Curt Mills

And as far as I can tell, the real estate business— is rife with investments from Gulf states. And then additionally, as far as I'm aware, this is hardly that man's net worth.

Well, with the Qatar argument specifically, I mean, I think it's an unusual place. It was supposed to be the 8th Emirate. So it is separate from the UAE. It is the most conservative of those Emirates, I would say, at least in terms of the government. They have a perspective. They spend money on media. They spend money on press junkets. They have an influence operation. No question.

Well, with the Qatar argument specifically, I mean, I think it's an unusual place. It was supposed to be the 8th Emirate. So it is separate from the UAE. It is the most conservative of those Emirates, I would say, at least in terms of the government. They have a perspective. They spend money on media. They spend money on press junkets. They have an influence operation. No question.

Well, with the Qatar argument specifically, I mean, I think it's an unusual place. It was supposed to be the 8th Emirate. So it is separate from the UAE. It is the most conservative of those Emirates, I would say, at least in terms of the government. They have a perspective. They spend money on media. They spend money on press junkets. They have an influence operation. No question.

Um, but the idea that this small jetting, uh, you know, uh, LNG dependent, uh, you know, uh, peninsula, uh, controls US foreign policy, hook, line, and sinker, top to bottom, um, If you think that, I don't think you're extremely curious.

Um, but the idea that this small jetting, uh, you know, uh, LNG dependent, uh, you know, uh, peninsula, uh, controls US foreign policy, hook, line, and sinker, top to bottom, um, If you think that, I don't think you're extremely curious.

Um, but the idea that this small jetting, uh, you know, uh, LNG dependent, uh, you know, uh, peninsula, uh, controls US foreign policy, hook, line, and sinker, top to bottom, um, If you think that, I don't think you're extremely curious.

Yeah. Right. Okay. So. Yeah. But making the allegation, though, is a kind of armor, though. It makes you seem informed. It makes you seem like sort of a spymaster. You know, like, I know something you don't. I'm more serious, quote-unquote, than you. Everyone traffics in that nonsense. Yeah, yeah. Like, let's not have a conversation. And it's very anti-democratic, small d. Of course.

Yeah. Right. Okay. So. Yeah. But making the allegation, though, is a kind of armor, though. It makes you seem informed. It makes you seem like sort of a spymaster. You know, like, I know something you don't. I'm more serious, quote-unquote, than you. Everyone traffics in that nonsense. Yeah, yeah. Like, let's not have a conversation. And it's very anti-democratic, small d. Of course.

Yeah. Right. Okay. So. Yeah. But making the allegation, though, is a kind of armor, though. It makes you seem informed. It makes you seem like sort of a spymaster. You know, like, I know something you don't. I'm more serious, quote-unquote, than you. Everyone traffics in that nonsense. Yeah, yeah. Like, let's not have a conversation. And it's very anti-democratic, small d. Of course.

It is not agreeing to disagree. It is not saying we have different values than, you know, shaking each other's hand and walking out of the room. It is... It is shutting down the spirit of the system.

It is not agreeing to disagree. It is not saying we have different values than, you know, shaking each other's hand and walking out of the room. It is... It is shutting down the spirit of the system.

It is not agreeing to disagree. It is not saying we have different values than, you know, shaking each other's hand and walking out of the room. It is... It is shutting down the spirit of the system.

I think a lot of it is effective in Republican politics. Yes. Because, you know, so you were there for the inauguration I observed a week ago. And, you know, I've always observed that... is usually when I meet someone from a red state, like a deep red state, Oklahoma or Alabama, it's often their first time in Washington, D.C. It's very like a Roman province visiting Rome for the first time.

I think a lot of it is effective in Republican politics. Yes. Because, you know, so you were there for the inauguration I observed a week ago. And, you know, I've always observed that... is usually when I meet someone from a red state, like a deep red state, Oklahoma or Alabama, it's often their first time in Washington, D.C. It's very like a Roman province visiting Rome for the first time.

I think a lot of it is effective in Republican politics. Yes. Because, you know, so you were there for the inauguration I observed a week ago. And, you know, I've always observed that... is usually when I meet someone from a red state, like a deep red state, Oklahoma or Alabama, it's often their first time in Washington, D.C. It's very like a Roman province visiting Rome for the first time.

Totally. I'm here from Gaul. Show me around. Yeah.

Totally. I'm here from Gaul. Show me around. Yeah.

Totally. I'm here from Gaul. Show me around. Yeah.

uh versus uh i would say blue state america actually has a lot the coasts have a lot more familiarity with dc yes back and forth i think that's right et cetera et cetera so when they hear uh the argument going on in the capital there's actually a de facto trust um there that might be not as much there on the democratic side there's actually there's actually more