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Glenn Jacobs (AKA Kane) Will Save the Puppies from Anthony Fauci

EP12: Kurt Wallace interviews Mayor of Knox County TN Glenn Jacobs aka "Kane" and writer Jack Hunter joins the discussion: California fires, Trump, Fauci, Austrian Economics & Foreign Policy.

Legendary World Wrestling Entertainment wrestler Kane recently sat down with Kurt Wallace for a discussion about California’s wildfires, Trump, Dr. Fauci, and more.

Chances are you’ve heard of Kane, whose real name is Glenn Jacobs and who has also had a successful political career as Mayor of Knox County, Tennessee.

Jacobs Contrasts California’s Liberal Approach to Firefighting With Tennessee’s Approach

Jacobs offered his thoughts on the wildfires ravaging southern California, noting that his Tennessee county handles things a bit differently than Californians.

Knox County isn’t plagued by the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) policies in effect throughout Southern California. The focus on these hiring practices may have led to incompetence leading to fire hydrants that didn’t have any water.

Empty and under-filled reservoirs left Pacific Palisades residents helpless as fire spread throughout the region.

There wasn’t even sufficient pressure available to get water out of fire hydrants to combat the flames.

Poor resource management brought death, destruction of property, and drastically upended the lives of so many Southern Californians.

“Here in Knox County we don’t have a government fire department. The city of Knoxville does but the rest of the county uses a subscription based private company. They do a very good job for us.” - Mayor Jacobs

In other words, private firefighting forces and everyday people are perfectly capable of putting out fires if need be. In Knox County, the private sector has proven to be more effective than government bureaucrats who put identity politics above basic safety.

Jacobs Understands the Importance of Liberty in Economics

When asked about his favorite economist he said

Favorite economist, obviously, Hayek, Mises, Rothbard, Thomas Sowell, all the Austrians.

He went on to recommend some of his favorite intellectuals and pundits such as:

Ron Paul, Judge Napolitano, John Stossel. So many of these people have been incredibly influential on my thinking.

Jacobs is also an avid reader, particularly of economists like Mises and Rothbard.

Behind my bookshelf, copies of Human Action, Man, Economy, and State. I've been on a kick lately with inflation and spending.

It's great to see politicians like Jacobs taking up an interest in budgets, spending, and their influence on inflation.

So, I've been on extra recommending that every year it reads, What has Government Done to Our Money. It's only about 100 pages, but you read that, you understand inflation.

Jacob's is one of the few in politics who understands that government causes inflation.

It's not a natural phenomenon. It is a monetary policy, which basically Congress shouldn't be spending all this money. Our fiscal policy is only possible because of our monetary policy.

But you understand that inflation is not a natural phenomenon. It is caused by bad policy and frankly it's a hidden tax, which hurts people.

So, I would encourage people to [learn], in your spare time, Austrian economics is not what you think of when you think of conventional economics, but it gives you a much better model of how the world really works and how economics really works than Keynesian economics does or any other sort of mainstream economics.

Jacobs is a Steadfast and Passionate Libertarian Leaning Republican

Jacobs highlighted how his region in Tennessee leans libertarian, and emphasized that it is individual liberty that makes the country great. He juxtaposed our personal freedoms with those of the Chinese and other foreign countries who suppress freedoms and civil liberties.

Jacobs would know. He’s traveled the world with WWE.

So he’s seen a lot.

Jacobs on Inflation and Fauci

Mayor Jacobs points out that America’s monetary policy is the primary cause of inflation. Excessive money printing constitutes a hidden tax on Americans. Rein in the Federal Reserve’s wanton currency printing and inflation will lessen.

It really is that simple.

Wallace eventually asked Jacobs the most important question: Which wrestling move should Rand Paul perform on Dr. Fauci?

Jacobs replied, “all of them.”

Nice.

The Knox County Mayor also blasted White House Covid team member Deborah Birx, who along with Fauci essentially defrauded the American public, with many indicators pointing toward money being funneled to China’s Wuhan lab to fund gain-of-function research.

"COVID-19 was a microcosm of what happens when the government scares people into submission. People were so frightened they willingly gave up their rights. Fauci was the main perpetrator of that. He [Fauci] played semantics, saying it's not gain-of-function. Fauci was the face of COVID. Birx was the architect." - Glenn Jacobs

Birx’s silence on the issue combined with her pushing of jabs and masks constitutes negligence. The “scarf lady” as some call her, is now stoking fear about a potential bird flu pandemic.

The Role of the TSA

Jacobs sounded off on the Patriot Act implemented by George W. Bush’s administration after 9/11, and the many abuses of Americans’ rights that came in its wake.

That legislation wasn't as much about terrorists, but served as a pretext to investigate the private finances of everyday Americans.

The TSA should not have the authority to delve into Americans’ personal business.

Jacobs would prefer that private airlines handle airport security.

Not the government.

In fact, he had an amusing quip but what the agency was actually good at:

“The TSA doesn't catch terrorists. It catches bottles of water.” - Glenn Jacobs

Though critical, Jacobs believes most people in government are hardworking and well-intentioned.

It’s the system that’s the problem.

About Those “Little Green Men…”

UFOs also came up, also referred to as UAPs, short for “unidentified anomalous phenomenon.” Jacobs insists the government isn’t telling taxpayers the entirety of what it knows about mysterious activity in the sky.

But Jacobs is doubtful that little green men are roaming around.

"The government has information that they won't release, that a sitting congressman can't get the Pentagon to talk about. It ain't about little green men. It's about transparency." - Glenn Jacobs

Jacobs wants the federal government to come clean - to be transparent - on this front.

Mayor Kane

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In his role as a Republican mayor, Jacobs has been an avid supporter of President-elect Donald Trump.

Jacobs shared a story about how he attended a roundtable get-together at a Trump fundraiser, in which former president expressed regret over trusting supposed confidantes in his first term.

The mayor said those mistakes won’t be repeated in his next presidential term.

Puppies and Political Future

One thing learned that many don’t know about Glenn is that he has worked extensively in animal rescue.

Dogs in particular. There were times in the past where he would have 15-20 rescue dogs in his yard.

What might be next for “Mayor Kane?” With his political experience, iconic pro wrestling career and stellar reputation as a leader, in addition to his charity work, anything is possible.

Maybe even becoming the next Governor of Tennessee as he admitted he was considering in May.

Amazingly, that would make him the second pro wrestler turned governor in American history, after former Minnesota governor and WWE star Jesse Ventura.

Mayor, wrestler, humanitarian…

How many accolades can this guy get?

Plenty more. Whatever is in his future, be sure that Glenn Jacobs isn’t done yet.