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The Rich Zeoli Show

The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (08/13/2024):

3:05pm- In his latest article and video editorial, CNN chief national correspondent John King speaks with several undecided voters from Pennsylvania about the 2024 presidential election. Although, they said they were unwilling to cast their ballots for Donald Trump, most expressed skepticism of Kamala Harris’s far-left policies—suggesting they’ll likely vote third party.

3:10pm- On NBC News, a Pennsylvania voter condemned the economic policies pursued by the Biden-Harris Administration—blaming those policies for raising the cost of food, making it difficult to feed her children.

3:30pm- Rich and Matt will be broadcasting live from the Democratic National Committee Convention in Chicago, Illinois. Matt says he’s excited to try deep dish pizza—Rich is less enthused. Is it even real pizza? Plus, according to reports from The New York Times and The Washington Post, Chicago is expecting tens-of-thousands of anti-Israel protesters to show up to the convention.

3:50pm- While speaking with the press briefly outside of the White House, President Joe Biden said that Vice President Kamala Harris was an integral part of crafting his administration’s economic policies. Similarly, former Biden Administration official Susan Rice told MSNBC that Harris has been a key architect in the administration’s policy development. As Rich notes, given the country’s dissatisfaction with the current economy, those statements are not doing Harris any favors.

4:05pm- While the mainstream media gushes over vice-presidential candidate Tim Walz, numerous small business owners are taking to social media to speak out against Walz’s leadership as the Minnesota governor during the Black Lives Matter demonstrations (which caused billions of dollars in property damage) and COVID-19 shutdowns (which led to businesses being permanently shuttered following long-term government lockdowns). In one instance, Lisa Hanson—a small business owner—was thrown in prison for 90-days for violating Walz’s draconian COVID-19 lockdown orders.

4:20pm- Hackers Find Voting Machine Vulnerabilities, But There is No Time to Fix Them: Politico Cybersecurity reporter Maggie Miller writes: “Some of the best hackers in the world gathered in Las Vegas over the weekend to try to break into voting machines that will be used in this year’s election—all with an eye to helping officials identify and fix vulnerabilities. The problem? Their findings will likely come too late to make any fixes before Nov. 5.” You can read the full article here: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/12/hackers-vulnerabilities-voting-machines-elections-00173668

4:30pm- Dr. Ben Carson—Former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development & a Retired Neurosurgeon and Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University—joins The Rich Zeoli Show with reaction to last night’s conversation between Elon Musk and Donald Trump on the social media platform X. During the conversation, Trump explained that the near assassination attempt in Butler, PA strengthened his belief in God. Dr. Carson agrees with the assessment: “the great spirit above” protected the former president. Plus, should we be concerned about President Joe Biden’s cognitive and physical decline? Dr. Carson hilariously notes that if you saw someone like Biden get into the cockpit of a plane, you wouldn’t want to be a passenger on that flight! Dr. Carson is author of the new book: “The Perilous Fight: Overcoming Our Culture’s War on the American Family”—which he co-authored with his wife, Candy Carson. It’s available now: https://a.co/d/5RggqEs

4:50pm- While speaking with guest Kaitan Collins, Stephen Colbert referred to CNN as “objective” in their new coverage—which unintentionally elicited laughs from the audience. Evidently, everyone knows CNN’s political coverage isn’t objective!

5:05pm- On Monday night, Elon Musk conducted an interview with former President Donald Trump on the social media platform X. According to initial estimates, the interview coupled with subsequent discussions pertaining to the interview generated 1 billion views. During the conversation, Trump said he would like to move education back to the states—as education nationally has struggled despite America spending more per student than any other country in the world. Prior to the conversation, officials from the European Union outrageously warned Musk about conducting the interview—suggesting it could violate EU laws that police “harmful content.”

5:25pm- During his interview with Donald Trump on X, Elon Musk briefly mentioned visiting Hiroshima and Nagasaki—emphasizing that the cities, which were hit by nuclear weapons in World War II, are now capable of creating food that is safe to eat. Dana Bash and CNN pulled the clip out of context, inaccurately making it seem as though Musk was downplaying the impact of nuclear war.

5:45pm- While the mainstream media gushes over vice-presidential candidate Tim Walz, numerous small business owners are taking to social media to speak out against Walz’s leadership as the Minnesota governor during the Black Lives Matter demonstrations (which caused billions of dollars in property damage) and COVID-19 shutdowns (which led to businesses being permanently shuttered following long-term government lockdowns). In one instance, Lisa Hanson—a small business owner—was thrown in prison for 90-days for violating Walz’s draconian COVID-19 lockdown orders.

6:05pm- Dr. EJ Antoni—Research Fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss President Joe Biden stating that Kamala Harris has been actively involved in the development of the administration’s economic policies, the $1.9 trillion annual federal deficit (which no one seems to be concerned about), Donald Trump’s interview with Elon Musk, and the horrors of Chicago deep dish pizza.

6:30pm- Social Security Waste/Fraud Exceed $1 Billion: Jeremy Tanner of The Hill writes: “The Social Security Administration (SSA) is wrestling with a “record-breaking backlog” of cases that has led to roughly $1.1 billion in improper payments, according to a new report by the SSA Office of the Inspector General (OIG).” You can read the full article here: https://thehill.com/homenews/4824820-improper-social-security-payments-surpass-1b-amid-record-breaking-backlog-report/

6:40pm- While appearing on CNN, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy insisted that Kamala Harris believes in capitalism—despite Harris routinely endorsing government initiated “equity” and equality of outcome while rejecting equality of opportunity and meritocracy.