The Great America Show - October 17, 2023


Mid-Day Update: October 17th, 2023


Episode Stats

Length

2 minutes

Words per Minute

155.57925

Word Count

389

Sentence Count

19

Misogynist Sentences

1


Summary

Biden heads to the Middle East to meet with Netanyahu, Abbas, King Abdullah of Jordan and Egyptian President al-Sisi, Meanwhile, the Biden White House is cloaking what it knew about the Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel, and why it took no action against Hamas sponsor Iran. The question now is, why is the Israeli retaliation seemingly on hold? Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley calls for the U.S. to take in as many as a million Palestinian refugees. And thank goodness in Washington, the debate for the nominees for Speaker of the House is set, with a vote to follow later this afternoon.


Transcript

00:00:00.000 I'm Lou Dobbs with the Great America Show update for Tuesday, October 17th.
00:00:05.040 President Biden headed to the Middle East, meeting set with Netanyahu, Abbas,
00:00:10.220 King Abdullah of Jordan and Egyptian President al-Sisi tomorrow in Amman.
00:00:15.360 Meanwhile, the Biden White House is cloaking what it knew about the Hamas terrorist attacks
00:00:20.400 on Israel and why it took no action against Hamas sponsor, Iran.
00:00:25.580 The question now is, why is the Israeli retaliation seemingly on hold?
00:00:31.680 Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley calling for the United States to bring in
00:00:36.780 as many as a million Palestinian refugees.
00:00:40.940 Haley, after all, was just the Trump administration's spokesperson at the United Nations.
00:00:46.040 She never set policy, and thank goodness.
00:00:49.180 In Washington, the debate for the nominees for Speaker of the House set,
00:00:53.340 with a vote to follow later this afternoon.
00:00:56.580 At this hour, Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan is reportedly still short
00:01:01.040 of the 217 votes needed to become Speaker.
00:01:05.200 He and his supporters working energetically behind the scenes
00:01:08.560 to pick up the necessary remaining votes,
00:01:11.780 hoping to win the vote today on the first or second round of voting if possible.
00:01:17.540 Congressman Ben Kline of Virginia,
00:01:19.420 saying this about the historic importance of this vote
00:01:23.080 and Jim Jordan becoming Speaker of the House.
00:01:26.660 We are truly at a crossroads in this country between going down the same path
00:01:31.140 we've always gone of deficit spending, woke and weaponized government getting run over
00:01:35.000 by a Biden administration, by the Senate and Chuck Schumer.
00:01:39.120 But we've got an alternative choice to put Jim Jordan in the speakership
00:01:43.640 and actually have a House that stands up equal to the Senate,
00:01:48.620 equal to the Senate, stands up for the American people, for the values that we share.
00:01:52.840 And I look forward, hopefully, to electing him on Tuesday, voting for him on Tuesday,
00:01:57.240 and getting him in there as Speaker and really changing things for the American people.
00:02:01.980 Congressman Ben Kline, Republican of Virginia, Great American.
00:02:06.080 He joins us tomorrow on The Great America Show.
00:02:08.680 Today, our guest is Congressman Corey Mills of Florida,
00:02:12.440 who's just returned from Israel, having rescued 96 Americans.
00:02:17.020 As he put it, he was doing the job the Biden administration would not.
00:02:21.920 Please join us today with American hero, Congressman Corey Mills.
00:02:26.060 I'm Lou Dobbs with this Great America Midday News Update.