The Chris Cuomo Project - Chris Cuomo answers comments about Israel's role as Middle East ‘policeman,’ CNN guests, and more

Episode Date: May 16, 2024

Chris Cuomo tackles tough questions and sharp critiques from podcast listeners and YouTube commenters, touching upon the role of Israel as the 'policeman' of the Middle East, accusations of political bias, the types of guests that would be allowed on CNN, the challenges of finding purpose in work, and many more. Follow and subscribe to The Chris Cuomo Project on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube for new episodes every Tuesday and Thursday: https://linktr.ee/cuomoproject Join Chris Ad-Free On Substack: http://thechriscuomoproject.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Yes, I have lots of, I have everything you're talking about queued up and ready to go. So you're driving this segment. You're a little distracted because- Well, I was sipping a beverage, I'm sorry. Well, you're sipping a beverage, but you're on baby waiting game.

You're distracted. Yeah, there's a child on the way, and so it's in the back of my mind. All that sympathetic weight gain. Are you talking about me? I'm not talking about anybody else. I even gain an ounce, man. There's no sort of-

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I'm saying that- Yes, they do. Of course they do. What are you talking about? You are gaining weight when you have no reason to be gaining weight. Your wife must be gaining weight because that supports the health of the child. I'm not gaining weight, man. This is a bad way to start the show.

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I have not put on weight. I have been very busy producing this fine show. So that's that. Well, if we're gonna start off dishonestly, at least now we can course correct and you can set up some questions from the viewers. And I'm sure you've picked the most generous assessments of our work. Of course. We're going to start off with some listener calls. I've picked a bunch of these and we're going to enjoy these now. We're going to enjoy these now. Hey, Chris. My name is Phil.

I'm from Philadelphia. I'm listening to your Cuomo project and Yassim is on it. He's discussing what Israel is doing wrong in the region. The one thing I've always had a question of is if the world is relying on Israel to be the policeman of the Middle East, why can't countries of the Middle East police the terrorists and police the people that are bombing Israel and doing terror on Americans and people who are affiliated allies with America and Israel? There seems to be a hatred, and they're using their God as a weapon to kill Americans and Israelis.

Now when you throw a rock in Israel, they throw back a missile. I understand that. But is that the only way they can deal with the region being landlocked and having countries around them that do hate them? And those people do hate them. I don't know where the disconnect is with this guy. I do believe that there is a lack of accountability within the Arab countries and they allow this behavior to happen. Therefore,

when Israel does have to be the bad cop, oh, they are, the world knows they are the bad cop. They swat the mosquito with a baseball bat. So in order for this to stop happening, in my opinion, I believe that the Arab countries should start policing and working with the Israeli intelligence, working with American intelligence to stop this bullshit of terrorists trying to kill innocent people. Love your show, brother. Keep up the good work. So here's the good news.

I think you have it all completely right. I agree with your analysis. I don't really have much to add to it. Within that analysis, I think that you have to have different points of emphasis, right? Because of what Israel does, it often winds up justifying the animus towards them, right? So it becomes like a self-fulfilling prophecy. But the basic analysis is exactly what you're saying. There is a widespread belief within the Muslim community there, the Arab Brotherhood, extreme Islamism, the perversion of Islam,

that says that Israel has no right to exist and often gets extended to Jewish people themselves so that it's not just territorial, it's truly existential about a group of human beings. And Israel is very aware of that and that's why they've built themselves up the way they have and that's why the United States supported the development and the support of the Iron Dome the way they do.

And they do respond very strongly to it for exactly the reason you're suggesting, that you don't use equal force with someone you think is trying to kill you. You try to end the threat, and we're living out the complications of that right now. Israel is a complicated situation because they are both David and Goliath.

They're surrounded, they're the smallest, but they're the strongest in the region. So it's tricky and it requires nuance and understanding. And we are open to neither of those, which is why it's just constant outrage and constant division, which is only being used in our own politics to exacerbate our own division, which is manufactured.

And it's great that you see it for what it is. And it's on our leaders to talk us through to a better plan and a better situation. This is Joanne. I live in Savannah, Georgia. Georgia and what I wanted to know was what did the doctor tell you to take for the long COVID symptoms? Thanks. Love your show. Bye.

So if you go to thechrisquamalproject.substack.com, you will see my doctor's explanation of why she believes I have long COVID, what that means, how she sees it in my blood, and what I should be taking for it, and what I am taking for it, and what else I should be doing with my lifestyle to support her efforts to get me to a better place. It's five bucks for that information. And I can't just give you the answer because it's not one thing. I'm taking like a dozen things

and the protocol changes every couple of weeks. What will make it make sense is what this is about for the doctor is finding ways to help my cells clean out bad spike proteins that are in there either because of the virus or maybe the vaccine, or maybe they were in there already, or maybe it's a combination reason. But for whatever it is,

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familiar voice. Maybe I don't always agree with you and maybe we have disagreements at times, but you know, you're, you're a personable individual and I have no desire to ever want to be in any position like you're moving in as a public radio voice. That just would not be a good thing. I need to get a job. I don't really much care what I do as long as it's, you know, a good, honest day's work and it's relatively simple.

So I can make enough to afford my rent, have some food to eat, pay for the visit, friends and family when I have time. That's all I ask. So I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. You probably know a lot about what's going on in my life. I've woven into the left and the right threaded through the middle of times and it's just gotten to be insane. I don't know how much I got left. Trying to make the best of what I've got left and try to keep working because usually work helps keep

me going. I'm an uber e-craft Chris. That's what I do and it's fun. going. And now I'm, I'm an overeat Chris. That's what I do. And it's a fun, I enjoy it. I'm in a good place to drive, but between gas car problems, the danger of being on the road, not a good thing. Not a good thing. Need to find a better opportunity. So I don't know today, other than I wish you all the best with your, with your

podcasting and your, all the work that you do again, don't know. Today, other than I wish you all the best with your podcasting and all the work that you do. Again, don't always agree with what you do, but you just, I don't know, maybe it's that New York thing. Anyway, take care. Have a good night. Take care of yourself and good luck with all your future endeavors and projects. Busy man.

What a nice guy. Thank you for taking the time to reach out. Thank you for the kindness. And I gotta tell you, I feel for you, man. I see that you're in the struggle. And I do believe that life is largely pain management. I mean, that sounds a little dour, right? But I think it's just real.

Life is hard. And it's hard to find something where you have a sense of purpose and it's paying your bills and it's worth the effort. I was surprised to hear you say that, you know, the Uber Eats thing works for you. You'd like to find something maybe that doesn't have the same type of risks to reward ratio. If I were you, I'd be looking at the artisan class.

I'd be looking at the trades. I mean, they'll pay you to train. And for a lot of those guys, if you're feeling a sense of purpose and enjoyment out of delivering food, I mean, I think it would only be heightened and increased by the feeling of helping people and making a difference in their lives

and making and fixing the things that we all need. And there are a ton of jobs out there that are available. And again, there are a lot of places that will pay you to train you. So I think that you should ask around and look at that online. And I respect very much that you're continuing to grind it out.

I don't like hearing you say, you don't know how much you have left. You have so much within you, all of us do. That's never the variable. The variable is not the potential, is not the possibility. It's the will, it's the discipline, it's the persistence. But you sound like you have that in you.

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A user called at Doug Stauffel online, 3710, wrote like a page long comment, but it starts off like this. Hey Chris, or should I say Chris Maddow, your political bias is ingrained in you so strongly. This and your hatred for Trump make it impossible for you to discuss politics in a rational way. You are blinded by your bias and hatred for Trump. And it just, it goes on like that. Come on.

I mean, does this work anywhere else in your life? Where if someone doesn't agree with you, it's because that they're just a piece of shit and biased and terrible. Can't you disagree with decency? Can't you disagree with somebody and have them not be a bad person? The fuck does it matter with you? I mean, this is what I would say if we were face to face. I guarantee your attitude wouldn't be like it is like this.

Now, maybe that's a good thing. I always treat that like it's a weakness. That some punk like you who writes things down that they almost certainly can't back up in person is me creating a bad standard. Like what does that mean? So that if you can't beat me in a fist fight, you shouldn't be able to criticize me?

That makes me kind of an asshole too. And maybe people should have the anonymity to have the freedom and license to say things that they wouldn't say in person because they're weak or worried about a negative and violent reaction in response to it. That actually gives me a little bit of a different perspective on why it's okay

that we have anonymous things and people able to give comments the way you are. Maybe I've thrown all of them in the same basket too much. But I guess what I see as an overriding aspect to this dynamic is that you're so gratuitously fucking nasty in your message. And that's what bothers me about the anonymity

and the remoteness is that I do not think you'd be that way if we were face to face right now. And I think you should think about that. I really do. I think how you make a point and what kind of energy you're bringing to it matters. And I think you're trying to come off like a bully, but you play like a punk.

That's the way I feel about it. I'm not your enemy. I just disagree with you. I certainly disagree with you about Trump, but that's not about bias. It's about being able to see through bullshit. This is from your interview with the Green Prince from at for you spirit 3,995. Chris, thank you for this guest.

Do you think he would have been allowed when you were on CNN? Yes. Next. Look, you people have CNN wrong. I'm the one who should have beef. I'm the one who was fired for bad reason by my boss and his boss. I don't put any of that on CNN. I never had anybody telling me what to say.

I was not a different person when I was there. The times were different. The demands were different. Okay? I was under attack by Trump and his guys, personally. And he was flooding the zone with bullshit like I have never seen before. The idea that I would be in constant defense of him

when he was on constant attack of me and my outlet doesn't make any sense. What has changed is the times and the considerations and what I believe will move the needle towards getting us to a better place. Okay? Now, if you can't understand that, I can't help you, but that's the truth. I believe will move the needle towards getting us to a better place. Okay. Now, if you can't understand that, I can't help you, but that's the truth. From your episode about Donald Trump selling Bibles, Bonnie Jo Savlund, 3,227 writes, why dink in the first place?

Dink? Dink. What does that mean? Uh, well, it's an acronym for double income, no kids, but I don't know if that's what she meant. They meant. Why dink in the first place? What do you think she meant?

I can't get inside the mind of another person. But you picked the comment. Yeah, because it's on your YouTube channel. Well there are a lot of comments on my YouTube channel. You picked that one. Yeah, why dink in the first place? Because you thought it was funny. No, because I wanted to know your honest opinion of why anybody would bother to dink.

I don't know what dink means. Okay, well, the only definition I know is it's an acronym for double income, no kids. But obviously she's not using it that way cause she's using it as a verb and you just defined it as a noun. Okay, what if she said drink? Why drink in the first place?

That's a good fucking question because I got to tell you, every time, so I've had a drink twice in the last three months or so. And each time I have done it, it's not like I've gotten blind drunk each time, but each time I've done it, I really, it's just not working for me anymore. I don't mean to extend that to everybody else.

People drink for different reasons, it does things for people in different ways. But for me, if that's what you meant, which I don't think it is, but it would have been a good question. And I really do think people should rethink it, especially if they're into their wellness and fitness. Alcohol is probably the worst thing

you could do for yourself. You're better off eating a jar of fluff every night. Regarding some of the comments I pull, you and Greg are quite a dynamic duo and are fun to watch. I smile throughout this callers episode like I usually do. And then Ethan is King 84 says, wow Chris, maybe stop being so serious all the time. Your producer is trying to crack some jokes, clearly trying to crack some jokes for the

audience and you are ruining the vibe by your macho energy. First of all, you are intimidated by my macho energy because you are weak. You are a weak man. Guy just wants to laugh, wants to have a good time. He's watching your political analysis to crack a couple of laughs here, come on. You don't get my sense of humor, but I am not paid to be funny.

Do you understand? I am playing, what do they call it in comedy? The guy who plays the straight guy, like what do they call it in comedy? The guy who plays the straight guy, like what do you call it? The straight man. Is it like the straight man, but isn't it something else like the stiff or something? Yeah, the stiff.

Like that's what I'm doing here. This is a very funny guy, okay? And I'm not gonna compete with him in funny. And I like the dynamic of Greg kind of half mocking, half teasing, and me kind of like not getting it, and being too serious. That's the whole, that is the vibe. The vibe that you're picking on that you are enjoying

is the one that I'm creating through the contradiction. Do you get it? So I'm doing this for your enjoyment. That's why I'm doing it. I get what he's saying. I get that it's funny. This is all by design, you dopey mofo. Oh, I've picked up on your sense of humor

a little bit here and there. And I do think you tend to find scatological humor and flatulence funny. You talk about your dogs a lot and like. You don't think farts are funny? No, it's not that they're not funny. I just feel like that is something you go back to often and you consider to be. I like feel like that is something you go back to often and you can say it to me.

I like not scat as a fetish, but I do think that. Google that if you haven't. I do think that scatological things are funny. And I do think that it's a common cultural property. Did you know. Most people shit, yeah. That Germans have more words for shit and shitting

than any other language. Well, I believe scatological pornography started as a very big German thing, if I'm not mistaken, based on my research. Talk about self-loathing. But I don't know what my dogs and scatological things have to do with each other. I just feel like you tend to bring up quite often

and laugh at the smells your dogs make, your personal poop game, as we've heard it described. Well, that's very different. No, no, no, but I feel like you find a lot of humor in this is what I'm trying to tell the viewer. There's no shame in my poop game. No, of course not. I will not have you denigrate.

I'm a good dute. I bet I open up the lid and I see a fine coil. Oh, that'd be nice. Oh Maybe not maybe maybe kibbles and bits. I'm big on the I'm looking for S's and C's Listen appalling you have to Pick your spots and figure out how to be a team player. And being the straight guy works best when you have a funnier guy that you're teamed up with. If he was not as funny as I am, then he would be the stiff, and I would be the more flamboyant funny man.

I'm flamboyant? Oh, very much. I don't think I'm flamboyant. You're hair alone. My hair alone, you can't even tell what my hair is doing right now with these headphones. In some YouTube comments, people have thought I've had hair plugs. And?

I don't. Boy, you seem defensive. Because they seem really expensive. Really? Yeah. You tell me, Mr. McConaughey. I'll take McConaughey. Of course you will.

You'll take his hair? You'd have to pay for it. I feel like I don't, I can't describe what McConaughey's hair looks like. Expensive. Yeah, I just think of like a, this is really running long. Thank you very much for the comments. Some I like, some I don't, but that's not the point. The point is to engage.

Conversation is the cure. Thank you for subscribing and following here and at the Substack. Thank you for wearing your independence as the free agent you are that empowers you to tear out my hiney online with your comments. I'll see you on NewsNation and at Manect. NewsNation is 8p and 11p every weekday night, and Manect is an app that is worth getting. The problems are real, so is our resolve.

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