Time to Trim the Bureaucrats during this Government Shutdown

The Ben Ferguson Podcast

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Politics, News Commentary, News

4.9 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 5 October 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Main Themes (WATCH Stalemate to Last at Least Three Days)
- Blame Assignment: the government shutdown is caused by Democrats, specifically Chuck Schumer, to avoid pressure from progressive figures like AOC.
- Media Criticism: Mainstream media portrays shutdowns emotionally (e.g., TSA officers, families struggling) to support Democrats’ narrative.
- Lawmakers & Paychecks: Criticizes Democratic lawmakers who refuse to withhold their pay during the shutdown while ordinary federal workers face delays.
- Healthcare for Illegal Immigrants: Argues Democrats shut down the government over demands to fund healthcare for undocumented immigrants, citing state-level programs (Rhode Island, New York).
- Public Opinion: References polls showing most Americans (including Democrats and independents) oppose a shutdown over such demands.
- Contradictions Among Democrats: Notes conflicting statements from different Democratic representatives and senators—some denying responsibility, others admitting to supporting a shutdown.
- Republican Framing: Republicans upport a “clean” continuing resolution to keep government open, while Democrats are inserting expensive demands ($1.5 trillion, healthcare for illegals, social programs).
Key Individuals Mentioned
- Democrats: Chuck Schumer, AOC, Ruben Gallego, Hakeem Jeffries, Jasmine Crockett, Peter Aguilar, Jeanne Shaheen, Kamala Harris, Raphael Warnock, Jon Ossoff.
Polls & Data Used
- New York Times poll cited: 65% of Americans against shutdowns tied to Democrats’ demands.
- Breakdown by party: Republicans (92% opposed), Independents (59% opposed), Democrats (43% opposed).

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0:00.0	This is an IHeart podcast.
0:05.4	If you watch the media right now, I think they think we're all in the fetal position
0:10.1	and we don't know what to do because there's a government shutdown.
0:13.2	Meanwhile, I'm like, this is awesome.
0:14.9	Like, let's start firing some people.
0:17.1	Let's get rid of some bureaucrats.
0:18.7	Let's save some money.
0:19.9	Now, of course, somebody's going to freak out that I said that and take it out of context.
0:23.3	They're going to be like, Ben Ferguson wants people to lose their jobs, only if you suck at your job. Like, if you're a partisan hack in the government and you suck at your job and we haven't been able to fire you before, like let's do it right now. I'm in favor of doging it up, as they say,
0:37.7	in a very, very, very big way.
0:39.8	But if you look at the it right now. I'm in favor of doging it up, as they say, in a very, very, very big way.
0:39.8	But if you look at the media right now, they're going out there to find little Susie and
0:44.1	little Timmy who are crying tonight because they were coming to the U.S. Capitol and it's shut down.
0:49.7	Now, of course, they're going to try to blame that shutdown on Donald Trump and conservatives.
0:55.0	We all know this is a Schumer shutdown. That is what this is. And if you just want to know how
1:00.4	bad the Democrats are, they don't want like serious people in our government to get paid
1:06.9	during the government shutdown, but damn it, they're going to get paid.
1:11.9	Some lawmakers are actually saying they are going to send a letter, many of them have,
1:17.9	to withhold their paychecks during the shutdown.
1:20.7	But other lawmakers are like, nope, I ain't doing that.
1:24.6	Quote, I'm not wealthy.
1:26.7	And I have three kids. I would basically be missing
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