bank’s Chicago Cubs legend. Once famously said it’s a nice day let’s play 2.
Well joining us now for the
second leg of a double header,
we played one of America’s
newsroom earlier. He is of
course the co anchor of
America’s newsroom host of the
hammer time podcast.
>> Bill Hemmer in studio to
play to. Yeah know me go how
are you I wore loudest jacket I
had we
competing now now I can pay
they were sharing I just I did
that but I want to understand
on your show.
I don’t wear loud. Close on
newsroom. I didn’t say no I
know, but there are there’s
there’s there’s this weird
expectation because one so I
walked on set they did is I got
a pretty mellow jacket
it was against because I’m
trying to look like an adult on
Yahoo like my nighttime
wardrobe is a cry for help by
looking at a live rock cover
But but newsroom I look like a
guy who’s going to court
because he punched somebody to
Rangers game and he’s trying to
curry favor with the judges say
this I think you always look
good all rights and I
appreciate the.
>> Sartorial
broadcast way to stick the
landing on that with thank you
for certain foreign We are
playing too I feel like I owe
you an old style beer to judge
wrinkled solid, you know what
maybe once or twice come to
think of I never like to that
took me a long time to like
beer, yeah, I’m mad the you
know you’ve got yeah I wasn’t
into it I don’t have the look
of a guy who’s not a big beer
check your pajamas seem like a
lot of your body’s Probert
drinking, warm beer when they
were 16 years and that’s up.
>> Not only does it stay with
it doesn’t taste very good no
good. But when you see that age
you got to play the teams on
the schedule you take what you
can get through you know back
in the day.
But I don’t bill Hemmer is in
the House we were talking
earlier on newsroom about Biden
going on Jimmy Kimmel
now in my head really
crystallize we didn’t get to
newsroom. But I actually think
you know whenever you go to
late night shows because you’re
launching a movie he got a book
coming out or whatever I
actually think the project is
launching his the January 6
committee they’re probably
trying to draw attention to it
Wednesday night because it
kicks off in primetime Thursday
Thursday 8 o’clock I didn’t
think about that possibly
neither I don’t know why we’re
giving this so much attention.
Yeah, I just know I don’t think
get it deserves it now if
something is said or asked that
is relevant of a good then we
run with But the last time he
did a one on one interview with
a news purchase was the
10th of February. I how many
days is that as we talk about
4, 5 months That you were
talking a 120 days.
I mean that was before the
Cincinnati Bengals law he was
on my.
>> Yeah he’s one day to put it
up on newsroom. She’s like
well, the Super Bowl interview
I don’t on the land mine and I
wanted to cover you I
appreciate she probably didn’t
follow of course, you know to
going off for the next 5 that
was the Super Bowl Lester Holt
interview that every president
does pretty That but that’s why
I think this is such a it is
it’s a weak showing.
I think it’s a ban attempted
image rehabilitation. But I
think ultimately they’ll
probably talk January
6th and hope this year some I
that’s interesting point you’re
probably not wrong about that
causes 8 o’clock on Thursday
night what I think will be very
interesting will be the Nielsen
ratings that come out Friday
morning as to how many people
tune in to watch. Yeah well
people need to keep in mind
that not you or I are on
gutfeld this Wednesday night I
believe you’re on tonight,
maybe yes and I’m on Friday.
Oh man I would like to be on
with you have to be a good one
hand you would be funny and
then we have a good time on
could yeah you can wear allowed
coats we got together haha guys
over bill Hemmer is in studio
with a bigger Biden trip that’s
been on my mind is this idea
that he could be going over to
Saudi Arabia to you know beg
them to bump up production a
little bit more
this is still a crisis of our
own making no matter how he
spends or Pete buttigieg spends
this we don’t need the Saudis
are only Venezuelans
if we just solve the problem
here at straight but it’s just
not an option that you’re
you’re exactly right about it I
I think
the catch in all of this
however is that everybody
knows.
All right. We were energy
independent now, yeah, 10 years
ago fracking was a question
because you thought it
contributed to earthquakes.
So we go out to Western
Pennsylvania, Northeastern Ohio
we start talking to the farmers
about how their instant
millionaires and you know what
happened ever since then
they’re just became more and
more instant millionaire.
We’ve got the technology right
we could be doing that and
that’s the part that I think is
so frustrating is kuz when it
rings of to me
is when we’re buying it
somewhere else we’re not
cutting consumption and in fact
we’re somebody who Burns fuel
enough are filthy amount of
than we do this.
So it’s like the Mafia just
doesn’t want to get their hands
dirty like we’re going to write
a check for somebody else to do
that thing I would just say
that I have
don’t assume that people just
don’t understand it because
they do yeah they see through
it they say through the
policies. Erdogan had an issue
with Saudi Arabia recently
right it took him around the
coming back to a
point where Erdogan could go to
Riyadh and he went 30 about
yeah and that was his decision
to make is Joe Biden going to
go to Saudi Arabian bow after
declaring them a pariah nation
looking he made a phone call
apparently the phone call
wasn’t taken. But you’re
exactly right about what you
say Jimmy whether it’s OPEC and
Saudi Arabia
or whether it’s Russia and
Vladimir putin yeah, I mean the
the whole argument is about
it’s not about the United
States of America, yeah, it’s
not about the District of
Washington. It’s about the
world and whether you’re
burning to hear burning at
there should have the same
effect right you would think I
do believe that’s that’s what
the science would tell us
that’s why it’s so absurd bill
Hemmer is in studio in a fine
sport coat, and yeah, I he
brought the a game this week.
I’m this my June July
August yeah haha he played a
home game should I keep it or
should I know it works and it’s
a win and you are that’s a Okay
and I got to go. I’m actually
meeting with wardrobe today
after the show we have like our
spring get together.
You know, I’m not the reason
that Gwen retired by the way I
know there’s a hot rumor, Glenn
Martin who was here for 25
years the U.S.
has left it announced it she
just bail she was like no more
out of here though I’ll be
there with many and yet it’s
going to be great.
>> But you know the polling
does show I mean this is where
at least you know Biden is
demonstrating some offensive
awareness. The polling does
show gas prices in the economy
of the entire midterm election
year which is why I think
January 6th in prime time is a
fool’s errand there’s nobody OK
well I think yeah OK sorry to
cut you I where’s it going to
lead an are you going to bring
a witness who says
that on January 5th they knew
if such and such people showed
up in Washington DC that they
would storm the House yeah can
you prove that yeah if you can
whole different story.
If you can’t we’re all back in
the same corners that we have
been.
Based on how we interpret
the events of that day that
that’s how it started am I
wrong know we’re just really
watching the impeachment trial.
It’s like they gave us a sequel
to the in the second page yeah,
and if that’s the case by the
weekend unless there is this
incredible bombshell and I know
Lynne Cheney I I know it she
said over the weekend that they
presented a very
good story and we’ll see I
don’t know but it but if they
happen then the meter doesn’t
move in we’re on to something
else with your 100%. I don’t
think we’re watching top gun
maverick here a sink was go at
the scene I all right.
I have not OK
was the spoilers really don’t
ruin and I would never do that
to you I would know that was
that when that thing was out.
1986, yeah 88 it was the 6 a
man.
It was all anybody could talk
about now is a big deal.
It was a big deal because it
was a need for speed because it
was different, you know that
when star Wars came out it’s
different arrests of Park,
it’s different top gun was a
different feel it absolutely
was was fascinating to is you
know they had their big
singalong the original
listening you’ve lost that
lovin feeling. I missed part
camaraderie like that nowadays
but no one is going to sing
along to bar people staring at
their phone
posting stuff on the Grammy
maybe the places you go have a
little more who would eat oily
the places I go no way had
maybe we could bring that back
I think the guy who can do is
sing along. Yeah you walk in
the room, you make everybody
happy I try I’m you know I am a
FOX News. I’m like you know dog
with a job, you know you go to
the airport the dog sniffing
bags tales always wagon because
you can’t believe the count on
the dog to save the plane on
the same way, but I can’t
believe the count on me to save
this segment. It’s unbelievable
of people pet my stomach they
throw it at all it’s a mess
said where do you after all of
this talk about them being
close in some type of
bipartisan gun reform. What do
you think we’re looking at
something
tough to we had Pat Toomey on
today, it is public and senator
from Pennsylvania.
He’s been really the forefront
of this issue going back to
Sandy hook 2012. 2013, he’s
leaving Congress after 2 terms.
That’s coming up soon there’s a
certain irony in that that we
can talk about.
I I didn’t get us listen maybe
he was just keeping his cards
to be keeping his powder dry
Jimmy I I didn’t get the sense.
Yeah.
That there was going to be
something at the end of this
week
which is Stuart of the
timetable that Schumer gave
them to try to push them into
some sort of mutual decision
could be wrong. Yeah, don’t
know what that is.
I think what they’re doing
employed is kind of interesting
with a red flag laws him
a lot of people have a problem
with that because you could
snitch on me as your neighbor
whether you have a claim are
not yet used a red flag to get
me in trouble. That was sort of
the complaints coming down on
that.
I I just I didn’t get a
great sense of optimism from
his tone could be wrong
don’t know be interesting to
say I might my frustration is I
think we should all be able to
agree that the commonality here
is that these are individuals
who for whatever reason you
know are on the wrong end of
mental health. They’ve slipped
through society, you know being
a failing home in parental
situation like we should be
tackling that at the very least
because I’d like to think there
was common ground there, but it
doesn’t actually seem like the
mental health issue
is a place of common ground
with people cop to it but the
Democrats seem to considered a
serious starting ply know how
you legislate that this could
put you could.
Put more time attention and
money into the process itself.
Yeah, well they both like
spending money I would I would
think that would at the very
least had to be stacked.
They spend money man yeah
unbelievable you know I thought
with the president said last
week when he made his appeal.
He said if you don’t do this
and at least raise the age
limits. From 18 to 21. But I
don’t I don’t think that
doesn’t seem to me is that that
has much traction either I’m
Wendy I mean and how you’re
going to tell a kid he’s got to
go defend the country but he
can’t defend himself seems a
little crazy I understand the
argument your point about
mental health we can do that
yeah your point about school
security. We can do that.
Yeah and be a place to swell
red flags we might be able to
do that can you get 60 votes in
this Congress. Wow
that’s a a pill-popping last
time it came around I think you
only had 40 Democrats I do
believe voted
well that’s the thing they’re
not as hungry for this fight as
they make it sound like in the
media either not on the verge
of the midterms with enough
other issues that they’re
facing because you know if you
look across the country.
I do believe you know you can
make a case for wanting to
restrict the access to certain
weapons but on the whole the
support for the second
Amendment is there whether
you’re Democrat or Republican.
if you wanted to do background checks. Yes, let’s let’s say we’re each year Democrat number
of public image common ground
that we put that legislation we
read it up. Well it if you were
to have that in La.
You would not have stopped
Sandy hook that’s a great point
to say that the to me if you
would have put background
checks into law in Uvalde Texas
you would not have stopped that
either.
But its job mean it’s true yeah
so these this is this is a
tough thing to to nail down if
you want to make it. If you
want to make a perfect yeah
we’re a long way from that it’s
it’s far it’s far we’re talking
to the great bill Hemmer
we’ve had a we’ve covered
everything you think about
hammers it’s all skate
you know you go to the roller
rink just like the set of the
couple skate that of the young
and the old gets all skate you
know you have it you throw the
calm in your back pocket you
get out there it’s your home
you make as I was just skating
game back in the day I was
scared actually yeah roller
really get came out of the gate
in the 6th grade was flopping
all over This isn’t working
out went home and thought about
>> and the next month I came back and was a we know it is so for 6, 7, 8,
grade I was at the roller Derby
their roster roller AMA was
respectable you have the first
time outman always a Matthew or
run or little kids run on
roller skates in the beginning
yeah, they don’t trust the
wheels they run like they’re in
shoes. There that’s what
happens and then you need some
type of a mascot like what
saved may same thing
as I wanted to skate with a
girl named Heather for but I
had no game and Heather for a
wanted escape. And it wasn’t
until I saw the skate us said
United States of America
just kind of gliding along and
you’re like oh yeah, there’s
wheels just let him kind of do
their thing Jimbo
and then I had I had real real
skill had game I could get out
there I could skate but she was
better with the first rider for
I mean she had it He had the
name it is the 3rd you make
better, I know I for we’re
still we’re all still friends
of this day, but I had whatever
com does nothing about me
whatever conversational AK
human diapers S I’ve had since
I was 5.
So you’re not watching like the
ascendancy of a career you’re
watching a child star go
downhill I always had games why
was it was like punching beyond
my weight class, especially at
the roller rink if you could
skate laps of the make a left
wing you of the main routes
right you know I was crushing
debt did you have the mood like
dance I had I did yeah wind
that they used to do it we had
a moonlight scale. Yeah bring
the lights down the at the
disco ball, yes, and yes, we
used to do that in a place
called America on and then they
took it one step further so you
did the dance you to the disco
ball, they used to have races
in America on wheels and you
would win to become if there’s
a common your back pocket was
the worst Smith’s you
considered the man who took
home so used to race brick home
and he used to get heated this
was and everybody gets a trophy
every right to comb as I get
we’re talking like 6, 7, I team
has got to come home. I got
that cold around you gotta
wanted hammer. They don’t just
give those comes away
I hear ye hear it, we were at
the Western roller Rama on
Cruickshank road. Yeah, I think
it’s actually still there is a
real ballots and it was a great
place back
>> well that makes you feel
about a united skates is where
seal team 6 goes to get scared,
I mean it’s his
dicey that’s Kate us or us it
is the somehow he’s the one
dinosaur didn’t go extinct and
that is against all odds.
You now, but Bill Hemmer the
fine fashion choices, always
said you I wore this for you
and I’m not kidding one flat I
looked to my closet is a gym is