Valuetainment - May 07, 2026


＂Skyrocketed By 700%＂ - California's Syphilis Crisis Is OUT OF CONTROL


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California's oil industry is on a warpath against Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom over the state's oil and energy crisis. The latest oil tanker carrying crude from the Middle East arrived in Southern California on Monday, and Democratic leadership in California is scrambling to figure out how to cope.

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00:00:00.000 Oil titans blast Gavin Newsom over California's oil and energy crisis, okay?
00:00:07.400 Energy crisis.
00:00:08.360 And by the way, there's a clip on the debate about this as well.
00:00:11.700 We don't need to get into that first, Rob, but you can go into what you have first.
00:00:15.060 And then we'll get into that.
00:00:15.960 California's oil industry tore into the Democratic leadership on Monday after the last oil tanker arrived in the state carrying fuel from the Middle East.
00:00:22.980 It's not that the state will face its real test of how to replace 200,000 barrels of oil a day as Iran restricts the passage of ships.
00:00:30.000 Through the Strait of Hormuz and its ongoing war with the U.S., last year, based on state data, California refineries sourced around 30 percent of foreign crude oil from the Persian Gulf.
00:00:40.180 Unless action is taken, gas prices could spike even more.
00:00:44.000 Experts have warned.
00:00:45.060 Tom, thoughts on this?
00:00:45.900 So, well, first of all, if you're going to run around and say, well, I'm governor of the, you know, fourth largest, fifth largest, you know, economy in the world.
00:00:53.640 Okay.
00:00:53.980 And you're going to call yourself a country?
00:00:55.660 Okay, prime minister, who's your secretary of energy?
00:00:58.160 And what are you doing for your citizens?
00:01:00.000 And Gavin Newsom, you've made policies that cause people to leave.
00:01:03.680 And now that is Iraqi oil, I believe, that is coming on tankers all the way.
00:01:10.460 By the way, go take a look at a map.
00:01:12.340 The tanker has to leave Iraq, go all the way over here, past Hong Kong, pull over to Macau, gamble a little bit, go past the Hawaiian Islands, get yourself a Mai Tai.
00:01:24.200 And finally, the oil in a tanker gets to Southern California.
00:01:27.200 when there are small rigs off the coast of Santa Barbara with rocks and fake palm trees.
00:01:33.500 Remember those, Pat?
00:01:34.220 We used to look out and you have all these rocks that they put out there decoratively
00:01:38.200 and fake palm trees trying to make an oil derrick look like anything but an oil derrick.
00:01:43.080 And yet you had oil out there and you had a little bit of oil in Central California
00:01:46.700 and you had also the ability to build pipelines.
00:01:50.500 But no, but no, this is where bad policies.
00:01:54.000 And so guess what?
00:01:54.720 Gavin Newsom, prime minister of the fourth largest economy, you don't have a secretary of energy, and now you're allowing this to come in, and now this is the energy industry, and you may say, oh, those are CEOs that are evil.
00:02:06.860 They just want to sell things to us.
00:02:08.480 Yeah, at a lower price than what you're getting at now, and you chase Valero out.
00:02:12.460 You chase Chevron out, and people close refineries because you say, we're going to put more inspectors out there, and if there's a paint chip on your front door, we're going to fine you for it, and they made it so onerous.
00:02:22.900 And so I think that Gavin Newsom deserves this heat, and I hope the people in California, the voters, are paying attention because you could have been not only in a great climate state, a great business state, but you could have had very economical energy using today's regulations and things to help keep things clean.
00:02:42.060 And by the way, Steve Hilton addresses it very eloquently in this debate that they were having.
00:02:46.720 Go ahead, Rob.
00:02:48.280 Mr. Hilton, go ahead.
00:02:49.300 It's not Donald Trump who's given us gas prices $2 higher than the rest of the country.
00:02:54.720 It's Democrat policies, which Antonia and all the Democrats here support.
00:02:58.320 It's not Donald Trump that's given us the highest housing costs in the country.
00:03:02.440 It's Democrat policies that all these Democrats support.
00:03:06.180 Donald Trump is the president in all the other states of America where the cost of living is way lower than in California.
00:03:13.320 Obviously, it is way past time for changing California.
00:03:17.560 And endlessly going on about Donald Trump doesn't serve the needs of the struggling families and small businesses.
00:03:23.460 Can you say whether or not—
00:03:24.840 Mr. Hilton, go ahead.
00:03:25.860 Thoughts on this.
00:03:26.460 By the way, very well said.
00:03:27.720 It's unintended consequences, right?
00:03:29.680 The reason why they chase the oil industry out of California is to appear to be virtuous about the climate.
00:03:35.960 And where do they get their oil, as Thomas said?
00:03:37.480 You get it from Iraq and the Amazon.
00:03:40.960 So now they're buying oil from Brazil that comes out of, I mean, they don't care about that, though.
00:03:45.080 That's not the point.
00:03:46.820 It's virtuous signaling right here. 0.51
00:03:48.420 Yeah, it's we need to feel better about ourselves so we get rid of our domestic oil.
00:03:52.220 Now we have to buy it overseas.
00:03:53.200 But we don't care because we don't see that.
00:03:55.760 And so what Newsom and everybody in California are doing is simply detaching their responsibility and saying, look, it's not us.
00:04:01.160 It's Donald Trump.
00:04:02.920 Typical political playbook.
00:04:05.760 And, you know, we talked about the price of gasoline being $5 a gallon.
00:04:09.580 It's five dollars a gallon nationwide. That's potentially it's going to be seven or higher in California.
00:04:14.660 So you're paying essentially a tax for what?
00:04:18.740 Well, I mean, just to feel that. I mean, that makes absolutely no sense.
00:04:21.320 But meanwhile, the prime minister runs around ducking podcasts and ducking people that want to have an honest debate on why did you make these decisions?
00:04:28.080 What do you do? Who's this? Newsom? Newsom. No, no, he's not ducking podcasts.
00:04:32.060 I don't I don't know if I put him as he's trying to get on places to talk.
00:04:37.480 I'd love to see somebody do a tough conversation with him
00:04:40.400 to have him sit down and talk about it.
00:04:42.260 I'd love to see a good, long form.
00:04:45.000 He called out Rogan recently about Rogan.
00:04:48.320 I'm not going to play the clip.
00:04:49.300 He calls out Rogan about, is this it, Rob?
00:04:51.620 That's an older clip.
00:04:52.820 Yeah, there's a clip.
00:04:53.760 Oh, it was an older clip.
00:04:55.140 I think it was even Joe and I when we sat down on a podcast
00:04:57.560 that he was reacting to where Joe said a few things about it.
00:05:00.580 And he says, why are you ducking me?
00:05:03.080 Why are you ducking me?
00:05:04.180 I do think he needs to go on one of these bigger podcasts and be pushed respectfully.
00:05:09.060 I do think he needs to do that, Tom.
00:05:10.580 I don't know if I put him in the ducking side.
00:05:12.440 When we were in California at Simi Valley, when the Republican debate was taking place,
00:05:16.420 you know who was there the entire time?
00:05:18.600 Newsom.
00:05:19.360 Guess who he's talking to?
00:05:20.720 Everybody.
00:05:21.440 Newsom was the only Democratic candidate that showed up to the presidential debate
00:05:26.800 in Simi Valley and is talking to Fox, walking around saying,
00:05:30.300 go ahead, what's your question?
00:05:31.360 What's your question?
00:05:32.100 So we'll see.
00:05:33.320 We'll see what's going to happen with this guy.
00:05:34.660 He does need a good sit-down with somebody to challenge him on his position.
00:05:38.460 Brandon, your thoughts.
00:05:39.580 And, by the way, before you go to it,
00:05:41.240 if you look at the highest gas prices in America today, average gas prices,
00:05:45.680 you know who's the highest today, Tom?
00:05:47.620 Of course we know.
00:05:48.860 California.
00:05:49.900 $6.13 today.
00:05:52.700 California.
00:05:53.300 Beat your prior best.
00:05:54.280 That's right.
00:05:54.900 You know, Rob, can you pull up who's the lowest?
00:05:57.320 So look at these states.
00:05:58.300 Look at these states real quick, okay?
00:06:00.300 California, Washington, Hawaii, Oregon.
00:06:02.780 What's the lowest gas prices?
00:06:04.200 Some parts of California is at $7.
00:06:06.100 Can you flip it, Rob, and go to AAA and put lowest gas prices?
00:06:10.400 Just flip it and just put lowest gas prices.
00:06:12.400 Watch this.
00:06:13.260 This is the question.
00:06:15.980 Oklahoma, $389.
00:06:17.800 Georgia, $391.
00:06:19.040 Mississippi, $392.
00:06:20.320 Louisiana, $392.
00:06:21.540 Arkansas, $395.
00:06:23.220 California, $6.
00:06:25.040 These are the things that if a Steve Hilton knows how to drive this issue,
00:06:30.480 And if the average Democratic voter that's sitting there saying,
00:06:33.340 I'm sick and tired of these policies, I hope he creates more momentum there.
00:06:37.280 Jeff?
00:06:37.640 What's common about all of those states?
00:06:39.420 They're very close to Texas, whereas getting Venezuelan heavy crude
00:06:43.020 and refining it in the Rift Sting.
00:06:44.400 Refining capacity in the Gulf Coast. 0.95
00:06:46.320 That's what California used to have an advantage of.
00:06:48.360 They had all sorts of capacity to be able to not just pump oil out of the ground
00:06:52.260 but refine it into a useful product.
00:06:54.440 That's what they chased away.
00:06:55.380 That's what they're really missing is the ability to refine.
00:06:57.520 So you get cheaper gas where you have the ability to make gasoline.
00:07:01.180 It's not rocket science here.
00:07:02.780 Yeah, it was two really key events.
00:07:04.660 I mean, the Santa Barbara spill apparently made it.
00:07:07.380 They legislated offshore drilling out of it.
00:07:09.500 You know, that was the emotional thing.
00:07:10.700 And then Arnold Schwarzenegger actually legislated that carbon emission rule
00:07:15.780 where now I think it's like 54% of production domestically within California
00:07:21.040 has been cut since that bill was signed.
00:07:23.140 So, you know, they're attacking it on all fronts.
00:07:24.920 I've gotten rid of the refining, gotten rid of the drilling offshore, gotten rid of the actual production in California.
00:07:30.740 So that and they have always been at a disadvantage because there's less railways that connect, like, from the East Coast to the West Coast because of the Rocky Mountains.
00:07:39.120 So, yeah, I mean, but they have all the resources in the world.
00:07:41.500 It's really a self-inflicted problem.
00:07:43.560 I wonder if it's a similar thing to Europe because, you know, I always wonder, like, are they consciously doing this? 0.53
00:07:49.080 Is it, like, ignorance or is it malice?
00:07:51.080 And in Europe, I know that Putin actually did a propaganda campaign that convinced a lot of European countries to go with the green energy sources because he wanted them to be dependent on Russia's oil pipeline.
00:08:04.700 So I haven't looked too deep into it with California specifically what the intentions are, but it feels like one of those things where it's almost intentional destruction.
00:08:10.860 Dude, if you just look at the highest gas taxes in America today, okay, gas taxes in
00:08:17.700 America today, California has just a state gas tax per gallon of 71 cents.
00:08:23.800 Why?
00:08:24.880 Why do you have that?
00:08:26.520 Illinois has 66.4.
00:08:28.320 Notice blue state, blue state.
00:08:30.080 Washington, 59 cents.
00:08:33.280 Pennsylvania, 59 cents.
00:08:35.760 Michigan, 48 to 52.
00:08:38.480 Indiana, what do you notice about all this stuff?
00:08:40.400 $0.54, $0.54, Maryland, $46.2, Jersey, $44.95, New York, $0.40 to $0.62.
00:08:47.360 And if you go to the lowest, Alaska, $0.09, Hawaii, $18.5, New Mexico, $18.9, Arizona, $19, Oklahoma, $19.
00:09:01.240 So these are, if a candidate in California, by the way, did you see the Katie Hopkins commercial that they did for her run for governor?
00:09:08.200 She actually addressed the fact that she got called out for being rude to one of her snapping on live Zoom.
00:09:15.700 I don't know if you saw her ad or not.
00:09:17.200 Rude. 1.00
00:09:17.500 She was belligerent, militant. 0.98
00:09:19.060 I keep saying Katie Hopkins. 0.99
00:09:20.520 Katie Porter, is this the one where she's – that's the one.
00:09:25.080 Watch this clip.
00:09:25.820 This is another one that's running. 1.00
00:09:27.080 She's my favorite because she's crazy, but she's my favorite.
00:09:29.240 Go ahead, Rob.
00:09:30.060 I'm Katie Porter, and I'm not like most people who run for governor.
00:09:33.880 I actually get what you're going through.
00:09:35.780 A single mom of three kids, I know what it's like to push the shopping cart.
00:09:40.240 My minivan has almost 200,000 miles.
00:09:43.740 I have a grown kid who may soon be living on my couch.
00:09:47.480 To give Californians what they need, it's going to take standing up to Donald Trump,
00:09:51.880 calling out greedy corporations, and stepping on some toes along the way.
00:09:56.200 Now, could you guys please get out of my shot?
00:10:00.560 You know the whole thing, could you please get out of my shot?
00:10:02.800 You know what that is, right?
00:10:04.360 Could you please get out of my shot?
00:10:06.200 It's the clip when one of her staffers was in,
00:10:08.920 and she was actually asked about it.
00:10:10.300 And she's like, well, unlike others, I'm not perfect.
00:10:13.940 I have made mistakes, but I talk about it.
00:10:16.700 And that staffer and I,
00:10:18.080 we ended up working together for another four years.
00:10:20.820 I mean, I hope she stays on TV more and more
00:10:23.560 because I love her.
00:10:25.440 I'm truly, go ahead, press play.
00:10:28.100 She is a natural villain. 1.00
00:10:30.900 Get out of my fucking shot. 1.00
00:10:32.740 Don't you love this girl? 1.00
00:10:33.980 That should be the ad.
00:10:36.580 It should be the ad, and then she shows Steve Hilton.
00:10:39.820 She shows the Republican candidate, like, that's the way you do it, Katie.
00:10:44.040 And then at the gas station, I'm filling my effing tank. 0.74
00:10:48.100 Let's just turn her into the avatar that she is.
00:10:50.580 I have so many comments. 0.95
00:10:51.220 Did she actually say that she's a single mom?
00:10:53.760 Yeah. 0.97
00:10:53.960 Wasn't there a thing with potatoes and her husband? 1.00
00:10:55.820 She took potatoes out of her ex-husband. 1.00
00:10:56.700 Oh, yeah. 1.00
00:10:58.380 She scalded the poor bastard with mashed potatoes. 1.00
00:11:01.880 But now she's saying, I'm a single mom now. 1.00
00:11:04.220 Listen, it reminded me of the Frank Rizzo clip
00:11:06.480 back in the days from Potato and the Tennis Ball Machine.
00:11:08.960 I don't know if you know that one, Rob.
00:11:10.080 We can't play it.
00:11:10.780 It's not appropriate.
00:11:12.040 But if you know Frank Rizzo and Jerky Boys,
00:11:14.020 you know exactly what reference I went to.
00:11:16.040 Meanwhile, Spencer Pratt, running for mayor of L.A.,
00:11:19.480 did another one, okay?
00:11:21.580 Another one.
00:11:22.220 And by the way, you know, earmuffs, 0.87
00:11:23.560 because there's some foul language here.
00:11:25.700 Newsom's in it. 1.00
00:11:26.420 Kamala's in it.
00:11:27.280 Everybody's in it.
00:11:27.980 This is funny as hell.
00:11:29.600 Watch this.
00:11:30.380 He's phenomenal.
00:11:31.440 Go ahead. 1.00
00:11:33.980 that's kamala newsome nice please i'm begging you there's homeless drug addicts in front of 1.00
00:11:43.540 the schools my children aren't safe look if you were a transgender migrant i could get you a free 1.00
00:11:50.480 pussy let's move the drug addicts closer bass already solved crime i endorse her 1.00
00:11:57.040 is that not a great clip 0.99
00:12:09.960 please i just want to rebuild my home it's been over a year
00:12:16.940 you got to give it to him he's doing it right
00:12:24.840 This is a machine.
00:12:35.900 If we want to burn this town to the ground...
00:12:38.840 Oh, throw that! 0.81
00:12:40.980 I feel so close. 1.00
00:12:42.580 You can shoot it, Spencer! 1.00
00:12:54.840 it's great 1.00
00:13:06.220 LA is worth saving
00:13:08.480 LA is worth saving
00:13:09.620 so that's the way
00:13:10.880 you're doing that
00:13:11.480 okay
00:13:11.900 the difference between 0.96
00:13:12.820 Katie Porter and LA
00:13:13.860 and Spencer Pratt
00:13:15.780 so anyway
00:13:16.700 he has the benefit
00:13:17.600 of the truth on his side
00:13:18.600 he does
00:13:19.040 I don't think Katie Porter 1.00
00:13:19.900 can pull that off 1.00
00:13:20.580 no no no no
00:13:21.740 it's impossible
00:13:22.820 but you know what
00:13:23.700 as crazy as California
00:13:24.820 is, you have no idea who they're going to be 0.51
00:13:26.940 electing. It could be the guy.
00:13:29.220 What's his name, Rob? 0.78
00:13:30.200 The Hispanic guy that they may be electing
00:13:32.900 as a governor?
00:13:34.500 Xavier Becerra? Yeah, Xavier Becerra.
00:13:36.900 Yeah, that guy right there who was to the right of Steve Hilton.
00:13:39.260 This is the leading guy today
00:13:40.660 that they're looking at. This is the leading guy today.
00:13:42.920 He's probably going to be number two
00:13:44.680 on the ballot where
00:13:46.840 there is, because right now in California,
00:13:48.540 it's a jungle primary, 0.98
00:13:50.800 Pat, which means everybody's
00:13:53.080 and this guy is probably going to be number two out of the primary.
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