Paris attacks, refugee debate, celebrity news, politics

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And one, only one was very definite at saying, we must not speculate about what happened, whether they were homegrown terrorists. And this is in relation to the French, the incident in France, in Paris. You know, only one expert said, you can't speculate whether it's either homegrown or whether they were someone who immigrated. And there was a lot of speculation about why the French government closed their borders. And then it became a frenzy at comparing it to the United States. And that's where a lot of troubling information has come out of. And through all of that detailed coverage of France, here in the U.S., a lot of Americans did not get information about what's going on in Beirut and Kenya. The majority of the information that was disseminated about what has happened in Beirut and Kenya has been on social media. And that's a little problematic. And of course, there's even speculation among Americans and other critics of American media. And when I say those other critics outside of the U.S., there's a skin color issue. We'll just keep it 100. But yeah. You know, keeping it 100, keeping it real. And there's this issue about that. And I don't particularly agree with that. But it's something to explore. And those experts, I'm lining those up. But, and I know a lot of you wanted to hear my take on the whole event. So now knowing the sources that I use for information, what I've been able to deem and learn about the whole event, and kind of glean out of what I saw, was I definitely saw a French government that was basically as aggressive as it could be. They joined in on the airstrikes. And what most Americans may not know is that the United States has been actually running airstrikes on ISIS since the beginning of the year. But depending on either your news source or what you watch, you will not know it. You may think that there's nothing being done or that this just happened out of nowhere. And something for Americans to remember is nothing has happened yet. And sometimes, and this is where it seems to be a lot of controversy. And I've had a lot of discussions with friends who are former members of the military who have actually been in the military for a long time. And I've had a lot of conversations with them who have actually served tours of duty in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Some of my friends have also done, they were a part of Desert Shield, Desert Storm, and as well as Iraqi Freedom and doing multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. And their feedback, particularly for the ones who have formal education in bio, and bioterrorism, a lot of their feedback has been, when you're dealing with coordinated attacks, a lot of times it's people who have come in through normal channels. And right now, I know in the States, there's hysteria over the Syrian refugee crisis. Some of unreasonable things like, let's accept the Christians, but not the Muslims. When, and if, if it's, which, when I say that's unreasonable, because it's discriminatory, you either take them all or none. And I know on this show, I've talked about the Syrian refugee crisis. And my basic stance is, as long as the United States is not the only country in the world that's involved, then it's something that we should all, we should all embrace. And particularly seeing how we've got this statue, it's called the Statue of Liberty in New York, that says, bring me your tired and worn. And the refugees, the Syrian refugees, I don't think people realize, these are people who are trying to get away from the extremists too. So that's not something, that's not something I think that's very easy to say, we're only gonna let certain people in. And it's not tied to religion. And just like the argument that people say, well, extremists can pose as refugees. Well, extremists can pose as Christians too, if that, if we were into that. And the president was quite firm in his speech in saying that we're not about that. And it's true, America isn't about that. I know we've got a history that we don't talk about, but in terms of discrimination, but it's something, it's definitely something that we can't openly do or say. And I know people are mostly saying this out of being fearful. Some things that I do believe that should happen is that we should allow the refugees in the country, the ones that we committed to, to be able to do things that they should be able to do. And generally when we do that, we're either looking for, we do extensive background checks on them. And the one thing about terrorists, they wouldn't make it past those types of backgrounds. I think sometimes people have a lot of doubt about our government and their ability to do things. And it's, when they're doing things, when they're preventing things. And when, I know this is personal to a lot of people because it's personal to me. I lost two friends on 9-11. And when that happened, I couldn't understand it the day it happened. And then when we found out that there were warnings that the Bush administration didn't heed. And at the time, I was a security advisor of Condoleezza Rice. She had this type of information on and she didn't do anything with it. That's the part where I think people seem to forget. And it seems like, yeah, the Bush administration slipped that one day, but it was one horrible day for us all. But since that horrible day, there hasn't been any type of, terrorist attack from similar to, or like that since that day. I mean, we talked about, if you remember the shoe bomber, the shoe bomber was apprehended. And there've been so many times where we've been told via the media of thwarted attempts. And I'm sure, we're going about our lives that people who are employed by our government, where it's their job to thwart these things every day, just think about the things that they are intercepting that we don't know about. And there comes a time where you just have to live your life. And I think watching the French this week, they've done their three days of mourning and they've moved much quickly in terms of, in terms of moving on with their lives. And, you know, they're mourning, they still feel bad and they, but they're showing the terrorists that you didn't win. And I think that's the best way to deal with this. And where we show fear is with things about, well, we're going to limit refugees. When you do things like that, that's what the, the terrorists want you to do. And the best, I, you know, I don't use very much colorful language, but the best way I can say it, the best F you to terrorists is for us to, to move about our plans and move about our days, just like business as usual, because it's not our lives that are being disrupted. These people have extreme views. They are afraid of modernization. They are afraid of civilization. They are afraid of uncivilized behavior. And we, we mustn't become uncivilized. And to be uncivilized is to say, we are not going to accept people who are different from us and live up to the values of our country, which is that everyone has a chance in America. Everyone is welcome in America. And I just think that, especially with these governors, particularly with these governors, particularly Republican governors who are, they're, they're grandstanding right now and posturing to say that they're not going to accept any Syrian refugees when, hello, they don't have, they don't have the authority to say so. It's all federal. And, but it's one of, it's, it's, it's basically, it's basically a posturing move. And it's something that they need to do to save face and it's also to gin up, gin up negativity among the public. Basically it's not productive at all, but that's something that they want to do. And, and basically it's un-American to do that. And on social media right now, they're, they're a lot of messages and, and positive things that people are talking about, Syrian immigrants and, and I think too, too, as Americans, we should listen to that community quite a little, quite a bit more in terms of understanding. And what I find, what I've been finding quite interesting is immigrant groups themselves who have, whether they're one or just two generations in past immigration in the United States, they're even projecting negativity on Syrian refugees, which I don't really get that. And then there are some who are, they can relate to that, because I have a lot of friends who are Cuban immigrants, whether they were children when their families came over with the freedom flights, a lot of them can identify it. And especially a friend of mine from Miami, she identifies the pictures of, if you've been watching the Syrian crisis, a lot of international media has been showing a lot of the desperation of a lot of families where they have been just taking two boats and crossing, you know, crossing over into other, water-based countries. And one of my friends said that reminded her of when her, of the Mariel boat lift in Miami. And, you know, and she kind of pointed that out to me, and I kind of looked at some of those pictures, and I really thought, and, you know, her, she is, she came over, I think she was five or six on the freedom flights, but then she had relatives that came into the U.S. through the Mariel boat lift. So, there are, some immigrant communities are very sympathetic, and they can identify with the Syrian refugees. And then I have another friend who, you know, she was Nicaraguan, and I kind of asked her about it, and I said, how are you so adamant about this when, you know, Nicaraguans were given refugee status in the United States in the 80s? And as a result of that, some children from Nicaragua were born here, and they were given refugee status in the United States in the 80s. And as a result of that, some children from Nicaragua were given refugee status in the 80s. And as a result of that, their parents, their parents were able to stay as a result of that. And, and, you know, if, if you're up on your history, you know, that there were very tumultuous, tumultuous times in Nicaragua. But somehow, you know, that friend of mine, she can identify, she can't, she just doesn't identify with it. She's more tied to, she's more tied to, you know, she's more tied to, you know, she's more tied to, you know, she's more tied to, you know, she's more tied to, you know, she's more tied to, fear, to rationalize this or, or be able to see the need for this. And, and, you know, there have been some interesting editorials about, about past views of other groups. So that's something to think on, think about. And in the coming weeks, we're going to explore that because I think this Syrian refugee crisis, as well as continued, discussion about terrorism, it's going to be a big part of the presidential elections. And I'm going to get into that drama that's tied to that. Don't worry. But I just, one point that I do want to make that, you know, we've got Americans that are afraid of Syrian refugees. And then we've got, and now Europe, what they have done is, I know in some European countries that have taken a lot of control over the Syrian refugees, they've taken a lot of control over the Syrian refugees. They do have them in encampments, if that's a proper word for that, but they are in camps and temporary camps. And I'll get more information on some of those processing and some of the other European countries like Germany and, you know, and other countries that agreed to take in Syrian refugees, which quite a few of them have done. And I think that's going to be a big part of a few countries in Europe immediately did do that, which if you remember from my previous, previous shows, I have said that I think that was the right thing to do. I still believe it is. And like I said, at the top of this show, as long as the rest of the world were doing their part, yes, of course, the U.S. would. And generally the U.S., I think we've identified some 10,000 people. And generally when we do that, we're doing a lot of work on the U.S. and on the U.S. and on the U.S. our preference with our immigration laws, either people who are eligible to immigrate, they either have family here or identified qualified sponsors. And those qualified sponsors could be distant family that's proven or employers, things of that nature. Those are the stipulations. And I do believe that some of the 10,000 fall into one or both or some kind of category where there is someone who is already here in the States, you know, as a citizen or legal citizen to be here, that they're able to, you know, in a form of immigration law, they're able to be here. And so I do believe that some of the 10,000 and short way to say it, they're able to vouch for these refugees coming to the U.S. that it actually works out for them. So that's one thing. But in this whole debate, I just want to make a point of there just does not seem to be any activity or support, I say for the public's sake, of where we see, of where we see Arab nations being involved. And I always make this point because I'm always concerned about that because we all, we have a very, we have a very diverse country in the United States. But a lot of times in the Middle East and countries in the Middle East, when you're dealing with people who have similar religions, like, you know, being Muslim, a lot of nations where this is, the religion is heavily practiced, a lot of times we just don't see them embracing, embracing them, which I'm starting to think that it really defies the whole religious argument. And the religious argument that I'm talking about that's being defied is, you know, it's not just about the religious argument, it's about the religious argument. And so I think that just because you practice a religion doesn't mean that people are the same. And we see that, we see that with the Palestinians. Again, no Arab nations are doing anything to help. Well, when I say help, be constructive towards solutions and peace. I'll just put it that way. And if this were on social media, I'd just say, I'm just going to leave that right here. But that's, I'm not going to say, I'm not going to say, I'm not going to say, I'm always concerned about that. Because, you know, if you, if you spend time with me, you'll always hear me say, so what, so what are the Saudis doing? And, and I always ask that question is because, you know, oil producing countries like that, they've got more than enough money. And how do we know money's not being siphoned off anywhere? And, and I get concerned when we hear, you know, we hear, you know, we hear, you know, we hear, you know, we hear, you know, we hear things of things about these terrorists and these extremists that they don't speak up, and they can't. And, and I'm, I'm sort of tired of them playing the, playing the card of, we don't get involved with that, when they get a lot of special favors, particularly from the three countries that are involved with dealing with ISIS. Now, I also, I also, I also, I also, I also, I also, I also, I also, I also, I also, I also, I also, I also, I also, I also, I also, I also, I also, I also, I also, I also, I also, I also, I also, I also, I also, I also, I also, up front, but maybe behind the scenes. But just something about that, you know, how you get that feeling that something's just not right. I just feel like something's not right. And, you know, going back to 9-11, we knew that, you know, the majority of the hijackers of the airplanes were Saudis. You know, how'd that happen? How does that happen? And it's very hard for me to be convinced that they wouldn't know that. And, you know, knowing about, you know, knowing about bin Laden, how nuts the guy was, and how do we keep, how do the Saudis not have to tiptoe around us? That's what I don't get. Their military is very well funded, and they are trained. How is it if they are so good about, keeping, keeping their jets and airliners from not being blown up? How come they can't help out, or keep some things in check? And that just kind of, you know, it, it kind of, that's a question that comes up for me a lot. And definitely listeners, if you've got points on that, hit me up on Twitter. If you disagree with me on that, you know, take me to school, take me to school and, and help me understand, because I just, don't. And we, it's, it's common knowledge that in terms of how women are treated in Saudi Arabia, or just, it's just horrible. So you, you can't convince me of that. But if you can convince me, if you've got something to take me to school on, at how and what the Saudis are doing to prevent in the Western world, some of the, some of the extremism, I would love to hear it. Because I'm, I just, I have a problem with that. I really do. But moving right along. You know, I don't want to spend too much time on tragedy. But I, I, I want to move along to some big news that's going on here in Hollywood. You know, the, I think there was, Glamour did the Woman of the Year Award. And Caitlyn Jenner was the recipient. And a lot of you have hit me up on social media. And I think that's really important. And I think that's really important. And I think that's really important. And I think it was really, it was really, it was really, it was really, it was really, it was really, it was really, it was really, it was really, it was really, it was really, it was really, it was really, to me about kind of what, you know, this whole, it seems like Caitlyn Jenner is the woman of the year kind of thing. And just my views, I, you know, I don't have a problem with Caitlyn. And actually when, and I think I've mentioned this before, that once it came, once, you know, the big Vanity Fair issue came out, I, when I, I got a copy of the magazine and I read it, I read the stories and I, you know, a lot of things I understood. I understood and identified with it. And, you know, anybody that knows me, I am, I'm down, I'm down with the LGBT community and I'm definitely in support of the transgender community and a lot of the issues, that the transgender community has to deal with. And I'm quite supportive. Now, my views on Caitlyn Jenner are kind of mixed. It has nothing to do with being supportive about, about Caitlyn becoming transgender. My issue, and I did see the show, you know, I did see Cait and my whole issue is, I kind of think, I kind of think Caitlyn still is figuring it out and we're watching it, which it's a, it's a teaching moment. But at the same time, I, what I'm witnessing is not only how Cait's evolving into who she was meant to be. I'm seeing, I'm seeing a side of Bruce that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that. I just don't understand. I, you know, you know, you know, people can be conservative. People can be progressive. I don't have a problem with that. But how, how Bruce was so conservative throws me off with this whole situation with Caitlyn. I mean, when I watched the show, you know, the whole episode about, about Caitlyn having to, to redo her membership, have to set up her membership at the country club that Bruce was a part of. And Caitlyn was going to write Bruce. And it's like, and I'm, I'm so glad Alexis was there to say, no, you're not Bruce, you're Caitlyn. And, and, you know, and I'm one of these people who I'm very emotional and I'm watching this show at home. And I actually said, good for you, Alexis, school her, you know, you know, and, and then it started me, it started, um, I was overwhelmed by it. I was overwhelmed by it. I was overwhelmed by it. I was overwhelmed by it. I was overwhelmed by it. I was overwhelmed by it. I was overwhelmed by it. I was overwhelmed by it. I was overwhelmed by it. I was overwhelmed by it. I was overwhelmed by it. I was overwhelmed by it. I was overwhelmed by it. I was overwhelmed by it. I was overwhelmed by it. I was overwhelmed by it. I was overwhelmed by it. I was overwhelmed by it. I was overwhelmed by it. I was overwhelmed by it. I was overwhelmed by it. I was overwhelmed by it. I was overwhelmed by it. I was overwhelmed by it. I was overwhelmed by it. I was overwhelmed by it. I was overwhelmed by it. I was overwhelmed by it. I was overwhelmed by it. I was overwhelmed by it. I was overwhelmed by it. I was overwhelmed by it. get together, they're trying to sell magazines and they're going to put on the cover someone who's going to help them sell magazines. And this year, Caitlyn Jenner is in. A year from now, Caitlyn Jenner might not be. So I don't have a problem with that. Things that I, the problem that I just have is I think maybe Caitlyn, and the people around Caitlyn, may have wanted to have her wait to tell a lot of her business because she's still evolving. And that's the part that I sort of kind of have a problem with. Not so much watching this person evolve, but the conflict. I just think that sometimes, I mean, I know with reality TV, there's openness and you can definitely see the rawness. But there was just some things that I think they should have just taken off camera that didn't, that for those of us who are not a part of the inner circle or not a part of Caitlyn's family, we didn't need to know about that. Like, I didn't need to know about him, his, I guess, not being invited to, I think his daughter's graduation or something like that. And to hear, and I just called him him. I'm sorry. And I think a lot of that just, has to do with because I identify Caitlyn the way, the way she behaved in the show, because she, she, she still would try to do Bruce things. But that whole thing, I didn't need to see that. And, and I, and, and I understand how Chloe and Kim actually said, felt how they threw, you know, through Kris Jenner under the, the bus, because he sort of did. And you could kind of tell, and he may not have meant it, but I could see it. And definitely based on what I read in the article. So that's sort of my beef. But it's, it's, you know, and it's kind of just as Caitlyn evolved. But overall, I don't have a problem with the fact that Glamour magazine named her woman of the year. Um, don't really know what Caitlyn has done for the trans community. Um, but, um, I don't have a problem with it. Cause I, I think she looks really good. Cause, um, I'm going to tell you when, when it finally came out, um, because I don't, I don't read tabloids and, you know, for over the last year and a half, they kind of had, um, you know, a lot of these rag mags in the grocery store kind of was alluding to some of these changes, but I, you know, I don't read that stuff. But then when it finally came out, um, and when I saw the Vanity Fair, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, I thought dog, man, as a man, he was good looking and now, um, becoming who she was meant to be. My God, LA, we've got another skinny bitch in this town. That's going to keep us from getting work when we go into auditions. And, um, you, you can't be mad at that. And, and I'm not, um, I'm just kind of, um, I just kind of think that after this year, maybe Caitlyn Jenner kind of, um, kind of falls. back a little bit, get into herself, evolve a little bit more, maybe spend more time, you know, with other transgendered individuals. And I really like that crew that they had on the show, you know, I'm Kate. I actually wanted to know more about them versus Caitlin. And I also get that Caitlin was using herself and her past life fame to kind of tell this story and to show that. And I appreciate her doing that because I'm a fan of Bruce Jenner, you know, the old Bruce Jenner, and I'm good with the change. So I don't have a problem with it. And I do, I do have a problem with people trying to think that they're going to try to pull those medals that were earned in 1976. Leave it alone, people, just move on. But that's my thought on the whole Caitlin Jenner thing. And then the biggest news story of the day here in Los Angeles is obviously about Charlie Sheen announcing his HIV positive status. And actually last night, well, late yesterday afternoon, it was kind of a soft, announcement about that, that hit through the media wires about it. So, and it was sort of soft to know that the Today Show got the exclusive. And, you know, it's kind of sad, but, you know, it, the revelation of what has been going on with him for the past four years, when he got this diagnosis, it kind of makes sense with some of the behavior that we saw. And, you know, when I say behavior, you know, he just had, he has some issues. He's always had them. And I think what he did today was the right thing to do. You know, from looking at big picture, you know, the man has four kids. We have got to, I think he needed to do this for his children. And of course, everybody's talking about how some turned on him in his inner circle, and how he was paying folks to keep quiet. So that's one thing. But I think the big picture here is that this man has four children. He needs to pave a way to show, you know, there's so many images of him being, you know, just being inappropriate. That's the easy way to say it. And for him, this moment, I think it's for him to own the consequences of that behavior. 00,00,00 00,00,00 00,00,00 00,00,00 00,00,00 00,00,00 his kids. And, and, you know, it's sad that this happened to him. But him moving forward from this, this, this is something that I think is, is responsible, is the responsible thing to do in thinking about his children. And, you know, HIV, HIV, you know, is one of those things where you do have to take care of yourself. And I mean, we have someone else in this town, I mean, big time person in this town, who's HIV positive. And that's, you know, and he announced it back in the early 90s. And that's Magic Johnson, he's moved on with his life. And they did confirm that they did confirm that, you know, Charlie Sheen's wife, current, you know, wife, well, I don't even know if they're still married or not. But Brooke Mueller, she's, she was with him during this four year span. So that she is not, you know, that she tested negative. And so did the two children that she had with Charlie a negative. So that that's a good thing. I just, I think, you know, we need to wish him well. And, and then we move on from it. And I think he did the right thing. And to those here in Hollywood, in the Hollywood circles, that took money from him, you need to be ashamed of yourself for doing that, and even trying to do something like that. But moving right along so that we can keep up with the show and keep up with the time here. The Republican and Democratic parties had some debates during the hiatus. And you want to hear, you guys definitely want to hear my talk about this. And today, as of today, we, as of a few hours ago, as the three and a half hours ago, Bobby Jindal announced that he was dropping out. Oh, wow. He was one that I think, a few shows ago, I had predicted, I kind of giving you a list of who would still be around and who wouldn't. And so far, I'm doing pretty good. I'm doing pretty good. There are a couple of people who are still in the game that I don't get. But, definitely, Bobby Jindal was one that dude just needed to go. So, he took the cue, seeing how he's not really doing very well there in Louisiana. You know, basically, that state is a hot mess. And he figured, he figured he, instead of trying to run for president and be all around the country, he might need to go ahead and stay in Baton Rouge and kind of maybe do the job he already knows that he has. And I have to give him props for that. I think that that was a good choice to get out of the race. Now, for those that are still in the race, I have to tell you, I would have never, I never would have thought this would be happening, that Ben Carson would be considered a front runner, that Ben Carson would consider, be considered a viable candidate. Now, Donald Trump, he's been pretty consistent. I just called these two, Carson and Trump, they have, they're, they're crazy squared. That's about all I can say with it. And I cannot see, I can't see individuals in this country who are registered Republican voters falling, falling behind these two. I, I don't see it. Ben Carson, you know, in just the last couple of weeks, he's been caught up. Some creative storytelling about his background, everything from being offered a scholarship to West Point. And, and that was a big, that was a big rut row for him because what some of you may not know, to go to West Point, there's no cost to that. One of the reasons why you have to be nominated by, by a member of Congress. And, and generally it's, I don't know if, if it's changed or not, but I do know that a preference is given by members of the U.S. Senate to do your recommendations. But he got caught up with that. And then he, he danced around that with some semantics of words. And then, and, you know, and then there's the issue about, I think, the person who he hit with a hammer or something. And I, and I'm just thinking this dude had some problems and the fact that he, and he had emotional issues or something or, or some, basically dude's not wired right. And I just find it amazing how he was a brilliant surgeon. There's definitely, and a friend of mine was telling me that, that, you know, that's how it is with idiot savant syndrome, which I don't think that his IQ is that, but, you know, they were just trying to explain something to me that I, I just pointed out that I just didn't understand. So, you know, Carson, he, Carson and Trump, they're kind of the top two front runners. And then you've got Marco Rubio coming in at third, and he was actually predicted to be, he was predicted to be the winner of the last election. And he was actually predicted to be the winner of the last election. And they tried to figure it out. And they tried to figure it out. And they tried to figure it out. And they tried to figure it out. And they tried to figure it out. And they tried to figure it out. And they tried to figure it out. And they tried to figure it out. And they tried to figure it out. And they tried to figure it out. And they tried to figure it out. And they tried to figure it out. And they tried to figure it out. And they tried to figure it out. And they tried to figure it out. And they tried to figure it out. And they tried to figure it out. And they tried to figure it out. And they tried to figure it out. And they tried to figure it out. And they tried to figure it out. And they tried to figure it out. And they legislature, you know, there were issues with him using the Republican Party American Express card to pay for things that were not politically related, like having his driveway paved. And then he, how he explains it is, and again, it's semantics. He says, well, this was a card issued to me using my own personal credit. And I don't buy that because if Mr. Rubio had worked a real job like the rest of us who have worked jobs where you do get company cards, you know, yours truly here, I've worked for a lot of companies that have American Express cards issued, corporate cards issued. And yes, you do use your own personal credit, but you do not, you do not charge anything. On your American Express card, on the corporate card, if it's not business, if it's not business related to the corporation, which in this case was the Republican Party. Now, what's interesting with this case with Marco Rubio is a official within the Republican Party did the same thing that Rubio did. That official, Republicans had him sent to jail, but Marco Rubio hasn't. So, and then there's been claims that they've paid, they paid the bills. And he just continues to dance around that. And then also he had a property to go in foreclosure. And, you know, those, that's something that's been following him since, since his days in the Florida House. But on top of that, he has missed, Marco Rubio has missed more than 50% of the votes in the U.S. Senate. And he has replied that, oh, well, those are the bills that are being paid. And he has said, well, those are the bills that are being paid. And he has said, well, those are the bills that are being paid. And he has said, well, those are the bills that are being paid. And he has said, well, those votes didn't mean anything. So, you know, I think between that and then his Marco Rubio's history in the state of Florida with creating sweetheart deals for a lot of companies and his close ties to the prison industrial complex and his association with the good old Stanger grand law that basically killed Trayvon Martin in the state of Florida. He's got, he's got a lot of, you know, a lot of, you know, a lot of baggage. And I think the best thing that he can do is go back to Miami. And I'll tell you how Marco Rubio can reinvent himself. Go back to Miami, either run for Dade County mayor or for city of Miami mayor, wherever. And I believe he lives in, I believe he lives in West Dade, which will put him in the county for sure. I don't think he lives in the city limits, but run for Dade County mayor. Make a real accomplishment in that role, seeing how that role, that county mayor role is nonpartisan and rebuild your organization because homie, it's just not working out for you. And to say, and I know I make my Cuban friends upset when I say this, but it's true. Marco Rubio will not play very well in certain parts of this country. Because he will be considered, he's not, people will not view him as American. I just got to go there. It is just the way some people are in the party that he is associated with. That is how a lot of people think, and particularly in parts of the Midwest. Marco Rubio just needs to go back to Florida, South Florida, go back to Miami and rebuild himself and reinvent himself. And I think it was 50 years after 50 years after 50 years after 50 years after 50 years after 50 years after 50 years after 50 years after 50 years after 50 years after 50 years after 50 years after 50 years after 50 years after 50 years after 50 years after 50 years after 50 years after 50 years after 50 years after 50 years after 50 years after 50 years after 50 years after 50 years after 50 years after 50 years after 50 years after 50 years after 50 years after 50 years after 50 years after 50 years after 50 years after 50 years after 50 years after 50 years after 50 years after 50 years after 50 years after 50 years after 50 years after 50 years after 50 years be in the U.S. Senate. And I think that'll help him because he's also said some crazy things like, well, some things about the votes, you know, either not being important and then things that he's not interested in doing and things like that. It's just not coming across very well. And I think that I do think in some cases he has been moderate. He's been a little too silent on things that's happening with other areas of the Latino diaspora. And when I say other areas, I am talking about immigration and how there always seems to be a focus on the Mexican community when Mexicans are not the only individuals tied to, you know, immigration law in this country. And that's something that I think he's unfair. He's been too quiet about. The next person who I think should also join, be on my list for leaving the race is Mike Huckabee. It's just like, dude, it's just never gonna happen. And that's about all I will say about that. And then, you know, Jeb Bush, who it's so obvious that he's the establishment candidate. He has been attacking folks. So, you know, it's gonna be interesting in the next couple of weeks. I also think Jeb Rand will eventually drop out the race. And John Kasich, who I actually think is the most qualified Republican in the race. I think he'll be around, but I think by spring he'll be done. I do think out of everybody, and I guess I'll say, I think that if you're gonna be in the race, I think that if you're gonna be in the race, I think that if you're gonna be in the race, I think that if you're gonna be in the race, I think that if you're gonna be in the race, she's not gonna raise very much money. I just don't see her doing that. But I think once we start in January and the primary start, we're gonna see people getting real and they realize how far they don't work out. And for the Democrats, you know, Jim Webb and Lincoln Chaffee are out, which that was kind of a no-brainer. And I think that's gonna be a big thing. So the Democrats are down to three, Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, and Martin O'Malley. I like to say they had a good debate, but I didn't watch it. A lot of people didn't watch it. It was on Saturday and it's college football and nobody has time for that. But with that in closing, I'm gonna leave it there. And we're gonna pick up this show regularly again, right after the Thanksgiving. So the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving, we're gonna go at it again. And like I mentioned at the top of the show, I'm so happy to be a part of the We Play Radio family. And the We Play Radio family is a collective of some wonderful shows. The Very Manic Jimmy Cab Show with Jimmy Cab. You have to check him out. That show is off the chain. Jimmy himself is just fabulous. And then Nestorius Public Radio with Nestor Rodriguez and Sam. Sal Rodriguez. You wanna talk about fun and you just wanna talk about off the hook. That's a show for you. And then one show that I think is just so clever. He's so clever. Vic Cohen's It's a Fair Question. Everything's a good question to ask. And the way he does it, you will find him quite entertaining. And then there's here in the collective, a good show called, The Dark Mark Show. And Dark Mark, he will take you where you have never been before. And LA Taco Radio with Johnny Scott Gramercy. Wonderful. My bro there, he really puts it down and you'll enjoy listening to him. And if for all of our, what I call my power listeners, you definitely have to check out Psych One-on-One with Julianne. She's a great psychologist. And you not only learn things that can help yourself, help you understand yourself. She's just a great presenter. So I'm happy to be a part of the We Play Radio family with this lineup of wonderful shows. And again, I hope you catch me here same time. And certainly always catch me on social media. Thanks so much for listening. I'll see you next time. Bye-bye. Bye-bye. Bye-bye. Bye-bye. Bye-bye.