I took my baby on a stroller hike, I went boxing for an hour, and I watched my older daughter rock out with her band in Venice. What could be left for a perfect Sunday in Los Angeles? Why... it's "Breitbart News Sunday," of course!
Today's show will start right here in L.A. I want to talk about why Mayor Eric Garcetti is using his parents to hire a lobbyist firm to push for his confirmation as ambassador to India. What's up with that? Maybe it explains why L.A. is in such a terrible state: the guy can't run anything and needs his parents to do things for him. Or maybe this is an example of that "white privilege" he kept telling us about all the time, since his parents can afford to hire lobbyists.
OK, back to national news. There's still a baby formula shortage on, and my wife has run out of our favorite brand, which we can't find at the story. Our baby refuses to drink the other kinds. So... she found a powdered brand from Germany that the baby likes. We have to order it from overseas, and there are apparently airlifts of baby formula coming in... while Biden administration officials lie and blame the manufacturers. Hey, who's in charge of the country?
We'll talk a bit about Bill Maher. I don't like to do it so much, because a) he falsely accused Andrew Breitbart of being a racist; b) he never invites me on his show, though his producer promised to do so several years ago; c) he's done as much as anyone to build up wokeness to the point where now it's a threat to him. But he's become an advocate of free speech and a voice of reason on many issues, not least of which is the issue of forcing transgenderism on children.
We'll also talk about the Pennsylvania primary, and the upcoming Georgia primary, among other electoral contests. Trump's endorsees are ... well, some of them are winning, but some are losing (Perdue), or underperforming (Oz). What's Donald Trump's role in the party, going forward? Former SecDef Robert Gates says he's a threat to national security. Really? Or are there other reasons that SANE people might have to want an alternative candidate in 2024?
And could ... California be in play? Anything's possible. The people of L.A. are leaning toward a real estate developer from outside the political world... not Trump, but Rick Caruso. And with the state knocking down dams -- in the middle of a drought, and a coming electricity crisis -- maybe independent thinker Michael Shellenberger could be just the long-shot governor that California needs? Can he win against Gavin Newsom and the Dem machine?
All that, and more, on today's show!
Special guests:
Joseph Vazquez -- free speech expert at the Media Research Center
Timothy Head -- of Faith and Freedom Coalition, on the Georgia primary
Michael Shellenberger -- leading outside candidate for California governor
Alek Skarlatos -- Republican nominee for Congress in OR, and decorated hero
Tune in: SiriusXM Patriot 125, 7-10 p.m. ET / 4-7 pm. PT
Call in: 866-957-2874
This is my first broadcast from the new office and studio in Washington, DC, where I'll be for a couple of years my neighborhood back in L.A. cleans up -- and as we follow the Trump administration from a little closer up than usual.
Topics:
- The anniversary of the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump
- The escalating tariff battle with various different trading partners
- The future of the Middle East peace talks, and ongoing antisemitism
- The Jeffrey Epstein files and whether they mean anything at all
- The continued crisis of the Texas floods, and stories of heroism and survival
And more!
Special guests:
- James Rosen - Newsmax chief Washington correspondent
- Bob Price - Breitbart News Texas reporter, on the ongoing floods
- Robert Cahill - Trafalgar Polling, on a new alliance of reliable pollsters
- Rabbi Yaakov Menken - Coalition for Jewish Values - on Israel & antisemitism
Tune in: 7-10 p.m. ET, 4-7 p.m. PT
Call: 866-957-2874
This week’s portion tells the grand story of the prophet who tried to curse people of Israel and instead ended up blessing them.
I am reminded that these portions continue to be relevant anew, as this particular reading lent the title for Israel’s recent 12 Day War against Iran, “Operation Rising Lion.”
This week's portion includes the commandment of the red heifer -- one of the classic "irrational" commandments whose fulfillment is an expression of faith. It also includes the regrettable episode in which Moses strikes the rock.
I referred to this story in a wedding speech last night. Why was Moses punished for striking the rock in Numbers, when he struck the rock without incident in Exodus -- both for the purpose of providing water to the people?
The answer is that in the interim, the Jewish people had received the Torah, which is like the marriage contract between the people of Israel and God. In a marriage, you do not resolve things by breaking boundaries, but through love.
The additional reading, from Judges Chapter 11, is the story of Jephthah (Yiftach), a man whom the leaders spurn, but to whom they must turn to save the nation. The parallels to our present political circumstances are striking.
Shabbat Shalom and Happy Fourth of July!
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