Chicago's Morning Answer with Dan Proft

0:00 - Daniel Penny

12:10 - The Left Reacts

29:46 - Brian Thompson murder

50:31 - Tom Homan comes to Chicago 

01:04:13 - In Depth History w/ Frank From Arlington Heights

01:07:39 - Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the Securities Law Clinic at Cornell Law School, William Jacobson, discusses the Daniel Penny verdict: "We have to stop this system where, for political reasons, we are all at risk" Professor Jacobson is also  Founder of LegalInsurrection.com and president of the Legal Insurrection Foundation

01:30:23 - President at Wirepoints, Ted Dabrowski: Chicago "property values, property taxes are going up faster than inflation, faster than incomes and nobody gives a damn" Get Ted’s latest at wirepoints.org

01:43:22 - Trump with Welker: DC press corps

01:58:33 - New York Post's Michael Goodwin reacts to Gov Hochul's plans for inflation refund checks.

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0:00 - Rich Chicagoans getting hammered on their condos

14:22 - Trump with Welker: Hegseth

30:59 - DEATH CULTURE IN THE WEST: Brian Thompson murder

58:36 - KJP noncommittal on preemptive pardons

01:16:55 - Steven Bucci, visiting fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, offers his assessment of al-Jolani & Co assuming control of Syria

01:37:14 - Bob Milan, former first assistant state’s attorney of Cook County, IL and former assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois: We must amend the Safe-T-Act and train judges on the importance of protecting the public from violent offenders

01:53:33 - Trump with Welker: birthright citizenship

02:13:14 - NY Times Best Selling author of Tucker, the biography of Tucker Carlson, Chadwick Moore, offers the New Yorker’s perspective on the Daniel Penny case and asks  Can Democrats quit transgenderism? For more from Chadwick, check out his substack  substack.com/@chadwickmoore

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0:00 - DIrector of Re-entry

14:03 - Daniel Penny

33:45 - Sen. Joni Ernst withholding support for Hegseth

46:03 - Village People's Victor Willis on Trump's use of YMCA

50:15 - Bob Woodson, founder and president of the Woodson Center, believes  Conservatives have what we need to transform America. Check out Mr. Woodson’s most recent book  A Pathway to American Renewal: Red, White, and Black Volume II

01:07:42 - Lawfare

01:29:02 - The Crew from Ohareland LLC join Dan & Amy to let you know about a Christmas holiday celebration and family EVENT EXPERIENCE set to take place on December 12, 2024, at the historic Des Plaines Theatre. "Do You Hear What I Hear?” promises to be a touching/fun night of contemporary holiday music, magic, and memories. For tickets & info visit desplainestheatre.com or oshows.com

01:45:29 - Founder of CIO Perry International Capital Partners, LLC., James Perry, goes over the November jobs numbers. For more on Perry International Capital Partners visit perryinternationalcapitalpartners.com

02:03:31 - OPEN MIC FRIDAY!!

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0:00 - Hegseth on Megyn Kelly

11:46 - More Hegseth on Megyn Kelly

25:16 - U.S. v. Skrmetti

47:12 - Leslie Sadowski-Fugitt back at it

01:04:47 - President of Center of the American Experiment and contributor to Powerline, John Hinderaker: It was Never About Hunter. Get John’s latest at powerlineblog.com

01:19:48 - Duncan G. Stroik, practicing architect, author, and Professor of Architecture at the University of Notre Dame, describes the renovation of the soon to be reopened Notre Dame Cathedral. For more on Duncan and his work visit stroik.com

01:33:14 - Jennifer Bilek, investigative journalist tracking the funding of the gender industry, looks at why there are billionaires backing a marketing campaign that raises gender ideology to “the level of cult indoctrination” Jennifer is also the author of  of The 11th Hour Blog at  the11thhourblog.com, and the book Transsexual Transgender Transhuman: Dispatches from The 11th Hour

01:33:13 - Epoch Times reporter who covers border security and immigration, election integrity, and Texas politics, Darlene McCormick Sanchez, breaks down What to Expect From Trump Administration’s Mass Deportation Plans

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0:00 - Hegseth

12:53 - Chad Chronister, DEA

24:42 - Eric Adams wants to meet with Tom Homan and if you don't like it, cancel me

39:22 - Shawn Farash on meeting with Trudeau

42:05 - Hunter Biden pardon fallout

01:00:07 - Mike Gonzalez, senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation, explains  How Trump Can Rid Washington of Wokeness. Mike is also co-author of NextGen Marxism: What It Is and How to Combat It

01:19:22 - Noted economist Stephen Moore breaks down the failure of electric vehicle mandates and subsidies. Give the gift of Stephen Moore this holiday season with his new book The Trump Economic Miracle: And the Plan to Unleash Prosperity Again – co authored with Art Laffer

01:32:31 - Former Chief Asst. U.S. Attorney & Contributing Editor at National Review, Andrew McCarthy, on the Penny trial and the Patel appointment. Follow Andy on X @AndrewCMcCarthy

01:51:50 - Vice President for Strategic Affairs at the Gold Institute for International Strategy, formerly Senior Director for Strategic Assessments at the U.S. National Security Council, Adam S. Lovinger, discusses his new book  The Insider Threat: How the Deep State Undermines America from Within

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0:00 - Left praising Biden for committing not to pardon Hunter…the great contrast from Trump

15:03 - The Left spins Hunter Pardon

32:06 - Mass shooting on SW Side

50:26 - Hochul: if someone is here illegally and commits a crime, I'll be the first one to call ICE

01:02:28 - In Depth History w/ Frank From Arlington Heights

01:05:44 - Anitra Parmele, on-air fundraiser for Food for the Poor, joins Dan & Amy this Giving Tuesday with an opportunity to be part of the solution. To give to Food for the Poor call 844-862-4673 or visit 560theAnswer.com/FoodForThePoor

01:21:47 - Swedeborg, Missouri

01:25:55 - President at Wirepoints, Ted Dabrowski: Only half of Chicago Public Schools’ $10 billion in yearly spending makes it to the classroom. Get Ted’s latest at wirepoints.org

01:39:26 - Colorado State volleyball

01:52:26 - Zaid Jilani, journalist and communications consultant based in Atlanta, wonders Will Trump be a friend to workers? Zaid is a great follow on X @ZaidJilani

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0:00 - "Da Flus Got Fired"

13:21 - The Big Guy Pardons Baby Boy Hunter

26:17 - Kash for FBI

45:44 - Thomas Weitzel, retired Chief of Police of Riverside, on the end of the Kim Foxx era and the need for communities to support their police officers. For more from Chief Weitzel @ChiefWeitzel

01:01:09 - Steven Bucci, visiting fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, weighs in on the Musk/Vindman war of words 

01:20:23 - Animal Stories: Peanut's Reckoning

01:31:06 - RealClearPolitics’ national political correspondent, Susan Crabtree, breaks down why California is the last state to finish its vote-counting. Susans is also a co-author of the soon to be released Fool's Gold: The Radicals, Con Artists, and Traitors Who Killed the California Dream and Now Threaten Us All

01:50:23 - James A. Gagliano, retired FBI supervisory special agent, would prefer a former agent as head of the FBI but is able to point out the positives with Patel's appointment. James is also mayor of the Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York. Follow him on X @JamesAGagliano

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0:00 - Kamala drunk dials supporters

14:02 - Thanksgiving

30:36 - FLASHBACK: Trump in 2012 on tariffs

48:27 - Liel Leibovitz, editor at large for Tablet and host of the new podcast “Rootless”, offers his reaction to the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire. For more reaction from Liel, @liel on X

01:03:46 - Alex Berenson, writes at his substack “Unreported Truths” – alexberenson.substack.com , on Trump's pick for NIH director and  What RFK Jr. can do as Secretary of Health and Human Services. Alex is also the author of  Pandemia: How Coronavirus Hysteria Took Over Our Government, Rights, and Lives

01:22:27 - Noted economist Stephen Moore tamps down expectations on DOGE's ability to cut the government's size and spending. Check out Steve’s new book  The Trump Economic Miracle: And the Plan to Unleash Prosperity Again – co authored with Art Laffer

01:38:16 - Mike Davis, founder & president of the Article III Project and former Chief Counsel for Nominations to Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, says it’s time to go after all the bad actors in the unprecedented prosecutions of President Trump. For more on the Article III Project article3project.org

01:54:11 - OPEN MIC WEDNESDAY

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0:00 - Tucson, AZ, Mayor Regina Romero...will defy Trump/ICE

15:13 - Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade's Jussie Smollett redux

26:13 -  Axios' CEO Jim Vandehei: you are not the media

50:32 - Ivana Greco, homemaker and homeschooling mom of four from Connecticut who writes on the issues impacting stay-at-home moms and dads, shares her Research Project on Stay-At-Home Parents. For more from Ivana, visit her substack “The Home Front” – thehomefront.substack.com

01:03:24 - In-depth History with Frank from Arlington Heights 

01:06:58 - Writer and photographer currently taking a walk around the world, Chris Arnade, has seen it for himself -  The World Is in Love with America. Follow Chris as he walks the globe on X @Chris_arnade and his substack Chris Arnade Walks the World

01:25:51 - President at Wirepoints, Ted Dabrowski, breaks down the “crushing” tax increases in south suburban Cook County. Get Ted’s latest at Wirepoints.org

01:40:34 - UATX on 60 Minutes 

02:01:48 - Joseph Moreno, former federal prosecutor with the Department of Justice in the National Security Division, a former staff member with the FBI’s 9/11 Review Commission and a US Army combat veteran, on Jack Smith's dismissal of charges and  How the lawfare campaign against Trump backfired. Follow Joe on X @JosephMoreno

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0:00 - Absentee CPS teachers

12:32 - Denver Mayor Mike Johnston: would be willing to go to jail to defend people in this country illegally

29:51 - Samantha Steele, Cook Co Board of Review...DUI stop

51:17 - Trump 47 cabinet: CDC

01:05:04 - Steven Bucci, visiting fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, responds to Sen Duckworth's statements on Hegseth & Gabbard 

01:24:37 - Mamet

01:39:17 - Chris Jones, editorial page editor & chief theater critic for the Chicago Tribune and Broadway critic for the New York Daily News, joins Dan & Amy for a discussion on the Lyric Opera's "Blue" and a hopeful future for Chicago's theater scene. Chris is also the author of  Rise Up! Broadway and American Society from ‘Angels in America’ to ‘Hamilton’

01:56:14 - Martin Gurri, former CIA analyst, presently a Visiting Fellow at the Mercatus Center of George Mason University, on Trump's victory and a "profound cultural shift" Check out Martin’s book   The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium

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