1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:02,840 Speaker 1: From the mighty nine ninety broadcast centers. 2 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:08,240 Speaker 2: You're waking up in Stars Country with Todd Starns. 3 00:00:09,640 --> 00:00:12,560 Speaker 3: I don't know if I still believe it, but wow, 4 00:00:12,600 --> 00:00:18,759 Speaker 3: they're saying eighteen to twenty four inches of snow. Hello everybody, 5 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:22,400 Speaker 3: Welcome to Starns Country, and we are proudly broadcasting in 6 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:25,760 Speaker 3: the principal Toyota, Memphis studio this morning. Great to have 7 00:00:25,880 --> 00:00:31,920 Speaker 3: you with us. Wow, this story that just keeps evolving 8 00:00:32,080 --> 00:00:37,400 Speaker 3: and it's started really really getting some play. Yesterday when 9 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:41,720 Speaker 3: the National Weather Service announced that we could be in 10 00:00:41,800 --> 00:00:45,680 Speaker 3: for a major snowstorm hitting the Mid South. We can 11 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:49,120 Speaker 3: tell you right now that the National Weather Service has 12 00:00:49,240 --> 00:00:53,120 Speaker 3: issued a winter storm watch for the Mid South that 13 00:00:53,240 --> 00:00:57,360 Speaker 3: is now official a winter storm watch from now until 14 00:00:58,240 --> 00:01:01,800 Speaker 3: January twenty fifth, at six o'clock in the evening. This 15 00:01:01,920 --> 00:01:05,360 Speaker 3: is going to be insane. The first person, I reached 16 00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:07,680 Speaker 3: out to the second person because we have our staff 17 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:11,319 Speaker 3: meteorologist Laura Huckebee, who watches all of this. But you know, 18 00:01:11,959 --> 00:01:14,920 Speaker 3: a situation like this is made for the weather main 19 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:18,280 Speaker 3: and we've got him on our Patriot Mobile newsmaker line 20 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 3: this morning. The Great Joey Solipact Joey, good morning. Good 21 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:23,880 Speaker 3: to have you with us today. 22 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:26,480 Speaker 4: Good morning, Todd. How are you? You know? 23 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:30,200 Speaker 3: I'm doing well and the entire city is watching your 24 00:01:30,240 --> 00:01:34,080 Speaker 3: social media feed. They're wanting to know are we going 25 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:34,800 Speaker 3: to survive? 26 00:01:34,959 --> 00:01:37,440 Speaker 1: Joey. 27 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:41,160 Speaker 4: You know, I wish I had a good update this morning. 28 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:44,760 Speaker 4: I don't. It's a bad update, and I need to 29 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 4: give a caveat that We're going to have to stay 30 00:01:47,640 --> 00:01:51,640 Speaker 4: tuned each day to get in fresh information. Here's what's 31 00:01:51,760 --> 00:01:57,000 Speaker 4: changed from yesterday to today, Todd, and I don't want 32 00:01:57,000 --> 00:02:01,440 Speaker 4: to over complicate this explanation. Exactly what we're going to 33 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 4: see is still in question. I do believe we're going 34 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:07,240 Speaker 4: to get some major winter impact beginning late Friday and 35 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:10,960 Speaker 4: the early Saturday, but the data this morning is pointing 36 00:02:11,040 --> 00:02:14,480 Speaker 4: me towards a major freezing rain event rather than snow, 37 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:18,000 Speaker 4: and I hope that changes. But let me give everybody 38 00:02:18,040 --> 00:02:21,440 Speaker 4: a heads up just so you can be prepared. There 39 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:25,000 Speaker 4: are two primary weather models, okay everybody gets talked about. 40 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:27,400 Speaker 4: I lean towards the one that's called the euro just 41 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:30,400 Speaker 4: from experience in time, I prefer it in these situations. 42 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:34,280 Speaker 4: As of this morning, it's moving the heavy snowfall, which 43 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:38,480 Speaker 4: was really pretty dramatic further north of Memphis in moving 44 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 4: freezing rain into much of central Arkansas, North Mississippi, and 45 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:47,520 Speaker 4: all of West Tennessee. If the current data holds true time, 46 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:51,639 Speaker 4: we are looking at the potential for two plus inches 47 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:57,040 Speaker 4: of freezing rain, and that is enormous. Can research on. Well, 48 00:02:57,040 --> 00:02:59,160 Speaker 4: this is what that kind of freezing rain does. If 49 00:02:59,160 --> 00:03:02,360 Speaker 4: you have a quartering to an inch, you're talking about big, 50 00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:04,919 Speaker 4: big problems. You get to an inch and above, you're 51 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:08,240 Speaker 4: talking about major tree damage. But when you get to 52 00:03:08,280 --> 00:03:11,679 Speaker 4: two plus inches of freezing rain, you're talking about even 53 00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:15,959 Speaker 4: structural damage because freezing rain is nine times heavier than snow. 54 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:20,040 Speaker 4: So listen, We're still three and a half days out, 55 00:03:20,560 --> 00:03:23,240 Speaker 4: and I think there will be some adjustments, but I 56 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:27,200 Speaker 4: do think we need to start taking more seriously the possibility, 57 00:03:27,400 --> 00:03:30,079 Speaker 4: depending on where you live, of maybe some power outages 58 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:32,320 Speaker 4: and it's going to be super cult. Here's the other 59 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:34,480 Speaker 4: thing I'll add. I was looking at some of the 60 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:38,880 Speaker 4: data after this event, and our overnight lows Sunday night 61 00:03:38,920 --> 00:03:41,120 Speaker 4: and Monday night are going to be this is not 62 00:03:41,160 --> 00:03:46,960 Speaker 4: the windshill four to six degrees. So after this thing passes, 63 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:51,160 Speaker 4: it's going to be even colder. So we're going to 64 00:03:51,200 --> 00:03:53,000 Speaker 4: have to really stay dialed in the next couple of 65 00:03:53,120 --> 00:03:55,840 Speaker 4: days as we really find everybody that's studying this, as 66 00:03:55,880 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 4: we fine tune what's going to land. 67 00:03:58,040 --> 00:04:01,080 Speaker 3: Where Joey I think the big when it comes to 68 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:04,680 Speaker 3: southern winter events, you know, the cold weather has to 69 00:04:04,720 --> 00:04:07,880 Speaker 3: be in place for all of this to happen, and 70 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:10,760 Speaker 3: it's always it's always in flux, you know, with just 71 00:04:10,800 --> 00:04:14,640 Speaker 3: about all of these major winter storms. This is shocking 72 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:18,040 Speaker 3: information because you're better off getting twenty four inches of 73 00:04:18,080 --> 00:04:21,720 Speaker 3: snow than you are this freezing rain. I mean, that's 74 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:23,040 Speaker 3: the reality of it, right. 75 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:26,800 Speaker 4: Yeah, because you can move snow, you can shovel snow, 76 00:04:26,839 --> 00:04:28,760 Speaker 4: you can plow snow, you can clear roads from snow, 77 00:04:28,839 --> 00:04:31,480 Speaker 4: you can put salt and ice on it, you can 78 00:04:31,520 --> 00:04:34,320 Speaker 4: play in it. Some people like it. Nobody likes freezing 79 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:38,680 Speaker 4: rain because it coats everything, lays everything down, and it 80 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:42,680 Speaker 4: makes travel nearly impossible. I mean you cannot it. With snow, 81 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:46,280 Speaker 4: there's ways to get around if you drive stinctly and carefully. 82 00:04:46,520 --> 00:04:49,600 Speaker 4: With freezing rain, you cannot. But really the other issue is, 83 00:04:49,640 --> 00:04:51,479 Speaker 4: and this goes back to Ice Storm ninety four, which 84 00:04:51,480 --> 00:04:53,840 Speaker 4: I was a part of when if it really does 85 00:04:53,880 --> 00:04:56,799 Speaker 4: start to knock out power and infrastructure, then you're talking 86 00:04:56,839 --> 00:04:58,800 Speaker 4: about a whole new level of agony because back then 87 00:04:58,839 --> 00:05:01,919 Speaker 4: there were people without powerful months. Because well, here's what 88 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:05,200 Speaker 4: happens when you have a huge ice storm like what 89 00:05:05,240 --> 00:05:08,800 Speaker 4: this looks like coming across Arkansas. To the teams that 90 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:11,240 Speaker 4: has to go and fix it, they get called from 91 00:05:11,240 --> 00:05:13,640 Speaker 4: all across the country, like they're mobilizing right now. I 92 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:16,000 Speaker 4: guarantee you you're going to start seeing power teams from 93 00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:19,520 Speaker 4: other states coming this way. But there's just not enough 94 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:22,440 Speaker 4: of them to get everybody back up and running at once. 95 00:05:22,480 --> 00:05:25,919 Speaker 4: It takes even mobilizing them from across the nation, you 96 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:28,800 Speaker 4: can't get power lines or stored fast. It just takes time. 97 00:05:29,279 --> 00:05:31,839 Speaker 4: So this is one of those things where we're going 98 00:05:31,920 --> 00:05:34,039 Speaker 4: to have to study it every day because if it 99 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:36,320 Speaker 4: is a freezing rain event, that's going to have a 100 00:05:36,360 --> 00:05:38,359 Speaker 4: major impact on some people for a long time. 101 00:05:39,480 --> 00:05:40,960 Speaker 1: You're right, I mean, and we're talking. 102 00:05:41,120 --> 00:05:44,480 Speaker 3: I guess if you go back maybe what to Hurricane Elvis, 103 00:05:44,520 --> 00:05:47,400 Speaker 3: when you had those massive outages and it took a 104 00:05:47,440 --> 00:05:52,120 Speaker 3: long time to rebuild, you're talking about that potential for 105 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:55,880 Speaker 3: a wider area of the Mid South, especially if we 106 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:58,400 Speaker 3: get that amount of freezing rent that's going to bring 107 00:05:58,440 --> 00:05:59,000 Speaker 3: down trees. 108 00:06:00,680 --> 00:06:03,320 Speaker 4: At this point, I'm hoping new updates will bring the 109 00:06:03,320 --> 00:06:06,240 Speaker 4: snowback and not the freezing ring. But that's what we 110 00:06:06,279 --> 00:06:08,919 Speaker 4: need to be prepared for. Overall, we just need to 111 00:06:08,920 --> 00:06:11,880 Speaker 4: be ready, you know, Like I've got a brand new uh, 112 00:06:11,960 --> 00:06:13,640 Speaker 4: we got a brand new baby in the family. You 113 00:06:13,680 --> 00:06:15,160 Speaker 4: need to have food for the baby in case they 114 00:06:15,160 --> 00:06:18,240 Speaker 4: can't do the grocery store. If you've got you know, medicines, 115 00:06:18,279 --> 00:06:20,360 Speaker 4: you need to have get those medicines ahead of time 116 00:06:20,760 --> 00:06:23,479 Speaker 4: because right now it's not a real clear picture of 117 00:06:23,520 --> 00:06:26,240 Speaker 4: exactly how we're going to be impacted, but as of 118 00:06:26,320 --> 00:06:28,400 Speaker 4: current data, we need to be prepared. You know. I'm 119 00:06:28,400 --> 00:06:30,560 Speaker 4: always a believer todd and prepare for you know, for 120 00:06:30,640 --> 00:06:33,479 Speaker 4: the best, but prepare for the worst. So I didn't 121 00:06:33,520 --> 00:06:35,440 Speaker 4: like what I saw this morning on the information, and 122 00:06:35,480 --> 00:06:38,640 Speaker 4: I'm hoping it changes, but right now that's in play. 123 00:06:39,240 --> 00:06:41,360 Speaker 3: Well, this is all good advice. No, I went down. 124 00:06:41,440 --> 00:06:43,520 Speaker 3: I had to go to Whole Food yesterday. People were 125 00:06:43,560 --> 00:06:47,279 Speaker 3: starting to fight over the arugula. That's so you gotta 126 00:06:47,680 --> 00:06:51,080 Speaker 3: gotta be calm people. You get something other than by. 127 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:54,400 Speaker 4: The way, that's funny. You say that. My aunt called 128 00:06:54,440 --> 00:06:56,880 Speaker 4: me from Kroger last night and said not she said 129 00:06:56,880 --> 00:06:59,760 Speaker 4: the cellery was gone. Everything was gone, including the cellery 130 00:06:59,760 --> 00:07:00,760 Speaker 4: and your regulars. 131 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:03,800 Speaker 3: Oh no, that's horrior. That means you can't have tuna fish. 132 00:07:03,839 --> 00:07:05,480 Speaker 3: You kind of had the salary for the crunch and 133 00:07:05,520 --> 00:07:06,080 Speaker 3: the tuna for. 134 00:07:06,160 --> 00:07:08,760 Speaker 1: Crying out loud. This is a disaster. 135 00:07:09,880 --> 00:07:10,280 Speaker 5: Uh. 136 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:14,760 Speaker 3: Joey Solipak on our Patriot Moble newsmaker line this morning. Joey, 137 00:07:15,280 --> 00:07:18,000 Speaker 3: We're gonna be checking in with you tomorrow and Friday 138 00:07:18,040 --> 00:07:18,440 Speaker 3: as well. 139 00:07:18,720 --> 00:07:18,840 Speaker 5: Uh. 140 00:07:19,200 --> 00:07:22,480 Speaker 3: But but folks, you can go and check out Joey's 141 00:07:22,760 --> 00:07:25,640 Speaker 3: social media at Facebook. And you also have a great 142 00:07:25,680 --> 00:07:28,880 Speaker 3: new podcast, Joey. Where can people get access to all 143 00:07:28,920 --> 00:07:29,080 Speaker 3: of this? 144 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:32,760 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's called The Current Temp. The Current Temp with 145 00:07:32,840 --> 00:07:35,440 Speaker 4: Joey Solipac. It's on my Facebook page. You can subscribe 146 00:07:35,480 --> 00:07:38,160 Speaker 4: on YouTube or Spotify. And yeah, that's that's been a 147 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:40,440 Speaker 4: lot of fun. And really, you know, you kwamb and 148 00:07:40,440 --> 00:07:42,760 Speaker 4: the whole family's my inspiration to get that started. So 149 00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:45,280 Speaker 4: I appreciate you guys. But we've been having fun with that. 150 00:07:45,400 --> 00:07:47,160 Speaker 4: We do it once a week at Airs on Thursday, 151 00:07:47,200 --> 00:07:50,440 Speaker 4: and we covered great topics like everything from what is 152 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:53,400 Speaker 4: absolute truth and religion to what do you need to 153 00:07:53,440 --> 00:07:56,480 Speaker 4: know about hospitals that the doctors are keeping from you? 154 00:07:56,560 --> 00:07:59,440 Speaker 4: So yeah, the current temp with Joey Solipech, I love that. 155 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:03,080 Speaker 3: It's it's great stuff, all right, Joey a little serious 156 00:08:03,080 --> 00:08:05,360 Speaker 3: this morning, but we need to we've got to take 157 00:08:05,360 --> 00:08:08,480 Speaker 3: this seriously and it's all about being prepared and to 158 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:10,840 Speaker 3: making sure you're doing what you can to protect you 159 00:08:10,920 --> 00:08:14,640 Speaker 3: and your family. Joey, be safe, my friend, and we'll 160 00:08:14,640 --> 00:08:17,800 Speaker 3: be checking in with you. Thanks Ton, all right, the 161 00:08:17,920 --> 00:08:22,160 Speaker 3: great Joey Cellipec everybody, and Joey's a straight shooter when 162 00:08:22,160 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 3: it comes to the well everything, but especially when it 163 00:08:25,360 --> 00:08:26,080 Speaker 3: comes to the weather. 164 00:08:26,520 --> 00:08:29,280 Speaker 1: And he's absolutely right. I was looking at that ice. 165 00:08:29,520 --> 00:08:32,880 Speaker 3: There's this huge swath of ice, and I was really 166 00:08:32,880 --> 00:08:35,199 Speaker 3: feeling sorry for those people yesterday that we're going to 167 00:08:35,280 --> 00:08:38,040 Speaker 3: get that ice. I had no idea that we could 168 00:08:38,080 --> 00:08:40,560 Speaker 3: be in that swath now. And if that is the case, 169 00:08:41,080 --> 00:08:43,640 Speaker 3: we're going to be dealing with some very serious problems, 170 00:08:43,960 --> 00:08:46,920 Speaker 3: very long term problems here in the Mid South. As 171 00:08:46,960 --> 00:08:49,319 Speaker 3: if you know, we're covering from something like that. All right, 172 00:08:49,640 --> 00:08:51,320 Speaker 3: we're going to take a quick break. We have a 173 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:55,840 Speaker 3: lot going on today, the Republican Party announcing new leadership. 174 00:08:56,040 --> 00:08:59,160 Speaker 3: We have an exclusive interview with the new chairperson of 175 00:08:59,200 --> 00:09:03,280 Speaker 3: the Shelby can A Republican Party, Rachel Wall. She's coming up. Also, 176 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:07,880 Speaker 3: our good buddies Adam Martin Chris Loftus from Strategic Financial Partners, 177 00:09:07,920 --> 00:09:10,520 Speaker 3: they're going to drop by also want to hear from 178 00:09:10,559 --> 00:09:13,160 Speaker 3: you this morning. And let me just set the stage 179 00:09:13,200 --> 00:09:15,360 Speaker 3: for what's about to happen over the next several days. 180 00:09:15,600 --> 00:09:18,480 Speaker 3: We're gonna be broadcasting twenty four to seven through this storm. 181 00:09:18,720 --> 00:09:22,000 Speaker 3: And here's what that means. That means we're not going anywhere. 182 00:09:22,160 --> 00:09:24,760 Speaker 3: We're bunking down here at the radio station. We're going 183 00:09:24,840 --> 00:09:27,400 Speaker 3: to be providing you with wall to wall coverage to 184 00:09:27,520 --> 00:09:29,400 Speaker 3: keep you and your family safe. You're not going through 185 00:09:29,400 --> 00:09:32,239 Speaker 3: the storm alone. We're going to be there right alongside 186 00:09:32,280 --> 00:09:34,440 Speaker 3: of you. We're also going to be taking your calls 187 00:09:34,559 --> 00:09:37,480 Speaker 3: this morning if you have if you have a lead 188 00:09:37,559 --> 00:09:40,840 Speaker 3: on where to find firewood, where to find supplies, give 189 00:09:40,920 --> 00:09:43,560 Speaker 3: us a call and we'll let you pass along that information. 190 00:09:43,720 --> 00:09:46,920 Speaker 3: Nine oh one two six zero five nine two six. 191 00:09:47,280 --> 00:09:50,480 Speaker 3: That's nine oh one two six zero five nine two six, 192 00:09:50,960 --> 00:09:54,400 Speaker 3: and we'll be passing along that information to our listeners. 193 00:09:54,480 --> 00:09:57,600 Speaker 3: All right, hanging tight, gotta take a quick break. We'll 194 00:09:57,600 --> 00:10:00,240 Speaker 3: be checking in with Commander Chuck with a look at 195 00:10:00,240 --> 00:10:08,920 Speaker 3: your traffic. All right, it is twenty minutes past the hour. 196 00:10:09,040 --> 00:10:15,120 Speaker 3: The National Weather Service issuing a winter weather watch until wow, 197 00:10:15,280 --> 00:10:18,760 Speaker 3: until January twenty fifth, so we'll keep you updated on 198 00:10:19,080 --> 00:10:21,120 Speaker 3: that around the clock here on the Mighty Don Nighty, 199 00:10:21,160 --> 00:10:23,880 Speaker 3: welcome back to Stearns Country. We are broadcasting in the 200 00:10:23,880 --> 00:10:26,720 Speaker 3: Principal Toyo to Memphis Studio. And if you are looking 201 00:10:26,760 --> 00:10:28,800 Speaker 3: for a great car, you go down and visit our 202 00:10:28,840 --> 00:10:31,720 Speaker 3: good friend Todd Lockner at Principal to you, he's going 203 00:10:31,800 --> 00:10:35,800 Speaker 3: to get you all fixed up. Well, some big news politically, 204 00:10:36,080 --> 00:10:40,480 Speaker 3: somewhat of a political earthquake company last night, the Republican 205 00:10:40,520 --> 00:10:44,240 Speaker 3: Party of Shelby County electing a brand new chairperson and 206 00:10:44,520 --> 00:10:47,720 Speaker 3: she joins us on our Patriot Mobile newsmaker line this morning. 207 00:10:47,840 --> 00:10:51,400 Speaker 3: Rachel Wall, Rachel, good morning and congratulations to you. 208 00:10:52,480 --> 00:10:53,760 Speaker 5: Thank you, good morning. 209 00:10:54,320 --> 00:10:58,440 Speaker 3: So right away do we call you like madam chairperson, 210 00:10:58,960 --> 00:11:01,840 Speaker 3: your majesty? What what's the lingo? 211 00:11:03,400 --> 00:11:06,200 Speaker 5: Well, as it turns out, in this role, I answered 212 00:11:06,240 --> 00:11:07,360 Speaker 5: to pretty much anything. 213 00:11:07,520 --> 00:11:09,840 Speaker 4: So that's your choice. 214 00:11:10,200 --> 00:11:14,400 Speaker 3: Well, congratulations, it is. It's a daunting job I have 215 00:11:14,480 --> 00:11:19,000 Speaker 3: to imagine as well as an exciting job because the Republicans, 216 00:11:19,080 --> 00:11:21,760 Speaker 3: I think, are really chomping at the bit. They're looking 217 00:11:21,800 --> 00:11:23,800 Speaker 3: for some big wins here in Shelby County. How do 218 00:11:23,840 --> 00:11:24,640 Speaker 3: you make that happen? 219 00:11:26,200 --> 00:11:29,760 Speaker 5: Well, I think you're right, and so are we. But 220 00:11:31,080 --> 00:11:33,680 Speaker 5: you know, I think that what we have, the way 221 00:11:33,679 --> 00:11:38,160 Speaker 5: that we've approached this campaign season as a recruitment team 222 00:11:38,679 --> 00:11:44,200 Speaker 5: is to be really intentional about the races that we choose, 223 00:11:44,280 --> 00:11:50,439 Speaker 5: the candidates that we recruit, and really try and identify 224 00:11:50,480 --> 00:11:53,480 Speaker 5: what is success in Shelby County for Republicans right now, 225 00:11:53,520 --> 00:11:58,160 Speaker 5: and sometimes that can look different than some of our 226 00:11:58,240 --> 00:12:02,720 Speaker 5: rank and file expects. In some races. It's keeping our 227 00:12:02,760 --> 00:12:08,440 Speaker 5: percentages really high, getting our turnout to improve in the 228 00:12:08,480 --> 00:12:11,880 Speaker 5: suburbs where sometimes in the past it hasn't been all 229 00:12:11,960 --> 00:12:16,720 Speaker 5: that impressive, and so so yeah, it's it's it's it's 230 00:12:16,760 --> 00:12:19,439 Speaker 5: sort of multi dimensional, for lack of a better word. 231 00:12:19,720 --> 00:12:21,800 Speaker 5: We want the best candidates that we can, and we 232 00:12:21,840 --> 00:12:24,160 Speaker 5: want them to be as successful as we can, but 233 00:12:24,240 --> 00:12:28,840 Speaker 5: we also want to re elect in the seats that 234 00:12:28,880 --> 00:12:33,800 Speaker 5: we already have and and and and when we're re 235 00:12:33,880 --> 00:12:37,839 Speaker 5: electing you know, our state Senator Brent Taylor and looking 236 00:12:37,880 --> 00:12:42,040 Speaker 5: at governor's races, keeping those percentages very high. 237 00:12:42,280 --> 00:12:44,880 Speaker 3: It seems to me that, you know, one one great 238 00:12:44,920 --> 00:12:47,079 Speaker 3: example for us to look at is what just happened 239 00:12:47,120 --> 00:12:51,840 Speaker 3: in Virginia, where the the issue really was the quality 240 00:12:51,880 --> 00:12:55,000 Speaker 3: of the candidates. And there's no reason why, after you know, 241 00:12:55,040 --> 00:12:57,480 Speaker 3: the great work that Glenn Youngkin had done, that the 242 00:12:57,520 --> 00:13:01,840 Speaker 3: Republicans should not have swept office instead. I mean, it 243 00:13:01,960 --> 00:13:04,959 Speaker 3: was just a blood path. And you you know, the 244 00:13:05,360 --> 00:13:08,320 Speaker 3: main argument through the entire campaign and after which was 245 00:13:08,600 --> 00:13:12,680 Speaker 3: the electability of the people that eventually became the candidates. 246 00:13:12,679 --> 00:13:15,160 Speaker 3: How important is that going to be for you guys 247 00:13:15,200 --> 00:13:17,120 Speaker 3: here in Shelby County. 248 00:13:17,520 --> 00:13:20,760 Speaker 5: I think it's really important. We need candidates that resonate 249 00:13:20,840 --> 00:13:26,560 Speaker 5: with voters. And you know, I have in the past 250 00:13:27,280 --> 00:13:29,920 Speaker 5: made the statement just because you want the job doesn't 251 00:13:29,960 --> 00:13:35,400 Speaker 5: necessarily mean you should have the job that transcends. We 252 00:13:35,480 --> 00:13:39,320 Speaker 5: need we need candidates who really understand the work that 253 00:13:39,400 --> 00:13:42,080 Speaker 5: needs to be done. We need candidates who are and 254 00:13:42,080 --> 00:13:44,040 Speaker 5: when I mean work, not just the job for which 255 00:13:44,080 --> 00:13:49,280 Speaker 5: they're applying. Elections are time consuming and take great efforts, 256 00:13:49,320 --> 00:13:51,880 Speaker 5: and so we need candidates who are willing to do 257 00:13:51,920 --> 00:13:54,760 Speaker 5: the work to meet the voter and sell themselves to 258 00:13:54,800 --> 00:13:59,480 Speaker 5: the voter. And I really think we're trying to find 259 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:04,600 Speaker 5: those people. What does it and hopefully it will yield 260 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:05,800 Speaker 5: on election day? 261 00:14:06,000 --> 00:14:07,040 Speaker 1: What does that look like? 262 00:14:07,160 --> 00:14:10,480 Speaker 3: What would the ideal Republican candidate look like for a 263 00:14:10,559 --> 00:14:14,360 Speaker 3: Shelby County where we're, you know, a super majority blue district. 264 00:14:16,000 --> 00:14:20,160 Speaker 5: Well, I think it varies in the respective areas in 265 00:14:20,200 --> 00:14:25,640 Speaker 5: which they're running. You know, in the suburbs. People voters 266 00:14:25,720 --> 00:14:30,120 Speaker 5: really want strong conservatives. Generally speaking, they want someone that 267 00:14:31,360 --> 00:14:35,040 Speaker 5: with whom they can identify, someone that represents their respective 268 00:14:35,160 --> 00:14:39,520 Speaker 5: values in different parts of the county. Though it may 269 00:14:39,560 --> 00:14:43,320 Speaker 5: be someone excuse me, who is perceived as working well 270 00:14:44,120 --> 00:14:49,040 Speaker 5: across party line. There's no step way to identify what 271 00:14:49,200 --> 00:14:52,000 Speaker 5: the perfect candidate looks like. And so we really try 272 00:14:52,000 --> 00:14:57,920 Speaker 5: and and meet these candidates where they are and see 273 00:14:57,920 --> 00:14:59,120 Speaker 5: where the right fits are. 274 00:14:59,640 --> 00:15:01,840 Speaker 3: When you you look at the list of and I 275 00:15:01,880 --> 00:15:03,880 Speaker 3: do this every day. I shouldn't do it, but I do. 276 00:15:03,960 --> 00:15:06,320 Speaker 3: I'm obsessed with this. I like to know who's running. 277 00:15:06,360 --> 00:15:09,440 Speaker 3: And I see page after page after page of Democrats. 278 00:15:09,640 --> 00:15:12,280 Speaker 3: Not many Republicans right now, What would you say is 279 00:15:12,680 --> 00:15:16,760 Speaker 3: the most pressing issue facing you as as you go 280 00:15:16,840 --> 00:15:20,040 Speaker 3: out there and recruit these these candidates. Is there any 281 00:15:20,120 --> 00:15:23,880 Speaker 3: particular position that is number one for you guys? 282 00:15:25,320 --> 00:15:30,040 Speaker 5: Well, you know, well the short answers know there isn't 283 00:15:30,080 --> 00:15:33,080 Speaker 5: a singular number one position. The one that I get 284 00:15:33,120 --> 00:15:35,480 Speaker 5: asked about the most, you know which one it is, 285 00:15:35,520 --> 00:15:38,960 Speaker 5: it's mayor. And so obviously we meet with as many 286 00:15:41,280 --> 00:15:43,520 Speaker 5: persons that we think would be a good fit for 287 00:15:43,600 --> 00:15:47,560 Speaker 5: that role that we can. I think that the one 288 00:15:47,600 --> 00:15:52,400 Speaker 5: thing that people forget. It really takes great courage to 289 00:15:52,520 --> 00:15:55,320 Speaker 5: step out of your comfort zone and say I'm going 290 00:15:55,400 --> 00:15:59,520 Speaker 5: to face this difficult challenge. And the reality is I 291 00:15:59,640 --> 00:16:03,560 Speaker 5: might not when, but it's but it is worth facing 292 00:16:03,600 --> 00:16:08,080 Speaker 5: that fear and doing it because the cause is worth 293 00:16:08,360 --> 00:16:11,320 Speaker 5: worth the effort. And I think that's the number one. 294 00:16:11,720 --> 00:16:16,120 Speaker 5: There is an apprehensive nature to a lot of people 295 00:16:16,320 --> 00:16:21,480 Speaker 5: in taking this on. Sometimes bouses are nervous. Yeah, people 296 00:16:21,600 --> 00:16:24,800 Speaker 5: wonder how it will impact the family, things of that nature, 297 00:16:24,800 --> 00:16:27,200 Speaker 5: and those are all really reasonable things to consider. 298 00:16:27,360 --> 00:16:29,720 Speaker 3: We had gotten some messages. Gosh, it's been a couple 299 00:16:29,760 --> 00:16:33,760 Speaker 3: of weeks back I think now about they had received 300 00:16:34,560 --> 00:16:38,880 Speaker 3: a poll about Mark Lutural. Is that a possibility for 301 00:16:38,920 --> 00:16:42,160 Speaker 3: you guys. I'm curious did that poll come from you guys, 302 00:16:42,760 --> 00:16:46,120 Speaker 3: and if so, what about Mark latural as a possibility? 303 00:16:47,960 --> 00:16:52,160 Speaker 5: Well, I know that that that Mark lttal is is 304 00:16:52,200 --> 00:16:56,960 Speaker 5: a highly favored person in our community. He has great 305 00:16:57,040 --> 00:17:01,920 Speaker 5: crossover support generally speaking. But at this stage, no, there's 306 00:17:02,000 --> 00:17:04,120 Speaker 5: no announcement in terms of more. 307 00:17:04,119 --> 00:17:07,959 Speaker 3: Klateral How important is the grass roots to what you 308 00:17:08,000 --> 00:17:10,280 Speaker 3: guys are going to That's been something that's been something 309 00:17:10,400 --> 00:17:14,119 Speaker 3: fairly unique and new to the party. This revived twenty 310 00:17:14,160 --> 00:17:18,600 Speaker 3: five group that really came in and just exploded the 311 00:17:18,680 --> 00:17:22,040 Speaker 3: Republican message onto the scene. I know there's a big 312 00:17:22,119 --> 00:17:26,000 Speaker 3: race coming up for a vice chair position. How important 313 00:17:26,040 --> 00:17:28,880 Speaker 3: is that grass roots to what you guys are doing. 314 00:17:30,040 --> 00:17:33,919 Speaker 5: It's vital across the board in every way. The work 315 00:17:34,040 --> 00:17:41,240 Speaker 5: that our volunteers do in getting our message out, encouraging 316 00:17:41,320 --> 00:17:46,080 Speaker 5: people to register to vote, garnering excitement about the work 317 00:17:46,119 --> 00:17:50,800 Speaker 5: we're doing, really is the lifeblood of the party. Our 318 00:17:50,920 --> 00:17:56,760 Speaker 5: numbers and support have grown exponentially because of the work 319 00:17:56,880 --> 00:18:01,720 Speaker 5: of our grassroots activists, and so nothing I do or 320 00:18:01,800 --> 00:18:07,440 Speaker 5: say at a podium in a meeting really is has 321 00:18:07,480 --> 00:18:11,840 Speaker 5: any purpose outside of what our volunteers are doing in 322 00:18:11,880 --> 00:18:13,400 Speaker 5: the area of grassroots. 323 00:18:13,880 --> 00:18:18,040 Speaker 3: All Right, we've got about twenty seconds here, Rachel, and 324 00:18:18,440 --> 00:18:21,280 Speaker 3: as you're as you're looking at the next couple of months, 325 00:18:21,280 --> 00:18:24,080 Speaker 3: we've got a lot of ground to cover. What's the 326 00:18:24,119 --> 00:18:26,640 Speaker 3: next big step for you guys and the Republicans. 327 00:18:28,600 --> 00:18:30,840 Speaker 5: Well, I think one of the things that we talk 328 00:18:30,920 --> 00:18:34,200 Speaker 5: about every day is how do we maximize the turnout 329 00:18:34,200 --> 00:18:37,720 Speaker 5: in the suburbs. How do we remind everyone in the 330 00:18:37,760 --> 00:18:41,960 Speaker 5: suburbs that so goes the county goes to the suburbs, and 331 00:18:42,440 --> 00:18:45,960 Speaker 5: the races in Memphis are important to you, and that's 332 00:18:46,040 --> 00:18:47,919 Speaker 5: that's as much a part of the campaign as the 333 00:18:47,960 --> 00:18:49,800 Speaker 5: individual elections. 334 00:18:50,480 --> 00:18:52,439 Speaker 3: All Right, Well, Rachel, we're going to have to leave 335 00:18:52,440 --> 00:18:54,399 Speaker 3: it there. We'll get you back on a lot of 336 00:18:54,400 --> 00:18:58,840 Speaker 3: ground to cover over the next several months. Congratulations to you, 337 00:18:59,119 --> 00:19:02,919 Speaker 3: and of course you are you're a veteran politico working 338 00:19:03,000 --> 00:19:06,960 Speaker 3: with a speaker, Newt Gingrich has hamstered. Uh So we're 339 00:19:07,000 --> 00:19:10,320 Speaker 3: excited about the future of the Republican Party. 340 00:19:11,040 --> 00:19:12,600 Speaker 5: Thank you, Thanks for all you're doing. 341 00:19:12,800 --> 00:19:15,960 Speaker 3: All right, Rachel Wall, everybody the new chairperson of the 342 00:19:16,000 --> 00:19:20,359 Speaker 3: Republican Party of Shelby County will be following your comments, 343 00:19:21,000 --> 00:19:23,040 Speaker 3: coming up, hanging tied. 344 00:19:23,040 --> 00:19:24,120 Speaker 1: Everybody will be right back. 345 00:19:24,200 --> 00:19:38,200 Speaker 3: This is Sterns Country, all right. Forty four degrees right now, 346 00:19:38,200 --> 00:19:41,160 Speaker 3: thirty five minutes pass the hour here in Stern's Country. 347 00:19:41,200 --> 00:19:45,280 Speaker 3: The National Weather Service issuing a winter storm watch in 348 00:19:45,400 --> 00:19:49,719 Speaker 3: effect until six o'clock on January the twenty fifth. And 349 00:19:49,920 --> 00:19:53,520 Speaker 3: you just heard Joey Slapek a few moments ago, Laura Hockeby. Look, 350 00:19:53,640 --> 00:19:56,399 Speaker 3: the mighty nine ninety Severe Weather Team. We're going to 351 00:19:56,440 --> 00:20:00,640 Speaker 3: keep you updated throughout this entire event, so don't you're 352 00:20:00,640 --> 00:20:04,359 Speaker 3: not alone, and any sorts of major weather alerts, we 353 00:20:04,440 --> 00:20:08,520 Speaker 3: will immediately break into programming with our emergency alert system. 354 00:20:08,840 --> 00:20:11,320 Speaker 3: So you are you're gonna be okay. We're going to 355 00:20:11,359 --> 00:20:14,359 Speaker 3: get through this together. Just make sure that your radio 356 00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:18,199 Speaker 3: is tuned into a M nine to ninety. Also, just 357 00:20:18,240 --> 00:20:21,760 Speaker 3: a reminder, if you do not own a transistor radio, 358 00:20:21,960 --> 00:20:24,520 Speaker 3: you need to go and get yourself a radio because 359 00:20:24,560 --> 00:20:27,400 Speaker 3: when the power goes out, the internet goes out, you're 360 00:20:27,400 --> 00:20:29,359 Speaker 3: gonna want to be able to listen to the radio, 361 00:20:29,400 --> 00:20:32,600 Speaker 3: and you can do that if you have a transistor radio. Well, 362 00:20:32,720 --> 00:20:35,280 Speaker 3: it is Wednesday, and that means we've got to talk 363 00:20:35,280 --> 00:20:39,160 Speaker 3: about money, and our good buddies from Strategic Financial Partners 364 00:20:39,200 --> 00:20:43,000 Speaker 3: are here, Adam Martin, Chris Loftas guys, have you have 365 00:20:43,080 --> 00:20:45,800 Speaker 3: you decided? Have you been to the grocery store? Have 366 00:20:45,920 --> 00:20:48,639 Speaker 3: you had to fight anybody for the bunny bread? 367 00:20:48,840 --> 00:20:52,760 Speaker 2: Well, last night my wife and I just divided in conquered. 368 00:20:52,840 --> 00:20:54,720 Speaker 2: She went into the grocery store and bought the groceries, 369 00:20:54,720 --> 00:20:56,840 Speaker 2: while I've took all the gas cans and got fuel. 370 00:20:57,200 --> 00:20:59,080 Speaker 2: And it was in madhouse at the fuel line. I 371 00:20:59,119 --> 00:21:01,160 Speaker 2: can't speak for what inside the grocery store. 372 00:21:01,320 --> 00:21:02,680 Speaker 6: Instacart is my friend? 373 00:21:03,040 --> 00:21:06,080 Speaker 1: Is that right? Yeah? So you're is that like you 374 00:21:06,200 --> 00:21:06,720 Speaker 1: order it all? 375 00:21:06,840 --> 00:21:06,879 Speaker 5: Is? 376 00:21:07,080 --> 00:21:09,160 Speaker 6: Order it all? They delivered to your house, so you're 377 00:21:09,200 --> 00:21:10,520 Speaker 6: good to go. You don't have to deal with any 378 00:21:10,560 --> 00:21:12,560 Speaker 6: of the you know, hooligans who are just like beating 379 00:21:12,880 --> 00:21:14,600 Speaker 6: each other over the head with the brick for a 380 00:21:14,920 --> 00:21:15,520 Speaker 6: slice of brow. 381 00:21:16,800 --> 00:21:19,160 Speaker 1: You young people, where where's the fun in that? 382 00:21:19,320 --> 00:21:19,520 Speaker 4: Hey? 383 00:21:19,560 --> 00:21:21,240 Speaker 6: You know it's efficient time, it's efficient. 384 00:21:21,320 --> 00:21:23,639 Speaker 3: Yeah, people were fighting over there roguel at Whole Foods 385 00:21:23,720 --> 00:21:27,119 Speaker 3: last night, so it was it was a tough crowd 386 00:21:27,119 --> 00:21:27,439 Speaker 3: over there. 387 00:21:27,480 --> 00:21:29,360 Speaker 1: What am I? What can I say? Anyway? 388 00:21:29,520 --> 00:21:33,040 Speaker 3: But you were talking about, Adam, you were alive during 389 00:21:33,119 --> 00:21:36,520 Speaker 3: the with the ninety four that the ninety four ice storm. 390 00:21:36,480 --> 00:21:39,320 Speaker 2: So that's you know, I don't call it PTSD if 391 00:21:39,320 --> 00:21:42,400 Speaker 2: you will. But last night, after getting the fuel, got 392 00:21:42,400 --> 00:21:45,239 Speaker 2: fifteen gallons, fired up the generator and made sure all 393 00:21:45,240 --> 00:21:48,159 Speaker 2: the batteries were fresh in the flashlights. It was no 394 00:21:48,320 --> 00:21:50,600 Speaker 2: fun back then as a child, and I have a 395 00:21:50,680 --> 00:21:52,680 Speaker 2: child myself, so I just want to make sure I'm 396 00:21:52,680 --> 00:21:53,600 Speaker 2: as prepared as possible. 397 00:21:53,600 --> 00:21:56,719 Speaker 3: You got to do that, And folks again tomorrow, we're 398 00:21:56,760 --> 00:21:59,080 Speaker 3: gonna we're going to have some experts going on to 399 00:21:59,119 --> 00:22:03,320 Speaker 3: help you with everything from your pipes to generators. We're 400 00:22:03,320 --> 00:22:05,119 Speaker 3: going to help you get prepared for the big storm 401 00:22:05,160 --> 00:22:08,160 Speaker 3: today though well quite frankly, getting prepared for the big 402 00:22:08,200 --> 00:22:10,760 Speaker 3: storm might possibly put you in debt. So I guess 403 00:22:10,800 --> 00:22:13,000 Speaker 3: it's a good thing that we are talking about debt 404 00:22:13,080 --> 00:22:13,719 Speaker 3: this morning. 405 00:22:14,440 --> 00:22:16,800 Speaker 1: Absolutely absolutely, Oh my goodness. 406 00:22:17,280 --> 00:22:19,719 Speaker 3: So anyway, let's just jump into this, Adam. And by 407 00:22:19,760 --> 00:22:23,119 Speaker 3: the way, Strategic Financial Partners dot com is the website 408 00:22:23,160 --> 00:22:26,320 Speaker 3: Strategic Financial Partners dot com. And if you have a 409 00:22:26,440 --> 00:22:29,800 Speaker 3: money question this morning, you can get the guys a call. 410 00:22:30,080 --> 00:22:32,359 Speaker 3: They'll answer it for you. On Air nine oh one 411 00:22:32,520 --> 00:22:35,359 Speaker 3: two six zero five nine two six. That's nine oh 412 00:22:35,440 --> 00:22:39,800 Speaker 3: one two six zero five nine two six. So Adam, 413 00:22:40,119 --> 00:22:42,760 Speaker 3: new year. We're looking at debt and it can be 414 00:22:43,040 --> 00:22:44,840 Speaker 3: very overwhelming for a lot of people. 415 00:22:45,400 --> 00:22:47,680 Speaker 2: It can be, for sure, And so the best way 416 00:22:47,720 --> 00:22:50,320 Speaker 2: that we like to approach it is I'm all about 417 00:22:50,359 --> 00:22:53,320 Speaker 2: small victories. So when we look and do an inventory 418 00:22:53,359 --> 00:22:55,840 Speaker 2: of what debt you have, always look for that low 419 00:22:55,880 --> 00:22:58,600 Speaker 2: hanging through, something that we could potentially pay off in 420 00:22:58,640 --> 00:23:01,240 Speaker 2: a short amount of time. But that's one debt that's 421 00:23:01,280 --> 00:23:03,280 Speaker 2: taken care of and freeze up money that we can 422 00:23:03,320 --> 00:23:06,280 Speaker 2: add to the next debt. It's considered full pun intended, 423 00:23:06,359 --> 00:23:07,399 Speaker 2: a debt snowball. 424 00:23:07,920 --> 00:23:08,640 Speaker 1: Oh I like. 425 00:23:08,680 --> 00:23:11,640 Speaker 3: That very clever. Uh So you don't wanna you don't 426 00:23:11,640 --> 00:23:14,080 Speaker 3: wanna freeze out? I have no no, I just use that, 427 00:23:14,119 --> 00:23:16,720 Speaker 3: and I have no way of using this theme. 428 00:23:18,760 --> 00:23:20,159 Speaker 1: What is Chris? 429 00:23:20,320 --> 00:23:23,920 Speaker 3: From a young younger person's perspective, what would you say 430 00:23:24,080 --> 00:23:26,960 Speaker 3: is the is the big hole that people normally fall 431 00:23:27,040 --> 00:23:29,400 Speaker 3: into as a young person when it comes to debt. 432 00:23:29,480 --> 00:23:32,000 Speaker 6: Well, typically it's falling into the habit of out of sight, 433 00:23:32,200 --> 00:23:34,359 Speaker 6: out of mind. You know a lot of people end 434 00:23:34,440 --> 00:23:37,560 Speaker 6: up ignoring it because they just don't they think debt 435 00:23:37,600 --> 00:23:39,520 Speaker 6: means oh, I'm a failure, I can't keep up with 436 00:23:39,520 --> 00:23:42,399 Speaker 6: these payments, or they think, oh, this is so common. 437 00:23:42,480 --> 00:23:45,280 Speaker 6: Everybody's got a little debt hidden somewhere, right, and they 438 00:23:45,359 --> 00:23:47,920 Speaker 6: just don't give it the due diligence that it deserves. 439 00:23:48,880 --> 00:23:52,439 Speaker 6: It's actually incredibly common. But instead of you know, allowing 440 00:23:52,440 --> 00:23:55,159 Speaker 6: yourself to get into that pit, allowing you know, the 441 00:23:55,240 --> 00:23:58,320 Speaker 6: avalanche as it were, to hit you, and then all 442 00:23:58,320 --> 00:23:59,520 Speaker 6: of a sudden, you're waking up at the end of 443 00:23:59,520 --> 00:24:00,879 Speaker 6: the year, mid through the year, at the end of 444 00:24:00,920 --> 00:24:04,040 Speaker 6: the month and realizing I've got all of this you know, 445 00:24:04,440 --> 00:24:07,879 Speaker 6: debt that's accumulated just because I wasn't paying attention. You 446 00:24:07,880 --> 00:24:10,560 Speaker 6: can take accountability for it, take ownership of it, and 447 00:24:10,640 --> 00:24:15,320 Speaker 6: that's a natural part of your regular financial prowess by 448 00:24:15,800 --> 00:24:19,800 Speaker 6: adding it to your portfolio of you know, reviewing that regularly. 449 00:24:20,600 --> 00:24:22,879 Speaker 3: Let's talk about how to pay it all off, because 450 00:24:23,080 --> 00:24:26,560 Speaker 3: a lot of people they're like, Okay, I do want 451 00:24:26,560 --> 00:24:28,680 Speaker 3: to get rid of all this debt, but I also 452 00:24:28,720 --> 00:24:31,000 Speaker 3: want to save money for the future. Do you have 453 00:24:31,040 --> 00:24:33,679 Speaker 3: to sacrifice one for the other or is your a 454 00:24:33,680 --> 00:24:34,520 Speaker 3: happy medium? 455 00:24:34,920 --> 00:24:36,800 Speaker 2: I always look at it as how far in the 456 00:24:36,840 --> 00:24:39,800 Speaker 2: whole are we Because you know, if I look at 457 00:24:39,800 --> 00:24:42,960 Speaker 2: credit card debt and the average interest rates twenty percent, 458 00:24:43,040 --> 00:24:46,640 Speaker 2: and that's where primarily all of the debt is. We 459 00:24:46,680 --> 00:24:48,400 Speaker 2: really want to tackle that. We want to get out 460 00:24:48,440 --> 00:24:50,600 Speaker 2: in front of it, and that's why we sit down 461 00:24:50,680 --> 00:24:53,040 Speaker 2: and we help you prioritize it. We help you think 462 00:24:53,080 --> 00:24:56,400 Speaker 2: through like is this causing me to lose sleep at night? 463 00:24:56,560 --> 00:24:59,120 Speaker 2: And am I really going to be able to add 464 00:24:59,119 --> 00:25:01,760 Speaker 2: an adequate amount of money to save for retirement in 465 00:25:01,800 --> 00:25:03,800 Speaker 2: the short amount of time or the long time frame 466 00:25:03,840 --> 00:25:06,760 Speaker 2: that we have. So we really just help you prioritize 467 00:25:06,840 --> 00:25:09,520 Speaker 2: what's most important. And then if there's an opportunity to 468 00:25:09,560 --> 00:25:11,320 Speaker 2: where we can kill two birds with one stone, we 469 00:25:11,359 --> 00:25:14,280 Speaker 2: absolutely will and we will help you think through like 470 00:25:14,359 --> 00:25:16,760 Speaker 2: do I tackle the highest interest right first or do 471 00:25:16,840 --> 00:25:18,439 Speaker 2: I tackle the low balance first. 472 00:25:18,760 --> 00:25:20,320 Speaker 1: We're here to help guid you in that direct. How 473 00:25:20,320 --> 00:25:22,480 Speaker 1: do you do that, Chris find how do you find 474 00:25:22,520 --> 00:25:23,440 Speaker 1: the balance? 475 00:25:23,720 --> 00:25:26,440 Speaker 6: Well, you look at like Adam was saying, you prioritize 476 00:25:26,800 --> 00:25:28,560 Speaker 6: what debt you have first and foremost. 477 00:25:28,600 --> 00:25:29,800 Speaker 1: So you have a lot of people out there that 478 00:25:29,840 --> 00:25:30,119 Speaker 1: have a car. 479 00:25:30,240 --> 00:25:31,639 Speaker 6: Note, you have a lot of people out there that 480 00:25:31,680 --> 00:25:34,240 Speaker 6: have credit card debt and a couple other miscellaneous things 481 00:25:34,280 --> 00:25:37,720 Speaker 6: out there. Well, you look at the interest rate. See, hey, 482 00:25:37,920 --> 00:25:40,600 Speaker 6: am I just paying off the minimums over time, thinking 483 00:25:40,640 --> 00:25:42,520 Speaker 6: I'm actually putting a dent in this thing and realizing 484 00:25:42,520 --> 00:25:45,360 Speaker 6: you're not well. Once you're established that you're doing that, 485 00:25:45,440 --> 00:25:47,399 Speaker 6: then you get to say, okay, how do I get 486 00:25:47,440 --> 00:25:51,800 Speaker 6: strategic about this. That's when you have the opportunity to say, Okay, 487 00:25:52,119 --> 00:25:54,359 Speaker 6: I only have this much debt here in this category. 488 00:25:54,480 --> 00:25:56,840 Speaker 6: I'm gonna go ahead and pay that off first. All right, 489 00:25:56,840 --> 00:25:58,920 Speaker 6: I keep making minimum payments on the other stuff, but 490 00:25:58,960 --> 00:26:03,520 Speaker 6: I'm going to attack that with vigilance. Once you've gotten that, 491 00:26:03,520 --> 00:26:05,919 Speaker 6: that frees up some more cash flow to get the 492 00:26:05,920 --> 00:26:08,440 Speaker 6: next debt, and then the next debt and the next debt. 493 00:26:09,520 --> 00:26:11,880 Speaker 6: That allows you to be able to prioritize different things 494 00:26:11,880 --> 00:26:14,040 Speaker 6: instead of trying to fight a battle on multiple fronts, 495 00:26:14,320 --> 00:26:17,720 Speaker 6: which ultimately won't get you anywhere because you're thinking you're 496 00:26:17,760 --> 00:26:19,840 Speaker 6: moving a mile when you're only really moving at an inch. 497 00:26:21,119 --> 00:26:24,640 Speaker 3: Adam, let's talk about about debt, because there are some 498 00:26:24,800 --> 00:26:29,120 Speaker 3: things that you should not necessarily rush to pay off. 499 00:26:29,359 --> 00:26:32,199 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think about in the last five years, a 500 00:26:32,200 --> 00:26:34,960 Speaker 2: lot of people that purchased homes they were in relatively 501 00:26:35,040 --> 00:26:38,000 Speaker 2: low interest rates. So, you know, I see a lot 502 00:26:38,040 --> 00:26:40,680 Speaker 2: of people, especially those pre retirees that are getting close 503 00:26:40,760 --> 00:26:42,440 Speaker 2: to retirement, and they said, you know, I just want 504 00:26:42,480 --> 00:26:45,320 Speaker 2: to take some of this money and pay off my mortgage. 505 00:26:45,400 --> 00:26:47,440 Speaker 2: And I'll look at it and it's a two point 506 00:26:47,480 --> 00:26:50,080 Speaker 2: seventy five or a three percent interest rate. And the 507 00:26:50,119 --> 00:26:52,679 Speaker 2: next conversation that I have with them is, you know, 508 00:26:52,720 --> 00:26:54,600 Speaker 2: the rate of return on your money that you would 509 00:26:54,920 --> 00:26:57,480 Speaker 2: use to pay this off is three percent when we 510 00:26:57,520 --> 00:26:59,920 Speaker 2: could be doing better in the market. That helps us 511 00:27:00,400 --> 00:27:02,920 Speaker 2: make sure that your money lasts through retirement and you 512 00:27:02,960 --> 00:27:05,480 Speaker 2: don't run the risk of running out of money. So 513 00:27:05,880 --> 00:27:08,359 Speaker 2: we always look at the hey, what's this going to 514 00:27:08,440 --> 00:27:10,639 Speaker 2: really return if I pay this debt off? If it's 515 00:27:10,680 --> 00:27:12,920 Speaker 2: a low interest rate, we may not tackle that one. 516 00:27:13,000 --> 00:27:15,320 Speaker 2: We may just say, hey, let's keep cash flowing this 517 00:27:15,840 --> 00:27:18,040 Speaker 2: and let's address the higher interest rate things. 518 00:27:18,320 --> 00:27:18,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, I love it. 519 00:27:18,880 --> 00:27:21,280 Speaker 3: And of course higher interest rates you talk about credit cards. 520 00:27:21,320 --> 00:27:24,439 Speaker 3: Of course, the president, President Trump is you know, urging 521 00:27:24,560 --> 00:27:27,560 Speaker 3: credit card companies to knock those interest rates down to 522 00:27:27,560 --> 00:27:29,080 Speaker 3: what camp them off at ten percent. 523 00:27:29,880 --> 00:27:32,199 Speaker 1: That's a great thing. And going back to like Chris. 524 00:27:32,240 --> 00:27:35,919 Speaker 2: You know one thing that keeping up with society in 525 00:27:35,960 --> 00:27:37,960 Speaker 2: the Joneses is one of the things that we see 526 00:27:37,960 --> 00:27:40,639 Speaker 2: as a big debt problem. You know, we have free 527 00:27:40,680 --> 00:27:43,240 Speaker 2: money that's really not free or not money at all. 528 00:27:43,320 --> 00:27:44,240 Speaker 1: It's a credit card. 529 00:27:44,320 --> 00:27:47,080 Speaker 2: So when somebody sees, hey, so and so bought this 530 00:27:47,160 --> 00:27:49,639 Speaker 2: TV and I need a sixty five inch plasma or 531 00:27:49,640 --> 00:27:53,040 Speaker 2: whatever TV, they just go and borrow the funds to 532 00:27:53,200 --> 00:27:55,160 Speaker 2: go and buy it, and they find themselves in a hole. 533 00:27:55,240 --> 00:27:58,320 Speaker 2: So get in the habit of paying yourself first. You know, 534 00:27:58,400 --> 00:28:01,000 Speaker 2: if you have a retirement goal or a major Patris goal, 535 00:28:01,840 --> 00:28:03,720 Speaker 2: add money to that first before you go and get 536 00:28:03,760 --> 00:28:04,120 Speaker 2: in debt. 537 00:28:04,440 --> 00:28:04,800 Speaker 1: Chris. 538 00:28:05,440 --> 00:28:08,199 Speaker 3: All right, somebody listening today and they're like, wow, I 539 00:28:08,240 --> 00:28:10,760 Speaker 3: could really use some help here getting a handle on 540 00:28:10,880 --> 00:28:15,000 Speaker 3: all this debt. They call you guys up, What what 541 00:28:15,000 --> 00:28:15,880 Speaker 3: do you guys do? 542 00:28:16,160 --> 00:28:17,560 Speaker 1: And what's what's the first step? 543 00:28:17,640 --> 00:28:19,879 Speaker 6: Well, the first thing I'm saying to them is sitting 544 00:28:19,880 --> 00:28:22,240 Speaker 6: them down, obviously having the conversation, seeing where they're at, 545 00:28:22,320 --> 00:28:25,600 Speaker 6: and reminding them that what how do you eat an elephant? 546 00:28:25,760 --> 00:28:27,399 Speaker 6: You eat it one by a time. It doesn't have 547 00:28:27,440 --> 00:28:30,520 Speaker 6: to be an all or nothing effort, right, This is 548 00:28:30,560 --> 00:28:34,480 Speaker 6: this can be a natural, planned out, strategic process of 549 00:28:34,520 --> 00:28:37,920 Speaker 6: dealing with your debt and eliminating it with a vigilance. 550 00:28:39,000 --> 00:28:41,640 Speaker 6: Once we get to that point, we can talk about 551 00:28:41,680 --> 00:28:44,480 Speaker 6: how all debts are created equal to that effect, saying, hey, 552 00:28:44,560 --> 00:28:46,440 Speaker 6: yes you might have different amounts here or there, but 553 00:28:46,480 --> 00:28:49,640 Speaker 6: doesn't mean you have to treat it any differently. You know, 554 00:28:49,880 --> 00:28:52,440 Speaker 6: paying off debt and saving aren't really enemies. They're they're 555 00:28:52,480 --> 00:28:54,880 Speaker 6: business partners. In fact, they are a natural part of 556 00:28:54,920 --> 00:28:59,240 Speaker 6: a regular plan. So once we have that conversation understanding, hey, 557 00:28:59,320 --> 00:29:01,600 Speaker 6: don't worry, don't pump, don't pump the brakes, don't go 558 00:29:01,640 --> 00:29:04,800 Speaker 6: into panic mode yet. Once we are able to establish 559 00:29:04,920 --> 00:29:07,800 Speaker 6: that mindset, then we can move forward and start talking about, Hey, 560 00:29:08,040 --> 00:29:09,959 Speaker 6: what are your goals? Why do you want to pay 561 00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:12,080 Speaker 6: off this debt? Once you pay off this debt, what 562 00:29:12,120 --> 00:29:14,200 Speaker 6: are you going to do instead of beginning more debt? Right, 563 00:29:14,240 --> 00:29:16,320 Speaker 6: because that's what happens. The last thing we want is 564 00:29:16,320 --> 00:29:17,760 Speaker 6: for people to get out of the hole and immediately 565 00:29:17,800 --> 00:29:19,640 Speaker 6: fall back into it because I think they're home free. 566 00:29:19,960 --> 00:29:23,360 Speaker 6: This is about starting consistent healthy habits. 567 00:29:23,320 --> 00:29:24,440 Speaker 1: All right, guys. 568 00:29:24,480 --> 00:29:28,520 Speaker 3: Strategic Financial Partners dot com is a website. Strategic Financial 569 00:29:28,600 --> 00:29:33,520 Speaker 3: Partners dot com. 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Good to have you 593 00:30:52,880 --> 00:30:53,160 Speaker 1: with us. 594 00:30:53,840 --> 00:30:55,720 Speaker 3: You know, I want to go back if we could, 595 00:30:56,000 --> 00:31:00,720 Speaker 3: to the Shelby County Republican Party for a more because 596 00:31:00,800 --> 00:31:06,320 Speaker 3: we've gotten some information that Mark Latrell was actually approached 597 00:31:06,840 --> 00:31:10,560 Speaker 3: and was asked, hey, would you be interested in running 598 00:31:10,640 --> 00:31:14,240 Speaker 3: on the Republican side, And they actually commissioned a poll 599 00:31:15,000 --> 00:31:17,760 Speaker 3: and this was not some random just stand out in 600 00:31:17,800 --> 00:31:21,640 Speaker 3: front of Kroger. This was a very well done professional 601 00:31:21,760 --> 00:31:27,280 Speaker 3: poll that showed a Republican could that Mark Mark Eltteral 602 00:31:27,400 --> 00:31:31,480 Speaker 3: could actually be very competitive in a county mayor's race. 603 00:31:31,760 --> 00:31:34,040 Speaker 3: But e Loatoral took a pass on that. Here's what 604 00:31:34,200 --> 00:31:37,400 Speaker 3: needs to happen, and this is this is why it is. 605 00:31:37,920 --> 00:31:42,400 Speaker 3: The grassroots is so vitally important and actually it's all important. Right, 606 00:31:42,880 --> 00:31:45,640 Speaker 3: So not only do you need grassroots, but you also 607 00:31:45,760 --> 00:31:49,520 Speaker 3: need money as well. And I think Worth Morgan, who 608 00:31:49,640 --> 00:31:52,920 Speaker 3: is just just a good and decent salt of the 609 00:31:53,000 --> 00:31:58,080 Speaker 3: Earth person, was really effective in doing both generating the 610 00:31:58,160 --> 00:32:02,760 Speaker 3: big dollar donors and really bringing the grassroots to the base. 611 00:32:03,600 --> 00:32:07,040 Speaker 3: There's a challenge here, and this is really a warning 612 00:32:07,560 --> 00:32:13,720 Speaker 3: to all Republicans across the nation. And sometimes you know, again, 613 00:32:13,800 --> 00:32:16,440 Speaker 3: I host a national radio show, so we have to 614 00:32:16,560 --> 00:32:19,560 Speaker 3: sort of take a look at the big picture nationally. 615 00:32:19,680 --> 00:32:22,640 Speaker 3: And the fact of the matter is that Republicans are 616 00:32:23,040 --> 00:32:26,440 Speaker 3: different across the country, and some are much more conservative 617 00:32:26,480 --> 00:32:29,680 Speaker 3: than others, Others are more moderate, Others are just weird 618 00:32:29,840 --> 00:32:32,920 Speaker 3: and liberal. That's just the way it goes. And here 619 00:32:33,080 --> 00:32:36,680 Speaker 3: in Western and West Tennessee and especially in the Memphis area, 620 00:32:37,120 --> 00:32:41,560 Speaker 3: I would say we have center right Republicans. That's just 621 00:32:41,640 --> 00:32:45,640 Speaker 3: the nature of who our party is. However, it was 622 00:32:45,760 --> 00:32:50,360 Speaker 3: the grassroots that truly shook things up, and it was 623 00:32:50,440 --> 00:32:54,080 Speaker 3: the grassroots efforts. And there are there are two people 624 00:32:54,280 --> 00:32:59,040 Speaker 3: in particular that have worked their rear ends off for 625 00:32:59,120 --> 00:33:04,000 Speaker 3: the Republicans, making sure that the grassroots was out there 626 00:33:04,080 --> 00:33:09,920 Speaker 3: at all the events, volunteering, working, setting tents up, knocking 627 00:33:10,040 --> 00:33:11,480 Speaker 3: on doors, doing all of that stuff. 628 00:33:11,520 --> 00:33:12,440 Speaker 1: And we call them the. 629 00:33:12,800 --> 00:33:16,719 Speaker 3: Real housewives of Germantown, and we say that affectionately. Kristin 630 00:33:16,760 --> 00:33:21,440 Speaker 3: Hicks and Kristin Knew, and those two ladies have just 631 00:33:21,920 --> 00:33:26,040 Speaker 3: done a remarkable job for the party. Now here's the 632 00:33:26,120 --> 00:33:30,160 Speaker 3: word of caution. You've got the grassroots folks out there, 633 00:33:30,320 --> 00:33:33,360 Speaker 3: the ones that are busting their butts. Are they multi 634 00:33:33,520 --> 00:33:36,600 Speaker 3: bazillionaires what some of them may be, some of them 635 00:33:36,640 --> 00:33:39,479 Speaker 3: may not be. But that doesn't matter. That doesn't mean 636 00:33:39,560 --> 00:33:41,640 Speaker 3: you should just, you know, push them to the side 637 00:33:42,160 --> 00:33:44,840 Speaker 3: and say, Okay, you don't have a say, or you 638 00:33:44,880 --> 00:33:47,320 Speaker 3: don't have a seat at the table. We just need 639 00:33:47,440 --> 00:33:49,880 Speaker 3: you to go out there and sweep the floors and 640 00:33:49,960 --> 00:33:54,680 Speaker 3: set up the tents. That's that's really wrong headed approach. 641 00:33:55,120 --> 00:33:57,800 Speaker 3: And I'm not saying that's happening. I'm just offering a 642 00:33:57,840 --> 00:34:01,400 Speaker 3: word of caution, if you will, that you need to 643 00:34:01,440 --> 00:34:04,160 Speaker 3: make sure that you bring the grassroots people to the table. 644 00:34:04,440 --> 00:34:06,440 Speaker 3: And I want to give you a great example in 645 00:34:06,560 --> 00:34:10,480 Speaker 3: Republican political history back in the nineteen Back in the 646 00:34:10,560 --> 00:34:14,840 Speaker 3: nineteen eighties, Ronald Reagan was just brilliant at building this 647 00:34:15,080 --> 00:34:19,560 Speaker 3: big tent coalition and he brought evangelical Christians into the 648 00:34:19,680 --> 00:34:24,000 Speaker 3: Republican Party for the very first time in large, in 649 00:34:24,160 --> 00:34:27,000 Speaker 3: large numbers. And yet there were other people in the 650 00:34:27,080 --> 00:34:29,239 Speaker 3: party and I called it, and one of them was 651 00:34:29,360 --> 00:34:32,480 Speaker 3: John McCain, by the way, the late Senator John McCain, 652 00:34:32,640 --> 00:34:36,680 Speaker 3: who hated the Evangelicals, and he called people like Jerry 653 00:34:36,760 --> 00:34:40,120 Speaker 3: Folwell Senior and Pat Robertson, some of the evangelical leaders 654 00:34:40,160 --> 00:34:44,359 Speaker 3: at the time, called them agents of intolerance. We've got 655 00:34:44,440 --> 00:34:46,840 Speaker 3: to make sure that we don't go back to those days, 656 00:34:46,920 --> 00:34:51,640 Speaker 3: the days of the establishment Republicans, the intolerance of the 657 00:34:51,800 --> 00:34:55,759 Speaker 3: establishment wing of the party, because that is a losing proposition. 658 00:34:56,320 --> 00:34:59,080 Speaker 3: You know, there is a reason why Republicans are not 659 00:34:59,239 --> 00:35:03,040 Speaker 3: winning here, and they've got to figure that out. They've 660 00:35:03,080 --> 00:35:05,680 Speaker 3: got to figure it out. And if I were, you know, 661 00:35:05,800 --> 00:35:07,920 Speaker 3: if I were in charge of the Republican Party, and 662 00:35:08,040 --> 00:35:11,040 Speaker 3: thank god I'm not, I've got enough old bypoint, but 663 00:35:11,120 --> 00:35:13,759 Speaker 3: if I were in charge of the Republicans here, I 664 00:35:13,800 --> 00:35:16,360 Speaker 3: would take a long, hard look at the people like 665 00:35:16,520 --> 00:35:19,960 Speaker 3: Kristin Hicks and Kristin new and others. And I know 666 00:35:20,040 --> 00:35:22,360 Speaker 3: I'm leaving people at and I don't mean to, but 667 00:35:22,520 --> 00:35:25,720 Speaker 3: I would look at bringing them to the table, giving 668 00:35:25,800 --> 00:35:29,320 Speaker 3: them a seat at the table, and saying, Okay, what 669 00:35:29,480 --> 00:35:30,560 Speaker 3: are you hearing out there? 670 00:35:31,880 --> 00:35:31,920 Speaker 5: What? 671 00:35:33,040 --> 00:35:37,239 Speaker 1: What what do you what do you recommend? We can't 672 00:35:37,360 --> 00:35:38,560 Speaker 1: just have big money people. 673 00:35:38,800 --> 00:35:41,080 Speaker 3: And that's the thing, right, there's nothing wrong with the 674 00:35:41,160 --> 00:35:43,719 Speaker 3: cocktail party at the country club, not nothing at all. 675 00:35:44,120 --> 00:35:46,400 Speaker 3: But if that's all you do, you're not going to 676 00:35:46,480 --> 00:35:49,759 Speaker 3: win elections. If you're not out there talking to people, 677 00:35:49,840 --> 00:35:52,920 Speaker 3: and you're not, you're not winning elections. Now there's another 678 00:35:53,000 --> 00:35:56,680 Speaker 3: component of all of this. All you Christians, and by 679 00:35:56,719 --> 00:35:59,839 Speaker 3: the way, Christians are the base of the party. You've 680 00:36:00,000 --> 00:36:02,680 Speaker 3: folks aren't going out to vote. Forty percent of you 681 00:36:02,840 --> 00:36:03,880 Speaker 3: voted in the last election. 682 00:36:04,120 --> 00:36:04,719 Speaker 1: Shame on you. 683 00:36:05,960 --> 00:36:09,799 Speaker 3: I mean, you complain about the Republicans not having good 684 00:36:09,880 --> 00:36:12,799 Speaker 3: candidates or the Republicans not winning races, Well, how come 685 00:36:12,840 --> 00:36:15,680 Speaker 3: you're not going out and voting on election day? How 686 00:36:15,719 --> 00:36:18,120 Speaker 3: come you're not throwing your name into the hat. You know, 687 00:36:18,200 --> 00:36:21,240 Speaker 3: it's really easy to sit there at the cracker barrel 688 00:36:21,440 --> 00:36:27,680 Speaker 3: or down at Bryant's Breakfast and criticize Republican leadership when 689 00:36:27,719 --> 00:36:29,879 Speaker 3: you ought to be out there throwing your name into 690 00:36:29,920 --> 00:36:33,400 Speaker 3: the hat. So all that to say, I think everybody's 691 00:36:33,440 --> 00:36:37,680 Speaker 3: got work to do, and until the Republicans actually start 692 00:36:37,760 --> 00:36:40,399 Speaker 3: winning races, because let me tell you, the past couple 693 00:36:40,440 --> 00:36:44,360 Speaker 3: of years, it's been apocalyptic for the Republicans. But it 694 00:36:44,520 --> 00:36:49,040 Speaker 3: was so exciting to see these two ladies, especially went out. 695 00:36:48,880 --> 00:36:50,319 Speaker 1: There with their team. 696 00:36:50,400 --> 00:36:53,560 Speaker 3: They recruited the grassroots and they went out there. And 697 00:36:54,040 --> 00:36:56,560 Speaker 3: I'll tell you, I've never been more excited to be 698 00:36:56,640 --> 00:36:59,960 Speaker 3: a Republican than that reorganization meeting when you had hunt 699 00:37:00,040 --> 00:37:03,160 Speaker 3: hundreds and hundreds of Republicans coming out, many people I've 700 00:37:03,239 --> 00:37:06,320 Speaker 3: never even met before coming out and saying, you know what, 701 00:37:06,520 --> 00:37:07,040 Speaker 3: we're in this. 702 00:37:07,440 --> 00:37:09,560 Speaker 1: We're going to fight. Hear me on this. 703 00:37:10,000 --> 00:37:13,160 Speaker 3: If every single Republican and the suburbs comes out and 704 00:37:13,320 --> 00:37:16,680 Speaker 3: votes on election day, Republicans will win, and they will 705 00:37:16,760 --> 00:37:19,040 Speaker 3: win big. But it's going to be a matter of 706 00:37:19,120 --> 00:37:21,120 Speaker 3: getting off your butt and getting out there and going 707 00:37:21,200 --> 00:37:24,080 Speaker 3: to vote and getting involved. It's going to be a 708 00:37:24,160 --> 00:37:27,680 Speaker 3: matter of getting out in communities like white Haven and 709 00:37:27,800 --> 00:37:31,200 Speaker 3: making sure that we're electing Republicans to the school board. 710 00:37:32,160 --> 00:37:33,680 Speaker 3: And we'll get it. We didn't have time to talk 711 00:37:33,680 --> 00:37:35,719 Speaker 3: to Rachel Wall about that. I know she's got an 712 00:37:35,719 --> 00:37:39,200 Speaker 3: opinion about that, so we'll check in with her when 713 00:37:39,239 --> 00:37:42,439 Speaker 3: she comes back on the show. But we've got work 714 00:37:42,480 --> 00:37:44,880 Speaker 3: to do, and I believe that Republicans can win in 715 00:37:45,239 --> 00:37:48,840 Speaker 3: white Haven and in Hickory Hill and other areas. I 716 00:37:49,040 --> 00:37:52,000 Speaker 3: truly have Memphis. I truly believe that we just have 717 00:37:52,080 --> 00:37:53,800 Speaker 3: to have a strong message, and we got to know 718 00:37:53,880 --> 00:37:57,680 Speaker 3: what that message is. And we've got to get cracking 719 00:37:58,040 --> 00:38:01,239 Speaker 3: of the clock's ticking. We've and we have an opportunity here, 720 00:38:01,280 --> 00:38:04,960 Speaker 3: and that's the issue. We have an opportunity because the Democrats, 721 00:38:05,560 --> 00:38:07,640 Speaker 3: they said that we were a safe city, and now 722 00:38:07,680 --> 00:38:10,480 Speaker 3: we know, based on the thousands and thousands of people, 723 00:38:10,960 --> 00:38:14,480 Speaker 3: the thousands of people that have been arrested, very dangerous thugs, 724 00:38:15,040 --> 00:38:17,440 Speaker 3: that our city was not safe. It was not a 725 00:38:17,520 --> 00:38:21,040 Speaker 3: perception problem. And the policies of the Democrats and their 726 00:38:21,120 --> 00:38:25,880 Speaker 3: refusal to target and go after the criminals put every 727 00:38:26,000 --> 00:38:29,520 Speaker 3: single one of our families in danger, put every single 728 00:38:29,560 --> 00:38:32,839 Speaker 3: one of our children in danger, put every single one 729 00:38:33,120 --> 00:38:37,680 Speaker 3: of our businesses in danger. And they need to pay 730 00:38:37,800 --> 00:38:40,719 Speaker 3: a price for that. And we need to send a 731 00:38:40,880 --> 00:38:44,680 Speaker 3: very clear message to the Democrats that we're not going 732 00:38:44,760 --> 00:38:48,800 Speaker 3: to tolerate that anymore. The Republicans are the party of safety, 733 00:38:49,000 --> 00:38:54,200 Speaker 3: of public safety, got to get the messaging. So anyway, 734 00:38:54,440 --> 00:38:56,879 Speaker 3: I'm excited. Let's see how it all shakes out there. 735 00:38:56,960 --> 00:39:00,760 Speaker 3: But it ought to be a lot of fun. All right, Hey, tight, everybody, 736 00:39:00,920 --> 00:39:04,279 Speaker 3: don't forget We will have updates twenty four to seven 737 00:39:04,400 --> 00:39:06,560 Speaker 3: right here on the mighty nine ninety winter storm Watch 738 00:39:06,680 --> 00:39:09,120 Speaker 3: and effect. There is only one place that's going to 739 00:39:09,160 --> 00:39:12,960 Speaker 3: give you comprehensive coverage keeping you and your family safe. 740 00:39:13,040 --> 00:39:15,239 Speaker 3: It is the mighty nine ninety where Memphis goes for 741 00:39:15,320 --> 00:39:17,520 Speaker 3: breaking news. We'll see you at eleven o'clock.