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05.30.2018
"The VA is a different animal."
Tom Porter, the legislative director for the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), joined the guys to talk about the state of the VA and Acting VA Secretary Robert Wilkie, President Trump's pick to lead the agency. Michael Fuchs...
05.22.2018
"Why aren't they [the NRA] doing more to protect the American public?"
The Atlantic published a piece by senior editor David Frum on Friday simply titled, “It’s the Guns.” Frum opens with an earth-shattering statistic: “Americans of high-school age are 82 times more likely to die from a gun homicide than 15- to...
05.17.2018
"The last thing they [the North Koreans] want is a Libyan solution."
North Korea threatened to withdraw from the upcoming summit between President Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un over recent U.S. actions and rhetoric. The North took issue with joint military exercises between the U.S. and South Korea and said...
05.15.2018
"Jerusalem IS going to stay the capital of Israel."
The United States opened its embassy in Jerusalem earlier today as part of its formal recognition of the city as the capital of Israel. Today also happens to be the 70th anniversary of President Truman’s recognition of Israeli sovereignty. While...
05.12.2018
"It demeans the White House...I'm mad!"
Senator John McCain is an American hero. Full stop. He's staring down his own mortality after receiving a brain cancer diagnosis last year. He weighed in on Gina Haspel's nomination for CIA Director and said that her refusal to condemn...
05.11.2018
"We almost need a 9/11 commission [on healthcare]"
Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum joined us a couple of times over the past two weeks to explain his plan to fix America's ailing healthcare system. His plan is very similar to the Graham-Cassidy bill that Santorum helped to create....
05.09.2018
"There isn't a strategy here."
President Trump announced today that he is formally withdrawing the United States from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action—also known as the “Iran nuclear deal”—and once more imposing “the highest level” of economic sanctions against the Islamic Republic. President Trump...
05.08.2018
"I think we are losing sight...of what reality and actual facts are."
The cover story for this month’s issue of “The Nation” magazine, “Election 2018 Is Off To The Racists”, chronicles the growing number of openly racist and white supremacist candidates in Republican elections since President Trump won the presidency in November...
05.05.2018
"We've got to fix the problems that Obamacare has created."
Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum has a plan to fix Obamacare. On a basic level, his plan would seek to use block grants to give states more control over their healthcare needs. Santorum joins Rick and guest co-host Ed Morrissey,...
05.04.2018
"Ultimately, it's a question of facts."
Rudy Giuliani, a recent addition to President Trump’s legal team, revealed in an interview with Sean Hannity Wednesday night that Trump reimbursed Michael Cohen, his personal attorney, $130,000 that Cohen paid to former porn star Stormy Daniels as part of...
05.03.2018
"I think it's a head-fake"
The Washington Post reported Tuesday night that special counsel Robert Mueller warned President Trump's legal team back in March that he could subpoena the president and bring him before a grand jury if he won't agree to sit down for...
05.01.2018
"We have to have a conversation about the dinner going forward."
Michelle Wolf’s roast of Washington media, politicians and other Beltway power players at Saturday’s White House Correspondent’s Association dinner left many with a sour taste in their mouths. The controversy around Wolf’s performance has dominated the social and news media...
04.28.2018
"I'm not buying it. Nobody should."
South Korean president Moon Jae-in announced Friday evening that, together with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, North and South Korea will work towards a formal end to the Korean War by the end of 2018. The two countries will also...
04.27.2018
"It's a mess...Our vets deserve better."
Rear Admiral Ronny Jackson, physician to Presidents George W. Bush, Obama and Trump, withdrew from his nomination as Secretary of Veterans Affairs early Thursday morning. Lawmakers, experts and the media criticized Admiral Jackson’s nomination from the start because of his...
04.26.2018
"When a new administration comes in, it's entitled to change policies from the prior administration"
A federal judge for the Federal District Court for the District of Columbia ruled Tuesday night that the Trump administration would have to continue protections for current DACA recipients and continue accepting qualified applicants to the program. Two other federal...
04.25.2018
"We have a solution here that could save thousands of lives a year."
On Tuesday morning, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, a neurosurgeon and CNN's chief medical correspondent, published an open letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions on CNN.com. Dr. Gupta shared stories and corresponding scientific evidence about how marijuana treats pain better than opioids...
04.24.2018
"He's giving up the honor and prestige of the United States."
Kim Jong-un announced through North Korean state-run TV on Saturday that North Korea is ceasing all of its nuclear missile tests. The North Korean dictator stated that tests would no longer be necessary as “the weaponisation of nuclear weapons has...
04.21.2018
"This does not add up to me."
Fox News host Sean Hannity accused the news media of being partisan hacks and "nothing more than an extension of the Democratic Party” during the opening monologue of his primetime TV show on Tuesday night. Hannity went on to express...
04.20.2018
"The idea of making nice with Kim Jong-Un is unsettling to me."
South Korean President Moon Jae-In told reporters on Thursday “North Korea is expressing a will for complete denuclearization." President Moon’s statement was met with skepticism because in the past, North Korea has reneged on deals when it came to dismantling...
04.19.2018
"You can argue this both ways, as dumb as it sounds."
On September 24, 2017, President Trump issued a "travel ban" that would prevent foreign nationals from eight countries from entering the United States. The countries listed were: Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Syria, Yemen and Somalia. Some government officials from...
04.18.2018
Remembering First Lady Barbara Bush
Former First Lady Barbara Bush passed away this evening at the age of 92. The wife of President George H.W. Bush and mother of President George W. Bush, Mrs. Bush was an iconic figure in Republican and national politics for...
04.17.2018
"I don't see how you get around that hypocrisy."
President Trump ordered airstrikes and missile strikes against chemical weapons facilities in Syria Friday night in conjunction with British and French forces. Many of President Trump's supporters sounded off on social media and over the airwaves, expressing their feeling that...
04.14.2018
"Mitch McConnell will get him [Pompeo] confirmed."
Current CIA Director Mike Pompeo testified in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday to begin the confirmation process to become Secretary of State. Senators from both sides of the aisle asked him about his positions on the...
04.13.2018
"I am very optimistic that...we will redeem the soul of America."
Long before John Lewis represented Georgia's fifth district in Congress, he was one of the great icons of the Civil Rights Movement. Congressman Lewis was one of the original 13 freedom riders and, as chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating...
04.13.2018
"This is the general abandoning his army at the peak of the battle."
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan's decision not to seek re-election in 2018 has created a whole new set of issues for Republicans heading into the 2018 midterms. Pundits and politicians are already discussing Ryan’s possible successors and the internal...
04.12.2018
"It doesn't signal anything good."
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan announced Wednesday morning that he will not seek re-election in 2018. The announcement sent shock waves across the country. Many Republicans in Congress are looking at difficult re-election campaigns in November as Democrats appear...
04.11.2018
"Mark Zuckerberg's net worth went up $3 billion because they [the Senate] didn't make him sweat."
Mark Zuckerberg appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday for the first of two public hearings on Capitol Hill this week. The Facebook founder and CEO addressed issues regarding data security and privacy related to the harvesting of private information...
04.10.2018
"This president is going to respond to it. There's just no question."
An attack possibly involving chemical weapons in the rebel-controlled city of Douma, Syria killed dozens of men, women and children and injured hundreds more. While there is no ironclad evidence yet, many are accusing the Assad regime of carrying out...
04.07.2018
"Whoever wins these areas is going to win the next several decades."
President Trump announced Thursday that he was considering leveling $100 billion in further tariffs on China. The first round of tariffs, set to the tune of $50 billion, aimed to punish China for violating World Trade Organization rules and dumping...
04.06.2018
"Polls are the crack cocaine of political journalists."
Democrats are celebrating this week in the wake of Judge Rebecca Dallet’s election to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. She is the first Democrat to win an open seat on the court since 1995. Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker warned that Dallet’s...
04.05.2018
"There's no hiding place from the evils that killed him physically."
50 years ago today, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was fatally shot by James Earl Ray while staying at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. Dr. King gave his final speech—now remembered as the “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” speech—at...
04.04.2018
"There are people across the spectrum who are opposed to this."
Deadspin published a video on Twitter over the weekend that demonstrated the growing monolithic hold that Sinclair Broadcasting Group exerts on local TV news stations across the country. The video shows dozens of anchors reading the same script, mandated by...
04.03.2018
"What you're going to get is organized mayhem."
As American military forces and its allies force ISIS to the brink of defeat, U.S. commanders are worried that their efforts might be wasted. An NBC News report says commanders and senior officials are concerned that a lack of guidance...
03.31.2018
"We just have never really been good in this country of having a discussion about race because it's too painful."
After two years of legal battles, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu prevailed and oversaw the removal of four prominent Confederate monuments in the city. The Kennedy Library Foundation announced this week that Landrieu will be awarded the John F. Kennedy...
03.30.2018
"We need long-term career professionals who have the interest of veterans and the VA at heart."
Former Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin wrote an op-ed for Wednesday's New York Times and explained why he's against privatizing the VA. Before he was fired earlier this week, Shulkin was reportedly unhappy with scandals and infighting at the agency...
03.29.2018
"There is open warfare in the VA. It has to end and it has to end NOW!"
President Trump dismissed Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin this evening with a tweet. The president also tweeted his preferred replacement for Dr. Shulkin in the same series of tweets. Robert Wilkie, assistant secretary of defense for legislative affairs, will...
03.28.2018
"You can never break an emotional connection with a rational argument"
In 1979, Baptist minister Jerry Falwell founded the Moral Majority to represent and promote the values and viewpoints of the Christian Right. During the March for Our Lives this past weekend, Matthew Dowd, ABC News' chief political analyst, believed a...
03.27.2018
"If we are not willing to fight for them, we'll have to answer to them"
This past Saturday, students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School organized the March for Our Lives in Washington, D.C. and rallies in major cities all over the country. People of all ages and backgrounds gathered to hear speakers, including some...
03.24.2018
"Deficits don't matter. The spending is what matters...The problem is the spending."
John Tamny, the political economy editor at Forbes, joined Rick and Michael to explain how the national debt of the United States has now exceeded $20 trillion. How did we get to this point and what do we have to...
03.23.2018
"If there's anything that can get a bipartisan agreement [in D.C.], it's spending the taxpayers' money."
The House passed a $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill today that will fund the government through September 30th. Many Republicans, especially members of the House Freedom Caucus, vocally criticized the bill for continuing the “business-as-usual” big spending of Congresses past....
03.22.2018
"We certainly wouldn't want to reward...a big and enthusiastic supporter of torture."
When President Trump fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Twitter, he used the same tweet to name current CIA Director Mike Pompeo as his choice to fill the top job at the State Department and current Deputy CIA Director...
03.21.2018
“How far have our politics fallen, when we refer to the opposition as ‘losers’?”
Senator Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) says he knew the Republican Party was headed in the wrong direction in the mid-2000's when it "stopped talked about fiscal conservatism and started talking about flag-burning.” Senator Flake, then a member of the House of...
03.20.2018
"If there's documentation in your file that says 'You're a liar, you haven't been candid'...that is very often a death sentence."
Attorney General Jeff Sessions fired FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe Friday night, two days before McCabe intended to retire and collect his full benefits as a federal employee. The FBI’s Office of Professional Responsibility recommended McCabe’s termination earlier this month,...
03.17.2018
"There are a lot of Republican lawmakers who are sick of this."
In the wake of the Parkland shooting, a number of Republican lawmakers want to call for stronger gun reform. However, these rank-and-file congressmen are concerned that they'll be skewered by the NRA and primary challengers if they try to voice...
03.16.2018
"My fear is that the president now is going to surround himself with folks who will just say yes."
The House Intelligence Committee is suffering from infighting over the handling and conclusion of its Russia investigation. Meanwhile, Republicans and Democrats alike are searching for answers and insight in the wake of Conor Lamb’s apparent victory in the special election...
03.15.2018
"I think the Democratic Party may be split a little bit on do we go resist or do we go Conor Lamb?'
The special election in Pennsylvania’s 18th district remains somewhat unsettled. The New York Times officially called the election for Democratic candidate Conor Lamb, who leads Republican candidate Rick Saccone by mere hundreds of votes. Many in the GOP, including House...
03.14.2018
"The goal here was not to have a State Department. He [Trump] didn't want really a Secretary of State."
President Trump fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson via tweet in the wee hours of Tuesday morning. The president’s decision came after months of reports that the president was upset with his top diplomat over policy differences and an incident...
03.13.2018
"People want decency and no drama."
Senator Jeff Flake called for a Republican to launch a primary challenge to President Donald Trump in the GOP primary in 2020. Is there anyone in the GOP that could give the president a run for his money? Evan Siegfried,...
03.10.2018
"North Korea is not denuclearizing itself."
At today's press briefing, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders clarified that President Trump would not engage in “negotiations” with North Korea when he meets dictator Kim Jong Un. “We’re not in the negotiation right now,” Sanders said. “We’ve...
03.09.2018
"We are about to give them what they've been asking for since 1954."
South Korean National Security Adviser Chung Eui-yong announced today at the White House that President Donald Trump accepted an invitation from North Korea dictator Kim Jong-Un to discuss denuclearization. The meeting, which is supposed to take place before May of...

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Rational Radio Daily with Steele and Ungar episodes:

"The VA is a different animal."

"Why aren't they [the NRA] doing more to protect the American public?"

"The last thing they [the North Koreans] want is a Libyan solution."

"Jerusalem IS going to stay the capital of Israel."

"It demeans the White House...I'm mad!"

"We almost need a 9/11 commission [on healthcare]"

"There isn't a strategy here."

"I think we are losing sight...of what reality and actual facts are."

"We've got to fix the problems that Obamacare has created."

"Ultimately, it's a question of facts."

"I think it's a head-fake"

"We have to have a conversation about the dinner going forward."

"I'm not buying it. Nobody should."

"It's a mess...Our vets deserve better."

"When a new administration comes in, it's entitled to change policies from the prior administration"

"We have a solution here that could save thousands of lives a year."

"He's giving up the honor and prestige of the United States."

"This does not add up to me."

"The idea of making nice with Kim Jong-Un is unsettling to me."

"You can argue this both ways, as dumb as it sounds."

Remembering First Lady Barbara Bush

"I don't see how you get around that hypocrisy."

"Mitch McConnell will get him [Pompeo] confirmed."

"I am very optimistic that...we will redeem the soul of America."

"This is the general abandoning his army at the peak of the battle."

"It doesn't signal anything good."

"Mark Zuckerberg's net worth went up $3 billion because they [the Senate] didn't make him sweat."

"This president is going to respond to it. There's just no question."

"Whoever wins these areas is going to win the next several decades."

"Polls are the crack cocaine of political journalists."

"There's no hiding place from the evils that killed him physically."

"There are people across the spectrum who are opposed to this."

"What you're going to get is organized mayhem."

"We just have never really been good in this country of having a discussion about race because it's too painful."

"We need long-term career professionals who have the interest of veterans and the VA at heart."

"There is open warfare in the VA. It has to end and it has to end NOW!"

"You can never break an emotional connection with a rational argument"

"If we are not willing to fight for them, we'll have to answer to them"

"Deficits don't matter. The spending is what matters...The problem is the spending."

"If there's anything that can get a bipartisan agreement [in D.C.], it's spending the taxpayers' money."

"We certainly wouldn't want to reward...a big and enthusiastic supporter of torture."

“How far have our politics fallen, when we refer to the opposition as ‘losers’?”

"If there's documentation in your file that says 'You're a liar, you haven't been candid'...that is very often a death sentence."

"There are a lot of Republican lawmakers who are sick of this."

"My fear is that the president now is going to surround himself with folks who will just say yes."

"I think the Democratic Party may be split a little bit on do we go resist or do we go Conor Lamb?'

"The goal here was not to have a State Department. He [Trump] didn't want really a Secretary of State."

"People want decency and no drama."

"North Korea is not denuclearizing itself."

"We are about to give them what they've been asking for since 1954."