Subjects/subject
military-industrial complex
2016-09-27, 3 mentions2016-11-08, 1 mention2017-03-28, 1 mention2017-06-13, 1 mention2017-08-27, 1 mention2017-10-15, 1 mention2017-10-30, 1 mention2018-02-06, 1 mention2018-12-14, 1 mention2019-07-28, 1 mention2020-02-16, 1 mention2022-05-29, 1 mention2023-03-11, 1 mention2023-09-09, 2 mentions2024-07-15, 1 mention2024-10-26, 1 mention2025-05-17, 1 mention2025-10-11, 1 mention
Tim’s take
He treats the military-industrial complex as a self-perpetuating machine that manufactures threats to justify endless contractor funding, citing Eisenhower's warning as the last honest word on it 1:06:30 55:13 35:22 15:42. His baseline claim is that the money involved is too large to unwind, so wars like Ukraine keep going because the economy depends on them, down to Mitch McConnell's own admission that the funding is really a pipeline to Raytheon and Lockheed 42:10 46:04. He frames it as bipartisan rather than partisan, with Vance and Marjorie Taylor Greene both describing it as a DC donor class both parties protect at the expense of ordinary Americans 15:42 45:24. He sometimes softens the target, calling it "a baby" rather than a villain 28:18, and elsewhere jokes that Trump threatens it only because the WASPs who built it don't understand luxury the way he does 58:51.
Every Reference (21)
"i believe his effort to extricate this country from the cold war was what killed jeff k because the military industrial complex the war machine is so powerful in this country"
JFK's Peace Speech and the Military Industrial Complex — Slumbering Herds of Cattle+94s into the segment"do you think it was purely ideological or was it a way of keeping that whole World War II military industrial money train rolling"
Cold War Ideology, Operation Paperclip, and the Permanent War Economy — Slumbering Herds of Cattle+200s into the segment"but he did warn us before he left the white house about the military industrial complex and now you can even talk about military industrial complex with something separate it needs the entire economy is free military in this country are the entertainment industry uh... your culture or sports"
Media Complicity and the New York Times' Collusion With Dulles — Slumbering Herds of Cattle+21s into the segment"We got like, we gotta get out of the pocket of the military industrial complex. Also, a lot of people in this government like to fuck"
"outside government. Yeah. Whether it's banking or it's a military industrial complex, these big corporations with all of their war making"
Double, Triple, and Quadruple Agents: The January 2017 Ukraine Peace Plan Meeting — Boss of Bosses (with Russ Baker)+186s into the segment"he was outlined the whole Pentagon Right the whole military industrial complex the whole idea of like going into these countries to"
"of these guys can ever fucking say no to the fucking military industrial complex. I don't think that's it this time. I think when you"
"was a college big FBI school yeah like Boston is the apex of the military industrial complex really is I mean I guess I guess DC have"
"this revolving door between defense contractors, the financial industry, the government, consulting firms. You flesh out what the military industrial complex is."
The Military-Industrial Complex, TARP, and the Pentagon's Missing $5 Trillion — Many Feathered Bird+22s into the segment"like an all-you-can-eat buffet You know That was a military industrial complex pay one price and you know, it's an all-inclusive inclusive"
Government Conspiracies, MKUltra, and Boston Bombing Skepticism — What Does Your Brother Do In The Navy+7s into the segment"Gonna get to freedom folks. We're gonna allow like the military industrial complex. It's gonna do it Why can't we just say well you know"
"don't think so the last guy was eisenhower was okay watch evidence military-industrial yes I mean you know I think it's in what will end"
Too Dumb to Be Governed, and the Epstein Speech Fantasy — Episode 158 Part 2 - Tim and Ray on the 3 Evils: Epstein, Big Tech, and Long Island+101s into the segment"it either because he's been he he's talked about the military-industrial complex, and I respect that, but it's just how do you unwind"
Bernie, the Deep State, and a Dying Empire — #187 - Waffle Sundaes and Puppet Shows | The Tim Dillon Show+481s into the segment"the mel uh the military industrial complex in our country it's a baby it's not a problem it's a baby who's doesn't know anything"
Daniel Defense's Tone-Deaf Tweet and Mental Health Scapegoating — #300 - A Unique Experience with Yannis Pappas | The Tim Dillon Show"Why do they want this, Alex? Why do they walk right up to nuclear war? Is it money? Is it the fact that our economy is based on the military-industrial complex just constantly, you know, printing money, paying themselves"
Nuclear War With Russia and Ukraine Proxy War — Springtime in Texas | The Tim Dillon Show #337+212s into the segment"recognized that their job had devolved into providing the military-industrial complex military contractors a constant pipeline of new orders"
Recapping the Blackout and Reintroducing the Ukraine War Discussion — Bobby & Cheryl | The Tim Dillon Show #360+148s into the segment"admitted it it's just a big money laundering scheme to the military industrial complex and then if you look who do you think actually owns"
"are in direct war with Russia and Trump is saying the military industrial complex I'm not doing that this is stupid for business he doesn't"
Alex Jones: The Trump Assassination Attempt Was a Deep State Standdown — Trump Assassination Attempt Emergency Podcast | The Tim Dillon Show #400+787s into the segment"know this has been spoken about by uh you know the military-industrial complex Eisenhower famously spoke about it I believe it's FDR"
The Uni-Party, Empire, and Who Profits From War — Sen. JD Vance | The Tim Dillon Show #414+124s into the segment"a lot of them that set up this military-industrial complex don't really understand luxury. They all live in like tree houses and they have old cars and whatever and they just get off torturing, maming, and killing."
America as a Luxury Hotel: Closing Thoughts — Qatar, Kanye, & The Gift Of Luxury | The Tim Dillon Show #444+11s into the segment"industries like, oh my goodness, the war industry, the military industrial complex. We put so much emphasis into big pharma. We put so"
Medicaid Cuts, the Big Beautiful Bill, and Priorities of Spending — Marjorie Taylor Greene Emergency Podcast | The Tim Dillon Show #465+6s into the segment