Chicago's Morning Answer With Dan Proft & Amy Jacobson

0:00 - Amy & John look over Epstein's list 13:16 - Guess who's out on bond? (he's not) 22:26 - The first protest permits have been requested for the DNC convention 26:53 - Eric Adams files suit with 17 charter bus companies  46:22 - Dr. Richard Bartlett, who has practiced medicine in Texas for over 30 years and served on former Governor Perry’s healthcare task force, calls out "medical tyranny" as masks and COVID restrictions start to slowly crawl back 01:02:08 - 2nd ward Alderman, Brian Hopkins, explains why Sanctuary City Status will not be on the ballot in March. For more on Ald Hopkins work in the 2nd ward aldermanhopkins.com 01:17:22 - Anitra Parmele, on-air fundraiser for Food for the Poor, on the benefits of becoming a Business Benefactor. When you make a donation of $2,500 to Food For The Poor, AM 560 will provide 40 sixty-second commercials that you may use to promote your business. An AM 560 The Answer marketing specialist will write and produce these commercials at no cost to you. As a Business

0:00 - Epstein docs/list 13:36 - Claudine Gay fallout 33:47 - House Speaker Mike Johnson & DHS Sec Mayorkas at the border  56:08 - Dan & Amy preview FatCon 2024 this weekend in Seattle 01:12:09 - Executive Director for Violence Interrupters, NFP, Tio Hardiman, discusses Chicago's nation leading murder rate and his new book  Interrupting Gun Violence: The Public Health Approach. Learn more about Tio’s work with the Violence Interrupters violenceinterrupters.org 01:32:05 - The race hustle: Criminal Justice System study 01:45:35 - CEO of the Institute for Reforming Government in Wauwatosa, Wi, CJ Szafir, shares How Parents Beat the Left on School Choice in Wisconsin. For more on the Institute for Reforming Government visit reforminggovernment.org 02:01:44 - Associate Professor of Political Science at Kentucky State University and author of Hate Crime Hoax: How the Left is Selling a Fake Race War, Wilfred Reilly, weighs is on Bill Ackman, Claudine Gay, and the chutzpah to come out against DEI. Follow Prof

0:00 - Campus Beat: Claudine Gay   14:30 - Illinois Migrant Crisis   32:13 - sanctuary mindset on migrants who commit crimes   49:47 - President of the National Association of Scholars, Peter Wood: Why plagiarism matters   01:05:00 - Richard Goldberg, former National Security Council official and U.S. Senate aide, currently a senior adviser at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, discusses Ukraine and Biden’s Imaginary Iran. Follow Richard on X @rich_goldberg   01:25:19 - Noted economist Stephen Moore explains that while the economy is improving our purchasing power is lacking punch. Get more Steve @StephenMoore   01:39:48 - Holiday Travel Horror Stories 01:56:23 - U.S. Representative for Wisconsin’s 1st congressional district, Bryan Steil, joins Dan & Amy from the border on his way to Eagle Pass TX. Get updates from Rep Steil @BryanSteilSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:00 - BLM Brandon on CNN last week defines what “breaking point” means (joined by Eric Adams, Mike Johnston)\   12:27 - BLM Brandon on FTN on migrant crisis: compares Abbott to Jeferson Davis   32:55 - Maine SOS Sheene Bellows on on taking Trump off ballot    51:48 - Former U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner, Mark Morgan: We should not reward people who break the law by crossing the border illegally    01:07:37 - Former NIH Dir Francis Collins’ confession   01:27:15 - President at Wirepoints, Ted Dabrowski, on the year that was in Illinois. Get Ted’s latest wirepoints.org   01:43:41 - Eugene Kontorovich, head of the international law department at the Kohelet Policy Forum, a Jerusalem think-tank, and a professor at George Mason University Scalia Law School, responds to  Pro-Hamas protestors and Netanyahu being declared "the War Criminal of the Year" Follow Professor Kontorovich on X @EVKontorovich   01:55:16 - Amy explains why she was late this morning  01:58:38 - Jennifer Sey, former President

0:00 - One more day with Ray   15:17 - Sanctuary cities struggle with surge   24:32 - Nikki Haley steps in it   34:29 - Founding Member of the Capitalist Pig hedge fund and Fox News Contributor, Jonathan Hoenig, points out some economic victories to close out 2023. Treat yourself to Jonathan’s most recent book  A New Text Book of Americanism: The Politics of Ayn Rand.   44:56 - It’s pronounced Ja-rosh   51:03 - Elburn ain’t so bad but stay away from Batavia…   01:10:10 -  According to Mayor Pete - once you go electric you never go back…   01:27:43 - Ray gets stood up    01:36:28 - Minimum wage hikes and paid leave for all    01:45:06 - Mayor of Rosemont, Brad Stephens, shares his concerns regarding the Paid Leave for All Workers Act coming to Illinois in ‘24   02:00:49 - KC Gulbro from FoxFire gets you ready for NYE in Geneva 02:10:48 - Joe Chara from Naperville’s Go Brewery gets you ready for Dry January See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:00 - Ramblin Ray Stevens fills in for Dan & Amy   15:24 - Shrinking US Military and an unpatriotic generation    24:40 - Delta Airlines agent mis-genders traveler    33:42 - DeSantis wishes Trump hadn’t been indicted    41:56 - Lookin’ good Ray   51:53 - Max Armstrong, agriculture broadcaster from Chicago, shares some animal stories and details from his new book More Stories from the Heartland. You can follow Max on X @maxarmstrong   01:09:28 - US Border Policy   01:27:10  - Noted economist Stephen Moore spent his Christmas in Chicago in has some ideas on how to fix it. Get more Steve @StephenMoore   01:40:24 - The Joys of Christmas shopping and giving    01:44:21 - Alderman Ray Lopez on stopping crime in Chicago and solving the ongoing migrant crisis. For more on Ray’s work for the 15th ward the15theward.org   02:01:47 - Winter will get here sooner or later  02:10:39 - What’s happening in Eagle Pass, TX?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:00 - Guess who else got kicked off the ballot?   12:22 - We are under ATTACK! This is the worst border crisis in American history   26:32 - Tis the sneezin   42:49 - Dominic Green, columnist for The Washington Examiner, contributor to the Wall Street Journal and Fellow of the Royal Historical Society: The hedge fund finishing school that is Harvard   58:21 - 15th Ward Alderman and congressional candidate for IL 4th District, Ray Lopez, on ending city hall corruption in the wake of the Ed Burke verdict. For more on Ray’s work for the 15th ward The15thWard.org    01:17:05 - Illinois State Representative 52nd District, Martin McLaughlin, goes over the new laws for IL in '24. For more on Rep McLaughlin’s work for District 52 repmclaughlin.com   01:31:10 - Senior Editor for HotAir.com, Ed Morrissey: Say, Did You Know Biden Is Old, Unpopular, and Corrupt?   01:45:56 - OPEN MIC FRIDAY!!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:00 - John Anthony filling in for Dan Proft    12:49 - Texas’s Governor is ditching the buses to Chicago for AIRPLANES!   27:04 - Kick Biden off the ballot too   41:02 - Bob Fioretti, two-term Chicago 2nd ward Alderman 2007-2015 and 2nd ward Democratic Committeeman 2008-2016, is running to be Cook Co's next State’s Attorney. For more on Bob Fioretti’s run for Cook County State's Attorney fiortettiforcook.com   55:05 - LaShawn Ford, Illinois State Rep 8th District, blames the process and not the people for Illinois' shrinking population numbers. For more on LaShawn’s work for IL District 8 lashawnkford.com   01:13:17 - John H. Cox, former candidate for California Governor, discusses his book The Newsom Nightmare: The California Catastrophe and How to Reform Our Broken System   01:28:17 - Paul Jacobs, Radio Manager/On Air Fundraiser for Food for the Poor, urges everyone to add a meal for a child to your last minute Christmas shopping list. YOUR ONE-TIME GIFT OF JUST $80, CAN PROVIDE LIFE-SAVING FOOD FOR TWO CH

(11:24) Dan & Amy with reaction to CO Supreme Court Decision (30:42) Another most violent year in Chicago (47:45) January 6th attorney, Ed Martin, discusses statute, Section 1512 - a SCOTUS case that could have a profound effect on hundreds of Jan 6th defendants Ed is also a board member of the Patriot Freedom Project - patriotfreedomproject.com (1:04:47) Surgeon General for Florida, Joseph A. Ladapo, urges you to tune out the fear mongering about pneumonia outbreaks in China and focus on improving our health Get more advice from Dr Ladapo in his most recent book Transcend Fear: A Blueprint for Mindful Leadership in Public Health (1:22:27) Noted economist Stephen Moore offers his end of the year economic review Get more Steve @StephenMoore (1:36:56) Big news out of the FBI (1:55:15) The Anthony Kawalkowski Orchestra, featuring Rob Pastore & Delilah Owens, regale Dan & Amy with Christmas CarolsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:00 - Mayor blames republicans for death of 5 yr old at shelter in Pilsen   13:22 - Bill Melugin reporting from Eagle Pass, TX…suspending rail   24:15 - Larry the Cable Guy’s un-PC “Twas the Night Before Christmas”   49:18 - Straight A student Jimmy Mastny, with his mother Renee Mastny, explain why he’s facing a four year suspension if he chooses to say at his current school   01:02:43 - In-depth History with Frank from Arlington Heights   01:05:36 - Paul Jacobs, Radio Manager/On Air Fundraiser with Food for the Poor, updates 560 the Answer’s campaign and the over efforts of Food for the Poor.  YOUR ONE-TIME GIFT OF JUST $80, CAN PROVIDE LIFE-SAVING FOOD FOR TWO CHILDREN FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR ...OR CONSIDER GIVING A GIFT OF $160, WHICH WOULD PROVIDE LIFE-SAVING FOOD FOR FOUR CHILDREN FOR A YEAR! TO MAKE THAT GIFT, JUST CALL 844-862-4673 OR VISIT 560THEANSWER.COM AND CLICK ON THE “GIVE LIFE” BANNER! THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR GENEROSITY   01:20:53 - Suburban high school wrestler ineligible for senior year after

0:00 - Insurr-erection   10:42 - Say his name: James Johnson, 7/11 security guard in Oakland   29:28 - No wonder Signature Bank failed    43:34 - Liam Neeson auditions for Santa    46:07 - Elimination of Selective Enrollment   01:03:54 - Steven Bucci, visiting fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies: Israel is going to do what it wants to do because that's their responsibility for their people   01:21:40 - Jason Hill,  professor of philosophy at DePaul University: For Freedom to Thrive, College Campuses Must Die, Jason is also the author of What Do White Americans Owe Black People: Racial Justice in the Age of Post-Oppression. You can subscribe to his substack at Jason Hill’s Moral Inoculation   01:40:05 - Scott McKay,  publisher of the Hayride & contributing editor at the American Spectator, looks at polling, impeachment and Leaving the Obamas behind. Scott has a new book out Racism, Revenge and Ruin: It's All Obama   01:58:51 - “The American Society of Magical Negro

0:00 - BLM Brandon’s new welfare programs 13:20 - EVICTION NOTICES for illegals in Oak Park!  27:59 - POTUS ’24 Horserace  42:40 - Editor of The New Criterion, Roger Kimball, critiques fellow Yale grad JD Vance's legislation to tax the largest university endowments 58:15 - And now CTU comes for the selective enrollment schools 01:15:14 - Fat Pride Week at Southwest  01:32:28 - James Bovard, contributing editor for The American Conservative:  Is Free Speech a Relic in America? Jim’s new book is available now!  Last Rights: The Death of American Liberty 01:42:48 - OPEN MIC FRIDAY!!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:00 - Dan & Amy react to Hunter Biden's presser outside the capital 30:14 - CNN Townhall with Ramaswamy spars with Abby Phillip over J6 52:37 - Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute & former Special Assistant to President Ronald Reagan, Doug Bandow:  Why Join the Military to Defend Everyone Except Americans? Check out Doug’s book  Foreign Follies: America’s New Global Empire  01:05:56 - What is the city paying for migrant shelter rents in the West Loop? 01:26:45 - Dr. Carol Swain, former professor of political science and professor of law at Vanderbilt University, points out Harvard president Claudine Gay's plagiarism of her path breaking book Black Faces, Black Interests. Also check out Dr. Swain’s most recent book  The Adversity of Diversity 01:39:22 - John Tamny, editor of RealClearMarkets & Director of the Center for Economic Freedom at FreedomWork: Dear Conservatives, Please Stop Playing the Victim. John’s most recent book makes a great gift! The Money Confusion: How Illiteracy about Currencie

0:00 - IL NAACP President Teresa Haley calls migrants “savages”   12:38 - GOP explainer ahead of Biden impeachment inquiry vote   30:29 - Speaker Mike Johnson on Ukraine aid, border: Senate and WH need to do their jobs   51:28 - Bill O’Reilly, host of No Spin News - weeknights 5pm CT - at BillOReilly.com, calls out Claudine Gay for plagiarism and "hardcore" progressivism. Give the gift of Bill’s most recent book  Killing the Witches: The Horror of Salem, Massachusetts - or any/all of the “Killing” series - at  BillOReilly.com   01:05:38 - There Are No Victims of The System   01:27:46 - Noted economist Stephen Moore on the skyrocketing prices & debt in America and the potential economic rise for Argentina. Get more Steve @StephenMoore   01:40:48 - Sports & Politics: Golf wants "daddy Trump back" 01:55:01 - Karol Markowicz, columnist for the New York Post & co-author of  Stolen Youth: How Radicals Are Erasing Innocence and Indoctrinating a Generation, responds to the brazen actions of the pro-Palest

0:00 - Tony Fauci’s BBC interview: not a practicing Catholic; doesn’t need Jesus, he’s got his ethics 8:42 - Prof. Carol Swain on Gay plagiarizing from her book “Black Faces, Black Interests” 27:07 - Migrants gone wild 44:12 - Fat Pride 01:02:02 - Former Chief Asst. U.S. Attorney & Contributing Editor at National Review, Andrew McCarthy: The Hunter Biden Tax Indictment Is a Disaster for the White House. Andy is a great follow on X @AndrewCMcCarthy 01:22:13 - President at Wirepoints, Ted Dabrowski, looks at the new Illinois laws for 2024. Get Ted’s latest at wirepoints.org 01:39:18 -  Anitra Parmele, on-air fundraiser for Food for the Poor: Do for the one what you wish you could do for everyone. YOUR ONE-TIME GIFT OF JUST $80, CAN PROVIDE LIFE-SAVING FOOD FOR TWO CHILDREN FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR ...OR CONSIDER GIVING A GIFT OF $160, WHICH WOULD PROVIDE LIFE-SAVING FOOD FOR FOUR CHILDREN FOR A YEAR! TO MAKE THAT GIFT, JUST CALL 844-862-4673 OR VISIT 560THEANSWER.COM AND CLICK ON THE “GIVE LIFE” BANNER! THANKS IN

0:00 - Dan & Amy react to the resignation of UPenn President Liz Magill 10:10 - POTUS '24: CNN’s unsanctioned GOP debate 26:26 - Biden CDC Dir Mandy Cohen: get vaxed, wear a mask 47:22 - Now that’s enough! Pro-Palestinians, even a few with HAMAS green flags, shut down the inbound Kennedy 01:02:36 - Steven Bucci, visiting fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, tries to square the circle with the Biden admins foreign policy 01:19:20 - Former U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner, Mark Morgan, is not impressed by Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs' visit to the border 01:33:11 - George Parry, former federal and state prosecutor & regular contributor to The American Spectator, reviews the latest in Biden inc and the Hunter Biden indictment. Get George’s latest at  knowledgeisgood.net 01:47:10 - 15th Ward Alderman and congressional candidate for IL 4th District, Ray Lopez,  joins Latino families in opposing sexually explicit, racially offensive reading material a

0:00 - Kyle Rittenhouse on Piers Morgan: how does it feel to have killed two people? 15:14 - “The Fall of Minneapolis” 49:51 - Dramatic Reading with Dan & Amy: New Hunter indictment 01:01:47 -  Editor in Chief of Jewish News Syndicate, Jonathan Tobin, on antisemitism on college campuses and the Biden administration’s civil war over Israel. Follow Jonathan on X @jonathans_tobin 01:17:39 - Dem POTUS candidate Paperboy Love Prince has an $800B plan to regenerate the love 01:20:03 - Jim Perry, Founder, CIO Perry International Capital Partners, LLC., runs through the November jobs report 01:33:12 - Open Mic Friday!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:00 - Dan & Amy with reaction & highlights from last night's debate 30:15 - Border: single-day record of illegal crossings 48:21 - National political reporter, Salena Zito, sees a missed opportunity for Nikki Haley who "did not rise to the occasion" Get Salena’s latest at  SalenaZito.com 01:04:37 - Former CPD Officer Jerry Finnigan shares his story of Chicago crime and corruption in the new podcast “Finnigans Take” For podcast updates & more @FinnigansTake 01:23:40 - Penn President Liz McGill’s damage control after congressional testimony 01:39:36 - Fred Fleitz, vice-chair of the America First Policy Institute Center for American Security and former National Security Council chief of staff:  The Floor is Falling Out From Under Biden’s Ukraine Policy. For more on the America First Policy Institute Center for American Security visit americafirstpolicy.com 01:54:04 - Trump impersonator Shawn Farash’s “Let is Snow” parody 01:55:22 - Biden, Inc.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:00 - Durbin cornered on Epstein flight logs 10:19 - FBI, Wray testimony 29:12 - Construction STOPPED for good!  Now what?  45:58 - Riley Gaines fires back during subcommittee hearing 01:04:09 - Bjorn Lomborg,  president of the Copenhagen Consensus think tank, on COP 28 - ‘Net Zero’ Fails the Cost-Benefit Test. Be sure to check out Bjorn’s most recent book Best Things First 01:19:38 - Noted economist Stephen Moore discusses Blackrock’s Larry Fink's views on ESG and reviews Gavin Newsome’s performance in last week’s debate. Get more Steve @StephenMoore 01:33:35 - Helen Raleigh, senior contributor to the Federalist and author of Backlash: How China’s Aggression Has Backfired, looks at the rising  Cultural Revolution on Campus. Follow Helen Raleigh on X @HRaleighspeaks 01:53:16 - Julie Kelly, author of  January 6: How Democrats Used the Capitol Protest to Launch a War on Terror Against the Political Right, breaks down FBI director Chris Wray’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing testimony. Check out Julie’s subs

0:00 - Sports & Politics: Florida State 11:03 - The Left’s fever dreams about Trump 29:29 - Durbin: undocumented should be able to earn citizenship through military service 46:16 - Rep. Jim Comer on the Big Guy’s lies 57:51 - In-depth History with Frank from Arlington Heights 01:01:41 - Ibram Kendi at Netflix film screening of “Stamped from the Beginning”: whitness prevents people from connecting to humanity 01:16:29 - President at Wirepoints, Ted Dabrowski, on the construction halt in Brighton Park and the zoning approval vote in Manteno. Get Ted’s latest at wirepoints.org 01:30:28 - Anitra Parmele, on-air fundraiser for Food for the Poor: will you be a part of of rescuing the next 50 children, will you be a part of providing a future. YOUR ONE-TIME GIFT OF JUST $80, CAN PROVIDE LIFE-SAVING FOOD FOR TWO CHILDEN FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR ...OR CONSIDER GIVING A GIFT OF $160, WHICH WOULD PROVIDE LIFE-SAVING FOOD FOR FOUR CHILDREN FOR A YEAR! TO MAKE THAT GIFT, JUST CALL 844-862-4673 OR VISIT 560THEANSWER.COM AND