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The Big Ben Show

Kennedy Says Republicans Need to Change Direction or Risk Defeat

The Big Ben Show

Fox News Radio

Politics, News, News Commentary

4.5576 Ratings

🗓️ 19 November 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Senator John Kennedy joins Ben Domenech on The Big Ben Show to discuss his new book “How to Test Negative for Stupid: And Why Washington Never Will.” They dive into the state of American politics, the decline of civility in Congress, and how ideology has replaced common sense in D.C. Ben and Senator Kennedy talk about unqualified judicial nominees, the rise of socialism in the Democratic Party, AOC’s growing influence, and how the MAGA coalition is evolving. Kennedy also shares his trademark humor from dogs to squirrels, and his take on what it takes to lead with principle in Washington. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

All right, boys and girls, we are back with another edition of The Big Ben Show.

0:11.8

I'm your host, Ben Dominic.

0:13.4

You can follow me on X at B.

0:15.0

Dominic.

0:15.5

Follow the show at Big Ben Show Fox on X and on Instagram where you can check out some of the clips from recent shows.

0:22.3

I hope that you will share them with your friends.

0:24.9

And thank you, as always, for rating, reviewing, and subscribing to the podcast.

0:29.4

And today, I want to talk a little bit about bubbles and when people acknowledge them.

0:35.2

They exist on the left and on the right.

0:37.2

But of course, it's usually the left that has to

0:40.3

struggle to break out of them, just given the way that they are surrounded by a conversation

0:45.8

that does not reflect what is really going on in America.

0:49.7

Here's a conversation recently between Bill Maher and comedian Patton Oswald. That's the one thing and I hate to

0:55.3

admit this. This country is not as mature as it thinks it is. We elected Obama and clearly the

1:01.4

country freaked out. We're still living in that freak out. We are not as progressed and evolved

1:05.9

and intelligent as we think we are because we keep freaking out about this stuff.

1:13.2

Well, the left freak out, too.

1:16.2

The left freaked out about a lot of bullshit, too.

1:17.7

What did they freak out about? Gender, race, parenthood, schools, homelessness, crime, the border, education.

1:30.8

Like, we were not, we stopped being a scientific people.

1:35.3

Like, it's not scientific.

1:37.8

But the left certainly stayed scientific.

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