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Welcome to the Eric Erickson Show podcast, Hour One.

Greetings, conversationalists.

Welcome, it's Eric Erickson here across the Fruited Plain, and I am delighted to have you with me.

On the TV, behind me, or in front of me, I guess I should say, is the Carter funeral. I cannot believe they sang Imagine the Communist Anthem at Jimmy Carter's funeral.

After telling us what a great Christian he is, you literally are going to have them sing a song. Imagine

there's no heaven. It's easy if you try. It is communist direct. It's a stupid song and

I think less of people who sing it. I can't believe he would want it sung at his funeral.

Being a man of deep faith, they tell us. Just ridiculous. Nonetheless, we got to, we actually, we got to talk about California.

Y'all, the media has moved into Republicans pounce mode about California.

And they've moved into Republicans pounce mode about California. And they've moved into Republicans' pounce mode about California because the press has been

culpable in covering for the progressives and their terrible policies in California.

They can't actually hold power accountable because so much of the press has become

about protecting the power of progressives. It's remarkable that they got to go to

Republicans' pounds mode and there's so much wrong. If you subscribe, and I hope you do,

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