Its incomprehensible the grief Debbie Reynolds suffered. Its too much for the brain to process. The grief is compounds by the dual sudden loss, but at least it gives as you chance to look back and take stock of their work. Reynolds was at the losing ends of a love triangle. Her husband eddie fisher left her for elizabeth taylor. Carrie fisher wrote a biogphy of her life. Remember my 17th Birthday Party when you lifted your skirt up in front of all those people . I did not lift my skirt up . The double bunch comes. We lost david bowie, george michael, leonard cone, glenn frey. The heat may be off for these virtuosos. We can dive into the moment their genius exploded in song and live there for a while. We also lost Supreme Court justice scalia. And nancy reagan. Span janet reno is hosting an eternal dance party. As people come to terms with the loss of princes Princess Leia e unsinkable molly brown. You are damaged goods. But charlie, the year is young, and this room for one more. Im glad you are here. You are my one more love bundle. Im kennedy. He the list of larger than life figures to passed this year is staggering. Muhammad ali. Arnold palmer, john glenn, cuban dictator fidel castro. House it going down there, fidel . Thats barely the tip of the iceberg. Tonight wee have to discuss it with the party panel in mourning and joy. Its comedian jimmy failla. And gavin mcinnes. Kmele foster is here, the glorious host the fifth column podcast. One of the most populain the country. Its a worldwide phenomenon led by you and your great dress wearer and lapel pins. Gavin, in your beautiful Christmas Card you touched on music and the attorneys music has in your life. I wanted to touch on music in the monologue. Some of the musicians we lost, they leave a hole in the culture. Tell me about your wifes reaction. My wife whom i love have much, continues stop crying when prince died. I value her i. Q. , but i worry its low. He had delirium, he had the Power Generation. There was purposing rain. But after that, did anyone listen to the new Power Generation . What were they . Kennedy he reportedly game a jehovahs witness and a republican. When these people cry for dead celebrities, you realize they are not your friend. Scalia and breitbart and christopher mitchings was contributing. Kennedy their work creates an emotional connection. You cant necessarily discount someones politics you disagree with. Purposing rain is not something i listen to more often than not. Its probably a door. Kennedy you dont go deep, gavin. Purposing rain is great. But after that. Kennedy lets talk about fife dog. I feel like hes left off the list. Especially when you have someone is that young. I think he was 47. Thats tragic when someone passes who is that young. When people die and they are in their late 80s, early 90s, i think you won the whole deal, you were a rich, powerful celebrity. You lived a long life. No one should be weeping. We were lucky to have you, you were lucky to have all that time. Hopefully we all get there. Kennedy most notable death . I would say george kennedy. How does it change your life now that hes dead. Well get into that. But great guy, second most notable death. Hillary clinton. They have been propping her up, dragging her around. But to your point about these celebrity grief statement that all the people are issuing. I get they affected you and you loved their work. But i have so many people in my thread who are devastated by the death of carrie fisher. Her life was so much better than yours. She spent 40 years in spent house, you owe your dad rent. Kennedy she was in the force awakens. That was just last year. Carrie fisher, celebrities are like good pets. They never do anything bad to you personally. Carrie fisher never lived her life in resentment and she didnt owe me money. How mark hamill didnt get an oscar nomination for that performance in the force awakens. Kennedy we all know most living celebrities dont want to be anywhere near the inauguration. But how much is obama helping with the transfer of power. Yesterday donald trump claimed on twitter that the Current White House is putting up road blocks. But last night outside his maralago resort the president elect said he talked to the president and everything was just fine. He called me. We had a very, very good talk. He was in hawaii. And it was a very, very nice call. And i actually thought we covered a lot of territory. A lot of good territory. Kennedy according to most reports things will likely get a little donald trump tweeted doing my best to disregard the most inflammatory statements and roadblocks. Thought it was going to be a smooth transition. Not. Whats going on with these two. Will they ever get along. Apparently when they are talking in person. When he makes his public statements on camera hes been a hell of a lot more polite. Why we are paying attention to his twitter feed. Its clear the damn thing is routed from his subject conscious. We should probably stop paying attention to that. Just ignore it. Kennedy i think everything is intentional. And i break from many skeptics when i say i delight in most of what donald trump does on twitter, especially when there are misspellings and grievances. Thats libertarian i am. I want to talk to the president. I want to see his subject conscious. This guy has a thought occurrence, boom, i get it. Kennedy gavins picture of a libertarian is similar to his exposition libertarianism is nerd anarchy. You want transparency. Kennedy seethrough lawless nerds. President elect trump exploring ways to privatize the va. Its the Largest Health system in the United States and maybe in the world. There are claims veterans are dying while awaiting treatment for waiting for months just to see a primary care doctor. Trump said fixing the va would be on the top of his list of things to do once he is in office. Katherine, welcome back. Is privatizing the va a good thing . I think privatization is a good thing. One of the founders of reason invented the word, im all in on privatization. However, im also a strong believer that Donald Trumps version of privatization is not going to be the same as my krergs. Im worried it looks more like cronyism to insurers or medical providers. I think people will miss that amidst the fuss over the word privatization and the idea which is a good one. Maybe since the va schemes screwing up, maybe we should let someone else have a try taking care of our vets. Kennedy vets have had too much care from the current administration. Many vets are pushing back against the idea of privatization, they say they wont get adequate treatment for traumatic brain injury and post Traumatic Stress disorder. Is the va the only place to treat them . Here are so many professions with specific pathologies associated with them where we dont say we have to build a parallel Health System to take care of those problems. There will be doctors, some of them currently working for the va who could go into private practice and provide the same care as a higher level. Kennedy i would like to see veterans have more choice in this country. As you point out, when privatizatiois done rit,ou have better care. Isnt that what we want . Thats exactly what we want. This idea that we are going around saying for our veterans we want the best care and then saying the way to get that is to not let them choose what doctor they go to, not let them choose what hospital they go to, and not let them make their own decisions as if they are children. That seems insulting to m it is shutly. I think one of the main thrusts of Donald Trumps campaign was taking care of the veterans. Well see if he can do that. It depend on how the department is led. Who leads it, and if maybe we see some groundbreaking privatization that can spread to other departments, other agencies, and you know, dare i say, shrink the size of the federal government, is that possible . Donald trump didnt run as anything remotely resembling a libertarian or small government republican. The Transition Team has had a lot of people on it talking the talk about privatization. Again i want to be clear, im pretty sure hes going to screw it up. But at least its on the table, i do like that. And i think the va is a good test case its a Government Agency doing a terrible job right now. I hope to hell it succeeds because lord knows it has failed so far. Coming up, the United States has bent worlds police force for decade. But now its the russians keeping peace in syria. Is americas scature declining . And who is to blame . What public figure do americans what public figure do americans admire most . What public figure do americans admire most . 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Kennedy need any more proof the United States has last major stature on the world stage . The mighty have fallen. Date was the president of russia. Vladimir putin and president obama announced there is a ceasefire deal in syria and we are not part of it. The most high profile bloodbath in the world going on, especially in aleppo. Putin got Syrian Regime and rebels to lay down their weapons. More than half a Million People have reportedly died. Meanwhile, president obama on vacation in hawaii eating shaved ice and jumping around in the waves in his mom shorts. Here with more is the host of the dark secret place on kfi radio in los angeles. And a iraq, bosnia and kuwait war veterans. Why dont you light the dark path for us and talk about the balkanization of syria, you got different spheres of influence engaged in the ceasefire. We are not. Though we have our own sphere over there. What is going on . It turns out leading from behind creates a vacuum, and Vladimir Putin or china will fill the vacuum and you are not there for the vacuuming. This is a ceasefire that will stick. When the west negotiates a ceasefire it sticks. With Vladimir Putin the stick is ill bomb you if you break the ceasefire. This is a de facto, sit in place and lets negotiate the final borders. The battle of aleppo was the final battle in syria. Isis is an aftereffect. They are losing territory by the day. Syria may not when the dust settles. It may not look like the map we had five years ago. But the entity in syria will remain in power regardless, you recall secretary of state Hillary Clinton and president obama said assad must go five years ago. Well, hes not going anywhere. Putin guarantees it. And the United States was not at the table. This key nato ally called turkey turns out to be nothing more than a putin mole in nato. Erdogan is playing on putins side now. This is a shocking turn of events in 8 years. We watched under the Obama Administration webs turning into a fascist. He became a middleman because his son is the middleman for isis oil. We have been unwilling to get our hands dirty in leading from behind. Kennedy if we eradicate isis in syria, whats to keep al qaeda from moving in and taking up that place in what appears to be a vacuum in much of the country . Theoretically the same thing that kept them out before, that is the Syrian Government keeping control and getting the loyalty of the sunnis who remain. They have to negotiate separate dont kill me, negotiations. Al qaeda doesnt have a hope and probably assad will tell these guys, if you want to reearn your citizenship in syria you turn your guns around and kick isis in the bootie. Kennedy lets turn to russia and the sanctions the president outlined today. He said all americans should be alarmed by russias actions. He talked about 9 interest and individuals that will be sanctioned and singled out for punishment. Russians compounds shut down in maryland and new york. What do you make of this. Did any of it make a difference . It will. The gru operates not so clandestinely in north america, as well as their hackers in the cozy bear lazy bear groups in russia. Its a shot across their bow that we are naming names. At wneed to do is release the power points of how rich putin is. As i told you before, months ago here on kennedy. We need people at l. A. X. And jfk turning pregnant russian women around, putting them back on the plane and dont let them have theirr their 14th amendment babies in this country. They do this. Only the wealthy do it. Putins buddies, putins cronies, they send their daughters and wives to los angeles to have their babies. We should stop that immediately because he will hear that before dinner today. Kennedy i have. Feeling president elect trump shares your sentiments. Happy new year. Coming up. All eyes will be on new yorks times square at day night as the ball drops ring in that happy new year. Ill talk about a former countser terrorism detective on what it takes to keep a million kennedy new years eve is almost upon us. Ill be celebrating on the Fox News Network with Jesse Watters. At the crossroads of the world. Times square, the nypd and the feds taking extra precautions this year. There will and lot more of those blocker trucks around the perimeter of the party. We are told they are putting trucks in place to prevent an attack like we saw in berlin and earlier in nice when a suspected terrorist drove a truck into a crowded Christmas Market in berlin. Joining me, mike green, also the author of a book on how to survive in new york city. We have got the big sand and salt trucks. And you have got 6,000 officers in times square in and around times square. That seems like a lot of the security. Is it a tough place to keep fe . Its not because nypd mass vol. 35,000 officers, i think, right now. So its a daunting task, but the nypd, they are number one in the industry in counter terrorism. Kennedy i agree, you see a lot of counterterrorism in nypd. They are tasked with an awful lot. What are they look for particularly on neyears eve . In general, things out of the ordinary. If you see something, say something. Officers do that as well. They look for the abnormal things such as objects, backpacks, packages sitting around. Suspicious activity. People looking around. New years eve, tourists, people look at each other. You look for somebody who is not doing that. You might be just look at people, having a more stern and less festive look on their face. Kennedy they say whats going on . See if they can engage you. The nypd is far superior to the tsa. You were an nypd officer on 9 11 and in 1993 at the world center attack, the first one. So you have seen terror up close and personal. Yes, i was fortunate or unfortunateattacks. In 1993 i was off duty. On 9 11 i was working a day shift. I lost a few partners to 9 11related cancers since then. I have full firsthand insight and knowledge of the aftermath of these attacks. Kennedy is new york city safe this year . 100 yes. Kennedy we dont have to worry about a terrorist attack . No, i would be more worried about a pick pocket. Kennedy or a drunk person vomiting on your good boots . Mike green, thanks so much. Stay safe out there. Tell your friends to do the same. The party panel returns to discuss gweneth paltrow. She thinks she is making a positive contribution to society rodney and his new business. He teaches lessons to stanley. And thats kind of it right now. But rodney knew just what to do. He got quickbooks. It organizes all his accounts, so he knows where he stands in an instant. Ahhh. Thats a profit. Which gave him the idea to spend a little cash on some brilliant marketing ha, clever. Wow, look at all these new students way to grow, rodney know where you stand instantly. Visit quickbooks. Com. Kennedy gallup con ducts an annual most admired people in america poll to swell the he goes of one lucky man or woman. Barack obama topped the list as the most admired man. The most admired woman, despite losing the president ial election and being repeatedly investigated by the f. B. I. , Hillary Clinton went for a record 21st time, 15 years in a row. How much stock should we be putting into these polls and why didnt gavin and i make the list . The party panel is back. Who answers the you are advise . Divorces. They have some time on their hands and they are declaring revenge on society. Kennedy like Hillary Clinton almost almost declared revenge on her husband. Michelle obama third. Angela merge was fourth and oprah is this global . Americans like and lap merck. For ruining germany . The president wins almost every year. These are the same people who are shocked when the harlem globe trotters win. The Washington Generals arent that goods. Kennedy the president elect of the United States single handedly changed the course of time. Will president obama win next year . Not even close. Hes irrelevant now. Kennedy oprah came in fifth. There is only one i. P. Address on that whole poll. Kennedy why do they admire hillary so much . Its important to know these polls are total nonsense. Kennedy dont they have high name recognition . Pretty much everyone else on the list is in single digits. Wouldnt you love to have a billion dollars . I dont know i would strayed places with steadman because i love my wife. She is remarkable. Kennedy could you love two wife. If she suggested it then perhaps i could. What if she suggested it via s