Ep. 5544: Oops! He red pilled himself.

That'll do. That'll do. That'll do for the start of the day. Welcome to Tuesday on the morning show with Preston, Scott, February the 17th. Great to be with you. He is Jose. I am Preston. Our scripture today, Habakkuk or Habakkuk or Hippakikik. To verse 14, it says, for the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord. Hold on now. As the waters cover the sea. You don't get... To force God's word to conform to your lifestyle and your choices and how you see things. The fundamentals of faith are what they are. And that's just the way it is. You don't have to believe it. It's a choice, but you don't get to change it.

Trying to change God's word to suit your lifestyle choices and what you think is right is utter folly, friends. For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea. 10 past the hour. It's the morning show. 11 past the hour. Inside the American Patriots Almanac. February 17th, 1801, U.S. House of Representative breaks an electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr, choosing Jefferson to be the third U.S. President. Boy was that. That was quite the decision. Aaron Burr would end up... in a very famous duel. 1817, the first public gas streetlight in the United States is lit in Baltimore, Maryland. 1864, the Confederate H.L. Hunley becomes the first submarine to sink a warship. But goes down after the attack. There was a show done about that, the Hunley. And boy, was that creepy because, yeah, you know, they found it. They found the Hunley. And I don't know if it's on display yet, but it was several maybe decades or so ago. They found the Hunley. I can't even imagine dying inside a submarine, 30, 40 feet down in the water. And let's see here. In 1968, Nate Smith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame opens to the public in Springfield, been there. That's cool. It's not. Cooper's Town, Cooper's, Cooper's, Cooper's Town. Yeah. The Baseball Hall of Fame is the one that's really got the history. I mean, it just does. Baseball is just different. It just is. And it was on this date. Rush Limbaugh passed away in 2021. 70 years of age.

27.5 million people listen to that program. Just, and I've said it before, and I'll say it again. Fox News should be putting flowers on Rush's grave or wherever there's a memorial to him. Maybe it's in Cape Girardo. Because Fox News only exists because Rush Limbaugh showed that there was an audience. And anybody who does talk radio today in America, certainly people like me, but even the very few liberal talk show hosts that are out there and surviving, there aren't many because advertisers don't want anything to do with it. They just don't. It's poison for business. But having said all that, anybody that does this for a living owes Rush Limbaugh a debt of gratitude because Rush was used by God to save this medium and make it something that could be done on FM radio. How many of you would be listening on AM right now? Exactly. You wouldn't. You just wouldn't. And AM is just hanging on by a thread. It's very important in some parts of the country, but it's just hanging on. But FM, Rush proved that FM talk worked. There's so much I could play, but I would be dishonoring the memory of Rush to just... play Rush Limbaugh today and not deal with the news that's out there because there's news out there and we've got to talk about it. Today is also National cauliflower Day. National Cabbage Day. National Random Acts of Kindness Day. Why is it just today? That should be an everyday thing. Find ways to bless people, especially family. Start with your family. Bless your spouse. The day before Ash Wednesday is Fast Knock Day? What is that all about? That goes back to Germany. The pre-Lenton celebration that takes place before Ash Wednesday. Germany, Austria, Switzerland. It is an entire season of festivities leading up to Shrove Tuesday. So, yeah, okay, if you're into that, whatever. Ponchi Day. Ponchi is spelled P-A-C-Z-K-I. That's a day before Ash Wednesday. It is a Polish dough that's fried and filled with jams and custards and other things. It goes back to the... to the Middle Ages. And you'll see it, but you don't know how to pronounce it. I had to look it out. Ponchy. That's how you pronounce it. And it is Fat Tuesday, which is before Ash Wednesday. So there you go if you're into all that. 17 past the hour. Come back with, yeah, let's kind of get started here next on the morning show.

Sal Nuzzo with me a little later in the show. It caught up on what's going on in the legislature. I'll only tell you this. There's seven pages of notes for today. And Sal said he's never been so depressed putting together what's going on in the state legislature or not going on. So we'll talk about both things, what's happening and what isn't. And I think you'll want to hear it. Legendary actor Robert Duvall dead at 95. Robert Duval, in my opinion, is one of the great underrated actors of A couple of generations. He grew up in Annapolis, Navy brat, by his own admission. His dad was a captain in the Navy at 39, expected DeValle to follow in his footsteps. But DeValle was interested in acting early and served in the Army for a year.

In 1955, after leaving the Army, went to the Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theater in New York City. Listen to this. Classmates with Dustin Hoffman, Gene Hackman, and James Kahn. Talk about four names. In fact, he was a roomy with Hoffman and Hackman. They've remained friends for years, the rest of their lives, actually. His film debut came in 1962. He starred as Arthur Boo Radley and To Kill a Mockingbird. He wasn't on screen long, but he made an impression. That led to other opportunities. In the 70s and 80s, he was a thing. He was Major Frank Burns in the film version of MASH. And, of course, Tom Hagan and The Godfather Part 1 and 2. He was in Apocalypse Now, which was, and still is, almost a cult classic. But I think the movies that are overlooked, The Natural, with Robert Redford, 1984, he played a sports reporter, Max Mercy. He just, he played these roles and whatever role he played, he did it brilliantly. That's what I loved about him. You could accept him in any role because of how well he portrayed it. You forget that, oh, he's that guy from this movie or that movie because he's just so good in whatever role he's taking on. Days of Thunder with Tom Cruise in 1990. I thought he was outstanding and deep impact, which was, Made in 1998, it was about an asteroid hitting Earth. There were a couple of movies. That was one of them. And then one of my very favorite movies he's ever been in, and I think an overlooked and hugely underrated movie is Open Range with Kevin Costner. Open Range was brilliant. It was an old school western done in the early 2000s. And it just did it right. Every part of that movie was right. He played Boss Spearman and a free grazer who brought his herd across the country to graze. And he and Costner were, you know, Costner was employed by his character, by Robert DeVall's character. It was just a brilliant movie. So rest in peace, sir, rest in peace. Don't know if you knew Jesus. Hope you did. Interesting. Jesse Jackson passed away as well. As is always the case, thoughts and condolences with the family of those who lose a loved one. I found it interesting. I was not a fan of him on a personal level. I don't need to rehash all of that. I will say that I found it fascinating that in a statement released by his family, there is nothing mentioned about Jesus for Reverend Jesse Jackson. I just, it was odd to me.

nothing mentioned about his love of his Lord and Savior or serving Christ or anything else. It just, it just, I'm saddened by that. I just am. Anyway, so, yeah, a couple notable passings in the news. Come back with the big stories in the press box and more next on the morning show with Preston Scott. L-D-E-A. Your night in just got legendary. Get ready to chase the rush, spin, win, and redeem instantly straight to your bank account at Legendswithazee.com. With free-to-play slots, blackjack, keynote, and more. Experience all the thrills of Vegas without leaving your couch. Legends has it all. Legends is a free-to-play social casino. Void for prohibitive. Must be 18-plus play responsibly visit Legends.com for full details. Get in the game now and score a 100% match on your first purchase only at Legends withazee.com. Big stories in the press box. Almost 37 minutes passed. One a little late there. Nothing's really happened in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie. The family has been completely cleared according to law enforcement. 100%. sons, daughters, siblings, in-laws, everybody. Sheriff said to leave anything out there suggesting they had a part is cruel at this point. Fair enough. She's been gone now, what, about 17 days? Some that are being interviewed by the... networks are saying this is the work of an amateur not a pro the fumbling around at the door the likelihood that gloves were left behind they're now they apparently did get usable DNA from the gloves which means they're going to run it through the system and see if they've got anybody that's got a criminal record

Savannah Guthrie's latest video they believe was coached by the FBI because it seemed to be addressing somebody who might be in over their head and now have a real, real problem. And I've told you from the beginning what I think the problem is at this point is that she's probably not alive. That's just my guess. I hope and pray for the Guthrie family that she is hanging in there surviving by the grace of God and a mercy of, you know, just a miracle, right? But we'll see the reward has been raised by the FBI for information leading to the location to Nancy Guthrie or the arrest and conviction of anyone involved in the disappearance. The other big story, which I'll spend a little more time on next hour. I think is hilarious. A guy from Australia posted on social media that he was flying to Los Angeles to move into Billy Eilish's home. Citing that nobody is illegal on stolen land, she called ICE.

Not only was he caught, quote, he was stopped. He wasn't trying to do it. He was making a point. And there's, like I said, there is a glorious story behind his effort here. But who did Billy Eilish turn to? Who did all of the celebs on the left? Rally in her defense, because why? Because she didn't want someone entering the country, in this case legally. But he was sent back. He was deported. He was held for about 30 hours and questioned and then sent back with armed guards escorting him to the plane. For a meme. For a joke. A joke. This is all you need to know about the illiberal left. She called ICE. 40 minutes passed. Those are your big stories in the press box. Yes, I think that is a very big story.

These stories are heartwarming because they support my contention that when exposed to conservatism and the ideas and ideals of conservatism, remember, not all Republicans are conservatives, but the Republican platform. is not morally in opposition to God. The Democrat platform is. And that's why I have maintained, if you have any moral fiber in you, you cannot be a member of the Democrat Party. It does not mean you should be a member of the Republican Party. But from a philosophical standpoint, conservatism, when practiced, is always right. It is always correct. There is no exception. There just isn't. But to underscore that point, we come to a young man named Xavier DeRuso. You probably didn't know about him. He's from Chicago. He's a liberal activist. Sorry. He was a liberal activist who marched in Black Lives Matter protests. He was preparing to go on the circle, a Netflix special program on social justice activism. He wanted to see and create a series going after conservative speakers like Charlie Kirk and debunking Prager You videos. I'm quoting. He accidentally redpilled himself.

He pulled out of the show and then started to come out about conservative views and how he was wrong and they were right. He said if you obey the law, you can stay out of trouble. Quote, don't do a crime. Obey the law and you'll be able to live a beautiful life. He's now come out in support of mass incarceration. All the talking points of the left have been blown up in his world. I'm a firm believer. You trace the money talking about Black Lives Matter and misappropriation of funds and how some of the leaders have gotten incredibly wealthy while nothing's happened in the neighborhoods? I told you that was going to happen. So did a bunch of other people who were conservatives. This is what DeRuso said. Trace the money. You'll see the priorities. I started seeing that BLM was taking their money through Act Blue and putting it towards progressive causes into politicians. And these politicians were doing absolutely nothing in the black community. What he's leaving out is what the federal prosecutors are looking at. They didn't use the money for anything. That a lot of these people used the money to get rich and to buy themselves mansions and houses.

So much for the plight of the people. Mm-hmm. Anyway, I want to get out of here just a moment early because I've got some several stories that are Olympic-related sort of kind of, all bundled together next on the morning show with Preston Scott. Eileen Goo is upset because the scheduling wasn't to her liking. And so she didn't win gold when she thought she should. She's an American-born trick skier, you know, an X-Games thing that's been embraced by the Olympics. They're incredible athletes. Don't misunderstand me. I'm just irked that this girl born in San Francisco is representing China and is being bankrolled to the tune of about $23 million last year alone by Chinese businessman, the Bank of China, as well as some Western companies. She's decided to represent her mom who was born in China. She's never spoken out against China's alleged human rights. They're not alleged. They exist. They happen. She's got nothing to say like LeBron James and the NBA. Nothing to say. Just keep paying me. But she has the gall to lecture the United States on an issue or two. And it's like I am for changing the rules. I'm tired of people coming to this country, being trained in this country, living in this country, and then going and representing another nation. Being born here and representing another nation. The Olympics need to change the rules. You can represent your nation of heritage. You just have to live there. You have to live there or in a living there. That's your home. If you live somewhere else and you're a citizen somewhere else, You can't go represent somebody else. I mean, you're either going to be trained and you're going to represent the nation or go home and be trained. Let's see how you do. But it's really annoying to me to see these guys and gals get trained in this country and then come back and represent other nations. It annoys me. It just does. Now, with that said, let's go back in Olympic history because I just think this is so much fun to listen to. And I can't remember the name of the broadcaster, but this is 1988. Sorry. What am I thinking? It's 2018. And this is Jesse Diggins and these final moments. becoming the first American to ever win a cross-country gold medal. And this is one of the great broadcast calls ever. Trying to get in on the upside!

Jesse Diggins with two fifth place finishes, one sixth. So close for the U.S. on so many occasions. Now moving up on the inside into second place. They're all completely gassed. They've given it everything on the global pocket. Steen & Nelson leading Jesse Diggins into the final turn. Can Diggins answer? As the roars rattle around the cross-country stadium in Pyeong, Sweden, the U.S. and Norway coming to the line. Dickens, here comes Diggins making the play around Sweden. Jesse Diggins to the line. And it is Jesse Diggins delivering a landmark moment that will be etched in U.S. Olympic history, the first ever cost country gold medal for the U.S. That's just one of the best calls. And that's what live sports does for you. That's just brilliant. That's just so much fun. There have not been, I mean, Norway's going to win the medal count again for, I think, the third straight winter games, which is interesting. They're just, they dominate the Nordic events, the skiing events, all the Alpine stuff, I should say, not the Nordic. The Alpine events, they just do. And it's interesting. They call it the Norway. That's literally the name of it, the Norway. They start toddlers playing, engaging in all of these sports for fun. They let little ones on ski jumps when they're toddlers, literally, where they slide down on their fanny and they'll go over a jump that's about a foot high. And they just get them used to doing it. And if they want to do it, cross-country skiing is a massive sport in Norway. Now, you could argue, well, what else are you going to have to do? But their approach has been just enjoy, get out and be part of it.

I love it. And it shows up because then they get an aptitude for it and they've been doing it since they were little. They have no fear. And they're great at it, whatever it is. But the Olympics has had some wonderful moments and some. Back with our number two next. Welcome to the second hour of the morning show with Preston Scott. Ruminators, great to be with you. He is Jose. I am Preston. Five past, and this is CNN, Jake Tapper, with Chuck Schumer. About 83% of the American people, including majority of Democrats, support voter ID laws. The voter ID laws that first, each state... Let's just for a moment. I want to re-rack this, and I want you to just consider his reply to the statement. About 83%, including a majority of Democrats, it's 71% of Democrats, support voter ID. Chuck's got nothing to say. Nothing to say. About 83% of the American people, including majority of Democrats, support voter ID laws. The voter ID laws that, first, each state can have its own voter ID laws, and some do and some don't. But secondly, what they are proposing in this so-called Save Act is like Jim Crow 2.0. They make it so hard to get any kind of voter ID that more than 20 million legitimate people, mainly poorer people and people of color. will not be able to vote under this law we will not let it pass in the senate we are fighting a tooth and nail it's an outrageous proposal that is you know that shows the sort of political bias of the maga right they don't want poor people to vote they don't want people of color to vote because they often don't vote for them had nothing to say Jim Crow 2.0. That's what it is. It's Jim Crow. They don't want poor people. 20 million people might not be able to vote. They make it difficult. Over 73, 4% of blacks want voter ID. 76, 77% of Latinos. 71% of Democrats. 95% of Republicans. And Chuck Schumer thinks that blacks, Latinos, that people are just stupid and can't get voter ID. Now, I want to take a moment in a sec here, and I want to take apart another argument that he doesn't make there. One of his other arguments is that, you know, women. Women who get married won't be able to get, they won't be recognized. Their IDs won't match their name. The excuses are endless. But none of them hold water.

This is a vitally important piece of legislation. And did you notice that Chuck never responded? He can't. He can't respond. Now, this is the disconnect. And it keeps... Democrats are bitten in the butt by their own stupidity, as much as Republicans are bitten in the butt by their own stupidity and unwillingness to... Just tell the story. Now, there seems to be a bit of good news floating around voter ID right now. We'll see. Now, we'll impact that more in a second. But the arguments are there, okay? It disenfranchises mostly poor people. We'll look at that next. Ten minutes past the hour. You got to know this stuff, friends. Now, One of the things that Chuck Schumer keeps saying is 20 million people would be disenfranchised, legitimate people, because of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act. We want photo ID, a legal ID, a real ID, to vote. You know, over the weekend, my wife and I, went down to central Florida to watch my nephew play hockey in a tournament. He's in a traveling little hockey team in Ohio, and they go to Pennsylvania, they go to New York, they go to Michigan, they go, obviously in Ohio, they travel around, and then they go to one long trip where they all just fly out or drive or whatever. someplace different, someplace fun. And there was a tournament in Tampa. It was awesome. My nephew played amazing. He was a winning goalie in two of the games. He started two games, won those games. He came in relief in the championship game in the tournament. They were in the championship game. And the other goaltender was having a rough night, gave up a bunch of goals, and he came in there and stopped everything. And, you know, he played well. They lost the game. But they came in second in the tournament. Great achievement because they were playing against kids that were not older but bigger. And played great, had a lot of fun. But we checked into two different hotels down there. Went to see one of our sons and his wife. Two different hotels. I had to show my ID. I had to show my photo ID, which I fully expected. No problem. Yep, it's me. I made the reservation. To check into a hotel room. Why? Well, we just need to verify that it's you that made the reservation and that, you know, you're the person that made the reservation. So we, you know.

for a hotel room. His number 220, I'm sorry, 20 million, rather, is, um, is a number he just grabs, and it apparently comes from the Brennan Center for Justice. saying that 21 million Americans lack easy access to specific documentary proof of citizenship, a birth certificate or passport, that the law would require. So get one. Get one. The other argument is about women and name changes. Well, if you're going to take your husband's name, In some states, you have 10 days. Arizona, you have 10 days. Get your name changed. Got to get your driver's license changed. Got to get your documents changed. Some states, you have 30 days. Some states, 60 days. The bottom line is, you don't have to in some states. You don't have to. But you're going to run into problems come social security time. You're going to run into problems. perhaps at a bank with loan of with loan papers yeah it's up to you if you want to vote you change your name you you solved the problem oh well L-B-T-E-N-V-T. Your night in just got legendary. Get ready to chase the rush, spin, win, and redeem instantly straight to your bank account at Legendswithazee.com. With free-to-play slots, blackjack, quino, roulette, and more. Experience all the thrills of Vegas without leaving your couch. Legends has it all. Legends is a free-to-play social casino void for prohibitive. Must be 18-plus play responsibly visit Legends.com for full details. Get in the game now and score a 100% match on your first purchase only at Legends withazee.com. Do you, do Democrats think that women are stupid? Yes. Just like they think minorities are stupid. They think you and I are just stupid. We don't get it. We don't, we couldn't possibly understand that, for example, when you move into a state, you're supposed to get a driver's license for that state. You're supposed to get your car registered for that state. You're supposed to do these things. And if you don't, you know what? You're probably not going to jail for not doing those things. But here's what happens. When you don't make those changes to your documents, it bites you in the butt at some point. Oh, boy, I need to do that. It's like I needed to travel overseas the end of last year. My passport had expired. Oh, boy, I couldn't find my birth certificate. So you know what I had to do? I had to get my birth certificate sent to me from where I was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. And you know what? I did. How about that? I went ahead and did it because not doing it would have prevented me from getting a passport. That's up to me. Not doing these things might prevent you from voting.

All I know is John Thune, the Senate Majority Leader, is out there saying right now, we will have a vote. Said it's going to happen. So this is the Democrats' worst nightmare because if they get the vote, they pass it, and it goes to the president to be signed. To repeal it will take quite an act. because they will be going against the will of the American people. And that's what John Thune finally said. I don't know if there have to be enough people saying what I've been saying all along. When you have, there are two issues right now. And maybe there's a third on the way. And that is the rise of Islam in this country. I don't know that the country has the courage to deal with it, but it's happening. You know that there's already. The sirens calling for prayer in New York, 5 a.m. And they're already having crime problems, and they're already are protests against Zohran Mamdani from people that supported him. What did you think was going to happen? But let's get back to voter ID. Voter ID, protecting women's sports, these two issues represent the lowest of hanging fruit. They're hanging so low they're nearly touching the ground. Easy to pick off. Get them done. And if Democrats want to try to undo that down the road against 83% of the will of the people, good luck with that. Then everyone will see with the Democrats as a party, not every one of them, what the party really is all about. And why illegal immigration was such an important part of their platform and why it still is. And why they try to confuse it and turn illegal immigration into the discussion of immigration. The two totally separate issues. Sadly, Republicans aren't fixing immigration. They need to. They need to find ways to get people that want to work in here to work and then get them out. 27 minutes past, let's do the big stories in the press box, and we'll have some fun with one of them next. L-E-D-E-A. Your night in just got legendary. Get ready to chase the rush, spin, win, and redeem instantly straight to your bank account at Legendswithazee.com. With free-to-play slots, blackjack, quino, roulette, and more. Experience all the thrills of Vegas without leaving your couch. Legends has it all. Legends is a free-to-play social casino void. It must be 18 plus play responsibly visit Legends.com for full details. Get in the game now and score a 100% match on your first purchase only at Legends withazee.com.

35 passed. Sal Nuzzo in a little bit, manly minute in a little bit. Maybe. I might, I might, never mind, just hold on that. We might not do that. Might have something else to listen to in a little bit. All right, I told you a little bit about this story. Guy flying from Australia to the States posted a... comment on social media that he was he was going to move into billy isish's six million dollar malibu home saying hey no nobody's illegal on stolen land so since she is living in a mansion that is on allegedly stolen land she was called out by the tribe that claims ownership of that land remember that story After the Grammys, the tribe of Angelinos, they said, well, it's interesting you say that. Let's have a talk about the land your mansion is sitting on. Of course, nothing's come of that. So he made fun and had a comment about it. His name's Drew Pavlou. Billy Elish reported me to ICE and got me deported because I joked about flying to the U.S. and moving into her mansion. She said, no one is illegal on stolen land, but called ice on me. And then he got deported. After 30 hours at LAX in the immigration department, trying to explain what he calls his joking posts, it was a joke. I didn't plan to personally move into a mansion. Of course not.

He said, honestly, I can't really be mad. It's kind of funny. I was joking online that I was going to fly to America and move into her mansion. Obviously, a meme. I got stopped by DHS held for 30 hours. Literally 30 hours. They're asking me, how do you know Billy Elish? Do you intend to trespass? Of course not, man. It's a joke. It was a meme I came up with on Instagram, and I get held 30 hours and deported. I get basically escorted onto a plane by armed guards sent back to Australia, and I think it's amazing performance art. As a joke, listen now, this is the best part. I managed to get Billy Elish, Hollywood celebrities, left-wingers, liberals to agree with ICE. To agree with border control. They suddenly support deportations because they didn't like my means. They don't like me as a person. He said lawyers for Ilish apparently compiled a dossier on me because the agents were asking me about my entire history as an activist opposed to the Chinese government, whether I had actually ever plotted to assassinate Chinese communist officials. It was legitimately insane. I suffered for my art as an online bleep poster. I was victimized and martyred by Billy Eilish. I think it's a total victory, he writes. All these people are laughing at me. No, it's actually a total victory. I managed to get left wingers and Billy Eilish to support ICE. I managed to get them to support border control and deportations. I managed to get the entire American left in favor of deportations in one day with one simple trick. And you know what? He's 100% right. And he has pointed out, once again, the hypocrisy on the left.

I had a conversation with somebody over the weekend that was like really, really critical of ice and their tactics. And it's like, well, I mean, I just listened. But I'm thinking to myself, you opening up your home? You are fully free to open up your home. Put a sign up. Put some social media posts. Put some stuff up on Instagram. Say, hey, here's my address to any illegals that want a home. You know, use the code, language, whatever. The case of Nancy Guthrie, nothing's developed other than more time. And that's not a good thing. There's a growing, first of all, the family's completely cleared, but there's growing thought that the person that did this is an absolute amateur and is in over their head and is now in a panic mode. We'll see. 20 minutes away from the top of the hour and a look at the legislative session that's going to be a doozy.

giving a state of the community address. Capital Conservatives meeting. It's too late if you want to have dinner, but you can just come and listen to the talk if you want to. It's at the... I think it's called the Elks Lodge across the street from Tallahassee Ford and the building that used to house a newspaper but doesn't anymore. The father of, and I'm going to use a name here just to illustrate something because I think it's important, and it is in the context of the story here. The father of the transgender school shooter in Canada has released a statement. Confirming that his son, Jesse Van Routselaer, 18. It's the shooter. He states, I was estranged from Jesse Strang and was not part of his life. He used the name of the shooter's mom, Jennifer Strang, who was among the eight-shot dead. Isn't that interesting? His mother declined my involvement from the beginning, and I was not given the opportunity to be a part of raising him. Jesse did not use the Van Rutzelar. family name at any point in his life. While that distance is the reality of our relationship, it does not lessen the heartbreak. I feel for the pain that has been caused to innocent people in the town we call home. The, um, it's, It's a young man who when when people are commenting calling the shooter by the wrong gender, it's just, it's, it's infuriating. But we have yet another transgender shooting. But wait. There's a story that I came across and it made the national news in the last newscast. Shooting at a hockey rink in Rhode Island. Here's the headline on ESPN. Shooting in stands at Rhode Island rink leaves three dead, others injured. Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Gonzalez, Consolves, identified the shooter as Robert Dorgan, who she said also went by the name of Roberta S. Posito.

Nothing in the story points to the obvious that this is a transgendered person. How many before people finally come to the conclusion that we've been sharing with you since the beginning of this silliness? Understanding, this type of thing has been, it's been around for decades, if not longer. People just falling for fetishes of different kinds. But the effort to normalize it hit high gear during COVID. It was and still is a social media contagion. And for those that don't grow out of it, because the overwhelming majority do, which is why you don't allow surgery anywhere in the country on minors. And I would personally raise that age to 21. Not 18. I think that the age for this type of surgery needs to be 21. But most all children grow through this that suffer with some kind of confusion. And that those that don't have... mental illness and they need to be loved and helped and supported through not to through this period they don't need to be encouraged in their confusion they need to be told fundamentally and you do that now sadly we need to do that at birth there's a DNA test you are a male or a female and that you explain that to children If there's any issue. But sadly, we have illiberal parents out there that encourage this stuff and think that they're somehow doing their child such a favor by letting them be the real them, the real child they were meant. No, the real child they're meant to be is their DNA marking at birth. How many more shootings?

rage at society for not accepting. We're going to change gears next. In five years to this day since Rush Limbaugh's voice was silenced, but not as long as I'm alive. There are going to be more controls over what you can and can't do, how you can and can't do it, what you can and can't drive, what you can and can't say, where you can and can't say it. All of these things are coming down the pike because it's not about revenue generation to them, it's about control. They do believe that they have compassion. They do believe they care. But see, we never are allowed to look at the results of their plans. We are told we must only look at their good intentions, their big hearts. The fact that they have destroyed. poor families by breaking up those families by offering welfare checks to women to keep having babies no more father needed he's out doing something the government's the father they destroy the family we're not supposed to analyze that we're not supposed to talk about that we're supposed to talk about their good intentions they destroy people's futures think about what he just said They're going to tell you what you can and cannot drive. They're going to tell you what you can and cannot buy. They're going to tell you what you can and cannot say. That was in 2009. This is what he also said in 2009. I am Rush Limbaugh, and I want everyone in this room and every one of you around the country to succeed. I want anyone who believes in life, liberty, pursuit of happiness to succeed. And I want any force, any person, any element of an overarching big government that would stop your success, I want that organization, that element, or that person to fail. I want you to succeed. And, of course, that was a direct reference to Barack Obama. That speech was his CPAC speech in...

2009 and this we fast forward to his final show my point in all of this today's gratitude my my my point in everything today that i've shared with you about this is to say thanks and to tell everybody involved how much i love you from the bottom of a sizable and growing and still beating heart Rush Limbaugh passed away on this day five years ago. In one sense, it seems like yesterday. But we miss him. Time for the third hour of the morning show with Preston Scott. to push in a different button here. Welcome to the third and final hour, at least for today, of the morning show with Preston Scott. I'm Preston. He's Jose, and joining me in studio is Sal Nuzzo. He is the executive director of Consumers Defense. How are you? I'm doing great. How are you, sir? Well, I want to, I've already teased it. I said to everybody that when you sent me the notes for today, You were not a happy camper. You were like depressed. Yeah, it was not my favorite long weekend ever having to outline this show and seeing kind of the, I guess you'd call it the lost opportunities that we'll kind of unpack as we move through this hour. But the more I dove in, the more I kind of lamented. Give some context. How long have you been paying attention to the legislative session as, I mean. that's part of your profession. Yeah, going on 20 years, so at least. And, you know, there have definitely been contentious sessions. There have been sessions that have gone into overtime. There have been sessions that have had back and forth and bickering between the House and the Senate, the House and the Governor, the Senate and the Governor, you know, whichever way the cookies crumble in that session. This is one, though, where given where Florida has come to, given what Ron DeSantis basically did over the course of the last three to four years, I think the fall down is just it hurts a little bit more. Every year you've been watching, it has been a Republican-controlled House and Senate. Yes. And a Republican-controlled governor's office. Republican-controlled. We can kind of set aside the Charlie Chris term. Sure. But yes, Republican-controlled the whole time. And that makes this, to me, all the more... I won't say startling, because I don't think either of us are surprised by this. But disappointing. Yeah, it's not surprising. There are going to be ebbs and flows. I think when we look at...

how this governor administered state government, how he got policy win after policy win after policy win, and then at the same time increased Republican majorities in every cycle of his two terms. This is kind of the, it should be something else, I think is where we're all at. We always touch on the executive side of things and kind of a look at what's happened in the last week and the executive. What's a... Yeah, been fairly quiet in contrast to prior weeks, a bit of a slow week there. I think I've seen a little bit more of the what happens next speculation for the governor. One thing in particular that got floated, I thought it was fun to kind of rabbit trail it all out. Some maneuvering underway could potentially land him in a university presidency. Maybe Florida State, maybe UF, as long as it's not. the U down in Coral Gables, I think we'll be fine. I don't see him going that route. I think he will have his, if he wants, I think he'll have his choice of almost any seat in the Trump administration. And we have quite a bit of time left. I mean, he does not leave office for a little less than a year. And in that time, I could certainly see something trans... you know, kind of happening at the federal level that does that very thing. All right. Let me float a few things that I discussed with my wife over the weekend. Fire away. Of what I'm going to suggest, what intrigues you the most? Rhonda Sanis, DHS, Ron DeS, Attorney General, Ron DeSantis, Supreme Court Justice. I think he would have the hardest time with the Supreme Court justice process simply because he has not been a practicing attorney or judge in quite a long time. With that said, that one intrigues me the most. I think the more probable would be the middle one, the AG slot. And then on DHS, you're talking Homeland Security, right? Yeah, I would put them in that order as far as what intrigues me. I also think the AG or HS slots are the more likely than a Supreme Court seat. Although I did hear where there is chatter that one may decide to hang it up very soon. Yeah, and I just see someone like Ron DeSantis being the type of person that an originalist justice would want to hand the mantle to. If they're going to go non-current judge or attorney, I would throw my likely bet on Mike Lee out of Utah. Or Ted Cruz? Potentially. And Ted Cruz has served as a Solicitor General in Texas. So he does have a little bit more in terms of the background there. More to come with Sal Nuzzo of Consumer's Defense. Ten past the hour here on the morning show.

All right, just about 12 minutes past the hour. Sal Nuzzo with me. We're talking about the legislative session week five now in the rearview mirror. Is it now week six in the rearview mirror? Yeah, we have passed over the halfway mark now. And so we are in the downslope, so to speak. The budget. It's getting a little. testy yeah even with respect to the timing on the release of each chamber what's that all about and that's one where i actually had to do some digging on this because i i wanted to think it wasn't just on what i was thinking but it turns out i it was you were right yeah so uh What happened is the Senate in the House, the budget cheats, chiefs had this little bit of back and forth. The Senate was trying to time it in a way. They said not this week, meaning last week. The House came out and released their budget proposal on Thursday, and then the Senate just all of a sudden drops theirs out of nowhere on Friday. So the why on this? Like why the gamesmanship? And it turns out it's really just all about the line items, the special projects, the priorities of members in other chambers. They want to have a period of time where they're able to kind of figure out how they're going to maneuver. certain things so they may hold back on one chamber in a specific line item or put something in there that they know they're going to horse trade later um and yeah we've had this in the past but it's really just it's just surprising that even in the timing part we're beginning to see it all bubble up why what i mean what's so what's the big deal here Gosh, it really just boils down to individuals and personalities. And we've had this in the past. I mean, this is not an issue that is germane to, you know, this time period. And I even had to do a little bit of a walk down history lane. I was trying to think about how far back some of these go. 2010 to 2012, Dean Cannon was a speaker. Mike Herodopoulos was the Senate president. There are people out there getting flashbacks right now as they listen. Big, big fight brood over the establishment and the funding of Florida Polytech. It was a specific senator's legacy project also happened to be the appropriations chair at the time. And that's my problem with all of this, is it gets, and this is my view only. When people's to-do list and their egos connected to their to-do list, Trump, what needs to happen for the people of the state of Florida, we've got problems. And I don't mean, and I won't impugn the motivation on. Yeah, leave that to me. You can do that.

I'm going to assume that in that process, the individual really felt that that project and that university needed to happen for the state of Florida to advance its high-tech corridor. And it's a great university now. So we're not that he's been proven right, but at least, you know, it wasn't a boondoggle. Sure. But then you got about 10 years back, 2014, 2016. Steve Chris O'Josh Hawley was Speaker, Andy Gardner was Senate President. big fight over the debate on expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. The House back then actually left town early. They gabbled out. They adjourned signing die. The Senate was still in session and they did it solely as a positioning tactic. Yeah. And, you know, those are just the ones that got a little bit more newsplay. They're big enough to warrant people outside of the process. paying attention and therein lies the question of the day how much of what is transpiring last session and this session how much of that is visible to the people inside the bubble the few thousand who are really invested in it versus the 10 million other voters in the state, how much are they seeing and what does it impact on them? Yeah, that's the key. When they go to the ballot box or whether they decide to stay home because they're just fed up with things. Tired of the noise. Exactly. And in this case, you know, for those of us in the Capitol City, we joke about Democrats fighting amongst each other. This is Republicans fighting amongst each other. And it's going to be interesting to see what kind of reaction we have. Now the budget specifically, we'll talk about that next. Channeling Mavis Staple here is Sal Nuzzo, a little out-take-you- there. Welcome. It's the morning show with Preston Scott. It is the Monday edition on Tuesday. We normally do this on Monday, but because of President's Day, we have bumped this segment to today because it's just too important. Now, we're at the budget. Everyone was all up in arms at the theatrics last week, but what's the budget? look like now. Yeah, so each chamber has a budget proposal. They will pass it through the appropriation subcommittees onto their chambers, and then they will establish a conference committee, which will finalize it. On the House side, you've got a budget of about $113.5 billion, which is a billion less in dollars than last year's final figure after the line item vetoes. but it's also $4 billion less than what the governor proposed this year. Are you surprised by that? I am that it's that much of a gap given where they've been in prior years. Big emphasis on health care in their budget proposal. One item that's newsworthy has to do with Medicaid. So Florida's done a what they call a Medicaid waiver where we administer our state's Medicaid program through managed...

care organizations. And the issue is on infant mortality rates and tying the incentives and penalties to increases and decreases in the infant mortality rate, which is a really good measure because what you're wanting to do is you're wanting to lower that mortality rate, especially in the populations that are getting Medicaid. They did include in their budget a governor's priority, which is a transfer of a campus, the University of South Florida, to new college of Florida. And this is interesting because the current board of trustees chair at USF, Will Weatherford, who used to be a House speaker way back when, is saying that won't happen. So I am paying attention to that. They'll be playing some strategy in the House budget with the Tampa Ray Stadium. There's money for the new stadium is not in the House budget, but it's one of the Senate's priorities under one of the senators who's in leadership there. So we're going to have to see. Are we talking about a funding of half? the stadium? I think it's a $50 million line item. So I don't know how much of the total share of that there is. But it's something that if you're in Tampa, you're paying a whole lot of attention to it because there's a lot of debate on what happens. Well, sure. And it is an economic driver, but I would question how much of one, because if you look at attendance at Rays games, it's not very good. And some would argue, me among them, that the stadium quality keeps... a ton of people away. I agree. I have been to two games at that stadium, and it is one of the worst that I've ever attended. It's not easy to get to either. Yeah, and it's just not conducive to good... baseball and i'm a baseball guy so okay okay uh one other point of contention on the house side is what happens with doge so the executive office of the governor they've got the doge effort office the cfo has the f aFO the florida agency for fiscal oversight uh the house has no money in their budget to continue either of those they're looking to beef up uh the legislative arm and call it the florida accountability office Based on my read, it'd be similar to what Opaga used to be years ago. Now, on the Senate side, $115 billion, closer to the governor's figure, also roughly where the current year landed. But I did do some math on this. So Florida's population were expected to be between $23.7 to $24.3 million this year. So if we use the middle point of that $24 million. That works out to around $4,700 and some dollars per capita in state spending in each of the budget. So depending on how Texas reports theirs, because they do a two-year budget, we would either be 49th or 50th in state spending per capita. The national average is around 9,000. Nearly double. Yeah. So this is something that... I'm beginning to pay attention to because at some point you've trimmed all fat. You've gotten rid of as much waste, fraud, and abuse as you can. And we're beginning to...

get to that point now. And so, you know, that's kind of where it's all at on the budget. So do you tend to lean towards Doge, Florida has done its job and it's time to move on? I think that there is absolutely a place for a robust policy and auditing arm of the state government. Now, where that is housed, I can see the house's point that legislature should control that because they control the purse strings ultimately. I can see where the CFO can make a very good case that that is exactly his role as a cabinet secretary. I can see the governor as the chief administrator making a good case on that. We got more to talk about with Sal Nuzzo of the... Oh my gosh, I almost said it. I almost said it. I almost said, JMI. That's okay. No, it's not. It's fine. No, it's not. It's not. I just... I love my JMI people. Yeah, I know you do, but it's bad on me. All right. We got more to talk about with Sal Nuzzo, Executive Director of Consumers Defense here in the morning show with Preston Scott.

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opinion has been referenced to four committees. It's not been placed on a single agenda. So unless there are some creative moves that get made in the end, it will pass a Senate and die in the House. On that note as well, Data Center, Senate Bill 484 from Brian Avila, a lot of tentacles to it, everything from water use, energy consumption, environmental, holding rate payers harmless. And it would also set some pretty strict guidelines on the establishment. and development of them. And so on its agenda for a final committee today, House companion reference to three committees, not been placed on a single agenda. So again, effectively on life support, if not dead. What's going on with the right to repair? Yeah, because you've talked about this a bunch over the year, Senate Bill 806 requiring manufacturers of portable wireless devices purchased or used in the state to make all of those documentation and parts available for non-authorized repair. It does. not apply to motor vehicle manufacturers or dealers, but there is another part of the bill that applies it to agricultural equipment because John Deere is there. Pass a full Senate 39 to 0. House companion reference to three committees, not been placed on a single agenda. Again, same status. Shifting to affordability. We got a minute left. Okay. And I'll maybe tease this up. I keep saying whoever does more and messages better on the issue of affordability is almost certainly going to win the U.S. House or Representatives might even win control of the U.S. Senate. It's a topic that cuts across a number of areas. Sure. But ultimately, this is one that gets to voters in their bank account. And we've got a number of different bills that in the next segment we can walk through and then land the plane on a few other things that are kind of in the weeds and languishing. All right. Let's get right to that next with Sal Neuzo of Consumer's Defense here on the morning show with Preston Scott.

To the MAD Radio Network, where we challenge you to make a difference in your world in a positive way, improving the lives of others. It's the morning show with Preston Scott. All right, here we go. Final segment here with Sal Nuzzo. Go! Yeah, just going to race through some of these property tax reform on the affordability agenda. We know what the governor's called for. House has moved two proposals, the 10-year phase out, and then 205, which does the same thing but for seniors. 207 would lift a cap on portability for Save Our Homes. It's been heard in one House committee. The other two are going to pass the House, but not a single companion bill has been filed or talked of in the Senate. So if they're going to do this, it might. have to be done in a special. And just to remind, it would appear that property tax is a special session issue. Yes, that is looking further like that. Okay. 1143, the Starter Homes Act from Danny Nix on lot sizes. It got on the agenda in a House committee Monday. Senate companion 948 has been through one committee. They've got a ways to go. Property insurance reform 1028 from Joe Gruders on the Senate. House companion has been through one committee. a lot more to go and it does have a commerce reference, but it's not made it on an agenda. So that's kind of on a life support status as it stands. Adam Batana and Keith True now, 103 and 122, stricter requirements on local governments imposing fees on businesses. It's moving, but the Senate version has only reached one committee. Also, life support. But rural Renaissance bill from Corey Simon 250. This is a priority of the Senate president. It passed a Senate 390. House companion has been referenced to four committees, not been heard by any. Speaker's priority bills in health care, notably 693. made it through one committee, but has one more. And the Sanik quote unquote companion, it really isn't even a true companion. So there's going to, if that's going to pass, it's going to be in some kind of maneuvering that happens late in the day. What's still? under consideration. Yeah, a couple of bills still in play in that arena. 962 from Jen Bradley, zoning bill on land use for agricultural land. It's a good bill that would allow farmers to be able to sell off plots of their land for development. Senate Bill 48 from Don Bill Gates. It would prohibit locals from using zoning and permitting laws for what are called accessory dwelling units on their property. Senate passed it unanimously. Danny Nixon, the House, he's got it. It's made it through one. committee so there's some hope there and then utility services uh this is a big one because leon county has this issue would restrict the degree to which municipal utilities could transfer revenues that they received to the local government's general fund a huge issue here it's on its final stop tuesday and rules and the companion in the house has only one stop i i like this bill and i also like its chances

E-verified dead on the vine? Yeah, a number of things that seem to be also dead. 197, that's the E-Verify bill from Jocquez. The Senate side has not heard it. 318. The big school choice reform from Don Bill Gates. It passed a Senate unanimously. No House companion. 156 from Tom Leak, which would have increased, which increases the penalties on law and for, against law and for. increases the penalties for violence against law enforcement officers. I needed to make sure I said that correctly. Pass a full Senate. House has a companion from Tyler Soroy. It's been through its committee. It was added to the House Chambers calendar more than three weeks ago. So they're stalling on that. 133, the minimum age for firearm purchase, pulled back on some of the Stoneman Douglas bills that got passed. Pass the full House sent to the Senate. It was referred to rules. more than three weeks ago. Stalled. The bill from Corey Simon on Senate Bill 320 was set in motion to increase the efficiencies in public schools. It passed a Senate unanimously. The House companion restaurants to four committees, none have heard it. And the big one from Kim Kendall 173 on parental rights for minors in schools and some other conditions there. Through two committees, it's on its agenda for the final stop. week, the Senate companion from Aaron Grohl has been assigned to three, but none have heard it yet. Before I ask what's coming up this week to members of the House and Senate, what are we paying you to do? You're not passing anything. It's embarrassing. Anyway, what's coming up this week? This week, the budget subcommittees are going to be in full action, and I'm guessing that they will pass through each chamber's budget, and then early next week, each chamber will vote on their respective budgets triggering the conference committee. The Senate Rules Committee begins its marathon committee hearings. They've got one today beginning at noon going to 6 p.m. So, you know, stay. Stay hydrated, I guess. Major committees are meeting through Thursday. We'll see what comes out and hopefully have more to report on next week. I'm really hoping I'm wrong and a damn breaks and all of a sudden, you know, the floodgates of bills get passed and whatnot. We're just going to have to see, but it's... And how much time do they have left? They've got about 20-some days left. Three weeks. Yeah, three weeks. If they signy die on time, we'll have to see how it goes. Thanks. as always. Always a pleasure to be with you. Sal Nuzzo with me from Consumer's Defense, 46 past the hour. Well, in case you were wondering how President's Day went for me.

I returned home on Sunday from a long weekend trip. Wouldn't have been able to do it had we worked yesterday, so we were able to go down to Central Florida. I mentioned that. Watch my nephew visited with my sister-in-law, brother-in-law, and my niece, but saw my nephew play hockey. And that was the first time we've had a chance to see Carter play. He was goalie. Did great. He was just, he was awesome. That was fun. Got to hang out with one of our kids and his wife. That was fun and illuminating. And then, of course, we made our way back up, avoided I-75 for the most part, which was glorious. And found away from Central Florida without being on I-9-I-75 at the turnpike or Kala, which is where it's just a train wreck all the time. So that was great. Yesterday. Just enjoyed some time with my wife, had a nice little brunch. Certainly had more fun than the liberals had outside Trump Tower in New York City where they just gathered and flipped off Trump Tower. I'm not kidding. That's what a bunch of the liberals did. They spent the day flipping off Trump Tower. It really hurt the building's feelings a lot. Meanwhile, in West Palm Beach, they showed up outside Trump International to say thank you to the president, support the president. So he sent out food and drinks to the supporters, which is so Trump. It is just make sure they're taken care of. It was great. Brought to you by Barano Heeding and Air. It's the Morning Show 180 on WFLA. Look back at the radio program in 180 seconds or less. The verse of the day, Habakkuk 214, for the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea. Spent a little time ruminating on that. Of course, we had a long visit with Sal Nuzzo, shared some Rush Limbaugh with you today. Today is the five-year anniversary of Rush's passing. And as you well know, we take time on Rush's birthday, on the date of his passing, and throughout the year to just listen to some Rush. It's great. It's great fun to put Rush Limbaugh out there. and let you listen. It just is. Big stories in the press box. Nothing has developed in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie. Other than the family has been completely and totally exonerated, no involvement. And Savannah Guthrie's latest video indicates some coaching by an FBI profiler suggesting that. The person who snatched Nancy Guthrie's in over his head or over their head, if it's more than one person, and might be in a panic mode right now, which is why perhaps they've not heard anything more. This is, again, I just, I hope and pray for the best. I really do.

But I just don't have a good feeling about the way this is going to end. Man, joked about moving into Billy Elish's mansion. Her response was to call ICE and have him thrown out of the country. I'm not kidding. It's exactly what happened. The guy posted a joke online. He got stopped at the airport, questioned for 30 hours at LAX and sent back. How about the joke that Billy Elish, who lectured America during the Grammys about no one's illegal that's on stolen land? went ahead and had someone called out and deported. We'll be back tomorrow. Have a great day. Forget whatever plans you have this weekend because you're staying at home and playing on SpinQuest. And there's never been a better time to sign up than right now. New users get $30 coin packs for just $10. All the table games you love with hundreds of slot games and real cash prizes. That's at SpinQuest.com. SpinQuest.com. SpinQuest is a free-to-play social casino. Avoid where prohibited. Visit SpenQuest.com for more details.