WEBVTT 1 00:00:15.039 --> 00:00:17.280 Good money, good morning, good morning, and welcome, welcome, welcome 2 00:00:17.280 --> 00:00:20.879 in. It's time now for our community connection right here on K one one 3 00:00:20.920 --> 00:00:25.120 you trust, and it is eight thirty fourth and we have guests in the 4 00:00:25.160 --> 00:00:30.879 studio here from the Washington Republican Party. We have Larry Murray, the county 5 00:00:30.960 --> 00:00:34.719 chairman, and Sarah Burnett precink twenty eight vice chairman. First of all, 6 00:00:34.759 --> 00:00:37.399 welcome to the studio. And I know for Larry it's the first time he's 7 00:00:37.399 --> 00:00:40.039 ever been behind him min Yeah, that's correct, So thank you for having 8 00:00:40.119 --> 00:00:43.439 us. Really appreciate it. Now. I know that it's not the same 9 00:00:43.479 --> 00:00:47.240 for Sarah because I interviewed you watch before. That's let we go. So 10 00:00:47.280 --> 00:00:51.600 we got a lot going on here. We've got just a lot going on 11 00:00:51.679 --> 00:00:55.280 here and a lot of things that are starting to go on as far as 12 00:00:55.320 --> 00:00:59.000 information wise this weekend, but on Monday, it's huge start us off. 13 00:00:59.000 --> 00:01:00.880 What have we got going? Yeah, So again, thanks for having us 14 00:01:00.880 --> 00:01:08.120 here and allowing us to promote the upcoming quadrinial precinct meeting and county convention. 15 00:01:10.480 --> 00:01:12.280 As as you said, it's a it's a busy year twenty twenty four. 16 00:01:12.319 --> 00:01:17.840 We're electing a new president, and so there everything kind of starts with the 17 00:01:17.840 --> 00:01:22.280 precinct. So our politics it's a local, right, that's right. Yeah, 18 00:01:22.680 --> 00:01:27.200 And so the precinct meetings or as you said, our Monday, we 19 00:01:27.280 --> 00:01:33.359 do have staggered meeting time. So we have put an announcements out on our 20 00:01:33.640 --> 00:01:41.599 Facebook page, on our website on the enterprise. And so if you want 21 00:01:41.640 --> 00:01:45.959 to have a say and who is a delegate to the National Convention or who 22 00:01:45.959 --> 00:01:52.120 our electors are in the electoral College, then it's important that you participate in 23 00:01:52.280 --> 00:01:56.719 the upcoming precinct meeting and then that'll lead on to what we'll do at the 24 00:01:56.719 --> 00:02:01.200 precinct meeting is we will elect delegates to the county convention, and then from 25 00:02:01.200 --> 00:02:07.960 the county convention, we'll elect delegates to the district Committee or district committee convention 26 00:02:08.199 --> 00:02:15.360 and the state convention. And at the district convention, what we'll do is 27 00:02:15.400 --> 00:02:22.639 we will elect three delegates to the National Convention and then an elector to the 28 00:02:22.719 --> 00:02:28.240 Electoral College. At the state convention will elect delegates to the National Convention and 29 00:02:28.240 --> 00:02:31.080 then electors to the Electoral College. So this is kind of like the electoral 30 00:02:31.159 --> 00:02:35.479 high school until you graduate and you get up there to the electoral college. 31 00:02:36.039 --> 00:02:38.599 Ye okay for those who tried to follow it home. You know, I 32 00:02:38.639 --> 00:02:44.560 took civic. They don't teach that much you anymore. So when you see 33 00:02:44.560 --> 00:02:46.680 electal call, it would look you know, it's like, Okay. It's 34 00:02:46.719 --> 00:02:52.400 been a learning process for me. Was elected chairman last year and this is 35 00:02:52.400 --> 00:02:57.759 my first time participating in one of the quadronial meetings. There's a lot to 36 00:02:57.840 --> 00:03:06.039 learn, and it's a too sometimes and in a hurry too. Now we 37 00:03:06.159 --> 00:03:09.159 get this going away on Monday, correct, Yeah, so this starts Monday 38 00:03:09.199 --> 00:03:13.759 evening. That'll be your precinct meetings. I believe we have twenty six precincts 39 00:03:13.800 --> 00:03:16.759 in Washington County and so all of them are spread and all of them can 40 00:03:16.759 --> 00:03:20.919 come, and it will be at Calvary Chapel from six thirty to eight thirty. 41 00:03:21.000 --> 00:03:23.120 That's right here in Bartleson, right here in Bartlestawn, Scantter. Yeah, 42 00:03:23.479 --> 00:03:28.960 right over there by Elder Care in that area. Ye're very good. 43 00:03:29.560 --> 00:03:35.080 So now it says the purpose of the Republican Party for those who are not 44 00:03:35.199 --> 00:03:39.879 Republican but or just independent, are really just kind of curious about party politics. 45 00:03:39.919 --> 00:03:44.039 Because I know that there are young people who listen. They really haven't 46 00:03:44.039 --> 00:03:47.919 decided what affiliation they wish to be a part of. Could we do a 47 00:03:47.960 --> 00:03:53.400 little explaining and kind of outlining and detailing just what the purpose of the Republican 48 00:03:53.439 --> 00:03:54.439 Party is. Either one of you can take the shot at that. I 49 00:03:54.520 --> 00:03:59.240 mean maybe you both. Yeah, So the Republican Party we actually have a 50 00:03:59.280 --> 00:04:03.599 platform on our website at OKGP dot com and that is the state website, 51 00:04:03.639 --> 00:04:06.759 and so all of us when we participate in these precinct meetings, we get 52 00:04:06.759 --> 00:04:11.319 to say what issues are important to us. Those actually get put into a 53 00:04:11.400 --> 00:04:15.080 document at the state level and it gets voted on at every level all the 54 00:04:15.080 --> 00:04:19.240 way up to say pro life, biblical family, smaller government, lower taxes. 55 00:04:19.279 --> 00:04:21.600 All of that is put into a document. So that kind of defines 56 00:04:21.639 --> 00:04:25.839 who we are as Republicans. And that's why I really think it's important to 57 00:04:25.839 --> 00:04:29.279 get involved because you can actually have a voice in that process. Very good. 58 00:04:29.480 --> 00:04:31.839 There are a lot of people who just assume other people just do it 59 00:04:31.839 --> 00:04:35.360 for them, they're too busy, or they just don't care. That is 60 00:04:35.439 --> 00:04:40.079 until it hits their front yard and then they're like, well, how did 61 00:04:40.120 --> 00:04:45.279 this happen? Well did you ever get involved? Get back to you and 62 00:04:45.279 --> 00:04:46.680 this is where you get involved, right, Yeah, And that's one of 63 00:04:46.720 --> 00:04:50.920 the reasons why I've wanted Sarah here was because I think she's a great example 64 00:04:51.000 --> 00:04:57.720 of what involvement looks like. You know, freedom is not always free, 65 00:04:57.800 --> 00:05:02.240 and you know the price of freedom eternal vigilance. And I think we really 66 00:05:02.519 --> 00:05:08.879 twenty twenty woke us up when you started seeing lockdowns and vaccine mandates. But 67 00:05:09.480 --> 00:05:14.079 Sarah, to me, is a really good example of you know, it 68 00:05:14.079 --> 00:05:16.800 doesn't matter where you are in your life, you can still participate in the 69 00:05:16.839 --> 00:05:20.480 process and make a difference in the community. She's a mother of four, 70 00:05:21.199 --> 00:05:25.480 her and her husband have a small business, and she's the precinct vice chair 71 00:05:25.639 --> 00:05:29.759 and she's knocking doors and she does a lot of really good work. So 72 00:05:29.800 --> 00:05:32.480 you don't have to be retired in order to be involved. We actually would 73 00:05:32.519 --> 00:05:36.160 love to have younger people involved in the process. When do you sleep, 74 00:05:36.160 --> 00:05:42.160 sir, not a whole lot. No, I'm only kidnapped. That's really 75 00:05:42.199 --> 00:05:46.240 good on you, because younger people like yourself really need to be involved. 76 00:05:46.240 --> 00:05:49.160 They really need to pay attention because most don'tun till their in their mid thirties 77 00:05:49.240 --> 00:05:54.800 or even well into their forties and that's just unacceptable. And I think it's 78 00:05:54.800 --> 00:06:00.800 important to realize, like our freedoms are being lost partially because people are at 79 00:06:00.879 --> 00:06:02.800 different stages of life than us. So I have young children, so there's 80 00:06:02.839 --> 00:06:06.000 things that I'm watching that not everybody else would maybe pay attention to. And 81 00:06:06.079 --> 00:06:09.600 so that's why we need people at all stages. And I just bring my 82 00:06:09.680 --> 00:06:12.240 kids, and my kids will be there Monday night. So yeah, bring 83 00:06:12.240 --> 00:06:14.920 your kids come. It's a fun thing. It's laid back. We love 84 00:06:14.959 --> 00:06:17.240 families, and that's right. You people in your seventies, you bring your 85 00:06:17.319 --> 00:06:19.839 kids too, because you know, if they're in their forties, they need 86 00:06:19.839 --> 00:06:23.560 to learn a few things. And I wasn't trying to be funny. I 87 00:06:23.600 --> 00:06:28.759 was being serious because sometimes the folks who were kind of wandering around, you 88 00:06:28.800 --> 00:06:30.439 know, in that thirty five to fifty five, they just kind of wander 89 00:06:30.480 --> 00:06:33.240 around, they don't pay attention much to their parents are all over it. 90 00:06:33.519 --> 00:06:36.839 They got to get involved too, all the way down to people like you 91 00:06:36.879 --> 00:06:41.160 in their twenties, they were raising youngins. You know, that's a good 92 00:06:41.199 --> 00:06:45.519 thing. So this all starts on Monday. How do we go about to 93 00:06:46.160 --> 00:06:47.879 being a part of this is that you go to the website. Firstus is 94 00:06:47.959 --> 00:06:51.600 how we get our put in to the door here. Yeah, so an 95 00:06:51.639 --> 00:06:58.279 official call was sent out to if you're on the distribution list for the Washington 96 00:06:58.319 --> 00:07:03.079 County Republican Party, an email was sent out an official call with the times 97 00:07:03.160 --> 00:07:08.319 how to get registered. You do have to be a registered Republican in order 98 00:07:08.360 --> 00:07:12.959 to participate. So we do open our meetings to the public because we want 99 00:07:13.000 --> 00:07:16.439 transparency and people to be involved. But in order to actually participate and be 100 00:07:16.519 --> 00:07:23.600 a voting member, you have to be a registered Republican requirement. Yeah, 101 00:07:23.800 --> 00:07:26.600 do you have anything, Yeah, that's also just bring your voter ID card 102 00:07:26.759 --> 00:07:29.120 or we can look it up for you there. So you just have to 103 00:07:29.240 --> 00:07:31.199 prove that you're a registered Republican and you can participate. Yeah, And so 104 00:07:31.240 --> 00:07:35.839 I mentioned earlier, we have unique times for each precinct to show up, 105 00:07:35.879 --> 00:07:40.360 and the reason for that is just so that get everybody, get everyone in, 106 00:07:40.800 --> 00:07:46.040 people can each precinct can conduct a proper meeting and without a lot of 107 00:07:46.079 --> 00:07:49.720 noise around. So if you don't know what precinct you are, you can 108 00:07:49.720 --> 00:07:55.600 go to the OKA voter portal and you can look up which precinct you're in. 109 00:07:56.240 --> 00:07:59.959 You can email w c g opok dot com and we can tell you 110 00:08:00.160 --> 00:08:03.040 who your precinct chair and vice chair are and we can help you out there 111 00:08:03.040 --> 00:08:07.560 as well. That's very helpful. That's very good. You know, it 112 00:08:07.560 --> 00:08:11.000 makes you don't it makes you feel like you're not going this alone. Absolutely 113 00:08:11.079 --> 00:08:13.120 not. Now we've got a big team of people. Well that's great. 114 00:08:13.120 --> 00:08:18.879 That is absolutely great. Now, this this whole convention process, I know 115 00:08:18.000 --> 00:08:22.439 that it can be sometimes god of time consuming, nerve racking and everything else, 116 00:08:22.639 --> 00:08:26.160 But in the end, I understand that there's a real good sense of 117 00:08:26.199 --> 00:08:31.279 relief, a real, real positive feeling that comes from this because you know 118 00:08:31.360 --> 00:08:37.440 that the hard work is paying off. Yes, absolutely, Yeah, Jane, 119 00:08:37.480 --> 00:08:39.720 the idea to take almost take root and really go on to the next 120 00:08:39.799 --> 00:08:45.840 level. Yeah, And it's really exciting to be a part of this whole 121 00:08:45.879 --> 00:08:50.519 process and to be able to have a say and what the okg OP rules 122 00:08:50.519 --> 00:08:56.039 are, what you know, what our platform is. Who are sending to 123 00:08:56.399 --> 00:09:03.159 national convention to elect or nominated presidential and vice presidential candidate. But again, 124 00:09:03.200 --> 00:09:07.039 yeah, it all starts at the precinct level and makes its way through the 125 00:09:07.080 --> 00:09:13.519 process of a county convention and state convention. So it is exciting to be 126 00:09:13.559 --> 00:09:16.559 a part of. Oh yeah, it has to be. Yeah. I 127 00:09:16.600 --> 00:09:20.440 love our convention process because it gives a voice to every single individual. So 128 00:09:20.600 --> 00:09:24.159 it doesn't matter if you're from a small county or a large county. Every 129 00:09:24.200 --> 00:09:28.399 person who comes to even that state convention with hundreds and hundreds of people get 130 00:09:28.440 --> 00:09:31.320 to voice. The microphones are available. If you're a delegate, you may 131 00:09:31.320 --> 00:09:35.600 even speak if you want to. There's a whole procedure. You can learn 132 00:09:35.639 --> 00:09:39.600 it and be involved in voting and the whole entire process. So that's something 133 00:09:39.600 --> 00:09:43.960 that really inspired me that all of us could take part in. So it 134 00:09:43.039 --> 00:09:46.320 was kind of a curiosity thing. I wonder how this works. You found 135 00:09:46.360 --> 00:09:48.759 you went in, you found out how it works, and now it's like, 136 00:09:48.840 --> 00:09:54.000 hey, this is cool. It works. Yeah, so you just 137 00:09:54.440 --> 00:09:56.639 take her path here, just takes her of the path and to get yourself 138 00:09:56.679 --> 00:10:01.279 involved. It's really what it's all about. Once again, how can folks 139 00:10:01.279 --> 00:10:05.120 get a hold of the party at the website is the probably the best part, 140 00:10:05.320 --> 00:10:11.080 right, Yeah. Our website is wcgpok dot com and we have ways 141 00:10:11.080 --> 00:10:18.559 you can contact us. Our email is info at wcgpok dot com and just 142 00:10:18.600 --> 00:10:22.399 send us an email if you want to get on our distribution list, if 143 00:10:22.440 --> 00:10:26.799 you want to find out more about the upcoming precinct meeting, when your official 144 00:10:26.799 --> 00:10:31.919 call is actually on the website, so at WCGPOK dot com. So is 145 00:10:31.919 --> 00:10:33.480 there anything else I missed, because boy, we had a lot of information. 146 00:10:35.519 --> 00:10:37.960 I just want to say, like, the people of America still have 147 00:10:39.000 --> 00:10:41.480 a voice. I know it can feel like everything's directed from Washington right now, 148 00:10:41.480 --> 00:10:45.360 but we all still have a voice. And one of those ways that 149 00:10:45.360 --> 00:10:48.840 we can really have a voice right now is through our Republican Party. Like 150 00:10:50.000 --> 00:10:54.200 this is an elected body, it's actually in our state election code, and 151 00:10:54.240 --> 00:11:01.120 so this intersects with elections, this intersects with accountability for legislature. So there's 152 00:11:01.159 --> 00:11:03.440 a lot that people can do. And if you get involved, I think 153 00:11:03.519 --> 00:11:07.960 you just can see those doors open to continue to have more and more of 154 00:11:07.000 --> 00:11:11.519 a voice. Yeah. And for me, one of the reasons I got 155 00:11:11.559 --> 00:11:16.559 involved is because I was unhappy with the direction the Republican Party was going. 156 00:11:16.600 --> 00:11:20.200 I felt that there are a lot of Republicans wearing the Republican name. We 157 00:11:20.600 --> 00:11:26.320 often call them rhinos, but they act more like Democrats, and I feel 158 00:11:26.320 --> 00:11:31.360 like we've compromised a lot as a party, which has led us more and 159 00:11:31.399 --> 00:11:35.919 more down the path of socialism. And this is just one way you can 160 00:11:35.120 --> 00:11:41.320 hold your elected officials accountable. It's through party politics. And we want the 161 00:11:41.919 --> 00:11:46.240 R and Republican to mean something. We want our elected officials to uphold the 162 00:11:46.240 --> 00:11:50.799 party platform. We have a party platform for a reason, and it says 163 00:11:50.200 --> 00:11:54.879 our stance on abortion, on taxes, on a various number of issues. 164 00:11:54.919 --> 00:11:58.159 And so we want our elected officials who are representing us, when they're wearing 165 00:11:58.240 --> 00:12:05.240 that Republican you know name, actually act to actually act like Republicans. It 166 00:12:05.279 --> 00:12:09.960 doesn't seem like a hard request. I want to thank you both for being 167 00:12:11.000 --> 00:12:11.759 here. We'll do a little bit of a news story. Of course, 168 00:12:11.960 --> 00:12:16.879 folks can watch this on Facebook Live. You guys can use that for whatever 169 00:12:16.919 --> 00:12:18.759 you need. We do that with everyone that comes in here. I want 170 00:12:18.759 --> 00:12:22.879 to thank you again for coming in. Appreciate it. And Larry, by 171 00:12:22.919 --> 00:12:26.440 the way, for the first time being behind a microphone, you showed no 172 00:12:26.840 --> 00:12:28.840 sign of apprehension. Thank you very much.