In the information war of our time, journalist Bianca De la Garza exposes the left's war on truth in her new book, Incoming! With trust in the media at an all-time low, De la Garza delves into the manipulation and bias that has infiltrated journalism, and calls for a new wave of independent journalists who prioritize truth and serving the public. De la Garza explores the battle lines of this political landscape and offers hope for a revival of authentic and trusted journalism.
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Huckabee Today | Bianca De la Garza: The Fight for Truth | Huckabee Today | January 3, 2025
- And good evening.
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- Welcome to huckabee
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- Today, a show that is filled with common sense
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- And uncommonly interesting conversation with newsmakers
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- And those who help the rest of us understand
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- The news a little better.
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- In some cases, a whole lot better.
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- Well, donald trump calls it fake news.
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- Many americans continue to lose faith in the media.
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- In fact, trust in the news media is at a record low.
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- A recent gallup
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- Poll shows that less than one third of the country
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- Has a fair amount of trust and confidence in the media.
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- Our guest tonight goes further, saying
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- That we're in the information war of our time.
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- Bianca de la garza is a host at newsmax,
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- Also the author of a new book called incoming
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- On the frontlines of the left's war on truth.
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- Very happy to have bianca de la garza with me today.
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- You know, bianca, first of all, this is a little different.
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- Usually you're interviewing me on newsmax today.
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- I get to turn the tables.
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- So you better be glad that you've always been nice to me,
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- Because i'm going to be nice to you today
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- Since you've always been kind.
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- Welcome to the show.
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- I know i was thinking
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- The same thing as you were bringing me on.
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- I'm like, role reversal. this is quite. now. this is.
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- It's actually a quite a treat for me.
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- I enjoy your show.
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- I love it when you come on mine, but it really is
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- Conversations that, you know, critical days ahead.
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- You know?
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- Well, i appreciate that.
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- And i'm very excited about talking the topic.
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- Just full disclosure, the book that you've just
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- Written is one that i've
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- Written an endorsement for, because i think it's a really,
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- Terrific description of what's going on in the news media.
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- So let's get into it.
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- You describe the current political landscape in the media
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- As a war by the left on traditional values.
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- So let's talk about what that battle line really is.
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- Well, i think, to the point of where
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- We stand right now, there's an opportunity to right
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- Some of the wrongs in the wrongs have been perpetuated against
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- Children, family, our economy,
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- And our sense of just,
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- Security in this country.
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- And, you know, when we have, this election
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- That we look back and i can't even believe
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- When i started writing this book that i would be writing about
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- Basically a coup and not one, but two assassination attempts.
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- To think about that is sort of is is it's
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- Powerful in, in one way, because we're encapsulating history,
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- But it's also energizing in another way,
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- Because now we can see how the next chapter is written.
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- And i do believe the american exceptionalism
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- And what our founding fathers came here for,
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- That spirit can never be squashed.
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- Even with tyrannical governments and forces,
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- That are trying to, you know, kill our spirit, we are strong.
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- And i also believe and i get into this,
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- Our faith is actually stronger now than ever.
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- Governor.
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- You know,
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- Donald trump
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- Famously said that there were people in the press
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- Who were the enemy of the people.
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- He was roundly condemned for that.
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- But when i see a media and it's most of them,
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- Not all, but most who just don't
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- Even tell the same story the same way.
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- Joe biden recently called, supporters
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- Of donald trump garbage
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- And the media ignored that and tried
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- To make up and say, well, he really didn't say that.
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- Well, yes he did. we all saw it.
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- I mean, we're not stupid. we can see the video.
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- It wasn't like it was.
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- There was just a print version of it.
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- But when a comedian, not donald trump, but some comedian
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- That spoke long before donald trump even got to madison
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- Square garden says what was really a stupid,
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- Unfortunate and, i think
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- Ridiculous joke that fell flat even in the room.
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- He says that joke, and suddenly it's donald trump's fault.
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- It was if it had come out of donald trump's mouth
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- When those kind of things keep happening.
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- It's not a one off.
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- I think it is true that the media becomes
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- The enemy of the people, because if
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- They're not telling the truth
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- And giving the public an opportunity to decide
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- What that truth really does for them are to them,
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- Then they're being
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- Not just dishonest, they're taking on a role of advocacy.
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- So is it fair for donald trump to call some of these folks
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- An enemy of the people?
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- Yes it is.
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- And as somebody who loves the profession
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- And got into it almost 30 years ago,
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- I always wanted to be the voice for the voiceless.
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- I wanted to root out corruption.
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- I wanted to cover politicians, not,
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- Hang out with them
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- And befriend them like we see now with the washington elites
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- And also the legacy media outlets.
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- And, governor, you're 100% right.
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- He said garbage.
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- We know what he said.
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- And karine jean-pierre used the word cheap fakes
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- During this election season when we saw what we saw,
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- And a strong cated election season has allowed us
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- To really see the machinations of the lies.
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- And, i believe they're clinging to their power
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- For self-preservation nation.
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- Because the media overlords also know they've eroded
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- Any shred of trust
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- With the american people, as you cited that gallup poll.
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- So now there's a point of no return.
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- So as a you know, i'm
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- Not a psychologist, but as a human,
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- They just have to continue on down this path.
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- And it is one, make no mistake that americans realize,
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- And i think elon musk buying ads was a huge game changer
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- And democratizing information.
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- We do have to see this forward.
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- We do have to,
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- Thank goodness, have shows like yours outlets like newsmax,
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- Where i helm three hours of daily coverage
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- To combat information as it's coming in real time.
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- When kamala harris stands in front of her home
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- At the naval observatory and uses words
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- Like donald trump, you know,
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- Wants to be like hitler, and she's flanked by flags.
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- It the propaganda is not just the words they speak,
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- It's the optics.
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- And, you really need discernment.
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- And i do believe there is a growing thirst for truth.
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- And i do believe what you said is so important
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- When you have the conduits to the information.
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- Most americans
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- Don't hold the microphone, don't get to ask questions
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- When the conduit for information,
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- As i believe i am a vessel for that.
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- They are not asking the questions.
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- We have a collapse of society.
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- We don't have a free and fair press.
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- We have state run media.
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- That's communism.
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- That's how to control the masses.
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- He who controls the message.
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- We're so dangerously close to that.
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- But i do believe that we will have a massive turnaround.
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- And i do believe that americans,
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- Have been so, awakened with hunter biden laptop
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- With covid disinformation
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- That they're ready now to kind of say,
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- I'd rather listen to joe rogan and 60 minutes.
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- You know, you mentioned a couple of things
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- That that really have, i think, do i mean, just destroy
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- Trust that people have in the media?
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- One was during covid when,
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- You know,
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- We were told that if we went into a walmart store with 1200
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- Total strangers, we were safe. no problem.
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- But if you went to church, you're going to die because you
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- Got to be around somebody. they're going to kill you
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- Because they were there with you.
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- Same thing happened during election.
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- If you questioned anything about the election
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- While you were on election denier.
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- Yet hillary and any number of democrats
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- Questioned the 2016 election with impunity.
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- And people keep saying this, and they say
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- The journalists are no longer calling balls and strikes.
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- They're not wearing striped jerseys.
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- They're wearing team jerseys.
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- They picked side and they're playing for one of the teams.
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- That's when it destroys the credibility.
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- Will it ever,
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- Come back?
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- Is there a way back for journalism
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- To regain a level of trust?
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- I think certain outlets will be able to look back and say,
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- We were on the right side of history,
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- And i include our programs that were speaking,
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- You know, on our it's one of them.
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- But i don't i think the debate debacle this year,
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- The fact checking, the,
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- Clear, blatant interference with, you know, 60 minutes free
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- Swapping a question
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- Because the answer was it pressured even when, you know,
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- Joe biden was on his cleanup tour and the radio station
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- Admitted that you ask the questions,
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- I don't think i think there's a point of
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- No return for some of the legacy media.
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- I think their brands are tarnished beyond repair.
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- But i think that also opens up sort of a new, fresh
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- Crop of journalists.
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- And i like i have an 18 year old daughter, i'm a conservative.
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- I'm a mom. i really love this nation.
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- And i, i don't even think of this as a job.
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- I think of this is as a calling, and i'm i
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- When i say i'm a vessel,
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- I'm really here to serve to to bring information to people.
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- And if, if i,
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- My character, i'm able to sleep at night
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- And i don't know how these people do.
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- So i don't think some of these networks will be saved.
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- Doesn't mean they won't exist,
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- Because there's so much money behind the machine
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- And sort of controlling the message.
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- They'll always continue.
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- They'll always continue on this path.
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- Well, i think you made a great point
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- About,
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- The legacy media and how that they have destroyed themselves,
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- And i agree, i don't think there's a way back.
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- I want to get into, more with you in a moment.
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- We've got to take a break.
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- When we come back with bianca de la
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- Garza, we're going to be talking more about her brand new book.
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- Which is really going to be one you'll want to read to find out
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- From the inside what's happening in this world of journalism.
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- How is it that the left has co-opted
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- Our information pipeline, and what can we do about it
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- Without that
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- Great support of our sponsors, we don't get to be here.
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- We like them a lot, and we want you to like them too.
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- And then we'll be right back with bianca.
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- We are back with newsmax host bianca
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- De la garza, author of the book new, incoming!
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- And it's, on the front lines of the left's war on truth.
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- And i think most of us recognize the left is at war
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- With not just truth, but with many of us.
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- I want to get into the fact that donald trump's news
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- Coverage has been over 90% negative.
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- Kamala harris's news coverage through this campaign
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- Has been almost 90% positive.
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- And it's really difficult to believe
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- That that many stories are authentically negative
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- About donald trump and that that many
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- Are authentically positive about kamala harris.
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- Before the break,
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- We talked about the legacy media,
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- But it seems that
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- There is a new wave of journalism it's coming from.
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- We can call them independent
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- Journalist or citizen journalist,
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- But people just don't get all their news
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- From david muir of abc, our norah o'donnell at cbs.
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- They're getting it from x
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- And facebook and and from each other.
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- Is this upending the traditional ways in which people even
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- Get information?
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- Yeah.
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- I mean, i use the word,
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- Democratization of information, right?
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- And i, i think that allowing allowing
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- A, a no filter when people are posting on x
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- And, seeing things real time and letting people make up
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- Their minds is a very powerful thing.
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- And that having thoughtful discussions
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- And even discussions with people
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- From the other political side sometimes, i mean,
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- I don't even see this as left or right.
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- I see it as is, you know, good versus evil.
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- And we can have, you know, my programs.
- 00:11:35.820 --> 00:11:37.722
- We speak to republicans and democrats
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- And we let people, you know, actually think for themselves.
- 00:11:40.291 --> 00:11:43.961
- You know, this is a lot about control.
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- And, the media is just another tool to control.
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- And, you know, i think it's been sort of put into motion
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- A long time ago, governor, with the universities,
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- With the marxist professors, with people who really don't,
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- Want our country to have anyone, you know,
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- Questioning those in power.
- 00:12:03.915 --> 00:12:05.850
- And i think the, you know, the way networks
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- Have sort of been able to now install people,
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- Whether it be a jen psaki or other operatives
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- Who clearly have their own, agenda.
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- And, and it just goes unnoticed.
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- And even, like you said,
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- The word garbage. the washington post
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- Was like trying to say that was what it is.
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- And they won't endorse a candidate.
- 00:12:28.573 --> 00:12:30.041
- And people are like, well, if you don't endorse
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- A candidate, you're basically endorsing hitler.
- 00:12:31.542 --> 00:12:34.645
- I mean, it's just we're at such a hyper charged time
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- That i think it ultimately will make people, who
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- Are looking for truth, create new outlets, new podcasts.
- 00:12:42.053 --> 00:12:45.223
- I feel like every day there's like a new outlet
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- Or someone tells me about that.
- 00:12:46.958 --> 00:12:48.459
- It's it's fascinating just to see people come to our side.
- 00:12:48.459 --> 00:12:51.963
- And i do believe the younger people who look at their future,
- 00:12:51.963 --> 00:12:55.900
- They can't afford to buy a home.
- 00:12:55.900 --> 00:12:57.969
- They want to have
- 00:12:57.969 --> 00:12:59.070
- The american dream, just like their mom and dad did,
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- And they make less than their parents did back in 1980.
- 00:13:01.372 --> 00:13:04.542
- I think that there
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- Could be a wave and a rebirth and a resurgence of children
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- And young folks in their minds, to really seek the truth.
- 00:13:09.046 --> 00:13:12.950
- And i really hope a lot of them
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- Go into the profession of journalism.
- 00:13:14.318 --> 00:13:17.188
- They're like i said, they're always going to be the
- 00:13:17.188 --> 00:13:19.390
- Legacy media, but they are caught
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- And they are weaponized against not just,
- 00:13:22.426 --> 00:13:26.664
- The candidate donald trump, but also our way of life.
- 00:13:26.664 --> 00:13:30.368
- And, we have to really be in step with what's happening
- 00:13:30.368 --> 00:13:34.372
- Because there's there's big tech, there's big pharma,
- 00:13:34.372 --> 00:13:37.575
- There's big media, and then there's the rest of us.
- 00:13:37.575 --> 00:13:40.378
- And that's really kind of where we're at in america right now.
- 00:13:40.378 --> 00:13:43.514
- And it's historic times but hopeful times. governor.
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- Yeah.
- 00:13:49.153 --> 00:13:49.954
- Can we just have a minute or so left?
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- So i want to get to the fact
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- You've won a lot of awards, emmy nominated repeatedly.
- 00:13:52.690 --> 00:13:56.427
- You had a number of awards for investigative journalism
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- In california as well as in boston,
- 00:13:59.397 --> 00:14:01.933
- Where you have been, before your career at newsmax.
- 00:14:01.933 --> 00:14:06.237
- I don't see that same level of what i would call
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- An independent approach to stories
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- Where you go after the truth,
- 00:14:11.842 --> 00:14:13.544
- It may lead you to expose someone on the right
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- May lead you to expose someone on the left.
- 00:14:16.280 --> 00:14:18.783
- But the point is, you're
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- Trying to serve the public by saying, here's a scandal.
- 00:14:19.951 --> 00:14:22.954
- You need to know about it because it could affect you.
- 00:14:22.954 --> 00:14:26.223
- That's what i hope we get back to.
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- And that's what i heard you just say,
- 00:14:28.059 --> 00:14:30.094
- Is that maybe young people
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- Will want to become what i call just authentic journalist
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- Going after the story, not going after a specific person
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- Already having the story written
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- Before they find out what the facts are.
- 00:14:41.072 --> 00:14:43.107
- How did you approach stories?
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- And i know we don't have much time,
- 00:14:45.910 --> 00:14:47.278
- But i got to ask that question
- 00:14:47.278 --> 00:14:48.946
- How did you approach stories and why are we missing that now?
- 00:14:48.946 --> 00:14:52.383
- Well, i worked for people and news
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- Directors that i really admired,
- 00:14:53.818 --> 00:14:55.353
- And i did not want to fail them.
- 00:14:55.353 --> 00:14:57.221
- My first job in albany,
- 00:14:57.221 --> 00:14:58.356
- New york, legendary news director, hired me,
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- And it was a week before i was graduated.
- 00:15:00.558 --> 00:15:02.593
- I'm signing my contract
- 00:15:02.593 --> 00:15:03.761
- And the general manager said, when did you graduate?
- 00:15:03.761 --> 00:15:05.863
- And i signed so quickly?
- 00:15:05.863 --> 00:15:07.098
- Because i was afraid that ripped my contract out of my hands.
- 00:15:07.098 --> 00:15:09.133
- And that was like next week.
- 00:15:09.133 --> 00:15:10.935
- So when people take chances on you,
- 00:15:10.935 --> 00:15:12.503
- Which is wonderful to do as mentors,
- 00:15:12.503 --> 00:15:15.072
- You don't want to disappoint them.
- 00:15:15.072 --> 00:15:16.807
- But to your point,
- 00:15:16.807 --> 00:15:17.842
- I think that, you know, i write about the story.
- 00:15:17.842 --> 00:15:19.610
- It's thought smith and virginia, whose daughter was assaulted
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- In a bathroom by a boy in a skirt.
- 00:15:22.913 --> 00:15:24.281
- And it took a, you know, a daily caller reporter to go there.
- 00:15:24.281 --> 00:15:27.351
- These lazy
- 00:15:27.351 --> 00:15:28.552
- Journalists, this crop of lazy journalists, wants to sit back
- 00:15:28.552 --> 00:15:31.422
- And just have their, you know,
- 00:15:31.422 --> 00:15:33.824
- You know, lattes and get
- 00:15:34.358 --> 00:15:35.926
- Information or talking points
- 00:15:35.926 --> 00:15:37.628
- In the white house and then put them out
- 00:15:37.628 --> 00:15:39.530
- Are doing a disservice.
- 00:15:39.530 --> 00:15:40.765
- But they they're being shown that they are not the real deal.
- 00:15:40.765 --> 00:15:44.335
- And i agree it's going to be time,
- 00:15:44.335 --> 00:15:48.706
- But there is a new crop and a new wave.
- 00:15:48.706 --> 00:15:50.441
- And i really hope we get back to that,
- 00:15:50.441 --> 00:15:51.909
- Because i like to be a leader and an inspiration to others.
- 00:15:51.909 --> 00:15:54.945
- So maybe some young journalists will watch this show or newsmax
- 00:15:54.945 --> 00:15:58.115
- And know that there's an opportunity,
- 00:15:58.115 --> 00:15:59.650
- A white space for them to tell the truth.
- 00:15:59.650 --> 00:16:02.987
- I hope, people get the book incoming.
- 00:16:03.788 --> 00:16:06.323
- The left's war on the truth by bianca de la garza.
- 00:16:06.323 --> 00:16:10.027
- What a pleasure to have you. thank you for joining us today.
- 00:16:10.027 --> 00:16:12.730
- And good luck with the book.
- 00:16:12.730 --> 00:16:13.597
- I hope it's a bestseller
- 00:16:13.597 --> 00:16:15.533
- And that we got to kick it off
- 00:16:15.533 --> 00:16:16.934
- And encourage people to get it here today.
- 00:16:16.934 --> 00:16:18.602
- Thank you bianca.
- 00:16:18.602 --> 00:16:20.204
- Thank you governor.
- 00:16:20.204 --> 00:16:21.205
- Always great to be with you and your viewers.
- 00:16:21.205 --> 00:16:24.842
- We'll be right back with your emails.
- 00:16:25.643 --> 00:16:27.711
- We have a lot to talk about and we'll get to it
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- Right after this.
- 00:16:31.148 --> 00:16:32.216
- Stay with us.
- 00:16:32.216 --> 00:16:42.001
- And welcome back.
- 00:16:42.001 --> 00:16:42.461
- I hope you enjoyed our conversation
- 00:16:42.461 --> 00:16:43.862
- With bianca de la garza.
- 00:16:43.862 --> 00:16:45.764
- We want to get to your emails
- 00:16:45.764 --> 00:16:47.199
- Because we love hearing from you.
- 00:16:47.199 --> 00:16:49.501
- And you can send all of your comments to us
- 00:16:49.501 --> 00:16:51.937
- Simply by sending them by way of email comments
- 00:16:51.937 --> 00:16:55.407
- At mike huckabee.com.
- 00:16:55.407 --> 00:16:56.942
- You see how easy that is?
- 00:16:56.942 --> 00:16:58.710
- You might be sending us one right now.
- 00:16:58.710 --> 00:17:00.846
- Well, kelly sent this one.
- 00:17:00.846 --> 00:17:02.047
- She lives in carlisle, pennsylvania.
- 00:17:02.047 --> 00:17:03.648
- She says this i loved your show.
- 00:17:03.648 --> 00:17:05.884
- Speaking about the questions you've been asked,
- 00:17:05.884 --> 00:17:08.253
- Especially loved your comments on term limits.
- 00:17:08.253 --> 00:17:11.556
- She says, may i add a couple of points?
- 00:17:11.556 --> 00:17:13.091
- Well, of course, kelly, that's why we ask you to write us.
- 00:17:13.091 --> 00:17:15.827
- Here's what she asked.
- 00:17:15.827 --> 00:17:17.028
- 51% may be too low to be able to pass a bill.
- 00:17:17.028 --> 00:17:20.465
- One party strength in numbers could still control legislation.
- 00:17:20.465 --> 00:17:24.136
- My thought is legislators could and should be forced to vote
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- To benefit the american people,
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- Not the majority party leaders wishes.
- 00:17:29.608 --> 00:17:32.978
- I'm thinking 75 or 80%
- 00:17:32.978 --> 00:17:36.081
- Kelly having than a governor and dealing with the legislature
- 00:17:36.081 --> 00:17:39.184
- When i had to get 75% just for an appropriation bill.
- 00:17:39.184 --> 00:17:43.455
- It's a hard climb.
- 00:17:43.889 --> 00:17:46.758
- I'm not sure 75 or 80 is realistic.
- 00:17:46.758 --> 00:17:50.295
- I could live with maybe even a 60% vote.
- 00:17:50.295 --> 00:17:53.832
- But ultimately, politics is,
- 00:17:53.832 --> 00:17:56.201
- It's getting 50% plus one.
- 00:17:56.768 --> 00:17:58.937
- You win less than that, you lose.
- 00:17:58.937 --> 00:18:02.407
- It does mean the majority party can push certain things.
- 00:18:02.407 --> 00:18:05.911
- Although in the federal system,
- 00:18:05.911 --> 00:18:08.446
- Because of the way the senate rules are set up,
- 00:18:08.446 --> 00:18:11.116
- Generally it requires 60 votes
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- To get something of major legislation passed.
- 00:18:13.652 --> 00:18:16.922
- That's the downside.
- 00:18:17.389 --> 00:18:19.024
- It takes a whole lot of heavy lifting.
- 00:18:19.024 --> 00:18:21.326
- The upside.
- 00:18:21.326 --> 00:18:22.527
- It almost always requires at least a little bit of effort
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- Of a bipartisan nature.
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- That ain't all bad.
- 00:18:27.933 --> 00:18:29.534
- This comes to us from michael.
- 00:18:29.534 --> 00:18:31.870
- He lives in norton, massachusetts,
- 00:18:31.870 --> 00:18:34.139
- And says, i'm afraid with all the attention
- 00:18:34.139 --> 00:18:35.874
- On the presidency and the senate races,
- 00:18:35.874 --> 00:18:37.842
- The house races may be overshadowed.
- 00:18:37.842 --> 00:18:41.346
- I think you may be right, michael.
- 00:18:41.346 --> 00:18:43.048
- And the truth is,
- 00:18:43.048 --> 00:18:44.916
- A president really needs both the senate and the house.
- 00:18:44.916 --> 00:18:47.852
- And a strong agenda from the executive branch
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- To get something done of any consequence.
- 00:18:50.355 --> 00:18:52.424
- Otherwise, we end up with gridlock.
- 00:18:52.424 --> 00:18:54.993
- If you have the white house and only one house of congress,
- 00:18:54.993 --> 00:18:58.063
- You're pretty much stuck.
- 00:18:58.063 --> 00:18:59.197
- That's where we are now.
- 00:18:59.197 --> 00:19:01.099
- Quite frankly, sometimes gridlock is a
- 00:19:01.099 --> 00:19:04.202
- Heck of a lot better than what i would call putting the country
- 00:19:04.202 --> 00:19:08.240
- In a headlock, which sometimes happens.
- 00:19:08.240 --> 00:19:11.376
- And from lindale, texas, says, why can't we cancel
- 00:19:11.376 --> 00:19:14.045
- The department of education
- 00:19:14.045 --> 00:19:15.313
- And eliminate government control of our schools?
- 00:19:15.313 --> 00:19:18.049
- And we actually can.
- 00:19:18.049 --> 00:19:19.951
- That's where you need all three.
- 00:19:19.951 --> 00:19:22.220
- The executive.
- 00:19:22.220 --> 00:19:23.822
- And then you need both
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- Sides of the legislative, the house and the senate.
- 00:19:25.523 --> 00:19:28.560
- Those are just some of the ways
- 00:19:29.194 --> 00:19:30.495
- That if you have all three, you really can move the needle.
- 00:19:30.495 --> 00:19:34.799
- But if you don't, you can barely get much other
- 00:19:34.799 --> 00:19:37.969
- Than getting the needle right in your face.
- 00:19:37.969 --> 00:19:41.206
- That's the unfortunate part.
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- I want
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- To get to another email of yours and some other comments.
- 00:19:44.909 --> 00:19:47.779
- We're going to do that after this
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- Final break, so don't go anywhere
- 00:19:49.047 --> 00:19:50.548
- Because we have more of your emails coming up.
- 00:19:50.548 --> 00:19:53.084
- Stay with us.
- 00:19:53.084 --> 00:19:58.007
- Well, we may have just saved the very best for the last.
- 00:19:58.324 --> 00:20:00.593
- We have an email. this comes to us from tom.
- 00:20:00.593 --> 00:20:02.995
- He lives in opelika, alabama.
- 00:20:02.995 --> 00:20:05.598
- I wonder if he's a roll tide or war eagle,
- 00:20:05.598 --> 00:20:09.735
- Because if he's from alabama, he's one or the other.
- 00:20:09.735 --> 00:20:12.038
- He ain't neutral that much i know.
- 00:20:12.038 --> 00:20:14.540
- But here's what tom says
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- The program featuring you and your opinions was awesome.
- 00:20:15.908 --> 00:20:19.045
- I hope you'll consider a program on friday of each week
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- Featuring you and your opinions on popular topics.
- 00:20:21.447 --> 00:20:24.483
- Tom, i appreciate that.
- 00:20:24.483 --> 00:20:26.018
- Here's something we tried a couple of weeks ago.
- 00:20:26.018 --> 00:20:28.921
- I was my own guest.
- 00:20:28.921 --> 00:20:30.756
- It was kind of different,
- 00:20:30.756 --> 00:20:32.358
- But i did it because i thought, you know,
- 00:20:32.358 --> 00:20:33.993
- I get asked the same questions time and again
- 00:20:33.993 --> 00:20:36.462
- When i'm out making speeches and visiting with people.
- 00:20:36.462 --> 00:20:39.365
- And i thought maybe i can answer them on tv.
- 00:20:39.365 --> 00:20:41.801
- I'm deeply grateful
- 00:20:41.801 --> 00:20:43.235
- For the wonderful comments that so many of you sent to us,
- 00:20:43.235 --> 00:20:45.805
- And i hope you'll continue to send them.
- 00:20:45.805 --> 00:20:47.807
- You can send a bit comments.
- 00:20:47.807 --> 00:20:49.041
- Mike huckabee.com.
- 00:20:49.041 --> 00:20:50.943
- So please keep them coming.
- 00:20:50.943 --> 00:20:53.646
- Speaking of keeping it coming week,
- 00:20:53.646 --> 00:20:55.381
- Keep it coming every weekday right here on tbn.
- 00:20:55.381 --> 00:20:58.417
- But don't miss our weekend show coming to you from nashville.
- 00:20:58.417 --> 00:21:02.188
- It's a variety of things that you'll enjoy.
- 00:21:02.188 --> 00:21:05.291
- Up next, alan jackson.
- 00:21:05.758 --> 00:21:07.860
- Don't miss him.
- 00:21:07.860 --> 00:21:08.761
- And we'll be back next time.
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- Until then, good night. and god bless.
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