- Sup, you beautiful bastards!
Welcome back to the Philip DeFranco show.
Buckle up, 'cause we're just gonna jump into it.
I got an email a few weeks back that was like
"I love this show, but I'd really like to have an episode
where you're kind of like just going through the internet
with us and talking about and commenting on the news."
And to me that sounded like
"I hate the show and you're worthless, Philip DeFranco!"
Because of course I'm allergic to pretty much anything
that can even remotely sound like criticism.
And other peoples ideas, blah!
But, that sounds like a great way to have a lazy day.
So, let's do it.
Let's see, we have court rules Trump must testify
under oath in New York state's investigation.
Ruling that Trump and his children, Ivanka Trump
and Donald Trump Jr are obligated to testify under oath
in New York state's investigation
into the Trump Organization's financial dealings,
state Attorney General Letitia James announced on Thursday.
Very cool, excited to see that result once again in nothing.
It's like watching people for years
and years try to grip water.
Though, in other Trump news,
you had Trump endorsements collapse in Georgia.
This, because you know,
David Perdue weeks after repeating the big line,
days after telling Stacy Abrams to 'go back
where she came from
and saying that she had demeaned her race lost
in spectacular fashion to Brian Kemp,
who at least didn't engage
and believe Donald Trump's big lie.
And like, I guess the new bar for Republican decency
is not trying to completely undo democracy.
But I would also argue
that the results in Georgia tell a mixed story.
Because yes, Brian Kemp and Brad Raffensperger survived
and did so with great numbers in their primary.
At the same time in Georgia, you have Trump backed
Herschel Walker very much seeming like he could become
the next Senator from Georgia.
And holy fuck,
like if you ever feel like you're having a day
where you're like, "Oh man, am I stupid?"
Watch this clip of Herschel Walker trying to like,
explain a solution to the gun problem
or specifically the mass shooting
of children in our country.
- See there is a person wielding that weapon.
You know, Cane killed Abel.
You know, and that's a problem that we have.
And I said, what we need to do is look into
how we can stop those things.
You know, he talked about doing a disinformation.
What about getting a department
that can look at young men that's looking at women
that's looking at just social media.
What about doing that?
Looking into things like that.
And we can stop that, that way
but yet they want to just continue to talk about
taking away your constitutional rights.
- Like you don't even just see it and hear it.
Like you'd somehow smell the CTE from that clip.
And in Georgia,
it's gonna be Herschel Walker versus Raphael Warnock,
which essentially is like Warnock versus a baked potato
but the baked potato is the odds on favorite.
Then, Quinta Brunson reacts to wild requests
for a school shooting episode of "Abbot Elementary"
with Brunson tweeting, "Wild how many people have asked
for a school shooting episode of the show I write.
People are that deeply removed from demanding more
from the politicians they've elected,
and are instead demanding entertainment.
I can't ask "Are y'all okay?" anymore
because the answer is "No".
And then follow up tweets, urging her audience
to instead use that energy to ask your elected official
to get on Beto time and nothing less.
And adding, "I don't wanna sound mean
but I want people to understand the flaw
in asking for something like this.
We're not okay.
This country is rotting our brains.
I'm sad about it."
So if you're unfamiliar, Brunson created, stars, writes,
probably does the catering on "Abbott Elementary".
It's a fantastic show, if you haven't watched yet,
definitely recommend it.
With this story and situation,
I can kind of see it from both sides.
If you're Brunson, you're like,
I'm making a sitcom.
We're all aware about the mass shooting problem
in this country.
I can't really like shed a light on it.
But on the other side, I understand, you know,
just how exasperated and exhausted people are,
of just like
"Is there any way we can just make this the last one?"
Or maybe because the show is widely watched
and it takes on this topic,
all of a sudden that starts more dinnertime conversations,
public sentiment changes.
But also if you look at the polls,
a lot of like public sentiment
is being ignored by politicians.
But ultimately I'm in Brunson's corner here.
It's not her responsibility.
If she decides on her own
to make an episode about this, sure.
But at this point, like,
I don't know what you could even put on TV
or on the internet that makes people
see this situation differently.
Except maybe if they went the Emmett Till route.
They literally put a photo of his brutalized corpse
in the newspaper as a way to say this,
this is what is happening.
This is what it looks like.
And this is what will continue to happen,
if we don't change.
Like I've seen a number of people saying
we need to start showing the victims,
the horrifying truth behind what's happening here.
That it's not just numbers.
It's not just, you know, kids smiling faces.
Just the brutality of the situation that we're ignoring.
And understand, I'm not saying that's the answer.
But I think it kind of highlights
just how exhausted and desperate people are.
With so many just openly wondering
is there anything that's gonna kind of like
shake sense into people.
Then we have Kim Kardashian adds chief taste consultant
for Beyond Meat to her resume.
That just reminds me of the Kanye West, Lady Gaga quote.
- She's the creative director of Polaroid.
I like some of the Gaga songs.
What the (bleep) does she know about cameras?
- Though, I will say in Kim Kardashian's defense,
this is not the first time this year
that we saw some Kim Kardashian news
and we were like,
"I'm surprised she would put that in her mouth",
actually, I kinda understand, maybe?
A lot of people seem to like it.
Then, brace yourself, 'How to Murder Your Husband'
essay writer convicted of murdering her husband.
Meanwhile, the writer of "How to Get Away with Murder",
Scott free, suspicious.
You've got romance novelist, now convicted murderer
Nancy Crampton Brophy.
She pens an essay titled "How to Murder Your Husband"
and she begins by writing "As a romantic suspense writer,
I spent a lot of time thinking about murder
and consequently, about police procedure.
After all, if the murder is supposed to set me free,
I certainly don't wanna spend any time in jail."
With her then going on to list the reasons
one might want to hypothetically murder their husband.
Things like financial gain, passion over the quote
lying, cheating bastard.
Falling in love with someone else, being abused by him,
or you're just a hitman or a hit woman.
Then weighing the pros and cons of different murder weapons
with a passage under gun reading,
loud, messy, requires some skill.
And ultimately concluding with some personal remarks.
I find it easier to wish people dead
than to actually kill them.
I don't wanna worry about blood and brain
splattered on my walls,
and really I'm not good at remembering lies.
But the thing I know about murder is that every one
of us have it in him/her when pushed far enough.
Then in a completely separate and no way connected thing,
Nancy's husband Daniel was found shot dead
inside the Oregon Culinary Institute
where he worked in 2018.
And later that year,
prosecutors accusing her of murdering him,
claiming that she stood to gain
a lot from his life insurance.
Also bringing in witnesses,
who said that the couple had been struggling with money.
Plus video shows of Anne believed to be hers
around the place he was murdered.
Plus the state claimed she lied
about her whereabouts that day.
Prosecutors also saying she purchased a ghost gun kit,
a Glock 17, and a slide and barrel to fit it.
Plus Nancy's former cellmate testified
that she admitted to shooting Daniel twice in the heart.
With Nancy ultimately going to trial though,
the jury was not allowed to consider her
"How to Murder Your Husband" essay
when making their decision,
with the jury ultimately finding her guilty.
So especially bad news for Nancy.
Not only because she's gonna be in jail for,
I mean, we don't really know yet,
she's scheduled to be sentenced next month,
but also because in her essay back in 2011
she wrote "Let me say clearly for the record,
I don't like jumpsuits and orange isn't my color.
Sad times, Nancy.
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You know, in today's show
we've talked about different aspects of the shooting.
A lot of it dealing with reactions
but what are the most talked
about in emerging narratives right now
about the Rob elementary shooting in Uvalde
concerns the timeline of the attack
in law enforcement's response.
Right there's more and more information
about the tragedy has come out.
Law enforcement authorities have been met
with more and more questions and criticism
over how long it took them to storm the elementary school.
Because according to official accounts,
the first report of the gunman approaching the school
was made at around 11:30 AM.
But he wasn't shot and killed by a tactical unit
until around 1:00 PM.
During a press conference this afternoon, Victor Escalon Jr.
The department of public safety
South Texas regional director said
that the gunman entered the building at around 11:40 AM.
After shooting at nearby witnesses,
climbing a fence into the school parking lot
and shooting at the school.
Also notably saying the suspect was unobstructed
as he entered the school.
Disputing his department's previous claim
that the attacker had been confronted
by a school police officer.
And in fact, when asked by reporters
if there was a school officer on campus
and if the officer was armed he confirmed
that there was not.
Escalon then went on to say the police
for multiple local units arrived four minutes later
and moved back and took cover
after the suspect fired at them hitting some,
saying the gunman went into the classroom
where he shot and killed all his victims.
But police did not initially make entry
because of the gunfire they had received.
Saying the officers called for backup
and additional resources while evacuating children
and teachers from other parts of the school,
within an hour later border patrol
and tactical teams arriving,
entering and fatally shooting the gunman.
And while Escalon said that in the hour
authorities were taking gunfire and negotiations
and developing a team to make entry.
He was unable to answer the most pressing questions
why it took an hour for law enforcement
to breach the classroom and shoot the gunman
and whether they could have gone in sooner.
And that's really significant
because this presser comes after the news
that the initial accounts from top enforcement officials
and politicians praising the responding officers
for acting so quickly have now been disputed
by multiple witnesses on the scene.
Javier Cazares is a parent who was outside during the attack
and whose nine year old daughter was killed.
Explicitly told reporters
that the authorities have been misrepresenting the response
from law enforcement saying they said they rushed in
and all that.
We didn't see that.
With 'em also saying he offered to help the officer
saying he would run in himself
or they told him to let them do their jobs.
And adding, there were plenty of men
out there armed to the teeth that could have gone in faster.
This could have been over in a couple minutes
more kids would've been saved in my opinion.
And the thing is similar accounts have been backed up
by numerous other witnesses who told reporters
that the parents outside were angrily arguing
with police for not storming the school.
With one gut wrenching viral video in particular,
showing onlookers screaming at the police
who are trying to prevent them
from crossing a line of Tate.
And at another video
people can be heard complaining about the police response.
- [Camera Man] These cops are right here.
Bro there's a (beep) shooting at the school
and these (beep) are telling everybody to leave.
Dude, everybody's here trying to pick up their (beep) kids.
Look, they're just all(beep) parking outside, man.
They need to go in there.
Look at that (beep) bro. They're all in there.
The cops ain't doing (beep) but standing outside
and all the parents are gonna go in.
- [Parent] That like our kids are there, man.
My son's right there.
That's his fault okay.
(indistinct arguments)
I understand that.
But (beep) take him out or something.
So much manpower and you're still not going in there.
I was, I'm ready if have to.
- Like in that video, tons of witnesses have said
that they also saw parents screaming
at law enforcement to just let them in.
If they wouldn't go in themselves
with one witness Victor Luna who had a son
and two grandchildren at the school telling reporters
the law enforcement response seemed disorganized
and claiming that even once police
appeared to be inside the school,
they weren't aware the gunman had been contained.
Saying we saw a lot of cops running everywhere.
It was also echoed by Javier Cazares.
The father who lost his nine year old daughter
and who told reporters that it took 15 or 20 minutes
for law enforcement officers
to even bring protective shields,
to go into the school saying
they were there without proper equipment.
And even some law enforcement officials appeared
to back that up with the associated press reporting,
a law enforcement official familiar with the investigation
said the border patrol agents
had trouble breaching the classroom door
and had to get a staff member
to open the room with a key.
Which is why today, if you go on social media
a number of people going that's fucking horrifying.
This idea that when the people finally did do their jobs
they were so bad at it
that they had to involve and endanger civilian.
And to that point, experts have said
that the way law enforcement responded
or more accurately did not respond
is totally against the protocol
that's been in place for years.
With Kenneth Trump, a national school security expert
with a focus on K-12 school saying
"That the standard protocol for responding
to a school shooting is for the first armed officers
at the scene to go straight to the attacker and capture them
and that nothing should deter police from doing so."
And adding you bypass the injured, the dead step over
and around them and continue on
because every second counts, get to the shooter.
With them going on to say
that even if the police didn't have proper training
the decision not to go inside of the school immediately
will be hard to explain
because that's been the standard now
for literally more than two decades.
With many saying not only do law enforcement authorities
have a lot of explaining to do
but many saying that as we learn more about the situation
the more it does to kind of take away the idea
of a good guy with a gun stops a bad guy with a gun.
Especially now that we've seen a lot
of conservative lawmakers really digging into this idea
that the shooting could have been prevented.
If the school just had one single door
into and out of the building
but others seeing flaws in that argument,
people like Asan Piker saying
the reason why they're moving fast
from the good guys with guns,
would've solved this situation,
to good guys with gun at one door is
because the cops there demonstrably failed to stop him.
So now they've gotta add layers.
With people wondering how can you keep arguing
that we just need more people with guns
when the people that have the guns
and the responsibility to protect these kids didn't move.
With people pointing out in the video.
Some of those officers seem more worried about
the parents won't even have like a taser out.
Yeah. I mean a lot of this is kind of just resulted in
really ugly, dumb arguments happening online.
There's one in particular that blew up on Reddit.
But someone who was responding
to criticism of the officers with "Is this sarcasm?"
It seems like sarcasm
because if you want them to charge
into an active shooter situation,
you should probably try to pretend
to have a little more respect for them.
To which someone responded "You're right."
Cops should only feel obligated
to save the lives of children.
If everyone on the internet is super nice to them.
My apologies.
And here's the thing.
I don't know what it is to be in that situation.
Most people won't.
And I don't know what it is
to be a police officer day in day out.
But I do understand from the position of a parent
if I was there,
I would do what pretty much any parent would do
put their life on the line for their child.
And seconds and minutes and then over an hour pass.
And it looks like these people aren't doing a thing for you.
It would be hard for me not to see every officer
that wasn't doing anything to stop this shooter
as a Scott Peterson,
who of course famously hit outside of the Parkland shooting.
But that's the story.
That's what a lot of people are feeling right now.
And of course I passed the question off to you.
What are your thoughts with these new revelations?
But ultimately that is where that story
and today's show ends.
Thank you for watching.
I love yo faces and I'll see you next time.
- [Man] If you want a solution
stop selling AR-15 in the state of Texas.
You want a solution have universal background checks.
You don't have 'em.
You want a solution red flag logs
or extreme risk protection orders
which stop a shooting before it happens.
You want a solution safe storage laws.
Those are four solutions that have been brought
up by the people of Texas.
Each one of those has broad bipartisan support.
Right now we could get that done.
If we had a governor who cared more
about the people of Texas
than he does his own political career
or his fealty to the NRA.