Today's Issues features Steve Paisley on American Family Radio Network
>> Fred Jackson: Today's Issues continues on AFR with your host, Tim Wildmon, president of the American Family Association.
>> Tim Wildmon: Hey, welcome back, everybody, to Today's Issues on the American Family Radio Network. I'm Tim Wildmon with Fred Jackson and Ray Pritchard. And now joining us in studio is, Steve Paisley. Jordan. Good morning, Steve.
>> Steve Jordahl: Morning, everybody.
>> Tim Wildmon: And, we, as we said earlier, Ray is experiencing some, some fall like temperatures there in Kansas City. What is it, ray?
>> Tim Wildmon: It is 72 degrees.
>> Tim Wildmon: Wow.
>> Tim Wildmon: Going all the way up to 75 today.
>> Fred Jackson: So nice.
>> Tim Wildmon: More like September weather.
>> Tim Wildmon: Yeah, that is September.
>> Steve Jordahl: That's, that's what's for dinner, Ray. I'm coming up. Come on.
>> Tim Wildmon: I know, right?
>> Tim Wildmon: Pizza and a party, right?
>> Tim Wildmon: So, yes, some, some, some of the, Thanks. Canada. Right, Fred? That's, that's right.
>> Fred Jackson: That's right.
>> Tim Wildmon: Some of some places experiencing some, ball like weather.
>> Tim Wildmon: Tim, you haven't mentioned it yet that the NFL starts tonight.
>> Fred Jackson: That's right.
>> Tim Wildmon: Pre season is a pre.
>> Tim Wildmon: Is, is the, the game in Canton, Ohio.
>> Steve Jordahl: Hall of Fame game.
>> Tim Wildmon: Hall of Fame game.
>> Tim Wildmon: The Chargers and, the Detroit Lions.
>> Tim Wildmon: So football seasons right around the.
>> Tim Wildmon: Come on.
>> Fred Jackson: Sign of fall.
>> Tim Wildmon: Yeah. Can't wait.
>> Steve Jordahl: First place in the AFC West.
>> Tim Wildmon: I got a favorite sport is, it's college to watch on TVs. College football.
>> Tim Wildmon: Oh, yeah.
>> Steve Jordahl: To me that's not too far away either, is it?
>> Tim Wildmon: No, no, it's about three weeks away maybe.
>> Tim Wildmon: Yeah. when's the first college football game is that.
>> Tim Wildmon: Tell us here.
>> Tim Wildmon: You know that, ah, you know that a big game. Week 1 in college football is Texas and Ohio State. They're like playing.
>> Tim Wildmon: Where, where are they, where are they playing?
>> Tim Wildmon: they're playing in Columbus, I think.
>> Tim Wildmon: Oh, man.
>> Tim Wildmon: College football. I'm typing in college football week. one.
>> Tim Wildmon: I can tell you, Arch Manning making his start.
>> Tim Wildmon: That's true.
>> Tim Wildmon: Wow.
>> Tim Wildmon: I guess. Defending national champions.
>> Fred Jackson: Really?
>> Tim Wildmon: Yeah, That'll be, that'll be, that'll be a, that'll be watched all over the country by millions and millions and millions of people. But that's week one. I'm not sure, what, what week that is because there's, there's a couple different week ones, but anyway, I've got.
>> Steve Jordahl: There's a week zero.
>> Tim Wildmon: You got win.
>> Steve Jordahl: So you want to know when, which, which game is it you're looking for?
>> Tim Wildmon: Ohio State. Texas. What day they play on Saturday?
>> Steve Jordahl: The 30th. That's,
>> Tim Wildmon: August 30th.
>> Steve Jordahl: August 30th.
>> Tim Wildmon: Okay.
>> Steve Jordahl: At 11 in the morning at Ohio State.
>> Fred Jackson: Four weeks away.
>> Tim Wildmon: 11 in the morning.
>> Steve Jordahl: Well, living here at our time seems.
>> Tim Wildmon: Like that ought to be a night.
>> Tim Wildmon: Time that needs to be prime time. Okay, I don't understand that. I'll tell them also. It'll be hot anyway. Of course they won't bother people.
>> Steve Jordahl: Alabama opens up in Florida State and Air, force is still. Is now in first place in the Mountain West. It's always hope.
>> Tim Wildmon: All right. anyway, college football right around the corner. Steve, what's your first story?
49 Christians were beheaded in a church Sunday in the Democratic Republic of Congo
>> Steve Jordahl: I got some really tragic news. out of the Democratic Republic of Congo, there is an ongoing, some ongoing persecution of Christians. In fact, it's a massacre of Christians. 49 were, killed in a church by an ISIS type terrorist group that is called the Islamist Allied Democratic Forces. They came into this church and they.
>> Tim Wildmon: Started beheading in the Congo, which is a country in the middle of Africa.
>> Steve Jordahl: Right. In the middle.
>> Tim Wildmon: Yeah. Of Africa. And so this happened a few days ago, right?
>> Steve Jordahl: this did. This happened Sunday. And some of these, this is not the first attack. Some of these people were in this town where they came having fled this group and other places. So they've been going at it for a while. But this is, this is a horrific attack. just. And just the graphic nature of how they what they.
>> Tim Wildmon: You don't, you don't hear much news about it though.
>> Steve Jordahl: No, no one's talking about it.
>> Tim Wildmon: It's, it's not. When, when Muslims in Africa attack Christians, it gets almost no coverage.
>> Tim Wildmon: Yes.
>> Tim Wildmon: if, the Israelis, you know, are responsible for a bombing and it gets international. Not a bombing, but headlock fighting Hamas and somebody dies.
>> Fred Jackson: Yeah, yeah.
>> Tim Wildmon: It makes international news. Why is that, Fred?
>> Fred Jackson: Well, I, I just, I was just going to say too, yes, the legacy media doesn't cover this, but it's the American family News exists because we cover these stories and we talk to the missionary groups that support these people because we want to draw attention to it. There are Christians that are suffering out there. You know, we, we have it pretty good in this country and sometimes we forget we give our money to missionary outlets and that kind of thing. But we need to be telling people that these are folks that are giving up their lives because they've accepted Jesus Christ as their personal savior and they're living amongst people who hate them for that.
>> Tim Wildmon: Yeah, the ray, the, the persecution by the Muslims against the Christians in. Would you call it Northern Africa or would you call it central to Central Africa?
>> Tim Wildmon: Really?
>> Tim Wildmon: That's been Going on for decades, though, right?
>> Tim Wildmon: It has been. And, you know, there's a story on Fox News about this. And the pictures of the. Of what these jihadists did.
>> Tim Wildmon: The. They.
>> Tim Wildmon: And they hacked people. They came in in the name of their religion, the name of Islam. They came in and attacked the Christians exactly as you said, Fred, because of their faith in Jesus Christ. And,
>> Steve Jordahl: Wow.
>> Tim Wildmon: It's just. Okay, just one sentence here. One sentence. It says nine of those who were decapitated were children. That's out of 49 who were brutally murdered for their faith.
>> Tim Wildmon: But we haven't heard one other thing, Chris. I know that Steve wants to comment. we're just making. This is a tragedy. And we ask you to pray for these people in the Congo who are the Christians. Had this been any other group of people slaughtered like this, it would have been news all over the world. There's been, some news coverage of it, don't get me wrong. But. But very. Not, Not. Not as much. If it had been any other group. If Christians, quote. and I don't think Christians are capable of this. Real Christians. But had they decapitated 49, Muslims somewhere in the world, you would hear about it.
>> Fred Jackson: Yes.
>> Tim Wildmon: because it'd be the Maga. Maga beheads. That's what they would say. You know what I'm saying? They would say the colonists, the white supremacists and all. So, even though here you're talking about these people are the same ethnicity, it's just they're different religions. Go ahead, Steve.
>> Steve Jordahl: Henrietta Blythe, who's the CEO of Open Doors uk, which is following this, said the Islamists are attempting to create a caliphate within its strict Islamic laws in a country that is 80 to 95% Christian. And this is her quote. Christians are not even sleeping in their houses at night.
>> Fred Jackson: Night.
>> Steve Jordahl: They would rather sleep in the jungle at risk of wild animals than be sitting ducks in their houses with an extremist attack in Sub Saharan Africa. And that's where a lot of this stuff is going on, right? Sub Saharan. In Sub Saharan Africa, we think, more than 16 million Christians have been displaced as a result of the violence. The church is on the run. Christians are snatching up their children and running for their lives, often at night.
>> Tim Wildmon: Yeah.
To your point, Brad, about it being dangerous. Yes, it is. Certainly in Africa
To your point, Brad, about it being dangerous.
>> Fred Jackson: Yes, it is.
>> Tim Wildmon: In many parts of the world. Many parts of. Certainly in Africa. You're listening to today's Issues. Next story. Steve?
Donald Trump is upset with Chuck Grassley and Josh Hawley over insider trading
>> Steve Jordahl: Well, let's talk about a conflict is much less serious, but still kind of well, Donald Trump has picked a fight with a couple Republicans are trying to figure out why Donald Trump is upset with Josh Hawley and Donald Trump was upset with Chuck Grassley. Chuck Grassley, a 91 year old Republican senator for two different reasons, but from Iowa.
>> Tim Wildmon: And Chuck Grassley and Josh Hawley from Missouri.
>> Steve Jordahl: From Missouri, Right. So, he doesn't like Chuck Grassley because Chuck Grassley is in charge of the Senate Judiciary Committee. And Donald Trump wants what's known as the blue slip, law or rule to be overridden. Blue, slip means if you have a nominee and someone from that nominee's home state of the opposing party has a reason, any reason, it's like a, like a preemption of the jury, they can put this blue slip in and it will stop the nomination right in its tracks until the, the
>> Tim Wildmon: The blue slip, it can usurp the Democratic process.
>> Steve Jordahl: It sure can. And Donald Trump wants that.
>> Tim Wildmon: I don't blame him.
>> Steve Jordahl: Well, I, I, he, he might, he might have a reason. Although Republicans have used it to good effect as well.
>> Tim Wildmon: Oh yeah, I, I know that. Yeah. It's, it doesn't make any sense that somebody can. One senator can stop a nomination of any, anybody by just because they feel like it's because they're from his state.
>> Steve Jordahl: That's the same thing though as the the filibuster is one senator can stop just about anything in the Senate. but Donald Trump called Chuck Grassley a rhino, Sneaky standing in the way of his agenda.
>> Tim Wildmon: Sneaky.
>> Steve Jordahl: Yeah. True, true. Social. He'll say anything.
>> Tim Wildmon: But Senator Grassley, he's 91, right? Yes sir, he's been. Fred, you were saying you were disappointed in Trump doing this, right?
>> Fred Jackson: Well, he's a dear man, 91 years old and he is a conservative.
>> Tim Wildmon: Right.
>> Fred Jackson: And I mean most, you know, Donald Trump did very well in Iowa on the last election and I'm sure Grassley, was out there supporting him. It is a side of Donald Trump that a lot of people are very uncomfortable with because if he doesn't like something, he, he makes it personal.
>> Tim Wildmon: Yeah.
>> Fred Jackson: Against the individual. And as, as Steve, mentioned, Trump, ah, is also upset with Senator, ah, Josh Hawley.
>> Tim Wildmon: Why?
>> Fred Jackson: Well, Senator Josh Hawley, have a listen to this folks. He's putting forward a bill that would forbid members of Congress playing in the stock market while they're in office. And Senator, Josh Hawley has to prevent insider trading. Insider trading. And Senator Hawley now has, he wants to include the Vice President and the president, that they can't play around in the stock market while they're in office. Well, President Trump is very upset about that. He says no, no, no. You know, that elected, officials should be allowed. Now, we've talked about this through the years. Nancy Pelosi and her husband have done very well in the stock market. And there have been allegations that she has used inside trading, in order to make their millions. But now President Trump has become very nasty against Senator Hawley over this.
>> Tim Wildmon: What do you call him? A name that's unusual for Trump.
>> Steve Jordahl: He's playing right into the dirty hands of Democrats. I have. It's a great bill for her and her husband, but so bad for our country. I don't think real Republicans want to see their president, who has had unprecedented success, targeted because of the whims of a second tier senator named Josh Hawley. This was because it was called the Pelosi Act. He had to change the name.
>> Tim Wildmon: Second.
>> Steve Jordahl: Second tier.
>> Tim Wildmon: He's calling Josh Hawley a second tier.
>> Steve Jordahl: He was calling Josh Hawley second tier.
>> Tim Wildmon: Now why is he. Are we sure Trump doesn't drink?
>> Steve Jordahl: Yeah.
>> Tim Wildmon: Are we sure? He says he does it, but he sounds like he does.
>> Steve Jordahl: a little update on this. Josh Hawley sat down with the president, came away saying they had a nice little chat. But this is what the president, this is what Josh Hawley said of that meeting. He and I had a nice visit this afternoon and he reiterated that he is in favor of a stock ban for members of Congress, that he wants to see it passed. He thinks we need to move full speed ahead on members of Congress, but not necessarily on the executive branch.
>> Tim Wildmon: Okay. This is kind of the. I understand the, there's two stories here. There's Trump calling Grassley and Holly names. That, that's what Trump does. He becomes a fifth grader sometimes. You know what I'm saying?
>> Fred Jackson: Yeah.
>> Tim Wildmon: but, but, but the, the idea that, what Holly's trying to do is pass legislation that says congressmen and senators and a president or vice president cannot trade in the stock market while they're in office. Is that correct? Okay. I, I don't know. this, this is, I don't think this is in the Bible, is it? Right.
>> Tim Wildmon: It is not subject.
>> Tim Wildmon: Okay, so. So it's not in the Bible. So, so what I'm about to say is a matter of personal opinion which people can feel free to disagree with. I'm good with that. And I promise not to call you second rate. Second. Second tier Christian. is this I, don't, I don't have a problem with congressmen and senators or a president, vice president. This is me personally and I understand why some people would disagree. I don't have a problem with them investing in the stock market. Okay. As long as it's disclosed.
Ray: Trump calls people names because it works for him
>> Fred Jackson: Yes.
>> Tim Wildmon: If it's disclosed, then it would keep it above board and you would be able to get away with insider trading like Nancy Pelosi accused, accused of. So I would split the difference there and say you can invest in stock market but at the end of the year you must disclose to the public, you know, what the money you made and the investments you made. How about that?
>> Steve Jordahl: The danger is that our legislators, like Pelosi and all the rest of them know things about legislation that's coming that hasn't necessarily been disclosed and they kind of know what, what it's going to do to the stock when they finally announce that there's this particular bill that's going to be passed. It's going to make it hard for them to get requirements.
>> Tim Wildmon: Yeah, but that's what you, that's what you pay stock market managers to do too. Well, that's what they do for a living, is predict the future based on things they heard and seen.
>> Fred Jackson: Yeah, I think example might be, let's say, there's a committee, and it's working behind closed doors and they decide they're going to remove some regulations, environmental regulations that would affect a particular industry, affect Chevron, whatever the case may be, and before telling the public, they go out and buy a whole bunch of Chevron stock and then they tell the public.
>> Tim Wildmon: Right.
>> Fred Jackson: so you know, politicians going to make a whole pile of money.
>> Tim Wildmon: Right.
>> Fred Jackson: So that, and that's the definition of insider trading and there's laws against that.
>> Tim Wildmon: Yeah. Anyway, that's my opinion. so, so you know, with, with Trump calling people names, even people who are his friends, it's just, that's the way it's always in. That's the way, that's the way he treats people and it's, it's. I know people say yeah, but they'll be friends again next week. Well, yeah, that's true, but it still doesn't, it still doesn't excuse Trump for acting like a child when he calls people names like Josh Hawley is an excellent senator from Missouri. He's not a second tier senator.
>> Fred Jackson: No.
>> Steve Jordahl: And a very good supporter of President Trump.
>> Tim Wildmon: Yeah. He's your friend. He's Trump's friend.
>> Fred Jackson: Yes.
>> Tim Wildmon: In the Senate. And Trump just can't help himself. He needs to.
>> Tim Wildmon: And Senator Grassley is one of the great.
>> Tim Wildmon: Yeah.
>> Tim Wildmon: Great senators been. How many. How many terms has he served?
>> Fred Jackson: Oh, my.
>> Tim Wildmon: what did he call Grassley?
>> Steve Jordahl: Second tier.
>> Tim Wildmon: No, he called. I call Josh. Holly.
>> Steve Jordahl: Sorry. Yeah, he called Grassley, rhino and sneaky.
>> Tim Wildmon: That is not. Oh, good night.
>> Tim Wildmon: A rhino and sneaky. You know, but. But either. I would just say this, and we'll move on from this topic. Trump does this because there are never any consequences to it.
>> Tim Wildmon: Sure.
>> Tim Wildmon: He is king. And that's for better or for worse.
>> Fred Jackson: Yeah.
>> Tim Wildmon: So he uses that. he knows that, there's no. He knows that whoever he. Whoever he calls names will come begging for his help tomorrow. And he knows that, and he uses that to his advantage. Now, that's a terrible brawler. That's a terrible character flaw that he has. But he does so many good things that I think, Ray. People are willing to overlook.
>> Tim Wildmon: he does it because it works for him. Exactly what you said. He calls Josh those names and he. And the senator comes in and says, well, we had a really good meeting.
>> Tim Wildmon: Right, Right. now, the Senator Hawley, if somebody else called him a secret here, and it wasn't the President of States, he would probably not have anything to do with them anymore. Okay, Right. But because he's dealing with Trump and the presidency, you have to bow the knee to. And if he calls you a name, he calls you a name. You just go on and try to make the best of it. Go ahead, Steve.
Candice Taylor accused of collecting Medicaid under false pretenses
Next story.
>> Steve Jordahl: All right. have you ever wanted, to buy a nice car, but you didn't think you had the income for it?
>> Tim Wildmon: There's a poor talking for 99% of Americans. Right.
>> Steve Jordahl: I think I might be. There's a poor. And I don't have the story in front of me, but Fred does. There's a poor, lady in that, is on Medicaid, and she's, just been scrimping. She's just been scrimping by, But she didn't manage to save enough money to buy a Lamborghini.
>> Tim Wildmon: Fred, what is this? This story was in. Was this on Fox News?
>> Fred Jackson: This is on Fox News. It's a story out of Slidell, Louisiana.
>> Tim Wildmon: Okay.
>> Fred Jackson: I think we have a few listeners.
>> Tim Wildmon: Yeah, we have. We have a lot of listeners now.
>> Fred Jackson: You know, Elon Musk was brought in, Doge, to kind of clean up. He made allegations about, you know, people, fraudulently getting Medicaid, et cetera. Et cetera. So here's a story. 30, 5 year old Candice Taylor has been arrested by federal authorities. according to this Fox News story, Taylor initially applied for Medicaid in May of 2019, under the alias of Candace Sailor, according to Fox News. Listing a bi weekly income of nineteen hundred dollars and no dependents. Authorities said the application was denied. Less than a year later, she reapplied under the same misspelled name. Prosecutors say she was allegedly inconsistent with the years she reported having a dependent. Investigators eventually discovered she owned six different businesses that generated more than $9.5 million between January 2020 and December 2024, according to court documents. And a look at her accounts reveal deposits totaling 480,000 with over 325,000 directly attributable to Taylor's business activities. Other, purchases included $100,000 wire transfer to Tactical Fleet, an exotic car dealership, followed by a 13,000 debit card transaction.
>> Tim Wildmon: You're starting to, this is all starting to run together.
>> Fred Jackson: For the purchase of 2022 Lamborghini. Authority said bottom line, bottom line on all of this. They say the federal authority says she was collecting Medicaid under false pretenses when in reality she was a very, very wealthy woman.
>> Tim Wildmon: Wonder why you would do that and risk everything for how much? Medicare, Medicaid.
>> Fred Jackson: You said Medicaid.
>> Tim Wildmon: Ah, what's Medicaid? what would she.
>> Fred Jackson: Medicaid. Medicaid is, Health insurance. Is. Health insurance are very low income folks. Okay, like take a single mom, you know, got two or three kids.
>> Tim Wildmon: She was abusing the system while, while she was becoming wealthy.
>> Fred Jackson: That's the allegation.
>> Tim Wildmon: Otherwise wealthy, own, own businesses that she operated.
>> Fred Jackson: Yeah, very much so.
>> Tim Wildmon: You know, that's just dumb though, to risk it all by getting Medicaid. You chant and ask now her businesses are. Her life is ruined.
>> Fred Jackson: Well, apparently, according to note when Leon Musk and the president were friends. Elon, Elon Musk said that they found a lot of multiple cases of this kind of thing across the country.
>> Tim Wildmon: What's she gonna do with her Lamborghini? She get to keep that though?
>> Fred Jackson: I don't know.
>> Steve Jordahl: Can she drive it in jail? I don't know. Let's drive it around the exercise yard.
>> Tim Wildmon: You don't go to jail, in America anymore, no matter what you do. So she'll be back on the street, driving her Lamborghini. I don't know if she'll have to sell it or do you pay a fine or go to jail. I don't know. But, anyway, a lot of waste, fraud and abuse and federal government programs, for sure.
>> Fred Jackson: Yeah.
Canadian authorities are not allowing Sean Foyt to perform because of controversial views
>> Tim Wildmon: What's the, Did you have. There's this story need to be mentioned or. No.
>> Fred Jackson: Yeah, tomorrow, Steve is working on this story, and it involves a Christian musician, Sean Foyt.
>> Tim Wildmon: I've heard of him. A lot of people have heard of him. He's a worship leader, Right?
>> Steve Jordahl: He's a worship leader. He's been going up and down the west coast, mostly doing worship. He did one in Portland in the middle of Antifa.
>> Tim Wildmon: Yeah, I remember that. Yeah.
>> Fred Jackson: But he had a. A lot of, bookings for, places in Canada, and the authorities in Canada are. Are not allowing him to perform because he's outspoken against homosexuality and, transsexuality, and, even he was supposed to perform in a church in Montreal.
>> Steve Jordahl: He did perform in. In Montreal, the one that, led him and the Montreal. The church has been fined 2500 Canadian dollars.
>> Fred Jackson: Yeah.
>> Steve Jordahl: because they let him sing. And the police were there to protect the protesters, but they did nothing about protesters who went into the church throwing smoke bombs about.
>> Fred Jackson: Yeah.
>> Tim Wildmon: What are they saying is wrong with Sean? do you pronounce the name? He's a worship leader. He's an American. he's known for.
>> Steve Jordahl: He believes in biblical Christianity. And right now in Canada. Fred will attest to this. You really cannot be that without going running afoul of the law.
>> Tim Wildmon: It says that. The article says he's an outspoken supporter of President Donald Trump, who, he rose to prominence by holding worship services in the US in protest of church lockdowns during COVID 19. Okay. Yep. This is why they. This is why the left doesn't like him. yeah.
>> Fred Jackson: His concerts in Moncton, New Brunswick, Winnipeg, Manitoba, have been canceled. Right now, I think Steve. The only place where right now he's scheduled to perform, and they haven't stopped at the. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
>> Steve Jordahl: Yeah.
>> Tim Wildmon: Well, good for him. Maybe we can have him on, our radio show.
>> Steve Jordahl: We could try.
>> Tim Wildmon: See if we can get him on Sean Voight. anyway, Good. Good for him.
>> Fred Jackson: Yes.
>> Tim Wildmon: All right. We are out of time, and, Steve's gonna go give me a spin in his Lamborghini.
>> Steve Jordahl: Yeah, I went on Medicare.
>> Tim Wildmon: Yeah. Got you a Lamborghini.
>> Steve Jordahl: Yeah. You know, you can afford a Ford Escort on. On Medicare.
>> Fred Jackson: Okay.
>> Tim Wildmon: For the Escort. Thank you, Ray. Appreciate it.
>> Tim Wildmon: Thank you, Tim.
>> Tim Wildmon: Thanks To Fred, to Steve, to, Chris, to, Jenna, and Brent Creeley, our producer.
We featured Kamala Harris on our show today
Is that all that was on today? All right. Oh, Kamala Harris. Well, yeah, she. We featured her today. We'll see you tomorrow, everybody.
