Those Who Serve Know - June 18th, Hour 3

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All right, News Roundup and Information Overload Hour eight hundred and ninety four one, Shawn our number if you want to be a part of the program. In a minute, we're going to be joined by Congressman Patrick Harrigan of North Carolina, their tenth district. And something he said caught

No, it was absolutely not wrong for and.

The way he did it. He did it without kicking indoors or watching men with lots of life to live die, or explaining to mothers why their kids weren't coming home because he is implementing the next generation of weaponry which reduces the need for boots on the ground and the risk to American troops' lives.

Right, That's exactly right.

No, I think President Trump has successfully navigated situations like the one we're dealing with incredibly well throughout his entire first term, and has lowered the temperature of international conflict

And I'm betting that you agree with me and his decision to take out Solomani on the tarmac. I mean, we were following Solomoni according to report some people I spoke to that know, we're up to two straight weeks. We had him fully identified in our sites. They watched them get on and identified him getting on that commercial airliner. They waited for everybody to disembark, and then when he was on the tarmac, they took him out. I think that was the right decision. I assume you agree with that.

Too, absolutely I do. There's no question that that changed the paradigm of Iran's leadership's decision making from that point moving forward towards the United States. And that's what President Trump has been known for. He'll put all options out on the table and he'll end up choosing a course of action that nobody was anticipating, and ultimately that's advantage to the United States of America, no question about it.

Shot and you would agree that taking out Big Daddy and associates was also the right decision. So so far we're one hundred percent in alignment. I want to make sure we are.

Yes, we sure are, There's no question about that.

So to me, the Trump doctrine isn't as some are identifying it as isolationism, which I think is naive and can lead to catastrophic results down the road. And in this case, we have to factor in as it relates to Iran, the number one state sponsor of terror that has also killed many Americans around the globe, from the Cobar Towers to Beirut, to Iraq and other places as well. That has threatened to wipe Israel and America off the map, that has threatened to get missiles big enough to hit

You and I hold absolutely no disagreement in our perspective. Sean, and I think that what I've became concerned about over the last couple of days is some of my colleagues in the House and the Senate, as this situation has unfolded, rapidly ushered in a conversation about needing a regime change

Have you heard President Trump ever mentioned regime change? The only mention he made of the Supreme Leader is that he knows where he is and that he's not taking him out, even though he could take him out yet. I mean, obviously he's saying it's an option down the road if needed. But I've not heard the President or I've never heard the Trump doctor never talk about regime change.

Me neither, And my comments were not directed towards the president. My comments are directed towards many of my colleagues. So I've seen on mainstream media across primetime over the last couple of nights, and that is where my concern lies, and that potentially moving in and impacting the decision making of the president eventually. But no, I don't think that

I would have preferred that the Iranians go along with the presidents you offer for peace. But I also agree with the President's understanding of evil in our time and that nuclear armed Iran is not a threat that the world can withstand because they're radicalism married to weapons of mass destruction like this, to me, could result in a modern day holocaust. Do you agree with that?

I think certainly that it is an existential threat to Israel and with a rand support of terror.

What about what about the US? I mean, they've said they want to come after the US too. And you've got to imagine as in the out years, that they're going to have, you know, the missile capability to reach the continental US.

From the intelligence that I have seen, Sean, we are a far ways away from that happening. I think Israel is much more directly impacted by any potential decision that Iran decides to make in the near future, and that provides US operational space to make decisions in the future, because I think we always want to take as limited approach as we possibly can, because these decisions have incredible second and third order impacts or are strategic around the globe.

By far, by far, China are top geopolitical fault, not even close.

And fast forward six days and we're talking about regime change. Some people are talking about regime change.

I'm not talking about it. I've not heard Donald Trump talk about it. I'm not even we had Lindsay Graham on. He's not talking about regime change.

I think that there have been many, many representatives and senators that have talked about regime change over the last couple of days, and I think that we'd be wise to not have those discussions. But we ask that.

I think the president's stated position they can't have a nuclear weapon, is it? That's it?

Yeah, me too, I'm one hundred percent.

All right, quick break, We'll come right back and we will continue on the other side with North Carolina. Congressman Patrick Harrigan is with us eight hundred and nine four one. Shawn is on number. If you want to be a part of the program, the Dems want to stand on this step saying terrible songs and cursing out Trump.

You know you have one guy over this shout.

Ever A wonder if these people ever go to work me too. Throughout this is the Sean Hannity Show. Florida just legalized gold and silver. Yep, my new home state, the Free State of Florida, has made it legal to use gold and silver as money. Now. Governor DeSantis explained it all by saying, this is our ability to give you the financial freedom to be able to protect yourself against the declining value of the dollar. This is exactly why I partnered with a top precious metals company myself.

I absolutely agree with that. I think that that would be fully within their prerogative and their right to provide for their own self defense. You're going to find no argument for me there, Sean, I think when it comes to what America should do in terms of its strategic interest, certainly there is a component of America's strategic interest, a significant component of ours, that is and should always be supportive of Israel as our greatest ally in the Middle East.

Do you really believe that's a possibility, considering that would mean that the Iranians the next day have to allow anywhere, any place, anytime, inspections and the complete dismantling of their entire nuclear program, and Americans being the lead supervisors and on the ground watching that. I don't ever see that happening.

I think we should always leave the possibility for that to happen open and the way that you craft that situation, Sean, is you allow Israel to continue doing what it's doing, because at some point it comes down to the existential survival of a regime that fundamentally changes their thought paradigm and how they approach the negotiation process to coming to

It looks like more and more that the other way looks like the only option that's going to be left remaining. However, I do want to put emphasis on something you're warning people about. There's no military option, even owning the skies of Iran that is risk free. And we do have bases and we have troops in the region. We also have shipping lanes that could be sabotaged. There is great

Always great to be with you, Sean, God blessed.

I don't know if you saw this, Linda. The hard hitting ABC Disney News show the view a big fight over what to do with I wrong list. The Iranians literally throw gay people off of buildings. They don't hear the basic human.

Listen here, let's not let's not do that.

Let's not do that because if we start with that, we had we have been known in this country to tie gay folks.

To the where but where the Iran just black people? So is it not even the same?

I couldn't.

That's not what you mean, is say it is the same.

Murdering someone for their difference is not good. Whoever does it's not good. So that's why I said you you weren't saying what you What I heard was not what you meant.

I think it's very different to live in the United States in twenty twenty five than it is to live in an You're not for everybody, not if you're black.

Guys don't go to tron do not.

Why do I get a headache every time we play this? Can we stop monitoring? Who monitors this show? For my for this show? Who got who? Who gets burdened with that task of having to watch that show every day? Linda? Who has to watch that show? Who do you make watch the show?

Because I couldn't tell you that was me, so you have to watch it. I don't pay you enough money to watch that show, you know. I can't never pay you enough money to watch that show.

It's horrible, horrible show.

And the fact that she for one second thinks that comparing the people that are hanging from cranes in the middle of Tehran is equivalent to her hosting a national morning show on ABC, ma'am just inappropriate.

You think they're just out of their minds. That's all there is to it.

But it's actually really offensive. It's really offensive if you talk to these young women who are kept as slaves, some as young as the age of eight to nine, married off to men that they are old enough to be their grandfathers. And she's equating.

That, Oh, I have no words. It just doesn't worth my time. Eight hundred and nine four one shown on number. You want to be a part of the program, Let's say hi to Aaron in California, the United Socialist Utopia. Aaron, how are you.

I'm doing well. How are you today?

I'm good, sir. What's on your mind?

Well? I wanted to follow up with a caller that you had yesterday. Was young man. I think he's out of Sacramento, living in his car, couldn't afford a place.

To live, yes, sir, And he's just got divorced or he's separated from his wife and he as a kid. He works full time. He works on garage doors, which, by the way, is something in neat. I know, because my garage door breaks constantly. It's infuriating.

Well so, and I commend him on working full time. The issue and what I heard led into a couple of different issues for me. Number one, some of the advice that I heard was we need to work more, need to get another job. I don't know if you know this, but California dictates child support based off of gross income. So the more he works and the more money he makes, the more child support he's going to end up paying.

Well, look, there's only two ways that I can think of if you if you want to get out of financial trouble, and I've been there is Number one, spend as little as possible. And number two is bring in more income. And even if a percentage of that income is going to support your child or or espousal support or whatever the deal is that you've you made with your ex, it's you're still going to come out with more money.

Well, the issue, the issue ultimately is California itself. We live in a state where it is just not economically feasible for people making money under forty grand And I'm going to give you some examples. Number one, I mean, we have unelected boards like to see California Public Utilies Commission that just gave pg PG it's sixth rate increase this year. We have the California Air Resource board unelected board that just is raising our gas tax again coming

His health Maybe if they didn't spend, you know, tens and tens of billions of dollars on legal immigrants in your state, you'd be better off. But go ahead, I hear you.

I didn't. I vote read And one of the things that I wanted to talk about was that forty percent of California is read and and what California needs to do, and I think what Public Republican Party needs to do is start kind of packaging up this up to kind of the more moderate in the Independent because this guy who's making this money, he just can't afford to live here. And and this goes to in another issue.

Look, look, I've been in this position. Let me let me explain something to you. I've lived paycheck to paycheck.

I live paycheck to paycheck, so I live paycheck.

Okay, you're living paycheck. And by the way, it sucks, it really does. And that's why I offered to help the guy out yesterday because I want to see him get on his feet. I want him to have a place where he can bring his son. And I understand, however, I'm just giving the advice I practiced myself, and I worked out deals with my landlord, you know, to cut the lawn and paint the house and hang wallpaper and do chores and clean out an old barn that was a mess, and do all sorts of things, you know,

Point is that we in California are living paycheck to paycheck. I heard an ad on your this radio.

What's he going to He can't leave his kid behind. He's not going to leave the state and go to a better state.

California voters need to just start voting for different policies so that we can afford to live here. Policies that allow for home building, policies that allow for companies like PGN and CALAM to not just keep jacking our utility cor right, Policies that lead for our health insurance to start coming down the more money.

Here's here's the problem. People that are sick and tired of the burdensome taxation regulation, intrusion into their lives, More and more of them that would be more likely to vote read like you have left your state. I left New York for a variety of reasons, not the least of which of what you're describing.

So again, my point is is that simply making more money.

You don't want to hear any of my solutions. You're saying to me that I gave this guy bad advice and simply making more money isn't gonna help. Well, it's not gonna hurt you.

Dinna drive up his healthcare costs and he's gonna pay more child support. California needs to start fixing this from the inside out. And that's what I'm saying, is.

That, listen, maybe he just needs one of the ways I learned to make money, and it started. This is when I began to start to save is I learned how to paint houses inside and out, interior exterior, hang wallpaper, and lay tile, and I got good. I wasn't good at it, I was actually great at it. I had a great eye for finish work, and I would work. I'd start at seven in the morning and I'd finish at ten at night, and I'd go get up the next day and do it again. And I work Saturdays

Of your net income when you back in the day.

I think I think if I may, and I very rarely do this, and I think you know that. You guys are actually agreeing. You're just not saying it the same way. The caller is explaining that while what you did was out of a good heart and kindness, it's not going to help him in the long run because no matter how much money he makes, unless he's a multi millionaire in California, it will not be enough.

It is to do what he needs to do right now. This is not a livable incoming in California. You're right, but then follow the rest of my advice. You've got to bring in more money, right, to.

Bring in more monday and money, and under.

Current county benefit rules, you get screwed. That's what he's saying, okay, but you're still going to have more money after you pay your child support. Even if they take away health care benefits for a period of time, you're still going

In my view, that net four hundred How do you make an additional four hundred bucks a week net when you're already working full time?

He's working. He's told to me he works forty hours a week. Okay, I used to work eighty hours a week. By the way, I still work eighty hours a week. If your truth be told, I work a full week. I don't stop. Linda, how many times do you get text from me at four in the morning.

All the time, every day?

And how many times do you get texts about stories all weekend and ideas for the weekend all the time?

I just say your thought, I'm.

Sorry, sir.

California does not incentivize people to work harder, because if this guy make works harder and makes more money. His health care costs through medical are going to.

Double a triple, correct, And you know what, and then you paint somebody's house, I'll paint threat room in your house. They give you two hundred dollars cash. And I'm not telling people to break the law.

Okay, what I'm saying is California itself the policy.

You're saying to just give up because you won't net any any money at all, both if you if you do it, I agree with your principle. I'm not disagreeing. They make it, they disincentivize you. However, if I'm going to have another two hundred dollars a week and working hard, I'll still take it. I'd rather have the money and have a place for my child in his situation than any other consideration. Living in your car with a young child is not an option for me. Does that make sense.

To spend time with your kid? Working eighty hours a week, you're gonna be spending our childcare was sixteen hundred a month, So okay, sir, So your solution is go work eighty hours a week. Okay, So now you've got a baby. What do you do with your baby and your kid? Well?

Yeah, he's not seeing the baby now because if he's living in a car, there's not a judge in the country that's gonna let this guy see his kid or let the kids stay with him.

So he goes.

You might as well get You might as well work hard, get an apartment, at least see him on the weekends, maybe Sundays. Maybe that's all the time, and he'll have with the child. It's it's not there's nothing ideal about this situation, and government makes it worse. I can see your point at the highest level. All right, I wish