Here's How OneLegUpAlex Adapts Radio Life Into Advocacy Life With A Shout Out to DDNC 8-24-25

Link to DDNC info for Fall Public Policy Forum September 15th: https://ddnc.org/

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
With the rebrand of this to be one leg A
Ballex News, one Lego Balox Sports, one leg A Ballex Adapting.
I feel like this podcast in and of itself is
moving forward all at the same time.

Speaker 2 (00:12):
And I have to add this.

Speaker 1 (00:14):
When I started the podcast, it was because I heard
about how our tax dayerpayer dollars are being wasted through
ninety seventy observing every host talking about all of this
government waste, it inspired me to start this show. Well,
how cool is that the March of twenty twenty five,
what I've said on the show became real life when

(00:35):
we went down to the DNC, the National distt Dicise
National Coalitions Spring Public Policy Forum to actually advocate for
people with disabilities, who are tax paying citizens of America
to get the rights they deserve. That is the point
of why this will start, because we have to know
how our tax dollars are being spent, and why not

(00:56):
advocate for our tax dollars to be spent rightly. So
when I went to DC it kind of felt like
I was moving what I've learned over the last twelve
years and what I've been talking about at the same
time on this platform for twelve years forward.

Speaker 2 (01:11):
So I got to say that was a real example
of how much.

Speaker 1 (01:14):
I've learned at Salem Media and how much I'm putting
into practice twelve years later, and I'm very thankful I
get to do that.

Speaker 2 (01:24):
And I mentioned the Public Policy Forum because they're doing
it again, and.

Speaker 1 (01:28):
I don't believe we're going to go this year, but
I did get this update real fast. I know it's
sort of a PSA at the end of this, but
while it's on my mind. In September, they're going to
have the twenty twenty five d DNC Annual Fall Forum
taking place Monday, September fifteenth from nine am to twelve
pm at the Rayburn House Office building in DC, and

(01:51):
they are cordially inviting you to attend.

Speaker 3 (01:55):
The event will feature legislative and public policy updates from
congressional champions and key committee staff, with the tenants from medical,
patient and professional stakeholders and industrial industry partners.

Speaker 1 (02:09):
So I'll put a link to their website for more information.
But there you go, the DNC Fall for Forum in
the next couple of weeks. Here and excited to talk
about that real fast, because I believe if nine seventy
and the answer did not give me this chance.

Speaker 2 (02:28):
Twelve years ago.

Speaker 1 (02:29):
I wouldn't even known about these other advocacy groups because
I wouldn't even thought to talk about how our tax
dollars are being spent. I was so sports minded going
into radio in twenty twelve, and I still love sports,
and I still will complain that the Yanks lost ten
to one today. But at the end of the day,
whether you're an athlete like Aaron Judge, whether you're someone

(02:52):
with disability, whether you're a pop star, culture icon, whatever,
you pay your taxes. And I realized that life is
bigger than talking about a baseball game twelve years ago.

Speaker 2 (03:05):
And now we're putting that into practice.

Speaker 1 (03:08):
And I think it's because I've listened to Kevin in
the afternoons for nine years plus on WMCA talk about this.
I've listened to Frank every Sunday morning.

Speaker 2 (03:17):
When he was on nine to seventy.

Speaker 1 (03:19):
I saw him in action, and of course engineering with Piscopal,
listening to Piscopal, listening to Mike Gallagher. They all have
taught me that we must hold our elected officials accountable.

Speaker 2 (03:35):
That is bigger than baseball. And how do you do it?

Speaker 1 (03:39):
You partner with the DDNC or any coalition that is
doing advocacy work, you might call it lobbying, lobbying, I
call it advocacy work because it's important that we are
in the ears of those we pay through our taxes.

Speaker 2 (03:56):
We're our salaries pay.

Speaker 1 (03:59):
These people's tax So I did not mean to get
on national radio days honoring today.

Speaker 2 (04:05):
But it's part of how I got here.

Speaker 1 (04:09):
The radio world is how I became part of the
advocacy world, and there's no doubt those two go hand
in hand.

Speaker 2 (04:19):
Signing off for now, I'm one leg up, Alex Garrett