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Unidentified Speaker, -
GO ON LEADING TO TUESDAY'S START OF THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION. POPULATION OF CHARLOTTE, BY THE WAY, IS 3/4 OF A MILLION PEOPLE, THE WHOLE...
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| 00:00:49 |
GUEST, -
LBGT DELEGATES. EXPLAIN WHAT YOU'RE EXPECTING THIS YEAR. GUEST: WELL, THIS YEAR, THE REASON I THINK YOU'RE SEEING SUCH A RECORD NUMBER -- BY THE TPWHAEU...
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| 00:01:01 |
GUEST, -
MORE THAN THREE TIMES MORE THAN WE'VE EVER SENT, AS FAR AS LBGT DELEGATES GO. ONE OF THE REASONS YOU'RE SEEING THAT IS WE HAVE A PRESIDENT THAT FOR...
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| 00:01:59 |
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MORE DELEGATES, LBGT, THAN
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| 00:02:03 |
GUEST, -
THEY PREVIOUSLY HAD. HOST: LET'S PUT THE NUMBERS ON THE SCREEN, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE GUESS AND LESBIAN VOTE, DEMOCRATS, REPUBLICANS, INDEPENDENTS,
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| 00:02:12 |
HOST, -
YOU ALL HAVE YOUR SEPARATE LINES FOR RYAN BUTLER WHO IS OUR GUEST IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA, PRESIDENT OF THE LBGT DEMOCRATS OF NORTH CAROLINA,...
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| 00:02:50 |
GUEST, -
DEMOCRATS ARE HAVING AN EVENT, A LOT OF THE EVENTS ARE FOR DELEGATES BUT THERE'S ALSO CAUCUSES GOING ON WHERE MEMBERS OF THE LBGT COMMUNITY WHO ARE...
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| 00:03:24 |
HOST, -
OBVIOUSLY I'M MOST EXCITED ABOUT HEARING FROM THE PRESIDENT. I MEAN, HE HAS AN HUGE SUPPORTER OF LBGT ISSUES AND I THINK THAT'S
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| 00:03:32 |
GUEST, -
PROBABLY THE NUMBER ONE SPEAKER I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO BUT CERTAINLY THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE ON THE LIST. THE DEMOCRATS HAVE A PRETTY GOOD BENCH...
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| 00:04:01 |
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AND HOW SIGNIFICANT IS THAT? -- COMMITTEE. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN AND HOW SIGNIFICANT IS THAT. GUEST: A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE LBGT CAUCUSES WITHIN THEIR...
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| 00:04:16 |
GUEST, -
PARTY IN NORTH CAROLINA. THIS MOVE WAS MORE OF A FORM LIZATION OF THAT RELATIONSHIP. I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS REALLY A CATALYST FOR THAT...
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| 00:04:53 |
HOST, -
SCREEN: WE'LL GET TO YOUR CALLS IN A MOMENT FOR OUR GUEST WHO IS RYAN BUTLER, HE'S IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA THIS MORNING, SITE OF THE CONVENTION...
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| 00:05:24 |
GUEST, -
AND SELECTED DELEGATES AND THEN STATEWIDE, THERE WAS A MEETING AS WELL TO CHOOSE SEVERAL MORE DELEGATES. AND ACTUALLY, I WAS SELECTED AT THE DISTRICT...
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| 00:06:48 |
HOST, -
MALE, I
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| 00:06:51 |
CALLER, -
DO DISAGREE WITH THE TERM MARRIAGE BEING OTHER THAN BETWEEN ONE MAN AND ONE WOMAN. NOW. ON THE OTHER HAND, I THINK THAT IF THEY COULD COME UP WITH ANOTHER...
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| 00:07:32 |
GUEST, -
NORTH CAROLINA, AMENDMENT ONE WAS PLACED ON THE BALLOT BY VERY CONSERVATIVE, RADICAL WING OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, AND THE LANGUAGE OF AMENDMENT ONE...
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| 00:09:43 |
HOST, -
SEX MARRIAGE. IT WOULDN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE
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| 00:09:48 |
CALLER, -
WHAT OBAMA COMES UP WITH. IF HE CAN COME UP WITH SAME SEX MARRIAGE, THEY WOULD DISAGREE WITH THEM. THE REPUBLICANS ARE FLIPFLOPS WHATEVER DEMOCRAT...
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| 00:10:16 |
HOST, -
FOR SAME SEX MARRIAGE JUST FOR THE
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| 00:10:18 |
GUEST, -
PURPOSE OF DISAGREEING WITH THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. I THINK THAT LIKE A LOT OF AMERICANS, PRESIDENT OBAMA'S VIEW OF SAME SEX MARRIAGE HAS BEEN EVOLVING...
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| 00:13:14 |
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CAROLINA, JOEL, REPUBLICAN LINE, A LOW. CALLER: A COUPLE OF THINGS. THE FIRST THING IS THAT THIS GENTLEMAN HAS PORTRAYED HIMSELF AS BEING
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| 00:13:26 |
CALLER, -
MARRIED IN NORTH CAROLINA, AND THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE. THAT IS AN ABSOLUTE LIE. HOST: LET ME JUMP IN AND ASK HIM TO EXPLAIN HIS STORY. CALLER: THE CALLER...
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| 00:13:42 |
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I WAS MARRIED TO MY PARTNER IN CANADA.
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| 00:13:46 |
CALLER: THE CALLER -- GUEST, -
WE RETURNED HERE TO N.C. AFTER THAT. N.C., OF COURSE, DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THAT. THAT CEREMONY WAS CONDUCTED WITHIN THE UNITARIAN CHURCH. I DO CONSIDER...
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| 00:14:23 |
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ARE REPUBLICAN -- EXCUSE ME, GAY OR LESBIAN, AND HE HAS DECLINED THREE TIMES ON THAT SAME ISSUE. >> WE HAVE 180 -- 180 OR SO DELEGATES, THREE TIMES...
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| 00:14:48 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
WHAT SPECIFIC ISSUES AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL ARE YOU TRYING TO ADDRESS? MAYBE SOMETHING WE HAVE NOT TALKED ABOUT?
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| 00:14:57 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
GUEST: AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, THE BIGGEST THING RIGHT NOW THAT THE COMMUNITY
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| 00:15:09 |
GUEST, -
IS INTERESTED IN RIGHT NOW IS THE EMPLOYEE NON- DISCRIMINATION ACT. BASICALLY, THAT IS A LAW THAT WOULD MAKE IT SO THAT PEOPLE COULD NOT GET FIRED FROM...
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| 00:15:50 |
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CALLER: GOOD MORNING. MY QUESTION IS -- WHY IS IT A BIG
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| 00:15:58 |
CALLER, -
ISSUE IF THE GAYS AND LESBIANS ARE NOT AFFECTING THE RACE IN ANY KIND OF WAY? WHAT ABOUT IN THE GOVERNMENT, SHOULD THEY BE FOLLOWING SUIT? THAT IS WHAT...
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| 00:16:33 |
GUEST, -
NOT LIKE GAY MARRIAGE, DO NOT GET ONE. SORRY, I WAS NOT REALLY ABLE TO HEAR THE WHOLE QUESTION. THE ISSUE OF GAY MARRIAGE FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE AMERICAN...
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| 00:17:35 |
HOST, -
GUEST: IN THE BEGINNING, I SAID THIS, LGBT PEOPLE WERE ALWAYS BEHIND THE PRESIDENT. PEOPLE ARE ECSTATIC ABOUT SUPPORTING HIM.
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| 00:17:47 |
GUEST, -
THEY REALLY WANT TO GET OUT THERE AND HELP HIM GET REELECTED. I THINK THAT THAT WILL BE A HUGE BOOST TO HIS FUND-RAISING. WHEN PEOPLE OF THIS EXCITED...
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| 00:18:14 |
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THE SAME THING AS IT DOES TO A LOT OF AMERICANS. TAX CUTS WOULD GO TO THE WEALTHIEST 1%
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| 00:18:21 |
GUEST, -
OF AMERICANS. THE MIDDLE CLASS WOULD BE ASKED TO PAY FOR THOSE TAX CUTS. YOU WOULD ALSO SEEK CUTS TO EDUCATION. I BELIEVE THAT PAUL RYAN HAS INDICATED...
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| 00:19:15 |
HOST, -
OUR GUEST IS A DELEGATE AT THE NORTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. ALSO A FORMER TELEVISION NEWS PRODUCER AND EDITOR. KENNY, DEMOCRATIC LINE, GOOD...
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| 00:20:04 |
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NOT FOR SAME- SEX MARRIAGE. I AM A BAPTIST. I AM KIND OF STUCK IN MY OLD ROOTS, I GUESS. BUT HIS COMMENTS ON THAT? GUEST: I DO NOT THINK THAT THE PRESIDENT...
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| 00:20:31 |
GUEST, -
IF YOU LOOK AT THE OBAMA PRESIDENCY, HE HAS DONE THE MOST FOR MARRIAGE QUALITY. HE HAS REPEALED THE DISCRIMINATORY DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL POLICY. HE...
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| 00:22:14 |
HOST, -
IMPORTANT THINGS IS THE PERMANENT PARTNERS ACT THAT THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING ON FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW. BASICALLY,
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| 00:22:21 |
GUEST, -
BECAUSE SAME-SEX MARRIAGE IS NOT LEGAL IN ALL STATES OR RECOGNIZE THAT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF IMMIGRATION PROBLEMS IF SOMEONE IS...
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| 00:23:20 |
HOST, -
IT IS THE NEWS PROGRAM FOR POLITICS,
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| 00:23:23 |
CALLER, -
REALLY. MR. BUTLER, GOING TO THESE MUSLIM COUNTRIES, SPREADING OR POLITICS WITH LGBT, THE WORLD IS PREDOMINANTLY MUSLIM, I GUESS. MILLIONS OF THEM. CAN...
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| 00:24:05 |
GUEST, -
MY BEST FIELD. CERTAINLY, I KNOW THAT HILLARY CLINTON IS VERY SUPPORTIVE OF LGBT ISSUES, BUT ALSO A VERY CAREFUL DIPLOMAT. I WILL LEAVE IT AT THAT. I...
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| 00:24:36 |
CALLER, -
LACK SINCERITY ABOUT LGBT RIGHTS? I WOULD POINT TO THE FACT THAT HE VOTED -- WAITED UNTIL THE ELECTION SEASON TO SUPPORT US. AS AN ACTIVE-DUTY MEMBER...
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| 00:25:22 |
GUEST, -
DON'T ASK DON'T TELL IS JUST A FIRST STEP. I KNOW THAT THERE HAVE BEEN QUESTIONS AND PRESSURE ON THE PRESIDENT'S TO ISSUE SOME POLICIES TO HELP PROHIBIT...
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| 00:26:19 |
HOST, -
YOU WILL BE SPENDING YOUR WEEK. WHAT WILL YOU BE LOOKING FORWARD TO? GUEST: THAT THURSDAY NIGHT AND BEING A DELEGATE IN THE ARENA. DELEGATES WILL BE...
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| 00:26:34 |
GUEST, -
A NEAT EXPERIENCE. BEING THERE WHEN HISTORY IS MADE, WHEN THE PRESIDENT IS PUT FORWARD FOR HIS SECOND TERM. I THINK THAT IT IS GOING TO BE ALMOST AN...
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| 00:27:17 |
HOST, -
CALLER: I AM HERE. HOST: GO AHEAD. CALLER: GAME MARRIAGE, THAT IS FINE AND EVERYTHING. MY THING IS THAT PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS BEEN
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| 00:27:30 |
CALLER, -
ONE OF THE GREATEST PRESIDENTS OF ALL TIME. WHAT IF THE GOP CHANGE THE WHOLE SITUATION OF THE MARRIAGE? IT IS NOT A BIG ISSUE, BUT HOW COULD THEY FIX...
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| 00:28:01 |
GUEST, -
BASICALLY, IT IS JUST THEM BASHING THE PRESIDENT AND COMPLAINING ABOUT THE ECONOMY. THEY HAVE NOT INTRODUCED ANYTHING THAT WOULD FIX ANYTHING. ACTUALLY,...
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| 00:28:33 |
HOST, -
CALLER: THE OBAMA PLAN BEING BETTER FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS, I DISAGREE. THE REASON WHY IS THE OBAMA
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| 00:28:42 |
CALLER, -
CHAIR IN 2013 IS GOING TO MAKE TAXES FROM THE MIDDLE CLASS. THE ONLY AGENDA THAT OBAMA HAS BETTER THAN THE REPUBLICANS IS BEING FOR SAME-SEX MARRIAGE,...
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| 00:29:25 |
HOST, -
I THINK THAT THE TRICKLE DOWN ECONOMICS APPROACH THAT HE IS ARGUING IS A FAILED REPUBLICAN
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| 00:29:31 |
GUEST, -
POLICY FROM THE PAST. IT HAS NEVER WORKED. THIS IDEA THAT YOU WOULD JUST GIVE MONEY TO WEALTHY PEOPLE AND THEY WOULD JUST GIVE IT AWAY TO PEOPLE IN...
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| 00:30:08 |
HOST, -
OF THE LGBT DEMOCRATS. WHAT WILL FOLKS FIND THERE? GUEST: A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION ABOUT OUR OFFERS. REMEMBER, WE ARE A RELATIVELY NEW
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| 00:30:23 |
GUEST, -
ORGANIZATION. WE'VE BEEN CALLED FOR A LONG TIME, THE CREATION OF THE GROUP WAS JUST MORE OF A FORMALIZATION OF THAT RELATIONSHIP. YOU WILL FIND INFORMATION...
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| 00:31:05 |
CALLER, -
BEEN RAISED WITH JUDEO- CHRISTIAN VALUES, I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH FENCE SITTERS. IN THE FIRST CAMPAIGN I FOUND THE PRESIDENT'S RECORD AND THAT HE WAS MORE...
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| 00:32:30 |
HOST, -
PRINCIPLED PRESIDENTS WE HAVE EVER HAD.
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| 00:32:34 |
GUEST, -
ANY TIME HE HAS COMPROMISED, HE HAS MADE IT CLEAR THAT HE HAS A CERTAIN POSITION THAT HE IS COMPROMISING ON. I THINK THAT HIS CHANGE ON THE GAY MARRIAGE...
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| 00:33:48 |
HOST, -
GUEST: I WILL LEAVE THAT TO STRATEGIST WITH FAR MORE EXPERIENCED AND MYSELF. I WILL NOT GO OUT ON A LIMB TO PREDICT WHAT THE PRESIDENT WILL DO
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| 00:34:02 |
GUEST, -
AT THE CONVENTION. I CAN SAY I AM VERY EXCITED TO SEE HIS SPEECH AND THINK THAT WHEN EVERYONE HEARS IT, THERE MAY BE MORE OF YOUR CALLERS WHO SEEM SKEPTICAL...
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| 00:34:32 |
HOST, -
MR. BUTLER, I THINK THAT WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HERE IS JUST BASIC HUMAN
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| 00:34:38 |
CALLER, -
RIGHTS. EVEN IF YOU DO NOT SUPPORT GAY MARRIAGE, YOU CAN SUPPORT THE RIGHT FOR GAY PEOPLE TO BE MARRIED. I THINK THAT THAT IS WHAT THE ISSUE IS. MR....
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| 00:35:34 |
GUEST, -
OF PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY SUPPORT PEOPLE'S ABILITY TO DO THINGS, SAY THINGS, FREE SPEECH AND SO FORTH, THAT THEY DO NOT AGREE WITH, NECESSARILY. IT IS...
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| 00:37:02 |
CALLER, -
IS NOT A BIG DEAL TO MOST AMERICANS, HOW IS GOVERNOR ROMNEY GOING TO USE IT AS A POLITICAL FOOTBALL? GUEST: I AM NOT AWARE OF ANYTHING ABOUT THE SHOOTING...
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| 00:37:19 |
GUEST, -
POLITICAL FOOTBALL, I THINK THAT WHAT YOU HAVE IS A SMALL, ENERGIZED BASE IN SIDE OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY THAT NAVY DOES CARE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. REPUBLICANS...
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| 00:38:06 |
CALLER, -
OF THE RICHEST FAMILIES ON THE PLANET, WALL STREET, THE COURTS, THE GOVERNMENT, BASICALLY TURNING THE SYSTEM INTO A WEAPON. WE HAVE WARS STARTED ON RELIGION,...
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| 00:39:10 |
HOST, -
ALIVE AND WELL IN THE UNITED STATES AND IT IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT PLAYS INTO THE REPUBLICAN
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| 00:39:16 |
GUEST, -
PARTY. A LOT OF PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY HAVE EXTREME VIEWS ON RELIGION AND WANT TO FORCE THOSE VIEWS ON THE REST OF THE COUNTRY. AS...
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| 00:39:51 |
HOST, -
BUTLER, JOINING US FROM CHARLOTTE. THANK YOU. WE HAVE THE LATEST NEWS COMING FROM THE NATIONAL CONVENTION AND THE WEEK AHEAD. ON LABOR DAY, TOMORROW,...
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.