Chicago's Morning Answer with Dan Proft

0:00 - Fleebagging Texas House Dems set to return

11:38 - Cincinnati beatings

29:35 - BLM Brandon responds to Trump openly mulling sending in National Guard to Chicago

54:36 - Joe & Eileen Bailey, Chuck Schumer's imaginary friends

01:07:11 - National political reporter Salena Zito dives into her new book Butler, DC crime, and the imaginary antics of Chuck Schumer’s supposed pals, Joe & Eileen Bailey. Butler: The Untold Story of the Near Assassination of Donald Trump and the Fight for America’s Heartland is currently #1 on the NY Times best seller list! 

01:25:25 - Stephen Moore riffs on big blue city mayors pushing government-run grocery stores—“it’s really very simple… food should just be free.” Get more Steve @StephenMoore

01:42:35 - Garret Ziegler, founder of Marco Polo, built a searchable database from Hunter Biden’s laptop, revealing a history of corruption and blackmail. For more on Marco Polo and the Report on the Biden Laptop - marcopolo501c3.substack.com

02:09:31 - Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Chairman of Cure-CMT, Patrick Livney, invites you to make an impact on the lives of people living with CMT by joining them at their golf outing in Libertyville this Monday 8/18. For details and registration cure-cmt.org/golfouting

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0:00 - Trump announces "Liberation Day" in DC

9:06 - Trump on DC: It's embarrassing DC is such a disgusting pit

28:05 - Trump threatens to do the same in Chicago

53:41 - Senior writer for the Dispatch, David Drucker, on Trump's DC takeover announcement - "he takes an issue in which he might achieve broad support and he talks about it in a way that ensures that only his supporters are going to like it" Follow David on X @DavidMDrucker

01:09:01 - In-depth History with Frank from Arlington Heights

01:11:33 - Russiagate-Schiff

01:28:15 - Ted Dabrowski, President of Wirepoints, outlines bold steps the Trump administration should take if it turns its attention to Chicago like it has to DC. Get Ted’s latest at wirepoints.org

01:46:01 - Theodore Dalrymple, contributing editor of City Journal & a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, on Luigi Mangione and the Romance of Murder. Theodore is also the author of many books including Buried But Not Quite Dead: Forgotten Writers of Père Lachaise

02:00:19 - SPORTS & POLITICS

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0:00 - Pritzker on gerrymandering 

17:46 - Juliana Stratton: Dems dominate in IL not because of maps but because of good governance 

37:43 - Bobby O'Rourke at Powered By People rally

01:00:45 - License plate cameras in Oak Park

01:13:27 - Steven Bucci, visiting fellow at The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, cautions that Trump’s eagerness for a “win” could lead him to make a risky deal with Putin

01:33:40 - John Hinderaker, President of the Center of the American Experiment and Powerline contributor, slams Pritzker and fellow blue-state governors for defending their rigged electoral maps. Get John’s latest at powerlineblog.com

01:50:29 - Christopher Whalen, chairman of Whalen Global Advisors and editor of The Institutional Risk Analyst, issues a stark warning on NYC’s soaring living costs — saying the city is on a dangerous path toward complete unaffordability. Chris is also the author of  Inflated: Money, Debt and the American Dream – 2nd Edition

02:08:04 - Bob Woodson, founder and president of the Woodson Center, on the The Media and a Mob in Cincinnati.Mr. Woodson is also the author of  A Pathway to American Renewal: Red, White, and Black Volume II

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Chris Krok is in for Dan Proft this morning

0:00 - How Texas’ redistricting effort is having major implications across the US

15:54 -Texas redistricting: What's at stake as Republicans aim to pick up 5 House seats

34:06 - Crypto group says it orchestrated sex toy tosses in WNBA games

57:33  - The WNBA and Caitlin Clark’s Civil Rights

01:13:04 - Cincinnati brawl victim Holly speaks out on injuries after violent attack

01:32:09 - Mark Episkopos is a Research Fellow with the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. He joined Chris Krok to talk about the potential for a meeting between President Trump and Vladimir Putin.

01:50:56 - Tony Kinnett is the National Correspondent for The Daily Signal. He joined Chris Krok to talk about the redistricting battle in Texas, and the Democrats fleeing the state.

01:57:51 - Brian Harrison is a State Representative in Texas. He shared a message for Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker.

02:11:14 - Open Mic Friday

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0:00 - Hunter Biden says he has a new job as director of development at BASTA Inc., an eviction defense org in Los Angeles

8:42 - Ohio senator introduces 'Holly's Act' for woman brutally beaten in viral Cincinnati attack

27:32 - Abbott Files Lawsuit to Start Removal 'Derelict Democrat Texas House Members' Who Fled State to Block Redistricting Bill

49:17 - Delia Ramirez's damage control

01:08:44 - Itai Biran is the Consul for Political and Commercial Affairs at the Consulate General of Israel to the Midwest. He joined Dan Proft with reaction to the humanitarian aid into Gaza and continued media bias against Israel

01:26:52 - Dershowitz at Good Pierogi stand at farmer's market in Martha's Vineyard confronting woman who wouldn't sell to him

01:42:15 - Paul Perez is President of the National Border Patrol Council. He joined Dan Proft with reaction to the outrage surrounding an ICE raid using a Penske rental truck.

01:57:36 - Thomas Baker is a retired FBI special agent and legal attaché and author of The Fall of the FBI: How a Once Great Agency Became a Threat to Democracy. He joined Dan Proft to talk about the FBI handling of the Epstein case and Russiagate.

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0:00 - DOGE staffer known as ‘Big Balls’ attacked in DC

6:28 - Ex-CNN correspondent Jim Acosta interviews AI avatar of deceased Parkland shooting victim

27:03 - Texas governor asks court to remove House Democratic leader from office over walkout

52:19 - FAFO parenting: is 'F*** Around and Find Out' the antidote to gentle parenting?

01:06:17 - Thomas Weitzel is the retired Chief of Police of Riverside. He joined Dan Proft with reaction to recent acts of violence against police officers.

01:26:40 - Stephen Moore is a Noted Economist and author of  The Trump Economic Miracle: And the Plan to Unleash Prosperity Again – co authored with Art Laffer

01:45:56 - Richard Epstein is the James Parker Hall Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Law, Senior Lecturer at the University of Chicago. He joined Dan Proft to talk about Tariffs and Executive Power.

02:05:30 - Susan Crabtree is RealClearPolitics’ national political correspondent and co-author of  Fool’s Gold: The Radicals, Con Artists, and Traitors Who Killed the California Dream and Now Threaten Us All

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0:00 - These socialists are giddy that Zohran Mamdani's NYC could provide "free" sex-change surgeries

9:24 - Maddow: while the world was turning and you were falling in love a dictatorship befell America

26:59 - Texas House Democrats flee state to block Monday GOP redistricting 58-vote

46:30 - Why the Right Is Obsessed With Thinness - The New York Times

01:03:37 - In Depth History w/ Frank From Arlington Heights

01:06:27 - Liel Leibovitz, editor at large for Tablet and host of the “Rootless” podcast. He joined Dan Proft to talk about his column: No Chosen, No “Almost Chosen”

01:27:17 - Ted Dabrowski is President at Wirepoints, Inc. He joined Dan Proft with reaction to the comments by Delia Ramirez: "I am a proud Guatemalan before I am an American." and the sluggish job growth in Illinois under Governor Pritzker

01:43:08 - Dean Spears is Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Texas at Austin and co-author of After the Spike: Population, Progress, and the Case for People.

02:00:44 - John Tamny is editor of RealClearMarkets, Director of the Center for Economic Freedom at FreedomWorks and author of The Money Confusion: How Illiteracy about Currencies and Inflation Sets the Stage for the Crypto Revolution

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0:00 - VP Vance On Sydney Sweeney Jeans Ad: Did Democrats Learn Nothing From 2024?

8:52 - Cincinnati mayor says he has not talked to victims of brutal beating, welcomes black preacher who demands they be arrested too

29:09 - Dozens of Texas Democratic lawmakers head to Illinois in protest against redistricting plan

54:09 - MLS Fan Kicked Out of Stadium for Wearing MAGA Hat

01:08:22 - Steven Bucci served America for three decades as an Army Special Forces officer and top Pentagon official, is a visiting fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies. He joined Dan Proft with reaction to Green Beret Tony Aguilar on Tucker criticizing IDF conduct at Gazan aid centers

01:32:36 - Scott McKay is the publisher of the Hayride, senior editor at the American Spectator, and author of Racism Revenge and Ruin and From Hellmarsh With Love – a Mike Holman Novel. He joined Dan Proft with reaction to the Texas lawmakers who have fled to Illinois because of the fight over mid-census redistricting.

01:48:17 - James Lawley is the founder of the YouTube Channel “Gent Z” and gent-z.com. He joined Dan Proft to talk about what masculinity means to younger generations.

02:06:09 - Carol Roth is an entrepreneur and author of You Will Own Nothing: Your War with a New Financial World Order and How to Fight Back. She joined Dan Proft with reaction to President Trump’s decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics

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0:00 - "107 Days"...Kamala's memoir

7:27 - BLM Brandon's 26 ideas

27:25 - Durham Report annex release

51:30 - Former Cincinnati Mayor Ken Blackwell condemns city officials for their ridiculous response to the recent mob assault in downtown Cincinnati.

01:05:24 - RNC Senior Advisor Danielle Alvarez highlights President Trump’s impressive achievements—accomplished in just six months. Follow Danielle on X @Danielle_Alva

01:27:19 - Board Certified Behavior Analyst–Doctoral (BCBA-D) based in New York City and Co-Founder of KIT Educational Consulting, Jennifer Weber: Schools Must Make Classrooms Sane Again — and Ditch ‘Restorative Justice’ Check out Jennifer’s Issue Brief for the Manhattan Institute The Cost of Restorative Justice in New York City Schools

01:42:52 - Founder, CIO Perry International Capital Partners, LLC, James Perry, breaks down the July jobs report. Check out Perry International Capital Partners at perrycapitalpartners.com

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0:00 - Cincy beatings

7:40 - Mamdani on defunding police

27:12 - Pelosi insider trading

47:44 - Host of “The Futures Edge Podcast” and special contributor to Wirepoints, Jim Iuorio, responds to Brandon Johnson's floated corporate head tax - "they're putting people against the wall who have options" For podcast updates & more @jimiuorio

01:06:34 - Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the Securities Law Clinic at Cornell Law School, William Jacobson: "You only have freedom on campuses if you are liberal, very liberal, far-left anarchist, or anti-Israel anti-American" Professor Jacobson is also the founder of LegalInsurrection.com and president of the Legal Insurrection Foundation

01:28:06 - SPORTS & POLITICS

01:47:53 - Chris Ferguson, professor of psychology at Stetson University: Dopamine Is Not Why Kids Love TikTok. Follow Chris on X @CJFerguson1111

02:09:49 - Martin Gurri, former CIA analyst, presently a Visiting Fellow at the Mercatus Center of George Mason University: Obama’s bruised ego was behind the corrupt plot to bring down Trump. Martin is also author of The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium

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