Andrew and Jerry Save The World!

There's breaking news happening!  It's being reported that Ronna Romney McDaniel is stepping down as Chair of the Republican National Committee.  Who is going to replace her? Major media outlets are reporting that Chairman of the North Carolina GOP, Michael Whatley, is going to step in as Chairman of the RNC.  As it happens, Andrew has known Michael Whatley for more than two decades, and last year, Andrew and Jerry sat down with him at CPAC 2023.  We've edited that show to pull out the interview with Michael Whatley, and we're presenting it as a bonus episode for you.  We talk about the challenges Republicans face going into 2024, what the RNC is doing to address those challenges, and specifically the work that Michael Whatley has done and is doing to get Republicans elected to office all across the United States.

New year, new show!  It's been a crazy first few weeks of 2024, and between work and weather, it's been tough to get together to do a show.  Andrew and Jerry break down the wet start to 2024, and talk about the weather in the context of both the climate change and energy debates.  They talk about the public policy problem of offering up so-called "solutions" that don't actually address problems (if they don't make them worse), and this dovetails into DEI policies, issues of race, and the demand in some corners for reparations--and, drawing a line between the call for reparations and the failed outcomes of Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty (that became a War on the Poor), discuss just how reparations might destroy communities of color in the United States.  The issue of policies that empower versus disempower people and what happens in an America where the left has make it impossible for Americans to have a common political heritage.  Then they look at the 2024 election--and the hypocrisy of so-called thought leaders who claim to be concerned about the impact of Biden Administration economic policy, yet seem to be working overtime to ensure Joe Biden's re-election. 

It's the last AJSTW before the end of the year, and 2023's most-important story broke this week:  4 members of the Colorado Supreme Court ruled Donald Trump ineligible for the presidential primary ballot, and not only ordered his name removed from it, but also took the extraordinary step of ruling that any write-in votes cast for Trump would be tossed out.  Obviously, Jerry and Andrew are deeply troubled by this, but there are so many questions.  Did the CO Supreme Court do this KNOWING that their decision would be overturned, and if so, why?  Why are people cheerleading this decision, why do 52% of Americans support it?  Which Democrats and so-called "Never Trumpers" disagree with this decision?  Under what circumstances would Joe Biden come out publicly and strongly denounce the CO Sup. Ct.'s decision?  They talk about the substance of the decision, why it will be overturned, and then tie it into the twin-stories of Hunter Biden defying the lawful subpoena from Congress, coupled with President Biden making the affirmative decision to allow Hunter Biden to fly on Marine One from Delaware to the White House with him (and leaving his name off the passenger manifest).  This Colorado decision will only serve to fuel the discontent and division in America--and Hollywood has decided to pour gasoline on those feelings with A24's new film, "Civil War".

All this and Christmas wishes from Andrew and Jerry Save The World!

Andrew and Jerry are LIVE from the studios at the Conservative Partnership Campus!  Jerry has Seinfeldian tales of parking his car, and this seems apt given the surreality of our political climate.  They revisit this week's debate, and question the purpose for which it serves. They look at the 2024 presidential landscape, and wonder whether we will even have an election result this time next year.  Will the election ultimately be decided by the House of Representatives--and if it is up to Congress to decide, how do Democrats react?  They've spent nearly three years hounding those who even tangentially participated in the January 6th riots, but given their behavior throughout 2020--will their full-throated pushback against J6 participants be rendered meaningless.  Then Andrew and Jerry do some power rankings, and play a game of "who would you rather vote for?"

And then they talk about what they're calling the "Ol' Switcheroo".  Will Joe Biden even be a candidate come election time next year, and if not Biden, then who?  What's the precedent here, when would it happen, and how would the Democrats go about changing out Joe Biden for someone else?

This leads into a discussion of the latest indictment of Hunter Biden, and just what it means.  Is it a result of earnest investigation, or just a smokescreen, done to perpetuate the leftist narrative the Joe Biden has done nothing wrong?

Plus, Baltimore's buildings are crumbling.  We know the reason why, and you're going to be grossed out by it.

The Christmas season is upon us, but the craziness doesn't abate.  Andrew and Jerry start with the story of a city council meeting in Oakland, CA and the hatred and misinformation that ensued.  They explore the history of anti-semitism on the left, and the relationship between the evolution of DEI and the deepening of anti-semitic hate within the progressive movement.

They then talk about the recent piece by a Maryland political science professor about polling and the economy--what does she miss in terms of Bidenomics and the Biden agenda. This leads into a discussion of the issues - the National Association of Manufacturers is out with a new report on the impact of regulations on the American economy (a $3 trillion cost!), and Andrew and Jerry tie this into the misquoting of Ronald Reagan by Education Secretary Miguel Cardonas. 

But do the issues matter?  And does it matter who the Republican candidate in 2024 is - that regardless of whether or not Donald Trump is the nominee, will the election just be about Donald Trump?  How long will American politics be all about Donald Trump - and what sets the modern era apart from, say, the post-Watergate era?

Moreover, IF the election is going to be all about Donald Trump and Trump is the inevitable nominee, should Republicans just embrace that fact, lean into it, and work to defeat Joe Biden?

Finally, with the holiday season opening up, what songs kick off Christmastime for Andrew and Jerry?  And Andrew asks the question, did Covid kill going to the movies forever?

We are exactly one year out from the 2024 presidential elections, and Andrew & Jerry break it all down for you.  The third GOP Candidates debate was last night, and we talk about who won, who lost, and whether or not things were at all better with only five candidates on the stage.  What happens when you wait until after the debate to watch highlights?  Do you come away with a different impression once the emotions of the moment give away? Should a candidate who doesn't come to a debate allowed to proceed on a ballot?

Then they talk about Election 2023, and what happened in Virginia, New Jersey, Kentucky and elsewhere.  Are the prevailing narratives right about a Democrat wave in this off-cycle election?  What were the bright spots, if any? Should Democrats be concerned about how their election performance plays into the 2024 Presidential and Congressional elections?  Andrew makes a prediction of what the 2024 election will be about, and Jerry talks about the use of "MAGA" as a smear, and how Republicans should change it.  Is there a way to separate Donald Trump from "MAGA"?  Abortion was an overarching issue in 2023--what can Republicans and the pro-life movement learn about how the issue played across the country?  And will Joe Biden be the Democrat's 2024 nominee?  If not, who WILL it be?  And if it's not Kamala Harris, is that a problem for the Democrats?

In the two weeks since our last Episode, the planet has edged closer to another World War, with Hamas attacking Israel and the Middle East coming close to exploding as a result. Andrew and Jerry sit down to dispel myths about the history of the conflict between Israel and the so-called "Palestinians" (and they explain why they refer to "Palestinians as "so-called" and put "Palestinians" in quotes). They also explore why anti-zionism really IS just a thin veil over old-fashioned anti-semitism, and how this anti-semitism infects so many aspects of society - not just in the Unites States but around the world.  How does intersectionality fit into all this?  What has uncontrolled mass-migration in Europe wrought, and what should the US learn from it?  Why is our media complicit in all this, and just what is happening on our college campuses?

Plus, as of the recording of this show, we still don't have a new Speaker in the US House of Representatives. Are we in an era that is "post-Adult"?  What should Rep. Jim Jordan do, and who, ultimately, WILL be Speaker (and when)? 

Speaker McCarthy is OUT, and Andrew and Jerry have a deep discussion as to why. Is there really chaos in Congress--and if there is, is there anything new about it?  What kind of Speaker was McCarthy?  What did he accomplish, if anything?  What did Matt Gaetz and the 7 Republicans who joined him accomplish, if anything?  They discuss the hypocrisies in all this, and whether chaos is an essential element of Democracy.  What does this all mean for electoral politics down the road (and did this have anything to do with the averting of the shut down that led to McCarthy's ouster?)?  A member of Congress pulls a fire alarm as the negotiations to avoid a shut down were going on... what should happen to him (if anything)?  And we had another Presidential debate last week - Andrew and Jerry share their thoughts over last week's debate, and the value of these mass debates overall.

The second GOP debate is upon us, and Donald Trump will be absent again. Jerry lays out the case as to why he thinks this should disqualify Trump from the Primary ballot, and Andrew asks Jerry whether this changes his view of Rank Choice Voting.  Trump is going to speak to the UAW instead, and Andrew & Jerry debate the merits of this and whether Trump will fumble the opportunity by mangling his message.  What happens to the Republic if Trump loses to Biden... or, alternatively, what happens to the Republic if Trump wins a second term?  Why are the Democrats so opposed to law-abiding Americans having guns - and is Newsom's gamble on guns and parenting going to pay off for his presidential aspirations.  If Biden ISN'T the Democratic nominee, would it be Newsom, or someone else--maybe one of the rising stars James Carville voiced in his appearance on Bill Maher's podcast?

Who is to blame for the impending shut down - and did congressional Republicans miss a golden opportunity by not returning to regular order.  Plus, Jerry gives Andrew some fashion advice for an upcoming gala!

Are mask mandates coming back?  Andrew and Jerry talk about the soft re-introduction of Covid19 mask protocols and Anthony Fauci's appearance on CNN over the weekend.  What is America's appetite for new mandates or lockdowns--and why are masks a form of sacrament to the left?  There's a word for the intersection of corporate and state power, which is exactly why, despite a lower tolerance for mandates, we'll see a huge percentage of the population adhere.  The Proud Boys have been sentenced, how does this all play into the politicization of law enforcement and what does this mean for the future.  How can science be manipulated by politics, and how can we have a 2-tier system of law enforcement.  The erosion of societal norms has been coming for decades - what's behind it, and does Nikita Kruschchev's promise that "we will bury you" play into all of it.  They revisit the Fani Willis indictment of Donald Trump and discuss how all of this plays into the left's hands - from refocusing the 2024 election to take attention away from Biden, to how this plays into the left's goals to get rid of the Electoral College, to their efforts to delegitimize and transform the Supreme Court.