Gutfeld! Monologues - Could The U.S. Follow Ancient Romans Lead, One Billionaire Says Indeed

Episode Date: September 28, 2022

Kat Timpf guests hosts this episode of Gutfeld!, she’s joined by Co-host of Outnumbered, Emily Compagno, former Director of the National Economic Council and Host of FOX Business' Kudlow, Larry Kudlow, Writer & Comedian, Tom Shillue, and Co-Host of the Tyrus and Timpf podcast, Tyrus discuss the rise in fentanyl-related deaths and the Biden Administration’s laissez-fair response to the crisis. Later, the panel weighs in on comparisons between the Roman Empire’s and the United States' economies. Follow Greg on Twitter: @GregGutfeld Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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He knows so much about the economy. I think he might be in the Illuminati. Host of Cudlow on Fox Business, Larry Cudlow. He looks like a comedian, which is not really a compliment. Fox News contributor, Dow Jaloo. Nobody could ever be in the same boat as him as him. as him, he's a guy, the NWA's World Television Champion Tyrant. Yay.

I don't know. Everything's fine. So, Emily, I bet that you came prepared with, like, no statistics that you're... None at all. ...be working to memorize and want to rattle off at me right now. I will say this. That, um, I loved, I loved all the points you made in your monologue, but I think, you know, Governor Abbott trying to designate, or actually designating the terrorist group,

or the cartels of terrorist groups, I think speaks to the desperation. To me, it speaks to a governor that feels that his president has abdicated his entire duty to safeguard the citizens of the U.S. And all of your stats that you said, it's absolutely right, and it's horrifying. So the fact that teenagers right now

are encountering one of every three counterfeit pill being laced with fentanyl means that if they just are dabbling at a party, if they want to take recreational use of opioids, I'm not condoning that, but I'm saying that the risks of death are multiplied by literally millions. Governor Abbott pointed out that in part of, in his executive order,

more Americans have died of fentanyl poisoning this past year alone than every global terrorist attack in the last hundred years. We are crying out for help, and our government at the federal level is doing nothing. So him trying to designate them as terrorist organizations to me just screams that, man, I need help because my president

and this administration is doing nothing to stymie the cartels and stymie China from poisoning Americans, especially our youth. And look, of course that is, like, that's a well-intentioned thing, right? And a lot of these are well-intentioned. And I'm just the person who's like,

hmm, I see how this can be abused. And then I have to wait, like, between 8 to 13 years and then people tell me I was right. A lot of it's well-intentioned, Tom. Like, you know, wanting to, for example, you know, put the death penalty for drug dealers, until you realize that, you know, anyone connected to maybe an overdose, they may be less likely to go get help because they're worried about going to jail themselves.

So good intentions doesn't always make a good law. I think that's true, Kat. Way to do a very nuanced and complex story in the A block. Yeah. Greg doesn't take that many days off. I know. Greg usually throws a soft one over the plate in the A block. Like, you know, inflation, good or bad?

No, I talked about drugs and kids. Well, I'll simplify it. Fentanyl is bad. No good, right? Yes. It's not good. But I agree that this gesture from Governor Greg Abbott, for instance, I mean, it's not going to do anything. If you read the stories about it, they say he has declared drug cartels to be terrorists, and you read the story and you say, well, what does that do?

Really, practically what happens when that happens? Nothing happens. Do you want me to answer that? I mean, well, it enables them to criminally prosecute under certain federal laws. And it enables them to use, yes, and but also state and then, but under a larger rubric, greater resources. And it puts more tools than his tool balance. And more potential for surveillance from the feds. Yeah, but I think to him, he's saying, oh, surveillance versus death, you know, in that counter in that balancing measure.

Again, that's the same thing they said before 9-11. Look at it. After 9-11. I appreciate your libertarian point of view on this. Okay, I get that. On the other hand, I think you have to distinguish between suppliers and users. I think that the biggest problem here is our border has become wide open. We have no borders.

We have no national sovereignty. Joe Biden hadn't done a thing about it except make it worse. Joe Biden never even mentions the word fentanyl, much less do anything about it. And I think there should be strict penalties for suppliers and drug dealers in general, but specifically with fentanyl. point to consider is we're letting China get away with murder, like we always do, okay? This stuff, the raw materials, come from China, pass through Mexico, and then come across the border, the open border. So I don't see why we can't do something. I don't want necessarily more government laws insofar as people who are using it, okay? That's a death warrant,

and they can't figure that out for themselves. I'm very glad that you don't use it. I'm very Not to brag. I've been down that road myself and been sober a long time, thankfully, gracefully, with God's help. But I do think those who sell it should be in deep trouble, whether it's capital punishment or something very difficult. And I do think this president should wake up and see what this open border and unlimited illegal immigration is doing to this country. And so far as drugs and crime and sex and all the rest of it, it is an absolute. nightmare and he just stands there or sits there or does something there nothing to solve the problem i do i do wonder about this about the sex part of that

ew but tyrus would you like to i did not i did not wonder about the sex part of that um but um everyone has strong points but this i'm just going to break it down to how i look at it If we change the name to fentanyl to anthrax, everyone would be having a heart attack right now. And what does fentanyl do that anthrax doesn't do? It's the same thing. You get it on your fingers, it can poison you. It gets in your food, it can poison you. You breathe it in, it can poison you.

So is it a drug or is it a poisoning? And we know where it's coming from, and we know how it's getting in here. So I don't care what you call them, but they're poisoning Americans. And the reason why I don't look at it the same way as a drug, because, and as you point out, in your monologue, no one is going out on a fentanyl run. So it is being used as a poison, disguised to attack the weakest part of society. So it is a poisoning.

And again, just call it anthrax. And imagine we had one envelope of anthrax sent to the White House and the entire world stopped. We literally have tons of anthrax being pushed through our border. So to me, I look at it like an act of war. But the problem is it's affecting the lowest point, of our society and until unfortunately someone in the white house goes through a fentanyl poisoning or losing a loved one then maybe they'll look at it as for what it is so i look at it as a terrorist

attack i don't want people watching my house but if that means that we're going to do something about this poisoning of america then i'm all for it but again just change the word for one second and think how you look at it and i think um when you talk about just quickly of course fentanyl when it's use is in a medical setting, but when you're expecting your drug to be one thing and your fentanyls and your cocaine, then that absolutely is not an overdose. It is a poisoning. All right. You won't want to miss what's next right after this. This episode is brought to you by Progressive Insurance. Do you ever find yourself playing the budgeting game? Well, with the name your price tool from Progressive, you can find options

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And don't miss a show. Get the podcast five days a week at Fox Newspodcasts.com or wherever you download your favorite podcasts. Could the U.S. follow ancient Rome's lead? One billionaire says indeed. at a recent money festival Cudlow's favorite kind

billionaire investor Carl Icon said I don't know his name said the worst is yet to come which is what I told my husband when he married me you were warned he said you got it Larry he said quote

inflation is a terrible thing you can't cure it and noted that rising inflation was one of the key factors that brought down the Roman Empire wow Tough show today. At least we got Caesar, but the good news is we got Caesar salad out of the deal.

Why inflation is through the roof, the Biden administration sticks it to the taxpayers. A revised estimate from the Congressional Budget Office shows that the student loan forgiveness plan will cost $400 billion over a decade.

$400 billion. Coincidentally, that's the same number of words Emily speaks per minute. And all the way, Although that's less than the original estimate, the White House says Biden is still likely to reduce the federal deficit this year. Sure, that seems as likely as Tyrus fitting into one of my little black dresses. I'm sorry.

And finally, the Biden administration has proposed a new rule that would require airlines and travel search sites to include all fees and ticket prices that are displayed to customers. says Transportation Secretary Pete Pouda judge, airline passengers deserve to know the full true cost of their flights before they buy a ticket. Yeah, transparency would be great. But at this rate, the only time Biden will be transparent is when he's a ghost.

Which I am sure is a long way away because he is the pinnacle of health and vigor. Joe, what say you? No, no, no. Pete knows what he's doing. Pete's a smart guy. He knows what makes the average American upset. It's not crime. It's not to runaway inflation. It's not illegal immigration. It's airline fees. I mean, give me a break. You used to be able to take my stamps on the plane for free. Now they charge you $25. It's not worth it.

How about SkyMall that carpeted kitty cat treehouse? $110 $110? Give me a break, man. Skymoney, I'm coming after you. I know where you are. And besides that R2D2 humidifier I bought in 92, it doesn't even work

anymore. All right, Tyrus, first of all, I'm sorry. Second, you're on an airplane all the time. Yes. Is the biggest problem in your life that you don't get enough warning about airline fees? Are you so glad the president's finally addressing this?

I already know they're overpriced. It's not like I need to break down just so I can, and who's going to spend time to read that? But I do find it funny. I would like to see if that's what we're going to do, great, let's do it across the board. I'd love to see where our taxpaying money is going. Yeah. Where it's actually ending up. That'd be phenomenal.

So, yeah. But probably, they're probably mad. at somebody in a CEO or CFO of an airline that wouldn't go woke. So now they're going to try to show everybody how much their spirit airline ticket is. And we already know. So this is like, this is ridiculous. Like you really want to see the tax fees and the peanut fees. I'm sorry, pretzels can't have peanuts anymore.

Yeah. The extra small water bottle, you know? Yeah, yeah, Tom, it's not even like fewer fees. It's just a warning about the fees. they charge the fees. Yeah, and it's not, I mean, that's the least bad thing about flying. Yeah. A couple of extra.

I would pay more fees if it wasn't a total nightmare to get on a plane. Airplanes went from being the most permissive place in the world. They went from allowing you to have your comfort turkey in the seat next to you to being, like, making everyone covered their face, put their masks on. I mean, it was sick. It became like, it became a flying prison. So that's what I want them to change. The airlines are, they're way too regulated. They knuckled under to that ridiculous COVID policy.

And, I mean, that's all I got to say about it. Yeah, I like it when my plane takes off. Sometimes it doesn't always do that anymore. It's a bigger problem for me. Emily, what do you have statistics on, this one or something else? Whatever, whatever you want. I'll take airline fee disclosures for 500. I'll just say that what we learned recently

is that the Biden team is testing out their campaign themes, right? And one of them was attacking essentially the rich. So to your point about the CEOs of Spirit Airlines or whatever, they're literally testing out whether Americans will respond. Yeah, show me those fees because of you rich CEOs that run these airlines, the transparency behind it.

But of course it's not going to fly because no one gives a shit, land me safely, and how about you make my dog, actually value that of a dollar now. And by the way, the irony, too, is this law already exists? You know that. This is just a la carte menu. It's like, now you add on for your luggage is $35.

It's not that they're hiding the cost. They're just adding stuff on. It's the same thing like when you go to a restaurant and they're like more asparagus for 20. I thought Alacart was fancy. No, that's on the side. It's like by itself. The trick is to five private. It's just a lonely-ass man like statement.

Yeah, Larry, yeah, I know. Larry doesn't know anything about this because you just take a price. I have a jet everywhere. I want to add, bring you to the larger thing, as a very, very rich man and a money expert, congrats. And when it comes to inflation and this whole idea of the Roman Empire,

I will ask you this. Let's go back to Rome. Yes, yes. I want to really go back. How are we, Larry? Carl Icon. You know, I think Carl Icon is on to something. Inflation did help to destroy Rome.

The Goths came in and, took Rome 400 AD, I think. I was there. I remember it well. And it was all about coin clipping, so that created the inflation. So that's just kind of like, you know, Joe Biden, I mean, there he is, fiddling Rome burns, okay? So he's the coin clipper today spending $5 trillion and worried about little piddling things like airline costs. But I think you should fly private. I really do it's much better.

But look at, remember how this story ended. The Goths and the Visigoths came in and took Rome over because it was so decadent and inflationary. And I just want to say to you, I identify with the Goths and the Fisagoths because of this decadent guy named Joe Biden in this progressive socialism that he's put together that's taken the country down. And the cavalry is coming. Think of the cavalry as Goths. And they're going to take the house. they're going to take the Senate. And the polls are now showing that. So I think, I think Carl Icon was definitely on to something. I remember it well. And history does repeat itself. And here we are. That was a great answer. And I'm not just saying that because I'd love to come on your plane.

All right, Tyrus. Okay, my live events, November 4th will be in New Orleans, October 21st, will be in Greensboro, North Carolina, and free tickets for law enforcement. So we're going to start taking care of those men and women and boys in blue. Let's do it. All right. All right, that's all the time we have. Thank you to Emily Campano, Larry Kudlow, Tom Chaloo, Tyrus, and our studio audience. Roxanne at night with Kevin Cork is next.

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