Topic: Hakeem Jeffrees; Topic: Asheville mentioned in U.S.A. Today

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00:02 Hi, welcome back to the program. Let's go to Bob in try on Bob. What's going on with you, Charlie, Charlie, you have been holding out on us. Oh, you've been shortchanging all these thousands of people who listen to you. How so? I caught you. You do imitations. Off the chart. 00:31 Well, you picked you had Trump there for five seconds and it was perfect. Well, thank you. My suggestion is sometime between six and seven, once or twice a week. Put your imitation skills out there. I would like to hear. I would like to hear Trump and your magnificent. 00:59 Godfather. Oh, that would be good. Yeah, that would be good. Right now, I'm going to plug my radio back in and I want to hear those too. Please. That would be good, Bob. I appreciate it. So was wondering, Godfather, who should I trust in this whole Iran thing? That's what I want to know. There's a lot of people out there. There's good people, bad people on both sides, crazy people everywhere. 01:28 Who am I supposed to listen to, Godfather? Whoever comes to you with this Iran deal, that is the traitor. Is that good enough? Let's go to Janice in Gastonia. Janice, welcome. 01:46 Absolutely. What's up? I come in on 01:52 But I wish somebody tied a in his rear end so he could eat past gas if he tried. That's the problem with Hakeem Jeffries. Nobody has ever tied a knot in his rear end. And that boy, if he was in that room, he would have been cowering and crying in pool. Oh, absolutely. He would have had to have wrapped a tablecloth around him because he'd have wet himself. You're right about that, Janice. I appreciate it. Speaking of, Janice was up in Gastonia, North Carolina. I've been promised you... 02:21 promising you this story about Asheville. Okay, here we go. And this is from the New York Post. All right, once what, this has made the New York Post, y'all. Asheville. For years, Asheville marketed itself as a charming tourist destination known for its scenic views, vibrant art scene, and thriving local businesses. But according to locals, that image has eroded as homelessness. Drug use and public disorder have taken hold 02:49 of downtown streets. Residents say the city's decline didn't happen overnight. It's the result of decades of policy decisions driven by left-leaning leadership. Critics argue that well-intentioned but misguided homelessness strategies removed accountability and prioritized ideology over practical solution. The numbers tell part of the story. 03:17 Homelessness has climbed to record levels with more than 800 individuals in 2026. At the same time, the police force has been significantly reduced by roughly 40%, leaving fewer officers to respond to crime and maintain order. The result, residents say, is a downtown many avoid altogether. Once busy streets are increasingly associated with panhandling, public intoxication, 03:46 and a general sense of lawlessness. Businesses and tourism, lifebloods of the local economy, are feeling the impact as families stay away and a different kind of crowd moves in. Critics also point to a broader pattern, policies that emphasize government programs without measurable outcomes while neglecting basic public safety. The situation worsened after Hurricane Helene, which strained local resources 04:15 and expose what some say is ineffective government response at both the state and federal levels. More recently, federal relief funding has began flowing into the region, and city officials say they're attempting to reverse course by increasing police presence and launching a targeted public safety initiatives. But for many residents, the damage is already clear, and the lesson 04:44 is hard to ignore. Asheville stands as an example of what happens when leadership prioritizes theory over enforcement, compassion without accountability, and social experimentation over tried and true public safety policies. That's what's happened to Asheville. It's a bunch of these 05:12 PhD, psychologist, s ...

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