WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.640 --> 00:00:02.960 This is Gary and Shannon and you're listening to KFI 2 00:00:03.080 --> 00:00:05.879 AM six forty, the Gary and Shannon Show on demand 3 00:00:05.960 --> 00:00:07.240 on the iHeartRadio app. 4 00:00:07.280 --> 00:00:09.839 We are live in Chicago this week for the Democratic 5 00:00:09.919 --> 00:00:13.839 National Convention. We were speaking earlier about how things went 6 00:00:14.039 --> 00:00:17.160 way over schedule last night during the speaking portions of 7 00:00:17.199 --> 00:00:17.760 the event. 8 00:00:17.600 --> 00:00:20.679 Gary and Shannon, I hope you're having good and safe 9 00:00:20.839 --> 00:00:24.359 fun in Chicago. But let me get this right. None 10 00:00:24.399 --> 00:00:27.160 of the organizers have ever been to a convention before. 11 00:00:27.239 --> 00:00:31.839 I noticed that the applause goes on for way too long. 12 00:00:31.960 --> 00:00:32.560 Yeah, I do. 13 00:00:32.759 --> 00:00:35.200 Yeah, But I also think it may have been yet 14 00:00:35.240 --> 00:00:37.079 another way for them to poke a finger in the 15 00:00:37.119 --> 00:00:39.679 eye of b Wasserman Schultz by putting her on the 16 00:00:39.719 --> 00:00:41.640 schedule and then yanking her. 17 00:00:41.759 --> 00:00:43.359 Yeah, I think that was scripted. 18 00:00:43.840 --> 00:00:44.079 Well. 19 00:00:44.119 --> 00:00:45.799 One of the things we've had our eye on are 20 00:00:45.840 --> 00:00:51.200 the demonstrations and the potential for chaos outside as thousands 21 00:00:51.200 --> 00:00:54.000 of demonstrators have taken to the streets. We saw some 22 00:00:54.039 --> 00:00:55.640 of the action yesterday. 23 00:00:56.079 --> 00:00:57.399 Jim Ryan is on. 24 00:00:57.600 --> 00:01:00.119 This beat for ABC News and joins us. 25 00:01:00.119 --> 00:01:02.479 US now from somewhere in Chicago. 26 00:01:02.679 --> 00:01:06.879 From US somewhere here, Jim, how are you hi? 27 00:01:07.000 --> 00:01:07.239 Yeah? 28 00:01:07.400 --> 00:01:11.400 Outside where The protesters gathered yesterday, thirty five hundred of 29 00:01:11.400 --> 00:01:15.079 them according to the police, and they began in a park, 30 00:01:15.200 --> 00:01:19.120 Union Park, which is several blocks away from the United Center, 31 00:01:19.319 --> 00:01:23.120 that held a big rally there, primarily a pro Palestinian rally, 32 00:01:23.120 --> 00:01:25.920 although there were some people who walked into this event 33 00:01:26.159 --> 00:01:30.560 with Israeli flags. The police were there that these activists, 34 00:01:30.640 --> 00:01:33.480 called peacekeepers, were there to keep everybody separated and keep 35 00:01:33.519 --> 00:01:36.040 it peaceful, and it was peaceful. The group then moved 36 00:01:36.200 --> 00:01:39.120 over toward the United Center, thirty five hundred strong. This 37 00:01:39.239 --> 00:01:41.719 big march that went on. Then at some point you 38 00:01:41.799 --> 00:01:45.280 know that a few of them broke off and broke in. 39 00:01:45.319 --> 00:01:48.599 This actually went over the outer perimeter fence or through 40 00:01:48.680 --> 00:01:51.599 it or around it, or something got through that fence, 41 00:01:52.040 --> 00:01:55.040 and that they were approaching the bill. They couldn't get 42 00:01:55.079 --> 00:01:58.719 close to it. Really. The police came and they were arrested, 43 00:01:58.760 --> 00:02:01.760 but not before, according to the police, some of these 44 00:02:01.799 --> 00:02:07.319 protesters sprayed the officers with pepper spray. The police say 45 00:02:07.359 --> 00:02:11.120 they didn't spray anything, but the protesters did. So it's 46 00:02:11.120 --> 00:02:14.520 only thirteen people were taken into custody during this whole thing. 47 00:02:14.599 --> 00:02:14.759 Here. 48 00:02:15.840 --> 00:02:17.960 There was also some action that I saw at least 49 00:02:18.080 --> 00:02:21.240 video this morning from farther downtown near some of the 50 00:02:21.280 --> 00:02:25.240 hotels where protesters ended up getting. 51 00:02:26.400 --> 00:02:28.199 Tickled with batons. 52 00:02:27.719 --> 00:02:31.639 Perhaps by a couple of Chicago police officers. What's the 53 00:02:31.719 --> 00:02:33.719 expectation for the rest of the week. We know that 54 00:02:33.759 --> 00:02:37.919 there are other permitted protests, right, yes. 55 00:02:37.919 --> 00:02:39.919 Well there are, and there's one tonight here there's a 56 00:02:39.919 --> 00:02:44.360 little more not menacing than maybe ominous. The one that's 57 00:02:44.400 --> 00:02:46.840 going to be held in front of the Israeli Consulate 58 00:02:46.879 --> 00:02:50.080 here in Chicago. A group that does not have a 59 00:02:50.120 --> 00:02:54.800 permit for this event is planning to rally there at 60 00:02:54.800 --> 00:02:58.800 about seven o'clock this evening. It has made some interesting 61 00:02:58.879 --> 00:03:02.719 comments online. The slogan for this thing is make it 62 00:03:02.759 --> 00:03:05.360 great like sixty eight, which you know is a callback 63 00:03:05.400 --> 00:03:08.479 to nineteen sixty eight when the DNC here in Chicago 64 00:03:08.599 --> 00:03:12.120 turned very violent. So, you know, I think that's one 65 00:03:12.199 --> 00:03:14.360 to watch this evening. We'll see what happens. 66 00:03:15.039 --> 00:03:16.759 What are your plans for Chicago? 67 00:03:16.879 --> 00:03:20.520 I mean, you've been outside, this is how do you 68 00:03:20.520 --> 00:03:23.080 How are you going to stay safe? 69 00:03:23.520 --> 00:03:23.879 Well? 70 00:03:24.000 --> 00:03:26.919 I have my weights, you know, we've been issued equipment 71 00:03:27.000 --> 00:03:30.639 and security folks who were with us, and so it's 72 00:03:30.719 --> 00:03:33.159 just a matter of using what you know and what 73 00:03:33.280 --> 00:03:36.680 you can do and the best way to escape the 74 00:03:36.680 --> 00:03:39.120 situation when it turns nasty. So we'll see what happens. 75 00:03:39.360 --> 00:03:40.919 Don't mess around with Jim Ryan. 76 00:03:41.080 --> 00:03:44.439 I'll tell you that you got another thing coming. 77 00:03:45.400 --> 00:03:47.360 Thank you all right, I have a great day. Thanks 78 00:03:47.400 --> 00:03:50.520 for taking time for us. Talk you guys. Jim Ryan 79 00:03:50.520 --> 00:03:52.919 there with ABC News. So there was. 80 00:03:53.080 --> 00:03:58.520 A former Obama senior advisor, Valerie Jarrett, a name should 81 00:03:58.560 --> 00:03:59.240 be familiar. 82 00:04:00.000 --> 00:04:02.319 We spoke at a Axios. 83 00:04:01.800 --> 00:04:07.240 Event today and gave a kind of a a look 84 00:04:07.280 --> 00:04:10.080 at what Barack and Michelle Obama will be talking about. 85 00:04:10.120 --> 00:04:14.639 Specifically during their speeches at the DMC tonight. She says 86 00:04:14.879 --> 00:04:17.720 they will be calls to action about the need to 87 00:04:17.759 --> 00:04:22.759 translate the excitement for Kamala Harris into votes. Valerie Jarrett, 88 00:04:23.040 --> 00:04:27.079 now CEO of the Obama Foundation, longtime friend of the family, 89 00:04:27.560 --> 00:04:30.040 says that these two are going to emphasize the need 90 00:04:30.160 --> 00:04:33.519 for an all hands on deck approach while also talking 91 00:04:33.560 --> 00:04:36.639 about the sense of optimism that course through the party 92 00:04:36.680 --> 00:04:41.800 its voters. She noted that former First Lady Michelle Obama 93 00:04:43.120 --> 00:04:45.519 knows Vice President Harris very well. 94 00:04:46.160 --> 00:04:47.759 She says that this is going. 95 00:04:47.639 --> 00:04:51.399 To be a message of us getting engaged again, working 96 00:04:51.519 --> 00:04:55.160 hard again to get the vote out, about democracy being 97 00:04:55.240 --> 00:04:58.480 under attack and under threat, and how it's up to 98 00:04:58.560 --> 00:05:01.319 them to be engaged citizens to make sure the country 99 00:05:01.319 --> 00:05:02.360 gets back on track. 100 00:05:03.480 --> 00:05:07.079 Well, like you said earlier, Obama, at least the president 101 00:05:07.199 --> 00:05:11.040 has quite a speaking style and can hold an arena 102 00:05:11.160 --> 00:05:12.959 like this pretty captivated. 103 00:05:12.959 --> 00:05:14.000 So we'll watch that tonight. 104 00:05:14.040 --> 00:05:17.560 Welcome to Chicago for day two of the Democratic and 105 00:05:17.639 --> 00:05:21.160 National Convention. The big headliners tonight, of course, we'll be 106 00:05:21.439 --> 00:05:25.720 Barack and Michelle Obama. Obama giving the keynote speech tonight, 107 00:05:27.120 --> 00:05:31.000 Harris not even going to be here Milwaukee. 108 00:05:31.040 --> 00:05:33.480 More importantly, what are we going to eat tonight? That 109 00:05:33.639 --> 00:05:35.519 is a good question, because we've done the pizza. 110 00:05:35.680 --> 00:05:37.959 At least we've done so we should do another pizza place. 111 00:05:38.000 --> 00:05:40.560 Yeah, don't we do another pizza place? Okay, that's good. Okay, 112 00:05:40.720 --> 00:05:42.560 you don't have to take don't hit me. 113 00:05:42.639 --> 00:05:44.839 I'm sorry. I'm sorry for striking you. 114 00:05:45.120 --> 00:05:48.360 But I got excited with the idea of another pizza place. 115 00:05:49.800 --> 00:05:51.199 Because we did pizza the first. 116 00:05:51.079 --> 00:05:53.399 Night, and then we had a piece of meat last 117 00:05:53.480 --> 00:05:56.600 night that was a beautiful piece of meat. I enjoyed it. 118 00:05:56.519 --> 00:05:58.199 It was it was most beautiful. 119 00:05:58.519 --> 00:05:59.879 People said it was the shiniest meats. 120 00:06:00.000 --> 00:06:05.439 It was the most beautiful, delicious meats. And the mac 121 00:06:05.480 --> 00:06:07.000 and cheese was good as well. 122 00:06:07.240 --> 00:06:08.160 What was left of it. 123 00:06:08.199 --> 00:06:11.879 And the diabetes I'll enjoy. But yeah, I think we 124 00:06:11.920 --> 00:06:14.319 got to get back on that pizza train tonight and 125 00:06:14.519 --> 00:06:18.519 the Navarro will act as the host for tonight's Day 126 00:06:18.560 --> 00:06:21.480 two activities here at United Center. 127 00:06:21.519 --> 00:06:24.639 The theme for tonight is a bold vision for America's future. 128 00:06:25.560 --> 00:06:28.319 We talked about the Obamas. Governor JB. 129 00:06:28.439 --> 00:06:32.079 Pritzker from Illinois will be one of the speakers for tonight. 130 00:06:32.839 --> 00:06:35.759 According to the organizers for last Night, by the way, 131 00:06:36.000 --> 00:06:42.120 multiple speeches had to be cut, including speeches from Debbie 132 00:06:42.120 --> 00:06:46.279 Wasserman Schultz and cringresswoman gay Grace meng as well as 133 00:06:46.279 --> 00:06:50.959 a performance by James Taylor because they ran completely over time. 134 00:06:51.519 --> 00:06:54.720 So anyway, we'll pay attention to those tonight. We'll talk 135 00:06:54.759 --> 00:06:56.519 more about them tomorrow. But in the meantime, what else 136 00:06:56.600 --> 00:06:57.079 is going on? 137 00:06:58.040 --> 00:07:02.240 Time four? What's happening? 138 00:07:02.560 --> 00:07:04.800 I saw this just to keep it political here for 139 00:07:04.839 --> 00:07:05.279 a second. 140 00:07:05.920 --> 00:07:06.319 Robert F. 141 00:07:06.399 --> 00:07:09.839 Kennedy Junior's running mate Nicole Shanahan said in an interview 142 00:07:09.879 --> 00:07:14.519 today that the campaign is considering dropping its bid for 143 00:07:14.639 --> 00:07:19.439 president and joining forces with Donald Trump. 144 00:07:19.879 --> 00:07:20.120 Now. 145 00:07:20.360 --> 00:07:24.360 She was asked in a podcast today, the Impact Theory podcast, 146 00:07:24.879 --> 00:07:28.120 about the stories that had been going around about whether 147 00:07:28.120 --> 00:07:33.839 they were looking to the Harris campaign for a cabinet position. 148 00:07:33.920 --> 00:07:35.720 Definitely not in talks with Harris. 149 00:07:37.199 --> 00:07:41.319 Definitely never have brought up this idea of an endorsement 150 00:07:41.360 --> 00:07:42.000 with Harris. 151 00:07:42.480 --> 00:07:45.879 Definitely has never brought up a cabinet position with Harris. 152 00:07:45.920 --> 00:07:49.079 So now she says, that's all fake news, basically, But 153 00:07:49.160 --> 00:07:53.040 she said that the options are looking at. One is 154 00:07:53.079 --> 00:07:57.560 staying in obviously, but then suggested that if they did that, 155 00:07:57.600 --> 00:08:01.519 they might pull votes away from and end up giving 156 00:08:01.720 --> 00:08:04.600 Harris and Walls the presidency vice president six to. 157 00:08:04.680 --> 00:08:06.160 Seven work seven pm. 158 00:08:06.279 --> 00:08:09.240 Yes, she says, or we walk away right now and 159 00:08:09.360 --> 00:08:11.959 join forces with Donald Trump and explain to the base 160 00:08:12.079 --> 00:08:14.680 why they're making that decision. And she said it's not 161 00:08:14.720 --> 00:08:18.199 an easy decision. So that's something that is something that 162 00:08:18.240 --> 00:08:21.519 they are looking at, at least in the Kennedy camp. 163 00:08:21.720 --> 00:08:23.959 Did you hear about this story about the yacht that 164 00:08:24.120 --> 00:08:28.040 overturned a super yacht tragedy. Apparently it was a high 165 00:08:28.040 --> 00:08:31.920 powered attorney from New York Christopher Marveo and as jewelry 166 00:08:32.080 --> 00:08:34.919 designer wife Nita among. 167 00:08:34.759 --> 00:08:36.440 Six lost at sea. 168 00:08:37.000 --> 00:08:39.440 This was off the coast of Sicily on Monday morning. 169 00:08:39.480 --> 00:08:42.679 There were twenty two people aboard this thing, one hundred 170 00:08:42.679 --> 00:08:46.960 and eighty four foot luxury British vessel. Fifteen were rescued 171 00:08:47.000 --> 00:08:51.200 after it overturned bad weather, perfect storm type stuff. One 172 00:08:51.240 --> 00:08:55.639 body was found and there are six people unaccounted for. 173 00:08:55.759 --> 00:08:59.279 They say that it overturned sometime after five am near Palermo, 174 00:08:59.320 --> 00:09:04.200 where it was ad There were ten crew members, twelve passengers, 175 00:09:04.440 --> 00:09:08.840 including British, American and Canadian nationalities. 176 00:09:08.960 --> 00:09:13.039 Wow, there's a price tag on the Boston Celtics. We 177 00:09:13.120 --> 00:09:15.799 say that from the Chicago Bulls Arena. Of course, this 178 00:09:15.919 --> 00:09:19.679 price tag is somewhere around six billion dollars. They said, 179 00:09:19.720 --> 00:09:22.080 someone with extremely deep pockets is going to have to 180 00:09:22.080 --> 00:09:25.519 pony up six billion for one of the world's leading 181 00:09:25.559 --> 00:09:26.799 sports franchises. 182 00:09:27.120 --> 00:09:28.159 Who's got six. 183 00:09:27.960 --> 00:09:31.559 Billion sitting in the probably between the couch cushions. 184 00:09:31.200 --> 00:09:32.840 Right now, Jeff Bezos. 185 00:09:33.200 --> 00:09:36.960 And they're talking about Jeff Bezos, legitimate buzz about him 186 00:09:37.000 --> 00:09:39.960 buying the Boston Celtics. According to Bill Simmons of The 187 00:09:40.039 --> 00:09:44.639 Ringer Tim kain Man. That guy was pretty boring, wasn't 188 00:09:44.679 --> 00:09:47.960 he Does anybody walk around and just go, hey, senator, 189 00:09:47.960 --> 00:09:49.960 you might want to brush your hair real quick something. 190 00:09:50.519 --> 00:09:53.039 He had a gaggle of reporters around him earlier, and 191 00:09:53.080 --> 00:09:55.279 I'm like, who's dying to talk to Tim Kaine? 192 00:09:56.039 --> 00:09:59.879 I mean, he was the vice presidential nominee. 193 00:10:00.039 --> 00:10:00.399 I know. 194 00:10:02.000 --> 00:10:02.039 That. 195 00:10:02.200 --> 00:10:04.039 And a dollar will get you a bag of chips. 196 00:10:05.039 --> 00:10:09.240 So I mentioned Scott Peterson talking to Gloria Allread this morning. 197 00:10:09.879 --> 00:10:12.840 The reason I did is because there's a couple documentaries out. 198 00:10:12.919 --> 00:10:15.440 One is American Murder on Netflix that goes through the 199 00:10:15.440 --> 00:10:18.919 whole thing, and one is a Peacock documentary called Face 200 00:10:18.960 --> 00:10:22.879 to Face with Scott Peterson, and this is the first 201 00:10:22.919 --> 00:10:25.159 time that he has spoken out about this since his 202 00:10:25.200 --> 00:10:29.120 two thousand and three arrest, maintaining his long held belief. 203 00:10:29.200 --> 00:10:31.600 In this documentary, he goes on to say that a 204 00:10:31.639 --> 00:10:35.159 group of burglars are responsible for his wife's death. This 205 00:10:35.240 --> 00:10:37.759 is what he told the interviewer over a video call 206 00:10:37.840 --> 00:10:41.120 from jail. He said, there was a burglary across the 207 00:10:41.159 --> 00:10:43.600 street from our home. There was a lot of people involved, 208 00:10:43.600 --> 00:10:45.440 and I believe Lacey went over there to see what 209 00:10:45.519 --> 00:10:47.440 was going on, and that's what she was taken. 210 00:10:47.559 --> 00:10:50.639 Why would she go over there to see someone burgling 211 00:10:50.639 --> 00:10:51.039 a house. 212 00:10:51.200 --> 00:10:53.960 Yeah, I'm eight months pregnant. I'm going to go put. 213 00:10:53.799 --> 00:10:56.159 My life in jeopardy to see who's breaking into my 214 00:10:56.200 --> 00:10:56.919 neighbor's house. 215 00:10:57.240 --> 00:11:01.720 Now, well, maybe not as important, but the US Secretary 216 00:11:01.759 --> 00:11:05.960 of State has visited fellow mediators Egypt and caught her 217 00:11:06.120 --> 00:11:08.600 as he is trying to press ahead with the latest 218 00:11:08.600 --> 00:11:12.080 diplomatic mission to secure a cease fire deal in Gaza. 219 00:11:12.159 --> 00:11:14.480 Hamas and Israel have signaled that there are still some 220 00:11:14.600 --> 00:11:18.360 challenges that remain the group. Hamas called the latest proposal 221 00:11:18.399 --> 00:11:21.320 presented to it a reversal of what had been agreed to, 222 00:11:21.720 --> 00:11:25.279 and accused the United States in a statement of acquiescing 223 00:11:25.320 --> 00:11:28.360 to new conditions from Israel. Of course, Anthony Blincoln didn't 224 00:11:28.399 --> 00:11:31.480 say so. I didn't say as much or say anything 225 00:11:31.519 --> 00:11:32.399 about this just yet. 226 00:11:32.480 --> 00:11:33.320 Our table has. 227 00:11:33.200 --> 00:11:36.840 Been confirmed at lou mal Natti's excellent. I think I've 228 00:11:36.879 --> 00:11:41.000 been there before for football and it's a lot of pizza. 229 00:11:41.200 --> 00:11:43.039 It's very deep, it's very big. 230 00:11:43.240 --> 00:11:45.799 It might be the biggest deep dish pizza you've ever seen. 231 00:11:45.919 --> 00:11:47.720 Is it the shiniest it's the shiniest. 232 00:11:47.799 --> 00:11:49.440 It is one of those places that people told us 233 00:11:49.480 --> 00:11:49.960 we had to go. 234 00:11:50.720 --> 00:11:52.559 You are better looking than the pizza. 235 00:11:53.000 --> 00:11:55.159 That was a lie. The pizza is better looking than you, 236 00:11:55.600 --> 00:11:56.360 much better looking. 237 00:11:56.440 --> 00:12:00.000 I see what you're doing, and I don't appreciate it. 238 00:12:00.320 --> 00:12:03.399 In Chicago, just down the street, there's a new pangolin 239 00:12:03.480 --> 00:12:05.240 pup that was born at the Brookfield Zoo. 240 00:12:05.360 --> 00:12:06.240 What's a pangolin? 241 00:12:06.440 --> 00:12:09.039 Pangolin was one of those animals that they originally thought 242 00:12:09.240 --> 00:12:13.120 might have prompted COVID. Really, yeah, because I guess a 243 00:12:13.200 --> 00:12:16.039 panglin you could eat it. And they were making pangolin 244 00:12:16.200 --> 00:12:18.679 stew with that angle in at that wet market. 245 00:12:18.679 --> 00:12:20.399 How do I? How do I spell that? 246 00:12:21.120 --> 00:12:21.600 The peg? 247 00:12:22.440 --> 00:12:22.679 Yeah? 248 00:12:22.799 --> 00:12:23.159 Olin? 249 00:12:25.639 --> 00:12:27.960 There it is. Just look at how cute that little shit. 250 00:12:28.200 --> 00:12:29.600 It's like an ard vark. 251 00:12:30.200 --> 00:12:36.279 But with the scales, We're going to go from pangolin 252 00:12:36.360 --> 00:12:39.879 to one of the longer serving members of Congress and 253 00:12:39.919 --> 00:12:40.399 we come back. 254 00:12:40.399 --> 00:12:43.519 Pangolins are the only mammals that have scales. They're made 255 00:12:43.559 --> 00:12:46.919 of keratin, the same material that makes up skin and. 256 00:12:46.919 --> 00:12:49.200 Fingernails or hair and fingernails. 257 00:12:49.759 --> 00:12:52.399 The scales make up about twenty percent of their body 258 00:12:52.399 --> 00:12:57.080 weight and it's their main defense mechanism. When threatened, pangolins 259 00:12:57.159 --> 00:13:01.600 coral into a ball and become immobile. They're known as 260 00:13:01.679 --> 00:13:05.039 scaly ant eaters because they eat ants, termites, and other 261 00:13:05.080 --> 00:13:08.159 small insects. They use their long snouts and tongues to 262 00:13:08.240 --> 00:13:12.440 reach into holes and nests to catch their prey. Oh 263 00:13:12.480 --> 00:13:15.799 my goodness, some panglins have tongues that could be up 264 00:13:15.840 --> 00:13:17.360 to sixteen inches long. 265 00:13:18.480 --> 00:13:19.200 Did you know that. 266 00:13:19.519 --> 00:13:21.960 I'm just going to turn that down. I can't hear 267 00:13:21.960 --> 00:13:22.440 you anymore. 268 00:13:22.759 --> 00:13:26.279 To seventy million insects live today in Chicago for the 269 00:13:26.320 --> 00:13:27.799 Democratic National Convention. 270 00:13:27.879 --> 00:13:31.480 We're talking with Congressman Emmanuel Kleaver out of Kansas City, Missouri. 271 00:13:31.559 --> 00:13:33.480 And I got to say right off the bat, I 272 00:13:33.519 --> 00:13:36.000 know we're in Chicago and pizza is what you have here, 273 00:13:36.039 --> 00:13:39.120 But the pizza out of the back of Kelly's Westport 274 00:13:39.200 --> 00:13:41.320 in is where it's at late at night. 275 00:13:41.440 --> 00:13:46.120 That is absolutely correct. Yes, if you want to eat 276 00:13:46.159 --> 00:13:50.120 something that will also serve as your breakfast, go to 277 00:13:50.200 --> 00:13:52.759 Kelly's around eleven thirty twelve o'clock. 278 00:13:52.879 --> 00:13:53.759 Yes. 279 00:13:54.120 --> 00:13:58.960 Yes, Early last month, early in July, you were concerned. 280 00:13:59.000 --> 00:14:02.960 You expressed concern about President Biden's debate performance. There was 281 00:14:03.000 --> 00:14:06.279 also some concern on your part of coming into Chicago 282 00:14:06.399 --> 00:14:09.120 for the convention. We didn't want an open convention, is 283 00:14:09.120 --> 00:14:09.840 what you had said. 284 00:14:09.919 --> 00:14:10.360 That's right. 285 00:14:11.120 --> 00:14:14.879 How we're six weeks later. A lot has changed in 286 00:14:14.919 --> 00:14:17.240 those six weeks. How are you feeling today in terms 287 00:14:17.279 --> 00:14:20.399 of comfort with the way we the way the party 288 00:14:20.720 --> 00:14:23.000 is handling things at this convention. 289 00:14:23.279 --> 00:14:26.639 Well, I have never seen as my fourth I've never 290 00:14:26.679 --> 00:14:34.159 seen a transformation like I have seen in this election. 291 00:14:35.840 --> 00:14:41.720 You know, I did think that President Biden performed very poorly, 292 00:14:41.759 --> 00:14:44.279 and I said it openly, and I was one of 293 00:14:44.320 --> 00:14:47.600 the ones. I was among the first ten members of 294 00:14:47.679 --> 00:14:51.559 Countess that the can out supporting him in the last election. 295 00:14:52.720 --> 00:14:57.200 So I'm faithful to him. But I'm also a realist, 296 00:14:57.720 --> 00:15:04.000 and I think that we are now experiencing something that 297 00:15:04.480 --> 00:15:09.360 is rare and new. Enthusiasm is the mother's milk of 298 00:15:09.480 --> 00:15:14.559 successful politics, and this enthusiasm is just unbelievable. Last night 299 00:15:14.639 --> 00:15:17.480 was the most emotional political event I've ever been in 300 00:15:17.559 --> 00:15:19.960 in my life. I don't know if I could take 301 00:15:19.960 --> 00:15:25.799 another night with President Biden's Daughter's coming out talking about 302 00:15:25.840 --> 00:15:29.120 her dead. I have one daughter, and I'm sitting a 303 00:15:29.159 --> 00:15:32.120 big grown man trying to keep from crying. I mean, 304 00:15:32.360 --> 00:15:34.000 it was powerful. 305 00:15:34.120 --> 00:15:36.000 There wasn't a dry eye in the house. I mean 306 00:15:36.039 --> 00:15:38.399 even Kamala. I mean, I think that was a really rare, 307 00:15:39.399 --> 00:15:41.919 genuine moment that you get to see between the two 308 00:15:41.960 --> 00:15:44.639 of them in terms of what that relationship actually is. 309 00:15:44.840 --> 00:15:48.919 Yes, And the thing about Joe Biden is that he 310 00:15:49.080 --> 00:15:53.360 is real. I mean, what you see is what you get. 311 00:15:53.960 --> 00:15:58.480 And I served with Timmy with Tim Waltz for twelve 312 00:15:58.519 --> 00:16:02.720 years in the house him quite well, and in some 313 00:16:02.759 --> 00:16:07.000 ways he's the opposite. I mean, he's just there. I mean, 314 00:16:07.039 --> 00:16:13.120 he is the political culture's every man. I mean, you know, 315 00:16:13.799 --> 00:16:16.200 we can sit up and I argue about football, and 316 00:16:16.240 --> 00:16:23.759 of course he loses, you know, because it is not 317 00:16:24.399 --> 00:16:26.879 I tried to take that into consideration. But he is. 318 00:16:28.279 --> 00:16:31.519 I mean, if you don't like Tim Walls, he's just 319 00:16:31.679 --> 00:16:33.919 something wrong with you. I mean, because you may not 320 00:16:34.000 --> 00:16:36.840 want to vote for him. But this guy is just 321 00:16:36.879 --> 00:16:39.679 as real as anybody I've ever seen in politics. And 322 00:16:39.840 --> 00:16:42.399 as I said, I've worked with him in Congress. 323 00:16:42.600 --> 00:16:46.000 Well, we in California we know of Kamala Harris obviously 324 00:16:46.039 --> 00:16:48.080 because she was our attorney general for a long time. 325 00:16:48.720 --> 00:16:50.159 She has a history there. 326 00:16:50.000 --> 00:16:52.320 In terms of her work in San Francisco as a 327 00:16:52.360 --> 00:16:53.080 DA as well. 328 00:16:54.000 --> 00:16:55.639 What do we need to know about Tim Walls? 329 00:16:55.799 --> 00:16:58.279 I mean, if, like you said, not a lot of 330 00:16:58.279 --> 00:17:00.759 people know him, but you have worked him for, like 331 00:17:00.840 --> 00:17:03.399 you said, twelve years in Congress, what do we need 332 00:17:03.440 --> 00:17:06.519 to know about him in terms of making decisions about 333 00:17:06.759 --> 00:17:09.000 whether we want him to be vice president. 334 00:17:09.279 --> 00:17:14.720 He can be a very serious person, and he is 335 00:17:15.920 --> 00:17:18.279 coming out of an environment he understands. I mean, you know, 336 00:17:19.079 --> 00:17:24.400 a small town, you know, trying to hustle to make 337 00:17:24.440 --> 00:17:27.559 it in life, and then working on a job. He 338 00:17:27.599 --> 00:17:30.079 wasn't making much money teaching school and coaching. You know, 339 00:17:30.119 --> 00:17:34.000 they give you an extra thousand dollars if you coach 340 00:17:34.119 --> 00:17:36.359 and still teach it. I mean, you know. And so 341 00:17:36.519 --> 00:17:40.640 he understands, you know, the average American and the person 342 00:17:40.799 --> 00:17:45.200 who's not even average in terms of income. And I 343 00:17:45.200 --> 00:17:47.880 think you can expect him to also be jovial. I 344 00:17:47.880 --> 00:17:51.200 mean he you know, I think he could. He could 345 00:17:51.200 --> 00:17:53.119 look at these balls and find something funny about it. 346 00:17:53.160 --> 00:17:57.359 And he's just a kind of guy that you want 347 00:17:57.400 --> 00:18:00.440 to sit down and have a b with. I don't 348 00:18:00.480 --> 00:18:04.160 drink beer, but if I did, it would. 349 00:18:03.799 --> 00:18:05.319 To your point there, Congressman. 350 00:18:05.400 --> 00:18:07.559 It seems like we are in this new era of 351 00:18:07.920 --> 00:18:12.559 wanting politicians that speak like humans, plane speakers, people that 352 00:18:12.640 --> 00:18:16.359 don't talk above our heads. Not no condescension anymore. 353 00:18:16.839 --> 00:18:19.680 Uh, yes, we are there. I think people in this 354 00:18:19.720 --> 00:18:22.960 country comes to the conclusion that, uh, you know, if 355 00:18:22.960 --> 00:18:25.119 we went to we can go to college and take 356 00:18:25.319 --> 00:18:28.880 a class in philosophy or theology. You know, we want 357 00:18:28.920 --> 00:18:32.759 somebody who can be pepeology where where they just come 358 00:18:32.759 --> 00:18:34.240 out and and be who they. 359 00:18:34.119 --> 00:18:34.920 Are it is. 360 00:18:35.279 --> 00:18:39.519 And then because we can relate right Uh when when 361 00:18:39.599 --> 00:18:42.240 when I was first married, our water was turned off 362 00:18:43.079 --> 00:18:44.599 and my wife and I walked in the kitchen and 363 00:18:44.960 --> 00:18:47.160 she turned the faucet on and no water came out. 364 00:18:47.200 --> 00:18:49.880 We just it was one of the most memorable moments 365 00:18:49.920 --> 00:18:52.480 of our of our marriage. I mean, you know we 366 00:18:52.960 --> 00:18:54.519 I think we had the money, we just didn't pay 367 00:18:54.559 --> 00:18:57.000 it because we didn't have any other money if we 368 00:18:57.000 --> 00:19:00.799 had paid it. But I think that people can relate 369 00:19:00.839 --> 00:19:03.599 to that, and uh uh, and that's what they want 370 00:19:03.640 --> 00:19:06.160 in that political leaders. They don't want somebody you know, 371 00:19:06.319 --> 00:19:08.839 preaching down to them and who is and people who 372 00:19:08.839 --> 00:19:12.359 are arrogant you know. Uh, look, I'm right and you're wrong, 373 00:19:12.480 --> 00:19:17.799 and I'm intelligence. You're stupid that runs people away. I 374 00:19:17.799 --> 00:19:19.680 think we bring in more and more people when we 375 00:19:19.799 --> 00:19:22.960 get people like Waltz, who is just an everyday person. Uh, 376 00:19:23.799 --> 00:19:26.759 nothing fancy about him. What you see is what you get. 377 00:19:26.920 --> 00:19:29.680 We invited him to Kansas City about five weeks ago 378 00:19:30.160 --> 00:19:34.279 to speak to a group. Uh Russ Carnahan, who used 379 00:19:34.279 --> 00:19:36.319 to be in Congress as the chair of our state party, 380 00:19:36.359 --> 00:19:39.240 invited them in. So we have all these people out 381 00:19:39.279 --> 00:19:42.440 in this uh auditorium in the Country Club Plaza, which 382 00:19:42.480 --> 00:19:45.720 is like a significant part of our city. And Tim 383 00:19:46.000 --> 00:19:50.960 uh and Uh Governor Waltz comes in uh with jeans 384 00:19:51.000 --> 00:19:54.480 on I mean, uh, I got a photograph in my pocket. 385 00:19:54.839 --> 00:19:55.160 Uh. 386 00:19:55.279 --> 00:19:58.680 He comes in with jeans and I tell people all 387 00:19:58.680 --> 00:20:01.640 the time that that's him. You know, he got to 388 00:20:01.640 --> 00:20:04.720 come in a three piece suit. I mean, kenwo jeans. 389 00:20:04.839 --> 00:20:07.039 I love the familiarity that you keep trying to refer 390 00:20:07.079 --> 00:20:10.079 to him as Governor Walls as opposed to Timmy. Everybody's 391 00:20:10.119 --> 00:20:13.079 catching that we're talking with Emmanuel Cleaver, the congressman from 392 00:20:13.079 --> 00:20:16.039 the fight in fifth District than the Kansas City area. 393 00:20:16.119 --> 00:20:17.920 And in the spirit of unity, I would just like 394 00:20:18.000 --> 00:20:20.240 to say, I am reaching across the aisle as a 395 00:20:20.240 --> 00:20:20.880 forty nine. 396 00:20:20.759 --> 00:20:22.440 Ers fan talking to a Chiefs fan. 397 00:20:22.599 --> 00:20:26.640 It's completely diplomatic and polite. 398 00:20:26.279 --> 00:20:29.720 No bad blood was being polite so far? 399 00:20:29.960 --> 00:20:35.720 Well, Pelosi, Nancy Pelosi. It can be cutting and very 400 00:20:35.839 --> 00:20:39.000 nice and sweet and doing it. We had a bed 401 00:20:39.680 --> 00:20:42.400