1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:03,000 Speaker 1: Hey guys, this Gianno called Well. You may know me 2 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:05,400 Speaker 1: as a national political analyst, but today I'm here to 3 00:00:05,440 --> 00:00:08,039 Speaker 1: talk to you about my new podcast series, out Loud 4 00:00:08,039 --> 00:00:11,680 Speaker 1: with Gianno Calledwell the Sworn Enemy of PC Culture. I'm 5 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:14,239 Speaker 1: going to be interviewing national guests from all walks of 6 00:00:14,280 --> 00:00:18,320 Speaker 1: life and real people discussing real issues from culture, politics, 7 00:00:18,320 --> 00:00:21,599 Speaker 1: and issues that have social media blazing. I'm excited to 8 00:00:21,640 --> 00:00:24,600 Speaker 1: give you my point of view every week deep dives 9 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:26,639 Speaker 1: on many of the topics that are set in social 10 00:00:26,720 --> 00:00:29,400 Speaker 1: media ablaze, things that are going on in our country. 11 00:00:29,480 --> 00:00:34,880 Speaker 1: View news perspective, political perspective, a faith perspective. People often 12 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:37,880 Speaker 1: ask me what makes me unique from me anyone out there? 13 00:00:38,479 --> 00:00:40,760 Speaker 1: Let me ask you this question. Have you ever met 14 00:00:40,760 --> 00:00:43,920 Speaker 1: a conservative from the South Side of Chicago? Neither of 15 00:00:44,040 --> 00:00:47,160 Speaker 1: I Actually, I have to look myself in the mirror 16 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:50,479 Speaker 1: and say, wow, you're a conservative, because I don't meet 17 00:00:50,520 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 1: anyone like me. There's no conservatives in my family. I 18 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:57,520 Speaker 1: have conservative friends now, but that took time. In fact, 19 00:00:58,160 --> 00:01:00,720 Speaker 1: when I became a Republican, and you will hear me 20 00:01:00,760 --> 00:01:04,360 Speaker 1: more often than not say conservatives are Republicans. Oftentimes that's 21 00:01:04,400 --> 00:01:07,440 Speaker 1: the case, maybe not all the time, but oftentimes that's 22 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:11,440 Speaker 1: the case. I went to a meeting in Naperville, Illinois. 23 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:14,600 Speaker 1: I'll never forget this day. I had wanted to be 24 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:19,280 Speaker 1: around Republicans conservatives. I wanted to talk about policy. I 25 00:01:19,319 --> 00:01:21,360 Speaker 1: wanted to talk about how I felt they can make 26 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:24,280 Speaker 1: a greater impact than communities like the ones I grew 27 00:01:24,360 --> 00:01:28,440 Speaker 1: up in. I went to this meeting, and interestingly enough, 28 00:01:29,319 --> 00:01:34,360 Speaker 1: it was a group of all white, older individuals. And 29 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:37,000 Speaker 1: I'm sure a lot of people are saying that's not surprising, 30 00:01:37,480 --> 00:01:40,880 Speaker 1: but it was to me. Honestly, I thought that, especially 31 00:01:40,880 --> 00:01:43,680 Speaker 1: in this area, that there may be at least one 32 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:46,440 Speaker 1: person that would be like me there, but there certainly 33 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:50,280 Speaker 1: wasn't any. From that point, I sat out in this 34 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:54,280 Speaker 1: meeting and they started the meeting and began to have discussions. 35 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:58,480 Speaker 1: There was a guy there at this meeting who jumped 36 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 1: up with the sign line and he said, impeache Obama. 37 00:02:04,320 --> 00:02:07,360 Speaker 1: I couldn't help but laugh, and he told him to 38 00:02:07,400 --> 00:02:12,040 Speaker 1: settle down, sit down in your chair. Charlie was his name. Honestly, 39 00:02:12,440 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 1: I ran into him recently in Chicago, and it was 40 00:02:16,080 --> 00:02:18,960 Speaker 1: so hilarious to see him after all these years. And 41 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:21,840 Speaker 1: as he sat down in his chair. He came out 42 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:26,400 Speaker 1: with another sign Obama is a terrorist, and then I 43 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:29,959 Speaker 1: couldn't believe it. Maybe all those things my family have 44 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:34,160 Speaker 1: been saying for years could be true. But I stuck 45 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:37,720 Speaker 1: around and I stayed going to that meeting, and people 46 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:41,280 Speaker 1: would put Charlie out every meeting. And what I begin 47 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:45,680 Speaker 1: to see is the Republican Party needed some fresh blood. 48 00:02:46,360 --> 00:02:49,480 Speaker 1: They needed some folks that thought differently about the world 49 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:53,960 Speaker 1: around them. We needed to be in all places. We 50 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:55,760 Speaker 1: need to be in Baltimore, we need to be on 51 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 1: the South side of Chicago. We need to be in 52 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:03,359 Speaker 1: those places where people like us our quote unquote not allowed. 53 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:07,600 Speaker 1: And as we talk about what issues that make me 54 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:11,560 Speaker 1: unique and different, we need to talk about the folks 55 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:15,320 Speaker 1: who we should be appealing to. Because we are awfully 56 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:18,359 Speaker 1: big tent, but the folks outside of that tent need 57 00:03:18,440 --> 00:03:23,280 Speaker 1: to understand why we are a welcoming tent. I always 58 00:03:23,320 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 1: rely on biblical scriptures, and I'm reminded of a scripture 59 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:30,160 Speaker 1: with love and kindess of our drawn day, and that 60 00:03:30,320 --> 00:03:32,959 Speaker 1: is a purpose I think that a lot of folks 61 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:37,520 Speaker 1: lack in, but there's always an opportunity to begin again. 62 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:40,720 Speaker 1: And I'm thankful that I have you all to speak 63 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:44,080 Speaker 1: with every week, to share my thoughts no matter what 64 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:46,560 Speaker 1: it is, and although I may not always agree with 65 00:03:46,600 --> 00:03:49,720 Speaker 1: my party, the ability to be honest about my point 66 00:03:49,720 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 1: of view is more important than any party. For me. 67 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:55,640 Speaker 1: It's the principles that got me to where I am 68 00:03:55,680 --> 00:03:59,520 Speaker 1: today and that will continue me on into the future.