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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Got a text on our text line about a lead
asked us to look into it, and we moved quickly
on that. In regards to a post in about Charlie Kirk,
we dug into it and it was posted by, according
to sources, the.
Speaker 2 (00:21):
Mayor of Wellsburg, Danny Dudley.
Speaker 1 (00:23):
Danny Dudley, should I read the post?
Speaker 2 (00:26):
Sure?
Speaker 1 (00:26):
Okay? Here's what the post says, sad day in America
flying an American flag half mass for a racist priceless
for a racist pause, priceless. Wellsburg Mayor Daniel Dudley joining
us via the phone is Delegate Jimmy Willis, West Virginia
Delegate of District three. Thank you for your time this morning.
Speaker 3 (00:49):
Sir, Thank you for having me reached.
Speaker 1 (00:53):
Out to you. I see that you have reposted. There's
a little commentary on on. We know how social media works,
but wanted to speak to you about confirming and what
you are being told about this matter happening here locally.
Speaker 4 (01:09):
Yes, this is a unfortunate, unfortunate matter that is happening
in my community of Wellsburg, a town am I proudly
represent in the West Virginia State House. This was sent
to me yesterday along with some other posts of sometimes worse,
worse things that have been said. And I've known about
(01:31):
you know, his his political beliefs and ideologies for a while,
and never really said anything until until this one, because
just with where we are as a country, I feel
this is just too far. This is going too far,
doesn't represent with the people of Wellsburg are feeling right now,
and especially when using your title of mayor to to
(01:51):
to spread that message, I find it deeply concerning one of.
Speaker 1 (01:55):
The things, and not necessarily I ask you about this,
not necessarily about this particular situation in the mayor of Wellsburg,
but just in general talking to legislatures that you work
with day to day since the tragic events that happened Wednesday.
Is the conversation about the rhetoric and the labeling is
that being had between you and your peers.
Speaker 4 (02:19):
Yes, I mean absolutely, It's something that we all acknowledge
needs needs to change. We need to come back together
as a country, We need to unify. We need to
acknowledge that political violence in any sense against anybody, Republican
or Democrat, liberal or conservative, is never the answer in
our country. And I think we need to do better
(02:42):
at making sure that the people who are leading us
are going to represent that peaceful debate is acceptable, but
making political violence the norm and accepting.
Speaker 1 (02:52):
That is vile. In regards to the social media post
by Mayor Daniel Dudley in regard to Charlie Kirk, what
are you hearing from your constituents or how can they
reach out to you to voice their concerns about this
affecting you know Wellsburg?
Speaker 4 (03:11):
Yeah, I you know, Like I said, I didn't originally
see the posts. I'm not friends with him on Facebook
to see it myself. It was sent to me so
many times in a row quickly that I thought I
was getting a phone call from Concern conspilence.
Speaker 3 (03:25):
Yeah, so it got to me quick.
Speaker 4 (03:28):
And people have reached out on Facebook through the comments,
through private message, just thanking me for standing up for.
Speaker 3 (03:36):
What's right in this situation.
Speaker 4 (03:38):
And I just I hope we can quickly move past this.
I hope we can quickly move forward, because I believe
that we can start in the small community of Wellsburg
to come back together and get away from the political
phrase and accept that we're not doing things right. We
need to get away from political violence and just do
better as a small community and do better as a country,
(04:01):
and that starts with the leadership of the community.
Speaker 2 (04:04):
You know, I think the community itself is going to
it's gonna their their voice is going to be heard
on this. But are are there any repercussions that could
fall back on the mayor because of a post like this?
Speaker 3 (04:17):
You know, absolutely? You know, I have.
Speaker 4 (04:21):
Really never had a good working relationship with him to
begin with. He has made his you know, his being
very democratic clear thing since I got elected.
Speaker 3 (04:31):
But I've tried to work through it.
Speaker 4 (04:32):
But you know, when you when you're making bira remarks
like that about someone who you know, I kind of
looked up to, and Charlie Kirk, you know, being someone
as I am, who was twenty one when I got elected,
started getting involved in politics when I was on a
college campus, like Charlie.
Speaker 3 (04:49):
Kirk is someone I looked up to.
Speaker 4 (04:50):
You know, how how can I work.
Speaker 3 (04:51):
With someone who who thinks that it's okay to kill
a man on a college campus, whose most common line
was when he sat down to start a debate, if
you disagree with me.
Speaker 4 (05:03):
Come to the front of the line.
Speaker 3 (05:06):
How do we accept that it is okay, right, so
it's gonna It would deeply hinder the working relationship with
myself and him, and I know people across the delegates
across the state and the State House have.
Speaker 4 (05:18):
Reached out to me as well and are horrified to
see that a mayor of one of our beloved communities
in the state of West Virginia is saying.
Speaker 3 (05:25):
Stuff like that.
Speaker 1 (05:26):
Delegate Willis thank you so much. I know this was
a sort of an impromptu phone call out of the dark,
but really, for your time this morning, we really appreciate it.
Speaker 3 (05:36):
It's my pleasure.
Speaker 4 (05:37):
I wish we could have could have talked on under
better circumstances, and I'd like to come back soon and
talk about a lot of the good things that are
happening in West Virginia right now.
Speaker 2 (05:44):
Absolutely, please please contact.
Speaker 4 (05:46):
Yes to have you back.
Speaker 1 (05:48):
Thank you so much this morning. Just real quick, Wow,
this last ten minutes has been just a rapid fire.
Just an update real quick from nationally from Fox News.
The President is still sitting on couch on Fox News.
The father of the suspected assassin was involved in turning
him in along with a pastor. So this is rapidly
(06:10):
developing in regards to the suspect in custody for the
assassination of Charlie Kirk in regard back to the Wellsburg story.
We are going to fall up with this. I of course,
I am going to make a phone call to the
mayor's office to offer him to come in and speak
about the post and the repercussions that we are seeing
also develop currently this morning. Yeah, okay, you gotta gotta try.
(06:34):
I understand, gotta try. Good luck. Oh okay, so are
we wrapping it up?
Speaker 2 (06:39):
We're rapping Okay, called the end of the show.
Speaker 1 (06:41):
Give me a number one through twelve. Just say it
off the top of your head.
Speaker 2 (06:44):
To the generator.
Speaker 1 (06:45):
Oh you have it? Yeah, I figured you didn't have it. Okay,
one through twelve, nine, That is Melissa. Congratulations Melissa. I
will call you after the show. Have a great Friday, folks.
We will be back on Monday. Enjoy the weekend backyard
backyard brawl football. Let's try and put some smiles on
our face this weekend. Talk to you Monday.
Got a text on our text line about a lead
asked us to look into it, and we moved quickly
on that. In regards to a post in about Charlie Kirk,
we dug into it and it was posted by, according
to sources, the.
Speaker 2 (00:21):
Mayor of Wellsburg, Danny Dudley.
Speaker 1 (00:23):
Danny Dudley, should I read the post?
Speaker 2 (00:26):
Sure?
Speaker 1 (00:26):
Okay? Here's what the post says, sad day in America
flying an American flag half mass for a racist priceless
for a racist pause, priceless. Wellsburg Mayor Daniel Dudley joining
us via the phone is Delegate Jimmy Willis, West Virginia
Delegate of District three. Thank you for your time this morning.
Speaker 3 (00:49):
Sir, Thank you for having me reached.
Speaker 1 (00:53):
Out to you. I see that you have reposted. There's
a little commentary on on. We know how social media works,
but wanted to speak to you about confirming and what
you are being told about this matter happening here locally.
Speaker 4 (01:09):
Yes, this is a unfortunate, unfortunate matter that is happening
in my community of Wellsburg, a town am I proudly
represent in the West Virginia State House. This was sent
to me yesterday along with some other posts of sometimes worse,
worse things that have been said. And I've known about
(01:31):
you know, his his political beliefs and ideologies for a while,
and never really said anything until until this one, because
just with where we are as a country, I feel
this is just too far. This is going too far,
doesn't represent with the people of Wellsburg are feeling right now,
and especially when using your title of mayor to to
(01:51):
to spread that message, I find it deeply concerning one of.
Speaker 1 (01:55):
The things, and not necessarily I ask you about this,
not necessarily about this particular situation in the mayor of Wellsburg,
but just in general talking to legislatures that you work
with day to day since the tragic events that happened Wednesday.
Is the conversation about the rhetoric and the labeling is
that being had between you and your peers.
Speaker 4 (02:19):
Yes, I mean absolutely, It's something that we all acknowledge
needs needs to change. We need to come back together
as a country, We need to unify. We need to
acknowledge that political violence in any sense against anybody, Republican
or Democrat, liberal or conservative, is never the answer in
our country. And I think we need to do better
(02:42):
at making sure that the people who are leading us
are going to represent that peaceful debate is acceptable, but
making political violence the norm and accepting.
Speaker 1 (02:52):
That is vile. In regards to the social media post
by Mayor Daniel Dudley in regard to Charlie Kirk, what
are you hearing from your constituents or how can they
reach out to you to voice their concerns about this
affecting you know Wellsburg?
Speaker 4 (03:11):
Yeah, I you know, Like I said, I didn't originally
see the posts. I'm not friends with him on Facebook
to see it myself. It was sent to me so
many times in a row quickly that I thought I
was getting a phone call from Concern conspilence.
Speaker 3 (03:25):
Yeah, so it got to me quick.
Speaker 4 (03:28):
And people have reached out on Facebook through the comments,
through private message, just thanking me for standing up for.
Speaker 3 (03:36):
What's right in this situation.
Speaker 4 (03:38):
And I just I hope we can quickly move past this.
I hope we can quickly move forward, because I believe
that we can start in the small community of Wellsburg
to come back together and get away from the political
phrase and accept that we're not doing things right. We
need to get away from political violence and just do
better as a small community and do better as a country,
(04:01):
and that starts with the leadership of the community.
Speaker 2 (04:04):
You know, I think the community itself is going to
it's gonna their their voice is going to be heard
on this. But are are there any repercussions that could
fall back on the mayor because of a post like this?
Speaker 3 (04:17):
You know, absolutely? You know, I have.
Speaker 4 (04:21):
Really never had a good working relationship with him to
begin with. He has made his you know, his being
very democratic clear thing since I got elected.
Speaker 3 (04:31):
But I've tried to work through it.
Speaker 4 (04:32):
But you know, when you when you're making bira remarks
like that about someone who you know, I kind of
looked up to, and Charlie Kirk, you know, being someone
as I am, who was twenty one when I got elected,
started getting involved in politics when I was on a
college campus, like Charlie.
Speaker 3 (04:49):
Kirk is someone I looked up to.
Speaker 4 (04:50):
You know, how how can I work.
Speaker 3 (04:51):
With someone who who thinks that it's okay to kill
a man on a college campus, whose most common line
was when he sat down to start a debate, if
you disagree with me.
Speaker 4 (05:03):
Come to the front of the line.
Speaker 3 (05:06):
How do we accept that it is okay, right, so
it's gonna It would deeply hinder the working relationship with
myself and him, and I know people across the delegates
across the state and the State House have.
Speaker 4 (05:18):
Reached out to me as well and are horrified to
see that a mayor of one of our beloved communities
in the state of West Virginia is saying.
Speaker 3 (05:25):
Stuff like that.
Speaker 1 (05:26):
Delegate Willis thank you so much. I know this was
a sort of an impromptu phone call out of the dark,
but really, for your time this morning, we really appreciate it.
Speaker 3 (05:36):
It's my pleasure.
Speaker 4 (05:37):
I wish we could have could have talked on under
better circumstances, and I'd like to come back soon and
talk about a lot of the good things that are
happening in West Virginia right now.
Speaker 2 (05:44):
Absolutely, please please contact.
Speaker 4 (05:46):
Yes to have you back.
Speaker 1 (05:48):
Thank you so much this morning. Just real quick, Wow,
this last ten minutes has been just a rapid fire.
Just an update real quick from nationally from Fox News.
The President is still sitting on couch on Fox News.
The father of the suspected assassin was involved in turning
him in along with a pastor. So this is rapidly
(06:10):
developing in regards to the suspect in custody for the
assassination of Charlie Kirk in regard back to the Wellsburg story.
We are going to fall up with this. I of course,
I am going to make a phone call to the
mayor's office to offer him to come in and speak
about the post and the repercussions that we are seeing
also develop currently this morning. Yeah, okay, you gotta gotta try.
(06:34):
I understand, gotta try. Good luck. Oh okay, so are
we wrapping it up?
Speaker 2 (06:39):
We're rapping Okay, called the end of the show.
Speaker 1 (06:41):
Give me a number one through twelve. Just say it
off the top of your head.
Speaker 2 (06:44):
To the generator.
Speaker 1 (06:45):
Oh you have it? Yeah, I figured you didn't have it. Okay,
one through twelve, nine, That is Melissa. Congratulations Melissa. I
will call you after the show. Have a great Friday, folks.
We will be back on Monday. Enjoy the weekend backyard
backyard brawl football. Let's try and put some smiles on
our face this weekend. Talk to you Monday.
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