Speaker 1: Hey guys, this Gianno called Well. You may know me
Speaker 1: as a national political analyst, but today I'm here to
Speaker 1: talk to you about my new podcast series, out Loud
Speaker 1: with Gianno Calledwell the Sworn Enemy of PC Culture. I'm
Speaker 1: going to be interviewing national guests from all walks of
Speaker 1: life and real people discussing real issues from culture, politics,
Speaker 1: and issues that have social media blazing. I'm excited to
Speaker 1: give you my point of view every week deep dives
Speaker 1: on many of the topics that are set in social
Speaker 1: media ablaze, things that are going on in our country.
Speaker 1: View news perspective, political perspective, a faith perspective. People often
Speaker 1: ask me what makes me unique from me anyone out there?
Speaker 1: Let me ask you this question. Have you ever met
Speaker 1: a conservative from the South Side of Chicago? Neither of
Speaker 1: I Actually, I have to look myself in the mirror
Speaker 1: and say, wow, you're a conservative, because I don't meet
Speaker 1: anyone like me. There's no conservatives in my family. I
Speaker 1: have conservative friends now, but that took time. In fact,
Speaker 1: when I became a Republican, and you will hear me
Speaker 1: more often than not say conservatives are Republicans. Oftentimes that's
Speaker 1: the case, maybe not all the time, but oftentimes that's
Speaker 1: the case. I went to a meeting in Naperville, Illinois.
Speaker 1: I'll never forget this day. I had wanted to be
Speaker 1: around Republicans conservatives. I wanted to talk about policy. I
Speaker 1: wanted to talk about how I felt they can make
Speaker 1: a greater impact than communities like the ones I grew
Speaker 1: up in. I went to this meeting, and interestingly enough,
Speaker 1: it was a group of all white, older individuals. And
Speaker 1: I'm sure a lot of people are saying that's not surprising,
Speaker 1: but it was to me. Honestly, I thought that, especially
Speaker 1: in this area, that there may be at least one
Speaker 1: person that would be like me there, but there certainly
Speaker 1: wasn't any. From that point, I sat out in this
Speaker 1: meeting and they started the meeting and began to have discussions.
Speaker 1: There was a guy there at this meeting who jumped
Speaker 1: up with the sign line and he said, impeache Obama.
Speaker 1: I couldn't help but laugh, and he told him to
Speaker 1: settle down, sit down in your chair. Charlie was his name. Honestly,
Speaker 1: I ran into him recently in Chicago, and it was
Speaker 1: so hilarious to see him after all these years. And
Speaker 1: as he sat down in his chair. He came out
Speaker 1: with another sign Obama is a terrorist, and then I
Speaker 1: couldn't believe it. Maybe all those things my family have
Speaker 1: been saying for years could be true. But I stuck
Speaker 1: around and I stayed going to that meeting, and people
Speaker 1: would put Charlie out every meeting. And what I begin
Speaker 1: to see is the Republican Party needed some fresh blood.
Speaker 1: They needed some folks that thought differently about the world
Speaker 1: around them. We needed to be in all places. We
Speaker 1: need to be in Baltimore, we need to be on
Speaker 1: the South side of Chicago. We need to be in
Speaker 1: those places where people like us our quote unquote not allowed.
Speaker 1: And as we talk about what issues that make me
Speaker 1: unique and different, we need to talk about the folks
Speaker 1: who we should be appealing to. Because we are awfully
Speaker 1: big tent, but the folks outside of that tent need
Speaker 1: to understand why we are a welcoming tent. I always
Speaker 1: rely on biblical scriptures, and I'm reminded of a scripture
Speaker 1: with love and kindess of our drawn day, and that
Speaker 1: is a purpose I think that a lot of folks
Speaker 1: lack in, but there's always an opportunity to begin again.
Speaker 1: And I'm thankful that I have you all to speak
Speaker 1: with every week, to share my thoughts no matter what
Speaker 1: it is, and although I may not always agree with
Speaker 1: my party, the ability to be honest about my point
Speaker 1: of view is more important than any party. For me.
Speaker 1: It's the principles that got me to where I am
Speaker 1: today and that will continue me on into the future.