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The Sermon on the Mount in the Light of the Temple (Society for Old Testament Study Monographs)
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The Book of Revelation (The Smart Guide to the Bible Series)
It was suggested that the agreement between The New York Times, Steve Deace, Ted Cruz, and Michael Knowles on the pandemic may be a sign of the end times, as described in the Book of Revelation.
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And by the way, if The New York Times and Steve Dase and Cruz and Knowles are all agreeing, that may actually be in the book of revelations a sign of the end times.
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It was suggested that the agreement between The New York Times, Steve Deace, Ted Cruz, and Michael Knowles on the pandemic may be a sign of the end times, as described in the Book of Revelation.
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And by the way, if The New York Times and Steve Dase and Cruz and Knowles are all agreeing, that may actually be in the book of revelations a sign of the end times.
Antiracist Baby Picture Book
It was described as a remarkable book, which stated babies are bred, not born, to be racist or anti-racist and is part of the curriculum at Georgetown Day School, from pre-K to 2nd grade.
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Anti-racist baby is bred, not born. Anti-racist baby is raised to make society transform.
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It was described as a remarkable book, which stated babies are bred, not born, to be racist or anti-racist and is part of the curriculum at Georgetown Day School, from pre-K to 2nd grade.
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Anti-racist baby is bred, not born. Anti-racist baby is raised to make society transform.
Babies are taught to be racist or anti-racist. There is no neutrality.
This is not a book of my opinions. This is a book about America and about you. This book is full of truth. It's packed with absolutely true facts of the choices people made over hundreds of years.
Can we send white people back to Europe?
The idea that we should pretend not to see racism is connected to the idea that we should pretend not to see color. It's called color blindness.
The Sermon on the Mount in the Light of the Temple (Society for Old Testament Study Monographs)
The book was cited as representing the solid, biblical, Judeo-Christian foundations of Western civilization, which the guest felt was the necessary ideological counter to communism and Islamism.
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That is biblical, it's Judeo-Christian. It is the Sermon on the Mount.
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The book was cited as representing the solid, biblical, Judeo-Christian foundations of Western civilization, which the guest felt was the necessary ideological counter to communism and Islamism.
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That is biblical, it's Judeo-Christian. It is the Sermon on the Mount.
Witness
It was mentioned in passing, while discussing communism, and the speaker stated that the author was a former communist who described communism as the second-oldest ideology.
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Actually, Whittaker Chambers, a wonderful writer who wrote the great book Witness, he was an ex-communist. He famously said that communism is not the world's newest ideology. It's act...
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It was mentioned in passing, while discussing communism, and the speaker stated that the author was a former communist who described communism as the second-oldest ideology.
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Actually, Whittaker Chambers, a wonderful writer who wrote the great book Witness, he was an ex-communist. He famously said that communism is not the world's newest ideology. It's actually the second oldest ideology in the world.
Conscience of a Conservative
Senator Cruz referenced Barry Goldwater's book in the context of conservatives needing to be against monopolies and unchecked power, highlighting a key theme of the book.
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Barry Goldwater put it very well in Conscience of a Conservative. He said conservatives need to make war on all monopolies. We need to make war on all unlimited power, all of this unc...
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Senator Cruz referenced Barry Goldwater's book in the context of conservatives needing to be against monopolies and unchecked power, highlighting a key theme of the book.
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Barry Goldwater put it very well in Conscience of a Conservative. He said conservatives need to make war on all monopolies. We need to make war on all unlimited power, all of this unchecked power.
Letter from Birmingham Jail (The Essential Speeches of Dr. Martin Lut)
It was discussed as a powerful and moving piece, particularly in its call for church leaders to be a thermostat and not a thermometer, influencing others with truth and justice. It was also mentioned that it is addressed to members of the clergy.
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I look over at the table between us and I start laughing and said, well, this was not planned. But but actually, Doug Jones is the only senator whose signature I have in this office.
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It was discussed as a powerful and moving piece, particularly in its call for church leaders to be a thermostat and not a thermometer, influencing others with truth and justice. It was also mentioned that it is addressed to members of the clergy.
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I look over at the table between us and I start laughing and said, well, this was not planned. But but actually, Doug Jones is the only senator whose signature I have in this office.
And sitting on the table next to the bust of Winston Churchill is a printed copy of Martin Luther King's letter from a Birmingham jail.
He started a tradition of reading the entirety of letter from a Birmingham jail on the floor of the Senate, and he did it as a bipartisan, he invited six senators to participate.
And it is a letter to Christian pastors...to stand up against racism and stand up against evil, and there's a great portion in it where he says the church and leaders in the church...We should be a thermostat and not a thermometer.
In other words, we shouldn't just reflect the temperature of those around us, but rather the leaders of the church should be influencing those around us with truth and with justice.
One Damn Thing After Another
Memoirs of an Attorney General
It was mentioned as a book potentially critical of Donald Trump, in the same vein as another book by John Bolton. It was discussed as a potential source of controversy.
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He's writing a book called One Damn Thing After The Other. And is this another John Bolton book where the attorney general might trash Trump?
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It was mentioned as a book potentially critical of Donald Trump, in the same vein as another book by John Bolton. It was discussed as a potential source of controversy.
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He's writing a book called One Damn Thing After The Other. And is this another John Bolton book where the attorney general might trash Trump?
It appears that it might be so.
Well, I can't wait to hear the conversation. I can't wait to read the former attorney general's book, because if it does turn out to be a bad book, we we totally we never had him on this show.
The Crucible, a Play in Four Acts
Ted Cruz mentioned a past role in this play by Arthur Miller, while discussing the similarities between acting and politics.
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So in law school, I did The Crucible.
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Ted Cruz mentioned a past role in this play by Arthur Miller, while discussing the similarities between acting and politics.
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So in law school, I did The Crucible.
A Choice Not an Echo
Updated and Expanded 50th Anniversary Edition
It was mentioned as a famous conservative book from decades ago, which highlighted the importance of having a choice in one's politicians at the ballot box.
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There's a famous conservative book from many decades ago called A Choice, Not an Echo.
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It was mentioned as a famous conservative book from decades ago, which highlighted the importance of having a choice in one's politicians at the ballot box.
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There's a famous conservative book from many decades ago called A Choice, Not an Echo.
Hardball
How Politics Is Played--Told by One Who Knows the Game by Matthews, Chris (1988) Hardcover
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One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish
It was mentioned as a book that can help quickly increase a book-reading count, likely due to its short length and simple nature.
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Reading books like One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish really stacks up the numbers fast.
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Episode: Build Back Broke Bombshell
It was mentioned as a book that can help quickly increase a book-reading count, likely due to its short length and simple nature.
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Reading books like One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish really stacks up the numbers fast.
Race, Redistricting, and Representation
The Unintended Consequences of Black Majority Districts (American Politics and Political Economy Series)
Ted Cruz referenced the book while noting that several passages Claudine Gay was accused of plagiarizing originated from it, and he used it to illustrate points about the Voting Rights Act and its sections. The discussion highlighted the book's focus on the unintended consequences of black‑majority districts and its relevance to debates over voting rights. No endorsement was offered, and the mention served mainly as a factual citation.
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The book by David Cannon was referenced in the context of several passages Claudine Gay allegedly plagiarized from it in her academic writings.
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There's there's a professor named David Cannon, who wrote a book in 1999 entitled Race, Redistricting and Representation, the Unintended Consequences of Black Majority Districts.
The VRA, which is the Voting Rights Act, the VRA is often cited as one of the most significant pieces of civil rights legislation passed in our nation's history.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is often cited as one of the most significant pieces of civil rights legislation passed in our nation's history.
The central parts of the VRA are Section 2 and Section 5. The form prohibits any state or political subdivision from imposing a voting practice that will deny or abridge the right of any citizen of the United States to vote on account of race or color.
The central part of the measures are Section 2 and Section 5. Section 2 reiterates the guarantees of the 15th Amendment prohibiting any state or political subdivision from adopting voting practices that deny or abridge the right of any citizen of the United States to vote on account of race or color.
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It was mentioned by Jimmy Kimmel as one of Ted Cruz's previous publications, in a humorous segment about his new book, Unwoke.
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Of course, the New York Times bestseller, A Partially Digested Rat and other things I found in my chin pouch.
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It was mentioned by Jimmy Kimmel as one of Ted Cruz's previous publications, in a humorous segment about his new book, Unwoke.
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Of course, the New York Times bestseller, A Partially Digested Rat and other things I found in my chin pouch.
Hide Your Children
Exposing the Marxists Behind the Attack on America's Kids
Liz Wheeler's book was discussed, focusing on the Marxist ideology being taught to children and how it's captured many cultural institutions. It also critiques the Republican Party's response to these issues.
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Liz has her own great show. She's got an incredible new book out as well.
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Liz Wheeler's book was discussed, focusing on the Marxist ideology being taught to children and how it's captured many cultural institutions. It also critiques the Republican Party's response to these issues.
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Liz has her own great show. She's got an incredible new book out as well.
Hide Your Children, Exposing the Marxists Behind the Attack on American Kids.
Tell us a little bit about this book, why you wanted to write it and why it's so important, especially right now.
This book started as a question that I think a lot of parents actually had the same question that I had during COVID when we saw this increase in attacks on our children.
Grab it for your kids, your grandkids. Make sure you read this. Hide Your Children.
Family First
Your Step-by-Step Plan for Creating a Phenomenal Family
It was mentioned that Dr. Phil wrote this book in 2004, stating that families in America were under attack due to the pressures they face. He later reiterated that things have significantly worsened since then.
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I wrote a book in I think 2004 called Family First.
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It was mentioned that Dr. Phil wrote this book in 2004, stating that families in America were under attack due to the pressures they face. He later reiterated that things have significantly worsened since then.
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I wrote a book in I think 2004 called Family First.
And at that time I said the family in America is under attack. That families in America are under attack.
Let me tell you, it is so much worse now than it was then.
Where the Light Enters
Jill Biden's book, 'Where the Light Enters', sold 7,000 copies in its first week and generated $3 million, with $2.3 million supposedly from royalties, which was also questioned in context to typical royalty rates.
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USA Today said that Jill grossed $3 million.
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Jill Biden's book, 'Where the Light Enters', sold 7,000 copies in its first week and generated $3 million, with $2.3 million supposedly from royalties, which was also questioned in context to typical royalty rates.
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USA Today said that Jill grossed $3 million.
In her first week, she sold 7,000 copies.
And the remainder was royalties from her book.
I'm going to guess not that many people are running out to get her book.
So presumably that's $2.3 million for that book.
Dotson
My Journey Growing Up Transgender
It was described as a children's book for very young children, about a transgender child's journey growing up.
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One of them is Dotson, it's a book for young young children not not like six and eight year olds like we're talking about a little like a baby color like flip hard book those hard pag...
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It was described as a children's book for very young children, about a transgender child's journey growing up.
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One of them is Dotson, it's a book for young young children not not like six and eight year olds like we're talking about a little like a baby color like flip hard book those hard pages short book Dotson my journey to growing up transgender.
Mona & Me in the WC
A Bub-Bye Binary Comedy Drama
It was described as a hard-cover children's book that pushes children beyond the gender binary.
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Right next to that Bye Bye Binary, it's a book it's a board book now a board book is for young young we're talking about one year olds.
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It was described as a hard-cover children's book that pushes children beyond the gender binary.
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Right next to that Bye Bye Binary, it's a book it's a board book now a board book is for young young we're talking about one year olds.
there are 51 pages of propaganda books hardcore books pushing your children beyond the gender binary hard book for kids bye-bye binary the pronoun book uh mama and mommy and me in the middle I mean the the list goes on and on of how they're trying to indoctrinate.
The Pronoun Book
It was mentioned as a board book with a focus on gay pride and pronouns, aimed at very young children.
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another board book the pronouns book and it shows a bunch of gay pride stuff in pronouns so bad bad.
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It was mentioned as a board book with a focus on gay pride and pronouns, aimed at very young children.
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another board book the pronouns book and it shows a bunch of gay pride stuff in pronouns so bad bad.
The Pronoun Book uh mama and mommy and me in the middle
Superpower in Peril
A Battle Plan to Renew America
Author David McCormick joined Ted Cruz to discuss his work, Superpower in Peril: A Battle Plan to Renew America. McCormick explained that the book addresses the growing geopolitical threat posed by China, arguing that America's status and leadership are currently in jeopardy. He presented the work as a necessary strategic plan for retaining the nation's place in the world and restoring the American dream, with Cruz strongly endorsing the book to listeners.
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Dave McCormick's book, 'Superpower in Peril', was discussed in the context of the current geopolitical landscape, particularly concerning the growing threat of China, and offered a strategic plan to restore American leadership.
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Dave McCormick's new book is out, Superpower in Peril, a Battle Plan to Renew America.
And it's getting worse by the day.
And that's what this book is about, Superpower and Peril, is that our status in the world, our leadership at home and our status in the world is in question.
And this book, Superpower and Peril, is about our plan for retaining our place in the world and for restoring the American dream.
Grab Dave's new book, Superpower in Peril, a Battle Plan to Renew America. You can grab it on Amazon or wherever you get your books.
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