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>> the question suggests that conservatism compels the vaccine, which it does not. i am a decided conservative, a proud conservative, and i am proudly vaccinated. conservatism involves viewing liberty that by its definition means there are some people who may say things and do things that we disagree with. im hammering it out every day with people who give me reasons why theyre not getting the shot. i find some of those reasons, shall we say, informationally challenged. but im not telling them w...

Vaccine, which it does not. i am a decided conservative, a proud conservative, and i am proudly vaccinated. conservatism involves viewing liberty that by its definition means there are some people who may say things and do things that we disagree with. im hammering it out every day with people who give me reasons why theyre not getting the shot. i find some of those reasons, shall we say, informationally challenged. but im not telling them what to do in their lives. >> you dont need government t...

This proverse sense of prerogative that hey, i have the freedom -- you have the freedom to walk into traffic. you know, we dont suggest you do it. whatever happened to character counts? and a conservative standing for values and ethics and doing whats right. remember how they attacked clinton? do you remember how mike pence as a member of congress wrote a letter saying judge him as a neighbor? >> uh-uh. >> we need to have the moral r leaders as christians and in the communities. so youre not goi...

Stevens, i mentioned these concerns come from people with pedigrees in the republican party. he has worked for five different republican presidential campaigns. he knows of what he speaks. he cares about conservative principles. as traditionally understood, and hes a guest tonight for a special conversation. thanks for being here. >> thank you, man. >> do some of these elected republicans have a nihilism problem? >> yeah, that might even be too complimentary. its power for powers sake. you know,...

Discourse. we have to come together and we have talked respectably. >> we have to know character counts and always have and always will. >> i remember after the election, donald says how could it be that republicans won all over the country but i lost. would you just describe to our friends who are listening to right now was exactly what ron johnson was caught on tape admitting. i think he said like i won by 150,000 votes and then he said if you add up all the republican state legislatures, they...

The lawyers to decide what this is. but at the end of the day, my job is to follow the law, do the process and make sure we have fair elections in georgia. and thats what were doing. >> but you think at the end of the day what he did was wrong? >> oh, yes. i believe that character counts. i believe that integrity counts. i believe that -- there is a book out that im reading right now "when character was king." and i think thats what we need to get back into this country, is have character up and...

This is not about the public. even in the small states, right? we saw in south dakota, you know, a very small state in the plains. 54% of voters approve legalizing marijuana. its republican senators, bhopt who want to stop this. maybe, they have some different reasons, right? the bill is sort of complicated but on the general issue, i dont think this is about the voters. i think this is about senators who are disconnected from the voters. >> some kind of vestige of a culture war. its just ironic...

Senate, and they are worried about a small slice of right america, how do we see their disposition on the right in the senate going in this debate? >> heres the strange thing to me, this was about the public. then marijuana would be legalized nationally. we saw in south dakota, a small state in the plains, 54% of voters approve legalizing marijuana. its republican senators who want to stop in, and maybe they have different reasons. the bill is complicated. but the general issue, this isnt about ...

Our new plans up and incorporated a lot of changes that we had to implement because of covid-19 to make sure voters could vote. i recognize that we do live in polarized times. but i think at the end of the day i think the character counts and inegg it grit counts and i think people during these times know, we have an honest person that is going to fight hard and have honest and fair elections that will stand the gap and take the flack. >> if you lose a primary in the republican primary simply be...

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