Where does the time go, friends?

It is another independence day or very nearly there.

Coming up, Chuck.

What's today?

Today's the 2nd of July?

That's correct.

That means the 4th of July is, well, I'm right.

It's right around the corner.

And by right around the corner, you mean two days away.

Well, who knows when people are going to be listening to this? Folks, if I sound a little bit draggled, it's because I have been a wash in patriotism for the last couple of weeks. I've been living with this movie called Something to Stand for, which I hope you saw.

I think it's going to be in theaters for another couple days.

And so with Independence Day staring me in the face and this movie, almost in the rearview mirror,

I wanted to talk to somebody else about patriotism for a while.

I wanted somebody else to be saying some of the things I've been saying,

and I said, Chuck, who could we get? And Chuck, you said, well, I mean, isn't it obvious? And I said,

look, in my current bedraggled state, no, perhaps you should just point it out to me. And then you said,

what do you think about Pete Hegeseth? And I said, you're damn right.

I honestly don't know anybody who loves this country more than Pete Hexeth.

If his name is familiar, it's probably because you've seen him over on Fox and Friends at Fox News.

He does the morning show over there on the weekends.

But he does a bunch of other stuff, too.

His resume, it's something else, man. This guy has been

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