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How the Continental Army Vets Gave Today’s Vets One Leg Up for America on Road to 250 11-13-24 · OneLegUpAlex Media

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  Speaker 1: Here's your host, Alex Garrett. Well, it is Veterans Week,
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  Speaker 1: and because I consider Veterans Day being a Monday, then
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  Speaker 1: it's an entire week of honoring the veterans. And while
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  Speaker 1: I might drop another podcast with my thoughts on the
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  Speaker 1: Trump cabinet picks happening at a rapid pace, I have
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  Speaker 1: a feeling why that is. And it's not this organization.
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  Speaker 1: In fact, it's one of the more organized things because
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  Speaker 1: now he's gotten all these people, he's picked for different parts.
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  Speaker 1: May I'll give a little breakdown of it and my
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  Speaker 1: thoughts on it, but I really want to focus on
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  Speaker 1: this because we just honored veterans on Monday, and I
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  Speaker 1: just was thinking, you know, this is the last American
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  Speaker 1: holiday really until Patriots Day twenty twenty five. But this
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  Speaker 1: is a big Patriots Day coming up because the original veterans,
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  Speaker 1: that's right, the original veterans of America were about to
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  Speaker 1: embark on the most important journey of this country's life,
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  Speaker 1: the birth of America. That's right. In April of twenty
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  Speaker 1: twenty five, it will be two hundred and fifty years
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  Speaker 1: since the Battle of Lexington and Concord, which the Americans
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  Speaker 1: won over the British, which Paul Revere said, the British
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  Speaker 1: are coming. The British are coming, and the US or
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  Speaker 1: the colonies at the time were prepared. But this got
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  Speaker 1: me to thinking more, why don't we ever call, you know,
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  Speaker 1: like George Washington, who served in the war in the
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  Speaker 1: Colonal Army, why don't we ever call those who fought
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  Speaker 1: for this country to be a country to be free veterans.
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  Speaker 1: Why haven't really made that link, because you know, the
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  Speaker 1: Continental Army that fought for independence, their fight along with
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  Speaker 1: the founding fathers and those who served in the army,
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  Speaker 1: and we're veterans. They are veterans because they served in
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  Speaker 1: our first kind of an army. I concerned them veterans
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  Speaker 1: of America, but I just wish the general population would too,
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  Speaker 1: because those that fought for freedom to become free two
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  Speaker 1: hundred and fifty years ago almost well guess what they
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  Speaker 1: they inspired the veterans of World War One, that we
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  Speaker 1: always honored, the veterans of World War Two that we memorialize,
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  Speaker 1: and that we honor and still have around a few
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  Speaker 1: from World War Two than the Korean. And then it
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  Speaker 1: goes onward, the Gulf War, the Iraq War, Afghanistan War.
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  Speaker 1: What's the link between all of these veterans. It's because
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  Speaker 1: they they themselves love America so much, they wanted to
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  Speaker 1: keep us free. They had family that loved America so much,
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  Speaker 1: their family served in the war before them, because they
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  Speaker 1: were most likely inspired by the veterans of the Continental Army.
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  Speaker 1: And here's the most interesting thing about this link. We
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  Speaker 1: have some stats for you tonight. A total of two
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  Speaker 1: hundred and thirty one thousand men served in the Continental Army,
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  Speaker 1: though never more than forty eight thousand at one time,
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  Speaker 1: according to battlefields dot org, and never more than thirteen
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  Speaker 1: thousand at anyone place. These these war veterans of the
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  Speaker 1: Continental Army our first ever military you know, even before
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  Speaker 1: the show, this kind of army came into place. And
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  Speaker 1: in fact, it's funny I just mentioned that that some
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  Speaker 1: of the colonial militias numbered upwards one hundred and forty
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  Speaker 1: five thousand men. So America had veterans long before World
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  Speaker 1: War I veterans, World War II veterans. And why is
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  Speaker 1: this important? Because we talk about the founding fathers, and
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  Speaker 1: we talk about that era as a fight, yes, but
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  Speaker 1: they never talk about how bloody a fight it was.
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  Speaker 1: Or that these men lost their lives on the battlefield
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  Speaker 1: for America. They were the first to lose their lives
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  Speaker 1: in the battlefield of America. Throughout the course of the war,
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  Speaker 1: sixty eight hundred Americans were killed in action during the
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  Speaker 1: American Revolution, sixty one hundred injured, and upwards of twenty
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  Speaker 1: thousand were prisoners of war. Did you know any of
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  Speaker 1: these stats? I didn't until I'm just talking with you. Now.
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  Speaker 1: This is mind blowing. But they should be recognized as
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  Speaker 1: veterans because they are the veterans that inspired today's veterans.
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  Speaker 1: And I want to add another layer to all of this.
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  Speaker 1: I want to say, thank a veteran. Of course, thank
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  Speaker 1: of that is the three most important words. Not just
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  Speaker 1: on veterans. They memorial they did all the fourth every day.
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  Speaker 1: But how about this, thank a reenactor, because the reenactors
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  Speaker 1: who portray these Americans that fought for our independence two
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  Speaker 1: hundred and fifty years ago, like rich Howell, keep the
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  Speaker 1: history alive, keep the link alive. These first veterans of America,
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  Speaker 1: the two hundred and thirty one thousand who serve in
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  Speaker 1: the Condinal Army during the war. And I would say
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  Speaker 1: the militias that helped gain our independence as well. One
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  Speaker 1: hundred and forty five thousand men are veterans. They died
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  Speaker 1: for this country. And if we don't recognize that, we're
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  Speaker 1: forgetting that piece of history. We're not highlighting enough. It's
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  Speaker 1: awesome that they have the fireworks, and yes, patriots say
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  Speaker 1: they have the Mouseton Marathon, they have the red Sox
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  Speaker 1: on at eleven AM. But you know who really got
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  Speaker 1: all that started. It was the men who fought for
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  Speaker 1: this country now almost two hundred fifty years ago as
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  Speaker 1: of April twenty twenty five. And if things work out,
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  Speaker 1: we might be up there to honor the work that
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  Speaker 1: was done, the fights that were fought to win the
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  Speaker 1: beginning stages of the American Revolution in Lexington and Concord.
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  Speaker 1: We've kind of been invited up there, so maybe Gabie
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  Speaker 1: will be and I'll be up there for the beginning
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  Speaker 1: of this march towards two hundred and fifty years of America.
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  Speaker 1: It's not just the amazing sign of the independence. It's
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  Speaker 1: not just Philadelphia and the Liberty Bell. It's what happened
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  Speaker 1: before that. It's the men that lost their lives, the
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  Speaker 1: men that fought for their lives fought their hardest for
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  Speaker 1: America to be free. Those are veterans. And if we
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  Speaker 1: don't say and recognize that, then we're losing a piece
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  Speaker 1: of our military history that is rightfully honored every Veterans Day,
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  Speaker 1: every Memorial Day. But let's extended to what happened to
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  Speaker 1: be what happened to lead the World War One veterans,
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  Speaker 1: the World War Two veterans, the veterans of today were
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  Speaker 1: all inspired, I believe by one common link the fight
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  Speaker 1: for freedom, the fight for independence two hundred and fifty
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  Speaker 1: years ago. And I'll never start saying that. And if
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  Speaker 1: you go to Gettysburg or Williamsburg, or even the Lexenon
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  Speaker 1: Concord or wherever you might go. And in Virginia they
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  Speaker 1: have parts of Virginua's reenactments. Those reenactors love America so
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  Speaker 1: much and love with our ancestry. Did our military ancestry,
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  Speaker 1: I guess you would say I did to keep this country,
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  Speaker 1: really ripped this country away from King George and the
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  Speaker 1: Brits to form our own nation. They themselves have taken
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  Speaker 1: on that colonial garb that outfit to show, hey, here's
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  Speaker 1: how we got our independence. So thank a veteran and
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  Speaker 1: thank a reenactor for continuing to show the veterans of
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  Speaker 1: your the hard work that was done to make us free.
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  Speaker 1: And every veteran's day, every veteran's day, we should thank
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  Speaker 1: those not just today, but give a word of thanks
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  Speaker 1: to those of yesterday that brought us to nearly two
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  Speaker 1: hundred and fifty years because their spirit resonates in today's military.
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  Speaker 1: I believe it. You might have problems with generals and
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  Speaker 1: those who lead commands and lead the Department of Defense
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  Speaker 1: and whatnot, but I should say we should honor the
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  Speaker 1: soldiers of every military branch, obviously, and not worry about
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  Speaker 1: what the leaders are doing. Just focus on how our
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  Speaker 1: soldiers fight to keep us free, that very same fight
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  Speaker 1: that made us free. And here we go. The road
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  Speaker 1: to two point fifty is on, and I'm so excited
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  Speaker 1: that we won't give you more coverage of that as
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  Speaker 1: we closer. And then it's funny because I wrote in
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  Speaker 1: an article in July about how this election was going
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  Speaker 1: to be electing a president presiding over the two hundred
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  Speaker 1: and fiftieth birthday of America. Let me tell you something.
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  Speaker 1: I just think Trump does love his history and he
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  Speaker 1: is the right president to be elected when it comes
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  Speaker 1: to that kind of history. But I also wrote this
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  Speaker 1: interesting line in the article, the vote we make in
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  Speaker 1: twenty twenty four will have ripple effects years from now,
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  Speaker 1: and I think what would determine our path to America
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  Speaker 1: to fifty Just pray that is a smooth path. As
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  Speaker 1: you know, my vote was a writing candidate. But did
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  Speaker 1: you also know that vote for Telsea Gabbard, I in
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  Speaker 1: essence voted for the next Director of National Intelligence. That's
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  Speaker 1: pretty incredible. At the time, I just wrote her in
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  Speaker 1: because I felt that she'd be a strong candidate down
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  Speaker 1: the road, and I was really pushing for that. But
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  Speaker 1: as my friend Ryan said, your vote mattered in the
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  Speaker 1: end because in a sense, I voted for the next
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  Speaker 1: Director of National Intelligence. And while people wanted her to
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  Speaker 1: defend Secretary, I'm just happy she's part of this cabinet
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  Speaker 1: and this administration, and I'm hoping I'm Jen Kelly on
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  Speaker 1: she's a radio host All American Jen tomorrow to discuss
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  Speaker 1: her call him Trump shatters glass ceiling just on tele
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  Speaker 1: mainstream media Newsmax dot Com. I'll share that link in
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  Speaker 1: the description below. But the forty seventh president elect for
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  Speaker 1: the forty seventh President of the United States is the president
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  Speaker 1: for the moment when it comes to America two fifty
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  Speaker 1: and your vote did matter, and the silent majority, I
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  Speaker 1: think showed up and said we want to be the majority.
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  Speaker 1: A clean sweep of Middle America showed that, didn't it
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  Speaker 1: and the Swing States, And he too, I believe, is
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  Speaker 1: inspired by the fight of the original Army, the Continental Army.
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  Speaker 1: That God is free. I know he is. I've heard
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  Speaker 1: him talk about it. So at the end of the day,
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  Speaker 1: he is the man for the moment. As we are
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  Speaker 1: almost there, America through fifty is almost to hear. And
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  Speaker 1: if you tell, if you can tell, I'm excited, I
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  Speaker 1: am because the beauty of America is while there are
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  Speaker 1: people crying in their tears, you know what everyday New
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  Speaker 1: Yorkers are doing. And I just had to think about
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  Speaker 1: this as I was rollerblaying yesterday. No Americans are doing
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  Speaker 1: They're living their freaking lives no matter who gets elected.
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  Speaker 1: And I think that's the most one of the most
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  Speaker 1: important parts of the post election stuff is who's breaking
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  Speaker 1: down and crying and whatnot. And you find that's a
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  Speaker 1: small minority because the majority of people are back out
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  Speaker 1: on the street the next day, living their lives, doing
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  Speaker 1: what they have to do, coexisting, no matter the views,
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  Speaker 1: coexisting to get shit done in their daily lives. And
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  Speaker 1: I just think that's the beauty of this republic that
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  Speaker 1: we can push through together, no matter we agree or disagree,
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  Speaker 1: we can push through together. And the streets of New
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  Speaker 1: York won't go empty and won't be shut in because
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  Speaker 1: of a certain election, despite what some people I think
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  Speaker 1: would want, which is a climb in the hole and
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  Speaker 1: never come out again. But that's not how we're built.
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  Speaker 1: It hasn't been for two hundred and fifty years. And
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  Speaker 1: we have a present who's making sure we go past
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  Speaker 1: two hundred and fifty. And it's all thanks to the
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  Speaker 1: original veterans of America, the two hundred and thirty one
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  Speaker 1: thousand who serve in the Continental Army and one hundred
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  Speaker 1: and forty five thousand who were in the colonial militias
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  Speaker 1: that fought for independence. Yes, thank a veteran of to
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  Speaker 1: day and yesterday. On the one LI Up Network, our
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  Speaker 1: Alex Garrett, we'll talk tissue