The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (09/30/2024):

3:05pm- 45,000 Dockworkers Are Set to Go On Strike at Midnight. Paul Berger of The Wall Street Journal reports: “Dockworkers are preparing to strike at midnight across dozens of ports from Maine to Texas, threatening to block the movement of a swath of U.S. trade and rattle the American economy five weeks ahead of the presidential election. Trade groups representing hundreds of retailers and manufacturers from Walmart and Target to Caterpillar and General Motors have appealed to the Biden administration to intervene, warning a shutdown could hobble businesses and trigger renewed inflation during the busy holiday shopping season.” You can read the full article here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/dockworkers-union-strike-shipping-economy-81301038

3:15pm- What impact will a potential International Longshoremen’s Association strike have on the presidential election?

3:35pm- It’s only hour one into Monday’s show and things have already gone off the rails. YouTube has blocked Friday’s video stream—presumably due to music copyright issues. Rich yells at Matt, Justin, and Kirk for not being able to fix it.

3:50pm- On Meet the Press, NBC News National Political Correspondent Steve Kornacki revealed polling data which shows that although Hispanic voters preferred Democrats by a 44% margin in 2012, that gap has shrunk to 14% in 2024. With Hispanic men, Trump and Harris are tied—and with Hispanic men under 50 years-old, Trump leads by 9. Of the issues most important to Hispanic voters (economics, border, and inflation), Trump leads on all three.

4:05pm- Alina Clough—Fellow at ConservAmerica—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss her latest article for National Review, “The Real Three Mile Island Disaster Was Shutting It Down.” You can read the full article here: https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/09/the-real-three-mile-island-disaster-was-shutting-it-down/

4:20pm- On Monday, Donald Trump visited Valdosta, Georgia—supporting those impacted by Hurricane Helene. While speaking to the press, Trump said: “our country is in the final weeks of a hard-fought national election. But in a time like this—when a crisis hits, when our fellow citizens cry out in need—none of that matters. We’re not talking about politics now. We have to all get together and get this solved.”

4:30pm- Elizabeth Pipko—Spokeswoman for the Republican National Committee—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to preview tomorrow night’s Vice-Presidential Debate between Senator J.D. Vance and Governor Tim Walz. Over the weekend, Vance was denied entry into a Primanti Brothers sandwich shop in Pennsylvania. In response to the shop’s concern, Vance told the crowd: “Don’t hold it against her. She just got a little nervous but it’s a great local business. Let’s keep supporting it.” Plus, Pipko reacts to being mentioned in Newsweek’s bizarre article, “How Hot Girls Became the Right’s New Obsession.” Pipko is a former model, a 2016 Trump campaign staffer, and author of the book, “Finding My Place: Making My Parents’ American Dream Come True.”

5:00pm- Tim Murtaugh—Columnist for The Washington Times & Senior Advisor to the Trump 2024 Campaign—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss the Trump-Vance campaign in Pennsylvania. Plus, does anyone actually believe Kamala Harris will be a defender of Second Amendment rights? Murtaugh points out that until it became politically inconvenient, Harris had been a vocal proponent of mandatory gun buy backs—and for allowing government officials to enter the home of law-abiding gun owners to ensure their guns are being stored properly.

5:20pm- Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris appeared on the “All the Smoke” podcast with former NBA players Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson and was asked about her economic plans. Even in a laid back interview Harris was unable to answer the question directly and was forced into rambling endlessly.

5:30pm- Is Saturday Night Live funny again? Andy Samberg hila ...