The I Love CVille Show With Jerry Miller! - Chris Meade's Hot Take On Trump's War W/ Iran; What Does "Winning" Trump's Iran War Look Like?

Episode Date: April 20, 2026

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Quiet on the set. Quarters it for Judah Wickcaro today. Sands glasses for Judah Wickcaro today. I got them. I'll put them on. Good Monday afternoon, guys. I'm Jerry Miller, and thank you kindly for joining us on the I Love Seville Show. This, the water cooler of content and conversation.

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One of the viewers and listeners and followers of the I Love Seville Network is a gentleman by the name Chris Mead. I hope Chris Mead is watching the program today. Today, Chris Meade, I have known since I was in, let's see, he went to Walsingham Academy, I went to Walsingham Academy. The upper school at Walsingham Academy, I think started in seventh grade. I should know this. He's a year behind me. He was on the advanced track.

I was on the advanced track with math. He was on the advance, advanced track with math, because he was a great. below me. I'm going to say I've known this guy since I was in the seventh grade and he was in the sixth grade. So basically since middle school, very smart guy. He's offered his hot take on the war with Iran. I want to relay it to you his hot take. I respect this guy. He's a smart guy. I've known him for a long time. Viewers and listeners that are vetted by me and Judah, you share your perspective and your story ideas. If you've been vetting, by me and Judah,

oftentimes those story ideas make it into the headlines that you see on screen. I'm going to offer Chris Mead's hot take on the war in Iran and then localize it to Charlottesville. Today, on the water cooler of content and conversation, I'm going to ask you this question. What does winning look like with the war in Iran? Does winning this war and Iran mean safer world? The globe is safer than it's ever before.

does winning mean control of resources, oil and gas? Does winning mean more affordable oil and gas? Does winning mean an expanded United States of America to the other side of the globe? What does winning look like? That topic on today's show. Also on the program, I want to talk gaslighting. Good God has the work. gaslighting become mainstream now more than ever. Gaslighting this. He gaslit me. She gaslit me.

He did this. Gaslighting. She did that. Gaslighting. Does anyone know what the word gaslighting means? Judah's going to offer the Webster Dictionary of Gaslighting on the I Love Seville Show. And then we're going to compare and contrast the governor's version of gaslighting, Abigail Spamberger, with school board member Diana Bryant's version of gaslighting. Their tactics and strategies with gas lighting are incredibly similar. We'll explain how today on the I Love Seaville show. And speaking of the school board, good God, there's a school board member by the name of Chris Meyer. He joined the board in January of 2024, Judah. Is there no more difficult job in Charlottesville? in central Virginia, than being Chris Meyer today, the lone white male on the Charlottesville City

public school board sitting right next to Zion Bryant, the most notorious activist in Charlottesville history. Does Chris Meyer finish his term? What is the future for Chris Meyer if he does finish his term look like? How will the public commenters during school board meetings interact with Chris Meyer. You saw what happened last week. Tenisha Hudson, straight up called him a racist. I mean, basically called him a racist. Is there more difficult job in Charlottesville and in Central Virginia than being Chris Meyer, the white male in the Charlottesville Public School Board, that topic on the show? And we'll talk about the 11, count them 11, Charlottesville area restaurants that have closed in the last 100 days. We have a list of a handful more that will close. Ladies and gentlemen,

What does this do to the unemployment rate? I think we have an unemployment rate in the Charlottesville area that's being disguised or masked or in some ways the data is being manipulated. The frontline jobs, the blue-collar jobs, the F&B jobs, are eroding and collapsing and falling and being destroyed at an aggressive clip. And what's happening is these white-collar jobs, these biotechnology jobs, the agrosphere, the company, we talked about at close of business last week. At the end of last week, the UVA graduates who are basically creating, what, a special kind of fertilizer, agrosphere?

This was your story, Judah. You literally told this to the viewers and listeners. My man with the memory of a gnat over here, I kid because I care. 53 new jobs from Agrosphere, the UVA company, white-collar jobs, biotechnology, new jobs. Is this white-collar momentum

disguising the fact that we have a blue-collar frontline job crisis? That topic on the show. And how about this one for you, the viewer and listener, is there, ladies and gentlemen, a covert mission by the very few that truly run this city? I'm going to tell you right now,

I'm moving shake in this circle. There is probably, two to three dozen people, two to three dozen people, 24 to 36 people that are determining the pace, the tempo, and the real story lines

of Charlottesville, Namar County. That's no BS. I'm telling you right now, it might scare you. There's 24 to 36 people in Charlottesville, Nowmore County. That's it, and it's not elected officials. There's 24 to 36 people

that are driving the pace and tempo, the economy, what's really happening behind the scenes in Charlestville and I'm R. Coutty. 24 to 36 people. Is there a covert operation, a covert mission behind the scenes in Charlottesville City specifically to get the side streets closed down permanently? They are currently shuttered for brick replacement and remodeling. And it's happening literally at peak season time. Are we going to find after these side streets, the bricks have been repaired, that they are in fact never going to open again. Is the proof of performance, the pop, what's going on right now? All those storylines and more

on the I Love Seville Show. Chris Meade says, I've known you since more than 1997, Chris Mead. That wouldn't mean I've known you for 29 years. It's longer than 1997, isn't? Now, then again, I was on the AP track and you were on the advanced, advance, you were on the super AP track. You were younger than me and taking all the fast classes. So I'm going to have to trust your math, my friend. I want to give some love to Stanley Martin Holmes, Judah Wickauer. Stanley Martin Holmes are dedicated to building homes that cater to each person's unique needs and lifestyles. High quality single-family homes, town homes, and condominiums design and constructed with innovative techniques that ensure exceptional efficiency and aesthetic appeal.

design features and technologies to enhance your living experiences in your home. Stanley Martin Holmes are building single-family detached homes, townhomes, and condos by the hundreds here in Central Virginia. Look at what they're doing in Green County, a trusted builder, Stanley Martin Holmes. I'm direct messaging right now with Mike Pruitt. In fact, I'm going to respond to his direct message with a thumbs-up emoji. Supervisor of Mike Pruitt of Alburoo County, we are coordinator. an in-person interview with the Scottsville District Representative Mike Pruitt, the attorney, on the I Love Seville Show in the very near future. Supervisor Pruitt, we disagree on things,

but we will treat you with tremendous respect and roll out the red carpet for you, sir. I think you know that as well. Judah Wickhauer is behind the camera, two shot, no, first studio camera and then two shot, Judah Wickhauer. He's distinguished ladies, he's single and ready to mingle, he's distracted. can you go to the studio camera please and then go to the two shot this individual ladies

is ready to take you on a hot date he promises he will not take you to Jack Browns one of his favorite stomping grounds would you take them for a Greg Brady at Jack Browns if they really wanted one no I mean you get to pick Judah you get to pick I haven't been there and

shh I didn't even know how long it's been all right where would you a with camera take a lady who's single and ready to mingle on a hot first date? Let's see. I'd take them to Lamme Chowacana with those wonderful booth seats. No, I'm joking. I don't know. It depends. Depends what she likes. A man with confidence and conviction, can't you tell? If I had a chance, I'd cook for her. Oh, I like that. I like that.

Perhaps on the first date, they may find that a little bit intimidating. I'm not speaking for ladies who are single and ready to mingle in the year 2026. Although you are asking them to come to your home, but you are a man of tremendous character and integrity and a god-fearing person. I could always cook at their place. There you go. Do you put pressure on them by bringing the cooking and the ingredients and the food to their place, which pressurizes their place and make sure it's in tip-top shape? Or do you historically pursue, what most historical first states are on neutral settings and restaurants. Either way, I'll vouch for him. Tremendous integrity. John Blair watching the program. Viewers and listeners of all shapes and sizes.

I have a city counselor, a supervisor in Elmore County, supervisor in Nelson County, a state delicate watching the program right now, print radio and television on the show. All right, a lot I want to cover. I want to talk Chris Mead's take on the war on Iran. I'm going to get to that in a matter of moments. I want you to one-shot me, and then we'll go to Chris Meets' take. First, a one-shot for me. I heard Tony Elliott say this recently. This is Tony Elliott, the UVA football coach, and I'm going to read it verbatim. It really moved me what he said here. Quote, this is Tony Elliott, talking about his two boys, his two sons. Coach Tony Elliott, quote, I coach my kids hard. I love them even harder.

I treat them fairly. I tell them the truth. I give them an opportunity and I hold them accountable, end quote. I'll give it to you again. Tony Elliott about his two sons. I coach my kids hard. I love them even harder.

I treat them fairly. I tell them the truth. I give them opportunity and I hold them accountable, end quote. That really really. resonated with me. I heard it this morning. Jay James on the morning show played that. Props to Jay James. He does a good job. This reminded me of how my wife and I are raising our two sons. My wife and I raise our two boys in similar capacity and with a mindset that it's easier to build

strong children than repair broken men. My wife and I, yours truly in particular, hold our sons accountable. We afford them opportunity, and we hold them to the opportunity we are affording them by making sure they're accountable with their actions and the best version of themselves every day. It's easy to forget that parenthood is not about being your kid's friend, buddy, homie, chum.

And the best parents out there are not afraid to, in some ways, making their sons or daughters uncomfortable, pushing them out of their shell so they find the best version of themselves. Our oldest son is eight years old. He has an affinity for this sport called squash, where at the Borset often, and he's gotten to know the UVA varsity squash players, the guys in particular. his favorite athlete, if you asked him today, he would probably say JP2, the captain of the UVA squash team. This guy coming out of high school was the number one player in the United States as a junior,

was, I believe, a two-year captain, a McIntyre School of Commerce graduate, where he's an all-academic performer. He was a second team, All-American, has a job lined up already on Wall Street. JP does. one of the best human beings you could possibly meet this young man. No profanities, very rare if he does. Yes, sir, no, sir. Confident without cocky. All-American.

I guarantee you he's going to crush it at his job. My son looks up to him. He said to me, Dad, I like the opportunity to play college sports one day. I love playing squash. What do I need to do? I ask some of the UVA guys what they're doing. The number two guy in the UVA ladder right now, he could be one or two depending on the day,

is the second year from Columbia. And I heard through the grapevine that Juan Torres trained before school throughout his childhood. He's now 92 in the world, and he plays squash at UVA. My son heard that and said, I want to do that.

And I said, okay, I'll set my alarm, you set your alarm for 5 a.m. and we'll train before school. I'll afford you this opportunity, but I'm going to hold you accountable. We're five days into doing this. It's been ups and downs, as you can imagine, for an eight-year-old. Today we had a fantastic session. And as he got in the car and as we were heading to school for second grade drop-off,

he said to me, exact words, today was a fantastic training session. Thank you for doing this for me, Dad. I had fun today. He doesn't realize this because I was wearing sunglasses, but he got me, he got me right there in the heart because I love him and I like seeing him be great and be the best version of himself. It's those moments that make this thing we call parenthood special because it's hard and it's long and it's unpredictable. But moments like that make it all worth it. That happened this morning. They also on Saturday playing in a little squash tournament and won it.

And he saw that hard work pays off. And now he's willing to do more of it. So this Tony Elliott quote really resonated with me this morning. All that, I heard that quote, 10 minutes after my son told me that. Special start to our day. All right. Judah Wickhauer, let's weave you in on a two shot. You put the lower third on screen.

Chris Mead's hot take. I've known this guy for nearly 30 years. This is a really smart guy, Chris Mead. He says, here's my hot take on what's going on in Iran. I'm going to read it verbatim, okay? The Iran War is won. It's already won the war in Iran. But it has been won against an opponent

that will not admit defeat in a time where defeat does not look like what it used to. Furthermore, the party out of power does not actually want our own country to win, at least not at this time. By the 4th of July, when our country is celebrating its 250th year anniversary, it will be plainly observable that the Iranian regime is currently hanging on by a thread and it will either be gone or completely decimated. The United States will have some enriched uranium as a trophy. Our military presence in the area will be a lot less of what it is now. Gas, regular, 87, will be $3.49 in Virginia,

and it will be completely clear to any honest observer that Trump's war in Iran is over and America won. but Democrats, the legacy media, and the non-Maga types will not admit any of that. So to the majority of the country, they may still think we went to war for no good reason, and not only did we gain nothing, we did not even win. In the grand scheme of things, the world and our nation will be the safest it's been since before 9-11. It will have cost only a handful of service members' lives, and the Republican Party will not get any credit for it.

The 26 midterm House elections were already decided prior to this war, well before I ran, so this won't affect any of that. But if Ken Paxton wins the runoff in Texas, that Senate race is in play. That could mean a 50-50 Senate going into 2027. That's Chris Mead's hot take on Trump's war in Iran. Chris Mead, I believe, is watching this program right now. I found it compelling. I found this take compelling.

I don't agree with all of it. I agree with some of it. But I found a viewer and listener that I trust. This epitomizes the water cooler of content and conversation. So I trust, I know, I respect, offering an opinion that I found compelling, that I wanted to relay to you, the viewer and listener, because I think you may find it compelling as well.

I want you first to take on Chris Mead's take on Trump's Warren, Iran. Anywhere you want to go, Judah Wickhauer. there are two points that I'd like to talk about. One is that, yeah, I kind of agree. There is definitely a lack of, I mean, it's hard to talk about integrity with a lot of the stuff that's going on recently. Okay, so I'll just talk about one of the things I want to talk about, and that's the fact that I would like to hear your friends take on some, of these billion dollar bets that were made that seemed heavily, heavily based on changing

facts on the current war. What does that mean? It means that there have been some stock market bets that were placed that would require incredibly incredibly You're talking to the prediction markets and insider trading tied to the prediction markets? No. What are you talking about?

I'm talking about bets made in the stock market that would have required someone to know exactly when something was going to change or that something was going to change in like not just the near future is in days but like this morning something is going to happen. I'm going to place a $1 billion bet

something that no one would ever do unless they knew exactly how the day was going to do that. So you're basically saying, is there insider trading in some capacity with the Trump administration that's enriching people close to Trump with insider knowledge? That's what you're saying,

that you want Chris Meets' sake on that. Okay, respect that. I think there's without question insider trading happening. I think you're seeing the insider trading happening in the prediction markets. Trump, before one of his most recent press conference, There is a considerable amount of activity tied to oil 15 to 20 minutes before is second to last press, the second to most recent press conference.

And now it's being investigated. I think it's going to be incredibly difficult to figure out if there was insider trading there. I get it. I've heard some people make this call, okay? That Trump went to warn Iran to distract the American public from the Epstein files, the Epstein files release and how it associates Trump and his family with the Epstein files. I've heard people make that comment. I've heard people make the comment that Trump is being pushed into this war against Iran by Israel.

We've all heard that argument right there. We all have asked the question, if Iran's been a threat to America for the last 50 years, why are you going to do this weeks before midterm when the economy was chugging along and you were pushing Jerome Powell and the Federal Reserve to cut rates. What you did here was the opposite of your efforts to get Powell and the Fed to cut rates to drive economic growth and stability. Furthermore, it's the antithesis of what he campaigned upon. He campaigned upon economic vitality. He campaigned upon strengthening the borders and focusing on domestic issues. And he campaigned upon affordability for Americans. The war on the other side of the world, completely the opposite of the

three points he campaigned upon. Facts on Facts on Facts. I think Chris Mead makes some fantastic points here. Here are the fantastic points. Whether you would admit this or not, and this is going to make people very uncomfortable, the kingmakers, the rainmakers, the puppeteers and the Democratic Party want this war in Iran to go on as long as possible,

certainly flirting with midterms and potentially beyond, so they can gain control of the government again. That's how serious corruption and fraud we have going on here at a federal level with politics. We saw that during COVID and the pandemic. We saw a pandemic exploited for political gain. I don't think the puppeteers during the pandemic truly grasped the disaster they were creating and it got out of control for them. But we know that happens. I also think that legacy media, I'm talking traditional media for the very large part, is so left-leaning, left-leaning, that legacy traditional media is never going to acknowledge,

or it will take a while for legacy media to acknowledge an actual positive outcome here. I think that's, we all know that's a fact there, folks. Okay? There is very little legacy media equity of thought, center aisle reporting and commentary. It's either, it's large majority far left with some sprinkling of far right. Okay, that's one reason why Fox works so well because Fox has such limited competition, Fox News. Yeah. I thought for a second, I thought they were balanced.

Fox News has such limited competition that it is going to dominate market share because who is in the pool with them. Yeah. That's one reason you look at legacy media that's left leaning and it's, dying because left-leading media has a saturated market. It's dying. MSNBC, CNN, they are dying. And they're all saying the same thing. All saying the same thing, chasing the same advertising dollars and the same talent and the same viewers and listeners. Dying. It's a business. One of them is crushing it. The others are dying. Okay. Now, I will say this.

I will say this. The timing of this war is infuriating for non-boomers. Al Schoenberg, who's the owner of Keswick Vineyards, left a post on my page yesterday. Us boomers remember the threat that I ran really is. And the non-boomers don't have the historical perspective or significance. straight up said that in the comment section. And he's right. He's right.

But it's the boomers that are past the child-rearing age. It's the boomers that are the empty nesters, the retirees, that are on the back end of the careers living on retirement, living on 401Ks and IRAs and stocks and equities, and have paid off homes and don't have additional mouths to feed. So when gasoline pops a buck a gallon, And when every other item in a household budget budget pops, because everything is tied to oil and gas,

the boomers have the dry powder to weather the storm. Weather the storm. The non-boomers, whether conservative, MAGA, Democrat, liberal, left, they don't have that dry powder to weather the storm, at least not to the clip of their boomers' financial on paper wealth would suggest. So they are feeling this pinch much more and much more susceptible to be alienated, angry, change their voting patterns, their human behavior, impact the economy. My prediction is this, and I respect what Chris Meen had to say tremendously.

That's why I relate it to you, the viewer and listener. My perspective is this. We're on the cusp right now of an even more bifurcated economy. if you're heavily invested regardless of age in stocks and equities in Wall Street, you are crushing it. The market opened out at 400 points down. It closed at all-time highs last week.

It went 400 points down at open today. I don't know where it's at right now. It's down marginally right now. It's marginally down. But it closed at all-time highs last week. You're richer than you've ever been. K-shaped? On paper.

K-shaped? You want to call it? Bifurcated. you want to call it? The other folks, the large majority of Americans who are not deeply positioned in stocks and equities, retirement accounts, Roths, 401ks, mouths to feed kids, mortgages, floating debt, you're in a very opposite position. And if Trump is not careful right now, this will continue well through midterms, and I agree with Chris, midterms were already locked and loaded. History would suggest the opposing party of whoever's in office is going to win midterms.

But if they're not careful, this is going to create a momentum in two years to come. Now, I've got to ask you this question. What does winning look like before we get to local topics here? What does winning the Iranian war look like to you, Jira? I think ideally for me, winning the war against Iran means that means that the Iranian people get their lives back. Women aren't walking around in Burkhas. We get an Iran that looks like the Iran back in the 70s

when people, when it was a beautiful country, when people were walking around on beautiful streets and they looked like, you know, they looked like, they looked like they came out of a... Okay, so winning to you means quality of life for Iran. Yeah. That's what that means. Yeah.

People that are walking up and down streets, you know, living their lives are far less interested in terrorists. Terroristic attacks. Terrorists, yeah. And all that entails. So winning for you means quality of life for Iran. It means, yeah, the Iranian people are free again. Winning for me is very different for winning for you.

And that's what makes this show great. our dynamic great, the world great. Winning for me is gas back to what it was before the war. Policy and governance leading to a strengthened, fortified, and momentum-driven economy, affordability for Americans. For them or us? Us.

I'm an American. I'm focus on America. Okay, part two. Say part two again. I'm winning for me is tied to America. It's tied to gas to where it was, $2.79 at the Bel Air on Ivy Road for 87. Winning for me is tied to an American economy that's strengthened, fortified, and momentum driving forward. Winning for me is an America that has quality of life within our borders.

Sure, some of that quality of life is driven by no fear of being terroristically attacked. by someone in the in the in across the world sure affordability for Americans affordability for what affordability for health care affordability for cost of goods affordability for fuel affordability for going out for groceries for restaurants for anything but how does any that have to do with the war in Iran everything is tied to the war in Iran everything is tied to the war in Iran every household budget is tied to the war in Iran. The opportunity cost of the president of his administration focusing on the war in Iran instead of driving affordability in other ways is tied to the war in Iran. There's only so much human capital that can think during a day. If we're constantly new cycle manipulated,

new cycle punch drug, administration focused on this, they're not focused on driving health care affordability, driving domestic affordability, driving economy, driving economy, driving economy, Strengthening. That's winning to me. Okay? I appreciate safety in our borders. Yes. I appreciate if a threat is eliminated, yes. I appreciate that. That's winning. But winning to me is very clear. Gas at 279 locally. Affordability, strengthen economy. That's winning. The longer this goes on, the harder it is to get that. Okay. Headlines, viewers and listeners. Let us know your thoughts. Let's put them in the feed. We'll relay them live on air. Next headline, what do you got?

Spamberger, Zionabriant. That's what we got. This is gaslighting. God, the word gas lighting is effing everywhere. There was a time very recently where we never heard the word gaslighting. What the hell is the definition of the word gas lighting, Judah? The definition of gas lighting is essentially trying to make someone think that they're insane. when you, it's a psychological, a form of psychological abuse.

A manipulator will make someone question their own reality, question their memory, question their perceptions, and ultimately the abuser, the manipulator, gains control. Tactics include denial of events, twisting facts, trivializing feelings, blaming the victim, essentially leaving them confused, anxious, doubting their own sanity. Deep throat watching the program, his photo on screen.

He says, I think Chris Mead is spot on about the fact that Iran is losing and we are being gaslit by legacy and traditional media that sees its role as trashing Trump. He says there's no question gaslighting is happening. Oh, yeah. There are two very good gaslighters in politics here in the Commonwealth.

In fact, many politicians who are successful are good gaslighters. Yeah. Okay. Two immediately stand out to me. One locally here in Charlottesville named Ziana Bryant, the most notorious activist in Charlottesville City history. And the second is Abigail Spanberger, the governor of Virginia, the first female governor in Commonwealth history. Interestingly, both are newly minted on their respected political posts. interestingly both abigail spamburger and ziana bryant have are politically ambitious spamburger has her high on higher office everyone knows it zayana brian has her eye on higher office everyone knows it interestingly both are alpha women interestingly both are uva educated interestingly both have become the face of the movement

interestingly both have an adversary that they're trying to utilize to further their career Abigail Spamberger and Trump and Glenn Yonkin Diana Bryant very clearly is trying to make an adversary of school board member Chris Meyer who sits right next to her you see it with the body language and the dynamic you are seeing two professional gaslighters in real-time here in the Commonwealth. I'm going to say this another time. Ziana Bryant,

I hope she hears this. Has off the charts intelligence. Ziana Bryant, if she chose to pursue a career in any kind of business sector would be you're talking

$300, $500,000, in compensation coming out of UVA. Instead, she's working for peanuts. she easily would be a half a million dollar a year white collar employee if she chose to go the capitalistic route private sector route private equity deal making M&A anything like that

God can you imagine her working for like a blackstone or a black rock with the on-paper socioeconomic profile she would be fast track for merit, fast-track for intelligence, work ethic, and on-paper socioeconomic statuses. You're talking million plus in compensation. Now, a perfect segue into Chris Meyer, the only white male on the Charlottesville City School Board, the makeup.

I'm going to give the viewers and listeners the makeup of the Charlottesville City School Board. And before I do, I'm going to thank Charlottesville Sanitary Supply and Charlottesville Swimming Pool Company for being a part of this show, partners of this show. the Vermillion family, five generations of Vermilions living in Almaro County. Charlestville Sanitary Supply and Charlottesville Swimming Pool Company. Anything cleaning related, janitorial related, sanitary related, you go to Charlottesville Sanitary Supply. You buy it online or their brick and mortar store on East High Street. Their price points are better than the big box brands and they have in-market delivery for free

and you're supporting a business that's family-owned that's been around for 62 years, Charlottesville Sanitary Supply. Their sister company is Charlottesville Swimming Pool Company. You call them for anything swimming pool related, above ground pool construction, in ground pool construction, water treatment, pool robots for cleaning, pool covers and pool shade. Charlottesville Swimming Pool Company. Chris Meyer is the only white male in the Charlottesville City School Board. The school board is made up of a chairwoman named Lisa Torres. Lisa Torres.

The vice chair, Amanda Burns. White woman Lisa Torres, I'm not sure for exact racial dynamic race Okay Amanda Burns

white woman Zion abrient black woman Shyamora Cooper black woman Emily Dooley white woman Chris Meyer white male Nicole Richardson black woman Zion A Brian has been on the board

for 90 days 100 days 3 and a half months already the target is on Chris Meyer in the last work session

this past week folks in the public comments the public portion where speakers could speak in person or via Zoom to the board were attacking this man you heard it Tanisha Hudson

ripped him Tunisia Hudson and Zion Abriant, same circles. Nakaya Walker absolutely alluded things about him and the board. If there's a fall guy in this board, it's this guy, and it's not fair. I agree. It is not fair. But if there's a fall guy and there's always a fall guy for an alpha woman that is IQ off the charts, that's a pro gaslighter, that's politically ambitious,

wants to get her way, wants to change public schools, and do so show she can leave the schools in a better place than she first arrived, her thoughts, not reality per se, but her thoughts, so she could platform to other political aspirations. This is collateral damage, this man right here. And I can make a legitimate argument that Chris Meyer, the white male on the school board, has the toughest job, if not the worst job in all of Charlottesville City, Virginia.

Hear me out. You ready for this? I mean, he was there. He works for basically free. I think the Charlottesville City School Board guys, school board members make like $1,500. In fact, I should know that. How much does the Charlottesville City School Board member, make per year. Let's see if I can get this. It's like next to nothing.

Okay, Charlottesville City School Boards receive a salary of $4,500 per year. $4,500 per year. They had a work session on Thursday that lasted like seven hours. Yeah, one of them was complaining that it was after 11 o'clock at night. It was after 11 o'clock a night. That was the one before that. Yeah. The one this past week was like seven.

seven hours. That was the one with the vote for the rescission? These school board members, yes, these school board members are in debtors working for the, you think $2.13 an hour is good money as a waiter at a restaurant. That's what these school board members, they're making less than that. They're making less than $2.13 an hour and they're not getting tip money. So why does Chris Meyer have the toughest, worst job in Charlottesville City right now. Exhibit A. He's got the crappiest pay in the

city of Charlottesville. Even crappier than the city councilors that are making 18,000 a year. Exhibit A. Crappiest pay possible. Exhibit B, he's sitting right next to Ziona Bryant. Who's targeting him with gaslighting tactics

that are of off-the-charts IQ skill set intelligence. Exhibit C, the folks speaking in the public portion comments of these meetings are ripping this man. Yeah. Including Tanisha Hudson and the Ki-Walker. Exhibit D. Chris Meyer in the last meeting literally said on the record,

why do you guys constantly ask me to speak first? Why is it always me that has to go first? That's an easy one. He didn't, why is that an easy one? Because without the chance to respond to what other people are saying, You're putting it all out there, and they can make whatever they want of what you say. The first speaker is the worst speaker. Yeah, 100%.

Worst spot to speak. Lisa Torres, do a better job of managing the meeting and allowing other people to speak. And different rotation orders, please, dear God. Common sense. Now, I'm a big fan of the prediction markets. I'm a big proposition better. I got a prop bet going. I got like four prop bets going on right now.

And my instinct says I'm going to win all four for the McAllen 12 in each situation. I think Conan Owen is going to get hammered with my prop bet. I think so too. It was $2.80. Right? $2.80 is a push. And what's the... No, no, $2.79.

$2.79 is a push. But what's the date? He needs gas to be less than $2.79 at the Bell Air on Ivy Road by May 25th. Anything $2 at $80 or more by May 25th, he gives me a McAllen 12, than two business days of the 25th. $80 a bottle of liquor. Okay. $80 bottle of scotch.

I think I'm going to win that. Do you think I'm going to win that? I'd be surprised if it was $279 there without a war. I thought the same because of the summer increase. That's one of the reasons I took the bet. I also took the bet because I realized that the people on the other side, the Iranians, are literally fighting a war that they would rather, died than admit defeat.

I also know there's a dark triad individual in Donald Trump who wants to win the Battle of Perception at all cost and will prolong the war so he wins the Battle of Perception. Dark triad, he's so punched drunk with himself. You got terrorists that would rather die than admit defeat. What is that? What is the people that run the planes and kill themselves? I mean, they're the Japanese kamikazis. This is worse than the kamikazis.

Well, you're talking about the guys with shoe bombs that get on to planes or the guys with box cutters that try to get on and break into the pilots, the cockpit, fly the plane into a building like September 11th? I mean, you're talking about that type of person going toe to toe with dark triad personality that's so punch drunk that perception is even more important. than American economy, perhaps. Perhaps. And then you got the summer gas increase that happens in May before Memorial Day. Quit computing. It doesn't take a rocket scientist.

Prediction bet. Let's go with the McCallin-12. That's what makes a good prop better. That was my thinking. Okay. If I put a prop bet on Chris Meyer finishing out his term, quitting?

2000, I'm on the Charlottesville School Board website. January 2024, he started. So, 2024, 2025, 2026, through 2027. He's got a year and eight months left of Ziana Bryant. And I'll take it a step further. What does his term end?

What does this term end? End of 2020. Oh, man. 2024, he already did. 2025, he already did. Around early November, when he saw Zayana Bryant was going to win, he probably was like,

oh my God. I'm the only white male on this school board here. 2026 had already started, and he has to make it through December 31, 2027. He's getting paid less than $2.13 an hour, and in this past meeting, one of the top five most notorious activists in Charlottesville history, Tenetia Hudson called him a racist, and the former mayor of Charlottesville City basically attacked him while he was sitting next to Zion and Bryant and across from Nicole Richardson. I'll take it a step further. I would argue the tactic and the strength, strategy in the ploy of Richardson,

Zion, Bryant, and perhaps, it's to be determined with Shemora Cooper, that the tactic and the strategy is to get him to resign from the board. Do you want to see the list of school board members? Is that what you're looking for? No, I just want to look more into Chris Meyer. I'll read you as bio, okay? There's no, school board has never gotten this much coverage ever.

He doesn't even have a bio. He's the only one of all the school board members that does, not have a bio. Judah, I'm going to give this to you, then you jump in. Are you ready for this? Are you ready? Yeah. I would bet you the tactic and strategy for Bryant, Richardson, and Shemora Cooper,

and whoever is in the ear of those three is to push Chris Meyer off the board, get him to quit midterm so then the board can fill his seat with their handpick replacement. When the board fills that seat with their handpick replacement, Richardson, Bryant, and Cooper, and maybe Lisa Torres galvanized as a for some, pick their own handpick replacement to serve the remainder of Myers' term to fast-track any policy tied to Charlottesville public schools. We've seen plenty of school board members quit midterm. We saw Cina McGill quit midterm with Charlottesville City Council. It happens, it happens, it happens. That's my bet, the strategy.

Now, prop bet for Judah Wickhauer, are you ready? Does Chris Meyer make it through his term? And if you say, if you say, no, he's not, if you take no he's not, the no he's not route, you get weight. You get what? You get weight. Weight? Wait. You get two bottles of McCallon to the one bottle of McAllen, 12, for yes, he will make it through his term. Yes, he will make it through his term.

Is a bottle of McCallon 12. no he will not make it through his term wins two bottles of McCallon 12. The no he will not make it through his term has less odds of actualizing in my Jerry Miller prediction market than yes he will make it through his term. Okay.

Viewers and listeners, what are your thoughts? I'm not trying to peer pressure you into a McCallon 12 bet. Secretly, I kind of am, though. Viewers and listeners, put your thoughts on the feet. I'll relay them live on air. Olivia Branch, Barbara Becker-Tilly, and Nick Pollack, welcome to the program. Chris Mead, Tina, Tina,

Wyatt Breed, and welcome to the program. The show airs on 15 Facebook pages, 15 Twitter accounts, YouTube, iTunes, Apple, podcasts, LinkedIn, Instagram, fountain, rumble. You name it, we're on it. Juda Wickauer. Next topic. What is it? Put it in the feed and I'll relay it live on air. We got 11 Seville area restaurants. Okay, I'll cut straight. I'll cut straight to the chase. 11 Charleston area restaurants have closed in the last 100 days. Here's the list. 11. Bonnie and Reed. Omakasi Obscura. Ace Piscuit and Barbecue.

South Street Brewery. Milk bands bar. Tonic restaurant. A Repa Steakhouse. Desayuna con Gomez. Boy Tavard Market. The livery stable. Common House.

We have five more that will close in the next four months. That'll take us to see. 16 closed restaurants in the Charlottesville area and the first, call it six months of the year. Let's say six months of the year. Okay. Here's the question. And that leads you into the next headline. Is the unemployment rate in the Charlottesville area upticking?

Or is the unemployment that's upticking in the Charlottesville area disguised or masked by the fact that high dollar white-collar jobs are coming to the Charlottesville area. Is it agrosphere, the story that you relayed to the viewers and listeners last week? Yeah, I don't remember that being my story, particularly. It was your suggestion. 53 jobs. Yeah. What do they do, fertilizer, UVA graduates?

Yeah, fertilizer that has less of an effect on the environment than previously used fertilizers. 53 new jobs, biotechnology. Let's just call it for the sake of a talk. show and conversation, 53 new jobs, biotechnology. Are the white-collar jobs distracting us from the significant blue-collar and frontline job loss, vacancy, and unemployment that's running rampant right now in the Charlottesville area? I just give you 11 restaurants that have closed in the last 100 days. And I know five additional ones that are on my note.

Pat and the notes app on my iPhone that are going to close, say, before July 1. Because I'm hearing from their landlords about trying to fill their leases and or the businesses trying to desperately get me to sell their brands. I will reiterate for those that are watching and listen to the show. We have the most successful, prolific and optimized business brokerage company called Charlottesville Business Brokers, our firm, one of our sister divisions, Charlottesville business brokers. We help people buy and sell businesses locally. Our sister division, Blue Ridge Venture Fund, helps entrepreneurs with capital raises, small businesses

with capital raises. I want to caveat all of that. If you have a business and there's a few months left on your lease and your financials are in disorder and you approach me with three or four months left before you die, die, die, die. We are not going to sell your business for top dollar. You sell your business at a time when you don't want to sell it, when your financials are in good shape and you're making good money. You do not sell your business when you are dying, dying, dying, or when your lease is set to expire. Because at that point, we have an asset sale, and it will sell your assets, and I have no problem doing that. No one's selling more assets locally than us, but it's going to be for 50 cents on the dollar at best.

Judah Wickhauer, straightforward to you. Is the blue collar and frontline worker unemployment spike being disguised by a, slight increase in white collar jobs. I wouldn't think so. Those 53 jobs, are those all hitting at the same time? The people leaving, I know at least with the case of livery stable, that wasn't just the same as with Brown's lock and key. Those weren't just random, you know, all of a sudden.

Brown's Lock and Key and Liberty Stable were planned closings. Yeah. Absolutely. Because of the... Still lost jobs. Yeah. Still lost jobs. Bonnie and Reed, Omikaze Obscura,

Ace Biscuit and Barbecue, all unplanned closings. Common House... Omacase Obscura, though, was what, two people? You don't know that. You don't know that. Okay. What about the guy that provided the sushi

to Omikaze Obscura that just lost his account? How many sushi accounts are local? What about the guy that was tied to the Omikaze Obscura property management? What about the guy that was tied to the Omikaze Obscura linen cleaning? What about the guy tied to the Omikaze Obscura window washing? What about the guy tied the Omikaze Obscura?

What do you call the overhang things? The curtain that overhangs the storefronts? I'm drawing a blank on this. The guy who cleans the awnings for Omikaze Obscurea that just lost an account. But didn't, I mean, are we really arguing this? My point is, just because on paper it was a husband and wife that were running it, doesn't mean that we're just two jobs that were lost. Yeah.

There's multiple accounts that are lost, multiple vendors that got hit business-wise. With these 11 businesses that are closed, what if we, let's make a legitimate argument, 50 people tied to each of those businesses in some capacity, in some capacity? 50 people? Okay. Times 11. You're talking 550 jobs lost right there with five additional ones coming. Right?

Yeah, if you want to... Back of the napkin, an inflated number of Charlottesville's population is 50,000 people. Inflated number, 50,000. Sake of a talk show, 50,000. Yeah, so you're saying 1%. No. No, no, no, no. Of those 50,000, how many are you?

are children. How many are kids that can't work? How many are babies? Elementary school, middle school, high schoolers that don't pursue employment. How many are college students? What's the actual working population of Charlottesville City? Is the actual working population of Charlottesville City? That's a question for deep throat. That's a question for Hamilton Lumbard Lumpard of Weldon Cooper. Is the actual working population of Charlottesville City 30,000 people? Okay. Is it 30,000, ladies and gentlemen? then at that point you're talking, let's use the number 30,000, 025. You're talking 2% of the population losing a job.

Yeah. Now you can make a flip side argument. How many of these folks were living in Charleston are commuting into Charlottesville? What about the five additional ones that I know are going to close? And remember, the 11 that I rattled off didn't even include the Browns Lock and Safe that's outside of the restaurant category. I think we legitimately, locally, are being masked or tricked or disguised or, or here's follow the rabbit while the hustle's going on over here.

Because the new business that's tied to white collar in the 53 jobs gets the Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting, gets the brick and mortar reporting in coverage, gets the press release and the, the sex and the splash while the closing of the desayuna con Gomez DeSayona con Gomez didn't get anything milk bands bar didn't get anything Alrepa steakhouse didn't get anything

Boy Tavern Market didn't get anything Liberty Stables got in very little anything the spike in unemployment in white and the spike in unemployment in blue collar and front line is being masked or disguised or we're getting distracted from it by the very slight increase in white collar employment. My take. Next headline, what do you got? Chita Wickham. Let's see. Downtown Street Repair and a covert mission. I got a conspiracy theory for you, viewers and listeners. Here's a conspiracy theory for you. And I'll be very straightforward.

This is the circles that I run in. And I'm not saying I'm one of these 24 to 36 people. My firm services the 24 to 36 people. We are paid by the 24 to 36 people that behind the scenes are running Charleston, Nowmark County. 24 to 36 people are dictating the pace of the economy in Charleston, nowmark County. I'm just spitballing.

topic for conversation here. The side street closing on the downtown mall during peak season, the start of Fridays after 5 as the weather's become nice right before UVA graduation. Right before fraternity

formals, bid day at UVA's frats and sororities, everything spring, everything concert series. The side streets, two of them, are closed? Is there a covert behind the scenes mission to proof of performance, the closing of the side streets? Hey, it worked. Nothing changed. And we're going to keep the side streets closed moving

forward from here on now. Look at these months where they were shut down. Due to Wickham. So you think those are just people that don't like the fact that the cross streets are open? And they want to prove that closing them is not going to overly harm the, to the downtown mall businesses. Are the buildings on the downtown mall more valuable or less valuable with the side streets closed? Are the buildings on the downtown mall

more valuable or less valuable with, is it, fourth street and second street? Yeah. With fourth street and second street closed. That's up to you, the viewer and listener to decide. Are the buildings, buildings around the downtown mall, like mine that's on the corner of Fourth and Market Street, more valuable or less valuable with the side streets, the cross streets closed.

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