1 00:00:03,920 --> 00:00:11,280 Speaker 1: It's that time time time, time, lock and load. So 2 00:00:11,520 --> 00:00:33,720 Speaker 1: Michael Verie Show is on the air, We're moving. 3 00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:38,520 Speaker 2: Do you have a date that is like your cut 4 00:00:38,560 --> 00:00:42,600 Speaker 2: off that you don't buy crawfish till that date? Do 5 00:00:42,680 --> 00:00:44,840 Speaker 2: you have a time like do you wait because they're 6 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:47,280 Speaker 2: not big enough? You wait till amy toes? You're not 7 00:00:47,280 --> 00:00:52,000 Speaker 2: a big crawfish guy. I should have known that. Not 8 00:00:52,200 --> 00:00:57,640 Speaker 2: enough ROI well, you know that's true, okay, in terms 9 00:00:57,680 --> 00:01:03,040 Speaker 2: of in terms of ease of eating, yeah, it ain't brisket, right, 10 00:01:04,160 --> 00:01:06,840 Speaker 2: especially a brisket that's you know, cooked so long you 11 00:01:06,840 --> 00:01:09,400 Speaker 2: don't even need a don't even need a fork, right, 12 00:01:09,480 --> 00:01:14,480 Speaker 2: But but it is a tradition and growing up where 13 00:01:14,520 --> 00:01:17,600 Speaker 2: I grew up, especially Orange is much more so than Houston, 14 00:01:17,920 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 2: crawfish was everything. And I'm not the biggest crawfish eater 15 00:01:23,200 --> 00:01:25,959 Speaker 2: only because I know people who live for it and 16 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:29,000 Speaker 2: I don't want to, you know, step on their toes. 17 00:01:29,040 --> 00:01:32,400 Speaker 2: This is their thing. I can enjoy it without needing 18 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:36,520 Speaker 2: to be the biggest crawfish guy in the world. My brother, 19 00:01:37,319 --> 00:01:41,120 Speaker 2: on the other hand, was the biggest crawfish either. He 20 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:42,679 Speaker 2: was the one who taught me how to how to 21 00:01:42,720 --> 00:01:48,640 Speaker 2: peel crawfish, and he would until much later in my life. 22 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:52,560 Speaker 2: He would peel my crawfish for me. And I'm unashamed 23 00:01:52,560 --> 00:01:54,240 Speaker 2: to say that because that's how much he loved me. 24 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:57,960 Speaker 2: That's what kind of relationship we had. And if we 25 00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:02,760 Speaker 2: were somewhere like we're there RCC and I'm trying to 26 00:02:02,800 --> 00:02:04,600 Speaker 2: run things, and things were going on, and people were 27 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:06,440 Speaker 2: asking me questions, people want to come up and say hello, 28 00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:10,320 Speaker 2: he would quietly peel my crawfish and lay it in 29 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:12,120 Speaker 2: front of me where you wouldn't even notice he was 30 00:02:12,120 --> 00:02:14,240 Speaker 2: doing it, so I wouldn't have to focus on that 31 00:02:14,280 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 2: and I could focus on talking to people. I mean, 32 00:02:16,760 --> 00:02:20,960 Speaker 2: that's that's kind of relationship we had. But anyway, I 33 00:02:21,040 --> 00:02:23,840 Speaker 2: was just curious because you know, they're not that big 34 00:02:24,040 --> 00:02:26,919 Speaker 2: yet at this time of year. But I called the 35 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:30,320 Speaker 2: shrimp diva. Where did that? I took a note on this. 36 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:32,919 Speaker 2: You don't do shrimp either, do you. You've got to 37 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:36,519 Speaker 2: stop this. I don't eat I don't eat seafood. That's 38 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:42,320 Speaker 2: so childish, it really is. It's like you're four, you 39 00:02:42,400 --> 00:02:47,920 Speaker 2: like oysters raw You know what my wife will do 40 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:52,040 Speaker 2: for me, she's so sweet. Our little thing is I 41 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:55,400 Speaker 2: tell her she'll say, should we split some oysters this week? 42 00:02:56,320 --> 00:02:58,080 Speaker 2: We're like an old married couple. Do you know why? 43 00:02:58,440 --> 00:03:01,680 Speaker 2: Because we're an old married couple, and we do old 44 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:05,320 Speaker 2: married couple things like if we go out to a 45 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:10,400 Speaker 2: nice restaurant and before we order, we're not an appetizer 46 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:13,760 Speaker 2: couple because early in our lives we figured out we 47 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:16,720 Speaker 2: could go out if you don't do an appetizer and 48 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:19,320 Speaker 2: you don't drink, and you order one entree and you 49 00:03:19,360 --> 00:03:22,720 Speaker 2: split it. You can even go to some kind of 50 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:25,480 Speaker 2: nice restaurants without much money and still be able to 51 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:28,519 Speaker 2: as long as you drink water and you don't order 52 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:32,280 Speaker 2: appetizers or dessert. Well, as we got older and made 53 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:34,920 Speaker 2: a little more money, okay, we can add a dessert. 54 00:03:35,560 --> 00:03:38,040 Speaker 2: And then I started drinking when I turned twenty nine, 55 00:03:38,080 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 2: Okay we could add I can have a glass of wine. 56 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:43,760 Speaker 2: Now we're old enough that we don't have to worry 57 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:46,560 Speaker 2: the same way. We can even each have our own 58 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:52,160 Speaker 2: entrey big time, right, but we have. We do now 59 00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:56,520 Speaker 2: typically split an entrade, not for financial reasons, but because 60 00:03:56,680 --> 00:04:00,000 Speaker 2: we find that we don't each want a full entree, 61 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:02,680 Speaker 2: especially she likes to have a salad. But we play 62 00:04:02,760 --> 00:04:06,160 Speaker 2: this little game where she'll say, if I get some 63 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:08,320 Speaker 2: if I get some oysters, will you eat them with me? 64 00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:10,480 Speaker 2: Because you don't even eat all of them? And I'll say, 65 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:14,600 Speaker 2: if you make them for me? So she'll get they're 66 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:16,880 Speaker 2: not rich crackers, Yeah, I guess they might be. I 67 00:04:16,960 --> 00:04:21,200 Speaker 2: mean assualtings. She'll get chill order crackers, which you know 68 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:24,200 Speaker 2: what I don't understand. Some people serve raw oysters with 69 00:04:24,320 --> 00:04:29,880 Speaker 2: no cracker. I don't exact thank you that hits you, like, 70 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:34,000 Speaker 2: why would you do that? Exactly exactly my thought. But anyway, 71 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:36,800 Speaker 2: so she'll take the cracker and put my oyster on 72 00:04:36,839 --> 00:04:38,680 Speaker 2: top of it. First, you got it ring the you 73 00:04:38,760 --> 00:04:40,880 Speaker 2: got to get the extra excess water because it'll make 74 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:45,799 Speaker 2: your cracker soggy. And then she'll put the just a touch, 75 00:04:45,960 --> 00:04:48,279 Speaker 2: just just a little kind of brush it with some 76 00:04:49,080 --> 00:04:54,960 Speaker 2: cocktail sauce and then some horse radish and then some Tabasco. 77 00:04:56,400 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 2: And she's got dainty little fingers. I don't where uh 78 00:05:00,839 --> 00:05:04,520 Speaker 2: she can open that Tabasco bottle. That little Tabasco bottle 79 00:05:04,640 --> 00:05:08,520 Speaker 2: is almost more house one's worth. I love little bottles, 80 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:11,760 Speaker 2: like mini bar sized bottles and little you go to specs, 81 00:05:12,440 --> 00:05:14,880 Speaker 2: you can get to Specs and be done. And then 82 00:05:14,920 --> 00:05:18,920 Speaker 2: you look over there and go, well, I don't need 83 00:05:18,920 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 2: any jim Beam. Uh, but I might have somebody that 84 00:05:23,600 --> 00:05:25,320 Speaker 2: needs some jim Beam and I can just put this 85 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:27,280 Speaker 2: in my pocket for them, you know, those little big 86 00:05:27,320 --> 00:05:32,440 Speaker 2: carry out deals. Steve Moore, who runs Specs, is such 87 00:05:32,440 --> 00:05:37,599 Speaker 2: a wealth of information in the liquor industry. And when 88 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:42,120 Speaker 2: we did Redneck Vodka, he said, Michael, you're doing great 89 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:44,800 Speaker 2: on the sales, but what you need to do is 90 00:05:44,800 --> 00:05:47,120 Speaker 2: these little bottles. I forget what they're called. Uncle Jerry 91 00:05:47,160 --> 00:05:49,840 Speaker 2: knows what you need to do is just a little 92 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:52,400 Speaker 2: bottle right here. And I said, why don't we to 93 00:05:52,400 --> 00:05:56,320 Speaker 2: do that? And he said, because people love to buy 94 00:05:56,360 --> 00:05:59,520 Speaker 2: those things, and people don't want to buy a full 95 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:02,359 Speaker 2: bottle of to try it, but if they see that, 96 00:06:03,040 --> 00:06:05,480 Speaker 2: they'll grab it and they'll spend as much on those 97 00:06:05,520 --> 00:06:11,560 Speaker 2: bottles as they would your big bottle. They love. Yeah, 98 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:15,440 Speaker 2: So anyway, I'm not sure. Oh so she'll make that 99 00:06:15,760 --> 00:06:17,400 Speaker 2: and I'll eat it and I love it. But back 100 00:06:17,440 --> 00:06:21,359 Speaker 2: to the point, shrimp. So I checked in with the 101 00:06:21,360 --> 00:06:24,000 Speaker 2: shrimp Diva and you can follow her on social media. 102 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:26,839 Speaker 2: She's the one. Remember Pops, I think he's ninety, he 103 00:06:26,920 --> 00:06:30,120 Speaker 2: goes out on the shrimp boat, and so I checked 104 00:06:30,160 --> 00:06:31,960 Speaker 2: in with her to see how she's doing, because well, 105 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:33,680 Speaker 2: I really wanted to see how Pops was doing, her 106 00:06:33,720 --> 00:06:37,720 Speaker 2: father in law. And I said, how is Pops? And 107 00:06:37,760 --> 00:06:41,400 Speaker 2: she said, he's good. He's ready to get back out 108 00:06:41,440 --> 00:06:44,159 Speaker 2: on the boat. You know, it's cold and he's lost 109 00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:46,440 Speaker 2: his good ten and you this guy's been a shrimper 110 00:06:46,440 --> 00:06:52,680 Speaker 2: since he was five years old. And she said, she said, 111 00:06:52,720 --> 00:06:55,960 Speaker 2: we're only shrimping on Saturday and Sunday. And I said, well, 112 00:06:56,000 --> 00:06:58,520 Speaker 2: explain that to me. She said, well, we only get 113 00:06:58,520 --> 00:07:02,400 Speaker 2: eighty cents a pound unless we sell the shrimp for bait, 114 00:07:02,760 --> 00:07:05,680 Speaker 2: and then we can get five dollars a pound. So 115 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:10,800 Speaker 2: local shrimpers are not selling to the restaurants largely, they're 116 00:07:10,800 --> 00:07:14,960 Speaker 2: selling to the bait shops. And I said eighty cents 117 00:07:15,080 --> 00:07:17,440 Speaker 2: versus five dollars a pounds. She said, yeah, it's pretty dramatic, 118 00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:19,000 Speaker 2: but we can only get that on Saturday and Sunday 119 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:21,960 Speaker 2: when people come down to fish, so that's where we 120 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:24,520 Speaker 2: try to make a little money back. I said, how 121 00:07:24,560 --> 00:07:27,600 Speaker 2: much does the bait shop sell it for? She said 122 00:07:27,600 --> 00:07:30,600 Speaker 2: twenty five dollars a court. Well, of course that threw 123 00:07:30,680 --> 00:07:34,200 Speaker 2: me off, like I'm back in eleventh grade. How many 124 00:07:34,240 --> 00:07:37,320 Speaker 2: pounds in a court? So we're going back and forth. 125 00:07:37,360 --> 00:07:39,440 Speaker 2: So apparently it's a pound and a half. She thought 126 00:07:39,640 --> 00:07:42,200 Speaker 2: I might be wrong, So the markup for the bait 127 00:07:42,240 --> 00:07:44,360 Speaker 2: shop is probably three times. I'm not saying bait shops 128 00:07:44,400 --> 00:07:46,600 Speaker 2: are getting rich. Don't you know to tell me that 129 00:07:46,760 --> 00:07:50,160 Speaker 2: I'm not down on the bait shop. Can you guess 130 00:07:50,160 --> 00:07:54,160 Speaker 2: how many shrimp there are to a pound? Ramonte? Very 131 00:07:54,200 --> 00:07:58,000 Speaker 2: good guess, not fifty, Between sixty and seventy depends on 132 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:01,040 Speaker 2: how big the shrimp are. There's really not a point 133 00:08:01,040 --> 00:08:05,200 Speaker 2: to this story, but I learned some information and I 134 00:08:05,200 --> 00:08:07,800 Speaker 2: thought i'd share it with you, And so since I 135 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:12,720 Speaker 2: since I I gleaned during my investigation on how Pops 136 00:08:12,800 --> 00:08:15,560 Speaker 2: is doing, I learned a few things and I thought 137 00:08:15,560 --> 00:08:17,840 Speaker 2: i'd share that with you. So if you're wondering what 138 00:08:17,920 --> 00:08:20,080 Speaker 2: was the point of the story, that there really wasn't one. 139 00:08:20,640 --> 00:08:22,640 Speaker 2: I'm pissed off by the speaker's race, if you must know. 140 00:08:24,120 --> 00:08:26,920 Speaker 3: Today to the Colonial House aquirements and received a three 141 00:08:27,080 --> 00:08:27,920 Speaker 3: to a recorder. 142 00:08:32,760 --> 00:08:39,680 Speaker 2: Hippyr CTV's Mario Diez reports that in the year twenty 143 00:08:39,800 --> 00:08:44,679 Speaker 2: twenty four, Lena had Aalgo missed thirty six percent of 144 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:51,760 Speaker 2: Commissioner's Court and Special Commissioner's Court meetings. He asked loony 145 00:08:51,840 --> 00:08:55,880 Speaker 2: Lena about those missed meetings, and she said that he's 146 00:08:55,960 --> 00:09:02,600 Speaker 2: quote spinning things. That's odd because the records are clear. 147 00:09:02,800 --> 00:09:07,040 Speaker 2: Don't know what he's spending. Then a day later, staffers 148 00:09:07,040 --> 00:09:10,400 Speaker 2: told he asked quote two meetings were missed because of 149 00:09:10,400 --> 00:09:15,920 Speaker 2: an emergency fire and because of her honeymoon. In that 150 00:09:15,960 --> 00:09:19,439 Speaker 2: same conversation, we requested a formal interview to discuss what 151 00:09:19,480 --> 00:09:25,440 Speaker 2: the county's own website shows regarding her attendance. Id Aligo 152 00:09:25,960 --> 00:09:30,520 Speaker 2: never accommodated our request. On Monday, he followed up and 153 00:09:30,559 --> 00:09:34,080 Speaker 2: they refused to answer his questions. Then they sent out 154 00:09:34,080 --> 00:09:38,160 Speaker 2: a statement saying, quote, my administration designed business courts to 155 00:09:38,200 --> 00:09:41,320 Speaker 2: be quick, less than five minute meetings with only three 156 00:09:41,360 --> 00:09:45,800 Speaker 2: members present, as a solution to keep routine county business 157 00:09:45,920 --> 00:09:50,120 Speaker 2: moving in between regular meetings of the Commissioner's Court. It 158 00:09:50,200 --> 00:09:53,600 Speaker 2: is a mischaracterization to equate these quick, five minute, three 159 00:09:53,640 --> 00:09:58,280 Speaker 2: member business court meetings with regular Commissioner's Court meetings. Any 160 00:09:58,320 --> 00:10:01,080 Speaker 2: of the few regular commission Court meetings that I have 161 00:10:01,240 --> 00:10:05,320 Speaker 2: missed have been for disaster recovery efforts or for milestones 162 00:10:05,400 --> 00:10:09,080 Speaker 2: like my wedding. I've seen what happens when county leaders 163 00:10:09,080 --> 00:10:12,280 Speaker 2: don't show up for necessary votes, and I take that 164 00:10:12,480 --> 00:10:20,560 Speaker 2: responsibility seriously. Commissioner Tom Ramsey responded, saying I look at 165 00:10:20,600 --> 00:10:23,200 Speaker 2: all commissioners court meetings as valuable things to be at. 166 00:10:23,960 --> 00:10:27,120 Speaker 2: Whether you miss two or thirty six percent of the total, 167 00:10:27,520 --> 00:10:35,959 Speaker 2: it's important to be at the meetings. Former Harris County 168 00:10:36,040 --> 00:10:39,319 Speaker 2: Judge at Emmett added, I've never heard of these kinds 169 00:10:39,320 --> 00:10:41,960 Speaker 2: of meetings to do business. If it's important enough for 170 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:43,920 Speaker 2: the other commissioners to be there, it's important enough for 171 00:10:43,960 --> 00:10:49,280 Speaker 2: the county judge to be there. You know. Not showing 172 00:10:49,400 --> 00:10:57,120 Speaker 2: up to work is part of the pattern of these 173 00:10:57,240 --> 00:11:06,320 Speaker 2: very entitled, unethical democrats not showing up to work. Now. 174 00:11:06,840 --> 00:11:10,440 Speaker 2: Part of Looney Lena's problem is she hates the job. 175 00:11:11,559 --> 00:11:14,040 Speaker 2: I've told you before. They're working right now. Rodney is 176 00:11:14,080 --> 00:11:18,160 Speaker 2: working to allow her. She wants to resign. She didn't 177 00:11:18,200 --> 00:11:21,880 Speaker 2: want to come back in January. All she does is 178 00:11:21,880 --> 00:11:24,959 Speaker 2: post pictures of her and her her nerd boyfriend or 179 00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:30,760 Speaker 2: now husband. They're here, they're there, They're you know, they're 180 00:11:30,800 --> 00:11:33,160 Speaker 2: on vacation constantly. But I guess if you call it 181 00:11:33,160 --> 00:11:35,360 Speaker 2: a honeymoon, people to feel bad about pointing it out. Well, 182 00:11:35,400 --> 00:11:39,280 Speaker 2: I don't. You have a job to do. And by 183 00:11:39,360 --> 00:11:43,680 Speaker 2: the way, you didn't have to get married when you did. 184 00:11:45,040 --> 00:11:48,800 Speaker 2: You could get married when Commissioner's Court is not meeting. 185 00:11:49,880 --> 00:11:53,560 Speaker 2: Don't act like you had. You know, this brings up 186 00:11:53,920 --> 00:11:56,360 Speaker 2: an issue that I have been wanting to talk about. 187 00:11:56,640 --> 00:12:01,240 Speaker 2: We're going to do it right now. This is like 188 00:12:01,320 --> 00:12:05,000 Speaker 2: that moment ramoned in the household when one of your 189 00:12:05,080 --> 00:12:08,280 Speaker 2: kids does something and you've been meaning to have the 190 00:12:08,280 --> 00:12:10,000 Speaker 2: big sit down talk about it, and you get you 191 00:12:10,040 --> 00:12:13,720 Speaker 2: know what, I'm glad you brought that up right now, 192 00:12:13,920 --> 00:12:16,600 Speaker 2: sit down, we're going to have a family meeting. Well, 193 00:12:16,600 --> 00:12:18,840 Speaker 2: we're about to have that right now. And that is 194 00:12:18,880 --> 00:12:31,839 Speaker 2: this attendance meetings your job. They have meaning. You don't 195 00:12:31,880 --> 00:12:38,680 Speaker 2: cancel them, you don't miss them, You do them. That's 196 00:12:38,679 --> 00:12:43,440 Speaker 2: how I was taught. My dad missed two days in 197 00:12:43,520 --> 00:12:50,240 Speaker 2: forty years of being at due point two days sickly. 198 00:12:53,240 --> 00:12:56,120 Speaker 2: And you got to understand, my dad has as serious 199 00:12:56,160 --> 00:13:00,280 Speaker 2: a chronic illness as you can have, condition as you 200 00:13:00,320 --> 00:13:04,360 Speaker 2: can have and still keep a job. I've had doctors 201 00:13:04,400 --> 00:13:09,520 Speaker 2: tell me it is unbelievable that he's kept all his toes, 202 00:13:09,559 --> 00:13:13,240 Speaker 2: all his fingers, and his vision. Yeah, because he's worked 203 00:13:13,320 --> 00:13:15,839 Speaker 2: very hard at it. He's a saint, he's a monk. 204 00:13:16,920 --> 00:13:20,640 Speaker 2: He's had to work very hard to do that. In 205 00:13:20,679 --> 00:13:22,880 Speaker 2: my dad's mind, you get up and go to work. 206 00:13:24,640 --> 00:13:27,120 Speaker 2: He was never hung over because he chose not to 207 00:13:27,160 --> 00:13:30,760 Speaker 2: drink because his body couldn't process it properly. He was 208 00:13:30,800 --> 00:13:35,880 Speaker 2: ever at a party late because his belief is you 209 00:13:35,960 --> 00:13:39,600 Speaker 2: go to bed so that you can get up. People 210 00:13:39,600 --> 00:13:43,160 Speaker 2: that have trouble getting into work because well, I stayed 211 00:13:43,200 --> 00:13:47,400 Speaker 2: up too late. Look, if you're at the hospital because 212 00:13:47,400 --> 00:13:49,960 Speaker 2: your child's been hospitalized and you're there all night, okay, 213 00:13:49,960 --> 00:13:52,720 Speaker 2: that's fine. But if you stayed at a party too 214 00:13:52,800 --> 00:13:57,280 Speaker 2: late and the next day you sleep, Oh I'm sorry, sorry, 215 00:13:57,320 --> 00:14:00,680 Speaker 2: I missed work. I was up too late. You chose 216 00:14:00,760 --> 00:14:03,520 Speaker 2: to be. You didn't happen to be up too late. 217 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:07,480 Speaker 2: You do the crime, you do the time you get 218 00:14:07,520 --> 00:14:09,720 Speaker 2: your butt up with a headache. We've all done it, 219 00:14:10,120 --> 00:14:14,080 Speaker 2: and you get to work because it has meaning. And 220 00:14:14,120 --> 00:14:16,000 Speaker 2: I would tell you on that same subject, there's something 221 00:14:16,040 --> 00:14:21,160 Speaker 2: that bothers me. This mindset of people who don't like 222 00:14:21,240 --> 00:14:28,120 Speaker 2: to work and people who love to cancel things. I'll 223 00:14:28,160 --> 00:14:34,160 Speaker 2: give you an example. When there's a natural disaster. If 224 00:14:34,160 --> 00:14:37,280 Speaker 2: there's a football game coming up, there is a crowd 225 00:14:37,320 --> 00:14:39,680 Speaker 2: of people who demand that the game has to be canceled. 226 00:14:39,720 --> 00:14:43,520 Speaker 2: We can't play, we're all upset. No, you play, You 227 00:14:43,520 --> 00:14:50,480 Speaker 2: play the game. It's a job. People have planned their trip. 228 00:14:50,840 --> 00:14:55,880 Speaker 2: Working class people have planned their trip to this event 229 00:14:57,520 --> 00:14:59,680 Speaker 2: around this. This is their big vacation. This is their 230 00:14:59,760 --> 00:15:03,680 Speaker 2: big get away, their big diversion. You don't just say, well, 231 00:15:03,720 --> 00:15:05,920 Speaker 2: we have to show that we're all upset. You can 232 00:15:05,960 --> 00:15:12,160 Speaker 2: be upset and you play through it. This is the 233 00:15:12,280 --> 00:15:18,720 Speaker 2: mindset of people who a bad thing happens in their 234 00:15:18,760 --> 00:15:21,440 Speaker 2: life and they feel like they've got to take a 235 00:15:21,440 --> 00:15:25,040 Speaker 2: bunch of time off. Why why do you need to 236 00:15:25,080 --> 00:15:28,600 Speaker 2: do that? Is that your excuse? Because you will find 237 00:15:28,600 --> 00:15:31,320 Speaker 2: that that person finds a lot of reasons not to 238 00:15:31,320 --> 00:15:37,640 Speaker 2: show up to work. Shutting down government businesses. Joe Biden 239 00:15:37,680 --> 00:15:42,120 Speaker 2: declared that no business would be conducted on the day 240 00:15:42,120 --> 00:15:47,880 Speaker 2: of Jimmy Carter's funeral. My buddy, who's a trader, I 241 00:15:47,920 --> 00:15:50,080 Speaker 2: don't know what you call it. He was one of 242 00:15:50,080 --> 00:15:54,080 Speaker 2: the guys at the summit, not at summit at I 243 00:15:54,120 --> 00:15:55,600 Speaker 2: don't know what you call it, those guys that trade 244 00:15:55,600 --> 00:15:59,520 Speaker 2: all day, right, and futures and all that. And he 245 00:15:59,600 --> 00:16:02,400 Speaker 2: wakes up up and he said, did you know that 246 00:16:02,640 --> 00:16:05,920 Speaker 2: Joe Biden shut the market down? What I'm never said, 247 00:16:06,080 --> 00:16:17,200 Speaker 2: He's stupid? Michael, Why, Richard, You're on the Michael Barry Show. Richard, 248 00:16:17,200 --> 00:16:17,840 Speaker 2: go ahead, sir. 249 00:16:20,120 --> 00:16:22,440 Speaker 3: Do you think you think people that wives up to 250 00:16:22,760 --> 00:16:27,600 Speaker 3: these Democrats questioning of this of this guy they're trying 251 00:16:27,600 --> 00:16:29,880 Speaker 3: to get for the Secretary of Defense? I mean they 252 00:16:29,960 --> 00:16:33,640 Speaker 3: always is always going to be a sex scandal with everybody. 253 00:16:33,720 --> 00:16:35,680 Speaker 3: I think they're doing him like they did Kavanaugh. 254 00:16:36,440 --> 00:16:37,040 Speaker 2: Uh. 255 00:16:37,360 --> 00:16:39,600 Speaker 3: Do you think people people are still stupid to believe 256 00:16:39,640 --> 00:16:43,080 Speaker 3: this stuff? Or you think they wives up to the games? 257 00:16:44,720 --> 00:16:52,920 Speaker 2: Very good question. There are two answers, and let me 258 00:16:52,960 --> 00:16:56,720 Speaker 2: give them to you one by one. The first one 259 00:16:56,760 --> 00:17:07,679 Speaker 2: is are voters wising up to this? Yes? And I 260 00:17:07,760 --> 00:17:12,879 Speaker 2: go back to the moment the tape was released of 261 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:18,240 Speaker 2: Donald Trump talking to Billy Bush, the famous I grab 262 00:17:18,280 --> 00:17:25,720 Speaker 2: him by the whohu line? When that came out, that 263 00:17:25,960 --> 00:17:29,280 Speaker 2: was designed to be the moment, and Billy Bush has 264 00:17:29,320 --> 00:17:31,440 Speaker 2: come out and talked about how that was released and 265 00:17:32,359 --> 00:17:35,600 Speaker 2: what they were trying to do, and he's told, in fact, 266 00:17:35,680 --> 00:17:38,800 Speaker 2: he was talking about this a few weeks ago. The 267 00:17:38,840 --> 00:17:41,920 Speaker 2: people who work behind the scenes to try to find 268 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:47,320 Speaker 2: something to knock Trump out, and that's very similar to 269 00:17:47,359 --> 00:17:49,960 Speaker 2: what they're doing with Hegseth here and let me explain. 270 00:17:50,520 --> 00:17:54,920 Speaker 2: The first part is to get people to turn against them. Hey, 271 00:17:54,960 --> 00:17:58,320 Speaker 2: we can't be for this guy because he's a drunk 272 00:17:59,080 --> 00:18:05,080 Speaker 2: and we cheats on his wife, and he's a white 273 00:18:05,160 --> 00:18:10,640 Speaker 2: nationalist with the crazy Nazi tattoo, and he's a hitler 274 00:18:11,240 --> 00:18:15,240 Speaker 2: and he's putin and he's dangerous, and he's a drunk 275 00:18:15,440 --> 00:18:18,639 Speaker 2: and he's a horse chaser. Okay, so that's supposed to 276 00:18:18,640 --> 00:18:22,520 Speaker 2: make people go, uh. You know, I'm all for bringing 277 00:18:22,600 --> 00:18:25,199 Speaker 2: change and I wasn't for Biden. Believe me, I wasn't it. 278 00:18:25,240 --> 00:18:28,159 Speaker 2: I mean, I'm glad Comlo didn't win, but I can't 279 00:18:28,160 --> 00:18:31,040 Speaker 2: be for this guy. I mean, he's he's he's a mess, 280 00:18:31,480 --> 00:18:34,320 Speaker 2: and I can't be for him or Cavanaugh, you know. 281 00:18:34,400 --> 00:18:37,600 Speaker 2: I mean, I don't want the Democrats to win or anything, 282 00:18:37,600 --> 00:18:39,320 Speaker 2: but I don't want a guy on the Supreme Court 283 00:18:39,359 --> 00:18:43,320 Speaker 2: that you know, drinks too much. You know, how can I, 284 00:18:43,359 --> 00:18:45,200 Speaker 2: how can I? What do I? What do I tell 285 00:18:45,240 --> 00:18:48,200 Speaker 2: my teenage daughter when she asked me about this? That's 286 00:18:48,560 --> 00:18:54,440 Speaker 2: that's how that's supposed to work. Voters the public at 287 00:18:54,440 --> 00:18:57,960 Speaker 2: this point have wised up to that, and we saw 288 00:18:58,000 --> 00:19:00,439 Speaker 2: that through the course of this election. The things that 289 00:19:00,560 --> 00:19:03,120 Speaker 2: used to work the old playbook, they'll change the playbook 290 00:19:03,160 --> 00:19:05,760 Speaker 2: by the next time. But the old playbook didn't work 291 00:19:05,800 --> 00:19:10,439 Speaker 2: this time. So there's that issue number one. But issue 292 00:19:10,520 --> 00:19:14,320 Speaker 2: number two is it is meant to break the spirit 293 00:19:14,920 --> 00:19:19,399 Speaker 2: of the man himself. What's supposed to happen here is 294 00:19:19,480 --> 00:19:23,679 Speaker 2: Pete Hegseth is a good looking guy with an impressive 295 00:19:23,720 --> 00:19:28,920 Speaker 2: resume who was on Fox News, and he gets nothing 296 00:19:29,280 --> 00:19:35,080 Speaker 2: but praise anywhere he goes. He's got the world. I mean, 297 00:19:35,240 --> 00:19:38,640 Speaker 2: he's got the whole world in his hand. He's got 298 00:19:38,680 --> 00:19:41,719 Speaker 2: everything he could want. And everybody that comes in contact 299 00:19:41,760 --> 00:19:44,920 Speaker 2: with him. Pete, we love you on Fox Pete. You're 300 00:19:44,960 --> 00:19:48,360 Speaker 2: doing great. Pete. You should run for president. Pete. You're 301 00:19:48,400 --> 00:19:51,679 Speaker 2: the best, Hey, Pete, And you get used to that, 302 00:19:52,200 --> 00:19:56,400 Speaker 2: You get used to the person people make you out 303 00:19:56,480 --> 00:19:59,479 Speaker 2: to be. Nobody is as bad as it will make 304 00:19:59,520 --> 00:20:01,440 Speaker 2: you out to be. And nobody's as great as they'll 305 00:20:01,440 --> 00:20:03,520 Speaker 2: make you out to be. But you start buying your 306 00:20:03,520 --> 00:20:06,639 Speaker 2: own bs and you get accustomed to it, and you 307 00:20:06,720 --> 00:20:09,280 Speaker 2: wake up in the morning and you can't wait to 308 00:20:09,320 --> 00:20:12,160 Speaker 2: go out in public, can't wait to read your emails, 309 00:20:12,760 --> 00:20:14,960 Speaker 2: can't wait to see what people are saying about you, 310 00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:19,360 Speaker 2: because it's all good. Because you're Pete hag Seth, superstar 311 00:20:19,520 --> 00:20:24,320 Speaker 2: on fox Man. They love you. And what that's designed 312 00:20:24,359 --> 00:20:32,439 Speaker 2: to do is shatter your self image and embarrass you. 313 00:20:33,920 --> 00:20:36,960 Speaker 2: And the idea is they can't get the votes. They 314 00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:38,719 Speaker 2: simply cannot get the vote to be him, and they 315 00:20:38,760 --> 00:20:42,800 Speaker 2: know that. But it is designed to make you withdraw, 316 00:20:44,320 --> 00:20:50,640 Speaker 2: and many, many, many weak people will. The reason Bill 317 00:20:50,640 --> 00:20:54,880 Speaker 2: Clinton was elected in nineteen ninety two is when all 318 00:20:55,000 --> 00:21:00,720 Speaker 2: his horror mongeringe was laid bare. He refused to walk away. 319 00:21:02,400 --> 00:21:09,080 Speaker 2: Knew Giingrich walked away, Gary Hart walked away. Most folks, 320 00:21:09,640 --> 00:21:13,120 Speaker 2: when confronted, we'll run and hide and hope you won't 321 00:21:13,119 --> 00:21:15,000 Speaker 2: think about them again, and then they'll find a lobbying 322 00:21:15,119 --> 00:21:18,879 Speaker 2: job and they'll ride out their final days. There's certain 323 00:21:19,000 --> 00:21:26,240 Speaker 2: people that have an indomitable spirit, and Pete hagg saith 324 00:21:26,240 --> 00:21:28,960 Speaker 2: throughout the course of his life is that kind of guy, 325 00:21:29,480 --> 00:21:34,040 Speaker 2: and Donald Trump that kind of guy. These are guys 326 00:21:34,240 --> 00:21:39,720 Speaker 2: who live life at a speed that most people cannot comprehend. 327 00:21:40,560 --> 00:21:43,879 Speaker 2: These are people who are in the purest sense of 328 00:21:43,920 --> 00:21:46,800 Speaker 2: the word. And this is one of the highest compliments 329 00:21:46,800 --> 00:21:49,879 Speaker 2: I ever give anybody. In very few people qualify for this. 330 00:21:50,800 --> 00:21:58,040 Speaker 2: They are fearless, fearless in the way that if you've 331 00:21:58,080 --> 00:22:01,880 Speaker 2: ever raised a teenage boy, you know that they're fearless. 332 00:22:02,280 --> 00:22:05,080 Speaker 2: And you're spending a lot of your time saying, Eli, 333 00:22:05,200 --> 00:22:07,960 Speaker 2: get get down from there. If you fall, you're gonna 334 00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:13,040 Speaker 2: break your neck. Eli, I saw you driving ninety miles 335 00:22:13,040 --> 00:22:15,560 Speaker 2: an hour down the road. Do you realize if just 336 00:22:15,640 --> 00:22:19,280 Speaker 2: one thing goes wrong, you're gonna kill yourself? Oh it's fine, 337 00:22:19,320 --> 00:22:22,400 Speaker 2: I got it. Eli. I saw you on that motorcycle, 338 00:22:22,760 --> 00:22:25,919 Speaker 2: and I saw you jumping that hill. Do you realize 339 00:22:25,960 --> 00:22:28,199 Speaker 2: if you didn't land out, you're not evil canevil, But 340 00:22:28,240 --> 00:22:30,000 Speaker 2: you're gonna bust yourself up and we're gonna be at 341 00:22:30,040 --> 00:22:32,600 Speaker 2: the hospital and you'll never walk the same again. Oh, 342 00:22:32,640 --> 00:22:37,400 Speaker 2: I got it. They're fearless. They're fearless because they're stupid, 343 00:22:37,960 --> 00:22:41,000 Speaker 2: and they're fearless because they have no experience, they have 344 00:22:41,000 --> 00:22:44,840 Speaker 2: no knowledge when you get to be my age. My 345 00:22:44,960 --> 00:22:49,520 Speaker 2: kids laugh because I'll say, hey, you know, don't do 346 00:22:49,640 --> 00:22:52,360 Speaker 2: this because I had a friend who died that way. 347 00:22:52,440 --> 00:22:54,919 Speaker 2: And my boy's loudy dad, Dad, Well, let me guess 348 00:22:55,240 --> 00:23:00,600 Speaker 2: you had a friend who died that way. Yeah, a friend. 349 00:23:00,680 --> 00:23:03,320 Speaker 2: Anything that comes up and it's true, it happens to 350 00:23:03,359 --> 00:23:07,720 Speaker 2: be true. Well, once you watch somebody die doing a 351 00:23:07,720 --> 00:23:11,640 Speaker 2: certain thing, then for the rest of your life it's 352 00:23:11,640 --> 00:23:14,879 Speaker 2: in the back of your mind. Hey, it doesn't always 353 00:23:14,920 --> 00:23:22,080 Speaker 2: work out. It can end badly to be fearless beyond 354 00:23:22,160 --> 00:23:28,040 Speaker 2: your teenage years as a man, not a boy, despite 355 00:23:28,359 --> 00:23:37,760 Speaker 2: the risks people said to me. When Mac after his surgery, 356 00:23:37,840 --> 00:23:39,879 Speaker 2: he said, if you if you think it would be 357 00:23:39,880 --> 00:23:41,880 Speaker 2: worth doing, I'd like to. I had said to him, 358 00:23:41,880 --> 00:23:44,399 Speaker 2: I would like to have folks come out to Gallery 359 00:23:44,440 --> 00:23:47,679 Speaker 2: Furniture because people want to see you. People want to 360 00:23:47,680 --> 00:23:49,359 Speaker 2: be here for you. You've been here for this town. 361 00:23:49,440 --> 00:23:54,120 Speaker 2: People want to be here for you. And uh, I'd 362 00:23:54,160 --> 00:23:56,680 Speaker 2: like to. I'd like to rally folks. Won't you tell 363 00:23:56,720 --> 00:23:59,080 Speaker 2: me whenever you think you can handle it, and we'll 364 00:23:59,080 --> 00:24:01,280 Speaker 2: do it. And he said, I can do it. Whatever 365 00:24:01,280 --> 00:24:03,240 Speaker 2: it was. This was Tuesday, so I can do it 366 00:24:03,240 --> 00:24:08,360 Speaker 2: on Thursday, I said, are you sure? Yep, it would 367 00:24:08,400 --> 00:24:12,280 Speaker 2: make me feel better. Well, then I come home and 368 00:24:12,320 --> 00:24:14,679 Speaker 2: I said, hey, on Thursday, my wife said, what are 369 00:24:14,680 --> 00:24:17,240 Speaker 2: you doing? He can't be exposed. There's gonna be people 370 00:24:17,280 --> 00:24:18,880 Speaker 2: that have a cold and they have this, and they 371 00:24:18,880 --> 00:24:20,760 Speaker 2: have this. Are you sure that's it's gonna be your 372 00:24:21,000 --> 00:24:22,680 Speaker 2: man's gonna die. It's gonna be your fault. You're gonna 373 00:24:22,680 --> 00:24:24,880 Speaker 2: feel horrible. And then I can't back out of it now, 374 00:24:25,440 --> 00:24:28,160 Speaker 2: so I text him again, Hey, make you sure? Yeah? Positive? 375 00:24:29,200 --> 00:24:32,439 Speaker 2: So I couldn't be there, and there was mac and 376 00:24:32,520 --> 00:24:35,680 Speaker 2: I got emails from women and they don't mean ill. 377 00:24:35,720 --> 00:24:38,320 Speaker 2: They actually mean well, he don't need to be out there. 378 00:24:38,480 --> 00:24:40,919 Speaker 2: He needs to be home recovering. He could die. You 379 00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:44,240 Speaker 2: don't understand people who live. I said, that's like telling 380 00:24:44,280 --> 00:24:47,160 Speaker 2: Donald Trump he can't have rallies because he might get 381 00:24:47,200 --> 00:24:48,840 Speaker 2: us out. That's not how he lives. 382 00:24:48,840 --> 00:24:50,920 Speaker 1: The program reels and cards in and gift. 383 00:24:50,680 --> 00:24:54,760 Speaker 3: Sets like Surf The Michael Verry Show he sold separately. 384 00:24:58,040 --> 00:25:01,560 Speaker 2: Wayne Wright. Those miniature balls are fa task it. I 385 00:25:01,680 --> 00:25:03,520 Speaker 2: use them in the airplane because they fit in the 386 00:25:03,560 --> 00:25:07,399 Speaker 2: cabinet space. But I also have the small cans of soda, 387 00:25:07,440 --> 00:25:09,600 Speaker 2: and the small cans of bloody Mary mix and the tiny, 388 00:25:09,840 --> 00:25:14,520 Speaker 2: tiny bottles of tabasco. The small cans are awesome because 389 00:25:14,520 --> 00:25:17,040 Speaker 2: it's basically one can per shot of liquor, so there's 390 00:25:17,119 --> 00:25:20,800 Speaker 2: very little waste. I use small cans at home as well. 391 00:25:21,600 --> 00:25:24,120 Speaker 2: The purchase price is a tad higher, but so worth 392 00:25:24,160 --> 00:25:27,000 Speaker 2: the convenience. And isn't that what it's all about? By 393 00:25:27,040 --> 00:25:32,119 Speaker 2: the way, stories with no point are great. Sometimes, Jenny 394 00:25:32,160 --> 00:25:39,640 Speaker 2: Taylor writes primary threats, We're gonna primary you easier said 395 00:25:39,680 --> 00:25:43,840 Speaker 2: than done. Name idea is everything in politics. Thus the 396 00:25:43,880 --> 00:25:47,600 Speaker 2: incumbent has a huge advantage. It's difficult to beat an incumbent. 397 00:25:48,880 --> 00:25:56,720 Speaker 2: Congratulations to the newcomers. You are now the incumbent. I 398 00:25:56,800 --> 00:25:58,879 Speaker 2: have said this before, and I will say it again 399 00:25:59,359 --> 00:26:06,159 Speaker 2: because it repeating. The three men most influential in my 400 00:26:06,240 --> 00:26:10,080 Speaker 2: life as a young man that I read about, studied, 401 00:26:10,480 --> 00:26:18,920 Speaker 2: admired for, Robert E. Lee, Davy Crockett, and Jesus Christ. 402 00:26:18,960 --> 00:26:27,320 Speaker 2: All three of them suffered on principle, all three of 403 00:26:27,359 --> 00:26:33,480 Speaker 2: them took a loss. Christians have told me Christ didn't lose. 404 00:26:35,840 --> 00:26:40,280 Speaker 2: If he didn't lose, there wouldn't need to be a resurrection, 405 00:26:43,440 --> 00:26:49,920 Speaker 2: right He gave his life for you to pay for 406 00:26:50,320 --> 00:26:56,919 Speaker 2: your sins, because the wages of sin are death. So 407 00:26:58,520 --> 00:27:02,800 Speaker 2: he did lose, and he rose again, but he had 408 00:27:02,840 --> 00:27:07,560 Speaker 2: to lose to rise again. If you'd think he was 409 00:27:07,640 --> 00:27:13,000 Speaker 2: on the cross because it would be fun, that was 410 00:27:13,040 --> 00:27:18,959 Speaker 2: his seventy five hard then you don't understand to argue 411 00:27:18,960 --> 00:27:25,080 Speaker 2: with me over whether he suffered for principle, nobody suffered 412 00:27:25,160 --> 00:27:33,159 Speaker 2: more for principle, pure principle avoidable suffering. But be that 413 00:27:33,160 --> 00:27:37,640 Speaker 2: as it may. I don't care if we beat the incumbents. 414 00:27:38,440 --> 00:27:40,960 Speaker 2: That's what's important. That's the difference between me and a 415 00:27:40,960 --> 00:27:43,840 Speaker 2: lot of other people. I don't care if we lose 416 00:27:43,880 --> 00:27:48,240 Speaker 2: the election, every single one of them. When I say 417 00:27:48,240 --> 00:27:51,120 Speaker 2: I don't care, what I mean is that's not what 418 00:27:51,200 --> 00:27:56,680 Speaker 2: drives me. Do the right thing, leave it on the field, 419 00:27:57,520 --> 00:28:02,679 Speaker 2: and walk off knowing you did the right thing for 420 00:28:02,720 --> 00:28:06,960 Speaker 2: the right reason and gave everything you had to it 421 00:28:07,000 --> 00:28:12,960 Speaker 2: and held nothing back. The problem is people sell you 422 00:28:13,000 --> 00:28:16,680 Speaker 2: on things based on what would sell them on things. 423 00:28:18,800 --> 00:28:23,679 Speaker 2: When people say to me, this candidate can't win. This 424 00:28:23,800 --> 00:28:26,959 Speaker 2: candidate's going to win over your candidate, I say, okay, 425 00:28:27,640 --> 00:28:32,880 Speaker 2: so you shouldn't support your candidate. That's not the basis. Now, 426 00:28:32,920 --> 00:28:36,760 Speaker 2: I'm going to tell you, as a result, because I've 427 00:28:36,760 --> 00:28:39,720 Speaker 2: been through this game before, as a result of what 428 00:28:39,840 --> 00:28:44,760 Speaker 2: happened yesterday, there will be some people who have one 429 00:28:44,800 --> 00:28:47,840 Speaker 2: too many beers. I say one too many have as 430 00:28:47,880 --> 00:28:50,520 Speaker 2: mean as they won't who have more beers than usual, 431 00:28:51,760 --> 00:28:53,840 Speaker 2: and they're not as my grandmother will say, they're not. 432 00:28:54,160 --> 00:28:57,600 Speaker 2: He not at his self. So you'll find somebody who's 433 00:28:57,640 --> 00:29:02,960 Speaker 2: not at himself, at his self his self, and he's aggravated, 434 00:29:03,520 --> 00:29:06,120 Speaker 2: and he'll say, I'm gonna run against so and so, 435 00:29:08,160 --> 00:29:10,480 Speaker 2: and he's never going to raise a dollar, he's never 436 00:29:10,480 --> 00:29:12,120 Speaker 2: going to do what it would take to win the election, 437 00:29:12,280 --> 00:29:15,440 Speaker 2: but he might. You know, I'm going to do this. No, 438 00:29:15,640 --> 00:29:18,400 Speaker 2: I'm not going to spend any time or energy helping 439 00:29:18,440 --> 00:29:23,840 Speaker 2: that guy. I'm great, I hope you win, but I 440 00:29:24,240 --> 00:29:28,920 Speaker 2: only have so much capital that I can spend on 441 00:29:28,960 --> 00:29:36,160 Speaker 2: an election, so I'm not going to I'm not going 442 00:29:36,240 --> 00:29:39,800 Speaker 2: to spend it in places where I can already tell 443 00:29:39,840 --> 00:29:43,120 Speaker 2: you're not going to win, because there's no principle to 444 00:29:43,600 --> 00:29:47,440 Speaker 2: you know, getting eight percent of the vote. If you 445 00:29:47,480 --> 00:29:50,040 Speaker 2: want to do what it's going to take to win. Sure. 446 00:29:51,040 --> 00:29:54,160 Speaker 2: Christian Collins ran for Congress. I did not support him, 447 00:29:54,160 --> 00:29:55,360 Speaker 2: but he would be a good candidate. He'd be a 448 00:29:55,400 --> 00:30:01,600 Speaker 2: good officeholder. Young guy, very involved in the Conservative and 449 00:30:02,000 --> 00:30:05,520 Speaker 2: he posted last night, I'm so disappointed Cecil Bell, my 450 00:30:05,640 --> 00:30:12,040 Speaker 2: state Rep. Cecibel Magnolia sold us out. And I said, 451 00:30:12,080 --> 00:30:16,760 Speaker 2: which I never do, Christian, run for the office, and 452 00:30:16,840 --> 00:30:20,040 Speaker 2: I'll support you because I don't know who else is 453 00:30:20,080 --> 00:30:23,280 Speaker 2: in the rais. There may be somebody that comes along later. 454 00:30:24,640 --> 00:30:26,760 Speaker 2: But what we have to do, and this is what 455 00:30:26,800 --> 00:30:31,480 Speaker 2: the establishment does, is we have to identify candidates who 456 00:30:31,560 --> 00:30:37,880 Speaker 2: can win and should win and share our values. Because 457 00:30:37,880 --> 00:30:41,760 Speaker 2: you've got to start now. You got to have somebody 458 00:30:42,600 --> 00:30:47,080 Speaker 2: ready to run right now in the primary a year 459 00:30:47,120 --> 00:30:53,480 Speaker 2: from this march. Who is hounding the rep that just 460 00:30:53,520 --> 00:30:58,040 Speaker 2: sold us out in Austin every vote they cast, every 461 00:30:58,080 --> 00:31:01,600 Speaker 2: bad vote they cast, this person's reporting it back to 462 00:31:01,640 --> 00:31:05,040 Speaker 2: the district. He just sold us out on election reform. 463 00:31:05,120 --> 00:31:08,560 Speaker 2: He just sided with the Democrats. And that person spends 464 00:31:08,560 --> 00:31:13,560 Speaker 2: a year, and that person is committed and organized and 465 00:31:13,600 --> 00:31:18,440 Speaker 2: well liked. Look, if you got seven dwis, just know 466 00:31:18,600 --> 00:31:22,000 Speaker 2: that's gonna come out. If you got indecency with the 467 00:31:22,000 --> 00:31:25,680 Speaker 2: fourteen year old, that's gonna come out. If you fire, 468 00:31:25,800 --> 00:31:29,320 Speaker 2: if you filed multiple bankruptcies, that's gonna come out. There 469 00:31:29,360 --> 00:31:31,400 Speaker 2: are things voters will forgive you for, and there are 470 00:31:31,480 --> 00:31:35,560 Speaker 2: things they want. Don't run for office because four people 471 00:31:35,640 --> 00:31:39,360 Speaker 2: online told you you should you should run. I like 472 00:31:39,480 --> 00:31:43,920 Speaker 2: you because you already know what's gonna come out. And 473 00:31:43,960 --> 00:31:47,120 Speaker 2: when you go after an incumbent, they're gonna have the 474 00:31:47,200 --> 00:31:51,680 Speaker 2: money to do the research on you, and they're gonna 475 00:31:51,720 --> 00:31:57,280 Speaker 2: find out everything about you. Now, I say to people 476 00:31:57,320 --> 00:32:00,480 Speaker 2: all the time, you are the only one who knows 477 00:32:00,480 --> 00:32:04,320 Speaker 2: everything you've ever done. Nobody else does. You are the 478 00:32:04,360 --> 00:32:09,520 Speaker 2: only one if you're comfortable defending those things. I wish 479 00:32:09,560 --> 00:32:11,280 Speaker 2: more people would run. A lot of people don't run 480 00:32:11,320 --> 00:32:14,240 Speaker 2: because they got that crazy ex wife or crazy ex 481 00:32:14,280 --> 00:32:16,480 Speaker 2: husband out there that'll go off and say bad things 482 00:32:16,480 --> 00:32:24,920 Speaker 2: about them, and they would be a good officer. So anyway, 483 00:32:25,600 --> 00:32:27,360 Speaker 2: you gotta email me and said you're not mad enough 484 00:32:27,400 --> 00:32:32,000 Speaker 2: about the speakers raison. No, I'm mad, but I'm not 485 00:32:32,040 --> 00:32:34,480 Speaker 2: the kind of mad that I'm gonna forget tomorrow. This 486 00:32:34,600 --> 00:32:39,600 Speaker 2: is this is my state. We are going. Efforts that 487 00:32:39,640 --> 00:32:44,000 Speaker 2: were made by good, honest, decent, honorable people out there 488 00:32:43,720 --> 00:32:48,400 Speaker 2: were were squandered by people who call themselves Republicans, campaign 489 00:32:48,480 --> 00:32:51,760 Speaker 2: on one thing and do the other. And for that 490 00:32:51,800 --> 00:32:53,320 Speaker 2: there has to be a reckoning. And they will. It 491 00:32:53,360 --> 00:32:55,880 Speaker 2: will take a full year to get there, but there 492 00:32:55,920 --> 00:32:59,960 Speaker 2: will there will be. I assure you that's slow and steady.