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This is West Michigan's Morning News, where Wood Radio News
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Time is 837. We are one week and a day
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away from the midterm elections. Dave in the newsroom has
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been busy talking about visits over the weekend. Justin Barclay
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and This Week in Michigan Politics joins us. We are
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just getting started, too. Justin, West Michigan is a popular place.
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Yes, indeed, Steve. We had Obama and Trump both on
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the other side of the state yesterday and then our
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own visits. Here's Trump in Port Huron, first time for
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a presidential visit ever in St. Clair County.
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Better explain that to me. Syed's father-in-law is the leader
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of a front group from the Muslim Brotherhood, a terrorist
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organization banned in eight Muslim countries because they are so
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sinister and severe that the Muslim countries don't want him.
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This is the father-in-law.
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This is one of the biggest races, maybe even in
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the entire country, is Abdul Al-Syed, the Democrat leader. against
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the Republican Mike Rogers, former Congressman. And, you know, he's
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got some issues, Abdul, with Jewish and black voters, Democrats
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wrestling with that. That's why Obama was in town. In fact,
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is it going to work this way? The black voters
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won here in Detroit.
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No, honestly, it's a turnoff just because I've seen too
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many candidates use him just to manipulate I'm not 100%
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sold on Abdul. I do try to listen to what
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he has to say just because he is one of
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the newer candidates. Do I think that he's using it
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for clout?
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I'm not 100% sure. This is an interesting race to watch, Steve.
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And again, here's Abdul over the weekend talking about his history.
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Brief technical difficulty here.
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Oh, you can't hear that too well. Sorry. This is
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Abdul saying that his dad or apparently his dad immigrated
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from Africa and Obama's dad from Africa, and he said
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that Obama looks like him. I'm not sure too many
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people would agree with that. Apparently not that woman from
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Detroit either. Bernie Sanders here in West Michigan yesterday with
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his pitch for Abdul. Our opponents.
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Say we can't afford Medicare for all. The truth is
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we cannot afford the current system, which is spending almost
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twice as much per person on health care as any
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other country on earth.
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A very angry Bernie Sanders might want to have a
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word with Obama because the current system is Obama's. Obama,
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in fact, argued in Detroit that Abdul's got to finish
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the job of The Affordable Care Act over the weekend.
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So it's just wild to watch it all. And today,
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RFK right here in Grand Rapids, when an event stumping
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for Mike Rogers were a week and a day away
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in all of these important races, including the governor's rest,
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attorney general, secretary of state. some congressional races as well
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as things continue to heat up. We'll check in again
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with you next Monday, Steve, and we'll be live today,
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nine on our live stream and the torch Glenn Beck's
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new project noon to three. You can listen Glenn Beck.com
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slash audio, Justin Barkley.com and the I heart radio app.
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Yes, Justin, we appreciate your time today. And if, uh,
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president Trump makes it to port here on in the
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next week, what are the odds that, I'm just saying.
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Radio News Time, 841.
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This is West Michigan's Morning News, where Wood Radio News
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00:00:03.189 --> 00:00:08.849
Time is 837. We are one week and a day
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00:00:09.050 --> 00:00:13.339
away from the midterm elections. Dave in the newsroom has
4
00:00:13.359 --> 00:00:17.260
been busy talking about visits over the weekend. Justin Barclay
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00:00:17.519 --> 00:00:21.480
and This Week in Michigan Politics joins us. We are
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00:00:21.579 --> 00:00:25.519
just getting started, too. Justin, West Michigan is a popular place.
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00:00:26.910 --> 00:00:31.149
Yes, indeed, Steve. We had Obama and Trump both on
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00:00:31.190 --> 00:00:34.469
the other side of the state yesterday and then our
9
00:00:34.549 --> 00:00:39.149
own visits. Here's Trump in Port Huron, first time for
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00:00:39.189 --> 00:00:42.289
a presidential visit ever in St. Clair County.
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Better explain that to me. Syed's father-in-law is the leader
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of a front group from the Muslim Brotherhood, a terrorist
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00:00:50.750 --> 00:00:55.780
organization banned in eight Muslim countries because they are so
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00:00:56.200 --> 00:01:00.640
sinister and severe that the Muslim countries don't want him.
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This is the father-in-law.
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This is one of the biggest races, maybe even in
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the entire country, is Abdul Al-Syed, the Democrat leader. against
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the Republican Mike Rogers, former Congressman. And, you know, he's
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got some issues, Abdul, with Jewish and black voters, Democrats
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00:01:21.769 --> 00:01:24.989
wrestling with that. That's why Obama was in town. In fact,
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00:01:25.189 --> 00:01:27.349
is it going to work this way? The black voters
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won here in Detroit.
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No, honestly, it's a turnoff just because I've seen too
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many candidates use him just to manipulate I'm not 100%
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sold on Abdul. I do try to listen to what
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he has to say just because he is one of
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the newer candidates. Do I think that he's using it
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for clout?
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I'm not 100% sure. This is an interesting race to watch, Steve.
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And again, here's Abdul over the weekend talking about his history.
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Brief technical difficulty here.
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Oh, you can't hear that too well. Sorry. This is
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Abdul saying that his dad or apparently his dad immigrated
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from Africa and Obama's dad from Africa, and he said
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that Obama looks like him. I'm not sure too many
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people would agree with that. Apparently not that woman from
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Detroit either. Bernie Sanders here in West Michigan yesterday with
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his pitch for Abdul. Our opponents.
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Say we can't afford Medicare for all. The truth is
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00:02:41.090 --> 00:02:47.219
we cannot afford the current system, which is spending almost
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twice as much per person on health care as any
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other country on earth.
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A very angry Bernie Sanders might want to have a
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word with Obama because the current system is Obama's. Obama,
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in fact, argued in Detroit that Abdul's got to finish
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the job of The Affordable Care Act over the weekend.
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So it's just wild to watch it all. And today,
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RFK right here in Grand Rapids, when an event stumping
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for Mike Rogers were a week and a day away
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00:03:18.530 --> 00:03:21.930
in all of these important races, including the governor's rest,
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00:03:22.009 --> 00:03:25.909
attorney general, secretary of state. some congressional races as well
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00:03:25.969 --> 00:03:28.530
as things continue to heat up. We'll check in again
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with you next Monday, Steve, and we'll be live today,
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nine on our live stream and the torch Glenn Beck's
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00:03:34.580 --> 00:03:38.000
new project noon to three. You can listen Glenn Beck.com
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slash audio, Justin Barkley.com and the I heart radio app.
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Yes, Justin, we appreciate your time today. And if, uh,
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president Trump makes it to port here on in the
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next week, what are the odds that, I'm just saying.
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Radio News Time, 841.
