Welcome to the Eric Erickson Show podcast, Hour One.

Hello, America.

Welcome.

It is Eric Erickson here.

The Eric Erickson Show, the phone number, 87737-97, 745 should you wish to be on the program.

I'm very happy to have you if you want to call in, but I mean, it needs to be relevant to what we're talking about,

and we're talking about the border to begin with.

But first, those of you listening over in South Carolina on WRD, I was supposed to be with you tomorrow, and I can't because my daughter made homecoming court, and it's tomorrow night.

But I want to remind you, do my bit for your listening area.

There's a bourbon and bacon festival tomorrow.

6.30 to 11 p.m., the foundry of Judson Mill.

I can't believe other cities don't do.

This is a hint for everyone in the listening in the audience.

A bourbon and bacon festival.

Who wouldn't want to go to that?

I mean, even people who don't eat pork would like bacon and bourbon and cigars, undoubtedly.

So I'm sorry I can't be there, but I'm going to get over there as soon as I can.

Now, we've got to talk about this border issue.

Kathy Huchel was on with, and you know, for a long time I said Huchel, she's the governor of New York.

It's Huckel, apparently.

She was on with Abby Phillips on CNN, and Abby Phillips asked her the empathy question that I'm surprised more Democrats aren't being asked.

Real quick, before we go, does this make you understand better what border cities have been going through for years?

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