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rally. Are you beginning to understand why the president is out there doing this now? It's because he is ginning up the base, right? There's excitement in the air now because the president is out there, and I think the average American... are now watching and they're saying, oh, wait a second, MAGA has not died. The America First movement has not fizzled out. It is alive and well, and the American people are still fired up, contrary to what you're hearing on the news and what you're seeing in the polling data. All right, our telephone number, 901-260-5926. That's 901-260-5926. This is the Todd Stern Show. All right, welcome back, everybody. This is the Todd Stearns Radio Show, and we are in the final stretch of the midterm elections. One of the big races, and of all places, Tennessee. And yesterday, word came out that there is a James Tallarico problem in Tennessee's 9th Congressional District. The guy running as the Democrat, his name is Justin Pearson. He is on video praying to Mother God, also preaching at an Episcopal church in Memphis, where he says that Jesus, quoting a black liberation theologian, said that Jesus is a gay black woman. Take a listen. 00:08:11 Speaker 3: Jesus is black. 00:08:15 Speaker 6: We could also say Jesus is gay and any other identity being humiliated. One of my students, Jacqueline Grant, said Jesus is a black woman and she is right. 00:08:27 Speaker 7: Jesus is a. 00:08:28 Speaker 6: Way of talking about God's solidarity with people who are hurt and despised. This is Reverend Dr. James Cone, the father of black liberation theology. And this is in his final book. He said, I wasn't going to tell nobody. Jesus is a black woman, and she is right. 00:08:50 Speaker 8: Okay. 00:08:50 Speaker 2: Well, the Jesus I serve is not a lesbian, ladies and gentlemen. All the more important that someone like this does not end up in Congress, which is why our next guest is out on the campaign trail, was recently in Dalton, Georgia, at a Waffle House of all places campaigning. He's going to be in Tennessee campaigning for Congressman or State Senator Brent Taylor, the Republican nominee, the Republican going up against Justin Pearson. And Congressman Jordan joins us today on our Patriot Mobile Newsmaker line. Congressman, what is going on with these crazy Democrats and their crazy religious beliefs? 00:09:29 Speaker 9: Yeah, the once great party of FDR and JFK is now controlled by radicals. They call themselves the Bloc. They're running for Congress. You've got a good man like Brent Taylor who's served the great state of Tennessee, running that seed, who I think is going to win. But, yeah, the guy, this Pearson guy, is just as radical as they come. But based on just what you play, that's just flat out wrong. We all know that. You know, it's funny, though. These radicals, they hate two countries. Todd, I just did an interview and I talked about this. There's 193 countries on the planet. They hate two. America and Israel. The two that were created for a purpose. And America, where the individual has liberty and freedom and can, through hard work, reach their goals and dreams. Israel, a place after the terrible things people think that happened in World War II and around the world. It was a place where Jewish people could come home and be safe in a country that would welcome them. I mean, just two countries, both had declarations of independence and declaring why it was appropriate to do what they did, and the left hates them both. And you see this Pearson guy, he's emblematic of just how radical they are, and it's why, again, this election and making sure they don't get power is so darn important. and making sure you put– you've got a number of big races in your state, all good guys, with Brent running there, Charlie Hatcher running as well, Johnny Garrett running, all good guys who are coming down to help here in the next– I don't know, sometime in the next couple weeks we're going to be in Tennessee helping these guys. 00:10:55 Speaker 2: Yeah, Congressman, I'm just disappointed. You know that I'm in Memphis, Tennessee. You have not been to Memphis. I'm ready to take you out for some ribs and barbecue. 00:11:03 Speaker 9: I would love it. 00:11:04 Speaker 2: We've got to get you down here one of these days. 00:11:06 Speaker 7: Yeah. 00:11:07 Speaker 9: Yeah, we do. I'm going to be in Arkansas sometime as well, so we're getting closer, but yeah, we'll have to come sometime. 00:11:15 Speaker 2: You know, again, Congressman, we've got the president who will be leading a rally in Clarksville, Tennessee, which is the home of a huge military base. And I know a lot of people are excited, but again, I think it illustrates... A lot of people say, oh, that must mean Tennessee's in danger. No, we're not. But I think the president is combating all this negativity in the media by holding these rallies and showing that people really are still fired up about the movement. 00:11:45 Speaker 9: Yeah, I think that's right. 00:11:47 Speaker 10: And, of course, the president. 00:11:48 Speaker 9: I think we had a record crowd out. I was with a colleague of mine yesterday from Nebraska, and Mike's a great guy. And he said that at Grand Island, they had like, at Nebraska, they had like 15,000 people show up. 00:12:01 Speaker 4: Wow. 00:12:02 Speaker 9: So he still draws huge crowds, of course, because people know he's fighting for the things that matter to Americans. You know, we were elected at Todd in 24 to do basically two things. Secure the border and cut taxes. And we did those, I would argue, in pretty much record time. And now we understand things still cost a little too much. But putting the crazy left, the radicals in charge, is not going to bring down the cost of anything. It's just going to take away your freedoms and your liberties. That's what they always do. It's going to grow government, add to this debt. All the things that we know the left does, that's what's going to happen, and

things are still going to cost too much. We're working on bringing those down. They would have been a lot higher if it was Kamala Harris or Joe Biden still in the White House, because we saw the record inflation under those guys. But the key message now in these last 26 days is, do you want these radicals in charge of the United States Congress? 00:12:52 Speaker 11: That's the key. 00:12:53 Speaker 9: And we've got to go take that message to everywhere around the country. And I think if we do, we can still win this thing. 00:12:59 Speaker 2: We just had yesterday on the show the president of the Southern Baptist Convention. That's the largest Protestant group outside of the Catholics. And he said that it is imperative for Christians to get out and vote. He said that he is, on a scale of 1 to 10, that the threat that we are facing from the communists and the threat we're facing from the political Islamists is a clear and present danger to the republic. Do you see it like that? 00:13:28 Speaker 9: Yeah, take what you just played, couple that with what we saw in New York with the pro-Hamas protest taking place. Even Mamdani, the radical, the leader of these radicals, even they were criticizing him some. And he said all kinds of crazy things. So you're right, this combination is frightening. Do we want to have in America what we see in Europe? what we've been seeing in France, where, I mean, this is what's coming if we let, what do they call themselves now, the bloc, if we let these kind of folks win the election, they're now, I think they have control of the Democrat Party. You see Leader Schumer and Jeffries, they're welcoming these people into the party. They're talking about a big tent. I don't know a tent that can tolerate what we just heard from this piercing guy. I don't know a tent that can tolerate the pro-Hammoth terrorist group. I mean, give me a break. That makes no sense. So this is what's coming. This is the radical left that now, unfortunately, controls, I think, the other party. 00:14:28 Speaker 2: Congressman Jim Jordan joining us on our Patriot Mobile Newsmaker line today. Congressman, you made some news at that Waffle House in Dalton, Punchbowl News, bringing up a story that's circulating that if, in fact, the Republicans do lose the majority, that you would be very likely to run for GOP leader. Is that the case? Is that something that you would want to do? 00:14:56 Speaker 9: Todd, no. Look, I'm focused on one thing right now. We've got 26 days and stopping what we just described. So that's my singular focus. It's all about making sure that we keep the majority. Because if they win, understand what's coming after. They will turn our constitutional duty of oversight, they will turn that into weaponized government against their political opposition. They will go after the president again. We know that's coming. They'll go after the first family. We know that's coming. They're going to go after cabinet secretaries. We know they're going to do that. They're going to go after people in the private sector. And maybe most concerning is I think they're going to just attack and weaponize government against whoever they think is going to be our nominee in 28. So they're going to go after all kinds of people there as well. They'll go after the vice president. They'll go after other people. That's what's coming with these guys. Then they're going to be the bad policies they'll push forward. Of course, President Trump could veto them. But they're going to push these crazy policies that the DSA is talking about. And finally, what's scariest, if they ever get complete control of the House, the Senate, and the presidency, they will fundamentally alter, change the structure of our government, our constitutional government. You've heard them talk about, get rid of the Senate, get rid of the presidency, pack the Supreme Court, fundamentally change our election law. All those things they will do, which makes it statehood for D.C., all those things will make it difficult for us to ever come back. That's what the left wants. That's what these radicals want. They want a parliamentary system, no presidency, a stacked Supreme Court, on and on it goes. That's what's at stake. And so I'm focused on that, nothing else other than helping us maintain the majority so we can stop the left. 00:16:39 Speaker 2: I've got about 45 seconds here, Congressman. How important is it for someone like Brent Taylor to be elected to Congress? 00:16:47 Speaker 9: Well, Brent's a good man. He's done a great job in the Senate. And we need to make sure he gets to Congress because you don't want Pearson coming in with this. We know some of these people, like Launder, who beat Dan Goldman. Dan Goldman was the impeachment lawyer for Adam Schiff, got elected to Congress, serving in Congress, running for re-election, and he wasn't good enough for the Radicals. They send this other guy in there. So we know some of those people are already going to fake it because that district is so Democrat. We've got to have Brent Taylor, solid conservative Republican, fighting the right things, fighting for the right things. We've got to make sure he wins this race, as well as Charlie and Johnny Garrett in Tennessee. 00:17:24 Speaker 4: All right. 00:17:24 Speaker 2: Well, Congressman, we're glad to have you down in Dixie and hope we're keeping you fed and watered. You're not going to eat healthy while you're down here. Just want to alert you to that. 00:17:34 Speaker 9: All right. 00:17:34 Speaker 7: All right. 00:17:35 Speaker 9: Sounds good. We're looking forward to it. 00:17:36 Speaker 2: Hey, Congressman. All right. Take care of our good friend, Congressman Jim Jordan, on the Patriot Mobile Newsmaker line. And he is out on the road campaigning for a lot of these Republican candidates, getting everybody across the finish line. And that ultimately is the bottom line. Because let me tell you something. We can't have a lawmaker elected

to Congress who who thinks Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, is a lesbian. Can't do that. That cannot happen in America. So we've got a lot of work to do here, ladies and gentlemen, and you do too. We've got to get out the vote. All right, 901-260-5926, our telephone number. That's 901-260-5926. This is the Todd Stern Show. Dylan, are they still here? 00:18:43 Speaker 11: They're all gone. 00:18:44 Speaker 2: They're all gone now. So we should probably tell everybody what was going on behind the scenes. It's been sort of a crazy day. We had Senator Marsha Blackburn and her entire entourage. I mean, they had like security people, the whole nine yards. And they were here earlier. So we did a pre-tape interview. And then we had a film crew from Swiss TV come in. 00:19:06 Speaker 11: Yes, I can confirm those. 00:19:08 Speaker 2: And they all were very French. Did you pick up on that? 00:19:13 Speaker 11: Yeah, they were. I was a little intimidated, actually. 00:19:15 Speaker 2: Oui, monsieur Stades. I'm like, wait, what? 00:19:19 Speaker 11: I'm still trying to figure out what happened. I'm trying to wrap my head around it. 00:19:22 Speaker 2: So apparently they're coming. So here's the thing. So the guy who runs my company, Dalton Glasscock, we talk about Dalton all the time on the show. So he sends me a text message. He goes, what is going on in the building right now? And I said, well, we've got a crew from Swiss TV coming. And Dalton said, are you sure they're from Swiss TV? He says, are you sure it's not Borat? 00:19:48 Speaker 4: Yeah. 00:19:49 Speaker 2: And I'm thinking... oh my gosh, am I being punked? Am I about to be punked? 00:19:54 Speaker 11: You want to make sure that doesn't happen to you. 00:19:56 Speaker 2: So I was kind of freaking out. So I figured, you know, if the guy, if we opened the door and there was a guy with like, you know, a five o'clock shadow and a mustache wearing a blonde wig with, you know, pigtails. 00:20:06 Speaker 12: Yeah. 00:20:07 Speaker 2: That's probably Borat. 00:20:08 Speaker 11: If you start saying king in the castle, king in the castle, that's probably not Swiss TV. Yeah. 00:20:16 Speaker 2: It's a great point. So I was a little nervous. 00:20:19 Speaker 11: Rightfully so. 00:20:20 Speaker 2: But they were traveling the Mississippi River is the whole thing. So they started like in Minneapolis, and they're going to Baton Rouge next. And so they're here for two days, and they interviewed me. They did a nice job. I mean, they were good questions. 00:20:34 Speaker 11: They were real. 00:20:35 Speaker 2: Oui, oui, monsieur Stannis. I can't speak French. 00:20:41 Speaker 11: Pretty good. 00:20:42 Speaker 2: But anyway, so they asked me a lot of questions, and they're trying to push back on something. It goes, well, shouldn't you be giving Joe Biden credit for the drop in crime? And I'm like, what did they put in your Swiss Miss Mocha, pal? I had to defend our great president. To the Swiss. They don't know better. Is this what it's come to? So anyway, I did look them up, and they are legit. I mean, they're based out of D.C., and they got the accents and everything. 00:21:16 Speaker 11: We should have had Swissmas here for them. 00:21:19 Speaker 2: No, they're very nice. Wow, you're right. We should have. 00:21:22 Speaker 11: Really unprepared for the Swiss. 00:21:23 Speaker 3: Wow. 00:21:24 Speaker 2: That would have been great, giving them some hot cocoa. 00:21:26 Speaker 11: That's literally the only thing that I think that we have that we use of theirs. 00:21:30 Speaker 2: They're very nice guys, by the way. 00:21:31 Speaker 4: Very nice. 00:21:32 Speaker 2: You know, I was thinking, aside from the chocolates. 00:21:34 Speaker 7: Yeah. 00:21:35 Speaker 2: We don't have any more of the designer chocolates left, do we? No, we have all of those. I didn't even get a chance to try one. 00:21:43 Speaker 7: Sorry. 00:21:43 Speaker 2: And they were for me. 00:21:44 Speaker 11: They tasted very expensive. 00:21:47 Speaker 2: Jeez, hello. All right. Well, anyway, all that to say, we'll let you know when the interview comes out. We should have asked, how do we watch this? 00:21:58 Speaker 11: They came in and left. It was like five minutes. No. I don't know where they're going next. They're just all over. 00:22:07 Speaker 4: Yeah. 00:22:07 Speaker 2: I gave them, I told them where to get some barbecue and the guy was writing it down. I mean, it was like, you know, central barbecue, dry rub ribs. 00:22:15 Speaker 11: Yeah. 00:22:16 Speaker 2: Rum boogie cafe. 00:22:18 Speaker 11: Hopefully this is not their first time in America. I don't, this is the first stop is Memphis. 00:22:23 Speaker 2: He said, well, they asked where they should go to see how the crime, you know, how crime has come down. And I was going to tell him orange mound, but I wanted to make, I didn't want an international incident. 00:22:32 Speaker 4: Yeah. 00:22:33 Speaker 11: Maybe not the worst place yet. 00:22:35 Speaker 2: I sent him to White Haven. 00:22:36 Speaker 11: There you go. Start there and make your way to Orange, man. 00:22:39 Speaker 3: That's it. 00:22:41 Speaker 2: Oh, I said, so tell me where you guys are staying. The Hampton Inn? And I said, oh, that's good. They got the free breakfast. 00:22:47 Speaker 7: Yeah. 00:22:48 Speaker 2: It's always back to the free breakfast. The Hampton Inn? 00:22:53 Speaker 11: Very good. 00:22:55 Speaker 2: They're very nice guys. Very nice guys. And they actually ask good questions. So it seems like it's going to be fair and balanced. 00:23:01 Speaker 11: We just have to find it. Whenever it goes live, we have to find it. So just know what happened. 00:23:06 Speaker 2: They did film me coming in with my super-sized jug of Chick-fil-A iced tea. 00:23:10 Speaker 13: Yes. 00:23:11 Speaker 11: They have to get the entire American experience. 00:23:13 Speaker 2: They've got to get the whole vibe. 00:23:15 Speaker 11: I don't know if they have

large iced teas from Chick-fil-A in Switzerland. 00:23:20 Speaker 2: Look, I still have PTSD from having to do that C-SPAN show Sunday morning. Todd versus all the liberals in America. 00:23:28 Speaker 14: Yeah. 00:23:29 Speaker 11: I mean, that was— It sounds like a Jubilee video. 00:23:32 Speaker 2: It was easy to do. That was the problem. It was just, you know, having to be around that many liberals on a Sunday morning is tedious. 00:23:39 Speaker 11: What, at like 5.30 in the morning, too? Yeah. That's hard. 00:23:43 Speaker 2: It's not good. 00:23:44 Speaker 11: Coffee first. 00:23:44 Speaker 2: Exactly. I needed Dieter. You see, this is where I needed the sidekick. 00:23:49 Speaker 11: Yeah, yeah. He always kind of helps. He can fend you off. 00:23:51 Speaker 2: We'll stick Dieter on him. 00:23:53 Speaker 11: Dog. Chihuahua. Chihuahua. 00:23:59 Speaker 2: Just like Dieter, actually. 00:24:00 Speaker 7: Yep. 00:24:01 Speaker 2: All right. 901-260-5926. All that to say, if you're in Memphis and you come across some guys from Switzerland, be sure to say howdy-do and, you know, point them in the right direction. We told them Gus's for the fried chicken. 00:24:15 Speaker 11: Oh, yeah. 00:24:16 Speaker 2: Good pick. I think we got them pretty, you know, set up pretty good. Rum Boogie Cafe for some blues, maybe, you know, B.B. King's, you know, nightclub. 00:24:25 Speaker 11: They should go to Bill Street. At least one time. If they're going to be here, might as well send them there. 00:24:29 Speaker 2: Did you know Jesus was a lesbian? 00:24:32 Speaker 11: I didn't realize. 00:24:34 Speaker 2: That's not what we learned in Sunday school. 00:24:35 Speaker 11: No, me either. 00:24:37 Speaker 2: Red, yellow, black, white, they're precious in his sight. That's what we learned. 00:24:41 Speaker 11: Yeah, that's it. 00:24:42 Speaker 2: Jesus was a lesbian, too. No, that is not accurate. But Justin Pearson, this guy running for Congress, so basically he's Afro-Jesus-ish. That's what we're calling this guy. But he's like James Tallarico and the guy, Adam Hamilton from Kansas. And ladies and gentlemen, I just want to caution you that there is false theology going around the Democrat Party. And I know that most Democrats are atheists anyway. I get that. But now they are trying to actively deceive Christian voters. And you need to make sure that you are doing your research on these guys. But this state representative, his name is Justin Pearson, and he's got this giant power throw. And he's a good friend of AOC. As a matter of fact, the Democrats, the National Democrat Party, has said this is the race they want to win. So they're pouring millions of dollars into this. George Soros pouring millions of dollars into the campaign here. to try to get Justin Pearson elected. He was part of this. We told you about that big mob that stormed City Hall in Memphis just a few days ago. They're all angry over, I don't know, their butthurt about Elon Musk, and they're wanting some sort of a paycheck or something from Elon. It's crazy stuff. Anyway, Justin Pearson was there. It was his rent-a-mob, and he's sitting back in the back just with this Cheshire grin on his face, really devious, because he's behind all of the chaos, which is now on TMZ, the Babylon Bee, ABC, CBS. Everybody's making fun of us, and nobody likes that. So this Pearson guy, he went to Bowdoin College in Maine. and was very well educated. But when he's back in the home country, he talks like, I don't know, Chris Rock versus MLK versus Malcolm X. And you kind of mix them all up together, and he's like some sort of a Chicago Jesus kind of a preacher. But whenever he's in front of an educated audience, he always talks lighter than we do. But this guy multiple times prays to Mother God, which is blasphemy. And then to say that Jesus is a gay black woman, it's appalling. But ladies and gentlemen, do people like Justin, and let me just ask you, Texas, we have a Do you actually support someone like a James Tallarico? Does James Tallarico represent or reflect your values? Somebody who says God is non-binary? You people in Memphis, all you folks in the black community in Memphis, does Justin Pearson represent your values? Do you, too, believe that Jesus is a gay black woman? Do you pray to Mother God? I would even say for you folks in some of the rural counties in Tennessee, does Mr. Pearson represent your values? Or what about you folks in Kansas, listening to us all across Kansas? Does Mr. Hamilton, the Methodist, the far leftist Methodist minister, does he represent your values? Because these are the people that the Democrats are putting out there as candidates. And all I can tell you is Jesus was no lesbian. Just telling. 901-260-5926, our telephone number. That's 901-260-5926. I want to talk about Kimberly Guilfoyle. This is an insane story, and I'm not sure she's going to be able to survive this and remain as the ambassador. So the Wall Street Journal doing a— and I don't know how they got their hands on the text messages— I have a couple of theories. I'm not ready to share those theories. But Kimberly Guilfoyle, according to the Wall Street Journal, pleaded with a Republican donor to send her $ 100, 000 to pay off her credit card debt. Dylan, $ 100, 000 in credit card debt. What was she buying? This is insane. So the story, it's called Honey, Please. Kimberly Guilfoyle pushed donor Tawaila $ 100, 000 to her Amex account. All of this happening when she was preparing for her congressional election. hearing to become the U.S. ambassador to Greece. She reached out to a Trump donor with an urgent request. She needed $ 100, 000 to pay her American Express bill in a way that would not leave a paper trail. 00:29:54 Speaker 11: Uh-oh. 00:29:57 Speaker 2: She wrote on Signal, it won't show up anywhere if you wire money to American Express. 00:30:03 Speaker 1: Please. 00:30:05 Speaker 2: And the Wall Street Journal, they've got all of the text messages

to a gentleman by the name of Eric Dieters, a former congressional candidate in Kentucky who was seeking help in getting the attention of the new Trump administration on some personal tax and legal issues. So this, ladies and gentlemen, is shaping up to be pay for play. Now, Mr. Dieters had promised no relation to our Dieter. 00:30:33 Speaker 11: Todd, you know I'm just sitting back here thinking. 00:30:36 Speaker 2: I saw you. 00:30:37 Speaker 7: I saw. 00:30:39 Speaker 4: You. 00:30:40 Speaker 2: No relation to our little Dieter. This is a big Dieter. And it's a one-tee Dieter. Our Dieter's two E's and a T. This is, never mind. It's not our Dieter. So anyway, Mr. Dieter had promised to pay her as much as a million dollars if she was successful. As Donald Trump's, and by the way, this also explains why there was a breakup. She was engaged to marry Don Jr., Guilfoyle offered to use her sway, according to Dieters, and messages reviewed by the journal proved that. She forwarded Dieters the messages she'd sent to the new Internal Revenue Service and updated him on efforts to lobby the Justice Department on his behalf. But anyway, the confirmation hearing was coming. And beyond the confirmation hearing is, Ms. Guilfoyle, can you please explain what you were buying on your credit card? 00:31:45 Speaker 10: $ 100, 000. 00:31:45 Speaker 2: Guilfoyle texted Mr. Dieters, Honey, please, I need you to get this done for me today. She added a prayer hands emoji. and a PDF with bill payment instructions for Amex. You could just send it here. Deeters did not make the payment, telling Guilfoyle that it would cost. 00:32:10 Speaker 3: Him his marriage. 00:32:11 Speaker 2: You know, that is a fair point here. The missus comes to your office and says, why are you giving Kimberly Guilfoyle $ 100, 000? What's going on there? 00:32:21 Speaker 3: Fair question. 00:32:26 Speaker 2: Anyway, Guilfoyle last week came under fire from Democrats who urged the State Department to review her conduct. They cited another journal investigation into her promotion of a Greek company whose lobbyists traveled with her to meetings with governments across the Balkans. So anyway, it goes on and on and on. And so the gist of this is that she was basically telling people, I have access, and if you give me money, I will get you access. That's a big no-no, a big no-no. Now, the Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, praised Guilfoyle yesterday. He said, our embassy is doing a great job. Our ambassador has been a strong ambassador. And I know that's what he said, but it's interesting that he actually did not mention the ambassador's name. By the way, Marco Rubio became very upset earlier today when he was asked about it again, and he sort of lost his cool there. 00:33:30 Speaker 8: Mr. 00:33:30 Speaker 2: Dieters is an attorney and the former co-owner of Snappy Tomato Pizza, a regional restaurant chain. He has mounted unsuccessful runs for Congress and governor. In a series of interviews, he said that Guilfoyle's lack of results left him disenchanted with the Trump administration, even though he mostly supports its policies. Dieter said Guilfoyle told him that if he came up with the Amex payment, quote, I will be your Trump ride or die forever and ever. But he said she never came through on anything. Mr. Dieters also hosted an AM radio show. 00:34:11 Speaker 11: Wait, are we sure that this is getting dangerously close? 00:34:15 Speaker 15: It is. 00:34:19 Speaker 2: Dieters lent his voice to the Trump movement, boosting his campaign in 2016. He liked to say, Trump today, Trump tomorrow, Trump forever. In the courtroom, he was known as the Bulldog. But he also has his own legal problems. He was banned from entering a courthouse after he threatened on social media to burn it down. The Kentucky Bar Association twice suspended him, citing aggressive litigation strategies and false statements in court proceedings. 00:34:53 Speaker 11: Mr. 00:34:53 Speaker 2: Dieters also denounced members of the Kentucky Supreme Court as, quote, jokes of human excrement. Wow, that's not good. So anyway, here's where it gets really interesting. His dealings with Guilfoyle began in 2020 when he launched an event called Freedom Fest in Kentucky. He paid Guilfoyle $ 300, 000 over the coming years to speak at Freedom Fest. He also paid $ 200, 000 in speaking fees to Trump Jr. and $ 100, 000 for Eric Trump. And he also gave $ 125, 000 to a political action committee supporting the president. So there you have it, ladies and gentlemen. It's kind of ugly, and the Wall Street Journal, they got the goods. They've got the goods. Look, we're going to have to take a break. I've got more to say about this, but let me do say this one thing before we go to break. Grifters are going to grift. This is not about anybody else. in the administration. This is about Donald Trump, and it's about his agenda. That's all it's ever been. And if you and your behavior are going to get in the way of that, you got to go. That's my take on it. All right, we'll be right back. 00:36:16 Speaker 4: All right. 00:36:17 Speaker 2: Welcome back, everybody. It's the Todd Stearns Radio Show. We have a jam-packed program for you today. I want to remind you, get a copy right now of my brand-new book. By the way, October 11th, you'll be able to watch my big book interview on C-SPAN Book TV, The Golden Age, How Trump Saved America, the president endorsing the book, Speaker Mike Johnson, Senator Marsha Blackburn. And it also makes a wonderful Christmas gift if you're looking already for some holiday shopping. You can do that at your favorite bookstore, The Golden Age, How Trump Saved America. All right, hang tight, everybody. This is the Todd Stearns Radio Show. We'll be right back. 00:37:20 Speaker 1: From Memphis, Tennessee, it's America's favorite gun-toting, Bible-clinging, deplorable American. 00:37:26 Speaker 3: That's us. 00:37:28 Speaker 8: That's right. 00:37:30 Speaker 11: I love this American

ride. 00:37:34 Speaker 3: Todd Starks. 00:37:35 Speaker 15: Oh, yeah. 00:37:37 Speaker 2: Yeah, I don't know about this advice. It just made, well, you know, no, I'm not a big Starbucks guy at all. Their coffee has never, it's really never been that appealing to me. It tastes burnt. You know, even the pumpkin spice, what is that, the pumpkin spice latte? Is that what they call it, Dylan? 00:38:00 Speaker 4: Yeah. 00:38:02 Speaker 16: Terrible, by the way. 00:38:03 Speaker 2: It tastes like burnt pumpkin. 00:38:06 Speaker 11: With a little bit of spice. 00:38:08 Speaker 1: Yes. 00:38:08 Speaker 2: I'm not a big pumpkin guy. Now, if it's a sweet potato, you know what I mean? Sweet potato pie. Come on now. 00:38:15 Speaker 11: They didn't latch on too well as the pumpkin spice for some reason. 00:38:18 Speaker 2: But, you know, I've always just marveled at the fact that so many people are willing to fork over five bucks for, what do they call them? I don't know. What are the sizes? 00:38:28 Speaker 11: Venti. 00:38:29 Speaker 2: Venti Grande. 00:38:30 Speaker 4: Venti Grande. 00:38:31 Speaker 2: Mucho grande. 00:38:32 Speaker 11: The smallest size is called tall, by the way. 00:38:34 Speaker 2: Oh, is that right? 00:38:35 Speaker 11: True story. Oh, geez. They all mean tall in some way, but they're different in Starbucks language. 00:38:41 Speaker 2: So anyway, I just, you know, again, I know there are a lot of people that are millennials that can't afford to buy a house because they spend all their money on avocado toast and these grande lattes at Starbucks. I mean, that'll eat through your paycheck pretty darn quickly. And for me, I would prefer to have my coffee at home where I can enjoy that at a fraction of the cost and not have that nasty foam. It's like the– you know what I'm talking about? 00:39:11 Speaker 11: Yeah, the cold foam. 00:39:12 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's like weird. It's like the coffee is sweating. 00:39:17 Speaker 4: Yeah. 00:39:18 Speaker 11: I think it's overcompensating for the taste of the coffee. It's got to be because it is burnt. You're right. I don't know what they're doing. Just leave it on there too long or something. I don't know what's happening. 00:39:28 Speaker 2: And I mean, I have nothing against Starbucks, aside from the fact their coffee is nasty. 00:39:33 Speaker 11: Which is like the main thing they sell. 00:39:35 Speaker 2: It's true. But they do have, I will say this, they do have the lovely fruity beverages that you can get frozen. And those are pretty good. But you can get those at 7-Eleven. They're called Slurpee. For like, what, 99 cents? Yeah, way less. Without the attitude as well. You know what I mean? 00:39:53 Speaker 11: Or the misspelled name. 00:39:54 Speaker 10: Oh, my. 00:39:56 Speaker 2: Okay, I'm Todd with two Ds. How bad is, how hard is that? 00:40:01 Speaker 11: Yeah, that's a tough one. Yeah, yours is worse. Yeah. 00:40:07 Speaker 2: So all that to say, Michelle Tafoya, who is running in the Senate race, she's the Republican nominee in Minnesota. And by all indications, she's been running a pretty good campaign. I mean, and that's a good thing because we do need a Republican winning out of Minnesota. It's a mess in that state. But Michelle Tafoya has some advice on Americans that are concerned with all these rising prices. And here's what Tafoya had to say. Take a listen. 00:40:36 Speaker 17: I think right now, at least just kind of keeping a stiff upper lip. Maybe you'd take one less trip to Starbucks. And so that gas goes a little further until this thing is over and these gas prices come back down again. Let's just try to be patriots about this. Whether you agree with it. 00:40:53 Speaker 9: Or not, we're there. 00:40:54 Speaker 4: Okay. 00:40:58 Speaker 2: So let's just review what we just heard. And this is, she is not the first candidate. Somebody at RNC headquarters said, is telling these candidates to say stuff like this. We had the guy on a couple of weeks ago running for Congress, and I was trying to help him out a little bit with his messaging because, you know, people, they can't afford to buy ground beef so they can make sloppy joes or meatloaf. And his answer was, well, let him eat turkey. And then you've got all these other folks out there that are saying out on the campaign trail that it's not a big deal, that all these high prices, you should just deal with it. And now we have Michelle Tafoya, who's out there on the campaign trail, telling people, you know what, you've got a patriotic duty to stop drinking Starbucks. Now, part of me kind of agrees with this because Starbucks is nasty, but that's not the issue here. The issue here is the implication is you're not a patriot if you're spending money at a coffee shop. So many people, I have to imagine, are making decisions. Do you take that $ 5 and fill up your gas tank or put $ 5 worth in, which is what, almost a gallon of gas? That's so sad. You could probably use your, I don't know, tall Starbucks cup to fill the gasoline and then put that in the vehicle. Because you're not getting a grande at the gas station. I mean, that's outrageous. And that's the messaging, is to suck it up, America. And if you're patriotic, you're not going to complain about it. That's the messaging. Is that a good message? Is that really resonating? Do you feel patriotic by suffering in your home? I mean, at some point, this keeps up and prices keep rising. You're not even going to be able to afford like the Oscar Mayer ham, right? The square ham that's like paper thin. You're just going to have to imagine you're eating a ham sandwich. Two slices of bread. Maybe even one slice of bread. That's sliced in half. I mean, where do you go with all this stuff? So all that to say, I mean, look, my recommendation is just if I was running for office, I would not be campaigning anywhere near the gas price or affordability issues because there's really no explaining them. I mean, ultimately, isn't that the

issue here? There's really no way to explain it. Not to anyone's satisfaction. They're going to tell you, well, prices were low. Yeah, but they're not now. 00:43:47 Speaker 7: Right. 00:43:48 Speaker 2: No, I'm not being critical of anybody. I mean, it's just the reality of it. But if you're telling me, suck it up, buttercup, if that's your campaign message, well, good luck to you out there. I hope that works. But I really do believe that this midterm election is going to be about pocketbook issues. I really do. Now, for you folks in Michigan, well, you've got to figure out if you're going to elect a guy who has, well, jihadist tendencies. I mean, you've got your own set of problems up in Michigan. By the way, that debate is tonight with Mike Rogers and Abdul El-Sayed. Trump called him Muhammad last night, and that apparently triggered Abdul. So anyway, that ought to be interesting, but again— I think the race in Michigan is a little different because they're dealing with radical extremism. So there you have it. Curious to hear your thoughts on this, ladies and gentlemen. Affordability, is it an issue? And what do you tell Republicans who are running? What do you want to hear from them? 901-260-5926, our telephone number. That's 901-260-5926. By the way, President Trump last night says that Mrs. Trump, the first lady, really not happy with him about his pronunciation of certain words. Take a listen. 00:45:14 Speaker 3: He said all of a sudden, he's a vegan. You know, my wife told me, sir, do me a favor. You have to do me just a little bit of a favor. It's not vegan, it's vegan. I don't know about that stuff. 00:45:26 Speaker 7: I'm not into it. 00:45:27 Speaker 3: And he said, it's vegan. 00:45:30 Speaker 1: Please pronounce that word properly. 00:45:32 Speaker 3: I called it vegan, vegan. 00:45:33 Speaker 7: I thought it was. 00:45:35 Speaker 2: How the hell would I know? 00:45:36 Speaker 1: I like steak. 00:45:37 Speaker 2: Yeah, and the crowd went nuts. And it's true. Talking about James Talofrico, who, by the way, has the flu, allegedly. The guy has been off the campaign trail for almost two weeks. Almost two weeks. What kind of a flu do you have that takes you off the campaign trail for two weeks? There's something going on. I don't know if there's an October surprise coming or what. but something's going on with Talafrico. And meanwhile, Trump is pointing out that Talafrico once campaigned as a vegan or a vegan. They call him a vegan? A vegan. Trump says vegan, but it's vegan. Anyway, Trump calling this guy out. And the president was in a good mood yesterday. And he loves it, especially it was a standing room only crowd, even CNN. 00:46:31 Speaker 13: CNN. 00:46:33 Speaker 2: Had to acknowledge that Trump had a huge turnout last night in Texas. I'm just telling you, ladies and gentlemen, things are looking good for the Republicans. I'm telling you, in spite of all the prices and the Starbucks, things are looking good. 901-260-5926 is our telephone number. That's 901-260-5926. Rob Schmidt on Newsmax tonight talking about the war for America's future. Rob revealing many Americans are embracing socialism, especially young people. Rob exposes the hidden dangers of socialism and its war on our freedom. He says the big media will not tell you the truth about the president or his record. A secure border, the biggest tax cuts in history, lowest drug prices, largest crime drop ever. Rob has the whole story on Trump and the media. Watch Newsmax on cable tonight. Millions making the switch to Newsmax. You should, too. Download the free Newsmax app on your phone and start watching anytime, anywhere. Newsmax, because it really is real news for real people. All right, welcome back, everybody. This is the Todd Stearns Radio Show. Let's go to our phone lines today, 901-260-5926. Say hello to Barbara from Georgia. Hey, Barbara, what's on your mind today? 00:48:08 Speaker 18: Hi, Todd. 00:48:10 Speaker 6: Hi, Todd. 00:48:11 Speaker 18: Thanks for taking my call. I have a question. Is it the law of economics? Is it overspending by consumers just buy, buy, buy, put everything on credit? Or is it corporate trying to make back profits by overpricing their products to where they're trying to make up maybe for post-COVID losses? I just can't understand what's causing inflation. Why am I paying $ 4 for a box of Pop-Tarts when they really should be 99 cents? 00:48:46 Speaker 2: Well, it's a great question, and a lot of that has to do with the companies trying to make money. I hear a lot of companies still trying to use COVID as an excuse. I'm not sure. If that's actually fair to use that as something to blame or a reason why. 00:49:09 Speaker 18: It's been too long. 00:49:10 Speaker 2: Yeah, it has been. It's been too long enough. 00:49:12 Speaker 10: It's cozy. 00:49:13 Speaker 2: You know, Barbara, I think you have to go back to 2021. Inflation during the Biden administration was $ 7. Last year, it was at 2.7%. It's ticked back up a little bit in August to 3.4%. So, you know, that is an issue. So inflation surged. and then slowed through 2024 and 2025. So that's kind of where we're at now. 00:49:44 Speaker 18: Why aren't they saying that? Why aren't they explaining that to your average Joe? Why aren't they explaining it? This is the way it was under the Biden administration. We almost need Ross Perot. charge to show people. 00:49:58 Speaker 2: Yeah, Barbara, I think there is just a disconnect between the administration right now and the average American who needs things to be, you know, all of us are not financial experts, right? So it's not even a matter of dumbing it down. It's a matter of talking to people so they can understand what's really going on here. Now, the biggest drive of inflation right now is the energy prices. And you look at gasoline and oil, but there are others, you know, as well. But those are the two big ones right now. And again, annual inflation, 3.4 percent, according to the

Bureau of Labor Statistics. So that's kind of where we're at right now. But it's a fair question to ask. And I know it's frustrating a lot of people because, and I see it when I'm at the supermarket. I mean, you know, prices are really climbing. 00:50:55 Speaker 18: Well, I'm at the age where it doesn't affect me that much, but I understand young people. I understand young people that are trying to make a living, trying to buy a home, trying to just make ends meet. But I just don't think that we're getting the point across. And I understand that you do have to sometimes lay your personal feelings aside. But I just don't think the Republicans are getting the message out that, Well, the problem here is, you know, again. 00:51:27 Speaker 9: When you look at grocery prices, for. 00:51:30 Speaker 18: Example, a lot of that has to do with higher transportation costs. 00:51:46 Speaker 2: And the tariffs. I mean, the tariffs have had an impact as well. However, grocery inflation has actually slowed down quite a bit, yet we're still having to pay high prices at the grocery store. And as a matter of fact, we're paying more for food now than we were in some cases five years ago. So that you do have to start looking at the individual grocery stores and say, are they intentionally keeping the prices high? We talked a couple of weeks ago about the price of beef. That's because we don't have as many cattle out there right now. So that's going to lead to higher beef prices. The more we start raising cattle, those beef prices should eventually come back down. 00:52:35 Speaker 18: And let me say... Kudos to our governor, Brian Kemp. He's reduced the, I mean, I'm paying $ 3. 64 today for gas. So, you know, kudos to him for, right now, he's eliminating the gas tax for this month. So that's helping us out. 00:52:56 Speaker 7: Wow. 00:52:57 Speaker 2: Barbara, how are you guys feeling about your midterm elections here in Georgia? 00:53:03 Speaker 18: Well, where I am, which is rural, I'm feeling pretty good because we're definitely red in my area. I just hope there's enough red to beat out the blood. 00:53:13 Speaker 11: Mm-hmm. 00:53:14 Speaker 2: So you're talking about... I don't know. 00:53:15 Speaker 18: About John Ossoff. You know, it's kind of, I don't know. 00:53:18 Speaker 4: I don't know. 00:53:19 Speaker 18: I would love for someone to replace him, but I don't know. 00:53:25 Speaker 10: If that's going to happen. 00:53:27 Speaker 2: With Mike Collins in that Senate race. By the way, I'm envious, Barbara. Gas prices average here in Tennessee, $ 3. 97 a gallon. So, good on Brian Kemp. 00:53:37 Speaker 18: $ 3. 64. Yeah, $ 3. 00:53:38 Speaker 2: 64 on that. I may have to drive over to Gainesville and get my gas bill. 00:53:47 Speaker 18: Well, you may not find it in Gainesville. 00:53:49 Speaker 12: I don't know. 00:53:50 Speaker 10: I'm in rural. 00:53:50 Speaker 18: I'm in northeast Georgia. 00:53:52 Speaker 2: All right. 00:53:52 Speaker 18: We're pretty competitive. 00:53:54 Speaker 2: Well, Barbara, thank you for calling in, and good thoughts, and thank you for the gas price update. They're $ 3. 97 a gallon here in Tennessee. Barbara says $ 3. 64 in Georgia. Curious to know what gas prices are like in your neighborhood. 901-260-5926 is our telephone number. That's 901. 260-5926. By the way, are you a Christian? Are you a person of faith? If so, you need to go to my website, toddstearns.com. You need to listen to the entire interview we did yesterday with the Southern Baptist Convention president. His name is Dr. Willie Rice, and he's urging Christians to engage in the midterm elections. He's also warning against the threat that communism and political Islam pose. So, I want to encourage you to go over and check out that important story. It is our lead story today over at ToddStearns.com. Also, Josh Jones, our top strategist for politics, sounding the alarm on the midterms, and he is fearing that Republicans could face an Election Day disaster. So you're going to want to go and check out both of those interviews. and download our free podcast while you are there. All right, coming up, we're going to be talking to our good buddy Chad Conley from Faith Wins. He's been traveling around the country talking about the midterms, so we'll get his take on things. Don't go anywhere. We'll be right back. All right, welcome back, everybody. It's the Todd Stearns Radio Show. Had a great time last week in California at the Spiritual Leadership Conference. Around 4,000 pastors and church workers, Christians from all over the country, gathering for just an incredible time of of great messages, panel discussions, workshops, and I was honored to lead one of the workshops on engaging the culture in your local community. Also, we had a great panel discussion, and one of the individuals on the panel joins us today on our Patriot Mobile Newsmaker line, Chad Conley, the founder and president of Faith Wins. Chad, good to see you in California last week. 00:56:34 Speaker 16: Hey, Todd, it's crazy that two guys from the South have to run in each other in California, but that was awesome. And I really appreciated your leadership always. And, you know, just looking down that line on the panel, I took that selfie. Well, I took a picture of all of you guys because I was so honored to be a part of it. But yeah, great crowd, great enthusiasm, great awareness of what we got to do as a movement to get this culture on track. 00:56:59 Speaker 2: You know, Chad, we're looking at the midterm elections. And again, I'm one of the few people feeling actually good about this. And I may be proven wrong. I hope not. But I am wondering what you are seeing out there, because there are a lot of folks that are concerned, including a number of congressmen that I've talked to over the past couple of weeks. And they're really concerned about what they are seeing out there. What say you? 00:57:24 Speaker 16: Well, you know, the concern comes

because there's an uphill climb in the midterm when your party has the White House. 00:57:30 Speaker 7: We know that. 00:57:31 Speaker 16: We also know our side's not good at midterm turnout anyway. We've been historically bad. But I think this could be one of those years that we defy the historical odds. I think Republicans have won in an uphill midterm climb twice in like 94 years. So the historical references are accurate. Also, there's a lot of things going against us like gas prices. The war has lingered. The tariffs are causing a ripple effect on the prices. Here's why I'm optimistic. I have now been, I think, last night's meeting above Denver in that key congressional. That's my 21st state to be in since July 15th. I think our 84th or 85th pastor meeting. There's an awakening among our people. And they realize that while Republicans certainly aren't perfect, A lot of the fixes that Trump is working on aren't quick, but also they realize the left is crazy. The progressives have lost their ever-loving minds, and I think that's causing an awakening among our people, Todd, and that's what's. 00:58:33 Speaker 7: Got to happen. 00:58:34 Speaker 2: Chad, I'm wondering, are there any races that you're looking to as bellwether races in the House and or the Senate? 00:58:43 Speaker 7: Yes, sir. We're looking at several. We actually are. 00:58:46 Speaker 16: We had 43 congressional house districts we're looking at. And when I do your show next week, I think we're going to have our final 10. 00:58:54 Speaker 7: They're going to be the bellwethers. 00:58:56 Speaker 16: I'm a little reluctant to pick them right now, but I think we're getting close. In the Senate, you probably saw that the National Republican Senate Committee has pulled money out of North Carolina totally. In fact, Michael Whatley suspended all TV buys. In Georgia, they've reduced the spending. And the concerning thing for our side is that the Trump super PAC and the RNC are shifting money to usually reliably red states, Texas, Kansas, South Carolina. But we'll have a good list for you next week on our updates. of the top, top ones we're watching. But there's two in Iowa. There's one in Ohio that I think is key. But on the Senate side, watch New Hampshire. I'm feeling better and better about a potential flip to an American as opposed to a commie-loving liberal on their side that's held that seat. And also watch Ohio and Iowa Senate. But the real one I'm looking at is Michigan. I think we're going to be fine in Texas. We're going to be fine in South Carolina. I think Kansas, the people are going to pull that through. But in Michigan, our pastors are talking to pastors who are typically leaning Democrat or solid Democrat who cannot stomach Al Sayed and the, hey, America deserved 9-11 kind of thinking that's come out of his campaign. And here's the kicker, Todd. President Obama has been pulled out of retirement to campaign against in reliably blue districts. That tells me while we're nervous about a Texas, a Kansas, even a South Carolina, Ohio. 01:00:33 Speaker 7: Iowa, they're very nervous. 01:00:35 Speaker 16: And maybe the polls have done what they've typically done. They've overweighted D voters. And we all know that liberal white women love to answer polls and conservatives don't. So to have Obama pulled out tells you two things. Number one, there's no national leader of the Democratic Party they can rely on. Kathleen Kamala can't be pulled out of the campaign. And they can't pull out Biden. And, of course, Hakeem Jeffries isn't well-liked. So they pull Obama out to go to Michigan, where he's going to lecture young black males like he did in 24, I guess. Oh, go vote Democrat. So I think things are looking up in a lot of places. But watch Michigan. Watch New Hampshire. And on defense, watch Ohio and Iowa for Senate races. 01:01:17 Speaker 2: Chad, I just want you to, we're going to play make-believe for just a moment. Let's just say that November is a disaster for the Republicans. As a political analyst, if you were to look back and say, okay, here's what went wrong, can you sort of like, just let's play make-believe for a minute. We've lost both the House and the Senate. Where do we go astray? 01:01:43 Speaker 16: We've ignored our base. You know, Todd, you and I have talked about this. This has been my song and dance since I was a state party chairman. I ran that test in 2010. I found underperforming counties and precincts, and I went to churches. That's how I built my chairmanship in South Carolina. I went to churches. And when I ran GOP faith from 13 to 17, I went to churches. 01:02:05 Speaker 7: I went to pastors. I talked to them about Jesus isn't running. 01:02:08 Speaker 16: We're voting for the lesser of two evils by definition. Let's look at the policies. And that was easy to compare the platforms. I think that the National Party, certainly the White House, they check a box, obviously, trying to do what they can with faith. But there is no authentic faith engagement, evangelical outreach going on anywhere. I can't tell you how many campaigns, super PACs, and even candidates. I told Michael Whatley a year ago that I had about 4,000 churches in North Carolina that if he just talked to them, If we just did a real authentic push and crickets. So we've ignored our base. It's what we do every time. It's what Reince Priebus figured out and got sick of losing after 2012 and what we changed in 2014. Let's don't parachute in in August and say, Ooh, look what we're doing. We're reaching out to the African-Americans and the evangelicals and the Hispanics. That's just stupid bad. We need to have an ongoing authentic outreach engagement with the faith through base groups that are the Republican Party, the conservative side's base, and nobody at a national level seems to want to do it. But that's why Faith Wins exists, because we saw that they're not doing it and probably not going to. 01:03:21 Speaker 2: Yeah, no, and I'm so

glad that your organization is there and you founded Faith Wins. By the way, faithwins.org is the website, ladies and gentlemen, faithwins.org, and I would encourage you to check that out and get involved. I mean, that's the key here is getting involved. You know, Chad, we had the president of the Southern Baptist Convention on the show yesterday, Dr. Wiley Rice, and I really appreciate his attempts to re-engage Southern Baptist pastors into the fight. I would also say that I am concerned that the faith component at the White House, that organization is not influential because of some of the leadership there, and I don't think they have, you know, I think you have to have some of the leaders of these large denominations involved in the process to get, you know, larger numbers of Christians engaged in the midterms. 01:04:22 Speaker 16: Todd, amen and amen. Look, I'm so fired up that Dr. Rice made that post. I retweeted it, I put it on Facebook, and my tweet was basically, this is about time. The Southern Baptist Convention has left a hole, and people need to have clarity on all these anti-biblical, anti-God, anti-American initiatives. They've come about because Christians aren't engaged, and nature hates a vacuum, and the enemy's only too happy to fill it. Look, I told the faith office, I've talked to them since 2016, 2017, this has got to be more than your same friends that fill, and I'm not against the charismatics. I've got a lot of charismatic pastor friends But if you take the same group of people to the White House and you claim that we're reaching the faith groups, what are the charismatics? 2% of the evangelical vote? 01:05:11 Speaker 7: That's great. I hope we got them all. I don't think we do. But what about the other 98%? I cannot tell. 01:05:17 Speaker 16: You how many lists of pastors I have submitted trying to get them engaged and find out what the White House is doing, have some relationship, and just I'm sorely disappointed. And I just Look, this has been my song and dance and ongoing mantra for years, Todd. Our side, and here's why. There's just a lot of people in the consultant class that don't want to deal with me and you, brother. They want our votes and our voices. Faith winds exist to exert our voices. I want to have a pastor network. I don't care about the biggest. I want the most effective list of pastors that the political class cannot ignore because. 01:05:53 Speaker 7: These issues matter. 01:05:55 Speaker 16: And, you know, look, I'm the only male human being that was removed from the platform committee after my delegation voted me in in 2024. And the reason they did that is I had said publicly if they tried to remove life or marriage from the platform, I would activate my national pastor list. And boom, I was taken off and we saw how the platform was steamrolled. That wasn't the president. That was the consultants who've always thought, let's get life and marriage off that platform. And they don't realize, okay, maybe

you attracted whatever percentage, but you suppressed the Christian vote. Fundamentally, that crowd, and I would give the credit to people with initials like Karl Rove, they're like, where are the. 01:06:36 Speaker 7: Christians going to go? And he's got a point. 01:06:38 Speaker 16: Maybe in an analytical sense, strategic sense, there are not a lot of options for Christians Therefore, I founded Faith Wins. I ran GOP Faith for this very purpose, that they could not ignore these issues. These are winning issues. Life is a winning issue. People are disgusted by this abortion up to birth. Boys not getting in girls' sports and bathrooms and showers, that's a winning issue. And yet there's a reluctance to talk about that stuff because they're based in the faith that you and I hold, and God is God, and the Word of God is infallible. 01:07:11 Speaker 2: All right. 01:07:11 Speaker 8: All right. 01:07:12 Speaker 2: Chad, we're going to leave it there. We'll look forward to seeing every Thursday leading up to Election Day. We're going to be talking to Chad Conley and getting all the very latest news and intel. Chad, hope you're doing well. Be safe out there, my friend. 01:07:28 Speaker 7: You know what, brother? Appreciate you. God bless you, brother. 01:07:30 Speaker 2: All right. Chad Conley, faithwins.org. Be sure to check out the website. All right, you heard Chad's take on it. What say you? 01:07:39 Speaker 17: 901-260-5926. 01:07:39 Speaker 7: That's 901-260-5926. 01:07:39 Speaker 2: This is the Todd Stern Show. All right, welcome back, everybody. It's the Todd Sterns Radio Show. Trust you're doing well today. Our telephone number, 901-260-5926. That's 901-260-5926. Any of you folks big Disney fans? I was having this conversation with a bunch of folks in California last week, and it was just my general observation that when you go to Disney... whether it's Disneyland or Disney World, most of the people there are not even children. They're like grown adults, like in their, I don't know, 30s and 40s and 50s, experiencing their, I don't know, childhood again. And now folks are all upset because Disney raising prices once again. 01:08:49 Speaker 11: Cut 21, please. 01:08:51 Speaker 12: Walt Disney World raising the price of admission for premium tickets Tuesday, their annual pass increasing the most going. up $ 120, totaling $ 1, 749. And if you want fast access to all the rides, it now costs a whopping $ 499. However, Disney executives insist they are sensitive to families on a budget. Their cheapest admission tickets going unchanged. At $ 120, the company aiming to keep base ticket prices low. 01:09:28 Speaker 2: Wow. Can you not just, you know, stay home and maybe watch the Disney Channel? Is that cheaper? I mean, that's crazy. Who pays that? Would you pay that much? Dylan, would you pay that much to go to Disney? 01:09:43 Speaker 11: No, no, no. I'd rather go to Dollywood if I'm going to a theme park anyway. 01:09:46 Speaker 2: Thank you. Or Branson. 01:09:48 Speaker 11: Branson's great. Six flags I'll even go to. 01:09:51 Speaker 2: That's a little dangerous. Not anymore. Yeah, that's the thug ride. 01:09:55 Speaker 11: You can't even get on the Batman ride without causing a commotion. It's true. Yeah, it's too much. And the Disney adults creep me out. So unless I'm going with my family, then I'm really not that much interested. 01:10:08 Speaker 2: I thought it was just me. And I get it. I mean, if you're an adult and you want to relive your childhood... But I know I've seen grown adults together, not with kids, right? But together, and you're wearing the mouse ears, and you're, you know, it's just sort of like, hmm. 01:10:25 Speaker 11: It's not reliving childhood. It's just being stuck in your childhood. You haven't ever left your childhood. 01:10:30 Speaker 2: At some point, you have to grow up, and you've got to put the ears away. 01:10:33 Speaker 11: But these people are loaded, apparently. I mean, like, how do you afford to be at Disney all the time? 01:10:39 Speaker 2: So that's a great question. And even if you have these passes, I mean, that is still a lot of money. 01:10:46 Speaker 11: The FastPass, that being $ 400, that's just like your ticket to ride quicker in the lines. That's a pretty hefty price. 01:10:55 Speaker 2: They say, and by the way, the prices are going up at Florida and California parks. But they say that most of the people that go to Disneyland actually live in Southern California. 01:11:06 Speaker 11: Interesting. 01:11:07 Speaker 2: So when you're looking at the travelers, they're the ones going to Disney World, which I guess is larger. But the highest-priced one-day ticket at Disney, $ 229 plus tax. There's no way. No way. At Disneyland, several mid-tier ticket options. The least expensive ticket is $ 104. 01:11:31 Speaker 16: $ 104. 01:11:33 Speaker 2: And that doesn't include, like, food once you get in. And by the way, and just hear me on this, the food in these parks is not great. It's really not. And as a matter of fact, I think it's terrible. And then you've got parking. It is, and if you're going to go there, you've got to stay at a hotel. So, I mean, you're looking at maybe $ 10, 000, $ 15, 000 to take your family to Disney World or Disneyland. 01:12:03 Speaker 11: No, I'm probably not going to be that parent. I hate to say it to my future kids, but we can go to Dollywood and that'll just be fine. 01:12:11 Speaker 2: And they have a little, I bet they have a petting zoo. Do they have the petting zoo at Dollywood? 01:12:16 Speaker 8: Probably. 01:12:17 Speaker 11: I think so. They have everything there. 01:12:19 Speaker 2: I'm very curious about all of this now, but you're right. I mean, like Pigeon Forge, and by the way, at Pigeon Forge, they've got the strip and they've got all sorts of stuff going on. 01:12:30 Speaker 11: It's better looking, too. Like everything, the views, like East Tennessee is great. 01:12:36 Speaker 2: I'm looking at,

does Dollywood have a petting zoo? Oh, they don't have a petting zoo. But pets, oh, and they don't allow pets, except for service animals. So they also, they do have a daily kennel service called Doggywood. 01:12:53 Speaker 11: That's brilliant. That's brilliant. 01:12:55 Speaker 2: I love this. I love this. But they also have a Smoky Mountain Deer Farm and Exotic Petting Zoo nearby. So I guess, you know. But again, I mean, you're not spending thousands and thousands of dollars. 01:13:08 Speaker 11: Not to mention they have the Crazy Cinnamon Bread, which if you haven't had the Crazy Cinnamon Bread in Dollywood, you're really, really missing out. 01:13:15 Speaker 2: So the food, I've heard the food at Dollywood is unbelievable. 01:13:20 Speaker 17: Yeah. 01:13:20 Speaker 11: I think they have the turkey legs, if I'm not mistaken, the giant turkey legs like the state fair foods. 01:13:26 Speaker 2: Oh, nice. 01:13:26 Speaker 11: Yeah, you can't beat that. 01:13:28 Speaker 2: All right. For a kid, $ 84 to go to Dollywood. If you're a senior citizen, same price, $ 84. Oh, wow. 01:13:38 Speaker 11: No discrimination. 01:13:39 Speaker 12: Mm-hmm. 01:13:40 Speaker 2: Somebody asked, oh, I forgot about this. Somebody asked me when I was in California if I wanted the senior discount. 01:13:47 Speaker 17: Oh, no. 01:13:47 Speaker 11: No. No. 01:13:49 Speaker 2: Yeah, I had words. 01:13:50 Speaker 8: Yeah, I'm sure. 01:13:51 Speaker 2: I said I'm not old enough yet. Give me a few years. But then again, if it's a pretty good discount, I might take it. 01:13:59 Speaker 4: All right. 01:14:00 Speaker 2: Hang tight. Hour three of the big show coming up. 01:14:02 Speaker 6: 901-260-5926. 01:14:03 Speaker 2: We'll be right back. 01:14:28 Speaker 1: Broadcasting coast-to-coast and border-to-border. 01:14:31 Speaker 10: From Memphis, Tennessee. 01:14:33 Speaker 2: That's us, that's right. I love this American ride. 01:14:40 Speaker 3: Todd Starrs. 01:14:42 Speaker 8: Oh, yeah. 01:14:44 Speaker 10: All right. 01:14:45 Speaker 2: Hello, everybody. Welcome to Hour 3 of The Big Show. We have a jam-packed hour coming your way. In the last hour, we were talking about this crazy story, Disney prices going out the wazoo again. A lot of folks really concerned about rising prices. I want to go real quick to Tom in Texas, listening to us on Patriot Talk 920. All right, Tom, what can you tell us about Disney? 01:15:14 Speaker 10: All right. Three years ago, the grandkids wanted to go to Disney World out in Florida. And both grandmas, their kids' parents, and four people from the daughter-in-law's side went. So my gal and her son stayed in a condo, their timeshare situation. We got it for $ 238 for the week. 01:15:42 Speaker 4: Oh, wow. 01:15:42 Speaker 10: It was less than a mile outside of the front gate. 01:15:45 Speaker 4: Now.... 01:15:50 Speaker 10: Inside Disneyland, there was a group of nine who stayed in the hotel, who got the monorail pass, who got the food pass. You

know, you can flash the card and you eat in the buffet for free, blah, blah, blah. 01:16:08 Speaker 8: Okay? 01:16:10 Speaker 10: For nine people, for one week, that was $ 22, 000. 01:16:15 Speaker 3: What? 01:16:15 Speaker 10: $ 22, 000?! Yes, that's nine divided by nine, and then you figure out how many eggs they ate and how many salads they ate. Man, it's a deal. I'm telling you what. 01:16:30 Speaker 8: I can't. 01:16:32 Speaker 2: Tom, I can't do it. I'm telling you. I'm going to Dollywood. 01:16:37 Speaker 10: You understand my sarcasm. 01:16:39 Speaker 7: Oh, yeah. 01:16:41 Speaker 14: Yes. 01:16:41 Speaker 10: Yeah. And I was so glad that I stayed home and I handled dog duty. 01:16:52 Speaker 2: And I bet you ate better. 01:16:55 Speaker 10: Well, I don't know. I don't care. I got to hang out with my dogs and watch my NASCAR and all my political shows. That recliner got a good workout that week, I want. 01:17:08 Speaker 2: To tell you. And it didn't cost you a dime, did it, Tom? 01:17:13 Speaker 10: No, no, I tell you. And then, you know, I got to... Well, I ain't going to go into my loungewear as I'm there in the house alone. 01:17:22 Speaker 2: Tom, America thanks you for that, my friend. 01:17:24 Speaker 19: $ 22, 000. 01:17:24 Speaker 3: $ 22, 000. 01:17:24 Speaker 2: All right, Tom, thank you for the intel. 01:17:25 Speaker 11: Dylan, $ 22, 000. 01:17:26 Speaker 2: Yeah, I choked on my. 01:17:26 Speaker 10: Coffee just now. My word. 01:17:28 Speaker 7: My word. 01:17:38 Speaker 11: Not a small number. 01:17:40 Speaker 2: No, it's not. I'm just telling you, there's got to be more affordable things for kids to do. Like, I don't know, send them to a national park. Have them try to outrun a bison at Yosemite. 01:17:53 Speaker 11: Send them to the front yard. That's all you need. 01:17:55 Speaker 2: Oh, that's even better. Give them a scooter. A big wheel. 01:17:59 Speaker 11: A big wheel. 01:18:00 Speaker 17: All right. 01:18:00 Speaker 2: 901-260-5926, our telephone number. That's 901-260-5926. I want to go to our Patriot Mobile Newsmaker line, a brand new book out, and this is one you're going to want to read. It's called The Intellect of Charlie Kirk, and his longtime collaborator on how young conservatives win the argument joins us on our Patriot Mobile Newsmaker line, Brent Hamachek, joining us from Just the Books. Brent, I hope you're doing well. Welcome to the show. 01:18:33 Speaker 8: Pleasure to be here. Thanks for having me. having me. And I'm doing a little. 01:18:37 Speaker 19: Special tribute to Charlie by sitting in the studios of the Freedom Chamber out here in the Chicago suburbs. He played a key role in Turning Point did and helped him get that off the ground. So a little special geography for our interview today. 01:18:51 Speaker 2: So you and Charlie met a long time ago. Take us back to that original meeting back in the fall of 2013. 01:19:01 Speaker 11: Sure. 01:19:02 Speaker 19: I had a gentleman who I had just gotten to know barely in the world of business, which is where I lived, who had met Charlie. uh, through an early donor who thought I should meet Charlie Kirk because he thought I might be able to help him. I could not fathom why, in what way I could possibly help this young kid he was telling me about. And, uh, anyway, after ignoring a couple of pleas to get together, reach out to Charlie, he finally set up a dinner. And at that dinner that night, I say in the book, I mean, there were five of us at the table, but really there were just two. And that was Charlie and I. And, uh, We spent three hours at that dinner table, had an extraordinary series of conversations. I was incredibly impressed by what I heard. Still left the dinner table having no idea how I might actually be able to help him in any way. But it turns out that Charlie was able to figure that out. And it was only a few months later, after having stayed lightly in touch, that he reached out to me over New Year's and asked me if I would... help him with a column he was trying to have published. And I had no background experience, but I thought, well, you know, I'm not doing anything over the holidays. 01:20:16 Speaker 11: Why not? 01:20:17 Speaker 19: And so I gave it a try. And the column was published. And that first event led to a history together that by the time we were done encompassed 370,000 words of opinion columns and radio show monologues on which we collaborated. So a rather unpredictable beginning, rather extraordinary run. 01:20:43 Speaker 2: First impression of Charlie, because you're what, a little bit older than Charlie? 01:20:49 Speaker 8: 31 and a half years. He used to like to throw the half year in. 01:20:52 Speaker 2: So you're a lot older than Charlie. 01:20:54 Speaker 7: Way older. 01:20:55 Speaker 2: Way older. So sometimes, you know, I mean, you know, it's hard to get a read on, especially kids. And he was what, 19 years old at the time. And, you know, sometimes kids change their political viewpoints as they get older. What was your impression of Charlie? 01:21:11 Speaker 19: Well, that he was extraordinarily intelligent, very, very focused on his mission to start Turning Point USA, very much a seemingly principled libertarian. By the way, with regard to this book, I will share with your audience, this is the only place where you would be able in one volume to track the evolution of of a changing thought process. You mentioned how young people change. Charlie changed a lot from the days we started working together until the end. One way, I'll give your audience one in this brief time we have, and that is he used to swear up and down to me that Turning Point USA would never get involved in social issues. Well, and of course, by the time of his assassination, he was the culture warrior, Turning Point very much involved in social issues. That was neither good nor bad. That was an evolution of thought in terms of deciding what he thought was important and what

needed to be focused upon. Uh, so, uh, first impression of him is that he was naturally innately brilliant and probably, uh, what I learned very quickly, he was the most natural marketer I have ever met. 01:22:27 Speaker 8: Hmm. 01:22:29 Speaker 2: You mention in the book, and by the way, folks, we're excited to have Brent Hamachek with us, the author of The Intellect of Charlie Kirk. This is not some sort of a eulogy. You're going to be taking us on a journey into facts told through these great stories. I mean, you literally had a front row seat to watch all of this. 01:22:51 Speaker 8: I did, and it gave me an opportunity to contribute. 01:22:56 Speaker 19: When I was a Teenage kid in high school, I really wanted to get involved in the world of ideas. And I did, 40-some years later. And that was because it took that long for me to find somebody who spotted something in me that made them feel as though I had something to contribute. So I'm on your show today because of Charlie Kirk. If it weren't for Charlie Kirk, I'd be sitting in a business meeting right now somewhere. And this world into which I entered, I never would have touched. Uh, so we used to call, I live in the Chicago suburbs. We used to call it Northbrook, Scott talent. And he gave me a ticket to Hollywood. And, uh, so I'm grateful for that and all the good things that have happened since. 01:23:41 Speaker 2: I'm, I'm wondering what that process was like for you after, after Charlie's assassination, which is when you started, you know, afterwards you, you started putting all of this together. Did, did you know what direction you, you wanted to take here? 01:23:58 Speaker 8: Well, I can take no credit for the idea of this book. 01:24:01 Speaker 19: The idea was given to me by John Solomon and Mark Meckler literally on April Fool's. 01:24:06 Speaker 8: Day this year. 01:24:09 Speaker 19: So all I knew was I was sitting with all of this content. And by the way, it's not only a collection of radio show monologues and opinion columns. I also work with Charlie on persuasive communication. And he ultimately had me train turning point activists. That entire training program, that Socratic method, that deconstructing questioning process, everything that we went through together, it's in the book. So I like to use the phrase, you know, if you want to bend it like Charlie, read the book. It's in the chapter titled Our Own Private Lyceum. And you can learn exactly what he learned and bring that to bear in the public square your own way. 01:24:54 Speaker 3: Yeah. 01:24:55 Speaker 2: The name of the book, again, The Intellect of Charlie Kirk, and you can get it wherever you get your books, ladies and gentlemen. I would encourage you to read this book. What is the takeaway here? A lot of people are still trying to figure out where does Turning Point USA go? Who's going to be the next leader of the movement? Or was this just a once-in-a-generation movement? moment that we all got to see and you got

to have a a front row seat. 01:25:26 Speaker 19: At uh interesting question my answer to that is uh you know is it a once in a generation moment i would say likely and i would actually add and probably not once every generation uh to find somebody of charlie's age who started an organization like he did and had it experienced that sort of growth and impact we did this when we wrote Time for a Turning Point together. And by the way, folks, if you bought that book, you'll love this book because it's the content by the same two people. But when we wrote Time for a Turning Point, we went back and looked at history and said, who else has done what Charlie's done so far? 01:26:09 Speaker 8: By the way, that was only up through 2016. We had to. 01:26:13 Speaker 19: Go back to our founding fathers to find people so young who had made such an impact in this particular realm. So I don't think that you can be looking for a Charlie Kirk successor or replacement. I think what you have to look for is hopefully a legion of people who embrace some of the ideas and the determination and other things and then contribute to the extent they can as best they can. 01:26:39 Speaker 8: I think that's the best we can hope for. 01:26:43 Speaker 2: Folks, I want to encourage you to get the book. And again, the title, the full title, The Intellect of Charlie Kirk, A Collection of Writings, Ideas, and Stories. from a transformative American. And Brent, you've just done a terrific job writing this. Of course, the forward, as you mentioned, by our good friend, John Solomon. And we really appreciate you sharing all of your insider information here and giving us another perspective on the life of Charlie Kirk. 01:27:14 Speaker 8: Look, it was a privilege for me to do it. 01:27:16 Speaker 19: It was a privilege for me to be involved in creating that work over all this time. uh this uh when i was debating whether or not to do this when it was suggested to me i talked to people who knew charlie and universally they all said look this is a piece of history that the world really ought to have and they ought to know and so i didn't write it for my own benefit i wrote it as sort of a gift uh to those who care and are are interested and uh i hope that folks um Find it interesting and enjoy it. 01:27:45 Speaker 8: I did the best I could. 01:27:47 Speaker 2: I have no doubt about that. And folks, you need to get a copy of The Intellect of Charlie Kirk. We're going to have to leave it there. Brent, we really appreciate you joining our radio audience today. Congratulations on this incredibly important project. 01:28:02 Speaker 19: Thanks so much. It's a privilege to be here. 01:28:04 Speaker 2: All right. There you have it, ladies and gentlemen. Brent Hamachek. And you should go to his website, by the way, brenthamachek.com. That's H-A-M-A-C-H-E-K.com. The name of the book, The Intellect of Charlie Kirk. And it's a really fascinating story. You're going to want to read that. All right, we've got to take a quick break here. 01:28:26 Speaker 17: 901-260-5926. 01:28:26 Speaker 2: This is the Todd Stern Show. This is the Todd Stearns Show. 01:28:31 Speaker 13: All right. 01:28:40 Speaker 2: Welcome back, everybody. This is the Todd Stearns Radio Show. So the vice president making a big announcement today. The administration now suspending Microsoft and Adobe and many others from an employment-based green card program. And the vice president says that many of these major tech firms are now outsourcing companies and abusing the visa system at the expense of American workers. And we have seen this in the Memphis area, especially when it comes to, for example, FedEx. The vice president also, well, here is the vice president. Let's listen to Cut27, please. 01:29:23 Speaker 15: To suspend the PERM program for Microsoft, which means they will no longer be able to apply, they'll no longer be able to take those H-1Bs and apply for permanent resident status within the United States of America. Now, our message to Microsoft and to any other foreign or domestic corporation is quite simple. We obviously want you to thrive in the United States of America. We want people to invest in in the United States of America, particularly the American technology sector. 01:29:51 Speaker 3: We are the biggest boosters of your industry. 01:29:53 Speaker 15: We want you to continue to grow and to employ a lot of people, but we want you to employ American workers. And so our message to Microsoft is you're a great American company, but you've got to hire great American workers. You cannot lay off American workers and then replace them with foreign indentured servants. 01:30:09 Speaker 3: And I want to talk a little bit about that. 01:30:12 Speaker 15: When I say indentured servants, here's what I mean. When somebody comes in on an H-1B, they are completely... They're completely... subordinate to that company. If they lose that job, they have to leave the country. So if you think of the basic idea of an American constitutional republic, where we bring people in who are fair and equal citizens of the United States of America, they are not controlled by their employer. But you bring people in and you basically tell them that if they get out of line, if they get too uppity at work, they're not just going to lose their job, but they're Those people are not full citizens, and that's why those people are earning wages that are far below the average for American citizens. 01:30:53 Speaker 2: All right, so he went on to say that 6,000 American workers, just at Microsoft, 6,000 American workers last year lost their jobs. Meanwhile, Microsoft then hired all of these foreigners, 6,300... to replace the American workers. Vance said for every worker that Microsoft laid off, they replaced that worker with one and a half foreign indentured servants. So good for the administration here, and they've got to start playing hardball. I don't know about you, but it's not right that

kids graduating college with good degrees are not able to get jobs because foreigners are currently filling those positions. That's not right. As a matter of fact, the vice president also announced federal investigations are underway right now into nine universities for visa fraud and, once again, undercutting American citizens. In many cases, you would be shocked to see just how many foreigners are currently enrolled at American universities. Meanwhile, American kids, there's no room for those kids. None whatsoever. So I'm glad to see the administration cracking down on all of this nonsense. Absolutely unacceptable what's going on and the way that some of these American companies are treating American workers. So good for you, Vice President Vance. All right, got to take a break here, folks. 01:32:30 Speaker 4: 901-260-5926. 01:32:30 Speaker 2: That number again, 901-260-5926. We'll be right back. All right, welcome back, everybody. This is the Todd Stearns Radio Show. I want to go right away to our Patriot Mobile Newsmaker line and say hello to our good friend Kyle Campbell, host of the Politically Basic podcast. And Kyle, first I have to tell you, what a great time. Ten days I spent in the great state of California. Did not make it over to your neck of the woods, but wow, what a great time out there. 01:33:27 Speaker 14: I'm so glad you had a good time, Todd. I'm sad to miss you. Sorry about this heat wave we're still having. It's a bit of an Indian summer, but I figure you're a Tennessee guy. You probably handled it just fine. 01:33:39 Speaker 2: Well, you know, it was, yeah, it was, you know, we're in the middle of fall here, so it's really nice and pleasant. I made it up to San Francisco and it was 97 degrees. And I'm thinking, what in the world is going on here? Because, you know, a lot of these small businesses in San Francisco don't have air conditioning. They just don't need it. So I think I kind of did feel bad for the good people there in San Francisco. 01:34:04 Speaker 14: Well, we, yeah, that's an actual real issue that we have here is our energy costs are so high. Everyone has to parse out when you turn the AC on, but lots of open windows and Little plug-in fans over here. We're making do. I will tell you, though, my energy bill last month was $ 1, 000. So we're scaling back. 01:34:24 Speaker 12: What? 01:34:25 Speaker 5: Yeah. 01:34:26 Speaker 2: Oh, my gosh. Yeah, I can't even imagine. Kyle, big election coming up, and I was really interested to get your take on the gubernatorial race. We understand that Javier Becerra, facing a little bit of controversy, he was telling people that his father was actually an immigrant when in fact his father was not. And I'm wondering if that's having any sort of an impact right now on changing minds and maybe helping Steve Hilton out. 01:34:59 Speaker 14: I think it is, Todd. It's a bit of a scandal for sure. And Democrats in the state of California tend to think that They can do no wrong, right? It doesn't matter if they squidge the lines of a statement they make or if they don't campaign or they don't show up for debates. But every now and again, something lands with the voters, a la Eric Swalwell and his very unscrupulous past relationships and treatment of women. Sometimes you get to that point where something tips the voters over. The voters aren't taking too lightly to this one with Javier Becerra claiming and forever telling this story that both his parents were immigrants, he's the child of immigrants, they came with $ 12 in their pocket, and hasn't he done so well for himself, so he should be elected governor. Well, that's not true. And as the details of the story come out, people are realizing that Democrats, they have always taken advantage of the immigrant population here. We have quite a few people, of course, who come from Mexico and South America, But when you are of that same population and you take advantage of them, it's further putting that wedge in between people who are here in the state of California who immigrated legally. We have many of those and those who are undocumented and receiving a lot of benefits. There's a lot of strife between those two groups. And I think that Javier Becerra just poured a little lighter water. fluid on that on that fire and they're not liking it so he ran and hid i'm sure you guys have seen he is hiding from the debates hiding from campaigning and hoping this blows over in the next few weeks. 01:36:37 Speaker 2: Yeah i think what he he he ducked out of a debate a scheduled debate. 01:36:42 Speaker 14: Yeah it was really bad actually that's kind of the number one thing that you never ever do when you're campaigning for an office as high as governor especially in a state like california It's sort of one of those cardinal rules of campaigning and especially of debate prep. You got to show up, show up sober. Don't drink from the styrofoam cup every 30 seconds, hoping it's going to spare you from having to answer. And Steve Hilton was more than happy to go take that L.A. Times opportunity. 01:37:10 Speaker 4: Right. 01:37:10 Speaker 14: So it was a bad look for Javier. He's continuing to hide. And we'll see if he shows up in the next three weeks, Todd. 01:37:18 Speaker 4: I don't know. 01:37:19 Speaker 14: He might just try to ride it out. I'll tell you what, that could very well happen. 01:37:22 Speaker 2: Kyle, who is texting you? Tell them to stop. You're in the middle of a national interview, Kyle Campbell. 01:37:30 Speaker 14: Talk about cardinal rules, Todd. 01:37:32 Speaker 2: I'm sitting here going, wait a second, am I beeping? Because normally that's me. I'm the one dinging. My apologies. 01:37:40 Speaker 14: As long as it's not a kid, we're good to go. 01:37:42 Speaker 2: No, yeah, you're good. You're good. If it's the kids, yeah, you got to take care of that. So no worries. You know, it's interesting. I was watching some of the videos, and you know where I'm going with

this. This ad that Steve Hilton put out that's caused a lot of controversy, I think, in the Christian community. I know Pastor Jack Hibbs. sort of came out and said, hey, look, this was crossing a line. And the ad featured two young women, and it was rather suggestive. And then, of course, at the end, it was about trying something new, which was voting Republican. And I just wonder, as Christians, sometimes we forget that we're just a sliver of the pie that these candidates have to reach out to to get elected. And I can understand why some Christians would be offended by that ad, but at the same time, I also understand why Steve Hilton did it. 01:38:41 Speaker 14: Sure, and Jack Hibbs was right. I mean, his statement was all about, look, we don't have to like this, but we understand what he's trying to accomplish. Let me give you the perspective from a Christian woman who is a senior political advisor to the Hilton campaign. I talked to his team specifically and reached out to them after I saw that ad. I said, I don't like this at all. I don't like what it's messaging. I don't like that it's messaging coercion, that it's uncomfortable. And this isn't who Steve Hilton is. And people should know, I think it's fair everyone knows, this was Spencer Pratt's media team. Spencer Pratt, during his run for L.A. Mayor, which he should still be running for, by the way. We all know how that went down. They were excellent at putting forward very creative, very impactful ads. And so Steve has been wise to bring them on board to create some of these ads to kind of snap people out of this zombie-like way that we're moving through this election here in California. We're disengaged, we're fed up, we're exhausted, and he's trying to break through. So we understand that. We don't like the ad. We don't agree with the messaging. And I let them know very candidly that this did not land well with a lot of people. And Steve's point was, give us some grace. We are trying everything we can to get through to people that we don't have to continue living this way and being burdened and suffering under this horrific, very anti-person of faith leadership that the Democrats have a lock on here in the state. So I think it was a misstep, but I think that they handled it the right way. It certainly shouldn't change anyone's mind about voting for Steve Hilton. And we wouldn't be a sliver of that pie, Todd, if every person of faith in this state voted. It's so easy to do. Please vote. We're desperate for some change here. And it's got to start at the top. It's got to start with Steve. 01:40:29 Speaker 2: Well, it does, and I think he'd do a fine job in the governor's mansion, and we've just got to get out the vote. I keep going back to this interview we had yesterday, so impressed with the new president of the Southern Baptist Convention, Dr. Willie Rice, and he put out the all-call, and he told Christians, you have got to go and vote in the midterm elections. He's sounding the alarms on the rise of communism, the rise of political Islam. And I see the nation's largest Protestant denomination re-engaging with the culture. And Kyle, I have to wonder if that is going to help out in some of these close races around the country. 01:41:13 Speaker 14: It's really got to. You know, every time we have a major election, we dig into those numbers. I always want to see where are the Christians, where are the Catholics? Where are the people of faith? Are they turning out? Are they voting? In 2016, we had one of the highest turnouts of people of faith. It was almost 85%, which is shocking. 01:41:32 Speaker 18: It's amazing. 01:41:32 Speaker 14: Should be a hundred, but I digress. In 2024, they came again. It was over 80%, but midterms are different. And what we're trying to find out now is what the left is putting forward. This socialist viewpoint, communist viewpoint is, packaged in, hey, we just want everything to be fair. We want to help people. We want it to be compassionate, which does resonate with people of faith. Is that scary enough to people who know what it really is to get the vote out, to vote for the other side? I'm not sure we're there yet. And I hope people do understand what's at stake. It is our constitutional republic. It is our way of life. It is our religious protections and our freedoms, the very foundations of how We get to live in such a blessed nation today. It's very much at stake. And as Obama loves to tout, democracy is at stake. It really is, just not in the way that he wants you to think it is. So it's so critical. And I want to start sounding the alarm a little bit more here and have people understand that this is really critical, that they do make sure no matter what they get out and vote this cycle. 01:42:40 Speaker 2: All right, Kyle, we're going to have to leave it there, my friend. Always good to hear from you. And next time, we're going to have to have lunch somewhere in California. 01:42:49 Speaker 14: I'm going to come find you. I'm headed to Tennessee in a couple weeks. I'm going to see if I can make it work. 01:42:53 Speaker 2: All right, wait, what part of Tennessee? 01:42:56 Speaker 14: We'll be outside of Nashville, but your state's a little bit smaller than mine, so maybe it's not as far. 01:43:01 Speaker 2: As I think. Yeah, we'll have to make that happen. Kyle Campbell, everybody, be sure to check out her incredible podcast, Politically Basic Podcast, and you can also follow her on the socials, Instagram. at Politically Basic and also at being Kyle Campbell. There you go. 01:43:19 Speaker 4: All right. 01:43:20 Speaker 2: Got to take a break here, ladies and gentlemen. 01:43:21 Speaker 19: 901-260-5926. 01:43:21 Speaker 2: Again, that number, 901-260-5926. We'll be right back. All right, welcome back, everybody. This is the Todd Stearns Radio Show. I want to go to Anthony D'Esposito, who is the Inspector General for the Department of Labor. And here's what he just had to say about all

these universities abusing visas. So what they're doing is they're using the H-1B visas to replace American workers and American students. Cut 28, please. 01:44:07 Speaker 3: Crystal clear. 01:44:08 Speaker 13: I spent a career as an NYPD detective. I worked the streets of Brooklyn investigating violent criminals. 01:44:16 Speaker 3: Who thought that they were untouchable. 01:44:18 Speaker 13: I did not back down then, and I sure as hell will not back down now. I don't care how prestigious a university thinks it is. Break the law and screw the American people, and I will personally cuff you in the university square. I don't care how large your endowment is, how powerful your alumni are, or how many politicians you have on speed dial. As Vice President Vance said, nobody is above the law. That's why we're establishing a visa fraud strike team, bringing together investigative expertise from across government. We will follow the money, uncover the schemes, and work with Attorney General Todd Blanche to prosecute criminals. 01:44:58 Speaker 3: We are also launching. 01:44:59 Speaker 13: A Labor Inspector General Most Wanted Fraudster list, featuring 16 criminals who have stolen nearly a half a billion dollars from Americans to those fugitives as perpetrators A.G. Blanche's team has said they will find you anywhere. 01:45:16 Speaker 3: On this planet. And our results speak for themselves. 01:45:20 Speaker 13: Since Vice President Vance's task force to eliminate fraud was established, our investigations have contributed to 171 indictments, 203 convictions, 80 arrests, more than 70 search warrants, and over a billion dollars identified for the taxpayers. 01:45:36 Speaker 3: And we're just getting started. 01:45:37 Speaker 11: Wow. 01:45:39 Speaker 2: That's hardcore right there. And I believe that guy. I would be very, very concerned if you're a part of one of these universities and you're committing visa fraud. Here's the vice president today talking about the federal investigations into nine specific universities for visa fraud. Take a listen to Cut29. 01:46:01 Speaker 4: Cut29. 01:46:02 Speaker 15: If you were brought in by one of these foreign outsourcing firms, you're making $ 48, 000 less than an American citizen in a similar position. So I'm sure that everybody here understands the game that is being played. You bring in indentured servants from outside the country, you lay off American workers, and if you're a corporation, you make a ton of money by undercutting the wages of American workers, replacing them with people who frankly shouldn't be in the United States of America to begin with. This is a terribly pernicious system. It's gone on for too long. And we'd all encourage, by the way, Congress to do something about it. But there are things within our authority under the law, our regulatory authority as an administration to fix this problem. 01:46:44 Speaker 3: And that's exactly what we're going to do. 01:46:46 Speaker 15: I want to make one

final announcement here, because while we see a lot of H-1B visa fraud, we also see a lot of J-1 visa fraud. And this is where some of America's most elite universities bring in foreigners, again, to undercut the wages of American residents. 01:47:01 Speaker 3: Now, there are nine universities. 01:47:02 Speaker 15: In particular that we believe merit an investigation. Those universities are Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Brown, the University of Pittsburgh, UC Davis, Caltech, Arizona State. 01:47:13 Speaker 3: And MIT. 01:47:14 Speaker 15: And what we see is that when you employ an American worker as a graduate student, as a researcher, they're making about $ 20, 000 more than someone brought in under a J-1 visa. And importantly, these universities are employing J-1 visas for federally. 01:47:29 Speaker 3: Funded grants at a rate of about 61%. 01:47:31 Speaker 15: The national average is 38%. So something weird is going on at these universities. They're using these visas way too much. They're using them to undercut the wages of American grad students and American researchers. 01:47:43 Speaker 3: And it simply has to stop. 01:47:46 Speaker 2: Yeah, it does. And I'm glad the administration's doing this. I can't tell you how many times I've heard stories about American kids, American-born kids, that have been denied a seat at one of these great Ivy League schools or one of their state schools because those positions went to international students. And Dylan, I keep going back to your graduation at the University of Memphis, of all places, where you were one of the very few American people there. 01:48:17 Speaker 11: Yeah, I was the whitest friend. there, I think. It was tough. I felt bad for the person pronouncing all the names. Oh, my goodness. 01:48:26 Speaker 2: They had a hard time. Yeah, it's Mr. Yabba Dabba Doo Shackalacka. Ding dong. I don't like it. It's hard. 01:48:36 Speaker 11: It seemed like most of the foreign kids were from India. That's what the names were seeming like. 01:48:42 Speaker 2: And it's not just like one. We're talking overwhelmingly. 01:48:44 Speaker 11: Oh, yeah. I was definitely the minority there. 01:48:47 Speaker 7: Wow. 01:48:47 Speaker 11: Not even joking. 01:48:48 Speaker 2: And by the way, that explains, and don't get me wrong here, but that explains why there are so few students at like the football games and basketball games. 01:48:57 Speaker 11: Oh, yeah, for sure. 01:48:58 Speaker 2: I guess if you guys had a cricket team, it would be like, you know, or what do they call it? Soccer. 01:49:03 Speaker 11: Soccer. 01:49:04 Speaker 2: Football. 01:49:05 Speaker 12: Yeah. 01:49:05 Speaker 11: Football. 01:49:06 Speaker 4: Yeah. 01:49:07 Speaker 11: Pretty good women's team. 01:49:09 Speaker 8: Indian? 01:49:10 Speaker 11: Mostly white. 01:49:11 Speaker 2: Oh, really? 01:49:12 Speaker 11: For the soccer team. 01:49:13 Speaker 2: Oh, for the soccer team. Okay, yeah. 01:49:15 Speaker 11: But, you know, they could go. 01:49:17 Speaker 2: But still, it's just, again, this is all, and people say, well, you know, they're paying tuition. That doesn't matter. It doesn't matter. Those are universities paid for by our tax dollars, and they should be used to educate American-born children. I mean, it's really simple to me. That, to me, it's a black and white issue. Very simple to me. And if you're telling me that the only way you can pay your bills as a university is to bring in kids from another country, then you need to shut down your university because that's a waste of our tax dollars. You're squandering our tax dollars. So anyway, we're going to keep an eye on this. Glad to see the administration cracking down on it. By the way, Governor Mike Huckabee really, really upset at Zoran Mandami and the way Mandami framed it. the October 7th terrorist attack on Israel, as if somehow Israel is to blame. And then Mamdami yesterday gets chased out of a big protest by the Palestinians. Look, dude, you made your bed, now you've got to lie in it. I mean, that's absolutely insane. So we'll get into more of that tomorrow as well. Don't forget, ladies and gentlemen, ToddStearns.com. If you have not downloaded our free podcast, I want to encourage you to do that. Go back, listen to our interviews. We had Jim Jordan on. You're going to want to listen to that. The president of the Southern Baptist Convention, a very powerful interview we did yesterday. All of that is free of charge. All you have to do is download our podcast at ToddStearns.com. Been a lot of fun, everybody. We're going to do it all over again tomorrow. All you folks down in Pascagoula, keeping an eye on the Gulf of America. Churning up a little bit. We got a hurricane heading in. So be safe out there, all of our great listeners down in the Redneck Riviera. All right, folks, have a great one. Be good, America.