Governor Tim Walz
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241 appearances
14 recordings
8 series
first heard Dec 2024
last heard 19 Apr
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I'm trying to copy what you did on the service stuff. I said, Stanley McChrystal, you, there's a few folks out there talking about this. You know, you service learning and these types of things, stuff I've been interested in, too, from the teacher perspective. If you do that, you are so engaged in your community now. We celebrate and we rightfully should those who join and serve in the military.
But there's numerous ways to serve your country. You got it. It's not in uniform. And I'm thinking as we become more fragmented, our media becomes more fragmented, our TV becomes more fragmented. People want to be part of something. And I think Trump knew that before us and he brought them into that. And I...
You know, that's why in the catchphrases and stuff, it may seem cheesy, but we're missing it. We're missing where people are not wanting to become part of something.
And the politics will follow that.
Yeah, we got to offer them something. We got to offer.
We have to be the Vikings to their Packers is what I would say, Gavin. Yeah. We got to get people in. And I think I would say to your listeners and everybody out there that we're going to have to ruffle feathers. We as Democrats aren't going to agree on everything, but our values are still there and we have to figure out how to have that.
And I would ask, you know, a frustrated and scared, to be honest with you, scared electorate to stay engaged. They are. That's what they're showing up those town halls. And then I would encourage our folks to listen and rise to the moment. Yeah. and do the things that we need to do to get back, not to win elections, but to influence policy in a positive way. So I'm grateful.
I know you got a big job. You govern a country.
These are these are weird people on the other side.
Yeah, not enough. I would say that. So obviously not enough.
Governor Tim Walz. Good to be with you, Sean. Thanks for coming out, everybody. I was mentioning him to the folks that didn't get the Michelle Obama tickets. So welcome. I'm told I'm told she's next week.
Oh, those guys. Oh, hell yes. Yes, yes, yes. Look, obsessing with choices people are making about their own lives that has absolutely zero to do with you, that is weird. That might be too soft. That is really unnecessary.
He threatened to sue me after that. No, he didn't. Did he really? Yes, he did. He threatened to sue me. It was that, and I called him a Nazi, and that did not help. So that might have been overboard, but no, it wasn't.
I served with Al Green.
Yes, yes. Other than bidding on an antique tea set or whatever was happening. So, yes, I wanted something more than that. But look, I think for all of us, it was, you know, Will Rogers made that case in the 30s that I don't belong to any organized party. I'm a Democrat. And the herding cats piece of that.
But what I know is, and at least I'm hearing it from my constituents in Minnesota, and I'm hearing it across the country, there's a primal scream of do something. Do something. Do something. Now I have the advantage as a governor. I can do something. We can put up firewalls against them. You're not going to demonize our people. We're going to continue to make sure our children are fed.
We're going to... I called the premiers of Ontario and Manitoba and said, look, the official policy is theirs, but we like you. We like Canadians. We like what we trade together. And so... That message of how to do it. And I'm making the case. Look, when I get asked this, what should we be doing? I'm probably the last guy. I didn't get it done. And we needed to win.
And that's where we're in this pickle because we didn't win. But I'm being reflective of what I could have done better, what I should have done better. I don't have a big solution. But what I think for all of us is what's encouraging to me, these town halls, the kind of organic folks bringing up,
there's not going to be a charismatic leader right in and come up with this just perfectly delivered message that's gonna get us out of this. It's gonna be a whole bunch of people who don't wanna see kids go hungry, who don't wanna see healthcare ripped apart, who don't, want to throw Ukraine under the bus on the side of Russia, those folks are going to stand up and make a difference.
So, yes, in answer to your question, yes, it's frustrating, but it's hard. I served for 12 years in Congress, and someone said, would you like to go back? I said, I would rather eat glass than go back to Congress. Why is that? It's frustrating now. You can't get things done. And look, I came from a very... I was...
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