10-25-24 Morning Rush - Menendez Bros MAY BE Released?! & Bachelor Podcaster Madi Prewett Roasted For BOLD Political Take

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On this morning's episode, we've got the full Menendez brothers story. District attorney says they've served enough time and asked the judge to release them after 35 years in prison. Also, Caitlin Bristow stops by the love to see it podcast to chat about her night with Joan at dancing with the stars.

And speaking of bachelor bachelor star, Maddie Pruitt stirs up some political controversy. with their thoughts on the upcoming election. And we've also got Barstool founder, Dave Portnoy, weighing in on his employee, Brianna chicken fries, breakup with country singer, Zach, Brian, all these stories and so much more coming up next on the rush.

We've made it very clear. We are a bachelor, Kelsey Anderson fan page here. Uh, big fan of Kelsey. She's engaged to Joey from his season on the bachelor and her father was on this season of golden bachelorette. Well, now Kelsey says she would fully support her father, Mark as the next golden bachelor. 100%.

My question is, is he too young? He's still in his fifties, you know, to the, what's The age range they're looking for. She said this, if that's what he wants to do, I would fully support him. She exclusively told us weekly while promoting her partnership with F cancer and little words project. I think that my dad has grown so much through this journey of the golden bachelorette.

So yeah, I would 100 percent be excited for him and support him. I think this is great. I think it's a great idea. I just love the synergy, uh, amongst the Anderson family. You know, it's so rare. You know, this has never happened before where someone can bond with their parent or daughter because they both were in the same bachelor franchise.

Uh, I want a podcast, Mark and Kelsey, get me a podcast, bring your family together. We need more of you. Well, speaking of families. Well, this is a family story for you. The Menendez brothers have paid their debt to society says the district attorney. Let's go to this full story of what was, I guess, breaking news yesterday that they may now, we don't know for sure, but they may be releasing the Menendez brothers if all goes according to plan, here's what the district attorney had to say.

Very careful review of all the arguments that were made for people on both sides of this equation. I came to a place where I believe that under the law, resentencing is appropriate. And I am going to recommend that to a court tomorrow. What that means in this particular case is that we're going to recommend to the court that the life without the possibility of parole be removed and that they will be sentenced for murder.

Which, because there are two murders involved, there will be 50 years to life. However, because of their age under the law, since they were under 26 years of age, At the time that this crimes occurred, there will be Eligible for parole immediately. Alright. So I guess if you just kill people when you're under the age of 26, I mean get, get your killings in before you're 25.

Wait. 'cause once you turn 25 then you can rent a car and I don't know. No, I look, I, you know, all joking aside, I understand. The idea that if you're younger, maybe, maybe your whole life shouldn't be ruined for a mistake that you made, even if it's, uh, you know, such a, such a terrible crime. Now, when it comes to the Menendez brothers, I guess new information came out that they were being abused, which.

You know, does it change the fact that they murdered their parents? No, but you know, there are different levels of degrees when it comes to, you know, how bad a crime is, right? Well, now they're saying that it is Ryan Murphy who made all the difference in the Menendez decision. And that's, uh, Kim Kardashian gives Ryan Murphy that credit.

She posted this on her Instagram story. She said the Menendez brothers were granted a second chance at life and will wake up tomorrow. Finally eligible. For a parole hearing, they could be released in as early as six months. Thank you George Gascon for revisiting the Menendez Brothers case and writing a significant wrong.

Your commitment to truth and fairness is commendable to the brothers, family, friends, and the millions who have been vocal supporters. Your voices were heard. The media's focus, especially on the heels of Ryan Murphy's TV show, helped expose the abuse and injustices. in their case. Society's understanding of child abuse has evolved, and social media empowers us to question the systems in place.

This case highlights the importance of challenging decisions and seeking truth, even when guilt is not in question. I believe in the justice system's ability to evolve, and I am grateful for a society where we can challenge the decisions and seek justice. Guys, that was from Kim. Kardashian. Now, I'm not surprised because I followed Kim for a minute now, and I know she's worked on a lot of prison reform issues.

She, I think, decided to not finish getting her, uh, law degree, uh, but she did study a little bit, and of course, daughter of a pretty famous lawyer in the California area, of course, worked on the OJ Simpson trial. I don't know if everyone knows that about Kim Kardashian. I really don't, but maybe they do. Uh, of course she got her celebrity as an influencer because of a leaked sex tape or a stolen sex tape.

Who knows? And, um, look, I got to tell you, She's doing good with her platform. She's gotten people exonerated that were convicted of crimes. She's using her platform to elevate justice. And again, because people are revisiting the Menendez brothers going, okay, they've been behind bars for 30 plus years.

They have shown a good record and we've looked at all the other information. Like go out there, get a chance, give them a chance. Well, Lyle Menendez, his first wife, says the brothers should be freed despite personal heartbreak. So this is where, this is where the Rush Hour podcast comes in with some weird stuff.

Like, I like to dig into a good story. So the Menendez brothers resenting, resentencing is happening. Uh, but one of the brothers was married, and I'm doing the math and I'm going, Wait, did he meet his wife while he was in jail? Her name was Anna Erickson and she was married to Lyle Menendez from 96 to 2001.

She tells TMZ that even though Lyle shattered her trust when a misdirected letter revealed he had feelings for someone else, it doesn't change her stance. She still believes the brothers should be freed. All right. So what you're telling me is this, the Menendez brothers are just firing off so many.

Romantic letters that they accidentally sent the wrong one to the wrong address. Listen, I've never been incarcerated. Don't know what it's like, but I gotta tell ya, you're probably pretty bored. You got side pieces on the outside of the walls. You're firing off letters. Next thing you know, you meant to send it to Rebecca, but you sent it to Anna.

You got your names mixed up. up. It's a real, I mean, a real rom com move that happens here. So anyhow, she's like, yeah, despite that happening and her filing for divorce, she's still happy for him. So of course I do some more digging. That was Lyle. Now we got the other Menendez brother. And as it turns out a while back in the early two thousands, the other Menendez brother's wife spoke about their relationship.

Now this lady also met. Him behind bars. I don't know if it's these high profile cases that, you know, Charles Manson had a, had a girlfriend who was 50 years younger than him. What is it about some ladies that like a man in pinstripes? Always there for me emotionally. This is the wife of Eric Menendez, one half of the infamous Menendez brothers, the ones who brutally killed their parents.

She made a rare appearance on Larry King in 2004. The holding of the hands when I'm with him is, is a big, big thing. You, you wouldn't think so, but just being next to him. They're the women who will never know what it's like to do dinner at a movie. Now, this, this CNN story was from 2015, almost 10 years ago.

So, they were saying they'll never know what it's like to do a movie. Well, that's wrong, because apparently they're gonna be let out. That's because their spouses have no hope of getting out of prison. Serial killers John Wayne Gacy and Ted Bundy, among the other notorious murderers who were in committed relationships before they were put to death.

Who would decide to get involved with a prisoner? I like him for who he is and I would like him no matter where he was. This is 40 year old Chelsea. All right. So then they go through these different ladies that enjoy these prisoners. Maybe, maybe, you know, maybe if you're introverted and you don't like a guy who leaves the toilet seat up or spends too much time watching sports, you go, you know what the best case scenario for a happy relationship is when your husband's behind bars, you get a conjugal visit once a month, everybody's happy, you know, until they send the wrong name to the wrong letter.

And, you know, you get busted for cheating from behind bars. You know, the prison yard, but either way, I mean, it's, I'm sure there's, I'm sure I'll get an email from some people out there, uh, telling me about the psychology of it all, but it's, you know, it's an interesting thought. You know, there's, uh, you know, some people like a man, uh, they always say women like a man in uniform, but, um, you know, a prison guard, I guess so.

All right. I got a feel good college football story coming to you right after a quick word from our sponsor. A couple of days ago, I shared with you the story of the NFL kicker who was selling bricks and then all of a sudden gets called up to the big leagues. Well, now we have a tryout for a new Arizona state kicker after the current kicker, I guess was pretty bad.

And I want to share this whole story for you. Uh, we might have a pretty wild weekend ahead of us. We might be about to witness one of the great walk on sports stories of all time. So Arizona State, they just lost, moved to 5 2. They're holding open kicking tryouts on campus. But our kicking game's atrocious.

So if you can kick and you're at Arizona State, uh, email me. Right, we're gonna have kicking tryouts on Monday. So bring it on, kicking tryouts Monday. Let's go. I think they should have more open tryouts. Like, what if every college team had open tryouts and, uh, you know, just, I mean, I know they do tryouts, but you know, just, just one spot that has to be filled based on, you know, a viral Tik TOK video.

So with open trials coming up, meet new internet sensation, Nolan Krinsky. He's an Arizona state student who went and hit the practice field. Let me tell you, he's gone viral. He's absolutely bootin the ball. So, this guy, he tweets, I would love to tryout for the Arizona State football team. I am a kicker, punter, placeholder, and have been trying to walk onto the team for three years now, and I love kicking and putting in the work.

If you give me a tryout, I promise I won't disappoint. Well, I'm here to tell you that he got that tryout yesterday. I'm not sure if he made the team. Lacing him through the uprights from 50 yards out, and he's gone viral. 2. 7 million views on this, and he said, Look, coach, I've been trying to make the team as a walk on for three years now.

I'm a kicker. Punter placeholder at Kenny Dillingham. Give me a shot and great news for Nolan and the rest of us who were going to live vicariously through him. The trial is confirmed for Tuesday or Wednesday, so that's this week. So he's locked in forks up. This would be reminiscent of when coach Mike Leach saw a halftime kicking contest where a student, Matt Williams, laced one through the upright.

Mike Leach said, hold on, we need a kicker. When got his info. And next thing you know, Texas tech had a new place kicker walk on Matt Williams. I'm not alone. We're all rooting for Nolan here to make this college football team seven games into the year and become the new place kicker of the sun devils. Oh my gosh, I hope he's single.

I hope this kicker is single because once he's, once he joins the team, he's going to be the Steven Nadorczyk of Arizona State. And by the way, Arizona State is where good looking people go to college. I don't know, and I think Megan Fox went there, right? I don't know if it's The highest IQ people that go there, but if you got good bone structure, you go to Arizona state and you have some fun out there.

That's just how it works. Well, I got a sad story. Uh, this is a New York city story. Have you, have you heard of the Bed Stuy aquarium? It was a. Uh, street aquarium that was created by the local residents after a hydrant was dripping. They actually turned a little sidewalk area with a dripping hydrant into a full blown aquarium with, uh, with, uh, fish.

And it was kind of the talk of the town all summer long. Well, I guess the firemen showed up and actually, uh, I actually, uh, sealed off that fire hydrant, killing the fish. Finding out that all the fish are dead. I'm kind of sad about it. This is what the spot looks like now. Gone dozens of little goldfish.

This is what it looked like before these fish and the little hydrant aquarium were a favorite neighborhood curiosity. I just came over to see it. I didn't know that I was shut down. A leaky hydrant and the pool of water it made this summer is what started all of this whimsicality. But securing and sealing the hydrant on Tuesday Look, look at his face.

Remember the firemen that did it? Kill all the fish. People enjoy this place. We had international media attention, and yet no city agency reached out. That is a solar panel, and there's actually a heater attached. This was all part of their whole plan. To keep the fish alive during the winter by regulating the temperature of the water.

All right, so that was the report by ABC7 in news in New York City. Now, I'm being told that even though the firemen came and drained the whole area, that they've already begun rebuilding. So yeah, don't ruin a good thing. And now, now, You know, it gets pretty cold in New York. I don't know if one little solar panel is going to keep things warm, but who knows?

Like, uh, you know, it's just, uh, you know, New York is a city of resilience and New York is a weird city. I lived there for a long time and when, when they get their minds about something, they don't let it go. So if they want an aquarium in Bed Stuy, by golly, they're going to have one. All right. Our good pal, Caitlin Bristow was on our other four.

love to see it. And she discussed, uh, what it was like to catch up with the golden bachelorette, Joan, while at dancing with the stars. Here's what she had to say. I actually had that conversation with her. Um, they didn't air it, but I had, um, I had quite a long conversation with her about how she needs to just, you know, Be herself and surrender to this whole thing of, like she said, not driving the bus.

Like, yes, you're the lead, but you're also still a human being who's been through a lot and once you open yourself up, like that show will crack you wide open and, and, It helps like so once once you allow yourself to be human and show all of your emotions and being like You're not perfect and nobody wants you to be perfect And they're all relating to certain things that they've been through It brings them all closer and and just takes all those relationships to another level and I really saw that Between her and chalk in that moment.

I agree caitlin and uh, you know I also agree with caitlin that I don't think joan has fully opened up. I think she's doing the best she can You But you know, I think there's still some hesitation there, but the season is young. So we'll have to see. I think she's doing a fantastic, fantastic job though, but good insight by Caitlin Bristow.

Uh, all right. Well, uh, Dave Portnoy, uh, founder of Barstool sports, uh, reacted to his employee, Brianna chicken fry, getting dumped by country musician, musician, Zach Bryan, and he reacted by sharing a story about why he doesn't like Zach. I think Brie, I'm paraphrasing, was interviewed on the red carpet, like, anybody you're excited to meet, and it was some famous, like, awesome looking celebrity.

And I think she's like, oh, he's good looking, or like, yeah, he looks nice. Oh, jeez. Oh boy, here we go. He, he unfollowed Brie. On social blocked BFFs. She's on the gold, like the red carpet being interviewed. So he just seemed like a really immature, not confident baby. And then when I'd been around, like he was nice to us at the concert, but off, like his vibes were just, he was so over the top, nice.

so much for coming. It means the world to me that you came. It's like, no, don't fake, fake, insecure. So insecure. All right. So there it is. Dave Portnoy says his vibes were off and good for him for going to bat for his employee, Brianna chicken fry. As we reported a few days ago, she, you know, released that video crying where she found out that he posted that they broke up again.

Look. I don't know how they broke up, I don't know the full story, and I don't know the parameters around when they were going to announce the breakup, but you know, at some point you gotta rip the band aid off. Now maybe she thought they would get back together, who knows? But either way, it seems that it is, uh, as dead as a doornail.

Uh, okay, well, I've got A lot of stuff to get to today, uh, with regards to bachelorette or bachelor star, Maddie Pruitt. It might take a few minutes. So why don't we do this? Let's take a break and we'll be back with Maddie Pruitt stirring the pot right after this. Alright, I'm going to share what Bachelor, uh, Maddie Pruitt had to say.

Of course, she's, she's having a baby, she's pregnant, maybe she's got baby brain or whatever they call it. She's kind of like an evangelical influencer, which is like a mall about do whatever the hell you want to do. Uh, she posts this story and it says, This is your friendly reminder to vote. Doing a whole podcast on faith and politics next week and I can't wait.

She said, Just overheard a lady saying her vote doesn't matter. Your vote matters and your prayers matter. You should be doing both. Choosing to not vote is a sin of omission and negligence. And then she goes on to say, and while we're on the topic, please, when you vote, focus on the policies and not the person you're not choosing a spouse or a pastor, it's not a Valentine.

The policies enforced will impact you and your children. This isn't about politics. And by the way, it's like this election's not about politics. She goes, this isn't about politics. This is biblical. Freedom of religion is at stake. amongst a lot of other things. And mass media has made this election a superficial thing where we focus on the personality, gender, and character of a person.

We should be looking at policies that will impact God's design for family, marriage, and children. And which candidate will promote more God and bring this nation back to a nation under God. Now look, I know some people think that sounds fine, and I also know some people were really triggered by what I just shared.

The internet's going absolutely crazy over this. I have a lot of thoughts. I'll be doing a much longer video on this today on the YouTube, because I'll share some, you know, a little bit more nuance as to my opinion, but I do find it interesting. That we live in a world that is so highly triggered by even the conversation around politics.

There's people that found out that I vote for progressive policies and they think I'm some crazy guy now, when they supported me, when I was getting attacked on the Clayton stuff and they supported me in these, you know, Oh, Dave, you're a real truth seeker. And then they find out that I don't vote for the same person that they do.

And they go, I've changed my mind. And it just goes to show there's really nothing out there that that is a. Tighter bond than political ideology in today's world. Now, I have to say it's not just one sided. I know I have plenty of friends that are left leaning that when they find out someone is right leaning, they roll their eyes and they go, I can't with this.

This is crazy and vice versa. Now, look, I moved to Nashville and, um, Nashville's a. Blue city. And by blue, I mean, it's, it leans Democrat in a red state, Tennessee leans Republican, but not by a crazy amount. It's like 60, 40. It's, it's a pretty reasonable split if you ask me. Uh, but the point of what I'm saying is that I have my opinions, but I never tell anybody what to do.

Right. So, and I'm not blaming, I'm not saying Maddie's telling people what to do. I just think she's woefully ignorant. She married a man whose father is a. I don't know if they've ever worked like a real job in their life. I have no idea what kind of, you know, like what they know about the struggles of a lot of people that are out there.

Right. And it's like, you're allowed your opinion by all means, but it almost, you wouldn't even know what side she's clearly, uh, she's clearly voting of red, but. This, this idea that it's not about politics and go over policies, not the guy. It's like a lot of people that are in the sort of, um, that, that sphere put the guy over the policies.

They can't name one policy of their, of their supreme, you know, leader, right? It's, it's all about a cult of personality. And I was thinking about it. I, I didn't think twice that Kamala Harris. Was a, was a woman. I don't really dabble in the, in the culture war battles that exist. To me, that's completely different than, than the political side of things, which is, you know, I've interviewed people that are fighting for, uh, women's body autonomy and things like that.

So for her, who, by the way, you know, is pregnant with a baby girl to say, focus on You know, the things that matter. I don't know if she even knows what matters because the policies aren't going to really affect her. You know, that's called privilege. When people can, can exist above whatever the policies are.

Does that make sense? So she said we should be looking at policies that will impact God's design for family, marriage, and children. And yet. There's no policy for universal healthcare. Wouldn't that be God's design for family and children to not let children go starving, to not let children go to school hungry, or not be able to get the right medical treatment they need because we don't provide for each other.

So when I look at this, I go, Oh my gosh, it is going to take me. a good amount of time to pick this apart. And when it comes to character, you know, you don't, don't take it from me. When I look at that, the guy running for president here, Trump, I see every single person that he hired saying he's a, he's a guy who's unfit for presidency.

So what does that mean? You know what I mean? Now, again, you might get really triggered by this and I just say, okay. Vote however you want, but my channel is I share some news then I offer my opinion and I would be remiss if I didn't say Maddie Pruitt sounds really, really dumb right here. Now I'm not going to get into the whole debate about separating church and state which, you know, you should because not everybody's Christian.

It might be the majority religion in our country and by the way, I did see one of my power listeners at church last week. That's right. I was at Catholic mass. I told you I was raised Catholic, so I don't. Judge people for whatever religions they have, but we have to be aware that it ain't all the same God that everybody worships.

So this idea that we need to bring the nation back to a nation under God, I think that's a scary thought. I think we can walk and chew gum at the same time. I think we can elect political officials that, uh, that speak for the people and do what the people want. A populist, Kind of leader that tries to provide, you know, basic social programs, uh, to, to make this country a better and safer place.

And I think in the off time, you can also go to your church and pray to your God. I think we can separate those just fine. So this weekend I'll actually be interviewing someone who's running for a representative position here in Tennessee, because a lot of people say, Oh Dave, you rant about these things, but what are you doing to solve the issues?

We're talking to people, we're using our platform to, uh, to look at some of the issues that exist out there. And I mean, by the way, my podcast is not big enough to flip any elections. That's not what I try to do. I just try to be authentic and tell you what I think about the different issues that are going on out there.

And I got to tell you. I'm about to shred Maddie when it comes to her ideology. I know I'll have that on YouTube. And you know what, if you don't like my opinion, you can make a YouTube video where you agree to disagree with me too. That's okay. Even though some others are triggered, I still think we can have these conversations and we can address, you know, them by a point by point basis.

So for those that don't enjoy this part of the conversation, I understand. I empathize. I get it. I try to save it for the end of the episode because not everyone wants to talk about it, but in 12 days, it's going to be the biggest election of our lifetime. And like Maddie says, I agree with her on this note is that we should all be voting.

So don't complain if you're not going to vote, get out there and support. Whichever candidates you support, do your research on the local side of the elections and vote in your, in your gut and in your heart for who you think best represents this country. That's all you can do. All right. It's going to be a busy day for me on YouTube today.

So come hang with us over there. I'll be live on Patreon at patreon. com slash Dave Neal, nice and early. So I'll be making a lot of content today. You can catch me there. Otherwise I'll catch you later on the ride home this afternoon. It's going to be a lit episode. It'll be our last Friday in October. And we're going to party.

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