1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:02,840 Speaker 1: From the mighty nine ninety broadcast Centers. 2 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:06,880 Speaker 2: You're waking up in Stars Country with Todd Starns. 3 00:00:07,360 --> 00:00:11,520 Speaker 3: Oh Wow, Happy New Year, everybody. Welcome to the first 4 00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:15,040 Speaker 3: episode of Stars Country in the great Year of Our Lord, 5 00:00:15,240 --> 00:00:18,799 Speaker 3: twenty twenty six. I am Todd Starns, and I hope 6 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:22,080 Speaker 3: you and your family had a terrific long holiday. I 7 00:00:22,120 --> 00:00:25,120 Speaker 3: know people are waking up like they've had the most 8 00:00:25,160 --> 00:00:28,760 Speaker 3: massive hangover of all time because of all the holidays. 9 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:32,080 Speaker 3: And it's especially weird when the holidays are right smack 10 00:00:32,159 --> 00:00:35,400 Speaker 3: in the middle of the weekday. It just messes with everybody. 11 00:00:35,440 --> 00:00:37,640 Speaker 3: So we're gonna give you, We're gonna cautch you a 12 00:00:37,640 --> 00:00:41,280 Speaker 3: little slack today as you get back into the routine. 13 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:44,280 Speaker 3: There is a lot of news happening, not just here 14 00:00:44,640 --> 00:00:47,600 Speaker 3: in the Mid South, but also nationally and internationally, and 15 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:50,000 Speaker 3: we're going to talk all about that today. You have 16 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:54,280 Speaker 3: chosen the perfect radio station here in the Mid South, 17 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:56,680 Speaker 3: the mighty nine ninety k WHAM, and I can tell 18 00:00:56,680 --> 00:01:00,680 Speaker 3: you this. We are kicking off our election coverage and 19 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:03,680 Speaker 3: I promise you this, I will make you this promise. 20 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:08,039 Speaker 3: You will find no better political coverage than right here 21 00:01:08,080 --> 00:01:10,080 Speaker 3: on the mighty nine ninety. We're going to bring you 22 00:01:10,160 --> 00:01:12,720 Speaker 3: all of the voices all of the candidates. We're going 23 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:15,720 Speaker 3: to be asking the questions that others don't know to answer, 24 00:01:16,240 --> 00:01:19,319 Speaker 3: or are afraid to answer or to ask. Rather, we're 25 00:01:19,360 --> 00:01:22,639 Speaker 3: going to ask those questions of all the candidates because 26 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:24,640 Speaker 3: we want to make sure that you have a pretty 27 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:27,920 Speaker 3: clear picture of who you are voting for when it 28 00:01:27,959 --> 00:01:31,319 Speaker 3: comes time for our local, state, and national elections. So 29 00:01:32,080 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 3: a lot going on here, and I want you to 30 00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:37,000 Speaker 3: do me a favor. This is this is homework for 31 00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:39,679 Speaker 3: all of you that listen to KWIM. I want you 32 00:01:39,760 --> 00:01:42,720 Speaker 3: to tell at least one person about the body nine 33 00:01:42,800 --> 00:01:45,880 Speaker 3: ninety and tell them to switch over and give us 34 00:01:45,880 --> 00:01:48,800 Speaker 3: a good listen. All right. Our telephone number this morning 35 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:52,240 Speaker 3: nine oh one two six zero five nine two six. Again, 36 00:01:52,280 --> 00:01:55,480 Speaker 3: that's nine oh one two six zero five nine two six. 37 00:01:56,160 --> 00:01:58,920 Speaker 3: Throat is still a little ough, to be honest with you, 38 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 3: I have been. I started getting sick like last week, 39 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 3: and so all all during the New Year holiday was 40 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:10,240 Speaker 3: I was out. I was doing night quill shots in 41 00:02:10,240 --> 00:02:12,240 Speaker 3: the middle of the day. That's how bad it was. 42 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:14,880 Speaker 3: So fortunately I locked the doors. I don't want to 43 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:17,280 Speaker 3: make you never know I don't do good with medicine. 44 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:19,760 Speaker 3: I don't go too good with medicine at all. So 45 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:21,880 Speaker 3: I didn't want to be in the middle of Germantown 46 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:25,480 Speaker 3: Peracuay running out of my bathroom, so locked all the doors, 47 00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:28,920 Speaker 3: hid my keys, and was chewing doing the Nike quill shots. 48 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:31,680 Speaker 3: So I'm dealing with the hangover of another sort today. 49 00:02:32,280 --> 00:02:35,880 Speaker 3: Harold Collins is running for Shelby County mayor. He is 50 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:40,320 Speaker 3: the chief administrative officer for Shelby County the current Shelby 51 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:43,080 Speaker 3: County Mayor, Lee Harris. Mister Collins is going to be 52 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:46,760 Speaker 3: here in studio with us in just a little while 53 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 3: and we'll talk politics with him. Also, it is Monday, 54 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:53,040 Speaker 3: and that means Vicky Gandy is here, Vicky Candy from 55 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:56,280 Speaker 3: cry Like, and she is going to be answering your 56 00:02:56,360 --> 00:02:58,639 Speaker 3: real estate questions. A lot of folks wondering whether or 57 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:01,360 Speaker 3: not they should be buying a house right now, and 58 00:03:01,440 --> 00:03:03,320 Speaker 3: Vicki's going to help you out through all of that. 59 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:06,639 Speaker 3: And of course, the big news happening is over the weekend. 60 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:10,799 Speaker 3: I'm curious to hear your thoughts on President Trump, because 61 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:15,800 Speaker 3: that was pretty U Are we allowed to say badass 62 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 3: this early? In the morning, because that was pretty spectacular 63 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:22,840 Speaker 3: what President Trump did, and our War Secretary Pete Hegseth 64 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:28,160 Speaker 3: going in and getting Nicholas Maduro and his wife. They 65 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:32,240 Speaker 3: are right now, right now being escorted to a New 66 00:03:32,320 --> 00:03:36,120 Speaker 3: York City courtroom, and it is quite the scene in 67 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:39,080 Speaker 3: New York City. So we'll keep you updated, live updates. 68 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:41,000 Speaker 3: They're doing it in the wee hours of the morning. 69 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:43,040 Speaker 3: Of the reason why they're doing it in the wee hours, 70 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:48,960 Speaker 3: all the protesters, all the little communist and the wannabee communists, 71 00:03:49,280 --> 00:03:51,080 Speaker 3: they don't get up till about two or three o'clock 72 00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:53,400 Speaker 3: in the afternoon, so all of those kids are still asleep. 73 00:03:53,440 --> 00:03:56,040 Speaker 3: So there. I don't believe there have been any massive protests, 74 00:03:56,200 --> 00:03:57,960 Speaker 3: but that's one of the reasons why they're doing this 75 00:03:58,040 --> 00:04:00,920 Speaker 3: in the in the early morning hours there in New 76 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:03,760 Speaker 3: York City. But we'll keep you updated throughout the day, 77 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:06,360 Speaker 3: and of course we're gonna have live extended coverage during 78 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:09,720 Speaker 3: the Ton Sterns show at eleven o'clock here on the 79 00:04:09,800 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 3: mighty nine ninety. But Maduro just being transferred from a 80 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:18,040 Speaker 3: chopper to an armored vehicle ahead of his first court appearance. 81 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:22,120 Speaker 3: The President on the way back yesterday, just so you're 82 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:24,240 Speaker 3: aware of where all of this is going. And there's 83 00:04:24,320 --> 00:04:26,920 Speaker 3: a lot more to this. This is not just about drugs, 84 00:04:26,960 --> 00:04:31,840 Speaker 3: and it's not just about the oil. There's also the 85 00:04:31,920 --> 00:04:36,280 Speaker 3: election and a lot of these voting machines actually came 86 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:41,360 Speaker 3: from Venezuela, so there could be another component to all 87 00:04:41,360 --> 00:04:43,520 Speaker 3: of this. We have not gotten the full story of 88 00:04:43,880 --> 00:04:46,880 Speaker 3: why we did what we did in Venezuela, but be 89 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:50,520 Speaker 3: aware of this. It could be happening in Colombia. It 90 00:04:50,560 --> 00:04:54,680 Speaker 3: could be happening in Cuba as well. That's how JFK Junior, 91 00:04:54,720 --> 00:04:57,560 Speaker 3: that's how JFK pronounced it, couber. It could be in 92 00:04:57,640 --> 00:05:01,960 Speaker 3: cuber Or, and also Mexico or mayhe Co if you're 93 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:06,719 Speaker 3: speaking phonetically, it could be all of those countries as well. 94 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:09,080 Speaker 3: You say, Todd, what is going on here? Are we 95 00:05:09,480 --> 00:05:11,880 Speaker 3: going to become the new United Kingdom? No, that's not 96 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:14,360 Speaker 3: what this is all about. This is all about China 97 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:18,760 Speaker 3: and Russia. China had a foothold in Venezuela and we 98 00:05:18,880 --> 00:05:21,040 Speaker 3: could not allow that to happen. By the way, if 99 00:05:21,080 --> 00:05:23,920 Speaker 3: you've read any of Joel Rosenberg's books, you know exactly 100 00:05:23,960 --> 00:05:29,000 Speaker 3: why Venezuela is so vitally important Iran they were, they 101 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:32,840 Speaker 3: were making overtures to Venezuela. We cannot allow the Iranians, 102 00:05:33,240 --> 00:05:36,719 Speaker 3: the Russians, or the Chinese to get any sort of 103 00:05:36,720 --> 00:05:40,600 Speaker 3: a foothold anywhere in our hemisphere. So what Trump is doing, 104 00:05:40,640 --> 00:05:43,000 Speaker 3: if you look at the big picture here, Trump is 105 00:05:43,080 --> 00:05:47,720 Speaker 3: locking down our hemisphere. That's what's going on here. A 106 00:05:47,760 --> 00:05:50,160 Speaker 3: lot of people think, oh, it's the twenty first century. 107 00:05:50,200 --> 00:05:54,159 Speaker 3: Countries don't invade countries. No, that's not true. That's just 108 00:05:54,200 --> 00:05:57,720 Speaker 3: simply not true. And it's laughable to think. And people 109 00:05:58,000 --> 00:06:02,240 Speaker 3: have this idea that America we are in impenetrable, that 110 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:05,440 Speaker 3: no one can, no one would dare attack the United States. 111 00:06:05,800 --> 00:06:08,320 Speaker 3: But they have been and it's been going on for years. 112 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:12,200 Speaker 3: It's called illegal immigration, and it has been a look 113 00:06:12,360 --> 00:06:16,000 Speaker 3: that has been a very dangerous thing. And as ferocious 114 00:06:16,080 --> 00:06:19,120 Speaker 3: as we are right now on going after Venezuela, we 115 00:06:19,240 --> 00:06:21,560 Speaker 3: need to be doing the same thing here in this country. 116 00:06:22,040 --> 00:06:27,400 Speaker 3: By the way, Ziron Mandami inaugurated on New Year's Day, 117 00:06:27,560 --> 00:06:30,400 Speaker 3: do you realize, ladies and gentlemen, he has already demoted 118 00:06:30,440 --> 00:06:34,200 Speaker 3: the NYPD commissioner. She is no longer giving briefings to 119 00:06:34,279 --> 00:06:37,520 Speaker 3: the mayor, so good luck for good luck with with 120 00:06:37,640 --> 00:06:41,480 Speaker 3: public safety there in New York City. Also Mayor man 121 00:06:41,560 --> 00:06:46,960 Speaker 3: Domi coming out and condemning President Trump for arresting his comrade, 122 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:52,080 Speaker 3: his fellow communist, comrade Baduro. And this just in a 123 00:06:52,120 --> 00:06:55,400 Speaker 3: few moments ago. We understand now and we're going to 124 00:06:55,560 --> 00:06:57,760 Speaker 3: do a deep dive on the National Show. We also 125 00:06:57,960 --> 00:07:00,760 Speaker 3: understand that there is going to be a major push 126 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:04,200 Speaker 3: to take away private home ownership in New York City. 127 00:07:04,680 --> 00:07:06,719 Speaker 3: So if you own an apartment, now it's a pretty 128 00:07:06,800 --> 00:07:10,000 Speaker 3: turn good time to sell. All Right, we're gonna take 129 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:13,960 Speaker 3: a break here. We've got Harold Collins on deck, Vicki Gandy. 130 00:07:14,360 --> 00:07:17,640 Speaker 3: Also we'll talk about the big Liberty Ball. There was 131 00:07:17,680 --> 00:07:20,040 Speaker 3: so much rain on that day, but still, I mean 132 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:22,160 Speaker 3: it was a small crowd, but it was cold, rainy, 133 00:07:22,240 --> 00:07:25,640 Speaker 3: and you had Navy in Cincinnati. So over twenty thousand 134 00:07:25,680 --> 00:07:28,640 Speaker 3: and attendance, I'd say that's a pretty good deal. Well done. 135 00:07:28,760 --> 00:07:31,600 Speaker 3: Always good to see the folks at the Liberty Ball, 136 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:34,040 Speaker 3: the AutoZone Liberty Ball putting on a great show for US. 137 00:07:34,280 --> 00:07:36,760 Speaker 3: Nine oh one two six zero five nine two six. 138 00:07:36,760 --> 00:07:38,720 Speaker 3: If you're one away in own President Trump, do you 139 00:07:38,840 --> 00:07:42,480 Speaker 3: support what the President did going in and getting Majuro 140 00:07:42,840 --> 00:07:45,520 Speaker 3: nine oh one two six zero five to nine two six. 141 00:07:45,760 --> 00:07:48,640 Speaker 3: Let's check in with Commander Chuck. This is Strange Country 142 00:07:48,640 --> 00:07:57,800 Speaker 3: and the Principal Toyota Memphis Studio. All right, it is 143 00:07:57,880 --> 00:08:00,720 Speaker 3: thirty three degrees outside Germantown of High School this morning. 144 00:08:00,720 --> 00:08:04,280 Speaker 3: Hello everybody, I'm Todd Stearns. Welcome back to Starns Country. 145 00:08:04,480 --> 00:08:06,600 Speaker 3: We're broadcasting live in the Principal to you ot to 146 00:08:06,600 --> 00:08:09,000 Speaker 3: Memphis Studio and I will promise you this. We are 147 00:08:09,040 --> 00:08:11,360 Speaker 3: the only place in Memphis, and trust me all this 148 00:08:11,520 --> 00:08:14,400 Speaker 3: the only radio station in the mid South where you're 149 00:08:14,400 --> 00:08:16,800 Speaker 3: going to hear from not only the Republicans, you're going 150 00:08:16,840 --> 00:08:19,640 Speaker 3: to hear from the Independents and the Democrats as well. 151 00:08:19,840 --> 00:08:22,240 Speaker 3: And that is part of our commitment to bringing the 152 00:08:22,280 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 3: candidates to you so you can hear what they have 153 00:08:25,480 --> 00:08:27,960 Speaker 3: to say. And we're excited in honor to have Harold 154 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:32,200 Speaker 3: Collins joining us. Mister Collins running for Shelby County mayor. 155 00:08:32,320 --> 00:08:35,319 Speaker 3: He has been the chief administrative officer of the county 156 00:08:35,679 --> 00:08:37,640 Speaker 3: and mister Collins, good to see you this morning. 157 00:08:37,720 --> 00:08:39,000 Speaker 4: Good morning, Thank you for having me. 158 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:42,840 Speaker 3: So a lot of people complimenting you on your tie. 159 00:08:42,920 --> 00:08:47,119 Speaker 3: You're a big Pittsburgh Steelers fan, and that's a Pittsburgh 160 00:08:47,120 --> 00:08:48,080 Speaker 3: Steelers tie. 161 00:08:48,160 --> 00:08:49,120 Speaker 4: It's a miracle. 162 00:08:50,360 --> 00:08:52,240 Speaker 3: Can you believe that game last night? 163 00:08:52,280 --> 00:08:54,839 Speaker 4: It was a wonderful game. I ended up watching the 164 00:08:55,040 --> 00:08:58,200 Speaker 4: entire game, which I typically don't do unless the Steelers 165 00:08:58,200 --> 00:09:01,800 Speaker 4: a plan, of course, but it was a wonderful game. 166 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:04,080 Speaker 3: What I was surprised by they made a big deal 167 00:09:04,120 --> 00:09:06,080 Speaker 3: about the fact they hauled out a priest, and I 168 00:09:06,080 --> 00:09:08,199 Speaker 3: know they do this with the New Orleans Saints, but 169 00:09:08,240 --> 00:09:12,200 Speaker 3: the priest actually blessed the end zone where the kick failed. 170 00:09:12,360 --> 00:09:16,120 Speaker 4: Absolutely, we need everything we can get these days to win. 171 00:09:16,280 --> 00:09:18,920 Speaker 4: And so, as Mike Tumblin would say, we're going to 172 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:21,120 Speaker 4: pull out all of the stops this year we win. 173 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:23,160 Speaker 3: I love it, and I have to imagine you're going 174 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:25,240 Speaker 3: to be pulling out all the stops to make sure 175 00:09:25,320 --> 00:09:28,280 Speaker 3: you win as well. This is a pretty crowded field 176 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:30,400 Speaker 3: on the Democrat side of the aisle right now. What 177 00:09:30,520 --> 00:09:32,920 Speaker 3: is it that sets you apart from the other candidates? 178 00:09:33,040 --> 00:09:38,120 Speaker 4: Well, number one, experience and I have over thirty years 179 00:09:38,120 --> 00:09:42,160 Speaker 4: of experience in local, state, and federal government. And number two, 180 00:09:42,360 --> 00:09:46,240 Speaker 4: I'm already practically doing a job as Chief administrative officer, 181 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:50,559 Speaker 4: I managed over six thousand employees, a one point seven 182 00:09:50,600 --> 00:09:55,719 Speaker 4: billion dollar budget. We work with over forty five hundred retirees. 183 00:09:55,760 --> 00:09:58,560 Speaker 4: We manage a one point seven billion dollar bench and fund, 184 00:09:59,440 --> 00:10:02,240 Speaker 4: and so we were already doing the job. And so 185 00:10:02,400 --> 00:10:06,000 Speaker 4: for us it is as people would say, you don't 186 00:10:06,040 --> 00:10:08,480 Speaker 4: have to worry about Harold Collins being ready on day one, 187 00:10:09,000 --> 00:10:11,160 Speaker 4: because we were already doing it one hundred and some 188 00:10:11,360 --> 00:10:13,079 Speaker 4: odd days even now before the election. 189 00:10:13,240 --> 00:10:15,679 Speaker 3: Give us a little bit about your background, where you're from, 190 00:10:15,679 --> 00:10:16,839 Speaker 3: where you went to school. 191 00:10:17,080 --> 00:10:21,480 Speaker 4: I'm a native Memphian. I graduated from Memphis Catholic High School. 192 00:10:22,360 --> 00:10:25,040 Speaker 4: My father was a cab driver for Little John Taxi 193 00:10:25,040 --> 00:10:28,920 Speaker 4: cab company for fifty one years. My mom never worked 194 00:10:28,920 --> 00:10:32,480 Speaker 4: out of the house. I'm the baby of eleven children. 195 00:10:33,040 --> 00:10:36,320 Speaker 4: It's funny you mentioned the priests blessing the field at 196 00:10:37,200 --> 00:10:38,960 Speaker 4: at a Central Stadium. 197 00:10:40,920 --> 00:10:41,240 Speaker 3: Raised. 198 00:10:41,240 --> 00:10:43,640 Speaker 4: We were raised Catholic, and so we were all. My 199 00:10:44,040 --> 00:10:48,760 Speaker 4: siblings all went to Catholic schools, and I went to 200 00:10:48,800 --> 00:10:51,560 Speaker 4: the University of graduating from University of Memphis. I actually 201 00:10:51,920 --> 00:10:55,319 Speaker 4: went to school on a music scholarship. Contrary to popular belief, 202 00:10:55,600 --> 00:10:58,160 Speaker 4: marched in the Mighty Sound of the South for four 203 00:10:58,240 --> 00:11:04,559 Speaker 4: years alto Saxophone, Go Saxis. And then I graduated and 204 00:11:04,760 --> 00:11:08,360 Speaker 4: went to Jackson State University and got a master's degree 205 00:11:08,400 --> 00:11:10,160 Speaker 4: in Public Policy and Administration. 206 00:11:10,320 --> 00:11:12,760 Speaker 3: And let's stomp there because Jackson State people may not 207 00:11:12,880 --> 00:11:16,360 Speaker 3: realize this. They've got a great music program as well 208 00:11:16,400 --> 00:11:16,760 Speaker 3: down there. 209 00:11:16,800 --> 00:11:20,760 Speaker 4: So absolutely the sonic Boom of the South is what 210 00:11:20,800 --> 00:11:24,199 Speaker 4: they're really known for their marching band. But Jackson State 211 00:11:24,960 --> 00:11:28,400 Speaker 4: is known for also its public policy and administration program. 212 00:11:29,040 --> 00:11:32,320 Speaker 4: Several people have graduated from their program and gone on 213 00:11:32,360 --> 00:11:35,280 Speaker 4: to do remarkable things, and so we're hopeful for that. 214 00:11:35,720 --> 00:11:38,760 Speaker 4: I'm married to my wife for thirty five years. I 215 00:11:38,800 --> 00:11:42,320 Speaker 4: have two daughters who actually live in Memphis and Shelby 216 00:11:42,320 --> 00:11:45,880 Speaker 4: County and serve in their community. And so we are 217 00:11:45,920 --> 00:11:49,760 Speaker 4: members of Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church. For my wife is 218 00:11:49,800 --> 00:11:53,480 Speaker 4: a lifer, as they would say. I joined the church 219 00:11:53,800 --> 00:11:56,960 Speaker 4: right after graduation from college and been serving ever since. 220 00:11:57,960 --> 00:12:01,640 Speaker 3: You emphasized local and Memphis quite a bit. And what 221 00:12:01,679 --> 00:12:03,440 Speaker 3: you just shared with us, how important is it for 222 00:12:03,480 --> 00:12:06,000 Speaker 3: the next mayor of Shelby County to be somebody who's 223 00:12:06,040 --> 00:12:10,520 Speaker 3: actually from here and knows the bones of this of 224 00:12:10,559 --> 00:12:12,520 Speaker 3: the County. Well, it's not just Memphis. 225 00:12:12,520 --> 00:12:16,280 Speaker 4: Now, we got six other municipalities in Shelby County, and 226 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:21,920 Speaker 4: so it's important that the mayor understands that relationships matter, 227 00:12:22,280 --> 00:12:25,880 Speaker 4: and not just temporal relationships. We're talking relationships that were 228 00:12:25,920 --> 00:12:26,960 Speaker 4: built over time. 229 00:12:26,920 --> 00:12:29,160 Speaker 3: Because that's been a big concern among the I've heard 230 00:12:29,160 --> 00:12:31,880 Speaker 3: that from the suburban mayors is that there hasn't really 231 00:12:31,880 --> 00:12:34,960 Speaker 3: been that relationship with the current mayor. How are you 232 00:12:35,040 --> 00:12:36,840 Speaker 3: going to make sure and how important is it to 233 00:12:36,880 --> 00:12:39,400 Speaker 3: have a relationship with those those municipalities. 234 00:12:39,440 --> 00:12:43,000 Speaker 4: Well, sometimes what I what I seem to think is 235 00:12:43,559 --> 00:12:45,760 Speaker 4: Mayor Harris saw in me some of the things that 236 00:12:45,800 --> 00:12:49,520 Speaker 4: he needed some supporting it. And so my responsibility has 237 00:12:49,520 --> 00:12:53,520 Speaker 4: always been to communicate not only with the suburban mayors, 238 00:12:53,559 --> 00:12:57,000 Speaker 4: but with the suburban superintendents because, as you well know, 239 00:12:57,280 --> 00:13:02,280 Speaker 4: county government also funds the schools in those municipalities as well, 240 00:13:02,720 --> 00:13:05,040 Speaker 4: and so it's important that we have a relationship that's 241 00:13:05,040 --> 00:13:08,360 Speaker 4: an open door policy, a line of communication that's clear 242 00:13:08,440 --> 00:13:11,520 Speaker 4: and understandable, and that people know that they can call 243 00:13:11,600 --> 00:13:14,360 Speaker 4: county government and get a response that they know that 244 00:13:14,400 --> 00:13:15,880 Speaker 4: they're going to get. It's going to be truthful. 245 00:13:16,120 --> 00:13:19,040 Speaker 3: What would you say is the number one number, and 246 00:13:19,080 --> 00:13:21,040 Speaker 3: we're gonna get you back on as the race prodress. 247 00:13:21,040 --> 00:13:23,120 Speaker 3: So we're not going to get everything here into this 248 00:13:23,200 --> 00:13:25,000 Speaker 3: one interview, But what would you say are the top 249 00:13:25,040 --> 00:13:28,080 Speaker 3: maybe one or two big issues facing Shelby County. 250 00:13:28,800 --> 00:13:32,320 Speaker 4: Number one is going to be economics. Shelby County is 251 00:13:32,360 --> 00:13:36,000 Speaker 4: the largest and most diverse county in our state, and 252 00:13:36,040 --> 00:13:38,520 Speaker 4: so we're having some difficult times right now with our 253 00:13:38,559 --> 00:13:43,000 Speaker 4: infrastructure and we're talking county buildings. We're also going to 254 00:13:43,040 --> 00:13:46,679 Speaker 4: be have to deal with and I say crime, of 255 00:13:46,720 --> 00:13:49,360 Speaker 4: course is the number one issue that most people think about, 256 00:13:49,880 --> 00:13:54,400 Speaker 4: but realistically the county mayor's role is to support the 257 00:13:54,480 --> 00:13:58,520 Speaker 4: suppression of crime through the Sheriff's department. But this my 258 00:13:58,600 --> 00:14:01,839 Speaker 4: particular vision, will be the more active in prevention and 259 00:14:01,840 --> 00:14:05,400 Speaker 4: intervention of crime, starting with our middle schoolers, because we 260 00:14:05,520 --> 00:14:08,600 Speaker 4: know that crime is not just a generational thing. It 261 00:14:08,640 --> 00:14:13,520 Speaker 4: has learned behavior sometimes or is a cost prohibitive or 262 00:14:12,840 --> 00:14:17,120 Speaker 4: a what I call a variable of the whole problem. 263 00:14:17,720 --> 00:14:20,480 Speaker 4: And then we'll start with our high schoolers in college, 264 00:14:20,720 --> 00:14:24,680 Speaker 4: trying to provide opportunities for work, employment, and better opportunities 265 00:14:24,680 --> 00:14:27,600 Speaker 4: for our kids to go to school and get jobs. 266 00:14:27,640 --> 00:14:29,120 Speaker 4: That pay livable wages. 267 00:14:29,160 --> 00:14:31,160 Speaker 3: I want to give out the website address here, folks, 268 00:14:31,200 --> 00:14:35,480 Speaker 3: Harold Collins the number four Shelby County dot org, Harold 269 00:14:35,520 --> 00:14:39,080 Speaker 3: Collins for Shelby County dot org, and you'll be able 270 00:14:39,120 --> 00:14:42,600 Speaker 3: to get all sorts of great information about mister Collins 271 00:14:42,640 --> 00:14:45,880 Speaker 3: and his platform and his bona fides as well. You 272 00:14:45,920 --> 00:14:50,240 Speaker 3: know that has been a big topic of conversation at 273 00:14:50,280 --> 00:14:54,080 Speaker 3: the dinters and after church is bonavides. I know the 274 00:14:54,160 --> 00:14:58,120 Speaker 3: Republicans have been dealing with that question, Democrats as as well. 275 00:14:58,400 --> 00:15:01,440 Speaker 3: And there are some rumblings that that doctor Fagan's who 276 00:15:01,600 --> 00:15:05,120 Speaker 3: many believe is the front runner. And we'll talk about 277 00:15:05,120 --> 00:15:07,440 Speaker 3: whether or not that's accurate or not, but whether or 278 00:15:07,440 --> 00:15:09,240 Speaker 3: not she's actually going to be able to meet those 279 00:15:09,280 --> 00:15:10,440 Speaker 3: bona fides? What say you? 280 00:15:10,800 --> 00:15:13,720 Speaker 4: I don't I'm not concerned about what bona fides. What 281 00:15:13,800 --> 00:15:17,240 Speaker 4: I'm concerned about is who's prepared, who's done to work 282 00:15:17,280 --> 00:15:22,240 Speaker 4: in our community, who's got proven results, who's been a 283 00:15:22,280 --> 00:15:24,680 Speaker 4: part of our community for a while and then made 284 00:15:24,760 --> 00:15:28,600 Speaker 4: some opportunities available, not just for myself personally, but for 285 00:15:28,640 --> 00:15:30,800 Speaker 4: the anti community. That's what I'm concerned about. 286 00:15:30,840 --> 00:15:33,000 Speaker 3: There was a poll out WRG a lot of people 287 00:15:33,120 --> 00:15:36,680 Speaker 3: making hay out of that. We don't know who conducted 288 00:15:36,680 --> 00:15:38,320 Speaker 3: that poll. We don't know if it was a professional 289 00:15:38,320 --> 00:15:41,560 Speaker 3: polling company, they probably should have posted all that information, 290 00:15:42,000 --> 00:15:44,560 Speaker 3: because there's a big difference in doing a poll that's 291 00:15:44,600 --> 00:15:47,200 Speaker 3: a professionally run pole as opposed to just going out 292 00:15:47,200 --> 00:15:48,680 Speaker 3: on the street and asking a few folks, who do 293 00:15:48,720 --> 00:15:51,560 Speaker 3: you like for mayor do you buy into what that 294 00:15:51,600 --> 00:15:54,280 Speaker 3: polling data said that this is really a race between 295 00:15:54,400 --> 00:15:55,600 Speaker 3: Marie Fagans and JB. 296 00:15:55,760 --> 00:15:58,080 Speaker 4: Smiley. I think the poll that we're going to focus 297 00:15:58,120 --> 00:16:02,320 Speaker 4: on will be on May the fifth. I believe that 298 00:16:02,480 --> 00:16:04,920 Speaker 4: the people Shelby County has enough time to do their 299 00:16:04,960 --> 00:16:08,120 Speaker 4: research on all of us. They will be able to 300 00:16:08,360 --> 00:16:15,320 Speaker 4: understand the differences between leadership, and I don't want to 301 00:16:15,360 --> 00:16:17,400 Speaker 4: go too far in that, but they will understand that 302 00:16:17,520 --> 00:16:25,120 Speaker 4: real leadership is position, practice, results, and then the opportunities 303 00:16:25,160 --> 00:16:28,680 Speaker 4: created to make life better for our community. And I 304 00:16:28,720 --> 00:16:31,280 Speaker 4: think the people Shelby County would make a good choice. 305 00:16:31,720 --> 00:16:34,480 Speaker 3: I'm curious about crime because that has been a big thing, 306 00:16:34,600 --> 00:16:38,320 Speaker 3: and as great as things are, we've still got shootings happening, 307 00:16:38,480 --> 00:16:40,720 Speaker 3: you know, aut the wazoo here. You know, it's still 308 00:16:40,720 --> 00:16:45,360 Speaker 3: a dangerous it's still a dangerous county, dangerous city. How 309 00:16:45,360 --> 00:16:48,800 Speaker 3: do you feel about the National Guard being boots on 310 00:16:48,840 --> 00:16:51,480 Speaker 3: the ground, the Memphis Safe Task Force. I know the 311 00:16:51,520 --> 00:16:55,320 Speaker 3: Mayor Paul Young taking full credit for the drop in crime, 312 00:16:55,360 --> 00:16:58,160 Speaker 3: not even mentioning this the Memphis Safe Task Force. But 313 00:16:58,360 --> 00:17:00,400 Speaker 3: if you talk to the average person sent out on 314 00:17:00,440 --> 00:17:02,840 Speaker 3: the streets, they really appreciate the work of the of 315 00:17:02,880 --> 00:17:03,600 Speaker 3: the task force. 316 00:17:03,680 --> 00:17:06,679 Speaker 4: I think the task force and there are two things, 317 00:17:06,720 --> 00:17:10,679 Speaker 4: two separate issues. I believe one is the National Guard 318 00:17:10,920 --> 00:17:14,520 Speaker 4: or the Federal Reserve being on our streets. The other 319 00:17:14,600 --> 00:17:21,119 Speaker 4: piece is having the DEA, the FBI, TBI, the state 320 00:17:21,160 --> 00:17:24,080 Speaker 4: troopers on our streets serving and those are two separate 321 00:17:24,119 --> 00:17:27,040 Speaker 4: items for me. We all want safe streets and we 322 00:17:27,080 --> 00:17:29,400 Speaker 4: all want to be crime free, and so any help 323 00:17:29,440 --> 00:17:32,760 Speaker 4: that we can get from our federal partners, i e. 324 00:17:33,119 --> 00:17:36,119 Speaker 4: Those what we call the Alphabet Soups of the world 325 00:17:36,480 --> 00:17:39,800 Speaker 4: serving in our community to assist local law enforcement, we're 326 00:17:39,840 --> 00:17:44,879 Speaker 4: for that. As far as National guardsmen coming into our city, 327 00:17:45,600 --> 00:17:48,040 Speaker 4: I think that might be a little bit of concern, 328 00:17:48,400 --> 00:17:52,760 Speaker 4: but we welcome well because what you what you look 329 00:17:52,800 --> 00:17:58,200 Speaker 4: at is a paramilitary type of of of vision and 330 00:17:58,240 --> 00:18:02,800 Speaker 4: you don't want to have a community urban community infiltrated 331 00:18:03,000 --> 00:18:07,280 Speaker 4: or occupied with pairamilitary solutions. It'll be fine if they 332 00:18:07,280 --> 00:18:12,080 Speaker 4: were in uniforms that the DEAA, or playing clothes or 333 00:18:12,119 --> 00:18:15,880 Speaker 4: whatever the case may be. But when you see National 334 00:18:15,880 --> 00:18:19,199 Speaker 4: guardsmens on the street, yeah, you support them, but it 335 00:18:19,359 --> 00:18:23,560 Speaker 4: just looks like we're in a military zone and Shelby County, 336 00:18:23,600 --> 00:18:27,280 Speaker 4: while we all know that crime was going down even 337 00:18:27,320 --> 00:18:30,720 Speaker 4: before they got here. The issue becomes whether or not 338 00:18:31,240 --> 00:18:34,240 Speaker 4: you want that pair of military style on our streets. 339 00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:36,360 Speaker 3: I think I think a lot of folks might say 340 00:18:36,359 --> 00:18:40,120 Speaker 3: they'd rather be occupied by the military than the gang bangers. 341 00:18:40,560 --> 00:18:43,640 Speaker 4: At the end of the day, I think that the DEA, 342 00:18:44,000 --> 00:18:48,320 Speaker 4: the FBI, TVI are doing a great job and making 343 00:18:48,359 --> 00:18:51,000 Speaker 4: sure that those gang members are not on our streets 344 00:18:51,000 --> 00:18:51,920 Speaker 4: and doing crime. 345 00:18:52,040 --> 00:18:53,280 Speaker 3: We want you to come back when you come back 346 00:18:53,320 --> 00:18:56,040 Speaker 3: on KM so we can have a conversation, we'll try 347 00:18:56,080 --> 00:18:58,359 Speaker 3: to break down some of the issues. Absolutely, we'd love 348 00:18:58,440 --> 00:19:00,639 Speaker 3: to get you back here, and and that's what it's 349 00:19:00,680 --> 00:19:03,240 Speaker 3: all about. We're not we don't do the gotcha stuff here, 350 00:19:03,480 --> 00:19:06,119 Speaker 3: but I think it's important at this juncture, and I 351 00:19:06,160 --> 00:19:08,400 Speaker 3: think we're at a pivotal point in Memphis right now, 352 00:19:08,440 --> 00:19:11,320 Speaker 3: and Shelby County, where we've got to have somebody who 353 00:19:11,359 --> 00:19:14,200 Speaker 3: is superb in that role as Shelby County Mayor. I agree, 354 00:19:14,400 --> 00:19:17,880 Speaker 3: all right, Harold Collins. Ladies and gentlemen, here's the website, 355 00:19:17,920 --> 00:19:21,919 Speaker 3: Harold Collins for Shelby County dot org. That's Harold Collins 356 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:27,239 Speaker 3: for Shelby County dot org. Ghost dealers all right, and 357 00:19:27,320 --> 00:19:32,240 Speaker 3: tiger and Grizzlies all right, Harold Collins. Everybody got to 358 00:19:32,240 --> 00:19:35,800 Speaker 3: be politically correct on the sports of teams. Folks, hanging tight. 359 00:19:35,880 --> 00:19:38,800 Speaker 3: We've got Vicki Gandy coming up. Next to this is Starns. 360 00:19:38,480 --> 00:19:53,920 Speaker 5: Country, and welcome back everybody. 361 00:19:54,040 --> 00:19:57,720 Speaker 3: It is Starns Country. A little cool out there this morning. 362 00:19:57,800 --> 00:19:59,800 Speaker 3: Gonna be a nice day, though, Gonna be nice and 363 00:20:00,040 --> 00:20:02,920 Speaker 3: sunny out there. Before we bring in Vicki Gandy, let's 364 00:20:02,920 --> 00:20:04,960 Speaker 3: go to our phone lines nine oh one two six 365 00:20:05,080 --> 00:20:07,080 Speaker 3: zero five nine two six. You had a chance to 366 00:20:07,080 --> 00:20:10,640 Speaker 3: hear from Harold Collins, who is running for Shelby County mayor. 367 00:20:10,960 --> 00:20:14,480 Speaker 3: He's glad to have all of the government agencies here, 368 00:20:14,680 --> 00:20:17,000 Speaker 3: not so much the National Guard, and of course he 369 00:20:17,160 --> 00:20:21,359 Speaker 3: is the chief administrative officer for Shelby County. Government. Let's 370 00:20:21,359 --> 00:20:24,240 Speaker 3: go to Mary in downtown though, wants to weigh in 371 00:20:24,280 --> 00:20:27,159 Speaker 3: on President Trump. Hi Mary, what's on your mind today? 372 00:20:28,200 --> 00:20:32,959 Speaker 1: Heyta regarded your question about whether the president is right along. 373 00:20:33,720 --> 00:20:37,120 Speaker 1: You'll know, when Obama went in to Libya and kil 374 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:41,320 Speaker 1: Kadaffi and then he killed those young Somalia in Paris 375 00:20:41,840 --> 00:20:45,639 Speaker 1: and in al Kayo, there wasn't this going back and 376 00:20:45,720 --> 00:20:49,120 Speaker 1: forth whether he was right along. It's the same type 377 00:20:49,119 --> 00:20:52,760 Speaker 1: of scenario. And I think that America and our politicians 378 00:20:52,760 --> 00:20:56,880 Speaker 1: are being hypatrits and it's just about all I gotta say. 379 00:20:56,920 --> 00:21:00,320 Speaker 1: At It's almost like history repeating. 380 00:21:00,720 --> 00:21:03,920 Speaker 3: Well it is, Mary. And it's really funny because there 381 00:21:03,920 --> 00:21:06,040 Speaker 3: have been a lot of senators out over the weekend 382 00:21:06,080 --> 00:21:09,679 Speaker 3: condemning President Trump for what he did. These were the 383 00:21:09,720 --> 00:21:12,720 Speaker 3: same people back in twenty twenty that were urging President 384 00:21:12,720 --> 00:21:15,760 Speaker 3: Trump to take the action he did. So we're going 385 00:21:15,800 --> 00:21:17,639 Speaker 3: to be happy on the National Show coming up at 386 00:21:17,640 --> 00:21:23,320 Speaker 3: eleven to call every single one of them out. All right, Mary, 387 00:21:23,440 --> 00:21:23,639 Speaker 3: thank you. 388 00:21:24,200 --> 00:21:30,720 Speaker 1: I wish they would start comparing coursing Mandana about what 389 00:21:30,840 --> 00:21:35,040 Speaker 1: he's doing. I don't think that this should come to 390 00:21:35,800 --> 00:21:39,480 Speaker 1: a course between Mandana, New York Mayor and the president. 391 00:21:40,560 --> 00:21:43,800 Speaker 1: He is the mayor of New York. He's not the president, 392 00:21:44,040 --> 00:21:47,119 Speaker 1: So why should we why should his comments about what 393 00:21:47,160 --> 00:21:49,440 Speaker 1: the president is doing be important? 394 00:21:49,840 --> 00:21:51,959 Speaker 3: It's a fair question, Mary, and you know what, I 395 00:21:51,960 --> 00:21:54,720 Speaker 3: promise you this, I'll answer that question on the National 396 00:21:54,800 --> 00:21:57,600 Speaker 3: Show today because that is a very good point you raised. 397 00:21:57,760 --> 00:22:00,200 Speaker 3: This guy's a mayor. He needs to stick to doing 398 00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:03,600 Speaker 3: his day job. He is not president of the United States. 399 00:22:03,840 --> 00:22:05,879 Speaker 3: Mary got a run. Thank you, and I hope you 400 00:22:05,920 --> 00:22:09,080 Speaker 3: have a happy new Year. Our good friend Vicki Gandy 401 00:22:09,119 --> 00:22:12,240 Speaker 3: from cry Like joining us. Code Team Gandy dot com 402 00:22:12,359 --> 00:22:15,960 Speaker 3: is the website that's go Teamcandy dot com. Vicky, you 403 00:22:16,040 --> 00:22:19,160 Speaker 3: pointed out something very important that this is Elvis week. 404 00:22:19,760 --> 00:22:23,040 Speaker 3: It is this is happy Elvis Week. This is happy 405 00:22:23,080 --> 00:22:23,680 Speaker 3: Elvis Week. 406 00:22:23,720 --> 00:22:25,359 Speaker 6: And you know, I have a claim to fame with 407 00:22:25,440 --> 00:22:27,280 Speaker 6: him because I lived in the house on Audobon that 408 00:22:27,359 --> 00:22:30,160 Speaker 6: he owned his first house. My parents bought it years later. 409 00:22:30,200 --> 00:22:31,920 Speaker 6: So that's my big claim to fame. 410 00:22:32,200 --> 00:22:33,880 Speaker 3: Are you a big Elvil? Do you guys go down 411 00:22:33,920 --> 00:22:36,960 Speaker 3: for like the celebrations and hang out on the street 412 00:22:37,080 --> 00:22:38,880 Speaker 3: and all that kind of ess quite that much? 413 00:22:38,920 --> 00:22:40,919 Speaker 6: Now, We'll say we have a lot of connection to him. 414 00:22:40,920 --> 00:22:43,840 Speaker 6: My mother was this little designer of Graceland. She was 415 00:22:43,840 --> 00:22:46,399 Speaker 6: there for quite a few years, would decorate seasons and 416 00:22:46,400 --> 00:22:48,600 Speaker 6: all that, and so we and she got to be 417 00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:51,000 Speaker 6: friends with mister Vernon, and I got to meet mister Vernon. 418 00:22:51,040 --> 00:22:52,720 Speaker 6: Actually I drew his blood when I was a lab 419 00:22:52,760 --> 00:22:55,040 Speaker 6: tech at Baptist, So we connected with. 420 00:22:55,119 --> 00:22:57,640 Speaker 3: Them a little bit back in the day. 421 00:22:57,760 --> 00:22:58,920 Speaker 6: Back in the day, I was a long time. 422 00:22:58,920 --> 00:23:01,399 Speaker 3: I was right out of school. Well, we'll talk. We're 423 00:23:01,440 --> 00:23:05,479 Speaker 3: gonna talk more about the Elvisweek festivities later on, ladies 424 00:23:05,480 --> 00:23:08,680 Speaker 3: and gentlemen. In the meantime, we've got to talk about 425 00:23:08,720 --> 00:23:12,480 Speaker 3: about real estate. And we were talking of the break 426 00:23:12,600 --> 00:23:15,000 Speaker 3: and there are some things happening thanks to the big 427 00:23:15,040 --> 00:23:15,840 Speaker 3: beautiful bill. 428 00:23:16,240 --> 00:23:19,439 Speaker 6: They're going to be tremendous, there are, and I'd like 429 00:23:19,520 --> 00:23:21,439 Speaker 6: to talk on that again when we get together a 430 00:23:21,480 --> 00:23:24,399 Speaker 6: second time. I wanted to talk also about the National 431 00:23:24,440 --> 00:23:29,520 Speaker 6: Association of Realtors, which their predictions are very good, thereforecasting 432 00:23:29,880 --> 00:23:33,600 Speaker 6: home sales to be up approximately fourteen percent and then 433 00:23:33,680 --> 00:23:36,679 Speaker 6: prices to be up about four percent. That's a good comparison. 434 00:23:37,160 --> 00:23:40,520 Speaker 6: Mortgage rates are declining down to six and I've actually 435 00:23:40,520 --> 00:23:44,479 Speaker 6: seen five I've closed to in December with five so growth, 436 00:23:44,560 --> 00:23:47,520 Speaker 6: job growth moderate about one point three new million new 437 00:23:47,640 --> 00:23:50,520 Speaker 6: excuse me, a million new jobs. And there's a good 438 00:23:50,600 --> 00:23:54,040 Speaker 6: rebound going on, and this is so great. We're looking 439 00:23:54,040 --> 00:23:57,080 Speaker 6: at a stable market. We're looking at, you know, over 440 00:23:58,680 --> 00:24:00,919 Speaker 6: two twenty twenty six to be a year where more 441 00:24:00,920 --> 00:24:03,640 Speaker 6: Americans can purchase homes and the market's going to help. 442 00:24:03,680 --> 00:24:05,680 Speaker 6: And then the beautiful bill we've got some I'll touch 443 00:24:05,760 --> 00:24:07,879 Speaker 6: on one thing which I thought was very exciting is 444 00:24:07,880 --> 00:24:11,280 Speaker 6: our state and local tax deductions. We're ten thousand, they're 445 00:24:11,280 --> 00:24:14,359 Speaker 6: going up to forty thousand, so that's a big, big 446 00:24:14,440 --> 00:24:17,680 Speaker 6: help for homeowners, especially in your high tax states. 447 00:24:18,560 --> 00:24:21,359 Speaker 3: The big headline here, folks, housing market set for a 448 00:24:21,440 --> 00:24:24,600 Speaker 3: twenty twenty six comeback. That's a coming from the National 449 00:24:24,680 --> 00:24:28,280 Speaker 3: Association of Realtors. You guys have been I mean, there 450 00:24:28,280 --> 00:24:29,960 Speaker 3: have been a lot of talk about this, and there's 451 00:24:30,000 --> 00:24:34,520 Speaker 3: been so much concern, especially among younger Memphians and mid Southerners, 452 00:24:34,640 --> 00:24:37,159 Speaker 3: about not being able to afford that first home. So 453 00:24:37,200 --> 00:24:40,439 Speaker 3: you believe that the conditions are being set where that 454 00:24:40,480 --> 00:24:42,800 Speaker 3: could actually change. There are there's quite a few. 455 00:24:42,840 --> 00:24:44,520 Speaker 6: I can't go through all of them now, but they're 456 00:24:44,560 --> 00:24:47,200 Speaker 6: you know, we're looking at deductions and mortgage insurance. We're 457 00:24:47,240 --> 00:24:49,080 Speaker 6: looking at a lot of things that they're doing. That's 458 00:24:49,080 --> 00:24:51,000 Speaker 6: the one thing about having a president who was in 459 00:24:51,040 --> 00:24:54,200 Speaker 6: real estate. He knows that, you know, he knows the business. 460 00:24:54,880 --> 00:24:56,639 Speaker 6: I'll tell you a funny story when my good friends 461 00:24:56,760 --> 00:24:58,840 Speaker 6: was the first right when he was inaugurated. In fact, 462 00:24:58,880 --> 00:25:01,200 Speaker 6: she was not a fan. She was in Nashville and 463 00:25:01,320 --> 00:25:04,480 Speaker 6: not excuse me, in Washington for the National Association Realtor 464 00:25:04,560 --> 00:25:07,880 Speaker 6: meeting and President Trump came and spoke and she said, 465 00:25:07,920 --> 00:25:10,879 Speaker 6: normally the president's zip by say two words. He talked 466 00:25:10,880 --> 00:25:13,000 Speaker 6: to them for an hour and ten minutes. 467 00:25:13,359 --> 00:25:15,760 Speaker 3: Not surprised, not at all. 468 00:25:16,240 --> 00:25:17,040 Speaker 6: So very impressive. 469 00:25:17,119 --> 00:25:19,000 Speaker 3: But again to your point, you know, he's this is 470 00:25:19,040 --> 00:25:21,640 Speaker 3: a guy that loves real estate. He loves construction. Yes, 471 00:25:21,880 --> 00:25:25,000 Speaker 3: what did he say about the new the Trump Class worship. 472 00:25:25,119 --> 00:25:28,840 Speaker 3: He's it's going to be esthetically beautiful. This is that's 473 00:25:28,880 --> 00:25:31,280 Speaker 3: just who he is. That's his that's his passion. Well 474 00:25:31,320 --> 00:25:32,160 Speaker 3: that was what she said. 475 00:25:32,160 --> 00:25:34,119 Speaker 6: She said, you know, I wasn't a big fan. I 476 00:25:34,119 --> 00:25:36,040 Speaker 6: fell in love with him and left going a wow, 477 00:25:36,119 --> 00:25:37,760 Speaker 6: We've got a great guy run in our country. 478 00:25:37,840 --> 00:25:40,920 Speaker 3: So let's talk about as you as you pointed, out 479 00:25:40,960 --> 00:25:44,120 Speaker 3: with the housing market set for a big comeback here, 480 00:25:44,400 --> 00:25:46,560 Speaker 3: A lot of people think they can just go run 481 00:25:46,600 --> 00:25:48,720 Speaker 3: out and buy a house, but they can't do that. 482 00:25:48,760 --> 00:25:51,240 Speaker 3: They there are some steps to take before you do that. 483 00:25:51,600 --> 00:25:53,360 Speaker 3: What are some of the things that you recommend they 484 00:25:53,400 --> 00:25:57,240 Speaker 3: do to get before they buy their their first big house. 485 00:25:57,440 --> 00:26:00,399 Speaker 6: I would encourage him to call me first, because people 486 00:26:00,440 --> 00:26:03,600 Speaker 6: start jumping in and they don't necessarily understand the things 487 00:26:03,640 --> 00:26:05,400 Speaker 6: you need to do. You need to, you know, get 488 00:26:05,480 --> 00:26:07,480 Speaker 6: set up with a really good lender. In fact, I 489 00:26:07,520 --> 00:26:09,800 Speaker 6: always encourage you to talk to more than one, but 490 00:26:09,960 --> 00:26:12,480 Speaker 6: let them set the standards for you and tell you 491 00:26:12,520 --> 00:26:14,040 Speaker 6: what you need to do. They're going to look at 492 00:26:14,040 --> 00:26:16,879 Speaker 6: your credit report without you know, hurting it and just 493 00:26:17,000 --> 00:26:19,600 Speaker 6: and just start planning and also getting an idea what 494 00:26:19,680 --> 00:26:22,240 Speaker 6: price range and what youre are And that's the things 495 00:26:22,240 --> 00:26:24,520 Speaker 6: that we do. And I've been doing this for gosh, 496 00:26:25,119 --> 00:26:27,040 Speaker 6: almost twenty years. I can't believe to say. 497 00:26:26,920 --> 00:26:29,640 Speaker 3: That, Wow, it hasn't been that law in nineteen years. 498 00:26:29,680 --> 00:26:32,000 Speaker 3: Right now, My goodness, I know, time flies, it does. 499 00:26:32,080 --> 00:26:36,600 Speaker 3: Fat Vicky Gandy with cry like realtry realtors. She is 500 00:26:36,640 --> 00:26:40,560 Speaker 3: an affiliated broker Go teamgandeed dot com is the website 501 00:26:40,640 --> 00:26:43,560 Speaker 3: that's go teamganteed dot com. I have a bizarre, off 502 00:26:43,560 --> 00:26:46,280 Speaker 3: the wall question about this because I've noticed it's happening 503 00:26:46,320 --> 00:26:48,679 Speaker 3: in a lot of the old neighborhoods. People are going 504 00:26:48,720 --> 00:26:51,479 Speaker 3: in and as near as I can tell, they're buying, like, 505 00:26:51,720 --> 00:26:54,320 Speaker 3: I don't know, a three hundred, four hundred thousand dollars house, 506 00:26:54,760 --> 00:26:57,280 Speaker 3: tearing it down and then building a new house. You 507 00:26:57,320 --> 00:26:57,880 Speaker 3: can do that. 508 00:26:58,040 --> 00:26:59,280 Speaker 6: You can do that, you have you know, you have 509 00:26:59,320 --> 00:27:00,960 Speaker 6: to check with the area is to make sure code 510 00:27:01,000 --> 00:27:04,400 Speaker 6: will allow it and all. But oh yeah, people want 511 00:27:04,440 --> 00:27:08,400 Speaker 6: those properties. The high Point Terrace area and my neighborhood 512 00:27:08,400 --> 00:27:10,399 Speaker 6: where I grew up, there's like three houses that are 513 00:27:10,480 --> 00:27:14,280 Speaker 6: million dollar houses. My parents bought in Gosh, they were 514 00:27:14,320 --> 00:27:16,240 Speaker 6: a Mississippi state a million years ago, and I would 515 00:27:16,240 --> 00:27:19,240 Speaker 6: say that was a two bedroom, one bath for fifteen thousand. 516 00:27:19,600 --> 00:27:19,959 Speaker 3: Wow. 517 00:27:21,119 --> 00:27:22,840 Speaker 6: Of course, I mean that was a long time ago. 518 00:27:22,920 --> 00:27:24,919 Speaker 6: But I mean I wouldn't number my brother nor I 519 00:27:24,960 --> 00:27:27,040 Speaker 6: were born. But the neat thing about it is they're 520 00:27:27,040 --> 00:27:29,000 Speaker 6: putting these million dollar houses right in the middle of 521 00:27:29,080 --> 00:27:29,800 Speaker 6: high Point Terrace. 522 00:27:29,840 --> 00:27:32,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's shocking. I was driving around, you know, I 523 00:27:32,720 --> 00:27:34,800 Speaker 3: am doing some house hunting as you and I have 524 00:27:34,800 --> 00:27:37,639 Speaker 3: had a conversation really and I'm just driving around and 525 00:27:37,680 --> 00:27:39,480 Speaker 3: I'm like, oh, wait a second, that looks like a 526 00:27:39,560 --> 00:27:42,320 Speaker 3: brand new house that went up. And especially over in 527 00:27:42,359 --> 00:27:45,840 Speaker 3: East Memphis, I've noticed over near a Laurel Wood in that. 528 00:27:45,880 --> 00:27:48,400 Speaker 6: Area they are and those are nice sized lots. And see, 529 00:27:48,480 --> 00:27:50,000 Speaker 6: you know that's one of the things you can do that. 530 00:27:50,000 --> 00:27:51,120 Speaker 6: That's the cool thing about that. 531 00:27:51,480 --> 00:27:53,920 Speaker 3: All right, Vicky Gandy, Why this is exciting. So it's 532 00:27:53,920 --> 00:27:55,679 Speaker 3: going to be a fun week in Memphis. It is 533 00:27:56,520 --> 00:27:59,639 Speaker 3: all right, good stuff, all right, Vicky Gandy, And folks 534 00:27:59,680 --> 00:28:02,639 Speaker 3: again give her a call the telephone number. And I 535 00:28:02,680 --> 00:28:04,920 Speaker 3: love how you just offer up your cell phone number. 536 00:28:04,960 --> 00:28:05,160 Speaker 4: Here. 537 00:28:05,640 --> 00:28:08,320 Speaker 3: This is you are offering up your cell phone to 538 00:28:08,359 --> 00:28:11,600 Speaker 3: make sure give it out. I actually got a call. 539 00:28:12,119 --> 00:28:15,320 Speaker 3: I don't know how my cell phone got leaked, but 540 00:28:15,400 --> 00:28:17,800 Speaker 3: I got a call. And it's like somebody thought they 541 00:28:17,800 --> 00:28:20,000 Speaker 3: were calling into the Todd Starting Show and they got 542 00:28:20,000 --> 00:28:23,639 Speaker 3: my personal cell phone and then they still didn't get it. 543 00:28:23,640 --> 00:28:25,440 Speaker 3: They're like, can I go on the air, And I'm like. 544 00:28:25,800 --> 00:28:29,200 Speaker 6: No, now we're not connected that way exactly. 545 00:28:29,560 --> 00:28:32,760 Speaker 3: Nine oh one four one two two six nine one. 546 00:28:32,920 --> 00:28:36,399 Speaker 3: If you have any questions about buying a house. What 547 00:28:36,480 --> 00:28:38,760 Speaker 3: are those first steps you need to make, VICKI Gandy 548 00:28:38,880 --> 00:28:41,239 Speaker 3: is going to be your first choice to do that. 549 00:28:41,400 --> 00:28:44,480 Speaker 3: Nine oh one four one two two six nine one. 550 00:28:44,760 --> 00:28:48,240 Speaker 3: Go Team Gandy dot com is the website that's Go 551 00:28:48,400 --> 00:28:53,920 Speaker 3: Team Gandy dot com. All Vicky Gandy. Always good to 552 00:28:53,920 --> 00:28:55,960 Speaker 3: see you. Hang tied, everybody. We need to check in 553 00:28:56,000 --> 00:29:05,040 Speaker 3: with Parker May standing by with your sports update. All right, 554 00:29:05,320 --> 00:29:07,840 Speaker 3: heading up to the sixties today, and we are at 555 00:29:07,840 --> 00:29:11,440 Speaker 3: thirty eight degrees in East Memphis. Welcome back to Starring's Country. 556 00:29:11,520 --> 00:29:14,280 Speaker 3: I'm Todd Stearns in the principal too at a Memphis studio. 557 00:29:14,800 --> 00:29:18,800 Speaker 3: We are following live developments from midtown or down Lower 558 00:29:18,840 --> 00:29:23,560 Speaker 3: Manhattan rather where Nicholas Maduro, the ousted Venezuelan leader, his 559 00:29:23,680 --> 00:29:27,760 Speaker 3: wife are sent to be arraigned on drug trafficking charges. 560 00:29:28,000 --> 00:29:31,880 Speaker 3: There were other charges as as well, and they are 561 00:29:32,120 --> 00:29:36,280 Speaker 3: they're being walked in to the to the building, the 562 00:29:36,320 --> 00:29:39,240 Speaker 3: courthouse there in Lower Manhattan. Many years ago I had 563 00:29:39,240 --> 00:29:42,480 Speaker 3: to cover. I believe it was Khaleid Sheik Mohammad was 564 00:29:42,560 --> 00:29:44,920 Speaker 3: the trial I had to cover when I was at 565 00:29:44,960 --> 00:29:47,320 Speaker 3: Fox and so spent a lot of time down there 566 00:29:47,880 --> 00:29:52,360 Speaker 3: at that courthouse. But again. The big question now a 567 00:29:52,440 --> 00:29:56,200 Speaker 3: President Trump announcing that at least temporarily, the United States 568 00:29:56,240 --> 00:30:00,000 Speaker 3: would be running Venezuela, and a lot of people are 569 00:30:00,080 --> 00:30:02,120 Speaker 3: wondering what does that mean, what does that look like? 570 00:30:02,600 --> 00:30:07,080 Speaker 3: The Vice President, who was handpicked by Maduro, is now 571 00:30:07,120 --> 00:30:11,080 Speaker 3: theoretically in charge of Venezuela. But I think for us, 572 00:30:11,160 --> 00:30:15,560 Speaker 3: the big story is how quickly the military was able 573 00:30:15,640 --> 00:30:18,800 Speaker 3: to go in, and I think they're getting they're getting 574 00:30:18,880 --> 00:30:24,440 Speaker 3: praise from everybody because Pete Hegseth's Pentagon and Pete Hegsa's 575 00:30:24,560 --> 00:30:29,040 Speaker 3: military is unlike anything I've ever seen. It's just remarkable. 576 00:30:29,440 --> 00:30:33,080 Speaker 3: So the military going in and in just under four 577 00:30:33,200 --> 00:30:37,160 Speaker 3: hours they were able to snatch Maduro and his wife 578 00:30:37,240 --> 00:30:41,640 Speaker 3: from their safe space. It's truly remarkable. Nine oh one 579 00:30:41,720 --> 00:30:44,480 Speaker 3: two six zero five nine two six are telephone number. 580 00:30:44,480 --> 00:30:47,600 Speaker 3: That's nine oh one two six zero five nine two six. 581 00:30:48,040 --> 00:30:52,040 Speaker 3: There are a lot of people waiting downtown around the 582 00:30:52,040 --> 00:30:56,360 Speaker 3: courthouse hoping to be able to get in. Also, the 583 00:30:56,400 --> 00:30:59,520 Speaker 3: Prime Minister of Denmark is upset at the United States, 584 00:31:00,080 --> 00:31:06,280 Speaker 3: warning President Trump not to take Greenland and urging him 585 00:31:06,320 --> 00:31:10,040 Speaker 3: to stop the threats to annex Greenland into the United States. 586 00:31:10,720 --> 00:31:13,960 Speaker 3: So it's a pretty fascinating thing that's happening in no 587 00:31:14,120 --> 00:31:17,440 Speaker 3: short time at all where you have the United States, 588 00:31:17,760 --> 00:31:20,640 Speaker 3: and it very well could be that we're doing regime 589 00:31:20,760 --> 00:31:26,000 Speaker 3: change in Mexico, Colombia, Cuba, as well as Venezuela, and 590 00:31:26,040 --> 00:31:30,080 Speaker 3: we may pick up Greenland without firing a shot. And 591 00:31:30,400 --> 00:31:35,360 Speaker 3: this is really really frustrating the America First Movement because 592 00:31:35,840 --> 00:31:39,560 Speaker 3: you've got Tucker Carlson and that entire crowd, and they're 593 00:31:39,640 --> 00:31:42,360 Speaker 3: just enraged over all of this, and they're saying that 594 00:31:42,400 --> 00:31:45,840 Speaker 3: we have no business going into Venezuela or any other country, 595 00:31:46,360 --> 00:31:48,880 Speaker 3: that we should be minding our p's and q's here 596 00:31:48,920 --> 00:31:52,800 Speaker 3: at home instead of going out to instead of going 597 00:31:52,840 --> 00:31:55,320 Speaker 3: into these other countries and telling them how to run 598 00:31:55,360 --> 00:31:59,600 Speaker 3: their business. I would disagree with that. And well, let 599 00:31:59,640 --> 00:32:03,200 Speaker 3: me put it this way. I understand with Ukraine and Russia, 600 00:32:03,280 --> 00:32:05,160 Speaker 3: and there's really not a reason for us to be 601 00:32:05,200 --> 00:32:08,680 Speaker 3: involved in that conflict. That is, that's a European issue. 602 00:32:09,200 --> 00:32:11,760 Speaker 3: We've got a big problem in our hemisphere because we 603 00:32:11,840 --> 00:32:15,040 Speaker 3: cannot allow the Soviets or the Russians. Rather, we can't 604 00:32:15,040 --> 00:32:18,640 Speaker 3: allow the Russians, we can't allow the communists to get 605 00:32:18,960 --> 00:32:22,280 Speaker 3: a be a beachhead in a place like Venezuela or 606 00:32:22,320 --> 00:32:24,920 Speaker 3: any other place in our hemisphere. That was the whole 607 00:32:24,920 --> 00:32:28,440 Speaker 3: reason that JFK. And if you remember the time, if 608 00:32:28,440 --> 00:32:31,200 Speaker 3: you remember the story at the time, you old timers 609 00:32:31,240 --> 00:32:34,120 Speaker 3: out there, most of us were not born during those 610 00:32:34,280 --> 00:32:38,680 Speaker 3: the missile crisis, the Cuban missile crisis. But the whole 611 00:32:38,680 --> 00:32:42,640 Speaker 3: point was we could not allow this. Then, the Soviets 612 00:32:42,880 --> 00:32:48,680 Speaker 3: to install missiles ninety miles away from from Miami. We 613 00:32:48,720 --> 00:32:51,720 Speaker 3: could not do that. So this is going to be 614 00:32:51,800 --> 00:32:54,480 Speaker 3: a long conversation and there will be a lot of debate, 615 00:32:54,520 --> 00:32:56,440 Speaker 3: and don't be surprised if you have a lot of 616 00:32:56,480 --> 00:33:00,640 Speaker 3: the president's supporters that pushed back. I know Marjorie Taylor Green, 617 00:33:01,080 --> 00:33:04,240 Speaker 3: and by the way, today is her last day in 618 00:33:04,320 --> 00:33:07,400 Speaker 3: the Congress. You know, Marjorie Taylor Green, the congress woman 619 00:33:07,480 --> 00:33:13,160 Speaker 3: from Georgia, has announced that she's resigning. She hates Donald 620 00:33:13,160 --> 00:33:16,480 Speaker 3: Trump now and she is a de facto Democrat and 621 00:33:16,520 --> 00:33:18,480 Speaker 3: a lot of the things that she's been putting out there, 622 00:33:18,720 --> 00:33:22,640 Speaker 3: but MTG is really upset and she's leading the charge 623 00:33:22,800 --> 00:33:28,240 Speaker 3: against President Trump and especially on his foreign policy. So 624 00:33:28,320 --> 00:33:31,080 Speaker 3: we'll keep you updated on that story throughout the day. 625 00:33:31,160 --> 00:33:33,560 Speaker 3: Here on the body nine ninety nine oh one two 626 00:33:33,600 --> 00:33:35,680 Speaker 3: six zero five nine two six. If you want to 627 00:33:35,680 --> 00:33:38,440 Speaker 3: weigh in this morning, that's nine oh one two six 628 00:33:38,600 --> 00:33:41,280 Speaker 3: zero five, nine two six. I want to play some 629 00:33:41,360 --> 00:33:47,640 Speaker 3: audio again, Zorn Mandami. He was he was sworn into 630 00:33:47,680 --> 00:33:50,840 Speaker 3: office using a copy of the Koran. And you know, 631 00:33:50,880 --> 00:33:53,920 Speaker 3: it's funny. A lot of people are upset about that, 632 00:33:54,040 --> 00:33:56,720 Speaker 3: and I get it, I am. I mean, it's it's outrageous. 633 00:33:57,280 --> 00:33:59,840 Speaker 3: But did you know that there's there's nothing in the 634 00:33:59,840 --> 00:34:04,040 Speaker 3: Constitution about about what you should be sworn in on. 635 00:34:04,520 --> 00:34:07,840 Speaker 3: So a lot of people say, it's it's not authentic. 636 00:34:08,520 --> 00:34:11,680 Speaker 3: This guy broke the law. He violated the Constitution because 637 00:34:11,719 --> 00:34:14,120 Speaker 3: he didn't use the Holy Bible. Well, nowhere in the 638 00:34:14,440 --> 00:34:17,960 Speaker 3: Constitution doesn't say you have to use the Holy Bible. 639 00:34:18,000 --> 00:34:21,280 Speaker 3: As a matter of fact, our second president, John Adams 640 00:34:21,840 --> 00:34:26,160 Speaker 3: was sworn into office not using the Bible as George Washington, 641 00:34:26,160 --> 00:34:29,680 Speaker 3: and George Washington actually started the tradition. George, it was 642 00:34:29,800 --> 00:34:34,279 Speaker 3: John Adams who used the Constitution. So John Adams rather 643 00:34:34,560 --> 00:34:39,040 Speaker 3: was sworn into office using a copy of the US Constitution. 644 00:34:39,520 --> 00:34:42,719 Speaker 3: By the way, that phrase so help me God, that 645 00:34:42,880 --> 00:34:45,719 Speaker 3: is not in That is not in the Constitution as well. 646 00:34:45,719 --> 00:34:48,799 Speaker 3: The official oath of office does not include the phrase so 647 00:34:48,880 --> 00:34:52,200 Speaker 3: help me God. That is something that George Washington added, 648 00:34:52,480 --> 00:34:55,920 Speaker 3: and by tradition it has been used ever since. And 649 00:34:55,960 --> 00:34:59,200 Speaker 3: I did think it interesting that Man Domi said, so 650 00:34:59,280 --> 00:35:02,480 Speaker 3: help me God. But here's the problem. What God was 651 00:35:02,520 --> 00:35:05,640 Speaker 3: he talking about? Because the God of the God of 652 00:35:05,719 --> 00:35:10,000 Speaker 3: Christianity is not the God of Islam. Two different gods 653 00:35:10,040 --> 00:35:12,759 Speaker 3: we're talking about here. So anyway, there was there was 654 00:35:12,800 --> 00:35:16,200 Speaker 3: a lot of a lot of shock. I think over 655 00:35:16,760 --> 00:35:21,160 Speaker 3: how socialist Man Dombi's inauguration was. You know, a lot 656 00:35:21,239 --> 00:35:23,840 Speaker 3: of folks thought, oh, he's gonna you know, he's he 657 00:35:24,000 --> 00:35:26,520 Speaker 3: was just he was talking the talk to get elected. 658 00:35:26,920 --> 00:35:29,359 Speaker 3: It turns out that he wasn't talking the talk. As 659 00:35:29,440 --> 00:35:31,000 Speaker 3: a matter of fact, I want you to listen to 660 00:35:31,520 --> 00:35:37,160 Speaker 3: the new Cabinet Secretary for Tenant Directors. This is the tenets, 661 00:35:37,160 --> 00:35:40,200 Speaker 3: are the apartment buildings. Her name is Cea Weaver. Take 662 00:35:40,200 --> 00:35:40,640 Speaker 3: a listen. 663 00:35:41,239 --> 00:35:45,080 Speaker 2: I think the reality is is that for centuries we've 664 00:35:45,160 --> 00:35:49,400 Speaker 2: really treated property as an individualized good and not a 665 00:35:49,440 --> 00:35:53,200 Speaker 2: collective good, and we are going to and transitioning to 666 00:35:53,320 --> 00:35:57,479 Speaker 2: treating it as a collective good and towards a model 667 00:35:57,520 --> 00:36:01,520 Speaker 2: of shared equity will require that we think about it differently, 668 00:36:01,920 --> 00:36:06,440 Speaker 2: and it will mean that families, especially white families, but 669 00:36:06,520 --> 00:36:10,359 Speaker 2: some POC families who are homeowners as well, are going 670 00:36:10,480 --> 00:36:14,319 Speaker 2: to have a different relationship to property than than than 671 00:36:14,440 --> 00:36:15,560 Speaker 2: the one that we currently have. 672 00:36:16,320 --> 00:36:19,799 Speaker 3: This is shocking, I mean, it's really shocking. But this 673 00:36:19,880 --> 00:36:22,799 Speaker 3: is who's this is who's around Man Dommy is And 674 00:36:22,840 --> 00:36:25,600 Speaker 3: he announced during the campaign that he was going to 675 00:36:25,600 --> 00:36:27,719 Speaker 3: be targeting, you know, rich people. He was going to 676 00:36:27,760 --> 00:36:31,960 Speaker 3: be targeting white people, and they were going after the housing. 677 00:36:32,360 --> 00:36:34,480 Speaker 3: They're going and the way they're going to do this. 678 00:36:34,760 --> 00:36:36,960 Speaker 3: Let's just say that you own a department building and 679 00:36:37,160 --> 00:36:40,520 Speaker 3: there are some code violations in your apartment building. Under 680 00:36:40,560 --> 00:36:44,200 Speaker 3: Man Dommy's administration, the city can go in slap you 681 00:36:44,280 --> 00:36:47,280 Speaker 3: with these massive fines. If you can't pay the fines, 682 00:36:47,400 --> 00:36:50,279 Speaker 3: they will take over the building and you will have 683 00:36:50,360 --> 00:36:53,200 Speaker 3: no say over it. So it is going to be 684 00:36:53,280 --> 00:36:56,680 Speaker 3: a brand new day for ownership in New York City. 685 00:36:57,000 --> 00:37:00,360 Speaker 3: And I know that there was a we're going to 686 00:37:00,400 --> 00:37:04,000 Speaker 3: play clips of the inauguration at eleven o'clock. There was 687 00:37:04,040 --> 00:37:08,919 Speaker 3: some insane stuff and Mandmi is embracing what he called 688 00:37:08,920 --> 00:37:12,440 Speaker 3: the warmth of collectivism. In other words, he says, the 689 00:37:12,520 --> 00:37:16,320 Speaker 3: days of rugged individualism are gone now. So this idea 690 00:37:16,440 --> 00:37:18,360 Speaker 3: that if you want to claim the American dream, you 691 00:37:18,440 --> 00:37:21,120 Speaker 3: got to pull yourself up by your bootstraps and you've 692 00:37:21,160 --> 00:37:23,480 Speaker 3: got to go out there and you've got to work hard, 693 00:37:23,800 --> 00:37:25,320 Speaker 3: and if you work hard, you're gonna be able to 694 00:37:25,360 --> 00:37:27,960 Speaker 3: claim your American dream. Those days are gone to New 695 00:37:28,000 --> 00:37:31,239 Speaker 3: York City. And the mayor said that instead, he says 696 00:37:31,280 --> 00:37:33,440 Speaker 3: that if we're really going to be successful, we have 697 00:37:33,520 --> 00:37:39,799 Speaker 3: to do it collectively. Together. That is the foundational benchmark 698 00:37:40,000 --> 00:37:43,080 Speaker 3: of socialism. And we're going to see how it works. 699 00:37:43,200 --> 00:37:45,279 Speaker 3: And all I can say is when it fails, and 700 00:37:45,320 --> 00:37:49,120 Speaker 3: it will fail, we cannot come to New York City's aid. 701 00:37:49,440 --> 00:37:51,759 Speaker 3: They're gonna have to suffer, and they're going to have 702 00:37:51,800 --> 00:37:54,800 Speaker 3: to suffer so they can learn their lesson here, because 703 00:37:54,840 --> 00:37:57,600 Speaker 3: trust me, in less than five years, New York City 704 00:37:57,640 --> 00:38:01,120 Speaker 3: is going to look like Venezuela. In Venezuela back in 705 00:38:01,160 --> 00:38:05,279 Speaker 3: the nineteen nineties was one of the wealthiest nations in America. 706 00:38:05,960 --> 00:38:09,840 Speaker 3: And unless in a generation they became a third world hellhole, 707 00:38:10,320 --> 00:38:13,279 Speaker 3: that is socialism. That's what that looks like, all right, 708 00:38:13,320 --> 00:38:15,680 Speaker 3: We've got to scoot out of here, folks again. Busy, 709 00:38:15,760 --> 00:38:18,279 Speaker 3: busy newsday. Keep it right here on the Biday, nine 710 00:38:18,320 --> 00:38:20,920 Speaker 3: ninety We're going to keep you updated. I'm Todd Starns. 711 00:38:21,040 --> 00:38:23,560 Speaker 3: This is the principal toyot of Memphis Studio. This is 712 00:38:23,600 --> 00:38:28,480 Speaker 3: Starns Country