Hello and welcome. It is Eric Erickson here. The Eric Erikson show.

Delighted to have you with me today. I hope you're ready for the weekend.

It's an open line Friday because it is Friday and the phone number is 877-9-9-7-9-7-9-7-3-7-4-25.

We've got a couple of guests later in the show to talk to as well.

Right now, though, can someone please, please, for the love of God, stage an intervention with the

American press corps? They need it. I want to, I got a couple of things here for you. First of all,

I got to play this audio from Joe Biden.

It happened yesterday.

You know, I've adopted the attitude of the great Negro at the time

pitcher in the Negro leagues went on to become a great pitcher in the pros

into the Major League Baseball after Jackie Robinson.

His name was Satchel Page.

I hope you know who Satchel Page is.

You heard what Joe Biden said there.

You know, I've adopted the attitude of the great Negro.

You heard him say that.

Now, you can say he misspoke.

You can say he stumbled over his words.

You cannot say that he did not say that.

And yet Tommy Christopher, a writer at Mediaite, has said he didn't say it.

He didn't say it. You just heard him say it whether you think he stumbled over his words and he did he stumbled over his words

but he said it you know I've adopted the attitude of the great Negro and

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