1 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:05,520 Speaker 1: He's night Side with Dan Ray on WBZ Foston's radio. 2 00:00:07,080 --> 00:00:11,280 Speaker 2: All right, we're ready to rock and roll here, let's 3 00:00:11,280 --> 00:00:13,600 Speaker 2: get it going. Here's the point I'm trying to make, 4 00:00:14,680 --> 00:00:18,160 Speaker 2: and I don't know if you are picking up what 5 00:00:18,280 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 2: I'm laying down, but here's let me simplify it. Every 6 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:30,760 Speaker 2: state in America should have a good Democratic and a 7 00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:36,400 Speaker 2: good Republican party. In Massachusetts we now have, I guess 8 00:00:37,640 --> 00:00:41,760 Speaker 2: two major parties, the Democratic Party, the progressives and the 9 00:00:41,800 --> 00:00:45,520 Speaker 2: more traditional Democrats. And the traditional Democrats are dying off. 10 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:48,800 Speaker 2: Traditional Democrats tend to be in the legislature for the 11 00:00:49,360 --> 00:00:52,600 Speaker 2: leadership in the legislature, and I think that they are 12 00:00:52,720 --> 00:00:57,959 Speaker 2: abusing their power by not participating with the auditor by 13 00:00:58,080 --> 00:01:04,240 Speaker 2: state auditor Desauglio. But every state but Massachusetts, on a 14 00:01:04,280 --> 00:01:07,560 Speaker 2: federal level, it's become very progressive. I mean, we have 15 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:15,440 Speaker 2: a very progressive Uhlat Congressional delegation. And if you understand politics, 16 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:18,480 Speaker 2: and you like politics, you'll like this conversation. If you 17 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:21,959 Speaker 2: don't understand politics, probably you're not interested. So if you 18 00:01:22,040 --> 00:01:25,640 Speaker 2: want to talk about it, I think it's dangerous when 19 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:28,440 Speaker 2: we as a country swing too far in one direction 20 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:32,400 Speaker 2: or the other and each state should be there should 21 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:37,440 Speaker 2: be some balance because competition is good. It's good in business. 22 00:01:38,080 --> 00:01:43,280 Speaker 2: Pepsicola needs Coca Cola and Coca Cola needs Pepsicola because 23 00:01:43,319 --> 00:01:46,080 Speaker 2: they both need to stay on the top of their game. Okay, 24 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 2: American automobiles need foreign automobiles as competition, and foreign automobiles 25 00:01:53,520 --> 00:01:57,160 Speaker 2: need them all of the competition. If you run a business, 26 00:01:57,160 --> 00:02:01,000 Speaker 2: you want smart people in your in your business, some 27 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:03,360 Speaker 2: who maybe want to take the business in this direction, 28 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:07,160 Speaker 2: some who want to do this, some who you got 29 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:10,919 Speaker 2: to have different ideas other than that you're stultify, and 30 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:14,880 Speaker 2: we're stultified in Massachusetts. And don't blame the Democrats in 31 00:02:14,919 --> 00:02:19,480 Speaker 2: Massachusetts for winning. They are competing, and they're competing well, 32 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:23,680 Speaker 2: and they know how to win. The Republicans in Massachusetts 33 00:02:23,720 --> 00:02:27,919 Speaker 2: have huge problems. They have some really good candidates. They 34 00:02:27,919 --> 00:02:32,399 Speaker 2: have really good candidates, but the average person is disconnected. 35 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:36,200 Speaker 2: They need to connect with the voters. And the way 36 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:39,239 Speaker 2: you do that is to make sure that the voters 37 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:42,720 Speaker 2: understand that you were that you were advocating for them. 38 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:48,640 Speaker 2: The Democrats now advocate for you know, the illegals. They 39 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:53,520 Speaker 2: they have identified who their future is. The Republicans not 40 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:58,000 Speaker 2: so much. Okay, I have talked too much, and if 41 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:00,119 Speaker 2: you guys don't want to talk, then I'm going to 42 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:02,240 Speaker 2: go to open lines. But in the meantime, let me 43 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:05,399 Speaker 2: get as many folks in as we can. Mike and Marlborough. Mike, 44 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:07,359 Speaker 2: you are next up, first up to Sura nights. I 45 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:09,480 Speaker 2: appreciate you holding through the news. Mike, go right ahead. 46 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:13,480 Speaker 3: Yes, Stan, I wanted to talk with you about voting. Sure, 47 00:03:14,040 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 3: and with respect to Julia, as we know, you know 48 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:20,079 Speaker 3: she's one of four at large councilors in Boston, Yes, 49 00:03:20,240 --> 00:03:24,160 Speaker 3: and I tend to follow how they vote closely. And 50 00:03:25,040 --> 00:03:27,000 Speaker 3: the first thing I'd like to say about Julia is 51 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:31,040 Speaker 3: I would like to give her a plug of support 52 00:03:31,639 --> 00:03:34,440 Speaker 3: for her vote on white Stadium. I think that was 53 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:37,800 Speaker 3: a principal position, and I completely agree with her for 54 00:03:37,880 --> 00:03:40,080 Speaker 3: standing up for that, and she also know that. 55 00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:42,440 Speaker 2: But she took the right what I consider to be 56 00:03:42,480 --> 00:03:43,280 Speaker 2: the correct position. 57 00:03:43,480 --> 00:03:47,320 Speaker 3: I agree with you that's correct. But with respect to 58 00:03:48,120 --> 00:03:52,040 Speaker 3: voting and what she is proposing, I think she's completely wrong. 59 00:03:53,120 --> 00:03:56,600 Speaker 3: And you know, I find it especially ironic that if 60 00:03:56,600 --> 00:04:01,280 Speaker 3: you recall when Julia was first elected, she actually won 61 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:02,400 Speaker 3: by one vote. 62 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:03,320 Speaker 2: Yes, it was. 63 00:04:03,440 --> 00:04:08,840 Speaker 3: Tie right literally, and she and the two candidates who 64 00:04:08,840 --> 00:04:11,839 Speaker 3: were tied, she was one of them suit each other, 65 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 3: and it was a process that took I think about 66 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:18,560 Speaker 3: a couple of weeks to sort itself out, and when 67 00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:21,640 Speaker 3: all was said and done, she was declared as the winner. 68 00:04:22,279 --> 00:04:25,560 Speaker 3: So if Julia is listening, and I hope she is, 69 00:04:26,440 --> 00:04:31,760 Speaker 3: please remember the process that you went through, which underscores 70 00:04:31,839 --> 00:04:35,960 Speaker 3: that every vote is important, and it's important that everyone 71 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:42,680 Speaker 3: who votes is legitimately voting right, and that those of 72 00:04:42,760 --> 00:04:47,280 Speaker 3: us who are citizens, who who are registered to vote, 73 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:51,480 Speaker 3: have gone through an education process in this country where 74 00:04:51,480 --> 00:05:00,320 Speaker 3: we learned about civics and we learned no I understand. Yeah, 75 00:05:00,720 --> 00:05:04,120 Speaker 3: at least, you know, in our era we were exposed 76 00:05:04,120 --> 00:05:06,800 Speaker 3: to it much more than today's you know, students are. 77 00:05:07,160 --> 00:05:10,880 Speaker 3: But the fact is that to some degree we have 78 00:05:10,960 --> 00:05:16,000 Speaker 3: been people who are not citizens who may be here legally. 79 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:20,120 Speaker 3: We're not talking about illegals, no, no, you know, but 80 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:27,520 Speaker 3: people who have not past the citizenship test have not 81 00:05:27,839 --> 00:05:32,440 Speaker 3: demonstrated the basic understanding of what it means to vote. 82 00:05:32,480 --> 00:05:35,599 Speaker 3: And quite honestly, the fellow who called in who talked 83 00:05:35,640 --> 00:05:40,280 Speaker 3: about locals or people voting for Dogcatcher, I think that's 84 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:44,599 Speaker 3: really a reckless comment, because people who vote in local 85 00:05:44,640 --> 00:05:49,120 Speaker 3: elections are voting for a budget, they're voting for zoning decisions, 86 00:05:49,200 --> 00:05:51,640 Speaker 3: They're voting for things that are very important. 87 00:05:52,120 --> 00:05:54,640 Speaker 2: You know, not only not only very very important, but 88 00:05:54,680 --> 00:05:58,480 Speaker 2: they are the closest to their lives. I mean, you 89 00:05:58,600 --> 00:06:03,960 Speaker 2: have no influence over ninety eight of the one hundred 90 00:06:04,120 --> 00:06:08,320 Speaker 2: US Senators. You can vote as one of one hundred 91 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:11,200 Speaker 2: and seventy million people who vote in a presidential election. 92 00:06:12,279 --> 00:06:17,080 Speaker 2: The likelihood of you vote defining a You might vote 93 00:06:17,080 --> 00:06:19,800 Speaker 2: for the winner of the loser. But the fact of 94 00:06:19,839 --> 00:06:22,360 Speaker 2: the matter is it's a very long You probably a 95 00:06:22,360 --> 00:06:26,039 Speaker 2: better chance of winning the lottery or megabucks than you 96 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:29,520 Speaker 2: have of casting the deciding vote in a presidential election. 97 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:33,719 Speaker 2: But you can have real influence in your town and 98 00:06:33,760 --> 00:06:37,360 Speaker 2: your community. Democrats figure that out. Tip O'Neil, long time ago, 99 00:06:37,839 --> 00:06:41,200 Speaker 2: the Great Tip O'Neil said, all politics is local and 100 00:06:41,240 --> 00:06:44,440 Speaker 2: that's that. And the Republicans are to adopt that management 101 00:06:44,560 --> 00:06:46,640 Speaker 2: if they were smart. But they're not smart. 102 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:50,080 Speaker 3: So with respect of voting, I would really like to 103 00:06:50,120 --> 00:06:54,320 Speaker 3: see Julia and actually all of her colleagues in the 104 00:06:54,400 --> 00:07:00,320 Speaker 3: city council and the mayor concentrate on encouraging people to 105 00:07:00,839 --> 00:07:05,760 Speaker 3: who are eligible to be voters, to register to vote 106 00:07:06,080 --> 00:07:09,600 Speaker 3: and to participate in the process. You know, Boston turnouts 107 00:07:09,640 --> 00:07:13,280 Speaker 3: are pathetically low, and I really think that Julia, as 108 00:07:13,320 --> 00:07:18,840 Speaker 3: an elected official, should concentrate on encouraging those who can 109 00:07:18,960 --> 00:07:22,920 Speaker 3: vote currently to actually take the time to do it. 110 00:07:23,200 --> 00:07:26,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, familiarly, I agree with you, but I'll tell you this, 111 00:07:27,320 --> 00:07:31,120 Speaker 2: and now I'm going to defend mehea here. Okay. I 112 00:07:31,160 --> 00:07:33,640 Speaker 2: think that her job is to do as good a 113 00:07:33,760 --> 00:07:37,760 Speaker 2: job as she can and if possible, get herself re elected. 114 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:42,800 Speaker 2: But I say, shame of the voters who complain and 115 00:07:42,880 --> 00:07:47,840 Speaker 2: don't vote. It's there, I agree, opportunity. They can make 116 00:07:47,880 --> 00:07:51,040 Speaker 2: a difference. They can get out, they can express their 117 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:54,120 Speaker 2: opinions on programs like mine and other programs. They can 118 00:07:54,160 --> 00:07:58,800 Speaker 2: write letters to editors at newspapers. They can participate in 119 00:07:58,960 --> 00:08:04,840 Speaker 2: local organizations. They can campaign, they can collect signatures. I 120 00:08:04,920 --> 00:08:08,800 Speaker 2: just think that too many of us are putting politics aside. 121 00:08:08,840 --> 00:08:11,360 Speaker 2: A lot of people don't even understand politics. 122 00:08:11,440 --> 00:08:14,440 Speaker 3: As you said, I agree, But to your point, I 123 00:08:14,480 --> 00:08:18,040 Speaker 3: think that if she were to promote at least some 124 00:08:18,200 --> 00:08:21,480 Speaker 3: of what you've just described, that would be a positive 125 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:22,320 Speaker 3: you know, I. 126 00:08:22,400 --> 00:08:26,400 Speaker 2: Agree, but she sees that. I don't know that Julia 127 00:08:26,960 --> 00:08:30,080 Speaker 2: sees that, or the Progressive see that. In their interest, 128 00:08:30,480 --> 00:08:32,960 Speaker 2: they want to make sure that the people who turn 129 00:08:33,040 --> 00:08:35,960 Speaker 2: out to vote because they want to win, now I 130 00:08:36,040 --> 00:08:40,400 Speaker 2: understand by their constituents, and they're going up against a 131 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:44,640 Speaker 2: team in some cases, the Republicans who don't have a clue. 132 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:47,400 Speaker 2: They really don't have a clue as to HoTT of business. 133 00:08:48,120 --> 00:08:51,280 Speaker 3: So I'm going to say something now which may surprise you, Okay, 134 00:08:52,240 --> 00:08:57,440 Speaker 3: but I distinctly remember having a conversation with an older 135 00:08:57,440 --> 00:09:01,480 Speaker 3: friend of mine, a woman who was born I think 136 00:09:01,480 --> 00:09:04,440 Speaker 3: about nineteen oh eight, and I had this conversation with 137 00:09:04,480 --> 00:09:06,559 Speaker 3: her in the late nineteen eighties. It was a city 138 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:11,320 Speaker 3: in north of Boston, and she was very active in 139 00:09:11,360 --> 00:09:14,319 Speaker 3: that city in the nineteen forties and fifties and sixties. 140 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:17,880 Speaker 3: And one of the interesting things she told me over 141 00:09:18,040 --> 00:09:25,080 Speaker 3: drinks one summer afternoon was that when it came time 142 00:09:25,160 --> 00:09:29,520 Speaker 3: to voting, the poll takers, if you will, you know, 143 00:09:29,559 --> 00:09:32,480 Speaker 3: the people who are essentially working for the city, who 144 00:09:32,520 --> 00:09:35,040 Speaker 3: were checking in people to make sure that they're on 145 00:09:35,080 --> 00:09:40,520 Speaker 3: the voting list. Today, the poll takers are basically filling 146 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:45,559 Speaker 3: that particular function. But back then, in the forties and fifties, 147 00:09:46,000 --> 00:09:49,600 Speaker 3: the number of people working the polls on election day 148 00:09:50,040 --> 00:09:51,120 Speaker 3: was much larger. 149 00:09:51,400 --> 00:09:52,880 Speaker 2: Oh sure, I remember. 150 00:09:54,960 --> 00:10:00,480 Speaker 3: And the reason for that is because people knew their neighbors, right, 151 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:05,040 Speaker 3: and so if someone walks up to vote, they're checking 152 00:10:05,080 --> 00:10:11,360 Speaker 3: in and as a group if they see someone who 153 00:10:11,440 --> 00:10:16,360 Speaker 3: they don't recognize among them, and there could be say 154 00:10:16,440 --> 00:10:21,400 Speaker 3: like twenty poll checkers, and so collectively between them, they 155 00:10:21,679 --> 00:10:23,960 Speaker 3: essentially know everyone in the neighborhood. 156 00:10:24,760 --> 00:10:24,880 Speaker 2: Right. 157 00:10:25,800 --> 00:10:30,520 Speaker 3: If they don't recognize you, then you're flagged, right, and 158 00:10:30,559 --> 00:10:32,840 Speaker 3: then you know, you have to deal with that through 159 00:10:32,880 --> 00:10:36,440 Speaker 3: city Hall, and there would be a process for doing that, 160 00:10:36,720 --> 00:10:41,600 Speaker 3: but that was effectively voter ID back then before computers. 161 00:10:43,040 --> 00:10:46,839 Speaker 2: I got it, I do. I got it, But we 162 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:51,760 Speaker 2: have to adapt, in my opinion, and you've identified the 163 00:10:51,760 --> 00:10:54,160 Speaker 2: big problem. The big problem that is in Boston on 164 00:10:54,559 --> 00:10:57,760 Speaker 2: the city council elections, you'll have twenty two percent of 165 00:10:57,800 --> 00:11:02,240 Speaker 2: the population vote, So that means you you, really it's 166 00:11:02,280 --> 00:11:04,559 Speaker 2: a small number of people who elects the city council, 167 00:11:04,800 --> 00:11:07,880 Speaker 2: but they have an incredible impact on the city and 168 00:11:07,920 --> 00:11:11,600 Speaker 2: they become in many cases the breeding grounds for the 169 00:11:11,640 --> 00:11:14,040 Speaker 2: next may or, where they really can influence. That's how 170 00:11:14,080 --> 00:11:16,240 Speaker 2: Michelle Will became mayor of Boston. 171 00:11:16,840 --> 00:11:19,760 Speaker 3: That's right. So I'd like to make a couple of 172 00:11:19,800 --> 00:11:20,360 Speaker 3: other comments. 173 00:11:20,400 --> 00:11:21,719 Speaker 2: Okay, you got to be you got to be a 174 00:11:21,760 --> 00:11:23,600 Speaker 2: little quick for me, because we've done eight minutes and 175 00:11:23,600 --> 00:11:25,800 Speaker 2: I'm way past my break. I've loved the call, but 176 00:11:25,920 --> 00:11:26,320 Speaker 2: go ahead. 177 00:11:26,440 --> 00:11:27,120 Speaker 4: Oh. 178 00:11:27,600 --> 00:11:29,800 Speaker 3: So one is, there was an article in the Globe 179 00:11:29,880 --> 00:11:32,880 Speaker 3: today by the woman who is the primary sponsor of 180 00:11:32,920 --> 00:11:36,440 Speaker 3: the open primary bill that's on the ball at this fault. 181 00:11:36,920 --> 00:11:40,040 Speaker 2: I'm familiar with that idea. 182 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:43,000 Speaker 3: You do, Okay, Well I have I have the opposite view. 183 00:11:43,040 --> 00:11:46,480 Speaker 3: But I'm sure you'll have another segment on at you 184 00:11:46,520 --> 00:11:46,960 Speaker 3: know later. 185 00:11:47,080 --> 00:11:49,680 Speaker 2: No, I'm watching and discuss it. Yeah. 186 00:11:50,120 --> 00:11:54,120 Speaker 3: So the the other point is that or it's a 187 00:11:54,160 --> 00:11:59,240 Speaker 3: completely different subject. We're approaching the ten year anniversary of 188 00:11:59,280 --> 00:12:03,680 Speaker 3: Barbara and since passing coming up in early April, and 189 00:12:03,840 --> 00:12:06,640 Speaker 3: I would love to see a special show, you know, 190 00:12:06,760 --> 00:12:10,199 Speaker 3: on on night Side, where you invite Jim Browdy in 191 00:12:10,320 --> 00:12:13,319 Speaker 3: for an hour. I'm not going to reflecting. 192 00:12:14,080 --> 00:12:17,079 Speaker 2: He's the other side. He's a Competitor's it into the 193 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:22,800 Speaker 2: radio station? Well, yeah, no, I'm just i gotta be 194 00:12:22,800 --> 00:12:25,880 Speaker 2: honest with you. Okay. I mean, you know, there's a 195 00:12:25,920 --> 00:12:28,679 Speaker 2: lot of people who who I can invite into this program, 196 00:12:28,679 --> 00:12:32,920 Speaker 2: but I'm not I'm not able to invite competitors. 197 00:12:32,920 --> 00:12:36,560 Speaker 3: So you know, okay, no, I I was looking to 198 00:12:36,559 --> 00:12:41,560 Speaker 3: do something in honor of going about No. I understand 199 00:12:41,559 --> 00:12:43,400 Speaker 3: your point, and I didn't realize that it. 200 00:12:43,400 --> 00:12:46,560 Speaker 2: Would be like calling Alex Cora and saying, why don't 201 00:12:46,600 --> 00:12:49,840 Speaker 2: you get you know, Aaron Judge to play for the 202 00:12:49,880 --> 00:12:53,440 Speaker 2: Red Sox, just just on days when the Yankees are played. 203 00:12:54,480 --> 00:12:57,560 Speaker 3: Sorry, but but for but for for all the people 204 00:12:57,600 --> 00:13:01,840 Speaker 3: out there who want to essentially two in proposition two 205 00:13:01,880 --> 00:13:04,880 Speaker 3: and a half, all of the hard work and angst 206 00:13:04,960 --> 00:13:08,840 Speaker 3: that people went through years ago. We don't take that lightly, 207 00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:10,280 Speaker 3: and you don't. 208 00:13:10,440 --> 00:13:13,280 Speaker 2: But ninety nine percent in my audience would have no 209 00:13:13,320 --> 00:13:14,800 Speaker 2: idea who Barbara Anderson is. 210 00:13:15,520 --> 00:13:18,760 Speaker 3: I understand, and that's why I hear you. 211 00:13:19,080 --> 00:13:21,199 Speaker 2: I hear you, Mike, Mike. I got to run here 212 00:13:21,240 --> 00:13:24,400 Speaker 2: because I'm I'm blowing through commercials left and right because 213 00:13:24,760 --> 00:13:28,120 Speaker 2: I'm such a great caller. But keep in touch, callmore often, 214 00:13:28,679 --> 00:13:31,520 Speaker 2: and and we we you know, we can do something 215 00:13:31,600 --> 00:13:33,560 Speaker 2: on the value of Prop two and a half, But 216 00:13:33,840 --> 00:13:36,360 Speaker 2: maybe we have to find a current day barber Anderson 217 00:13:36,360 --> 00:13:37,760 Speaker 2: to carry that that burden. 218 00:13:38,400 --> 00:13:39,160 Speaker 3: That's a good point. 219 00:13:39,280 --> 00:13:43,160 Speaker 2: All right, night desiated you too quick break, coming right 220 00:13:43,240 --> 00:13:44,240 Speaker 2: back on night Side. 221 00:13:46,320 --> 00:13:51,280 Speaker 1: You're on night Side with Dan Ray on Boston's news radio. 222 00:13:52,640 --> 00:13:55,480 Speaker 2: All right, let's keep Roland here. Where we're gonna go next. Oh, 223 00:13:55,600 --> 00:13:58,959 Speaker 2: my friend David San Antonio, Texas. Dave, you're next on Nightside. 224 00:13:58,960 --> 00:14:01,920 Speaker 5: Welcome, good evening, Dan. How you doing. 225 00:14:02,760 --> 00:14:05,440 Speaker 2: I've been doing so great so far. David. Are you 226 00:14:05,480 --> 00:14:07,800 Speaker 2: on a speaker or are you on a phone. 227 00:14:08,160 --> 00:14:09,880 Speaker 5: I've won my earphones. 228 00:14:10,400 --> 00:14:12,400 Speaker 2: Oh I hate earphones. I'm going to put you on hold. 229 00:14:12,840 --> 00:14:15,800 Speaker 2: My producers should tell you not being on earphones. Just 230 00:14:15,880 --> 00:14:19,680 Speaker 2: talking to the phone. Okay, we'll get you in once. No, no, 231 00:14:19,800 --> 00:14:22,440 Speaker 2: hold on, hold on, David, hold on, let me take 232 00:14:22,440 --> 00:14:26,080 Speaker 2: someone else. I'll be right back to you. Troy. Take 233 00:14:26,120 --> 00:14:29,240 Speaker 2: the call and get Dave square away here. I'm not 234 00:14:29,280 --> 00:14:32,440 Speaker 2: going to spend time arguing on the phone, please, Troy. 235 00:14:32,440 --> 00:14:34,840 Speaker 2: If you're listening to me, thank you very much. Gotta 236 00:14:34,840 --> 00:14:35,720 Speaker 2: be quick, Toy. 237 00:14:35,680 --> 00:14:40,880 Speaker 5: Trying to get earphones, So I'm do me a favorite 238 00:14:41,040 --> 00:14:44,160 Speaker 5: and I'll call back you go, Troy. 239 00:14:44,200 --> 00:14:47,960 Speaker 2: Would you just just talk to him? Okay, talk to him? 240 00:14:48,280 --> 00:14:49,320 Speaker 2: Tom in Rochester. 241 00:14:49,440 --> 00:14:54,680 Speaker 6: Time Tom the same time, Dan, you what at the 242 00:14:54,720 --> 00:14:55,240 Speaker 6: same time. 243 00:14:55,440 --> 00:14:58,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, I know that my my producers having a little 244 00:14:58,320 --> 00:15:00,440 Speaker 2: bit of a rough stretch. He's don job. 245 00:15:00,920 --> 00:15:02,920 Speaker 6: He told me to make sure my speak was off, 246 00:15:02,960 --> 00:15:06,120 Speaker 6: so I turned it off. I'm not as articulate as 247 00:15:06,120 --> 00:15:07,040 Speaker 6: your last caller. 248 00:15:07,320 --> 00:15:08,720 Speaker 2: Go right ahead. 249 00:15:09,680 --> 00:15:14,920 Speaker 6: You know, actually I didn't really understand the topic. You 250 00:15:14,960 --> 00:15:18,320 Speaker 6: were talking to local politics and local elections. I was 251 00:15:18,320 --> 00:15:20,960 Speaker 6: thinking of what was going on in the Middle East. 252 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:23,560 Speaker 6: But I won't I'll just go I'll stick with the last. 253 00:15:23,440 --> 00:15:26,480 Speaker 2: One, just so you know. Here's I just want to 254 00:15:26,480 --> 00:15:30,120 Speaker 2: make sure people understand. We could talk Middle least every night, okay, 255 00:15:30,680 --> 00:15:34,120 Speaker 2: but there's no big developments today in the Middle East. 256 00:15:34,160 --> 00:15:36,640 Speaker 2: So I made a decision. I like to switch it up. 257 00:15:36,680 --> 00:15:37,920 Speaker 2: I like to give people. 258 00:15:38,080 --> 00:15:40,000 Speaker 4: Fair enough, fair enough. 259 00:15:41,240 --> 00:15:43,440 Speaker 6: That happened to be my experience. I was talking to 260 00:15:43,480 --> 00:15:48,080 Speaker 6: some different age people today about that. But I'll just 261 00:15:48,120 --> 00:15:52,960 Speaker 6: go back to go ahead, the last caller. We've bemoan 262 00:15:53,160 --> 00:15:57,240 Speaker 6: the uh the low. Actually, I want to say nine, 263 00:15:57,480 --> 00:16:00,280 Speaker 6: only only one, only one out of ninety nine who 264 00:16:00,400 --> 00:16:06,120 Speaker 6: Barbara understands. I guess I'm number two because that's that's 265 00:16:06,120 --> 00:16:09,960 Speaker 6: where I come from. What I would say about to 266 00:16:10,080 --> 00:16:15,080 Speaker 6: people who bemoan the low turnout in local elections when 267 00:16:15,080 --> 00:16:21,760 Speaker 6: it comes right down to overrides and the local issues. 268 00:16:22,280 --> 00:16:28,880 Speaker 6: You know, is that why not instead of bemoaning the 269 00:16:28,960 --> 00:16:36,080 Speaker 6: low turnout, why not schedule those electionists to coincide for 270 00:16:36,160 --> 00:16:40,840 Speaker 6: the elections that people do turnout for the two year 271 00:16:40,880 --> 00:16:48,920 Speaker 6: elections for state representatives are US representatives, and every four 272 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:56,120 Speaker 6: years for our constitutional and state representatives and our president 273 00:16:56,800 --> 00:16:59,400 Speaker 6: where the turnout is large. 274 00:17:00,840 --> 00:17:04,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think that's an interesting idea, and we could 275 00:17:04,240 --> 00:17:05,080 Speaker 2: probably have a long. 276 00:17:04,960 --> 00:17:07,920 Speaker 6: Conversation well why would Yeah, But well we know why 277 00:17:08,160 --> 00:17:10,840 Speaker 6: that will never happen, right, Because if you can get 278 00:17:10,840 --> 00:17:15,639 Speaker 6: a municipal election, particularly a special town meeting, you know, 279 00:17:15,680 --> 00:17:19,320 Speaker 6: a special warrant, and only the only people show up 280 00:17:19,359 --> 00:17:23,520 Speaker 6: of people who are interested in the school what you say, 281 00:17:24,320 --> 00:17:27,680 Speaker 6: or an override, well that's the way to get that 282 00:17:27,720 --> 00:17:32,800 Speaker 6: stuff passed. And that people who are not inclined to 283 00:17:33,800 --> 00:17:39,680 Speaker 6: vote on a Tuesday in March that nobody knows about 284 00:17:40,440 --> 00:17:43,240 Speaker 6: don't vote. Well, really interesting. 285 00:17:43,440 --> 00:17:46,960 Speaker 2: Let me give you an Tom, Tom, I'm listened to 286 00:17:46,960 --> 00:17:48,439 Speaker 2: you for three minutes here. Let me give you a 287 00:17:48,480 --> 00:17:53,720 Speaker 2: counter argument to that. Okay, I used to live and 288 00:17:53,800 --> 00:17:56,560 Speaker 2: I've lived in towns where they have these these town 289 00:17:56,600 --> 00:17:59,400 Speaker 2: meetings and you have to be there for four hours 290 00:18:00,200 --> 00:18:03,160 Speaker 2: and it's on a Tuesday night. And you're absolutely right, 291 00:18:03,280 --> 00:18:04,159 Speaker 2: You're absolutely right. 292 00:18:04,119 --> 00:18:05,479 Speaker 6: Comitmentment. 293 00:18:06,280 --> 00:18:12,480 Speaker 2: It's a huge commitment, huge commitment. Okay, However, when you talk, 294 00:18:12,760 --> 00:18:16,720 Speaker 2: for example, about the presidential election, always the first Tuesday 295 00:18:16,800 --> 00:18:19,520 Speaker 2: after the first Monday in November. That's in the US Constitution. 296 00:18:20,240 --> 00:18:22,520 Speaker 2: And we have federal elections, we have the off Yer, 297 00:18:22,600 --> 00:18:25,160 Speaker 2: the the off Yer elections coming up in November. Now, 298 00:18:25,160 --> 00:18:27,320 Speaker 2: the tournament will not be as great in November because 299 00:18:27,359 --> 00:18:29,320 Speaker 2: it's not a presidential election. You know that, and I 300 00:18:29,400 --> 00:18:33,880 Speaker 2: know that. But when you have elections, mayoral elections in Boston, 301 00:18:33,920 --> 00:18:38,639 Speaker 2: when you have gubernatorial elections in Virginia, uh and uh 302 00:18:38,680 --> 00:18:43,240 Speaker 2: and in New Jersey, they do that, I think because 303 00:18:43,280 --> 00:18:45,239 Speaker 2: they want to sort of get away from it. The 304 00:18:45,240 --> 00:18:48,439 Speaker 2: bottom line is, even if there's a city council election 305 00:18:48,640 --> 00:18:52,480 Speaker 2: in Boston or a state rep election somewhere, you do 306 00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:57,080 Speaker 2: the poll. You can walk into the polls. I vote here. 307 00:18:57,240 --> 00:19:00,200 Speaker 2: I don't even I vote where I live, because as 308 00:19:00,280 --> 00:19:02,720 Speaker 2: I view it as an obligation, I view it as 309 00:19:03,520 --> 00:19:06,840 Speaker 2: my responsibility as a citizen. I go in and you 310 00:19:06,880 --> 00:19:09,440 Speaker 2: know what, I do a lot of times when there's 311 00:19:09,440 --> 00:19:11,760 Speaker 2: when there's people who are running, maybe who I know, 312 00:19:11,960 --> 00:19:15,359 Speaker 2: and maybe the nice people, but they're unopposed. I blank 313 00:19:15,400 --> 00:19:16,320 Speaker 2: all those elections. 314 00:19:17,400 --> 00:19:21,040 Speaker 6: Yeah, I did the same thing. What's your you know, 315 00:19:21,119 --> 00:19:24,440 Speaker 6: be honest, what's your record of, uh, you know, municipal 316 00:19:24,480 --> 00:19:28,240 Speaker 6: election participation in the period to the to the larger ones. 317 00:19:28,400 --> 00:19:31,480 Speaker 6: Pretty good? You're pretty good, pretty done? 318 00:19:31,480 --> 00:19:31,720 Speaker 2: Good? 319 00:19:31,760 --> 00:19:35,080 Speaker 6: Well you, I'm sure it is, and I try to 320 00:19:35,480 --> 00:19:39,159 Speaker 6: but we know based on the tournament that that's not 321 00:19:39,280 --> 00:19:44,359 Speaker 6: the case amongst our sisters and brethren. Right, So if 322 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:51,800 Speaker 6: you were to say, increase if the governor gets our way, 323 00:19:52,320 --> 00:20:00,480 Speaker 6: increase the the local meal tax or the local excise 324 00:20:00,560 --> 00:20:04,240 Speaker 6: tax on your automobiles, and you having it at a 325 00:20:04,320 --> 00:20:09,360 Speaker 6: time when only ten you said twenty two percent, you're 326 00:20:09,359 --> 00:20:12,240 Speaker 6: talking about Boston. You go out to these times it's 327 00:20:12,520 --> 00:20:13,360 Speaker 6: much lower. 328 00:20:13,720 --> 00:20:16,480 Speaker 2: Right, But what I'm saying is here's what they talk. So, Tom, 329 00:20:16,520 --> 00:20:20,800 Speaker 2: you're really good at identifying the problem. Okay, you convinced me. 330 00:20:21,119 --> 00:20:25,879 Speaker 6: Okay, My solution is you can't raise taxes unless you 331 00:20:25,960 --> 00:20:29,040 Speaker 6: do it on a major election where Yeah. 332 00:20:28,920 --> 00:20:32,200 Speaker 2: No, I don't agree with that. I think the communities 333 00:20:32,240 --> 00:20:35,240 Speaker 2: can have their elections when they want, even though I 334 00:20:35,280 --> 00:20:38,320 Speaker 2: don't like the results. It's up to people to get 335 00:20:38,359 --> 00:20:43,959 Speaker 2: off their fat butts and participate in politics. Okay, they 336 00:20:44,280 --> 00:20:47,679 Speaker 2: they love going to the Patriots game, They'll be in 337 00:20:47,720 --> 00:20:50,080 Speaker 2: the parking lot for four hours before the game, and 338 00:20:50,160 --> 00:20:52,520 Speaker 2: at the parking lot two hours after the game, and 339 00:20:52,560 --> 00:20:55,240 Speaker 2: in the stadium for four hours. They'll pay twenty bucks 340 00:20:55,280 --> 00:20:58,240 Speaker 2: for a beer, They'll pay eighteen dollars for hot dogs. 341 00:20:58,280 --> 00:21:00,680 Speaker 6: And calling up the DAN ratio, planning. 342 00:21:00,400 --> 00:21:03,520 Speaker 2: About it right exactly. All I'm just saying is that 343 00:21:03,520 --> 00:21:06,160 Speaker 2: that we got to get civics back in schools number one, 344 00:21:06,440 --> 00:21:08,760 Speaker 2: and we got to light people. We got to light 345 00:21:08,800 --> 00:21:12,160 Speaker 2: them up. And calls like yours are good and helpful, 346 00:21:12,160 --> 00:21:16,879 Speaker 2: and I appreciate this, Okay, but we got as a responsibility, 347 00:21:17,119 --> 00:21:18,840 Speaker 2: we got to wake the American people up. 348 00:21:18,960 --> 00:21:22,880 Speaker 6: Okay, why not make why not make the system fairer. 349 00:21:23,480 --> 00:21:26,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, let's do this. Let's do this. Let's have electronic voting. Okay, 350 00:21:27,040 --> 00:21:29,439 Speaker 2: let's let's have people can All they got to do 351 00:21:29,480 --> 00:21:31,400 Speaker 2: is roll out of bed in the morning. No, let's 352 00:21:31,480 --> 00:21:35,480 Speaker 2: roll No, Tom, Tom, You're making a stupid suggestion. And 353 00:21:35,520 --> 00:21:37,639 Speaker 2: I'm going to make it even more stupid suggestion. 354 00:21:38,320 --> 00:21:41,879 Speaker 6: Okay, and then you know, you know that an initiative 355 00:21:41,880 --> 00:21:45,080 Speaker 6: petitioner has to have a certain amount of turnout and 356 00:21:45,280 --> 00:21:48,320 Speaker 6: has to have a certain percentage of that turnout in 357 00:21:48,400 --> 00:21:54,040 Speaker 6: order to proceed. Why is that level of uh citizen 358 00:21:54,119 --> 00:21:58,480 Speaker 6: participation of changing the law, sack are saying, But the 359 00:21:58,520 --> 00:22:03,479 Speaker 6: citizen participation to raised taxes isn't. Yeah, you know, answer 360 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:04,520 Speaker 6: me that tough guy. 361 00:22:04,880 --> 00:22:08,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, well Tom, I'll tell you something. Okay, there you go, 362 00:22:09,680 --> 00:22:11,720 Speaker 2: he's a big brave guy. He just hung up because 363 00:22:11,760 --> 00:22:14,880 Speaker 2: I said something I disagreed. Oh, Tom, I'm really sorry. Tom. 364 00:22:14,960 --> 00:22:17,360 Speaker 2: Oh if I hurt your feelings, I'm really so sorry. 365 00:22:18,960 --> 00:22:21,000 Speaker 2: We'll take a break and see the last thirty years. 366 00:22:21,080 --> 00:22:27,359 Speaker 2: I'm upset. Okay. And frankly, Tom was droning on and 367 00:22:27,440 --> 00:22:30,800 Speaker 2: I tried to answer his question fifteen ways, and Tom 368 00:22:30,960 --> 00:22:35,399 Speaker 2: just wanted to hear himself talk. If you live next 369 00:22:35,400 --> 00:22:38,040 Speaker 2: door to Tom, good luck, because you got to listen 370 00:22:38,080 --> 00:22:40,760 Speaker 2: to him talk and he'll he'll give you stupid ideas 371 00:22:40,800 --> 00:22:44,639 Speaker 2: and stupid suggestions. You got to get people involved in 372 00:22:44,680 --> 00:22:47,600 Speaker 2: the process, and you got to realize that the local 373 00:22:47,640 --> 00:22:51,520 Speaker 2: election affects you more than the presidential election, or I 374 00:22:51,560 --> 00:22:53,720 Speaker 2: got my I voted button because I was one of 375 00:22:53,760 --> 00:22:56,359 Speaker 2: one hundred and seventy million people who voted an election. 376 00:22:56,840 --> 00:23:00,520 Speaker 2: The decision as to we're Massachusetts electoral vot are going 377 00:23:00,560 --> 00:23:03,399 Speaker 2: to go in the presidential election. I'll tell you right now, 378 00:23:03,680 --> 00:23:06,000 Speaker 2: whoever runs as the Democrat is going to win. We 379 00:23:06,040 --> 00:23:09,400 Speaker 2: can call the winner of the Democratic election in Massachusetts 380 00:23:10,240 --> 00:23:14,680 Speaker 2: the Republican Party will. There'll be a candidate. The Republican 381 00:23:14,680 --> 00:23:17,040 Speaker 2: Party has to get to the grassroots. It's as simple 382 00:23:17,040 --> 00:23:19,479 Speaker 2: as that. We'll be right back on night Side, and 383 00:23:19,520 --> 00:23:21,440 Speaker 2: if you want to light it light me up, that's 384 00:23:21,520 --> 00:23:24,560 Speaker 2: fine too. Tom. I'm so thrilled you called. I wish 385 00:23:24,560 --> 00:23:27,639 Speaker 2: you had the guts to continue the conversation, but that's okay. 386 00:23:27,840 --> 00:23:32,879 Speaker 2: You you hung up. I consider that a win. Oh Man, Tom, 387 00:23:32,960 --> 00:23:36,080 Speaker 2: you actually made some suggestions that weren't half bad, and 388 00:23:36,160 --> 00:23:38,920 Speaker 2: I couldn't even get a conversation goal with you because 389 00:23:38,960 --> 00:23:40,720 Speaker 2: you just wanted a drone on. We'll be back on 390 00:23:40,840 --> 00:23:44,240 Speaker 2: night Side right after the news at the bottom of 391 00:23:44,240 --> 00:23:44,560 Speaker 2: the hour. 392 00:23:45,680 --> 00:23:48,639 Speaker 1: You're on night Side with Dan Ray. I'm telling you 393 00:23:48,760 --> 00:23:50,639 Speaker 1: BZ Boston's News Radio. 394 00:23:51,400 --> 00:23:54,120 Speaker 2: All right, we're going back to Dave and San Antonio, Dave, 395 00:23:54,200 --> 00:23:56,600 Speaker 2: you are calling the newsroom by I don't know why 396 00:23:56,640 --> 00:23:59,359 Speaker 2: you call that number, but you're back on the air, 397 00:23:59,480 --> 00:24:01,760 Speaker 2: and hopefully the earplugs are gone. Let's hear what you 398 00:24:01,840 --> 00:24:02,359 Speaker 2: got to say. 399 00:24:03,480 --> 00:24:07,960 Speaker 5: Yeah, all right, you said it for me back there 400 00:24:07,960 --> 00:24:11,159 Speaker 5: when you said we need to bring civics back to 401 00:24:11,200 --> 00:24:14,640 Speaker 5: the schools, no question, And we need to do more 402 00:24:14,680 --> 00:24:17,240 Speaker 5: than bring civics back to the schools. We need to 403 00:24:17,960 --> 00:24:20,760 Speaker 5: like I can say, when I was in high school 404 00:24:20,880 --> 00:24:24,360 Speaker 5: Archbishop John Carroll in Washington, d C. I took calc 405 00:24:24,440 --> 00:24:26,960 Speaker 5: one in my freshmen cap two and myself or caps 406 00:24:26,960 --> 00:24:29,040 Speaker 5: three of my junior and different Q and my senior 407 00:24:31,280 --> 00:24:34,479 Speaker 5: my granddaughter, or the days my granddaughter graduated, she had 408 00:24:34,480 --> 00:24:37,360 Speaker 5: pre calculus algebra and thought it was an advanced subject. 409 00:24:38,280 --> 00:24:40,160 Speaker 2: Well, look we have this, Dave. 410 00:24:40,440 --> 00:24:42,000 Speaker 3: Gave you and school system. 411 00:24:42,119 --> 00:24:43,879 Speaker 2: You and I are going to agree with that. Okay, 412 00:24:44,000 --> 00:24:47,359 Speaker 2: we had taught down as opposed to teaching. Yeah, but 413 00:24:47,480 --> 00:24:51,280 Speaker 2: let's focus. Let's focus. Let's you and I focus on civics. Okay. 414 00:24:51,960 --> 00:24:55,520 Speaker 2: The average kids in high school these days has no 415 00:24:55,640 --> 00:24:58,919 Speaker 2: clue that there's two US senators, that there's you know, 416 00:24:59,160 --> 00:25:01,880 Speaker 2: nine or in X as you probably have twenty five 417 00:25:01,920 --> 00:25:04,440 Speaker 2: members of Congress. Because you're a big state. They don't 418 00:25:04,480 --> 00:25:08,240 Speaker 2: understand how the system works. And as long as the 419 00:25:08,840 --> 00:25:13,280 Speaker 2: young people are kept, you know, in the dark on 420 00:25:13,359 --> 00:25:15,480 Speaker 2: all of this, to them, it's a fart. It's like 421 00:25:15,520 --> 00:25:19,600 Speaker 2: they're more interested in Taylor Swift or the New England 422 00:25:19,640 --> 00:25:23,600 Speaker 2: Patriots or Bruce Briustein. And so what we've done is 423 00:25:23,640 --> 00:25:24,640 Speaker 2: we've dumbed him down. 424 00:25:25,400 --> 00:25:28,840 Speaker 5: And that's correct, and it was. 425 00:25:28,840 --> 00:25:33,280 Speaker 2: Done intentionally, and that's what's going on. And we need, 426 00:25:34,080 --> 00:25:37,320 Speaker 2: as people who are been around a while, we got 427 00:25:37,359 --> 00:25:40,679 Speaker 2: to get people back excited about politics. I want them 428 00:25:40,720 --> 00:25:43,119 Speaker 2: to be as excited about politics as they are about 429 00:25:43,160 --> 00:25:47,800 Speaker 2: football and baseball. And you know, I was very good. 430 00:25:48,080 --> 00:25:51,159 Speaker 5: I was very entertained by the meeting between Miss Trump 431 00:25:51,200 --> 00:25:53,520 Speaker 5: and the lady leader of Japan. 432 00:25:53,640 --> 00:25:56,400 Speaker 2: When he made the comment today about the sneak attacks. 433 00:25:56,480 --> 00:25:58,320 Speaker 4: Right, yes, he said. 434 00:25:58,359 --> 00:26:01,280 Speaker 5: The reporter said to why didn't you tell us about this? 435 00:26:01,680 --> 00:26:03,440 Speaker 5: And he said, why don't you tell me about Pearl Harbor? 436 00:26:05,160 --> 00:26:07,560 Speaker 2: No, No, he didn't say quite like, I don't mean 437 00:26:07,600 --> 00:26:10,080 Speaker 2: to correct you, but he what he said was, well, 438 00:26:10,119 --> 00:26:13,800 Speaker 2: you know, she knows a lot about sneak attacks. And 439 00:26:13,840 --> 00:26:19,760 Speaker 2: the look on her face was like, oh my god. 440 00:26:18,080 --> 00:26:20,320 Speaker 5: What she said to him? She said that you are 441 00:26:20,320 --> 00:26:22,639 Speaker 5: the only man on earth that can bring peace of 442 00:26:22,640 --> 00:26:24,840 Speaker 5: this world. She said that to him. 443 00:26:25,040 --> 00:26:30,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, well she's she's a disciple of Shinto abb abbe 444 00:26:30,760 --> 00:26:35,880 Speaker 2: the prime minister over there who was assassinated, and she's 445 00:26:35,920 --> 00:26:38,480 Speaker 2: a conservative. She's the first woman prime minister, and she's 446 00:26:38,520 --> 00:26:41,199 Speaker 2: a by Japanese standards are conservative by what they call 447 00:26:41,240 --> 00:26:45,040 Speaker 2: it conservative, and she's an ally at this point, but 448 00:26:45,440 --> 00:26:48,280 Speaker 2: I just watched Donald. You call him Donald, So I'm 449 00:26:48,280 --> 00:26:50,439 Speaker 2: gonna I'm going to steal your reference to him now 450 00:26:50,480 --> 00:26:52,680 Speaker 2: if you don't mind. I just watched him. I could 451 00:26:52,720 --> 00:26:54,919 Speaker 2: see his mind working, and he was trying to make 452 00:26:54,960 --> 00:26:58,560 Speaker 2: a joke. Wasn't it wasn't the time nor the place 453 00:26:59,040 --> 00:27:01,600 Speaker 2: to refer it to Deak attacks if you get you 454 00:27:02,040 --> 00:27:02,719 Speaker 2: know exactly what. 455 00:27:04,200 --> 00:27:07,200 Speaker 5: Yeah, that's a big great Dutch dolls. 456 00:27:08,000 --> 00:27:12,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, I understand that. I do understand that. But at 457 00:27:12,119 --> 00:27:15,119 Speaker 2: this point in time, I don't want him playing fast 458 00:27:15,119 --> 00:27:17,359 Speaker 2: and loose with allies. I want him to line people 459 00:27:17,520 --> 00:27:21,800 Speaker 2: up because the longer this goes, you know, he was saying, 460 00:27:21,800 --> 00:27:24,919 Speaker 2: oh this, you know they got all the leadership. 461 00:27:25,080 --> 00:27:28,680 Speaker 4: Well, yeah, he's dead. The other Committee's dead. 462 00:27:29,560 --> 00:27:32,320 Speaker 2: Well I don't know about that. He very well maybe, 463 00:27:32,359 --> 00:27:36,240 Speaker 2: but they have taken out so many leaders. But at 464 00:27:36,240 --> 00:27:39,399 Speaker 2: this point, the Iranians are still firing off missiles and 465 00:27:39,440 --> 00:27:42,520 Speaker 2: doing some damage. And you know this is uh, this 466 00:27:42,560 --> 00:27:45,240 Speaker 2: should have been over within a couple of weeks in 467 00:27:45,359 --> 00:27:46,919 Speaker 2: terms of what we had to hit him with. So 468 00:27:48,600 --> 00:27:51,679 Speaker 2: you know, it's like when a fighter, and you're a 469 00:27:51,720 --> 00:27:54,320 Speaker 2: sports guy, so you know what I'm talking about, when 470 00:27:54,320 --> 00:27:56,240 Speaker 2: all of a sudden, the guy's going in against a 471 00:27:57,400 --> 00:28:01,000 Speaker 2: less qualified fighter and every buddy figures it will be 472 00:28:01,000 --> 00:28:04,000 Speaker 2: a knockout in the third round. Well, when this guy 473 00:28:04,080 --> 00:28:06,560 Speaker 2: is still standing in the fourth round, the fifth round, 474 00:28:06,600 --> 00:28:09,439 Speaker 2: the sixth round, and the seventh round, he then might 475 00:28:09,520 --> 00:28:11,360 Speaker 2: land a lucky punch. And that's what I'm a little 476 00:28:11,359 --> 00:28:12,200 Speaker 2: bit concerned about. 477 00:28:12,240 --> 00:28:17,720 Speaker 5: So yeah, yeah, they they hit, They hit Israel quite hard. 478 00:28:17,840 --> 00:28:21,320 Speaker 5: Just the last time, it really hit Israel quite hard. 479 00:28:21,720 --> 00:28:24,439 Speaker 2: And I know how you feel about that, and you 480 00:28:24,480 --> 00:28:25,680 Speaker 2: know how I feel about that. 481 00:28:25,920 --> 00:28:28,800 Speaker 5: And bebe that Yahoo who's also said there will be 482 00:28:28,840 --> 00:28:33,560 Speaker 5: no more. Uh uh, this cat that Donald told him 483 00:28:33,600 --> 00:28:35,879 Speaker 5: not to do, it will no more, no more, and 484 00:28:35,920 --> 00:28:38,440 Speaker 5: he promised no more. So I guess I guess we 485 00:28:38,520 --> 00:28:42,880 Speaker 5: got them back in the bold and Donald said it's 486 00:28:42,960 --> 00:28:45,240 Speaker 5: going to be over very soon. 487 00:28:45,440 --> 00:28:49,720 Speaker 2: So I keep saying that. And anyway, hey David, thank 488 00:28:49,760 --> 00:28:52,440 Speaker 2: you so much for calling back. The voice sounds great. 489 00:28:52,520 --> 00:28:55,400 Speaker 2: With the with the ear plugs and stuff, it causes delay. 490 00:28:55,440 --> 00:28:57,520 Speaker 2: Please understand that we weren't trying to give you a 491 00:28:57,520 --> 00:28:58,000 Speaker 2: hard time. 492 00:28:58,240 --> 00:29:02,480 Speaker 5: Okay, I see, I'm not familiar with this high tech stuff. 493 00:29:02,520 --> 00:29:06,240 Speaker 5: I just I'm really thinking seriously about getting a wall phone. 494 00:29:07,280 --> 00:29:10,360 Speaker 2: No, I'm within that. Yeah no, but the reason is 495 00:29:10,400 --> 00:29:13,560 Speaker 2: that our system is not compatible. A lot of people 496 00:29:13,880 --> 00:29:15,520 Speaker 2: they have a headset and they think they're going to 497 00:29:15,560 --> 00:29:18,200 Speaker 2: be No, just use the cell phone. If you want 498 00:29:18,200 --> 00:29:20,520 Speaker 2: to talk on speaker, hold it in front of your mouth. 499 00:29:21,600 --> 00:29:24,920 Speaker 2: If you want to just keep it, how do they say? 500 00:29:25,000 --> 00:29:28,240 Speaker 2: Keep it simple? Stupid? You know kiss? You know that acronym. Yeah, 501 00:29:27,880 --> 00:29:30,040 Speaker 2: that's the ways the way I'm trying to live my 502 00:29:30,040 --> 00:29:30,840 Speaker 2: life these days. 503 00:29:30,840 --> 00:29:34,800 Speaker 5: Okay, I had that sign hanging up on my wall, Kate, 504 00:29:34,960 --> 00:29:37,680 Speaker 5: I as well as I was a designer. 505 00:29:38,480 --> 00:29:41,880 Speaker 2: Right, Thanks my friend. We'll talk soon. Okay, Thanks David, Okay, 506 00:29:42,040 --> 00:29:43,920 Speaker 2: very much, good night. Let me go next to Bernie 507 00:29:43,960 --> 00:29:46,600 Speaker 2: in New Hampshire. Bernie, thank you for calling in you 508 00:29:46,640 --> 00:29:47,720 Speaker 2: were next on night side. 509 00:29:48,720 --> 00:29:51,080 Speaker 4: You're always going, Dad, Well, I've. 510 00:29:50,960 --> 00:29:53,440 Speaker 2: Had better nights to be really honest with you. But 511 00:29:53,560 --> 00:29:56,640 Speaker 2: that's okay, Bernie, I'm glad you called go right ahead. 512 00:29:57,160 --> 00:30:00,200 Speaker 7: Well, well then let's not let the fact get the 513 00:30:00,240 --> 00:30:02,480 Speaker 7: way of a good story the past couple of nights, 514 00:30:02,560 --> 00:30:05,600 Speaker 7: you know, and we'll just start hurling insults when you 515 00:30:05,640 --> 00:30:08,560 Speaker 7: don't believe outside of the story. But you did good, 516 00:30:08,680 --> 00:30:09,840 Speaker 7: you did well, my friend. 517 00:30:11,000 --> 00:30:16,600 Speaker 2: I mean, the guy down Tom, It's like he's telling 518 00:30:16,640 --> 00:30:20,000 Speaker 2: me I should bring on a competitor talk show host 519 00:30:20,040 --> 00:30:23,640 Speaker 2: and do a tribute to Barbara Anderson. Very nice thought, 520 00:30:23,960 --> 00:30:27,680 Speaker 2: but you know, he's never done a radio show in 521 00:30:27,720 --> 00:30:30,600 Speaker 2: his life. He doesn't understand the parameters. It's like, I 522 00:30:30,640 --> 00:30:33,000 Speaker 2: don't know. I just I was trying to be kind, 523 00:30:33,080 --> 00:30:36,400 Speaker 2: and then I realized that that he wasn't. He wasn't 524 00:30:36,480 --> 00:30:40,520 Speaker 2: understanding what I was saying right exactly. 525 00:30:41,160 --> 00:30:46,720 Speaker 7: But you know New Hampshire, you know, the federal level, 526 00:30:46,800 --> 00:30:49,640 Speaker 7: we're going to change a little something in November a moment. 527 00:30:50,520 --> 00:30:52,000 Speaker 4: And at the state. 528 00:30:51,760 --> 00:30:57,520 Speaker 7: And local level we have a pretty good party system going, 529 00:30:57,600 --> 00:31:01,480 Speaker 7: you know. I mean we're pretty considered it. And you know, 530 00:31:02,320 --> 00:31:04,560 Speaker 7: I'm a frind of believer. And my mom and dad 531 00:31:04,640 --> 00:31:08,480 Speaker 7: taught me that, you know, voting was the keystone to 532 00:31:08,640 --> 00:31:11,520 Speaker 7: a part democracy. You know that it is the stone 533 00:31:11,560 --> 00:31:15,000 Speaker 7: a problem which all other stones are built. And you know, 534 00:31:15,040 --> 00:31:17,440 Speaker 7: if you're not part of the solution. 535 00:31:17,120 --> 00:31:18,160 Speaker 4: You're part of the problem. 536 00:31:18,240 --> 00:31:20,320 Speaker 7: So if you don't want to vote, Bernie, then you 537 00:31:20,320 --> 00:31:22,600 Speaker 7: don't have anything to say. Keep your mouth shut. And 538 00:31:22,840 --> 00:31:27,680 Speaker 7: you know what, I'm very opinionated, and I believe in 539 00:31:27,920 --> 00:31:31,840 Speaker 7: trying to get get facts. And I believe contemp firing 540 00:31:32,160 --> 00:31:35,080 Speaker 7: to investigation as a form of everless and ignorant. 541 00:31:35,160 --> 00:31:36,680 Speaker 4: So I try and get it, and I try to 542 00:31:36,760 --> 00:31:39,400 Speaker 4: teach my children, you know, let's get the facts before 543 00:31:39,440 --> 00:31:42,800 Speaker 4: we make our opinions, and you know, try and be informed. 544 00:31:43,400 --> 00:31:47,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, And the problem is that that. And look, it's 545 00:31:47,880 --> 00:31:51,760 Speaker 2: frustrating to me that so many people get lost in 546 00:31:52,840 --> 00:31:55,480 Speaker 2: what the Romans called Brett and circus. I mean, I 547 00:31:55,520 --> 00:31:59,280 Speaker 2: love sports. You know that you know me well enough. Okay, 548 00:32:00,400 --> 00:32:03,480 Speaker 2: my son was a baseball general manager for several years. 549 00:32:03,840 --> 00:32:07,640 Speaker 2: I represented professional athletes in my law practice. I played sports. 550 00:32:07,760 --> 00:32:10,920 Speaker 2: I know sports. Was I a major league anything? 551 00:32:11,080 --> 00:32:11,160 Speaker 3: No? 552 00:32:11,800 --> 00:32:14,000 Speaker 2: But I have a matter of fact, I'll break the 553 00:32:14,000 --> 00:32:18,560 Speaker 2: little news story tonight one of my really good friends 554 00:32:18,600 --> 00:32:22,400 Speaker 2: and clients for his virtually his entire career, Chris Nyland, 555 00:32:22,400 --> 00:32:24,560 Speaker 2: who played for the Rangers that were and of course 556 00:32:24,560 --> 00:32:28,200 Speaker 2: the Montreal Canadians, will be inducted into the Massachusetts Hockey 557 00:32:28,240 --> 00:32:32,840 Speaker 2: Hall of Fame, informed me tonight. And I am thrilled 558 00:32:32,880 --> 00:32:36,760 Speaker 2: for Chris because he worked so hard and overcame by 559 00:32:36,800 --> 00:32:39,640 Speaker 2: the way in his post career so much. And I 560 00:32:39,680 --> 00:32:42,920 Speaker 2: hope to have Chris on tomorrow night just to talk 561 00:32:42,920 --> 00:32:47,040 Speaker 2: about what in honor to be inducted into the Massachusetts 562 00:32:47,440 --> 00:32:51,480 Speaker 2: Hockey Hall of Fame. So I'm thrilled for him. I'm 563 00:32:51,520 --> 00:33:00,600 Speaker 2: thrilled for his wife, Jamie and his entire family. But 564 00:33:01,080 --> 00:33:05,480 Speaker 2: the people who who spend all the time dealing with, 565 00:33:05,560 --> 00:33:08,600 Speaker 2: you know, the patriots or whatever, but pay a little 566 00:33:08,640 --> 00:33:11,080 Speaker 2: bit of a sense attention to the world around you. 567 00:33:11,320 --> 00:33:15,080 Speaker 2: I mean, you know, this whole situation in Iran, if 568 00:33:15,120 --> 00:33:17,920 Speaker 2: we ever let those guys get a nuclear weapon, we 569 00:33:17,960 --> 00:33:23,400 Speaker 2: would have had nuclear war. I mean it was inevitable, Bernie. 570 00:33:23,920 --> 00:33:28,520 Speaker 7: Yes, absolutely, And you know what the Democrats, you know, 571 00:33:28,760 --> 00:33:31,520 Speaker 7: I'm listening to them. We want to fund the TSA, 572 00:33:31,680 --> 00:33:35,800 Speaker 7: but we don't want to fund what Homeland security and 573 00:33:36,400 --> 00:33:41,440 Speaker 7: Border patrol. This border control, wasn't that the initial problem. 574 00:33:41,480 --> 00:33:43,600 Speaker 7: We don't even know who's here, then we don't know 575 00:33:43,600 --> 00:33:44,200 Speaker 7: who's in this. 576 00:33:44,200 --> 00:33:46,280 Speaker 2: T exactly exactly Why. 577 00:33:46,080 --> 00:33:48,040 Speaker 7: Would we not fund border patrol? 578 00:33:48,360 --> 00:33:52,360 Speaker 2: Because because the Democrats have made a calculation that the 579 00:33:52,440 --> 00:33:56,360 Speaker 2: vast majority of the American public has no clue and 580 00:33:56,440 --> 00:33:58,920 Speaker 2: that they can play to the vast majority of the 581 00:33:58,960 --> 00:34:02,560 Speaker 2: American public by saying to them we're being mean to people. 582 00:34:02,960 --> 00:34:05,040 Speaker 2: We're not being mean to people. We're trying to get 583 00:34:05,120 --> 00:34:09,760 Speaker 2: rid of murderers, rapists, and child molesters. 584 00:34:10,440 --> 00:34:14,000 Speaker 7: Normally that look at the Iran conflict, I mean, they're like, oh, 585 00:34:14,280 --> 00:34:15,319 Speaker 7: why did we go in there? 586 00:34:15,440 --> 00:34:16,520 Speaker 4: Why did we go in there? 587 00:34:16,760 --> 00:34:20,799 Speaker 7: Because if they got the nuclear capabilities, you know, they 588 00:34:20,800 --> 00:34:24,319 Speaker 7: would have struck fast and furious, and they would have 589 00:34:24,320 --> 00:34:27,640 Speaker 7: had the capabilities to hit US cities. 590 00:34:28,000 --> 00:34:30,120 Speaker 4: And even if they didn't. 591 00:34:29,880 --> 00:34:33,360 Speaker 2: Have the capabilities, they they would have figured out a way. 592 00:34:33,520 --> 00:34:37,759 Speaker 2: These guys were looking to end the world. That's what 593 00:34:37,960 --> 00:34:39,840 Speaker 2: that's what they were going to take. They were going 594 00:34:39,920 --> 00:34:42,160 Speaker 2: to kill all the Jews in Israel. That was like 595 00:34:42,280 --> 00:34:48,640 Speaker 2: part of their their messoniic uh view of the world. Anyway, Bernie, 596 00:34:48,640 --> 00:34:50,120 Speaker 2: I got a whole bunch of calls. I got to 597 00:34:50,120 --> 00:34:54,920 Speaker 2: get to I gotta get you Bernie. Thanks very much 598 00:34:55,080 --> 00:34:57,120 Speaker 2: one of my favorite callers, my favorite people. 599 00:34:57,120 --> 00:35:00,839 Speaker 7: And say hello to you for a time and thank you. 600 00:35:00,960 --> 00:35:02,719 Speaker 3: I appreciate that. I have a good night. 601 00:35:03,000 --> 00:35:04,880 Speaker 2: Well, take a break. We're going to get everybody in. 602 00:35:05,000 --> 00:35:08,399 Speaker 2: I promise stay right there, Tom, Jean and Jerry, and 603 00:35:08,440 --> 00:35:09,640 Speaker 2: we'll be back right after this. 604 00:35:11,320 --> 00:35:16,000 Speaker 1: It's Night Side with Dan Ray on Boston's news radio. 605 00:35:17,400 --> 00:35:19,160 Speaker 2: All right, back to the phones we go. Let me 606 00:35:19,160 --> 00:35:21,319 Speaker 2: go to Tom in Mansfield. Tom, I'm gonna have to 607 00:35:21,360 --> 00:35:23,080 Speaker 2: ask you to be as quick as you can because 608 00:35:23,440 --> 00:35:25,000 Speaker 2: we have full lines. Believe it or not. 609 00:35:25,480 --> 00:35:28,960 Speaker 4: Go ahead, Tom, thanks for taking my call down. Dan. 610 00:35:29,120 --> 00:35:33,160 Speaker 4: I'm a registered Republican here in the state of Massachusetts. 611 00:35:33,200 --> 00:35:35,359 Speaker 2: You're an endangered species. Go ahead, Tom. 612 00:35:35,400 --> 00:35:39,160 Speaker 4: I'm only kidding, but I am seventy five. I just 613 00:35:39,200 --> 00:35:44,279 Speaker 4: want to point to your comment about civics. Yes, we 614 00:35:44,360 --> 00:35:47,279 Speaker 4: have a young man who is representing us from the 615 00:35:47,320 --> 00:35:51,319 Speaker 4: State House by the name of Michael Classen. Guy. He 616 00:35:51,440 --> 00:35:55,040 Speaker 4: won his election and he is a man who went 617 00:35:55,080 --> 00:35:58,839 Speaker 4: to high school. He became successful in business and is 618 00:35:58,880 --> 00:36:02,719 Speaker 4: dedicating his youth and his energy at the white at 619 00:36:02,760 --> 00:36:07,040 Speaker 4: the Statehouse. My point about the civics is I want 620 00:36:07,080 --> 00:36:10,880 Speaker 4: to address. I want to ask your hearers your program 621 00:36:10,920 --> 00:36:15,360 Speaker 4: to consider, is that, yes, we need to learn civics 622 00:36:15,440 --> 00:36:19,600 Speaker 4: at the high school, college and beyond level. I would 623 00:36:19,719 --> 00:36:22,720 Speaker 4: I continue to try to get a hold of our states, 624 00:36:23,200 --> 00:36:27,120 Speaker 4: our senators in Washington, and try to ask them to 625 00:36:27,280 --> 00:36:32,799 Speaker 4: ask them to act as if they understand civics and 626 00:36:33,040 --> 00:36:37,319 Speaker 4: the performance of their duty to not go to the 627 00:36:37,440 --> 00:36:41,920 Speaker 4: president's address in front of Congress and go out to 628 00:36:42,080 --> 00:36:48,000 Speaker 4: other places and have conversation. It makes me wonder how 629 00:36:48,080 --> 00:36:53,439 Speaker 4: they understand their duty as far as being representatives of 630 00:36:53,719 --> 00:36:56,560 Speaker 4: our intention to have a republic. 631 00:36:56,880 --> 00:36:59,560 Speaker 2: Well, no, what they what they did was they showed 632 00:36:59,560 --> 00:37:00,560 Speaker 2: their own ignorance. 633 00:37:01,000 --> 00:37:01,160 Speaker 4: Uh. 634 00:37:01,200 --> 00:37:03,239 Speaker 2: And I would have feeled I'd feel the same way 635 00:37:03,280 --> 00:37:07,440 Speaker 2: if they were Republicans who boycotted President Obama just accepted. 636 00:37:07,040 --> 00:37:10,319 Speaker 4: If they would, if they would take the time to 637 00:37:10,440 --> 00:37:11,760 Speaker 4: be exemplars. 638 00:37:11,920 --> 00:37:14,759 Speaker 2: Now they're not going to. You know what, Tom, that's 639 00:37:14,840 --> 00:37:18,520 Speaker 2: old school, and we and and I think that we 640 00:37:18,680 --> 00:37:21,840 Speaker 2: have to restore old school. I agree with everything you said. 641 00:37:21,920 --> 00:37:26,520 Speaker 2: I wish you would called earlier. I will give you 642 00:37:26,560 --> 00:37:29,279 Speaker 2: more time, but do me a favor. We will talk 643 00:37:29,280 --> 00:37:32,240 Speaker 2: about this subject again. Please continue to listen and continue 644 00:37:32,280 --> 00:37:36,520 Speaker 2: to call. I got through. Thank you very much, Tom. 645 00:37:36,560 --> 00:37:39,000 Speaker 2: I appreciate your call. Gene and Brookline. Gene, you got 646 00:37:39,040 --> 00:37:40,359 Speaker 2: to help me out here. I got a couple of 647 00:37:40,360 --> 00:37:41,960 Speaker 2: pokes behind you. Go ahead, Gene. 648 00:37:42,680 --> 00:37:45,840 Speaker 8: Okay, we're still talking about voting. 649 00:37:46,320 --> 00:37:49,080 Speaker 2: Yes, yes, yes, yes, absolutely, go ahead voting. 650 00:37:49,120 --> 00:37:49,400 Speaker 6: Okay. 651 00:37:49,920 --> 00:37:52,560 Speaker 8: My sister is an austra Yeah. And as you do 652 00:37:52,680 --> 00:37:56,759 Speaker 8: not show up to vote on voting day, they will 653 00:37:56,800 --> 00:38:00,800 Speaker 8: send an essysil to your house and say why I 654 00:38:00,920 --> 00:38:01,520 Speaker 8: want you here. 655 00:38:01,560 --> 00:38:06,040 Speaker 2: It's I don't believe Yeah, I don't believe in that 656 00:38:06,400 --> 00:38:08,560 Speaker 2: because people have a right not to vote, but I 657 00:38:09,960 --> 00:38:12,719 Speaker 2: understand it. Did you have a good trip to Australia? 658 00:38:12,760 --> 00:38:14,760 Speaker 2: You told me you were going down to see your sis. 659 00:38:15,680 --> 00:38:19,200 Speaker 8: I thank you for remembering. But no, because I had 660 00:38:19,239 --> 00:38:21,000 Speaker 8: black cloths in my legs. 661 00:38:20,920 --> 00:38:21,759 Speaker 4: I could not fly. 662 00:38:21,960 --> 00:38:23,000 Speaker 2: That's a long flight. 663 00:38:24,560 --> 00:38:27,960 Speaker 8: It's a very long flight. So even though it's going 664 00:38:28,040 --> 00:38:30,160 Speaker 8: to stop off in a why for like a couple 665 00:38:30,160 --> 00:38:31,800 Speaker 8: of gates, like just get my brain? 666 00:38:32,080 --> 00:38:34,840 Speaker 2: Well, that's you know what what you'll get there. You 667 00:38:34,880 --> 00:38:37,799 Speaker 2: will get there someday. Jeane. I think it's great. I 668 00:38:37,800 --> 00:38:40,080 Speaker 2: wish you had called early because that would have generated 669 00:38:40,120 --> 00:38:43,120 Speaker 2: a whole bunch of conversations. I got to redo this 670 00:38:43,239 --> 00:38:45,480 Speaker 2: program and do a better job at it than I 671 00:38:45,520 --> 00:38:46,040 Speaker 2: did tonight. 672 00:38:47,160 --> 00:38:47,840 Speaker 8: You always do. 673 00:38:47,920 --> 00:38:49,360 Speaker 5: Good dear, Thanks Gane. 674 00:38:49,360 --> 00:38:51,680 Speaker 2: We'll talk soon. Good night, Okay, I have a nice 675 00:38:51,760 --> 00:38:54,440 Speaker 2: night you too. Let me go to Jerry in New York. Jerry, 676 00:38:54,760 --> 00:38:55,680 Speaker 2: go right ahead. 677 00:38:56,440 --> 00:38:57,319 Speaker 4: Hey, did how you doing? 678 00:38:57,480 --> 00:38:57,839 Speaker 6: First off? 679 00:38:57,840 --> 00:38:58,600 Speaker 3: I want to say thank you. 680 00:38:58,640 --> 00:39:00,439 Speaker 9: My son got the Muggy sent him and he was thrilled, 681 00:39:00,640 --> 00:39:02,520 Speaker 9: and he wanted me to extend to thank you. 682 00:39:02,280 --> 00:39:04,160 Speaker 2: Well your thanks, and you know what I was trying 683 00:39:04,200 --> 00:39:05,720 Speaker 2: to do. I was going to send him a T shirt. 684 00:39:05,760 --> 00:39:09,120 Speaker 2: What you know if you I have left you a 685 00:39:09,200 --> 00:39:11,320 Speaker 2: voicemail and you never called me back. I wanted to 686 00:39:11,360 --> 00:39:15,359 Speaker 2: get a T shirt size on him and maybe you will. 687 00:39:15,520 --> 00:39:20,840 Speaker 2: You get the mugs, so if you want to what size? 688 00:39:21,560 --> 00:39:22,000 Speaker 2: What size? 689 00:39:22,040 --> 00:39:24,600 Speaker 6: He's a men small and small. 690 00:39:24,680 --> 00:39:27,000 Speaker 2: Okay, let me see what I can do for him. 691 00:39:27,080 --> 00:39:28,560 Speaker 2: You got to be quick for me, because they want 692 00:39:28,560 --> 00:39:29,200 Speaker 2: to get to one bult. 693 00:39:29,480 --> 00:39:31,480 Speaker 9: Yeah, just real quick. I think you're exactly right with 694 00:39:33,080 --> 00:39:35,360 Speaker 9: these kids not not hearing us enough in high school. 695 00:39:35,800 --> 00:39:37,480 Speaker 9: We always heard in high school, growing up, even in 696 00:39:37,520 --> 00:39:39,840 Speaker 9: middle school, voting as a privilege, which it certainly is 697 00:39:39,880 --> 00:39:42,640 Speaker 9: and it's not looked like that anymore. Why not incentivize 698 00:39:42,680 --> 00:39:44,520 Speaker 9: it a little bit? Why not maybe in college is 699 00:39:44,520 --> 00:39:47,160 Speaker 9: in Massachusetts, say hey, show me consistently you voted four 700 00:39:47,200 --> 00:39:49,520 Speaker 9: years and it's worth a credit or maybe two credits 701 00:39:49,520 --> 00:39:52,640 Speaker 9: to you. And for adults say maybe same thing. Show 702 00:39:52,719 --> 00:39:54,440 Speaker 9: me you did this, Prove me if you voted, and 703 00:39:54,480 --> 00:39:56,120 Speaker 9: we'll take five percent of your excise tax. 704 00:39:57,000 --> 00:39:59,719 Speaker 2: You want to do this, but I understand what you're saying. 705 00:39:59,719 --> 00:40:01,440 Speaker 2: I think it's a great idea, but I disagree with 706 00:40:01,520 --> 00:40:04,120 Speaker 2: you because I just think that it is not what 707 00:40:04,520 --> 00:40:07,560 Speaker 2: that it's not the standard we want to set. I 708 00:40:07,640 --> 00:40:10,279 Speaker 2: understand they should understand. People die for their rights to 709 00:40:10,320 --> 00:40:13,360 Speaker 2: do this, and they're dishonoring them if they if they. 710 00:40:13,200 --> 00:40:14,399 Speaker 3: Don't, you're exactly right. 711 00:40:14,560 --> 00:40:15,880 Speaker 4: You're exactly right, Jerry. 712 00:40:16,000 --> 00:40:20,080 Speaker 2: I'll leave your address. Leave your address with my producer 713 00:40:20,160 --> 00:40:22,600 Speaker 2: and I'll get him. Don't tell him he's going to 714 00:40:22,640 --> 00:40:25,680 Speaker 2: get a night side T shirt to wear in the spring. Okay, 715 00:40:25,840 --> 00:40:28,759 Speaker 2: drive New Yorker's crass, hang in there. Give give your 716 00:40:28,800 --> 00:40:34,040 Speaker 2: address again to my my producer, Nick. Nick, you are 717 00:40:34,040 --> 00:40:36,400 Speaker 2: the last call of the night, and I am flat 718 00:40:36,440 --> 00:40:39,080 Speaker 2: out of time. I want to do something with you 719 00:40:39,200 --> 00:40:42,920 Speaker 2: to help you out. How are you feeling? 720 00:40:46,719 --> 00:40:47,440 Speaker 6: Seven days? 721 00:40:47,480 --> 00:40:50,600 Speaker 2: But I'm doing okay. Okay, Nick, do me a favor. 722 00:40:50,760 --> 00:40:56,840 Speaker 2: I'm flat out of time. Leave your number, I have it, 723 00:40:57,160 --> 00:40:59,960 Speaker 2: but leave your number with my producer. I'll give you 724 00:41:00,200 --> 00:41:03,200 Speaker 2: call tomorrow and we're gonna drop or something. Okay, don't 725 00:41:03,200 --> 00:41:06,399 Speaker 2: hang out. Don't hang out, Jerry. If you didn't leave 726 00:41:06,400 --> 00:41:10,600 Speaker 2: your number, please call Troy back. I'm done for the night. 727 00:41:10,680 --> 00:41:12,600 Speaker 2: All dogs, all cats, all pets go to heaven. That's 728 00:41:12,640 --> 00:41:15,800 Speaker 2: why Pal Charlie Rais, who passed sixteen years ago in February, 729 00:41:15,800 --> 00:41:17,360 Speaker 2: That's why your pets are our past. They loved you. 730 00:41:17,360 --> 00:41:19,720 Speaker 2: When you love that, I do believe you'll see them again. Troy, 731 00:41:20,120 --> 00:41:22,440 Speaker 2: You're gonna do even a better job tomorrow night. You 732 00:41:22,480 --> 00:41:25,759 Speaker 2: did an excellent job tonight. We'll even improve it tomorrow night. 733 00:41:26,360 --> 00:41:31,520 Speaker 2: Thank you everybody for listening. I am not doing postgame tonight. 734 00:41:31,840 --> 00:41:33,000 Speaker 2: I'll see you tomorrow night at eight