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Folks, I don't know about you, but this was a tough week.

I'll tell you why.

John Zmirak, who we have on this program every week, he had computer problems. So we have had to wait

to the 11th hour, which is to say today to speak with him this week. But guess what? We eventually,

we wait and we wait, eventually Friday comes. Friday is here. John Smirik, welcome to the

program. Thank you, Eric. As Andy Kaufman used to sing, here I come to save the day. Exactly. That was actually,

that was Mighty Mouse. Yes. Mighty Mouse is dead. It's tough.

Listen, you've been writing a lot of a lot of stuff about the Ukraine.

So the piece that you posted yesterday, brilliant concept.

Let's start with that headline.

Yeah, Donald Trump should broker peace in Ukraine.

Okay, Donald Trump. Now, not a joke. You're serious.

I am 100% serious. And it's not just because on some level, he ought really to be president

because he actually got more electoral

votes and more popular votes. And the deep states stole the race in the most squalid Latin

American style and then covered it up and silenced people in Eastern European totalitarian style.

I mean, that's there. But really, I'm I don't, I'm not being cynical. I don't

want to use what's happening in Ukraine just for cheap domestic political gain. But I do think

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