Hello, this is Alonzo Bowden, and I would like to welcome you to episode 325 of my podcast,

Who's Paying Attention? Here I am again, and I thank you for listening.

And, you know, I'm going to get right into this.

Oh, by the way, it may sound a little wonky or funky or something.

I am recording from a hotel room in Spokane, Washington.

That's right. I'm back on the road. I'm in Spokane, which is an interesting town. I don't really

know much about this city. I will tell you this. Diversity might not be one of their strong points.

I've actually seen more white guys with dreads than I have black people, but it's a good

looking downtown with a big park along the river.

So, you know, it is what it is.

Great crowd.

And yeah, I'm back to work.

So that's all good.

So recording through headphones from the hotel,

so the sound may not be that great. And for that, I apologize.

Okay, getting back into it. If you have a friend who's a Republican,

and they're not worth $10 million or more,

you may want to check on them.

And I don't mean check on them in the sense of, you know, try to change their minds or anything.

I mean check on them in a sense.

There's something wrong with somebody. If you're not super rich and Republican just to avoid paying taxes or, you know, if you're a devout racist and

public about it and all that, then I understand you being Republican, but this ordinary person,

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