I'm from a third world country. I've seen propaganda. I knew the word propaganda when I was eight years old.

You know, the fastest growing segment of gun owners are women, black women, especially.

In this episode, I sit down with Virginia Lieutenant Governor Winsom Sears,

author of How Sweet It Is, Defending the American Dream. We discuss a remarkable story,

her values, and what drives her.

Here I am second in command in the former capital of the Confederate States.

Don't tell me America hasn't changed. Of course it has. There is no utopia,

but America is the best we've got, and we're going to keep her.

This is American Thought Leaders, and I'm Janie Kellek.

Lieutenant Governor Winsom Sears, such a pleasure to have you on American Thought Leaders.

Thank you for having me, Jan.

I've really been enjoying reading your autobiography, and let's start here.

Your grandmother and my grandmother, who I actually never knew, because she died when my

mother was nine years old, had something in common, and I would say kind of an interest

in helping others above and beyond, and that influenced your life significantly.

And I want to start there.

Well, yeah, my grandmother was a very interesting woman.

You know, she started with nothing. When you read the book, you'll see that she was born in a

one-room hut, and it's still there today. Sadly, it doesn't belong to my family, but maybe we

can buy it back again. But I'm very proud of it. You know, it's got

boards of all shapes and sizes and colors to the building, to structure,

and I say to myself, this is a reminder of where I've come from.

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