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<v Speaker 1>Escape to rubber resort. Sometimes I wonder if some people

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<v Speaker 1>in politics will ever learn what am I talking about. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>we see it all too often where people get passionate,

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<v Speaker 1>work hard for a candidate that is an anti establishment candidate,

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<v Speaker 1>they get their teeth kicked in by the establishment despite

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<v Speaker 1>how hard they work. They fought, and they understood, or

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<v Speaker 1>at least it appeared they understood who they were fighting against.

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<v Speaker 1>Then you fast forward to a year later and they

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<v Speaker 1>get behind a candidate wasn't just against them the year

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<v Speaker 1>before was hostile to them, and they're proud of their

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<v Speaker 1>accomplishment of getting this establishment candidate elected. I don't understand it,

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<v Speaker 1>because again, these people that you think are smart, they

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<v Speaker 1>project themselves as intellectuals, and yet here they are celebrating

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<v Speaker 1>the fact that they helped the establishment gain more power.

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<v Speaker 1>Did they not understand the positions that were taken by

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<v Speaker 1>this new candidate they got behind. Did they not understand

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<v Speaker 1>that this new candidate was not just against them, but

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<v Speaker 1>was aggressively against them, That this new candidate was a

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<v Speaker 1>pawn for the very establishment candidate they were trying to

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<v Speaker 1>defeat in the first place. It makes no sense other

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<v Speaker 1>than the fact that people don't really pay that close attention.

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<v Speaker 1>They get wrapped up in the election that they're involved in.

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<v Speaker 1>They're not paying as close attention to the bit players.

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<v Speaker 1>The big players, of course, are the very ones that

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<v Speaker 1>the establishment are going to count on, because it's those

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<v Speaker 1>very bit players who are going to be the ones

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<v Speaker 1>who are going to be able to get elected next time,

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<v Speaker 1>because they're going to be the ones that you don't remember.

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<v Speaker 1>It doesn't matter that they acted as a surrogate for

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<v Speaker 1>your establishment candidate that you desperately want wanted to defeat.

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<v Speaker 1>It didn't matter that they were actively going door to

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<v Speaker 1>door or the establishment candidate that you desperately wanted to defeat.

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<v Speaker 1>It didn't matter that they spread lies and falsehoods about

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<v Speaker 1>the person you wanted to see elected. It didn't matter

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<v Speaker 1>that they looked at you with disdain merely because you

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<v Speaker 1>weren't on their side. You were standing up to the

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<v Speaker 1>established order. And maybe they have a reason to look

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<v Speaker 1>at you with disdain because guess what, they probably knew

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<v Speaker 1>that when they announced they were running for another office

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<v Speaker 1>themselves that you either wouldn't remember where they stood a

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<v Speaker 1>year before, or you just never knew. It's sad to

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<v Speaker 1>me because again, if I can find out, if others

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<v Speaker 1>can find out, then you should have been able to

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<v Speaker 1>see that as well. Is it because you were granted access?

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<v Speaker 1>Because sometimes, and I've seen this far too often, even

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<v Speaker 1>some of the best, once they're padded on the shoulder

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<v Speaker 1>invited to one of those closed door events, they're given

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<v Speaker 1>a certain level of treatment. They feel like, now they

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<v Speaker 1>have been granted access, their principles kind of get checked

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit. Their principles kind of aren't as important

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<v Speaker 1>to them as they might have been back in the day.

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<v Speaker 1>For me, it's always important when it comes to time

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<v Speaker 1>for an election to look at their actions from the past,

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<v Speaker 1>and maybe even look at what political campaigns they might

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<v Speaker 1>have been involved in. They might be good people, and

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<v Speaker 1>they might be able to win me over, but not

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<v Speaker 1>if I have seen them be hyper aggressive against an

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<v Speaker 1>anti establishment candidate. Not if I've seen them be hyper

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<v Speaker 1>aggressive against the supporters of an anti establishment candidate. Not

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<v Speaker 1>if I've seen them spread lies about the anti establishment candidate.

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<v Speaker 1>These are the people that continue to figure out a

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<v Speaker 1>way to co opt are folks. You claim to be

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<v Speaker 1>an anti establishment person, you claim that you want candidates

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<v Speaker 1>they're going to fight for your liberties. They're not going

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<v Speaker 1>to just bow down at the altar of leadership. You

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<v Speaker 1>claim that, and you will go out and work for one,

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<v Speaker 1>but then again the next year, it's just one year

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<v Speaker 1>later you go and fall right in line with a

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<v Speaker 1>disciple of the man that you were trying to dethrone.

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<v Speaker 1>This is a tale as old as time. We've seen

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<v Speaker 1>it constantly, and you're being played. You're being played merely

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<v Speaker 1>because you don't care to actually do any investigation, or

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<v Speaker 1>maybe your short term memory it's just garbage. But most

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<v Speaker 1>likely you've been padded on the shoulder, granted a new

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<v Speaker 1>level of access that you've always dreamt of, and that's

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<v Speaker 1>just enough for you to betray your principles and get

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<v Speaker 1>behind the choice of the establishment. They can use things

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<v Speaker 1>like my running mate is the person I'm running against

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<v Speaker 1>is a true liberal, and even though you can't find

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<v Speaker 1>any evidence of the such, you fall for it out

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<v Speaker 1>of fear or whatever the case. The bottom line is,

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<v Speaker 1>if we ever want to defeat the establishment, we can't

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<v Speaker 1>just target the big guns. We have to start cutting

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<v Speaker 1>out the minions as well, because, trust me, those minions

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<v Speaker 1>they continue to grow. And as those minions continue to grow,

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<v Speaker 1>they become the big ones before you know it. This

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<v Speaker 1>has been morning Coffee with the Right Side, and I'm

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<v Speaker 1>your host, Jack Fairchild's and we're a part of the

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