Orlando Sonza needs your vote against Greg Landsman

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(00:49):
Orlando high praise from Melissa Powers. Welcome back to the
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Speaker 1 (00:52):
My friend Brian, always great to be on. How are you?

Speaker 2 (00:56):
I'm doing well. I hope you are doing well as
as well. Also, as I always point out, Orlando's sons
of s n ZA dot com Orlandosanza dot com, you
can volunteer help the campaign. You can donate, and I
trust that you'd be more than happy to accept the
financial contribution. Orlando, I know it was widely reported after
your debate with Landsman, which we'll get to in a

(01:17):
minute that he's got a few more dollars in his
coffers than you do, and we're going to be staring
at his mug with all that money. So we need
to get you up there too, right.

Speaker 1 (01:26):
That's right. We need all the resources we can get
to deliver our winning message.

Speaker 2 (01:30):
That's right, and it is a winning message. Well compared
to Greg Lansman. How did that debate? It was over
at the Mayerson Jewish Community Center, and I guess it
was simul I apologized I did not see it, but
I've heard it was a little heated from time to time.
What's your take on it? And let my listeners know
where you and mister Lansman. I don't think you agree

(01:51):
literally on anything except where where are you most divided
on the issues?

Speaker 1 (01:55):
Orlando. Yeah. I will first say, Brian, is that I
think we won that debate hands down, not just when
it comes to form, but most certainly when it comes
to substance and policy. Right, because at the end of
the day, what voters are going to vote on is
just the atrocious, dismal policies that have been advanced not

(02:16):
just by the Biden Harris administration, but then continued on
by folks like Greg Lansman, and so I looked at
that debate as the closing argument in a jury trial case, right,
and as a former prosecutor here in Hamilton County, looking
at what our opponent needed to do, and that was

(02:40):
defend his own record. He had absolutely no defense. I mean,
when you are confronted by the reality that under your
voting record, the reason why we have hyperinflation, or the
fact that our grocery prices and utility prices and gas
prices are still up is because you take positions like

(03:01):
raise the debt, sealing with zero cuts the national spending.
Come on, that's what creates this problem. Or let's continue
to tax the American family to oblivion and raise our
property taxes, our income taxes, our sales taxes. Let's not
renew the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of twenty seventeen
going into this coming January. That's what creates this problem.

(03:24):
And again too, just highlighting how he even goes further
than that when it comes to the economy, like raising
the federal minimum wage up to twenty four dollars. I mean,
that's just it's just flies in the face of common
sense and he has no response, absolutely no response that
he offered did not defend his record, and then it
continued on from there the open Southern border. I think

(03:46):
that was the starkest contrast when you're looking at a
product of a legal immigration system in my story and
why my parents came to this country and helping to
inform voters that, look, I'm going to be the biggest
proponent on that debate stage on fixing our immigration problem,
because we should have immigration, but guess what it should

(04:08):
be legal? And what we've seen in this open southern
border under people like Greg Landsman who've taken positions like
let's call Cincinnati a sanctuary city, let's strip immigrations and
customs enforcement of their duties, responsibility in authority of actually
enforcing laws here in Cincinnati. And then on top of that,

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he votes to know on the Secure Border Act, he's
voting to allow illegal immigrants the right to vote. It
flies in the face of common sense. Again, no defense.
So from that standpoint, and on top of that, he's
shaking like a leaf and completely interrupting, no civility, lack
of professionalism, and that's currently who's representing the people. So

(04:52):
form substance We got him on that, and I will
tell you, Brian, here's the biggest differen is that we're
willing to go into the dent Alliance, into home based
territory for him in Amberley Village and not afraid to
deliver our case. When we've got our upcoming forum, which

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was supposed to be a debate tomorrow night and empower you,
he refuses to show up. Oh really, because he's afraid.
Oh yeah, and because he's afraid to show up simply
because there might be more Republicans of the room that
he's ever been used to. But we're not afraid to
go anywhere because we've got a message I think that

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will resonate across the entire district.

Speaker 2 (05:37):
I couldn't agree with you more, Orlando. But as a representative,
any representative form of government, you do represent people who
are not in your party and you have to answer
for them. You're supposed to represent the interests.

Speaker 1 (05:48):
Of all people.

Speaker 2 (05:50):
And all of us are impacted by tax policy, all
of us are impacted by you the green energy policies,
all of us are impacted by the border and the
realities of an wide open southern border. And while you
and I would agree that the left wing policies are
not what we would embrace and think they're bad for
the country, demonstrably bad. Look around you. You are going
to have to answer questions from constituents. So I appreciate

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that you are willing to go out into the world.
And notably, and I thought the forum was was excellent
and surprising to me. The Mayerson a Jewish Community Center.
We all know it is a statistical fact that the
Jewish community typically in a very high percentage Lean's Democrat.
I've never understood why that is the case, but it

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is a factual reality that the issue of Israel, the
current situation with Maas Gaza, and the and the and
the deteriorating reality of the Middle East come up at
all during conversation.

Speaker 1 (06:43):
It absolutely did. But here here's the first point I
want to make to uh. The Jewish community and the JCRC,
the AJC, they could not have been more hospitable, more respectful,
you know, very accommodating, and I thank them for hosting
that debate. But it again is just telling that when

(07:04):
I try to come in there and the entire team,
and I got to tell you, don't I know for
a fact from Channel twelve. That was the biggest turnout
they've ever seen in any congressional debate here in Greater Cincinnati.
I mean we packed the house. I mean there was
over four hundred people there, sold out tickets. And it's
telling when you've got more team sons of supporters. They're

(07:27):
in Amberley Village in the Jewish Center that come down.
So the broad support that we had. But yes, they
were respectful and accommodating, but it's just telling that we
come in there being respectful and hospitable as well and civil.
But yet I think what you saw on the stage

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is that there was only one candidate that was showing
lack of decorum, lack of civility, and Brian, that's what
people are just tired of today, is just the lack
of civility, the lack of respect that canntinuing to interrupt
your opponent as he's talking, and people are fed up
with it. And I think that's going to be also
something that people are going to bring to the ballot

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is who do I really want to represent me? In
trying to bring back honor, integrity, and a statesmanship back.
So I think that's important as well. Look it most
certainly came up the topics of the Middle East conflict
and anti Semitism. And what I think we again delivered

(08:33):
well is the contrast is the policies that just precipitate
this sort of conflict we see, whether it's in Gaza
or the broader Middle East, by policy positions taken by
my opponent. Now again, I am never going to disrespect
him for his beliefs. I know that he's Jewish, and
I respect him for that. I never result and you

(08:56):
know me, Brian, I never result to ad hominem attack.
Oh no, you saw that being lodged, only the other
way around, directed at me. But when it comes to
why we see the conflict just continuing to grow and
grow more and more every day, are policy positions like
continuing to send American taxpayer dollars to countries whose interests

(09:20):
are adverse to US. I e. Iran. And it was
our opponent that voted no on two appropriations packages as
the sitting congressman for this district that would have prohibited
additional money US dollars going to Iran. And guess what
that appropriations package had bipartisan support, But yet he votes

(09:44):
to know and no wonder why we see events like
the horrific acts that happen on October seventh being done
and carried out by terrorist groups like Hamas. It's because
of nation states like Iran whose proxies are Hamas and
Hezbola and the Huthis. And so look again, it comes

(10:07):
down to policy, and let's get our our facts straight
that it's my opponent that is h for this administration
in sending the three hundred billion dollars of US money
that went to a rod and that freed up their
cash reserves as well so that they can send it
to these terrorist proxy groups. Well briefly, so we highlighted

(10:30):
that as well.

Speaker 2 (10:31):
Well briefly, we're gonna take a break, we'll bring it back.
But I'm just curious to know if he ran away
from that vote or how he responded to your retort
about him and and and his his his not voting
properly on that look.

Speaker 1 (10:44):
In in all of his responses it was listen, let's
let's let's let's be clear here is that I am Jewish,
and again I don't ding him for that, and no
one is going to tell me that I'm not being
impacted by completely hiding from the issue. No explain to
us why it was in the best interest of the

(11:05):
American people and Southwest ohiolands, why you voted that way,
And again it runs the gambit.

Speaker 2 (11:12):
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from Frank Lroo's about voting after the bottom of the hour.
It was the meantime. Orlando Sons is on the phone.
He's running for the first District Congress against Greg Landsman.

Speaker 1 (13:40):
Orlando.

Speaker 2 (13:40):
Before we get to you on the issues, and I
was kind of curious to know if Greg Lansman's being
involved in the Gang of Five came up as a
question of character. Demonstrably you are a man of incredible character,
just like going to West Point doesn't mean you are
a man of character, but it certainly is an illustration
giving your record and service to your country. He is
a prosecutor and of course in America's military and continuing

(14:03):
your service for the American veterans as head of the
Hamilton County Veterans Administration. Anything brought up about Landsman's background
and lack of character.

Speaker 1 (14:16):
Absolutely, Brian, you can bet that as we prosecuted this
case against Greg Lansman, we brought up his unethical practices
and his pattern of unethical practices, right because the voters
in this district deserve to know. They deserve to know
that who they currently have in office is the guy
whose record stretches back before he even became a congressman,

(14:39):
as the guy that, while on Cincinnati City Council was
a member of the Gang of Five who conducted official
city business in secret, out of open public meeting. And
guess what, not only did it cost the city taxpayers
hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees because he
was found guilty, you had a common please court judge

(15:02):
right here in Hamilton County look him in the eye
and say you should never hold elected office ever. Again,
we absolutely brought that up, and I'm pretty sure it
got under his skin because what was his response. He
simply tried to swat it away and say, let's not
talk about something that happened eight years ago. Let's talk
about now. Really, well, guess what the people of Cincinnati

(15:23):
have not forgotten, Greg, And you don't want to talk
about that, Well, let's talk about this. Let's talk about
the fact that you continue to show a pattern where
it's your own interest over the interests of your constituents.
And one of the things that we brought up is
just last week an allegation on National News that Greg
Landsman is being accused of violating Federal Stock Act in

(15:47):
failing to report over eighty stock transactions as a sitting
member of Congress while he sits on the Small Business
Committee and the evaluation there that he put could be
up to a million dollars. I mean, again, here's the
guy who just last week runs a TV ad saying
that he's going to Congress or one of the reasons

(16:08):
why he has gone to Congress is to stop insider trading. Well,
it begs the question, Greg, who's insider trading are you
trying to stop? So again we brought a case here
where you show a pattern of lack of ethics, and
you're right, Brian, is that just because I went to
West Point and Jessica, my wife, went to West Point,

(16:28):
it doesn't necessarily mean that we abide by certain ethics.
But I could tell you what it was ingrained in us.
Not just an honor code that a cadet will not lie,
cheat or steal, nor tolerate those who do. But we
were ingrained with values of duty, honor, and integrity. And
that stretches back before I got to the academy, in

(16:49):
my parents instilling me at a young age do the
right thing, especially when it's inconvenient to do so, put
people over yourselves. And so at the end of the day,
what I wanted to deliver a message that night on
the debate is that the contrast of what you currently
have is a person that puts himself over the people

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he's supposed to serve, versus someone who is not just
trying to live a life yes, imperfectly, but trying my
best to live a life of honor, integrity, moral courage,
and trying to instill that in my four young kids
under the age of ten. And it's not making the
job any easier when it's our elected leaders like Greg
Lansman who are completely representing what's backwards in this country

(17:35):
policy wise, but also not living up to the example
of what a man of integrity should be.

Speaker 2 (17:41):
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still count in single digits and number of politicians to
whom I have made a contribution, my wife and I
and you are one of them. That's how much I
firmly believe in you, your positions, and the how much
I believe you will be good for our country. Folks,
get over to Orlandosanza dot com. Help out in any
way you possibly can spread the message and let's get

(18:03):
a better person elected to office. That man is on
the phone right now. Ortlanta. Thank you for the time
you spent my listeners and me. You have an open
forum here in the morning show and I welcome that
as always. Keep up the great work and we'll keep
our fingers crossed as we fast approach November.

Speaker 1 (18:16):
Thanks so much, Brian, appreciate it.

Speaker 2 (18:18):
Thank you my pleasure, sir, seven twenty five. Thank you
for your service to our country. Again, seven twenty five.
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