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- Breaking The Meta: Hello everyone and welcome to Breaking the Meta. name is Mike Winson. Today we are sitting down with Keenan Colbert who is running for state Senate seat District 2 in the state of Texas who if you don't know elections in the primaries have already started. So if you are in Texas and you are seeing this get out and vote right now. But excited to sit down with Keenan and talk about him and what he hopes to do for his district. Hello Keenan. How are you doing today? Keenen Colbert: doing well and I really appreciate the invite to be on this show to read to reiterate exactly what you just said. Voting for the primaries this year has already started. February 17th was the day for that to start. So me personally, I am not accepting any excuses by anybody that's watching this show. You can't say that nobody didn't tell you because we did. You can vote now and you can and you can encourage somebody that you know that doesn't ordinarily vote to do the same thing. Breaking The Meta: That's right. Keenen Colbert: I've lived in Texas my entire life. I know you know somebody that doesn't vote. This is the year to get them involved. Breaking The Meta: Yep. just to add, even though this is a different state, North Carolina, same thing. If you are in North Carolina, you should be doing the exact same thing because their early voting started last week. So get out and vote. So Keenan, to start off, for people that don't know Texas very well, could you let everyone know what part of Texas is encased in District 2? Keenen Colbert: Sure. So District 2 is Kaufman County, Navarro County, Van Zandt County, Collin County, Ellis County, and part of Dallas County. So when you look at the map, Dallas is in the like northeast-ish part of Texas. So the eastern part of Dallas that you see on the map, a lot of that is District 2. Breaking The Meta: you. Okay. So let's start off with you giving us a little bit of background on just who you are. And then after that, why you decided to run for Congress in the first place. Keenen Colbert: Sure. ⁓ Admittedly, don't, I feel like I don't always do a great job of talking about myself, but a little bit about me. I am an, ⁓ I am a eight year United States Marine Corps veteran. I served this country for eight years, nine months and in 13 days ⁓ and received an honorable discharge. ⁓ What I did during that time was my first four years. If any veterans watching this, you're going to, you're going to know what a Mustang is. But for those that don't Mustang is Breaking The Meta: Mm. Keenen Colbert: someone who has both served in the enlisted capacity as well as the commissioned officer capacity. My first four years I enlisted in the infantry. was an 0341, which is a mortarman. And then for my last four years, I commissioned as an officer upon receiving my degree and I served as a logistics officer. Outside of active duty military, I've lived in Texas my entire life. went to, I grew up mostly in Abilene, Texas. I went to high school in Kyle, Texas. I went to college at San Marcos, Texas. Go Bobcat if there's any of them out there. And not even a full month after receiving an honorable discharge, I came straight back home to my home state. So Texas is very near and dear to me. ⁓ Breaking The Meta: you Keenen Colbert: The reason why I decided to run is like, I'm sure many people feel right now, I'm tired of seeing the way the direction that our country is running. And I'm not, unlike most people in positions of power, I expect people to be held accountable when they fail their constituents. I think that the government has really lost the plot as to why they're in the positions that they're in. This is not about one individual. This is about the constituents. This is about us. And I, one, am not going to just sit here and do nothing and sit idle. So I decided that if not me, then who? It's one of those, ⁓ it's a saying I originally picked up whenever I was training to ⁓ be an officer. There was a great Marine, his name was Travis Manion. Unfortunately, he was killed. He's already passed, but one of his most famous quotes was, not me, then who? And whenever the deadline to register to be on the ballot was coming, that was the thought that I had. I saw that nobody else was going to run for the position that I'm running for. I would love to, I would have loved to have seen somebody come, you know, come step up to the plate. and advocate for the people but simply speaking nobody was going to do that. I'm just a guy. I'm just a guy trying to do a good thing and I am positive that I'm not the only one that thinks this way. Which is why during my entire campaign thus far not one time have I ever asked anyone to donate to me and not one time have I ever asked anyone to vote for me. All I'm asking you to do Breaking The Meta: Mm. Keenen Colbert: is participate in our democracy. I want you to vote all the way down the ballot because every vote counts and every elected official's feet matters. If it didn't matter, it wouldn't be on the ballot. So please, anybody that's listening, I don't care if you're going to support me. I don't care if you're a Democrat. I don't care if you're a Republican. I care that you're a Texan. I care that you're an American. I care that people start to treat our democracy like it belongs to them because it does. Breaking The Meta: Yeah. Yeah. I have done a lot of these interviews so far and one of the probably near consistencies that I am hearing from people running is that they are veterans who have seen a need and stepped up to run for office, whether it's in state or federal. ⁓ it almost makes me It makes me happy because some of the best people I know in my life are veterans, but also it makes me feel sad to ask people that have already given so much of their life to serving this country feel the need to step up and serve again because nobody else is doing it. ⁓ thank you for someone from. I don't know how many people have said it, but thank you for being willing to step up and do this as well. ⁓ Keenen Colbert: Can I say something on that sentiment? ⁓ Because there have been many times as far, like number one, I'm committed to showing up whenever and wherever I can to meet people where they are, whether that is just at a casual lunch in at somebody, like a group's favorite restaurant, or if that's at some large venue with a big crowd. And when I tell people that I'm a veteran, why I'm doing what I'm doing, ⁓ Usually it's met with applause. Even if I go to Republican events and I'm asked to speak there, people still applaud. But for any veterans watching, you will probably know better than most that it's not about the kudos, it's not about me, it's about answering a call of service. I'm not doing this because I'm not doing this For me, I'm doing this because I believe that this needs to be done and that it's important and it needs to be done the right way. When I say that I am Texan or that I love my country, I'm not just saying that because it's a fun little tagline. I'm willing to put my life on the line for this. I have put my life on the line for this because I believe in what this country stands for that much. You can ask me a thousand different times in a thousand different ways and the answer is still going to reflect the same sentiment. This is that important to me. And I would in in this endeavor, I'm trying to spread that level of importance and ownership of our democratic process because veterans know this freedom is not free. There are a lot of people, generations of people that have sacrificed and risked everything. so that we can get to the point we are today. The least we can do to honor their risks and sacrifices is participate. And vote for those candidates that you think is gonna best represent your interests. And I'll say another thing for the folks that are running, if there's any of you watching this as well, it's not just about going around and garnering support so that you can win. It's about remaining engaged with your constituents after you win so you can best represent their interests. It's not about you or the people that supported you or the people that think like you or worship like you. It's about everyone to include the people that didn't vote for you, to include the people that don't worship the way you do, that don't love the way that you do, that don't vote the way that you do. It's about all of us and we need to treat it like that. Breaking The Meta: Yeah, totally agree. ⁓ And you mentioned it already, but this feels like a perfect segue into one of the questions that I always ask. think one of the issues that a lot of people in ⁓ this country are frustrated with, regardless of what side of the aisle you associate with, is this idea of accountability in regards to our representatives or the lack thereof. There's obviously a massive feeling that or reality even that a lot of our politicians do not want to be held accountable or even just don't agree with the idea of being held accountable for the choices they make, especially by their constituents. So my question to you is, what does accountability mean to you and what does being held accountable by your district look like? Keenen Colbert: I it. Great question. And I'm very glad you asked about accountability because what accountability looks like for me is upholding the rule of law. And that comes with enforcement. If you break the law, you like you need to answer to that action or that deed or that intention. It's if laws aren't enforced, they're just suggestions. If you fail your constituents, then you need to answer to them. What I see a lot of people doing is, number one, like, prime example in my district right now, my, ⁓ the current sitting Senator, his name is Bob Paul. ⁓ he revised in Van Zandt County. And if you ask the people of Van Zandt County, like, you know, if he shows up to like, you know, speak to people, especially in this time, in of the season of midterms and primaries and stuff like that, they're going to say yes. But if you go up towards Collin County, if you go up in Dallas County, if you go in Cosmon County, you might not hear that same sentiment. It's not about just showing up and speaking when it's convenient. If you failed your constituents in any way, you owe it to yourself to be accessible or hold town halls and face the music. If you break the law, you should answer to the law. And let me be clear, this is my stance. No one is above the law. Now, for elected officials or people in the our judicial branch, if you don't like the law or if you see that the people don't agree with certain laws, then by all means, change it. Don't break it. It's just that simple. But what we're seeing right now at every level of our government, unfortunately, is some people that ⁓ are capitalizing on ⁓ loopholes in our legislative system. It makes no sense to me how you can have, and I know that this is talking about all the way at the very top, but I don't care because we're all seeing the same thing. It makes no sense to me how in one year's time, you can have a president that can personally enrich himself by over $3.4 billion dollars sitting in office. This is the same dude that pays less taxes than the average school teacher. The same guy. Make it make sense. Whoever thinks that they're above the law should be the ones that have to answer to it the most harshly. That's my opinion. And if I'm elected in this position, Number one, I'm going to follow the law. I'm going to hold others accountable, regardless of what side of the aisle they sit on, to ensure that laws are followed, because we want a safe society. We want ⁓ a community that progresses. We want to leave behind a better America than how we found it for the next generation. Accountability looks like following the law or changing the law to better represent the interests of the constituents, not just the select few. And for those that personally enrich themselves using like elected and public offices, they should be the ones that answer the most most harshly to it. Does that answer your question? Breaking The Meta: It does answer my question. Thank you. Yes. ⁓ Just to give people a little idea, one of the things that I like to show from all these videos is we as a country feel very divided, especially between conservatives and progressives and things like that. I've found, especially from doing this, that in many ways, A lot of us actually care about the same things, are struggling with the same things. There are definitely some separations in some specific stuff, but as a whole, we all feel a lot of the same pain. So could you start out by ⁓ giving us an idea as you go around your district and talk to people, what are the pain points? What are the things that people are struggling with the most that they can use help from someone like you? in the Texas State Legislature with. Keenen Colbert: Man, you have a lot of really good questions because I've been ⁓ I'm glad you're asking me things because these are the very things that you know that I'm asking people about and and I'm not just you know I'm not just talking to organizers I'm talking to people that are you know that are teachers that have been teachers for a long time that are ⁓ health care providers that You know that are just regular working-class folks ⁓ You know just trying just trying to make it Breaking The Meta: I try. Keenen Colbert: ⁓ A big concern for a lot of folks, especially in rural Texas, ⁓ is resources, a prime resource, which is obviously water. You've got data centers trying ⁓ to capitalize on the very ⁓ lucrative opportunity to move their business down to Texas to soak up our aquifers and our natural resources. while making a huge product without having to pay for said resources. And guess what? Who's really going to pay for those? Texans, Texans residents. What I would like to do in the Texas State Senate is it's not a hard concept. It's simple. It's just not easy to execute. Putting Texans first. Put Texans residents first. Texans need water. rural Texans, there's plenty of places in rural Texas that doesn't have broadband internet. Now it is 2026. The online economy boomed a long time ago and it's continuing to boom. I would like to extend the opportunity for rural Texans to be able to capitalize and benefit from our digital economy. It's not a hard concept. There are so many things that rely, there are so many Breaking The Meta: Yeah. Keenen Colbert: Businesses and industries that rely so heavily on the internet. It's a shame that that rural Texans don't have access to that same sort of benefit That's something that that many people are talking about ⁓ Something that I know that everyone feels sir. I don't know how old you are I myself I'm 32 years old and I've been on the struggle bus this entire time with zero handouts And all I've been told my entire life by people who have already made it and had an easier time was to pull myself up from the bootstraps. Things are less affordable than they ever have been before. The way that I say it, or that I prefer to say it, is that the American dream has been pushed farther and farther out of reach. Now let's look at the facts. Over the past 30 plus years, Breaking The Meta: Yeah. Mm-hmm. Keenen Colbert: Texas has been under majority Republican control. Fact number one. Fact number two. Texas is the second wealthiest state in the entire country. That's number two. Number three. If Texas were its own country, it would be the eighth largest VDP in the world. Fact number four. Texas is the second largest state in the country. And I would argue that we have the most usable land and resources because there's a lot of parts of Alaska that are just ice. So what excuse are you willing to accept for the second wealthiest state or the second largest state in the country to still not be able to pay a fair minimum wage or keep public schools open or keep rural hospitals open? That is pushing the American dream farther out of reach for young people. And it's nice for the older generations who have already made it and have pulled on their golden parachutes. They're not worried. But for people like me that's worried about when the average person is going to be able to first buy their home, they probably don't want to hear that it's closer to 40 than it's not. And then they probably don't want to hear some proposal that when you're almost 40, You can sign a 50-year mortgage, even though that pushes you past the average life expectancy, to maybe pay off your house. Make it make sense. We're not asking for much. We want a ⁓ fair living wage. We want access to health care. We want to protect Texan resources. And we want to extend opportunities to everyone, not just Breaking The Meta: Mm-hmm. Keenen Colbert: ⁓ not just densely populated areas. It's not a hard concept. If you work 40 hours a week doing anything, you should be able to pay your bills and you should be able to get help, like to, ⁓ get healthy whenever you get sick. You should have access to healthcare. It's not hard. Breaking The Meta: Yep. Yeah, totally agree. And that's one of the reasons I wanted to do this is those struggles that your district is dealing with are not abnormal through the rest of the country, too. we are very similar in many, ways. Keenen Colbert: Yeah. And by the way, that similarity is not, ⁓ it's not just restricted to Democrats. Whether you're Democrat or Republican, you're still experiencing the same problems. The challenge is how we are interpreting or prioritizing these problems. But make no mistake, everyone is feeling these things. And yet when I go, when I speak to other candidates running for other races, like Prime example, I went to an event a few days ago that was a very largely Republican audience. And when I say I was one of the only, when I was like the only one in there, I'm not just talking Democrat. And yet so many folks came up to me, commended me for even showing up, shook my hand, spoke to me. And when they asked me about issues, the first issues that they want to talk about Breaking The Meta: Mm. Keenen Colbert: is well how do you feel about I'm not even going to say who said this it was well how do you feel about men walking into women's bathrooms I don't give a damn about bathrooms like I'm trying we're trying to pay bills what are you talking like why are you prioritizing the wrong things this isn't about culture wars this is about the economy the fact that you're wasting time to even talk about these things is a disservice to the very people you're looking to represent. Focus on the actual issues that people are feeling every day. Breaking The Meta: Yeah. Yep. So that actually goes into my next question, because you said you went to a big event that was mostly Republicans. What has been your experience as you've walked around your district and you've interacted with people that consider themselves Republicans or conservatives, but find out that you are running as ⁓ a Democrat? Keenen Colbert: I get surprisingly welcoming responses whenever they hear me talk. Now, if I just say, yes, I'm a Democrat, that's when the label comes on or they look like skin tone or my hair. They're just like, oh, you must be one of those. it's whenever we have conversations when you can almost see the wheels start turning in their head. Yeah, I agree about that. So I think the real problem is the Breaking The Meta: Right. Yeah. Keenen Colbert: And I have, admittedly, have criticisms about my, you know, my own party. And I think that everybody should because no party is going to be perfect. And if somebody thought that they were, then, hey, you're not holding elected officials up to a higher standard than you probably should. I think one thing that Democrats should do a better job of as a whole is their messaging. Breaking The Meta: Mm-hmm. Keenen Colbert: and focusing on the issues and talking about solutions to these issues and providing context as to how these issues came about or how long they've been here. I've always been Democrat. I suspect I'm always going to be a Democrat. But I am tired of being the virtuous loser because you still lose. I very much agree on many of the things that so many Democrats are running on and addressing the problems that they want to change in the way that they want to change them. But you need to be more aggressive in your messaging. Like if you need to scream it off of the mountaintops or post a video every day or go out into the community every day, wherever you need to be, whatever we have to do, we need to do it because Although I don't agree with a lot of what the Republican Party is trying to do, particularly, and I say this immediately, I identify as Christian. I've been Christian my entire life. I wholeheartedly disagree with Christian nationalists, and I'm not afraid to say that. think a Christian nationalist sentiment is anti-Christian. That's my personal opinion. But what I'm seeing them running on is, or what they're talking about is just the Breaking The Meta: Mm-hmm. Keenen Colbert: The hot button targets that stoke fear mongering for citizens that don't know better or don't care to do more research. I have a neighbor ⁓ that I spoke to recently that found out that I was running and that see some of the videos and, ⁓ and the speeches that I do. And one of the first questions that they had asked me about was like, well, what do you feel about them wanting to build a mosque in the county? And I'm like, well. Last I checked, the First Amendment offers the right to freedom of religion. So what's the problem? If there's a community of people that want a place of worship for their religion, I don't see the issue. If you don't want to see a mosque, don't go. But don't hinder them from allowing to worship the way that they want to, because I've never heard you Breaking The Meta: Yep. Keenen Colbert: talk about or protest a ⁓ Christian church being put up, not once has that ever come out of your mouth. You're ⁓ going to talk in circles for days about how you couldn't understand the Super Bowl halftime performance when in 2025, Kendrick Lamar performed it in full English and you didn't understand that either. So what we talking about? What are we actually talking about? Why are you allowing yourself to accept a rhetoric that encourages you to Breaking The Meta: Yup. Yup. Keenen Colbert: Fear your neighbor instead of better understand them because if you're as Christian as you say, you're supposed to love your neighbor regardless of race, color, creed, or background. Breaking The Meta: Yeah. Yep. I want to do a little future casting if you don't mind. So let's say November 3rd comes around and Keenan Colbert wins. January comes around. You are sworn in as a representative of the second district of Texas state Senate seat. What is the first thing that you do? Keenen Colbert: The very first thing I'm going to do is celebrate. And then the second thing I'm probably going to do is call my mother. ⁓ I just talked to her last night, and she was like, I'm really proud of you. I love what you're doing. ⁓ She was saying all the things that a loving mother would say, and then saying, you could be the president one day. And I'm like, one thing at a time. ⁓ Breaking The Meta: Yeah. There you go. Aww. Let's start here first Keenen Colbert: Yeah, I'm like, let's let me start with making change with where I'm at right now. And if the people want me to do more, I'll do more. But the third thing that I would do, and I've already I've already told the people of McKinney, Texas, this would be to create, make sure that I have time in my calendar moving forward beyond that date to remain engaged with the constituents. I, for one. Breaking The Meta: Yeah. Mm. Keenen Colbert: I'm tired of seeing the cycle of politicians and campaigning of, I'm going to go out when I need a vote and then I'm going to tell you to vote for me or I'm going to tell you to donate to me. I'm not going out with an ask. I'm going out with an offer. I'm offering to work for you. I'm offering to best represent you. And the only way that I see myself doing that is remaining engaged after I'm elected. Breaking The Meta: We need money. Yeah. and Keenen Colbert: to ensure that I'm staying on par with what the constituents want continuously. Because the first time I've ever heard ⁓ Senator Hall speak in person, I was a few weeks ago at a Republican candidate forum in ⁓ Rockwall, Texas. Now, when I walked in, I asked the person out the front politely, like, is this open to the public? And they said, yes, of course, everyone's welcome. And I'm like, great, I'm going to sit down, I'm going to shut up, and I'm going to listen. And in Senator Hall's closing remarks, for the life of me, I don't know why he said this, but his closing remarks to the people of that crowd was, I'm the same candidate that I was 10 years ago. A vote for me is a vote for that same candidate. Now I'm loosely paraphrasing, but I know what I heard. And although I can't quote him verbatim, that was essentially like the, the essence of closing remarks. Now, again, I'm 32. I'm not the same person that I was when I was 22. And there are many people that have changed a great deal over 10 years. There are people that have. started families, gotten married, changed jobs, changed careers, experienced loss or health issues. There are so many things that can happen in 10 years. And the needs of those people will change over 10 years. If you're offering more of the same, don't know why you would offer that to people. Now, for those that want more of the same, if you're happy with the way that... that our government's been operating over the past 10 years and you want more of the same, by all means, please vote accordingly. But what I'm offering you is change and continuous engagement to everyone so we get the absolute best representation. So again, to reiterate the answer to this question, I would celebrate, I would call my mom, and I would look at my calendar and make sure that I always have time carved out to meet Breaking The Meta: Yeah. Keenen Colbert: the constituents where they are, whether that's hosting events or attending events and speaking to people about the issues continuously. Breaking The Meta: was awesome. ⁓ Keenan, if people that are listening today, ⁓ they get all the way through, heard everything you said, are one or two things that no matter what, you would want to make sure that they walk away with from this interview knowing about you and your campaign? Keenen Colbert: Man, you have really good questions. Okay. I love that. You are great at this. ⁓ Well, number one, if you get nothing out of this for anybody that's watching, this is what I want you to know. Vote. Vote, vote, vote. I can't tell you how many people I've run into that don't vote or don't think that their vote counts. Breaking The Meta: Ha ha ha! Keenen Colbert: Every elected position matters. Every vote counts. Every voice deserves to be heard. I don't care if you don't vote for me. I don't care if you're watching this and you're a Democrat or you're a Republican or you're an independent. I don't care. I care that you vote. I need you to act like this country and our government belongs to you because it does. Breaking The Meta: Amen. Keenen Colbert: I want you to vote all the way down the ballot for any candidate that you think is the best person for the job. If you get nothing else out of this, vote. You can't say that nobody didn't tell you we both told you Breaking The Meta: Yes, please. Keenen Colbert: the second thing that I would want anybody who's watching this ⁓ to know, the second thing I'd want them to take away from this ⁓ is for those that are apathetic to voting. Just because you don't care about politics doesn't mean politics doesn't care about you. There are a lot of role players that are in this political atmosphere that are very much counting on you to not cast your vote. Period. So two things. Go vote. There's no excuses. We both told you. And if you are the type that doesn't care, Breaking The Meta: Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Yep. Keenen Colbert: that thinks that your vote doesn't matter, I promise you, and I can prove it. There is a lot of data that says that politics very much cares about you. As a matter of fact, there's a lot of good people that I personally know and I've met along the campaign trail that are doing everything they can to find the apathetic voters and say, hey, you need to come do this. This is important. Now, if you're happy with the way that our politics has been going since Breaking The Meta: Yep. Yep. Keenen Colbert: Trump won the first time, then by all means, if you want to sit this out, that is your right. And I'm not going to say that it's not your right. But my guess is that, like me, the American dream has been pushed farther out of reach for you too. And if you want it to be brought closer to you, and if you want the best representation, then you need to make your voice heard as to who you want to do that in behind those closed doors that you don't ordinarily go to. Breaking The Meta: You Keenen Colbert: Like many of us, you're too busy probably going to work and paying your bills or raising your families. You might, you don't have time to go to Washington or go to the state Capitol or go to the courthouse to weigh in on all of these things. That's why you need to vote for somebody who's willing to do it for you. That's going to represent you that sees you, that hears you, that fully understands what you're going through. Breaking The Meta: Yep. And this one statement that I heard, I've heard multiple people say it, but it's true. Just to go along with the whole voting thing. ⁓ Regardless of whether or not you believe your vote matters, understand this, whether state or federally, this government would not do be doing as much work trying to make it more difficult for you to vote if your vote did not matter in the first place. So just remember that. ⁓ Keenan, if someone wanted to learn more about you and support you in any way they feel called to, where can they find you? Keenen Colbert: So you can find, I have a website. is Kenan for SD2.com. K-E-E-N-E-N-F-O-R-S-D-2. There's a little bit about me. There's some photos there. There's ⁓ some of the priorities that I have, ⁓ similar to what I was just talking about. A few minutes ago on there, there's links to my social media accounts. I'm a very accessible person, even just this morning I was responding to a DM of a voter saying like, hey, I'm about to go out and vote. ⁓ But before I support you, I want to know your stances on these things. And right away I responded and answered and we had a brief back and forth and she said, okay, great. I'm going to go out and vote for ⁓ Chelsea Hockett and you. And I'm like, great. I love Chelsea Hockett. She's a great person. I really want her to be the, you know, the primary, ⁓ the primary. Breaking The Meta: I love Chelsea Hawke too. Keenen Colbert: ⁓ yeah, she's fantastic people. I don't have a single bad thing to say about that woman. She's the right gal for the job in my opinion. And I casted my vote for her yesterday. ⁓ But for anybody who's looking for me, again, K-E-E-N-E-N-F-O-R-S-T-2, you can find my socials there. Breaking The Meta: There you go. Keenen Colbert: If you feel inclined to ⁓ donate to me, there is a donate button there. It would be greatly appreciated. I'm running a grassroots campaign. I am not going to take big money. I cannot be bought. I will not be bought. ⁓ I'm going to do this authentically and with my heart and passions in the right place. If you feel inclined to reach out to me on social media, I've had some people leave comments thinking that they're talking to some like to some social media media manager. referring to me in the third person. No, that's me. That's me responding. That's me posting. That's me making the edits. That's me responding to your DMs. ⁓ I'm a very accessible person and I will make time for you, whether that's on a phone call or a comment section, or if it's at an event, I will stay at any event until the last person who wants to shake my hand shakes my hand. Breaking The Meta: Hahaha There you go. Keenan, thank you for spending some time talking with us. A lot of things to get to know you. I really do appreciate it. For everyone else that got this far, that listened all this way, thank you so very much. Please hit all those buttons down below. Like, subscribe, all that stuff. It helps to make it possible for me to keep doing what I'm doing. And for those of you that don't know what I'm trying to do this election season, and hopefully all the elections going forward is talking to people that are doing things the way that we want them done. Progressive candidates that... aren't taking PAC money, that want to be held accountable, that want to break the status quo that is our government system as it stands right now. These are things that we've been screaming about doing for many, many years, but now there are people all across the country that are running and they need things like, because they're not taking PAC money, because they're doing grassroots campaigns, they need visibility, they need name recognition in a way that doesn't come... as easy because they're not getting millions of dollars to buy ads everywhere. So please, please watch this, share this, especially if you're in Texas, go vote. you're in North Carolina, go vote. Share this with people because this is how these people, people like Keenan, get their name out there to help get voted into office. ⁓ And just in case you didn't know about ⁓ Breaking the Meta, This podcast was created on the idea of having hard conversations when necessary, breaking the status quo and fighting for the idea that all people, no matter your race, religion, gender or identity, get rights, respect, dignity and safety. Keenan, thank you again for being here and everyone else will see you next time on Breaking the Meta. Bye guys. Keenen Colbert: See you guys next time.