Rich Lowry | Editor-In-Chief of National Review | 09-04-24

I'm Michael Chas and I'm Colin Jose and we've got a little secret actually it's a pretty big secret well now you got to give the people something no I'm not saying a word oh then people won't know to tune in come on tell them a little bit like how we're hosting a Live Comedy event streaming only on peacock September 12th exactly or how it's called New York after dark and it's a comedy show that only features drop in comics boom you nailing Michael Chase phone numb whoa whoa whoa hey hey hey New York after dark some kind of live comedy thing September 12th only on peacock you love it o this is sit in friends in the morning 77 WABC so you should not be asking me about Israeli politics six dudes were executed we have student organizations here prising the executioners and you're asking me about Jewish politics you should be ashamed of your think it's relevant I'm if if the media is going to listen then we're going to tell our story and not your story how are the protests in Tel Aviv relevant to the execution of a Jewish American citizen and you're asking me about n when you ask me that you were drinking from the Kool-Aid would you ask me about internal Stripes within the Jewish World while Hitler was killing Jews in aitz I'm asking a question you answer no you answer that question or we're done with the interview I asked you a question are you answering the question or not so we're done with the interview if you don't play this on TV then that's on you we love you stay strong survive let them go let them go [Music] I'm I turn my camera on I love that guy shy David D never met him he's one of the really smart outspoken leaders in in our Jewish community and he was at Colombia yesterday talking to these low lives trying to find out exactly what they were doing there who are they supporting what are they supporting I mean you're standing in front of a school terrorizing Jewish students days after six Jews were executed they didn't die 1010 WINS they didn't die CNN they didn't die MSNBC they took bullets to the back of their head 6 days later you're you're standing outside a school in New York City less than six days so good job by Shai David die there I like that guy he cool never met him but he cool Rich Lowry is the editor of the National Review m BC political does a great job on this show every week what's going on rich not much s how are you I'm doing okay not great obviously I mean the news last week was was terrible and and you know I've been spending the last couple of days uh going on and on about as if the news wasn't bad enough instead of Joe Biden the United States the media instead of all these people blaming the terrorists and Hamas they are gathering in big numbers in the United States in Israel and in idiotic fashion they have found a way to blame BB Netanyahu I can't believe it rich yeah I mean this act was unspeakable infernal you know you you'd think all right we we a couple hostes might get rescued we'll let those goes go we still have a lot of others right no but their policy is to to murder them as soon as there's some risk that they'll lose control of them so this isn't like extremist extremists going out on their own and doing this this is Hamas policy Hamas brags about it they're taunting the families and they're they're threatening to do more so there's uh not many things in life that are are so obviously a contest between good and evil and somehow are making this Nuance or somehow making this about BB Netanyahu it's totally absurd and embarrassing now now I give you know is Israel um Netanyahu has been prime minister for a long time he's controversial and they're Israelis I I give them you know a pass if they want to go into the streets or or whatever but for the president of the United States to blame Netanyahu for this it's just it's disgusting there's just no other word for it yeah and it's not surprising because as you know because not only you're a great guest on this show but you listen and I remember arguing with people in Israel people here still Jewish people that told me Biden was pro Israel you remember October 9th that Monday morning I said oh my God we're in trouble he's not pro Israel I mean Donald Trump pro Israel no argument there no question about it did five or six things to show you that so I knew back in October the 9th how bad this was going to get but I'll admit this which it's actually worse I had this conversation with Mark lvin a couple nights ago we knew Biden was no good and we know Harris is worse she's worse but it's actually worse than we thought how about you yeah I I I agree with that we had this discussion and I think we we agreed at the time I might have said the good feelings towards is last a little longer than you you did I forget but I I was wrong about that if I did and it's it's terrible and you know the I think the left is just totally infected with this anti-western uh ideology that means you're anti-israel they kind of believe in your heart somewhere that the these are European settler colonialists that don't deserve to be there and lack legit imy and Hamas kind of has a point right Mo most of them don't say that right only the most radical protest will will say that but that they they believe that somewhere and it is is not getting better no it's getting worse so Bill O'Reilly just did his uh morning message here and um he was saying that he doesn't believe that Donald Trump is doing a very good job of delivering the message which would be his record against hers which he's right because she doesn't have a record uh he says he gets too caught up the latest thing is the all International cemetery and he'd be better served spending more time going after her record now you know how I feel about this you've been over this a billion times but we just played your Wy piece literally moments ago I don't think Trump is doing a bad job at all I really don't and I expect him to kill her come Tuesday night but yet O'Reilly and others still criticizing Trump your thoughts I'm I'm probably more with O'Reilly on on this one the Arlington thing that though I don't think is a good example because what did Trump do right a Gold Star Family invites him to the Grave uh sight of their their fallen loved one and he says yeah and goes and takes some pictures with them which they want and then it's made into like a weekl long Scandal that's not him that's the Ridiculousness of the media I do think he needs to be more focused I I'm not as optimistic as you are about the the debate he could kill her but she's going to be be prepared and she she's going to try to Rattle him and have a couple moments you know where he talks over whatever even though the mics are closed so he he's got to be uh he's got to be taking this one with a lot of a lot of seriousness and and I think he's just gonna Walt in and she's gonna fall in her face the way Biden did because she's not so what do you think he does then uh come Tuesday because you know we won't speak before that and she's going to go on and on about him being a convicted felon that you do agree with me on that's all she's got I mean she has nothing in her record that she can really fight him with so she's going to go on and on about what a bad guy he is and how many years she spent putting away bad guys like him you know I put them away bad guys like you you're not fooling me Trump and you're a convicted felon and blah blah blah and then do you expect that Donald Trump will just kind of giggle lamp it off and move on or what do you expect from Trump I'm serious I mean what what do you want the guy to do what do you expect he's he's going to hit back on hard on that stuff of course but that's not no no is voting for or against him because he's a a convicted felon it's got to be I'm going to be a better president than her and this is why she she can't be president and she'd be a terrible president and she represents an unacceptable status quo rather than the future that's what he that's the case he's got to prosecute and this you know this debate I mean most events in this campaign we've thought they're huge and then everything ends up basically tied again so probably end up tied after this debate but it's it's the one opportunity the one opportunity has for 90 minutes to expose her right the media is not doing it no one else is doing it he really needs to do it on that debate stage how embarrassing is Meritt Garland I mean here we are now we're almost 11 months into the Israel Hamas conflict almost 11 months since Hamas brutalized raped tortured beheaded put live babies and ovens they did all that they did all that I don't care what these students in Columbia say they did all that all of them and Merck Gand just figured it out I mean literally yesterday yesterday they filed charges against senoir and Hamas that's not a good job that's embarrassing yeah well he his entire tenure has been embarrassing the idea that this this guy was the the moderate upstanding Supreme Court Justice that Republicans needed to buckle and confirm to the court as has been exposed as utterly absurd given the way he's he's operated and and one of the worst things of course they try to pretend that Jack Smith is not a creature of the Biden justice department is not working with Merck Garland when he is right and this is why the case in Florida was thrown out because that that is a transparent absurdity that he's not an independent entity Jack Smith he's he's a creature of the Biden justice department and this is why all the fact Checkers when someone says well the the the Democrats and Biden Administration have gone after Trump they say no no no you're wrong what what's the evidence of that Jack Smith Works ultimately for Joe Biden and for mer Garland what do you think about uh Jack Smith's latest attempt to get back at Trump trying to circumvent what the Supreme Court ruled a couple of months ago it's going nowhere it uh if that case comes off and obviously it won't come off Trump wins it's not being tried till 2026 and even if he's convicted in 2026 Trump you know he's going to appeal and eventually the whole thing will fall apart it's just the the time and energy that will be wasted fighting it is shocking um and again if Trump wins this this will be the you know one minute after his inauguration Smith's gone Linda's son is an Asian lady who was hired by Andrew CUO when he was governor she worked for for aomo and uh now she's been working for governor Kathy hok in fact she's like the Deputy Chief of Staff she's got a huge position and we find out now that she's basically an agent for the Chinese multi multi-million doll homes in Nassau County in Hawaii and Kathy hokel did what any smart person would do yesterday and said wow she betrayed me who knew Curtis Lea was in moments ago he doesn't believe Kathy hokel do you I haven't followed it closely enough to know but uh one If This Were a republican it would be a national Scandal right two the ch Chinese have undertaken the most massive and successful Espionage operation against the United States for decades now there basically no industrial secret that we have that they haven't taken and stolen and used for their own purposes so this is a real serious thing how old are you 56 56 okay you're basically my age you're one year younger okay because I hear this on the show all the time and that is wrap it up with this November which is now 2 months away this election almost to the day 2 months away this is the most important election in my lifetime only a few people ay idala said ah they say that every time but most most overwhelmingly say no ay this is the most important election of my lifetime if God is good to me I'll be 58 in April I do believe that's the case you're 56 what do you think uh I think 1980 was was was very important to Reagan yeah so if if you get a a republican majority in the Senate it it Harris will be a president Harris would be defanged I mean he still wouldn't want it to happen for obviously for all sorts of reasons but if Democrats get a trifecta uh if they just get a 50-50 tie that' be broken by Tim Waltz in in the Senate and House Majority and and president Harris they will uh do unbelievable things they'll end the filibuster they'll pass a sweeping pro-abortion regime for the entire country they'll pass their federalization of uh national election laws but they won't stop there I mean Schumer said that's that's what they'll do but they won't stop they'll go to court packing they could go to Puerto Rico and Washington DC estate certainly they'll try to do all these things so the if you if you define the election is not just the presidential election but the Senate and the house it's it's hugely consequential it is which Larry as always that's an amazing appearance terrific job buddy enjoy the football the way the Reagan movie is pretty good yeah yesterday it is it is uh that's that's Dennis Quaid right Dennis Quaid yeah yeah he does it pretty good I've saw the previews and I was like he's he's not Ronald Reagan that's ridiculous but in the course of the movie you begin to believe it it's a little standard kind of biopic a little uh a little cliche but but enjoyable and and quite moving at times okay I'm going to check it out I mean uh you know I'm like everybody else every Republican says the same thing Reagan and Trump Reagan and Trump maybe Trump and Reagan but I'm going to check it out thank you for telling me that which L great job we'll talk next week rest of the week you too buddy there he is the editor of the National Review a lot of their stuff a lot of richest stuff ends up in the New York Post he's that talented he does everything NBC political you name it which Larry