The Kuhner Report (WRKO 680)September 25, 202520m

Is the GOP Tough Enough?

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There has been this rise not just in the radical left, but in this violent, hateful radical left. And I'm not saying it wasn't there in the Democratic Party. It was. But now they kind of kept it more in the corner. They were able to keep it more on the fringe. After Obama, they bubbled to the surface. It's a different party under Obama. It's become a socialist party, a blatantly anti-American party, a communist Marxist party, in many ways a pro-Islamist party. And it's becoming a party that you can see year by year by year. It gets worse. It's becoming more sympathetic and even now almost openly embracing political violence and political terrorism. These, they're inciting people to commit murder and assassination. There's no question now. They're not saying things because they're true. They're saying things to foment, to incite, to get unhinged people to commit acts of murder or acts of terrorism or acts of assassination. When you call your opponent now Hitler and claim that ICE is the secret police, the modern day Gestapo, slave patrols that are going around randomly just disappearing, kidnapping people, torturing them, sending them to torture dungeons, it could be you, it could be your parents, it could be anybody. You're not, this is not a serious argument. This is deliberately inflammatory, incendiary, false in order to get people to commit acts of terror and acts of violence. Why? Because they don't want ICE to deport illegals. Because that's their power. That's their base. So to me, you look at, there's a qualitative difference. say between a Jimmy Carter, I'm just going to use them as an example, and an Obama or a Joe Biden or a Kamala Harris, and there's certainly a huge difference between them and a Bernie Sanders and an Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and a Jasmine Crockett and a Michelle Wu. The lunatic left has now hijacked and taken over the Democratic Party. And now we are getting Marxist totalitarian violence in this country that we used to see in other countries around the world. That's now what's changed. You may disagree. I'm just giving you my honest opinion. 617-266-68. Agree, disagree. Tim in South Dennis. Thanks for holding Tim and welcome. I love you in a non-sexual manner, my friend. Thank you, Tim. I appreciate it. What's on your mind, my friend? Well, the real architect of all of this, going back, I think, to Obama's Maxine Waters. The first one who should actually be in a prison cell. She's the one that started at all with during a hands-up, don't shoot, talking about white police officers, just wake up every day, wait until they can get some.

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You know, and then, so, of course, that stirred the masses up. Then during the George Floyd riots, this is a woman, I believe it was in Cleveland. She flew into that city in the middle of a riot going on saying, you people need to stay in the streets. We're going to be out here doing what we're doing. And while she's saying that, one of her staffers said to her, Madam Congresswoman, there's a curfew in effect. Since 8 o'clock, remember her answer. I don't care. That's white man's laws. I don't follow those. You need to stay out here. She's the one that with megaphones went out in public and told people, you see anybody from Trump's first administration. You know, you surround them. You call people together. You hound them and you get people together until they leave telling them they're not welcome here. And people started to do it. I mean, and all this stuff, we're all Nazis and all that kind of stuff. They should look back at what real Nazis did to the Jews back in the 30s. I mean... Well, you nailed it. Tim, on every point, you nailed it. And look, that's why I mean, it's, it's beyond disgusting to compare, frankly, anyone to Hitler. 617-266-68 is the number. Okay, very quickly, this is from Susie on Messenger. Jeff, the Dallas Ice Shooter. Joshua John's mom is a vocal liberal activist. Yes, I talked about that earlier, Susie, a hardcore Democrat, and I got to tell you virulently anti-ice and anti-Trump and anti-conservative. And then she goes on to say that the shooter's Facebook page... Has the cover photos of his Facebook page have, or at least had Antifa. I think they've taken down the Facebook page. But before they took it down, it had Antifa all over it. It also had communist pictures and photos. And Susie goes on to say, oh, but he was, according to the media, registered as an independent and was some kind of a Boy Scout. He was definitely groomed by his mom, the Democrats, their constant BS, and of course the deep state. And for that, he is dead. No, I've said this earlier. This has Antifa written all over it. There's no question. And also what's changed. And we talked about Obama and what he did to the Democratic Party. Black Lives Matter. George Floyd, the so-called Summer of Love. They unleashed left-wing terrorism. That's what it was, across the entire country. And that's when Antifa was born as well. It was actually born under Trump, but that's when Antifa really came into its own. So, you know, the left now unleashed terror through their shock troops.

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And their shock troops are Antifa and Black Lives Matter. And this audience, all of you, you were the ones who said it. Antifa and Black Lives Matter are going to haunt this country for years to come. And instead of getting better, it's just getting worse and worse and worse. Okay, very, very quickly. Listen now to Ted Cruz. Okay, Senator from Texas. Now remember, it was Senator Ted Cruz. It was Senator Rand Paul. It was Mitch McConnell. It was Candace Owens. It was Ben Shapiro. They were the ones who lined up one after another to defend Jimmy Kimmel, to insist that Jimmy Kimmel be put back on the air. Because apparently Disney firing him was a violation of his First Amendment rights. Who's against free speech? This is FCC fascism. So, okay, they wanted Jimmy Kimmel back on the air. They got Jimmy Kimmel back on the air. And now, a day later, when it's exactly that kind of hatred and vitriol and poison that Jimmy and his ilk have been peddling for God knows how many years, we end up now, by the way, For 3,000 shows, correct me if I'm wrong, or 3,000 hours, my bad. For 3,000 hours that he was on the air, he only had one Republican. Only one. Only one. And that was a never-trumper. It is a 24-hour hate fest. That's what his show essentially is. This is the race fans wait for all year. EMSA returns to Virginia International Raceway, August 21 through 23rd, as the world's top GT teams and drivers battle for championship points on VIR's iconic road course. See Porsche, BMW, Corvette, Mercedes-AmG, Ford, and more competing wheel-to-wheel. Three days of racing, paddock access, and non-stop action. Secure your tickets now at racevIR.com. That's R-A-C-V-I-R.com. Vital doesn't always mean visible. Across America, advanced technology is working behind the scenes, strengthening our nation. It protects our warfighters, advances life-saving health care, combat cyber threats, and defends the critical infrastructure that keeps our country moving. At GDIT, we power the systems that help America operate, connect, and stay secure. Every hour, every mission, every day. GDIT, behind America's invisible advantage. If you're someone who's tracking your sleep, your steps, and your macros, then you already know that what you eat is kind of everything. You should also know that Sprouts Farmer's Market can help make eating for longevity easier. Sprouts has all the high-quality, nutrient-dense, organic foods and cutting-edge supplements you need. So whether you're focused on protein, gut health, or optimizing how you feel day-to-day, it's all there. And here's what no other grocery store can offer, an in-store wellness expert to help you find exactly what you need. So whether you're after longevity or on any other health journey, it's easier at Sprout's Farmer's Market.

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They don't want a debate. They don't want a debate because they can't win the debate. They know they can't win the debate. So they want to shut down debate. You think they're unhappy about this? No. They just wish ICE agents were killed. because they want to instill fear and terror and intimidation into ice so they'll stop doing what they're doing they'll stop raiding and deporting and detaining Like, they keep acting as if the other side, there's a good faith. Okay, come on, guys. Don't you realize what you're saying is causing people to die? Please, come on, don't be naive. Stop, please stop. I'm begging you with a cherry on top. Please, please, pretty, please. No. They're lying about ICE in order to foster violence. Don't you get it? Agree? Disagree? In other words, they're useless. I'm telling you, these Republicans are useless. They're useless. They're vicious. They're Vichy Republicans. You don't have the guts to stand up to the radical left. And so you have nothing to offer. 617-266-6-68 is the number. Moses in Long Island. Thanks for holding Moses. And welcome. Hey, how you doing, Jeff? Moses, long time, my friend. I'm so happy you called in, buddy. Yeah, listen, I'm listening to you all the time, but you know what I'm saying? I haven't been able to call in, but you're 100% right, man. Your call is the best and your show is the best. And that's why I'm bringing this question to your show, because I know not too many other shows would take it. Before Charlie Kirk passed away, and this all comes to a point. So give me a second. Before he passed away, as you know, he started to disagree with some of the way Israel was handling things. And one of the points he had made is the fact that a lot of Jewish foundations, a lot of Jewish people are funding a lot of the stuff that pushes this kind of type of violence that we're seeing. I think Trump had it right. And it's not just them. So I'm not just going to point to them only. But my point is that Trump had it right in the beginning when he said they were going to go after the money, the people that are funding this kind of type of stuff. There's a two-faced monster on this. Part of it is the teachers and schools and the teachers' unions and the stuff they push in the schools that radicalize these kids at a young age.

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and make him think that that politics is that serious, first of all, to the point where you should lose your life for it. And then the other face of that monster are the billionaires and the big-time foundations and funds that provide money to radicalize the kids in college and stuff like that. And where is this money coming from? Who is the people providing this money? That's what he had mentioned when his first happened, and I actually thought they were going to do something about it. Another thing, too, talking about Obama was with the Smith-month Act. Ever since he took that away, man, it seems like things just went upside down. And the media, like as soon as he took that away, it seems like the media just went all out on propagandizing the entire country. So what are your thoughts about that, just? Moses, look, on your second point, I think you're a thousand percent correct. That was one of the most destructive things Obama did. And you're right. Ever since he rescinded the Smith-Munt Act, the media's run wild. No accountability with impunity. Lie, lie, lie, lie, propagandize, propagandize, propagandize. They keep going on about misinformation, disinformation. The only one spreading it are them, nonstop, around the clock. Really, it's becoming sickening. It's disgusting. So you're completely right. Now, look, George Soros is Jewish. I mean, I don't like to think in these terms, but yeah, he's definitely Jewish. There's no question. His son, obviously, is Jewish. But he's anti-Israel. That's why I find this whole, you know, did Israel have anything to do with Charlie Kirk? I'm like, hey, Kirk himself was very pro-Israel. Now, I know he had some questions about Benjamin Netanyahu and the conduct of the war in Gaza near the end, but for the most part, he was a staunch supporter of Israel. So why would the Israelis, and there's no evidence that Israel was involved, but let that go. Why would the Israelis want to take out one of their top advocates in the media? So the whole theory doesn't make sense. But if you're talking about self-hating Jews, and that's really what George Soros is, this is a guy who collaborated when he was a young kid with the Nazis. to exterminate fellow Jews in Hungary, to literally send them on cattle trains to death camps, to concentration camps. And then he and his father, and he's admitted this, would then go to the homes of the Jews that they, you know, yeah, that guy's Jewish. Yeah, that family's Jewish. So the Jews that they sold out, they would go into their homes, and they took their money and their jewelry and whatever they had of value. That's George Soros. And, you know, he despises Benjamin Netanyahu. He despises Israel. He's rabidly pro-Palestinian. Hell, he's pro-Hamas. So, you know, you're right. There are some very powerful Jewish billionaires on the left. Soros is Exhibit A. But no, there's others. Reed Hoffman. There's others. But they're not pro-Israel.

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I mean, literally, just look it up. Don't even take my word for it. They want Israel wiped off the face of the earth. They're the ones funding these pro-Palestinian pro-Hamas protests on campus after campus after campus. Look, George Soros has said his two biggest, most favorite Democrats are Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Elon Musk Omar. And he said, if you have to mention a third, throw in Bernie Sanders. I don't know how you get more frankly anti-Jewish, anti-Semitic or anti-Israel than those three. Trade screen time for race time at Virginia International Raceway. August 21st through 23rd, IMSA's Michelin GT Challenge brings some of the coolest cars to VIR for an unforgettable family weekend. Explore, meet drivers, see race cars up close, and experience the thrill of racing from every corner of the track. It's more than a race. It's a memory waiting to be made. Kids 12 and under get in free. Get your tickets at VIRFam.com. That's VIRFAM.com. Vital doesn't always mean visible. Across America, advanced technology is working behind the scenes, strengthening our nation. It protects our war fighters, delivers mission-ready intelligence, advances life-saving healthcare, and defends the critical infrastructure that keeps our country moving. At GDIT, we power the systems that help America operate, connect, and stay secure. Every hour, every mission, every day. GDIT, behind America's invisible advantage. If you're someone who's tracking your sleep, your steps, and your macros, then you already know that what you eat is kind of everything. You should also know that Sprouts Farmer's Market can help make eating for longevity easier. Sprouts has all the high-quality, nutrient-dense, organic foods and cutting-edge supplements you need. So whether you're focused on protein, gut health, or optimizing how you feel day-to-day, it's all there. And here's what no other grocery store can offer. An in-store wellness expert to help you find exactly what you need. So whether you're after longevity or on any other health journey, it's easier at Sprout's Farmer's Market. The first ever X-Games League Championship is going down live, and New Orleans has the call. Three days of elite action sports, a season's worth of competition, coming down to one final weekend. Watch July 24th through 26th on ABC, ESPN, and ESPN 2. Or stream on the ESPN app, X Games YouTube, Kik, Roku Sports Channel, and Amazon. The championship starts July 24th. Don't miss the moment it becomes history.