WEBVTT - Civic Cipher 121022 How is This Guy Running for President Again? (Part 1)

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to another episode of Civic Cipher. I'm your host

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<v Speaker 1>of Rams's Jah. Yes he is Rams' Jah. I am

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<v Speaker 1>Steel h Ward. You are listening to Civic Cipher. Yes, indeed,

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<v Speaker 1>a lot to stick around for today. We will not

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<v Speaker 1>have as heavy a show as we normally do. No

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<v Speaker 1>one has died in this episode. Unfortunately, we had to

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<v Speaker 1>skip over a lot of those stories to tell these

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<v Speaker 1>stories that we're telling today, and eventually we'll get back

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<v Speaker 1>to it. But for people who are particularly sensitive to

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<v Speaker 1>those subjects, this is a much more listenable show, So

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<v Speaker 1>stick around. We're going to be talking about the ex

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<v Speaker 1>president and doing our best not to mention his name

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<v Speaker 1>as often as we need to, or as often as

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<v Speaker 1>we could, rather.

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<v Speaker 2>As kind of a heavy topic too.

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<v Speaker 1>Sure, sure, but we wanted to take some time and

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<v Speaker 1>break down sort of where we are and ask some

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<v Speaker 1>more questions that are kind of in the same of

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<v Speaker 1>the questions we've been asking since twenty sixteen. But I

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<v Speaker 1>think that now we have even more insight into exactly

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<v Speaker 1>what the root of the fear in this country is

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<v Speaker 1>because it is so established, so ingrained in people's minds

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<v Speaker 1>that this individual can do so much and still has

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<v Speaker 1>loud supports. Later in the show, we're also going to

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<v Speaker 1>talk about critical race theory. We're going to use an

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<v Speaker 1>example from Arizona to explain sort of how some people

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<v Speaker 1>feel about American history that they've rebranded as critical race

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<v Speaker 1>theory and give you the tools you need to have

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<v Speaker 1>very important conversations that are true to the spirit that

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<v Speaker 1>these people are suggesting that they want children to grow

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<v Speaker 1>up in terms of the environment and the overall feel

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<v Speaker 1>of it all. But first and foremost, let's start with

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<v Speaker 1>some ebony excellence. How does that sound to you? Qute

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<v Speaker 1>I will share a bit with you. This comes from

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<v Speaker 1>Black Enterprise. Governor Gretchen Whitmer has no good boss up

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<v Speaker 1>gretch Okay, that's all I got to say. Yeah, QQ

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<v Speaker 1>knows people. I didn't know that you knew who that was.

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<v Speaker 1>But anyway, Governor Gretchen Whitmer has chosen Kira Harris Bolden,

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<v Speaker 1>whom she described as passionate about the law to fill

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<v Speaker 1>a seat on the Michigan Supreme Court. Boss Up, Gretch, So,

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<v Speaker 1>is that important? Well, I'll continue reading. She will bring

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<v Speaker 1>a unique perspective to our High Court as a black

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<v Speaker 1>woman and as a new working mom that has too

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<v Speaker 1>long been left out, Whitmer said. According to The Detroit News, Bolden,

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<v Speaker 1>who is thirty four years old, is the first black

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<v Speaker 1>woman and youngest member of the Michigan Supreme Court Prior

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<v Speaker 1>to that. Bolden has been a member of the Michigan

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<v Speaker 1>House since twenty eighteen. She also previously served as a

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<v Speaker 1>judicial clerk for Judge John A. Murphy and Wayne County

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<v Speaker 1>and later practice civil litigation at Lewis in Monday. Bolden's

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<v Speaker 1>appointment comes after she lost a campaign for one of

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<v Speaker 1>the two open seats on the Michigan Supreme Court in

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<v Speaker 1>the November eighth election, but Bolden was chosen to replace

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<v Speaker 1>retiring former Chief Justice Bridget McCormick. And she will join

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<v Speaker 1>the court at the start of the twenty twenty three

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<v Speaker 1>year and serve a partial term that will end on

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<v Speaker 1>January first, twenty twenty five. And I'll give you with

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<v Speaker 1>a quote, I am incredibly honored to be chosen by

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<v Speaker 1>Governor Whitmer for this appointment to the Michigan Supreme Court,

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<v Speaker 1>Bolden said, real quick while we're here, we want to

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<v Speaker 1>give a shout out to our Detroit affiliate that is

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<v Speaker 1>WNUC ninety point seven FM on the ground in the

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<v Speaker 1>d Yes, sir, so yeah. And also shout out kra

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<v Speaker 1>Harris Bolden, first black woman and elected to the Supreme

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<v Speaker 1>Court in Michigan. Ebny excellence if I ever heard it.

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<v Speaker 1>Now let's talk. Do you remember when we had to

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<v Speaker 1>do a show Q about uh, the January sixth insurrection?

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<v Speaker 1>How could I possibly forget? So for our listeners, let

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<v Speaker 1>me let me paint a picture. So we generally speaking,

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<v Speaker 1>will have a rough idea of what the show is

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<v Speaker 1>going to be about. And sometimes you know, guests, you

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<v Speaker 1>know cancel. Sometimes you know material is dated or changes.

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<v Speaker 1>Sometimes we just feel like, honestly, we don't have the

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<v Speaker 1>bandwidth to really sit in a room for an hour

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<v Speaker 1>when we're on the verge of tears. And sometimes the

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<v Speaker 1>news writes itself, we're gonna have a whole show written up. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>this we're going to talk about. You read these articles.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll read these articles. You watch this video. I'll watch

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<v Speaker 1>this video, and then out of the blue, people will

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<v Speaker 1>storm the Capitol and then we have to talk about that.

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<v Speaker 1>So when we did this show. I remember, and I

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<v Speaker 1>don't want to speak for you, because I do want

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<v Speaker 1>you to kind of bring our listeners up to speed,

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<v Speaker 1>but I remember your energy and your temperament. It was overwhelming,

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<v Speaker 1>and you knew then, as many of us did. The

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<v Speaker 1>person who was at the center of it, the person

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<v Speaker 1>who instigated it, the person who refused to stop it.

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<v Speaker 1>There was loss of life that day. There was a

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<v Speaker 1>horrible stain on this country's history, and there was a

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<v Speaker 1>false equivalency that was popular in the news at that

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<v Speaker 1>time about how this was similar in texture to the

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<v Speaker 1>BLM protests. So I want you to take our listeners

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<v Speaker 1>back to that moment in time and explain why you

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<v Speaker 1>thought the individual at the center of it was.

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<v Speaker 2>It is simultaneously mentally and emotionally exhausting to have to

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<v Speaker 2>look in the face the truths that we have to

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<v Speaker 2>look in the face in this country, the flagrant inconsistencies,

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<v Speaker 2>the flagrant hypocrisy, and the wrapping of white nationalist patriotism

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<v Speaker 2>around things like January sixth. We talk about false equivalencies,

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<v Speaker 2>but the picture I paint is much more straightforward. Had

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<v Speaker 2>this been the election for President Obama's second term and

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<v Speaker 2>he lost, and he then ordered mobs of black people

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<v Speaker 2>to storm the capital of the United States of America.

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<v Speaker 2>We would have likely witnessed a massacre of every one

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<v Speaker 2>of those patriotic citizens who'd just been taught, told, and

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<v Speaker 2>coached to believe that the election was unfairly stolen from

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<v Speaker 2>their candidate. Lots of those people would have been injured.

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<v Speaker 2>Some of them, I can very very clearly say, without hesitation,

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<v Speaker 2>would have been killed, lost their life, and President Obama

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<v Speaker 2>would have forever been looked at as an insider of terrorism,

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<v Speaker 2>if not a terrorist himself. But when you subscribe to

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<v Speaker 2>the school of thought that our most recent former president

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<v Speaker 2>does and the people that showed up that day at

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<v Speaker 2>the Capitol, you get a certain measure of dignity. Still

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<v Speaker 2>when trying to actively overthrow your country's government, that same

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<v Speaker 2>government provides you a shred of dignity and benefit of

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<v Speaker 2>the doubts. Still, and now, some of these people have

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<v Speaker 2>been quote unquote brought to justice, arrested, on trial, whatever

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<v Speaker 2>the case. But they got to survive that day. They

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<v Speaker 2>get to tell their story still, and in ways that

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<v Speaker 2>are so flagrantly unfair, they don't get labeled the way

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<v Speaker 2>that any other community. Would any other ethnic group having

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<v Speaker 2>done the exact same actions would have been framed so

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<v Speaker 2>much differently. We see the same thing with these mass shooters,

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<v Speaker 2>right if they just look different, it's a whole different story.

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<v Speaker 2>It just the way that their story is told, the

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<v Speaker 2>way that they're apprehended, if at all, the way that

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<v Speaker 2>they're painted to the masses is so different. And it's

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<v Speaker 2>so obvious that it's not even like we're being tricked.

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<v Speaker 2>They're They're not using sleight of hand or magic.

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<v Speaker 1>It's very obvious.

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<v Speaker 2>They just tell it different when you look like you,

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<v Speaker 2>and they do when you look like the young man.

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<v Speaker 2>I won't say his name because you don't need to.

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<v Speaker 2>He's somehow a celebrity now and endorsing products and don't

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<v Speaker 2>have to take pictures after he took an assault rifle

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<v Speaker 2>and killed people in a state he doesn't live in,

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<v Speaker 2>protecting the businesses of people that he never met. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>and got to go home, got his gun back to Like.

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<v Speaker 2>January sixth was a very very loud reminder that they

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<v Speaker 2>I'll let you guys insert who they are, don't care

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<v Speaker 2>about us. And when I say us, this time, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not just talking about black people. I'm talking about anyone

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<v Speaker 2>that's not directly benefiting from what they're selling. All right,

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<v Speaker 2>let me there's a point that you're making that I

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<v Speaker 2>want to make clear for our listeners. That day, again,

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<v Speaker 2>we knew.

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<v Speaker 1>Who organized that, We knew what that person's intentions were.

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<v Speaker 1>We know that he knew exactly how much power he wielded,

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<v Speaker 1>the influence that he had, and he knew that he

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<v Speaker 1>could call people that would come to fight for him. Right,

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<v Speaker 1>and we know the cryptic language that he was using,

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<v Speaker 1>so that it's sometimes not not cryptic.

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<v Speaker 2>That's my thing. Yeah, y'all meet me there. I'll be

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<v Speaker 2>I'll meet you there, and this is what we're gonna do.

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<v Speaker 2>It wasn't cryptic. He said exactly what happened, exactly, not

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<v Speaker 2>wrong he wanted to do and what.

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<v Speaker 1>But it was. What I mean is it was cryptic

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<v Speaker 1>enough for the narrative for him to still have the

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<v Speaker 1>thinnest shred of uh uh maybe in a sense or

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<v Speaker 1>ignorance or whatever, which we know to not be true,

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<v Speaker 1>except it wasn't. Well that's what they say on he

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<v Speaker 1>provided with you said shred. I'll say shred too, but

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<v Speaker 1>actually much more than the shred of dignity and benefit

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<v Speaker 1>of the doubt for the most obvious reasons, and I'm

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<v Speaker 1>intentionally not so that's that's what I was going with.

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<v Speaker 2>I never want our show to sound like.

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<v Speaker 1>Us versus them. Yeah, I know what you mean.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, it's I understand that it's hard when we

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<v Speaker 2>say the reason that the former president was able to

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<v Speaker 2>do and say all the things that he did is

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<v Speaker 2>because he's a white man.

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<v Speaker 1>And if Obama did it, and the outcome will be different,

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<v Speaker 1>it would be because he's not a white man. In fact,

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<v Speaker 1>it's because he's a black man, period, And those things

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<v Speaker 1>are true. So and your point would be, and this

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<v Speaker 1>is the point I was making, that there's two different

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<v Speaker 1>Americas and it's on full display, and there is a

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<v Speaker 1>wilful ignorance to like a wilful like failure to acknowledge it,

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<v Speaker 1>wilful blindness. It turned a blind eye to it. And

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<v Speaker 1>we're going to talk a little bit more about that

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<v Speaker 1>in the second part of the show when we discuss

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<v Speaker 1>critical race theory or American history that has been rebranded

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<v Speaker 1>by you know, conservative really often enough as critical race theory.

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<v Speaker 1>But the point that I wanted to make was that

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<v Speaker 1>you know, this January sixth thing was enacted by the

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<v Speaker 1>former president. There was no other mastermind behind it. He

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<v Speaker 1>was the person that you know, executed it. And it

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<v Speaker 1>didn't lead to the outcomes that he wanted. And once

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<v Speaker 1>he realized that it wasn't going to lead to those outcomes,

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<v Speaker 1>anybody who watched the January sixth hearings knows this full well, right.

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<v Speaker 1>But when it didn't look like it was going to

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<v Speaker 1>result in the outcomes that he wanted, then he came

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<v Speaker 1>out after many hours. People are dead. Now, there's poop

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<v Speaker 1>all over the capitol. You know, everything's broken. There's a

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<v Speaker 1>Confederate flag in the rotunda, you know, all this stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>Then he tells everyone to go home. All right, I

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<v Speaker 1>want to move on. There's a story about a public servant.

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<v Speaker 1>Public servant could be anybody from a mailman to a

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<v Speaker 1>you know, mayor, to a judge, all the way a

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<v Speaker 1>mail man. I don't think they're federal employees anymore. Oh well, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>thank you for correcting me. But you get what I'm saying, right,

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<v Speaker 1>And just like with any other employee, when you when

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<v Speaker 1>you're term has and did your contract is up, or

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<v Speaker 1>you're otherwise replaced fired, anything like that, you leave with

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<v Speaker 1>what you came in with you don't take anything with you, right,

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<v Speaker 1>And there's a very public story, saga, if you will,

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<v Speaker 1>that is ongoing right now about one such individual who

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<v Speaker 1>removed important information documents boxes and took them to his

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<v Speaker 1>house and then lied about it and then failed to

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<v Speaker 1>cooperate with the people who were trying to get that

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<v Speaker 1>stuff back and has done everything that he possibly can

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<v Speaker 1>to keep that stuff from being you know, returned. And again,

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<v Speaker 1>had this happened to the sitting president Quinn Ward, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>if there would not even be this many levels layers

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<v Speaker 1>to the story.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, we had a presidential candidate essentially disqualified because

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<v Speaker 2>the rumor was she had some emails that weren't sent

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<v Speaker 2>on the right server.

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<v Speaker 1>Talk to them like, like.

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<v Speaker 2>I said, this stuff isn't cryptic, it's not hidden even

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<v Speaker 2>they're not even they're.

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<v Speaker 1>Not even connecting it to the actual story that actually happened.

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<v Speaker 2>They're not trying to be slick even, right, there's a

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<v Speaker 2>different set of rules for this person than everybody everyone else,

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<v Speaker 2>and we're all clearly okay with that.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know, let's move on. I read a story

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<v Speaker 1>recently that got me to thinking, do you remember a

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<v Speaker 1>long time ago when folks asked this dude, it's former

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<v Speaker 1>president of ours, and also, which of taxes? Are you

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<v Speaker 1>as fair of a man as you say that you are.

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<v Speaker 1>Are you as good of a business man as you

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<v Speaker 1>say you are? Are you a con man? Or is

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<v Speaker 1>this smoke and mirrors? Should we believe in you? You know,

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<v Speaker 1>where's the proof? Show us the receipts? And he maintained,

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<v Speaker 1>you know that he was one hundred percent clear. He

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<v Speaker 1>could not, you know, provide any sort of records anything

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<v Speaker 1>like that because he was being audited whatever. Well, recently,

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<v Speaker 1>the same individual that we're referring to had to turn

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<v Speaker 1>over those well really it was the I R S

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<v Speaker 1>that had to turn over those income taxes. But another

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<v Speaker 1>part of this story is that he was being sued

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<v Speaker 1>for tax fraud in the state of New York, right

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<v Speaker 1>or other his companies were being sued for tax fraud.

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<v Speaker 1>And I never really understood the importance of taxes. I

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<v Speaker 1>just thought it was like something really cool to do.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I admit on this show you probably are

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit more politically sophisticated than I am. Q,

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<v Speaker 1>But I admit that this is newish to me, being

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<v Speaker 1>so invested in these stories and why they matter and

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<v Speaker 1>why it's so important. So I'll admit that when it

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<v Speaker 1>was when we're when I was first learning about taxes

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<v Speaker 1>for this old president was back in twenty sixteen, long

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<v Speaker 1>before Civic Cipher was even the thought right, So it

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<v Speaker 1>was just kind of one of those things where it's like, ah, well,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, you could take it or leave it. Don't

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<v Speaker 1>realize the importance of the significance of it. Now it

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<v Speaker 1>is documented that this businessman is a fraudster, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>as convicted of committing fraud. I believe it was two

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<v Speaker 1>of his enterprises that are now guilty of I'm sure

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<v Speaker 1>who telling to have no knowledge of what has here? Sure,

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<v Speaker 1>but I'm going somewhere with this, I promise. So we're

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<v Speaker 1>talking about tax fraud. Okay, now now convicted and forcibly

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<v Speaker 1>had to have his income taxes turned over. So let's

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<v Speaker 1>move on. So so far, just to ketchups, we talked

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<v Speaker 1>about January sixth, talk about this dude taking documents from

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<v Speaker 1>the White House. Talk about now being convicted of tax fraud.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's talk about who this guy wants to hang out

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<v Speaker 1>with a neat with so well Thanksgiving, by the way,

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah crazy, So there's this saying that I heard that

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<v Speaker 1>I believe to be true. And the saying says, if

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<v Speaker 1>you see a person sitting at a table with nine

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<v Speaker 1>white supremacists, no, sorry, Nazis. If you see a person

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<v Speaker 1>sitting at a table with nine Nazis, you have a

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<v Speaker 1>table with ten Nazis. Right, That's what was said, more

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<v Speaker 1>or less, and I believe it. It's a German quote,

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<v Speaker 1>like modern Germany, not like the uncool Germany from back

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<v Speaker 1>in the day.

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<v Speaker 2>The fact that there's a modern Germany that speaks out

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<v Speaker 2>against that part of Germany's story.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it's really incredible. That's special. Right. So you may

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<v Speaker 1>know these stories listening to us talk about this today,

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<v Speaker 1>but we want to just pile this on because we

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<v Speaker 1>had we came to this realization and how why do

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<v Speaker 1>we have to go through this again, live under this

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<v Speaker 1>reality again? You know where we're uncertain and we're we

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<v Speaker 1>have children to raise and you know, we have to

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<v Speaker 1>talk about this wall again. You know where we live

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<v Speaker 1>in the American Southwest. You know a lot of the

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<v Speaker 1>people that we interact with, know and love, are Hispanic

0:20:00.440 --> 0:20:04.399
<v Speaker 1>people and they have you know, roots in Mexico. This

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<v Speaker 1>part of the country was once Mexico, and that type

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<v Speaker 1>of language is very scary, not to mention it scary

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<v Speaker 1>for us black folks, you know what I mean. So

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<v Speaker 1>this hanging over our head like a dark cloud, we

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<v Speaker 1>just it boggles our mind. And we are even having

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<v Speaker 1>a you know. But anyway, just recapping, you know, the

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<v Speaker 1>past year, some bright moments. This dude sits down with

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<v Speaker 1>three known white supremacists, one of whom he says is

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<v Speaker 1>his friend that he was trying to help out. It's

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<v Speaker 1>another name that we don't really need to say on

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<v Speaker 1>this show anytime soon, but you might know who we're

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<v Speaker 1>talking about. Just because a person is black doesn't mean

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<v Speaker 1>that they can't be a white supremacist. We say that

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<v Speaker 1>all the time on the show. In fact, I believe

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<v Speaker 1>last week's show we illuminated a few individuals who qualify.

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<v Speaker 1>They certainly parrot the white supremacist ideas and ideologies and

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<v Speaker 1>walk that path. They just happened to have some melanin,

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<v Speaker 1>but all skin folks and kin folk, as they say. Anyway,

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<v Speaker 1>so this former president sits down with these known white supremacists.

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<v Speaker 1>That's literally what they're known for. They're not known for

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<v Speaker 1>anything else. And this former president is the same person

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<v Speaker 1>that said there's very fine people on both sides. I

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<v Speaker 1>believe it was Charlottesville, Virginia. Is that right. I've actually

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<v Speaker 1>been there, so h And one of the people that

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<v Speaker 1>he was that was on you know, both sides that day,

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<v Speaker 1>was at this dinner with him, right and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>of course him and his.

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<v Speaker 2>Person wasn't on both sides, that person, they're on the

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<v Speaker 2>wrong side again, on the wrong side.

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<v Speaker 1>There it is. Now, let's put a pin in that,

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<v Speaker 1>because you know, he explains it away, tries to do

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<v Speaker 1>damage control. Recently, this dude put a post on his

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<v Speaker 1>social media platform that effectively, not not effectively, directly called

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<v Speaker 1>for the termination of parts of the Constitution of the

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<v Speaker 1>United States of America so that he could be reinstated

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<v Speaker 1>because he he doesn't feel this way. But he continues

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<v Speaker 1>to say that the election was stolen from him, right, well,

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<v Speaker 1>despite there being no proof, is proof to the contrary exactly.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know, none of the stuff has ever amounted

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<v Speaker 1>to anything. And if there is a conspiracy against him,

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<v Speaker 1>it's no longer conspiracy if everybody else is on it,

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<v Speaker 1>like every judge, you know what I'm saying. So people

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<v Speaker 1>that he appointed, he appointed was like that, man, I

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<v Speaker 1>got nothing, employee side the most secure election or one

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<v Speaker 1>of the most secure elections in our country's history. And

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<v Speaker 1>the crazy part here is that he's still running for president.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, the crazy thing about presidents being the

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<v Speaker 1>president is the main job is to defend the Constitution.

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<v Speaker 1>That's like the that's the point of the job. So

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<v Speaker 1>this person who's fundamentally calling for parts of the Constitution

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<v Speaker 1>to be terminated, obviously doesn't value even his own story,

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<v Speaker 1>even his own truth that he has to you know,

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<v Speaker 1>and we heard the phone calls, Hey, I need you

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<v Speaker 1>to find the extra votes in Georgia. That's all I

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<v Speaker 1>need to just find me the votes. Sounds like you're

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<v Speaker 1>the one stealing an election, bro, and it just didn't work.

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<v Speaker 1>January sixth, all this sort of stuff, anyway, let me

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<v Speaker 1>recap for you January sixth insurrection, stealing documents from the

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<v Speaker 1>White House, committing tax fraud of course, dining with bye supremacists,

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<v Speaker 1>calling pretermination parts of the Constitution. And we still thinks

0:24:08.160 --> 0:24:11.160
<v Speaker 1>that Ramsens are pointing out after this guy became president.

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<v Speaker 1>Before he became president, he did and said some wild

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<v Speaker 1>stuff things. But he's doing all this and then still

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<v Speaker 1>wants to run again despite losing Farren Square and it

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<v Speaker 1>strength to me that you can be impeached and then

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<v Speaker 1>run again. You feel what I'm saying, and you need

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<v Speaker 1>to know twice impeached. Thank you. How this feels to

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<v Speaker 1>start waking up to a reality where we see this

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<v Speaker 1>dude's face again and we recognize, Shoot, now there's actually

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<v Speaker 1>a real chance. The first time we was like there's

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<v Speaker 1>no way and we were surprised. Now we're like have

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<v Speaker 1>to live with it every day, Like, oh man, I

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<v Speaker 1>hope this doesn't happen. So talk to your people out there.

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<v Speaker 1>You know who your people are, all right, m