, Philadelphia, Savannah, Georgia, Tampa, Florida, and Wilmington, Delaware.
00:03:37.320 The ILA is demanding sizable wage hikes and complete ban on use of automated crates, gates, and container-moving trucks
00:03:44.820 in unloading and loading freight.
00:03:47.120 Is it me or does it seem like all bad things happening under this Biden-Harris administration?
00:03:52.600 I don't even know if we could say Biden administration anymore.
00:03:55.580 Be sure to join us for today's episode of The Great America Show.
00:03:58.220 We're joined by J6 or Jake Lang.
00:04:00.300 He calls into the show directly from his prison cell.
00:04:03.500 We're going to hear all about it from Jake Lang as he waits trial on November 4th and heads to solitary confinement until then.
00:04:10.920 Be sure to join us for that today on The Great America Show.
00:04:13.780 I'm John Fawcett with this midday update.
00:04:16.040 Have a great day, folks.