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Everyone's Stupid Except Me

·1 hr 7 min·2 clips

Sean McCreesh asked Trump why he was the only one saying Iran hit a girls school with a Tomahawk.

1. The Bob Cesca Show focuses on Trump's Iran strikes and the argument over what the campaign is actually for. 2. Bob Cesca hosts the episode with Jody Hamilton and David Ferguson, and all three are recurring voices on the show. 3. The episode asks whether Trump's bombing campaign in Iran is a short-term "excursion" or the start of a larger war. 4. The hosts quote Pete Hegseth saying the last 24 hours saw Iran fire the "lowest amount of missiles" so far. 5. Bob argues that Trump is creating a "permission slip" for China and other states to invade rivals. 6. The conversation returns to Iraq in 2003 and the way U.S. leaders ignored warnings from foreign-policy experts. 7. Bob says Trump has "completely overturned the post World War Two world order" and made American leadership less credible. 8. The hosts criticize Joe Scarborough and Bill Maher for treating the strikes as proof of success. 9. Trump is quoted describing the war as "very complete," then calling it a "short-term excursion." 10. Bob and Jody contrast that language with the reported costs of the war and the toll on civilians. 11. The AP report about a top Iranian security official warning Trump becomes one of the episode's most quoted moments. 12. Sean McCreesh of The New York Times presses Trump on why he is the only official claiming Iran used a Tomahawk. 13. Trump answers, "Because I just don't know enough about it," which the hosts treat as a summary of his public posture. 14. The episode cites AP reporting, satellite analysis, and Bellingcat's review of footage from Manab, Iran. 15. Bob says the footage shows what appears to be an American Tomahawk missile hitting a compound near a girls school. 16. The hosts cite a figure of more than 165 people killed in that strike, including children. 17. The tone is combative, sarcastic, and analytical, with long stretches of argument interrupted by clipped news reading. 18. The format mixes ad reads, live banter, reporting, and extended political commentary. 19. Listeners who follow Iran policy, Trump coverage, and media criticism will get the most from it. 20. Listeners wanting a light, apolitical conversation will probably skip it.

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