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Good morning to you. Hope you're starting off your day here in the Mid-South, and it is a great one. The heat dome continues to cover the Mid-South, and Laura Huckabee will be along a little bit later on with your latest forecast. It's going to be hot, and I really don't want to. Upset too many of you, but they're now predicting the first frost out in East Tennessee.
So East Tennessee seems to be exempt from the heat dome. And so if you're heading this weekend anywhere east of Chattanooga, you're heading up to the northeastern part of the state, you might want to pack a jacket. I'm just saying, it's hot. We've got a lot of crazy things happening right here in Memphis. By the way, one of the positive things is the Freddy the German.
This is the guy, he and a couple of his pals, they came over for the World Cup, fell in love with America. They traveled all over, and Freddy the German started posting about all of his adventures on X and became something of a celebrity. And was, I mean, people just rolled out the red carpet for this guy. And so he came back.
So he's doing another tour of America, and he is in Memphis, Tennessee. Think he's heading down to Auburn. Why, I don't know. But just don't tell Parker May I said that. But anyway, they stayed over at the Southland Casino, the beautiful hotel over there in West Memphis.
And now they're wandering around Memphis. And we need to provide them, Freddy the German, with a list of things to do and places that he needs to eat.
So if you've got any recommendations for what Freddy the German needs to do here in Memphis, we want to make sure that he leaves with a positive, you know, a positive feeling as best you can. And perhaps maybe places that Freddy the German needs to avoid. We know that the guys listen to talk radio.
So good morning, Freddy the German, if you're listening this morning, and welcome to the Bluff City.
So if you've got some suggestions, give us a call this morning. And maybe Freddy is listening and he may very well take you up on your recommendations. 901-260-5926 is our telephone number. That's 901-260-5926. If you've got some recommendations for Freddie the German, always nice to see Memphis in the news.
Well, look, there is a war brewing within the Democrat Party here in Memphis. I know it's catching a lot of you fine folks off guard. People are like, what the heck is going on? Yesterday, Mayor Paul Young posted something on his ex account, and we're going to read that to you in just a moment. But the mayor got set off by a lot of hate that's being spewed in his direction.
And it seems as though the individual who really set off the mayor is a very well-known attorney here in the Mid-South by the name of Henry Reeves III. And Henry Reeves is leading the Charge here, and we'll read some of the comments that Reeves wrote, which are really profane and very racist.
So, here's, I want to cut to the chase here, and then we're going to play the audio so you'll understand, you'll have the context that you need. But Mayor Young is facing all sorts of criticism.
Now, first of all, you need to know that the post that is circulating on social media is, in fact, authentic. I actually reached out to sources within City Hall yesterday, and those sources confirm, and these are sources very close to the mayor, and those sources confirm the mayor wrote every single thing that he wrote. And we'll get to that in just a minute. And then I'm going to tell you, I'm going to speculate, but I have a theory about what's about to happen in the big mayor's race coming up. First of all, Reeves has been very upset at the mayor over a series of things, really fired up over the data centers and Elon Musk.
He doesn't like Elon Musk. And Reeves, who, by the way, has gotten himself into some trouble in the Legal community, and we'll get to more of that in just a minute. But Reeves also very upset about the Memphis Safe Task Force. And the other day at City Hall, and this is adding to the controversy, and this part of it really doesn't have anything to do with Mayor Young, but I think it's just truly fascinating. They had a bunch of GOGs show up at the Memphis City Council meeting.
We call those gals of girth. These are big old gals, and they've got nose rings. They hate men, and they hate Trump. They hate ICE. And anyway, they were causing all sorts of mayhem at the city council meeting, but they were cutting off microphones.
The city council was. And the reason why is because they were disparaging elected leaders.
Well, you can't do that. You can't do I yes, it is it's rude and it's impolite to you know to to to to call out people like you know what's the guy's name? Oh, yeah, Lee Harris. The do-nothing mayor that we had except drive the county into the ground. Yeah, I mean, he may be a sorry so-and-so, but he probably shouldn't say that.
But you know what? You've got a right to say it. And for city council to shut down microphones, they've got that's not cool. But that had nothing to do with Paul Young, but they're throwing that in as well. I want to read some of the posts.
This is who Henry Reeves is. I'm just going to read some of his postings. And this is who. This guy hates Paul Young. And here's what he wrote.
Brent Taylor and Marsha Blackbird have been leveraging racist dog whistles their entire campaign. If you vote for or support either one of them, you are a white supremacist.
Well, uh With so that means, so what Henry Reeves is saying is that the entire listening audience, or a good chunk of them that listened to K-Ram, that you people are white supremacists. What this guy is is saying is that That yours truly Todd Stars. Your lovable morning host, Here on K Wham is a white supremacist. And to that I uh I tell mister Reeves Go blank yourself, sir. Blank user.
Uh what a sorry piece of garbage this guy is. And this is unacceptable.
Now look, people, they call me all sorts of names, and I get it. It's fine. I that stuff doesn't bother me. What bothers me is when you've got shysters and low lives. And gutter dwellers like Henry Reeves III going out there and smearing good and decent people who pay the bills.
And Mr. Reeves just. Bear with me for a minute. While your clients are out there shooting up the city, we've got people that are out there, Trump supporters, that are going to work every freaking day. They're paying their property taxes, sir.
They put their garbage in a garbage dumpster, sir, and not on the streets. They mow their grass. They care about their city. They make sure their kids are in school. While you're out there protecting the lowlifes, sir.
You've got people out there who are Trump supporters that are trying to make Memphis better, that are trying to make Memphis safe again. And look, I get it. You know, the criminal thugs, they got to have attorneys. I mean, that's the thing. Everybody gets a fair trial, you know, in America.
That's how we do things. But for an attorney A supposedly educated man, I mean, we're assuming he's educated, but just because you're educated doesn't mean you're a stupid idiot. But to go out there and to say that anybody here Who supports Brent Taylor or Marsha Blackburn makes you a white supremacist? Give me a break.
So, anyway, this is what Paul Young is having to deal with.
So he goes on. I'm just reading scrolling through some of these things this moron has been writing on social media. Want to be Paul Young from Oakhaven to people speaking up for poor blacks, but Toby from the plantation for these racist white folks. Y T folks, that's the uh slang for all you Honkies out there in the listening audience. This guy is a racist.
I mean, you think Al Sharpton's bad? Talk about a race grifter. Oh, here we go, and it gets worse. Mr. Reeves says the new Madgerid Fault could open and swallow half the city, the sky could crack open, and angels descend from heaven.
If the Memphis City Council doesn't vote for the data center moratorium within three weeks, they are all Elon's house in words. I wonder how Yolanda Cooper Sutton appreciates being called a house in word. Also, here we go. Any city council member that doesn't vote for a moratorium on data centers is either a white supremacist, bought, or both. They just gave Westwood, Whitehaven, and Boxtown to a racist junkie who could care less if the residents live or die.
Talking about Elon Musk here, by the way, that's what that's all about. Mayor Young is to B-word. Mayor Young is too B-word mad to say anything about it. If you say I'm hating, you a B-word too. That is what that's what's setting off Um Mayor Young.
Oh, here we go. I forgot one more. Don't let these people gaslight you into not calling out and criticizing your elected officials when needed. That ain't hate. That's called not letting folks play in your face.
Mr. Reeves, I'm sure, again, an educated man, but I believe the correct spelling and he meant to say your face, sir, which is spelled Y O U R, not YO FACE. You can't make this up.
So, anyway, I want to go back. We're going to play some audio. This is. This is from Delicia Bollinger. She is, we first introduced you to her, and then she went on to fame.
You know, she is a resident, a longtime resident of Whitehaven, and President Trump invited her to sit on the panel when he was in town a couple of months ago. And she's explaining what's really going on here. Cut 37, please. Hey, man. Memphis man stepped up here and done crashed out on Memphis, man.
So today, he drops this very interesting post via Facebook. And it reads, I've seen a number of misinformed, silly ass posts trying to paint me as a sellout the past few days. Paul Young from Oak Haven, if you know, you know. Y'all from Oak Haven wants to respond because I have plenty to clap back with. But the God in me says to stay focused is to keep doing the work.
I'm gonna listen to the Lord. Hallelujah. Let's keep working, people. He's so funny because I'm pretty sure we've all been seeing the posts and all this stuff that's been flying around. Which, you know, the people that it's coming from really ain't got no room to be saying nothing.
The posts have been very interesting. Anyways, you know, finally, Paul Young is getting to feel the wrath of what the Democrats are like. Because you got to remember, they are the ones that voted him in. And currently, he's not acting like they're token black in office. Because, according to Miffians, he's going to the other side.
He's been seen in pictures with Marsha Blackburn. He is seen to be working with the Trump administration. And you know, don't like that. And then to make matters worse, is that he's absolutely acting. Dense, he's acting asinine as to what's going on, especially with the Memphis State Task Force as of recent.
So, you have to understand, Paul has to understand this here. This is Memphis. A lot of the kids here, most of the kids here can't even read past third grade level.
So, if just imagine if it started from home, what the parents are like. They just as equally as stupid.
So, you dealing with people that have an education, my capacity of a geriatric ass part. They already don't know no better. But it's the fact that you know what's going on. And my thing is, people just need confirmation. I mean, we see it, but why you ain't saying nothing?
And people have to understand again that this is the feds. This is the executive branch. This is the highest branch.
So, you have no choice but to work with the feds. That's what the people realize here. You had to do this because you're the current man. You had no choice but to work with the feds. But to act like you absolutely don't know what's going on is that's what I think, I believe that's what's sending the people.
One thing I can say about Paul Young is that he's very calculated. And I do like the way that he moved because he knows when to speak. And my thing of it is that he really didn't have to. All right, let me jump in here because she goes over a little while. She is fired up.
She used the phrase geriatric asphart describing these people, which is great because if you've been anywhere around a geriatric asphart, you know, they're smelly and musty. I mean, it's not very unpleasant. Grab some for breeze. All I can tell you is that Mayor Young is fired up. I kind of like to see the mayor fired up.
I don't know about you, but the fact of the matter is, this mayor understands how dangerous this city was. And he understands what President Trump is trying to do. And look, look, Paul Young, a Republican, hardly, not at all. But the man, the man is stepping aside and he's letting Trump do what needs to be done to make our city safe again. As for Mr.
Henry Reeves the third. Uh sir, you ain't no Johnny Cochrane. You sure ain't Matlock. 901-260-5926. That's 901-260-5926.
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Put it on just about anything. Then you'll understand. Cupie, the original Japanese mayonnaise. All right, so there you have it, ladies and gentlemen. Mayor Paul Young coming under fire from the Radical Democrats and I well there yeah I know it's an oxymoron, but what do you want me to do here?
So here's where I think all of this is going. Brent Taylor is going to be the next congressman from the 9th Congressional District. Justin Pearson is going to lose that race.
So here's what I predict is going to happen. I think Justin Pearson's probably going to run for mayor and challenge Paul Young. In next year's mayor's race. That's where I think all of this is going. Paul Young is going to run for reelection.
He was in D.C. meeting with the Congressional Black Caucus folks.
So he's trying to shore up his support and his money because he knows he's going to be facing opposition from somebody.
So Justin Pearson, I think, will probably jump into the race. And Pearson just needs a platform to spew his white hate. You know, you talk about, you want to talk about Klans people. Yeah, there you go. Justin Pearson.
That's the guy wearing the bed sheets, but he hates white folk. And all you got to do is listen to his speech. Everything he says, it's all about the white guy calling all of our all of our elected Republicans down at the state house a bunch of white supremacists. That seems to be the the thing these days.
So, that's where I think this is heading. I will say this. That it would be a great opportunity if the Republicans in Shelby County can get their act together.
So, pardon me. But if the Republicans can get their act, I can't say it with a straight face. Anyway, it would be a great opportunity if there is, I don't know, another political party in the area, if they could actually mount some sort of a credible. Mayoral race, this could be an opportunity for the Republicans to pick up the, you know, the mayor's, the mayor's office. No, no, no, I have not been to Old Dominic's before the show.
I'm just telling you, if you're going to have, if you're going to have Pearson and Paul Young going at it, it. It's very possible that you could have. I mean, they're going to be splitting the Democrat vote if you could give. I know, no, I was going to say the R word. If you have another political party out there.
That can that could mount a a very serious and well-funded campaign. Who knows? I mean anything is possible. I No, I no, no, I have not been to all dominates. All right, hang tight.
We've got to take a break here. By the way, Secretary of State, Trey Hargett, coming up next, we're going to talk about elections and getting registered to vote. Hang tight, everybody, 901-260-5926. We'll be right back. All right, if you're looking for a great event, you can dress up, get gussied up.
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Well, registering to vote, ladies and gentlemen, we got to get out there. Many of you complain about what's happening in our state, in Memphis, and Shelby County, and many of you are just simply not registered to vote.
Well, I want to go right away to our Patriot Mobile Newsmaker line this morning and say good morning to our great Secretary of State, Trey Hargett. Secretary Hargett, good to have you with us today. Good morning, Todd.
Now, when you start talking about getting gussied up in Navy League again, I thought you were talking about National Voter Registration Day.
Well, you know, we should have done that. But again, I'm not sure people want to wear a tuxedo to register to vote. Hey, that's the good news. I mean, you can get by with no shirt and no shoes to register to vote. You can do it in the comfort of your home.
You know, you can do it on an iPad or desktop. You know, your iPhone, I mean, you got options. No, this is it's it is important and it's at what National Voter Registration Day. I'm just wondering, you know, how does Tennessee compare to other states when it comes to registering, getting folks to register to vote? Unfortunately, while we're number one in election integrity according to the Heritage Foundation, we rank among the bottom ten states in the country when it comes to voter registration and voter participation.
And all it would take to change that is if everybody who's a registered voter would try and find one more person who's not registered. and get them and we would go from the very bottom. The bottom 10, we go to the very top. We'd be number one.
So, you know, I would encourage you: if you're a registered voter, find someone in your sphere of influence who's not registered and get them registered today. I I'm wondering why that is d is it is it just because maybe one party, the Republicans, have a have a super majority and maybe people are getting complacent? Why do you think that is that folks aren't registering? You know, I do believe that's part of it. I mean, you know, whenever Memphis plays Boise U State or UNLV, then it's a little more competitive.
Whenever Memphis plays UT Martin, There may be a few less people that tune in to watch that game. You know, I think whenever the races are more competitive, that tends to drive turnout. And when they're not as competitive, then it doesn't.
Well, I really hope that people pay heed because this is an important election, and every election is important, but we've got a lot writing here in the midterm elections and on the midterm elections. Let's talk about ways that people can register to vote. And that's one of the things it is pretty simple to do.
Well, in fact, Todd, it's never been easier to register to vote in Tennessee than it is right now. I mean, of course, you can do the traditional way. You can go to the local election, you can go to the Shelby County Election Commission or the Election Commission, other counties in your listening area. You can mail in a voter registration application. You can do that as well.
Now, keep in mind, when you come to vote the first time, you got to go in person and you got to make sure you bring your state or federal issued ID. But I'd tell you what people are accessing now is they're going to our website at govotian.gov or using our govote10 app. And you know, and right there in the palm of your hand, you can be registered in less than, I'm going to say, three minutes tops if you want to be. I mean, it's super simple. And all I mean, you can look up your sample ballot.
I mean, you can do a lot of things on this website.
Well, absolutely you can. I mean, and also it's important. I'm glad you brought that up. You can look at your ballot. We need people being familiar with the ballot before they go to vote during early voting in October on Election Day in November.
We've got three constitutional amendments. On the ballot, and they're long, and people need to go ahead and read them. You don't want to be the person who's standing in line deciding for the very first time. Hey, I guess I got to read the constitutional amendments and holding everybody else up.
So be familiar with your ballot before you go vote. You mentioned early on, Mr. Secretary, about voter integrity. And I love that we are number one in the nation. I know when I go and vote, and I know just about every, you know, you know how it is.
Everybody kind of knows you. And so I go in, and the lady there at the desk, you know, says, oh, hello, Mr. Starnes. And I tell her, you know, we have exchanged pleasantries. And I say, well, I'm here to vote.
She goes, well, I need to see your ID.
So I love that thing. You're right. Yeah. I mean, it's important. That's right.
You know, and they do it for me too. When I show up at my public space in Sumner County, they ask for my ID. And so I think it's a common sense way to increase voter integrity. A lot of people several years ago tried to make that out to be a partisan issue or racial issue. I mean, in fact, if you look at national polls, over eighty percent of the United States uh public believes that we need to have photo ID.
I'm just curious because on the Save America Act, the argument is, well, it means that brides, I think Joe Scarborough said his wife Mika can't vote because she's got a name change or something. Here in Tennessee, have you guys had that problem where newlyweds can no longer vote? No, that's not been a problem. And I just think that's a talking point of the left, frankly, to try and raise try and get people fired up to be against a common sense measure, frankly. And just again to be clear, and I don't mean to be facetious at all, but the other argument is that minorities and specifically black voters, this is coming from Democrats, that they will not be able to have they can't vote because they don't have access to IDs or getting an ID.
Has that been a problem in Tennessee?
Well, it's not been. I mean, in fact, in Tennessee, we also make sure that anybody that wants access to have a photo ID. Can get one for free at the local driver's license center.
So, I mean, you know, there's ways to do that. And frankly, we make this out harder than it is. If we tell people that there's Taylor Swift tickets buried under a statue somewhere in Shelby County, we'll have people out there at 2 a.m. with flashlights and a shovel. trying to dig them up.
But if you tell people, hey, you need a photo ID, to be able to vote or do other things in our society, they make it sound like it's a big deal.
Well, it's a great point. Trey Hargett, our Secretary of State, doing a terrific job for us on our Patriot mobile newsmaker line this morning. I'm wondering about educating especially the next generation of voters, those kids that are 17, they're going to be 18, able to vote in their first election. What do you guys do? Are there any programs or anything that you guys use to educate kids in Tennessee schools?
Well, absolutely. We've got a a A wealth of civics are programs, and one of them is a student mock election. That we're trying to get, we try to get schools to get their students in the habit of voting.
So that when they do turn 18, they know what it's like and know the importance of it. One of the real cool things about that, too, is that we have students who have gone home with their I Voted sticker. And their parents or grandparents have seen them, and it's inspired those parents or grandparents who get registered to vote. And Go Votes. That's been a really neat product.
We've got an essay contest that runs from pre-K through 12th grade where students can earn scholarships. for their award winning essays regarding civics and the importance of civic participation. And we've even got curriculum that we use based on the Tennessee Blue Book and other Civics ideas. to be able to help integrate civics into more than just social studies. You know, there's a lot of different things we can do to teach people the importance of voting.
And in fact, this morning, later this morning, I'll be at Collierville High School talking to a group of students about what our office does and the importance of being an engaged citizen. You see, I love this. And I think this is so vitally important that we go into the schools, we educate kids about the importance of voting and the political process and getting involved. This is very cool. By the way, Collierville High School has one of the top FFA programs.
They're turning out some great farmers there at Collierville High School, one of the best programs in the nation, award-winning.
So you're going to a great school this morning.
Well, that's a fantastic high school, not just for FFA, but as you know, I mean, the academics there are really strong. Shelby County or Fortune. We've got a lot of great school systems here.
So let me ask you because I think we need every school in Shelby County doing this.
So, schools, if they want to participate in the mock election, all they have to do is go to the website. I see there's a big red button that says click here to register. Is that how that works? You absolutely can do that. If you're not sure about it, go to our main website at sos.tn.gov.
And you'll see that there's an icon at the top of the page for Civics. and it will take you to all of our Civics items. as well, so you can avail yourself of many more resources. I love that. And ladies and gentlemen, if you've got any questions at all about getting your kids' school involved in this, just give us a call and we'll make sure to share that information directly with you.
Our number 901-260-5926. That's 901-260-5926. Mr. Secretary, sounds like you're going to be on the road quite a bit. You guys traveling across the state talking about civics?
Well, we do. And of course, we're talking about the constitutional amendments. I'm back here with the Coliville Chamber of Commerce briefly this morning. talk about the importance of voting and the things we do to protect the integrity of the vote. And got several other visits in West Tennessee.
And of course, we're going to be very present across the state up leading up to Election Day, just trying to encourage Tennesseans To get registered to vote, to go and vote, to make their voice heard, because it's the most fundamental way we participate in our form of government.
Well, if you're driving around, just a heads up, you know, Freddie the German, I don't know if you were following his adventures during the World Cup. He was kind of like a celebrity. He's in Memphis. Absolutely.
Well, he's in Memphis today.
So if you hear a guy with a German accent, it very well may be Freddy.
So. Say hello. If I can find him, I tell you what, I know that we have a lot more students, participated student Michael Lexington because he could help us get the word out. Yeah, but I'm not sure Freddy could register, though. No, he definitely can't Tennessee.
Now, I can't tell you about some other states.
Well, fair enough there. All right, Mr. Secretary, we sure do appreciate you coming on K-Wham this morning. And by the way, we're going to be at Collierville High School next Thursday, feeding the job to provide Chick-fil-A breakfast to the Turning Point USA kids over there.
So tell everybody we said hello. Safe travels as you do great work here in the great state of Tennessee. Thanks, Todd. Thanks for having me. All right, Secretary of State Trey Hargett, everybody, right here exclusively on the Mighty Dine 90.
And the Secretary of he is in town for some meetings, meeting with the Collierville Chamber. And as you just heard, which I think is so wonderful, meeting with students this morning at Collierville High School. And again, bringing civics to life. And I just love hearing those kinds of stories. All right, we've got to take a break.
And again, if you'd like information on how your local school can take part in the mock election for the midterms, just give us a call, 901-260-5926. That's 901-260-5926. We'll get your information and we will make sure that you get access to this mock election, which will be coming up very soon.
So I think next month in October is when the student mock election is happening. All right, we've got to take a quick break here, folks. Again, our Number 901-260-5926. We'll be right back. All right, welcome back, everybody.
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And trust me, Live at the Garden, one of the classiest venues out there. Caller number two, and you pick up a pair of tickets to see Cool and the Gang tomorrow night. 901-260-5926. That's 901-260-5926. Let's go to Justin in Collierville.
Justin, I understand you want to weigh in on Mayor Young. Yeah, good morning, Todd.
So what you're seeing happen with Mayor Young is a symptom of how he ran his election.
So if you remember, that was a crowded race. I think uh Mayor Paul Young Got only like 20% of the vote. But what he did was he got a good percentage of the Republican vote. He took away from Floyd Bonner. But he galvanized the progressives, the Amber Shermans, the Black Lives Matter.
you know, the aquifer people And so he went into his His administration. Being divided. He's really been an ineffective mayor because he's trying to play both sides.
So now His base is mad at him, the more progressive side.
Well, they should be because he ran on a platform that he would serve them. And you know, this whole big tent, you know. Approach doesn't work because You don't Go into Representing the people that you say that you will.
So, good on the progressives that get mad at him. I wish, Republicans, we had a backbone like that to keep our elected officials accountable, but you know. Paul Young calls this. when you put your foot in both sides of the party and tell them that you're going to do something for them and it and it doesn't happen. I like what he's done, but he misrepresented himself coming into office.
So you're saying that basically he deserves what he's getting here because he portrayed himself as a progressive to the progressives, and it turns out he's not a progressive.
Well, I think Mayor Paul Young is a practical mayor, and he's doing what he can being practical. Oh, yeah. But. But you can't do this. You can't play with this side and expect different results.
You have to tell the people. What you are, what you're going to go into office and do.
So, this is why you've got people so upset at him. Because he's not being who he said he was going to be. Yeah, well said. Justin, we got to leave it there, my friend. This story is not going away, and this is going to have ramifications politically down the road across the city.
All right. Thank you, Justin. 901-260-5926. Let's go to Memphis. Michaela is on the line.
Michaela, how are you doing today? Good, how are you? Michaela, I'm doing well. Are you surviving the heat? That's the big question.
And if so, how are you doing it? Oh yeah, unfortunately we I I am. It's brutal out there, Michaela. I tell you, I I think, you know, over at Walmart they're they're they're making a run on the kiddie pools. People are are dying to get into a swimming pool.
Michaela, are you having a good day? Are you having a good start to your day? Yes, I am. All right, we're going to make your day a little bit better because, Michaela, you and a guest are going to see Cool and the gang at Live at the Garden. Congratulations.
Michaela, here's what we're going to do. We've got to get your name and your number and your email address and all of that.
So, hang tight. We're going to send you and a guest, courtesy of K-Wham Radio, to Live at the Garden tomorrow night.
So, congratulations to you. Hang tight. We're going to get all of your information and we'll get you those tickets.
Now, tomorrow, we're giving away two more pairs of those tickets.
So, if you want to go see Cool and the Gang, you'll be able to do that tomorrow. But we'll have a little bit of fun on Friday's show. But again, we love Live at the Garden and we love our partnership. And we're excited about Michaela heading down to go see a great concert tomorrow night. Be sure to hydrate because it's going to be hot.
As a matter of fact, that is the word of warning to everybody going to the big game Saturday at Liberty Bowl. They're advising people to drink plenty of water, stay hydrated. That's a big Tigers, what UT Martin gave. I was impressed that Secretary Harget actually knew about that. By the way, I want to give a big shout out to the Libertarian Party.
of Tennessee. They're watching us this morning on our live stream over on our Facebook page at KWAM.
So great to have you guys with us. All right, tomorrow, it's going to be jam-packed. We're going to be talking to one of the independent candidates, Lauren Pingston, running for governor. She will be in studio. Also, Chaz Molder, the Democrat in the 5th congressional district race, will be in studio and we'll be having a rather lively debate and conversation.
It's going to be a lot of fun tomorrow. Also, the mayor of Lakeland is going to be here. I'm telling you, we're all about politics. See you at 11 o'clock right here on K-Wham, the Todd Starn Show.
