Ken Casey (Clip)
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You can't lose this wager. Would you, in the name of dialogue and discourse, and I appreciate you being here, would you agree to a friendly wager? He says, sure. That's a good sport. Well, first of all, do you support American workers? Of course you do. Of course you do. Okay. So, do you support American businesses? Obviously. Okay.
So, I don't know if you guys are aware, because we don't go around f***ing bragging about it, but Dropkick Murphy's always sells proudly made in America merchandise only. And here's the bet I'd like to make. If you lose the bet, we switch shirts, okay? If you win the bet, I give you $100 in the shirts, right? That's why I said you can't lose, right?
So, I don't know if you guys are aware, because we don't go around f***ing bragging about it, but Dropkick Murphy's always sells proudly made in America merchandise only. And here's the bet I'd like to make. If you lose the bet, we switch shirts, okay? If you win the bet, I give you $100 in the shirts, right? That's why I said you can't lose, right?
So, I don't know if you guys are aware, because we don't go around f***ing bragging about it, but Dropkick Murphy's always sells proudly made in America merchandise only. And here's the bet I'd like to make. If you lose the bet, we switch shirts, okay? If you win the bet, I give you $100 in the shirts, right? That's why I said you can't lose, right?
So, he is a good sport. He's taking the shirt off. We're taking crime off the streets. God bless your fucking heart. That's a good sport. You get one proudly made in America dropkick Murphy shirt.
So, he is a good sport. He's taking the shirt off. We're taking crime off the streets. God bless your fucking heart. That's a good sport. You get one proudly made in America dropkick Murphy shirt.
So, he is a good sport. He's taking the shirt off. We're taking crime off the streets. God bless your fucking heart. That's a good sport. You get one proudly made in America dropkick Murphy shirt.
Yeah, so, you know, obviously being around as long as we have and since our very first album, you know, when we started in 96, we've always kind of been this, you know, pro working class, pro union band. And a lot of our politics have been about our experiences in the workforce before we started the band and, you know, family history and unions and union politics and union organizing.
Yeah, so, you know, obviously being around as long as we have and since our very first album, you know, when we started in 96, we've always kind of been this, you know, pro working class, pro union band. And a lot of our politics have been about our experiences in the workforce before we started the band and, you know, family history and unions and union politics and union organizing.
Yeah, so, you know, obviously being around as long as we have and since our very first album, you know, when we started in 96, we've always kind of been this, you know, pro working class, pro union band. And a lot of our politics have been about our experiences in the workforce before we started the band and, you know, family history and unions and union politics and union organizing.
So it's always been near and dear to our heart and our fan base. was lockstep with us. And we had a lot of military support, first responders, rank and file union people. and once that guy came down the escalator, man, and started telling everyone the lie, you know, all of a sudden, you know, a big portion of our fan base is like, what's with this politics all of a sudden?
So it's always been near and dear to our heart and our fan base. was lockstep with us. And we had a lot of military support, first responders, rank and file union people. and once that guy came down the escalator, man, and started telling everyone the lie, you know, all of a sudden, you know, a big portion of our fan base is like, what's with this politics all of a sudden?
So it's always been near and dear to our heart and our fan base. was lockstep with us. And we had a lot of military support, first responders, rank and file union people. and once that guy came down the escalator, man, and started telling everyone the lie, you know, all of a sudden, you know, a big portion of our fan base is like, what's with this politics all of a sudden?
I said, all of a sudden we, one thing I can say is that we have not changed our message from the beginning in 1996 till now. Unfortunately, a lot of people, you know, that, that are in all those categories I mentioned have been tricked to think that a grifter billionaire who wouldn't know how to sit in a room full of regular people is looking out for their best interests.
I said, all of a sudden we, one thing I can say is that we have not changed our message from the beginning in 1996 till now. Unfortunately, a lot of people, you know, that, that are in all those categories I mentioned have been tricked to think that a grifter billionaire who wouldn't know how to sit in a room full of regular people is looking out for their best interests.
I said, all of a sudden we, one thing I can say is that we have not changed our message from the beginning in 1996 till now. Unfortunately, a lot of people, you know, that, that are in all those categories I mentioned have been tricked to think that a grifter billionaire who wouldn't know how to sit in a room full of regular people is looking out for their best interests.
So my goal is not to come out on stage and parade our fans. Those two instances you just showed, the second one that you showed in Florida, when I did the wager with the guy, he was actually a very good sport, you know, and, and, you know, he lost the bet and he took off his shirt and it was good. And after the show, and I was talking to fans down front, he was there.
So my goal is not to come out on stage and parade our fans. Those two instances you just showed, the second one that you showed in Florida, when I did the wager with the guy, he was actually a very good sport, you know, and, and, you know, he lost the bet and he took off his shirt and it was good. And after the show, and I was talking to fans down front, he was there.
So my goal is not to come out on stage and parade our fans. Those two instances you just showed, the second one that you showed in Florida, when I did the wager with the guy, he was actually a very good sport, you know, and, and, you know, he lost the bet and he took off his shirt and it was good. And after the show, and I was talking to fans down front, he was there.
And I said, Hey, thanks for being a good sport. And he said, I've been coming to see you for 20 years and I don't let politics and I consider you family and I don't let politics come between family. And I was like, man, that gave me a lot of hope, you know, that, that we can come back together because ultimately if you,