September 19, 2024 • 20 mins
In this episode, Lisa interviews Captain Sam Brown, a Republican Senate candidate from Nevada. Brown shares his inspiring story of military service in Afghanistan, where he sustained severe injuries, and his journey to political candidacy. The discussion covers the current political climate, economic struggles, and the need for hope and leadership in America. Brown emphasizes accountability in government, reflecting on the Afghanistan withdrawal and education system failures. He also discusses his vision for affordable living and border security. The Truth with Lisa Boothe is part of the Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Podcast Network - new episodes debut every Monday & Thursday.
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Speaker 1 (00:02):
By the grace of God, former President Donald Trump has
now survived two attempted assassination attempts. So, you know, how
do we get here as a country and why does
this keep happening. You know, we're in the home stretch
right now, heading into November fifth of what is probably
the most important election of our lifetimes. It's so important
(00:22):
that people are trying to kill Donald Trump. Americans are
on hard times right now. You've got vast majority of
Americans living paycheck to paycheck. We've got instability around the world,
we have open borders. You know, the country is a
mess under the current leadership, and we need change. There's
also just been this feeling of hopelessness a little bit
since COVID, a feeling that maybe the American dream has
(00:45):
passed us by, that the future is bleak. And so
I think it's really important to have leaders who have
faced adversity, who have leaders who stand strong, who have
leaders who have served this country and are willing to
serve again. And one of those individuals is Captain Stan Brown.
He is running for Senate in the state of Nevada.
(01:06):
He's the Republican candidate there and he's a credible life story.
I mean, this is someone who served in Afghanistan. He
sustained third degree burns to thirty percent of his body
in that service.
Speaker 2 (01:17):
He reserved a purple heart as a result, and.
Speaker 1 (01:19):
Instead of letting that define the rest of his life,
and instead of giving up, he persevered. He got married,
he had kids, he started a business, He's lived a
filled life, and now he wants to run for Senate
and bring that hopefulness to the United States Senate and
the country that leadership to the United States Senate. So
I figured, at this time, at this feeling of hopelessness
(01:40):
a little bit, with all this craziness going in the world,
we need to have Sam Brown on the show to
bring some of that light, to bring some of that hope,
and to have a real leader on the show. So
I hope you enjoy learning more about Captain Sam Brown.
I know I did stay tuned. Captain Sam Brown. It's
(02:04):
an honor to have you on.
Speaker 2 (02:05):
The show, Sir.
Speaker 1 (02:07):
I know that you know election cycles are crazy, and
you know your life is pretty hectic right now, so
we appreciate you making time for the show.
Speaker 3 (02:16):
You bet. It's uh, there's you know, under fifty days
left until probably the most important election of our lifetime.
So I'm happy to be here and just share wide
Nevati Center race is so important with all the listeners.
Speaker 1 (02:27):
You know, it really does feel like probably the most
important election cycle of our lives. You know, we've seen,
you know, President Trump's faced two assassination attempts in recent months.
Speaker 2 (02:40):
You know, I guess, how do you think.
Speaker 1 (02:42):
We got to this point as a country and why
does it keep happening?
Speaker 3 (02:46):
Look, unfortunately, we've we've got to look at kind of
the heart and soul of the nation, and division, lies,
hostility have replaced, you know, Mayoran values of of you know, love,
you know, just hope, grace, and and it's it's something
(03:10):
that we've we we can't let hate win. We've got
to We've got to love and and you know, we
we've got to have people who are who are willing
to do what's best for all Americans, not just some.
And you know, at the end of the day, that's
what President Trump is about. You know, people on the
(03:31):
left try and characterize him in really disparaging ways. But
I've been with President Trump. We all saw him stand
up at Butler, Pennsylvania after being shot, literally shot and
with blood on his face, you know, get up and
in the face of that threat, show the American people
(03:52):
he's still here to fight for us. Now, some people
don't like the word fight, but look, these are dire times.
Americans are are losing hope that the American dream can
continue to be alive, that we can all have a
chance to realize our dreams. And some things are worth
fighting for. And President Trump doesn't have to do this. Frankly,
(04:13):
I don't have to do this. I've served my country
before in uniform and was wounded in Afghanistan, medically retired.
I'm a disabled veteran. I started a new life, you know,
been married for fifteen years, have three kids, started a business.
But the times are really that desperate. It's time for
those who can to step up and try and lead
(04:35):
us back to a better time.
Speaker 2 (04:37):
No, we do need that leadership right now. You know,
I wanted to ask you about that.
Speaker 1 (04:42):
So I thought one of the best moments for the
former president during the debate was when he was talking about, well,
you know what, I'm a different kind of president. I
fire people. And he said that in response to you know,
Kamala Harris pointing out that people who used to work
for him have been critical, and he said, well, you know,
I fire people.
Speaker 2 (04:59):
And then he point out out, well, you don't fire anyone.
Speaker 1 (05:01):
Your administration does not fire anyone, and you didn't fire
anyone after the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan. As you pointed out,
you served in Afghanistan. You sustained third degree burns to
thirty percent of your body in that service, receiving a
purple heart. I guess how frustrating for you has that
lack of accountability. Then you know that lack of accountability
(05:22):
that led to thirteen service members being killed and then
no one in the administration being punished off for such failure.
Speaker 3 (05:31):
Well, it's infuriating. And here's why. On that day that
we lost thirteen brave men and women, that wasn't just
a loss of those service members' lives. That was a
permanent loss to families, Families that entrusted their loved ones
(05:52):
to the country and to leaders that should should do
the right thing. And the Biden Harris administer creation failed
those families, They failed the country, They failed the service
members who served, their sacrificed some others gave the ultimate
sacrifice in those families. Every memorial day and every day
(06:14):
that is the anniversary of the loss of their loved one.
Are reminded by that leadership matters and appreciate President Trump
being willing to say and do things that aren't common
in government.
Speaker 2 (06:31):
I'll put it to you this way.
Speaker 3 (06:33):
When I was in the military, if someone failed their mission,
there was accountability. There's no question about it. It wasn't controversial.
When I got into business, you delivered, you did what
you were supposed to do. If you failed to produce,
there were consequences. Again, nothing controversial about that. But seemingly
(06:54):
in the government sector there's some sort of weird exception
that failure lack of performance doesn't require accountability. President Trump
demonstrated that he's willing to do that, and we've got
to get back to a place where the government and
the people in the government work on behalf of Americans
and when they fail, they don't have a chance to
(07:14):
fail again. There's too much a stake. We have got
to get it right for America.
Speaker 1 (07:19):
But it feels even more broad than just the federal government.
For some reason, it just feels.
Speaker 2 (07:24):
Like we I don't know, just feels like society.
Speaker 1 (07:27):
As a whole, like we don't have the same work ethic,
we don't have the same drive. I don't know, I
don't know what is behind that, but it just feels
like it's more of a societal thing. I mean, specific
to federal government, but you know, I don't know, we're
broad these days.
Speaker 3 (07:44):
Well look, I mean, look, I'm a parent with school
aged children, and I hear this from others, and it's
been my observation the education, our education system broadly across
the country and specifically with the Nevada is faiailing our children.
And I think part of it it goes back to accountability.
(08:05):
So if you know, we're talking about the exception that
is the government, there's also a lack of accountability within
the school system. Kids kids nowadays aren't always required to
perform at a certain level to pass. You know, we
have school districts out there that pass kids onto the
next grade even if they haven't hit the minimum requirements
(08:26):
and reading, writing, or arithmetic. I mean, it's setting these
children up for failure. And because of the economic headwinds
and just the lack of savings, the increase of debt
that so many households have out there, where you have
parents that are packing up second jobs, or maybe you had,
you know, one parent that was able to stay at
home and now they've got to go to work too.
(08:47):
It's getting tougher and tougher for parents to be more
active and lead and hold their kids accountable. And when
it's not happening in the classroom and it can't happen
at home, Yeah, it starts to feel like work at
and our ability as Americans and the next generation to
be equipped to be successful is diminishing.
Speaker 1 (09:08):
Yeah, it might come down to, you know, sort of
a little bit of hopelessness, as you pointed out with
you know, just even financially, with so many Americans struggling
to make ends meet and feeling like there's no light
at the end of the tunnel. And then when you
lack leadership at the top, I think it, you know,
it kind of all seems even.
Speaker 2 (09:25):
More burdensome and more troubling. We've got more with Captain
Sam Brown.
Speaker 1 (09:29):
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You know, I wanted to ask you. I think this
biopoint is just kind of you know, shows shows the
complexity of life in the sense of, you know, so
you were rehabbing from your injuries and that's when you
(10:49):
met your wife. US Army First Lieutenant Amy Larson who
worked in your burn unit as a dietitian. So you know,
here you are going through I imagine what was probably the
difficult time of.
Speaker 2 (11:01):
Your life, and you ended up meeting the love of
your life.
Speaker 3 (11:04):
It's certainly not what I expected. There's like, I'm going
to share the greatest lessons I ever learned. And it
was really demonstrated by two people. And this didn't come
from a from a you know, a historical you know,
president or a commanding general of mine or anything like that.
It came came from one of my soldiers. And when
(11:26):
I was burning there in the desert of Afghanistan and
wounded to a point where I thought I was going
to die, I literally gave up the will to live, Lisa,
and and I was in that moment waiting for death,
which was frankly going to be relief from the pain.
The voice of one of my soldiers screamed out, Sir,
I've got you, and they gave me a spark of hope.
(11:47):
But it wasn't his words alone that saved my life
that day. It was his actions. He followed those words
up with literally running to my aid and smothering these
flames and putting them out the thing that was killing me,
and so I survived. And then Amy this first Lieutenant
Amy Larson. They're in the burning it at a time
when I was, you know, grappling with the professional loss
(12:12):
of identity. I'm no longer going to be able to
be an infantry officer, and the personal loss of identity
because my face was so disfigured and my arms and
my legs were scarred from burns. She too loved me
and and and you know, and loved me enough to
marry me and to start a family with me. And
(12:32):
so the the point is right now, we hear from
so many politicians. All they do is offer us their words,
but they don't understand our pain in many cases, and
they're not willing to come be a part of part
of the solution that we desperately need. And so that's
what I offer. You know, I'm applying those lessons learned
from my soldier and from my wife that the American
(12:54):
people are hurting. Nevadams are hurting. I seek you. Years ago,
I was working in an Amazon fulfillment center while I
was trying to get my business up off the ground,
and I was able to start it, get it going,
and I left Amazon and built a successful small business,
but I sold it a couple of years ago to
focus on trying to put myself back into the fray
(13:15):
for Americans in Nevedens, who who desperately need someone to
understand not only the struggles but also the solutions.
Speaker 1 (13:22):
When you're you're a father of three as well, which
I imagine as a driving, you know force behind you know,
wanting to enact change right now and wanting to set
this country on a different.
Speaker 2 (13:32):
Trajectory what we're all.
Speaker 1 (13:33):
Has faith had in your life and in shaping your life?
Speaker 3 (13:37):
It would be fair to say that faith is one
of my you know, sort of defining and guiding lights.
I For me, I couldn't come out of that battlefield
having given up the will to live. A version of
me died that day. And then when when my soldiers
(13:57):
got to me and put those flames out and saved
my life, I realized that I've been saved for a
reason and for a purpose. And I couldn't I couldn't
comprehend what that would look like in three months or
five years, or now sixteen years this month from that point.
But it was such a profound moment to go from
(14:19):
giving up the will to live to realizing I was
going to survive that I've I've always had that as
a grounding sort of anchor to hold on to despite
the turmoil or the you know, the anxiety or the
fear of different things in life. And look for people
who you know, I want to go learn more about
my life and what brought me to that point, and
(14:41):
then what brought me to this point of serving in
pursuit of winning a Senate election. They can read all
about it. I just literally released this book on September fourth,
on my live day, and the book is called it
Live Day, Finding Purpose and Hope after losing Everything, and
they can get it on Amazon. But it's the purpose.
So that was to encourage people that yes, life will
(15:04):
be tough. We all suffer in some capacity. But for me,
I found strength to push through the pain and to
maintain hope because of my faith.
Speaker 1 (15:14):
You know, I think that's sort of a hopefulness that
you know, ur society needs right now, you know, during
these times. I think just since COVID there's just been
sort of a darkness kind of you know, dark cloud
kind of over you know the country, and and you know,
maybe even just the world. More broadly, it seems you.
Speaker 3 (15:32):
Know what do you that literally just tweeted earlier today?
So this is his tweet. Excuse me? His post on
x atheism left an empty space. Secular religion took its place,
but left the people in despair, childless Heydonism, sance care.
(15:53):
Maybe religion's not so bad to keep you from being sad.
Speaker 1 (15:58):
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Speaker 2 (17:30):
What do you hope to.
Speaker 1 (17:31):
Accomplish in the Senate and what would you say to
those who feel like, you know, maybe the American dream
is unattainable and it's you know, those days are behind
us as a country.
Speaker 3 (17:42):
Well, look, I mean, so there's there's policy things that
I want to accomplish, and you know it begins with
with making life more affordable. You know, in Nevada, we've
got a housing crunch that is leading to high prices
in housing, and not only just for buyers, but for renters.
And there's a lot of people that are at risk
(18:03):
of losing their home or have lost you know, the
roof over their head because of that. We need lower
prices in housing, but we also need the essentials to
be more affordable. I'm talking about food, fuel, and medication.
And look, you know, we we've got proposals like ending
taxes on tips, ending tax on our social security benefits
(18:24):
for seniors. These are things in kind of economic policy
that I want to work to achieve. But we also
have got to secure our border. It's I don't think
this is even really a disputable issue anymore. And confronting
the cartel as part of that, the cartel has been
a delivery organization for fentanyl. The human trafficking. Look, the
(18:51):
government estimates there's been over three hundred thousand unaccompanied minors
who've been trafficked across our border into the US that
they've lost accountability of. They don't even know where these
children are anymore. I mean, this is a human tragedy.
And these are things that we can work on from
a policy standpoint, but the bigger picture underlying thing is
if me winning this race and beginning to work on
(19:14):
those things can give people hope to hold on to,
to not extinguish the belief the American dream is still there,
then that's that's part.
Speaker 1 (19:23):
Of the victory too, Sam Brown. I've really enjoyed getting
to know you. I truly hope you make it to
the Senate and I think we need leaders like you,
so we'll be praying for you. And then where where
can I know you've given it out previously, but why
don't you give it out again where people can go
find you, donate and continue to learn more about you
and to follow you in the weeks ahead.
Speaker 3 (19:45):
Thanks Lisa. If if people want to get involved in
the campaign, Captain Sam Brown dot com is is my website.
If people want to do as a campaign that is
fueled by by small dollar donors. We've got billionaires from
you know, California and New York the coast funding my opponent.
But go to send in Sam dot com to donate
to the campaign, and you can also do that again
(20:06):
at captain Sam Brown dot com as well. And look,
if people are looking for just a little bit of encouragement,
check out my book on Amazon. Also it's a Live
Day by Sam Brown and my wife's got a chapter two.
Speaker 2 (20:17):
Oh, that's awesome. We appreciate your service.
Speaker 1 (20:20):
Thank you for what you've done through this country and
what we're trying to do in the Senate. So we
appreciate you and we appreciate your time.
Speaker 3 (20:26):
Thanks Lisa.
Speaker 1 (20:27):
That was Captain Sam Brown, who is running for Senate
and Nevada. Appreciate him for making the time to come
on the show. Appreciate you guys at home for listening
every Monday and Thursday, but you can listen throughout the week.
I want to think John Cassio and my producer for
putting the show together.
Speaker 2 (20:41):
Until next time,
By the grace of God, former President Donald Trump has
now survived two attempted assassination attempts. So, you know, how
do we get here as a country and why does
this keep happening. You know, we're in the home stretch
right now, heading into November fifth of what is probably
the most important election of our lifetimes. It's so important
(00:22):
that people are trying to kill Donald Trump. Americans are
on hard times right now. You've got vast majority of
Americans living paycheck to paycheck. We've got instability around the world,
we have open borders. You know, the country is a
mess under the current leadership, and we need change. There's
also just been this feeling of hopelessness a little bit
since COVID, a feeling that maybe the American dream has
(00:45):
passed us by, that the future is bleak. And so
I think it's really important to have leaders who have
faced adversity, who have leaders who stand strong, who have
leaders who have served this country and are willing to
serve again. And one of those individuals is Captain Stan Brown.
He is running for Senate in the state of Nevada.
(01:06):
He's the Republican candidate there and he's a credible life story.
I mean, this is someone who served in Afghanistan. He
sustained third degree burns to thirty percent of his body
in that service.
Speaker 2 (01:17):
He reserved a purple heart as a result, and.
Speaker 1 (01:19):
Instead of letting that define the rest of his life,
and instead of giving up, he persevered. He got married,
he had kids, he started a business, He's lived a
filled life, and now he wants to run for Senate
and bring that hopefulness to the United States Senate and
the country that leadership to the United States Senate. So
I figured, at this time, at this feeling of hopelessness
(01:40):
a little bit, with all this craziness going in the world,
we need to have Sam Brown on the show to
bring some of that light, to bring some of that hope,
and to have a real leader on the show. So
I hope you enjoy learning more about Captain Sam Brown.
I know I did stay tuned. Captain Sam Brown. It's
(02:04):
an honor to have you on.
Speaker 2 (02:05):
The show, Sir.
Speaker 1 (02:07):
I know that you know election cycles are crazy, and
you know your life is pretty hectic right now, so
we appreciate you making time for the show.
Speaker 3 (02:16):
You bet. It's uh, there's you know, under fifty days
left until probably the most important election of our lifetime.
So I'm happy to be here and just share wide
Nevati Center race is so important with all the listeners.
Speaker 1 (02:27):
You know, it really does feel like probably the most
important election cycle of our lives. You know, we've seen,
you know, President Trump's faced two assassination attempts in recent months.
Speaker 2 (02:40):
You know, I guess, how do you think.
Speaker 1 (02:42):
We got to this point as a country and why
does it keep happening?
Speaker 3 (02:46):
Look, unfortunately, we've we've got to look at kind of
the heart and soul of the nation, and division, lies,
hostility have replaced, you know, Mayoran values of of you know, love,
you know, just hope, grace, and and it's it's something
(03:10):
that we've we we can't let hate win. We've got
to We've got to love and and you know, we
we've got to have people who are who are willing
to do what's best for all Americans, not just some.
And you know, at the end of the day, that's
what President Trump is about. You know, people on the
(03:31):
left try and characterize him in really disparaging ways. But
I've been with President Trump. We all saw him stand
up at Butler, Pennsylvania after being shot, literally shot and
with blood on his face, you know, get up and
in the face of that threat, show the American people
(03:52):
he's still here to fight for us. Now, some people
don't like the word fight, but look, these are dire times.
Americans are are losing hope that the American dream can
continue to be alive, that we can all have a
chance to realize our dreams. And some things are worth
fighting for. And President Trump doesn't have to do this. Frankly,
(04:13):
I don't have to do this. I've served my country
before in uniform and was wounded in Afghanistan, medically retired.
I'm a disabled veteran. I started a new life, you know,
been married for fifteen years, have three kids, started a business.
But the times are really that desperate. It's time for
those who can to step up and try and lead
(04:35):
us back to a better time.
Speaker 2 (04:37):
No, we do need that leadership right now. You know,
I wanted to ask you about that.
Speaker 1 (04:42):
So I thought one of the best moments for the
former president during the debate was when he was talking about, well,
you know what, I'm a different kind of president. I
fire people. And he said that in response to you know,
Kamala Harris pointing out that people who used to work
for him have been critical, and he said, well, you know,
I fire people.
Speaker 2 (04:59):
And then he point out out, well, you don't fire anyone.
Speaker 1 (05:01):
Your administration does not fire anyone, and you didn't fire
anyone after the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan. As you pointed out,
you served in Afghanistan. You sustained third degree burns to
thirty percent of your body in that service, receiving a
purple heart. I guess how frustrating for you has that
lack of accountability. Then you know that lack of accountability
(05:22):
that led to thirteen service members being killed and then
no one in the administration being punished off for such failure.
Speaker 3 (05:31):
Well, it's infuriating. And here's why. On that day that
we lost thirteen brave men and women, that wasn't just
a loss of those service members' lives. That was a
permanent loss to families, Families that entrusted their loved ones
(05:52):
to the country and to leaders that should should do
the right thing. And the Biden Harris administer creation failed
those families, They failed the country, They failed the service
members who served, their sacrificed some others gave the ultimate
sacrifice in those families. Every memorial day and every day
(06:14):
that is the anniversary of the loss of their loved one.
Are reminded by that leadership matters and appreciate President Trump
being willing to say and do things that aren't common
in government.
Speaker 2 (06:31):
I'll put it to you this way.
Speaker 3 (06:33):
When I was in the military, if someone failed their mission,
there was accountability. There's no question about it. It wasn't controversial.
When I got into business, you delivered, you did what
you were supposed to do. If you failed to produce,
there were consequences. Again, nothing controversial about that. But seemingly
(06:54):
in the government sector there's some sort of weird exception
that failure lack of performance doesn't require accountability. President Trump
demonstrated that he's willing to do that, and we've got
to get back to a place where the government and
the people in the government work on behalf of Americans
and when they fail, they don't have a chance to
(07:14):
fail again. There's too much a stake. We have got
to get it right for America.
Speaker 1 (07:19):
But it feels even more broad than just the federal government.
For some reason, it just feels.
Speaker 2 (07:24):
Like we I don't know, just feels like society.
Speaker 1 (07:27):
As a whole, like we don't have the same work ethic,
we don't have the same drive. I don't know, I
don't know what is behind that, but it just feels
like it's more of a societal thing. I mean, specific
to federal government, but you know, I don't know, we're
broad these days.
Speaker 3 (07:44):
Well look, I mean, look, I'm a parent with school
aged children, and I hear this from others, and it's
been my observation the education, our education system broadly across
the country and specifically with the Nevada is faiailing our children.
And I think part of it it goes back to accountability.
(08:05):
So if you know, we're talking about the exception that
is the government, there's also a lack of accountability within
the school system. Kids kids nowadays aren't always required to
perform at a certain level to pass. You know, we
have school districts out there that pass kids onto the
next grade even if they haven't hit the minimum requirements
(08:26):
and reading, writing, or arithmetic. I mean, it's setting these
children up for failure. And because of the economic headwinds
and just the lack of savings, the increase of debt
that so many households have out there, where you have
parents that are packing up second jobs, or maybe you had,
you know, one parent that was able to stay at
home and now they've got to go to work too.
(08:47):
It's getting tougher and tougher for parents to be more
active and lead and hold their kids accountable. And when
it's not happening in the classroom and it can't happen
at home, Yeah, it starts to feel like work at
and our ability as Americans and the next generation to
be equipped to be successful is diminishing.
Speaker 1 (09:08):
Yeah, it might come down to, you know, sort of
a little bit of hopelessness, as you pointed out with
you know, just even financially, with so many Americans struggling
to make ends meet and feeling like there's no light
at the end of the tunnel. And then when you
lack leadership at the top, I think it, you know,
it kind of all seems even.
Speaker 2 (09:25):
More burdensome and more troubling. We've got more with Captain
Sam Brown.
Speaker 1 (09:29):
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You know, I wanted to ask you. I think this
biopoint is just kind of you know, shows shows the
complexity of life in the sense of, you know, so
you were rehabbing from your injuries and that's when you
(10:49):
met your wife. US Army First Lieutenant Amy Larson who
worked in your burn unit as a dietitian. So you know,
here you are going through I imagine what was probably the
difficult time of.
Speaker 2 (11:01):
Your life, and you ended up meeting the love of
your life.
Speaker 3 (11:04):
It's certainly not what I expected. There's like, I'm going
to share the greatest lessons I ever learned. And it
was really demonstrated by two people. And this didn't come
from a from a you know, a historical you know,
president or a commanding general of mine or anything like that.
It came came from one of my soldiers. And when
(11:26):
I was burning there in the desert of Afghanistan and
wounded to a point where I thought I was going
to die, I literally gave up the will to live, Lisa,
and and I was in that moment waiting for death,
which was frankly going to be relief from the pain.
The voice of one of my soldiers screamed out, Sir,
I've got you, and they gave me a spark of hope.
(11:47):
But it wasn't his words alone that saved my life
that day. It was his actions. He followed those words
up with literally running to my aid and smothering these
flames and putting them out the thing that was killing me,
and so I survived. And then Amy this first Lieutenant
Amy Larson. They're in the burning it at a time
when I was, you know, grappling with the professional loss
(12:12):
of identity. I'm no longer going to be able to
be an infantry officer, and the personal loss of identity
because my face was so disfigured and my arms and
my legs were scarred from burns. She too loved me
and and and you know, and loved me enough to
marry me and to start a family with me. And
(12:32):
so the the point is right now, we hear from
so many politicians. All they do is offer us their words,
but they don't understand our pain in many cases, and
they're not willing to come be a part of part
of the solution that we desperately need. And so that's
what I offer. You know, I'm applying those lessons learned
from my soldier and from my wife that the American
(12:54):
people are hurting. Nevadams are hurting. I seek you. Years ago,
I was working in an Amazon fulfillment center while I
was trying to get my business up off the ground,
and I was able to start it, get it going,
and I left Amazon and built a successful small business,
but I sold it a couple of years ago to
focus on trying to put myself back into the fray
(13:15):
for Americans in Nevedens, who who desperately need someone to
understand not only the struggles but also the solutions.
Speaker 1 (13:22):
When you're you're a father of three as well, which
I imagine as a driving, you know force behind you know,
wanting to enact change right now and wanting to set
this country on a different.
Speaker 2 (13:32):
Trajectory what we're all.
Speaker 1 (13:33):
Has faith had in your life and in shaping your life?
Speaker 3 (13:37):
It would be fair to say that faith is one
of my you know, sort of defining and guiding lights.
I For me, I couldn't come out of that battlefield
having given up the will to live. A version of
me died that day. And then when when my soldiers
(13:57):
got to me and put those flames out and saved
my life, I realized that I've been saved for a
reason and for a purpose. And I couldn't I couldn't
comprehend what that would look like in three months or
five years, or now sixteen years this month from that point.
But it was such a profound moment to go from
(14:19):
giving up the will to live to realizing I was
going to survive that I've I've always had that as
a grounding sort of anchor to hold on to despite
the turmoil or the you know, the anxiety or the
fear of different things in life. And look for people
who you know, I want to go learn more about
my life and what brought me to that point, and
(14:41):
then what brought me to this point of serving in
pursuit of winning a Senate election. They can read all
about it. I just literally released this book on September fourth,
on my live day, and the book is called it
Live Day, Finding Purpose and Hope after losing Everything, and
they can get it on Amazon. But it's the purpose.
So that was to encourage people that yes, life will
(15:04):
be tough. We all suffer in some capacity. But for me,
I found strength to push through the pain and to
maintain hope because of my faith.
Speaker 1 (15:14):
You know, I think that's sort of a hopefulness that
you know, ur society needs right now, you know, during
these times. I think just since COVID there's just been
sort of a darkness kind of you know, dark cloud
kind of over you know the country, and and you know,
maybe even just the world. More broadly, it seems you.
Speaker 3 (15:32):
Know what do you that literally just tweeted earlier today?
So this is his tweet. Excuse me? His post on
x atheism left an empty space. Secular religion took its place,
but left the people in despair, childless Heydonism, sance care.
(15:53):
Maybe religion's not so bad to keep you from being sad.
Speaker 1 (15:58):
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Speaker 2 (17:30):
What do you hope to.
Speaker 1 (17:31):
Accomplish in the Senate and what would you say to
those who feel like, you know, maybe the American dream
is unattainable and it's you know, those days are behind
us as a country.
Speaker 3 (17:42):
Well, look, I mean, so there's there's policy things that
I want to accomplish, and you know it begins with
with making life more affordable. You know, in Nevada, we've
got a housing crunch that is leading to high prices
in housing, and not only just for buyers, but for renters.
And there's a lot of people that are at risk
(18:03):
of losing their home or have lost you know, the
roof over their head because of that. We need lower
prices in housing, but we also need the essentials to
be more affordable. I'm talking about food, fuel, and medication.
And look, you know, we we've got proposals like ending
taxes on tips, ending tax on our social security benefits
(18:24):
for seniors. These are things in kind of economic policy
that I want to work to achieve. But we also
have got to secure our border. It's I don't think
this is even really a disputable issue anymore. And confronting
the cartel as part of that, the cartel has been
a delivery organization for fentanyl. The human trafficking. Look, the
(18:51):
government estimates there's been over three hundred thousand unaccompanied minors
who've been trafficked across our border into the US that
they've lost accountability of. They don't even know where these
children are anymore. I mean, this is a human tragedy.
And these are things that we can work on from
a policy standpoint, but the bigger picture underlying thing is
if me winning this race and beginning to work on
(19:14):
those things can give people hope to hold on to,
to not extinguish the belief the American dream is still there,
then that's that's part.
Speaker 1 (19:23):
Of the victory too, Sam Brown. I've really enjoyed getting
to know you. I truly hope you make it to
the Senate and I think we need leaders like you,
so we'll be praying for you. And then where where
can I know you've given it out previously, but why
don't you give it out again where people can go
find you, donate and continue to learn more about you
and to follow you in the weeks ahead.
Speaker 3 (19:45):
Thanks Lisa. If if people want to get involved in
the campaign, Captain Sam Brown dot com is is my website.
If people want to do as a campaign that is
fueled by by small dollar donors. We've got billionaires from
you know, California and New York the coast funding my opponent.
But go to send in Sam dot com to donate
to the campaign, and you can also do that again
(20:06):
at captain Sam Brown dot com as well. And look,
if people are looking for just a little bit of encouragement,
check out my book on Amazon. Also it's a Live
Day by Sam Brown and my wife's got a chapter two.
Speaker 2 (20:17):
Oh, that's awesome. We appreciate your service.
Speaker 1 (20:20):
Thank you for what you've done through this country and
what we're trying to do in the Senate. So we
appreciate you and we appreciate your time.
Speaker 3 (20:26):
Thanks Lisa.
Speaker 1 (20:27):
That was Captain Sam Brown, who is running for Senate
and Nevada. Appreciate him for making the time to come
on the show. Appreciate you guys at home for listening
every Monday and Thursday, but you can listen throughout the week.
I want to think John Cassio and my producer for
putting the show together.
Speaker 2 (20:41):
Until next time,
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