It was a cool and sunny 70-degree Monday afternoon. By 2 p.m. over 100 folks had gathered at Cakes-n-Cream Fifties Diner on Hwy. 76 to welcome Senator Josh Hawley. Folks came from Branson and Taney County looking forward to listening to their Senator. Some of the general public wore Josh Hawley T-shirts, held USA flags, wore stickers, held banners and posters showing support for Senator Hawley. Lots of pictures and videos were taken as well. While waiting for Senator Hawley's Fighting for Missouri tour bus to arrive, some folks were asked why they support Senator Hawley.
Jodi and James Wobser from Branson said: "I want to thank him for being a voice of reason. For saying things we want to hear said and not letting liberals get away with not answering questions. James said, "He asks the hard questions and holds them accountable. He continued, "hoping he puts a stop to the farmland being bought by the Chinese."
Terry Eddie from Kimberling City said, "He's the only Republican that represents us that's standing up for the people and putting pressure on those who are against this country and against us." He continued: "He appears and has the fruit of being a constitutionalist, and that's what I admire."
Todd Vourzikas from Ridgedale, Missouri said, "He's been for Social Security and wants to fix that. He's for securing the borders and Donald J. Trump. And, his past performance is that he goes for it. He goes for what he believes in."
Haven Howard from Branson said, "I've been following Josh Hawley for many years now, and I just believe he is the best candidate for our Senate in Washington, D.C. He has proven himself faithful to the Pro-Life community. He has proven himself faithful to the Constitution in defending our Constitution. He is young, vivacious and is not afraid to speak up in what he believes. And, I think he will represent Missouri the best."
Susan Jones and Sue Jackson from Branson said they support Josh Hawley because "He is pro-life and he's for closing our borders. He's for not letting our minors get transgender surgeries. And, he's a true conservative and I'm a true conservative."
When Senator Josh Hawley arrived, there were handshakes with the public, media interviews, pictures and then Senator Hawley introduced his family. Senator Hawley's wife spoke about his dedication he has to serve. Then Senator Hawley spoke about important policies and goals he has worked on and planned on “Fighting for Missouri” such as securing the border, the cost of gasoline and grocery prices being high by Kamala Harris, standing with law enforcement. The other side wants to give criminals the right to sue cops. Senator Hawley spoke against guys in women's locker rooms, guys playing in women's sports, or sharing bathrooms with girls and transgender approval without parents’ consent.
He engaged the audience with a brief line that says “It's nuts, but it's Kutz" which was a fun way to describe his opponent's position. For example, Josh Hawley said Lucas Kutz wants no border wall and amnesty for 15 million illegal aliens. "It's nuts, but it's Kutz." The crowd went along with it. There were several other topics stated by Senator Hawley where he used the same line.
Josh Hawley's closing remarks were about the importance the next 21 days are to the future of America. He wants to make sure 20, 30, 40, 50 years from now we did everything we can and quoted Winston Churchill saying: "During the depths of World War II our decisions mattered." "Give thanks for living in a time when we took a stand for America."
Senator Hawley was gracious to sit with me and answer my questions about his goals and plans if he is elected. He said "number one we need to close the border. We've got to stop the flow of illegals, of drugs, of violence into our state and into the country. We've got to reopen up America's energy production. We can't be dependent on China, we can't depend on these foreign nations. We've got to rebuild American energy and American jobs right here in the state of Missouri, bio fuels. We've got to reprioritize that. Get rid of the woke garbage, clean it out of our government. Clean it out of our schools. We've got to make sure girls' sports are protected. My opponent is terrible on all these issues. We've got a short window of time. We've got to save our country. To me that's what this election is about."
When asked about senior citizens he said, "I'm glad you brought that up; we've got to save Social Security and Medicare, and we cannot put 20 million illegal immigrants on Social Security and Medicare. Kamala and my opponent want to give them all Medicare and Social Security. Then he wants to give them amnesty. That will absolutely bankrupt those programs. My view is people have paid into those programs. They depend on them, they deserve it. And that starts with making sure illegal immigrants aren't put on Social Security or Medicare. "I'm a Trump supporter all the way, and I'm going to proudly vote for him in November. I believe he's going to win and look forward to working with him again for four more years."
I asked him if he was excited about working in Taney County and Missouri. He said "It's been a privilege these last six years, but there's so much more to do. Democrats have tried to destroy this country. Whether it's the drugs they brought in here or the migrants they brought in here. It's absolutely crazy, it's destroying the fabric of our nation." "Making us dependent on foreign countries, jobs. We have got to turn all that around."
Last question I presented was about our kids. He said, "Number one, we've got to make sure that our kids are not getting taught they need to be a different gender, that they need to have a different identity. Whatever that means. I don't want men playing women's sports. I don't want men in women's locker rooms in schools. I don't want some crazy person telling a kid behind a parent’s back that they need to transition to a different gender. My opponent wants to permit gender transition for minors without parental consent."
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