WEBVTT - Terry Virts for Texas: Service Before Self

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<v Speaker 1>The American crisis continues to grow worse, and that crisis

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<v Speaker 1>is born out of our broken politics, out of the

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<v Speaker 1>broken two party political system. Donald Trump and the mag

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<v Speaker 1>of movement are extreme, dangerous, dishonest, and utterly disgraceful. And

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<v Speaker 1>yet that appalling movement has steam rolled over and over

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<v Speaker 1>and over again the Chuck Schumer led National Democratic Party,

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<v Speaker 1>who are effeckless, weak, hapless, and profoundly out of touch.

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<v Speaker 1>Now I want to show you some medicine for that,

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<v Speaker 1>if you will, in the form of an announcement ad

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<v Speaker 1>by Colonel Terry Urtz, an Air Force test pilot, a

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<v Speaker 1>fight pilot and a veteran NASA astronaut and a Space

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<v Speaker 1>Shuttle commander who has done the most American thing you

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<v Speaker 1>can do. This morning. He threw his hat into the ring.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's wash the.

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<v Speaker 2>Air from orbit Earth takes your breath away. It felt

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<v Speaker 2>like seeing creation from God's point of view, something no

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<v Speaker 2>human was meant to see. But amidst that beauty, danger

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<v Speaker 2>is never far. You learn fast that chaos is lethal,

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<v Speaker 2>So you adapt, You solve problems, and you lead because

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<v Speaker 2>your lives depend on it. Down here, Trump's chaos must

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<v Speaker 2>be stopped. The corruption is overwhelming. Our constitution is under attack,

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<v Speaker 2>and MAGA wants corrupt Ken Paxton in the Senate, abusing

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<v Speaker 2>the power of his office. This crisis is real, but

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<v Speaker 2>leadership is mia. We will wait attacking emergencies to solve problems.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what I do. I was raised in a family

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<v Speaker 2>with more Union cards than college degrees. At seventeen, I

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<v Speaker 2>joined the Air Force and eventually became an F sixteen pilot.

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<v Speaker 2>I flew forty five combat missions over Iraq, tested the

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<v Speaker 2>world's fastest jets, and commanded the International Space Station. I've

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<v Speaker 2>always lived by the Air Force's core value, service before self.

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<v Speaker 2>After every mission, we debrief, no excuses, just the truth.

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<v Speaker 2>After the twenty twenty four election disaster, Washington Democratic leadership

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<v Speaker 2>skipped the debrief while chaos spreads. They claimed to the

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<v Speaker 2>same old bankrupt ideas that they and not voters, should

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<v Speaker 2>pick our candidates and that we should run the same old,

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<v Speaker 2>tired playbook again, hoping for a different outcome. This moment

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<v Speaker 2>demands something different, honesty, courage, and a clean break from

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<v Speaker 2>the past. I'll make it my mission to fight for

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<v Speaker 2>Texans every day. Texas farmer is crushed by Trump's insane tariffs,

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<v Speaker 2>Texas workers buried with rising costs, Texas kids hit with

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<v Speaker 2>education cuts, and Texas communities kicked off medicaid. I've rest

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<v Speaker 2>my life for this country and I'll fight anyone trying

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<v Speaker 2>to destroy it. I'm an American first, a Texan second,

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<v Speaker 2>and a common sense Democrat third. It's time for new leadership.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm Terry Urtz, I'm running for US Senate and I'm

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<v Speaker 2>ready for my next mission.

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<v Speaker 1>Well that's refreshing, time for a change. And with this

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<v Speaker 1>ad Terry Vertz has become the first Senate candidate in

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<v Speaker 1>the twenty twenty six cycle to demand change in the

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<v Speaker 1>Senate leadership, to be running both against the MAGA extremists,

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<v Speaker 1>but also against the appeasers in Washington who have allowed

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<v Speaker 1>the MAGA extremes the point of bayonet at The people

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<v Speaker 1>of Los Angeles have filled the government with the most

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<v Speaker 1>incompetent cabinet in American history and have no plan to

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<v Speaker 1>stop it. They always have a scheme to hold on

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<v Speaker 1>to their power, but at the expense of the country

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<v Speaker 1>and the American people. And so when it comes to

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<v Speaker 1>Terry Vertz and he goes out there and starts making

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<v Speaker 1>his case. What I want you to know is I'm

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<v Speaker 1>proud to call my friend, and I promise you this

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<v Speaker 1>Terry Vertz different than a lot of the Washington insiders.

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<v Speaker 1>He's on your side. He's a remarkable man. He's looked

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<v Speaker 1>down on the Earth thousands of times. He saw the

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<v Speaker 1>sunrise and the sunset across thousands of orbits, looking up

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<v Speaker 1>into space and down seeing the mutuality of connection, seeing

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<v Speaker 1>the beauty of this country. And he's talked to me

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<v Speaker 1>about it up like a jewel. Talk to me about

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<v Speaker 1>seeing what the Permian Basin looks like at night. In Texas,

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<v Speaker 1>the great cities of that state, on the Gulf Coast, Houston, Austin, Dallas,

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<v Speaker 1>San Antonio, El Paso, Terry Urtz is taking a stand

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<v Speaker 1>at a time of crisis. He's a good guy, He's

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<v Speaker 1>an honest guy, and I hope you'll check him out.

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<v Speaker 1>Stay tuned because in Texas, this guy Ken Paxson, who

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<v Speaker 1>may be the single biggest nut in the whole country,

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<v Speaker 1>is going to beat John Cornyon and be the MAGA nominee.

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<v Speaker 1>And this guy, as bad as the US Senate is,

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<v Speaker 1>will take it to a whole next level. He is

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<v Speaker 1>as corrupt as it gets, as dishonest as it gets,

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<v Speaker 1>and Texans deserve better, maybe, just maybe to wind up

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<v Speaker 1>with a straight talking, truth telling astronaut, and boy, wouldn't

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<v Speaker 1>that be a refreshing change.