Hegseth Picked for Pentagon, CIA Arrest Over Israel Leak, California's Slow Vote Count

3 Martini Lunch

Radio America

Politics, Daily News, News Commentary, News

4.6 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 13 November 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Join Jim and Greg as they break down President-Elect Trump's nomination of Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense, a CIA officer charged with leaking Israel’s attack plans on Iran, and California’s protracted vote-counting process.

First, they focus on Trump’s pick of Pete Hegseth, a decorated veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, to lead the Department of Defense. Democrats, including Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, are outraged, pointing to Hegseth’s role as a Fox News host. The left is also not happy about Hegseth's determination to dismantle the Biden-era DEI approach to building and running the military. But Jim says barring any serious revelations, Hegseth should be confirmed.

Next, they react to shocking news of a CIA officer charged with leaking highly classified intelligence regarding a potential Israeli strike on Iran. They discuss how this breach severely damages trust in American intelligence agencies and examine the ways individuals with access to top-secret information can become compromised, posing significant national security risks.

Finally, they analyze an NBC News report on why California’s vote count is taking well over a week. Unlike states such as Florida and Texas, which count nearly all votes on election night, California faces substantial delays. And each part of the explanation for California's sluggishness just exposes what a terrible election system the state has.

Please visit our great sponsors:

Lumen
https://lumen.me/3ML
Visit lumen.me/3ML for 15% off your purchase.

Omaha
https://omahasteaks.com
Save 50% off sitewide and get an extra $30 off with promo code 3ML

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	AI might be the most important innovation ever. It's storming every industry with literally billions being invested, so buckle up.
0:07.9	The problem is that AI needs the right data and a lot of speed and processing power, so how do you compete without cost spiraling out of control?
0:15.7	Time to upgrade to the next generation of the cloud, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure or OCI.
0:21.4	OCI is a single platform for your infrastructure, database and application development, with AI
0:26.4	embedded across it all. And Oracle's offering cloud helps you address your requirements for location,
0:31.4	access and data residency. OCI provides blazing fast speeds for AI's demanding workloads,
0:37.3	and in the cloud, when you pay by the minute, speed matters. And of course, nobody does data better than Oracle. If you want OCI to help you do more and spend less, like Uber, the Premier League and Oracle Red Bull Racing, take a free test drive at Oracle.com slash bandwidth. That's Oracle.com slash bandwidth. That's oracle.com slash bandwidth.
0:55.3	Oracle.com slash bandwidth. Whether you're starting or scaling your company's security
1:00.4	program, demonstrating top-notch security practices and establishing trust is more important than ever.
1:07.9	Vanta automates compliance for SOC2, ISO-2701 and more, saving you time and money while
1:15.7	helping you build customer trust. Plus, you can streamline security reviews by automating
1:21.8	questionnaires and demonstrating your security posture with a customer-facing trust center,
1:29.4	all powered by Vanta AI.
1:37.2	Over 7,000 global companies like Atlassian, Flow Health and Quora, use Vanta to manage risk and prove security in real time.
1:40.5	Get $1,000 off Vanta when you go to vanta.com slash go.
1:45.8	That's vanta.com slash GO for $1,000 off.
1:54.7	Welcome to the three martini lunch.
1:57.1	Grab a stool next to Greg Carumbus of Radio America and Jim Garrity of National Review.
2:02.8	Three Martini's coming up.
2:05.1	So glad you're with us for the Monday edition of the Three Martini Lunch.
2:08.9	We've got good, bad, and crazy martinis for you today.
2:12.4	And if you haven't already, please subscribe to the Three Martini Lunch podcast and tell your friends to do that as well.
	...

Transcript will be available on the free plan in -96 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Radio America, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Radio America and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.