October 23, 2025 • 39 mins
Former U.S. Senator Scott Brown now has a more competitive Senate race up in New Hampshire after former U.S. Senator John Sununu decided to enter the race! Brown served as a senator representing Massachusetts before he went on to serve as the United States ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa during President Trump’s first term in office. Scott Brown checked in to discuss his campaign and share his reaction to John Sununu entering the race!
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
It's Nightside with Dan Ray on l WBZ, Boston's news radio.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
Thank you very much, Dan Watkins. We are delighted to
welcome back to Nightside former Massachusetts United States Senator Scott Brown.
Scott Brown, welcome back to the show. It's been a while.
How are you this evening.
Speaker 3 (00:22):
I'm well, I'm well. It's good to speak to you
and speak to all your listeners. I appreciate it.
Speaker 2 (00:27):
Well, I did some research today and never before in
the history of this country, and I think I did
pretty good research. Have two former United States senators squared
off in a primary to win, you know, the nomination
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of in this case the Republican Party to be the
standard bearer in a race in New Hampshire in twenty
twenty six. This has never happened before. Scott.
Speaker 3 (00:58):
Well, what's even more interesting is that we live about
four miles away from each other.
Speaker 2 (01:04):
You're both in Rye, New Hampshire. Okay, So my understanding
is that you and Senator Son, who obviously who did
not serve at the same time, John Sun who was
elected and I guess it was two thousand and two
and was defeated by Jean Shaheen in two thousand and eight.
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You obviously won that special election down here in Massachusetts,
and the line that I remember in that case, no
one thought you would win, well, very few people thought
you would win because obviously there was a long held
seat held by Ted Kennedy, and there was a moderator
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who referred to it as the Kennedy seat, and you
jumped right on that and said, no, it's the people's seat.
How do you look at this race. You've been you've
been announced as a candidate, it's been clear you're running.
Have you fully announced at this point?
Speaker 3 (02:04):
Yeah, yeah, of course. Yeah. I was the first guy
in the race. And because I mean, I think people
need to kind of step back and just remember that
when I got back from serving overseas, I was thinking
of running against her, because as you know, I barely lost.
But I think it was sixteen thousand votes out of
five hundred thousand. And that's when they had the ability
to have people come in from all over and say, hey,
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did you vote? No, do you have a license? No,
you're domiciled here? Oh yeah yeah, yeah, all right, fill
this paper out and you can vote.
Speaker 2 (02:33):
I think what they asked him, I think they ask him,
are you breathing.
Speaker 3 (02:36):
And it's in a hotel. You could stay at a
hotel last night and you could have voted. Well, you
know that they brought in a ton of people. I
understood that was about forty thousand that day and they voted.
And I think it affected the election for sure, But
the legislature and their wisdom fixed it. You know, they
don't allow that anymore. So that's that's a good thing.
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And so I was going to run against her. She heard,
and so she retired. So Chris Pappus, who's a Democrat,
makes AOC look like Rush Limbaugh compared to compared to him,
and he said, yeah, he wants a promotion. I want
a stronger America. And so then I was going to
run against Gene and she retired. Chris is in there,
and so Chris Sununu said, I said, Chris, you're going
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to run. He goes, no, I'm not running, and then
I am running. I'm not running. I am running. So
he got downe and got the President's endorsement. And then
he said, well, I'm not running. So I said, okay, good,
I'm going to run anyone else you know, and no, no, no,
So I'm in I was in. We raised one hundred
at one point two million dollars last quarter, which is
a huge number. We have about eight hundred endorsers from
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New Hampshire and a lot of excitement and still but
you know, a couple of days ago John e was
surprisingly announced and you said, yes, John back in two
thousand and two, that's when Tom Brady was the four
string quarterback. It was I think eight years before we
broke the curse of the Vambino and built Clinton was president,
if I'm not mistaken, So you know, coming out of retirement,
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you know, I'm not quite sure why he's got.
Speaker 2 (04:07):
No George Boys In two thousand and two, Bush forty
three had.
Speaker 3 (04:12):
H Well that's when he was in the House. I'm
probably thinking. But yeah, it's been a long time.
Speaker 2 (04:17):
Yeah, yeah, no, no, yes, that's right, sooner had been
in the House of Representatives. Now, I just want you
to respond to he did an announcement yesterday. Would by
the way, for the audience, He's more than welcome to
conn the program. We've invited him. As a matter of fact,
I believe one of his representatives or press people tonight
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told media people told Marita, our producer, that he probably
would be available next week. So all we have at
this point is his campaign announcement, and it was a
very interesting way to kick off a campaign in New Hampshire.
Let me just play a little bit and I want
to get you to react to this. Scott, this is Rob.
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Please play forty two A. This is a former US
Senator john s News announcement that he's going to seek
the Republican nomination up in New Hampshire as well.
Speaker 4 (05:11):
Part one, Rob, it's been a while since you elected
me to serve New Hampshire, and boy of things changed.
Washington's never been perfect, It's not meant to be. But
when I was there, people with different opinions could get together,
work things out and come to solutions. That made a
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real difference. But now Congress just seems loud, dysfunctional, even angry.
But granted, staters still talk. We don't always agree, but
we respect one another and work together for the common good.
That's the New Hampshire way.
Speaker 2 (05:50):
So I guess that's going to be the theme of
former Senator snu news campaign. Is that is that close
to the name of your campaign?
Speaker 3 (06:01):
Well, you know, times have changed since he's been there,
and it's the whole go along, get along, be a
nice guy. You know, it's kind of a disservice to
what's happening with President Trump trying to put the genie
back in the bottle, with all the disasters of the
Biden administration. You know, the New Hampshire wants a fighter
up there, somebody who's going to go and get things done.
(06:22):
And yes, of course this consensus. I did it when
I was the forty first Senator and stuffed the Democrats'
super majority in twenty ten. You know, working across the isle,
I got past the insider trading bill within six months
of me being there. But there's also a mechanism to fight.
You know, you need to go down there and fight
for the things you care about and that this country
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needs to get done. That is securing our borders continuous,
so that is supporting our law enforcement officials, that is
making sure that we are a strong foreign policy country
and dealing with a lot of these situations that are
happening around the world. And respectfully, I mean, I like
the sooner in a family. I don't know John. I
met him once after I won the early election, and
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you know, he kind of said, hey, how you doing okay?
By But you know, Chris is a very nice guy.
I love the Father. Actually that that campaign ad sounds
like the advice the Father gave me, you know when
I met with a folk from over the phone. So
that being said, I mean, I'll put my military experience
thirty nine years retired as a colonel, and then my
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international experience almost four years as ambassador overseas at New Zealand,
Cook New A, Samoa, and our interest in inductor against
him or you know, Chris Pappus or quite frankly, anyone else.
So yeah, it's going to be fun. I'm not going anywhere,
and I wish him well and you know, we'll see
what happens.
Speaker 2 (07:45):
By the way, don't downplayed in the New Zealand ambassadorship.
That was That's a very important post, a very important posting.
It's a country that most people don't know a lot about.
But correct me if I'm wrong. But you have that
groups called the.
Speaker 3 (07:58):
Five Eyes, Yeah, oh yeah, five Visors an intelligence security
relationship New Zealand, US, Canada, Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand.
I chose it because of that. It's what they do
is they anticipate a human drug and child trafficking issues,
cyber attacks, criminal enterprises, you know, making sure the world
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is a safer place, you know, trying to find common
ground and working together as strong partners and allies. You know,
excuse me, I did trade deals. We doubled the christ
Church massacre, the White White Island volcanoes, you know, tragedies
all over, built up the military mill mill relationships that
we have and you know, as an honor to serve,
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for sure, we certainly increased our presence in that region
and the relationship it was fantastic. I was with the
Deputy Prime Minister acting Prime Minister a couple of weeks
ago at the UN conference that they had, and we're
still working on stuff with them, you know, indicating that
you know, it was one of their best, not the
best in Bastador they had, because I was very concerned
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about that relationship and making sure that little old New
Zealand with five million people, you know, got represented in
the world and in that in that five eyes relationship.
And they did an amazing job. And it was, as
they said, in honor to serve, let me do this.
Speaker 2 (09:18):
Guy. We're going to take a break. I'll invite people
to call and ask questions. If you've never had a
chance to talk to a legitimate candidate, this is your opportunity.
Six one seven, two, five four ten thirty or six
one seven nine three one ten thirty. If you're from
New Hampshire, I'll give you a little bit of a priority.
Feel free to join the conversation if you're from anywhere else,
(09:40):
If you're from Massachusetts or anywhere else, I would love
to hear from you as well. Questions for Scott Brown.
He is in the race to win it. I don't
think that either one of these candidates are going to
walk away from it. Uh. He's been working at it
a little longer. He said. He has eight hundred endorsements
from people in New Hampshire. Uh that's that's a pretty
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good head start. But we will see. And I do
know we're going to talk a little bit about you
had conversations with Chris Snunhu, John Sunu's brother before you
get in the race. I want to maybe drill down
on those a little bit because I suspect that you
probably talk I might be wrong here, but I suppose
you probably compared notes with Chris Sinunu as to what
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his plans were. But you probably did not compare notes
with John Sanunu. Not that you would have had to,
that's for sure. But Chris Snuna is a very popular governor,
was leaving the governor's office. So will we'll take a break,
join the conversation six one seven, two, four ten thirty
six one seven, nine ten thirty gets you on the radio.
Whatever question of comment, compliment, criticism, you know, be polite,
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but feel free to to speak your mind. Here one
night Side coming right back right after.
Speaker 1 (10:50):
This, You're on Night Side with Dan Ray on w BZY,
Boston's news radio.
Speaker 2 (10:58):
Back with Scott Brown. Scott, let me very quickly just
talk to you about I assume that you and former
governors s Chris, who had some conversations. I don't want
to impose on those conversations, but he was it was
no speculation that he might look for for this nomination.
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Was that a factor for you in any way, shape
or form, or will you win this race no matter what?
Speaker 3 (11:27):
Well, listen, Chris, you know got the president's endorsement. You know,
he went down there and he got it. But you know, yeah,
of course our conversations are private. But let's just leave
it that I like Chris a lot. I thought he's
done a great job as a governor, and he worked
for eight years doing this and I think they make
one hundred and twenty five thousand. He's got a family,
and you know, he deserves to go out there and
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you know, make it, make a living in another area
where he gave so much for the state of New Hampshire.
You know, I probably, you know, would have deferred potentially,
but it was clear that he wasn't doing it. And
when he said he wasn't, I was, I just jumped in.
So yeah, you know, I'm not looking back for sure.
Speaker 2 (12:08):
Yeah, so you did what I think a person who
understands that the goal in a race like this is
to take back a seat. I mean, this is one
of the few seats that the Republicans could pick up,
or have some seats to defend, but this is a
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seat that the Republicans could pick up in twenty twenty six,
which can make a huge difference. Now, you mentioned that
Chris had an endorsement from the President. So did did
Trump say I want him to run or if he runs,
I would endorse him.
Speaker 3 (12:47):
No. No, he went down there and it was national
news that he endorsed the president and then a couple
of days later he said he wasn't going to move forward.
That's when I said, well I am, but listen, you
know that's all well and good four months ago now.
But you know, one thing is John Johnson, who is
definitely not Chris, you know, and you know he's he's
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got a lot of a lot of questions to answer
for people here, and I think we all want, whether
it's John Chris, the President, and everybody listening in Hampshire
who wants to change, you know, we want to flip
a seat. And that's that's the goal. Because with North Carolina, Michigan, Georgia, Kentucky, Ohio, Iowa,
Texas and now Maine and play, I think New Hampshire
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and Michigan are the only two open seats. I think
New Hampshire care determined who controls the Senate. So so
picture this, Okay, let's just say hypothetically, you know, we
lose the House in the Senate, well then the la
air against the President's team, the cabinet and everything just
stops cold. That's being moved forward, and that's concerning to
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me and I think everyone else. All the efforts closing
the border, you know, making us safe and secure, world power,
world leader, you know, keeping our seats stafe. I believe
that stops. We'll picture this. We lose in twenty twenty eight,
they win the presidency of the House, the Senate. Well,
what's the first thing they're going to do. And I'm
not making this up, They've already said this, but you
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know you put it all together. Well, they're going to
get They're going to get rid of the fill of uster.
The next thing they want to do is stack the
Supreme Court, add more Supreme Court justices, so you know,
instead of the amount we have now, they'll add three
or four more so they always have a majority, to
make them exceedingly liberal. The third thing they're going to
do is actually take the DC, Puerto Rico, and other
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territories and make them states, get more senators, more representatives,
and that way we either Republicans will never ever be
in charge. They will never be controlling the House, the Senate.
The Supreme Court will start chipping away at our rights,
the Second Amendment, rights, freedom rights, the imposed in DEI.
I mean, it's just going to be a completely different country.
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That's what potentially could happen. And because that's what they're
and I'm not making like I said, I'm not making
this up. They've made it crystal clear. That's the goal.
So people have a choice, you know, they can get involved.
And that's why I got involved. One of the main
reasons is so we wouldn't have a Chris Pappas. It's
nothing to do with Johnson, and I really could care less,
you know, it's about changing the seat for a young
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man who basically believes in men and boys and women
and girls' sports, open borders, sanctuary cities, lied about Joe
Biden's mental and physical acuity, hasn't supported the president in anything,
even when he bombed Iran and got rid of a
big bully and our amazing airmen and soldiers did an
amazing job and couldn't say congratulations, you know. Endorsed by
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Elizabeth Warren, Adam Schiff AOC. You know, he's like mom
Donnie light. So that's that's what we're up against, and
that's why I'm running.
Speaker 2 (15:49):
I think, by the way, just parenthetically that ironically, I
will say this that one element of a potential peace
prize for Donald Trump is having taken a nuclear player
off the stage, off the world stage of nuclear players,
and I think that was very effective tactic that he took.
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I want to come back to the whole question. You've
laid this out very well. Why you you support the president?
Do you have any doubt in your mind who Donald
Trump is going to endorse in this primary?
Speaker 3 (16:27):
Well, yeah, he's pretty busy right now, and he's got
Donald The President's going to do whatever he's going to do. Obviously,
I was the first mainstream guy to endorse him. I
was his ambassador, and you know, I support what he's
doing now in terms of securing the border and doing
you know what he did with Iran, trying to get
the peace deal in obviously Israel, with Hamas, trying to
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get a peace deal with Ukraine in Russia. All the
things that he's done, you know, I believe are correct.
It was a course correction that we needed to do
because Joe Biden and Kamala that just sent us down
a path that is just looking. You can't imagine like
where we would be today quite honestly, with everything that's
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going on, It's hit every day you wake up, it's
something new. I don't know what the President's going to do,
but I can tell you that DC always has tries
to play a role in local state government and state elections,
whether they're federal or sometimes even state. And I know that,
you know, they're doing it now and they will probably
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continue to do it. But this isn't going to be
won by DC. And DC has a terrible record of
picking winners and losers. And don't forget when you have
like the NRSC and the Senate Leadership Fund and all
those people trying to get involved in this race and
supporting you know, Sonunu over me. And these are the
same guys that haven't can't even open the government, you know,
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and here they are, they want to come and play
politics in the Hampton. I can tell you I'm on
the ground the basis support that we have, the folks
that like it feels like twenty ten, then it really
does the amount of support. And a lot of those
people that were with me in twenty ten they've since
left Massachusetts because of what's happening there. And they remember
that historic they were I and we stopped that Democrat supermajority.
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So the Republicans had an opportunity to actually battle, you know,
and and do things. But we only had forty one
and you know, it was.
Speaker 4 (18:24):
It was.
Speaker 3 (18:25):
It was definitely an interesting time in our country's history.
Speaker 2 (18:28):
So I remember, well it was a critical, critical victory
and a victory that very few people anticipated. I got
to tell you.
Speaker 3 (18:38):
And I just one second d I was cleaning up
my office, which is a total disaster, and I found
the pictures of you in Martha and me in ther
in your studio, in the studio, and they're big, They're
like massive pictures. They're like eleven by fourteen or larger.
Speaker 2 (18:57):
Don't lose those, don't throw those ways.
Speaker 3 (19:00):
I found him, and you know, it was. It was
such a time. I remember that she wouldn't even look
at me or answer a question. It was so funny,
and he just kept pushing her and pushing.
Speaker 2 (19:09):
I remember the night that she came in. It was
I think it was the Friday night before the election,
and I asked her a very innocuous question, I thought, uh,
which which was why President Obama was coming in to
campaign for her. That I think it was Sunday afternoon
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at Northeastern, and I asked her, gee, you know, what
do you think about President Obama coming in? And I
would assume that the answer would have been, well, anytime
the President of the United States would go that that
that would be the answer. But somehow someone had said
to attorney the Attorney General that, well, Rudy Giuliani had
been campaigning for you that day, uh in Boston. And
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Rudy Giuliani is a Yankee fan. And I said, well,
you know, Scott Brown's also been endorsed by Kurt Shilling.
And she said, another Yankee. I know, I said, Kurt
Chilling of the Bloody Red Sox. You weren't in the study.
This was just the one I want to interview with her.
And she said, yes, yes, that her her. She had
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three aides who were like waving their hands frantically in
front of her face and she h. She said, well
maybe not. And and that with the comments that you
you were out campaigning and shaking hands and with folks
outside the garden and all of that everything, you know,
it all came together for you and you want it.
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I will tell you this, I kind of imagined that
that Donald Trump would not endorse you in this race.
Speaker 3 (20:45):
After no, if he does, great, If he doesn't, you know,
I just continue to march on.
Speaker 2 (20:50):
Sure, No, I know that. Let me take a quick
break here for some news at the bottom of the air.
I want you to take some phone calls, and I
want people to have an opportunity to ask you questions
six one seven, two, five, four ten thirty or or
last night. I did an hour at this time, and
there were several people in New Hampshire who called and
expressed a preference for you, and UH if they would
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like to call back and tell that to your UH directly,
there's nothing wrong with that either. Six one seven, two, five,
four ten thirty, six one seven ninth three one ten
thirty join the conversation and talked to Scott Brown, running
for US Senate. I'll also want to make sure that
we give you an opportunity to get the address. I
assume you got websites and everything work.
Speaker 3 (21:33):
Brown dot com.
Speaker 2 (21:34):
All right, okay, you were prepped for that, Scott Brown started.
Scott Brown is my guest, and UH, if I don't forget,
be sure to say AI to my my good friend
Gail Gail.
Speaker 3 (21:45):
Huff, she's listening.
Speaker 2 (21:47):
I okay, all right, it's a family affair. All right,
We'll be right back on night's side with Scott Brown again.
One line at six one, seven, two, five, four, ten
thirty and there's a couple at six one, seven, nine, three,
one thirty. Let's let him up. Coming back after.
Speaker 1 (22:02):
This, It's Night Side with Dan Ray on wb Boston's
news radio.
Speaker 2 (22:08):
A Scott Brown. Let's go to some phone calls for you.
See what people happen to thank you? All set?
Speaker 3 (22:14):
Yeah, here we go.
Speaker 2 (22:15):
Uh first up tonight, it says Dave in Wyoming. But Dave,
I see it's a six' oh three area code, So
explain that one to us.
Speaker 5 (22:25):
I'm in New Hampshire resident visiting Wyoming.
Speaker 2 (22:27):
All right, and you're listening to Night's Side. Yeah, that's
an honor your first time caller.
Speaker 5 (22:35):
No, you've talked to me many times.
Speaker 2 (22:36):
Okay, well good. How's Wyoming? I hope it hasn't started
to snow there yet.
Speaker 5 (22:41):
Wyoming is the sixteenth freest state in the Union, and
New Hampshire is the freest state in the Union, according
to the Mercado's Institute.
Speaker 2 (22:49):
Okay, well, you're al with Scott Brown. What's your question
of comment for him?
Speaker 4 (22:52):
Dave?
Speaker 6 (22:53):
So in New Hampshire, we have a poll showing forty
two percent support of Survey USA poll is showing forty
two percent support for an independence referendum. What would you
do if New Hampshire declared independence.
Speaker 3 (23:07):
Yeah, that's up to the legislature to do. I wouldn't
support it. I believe we are one of the greatest
states in the country and we have a great country
and we are strong when we're together.
Speaker 5 (23:19):
Do you think that in New Hampshire it is good
for us? I mean we're going to wind up eventually
governed by Biden's faction again, if we're still in the Union.
Why do you think that we should have to continue
being governed by Democrats at the time.
Speaker 3 (23:31):
Well, we are in the Union now and we are
governed by obviously an administration that is not by an administration.
And the way we get around that is to make
sure we all get out and vote and participate in
the process.
Speaker 5 (23:45):
Would you advocate or vote for the use of force
against New Hampshire if it were to declare independence.
Speaker 3 (23:52):
Yeah, listen, yeah, I.
Speaker 2 (23:53):
Think we're going off into la la land here. David.
Very happy that you're in Wyoming tonight and and I
wish you were a lovely night there. But I think
the questions I know who you are now, you're my
libertarian friend. Who I think is you should run for
office Dave up in New Hampshire. I'm sure you would
get the support of a lot of people in New
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Hampshire and run for the state legislature up there and
try to put some of your ideas in motion. Again,
I think by calling a talk show and hectoring me
or hectoring Scott Brown with questions really is probably not
the most effective way. Would you like to plank this
fellow for me, Rob, because I think Dave is in Wyoming,
And a little walk down the plank and a little
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bit of a swim. Thanks Dave, hope you don't have
to swim back. Let's go next to Bill in Pennsylvania. Bill,
how are you tonight?
Speaker 6 (24:44):
I'm doing good.
Speaker 5 (24:45):
Dan.
Speaker 6 (24:45):
Hey. Now this is the Scott Brown that drove his
pickup truck across the Massachusetts right.
Speaker 3 (24:55):
That's correct, Yeah, I have I still have a pickup trucks.
It's my I think third or fourth GMC canyon. They
we had three hundred and eighty three thousand miles on
that truck. We Now, there's a great benchmaker here in
New Hampshire and they made it into a bench the
actual tailgate of it, so it's still here in spirit.
Speaker 6 (25:15):
I was rooting for you last time, Scott, and I
appreciate all you've done for our country. And I remember
when you were running last time, seeing your whole family
up one stage, and it was a it was good
to good to see your family up there. And I'm
just wondering, you know, I did a little bit of
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math today, and you know, for years and years and years,
all we heard was the number eleven million, eleven million
illegal immigrants that went on for about ten years. Now,
by by my account, we've got to be up to
maybe twenty million. But if you take twenty million, okay,
and divide it into three thousand, two hundred counties, that
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means every county in the United States has at least
six six thousand illegal immigrants. Now it's a fear of mind,
of course, that the Democrats would take power again and immediately, okay,
open the border again, because there there strategy to open
the border like that was it to flood areas where
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they can get more representation. So I'm not voting up there.
Of course, we have a Senator Fetterman here in Pennsylvania,
and he's come around. I think you could when you
get in there, you can work with John Fetterman pretty good.
But it's just it's just the last the four years
of well it started when Obama was around, I think,
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but the four years of Biden. I mean that open
border was bill.
Speaker 2 (26:45):
How about how about a question here for for a
senator abroad? And I think he knows where you stand here.
What's the question?
Speaker 6 (26:52):
Question? Is this? My question is this Scott Okay? When
should President Trump declare martial law?
Speaker 2 (26:59):
Oh?
Speaker 3 (27:00):
Yeah, well, first of all, I don't think he should
declare martial law. I think what's happening right now they
are within the law to be sure we get rid
of people that are here illegally and that they are
old gang members and others. Like they're doing right now.
I think he's doing a good job getting rid of
those folks in Ice. Are doing their job, and if
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the people opposing it don't like it, then they can
go and change the law. They are acting within the law.
And you know the whole King's thing that say, oh
no kings, Well listen, if he was a king, the
government would be open, number one. If he was a king,
they wouldn't have been able to protest on government property,
you know, the parks and things like that. And if
he was so whole that whole thing is just is
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just is just crazy to me. We have a serious
problem that was created by Joe Biden and Kamala Harris,
and there's an amazing opportunity to fix it. And if
we don't fix it, I mean, you saw you just
heard was it yesterday today? Somebody was here illegally, they
had a driver's license and they killed three people.
Speaker 2 (28:03):
So about by the way, that guy was twenty one
years old.
Speaker 3 (28:08):
And drugs and he was under the influence. And so
when when do we do something about these things? You know,
a lot of the folks on the left say, well,
it's just an isolated ancident. We're going to change everything,
because no, it's not isolated. There's so many incidents like that.
And god forbid, it's our one of ours, one of yours.
And so the president does a job, that's why.
Speaker 6 (28:29):
And we got we got ill, we got illegals running
being superintendent of schools too.
Speaker 3 (28:35):
Yeah, well they but they found him, didn't they. And
with regard to Federman, yeah, I think he should be
the leader of the Democratic Party. Is the only one
down there that makes sense. Schumer is a joke, you know,
he's all scared of AOC. They should open the government immediately.
This is something that they put in. They put in
these provisions, and they knew they were going to sunset,
and here we are. They could have done things long
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before this particular situation, and they want to whole I mean,
you saw Massachusetts own number two and the Congresswoman Clark said, well,
this is the only leverage we have is to make
people suffer a little bit.
Speaker 2 (29:11):
But by the way, I just happened. Hold on for
a second, Bill, hold on for a second. Okay, I
just happen to have that SoundBite. Yes I do, because
I think it's interesting. Scott just mentioned it. I'd like
to play that so people can understand what Scott's referring to. Rob.
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I'd like you to pay play for me. Please cut thirteen.
I think this is instructive. Go ahead, please, Rob.
Speaker 7 (29:38):
I mean, shutdowns are terrible, and of course there will
be you know, families that are going to suffer. We
take that responsibility very seriously. But it is one of
the few leverage times we have.
Speaker 2 (29:55):
Scott, why don't you respond to the House Minority whip.
Speaker 3 (30:01):
Unbelievable. It's just unbelievable. It's callous, it's it's wrong. There's
no reason for it. If they want to negotiate, then
open the government and go through the process and negotiate.
You know, they have had plenty of opportunities, and that's
the problem with what happens in DC. They wait to
the very very end and then it's like, oh, we
got to do it, we got to do it. Then
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people don't really have an opportunity to do their jobs properly.
And that's a lack of leadership in some respects. They
knew these provisions on the extenders for healthcare were going
to expire. They were put in under the Biden administration,
and that they're meant to expire. They should have worked
it through during the when they had the bill that
came forth President that President Trump signed into law that
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had a lot of those issues in there, and they didn't.
Speaker 2 (30:47):
So simple is that bill. Appreciate you, cal I've got
to go. You know, Bill, I know you live in Pennsylvania,
but if you want to have I don't know if
there's a I don't believe you have a Senate election
in Pennsylvania. If you have friends or relatives in pennsyl
you can contact them and let you know you can
let them know how you feel, and you always have
a right to go to Scott Brown dot com, which
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is the campaign's website.
Speaker 3 (31:09):
That's some money, it helps, all right.
Speaker 2 (31:11):
Thank you, Bill, Thank you very much. Good night. Think
you lost them. They take a quick break, coming right back,
final second with Scott Brown coming up. I got John
and Drake and Bob and Dyton and Greg in Dorchester.
Go and try to get them all in coming right
back on night Side.
Speaker 1 (31:25):
It's Night Side with Dan Ray on Boston's news radio.
Speaker 2 (31:30):
Right back to the phone. We're going to go to
John and Drake at John, you're next. Nice time with
Scott Brown.
Speaker 8 (31:34):
Go right ahead, John, Hey, Scott Brown, how are you, sir?
I met you on a number of occasions US Navy
CB and of course thanks for all you did with
your service, sir, Thank you too.
Speaker 3 (31:47):
Yeah, that's great. You know, one of the things I
missed the most is the people in the military after
doing it in almost thirty nine years, you know, you
are some great times and some challenges, but yeah, thank you.
Speaker 8 (31:58):
Yeah, yeah, and I enjoyed that myself. Of course. I
was stationed in portwaye amy Kewell, I have to tell
you I'm a big fan of your Scott. And when
you were in last time, my mom was too. She's
not with us anymore, butch boy, she really enjoyed you
and she loved you. And she had your picture on
the wall in the living room, which you got to
get a good kick out of me and my sister.
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She cut it out of a magazine and she really
enjoyed listened to you speak, and I'll tell you she
was a big fan as well. But I have to
tell you, Scott, what is it going to take us?
And I want to jump on the campaign and I'll
get on your website and get some signs and speak
with your people. What is it going to take for
us to get this government open?
Speaker 3 (32:38):
Well, it's going to take the Democrats, especially in Massachusetts
and New Hampshire, just to say, okay, let's open it
for the people and then we'll sit down and negotiate.
I'm hearing that Senator Tune promised them that they will get,
you know, a hearing and they can bring it to
the floor. And that's all you get. You know, you
have to go and make your case the fact that
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they want to be heard, and they they'll get in
front of the government and their colleagues to make a
decision to vote yeah or nay. I mean, that's what
it's all about. It's sausage making and that. What else
do they want. I mean, they're in the minority. They
knew about this, they did nothing, and now they want
to try to hold everybody hostage. And it's it's just wrong.
It's hurting everyday people. I mean I heard on the
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break that you know, mass shoesters can't even they can't
backfill the cuts that are happening to people's food assistants.
I got that one. I got that when I was younger,
you know, and when my mom was on welfare for
for a period of time. It's abhorrent. So they should
they should open the government and then go to the
drawing board and get things done. That's the Ronald Reagan
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tip O'Neil philosophy of battle by day, but then you
go and get stuff done.
Speaker 2 (33:48):
But I just dad, think John Horn for one second,
if you would, here's the thing that I find ironic.
If I if I understand the Democrats position on this, Scott,
and you probably standing better than I do. Their position
is we will vote to open the government so we
can have a negotiation. But for us to vote to
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open the government, to have a negotiation, you have to
agree to like five or six things that we want
right now before we'll open the government.
Speaker 6 (34:20):
Yeah, it's called war.
Speaker 3 (34:22):
It's a trillion plus dollars of new money that they
want to backfill programs that were cut when the President
signed the omnimous bill that was recently passed. Yeah, it's
just wrong.
Speaker 2 (34:36):
But we're willing to negotiate, but we'll only negotiate after
you concede all the points to us that we theoretically
were negotiating at. It consistent.
Speaker 8 (34:48):
I'm listening to Chuck Schumer real quick, Dan, I'll let
you go. I know you get called calling, but listen.
I was listening to Chuck Schumer and listening to Berdie Sanders.
It is just outlandish what they say and how they're
they're doing this to the people.
Speaker 6 (35:01):
I mean, what's coming up almost on a month.
Speaker 8 (35:04):
These people are gonna lose all their support, all everything's
coming at them and all their food stamps and EBT
and everything.
Speaker 1 (35:11):
It's gonna go.
Speaker 2 (35:12):
John, do me a favorite. It's Scott Brown dot com.
If he's your candidate, support him, you know, get involved.
Speaker 3 (35:22):
Who's going to hang up the phone? Who's donated? It
comes right to right to my phone and the campaign's phone.
So yeah, I get every little bit helps. The dollars
a number stickers, five dollars is a sign, So yeah,
that'd be great.
Speaker 8 (35:34):
Well, I got some folks out there that will do that,
they'll donate money. I'll tell you, Scott, I make a
couple of tames at different fundraisers over the years and
the other best.
Speaker 2 (35:41):
All right, thank you, John, appreciate your call. Maybe get
one more radil before we got to let Scott go.
Greg in Dorchester, Gregory in Dorchester. How are you? Greg Who?
Speaker 3 (35:49):
Good?
Speaker 6 (35:50):
Dan Good?
Speaker 2 (35:52):
You're with your former United States senators He hopes to
be the next senator from New Hampshire. Scott Brown, go ahead,
greg I, Scott.
Speaker 9 (36:01):
How White, Yeah, Greg, I was one of the first
Christs of vote for you in Massachusetts for your run
for Senate. I know, do you remember the Irish festival
and the professor I was going around with the There's.
Speaker 3 (36:17):
An amazing experience. I have a lot of a lot
of good friends in that neighborhood.
Speaker 9 (36:21):
Yeah, Ray Flynn Mayor had time Ambassador Flint.
Speaker 3 (36:26):
Oh, yeah, he's a great man. He's a great man.
Speaker 9 (36:29):
It's a shame that you didn't be Warren, because I
can't God forgive me. I can't stand a woman. She
shouldn't be senator.
Speaker 3 (36:37):
Well, yeah, listen, it was you know, we did well
throughout the state. It was you know, Mae and Nino
sadly decided to, you know, get involved in that race.
That's what really the difference was. After he was given
a speaking role with the d n C. Obama put
him on the plane and when he came back, he
wouldn't even look me in the eye. I said, oh boy,
here we go another another another political problem we have here.
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But he listened. God, God makes things happen for a reason.
I ended up being an ambassador in New Zealand and
Samowa and.
Speaker 2 (37:07):
You are.
Speaker 3 (37:09):
And since then I've been playing with Cheap Trick Warrant
Firehouse to have my own band. So there's a reason
for everything. Greg, Yeah, I met you. I met your
nice wife, Gail Huff.
Speaker 9 (37:22):
Yeah, I was for a long time. I remember her
quite well.
Speaker 4 (37:25):
Well.
Speaker 2 (37:25):
Greg, I gotta let you scoot here because I'm up
against the break. I was talking about you the other
day with that.
Speaker 9 (37:31):
With that good the best, and I'll tell everybody I
can't thank you.
Speaker 3 (37:34):
Greg means a lot for you. Okay, thank you Greg,
than you talk to you Sin.
Speaker 2 (37:39):
Scott Brown, have you back any time some night. If
if once the campkig gets rolling, if we can convince
you and uh and John Sho joined to join us,
that would be a very interesting hour or two.
Speaker 3 (37:54):
Listen when you speak to his so called handlers, just say, Scott,
we'll do it like we did in Martha. We'll sit
us to video, We'll get a studio and we'll sit
down and we'll talk about the issues. I consider that
you did it before in the country.
Speaker 2 (38:08):
If we have to, I consider that a commitment. And
I'll see if he's willing to also extend. We'll see.
We'll see. I think it's going to be a real
interesting race, and I uh, I'll be following it very closely.
Speaker 3 (38:23):
My friend, we'll talk everybody. Go get him. Go to
Scott Brown dot com.
Speaker 2 (38:26):
Thanks, that's that's the website, Scott Brown dot com. Thanks Scott,
thank you so much. We'll talk soon. Have a great night.
When we get back, we're going to talk about this
news conference today of gambling and betting high stake poker
games UH that NBA players were involved in. Players the
allegations players may have tipped off friends and others that
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they were only going to be playing. These are the
so called best. Will you bet on how long the
player is going to play, how many assists, how many points?
This is horrific for basketball. We'll talk about it on
the other side of the ten o'clock News
It's Nightside with Dan Ray on l WBZ, Boston's news radio.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
Thank you very much, Dan Watkins. We are delighted to
welcome back to Nightside former Massachusetts United States Senator Scott Brown.
Scott Brown, welcome back to the show. It's been a while.
How are you this evening.
Speaker 3 (00:22):
I'm well, I'm well. It's good to speak to you
and speak to all your listeners. I appreciate it.
Speaker 2 (00:27):
Well, I did some research today and never before in
the history of this country, and I think I did
pretty good research. Have two former United States senators squared
off in a primary to win, you know, the nomination
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of in this case the Republican Party to be the
standard bearer in a race in New Hampshire in twenty
twenty six. This has never happened before. Scott.
Speaker 3 (00:58):
Well, what's even more interesting is that we live about
four miles away from each other.
Speaker 2 (01:04):
You're both in Rye, New Hampshire. Okay, So my understanding
is that you and Senator Son, who obviously who did
not serve at the same time, John Sun who was
elected and I guess it was two thousand and two
and was defeated by Jean Shaheen in two thousand and eight.
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You obviously won that special election down here in Massachusetts,
and the line that I remember in that case, no
one thought you would win, well, very few people thought
you would win because obviously there was a long held
seat held by Ted Kennedy, and there was a moderator
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who referred to it as the Kennedy seat, and you
jumped right on that and said, no, it's the people's seat.
How do you look at this race. You've been you've
been announced as a candidate, it's been clear you're running.
Have you fully announced at this point?
Speaker 3 (02:04):
Yeah, yeah, of course. Yeah. I was the first guy
in the race. And because I mean, I think people
need to kind of step back and just remember that
when I got back from serving overseas, I was thinking
of running against her, because as you know, I barely lost.
But I think it was sixteen thousand votes out of
five hundred thousand. And that's when they had the ability
to have people come in from all over and say, hey,
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did you vote? No, do you have a license? No,
you're domiciled here? Oh yeah yeah, yeah, all right, fill
this paper out and you can vote.
Speaker 2 (02:33):
I think what they asked him, I think they ask him,
are you breathing.
Speaker 3 (02:36):
And it's in a hotel. You could stay at a
hotel last night and you could have voted. Well, you
know that they brought in a ton of people. I
understood that was about forty thousand that day and they voted.
And I think it affected the election for sure, But
the legislature and their wisdom fixed it. You know, they
don't allow that anymore. So that's that's a good thing.
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And so I was going to run against her. She heard,
and so she retired. So Chris Pappus, who's a Democrat,
makes AOC look like Rush Limbaugh compared to compared to him,
and he said, yeah, he wants a promotion. I want
a stronger America. And so then I was going to
run against Gene and she retired. Chris is in there,
and so Chris Sununu said, I said, Chris, you're going
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to run. He goes, no, I'm not running, and then
I am running. I'm not running. I am running. So
he got downe and got the President's endorsement. And then
he said, well, I'm not running. So I said, okay, good,
I'm going to run anyone else you know, and no, no, no,
So I'm in I was in. We raised one hundred
at one point two million dollars last quarter, which is
a huge number. We have about eight hundred endorsers from
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New Hampshire and a lot of excitement and still but
you know, a couple of days ago John e was
surprisingly announced and you said, yes, John back in two
thousand and two, that's when Tom Brady was the four
string quarterback. It was I think eight years before we
broke the curse of the Vambino and built Clinton was president,
if I'm not mistaken, So you know, coming out of retirement,
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you know, I'm not quite sure why he's got.
Speaker 2 (04:07):
No George Boys In two thousand and two, Bush forty
three had.
Speaker 3 (04:12):
H Well that's when he was in the House. I'm
probably thinking. But yeah, it's been a long time.
Speaker 2 (04:17):
Yeah, yeah, no, no, yes, that's right, sooner had been
in the House of Representatives. Now, I just want you
to respond to he did an announcement yesterday. Would by
the way, for the audience, He's more than welcome to
conn the program. We've invited him. As a matter of fact,
I believe one of his representatives or press people tonight
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told media people told Marita, our producer, that he probably
would be available next week. So all we have at
this point is his campaign announcement, and it was a
very interesting way to kick off a campaign in New Hampshire.
Let me just play a little bit and I want
to get you to react to this. Scott, this is Rob.
(05:00):
Please play forty two A. This is a former US
Senator john s News announcement that he's going to seek
the Republican nomination up in New Hampshire as well.
Speaker 4 (05:11):
Part one, Rob, it's been a while since you elected
me to serve New Hampshire, and boy of things changed.
Washington's never been perfect, It's not meant to be. But
when I was there, people with different opinions could get together,
work things out and come to solutions. That made a
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real difference. But now Congress just seems loud, dysfunctional, even angry.
But granted, staters still talk. We don't always agree, but
we respect one another and work together for the common good.
That's the New Hampshire way.
Speaker 2 (05:50):
So I guess that's going to be the theme of
former Senator snu news campaign. Is that is that close
to the name of your campaign?
Speaker 3 (06:01):
Well, you know, times have changed since he's been there,
and it's the whole go along, get along, be a
nice guy. You know, it's kind of a disservice to
what's happening with President Trump trying to put the genie
back in the bottle, with all the disasters of the
Biden administration. You know, the New Hampshire wants a fighter
up there, somebody who's going to go and get things done.
(06:22):
And yes, of course this consensus. I did it when
I was the forty first Senator and stuffed the Democrats'
super majority in twenty ten. You know, working across the isle,
I got past the insider trading bill within six months
of me being there. But there's also a mechanism to fight.
You know, you need to go down there and fight
for the things you care about and that this country
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needs to get done. That is securing our borders continuous,
so that is supporting our law enforcement officials, that is
making sure that we are a strong foreign policy country
and dealing with a lot of these situations that are
happening around the world. And respectfully, I mean, I like
the sooner in a family. I don't know John. I
met him once after I won the early election, and
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you know, he kind of said, hey, how you doing okay?
By But you know, Chris is a very nice guy.
I love the Father. Actually that that campaign ad sounds
like the advice the Father gave me, you know when
I met with a folk from over the phone. So
that being said, I mean, I'll put my military experience
thirty nine years retired as a colonel, and then my
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international experience almost four years as ambassador overseas at New Zealand,
Cook New A, Samoa, and our interest in inductor against
him or you know, Chris Pappus or quite frankly, anyone else.
So yeah, it's going to be fun. I'm not going anywhere,
and I wish him well and you know, we'll see
what happens.
Speaker 2 (07:45):
By the way, don't downplayed in the New Zealand ambassadorship.
That was That's a very important post, a very important posting.
It's a country that most people don't know a lot about.
But correct me if I'm wrong. But you have that
groups called the.
Speaker 3 (07:58):
Five Eyes, Yeah, oh yeah, five Visors an intelligence security
relationship New Zealand, US, Canada, Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand.
I chose it because of that. It's what they do
is they anticipate a human drug and child trafficking issues,
cyber attacks, criminal enterprises, you know, making sure the world
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is a safer place, you know, trying to find common
ground and working together as strong partners and allies. You know,
excuse me, I did trade deals. We doubled the christ
Church massacre, the White White Island volcanoes, you know, tragedies
all over, built up the military mill mill relationships that
we have and you know, as an honor to serve,
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for sure, we certainly increased our presence in that region
and the relationship it was fantastic. I was with the
Deputy Prime Minister acting Prime Minister a couple of weeks
ago at the UN conference that they had, and we're
still working on stuff with them, you know, indicating that
you know, it was one of their best, not the
best in Bastador they had, because I was very concerned
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about that relationship and making sure that little old New
Zealand with five million people, you know, got represented in
the world and in that in that five eyes relationship.
And they did an amazing job. And it was, as
they said, in honor to serve, let me do this.
Speaker 2 (09:18):
Guy. We're going to take a break. I'll invite people
to call and ask questions. If you've never had a
chance to talk to a legitimate candidate, this is your opportunity.
Six one seven, two, five four ten thirty or six
one seven nine three one ten thirty. If you're from
New Hampshire, I'll give you a little bit of a priority.
Feel free to join the conversation if you're from anywhere else,
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If you're from Massachusetts or anywhere else, I would love
to hear from you as well. Questions for Scott Brown.
He is in the race to win it. I don't
think that either one of these candidates are going to
walk away from it. Uh. He's been working at it
a little longer. He said. He has eight hundred endorsements
from people in New Hampshire. Uh that's that's a pretty
(10:01):
good head start. But we will see. And I do
know we're going to talk a little bit about you
had conversations with Chris Snunhu, John Sunu's brother before you
get in the race. I want to maybe drill down
on those a little bit because I suspect that you
probably talk I might be wrong here, but I suppose
you probably compared notes with Chris Sinunu as to what
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his plans were. But you probably did not compare notes
with John Sanunu. Not that you would have had to,
that's for sure. But Chris Snuna is a very popular governor,
was leaving the governor's office. So will we'll take a break,
join the conversation six one seven, two, four ten thirty
six one seven, nine ten thirty gets you on the radio.
Whatever question of comment, compliment, criticism, you know, be polite,
(10:45):
but feel free to to speak your mind. Here one
night Side coming right back right after.
Speaker 1 (10:50):
This, You're on Night Side with Dan Ray on w BZY,
Boston's news radio.
Speaker 2 (10:58):
Back with Scott Brown. Scott, let me very quickly just
talk to you about I assume that you and former
governors s Chris, who had some conversations. I don't want
to impose on those conversations, but he was it was
no speculation that he might look for for this nomination.
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Was that a factor for you in any way, shape
or form, or will you win this race no matter what?
Speaker 3 (11:27):
Well, listen, Chris, you know got the president's endorsement. You know,
he went down there and he got it. But you know, yeah,
of course our conversations are private. But let's just leave
it that I like Chris a lot. I thought he's
done a great job as a governor, and he worked
for eight years doing this and I think they make
one hundred and twenty five thousand. He's got a family,
and you know, he deserves to go out there and
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you know, make it, make a living in another area
where he gave so much for the state of New Hampshire.
You know, I probably, you know, would have deferred potentially,
but it was clear that he wasn't doing it. And
when he said he wasn't, I was, I just jumped in.
So yeah, you know, I'm not looking back for sure.
Speaker 2 (12:08):
Yeah, so you did what I think a person who
understands that the goal in a race like this is
to take back a seat. I mean, this is one
of the few seats that the Republicans could pick up,
or have some seats to defend, but this is a
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seat that the Republicans could pick up in twenty twenty six,
which can make a huge difference. Now, you mentioned that
Chris had an endorsement from the President. So did did
Trump say I want him to run or if he runs,
I would endorse him.
Speaker 3 (12:47):
No. No, he went down there and it was national
news that he endorsed the president and then a couple
of days later he said he wasn't going to move forward.
That's when I said, well I am, but listen, you
know that's all well and good four months ago now.
But you know, one thing is John Johnson, who is
definitely not Chris, you know, and you know he's he's
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got a lot of a lot of questions to answer
for people here, and I think we all want, whether
it's John Chris, the President, and everybody listening in Hampshire
who wants to change, you know, we want to flip
a seat. And that's that's the goal. Because with North Carolina, Michigan, Georgia, Kentucky, Ohio, Iowa,
Texas and now Maine and play, I think New Hampshire
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and Michigan are the only two open seats. I think
New Hampshire care determined who controls the Senate. So so
picture this, Okay, let's just say hypothetically, you know, we
lose the House in the Senate, well then the la
air against the President's team, the cabinet and everything just
stops cold. That's being moved forward, and that's concerning to
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me and I think everyone else. All the efforts closing
the border, you know, making us safe and secure, world power,
world leader, you know, keeping our seats stafe. I believe
that stops. We'll picture this. We lose in twenty twenty eight,
they win the presidency of the House, the Senate. Well,
what's the first thing they're going to do. And I'm
not making this up, They've already said this, but you
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know you put it all together. Well, they're going to
get They're going to get rid of the fill of uster.
The next thing they want to do is stack the
Supreme Court, add more Supreme Court justices, so you know,
instead of the amount we have now, they'll add three
or four more so they always have a majority, to
make them exceedingly liberal. The third thing they're going to
do is actually take the DC, Puerto Rico, and other
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territories and make them states, get more senators, more representatives,
and that way we either Republicans will never ever be
in charge. They will never be controlling the House, the Senate.
The Supreme Court will start chipping away at our rights,
the Second Amendment, rights, freedom rights, the imposed in DEI.
I mean, it's just going to be a completely different country.
(14:56):
That's what potentially could happen. And because that's what they're
and I'm not making like I said, I'm not making
this up. They've made it crystal clear. That's the goal.
So people have a choice, you know, they can get involved.
And that's why I got involved. One of the main
reasons is so we wouldn't have a Chris Pappas. It's
nothing to do with Johnson, and I really could care less,
you know, it's about changing the seat for a young
(15:19):
man who basically believes in men and boys and women
and girls' sports, open borders, sanctuary cities, lied about Joe
Biden's mental and physical acuity, hasn't supported the president in anything,
even when he bombed Iran and got rid of a
big bully and our amazing airmen and soldiers did an
amazing job and couldn't say congratulations, you know. Endorsed by
(15:41):
Elizabeth Warren, Adam Schiff AOC. You know, he's like mom
Donnie light. So that's that's what we're up against, and
that's why I'm running.
Speaker 2 (15:49):
I think, by the way, just parenthetically that ironically, I
will say this that one element of a potential peace
prize for Donald Trump is having taken a nuclear player
off the stage, off the world stage of nuclear players,
and I think that was very effective tactic that he took.
(16:10):
I want to come back to the whole question. You've
laid this out very well. Why you you support the president?
Do you have any doubt in your mind who Donald
Trump is going to endorse in this primary?
Speaker 3 (16:27):
Well, yeah, he's pretty busy right now, and he's got
Donald The President's going to do whatever he's going to do. Obviously,
I was the first mainstream guy to endorse him. I
was his ambassador, and you know, I support what he's
doing now in terms of securing the border and doing
you know what he did with Iran, trying to get
the peace deal in obviously Israel, with Hamas, trying to
(16:49):
get a peace deal with Ukraine in Russia. All the
things that he's done, you know, I believe are correct.
It was a course correction that we needed to do
because Joe Biden and Kamala that just sent us down
a path that is just looking. You can't imagine like
where we would be today quite honestly, with everything that's
(17:09):
going on, It's hit every day you wake up, it's
something new. I don't know what the President's going to do,
but I can tell you that DC always has tries
to play a role in local state government and state elections,
whether they're federal or sometimes even state. And I know that,
you know, they're doing it now and they will probably
(17:30):
continue to do it. But this isn't going to be
won by DC. And DC has a terrible record of
picking winners and losers. And don't forget when you have
like the NRSC and the Senate Leadership Fund and all
those people trying to get involved in this race and
supporting you know, Sonunu over me. And these are the
same guys that haven't can't even open the government, you know,
(17:51):
and here they are, they want to come and play
politics in the Hampton. I can tell you I'm on
the ground the basis support that we have, the folks
that like it feels like twenty ten, then it really
does the amount of support. And a lot of those
people that were with me in twenty ten they've since
left Massachusetts because of what's happening there. And they remember
that historic they were I and we stopped that Democrat supermajority.
(18:15):
So the Republicans had an opportunity to actually battle, you know,
and and do things. But we only had forty one
and you know, it was.
Speaker 4 (18:24):
It was.
Speaker 3 (18:25):
It was definitely an interesting time in our country's history.
Speaker 2 (18:28):
So I remember, well it was a critical, critical victory
and a victory that very few people anticipated. I got
to tell you.
Speaker 3 (18:38):
And I just one second d I was cleaning up
my office, which is a total disaster, and I found
the pictures of you in Martha and me in ther
in your studio, in the studio, and they're big, They're
like massive pictures. They're like eleven by fourteen or larger.
Speaker 2 (18:57):
Don't lose those, don't throw those ways.
Speaker 3 (19:00):
I found him, and you know, it was. It was
such a time. I remember that she wouldn't even look
at me or answer a question. It was so funny,
and he just kept pushing her and pushing.
Speaker 2 (19:09):
I remember the night that she came in. It was
I think it was the Friday night before the election,
and I asked her a very innocuous question, I thought, uh,
which which was why President Obama was coming in to
campaign for her. That I think it was Sunday afternoon
(19:29):
at Northeastern, and I asked her, gee, you know, what
do you think about President Obama coming in? And I
would assume that the answer would have been, well, anytime
the President of the United States would go that that
that would be the answer. But somehow someone had said
to attorney the Attorney General that, well, Rudy Giuliani had
been campaigning for you that day, uh in Boston. And
(19:53):
Rudy Giuliani is a Yankee fan. And I said, well,
you know, Scott Brown's also been endorsed by Kurt Shilling.
And she said, another Yankee. I know, I said, Kurt
Chilling of the Bloody Red Sox. You weren't in the study.
This was just the one I want to interview with her.
And she said, yes, yes, that her her. She had
(20:14):
three aides who were like waving their hands frantically in
front of her face and she h. She said, well
maybe not. And and that with the comments that you
you were out campaigning and shaking hands and with folks
outside the garden and all of that everything, you know,
it all came together for you and you want it.
(20:39):
I will tell you this, I kind of imagined that
that Donald Trump would not endorse you in this race.
Speaker 3 (20:45):
After no, if he does, great, If he doesn't, you know,
I just continue to march on.
Speaker 2 (20:50):
Sure, No, I know that. Let me take a quick
break here for some news at the bottom of the air.
I want you to take some phone calls, and I
want people to have an opportunity to ask you questions
six one seven, two, five, four ten thirty or or
last night. I did an hour at this time, and
there were several people in New Hampshire who called and
expressed a preference for you, and UH if they would
(21:11):
like to call back and tell that to your UH directly,
there's nothing wrong with that either. Six one seven, two, five,
four ten thirty, six one seven ninth three one ten
thirty join the conversation and talked to Scott Brown, running
for US Senate. I'll also want to make sure that
we give you an opportunity to get the address. I
assume you got websites and everything work.
Speaker 3 (21:33):
Brown dot com.
Speaker 2 (21:34):
All right, okay, you were prepped for that, Scott Brown started.
Scott Brown is my guest, and UH, if I don't forget,
be sure to say AI to my my good friend
Gail Gail.
Speaker 3 (21:45):
Huff, she's listening.
Speaker 2 (21:47):
I okay, all right, it's a family affair. All right,
We'll be right back on night's side with Scott Brown again.
One line at six one, seven, two, five, four, ten
thirty and there's a couple at six one, seven, nine, three,
one thirty. Let's let him up. Coming back after.
Speaker 1 (22:02):
This, It's Night Side with Dan Ray on wb Boston's
news radio.
Speaker 2 (22:08):
A Scott Brown. Let's go to some phone calls for you.
See what people happen to thank you? All set?
Speaker 3 (22:14):
Yeah, here we go.
Speaker 2 (22:15):
Uh first up tonight, it says Dave in Wyoming. But Dave,
I see it's a six' oh three area code, So
explain that one to us.
Speaker 5 (22:25):
I'm in New Hampshire resident visiting Wyoming.
Speaker 2 (22:27):
All right, and you're listening to Night's Side. Yeah, that's
an honor your first time caller.
Speaker 5 (22:35):
No, you've talked to me many times.
Speaker 2 (22:36):
Okay, well good. How's Wyoming? I hope it hasn't started
to snow there yet.
Speaker 5 (22:41):
Wyoming is the sixteenth freest state in the Union, and
New Hampshire is the freest state in the Union, according
to the Mercado's Institute.
Speaker 2 (22:49):
Okay, well, you're al with Scott Brown. What's your question
of comment for him?
Speaker 4 (22:52):
Dave?
Speaker 6 (22:53):
So in New Hampshire, we have a poll showing forty
two percent support of Survey USA poll is showing forty
two percent support for an independence referendum. What would you
do if New Hampshire declared independence.
Speaker 3 (23:07):
Yeah, that's up to the legislature to do. I wouldn't
support it. I believe we are one of the greatest
states in the country and we have a great country
and we are strong when we're together.
Speaker 5 (23:19):
Do you think that in New Hampshire it is good
for us? I mean we're going to wind up eventually
governed by Biden's faction again, if we're still in the Union.
Why do you think that we should have to continue
being governed by Democrats at the time.
Speaker 3 (23:31):
Well, we are in the Union now and we are
governed by obviously an administration that is not by an administration.
And the way we get around that is to make
sure we all get out and vote and participate in
the process.
Speaker 5 (23:45):
Would you advocate or vote for the use of force
against New Hampshire if it were to declare independence.
Speaker 3 (23:52):
Yeah, listen, yeah, I.
Speaker 2 (23:53):
Think we're going off into la la land here. David.
Very happy that you're in Wyoming tonight and and I
wish you were a lovely night there. But I think
the questions I know who you are now, you're my
libertarian friend. Who I think is you should run for
office Dave up in New Hampshire. I'm sure you would
get the support of a lot of people in New
(24:15):
Hampshire and run for the state legislature up there and
try to put some of your ideas in motion. Again,
I think by calling a talk show and hectoring me
or hectoring Scott Brown with questions really is probably not
the most effective way. Would you like to plank this
fellow for me, Rob, because I think Dave is in Wyoming,
And a little walk down the plank and a little
(24:35):
bit of a swim. Thanks Dave, hope you don't have
to swim back. Let's go next to Bill in Pennsylvania. Bill,
how are you tonight?
Speaker 6 (24:44):
I'm doing good.
Speaker 5 (24:45):
Dan.
Speaker 6 (24:45):
Hey. Now this is the Scott Brown that drove his
pickup truck across the Massachusetts right.
Speaker 3 (24:55):
That's correct, Yeah, I have I still have a pickup trucks.
It's my I think third or fourth GMC canyon. They
we had three hundred and eighty three thousand miles on
that truck. We Now, there's a great benchmaker here in
New Hampshire and they made it into a bench the
actual tailgate of it, so it's still here in spirit.
Speaker 6 (25:15):
I was rooting for you last time, Scott, and I
appreciate all you've done for our country. And I remember
when you were running last time, seeing your whole family
up one stage, and it was a it was good
to good to see your family up there. And I'm
just wondering, you know, I did a little bit of
(25:35):
math today, and you know, for years and years and years,
all we heard was the number eleven million, eleven million
illegal immigrants that went on for about ten years. Now,
by by my account, we've got to be up to
maybe twenty million. But if you take twenty million, okay,
and divide it into three thousand, two hundred counties, that
(25:57):
means every county in the United States has at least
six six thousand illegal immigrants. Now it's a fear of mind,
of course, that the Democrats would take power again and immediately, okay,
open the border again, because there there strategy to open
the border like that was it to flood areas where
(26:19):
they can get more representation. So I'm not voting up there.
Of course, we have a Senator Fetterman here in Pennsylvania,
and he's come around. I think you could when you
get in there, you can work with John Fetterman pretty good.
But it's just it's just the last the four years
of well it started when Obama was around, I think,
(26:41):
but the four years of Biden. I mean that open
border was bill.
Speaker 2 (26:45):
How about how about a question here for for a
senator abroad? And I think he knows where you stand here.
What's the question?
Speaker 6 (26:52):
Question? Is this? My question is this Scott Okay? When
should President Trump declare martial law?
Speaker 2 (26:59):
Oh?
Speaker 3 (27:00):
Yeah, well, first of all, I don't think he should
declare martial law. I think what's happening right now they
are within the law to be sure we get rid
of people that are here illegally and that they are
old gang members and others. Like they're doing right now.
I think he's doing a good job getting rid of
those folks in Ice. Are doing their job, and if
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the people opposing it don't like it, then they can
go and change the law. They are acting within the law.
And you know the whole King's thing that say, oh
no kings, Well listen, if he was a king, the
government would be open, number one. If he was a king,
they wouldn't have been able to protest on government property,
you know, the parks and things like that. And if
he was so whole that whole thing is just is
(27:43):
just is just crazy to me. We have a serious
problem that was created by Joe Biden and Kamala Harris,
and there's an amazing opportunity to fix it. And if
we don't fix it, I mean, you saw you just
heard was it yesterday today? Somebody was here illegally, they
had a driver's license and they killed three people.
Speaker 2 (28:03):
So about by the way, that guy was twenty one
years old.
Speaker 3 (28:08):
And drugs and he was under the influence. And so
when when do we do something about these things? You know,
a lot of the folks on the left say, well,
it's just an isolated ancident. We're going to change everything,
because no, it's not isolated. There's so many incidents like that.
And god forbid, it's our one of ours, one of yours.
And so the president does a job, that's why.
Speaker 6 (28:29):
And we got we got ill, we got illegals running
being superintendent of schools too.
Speaker 3 (28:35):
Yeah, well they but they found him, didn't they. And
with regard to Federman, yeah, I think he should be
the leader of the Democratic Party. Is the only one
down there that makes sense. Schumer is a joke, you know,
he's all scared of AOC. They should open the government immediately.
This is something that they put in. They put in
these provisions, and they knew they were going to sunset,
and here we are. They could have done things long
(28:56):
before this particular situation, and they want to whole I mean,
you saw Massachusetts own number two and the Congresswoman Clark said, well,
this is the only leverage we have is to make
people suffer a little bit.
Speaker 2 (29:11):
But by the way, I just happened. Hold on for
a second, Bill, hold on for a second. Okay, I
just happen to have that SoundBite. Yes I do, because
I think it's interesting. Scott just mentioned it. I'd like
to play that so people can understand what Scott's referring to. Rob.
(29:32):
I'd like you to pay play for me. Please cut thirteen.
I think this is instructive. Go ahead, please, Rob.
Speaker 7 (29:38):
I mean, shutdowns are terrible, and of course there will
be you know, families that are going to suffer. We
take that responsibility very seriously. But it is one of
the few leverage times we have.
Speaker 2 (29:55):
Scott, why don't you respond to the House Minority whip.
Speaker 3 (30:01):
Unbelievable. It's just unbelievable. It's callous, it's it's wrong. There's
no reason for it. If they want to negotiate, then
open the government and go through the process and negotiate.
You know, they have had plenty of opportunities, and that's
the problem with what happens in DC. They wait to
the very very end and then it's like, oh, we
got to do it, we got to do it. Then
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people don't really have an opportunity to do their jobs properly.
And that's a lack of leadership in some respects. They
knew these provisions on the extenders for healthcare were going
to expire. They were put in under the Biden administration,
and that they're meant to expire. They should have worked
it through during the when they had the bill that
came forth President that President Trump signed into law that
(30:44):
had a lot of those issues in there, and they didn't.
Speaker 2 (30:47):
So simple is that bill. Appreciate you, cal I've got
to go. You know, Bill, I know you live in Pennsylvania,
but if you want to have I don't know if
there's a I don't believe you have a Senate election
in Pennsylvania. If you have friends or relatives in pennsyl
you can contact them and let you know you can
let them know how you feel, and you always have
a right to go to Scott Brown dot com, which
(31:08):
is the campaign's website.
Speaker 3 (31:09):
That's some money, it helps, all right.
Speaker 2 (31:11):
Thank you, Bill, Thank you very much. Good night. Think
you lost them. They take a quick break, coming right back,
final second with Scott Brown coming up. I got John
and Drake and Bob and Dyton and Greg in Dorchester.
Go and try to get them all in coming right
back on night Side.
Speaker 1 (31:25):
It's Night Side with Dan Ray on Boston's news radio.
Speaker 2 (31:30):
Right back to the phone. We're going to go to
John and Drake at John, you're next. Nice time with
Scott Brown.
Speaker 8 (31:34):
Go right ahead, John, Hey, Scott Brown, how are you, sir?
I met you on a number of occasions US Navy
CB and of course thanks for all you did with
your service, sir, Thank you too.
Speaker 3 (31:47):
Yeah, that's great. You know, one of the things I
missed the most is the people in the military after
doing it in almost thirty nine years, you know, you
are some great times and some challenges, but yeah, thank you.
Speaker 8 (31:58):
Yeah, yeah, and I enjoyed that myself. Of course. I
was stationed in portwaye amy Kewell, I have to tell
you I'm a big fan of your Scott. And when
you were in last time, my mom was too. She's
not with us anymore, butch boy, she really enjoyed you
and she loved you. And she had your picture on
the wall in the living room, which you got to
get a good kick out of me and my sister.
(32:20):
She cut it out of a magazine and she really
enjoyed listened to you speak, and I'll tell you she
was a big fan as well. But I have to
tell you, Scott, what is it going to take us?
And I want to jump on the campaign and I'll
get on your website and get some signs and speak
with your people. What is it going to take for
us to get this government open?
Speaker 3 (32:38):
Well, it's going to take the Democrats, especially in Massachusetts
and New Hampshire, just to say, okay, let's open it
for the people and then we'll sit down and negotiate.
I'm hearing that Senator Tune promised them that they will get,
you know, a hearing and they can bring it to
the floor. And that's all you get. You know, you
have to go and make your case the fact that
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they want to be heard, and they they'll get in
front of the government and their colleagues to make a
decision to vote yeah or nay. I mean, that's what
it's all about. It's sausage making and that. What else
do they want. I mean, they're in the minority. They
knew about this, they did nothing, and now they want
to try to hold everybody hostage. And it's it's just wrong.
It's hurting everyday people. I mean I heard on the
(33:22):
break that you know, mass shoesters can't even they can't
backfill the cuts that are happening to people's food assistants.
I got that one. I got that when I was younger,
you know, and when my mom was on welfare for
for a period of time. It's abhorrent. So they should
they should open the government and then go to the
drawing board and get things done. That's the Ronald Reagan
(33:43):
tip O'Neil philosophy of battle by day, but then you
go and get stuff done.
Speaker 2 (33:48):
But I just dad, think John Horn for one second,
if you would, here's the thing that I find ironic.
If I if I understand the Democrats position on this, Scott,
and you probably standing better than I do. Their position
is we will vote to open the government so we
can have a negotiation. But for us to vote to
(34:10):
open the government, to have a negotiation, you have to
agree to like five or six things that we want
right now before we'll open the government.
Speaker 6 (34:20):
Yeah, it's called war.
Speaker 3 (34:22):
It's a trillion plus dollars of new money that they
want to backfill programs that were cut when the President
signed the omnimous bill that was recently passed. Yeah, it's
just wrong.
Speaker 2 (34:36):
But we're willing to negotiate, but we'll only negotiate after
you concede all the points to us that we theoretically
were negotiating at. It consistent.
Speaker 8 (34:48):
I'm listening to Chuck Schumer real quick, Dan, I'll let
you go. I know you get called calling, but listen.
I was listening to Chuck Schumer and listening to Berdie Sanders.
It is just outlandish what they say and how they're
they're doing this to the people.
Speaker 6 (35:01):
I mean, what's coming up almost on a month.
Speaker 8 (35:04):
These people are gonna lose all their support, all everything's
coming at them and all their food stamps and EBT
and everything.
Speaker 1 (35:11):
It's gonna go.
Speaker 2 (35:12):
John, do me a favorite. It's Scott Brown dot com.
If he's your candidate, support him, you know, get involved.
Speaker 3 (35:22):
Who's going to hang up the phone? Who's donated? It
comes right to right to my phone and the campaign's phone.
So yeah, I get every little bit helps. The dollars
a number stickers, five dollars is a sign, So yeah,
that'd be great.
Speaker 8 (35:34):
Well, I got some folks out there that will do that,
they'll donate money. I'll tell you, Scott, I make a
couple of tames at different fundraisers over the years and
the other best.
Speaker 2 (35:41):
All right, thank you, John, appreciate your call. Maybe get
one more radil before we got to let Scott go.
Greg in Dorchester, Gregory in Dorchester. How are you? Greg Who?
Speaker 3 (35:49):
Good?
Speaker 6 (35:50):
Dan Good?
Speaker 2 (35:52):
You're with your former United States senators He hopes to
be the next senator from New Hampshire. Scott Brown, go ahead,
greg I, Scott.
Speaker 9 (36:01):
How White, Yeah, Greg, I was one of the first
Christs of vote for you in Massachusetts for your run
for Senate. I know, do you remember the Irish festival
and the professor I was going around with the There's.
Speaker 3 (36:17):
An amazing experience. I have a lot of a lot
of good friends in that neighborhood.
Speaker 9 (36:21):
Yeah, Ray Flynn Mayor had time Ambassador Flint.
Speaker 3 (36:26):
Oh, yeah, he's a great man. He's a great man.
Speaker 9 (36:29):
It's a shame that you didn't be Warren, because I
can't God forgive me. I can't stand a woman. She
shouldn't be senator.
Speaker 3 (36:37):
Well, yeah, listen, it was you know, we did well
throughout the state. It was you know, Mae and Nino
sadly decided to, you know, get involved in that race.
That's what really the difference was. After he was given
a speaking role with the d n C. Obama put
him on the plane and when he came back, he
wouldn't even look me in the eye. I said, oh boy,
here we go another another another political problem we have here.
(36:59):
But he listened. God, God makes things happen for a reason.
I ended up being an ambassador in New Zealand and
Samowa and.
Speaker 2 (37:07):
You are.
Speaker 3 (37:09):
And since then I've been playing with Cheap Trick Warrant
Firehouse to have my own band. So there's a reason
for everything. Greg, Yeah, I met you. I met your
nice wife, Gail Huff.
Speaker 9 (37:22):
Yeah, I was for a long time. I remember her
quite well.
Speaker 4 (37:25):
Well.
Speaker 2 (37:25):
Greg, I gotta let you scoot here because I'm up
against the break. I was talking about you the other
day with that.
Speaker 9 (37:31):
With that good the best, and I'll tell everybody I
can't thank you.
Speaker 3 (37:34):
Greg means a lot for you. Okay, thank you Greg,
than you talk to you Sin.
Speaker 2 (37:39):
Scott Brown, have you back any time some night. If
if once the campkig gets rolling, if we can convince
you and uh and John Sho joined to join us,
that would be a very interesting hour or two.
Speaker 3 (37:54):
Listen when you speak to his so called handlers, just say, Scott,
we'll do it like we did in Martha. We'll sit
us to video, We'll get a studio and we'll sit
down and we'll talk about the issues. I consider that
you did it before in the country.
Speaker 2 (38:08):
If we have to, I consider that a commitment. And
I'll see if he's willing to also extend. We'll see.
We'll see. I think it's going to be a real
interesting race, and I uh, I'll be following it very closely.
Speaker 3 (38:23):
My friend, we'll talk everybody. Go get him. Go to
Scott Brown dot com.
Speaker 2 (38:26):
Thanks, that's that's the website, Scott Brown dot com. Thanks Scott,
thank you so much. We'll talk soon. Have a great night.
When we get back, we're going to talk about this
news conference today of gambling and betting high stake poker
games UH that NBA players were involved in. Players the
allegations players may have tipped off friends and others that
(38:51):
they were only going to be playing. These are the
so called best. Will you bet on how long the
player is going to play, how many assists, how many points?
This is horrific for basketball. We'll talk about it on
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