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Ken Russell

πŸ‘€ Speaker
270 total appearances

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The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
#BecauseMiami: A Miracle Has Happened

No, he didn't have nothing to gain. He has no idea what he voted for last month. He really believes that he voted for it. He said, we never even voted on those public benefits. We just talked about it. Oh, that's bullshit. That's a lie. We voted hard. And so he just took an extra $2.5 million for his district, which a commissioner can assign themselves anyway. That's not for the mayor to dole out.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
#BecauseMiami: A Miracle Has Happened

No, he didn't have nothing to gain. He has no idea what he voted for last month. He really believes that he voted for it. He said, we never even voted on those public benefits. We just talked about it. Oh, that's bullshit. That's a lie. We voted hard. And so he just took an extra $2.5 million for his district, which a commissioner can assign themselves anyway. That's not for the mayor to dole out.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
#BecauseMiami: A Miracle Has Happened

So he gained nothing, but he actually solidified the bad decision of Mel Reese now in the end after 10 years of voting against it. I voted for it after getting the concessions that I needed in 2018. I was reelected overwhelmingly in 2019. No runoff, multiple candidates, double-digit win. My first raceβ€” Promised you wouldn't run for higher office and then ran for higher office.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
#BecauseMiami: A Miracle Has Happened

So he gained nothing, but he actually solidified the bad decision of Mel Reese now in the end after 10 years of voting against it. I voted for it after getting the concessions that I needed in 2018. I was reelected overwhelmingly in 2019. No runoff, multiple candidates, double-digit win. My first raceβ€” Promised you wouldn't run for higher office and then ran for higher office.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
#BecauseMiami: A Miracle Has Happened

And so in the last 10 months of my second term, after eight years in office, yeah, I decided to run for Congress. Seven years. I was quite frustrated. No, yeah, out of the full eight years, I left in the last 10 months. So, yes, I did run for Congress. If that's a sin for someone to go for higher office, then I'm guilty. But as far as the Mel Rees curse, that has yet to be written yet.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
#BecauseMiami: A Miracle Has Happened

And so in the last 10 months of my second term, after eight years in office, yeah, I decided to run for Congress. Seven years. I was quite frustrated. No, yeah, out of the full eight years, I left in the last 10 months. So, yes, I did run for Congress. If that's a sin for someone to go for higher office, then I'm guilty. But as far as the Mel Rees curse, that has yet to be written yet.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
#BecauseMiami: A Miracle Has Happened

We're going to see how voters feel about that, because whether you believe they understood it or not, voters wanted soccer to come. There's a stadium that's halfway built now. Messi's in town. Beckham's here. There is an excitement about that. Messi will never play in that stadium. Probably right. But it's supposed to be done by next year.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
#BecauseMiami: A Miracle Has Happened

We're going to see how voters feel about that, because whether you believe they understood it or not, voters wanted soccer to come. There's a stadium that's halfway built now. Messi's in town. Beckham's here. There is an excitement about that. Messi will never play in that stadium. Probably right. But it's supposed to be done by next year.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
#BecauseMiami: A Miracle Has Happened

And they're not allowed to get their CO until they finish those new parks. Over 100 acres of new parks. Do you think that's going to happen? First of all, they're slapping this thing up.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
#BecauseMiami: A Miracle Has Happened

And they're not allowed to get their CO until they finish those new parks. Over 100 acres of new parks. Do you think that's going to happen? First of all, they're slapping this thing up.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
#BecauseMiami: A Miracle Has Happened

No, I think voters will decide. No, not about the administration, but I think voters will decide how important this is to them. I think it should be very important if they cheat on the deal. But as far as the original deal goes that was struck and memorialized, that's for the voters to decide whether that was correct or not. And personally...

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
#BecauseMiami: A Miracle Has Happened

No, I think voters will decide. No, not about the administration, but I think voters will decide how important this is to them. I think it should be very important if they cheat on the deal. But as far as the original deal goes that was struck and memorialized, that's for the voters to decide whether that was correct or not. And personally...

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
#BecauseMiami: A Miracle Has Happened

I didn't give a shit that a government subsidized country club golf course was going to disappear and something better come of it. And I don't, you know, you may love golf, but the kids that played there weren't even allowed to sit down. It was so contaminated.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
#BecauseMiami: A Miracle Has Happened

I didn't give a shit that a government subsidized country club golf course was going to disappear and something better come of it. And I don't, you know, you may love golf, but the kids that played there weren't even allowed to sit down. It was so contaminated.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
#BecauseMiami: A Miracle Has Happened

This wasn't golf versus soccer. This was how I wanted it to be a fair deal. The voters had to approve it. They did overwhelmingly. And then I had to make sure the deal had teeth. They are violating those teeth.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
#BecauseMiami: A Miracle Has Happened

This wasn't golf versus soccer. This was how I wanted it to be a fair deal. The voters had to approve it. They did overwhelmingly. And then I had to make sure the deal had teeth. They are violating those teeth.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
#BecauseMiami: A Miracle Has Happened

You tried to fire them. And now the lease is in violation of the vote we took. And if they still follow it in practice, great. But they're not. And they're undoing it. And they should be held liable for that. They should be held accountable for that. And those hundred acres of new park should still be built and finished.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
#BecauseMiami: A Miracle Has Happened

You tried to fire them. And now the lease is in violation of the vote we took. And if they still follow it in practice, great. But they're not. And they're undoing it. And they should be held liable for that. They should be held accountable for that. And those hundred acres of new park should still be built and finished.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
#BecauseMiami: A Miracle Has Happened

I voted to fire him because he wanted to leave. I was against what was done to him, and I'm not part of the lawsuit he's brought. He's brought the lawsuit against three commissioners in the city, and in fact, I expect to be subpoenaed very soon on that case that's ongoing.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
#BecauseMiami: A Miracle Has Happened

I voted to fire him because he wanted to leave. I was against what was done to him, and I'm not part of the lawsuit he's brought. He's brought the lawsuit against three commissioners in the city, and in fact, I expect to be subpoenaed very soon on that case that's ongoing.