JASON
JASON WHITELY STARTS NOW.
>>> GOOD MORNING.
WE BEGIN WITH THE RACE THAT
EVERYONE IS
EVERYONE IS WATCHING NOT JUST HERE IN TEXAS
BUT IN D.C. AND
OTHER PLACES AS WELL.
WE'RE SPENDING TIME WITH BOTH
CANDIDATES
CANDIDATES AS WE CLOSE IN ON ELECTION DAY.
THIS MORNING, CRUISE IS UP
FIRST SITTING
FIRST SITTING DOWN WITH ME AND BUD KENNEDY
FROM THE STAR TELEGRAM.
>> SENATOR, THANK YOU FOR THE
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. YOU
TIME. YOU TALK A LOT ABOUT FAIRNESS
AND HEARING
AND HEARING OUT THE ALLEGATIONS.
WOMEN ARE LIKELY TO DECIDE THIS
ELECTION.
ELECTION.
ELECTION. THERE ARE A LOT OF WOMEN WHO
CAN RELATE TO
DR. FORD.
DR. FORD.
DR. FORD. WHAT IS YOUR MESSAGE TO THOSE
WOMEN?
WOMEN?
WOMEN? >>
WOMEN? >> WELL, I THINK IT WAS
STRAIGHT LEG
STRAIGHT LEG RAISING IMPORTANT THAT DR. FORD
BE GIVEN A FULL AND
FAIR OPPORTUNITY TO TELL HER
STORY AND THAT SHE BE
TREATED WITH RESPECT.
THAT IS WHAT HAPPENED.
I URGED MY COLLEAGUES WE NEEDED
TO GIVE
TO GIVE
TO GIVE HER THAT PUBLIC HEARING.
IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT THAT
JUDGE KAVANAUGH
JUDGE KAVANAUGH BE GIVEN A FAIR AND FULL
OPPORTUNITY TO DEFEND
HIMSELF.
HIMSELF.
HIMSELF. HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN TREATED
WITH RESPECT
WITH RESPECT AS WELL.
AS WELL.
AS WELL. IT IS SAD THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN.
WE SAW SENATE DEMOCRATS FALLING
ALL OVER
ALL OVER
ALL OVER THEMSELVES TO PLAY POLITICAL
GAMES TO TRY TO DRAG
JUDGE KAVANAUGH AND HIS FAMILY
THROUGH THE MUD.
I THINK IT IS PROFOUNDLY UNFAIR
WHAT THEY
WHAT THEY
WHAT THEY DID TO JUDGE KAVANAUGH.
IT WAS UNFAIR WHAT SENATE
DEMOCRATS DID TO
DR. FORD.
DR. FORD.
DR. FORD. DR. FORD SUBMITTED HER
ALLEGATIONS TO
ALLEGATIONS TO DIANE FEINSTEIN ON JULY 39.
SHE ASKED KEEP THESE
CONFIDENTIAL.
CONFIDENTIAL. THE TESTIMONY WE HEARD LAST
WEEK IS THAT
THE DEMOCRATS DELIBERATELY SAT
ON IT FOR TWO MONTHS.
THEN THEY LEAKED TO THE PRESS.
>> THINK OF WHO LEAKED IT.
SENATOR SAID SHE DIDN'T LEAK
IT.
IT.
IT. >>
IT. >> SO
IT. >> SO ACCORDING TO DR. FORD,
IT IS NOT
IT IS NOT
IT IS NOT UNCLEAR AT ALL.
DR. FORD TESTIFIED THERE WERE
ONLY FOUR
ONLY FOUR
ONLY FOUR GROUPS OF PEOPLE WHO HAD THAT
LETTER.
LETTER.
LETTER. HERSELF, HER LAWYERS, SENATOR
FEINSTEIN
FEINSTEIN
FEINSTEIN AND HER DEMOCRATIC
CONGRESSWOMAN.
CONGRESSWOMAN. DR. FORD TOLD THE JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE SHE
COMMITTEE SHE DIDN'T LEAK IT AND HER LAWYERS
DIDN'T LEAK IT.
THAT MEANS THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO
COULD HAVE
COULD HAVE LEAKED IT WERE ONE OF THE TWO
DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS OF
CONGRESS OR THEIR STAFF.
THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE HAS AN
ENTIRE
ENTIRE
ENTIRE PROCESS SET UP TO HANDLE
COMPLAINTS.
COMPLAINTS. WHEN THOSE ALLEGATIONS CAME IN
ON JULY 39,
SENATOR FEINSTEIN SHOULD HAVE
REFERRED IT TO THE
FULL COMMITTEE.
FULL COMMITTEE. THEY SHOULD HAVE REFERRED TO
THE FBI.
THE FBI.
THE FBI. WE ACTUALLY HAD A CONFIDENTIAL
HEARING
HEARING
HEARING WITH JUDGE KAVANAUGH WHERE NONE
OF THE DEMOCRATS
BROUGHT UP THESE ALLEGATIONS.
SADLY THEY WANTED TO PLAY
POLITICS WITH
POLITICS WITH HIM RATHER THAN BE FAIR AND
ASSESS HIM ON THE
MERITS.
MERITS.
MERITS. I
MERITS. I THINK THAT IS THE WRONG WAY
TO APPROACH
TO APPROACH THIS.
THIS.
THIS. >>
THIS. >> LET ME SHIFT TO POLITICS.
YOU JUST ACHIEVED A RECORD.
CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT.
I AM CURIOUS.
YOU STILL LAG BEHIND YOUR
OPPONENT.
OPPONENT.
OPPONENT. WHY DO YOU THINK HE IS HAVING
BETTER
BETTER
BETTER SUCCESS CONSIDERING BOTH OF YOU
ARE GETTING THE SAME
AMOUNT OF MONEY FROM OUT OF
STATE?
STATE?
STATE? >>
STATE? >> THAT IS NOT CLEAR AT ALL BY
THE WAY
THE WAY
THE WAY BECAUSE HE HAS NOT DISCLOSED
HOW MANY MILLIONS HE IS
GETTING OUT OF THE STATE.
MUCH OF HIS MILLIONS ARE SMALL
DOLLARS
DOLLARS
DOLLARS HE'S GETTING FROM HOLLYWOOD.
>> WHY DO YOU THINK HE IS
GETTING BETTER
GETTING BETTER SUCCESS?
SUCCESS?
SUCCESS? >> IT'S NOT COMPLICATED.
THE EXTREME LEFT.
THEY ARE REALLY ANGRY.
THEY ARE ENERGIZED BY RAGE AND
FURY AND
FURY AND
FURY AND HATRED FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP.
WHAT WE ARE SEEING IN THIS RACE
AND
AND
AND DEMOCRATIC RACES ACROSS THE
COUNTRY IS THAT
DEMOCRATS ARE RAISING MASSIVE
AMOUNTS OF MONEY.
TYPICALLY IN A GENERAL ELECTION
IN TEXAS,
IN TEXAS,
IN TEXAS, A DEMOCRAT AT LEAST PRETENDS TO
GO TO THE MIDDLE AND
PRETENDS TO BE A MODERATE.
HE'S RUNNING A HARD LEFT.
EVERY TIME HE TAKES A FAR LEFT
POSITION.
POSITION.
POSITION. WHAT HE SAYS HE'S OPEN TO
ABOLLISHING ICE,
ABOLLISHING ICE, THAT IS A RADICAL POSITION.
HE RAISES MOLLS MILLIONS ACROSS
THE KUHN
THE KUHN
THE KUHN -- -- MILLIONS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. WHEN HE SAYS HE WANTS TO
IMPEACH DONALD
IMPEACH DONALD TRUMP, HE'S THE ONLY SENATOR TO
SAY THAT.
SAY THAT.
SAY THAT. >> LET ME ASK YOU ABOUT THAT.
HE HAS ALL THIS MOP KNEE.
WHAT HAS HE DONE WITH IT?
>> YOU HAVE TO ASK HIM WHAT
HE'S DOING
HE'S DOING WITH IT.
WITH IT.
WITH IT. HE IS SPENDING IT ON A LOT OF
THINGS.
THINGS.
THINGS. I
THINGS. I GUESS HE SPENT ABOUT 4
MILLION% IN YARD
SIGNS.
SIGNS.
SIGNS. THAT EXPLAINS WHY YOU SEE YARD
SIGNS
SIGNS
SIGNS EVERYWHERE.
EVERYWHERE. 4 MILLION% BUYS A TON OF YARD
SIGNS.
SIGNS.
SIGNS. WE
SIGNS. WE DON'T HAVE $4 MILLION TO
SPEND ON YARD
SIGNS.
SIGNS.
SIGNS. WHAT WE DO HAVE IS ENOUGH MONEY
TO INSURE
TO INSURE
TO INSURE THAT THIS ELECTION FOCUSES ON
ISSUES AND SUBSTANCE
AND RECORD.
AND RECORD. THAT IS HOW I HAVE APPROACHED
AND WHAT THE
PEOPLE OF TEXAS.
>> AND ONE OF THE THINGS YOU
CRITICIZED
CRITICIZED IS TALK ABOUT LAW ENFORCEMENT
IS GYM CROWE.
SOME OF YOUR SUPPORTERS BELIEVE
IN
IN
IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM.
THEY SAY IT IS NEEDED.
DO YOU BELIEVE IN CRIMINAL
JUSTICE
JUSTICE
JUSTICE REIMPORTANTLY FORM?
REIMPORTANTLY FORM? >> CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM IS
VERY
VERY
VERY IMPORTANT.
IMPORTANT. I HAVE BEEN A LONG-TIME
SUPPORTER OF
SUPPORTER OF LIFTING ANDLESSENING MANDATORY
MINIMUM SENTENCES FOR
NON-- AND LESSENING.
I DREW A BIG LINE BETWEEN
NONVIOLENT AND
NONVIOLENT AND VIOLENT.
VIOLENT.
VIOLENT. I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD BE
LETTING
LETTING
LETTING MURDEROUS AND RAPISTS AND
VIOLENT CRIMINALS OUT.
>> THIS IS ABOUT TAKING THE
LIFE AND
LIFE AND
LIFE AND LIBERTY AWAY FROM PEOPLE WHO
MAY NOT HAVE COMMITTED
A CRIME.
A CRIME.
A CRIME. LET ME TALK ABOUT SOMETHING
MORE BROADLY.
MORE BROADLY. WHAT O'ROURKE HAS DONE IS
DEMONIZE AND
DEMONIZE AND ATTACK POLICE OFFICERS.
SO A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, HE
GAVE A SPEECH
WHERE HE DESCRIBED POLICE
OFFICERS AS, QUOTE, THE
NEW JIN CROWE.
-- JIM CROW HERB.
HE SPECIFIED WHAT IT WAS HE WAS
ACCUSING
ACCUSING
ACCUSING POLICE OFFICERS WERE DOING.
HE SAID THEY WERE SEARCHING,
STOPPING, AND
STOPPING, AND SHOOTING PEOPLE SOLELY BECAUSE
OF THEIR RACE.
THAT IS OFFENSIVE.
IT IS OFFENSIVE.
IT IS DIVISIVE AND IT IS WRONG.
IT IS DIVIDING US ON RACE.
THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF POLICE
OFFICERS
OFFICERS
OFFICERS INTH STATE OF TEXAS WHO ARE
AFRICAN AMERICAN.
AFRICAN AMERICAN. >> SOME SAY THAT IS TRUE AND
THE JUSTICE
THE JUSTICE SYSTEM NEEDS REFORM.
>> I CAN TELL YOU THAT I AM
PROUD TO
PROUD TO
PROUD TO STAND WITH THE MEN AND WOMEN OF
LAW ENFORCEMENT.
LAW ENFORCEMENT. I THINK THIS APPROACH OF
ATTACKING COPS
ATTACKING COPS AND ACCUSING THEM OF BEING
RACIST IS NOT
RESPONSIBLE.
RESPONSIBLE. WE SAW JUST THIS WEEK SEVEN
POLICE
POLICE
POLICE OFFICERS SHOT IN FLORENCE,
SOUTH CAROLINA AND THAT
KIND OF HATEFUL RHETORIC
CONTRIBUTES TO AN
ENVIRONMENT WHERE POLICE
OFFICERS AFFECTIVELY HAVE A
TARGET ON THEIR BACK.
THE LAW SHOULD BE APPLIED
FAIRLY WITH
FAIRLY WITH REGARD TO EVERYONE REGARDLESS
OF RACE, BUT
DEMONIZING COPS, AND CALLING
THEM RACISTS I THINK IS
REALLY WRONG AND I THINK
CONGRESSMAN OTHER LOOK
SHOULD STOP THAT KIND OF
DIVISIVE RHETORIC.
DIVISIVE RHETORIC. >> LET ME ASK YOU ABOUT THE TV
COMMERCIAL.
COMMERCIAL. I AM CURIOUS ABOUT THAT WORD.
REPUBLICANS IN CONGRESS SINCE
PRESIDENT
PRESIDENT
PRESIDENT TRUMP WAS ELECTED HAVE SPENT
HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS DOWN THERE.
BEINGS -- BILLIONS OF
DOLLARINGS.
DOLLARINGS. USING CHAOS SUGGESTS TO ME THAT
NONE OF
NONE OF
NONE OF THAT MIGHT BE WORKING.
>> THERE IS A REASON THAT WE
ARE NOT
ARE NOT
ARE NOT HAVING GREATER SUCCESS.
THAT IS CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS
ARE FILL
ARE FILL
ARE FILL BUSTERRING ANYTHING TO ACTUALLY
PROVIDE RESOURCES TO
BUILD A WALL, TO SECURE THE
BORDER.
BORDER.
BORDER. I
BORDER. I HAVE FROM THE DAY I HAVE BEEN
ELECTED
ELECTED
ELECTED LEAD THE EFFORT TO MAKE THE
BORDER SAFER AND MORE
SECURE.
SECURE.
SECURE. IT IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I
HAVE
HAVE
HAVE RECEIVED A FORMAL ENDORSEMENT
OF THE NATIONAL BORDER
CONTROL COUNCIL.
CONTROL COUNCIL. THE UNION OF THE MEN AND WOMEN
WHO RISK
WHO RISK
WHO RISK THEIR LIVES KEEPING THE BORDER
SAFE.
SAFE.
SAFE. AND
SAFE. AND RIGHT NOW DEMOCRATS ARE
FILL
FILL
FILL BUSTERRING ANY EFFORT TO
PROVIDE RESOURCES TO
STRENGTHEN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND
ACTUALLY STOP VIOLENT
CRIMINALS FROM COMING INTO THIS
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. >> THROWING MONEY IS NOT THE
SOLUTION.
SOLUTION.
SOLUTION. REPUBLICANS HAVE BEEN THROWING
MONEY IN
MONEY IN
MONEY IN CONGRESS TO AUSTIN.
IF YOU ARE SAYING IT IS CHAOS
DOWN THERE,
DOWN THERE, THROWING MONEY IS NOT THE SAME.
>> YOU'RE ACTUALLY WRONG.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HASN'T
THROWN MONEY
THROWN MONEY AT IT BECAUSE DEMOCRATS HAVE
FILL BUSTERRED
FILL BUSTERRED EVERYONES -- EFFORTS TO PROVIDE
THOSE RESOURCES.
THOSE RESOURCES. WE ARE NOT ABLE TO APPROPRIATE.
IF YOU WANT TO UNDERSTAND THIS
ISSUE, LET
ISSUE, LET ME GIVE YOU A SIMPLE CONTRAST.
KATE'S LAW.
KATE'S LAW. I AM THE AUTHOR OF KATE'S LAW
IN THE
IN THE
IN THE SENATE.
SENATE.
SENATE. IT IS COMMON SENSE LEGISLATION
THAT SAYS
THAT SAYS
THAT SAYS VIOLENT CRIMINALS, AGGRAVATED
FELONS WHO REPEATEDLY
ENTER THE COUNTRY ILLEGALLY AND
ARE REPEATEDLY
ARE REPEATEDLY DEPORTED SHOULD FACE MANDATORY
MINIMUM PRISON SEASON
TENSES.
TENSES.
TENSES. IF KATE'S LAW HAD BEEN ON THE
BOOKS, KATE,
BOOKS, KATE, A BEAUTIFUL YOUNG WOMAN
MURDERED BY A REPEAT VIOLENT
CRIMINAL, SHE WOULD STILL BE
ALIVE.
ALIVE.
ALIVE. I
ALIVE. I AM THE AUTHOR OF KATE'S LAW.
O'ROURKE HAS VOTED AGAINST
KATE'S LAW.
KATE'S LAW. THAT IS AN EXAMPLE WHERE THE
OVERWHELMING
OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF TEXANS, METHODIST
HOSPITAL JUST
HOSPITAL JUST REPUBLICANS, INDEPENDENTS,
REPUBLICANS, INDEPENDENTS, DEMOCRATS, IS UP MONTH
YOU ARE THE COMMON SENSE
LEGISLATION LIKE KATE'S
LAW, BUT THE WASHINGTON
DEMOCRATS ARE SO EXTREME
THEY ARE BLOCKING THAT
LEGISLATION.
LEGISLATION. >> WE HAVE ABOUT 40 LEFT.
>> BACK TO THE CAMPAIGN.
WE TALK ABOUT TARRANT COUNTY
BEING ONE OF
THE REDDEST COUNTIES IN
AMERICA.
AMERICA.
AMERICA. YOU HAVEN'T BEEN THERE MUCH.
WHAT IS YOUR PLAN.
DO YOU SUPPORT THAT?
WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR TARRANT
COUNTY.
COUNTY.
COUNTY. >> WE HAVE BEEN ALL OVER THE
STATE?
STATE?
STATE? WE
STATE? WE HAVE DONE 25 TOWN HALLS ALL
OVER THE
OVER THE
OVER THE STATE OF TEXAS.
WE HAVE BEEN IN EAST TEXAS,
WEST TEXAS,
WEST TEXAS, THE PANHANDLE.
THE PANHANDLE. TEXANS KNOW WHAT WORKS.
WE KNOW LOW TAXES.
LOW REGULATIONS.
LOW REGULATIONS. PRODUCING RECORD LOW
UNEMPLOYMENT.
UNEMPLOYMENT. AND HERE IS A STAT THAT
EVERYONE SHOULD
EVERYONE SHOULD THINK ABOUT P. RIGHT NOW TODAY,
WE HAVE THE LOWEST
HISPANIC UNEMPLOYMENT THAT HAS
EVER BEEN RECORDED
AND WE HAVE THE LOWEST AFRICAN
AMERICAN UNEMPLOYMENT
AMERICAN UNEMPLOYMENT THAT HAS EVER BEEN RECORDED.
LOW TAXES AND LOW REGULATIONS
WORKS.
WORKS.
WORKS. AND WE NEED TO NOT GO BACK TO
THE FAILED
THE FAILED ECONOMIC POLICIES OF THE