
I HAD to say it
By Aaron


Another week, another show
Welp, the technical problems persist. Seriously someone buy me a mac, everyone says they are bulletproof for this nonsense. In this episode I revisit the flock camera thing with some feedback from friend of the show Iceman of the Motorcop Chronicles Podcast. Also I briefly discuss the current nonsense coming out of the leftist clowns and their DSA endorsements. Then we spend about 20 minutes talking about making a new product and potential delivery vectors for it. It seriously might be a thing. We'll have to see if I can make it work. Anyways, go do the things, support the show, help finance the madness we discussed. Seriously, I'm doing it so if you listen and decide you want to be a lab rat for it, get a hold of me via either the website, shoot me an email, or hit me up on any of the socials. Also, I didn't think of mentioning this in the show, but I am going to add a poll. Last week I was told posting the vido on spotify was good. I may start doing that every week even if I get my computer situation remedied. So for this week there is another video episode, but if I am still in the same boat next week I am going back to audio only for the posted episode. It will take longer on this machine, but I feel like the un-cut stuff is tedious to listen to.

More of the same old problems
Ok so yet again, I am having technical issues. So no editing, just gonna slap the raw recording up, which means there is video if you want it this week. If you want to send me a new PC go to ihadtosayitpodcast.com and shoot me a line. But seriously there is a show. I don't think it's one of my best shows, so Bruce will probably love it. The less satisified I am the more he seems to like em. More problems, Lindsey Grahm died, Mitch is supposedly still alive, and ICE keeps having to perform balistic therapy on morons who don't seem to understand if you try to run them over, they will shoot you. As always I have thoughts.

Flock Cameras, Firearms, and the Kentucky Tortise
OK, so this episode was gonna be short, till it wasn't. I came in late, with one thing at the top of my mind. It quickly goes off the rails and we talk about the current state of Mitch McConnell, the growth of big brother in America, Grahm Platner, firearms, and some other things when I start letting the chat guide the course of the conversation. It was rushed, chaotic, and a bit of fun. Hope you enjoy it.
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The Supreme Court Rulings
So the Supreme Court has handed down some rulings. Not the ones I was waiting for, and not all ones I agree with, but as always I have thoughts. Also there is a recipe this week. It is for Creamy Chicken Rice soup.
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The People are getting fed up.
You can only push people so far. Trying to brand them the bad guy when they finally push back is never going to work. It's a short episode, I'm not back to 100% yet. I got nothing left in the tank these days. I need a vacation
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The technical difficulties will continue until morale improves
Once again Aaron is having technical difficulties, so the workstation is down, but I tried dangnabit. This episode is uploaded as a video because I am still trying to put my desktop back in order and I had to choose between doing that and downloading the software to edit and rip the audio onto the laptop, which I have set up for 3d printing work. So this is what ya get. Unpolished, raw & real, and what I think about the goings on this weekend. Plus an Indian Rice pudding recipe. As usual go do the things.
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There is going to be blowback
It's been a heck of a week, and it's only Tuesday. There has been a lot of goings on. The weak minded are trying to blame everything on race. People are fed up. Anthony verdict, migrant attack in Belfast, and a finding of incompetence. There is going to be blowback. As always, I have thoughts.
Recipe this week : Toast.
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Yeah, yeah, I know it's late
So last week I forgot to hit record on the live stream, so I couldn't edit the audio until I could pull it off of YT, so I had to wait to publish. Then the outside world felt the need to make it's presence felt, and it got pushed out of my thoughts. But I remembered eventually, and that's what counts. I remembered too close to bedtime so you're getting the raw audio from the live stream, so if you never watch the streams, this is what they are like, slightly less polished, more gaps and pauses, but not that different from what you're used to. Things will be back to normal for the next episode..... Probably
Recipe Vanilla bean cupcakes
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A Day to remember, Bourbon & Regret, and an update
Welp another week goes by, and I am still running half awake, half fried, and all me. This episode starts out talking about Memorial Day, and some of my thoughts about the matter. Then I talk about a new bourbon I have picked up and some backstory as to why this particular purchase is kind of a landmark for my personal development. It also involves Rob Schneider. Then we talk about the current status of the seasoning project, I plug the wife's business and then give out a recipe for Mojito Cream sauce. So I guess there is a little something for everyone in this one.

Put em all on a raft
More of the usual. The government is full of crooks, a bunch of morons defend their sides, and we all pay the price. I, however, have an idea about how to deal with them. I get to it eventually. You want to know the plan? Go listen.
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Recipe this week : Spanish Tortilla.
it's probably not what you think it is.

I'm NOT saying this is what they are doing.
So there was a little incident with a cruise ship this week and an outbreak of the hantavirus. It's far more lethal than COVID ever was, but less transmittable. They are saying it has begun human to human transmission. The whole thing stinks on ice, in my opinion. As always I have thoughts. I also discuss mother's day, the alien files release, and talk about a lovely honey siracha wing glaze. And it's a short one. Go do the things
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I'm Tired Boss
Another week, more stupidity to complain about. The Met Gala had an actual felony happen at it, nothing will come of it. The guys were all rocking skirts. And I go off on a bit of a megalomaniacal tear. The recipe this week is Asian salad with Mandarins in Chili Vinaigrette.

They're REALLY Bad at This
Week two of the new time slot. Some things happened. Another attempt on the president and his staff. Comey is being charged again. Kash arrested a green beret for betting on America, but not a single person from congress. Also they FINALLY arrested fraudsters in Minnesota, and tampon Timmy tried to take the credit for it, after the city of Minneapolis said they weren't involved. Also go follow Lisa on X https://x.com/yelcat2
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And We're Back.....Again
So after a week off I am back at it. As always, we have some technical issues, and a helping of disorganized chaos. Everything you have come to expect from one of these episodes. I have plenty to say, and after a slow start I find my groove.
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Bye Bye Blondi
Welp, it's been another week. Downed pilots, we slingshot the moon, morons gonna moron, and Pam Bondi got canned. As always I have thoughts.
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No Kings Take Two
Another successful protest from the No Kings people. We still don't have a king. Good job. Totally not a bunch of meaningless, performative nonsense.
Recipe - Dutch Baby
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A quick thought
For whatever reason I didn't have much in the tank this week. Maybe a better episode will drop later, depending on how I'm feeling. Go click the links, do the things, support the show.
Recipe - Loaded Baked Potato Salad.
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And we're back at it
To address the missing episode last week, we had a death in the family literally less than an hour before the livestream was supposed to happen. The last week was primarily focused on dealing with that, but we're back at it now. There is a scavenger hunt that I announced with a awesome prize for the first person to figure out all of the clues, and more of my usual ranty ranty for those who were missing it.
Recipe Eggplant Caponata (egg plant appetizer)
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Iran so far away
So a guy who has been shouting "Death to America" for pretty much my entire life actually wound up on the receiving end of "Death FROM America." Personally, I don't like the idea of my country being the world police, but frankly when you want to see me and everyone I ever cared about dead, I have a hard time feeling bad for you when you enter the FO phase of the situation. And of course people here are losing their minds because OrangeManBad was at the helm. And there are a few other things I touch on as well. And an update.
Recipe - Irish Bread Pudding with Whiskey Sauce
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Cartels, CTU, and Canadians. OH MY!
Hey everyone, another week where I only halfway paid attention to the grander world, because the immediate world needs more of my attention. There were some goings on out there, and as always, I have some thoughts. A cartel kingpin got taken out by special forces, and they aren't happy about it. The local politics are starting to ramp up and ruining my time at the gym with their absolutely garbage political ads, and some people played a hockey game at the olympics.
Recipe - Roasted Tomato Eggplant Soup
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A New Chapter
So I have an announcement. And then the ranting begins. I feel like the mishandling of the files by the DOJ can't be excused, at this point and as always I have thoughts.
Recipe Moroccan Lamb Kabob
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Social Media Fatigue
This week I am feeling some kind of way. I'm tired. The constant distraction from real issues, the people treating each other badly, and being SO smug about it. As always I have thoughts.
Recipe - Arrabiata sauce
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Groundhog Day 2026
This one was kind of all over the place. Something kind of cool happened for me personally and you should all go check out https://thebuffalowoolco.com/ for some truly great American made products made with genuine bison wool. Beyond that I have an announcement, and as always thoughts on the topics of the day. Do the things people
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Recipe- Red Posole

Tex Tactical
For this guest episode I sat down with Walker, the owner/operator of Tex Tactical. It is a small independent business based out of Texas that makes custom rifle accessories. Walker and I discussed 3d printing and 2nd amendment stuff. It was a little more brief that most of my guest spots, but not everyone has four hours to kill with me. Hope you guys enjoy the chat.
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Well, I called it.
So the left is still interfering with ICE operations in Minneapolis. They are escalating, exactly as expected. The rhetoric from the top hasn't dialed back a bit, and exactly as I said would happen a "protestor" with a gun got himself removed from the census. And EXACTLY as I said all of a sudden the "most 2A friendly" administration is sounding decidedly not. I hate being right. As always I have thoughts.
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An Interview with Tom Knighton
Tom Knighton is a professional writer for bearingarms.com as well as being published in multiple places for various other news and opinion articles. Tom is a vet, a staunch 2A supporter, and frankly a generally good guy. He has a substack (tilting at windmills) as well as a youtube channel (The Fourth Rail) both of which are worthy of some of your attention. Tom first came to my attention due to the Buffalo public school systems controversy that came to light last year. For this episode I was joined by JD the bot guy, since he and Tom had an existing raport, and he is very involved in the 2A space as well. The three of us had a lovely chat and if you would like to hear the uncut version, which is about an hour and a half longer as well as every other guest spot uncut head over to the website and sign up to be a supporter of the show.
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More Minnesota Problems and the Ripple Effect
The drama in Minnesota is escalating. The leftists are arming themselves. And while I support everyone being armed, there is a right way and a wrong way to go about exercising your 2A rights. Just like there is a right way and a wrong way to protest. Also Don Lemon and a bunch of leftist clowns invaded a church to yell at the "racist christians" over ICE. As always, I have thoughts.
Recipe Yum Yum Sauce.
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ICE in Minnesota
Well there is plenty going on in the world, I MIGHT do a second episode this week, we'll see how the week shakes out. But in this episode I primarily discuss the lady that got shot interfering with ICE in Minneapolis last week. I have thoughts about what lead to this, and explain how I got there as well as who I think is to blame for the situation. As always I have thoughts.
Recipe : Chipotle Ranch Dressing
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2026- New Year, Same Me
Well, 2026 is off to a start. There are already things to talk about and as always I have thoughts. There are more developments in the mounting Somali fraud in Minnesota, NYC swore it's commie in, and we snatched up the dictator running Venezuela. All in all the year is off to an interesting start. As usual the lefties are melting down over the wrong stuff, and championing ideals that will get them killed. And I have thoughts.
Also Cody put out a second episode of a podcast with Javi. Go check it out.
Recipe : Caramelized Vidalia Onion BBQ Sauce
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The FINAL episode of 2025
For the last episode of 2025 I decided to do something a little different. I had a round table chat with some prior guests of the show. I was joined by Cody, John Jamingo, and JD the Bot Guy to shoot the bull and talk about the past year. But mostly just shot the bull. As usual there were some issues, because it wouldn't be an I HAD to say it episode if there weren't. But it was fun. Hope you enjoy, Happy New Year, and here's to next year being better.

Merry Christmas
OK so this episode is plagued with terrible technical issues, a host with seasonal inability to focus and a some chaos, but the recipe was good so I posted it. For the record, the part with me being mad at my wife for posting a picture was supposed to be a bit since I am a Christmas grouch, but it came off kind of asinine when I listened back to it, so I am adding a disclaimer in the show notes. If I was actually mad I wouldn't have used the picture as the thumbnail.
Recipe : Grandma's Buttermilk Pie.
Bonus Recipe : Grandma's butter cookies
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Aaron & JD the Bot Guy
In the first video interview I put out I sat down and had my second attempt at talking with the creator and operator of ForcedValor.com and Forced Valor Radio on youtube. We had a previous session that will forever be known as the lost episode, after my hard drive died immediately after I finished editing it. JD is a good guy and you should check out his stuff. It will be worth the time. We had a good talk, both times. Find out what Forced Valor is all about. Find out WHY he is the bot guy. Find out....well stuff. Go watch it already.ForcedValor.comyoutube.com/@ForcedValor

Shootings and Selfimportance
A couple of mass shootings happened again, the left is using it to try and push more gun control. Problem is both happened in locations that already have strict gun control regulations in place. But never let a good crisis go to waste. Also Rob Reiner and his wife were murdered, and Trump couldn't help but make it about himself. That and thoughts on a few other pertinent matters.
Recipe: Armadillo Eggs
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Somali Fraud & Consequences
So it's been another week. I'm a little under the weather so I'm not as lively as usual, but there is still stuff going on in the world, and I am still going to talk about it. Also some changes on the horizon for this program and me as a creator, so listen up and be part of the process. Also go buy some damn good coffee at colockumcraft.coffee Use code WSMG at check out.
Recipe: Aaron's Meatballs for Sammiches
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Timmy The R-Slur
It's been a week. This episode contains gamer words, so if you are easily offended, don't bother. That being said, it's been an eventful week, Trump is being Trump, the swamp is swamping, more fraud, waste, abuse, and seditious behaviors, and as always I have thoughts.
Recipe of the week: Crock Pot Turkey Pot Pie
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Lisa Ekman - Deprogramming Democrats
I sat down with Lisa Ekman, former Democrat swamp creature and author to have a little chat. It was a great conversation and I'm looking forward to talking to her again in the future.
"Lisa Ekman spent twenty years as a democratic swamp creature working and living in Washington D.C. During that time she worked for two well known democratic senators, democratic appointees at federal agencies, government contractors, and several non-profit organizations. She was a disability advocate and lobbyist, working alongside people with disabilities to expand and improve federal disability programs.
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Lisa Ekman has a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University, a master’s in social work from the University of Denver, and a bachelor’s in communication and rhetoric from Northwestern University. She moved to a farm in Virginia in 2020 after she woke up and deprogrammed herself. She lives with her fiancé, their five dogs, and chickens on their farm, where they grow organic fruits and vegetables."
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The Price of Sedition
Another week, more political drama. The left is on one flavor of nonsense, the right another. MTG is retiring, MAGA has forgotten that not everyone that voted for Trump is part of their ranks, the Dems are still trying to paint themselves as the real patriots, despite spending so much time bitching about every principle that the United States was founded on, a handful of congressional morons made a stupid video, and a bunch of people got taunted with bacon.
As always I have thoughts.
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The Mean Tweets are back
I've been happy with some of what is going on in this administration, and not so happy with some of it. This episode was mostly inspired by a truth post I saw this morning at the gym, it sent me off on a tangent. It might make the MAGA crowd a little angry with me, but what can I say. No one is above reproach. Plus thoughts on Chicago's financial ruin and the race to the bottom and the first episode with the new Aaron's weekly recipe segment. Mangia.
Recipe of the week : Kaluha Pork

They're Open for Business
Well, they finally got the votes 60-40 to reopen the government. The leftists are pissed. Also I have thoughts about the election that passed.
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The Shut Down Contiues
The government is still "shut down." The left is still blaming the cheeto, and the right. Low IQ high calorie individuals are talking about stealing because they aren't getting their free stuff. And there is a commie about to be elected to the Mayor of New York, a guy that looks like he should be stealing boats in the middle east about to be elected in Minneapolis, and people just being generally terrible. As always I have thoughts.
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The EBT wars
The government is still "shut down" and at the end of the month a whole bunch of people are going to have to start figuring out how they are going to eat. Of course a bunch of entitled clowns are saying they are just going to start stealing, and "nobody better try an stop them or they goan find out" Of course I have thoughts.
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No Kings 2. The Tardaloo
SO since the first one was such a massive success, the theater kids decided to have ANOTHER "No Kings" protest. I guess it's working? I mean we still have a duly elected president that they hate, so no kings so far. As always, I have thoughts.
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Like Soft Serve in a Poncho
ANTIFA protesters are full of hot air, a bunch of people on bikes, an end to the HAMAS / Israel conflict, and a bunch of random things.
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ICE in Chicago and they keep getting dumber
So ICE is still in Chicago, and the left is still doing dumb stuff. From the streets to city hall they just keep getting dumber. As always I have thoughts.
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More Ice, More Dumb
Another week, more stupidity to be upset about.
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Is it still a FACISM if he wasn't actually canceled?
So Jimmy Kimmel wasn't canceled. He was suspended. Predictably the leftists are way too happy about it. They think they accomplished something. I have thoughts
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The Right Cancels Back
Still talking about the Charlie Kirk shooting. The way that the sides are handling it and my thoughts on the matter.
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Better late than never
Ok so you guys know I had some family stuff come up that threw everything off this week. It's taken care of and I was going to just let the week go because I have a lot of other stuff going on that made putting together an episode seem like a slim chance. Then the world took a hard turn, and a lot of friggin people showed their true colors. It pissed me off, and I had to get things off my chest. So I had thoughts.
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No Episode this week
Sorry, family emergency.

It's been 5 years
So, yeah. I've been doing this for five whole years now. I don't really know what to say beyond that. Enjoy the show.
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