WEBVTT - Feel It Friday

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<v Speaker 1>Good morning, peeps, and a welcome to ok F Daily

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<v Speaker 1>with Meet your Girl Daniel Moody, recording from the Home Bunker. Folks,

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<v Speaker 1>it is fuck It Friday, and you know, usually on

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<v Speaker 1>this day I go through and run down all of

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<v Speaker 1>the things that I want to say fuck it to,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, because essentially this day for me had traditionally

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<v Speaker 1>been about just blowing off steam and getting things out

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<v Speaker 1>and just all of the anger and frustration. Today, however,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not feeling the blow off steam so much as

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<v Speaker 1>we're going to refer to today as feel it Friday,

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<v Speaker 1>because I have a lot of feelings that have been

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<v Speaker 1>coming up for quite some time, and I want to

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<v Speaker 1>share them with all of you. So first off, let's

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<v Speaker 1>start with the political stuff, and then I'll go into

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<v Speaker 1>what is conjuring up these thoughts and these feelings that

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<v Speaker 1>I'm having. But basically, so to provide a summary of

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<v Speaker 1>the week, the Republicans have no idea what it is

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<v Speaker 1>that they are doing right. They have no desire to

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<v Speaker 1>actually lead this country. They have no desire to offer

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<v Speaker 1>anything to the American people. You all know this. Mitt

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<v Speaker 1>Romney has recently announced that he is not going to

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<v Speaker 1>seek reelection and at the age of seventy six that

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<v Speaker 1>he feels like it is time for him to move on,

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<v Speaker 1>and signaling and stating that he believes the same should

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<v Speaker 1>be true for both Joe Biden and Donald Trump, because

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<v Speaker 1>they're not offering the American people anything, particularly as it

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<v Speaker 1>comes to climate change, which is an issue that has

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<v Speaker 1>become significantly important to the youth of this country. Gen

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<v Speaker 1>Z and Alpha and others right that will come behind

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<v Speaker 1>them because they're going to be the ones that deal

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<v Speaker 1>with the fact that the older generations that are still

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<v Speaker 1>in power, that refuse to give up power, who are Octinagerians,

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<v Speaker 1>are not going to do anything about climate change. They

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<v Speaker 1>actually don't care. And while I disagree strongly with Mitt

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<v Speaker 1>Romney when it comes to Joe Biden, because I think

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<v Speaker 1>that Joe Biden, I have no idea why this man

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to be president of this nation. To be honest,

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<v Speaker 1>he is a public servant to the core of his being.

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<v Speaker 1>And to think that from the age of twenty nine

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<v Speaker 1>until now as he is in I guess right he

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<v Speaker 1>is like seventy nine or eighty that he still has

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<v Speaker 1>a desire to put America first. And that's wild because

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<v Speaker 1>I think that Honestly, Joe Biden is probably truly the

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<v Speaker 1>last of the real statesmen. And it was funny because

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<v Speaker 1>Joy Read the other day was showing clips of Biden

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<v Speaker 1>throughout the years as we're also I'm going to pivot

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<v Speaker 1>for a moment to the impeachment inquiry. Is that Joe

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<v Speaker 1>Biden has lived his life in public service in front

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<v Speaker 1>of cameras since he came, since he was sworn into

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<v Speaker 1>the Senate. Joe Biden up until he got a book

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<v Speaker 1>deal because he was vice president to the nation's first

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<v Speaker 1>black president, had I think a net worth, she said

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<v Speaker 1>of like thirty thousand dollars. Now it's fifteen million, because

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<v Speaker 1>he was able to sign really lucrative book deals. Right,

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<v Speaker 1>Joe Biden, unlike Donald Trump, never used his position to

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<v Speaker 1>grift to enrich himself or his family. He literally did

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<v Speaker 1>the job because he cared about the people of Delaware

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<v Speaker 1>and he cared about this country. It's why Barack Obama

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<v Speaker 1>chose him to be vice president of the United States,

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<v Speaker 1>because he was one of the last great statesmen. And

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<v Speaker 1>there was this picture that she put up, and it

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<v Speaker 1>was of a younger Biden sitting next to Ted Kennedy. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>for those of you who you know, maybe too young

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<v Speaker 1>to remember or you know have forgotten. Ted Kennedy was

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<v Speaker 1>referred to and given the name of Lion of the Senate.

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<v Speaker 1>I had, through the course of my career on Capitol

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<v Speaker 1>Hill and in Washington, d C. Before his passing, had

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<v Speaker 1>the incredible opportunity to listen to this man in real life,

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<v Speaker 1>to shake his hand, to ask him questions. And Ted

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<v Speaker 1>Kennedy was an incredible statesman who, while had a really wealthy,

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<v Speaker 1>privileged upbringing in his youth right that you know was wayward,

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<v Speaker 1>dedicated the rest of his life to democracy and doing right.

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<v Speaker 1>And so when I saw this picture of the two

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<v Speaker 1>of them side by side, I kind of got choked

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<v Speaker 1>up because those days are so far gone, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>of looking at people who hold the importance and the

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<v Speaker 1>responsibility that they've been given to do right by this country.

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<v Speaker 1>And for all of the deep wounds and pain that

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<v Speaker 1>we experience regularly racism, sexism, white supremacy, capitalism, right greed,

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<v Speaker 1>what has always made America has been the will and

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<v Speaker 1>the passion of a few right names that you know

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<v Speaker 1>as household names, and others you will never know, who

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<v Speaker 1>dedicated their lives to working behind the scenes in order

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<v Speaker 1>to try and perfect this union. And so when Mitt

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<v Speaker 1>Romney comes out and says something so blatantly false about

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<v Speaker 1>a man that has dedicated his life to public service

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<v Speaker 1>and in his last years is not thinking about sitting

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<v Speaker 1>up in his home in Delaware and being able to enjoy, frankly,

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<v Speaker 1>the fruits of his labor. No, instead, he is using

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<v Speaker 1>his last breaths and days or years in trying to

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<v Speaker 1>restore America to what it once was. And that, I

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<v Speaker 1>think is something that we just kind of gloss over

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<v Speaker 1>because we've been so deeply scarred over the last several

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<v Speaker 1>years in believing that those that are in these positions,

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<v Speaker 1>whether they be at the state, local, or national level,

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<v Speaker 1>whether they bear the title of senator or representative or

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<v Speaker 1>Supreme Court justice, that they're just in it for the grift,

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<v Speaker 1>that they're just in it for their own egos and

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<v Speaker 1>self interest. And the fact is is that that didn't

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<v Speaker 1>used to be the case, right Like it wasn't. You

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<v Speaker 1>didn't enter into public service to get rich, right Like

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<v Speaker 1>everybody fucking knows that. Trust me, if I knew, if

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<v Speaker 1>I could, right, I don't have many regrets in my life.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm gonna be really honest, I don't have many

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<v Speaker 1>regrets in my life up until this point, thank God. Right, However,

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<v Speaker 1>if I could do things a bit differently career wise,

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<v Speaker 1>I would tell you that I would have spent my

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<v Speaker 1>formative professional years in corporate America making money, and my

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<v Speaker 1>later years right turning to the public good. Because knowing

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<v Speaker 1>just how your voice is elevated, progress can be accelerated,

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<v Speaker 1>and you can get into rooms and spaces that you

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<v Speaker 1>would never have been able to without that certain level

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<v Speaker 1>of wealth. I absolutely would have made different choices, right,

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<v Speaker 1>And I have no I know many people who have

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<v Speaker 1>spent the last twenty some odd years of their lives

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<v Speaker 1>working in corporate settings, making as much money as possible,

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<v Speaker 1>being financially stable in a way that has afforded them

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<v Speaker 1>buying homes and all of these things. And instead, for me,

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<v Speaker 1>the goal had never been to be wealthy. I was

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<v Speaker 1>just like, I'm working for the public good. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I am working on Capitol Hill. I'm working as a

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<v Speaker 1>lobbyist for nonprofit organizations, not like fucking you know BP oil,

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<v Speaker 1>right Like I'm working in this as a teacher. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>doing education policy. I'm not doing the sexy like you

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<v Speaker 1>know grift of it all, And so you can forget,

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<v Speaker 1>given where we have been over the last several years,

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<v Speaker 1>that that's not why people entered into public service. It

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<v Speaker 1>hasn't honestly been until Donald Trump, right like. Sure, you

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<v Speaker 1>have those legacy candidates like the Bushes, right who that's

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<v Speaker 1>just your birthright because your daddy was president, you should

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<v Speaker 1>be president too. But all in all, it was people,

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<v Speaker 1>largely men, right all men. Yes, we have had women

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<v Speaker 1>fight for the presidency, but none yet have won. So

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<v Speaker 1>you've had these men that came from legacy families and

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<v Speaker 1>some using their privilege, their name, and their wealth to

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<v Speaker 1>advance equity, not going into the job as a cya,

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<v Speaker 1>as a coverer ass And so when I think about,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, my feelings around Mitt Romney's announcement are that

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<v Speaker 1>Mitt Romney has been part of the problem for so long.

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<v Speaker 1>The man is so fucking spineless, right like. And the

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<v Speaker 1>fact is, if you ever watched the documentary which I

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<v Speaker 1>highly encourage people to watch the documentary mit on Mitt

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<v Speaker 1>Romney and his failed bid in twenty twelve for the presidency,

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<v Speaker 1>he didn't have what it takes to be president, nor

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<v Speaker 1>did he actually really want to be and when he

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<v Speaker 1>had the opportunity time and time again to really like

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<v Speaker 1>be a force and use his power, he was very

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<v Speaker 1>milk toast about it all. So for the you know

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<v Speaker 1>the audacity of him to come out now and put

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<v Speaker 1>Joe Biden and Donald Trump in the same boat and say, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>you're old and you should retire because you're not doing

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<v Speaker 1>anything worthwhile, I'm like, have you been paying attention to

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<v Speaker 1>what your party has been doing or no? And the

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<v Speaker 1>reason that you're running not running for reelection, I'm sure

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<v Speaker 1>it is not just because, oh, you've decided that you're

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<v Speaker 1>too old. It's the fact that you'd no longer share

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<v Speaker 1>the same ideals and values of the Republican Party. And

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<v Speaker 1>I would have thought more of his statement about his

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<v Speaker 1>you know, not seeking reelection if he were to tell

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<v Speaker 1>the truth about why he's not seeking reelection. So Mitt

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<v Speaker 1>Romney missed me with it. As it pertains to this

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<v Speaker 1>sham uh impeachment trial, it's not even an impeachment trial

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<v Speaker 1>because let me let me pass. Let me restate this,

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<v Speaker 1>the sham impeachment that is being led by Marjory Taylor

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<v Speaker 1>Green and others is nothing more than a sham. And

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<v Speaker 1>Kevin McCarthy did nothing more than succumb to the whims

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<v Speaker 1>of the people that are actually controlling the speakership. Matt

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<v Speaker 1>Gates recently this week did MSNBC and join Ari Melbourn's

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<v Speaker 1>show to essentially trash Kevin McCarthy, and it's probably the

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<v Speaker 1>most honest statement that he's ever said, where he was

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<v Speaker 1>just like, Kevin McCarthy has no power and he's not

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<v Speaker 1>really the speaker and you know, let me tell you

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<v Speaker 1>all of the reasons why. And so he can't even

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<v Speaker 1>pull together a vote, which is what normally would happen

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<v Speaker 1>in these type of proceedings because it would fail. So

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<v Speaker 1>he's just directing his committees to go on a wild

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<v Speaker 1>goose chase because guess what. There have been multiple investigations

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<v Speaker 1>into the bidens at the behest of Donald Trump when

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<v Speaker 1>he was President of the United States, and guess what

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<v Speaker 1>they came up with nothing? Right, So you want to

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<v Speaker 1>talk about, you know, nonsense and watch the corporate media

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<v Speaker 1>followed the same you know, rabbit hole path that they

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<v Speaker 1>did in twenty sixteen and in twenty twenty, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>great Kristen Welker, Kristen Welker, who is now the new

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<v Speaker 1>host of Meet the Press has decided that her first

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<v Speaker 1>interview is going to be with the twice impeached sexual

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<v Speaker 1>assaulter facing four indictment charge four indictments and ninety one charges.

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<v Speaker 1>That that's going to be her first interview to what

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<v Speaker 1>give Donald Trump another legitimized space so that he can

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<v Speaker 1>spread lies? Miss me with it, right, it's a ratings grab,

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<v Speaker 1>that's what you want. You don't care truly about democracy.

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<v Speaker 1>And if you think that you're going to be the

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<v Speaker 1>reporter of all reporters that's going to get Donald Trump

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<v Speaker 1>to tell me the truth, move your ego aside, and actually,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, clear out your rose colored eyeglasses because that's

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<v Speaker 1>never going to happen. So, folks, I come to the

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<v Speaker 1>reason why today for me is not fucking Friday, because

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<v Speaker 1>I'm really starting, you know, down a path and a

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<v Speaker 1>journey of what is actually helpful in this moment, in

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<v Speaker 1>this time. You know, I started WOKF six years ago

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<v Speaker 1>because of the rage and the anger I felt and

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<v Speaker 1>the betrayal that I felt at the hands of white

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<v Speaker 1>Americans that voted for Donald Trump in the first place.

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<v Speaker 1>It was a huge for me, kick in the gut

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<v Speaker 1>and like knife through the heart the morning of the

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<v Speaker 1>realization around that election in twenty sixteen, and ever since then,

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<v Speaker 1>I have been spending every day screaming into a microphone,

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<v Speaker 1>trying to desperately wake people up to their power and

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<v Speaker 1>their purpose and create a space for just shared rage

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<v Speaker 1>and grief. And what I realize is that, like while

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<v Speaker 1>six years ago that was incredibly needed, it was needed

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<v Speaker 1>for me. I needed the release, frankly, uh when I

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<v Speaker 1>started the show because I needed to feel like I

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't crazy and that I wasn't alone in my grief

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<v Speaker 1>at how this country just continues to just show itself,

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<v Speaker 1>you know. And it's disappointing when you come from a

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<v Speaker 1>place of wanting to be of service, of wanting to

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<v Speaker 1>pick up you know, the mantle, the baton and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>use your life as an opportunity to advance justice and equity.

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<v Speaker 1>But I got to tell you that, like, I'm at

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<v Speaker 1>a stage in my life where I am doing a

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<v Speaker 1>deep reflection on what my purpose is right because rage,

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<v Speaker 1>raging at the machine day in and day out can't

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<v Speaker 1>be it. Because if this is the end of the

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<v Speaker 1>American project right as we know it, if we are

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<v Speaker 1>just you know, finding ourselves kind of searching through the

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<v Speaker 1>rubbles of what we thought this country was. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>want to be standing in the middle of the mess.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't want to just be putting a lens on

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<v Speaker 1>what we already know is really horrific, right, And so

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<v Speaker 1>I'm at a place truly where I'm trying to have

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<v Speaker 1>deep reflection about what my offering is in this moment.

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<v Speaker 1>And I know that the twenty twenty four election cycle

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<v Speaker 1>is going to be probably the most excruciating, devastating, heartbreaking

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<v Speaker 1>and violent times in modern history that we've ever seen.

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<v Speaker 1>And I state that, and I know that it's true,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm scared, you know, frankly, and I'm not too

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<v Speaker 1>you know, like a shamed to say, so, I'm scared.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm scared. For like, the other day, there were, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>sounds going off outside of my window, and I was

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<v Speaker 1>just like, it's not the fourth of July, it's past

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<v Speaker 1>Labor Day, Like, what are these sounds? And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>of course it ended up being fireworks, but that for

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<v Speaker 1>a moment, I'm just like, is this an attack? And

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<v Speaker 1>if it is, where the fuck am I going? Right?

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<v Speaker 1>And how quickly am I getting there? My family lives

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<v Speaker 1>on an island right like, and so are they coming in?

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<v Speaker 1>Am I going like, just all of these thoughts started

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<v Speaker 1>going through my head and again thinking about how these

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<v Speaker 1>things can change in the blink of an eye, and

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<v Speaker 1>none of us, no matter how educated we believe ourselves

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<v Speaker 1>to be, are prepared emotionally, mentally or physically for what

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<v Speaker 1>I believe are extraordinary shifts that have been happening that

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<v Speaker 1>are going to continue and accelerate over the next year.

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<v Speaker 1>So again I say to you that I have a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of feelings on this Friday, and a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>deep reflection and work that I am doing internally to

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<v Speaker 1>really understand what this next year, how I want to

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<v Speaker 1>be of service right, and what I intend to offer

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<v Speaker 1>you all of you, all of you that are watching

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<v Speaker 1>this video and listening to the show and share it

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<v Speaker 1>and repost. But I will tell you that I'm currently reading,

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<v Speaker 1>because I am reading like eighty six books right now.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm a I'm a person that reads multiple books at

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<v Speaker 1>one time, and I'm reading the book called The Four Pivots,

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<v Speaker 1>Reimagining Justice, Reimagining Ourselves by Sean A. I believe it's

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<v Speaker 1>gin Right, doctor Ginright, and I got hip to him

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<v Speaker 1>through Brene Brown's podcast that she ended called Unlocking Us.

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<v Speaker 1>And because I'm still going through episodes that I did

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<v Speaker 1>not listen to because I started the podcast her podcast

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<v Speaker 1>series after it ended, and there's so many great people

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<v Speaker 1>who she interviewed on there, just people that I would

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<v Speaker 1>have never known. And I'm just started reading this book,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, I encourage you all if you want

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<v Speaker 1>to join me in reading it. It's really incredible. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>just like forty pages into this two hundred and thirty

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<v Speaker 1>page book, but it's really eye opening, and it is

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<v Speaker 1>in fact serving as a mirror to where I find

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<v Speaker 1>myself in this moment of rage. Can't be the answer

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<v Speaker 1>because it's not. It's not sustainable. And so the question

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<v Speaker 1>then is then what right? Then? What and how and

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<v Speaker 1>where and with whom? So you'll hear me over the

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<v Speaker 1>course of you know, the weeks, the months, the year,

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<v Speaker 1>sharing with you the reflections that I'm having and taking

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<v Speaker 1>in because we're being challenged in so many ways. And

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<v Speaker 1>what I know for my own mental health and emotional

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<v Speaker 1>wellbeing is that the kind of anger, rage and grief

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<v Speaker 1>that we all share is not sustainable. Right. And if

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<v Speaker 1>rage and grief and anger alone were the emotions that

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<v Speaker 1>were necessary for change, then we would have changed a

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<v Speaker 1>long time ago. And so the question that I'm asking

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<v Speaker 1>myself and I'm asking all of you to reflect on

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<v Speaker 1>it is if it's not that, then what is it right? Then?

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<v Speaker 1>Where are we landing? And how can we get there together?

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<v Speaker 1>So that is it, my dear friends, for me on

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<v Speaker 1>this Friday, this feel it Friday, as opposed to a

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<v Speaker 1>bucket Friday. Tell me how you're feeling and reflecting on

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<v Speaker 1>this conversation and if you find yourself in the same

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<v Speaker 1>space where you're just you've exhausted yourself and your level

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<v Speaker 1>of rage and outrage and just ability to be moved

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<v Speaker 1>in that kind of way, and what you may be

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<v Speaker 1>thinking about in terms of how you want to engage

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<v Speaker 1>in this next cycle that we're going to be in,

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<v Speaker 1>and how you're feeling about this moment. So, if you're

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<v Speaker 1>watching this as one of my amazing Patreon supporters, do

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<v Speaker 1>Both as always power to the people and to all

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<v Speaker 1>the people power, get woke, and stay woke as fuck.