WEBVTT - Where is Congress During Shutdown? Check Vegas and Space Mountain

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, there're folks. It is Monday, March thirtieth, and Kenna

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<v Speaker 1>brother get a vacation. No, if you're a high profile

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<v Speaker 1>US senator and the government is still shut down, and

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<v Speaker 1>of all places you want a vacation is Disney World.

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<v Speaker 1>With that, Welcome to this episode of Amy and TJ.

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<v Speaker 1>What in the actual hell is going on with Senator

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<v Speaker 1>Lindsey Graham right now? Robes.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not a good look. It's first of all, it's

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<v Speaker 2>not a good look. I'm just gonna say this, and

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<v Speaker 2>maybe I'll get some hate for this, but a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of people would just question in general, why a grown,

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<v Speaker 2>single adult man would spend a weekend at Disney World. Now.

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<v Speaker 2>I get it. Sometimes it's fun to ride the rides

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<v Speaker 2>and to go to Epcot and all of that, but

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<v Speaker 2>it is a little question.

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<v Speaker 1>Wait a minute, he's there with friends, is he not?

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<v Speaker 1>Isn't he there with people? He's just not there on

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<v Speaker 1>with a ticket on his own? I have that right,

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<v Speaker 1>don't I.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, he says he was meeting friends, but in

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<v Speaker 2>all the photos I just see him by himself, writing

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<v Speaker 2>rides and holding a bubble Wand Okay, there reportedly were

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<v Speaker 2>other people with him, but still it's not a good

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<v Speaker 2>look when the government shut down.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, this, folks, maybe you've seen it, but Republican Senator

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<v Speaker 1>Lindsey Graham of South Carolina has been spotted over the

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<v Speaker 1>week Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Yes, pictures started emerging of

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<v Speaker 1>him at Disney World in Orlando. The first one I

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<v Speaker 1>saw was of him dining and Minnie was nearby.

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<v Speaker 2>Mickey was nearby. Yes, I think Mickey was nearby. So

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<v Speaker 2>it's a kind of a funny photo.

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<v Speaker 1>It's okay, that was one, and there's another one that

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<v Speaker 1>comes out.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it seems like he's standing by himself holding a

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<v Speaker 2>child's bubble wand in his hands.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, yes, then there's another one. You tell me.

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<v Speaker 2>He's boarding Space Mountain. He stood in line, and of

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<v Speaker 2>course the jokes were made. They were much shorter than

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<v Speaker 2>the TSA lines to ride Space Mountain. Oh yes, Well,

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<v Speaker 2>his constituents and other folks here around the country are

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<v Speaker 2>waiting in four hours long lines and missing flights while

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<v Speaker 2>he's waiting to ride Space Mountain. It's not a good line.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, before we break all of that down, give me

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<v Speaker 1>an idea. You went through more so than I do.

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<v Speaker 1>Just give an idea of the heat he's taking and

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<v Speaker 1>the things people are saying about these pics.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't we know how snarky social media is so Twitter

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<v Speaker 2>or I guess X, sorry, still call it Twitter, but

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<v Speaker 2>X is probably the most brutal there are. Just there

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<v Speaker 2>is so much like just headed his way and it's

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<v Speaker 2>low hanging fruit. It's easy obvious things to say about him,

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<v Speaker 2>people questioning, calling him creepy, calling just a bad look,

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<v Speaker 2>but just it runs the gamut. Are there are a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of comments.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, all those comments, and he's not the only one.

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<v Speaker 1>We have seen this over the years in times of crisis.

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<v Speaker 1>I think the first one that comes to mind, folks

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<v Speaker 1>famously was during the ice storms and Texas. Ted Kruz

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<v Speaker 1>was a video where he was going somewhere tropical actually

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<v Speaker 1>was I can't.

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<v Speaker 2>Remember, Costa Rica or something, while Texas was being inundated

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<v Speaker 2>and his constituents were losing their home.

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<v Speaker 1>An emergency, it was an absolute emergency down there. I

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<v Speaker 1>remember that one comes to mind. Now we're talking about

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<v Speaker 1>Lindsay Graham, but we want to mention and we'll explain

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<v Speaker 1>the whole story. But another congressman, Democrat from California, A

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<v Speaker 1>Robert Garcia was also spotted. Now I just saw the

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<v Speaker 1>picture first rose before I saw his explanation, and I

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<v Speaker 1>think it allows for some context.

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<v Speaker 2>Look, so representative Robert Garcia from Long Beach was seen

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<v Speaker 2>at a Vegas casino over the weekend. Again, probably not

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<v Speaker 2>a good look when people are are struggling to pay

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<v Speaker 2>their rent payment, to put food on the table, living

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<v Speaker 2>out of their cars, taking second and third jobs, getting

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<v Speaker 2>eviction notices, he's gambling in Vegas. It just isn't a

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<v Speaker 2>good look. However, so here's the deal. I did point

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<v Speaker 2>this out. TMZ actually put out a car like a

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<v Speaker 2>citizen journalist call if you see a member of Congress

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<v Speaker 2>out and about enjoying their spring break, we want the photos. So,

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<v Speaker 2>of course that is now going to create a I

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<v Speaker 2>don't even know, but a large number of folks who

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<v Speaker 2>are going to be on the lookout for to catch

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<v Speaker 2>members of Congress. And I say catch because that is

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<v Speaker 2>what is being implied here, that they're doing something they

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<v Speaker 2>shouldn't be, which is questionable. This is their recess. However,

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<v Speaker 2>given the circumstances, they should probably be aware that people

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<v Speaker 2>are watching them. So it's interesting. So Robert Garcia gets caught.

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<v Speaker 2>I say that with you understand air quotes in a

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<v Speaker 2>Vegas casino, He says, Actually, I don't mind what TMZ

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<v Speaker 2>is doing here. Like the story says, my dad has

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<v Speaker 2>lived in Vegas for fifteen years and I had just

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<v Speaker 2>finished lunch with him. I try to see him whenever

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<v Speaker 2>I can. And like I said a few days ago,

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<v Speaker 2>Speaker Mike Johnson, should never have sent us all home.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, all right, I want to go back to something

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<v Speaker 1>you just said, Robes about the TMZ putting out almost

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<v Speaker 1>a bounty if you will, They have saying keep be

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<v Speaker 1>on the lookout, and folks are almost hunting. Are congressmen

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<v Speaker 1>and women at least in the sense of taking pictures?

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<v Speaker 1>But Rose, you said caught as if they're doing something

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<v Speaker 1>they shouldn't be. I want to stop right there. If

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<v Speaker 1>a member of Congress right now is enjoying himself, enjoying

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<v Speaker 1>herself with family out public, are they doing something they

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<v Speaker 1>should not be doing right now given the circumstances.

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<v Speaker 2>I think so, Yes, Damn, I do think so. I'm sorry,

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<v Speaker 2>but I just do because your job is to keep

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<v Speaker 2>the government running at its basist level and to pay

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<v Speaker 2>government employees. And if you've had six weeks to figure

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<v Speaker 2>it out, and you still couldn't for whatever reason. Point

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<v Speaker 2>the finger at whoever you want. I don't care. You're

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<v Speaker 2>a part of the problem if you weren't a part

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<v Speaker 2>of the solution. And then to go out on this

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<v Speaker 2>two week recess not having fulfilled your job and enjoy yourself,

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<v Speaker 2>spend your money with the paycheck that you didn't miss. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>that is a rub That is like rubbing salt in

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<v Speaker 2>the wound of a lot of folks who are having

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<v Speaker 2>to quit positions to pay the bills because you won't

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<v Speaker 2>to do a job because you aren't doing your job.

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<v Speaker 2>But while you're not doing your job, you go ahead

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<v Speaker 2>and ride Space Mountain, You go ahead and gamble on

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<v Speaker 2>whatever you're doing blackjack. It. It just is a are

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<v Speaker 2>you technical doing something wrong? No? But visually and like

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<v Speaker 2>from like an emotional level, are you doing something wrong? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>you are.

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<v Speaker 1>You could almost even say ethically yes, I mean okay,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm trying to find a way in defense of I

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<v Speaker 1>really am. I'm trying to find a way to defend

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<v Speaker 1>They have a right and they should be able to

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<v Speaker 1>in this. But you get a break from work when

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<v Speaker 1>you do your job right. They're taking a two week recess.

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<v Speaker 1>You're right, It's just I don't know how to sit

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<v Speaker 1>with this and be okay, I don't know, and I'm trying, trying,

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<v Speaker 1>try and try and try and trying.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm also going to take issue with Robert Garcia because

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<v Speaker 2>I just think.

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<v Speaker 1>That, oh, I didn't know if this was going to

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<v Speaker 1>hit you. Go ahead, well it's.

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<v Speaker 2>Going to hit me that he's using it to point

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<v Speaker 2>fingers at the other side and not take any responsibility

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<v Speaker 2>and say, yeah, I'm here in Vegas cause because Mike

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<v Speaker 2>Johnson sent me home.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, do not not.

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<v Speaker 2>Take responsibility for your part in the game of Chicken

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<v Speaker 2>or whatever it is you want to call it that

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<v Speaker 2>you all did for the last six weeks. So to

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<v Speaker 2>just completely and totally abdicate any responsibility and say, would

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<v Speaker 2>me I would have stayed, but they sent me home,

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<v Speaker 2>And so I'm just here in Vegas visiting my dad. No,

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<v Speaker 2>you're not. You're in a casino gambling. After you visited

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<v Speaker 2>your dad.

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't want to mention. I thought the direction you

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<v Speaker 1>were going to go, and I didn't want to mention

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<v Speaker 1>it because you were so hot when you were talking.

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<v Speaker 1>I said, I'm not going to add too. I swear

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<v Speaker 1>to you, I didn't add this because you might have

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<v Speaker 1>gotten hotter. He's in a casino gambling with whose money

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<v Speaker 1>they paid him?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, the American people, damn, so don't salary didn't knowledge it.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't just point the finger at man. Go ahead and

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<v Speaker 2>own up to your part too, And I would have

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<v Speaker 2>actually given you a little bit of a break. But

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<v Speaker 2>I don't like the fact that you didn't take any

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<v Speaker 2>responsibility for it whatsoever. And frankly, neither did Lindsay Graham

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<v Speaker 2>with his statement.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, we have to go and we're going to read

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<v Speaker 1>the Lindsay Graham statement here in a second, But we

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<v Speaker 1>have to go back to this ropes. I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>exactly what or did he say. He was there for

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<v Speaker 1>a meeting. Initially even said Steve Whitcoff was down there

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<v Speaker 1>for a luncheon. He was invited to this lunch and

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<v Speaker 1>he ends up. Yes, he's he's literally and clearly hanging

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<v Speaker 1>out at Disney World and enjoying himself as a patron,

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<v Speaker 1>even riding rides robes does this the fact that he's

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<v Speaker 1>at the happiest place on.

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<v Speaker 2>Earth without his family. There's even not on time. If

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<v Speaker 2>you had kids who were dying to go when you

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<v Speaker 2>had you had bought months in advance, and this recess happened,

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<v Speaker 2>and you didn't want to disappoint your kids. I would

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<v Speaker 2>say that was a valid reason being there, grandkids, kids, whatever,

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<v Speaker 2>you you owed it to them because you would promised

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<v Speaker 2>them months ago.

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<v Speaker 1>And we could say, okay, that is why I point that.

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<v Speaker 1>We see why he's there. We can't understand. We can't

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<v Speaker 1>understand why he knew he was going to be photographed.

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<v Speaker 1>I was this important enough. It seems almost a middle

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<v Speaker 1>finger to the country. It almost some of this stuff

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<v Speaker 1>Robes seems like not only did we not care enough

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<v Speaker 1>to do our jobs, we don't even give a damn

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<v Speaker 1>what you think about us, Like we think so little

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<v Speaker 1>of you that I don't want to even respect your

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<v Speaker 1>situation enough not to pour salt in the wound of

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<v Speaker 1>your unemployment, of your lights being cut off, of you

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<v Speaker 1>sleeping in the car. I don't even care. I have

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<v Speaker 1>a child's wand in my hand hanging out at Disney

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<v Speaker 1>World getting photographed, and that's okay. Given what other people

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<v Speaker 1>are going through, I cannot. I'm trying to give them space.

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<v Speaker 2>Robes where you said space all I can think of

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<v Speaker 2>is space man, let me see that, like hands up

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<v Speaker 2>having fun.

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<v Speaker 1>You said he was boreding, he was boring? You sure

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<v Speaker 1>it's him?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, absolutely, show this picture. He's right there, standing

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<v Speaker 2>in line. He's about to get on. Oh I can't

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<v Speaker 2>tell that's him. Yes it is. There's another picture of

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<v Speaker 2>him getting on a young kid.

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<v Speaker 1>So yeah, maybe he's family.

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<v Speaker 2>He guess maybe. And according to folks who were nearby

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<v Speaker 2>who took the picture of him holding the little bubble

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<v Speaker 2>wond it was for a little girl who was using

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<v Speaker 2>the restroom, So maybe it's friends of the family. Whatever.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not saying there isn't a genuine reason for him

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<v Speaker 2>to be there. But the point being is it's tone

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<v Speaker 2>deaf as f af like you have to know that

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<v Speaker 2>on any other year, in any other time. Fine, go

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<v Speaker 2>enjoy your family, your friends, whomever you choose to be

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<v Speaker 2>with during this time, but also recognize that you have

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<v Speaker 2>chosen to leave your job without doing it, and you

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<v Speaker 2>have left people penniless and you are having the time

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<v Speaker 2>of your life at Disney World. That is a terrible look,

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<v Speaker 2>people have said, even folks for the people who aren't

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<v Speaker 2>getting paid, but the people who have missed flights, missed

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<v Speaker 2>time with family, missed important business meetings, and you're off

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<v Speaker 2>jumping on rides, throwing your hands up saying wooo ooh.

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<v Speaker 2>That is a major pr problem. And I remember someone

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<v Speaker 2>saying in line, I'm going to remember in November.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh yeah, there, right.

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<v Speaker 2>Do these folks, yeah, Like that's like a slogan I'm

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<v Speaker 2>gonna remember in November. It has a ring to it.

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<v Speaker 2>And are these congressmen and women? Did they get it?

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like this is something that the American voters

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<v Speaker 2>won't forget.

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<v Speaker 1>Here is the thing that I think Garcia and Lindsay

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<v Speaker 1>Graham and every other member of Congress who's having a

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<v Speaker 1>good time somewhere right now can say that'll help them

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<v Speaker 1>sleep better at night. It's not my fault I'm here.

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<v Speaker 1>It's the other side's fault that we're in this position.

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<v Speaker 1>I tried to do all I could to keep the

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<v Speaker 1>government open. This is not my fault. So why should

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<v Speaker 1>not be able to enjoy myself be.

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<v Speaker 2>Respectful of the folks who can't, who can't afford to

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<v Speaker 2>because of your indecision and your inability to compromise.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, actually that is that shuts it down. You make

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<v Speaker 1>it good point. Even if you can make that argument,

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<v Speaker 1>you're still not being decent to your fellow American that

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<v Speaker 1>it is absolutely, at least partially your fault that they

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<v Speaker 1>are struggling, not just folks struggling without the job. We

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<v Speaker 1>talked about the TSA workers, and we forget about FEMA,

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<v Speaker 1>we forget about the Coast Guard, all these other folks.

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<v Speaker 1>But Rose, the other part of that, you are devastating.

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<v Speaker 1>How many stories have you read about people missing flights,

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<v Speaker 1>important flights, going through hell day in day out, in

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<v Speaker 1>already hard lives because there's a five hour line at

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<v Speaker 1>the airport.

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<v Speaker 2>And when they miss a flight, they can't necessarily afford

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<v Speaker 2>to book a hotel room or extend wherever they are.

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<v Speaker 2>This is actually incurring costs for folks to who have missed.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know what the airlines are doing if you

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<v Speaker 2>get stuck in a TSA line, if you have to

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<v Speaker 2>encourfe or you have any issues. But for folks who

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<v Speaker 2>sometimes like I even had it with like, look, you

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<v Speaker 2>get rebooked the next day, the day after, what are

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<v Speaker 2>you doing in the meantime? This is serious and de dating.

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<v Speaker 2>So yeah, that's where we are in the world, and

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<v Speaker 2>so to see members of Congress who didn't act, who

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<v Speaker 2>couldn't get there, you know what, together, and couldn't put

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<v Speaker 2>aside politics to come together to help the American worker,

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<v Speaker 2>the American federal worker. It's lay low, dudes and women,

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<v Speaker 2>lay low right now. I actually think they should lay low.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, Well, that was gonna be my question going into

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<v Speaker 1>the break. I will ask what are they supposed to do?

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<v Speaker 1>Sit under a rock, stay at home. I'll get a

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<v Speaker 1>ROBO's answer to that question. And we told you we

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<v Speaker 1>let you hear Lindsay Graham's statement. Well it wasn't much,

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<v Speaker 1>but we'll let you know how he explained what he's

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<v Speaker 1>doing at the Happiest place owner. All right, we continue

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<v Speaker 1>here on Amy and TJ. We were just having to

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<v Speaker 1>discussion do they make a distinction? Are both Disney World

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<v Speaker 1>in Orlando and Disneyland in la still both referred to

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<v Speaker 1>as the happiest place on Earth? Does it matter which one?

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think it matters if Disney's involved, It's supposed

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<v Speaker 2>to be the happiest place on Earth. So yes, I

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<v Speaker 2>mean Disney Paris, Tokyo. Yes, yeah, I caught that too late,

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<v Speaker 2>probably for the best.

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<v Speaker 1>Lindsay Graham. What did he say?

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<v Speaker 2>He said, I was invited to a lunch in South

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<v Speaker 2>Florida on Friday where Trump official Steve Woodcoffe and many

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<v Speaker 2>others to discuss or to talk about the possibility of

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<v Speaker 2>normalization between Saudi Arabia and Israel. I went to Orlando

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<v Speaker 2>to meet friends after I got back to South Carolina

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<v Speaker 2>on Sunday, I voted seven times to fully fund the government.

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<v Speaker 2>Call the Democrat. So you've got the Democrat pointing fingers

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<v Speaker 2>at the Republicans, and you've got a Republican pointing the

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<v Speaker 2>fingers at Democrat. Wow, it doesn't matter where they are

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<v Speaker 2>in the world, and even if they're at the happiest

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<v Speaker 2>place on Earth, they're still partisan af and still pointing

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<v Speaker 2>the finger at the other guy, which just infuriates those

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<v Speaker 2>of us who have to watch our elected members of

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<v Speaker 2>Congress just completely takes zero responsibility. And that is what

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<v Speaker 2>is so infuriating. And look, we're not even people who

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<v Speaker 2>have been financially impacted, Like, can you imagine if you

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<v Speaker 2>haven't been paid for six weeks? Can you imagine if

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<v Speaker 2>you're the person who missed a flight trying to get

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<v Speaker 2>to your grandmother's funeral, whatever the situation, so many people

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<v Speaker 2>have so many more reasons to be personally offended and

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<v Speaker 2>upset by what they're seeing and the fact that they

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<v Speaker 2>actually feel so insulated that they feel so secure. I

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<v Speaker 2>cannot imagine showing my face at one of those places

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<v Speaker 2>after not doing my job. And yeah, you can blame

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<v Speaker 2>whoever you want, but you are still a part of

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<v Speaker 2>the problem, and to not take responsibility is the biggest

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<v Speaker 2>problem of it all.

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<v Speaker 1>To your point about right, or to our point earlier

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<v Speaker 1>in the conversation, you asked a Democrat and they asked

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<v Speaker 1>a Republican. Why are you in a casino? Why are

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<v Speaker 1>you a Disney World call a democrat? Is their fault?

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<v Speaker 1>The other side, I'd love to be here, But ask

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<v Speaker 1>the Republican speaker. They're both can justify why they are

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<v Speaker 1>where they are, and they're saying it's somebody else's fault

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<v Speaker 1>that put them there.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, But to not understand it collectively, you're still a

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<v Speaker 2>part of a law making body, ropes that chose not

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<v Speaker 2>to act, and chose not to find common ground, and

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<v Speaker 2>chose to play politics at a time where people's livelihoods

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<v Speaker 2>are at stake.

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<v Speaker 1>You sound hopeful, I was gonna say idealistic, But no,

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<v Speaker 1>that sounds that's the way things should go. You're right,

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<v Speaker 1>I was saying, all she's You're right. That's not a

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<v Speaker 1>high bar that you just set. That shouldn't be. That

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<v Speaker 1>should be the basis, the basis. But ropes, what are

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<v Speaker 1>they supposed to do? Should they all be sitting at home?

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<v Speaker 1>Should they all not be showing their face other than

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<v Speaker 1>town halls? Is it inappropriate right now for any of

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<v Speaker 1>the five hundred and thirty plus members of Congress to

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<v Speaker 1>be out and about enjoying themselves these two weeks?

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, it is, And I don't think they should be anywhere.

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<v Speaker 2>But DC, what do you think?

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<v Speaker 1>Damn? Now that's a good call. Shouldn't have left in

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<v Speaker 1>the first place. Now that is the point there, you go.

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<v Speaker 1>Shouldn't have left in the first place. So that is

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<v Speaker 1>probably where I land with you. I just I know

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<v Speaker 1>what I would as a PR person or as the

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<v Speaker 1>the PR campaign person for I would recommend, No, you

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<v Speaker 1>are not going to be going out in public. You're

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<v Speaker 1>not even gonna go out to dinner. I don't want

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<v Speaker 1>you to be seen enjoying yourself in any way that

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<v Speaker 1>even looks like you're spending money.

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<v Speaker 2>I actually would appreciate you doing something to help those workers.

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<v Speaker 2>I'd like to see you at an airport handing out

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<v Speaker 2>visit check cards, or providing lunch, or doing something to

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<v Speaker 2>at least knowledge your role in these folks not getting

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<v Speaker 2>paid and having had to suffer. But to do something

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<v Speaker 2>to give back because you acknowledged that the place where

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<v Speaker 2>you work. And fine, you can try to say one

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<v Speaker 2>me wasn't my fault. I voted in favor of the funding,

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<v Speaker 2>and sure there I get that. That is a valid

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<v Speaker 2>explanation if you voted to fund each and every time,

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<v Speaker 2>I'll give you that. But you're still a part of

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<v Speaker 2>an entity that failed to act and so by default, sorry,

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<v Speaker 2>you're a part of the problem. So do something to

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<v Speaker 2>make other people's lives better that you've impacted in a

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<v Speaker 2>negative way. Spend this time giving back in the spirit

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<v Speaker 2>of Easter, in the spirit of Jesus Christ, do unto others.

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<v Speaker 1>Amen.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm fired I don't know why I'm so fired up,

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<v Speaker 2>but I am fired up to it's maddening to see that.

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<v Speaker 1>We're gonna have fun later when I'm gonna explain to

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<v Speaker 1>y'all what our backup topics were for this episode of

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<v Speaker 1>the podcast. We actually chose this one because we were

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<v Speaker 1>a good mood and thought it would be lighter. You know.

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<v Speaker 1>Lindsey Graham at Disney World, what a wand that's funny,

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<v Speaker 1>And all of a sudden, it's hot in here, so

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<v Speaker 1>one of the two of us probably needs to go

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<v Speaker 1>take a walk. And that's all right. Good to see you,

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<v Speaker 1>good to see your fire. Baby. It's gonna be a

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<v Speaker 1>rough two weeks, ain't it.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, And I I really do hope that Lindsay Graham

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<v Speaker 2>and Robert Garcia. I hope the other fellow lawmakers see

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<v Speaker 2>what's happening. You know what, we have been kind of

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<v Speaker 2>fans a TMC. Gonna be honest here, which is unusual

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<v Speaker 2>for us. We're not what. We don't love some of

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<v Speaker 2>the tactics of certain news outlets or media entities. But

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<v Speaker 2>I have to say I don't hate that they have

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<v Speaker 2>asked people to go find congressmenaline and enjoying themselves. These two.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think they asked anybody to hunt us. People

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<v Speaker 1>just started sending them.

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<v Speaker 2>Stuffs right, right, But no, And I we like Harvey

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<v Speaker 2>he almost always gets it right. But I actually I'm

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<v Speaker 2>gonna say I want to say I am in support

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<v Speaker 2>of Harvey Levin's mandate to find commerceman of women like

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<v Speaker 2>living it up during these two weeks. Okay, while the

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<v Speaker 2>government is shut down.

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<v Speaker 1>Let me publicly split with my fiance right now. I

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<v Speaker 1>am not in favor of any outlet putting a bounty

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<v Speaker 1>of any kind on anybody under any circumstance.

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<v Speaker 2>As long as they're in the public eye doing something

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<v Speaker 2>on a public street, they're a fair game.

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<v Speaker 1>You can do about that, all right, folks. Well, at

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<v Speaker 1>least we're smiling at the end of this thing. We

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<v Speaker 1>always appreciate you spending some time with us. For my

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<v Speaker 1>dear hot heeded, fired up, dear fiance, Amy Robot, I

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<v Speaker 1>am TJ. Holmes. We'll talk, fols.