Episode 135 - Russia, NATO, Song-Wars and DemBabies
Date: 2018-07-11 | Duration: 39:58
Topics
President Trump dressing down NATO countries…as the adult in the room German oil deal with Russia, President Trump has a good point Watch President Trump working, all previous President’s now look like chumps Republicans: Adult views vs. Democrats: The child’s view of the world Carpe Donktum video of Dem screaming…with civility restored Dov Hikind’s video to Dems, “Stop being crybabies” Charlie Kirk’s funny list tweet, the Democrat spokespeople UK artificially drove Green Day song “American Idiot” to number one Competing song suggestion: DJ Khaled “All I Do is Win” Cenk Uygur and Sam Harris civil, informed discussion on Islam vs. Christianity Misrepresenting an opponent’s views…means you’ve lost the debate Persuasion suggestion: How to respond to “kids in cages”?
Transcript
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[0:00] All right, let’s get started. I’m going to wait for the Periscope viewers to join. I see the YouTube people are already there.
[0:15] Today is a big day. We have the NATO summit, we have the song-wars, and we have the “DemBabies.”
[0:30] But first, we have to do the thing that makes everything better. It’s the simultaneous sip. If you have a cup, a mug, a glass, a chalice, or a canteen, fill it with your favorite liquid. I’ve got coffee. Join me now for the simultaneous sip.
[0:45] (Sips) That’s the good stuff.
[1:00] So, let’s talk about NATO. Have you seen President Trump at the NATO summit? He’s doing something that I haven’t seen a president do in my lifetime. He’s acting like the adult in the room.
[1:25] He’s sitting there with the Secretary General of NATO, and he just lays it out. He says, “Germany is a captive of Russia.” He points out that Germany is closing down their coal plants and their nuclear plants, and they’re building a pipeline to Russia.
[1:50] So, Germany is paying billions of dollars to Russia for energy while, at the same time, they’re asking the United States to protect them from Russia. And they’re not even paying their 2% of GDP for defense.
[2:15] Now, when Trump says this, the news reports it as if he’s being “undiplomatic.” They say he’s “trashing our allies.” But if you watch the video, he’s just stating facts. He’s being the adult. He’s saying, “This doesn’t make any sense. Why are we paying to protect you from the person you’re giving all your money to?”
[2:40] It makes all the previous presidents look like chumps. They all just went along with it. They went to the summits, they had the nice dinners, they signed the communiqués, and they didn’t say anything about the fact that the deal was terrible for the United States.
[3:05] Trump is changing the frame. He’s not asking for permission to be there; he’s telling them how it’s going to be. You’re watching a president work. All previous presidents now look like chumps in comparison.
[3:30] This brings me to my framework for the day: the adult view versus the child’s view of the world.
[4:00] If you look at the Republican platform right now, it’s mostly the adult view. It’s about borders, it’s about trade deals that work, and it’s about making sure the people who are supposed to be our allies are actually acting like allies.
[4:30] The Democrat view has become the child’s view. It’s all emotion. It’s “How does this make me feel?” and “That man is mean.”
[5:00] Did you see the video from Carpe Donktum? He took that video of the woman screaming—I think it was at a protest—and he edited it so that civility was restored. He basically turned the screaming into something else. It’s a great example of how the left is just reacting emotionally to everything. They’ve lost the ability to have an adult conversation about policy.
[5:30] Dov Hikind, who is a Democrat assemblyman in New York, actually put out a video telling his own party to stop being crybabies. He’s a Democrat, and he’s saying, “Look at what we’ve become. We’re just the party of complaining and screaming.”
[6:00] Then you have Charlie Kirk’s funny list tweet. He put out a list of the Democrat spokespeople. It’s a funny list because it’s people who are not exactly the “A-team” if you’re trying to look like the adults in the room.
[6:30] Oh, and did you see the UK song-wars? There’s this effort in the UK to artificially drive a Green Day song, “American Idiot,” to the top of the charts to coincide with Trump’s visit.
[7:00] Think about that. Their way of “resisting” is to try to manipulate the music charts to play a song from years ago. It’s the ultimate child’s view of the world. It doesn’t change anything. It doesn’t affect policy. It just makes them feel like they did something.
[7:30] Meanwhile, Trump is in Brussels, fundamentally changing the power dynamic of the Western world. He’s moving the pieces on the board while the “resistance” is trying to play a song on the radio.
[8:00] It’s the difference between the adult who’s working and the child who’s having a tantrum in the backseat.
[8:30] Let’s look at the comments here…