The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (01/24/2023):
3:05pm- On Tuesday, it was reported that classified documents were found by aides to former Vice President Mike Pence at his Indiana home. A representative for Pence said the former VP “inadvertently boxed and transported” the documents to his home at the conclusion of his service in the Trump Administration in 2017.
3:15pm- Joe Biden, Mike Pence, and Donald Trump have all been accused of mishandling classified documents after leaving public office. As Rich notes, an important difference between former President Donald Trump’s possession of classified documents—his ability to declassify.
3:30pm- In the case of Joe Biden, it’s not just the mere possession of classified documents, it’s the White House’s seeming attempt to cover it up—or at least preventing the story from going public until after the 2022 midterm elections.
3:35pm- Appearing on PBS with Margaret Hoover, historian and former Biden adviser John Meacham stated that the discovery of Joe Biden’s mishandling of classified documents “neutralizes” any criticism of Donald Trump for doing something similar.
3:50pm- During Tuesday’s press briefing, Fox News reporter Peter Doocy peppered White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre with questions regarding President Biden’s mishandling of classified documents. After each question, Jean-Pierre referred Doocy to the White House Counsel for answers.
4:05pm- On Monday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced a proposal that would prevent teacher unions from automatically deducting union dues from teacher paychecks without prior consent.
4:10pm- Governor Ron DeSantis defended his decision to force the Florida Department of Education to alter its AP African American Studies course for public high schools. DeSantis explained the proposed course includes things like “queer theory” and “abolishing prisons”—topics not relevant to African American history. Much of the course simply amounts to a far-left political agenda being pushed on children while in the classroom. The Daily Wire writes of the proposed course, “[t]he College Board has so far declined to publicly release the African American studies curriculum, asserting that the material contains proprietary information. The course is expected to undergo changes before any nationwide implementation.”
4:25pm- Rich and Matt can’t stop talking about how much they admire Thomas Sowell. What’s the better book, “Basic Economics” or “A Conflict of Visions”?
4:40pm- In an opinion editorial featured in The Wall Street Journal, Philadelphia 76ers President Daryl Morey warned that freedom of speech is under attack on college campuses across the country—specifically his alma mater the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Morey writes, “[i]f MIT faculty, who are at the cutting edge of science and technology, can’t count on their employer to defend open inquiry, it might prevent them from taking innovative risks. This, in turn, would stymie technological progress and the education of the next generation of innovators.”
5:00pm- According to a report from The Daily Wire, the European Union has approved “cricket powder” as a food additive to boost protein in consumer diets. The powder is now permitted to be placed in foods like bread, chocolate, soups, and cereal bars.
5:10pm- Who is eating bugs? Hollywood celebrities, of course!
5:30pm- In the absence of school choice, the government possesses a monopoly on education. Rich’s rant is temporarily interrupted by Henry’s story about dating an Olympian…
5:45pm- While speaking with Nora O’Donnell on CBS News, California Governor Gavin Newsom referred to the 2nd Amendment as a “suicide pact.”
5:55pm- Zeoli is preempted for sports.