The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Show (10/24/2022):

3:05pm- According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), Pennsylvania and New Jersey student reading and math scores have decreased since 2019—indicating that pandemic school shutdowns have had an impact on childhood learning.

3:20pm- During a recent Board of Education meeting in Lawrence Township, NJ, one member suggested that parents have no right to determine what curriculum their children will ultimately end up learning in school.

3:45pm- According to a recent Wick Insights poll of likely voters, Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz now leads Democrat John Fetterman 49.1% to 44.6% in their race for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA).

3:50pm- Senator Patty Murray (D- WA) told CNN’s Dana Bash that even in hindsight, she does not regret school shutdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), student math scores in every state have declined sharply since 2019.

3:55pm- In a recent opinion editorial for the Wall Street Journal, Kimberley Strassel explained that Georgia’s record-setting early midterm voting “exposes” the lie that election integrity laws adopted by the state would result in suppressing votes and amounted to “Jim Crow 2.0”.

4:05pm- According to a report from the Daily Wire, the U.S. State Department appropriated $20,000 for a drag show in Ecuador.

4:20pm- Mattel has announced the creation of its first “gender-neutral” doll—referring to it as a “doll for everyone.” Mattel’s Cultural Expert Jess Weiner explained that the doll was created because “parents are concerned about genderizing toys.”

4:40pm- During Sunday’s episode of “Face the Nation”, anchor Margaret Brennan spoke with a focus group consisting of Republican, Democrat, and Independent voters. Brennan was surprised by how much agreement there was between the voters on issues like the economy, crime, and “woke” ideology, despite their differing party affiliations.

5:05pm- Appearing on CBS’s Face the Nation, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi stated that it’s a misconception to say Democrats care more about abortion access than the economy—she also insisted that inflation is a “global phenomenon” and not the fault of President Joe Biden or Democrats in the Legislative Branch.

5:15pm- While speaking with Jake Tapper on CNN, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) blamed over 50% of inflation on “corporate greed.”

5:30pm- Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) appeared on Monday’s episode of the The View, with the appearance going about as well as you would imagine—filled with fiery exchanges over election denial, disruptions from the audience, and Ana Navarro reprimanding Sen. Cruz for speaking too loudly.

5:40pm- Another group of radical climate change protesters have targeted a beloved piece of art for desecration—this time it was “Grainstacks” by French Impressionist Claude Monet at the Barberini Museum in Germany. The activists splattered the $100 million painting with mashed potatoes. In an opinion editorial featured in the New York Times, Andres Malm—an associate professor of human ecology at Lund University and the author of “How to Blow Up a Pipeline: Learning to Fight in a World on Fire”—encouraged destructive behavior that targets the fossil fuel industry writing, “[a]s for the ethics of property destruction, it is not, in this case, very complicated. Fossil fuels kill people. If you disrupt the flow of such fuels and damage the machinery they impel, you prevent deaths. You stop the perpetration of harm. You may destroy an inanimate object.”

6:05pm- According to an NBC News report, Ron DeSantis could become the first Republican Florida Governor to win Miami-Dade County in over 20 years—since Jeb Bush in 2002. Miami-Dade is 70% Hispanic. The Atlantic’s Jemele Hill wrote of DeSantis' support within the Hispanic community: "proximity to whiteness is a real thing. Also reminds me of an adage I heard a long time ago about how the oppressed begin to take on the traits of the oppressor.”

6:15pm- On Monday, while speaking at the Democratic National Committee’s headquarters in Washington D.C., President Joe Biden once again blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin for inflation and vowed to ban assault weapons.

6:30pm- Fox News pieced together a hilarious montage of President Joe Biden “berating, scolding, and insulting reporters.”

6:35pm- During a rally in Robstown, Texas on Saturday, former President Donald Trump stated he will “probably have to” run for president again in 2024.

6:50pm- Contrary to narratives being pushed by many members of the national and international media, British Prime Minister Liz Truss’ resignation should not be mistaken as a reason for American politicians to avoid tax cuts in the future. The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board explains: “She is being made the scapegoat for the economic policy blunders that the ruling Conservatives have made over 12 years in power, and especially since 2019 under previous Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

6:55pm- Who Won Social Media? +Zeoli’s Final Thought

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3:05pm- The Biden Administration’s Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing “new energy-efficiency standards” for household furnaces, according to a report from National Review’s Ben Lieberman. 

3:15pm- During a press conference, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner suggested it was “racist” to accuse diverse, Democratic cities of experiencing high-rates of violent crime, according to RNC Research on Twitter. Krasner denied that his progressive prosecutorial preferences are impacting the safety of city residents.

3:30pm- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) advisory committee voted to recommend COVID-19 vaccines be added to the childhood immunization schedule—which could potentially result in vaccination being required in order to attend public schools.

3:40pm- Steve Bannon, a former adviser for Donald Trump, has been sentenced to four months in prison after refusing to comply with a House of Representatives subpoena seeking information about the Capitol Building riot on January 6th, 2021. But why wasn’t former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder ever held accountable for refusing to provide Congress with documents related to the Fast and Furious scandal when subpoenaed?

4:00pm- Daniel Keating of The Keating Group and Medal of Honor Recipient Specialist Five James “Doc” McCloughan join the show to discuss the 2022 Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation Gala on Saturday October 22nd. One of the prizes being auctioned at the gala will be an opportunity to co-host The Rich Zeoli Show!

For more information visit:

https://www.mclefphila.org/events-overview

4:15pm- Executive Producer of The Dom Giordanao Show Dan Borowski is LIVE! From Citizen Bank Park ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies’ NLCS Game 3 against the San Diego Padres. 

4:30pm- Steve Bannon, a former adviser for Donald Trump, has been sentenced to four months in prison after refusing to comply with a House of Representatives subpoena seeking information about the Capitol Building riot on January 6th, 2021. In March 2013, former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper denied collecting information on U.S. citizens while speaking to a U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. By June 2013, it was revealed the NSA had collected telephone metadata on millions of Americans—yet, he was not held accountable. Where is the consistency? 

4:45pm- On Friday, President Joe Biden delivered remarks from the White House on budget deficit reduction—claiming to have reduced the annual deficit by $1.4 trillion. In September, Washington Post Fact-Checker gave Biden’s claims of reducing the deficit “three Pinocchio’s.” Kessler writes, “Biden is citing real deficit-reduction numbers, but doing so in a way to mislead…The budget deficit was supposed to shrink as the massive spending caused by the pandemic faded. Indeed, the budget-deficit picture…would have been better if not for Biden’s policies…he cannot suggest that they reduced the budget deficit.”

4:55pm- President Biden warns of “Mega MAGA Trickle-Down”—is that an economic theory or an ice cream? 

5:15pm- According to polling from Data for Progress, only 8% of American young-adults consider student loan-debt forgiveness a top three issue heading into the 2022 midterm elections. 

5:20pm- During a Fox News voter panel, a Pennsylvania voter whose son was shot and killed in Philadelphia said there was a “huge sense of lawlessness” in the city right now. Similarly, CNN spoke with a woman in Bucks County who explained she planned to vote for Dr. Mehmet Oz—based on his perceived strength on economics and fighting crime.

5:40pm- VICE asked a question no one was wondering: Are “jimmies” a racist way to refer to “sprinkles”?

6:05pm- During a segment on HBO’s Last Week Tonight, host John Oliver defended gender affirmation procedures on children and dismissed the “social contagion theory”—insisting “trans children” have existed throughout history. 

6:30pm- While appearing on Fox News, Johns Hopkins Professor Dr. Marty Makary explained that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) vote to add the COVID-19 vaccine to the childhood immunization schedule could potentially undermine confidence in the CDC’s recommendations moving forward.

6:55pm- Who Won Social Media? + Zeoli’s Final Thought

On Friday, President Joe Biden delivered remarks from the White House on budget deficit reduction—claiming to have reduced the annual deficit by $1.4 trillion. In September, Washington Post Fact-Checker gave Biden’s claims of reducing the deficit “three Pinocchio’s.” Kessler writes, “Biden is citing real deficit-reduction numbers, but doing so in a way to mislead…The budget deficit was supposed to shrink as the massive spending caused by the pandemic faded. Indeed, the budget-deficit picture…would have been better if not for Biden’s policies…he cannot suggest that they reduced the budget deficit.”

Daniel Keating of The Keating Group and Medal of Honor Recipient Specialist Five James “Doc” McCloughan join the show to discuss the 2022 Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation Gala on Saturday October 22nd. One of the prizes being auctioned at the gala will be an opportunity to co-host The Rich Zeoli Show!

For more information visit:

https://www.mclefphila.org/events-overview

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 4:

6:05pm- During a segment on HBO’s Last Week Tonight, host John Oliver defended gender affirmation procedures on children and dismissed the “social contagion theory”—insisting “trans children” have existed throughout history. 

6:30pm- While appearing on Fox News, Johns Hopkins Professor Dr. Marty Makary explained that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) vote to add the COVID-19 vaccine to the childhood immunization schedule could potentially undermine confidence in the CDC’s recommendations moving forward.

6:55pm- Who Won Social Media? + Zeoli’s Final Thought