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Welcome to the latest edition of The steven A. Smith Show, coming at you as I love to do at the very least three days a week over the digital airways of YouTube and of course iHeartRadio. By the way, just wanted to take a moment to show my love and appreciation of all my subscribers. We have now eclipsed over seven hundred and thirty four thousand subscribers on YouTube and of course over one point two five million downloads over the last three months on iHeartRadio. So thank y'all so much for the love. Keep it coming, and I'm going to keep on coming and continue to like and follow the steven A.

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Just click the bell and get notified of all of our new content and YouTube shall be the latest member of the steven A. Smith Show. Finally, and while you're at it, make sure you don't forget to pick up a copy of my New York Times best selling book, Straight Shooter, A Memoir of Second Chances and First Take Now in paperback. Just go to Straight Shooter book dot com once again, that Straight Shooter book dot Com to get yourself a copy. Needless to say, I got a lot to get into today Lebron James, Brownie James, What would I have to say about that? You'll find that out. Stay tuned, don't go anywhere to hear what I have to say about that. Skip Bayless news has come out that he is departing from FS one. I know a lot of people are gonna want to hear what I have to say about that, So I'll speak on it in just a few minutes, but not before I get to the latest, because we've got to get started with a Republican National Convention, which kicked off Monday night in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as planned, despite the assassination attempt against Donald Trump on Saturday in Pennsylvania. After we taped our show on Monday, we learned that JD. Vance is Trump's selection as his running vice president. Vance will give a speech tonight for the first time as the vice presidential nominee. The first two days of the r and C have been highlighted by former Trump robbers like Nikki Haley and Ron Desantus last night step into the microphone to fully endorse him in front of the Republican delegation. We've also seen celebrities and influencers taking the stage to bat Trump, including Amberrose, who, by the way, I thought did a good job she spoke on Monday, and Dana White, who's expected to speak on Thursday before Trump takes the stage to address his party. Believe it or not, at this particular moment in time, that ain't the biggest news in politics. The biggest news is that Democratic representative out of California, the one and only Adam Schiff, one of Trump's biggest critics, biggest cynics. He made an announcement just today and he's the first Democrat to do so since the assassination attempt against Donald Trump, calling for President Joe Biden to step aside to not run for the presidency of the United States of America. As we speak, we're trying to reach out to Adam Schiff. I don't think we'll be able to get him for today, but make no mistake about it, I plan on having them on in the next few days or so to hear what he said and why he's taking this step. He's running for his Senate seat in California, and obviously there's a lot going on in the state of California. We recently saw news that Elon Musk, owner of X formerly known as Twitter, has decided to move his company's headquarters to Austin, Texas. He's departing from the San Francisco Bay Area. Alluded to the crime in the Bay area influencing his decision to make such a move, and he made sure to add, or at least the news reports made sure to add that indeed, he's going to be donating about forty five million dollars to a super pack in support of Donald Trump becoming the next president of the United States, the forty seventh president of the United States. So there's a lot going on, and we've got to unpack it for what it is. First things first, about Adams, for him to call for Biden to step down is a huge, huge deal because when you're running for a US Senate c and you've already been on Capitol Hill all of these years and you're taking this position, make no mistake about it, you ain't doing it by accident. You're doing it because you know that you have a level of support behind you. Now, some polls have shown there's a number of Democrats who are adamantly against Joe Biden running for reelection. I think the number was at seventeen before the assassination attempt against Donald Trump, and now it's increased even more according to some reports. Adam Shift, in my opinion, taking this position on this particular day during the RNC, the Republican National Convention has been taking place over the last few days in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It's not an accident. He's seeing what's transpired. He's seeing what's unfolding before his very eyes. He's also seeing our president who clearly has lost a step, and he's saying enough's enough. And I don't blame him. Let me be very very clear, I don't blame him. I support Adam shift position, and I'm not apologizing for that to anybody. I'm getting sick and tired of people acting like somebody is insulting or denigrating Joe Biden by making such a taking such a position, It's just not true. Don't fall for the okie dope. That's bs, That's not what's going on here. One of the things that we have to understand, listen, ladies and gentlemen, social security exists.

Just click the bell and get notified of all of our new content and YouTube shall be the latest member of the steven A. Smith Show. Finally, and while you're at it, make sure you don't forget to pick up a copy of my New York Times best selling book, Straight Shooter, A Memoir of Second Chances and First Take Now in paperback. Just go to Straight Shooter book dot com once again, that Straight Shooter book dot Com to get yourself a copy. Needless to say, I got a lot to get into today Lebron James, Brownie James, What would I have to say about that? You'll find that out. Stay tuned, don't go anywhere to hear what I have to say about that. Skip Bayless news has come out that he is departing from FS one. I know a lot of people are gonna want to hear what I have to say about that, So I'll speak on it in just a few minutes, but not before I get to the latest, because we've got to get started with a Republican National Convention, which kicked off Monday night in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as planned, despite the assassination attempt against Donald Trump on Saturday in Pennsylvania. After we taped our show on Monday, we learned that JD. Vance is Trump's selection as his running vice president. Vance will give a speech tonight for the first time as the vice presidential nominee. The first two days of the r and C have been highlighted by former Trump robbers like Nikki Haley and Ron Desantus last night step into the microphone to fully endorse him in front of the Republican delegation. We've also seen celebrities and influencers taking the stage to bat Trump, including Amberrose, who, by the way, I thought did a good job she spoke on Monday, and Dana White, who's expected to speak on Thursday before Trump takes the stage to address his party. Believe it or not, at this particular moment in time, that ain't the biggest news in politics. The biggest news is that Democratic representative out of California, the one and only Adam Schiff, one of Trump's biggest critics, biggest cynics. He made an announcement just today and he's the first Democrat to do so since the assassination attempt against Donald Trump, calling for President Joe Biden to step aside to not run for the presidency of the United States of America. As we speak, we're trying to reach out to Adam Schiff. I don't think we'll be able to get him for today, but make no mistake about it, I plan on having them on in the next few days or so to hear what he said and why he's taking this step. He's running for his Senate seat in California, and obviously there's a lot going on in the state of California. We recently saw news that Elon Musk, owner of X formerly known as Twitter, has decided to move his company's headquarters to Austin, Texas. He's departing from the San Francisco Bay Area. Alluded to the crime in the Bay area influencing his decision to make such a move, and he made sure to add, or at least the news reports made sure to add that indeed, he's going to be donating about forty five million dollars to a super pack in support of Donald Trump becoming the next president of the United States, the forty seventh president of the United States. So there's a lot going on, and we've got to unpack it for what it is. First things first, about Adams, for him to call for Biden to step down is a huge, huge deal because when you're running for a US Senate c and you've already been on Capitol Hill all of these years and you're taking this position, make no mistake about it, you ain't doing it by accident. You're doing it because you know that you have a level of support behind you. Now, some polls have shown there's a number of Democrats who are adamantly against Joe Biden running for reelection. I think the number was at seventeen before the assassination attempt against Donald Trump, and now it's increased even more according to some reports. Adam Shift, in my opinion, taking this position on this particular day during the RNC, the Republican National Convention has been taking place over the last few days in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It's not an accident. He's seeing what's transpired. He's seeing what's unfolding before his very eyes. He's also seeing our president who clearly has lost a step, and he's saying enough's enough. And I don't blame him. Let me be very very clear, I don't blame him. I support Adam shift position, and I'm not apologizing for that to anybody. I'm getting sick and tired of people acting like somebody is insulting or denigrating Joe Biden by making such a taking such a position, It's just not true. Don't fall for the okie dope. That's bs, That's not what's going on here. One of the things that we have to understand, listen, ladies and gentlemen, social security exists.

In this world.

In this world.

You know, once upon a time it was at age sixty five. I think that I forgot what the number is today, But it's called retirement age. Does that mean everybody needs to retire? No? Does that mean we should engage in ageism. No. What it does mean is that, for the most part, you lost a step as you age, and when you've lost the step, the last thing you need to do is be harnessing and an ordinate of increased responsibility on your shoulders, particularly when you seem to be fleeting, when you seem to be a bit more feeble, when you don't seem to be what you used to be. It is not an insult against the President of the United States to say that this is not about agism. Nancy Pelosi is eighty four. Nobody has said anything to her about needing to step away because of her age, or because of a cognitive decline or anything like that. She's shop as attack. Whether you agree or disagree with us, she's shop as attack. Nobody has said anything about her. So this is not about age. This is about him, that man, President Joe Biden. And if you are a liberal, if you are somebody on the left, and you look at some of the policies that he has put forth, you don't really have much of a problem with him. We saw at their R and C we saw Marjorie Taylor Green lying through her teeth about how so many hundreds of thousands of Americans have lost jobs in the United States when under the Biden administration, according to CNN, it's increased by four point seven million, four point seven million more jobs. What is she talking about? So we know that's a lie. But the point is, no matter what you think about what job Bidding has done, whether it's with the economy, whether it's with geopolitical relations in terms of dealing with foreign entities and what have you, no matter what way you slice it, you might look at him and say he's done a good job. Some might say otherwise. Obviously on the right, I'm saying it doesn't matter. We're not talking about what he's done. We're talking about looking at him and saying, are you confident.

You know, once upon a time it was at age sixty five. I think that I forgot what the number is today, But it's called retirement age. Does that mean everybody needs to retire? No? Does that mean we should engage in ageism. No. What it does mean is that, for the most part, you lost a step as you age, and when you've lost the step, the last thing you need to do is be harnessing and an ordinate of increased responsibility on your shoulders, particularly when you seem to be fleeting, when you seem to be a bit more feeble, when you don't seem to be what you used to be. It is not an insult against the President of the United States to say that this is not about agism. Nancy Pelosi is eighty four. Nobody has said anything to her about needing to step away because of her age, or because of a cognitive decline or anything like that. She's shop as attack. Whether you agree or disagree with us, she's shop as attack. Nobody has said anything about her. So this is not about age. This is about him, that man, President Joe Biden. And if you are a liberal, if you are somebody on the left, and you look at some of the policies that he has put forth, you don't really have much of a problem with him. We saw at their R and C we saw Marjorie Taylor Green lying through her teeth about how so many hundreds of thousands of Americans have lost jobs in the United States when under the Biden administration, according to CNN, it's increased by four point seven million, four point seven million more jobs. What is she talking about? So we know that's a lie. But the point is, no matter what you think about what job Bidding has done, whether it's with the economy, whether it's with geopolitical relations in terms of dealing with foreign entities and what have you, no matter what way you slice it, you might look at him and say he's done a good job. Some might say otherwise. Obviously on the right, I'm saying it doesn't matter. We're not talking about what he's done. We're talking about looking at him and saying, are you confident.

He can give you four more years? Ladies and gentlemen.

He can give you four more years? Ladies and gentlemen.

There's a lot of folks wondering whether or not he can give you four more months.

There's a lot of folks wondering whether or not he can give you four more months.

We've seen him.

We've seen him.

We've seen him walk, we've seen him talk, we've seen him stumble, we've seen him forget. You've got folks that even at the White House admitting that doctor, especially Lizon in Parkinson's disease, have come to see him. Ladies and gentlemen, there is nothing wrong with saying to an eighty one year old who served thirty six years in the Senate, eight years in a White House, I'm sorry, you know, as a vice president, four years as the president, forty eight years total of service to this country. There is nothing wrong with saying, we really appreciate what you've done.

We've seen him walk, we've seen him talk, we've seen him stumble, we've seen him forget. You've got folks that even at the White House admitting that doctor, especially Lizon in Parkinson's disease, have come to see him. Ladies and gentlemen, there is nothing wrong with saying to an eighty one year old who served thirty six years in the Senate, eight years in a White House, I'm sorry, you know, as a vice president, four years as the president, forty eight years total of service to this country. There is nothing wrong with saying, we really appreciate what you've done.

It's time for somebody else.

It's time for somebody else.

There is nothing wrong with that. That is not insulting, that is not denigrating. That is an American citizen looking at the country, looking at the direction that we're going in, and you have a feeling one way or another about who's in office and whether or not he could give you four more years. And if you truly believe in Kamala Harris, what's the problem. If you truly believe in Gavin Newsoen, what's the problem. If you truly believe in a Kim Jeffrees or Wes Moore or somebody else, what's the problem. You got a bullpen right. They're younger, more vibrant, more energized, clearly healthier, no evidence of cognitive decline from any of the names I've mentioned. And beyond what's the problem. There is no problem. Let's stop acting like, oh my God by calling for him to step away. You know, we're insulting here. We are doing no such thing. I'm gonna respect the office of the of the presidency of the United States. I'm not gonna disrespect the President. I might disagree, I might limit your actions on a case by case basis, but I'm not gonna denigrate and insult and be disrespectful to the President of the United States. I don't care who he is, and I'm certainly not doing that with Joe Biden, and neither is Adam Schiff, who has been a staunch supporter of his. We just got two eyes we could see. And the question is why won't y'all. You got about seventy two seventy three folks in the according to my research, about seventy three folks in the House and about twenty eight folks in the Senate, all over the age of seventy. We're not engaging in agism here. So it's not about that. What we're simply saying is, but when you get a certain age and we see slippage like we have seen with the president, what's the problem. What's the problem. I'm wondering why Joe Biden hasn't said anything. Why Hunter Biden hasn't said anything. That's your husband, that's your father, respectively. You've got nothing to say, got nothing to say. Hasn't he done enough? Hasn't he done enough? And when you get a certain age and you've accomplished what Joe Biden has accomplished, one must ask themselves, Yo, do you want to lose this selection? Your legacy would be rock solid if you walked away right now in a lot of people's eyes. But if you lose this selection because you refuse to step away when you know that slippage, gona be able to live that down. I'm just saying. I'm just saying. And the reason why I'm saying it is because I've been watching the RNC convention each night in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and I know that Amber Rose took a.

There is nothing wrong with that. That is not insulting, that is not denigrating. That is an American citizen looking at the country, looking at the direction that we're going in, and you have a feeling one way or another about who's in office and whether or not he could give you four more years. And if you truly believe in Kamala Harris, what's the problem. If you truly believe in Gavin Newsoen, what's the problem. If you truly believe in a Kim Jeffrees or Wes Moore or somebody else, what's the problem. You got a bullpen right. They're younger, more vibrant, more energized, clearly healthier, no evidence of cognitive decline from any of the names I've mentioned. And beyond what's the problem. There is no problem. Let's stop acting like, oh my God by calling for him to step away. You know, we're insulting here. We are doing no such thing. I'm gonna respect the office of the of the presidency of the United States. I'm not gonna disrespect the President. I might disagree, I might limit your actions on a case by case basis, but I'm not gonna denigrate and insult and be disrespectful to the President of the United States. I don't care who he is, and I'm certainly not doing that with Joe Biden, and neither is Adam Schiff, who has been a staunch supporter of his. We just got two eyes we could see. And the question is why won't y'all. You got about seventy two seventy three folks in the according to my research, about seventy three folks in the House and about twenty eight folks in the Senate, all over the age of seventy. We're not engaging in agism here. So it's not about that. What we're simply saying is, but when you get a certain age and we see slippage like we have seen with the president, what's the problem. What's the problem. I'm wondering why Joe Biden hasn't said anything. Why Hunter Biden hasn't said anything. That's your husband, that's your father, respectively. You've got nothing to say, got nothing to say. Hasn't he done enough? Hasn't he done enough? And when you get a certain age and you've accomplished what Joe Biden has accomplished, one must ask themselves, Yo, do you want to lose this selection? Your legacy would be rock solid if you walked away right now in a lot of people's eyes. But if you lose this selection because you refuse to step away when you know that slippage, gona be able to live that down. I'm just saying. I'm just saying. And the reason why I'm saying it is because I've been watching the RNC convention each night in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and I know that Amber Rose took a.

Lot of hits.

Lot of hits.

Y'all kick rocks with that. She did a good job. She did a good job. Let me tell y'all something right now, it ain't me. Y'all don't want to accept what I'm saying. That's fine, I'm say interest ladies and gentlemen. I don't operate on the fringes. I don't like extremes on either side. I don't like racist I don't like bigots. I don't like those folks. I don't like folks on the extreme when you're talking about woke culture either where folks jobs could be on the line for mispronouncing the right the correct pronoun or something. I don't like that. I don't operate on the fringes. I'm a centrist. I voted for one Republican in my life. I ain't vote for Donald Trump, but I'll be damned if I'm not going to vote Republican in the future. Based on some of the things that I've been seeing. It won't be for this guy. But I leave myself open. But most of the time I vote Democrats all the time. Only Republican I ever voted for it was Chris Christi for the governor of New Jersey. You see Monday's themes for the Republican National Convention. Make America wealthy once again Tuesday, make America safe once again, tonight, make America strong once again. Thursday night, Make America great once again. So you got wealthy, safe, strong, and great Wealthy saved strong and great, Wealthy saved strong and great. Wealthy saved strong and great. That's their thing. You want to laugh at it. That's fine, ladies and gentlemen. Is working. It's working. Remember Trump got about eight percent of the black vote, and was it twenty sixteen to twenty twenty. You see somebody like Amber Rose, you hear about the potential of I'm not gonna even say names because I don't want to be wrong, contributing who happened to be black to the Republican National Convention and performing or speaking on behalf of Trump. Yo, y'all, This ain't Kanye West rolling into the White House calling Trump a superhero looking ridiculous. This ain't that. Amper Rose gave a good speech. She talked about she talked about gas prices, she talked about shopping, she talked about stuff that hits home. Okay, and with her twenty plus million social media followers, don't think people are ignoring that. You can act and you can dismiss it all you want to. And there's a lot of people in the Republican Party. They didn't want her any party, they didn't want her there at all. But she's a conscientious observer, and Trump knew what he was doing by making sure she was on that stage last night. Yeah, Nikki Haley looked like she was biting on damn tongue. She looked like she was sick to death having to sit up there and put her support behind Donald Trump. Governor Florida Governor Ron DeSantis rolled out there, and even though he gave Trump some props, he was more about speaking against the left. I thought he gave a powerful speech. He wasn't interested in being friendly. That's his mo oh okay. It worked for him in the gubernatorial race that he won by a landslide for the state of Florida. It damn sure ain't gonna work for him in the general election. That's why he's not the presidential nominee, the GOP nominee, because he got smoked by Trump. And then we all know that. But here's the deal. His speech was still strong because it spoke to a lot of people on the right who are clearly frustrated, and it also speaks to some independence not this one, but it speaks to some independents who are frustrated by some of the extremes that you see on the left. So we got all of that going on, okay, But the one okay was Huckabee Sanders, the governor of Arkansas, the former press secretary for Donald Trump, the one who is the daughter of former art I saw a governor Huckabee, I mean Sarah Huckabee Sanders. She listened. She gave a very very powerful speech when she called out MSNBC and talked about the insults, when she talked about her family being forced out of a restaurant, when she talked about a professor or a teacher rather of a three year old spitting on her car. When she talked about these things, it hit home because it showed a lack of decorum, a level of insensibilities. It showed all of those things. And so all I'm trying to say is that this ain't the typical. It might look that way when you look at the faces and you see very very few black faces in the place. Yeah, that's true, But let me tell you something. When you see the speakers and you hear the messages, this ain't the typical RNC convention. So you're the Democrats and your turn's coming next month in Chicago, you better be ready. And Adam shiff is saying we ain't ready if this is our nominee. There's supposed to be a roll called that the Democratic National Convention scaled back, you know, basically virally inserting President Biden at the Democratic nominee for the presidency. Well guess what they held off on that it's not an accident. Why stuff is getting thick up in here, and you gotta pay attention. And so now what's gonna happen is you're gonna see a lot of people and a lot of people's gonna be talking, and you know what's gonna come up, and it's gonna come up. And by the way, I'm not blaming the Democrats for this. We gonna hear a lot more about Project twenty twenty five. You gonna hear about Project twenty twenty five. Now, for those of you that shouldn't that don't know, that have been living under rock and want to make sure I read it, because I'm quoting it accurately. Project twenty Project twenty twenty five, also known as the Presidential Transition Project, is a text produced by right wing think tank and lobby group the Heritage Foundation, which is intended to serve as a guidebook for a future conservative administration. Donald Trump and his campaign team have officially distanced themselves from Project twenty twenty five's radical blueprint, yet several key figures behind the project have political ties to the former president. Now, ladies and gentlemen, this is a lengthy document, about nine hundred pages. Some of the policies it proposes have garnered widespread attention, including bringing federal agencies under more direct control of the president, a rollback on environmental commitments, and of course, abolishing the Department of Education. These are the kind of things that they're talking about here, essentially a map for ultra conservative activists to enshrine their agenda should Trump win. Now, what they'll tell you is with or without Trump, they've been doing this since the Reagan administration, and they're gonna keep on doing this for years and years to years and for years and years to come. That's what they're talking about here. When you talk about federal agencies, it proposes a scale down I'm reading here. I'm reading here proposes a scale down federal government, including the abolishment of multiple agencies, including the Department of Education, Department of Homeland Security, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, whose remaining departments would be folded into other agencies or privatized, including the Transportation Security Administration. How about transgender rights? Transgender rights and gender identity beyond biological sects are roundly rejected, with such steps as reinstating the ban on transgender Americans serving in the military, prohibiting public school educators from referring to students by anything other than their birth name and pronouns without parental commission permission, and ensuring no federal funds are used to provide gender affirming care. DEI and LGBTQ rights. Project twenty twenty five seeks to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs from throughout the federal government and in universities, and while it doesn't outlaw same sex marriage, it supports quote unquote nuclear families that include a married mother, father, and their children, and calls for restricting laws that barred discrimination on a basis of sex to exclude sexual orientation and gender identity. Last, but at least, I mean, it's a lot more, but I'm gonna read one. Last one this is about abortion. While Project twenty twenty five doesn't explicitly call for an abortion band. It would take many steps to restrict the procedure, including directing the Food and Drug Administration to revoke its approval of abortion drug oh Mife for pristone or mife pristonefe pristone PRIs t O n E. Using the Comstock Act to block any abortion equipment or medication from being mailed, which abortion rights advocates have said would be a back doorway to ban abortion, barring federal funds being used to provide health care coverage for abortion, and requiring states to report all abortions that take place there.

Y'all kick rocks with that. She did a good job. She did a good job. Let me tell y'all something right now, it ain't me. Y'all don't want to accept what I'm saying. That's fine, I'm say interest ladies and gentlemen. I don't operate on the fringes. I don't like extremes on either side. I don't like racist I don't like bigots. I don't like those folks. I don't like folks on the extreme when you're talking about woke culture either where folks jobs could be on the line for mispronouncing the right the correct pronoun or something. I don't like that. I don't operate on the fringes. I'm a centrist. I voted for one Republican in my life. I ain't vote for Donald Trump, but I'll be damned if I'm not going to vote Republican in the future. Based on some of the things that I've been seeing. It won't be for this guy. But I leave myself open. But most of the time I vote Democrats all the time. Only Republican I ever voted for it was Chris Christi for the governor of New Jersey. You see Monday's themes for the Republican National Convention. Make America wealthy once again Tuesday, make America safe once again, tonight, make America strong once again. Thursday night, Make America great once again. So you got wealthy, safe, strong, and great Wealthy saved strong and great, Wealthy saved strong and great. Wealthy saved strong and great. That's their thing. You want to laugh at it. That's fine, ladies and gentlemen. Is working. It's working. Remember Trump got about eight percent of the black vote, and was it twenty sixteen to twenty twenty. You see somebody like Amber Rose, you hear about the potential of I'm not gonna even say names because I don't want to be wrong, contributing who happened to be black to the Republican National Convention and performing or speaking on behalf of Trump. Yo, y'all, This ain't Kanye West rolling into the White House calling Trump a superhero looking ridiculous. This ain't that. Amper Rose gave a good speech. She talked about she talked about gas prices, she talked about shopping, she talked about stuff that hits home. Okay, and with her twenty plus million social media followers, don't think people are ignoring that. You can act and you can dismiss it all you want to. And there's a lot of people in the Republican Party. They didn't want her any party, they didn't want her there at all. But she's a conscientious observer, and Trump knew what he was doing by making sure she was on that stage last night. Yeah, Nikki Haley looked like she was biting on damn tongue. She looked like she was sick to death having to sit up there and put her support behind Donald Trump. Governor Florida Governor Ron DeSantis rolled out there, and even though he gave Trump some props, he was more about speaking against the left. I thought he gave a powerful speech. He wasn't interested in being friendly. That's his mo oh okay. It worked for him in the gubernatorial race that he won by a landslide for the state of Florida. It damn sure ain't gonna work for him in the general election. That's why he's not the presidential nominee, the GOP nominee, because he got smoked by Trump. And then we all know that. But here's the deal. His speech was still strong because it spoke to a lot of people on the right who are clearly frustrated, and it also speaks to some independence not this one, but it speaks to some independents who are frustrated by some of the extremes that you see on the left. So we got all of that going on, okay, But the one okay was Huckabee Sanders, the governor of Arkansas, the former press secretary for Donald Trump, the one who is the daughter of former art I saw a governor Huckabee, I mean Sarah Huckabee Sanders. She listened. She gave a very very powerful speech when she called out MSNBC and talked about the insults, when she talked about her family being forced out of a restaurant, when she talked about a professor or a teacher rather of a three year old spitting on her car. When she talked about these things, it hit home because it showed a lack of decorum, a level of insensibilities. It showed all of those things. And so all I'm trying to say is that this ain't the typical. It might look that way when you look at the faces and you see very very few black faces in the place. Yeah, that's true, But let me tell you something. When you see the speakers and you hear the messages, this ain't the typical RNC convention. So you're the Democrats and your turn's coming next month in Chicago, you better be ready. And Adam shiff is saying we ain't ready if this is our nominee. There's supposed to be a roll called that the Democratic National Convention scaled back, you know, basically virally inserting President Biden at the Democratic nominee for the presidency. Well guess what they held off on that it's not an accident. Why stuff is getting thick up in here, and you gotta pay attention. And so now what's gonna happen is you're gonna see a lot of people and a lot of people's gonna be talking, and you know what's gonna come up, and it's gonna come up. And by the way, I'm not blaming the Democrats for this. We gonna hear a lot more about Project twenty twenty five. You gonna hear about Project twenty twenty five. Now, for those of you that shouldn't that don't know, that have been living under rock and want to make sure I read it, because I'm quoting it accurately. Project twenty Project twenty twenty five, also known as the Presidential Transition Project, is a text produced by right wing think tank and lobby group the Heritage Foundation, which is intended to serve as a guidebook for a future conservative administration. Donald Trump and his campaign team have officially distanced themselves from Project twenty twenty five's radical blueprint, yet several key figures behind the project have political ties to the former president. Now, ladies and gentlemen, this is a lengthy document, about nine hundred pages. Some of the policies it proposes have garnered widespread attention, including bringing federal agencies under more direct control of the president, a rollback on environmental commitments, and of course, abolishing the Department of Education. These are the kind of things that they're talking about here, essentially a map for ultra conservative activists to enshrine their agenda should Trump win. Now, what they'll tell you is with or without Trump, they've been doing this since the Reagan administration, and they're gonna keep on doing this for years and years to years and for years and years to come. That's what they're talking about here. When you talk about federal agencies, it proposes a scale down I'm reading here. I'm reading here proposes a scale down federal government, including the abolishment of multiple agencies, including the Department of Education, Department of Homeland Security, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, whose remaining departments would be folded into other agencies or privatized, including the Transportation Security Administration. How about transgender rights? Transgender rights and gender identity beyond biological sects are roundly rejected, with such steps as reinstating the ban on transgender Americans serving in the military, prohibiting public school educators from referring to students by anything other than their birth name and pronouns without parental commission permission, and ensuring no federal funds are used to provide gender affirming care. DEI and LGBTQ rights. Project twenty twenty five seeks to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs from throughout the federal government and in universities, and while it doesn't outlaw same sex marriage, it supports quote unquote nuclear families that include a married mother, father, and their children, and calls for restricting laws that barred discrimination on a basis of sex to exclude sexual orientation and gender identity. Last, but at least, I mean, it's a lot more, but I'm gonna read one. Last one this is about abortion. While Project twenty twenty five doesn't explicitly call for an abortion band. It would take many steps to restrict the procedure, including directing the Food and Drug Administration to revoke its approval of abortion drug oh Mife for pristone or mife pristonefe pristone PRIs t O n E. Using the Comstock Act to block any abortion equipment or medication from being mailed, which abortion rights advocates have said would be a back doorway to ban abortion, barring federal funds being used to provide health care coverage for abortion, and requiring states to report all abortions that take place there.

To the federal government.

To the federal government.

So there you have it. You're going to hear the Democrats leaning on this heavily, because you see, since the assassination attempt against Donald Trump, you're fading. I said it to you one day, I'm gonna see it again. Goes to the ground, jumped on by Secret servicemen. They're getting them up. He says, let me get my shoe.

So there you have it. You're going to hear the Democrats leaning on this heavily, because you see, since the assassination attempt against Donald Trump, you're fading. I said it to you one day, I'm gonna see it again. Goes to the ground, jumped on by Secret servicemen. They're getting them up. He says, let me get my shoe.

He gets up.

He gets up.

Blood is streaming down the right side of his ear and his face and what have you. And in the midst of all of that, while surrounded by Secret Service agents, he raises his fists and screams fight, Fight, Fight three Times, and the American flag is behind him.

Blood is streaming down the right side of his ear and his face and what have you. And in the midst of all of that, while surrounded by Secret Service agents, he raises his fists and screams fight, Fight, Fight three Times, and the American flag is behind him.

The Associated Press has that photo.

The Associated Press has that photo.

I don't know why we don't have it yet, but the Associated Press has it. It's the American flag behind him. You can't buy a better photo. As a politician, you cannot buy a better photo. And what did they talk about at the RNC, especially Laura Trump, his daughter in law, his strength in that moment of adversity, of fear, you know, with his life on the line. Look at what he did. Look at the streaky showed, look at the look at the fervor, look at the vig look at the tenacity, look at his determination. That's what they were saying. You and I both know that's the last thing they've said about Joe Biden.

I don't know why we don't have it yet, but the Associated Press has it. It's the American flag behind him. You can't buy a better photo. As a politician, you cannot buy a better photo. And what did they talk about at the RNC, especially Laura Trump, his daughter in law, his strength in that moment of adversity, of fear, you know, with his life on the line. Look at what he did. Look at the streaky showed, look at the look at the fervor, look at the vig look at the tenacity, look at his determination. That's what they were saying. You and I both know that's the last thing they've said about Joe Biden.

Over the last few months.

Over the last few months.

So this is where we are. Project twenty twenty five was relevant to bring up because it highlights what the Democrats will likely address an attack, and most importantly, when they have what they have to, they have nothing else to stand doing. To their critics to the left, sure, but.

So this is where we are. Project twenty twenty five was relevant to bring up because it highlights what the Democrats will likely address an attack, and most importantly, when they have what they have to, they have nothing else to stand doing. To their critics to the left, sure, but.

To independence.

To independence.

To folks on the right, No, you say the economy is doing great, they say inflation. You say we're safe. They're looking at folks assaulting folks and getting arrested and getting let out of jail the same day. You say our borders are you know, it's a crisis that's existed through various administrations. They're like, no, we ain't seen it. When ten and a half million immigrants have crossed our borders illegally, that's how they're looking at it. None of they ain't trying to hear that. So if you're the Democrats, here's what you gotta do. Project twenty twenty five Abortion, I read it. I've done read everything to you. Federal government overseeing certain programs abortion, DEI, LGBTQ community. So you've got gays, you've got transgender folks, you've got women overall, you've got education. Because they're talking about educators and essentially accusing educators of indoctrinating young children, and they're going to put a stop to it. They're talking about a level of institutional and government control that Democrats will argue will take us back to the sixties. They're going to say that it is jeopardizing, if not flat out going after in an effort to confiscate the rights we've worked decades to capture, if not longer, which ultimately means it's gonna come down to race and gender.

To folks on the right, No, you say the economy is doing great, they say inflation. You say we're safe. They're looking at folks assaulting folks and getting arrested and getting let out of jail the same day. You say our borders are you know, it's a crisis that's existed through various administrations. They're like, no, we ain't seen it. When ten and a half million immigrants have crossed our borders illegally, that's how they're looking at it. None of they ain't trying to hear that. So if you're the Democrats, here's what you gotta do. Project twenty twenty five Abortion, I read it. I've done read everything to you. Federal government overseeing certain programs abortion, DEI, LGBTQ community. So you've got gays, you've got transgender folks, you've got women overall, you've got education. Because they're talking about educators and essentially accusing educators of indoctrinating young children, and they're going to put a stop to it. They're talking about a level of institutional and government control that Democrats will argue will take us back to the sixties. They're going to say that it is jeopardizing, if not flat out going after in an effort to confiscate the rights we've worked decades to capture, if not longer, which ultimately means it's gonna come down to race and gender.

That's what it's gonna do, which essentially is gonna.

That's what it's gonna do, which essentially is gonna.

Throw out everything I said about the need to have the quorum and to make sure that we're not doing the kind of things.

Throw out everything I said about the need to have the quorum and to make sure that we're not doing the kind of things.

That incite anybody. Let's tone down that rhetoric.

That incite anybody. Let's tone down that rhetoric.

The Republicans clearly ain't trying to do that, and I suspect the Democrats won't do it either. So as things change, it will stay the same. It's about to get uglier, not ugly, to the point of what happened this past Saturday. I'm talking about the rhetoric. It's about to heat up, y'all. It's about to heat up. That's just one thing I wanted to touch on. I have more, make no mistake about it. Lebron James, Brownie James, what's going on on that front. We'll talk about that of course. Skip Baylor's the party from FS one, That and more coming up right here on the Stephen A.

The Republicans clearly ain't trying to do that, and I suspect the Democrats won't do it either. So as things change, it will stay the same. It's about to get uglier, not ugly, to the point of what happened this past Saturday. I'm talking about the rhetoric. It's about to heat up, y'all. It's about to heat up. That's just one thing I wanted to touch on. I have more, make no mistake about it. Lebron James, Brownie James, what's going on on that front. We'll talk about that of course. Skip Baylor's the party from FS one, That and more coming up right here on the Stephen A.

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Don't go anywhere, be right back. Okay, everybody, you know what Tom it is. It's Tom for steven A's Weekly Sports Picks. Yes, I'm excited because today I'll be making my picks for the second half of the baseball season for some of the biggest names in the game. But how am I gonna do it, you might ask? With prize picks? Of course, that's right. You see, Prospects is a skill based, real money daily fantasy sports game where you select two or more players and predict if they'll have more or less than their staff projections for the game or, in this case, the season. But it's not just baseball. Oh no, no, no, no, no, no, no no no. There is the WNBA, there's tennis, there's golf, even MMA. And if you go to Prospects dot Com right now and use promo code SAS, you receive a one hundred percent depositive bonus up to one hundred dollars. You heard me, right now. Go to Prospects dot com. Type in minds SAS for first down deposit match up to one hundred dollars.

Don't go anywhere, be right back. Okay, everybody, you know what Tom it is. It's Tom for steven A's Weekly Sports Picks. Yes, I'm excited because today I'll be making my picks for the second half of the baseball season for some of the biggest names in the game. But how am I gonna do it, you might ask? With prize picks? Of course, that's right. You see, Prospects is a skill based, real money daily fantasy sports game where you select two or more players and predict if they'll have more or less than their staff projections for the game or, in this case, the season. But it's not just baseball. Oh no, no, no, no, no, no, no no no. There is the WNBA, there's tennis, there's golf, even MMA. And if you go to Prospects dot Com right now and use promo code SAS, you receive a one hundred percent depositive bonus up to one hundred dollars. You heard me, right now. Go to Prospects dot com. Type in minds SAS for first down deposit match up to one hundred dollars.

Now, let's look at all of my winning picks.

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Paul schemes more or less than seventy one and a half strikeouts in the last sixty six games. Well, he has eighty nine strikeouts and eleven stars. I mean, that's pretty damn impressive this season, all right. I mean, so, guess what I'm going to go with less.

Paul schemes more or less than seventy one and a half strikeouts in the last sixty six games. Well, he has eighty nine strikeouts and eleven stars. I mean, that's pretty damn impressive this season, all right. I mean, so, guess what I'm going to go with less.

I don't see the trend continuing.

I don't see the trend continuing.

I just don't show hal Tani more or less than fifteen and a half home runs in the remaining sixty five games, only fifteen. He already has twenty nine home runs in ninety seven games. I think I'm gonna go with more on this.

I just don't show hal Tani more or less than fifteen and a half home runs in the remaining sixty five games, only fifteen. He already has twenty nine home runs in ninety seven games. I think I'm gonna go with more on this.

I think that's the safe bet. Okay, it's show hel tany.

I think that's the safe bet. Okay, it's show hel tany.

Okay, Aaron Judge, the Judge. Okay, more or less. The twenty one and a half home runs in the last sixty four games is Aaron Judge is the Yankees? This spin stripes the place where El Capitan Derek Jaena once resided. Okay, thirty four home runs in ninety eight games. I'm going to go with more. Okay, last, but not least, Allie de la Cruz more or less the twenty one and a half stolen bases in the remaining sixty five games.

Okay, Aaron Judge, the Judge. Okay, more or less. The twenty one and a half home runs in the last sixty four games is Aaron Judge is the Yankees? This spin stripes the place where El Capitan Derek Jaena once resided. Okay, thirty four home runs in ninety eight games. I'm going to go with more. Okay, last, but not least, Allie de la Cruz more or less the twenty one and a half stolen bases in the remaining sixty five games.

Let's see, it's got forty six steals.

Let's see, it's got forty six steals.

In the first ninety seven games. I'm still gonna go with less. I just suspect I think the way to go is less on this one. All right, That's where I'm going with that, y'all. What can I tell you? I hope you appreciate where I'm coming from. There's a method to my magic, a logic to everything. My logic is undeniable. My logic is undeniable. We shall see. That's what I think. Welcome back to stephen Ax Spistol right here with the digital airways of YouTube and of course iHeartRadio. Let me transition to sports because large crowds have been showing up to see Lakers rookie Bronnie James played during the NBA Summer League games.

In the first ninety seven games. I'm still gonna go with less. I just suspect I think the way to go is less on this one. All right, That's where I'm going with that, y'all. What can I tell you? I hope you appreciate where I'm coming from. There's a method to my magic, a logic to everything. My logic is undeniable. My logic is undeniable. We shall see. That's what I think. Welcome back to stephen Ax Spistol right here with the digital airways of YouTube and of course iHeartRadio. Let me transition to sports because large crowds have been showing up to see Lakers rookie Bronnie James played during the NBA Summer League games.

In both Las Vegas and San Francisco.

In both Las Vegas and San Francisco.

But his performance so far is not justifying the hype ladies and gentlemen. He's now zero for fifteen from three point range. He's averaging four point three points, three point eight rebounds, one and a half assist through four games. He's also missed one game with knee swelling. These Summer League stats are not far off from the underwhelming numbers Bronni put up in his loan season at USC. Those performances have many questioning if Bronni has a real NBA future. Finals MVP Jalen Brown was sitting court side of the game with girlfriend kids Ray Gondraziic and her former teammate Andrew Rees and seem to be caught saying quote, I don't I think Bronnie is a pro. It's all over the social media and all that stuff. That's the only reason why I posted that. Brown did not confirm or they're not saying this, but did take to ex to share his thoughts on Bronnie after people reacted to his perceived slight, saying this quote, it's a flex to have your son alongside you in the NBA. It reflects greatness and longevity. Bronnie has all the twos around him to be successful. I look forward to watching his growth. End quote. Beautiful, beautiful quote by Jaylen Brown because it says what most of us should be saying. We're rooting for Bronnie James. We just haven't seen evidence yet that he'll succeed. That's basically what Jaylen Brown has said, oh for fifteen is oh for fifteen. You can go through a stretch, you can go through all of those things. See, this is the reason why I've never seen Bronnie James play. Of course I will see him now, and of course I would have gone to see him this year at.

But his performance so far is not justifying the hype ladies and gentlemen. He's now zero for fifteen from three point range. He's averaging four point three points, three point eight rebounds, one and a half assist through four games. He's also missed one game with knee swelling. These Summer League stats are not far off from the underwhelming numbers Bronni put up in his loan season at USC. Those performances have many questioning if Bronni has a real NBA future. Finals MVP Jalen Brown was sitting court side of the game with girlfriend kids Ray Gondraziic and her former teammate Andrew Rees and seem to be caught saying quote, I don't I think Bronnie is a pro. It's all over the social media and all that stuff. That's the only reason why I posted that. Brown did not confirm or they're not saying this, but did take to ex to share his thoughts on Bronnie after people reacted to his perceived slight, saying this quote, it's a flex to have your son alongside you in the NBA. It reflects greatness and longevity. Bronnie has all the twos around him to be successful. I look forward to watching his growth. End quote. Beautiful, beautiful quote by Jaylen Brown because it says what most of us should be saying. We're rooting for Bronnie James. We just haven't seen evidence yet that he'll succeed. That's basically what Jaylen Brown has said, oh for fifteen is oh for fifteen. You can go through a stretch, you can go through all of those things. See, this is the reason why I've never seen Bronnie James play. Of course I will see him now, and of course I would have gone to see him this year at.

U See had he stayed there.

U See had he stayed there.

I wasn't really concerned about last year, because when you survive a cardiac arrest at his young, youthful age, I was more concerned about him being healthy enough running up and down the court.

I wasn't really concerned about last year, because when you survive a cardiac arrest at his young, youthful age, I was more concerned about him being healthy enough running up and down the court.

The minute you're feeling so.

The minute you're feeling so.

Fatigue, you might be scared to death, and so I was worried about that. But I have been and I don't want to use the word criticism because I'm not trying to criticize Lebron James. Look, man, he's Lebron James. One of the greatest players in the history of basketball. Top three easily. I think top two better resume from Kareem abdu Jabbar than Lebron James. But nevertheless, Lebron James, I believe is the second greatest player in the history of basketball behind Michael Jordan. Having said all of that, again not criticizing, but just pointing out that's a real tough spot he put himself in. You don't get to dial that back when you say I want to play in the NBA with my son, when you say you want to be his teammate, when you indicate that You're willing to go to any team that drafts him, and you'd be willing to play on the minimum salary just to be in the same uniform as your team. That's what lebron James said in the past. Okay even said in the past once so far as to say that his son was better than some NBA players now. And so you put that and heaped that level of expectation. Your heart was clearly in the right place. Lebron James should not be criticized for that. He's a dad and a wonderful dad by all accounts. It ain't for us to judge him and the love that he has for his son and how that love should be portrayed except in certain public situations. I'm not trying to talk about a father and his son. I'm talking about an NBA player who is incredibly brilliant and savvy making one of the greatest mistakes he could have ever made by a bloviating about his son to the degree that he did. In terms of one thing to play alongside him, Bronnie James was on All American averaging fourteen points a game. Kendrick Perkins has been on this show on several occasions talking about you don't get to be a McDonald's All American averaging fourteen points a game. That doesn't happen. It happened for Lebron james son, who was the fifty fifth pick in last year's NBA draft. We don't know who the hell that is. We do know that he got paid about a half a million dollars. We know that Bronnie James got picked fifty fifth overall in this draft and he's guaranteed eight million dollars. We know that Lebron James was talking about going anywhere his son went, even if it meant him playing for the minimum, and lo and behold, he ended up not having to at all, because after Bronnie James got drafted, Lebron James re ups four over one hundred million dollars. Now, let me be very clear, Lebron James is underpaid. Lebron James deserves I don't give a damn what his salary is. He deserves more because not only is he a superstar even at the age of five, he's also box office even at the age of forty. That's what he'll be this December. Even in the twenty second season the brother is box office, so he pays for himself. Ain't about that. All I'm trying to say is that Brownie's in a bad spot because the scrutiny that's gonna be heaped upon him is going to be immense.

Fatigue, you might be scared to death, and so I was worried about that. But I have been and I don't want to use the word criticism because I'm not trying to criticize Lebron James. Look, man, he's Lebron James. One of the greatest players in the history of basketball. Top three easily. I think top two better resume from Kareem abdu Jabbar than Lebron James. But nevertheless, Lebron James, I believe is the second greatest player in the history of basketball behind Michael Jordan. Having said all of that, again not criticizing, but just pointing out that's a real tough spot he put himself in. You don't get to dial that back when you say I want to play in the NBA with my son, when you say you want to be his teammate, when you indicate that You're willing to go to any team that drafts him, and you'd be willing to play on the minimum salary just to be in the same uniform as your team. That's what lebron James said in the past. Okay even said in the past once so far as to say that his son was better than some NBA players now. And so you put that and heaped that level of expectation. Your heart was clearly in the right place. Lebron James should not be criticized for that. He's a dad and a wonderful dad by all accounts. It ain't for us to judge him and the love that he has for his son and how that love should be portrayed except in certain public situations. I'm not trying to talk about a father and his son. I'm talking about an NBA player who is incredibly brilliant and savvy making one of the greatest mistakes he could have ever made by a bloviating about his son to the degree that he did. In terms of one thing to play alongside him, Bronnie James was on All American averaging fourteen points a game. Kendrick Perkins has been on this show on several occasions talking about you don't get to be a McDonald's All American averaging fourteen points a game. That doesn't happen. It happened for Lebron james son, who was the fifty fifth pick in last year's NBA draft. We don't know who the hell that is. We do know that he got paid about a half a million dollars. We know that Bronnie James got picked fifty fifth overall in this draft and he's guaranteed eight million dollars. We know that Lebron James was talking about going anywhere his son went, even if it meant him playing for the minimum, and lo and behold, he ended up not having to at all, because after Bronnie James got drafted, Lebron James re ups four over one hundred million dollars. Now, let me be very clear, Lebron James is underpaid. Lebron James deserves I don't give a damn what his salary is. He deserves more because not only is he a superstar even at the age of five, he's also box office even at the age of forty. That's what he'll be this December. Even in the twenty second season the brother is box office, so he pays for himself. Ain't about that. All I'm trying to say is that Brownie's in a bad spot because the scrutiny that's gonna be heaped upon him is going to be immense.

It really really is.

It really really is.

And then when you give him the kind of guaranteed contract, you know he ain't gonna end up in the g League. He gonna end up on a roster spot. Now, I don't have a problem with.

And then when you give him the kind of guaranteed contract, you know he ain't gonna end up in the g League. He gonna end up on a roster spot. Now, I don't have a problem with.

The roster spot because the Nassaist, the Greek freak, Janni Center, the Kumpo's brother is on the squad, and a lot of people say, hey, he wouldn't be on the squad if it wasn't for his brother.

The roster spot because the Nassaist, the Greek freak, Janni Center, the Kumpo's brother is on the squad, and a lot of people say, hey, he wouldn't be on the squad if it wasn't for his brother.

Hell with that Greek freak is the Greek freak, and if he wants his brother on the squad, I'm not hating on that. Nepotism happens all over the place, especially in the NBA. I'm not on that. I'm talking about actual playing time. What we've seen from Brownie James thus far. All I'm gonna say is that unless this vast improvement, the only time we better see him sitting on the bench or in practice, because if he's out there on the basketball court. Nobody's gonna believe that's on his merits. They're gonna believe it's because of Lebron James, and you already believe in that anyway, and that puts him in a bad spot, which is why I've never watched them, because I've never wanted to have to cover him because I don't want to do that to the kid. I want to give him an opportunity to grow and shine. It ain't his fault that his dad was out there doing what he did and turned the bloviating about his name all over the place. And I'm not saying it in an insulting way, not trying to be remotely disrespectful to Lebron James.

Hell with that Greek freak is the Greek freak, and if he wants his brother on the squad, I'm not hating on that. Nepotism happens all over the place, especially in the NBA. I'm not on that. I'm talking about actual playing time. What we've seen from Brownie James thus far. All I'm gonna say is that unless this vast improvement, the only time we better see him sitting on the bench or in practice, because if he's out there on the basketball court. Nobody's gonna believe that's on his merits. They're gonna believe it's because of Lebron James, and you already believe in that anyway, and that puts him in a bad spot, which is why I've never watched them, because I've never wanted to have to cover him because I don't want to do that to the kid. I want to give him an opportunity to grow and shine. It ain't his fault that his dad was out there doing what he did and turned the bloviating about his name all over the place. And I'm not saying it in an insulting way, not trying to be remotely disrespectful to Lebron James.

Major props to him. He loves his son that much. Man, No crime. It's just that, damn you so media savvy.

Major props to him. He loves his son that much. Man, No crime. It's just that, damn you so media savvy.

You know you had to know what this was gonna what kind of pressure this was gonna mount on his shoulders. And it's just unfortunate to see people scrutinizing Bronni the way that they're doing. Or ready it's not because of him, it's because of his dad, and it ain't because it would be one thing if it was because of your Lebron James son, and that's the only reason no, because you can't help that. It's literally because of all the talking Lebron James did about him in terms of what he wanted for himself as a father. I want my son in the NBA. I want to play with my son in the NBA. And then obviously facilitating it happening with the Los Angeles Lakers to the point where Rob Polenka and JJ Reddick and everybody get up there and they're clapping and all of this other stuff for the second round pick, like they just they're drafted the number one overall pick, who, by the way, we don't talk about at all. So I'm just looking at stuff like that, and I'm like, really, and then Rob a Linca comes out and y'all thought I was joking. I actually called the executive producer for General Hospital, Frank Valentini, you about about Rob Alnka. Oh, you know, it's just such a touching thing to see and wow, you know, I mean, this.

You know you had to know what this was gonna what kind of pressure this was gonna mount on his shoulders. And it's just unfortunate to see people scrutinizing Bronni the way that they're doing. Or ready it's not because of him, it's because of his dad, and it ain't because it would be one thing if it was because of your Lebron James son, and that's the only reason no, because you can't help that. It's literally because of all the talking Lebron James did about him in terms of what he wanted for himself as a father. I want my son in the NBA. I want to play with my son in the NBA. And then obviously facilitating it happening with the Los Angeles Lakers to the point where Rob Polenka and JJ Reddick and everybody get up there and they're clapping and all of this other stuff for the second round pick, like they just they're drafted the number one overall pick, who, by the way, we don't talk about at all. So I'm just looking at stuff like that, and I'm like, really, and then Rob a Linca comes out and y'all thought I was joking. I actually called the executive producer for General Hospital, Frank Valentini, you about about Rob Alnka. Oh, you know, it's just such a touching thing to see and wow, you know, I mean, this.

Is just a great story.

Is just a great story.

I don't have the exact words, exact quote in front of me, but y'all know where I'm getting that y'all know what I'm referring to, because rob A. Lincoln did that after they drafted him, and I'm like, really, I mean you, I mean and the Oscar goes to give me a break. Stop. Okay, So I just I feel bad. You know, Brownie needs time. He's gonna grow. I got every confidence that he's gonna be a good player. I'm rooting for him. I'm not rooting against him. I got nothing negative to say about him. Oh for fifteen or your stats twenty three percent shooting seven for thirty one from the field, those are your stats. Those are actual data. Okay, So he's got a lot to work on. I'm just of the mindset that, damn, his dad knew better. His dad knew better. And I'm wondering right now, based on what we're seeing in Summer League, is it gonna be good for Brownie James to even be on the bench. Because if he's in the locker room wearing a Lakers uniform during games, you know they're gonna bother Lebron James at every turn about him. If he's in the G League, no Lebron, He's gonna be there developing and growing and getting better and getting himself ready for the NBA, going up against differ competition rather than being in college. That's fair, but it's also not gonna put Lebron James in a position where he's got to answer about his son every day, because I'm telling you right now, he's gonna blow a gasket. Lebron's gonna lose it. I don't care how composed he is. I don't care how good he is. I don't care how composed a professional and in line he has been throughout his illustrious career, taking a high road. As he said, this is his son. There's only but so much he's going to take if he keeps getting bombarded with questions about Bronni every day because Bronni is on that bench in uniform and in the locker room pregame and post game. I'm just making a suggestion until he's ready, he shouldn't. He should be in the G League until he's ready, only because I think if he's in the locker room, they're gonna bother Lebron James. They're gonna bombard him every day, and if they don't bother him, they're gonna bother Bronni and Lebron's gonna lose it if you want to. What father, you know, is gonna sit by the by and let you bother his son. He's just trying to learn and get better and grow. I know I wouldn't.

I don't have the exact words, exact quote in front of me, but y'all know where I'm getting that y'all know what I'm referring to, because rob A. Lincoln did that after they drafted him, and I'm like, really, I mean you, I mean and the Oscar goes to give me a break. Stop. Okay, So I just I feel bad. You know, Brownie needs time. He's gonna grow. I got every confidence that he's gonna be a good player. I'm rooting for him. I'm not rooting against him. I got nothing negative to say about him. Oh for fifteen or your stats twenty three percent shooting seven for thirty one from the field, those are your stats. Those are actual data. Okay, So he's got a lot to work on. I'm just of the mindset that, damn, his dad knew better. His dad knew better. And I'm wondering right now, based on what we're seeing in Summer League, is it gonna be good for Brownie James to even be on the bench. Because if he's in the locker room wearing a Lakers uniform during games, you know they're gonna bother Lebron James at every turn about him. If he's in the G League, no Lebron, He's gonna be there developing and growing and getting better and getting himself ready for the NBA, going up against differ competition rather than being in college. That's fair, but it's also not gonna put Lebron James in a position where he's got to answer about his son every day, because I'm telling you right now, he's gonna blow a gasket. Lebron's gonna lose it. I don't care how composed he is. I don't care how good he is. I don't care how composed a professional and in line he has been throughout his illustrious career, taking a high road. As he said, this is his son. There's only but so much he's going to take if he keeps getting bombarded with questions about Bronni every day because Bronni is on that bench in uniform and in the locker room pregame and post game. I'm just making a suggestion until he's ready, he shouldn't. He should be in the G League until he's ready, only because I think if he's in the locker room, they're gonna bother Lebron James. They're gonna bombard him every day, and if they don't bother him, they're gonna bother Bronni and Lebron's gonna lose it if you want to. What father, you know, is gonna sit by the by and let you bother his son. He's just trying to learn and get better and grow. I know I wouldn't.

Lebron is the ultimate professional. He's ultra composed.

Lebron is the ultimate professional. He's ultra composed.

I promise you he's gonna blow a gasket at some point if somebody keeps either messing with his son or bothering him.

I promise you he's gonna blow a gasket at some point if somebody keeps either messing with his son or bothering him.

About his son.

About his son.

The best way to insulate yourself from that is to make sure he's in the G League until he's ready to come on the court in the Lakers' uniform and make a contribution.

The best way to insulate yourself from that is to make sure he's in the G League until he's ready to come on the court in the Lakers' uniform and make a contribution.

That's just my take. Take it for what it's worth.

That's just my take. Take it for what it's worth.

I gotta move on to some really sad news because it involves Joe Jellybean Bryant, the father of NBA legend Kobe Bryant. He passed away at the age of sixty nine following a massive stroke. Joe Brian was a basketball star in his own right, having starred at Bartram High School and LaSalle University and spending over eight seasons in the NBA before a long overseas career. He was a six foot nine forward named Jellybean. He was picked fourteenth overall by the Gold to State Warriors in nineteen seventy five. My condolences to his wonderful wife, his daughter's, Kobe Bryant's mother, Kobe Bryant's sisters. You know, so much is made about Vanessa Bryant, as well as should be. To lose her husband and her daughter in that tragic helicopter crash years ago.

I gotta move on to some really sad news because it involves Joe Jellybean Bryant, the father of NBA legend Kobe Bryant. He passed away at the age of sixty nine following a massive stroke. Joe Brian was a basketball star in his own right, having starred at Bartram High School and LaSalle University and spending over eight seasons in the NBA before a long overseas career. He was a six foot nine forward named Jellybean. He was picked fourteenth overall by the Gold to State Warriors in nineteen seventy five. My condolences to his wonderful wife, his daughter's, Kobe Bryant's mother, Kobe Bryant's sisters. You know, so much is made about Vanessa Bryant, as well as should be. To lose her husband and her daughter in that tragic helicopter crash years ago.

None of us have gotten over it.

None of us have gotten over it.

You had people in the NBA who were friends with Kobe who were beyond devastating. You had people in the NBA who weren't even that friendly with Kobe their hearts were broken. You had people in the media like Mike Wilbon and others who knew Kobe well. Obviously I'm one of those people. And it is in a day that goes by that you don't think about him. You think about the game of basketball, you think about Kobe Bryant, who tragically left us all. But we've always talked about his family in terms of a knesser and the children he left behind and the girl dad that he was. Really do you hear his mother mentioned his sisters and of course his dad. You know, when you can make an argument on behalf of his lovely wife Essa and her children. Sure, but outside of them, who suffered the loss of Kobe Bryant more devastatingly.

You had people in the NBA who were friends with Kobe who were beyond devastating. You had people in the NBA who weren't even that friendly with Kobe their hearts were broken. You had people in the media like Mike Wilbon and others who knew Kobe well. Obviously I'm one of those people. And it is in a day that goes by that you don't think about him. You think about the game of basketball, you think about Kobe Bryant, who tragically left us all. But we've always talked about his family in terms of a knesser and the children he left behind and the girl dad that he was. Really do you hear his mother mentioned his sisters and of course his dad. You know, when you can make an argument on behalf of his lovely wife Essa and her children. Sure, but outside of them, who suffered the loss of Kobe Bryant more devastatingly.

Than Jellybean.

Than Jellybean.

Than his wife. In Kobe Bryant's sisters, we never mentioned it. They loved them too, They raised them, and his siblings were raised with them. They lost a brother, they lost a son. And when you think about you hear the word stroke. Health comes into play, how you eat, how you take care of yourself, and all this other. But you know what it also has to do with your spirit when you suffer such a devastating loss. And I remember, and I'll tell y'all this really really quick story, and I hope my man Mark doesn't mind this. Mark is a guy that I grew up with in Hollis Queen's two doors down.

Than his wife. In Kobe Bryant's sisters, we never mentioned it. They loved them too, They raised them, and his siblings were raised with them. They lost a brother, they lost a son. And when you think about you hear the word stroke. Health comes into play, how you eat, how you take care of yourself, and all this other. But you know what it also has to do with your spirit when you suffer such a devastating loss. And I remember, and I'll tell y'all this really really quick story, and I hope my man Mark doesn't mind this. Mark is a guy that I grew up with in Hollis Queen's two doors down.

From my house. And it was the first time in.

From my house. And it was the first time in.

Life that I ever paid attention to a broken heart and what that can mean. His mother was ill, and she was in the hospital for months, life support and all of that stuff, and ultimately, after months of being on life support, they ultimately had to make the decision, you know, pull a plug. She wasn't going to recover. And I remember, and I'll just call him mister m because I don't want to reveal my boy's last name, because I don't know if it's okay for me to tell his story. I didn't seek his permission for it because I didn't know I would bring it up. But I saw his dad on the front steps of his house, and I walked by, coming home from school, and I looked at him, and I knew not to even say hello. This man looked so devastated, such and such extreme despair that I knew he wasn't going to be here long. And he had no health issues, and months later he passed away, and the doctor said it was from a broken heart.

Life that I ever paid attention to a broken heart and what that can mean. His mother was ill, and she was in the hospital for months, life support and all of that stuff, and ultimately, after months of being on life support, they ultimately had to make the decision, you know, pull a plug. She wasn't going to recover. And I remember, and I'll just call him mister m because I don't want to reveal my boy's last name, because I don't know if it's okay for me to tell his story. I didn't seek his permission for it because I didn't know I would bring it up. But I saw his dad on the front steps of his house, and I walked by, coming home from school, and I looked at him, and I knew not to even say hello. This man looked so devastated, such and such extreme despair that I knew he wasn't going to be here long. And he had no health issues, and months later he passed away, and the doctor said it was from a broken heart.

It happens.

It happens.

It's really true, when your soul is just emptied because everything that you lived for is gone. I didn't know jelly Bean Bryant that well, nor the rest of his family, but the few times that I met him, I knew he loved his son, and I knew the differences that they may have had, which is none of anybody's business, didn't dissipate or diminish that loved one bit. And when I heard of his passing the other day, the part that saddened me was that we didn't say enough about him and his family and their loss. When Kobe Bryant had passed away in that helicopter accident. We didn't say enough about them. We alway should speak about Vanessa. We always should speak about their children left behind. We always should speak about Kobe and Gianna's love for them. But Kobe Brian had another family too, and that was his dad and his mom and his siblings. So my condolences, my heartfelt condolences to the Bryant family, wishing them nothing but the best. I'm sincerely sorry for your loss. Coming up, Skip Bayless is reportedly leaving FS one. I'll share my thoughts on my longtime colleague and what may be next.

It's really true, when your soul is just emptied because everything that you lived for is gone. I didn't know jelly Bean Bryant that well, nor the rest of his family, but the few times that I met him, I knew he loved his son, and I knew the differences that they may have had, which is none of anybody's business, didn't dissipate or diminish that loved one bit. And when I heard of his passing the other day, the part that saddened me was that we didn't say enough about him and his family and their loss. When Kobe Bryant had passed away in that helicopter accident. We didn't say enough about them. We alway should speak about Vanessa. We always should speak about their children left behind. We always should speak about Kobe and Gianna's love for them. But Kobe Brian had another family too, and that was his dad and his mom and his siblings. So my condolences, my heartfelt condolences to the Bryant family, wishing them nothing but the best. I'm sincerely sorry for your loss. Coming up, Skip Bayless is reportedly leaving FS one. I'll share my thoughts on my longtime colleague and what may be next.

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