1 00:00:01,280 --> 00:00:04,880 Speaker 1: A group of Vietnam War and Korean War veterans from 2 00:00:04,960 --> 00:00:08,560 Speaker 1: Badger Honor Flight were surprised this weekend when former President 3 00:00:08,600 --> 00:00:11,479 Speaker 1: Barack Obama showed up to greet their flight at Reagan 4 00:00:11,600 --> 00:00:16,200 Speaker 1: National Airport in DC. Obama boarded a plane and addressed 5 00:00:16,239 --> 00:00:19,600 Speaker 1: the veterans and shook each person's hand as he presented 6 00:00:19,640 --> 00:00:23,880 Speaker 1: them each with a Presidential Challenge coin. On his Facebook page, 7 00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:27,200 Speaker 1: Obama posted a touching video of his interaction with the 8 00:00:27,280 --> 00:00:31,720 Speaker 1: veterans as the crowd cheered them on, and he wrote quote, 9 00:00:31,760 --> 00:00:34,559 Speaker 1: ahead of Veterans Day, I was honored to welcome a 10 00:00:34,560 --> 00:00:38,199 Speaker 1: flight of veterans and their families as they arrived in 11 00:00:38,280 --> 00:00:41,800 Speaker 1: DCE to all those who bravely served our country. Thank 12 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:46,360 Speaker 1: you to you and your family for your extraordinary service. 13 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:48,879 Speaker 1: The sacrifices that all of you have made to protect 14 00:00:48,920 --> 00:00:52,959 Speaker 1: our country will be honored today and every day. Our 15 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:56,320 Speaker 1: former president, of course, is a class act. And Ken 16 00:00:56,480 --> 00:00:59,280 Speaker 1: we just say this too. He's missed. We miss you, 17 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:01,520 Speaker 1: President Obi. It looks presidential. 18 00:01:01,720 --> 00:01:15,160 Speaker 2: Yes, that's the understatement of the but I kept rewinding it. 19 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:19,919 Speaker 1: Reminiscing yeah, yeah, no hate, no tantrums, no goodness. 20 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:25,199 Speaker 3: I'm just it's just amazed what we're dealing with right now. Like, okay, 21 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:28,240 Speaker 3: because of the government shutdown, right, we had all of 22 00:01:28,280 --> 00:01:31,759 Speaker 3: these air traffic controllers who haven't been getting paid, right, 23 00:01:31,959 --> 00:01:35,760 Speaker 3: So some of them have called in because it's just crazy. 24 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:42,000 Speaker 3: Donald Trump yesterday says he will remember those who called 25 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:50,320 Speaker 3: in because he didn't like it, and I will remember that. Well, bro, 26 00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 3: how many days do you go to work without getting paid? 27 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:57,760 Speaker 3: And then all you had to do was not have 28 00:01:57,840 --> 00:02:02,520 Speaker 3: this shutdown and everybody would get it paid. And it's amazing, man, 29 00:02:02,560 --> 00:02:05,160 Speaker 3: how you can ask of people to do stuff you 30 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:06,680 Speaker 3: won't do right? 31 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:07,559 Speaker 2: Right? 32 00:02:09,080 --> 00:02:11,360 Speaker 3: How do you ask anybody to keep coming away? And 33 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:14,440 Speaker 3: they're a high stressed job at traffic control? They're not 34 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:17,320 Speaker 3: in there, ain't no, you can't pay attention. I'm sitting 35 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:20,440 Speaker 3: back drinking coffee. No, no, no, you it's an on 36 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:27,560 Speaker 3: point position the entire time you're there. Right, Mistakes cost lives. 37 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:29,760 Speaker 1: And they're not replaceable. 38 00:02:29,800 --> 00:02:32,160 Speaker 2: You can't just go get somebody else. Just come on any. 39 00:02:33,919 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, this is this is not a job where somebody 40 00:02:36,200 --> 00:02:39,000 Speaker 3: can sit at your desk and they ain't asking phones 41 00:02:40,919 --> 00:02:43,519 Speaker 3: when they pick up that headset. Somebody talking about land 42 00:02:43,520 --> 00:02:46,960 Speaker 3: did and take it off, somebody got problem and so 43 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:52,919 Speaker 3: these people, Man, I just don't understand why how you 44 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:56,400 Speaker 3: talk to them that way? Man, No understanding. But like 45 00:02:56,440 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 3: I said, if you've never come from nothing, you can't 46 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:03,680 Speaker 3: lead or govern people who have because you have no 47 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:06,120 Speaker 3: idea what they're going through. You have no idea of 48 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:08,280 Speaker 3: what it is. You don't care about gas prices and 49 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:09,359 Speaker 3: how much eggs costs. 50 00:03:09,760 --> 00:03:11,320 Speaker 2: You don't know what it's like to be without a 51 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 2: paycheck for pre in two. 52 00:03:12,639 --> 00:03:18,080 Speaker 1: Days, without your Snap benefits. Yeah, you're listening, Steve Hardy 53 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:19,400 Speaker 1: Morning Show