Hello and welcome. It is Eric Eriksen here across the nation. The phone number 877-973-7-425, should you wish to call in and be a part of the program.

I actually want to start. We got some folks on hold still talking about the State of the Union.

I'm perfectly happy to move on from the State of the Union, as the rest of the nation will, but want to still take your calls, your reaction on it. Again, the phone number 8779779-7-3-7-4-25.

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word recipe, just singular recipe to 33777. Now, let's begin with Andy's call.

Andy, welcome to the program. Hey, Eric, great show per usual. Appreciate all you do.

I watched the State of the Union last night on ABC, and I admit, after the speech, I sort of was in and out of the room, but I saw the Republican response.

I don't know that they aired the two Democratic responses.

I watched it. I just kind of wondered if it was, Democratic responses. I watched it.

I just kind of wondered if it was, yeah, and I wondered, is this a strategy or is it, was it

a legitimate time thing or I'd like your take on that.

Yeah, look, they gave the speech.

They both did.

I haven't seen anybody anywhere.

I haven't even seen any clips of the Congressional Black Caucus speech.

But Rashida Talib actually did give her speech.

In fact, let me play a little of it.

Andy, listen, y'all, it's Andy's fault.

It's Andy's fault we're having to play. It's Andy's fault. It's Andy's fault we're having a play.

It's not my fault.

It's his.

Let's listen to some of this.

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