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In this week's podcast, our quote of the week is from JFK, who died in 1963, on why tax RATE cuts are good for the economy and generally translate to INCREASED TAX REVENUES.  A lot of this week's topics will focus on how badly California and Los Angeles have mismanaged their fire response resources, starting with our "Stupidest thing I've heard all week segment" where the Cal...

In this week's podcast, our quote of the week is from the female comedian Whitney Cummings on how the Democrats bungled the 2024 election.   In a related story, we'll play a collection of clips from Biden administration officials lying to the American people about how mentally sharp President Biden was even after his mental decline had become the focus of satirical skits on Saturday Night Live bac...

For our last podcast of the year, we try and keep it a little lighter to end the year.   Our quote of the week is from Thomas Edison, who explains why many people miss opportunities to improve their lives.   I'll tell you what my New Year's resolution for 2025 is going to be In the stupidest thing I've heard all week, we'll let you know about a completely unnecessary early morning raid that the AT...

In this week's Podcast, our quote of the week is from economist Thomas Sowell on how the success of others has gone from being admired to something that is hated.   In our stupidest thing I've heard all week segment, we'll tell you what OBJECT the press is blaming for a recent act of terror instead of the person who used it.   We'll tell you about the newest (and most disgusting) way Luigi Mangion...

We had some internet connectivity issues this week, so please excuse the few brief spots where there were some audio dropouts.   In this week's Podcast, our quote is from the French economist Frederic Bastiat on the importance of policies that encourage free trade.   In the stupidest thing I've heard all week segment, we had five for you to pick from and vote on instead of our usual single winner:...

In this week's podcast, our quote of the week is from First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt on the differences between people who discuss ideas, people who discuss events, and people who discuss other people.   In the stupidest thing I've heard all week, we'll tell you why a Florida High School student was suspended and why his parents are suing the school board.   We'll tell you about the outpouring of su...

In this week's podcast, our quote of the week is from economist Thomas Sowell on why lowering academic and behavioral standards for students from poor homes in the name of compassion contributes to keeping them poor.   We'll tell you how the immigrant from Venezuela who killed the Laken Riley, the Georgia nursing student, was able to get a plane ticket to travel from New York City to Georgia with...

In this week's podcast, our quote of the week is from JFK on why people shouldn't become fixated on just the solutions proposed by their preferred political party.   In our Stupidest Thing I've Heard All Week segment, we'll tell you about a decision by North Carolina building department officials that forced people who had lost their homes to the recent hurricane out of newly constructed wood shel...

In this week's podcast, our quote of the week is from the noted economist Thomas Sowell on the process known as Creative Destruction, which only takes place in healthy capitalism-based economies.   In our "Stupidest thing I've heard all week" segment, we'll tell you about an insurance scam that stupid thieves kept repeating over & over until they got caught.   In our runner-up winner in our st...

In this week's podcast, our quote of the week is from economist Irwin Seltzer, who explains why borrowing and printing money does not result in prosperity for the citizens of the countries that do it.   In our "Stupidest thing I've heard all week" segment, we'll tell you which national store chain was forced to recall 80,000 pounds of butter and why   In our runner-up to the stupidest thing I've h...

In this week's podcast, our quote of the week is from Albert Einstein on what type of weapons will be used in the next world war.   In our "Stupidest thing I've heard all week" segment, we'll tell you about some schools telling parents that it is OK if their kids stay home from school the day after the election if they are too distraught by the outcome. In a story you might not have seen on TV, we...

In this week's podcast, we're featuring a quote from Benjamin Franklin on the critical difference between something being well said versus well done. In our stupidest thing I've heard all week segment, we'll tell you about a woman who tore down a bunch of flags outside of a NJ restaurant and cursed at the staff because she mistakenly believed they were Israeli flags.   In our "How time changes thi...

In this week's podcast, our quote of the week is from author Margaret Atwood about the importance of separating feelings from behavior.   In our "Stupidest thing I've heard all week segment, we have three contenders for you to vote on. You decide the winner: The first is about an inmate on death row who was given a sex change operation at taxpayer expense and then transferred to a women's prison a...

In this week's podcast, our quote of the week is from an Indian Guru who explains one of the traits that distinguishes intelligent people from stupid people. It involves whether or not you ever question decisions you have made or things that you believe in.   In our "Stupidest thing I've heard all week" segment, we'll tell you which Medical school has decided to set aside 75% of the slots in its n...

In this week's podcast, our quote of the week is from the actor Samuel L. Jackson on why he believes guns are not the cause of the shooting incidents we see on an almost weekly basis in this country.   In our stupidest (and scariest) thing I've heard all week segment, we'll play a clip of a bunch of young people of voting age being asked simple questions that any 8th grader should be able to answe...

In this week's podcast, our quote of the week is from the late George Carlin, who tells us what is more important than just teaching your kids to read.   An example of George Carlin's advice/warning can be found in an incredibly misleading claim about CEO endorsements put out by the Harris campaign.   In the stupidest thing I've heard all week, we'll tell you which city decided to (illegally) temp...

In this week's podcast, our quote of the week is about the kinds of people who start, spread, and believe conspiracy theories.   In our "Stupidest thing I've heard all week" segment, we'll tell you about a high school principal who called the police to have some parents removed from a girls' soccer match because he didn't like the wristbands they were wearing.   In a...

In this week's podcast, our quote of the week is from talk show host the late Dick Cavette on why you should want to hear things that you don't want to hear. We'll tell you why we play more stupid Kamala Harris clips than stupid Donald Trump clips.   This brings us to our "Stupidest thing I've heard all week segment in which Kamala Harris first tells a group of young people ho...

In this week's podcast, our quote of the week is from the authors of the book Why Nations Fail. It discusses how a country's economic system and taxation policies can kill innovation and remove the incentive to invest in and expand businesses.   We'll play a short clip of Billionaire Warren Buffet giving some excellent life advice to a group of college students.   We'll compare the...

In this week's Podcast, our quote of the week describes the most dangerous types of liars   In the stupidest thing I've heard all week, we once again have two contenders:   The first is the City of San Diego, which ticketed a disabled veteran for putting on free giant soap bubble shows for kids in a public park   The second contender is a clip of young people of voting age who cannot answe...

In this week's podcast, our quote of the week is from the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius on why you should lead a virtuous life regardless of your belief in God.   In the stupidest thing I've heard all week, we'll share with you a question about grocery prices by the former spokesperson for Senator John Kerry.   In our runner-up to the Stupidest Thing I've Heard all week contest, we...

In this week's episode, our quote of the week is from the famed Science fiction writer, the late Robert Heinlein, on the worst kind of tyranny.   In the stupidest thing I've heard all week, we'll tell you about a ridiculous study that concluded that deer hunting was responsible for an increase in gun violence.   In a close runner-up, we'll play a clip of a speech by Kamala Harris,...

In this week's Podcast, our quote of the week is from author Hegel Borg about a mental affliction that both he and I suffer from   In the stupidest thing I've heard all week, we'll tell you about a child rapist who was flown into the US at taxpayer expense and then released by a local judge on a $500 bond after being arrested for raping that child.   We'll tell you about the false...

Our quote of the week is actually two related quotes on the history of the failure of Socialism, one by Thomas Sowell and the other by the Nobel-award-winning economist the late Milton Freidman. In the stupidest thing I've heard all week, we'll play a clip of VP Kamala Harris struggling to answer the simple question: "What are your plans to bring inflation under control"?   In a...

In this week's Podcast, our quote of the week is from singer Reba McIntire, who tells us what she thinks about people who believe they are saving the planet by driving electric vehicles.   In a related story, we'll tell you which country is clear-cutting CO2-absorbing rain forests to build 50 coal-fired smelting facilities to refine the ore needed to produce the nickel that goes into every...