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 --> 00:00:12,480 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 --> 00:00:18,719 my daily show prep with all of the links, become 6 00:00:18,719 --> 00:00:22,359 a patron, go to thepetecleanershow dot com. Make sure you 7 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:24,920 hit the subscribe button. Get every episode for free right 8 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:27,320 to your smartphone or tablet. And again, thank you so 9 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:30,559 much for your support. All Right, so I think I 10 00:00:30,640 --> 00:00:32,560 might just start here with a lot of messages. We 11 00:00:32,600 --> 00:00:35,920 were talking in the first hour about the Charlotte City 12 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:40,880 Council election going about as I thought it would. Democrats 13 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:43,479 have sent the message that they are not only happy 14 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:46,200 with the governance of the city, returning all of the 15 00:00:46,240 --> 00:00:49,280 incumbents back into office and tossing out one of the 16 00:00:49,320 --> 00:00:54,399 only two Republicans on the city Council, turning District six 17 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:57,880 into a Democrat district. And maybe that flips back in 18 00:00:57,960 --> 00:01:01,640 the next cycle, but it will eventually go blue. Those 19 00:01:01,679 --> 00:01:07,400 are the trends. And what the message that I have 20 00:01:07,519 --> 00:01:11,120 received loud and clear for years is that Democrats prefer 21 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:17,640 there be zero Republicans partaking in or participating in any 22 00:01:17,680 --> 00:01:21,040 of the local government decisions. Thank you for helping to 23 00:01:21,079 --> 00:01:23,480 build the city. Now get the hell out. That's the 24 00:01:23,519 --> 00:01:27,439 message I got. I got that message in Ashville. I 25 00:01:27,439 --> 00:01:31,599 get the message here. It's pretty clear because it's not 26 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:36,000 just city council representation where you can go to a 27 00:01:36,079 --> 00:01:38,480 representative and ask for their help and they will look 28 00:01:38,480 --> 00:01:42,079 at you as a constituent, not as an enemy. 29 00:01:42,599 --> 00:01:42,799 Speaker 2: Right. 30 00:01:43,400 --> 00:01:47,000 Speaker 1: You also don't ever get appointments. If you want to 31 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:49,599 volunteer for one of these city council committees or something, 32 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:52,599 you don't get put into these positions. You are not 33 00:01:52,719 --> 00:01:55,560 allowed to participate because you're not of the right political party. 34 00:01:56,680 --> 00:02:00,680 So they don't want any input any longer from any Republicans. 35 00:02:01,159 --> 00:02:05,000 That's their choice, right. They've won control of the city, 36 00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:08,800 they did so several years ago, and they are just 37 00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:12,560 now locking it down. Message received. I received the message 38 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:16,159 loud and clear. All right, So now I'll go. Randall 39 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:18,599 is called back. We'll see if his phone is working. Now, 40 00:02:18,639 --> 00:02:22,360 Hello Randall, Yes, sir, how you doing. Hey? I'm all right, 41 00:02:22,439 --> 00:02:22,840 what's up? 42 00:02:24,439 --> 00:02:26,560 Speaker 2: Well, first off, I want to let you know this. 43 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:32,199 The Republican Party in America is a cherished party and 44 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:34,000 we love the Republican Party. 45 00:02:34,199 --> 00:02:38,639 Speaker 1: Who's we wait? Who's we? Wait? Randall? Who is we 46 00:02:38,919 --> 00:02:39,840 in that statement? 47 00:02:40,919 --> 00:02:43,560 Speaker 2: Okay? Can I let me finishing. You'll find out who 48 00:02:43,639 --> 00:02:44,520 we is now. 49 00:02:44,800 --> 00:02:46,919 Speaker 1: I'm asking you right now because I need to go 50 00:02:47,039 --> 00:02:49,199 into the rest of your statement with an understanding of 51 00:02:49,199 --> 00:02:50,199 who you're speaking for. 52 00:02:51,479 --> 00:02:52,520 Speaker 2: The American people. 53 00:02:53,039 --> 00:02:56,800 Speaker 1: Okay, So the American people cherish the Republican Party, is what. 54 00:02:56,759 --> 00:02:59,800 Speaker 2: You're saying, cherish the Republican Party. 55 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:02,879 Speaker 1: I would disagree with that, but go ahead, okay. 56 00:03:02,919 --> 00:03:09,439 Speaker 2: So this is a repudiation against MAGA. See, one thing 57 00:03:09,520 --> 00:03:11,280 that the Republican. 58 00:03:10,759 --> 00:03:18,479 Speaker 3: Party has done is let MAGA overrun that common sense, uh, 59 00:03:18,680 --> 00:03:23,719 the common sense of a constitution, the common sense of debate, 60 00:03:24,439 --> 00:03:27,439 the common sense of America. 61 00:03:27,599 --> 00:03:32,280 Speaker 2: So this is exactly what has happened. So hopefully it's 62 00:03:32,319 --> 00:03:36,919 not up. Let me finish. Hopefully the Republican Party, those 63 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:43,199 candidates that declare themselves as Republicans will shave themselves of 64 00:03:43,199 --> 00:03:48,439 the MAGA nonsense that Trump has brought. Because you already 65 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:53,360 know Dick Cheney passed away a great statesman. 66 00:03:54,319 --> 00:03:56,680 Speaker 1: Uh, Dick Cheney was a great statesman. 67 00:03:58,159 --> 00:03:59,960 Speaker 2: He was he served our country. 68 00:04:00,639 --> 00:04:02,319 Speaker 1: That's what makes him a great statesman. 69 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:07,680 Speaker 2: Anybody that served our country in the military uniform or 70 00:04:07,800 --> 00:04:10,599 not a great statesman to me, I mean to you, 71 00:04:10,639 --> 00:04:11,080 maybe not. 72 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:13,199 Speaker 1: No, that's definitely not my definition. 73 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:17,040 Speaker 2: Okay. But the thing about it is this, this is 74 00:04:17,079 --> 00:04:20,920 a repudiation against MAGA. And I think, what's his name, 75 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:23,680 Tom McCarry, whatever his name is, he said this is 76 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:25,439 a trump lash. 77 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:28,120 Speaker 1: That was Edwin Peacock. That was Edwin Peacock that. 78 00:04:28,079 --> 00:04:31,240 Speaker 2: Said, yeah, thank you, thank you for getting that right 79 00:04:31,279 --> 00:04:34,199 for me, Peacock. And that's exactly what it is. And 80 00:04:34,279 --> 00:04:38,759 as long as those folks who claim to be Republicans 81 00:04:39,800 --> 00:04:43,959 against you know, Republicans have never been against feeding people 82 00:04:44,439 --> 00:04:46,680 or making sure that people had food. They're still not 83 00:04:47,399 --> 00:04:48,560 against anything like that. 84 00:04:48,639 --> 00:04:50,040 Speaker 1: They're still not MAGA. 85 00:04:50,399 --> 00:04:55,480 Speaker 2: But Maga is. Yeah, you're right, You're right. True Republicans 86 00:04:55,480 --> 00:04:58,079 are not. But Maga is so. 87 00:04:59,639 --> 00:05:00,240 Speaker 1: Are you so? 88 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:00,639 Speaker 4: Randall? 89 00:05:00,639 --> 00:05:02,199 Speaker 1: Are you wait? All right? Randall? So I want to 90 00:05:02,199 --> 00:05:05,959 I want to try. I guess I've seen this. I've 91 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:08,680 seen this faulty argument being articulate it. 92 00:05:08,879 --> 00:05:10,160 Speaker 2: No, you have it, No, you have it. 93 00:05:10,319 --> 00:05:11,680 Speaker 1: How do you know what I've seen? Randall? 94 00:05:12,279 --> 00:05:12,800 Speaker 2: No, you have it? 95 00:05:12,920 --> 00:05:16,720 Speaker 1: How do you know what I've seen? You haven't how 96 00:05:16,759 --> 00:05:20,000 do you know how do you know what I have seen? Randall? 97 00:05:20,240 --> 00:05:23,519 Let's use some logic here, because you're. 98 00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:26,079 Speaker 2: Trying to spew MAGA propaganda. 99 00:05:26,279 --> 00:05:29,800 Speaker 1: No, Randall, I was about to spew your dumb ass 100 00:05:29,959 --> 00:05:32,439 argument because I've seen it being made over the last 101 00:05:32,439 --> 00:05:36,680 twenty four hours. Wow yeah, wow what that's not? That's 102 00:05:36,720 --> 00:05:39,879 not responsive? But yeah. So your argument is that this 103 00:05:39,959 --> 00:05:45,360 is a quote Trump backlash because of the shutdown, Absolutely right, 104 00:05:45,399 --> 00:05:46,519 and you're using it. 105 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:51,319 Speaker 2: Listen, not because not because of some specific Listen, man, 106 00:05:51,439 --> 00:05:55,480 when did mask police officers come out and raid cities? 107 00:05:55,720 --> 00:05:59,079 When did that happen before MAGA came? When did that happen? 108 00:05:59,160 --> 00:06:02,519 Speaker 1: When did ice enforcement? Ice enforcement's been going on for 109 00:06:02,560 --> 00:06:05,839 a while. Targeted enforcement of all law enforcement agencies has 110 00:06:05,879 --> 00:06:08,120 been going on for a long time, and they sometimes 111 00:06:08,120 --> 00:06:13,720 wear masks when they're dealing with cartel operations. I am well, 112 00:06:13,759 --> 00:06:15,920 you asked me a question because you were ignorant of 113 00:06:15,959 --> 00:06:18,519 the answer of the information, so I was providing it 114 00:06:18,560 --> 00:06:22,759 to you. Randall. If that's your name, Randall, please I 115 00:06:22,759 --> 00:06:25,600 would just ask you to argue in good faith. If 116 00:06:25,600 --> 00:06:28,319 you're going to ask a question, no, you're not. If 117 00:06:28,319 --> 00:06:31,800 you're going to ask a question, and feign ignorance of something. 118 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:34,800 I'm going to then respond and give you the information. 119 00:06:35,240 --> 00:06:37,879 You don't then get to say that I'm not right 120 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:43,439 when you don't know. You just asked a question which 121 00:06:43,439 --> 00:06:46,199 would indicate you don't know the answer. When I give 122 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:48,920 you the answer, you then say that's not true. But 123 00:06:48,959 --> 00:06:50,800 you don't have an explanation for. 124 00:06:50,959 --> 00:06:53,439 Speaker 2: Why get to your point. 125 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:57,160 Speaker 1: I've made my point already is that your argument is absurd. 126 00:06:58,319 --> 00:07:00,639 All what you have been saying is absurd. If you 127 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:04,800 think Randal Randall, stop, if you think, if you think 128 00:07:05,040 --> 00:07:07,959 that the long term trend that I just outlined over 129 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:09,839 the course of the last you don't even want to 130 00:07:09,879 --> 00:07:13,160 hear it. You just don't even want to hear it. 131 00:07:13,240 --> 00:07:17,000 So what's even worse is that you are ignorant, but 132 00:07:17,120 --> 00:07:24,120 then you refuse to accept any information that might run 133 00:07:24,199 --> 00:07:27,439 counter to your belief. And there's a word for that. 134 00:07:28,079 --> 00:07:33,879 It's called bigot That's called bigotry. That's what you are. 135 00:07:34,240 --> 00:07:38,399 That's how you're behaving. You are not allowing any information 136 00:07:39,480 --> 00:07:45,079 to be uttered because you don't want your prior conceived 137 00:07:45,079 --> 00:07:49,639 ideas to be challenged. And we all know unchallenged ideas 138 00:07:49,680 --> 00:07:53,560 are very easy to hold So when I challenge you 139 00:07:53,680 --> 00:07:56,720 on the idea, as I went over in the last hour, 140 00:07:57,879 --> 00:08:02,600 the long term trajectory of the City of Charlotte electoral 141 00:08:03,079 --> 00:08:09,480 makeup has been going this direction for twenty years, that 142 00:08:09,639 --> 00:08:16,600 predates MAGA. And I know that in the leftist brain 143 00:08:17,319 --> 00:08:21,439 everything is viewed through the prism of Donald Trump. I 144 00:08:21,639 --> 00:08:26,959 do not do that. I am able to discern local 145 00:08:27,040 --> 00:08:31,600 races from Donald Trump. This election had nothing to do 146 00:08:31,680 --> 00:08:35,320 with Donald Trump, and I would submit that Edwin Peacock 147 00:08:35,919 --> 00:08:41,799 making a reference to Trump is simply offloading responsibility. He 148 00:08:41,919 --> 00:08:47,600 is simply trying to find somebody else to blame. He 149 00:08:47,639 --> 00:08:50,320 wants to make it about Trump, So it's not about him, 150 00:08:51,240 --> 00:08:56,000 and it is it is about him. He Candidates matter. 151 00:08:57,039 --> 00:08:59,840 The candidate that you run matters win. Some merl c 152 00:09:00,039 --> 00:09:04,679 ys not a great candidate, perfectly lovely woman was a 153 00:09:04,720 --> 00:09:07,879 decent lieutenant governor from all that I understand, But as 154 00:09:07,919 --> 00:09:11,639 far as a campaigner, as a candidate go goes, she 155 00:09:11,840 --> 00:09:18,600 was not. Fantastic candidates matter. There hasn't been a Republican 156 00:09:19,200 --> 00:09:25,399 elected at large in like a decade, and so this 157 00:09:25,559 --> 00:09:27,840 idea that he was going to somehow knock off one 158 00:09:27,879 --> 00:09:30,919 of the four incumbents that have all that were all 159 00:09:30,960 --> 00:09:33,519 backed by the Black political caucus, which is the shot 160 00:09:33,559 --> 00:09:37,279 caller now in Charlotte. Now you may not know that, 161 00:09:37,639 --> 00:09:40,519 but I know that. That's how they got through the 162 00:09:40,519 --> 00:09:42,960 Democrat primary. That's how they got on the ball. They 163 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:46,559 were recruited by various organizations. There's an entire network of 164 00:09:46,960 --> 00:09:51,720 candidate recruitment that occurs inside the Democrat Party. They're the 165 00:09:51,759 --> 00:09:55,240 shot callers. You're not going to knock off one of 166 00:09:55,279 --> 00:10:02,000 the four incumbent Democrats as a you know, white male 167 00:10:02,039 --> 00:10:06,440 Republican at large. Look, coach Joe, white, white male Democrat. 168 00:10:07,120 --> 00:10:09,960 He told me twenty years ago, he said, I am 169 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:14,759 a dying breed. I am a white male Democrat elected 170 00:10:14,759 --> 00:10:18,720 at large. And he was the last. Okay, he was 171 00:10:18,759 --> 00:10:22,480 the last. I can read the trends. That is not maga. 172 00:10:23,200 --> 00:10:29,000 That is the voting preferences of Democrats, and we're seeing 173 00:10:29,039 --> 00:10:32,799 it in Charlotte. You know, stories are powerful. They help 174 00:10:32,879 --> 00:10:36,600 us make sense of things, to understand experiences. Stories connect 175 00:10:36,679 --> 00:10:39,559 us to the people of our past while transcending generations. 176 00:10:39,559 --> 00:10:42,039 They help us process the meaning of life, and our 177 00:10:42,159 --> 00:10:46,279 stories are told through images and videos. Preserve your stories 178 00:10:46,320 --> 00:10:49,519 with creative Video started in nineteen ninety seven in mint Hill, 179 00:10:49,600 --> 00:10:52,279 North Carolina. It was the first company to provide this 180 00:10:52,399 --> 00:10:56,639 valuable service, converting images, photos and videos into high quality 181 00:10:56,679 --> 00:11:00,679 produced slide shows, videos and albums. The trusted, talented and 182 00:11:00,759 --> 00:11:03,399 dedicated team at Creative Video will go over all of 183 00:11:03,440 --> 00:11:07,399 the details with you to create a perfect project. Satisfaction guaranteed. 184 00:11:07,639 --> 00:11:09,559 Drop them off in person or mail them. They'll be 185 00:11:09,600 --> 00:11:11,840 ready in a week or two. Memorial videos for your 186 00:11:11,879 --> 00:11:17,679 loved ones, videos for rehearsal, dinners, weddings, graduations, Christmas, family vacations, birthdays, 187 00:11:17,759 --> 00:11:21,559 or just your family stories, all told through images. That's 188 00:11:21,600 --> 00:11:24,879 what your photos and videos are. They are your life 189 00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:27,600 told through the eyes of everyone around you and all 190 00:11:27,639 --> 00:11:29,799 who came before you, and they will tell others to 191 00:11:29,840 --> 00:11:34,559 come who you are. Visit creative video dot com. Let 192 00:11:34,559 --> 00:11:39,159 me address Randall's argument that he was trying to make 193 00:11:39,159 --> 00:11:41,120 but couldn't make. But I know what it was going 194 00:11:41,159 --> 00:11:43,879 to be because I've seen the argument about the shutdown. 195 00:11:46,200 --> 00:11:51,799 Andrew Desiderio, senior reporter for punch Bowl News last night, 196 00:11:53,200 --> 00:11:56,519 sent out the following message, there are now more than 197 00:11:56,559 --> 00:12:01,960 a dozen Senate Democrats engaging with Republicans on reopening the government. 198 00:12:02,519 --> 00:12:06,159 According to senators aids familiar with the matter, new signs 199 00:12:06,159 --> 00:12:10,080 of optimism after Democrat lunch, as the shutdown is said 200 00:12:10,159 --> 00:12:16,200 to become the longest ever now. At that lunch, Chuck 201 00:12:16,240 --> 00:12:23,519 Schumer reportedly told Democrats that they had to wait until 202 00:12:23,559 --> 00:12:26,759 after the elections to reopen the government because they were 203 00:12:26,799 --> 00:12:30,799 afraid their base would not show up in Virginia, New Jersey, 204 00:12:30,840 --> 00:12:35,559 and New York City. According to US Senator Mark Wayne Mullen, 205 00:12:35,639 --> 00:12:40,519 a Republican who said last week Dick Durbin wanted to 206 00:12:40,559 --> 00:12:45,639 break with Democrats and reopen the government and Schumer told 207 00:12:45,720 --> 00:12:54,879 him no. See, the Democrat strategy has been Hamas's strategy. 208 00:12:54,919 --> 00:12:57,559 I made this point a couple weeks ago. It is 209 00:12:57,600 --> 00:13:03,279 to use your own citizens in order to get leverage 210 00:13:03,759 --> 00:13:08,200 on your opponent in the pr battle space. That's what 211 00:13:08,240 --> 00:13:11,799 they did. And now you got Trump out there saying 212 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:15,000 to Republicans at a meeting I think this morning that 213 00:13:15,039 --> 00:13:17,360 they need to get rid of the filibuster, which is 214 00:13:17,480 --> 00:13:20,960 just the stupidest thing. You're going to get rid of 215 00:13:21,000 --> 00:13:23,399 the filibuster and then you're going to lose control in 216 00:13:23,480 --> 00:13:27,799 twenty six Trump only cares about being able to do 217 00:13:27,840 --> 00:13:29,200 what he wants to be able to do, and it 218 00:13:29,240 --> 00:13:32,320 doesn't really matter. I guess it doesn't matter if these 219 00:13:32,679 --> 00:13:35,600 our long term results. Everything he has done can be 220 00:13:35,720 --> 00:13:41,399 undone because it's not legislation. So I understand the impulse. 221 00:13:41,480 --> 00:13:45,039 Democrats have been advocating it. When they're out of power 222 00:13:45,519 --> 00:13:50,440 or sorry, in power, they advocate for the abolition of 223 00:13:50,480 --> 00:13:53,679 the filibuster. That's what they've been telling Republicans they should do. 224 00:13:53,720 --> 00:13:56,240 To reopen the government, go ahead and nuke the filibuster. 225 00:13:56,320 --> 00:14:01,200 Then knowing that if they take back control then they 226 00:14:01,279 --> 00:14:04,399 will enact well some of the things they've said in 227 00:14:04,440 --> 00:14:11,360 the past. They've said, what green new deal, statehood for Washington, 228 00:14:11,440 --> 00:14:16,240 d c. And Puerto Rico, thus giving them another four 229 00:14:16,279 --> 00:14:20,480 seats in the US Senate permanent majority, and to pack 230 00:14:20,519 --> 00:14:24,559 the US Supreme Court, add more seats and pack it 231 00:14:24,600 --> 00:14:28,799 with more Democrat appointments. Right, that's what they have said. 232 00:14:28,799 --> 00:14:33,480 That's what they said they wanted to do. So unless 233 00:14:33,519 --> 00:14:38,600 you're going to blow up the filibuster and then somehow 234 00:14:39,279 --> 00:14:44,039 ram through legislation on simple majority votes that lock in 235 00:14:44,080 --> 00:14:47,120 the number of Supreme Court justices, lock in the number 236 00:14:47,159 --> 00:14:51,600 of states like wall off, all of these areas or 237 00:14:51,600 --> 00:14:56,080 whatever from Democrat malfeasans. Then it's just a terrible idea. 238 00:14:58,399 --> 00:15:01,240 You know, ask Harry Reid, Well you can't because he's dead. 239 00:15:01,279 --> 00:15:04,399 But you know, Harry Reid blew up the filibuster and 240 00:15:04,440 --> 00:15:07,799 then what happened. Trump gets in and he gets all 241 00:15:07,799 --> 00:15:12,159 of his Supreme Court picks right. So it doesn't always 242 00:15:12,159 --> 00:15:13,799 work out the way you think it's going to work out. 243 00:15:14,120 --> 00:15:14,279 Speaker 2: Right. 244 00:15:14,320 --> 00:15:17,559 Speaker 1: The American system is built on incrementalism. People who want 245 00:15:17,639 --> 00:15:22,720 radical changes might do so because they can't persuade. They're like, 246 00:15:22,960 --> 00:15:24,919 we got power, let's use it right now, and we're 247 00:15:24,960 --> 00:15:27,320 going to, you know, beat down everybody in our path. 248 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:36,519 That's not that is that is not a long term model. 249 00:15:37,799 --> 00:15:39,960 Let me see here, not enough time to be fair 250 00:15:39,960 --> 00:15:41,720 to a call. David and Roberts. Stay on the line. 251 00:15:41,720 --> 00:15:45,440 I'll get you guys after the break. Let's see email here. 252 00:15:45,480 --> 00:15:50,720 I've got a ton of messages, Keith. I will echo 253 00:15:50,799 --> 00:15:53,840 Trump's words regarding if people are not happy in this country, 254 00:15:53,840 --> 00:15:56,480 then they are free to leave. Yeah, but they're not. 255 00:15:56,639 --> 00:15:59,360 See that's the problem. They are not leaving. They hate America, 256 00:15:59,399 --> 00:16:02,440 but they stay in order to destroy See that's the difference. 257 00:16:02,879 --> 00:16:04,799 So if you are not happy in Charlotte, then you 258 00:16:04,840 --> 00:16:09,960 are free to leave. Why complain? I did leave Charlotte. 259 00:16:10,080 --> 00:16:15,360 I am outside Charlotte city limits purposefully do not want 260 00:16:15,399 --> 00:16:18,919 to be inside city limits. I don't have to worry 261 00:16:18,960 --> 00:16:21,759 about the tax increases. I am right on the county line. 262 00:16:21,879 --> 00:16:25,799 I will be doing all of my shopping one county over, 263 00:16:26,399 --> 00:16:29,200 so I will I will be limiting the amount of 264 00:16:29,240 --> 00:16:36,639 money I spend in Charlotte. Why complain, Well, it's kind 265 00:16:36,639 --> 00:16:40,799 of what I do. Another email. You are clearly thrown 266 00:16:40,840 --> 00:16:43,919 off your game today. Calm down and recalibrate. See Keith, 267 00:16:45,120 --> 00:16:49,240 I think that would that would actually be meaningful if 268 00:16:49,240 --> 00:16:53,960 you weren't a dishonest broker. You see, you're not offering 269 00:16:54,039 --> 00:16:58,519 me any advice to make me better. You don't care 270 00:16:58,600 --> 00:17:01,240 if I'm calm or not. I feel like I'm actually 271 00:17:01,240 --> 00:17:04,079 pretty calm. I don't feel any different today than I 272 00:17:04,200 --> 00:17:06,960 usually do. But he did send this message when I 273 00:17:07,039 --> 00:17:10,440 was talking with Randall, So I don't know why you 274 00:17:10,480 --> 00:17:13,960 think I'm thrown off my game. I recognize what was 275 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:17,759 happening in Charlotte years ago. I'm just the one who 276 00:17:17,759 --> 00:17:19,839 has to deliver the bad news for people that have 277 00:17:19,880 --> 00:17:24,839 been diluting themselves that Charlotte isn't where it is. Here's 278 00:17:24,880 --> 00:17:27,440 a great idea. How about making an escape to a 279 00:17:27,480 --> 00:17:31,000 really special and secluded getaway in western North Carolina. Just 280 00:17:31,039 --> 00:17:33,599 a quick drive up the mountain and Cabins of Asheville 281 00:17:33,720 --> 00:17:37,480 is your connection. Whether you're celebrating an anniversary, a honeymoon, 282 00:17:37,519 --> 00:17:39,759 maybe you want to plan a memorable proposal, or get 283 00:17:39,799 --> 00:17:42,680 family and friends together for a big old reunion. Cabins 284 00:17:42,720 --> 00:17:45,480 of Asheville has the ideal spot for you where you 285 00:17:45,480 --> 00:17:48,079 can reconnect with your loved ones and the things that 286 00:17:48,160 --> 00:17:51,920 truly matter. Nestled within the breath taking fourteen thousand acres 287 00:17:51,960 --> 00:17:55,279 of the Pisga National Forest, their cabins offer a serene 288 00:17:55,400 --> 00:17:58,119 escape in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Centrally 289 00:17:58,160 --> 00:18:00,640 located between Asheville and the entrance of the Great Smoky 290 00:18:00,640 --> 00:18:04,519 Mountain National Park. It's the perfect balance of seclusion and 291 00:18:04,640 --> 00:18:08,880 proximity to all the local attractions, with hot tubs, fireplaces, 292 00:18:08,960 --> 00:18:13,119 air conditioning, smart TVs, Wi Fi grills, outdoor tables, and 293 00:18:13,160 --> 00:18:17,480 your own private covered porch. Choose from thirteen cabins, six cottages, 294 00:18:17,599 --> 00:18:21,559 two villas, and a great lodge with eleven king sized bedrooms. 295 00:18:21,720 --> 00:18:24,880 Cabins of Ashville has the ideal spot for you for 296 00:18:25,039 --> 00:18:28,759 any occasion, and they have pet friendly accommodations. Call or 297 00:18:28,839 --> 00:18:32,160 text eight two eight three six seven seventy sixty eight 298 00:18:32,480 --> 00:18:34,599 or check out all there is to offer at cabins 299 00:18:34,640 --> 00:18:38,200 Offashville dot com and make memories that'll last a lifetime. 300 00:18:38,680 --> 00:18:40,839 We go to the phones here in chat with David. 301 00:18:40,880 --> 00:18:43,559 Speaker 5: Hello, David, Hey, Hey, how you doing? 302 00:18:43,599 --> 00:18:43,799 Speaker 3: Peach? 303 00:18:43,880 --> 00:18:45,039 Speaker 1: Alrighty sir, what's going on? 304 00:18:45,920 --> 00:18:46,119 Speaker 2: Hey? 305 00:18:46,160 --> 00:18:49,200 Speaker 5: I was just a a I'm an independent, but I 306 00:18:49,319 --> 00:18:52,920 vote Republican in the in the Charlotte area, and I 307 00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:56,440 just want to make a suggestion that I think what 308 00:18:56,720 --> 00:18:59,200 Republicans in Charlotte need to do is they need to 309 00:18:59,200 --> 00:19:03,599 reach out to the North Carolina Assembly and they need 310 00:19:03,640 --> 00:19:06,079 to talk to the state assembly members and let them 311 00:19:06,160 --> 00:19:12,279 know that if Republicans don't show up in force in Charlotte, 312 00:19:12,960 --> 00:19:16,240 then we're not going to win statewide elections. I mean, 313 00:19:16,240 --> 00:19:19,519 they need a good turnout of Republican voters in Charlotte. 314 00:19:19,640 --> 00:19:22,319 And if there's no reason to vote in Charlotte because 315 00:19:22,319 --> 00:19:25,200 you're a Republican and you know you have these at 316 00:19:25,279 --> 00:19:28,119 large seats and you have you know, it's all Democrat, 317 00:19:28,759 --> 00:19:31,160 then it's hard to get the turnout in Charlotte to 318 00:19:31,200 --> 00:19:34,480 come out. And I think the North Carolina Assembly should 319 00:19:34,480 --> 00:19:38,319 take a look at Charlotte and actually say, hey, let's 320 00:19:38,319 --> 00:19:41,119 get rid of the at large seats. Let's create districts 321 00:19:41,559 --> 00:19:45,400 so that everybody in the district has one representative and 322 00:19:46,079 --> 00:19:48,880 force that to happen in the city. And that's that's 323 00:19:48,920 --> 00:19:51,960 my only suggestion that everybody who's feeling like, hey, what 324 00:19:52,039 --> 00:19:55,039 do I do? You know, there's no place to run anymore, 325 00:19:55,039 --> 00:19:57,440 there's no place to go. You're either going to have 326 00:19:57,519 --> 00:19:59,880 to fight or you're going to have to get your 327 00:20:00,079 --> 00:20:03,400 your state to fight for you. And that's that's just 328 00:20:03,480 --> 00:20:05,599 my thoughts. I don't know what you think about that idea. 329 00:20:05,720 --> 00:20:05,799 Speaker 2: No. 330 00:20:05,880 --> 00:20:10,440 Speaker 1: I literally wrote one of my notes for the show 331 00:20:10,480 --> 00:20:13,599 today says, this means the only check on Charlotte is 332 00:20:13,680 --> 00:20:18,880 the Republican state government. And in Asheville there was a representative. 333 00:20:18,920 --> 00:20:22,119 He's now a state senator, I believe from Henderson County, 334 00:20:22,119 --> 00:20:24,559 but he was a he represented part of Asheville's name 335 00:20:24,640 --> 00:20:27,039 is Tim Moffatt, and he tried to and I think 336 00:20:27,039 --> 00:20:32,359 he did actually impose districts at the county level and 337 00:20:32,400 --> 00:20:35,839 they did the maps there and that got all sorts 338 00:20:35,880 --> 00:20:38,359 of backlash, although Democrats ended up winning all of the 339 00:20:38,400 --> 00:20:41,480 maps eventually after like two election cycles. And then he 340 00:20:41,519 --> 00:20:44,640 tried to do it in Ashville and they fought him. 341 00:20:45,240 --> 00:20:47,880 I think they sued and they won. So I don't 342 00:20:47,880 --> 00:20:51,160 know if they're allowed to, if there would be an 343 00:20:51,200 --> 00:20:54,200 appetite to do it, But yeah, that like the General Assembly, 344 00:20:54,200 --> 00:20:57,640 because look, all cities and counties are administrative units of 345 00:20:57,680 --> 00:21:01,400 the state. Okay, the state is the seminal authority, and 346 00:21:01,440 --> 00:21:04,440 so the state can you know, come in and do 347 00:21:04,519 --> 00:21:10,279 something like that in order to get Republicans some representation. 348 00:21:10,799 --> 00:21:14,319 Speaker 5: Yeah, there's no at large in the state in our 349 00:21:14,400 --> 00:21:18,640 North Carolina state Congress and Senate, and so saying hey, 350 00:21:18,799 --> 00:21:22,160 we don't have at large state at large seats anymore, 351 00:21:22,680 --> 00:21:26,880 is that they're unconstitutional as far as representative not well, 352 00:21:27,079 --> 00:21:29,880 not necessarily they can call it unconstitutional, but you know, 353 00:21:29,960 --> 00:21:32,200 they can basically say this is this is We're not 354 00:21:32,240 --> 00:21:33,200 going to do this anymore. 355 00:21:33,200 --> 00:21:36,319 Speaker 1: Well, the lieutenant governor votes in the case of a 356 00:21:36,400 --> 00:21:41,160 tie in the General Assembly, so in the Senate and 357 00:21:41,200 --> 00:21:46,279 he's elected, she's elected at large in the state. So yeah, 358 00:21:46,519 --> 00:21:49,480 it's just it's a model that is fine for very 359 00:21:49,519 --> 00:21:53,680 small towns, it's not a model that is fine for 360 00:21:53,839 --> 00:21:57,920 larger cities, and it should be abandoned. But I don't 361 00:21:57,920 --> 00:22:01,240 trust Democrats to draw the lines in Charlotte. So so 362 00:22:01,400 --> 00:22:04,359 there's that too. But no, it's you can petition the 363 00:22:04,400 --> 00:22:06,720 state General Assembly to try to do something about it. 364 00:22:06,759 --> 00:22:09,079 Will they I don't know, But to your point, there 365 00:22:09,119 --> 00:22:14,079 are let's see here, there are one hundred and three 366 00:22:14,079 --> 00:22:20,119 thousand roughly registered Republicans in Charlotte, one hundred and three thousand. 367 00:22:20,359 --> 00:22:24,160 There are two hundred and fifty nine thousand registered Democrats, 368 00:22:24,359 --> 00:22:28,039 so more than twice as many, and then unaffiliateds are 369 00:22:28,079 --> 00:22:29,839 two hundred and fifty one thousand. 370 00:22:30,599 --> 00:22:32,480 Speaker 5: And I think the whole reason Ted Budd is a 371 00:22:32,519 --> 00:22:36,559 senator right now is because Charlotte did come out with 372 00:22:36,640 --> 00:22:39,599 a strong Republican vote. And again, if there's no reason 373 00:22:39,599 --> 00:22:42,920 to vote in Charlotte for I mean, and that's what 374 00:22:42,960 --> 00:22:44,960 they need to understand. And I'm only one voyage. 375 00:22:45,079 --> 00:22:46,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, no, it's true though. 376 00:22:46,079 --> 00:22:49,160 Speaker 5: Email and I can send an email to all the 377 00:22:49,200 --> 00:22:52,440 Republican state representatives and tell them, hey, this is what's happening, 378 00:22:52,880 --> 00:22:54,880 and if you don't do something you're going to lose 379 00:22:54,920 --> 00:22:58,480 the state. But if everybody who's listening to you and 380 00:22:58,839 --> 00:23:01,279 you've got a more powerful if you can bring them 381 00:23:01,319 --> 00:23:04,920 on your show and say, hey, why aren't we doing 382 00:23:04,960 --> 00:23:08,359 this because it's not fair for Republicans to not have 383 00:23:08,400 --> 00:23:11,319 any representation. And then the bigger reach would be to 384 00:23:11,359 --> 00:23:14,319 have Balentine just exit itself from the metalone. 385 00:23:14,519 --> 00:23:17,440 Speaker 1: Oh I remember that idea. Yeah, they tried that like 386 00:23:17,519 --> 00:23:20,880 fifteen years ago. They were going to name themselves Providence. 387 00:23:22,559 --> 00:23:25,400 But yeah, that went nowhere in the General Assembly. But yeah, 388 00:23:25,599 --> 00:23:29,240 I've heard the idea, David, I appreciate the call. John 389 00:23:29,400 --> 00:23:34,480 On the email Regarding caller Randall, Randall says, Democrats winning 390 00:23:34,480 --> 00:23:38,640 in Democrats cities is a repudiation of MAGA. Republicans swept 391 00:23:38,680 --> 00:23:41,200 just about every office in Union County and several other 392 00:23:41,240 --> 00:23:46,039 counties surrounding Charlotte. So what were they repudiating? Right? That's 393 00:23:46,079 --> 00:23:53,359 a people People like to draw conclusions and make assertions 394 00:23:53,440 --> 00:23:58,799 that rely upon their prior assumptions and beliefs because it 395 00:23:58,839 --> 00:24:02,000 affirms them. And that's what Randall was doing with this 396 00:24:02,119 --> 00:24:05,119 mega repudiation. That's what Edwin Peacock was doing when he 397 00:24:05,160 --> 00:24:07,559 says it's a Trump backlash. There's no evidence of that. 398 00:24:08,119 --> 00:24:12,519 There's no evidence of that. You know, people talk about 399 00:24:12,559 --> 00:24:16,680 affordability as a motivating factor in some of these races, 400 00:24:16,759 --> 00:24:21,119 and that it is, don't get me wrong, But at 401 00:24:21,119 --> 00:24:24,400 the Charlotte City council level, it doesn't make sense. If 402 00:24:24,400 --> 00:24:28,680 that's the driving issue for you, affordability, why would you 403 00:24:28,720 --> 00:24:31,519 return the very same people who have made it unaffordable 404 00:24:31,519 --> 00:24:36,240 for you. No, there are just more Democrats. There are 405 00:24:36,319 --> 00:24:39,759 so many Democrats that you can't outvote them in a 406 00:24:39,799 --> 00:24:45,079 city wide race. And you don't have districts drawn to 407 00:24:45,240 --> 00:24:48,119 preserve safe seats for Republicans like you do Democrats. And 408 00:24:48,119 --> 00:24:51,160 that's just the nature of the maps. Now the point, 409 00:24:51,599 --> 00:24:57,000 to David's point, Union County has like the highest registered 410 00:24:57,000 --> 00:25:00,599 Republican voter base, and they turn out, and that's why 411 00:25:00,640 --> 00:25:03,559 they get a lot of attention from statewide Republicans. They 412 00:25:03,640 --> 00:25:06,599 need Union County Republicans to turn out in high numbers, 413 00:25:07,079 --> 00:25:10,359 and Mecklenberg Republicans do not turn out in high numbers because, 414 00:25:10,440 --> 00:25:13,519 to David's point, there are often not a lot of 415 00:25:13,599 --> 00:25:17,799 races they can vote in because their vote really doesn't 416 00:25:17,799 --> 00:25:20,480 matter if they even have a candidate. But in the 417 00:25:20,839 --> 00:25:24,200 even year elections, you got state lawmakers, you got a 418 00:25:24,279 --> 00:25:27,519 US Senate race, you got Congress, and so Republicans do 419 00:25:27,559 --> 00:25:31,400 turn out for that. So the General Assembly members their 420 00:25:31,559 --> 00:25:35,279 incentives are not necessarily aligned to try to take this 421 00:25:35,400 --> 00:25:38,720 fight up for Republicans when they know that the turning 422 00:25:38,759 --> 00:25:42,559 out of Republicans does occur in the even year elections. 423 00:25:42,839 --> 00:25:44,640 All right, if you're listening to this show, you know 424 00:25:44,759 --> 00:25:46,720 I try to keep up with all sorts of current events, 425 00:25:46,759 --> 00:25:48,839 and I know you do too, And you've probably heard 426 00:25:48,839 --> 00:25:52,920 me say get your news from multiple sources. Why Well, 427 00:25:52,920 --> 00:25:55,640 because it's how you detect media bias, which is why 428 00:25:55,680 --> 00:25:58,880 I've been so impressed with ground News. It's an app, 429 00:25:59,079 --> 00:26:02,000 and it's a way site, and it combines news from 430 00:26:02,000 --> 00:26:04,200 around the world in one place so you can compare 431 00:26:04,279 --> 00:26:07,319 coverage and verify information. You can check it out at 432 00:26:07,440 --> 00:26:11,880 check dot ground, dot news slash Pete. I put the 433 00:26:11,920 --> 00:26:15,079 link in the podcast description too. I started using ground 434 00:26:15,079 --> 00:26:17,799 News a few months ago and more recently chose to 435 00:26:17,839 --> 00:26:19,759 work with them as an affiliate because it lets me 436 00:26:19,799 --> 00:26:23,640 see clearly how stories get covered and by whom. The 437 00:26:23,680 --> 00:26:26,720 blind spot feature shows you which stories get ignored by 438 00:26:26,720 --> 00:26:30,599 the left and the right see for yourself. Check dot Ground, 439 00:26:30,799 --> 00:26:34,440 dot news slash pete. Subscribe through that link and you'll 440 00:26:34,480 --> 00:26:37,640 get fifteen percent off any subscription. I use the Vantage 441 00:26:37,680 --> 00:26:41,119 plan to get unlimited access to every feature. Your subscription 442 00:26:41,240 --> 00:26:43,960 then not only helps my podcast, but it also supports 443 00:26:43,960 --> 00:26:47,240 Ground News as they make the media landscape more transparent. 444 00:26:47,759 --> 00:26:50,160 I try to get to messages. I've got dozens of 445 00:26:50,200 --> 00:26:53,799 them here, but let me get Buffy on first. Hello, Buffy, 446 00:26:53,880 --> 00:26:54,640 welcome to the show. 447 00:26:55,680 --> 00:26:57,039 Speaker 4: Hey, how are you doing today? 448 00:26:57,160 --> 00:26:57,440 Speaker 2: Good? 449 00:26:57,440 --> 00:26:57,920 Speaker 1: What's up? 450 00:26:59,440 --> 00:26:59,799 Speaker 2: Well? 451 00:27:00,160 --> 00:27:02,720 Speaker 4: I was listening and I heard the gentleman before me 452 00:27:02,799 --> 00:27:06,039 talking about how we're not stepping up as Republicans. 453 00:27:06,599 --> 00:27:07,440 Speaker 1: I stepped up. 454 00:27:07,680 --> 00:27:10,920 Speaker 4: I drove almost two and a half hours to vote yesterday. 455 00:27:12,079 --> 00:27:19,240 Why because I'm out of town and my vote counts okay, 456 00:27:19,279 --> 00:27:22,920 And I feel like, you know, a lot of people 457 00:27:23,039 --> 00:27:26,960 on X especially are saying, you know, we're not going 458 00:27:27,039 --> 00:27:27,960 to forget Arena. 459 00:27:28,200 --> 00:27:28,720 Speaker 2: But we did. 460 00:27:28,799 --> 00:27:29,559 Speaker 4: We forgot her. 461 00:27:31,440 --> 00:27:34,240 Speaker 1: But I don't know who the we, Yeah, I don't 462 00:27:34,279 --> 00:27:37,440 know who the we would be in that scenario. 463 00:27:36,960 --> 00:27:41,160 Speaker 4: The Republican Party, the people that we didn't step up, 464 00:27:41,200 --> 00:27:43,440 We didn't go out there, we didn't vote the way 465 00:27:43,640 --> 00:27:47,960 we should have. For this election. We didn't. 466 00:27:48,400 --> 00:27:50,640 Speaker 1: We just didn't step up again, all right, So let 467 00:27:50,640 --> 00:27:53,799 me let me give you some numbers. There are one 468 00:27:53,920 --> 00:27:58,839 hundred and three thousand registered Republicans. You would have had 469 00:27:58,839 --> 00:28:03,640 to have gotten basic all of them to go out 470 00:28:03,720 --> 00:28:09,000 and vote only for Edwin Peacock and miss and Kim, 471 00:28:09,480 --> 00:28:13,440 the only two Republicans and no Democrats. In order for 472 00:28:13,519 --> 00:28:18,519 them to have won, every single you had to have 473 00:28:18,599 --> 00:28:20,599 you would have had to have gotten almost every single 474 00:28:20,640 --> 00:28:24,799 one of those Republicans. The Republicans are just at a 475 00:28:24,839 --> 00:28:29,200 structural disadvantage because there aren't Republican voters. 476 00:28:28,839 --> 00:28:31,920 Speaker 2: And Charlotte, right, we absolutely are. 477 00:28:32,079 --> 00:28:33,920 Speaker 1: So when you say they didn't step up, I mean 478 00:28:33,960 --> 00:28:35,440 the turnout. 479 00:28:35,079 --> 00:28:40,720 Speaker 4: Was twenty, okay, we with the turnout in my districts alone. 480 00:28:41,279 --> 00:28:44,400 I was looking at the numbers. We didn't step up. 481 00:28:44,599 --> 00:28:47,680 Speaker 1: What was then? What was the Republican turning? 482 00:28:48,079 --> 00:28:50,400 Speaker 4: I'm driving right now, so I can't look at the numbers. 483 00:28:50,480 --> 00:28:54,160 But the turnout was not great. It never is. I've 484 00:28:54,200 --> 00:28:57,519 been a poll worker at my particular location, right, and 485 00:28:57,559 --> 00:28:59,839 it's very we have maybe. 486 00:28:59,599 --> 00:29:05,279 Speaker 1: Twenty that's normal, yeah, but I mean, but that's that's. 487 00:29:04,920 --> 00:29:08,359 Speaker 4: That's actually because it should be higher. 488 00:29:08,519 --> 00:29:13,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, but like last last night, yesterday, there was twenty 489 00:29:13,240 --> 00:29:17,839 two percent turnout citywide, and it's sad. 490 00:29:17,880 --> 00:29:21,839 Speaker 4: That's what I'm saying. First, for everybody to be online 491 00:29:22,400 --> 00:29:24,000 with all of the yeah, we're gonna go. 492 00:29:24,039 --> 00:29:28,680 Speaker 1: Every okay, but Buffy, hang on, hang on, Buffy online 493 00:29:28,759 --> 00:29:29,920 is not real. 494 00:29:30,759 --> 00:29:31,480 Speaker 4: And I understand. 495 00:29:31,640 --> 00:29:34,839 Speaker 1: Okay, very frustrating, right, But so when you hear like 496 00:29:35,000 --> 00:29:37,200 unless you're going to go back and you're going to 497 00:29:37,559 --> 00:29:39,759 respond to all of the people you see on Twitter 498 00:29:39,799 --> 00:29:43,279 that say, don't forget about Arena Zarutska and then you're 499 00:29:43,319 --> 00:29:46,400 going to ask them specifically did you vote, and then 500 00:29:46,480 --> 00:29:50,039 find out how many of those people actually went out 501 00:29:50,039 --> 00:29:52,559 and voted, right, because they were there. There could be 502 00:29:52,599 --> 00:29:56,039 people that were outraged about the murder also but still 503 00:29:56,039 --> 00:29:58,640 went out and voted for Democrats. 504 00:29:59,079 --> 00:29:59,920 Speaker 2: That's the true. 505 00:30:00,440 --> 00:30:02,039 Speaker 4: Yeah, very frustrating. 506 00:30:02,200 --> 00:30:04,079 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean that's why I see in my. 507 00:30:04,160 --> 00:30:07,440 Speaker 4: District, which I thought was very interesting. In my particular district, 508 00:30:07,839 --> 00:30:13,200 so many people voted against attack and yet overwhelmingly voted 509 00:30:13,400 --> 00:30:15,400 for bile out. 510 00:30:17,119 --> 00:30:17,359 Speaker 2: Yeah. 511 00:30:17,400 --> 00:30:20,720 Speaker 1: No, I said this to open the show up. Okay, 512 00:30:21,400 --> 00:30:22,359 you're voting. 513 00:30:23,119 --> 00:30:26,960 Speaker 4: When we have such high crime, nothing's going to change 514 00:30:27,079 --> 00:30:31,160 when we're outraged about crime, and yet you're voting is 515 00:30:31,440 --> 00:30:32,519 so frustrating to me. 516 00:30:32,799 --> 00:30:35,240 Speaker 1: I agree, it is frustrating. But here this is why 517 00:30:35,240 --> 00:30:38,039 I say, you have to accept the reality, which is 518 00:30:38,079 --> 00:30:40,640 what I said at the beginning of the show, that 519 00:30:41,079 --> 00:30:45,839 this is what Democrats want. They are satisfied with the 520 00:30:45,920 --> 00:30:50,680 current state of Charlotte. They prefer this. This is what 521 00:30:50,680 --> 00:30:52,880 they want. That's why they voted to return all of 522 00:30:52,920 --> 00:30:57,119 the incumbents and throw out the only two elected Republicans 523 00:30:57,119 --> 00:31:01,160 that were up for election. So like, this is what 524 00:31:01,200 --> 00:31:01,559 they want. 525 00:31:01,640 --> 00:31:02,319 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's like. 526 00:31:02,480 --> 00:31:06,920 Speaker 4: Nothing is ever gonna change. It change at this point. 527 00:31:07,039 --> 00:31:09,039 Speaker 1: No, it probably won't, not in Charlotte, not for the better. 528 00:31:10,000 --> 00:31:13,440 I appreciate the call. I mean that's again like living 529 00:31:13,480 --> 00:31:17,759 in Realville, Like look at the results and we can 530 00:31:17,799 --> 00:31:20,160 be frustrated and we could be like this stinks, And 531 00:31:20,759 --> 00:31:24,519 I said, I am allowed to mourn what Charlotte was 532 00:31:24,839 --> 00:31:29,720 and to recognize that that is long gone and now 533 00:31:29,759 --> 00:31:33,960 we are, you know, world class quote unquote, big blue 534 00:31:33,960 --> 00:31:38,000 Democrat run city. That's what Charlotte is. And the people 535 00:31:38,039 --> 00:31:41,799 who moved to Charlotte and voted for the Democrats to 536 00:31:42,359 --> 00:31:44,640 run the city the way it's being run, they are 537 00:31:44,720 --> 00:31:48,119 happy with the way Charlotte is being run. We just 538 00:31:48,200 --> 00:31:52,400 have a different opinion and ours is not represented, nor 539 00:31:52,440 --> 00:31:56,200 will it ever be again in Charlotte. That's the reality, 540 00:31:58,319 --> 00:32:00,519 all right. That'll do it for this episod, So thank 541 00:32:00,519 --> 00:32:02,480 you so much for listening. I could not do the 542 00:32:02,480 --> 00:32:05,119 show without your support and the support of the businesses 543 00:32:05,160 --> 00:32:08,039 that advertise on the podcast, so if you'd like, please 544 00:32:08,039 --> 00:32:09,880 support them too and tell them you heard it here. 545 00:32:10,000 --> 00:32:12,519 You can also become a patron at my Patreon page 546 00:32:12,680 --> 00:32:16,240 or go to dpetecleanershow dot com. Again, thank you so 547 00:32:16,319 --> 00:32:22,960 much for listening, and don't break anything while I'm gone.