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<v Speaker 1>Debate, go through debate, sac services in a world of

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<v Speaker 1>hurt right now Arkansas, New York City Mayor Eric Annadal

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<v Speaker 1>fight every day happen fifty five KRS talk station Ato

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<v Speaker 1>five here a fifty five KRC de talk station and

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<v Speaker 1>very happy Friday Eve to you, Jay Ratliff at the

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<v Speaker 1>bottom of the air. In the meantime, I'm always pleased

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<v Speaker 1>to talk to Hamilton County Prosecutor. Let's keep her in

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<v Speaker 1>that job. Melissa Powers. Welcome back to the fifty five

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<v Speaker 1>KRC Morning Show. Melissa Powers. It's always a pleasure speaking

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<v Speaker 1>with you.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you, Brian. It's a pleasure to be here this morning.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, and I will strongly encourage people to engage in

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<v Speaker 1>the exercise that I recently engaged. In your website, POWERSFO

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<v Speaker 1>Prosecutor dot com and there's a link that says meet Melissa,

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<v Speaker 1>and it breaks down your background, your career, which is

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<v Speaker 1>a long career in criminal justice. You started out in

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<v Speaker 1>the prosecutor's office, you went in private practice. You're a judge,

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<v Speaker 1>of course that's important. You're Hamilton County Prosecutor. And I'm

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<v Speaker 1>always scratching the surface on this, but you have so

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<v Speaker 1>much experience in this role and a demonstrably successful record

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<v Speaker 1>in your role as Hamilton County Prosecutor. So we normally

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<v Speaker 1>focus on you, your accomplishments and your record. Let us

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<v Speaker 1>pivot over and look at what Connie Pileach is and

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<v Speaker 1>what she certainly is not which is qualified for the job.

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<v Speaker 1>Go to Connie Pillage dot com, look at meet Connie

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<v Speaker 1>Pillach and find me something in her background that qualifies

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<v Speaker 1>her to be Hamilton County Prosecutor. Let us begin with

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<v Speaker 1>the fact that she's never prosecuted a single case in

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<v Speaker 1>her life.

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<v Speaker 2>Melissa, You're absolutely right, Brian. Qualifications do matter in this

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<v Speaker 2>job is just so important. It impacts every person in

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<v Speaker 2>Hamilton County, every neighborhood, and you just cannot take a

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<v Speaker 2>chance on somebody that's never prosecuted a case, never prosecuted

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<v Speaker 2>or even handled, a murder case, a case in juvenile court,

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<v Speaker 2>an abuse neglect or dependent child case. These are all

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<v Speaker 2>cases that my office handles, that I have experienced in

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<v Speaker 2>over thirty two years in handling these types of cases,

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<v Speaker 2>and we have to make sure that we get it

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<v Speaker 2>right this November.

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<v Speaker 1>For election well, and something that might not mean a

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<v Speaker 1>whole lot to someone who's never practiced law. Let us

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<v Speaker 1>use me as an example. This is my eighteenth year

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<v Speaker 1>in radio. I haven't set foot in the courtroom. I

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<v Speaker 1>was a litigation attorney on the civil side, but haven't

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<v Speaker 1>set foot in the courtroom for the last eighteen years.

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<v Speaker 1>She hasn't been in a courtroom in nearly twenty years now.

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<v Speaker 1>I will be the first person to admit on the

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<v Speaker 1>civil litigation side, I've forgotten more than I think I

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<v Speaker 1>knew about the rules of civil procedure. To start practicing

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<v Speaker 1>law after so much time would be a bit of

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<v Speaker 1>an uphill challenge, I'll admit it. I'm not planning on

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<v Speaker 1>doing it, but you do tend to lose touch with

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<v Speaker 1>what the law is now versus what it was the

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<v Speaker 1>last time you were in a courtroom under in any capacity.

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<v Speaker 1>In twenty years is a long time. I imagine criminal

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<v Speaker 1>law as well as the rules of criminal procedure have

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<v Speaker 1>changed a little bit in that period of time.

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<v Speaker 2>Melissa Powers, You're absolutely right, Brian. She has not been

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<v Speaker 2>inside of a courtroom handling a criminal case in over

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<v Speaker 2>twenty years, and so much has changed. If you think

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<v Speaker 2>back in your own personal life, just look at yourself

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<v Speaker 2>one that we're using, how different, the types of bones

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<v Speaker 2>in twenty years, the technology that most of our cases

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<v Speaker 2>now have come with, gigabytes of technology software, the GPS

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<v Speaker 2>downloading body camor and cameras. I mean, it is just

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<v Speaker 2>an immense amount of information that's just on the evidence side.

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<v Speaker 2>But then you look at all the rule changes and

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<v Speaker 2>the case law changes. She's not up to date on

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<v Speaker 2>any of this. She has not been practicing. She's not current.

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<v Speaker 2>And when you try a murder case, you's got one

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<v Speaker 2>shot at handling it properly. And if you make the mistake,

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<v Speaker 2>the responsibility as a prosecutor, you're letting that person who

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<v Speaker 2>when there is overwhelming guilt, to go free because you

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<v Speaker 2>made a mistake. And we just can't afford to had

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<v Speaker 2>that happen here. And if you think also, if you

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<v Speaker 2>had to and to relate this to another area, if

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<v Speaker 2>you need an open heart surgery, would you go to

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<v Speaker 2>a surgeon that hasn't performed a surgeery in over twenty years?

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, can you imagine? No? I mean, that's what

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<v Speaker 2>we're dealing with here. The stakes are so high and

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<v Speaker 2>the voters and your listeners, we need to get it right. Well.

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<v Speaker 1>In the final explanation point, on her lack of qualification.

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<v Speaker 1>She has never supervisor run in office of any size

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<v Speaker 1>during her entire career.

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<v Speaker 2>You're absolutely right, and this is this is like a

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<v Speaker 2>large law firm that I'm managing, and I've been doing

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<v Speaker 2>it successfully for the past twenty months since I became

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<v Speaker 2>the prosecutor. And then when I was in juvenile quart

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<v Speaker 2>I was the administrative judge. We had three hundred employees

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<v Speaker 2>and a multimillion dollar budget that I had to balance

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<v Speaker 2>at the same time. So I have a proven track record.

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<v Speaker 2>I am am so qualified for this job. There has

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<v Speaker 2>never been a prosecutor with my qualifications where they have

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<v Speaker 2>experience and from every aspect from defense work, civil work,

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<v Speaker 2>criminal law, and then also being a judge.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, let's pivot over to her position on justice generally speaking,

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<v Speaker 1>because my understanding is that in her record reflects that

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<v Speaker 1>she has cited on the with the criminals and against

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<v Speaker 1>the victims of crime, so for example, voting against funding

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<v Speaker 1>for programs that would support victims of sexual abuse.

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<v Speaker 2>She was a state rep for a number of years.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it was six years. I'm not sure they

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<v Speaker 2>have for a period of time, and this is what

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<v Speaker 2>she's voting for, and she has shown who she is

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<v Speaker 2>that she repeatedly sides with criminals and against victims of crime.

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<v Speaker 2>In my job, in my career, I've been fighting for

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<v Speaker 2>the voice of victims throughout my entire career and this

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<v Speaker 2>job again more than ever. You are the voice for victims.

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<v Speaker 2>You're bringing accountability, you're bringing justice. You want victims of crime,

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<v Speaker 2>don't care if you're a Republican or a Democrat. They

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<v Speaker 2>want resolution and what we have here, and especially on

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<v Speaker 2>victims of sexual abuse. I mean, these are the ones

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<v Speaker 2>that need the most attention, these types of cases, because

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<v Speaker 2>this is the one this type of perpetrator out in

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<v Speaker 2>the community causes the greatest harm along with other violent criminals.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, is it also not true or is it true

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<v Speaker 1>that as state representative, Connie Pillage voted against legislation that

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<v Speaker 1>would have increased penalties for sex traffickers. That's become a

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<v Speaker 1>real plague on our society. With the southern border open,

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<v Speaker 1>we found these organized networks of sex traffickers and they're

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<v Speaker 1>quite often exploiting children, which just brings bile up to

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<v Speaker 1>the back of my throat.

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<v Speaker 2>You're absolutely right, and she has voted against legislation that

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<v Speaker 2>would have increased the penalties for sex traffickers and these

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<v Speaker 2>you can't get a high enough penalty or strong enough

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<v Speaker 2>penalty in my opinion. And anybody that exploits children, women,

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<v Speaker 2>that hurts people, that is constantly as a predator in

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<v Speaker 2>our community, and we want those people off the streets

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<v Speaker 2>and behind bars for as long as possible.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, And was she against school resource officers and as

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<v Speaker 1>police officers that you try to, you know, create better

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<v Speaker 1>relationships between schools and the police department as well as

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<v Speaker 1>you know, are there on site in the event something

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<v Speaker 1>crazy goes down like an active shooter.

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<v Speaker 2>You're absolutely right. And she was a state rep. She

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<v Speaker 2>voted against legislation that would have allowed more officers to

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<v Speaker 2>be in schools as resource officers to protect our children

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<v Speaker 2>against mass shootings. But you know, you have to think

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<v Speaker 2>that's pretty much a radical view of the progressive is

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<v Speaker 2>that they don't want to militarize schools, but we do

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<v Speaker 2>want our schools and our children to be protected. We

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<v Speaker 2>do want to make these hard targets so that it

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<v Speaker 2>is in the event and to prevent these types the tragedies.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, and just the whole idea that I just find

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<v Speaker 1>offense with that narrative militarizing schools. No, actually, that should

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<v Speaker 1>be a sign that gives you comfort. A student who

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<v Speaker 1>is concerned shouldn't look at a police officer and have

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<v Speaker 1>this built in reaction and oh my god, that's a

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<v Speaker 1>terrible person. That's the kind of propaganda and brainwashing the

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<v Speaker 1>left instills in our children to make them have that reaction, when,

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<v Speaker 1>of course, a child's better reaction will be, thank god,

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<v Speaker 1>there's a police officer close by. I don't have to

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<v Speaker 1>worry about a bad guy showing up and killing me.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, absolutely right. I mean that's the way they view

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<v Speaker 2>police officers, law enforcement. And it just shows her transparency.

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<v Speaker 2>I think her positions that she's taken as a state

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<v Speaker 2>rep and how she plans to run the office. I

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<v Speaker 2>just want to make sure that our voters understand you

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<v Speaker 2>have a clear choice here this November. We want to

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<v Speaker 2>make sure that we are doing everything possible to keep

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<v Speaker 2>every person, every neighborhood say no one should fear walking

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<v Speaker 2>down the street, going to a mall, a grocery store,

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<v Speaker 2>sporting event. I mean, we're having so much trouble with

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<v Speaker 2>guns where people are bringing guns to these places and

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<v Speaker 2>hurting and shooting other people. We want to make sure

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<v Speaker 2>that we are voting for safety. And I think I'm

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<v Speaker 2>the best qualified and the most qualified. I am the

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<v Speaker 2>only choice that every citizen in every voter in the

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<v Speaker 2>county should be making. This is not about politics. This vote,

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<v Speaker 2>This vote is about your safety, your family safety. It

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<v Speaker 2>should not matter if I'm a republic if you're a Republican,

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<v Speaker 2>a Democrat, or an independent, you should be voting for

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<v Speaker 2>safety and for the future of our county. We know

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<v Speaker 2>what happens around the country when we see somebody that's

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<v Speaker 2>unqualified in the position of a prosecutor or somebody that

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<v Speaker 2>has a soft on crime view, and we see that

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<v Speaker 2>she has both. She's not qualified. She didn't even maintain

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<v Speaker 2>her law license. She said such a little interest and

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<v Speaker 2>being a lawyer that she didn't even maintain her law license.

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<v Speaker 2>Had to re enact it when she was co chair

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<v Speaker 2>of the Democratic Party and decided that since they couldn't

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<v Speaker 2>find anyone to run against me, she would throw her

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<v Speaker 2>hat in the ring on this race. This is not

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<v Speaker 2>a position that she's looking that she wants to do.

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<v Speaker 2>I have a passion. I have served our community in

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<v Speaker 2>this capacity. I have a passion. He a lot for

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<v Speaker 2>our county, and I want to make sure that the

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<v Speaker 2>future of our county is not just next week, it's

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<v Speaker 2>for future generations to come.

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<v Speaker 1>It's whether you're tough on crime or not. Most of

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<v Speaker 1>the powers tough on crime. Countie Pillage, big question mark

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<v Speaker 1>and a suggestion that she's not. I put you to

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<v Speaker 1>the test. Connie Pillage dot com versus Powers for Prosecutor

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<v Speaker 1>dot com. Go ahead and meet both of them. You

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<v Speaker 1>compare the records. I don't think anyone could possibly come

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<v Speaker 1>away unless they were so politically biased for Democrats versus Republicans,

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<v Speaker 1>which has nothing to do with this race. Really, so

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<v Speaker 1>everything about crime, But go ahead and compare the records.

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<v Speaker 1>You will also conclude Melissa Powers needs to stay in

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<v Speaker 1>the job, So Powers for Prosecutor versus Connie Pillage dot com.

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<v Speaker 1>Check it out for yourself and make an informed decision.

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<v Speaker 1>Hamild County Prosecute and Melissa Powers, thank you for protecting

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<v Speaker 1>and serving our community in such a great capacity. We

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<v Speaker 1>will hopefully keep you in that capacity and vote early

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<v Speaker 1>for you as we fast approach November.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you, Brian. It's a private prep pleasure and a

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<v Speaker 2>privilege to be here this morning to speak to everyone

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<v Speaker 2>thank you.

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<v Speaker 1>It is mine as well to have you on eight

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<v Speaker 1>sixteen at fifty five kr S detalk station Jay Ratliffe

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<v Speaker 1>coming up at the bottom of the hour. We'll have

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<v Speaker 1>a little time for calls. If you have a comment

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<v Speaker 1>you want to chime in, feel free five one, three, seven,

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<v Speaker 1>four nine fifty five hundred, eight hundred eighty two to

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<v Speaker 1>three talk pound five fifty on AT and T phones.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll be right back after the break. Fifty five KRC

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