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The Ben Ferguson Podcast

Kamala Says Being Gay or Jewish was a Disqualifier from Being her VP Candidate plus Kimmel BACK on ABC

The Ben Ferguson Podcast

iHeartPodcasts

News, Politics, News Commentary

4.85.4K Ratings

🗓️ 24 September 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

  • Kamala Harris’s Book Revelations

    • Harris reportedly wrote that she considered Pete Buttigieg as her first choice for VP but decided against him because being both a Black woman and having a gay running mate was “too big of a risk” politically.

    • She also considered Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro but claimed his being Jewish, combined with concerns about protests over Gaza, would hurt enthusiasm within the Democratic Party.

    • Critics in the show frame these choices as evidence of hypocrisy in a party that emphasizes “tolerance and inclusion.”

  • Reactions to Harris’s Explanations

    • The hosts argue that Harris blamed voter prejudice rather than policy failures for her struggles.

    • They suggest that her remarks expose bigotry within her own party, not among Republicans.

    • Rachel Maddow’s interview with Harris is highlighted, showing tension as Maddow pressed Harris on the “gay VP” issue.

  • Jimmy Kimmel Controversy

    • Kimmel allegedly spread misinformation by joking that Charlie Kirk’s killer was a right-wing extremist, when reports indicated the opposite.

    • ABC briefly pulled him, then returned him to air. Cruz and Ferguson critique Kimmel’s credibility, lack of humor, and political bias.

    • They contrast Kimmel with Jon Stewart, whom Cruz admits is funny despite their political differences.

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0:00.0

This is an I-Heart podcast.

0:05.4

Welcome at his verdict with Senator Ted Cruz, Ben Ferguson with you.

0:09.2

And Senator, we are going to get back to more of what we normally do on this show today

0:13.9

after this incredibly sad but inspiring last week, especially as you and I have come back from the funeral of Charlie Kirk.

0:23.0

And one of the things that we're going to be talking about is a very interesting book launch.

0:28.2

And man, is she just throwing her colleagues under the bus?

0:31.4

Kamala Harris going scorched earth, but then trying to take some of it back in the interviews,

0:35.3

it's really bad PR.

0:37.2

Well, I think Kamala Harris has

0:38.8

decided she needs a new pair of shoes, so she wants to sell books to sell a lot of books. And so

0:44.1

she's come out with her book. And in the book, she admits that she didn't pick Pete Buttigieg's VP.

0:52.2

Why? Because he's gay. And she didn't pick Josh Shapiro as VP. Why? Because he's

0:58.3

Jewish. And then she's proceeded to say, no big deal. Just the Democrat Party is no gays need

1:05.4

apply. No Jews need to apply. But remember, we're the party of tolerance and inclusion. We're going to break

1:11.4

that down, tell you exactly what she said. And finally, Jimmy Kimmel is back on ABC, at least for

1:18.1

a minute or two. I don't know how long this will last, but he is back on. We're going to talk

1:23.9

about that, what it means, what it means for ABC, what it means for America,

1:28.1

what it means for free speech, all of that on today's verdict.

1:31.3

Yeah, it's going to be really interesting.

1:32.8

I want to talk to you real quick about the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews

1:36.6

and something that is coming up that's really important that I want you to be involved in.

1:41.4

It was nearly two years ago that the terrorists murdered more than 1,200 innocent Israelis,

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