The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (06/07/2023):
3:05pm- According to a report from the New York Times, New York City’s air quality has hit its worst level on record as a result of smoke plumes generated from Canadian wildfires. Mike Ives and Liam Stack report, “Gov. Kathy Hochul called the worsening air quality in New York ‘an emergency crisis,’ warning it could last several days: ‘People have to prepare for this over the long haul.’” You can read the full article: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/06/07/us/canada-wildfires-air-quality-smoke
3:15pm- In the aftermath of the Canadian wildfires, members of the left have blamed the low air quality on climate change. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez used the occasion to push the Green New Deal.
3:40pm- Moms for Liberty—a Florida-based non-profit whose mission is to empower parents by emphasizing parental rights in education—has outlandishly been labeled as an “extremist” group by the far-left Southern Poverty Law Center.
4:05pm- A. Benjamin Mannes— Expert in Security and Criminal Justice Reform—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his latest article at Broad + Liberty, “Can Cities Rebound from Lawlessness to Culture of Responsibility and Compliance?” You can read the full article here: https://broadandliberty.com/2023/06/07/ben-mannes-can-cities-rebound-from-lawlessness-to-cultures-of-responsibility-and-compliance/
4:25pm- In his most recent investigative report, Aaron Maté—journalist at RealClearInvestigation & The Gray Zone—documents how the Federal Bureau of Investigation has helped Ukraine censor Twitter accounts. Interestingly, one of the journalists targeted was Maté himself. He writes, “The FBI’s attempt to ban Twitter accounts at the request of Ukrainian intelligence is among the most overt requests for censorship revealed to date in the Twitter Files, a cache of leaked communications from the social media giant.” You can read the full article here: https://thegrayzone.com/2023/06/07/fbi-ukraine-twitter-users-including-journalists/
4:40pm- Rich takes calls for the first time in months! Caller Earl from Tacony sings an unforgettable song blaming Canada for the poor air quality in Philadelphia…PLUS Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) spoke from the House floor “honoring the one and only queen of drag—RuPaul” for Pride month.
4:50pm- The Philadelphia Phillies have postponed their game with the Detroit Tigers—citing poor air quality stemming from the Canadian wildfires.
5:05pm- The Drive at 5: Dr. Wilfred Reilly—Professor of Political Science at Kentucky State University & Author of “Hate Crime Hoax: How the Left is Selling a Fake Race War”—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss an excerpt from Elliot Page’s new book where the actor claims to have been verbally attacked by a “transphobe” while in Los Angeles in 2022. Did the event really happen? Or, as online skeptics have suggested, is this Jessie Smollett 2.0? You can pre-order Dr. Reilly’s next book here: https://www.amazon.com/Lies-My-Liberal-Teacher-Told-ebook/dp/B0BDZMZJ4C?ref_=ast_author_dp
5:35pm- On Wednesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke to the press addressing the wildfires in Canada that have impacted air quality in the United States. Trudeau seemingly blamed climate change for the wildfires, stating: “extreme weather events have increased in their intensity.”
5:50pm- Baba Vanga—a blind Bulgarian mystic—predicted that, in 2023, the Earth will be ravaged by a nuclear meltdown and that a global superpower will use biological weapons. Baba Vanga’s predictions have, historically, been over 60% accurate according to some reports. So, why did Matt put the doomsday story in the “light” section of Rich’s show sheet?
6:05pm- 2024 Presidential Race: On Wednesday, former Vice President Mike Pence formally announced his candidacy for president. Meanwhile, North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum announced his intention to run for president via an editorial published in the Wall Street Journal.
6:10pm- On Tuesday night, former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie officially announced he’s running for President of the United States—using his platform to attack Donald Trump. During the announcement, Christie referred to Trump as “a lonely, self-consumed, self-serving mirror hog.” Though few believe Christie can win the Republican nomination, many in the media believe he may be able to “land a punch” on Trump and impact his candidacy.
6:25pm- On the first day of his presidential campaign, Chris Christie did an impression of Republican rival Donald Trump—calling him a liar for saying he would build a wall at the U.S. Southern border with Mexico paying for it.
6:35pm- Will Chris Christie even make the debate stage in August? He’ll need to poll at 1% and receive 40,000 individual donations.
6:40pm- While speaking from the floor of the Senate, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said of the Canadian wildfires: “This smoke and fog over New York and the rest of the Northeast is a warning from nature” and that we must “reverse the destruction of climate change.”
6:45pm- Tucker Carlson’s new show made its premiere on Twitter Tuesday night with “Tucker on Twitter”—where he spoke out against classified documents saying, “no one knows what’s happening…a small group of people control access to all relevant information and the rest of us don’t know.”
