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I don't know if you've read the Ted Turner's book uh uh what is Ted Turner's Book called It's called Ted they call me Ted by the way if you haven't read it Highly recommend you read it it's an Easy read and you'll actually be very Interested in it because you'll see how This guy almost ran for office who he Wanted to marry he ended up marrying you Know sports teams he bought what he did With the you know Atlanta Falcons and The Hawks and all this it's just a lot Of good stories right n no everybody was A you know Braves fan because of David Justice Kenny Lofton how do we know all These players because of this guy right And one thing that he talks about at the End of the book he talks about how Disappointed he was on what happened to CNN and it was more where before news Was the star right today the talent is The star like we didn't hire you to for You to be the star just tell the news Let the news be the star but today it's More the talent is becoming a star so You know some will say well this is why I don't get you know I miss the Walter Kronite days I don't want to hear your Opinion just tell me the news right do You think it's a good thing that we're Going this direction do you think it's Just an evolution there's nothing we can Do about it I think it's a good thing And I think it's a good thing so long as
You're responsible enough to articulate Your position cogently and to back it up With facts if you're willing to do that And you're willing to put yourself on The line because you're saying this is The Intel these are the facts this is Where I stand on it I have no problem With it when you bring up uh Ted Turner Respect to him profound respect for him And what he's meant to this industry However it would be easy for him to take That position because if the news is the Attraction as opposed to the Personalities then you don't have to pay Because last time I checked the news Ain't charging you the personalities are And so it amazes me how you have Individuals who are filthy rich rich who Are wealthy that say things like that When that's not the code they lived by In order to build their their fortunes Whatever element whatever whatever Whatever nugget they had whatever Whatever the qualities that they had They were able to manufacture in a cap Istic Society they were able to Manufacture that into something greater For themselves but then they create These industries they create these Opportunities and people figure out Different ways to capitalize off of it Monetarily and all of a sudden you're Lamenting the State of Affairs because Suddenly you got to pay stuff that you
Didn't have to pay before so I look at It from that perspective and I think That I I think that you have people like Uh that think like Ted Turner Articulated in the book and I I would Tell you right now not to cast any Aspersions on any network or whatever But when you look at CNN one could Easily argue that their problem has been You're trying to be neutral and you're Trying to come across as above the Freight per se once upon a time that Worked when there was no Fox News when There was no MSNBC but now you got competition and When you have competition there's an Audience and an audience gets to make a Choice and once again what are we Talking about going Beyond CNN something That I preach to people all the time That I believe believe has been one of The components that has contributed to My success I don't give a damn what I Want compared to what the audience wants I know there are things that I want but The priority is them if I'm asking them To watch me I have to Broach subject Matters and talk about things that I Believe they've conveyed to me that they Want to hear if you're not about the Audience then you're about you and if You're about you and a paying audience Can see that and they have options Chances are they're going to pick the
Option not you so okay so who do you who Do you watch the most like if you were To say I like watching this guy for this I like watching that guy for this like CNN MSNBC Fox I have a multitude of People I watch it's not just one person Um yes I'm friends with Chris Cuomo now I didn't know him up until like a year Ago okay but I watched him on TV I think That he's a sensational mind I think That he knows the business backwards and Forwards and his willingness to Articulate his positions I would say Fearlessly particularly when he was on CNN is something that I absolutely Positively applaud and then when he lost His job at CNN I was pretty pissed off I'm not going to lie to you because when I interviewed him for my podcast I had Said to him I said Chris why didn't you Just sit up there and say look I'm going To take I'm going to take a leave of Absence this is my brother my big Brother he says he's innocent as the Governor of New York Andrew call says He's innocent or what they're accusing Him of I'm rolling with my brother I Believe in him and I'll be back once the Situation is is settled and he was like You're assuming that I knew my job would Be waiting for me I said okay fine right So we can debate that all day till the Cows come home but at the end of the day There was his brother and I'm looking at
The industry and I'm like you want to Get rid of this Man if I was CNN and this is a bold Statement but I've said it publicly Before so I ain't going to deny it now I Get on my knees and I beg that man to Come back beg them because let me tell You something right now when you pride Yourself the way they are right now as Somewhat leaning towards the center not Being extreme left not being extreme Right who does that better than Chris Gua that's how I feel but then I turn Around and I go over to the right this I'll watch Chris CUO at 8 and I'll turn Around and I'll watch Sean Hannity at Night we are very friendly with each Other we're friends we've known each Other for over 20 years a lot of people Despise sha some Go as far as hate and then there are Others who think that he is not as real And as authentic as he comes across I'm Here to tell you he believes what he Says I'm here to tell you I do believe He's authentic and I don't agree with at Least half of what he says he knows I Think he's nuts half the time but this Is what I Marvel about at him I have Never in my life account you know Encountered anyone in this business more Consistent than him he doesn't stop ever On camera off camera he's on message Hann is who you hand it's like I'm just
Looking at him I'm like how do you do it And that's not easy to do and that's not Easy to do and he does I mean every day Every night he's on message I'm telling You I speak to him on the phone quite Often text messages it doesn't matter Who's around it cries around the live Television audience on the phone he's The same he doesn't stop and I'm AEL at That and so I look at guys like him I Look at guys like Chris Cuomo I looked At Bill O'Reilly why did I look at Bill Oy ladies and gentlemen Winner nearly 20 years on Fox News number one every week that's insan Every month every year for For nearly 20 years and when I'm talking About First Take on ESPN that's where I get it from when you Hear me say I'm number one every week Every month every year I got that from Watching Bill oy because that's the Respect that I have for him igniting and Basically defining the space that we're Now all living in see where no matter What you feel I don't know him Personally but I know it's work and at The end of the day when people do good Work you got to give props you can't you Can't sit around and hate cuz you're Just embarrassing yourself and you got Your head in the wind in the sand you Know in the sky rather when you are not Acknowledging the things that people do
On a very very successful level Ste I Can no longer remain in today's Democratic party Tulsi gabard say she is No longer a Democrat a potential tulsy Gabard VP where we are being told that We just have to comply and go along with Whatever they say American people uh are Smarter than this however we must remain Vigilant to recognize their propaganda For what it is pure life unfortunately We live in a time where free speech is Under attack whatever they say goes and We we have to just fall and the people Who suffered under your reign as Prosecutor you owe them an [Applause] Apology taking on kamla Harris on a Debate stage before I would look forward To doing that Again so if you like this clip and you Want to watch another one click right Here and if you want to watch the entire Podcast click right Here
