1 00:00:04,879 --> 00:00:07,160 Speaker 1: What's going on. Thank you so much for listening to 2 00:00:07,200 --> 00:00:09,640 this podcast. It is heard live every day from noon 3 00:00:09,679 --> 00:00:12,519 to three on WBT Radio in Charlotte. And if you 4 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:16,719 want exclusive content like invitations to events, the weekly live stream, 5 00:00:16,760 --> 00:00:19,239 my daily show prep with all the links, become a patron, 6 00:00:19,320 --> 00:00:22,640 go to dpeteclendershow dot com. Make sure you hit the 7 00:00:22,640 --> 00:00:25,160 subscribe button. Get every episode for free right to your 8 00:00:25,160 --> 00:00:27,719 smartphone or tablet, and again, thank you so much for 9 00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:30,920 your support. So city officials held a press conference today. 10 00:00:31,120 --> 00:00:33,920 I'm I'm pulling the plug on it. I can't do anymore. 11 00:00:33,920 --> 00:00:36,240 I cannot listen to any more of it. And frankly, 12 00:00:36,679 --> 00:00:40,439 I got to the part where I had gotten into 13 00:00:40,479 --> 00:00:43,039 the studio and gotten the links working, and so I 14 00:00:43,079 --> 00:00:46,039 heard the remaining questions there, and there really wasn't much 15 00:00:47,320 --> 00:00:52,479 except for a question about turnstiles that we haven't covered yet, 16 00:00:53,200 --> 00:00:55,119 where they were like, well, you know, if you put 17 00:00:55,119 --> 00:00:58,799 the turnstiles in, it slows everything down, you know, because 18 00:00:59,200 --> 00:01:01,840 we want to be able to provide the ten minute 19 00:01:02,640 --> 00:01:06,159 intervals on the light rail in fifteen minutes on the buses, 20 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:09,079 So if you put turnstiles in, it slows it down. 21 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:12,439 And we have an open system, and it was designed 22 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:15,560 as an open system and it's integrated into the community 23 00:01:15,599 --> 00:01:18,400 and all of this. And so you you know, if 24 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:25,040 you were to harden the transit platform the train platforms, 25 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:28,079 I mean, there's a huge expense in doing that, right, 26 00:01:28,120 --> 00:01:31,280 because you have to now wallet in and then you 27 00:01:31,359 --> 00:01:35,760 have to put turnstiles in, and then that slows down 28 00:01:35,799 --> 00:01:39,079 the whole process. And it wasn't designed as that, and 29 00:01:39,079 --> 00:01:42,560 most light rail systems are open systems. So that was 30 00:01:42,599 --> 00:01:45,480 what the answer to that was. So it doesn't sound 31 00:01:45,519 --> 00:01:48,599 like they're going to be doing you know, turnstiles or 32 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:52,239 a closed system. Doesn't seem like there's any appetite for that. 33 00:01:55,719 --> 00:01:57,000 Let me see if I can clear out some of 34 00:01:57,040 --> 00:01:59,439 the texts that people have been sending in. I've got 35 00:01:59,439 --> 00:02:03,560 a bunch of them here. So this is from an 36 00:02:03,599 --> 00:02:06,560 eight O three number. What's an unarmed security guard going 37 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:11,560 to do when an incident happens use harsh language, Well, 38 00:02:11,599 --> 00:02:15,159 they will call to they'll call for backup. That's what 39 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:19,479 they're there for, right, visible presence. And maybe you don't 40 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:24,919 know if that visible presence has a firearm, right because like, 41 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:27,280 I don't want to tell these people how to do 42 00:02:27,319 --> 00:02:31,439 their jobs. But if it's me, I'm making all of 43 00:02:31,479 --> 00:02:36,080 the armed and unarmed security personnel look the same, all 44 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:39,159 have the same uniforms, right, all wearing the same stuff. 45 00:02:39,199 --> 00:02:42,280 So this way nobody knows who actually is armed and 46 00:02:42,319 --> 00:02:47,439 who isn't. So this way it's a force multiplier kind 47 00:02:47,439 --> 00:02:49,759 of a thing, right, It's an it's sort of an 48 00:02:49,759 --> 00:02:53,319 air marshal model where you don't know if that person 49 00:02:53,439 --> 00:02:58,280 is simply an unarmed person or that they are actually 50 00:02:58,360 --> 00:03:03,719 a law enforcement off duty CMPD wearing you know, wearing 51 00:03:03,759 --> 00:03:06,039 the uniform, although I guess they would probably wear their 52 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:08,879 own uniforms CMPD. I think they're allowed to wear their 53 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:15,199 uniforms when they're doing the moonlighting gigs. Right, So that 54 00:03:15,319 --> 00:03:18,159 so that was it. He also mentioned fair evasion, you know, 55 00:03:18,240 --> 00:03:20,840 pointing out the New York City subway, you know, the 56 00:03:20,879 --> 00:03:23,879 New York system. They've lost a billion dollars in fair evasion. 57 00:03:23,879 --> 00:03:26,240 But I broke all those all that data down like 58 00:03:26,280 --> 00:03:28,560 a week ago. I find that to be a not 59 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:32,280 very helpful comparative because we have no idea what our 60 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:35,280 number is. We have no idea like as a proportion 61 00:03:35,439 --> 00:03:38,520 of the total ridership, what is fair What is the 62 00:03:38,599 --> 00:03:43,159 portion of riders that are evading the fares. And by 63 00:03:43,159 --> 00:03:48,520 the way, the New York number included toll roads people 64 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:50,840 who don't pay on the toll roads, and the HOV 65 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:55,199 lanes and stuff, so it's not quite a billion dollars, 66 00:03:55,560 --> 00:03:57,960 but still, yes, they lose a lot of money also 67 00:03:58,240 --> 00:04:01,039 in fair evasion, and they been trying to crack down 68 00:04:01,120 --> 00:04:03,280 on that in New York City subways and the Long 69 00:04:03,319 --> 00:04:07,479 Island Railroad as well. However, if I don't know what 70 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:12,479 proportion of the ridership is fair evading in New York City, 71 00:04:12,719 --> 00:04:15,439 and I don't know what the proportion of the ridership 72 00:04:15,479 --> 00:04:19,079 is fair evading in Charlotte, or what that cost is, 73 00:04:19,879 --> 00:04:23,199 I have no idea how to compare our system to theirs. 74 00:04:23,399 --> 00:04:25,920 So you telling me that New York City has lost 75 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:28,439 a billion dollars because of fair evasion, I mean, that's 76 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:30,519 an interesting number, but I don't know what to do 77 00:04:30,600 --> 00:04:34,079 with that number. I like that that cannot guide any 78 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:43,319 kind of a decision here because there's no comparative. Okay, yeah, 79 00:04:43,399 --> 00:04:45,240 let me I'll go ahead and get Brian here front 80 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:46,839 of the line. Brian, welcome to the show. 81 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:48,560 Speaker 2: Hey, how's it going? 82 00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:51,279 Speaker 1: Oh, you know, it's going all right, how's it going 83 00:04:51,279 --> 00:04:51,480 with you? 84 00:04:52,240 --> 00:04:53,120 Speaker 3: Oh it's beautiful. 85 00:04:53,120 --> 00:04:53,879 Speaker 1: Man's beautiful. 86 00:04:54,399 --> 00:04:56,519 Speaker 2: Yeah, Charlie, that's a magnificent city. 87 00:04:56,519 --> 00:04:57,040 Speaker 3: I love it. 88 00:04:57,639 --> 00:05:01,160 Speaker 1: No problems at all, right, I don't have any at all. No, 89 00:05:01,360 --> 00:05:03,360 that's awesome for you. No, that's fantastic. 90 00:05:03,560 --> 00:05:03,920 Speaker 2: Yeah. 91 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:04,240 Speaker 3: Yeah. 92 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:06,000 Speaker 2: And you know when I was called, I was talking 93 00:05:06,079 --> 00:05:08,120 to you guys that answers the phone, and I'm like, man, 94 00:05:08,160 --> 00:05:10,800 all these complaints that these people are having about Charlotte 95 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:13,639 and crime, and you know, the police are not doing 96 00:05:13,639 --> 00:05:15,560 their job. They can't do this or do that or whatver. 97 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:17,959 Speaker 1: Nobody said the police aren't doing Nobody said police aren't 98 00:05:17,959 --> 00:05:20,759 doing their job. Well, everybody, what I have said, no, Brian, 99 00:05:20,839 --> 00:05:23,160 hang on. What I have said is that the police 100 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:26,600 are doing their job and the breakdown is occurring in 101 00:05:26,639 --> 00:05:27,399 the court system. 102 00:05:28,040 --> 00:05:29,920 Speaker 2: Okay, well the court system is not doing this job. 103 00:05:29,959 --> 00:05:32,879 And if you have all these complaints, and your constituents 104 00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:34,600 have all these complaints, why don't you I just move? 105 00:05:34,959 --> 00:05:38,560 Speaker 1: Ah there you go, so shut up, yeah right, shut up. 106 00:05:39,040 --> 00:05:42,199 So this thank you for articulating the go to argument 107 00:05:42,360 --> 00:05:44,959 of the left, which is shut up, just stop talking 108 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:49,160 about these things. Don't try to improve anything, right, hang on, Brian, 109 00:05:49,399 --> 00:05:53,160 So do you understand what what what's seeking redress from 110 00:05:53,199 --> 00:05:55,079 your government means? Do you know what that means? 111 00:05:56,079 --> 00:05:57,040 Speaker 2: Am I allowed to speak? 112 00:05:57,079 --> 00:05:57,519 Speaker 3: Now? Yeah? 113 00:05:57,560 --> 00:05:58,319 Speaker 1: I asked you a question. 114 00:05:59,160 --> 00:06:03,079 Speaker 2: Okay, So is isn't it like when people complain about America? 115 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:05,199 Don't you guys say, hey, man, if you don't like American. 116 00:06:04,959 --> 00:06:07,279 Speaker 1: Lead No, No, I'm saying no, I'm saying, if you 117 00:06:07,319 --> 00:06:10,920 want to fundamentally transform Brian. Okay, you asked me a question, 118 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:13,120 so now I'm going to answer. Unlike you not answering 119 00:06:13,120 --> 00:06:15,279 my question, So I'm going to answer your question, which 120 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:18,160 was that when you don't want to me, I don't know, Okay, 121 00:06:18,160 --> 00:06:19,920 And that's why I asked if you know it's right? 122 00:06:19,959 --> 00:06:22,800 So you can seek redress from your government? This is 123 00:06:22,839 --> 00:06:23,959 constitutionally prete. 124 00:06:24,120 --> 00:06:25,240 Speaker 2: What does redress mean? 125 00:06:25,439 --> 00:06:27,920 Speaker 1: It means if you have. It means if you have grievances, 126 00:06:27,959 --> 00:06:31,040 you have complaints, if you need to be compensated. If 127 00:06:31,079 --> 00:06:34,480 you have you know you you've got something that you 128 00:06:34,639 --> 00:06:36,759 need the government to do. You need to be able 129 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:39,959 to petition the government for redressed, for for a fix, 130 00:06:40,680 --> 00:06:42,120 for a solution. 131 00:06:42,199 --> 00:06:42,439 Speaker 3: Right. 132 00:06:42,519 --> 00:06:46,800 Speaker 1: So, so what you consider to be complaining, couldn't that 133 00:06:46,879 --> 00:06:48,920 also be seeking redress. 134 00:06:50,240 --> 00:06:51,759 Speaker 2: You however you want it. 135 00:06:51,800 --> 00:06:54,360 Speaker 1: But no, that that is exactly what it is, though, Brian, 136 00:06:56,120 --> 00:06:57,040 this is democracy. 137 00:06:57,839 --> 00:07:00,160 Speaker 2: I understand that. But that's the answer that you get 138 00:07:00,319 --> 00:07:02,839 when people complain about American complain about what's going on, 139 00:07:03,519 --> 00:07:04,399 they lead the country. 140 00:07:04,439 --> 00:07:08,079 Speaker 1: No, no, no, no, Okay, So I'm gonna go all right, 141 00:07:08,120 --> 00:07:10,959 I will answer no, I will answer. Number one is 142 00:07:10,959 --> 00:07:14,240 twofold number one. A lot of conservatives have already left 143 00:07:14,319 --> 00:07:18,959 Charlotte number one because because they recognize the direction that 144 00:07:19,040 --> 00:07:22,120 Charlotte is going. Number two, let them all lead. Yeah, 145 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:23,959 there you go, see there, shut up right, that's that 146 00:07:24,800 --> 00:07:30,439 you are articulate. You are articulating. They hang on, hang on, Brian, Brian, Brian, Brian, 147 00:07:30,560 --> 00:07:33,519 Brian stopped. I'm answering your question. Still. So that was 148 00:07:33,600 --> 00:07:36,160 number one. A lot of conservatives have left. But number two, 149 00:07:36,439 --> 00:07:40,240 there's a difference between there's a difference between complaining about 150 00:07:40,319 --> 00:07:45,079 policies that are in place versus trying to fundamentally transform 151 00:07:45,319 --> 00:07:48,759 the very institutions that make the country or in this case, 152 00:07:48,800 --> 00:07:52,079 the city what it is. There's a difference. 153 00:07:53,319 --> 00:07:55,519 Speaker 2: Okay, So who's trying to who's trying to do that? 154 00:07:55,959 --> 00:08:00,160 Speaker 1: Well, when conservatives pushed back, and when people say we 155 00:08:00,199 --> 00:08:07,040 want to fundamentally transform our country, conservatives and constitutionalists would say, well, 156 00:08:07,040 --> 00:08:09,879 then you should find another country to go to. Right, 157 00:08:10,319 --> 00:08:14,920 you should leave because that's not the founding principles upon 158 00:08:15,000 --> 00:08:16,439 which our country was built. 159 00:08:16,600 --> 00:08:19,120 Speaker 2: Man, that's so much garbage you that is, that's the. 160 00:08:19,079 --> 00:08:23,120 Speaker 1: Answer to It's not garbage, Brian, not so, Brian. It's 161 00:08:23,160 --> 00:08:24,720 not the same issues America. 162 00:08:25,040 --> 00:08:27,360 Speaker 2: And that is so much garbage that you put in out. 163 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:29,040 Believe that's garbage. 164 00:08:29,639 --> 00:08:33,200 Speaker 1: Explain why, all right, Explain why it's garbage. Explain why? 165 00:08:33,879 --> 00:08:35,960 Explain why, Brian? Explain why? 166 00:08:36,799 --> 00:08:37,600 Speaker 2: Explain why? 167 00:08:37,879 --> 00:08:40,200 Speaker 1: Use your words. Try to find some good words and 168 00:08:40,360 --> 00:08:44,720 use your words to explain why my argument was garbage. 169 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:47,600 Explain it what you said. 170 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:52,279 Speaker 2: What you're saying is that when we're telling you to 171 00:08:52,360 --> 00:08:55,799 leave America, it's because you're trying to fundamentally change I 172 00:08:55,840 --> 00:08:56,559 know what I said. 173 00:08:56,679 --> 00:08:58,440 Speaker 1: You said it was garbage. You don't have to repeat 174 00:08:58,480 --> 00:09:01,799 my words. I'm asking you what I'm getting. 175 00:09:02,080 --> 00:09:03,360 Speaker 2: Are you going to keep interrupted mail? 176 00:09:03,480 --> 00:09:05,720 Speaker 1: If you waste my time and we're up against the break, 177 00:09:05,759 --> 00:09:07,600 You're damn right, I am, so get to your point. 178 00:09:07,720 --> 00:09:11,440 Explain it. You're not addressing it I'll tell you what, Brian, 179 00:09:11,440 --> 00:09:13,799 I'll tell you what. I'm gonna put you on hold, Brian, 180 00:09:14,120 --> 00:09:17,120 and in the during the break, try to think up 181 00:09:17,600 --> 00:09:21,559 an explanation for why what I said is garbage. Not 182 00:09:21,720 --> 00:09:25,720 just to keep saying it's garbage, but why think about it. 183 00:09:25,799 --> 00:09:28,399 I'll give you like three four five minutes here. You know, 184 00:09:28,480 --> 00:09:30,960 stories are powerful. They help us make sense of things, 185 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:34,440 to understand experiences. Stories connect us to the people of 186 00:09:34,480 --> 00:09:37,799 our past while transcending generations. They help us process the 187 00:09:37,879 --> 00:09:41,279 meaning of life, and our stories are told through images 188 00:09:41,320 --> 00:09:45,120 and videos. 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This is 208 00:11:00,080 --> 00:11:03,759 this is what I mean when I say democrats the 209 00:11:03,879 --> 00:11:10,960 left have become intellectually flabby. You have not worked out 210 00:11:11,440 --> 00:11:18,159 your rhetorical muscle enough to formulate an argument that would 211 00:11:18,200 --> 00:11:25,639 approach persuasiveness. You have no answer. Brian's only response was 212 00:11:25,799 --> 00:11:29,679 a form of shut up. That's what he is advising 213 00:11:30,159 --> 00:11:34,559 for all the people that disagree with the way Charlotte 214 00:11:34,639 --> 00:11:38,240 is run. Even though we live here, we are allowed 215 00:11:38,240 --> 00:11:41,720 to comment on our democracy, right, we are allowed to 216 00:11:41,759 --> 00:11:44,799 participate in the democracy. We're allowed to be a part 217 00:11:44,799 --> 00:11:50,919 of this. In fact, we helped build it. Yeah, for 218 00:11:51,559 --> 00:11:56,240 two hundred plus years. People that Brian hates have built 219 00:11:56,240 --> 00:12:00,279 the city that he enjoys now, and now that he 220 00:12:00,559 --> 00:12:05,039 has the upper hand politically speaking, he now says, leave, 221 00:12:05,679 --> 00:12:10,879 shut up, go build another city someplace else, so we 222 00:12:11,039 --> 00:12:16,320 locusts can come in and destroy that too. So no, 223 00:12:16,639 --> 00:12:20,919 I mean no, I'm I'm not going to stop talking 224 00:12:20,919 --> 00:12:23,720 about the policy failures of our local government. It's not 225 00:12:23,759 --> 00:12:29,000 going to happen. Brian. Sorry, not sorry, But for anybody 226 00:12:29,000 --> 00:12:36,159 who was confused like Brian, there is a difference when saying, 227 00:12:36,600 --> 00:12:39,240 you know, I love Charlotte. I want Charlotte to be 228 00:12:39,279 --> 00:12:43,279 the best it can be, and I want to have 229 00:12:43,399 --> 00:12:48,679 policies within the framework of our principles are founding principles 230 00:12:48,720 --> 00:12:52,639 of a free market and a free people right. I 231 00:12:52,759 --> 00:12:56,320 want those principles to guide the policies, and so we 232 00:12:56,399 --> 00:13:00,159 want these specific changes. I want our city to be safe, 233 00:13:00,159 --> 00:13:03,240 and so here are the policy changes I want to see. 234 00:13:04,399 --> 00:13:11,120 That's what's called participating in civic life. That is participatory government. 235 00:13:12,759 --> 00:13:16,240 And just because you don't have an answer, because you 236 00:13:16,320 --> 00:13:19,559 can't defend your position, just because you don't have an 237 00:13:19,600 --> 00:13:23,320 explanation as to why things have gotten worse, and you 238 00:13:23,360 --> 00:13:27,320 don't want to hear people complaining about why they've gotten worse. 239 00:13:27,399 --> 00:13:29,600 You don't want to hear it. That doesn't mean I 240 00:13:29,720 --> 00:13:32,960 shut up. In fact, it makes me talk more. I 241 00:13:33,000 --> 00:13:36,720 will keep talking more. In fact, you should take your 242 00:13:36,720 --> 00:13:40,320 own advice there, Brian, and you should just leave the 243 00:13:40,360 --> 00:13:44,960 audience because obviously what I am saying and what the 244 00:13:45,000 --> 00:13:47,720 audience is saying, and people are talking about, and they're 245 00:13:48,000 --> 00:13:51,519 concerned about crime and safety, and you don't care to 246 00:13:51,559 --> 00:13:54,759 hear it. So why don't you get the hell out 247 00:13:55,279 --> 00:13:59,960 of my audience? How about that? Right, that's what you want. 248 00:14:00,519 --> 00:14:02,840 But it's interesting that he's saying we should all get out, 249 00:14:02,840 --> 00:14:05,960 we should leave, we should shut up. But he didn't 250 00:14:06,039 --> 00:14:10,080 like it when he heard conservatives saying you should leave. 251 00:14:11,120 --> 00:14:13,399 And then when I explained to him the core difference 252 00:14:13,440 --> 00:14:16,240 in the arguments is that one is a policy level 253 00:14:16,240 --> 00:14:22,879 and one is a principle level. And he said that's garbage, 254 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:25,600 and he had no explanation. I said I would hold 255 00:14:25,679 --> 00:14:27,879 him over. He could think about an answer to explain 256 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:31,879 why the argument is garbage. And rather than you know, 257 00:14:32,000 --> 00:14:39,039 walk towards the fight, he fled. He bailed intellectually flabby. Right, 258 00:14:39,320 --> 00:14:44,200 he's rhetorically weak. He cannot make an argument, and so 259 00:14:44,240 --> 00:14:47,679 he just says shut up, throws insults and runs away. 260 00:14:48,840 --> 00:14:52,799 And that, my friend, is why Democrats suck at governance. 261 00:14:55,120 --> 00:14:55,480 Speaker 3: It is. 262 00:14:56,600 --> 00:14:59,320 Speaker 1: You guys are not persuading anybody. You're not winning hearts 263 00:14:59,320 --> 00:15:02,759 and minds, right, You're just doing the power trip. So 264 00:15:04,039 --> 00:15:06,159 it's unfortunate that you know, we have to live here 265 00:15:06,360 --> 00:15:10,799 while you guys go through these masturbatory motions. But you 266 00:15:10,840 --> 00:15:13,600 know here we are, and no, I've been I've been 267 00:15:14,240 --> 00:15:20,200 following city policy in Charlotte for twenty six years. I'm 268 00:15:20,200 --> 00:15:22,519 not going to stop now because you don't want to 269 00:15:22,519 --> 00:15:23,919 hear what I have to say. So he's just go 270 00:15:23,960 --> 00:15:25,879 tune into somebody else that tells you everything you want 271 00:15:25,919 --> 00:15:28,919 to hear. Steve, Welcome to the show. 272 00:15:28,919 --> 00:15:31,840 Speaker 3: Hello Steve, Hey, Pete, how you doing. 273 00:15:31,919 --> 00:15:33,000 Speaker 1: Hey, I'm good. What's up? 274 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:36,480 Speaker 3: Okay, got a couple things here real quick. We got 275 00:15:36,480 --> 00:15:39,120 this election coming up in about what four weeks? 276 00:15:39,399 --> 00:15:39,639 Speaker 1: Yeah? 277 00:15:40,639 --> 00:15:45,039 Speaker 3: Yeah, So I'm seventy six years old and I've lived 278 00:15:45,039 --> 00:15:47,600 in Charlotte my entire life except for my time in 279 00:15:47,639 --> 00:15:50,720 the military during Vietnam, and I've been here ever since. 280 00:15:51,080 --> 00:15:54,120 And it breaks my heart to see what I'm seeing 281 00:15:54,120 --> 00:15:56,519 in this city. But I want to ask you a 282 00:15:56,559 --> 00:16:03,360 question about the mayor's ray. Do you know do you 283 00:16:03,440 --> 00:16:05,200 know who Terry Donovan is? 284 00:16:05,480 --> 00:16:06,879 Speaker 1: She's the Republican in the race. 285 00:16:06,960 --> 00:16:14,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, unless I've just not heard anything at all 286 00:16:14,440 --> 00:16:18,679 from from WBT, I don't hear this woman's name being 287 00:16:18,799 --> 00:16:22,679 even mentioned that she's running against the mayor, much less 288 00:16:22,720 --> 00:16:27,120 getting any support. And uh, I'm just going to encourage 289 00:16:27,159 --> 00:16:31,840 you get her on your show this okay, But we 290 00:16:31,879 --> 00:16:35,399 only got four weeks, Pete, and uh, and this woman 291 00:16:35,480 --> 00:16:39,919 is outstanding. And the other thing is the North Carolina 292 00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:45,000 g o P isn't even uh getting her name out here. 293 00:16:45,120 --> 00:16:48,600 Speaker 1: You know why that is? No, you have no idea 294 00:16:48,600 --> 00:16:49,080 why that is? 295 00:16:50,759 --> 00:16:53,919 Speaker 3: Why why the GOP isn't isn't supporting her? 296 00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:58,559 Speaker 1: Well, yeah, they are supporting her, But why is it 297 00:16:58,600 --> 00:17:01,720 that her campaign doesn't have a lot of financial backing? 298 00:17:04,440 --> 00:17:08,599 Speaker 3: Why does it not have a lot Yeah, I can't 299 00:17:08,640 --> 00:17:09,440 answer that. 300 00:17:09,720 --> 00:17:14,920 Speaker 1: Okay, I will tell you it's because the voter demographics 301 00:17:14,920 --> 00:17:18,680 in Charlotte make it a bad bet when you have 302 00:17:18,720 --> 00:17:23,680 limited resources, if you have to devote money to a 303 00:17:24,480 --> 00:17:27,079 to a you know, let's say you've got you know, 304 00:17:27,119 --> 00:17:30,200 you got one hundred races across the state. You're the 305 00:17:30,240 --> 00:17:32,440 state party right, you got one hundred races, you got 306 00:17:32,480 --> 00:17:37,279 legislative battles, you got some municipal battles and stuff. Or 307 00:17:37,359 --> 00:17:39,519 you're the county party and you're trying to raise money, 308 00:17:39,519 --> 00:17:41,680 but you've got some city council seats going, you got 309 00:17:41,680 --> 00:17:43,880 the mayor's race, you got you know whatever other races. 310 00:17:43,920 --> 00:17:48,240 You're trying to work on. Legislative races too. When you 311 00:17:48,279 --> 00:17:53,240 look at the voter demographics by party registration, you have 312 00:17:53,279 --> 00:17:55,559 a decision to make about how much money to spend 313 00:17:55,599 --> 00:18:00,240 on advertising for a race that will likely not you 314 00:18:00,279 --> 00:18:03,039 will you are not likely to win because there are 315 00:18:03,079 --> 00:18:06,240 not enough Republicans in Charlotte City limits to vote for 316 00:18:06,279 --> 00:18:12,000 a Republican candidate. Like we look this audience, the WBT 317 00:18:12,160 --> 00:18:16,200 audience does not approve of the job that Mayor vy 318 00:18:16,319 --> 00:18:19,079 Lyles has been doing. Right, I think that's fair to say. 319 00:18:19,480 --> 00:18:21,599 If I had to, if I had to guess, I 320 00:18:21,599 --> 00:18:24,119 would say our audience is not happy with her. That 321 00:18:24,240 --> 00:18:27,240 being said, how much of our audience lives inside the 322 00:18:27,240 --> 00:18:30,000 city of Charlotte and can actually vote against her, Right, 323 00:18:30,119 --> 00:18:34,920 that's a smaller segment, but more importantly, outside of our audience, 324 00:18:35,640 --> 00:18:40,200 democrats like her. The business, the business community. They're fine 325 00:18:40,200 --> 00:18:43,359 with her. They're absolutely fine with her because she she 326 00:18:44,000 --> 00:18:47,160 plays ball with them. 327 00:18:47,359 --> 00:18:49,200 Speaker 3: So that's part of the problem. 328 00:18:49,680 --> 00:18:51,519 Speaker 1: But that's what you're up against. But that's what you're 329 00:18:51,559 --> 00:18:54,720 up against. That's why you don't hear the advertising. You 330 00:18:54,759 --> 00:18:56,200 don't see a lot of you know, see a lot 331 00:18:56,200 --> 00:19:00,720 of ads on TV. There's because that's what any Republican 332 00:19:00,759 --> 00:19:03,559 is running up against. Any Republican. 333 00:19:04,519 --> 00:19:06,960 Speaker 3: Can I read you a quote from Kyle Kirby? 334 00:19:07,599 --> 00:19:09,440 Speaker 1: Okay? How long is it? 335 00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:15,440 Speaker 3: Oh? Not even a paragraph? Okay Megelberg County UFP chhair 336 00:19:15,519 --> 00:19:19,079 Kyle Kirby joined to support her candidacy. What it does 337 00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:22,039 is gives us an opportunity to show how the city 338 00:19:22,119 --> 00:19:25,839 and the county have been mismanaged over the last few years, 339 00:19:25,920 --> 00:19:29,640 the last decade even and gives us an opportunity to 340 00:19:29,680 --> 00:19:33,680 bring accountability and show people what true governance is like. Now, 341 00:19:33,720 --> 00:19:36,880 how can you make that statement? And then this is 342 00:19:36,960 --> 00:19:41,119 the only person, I mean, where's the GOP over these 343 00:19:41,200 --> 00:19:44,519 last ten years pitting people against these communists we have 344 00:19:44,640 --> 00:19:45,559 run in our city. 345 00:19:45,680 --> 00:19:49,079 Speaker 1: They have ain't putting Steve. Maybe they haven't Steve. First off, 346 00:19:49,079 --> 00:19:50,200 you all right, I'm gonna have to put you on 347 00:19:50,240 --> 00:19:52,400 holl because I'm gonna be late for the news. They 348 00:19:52,480 --> 00:19:56,519 have put people up and they get blown out. And 349 00:19:56,599 --> 00:19:59,680 you have to have people that run for the office 350 00:19:59,720 --> 00:20:02,240 that are willing to run, and that's another problem. So 351 00:20:02,400 --> 00:20:05,240 when I was a kid, my grandpa died with Alzheimer's, 352 00:20:05,279 --> 00:20:07,440 and before he died, my mom and my dad took 353 00:20:07,519 --> 00:20:09,759 care of him as he got worse. Forty years ago, 354 00:20:09,839 --> 00:20:12,920 there were no treatments and not much support for caregivers 355 00:20:12,920 --> 00:20:15,519 and family. But things are different today because of the 356 00:20:15,559 --> 00:20:18,720 work of so many people, including the Alzheimer's Association of 357 00:20:18,759 --> 00:20:22,359 Western Carolina. It's a great organization with awesome people with 358 00:20:22,519 --> 00:20:25,279 huge hearts. I've been a supporter for twenty five years. 359 00:20:25,319 --> 00:20:28,640 This cause means a lot to me. I participate in 360 00:20:28,720 --> 00:20:31,519 the annual Walk to End Alzheimer's and I'm leading a 361 00:20:31,640 --> 00:20:34,720 Charlotte team again this year, and it's called once again 362 00:20:34,839 --> 00:20:37,200 Pete's Pack. You can sign up and you can join 363 00:20:37,240 --> 00:20:40,079 the team and walk with us. It's on October eighteenth 364 00:20:40,079 --> 00:20:44,119 that truest field sign up at alz dot org slash 365 00:20:44,200 --> 00:20:46,599 walk and then you could search for my team name 366 00:20:46,680 --> 00:20:50,119 Pete's Pack. There's also a link at the petepod dot com. 367 00:20:50,160 --> 00:20:52,880 There's also a link in the description of this podcast. Also, 368 00:20:53,240 --> 00:20:56,559 I'll be am seeing the Gastonia Walk on October eleventh, 369 00:20:56,599 --> 00:20:58,400 and so you can make a team and join that 370 00:20:58,440 --> 00:21:00,720 one too, or make a donation and help me hit 371 00:21:00,799 --> 00:21:03,079 my goal of five thousand dollars. If you do, I 372 00:21:03,160 --> 00:21:05,519 really appreciate it. There are a bunch of other walks 373 00:21:05,599 --> 00:21:08,240 all over the Carolinas. You can go to alz dot 374 00:21:08,319 --> 00:21:11,319 org slash walk for all the dates and locations. We're 375 00:21:11,319 --> 00:21:14,200 closer than ever to stopping Alzheimer's. Can you help us 376 00:21:14,200 --> 00:21:16,519 get there? Will you walk with me? For a different future, 377 00:21:16,720 --> 00:21:20,400 for families, for more time for treatments. This is why 378 00:21:20,440 --> 00:21:22,400 we walk, all right, let me see if Steve is 379 00:21:22,400 --> 00:21:26,599 still there. He's still there, Steve? Yes, all right, yes, sir. 380 00:21:26,680 --> 00:21:31,480 So the question on whether or or you know why 381 00:21:31,519 --> 00:21:35,519 Republicans don't even field candidates, and there are a couple 382 00:21:35,599 --> 00:21:38,519 different reasons for this, depending on what races you're looking at. 383 00:21:38,559 --> 00:21:42,799 But if you're specifically looking at, like the judicial races, 384 00:21:44,119 --> 00:21:48,200 to get more Republican judges. Number one, it's very difficult, 385 00:21:48,440 --> 00:21:52,640 right because of the voter registration demographics in Mecklamburg County, 386 00:21:53,079 --> 00:21:55,440 there are not a lot of Democrats that are going 387 00:21:55,519 --> 00:21:59,319 to vote for Republican judges. It does happen. It happens 388 00:21:59,359 --> 00:22:02,839 more so than the other way around. But Republican candidates 389 00:22:02,880 --> 00:22:04,680 for judge don't usually win. 390 00:22:05,079 --> 00:22:05,279 Speaker 3: Right. 391 00:22:06,319 --> 00:22:09,640 Speaker 1: And so if you are a lawyer in meccliberg County 392 00:22:09,680 --> 00:22:13,839 and you're a Republican lawyer, you are then going up 393 00:22:13,920 --> 00:22:20,200 against a legal community that is predominantly Democrat. And when 394 00:22:20,240 --> 00:22:23,160 you do that, right, you're now going to be going 395 00:22:23,200 --> 00:22:26,680 to your colleagues or people that are, you know, lawyers 396 00:22:26,720 --> 00:22:30,160 also that you are arguing cases against, Like you know 397 00:22:30,480 --> 00:22:33,079 this lawyer, you've been in court together, you've worked together 398 00:22:33,160 --> 00:22:38,039 at some other firm, whatever. This is your professional network, 399 00:22:38,119 --> 00:22:40,519 you know, and now you're going to be running against 400 00:22:40,519 --> 00:22:44,279 a judge and they're all putting money against you, right, 401 00:22:44,480 --> 00:22:49,720 And so that then creates concerns that if I appear 402 00:22:49,799 --> 00:22:53,440 before this person I'm trying to unseat, am I going 403 00:22:53,480 --> 00:22:57,440 to get a fair shake? Right? It's a like there's 404 00:22:57,480 --> 00:23:02,000 a professional component to this for lawyers running as judges. 405 00:23:02,839 --> 00:23:06,519 Speaker 3: Okay, okay, I understand that, but but Pete, could we 406 00:23:07,160 --> 00:23:11,839 consider that what's what we've experienced in the last sixty 407 00:23:11,920 --> 00:23:16,599 days here in Charlotte with with our mentally sick mayor 408 00:23:16,960 --> 00:23:20,839 and all this stuff that's that's come out about how 409 00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:25,680 absolutely horrible they are and they have no heart for 410 00:23:25,839 --> 00:23:29,799 somebody being murdered. Don't you think this could change some 411 00:23:29,880 --> 00:23:33,519 of the hearts of Democratic voters that could say, Hey, 412 00:23:33,880 --> 00:23:36,680 this ain't right, We're going to vote for somebody else 413 00:23:36,759 --> 00:23:39,039 per mayor. Do you not think that could happen? 414 00:23:39,200 --> 00:23:42,240 Speaker 1: Sure, I mean it could happen. I mean anything could happen. 415 00:23:43,319 --> 00:23:46,359 Speaker 3: Yeah. Well, I just my heart just goes out to 416 00:23:46,400 --> 00:23:51,960 this woman. She's she's not known, she has an excellent history, 417 00:23:53,279 --> 00:23:56,799 you know, of her past performances in life, and I 418 00:23:56,960 --> 00:23:59,960 just I really want to encourage all of you guys 419 00:24:00,119 --> 00:24:03,839 on BT give this lady's name as much exposure as 420 00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:07,359 you can because people don't know her, and the ncg 421 00:24:07,559 --> 00:24:10,960 OP isn't helping anybody to know her because of money. 422 00:24:11,480 --> 00:24:13,839 Just money. Well you explained it to me. 423 00:24:13,920 --> 00:24:16,559 Speaker 1: Right, Well, that's my assumption, right. I don't know if 424 00:24:16,559 --> 00:24:18,799 they're not doing anything to help her. I don't know 425 00:24:18,839 --> 00:24:23,400 if that's true. But yeah, again, if they if they 426 00:24:23,440 --> 00:24:25,599 have a pot of money and they're looking at races 427 00:24:25,640 --> 00:24:28,519 to back candidates and they're going to make a determination 428 00:24:29,079 --> 00:24:31,160 based on whether or not they think somebody can win. 429 00:24:31,559 --> 00:24:33,319 Right now, I don't know how much money they have 430 00:24:33,680 --> 00:24:36,880 they've helped her with their campaign or resources, call banking, 431 00:24:37,319 --> 00:24:40,240 text messaging, right, So I just I don't know that. 432 00:24:40,359 --> 00:24:42,920 So like I would just I would just be hesitant 433 00:24:42,920 --> 00:24:45,680 to say that they're not helping her at all, because 434 00:24:45,680 --> 00:24:45,920 they may. 435 00:24:47,200 --> 00:24:50,720 Speaker 3: They don't. There's no advertisements on your radio station for 436 00:24:50,799 --> 00:24:54,279 her from them there that would billboards, there's no nothing 437 00:24:54,319 --> 00:24:56,920 out there with her name on it anywhere. Right. 438 00:24:56,960 --> 00:24:59,759 Speaker 1: But also part of that is going to be up 439 00:24:59,799 --> 00:25:02,880 to her her campaign, right she has agency in here 440 00:25:02,920 --> 00:25:06,880 as well. She has the ability to raise money and 441 00:25:06,920 --> 00:25:11,680 buy advertising as well. But like I said, our audience, 442 00:25:12,279 --> 00:25:15,440 those that live inside the city of Charlotte, our audience 443 00:25:16,039 --> 00:25:21,079 is probably going to vote for her, right right. So 444 00:25:21,720 --> 00:25:23,720 the question then is how do you get people so 445 00:25:23,839 --> 00:25:26,920 like from her campaign standpoint, Let's say she's got you know, 446 00:25:27,759 --> 00:25:30,079 thirty thousand dollars. I don't know what she's I have 447 00:25:30,079 --> 00:25:32,000 no idea what she's been able to raise. But let's 448 00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:34,039 say she has like twenty thirty thousand dollars, are you 449 00:25:34,079 --> 00:25:37,799 going to spend that on campaign ads? On WBT where 450 00:25:37,880 --> 00:25:39,960 you know you're already going to get those City of 451 00:25:40,039 --> 00:25:43,440 Charlotte Republican leaning voters to vote for you anyway, or 452 00:25:43,759 --> 00:25:47,559 maybe you spend that money on digital advertising that you 453 00:25:47,599 --> 00:25:52,839 can target to unaffiliated voters that are less likely to vote. Right, 454 00:25:52,880 --> 00:25:55,480 So there are better There may be better ways that 455 00:25:55,559 --> 00:25:58,119 the campaign has decided to spend the money that you're 456 00:25:58,160 --> 00:26:01,119 not seeing because you're not the tar. They know that 457 00:26:01,200 --> 00:26:03,319 you're you're going to turn out and vote for her 458 00:26:03,720 --> 00:26:06,160 by your your your track record, because they have all 459 00:26:06,160 --> 00:26:09,279 that data. They know every single race you voted in, 460 00:26:09,319 --> 00:26:12,240 if you voted in the Republican primaries, right, they know 461 00:26:12,319 --> 00:26:15,119 you are an a voter. They've got your vote on Lockdown. 462 00:26:15,319 --> 00:26:16,680 They don't have to worry about you. So they're going 463 00:26:16,759 --> 00:26:19,839 to spend that money trying to get people that aren't lockdown. 464 00:26:19,880 --> 00:26:21,559 They're going to maybe do that, or maybe they do 465 00:26:21,640 --> 00:26:24,960 a get out the vote efforts, right like work with 466 00:26:25,000 --> 00:26:28,079 some you know, get some vans going, some churches going 467 00:26:28,559 --> 00:26:30,559 to help get out the vote, souls to the polls 468 00:26:30,640 --> 00:26:32,720 kind of a thing. Right, So I don't know how 469 00:26:32,720 --> 00:26:36,400 they're allocating their resources. So okay, right, just because you're 470 00:26:36,440 --> 00:26:38,200 not seeing it doesn't mean they're not doing stuff. 471 00:26:38,799 --> 00:26:41,880 Speaker 3: Okay, that that helps me a lot, Pete. Now I 472 00:26:41,960 --> 00:26:45,440 appreciate that about you. I do have one other question 473 00:26:45,519 --> 00:26:47,960 I'd like to get your thoughts on, and then I'll 474 00:26:47,960 --> 00:26:53,839 get off of here. You know, if if say, some 475 00:26:53,960 --> 00:26:58,920 guy breaks into somebody's home and shoots them and then 476 00:26:59,319 --> 00:27:04,240 they run away and somebody's harboring them, hiding them, that 477 00:27:04,319 --> 00:27:08,480 person hiding them is charged as an accessory to that crime. 478 00:27:08,680 --> 00:27:10,319 Speaker 1: Correct, right, yes, correct. 479 00:27:10,039 --> 00:27:14,839 Speaker 3: Okay, So here here's my solution for stopping all of this. 480 00:27:15,839 --> 00:27:20,839 The magistrate, the mayor, the city council, this worthless DA 481 00:27:21,000 --> 00:27:24,240 meriweather that we have. All of these people should be 482 00:27:24,359 --> 00:27:27,880 charged as accessory to murder for what happened on that 483 00:27:28,000 --> 00:27:30,200 choot you train at Pat McCrory put in town. 484 00:27:30,240 --> 00:27:32,160 Speaker 1: All right, So I will tell you this all of 485 00:27:32,200 --> 00:27:35,960 that slight flaw in your in your in your proposal, Steve, 486 00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:37,400 and then I got to let you go. Slight flaw 487 00:27:37,920 --> 00:27:39,799 is that the charges would have to be filed by 488 00:27:39,839 --> 00:27:42,519 the DA himself. So I don't think he's gonna do it, 489 00:27:43,960 --> 00:27:46,839 not against himself. I appreciate the call. Good conversation, Steve. 490 00:27:46,880 --> 00:27:49,559 Have a great weekend. Here's a great idea. How about 491 00:27:49,559 --> 00:27:52,799 making an escape to a really special and secluded getaway 492 00:27:52,839 --> 00:27:55,279 in western North Carolina. 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This 519 00:29:28,519 --> 00:29:30,880 was Brett's idea to do the hangover first, and then 520 00:29:30,920 --> 00:29:34,039 I co opted his idea and made him come in 521 00:29:34,079 --> 00:29:39,599 early to do the pre Yes. So, hey, have you 522 00:29:39,759 --> 00:29:45,039 heard that Apple I Tunes or I Store whatever it's called. 523 00:29:45,039 --> 00:29:50,200 I'm not an Apple guy. They they removed the ice 524 00:29:50,319 --> 00:29:53,640 block app yes from their store. 525 00:29:54,200 --> 00:29:54,559 Speaker 2: Yes. 526 00:29:54,759 --> 00:29:58,079 Speaker 1: Are you okay with that? That Apple? Apple is censoring 527 00:29:58,160 --> 00:29:59,279 the ice block app. 528 00:30:00,119 --> 00:30:03,839 Speaker 4: It's kind of interesting because they were getting progressively better. 529 00:30:03,960 --> 00:30:05,680 I think because if you go back to the San 530 00:30:05,759 --> 00:30:09,480 Bernardino terrorist attack way back in the in the old 531 00:30:09,559 --> 00:30:12,000 days of the Obama days, when there was never terrorism 532 00:30:12,079 --> 00:30:17,119 except when there was terrorism. Right, Remember, Apple refused to 533 00:30:17,279 --> 00:30:21,279 break into their iPhones back in the day, and they 534 00:30:21,279 --> 00:30:24,240 had to go the I think the fan belt inspectors 535 00:30:24,279 --> 00:30:28,039 had to go to Israel and get somebody to give 536 00:30:28,079 --> 00:30:30,279 them that technology, and they did it. They were able 537 00:30:30,319 --> 00:30:33,799 to crack into the stuff. So I say that this 538 00:30:33,960 --> 00:30:39,400 is maybe a glimmer of Apple potentially being patriotic in 539 00:30:39,440 --> 00:30:44,200 some ways. Somewhat sane, Yeah, somewhat sane. I mean, you know, 540 00:30:44,200 --> 00:30:47,160 I don't know. I don't know what Wozniak thinks about it, 541 00:30:47,200 --> 00:30:50,519 but but I do think I think this is progress, 542 00:30:50,599 --> 00:30:53,599 especially when you're dealing with, you know, people attempting to 543 00:30:53,839 --> 00:31:00,880 murder federal officers in broad daylight or dark of night. 544 00:31:02,160 --> 00:31:05,680 And boy, how how it's all shifted because I thought 545 00:31:05,680 --> 00:31:09,160 once upon a time you were not allowed to fight uh, 546 00:31:09,960 --> 00:31:14,160 federal agents like at J six. Right now, I guess 547 00:31:14,200 --> 00:31:17,559 it's okay. So what is the what is the declension 548 00:31:17,599 --> 00:31:17,799 of this? 549 00:31:17,920 --> 00:31:18,720 Speaker 3: I don't understand. 550 00:31:18,799 --> 00:31:21,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's well so for folks who are not aware. 551 00:31:22,079 --> 00:31:26,119 Ice Block was this app developed by I got the 552 00:31:26,359 --> 00:31:31,119 moron's name here, some Joshua Aaron and he uh, he 553 00:31:31,240 --> 00:31:35,880 is disappointed. He says, it's capitulation to an authoritarian regime. 554 00:31:36,160 --> 00:31:38,920 Hmmm mm hmm. And I says he's determined to fight 555 00:31:38,960 --> 00:31:41,480 this with everything we have, which he doesn't really have 556 00:31:41,559 --> 00:31:44,039 much anymore because they took us away. But and the 557 00:31:44,079 --> 00:31:48,319 Ice block app was sort of this crowd sourcing app 558 00:31:48,359 --> 00:31:52,200 where if you saw Ice operating someplace, you would drop 559 00:31:52,200 --> 00:31:54,839 a pin, you would, you would tap the map and say, oh, 560 00:31:54,960 --> 00:31:59,160 Ice is here, and then people like Antifa they could 561 00:31:59,200 --> 00:32:03,279 then descend on that area and attack the Ice agents. 562 00:32:04,200 --> 00:32:07,240 Speaker 4: Well, you know what, He's probably gonna find out what 563 00:32:07,359 --> 00:32:10,839 do sing looks like because the agents now know who 564 00:32:10,880 --> 00:32:12,319 it was that was behind. 565 00:32:12,000 --> 00:32:12,799 Speaker 2: For all of this. 566 00:32:13,000 --> 00:32:13,359 Speaker 1: Mm hmm. 567 00:32:13,880 --> 00:32:15,880 Speaker 4: I'm just I mean, I'm just sauce for the goose, 568 00:32:15,920 --> 00:32:16,799 sauce for the gander. 569 00:32:16,880 --> 00:32:19,519 Speaker 1: Indeed, do you call it sauce or is it gravy? 570 00:32:20,920 --> 00:32:23,440 Speaker 4: Gravy is usually Sunday night dinner. 571 00:32:23,680 --> 00:32:27,960 Speaker 1: Do you wait, do you say gravy as in tomato sauce? No, okay, 572 00:32:28,000 --> 00:32:28,920 it's I say sauce. 573 00:32:29,000 --> 00:32:32,799 Speaker 4: Okay, yes, it's like sauce, sauce gardener, really really good 574 00:32:33,000 --> 00:32:34,079 talented saucy. 575 00:32:34,400 --> 00:32:37,599 Speaker 1: Right, So like you, but you are of Italian heritage 576 00:32:37,680 --> 00:32:40,519 and that's a big thing, right, Like I had Italian 577 00:32:40,519 --> 00:32:41,279 people on my fan. 578 00:32:41,960 --> 00:32:45,039 Speaker 4: Gravy was always big on with the Italians once upon 579 00:32:45,079 --> 00:32:45,559 a time. 580 00:32:45,480 --> 00:32:47,799 Speaker 1: Right, And I didn't realize this. And they would serve 581 00:32:47,839 --> 00:32:50,400 tomato sauce and they call it gravy, and like, why 582 00:32:50,480 --> 00:32:54,400 is this gravy? This so all right? So here's a 583 00:32:54,480 --> 00:32:58,880 question for you, sir. Would you sit in a burning 584 00:32:59,119 --> 00:33:05,559 house for five hundred thousand dollars? No, even if it 585 00:33:05,680 --> 00:33:11,000 was for a YouTuber? No, even if they had like, 586 00:33:11,119 --> 00:33:14,400 you know, safety people and stunt teams and stuff, They're like, 587 00:33:14,480 --> 00:33:17,880 you just sit in the house while it burns around you. 588 00:33:17,920 --> 00:33:20,599 Speaker 4: No, I'm not. I'm not that kind of guy. 589 00:33:20,680 --> 00:33:20,839 Speaker 3: Man. 590 00:33:20,960 --> 00:33:22,480 Speaker 4: It's just one of those things. 591 00:33:22,839 --> 00:33:26,000 Speaker 1: Half a million dollars, How about a million? 592 00:33:26,400 --> 00:33:26,720 Speaker 3: Nope? 593 00:33:27,519 --> 00:33:32,039 Speaker 1: How about ten million? No, ten million dollars. I would 594 00:33:32,079 --> 00:33:33,880 do it for ten million dollars. I think you would. 595 00:33:34,119 --> 00:33:38,319 I think so Yac. Isaac would do it probably. I 596 00:33:38,400 --> 00:33:41,039 think Isaac would do it for like twenty grand? Whoa, 597 00:33:41,640 --> 00:33:43,559 what would you twenty grand? Yeah? 598 00:33:43,559 --> 00:33:43,839 Speaker 4: Shots? 599 00:33:44,200 --> 00:33:44,759 Speaker 3: Shots? 600 00:33:44,799 --> 00:33:45,200 Speaker 2: Shots? 601 00:33:45,240 --> 00:33:45,599 Speaker 1: Fy it? 602 00:33:45,680 --> 00:33:46,039 Speaker 2: I don't know. 603 00:33:46,079 --> 00:33:47,960 Speaker 1: I probably do it for a grand? Somebody? 604 00:33:48,839 --> 00:33:49,680 Speaker 2: Is this a maybe? 605 00:33:50,640 --> 00:33:53,359 Speaker 1: We'd we already knew what Isaac was we're just now 606 00:33:53,400 --> 00:33:57,799 settling on a price. So that's why, right, I was 607 00:33:57,799 --> 00:34:00,480 giving him the benefit of the doubt, going going twenty grand, 608 00:34:00,559 --> 00:34:03,079 ten grand in yeah, that area. But I didn't think 609 00:34:03,079 --> 00:34:06,440 he'd do it for a thousand because like, like, so 610 00:34:06,519 --> 00:34:09,360 this is for people who don't know who mister Beast is. 611 00:34:09,800 --> 00:34:12,559 He's like the biggest YouTuber. He's in North Carolina as 612 00:34:12,559 --> 00:34:15,480 a matter of fact, his name is Jimmy Donaldson. He 613 00:34:15,519 --> 00:34:17,960 goes by mister Beast and they do these types of 614 00:34:18,039 --> 00:34:20,519 videos and he does a lot of charity work and 615 00:34:20,559 --> 00:34:24,159 stuff he makes. He makes where is it here? He's 616 00:34:24,199 --> 00:34:27,719 got four hundred and forty one million subscribers on YouTube 617 00:34:28,320 --> 00:34:31,239 and they Forbes named him the top content creator on 618 00:34:31,440 --> 00:34:36,440 Planet Earth with earnings of eighty five million dollars. What 619 00:34:36,480 --> 00:34:39,119 does he do with all that money? He buys houses 620 00:34:39,199 --> 00:34:42,440 and sets them on fire. Oh that's awful, and he 621 00:34:42,519 --> 00:34:44,800 puts people in them. Now, this guy that they put 622 00:34:44,800 --> 00:34:47,480 in there was a stunt man. He was a professional stuntman, 623 00:34:48,199 --> 00:34:50,039 and they had a whole team around him. He put 624 00:34:50,039 --> 00:34:52,639 out this big statement saying it was all safe. But 625 00:34:52,719 --> 00:34:55,679 I was just curious if like you with no stunting experience, 626 00:34:55,920 --> 00:34:58,960 I have none, Menia, you would even do it for 627 00:34:59,000 --> 00:35:01,440 ten mil? I would Yeah, I would probably do it 628 00:35:01,440 --> 00:35:04,800 for a million. All right, that'll do it for this episode. 629 00:35:04,840 --> 00:35:06,920 Thank you so much for listening. 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