T&z Talk With Trupiano And Zombeck

Donald Trump has not toned it down, despite the party's higher ups requesting that he do. In fact he's turned up the racist rhetoric to a level that is taking us back to an era we've thought we'd left behind long ago. He's come out against a federal Judge who is presiding over a case involving Trump University, calling him unfit to hear the case because of his Mexican ancestry. Trump has also said that a Muslim should not hear his case. The GOP leaders like Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan have not budged on their support, nor have they been willing to condone what he's said. www.tandztalk.com info@tandztalk.com

It's Trump again who is dominating the news cycle with his University, steaks, wine, bottled water and slightly exaggerated wealth. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman was on Morning Joe making no small thing of the case against Donald Trump. He called it, simply, fraud. And that's what it is. The case was opened in 2013 so there's no question that this has very little if nothing to do with the elections. We can be certain that Trump and his minions will accuse the left of doing this out of some sort of evil plot though. Mark Cuban also had a few choice words for Trump and even questions the moguls wealth. Cuban puts it at closer to $165 million. Still a lot, but not $10 billion. www.tandztalk.com info@tandztalk.com

Donald Trump has often gone after the media. Recently however, he's taken to insulting them to their faces. We are reminded of an old quote from back when new was printed on paper: "Never argue with a man who buys his ink by the barrel and paper by the ton" Trump doesn't seem to care and neither do his followers. He seems nearly impervious to what others would suffer from. His attacking the press sets a dangerous precedent though and is a clear danger to democracy and society. www.tandztalk.com info@tandztalk.com

Trump: That's right, he won it. He got all the delegate votes he needed. Now what? Well, now we get to hear him prattle on about Pocahontas, Crazy Bernie and Crooked Hillary. Trump again: His campaign manager has started letting us know that Trump will pick a VP who can do the more presidenty stuff and that Donald will act more like a chairman of the board. Seth Myers: A little of Seth Meyers from the 2015 Corespondent's Dinner in which he took some well deserved swipes at the Donald, who sat head in hand. Bernie in California: Bernie has a new ad and we played it. Let's see what happens with that, shall we. www.tandztalk.com info@tandztalk.com

Big Banks: Remember the LIBOR? If you do you'll remember what the banks got away with? As it happens they're back in court and it could take them down. Elizabeth Warren: Trump pulls out the ole Pocahontas BS and Warren goes after him like a pit bull. The media: The media, including FOX might finally be calling Trump out on his "tawdry" attacks on Hillary. www.tandztalk.com info@tandztalk.com

Today's show was a little odd as Tony and I started with the intent of going through the usual news of the day and the day before, but we ended up talking about the state of the gig economy and how we're effected by it. Both working menial jobs and trying to make ends meet. With Tony working a kitchen and Zombeck writing articles, at times for free. The fact that the UK editor for Huffington Post, Stephen Hull, piped up recently about not paying bloggers didn't help much either. Here's what he had to say when asked about not paying writers: "If I was paying someone to write something because I want it to get advertising, that's not a real authentic way of presenting copy. When somebody writes something for us, we know it's real, we know they want to write it. It's not been forced or paid for. I think that's something to be proud of." Good stuff, right? Unless you're the poor idiot doing the writing. So, we decided to get a little better about begging for money and promoting ourselves, which is unfortunately n

Hillary: Is Bernie helping Donald Trump? Clinton talks to Chuck Todd Bernie: Is Bernie helping Donald Trump? It's a theme and Bernie talks to George Stephanopoulos about that and the Sanders platform that he will be pushing for. Jon Oliver: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver took on the Primaries and Caucuses over the weekend and as usual, they take a complex issue and break it down. www.tandztalk.com info@tandztalk.com

Nevada: What exactly happened in Nevada and what is the Bernie Sanders campaign up to? Zombeck's dryer: That's right. We spent some time talking about Richard's dryer and how he fixed it. Megyn and Donald: looks like Megyn Kelly and Donald Trump have made up. At least that's what it looks like. It really looks like that. Republican economics: the GOP is on the fast track to rewrite history and who was responsible for economic downturns and upswings. Take a guess at who they think was responsible for the upturns. www.tandztalk.com info@tandztalk.com

Sucking Up: The GOP including Paul Ryan and Lindsay Graham both show signs of sucking up to Trump. Graham had started to become one our favorite republicans - that's long gone. Elizabeth Warren: Trump doesn't know what he's in for with the senator from Massachusetts. She may soft and sweet and outside, but get her mad and you'll see a different side. The Butler did it: Trump's butler, who is not only an Alfred look a like has some insane Facebook posts and some really nasty things to say in an interview with NBC. tandztak.com info@tandztak.com

Pain Meds: Well known over the counter meds are causing a lack of empathy. The Newsroom: Jeff Daniels, who played Will McAvoy acts out the most famous scene from the Newsroom for Bloomberg TV. Rubio: Little Marco seems to be having an issue sticking to his original assessment of Trump. Donald's Taxes: Trump still won't release his taxes and his excuses are lame. tandztalk.com info@tandztalk.com

The Daily Show: The latest Trump skit that's so funny the corespondents wet their pants. Trump is an A**hole: John McCain's former aide has some choice words for Donald Trump. Scott Brown: Back from the shadows of irrelevancy, the sore loser and former one term senator shows up on a podcast to take one more swipe at Elizabeth Warren. He even goes so far as to insinuate she may be drunk tweeting. How much does the GOP hate Trump: 10 prominent political figures slam The Donald in a mashup. TandZtalk.com info@tandztalk.com

CNN hurt by Obama: Following a trashing at the correspondents dinner, CNN asks if Obama likes them. Jon Stewart: Stewart comes out of retirement to talk to David Axelrod and trash Trump, republicans and the democratic party. Sarah Palin: Ever present Sarah Palin has to get her two sense about Paul Ryan and Trump and for once shows some self awareness in admitting that she would be a lousy pick for VP. www.tandztalk.com info@tandztalk.com

Rolling Stones: The Stones took issue with Trump using their music at his rallies. It remains to be seen who else will voice their opposition. Why do you never hear musicians complaining when democrats use their music? Paul Ryan: One of many republicans who has announced that they will not be supporting Trump. Some have endorsed, some will support but not endorse, and others, like Ryan, just aren't there yet. Our favorite goober, Louie Gohmert, wants Trump to apologize to Ted Cruz. We'll be holding our breath. Rob Reiner: In an appearance on Morning Joe, Reiner made the observation many think but can't seem to say out loud: Trump supporters are racists. Not all of them. Just most of them and all it takes is most of them. tandztalk.com info@tandztalk.com (559) 898-2551

Anti-Trump Ads: Clinton has some new ads out bashing Trump and she's using Republicans and Trump himself to do it. It's low hanging fruit but effective. Kasich Out: John Kasich is out of the race leaving the filed wide open for Trump to run all out against Hillary. A teary farewell from Kasich was inevitable. Obama and Flint: Obama visited Flint Michigan and spoke to residents shortly after the Governor was booed during his three-minute speech. In his address to the Flint community, Obama addressed the issue of the GOP wanting to shrink the government and that what happened in Flint was a direct result of GOP efforts to do that. www.tandztalk.com info@tandztalk.com

This is our inaugural run of a podcast only format since we left the live streaming behind. It?s actually seemed to make for a more relaxed show. / Ted Cruz: Lying Ted quit the race and couldn?t go gently into that good night. / Trump: We now officially have a presidential nominee who not only reads the tabloids, but uses them as reference material. / Obama Stand Up: Our favorite moments from the Correspondent?s Dinner and Obama's routine. / www.tadztalk.com / info@tandztalk.com

Carly Fiorina: Ted Cruz actually managed to pick a running mate that is crazier than him analyze more than him. She apparently is quite a little singer too. Adding to the creep factor, Carly, during her acceptance speech, sings to Ted?s girls. / / The era of bigotry: in one day?s new cycle we saw a lesbian being dragged from the bathroom, a teacher arrested for saying the word vagina, and an Oklahoma court rule that oral sex is not rape if the victim is drunk. / / Donald Trump: a foreign policy speech to beat all policy speeches. One that for Fareed Zakaria referred to as rambling and disjointed. Trump?s speech contradicted itself from minute to minute. / / Vaginas: We say it a lot in this episode. I mean a lot. More than normal. Because we can. / / http://www.tandztalk.com/ / info@tandztalk.com

Trump's Tantrum: Always the victim, Trump is pissed, pissed I say about Cruz and Kasich colluding against him. / / Amy Schumer: A new skit in which Amy Schumer undergoes a gynecological exam by congressmen. / / Bernie's Exit: Chuck Todd, who's insight and instinct deny all evidence presented to him managed to end an interview with Bernie Sanders by speculating whether that interview was an exit interview. / / I can't vote for Hillary: A caller (Yves) joined us live during the show to talk about the election and whether or not he's be able to vote for Hillary if that was the choice. / / P.S. since we talked about Amy Schumer and her photo in Vanity Fair taken by Annie Leibovitz, I thought I'd use it as the cover of this blog post.   www.tandztalk.com info@tandztalk.com

Ted Cruz: The 25 things you didn't know about Ted Cruz and Van Jones laughing. / / Charles Koch: Half of the Koch brothers weighed in on what they think about the GOP race. / / Trump's playing a part: The new spin from the Trump campaign and the never ending con. Donald jr. shares his views on delegates. www.tandztalk.com info@tandztalk.com

Prince: A brief tribute and conversation about Prince. / Heroin: SNL?s commercial on the prescription ?Heroin AM? and the backlash and praise from that. / Cruz: Showing his complete ignorance and hatred in a comment he made about the transgender community. / Harriet Tubman: The $20 bill will bear her likeness and Republicans are once again showing their bigotry. / / www.tandztalk.com / info@tandztalk.com

New York New York: Bernie had his ass handed to him, as did Ted Cruz and the conspiracy theories abound. No More "Lying Ted": Trump seems to be taking a softer easier approach on the campaign maybe due to some coaching from his new team. Whining Ted Cruz: Ted Cruz  sent a letter to his supporters whining about how tough it is to run for president. The reaction and response from Sen. Elizabeth Warren was not kind. And no it's not a Shakespearian tragedy, but a King, Rep. Peter King (R-NY), says he's rather drink cyanide than vote Ted Cruz.  www.tandztalk.cominfo@tandztalk.com