The RAW Deal (04 October 2023) with Guest "Dave"

AUDIO ONLY. The show began with "catch up" reporting on the developments of yesterday, which I missed because of minor surgery to remove several basal cell carcinomas from my scalp but which Tom from FL had brought to my attention. Matt Gaetz' motion led to the ouster of Kevin McCarthy as the Speaker of the House, which occurred for the first time in American history. 8 Republicans joined all of the DEMs to bring it about. The Acting Speaker, Patrick McHenry, has ordered Nancy Pelosi to vacate her "hideaway" extra office (where she has a second in addition), where she was in CA for the funeral of Dianne Feinstein at the time. Kevin McCarthy has announced that he will not run again for speaker. Rather to my surprise, Trump advisors have stated they did not support Gaetz move, even though Gaetz had implied that he had Trump's support. The reason was McCarthy violated pledges he had made to Gaetz and his caucus over funding for Ukraine, which McCarthy blatantly violated. My guest commentator, "Dave," was in opposition to the growing group of medical professionals who say that there is no scientific foundation for the field of virology and attempted to make his case. Calls from Paul in CA and Reece in NY in the last half-hour gave rise to a spirited debate.