1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,120 Speaker 1: All right, I'm going to give a speech. Yeah, you should. 2 00:00:02,160 --> 00:00:03,119 Speaker 1: You totally should. 3 00:00:03,960 --> 00:00:05,720 Speaker 2: You're going to give an example of a Lincoln Day 4 00:00:05,720 --> 00:00:08,240 Speaker 2: dinner speech if you were allowed to attend and speak. 5 00:00:08,520 --> 00:00:10,360 Speaker 3: All right, So it's kind On and Casey show. I'm 6 00:00:10,440 --> 00:00:16,040 Speaker 3: rob that's Casey. So, in honor of me getting banned 7 00:00:16,079 --> 00:00:18,919 Speaker 3: from attending the Henders County Lincoln Day of my home county, 8 00:00:18,960 --> 00:00:22,320 Speaker 3: of which I was an elected official, did all the 9 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:25,639 Speaker 3: things that Republicans are supposed to do, largest municipal tax 10 00:00:25,680 --> 00:00:28,760 Speaker 3: increase in state history, cut property tax rates eighteen and 11 00:00:28,800 --> 00:00:31,640 Speaker 3: a half percent four years, totally reformed the government, defeated 12 00:00:31,680 --> 00:00:35,000 Speaker 3: one hundred million dollars school referendum, did all the things 13 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:38,720 Speaker 3: that the Republicans are supposed to do. Having a highly 14 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:43,960 Speaker 3: acclaimed rated radio program tuned in by fifty thousand plus 15 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:47,200 Speaker 3: people a day, I was banned from my home county's 16 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:51,560 Speaker 3: Republican event because they're worried I'm going to ask people 17 00:00:51,800 --> 00:00:57,160 Speaker 3: like Diego Morales. Very fair, but questions that are uncomfortable 18 00:00:57,200 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 3: to them because they're corrupt, on ethical, rotten people. 19 00:01:01,560 --> 00:01:03,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, okay, So the tone and content of these dinners, 20 00:01:04,360 --> 00:01:08,880 Speaker 2: they they vary, but it depends on the local political dynamics, 21 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:12,039 Speaker 2: and also the guest speaker. That's right, And if you 22 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:15,520 Speaker 2: were a guest speaker, what would be the theme of 23 00:01:15,560 --> 00:01:16,240 Speaker 2: your speech. 24 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 1: Well, we'll get into it here in just a moment. 25 00:01:18,160 --> 00:01:21,240 Speaker 3: That's so, what what I decided to do here is 26 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:25,240 Speaker 3: I'm going to do an abbreviated version of a Lincoln 27 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:27,399 Speaker 3: Day speech. So a lot of times these speeches are 28 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:29,600 Speaker 3: you know, they're twenty thirty minutes. I'm obviously not going 29 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:32,040 Speaker 3: to do that. We got bills to pay and other 30 00:01:32,160 --> 00:01:33,920 Speaker 3: things to talk about. But I said, what have I 31 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:37,800 Speaker 3: did an abbreviated speech? Because Tony Katz today was very 32 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:41,600 Speaker 3: kind on his program and said, hey, you've absolutely got 33 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:45,440 Speaker 3: to do your own Lincoln Day event. People would love this. 34 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:48,120 Speaker 3: They would come to this, people would eat this up. 35 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:50,320 Speaker 3: They would be fascinating to see what would take place. 36 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:53,279 Speaker 3: People have been reaching out saying, hey, I've organized political 37 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:54,800 Speaker 3: events before, I'd be willing to help you. Bl blah 38 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 3: blah blah. And so I said, okay, what do we 39 00:01:57,680 --> 00:02:00,440 Speaker 3: just gave people a little tease, like a little Now, 40 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:02,480 Speaker 3: if I did my own Lincoln Day, this would be 41 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:03,560 Speaker 3: a little more colorful. 42 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:05,880 Speaker 1: Some of the language that I would use at this event. 43 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:10,520 Speaker 3: But we're bound by federal rules and their regulations and whatnot. 44 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:11,360 Speaker 1: So I said, what do we did? 45 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:13,680 Speaker 3: You have the little six to eight minute sample for 46 00:02:13,720 --> 00:02:16,320 Speaker 3: the people of what they might get in addition to 47 00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:18,040 Speaker 3: the RB's catering. 48 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:20,079 Speaker 1: Of the of the of the event. Sure, and you 49 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:21,440 Speaker 1: said you thought that'd be a you thought that'd be 50 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:22,520 Speaker 1: a good idea idea. 51 00:02:22,639 --> 00:02:24,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, So look at day Dinner's way, they try to 52 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:28,040 Speaker 2: provide a snapshot of the party's priorities. So I'm going 53 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 2: to be really interested to see what your snapshot should be. 54 00:02:32,639 --> 00:02:36,880 Speaker 3: And remember we're only doing this because I was banned 55 00:02:36,919 --> 00:02:39,919 Speaker 3: by the Hendricks County Republican Party from attending their Lincoln 56 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:45,800 Speaker 3: Day because they don't want their corrupt, unethical, dishonest, rotten 57 00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:50,440 Speaker 3: politicians being asked in a polite manner any sort of 58 00:02:50,520 --> 00:02:52,720 Speaker 3: questions because they know what they are. 59 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:54,400 Speaker 1: So here we go. Are you ready right? 60 00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:57,239 Speaker 3: And by the way, the theme of our speech truth 61 00:02:57,280 --> 00:02:59,200 Speaker 3: and honesty in the Republican Party. 62 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:01,679 Speaker 1: Ok, here we go, ladies and gentlemen. 63 00:03:01,919 --> 00:03:06,560 Speaker 3: We gather here today to talk about truth and honesty 64 00:03:06,760 --> 00:03:11,000 Speaker 3: because truth and honesty, from those hearing my voice, is 65 00:03:11,120 --> 00:03:14,480 Speaker 3: all that can save the Republican Party. The truth is, 66 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:17,640 Speaker 3: the Republican Party is the only viable option to save 67 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:21,600 Speaker 3: the state of Indiana. And until we are honest about 68 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:25,280 Speaker 3: what the Republican Party has become, we can never fix 69 00:03:25,440 --> 00:03:31,040 Speaker 3: it or our state. We must move past campaign slogans, 70 00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:35,760 Speaker 3: catch phrases, or even the party platform. We must talk 71 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:41,440 Speaker 3: about actual governance of the state of Indiana under Republican rule. 72 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:45,760 Speaker 3: The truth hurts, but I believe you are mature enough 73 00:03:46,120 --> 00:03:50,440 Speaker 3: to not only handle, but also act on the honest 74 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:56,320 Speaker 3: assessment of what's going on. The truth is this, Republicans 75 00:03:56,320 --> 00:04:00,000 Speaker 3: in Indiana are the party of big taxes and bigger government. 76 00:04:01,280 --> 00:04:05,360 Speaker 3: The largest tax increases in state history belonged to the Republicans. 77 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:10,560 Speaker 3: The biggest expansions of government, over and over and over 78 00:04:11,160 --> 00:04:15,720 Speaker 3: belonged to the Republicans. Just this past year, a Republican 79 00:04:15,760 --> 00:04:20,040 Speaker 3: governor and Republican super majorities in the House and Senate 80 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:25,599 Speaker 3: raised taxes by more than one billion dollars to balance 81 00:04:25,640 --> 00:04:30,680 Speaker 3: their budget. They didn't do more with less. They're making 82 00:04:30,880 --> 00:04:35,200 Speaker 3: you do with less so they can have more. One 83 00:04:35,279 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 3: of the highest gas taxes in the nation belongs to 84 00:04:38,480 --> 00:04:43,799 Speaker 3: the Republicans. It goes up every year, yet the roads 85 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:48,039 Speaker 3: never seem to get any better. Local governments, with the 86 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:52,960 Speaker 3: express written consent of Republicans in Indianapolis, are taxing us 87 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:58,080 Speaker 3: to death. Just this past year, Republicans passed a supposed 88 00:04:58,120 --> 00:05:03,520 Speaker 3: property tax reform bill that provides little actual relief for homeowners. 89 00:05:04,560 --> 00:05:08,160 Speaker 3: It still allows property taxes to climb every year and 90 00:05:08,360 --> 00:05:13,560 Speaker 3: now permits massive local income tax increases from cities and towns. 91 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:20,080 Speaker 3: Over and over and over, governments get bigger, your wallet 92 00:05:20,160 --> 00:05:21,240 Speaker 3: is getting smaller. 93 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:22,279 Speaker 1: Now. 94 00:05:22,720 --> 00:05:26,440 Speaker 3: People ask why am I so critical of Republicans but 95 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:28,800 Speaker 3: mostly leave the Democrats alone. 96 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:29,839 Speaker 1: A couple of reasons. 97 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:35,919 Speaker 3: One, Republicans control everything in the state of Indiana, all 98 00:05:36,040 --> 00:05:40,880 Speaker 3: the state wide offices, the General Assembly, both US Senate seats, 99 00:05:41,520 --> 00:05:46,200 Speaker 3: seven of nine US House seats. Republicans control at all 100 00:05:47,080 --> 00:05:51,320 Speaker 3: in terms of state policy and government. Democrats hold no 101 00:05:51,400 --> 00:05:56,440 Speaker 3: blame because they make no choices. And number two, I 102 00:05:56,720 --> 00:06:01,919 Speaker 3: know what Democrats are. They're honest like Republicans. They're a 103 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:06,320 Speaker 3: party of big taxes, big government, and handouts to special interests. 104 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:08,760 Speaker 1: But at least they admit it. 105 00:06:09,520 --> 00:06:13,920 Speaker 3: The Indiana Republican Party lies to all of us every day. 106 00:06:14,640 --> 00:06:16,840 Speaker 3: They claim to be the party of low taxes and 107 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:21,240 Speaker 3: limited government, but they do the exact opposite. Not only 108 00:06:21,279 --> 00:06:24,599 Speaker 3: does it make them failures to the public, but liars 109 00:06:24,640 --> 00:06:28,800 Speaker 3: and hypocrites in the process. I will not stand for it, 110 00:06:28,839 --> 00:06:31,520 Speaker 3: and I will not hesitate to call it out, even 111 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:34,000 Speaker 3: if it gets me banned from events. 112 00:06:34,279 --> 00:06:35,640 Speaker 1: That I should be allowed to attend. 113 00:06:36,200 --> 00:06:38,960 Speaker 2: If you're just joining us, rob is giving an example 114 00:06:39,080 --> 00:06:41,800 Speaker 2: of a Lincoln Day dinner speech if he were allowed 115 00:06:41,839 --> 00:06:45,080 Speaker 2: to attend and speak this after being banned from the 116 00:06:45,120 --> 00:06:47,760 Speaker 2: Hendricks County Lincoln Day Dinner. 117 00:06:47,960 --> 00:06:51,520 Speaker 3: And honest Assessment also says the Republicans are the party 118 00:06:51,560 --> 00:06:55,800 Speaker 3: of corruption, un ethical behavior, and special interest at the 119 00:06:55,880 --> 00:06:59,240 Speaker 3: expense of you. While there are numerous examples we can 120 00:06:59,279 --> 00:07:02,920 Speaker 3: point to in this abbreviated version of our Kennel and 121 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:07,159 Speaker 3: Casey Lincolnday's speech, look no further than Diego Morales, the 122 00:07:07,200 --> 00:07:11,120 Speaker 3: Indiana Secretary of State. From giving a sweetheart job to 123 00:07:11,160 --> 00:07:14,360 Speaker 3: a family member, to no bid contracts to companies that 124 00:07:14,440 --> 00:07:18,040 Speaker 3: make massive donations to his campaign account, to voting in 125 00:07:18,080 --> 00:07:20,840 Speaker 3: a county different from where he took his homestead credit, 126 00:07:21,520 --> 00:07:24,560 Speaker 3: to disappearing to a foreign country for ten days and 127 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:27,360 Speaker 3: refusing to say who paid for it. There is an 128 00:07:27,480 --> 00:07:33,120 Speaker 3: endless list of embarrassing behaviors from Diego Morales. Everyone knows it, 129 00:07:33,880 --> 00:07:37,000 Speaker 3: and yet the people in charge of our government and 130 00:07:37,080 --> 00:07:41,760 Speaker 3: the Republican Party as a whole do nothing. Why Because 131 00:07:41,840 --> 00:07:45,040 Speaker 3: holding the office and the powers and favors that come 132 00:07:45,080 --> 00:07:50,040 Speaker 3: with it are far more important than accountability, decency, or 133 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:54,800 Speaker 3: honesty in office. We've seen the truth and who Republicans 134 00:07:54,840 --> 00:07:58,720 Speaker 3: are in recent legislation that allows utilities to pass the 135 00:07:58,760 --> 00:08:03,840 Speaker 3: cost of experimental, unproven technology on to rate payers whether 136 00:08:03,880 --> 00:08:08,080 Speaker 3: the technology works or not, and in turn, utilities made 137 00:08:08,360 --> 00:08:12,200 Speaker 3: massive donations to the people calling the shots who pushed 138 00:08:12,240 --> 00:08:17,440 Speaker 3: the legislation through. Hundreds of millions of dollars annually are 139 00:08:17,480 --> 00:08:20,640 Speaker 3: confiscated from poor and middle class people, given to the 140 00:08:20,680 --> 00:08:26,480 Speaker 3: Indian Economic Development Corporation, a shadow quasi government entity, and 141 00:08:26,640 --> 00:08:29,840 Speaker 3: that money is then given just some of the largest, 142 00:08:29,920 --> 00:08:34,800 Speaker 3: most powerful companies in the world, many of whom also 143 00:08:34,960 --> 00:08:39,880 Speaker 3: make sizeable donations to campaign coffers. And because they stashed 144 00:08:39,880 --> 00:08:43,200 Speaker 3: the money in a quasi government entity, it's harder to 145 00:08:43,280 --> 00:08:46,400 Speaker 3: track where our tax dollars are going and see if 146 00:08:46,400 --> 00:08:50,040 Speaker 3: they're paying off. Newsflash, they often are not. 147 00:08:50,880 --> 00:08:53,160 Speaker 2: If you're just joining us. Rob is giving an example 148 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:55,640 Speaker 2: of a Linked Day Dinner speech if he were allowed 149 00:08:55,679 --> 00:08:58,400 Speaker 2: to attend and speak at one, this after being banned 150 00:08:58,440 --> 00:09:02,640 Speaker 2: from one the latest, the Hendricks County Lincoln Day Dinner. 151 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:07,840 Speaker 3: The Republican Party has to change if Indiana is to succeed. We, 152 00:09:08,120 --> 00:09:12,880 Speaker 3: the grassroots, the real Republicans in good standing, who believe 153 00:09:12,960 --> 00:09:17,959 Speaker 3: in things Republicans claim to stand for, can no longer 154 00:09:18,040 --> 00:09:21,959 Speaker 3: sit idly by and act like this isn't happening. Our 155 00:09:22,040 --> 00:09:25,160 Speaker 3: state is being run into the ground. The quality of 156 00:09:25,200 --> 00:09:29,480 Speaker 3: life and affordability of life is being taken away from us, 157 00:09:30,200 --> 00:09:35,080 Speaker 3: one tax increase, one failed policy, one corrupt politician at 158 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:39,160 Speaker 3: a time. We have to say enough. We have to 159 00:09:39,200 --> 00:09:42,160 Speaker 3: fight back. We have to stop coming to events and 160 00:09:42,200 --> 00:09:45,440 Speaker 3: acting like this is okay. We have to stop being 161 00:09:45,480 --> 00:09:49,200 Speaker 3: afraid of offending someone, or getting uninvited to the parties, 162 00:09:49,440 --> 00:09:53,080 Speaker 3: or being spoken of poorly in social circles. If you 163 00:09:53,320 --> 00:09:58,559 Speaker 3: do nothing, you are consenting to this behavior. This horrible governance, 164 00:09:58,679 --> 00:10:01,920 Speaker 3: is making life harder and more costly for all of us. 165 00:10:02,720 --> 00:10:05,680 Speaker 3: If you say nothing, you are consenting to the corruption, 166 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:09,360 Speaker 3: crony capitalism, and disgusting actions that strip you of your 167 00:10:09,360 --> 00:10:14,479 Speaker 3: wealth to better someone more connected than you. Republican politicians 168 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:17,760 Speaker 3: in this state believe you're too apathetic and cowardly to 169 00:10:17,840 --> 00:10:21,720 Speaker 3: do anything about it, and thus far they've been proven right. 170 00:10:22,960 --> 00:10:25,400 Speaker 3: I once heard that every tax dollar matter is because 171 00:10:25,440 --> 00:10:29,200 Speaker 3: it represents someone's freedom and liberty, because you gave up 172 00:10:29,240 --> 00:10:32,800 Speaker 3: your freedom and liberty to go earn it. The truth is, 173 00:10:32,840 --> 00:10:36,400 Speaker 3: the Republican Party in Indiana has gotten really good at 174 00:10:36,440 --> 00:10:39,240 Speaker 3: taking a lot of our freedom and liberty. So my 175 00:10:39,400 --> 00:10:43,080 Speaker 3: call to you today is stand up for yourself, for 176 00:10:43,200 --> 00:10:47,439 Speaker 3: your family, take your freedom and liberty back. No one 177 00:10:47,520 --> 00:10:50,199 Speaker 3: is going to do it for you, certainly not the 178 00:10:50,320 --> 00:10:53,559 Speaker 3: vast majority of Republicans we find in office in Indiana. 179 00:10:54,520 --> 00:10:59,360 Speaker 3: Stop accepting bad Republicans, stop blindly voting for them if 180 00:10:59,400 --> 00:11:03,160 Speaker 3: they don't are their commitments as Republicans to low taxes 181 00:11:03,400 --> 00:11:07,080 Speaker 3: and limited accountable government. You have nothing to lose in 182 00:11:07,120 --> 00:11:11,160 Speaker 3: everything to gain, because losing our current crop of Republican 183 00:11:11,200 --> 00:11:17,199 Speaker 3: politicians in Indiana is no loss at all. Nice now, 184 00:11:17,280 --> 00:11:19,520 Speaker 3: think if we did that on if we got spicy 185 00:11:19,559 --> 00:11:21,560 Speaker 3: with that at the Rock Kendall Lincoln Day dinner. 186 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:25,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, that was just a whisper of your thoughts. That's right, Yes, 187 00:11:26,040 --> 00:11:27,960 Speaker 1: a little whisper, just a little whisper. 188 00:11:28,880 --> 00:11:30,680 Speaker 2: You did an excellent job of getting through that. 189 00:11:30,960 --> 00:11:33,800 Speaker 3: Thank you, you know, and full disclosure because I wrote 190 00:11:33,800 --> 00:11:35,200 Speaker 3: it last night about thirty minutes. 191 00:11:35,320 --> 00:11:37,360 Speaker 1: Normally, when I give the if I when I. 192 00:11:37,400 --> 00:11:39,400 Speaker 3: Used to get invited to give these speeches, I'll do 193 00:11:39,440 --> 00:11:41,480 Speaker 3: them without notes or anything. But at thirty minutes like 194 00:11:41,480 --> 00:11:42,960 Speaker 3: I just don't have time to memorize this off the 195 00:11:42,960 --> 00:11:46,000 Speaker 3: top of my head. So for the for the Lincoln Day, 196 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:48,079 Speaker 3: if we do a Rob Kennel Lincoln Day, I will 197 00:11:48,080 --> 00:11:50,400 Speaker 3: do my best to It will be much longer, a 198 00:11:50,520 --> 00:11:54,160 Speaker 3: much more direct, more colorful language, a lot spicier. 199 00:11:53,640 --> 00:11:55,440 Speaker 1: And I'll do it from memory and not notes. 200 00:11:55,559 --> 00:11:57,920 Speaker 2: My favorite line in the entire speech they didn't do 201 00:11:58,200 --> 00:12:02,440 Speaker 2: more with less. They're making you do with less so 202 00:12:02,600 --> 00:12:04,319 Speaker 2: they can have more