It's not just his failure to condemn the phrase global intifada, which of course calls for the killing of Jewish people, but also many of his socialist policies. Right? Like state run grocery stores, his historic attack on law enforcement. [00:00:15] You know, listen, I, I think he's a very impressive candidate and. Right. And and I'm not taking that away from, from him. But my problem is that he's a socialist and he should be in the Socialist Party, not in the Democratic Party. [00:00:31] Yesterday, Democratic Congressman Josh Gottheimer lied about New York City mayoral candidate Zoran Mamdani, who has in fact condemned the phrase global intifada. But honestly, that's not the real issue here. Okay. The fact that he is not willing to be deferential to the needs and wants [00:00:49] of a foreign government is the issue. And all of the various government officials and members of Congress who have been, effectively bribed by the Israel lobby are captured by that foreign government. Josh Gottheimer happens to be one of them. In his political career, he has taken at least man, that is a lot of money, [00:01:08] over $2 million from the Israel lobby. This is from AIPAC tracker. Now, according to track AIPAC, which uses that data from Open Secrets, which you could look up yourself again, has taken over $2 million from pro-Israel individuals and organizations. And if you're wondering, wait a minute, did Mamdani condemn the phrase [00:01:28] globalized intifada? He actually did. And that came in the form of an interview earlier this month. Take a look. Words have consequences, and sometimes we need to examine our own positions to build unity. Has your personal views on the phrase of of global infantata changed [00:01:48] since you've been running for mayor? Do you understand those that see it in a more threatening way than saying, I'm just not going to police other people's language? Yes, they have. And you know, when we won the primary election, I said on that stage that I know that millions of New Yorkers care deeply about what happens [00:02:07] in Israel and Palestine. And I'm one of those New Yorkers, and I commit to reaching even further, to understand disagreement in the meetings that I have had since that moment. I've met with Jewish elected officials, with rabbis, with community leaders. [00:02:22] And there was one rabbi that spoke to me about how that phrase for her brought back memories of bus bombings in Haifa, of restaurant attacks in Jerusalem. And so I have said after having that conversation that this is language I would discourage. [00:02:38] I love that. I mean, to me, that's the sign of an actual leader, someone who's willing to engage in dialog and change their mind. Right. Like, and I understand why he initially didn't, because it doesn't automatically mean that you're looking to engage in violent political action. [00:02:58] But I don't know, like, there's been a lot of condemnation was, in regard to frittatas. And it's a little bit unfair, I think, to the Spanish people who came up with that cuisine. - I don't. - Know Infetados. Infetados is one of my favorite dishes known to man. [00:03:19] The frittata is just so delicious every morning. - I look, I think I think he's smart. - Yes. - Quote unquote moderate on this. - I agree. [00:03:35] Ultimately, what are we talking about? We are literally talking about language here. He's not moderating his stance on the depravity of the war that Israel is carrying out on the civilian population of Gaza. [00:03:52] He's not moderating on his stance that Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal. He's just like, yeah, I think we could come up with probably some better phrasing to get our point across, and I think that's completely imbalanced. [00:04:08] And I know some certain people jumped out the window. I was like, oh, see, look, they've gotten to him already. I'm like, guys like, you can't be serious. No. If this I'm sorry. Some kind of reversal or backtrack to you, you're insane. [00:04:24] I, I totally agree with you. I saw the condemnation that Mamdani was dealing with from those people. But those are the types of people who are looking for any reason to doubt him anyway. They were looking for any reason to, like, prove that they're more pure than Mamdani is. [00:04:40] And it's just like, I just ignore those people wholeheartedly. And, look, I'm not going to lie. I mean, I don't know where you stand on this, but living in LA and dealing with some of the crime issues that really blew up in 2001, they've gotten better since I was worried about his stance on policing, [00:04:58] I really was, because when we in LA cut the police budget by 150 million. That was pretty disastrous because it led to a severe shortage of LAPD deputies in a city that was already like, with far fewer sworn officers per capita [00:05:17] compared to other big cities. And so now we have this big issue where we're having trouble recruiting cops. When you call the cops or call 911 for help, it'll take forever for police to show up. Sometimes they don't show up at all if they don't think that the issue is enough of an emergency. And so he moderated his views on that as well. [00:05:34] And that immediately made me respect him more because he's like, look, this is what I think we should do. I'm not looking to cut the number of sworn officers, but what I do want to do is hire mental health professionals who work alongside the cops. That, in my opinion, is a far better model because there are calls [00:05:52] that police respond to that they're not necessarily the best suited for. But those calls could have like a situation where someone's having a mental health episode and does pose a physical threat to a mental health professional, and they're going to have to call the cops anyway. And that's happened in LA. And I know that because of, my best friend, [00:06:11] she works as a social worker. She actually told me about that. And so it makes more sense to add, not to subtract from public services. That's the way I see it. Now let's move on to others. And look, I'm going to say one other thing about Gottheimer [00:06:26] and typical corporate Democrats. I think at this point, they're actually doing Mamdani a favor. Oh, yeah. Right. Yeah. Tell me it's such a sharp contrast. And I think and I've seen the point being made before. I do think this is a Tea Party moment for the Democrats, where the Zoran's are. [00:06:46] They're going to be cutting to the heart of what the actual base wants. And these corporatized, you know, centrist stand for nothing, no actual constituency anywhere in this country. [00:07:02] They're doing themselves. They're accelerating their demise by opposing this guy who so clearly is loved by your party's own base. Yeah, that's such a good point. So, you know, even as. [00:07:18] - Eric Cantor all over again. - Don't say, don't say Eric Cantor. Come on. Wait did Eric Cantor he wasn't against the Tea Party. He was very much in favor of the Tea Party. No, he was like a little he was a he was definitely a corporatized kind of. [00:07:33] - Oh, I don't you know. - That's right. I'm not really into the tactics and blah blah blah. - And then I got his ass up out of here. - That's right, that's right. And look, Chuck Schumer, House minority I'm sorry, Senate minority leader still refuses to endorse. The number two. And you know what I say. Good. [00:07:49] I think your endorsement is actually going to hurt him, not help him. - It is what it is. - I think somebody opposes him finally. And they're going to point this out as, like how out of touch this clown is. Likely every time you ring the bell below, an angel gets his wings. [00:08:06] Totally not true, but it does keep you updated on our live shows.