1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 2 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 3 00:00:40,582 --> 00:00:43,168 [wind gusting] 4 00:00:43,252 --> 00:00:45,504 [chattering] 5 00:00:51,468 --> 00:00:52,678 [man] Okay, guys, before we begin, 6 00:00:52,761 --> 00:00:54,388 we're gonna look at this book just a little bit, 7 00:00:54,471 --> 00:00:56,557 that talks about how the fact that we are moving 8 00:00:56,640 --> 00:00:59,393 more to a Internet-based society 9 00:00:59,476 --> 00:01:03,105 has really crippled our ability to have a sustained dialogue, 10 00:01:03,188 --> 00:01:05,190 which is what we see playing out today. 11 00:01:05,816 --> 00:01:07,860 So, who here has heard of the book 1984? 12 00:01:07,943 --> 00:01:09,111 What-- W-What's the premise there? 13 00:01:09,194 --> 00:01:11,947 What-- What happens? Anyone wanna take a stab? Yeah. 14 00:01:12,030 --> 00:01:14,825 Dystopian society. Guy works for the government. 15 00:01:14,908 --> 00:01:17,119 -[instructor] Okay. -He's kinda going against it a little bit. 16 00:01:17,202 --> 00:01:19,037 [instructor] Absolutely. I wanna read this to you real quick. 17 00:01:19,121 --> 00:01:20,914 "We were keeping our eye on 1984. 18 00:01:20,998 --> 00:01:22,583 When the year came and the prophecy didn't, 19 00:01:22,666 --> 00:01:25,127 thoughtful Americans sang softly in praise of themselves. 20 00:01:25,210 --> 00:01:27,421 The roots of liberal democracy had held. 21 00:01:28,005 --> 00:01:30,007 But we had forgotten that alongside Orwell's dark vision, 22 00:01:30,090 --> 00:01:33,051 there was another slightly older, slightly less well-known 23 00:01:33,135 --> 00:01:37,264 and equally chilling possibility: Aldous Huxley's Brave New World. 24 00:01:37,764 --> 00:01:42,019 Orwell warns that we will be overcome by an externally imposed oppression." 25 00:01:42,102 --> 00:01:43,270 Big Brother. 26 00:01:43,353 --> 00:01:45,689 "But in Huxley's vision, no Big Brother is required 27 00:01:45,772 --> 00:01:49,067 to deprive people of their autonomy and maturity. 28 00:01:49,151 --> 00:01:51,612 People will come to love their oppression, 29 00:01:51,695 --> 00:01:54,907 to adore the technologies that undo their capacities to think. 30 00:01:55,490 --> 00:01:58,368 Orwell feared those who would deprive us of information. 31 00:01:58,911 --> 00:02:01,371 Huxley feared those who would give us so much 32 00:02:01,455 --> 00:02:04,541 that we would be reduced to passivity and egoism." 33 00:02:05,083 --> 00:02:10,839 So, what this book really tries to impart is the fact that who we elect matters. 34 00:02:10,923 --> 00:02:12,216 How we elect matters. 35 00:02:12,299 --> 00:02:16,261 The most dangerous weapon we have in the fight to maintain our democracy 36 00:02:16,345 --> 00:02:19,598 is us being willing to give a darn and fight for it. 37 00:02:49,920 --> 00:02:53,006 [man] We're very pleased you decided to apply to go to Boys State this year. 38 00:02:53,090 --> 00:02:54,550 And, uh, the purpose of this interview 39 00:02:54,633 --> 00:02:56,218 is to kinda get a-- a handle on who you are. 40 00:02:56,301 --> 00:02:58,595 Yes, sir. So, uh, I have a wonderful family. 41 00:02:58,679 --> 00:03:00,722 I mean, Dad-- Dad's the primary caregiver. 42 00:03:00,806 --> 00:03:02,975 Our mom's been educating us ever since we were really young. 43 00:03:03,058 --> 00:03:04,434 -[man] You're homeschooled? -Yes, sir. 44 00:03:04,518 --> 00:03:09,565 I play football, baseball, um, and then I team rope. 45 00:03:10,023 --> 00:03:12,192 Been in the corps since I was in sixth grade. 46 00:03:26,456 --> 00:03:27,833 [man 2] Who is your role model? 47 00:03:27,916 --> 00:03:32,004 Uh, honestly, I would say, um, Christ is, uh, my role model. 48 00:03:32,087 --> 00:03:34,131 We're really like a military family, kind of, 49 00:03:34,214 --> 00:03:36,216 although we aren't in the military. 50 00:03:36,300 --> 00:03:38,677 Uh, tell us what the flag means to you. 51 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:40,470 Well, sir, I think that if you look closely, 52 00:03:40,554 --> 00:03:42,723 sure there may be, you know, like, a little missed stitch 53 00:03:42,806 --> 00:03:45,184 or a little loose piece of, uh, material, 54 00:03:45,267 --> 00:03:48,687 but from far away, I think it symbolizes everything that the world is trying to be. 55 00:04:08,207 --> 00:04:09,583 All right. Yes, sir. Thank you very much. 56 00:04:09,666 --> 00:04:11,960 Okay, thumbs-up or thumbs-down on sending him forward? 57 00:04:12,044 --> 00:04:13,045 [man] Up. 58 00:04:13,128 --> 00:04:13,962 Congratulations. 59 00:04:14,046 --> 00:04:15,172 -We'll post it in the morning. -Thank you. 60 00:04:15,255 --> 00:04:16,923 We're very proud to sponsor you this year to go to Boys State. 61 00:04:17,007 --> 00:04:18,257 I hope you do run for governor. 62 00:04:18,341 --> 00:04:19,885 -Yes, sir. Thank you so much. -Congratulations. 63 00:04:19,968 --> 00:04:21,720 -Congratulations. -Thank you. Thank you, sir. 64 00:04:21,803 --> 00:04:26,141 [boy] If there's 1,000 kids dressed like that, I don't know. 65 00:04:27,309 --> 00:04:28,310 You know? 66 00:04:43,450 --> 00:04:45,869 [typing] 67 00:04:46,703 --> 00:04:50,666 Okay, so what are, like, the best political speeches of all time? 68 00:04:50,749 --> 00:04:52,876 'Cause I've gotta do, like, speechwriting and stuff. 69 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:54,002 [boy] Oh. 70 00:04:54,503 --> 00:04:59,007 Now to print out the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. 71 00:04:59,091 --> 00:05:01,677 [Reagan] We come to Berlin, we American presidents, 72 00:05:01,760 --> 00:05:06,014 because it's our duty to speak in this place of freedom. 73 00:05:06,098 --> 00:05:07,432 -[boy] Who is that? -Thank you very much. 74 00:05:07,516 --> 00:05:09,393 -It's this guy. -...ladies and gentlemen. 75 00:05:09,476 --> 00:05:11,019 -[boy] Reagan. -[Ben] It's Ronald Reagan. 76 00:05:11,603 --> 00:05:13,438 You know, some people say they're a sports junkie. 77 00:05:13,522 --> 00:05:14,690 I say I'm a politics junkie. 78 00:05:14,773 --> 00:05:18,318 [recording] The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. 79 00:05:18,402 --> 00:05:20,279 [Ben] We live in the greatest democracy in the world, 80 00:05:20,362 --> 00:05:22,781 and I feel like a big problem is there's a lot of people today 81 00:05:22,865 --> 00:05:26,493 that are willing to discount the idea that America truly is a great country. 82 00:05:29,162 --> 00:05:31,206 Hard work can still get you to where you wanna go. 83 00:05:31,290 --> 00:05:32,916 You just might have to work harder. 84 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:36,712 And it's like, I think about me, right. Like, I'm an amputee, right. 85 00:05:36,795 --> 00:05:39,173 Like, it is not fair that I am missing my legs. 86 00:05:39,256 --> 00:05:40,841 I am put at a disadvantage 87 00:05:40,924 --> 00:05:43,635 that most other people do not have to deal with. 88 00:05:43,719 --> 00:05:47,806 But, like, clearly, I've been reasonably successful. 89 00:05:47,890 --> 00:05:51,310 And it's like, I've had to work harder, and I've had to work to overcome that. 90 00:05:51,393 --> 00:05:54,229 And the more we keep focusing on these other factors, 91 00:05:54,313 --> 00:05:56,690 like race or gender or disability, you know, 92 00:05:56,773 --> 00:05:58,734 and the less we pin it to individual failings, 93 00:05:58,817 --> 00:06:01,361 I think that's a very, very bad thing for this nation, 94 00:06:01,445 --> 00:06:04,364 and, like, I think, like, we're individuals, right? 95 00:06:04,448 --> 00:06:06,200 Like, I don't think of myself as white. 96 00:06:06,283 --> 00:06:09,828 I think of myself as Ben Feinstein, American, right? 97 00:06:09,912 --> 00:06:11,955 [chuckles] Future president. 98 00:06:12,039 --> 00:06:13,540 -[man chuckles] -[Ben] Yeah, we'll see. 99 00:06:23,383 --> 00:06:26,053 [men chattering, laughing] 100 00:06:27,095 --> 00:06:28,347 -[man] Morning! -[Steven] Good morning. 101 00:06:28,430 --> 00:06:30,015 -How are you doing? -Good, good, good. Excited. 102 00:06:30,098 --> 00:06:31,850 -Good! -[woman] What's your name? 103 00:06:31,934 --> 00:06:33,352 I'm Steven Garza. 104 00:06:33,435 --> 00:06:35,187 -[man 2] Did your parents come with you? -Huh? 105 00:06:35,270 --> 00:06:37,523 -Did your parents come with you? -Oh, no, they're not. No. 106 00:06:37,606 --> 00:06:38,857 -No. -They-- They have work. 107 00:06:47,157 --> 00:06:48,158 [camera shutter clicks] 108 00:06:52,996 --> 00:06:54,706 -I'm Steven. Nice to meet you. -Christopher. 109 00:06:54,790 --> 00:06:56,959 -Christopher. Awesome. You excited? -Yeah. 110 00:06:58,293 --> 00:07:00,087 -Nice to meet you. I'm Steven. -[boy] Nice to meet you, Steven. 111 00:07:00,170 --> 00:07:02,256 -So you're excited? You-- You ready to go? -Yeah. 112 00:07:02,339 --> 00:07:04,341 [chattering] 113 00:07:06,510 --> 00:07:08,011 -[boy] Shh! -They told y'all we're going to Austin, 114 00:07:08,095 --> 00:07:11,098 but we're actually going to Cozumel, Mexico. So, y'all... 115 00:07:11,181 --> 00:07:12,850 [cheering] 116 00:07:16,436 --> 00:07:19,481 [chattering] 117 00:07:19,565 --> 00:07:22,734 [boy] I thought about that last week. I was like, "Mom, we gotta order these." 118 00:07:22,818 --> 00:07:24,236 "One-day shipping. We gotta get it done." 119 00:07:24,319 --> 00:07:27,155 -[boy 2] Those things are illegal. -[video game noises] 120 00:07:29,032 --> 00:07:31,201 [boy 3] He's my president. I have to support my president. 121 00:07:31,285 --> 00:07:33,120 I want him to succeed. 122 00:07:33,203 --> 00:07:36,999 'Cause if my president succeeds, my country succeeds, you know? 123 00:07:37,082 --> 00:07:40,252 And so, even though I may not agree with everything that he does, 124 00:07:40,335 --> 00:07:42,045 I'm not gonna bash every single little thing 125 00:07:42,129 --> 00:07:44,423 just because it's a Trump name on it. 126 00:07:45,591 --> 00:07:47,676 [Steven] I am a progressive person, 127 00:07:47,759 --> 00:07:50,596 and I'm in a room full of mostly conservative people. 128 00:07:51,054 --> 00:07:53,765 Certainly, I wasn't a fan of Obama whatsoever, 129 00:07:53,849 --> 00:07:56,935 because he is, you know, near-socialist. 130 00:07:57,436 --> 00:08:02,024 However, there were one or two things that he did that helped this country. 131 00:08:02,941 --> 00:08:04,276 [Steven] The person who got me into politics 132 00:08:04,359 --> 00:08:06,028 was Senator Bernie Sanders, when he ran. 133 00:08:06,111 --> 00:08:08,030 I saw him for the first time, and just being in that atmosphere 134 00:08:08,113 --> 00:08:11,700 and hearing the things that he had to say really inspired me, really motivated me. 135 00:08:11,783 --> 00:08:15,329 And so, very slowly but surely, I started volunteering on some campaigns, 136 00:08:15,412 --> 00:08:17,539 doing phone banking and block walking. 137 00:08:17,623 --> 00:08:21,001 You know, learning all I could about politics and how that works. 138 00:08:21,084 --> 00:08:24,004 Uh, I'm here to talk to either Marissa or Martha. 139 00:08:24,087 --> 00:08:25,088 [door closes] 140 00:08:27,424 --> 00:08:28,383 [doorbell rings] 141 00:08:29,218 --> 00:08:30,052 Not a Democrat? 142 00:08:30,135 --> 00:08:30,969 Republican. 143 00:08:31,053 --> 00:08:33,138 -Okay. Well, thank you so much, sir. -Sure. 144 00:08:35,557 --> 00:08:38,644 [no audible dialogue] 145 00:08:40,938 --> 00:08:41,938 [Steven] Hello. 146 00:08:45,108 --> 00:08:48,111 -[chattering] -[bus engine idling] 147 00:08:50,447 --> 00:08:52,324 [man] Go in the door there and say, "I'm here for" name your city. 148 00:08:52,407 --> 00:08:54,326 Your smallest element here, your smallest family is your city. 149 00:08:54,409 --> 00:08:56,537 -[boy] Right, the city. -Right. Now let me get your photograph. 150 00:08:56,620 --> 00:08:58,747 Okay, smiles are good too. Do you smile? 151 00:08:59,414 --> 00:09:00,791 -[chuckles] I caught-- -[woman] Not much. 152 00:09:00,874 --> 00:09:03,126 Mom, I caught a couple smiles from these guys. 153 00:09:03,836 --> 00:09:06,672 [man] Listen up, everyone. We'll start checking in a little before 1:00... 154 00:09:06,755 --> 00:09:09,174 [Steven] Texas is a perfect example of America. 155 00:09:09,258 --> 00:09:11,677 A melting pot of cultures and people. 156 00:09:12,344 --> 00:09:13,804 Boys State provides a-- 157 00:09:13,887 --> 00:09:16,306 a chance to learn from each other and hear from the opposite side 158 00:09:16,390 --> 00:09:19,101 without screaming and yelling on a Facebook post. 159 00:09:20,102 --> 00:09:21,103 -Five. -Thank you. 160 00:09:24,147 --> 00:09:25,315 [boy] You know how to get to that room? 161 00:09:25,399 --> 00:09:26,859 [Steven] Boys State's a little bit too genderfied. 162 00:09:26,942 --> 00:09:28,610 I think we should go for, like, People State. 163 00:09:29,903 --> 00:09:30,904 There's Girls State. 164 00:09:30,988 --> 00:09:32,489 Know what? We should just do it like People State. 165 00:09:34,116 --> 00:09:35,200 -"People State"? -Yeah. 166 00:09:35,284 --> 00:09:38,203 -I'm just memeing on you. Don't worry. -[both laugh] 167 00:09:41,582 --> 00:09:43,041 [man] Good afternoon, gentlemen, 168 00:09:43,125 --> 00:09:46,461 and welcome to the American Legion Texas Boys State. 169 00:09:47,129 --> 00:09:49,339 This will be an intense week of learning 170 00:09:49,423 --> 00:09:51,967 about state government and civil discourse. 171 00:09:52,050 --> 00:09:54,052 [cheering] 172 00:09:55,470 --> 00:09:58,098 We had you stand up a while ago to see who was a leader in here, 173 00:09:58,182 --> 00:10:00,642 and there wasn't anybody in here that didn't wind up standing up. 174 00:10:00,726 --> 00:10:02,352 And as you look to the left and right, 175 00:10:02,436 --> 00:10:04,271 you don't know them, and they don't know you. 176 00:10:04,354 --> 00:10:06,106 Guess what? 177 00:10:06,190 --> 00:10:09,568 That gives you an opportunity that's unique in life. 178 00:10:09,651 --> 00:10:12,863 It's a chance to be who you've always wanted to be, 179 00:10:12,946 --> 00:10:15,073 to put forth your better self. 180 00:10:15,866 --> 00:10:18,076 Somebody will run your city. 181 00:10:18,160 --> 00:10:19,870 Somebody will run your party. 182 00:10:20,954 --> 00:10:22,331 Sitting beside you... 183 00:10:23,665 --> 00:10:25,626 or someone sitting in your seat 184 00:10:26,251 --> 00:10:29,713 may be the next governor of Texas Boys State. 185 00:10:31,340 --> 00:10:33,342 Will that somebody be you? 186 00:10:33,425 --> 00:10:36,803 [band playing "Wild Blue Yonder"] 187 00:10:39,431 --> 00:10:42,267 [cheering] 188 00:10:46,146 --> 00:10:48,732 [music continues] 189 00:10:58,367 --> 00:11:00,786 [man] Federalists, you are going to be with me. 190 00:11:01,620 --> 00:11:03,330 So, Federalists, let's roll out. 191 00:11:04,039 --> 00:11:05,207 Whoo! 192 00:11:05,290 --> 00:11:09,044 ♪ So long, farewell Auf Wiedersehen, good night ♪ 193 00:11:09,127 --> 00:11:10,045 So what are you running for? 194 00:11:10,128 --> 00:11:11,421 I'm running for House of Representatives. 195 00:11:11,505 --> 00:11:13,048 -House of Representatives. -I just-- I don't know. 196 00:11:13,131 --> 00:11:15,175 They said the seats are comfortable... 197 00:11:15,259 --> 00:11:16,718 -[boy 2] They really are. -[boy 1] Oh, they are? 198 00:11:16,802 --> 00:11:19,346 If I wasn't running for governor, I probably would've run for-- for House. 199 00:11:19,429 --> 00:11:20,597 [boy 1] Yeah. 200 00:11:21,223 --> 00:11:23,433 -[man] So where you from, Ben? -I'm from San Antonio, sir. 201 00:11:23,517 --> 00:11:27,104 -So how'd you hear about Boys State? -I had a friend that went last year. 202 00:11:27,187 --> 00:11:28,730 -[man] Okay. -[Ben] He ran for governor, 203 00:11:28,814 --> 00:11:30,899 -but he lost in the primaries, so... -Oh, okay. 204 00:11:30,983 --> 00:11:34,069 -[Ben] I hope to succeed where he failed. -[man laughs] 205 00:11:42,828 --> 00:11:47,416 We basically take, in a full week, the entire Texas political system-- 206 00:11:47,499 --> 00:11:49,459 running for office, party processes. 207 00:11:49,543 --> 00:11:52,713 You get to build party platforms with what you believe. 208 00:11:52,796 --> 00:11:56,592 Not what current Republican or Democrats think, 209 00:11:56,675 --> 00:11:59,511 but what the Federalists believe and what the Nationalists believe. 210 00:11:59,595 --> 00:12:02,890 So, you're gonna write down, "Hey, I wanna run for this position," 211 00:12:02,973 --> 00:12:04,266 and then you get signatures. 212 00:12:04,349 --> 00:12:06,768 The filing form deadline is gonna be tomorrow. 213 00:12:06,852 --> 00:12:08,604 -Question? -[boy] Wait. We're running for offices, 214 00:12:08,687 --> 00:12:10,439 and we're running for all these different things, right? 215 00:12:10,522 --> 00:12:13,942 But what is it that we're doing after we get elected? 216 00:12:14,026 --> 00:12:17,738 [instructor] Texas Boys State focuses more on the process leading up to the election. 217 00:12:17,821 --> 00:12:21,241 The exception is our Senate and our House. 218 00:12:21,325 --> 00:12:24,745 You'll get to pass bills, you'll get to debate at the state capitol building. 219 00:12:24,828 --> 00:12:26,955 -Yes, sir. -What is the earliest 220 00:12:27,039 --> 00:12:29,499 that one could start collecting signatures? 221 00:12:29,583 --> 00:12:33,212 [instructor] We are going to release you guys at 10:00 tonight. 222 00:12:33,795 --> 00:12:36,965 And where do people sign things? What do they sign? 223 00:12:37,049 --> 00:12:40,135 [instructor] On this very conveniently printed off ballot petition form 224 00:12:40,219 --> 00:12:41,762 -that we have up here... -Beautiful, sir. 225 00:12:41,845 --> 00:12:44,640 -that we will issue to you guys shortly. -Beautiful. 226 00:12:44,723 --> 00:12:46,558 [instructor] Thirty signatures for governor. 227 00:12:47,392 --> 00:12:52,856 Okay. If I'm a Federalist, can I get a Nationalist to sign my paper? 228 00:12:52,940 --> 00:12:54,274 -[boys] No. -Correct. 229 00:12:54,358 --> 00:12:56,568 [man] If you'll turn with me in your manuals to page six, 230 00:12:56,652 --> 00:12:58,153 it's "Electing Our City Officials." 231 00:12:58,237 --> 00:12:59,530 I'mma take notes on this. 232 00:12:59,613 --> 00:13:02,115 [man] We have 24 cities here at Boys State. 233 00:13:02,199 --> 00:13:06,203 Those cities filter into counties, and that's very much like real life. 234 00:13:06,286 --> 00:13:08,830 [man 2] So, what's an example of a political office? 235 00:13:08,914 --> 00:13:10,332 -[boy] Party chair. -[man 2] Party chair. 236 00:13:10,415 --> 00:13:12,251 Somebody give me an example of an elected office. 237 00:13:12,334 --> 00:13:13,418 -Yes, sir. -[boy 2] Governor. 238 00:13:13,502 --> 00:13:14,586 [man 2] Governor? All right, awesome. 239 00:13:14,670 --> 00:13:17,506 [man] We're gonna have one mayor, two color guard, 240 00:13:17,589 --> 00:13:18,590 and then one press corps. 241 00:13:18,674 --> 00:13:20,884 And then you're gonna elect a precinct chair 242 00:13:20,968 --> 00:13:24,096 and then three other delegates. Okay? 243 00:13:24,179 --> 00:13:25,514 Might be four. Got it? 244 00:13:26,223 --> 00:13:27,850 [boys chattering] 245 00:13:27,933 --> 00:13:29,893 -Have you already signed for senator? -I have not. 246 00:13:29,977 --> 00:13:31,770 -You wanna sign mine? -Sure. 247 00:13:32,437 --> 00:13:36,024 Uh, hello. I would like you to vote me as your platform chair. 248 00:13:36,108 --> 00:13:38,861 I'm a right-wing libertarian. I'm a big-time capitalist. 249 00:13:38,944 --> 00:13:42,155 My uncle is the youngest Republican senator in history. 250 00:13:42,239 --> 00:13:44,533 My other uncle served as the attaché to Poland. 251 00:13:44,616 --> 00:13:49,246 I scored a 35 on the ACT, putting me in the 0.2 percentile. 252 00:13:54,710 --> 00:13:58,255 I would like to run for mayor because I'm really prideful in our city. 253 00:13:58,338 --> 00:14:00,090 I've run for three positions so far. 254 00:14:00,174 --> 00:14:01,675 I've lost all three, but I'm not giving up. 255 00:14:01,758 --> 00:14:03,010 [timer beeping] 256 00:14:04,303 --> 00:14:05,262 Nationalists, 257 00:14:05,345 --> 00:14:07,723 -has anyone not signed for a governor? -[boy] I got you. 258 00:14:09,725 --> 00:14:11,518 I'm one of the Nationalist candidates running for governor. 259 00:14:11,602 --> 00:14:12,519 I'm gonna be on the ballot. 260 00:14:12,603 --> 00:14:14,021 I don't wanna BS or try to sound fake about it. 261 00:14:14,104 --> 00:14:15,939 I wanna hear what you think, what your positions are. 262 00:14:16,023 --> 00:14:17,649 If you wanted to ask me any questions. 263 00:14:17,733 --> 00:14:19,234 -Uh, what's your name? -Steven Garza. 264 00:14:19,318 --> 00:14:21,028 All right. I'm gonna come back to you. 265 00:14:21,111 --> 00:14:22,279 You support me? 266 00:14:22,362 --> 00:14:23,530 I love it, boys. I love it. 267 00:14:23,614 --> 00:14:24,990 Where you from? 268 00:14:25,073 --> 00:14:26,992 What are you running for, partner? 269 00:14:27,075 --> 00:14:28,619 -Treasurer, how 'bout you? -Treasurer? 270 00:14:28,702 --> 00:14:31,622 Uh, oh, I'm thinking of a governor run. I'm not ready to announce yet. 271 00:14:31,705 --> 00:14:32,706 [boy] Respected offices... 272 00:14:32,789 --> 00:14:35,209 [Ben] It's a little early to start running for governor, don't you think? 273 00:14:35,292 --> 00:14:37,461 We don't even have a party formed yet. 274 00:14:37,544 --> 00:14:40,255 You don't have any support in the primaries. 275 00:14:40,339 --> 00:14:42,799 I know, but if-- You have to start early. You have to start raising support. 276 00:14:42,883 --> 00:14:44,301 You don't have to start this early. 277 00:14:44,384 --> 00:14:45,385 [Ben] What do you believe in? 278 00:14:45,469 --> 00:14:49,306 Uh, my views will most likely align with the party for the majority of them. 279 00:14:49,389 --> 00:14:51,308 -I wanna hear opening debates. -So, in other words, 280 00:14:51,391 --> 00:14:53,227 you're waiting for the party to come up with an opinion 281 00:14:53,310 --> 00:14:55,020 and then you're gonna go with the party. 282 00:14:55,103 --> 00:14:57,940 -What do you stand for, though? Like-- -I stand for freedom. 283 00:14:58,023 --> 00:15:00,692 You stand for freedom. That's a bold policy. 284 00:15:01,568 --> 00:15:03,570 -Has anyone here not signed for governor? -Me. 285 00:15:03,654 --> 00:15:04,655 Okay. 286 00:15:04,738 --> 00:15:06,031 Will you please vote me for county sheriff? 287 00:15:06,114 --> 00:15:08,116 -Yes. Sign for governor. -County sheriff, please. Please. 288 00:15:08,200 --> 00:15:10,410 You wanna endorse me for governor, my friend? Nationalists. 289 00:15:10,494 --> 00:15:13,330 -All right, I need a reason why. -To the future. 290 00:15:14,373 --> 00:15:15,374 Is that it? 291 00:15:15,457 --> 00:15:17,167 Improved school safety. 292 00:15:17,251 --> 00:15:18,794 Those two I got. 293 00:15:18,877 --> 00:15:21,255 Better education spending. 294 00:15:21,338 --> 00:15:24,091 Very important. Very important! 295 00:15:24,967 --> 00:15:26,593 -Will you endorse me? -Yes. Absolutely. 296 00:15:26,677 --> 00:15:28,637 My brother. My brother. 297 00:15:28,720 --> 00:15:31,974 [chanting] We will, we will win. Oh! We will, we will win. 298 00:15:32,057 --> 00:15:35,227 Oh! We will, we will win. Oh! We will, we will win. 299 00:15:35,310 --> 00:15:36,937 Oh! We will, we will win... 300 00:15:37,020 --> 00:15:39,481 -Have you voted for governor yet? -[indistinct] 301 00:15:39,565 --> 00:15:40,399 -Huh? -What? 302 00:15:40,482 --> 00:15:42,150 Have you voted for governor yet? Nationalist? 303 00:15:42,234 --> 00:15:43,861 Yeah, yeah. Sorry. 304 00:15:43,944 --> 00:15:46,113 ♪ ...big and bright ♪ 305 00:15:46,196 --> 00:15:49,241 ♪ Deep in the heart of Texas ♪ 306 00:15:49,324 --> 00:15:51,994 [cheering] 307 00:15:52,077 --> 00:15:54,246 Be my final signature. Be my 30th. 308 00:15:54,329 --> 00:15:56,498 -All right. -Be my 30th. Make it done. 309 00:15:56,582 --> 00:15:57,875 [boy] I got you. 310 00:15:58,876 --> 00:16:02,212 [Ben] Funny thing, it's like I've prepared for governor in my mind, right, 311 00:16:02,296 --> 00:16:05,674 but my sheet is completely blank. 312 00:16:07,050 --> 00:16:09,553 Yeah. So I gotta get that figured out. 313 00:16:10,512 --> 00:16:11,930 Gentlemen, as you go back to your rooms tonight, 314 00:16:12,014 --> 00:16:15,184 good luck in your preparation for speeches for tomorrow. 315 00:16:15,267 --> 00:16:17,019 Good luck in your run for political office. 316 00:16:17,102 --> 00:16:19,646 Good luck in your time here at Texas Boys State. 317 00:16:19,730 --> 00:16:20,898 God bless you. 318 00:16:20,981 --> 00:16:22,691 -[Robert] I have my 30. -You do? 319 00:16:22,774 --> 00:16:24,151 -I do. -I'm working on it. 320 00:16:24,234 --> 00:16:25,777 -I have, uh, 20. -Good luck. Good luck. 321 00:16:25,861 --> 00:16:26,945 You too. 322 00:16:31,200 --> 00:16:35,204 I bought some Bitcoin back in August. 323 00:16:35,287 --> 00:16:36,288 I don't know. 324 00:16:36,371 --> 00:16:40,667 Bitcoin was probably right at about 2,000 a coin, 1,500. 325 00:16:41,627 --> 00:16:44,963 And then managed to totally forget about it, that I ever had it. 326 00:16:47,925 --> 00:16:53,013 One of my friends said one day Bitcoin had hit, like, 18,000. 327 00:16:54,181 --> 00:16:56,266 And so I sold my Bitcoin. 328 00:16:56,350 --> 00:16:58,644 Just-- Got some new boots. 329 00:17:00,521 --> 00:17:05,025 So this summer, I served as a Senate page for the Republican party. 330 00:17:05,108 --> 00:17:07,069 I made copies, lots of copies. 331 00:17:07,944 --> 00:17:10,656 You go there thinking this is all this larger-than-life stuff. 332 00:17:11,406 --> 00:17:15,327 But you get there, turns out senators are about as tall as I am. 333 00:17:15,953 --> 00:17:17,412 Just regular people. 334 00:17:18,997 --> 00:17:19,998 [rifle clicks] 335 00:17:20,540 --> 00:17:23,126 All my friends are wondering now, "Oh, where do I wanna go to college? 336 00:17:23,210 --> 00:17:24,294 What-- What do I wanna do?" 337 00:17:24,377 --> 00:17:28,214 And I guess I've always had the luxury of knowing I'm only applying to West Point. 338 00:17:28,298 --> 00:17:29,716 Um, I'm only applying one place. 339 00:17:32,636 --> 00:17:35,138 People say these things like, "It's so polarized now," 340 00:17:35,222 --> 00:17:40,477 but you look back, we were just as polarized in the 1800s. 341 00:17:40,561 --> 00:17:43,856 Then again, back then they were debating slavery. 342 00:17:43,939 --> 00:17:46,567 Then there was the Civil War. So... 343 00:17:47,985 --> 00:17:49,069 [sighs] 344 00:17:50,320 --> 00:17:52,531 I feel like it is at least somewhat of a problem. 345 00:17:53,657 --> 00:17:55,742 [boys chattering] 346 00:17:57,911 --> 00:18:00,163 -Go, go, go. -Oh, my goodness. 347 00:18:05,002 --> 00:18:07,796 I'm thinking of governor, so vote Ben Feinstein for freedom. 348 00:18:07,880 --> 00:18:09,131 -[boy] All right. -Yes, sir. 349 00:18:09,214 --> 00:18:11,216 -[boy 2] I remember that, yeah. -Feinstein for freedom. What about you? 350 00:18:11,300 --> 00:18:12,676 -I have no clue. -You have no clue? 351 00:18:12,759 --> 00:18:13,802 -No. -Feinstein for freedom. 352 00:18:13,886 --> 00:18:15,554 -I hope I can count on your vote. -All right. 353 00:18:15,637 --> 00:18:17,472 -I don't think we've met yet. -We have met. 354 00:18:17,556 --> 00:18:18,849 -We have? -We were sitting at the door. 355 00:18:18,932 --> 00:18:21,059 -I am so sorry. I'm Ben. Nice to meet you. -Parker. 356 00:18:21,143 --> 00:18:22,936 [Ben] Parker, yes, sir. 357 00:18:25,981 --> 00:18:27,441 I need to get on the ballot. 358 00:18:28,192 --> 00:18:30,986 There are 600 Nationalists. I just need ten or eleven more signatures. 359 00:18:31,069 --> 00:18:32,404 -Then we're good. Yeah. -[boy 3] Really? That's it? 360 00:18:32,487 --> 00:18:34,156 [boy 4] We wanna support our boy from Winters. 361 00:18:35,157 --> 00:18:37,826 [chattering] 362 00:18:38,827 --> 00:18:40,996 Could I talk to you for a second? I don't wanna ask you for your signature 363 00:18:41,079 --> 00:18:42,915 unless you actually wanted-- want me to win. 364 00:18:42,998 --> 00:18:45,375 -Okay, I don't know. -So ask me-- ask me any question. 365 00:18:45,751 --> 00:18:49,046 What do you think is the objective of a politician? 366 00:18:49,129 --> 00:18:51,465 Public service. Serve others, not himself. 367 00:18:52,174 --> 00:18:53,717 -Good answer. -Yes, sir. 368 00:18:53,800 --> 00:18:55,135 -Could I get your s-- -Yeah, I'll sign. 369 00:18:55,219 --> 00:18:56,678 Awesome. Thank you so much, bro. 370 00:18:58,180 --> 00:19:00,807 I have a little under 12 hours to get five more signatures. 371 00:19:00,891 --> 00:19:02,392 [man] All right, folks. 372 00:19:02,935 --> 00:19:07,564 Welcome to your very first Nationalist party state convention. 373 00:19:07,648 --> 00:19:10,692 The way politics are won in this country 374 00:19:10,776 --> 00:19:12,778 is as a party, as a team. 375 00:19:12,861 --> 00:19:17,074 You gotta work together, form your ideas 376 00:19:17,157 --> 00:19:19,993 into a platform that's gonna work for you, 377 00:19:20,077 --> 00:19:23,121 that's not only gonna take this team to the top, 378 00:19:23,205 --> 00:19:28,252 but be so impressive that when the other team hears you guys talking, 379 00:19:28,335 --> 00:19:32,589 they have no choice but to join with you for fear of being run over. 380 00:19:32,673 --> 00:19:34,967 [cheering] 381 00:19:36,385 --> 00:19:39,096 [man 2] We are going to be electing a state party chairman. 382 00:19:39,930 --> 00:19:42,057 [boy] I just wanna start off with a few things. 383 00:19:42,140 --> 00:19:45,644 On my honor, I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country, 384 00:19:45,727 --> 00:19:48,564 to obey the Scout Law, to help other people at all times. 385 00:19:48,647 --> 00:19:53,819 I believe our society is stronger when everybody is disciplined yet dangerous. 386 00:19:53,902 --> 00:19:58,240 -Our masculinity shall not be infringed. -[cheering] 387 00:19:58,323 --> 00:20:01,910 If you want the big guns, vote for the Barrett. Thank you. 388 00:20:01,994 --> 00:20:03,036 [cheering] 389 00:20:03,120 --> 00:20:04,580 He's good. He's good. 390 00:20:05,873 --> 00:20:11,336 I'm going to use this devotion to see change for this year's Nationalists 391 00:20:11,420 --> 00:20:16,925 and to pressure the Federalists into a state of absolute submission. 392 00:20:17,009 --> 00:20:19,720 -[cheering] -Yeah! Yes! 393 00:20:19,803 --> 00:20:22,472 Do you want a chairman who will act 394 00:20:22,556 --> 00:20:25,058 for each and every one of your personal desires? 395 00:20:25,142 --> 00:20:26,935 Then vote for Wyatt Schafer. 396 00:20:27,019 --> 00:20:30,522 Do you want a chairman for the people? 397 00:20:30,606 --> 00:20:33,609 -[boys] Yeah! -Then vote for Wyatt Schafer! 398 00:20:34,026 --> 00:20:36,236 Yes! Yes! 399 00:20:36,320 --> 00:20:38,113 [cheering] 400 00:20:41,783 --> 00:20:44,661 [boys chattering] 401 00:20:46,955 --> 00:20:48,540 At the ripe age of 24, 402 00:20:48,624 --> 00:20:52,544 Charles Jameson has been in and out of the jail system since he was 17. 403 00:20:52,628 --> 00:20:56,215 To the point where he concluded that he couldn't even stay out. 404 00:20:56,298 --> 00:21:01,386 That's when he decided he was gonna get his story told by any means necessary. 405 00:21:01,470 --> 00:21:05,057 And to do so behind a jail cell, well, that's revolutionary. 406 00:21:05,140 --> 00:21:07,434 And every revolution required a few weapons. 407 00:21:07,518 --> 00:21:12,397 And his arsenal of choice was a crayon and a purple card 408 00:21:12,481 --> 00:21:15,359 in which he wrote to me about the dismal conditions of prisoners. 409 00:21:15,442 --> 00:21:17,611 And that's why I, René Otero, 410 00:21:17,694 --> 00:21:20,364 began to conduct a case study approved by Harvard, 411 00:21:20,447 --> 00:21:23,075 in which we looked at the state of ex-convicts 412 00:21:23,158 --> 00:21:25,202 reintegrating back into society. 413 00:21:25,285 --> 00:21:29,831 I then drafted a piece of legislation to create tax cuts for any business 414 00:21:29,915 --> 00:21:32,751 that accepts an inmate as a charity operation. 415 00:21:32,835 --> 00:21:35,087 This chronicle is important for two reasons. 416 00:21:35,170 --> 00:21:38,549 Because first, it not only shows the experience that I have 417 00:21:38,632 --> 00:21:41,301 when it comes to representing and drafting policy, 418 00:21:41,385 --> 00:21:46,265 but it also shows just about how far I'm willing to go for any American. 419 00:21:46,348 --> 00:21:48,976 I lobbied. I went to state council meetings 420 00:21:49,059 --> 00:21:51,854 just so a man in prison can have his rights. 421 00:21:51,937 --> 00:21:54,523 So can you just imagine what I'm capable of 422 00:21:54,606 --> 00:21:57,526 for every single one of us out here who is free 423 00:21:57,609 --> 00:22:00,571 and out of chains and are a Nationalist? 424 00:22:00,654 --> 00:22:02,656 My grandmother told me a few things. 425 00:22:02,739 --> 00:22:05,701 You have to have faith, hope, 426 00:22:05,784 --> 00:22:08,662 and a bit of a pissed off attitude. 427 00:22:08,745 --> 00:22:10,831 [cheering] 428 00:22:14,251 --> 00:22:17,629 I wanna be civil and represent a whole working body. 429 00:22:17,713 --> 00:22:20,507 And we're gonna take the example of a plane body. 430 00:22:20,591 --> 00:22:24,261 It has two wings, a left one and a right one. 431 00:22:24,344 --> 00:22:25,554 We're not gonna pick one. 432 00:22:25,637 --> 00:22:28,640 We're gonna stay in the middle, because we are not an intolerable party. 433 00:22:28,724 --> 00:22:30,976 We're one that is palatable to all. 434 00:22:31,059 --> 00:22:33,437 And so as long as we are able to keep this plane afloat 435 00:22:33,520 --> 00:22:35,689 with a healthy right wing and a healthy left wing, 436 00:22:35,772 --> 00:22:40,736 we have the ability and the capability to pummel any Federalist into the ground, 437 00:22:40,819 --> 00:22:43,280 because we are the only party that's worth voting for, 438 00:22:43,363 --> 00:22:47,910 because it's this party that's going to represent every individual. 439 00:22:47,993 --> 00:22:49,453 [cheering] 440 00:22:49,536 --> 00:22:51,288 Vote for me for your state chair. 441 00:22:51,371 --> 00:22:53,790 [cheering, applause] 442 00:23:08,555 --> 00:23:10,766 [boy] So, your state party chairman is... 443 00:23:10,849 --> 00:23:12,226 -[boys in crowd] René. -René. 444 00:23:12,309 --> 00:23:14,895 [cheering] 445 00:23:21,235 --> 00:23:25,822 [René] I feel like everybody has a secret underlying need for bipartisanship. 446 00:23:25,906 --> 00:23:27,950 So, I think just running on a campaign of bipartisanship 447 00:23:28,033 --> 00:23:30,244 and being as inspecific as possible 448 00:23:30,327 --> 00:23:34,665 was a great way for me, I guess, to integrate myself. 449 00:23:34,748 --> 00:23:37,251 You-- Yeah, you're-- you're the state party chairman. Congratulations. 450 00:23:37,334 --> 00:23:40,462 -God. Whoo! All this power. -One of two out of over 1,100. 451 00:23:40,546 --> 00:23:43,674 Thank you. Wow. You really-- You make that sound exclusive. 452 00:23:43,757 --> 00:23:48,220 All I can say is that I'm very humbled and very grateful to be your state chair. 453 00:23:48,303 --> 00:23:49,888 So as a strong Nationalist party, 454 00:23:49,972 --> 00:23:53,016 get yourselves ready for a turbulent election. 455 00:23:53,100 --> 00:23:55,727 [cheering, applause] 456 00:23:59,273 --> 00:24:01,358 [René] I'm originally from Chicago. 457 00:24:01,441 --> 00:24:03,569 I was in a bubble. You know, everybody looked the same. 458 00:24:03,652 --> 00:24:07,239 Everybody had the same ideas. Everybody was mad at the same person. 459 00:24:07,322 --> 00:24:10,701 And then I moved down here, and that just feels super isolating. 460 00:24:10,784 --> 00:24:12,744 At the same time, empowering. 461 00:24:12,828 --> 00:24:17,124 You know, 'cause it's like, I can be a delegate for black people here. 462 00:24:17,207 --> 00:24:18,834 -Here's what-- Here's what we have. -Here's the one guy. 463 00:24:18,917 --> 00:24:21,170 -No, we have 20... -Do you want me to write it down for you? 464 00:24:21,253 --> 00:24:23,589 [René] My mom was like, "It sounds conservative. 465 00:24:23,672 --> 00:24:25,257 Just let me know if you need to come home." 466 00:24:25,340 --> 00:24:26,800 I was like, "It's fine." So... 467 00:24:26,884 --> 00:24:28,010 Okay, and if you're not a platform member... 468 00:24:28,093 --> 00:24:29,303 I think I'm doing all right so far. 469 00:24:29,386 --> 00:24:30,387 All right, big guy. 470 00:24:30,470 --> 00:24:32,973 And I've never seen so many white people, ever. 471 00:24:33,056 --> 00:24:36,768 [rhythmic grunting] 472 00:24:40,022 --> 00:24:42,274 [cheering] 473 00:24:44,818 --> 00:24:46,945 [man] Warm up. Get your muscles stretched! 474 00:24:47,905 --> 00:24:50,073 -[boy] Tomorrow's the primary, right? -[Robert] Tomorrow's the primary. 475 00:24:50,157 --> 00:24:51,158 I'm feeling pretty good. 476 00:24:52,326 --> 00:24:54,870 Write, like, a speech, like, bullet points of what you wanna cover-- 477 00:24:54,953 --> 00:24:56,830 Oh, yeah, no. I have key points. 478 00:24:56,914 --> 00:25:01,126 I feel like trying to find a middle ground is gonna leave nobody happy. 479 00:25:01,210 --> 00:25:02,961 You're gonna be the guy who's standing there 480 00:25:03,045 --> 00:25:05,422 while one person raises their hand for you. 481 00:25:05,506 --> 00:25:07,633 -We pitched for Speaker of the House. -Come on, push-ups. 482 00:25:07,716 --> 00:25:08,926 -Let's do 'em. -I don't want to. 483 00:25:09,009 --> 00:25:10,135 Push-ups. Come on. Anybody. 484 00:25:10,886 --> 00:25:12,346 -Anybody? Push-ups? -[boy 2] I'll do push-ups 485 00:25:12,429 --> 00:25:13,805 -if you do push-ups. -Push-ups right now? 486 00:25:13,889 --> 00:25:14,890 Yeah, I'll do it. 487 00:25:16,934 --> 00:25:17,893 [boy 3] Whoo! 488 00:25:17,976 --> 00:25:21,313 [speakers: "Slow Ride" playing] 489 00:25:27,819 --> 00:25:30,906 [man on PA] If you are interested in trying out for the talent show, 490 00:25:30,989 --> 00:25:34,535 we're gonna make an announcement at the start of the second session. 491 00:25:34,618 --> 00:25:36,620 [continues, indistinct] 492 00:25:40,916 --> 00:25:44,253 Why are you walking like that? Are you, like, hurt or something? 493 00:25:44,336 --> 00:25:45,712 No, sir. I've got no legs. 494 00:25:46,713 --> 00:25:48,382 Yeah. I'm on prosthetics, buddy. 495 00:25:49,258 --> 00:25:50,092 Yeah. 496 00:25:50,175 --> 00:25:52,761 [Ben] I've wanted to serve in the military since I was a little kid. 497 00:25:52,845 --> 00:25:55,222 I'm actually not allowed to do that, physically. 498 00:25:55,305 --> 00:25:58,892 So instead, I want to go into something like the CIA or the FBI. 499 00:25:58,976 --> 00:26:01,270 You know, Department of Defense. Something like that. 500 00:26:01,353 --> 00:26:03,605 Where I can still serve my country but as a civilian. 501 00:26:05,649 --> 00:26:06,859 [Ben] You know, right outside here, 502 00:26:06,942 --> 00:26:08,610 you know, when everyone was doing the chants, that's not me. 503 00:26:08,694 --> 00:26:10,445 I'm not a very, like, rowdy guy. 504 00:26:10,529 --> 00:26:12,239 I'm not the kind of guy to really get in there 505 00:26:12,322 --> 00:26:14,741 and, like, do that, you know, "rah-rah" kind of stuff. 506 00:26:14,825 --> 00:26:16,493 What do you think a guy like me should do here? 507 00:26:16,577 --> 00:26:18,412 Like, I mean, this is a crossroads, right? 508 00:26:18,495 --> 00:26:20,747 And it's like, I've already told a lot of people 509 00:26:20,831 --> 00:26:22,416 that I'm seeking the governorship. 510 00:26:22,499 --> 00:26:24,585 I guess my question for you would be, you know, 511 00:26:24,668 --> 00:26:29,214 what are the real downsides for, uh, changing course? 512 00:26:29,715 --> 00:26:32,509 I mean, to answer that honestly-- Okay, like, you know, 513 00:26:32,593 --> 00:26:35,554 I'd look like I'm kinda backing off, right, in the face of competition. 514 00:26:35,637 --> 00:26:37,431 So it'd be kind of like a sign of weakness. 515 00:26:37,514 --> 00:26:39,349 But, like, now a part of me is thinking 516 00:26:39,433 --> 00:26:42,144 state party chair might be the better option, you know, 517 00:26:42,227 --> 00:26:45,230 'cause it's like, it'll, you know, it's still, like, a very high position, 518 00:26:45,314 --> 00:26:48,233 and there's still a lot of, like, honor associated with it. 519 00:26:48,317 --> 00:26:50,569 But it'll give me more of an opportunity 520 00:26:50,652 --> 00:26:52,946 to, you know, express more intellectual views, 521 00:26:53,030 --> 00:26:56,241 and it won't be so, like, personality and charisma-based, you know? 522 00:26:56,325 --> 00:26:58,243 Sounds like you came up with a plan. 523 00:26:58,327 --> 00:26:59,953 -Good luck, man. [chuckles] -Okay. Thank you. 524 00:27:00,037 --> 00:27:01,747 I appreciate it. I appreciate you taking the time 525 00:27:01,830 --> 00:27:03,832 -to kinda clear it up. -Yeah, absolutely. 526 00:27:04,917 --> 00:27:07,169 [typing] 527 00:27:18,805 --> 00:27:21,141 Good evening, statesmen. I am Blake Aldridge. 528 00:27:21,225 --> 00:27:22,267 And I'm Raleigh Dewan. 529 00:27:22,351 --> 00:27:25,896 And you're watching Texas Boys State News reporting live from Austin, Texas. 530 00:27:25,979 --> 00:27:27,689 [Blake] You know, everyone likes to win. 531 00:27:27,773 --> 00:27:30,484 Now, let's take a look at some of our state candidates 532 00:27:30,567 --> 00:27:32,402 who are looking to try and make a difference. 533 00:27:32,486 --> 00:27:36,198 [Steven] I just need, basically, one more signature to get on that ballot. 534 00:27:36,281 --> 00:27:38,408 So, I just wanted to talk to you about, you know, 535 00:27:38,492 --> 00:27:39,743 what are the issues affecting you? 536 00:27:39,826 --> 00:27:42,412 I'm not gonna vote for someone who doesn't have, like, the morals behind it, 537 00:27:42,496 --> 00:27:44,581 that's gonna go up there and not gonna follow their morals. 538 00:27:44,665 --> 00:27:46,875 So what are your morals on, like, some of the main topics 539 00:27:46,959 --> 00:27:50,629 like abortion or gay rights or veterans and things like that? 540 00:27:51,338 --> 00:27:54,550 I'm gonna try to support my party platform to the best of my ability. 541 00:27:54,633 --> 00:27:56,093 -[boy] Uh-huh. Of course. -Um, you know, 542 00:27:56,176 --> 00:27:58,804 without compromising personal or religious beliefs. 543 00:27:58,887 --> 00:28:01,723 My big thing is individual freedom. 544 00:28:01,807 --> 00:28:04,142 You know, you do you as long as it doesn't bother anybody. 545 00:28:04,226 --> 00:28:06,812 In some countries it's punishable by death to be homosexual, 546 00:28:06,895 --> 00:28:08,397 which is what makes this country so beautiful. 547 00:28:08,480 --> 00:28:12,609 We're free to have other religions, uh, here and other ideologies 548 00:28:12,693 --> 00:28:16,613 and other, uh, types of people, you know. Fair treatment of all. Uh... 549 00:28:16,697 --> 00:28:17,781 [boy 2] Yeah. 550 00:28:22,744 --> 00:28:23,745 [sighs] 551 00:28:25,122 --> 00:28:26,331 [exhales] 552 00:28:27,291 --> 00:28:29,710 [chattering, shouting] 553 00:28:45,392 --> 00:28:48,145 [shouting, chattering continues] 554 00:28:56,612 --> 00:28:58,697 [boy] We're double-teamed and short-stacked... 555 00:29:02,576 --> 00:29:05,579 We're playing man for the most part, but man's not really working that well. 556 00:29:05,662 --> 00:29:07,998 [conversation continues, indistinct] 557 00:29:13,295 --> 00:29:14,713 -What's up, bro? -I got 'em. 558 00:29:14,796 --> 00:29:17,257 -You got 'em? You got your signatures? -Let me guard him. 559 00:29:29,520 --> 00:29:32,105 -[male officer] Left! -[band playing "This Then Is Texas"] 560 00:29:35,567 --> 00:29:36,610 Left! 561 00:29:50,165 --> 00:29:53,210 [music continues] 562 00:30:07,015 --> 00:30:08,600 -[music ends] -[distant cheering] 563 00:30:14,398 --> 00:30:17,818 [man] Mr. Speaker, let's gavel in, and we'll get to work. 564 00:30:25,492 --> 00:30:26,577 All right. Cool. 565 00:30:28,370 --> 00:30:30,956 [cheering, applause] 566 00:30:34,126 --> 00:30:36,420 Howdy, gentlemen. Uh, my name is Harrison McFarlane, 567 00:30:36,503 --> 00:30:39,840 and I propose a bill that requires the relocation of all Prius drivers 568 00:30:39,923 --> 00:30:41,675 to the state of Oklahoma, because we hate them. 569 00:30:41,758 --> 00:30:44,011 -We don't want them here. Whoo! -[applause] 570 00:30:45,012 --> 00:30:48,056 [boy] All right. Who else thinks the letter "w" is way too hard to say? 571 00:30:48,140 --> 00:30:51,268 -[cheering] -All right. I propose that in Texas, 572 00:30:51,351 --> 00:30:55,022 in all schools, we officially change the pronunciation to "dubya." 573 00:30:55,105 --> 00:30:56,607 [boy] Yeah! 574 00:30:59,234 --> 00:31:03,530 I think when you put a bunch of 17-year-old boys in a room together, 575 00:31:03,614 --> 00:31:07,201 they're all tired because talking about taxes is boring, 576 00:31:07,284 --> 00:31:10,913 you get crazy stuff like the-- the Lone Star defense platform. 577 00:31:10,996 --> 00:31:14,458 Recognizing the looming threat of alien invasion, 578 00:31:14,541 --> 00:31:19,505 this necessary defense infrastructure will cost around $15 billion to build. 579 00:31:19,588 --> 00:31:22,633 [Ben] I think last year's secession happening on as wide a scale as it did, 580 00:31:22,716 --> 00:31:24,843 was, like, a result of just, like, a snowball effect 581 00:31:24,927 --> 00:31:28,722 of like, "Hey, let's do this. It will be cool. It'll be funny." 582 00:31:28,805 --> 00:31:32,476 And it just, like, escalated to a ridiculous degree and actually happened. 583 00:31:37,981 --> 00:31:39,816 [boy] They've passed some crazy stuff. 584 00:31:39,900 --> 00:31:42,736 -They banned cargo shorts. -[Robert] Yeah, I remember that. 585 00:31:42,819 --> 00:31:43,946 [boy] And pineapple pizza. 586 00:31:44,029 --> 00:31:45,155 [applause] 587 00:31:45,239 --> 00:31:46,990 [Robert] That's terrible. I love pineapple on my pizza. 588 00:31:47,074 --> 00:31:48,450 What's wrong with these guys? 589 00:31:48,534 --> 00:31:51,954 Guys, is Boys State a joke? I mean, this is honestly a joke. 590 00:31:52,037 --> 00:31:53,622 We should not be voting on stuff like this. 591 00:31:53,705 --> 00:31:56,166 This is not real legislation that should actually be passed. 592 00:31:56,250 --> 00:31:58,377 -[boys booing] -I mean-- 593 00:31:58,460 --> 00:32:00,045 [gavel raps] 594 00:32:05,092 --> 00:32:07,302 -Hey. What's up, man? -Hey, bud. How are y'all? 595 00:32:07,386 --> 00:32:08,971 -I'm good. -[boy] All right, guys. 596 00:32:09,054 --> 00:32:12,266 Today we are here on the statesmen podcast, 597 00:32:12,349 --> 00:32:14,309 and we have a special guest. 598 00:32:14,393 --> 00:32:17,354 Uh, Steven. What-- I didn't catch your last name, actually. 599 00:32:17,437 --> 00:32:18,897 -Steven Garza. -Steven Garza. 600 00:32:18,981 --> 00:32:22,526 And he's, uh, a candidate for, uh, Boys State governor. 601 00:32:22,609 --> 00:32:23,902 [Steven] You know, it is tough to run for governor, 602 00:32:23,986 --> 00:32:27,364 just because what issues affect me 603 00:32:27,447 --> 00:32:31,743 don't affect a boy living in a town of 4,000 people. 604 00:32:31,827 --> 00:32:34,496 You know, we're from two different worlds, basically. 605 00:32:34,580 --> 00:32:39,209 Our country right now is more divided than it has been in a very long time. 606 00:32:39,293 --> 00:32:40,335 Yes. 607 00:32:40,419 --> 00:32:42,296 The-- The easy thing is to get up and quit and say, "You know what? 608 00:32:42,379 --> 00:32:45,674 We're gonna go be-- form the Republic of Texas part two." 609 00:32:45,757 --> 00:32:48,468 It's a lot easier to give up than to keep fighting. 610 00:32:49,052 --> 00:32:51,180 Well, I mean, that's a lot about holding a political office 611 00:32:51,263 --> 00:32:55,184 is knowing the people that you govern and that ultimately elected you, right? 612 00:32:55,601 --> 00:32:57,477 If they're going out there and talking to people, I feed off of that. 613 00:32:57,561 --> 00:32:59,563 It-- It motivates me. It makes me happy. 614 00:32:59,646 --> 00:33:03,358 You know, I'm-- I'm a Nationalist. What that means yet, I don't know. 615 00:33:03,442 --> 00:33:06,111 As our party is-- is-- is creating its platform. 616 00:33:06,195 --> 00:33:09,573 But if I'm gonna be their nominee, I should support the party platform. 617 00:33:09,656 --> 00:33:15,162 But at the same time, there's 600 Nationalists and 600 Federalists. 618 00:33:15,245 --> 00:33:18,582 You know, I'm gonna need some of the Federalist vote 619 00:33:18,665 --> 00:33:19,958 -if I want to be elected. -[boy] Yeah. 620 00:33:24,129 --> 00:33:25,881 [Ben] How's everyone doing today? 621 00:33:25,964 --> 00:33:28,509 -Federalists, right! -[cheering] 622 00:33:28,592 --> 00:33:31,011 I'd like to tell you gentlemen a story. 623 00:33:31,094 --> 00:33:33,055 A lot of y'all might have seen my arm, right? 624 00:33:33,138 --> 00:33:34,473 It's not normal. It's a little small. 625 00:33:34,556 --> 00:33:36,850 It's a little shriveled, right? It's a little damaged. 626 00:33:36,934 --> 00:33:39,019 The truth is, I've had a lot of surgery on this arm, 627 00:33:39,102 --> 00:33:42,731 and I'm actually missing both of my legs as well. Right? 628 00:33:42,814 --> 00:33:45,234 I'm a bilateral amputee, and the reason I mention this 629 00:33:45,317 --> 00:33:47,277 is because I know what hard work means. 630 00:33:47,361 --> 00:33:49,780 I know what progress means. I know what faith means. 631 00:33:49,863 --> 00:33:53,408 I had to relearn how to walk. I lost my legs at age three to meningitis. 632 00:33:53,492 --> 00:33:55,911 I know how to push forward towards a goal I want, right... 633 00:33:55,994 --> 00:33:59,122 [Ben] If I got state party chairman, I'd be in charge of the Federalist party. 634 00:33:59,206 --> 00:34:01,500 So, I'd be responsible for example, like, whipping votes, 635 00:34:01,583 --> 00:34:04,586 coming up with policy, picking who to back in a governor race. 636 00:34:05,379 --> 00:34:07,464 It's like, you know, you're controlling like 500 people there. 637 00:34:07,548 --> 00:34:09,007 Like, that's a power trip. 638 00:34:09,091 --> 00:34:12,469 [chanting] I believe that we will win. I believe that we will win. 639 00:34:12,553 --> 00:34:15,931 I believe that we will win. I believe that we will win. 640 00:34:16,014 --> 00:34:19,643 I believe that we will win. Win! Win! Win! 641 00:34:19,726 --> 00:34:21,812 [cheering] 642 00:34:24,022 --> 00:34:28,360 [Ben] If I can lead a room of that many rowdy people, I can lead anything. 643 00:34:30,027 --> 00:34:31,362 Hi, um, yeah. 644 00:34:31,446 --> 00:34:34,283 So, if you elect me as your state party chairman, 645 00:34:34,366 --> 00:34:40,038 I hope to fill every seat open, up and down the ballot, with Federalists. 646 00:34:40,121 --> 00:34:42,416 Go Feds! Thanks. 647 00:34:42,498 --> 00:34:43,750 [scattered cheers] 648 00:34:43,833 --> 00:34:45,210 [boy] I'm gonna say what I stand for. 649 00:34:45,293 --> 00:34:47,838 We're gonna improve this economy. Progun. 650 00:34:47,920 --> 00:34:51,507 Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! 651 00:34:51,592 --> 00:34:53,927 We need to limit illegal immigration. Yeah? 652 00:34:54,011 --> 00:34:56,013 -[cheering] -Yeah! 653 00:34:56,096 --> 00:34:57,890 I'm here to be your chair. 654 00:34:57,973 --> 00:35:00,225 And do you know what? I will be your chair. 655 00:35:00,309 --> 00:35:02,352 [cheering] 656 00:35:05,689 --> 00:35:08,108 There was an article on codepink.com 657 00:35:08,192 --> 00:35:12,654 entitled "Resist the police and imagine a world without them." 658 00:35:12,738 --> 00:35:14,406 In the article, CODEPINK claimed 659 00:35:14,489 --> 00:35:16,909 that America was a white supremacist nation, 660 00:35:16,992 --> 00:35:19,912 and it insinuated that the war on terrorism 661 00:35:19,995 --> 00:35:24,583 was rather a fight to institute racism and colonialism across the world. 662 00:35:24,666 --> 00:35:27,252 Now, is there a single red-blooded American in this room 663 00:35:27,336 --> 00:35:30,255 -that believes that nonsense? -[boys] No! Hell no! No! 664 00:35:30,339 --> 00:35:31,381 Hell no! 665 00:35:33,175 --> 00:35:34,801 I certainly don't believe that. 666 00:35:34,885 --> 00:35:37,012 I support the police. I back the blue. 667 00:35:37,095 --> 00:35:38,931 -I want a strong Texas economy. -[boy] Yes! Yeah! 668 00:35:39,014 --> 00:35:42,601 I want a strong Texas environment. I want good environmental policy. 669 00:35:42,684 --> 00:35:45,562 I want good immigration. I want a Federalist victory. 670 00:35:45,646 --> 00:35:47,981 -[cheers, applause] -Feinstein for freedom. 671 00:35:48,065 --> 00:35:50,901 Vote for Ben Feinstein for freedom and Americanism. 672 00:35:50,984 --> 00:35:53,529 [cheering, applause] 673 00:35:55,531 --> 00:35:57,157 [man] All right. 674 00:35:57,783 --> 00:35:59,785 Raise of hand for the delegates. 675 00:35:59,868 --> 00:36:00,994 Understand? 676 00:36:01,078 --> 00:36:02,079 Yes, sir. 677 00:36:03,080 --> 00:36:04,414 Ben Feinstein. 678 00:36:06,250 --> 00:36:08,252 -[Ben] I like this. -[man] All right. 679 00:36:08,335 --> 00:36:09,628 Ben, come on up, man. 680 00:36:10,170 --> 00:36:12,756 [cheering] 681 00:36:15,509 --> 00:36:21,306 [chanting] USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! 682 00:36:21,390 --> 00:36:23,016 USA! USA! USA! 683 00:36:23,100 --> 00:36:24,518 [Ben] Just the political feel I'm getting, 684 00:36:24,601 --> 00:36:28,146 you do have a lot of, like, conservatives, you know, your classic GOP. 685 00:36:28,230 --> 00:36:30,232 But a lot of people who I kind of had pegged as, 686 00:36:30,315 --> 00:36:32,067 "Okay, you're probably gonna be conservative" 687 00:36:32,150 --> 00:36:33,569 are actually a lot more liberal. 688 00:36:33,652 --> 00:36:37,322 So, in terms of how that's gonna play into political strategy, 689 00:36:37,406 --> 00:36:40,617 it's gonna be a little harder to come up with a unifying policy. 690 00:36:40,701 --> 00:36:43,996 But, you know, you gotta break some-- some eggs to make an omelet. 691 00:36:44,079 --> 00:36:46,915 We've got some business to take care of first and foremost, gentlemen. 692 00:36:46,999 --> 00:36:49,835 We've gotta get a party going, right? We just got here. 693 00:36:49,918 --> 00:36:52,754 -We need to dominate. -[cheering] 694 00:36:52,838 --> 00:36:54,506 [Ben] Unity of party is big, 695 00:36:54,590 --> 00:36:57,342 and the way Boys State is set up where it's two parties, 696 00:36:57,426 --> 00:36:59,970 you have to have a unified party to do well. 697 00:37:01,096 --> 00:37:03,182 [boy] Get your arms and... 698 00:37:03,265 --> 00:37:05,475 -So, yes! -[boys] Yes! 699 00:37:05,559 --> 00:37:07,811 [chanting] Yes! Yes! Yes! 700 00:37:07,895 --> 00:37:11,648 -Are we gonna beat the Federalists? -Yes! Yes! Yes! 701 00:37:11,732 --> 00:37:15,068 [rhythmic grunting] 702 00:37:18,864 --> 00:37:21,116 [cheering] 703 00:37:23,452 --> 00:37:26,538 [René] We've got to get ready to begin to build our agenda for deliberation 704 00:37:26,622 --> 00:37:28,790 that we specifically want to talk about. 705 00:37:28,874 --> 00:37:32,836 So, can I have all platform committee members rise? 706 00:37:33,670 --> 00:37:36,465 I'm the platform member for, uh, Burkett City, 707 00:37:36,548 --> 00:37:39,510 and we decided upon abortion and gun rights. 708 00:37:39,593 --> 00:37:40,677 -Great. -[boy] Whoo! 709 00:37:40,761 --> 00:37:44,389 Immigration, education reform, and, uh, freedom of religion. 710 00:37:44,473 --> 00:37:46,391 Rights for people with disabilities. 711 00:37:46,475 --> 00:37:49,019 [boy] Ours is immigration, gun rights, and foreign policy. 712 00:37:49,102 --> 00:37:50,103 [René] Fantastic. 713 00:37:50,187 --> 00:37:53,148 Would, uh, the gallery be able to chime into the debate? 714 00:37:53,232 --> 00:37:56,652 -The gallery... cannot. -Boo! 715 00:37:56,735 --> 00:37:58,403 [gallery booing] 716 00:37:58,487 --> 00:37:59,821 -Back there. -[clamoring] 717 00:37:59,905 --> 00:38:05,786 Uh, we would like to present, uh, abortion and secession. 718 00:38:05,869 --> 00:38:09,122 [René] I'm sorry, secession will not make the agenda. 719 00:38:09,206 --> 00:38:12,167 -[boy 2] Not your decision! -[gallery shouting] 720 00:38:12,251 --> 00:38:15,671 I motion to secede and legally call this "Boys Nation." 721 00:38:15,754 --> 00:38:19,007 -We can't secede. -[booing] 722 00:38:19,091 --> 00:38:21,343 [boy 3] Boys State! Boys State! 723 00:38:21,426 --> 00:38:23,303 [boy 4] Abuse of power! 724 00:38:23,804 --> 00:38:28,100 Impeach! Impeach! 725 00:38:28,183 --> 00:38:30,060 [gallery clamoring] 726 00:38:30,143 --> 00:38:33,146 Can we get decorum? Decorum? Thank you. 727 00:38:33,230 --> 00:38:36,525 So, my city would like impeachment and revote for the state chairman. 728 00:38:37,401 --> 00:38:41,321 [boys cheering, shouting] 729 00:38:44,366 --> 00:38:46,159 I don't think he likes black people, and that's my issue, 730 00:38:46,243 --> 00:38:47,369 because I'm doing so good. 731 00:38:57,004 --> 00:38:59,256 So, how have things been for you, René, with what's on stage? 732 00:38:59,339 --> 00:39:00,257 -Okay. -[Steven chuckles] 733 00:39:00,340 --> 00:39:03,010 No, honestly, I'm having a grand old time. 734 00:39:03,093 --> 00:39:05,721 I love me an audience. Even if they don't love me. 735 00:39:05,804 --> 00:39:08,140 -I think it's just a very vocal minority. -[boy chuckles] 736 00:39:08,223 --> 00:39:11,268 I mean, like, for the most part, like, you know, people cheer you. 737 00:39:11,351 --> 00:39:14,605 -Yeah, it's a v-- It's a loud minority. -Right? Yeah. I got you. 738 00:39:14,688 --> 00:39:16,231 [René] They wanna impeach me? 739 00:39:16,315 --> 00:39:20,277 It's just a little different for somebody that looks like me. 740 00:39:20,360 --> 00:39:23,822 So, I guess, my way of doing it is just going to be palatable 741 00:39:23,906 --> 00:39:27,159 and congenial to what the body wants. 742 00:39:27,242 --> 00:39:30,871 I'm gonna vote for everything, and then that's what I'm going to adopt. 743 00:39:30,954 --> 00:39:32,539 And those that didn't vote for that side, they're gonna be mad. 744 00:39:32,623 --> 00:39:33,790 They're gonna call for an impeachment. 745 00:39:33,874 --> 00:39:36,627 They're gonna be on their one side, and the other side's gonna be mad, 746 00:39:36,710 --> 00:39:39,087 and then what do we have? 747 00:39:39,171 --> 00:39:40,547 A divided party. 748 00:39:41,715 --> 00:39:46,678 I'm gonna keep my job if it's the last thing I do. 749 00:39:46,762 --> 00:39:49,473 [gallery chattering] 750 00:39:49,556 --> 00:39:50,599 [Ben] Gentlemen. 751 00:39:50,682 --> 00:39:53,852 [shushing] 752 00:39:55,354 --> 00:39:57,022 I've gotta be real, that was really cool 753 00:39:57,105 --> 00:39:59,107 how you all were all quiet when I told you all to be quiet. 754 00:39:59,191 --> 00:40:01,401 That was a pretty badass feeling right there. 755 00:40:01,485 --> 00:40:03,487 -[chattering] -[boy] Yeah. Raw power. 756 00:40:03,570 --> 00:40:08,617 All right. [chuckles] We have two days until the general governor election. 757 00:40:08,700 --> 00:40:10,202 We have a lot of governor candidates 758 00:40:10,285 --> 00:40:12,538 who want policies that they can reliably run on 759 00:40:12,621 --> 00:40:15,290 and start designing campaign materials for. 760 00:40:15,374 --> 00:40:19,336 Furthermore, the Nationalist convention right now, I've heard, is in chaos. 761 00:40:19,419 --> 00:40:22,381 We may have our little disagreements about this platform, 762 00:40:22,464 --> 00:40:24,299 but ultimately, this is pretty solid. 763 00:40:24,383 --> 00:40:26,760 It strengthens our economy. It strengthens our police force. 764 00:40:26,844 --> 00:40:30,806 It has an eye to the social, economic and political issues of our day. 765 00:40:30,889 --> 00:40:34,476 And our best move now is to get it in so we can start running, right? 766 00:40:34,560 --> 00:40:37,187 -We need to dominate. -Yeah! 767 00:40:37,271 --> 00:40:38,981 [gallery cheering] 768 00:40:39,064 --> 00:40:41,733 -[chanting] USA! USA! USA! -USA! 769 00:40:41,817 --> 00:40:46,154 [all chanting] USA! USA! USA! USA! 770 00:40:46,238 --> 00:40:48,240 [chanting fades] 771 00:40:59,668 --> 00:41:01,211 -Good morning. Good morning. -[boy] Morning. 772 00:41:01,295 --> 00:41:03,172 -[boy 2] Morning. -Good morning. 773 00:41:03,255 --> 00:41:08,051 Good morning. Good morning. Good morning. Good morning. Morning. 774 00:41:08,135 --> 00:41:10,137 [piano: classical music] 775 00:41:20,272 --> 00:41:22,524 [music continues] 776 00:41:30,866 --> 00:41:33,118 [music continues] 777 00:41:47,382 --> 00:41:49,134 [music stops] 778 00:41:50,135 --> 00:41:52,721 [Robert] I'm saying here, out of respect for your time, 779 00:41:52,804 --> 00:41:54,848 I'm gonna keep this short and dispense with the-- 780 00:41:54,932 --> 00:41:57,851 I wanna say dick measuring, but I can't say dick measuring 781 00:41:57,935 --> 00:42:00,229 'cause I gotta give this as a speech. 782 00:42:00,312 --> 00:42:02,105 -[boy] Uh... -Yeah, don't say that. 783 00:42:02,189 --> 00:42:03,482 Right, I can't say that. 784 00:42:05,484 --> 00:42:07,486 [boy] It's gonna be vulgar, anyway. So... 785 00:42:08,070 --> 00:42:11,114 -What do you mean? -If you're starting off with that, 786 00:42:11,198 --> 00:42:14,243 I'm pretty sure the rest of it's gonna be pretty up-front and honest. 787 00:42:14,326 --> 00:42:17,412 That's how you get a 17-year-old boy's attention, okay? 788 00:42:17,496 --> 00:42:19,414 -[boy] Seventeen and sixteen, apparently. -[boy 2] Yeah. 789 00:42:19,498 --> 00:42:22,626 Oh, boys. [stammers] I'm 18 this morning. 790 00:42:22,709 --> 00:42:24,586 -You are? -It's my birthday today. 791 00:42:24,670 --> 00:42:25,671 -Hey! -Hey! 792 00:42:25,754 --> 00:42:27,089 [boy] Oh, congratulations. 793 00:42:27,172 --> 00:42:28,173 Thank you. 794 00:42:28,257 --> 00:42:31,718 Is, uh, is penis measuring too vulgar for government discourse? 795 00:42:33,846 --> 00:42:36,431 [Ben] All right, I've gotta do some networking with Federalists today. 796 00:42:36,515 --> 00:42:37,933 -What party are you? -I'm a Nationalist. 797 00:42:38,016 --> 00:42:39,268 -You're a Nationalist? -Yeah. 798 00:42:39,351 --> 00:42:41,144 -Dude, okay, tell me honestly. -Mm-hmm. 799 00:42:41,228 --> 00:42:42,563 Like, ignore the fact that I'm a Federalist. 800 00:42:42,646 --> 00:42:44,147 -You know, just speaking to me. -Yeah. 801 00:42:44,231 --> 00:42:46,441 What-- What's going on at the Nationalist convention? 802 00:42:46,525 --> 00:42:49,111 We're, like-- We're hearing reports that it's, like, in chaos. 803 00:42:49,194 --> 00:42:51,572 Our platform's still debating. 804 00:42:51,655 --> 00:42:53,407 Oh, really? Yeah, we already have a platform. 805 00:42:53,490 --> 00:42:55,033 Yeah, I heard you already have last-- 806 00:42:55,117 --> 00:42:57,244 Yeah, dude, we're going-- we're going fast. 807 00:42:57,327 --> 00:42:58,370 -[female cook] Beef? -[boy] Okay, yeah. 808 00:42:58,453 --> 00:42:59,746 -Is it true that y'all are-- -I'll have lasagna. 809 00:42:59,830 --> 00:43:02,040 Is it true that y'all are impeaching your state party chair? 810 00:43:02,124 --> 00:43:03,166 -No. Can I get lasagna? -Is that a thing? 811 00:43:03,250 --> 00:43:04,877 -Are you a speaker or something? -[cook 2] Lasagna? 812 00:43:04,960 --> 00:43:06,211 Oh, it's for him? My bad. 813 00:43:06,295 --> 00:43:07,754 -Yeah, I'm gettin' this one. -All right. That's all. 814 00:43:07,838 --> 00:43:09,214 -You want green beans? -Yes, ma'am. 815 00:43:09,298 --> 00:43:10,424 I'll see you later. 816 00:43:13,093 --> 00:43:14,595 -Hey, guys. -[boy] Hey, Ben. How you doing? 817 00:43:14,678 --> 00:43:16,805 -Good. How are y'all? -[boy 2] Hey, Ben! What's up? 818 00:43:17,764 --> 00:43:22,853 Good afternoon, friends, colleagues, fellow Nationalists. 819 00:43:23,896 --> 00:43:26,273 My name is Robert MacDougall, 820 00:43:26,356 --> 00:43:29,193 and I am honored to be here before you today 821 00:43:29,276 --> 00:43:32,779 to run for this year's Texas Boys State governor. 822 00:43:32,863 --> 00:43:36,158 Now, out of respect for your time, 823 00:43:36,241 --> 00:43:39,870 I will skip the part where I brag for three minutes 824 00:43:39,953 --> 00:43:41,955 about how great and cool I am, 825 00:43:42,039 --> 00:43:46,960 seeing as we are all qualified young men of skill and character. 826 00:43:48,003 --> 00:43:49,713 -People like that stuff. -Yes, sounds good, yeah. 827 00:43:49,796 --> 00:43:51,840 -People like that stuff a lot. -Yeah. 828 00:43:51,924 --> 00:43:56,762 Oh, and my slogan is "Moral and Constitutional Government for the People." 829 00:43:57,930 --> 00:44:00,057 -Y'all like that? -It's too long. 830 00:44:00,140 --> 00:44:03,018 You need something that rings off the head that, like, you know-- 831 00:44:03,101 --> 00:44:05,646 You hear it and you're like, "Oh, that's his campaign slogan." 832 00:44:05,729 --> 00:44:07,439 What-- What rings? What rings? 833 00:44:07,523 --> 00:44:08,524 Uh... 834 00:44:10,692 --> 00:44:12,653 -Like... -'Cause that's the best I got. So... 835 00:44:12,736 --> 00:44:14,154 Look at-- Look at presidential stuff. 836 00:44:14,238 --> 00:44:16,532 Like, for instance, Trump was: "Make America Great Again." 837 00:44:16,615 --> 00:44:18,116 -Right. -Stuff like, Obama was we-- 838 00:44:18,200 --> 00:44:19,326 uh, "Yes We Can." 839 00:44:19,409 --> 00:44:21,036 -It's easy to remember. -How about just-- 840 00:44:21,119 --> 00:44:23,413 How about just: "Moral Government for the People"? 841 00:44:23,997 --> 00:44:26,166 -That's, that's-- -Well, it's-- it's shorter, but... 842 00:44:26,250 --> 00:44:28,085 That's not-- That's not crazy. 843 00:44:29,002 --> 00:44:30,629 That's not crazy long. 844 00:44:41,348 --> 00:44:42,266 [boy] Shh. 845 00:44:44,184 --> 00:44:46,311 [boy 2] Hey, it's the turtle I saw yesterday. 846 00:44:47,521 --> 00:44:48,730 I'm being for real. 847 00:44:48,814 --> 00:44:51,358 [boys chattering] 848 00:44:51,441 --> 00:44:52,276 [boy 3] Not at all. 849 00:44:54,194 --> 00:44:55,696 [boy] Shh. 850 00:44:58,323 --> 00:45:01,952 [Steven] Faith in government, faith in politicians, is at a low 851 00:45:02,035 --> 00:45:05,622 that hasn't been seen since Richard Nixon and the Watergate scandal. 852 00:45:06,415 --> 00:45:07,958 -Is that your speech? -Yeah. 853 00:45:08,041 --> 00:45:09,751 Dang. Oh, wow, that's a long speech. 854 00:45:10,836 --> 00:45:14,173 We shouldn't be inspired by fear. We should be inspired by hope. 855 00:45:14,923 --> 00:45:17,593 And it comes down to just knowing what you believe, what you're doing, 856 00:45:17,676 --> 00:45:20,888 is in the best interest of everybody and not just yourself. 857 00:45:21,638 --> 00:45:23,265 How long did they say y'all get to do your speeches? Did you-- 858 00:45:23,348 --> 00:45:25,559 -I don't-- I have no idea. -No idea? 859 00:45:25,642 --> 00:45:27,477 Are you excited for today? 860 00:45:27,561 --> 00:45:29,271 [Steven sighs] I'm nervous, actually. 861 00:45:35,194 --> 00:45:38,822 [René] If there was any way to express my transition into leadership yesterday, 862 00:45:38,906 --> 00:45:43,744 would you call it abrupt, unanticipated, or even unwelcome? 863 00:45:43,827 --> 00:45:46,330 Fortunately, the nerves of a brand-new leadership 864 00:45:46,413 --> 00:45:48,373 have the opportunity to settle in, 865 00:45:48,457 --> 00:45:51,418 and I hope that we can be receptive to one another. 866 00:45:51,502 --> 00:45:55,464 Despite the perceived differences, there's Federalists to beat. 867 00:45:55,547 --> 00:45:57,674 -Yes, sir! -[cheering] 868 00:45:57,758 --> 00:45:59,134 [René] I cannot wait to see which of you 869 00:45:59,218 --> 00:46:00,928 is going to lead this political battalion-- 870 00:46:01,011 --> 00:46:02,971 -[boy] It's gonna be Tyrel! -But now, finally... 871 00:46:03,055 --> 00:46:04,389 [boys shouting] 872 00:46:04,473 --> 00:46:08,310 we're now going to welcome all gubernatorial candidates to the stage. 873 00:46:08,393 --> 00:46:10,812 [cheering, shouting] 874 00:46:14,233 --> 00:46:15,609 [candidate 1] We all mean something, 875 00:46:15,692 --> 00:46:19,571 and we all have unmeasurable value in each one of us. 876 00:46:19,655 --> 00:46:22,199 Can we all agree to that? As Federalists-- 877 00:46:23,075 --> 00:46:25,327 Nationalists, my bad. I can't believe I said that. 878 00:46:25,410 --> 00:46:26,370 [boos, jeers] 879 00:46:26,453 --> 00:46:29,373 I will eat soap when I get back to my room. Don't worry. 880 00:46:29,456 --> 00:46:33,252 Okay, I'm gonna talk some policy, what is near to my heart. 881 00:46:33,335 --> 00:46:35,963 I say no abortion is good. 882 00:46:36,046 --> 00:46:38,924 If you are a rape victim, we do not punish the child. 883 00:46:39,007 --> 00:46:43,679 We find the rapist, we castrate him, and we put him behind bars forever. 884 00:46:43,762 --> 00:46:45,764 [cheering, applause] 885 00:46:51,395 --> 00:46:52,563 [boys shouting, indistinct] 886 00:46:53,814 --> 00:46:56,233 [Robert] Good afternoon, my friends, 887 00:46:56,316 --> 00:47:00,821 fellow Nationalists, and most importantly, fellow Texans. 888 00:47:00,904 --> 00:47:04,157 It is my immense honor to come before you today, 889 00:47:04,241 --> 00:47:06,827 running to be your Boys State governor. 890 00:47:06,910 --> 00:47:09,162 Out of respect for your time, 891 00:47:09,246 --> 00:47:13,250 I will not be breaking out the measuring tape 892 00:47:13,333 --> 00:47:17,963 and measuring myself and bragging on myself these accomplishments. 893 00:47:18,046 --> 00:47:20,632 None of this! None of this! 894 00:47:20,716 --> 00:47:22,968 [cheering] 895 00:47:23,051 --> 00:47:27,014 I'll also intend to keep this speech short and to the point. 896 00:47:27,723 --> 00:47:31,101 For every baby available for adoption in this country, 897 00:47:31,185 --> 00:47:36,190 there are 30 loving couples who are looking to adopt a child. 898 00:47:36,732 --> 00:47:41,987 Why should we let our children, our babies, be killed 899 00:47:42,070 --> 00:47:43,780 before they have a chance in this world, 900 00:47:43,864 --> 00:47:46,867 when there are so many potential loving parents 901 00:47:46,950 --> 00:47:49,453 to guide them through life? Why? 902 00:47:49,536 --> 00:47:51,288 [applause] 903 00:47:51,371 --> 00:47:53,999 I am pro-life, and I am not ashamed. 904 00:47:55,626 --> 00:47:56,960 Last but not least, 905 00:47:57,044 --> 00:48:01,423 I will work tirelessly to defend y'all's right to keep and bear arms 906 00:48:01,507 --> 00:48:04,259 as is guaranteed in our Constitution. 907 00:48:04,343 --> 00:48:07,888 National Party, are you with me? Let's do this! 908 00:48:07,971 --> 00:48:12,184 Let's go all the way. My name is Robert MacDougall. 909 00:48:12,267 --> 00:48:14,520 Governor is someone who can do the job. 910 00:48:14,603 --> 00:48:16,855 Vote for someone. Vote for Rob. 911 00:48:16,939 --> 00:48:19,525 [cheers, applause] 912 00:48:23,320 --> 00:48:24,404 [boy] Go, Steven! 913 00:48:25,572 --> 00:48:26,782 [boy 2] Go, Steven! 914 00:48:32,788 --> 00:48:34,790 [chattering] 915 00:48:39,169 --> 00:48:40,587 My name is Steven Garza, 916 00:48:40,671 --> 00:48:43,382 and I'm running to be our party's nominee for governor. 917 00:48:43,966 --> 00:48:45,050 [boy] Whoo! 918 00:48:45,133 --> 00:48:46,718 A little bit about myself, 919 00:48:46,802 --> 00:48:50,055 um, I come from a very modest family. 920 00:48:50,973 --> 00:48:54,643 Um, and my passion has been politics. 921 00:48:54,726 --> 00:48:57,813 -[boy] Yeah! -Um, the way I wanted to run my campaign 922 00:48:57,896 --> 00:48:59,439 was very different from most. 923 00:48:59,523 --> 00:49:03,235 I wanted to know what was on your minds 924 00:49:03,318 --> 00:49:05,362 and ask you what issues mattered to you. 925 00:49:06,113 --> 00:49:07,781 -[boy 2] Whoo! -I didn't wanna run a campaign-- 926 00:49:07,865 --> 00:49:10,200 I did not wanna run a campaign to represent y'all 927 00:49:10,284 --> 00:49:11,577 if I didn't know who I was gonna represent. 928 00:49:11,660 --> 00:49:15,747 I didn't know what y'all-- want y'all to sign a bad check with my petition. 929 00:49:15,831 --> 00:49:18,417 So I'm really proud of the 30 signatures that-- that I got. 930 00:49:18,500 --> 00:49:21,920 [applause, cheers] 931 00:49:23,881 --> 00:49:27,092 I want nothing more than to be your candidate, 932 00:49:27,176 --> 00:49:29,761 and in the event that I am not, 933 00:49:29,845 --> 00:49:32,264 this right here is my defining moment at Boys State. 934 00:49:32,347 --> 00:49:33,348 [boy 4] Yeah! 935 00:49:33,432 --> 00:49:36,602 And what I say next could cost me that chance of winning, 936 00:49:36,685 --> 00:49:38,270 uh, but I'm gonna say it anyway. 937 00:49:39,188 --> 00:49:40,189 [boy 5] Whoo! 938 00:49:40,272 --> 00:49:43,817 The American Legion hosts Texas Boys State. 939 00:49:43,901 --> 00:49:46,987 The Legion is made up of veterans of armed-- armed services. 940 00:49:49,448 --> 00:49:51,200 When they took an oath, they took an oath 941 00:49:51,283 --> 00:49:54,369 to not defend one state, but the United States. 942 00:49:55,787 --> 00:49:59,458 Some gave all. All gave some. 943 00:50:00,209 --> 00:50:02,544 Not just for Texas, but for all Americans. 944 00:50:04,755 --> 00:50:09,510 To secede is to dishonor their memories and make their sacrifices in vain. 945 00:50:09,593 --> 00:50:11,261 [applause] 946 00:50:12,846 --> 00:50:15,307 [boy] Yeah! 947 00:50:15,390 --> 00:50:17,476 We have the opportunity to do something great. 948 00:50:17,559 --> 00:50:21,104 Are we gonna make headlines for the wrong reasons? 949 00:50:21,188 --> 00:50:23,815 -[boy 2] No! -Are we gonna dishonor the legionnaires 950 00:50:23,899 --> 00:50:27,069 who consider us to be the best that Texas has to offer? 951 00:50:27,152 --> 00:50:29,196 -[boys] No! -[boy 3] Steven! 952 00:50:29,279 --> 00:50:32,407 Or will we show the world what patriots are made of? 953 00:50:32,491 --> 00:50:35,410 [boys] Yeah! 954 00:50:35,494 --> 00:50:37,120 That when things get tough, 955 00:50:37,204 --> 00:50:41,208 we pull ourselves by our bootstraps like true Texans and get after it! 956 00:50:43,126 --> 00:50:46,338 Leave Texas greater than it was when we found it. 957 00:50:46,421 --> 00:50:47,965 -[boy] That's right! -[boy 2] Whoo! 958 00:50:48,048 --> 00:50:50,759 We aren't secessionists, damn it. We are Nationalists! 959 00:50:50,843 --> 00:50:52,678 "One nation under God." 960 00:50:52,761 --> 00:50:56,598 Lovers of the Constitution of the United States of America! 961 00:50:56,682 --> 00:50:59,351 [cheering, applause] 962 00:50:59,434 --> 00:51:02,521 Let's do something great for Texas and amazing for the country. 963 00:51:02,604 --> 00:51:04,022 God bless every single one of you. 964 00:51:04,106 --> 00:51:06,108 [cheering, applause continues] 965 00:51:09,027 --> 00:51:12,281 [René] And a once around for all of our gubernatorial candidates. 966 00:51:16,159 --> 00:51:20,831 And here is to great political leadership and the future of the Nationalist Party. 967 00:51:21,957 --> 00:51:24,459 [applause] 968 00:51:31,842 --> 00:51:33,594 Did you hear me, bro? Did you hear me? 969 00:51:33,677 --> 00:51:35,512 -I was not-- I did not hear anything. -Did you hear me? 970 00:51:35,596 --> 00:51:37,681 -Dude, that was awesome. -Really? You didn't hear me? 971 00:51:37,764 --> 00:51:39,641 Hey, you've heard it a bunch, but that was like-- 972 00:51:39,725 --> 00:51:41,268 Oh, yeah. Oh, man. 973 00:51:41,351 --> 00:51:44,188 -[boy] Just kept going, "Steven!" -[boy 2] We were screaming for you, dude. 974 00:51:44,271 --> 00:51:45,564 [Steven] Oh, my-- Dude-- And I-- 975 00:51:52,988 --> 00:51:56,116 [Steven] Definitely, my upbringing has led to where I am today. 976 00:51:57,326 --> 00:52:01,163 My mom worked at a gas station. She was undocumented for a time. 977 00:52:01,788 --> 00:52:04,166 She is what I think the American dream should be. 978 00:52:04,249 --> 00:52:06,710 An immigrant who started from the bottom and worked her way up 979 00:52:06,793 --> 00:52:10,005 and is living a okay life in America. 980 00:52:11,882 --> 00:52:14,092 I am third oldest. 981 00:52:14,176 --> 00:52:17,179 I am the first one to get past freshman year of high school. 982 00:52:17,262 --> 00:52:19,890 I'm on the course to be the first one to graduate from high school. 983 00:52:22,809 --> 00:52:25,854 So, it's almost like, uh, I have to succeed. 984 00:52:28,315 --> 00:52:30,108 You know, a parent telling you that they're proud of you 985 00:52:30,192 --> 00:52:34,196 is one of the most amazing things you could ever hear in your entire life. 986 00:52:40,661 --> 00:52:45,499 [man] Okay, first of all, this has to play to over a thousand people. 987 00:52:45,582 --> 00:52:47,960 So you can't come up there with your hands in your pockets. 988 00:52:48,043 --> 00:52:50,587 -Right. -Okay, do it like you're gonna do it 989 00:52:50,671 --> 00:52:52,089 if you make the show. 990 00:52:52,840 --> 00:52:54,383 -Okay. -Let us have it. 991 00:52:56,593 --> 00:52:58,554 [sneezes] Sorry. Excuse me. 992 00:52:58,637 --> 00:53:01,390 [speakers: country music playing] 993 00:53:01,473 --> 00:53:04,518 ♪ When I light the fuse I gotta get back quick ♪ 994 00:53:04,601 --> 00:53:06,854 ♪ You gotta be careful With a dynamite stick ♪ 995 00:53:06,937 --> 00:53:08,730 ♪ There's antimony, arsenic Aluminum, selenium ♪ 996 00:53:08,814 --> 00:53:10,357 ♪ And hydrogen and oxygen And nitrogen and rhenium ♪ 997 00:53:10,440 --> 00:53:12,317 ♪ And nickel, neodymium, neptunium Germanium, and iron, americium-- ♪ 998 00:53:12,401 --> 00:53:16,238 Out of all the letters in the alphabet, I only know 25. 999 00:53:16,321 --> 00:53:18,866 The thing is, I just-- I just don't know why. 1000 00:53:18,949 --> 00:53:21,660 [playing classical music] 1001 00:53:23,871 --> 00:53:26,164 [playing jazz music] 1002 00:53:27,958 --> 00:53:33,130 ♪ ...be a hero With sword and armor clashing ♪ 1003 00:53:33,213 --> 00:53:36,133 I liked him. He was good. But was he singing something off Shrek? 1004 00:53:36,216 --> 00:53:37,801 -Yeah, he was. Yeah. -Really? 1005 00:53:37,885 --> 00:53:40,470 [speakers: classical music] 1006 00:53:47,477 --> 00:53:48,896 [playing rock music] 1007 00:53:48,979 --> 00:53:52,024 ♪ ...on a steel horse I ride ♪ 1008 00:53:52,107 --> 00:53:57,279 ♪ I'm wanted dead or alive ♪ 1009 00:53:58,488 --> 00:53:59,990 [man] Thank you for coming over. 1010 00:54:00,073 --> 00:54:03,911 The results of who makes the show will be posted Thursday morning. 1011 00:54:04,912 --> 00:54:06,038 All right. 1012 00:54:09,791 --> 00:54:11,293 We have so many different views, 1013 00:54:11,376 --> 00:54:14,713 we are not going to get to one perfect view. 1014 00:54:14,796 --> 00:54:17,424 -[René] Right. -Does someone wanna make a statement 1015 00:54:17,508 --> 00:54:20,385 that we could probably choose a side on? 1016 00:54:20,469 --> 00:54:22,679 This whole two sides thing, it's irrelevant. 1017 00:54:22,763 --> 00:54:25,015 -We need to come up with a platform-- -[René] Okay, now hold on. 1018 00:54:25,098 --> 00:54:28,685 How we gonna have a majority when you decide what the majority is? 1019 00:54:28,769 --> 00:54:31,063 We are not-- We are not creating a debate. 1020 00:54:31,146 --> 00:54:33,023 [chattering] 1021 00:54:33,106 --> 00:54:35,526 -[René] All right, hey. -[chattering continues] 1022 00:54:35,609 --> 00:54:37,778 -[boy] Let's calm down a little. -[boy 2] Hey, hey, one quick second. 1023 00:54:37,861 --> 00:54:39,321 I'd like to point out that right now we're getting hung up 1024 00:54:39,404 --> 00:54:41,823 on debating how we're going to debate the issues. 1025 00:54:41,907 --> 00:54:44,368 We should really move on and start the voting procedure, 1026 00:54:44,451 --> 00:54:47,704 or not even the voting procedure, start actually talking about the issues. 1027 00:54:47,788 --> 00:54:48,789 [chattering] 1028 00:54:48,872 --> 00:54:50,958 Guys, let's get this going. Let's get this going. 1029 00:54:51,041 --> 00:54:54,753 Um, progun. Don't really see anything wrong with guns. 1030 00:54:54,837 --> 00:54:57,840 Guns can't hurt people. It's a heart and mental issue. 1031 00:54:57,923 --> 00:55:00,467 [boy] Uh, I concur. Again, I am progun. 1032 00:55:00,551 --> 00:55:04,555 I think that we sh-- maybe need better enforcement of existing gun laws 1033 00:55:04,638 --> 00:55:07,683 -considering some of the recent events. -[boy] All right, René, what's your view? 1034 00:55:07,766 --> 00:55:09,768 Universal background checks. 1035 00:55:09,852 --> 00:55:11,812 -[boy] Already a thing. -No, they're not. 1036 00:55:11,895 --> 00:55:13,272 -[boy 2] No, they are not. -[chattering] 1037 00:55:13,355 --> 00:55:15,566 [boy 3] We need-- we need quiet. We need quiet. 1038 00:55:15,649 --> 00:55:17,734 It's not a debate, so... 1039 00:55:17,818 --> 00:55:21,238 [René] I, like, brought all of my, like, left-leaning, like, T-shirts. 1040 00:55:21,321 --> 00:55:23,991 I was like, "I'mma wear this. I'mma antagonize somebody." 1041 00:55:24,074 --> 00:55:27,786 And then I realized... that's not at all what this is for. 1042 00:55:27,870 --> 00:55:30,914 It's really just about opinions, 1043 00:55:30,998 --> 00:55:33,876 and recognizing and reconciling with them. 1044 00:55:33,959 --> 00:55:36,420 [distant chattering] 1045 00:55:36,503 --> 00:55:39,756 It's experience that shapes opinion. 1046 00:55:39,840 --> 00:55:41,967 So, I thought it was really important for me 1047 00:55:42,050 --> 00:55:46,054 to learn the conservative sides of things, because it forces you to think. 1048 00:55:46,138 --> 00:55:48,891 At first, I was like, "This is a conservative indoctrination camp." 1049 00:55:48,974 --> 00:55:50,434 Then I was like, "Eh, no." 1050 00:55:50,517 --> 00:55:52,561 This is literally what every liberal needs. 1051 00:55:52,644 --> 00:55:53,645 [elevator bell dings] 1052 00:55:53,729 --> 00:55:55,731 [chattering] 1053 00:55:57,691 --> 00:56:02,571 Um, we-- we should definitely use social media in this campaign. 1054 00:56:02,654 --> 00:56:04,698 Like, one of y'all's first actions should be, like, 1055 00:56:04,781 --> 00:56:07,159 the creation of, like, a joint Instagram account, 1056 00:56:07,242 --> 00:56:09,244 -and, like, a Snapchat, and like-- -[boy] That'd be great, yeah. 1057 00:56:09,328 --> 00:56:12,206 On every single campaign poster you have, 1058 00:56:12,289 --> 00:56:14,625 put the links to that and get people on board. 1059 00:56:14,708 --> 00:56:17,127 [boy 2] Actually, I'm pretty good friends with, uh, René, their head. 1060 00:56:17,211 --> 00:56:18,754 I know they made, like, an Instagram account 1061 00:56:18,837 --> 00:56:20,881 -with the sole purpose of impeaching him. -[boys laugh] 1062 00:56:20,964 --> 00:56:23,759 And we could-- Yeah, it's-- it's hilarious. It's hilarious. 1063 00:56:23,842 --> 00:56:26,303 [boy 3] We could put a link up. We could put the link up and everything. 1064 00:56:26,386 --> 00:56:28,680 -[boy 4] What are they called? -Impeach_René. 1065 00:56:28,764 --> 00:56:30,849 [boy 5] "We are the gallery and we call for the immediate"-- 1066 00:56:30,933 --> 00:56:32,684 [Ben] Perfect, that's all we need. That's all we need. 1067 00:56:32,768 --> 00:56:34,311 -Hey, can you screenshot this? -[boy 4] Yeah, yeah. 1068 00:56:34,394 --> 00:56:35,896 Make sure it doesn't go away. 1069 00:56:35,979 --> 00:56:37,564 That is something I actually wanted to hit on, 1070 00:56:37,648 --> 00:56:40,734 is that the Nationalist Party is, like, low-key falling apart. 1071 00:56:40,817 --> 00:56:43,487 I think if we, like, portray ourselves like the stable, smart party, 1072 00:56:43,570 --> 00:56:45,322 it'll also sway some Nationalist guys too. 1073 00:56:45,405 --> 00:56:46,823 Because they're, like, super unruly and all that. 1074 00:56:46,907 --> 00:56:48,367 So if they see, like, stability and something, 1075 00:56:48,450 --> 00:56:51,370 like, actually happening over here, they'd want to come over to our side. 1076 00:56:51,453 --> 00:56:52,746 [Ben] I'm state party chairman. 1077 00:56:52,829 --> 00:56:56,041 My job is to get Federalists in office. My job is to beat the other party. 1078 00:56:56,124 --> 00:56:57,960 We wanna drive the narrative home 1079 00:56:58,043 --> 00:57:01,213 that the Nationalists have really bad, corrupt leadership. 1080 00:57:01,296 --> 00:57:04,007 We're gonna do shock and awe. It's gonna be awesome. 1081 00:57:04,091 --> 00:57:06,885 [Ben] I know how to play hard and aggressive when I need to, 1082 00:57:06,969 --> 00:57:09,721 and I know when to make enemies and when to make friends. 1083 00:57:09,805 --> 00:57:11,974 You know, it's politics. You play to win. 1084 00:57:15,435 --> 00:57:21,149 [announcer] Okay, Texas Boys State, the 2018 primary polls are now open. 1085 00:57:21,233 --> 00:57:25,153 You can commence voting. Line up down here at the orange sign. 1086 00:57:25,237 --> 00:57:26,488 [speakers: "Born in the USA" playing] 1087 00:57:26,572 --> 00:57:27,573 That's great! 1088 00:57:27,656 --> 00:57:30,617 This man is the future governor of Boys State. 1089 00:57:30,701 --> 00:57:32,327 -I know you do. -That's a politician's grip. 1090 00:57:32,411 --> 00:57:34,162 -Oh, yeah. -Let's go, man. 1091 00:57:34,246 --> 00:57:36,290 -[announcer continues, indistinct] -Oh, oh. 1092 00:57:36,373 --> 00:57:39,626 This backflip right here is for Eddy P.C. for governor! 1093 00:57:41,253 --> 00:57:43,714 [boys] Yeah! 1094 00:57:43,797 --> 00:57:45,924 -[chattering] -What do you think about Eddy? 1095 00:57:46,008 --> 00:57:46,967 What? 1096 00:57:47,050 --> 00:57:48,886 What do you think about Eddy as a candidate? 1097 00:57:48,969 --> 00:57:51,054 He's good. He's our best bet. I'd vote for him. 1098 00:57:51,138 --> 00:57:52,139 Who's the other guy? 1099 00:57:53,807 --> 00:57:56,768 [Robert] Hey, go-- go rally 'em for me after this, will ya? I'm serious. 1100 00:57:56,852 --> 00:57:59,813 -Robert for governor. -Rob. Even Rob. Rob's enough. 1101 00:57:59,897 --> 00:58:01,523 [chanting] Rob, Rob, Rob, Rob, Rob, 1102 00:58:01,607 --> 00:58:03,692 -[Robert] Rob's enough. -Rob, Rob, Rob, Rob, Rob. 1103 00:58:03,775 --> 00:58:05,944 -I love it, boys. I love it. I love it. -See that? 1104 00:58:06,028 --> 00:58:09,656 -Thinking about voting Rob for governor? -I'm voting for Steven! 1105 00:58:09,740 --> 00:58:11,950 -[scoffs] -Yeah. 1106 00:58:12,034 --> 00:58:13,493 I respect that, I really do. 1107 00:58:13,577 --> 00:58:14,912 -He's a good guy. -Steven's a good guy. 1108 00:58:14,995 --> 00:58:16,872 -Yeah. -I like Steven. I like Steven a lot. 1109 00:58:16,955 --> 00:58:18,415 -Good luck though. -[boy] I'm gonna be honest. 1110 00:58:18,498 --> 00:58:19,833 I didn't know you before that speech, 1111 00:58:19,917 --> 00:58:22,794 but, like, your speech just really stood out. [chuckles] 1112 00:58:22,878 --> 00:58:23,921 [Steven] Thank you. 1113 00:58:24,004 --> 00:58:25,506 [Steven] Primary rules are, 1114 00:58:25,589 --> 00:58:27,508 you're gonna have to get 50% of the vote plus one 1115 00:58:27,591 --> 00:58:29,092 to become the nominee. 1116 00:58:29,176 --> 00:58:30,260 Fourteen candidates. 1117 00:58:30,344 --> 00:58:33,347 It'll be very difficult for someone to get over 50% of the vote. 1118 00:58:33,430 --> 00:58:34,598 [boy] You're getting my vote, man. 1119 00:58:34,681 --> 00:58:35,891 So it's likely gonna trigger a runoff election 1120 00:58:35,974 --> 00:58:37,392 which will be held tomorrow. 1121 00:58:37,476 --> 00:58:40,145 Top two candidates who finish first and second will move into that runoff, 1122 00:58:40,229 --> 00:58:42,564 and voters will choose who their nominee will be, 1123 00:58:42,648 --> 00:58:44,191 then go into the-- the general. 1124 00:58:44,274 --> 00:58:46,151 [shouting] 1125 00:58:53,075 --> 00:58:55,244 [Robert] As to the political views voiced in my speech, 1126 00:58:55,327 --> 00:58:57,371 those are-- those are not my own. 1127 00:58:57,454 --> 00:59:01,208 I'm playing this like a game. I would like very much to win. 1128 00:59:03,293 --> 00:59:08,006 This is a very, very conservative group we have here. 1129 00:59:08,799 --> 00:59:10,092 Very conservative. 1130 00:59:10,843 --> 00:59:13,345 My-- My stance on abortion would not line up well 1131 00:59:13,428 --> 00:59:17,140 with the guys out there at all, so I chose to pick a new stance. 1132 00:59:19,101 --> 00:59:22,437 We're-- That's politics, I think. 1133 00:59:22,521 --> 00:59:23,730 That's politics. 1134 00:59:25,649 --> 00:59:27,317 If I win, I'm-- I'm the governor. 1135 00:59:28,026 --> 00:59:30,737 Sometimes you gotta say what you gotta say in an attempt to win. 1136 00:59:32,155 --> 00:59:34,116 I'm-- I'm pro-choice. 1137 00:59:34,616 --> 00:59:36,535 I haven't voiced that very loudly. 1138 00:59:38,370 --> 00:59:43,959 I've realized that sometimes you can't win on what you believe in your heart. 1139 00:59:44,835 --> 00:59:47,462 Sometimes that is a minority opinion. 1140 00:59:47,546 --> 00:59:51,425 But you can't win on a minority opinion in a democracy. 1141 00:59:53,677 --> 00:59:57,598 It's a morally questionable thing to-- to lie in politics. It really is. 1142 01:00:00,475 --> 01:00:03,312 And there's no real excuse for it. I wish people did it less. I really do. 1143 01:00:03,395 --> 01:00:06,481 So I really shouldn't be contributing to that trend, I'm not gonna lie. 1144 01:00:06,565 --> 01:00:08,817 I really shouldn't be adding to that. 1145 01:00:08,901 --> 01:00:11,528 I wish politicians were more truthful, but-- 1146 01:00:11,612 --> 01:00:15,490 but getting here certainly gave me a new appreciation 1147 01:00:15,574 --> 01:00:18,076 for why politicians lie to get into office. 1148 01:00:18,160 --> 01:00:20,829 [country music playing] 1149 01:00:44,311 --> 01:00:47,564 It's like, if it is going to be, like, political, then it needs to be like... 1150 01:00:47,648 --> 01:00:49,107 -[boy] Nonpartisan. -To-- Yeah, well-- 1151 01:00:49,191 --> 01:00:52,277 [boy 2] I wonder if we should move away from this, like, this party-party thing. 1152 01:00:52,361 --> 01:00:54,071 Like, why don't we just be Americans? 1153 01:00:54,154 --> 01:00:56,490 Like, not Democrat, Republican, just American. 1154 01:00:56,573 --> 01:00:59,117 Washington said that the party system would be the death of America. 1155 01:00:59,201 --> 01:01:00,953 [boy] Because we've become too entrenched in our views-- 1156 01:01:01,036 --> 01:01:01,870 Yeah, exactly. 1157 01:01:01,954 --> 01:01:03,956 [boy 3] But with everyone going far right and far left, 1158 01:01:04,039 --> 01:01:08,252 you kinda gotta make promises to the far side to get that. 1159 01:01:08,335 --> 01:01:10,546 And then-- then you can change it if you want in office. 1160 01:01:10,629 --> 01:01:12,840 But the problem is you won't get elected again. 1161 01:01:12,923 --> 01:01:15,259 'Cause all your trust will be thrown out the window. 1162 01:01:19,555 --> 01:01:21,181 This smells like teen spirit. 1163 01:01:21,265 --> 01:01:23,809 [chattering] 1164 01:01:30,899 --> 01:01:32,693 [Robert] I'm in the runoff tomorrow. 1165 01:01:32,776 --> 01:01:34,069 This is taking a... 1166 01:01:34,152 --> 01:01:35,571 And that was my goal, really, 1167 01:01:35,654 --> 01:01:40,993 was to be in the-- in the runoff for Nationalist Party governor. 1168 01:01:44,872 --> 01:01:45,998 I'm on the ballot. 1169 01:01:47,833 --> 01:01:48,834 [camera clicks] 1170 01:01:52,171 --> 01:01:53,505 Wow, it's a runoff. 1171 01:01:53,589 --> 01:01:57,968 So, "Steven Garza 150. Uh, Robert MacDougall 35." 1172 01:02:23,368 --> 01:02:28,207 [Steven] Napoleon Bonaparte is my favorite historical figure. 1173 01:02:28,290 --> 01:02:31,335 He was of lesser noble birth, not rich at all. 1174 01:02:33,587 --> 01:02:37,799 Works his way through the ranks in a very tumultuous time period. 1175 01:02:38,800 --> 01:02:41,845 Had the ambition to become something bigger. 1176 01:02:42,846 --> 01:02:45,933 Had the ability to inspire men. 1177 01:02:46,016 --> 01:02:47,768 Generals would say that Napoleon's presence on the field 1178 01:02:47,851 --> 01:02:49,853 was worth 40,000 soldiers. 1179 01:02:49,937 --> 01:02:55,859 His confidence and his ambition is what I'd like to be. 1180 01:03:00,364 --> 01:03:03,450 [Robert] I had one-fifth the votes that Steven did yesterday. 1181 01:03:04,535 --> 01:03:06,537 I made that runoff by two votes. 1182 01:03:07,538 --> 01:03:09,122 I thought he did great. 1183 01:03:09,206 --> 01:03:12,793 He spoke from the heart, and the people loved it. 1184 01:03:12,876 --> 01:03:14,711 And I love both those things. 1185 01:03:16,338 --> 01:03:19,091 He is more qualified than I am by a solid margin. 1186 01:03:19,174 --> 01:03:23,220 And for the sake of my mental health and party unity, 1187 01:03:23,303 --> 01:03:26,390 I may resign and endorse Steven. 1188 01:03:26,473 --> 01:03:28,475 [chattering] 1189 01:03:32,187 --> 01:03:33,897 Is the congregation ready to begin? 1190 01:03:33,981 --> 01:03:36,108 -[boys] Yeah! Yes! -Fantastic. 1191 01:03:37,025 --> 01:03:41,071 Before we begin any gubernatorial runoff speeches, 1192 01:03:41,154 --> 01:03:42,990 is there any motions on the floor? 1193 01:03:43,073 --> 01:03:44,074 [boy] Motion! 1194 01:03:44,157 --> 01:03:47,327 Motion that we secure the platform before proceeding in the debates. 1195 01:03:47,411 --> 01:03:49,413 [boys] Second. Second. Second. 1196 01:03:49,496 --> 01:03:52,833 That's a ratification process. All those in favor, please rise. 1197 01:03:54,668 --> 01:03:57,254 Ratifying the platform! Come on, guys! 1198 01:03:57,337 --> 01:03:59,089 [René] Fantastic. That is a majority. 1199 01:04:00,174 --> 01:04:01,008 Congratulations. 1200 01:04:01,091 --> 01:04:04,887 We just mixed the final ingredient to make us a true party. 1201 01:04:04,970 --> 01:04:07,598 Yeah! Yeah! 1202 01:04:09,349 --> 01:04:11,476 -Recognized. -Motion to recall the party chairman. 1203 01:04:11,560 --> 01:04:13,312 -[boy] Shut up! -[boy 2] Second it. 1204 01:04:13,395 --> 01:04:16,690 [René] I'm happy to entertain an impeachment trial 1205 01:04:16,773 --> 01:04:18,150 if that's what you want to do. 1206 01:04:18,233 --> 01:04:20,819 But only at the discretion of the majority of the chamber 1207 01:04:20,903 --> 01:04:23,780 as outlined by the impeachment articles. 1208 01:04:23,864 --> 01:04:27,784 So, all those in favor, gallery included, please rise. 1209 01:04:27,868 --> 01:04:29,995 -[boy 3] No. -[boy 4] Gallery included. 1210 01:04:30,078 --> 01:04:32,080 [clamoring] 1211 01:04:37,753 --> 01:04:41,381 [boys chanting] René, René, René, René. 1212 01:04:41,465 --> 01:04:43,926 I ain't gonna cheer his name, but I ain't gonna impeach him either. 1213 01:04:44,009 --> 01:04:46,762 [René] That is about 12 out of 550. 1214 01:04:46,845 --> 01:04:49,014 [cheering] 1215 01:04:51,517 --> 01:04:54,436 So I have a suggestion for your small numbers. 1216 01:04:54,520 --> 01:04:56,939 Maybe start an intramural basketball team? 1217 01:04:57,022 --> 01:04:59,024 [cheering] 1218 01:05:05,864 --> 01:05:09,117 Without further ado, I'd like to leave this up to your secretary. 1219 01:05:13,914 --> 01:05:16,667 -I'm glad that happened. [chuckles] -I'm pretty glad too. 1220 01:05:16,750 --> 01:05:18,126 He got 30 votes. 1221 01:05:19,294 --> 01:05:22,172 -I didn't do great myself. -You got 35. He had 150. 1222 01:05:22,256 --> 01:05:24,591 Yeah, no. I'm probably gonna resign. 1223 01:05:24,675 --> 01:05:27,261 No. Don't. Go for it. 1224 01:05:28,762 --> 01:05:29,763 Big dog! 1225 01:05:31,306 --> 01:05:34,810 So, we're going to begin with our first runoff election 1226 01:05:34,893 --> 01:05:37,729 -with Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. -[message alert] 1227 01:05:38,856 --> 01:05:41,859 I, Jarrett Brown, will make sure 1228 01:05:41,942 --> 01:05:44,570 the court cases you want to hear are heard. 1229 01:05:44,653 --> 01:05:48,490 Like those addressing the most fundamental right as Texans. 1230 01:05:48,991 --> 01:05:50,576 The protection of the Second Amendment 1231 01:05:50,659 --> 01:05:53,203 from the Clinton-loving, abortion-supporting, 1232 01:05:53,287 --> 01:05:57,791 fake news-supporting, liberal snowflakes who wanna take away our guns. 1233 01:05:57,875 --> 01:05:59,084 [cheers, applause] 1234 01:05:59,168 --> 01:06:03,672 I, Justice Jarrett, promise to take the Supreme Court supreme again. 1235 01:06:09,553 --> 01:06:10,888 [René] And as now we're moving on 1236 01:06:10,971 --> 01:06:13,390 to the most distinguished position of the Nationalist party, 1237 01:06:13,473 --> 01:06:16,476 -let's go over a few ground rules. -Let-- Let me ask you this. 1238 01:06:17,060 --> 01:06:18,854 -Do you support the Second Amendment? -Yes. 1239 01:06:18,937 --> 01:06:21,481 Yeah, I have a part about that 'cause people seem kinda confused over it. 1240 01:06:21,565 --> 01:06:22,608 'Cause these guys are talking about that. 1241 01:06:22,691 --> 01:06:24,484 I don't-- I don't wanna attack you for it. I really-- 1242 01:06:24,568 --> 01:06:26,528 No, no. You're not wrong at all. I'm gonna defend it right now. 1243 01:06:26,612 --> 01:06:27,696 -Why I got involved. -Okay. 1244 01:06:27,779 --> 01:06:29,907 Then you go up first then, and talk about it then. 1245 01:06:29,990 --> 01:06:32,159 So, without further ado, it brings me great joy 1246 01:06:32,242 --> 01:06:37,289 to finally conclude this runoff by bringing up our gubernatorial electees. 1247 01:06:37,372 --> 01:06:40,375 [cheers, applause] 1248 01:06:40,459 --> 01:06:43,253 [boys] Steven! Steven! 1249 01:06:44,004 --> 01:06:47,049 [Steven] Well, I'm gonna stray away from my prepared speech a little bit. 1250 01:06:47,132 --> 01:06:50,511 A few months ago, after the-- the Parkland High School shooting, 1251 01:06:50,594 --> 01:06:53,972 I became an organizer for the March for Our Lives Houston. 1252 01:06:54,056 --> 01:06:56,850 There were over 800 marches across the world. 1253 01:06:56,934 --> 01:07:01,355 I am not anti-Second Amendment. I am pro-guns. 1254 01:07:01,438 --> 01:07:03,774 But I'm also a common sense kinda person. 1255 01:07:03,857 --> 01:07:06,235 For the collective security of the people, 1256 01:07:06,318 --> 01:07:09,154 someone should not be able to own a rocket launcher. 1257 01:07:09,238 --> 01:07:12,074 -[boys] They can't. They can't. -[chattering] 1258 01:07:12,157 --> 01:07:16,620 [Steven] Exactly. Listen! I'm using it as a example. 1259 01:07:16,703 --> 01:07:19,623 -[boy 2] Then give me a better one. -[boy 3] Better example. 1260 01:07:20,499 --> 01:07:23,126 Listen, I support, and the majority of the country supports, 1261 01:07:23,210 --> 01:07:24,670 universal background checks. 1262 01:07:24,753 --> 01:07:26,338 -I hope that you all support that. -[applause] 1263 01:07:26,421 --> 01:07:28,924 That is something that we could all agree on. 1264 01:07:29,007 --> 01:07:30,467 That is my campaign. 1265 01:07:31,093 --> 01:07:33,136 But listen, not too long ago, 1266 01:07:33,220 --> 01:07:35,681 Santa Fe High School was shot up not far from where I live. 1267 01:07:37,349 --> 01:07:39,560 And that-- It hurts, man. 1268 01:07:39,643 --> 01:07:44,481 It-- It, you know, those-- Seeing, um... those people, 1269 01:07:44,565 --> 01:07:46,859 these kids who shouldn't go through these things. 1270 01:07:46,942 --> 01:07:48,902 We can do something about it. We don't have to just-- 1271 01:07:48,986 --> 01:07:50,362 Because we don't agree on everything doesn't mean 1272 01:07:50,445 --> 01:07:52,573 that we shouldn't come to the table and talk to each other. 1273 01:07:52,656 --> 01:07:55,492 We should choose something, you know, we can protect our fellow teenagers. 1274 01:07:55,576 --> 01:07:58,120 And not just our teenagers, people going out to a nightclub, man, 1275 01:07:58,203 --> 01:08:00,205 or a movie theater. We shouldn't have to worry about that. 1276 01:08:00,289 --> 01:08:01,915 And that's why I'm running to be a governor, 1277 01:08:01,999 --> 01:08:05,169 because I wanna find out what we can all agree on and run that together. 1278 01:08:05,252 --> 01:08:08,172 I'm running a campaign to unite all of us 1279 01:08:08,255 --> 01:08:12,634 and show the adults that the kids are all right 1280 01:08:12,718 --> 01:08:14,052 and that we can do it better than them. 1281 01:08:14,136 --> 01:08:17,264 If we can come to an agreement on gun reform or immigration, 1282 01:08:17,346 --> 01:08:20,559 something that the adults who have been in this game for decades can't do, 1283 01:08:20,642 --> 01:08:23,353 we're gonna show what the leaders of tomorrow look like today. 1284 01:08:23,437 --> 01:08:26,231 -Thank you. -[cheering, applause] 1285 01:08:32,696 --> 01:08:34,615 Hey, that was awesome, man. 1286 01:08:34,698 --> 01:08:36,158 -Thank you. -Might be fun working with you. 1287 01:08:36,241 --> 01:08:38,368 Thank you for finally being the voice of reason. 1288 01:08:38,452 --> 01:08:40,578 -Good morning. -[boys] Good morning. 1289 01:08:40,662 --> 01:08:43,749 First, let me say that I'm very honored 1290 01:08:43,832 --> 01:08:48,212 to be running not against but alongside... 1291 01:08:48,295 --> 01:08:50,714 um, Steven Garcia. 1292 01:08:50,796 --> 01:08:52,381 -[boy] Garza. -[boy 2] Yeah! 1293 01:08:52,466 --> 01:08:53,926 Garza. I'm so sorry. 1294 01:08:54,009 --> 01:08:55,594 Hey, guys, guys, 1295 01:08:55,676 --> 01:08:57,638 I'm-- I'm so sorry. I just have-- 1296 01:08:57,720 --> 01:09:01,725 I just have "S.G." written in my notes here. I'm so sorry. 1297 01:09:01,808 --> 01:09:04,478 -Steven, I meant-- I meant no offense. -[Steven chuckles] 1298 01:09:04,560 --> 01:09:08,774 So, first and foremost, 1299 01:09:08,857 --> 01:09:12,444 I am unabashedly pro-Second Amendment. 1300 01:09:12,528 --> 01:09:13,569 [boy] Amen, MacDougall! 1301 01:09:13,654 --> 01:09:17,616 If we cannot defend ourselves, what are we but insects? 1302 01:09:18,283 --> 01:09:22,453 Second, for every child up for adoption, 1303 01:09:22,537 --> 01:09:27,167 there are 30 loving couples looking to adopt a child. 1304 01:09:27,251 --> 01:09:32,381 Why should we deny that future Texan their-- their right to life? 1305 01:09:36,343 --> 01:09:39,345 It's to y'all now. Thank you. 1306 01:09:39,429 --> 01:09:42,432 [marching band playing "Paint It Black"] 1307 01:09:52,024 --> 01:09:54,027 [music continues] 1308 01:10:11,420 --> 01:10:12,421 [music ends] 1309 01:10:13,463 --> 01:10:15,799 [announcer] How about it? That's the Boys State band. 1310 01:10:16,508 --> 01:10:19,386 However it goes, if you win, I support you fully. 1311 01:10:19,928 --> 01:10:21,722 -Likewise, bro. -Hope for the same from you. All right. 1312 01:10:21,805 --> 01:10:23,098 -Thank you so much. -God bless. Good luck. 1313 01:10:23,182 --> 01:10:28,061 [band] Oh! Oh! 1314 01:10:28,145 --> 01:10:29,605 [boy] Steven! 1315 01:10:29,688 --> 01:10:33,108 [chanting, indistinct] 1316 01:10:38,238 --> 01:10:40,032 [Ben] Hey, gang. Can I get through? 1317 01:10:40,866 --> 01:10:43,493 Hey, dude. Regardless of what happens, 1318 01:10:43,577 --> 01:10:46,038 like, in these elections and how the parties were run 1319 01:10:46,121 --> 01:10:48,248 and any of the dirt that gets flung around, 1320 01:10:48,332 --> 01:10:51,210 I have heard, besides some, like, nonsense impeachment stuff, 1321 01:10:51,293 --> 01:10:53,545 that you have actually done, like, a fantastic job running your party. 1322 01:10:53,629 --> 01:10:55,923 -Thank you so much. You too. -So, whatever happens, dude, 1323 01:10:56,006 --> 01:10:58,967 best of luck, and just know that, like, your efforts are recognized. 1324 01:10:59,051 --> 01:11:01,094 -Thank you. You too. -Yeah, you seem like a cool dude. 1325 01:11:01,178 --> 01:11:03,388 -So, yeah, we're all good. -We're just doing our jobs. 1326 01:11:03,472 --> 01:11:04,973 For sure, we're just doing our jobs. 1327 01:11:06,808 --> 01:11:08,435 [announcer] Federalist state party chairman, 1328 01:11:08,519 --> 01:11:10,229 we need you up here at the front. 1329 01:11:10,312 --> 01:11:14,816 Nationalist and Federalist state party chairmen, come on up. 1330 01:11:14,900 --> 01:11:16,318 [cheering, applause] 1331 01:11:16,401 --> 01:11:20,072 [chanting] René, René! René, René! 1332 01:11:20,155 --> 01:11:23,116 All right, Federalists, what are we gonna do tomorrow? 1333 01:11:23,200 --> 01:11:25,160 [Federalists] Sweep! 1334 01:11:25,244 --> 01:11:28,288 -We're gonna sweep 'em, right? -Yeah! 1335 01:11:28,372 --> 01:11:29,831 We're gonna win, right? 1336 01:11:29,915 --> 01:11:31,750 [Federalists] Yeah! 1337 01:11:31,834 --> 01:11:33,377 [Ben] All right, settle down. Settle down. 1338 01:11:33,460 --> 01:11:34,461 Hold on. 1339 01:11:35,295 --> 01:11:37,130 We've gotta announce the governor tonight. 1340 01:11:37,881 --> 01:11:40,926 The winner for the Federalist party, 1341 01:11:41,009 --> 01:11:43,470 the man, the myth, the legend, 1342 01:11:43,554 --> 01:11:46,181 the American warrior... 1343 01:11:46,265 --> 01:11:49,142 Eddy P.C., get up here! 1344 01:11:49,226 --> 01:11:51,854 -[cheering] -[chanting] Eddy! Eddy! Eddy! Eddy! 1345 01:11:51,937 --> 01:11:55,190 Eddy! Eddy! Eddy! Eddy! 1346 01:12:00,612 --> 01:12:01,822 [boy] We love you, Eddy! 1347 01:12:01,905 --> 01:12:05,075 [René] And finally, for the Nationalist party... 1348 01:12:08,287 --> 01:12:09,288 [boy] René! 1349 01:12:10,163 --> 01:12:13,166 It's the quiet voice in the storm... 1350 01:12:13,250 --> 01:12:14,877 Steven Garza! 1351 01:12:14,960 --> 01:12:17,629 [cheering, applause] 1352 01:12:23,969 --> 01:12:29,099 [chanting] Steven, Steven, Steven, Steven, Steven, Steven, 1353 01:12:29,183 --> 01:12:32,186 Steven, Steven, Steven, Steven! 1354 01:12:32,269 --> 01:12:33,562 [cheering] 1355 01:12:33,645 --> 01:12:35,272 Nationalists! 1356 01:12:38,942 --> 01:12:43,238 [chanting] Nats! Nats! Nats! Nats! Nats! Nats! Nats! 1357 01:12:43,322 --> 01:12:47,117 Nats! Nats! Nats! Nats! Nats! Nats! Nats! Nats! 1358 01:12:50,037 --> 01:12:52,122 [chanting continues] 1359 01:12:54,958 --> 01:12:59,379 Feds! Feds! Feds! Feds! Feds! Feds! Feds! Feds! Feds! Feds! 1360 01:13:00,797 --> 01:13:02,508 It was a fight well fought on your part. 1361 01:13:02,591 --> 01:13:03,592 It was. It was. 1362 01:13:04,301 --> 01:13:05,928 Gentlemen, it is exciting, 1363 01:13:06,011 --> 01:13:09,556 and tomorrow, you've got a great day for general elections. 1364 01:13:09,640 --> 01:13:11,558 Tonight, you've got a lot of rest. 1365 01:13:11,642 --> 01:13:13,560 -Tomorrow is the general election. -[boy] My boy! 1366 01:13:13,644 --> 01:13:16,021 Let's go win this thing, man. Come on. You got this. 1367 01:13:16,355 --> 01:13:17,397 Good win, dude. 1368 01:13:18,023 --> 01:13:19,691 You deserved it. 1369 01:13:19,775 --> 01:13:22,194 -Just take it. -[Ben] Tonight's gonna be busy, okay? 1370 01:13:22,277 --> 01:13:24,738 I need to talk with the governor, lieutenant governor, 1371 01:13:24,821 --> 01:13:27,074 and attorney general campaigns about speeches. 1372 01:13:27,157 --> 01:13:29,284 That's what I'm best at. You know me. I'm a hype man. 1373 01:13:30,160 --> 01:13:34,122 Hey, I did things. I made mistakes. 1374 01:13:34,206 --> 01:13:36,542 They have consequences. All actions do. 1375 01:13:37,376 --> 01:13:41,088 [Robert] I took the view, if they were all being loud and crazy, 1376 01:13:41,171 --> 01:13:42,756 that's what they wanted to be. 1377 01:13:42,840 --> 01:13:45,008 That if I played to that, they'd love it. 1378 01:13:45,092 --> 01:13:46,885 But thinking about it now, 1379 01:13:46,969 --> 01:13:49,221 I think they actually... 1380 01:13:50,764 --> 01:13:54,351 like, on the inside, wanted to be serious. 1381 01:13:54,434 --> 01:13:57,396 And I didn't think about that as a possibility. 1382 01:13:59,523 --> 01:14:01,608 -[boy] Steven! -[cheering] 1383 01:14:03,110 --> 01:14:08,240 Hey, from now on, I don't care what color is on the name tag. We are Team Garza. 1384 01:14:08,323 --> 01:14:10,701 ♪ I'm on my way ♪ 1385 01:14:10,784 --> 01:14:16,415 ♪ I'm on my way Home, sweet home ♪ 1386 01:14:18,792 --> 01:14:20,961 [Ben] Eddy, you almost won the entire party. 1387 01:14:21,044 --> 01:14:22,880 You came very close to doing that. 1388 01:14:23,463 --> 01:14:27,801 You have a special opportunity because Steven, the Nationalist candidate-- 1389 01:14:27,885 --> 01:14:29,428 I've already been thinking about it. 1390 01:14:29,511 --> 01:14:32,806 He led a March for Our Lives rally in Houston. 1391 01:14:32,890 --> 01:14:36,560 And we could easily spin that to be he is anti-gun. 1392 01:14:36,643 --> 01:14:38,061 And we can go to, like, March for Our-- 1393 01:14:38,145 --> 01:14:40,647 You know, we can, like, find, like, David Hogg quotes and stuff. 1394 01:14:40,731 --> 01:14:42,983 And I wanna go first, ideally, 'cause I can say, 1395 01:14:43,066 --> 01:14:45,819 "They say actions speak louder than words, 1396 01:14:45,903 --> 01:14:48,113 and whether he says, like, he supports guns or not, 1397 01:14:48,197 --> 01:14:50,073 -like, let's see what his actions are." -Yeah. 1398 01:14:50,157 --> 01:14:52,367 I like that and that ties in with the campaign's approach. 1399 01:14:52,451 --> 01:14:56,371 So, you are going up against, like, a pretty steep competitor, 1400 01:14:56,455 --> 01:14:59,750 and I think it's gonna come down to a lot of sleeper votes, right? 1401 01:14:59,833 --> 01:15:03,879 The people who aren't engaged at all, you need to hype them up. 1402 01:15:03,962 --> 01:15:07,841 And I understand your voice is shot, and there's nothing we can do about it-- 1403 01:15:07,925 --> 01:15:09,468 If I have a mic, I can manage. 1404 01:15:09,551 --> 01:15:13,722 Yeah. Tomorrow is gonna be a really crazy day for all of us, 1405 01:15:13,805 --> 01:15:17,100 and, like, we're all gonna have to, like, think on our feet... 1406 01:15:17,184 --> 01:15:18,685 or stumps. 1407 01:15:18,769 --> 01:15:21,396 -[chuckles] There it is. -There it is. 1408 01:15:22,147 --> 01:15:24,691 [Ben] Something I admire Eddy for, is I think he's a great guy. 1409 01:15:24,775 --> 01:15:26,693 Like, he's a very good friend of mine now. 1410 01:15:26,777 --> 01:15:29,947 He-- Like, 20 people compared him to Ben Shapiro. 1411 01:15:30,030 --> 01:15:32,491 People have come up to him and they're like, "You remind me of Ben Shapiro." 1412 01:15:32,574 --> 01:15:34,034 [Eddy] I know what I'm talking about. 1413 01:15:34,117 --> 01:15:38,163 I have evidence to support my answers, and you've heard this. I know statistics. 1414 01:15:38,247 --> 01:15:42,334 Eddy knew his facts, or at least presented to the audience that he knew his facts. 1415 01:15:42,417 --> 01:15:45,838 I've wanted to address for a long time the unemployment rates of veterans, 1416 01:15:45,921 --> 01:15:48,549 4.8 compared to the 3.5 national average. 1417 01:15:48,632 --> 01:15:53,428 Increasing the police forces so that they're not outnumbered in a 1-500 ratio. 1418 01:15:53,512 --> 01:15:56,682 [cheers, applause] 1419 01:15:56,765 --> 01:16:00,269 Hey, this is Will Adams, and I'm here with the man himself, Eddy. 1420 01:16:00,352 --> 01:16:03,188 We were just in there for your speech. That was an incredible speech. 1421 01:16:03,272 --> 01:16:05,524 Like, you blew my mind, man. 1422 01:16:05,607 --> 01:16:10,028 What has-- what has gotten you to this point of such godlike speech skills? 1423 01:16:10,112 --> 01:16:14,241 Uh, I-- I wouldn't go so far as to say "godlike." I would say-- 1424 01:16:14,324 --> 01:16:16,577 Hold on, hold on. 1425 01:16:16,660 --> 01:16:21,164 Tone it down a little bit. You can't be like, "Look at this dude. He's great!" 1426 01:16:21,248 --> 01:16:24,084 [Eddy] I just feel awkward. This man's idolizing me. 1427 01:16:24,168 --> 01:16:27,171 If for your final question, we ask something like, um, 1428 01:16:27,254 --> 01:16:29,464 "In one sentence, summarize why you would be the best governor," 1429 01:16:29,548 --> 01:16:32,676 because it, like-- and tie your name into it and do, like, brand recognition, 1430 01:16:32,759 --> 01:16:34,720 because, like, we don't want people to get to the polling stations 1431 01:16:34,803 --> 01:16:36,346 and, like, not know who you are. 1432 01:16:36,430 --> 01:16:38,724 [Eddy] Ben Feinstein and I, I think we work really well together. 1433 01:16:38,807 --> 01:16:42,269 What's crazy is how, like, well our political views align. 1434 01:16:42,352 --> 01:16:45,314 Talking about what-- what's important for the Federalist party. 1435 01:16:45,397 --> 01:16:47,399 Three, two, one. 1436 01:16:48,525 --> 01:16:52,112 Eddy, what would you say your definition of the American dream is? 1437 01:16:52,196 --> 01:16:53,614 [Eddy] I think us governor candidates 1438 01:16:53,697 --> 01:16:56,825 are seen more as the flashy "make change now" guys, 1439 01:16:56,909 --> 01:17:00,245 and I think every flashy "make change now" guy 1440 01:17:00,329 --> 01:17:02,206 really needs a wise leader to work with. 1441 01:17:02,289 --> 01:17:05,459 Great, and what would you say your best feature is? 1442 01:17:05,542 --> 01:17:07,544 Oh. My abs. 1443 01:17:07,628 --> 01:17:10,172 -Rock solid, ladies and gentlemen. -[boy] I think that's great. All right. 1444 01:17:13,008 --> 01:17:16,261 I'm not even gonna lie. The lead guy from y'all's party... 1445 01:17:16,345 --> 01:17:17,346 -Yeah. -What's his name? 1446 01:17:17,429 --> 01:17:19,640 -I don't know. -Brady? Eddy? Eddy. 1447 01:17:20,474 --> 01:17:22,100 I talked to Eddy today. 1448 01:17:23,602 --> 01:17:26,522 He thinks he is God on Earth. 1449 01:17:26,605 --> 01:17:28,190 -[boy] Yeah, a little bit. -That's what everybody's been telling me. 1450 01:17:28,273 --> 01:17:30,150 -Oh, my God. -I haven't heard anything from him, 1451 01:17:30,234 --> 01:17:32,277 -but that's the only thing I've heard. -I talked to him today. 1452 01:17:32,361 --> 01:17:35,864 I mean, I would-- I would be, like, morally outraged if he won. 1453 01:17:35,948 --> 01:17:38,742 [boy] It'll probably be a Nationalist governor this year, honestly. 1454 01:17:38,825 --> 01:17:41,787 [boy 2] Yeah. I was, like-- In the beginning, I was all about, like... 1455 01:17:43,330 --> 01:17:46,583 [announcer] I wish we had time for everyone who auditioned to come up, 1456 01:17:46,667 --> 01:17:48,043 but we just don't. 1457 01:17:48,126 --> 01:17:51,630 Being up here as a performer is being a leader. 1458 01:17:52,172 --> 01:17:55,843 [playing marching music] 1459 01:18:03,642 --> 01:18:06,353 [playing dance music] 1460 01:18:08,230 --> 01:18:09,648 [cheering] 1461 01:18:17,072 --> 01:18:19,199 [cheering] 1462 01:18:21,034 --> 01:18:24,162 [speakers: "The Final Countdown" playing] 1463 01:18:30,961 --> 01:18:34,256 [cheering] 1464 01:18:35,966 --> 01:18:38,093 ♪ Well it goes like this ♪ 1465 01:18:38,177 --> 01:18:40,345 ♪ The fourth, the fifth ♪ 1466 01:18:40,429 --> 01:18:44,683 ♪ The minor fall and the major lift ♪ 1467 01:18:44,766 --> 01:18:51,648 ♪ The baffled king composing Hallelujah ♪ 1468 01:18:51,732 --> 01:18:53,442 [cheering] 1469 01:18:53,525 --> 01:18:57,529 ♪ Hallelujah ♪ 1470 01:18:57,613 --> 01:19:01,617 ♪ Hallelujah ♪ 1471 01:19:01,700 --> 01:19:06,163 ♪ Hallelujah ♪ 1472 01:19:06,246 --> 01:19:13,170 ♪ Hallelujah ♪ 1473 01:19:13,253 --> 01:19:16,590 [cheering, applause] 1474 01:19:29,561 --> 01:19:32,564 [horn honking] 1475 01:19:33,482 --> 01:19:34,483 What's up? 1476 01:19:34,566 --> 01:19:36,235 Ready for your speech today? 1477 01:19:36,318 --> 01:19:37,569 Uh, my speeches, yeah. 1478 01:19:37,653 --> 01:19:40,072 So, I guess we have to give, like, four speeches. 1479 01:19:40,155 --> 01:19:43,158 [boy] Yeah, yeah. It's the same speech four times. 1480 01:19:43,867 --> 01:19:46,787 [boy 2] What's happening right now is that we're always like, 1481 01:19:46,870 --> 01:19:49,540 "Oh, yeah, beat down the Federalists. We're better than the Federalists." 1482 01:19:49,623 --> 01:19:51,625 But that's not how you get Federalists 1483 01:19:51,708 --> 01:19:52,709 -to vote for us. -We can't piss them off. 1484 01:19:52,793 --> 01:19:54,461 We also can't just be like-- We can't suck up to them, 1485 01:19:54,545 --> 01:19:56,004 'cause we're gonna alienate our own base as well. 1486 01:19:56,088 --> 01:19:57,422 -That's true. -Yeah. We have to make sure 1487 01:19:57,506 --> 01:20:01,593 that we seem so impressive that Federalists want to vote for us. 1488 01:20:01,677 --> 01:20:03,011 But we have to, like, prompt them. 1489 01:20:03,095 --> 01:20:05,806 We have to prompt the Federalists to mudsling at us. 1490 01:20:05,889 --> 01:20:07,266 'Cause we have to look like the calm voice. 1491 01:20:07,349 --> 01:20:08,684 [boy] Let's go, reds! 1492 01:20:08,767 --> 01:20:15,566 [boys counting] 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21... 1493 01:20:15,649 --> 01:20:18,318 All right. For the Federalist party, 1494 01:20:18,402 --> 01:20:22,072 I want y'all to take out your phones and go on Instagram. 1495 01:20:22,155 --> 01:20:24,324 Everyone. Come on, come on, come on. 1496 01:20:24,408 --> 01:20:27,703 I want everyone to follow this account. 1497 01:20:27,786 --> 01:20:31,999 Feds_on_meds. 1498 01:20:32,082 --> 01:20:34,751 That is the Federalist party campaign account. 1499 01:20:38,672 --> 01:20:39,882 [man rapping] 1500 01:20:46,013 --> 01:20:47,806 [boy] I like the Vsauce one. 1501 01:20:47,890 --> 01:20:49,808 [Eddy] Matthew, I need you to see something, bro. 1502 01:20:49,892 --> 01:20:52,519 Look at this propaganda. 'Cause he's anti-gun. 1503 01:20:52,603 --> 01:20:53,604 He is? 1504 01:20:55,480 --> 01:20:57,316 -[boy] Yo! -[boy 2] Feds_on_meds. 1505 01:20:57,399 --> 01:20:58,775 [chattering] 1506 01:21:00,402 --> 01:21:02,696 Oh, yes. I hate this. 1507 01:21:02,779 --> 01:21:04,114 [laughs] 1508 01:21:09,870 --> 01:21:14,541 [whistling] 1509 01:21:16,668 --> 01:21:18,670 ["We Like To Party!" playing] 1510 01:21:27,846 --> 01:21:30,474 I love this page so much. 1511 01:21:31,391 --> 01:21:33,894 [boy] Eddy. Eddy, did you see the-- Did you see the Eddy cannon? 1512 01:21:33,977 --> 01:21:36,605 Of course. Oh, I showed that to so many Nationalists. 1513 01:21:38,857 --> 01:21:41,860 All y'all in the back. All y'all on the sides in the shade... 1514 01:21:42,402 --> 01:21:46,532 We're real politicians. Wow. We're really doing it. 1515 01:21:48,033 --> 01:21:51,828 Did you see the newest pictures on that account? They posted more. 1516 01:21:51,912 --> 01:21:53,038 No. Can I see? 1517 01:21:53,121 --> 01:21:55,791 They deleted the account, but they took a couple pictures of it. 1518 01:21:55,874 --> 01:21:57,793 -[René] What? -[boys chanting] 1519 01:21:57,876 --> 01:22:00,337 -Oh, my God! -Yeah, I know. So... 1520 01:22:00,420 --> 01:22:02,756 -[René] "Don't be a René." -[boy] "Don't be a René." 1521 01:22:02,840 --> 01:22:06,218 [René] I feel like racism is such a sad last resort. 1522 01:22:06,301 --> 01:22:08,136 -Wow. I can't even believe-- -Do you know who runs the account? 1523 01:22:08,220 --> 01:22:09,388 'Cause I-- I don't. 1524 01:22:10,055 --> 01:22:11,640 Why do I feel like no one knows? 1525 01:22:13,767 --> 01:22:15,561 [Ben] We got word of the Impeach René account 1526 01:22:15,644 --> 01:22:18,730 and we were like, "We need to use this, and we need to use it to divide them." 1527 01:22:18,814 --> 01:22:20,482 So, we started endorsing Impeach René 1528 01:22:20,566 --> 01:22:23,569 and then Impeach René posted something genuinely racist. 1529 01:22:23,652 --> 01:22:26,613 And as soon as that happened, we broke off relations. 1530 01:22:26,697 --> 01:22:29,658 And, like, we were very clear that we didn't stand for it at all, 1531 01:22:29,741 --> 01:22:32,870 but I think it tainted us in a lot of people's minds. 1532 01:22:33,579 --> 01:22:35,581 [boy] They have a governor running on a platform 1533 01:22:35,664 --> 01:22:38,959 that protects the Second Amendment that had a March for Our Lives protest. 1534 01:22:39,042 --> 01:22:40,669 Boo! 1535 01:22:41,587 --> 01:22:44,339 I'm thinking about pulling out my old church tricks. 1536 01:22:45,841 --> 01:22:48,594 I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. 1537 01:22:48,677 --> 01:22:50,637 Am I, a Nationalist, supposed to be scared 1538 01:22:50,721 --> 01:22:53,557 of a man who lost his voice warming up? I'm sorry. 1539 01:22:53,640 --> 01:22:55,809 -[boys shouting] -[mouthing] Wow. 1540 01:22:58,395 --> 01:23:00,105 Okay, Steven, so when I ran for governor, 1541 01:23:00,189 --> 01:23:03,483 there were some key things that were great motivators for me that kept me going. 1542 01:23:03,567 --> 01:23:05,444 What are those key motivators for you in this race? 1543 01:23:05,527 --> 01:23:08,071 -Definitely is my boys in the city. -Mm. 1544 01:23:08,155 --> 01:23:10,115 Without their support, I wouldn't be where I am today. 1545 01:23:10,199 --> 01:23:12,117 I definitely was a dark horse in this race. 1546 01:23:12,201 --> 01:23:16,580 -Um, the we-- So-- -[René speaking in distance] 1547 01:23:16,663 --> 01:23:18,707 Sorry. Sorry about that. I'm listening to what's happening over there-- 1548 01:23:18,790 --> 01:23:20,918 -We can cut it in editing. -You can talk about how gun control has-- 1549 01:23:21,001 --> 01:23:22,127 Right now, that's what they're talking about. 1550 01:23:22,211 --> 01:23:23,795 So go worry about your March for Our Lives, 1551 01:23:23,879 --> 01:23:26,632 and we're gonna worry about some policy changes. 1552 01:23:26,715 --> 01:23:28,217 [cheering] 1553 01:23:28,300 --> 01:23:30,219 That's my man right there. 1554 01:23:30,302 --> 01:23:32,721 I heard "March for Our Lives" and I'm like, "They're talking shit about me." 1555 01:23:32,804 --> 01:23:34,723 -[Steven laughs] -[René continues, indistinct] 1556 01:23:34,806 --> 01:23:36,558 I think the elections are looking good for y'all. 1557 01:23:36,642 --> 01:23:39,353 Especially since everyone so vehemently loves Steven in your camp. 1558 01:23:39,436 --> 01:23:40,938 -Yes, and we-- -Everyone loves Steven. 1559 01:23:41,021 --> 01:23:44,483 And the goal was to get him to mudsling us, so it's working. 1560 01:23:44,566 --> 01:23:48,153 So y'all ain't gonna interview me yet? When are y'all gonna interview me? 1561 01:23:48,237 --> 01:23:53,075 I'm the voice behind the throne. This entire week, I was watching that man. 1562 01:23:53,158 --> 01:23:55,827 You know I don't choose who to interview. The editing team does. 1563 01:23:55,911 --> 01:23:58,664 Put a word in. That's fine. I ain't mad at it. Ain't mad at it or whatever. 1564 01:23:58,747 --> 01:23:59,957 We would cover you if we could. 1565 01:24:00,040 --> 01:24:03,252 [chanting] Yellow. Yellow. Yellow. Yellow. Yellow. Yellow. Yellow. 1566 01:24:29,111 --> 01:24:31,864 [no audible dialogue] 1567 01:24:53,177 --> 01:24:56,013 [boy] All right. We now move into the most coveted position. 1568 01:24:56,096 --> 01:24:57,306 Opening statements. 1569 01:25:00,642 --> 01:25:03,103 All right, gentlemen, can you hear me? I'll jump straight into this. 1570 01:25:03,187 --> 01:25:05,939 Generally, the policies are very similar, both Federalist and Nationalist. 1571 01:25:06,023 --> 01:25:08,984 I would like to, uh, speak on one point in which we are different, 1572 01:25:09,067 --> 01:25:10,152 and that's gun control. 1573 01:25:10,235 --> 01:25:14,239 My opponent seems to advocate strict gun control and potentially removing guns. 1574 01:25:14,323 --> 01:25:17,451 In fact, uh, recently, he organized and led a march 1575 01:25:17,534 --> 01:25:19,786 for, uh, March for Our Lives, 1576 01:25:19,870 --> 01:25:21,663 an organization that's famously against guns. 1577 01:25:21,747 --> 01:25:23,665 In fact, the spokesman has spoken avidly 1578 01:25:23,749 --> 01:25:27,044 about removing guns from gun-owning citizens, as well as the-- 1579 01:25:27,127 --> 01:25:30,088 In the mission statement, and I quote... 1580 01:25:31,340 --> 01:25:34,176 [Ben] Just a heads up, I was offered to barnstorm with y'all, 1581 01:25:34,259 --> 01:25:36,428 so I'll be-- I'll be rolling with y'all now. 1582 01:25:37,638 --> 01:25:41,975 I figure that I'm better here with you, helping, like, coach you on this. 1583 01:25:42,768 --> 01:25:44,770 Did you exploit the whole March for Our Lives thing? 1584 01:25:44,853 --> 01:25:46,063 Did you mention that? 1585 01:25:46,146 --> 01:25:47,147 Yeah, I tried to. 1586 01:25:47,231 --> 01:25:49,066 [applause] 1587 01:25:50,359 --> 01:25:53,987 Constitutionally, the Second Amendment isn't just for the citizens. 1588 01:25:54,071 --> 01:25:57,032 It's for the able-bodied and well-minded militia 1589 01:25:57,115 --> 01:25:59,535 to protect themselves from a tyrannical government. 1590 01:25:59,618 --> 01:26:01,161 [applause] 1591 01:26:05,749 --> 01:26:08,544 My name is Steven Garza. I was born in Mission, Texas, 1592 01:26:08,627 --> 01:26:11,380 -and I moved to Houston with my parents. -[cheering] 1593 01:26:13,882 --> 01:26:16,176 He just gets applause because... 1594 01:26:16,260 --> 01:26:18,720 On the Second Amendment, to be completely honest with you, 1595 01:26:18,804 --> 01:26:22,057 yes, yes, I did lead the March for Our Lives Houston movement. 1596 01:26:22,140 --> 01:26:25,727 But let me tell you, to the Federalists who wish to smear me 1597 01:26:25,811 --> 01:26:28,230 and put words in my mouth and take quotes 1598 01:26:28,313 --> 01:26:31,275 from people who aren't me and base me off of that, 1599 01:26:31,358 --> 01:26:33,318 I like to think you guys are better than that. 1600 01:26:33,402 --> 01:26:34,736 I know you guys could be better than that. 1601 01:26:34,820 --> 01:26:37,656 I've been trying to appeal to the best part of each and every one of you. 1602 01:26:37,739 --> 01:26:39,741 [cheers, applause] 1603 01:26:43,036 --> 01:26:45,372 If you disagree with me on anything, please come and talk to me, 1604 01:26:45,455 --> 01:26:48,000 because I promise you, we will agree on something, 1605 01:26:48,083 --> 01:26:50,377 even if it's just agree to disagree. 1606 01:26:50,460 --> 01:26:52,963 To end it off, what I've been telling myself, 1607 01:26:53,714 --> 01:26:58,844 as Napoleon said, "You become strong by defying defeat 1608 01:26:58,927 --> 01:27:02,848 and by turning loss and failure into success." 1609 01:27:02,931 --> 01:27:04,641 No matter what happens tonight, 1610 01:27:04,725 --> 01:27:08,854 win or lose, I will defy failure. 1611 01:27:08,937 --> 01:27:11,356 [cheering, applause] 1612 01:27:25,162 --> 01:27:27,206 [Ben] I was barnstorming with the candidates, 1613 01:27:27,289 --> 01:27:28,957 so could I sit with them, if that's okay with you? 1614 01:27:29,041 --> 01:27:30,584 -That's absolutely fine. -It's your district. 1615 01:27:30,667 --> 01:27:32,377 I don't wanna impend on your authority. 1616 01:27:32,461 --> 01:27:34,755 A great man once said that a leader is a dealer in hope. 1617 01:27:34,838 --> 01:27:38,133 And you guys have definitely given me hope when I could barely get on the ballot. 1618 01:27:38,217 --> 01:27:39,510 That means that you guys believe in me, 1619 01:27:39,593 --> 01:27:41,303 and if you believe in me, I believe in myself, 1620 01:27:41,386 --> 01:27:43,972 and if you have faith in me, I will not let you down. 1621 01:27:48,894 --> 01:27:51,313 So, a little bit about me for those of you that don't know 1622 01:27:51,396 --> 01:27:53,941 is that my parents came over to the States from Italy. 1623 01:27:54,024 --> 01:27:56,485 I understand what that American dream is. 1624 01:27:56,568 --> 01:27:57,903 To me, it's that multiculturalism. 1625 01:27:57,986 --> 01:28:00,906 That ability to blend different people together for one common cause 1626 01:28:00,989 --> 01:28:02,616 under the red, white, and blue. 1627 01:28:03,158 --> 01:28:04,910 And if it's okay with you guys, 1628 01:28:04,993 --> 01:28:07,913 I'd like to open up to Federalists or Nationalists, 1629 01:28:07,996 --> 01:28:10,958 but mainly for Nationalists who haven't been able to get to know me, 1630 01:28:11,041 --> 01:28:12,543 to ask me something about my policies. 1631 01:28:12,626 --> 01:28:14,086 'Cause I feel like maybe policies 1632 01:28:14,169 --> 01:28:15,963 are something important from a political position. 1633 01:28:16,046 --> 01:28:18,423 You wanna know what your politician stands for. 1634 01:28:18,507 --> 01:28:20,801 And I know you're gonna say you had a two-minute period, 1635 01:28:20,884 --> 01:28:23,387 but the thing is, is I would like them to ask what they choose 1636 01:28:23,470 --> 01:28:25,889 and not just the questions that have been vetted. 1637 01:28:30,018 --> 01:28:31,770 As state party chairman, I would have to say 1638 01:28:31,854 --> 01:28:33,355 that an open forum during this speech 1639 01:28:33,438 --> 01:28:35,732 would give him an unfair advantage towards the debate. 1640 01:28:35,816 --> 01:28:37,901 Moreover, the questions that we use for the debate 1641 01:28:37,985 --> 01:28:41,196 are sent in by the gallery, so it would be a redundant motion otherwise. 1642 01:28:42,322 --> 01:28:43,949 [applause] 1643 01:28:45,284 --> 01:28:48,036 Hey, this is bias. 1644 01:28:50,539 --> 01:28:52,541 Hey, I won't-- No. No. 1645 01:28:53,458 --> 01:28:55,544 I'm sorry. I'm glad you're all paying attention to me. 1646 01:28:55,627 --> 01:28:57,296 This is outright bias. 1647 01:28:57,379 --> 01:29:01,258 He is your district chairman, yes, but he is also the state party chairman. 1648 01:29:01,341 --> 01:29:03,969 This is blatant bias to cancel a Federalist candidate 1649 01:29:04,052 --> 01:29:06,930 out of the entire plan for his speech. Thank you. 1650 01:29:07,014 --> 01:29:09,725 [cheering] 1651 01:29:09,808 --> 01:29:12,102 This is unacceptable! 1652 01:29:12,186 --> 01:29:14,188 That's ridiculous. That's absurd. 1653 01:29:16,565 --> 01:29:18,567 He is the state party chairman 1654 01:29:18,650 --> 01:29:21,945 and he is also leading the district and he canceled them out. 1655 01:29:22,529 --> 01:29:24,656 That's why we're having the-- We're having the forums. 1656 01:29:24,740 --> 01:29:26,283 [moderator] Okay, let's simmer down now, please. 1657 01:29:26,366 --> 01:29:29,369 I never did that in my district. I treated every candidate the same way. 1658 01:29:29,453 --> 01:29:30,662 That is ridiculous. 1659 01:29:30,746 --> 01:29:35,042 The candidates and everyone, we agreed in that room what the rules were gonna be. 1660 01:29:35,125 --> 01:29:36,668 Okay, so he was just trying to follow-- 1661 01:29:36,752 --> 01:29:39,296 [Eddy] If I can ask a rhetorical question in a speech 1662 01:29:39,379 --> 01:29:42,466 that inspires yeahs and cheers where I have to pause, 1663 01:29:42,549 --> 01:29:44,718 what's the difference from those interjections being the questions-- 1664 01:29:44,801 --> 01:29:47,513 Because it's rhetorical, which means no one has-- no one has to respond. 1665 01:29:47,596 --> 01:29:49,890 [applause, clamoring] 1666 01:29:51,016 --> 01:29:54,478 Strong men make a free and strong society. 1667 01:29:54,561 --> 01:29:56,939 Weak men simply create chaos. 1668 01:29:57,022 --> 01:29:59,483 -Where is he? Where is he? -He's sitting right over there. 1669 01:30:00,400 --> 01:30:01,985 [Ben] I'm just curious why... 1670 01:30:03,028 --> 01:30:04,655 Oh, we're gonna smoke him. 1671 01:30:04,738 --> 01:30:06,740 -Are you still gonna bring it up? -Yeah. 1672 01:30:07,908 --> 01:30:12,287 [Eddy] Throughout this week, we've seen a lot of tension between the two parties. 1673 01:30:12,371 --> 01:30:16,250 It is especially a sensitive topic because just at the last district there-- 1674 01:30:16,333 --> 01:30:19,962 there seemed to be an issue with a bias amongst leadership. 1675 01:30:20,045 --> 01:30:22,464 A leadership going towards a certain party. 1676 01:30:22,548 --> 01:30:26,468 And, uh, Ben, could you please explain what happened, uh, in the last district? 1677 01:30:26,552 --> 01:30:28,470 Yeah, I don't need a mic. I'll project. 1678 01:30:29,304 --> 01:30:31,640 So, let me establish this first by saying 1679 01:30:31,723 --> 01:30:33,934 I am the Federalist Party state chair. 1680 01:30:34,017 --> 01:30:39,064 There is a moral difference between the leadership of these two parties. 1681 01:30:40,065 --> 01:30:46,196 In the last district, this governor was allotted six minutes to give a speech. 1682 01:30:46,280 --> 01:30:49,575 He used two of those minutes to explain his humble background, 1683 01:30:49,658 --> 01:30:53,745 and he decided to turn it to the audience for question and answer. 1684 01:30:53,829 --> 01:30:57,833 René, the state party chairman of the Nationalists, 1685 01:30:57,916 --> 01:31:01,044 and also the leader of that district's elections, 1686 01:31:01,128 --> 01:31:04,006 stepped in and said, quote, 1687 01:31:04,089 --> 01:31:08,510 "As state party chairman, I will not allow this to happen." 1688 01:31:08,594 --> 01:31:13,515 He used his influence as state party chairman of the Nationalists 1689 01:31:13,599 --> 01:31:18,729 to unduly influence an election and cancel out a Federalist contender. 1690 01:31:18,812 --> 01:31:20,480 This is unacceptable. 1691 01:31:20,564 --> 01:31:22,441 And while the Nationalist Party as a whole 1692 01:31:22,524 --> 01:31:25,777 I'm sure is full of good, dedicated people, 1693 01:31:25,861 --> 01:31:29,823 the party leadership is morally bankrupt if that is allowed to happen. 1694 01:31:29,907 --> 01:31:32,951 Do not support this! Thank you, America. 1695 01:31:33,035 --> 01:31:35,037 [cheering] 1696 01:31:38,373 --> 01:31:41,835 Um... How do I wanna put this? 1697 01:31:43,295 --> 01:31:45,297 I am a self-made man. 1698 01:31:45,380 --> 01:31:49,384 I have not needed anybody's help thus far but the people. 1699 01:31:49,468 --> 01:31:52,137 To party leadership, René, thank you. 1700 01:31:52,221 --> 01:31:56,266 Um, I-- You're-- You're a very, very, very awesome guy, 1701 01:31:56,350 --> 01:31:58,185 and I'm glad to call you a friend. 1702 01:31:58,268 --> 01:32:01,813 Um, I got it from here, buddy. Don't worry. I got it from here. 1703 01:32:01,897 --> 01:32:04,149 [applause] 1704 01:32:07,986 --> 01:32:11,240 We had no bias, and w-- I let it slide in that last part, 1705 01:32:11,323 --> 01:32:14,576 but now that you're over here slandering me, I'm not gonna take that. 1706 01:32:14,660 --> 01:32:16,912 -Okay. -I do not want any issue with you. 1707 01:32:16,995 --> 01:32:18,705 All I want is a simple apology. 1708 01:32:18,789 --> 01:32:22,626 Okay. I mean, I'm not gonna apologize. There was bias in that room. 1709 01:32:22,709 --> 01:32:26,505 [René] He said, "Okay. I have nothing to apologize for." 1710 01:32:26,588 --> 01:32:31,385 Because he was so okay with demagoguing an entire crowd against a person. 1711 01:32:31,468 --> 01:32:32,928 Not a party, a person. 1712 01:32:33,011 --> 01:32:34,429 And I was hurt. 1713 01:32:36,223 --> 01:32:39,351 [Ben] I know René, and I know how he plays, 1714 01:32:39,434 --> 01:32:43,272 and I genuinely think that was an attempt to hurt the Federalist Party. 1715 01:32:43,355 --> 01:32:45,566 And the way he approached it was horrible. 1716 01:32:45,649 --> 01:32:46,942 We need to spread this. 1717 01:32:47,025 --> 01:32:49,778 Get this out, because this is a game changer for the election. 1718 01:32:49,862 --> 01:32:50,904 This is that important. 1719 01:32:50,988 --> 01:32:52,489 [Ben] If I do not exploit this, 1720 01:32:52,573 --> 01:32:54,825 there is a very good chance we will lose this election. 1721 01:32:56,368 --> 01:32:57,494 Matty B. 1722 01:32:57,578 --> 01:32:58,829 [chattering] 1723 01:32:58,912 --> 01:33:01,582 [boy] Why did Eddy come in here and try to instigate that? 1724 01:33:01,665 --> 01:33:03,208 We wouldn't have known that happened 1725 01:33:03,292 --> 01:33:05,419 if he wouldn't have come in here and talked to us about it. 1726 01:33:05,502 --> 01:33:07,254 But he chose to come and-- 1727 01:33:07,337 --> 01:33:09,339 The state party chair can't take over a district. 1728 01:33:09,423 --> 01:33:11,717 That's not his job. His job is to run the state convention. 1729 01:33:11,800 --> 01:33:14,595 Personally, if I called someone out, I'd let him defend himself. 1730 01:33:14,678 --> 01:33:17,472 -Right. -[Ben] I spoke up, and I figured 1731 01:33:17,556 --> 01:33:20,225 if we want a chance at this, 1732 01:33:20,309 --> 01:33:23,520 we need to do something drastic that gets people talking. 1733 01:33:23,604 --> 01:33:26,565 [boy] I don't know. You got people talking now. 1734 01:33:26,648 --> 01:33:29,193 A message of unity, as good as it sounds, 1735 01:33:29,276 --> 01:33:32,279 and as good as it ultimately is for our country, 1736 01:33:32,362 --> 01:33:34,198 is not winning anyone any elections. 1737 01:33:34,281 --> 01:33:36,408 You have to use personal attacks 1738 01:33:36,491 --> 01:33:40,621 and you have to find divisive issues in order to differentiate yourself at all. 1739 01:33:42,664 --> 01:33:44,791 What I'm trying to do here is get us to talk to each other 1740 01:33:44,875 --> 01:33:47,044 and kind of get rid of that label of, like, conservative and liberal, 1741 01:33:47,127 --> 01:33:48,212 Nationalist and Federalist. 1742 01:33:48,295 --> 01:33:50,839 I knew from the very beginning that I-- I needed Federalist support, 1743 01:33:50,923 --> 01:33:53,592 which is why I never made it a point to attack them in any of my speeches. 1744 01:33:53,675 --> 01:33:56,720 When we heard his speech in there, like, some of the Federalists, 1745 01:33:56,803 --> 01:34:00,974 like, in our city, like, turned on, like, to your side, so... 1746 01:34:01,058 --> 01:34:05,103 I say, on the behalf of our city, consider us, like, your vote. 1747 01:34:05,854 --> 01:34:07,689 -Thank you so much. -[boy] Good luck, bro. 1748 01:34:07,773 --> 01:34:09,566 [boy 2] Should we do a "hell yeah" on three? 1749 01:34:09,650 --> 01:34:11,276 [boys laughing] 1750 01:34:11,652 --> 01:34:13,570 [boy on microphone] You said earlier... 1751 01:34:13,654 --> 01:34:15,572 [continues, faint] 1752 01:34:18,992 --> 01:34:21,370 [Steven] I've had to listen to people who have said things 1753 01:34:21,453 --> 01:34:24,706 that I vehemently opposed and disagreed with. 1754 01:34:24,790 --> 01:34:28,669 I completely agree that we do need to work to identify illegal immigrants 1755 01:34:28,752 --> 01:34:31,338 for their own safety as much as for the safety of the nation. 1756 01:34:31,421 --> 01:34:32,881 [Steven] But I listen with an open mind. 1757 01:34:32,965 --> 01:34:35,384 So, I propose a law to where law enforcement 1758 01:34:35,467 --> 01:34:38,095 can still use drones out of their line of sight. 1759 01:34:39,638 --> 01:34:41,056 [Steven] There are a lot of people that I have met 1760 01:34:41,139 --> 01:34:43,100 that have different lives than I have. 1761 01:34:43,183 --> 01:34:45,519 Their upbringing, what issues affect them. 1762 01:34:45,602 --> 01:34:48,063 Next thing we know, there were gunshots and everything. 1763 01:34:48,146 --> 01:34:49,773 It happened in the art hallway. 1764 01:34:49,857 --> 01:34:52,568 [boy] Concealed carry, I feel, is here to stay, 1765 01:34:52,651 --> 01:34:55,904 because in my hometown, Rolling Oaks Mall was shot up, 1766 01:34:55,988 --> 01:34:59,408 but someone with a concealed carry license was able to fight back and wound. 1767 01:34:59,491 --> 01:35:01,285 [Steven] People don't like the word "compromise," 1768 01:35:01,368 --> 01:35:04,246 but there are so many things that we've been able to come to agreement upon. 1769 01:35:04,329 --> 01:35:07,082 Background checks. This is nonpartisan. 1770 01:35:07,165 --> 01:35:10,252 We are simply making sure that guns do not fall into the hands 1771 01:35:10,335 --> 01:35:12,796 of those who will use them to harm other people. 1772 01:35:12,880 --> 01:35:14,423 [boy 2] So, all in favor? 1773 01:35:14,506 --> 01:35:16,008 [boys] Aye! 1774 01:35:16,091 --> 01:35:18,260 -All opposed? -[boys] Nay! 1775 01:35:18,343 --> 01:35:20,262 -The ayes have it. -[cheering] 1776 01:35:23,140 --> 01:35:25,809 [Steven] There are lots of conservatives who want to give DACA recipients 1777 01:35:25,893 --> 01:35:26,894 a pathway to citizenship. 1778 01:35:26,977 --> 01:35:29,062 Well, yeah. We should-- We should definitely do it. 1779 01:35:29,146 --> 01:35:33,108 [Steven] A lot of conservatives who support LGBTQ rights here. 1780 01:35:35,736 --> 01:35:40,449 We need to show what we can do 1781 01:35:40,532 --> 01:35:42,910 if we talk to each other and work together. 1782 01:35:50,834 --> 01:35:51,835 [chattering] 1783 01:35:53,420 --> 01:35:59,676 [marching band playing] 1784 01:36:01,762 --> 01:36:03,680 [indistinct conversation] 1785 01:36:15,484 --> 01:36:17,486 [man] Can I get two people down here? 1786 01:36:17,569 --> 01:36:19,905 [boys chattering] 1787 01:36:23,075 --> 01:36:24,076 [music stops] 1788 01:36:24,159 --> 01:36:26,203 [together] Oh! 1789 01:36:26,286 --> 01:36:28,330 [marching music resumes] 1790 01:36:30,832 --> 01:36:33,627 I'm so fucking hyped right now. You don't even fucking know, man. 1791 01:36:35,796 --> 01:36:39,216 Hey, hey, hey! Hey, hey, hey! Hey, hey, hey! 1792 01:36:39,299 --> 01:36:43,470 Hey, hey, hey! Hey, hey, hey! Hey, hey, hey! 1793 01:36:45,305 --> 01:36:47,349 [Ben] I wanna see how that René thing played out. 1794 01:36:47,432 --> 01:36:49,852 Like, the bias accusations. 1795 01:36:49,935 --> 01:36:52,855 'Cause, like, I had a whole lot of Nationalists come to me 1796 01:36:52,938 --> 01:36:55,858 and be like, "Yeah, thanks for calling him out. Like, we're with you." 1797 01:36:55,941 --> 01:36:58,819 But I also heard that, like, some Federalists, like, defected 1798 01:36:58,902 --> 01:37:00,153 and said I shouldn't have done it. 1799 01:37:00,237 --> 01:37:02,489 -Guess who I voted for. -Eddy. 1800 01:37:02,573 --> 01:37:05,242 Not Eddy, actually. Thank you. 1801 01:37:06,994 --> 01:37:08,328 -Love you, bro. -I love you too, buddy. 1802 01:37:08,412 --> 01:37:10,789 Listen, I thought your campaign was absolutely fantastic. 1803 01:37:10,873 --> 01:37:12,332 I know that people didn't understand 1804 01:37:12,416 --> 01:37:15,586 where you come from on gun rights, but I actually do. 1805 01:37:15,669 --> 01:37:17,379 It's strange out here, I know. 1806 01:37:17,462 --> 01:37:20,924 We're very conservative, but no, I saw for gun rights like you do. 1807 01:37:21,008 --> 01:37:22,801 [man] All right, gentlemen. 1808 01:37:23,385 --> 01:37:25,804 The moment you've been waiting for. 1809 01:37:25,888 --> 01:37:29,141 -Your election results. -[cheering] 1810 01:37:31,143 --> 01:37:33,604 -[man 2] State board of education. -[chattering] 1811 01:37:33,687 --> 01:37:36,356 Winner, Nationalists, E.B. Ennie. 1812 01:37:36,440 --> 01:37:38,609 [applause] 1813 01:37:38,692 --> 01:37:39,985 For district attorney. 1814 01:37:40,068 --> 01:37:43,572 Winner, Nationalists, Jeandre Fink. 1815 01:37:44,698 --> 01:37:47,993 Associate justice, Court of Criminal Appeals. 1816 01:37:48,076 --> 01:37:50,746 Winner, Nationalists, Blaine Jackson. 1817 01:37:50,829 --> 01:37:52,122 Holy shit. 1818 01:37:52,915 --> 01:37:55,876 [man] And now, gentlemen, the announcement of the big three. 1819 01:37:55,959 --> 01:37:58,462 Ooh, big three, big three. 1820 01:37:58,545 --> 01:38:00,714 [man 3] For the office of attorney general. 1821 01:38:02,007 --> 01:38:03,258 Winner... 1822 01:38:03,842 --> 01:38:05,052 [boy] Patrick. 1823 01:38:05,677 --> 01:38:07,721 -Federalists, Patrick Bell. -[cheering] 1824 01:38:13,268 --> 01:38:15,812 I don't know how this lieutenant governor race is gonna go. 1825 01:38:15,896 --> 01:38:17,523 -[man 3] Winner... -[Ben] Federalist. 1826 01:38:17,606 --> 01:38:19,107 -[boy] Nationalist. -[man 3] Federalists. 1827 01:38:19,191 --> 01:38:21,026 Yeah! 1828 01:38:21,109 --> 01:38:24,905 [chanting] Feds! Feds! Feds! Feds! Feds! Feds! Feds! 1829 01:38:24,988 --> 01:38:27,032 We're kicking ass, boys. We're in it now. 1830 01:38:27,115 --> 01:38:28,450 [boys chanting] Eddy. Eddy. 1831 01:38:28,867 --> 01:38:34,122 [man 1] And for your 2018 Texas Boys State governor... 1832 01:38:38,001 --> 01:38:39,002 Winner... 1833 01:38:47,010 --> 01:38:49,388 [soft chattering] 1834 01:38:51,056 --> 01:38:53,058 [breathing deeply] 1835 01:38:57,521 --> 01:38:59,815 -[man 1] Federalists. -[cheering] 1836 01:38:59,898 --> 01:39:01,400 Yeah! 1837 01:39:07,239 --> 01:39:10,659 [chanting] Eddy! Eddy! Eddy! Eddy! 1838 01:39:12,494 --> 01:39:14,496 [chanting continues] 1839 01:39:16,206 --> 01:39:18,375 Hell yeah, dude. We kicked ass. 1840 01:39:20,169 --> 01:39:22,462 [boy] Hey, man. I love you, buddy. You worked so hard. 1841 01:39:22,546 --> 01:39:25,966 You worked so hard to get here, okay? I'm real proud of you, all right? 1842 01:39:27,551 --> 01:39:29,678 You had a good campaign, dude. It was great. 1843 01:39:29,761 --> 01:39:32,306 [boys chanting, indistinct] 1844 01:39:34,266 --> 01:39:37,895 I just wanna start off by thanking everyone, Federalist or Nationalist. 1845 01:39:37,978 --> 01:39:39,980 Means so much. It's because of you guys. 1846 01:39:40,063 --> 01:39:41,690 [cheering] 1847 01:39:41,773 --> 01:39:43,817 [man 1] Give another big round of applause, gentlemen, 1848 01:39:43,901 --> 01:39:46,612 for your top three of Texas Boys State. 1849 01:39:48,780 --> 01:39:51,116 Think about every other single politician who went out there, 1850 01:39:51,200 --> 01:39:54,661 day one, hopped off the bus and pandered immediately to every single constituent. 1851 01:39:54,745 --> 01:39:56,288 Like, you already know what it's like. 1852 01:39:56,371 --> 01:39:58,498 You're, like, the most humble guy out there. 1853 01:39:58,582 --> 01:39:59,917 You went entirely against the grain. 1854 01:40:00,000 --> 01:40:04,546 For you to get as far as you did is a damn amazing accomplishment. 1855 01:40:05,088 --> 01:40:07,799 Take this away being happy, man. 1856 01:40:07,883 --> 01:40:11,136 I am so happy for you. And remember-- 1857 01:40:11,220 --> 01:40:13,096 Remember, dude-- Remember this. Remember this-- 1858 01:40:13,180 --> 01:40:15,474 I'm proud and I'm-- I'm proud of what I've done. 1859 01:40:18,519 --> 01:40:20,229 [Ben] Dude, it was the Hail Mary. 1860 01:40:20,938 --> 01:40:24,024 Dude, it was shock and awe. It was combined arms warfare. 1861 01:40:24,816 --> 01:40:28,153 Feinstein for freedom. Hell yeah. Kick some ass. 1862 01:40:35,786 --> 01:40:38,497 Hey, man. I'm not a person to just tell people stuff 1863 01:40:38,580 --> 01:40:40,874 and blow smoke up their butt, man, but I can honestly say 1864 01:40:40,958 --> 01:40:42,918 you are one of the single most honest human beings 1865 01:40:43,001 --> 01:40:44,878 I have ever met in my entire life. 1866 01:40:45,629 --> 01:40:50,133 So, you know, um, I'm just glad I got the opportunity to know you, man. 1867 01:40:50,217 --> 01:40:51,969 And, uh-- 1868 01:40:52,052 --> 01:40:54,054 So I'm gonna try and keep in touch, man. 1869 01:40:58,183 --> 01:40:59,601 [exhales] 1870 01:41:02,271 --> 01:41:05,107 [chattering] 1871 01:41:11,196 --> 01:41:12,573 [cell phone vibrates] 1872 01:41:16,118 --> 01:41:17,119 Hey. 1873 01:41:20,038 --> 01:41:21,290 Yeah. [cries, chuckles] 1874 01:41:24,751 --> 01:41:29,173 No, um, listen, I'm not crying 'cause I lost. 1875 01:41:29,256 --> 01:41:31,800 I'm crying 'cause my city are assholes and they keep coming up to me 1876 01:41:31,884 --> 01:41:38,390 and hugging me and telling me how proud they are. So-- [sobs] 1877 01:41:41,727 --> 01:41:45,230 I'm proud of what I was able to do here. 1878 01:41:45,314 --> 01:41:49,151 I'm proud of the friends I've made. Proud of the race that I ran. [sniffles] 1879 01:41:50,027 --> 01:41:51,820 No, nothing bad, Mama. 1880 01:41:52,446 --> 01:41:53,864 Um... 1881 01:41:54,823 --> 01:41:58,493 [speaking Spanish] 1882 01:41:59,828 --> 01:42:05,083 [speaking Spanish] 1883 01:42:05,959 --> 01:42:08,337 They come up to me and they're crying. 1884 01:42:11,089 --> 01:42:12,090 Um... 1885 01:42:14,676 --> 01:42:16,929 Okay. Well, I hope I make you proud, Mama. 1886 01:42:17,012 --> 01:42:19,264 -[mother] I love you. -Love you too. 1887 01:42:19,348 --> 01:42:21,892 -[mother, indistinct] -Okay, Mom. 1888 01:42:22,518 --> 01:42:24,061 -Goodbye. -Bye. 1889 01:42:48,836 --> 01:42:51,505 [marching band playing "Hey Baby"] 1890 01:42:55,342 --> 01:42:57,553 [chattering] 1891 01:43:04,601 --> 01:43:08,981 -[music continues] -[boys singing] 1892 01:43:17,489 --> 01:43:20,158 [Steven] America's supposed to be that beam of-- of hope for people 1893 01:43:20,242 --> 01:43:24,329 to come to this country with nothing and make something out of themselves. 1894 01:43:24,413 --> 01:43:27,165 That is the epitome of the American dream. 1895 01:43:27,249 --> 01:43:30,085 My mom was born in Mexico... 1896 01:43:31,003 --> 01:43:34,840 and a long time ago, she came to the United States. 1897 01:43:34,923 --> 01:43:37,092 [man on microphone] Join me up here on stage, please. 1898 01:43:37,176 --> 01:43:40,470 [Steven] Look how I came out. Look what I've done. 1899 01:43:40,554 --> 01:43:43,015 I was one of the two guys 1900 01:43:43,098 --> 01:43:45,142 that you could've picked for the highest position here. 1901 01:43:45,225 --> 01:43:46,435 [boy] Don't say anything illegal. 1902 01:43:46,518 --> 01:43:49,855 I hope that the way I am 1903 01:43:49,938 --> 01:43:52,399 is a testament to how my mother raised me to be. 1904 01:43:52,482 --> 01:43:54,026 [man on microphone] Boys State, ten-hut. 1905 01:43:54,109 --> 01:43:55,110 [drumroll] 1906 01:43:55,194 --> 01:43:56,695 Present arms. 1907 01:43:59,281 --> 01:44:02,534 [Ben] Perceived bias is a very powerful issue, 1908 01:44:02,618 --> 01:44:04,411 -especially to conservatives. -["The Star-Spangled Banner" plays] 1909 01:44:04,494 --> 01:44:07,122 -[man 2] I... -I, Edward Proietti Conti... 1910 01:44:07,206 --> 01:44:08,832 -...do solemnly swear... -...do solemnly swear... 1911 01:44:08,916 --> 01:44:10,000 ...that I will faithfully execute... 1912 01:44:10,083 --> 01:44:11,418 [Ben] That is something Trump did very well 1913 01:44:11,502 --> 01:44:14,213 was to say, "Look, this system is rigged against us, 1914 01:44:14,296 --> 01:44:16,381 and they are working to keep us down." 1915 01:44:17,132 --> 01:44:19,801 But, like, I have no regrets about that decision at all. 1916 01:44:19,885 --> 01:44:23,180 Both on, like, a moral level and on a political level. 1917 01:44:23,263 --> 01:44:24,515 Because politically, it worked. 1918 01:44:24,598 --> 01:44:26,308 [Eddy] Thank you, sir. Thank you so much. 1919 01:44:26,391 --> 01:44:27,726 [applause] 1920 01:44:27,809 --> 01:44:29,061 [Ben] You know, in the end, I don't know. 1921 01:44:29,144 --> 01:44:32,064 Maybe God will judge me differently for all this or, you know-- I don't know. 1922 01:44:33,732 --> 01:44:36,151 [René] I had a small breakdown, 1923 01:44:36,235 --> 01:44:38,654 and I realized I had so much to prove 1924 01:44:38,737 --> 01:44:41,698 and everything to lose, and I lost it all. 1925 01:44:41,782 --> 01:44:44,618 [man] There are two memorial scholarships. 1926 01:44:44,701 --> 01:44:48,080 The first one is René Otero. René Otero. 1927 01:44:48,163 --> 01:44:49,831 [applause] 1928 01:44:50,916 --> 01:44:54,711 [René] I like to think that I've done all I can to uplift the candidates. 1929 01:44:54,795 --> 01:44:58,799 But maybe those dirty tricks and accusations were very effective. 1930 01:44:58,882 --> 01:45:00,175 [boy] Yeah, René! 1931 01:45:00,259 --> 01:45:02,302 Maybe if I barnstormed the other party. 1932 01:45:02,386 --> 01:45:05,556 Maybe if I debased them, maybe we could've been successful. 1933 01:45:05,639 --> 01:45:08,183 [man] The second recipient is Ben Feinstein. 1934 01:45:08,267 --> 01:45:10,102 [cheers, applause] 1935 01:45:10,185 --> 01:45:13,522 [René] I don't hate the man. Never will. 1936 01:45:14,606 --> 01:45:16,608 I think he's a fantastic politician. 1937 01:45:17,901 --> 01:45:20,988 But I don't think a fantastic politician is a compliment either. 1938 01:45:26,368 --> 01:45:29,621 [Steven] The best leaders lead from the front and with passion. 1939 01:45:30,205 --> 01:45:33,584 Soldiers will not follow a general who does not care about casualties. 1940 01:45:33,667 --> 01:45:36,753 And sends them in, wave after wave, not caring about the loss of life. 1941 01:45:36,837 --> 01:45:37,838 [camera clicks] 1942 01:45:37,921 --> 01:45:41,967 They care about people who inspire them, who motivate them, who care about them. 1943 01:45:42,050 --> 01:45:44,136 That's who I wanted to be here at Boys State, 1944 01:45:44,219 --> 01:45:46,763 -was-- was that kind of leader. -Hey, love you, man. Take care. 1945 01:45:46,847 --> 01:45:49,183 And... I think I am. 1946 01:45:50,767 --> 01:45:53,145 No matter what the results of the election were. 1947 01:45:53,562 --> 01:45:55,939 [boys chanting] Steven! Steven! Steven! 1948 01:45:56,023 --> 01:45:59,985 Steven! Steven! Steven! Steven! Steven! Steven! 1949 01:46:24,843 --> 01:46:26,970 [René] Should political leaders focus first 1950 01:46:27,054 --> 01:46:29,765 on political empowerment or economic equality? 1951 01:46:29,848 --> 01:46:32,684 The answer should be overwhelmingly clear. 1952 01:46:32,768 --> 01:46:36,396 Economic equality. Period. 1953 01:46:56,291 --> 01:46:59,461 [Steven] My generation, despite our political differences, 1954 01:46:59,545 --> 01:47:01,672 want to end the gridlock of partisanship. 1955 01:47:01,755 --> 01:47:04,383 We want to strive, not as Republicans or Democrats, 1956 01:47:04,466 --> 01:47:07,719 left or right, but as Americans, towards a brighter future. 1957 01:47:07,803 --> 01:47:11,265 Ladies and gentlemen, this is America. 1958 01:47:11,348 --> 01:47:15,894 -[cheering, applause] -We are America and America is us.