1 00:00:01,420 --> 00:00:02,350 Starting now. 2 00:00:03,050 --> 00:00:07,270 Commonalities where guests find common ground through uncommon 3 00:00:07,290 --> 00:00:10,910 conversations, politics, religion, finances, 4 00:00:11,010 --> 00:00:14,590 all the topics your grandmother told you not to discuss with friends. 5 00:00:14,930 --> 00:00:17,550 And now your host, Matthew Dowling, 6 00:00:17,770 --> 00:00:20,590 and today's guests on commonalities. 7 00:00:22,580 --> 00:00:26,750 Well, thank you for tuning into commonalities. I'm Matt Dowling, your host, and, 8 00:00:26,750 --> 00:00:27,030 uh, 9 00:00:27,030 --> 00:00:31,670 today my guests will actually be members of the community that will be calling 10 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:36,590 in to discuss a topic that we've been previewing for several days now 11 00:00:36,640 --> 00:00:41,030 on, uh, on my Facebook page. And since we're talking about Facebook, 12 00:00:41,300 --> 00:00:45,790 I know a lot of you, uh, listen to the program through wmb S'S Facebook page. 13 00:00:46,290 --> 00:00:50,230 But, uh, you can also look up my Facebook page, uh, 14 00:00:50,230 --> 00:00:54,750 that's facebook.com/matthew dowling public. 15 00:00:55,410 --> 00:00:57,710 And, uh, there's a variety of information. 16 00:00:57,710 --> 00:01:02,390 I repo post news stories and ask questions that are relevant to the program. 17 00:01:02,640 --> 00:01:04,910 So, uh, make sure you look that up. Again, 18 00:01:04,910 --> 00:01:09,510 that's facebook.com/matthew dowling public. 19 00:01:10,130 --> 00:01:13,590 And, uh, and so I'm gonna start out, um, 20 00:01:13,590 --> 00:01:17,710 with just a brief intro of, of what we're gonna talk about today. 21 00:01:17,710 --> 00:01:22,230 We're talking about Alec Baldwin and should Baldwin be 22 00:01:22,230 --> 00:01:27,230 charged for the fatal shooting that took place on the set of rust. And, uh, 23 00:01:27,230 --> 00:01:31,790 I'm gonna get to what the results on my Facebook page were from members of the 24 00:01:31,790 --> 00:01:34,750 community. But before I do that, I want to give you that call in line, 25 00:01:35,030 --> 00:01:39,870 (724) 438-4593. 26 00:01:40,230 --> 00:01:44,310 Again, we're talking about Alec Baldwin and, uh, 27 00:01:44,310 --> 00:01:47,590 and should he be charged, he is going to be charged. Um, 28 00:01:47,590 --> 00:01:51,350 but do you think it's right or wrong that he be charged? Um, 29 00:01:51,350 --> 00:01:55,750 but before we do that, I was able to find a clip, uh, with the, 30 00:01:56,320 --> 00:01:59,230 um, with the great journalist George Stephanus. 31 00:01:59,230 --> 00:02:03,470 This is an exclusive interview that a b did, uh, 32 00:02:03,470 --> 00:02:06,710 within the last year with Alec Baldwin about this situation. 33 00:02:06,900 --> 00:02:08,590 I think it lays a good, uh, 34 00:02:08,590 --> 00:02:12,910 groundwork and substance for our conversation today. So, uh, 35 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:14,390 we will be, uh, 36 00:02:14,390 --> 00:02:18,070 we'll be playing that as soon as my producer Bill here can bring it on. 37 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:22,070 It was the 12th day of their 21 day shoot. 38 00:02:23,740 --> 00:02:28,470 That day. I did exactly what I've done every day on that movie. 39 00:02:29,180 --> 00:02:32,880 Set the scene right before that happened. You're sitting in a pew in the church, 40 00:02:32,880 --> 00:02:34,480 right? What's the scene. 41 00:02:34,760 --> 00:02:38,560 Supposed to be? The scene is the two, two guys are there who have got me, uh, 42 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:41,880 uh, you know, cornered, and they think I'm shot pretty bad, 43 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:44,680 and I'm kind of wilting. And they are, they have a gun, 44 00:02:44,680 --> 00:02:47,720 and then the sound outside distracts them. 45 00:02:48,060 --> 00:02:51,160 And I will draw the gun at a cross drawer outta my holster, 46 00:02:51,160 --> 00:02:53,720 pull the gun up like that, and start to cock the pistol cut. 47 00:02:54,060 --> 00:02:57,200 I'm handed a gun and someone declares, they said, this is a cold gun. 48 00:02:57,230 --> 00:03:01,400 Dave Halls, the, the, the, the first, first ad in my years on the sets of film, 49 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:03,360 hot Gun, meant that there was a charge in there, 50 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:06,400 and cold gun meant there was nothing in there. When he's saying this, 51 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:10,160 this is a cold gun. What he's saying to everybody on the set is, you can relax. 52 00:03:11,830 --> 00:03:12,850 The gun is empty. 53 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:14,250 That's what cold gun. 54 00:03:14,250 --> 00:03:16,210 Means. Well, cold gun means there's no charge in there. 55 00:03:16,210 --> 00:03:17,250 There could be dummy rounds. 56 00:03:17,320 --> 00:03:20,890 A dummy round looks like a real bullet, but is completely inert. 57 00:03:21,220 --> 00:03:23,410 It contains no explosive charge. 58 00:03:23,830 --> 00:03:27,530 And she says to me, hold the gun lower. Go to your right, okay, right there, 59 00:03:27,530 --> 00:03:29,010 right? Do that. I've showed a little bit lower, 60 00:03:29,010 --> 00:03:33,010 and she's getting me to position the gun. Everything is in her direction. 61 00:03:33,570 --> 00:03:38,050 She's guiding me through how she wants me to hold the gun for this angle. And I, 62 00:03:38,330 --> 00:03:41,570 I draw the gun out and I find a mark. I draw the gun out, I find a cut. 63 00:03:41,790 --> 00:03:46,330 And what's really urgent is the gun wasn't meant to be fired in that angle. 64 00:03:46,500 --> 00:03:49,890 So if you're shooting directly into the camera lens, you're. 65 00:03:49,890 --> 00:03:52,170 Not aiming, I'm not shooting into the camera lens. I'm shooting just off, 66 00:03:52,170 --> 00:03:54,050 just off right in her direction. 67 00:03:54,050 --> 00:03:56,130 I'm holding the gun where she told me to hold it, 68 00:03:56,290 --> 00:04:00,450 which ended up being aimed right in below her armpit, is what I was told. 69 00:04:00,450 --> 00:04:03,370 I don't know. This was a completely incidental shot, 70 00:04:03,700 --> 00:04:06,370 an angle that may not have ended up in the film at all. 71 00:04:07,190 --> 00:04:10,850 But we kept doing this news. So then I said to her, now in this scene, 72 00:04:10,850 --> 00:04:14,370 I'm gonna cock the gun. And I said, do you wanna see that? And she said, yes. 73 00:04:14,700 --> 00:04:17,930 So I take the gun and I start to cock the gun. I'm not gonna pull the trigger. 74 00:04:18,200 --> 00:04:19,610 I, I said, do you see that? She goes, 75 00:04:19,610 --> 00:04:21,850 well just cheat it down and tilt it down a little bit like that. 76 00:04:21,850 --> 00:04:24,330 And I cocked the gun and go, can you see that? Can you see that? 77 00:04:24,330 --> 00:04:27,370 Can you see that? And she says, and then I let go of the hammer of the gun, 78 00:04:27,370 --> 00:04:28,203 and the gun goes off. 79 00:04:30,350 --> 00:04:33,690 And he let go, and the gun went off. So, uh, Alec, Bob, 80 00:04:33,690 --> 00:04:37,370 when there was saying that, uh, that he didn't even pull the trigger, 81 00:04:37,370 --> 00:04:42,090 that it was an accidental discharge from that firearm, but the question is, 82 00:04:42,310 --> 00:04:47,050 you know, was it his responsibility? He had other, uh, individuals on set. 83 00:04:47,660 --> 00:04:50,130 Um, reading further in, uh, 84 00:04:50,130 --> 00:04:53,850 I do understand he had an ownership role role in the production company. 85 00:04:53,940 --> 00:04:56,050 So those were his employees. 86 00:04:56,050 --> 00:04:59,050 I would think that he would be responsible for them. Uh, 87 00:04:59,050 --> 00:05:03,170 not to mention just as, uh, as a firearm user, 88 00:05:03,860 --> 00:05:08,570 um, you know, I, I would think you would want to check that firearm, um, 89 00:05:08,570 --> 00:05:10,570 for what was loaded, uh, 90 00:05:10,620 --> 00:05:15,050 be regardless of what the professional handlers had told you. Now, 91 00:05:15,050 --> 00:05:17,930 we do want to get your feedback today here on the program. 92 00:05:18,020 --> 00:05:21,090 So we're hoping you'll call in Wmb S at 93 00:05:21,090 --> 00:05:25,210 (724) 438-4593. 94 00:05:25,210 --> 00:05:28,210 We're talking about Alec Baldwin and, uh, 95 00:05:28,210 --> 00:05:33,090 and what your thoughts are on should he have been charged in the fatal sh 96 00:05:33,330 --> 00:05:37,970 shooting that took place on that set of rust. Now on my, uh, Facebook page, 97 00:05:38,610 --> 00:05:42,530 facebook.com/matthew Dowling public, uh, 98 00:05:42,530 --> 00:05:46,810 we had 326 people, uh, that actually, 99 00:05:47,700 --> 00:05:52,490 uh, took part in a poll that I ran over the last couple days. And, uh, 100 00:05:52,490 --> 00:05:57,130 and we had you give a thumbs up if you felt that he should be charged and, 101 00:05:57,410 --> 00:06:01,600 uh, the care emoji if, uh, if you didn't think that he should. 102 00:06:02,060 --> 00:06:06,760 And, uh, the respondents online, again, that was wasn't a huge, 103 00:06:06,850 --> 00:06:10,280 uh, group of people, but 326 people, presumably, 104 00:06:10,590 --> 00:06:15,200 most of which are from the Fayette County area here, 88.9%, 105 00:06:16,130 --> 00:06:21,120 uh, felt that he should be charged and prosecuted for the crime. So, uh, 106 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:26,040 that is a extremely large number, uh, I believe for the sample size. There. 107 00:06:26,360 --> 00:06:28,680 Again, we're taking calls here today, 108 00:06:29,120 --> 00:06:34,120 7 2 4 4 3 8 4 5 9 3. 109 00:06:34,820 --> 00:06:37,120 And, uh, while we wait for your call, 110 00:06:37,150 --> 00:06:40,720 I think we're gonna go to our first commercial break of the day. 111 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:47,480 Hello, Uniontown Mayor, bill Gerkey here. 112 00:06:47,730 --> 00:06:51,560 There's nothing quite like the feeling of home. That's sense of belonging. 113 00:06:51,720 --> 00:06:55,720 Those fall Friday nights under the lights, those winter nights in the gym, 114 00:06:56,000 --> 00:07:00,280 watching our red Raiders, those refreshing spring afternoons at Bailey Park, 115 00:07:00,450 --> 00:07:03,280 rooting on our Red Raider, softball and baseball teams. 116 00:07:04,270 --> 00:07:08,120 I am grateful for those memories and hope our community's children and 117 00:07:08,120 --> 00:07:11,480 grandchildren can enjoy those memories too. 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Online. 176 00:11:11,860 --> 00:11:16,470 You're listening to commonalities where guests find common ground through 177 00:11:16,790 --> 00:11:17,950 uncommon Conversations. 178 00:11:20,580 --> 00:11:24,670 You're listening to commonalities. And today we're discussing the, uh, 179 00:11:24,670 --> 00:11:29,510 the charges that have been filed against Alec Baldwin in that fatal 180 00:11:29,870 --> 00:11:33,190 shooting that happened on the set of rust. And, uh, 181 00:11:33,190 --> 00:11:36,510 we want to have a open telephone line to, uh, 182 00:11:36,510 --> 00:11:38,590 to discuss that topic again, 183 00:11:38,590 --> 00:11:43,590 that number 7 2 4 4 3 8 4 5 93. 184 00:11:43,770 --> 00:11:46,590 And while we're waiting for your calls, uh, you know, 185 00:11:46,590 --> 00:11:51,110 bill and I can get this conversation started. Not to mention, uh, 186 00:11:51,220 --> 00:11:55,760 I have several hundred comments here on the Facebook page that, uh, 187 00:11:55,760 --> 00:11:57,960 I think we could discuss a little bit as well. 188 00:11:57,960 --> 00:12:02,480 Speaking of Facebook, we are live streaming this on our W Nmb s Facebook page. 189 00:12:02,660 --> 00:12:06,640 And if someone would like to make a comment or ask a question, uh, 190 00:12:06,640 --> 00:12:10,160 we will be able to take a look at that as well. So, uh, 191 00:12:10,160 --> 00:12:14,720 feel free to either call us at (724) 438-4593, 192 00:12:15,050 --> 00:12:20,040 or again live on our W MBS Facebook pages. Now, 193 00:12:20,040 --> 00:12:24,800 weeding out some of the more outrageous comments, cuz they always seem to come, 194 00:12:25,130 --> 00:12:27,480 uh, with Facebook comments. Uh, what, 195 00:12:27,480 --> 00:12:29,960 what seemed to be the general tenor of the comments? 196 00:12:29,960 --> 00:12:34,720 Well, you know, like I said, 88.9% of the people just by hitting, 197 00:12:34,770 --> 00:12:37,120 uh, one button to vote, um, 198 00:12:37,150 --> 00:12:39,840 said that he should be charged and he's responsible. 199 00:12:39,840 --> 00:12:44,520 So I was going through the comments and was actually looking for one that was 200 00:12:44,570 --> 00:12:49,120 in favor of Baldwin. So we kind of heard his side since, uh, 201 00:12:49,260 --> 00:12:54,000 the court of public opinion seemed to be heavily in favor of charging him. 202 00:12:54,330 --> 00:12:56,640 Uh, and this one was from, from Pat. 203 00:12:57,180 --> 00:13:01,840 Pat said he was an actor who wasn't expected to be an 204 00:13:01,840 --> 00:13:03,000 experienced gun owner. 205 00:13:03,580 --> 00:13:08,560 The props gun was handed to him by an expert that assured him 206 00:13:08,590 --> 00:13:09,960 that it was a cold gun. 207 00:13:09,960 --> 00:13:14,880 The person who handed him the gun was solely and ultimately responsible 208 00:13:15,300 --> 00:13:18,760 for the accident. And then they say in all capital letters, 209 00:13:18,830 --> 00:13:22,280 that's why they hire prop Masters. And Armors <laugh>, 210 00:13:22,780 --> 00:13:27,320 the actor has no expectation of determining the safety of any prop. 211 00:13:27,580 --> 00:13:31,720 The ability to determine poisons, rig explosives, 212 00:13:31,760 --> 00:13:35,240 stage car accidents, were train animals. 213 00:13:35,750 --> 00:13:38,040 This will be laughed out of court. 214 00:13:38,180 --> 00:13:43,120 And the DA prosecuting this case is politically biased beyond the 215 00:13:43,120 --> 00:13:45,760 realms of common sense. And, you know, 216 00:13:46,330 --> 00:13:49,680 my mind goes to that as well. I wonder, uh, you know, 217 00:13:50,650 --> 00:13:55,520 as I always remind people, uh, I took public votes. So there's, 218 00:13:55,520 --> 00:13:59,360 there's no question that I sit on the right side of the owl. Uh, 219 00:13:59,380 --> 00:14:04,280 and I was the chairman of the Second Amendment Caucus here in Pennsylvania, um, 220 00:14:04,420 --> 00:14:08,000 for a while. Um, so that being said, you know, 221 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:12,680 I'm in favor of responsible gun ownership and think that people 222 00:14:12,680 --> 00:14:15,920 absolutely have that right. Um, you know, 223 00:14:15,920 --> 00:14:20,200 but I wonder how many people that would generally say, you know, 224 00:14:20,200 --> 00:14:24,520 this was a, a preventable accident, but an accent all the same. And, 225 00:14:24,740 --> 00:14:26,720 and they're in favor of gun ownership. 226 00:14:26,720 --> 00:14:31,600 How many of them are holding past liberal opinions of, 227 00:14:31,810 --> 00:14:36,680 uh, Mr. Baldwin in their mindset when they're determining, uh, 228 00:14:36,680 --> 00:14:41,240 if he should be prosecuted or not? Uh, I don't know if you have any thoughts on, 229 00:14:41,240 --> 00:14:41,880 on that bill. 230 00:14:41,880 --> 00:14:45,720 Well, we had, uh, for instance, joy Behar on the View, who, 231 00:14:45,720 --> 00:14:49,760 who proclaimed that Alex Baldwin is a target of the, uh, 232 00:14:49,810 --> 00:14:52,760 of the right wing, uh, because of his, 233 00:14:53,460 --> 00:14:58,280 his imitation of Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live and other positions that 234 00:14:58,280 --> 00:15:02,680 he's taken. But that being said, he's the producer of the movie. 235 00:15:02,680 --> 00:15:05,800 As I say, many times, you sit in the big chair, 236 00:15:06,150 --> 00:15:10,360 you've gotta take responsibility for what happens under your watch. 237 00:15:10,740 --> 00:15:15,720 And so what is he criminally liable? That's for the court to decide, uh, 238 00:15:15,720 --> 00:15:19,800 sh should he def Is he definitely responsible? Yeah, 239 00:15:19,800 --> 00:15:22,440 when it boils down to it, I, I would think so. 240 00:15:22,990 --> 00:15:26,120 Absolutely. And again, if you have any interest in, uh, 241 00:15:26,120 --> 00:15:28,040 letting us know your thoughts, give us a call. 242 00:15:28,040 --> 00:15:31,560 7 2 4 4 3 8 4 5 9 3. 243 00:15:32,190 --> 00:15:36,760 Karens Gates, uh, Ms. Scvi on Facebook says, uh, 244 00:15:36,760 --> 00:15:38,640 exactly what you were pointing out, bill. 245 00:15:38,890 --> 00:15:43,560 It is my understanding that Baldwin owned the movie production and set, 246 00:15:43,560 --> 00:15:46,400 he hired the gun handler and the director, 247 00:15:46,580 --> 00:15:51,120 the production was also having financial issues the day before the shooting. 248 00:15:51,120 --> 00:15:55,960 They were having, uh, a good time with live rounds. Uh, I don't, 249 00:15:55,960 --> 00:15:59,680 I didn't see that. Um, I could substantiate that. Uh, 250 00:15:59,880 --> 00:16:01,760 although I've heard that rumor, uh, 251 00:16:01,760 --> 00:16:05,760 out in public comments in different places that they were firing live rounds on 252 00:16:05,760 --> 00:16:10,000 the set. What are live rounds even doing on a movie set? I think that would be, 253 00:16:10,050 --> 00:16:14,640 uh, a good question, uh, that Karen asks. And then, uh, 254 00:16:14,640 --> 00:16:18,040 Bob would not only pulled the trigger and killed this lady, 255 00:16:18,340 --> 00:16:23,320 but he's also responsible for his employees, the director and the handler. 256 00:16:23,330 --> 00:16:27,960 So yes, I think he should be charged, found guilty and served time. 257 00:16:28,300 --> 00:16:33,160 And, uh, Karen's comment got over 26 likes or thumbs up. 258 00:16:33,160 --> 00:16:36,560 So, uh, I think people touched in their, in general, uh, were, 259 00:16:36,670 --> 00:16:39,760 were reacting to, uh, to her thoughts there. 260 00:16:40,150 --> 00:16:44,640 I also heard somebody say that the ultimate irony is if the 261 00:16:44,780 --> 00:16:49,520 NRA had been on set, which they have done in the past, uh, teaching, 262 00:16:49,570 --> 00:16:52,320 uh, making sure that the guns are safely handled, 263 00:16:52,390 --> 00:16:56,400 this probably wouldn't have happened. Uh, but these people, 264 00:16:56,650 --> 00:17:00,920 they're supposed to know how to handle guns. Uh, you're, that's a good question. 265 00:17:01,070 --> 00:17:03,640 Unless they had armed guards on the set, 266 00:17:03,640 --> 00:17:05,760 there shouldn't be any live ammunition at all. 267 00:17:05,830 --> 00:17:07,080 Well, in, in, in, 268 00:17:07,080 --> 00:17:11,120 if you are shooting on set or nearby set, 269 00:17:11,120 --> 00:17:14,160 I would think it would be an arrange setting. Um, 270 00:17:14,160 --> 00:17:17,720 I would understand why if you were acting with a firearm, 271 00:17:17,780 --> 00:17:21,400 you would wanna know what the recoil so forth was on the gun. 272 00:17:21,620 --> 00:17:25,840 But I would think that you would just set up a range that is completely 273 00:17:26,200 --> 00:17:31,200 separate. Um, you know, and I wouldn't even do that on set. 274 00:17:31,200 --> 00:17:35,320 I would, uh, you know, employ the use of, uh, a shooting range, 275 00:17:35,320 --> 00:17:38,760 whether that be indoor or outdoor. I'm sure there's a facility Yeah, 276 00:17:38,780 --> 00:17:41,480 not far from there where it could have been done and, uh, 277 00:17:41,480 --> 00:17:44,680 and keep the live rounds completely off the set of the movie. 278 00:17:44,910 --> 00:17:48,240 Yeah, it's just not a good idea because things like, 279 00:17:48,240 --> 00:17:53,040 things like this can happen. Movie sets are very chaotic places. 280 00:17:53,370 --> 00:17:57,560 Uh, they, they have a lot of people running around trying to do a lot of jobs. 281 00:17:57,620 --> 00:18:00,920 But, uh, like the old saying goes, you have, 282 00:18:01,130 --> 00:18:04,400 if you're the gun handler, you have one job, 283 00:18:04,850 --> 00:18:09,230 and that is to make sure that the gun is handled safely. And again, 284 00:18:09,230 --> 00:18:13,110 Alex Baldwin is the producer he is in. He is, 285 00:18:13,210 --> 00:18:17,990 has the hiring over these people. He has, uh, the responsibility. 286 00:18:18,080 --> 00:18:21,550 So at some point in time, he is going to have to answer this. Now, 287 00:18:21,550 --> 00:18:25,710 I understand there has been a civil settlement in this case. 288 00:18:26,120 --> 00:18:29,990 So what we're talking about here is an actual criminal indictment. 289 00:18:30,580 --> 00:18:35,550 Yeah. And, and I think as far as, uh, you know, the civil claims go, um, 290 00:18:35,860 --> 00:18:38,750 that should have been settled and, and taken care of. And, 291 00:18:38,750 --> 00:18:42,470 and from my understanding, it has been. Um, but you know, 292 00:18:42,470 --> 00:18:46,190 now we are looking at, at the criminal side of this, and, uh, 293 00:18:46,450 --> 00:18:50,470 and we are again looking for your thoughts. If you want to call in, 294 00:18:50,470 --> 00:18:55,430 you're welcome. (724) 438-4593. 295 00:18:55,920 --> 00:19:00,510 Uh, like I said, this topic got a lot of attention on Facebook. Uh, 296 00:19:00,510 --> 00:19:03,910 perhaps people are just tied up at this hour, but, uh, 297 00:19:03,910 --> 00:19:06,990 but you are invited to call in. Uh, 298 00:19:06,990 --> 00:19:09,710 and before we go to our next commercial break, 299 00:19:09,710 --> 00:19:12,270 I'm just gonna promo for a moment, uh, 300 00:19:12,270 --> 00:19:16,230 what Thursday's show will be about Bill, uh, Thursday, 301 00:19:16,230 --> 00:19:20,510 we're gonna have someone who regularly sits, uh, here on this side of the desk. 302 00:19:20,510 --> 00:19:24,030 Kendall Siler will be my guest for the show. 303 00:19:24,370 --> 00:19:28,190 And we are going to be talking about, um, uh, 304 00:19:28,190 --> 00:19:33,150 what some people refer to as cancel culture and also 305 00:19:33,660 --> 00:19:37,830 woke corporate actions and how that's affecting, uh, 306 00:19:37,830 --> 00:19:40,990 the business place. So that should be a, uh, 307 00:19:40,990 --> 00:19:44,670 a fun topic that we play around with. And, uh, 308 00:19:44,670 --> 00:19:49,390 and we actually brought that up because if you just recently saw m and 309 00:19:49,470 --> 00:19:54,430 m's decided that they are no longer going to be using their, 310 00:19:54,600 --> 00:19:56,430 um, their, uh. 311 00:19:56,430 --> 00:19:56,990 Well, the cartoon. 312 00:19:56,990 --> 00:20:00,670 Characters. Yeah, the cartoon characters. I, I believe they call 'em, uh, 313 00:20:00,780 --> 00:20:05,590 spokes. Candies, yeah. Uh, they're not gonna use the spokes candies anymore, uh, 314 00:20:05,590 --> 00:20:10,350 because they've become divisive. My question is, how do you hire a human, uh, 315 00:20:10,640 --> 00:20:15,510 no matter human, how human that person is, let alone, uh, uh, 316 00:20:15,510 --> 00:20:20,390 the actress that they hired and expect them to not be divisive at all. Um, 317 00:20:20,390 --> 00:20:21,150 but, you know, I, 318 00:20:21,150 --> 00:20:24,590 those are some of the things we're gonna be discussing on Thursday's episode, 319 00:20:24,590 --> 00:20:28,590 and we will be taking calls as well. Then again, uh, 320 00:20:28,590 --> 00:20:29,990 on the Alec Baldwin topic, 321 00:20:29,990 --> 00:20:34,230 today's 7 2 4 4 3 8 4 5 9 3. 322 00:20:34,230 --> 00:20:39,150 You're listening to commonalities on W M E S five 90 am 1 0 1 0.1 323 00:20:39,240 --> 00:20:41,550 fm. We'll be back after these messages. 324 00:20:44,260 --> 00:20:48,960 You're listening to commonalities where guests find common ground through 325 00:20:49,320 --> 00:20:50,520 Uncommon Conversations. 326 00:20:51,040 --> 00:20:54,520 We'll be back after this brief break to recognize our sponsors. 327 00:20:57,410 --> 00:21:01,560 Is your business using analog strategies in a digital marketing world? 328 00:21:01,970 --> 00:21:02,640 If so, 329 00:21:02,640 --> 00:21:07,480 then contact Matthew or Rebecca Dowling at Coordinated 360 for a 330 00:21:07,480 --> 00:21:11,480 professional consultation where we bring in-depth knowledge and functional 331 00:21:11,480 --> 00:21:13,400 expertise with a holistic perspective. 332 00:21:14,280 --> 00:21:18,920 Coordinated 360 provides digital marketing, paid ad and media buying services, 333 00:21:18,980 --> 00:21:23,680 web design, social media management, video production, and more for businesses, 334 00:21:23,740 --> 00:21:28,440 organizations, and political campaigns with decades of experience. 335 00:21:28,440 --> 00:21:33,120 Matt and Becky at Coordinated 360 can help you craft your unique message 336 00:21:33,340 --> 00:21:38,320 and share it with the world. 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That's sense of belonging. 344 00:22:08,360 --> 00:22:12,440 Those fall Friday nights under the lights, those winter nights in the gym, 345 00:22:12,720 --> 00:22:16,840 watching our red Raiders, those refreshing spring afternoons at Bailey Park, 346 00:22:17,010 --> 00:22:19,840 rooting on our Red Raider, softball and baseball teams. 347 00:22:20,830 --> 00:22:24,520 I am grateful for those memories and hope our community's children and 348 00:22:24,520 --> 00:22:28,120 grandchildren can enjoy those memories too. But to do that, 349 00:22:28,120 --> 00:22:32,280 we have to plan for the future. During my first term in office, 350 00:22:32,280 --> 00:22:35,760 the city has got Bailey Park back to a place where we can be proud of. 351 00:22:36,480 --> 00:22:39,800 Begun our city's first comprehensive plan in over 20 years. 352 00:22:40,530 --> 00:22:43,520 Started work on the city's section of the Sheep Skin Trail, 353 00:22:44,150 --> 00:22:48,520 worked on eliminating blighted properties and are rebuilding the city's 354 00:22:48,520 --> 00:22:52,400 neighborhoods. We've updated the faulty equipment in the parking garages, 355 00:22:52,540 --> 00:22:56,160 and we're bringing a more competitive, reliable, faster, 356 00:22:56,160 --> 00:22:59,240 and less expensive internet service to our city residents. 357 00:23:00,250 --> 00:23:04,760 We have done a lot, but there's still more to do. So, I Bill Gerkey, 358 00:23:04,760 --> 00:23:09,760 I'm running for a second term. We're Uniontown proud, Uniontown strong, 359 00:23:10,100 --> 00:23:14,920 and together we can continue to rebuild Uniontown for the next generation. 360 00:23:16,990 --> 00:23:18,760 Paid for by Mayor Erky. 361 00:23:24,470 --> 00:23:26,360 When it comes to buying a home, 362 00:23:26,670 --> 00:23:30,040 what you see isn't exactly what you get. 363 00:23:30,430 --> 00:23:34,800 That's why home buyers should call Dave Dowling At Grandview 364 00:23:34,800 --> 00:23:39,720 Inspections at 7 2 4 2 0 8 4 1 0 8. 365 00:23:40,110 --> 00:23:44,960 You'll see colorful flowers, freshly painted walls, granite countertops, 366 00:23:45,350 --> 00:23:47,880 gleaming hardwood floors, and other touches. 367 00:23:48,230 --> 00:23:52,120 What you can't see is the cracks, ancient plumbing, 368 00:23:52,440 --> 00:23:53,680 dangerous wiring, 369 00:23:54,010 --> 00:23:58,840 or broken appliances that might be revealed when you hire a 370 00:23:58,840 --> 00:24:02,400 home inspector. 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And I also have a blog there. 419 00:27:15,570 --> 00:27:18,160 Uh, and I started writing last night and, 420 00:27:18,160 --> 00:27:21,280 and have to finish up today a blog post, uh, 421 00:27:21,280 --> 00:27:24,560 that I'm writing about Thursday's show. Again, 422 00:27:24,560 --> 00:27:29,360 we are promoing that today, uh, Kendall's sister's gonna be on with me. 423 00:27:29,520 --> 00:27:33,440 We're going to be taking some calls, uh, if we have time, uh, 424 00:27:33,440 --> 00:27:37,880 here in the w Nmb s studios. And, uh, it's at the same time, uh, 425 00:27:37,880 --> 00:27:42,520 after the news at 11:00 AM And, uh, and what we're, 426 00:27:42,840 --> 00:27:46,600 we're kind of basing the goal of Thursday's Show, uh, or the, 427 00:27:46,600 --> 00:27:49,560 the theme of Thursday's show on is, uh, is the question, 428 00:27:49,780 --> 00:27:52,520 are American corporations too woke? 429 00:27:52,970 --> 00:27:56,080 Or are they being held hostage by consumers, 430 00:27:56,310 --> 00:28:00,000 either by choice or by force? Um, 431 00:28:00,320 --> 00:28:04,360 corporate wokeness is, uh, is beca, 432 00:28:05,010 --> 00:28:07,880 uh, becoming larger and larger here in the United States, 433 00:28:07,880 --> 00:28:12,560 and this mindset only continues to grow as the largest comp 434 00:28:12,560 --> 00:28:17,480 corporations are now weighing in on almost every policy issue 435 00:28:17,480 --> 00:28:19,840 that's out there. Um, you know, the, 436 00:28:19,840 --> 00:28:24,640 the problem with this is that some people say that it's increasingly landing 437 00:28:24,890 --> 00:28:27,080 in the left side, um, 438 00:28:27,260 --> 00:28:31,840 and then there's kind of counter woke protests of companies. 439 00:28:32,170 --> 00:28:36,240 Uh, one thing I know for sure is, you know, if we're living in a world where, 440 00:28:36,690 --> 00:28:40,000 uh, we're subject to cancel culture, um, 441 00:28:40,000 --> 00:28:44,960 that can cancel things like can coated cartoon spokes, candies, uh, 442 00:28:44,960 --> 00:28:49,440 then I, you know, I think we're getting into a problematic area. So again, 443 00:28:49,440 --> 00:28:53,520 that's gonna be Thursday. Uh, bill, I, you'll probably weigh in on Thursday, 444 00:28:53,520 --> 00:28:55,600 but any thoughts on that topic from you. 445 00:28:55,600 --> 00:28:59,640 Today? But, you know, we, we just had the example too, of the, uh, 446 00:28:59,640 --> 00:29:01,840 Philadelphia flyer, uh, 447 00:29:01,840 --> 00:29:06,640 who re did did not wear the pride 448 00:29:06,640 --> 00:29:08,560 jersey for the morning skate, 449 00:29:08,640 --> 00:29:13,280 which was something the entire league is sponsoring. And, uh, 450 00:29:13,490 --> 00:29:18,000 he, he didn't make a big deal out of it, he just didn't skate that day, 451 00:29:18,720 --> 00:29:21,560 <laugh>. Uh, but eventually it came out that he had decided not, 452 00:29:21,580 --> 00:29:26,200 and it goes against his Russian Orthodox and it goes against his religious 453 00:29:26,200 --> 00:29:31,040 beliefs. But you had a lot of the canceled culture there, you know, 454 00:29:31,040 --> 00:29:35,440 people calling from him to be cut from the team and to, you know, 455 00:29:35,630 --> 00:29:37,520 just lose his job, basically. 456 00:29:37,520 --> 00:29:38,160 Yeah. And I, 457 00:29:38,160 --> 00:29:42,200 one of the things I want to get to on Thursday during that episode is that, 458 00:29:42,200 --> 00:29:46,360 you know, cancer culture, or excuse me, cancel culture. 459 00:29:46,360 --> 00:29:47,520 Yeah. When they came up with it, 460 00:29:47,520 --> 00:29:49,880 they didn't realize we'd have to say it out loud. Yeah. 461 00:29:50,120 --> 00:29:54,880 <Laugh>. So, cancel culture, uh, you know, it, it, it cancels both directions. 462 00:29:55,210 --> 00:30:00,040 Um, you know, and, and I think that is, uh, something that we have to remember. 463 00:30:00,530 --> 00:30:04,840 Um, again, today's program we've been talking about Alec Baldwin again, 464 00:30:04,840 --> 00:30:07,600 we're gonna give that number one more time and go to, uh, 465 00:30:07,600 --> 00:30:10,000 what I believe is our last break for today's program. 466 00:30:10,000 --> 00:30:14,640 7 2 4 4 3 8 4 5 9 3. 467 00:30:15,250 --> 00:30:15,600 Uh, 468 00:30:15,600 --> 00:30:20,560 final thoughts about Alec Baldwin here in our last few minutes of the show. 469 00:30:20,560 --> 00:30:25,120 You can call in and, and share those with us after these messages. 470 00:30:27,790 --> 00:30:32,440 You're listening to commonalities where guests find common ground through 471 00:30:32,760 --> 00:30:33,960 uncommon Conversations. 472 00:30:34,480 --> 00:30:37,800 We'll be back after this brief break to recognize our sponsors. 473 00:30:40,770 --> 00:30:45,080 Is your business using analog strategies in a digital marketing world? 474 00:30:45,530 --> 00:30:46,160 If so, 475 00:30:46,160 --> 00:30:50,920 then contact Matthew or Rebecca Dowling at Coordinated 360 for a 476 00:30:50,920 --> 00:30:54,880 professional consultation where we bring in-depth knowledge and functional 477 00:30:54,880 --> 00:30:56,800 expertise with a holistic perspective. 478 00:30:57,600 --> 00:31:02,400 Coordinated 360 provides digital marketing, paid ad and media buying services, 479 00:31:02,460 --> 00:31:07,360 web design, social media management, video production, and more for businesses, 480 00:31:07,380 --> 00:31:11,880 organizations, and political campaigns with decades of experience. 481 00:31:11,880 --> 00:31:16,520 Matt and Becky at Coordinated 360 can help you craft your unique message 482 00:31:16,740 --> 00:31:18,080 and share it with the world. 483 00:31:18,220 --> 00:31:21,800 For a no risk media evaluation and recommendations, 484 00:31:22,070 --> 00:31:26,080 call 7 2 4 3 2 0 22 12, 485 00:31:26,370 --> 00:31:28,360 or visit us online at 486 00:31:29,020 --> 00:31:33,880 www.coordinatedthreesixty.com. Find us also on Facebook, 487 00:31:33,880 --> 00:31:35,240 Instagram, and Twitter, 488 00:31:35,570 --> 00:31:38,960 or email info coordinated three sixty.com. 489 00:31:44,640 --> 00:31:47,520 Hello, Uniontown Mayor, bill Gerkey. Here. 490 00:31:47,770 --> 00:31:51,680 There's nothing quite like the feeling of home, that sense of belonging, 491 00:31:51,840 --> 00:31:55,920 those fall Friday nights under the lights, those winter nights in the gym, 492 00:31:56,160 --> 00:32:00,160 watching our red Raiders, those refreshing spring afternoons at Bailey Park, 493 00:32:00,330 --> 00:32:03,360 rooting on our Red Raider softball and baseball teams. 494 00:32:04,310 --> 00:32:08,160 I am grateful for those memories and hope our community's children and 495 00:32:08,160 --> 00:32:11,560 grandchildren can enjoy those memories too. But to do that, 496 00:32:11,560 --> 00:32:15,680 we have to plan for the future. During my first term in office, 497 00:32:15,680 --> 00:32:19,080 the city has got Bailey Park back to a place where we can be proud of. 498 00:32:19,800 --> 00:32:23,280 Begun our city's first comprehensive plan in over 20 years. 499 00:32:24,050 --> 00:32:27,040 Started work on the city's section of the Sheep Skin Trail, 500 00:32:27,750 --> 00:32:31,920 worked on eliminating blighted properties and are rebuilding the city's 501 00:32:31,920 --> 00:32:35,840 neighborhoods. We've updated the faulty equipment in the parking garages, 502 00:32:35,980 --> 00:32:39,600 and we're bringing a more competitive, reliable, faster, 503 00:32:39,600 --> 00:32:42,720 and less expensive internet service to our city residents. 504 00:32:43,730 --> 00:32:48,320 We have done a lot, but there's still more to do. So I Bill Gerkey, 505 00:32:48,320 --> 00:32:53,160 I'm running for a second term. We're Uniontown proud, we're Uniontown strong, 506 00:32:53,500 --> 00:32:58,400 and together we can continue to rebuild Uniontown for the next generation. 507 00:33:00,470 --> 00:33:02,240 Paid for by Mayor Que. 508 00:33:10,270 --> 00:33:14,760 You're listening to commonalities where guests find common ground through 509 00:33:15,080 --> 00:33:16,240 uncommon conversations. 510 00:33:18,980 --> 00:33:23,600 You are listening to commonalities. And our topic today, uh, has been, 511 00:33:24,010 --> 00:33:27,200 uh, regarding the Alec Baldwin situation, 512 00:33:27,200 --> 00:33:32,040 that fatal shooting that happened on the set of the movie Rust. Um, 513 00:33:32,040 --> 00:33:34,120 like I said, bill and I have weighed in. 514 00:33:34,570 --> 00:33:37,360 If you have any final thoughts on that topic, uh, 515 00:33:37,360 --> 00:33:41,960 I know you guys have been extremely interactive through, uh, social media, 516 00:33:42,330 --> 00:33:46,600 leaving us your thoughts and, and voting in the polls that have been put up. Uh, 517 00:33:46,600 --> 00:33:48,920 but if you want to give us final thoughts on the radio, 518 00:33:49,400 --> 00:33:51,080 which will also be on the podcast, 519 00:33:51,280 --> 00:33:55,880 7 2 4 4 3 8 4 5 9 3. 520 00:33:56,040 --> 00:34:00,800 Again, we're talking about Alec Baldwin and, uh, you know, over the break, 521 00:34:01,050 --> 00:34:04,640 uh, for those of you that are watching the livestream, uh, 522 00:34:04,640 --> 00:34:09,000 we were talking about Insulated thermos. And, uh, I just, 523 00:34:09,270 --> 00:34:12,600 I just got a, a new one. I think my wife picked this up at, uh, 524 00:34:12,650 --> 00:34:17,240 TJ Max or someplace for under 10 bucks. Uh, but or. 525 00:34:17,240 --> 00:34:18,280 Every dime. Yeah. 526 00:34:18,660 --> 00:34:23,280 But Bill, bill has a, has a nice name brand one. Uh, but, uh, 527 00:34:23,830 --> 00:34:25,880 I, you know, I just have to comment on this. I'm, 528 00:34:25,880 --> 00:34:30,320 I'm drinking water from mine and it's ice water, uh, and, uh, 529 00:34:30,320 --> 00:34:33,920 and I have a nice filtration, uh, system in my refrigerator, 530 00:34:33,920 --> 00:34:36,120 so I can just refill that. Um, 531 00:34:36,140 --> 00:34:40,240 but story of the day that kind of amazes me, uh, 532 00:34:40,240 --> 00:34:44,120 because I'm a Disney fanatic, most people may not know that, uh, 533 00:34:44,120 --> 00:34:47,840 was the fact that Splash Mountain closed down. Yeah. And, uh, 534 00:34:47,840 --> 00:34:50,240 people were kind of, from what I understand, 535 00:34:50,240 --> 00:34:52,280 looting and trying to take whatever they could. 536 00:34:52,300 --> 00:34:57,160 And now they are selling Splash Mountain Water on the internet 537 00:34:57,540 --> 00:35:01,880 for, uh, upwards of, of hundreds of dollars, uh, 538 00:35:01,880 --> 00:35:04,640 for little bottles of commemorative water. 539 00:35:04,730 --> 00:35:06,120 So what did they take? Like a bottle. 540 00:35:06,120 --> 00:35:10,120 Of I don't water, you empty your cup and Yeah, dip it in as, 541 00:35:10,120 --> 00:35:13,760 as you going through, I would think cast members would, would probably stop you. 542 00:35:14,250 --> 00:35:15,760 Uh, but, uh, well. 543 00:35:15,760 --> 00:35:19,440 How do they know it's got Splash Mountain Water? Then again, how do we know? Uh. 544 00:35:19,440 --> 00:35:23,240 I don't know. But you know, there are televangelist that have made, uh, 545 00:35:23,240 --> 00:35:26,720 millions Oh, yeah, oh yeah. From selling water over, uh, 546 00:35:26,720 --> 00:35:31,040 the television stations, uh, that are supposed to cure all kind of ailments. 547 00:35:31,040 --> 00:35:32,440 And, and I think it came. 548 00:35:32,440 --> 00:35:35,760 Through. I got the water and I got a check for $32,000. 549 00:35:35,860 --> 00:35:40,120 You know, and, and I'm sure that's been City Tap water out of the city of, uh, 550 00:35:40,180 --> 00:35:44,480 New York or something, uh, and, and their, uh, their sites. 551 00:35:44,530 --> 00:35:49,000 So again, if you have any final thoughts, we, we do have, uh, maybe about, 552 00:35:49,490 --> 00:35:52,360 uh, six or eight minutes left in the program here today. 553 00:35:52,360 --> 00:35:57,360 7 2 4 4 3 8 4 5 9 3. 554 00:35:57,920 --> 00:36:01,520 Bill, I don't want to beat it with a dead horse. Uh, but, you know, 555 00:36:01,820 --> 00:36:06,400 any final thoughts you have on, uh, on the Baldwin this situation? I. 556 00:36:06,430 --> 00:36:09,120 I was, and again, is this something people should pay for? 557 00:36:09,420 --> 00:36:13,950 You know what it's like, let's say you own a lawnmower, 558 00:36:14,650 --> 00:36:19,340 lawnmowers are dangerous if they're mishandled, 559 00:36:20,220 --> 00:36:24,800 but we get so comfortable using our lawnmower 560 00:36:25,630 --> 00:36:29,480 that do we get, we get careless and you know, we, 561 00:36:29,480 --> 00:36:33,760 maybe we don't watch how our, how close our feet get to it, and, you know, 562 00:36:34,090 --> 00:36:35,360 is that what happened here? 563 00:36:35,360 --> 00:36:39,640 Is it they get so comfortable because these are dangerous 564 00:36:40,000 --> 00:36:42,360 items? Uh, you know, uh, 565 00:36:42,470 --> 00:36:46,440 blanks are explosives and these are, you know, 566 00:36:46,440 --> 00:36:50,640 these guns do fire. Uh, they may be plugged, they, 567 00:36:50,660 --> 00:36:55,240 but I talked about this on, uh, with Kendall the other day. Um, 568 00:36:55,680 --> 00:37:00,200 there was a case of a actor, gosh, 30 years ago now, 569 00:37:00,200 --> 00:37:04,240 named John Eric Hexham, who was playing around the prop, a prop gun, 570 00:37:04,820 --> 00:37:07,560 and stuck it to his, um, 571 00:37:07,850 --> 00:37:12,000 to his temple and pulled the trigger thinking that it, 572 00:37:12,330 --> 00:37:15,280 it said, well, this has blanks in it. It can't hurt it, 573 00:37:15,280 --> 00:37:18,360 it killed him because the concussion from the blank, 574 00:37:18,600 --> 00:37:22,200 from the explosion of the blank crushed in the side of his head. 575 00:37:22,540 --> 00:37:26,680 And so these are inherently dangerous. And so, again, 576 00:37:27,830 --> 00:37:31,720 what is the penalty for carelessness? Is it involuntary manslaughter? 577 00:37:32,560 --> 00:37:33,580 You know, I, I, 578 00:37:33,580 --> 00:37:37,420 and I don't know what charges have been preferred against him yet. Uh, 579 00:37:37,420 --> 00:37:40,860 so I, I think there are, the, 580 00:37:40,860 --> 00:37:43,780 the DA I think has announced there will be criminal charges, 581 00:37:43,780 --> 00:37:48,500 but hasn't technically filed them yet. Or, uh, I, I haven't really followed the. 582 00:37:48,500 --> 00:37:52,820 Story. Yeah. I, I've been unable to read through, uh, the exact charges as, 583 00:37:52,870 --> 00:37:54,700 as of this time, uh, on Facebook. 584 00:37:54,700 --> 00:37:58,220 That was something that a lot of people were giving us feedback that, uh, 585 00:37:58,220 --> 00:38:02,140 they thought invol involuntary manslaughter, um, 586 00:38:02,140 --> 00:38:06,700 would probably be correct. Uh, and, and then, you know, Facebook, 587 00:38:06,700 --> 00:38:09,260 the nature as it will be. Yeah. Um, 588 00:38:09,260 --> 00:38:13,540 I got some real conspiracy theories out there, <laugh>, that, uh, you know, 589 00:38:13,970 --> 00:38:18,580 were trying to tie, uh, the, the female director, 590 00:38:18,710 --> 00:38:23,580 uh, that was killed to a documentary about Epstein. And, uh, 591 00:38:23,580 --> 00:38:25,460 and that's the reason why it all happened. 592 00:38:25,520 --> 00:38:28,820 And Baldwin is the linchpin in a major, uh, 593 00:38:28,820 --> 00:38:30,900 conspiracy that, uh, 594 00:38:30,900 --> 00:38:35,020 that was trying to silence her before she revealed the truth about 595 00:38:35,840 --> 00:38:36,680 Epstein. So I. 596 00:38:36,680 --> 00:38:39,960 Hope, I, I hope they have a very good time on the grassy knoll. 597 00:38:39,960 --> 00:38:41,400 That's all I can say. <laugh>. 598 00:38:41,790 --> 00:38:43,600 Yeah. A a absolutely. 599 00:38:43,670 --> 00:38:46,760 Yeah. So, yeah, I mean, uh, it was a horrible accident. 600 00:38:46,760 --> 00:38:50,920 I do believe it was an accident, obviously. I, I, you know, I cannot imagine, 601 00:38:50,980 --> 00:38:51,560 and I, 602 00:38:51,560 --> 00:38:56,370 I would hope that he is feeling remorseful for, 603 00:38:56,370 --> 00:39:01,290 that's another problem is that his demeanor after this thing has been 604 00:39:01,290 --> 00:39:03,450 so arrogant. And so. 605 00:39:04,360 --> 00:39:09,210 Yeah, it was actually an uncomfortable full interview to watch. You know, I, 606 00:39:09,210 --> 00:39:12,770 I know we, uh, used an audio clip from, uh, 607 00:39:12,770 --> 00:39:15,010 that a b ABC interview. Uh, 608 00:39:15,010 --> 00:39:19,490 you can find that on YouTube in two different parts. They're about, uh, 609 00:39:19,490 --> 00:39:22,130 seven minutes or so each. Um, 610 00:39:22,350 --> 00:39:26,450 but you can watch that full interview. And, and from a legal perspective, 611 00:39:26,680 --> 00:39:30,410 I wonder if that interview was even right for him to have done at that. 612 00:39:30,540 --> 00:39:31,810 There's period time that's. 613 00:39:31,810 --> 00:39:32,810 Problematic. Cause it was. 614 00:39:33,370 --> 00:39:36,610 Testimony, you know. Yeah. He's, he's entered something into the public record. 615 00:39:36,610 --> 00:39:38,930 We do have someone on the line, I believe. Yeah. 616 00:39:38,930 --> 00:39:42,410 Yes, we do. Hi, you're on commonalities. Who are we speaking with? 617 00:39:43,180 --> 00:39:44,070 This is Arthur. 618 00:39:44,540 --> 00:39:45,630 Arthur. Welcome. 619 00:39:46,620 --> 00:39:50,070 I have one question. Yeah. Why did he point the gun at her? 620 00:39:50,490 --> 00:39:54,110 Why not five feet to the left, five feet to the right. Yeah. 621 00:39:54,180 --> 00:39:55,190 Well, all. 622 00:39:55,390 --> 00:39:55,930 That over. 623 00:39:55,930 --> 00:39:59,670 Yep. All right. Thank you, Arthur. Thank you for the call. Yeah, I mean, that's, 624 00:39:59,910 --> 00:40:03,710 again, I think it's Carol since he probably was just, he didn't realize he was. 625 00:40:03,710 --> 00:40:06,470 In range. Well, and from the a b ABC interview, uh, 626 00:40:06,470 --> 00:40:11,310 Baldwin goes into that and said that he was aiming actually just to her 627 00:40:11,310 --> 00:40:13,070 left, uh, under her arm, 628 00:40:13,370 --> 00:40:16,670 and that she had instructed him because of the shot, 629 00:40:16,670 --> 00:40:21,270 she was standing right next to the camera. So he was aiming just off camera, 630 00:40:21,770 --> 00:40:26,510 and she had instructed on where to point. Um, now, you know, 631 00:40:26,620 --> 00:40:29,110 regardless of that, uh, I, 632 00:40:29,110 --> 00:40:32,230 I think as the person who has the firearm in hand, 633 00:40:32,410 --> 00:40:37,350 you do have some responsibility, uh, for, for safety. Again, 634 00:40:37,350 --> 00:40:40,510 any final thoughts on this issue? We thank Arthur for his cause. 635 00:40:40,510 --> 00:40:44,710 7 2 4 4 3 8 4 5 9 3. 636 00:40:45,310 --> 00:40:50,270 We're talking about Alec Baldwin and the charges that he is facing. 637 00:40:50,420 --> 00:40:54,550 Yeah, you do get comfortable as an actor, uh, because you are firing a people. 638 00:40:54,880 --> 00:40:59,870 Uh, what is it? The old saying, you can't make a Western without a gun fight? 639 00:41:00,680 --> 00:41:05,070 Uh, so, you know, maybe again, it was just, uh, 640 00:41:05,070 --> 00:41:09,110 some carelessness, uh, or too much comfort with this thing. Uh, 641 00:41:09,130 --> 00:41:13,190 one thing I guarantee is that they are gonna be ratcheting up the gun safety on 642 00:41:13,190 --> 00:41:17,150 the, and they would be behooved to get the NRA involved. 643 00:41:18,110 --> 00:41:21,990 You know, and, and as a responsible gun owner, you know, I, 644 00:41:22,180 --> 00:41:25,750 I would say that this was completely preventable. Uh, 645 00:41:25,750 --> 00:41:28,310 you know how the chips may fall. Now legally, 646 00:41:28,310 --> 00:41:32,350 they've already settled financially in the civil case. Um, 647 00:41:32,440 --> 00:41:37,400 there's question as to should he have made statements publicly should he 648 00:41:37,400 --> 00:41:41,760 not have? Um, but regardless of where any of that ends up, 649 00:41:42,290 --> 00:41:47,120 um, I think what we need to remember is that it is a completely, um, 650 00:41:47,340 --> 00:41:49,560 preventable tragedy that happened. 651 00:41:50,020 --> 00:41:53,320 And so we should be looking at ways, uh, 652 00:41:53,320 --> 00:41:56,680 to make those sets even safer. Um, you know, 653 00:41:56,860 --> 00:42:01,000 not just for the actors and directors and the big people there, but you know, 654 00:42:01,000 --> 00:42:04,120 there's craft service people and everyone else in the background that you have 655 00:42:04,120 --> 00:42:05,480 to watch. Um, 656 00:42:05,570 --> 00:42:09,240 so we're coming just to the conclusion of our program here today. 657 00:42:09,240 --> 00:42:13,520 I wanna remind everyone we'll have Kendall on, uh, with me, 658 00:42:13,520 --> 00:42:18,080 Kendall Siler. Um, on Thursday during the 11 o'clock hour, 659 00:42:18,080 --> 00:42:21,440 we're gonna be talking about the woke culture of some corporations. 660 00:42:21,620 --> 00:42:25,960 Are they there by choice, choice or by force? Um, 661 00:42:25,980 --> 00:42:28,640 and that will be our topic of discussion. 662 00:42:28,830 --> 00:42:33,680 I wanna thank you for tuning in today to commonalities on w Nmb s Radio five 663 00:42:33,680 --> 00:42:36,240 90 am 1 0 1 0.1 fm. 664 00:42:42,230 --> 00:42:44,240 This has been Commonalities, 665 00:42:44,550 --> 00:42:48,760 a show where guests find common ground through uncommon conversations. 666 00:42:48,800 --> 00:42:51,480 Copyright 2022 coordinated 360, 667 00:42:51,700 --> 00:42:55,400 all public rebroadcast should be done with prior written approval from Matthew 668 00:42:55,400 --> 00:43:00,320 Dowling. All requests should be sent to info@coordinatedthreesixty.com. 669 00:43:00,320 --> 00:43:02,760 Thank you for listening to commonalities.
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