his publisher said mr o'rourke had been ill in recent months.angeles. journalists and writers are taken to social media to commemorate the life of pj or jonah goldberg, editor in chief of the dispatch called pj o'rourke a unique talent but alsojust a really o'rourke a unique talent but also just a really good dude, may he rest in peace. and pj o'rourke was one of the most prolific, the most widely quoted authors in american life. the author of more than 20 books, a couple of which went to number one, in the new york times bestseller list and they ranged across a diverse number of subjects from politics to economics, to automobiles. one quote i particularly like likened pj or works writing style to a cross between the head and —ism of hunter s thompson and the patrician mockery of tom wolfe and mocking was something that pj o'rourke loved to do. principally, as far as those on the left were concerned but his acerbic wit and his supporters from both sides of the political divide here. tell me about his — political divide here. tell me about his jo

very much so, p] o'rourke _ and quite fearless. very much so, p] o'rourke was - and quite fearless.d quite fearless. very much| so, p] o'rourke was one of the so, pj o'rourke was one of the most prolific and one of the most prolific and one of the most widely quoted american writers. often defined as a political satirist, writers. often defined as a politicalsatirist, if writers. often defined as a political satirist, if you like, but his work went well beyond the political. indeed, he wrote more than 20 books on subjects as diverse as politics, economics, etiquette, cars and so one. he was a hippie in the 60s and he started working on underground newspapers and magazines before making his way to national lampoon which in the 1970s here in america was a very influential humour magazine. from there, he went on to write for publications such as rolling stone and the atlantic monthly. and as you mentioned, his work was once likened to and i quote here, a cross between the head and —ism of hunter s thompson and the patrician mockery of tom wolfe. he was a conservative republican, of cou

the us writer and satirist pj o'rourke has died at the age of 7a. the �*gonzo' journalism of 1960s counterculture and refashioned it into a distinctive brand of conservative and libertarian commentary. a specific cause of his death has not been revealed but his publisher said mr o'rourke had been ill in recent months. david willis is in los angeles. he has all the latest. david, tributes have been paid. they have indeed. _ tributes have been paid. they have indeed. journalists - tributes have been paid. tie: have indeed. journalists and writers have taken to social media to commemorate the life of pj or roque —— o'rourke, editor in chief of the centre—right publication here at the dispatch called pj o'rourke a unique talent but alsojust a really o'rourke a unique talent but also just a really good dude, may he rest in peace. pj o'rourke was one of the most prolific, one of the most widely quoted authors in american life. the author of more than 20 bucks, a couple of which went to number one in the new york times bestseller list. they ranged across a

the us writer and satirist pj o'rourke has died at the age of 7a.reptile, eat the rich, and give war a chance — written in a style that combined conservative and libertarian ideas with the so—called gonzo journalism of the 1960s. a specific cause of his death has not been revealed but his publisher said mr o'rourke had been ill in recent months. the bbc�*s david willis is in los angeles. pj o'rourke was one of the most prolific and one of the most widely quoted american writers. often defined as a political satirist, if you like, but his work went well beyond the political. indeed, he wrote more than 20 books on subjects as diverse as politics, economics, etiquette, cars and so on. he was a hippie in the 60s and he started working on underground newspapers and magazines before making his way to national lampoon which in the 1970s here in america was a very influential humour magazine. from there, he went on to write for publications such as rolling stone and the atlantic monthly. and as you mentioned, his work was once likened to and i quote here, a

o'rourke, who died at the age of 7a.onight with the context — chief political commentator of the i newspaper, paul waugh, and mary ann marsh, democratic communications strategist. hello, and welcome to the programme. western leaders say there is no evidence russia is— western leaders say there is no evidence russia is withdrawing its troo -s evidence russia is withdrawing its tr00ps from _ evidence russia is withdrawing its troops from the _ evidence russia is withdrawing its troops from the ukraine _ evidence russia is withdrawing its troops from the ukraine border. l evidence russia is withdrawing its| troops from the ukraine border. in evidence russia is withdrawing its i troops from the ukraine border. in a call, borisjohnson... they are continuing to move troops to the border and still likely to launch a limited hat, they say. western intelligence estimates russia still has 100,000 troops on the ukraine's borders and circling the country, they are the red dots you see there. many of these forces are in belarus to th

. >> hannity: great tribute to pj o'rourke. tonight the struggle for civil liberties in canada continues, as the country's wanna be dictator justin trudeau attempting to squash peaceful protests and force covid mandates in perpituity. also tonight we'll check in on the white house where, in the midst of a crisis at home and abroad, multiple crises, well, joe biden spent precious time today telling a really weird

but anyway, i have been a fan of pj o'rourke's for a long time. i i was in my mid-20s before i discovered that i am actually older than pj o'rourke because he was my humor idol when i was in my early 20s that i was a huge fan and much influenced by the national lampoon where pj? god knows what pj did but but when i later on discovered that that he was like actually a little bit younger. we're both born in 1947, but we'll be younger than i was doing all these incredible things with humor. anyway, i'm a lifelong fan of pjs. and so this is and also i consider pj a good friend. so i'm i'm excited to be able to do this to talk about cry from the farm middle. and i'm gonna start by asking you. kind of a general question about the book. you are everybody always describes you as a conservative. humorist and i know a lot of people don't believe that that's even even possible people. maybe have not read your your work. do you think it's gotten easier or harder to be a conservative humorous as you are called? yeah, i think you're more of a libertarian humoro

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o'rourke has died.commentator as well as being a bestselling author of books such as parliament of whores and give war a chance. o'rourke died today at his home in new hampshire. p.j. o'rourke was 74. just two pills for all day pain relief. aleve it, and see what's possible. and also try alevex topical pain relief. look, serena williams... matrix... serena... matrix... serena... matrix... ♪ get your tv together with the best of live and on demand. introducing directv stream. (vo) when you are shopping for a new vehicle, how do you know which brand you can trust? with the best of live and on demand. with subaru, you get kelley blue book's most trusted brand winner, seven years in a row. in fact, subaru has won most trusted brand for more consecutive years than any other brand. no wonder kelley blue book also picked subaru as their best overall brand. once again. it's easy to love a brand you can trust. it's easy to love a subaru. >> the signs coming from moscow about willingness to engage from diplomatic

three years later, beto o'rourke is still looking for a job. he doesn't work a ton.rnor of texas. and in texas, people like ar-15s and ak-47s. so on tuesday, beto o'rourke was asked again, are you going to take people's guns away? and here's what he said. >> i'm not interested in taking anything from everyone but what i want to make sure that we do is defend the second amendment. >> tucker: [laughs] actually, i misspoke. what i meant when i said i'm going to seize your guns without compensation was, i'm going to defend the second amendment. okay. so if you like your kalashnikov, you can keep your collection a at.super bowl sunday is coming . young athletes and everyone around the country will be watching. we just spoke to a coach called max stevens who we think is particularly impressive. he's a head football coach at cleveland heights high school in the state of ohio. he's focused on football, but he is much more focused on the lives of his players. and he means it. we thought for that reason we would want to hear it. here's part of the conversation. ♪ ♪ >> tucker:

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there was pj o'rourke and rolling stones. i loves cars. there was pj o'rourke and car & driver.tive tichl was fun, and pj o'rourke was the reason. >> yes. >> you know, joe, in a sometimes brutal envious business, the media, pj o'rourke was one of the nicest kindest people you'd ever want to meet, no matter whether you were a conservative republican, liberal democrat, or even a progressive today. i would strongly recommend if people still struggle to find out what washington, d.c. is all about this morning, go out and buy his book "parliament of whoevers," which defined washington and it stands out in neon lights. >> absolutely. >>> up next, secretary of state antony blinken joins us live with an update on ukraine. we'll be right back. update on u. we'll be right back. psoriatic arthritis, made my joints stiff,... ...swollen, painful. emerge tremfyant®. tremfya® is approved to help reduce joint symptoms in adults with active psoriatic arthritis. some patients even felt less fatigued. serious allergic reactions may occur. tremfya® may increase your risk of infections and lower you

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even beto o'rourke who vowed to confiscate guns in texas, as late as 2021, he is vowing to protect and cherish the second amendment. okay. watch. >> americans who own ak-47s will had to sell them to the government. >> are you in favor of gun confiscation? >> yes. hell yes, we will take your ak-47. i am not interested if taking anything from anyone. i want to defend the second amendment. >> sean: hell yes, but now we will defend the second amendment. like every other democrat you have to understand what is happening here. they are only changing their opinions because of politics and they love their power. that's more important than anything else, even compromising every principle they have. the face of the democratic party is filled to the brim with socialists. most democrats don't have any firm belief. they do whatever they think will increase their political power and get them reelected. they can't rewrite history. no amount of flip flops can change reality. joe biden caused america's terrible 40 year high inflation. joe biden has made us dependent on energy, killed the keystone pipel

o'rourke. >> p.j. o'rourke joins us this morning.ewer workers get hired. i wish this weren't so. i also wish i could wear the same size jeans i wore in college. >> pauley: but he traped his fire on both sides of the aisle. >> democrats tells us that government works. it can make us richer, taller, younger, and take six strokes off our golf game. the republicans tell us government doesn't work and then they get elected. >> pauley: p.j. o'rourke was 74. ♪♪ ♪ since you've been gone, i've been calling your name ♪ ♪ al >> wow! wow! a standing ovation for me? [cheering] >> i love it when people need cash. [laughter] >> pauley: you may know byron allen as the star of television's "real people," and comics unleashed. but byron allen is an entertainment tycoon, and he could soon become an nfl team owner. lee cowan has his sunday profile. >> reporter: it was a gray, cloudy day when we visited the weather channel in atlanta. >> damaging flooding will be expected. >> reporter: but inside, the network's new owner, byron allen -- >> that was great

taylor: let's get some insight here with michael o'rourke.ow do you deal with days like today, particularly when there is so much negative bearish sentiment in the after hours earnings that turn it all around? michael: it's one of those situations where we are becoming a market of stocks instead of a stock market. this isn't the second half of 2020 or 2021 where everything took effortless spin to take the market higher, so investors have to be more discriminating and they have to know that if they are going to hold a stock and be invested in it, they have to really like it and it is something they really want to own. one of the most important things to recognize is that nasty as today was, the nasdaq 100 and the s&p 500 is still up 1% for the week. a nasty day but some weak all around. i am curious -- romaine: i am curious about how companies adjust to the guiding expectation. the facebook declined today seemed to partly be an outgrowth of the fact that they had talked about metaverse over the last few weeks. fundamentals and financials in a

have a great evening. >> hannity: great tribute to pj o'rourke. tonight the struggle for civil liberties in canada continues, as the country's wanna be dictator justin trudeau attempting to squash peaceful protests and force covid mandates in perpituity. also tonight we'll check in on the white house where, in the midst of a crisis at home and abroad, multiple crises, well, joe biden spent precious time today telling a really weird

i think i'm describing the sheets on beto o'rourke's beds. not that i would know.supposed to be a return to normalcy. if you think it is normal to sniff children's hair? they didn't have to do anything, something they are usually great at. imagine the surprise when trump left and massive problems arise that didn't exist when trump was around. and i'm not just talking about joe's word salad or pete buttigieg getting knocked up. he is going to be a great mom. we are talking the biggest inflation in 40 years, the highest crime since the 70s, and not the 1970s, the 1570s. i just saw a guy hold up a cvs with a crossbow. if they start burning witches, we will never see nancy pelosi again. and now like joe's diaper rash, bad stuff is breaking out all over. in ukraine, putin moved his troops into the donetsk people's republic of china like a ben & jerry's flavor. donetsk. here is a reaction on a russian political show we call "beats the press." [speaking non-english language] it's like a smarter version of the view. i know we should be concerned, but i would be lying if i

tonight i want to send condolences to the family of pj o'rourke.today at his home in new hampshire. he was 74. over the decades, o'rourke wrote a variety of publications from "national lampoon" to rolling stone, forbes, "playboy" among others. he authored about 20 books and was a panelist on npr's "wait, wait, don't tell me" and joined us on this program numerous times over the years. i'm sorry for that loss, and he will be missed. thanks for watching. our coverage continues. tylenole gels have laser drilled holes. they release medicine fast for fast pain relief. and now get relief without a pill with tylenol dissolve packs. relief without the water. kim is now demonstrating her congestion. save it slimeball. i've upgraded to mucinex. we still have 12 hours to australia. mucinex lasts 12 hours, so i'm good. now move! kim, no! mucinex lasts 3x longer for 12 hours. i'm jonathan lawson here to tell you about life insurance through the colonial penn program. if you're age 50 to 85, and looking to buy life insurance on a fixed budget, remember the three

is repudiating beto o'rourke.s hysterical to read it. these people are assuming that we are so stupid that they can tell us anything they want to and we will nod yes. i don't know if you've seen what kamala harris just tweeted into iran in farsi. it basically says america is an evil country a terrible country, bad, unbelievable. we are homophobic, misogynist racist. for a vice president of the united states to have sent this internationally is, you have to hate america? if she hates america, why is she vice president? it's astonishing. the people on the left are rapidly degenerating into this kind of totally impossible position. so for those who are reasonably rational, they're just going to lie about it. they're going to come back to you and say what inflation? what immigration? what murder rate? why are you mad at me? i didn't have anything to do with that. i wasn't even here. it's the most -- i've never -- as you know, sean because we are such good friends. i am a historian. i don't remember any period in ameri

like millions of americans i grew up reading pj o'rourke. two things really stood out for me.ut to he also has the unparalleled ability to explain with humor and to promote with humor what were in fact very complex ideas of free market, economics and policies. that is a skill most people do not have. there's no one else like him and he will be missed. exit paul, a former champion u.s. a gymnast and a top executive at levi strauss headache homerun for freedom she turned down a million dollars severance package and she ran that levi's brand there. why they ousted her? because she spoke openly and forcefully in favor of open the schools despite covid-19. it is important companies but their shareholders and their customers first. but i do not think these displays of woke powers are going to serve either customers are shareholders in the long run. >> hear! hear!, dan. >> my mist goes to restaurants not putting the entire continent of europe at risk he's busy corrupting the beijing olympics but russia cannot compete there as a company because they have been banned for repeating dopi

tonight i want to send condolences to the family of pj o'rourke.ourke wrote a variety of publications from "national lampoon" to rolling stone, forbes, "playboy" among others. he authored about 20 books and was a panelist on npr's "wait, wait, don't tell me" and joined us on this program numerous times over the years. i'm sorry for that loss, and he will be missed. thanks for watching. our coverage continues. ♪ lulunchables! built to be eaten. one prilosec otc in the morning blocks heartburn all day and all night. prilosec otc prevents excess acid production that can cause heartburn. so don't fight heartburn, block it with prilosec otc. >> woman: what's my safelite story? i see inspiration right through my glass. so when my windshield cracked, i chose safelite. they replaced the glass and recalibrated my safety system. that's service i can trust. >> singers: ♪ safelite repair, safelite replace. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ game time. ♪ ♪ ♪ i'm getting vaccinated with prevnar 20. so am i. because i'm at risk for pneumococcal pneumonia. i'm asking about prevnar 20. bec

crush the energy jobs that help people buy homes, buy cars, take care of their families. >> but o'rourkents to the massive failure of the texas energy grid in frigid temperatures last winter. >> we will ensure that the tragic events of the past week are never repeated. >> millions of texans went without power. state officials say nearly 250 people died in the storm, two-thirds from hypothermia. >> this did not happen through any act of god. this was wholly the responsibility of the person in the highest position of power and public trust in this state, greg abbott. >> progressives in texas house races say the grid collapse is part of why their state needs the green new deal. >> if they weren't popular, i don't think we would have the crowd we have back here. >> and on the right, republican challengers also pounced. >> i think the governor without a doubt is responsible for that. >> but abbott's campaign says his opponents are playing politics and that the governor is taking steps to improve his state's energy infrastructure. and he's also focused much of his campaign on the border search

and the american author and satirist, pj o'rourke has died at the age of 7a.

. >> pat o'rourke on the call. day lasalle's only lead of the game. they played the top seed for the open division championship tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m. soccer, been big in the news lately. how is this for openers. our mls san jose earthquakes open for business saturday in new york. for more, here is charlie walter. >> are they going to put a shot up? goal. >> reporter: at 17 years of age, kate cavil scored his first mls goal on his first ever start. it was nothing out of the ordinary for cade, who had been the best player on the field for his whole life, and then reality set in. >> you go from playing people your own age to grown men. >> reporter: still, five goals and assists before he was even old enough to vote, not a bad start to his mls career, especially considering this was not even his sport of choice. son of a collegiate player at san jose state, cal was always waiting to start his career on the gridiron. >> they told me i could play football with pads when i go to high school, so my whole life i was waiting, waiting, waiting. becky was s

rachel pastens in the field and finally former national lampoon editor and best-selling author pj o'rourke has died at the age of 74. he was the author of 19 books. including eat the rich peace kills and his final book was 2020s a cry from the far middle. he appeared on book tv over 20 times. you can watch all of his appearances anytime on our website book tv.org. and now joining us on about books is charles kessler who was a longtime editor of the claremont review of books. mr. kessler for those unfamiliar with the claremont. what is it? and what's your mission? well, thank you peter. it's it's good to be here. the the claremont review books is the nation's leading and in some ways. it's only conservative intellectual review of books. it's a quarterly it's published out here on the west coast in claremont, california from the claremont institute, and it's been we're now in our 22nd volume. so we've been going 22 years and i've been the editor since we began in long ago in 2000. so what what's the mission? what's the mission? well the mission of the of the magazine and of the institute rea

o'rourke. thank you , the tucker .il welcome to "hannity". tonight , the struggle for civiln liberties in canada continues as the country'swa wannabe dictator justin trudeau now attempting to squash peaceful protests, enforced draconian covid mandates and perpituity at least it seems of the very latest. live from ottawa in just a moment. c and it's getting bad. also tonight , we'll check in on the white house where in the midst of a crisis at, home and abroad, multiple crises while joe biden spent precious time today telling

and the american author and satirist, pj o'rourke has died at the age of 7a.

the american author and satirist, pj o'rourke has died at the age of 7a.ter storms have already felled around 8 million trees and storm dudley is forecast to batter scotland, the north of england and northern ireland today. hello and welcome. ukraine's president, volodymyr zelenskiy, has called on ukrainians to fly the national flag and sing the country's anthem in a �*day of unity�*, against the threat of a russian invasion. western intelligence agencies had claimed a russian attack on ukraine could take place this day — wednesday 16th february — but on tuesday, some russian forces began to withdraw from the region. president biden, however, says a russian invasion remained "a distinct possibility." we have not yet verified the russian military units are returning to their home bases. indeed, our analysts indicate that they remain very much in a threatening position and the fact remains, right now russia has more than 150,000 troops encircling ukraine and belarus and along ukraine's border. an invasion remains distinctly possible. more us troops meanwhile

and the american author and satirist pj o'rourke has died at the age of 7a.

the american author and satirist, pj o'rourke has died at the age of 7a.

. >> carley: beto o'rourke and stacey abrams did not want him in georgia. >> todd: california will end indoor mask mandate next week, only for the vaccinated. those not vaxxed will be required to wear masks. governor gavin newsom was caught maskless at a game and his own guidelines, newsom claiming he took off the mask for a photo. he was caught without a mask sitting in his seat, as well. >> carley: got caught breaking the rules. officials in ottawa call nothing reinforcement as truck drivers protest covid mandates. >> todd: jackie ibanez is here. jacky. >> jackie: canada requesting law enforcement personnel to help end the protest. the city banning honking for 10 days. ottawa police chief is calling for additional measures against the freedom convoy. >> policing is part of the solution, not the only part. requesting that the city utilize convening powers to engage financial institutions, insurance companies and associations, gas companies and associations, trucking companies, local bia's, anything to restrict material and financial support going to the demonstrators. >> jackie: freed

o'rourke has died at the age of 74. he was the author of 19 books which included eat the rich, peace kills, and his final book, 020's a cry from the far middle. he appearedded on booktv more than 20 times, and you can watch all of those appearances anytime at our web site, booktv.org. booktv will continue to bring you new programs and publishing news, and you can watch any of our past programs anytime at booktv.org. >> brandeis university professor anita hill r recently discussed her book about gender-based violence. here's a portion of that program. >>u well, we need to tell girls he likes you, that's what boys do or we tell hem that it's your fault. either way what we're doing is we're grooming children to accept this bad behavior. we're grooming them to accept this behavior, the bullying, the online harassment, and we're telling those kids who are behaving badly that their behavior iso going to go unchecked, that it's acceptable in some way. and so that's a cultural issue. >> yeah. i'm so struck by the thing that a c

i got an ar-15 a bible and beto o'rourke's balls in a pickle jar. that's an applause line.m kidding. we all know beto has no balls. even caitlyn jenner would tell him to grow up there. i don't even get that joke. remember when he said he was coming for your guns? and you said, yes, try it, nancy. this guy couldn't get a glue gun from an art teacher. and yet he wants to run for governor. that's a joke. his odds of becoming governor are as good as hunter biden passing a drug test. originally i had kat's name in there but i realized that hunter is funnier but like beto, right now, the democrats are running into a problem. whether they want to admit it or not, america is more like texas than it is like california or new york. that means -- [cheers and applause] -- this monologue is going to take the whole show. that means americans want an america that's more like america, and like our show, a lot of people are coming here for that very same reason, especially from california, which makes sense. the u-hauls are headed in one direction and the apocalypse in the other. the state,

governor greg abbott is running for re-election on the republican side, and beto o'rourke is runningocratic side, and looking down the ballot a little bit, texas '28 is the most interesting house race. you'll see the progressive, sanders and aoc-endorsed candidate against the other who was wrapped up in an fbi investigation. >> i've got the say i'm smiling at the signs. dolly for judge, and one could have done it, but you have a bunch there as people are walking into the polls. thank you so much. >>> two breaking developments in the invasion of ukraine. one sinister, one hopeful, what they both mean, next. sinister, they both mean, xtne hey, i get it, commitment can be scary. but not when you're saving up to 15% with subscribe and save at amazon. you get free repeat delivery on your favorite items and if things don't work out, you can always cancel. seriously, no one will judge you if you call it off. ok! - love you. learn all the ways to save with amazon. have a good day, behave yourself. - like she goes to work at three in the afternoon and sometimes gets off at midnight. she works

there is something very strange going on with america's favorite punching bags, beto o'rourke, we will in a minute. jamaica. heartbeat of the world. let's go! ♪ ♪ >> hell yes we are going to take your ar-15, or ak-47. >> are you in fact in favor of gun confiscation? >> yes. when it comes to ar-15s and ak-47s. >> we are going to buy that every single one of those weapons, get them off the streets come out of our homes! >> laura: but almost overnight it seems he went from gun grabber to gun enthusiast. >> are not interested in taking anything for anyone. what i want to make sure we do is defend the second amendment. i want to make sure we protect our fellow texans far better than we are doing right now. >> laura: back in 2019 when he made those original remarks that he was going to take your guns, an arizona gun store owner had a nifty idea. he was going to put ar-15s and other rifles on sale under a discount called the beto special. naturally it sold out in hours. that man, owner of alpha dog firearms, joins us now. i had to bring you on because i saw that clip of him. he's practically

i want to read a brief tribute to pj overworked -- o'rourke.his writes that pj o'rourke once hosted a small new year's party in washington. he had just returned from germany, where he had covered the fall of the berlin wall. he went into his bedroom and put a shard of the wall inside of it. happy new year, he said. he writes, that was pj. he liked each other -- we liked each other quite yet he gave me something of value just because he could. p.j. o'rourke was the nicest person i have ever known, an interesting thing to say about a man who made his name as a take no prisoners observer of political foibles. let's hear from you. first to ron on the independent line in new jersey. caller: good morning. i appreciate c-span. there is already an answer for climate change, the gas, the oil, and legal industries are blocking it. it is fusion. they have fusion reactors working in new york for a small amount of garbage. in japan and in france. they are working on it to get it going. if fusion would work, we could burn all our garbage and recycle all our

brought in 2024, say no more, once again, god bless his soul, i was devastated to hear about pj o'rourkei will start with you jason, you called justin trudeau attributable fashion, i'm not going to factor, why do you sum him up like that? >> it is really simple if you think about it when american cities were burned to the ground by blm and antifa, the left call donald trump at two radical fascist. when justin trudeau gets honked at he declares martial law and sees this truckers bank accounts without due process. these truckers are not a threat to the canadian citizenry, justin trudeau is the threat to the canadian citizenry, these truckers are holding candles and waving the canadian flag and singing the national anthem and asking for the government to treat them as equal participants in society, get rid of the mandates justin and the truckers will leave, that's all you have to do you to radical fascist. kennedy: he has taranto source arms, i believe that is true. why not set some of these people down and talk to them as the mayor of ottawa has done, sit them down and ask them why they ar

lot of -- you have greg casarez who is running for congress, and it's one of the reasons why beto o'rourkenteresting. >> it's slightly a more blue district. if you are revising a republican candidate in this case, would you rather be for the candidate endorsed by aoc or a candidate that doesn't have a -- >> i would rather have the bernie and aoc endorsement. >> it won't be an uncertain for long. we may find out if the fbi is saying what is going on in that investigation. we have to leave it there. thank you. thank you all. coming up, an update from the courtroom as opening statement begins in the hate crime trials in the men convicted of killing ahmaud arbery. g ahmaud arbery. ♪ limu emu and doug.♪ and it's easy to customize your insurance at libertymutual.com so you only pay for what you need. isn't that right limu? limu? limu? sorry, one sec. doug blows several different whistles. doug blows several different whistles. [a vulture squawks.] there he is. only pay for what you need. ♪liberty, liberty, liberty, liberty♪ did you know you can get discounts on your meds even if you don't have a