WEBVTT - Socialism vs. Freedom.  Congressman Kevin McCarthy Talks to Armstrong & Getty

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<v Speaker 1>Well, please welcome back to the Armstrong and Getty Show.

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<v Speaker 1>Perhaps the second most famous export from beautiful Bakersfield, California,

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<v Speaker 1>after Buck Owens, has been Kevin McCarthy, the House Minority Leader. Kevin,

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<v Speaker 1>how are you, sir? I'm good, I would say. Third.

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<v Speaker 1>We also had excellent point I apologize, and we had

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<v Speaker 1>we had Chief Justice Earl Warren, we had Frank Gifford.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, we've had quite a few people. Well, anyway,

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<v Speaker 1>we're glad you're here. Keep falling down. Huh. Most people

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<v Speaker 1>don't try to drive themselves down the list. Um. So

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<v Speaker 1>I live in an area where if it gets too windy,

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<v Speaker 1>they turned my power off, and if it's not windy enough,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't have any power. And then if it gets

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<v Speaker 1>too hot, I don't have any power. Is there anything

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<v Speaker 1>that can be done about that? Yeah? Move out of California.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh jeez, are you supposed to say that as a

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<v Speaker 1>guy from California. No, but thanks for one moment. Okay.

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<v Speaker 1>We we live in California because we knew what California

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<v Speaker 1>was and could be. But based upon who runs California,

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<v Speaker 1>we now pay higher in electrical electrical bills than anybody

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<v Speaker 1>else in the nation. And now you get rolling blackouts

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<v Speaker 1>for paying that higher fee because they cannot maintain it

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<v Speaker 1>all the way through because the wind goes down and

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<v Speaker 1>the sun stops shining. Because they make that mandate, they

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<v Speaker 1>also allow mobs to control what we're doing. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>think about it. You've got Kamala Harris on the ticket.

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<v Speaker 1>She wants to make San Francisco like America. So what

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<v Speaker 1>does San Francisco, San Francisco skyhight Texas. San Francisco is

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<v Speaker 1>a sanctuary city. You know it as well as I do.

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<v Speaker 1>San Francisco has sidewalks nobody wants to walk down. And

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<v Speaker 1>now we're watching Portland's, Chicago, New York. These are places

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<v Speaker 1>happening wherever else. But if you want to pick a

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<v Speaker 1>shiny place in California, you could go to Bakersfield, you

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<v Speaker 1>could go to San Diego. And what's the common nominator.

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<v Speaker 1>They've got Republican mayors, so they don't have the homeless

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<v Speaker 1>problem that we do that's destroying l A, San Francisco

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<v Speaker 1>and others. But it's the mandate that's coming out of

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<v Speaker 1>Accramento that we all see in fear, and now that's

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<v Speaker 1>being pushed nationwide. Well, what makes me crazy. We we

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<v Speaker 1>call California cal Unicornia where realism goes to die. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>I have no problem with environmentally sound electrical generation, but

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<v Speaker 1>you have to be a realist about it and say

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<v Speaker 1>we need capacity to provide power for when it's not

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<v Speaker 1>sunny or the wind isn't blowing or something like that.

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<v Speaker 1>Otherwise we come off looking like Heaiti. And it's it's

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<v Speaker 1>crazy to me that that that's common sense. Look at

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<v Speaker 1>I in my district were number one and win number

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<v Speaker 1>one and solar, but we're also number two in the

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<v Speaker 1>entire nation when it comes to oil production. You need

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<v Speaker 1>all of that, you need all the above. I have

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<v Speaker 1>nuclear just outside, we have geo thermal. You just tied

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<v Speaker 1>to one or two, you're going to have this problem.

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<v Speaker 1>The other thing, I am probably one of the biggest

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<v Speaker 1>people who care about the environment to anybody else. We

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<v Speaker 1>have some of the most beautiful scenery in California ever

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<v Speaker 1>hyped to Mount Whitney, the highest point in the lower

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<v Speaker 1>forty eight. But you know what we could do. We

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<v Speaker 1>could go out and plant a trillion trees. Trees are

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<v Speaker 1>the lungs of the earth, right They take in carbon

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<v Speaker 1>dioxide and they release auctions they hold the carbon, and

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<v Speaker 1>it would take away if we planted a trillion trees

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<v Speaker 1>on this earth, two thirds of all the carbon created

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<v Speaker 1>by man since the Industrial Revolution till today. You know what,

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<v Speaker 1>and this, I hate the plastic in the ocean, but

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<v Speaker 1>do you realize all the plastic in the ocean that

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<v Speaker 1>comes from rivers only comes from tin rivers in the world,

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<v Speaker 1>and none of them are in America. We just focused

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<v Speaker 1>on clear Yeah, what if we just focused on cleaning

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<v Speaker 1>up those we would do more than anything else. And

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<v Speaker 1>this is the thing that gets me. We can have

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<v Speaker 1>common sense environmental rules that keep an economy moving. Because

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<v Speaker 1>I listened to all the Paris Accord and all that.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you know the country that has lowered their c

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<v Speaker 1>O two is America more than all those others combined.

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<v Speaker 1>And we've done it by growing our economy at the

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<v Speaker 1>same time. And then they let China expand and we

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<v Speaker 1>are one world. They are polluting the world. We're talking

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<v Speaker 1>with Congressman Kevin McCarthy. He's the House Minority leader and

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<v Speaker 1>the fifth most famous person ever come out of Bakersfield. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>so not the other problem you got with California, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>And this is another thing that could move across the country,

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<v Speaker 1>which is why is you know, people are gonna start

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<v Speaker 1>coming on business trips to l A, San Francisco, wherever

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<v Speaker 1>Land find out they can't get an Uber and have

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<v Speaker 1>to get back into the old yellow cab and think,

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<v Speaker 1>what what did I leave the country? I can't use

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<v Speaker 1>Uber anymore? Explain that whole situation. Well, it's a it's

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<v Speaker 1>another brilliant move by the majority Democrats in California. Remember

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<v Speaker 1>that's where all their crazy ideas started. And remember Biden

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<v Speaker 1>has put a California on that ticket that comes from

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<v Speaker 1>San Francisco by B five And that's going to be

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<v Speaker 1>terrible for business people coming. But you know who, it's

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<v Speaker 1>worse for those Californians that that's their job, that they

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<v Speaker 1>no longer have a job. It is the new gig

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<v Speaker 1>economy that allows somebody who can determine when they want

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<v Speaker 1>to work. Maybe their refrigerator breaks so they go drive

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<v Speaker 1>for Uber to pay for a new refrigerator, or maybe

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<v Speaker 1>they have a little time off and they want to

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<v Speaker 1>make some money to take their kids to Disneyland. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>you know what, the Democrats don't believe you should have

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<v Speaker 1>that option. They don't believe you should have greater choice

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<v Speaker 1>in your life and decisions on your own. They think

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<v Speaker 1>you should focus more on defunding the police, defunding the border,

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<v Speaker 1>dismantling this country, and letting a mob rule and tear

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<v Speaker 1>down any statue they think is appropriate. For folks not

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<v Speaker 1>familiar with it, just really quickly. AB five is a

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<v Speaker 1>law passed in California that essentially illegalized gig work. You

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<v Speaker 1>have to be a full employee with benefits and payroll,

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<v Speaker 1>tax and everything. Even if you just want to drive

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<v Speaker 1>three hours a week for Uber or left what do

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<v Speaker 1>you want to deliver some food? We're in the middle

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<v Speaker 1>of COVID in any in any You know you're thinking

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<v Speaker 1>of the future, right, So what you do you probe

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<v Speaker 1>the traditions of the past to a changing future we have.

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<v Speaker 1>California is the leader when it comes to tech jobs,

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<v Speaker 1>gig jobs, and others. And here Democrats control of the state.

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<v Speaker 1>And what are they doing. They're crushing them. That's why

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<v Speaker 1>you watched job after job after job leave California. Not

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<v Speaker 1>because they don't love the state. The policies that have

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<v Speaker 1>made this state great have changed under the Democrats, and

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<v Speaker 1>they're moving it away. And now they want to push

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<v Speaker 1>that nationally. Yeah, and that's why we're trying to warn

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<v Speaker 1>the rest of the country. A lot of these policies

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<v Speaker 1>sound good, but they're just not realistic, and they end

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<v Speaker 1>up punishing the workers. That that guy, that gal who

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<v Speaker 1>was driving eight ten hours a week whatever for uber

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<v Speaker 1>or lift enjoying the extra money. Now they get nothing.

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<v Speaker 1>And who thought that that person who's getting a little

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<v Speaker 1>side money, a little side hustle was interested in becoming

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<v Speaker 1>a full time employee or whatever. That's not what they wanted.

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<v Speaker 1>And now they'll get enough flexible. Yeah, it's more flexible

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<v Speaker 1>for them for their children. This is the problem. This

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<v Speaker 1>is the philosophy that we're going to and it's I

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<v Speaker 1>don't believe. It's no longer republican versus democrat. This is

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<v Speaker 1>about socialism versus freedom. They think they know what's better

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<v Speaker 1>for you. They think they're going to make the decision.

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<v Speaker 1>They're going to tell you how much bread you should have.

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<v Speaker 1>They're gonna tell you when you can have electricity. They're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna tell you what type of job you could have,

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<v Speaker 1>instead of you determine your own future. Maybe you want

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<v Speaker 1>to work three different jobs. Maybe you want to be

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<v Speaker 1>there for your children at certain times. So you're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>work at night, it's your choice. Are you are your

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<v Speaker 1>kids in school? I don't remember what the ages your

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<v Speaker 1>kids are at this point. They were young when I

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<v Speaker 1>first started coming to your Now in my daughters with us.

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<v Speaker 1>My son's out. He's got a startup, trying to make

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<v Speaker 1>it in the world. Good for him. Kevin McCarthy is

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<v Speaker 1>the House Minority leader who represents California's twenty three district,

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<v Speaker 1>trying to bring a little realism to the capital, both

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<v Speaker 1>of California and the United States. Kevin's always a great

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<v Speaker 1>when we get a chance to talk. Keep fighting a

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<v Speaker 1>good fight, huh. I appreciate it. You guys are fantastic.

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<v Speaker 1>It's always good to get back on it. Next time.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not mentioned it more people from bake So I

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<v Speaker 1>need to be down to hunt. Thank you, Kevin McCarthy.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks Kevin. So the state, Yeah, Sean pointed this out

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<v Speaker 1>the state where Uber was invented. You might not have

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<v Speaker 1>uber right the state where you mentioned this where Elon

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<v Speaker 1>Musk and Steve Jobs and some of the most brilliant

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<v Speaker 1>technological minds in the history of the planet lived and

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<v Speaker 1>did their thing. You can't have electricity if this when

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<v Speaker 1>the sun goes down, right, it's all pretty crazy. What's

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<v Speaker 1>getting in the way of all those things? Stupid government. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it was not terribly long ago that cal Unicornia was

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<v Speaker 1>the envy not of not just of the United States,

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<v Speaker 1>but of the world. It was so well run and

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<v Speaker 1>it was so innovative, and there was so much freedom.

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<v Speaker 1>To those of you who are old enough to remember,

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<v Speaker 1>you know that the whole Beach Boys thing and and

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<v Speaker 1>you know whatever in California's image um with you know,

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<v Speaker 1>extremely low cost, great colleges and the rest of it. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>the whole thing was come to California. It's try stuff,

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<v Speaker 1>do stuff, we love innovation and the rest of it.

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<v Speaker 1>That drew a lot of people there in the whole

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<v Speaker 1>sil Silicon Valley thing when it fired up in the eighties.

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<v Speaker 1>That was a fruit of that. Now, in case you're

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<v Speaker 1>not familiar with it, the a lot of the unions

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<v Speaker 1>have a stranglehold on the Capitol and it's all about

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<v Speaker 1>stomping out innovation. Now you're surfing down the sidewalk on

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<v Speaker 1>human pooh fail, your soul being crushed, Tucker. Wow, that

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<v Speaker 1>there's that much you can serve on it. I'll be damned.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh So anyway, it's things change, places changed bas based

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<v Speaker 1>on the quality of the governance. And to quote Archie Bunker,

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<v Speaker 1>another old timey reference, California is going straight into the dumper.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's go surfing now on human pooh, that's not let's

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<v Speaker 1>unfortunately the surf is up. The tent cities are exploding. Anyway,

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<v Speaker 1>Oh my gosh. Well, I'll tell you what. Uh, it'll

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<v Speaker 1>either change or it won't do pending. Um, yeah, what

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<v Speaker 1>are you gonna do? There were several Republican governors of

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<v Speaker 1>cal Unicornia just in the last thirty thirty five years,

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<v Speaker 1>but the war in Iraq and Donald Trump have have

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<v Speaker 1>more or less killed the Republican Party in California. And listen,

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<v Speaker 1>I know you Trump fans don't want to hear that,

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<v Speaker 1>but he's despised in a lot of your lefty states

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<v Speaker 1>and it's just it's really hurt local Republicans who just

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<v Speaker 1>want good, responsible governments since the way politics goes. So

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<v Speaker 1>I haven't gotten to this stuff. I should. What time

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<v Speaker 1>of day are you supposed to eat? To try to

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<v Speaker 1>keep the weight off you? Hear people say various things,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know you tell me I will among other things,