The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Show (10/04/22)
3:00pm- Worried about the struggling economy? Don’t be! The Washington Post’s business section moronically explains why a recession is a good thing for Americans, with reasons that include “housing prices may finally come down to reasonable levels” and “student loan forgiveness is coming.”
3:20pm- Building upon the Washington Post’s “7 Ways a Recession Could Be Good for You Financially”, Rich comes up with his own list of benefits to Biden’s economy—including that the skyrocketing prices of food will help him eat less and lose some weight.
3:40pm- Andrew C. McCarthy—Senior Fellow at National Review Institute & author of “Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency”—joins the show to discuss his latest editorial, “Larry Krasner’s Lies.” McCarthy writes of Philadelphia, “the City of Brotherly Love passed the 400-murder mark for 2022 last week, with a quarter of the year left to go. The 2021 record outpaced New York City by a wide margin (the Big Apple saw 485 murders—a bad year by recent standards), even though New York City’s population is more than five times that of Philadelphia.” During a recent interview, District Attorney Larry Krasner deflected accusations that his prosecutorial strategies are ineffective by stating that Pennsylvania, overall, has a high crime rate—but, as McCarthy points out, PA’s violent crime problem is “way higher than it should be largely because of Krasner’s city, even though Philadelphia accounts for only a little over a tenth of the state’s overall population.”
4:05pm- On Thursday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation that would make California a “sanctuary state” for child gender health services and reassignment surgeries. According to Daily Wire, “the new law restricts California officials and health providers from cooperating with out-of-state attempts to stop a child from getting gender health services, which could include puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, or gender surgery.” In response to criticisms, Governor Newsom stated, “in California we believe in equality and acceptance.”
4:15pm- According to a report from the Manhattan Institute’s Christopher Rufo, the American Medical Association is imploring U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Department of Justice to prosecute commentators on social media who are critical of doctors who perform gender affirmation procedures on children and teens. The AMA claims doctors, and hospitals, have been subjected to numerous threats.
4:35pm- On Friday, President Joe Biden thanked Aviation Survival Technician Second Class Zach Loesch—a hero who saved lives during the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. However, due to the Coast Guard’s vaccination mandate, Loesch, who is unvaccinated, is expected to be discharged from service within the next 60 days.
4:40pm- During Tuesday’s press briefing, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean Pierre explained that the Biden Administration had “no comment” on the potential discharge of Aviation Survival Technician Second Class Zach Loesch due to his unvaccinated status—despite his heroics during Hurricane Ian.
4:45pm- While speaking at the 2022 Freedman Bank Forum on Economic Equity, Secretary Janet Yellen explained that the Biden Administration and U.S. Treasury are adopting economic policies that promote “racial equity.”
5:05pm- Dr. Mehmet Oz—Republican candidate for United States Senate—joins the show to discuss his race against progressive John Fetterman. Despite being behind by 10-points in June, Dr. Oz is now polling within the margin of error. During the interview, Dr. Oz responded to reports that Fetterman vandalized a local business while serving as mayor of Braddock. On Monday, Fetterman used social media to promote a horrific claim that Oz engaged in incidents of animal abuse while conducting research at Columbia University—Dr. Oz flatly refuted the claim, saying it’s simply not true.
5:25pm- While appearing on ABC, former CIA Director Gen. David H. Petraeus was asked about the possibility of Russia using nonstrategic or tactical nuclear weapons in its ongoing war with Ukraine. Petraeus suggested that in response, the United States would likely use non-nuclear weapons to sink Russia’s Black Sea fleet.
5:40pm- A man has taken advantage of New York’s gun buyback program—using his $200 3D printer to manufacture the “lower receivers and frames” of plastic firearms. He was able to trade-in over 100 “guns”, netting $21,000 in gift cards.
5:50pm- While speaking with Bloomberg reporter Akshat Rathi on the Zero podcast, Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates said that it was unrealistic for climate activists to expect people to stop eating meat or to forfeit living in nice homes in order to combat the “climate crisis.”
6:05pm- Pennsylvania State Representative Amen Brown joins the show to talk about the unmitigated violence Philadelphia is experiencing. Rep. Brown explains how he has made a habit of going to crime scenes in order to provide comfort to the loved ones of those who have been victimized. During the interview, Rep. Brown breaks-down the recent Pennsylvania House hearings seeking evidence to impeach Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner—explaining that he believes Krasner and Mayor Jim Kenney both need to go. He also talks about “Philly Scoreboard” where gangs take credit for crimes committed throughout Philadelphia. Why isn’t more being done by city officials to stop this?
6:45pm- According to an NBC/Telemundo poll, Democrats hold a 21-point lead with Latino voters—but that number is down from 42-points in 2012. How could this major shift impact the 2022 midterm elections?