1 00:00:08,680 --> 00:00:10,240 Speaker 1: Say, I don't want to ask your question real good. 2 00:00:10,280 --> 00:00:11,960 Speaker 1: Let's just keep it real straight shot with no chaser. 3 00:00:12,039 --> 00:00:15,600 Speaker 1: So I'm gonna get a little bit rougher. I'm here 4 00:00:15,680 --> 00:00:15,920 Speaker 1: for it. 5 00:00:15,960 --> 00:00:19,040 Speaker 2: Those who really believe in the American process, all of us. 6 00:00:19,880 --> 00:00:21,560 Speaker 1: Street Shot No Chaser. 7 00:00:21,480 --> 00:00:22,040 Speaker 2: What's your Girl? 8 00:00:22,120 --> 00:00:26,280 Speaker 1: Tesslim figure Out on the Black Effect podcast networking What's having? Everybody? 9 00:00:26,360 --> 00:00:28,440 Speaker 2: This is Teslim figure O, the host of straight Shot 10 00:00:28,480 --> 00:00:32,040 Speaker 2: No Chaser on the Black Effect podcast Network. I am 11 00:00:32,120 --> 00:00:35,440 Speaker 2: here to do a recap of the news this week. 12 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:37,879 Speaker 2: If you have not been listening to me live on 13 00:00:37,920 --> 00:00:40,199 Speaker 2: the Breakfast Club, please make sure that you do. I 14 00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:42,479 Speaker 2: do the news every day at six am seven am 15 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:45,280 Speaker 2: Eastern Standard time. You can always go back and listen 16 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:49,520 Speaker 2: to it again on h the iHeartRadio podcast and listen 17 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:51,879 Speaker 2: to the Breakfast Club. You can check it out on YouTube. 18 00:00:52,159 --> 00:00:54,520 Speaker 2: But there I you know, I've been delivering the news 19 00:00:54,560 --> 00:00:57,280 Speaker 2: for about sixty days plus. I don't have a lot 20 00:00:57,280 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 2: of time to get into the headlines. So I want 21 00:00:59,920 --> 00:01:02,639 Speaker 2: to use my podcast as a way, and like I've 22 00:01:02,640 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 2: been doing over the last couple of weeks, a way 23 00:01:04,440 --> 00:01:06,720 Speaker 2: to get a little bit deeper into the stories that 24 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:11,000 Speaker 2: I cover, and even allow you guys time to give feedback. Now, 25 00:01:11,280 --> 00:01:13,679 Speaker 2: I've been doing that one or two ways. Typically I 26 00:01:13,760 --> 00:01:16,760 Speaker 2: go Instagram Live. You can follow me on Instagram at 27 00:01:16,760 --> 00:01:19,640 Speaker 2: Teeslim Figureo, and there I do the news live or 28 00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:22,840 Speaker 2: the recap live. You will recording the podcast and I 29 00:01:23,240 --> 00:01:25,600 Speaker 2: take your comments. I look at what you say and 30 00:01:26,160 --> 00:01:28,600 Speaker 2: look at you know, the different comments, and I try to, 31 00:01:28,640 --> 00:01:31,080 Speaker 2: you know, plug that into the podcast in real time 32 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 2: as I'm recording. 33 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:34,800 Speaker 1: Also, you can follow me on my YouTube page. 34 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:36,920 Speaker 2: I do that as a backup, so just in case 35 00:01:36,959 --> 00:01:40,280 Speaker 2: I'm in Instagram jail, which I've been in several times 36 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:43,280 Speaker 2: over the years, make sure you follow me on Instagram 37 00:01:43,360 --> 00:01:46,360 Speaker 2: on the straight Shot No Chaser, and sometimes I also 38 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:49,880 Speaker 2: do it on Twitter. I record my podcast live on 39 00:01:49,920 --> 00:01:52,640 Speaker 2: Twitter Space. You can follow me there at teslim figure Out, 40 00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 2: and a couple of weeks ago, I actually took some 41 00:01:55,480 --> 00:01:58,120 Speaker 2: of your calls, so I will probably probably continue to 42 00:01:58,120 --> 00:02:00,480 Speaker 2: do that from time to time. The morel of the 43 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:02,800 Speaker 2: story is, I love going over the news that I 44 00:02:02,880 --> 00:02:04,800 Speaker 2: covered for the week, but I want to give you 45 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 2: an opportunity to give me some feedback and me to 46 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:11,040 Speaker 2: give a little bit more commentary of things that I 47 00:02:11,040 --> 00:02:14,560 Speaker 2: were not able to cover on the Breakfast Club in 48 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:17,360 Speaker 2: addition to everything else that's happening in the world. So 49 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:21,680 Speaker 2: with that said, today's Thursday, June First, I was waiting. 50 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:26,040 Speaker 2: This podcast went out a little bit late today. I 51 00:02:26,160 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 2: drop every Thursday, but this was not in your inbox 52 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 2: first thing this morning because I wanted to wait to 53 00:02:32,480 --> 00:02:37,200 Speaker 2: see what was happening with the debt ceiling a bill, 54 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:40,320 Speaker 2: and so they passed that on last night, and I 55 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:42,320 Speaker 2: wanted to give you an update because I know there 56 00:02:42,400 --> 00:02:45,760 Speaker 2: was a lot of questions on what's happening with food 57 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:48,400 Speaker 2: stamps and how is that changing, because a lot of 58 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:52,760 Speaker 2: folks do depend on food stamp assistance, and so I 59 00:02:52,760 --> 00:02:54,960 Speaker 2: wanted to make sure that I was able to give 60 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:57,000 Speaker 2: you an accurate update. So that is the reason why 61 00:02:57,040 --> 00:02:59,240 Speaker 2: you didn't have a first thing this morning. But you 62 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:01,920 Speaker 2: will certainly out to my producer Dwayne, who always has 63 00:03:01,919 --> 00:03:04,040 Speaker 2: a fast turnaround. You will definitely have it in your 64 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:06,959 Speaker 2: inbox here shortly, Well, you have it in your inbox 65 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:08,880 Speaker 2: now if you're listening, is actually in your inbox now? 66 00:03:08,919 --> 00:03:11,160 Speaker 1: So what the hell am I talking about? Tessling? Okay, 67 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:12,280 Speaker 1: so let's talk. 68 00:03:12,120 --> 00:03:15,120 Speaker 2: About the House bill and raising the debt now just 69 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:17,520 Speaker 2: in closing or simply let me just kind of give 70 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:19,760 Speaker 2: it to you in simple terms. The House of Representatives, 71 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:23,120 Speaker 2: they passed a bipartisan bill to suspend the debt ceiling. 72 00:03:23,720 --> 00:03:23,960 Speaker 1: Again. 73 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 2: They had to overcome a lot, a lot of opposition 74 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:28,760 Speaker 2: from conservatives and liberals. You know, people are never happy 75 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:31,400 Speaker 2: on one side. One it's always going to be upset 76 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:33,200 Speaker 2: with the other. They're never going to be satisfied. And 77 00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:35,000 Speaker 2: that is how it's supposed to go. You know, you 78 00:03:35,040 --> 00:03:37,560 Speaker 2: should always, like you hear me say, push the line 79 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:40,440 Speaker 2: politics until something happens. A lot of folks get upset 80 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:42,040 Speaker 2: with me, Old Testling. You're never happy, Old tests You 81 00:03:42,120 --> 00:03:44,240 Speaker 2: always ask for more, right, that is the whole point 82 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:47,120 Speaker 2: of having a legislative body, to continue to push and 83 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:50,880 Speaker 2: push and push until you get to a perfect society. 84 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:53,320 Speaker 2: And guess what, there will never be a perfect society. 85 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:56,720 Speaker 2: So that means that we're always pushing. So with that 86 00:03:56,800 --> 00:04:00,760 Speaker 2: said President Biden and Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy, they sat 87 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:04,680 Speaker 2: down and decided to negotiate how they wanted this thing 88 00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:06,360 Speaker 2: to go, and they were able to come up with 89 00:04:06,440 --> 00:04:08,920 Speaker 2: something that, you know, a lot of folks do seem 90 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:11,840 Speaker 2: fair seem to be pretty pretty fair. But of course 91 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:14,320 Speaker 2: you're always going to have progressives who are going to 92 00:04:14,360 --> 00:04:16,400 Speaker 2: always challenge the moderate Democrats will get to that in 93 00:04:16,440 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 2: a second, and also Republicans who are always going to 94 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:22,479 Speaker 2: challenge any time the debt ceiling has been raised, because, 95 00:04:22,520 --> 00:04:25,719 Speaker 2: as you know, Republicans and conservatives, which can sometimes be 96 00:04:25,720 --> 00:04:30,160 Speaker 2: two different things, they are always about less debt opposed 97 00:04:30,200 --> 00:04:34,400 Speaker 2: to spending. But it did clear bipartisan three fourteen to 98 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:36,360 Speaker 2: one seventeen, so we can pretty much say that that 99 00:04:36,440 --> 00:04:39,960 Speaker 2: was pretty you know, overwhelmingly by partisan. It will now 100 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:43,760 Speaker 2: go to the Senate. And just so that you guys know, 101 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:48,080 Speaker 2: if this did not pass, it was basically going to 102 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 2: cut government services. It could have possibly halted payments to 103 00:04:52,560 --> 00:04:57,160 Speaker 2: sixty seven million Social Security beneficiaries. Just one week of 104 00:04:57,200 --> 00:04:59,960 Speaker 2: this alone could have cost one millions and one million 105 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:02,840 Speaker 2: in jobs to be lost. The interest rate would have 106 00:05:02,920 --> 00:05:06,000 Speaker 2: jumped to five percent in the market. It would have 107 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:09,760 Speaker 2: caused market panic, political instability, and long term effects. Now, 108 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:12,080 Speaker 2: as a side note, this would not have caused no 109 00:05:12,160 --> 00:05:16,120 Speaker 2: many of you have heard about government shutdowns and federal 110 00:05:16,160 --> 00:05:20,599 Speaker 2: employees not having their jobs. This would have not coust 111 00:05:20,640 --> 00:05:23,839 Speaker 2: a shutdown in that way. This was something a little 112 00:05:23,839 --> 00:05:26,440 Speaker 2: bit different, and so I wanted to point that out. 113 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:29,320 Speaker 2: But it certainly would have and could have affected many 114 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:32,280 Speaker 2: of us in our everyday life. So let me get 115 00:05:32,320 --> 00:05:34,520 Speaker 2: to the food stamp benefits, because that was what a 116 00:05:34,520 --> 00:05:37,680 Speaker 2: lot of people had questions on. And in short, the 117 00:05:37,760 --> 00:05:41,840 Speaker 2: current law requires an able body adults. That means people 118 00:05:41,839 --> 00:05:44,320 Speaker 2: who are able to go to work between the ages 119 00:05:44,320 --> 00:05:48,440 Speaker 2: of eighteen and forty nine without dependence. There's been a 120 00:05:48,480 --> 00:05:52,800 Speaker 2: lot of misinformation and a lot of folks just didn't 121 00:05:52,880 --> 00:05:55,359 Speaker 2: know that. When you hear all they're canceling food stamps, 122 00:05:55,680 --> 00:05:58,839 Speaker 2: you're not hearing that they're talking about people that do 123 00:05:58,920 --> 00:06:01,479 Speaker 2: not have dependence. It means people with no kids and 124 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:04,160 Speaker 2: are able to go to work. Well, right now, they 125 00:06:04,200 --> 00:06:07,800 Speaker 2: are already required to work eighty hours a month. Again, 126 00:06:08,680 --> 00:06:11,480 Speaker 2: they are already required to work eighty hours a month. 127 00:06:11,839 --> 00:06:15,440 Speaker 2: So this change really just bumps it up from forty 128 00:06:15,520 --> 00:06:18,800 Speaker 2: nine to fifty nine. So it's not a big change 129 00:06:19,320 --> 00:06:23,000 Speaker 2: in age, but it's basically just bumping it up a little. 130 00:06:23,440 --> 00:06:26,200 Speaker 2: And it's basically saying that if you want to receive 131 00:06:26,440 --> 00:06:30,440 Speaker 2: a snap benefits for more than three months within a 132 00:06:30,480 --> 00:06:34,440 Speaker 2: three year period, you need to either be working or 133 00:06:34,680 --> 00:06:37,360 Speaker 2: going to some type of training, and again that is 134 00:06:37,400 --> 00:06:39,960 Speaker 2: already in place, so it just bumps it up to 135 00:06:40,080 --> 00:06:44,000 Speaker 2: fifty four years of age to twenty twenty five. Now, 136 00:06:44,120 --> 00:06:48,359 Speaker 2: the Democrats were able to negotiate saying, you know, we 137 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:51,159 Speaker 2: wanted to go back down to forty nine after twenty 138 00:06:51,279 --> 00:06:55,839 Speaker 2: twenty five. So even with this new age bump, it 139 00:06:55,880 --> 00:06:59,360 Speaker 2: will go back down to forty nine after twenty twenty five. 140 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:01,240 Speaker 2: And that's something I did not have a chance to 141 00:07:01,240 --> 00:07:04,039 Speaker 2: mention on the Breakfast Club because so that you guys know, 142 00:07:04,200 --> 00:07:07,159 Speaker 2: time radio is all about time. So in the six 143 00:07:07,160 --> 00:07:10,400 Speaker 2: o'clock hour, we have a very short window of time 144 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:12,800 Speaker 2: that I can get information out, so I don't have 145 00:07:12,840 --> 00:07:14,880 Speaker 2: time to go into all of the details. And that's 146 00:07:14,880 --> 00:07:17,600 Speaker 2: why you're here listening to it on Straight Shot No Chaser, 147 00:07:18,040 --> 00:07:21,160 Speaker 2: where I have an unlimited amount of time to kind 148 00:07:21,200 --> 00:07:22,680 Speaker 2: of get into the details. So I did want you 149 00:07:22,760 --> 00:07:24,920 Speaker 2: guys to know that that it will go back down 150 00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:28,400 Speaker 2: to forty nine after twenty twenty five. And Democrats were 151 00:07:28,440 --> 00:07:32,800 Speaker 2: also able to negotiate benefits to make sure that veterans, 152 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:34,920 Speaker 2: homeless people, and young people that are aging out of 153 00:07:34,920 --> 00:07:39,160 Speaker 2: foster care to be excluded from the work requirements. So 154 00:07:39,680 --> 00:07:41,760 Speaker 2: that is a really good thing, and Democrats are able 155 00:07:41,760 --> 00:07:45,880 Speaker 2: to get that done. Now is so interesting is the 156 00:07:45,920 --> 00:07:49,600 Speaker 2: work requirements will actually cost more over time. So Republicans 157 00:07:49,640 --> 00:07:52,400 Speaker 2: are saying, hey, that kind of backfired here. We are 158 00:07:52,440 --> 00:07:55,400 Speaker 2: trying to save money by requiring work requirements, but now 159 00:07:55,400 --> 00:07:58,040 Speaker 2: it's actually going to cost us money. The reason why 160 00:07:58,080 --> 00:08:00,640 Speaker 2: is because again the Democrats were able to nego ideals 161 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:05,160 Speaker 2: for those who are more vulnerable in our society. But 162 00:08:05,320 --> 00:08:07,680 Speaker 2: Speaker McCarthy says that hey, come hollerwy at me in 163 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:09,160 Speaker 2: a year and you'll be able to see how we 164 00:08:09,200 --> 00:08:11,280 Speaker 2: save money. Basically, he's saying it's going to come out 165 00:08:11,280 --> 00:08:14,200 Speaker 2: in the wash because more people will be working. So 166 00:08:14,560 --> 00:08:17,000 Speaker 2: time will tell to see, you know what that looks like. 167 00:08:17,080 --> 00:08:20,480 Speaker 2: But as it stands now, some Republicans are not happy 168 00:08:20,560 --> 00:08:23,840 Speaker 2: about that at all. Now, progressives, you may have heard 169 00:08:23,840 --> 00:08:26,120 Speaker 2: progressives making a lot of noise. You may have heard 170 00:08:26,160 --> 00:08:31,600 Speaker 2: of the squad. You know AOC and Representative Jamal Bowman, 171 00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:34,640 Speaker 2: Representative Corey bush Lee or barbar Lee. She's not a 172 00:08:34,640 --> 00:08:37,080 Speaker 2: part of the squad, but you may have heard a 173 00:08:37,080 --> 00:08:39,120 Speaker 2: lot of the squad members say, you know, we don't 174 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:41,480 Speaker 2: this bill is not a good thing for progressives, and 175 00:08:41,800 --> 00:08:44,120 Speaker 2: where we may not give you the vote. We had 176 00:08:44,320 --> 00:08:46,120 Speaker 2: talked about that on the Breakfast Club. Of course they 177 00:08:46,160 --> 00:08:50,240 Speaker 2: always do, but again it is a negotiation process. Now 178 00:08:50,280 --> 00:08:51,720 Speaker 2: they have one on record to say this is a 179 00:08:51,840 --> 00:08:56,760 Speaker 2: nightmare for progressives because it restricts non defense spending, a 180 00:08:56,880 --> 00:08:59,640 Speaker 2: green lights a fossil fuel project, and it ends the 181 00:08:59,720 --> 00:09:03,480 Speaker 2: paw on student loan payments. So I'm sure by now 182 00:09:03,960 --> 00:09:06,480 Speaker 2: you have heard over and over and over about canceling 183 00:09:06,520 --> 00:09:09,320 Speaker 2: student debt. And so since that wasn't able to happen, 184 00:09:09,840 --> 00:09:13,959 Speaker 2: President Biden did cancel loan payments as we came during 185 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:16,520 Speaker 2: COVID and as we came out of COVID, and so 186 00:09:16,679 --> 00:09:19,720 Speaker 2: this is now canceling that the palls on the student 187 00:09:19,800 --> 00:09:21,439 Speaker 2: loan payments. So folks are going to have to get 188 00:09:21,480 --> 00:09:25,200 Speaker 2: back to paying their student loans. And so we can 189 00:09:25,240 --> 00:09:28,640 Speaker 2: pretty much assume it's safe to say that canceling student 190 00:09:28,679 --> 00:09:32,280 Speaker 2: debt will be another factor that they will be pushing 191 00:09:32,320 --> 00:09:34,880 Speaker 2: President Biden to do as he runs for reelection. Now, 192 00:09:35,040 --> 00:09:37,880 Speaker 2: the problem with that is no one will be running 193 00:09:37,880 --> 00:09:40,920 Speaker 2: against Joe Biden, So who's going to push him to 194 00:09:41,280 --> 00:09:44,480 Speaker 2: a cancel student debt if there's no one running. So 195 00:09:44,800 --> 00:09:47,240 Speaker 2: that's one of the issues that progressives have as well 196 00:09:47,520 --> 00:09:50,600 Speaker 2: when they say, well, you know, nobody's running against President Biden. 197 00:09:50,679 --> 00:09:53,160 Speaker 2: So a lot of times, folks, when people are running, 198 00:09:53,160 --> 00:09:55,360 Speaker 2: they know they don't have a chance in hell to win, 199 00:09:56,040 --> 00:09:58,760 Speaker 2: but they do that to force the candidate to have 200 00:09:58,800 --> 00:10:02,320 Speaker 2: to listen to another position and hopefully they adopt some 201 00:10:02,360 --> 00:10:05,640 Speaker 2: of those positions, which ultimately they do, and a lot 202 00:10:05,679 --> 00:10:07,480 Speaker 2: of times they still don't do what they're supposed to do, 203 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:10,720 Speaker 2: ie President Biden, but it is still a part of 204 00:10:10,760 --> 00:10:13,679 Speaker 2: the process. So I'm wondering, you know what that's going 205 00:10:13,720 --> 00:10:16,280 Speaker 2: to look like with pushing him to do something do 206 00:10:16,400 --> 00:10:19,800 Speaker 2: more on student loans, since now a progressive will not 207 00:10:19,920 --> 00:10:23,800 Speaker 2: be running, of course, you still have Robert Kennedy that 208 00:10:23,880 --> 00:10:27,240 Speaker 2: said I'll be running junior Maryanne Williamson. Let's just keep 209 00:10:27,280 --> 00:10:29,880 Speaker 2: it real. You know, they're not even considering them factors. 210 00:10:30,440 --> 00:10:32,760 Speaker 2: They're in fact considering them a non factor. So I 211 00:10:32,760 --> 00:10:35,640 Speaker 2: don't know how much power they will have to be 212 00:10:35,679 --> 00:10:38,080 Speaker 2: able to sway to get President Biden to do more. 213 00:10:38,640 --> 00:10:38,920 Speaker 1: Now. 214 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:43,520 Speaker 2: Progressives also say that the work requirements, it has been 215 00:10:43,559 --> 00:10:47,000 Speaker 2: proven that that has little to no benefit on getting 216 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:49,800 Speaker 2: people back to work, because there's so many things involved 217 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:52,000 Speaker 2: besides just telling people, hey, you need to go work. 218 00:10:52,400 --> 00:10:56,360 Speaker 2: In fact, they say it does the opposite because depending 219 00:10:56,440 --> 00:11:02,360 Speaker 2: upon the person's circumstance and the reporting methods, if you're working, 220 00:11:02,679 --> 00:11:05,640 Speaker 2: you know, a position that doesn't report, doesn't report on time, 221 00:11:06,440 --> 00:11:08,720 Speaker 2: you know, that type of thing, it causes you to 222 00:11:08,800 --> 00:11:12,040 Speaker 2: lose those benefits and have to start the process all 223 00:11:12,040 --> 00:11:14,400 Speaker 2: over again. So there's some data that says, you know, 224 00:11:14,400 --> 00:11:16,920 Speaker 2: the work requirements are not what they appear to be. 225 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:19,360 Speaker 2: So that was one of their concerns and so they 226 00:11:19,360 --> 00:11:22,240 Speaker 2: went on record with that. Now, there was some progressives 227 00:11:23,080 --> 00:11:25,360 Speaker 2: that did vote no. I want to give you a 228 00:11:25,400 --> 00:11:27,560 Speaker 2: few of them. I mentioned a few on the Breakfast Club, 229 00:11:27,600 --> 00:11:31,280 Speaker 2: but again the podcast is a chance to go a 230 00:11:31,320 --> 00:11:34,200 Speaker 2: little bit more into detail. So I just want to 231 00:11:34,240 --> 00:11:36,040 Speaker 2: name a couple of names of those that did hold 232 00:11:36,080 --> 00:11:38,120 Speaker 2: the line. Now, guys, they were able to hold the 233 00:11:38,160 --> 00:11:40,000 Speaker 2: line because they said, you know, hey, they have enough 234 00:11:40,080 --> 00:11:43,320 Speaker 2: votes for it to pass, so it's certainly not stopping anything. 235 00:11:43,600 --> 00:11:45,600 Speaker 2: But they wanted to go on record to say that 236 00:11:45,679 --> 00:11:49,360 Speaker 2: they opposed it. And so that's always important too because 237 00:11:49,440 --> 00:11:51,360 Speaker 2: when candadas are running for office and you go back 238 00:11:51,400 --> 00:11:52,360 Speaker 2: and you say, did you vote for this? 239 00:11:52,400 --> 00:11:54,040 Speaker 1: You to vote for that? Why did you vote for it? 240 00:11:54,559 --> 00:11:57,439 Speaker 2: We saw that with you know, the crime bill as 241 00:11:57,440 --> 00:12:00,720 Speaker 2: an example, with Bernie Sanders, he said voted for it 242 00:12:00,760 --> 00:12:04,600 Speaker 2: because he wanted he didn't want to vote against violence 243 00:12:04,640 --> 00:12:06,760 Speaker 2: on women, and that was a part of that bill. 244 00:12:07,120 --> 00:12:11,520 Speaker 2: So how you vote on something you know matters, especially 245 00:12:11,559 --> 00:12:14,439 Speaker 2: when you you know, when folks bring up your past record. 246 00:12:14,559 --> 00:12:16,520 Speaker 2: So I'm gonna list a couple of people that you 247 00:12:16,600 --> 00:12:20,599 Speaker 2: may recognize as either you know from the squad or 248 00:12:20,640 --> 00:12:23,760 Speaker 2: people you know been kind of popular on the progressive side. 249 00:12:24,320 --> 00:12:27,720 Speaker 2: So Representative of Jamal Bowman from the Democrat from New York, 250 00:12:27,800 --> 00:12:29,760 Speaker 2: he did go on record to say he did not 251 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:36,280 Speaker 2: support this. Representative Corey Bush went on record. Also Representative 252 00:12:36,360 --> 00:12:39,440 Speaker 2: Yavette Clark from New York. You may recognize her. Also 253 00:12:39,559 --> 00:12:44,360 Speaker 2: Representative Jasmine Crockett from Texas. She is new and you 254 00:12:44,400 --> 00:12:46,720 Speaker 2: may have seen her. She was a part of the 255 00:12:46,760 --> 00:12:50,680 Speaker 2: a lot of the the walkout, so what's happening in Texas? 256 00:12:51,040 --> 00:12:53,840 Speaker 2: And you may have seen her a lot as a 257 00:12:53,920 --> 00:12:58,160 Speaker 2: rising star if you will in the Democrat Party, see 258 00:12:58,200 --> 00:13:01,400 Speaker 2: you may see her a lot on MSNBC also a 259 00:13:01,400 --> 00:13:05,880 Speaker 2: couple of other names that you may recognize. Obviously the 260 00:13:05,920 --> 00:13:12,120 Speaker 2: Progressive Caucus Chair, Representative Jai Paul. She also won a record. 261 00:13:12,120 --> 00:13:15,959 Speaker 2: Representative Rocanna, the Democrat from California. You may see him 262 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:17,800 Speaker 2: a lot on TV. He does quite a bit on 263 00:13:17,880 --> 00:13:20,160 Speaker 2: MSNBC and Fox News. Actually it's one of the few 264 00:13:20,200 --> 00:13:21,800 Speaker 2: that will actually go on Fox News. He wanted to 265 00:13:21,840 --> 00:13:24,479 Speaker 2: go on record as being against us as well. Representative 266 00:13:24,480 --> 00:13:28,559 Speaker 2: Barbara Lee, you know, also went on record in California 267 00:13:29,840 --> 00:13:32,280 Speaker 2: as someone that you know is against this and as 268 00:13:32,280 --> 00:13:35,280 Speaker 2: a side note, represented Barbari Lee. You know, if Senator 269 00:13:35,320 --> 00:13:40,360 Speaker 2: Feinstein resigns from Senate, I know they are looking to 270 00:13:40,600 --> 00:13:44,240 Speaker 2: hopefully a point a Representative Barbara Lee or she will 271 00:13:44,320 --> 00:13:48,520 Speaker 2: run for that seat. Now, she will run if Finstein 272 00:13:49,200 --> 00:13:52,040 Speaker 2: decides not to run for reelection, which she's already said 273 00:13:52,040 --> 00:13:54,120 Speaker 2: that she's decided not to run for re election. But 274 00:13:54,280 --> 00:13:56,600 Speaker 2: if she resigns, then Barbara Lee will be put in 275 00:13:56,640 --> 00:13:59,679 Speaker 2: that position or whether they're pushing for Barbarily to be 276 00:13:59,679 --> 00:14:04,800 Speaker 2: putting position because as it sins now that Vice President 277 00:14:04,840 --> 00:14:08,480 Speaker 2: Kamala Harris, then Senator Harris was the only black woman 278 00:14:08,840 --> 00:14:11,520 Speaker 2: in the Senate, and so they are pushing for that 279 00:14:11,559 --> 00:14:14,000 Speaker 2: to say that they need another one. Also, Representative gwyn 280 00:14:14,200 --> 00:14:17,440 Speaker 2: Moore from Wisconsin, she also went on record against it, 281 00:14:17,800 --> 00:14:22,640 Speaker 2: and AOC did as well. Representative Katie Porter, that's also 282 00:14:22,680 --> 00:14:28,320 Speaker 2: somebody's very vocal. Representative Presley is another squad member that 283 00:14:28,360 --> 00:14:33,840 Speaker 2: you may recognize. Representative Rashida Taleb from Detroit also went 284 00:14:33,960 --> 00:14:36,360 Speaker 2: on record against it as well. 285 00:14:36,480 --> 00:14:39,560 Speaker 1: So there were a lot of you know, progressives. 286 00:14:39,560 --> 00:14:42,200 Speaker 2: Again, those are the ones that you know, just kind 287 00:14:42,200 --> 00:14:44,240 Speaker 2: of stood out to me, but there, you know, obviously 288 00:14:44,240 --> 00:14:46,880 Speaker 2: there were more. You can certainly look that up online 289 00:14:48,040 --> 00:14:50,400 Speaker 2: to see, you know, who went against it, and as expected, 290 00:14:50,440 --> 00:14:53,000 Speaker 2: you know a lot of Republicans went against it as well. 291 00:14:53,080 --> 00:14:55,760 Speaker 2: So if you're interested in seeing who on the Republican 292 00:14:55,840 --> 00:15:09,040 Speaker 2: side voted against it, take a look at that. It's 293 00:15:09,080 --> 00:15:13,680 Speaker 2: interesting Mansion, this is something that he did not vote against, 294 00:15:13,760 --> 00:15:16,200 Speaker 2: and you know he's pretty moderate when it comes to debt, 295 00:15:16,360 --> 00:15:18,560 Speaker 2: so it's interesting to see that he went along with 296 00:15:18,600 --> 00:15:22,120 Speaker 2: this as well. So that is pretty much what you 297 00:15:22,160 --> 00:15:25,080 Speaker 2: need to know about food stamps, and you know what 298 00:15:25,120 --> 00:15:27,160 Speaker 2: that's looking like now it's going to go to the Senate. 299 00:15:29,040 --> 00:15:31,680 Speaker 2: I do believe they're going to vote for it, but 300 00:15:32,240 --> 00:15:35,320 Speaker 2: Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have made it known that 301 00:15:35,360 --> 00:15:37,920 Speaker 2: they are not a fan of this bill as well, 302 00:15:38,120 --> 00:15:42,040 Speaker 2: and so I believe their support or them being vocal 303 00:15:42,320 --> 00:15:44,080 Speaker 2: was pretty much to get the House members to vote 304 00:15:44,080 --> 00:15:46,560 Speaker 2: against it, to go on record. But the Senate, you know, 305 00:15:46,640 --> 00:15:49,680 Speaker 2: obviously it is so tight. It's going to be interesting 306 00:15:49,680 --> 00:15:54,240 Speaker 2: to see if they go against that when it's their 307 00:15:54,320 --> 00:15:56,120 Speaker 2: turn to vote. You know, they have a thing about 308 00:15:56,120 --> 00:15:58,800 Speaker 2: having the House do all the dirty work, you know, 309 00:15:58,880 --> 00:16:01,120 Speaker 2: good cop, bad cop, and then it's time, but didn't vote. 310 00:16:01,640 --> 00:16:04,200 Speaker 2: They don't hold the line. And sometimes it's because they 311 00:16:04,240 --> 00:16:06,880 Speaker 2: can't because of numbers, and sometimes. 312 00:16:06,360 --> 00:16:08,240 Speaker 1: It's just because it is what it is. They just 313 00:16:08,240 --> 00:16:09,200 Speaker 1: don't hold the line. 314 00:16:09,280 --> 00:16:12,200 Speaker 2: So there were a couple of other stories that we 315 00:16:12,280 --> 00:16:15,680 Speaker 2: covered this week, and I won't go through every single one, 316 00:16:16,720 --> 00:16:19,880 Speaker 2: but just a few other ones that you know, I 317 00:16:19,880 --> 00:16:24,320 Speaker 2: think you may find interesting. The Uganda president that signed 318 00:16:24,320 --> 00:16:28,000 Speaker 2: the anti gay law that did a lot of numbers yesterday. 319 00:16:28,000 --> 00:16:31,080 Speaker 2: You guys really tapped in on that on both Instagram 320 00:16:31,120 --> 00:16:33,280 Speaker 2: and YouTube. I think we had almost two thousand comments 321 00:16:33,320 --> 00:16:35,920 Speaker 2: on the Breakfast Club YouTube page. We normally average from 322 00:16:35,960 --> 00:16:38,400 Speaker 2: five hundred to one thousand, So for it to be 323 00:16:38,440 --> 00:16:42,320 Speaker 2: almost two thousand comments. People really felt a way about this, 324 00:16:42,520 --> 00:16:45,760 Speaker 2: and so the President of Uganda signed a punitive anti 325 00:16:46,000 --> 00:16:48,720 Speaker 2: gay bill on Monday that costs for life imprisonment for 326 00:16:48,760 --> 00:16:52,640 Speaker 2: anyone that engages in gay sex. Now, breaking that down, 327 00:16:52,680 --> 00:16:56,280 Speaker 2: that's anyone who tries to have same sex relationship could 328 00:16:56,360 --> 00:16:59,120 Speaker 2: be liable for up to a decade in prison. And 329 00:16:59,160 --> 00:17:02,680 Speaker 2: the law also includes the death penalty for anyone convicted 330 00:17:02,680 --> 00:17:07,240 Speaker 2: of aggravated homosexuality. Now, aggravated homosexuality is a term defined 331 00:17:07,280 --> 00:17:10,320 Speaker 2: as acts of same sex relations with children, disabled people, 332 00:17:10,720 --> 00:17:13,520 Speaker 2: those carried out under threat, are while someone is unconscious, 333 00:17:13,520 --> 00:17:18,320 Speaker 2: and it also includes someone having sex knowingly having HIV, 334 00:17:19,320 --> 00:17:22,960 Speaker 2: so that can be again the death penalty, and the 335 00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:27,520 Speaker 2: offense of attempted aggravated homosexuality carries a sentence up to 336 00:17:27,560 --> 00:17:29,720 Speaker 2: fourteen years. Now, I'll pose the question out to the 337 00:17:29,760 --> 00:17:33,240 Speaker 2: family to say, do you think that America should stay 338 00:17:33,240 --> 00:17:36,200 Speaker 2: out of Uganda's business? And I can pretty much say 339 00:17:36,200 --> 00:17:38,879 Speaker 2: overwhelmingly people said, you know, people need to say out 340 00:17:38,920 --> 00:17:42,040 Speaker 2: of Uganda's business and focus on America. The reason why 341 00:17:42,040 --> 00:17:44,720 Speaker 2: I said that is because President Biden did make a 342 00:17:44,720 --> 00:17:47,680 Speaker 2: statement saying that the it was a tragic violation of 343 00:17:47,800 --> 00:17:51,639 Speaker 2: universal human rights and that if you know, this is 344 00:17:51,640 --> 00:17:55,160 Speaker 2: something that I guess they're going to continue doing, which 345 00:17:55,200 --> 00:17:57,439 Speaker 2: they've already done it. The law is already into effect, 346 00:17:57,960 --> 00:17:59,320 Speaker 2: but they are looking at. 347 00:17:59,359 --> 00:18:00,560 Speaker 1: What they can do to. 348 00:18:02,760 --> 00:18:05,400 Speaker 2: Basically go beyond just condemning it, which means they're going 349 00:18:05,440 --> 00:18:09,080 Speaker 2: to evaluate the implications of this law on all aspects 350 00:18:09,119 --> 00:18:13,480 Speaker 2: of US engagement with Uganda, it says prisident. Biden said, 351 00:18:13,480 --> 00:18:17,639 Speaker 2: they're considering additional steps, including the application of sanctions and 352 00:18:17,760 --> 00:18:21,919 Speaker 2: restriction of entry into the United States against anyone involved 353 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:25,520 Speaker 2: in serious human rights abuse or corruption. So it's going 354 00:18:25,600 --> 00:18:29,199 Speaker 2: to be interesting to see if the US intervenes. A 355 00:18:29,240 --> 00:18:31,320 Speaker 2: lot of you, at least in the sample that we 356 00:18:31,359 --> 00:18:33,400 Speaker 2: put out, have said hell no, that ain't the way 357 00:18:33,440 --> 00:18:35,639 Speaker 2: America need to fix its own problems. And then there 358 00:18:35,720 --> 00:18:37,119 Speaker 2: was some that said, no, you know, this is a 359 00:18:37,200 --> 00:18:39,640 Speaker 2: human rights issue, and if America doesn't step up, then 360 00:18:39,640 --> 00:18:43,560 Speaker 2: who will. It's also interesting that Ted Cruz said that, 361 00:18:43,720 --> 00:18:47,560 Speaker 2: you know, this is an abomination. They ripped him from 362 00:18:47,560 --> 00:18:51,600 Speaker 2: one side to the other. You know, conservatives, most conservatives 363 00:18:52,000 --> 00:18:55,560 Speaker 2: pretty much agree that, you know, sex and marriage should 364 00:18:55,560 --> 00:18:57,360 Speaker 2: be between a man and a woman, and so they 365 00:18:57,400 --> 00:19:01,240 Speaker 2: reminded him that homosexuality is actually the domination, and many 366 00:19:01,320 --> 00:19:03,919 Speaker 2: of them said that even though you know homosexuality is 367 00:19:03,960 --> 00:19:06,640 Speaker 2: a sin, they do not believe that the death penalty 368 00:19:06,680 --> 00:19:09,679 Speaker 2: should happen. And been honest with you, some people you 369 00:19:09,720 --> 00:19:12,320 Speaker 2: could tell that they kind of didn't care how it went, 370 00:19:13,240 --> 00:19:15,879 Speaker 2: and you could tell in those responses to him under Twitter, 371 00:19:16,400 --> 00:19:18,720 Speaker 2: so you know, but he did go on record to 372 00:19:18,760 --> 00:19:22,560 Speaker 2: say that it was grotesque in an abomination, and he 373 00:19:22,640 --> 00:19:26,160 Speaker 2: said that all civilized nations should join together in condemning 374 00:19:26,320 --> 00:19:30,600 Speaker 2: this human rights abuse. And again, if you want to 375 00:19:30,640 --> 00:19:33,439 Speaker 2: go see what folks said about that, go see it. 376 00:19:33,520 --> 00:19:36,600 Speaker 2: But now you know he was supporting it. But liberals 377 00:19:36,680 --> 00:19:38,840 Speaker 2: were calling him a hypocrite as well. So it seems 378 00:19:38,840 --> 00:19:40,960 Speaker 2: like Ted Crews couldn't win for losing on this position. 379 00:19:41,440 --> 00:19:43,640 Speaker 2: They said he was a hypocrite because just last year 380 00:19:43,680 --> 00:19:46,880 Speaker 2: he said that the US Supreme Court was clearly wrong 381 00:19:46,960 --> 00:19:50,640 Speaker 2: for legalizing same sex marriage. So you know, I asked you, 382 00:19:50,680 --> 00:19:54,880 Speaker 2: can you be again same sex marriage in the Constitution 383 00:19:55,119 --> 00:19:57,520 Speaker 2: but not believe that somebody should get the death penalty 384 00:19:57,520 --> 00:19:59,199 Speaker 2: for who they have sex with. I do believe that 385 00:19:59,240 --> 00:20:02,560 Speaker 2: you can have two different opinions about that. Two things 386 00:20:02,560 --> 00:20:04,159 Speaker 2: can be true at the same time. I'm not a 387 00:20:04,200 --> 00:20:06,760 Speaker 2: fan of Ted Cruz, so that statement is not about him, 388 00:20:06,760 --> 00:20:09,399 Speaker 2: but just those that I see in the conservative movement 389 00:20:09,400 --> 00:20:12,800 Speaker 2: that say, you know, I don't believe that the law 390 00:20:13,240 --> 00:20:16,800 Speaker 2: should recognize same sex marriage. There are some that say 391 00:20:16,800 --> 00:20:18,760 Speaker 2: the law shouldn't recognize it at all. There are some 392 00:20:18,840 --> 00:20:20,920 Speaker 2: that say they shouldn't recognize it on the federal level 393 00:20:21,000 --> 00:20:23,040 Speaker 2: with the Supreme Court, and then there's some that say, 394 00:20:23,119 --> 00:20:25,040 Speaker 2: let that be a state decision. I don't believe the 395 00:20:25,080 --> 00:20:27,280 Speaker 2: federals should recognize it, but I believe it should be 396 00:20:27,320 --> 00:20:30,119 Speaker 2: a state law, not me, but you know, telling you 397 00:20:30,160 --> 00:20:34,120 Speaker 2: that's their position. Let each state decide what they should do. 398 00:20:34,200 --> 00:20:38,679 Speaker 2: So it appears that Ted Cruz is saying that, you know, 399 00:20:39,720 --> 00:20:43,479 Speaker 2: although he is against legalizing same sex he is not 400 00:20:43,560 --> 00:20:46,479 Speaker 2: for people getting the death penalty. But of course liberals 401 00:20:46,520 --> 00:20:49,200 Speaker 2: under his pay, under his Twitter basically said he was 402 00:20:49,240 --> 00:20:52,000 Speaker 2: full of shit and they're not buying it. And so 403 00:20:52,320 --> 00:20:54,959 Speaker 2: there's that. So I thought that was really interesting. Hit 404 00:20:55,000 --> 00:20:58,560 Speaker 2: me up on Instagram and go under the posts that 405 00:20:58,600 --> 00:21:01,240 Speaker 2: I made about it if you want to discuss it 406 00:21:01,320 --> 00:21:03,760 Speaker 2: with other folks and kind of see where they are. 407 00:21:04,400 --> 00:21:06,360 Speaker 1: Please do hit me up on Instagram. 408 00:21:06,800 --> 00:21:09,800 Speaker 2: Another story I covered this week that seemed to, you know, 409 00:21:10,119 --> 00:21:12,399 Speaker 2: generate a lot of conversation is how people are, you know, 410 00:21:12,440 --> 00:21:15,560 Speaker 2: going back to community college and saying, you know, I 411 00:21:15,600 --> 00:21:18,040 Speaker 2: don't want to pay again, going back to the point 412 00:21:18,080 --> 00:21:20,920 Speaker 2: about student debt and how much you know people are 413 00:21:20,920 --> 00:21:25,399 Speaker 2: paying for student debt. Now, community college enrollment rolls zero 414 00:21:25,440 --> 00:21:27,880 Speaker 2: point five percent this spring, so it's the first time 415 00:21:27,880 --> 00:21:30,880 Speaker 2: that it rose in over a decade, and so people 416 00:21:30,920 --> 00:21:32,520 Speaker 2: are saying, hey, you know, I'm going to go get 417 00:21:32,800 --> 00:21:35,480 Speaker 2: forty sixty hours, get all of my core classes out 418 00:21:35,320 --> 00:21:38,680 Speaker 2: at community college, and either get a trade at community 419 00:21:38,720 --> 00:21:42,000 Speaker 2: college or transferred to a four year university. I did myself. 420 00:21:42,040 --> 00:21:44,240 Speaker 2: I got about forty to sixty hours at community college. 421 00:21:44,320 --> 00:21:45,120 Speaker 1: Saved me a lot of money. 422 00:21:45,119 --> 00:21:48,159 Speaker 2: I didn't go into debt until I transferred to the 423 00:21:48,280 --> 00:21:51,240 Speaker 2: University of North Texas. I did community college at Collin 424 00:21:51,320 --> 00:21:54,720 Speaker 2: County Community College, and the debt didn't happen until I 425 00:21:54,720 --> 00:21:56,720 Speaker 2: went to the four year university. And then I had 426 00:21:56,720 --> 00:21:59,080 Speaker 2: to go online because I had to move out of 427 00:21:59,119 --> 00:22:02,720 Speaker 2: state and take some online courses, and that really raised 428 00:22:02,720 --> 00:22:05,399 Speaker 2: the debt up. Because again, these online institutions, they know 429 00:22:05,520 --> 00:22:07,399 Speaker 2: that you know, you want to get your degree, you 430 00:22:07,400 --> 00:22:09,800 Speaker 2: will prefer to be at the traditional four year university, 431 00:22:10,080 --> 00:22:13,520 Speaker 2: and so there's been a lot of predatory issues with that. 432 00:22:13,560 --> 00:22:17,399 Speaker 2: In fact, several schools, including University of Phoenix, have had 433 00:22:17,480 --> 00:22:20,560 Speaker 2: lawsuits on predatory lending because they're playing off the fact 434 00:22:20,640 --> 00:22:23,440 Speaker 2: that if I am, you know, working and trying to 435 00:22:23,520 --> 00:22:26,119 Speaker 2: raise a family and finish my degree, and rather than 436 00:22:26,160 --> 00:22:28,120 Speaker 2: not get a degree, I have to go online. And 437 00:22:28,200 --> 00:22:31,320 Speaker 2: you know, they're preying upon folks in that way. So 438 00:22:31,320 --> 00:22:34,400 Speaker 2: there's been a lot of lawsuits with that. Look into 439 00:22:34,400 --> 00:22:36,040 Speaker 2: that as well and see if you qualify, because I 440 00:22:36,080 --> 00:22:39,240 Speaker 2: know there was a certain period of time that folks 441 00:22:39,640 --> 00:22:43,160 Speaker 2: then went to those schools have been able to get 442 00:22:43,960 --> 00:22:46,560 Speaker 2: some of their money back in particularly with University of Phoenix. 443 00:22:46,600 --> 00:22:49,880 Speaker 2: So these students are saying the financial pressure is one, 444 00:22:49,920 --> 00:22:51,400 Speaker 2: but then also I didn't get a chance to talk 445 00:22:51,400 --> 00:22:53,760 Speaker 2: about on the Breakfast Club. There are also some folks 446 00:22:53,800 --> 00:22:55,480 Speaker 2: that said they don't want to deal with all of 447 00:22:55,480 --> 00:22:59,879 Speaker 2: the wokeism that's going on in the colleges now now again. 448 00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:02,560 Speaker 2: And I take that with a grain of salt because 449 00:23:02,560 --> 00:23:05,040 Speaker 2: when I read that, it did come from a conservative outlet, 450 00:23:05,080 --> 00:23:08,520 Speaker 2: and of course you know, they're always each side, both 451 00:23:08,600 --> 00:23:11,760 Speaker 2: Democrats and Republicans, conservative and liberals. They always want to 452 00:23:11,760 --> 00:23:14,960 Speaker 2: point out the things that best aligns with their messaging. 453 00:23:15,480 --> 00:23:18,080 Speaker 2: But I did see some reports of people saying, you know, 454 00:23:18,520 --> 00:23:20,120 Speaker 2: we don't want to be there with all the wokeness 455 00:23:20,160 --> 00:23:22,320 Speaker 2: and the liberals taking over the university. Don't know how 456 00:23:22,320 --> 00:23:24,639 Speaker 2: true that is. But again, just giving you the news. 457 00:23:24,640 --> 00:23:26,560 Speaker 2: I didn't create it, I'm just delivering it to you. 458 00:23:27,160 --> 00:23:30,200 Speaker 2: But overall, I think the main reason is people want 459 00:23:30,280 --> 00:23:33,040 Speaker 2: to pursue work sooner, want to get in the workplace sooner, 460 00:23:33,080 --> 00:23:35,320 Speaker 2: want to have money sooner, and so they're taking up 461 00:23:35,320 --> 00:23:39,400 Speaker 2: trades like computing, mechanics, catering, transportation, and other practical fields. 462 00:23:39,440 --> 00:23:43,080 Speaker 2: So the bottom line is students want more jobs, more money. 463 00:23:43,400 --> 00:23:45,720 Speaker 2: This is something that always wears me, even with my daughter. 464 00:23:45,840 --> 00:23:49,080 Speaker 2: She I mean, she just got a job this week. 465 00:23:49,480 --> 00:23:51,960 Speaker 2: She hasn't even turned sixteen yet. She worked last year 466 00:23:51,960 --> 00:23:53,560 Speaker 2: when she hadn't turned sixteen, and she is just so 467 00:23:53,680 --> 00:23:54,400 Speaker 2: anxious to work. 468 00:23:54,800 --> 00:23:56,720 Speaker 1: And I salute that. I was the same way. I 469 00:23:56,800 --> 00:23:58,120 Speaker 1: started working at ten years old. 470 00:23:58,560 --> 00:24:01,159 Speaker 2: But I do notice it delayed my college career a 471 00:24:01,160 --> 00:24:03,240 Speaker 2: lot because I worked first and I went to college 472 00:24:03,280 --> 00:24:05,320 Speaker 2: on the side. Now, that's not gonna happen with my 473 00:24:05,400 --> 00:24:08,040 Speaker 2: baby because she is definitely going to college full time. 474 00:24:08,080 --> 00:24:10,000 Speaker 2: If I got a drag or kicking and screaming, But 475 00:24:10,080 --> 00:24:11,760 Speaker 2: I do know what that taste is. You get that 476 00:24:11,800 --> 00:24:14,560 Speaker 2: little taste of independence and the money, and a lot 477 00:24:14,640 --> 00:24:17,840 Speaker 2: of people get distracted and never pursue a higher education 478 00:24:17,920 --> 00:24:20,719 Speaker 2: and then later down the road they regret it. So 479 00:24:21,320 --> 00:24:23,480 Speaker 2: just be mindful, you know, as you're chasing the bag, 480 00:24:23,560 --> 00:24:26,440 Speaker 2: look at all of your options. I always, you know, 481 00:24:26,480 --> 00:24:28,280 Speaker 2: if you can do both at the same time, do it. 482 00:24:28,280 --> 00:24:30,280 Speaker 2: If you can do a trade in still get three 483 00:24:30,280 --> 00:24:32,400 Speaker 2: hours here and there, and you know, take it slow. 484 00:24:32,440 --> 00:24:34,359 Speaker 2: If it takes you five years, eight years, ten years, 485 00:24:34,400 --> 00:24:37,400 Speaker 2: do it. By all means, education is still a good thing, 486 00:24:37,440 --> 00:24:40,040 Speaker 2: and there's sometimes when you need it. It's not necessarily 487 00:24:40,040 --> 00:24:42,240 Speaker 2: that you need the degree. You know a lot of 488 00:24:42,280 --> 00:24:44,720 Speaker 2: people don't actually use their degree. But this is me 489 00:24:44,840 --> 00:24:47,000 Speaker 2: putting my staff in cap On, you know, for those 490 00:24:47,000 --> 00:24:48,480 Speaker 2: of you who don't know, I worked at the first 491 00:24:48,520 --> 00:24:50,400 Speaker 2: and third largest staff in firm in the world, Robert 492 00:24:50,440 --> 00:24:52,119 Speaker 2: having a Deco, and I own my own staff in 493 00:24:52,160 --> 00:24:55,160 Speaker 2: firm in Orlando, the Allied Group, which we had over 494 00:24:55,160 --> 00:24:57,240 Speaker 2: three hundred employees, and I can tell you that a 495 00:24:57,280 --> 00:25:00,919 Speaker 2: lot of jobs still require college degrees. They still require 496 00:25:00,920 --> 00:25:03,160 Speaker 2: it like it is a high school diploma at this point, 497 00:25:03,160 --> 00:25:05,320 Speaker 2: because now so many people have it. And it's not 498 00:25:05,359 --> 00:25:08,080 Speaker 2: that they're looking for the discipline of the degree, you know, 499 00:25:08,119 --> 00:25:10,080 Speaker 2: whatever it is that you studied in, but they are 500 00:25:10,200 --> 00:25:12,959 Speaker 2: wanting to know, can you complete a task from beginning 501 00:25:12,960 --> 00:25:17,000 Speaker 2: to end? Can you complete something for four years? It's 502 00:25:17,000 --> 00:25:20,800 Speaker 2: a level of accomplishment. So just be aware of that 503 00:25:20,840 --> 00:25:23,240 Speaker 2: as we're having this conversation to go to trade trade trade, 504 00:25:23,240 --> 00:25:27,240 Speaker 2: trade trade, be aware that in corporate America, most jobs, 505 00:25:27,520 --> 00:25:30,280 Speaker 2: quite a few jobs still require a college degree. So 506 00:25:30,320 --> 00:25:33,400 Speaker 2: if you can do both, do both. That's always my answer. 507 00:25:33,480 --> 00:25:35,840 Speaker 2: I believe we can have a lot of the things 508 00:25:35,920 --> 00:25:37,760 Speaker 2: that we want. We just maybe can't have it all 509 00:25:37,800 --> 00:25:39,560 Speaker 2: at the same time. It may take you longer to 510 00:25:39,560 --> 00:25:41,800 Speaker 2: get your career popping, may take you longer to get 511 00:25:41,840 --> 00:25:43,719 Speaker 2: your degree. But if you can do a little bit 512 00:25:43,760 --> 00:25:45,600 Speaker 2: of everything. And that's why people tell me, oh, it 513 00:25:45,600 --> 00:25:47,359 Speaker 2: seem like you work a thousand jobs, Well that's because 514 00:25:47,359 --> 00:25:49,040 Speaker 2: I have work a thousand jobs. Even when I was 515 00:25:49,119 --> 00:25:51,440 Speaker 2: running a staff affirm I still was doing my political work. 516 00:25:51,440 --> 00:25:53,040 Speaker 2: I still was sitting on two and three boards for 517 00:25:53,160 --> 00:25:55,680 Speaker 2: free as a volunteer. I still was mediating for free. 518 00:25:55,720 --> 00:25:58,600 Speaker 2: I still was doing those things because I understood that 519 00:25:58,600 --> 00:26:01,639 Speaker 2: that knowledge, that resume, that receipt would come in handy. 520 00:26:01,760 --> 00:26:04,359 Speaker 2: So if you can squeeze in a little bit, you know, 521 00:26:04,520 --> 00:26:06,720 Speaker 2: do it. Don't just do one or the other. But again, 522 00:26:06,880 --> 00:26:09,600 Speaker 2: always be aware of your bandwidth, Always be aware of 523 00:26:09,600 --> 00:26:11,399 Speaker 2: what you can handle. But do not look at it 524 00:26:11,400 --> 00:26:13,240 Speaker 2: as a failure if you do not do something by 525 00:26:13,320 --> 00:26:26,399 Speaker 2: a certain age. There was another story that folks, you 526 00:26:26,600 --> 00:26:28,520 Speaker 2: kind of go back. I'm just gonna say it quickly. 527 00:26:28,720 --> 00:26:33,639 Speaker 2: The white lawyer that snatched off the black woman's wig 528 00:26:33,840 --> 00:26:36,639 Speaker 2: in New York. Go look at that on TikTok. You 529 00:26:36,640 --> 00:26:38,680 Speaker 2: can see it on TikTok Instagram. It kind of went 530 00:26:38,760 --> 00:26:42,119 Speaker 2: viral everywhere and he lost his job. Anthony Orlich lost 531 00:26:42,160 --> 00:26:44,240 Speaker 2: his job for snatching off her wig. You can clear 532 00:26:44,280 --> 00:26:46,360 Speaker 2: to see that he was drunk, but we'll make him 533 00:26:46,400 --> 00:26:49,480 Speaker 2: grab her wig and just snatch it off. She's lucky 534 00:26:49,560 --> 00:26:51,840 Speaker 2: he didn't get fired on. And what I mean by that, 535 00:26:51,920 --> 00:26:53,439 Speaker 2: for those of you that don't know, fire don't mean 536 00:26:53,520 --> 00:26:56,200 Speaker 2: hit in the mouth. So he has lost his job. 537 00:26:56,280 --> 00:26:58,679 Speaker 2: You play stupid games, you get stupid prizes. Some of 538 00:26:58,680 --> 00:26:59,800 Speaker 2: you said, oh, what does it have to do he 539 00:26:59,920 --> 00:27:03,080 Speaker 2: was off work. Well, attorneys have a moral standard that 540 00:27:03,080 --> 00:27:05,320 Speaker 2: they are held to, and so that is one of 541 00:27:05,320 --> 00:27:07,639 Speaker 2: those jobs that yes, they will look at what you 542 00:27:07,720 --> 00:27:10,439 Speaker 2: do outside of that. And so they decided to go 543 00:27:10,480 --> 00:27:13,080 Speaker 2: ahead and fire him and shout out again to the 544 00:27:13,160 --> 00:27:17,960 Speaker 2: Instagram or the TikTok or the internet detectives, if you will, Well, 545 00:27:18,000 --> 00:27:20,360 Speaker 2: one thing social media know how to do, and let's 546 00:27:20,359 --> 00:27:23,080 Speaker 2: track somebody down. Boy, y'all love canceling somebody I show. 547 00:27:23,119 --> 00:27:25,280 Speaker 2: Wish y'all would track down these politicians though, I'm just 548 00:27:25,320 --> 00:27:27,439 Speaker 2: gonna say that as a side note, I wish you know, 549 00:27:27,520 --> 00:27:30,400 Speaker 2: people would get a million views for this policy and 550 00:27:30,880 --> 00:27:32,639 Speaker 2: track down a lot of these people that you actually 551 00:27:32,720 --> 00:27:36,680 Speaker 2: pay and make them lose their job for the things 552 00:27:36,720 --> 00:27:38,639 Speaker 2: that they don't do. So again, if we could have 553 00:27:38,680 --> 00:27:40,880 Speaker 2: the same energy that people have with tracking them down 554 00:27:40,920 --> 00:27:44,000 Speaker 2: and emailing the job and demanding action be taken, wouldn't 555 00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:45,640 Speaker 2: it be a beautiful thing if you did the same 556 00:27:45,680 --> 00:27:47,720 Speaker 2: thing with your elected official. If I could get you 557 00:27:47,800 --> 00:27:50,800 Speaker 2: to track them down and track the bill. There's actually 558 00:27:50,800 --> 00:27:53,639 Speaker 2: something online called a bill tracker that allows you to 559 00:27:53,680 --> 00:27:57,280 Speaker 2: attract bills, see where they go, and then email them 560 00:27:57,320 --> 00:27:59,160 Speaker 2: obsessively and say, hey, if you don't do what you're 561 00:27:59,160 --> 00:28:00,680 Speaker 2: supposed to do, we're gonna take your job. We're gonna 562 00:28:00,720 --> 00:28:03,000 Speaker 2: run somebody against you. Are we gonna put you out? 563 00:28:03,200 --> 00:28:05,200 Speaker 2: Wouldn't that be a beautiful thing instead of just posting 564 00:28:05,200 --> 00:28:07,159 Speaker 2: and saying, well, I'm not gonna vote. Would it be 565 00:28:07,160 --> 00:28:09,920 Speaker 2: a beautiful thing. If we have the same energy, imagine 566 00:28:10,160 --> 00:28:12,320 Speaker 2: what type of policy that could be done. You know, 567 00:28:12,320 --> 00:28:15,159 Speaker 2: I always talk about push the line politics until something happens, 568 00:28:15,160 --> 00:28:17,040 Speaker 2: and that is a part of the process, actually doing 569 00:28:17,040 --> 00:28:18,800 Speaker 2: the work and saying if you don't do what you're 570 00:28:18,800 --> 00:28:20,520 Speaker 2: supposed to do, we're gonna run somebody against you, We're 571 00:28:20,520 --> 00:28:22,480 Speaker 2: gonna get a candidate. I don't believe of getting out 572 00:28:22,520 --> 00:28:25,000 Speaker 2: of the voting process because that does nothing at all. 573 00:28:25,040 --> 00:28:27,040 Speaker 2: There's always more people that vote that do not vote, 574 00:28:27,040 --> 00:28:28,920 Speaker 2: So you're not scaring them when you say that. In fact, 575 00:28:28,960 --> 00:28:31,960 Speaker 2: you're making it easy as hell. People that don't understand 576 00:28:32,040 --> 00:28:34,400 Speaker 2: how on the ground operations work. 577 00:28:34,560 --> 00:28:35,639 Speaker 1: They do not understand that. 578 00:28:35,640 --> 00:28:37,720 Speaker 2: People that fall out of the process, it makes it 579 00:28:37,760 --> 00:28:39,960 Speaker 2: easier because now I only have to have five hundred 580 00:28:40,000 --> 00:28:43,040 Speaker 2: people in order to get to vote, versus if you're 581 00:28:43,080 --> 00:28:45,160 Speaker 2: running somebody against me, now I'm gonna have to have 582 00:28:45,200 --> 00:28:45,840 Speaker 2: a thousand. 583 00:28:45,960 --> 00:28:47,800 Speaker 1: So it is really a math game. 584 00:28:47,840 --> 00:28:49,959 Speaker 2: People that are just talking out the side of their ass, 585 00:28:50,600 --> 00:28:53,320 Speaker 2: they don't have a clue because they haven't worked a campaign, 586 00:28:53,360 --> 00:28:56,200 Speaker 2: and they don't understand that that does not help it. 587 00:28:56,320 --> 00:28:59,960 Speaker 1: Actually, actually I'm sorry. 588 00:29:00,160 --> 00:29:02,640 Speaker 2: It doesn't hurt to not vote, but it actually helps 589 00:29:02,720 --> 00:29:05,239 Speaker 2: the sorry, as candidates get in a lot easier. So 590 00:29:05,640 --> 00:29:09,160 Speaker 2: I would like to see people actually run for office. 591 00:29:09,320 --> 00:29:10,640 Speaker 2: Shout out to those of you that came to my 592 00:29:10,680 --> 00:29:14,600 Speaker 2: training last year by Partisan Training in September in Atlanta, 593 00:29:14,800 --> 00:29:16,800 Speaker 2: Push the Line politics till something happens. We had three 594 00:29:16,840 --> 00:29:20,040 Speaker 2: hundred people come from all over the country. We trained candidates, operatives, 595 00:29:20,080 --> 00:29:23,880 Speaker 2: and organizers. I wish I could do it in various states. 596 00:29:23,920 --> 00:29:27,320 Speaker 2: I did try, guys, but the volume just wasn't there. 597 00:29:27,400 --> 00:29:29,680 Speaker 2: You know, I can't go around and spend the money 598 00:29:29,720 --> 00:29:32,120 Speaker 2: on my own dime. So I did have to charge 599 00:29:32,120 --> 00:29:33,920 Speaker 2: for the class because again we have to pay for 600 00:29:33,960 --> 00:29:36,440 Speaker 2: the class, and it just wasn't filling up fast enough. 601 00:29:36,480 --> 00:29:38,400 Speaker 2: And I just you know, if you follow me, you 602 00:29:38,440 --> 00:29:41,640 Speaker 2: guys know I don't do well in marketing things for 603 00:29:41,720 --> 00:29:44,560 Speaker 2: sale because I feel like I'm begging and I never 604 00:29:44,600 --> 00:29:46,400 Speaker 2: want to be put in the category of grifting because 605 00:29:46,440 --> 00:29:48,240 Speaker 2: that is not it. I do not make my money 606 00:29:48,280 --> 00:29:51,320 Speaker 2: off of marketing anything to the public. But that was 607 00:29:51,360 --> 00:29:53,800 Speaker 2: in such high demand that I wanted to put it 608 00:29:53,840 --> 00:29:56,040 Speaker 2: out there and give people an opportunity. So when I 609 00:29:56,080 --> 00:29:58,320 Speaker 2: saw that the demand wasn't there, I gave everybody the 610 00:29:58,400 --> 00:30:00,680 Speaker 2: money back, one hundred percent of their money back, including 611 00:30:00,720 --> 00:30:02,640 Speaker 2: the fees, and I said, you know what, let me 612 00:30:02,720 --> 00:30:03,800 Speaker 2: just try to do it. If I can do it 613 00:30:03,800 --> 00:30:05,560 Speaker 2: at least once a year at least to one hundred 614 00:30:05,600 --> 00:30:08,440 Speaker 2: people free, we'll do that. And if you know, there's 615 00:30:08,440 --> 00:30:10,960 Speaker 2: ever an opportunity where I can do it in another state, cool, 616 00:30:11,000 --> 00:30:14,160 Speaker 2: But if not, I just you know it. People don't 617 00:30:14,200 --> 00:30:16,600 Speaker 2: have the money. And it was very reasonable. One hundred 618 00:30:16,600 --> 00:30:18,640 Speaker 2: and fifty dollars for five classes. I mean, you know, 619 00:30:18,680 --> 00:30:20,920 Speaker 2: people spend seventy five dollars for a cooking class, so 620 00:30:21,200 --> 00:30:23,479 Speaker 2: it wasn't like it wasn't reasonable. You know, that was 621 00:30:23,840 --> 00:30:26,680 Speaker 2: in person for online directly one on one with me, 622 00:30:27,400 --> 00:30:30,320 Speaker 2: and a notebook as well, So but I just you 623 00:30:30,320 --> 00:30:32,360 Speaker 2: know again, I wasn't with the asking over and over 624 00:30:32,360 --> 00:30:34,560 Speaker 2: and over. So I'm just gonna stick to trying to 625 00:30:34,560 --> 00:30:37,000 Speaker 2: do it at least once a year. And I'm okay 626 00:30:37,000 --> 00:30:38,479 Speaker 2: with that. I'm at peace with that. I'm not an 627 00:30:38,520 --> 00:30:41,000 Speaker 2: elected official. I don't owe anybody anything, I don't have 628 00:30:41,080 --> 00:30:45,120 Speaker 2: to do anything. So I'm at peace with it. And hopefully, 629 00:30:45,600 --> 00:30:48,480 Speaker 2: you know, we can get folks to come to Atlanta, 630 00:30:49,320 --> 00:30:51,920 Speaker 2: you know, to do that, and we'll do that again 631 00:30:51,960 --> 00:30:55,120 Speaker 2: in September. That's what I'm hoping. So that has been 632 00:30:55,440 --> 00:30:58,440 Speaker 2: the things that that you know, I kind of wanted 633 00:30:58,480 --> 00:31:00,880 Speaker 2: to bring your attention. I also talked about male fertility 634 00:31:00,960 --> 00:31:04,920 Speaker 2: this week, talked about the councilwoman that found that found 635 00:31:04,920 --> 00:31:08,080 Speaker 2: her murderer uh in New Jersey, So go back and 636 00:31:08,120 --> 00:31:10,920 Speaker 2: listen to that story as well. She was shot in 637 00:31:10,960 --> 00:31:13,880 Speaker 2: her SUV around February and so they were able to 638 00:31:13,920 --> 00:31:17,360 Speaker 2: get uh you know, some closure on that. Some other 639 00:31:17,400 --> 00:31:19,760 Speaker 2: things that I talked about that you can, you know, 640 00:31:19,840 --> 00:31:22,200 Speaker 2: catch up on on Tuesday. I'm just pointing it out 641 00:31:22,240 --> 00:31:24,840 Speaker 2: in case you want to go back on YouTube and 642 00:31:24,920 --> 00:31:27,840 Speaker 2: check that out. We talked about Ron DeSantis and repealing 643 00:31:27,880 --> 00:31:29,880 Speaker 2: the First Step Act. I was very vocal in that 644 00:31:30,280 --> 00:31:34,120 Speaker 2: saying that he is pro reform. Because anybody who doesn't 645 00:31:34,120 --> 00:31:36,000 Speaker 2: want people to get out of prison, who are already 646 00:31:36,040 --> 00:31:38,880 Speaker 2: getting out of prison anyway, to not have programs and 647 00:31:38,920 --> 00:31:41,880 Speaker 2: tools to help them not go back to jail, you 648 00:31:41,960 --> 00:31:44,960 Speaker 2: are pro reformed. So definitely go back and listen to that, 649 00:31:45,240 --> 00:31:46,959 Speaker 2: and you're gonna hear me talking about that, because if 650 00:31:46,960 --> 00:31:48,600 Speaker 2: that's something he's gonna run on, and you can better 651 00:31:48,640 --> 00:31:51,560 Speaker 2: believe I'm gonna be talking about that. Not only did 652 00:31:51,600 --> 00:31:55,000 Speaker 2: I help advocate and work on the First Step Act, 653 00:31:55,120 --> 00:31:58,560 Speaker 2: but I've also uh with this podcast. You guys are 654 00:31:58,560 --> 00:32:01,200 Speaker 2: remember I did a series that went to five hundred 655 00:32:01,200 --> 00:32:04,760 Speaker 2: incarcerated individuals in the prison system, and we dealt with 656 00:32:04,800 --> 00:32:07,360 Speaker 2: religion and mental health and how to work with your 657 00:32:07,360 --> 00:32:11,080 Speaker 2: probation officer and job interviewing tools and all those good things. 658 00:32:11,080 --> 00:32:14,080 Speaker 2: Those are the type of programs that they put in 659 00:32:14,160 --> 00:32:16,320 Speaker 2: the First Step Act. Now, my particular program was not 660 00:32:16,360 --> 00:32:17,960 Speaker 2: a part of that. It wasn't paid out of that 661 00:32:18,040 --> 00:32:20,160 Speaker 2: type of budget. I'm just giving you an example of 662 00:32:20,200 --> 00:32:22,000 Speaker 2: Those are the kind of things that Ron De Santis 663 00:32:22,040 --> 00:32:24,440 Speaker 2: is saying that he doesn't want people knowing. So I 664 00:32:24,480 --> 00:32:26,320 Speaker 2: don't give a damn. Let me say again, I don't 665 00:32:26,320 --> 00:32:28,280 Speaker 2: give a damn if you are a Democrat or Republican. 666 00:32:28,440 --> 00:32:30,760 Speaker 2: And I want to be clear Trumpers, because I'm talking 667 00:32:30,760 --> 00:32:33,800 Speaker 2: about descantists does not mean that I imfor your guy Trump. 668 00:32:34,000 --> 00:32:37,760 Speaker 2: Let me be clear, Democrats, because I'm talking about Democrats 669 00:32:37,840 --> 00:32:41,600 Speaker 2: and Trumpers. I am not doing this to help Trump. 670 00:32:42,280 --> 00:32:44,880 Speaker 2: I am talking about the First Step Act and all 671 00:32:44,920 --> 00:32:46,760 Speaker 2: of the people that it affected, and even the people 672 00:32:46,800 --> 00:32:49,400 Speaker 2: that I know that know people personally that it affected. 673 00:32:49,880 --> 00:32:51,520 Speaker 2: If you don't know anything about me, you know the 674 00:32:51,520 --> 00:32:53,800 Speaker 2: mass incarceration is one of my top issues and this 675 00:32:53,960 --> 00:32:56,360 Speaker 2: was a really really big deal. And just to be clear, 676 00:32:56,400 --> 00:32:59,360 Speaker 2: it had two goals reduced overcrowded prisoning population and two 677 00:32:59,440 --> 00:33:02,640 Speaker 2: provide those in Senatives. And no Democrat went on record 678 00:33:02,640 --> 00:33:05,320 Speaker 2: to vote against this. So do not play the games 679 00:33:05,400 --> 00:33:07,640 Speaker 2: that I saw some of you playing on Instagram. Oh yeah, 680 00:33:07,680 --> 00:33:10,760 Speaker 2: you must be a Republican Trump. No, no Democrat went 681 00:33:10,800 --> 00:33:12,600 Speaker 2: on record to go against this. So we have to 682 00:33:12,640 --> 00:33:14,720 Speaker 2: make sure that the lives are just as loud, that 683 00:33:14,800 --> 00:33:16,800 Speaker 2: the truth is just as loud as the lies. So 684 00:33:16,960 --> 00:33:20,040 Speaker 2: help me as we continue to advocate for that. We 685 00:33:20,120 --> 00:33:23,760 Speaker 2: have an over a year of lies that will be 686 00:33:24,040 --> 00:33:27,200 Speaker 2: put out through Republicans running, and let me say this, 687 00:33:27,240 --> 00:33:28,560 Speaker 2: I'll put it on my Instagram. 688 00:33:28,720 --> 00:33:30,080 Speaker 1: Oh, why you're not talking about the Democrats. 689 00:33:30,120 --> 00:33:32,080 Speaker 2: Well, right now, it's about talking about the Republicans because 690 00:33:32,080 --> 00:33:34,320 Speaker 2: they're the ones that's having an open primary. So going 691 00:33:34,360 --> 00:33:36,680 Speaker 2: to be spending more time talking about Republicans. And every 692 00:33:36,680 --> 00:33:38,920 Speaker 2: answer doesn't mean well, Joe Biden ain't about shit too. 693 00:33:38,960 --> 00:33:40,920 Speaker 2: We already know that. I've been on record, we're talking 694 00:33:40,960 --> 00:33:42,840 Speaker 2: about the Republicans. I'm talking about the main thing, the 695 00:33:42,840 --> 00:33:44,400 Speaker 2: main thing, the thing that's in front of me. When 696 00:33:44,400 --> 00:33:46,360 Speaker 2: it's time to talk about the Democrats, we will talk 697 00:33:46,400 --> 00:33:49,440 Speaker 2: about the Democrats. I will. I've always talked about the Democrats. 698 00:33:49,640 --> 00:33:51,600 Speaker 2: But I'm not gonna do what aboutism is with you 699 00:33:51,640 --> 00:33:53,760 Speaker 2: guys all year long. I'm talking about the people that 700 00:33:53,760 --> 00:33:56,000 Speaker 2: are running. We're going to unpack that and then when 701 00:33:56,000 --> 00:33:58,120 Speaker 2: it's time in the general, we'll talk about the other ones. 702 00:33:58,600 --> 00:34:01,120 Speaker 2: But rather than you telling me to talk about how 703 00:34:01,120 --> 00:34:03,640 Speaker 2: about you talk about it? How about you use your platform? 704 00:34:03,680 --> 00:34:05,920 Speaker 2: How about you educate people instead of telling me what 705 00:34:06,000 --> 00:34:07,480 Speaker 2: to do. Because I'm going to talk about what I 706 00:34:07,480 --> 00:34:09,200 Speaker 2: feel like I want to talk about and that's that. 707 00:34:09,840 --> 00:34:11,879 Speaker 2: So you've been listening to straight shot, no chaser. Thank 708 00:34:11,920 --> 00:34:13,279 Speaker 2: you for tapping in with me. Just want to do 709 00:34:13,320 --> 00:34:15,200 Speaker 2: a quick little run through of the front page news 710 00:34:15,200 --> 00:34:17,759 Speaker 2: to go a little bit more in detail. 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