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<v Speaker 1>Lad with food.

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<v Speaker 2>My final thought is going to be about crime. I

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<v Speaker 2>had some thoughts earlier in the show. I said the

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<v Speaker 2>first word was going to be Mayor Karen Bass as

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<v Speaker 2>she was releasing some of the crime stats and how

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<v Speaker 2>they were at least on a surface positive or moving

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<v Speaker 2>in the right direction. And I just wanted to offer

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<v Speaker 2>just a little bit more perspective before the night is through.

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<v Speaker 2>And it's not that I'm against her offering the crime stats,

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<v Speaker 2>and there's no need to go over them again. And yes,

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<v Speaker 2>the numbers were positive relative to twenty twenty three, and

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<v Speaker 2>improvement is that improvement. I'll take it. Better is better.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not going to quibble about that. But by saying

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<v Speaker 2>something is better, there also needs to be context to

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<v Speaker 2>point out of reference. The easy response, or at least

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<v Speaker 2>I call it easy, to any crime stat is pointing

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<v Speaker 2>out the obvious that crime stats only reflect crimes which

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<v Speaker 2>have actually been reported, and that's in the past, that

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<v Speaker 2>has nothing to do with the president of the future.

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<v Speaker 2>Is not some sort of force field protection for the future.

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<v Speaker 2>And since we know that crime stats are always relative

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<v Speaker 2>to crime actually reported, and it's true for all crime stats,

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<v Speaker 2>not just these crime stats, so let's not get bent

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<v Speaker 2>out of shape or act like these today are somehow

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<v Speaker 2>different just because they're positive. We can't just dismiss them

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<v Speaker 2>out of hand. Let's be fair here. We're not going

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<v Speaker 2>to say, just because they're positive, whether they're fake. No,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not going to do that. Pure murders and less

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<v Speaker 2>violent crime always good things. Let's agree on that. But

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<v Speaker 2>let's not oversell it either. The real discussion is whether

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<v Speaker 2>this is going to be a larger trend or just

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<v Speaker 2>a temporary fluctuation, liable to increase again next year. That's

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<v Speaker 2>my question. Crime is a fickle thing. It depends largely

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<v Speaker 2>on the willingness of people to follow or break the law.

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<v Speaker 2>We as people have more influence on crime than actual

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<v Speaker 2>law enforcement, and that has always been true.

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<v Speaker 3>Something else about crime and safety.

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<v Speaker 2>Safety is not, has not, and will not ever be

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<v Speaker 2>connected to raw stats. You can tell me that murders

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<v Speaker 2>are down ten percent, and that really doesn't mean a

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<v Speaker 2>damn thing in our everyday lives. Crime stats are not

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<v Speaker 2>a predictor of the future. I will say it again

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<v Speaker 2>and again and again. It's only a reference to the past.

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<v Speaker 2>Murders being down ten percent or whatever number doesn't make

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<v Speaker 2>me you or your family feel any safer. And this

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<v Speaker 2>is definitely about feelings. Nobody's going to walk outside and say, damn,

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<v Speaker 2>I feel ten percent safer or I feel ten percent

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<v Speaker 2>less likely to be murdered today.

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<v Speaker 3>How about that?

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<v Speaker 2>Because safety begins it ends with feelings, and safety is

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<v Speaker 2>about trust. You know, I don't like to fly, and

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<v Speaker 2>there are no stats that you can give me about

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<v Speaker 2>flying being the safest way to travel, which is going

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<v Speaker 2>to impact that fear. So you can save your breath.

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<v Speaker 2>You just have to make me feel safe. That's all

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<v Speaker 2>you can do. Here's another example, and Mark Runner knows

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<v Speaker 2>what I'm talking about. Mark and I have a shared

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<v Speaker 2>dislike and apprehension of going to the dentist. The reason

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<v Speaker 2>I am with my dentist right now is because he

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<v Speaker 2>goes over and above to demonstrate he understands and relates

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<v Speaker 2>to my fear, doesn't talk down to me, doesn't tell

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<v Speaker 2>me why it's supposedly in an irrational fear. Mayor Bass

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<v Speaker 2>could learn something from that, because she made no attempt

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<v Speaker 2>to connect with us or demonstrated that she personally has

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<v Speaker 2>the saying safety concerns that the rest of us do collectively.

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<v Speaker 2>Safety is one hundred percent personal Mayor Bass could announce

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<v Speaker 2>that there were zero murders next year and zero property crime,

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<v Speaker 2>but if you and I can feel it, it means nothing.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'm not going to change my behavior as to

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<v Speaker 2>riding Metro, getting gas, buying groceries, walking my dogs because

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<v Speaker 2>crime is down. That press conference today felt like it

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<v Speaker 2>was coming from someone who did not share or understand

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<v Speaker 2>my concerns, does not have to make those same choices,

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<v Speaker 2>not make the same considerations, and ultimately does not have

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<v Speaker 2>the same skin in the game as I do, as

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<v Speaker 2>you do. And this is less about Mayor Bass because

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<v Speaker 2>crime is not limited to the borders of La City.

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<v Speaker 2>Crime being down in the city of La has zero

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<v Speaker 2>to do with crime in unincorporated LA and La County.

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<v Speaker 2>It's bigger than any boundary, and nobody drives from Guardina

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<v Speaker 2>to La or vice versa, and thanks all of a sudden,

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<v Speaker 2>oh my gosh, my safety quotient has changed. I guess

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<v Speaker 2>it comes down to this, As I close, people will

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<v Speaker 2>not feel any differently about crime or whether it's going

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<v Speaker 2>up or down until we feel that those elected to

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<v Speaker 2>address it have to worry about it too, have the

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<v Speaker 2>same concerns as you and I do. Because until that changes,

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<v Speaker 2>the stats will never matter whether we believe them or not.

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<v Speaker 2>For KF I am six forty. I'm Moe Kelly. And

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<v Speaker 2>for my final thought this evening, I wanted to talk

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<v Speaker 2>about the Democrats, and the general storyline of late is

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<v Speaker 2>that the Democrats have hit their lowest level of popularity

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<v Speaker 2>in a generation or ever, or something like that. Most

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<v Speaker 2>of the stories are somewhere along those lines. Everybody hates Democrats,

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<v Speaker 2>and if you ever listen to this show for any

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<v Speaker 2>length of time, you would know.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't do polls or approval ratings.

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<v Speaker 2>To me, they're a little different than asking someone if

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<v Speaker 2>they're hungry or if they're ready to go to the

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<v Speaker 2>gym or something. Polls don't tell you much, and they

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<v Speaker 2>all change with time or the weather. But the Democrats

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<v Speaker 2>as a party have been going through some things. I

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<v Speaker 2>wouldn't call it puberty, but they've been going something, going

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<v Speaker 2>through some things. Voters have been voicing their displeasure with

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<v Speaker 2>the DNC it's new leadership and all leadership for that matter.

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<v Speaker 2>Democrats inside the party have voiced their displeasure with the

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<v Speaker 2>lack of strategy to respond to the Trump administration, and

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<v Speaker 2>there are some high profile members who have either left

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<v Speaker 2>the party or called for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries

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<v Speaker 2>to step up and meet the moment and for Senate

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<v Speaker 2>Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to step down and call it

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<v Speaker 2>a day. The latter who is out on an almost

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<v Speaker 2>canceled book tour, that's the only way I can describe it,

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<v Speaker 2>which is now some sort of explanation tour, trying to

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<v Speaker 2>tell his side of the story as to why he

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<v Speaker 2>decided to go along with Republicans and vote for the

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<v Speaker 2>Continuing Resolution to keep the government open. Today, he was

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<v Speaker 2>a guest on the View and this was his explanation.

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<v Speaker 1>Great, what were you thinking and why? So? Look, I

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<v Speaker 1>knew it was a difficult choice, and I knew that

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<v Speaker 1>I get a lot of criticism from my choice, but

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<v Speaker 1>I felt as a leader, I had to do it.

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<v Speaker 1>Here's why the CR bill was bad, no question. And

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<v Speaker 1>it allowed a slush fund which allowed money to be

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<v Speaker 1>pushed around. That's finding for the part people who don't

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<v Speaker 1>know what beans continue the government spending a shutdown. The

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<v Speaker 1>alternative is cut off the government spending. And here's what

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<v Speaker 1>would happen if we cut off government spending. It would

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<v Speaker 1>be devastation like, we have never seen worse than we're

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<v Speaker 1>saying now much. Here's why.

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<v Speaker 3>That's why I did it.

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<v Speaker 1>I wasn't going to take this flat just for having

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of fun. The bottom line is a government

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<v Speaker 1>shutdown works like this. All government spending is stopped all

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<v Speaker 1>and then the executive branch Trump, Musk, Doge and this

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<v Speaker 1>real evil man. People don't know about Vote, who's head

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<v Speaker 1>of OMB. His name is Vote, And they could cut

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<v Speaker 1>off anything they want simply by saying it's not essential.

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<v Speaker 1>So Day two, snap food for poor kids not essential.

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<v Speaker 1>Day four, mass transit New York City subway and subways

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<v Speaker 1>all over not essential. Day seven Medicaid not essential. People

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<v Speaker 1>don't need Medicaid. They should get their own health care.

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<v Speaker 1>And this would happen over and over and over again,

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<v Speaker 1>and there's no check.

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<v Speaker 3>In his explanation and reasoning.

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<v Speaker 2>Is why the Democrats are rightly seen as dysfunctional. Whereas

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<v Speaker 2>what Schumer said was factually accurate as to what happens

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<v Speaker 2>during a shutdown, it's also a fact that nobody else

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<v Speaker 2>at a damn party knew that that was going to

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<v Speaker 2>be his play. The House stood in solidarity, obviously thinking

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<v Speaker 2>that the Senate and Democratic caucus as a whole were

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<v Speaker 2>in agreement.

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<v Speaker 3>They weren't.

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<v Speaker 2>Schumer's decision caught most of the party by surprise. Also,

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<v Speaker 2>the nature of the shutdown is not new. Everyone should

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<v Speaker 2>have known that's what's going to happen. Schumer acted like

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<v Speaker 2>he had some last moment epiphany. He was not in

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<v Speaker 2>possession of some secret knowledge. He was one of the

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<v Speaker 2>few moments in which the Democrats could have demonstrated a

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<v Speaker 2>united front and also forced Republicans to the table. But

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<v Speaker 2>instead the Democrats got nothing except clowned and the Republicans

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<v Speaker 2>got everything they wanted. Was zero opposition, zero downside publicly

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<v Speaker 2>embarrassing Hakim Jeffreys and the party as a whole.

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<v Speaker 3>A win win win, win win.

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<v Speaker 2>And although I don't personally care about polls, they do

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<v Speaker 2>highlight how poorly the party handles its own messaging, creates

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<v Speaker 2>a viable strategy, or connects with voters in a contemporary sense.

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<v Speaker 2>They're not winning anybody over, not even Democrats. But here's

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<v Speaker 2>something that the Republicans have mastered and the Democrats haven't

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<v Speaker 2>even started practicing. The Republicans play to win, no matter

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<v Speaker 2>the cost. Mitch McConnell didn't care that there was no

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<v Speaker 2>constitutional precedent to hold up the Merrick Garland Scotis nomination

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<v Speaker 2>because it was supposedly an election year.

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<v Speaker 3>He did it because it was important to his party.

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<v Speaker 2>He didn't mind seeming hypocritical by rushing through the Amy

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<v Speaker 2>Cony Barrett Scotis nomination a week before a presidential election

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<v Speaker 2>in the very next cycle. Why because it was important

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<v Speaker 2>to the party, and the fruits of those labors are

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<v Speaker 2>continuing to shape America at this very moment. Republicans play

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<v Speaker 2>the long game. Democrats have no long range plan or strategy.

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<v Speaker 2>Republicans play to win. Democrats play by the rules, or

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<v Speaker 2>what they think are the rules. That's why Donald Trump

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<v Speaker 2>can say I don't care what the judges say. Close quote,

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<v Speaker 2>openly defy lawful rulings and there be neither consequences nor

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<v Speaker 2>a democratic response. But despite all that, here's what I

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<v Speaker 2>believe the media has missed in the assessment of the

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<v Speaker 2>Democratic Party, which is not to be confused with the

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<v Speaker 2>Democrat Party, which doesn't exist.

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<v Speaker 3>It's March of twenty twenty five.

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<v Speaker 2>There are no elections to win or lose on the

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<v Speaker 2>immediate horizon. You don't select a prom queen during the

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<v Speaker 2>third week of school some of the handwringing is definitely overblown.

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<v Speaker 2>That's another lesson the Dems could learn from the Republicans.

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<v Speaker 2>Stop panicking more than a year and a half before

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<v Speaker 2>you have to worry about losing another election. Probably will,

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<v Speaker 2>but at least you have time to prepare. Use it wisely.

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<v Speaker 2>For CAF I am six forty. I'm o Kelly. But

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<v Speaker 2>for my final thought tonight, I wanted to give some

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<v Speaker 2>updated comments about Tesla now as Tesla stock has fallen

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<v Speaker 2>in recent weeks, members of the board and an executive

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<v Speaker 2>at Elon Musk's company have been.

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<v Speaker 3>Selling off millions of dollars in stock, and this is

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<v Speaker 3>according to filings with the SEC.

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<v Speaker 2>Together, four top officers at the company have offloaded over

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<v Speaker 2>one hundred million dollars in shares since early February. James Murdoch,

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<v Speaker 2>yes related to Rupert Murdoch, his son and a board

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<v Speaker 2>member since twenty seventeen. James Murdoch that is, exercised a

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<v Speaker 2>stock option and sold shares worth approximately thirteen million according

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<v Speaker 2>to the SEC regarding a filing back on March tenth,

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<v Speaker 2>which coincided ticket however you want, coincided with the stock's

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<v Speaker 3>Here's the bigger picture.

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<v Speaker 2>Tesla stock is headed toward a ninth straight weekly drop,

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<v Speaker 2>and shares now have plummeted fifty three percent from record

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<v Speaker 2>highs back in mid December. The Tesla protests we all

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<v Speaker 2>know about them. The vandalism, we all know about them,

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<v Speaker 2>but they've been growing in recent days, and with the

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<v Speaker 2>White House and DOJ signaling that such acts are to

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<v Speaker 2>be considered quote unquote domestic terrorism. And if you're wondering

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<v Speaker 2>whether Elon Musk is concerned, his public behavior suggests that

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<v Speaker 2>he is absolutely concerned. In a Fox News interview this week,

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<v Speaker 2>Musk offered the following quote, It's really come as quite

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<v Speaker 2>a shock to me that there is this level of

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<v Speaker 2>hatred and violence from the left. I always thought that

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<v Speaker 2>Democrats were supposed to be the party of empathy and caring,

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<v Speaker 2>and yet they are burning down cars, fire bombing dealerships,

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<v Speaker 2>firing bullets into dealerships, smashing up Tesla's clothes.

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<v Speaker 3>Quote.

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<v Speaker 2>Whereas it's easy and reductionist to say that the boycott

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<v Speaker 2>and vandalism are acts of political violence, and specifically from

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<v Speaker 2>quote unquote the Democrats, not so simple. The dose cuts

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<v Speaker 2>cross all demographics and impact people registered to both parties.

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<v Speaker 2>To suggest the anger over loss of jobs, benefits and

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<v Speaker 3>That may be politically.

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<v Speaker 2>Expedient, but it would also be remarkably dishonest. I can

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<v Speaker 2>promise you the sell off of Tesla's stock is not

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<v Speaker 2>a dim party thing. I could promise you that the

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<v Speaker 2>veterans impacted and angered are likely not predominantly registered Dems.

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<v Speaker 2>The dose cuts have been far too vast, far too

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<v Speaker 2>wide and deep to argue that the only angry people

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<v Speaker 2>in the streets or anger against the Tesla brand are

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<v Speaker 2>registered Dems. The only people who are committing violence are

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<v Speaker 3>That defies explanation and mathematical logic that I know.

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<v Speaker 2>It caters to your political worldview if you happen to

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<v Speaker 2>be a Republican or a MAGA supporter, but it defies logic. Also,

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<v Speaker 2>Elon Musk is not in any way attempting to endear

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<v Speaker 2>himself to those most affected, either insulting them directly like

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<v Speaker 2>Senator Mark Kelly, or more generally railing against decency or empathy.

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<v Speaker 3>He definitely can't have it both ways.

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<v Speaker 2>I personally would never support and would never recommend violence

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<v Speaker 2>or vandalism, never, but I absolutely can understand and point

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<v Speaker 2>to the catalysts which often lead to it. Musk also said, quote,

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<v Speaker 2>it turns out when you take away people's money that

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<v Speaker 2>they are receiving fraudulently, they get very upset. They basically

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<v Speaker 2>want to kill me because I'm stopping their fraud, and

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<v Speaker 2>they want to hurt Tesla because we're stopping this terrible

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<v Speaker 2>waste and corruption in the government. Well, I guess they're

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<v Speaker 2>bad people. Bad people do bad things. Close quote. Actually,

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<v Speaker 3>But I digress.

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<v Speaker 2>In any event, As I've said before and I will

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<v Speaker 2>say again, Elon Musk has not conducted any forensic audit

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<v Speaker 2>or shown any proof of any fraud. He's listed fraud,

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<v Speaker 2>he's alleged fraud, but he's never shown any proof. He's

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<v Speaker 2>alleged fraud and required we take his word for it,

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<v Speaker 2>while also avoiding touching any of his contracts with the

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<v Speaker 2>federal government. But he will have to make a decision

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<v Speaker 2>as to what's most important, and it's his to make.

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<v Speaker 2>I can't make it for him, and no one can

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<v Speaker 2>tell the richest man in the world what to do,

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<v Speaker 2>So it's up to him.

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<v Speaker 3>He can be an.

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<v Speaker 2>Agent of Donald Trump and continued to ruin the people's

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<v Speaker 2>professionals and personal lives without justification, without evidence, without empathy,

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<v Speaker 2>and deal with the social ramifications of such. Or he

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<v Speaker 2>can step down as president and CEO of Tesla for

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<v Speaker 2>the sake of his investors in the future of the company.

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<v Speaker 2>But he will not get the latitude of continuing with Doge,

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<v Speaker 2>mocking his detractors, placing blame elsewhere, and expecting that Tesla

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<v Speaker 2>not pay a price for its association with him. They

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<v Speaker 2>were already Inspectors General to do exactly what Doze claims

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<v Speaker 2>to be doing right now. They literally are tasked with

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<v Speaker 2>finding fraud, waste, and abuse, but also there are official

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<v Speaker 2>verification and execution processes for it to be done correctly,

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<v Speaker 2>legally and transparently. Elon Musk is not doing any of

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<v Speaker 2>that America, and Americans have no responsibility or obligation to

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<v Speaker 2>just take Elon Musk's word that he is ridding our

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<v Speaker 2>government of waste, fraud, and abuse, and it's being done

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<v Speaker 2>without favor or political preference. Nobody is obligated to take

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<v Speaker 2>his word for it. Nor are we to cry tears

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<v Speaker 2>over the struggles of Tesla while he mocks the very

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<v Speaker 2>people he fired and their struggles. No empathy for me,

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<v Speaker 2>none for THEE. Fair is fair for KF. I am

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<v Speaker 2>six forty. I'm mo Kelly