Tim and Fred talk with Chris on top news headlines of the day. Also, Pastor Jeff Schreve joins the show to discuss how to be born again and what that means.
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>> : welcome to today's Issues, offering a Christian response to the issues of the day. Here's your host, Tim Wildmon, president of the American Family Association.
>> Tim Wildmon: Hey, good morning everybody, and welcome to Today's Issues on the American Family Radio Network. Thanks for joining us on this Tuesday, Wednesday, July 14, 2026. And as always, we thank you for listening to AFR. And in studio with me today is Fred Jackson. Good morning, fred.
>> Fred Jackson: Good morning, Mr. Tim.
>> Tim Wildmon: And good morning, Krish Woodward.
>> Chris Woodward: Good morning.
>> Tim Wildmon: That's it, people. Just the three of us.
>> Fred Jackson: Just it. Yep.
>> Tim Wildmon: Brother Jeff Sreve will be joining us at 10:15. so we look forward to visiting with Jeff. we're going to talk with him some about, sudden death. And I'm not talking football.
>> Fred Jackson: Nope.
>> Tim Wildmon: I'm talking like, what happened to Lindsey Graham and the importance of, being right with God.
>> Fred Jackson: Being ready.
>> Tim Wildmon: Being ready to meet your maker.
>> Fred Jackson: Yes.
>> Tim Wildmon: as they say. So, but what does the Bible have to say about being ready to meet the Lord in the afterlife?
>> Fred Jackson: Well, it talks about life being a vapor very short, that we're not guaranteed tomorrow. so it is of compelling interest that you know where you're going when you die. And that of course, the Bible teaches the only way of salvation is trusting in Jesus Christ as your personal savior. And you can't do that if you're unconscious and heading into eternity. So now is the day. Today is the day. Today is the day to make that decision. And Jeff Schrieve is going to tell us a very compelling story.
>> Tim Wildmon: Yeah, absolutely. Jeff is the, senior pastor there at Texarkana, Texas First Baptist Church. and he's a good friend of mine and we look forward to visiting with brother Jeff.
>> Fred Jackson: Amen.
>> Tim Wildmon: see, Ray's out, Wesley's out, Ed didn't want to do the show. I don't know what.
>> Chris Woodward: He just at home kicking back with a Diet Coke and a pizza. Yeah, yeah, it's five o' clock somewhere.
>> Tim Wildmon: We're talking healthy, trying to be healthy. And so it'll be back, I guess. It'll be back tomorrow. Yeah, but anyway.
Chris Nordon: Lindsey Graham's sister chosen as temporary replacement for him
All right, so, that's it on the. What? See, speaking of what happened to Lindsey Graham, what's the latest there, Chris?
>> Chris Woodward: Yeah, his sister has been chosen by the governor of South Carolina to be his temporary replacement, to fill out, the rest of his term until, you know, election comes and things like that. I do have a bit of audio here. This is very interesting. Fox News Channel went through interviews they did with Lindsey Graham back in 2015 when he was running for president. And they unearthed this particular, moment where he was asked, hey, if you are elected president, would you appoint your sister, to do something in political office? Here's what he had to say.
>> Pastor Jeff Schreve: Clip 3 if she took a role on. She would be a great representative of our country. I can't think of a better person, to represent our country in an event than my sister.
>> Chris Woodward: Now what's interesting about this as well is she told her brother yesterday, and you'll hear this in the clip. I've got it, Lindsay. Don't worry about it.
>> Speaker G: Clip 2 Lindsay worked harder than anyone. He worked non stop to make our state, country and world better. I think this is what Lindsay would have wanted and I plan to honor him in this way. Now, to Lindsay, I miss you more than I can even put into words. But I'm gonna do this. I got it.
>> Tim Wildmon: What's her first name?
>> Fred Jackson: Darlene. Darlene Graham. Nordon. You know, it's a compelling family story with Lindsey Graham. Their parents died at a fairly early age and Lindsay became the guardian of his little sister and basically brought her up.
>> Fred Jackson: Lindsey Graham never married, but that was his family and so very close. And so I really expect that she's going to carry the torch very well for the rest of his term. Until January. I don't think she's interested in running full time. I don't get that impression yet. But she's going to fill in for the team.
>> Tim Wildmon: Yeah, well, he, as you say, the situation, is she was appointed by the governor yesterday of South Carolina. And that's his constitutional right according to.
>> Chris Woodward: Correct.
>> Tim Wildmon: The South Carolina, Constitution. So he will, she will serve and then there'll be a special election. Is that right?
>> Chris Woodward: Yes.
>> Tim Wildmon: Well, no election schedule.
>> Fred Jackson: Well, the primary was already done and Lindsey Graham was.
>> Tim Wildmon: So this was election year for him.
>> Fred Jackson: Yes.
>> Tim Wildmon: yes.
>> Fred Jackson: All right, so what's going to happen is that in the next week or so, candidates who want to now run.
>> Tim Wildmon: Okay.
>> Fred Jackson: Or has the Republican candidate Have to make that known. And then there is going to be a, another primary, Republican primary towards the end of next, month. And then, a runoff if there happens to be a tie within 10 days after that.
>> Chris Woodward: Yeah, I've got the dates here. that special primary election is August 11th. early voting is going to run August 5th through the 7th. If a runoff is necessary, it will be August 25th.
>> Tim Wildmon: Okay, that's interesting, because then that person will be, installed in January. So that, his sister, who's now the fill in him m. Replacement, whatever you want to call temporary, she will serve until January.
>> Fred Jackson: Yeah, that is correct.
>> Chris Woodward: And I believe she is the first female senator for South Carolina. South Carolina, yeah.
>> Tim Wildmon: Yeah. of course, the other senators. Tim Scott. So it's a red state. there will be a Republican when. That's that sentence. So if you're, if you're concerned about whether the Republicans lose that seat, that's not going to happen. Okay. so, The Senate is 5347 before Lindsey Graham's death. That makes it Republicans 52, Democrats 40. Wait, wait a minute. No, 5247 with one missing, obviously.
>> Fred Jackson: she's going to be sworn in this afternoon.
>> Tim Wildmon: Oh, well, then it'll be 5347. Okay. Excuse me. I got you. It'll remain.
>> Fred Jackson: Yeah.
>> Tim Wildmon: Remain. That's important. The reason that's important is because, the Senate confirms federal judges, including any potential Supreme Court nominees that might come up, should one of them retire or pass away or something like happen to Antonin Scalia. So, you know, that's very important because that would mean, you know, that President Trump could appoint a federal judge. And that goes on all the time. We don't hear about it in the news. But President Trump is, or whoever the president is, is always appointing federal judges, around the country. Of course, the Supreme Court is the most high profile and that'll get attention should a vacancy, come open there. But even in that event, President Trump would get it basically whoever he wanted, because the six vote margin in the United States, Senate that exists, and who knows what the Senate will look like after November? You know, there's a lot. There's always, every two years, there's one third of the Senate that's, you know, the upper reelection. And so that's the way that works. So who knows what the Senate will look like after, you know, after, after the November elections.
Tommy Tuberville says Lindsey Graham called him with chest pains
All right, you're listening to today's issues on The American Family Radio Network, by the way, just I was reading about what happened to Lindsey Graham the other night when he passed. According to Tommy Tuberville, the senator from Alabama who is stepping down to be the governor. He wants to be the governor of,
>> Fred Jackson: Correct.
>> Tim Wildmon: Of Alabama. But he was close friends with Lindsey Graham. They're both senators Republican. And he said that Lindsey, Graham. Tommy Tubberwell said that his, Let's see, what did he say? His. One of his staff was with one of Lindsey Graham's staff. I guess they were friends. The night Lindsey Graham called the staff member and said, you know, I'm having chest pains, and I guess what should I do? I'm not sure. Well, he said, have you called 9 11? He said, no. Or 911 said Lindsey Graham said, that's why I called you. Now, I don't know why Lindsey Graham wouldn't call 911 himself.
>> Fred Jackson: Maybe.
>> Tim Wildmon: I don't know. But, anyway, by the time they got to his home, he. They had to break down the door.
>> Fred Jackson: Yeah.
>> Tim Wildmon: Did you read this?
>> Fred Jackson: Yes.
>> Tim Wildmon: Yes. So they had to break down the door. And then they found him. They found. Found Senator Graham. I guess he had passed by then because it doesn't. That, what he had. Isn't that instantaneous?
>> Fred Jackson: Pretty well, unless you have medical attention almost immediately.
>> Tim Wildmon: Right.
>> Fred Jackson: The heart with the rupture of the aorta.
>> Tim Wildmon: And he lived by himself.
>> Fred Jackson: He lived by himself, yes. So it would be very quick.
>> Tim Wildmon: Yeah. All right. You're listening to today's issues on the American Family Radio Network. said Tuberville, of Lindsey Graham. Lindsey basically worked himself to death. Most of us have families. He didn't have any family, of course, except for his sister. That's my. I added that. And then Tuberville went on to say, and if we had a couple of days off, he went to the airport. He went somewhere to try to work out something for our country.
>> Fred Jackson: Yeah.
>> Tim Wildmon: So Tuberville, very complimentary there of his, colleague, his deceased colleague, Lindsey, Graham.
Tim Ferriss: Pastor Jeff Shreve voted slightly better than average
All right, so what happens when you die? You know, when something like this happens, you go, well, he wasn't sick, so nobody saw this coming, so to speak. And that's what happens in life sometimes. You know, people die for various reasons, and it's instantaneous, it's sudden, and it's shocking. And, joining us right now is Pastor Jeff Schrieve, host of Real Truth for today, heard Weekday mornings at 8:00 clock Central time right here on American Family Radio. And he also is A slightly better than average pastor, there at the First Baptist Church in Texarkana, Texas. At least that's what I've been told. I don't go to church there. Jeff, good morning to you.
>> Pastor Jeff Schreve: Hey, good morning, Tim. Great to hear you.
>> Tim Wildmon: Yeah. So, you know you've been voted slightly better than average by your church members, right? I saw that on Facebook. It was a poll on Facebook.
>> Pastor Jeff Schreve: Yeah, just a month ago. As average. So, now I'm slightly better.
>> Fred Jackson: Slightly better.
>> Tim Wildmon: you're making improvements there. I know it's sermons. Must be.
>> Chris Woodward: That's what the deacons want to hear.
>> Tim Wildmon: Must be stepping up on those sermons. all right.
Jeff, what happens when you die? Yes, that was the subject yesterday
So Jeff, what happens when you die?
>> Pastor Jeff Schreve: Yes, that was the subject of the, the program yesterday. So, I, I didn't, delve into Lindsey Graham as you guys are, but I just talked about the fact that boom, just as Fred said, you know, once that hits you and you're a order ruptures like that, you're going to die pretty quickly and, and you don't have time to get ready. You have to be ready. we talked about that during the program and then I took calls and, a lady called in and she wasn't sure where she was going. 81 years old in Ponca City, Oklahoma. And so I was talking to her over the air and then I knew it was going to take more time, so I asked her, I said, well, call me at the church and let's talk. And so, I did that and she called in and, and we got to visit and she prayed to receive Christ, yesterday, as a result of the radio program.
>> Tim Wildmon: Wow. Praise God. It's one soul gained.
>> Fred Jackson: Well, and that's an example, Pastor Jeff, of the Holy Spirit at work.
>> Pastor Jeff Schreve: Yes.
>> Fred Jackson: you know, you didn't plan that show. You were dealing with the suddenness of Lindsey Graham's death, but also applying it to all of us, all of us don't know when the Lord is. For Christians, when the Lord is going to take us home. But for.
>> Tim Wildmon: Well, you almost died.
>> Fred Jackson: Yes.
>> Tim Wildmon: When was that? How long ago has that been?
>> Fred Jackson: That was 2018. Right here. I was in my office.
>> Tim Wildmon: What happened to you?
>> Fred Jackson: Getting set to go home to lunch. And that was the last I remembered until they woke me up at ICU two days later. And what happened to me was that a piece of plaque they told me got caught in a artery in my heart and I blacked out. We had a team of people here, some of our employees get trained. we had on CPR on cpr. They applied that until the emergency crew got here. And my heart stopped a couple of times, two or three times on the way to the hospital. And so they did kind of emergency procedure. They got rid of that plaque and they put a, put a, stint in there. And, they put me to sleep for about 48 hours. And I woke up and my wife was there at icu and she, said, what's going on here? It was that quick that it happened. So I can.
>> Tim Wildmon: Do you have any warning signs?
>> Fred Jackson: None. None whatsoever. Like I said, I was just getting ready to go home for lunch. No pains, nothing.
>> Tim Wildmon: So with your heart, who knows? Something can happen. Any.
>> Fred Jackson: It can be a blockage. Could be a blockage in the brain. It could be anything. Yeah, that can. It can be a car accident, folks.
>> Tim Wildmon: Yeah. What happened to me? I shouldn't be here. If you look at the car, I had a wreck about the same year. You did that?
>> Fred Jackson: Yes.
>> Tim Wildmon: Back of an 18 wheeler.
>> Fred Jackson: Yeah. You're driving home at night, 70 degrees.
>> Tim Wildmon: I was by myself driving home on interstate 22. And, kind of, I was kind of groggy, you know, it was a hot day and air, conditioning blowing on you and you a little bit sleepy. And, that's what happened to me. Top of the hill and didn't see. Anyway, boom. Hit the back of an 18 wheeler. Totaled, a van. had internal bleeding. In the hospital for just a week. but, yeah, it could have been. What I'm saying is, what we're saying here is that, as you said, Fred and Jeff, you said before, you don't know what, the next day holds, the next hour holds, the next five minutes. The next five minutes.
Jeff Shreve: What did Jesus say about death? What happens
So back to my original question, Jeff. what did Jesus say about death? What happens? Everybody wants to know what happens when a person dies.
>> Pastor Jeff Schreve: Yeah. So for a believer, those who have trusted Jesus and they know him in a real and personal way, he said Jon 5. 24. Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears my word and believes on him who sent me has everlasting life right now, present tense, and has not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.
>> Tim Wildmon: Who said that?
>> Pastor Jeff Schreve: Jesus said that.
>> Tim Wildmon: Oh, Jesus himself.
>> Pastor Jeff Schreve: Jesus himself said that. So we can have the assurance, if we put our faith and trust in Jesus, turn from sin, repent and trust him that, when we die, absent from the body, Second Corinthians, chapter 5, is to be present with the Lord. And so we go straight to be with him now for an unbeliever. man, we get the picture in Luke chapter 16, where Jesus told about the rich man and Lazarus. And the rich man dies, Lazarus dies, Lazarus ends up in paradise in Abraham's bosom, and the rich man opens his eyes in hell, actually, Hades. And, he's in agony in this flame. It's a sobering passage of scripture in Luke 16, as you read, that description that Jesus gives. So, guys, as you know, Adrian Rogers used to say this. You're not ready to live until you're ready to die. And you're not ready to die until you come, to Jesus and surrender your life to him.
>> Speaker H: Great quote.
>> Tim Wildmon: Okay, if somebody's listening to us right now, they're saying, I don't know if I'm saved or not. I don't even know what you mean by saved exactly. Well, when Christians say the word saved, we mean saved from sin, death, and hell. That's what we're talking about, saved. And Jesus also said, you must be born again. so people make fun of that term, born again. well, Jesus himself, who said that you must be born again. No, not born to your mother's womb again, as he was asked about that, but born again spiritually. And so if somebody's listening right now. And the, Bible also says when you do, receive Christ into your life, you pass from m. Death to life. Right, Jeff?
>> : Yes.
>> Tim Wildmon: I mean, so if we don't know Christ, we're doomed.
>> : Yes.
>> Tim Wildmon: Is that right?
>> Pastor Jeff Schreve: That's exactly right.
>> Tim Wildmon: Okay, so who wants to be doomed? Raise your hand. I'm not seeing anybody out across America who wants to be doomed.
>> Speaker G: No.
>> Tim Wildmon: So tell. and this has been preached a million times here on American Family Radio. It's been preached a million times at First Baptist Church, Texas Arcana, Texas, by brother Jeff Schrieve and others. this simple gospel message. you know, you don't have to. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to understand this, folks. You've heard us explain it to you. M. You may not believe it, but we're just telling you what the Bible says and what Jesus Christ himself said. Go ahead and tell people what they need to do, like in now or today, Jeff.
>> Ed Vitagliano: Right.
>> Pastor Jeff Schreve: Well, in Acts, chapter 16, you have the, story of the Philippian jailer. And Paul, and Silas are beaten, put in prison for preaching the gospel. The jailer has authority over them. And then about midnight, they're praying and singing hymns of praise to the Lord. And the prisoners are listening. And God sends an earthquake and opens up the prison door doors and the chains fall off and the guard sees what's happened and he's going to fall on his sword and kill himself because he was responsible for those guys. And Paul said, do yourself no harm. We're all still here. And the man fell down in trembling before Paul and Silas and says, sirs, what must I do to be saved? And Paul said, believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved, you and your household. If they believe on the Lord Jesus, it's not as a result of works. Lest any man should boast, we are saved by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone. And when we understand, hey, I'm a sinner. I can't save myself. I need Jesus. Jesus died on the cross for me. He rose again, from the dead on the third day. And I give my life lock, stock and barrel to Jesus. When a person does that, that person comes, to know Christ in a real and personal way. And, you pass out of death into life. Your name is written in the Lamb's book of life. And you can know for certain that, the Lord will be with you. He said, I'll never leave you. I'll never forsake you, as it says in Ephesians, chapter one. In him you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation, having also believed. We were sealed in him with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is given as a pledge of our inheritance with a view to the redemption of God's own possession. So we have the Holy Spirit living inside. And that is God's way of saying, I will never divorce you. I will never forsake you. I'm going to come and get you one day. And as I talk today on the radio, Tim and guys, about the rapture of the church. That's the blessed hope, and that's what we're looking for.
Jeff Anderson: Many people reject Christianity without reading the Bible
The Lord to come and get us and to save us from the wrath that is to come.
>> Fred Jackson: Amen.
>> Tim Wildmon: Okay, if, if I'm, someone listening to us, to these crazy, Christians talk right now, and I say, well, you know what? They're not so crazy after all. That makes sense to me. I want to give my life to Christ. Where in the Bible should they read today? Because, you know, the Bible is a big book and not all of it deals directly with salvation. where do people need to go in the scripture to read, about this?
>> Pastor Jeff Schreve: Well, Acts 16 is a good passage. And you read about, the Philippian jailer receiving Christ, Jon 3 is the passage that Josh, McDowell used to always take new believers to and say, read Jon 3 over and over again until you understand what Jesus was saying to Nicodemus about you must be born again and understand, the gospel in a nutshell is Jon 3. 16. For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son that whosoever believes on him should not perish but have everlasting life. And I love what it says after that in verse 17. For God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world should be saved through Him. God doesn't take any pleasure in seeing people, die and go to hell. He wants people to come to him and be saved.
>> Tim Wildmon: Alright, so, those scriptures Jeff just mentioned, I would just say, if you are a person who is unfamiliar with what we're talking about today, but you want to read more, to understand the Gospel of Jesus Christ, I would say take the Bible out, Matthew, Mark, Luke, Jon. Okay. Which is the four gospel books in the NewSong Testament and just read Jon today. Right. You mentioned Jon 3. I'd just read the whole book. Huh? Just go ahead and read the whole book. What does that take? An hour, an hour and a half?
>> Chris Woodward: Something like 21 chapters. It's not very long.
>> Tim Wildmon: It's not long, so an hour, an hour and a half, two hours maybe. But it will change your life and it will also get. A lot of people have. Jeff, have misconceptions about Christianity based on something they've seen, read or heard in their life. And they've never even read the Bible themselves.
>> Pastor Jeff Schreve: That's exactly right. They reject the Bible without reading the Bible.
>> Tim Wildmon: It's like at least if you're going to say it's foolishness, at least read some of it to understand what it is that we're talking about here. All right, well, Jeff, thanks for joining us, today on the program. And I'll see you in a few weeks, right?
>> Pastor Jeff Schreve: Yeah, looking forward to it. You're going to preach for me on a Wednesday night in August and then we're going to tee it up all,
>> Speaker J: Right.
>> Tim Wildmon: That's right. So we'll go from having, I'll be preaching, teaching, actually if you're expecting preaching and teaching for me, you're going to get a talk that's going to be scripturally based. It'll be good, but it'll be good. And then we'll, we will. You're putting. You and I are planning on Losing our religion the very next morning on the golf course.
>> Pastor Jeff Schreve: Hopefully not.
>> Tim Wildmon: Hopefully not. All right. Thank you, Jeff.
>> : Appreciate it.
>> Pastor Jeff Schreve: Thanks, guys. Appreciate it.
Brother Jeff Shreve joins us from Texarkana, Texas
>> : All right.
>> Tim Wildmon: Brother Jeff Schrieve joining us from Texarkana, Texas. On the border there you got, AR Kansas and Texas border there. All right. They have a beautiful golf course for those who got, who golf.
>> Fred Jackson: All right.
>> Tim Wildmon: We'll be back momentarily with more of today's issues. Stay with us.
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>> Speaker G: give all your worries to him because he cares about you first.
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American Family Radio Network is planning Greece and Italy tours for 2027
>> Tim Wildmon: Hey, welcome back, everybody, to Today's Issues on the American Family Radio Network. By the way, you just heard our spot for the, Greece and Italy tours for 2027, and we're having a great response, you know, great response. So a lot of people have already signed up to go with us to Greece and to, Italy there. You've been to either one of those before?
>> Fred Jackson: Milan only.
>> Tim Wildmon: What did you go there for?
>> Fred Jackson: I was with Transworld, radio, and we were visiting some, of the stations that, they are part of. They, stream the gospel into various parts of the world, and they have a station in Milan, Italy, and we visited that.
>> Tim Wildmon: Okay. No, Krish, you've been to Greece or Italy?
>> Chris Woodward: I've been to Old Venice and Starkville, but that's about it.
>> Tim Wildmon: the pizza place. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
>> Pastor Jeff Schreve: That.
>> Tim Wildmon: That. Yeah. I wasn't saying no, but that's.
>> Chris Woodward: I've been in that part of the world. Ish. I went to Israel, so I was the Mediterranean Sea away from. Okay, a couple of those places.
>> Tim Wildmon: All right. Well, anyway, if you want more information on those, Those trips, tours.afa.net tours is the website. Again, we're going in March, so plenty of time to plan and join us if you've been wanting to see Greece or Italy.
Supreme Court justices to make case for more funding for security
All right. You're listening to today's Issues on American Family Radio. Krish, what's next?
>> Chris Woodward: Let's play this audio. Yesterday, it was a side of Senate Majority Leader Jon Thune. I don't think many people see. but Jon Thune, in addressing the death of Senator Lindsey Graham, he got emotional, talking about his friend there in the Senate chamber. This audio has some pregnant pauses, and if you watch it, you'll see that majority, Ludworthune gets emotional, and that's the reason for the pauses here. Clip 1.
>> Tim Wildmon: But I am comforted by the knowledge that in the end, he has just changed his address. And that one day, Mr. President,
>> Speaker H: We
>> Chris Woodward: will laugh together again.
>> Tim Wildmon: That's Senate Majority Leader Thune speaking of his colleague and friend, Lindsey, Graham.
>> Fred Jackson: It was a very moving speech. they were more than just fellow members of the Senate. They were good friends. both, have testimony that they accept Christ as their savior. Leading up to what Jon Thune had to say, he actually quoted Billy Graham. Jon Thune did yesterday when Billy Graham was asked about what happens the moment you die? And Billy Graham had said, well, I'm just changing addresses from earth to being in heaven with the Lord. And so, Jon Thune, I learned yesterday, looking at his biography, he went to a Christian school. I, believe he's a born again believer as well. And that's what he was talking about. That, you know, that, And a number of people have testified that Lindsey Graham made people laugh. Even his political enemies would get together, you know, Democrats, and he would make people laugh. In fact, there is a story today. There's two associate justices from the Supreme Court at a hearing, this morning on the Hill. the justice, the justices, the courts are looking for more money for security. but justice, Elena Kagan, who, was an appointee by a Democrat president, talked about, Lindsey Graham and how much she respected him because of the way he treated her when her nomination was before the Judiciary Committee. And she had high praise. Now, she is a liberal justice. she's probably votes Democrat pretty consistently, but, she had very high praise for Lindsey Graham and how he treated her, during her nomination process.
>> Tim Wildmon: We don't have that audio though, right?
>> Chris Woodward: We do not.
>> Tim Wildmon: Okay. All right, so, by the way, what are they. What's the story there? that these, two Supreme Court justices are appearing before Congress today. Who's appearing?
>> Chris Woodward: It was, ah, Justice Kagan and Justice Amy Coney Barrett. and they both went, as part of a bipartisan, appearance before members of Congress, Republicans and Democrats, to make their case for additional funding for security. Because for a couple of years now, several years in fact, these justices and federal judges have been threatened by radicals, that didn't like how judges, decided certain cases. Here I've got a little bit of audio, from Justice Kagan. I got this just before the show began.
>> Tim Wildmon: You mean they're there to appeal for funding for. So that they can provide personal security for their families? Is that what we're talking about here?
>> Chris Woodward: For the office buildings itself? Just.
>> Tim Wildmon: Okay, well, I know, they do have a lot of security at the grounds of the supreme court building in
>> Fred Jackson: D.C. basically right now, Supreme Court is requesting a total of 228 million for the next fiscal year, which is roughly, roughly a, 10% increase. But also they need more money for security off site, because there have been incidents. Amy, Coney Barrett talked about what happened when the Dobbs decision was leaked. Remember that case? She had to be escorted home with a bulletproof vest. And she talked about the impact of
>> Tim Wildmon: what's happened, what's happening, pay for stuff
>> Fred Jackson: like that on their families.
>> Tim Wildmon: Yeah.
>> Fred Jackson: and so, yeah, they're, they're requesting more money because there's more incidents happening in their personal lives.
>> Tim Wildmon: Remember the nut job that traveled from California with the intention of killing, Brett Kavanaugh?
>> Fred Jackson: That is right.
>> Chris Woodward: Yeah.
>> Tim Wildmon: Remember that? They arrested that guy outside of his house, I think.
>> Fred Jackson: Yes.
>> Tim Wildmon: Out of his home.
>> Fred Jackson: Yes.
>> Tim Wildmon: you know, all of those. I don't know where they come up with that figure to a turn that seems, seems. That seems like a lot to me. But I don't know what it costs to provide, you know, but I would think, you know, you would need guards. man, I'd hate to live like that. Wouldn't you? Hate. I mean, but that's a reality.
>> Fred Jackson: Yeah.
>> Tim Wildmon: Talking about have to live with guards outside your home all the time, it just sounds. But I guess that's what they're asking for is personal off site security.
>> Fred Jackson: Yes.
>> Chris Woodward: Yeah.
The Capitol Police chief recently testified that threats against Congress are up 50% this year
We do have a little bit of audio of Kagan talking about the threats, the increase in threats this year compared to last year and so on. clip 14.
>> Speaker J: The Capitol Police chief recently testified that threats against Congress are up, 50% this year. The Supreme Court police expect a smaller but still very substantial 38% annual increase in threats this year, which follows a 25% increase last year. For some of us, those threats have come very close and all of us live with the knowledge that they may again materialize.
>> Chris Woodward: Fox did.
>> Tim Wildmon: Who was that?
>> Chris Woodward: Justice Alana Kagan.
>> Tim Wildmon: Oh, okay.
>> Chris Woodward: Obama appointee.
>> Tim Wildmon: Okay, go ahead.
>> Chris Woodward: Fox did a pretty lengthy segment on this today with, reporters and then, various personalities there on Fox and Friends shared their thoughts on the matter. And Lawrence Jones, one of the hosts of, Fox and Friends, he said this is a real thing and Congress really does need to help these, justices and federal judges out. clip 10.
>> Speaker H: It's become a real issue. You got radical violence that's happening, the targeting of judges. Their job is just to interpret the law. I'm, not saying that violence is ever necessary, but the fact that they've become almost like political, targets, I think speaks to, to the real issue. And you've been to having federal judges, not just the US Supreme Court, at least, you know, the US Supreme Court, they get protection by the US Marshals Service, but the average day, federal judge, doesn't get that type of protection when they're not at the court.
>> Fred Jackson: Yeah, pretty. Amy Coney Barrett also talked about another, SWATTING incident in May. In May of this year.
>> Tim Wildmon: Tell people what that is.
>> Fred Jackson: Well, basically, some radicals that want to cause havoc, they call the police department and they give a false report of something happening at a justice's home. The cops arrive en masse and fortunately, with a SWAT team, fortunately, she had protection officers out in front of their house who were able to tell the police right away, no, this is a false report. There's nothing happening here. But as you were saying, Tim, imagine having to live with police officers outside your house 24 hours a day.
>> Tim Wildmon: That would make me not want to be a Supreme Court justice.
>> Fred Jackson: Yeah.
>> Tim Wildmon: And I'm sure we probably lost some good ones, who would have otherwise wanted to be on the court. Who doesn't want to put up, doesn't want to live like that.
>> Fred Jackson: Absolutely.
>> Tim Wildmon: so, but, it was a bipartisan, as they say, a liberal and a conservative.
>> Fred Jackson: Yes.
>> Tim Wildmon: appearing before the, So they're at what they're there for. They, they want money to be able to buy to fund their security. That's what they're asking for.
>> Fred Jackson: Yeah, and there's, there's.
>> Tim Wildmon: Who would be against that?
>> Fred Jackson: What? Well, I didn't hear much opposition in the questioning this morning. One thing they did stipulate, apparently they've been using some contract, security people. What they want is full time people because the contract people aren't familiar with the goings and comings. And the, you know, these justices, like Amy Coney Barrett has married with kids, teenagers, Kavanaugh too. And they like to go out shopping sometimes or they like to go to a restaurant. And so they want protection that is familiar with the family's goings and comings.
>> Tim Wildmon: Gotcha.
>> Fred Jackson: Yeah.
>> Tim Wildmon: All right. You're listening to today's issues on the American Family Radio Network. Today's issue is the name of this show. Next story, Krish.
Chris Cuomo criticizes New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani
>> Chris Woodward: All right, NewSong, York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
>> Tim Wildmon: We have to talk about him. I just, I mean, I'm not criticizing you, Krish. I'm just saying make it quick.
>> Fred Jackson: Okay.
>> Chris Woodward: All right. So he's still out there, saying that, what he calls wealthy people need, to pay more. Here's an example. Yesterday in the big apple, clip 7.
>> Joseph Parker: Been very clear about the fact that we live in the wealthiest city and the wealthiest country in the history of the world. And it's unacceptable that one in four NewSong Yorkers are living in poverty. And I believe that the wealthiest can do a little bit more to ensure that everyone can afford to live here. I look forward to continuing to advance a vision of our city that has room for everyone, because that's also what makes the city so incredible.
>> Chris Woodward: So every time he says we need to raise the taxes on the wealthy or they need to pay a little bit more, I'm using air quotes. people are rightly, they are right to say, well, this is just going to drive wealthy people from NewSong York City. They're going to move outside of NewSong York State, which is going to hurt not only the city, but the state which, prior to Zoran Mamdani's, arrival on the scene, the majority of the income tax revenue in NewSong York State comes from wealthy people. So the further and further you raise up their taxes, they're going to go to Florida or somewhere else, and not have to deal with this stuff. Somebody that said as much today is Cheryl Cassoni on fox. clip eight.
>> Speaker G: If you sit there and say, I'm going to raise taxes on the wealthy, well, guess what? When they leave, which they've been doing according to this new study, what you're seeing is any money you thought you were going to get in revenue from that new tax is erased. So you're not going to get anything.
>> Chris Woodward: Now, one other interesting thing about this, and I'll move on.
>> Tim Wildmon: 10 seconds.
>> Chris Woodward: Okay. The Mamdani administration now wants to raise taxes on people making $300,000, which is a lot of money to most people. But in NewSong York City, that's middle class. So, Mr. I'm going to give everybody everything they've ever wanted is now going after the middle class. That put him into office over an affordability issue.
>> Tim Wildmon: Good points. What you're going to find is that this, ideology that doesn't work on a practical level, at least not in the United States of America. so I criticized you, Krish, for bringing up Zoran Mandani. I didn't criticize you. I just said, less is more. But I do want to play what he just said again because I want people to listen to this. This is Robin Hood, okay? This is. This what, what this guy's. Listen, what. What he's saying, if it were able to happen in reality, might be nice, okay? That we all get along and take care of one another. But, that's for family. That's for church. It's not the government's job to pick winners and losers in life, all right? We already hit. We do have a good safety net here in the United States for people who are down and out or people who've, you know, had Misfortune happen to them, no fault of their own. But listen to what he's got in mind. He's talking about taking. It's class warfare is what he's promoting. Listen to what he says.
>> Joseph Parker: I've been very clear about the fact that we live in the wealthiest city in the wealthiest country in the history of the world. And it's unacceptable that one in four NewSong Yorkers are living in poverty. And I believe that, the wealthiest can do a little bit more to ensure that everyone can afford to live here. I look forward to continuing to advance a vision of our city that has room for everyone. because that's also what makes the city so incredible.
>> Tim Wildmon: Okay, so what he's talking about here is taken. He wants to take money from what he calls the wealthy and, give it to the poor. I guess how he would define it. Buy houses for them. Yeah, that's what he's talking about. And he's talking about using the force of government to do it.
>> Fred Jackson: Yeah. It is the classical left wing socialism. It is redistribution of wealth. It doesn't work. No, because, basically what happens is the harder person a works to succeed and they move up, the more money
>> Tim Wildmon: the government's going to take, the more
>> Fred Jackson: we're going to take. That.
>> Tim Wildmon: That's what he said.
>> Fred Jackson: So what does that do? That kills the incentive to want to work hard to better yourself. That's what it does.
>> Tim Wildmon: It also makes the, wealthy people flee.
>> Fred Jackson: Yes.
>> Tim Wildmon: And so they're saying they are, they're fleeing NewSong York. I saw a story yesterday. It's incredible the amount of, wealthy millionaires that have decided to leave. Now, some of them left because of COVID because the restrictions in NewSong York were just crazy. So they said, we're going to Florida or wherever. So that happened. But then, but then, if you listen, these people that are really rich, they're not really rich because they're stupid. Okay? They're pretty smart people most time. And they've decided, you know, we're not going to stay in NewSong York and pay 50, 60, 70% taxes when we can go somewhere else in the country and pay 20, 25, 30% taxes. Go ahead.
>> Chris Woodward: And by the way, Zo run Mamdani. This is coming from Business Insider, well known, well respected news outlet. That guy makes $259,000 a year. As a mayor, the median income in NewSong York State is $85,000. And he wants you to believe that rich people are bad, even though he's making far more than the average NewSong York State.
>> Tim Wildmon: Yeah. 259,000 in NewSong York's not very much money. but, but yeah, it is much m. It is, it is a lot of money across most of America.
>> Fred Jackson: But well, he has, he has perks on top.
>> Chris Woodward: He's not paying to live in Gracie Mansion.
>> Tim Wildmon: Yeah, right.
Chris: Donald Trump has pushed back on the agenda of free grocery stores
>> Chris Woodward: So who, who does work for free? Donald Trump. That's the thing. all these people are bad. If socialism is so great, shouldn't you be working for free?
>> Tim Wildmon: Yeah, it doesn't, socialism doesn't in the end doesn't work. and what he's going to find is less people to tax because as I say there are going to be, they're going to be moving somewhere. so we'll see, we'll see how it plays out there. He has a four year term. He's not even through with one yet, right?
>> Chris Woodward: No, he just started.
>> Fred Jackson: Yeah, yeah, he's kind of pushed back on the agenda of the free grocery stores. He's, he's pushed back that down the
>> Tim Wildmon: road a little bit. That's one of his promises, wasn't it?
>> Fred Jackson: That's right. But we're not ready for that yet. In NewSong York they all do that.
>> Tim Wildmon: Free grocery stores.
>> Fred Jackson: Yeah. And once that arrives, because it's been tried in another place, it hasn't worked. Once that arrives, you're going to see some real rebellion because NewSong York has those bodegas, they had local owned grocery stores. They won't be able to match obviously the price of the government grocery store. So what are you going to do with those people?
>> Tim Wildmon: Yeah, yeah, they're going to be out of work.
>> Chris Woodward: I invite all the people in Brooklyn to move to Brooklyn, Mississippi. Yes, there is such a place. There's also Manhattan, Kansas. if somebody wants Brooklyn, Mississippi. Krish, Brooklyn, Mississippi is an unincorporated community in Mississippi. It's down in Forrest County.
>> Tim Wildmon: Okay.
>> Chris Woodward: You can leave the hustle and Bustle of Brooklyn, NY and move M to the woods.
>> Tim Wildmon: I would just warn people before they pick up and make that move. It's not exactly the same thing.
>> Chris Woodward: There's a Dollar General, there's, they get their groceries.
>> Tim Wildmon: there's no bridge people. Okay.
>> Fred Jackson: And no baseball team.
>> Tim Wildmon: No baseball team. Yeah.
>> Chris Woodward: Hattiesburg is not far. you can, you know, visit Southern Miss, see the Golden Eagles.
>> Tim Wildmon: All right, you're listening to today's issues on American Family Radio. What's the next story?
Minnesota sheriff asks state lawmakers to do something about Somali led crimes
>> Chris Woodward: Alright, let's go to Minnesota now where you've got a sheriff asking state lawmakers there to do something about Somali led crimes. This is a Story that Carli Shimkas reported on this morning. Carly Shimkus.
>> Pam Bondi: Okay, clip nine A Minnesota sheriff calling on political leaders to act after he says 300 Somali children, some with ties to gangs in the region, went on a crime spree in the area on July 4th weekend.
>> Chris Woodward: Those 300 kids that are running in the gang circles are going to turn into 900 kids. This is how it happens. We're at an early enough stage that we can address the problem before it's heavy drugs.
>> Pam Bondi: The sheriff's comments drawing blowback in the community with one city council member saying, quote, that kind of rhetoric is not only wrong and is dangerous, it targets an entire community, creates fear and makes it harder to build the trust we need to actually keep people safe.
>> Tim Wildmon: Where is that, Minnesota?
>> Chris Woodward: Yeah, it's in Ramsey County, I believe it is.
>> Tim Wildmon: For those who don't know, Minnesota, has a big Somali population, because Obama, when he was president, basically moved a lot of the Somalians. Was there a civil war going on there or something? What was it? It was done in the name of what, ah, like refugees or political persecution or something?
>> Fred Jackson: Yes, the flood. The floodgates he opened.
>> Tim Wildmon: So he, he made the. He basically created Somali town there in,
>> Fred Jackson: in Minnesota, Minneapolis in particular. Yeah. But now, I mean, they're branching out from Minneapolis.
>> Tim Wildmon: Yeah. So that was a report about gangs.
>> Chris Woodward: Yeah, like young people that were the children of the Somali immigrants that came over here.
>> Ed Vitagliano: Yeah.
When are we going to talk about this Daylight savings time deal
>> Tim Wildmon: All right. By the way, when are we going to talk about this Daylight savings time deal?
>> Chris Woodward: Oh, well, Steve had that in his stack.
>> Tim Wildmon: Okay, we'll save that for Steve.
>> Chris Woodward: Stick around.
>> Tim Wildmon: I'm for it.
>> Fred Jackson: Yes.
>> Chris Woodward: I don't, I don't, you know
>> Tim Wildmon: what we're talking about here. Just for people know. So we stay. Are, ah, we stealing Steve's thunders. He gonna, he's got enough.
>> Chris Woodward: We can do it.
A bill to end Daylight Savings time has passed the US House of Representatives
>> Tim Wildmon: All right. So anyway, Daylight Savings time, there's legislation that has passed the US House of Representatives to do away with it so that we have, more daylight. in other words, what we have right now will be year round.
>> Chris Woodward: Correct.
>> Tim Wildmon: Right.
>> Chris Woodward: It's the Sunshine Protection Act.
>> Tim Wildmon: Is that what it's called?
>> Chris Woodward: Yeah. Apparently Trump, Trump has declared we've saved the daylight, so now we're gonna protect the sunshine anyway.
>> Tim Wildmon: Do you know the reason behind the making it dark at 5 o' clock on November 15, Fred?
>> Fred Jackson: It may have been for agricultural reasons, for, you know, crops and harvesting and all of that stuff.
>> Tim Wildmon: You do that in Canada? Do they do that in Canada?
>> Fred Jackson: Oh, yeah, they do. It too. But I tell you what, people are just will rejoice over this because you don't have to switch the clocks twice a year.
>> Tim Wildmon: Right.
>> Fred Jackson: It's just going to be the same.
>> Chris Woodward: It's been very difficult trying to book an interview with somebody in Arizona because certain times of the year they're one thing and then the certain times a year they were the other. So now we're finally going to be on the same page. Should this become the thing.
>> Fred Jackson: Yeah, the law.
>> Tim Wildmon: Arizona, they don't change their clock.
>> Chris Woodward: They don't. But certain times of the year, they are one or the other time zone.
>> Tim Wildmon: What about there, is there another state? Indiana. Do they
>> Chris Woodward: Indiana has been piecemeal. I'm going to double check. Does all of Indiana do.
>> Tim Wildmon: We're doing our research right here with Google.
>> Chris Woodward: It sure does. According to indiana.gov all of Indiana observes daylight saving time. The entire state springs forward one hour in March and falls back in November. Though Indiana is split between two time zones. That's what I was.
>> Tim Wildmon: Yeah, well, it passed the House. I don't know what's controversial about this. It'll probably pass the Senate and then we'll be in the sign. It will be done with it.
>> Fred Jackson: yes.
>> Tim Wildmon: but you know, I don't, I don't, I don't like it at all.
>> Fred Jackson: The spring forward one is the toughest.
>> Tim Wildmon: Yeah.
>> Fred Jackson: Yeah.
>> Tim Wildmon: Oh yeah. When you lose an hour.
>> Fred Jackson: Yes.
>> Speaker H: Yeah.
>> Tim Wildmon: Does that mean you're early for church or late for church?
>> Fred Jackson: you're late for church.
>> Chris Woodward: Just go ahead and hit the altar. Call if you show up.
>> Tim Wildmon: Well, you don't have to set your alarm clocks. Your phone automatically.
>> Chris Woodward: Yeah, because it locates. It knows where you are.
>> Tim Wildmon: Yes, it does. The all knowing phone. Okay. Chris, just. Thank you.
>> Chris Woodward: I'll have more Mamdani.
>> Fred Jackson: Tomorrow
>> Tim Wildmon: you just bring all the Mondami stories you want. Krish, Fred and I'll just sit over here and play checkers or something.
>> Fred Jackson: Yes.
>> Tim Wildmon: all right. We will be back momentarily after the news with Steve Paisley Jordow. Coming up, a lot more news to cover.
>> Pam Bondi: The views and opinions expressed in this broadcast may not necessarily reflect those of the American Family association or American Family Radio.
