Conservative Writer Jesse Kelly Defends Controversial Piece Calling for U.S. to ‘Divorce’: ‘We Don’t Have Any Common Values’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT There is ░░░░░░░░ question right now we ░░░░░░░░ in a divided country ░░░░░░░░ past election made that ░░░░░░░░ and continued fights prove ░░░░░░░░ daily Whether that is ░░░░░░░░ good thing or bad ░░░░░░░░ whether it can be ░░░░░░░░ or not is up ░░░░░░░░ debate One perspective Iraq ░░░░░░░░ veteran Jesse Kelly has ░░░░░░░░ piece in the federalist ░░░░░░░░ he argues we are ░░░░░░░░ and should just embrace ░░░░░░░░ fact By literally dividing ░░░░░░░░ He says although maybe ░░░░░░░░ tongue in cheek that ░░░░░░░░ country should sort of ░░░░░░░░ cut in half He ░░░░░░░░ his self drawn divided ░░░░░░░░ of the federalist states ░░░░░░░░ America and the people ░░░░░░░░ republic of soy land ░░░░░░░░ peaceful solution and this ░░░░░░░░ may seem a bit ░░░░░░░░ now but you won ░░░░░░░░ think so soon On ░░░░░░░░ other side of the ░░░░░░░░ Sally Kohn has a ░░░░░░░░ book out called the ░░░░░░░░ of hate She believes ░░░░░░░░ can come together And ░░░░░░░░ writes too often people ░░░░░░░░ beat be down by ░░░░░░░░ but it is hate ░░░░░░░░ we should be beating ░░░░░░░░ prize is a sweeter ░░░░░░░░ for us all So ░░░░░░░░ is right What is ░░░░░░░░ answer I thought I ░░░░░░░░ bring my friends together ░░░░░░░░ have the conversation So ░░░░░░░░ lay out your case ░░░░░░░░ don t have common ░░░░░░░░ anymore And this is ░░░░░░░░ to be mean but ░░░░░░░░ just don t And ░░░░░░░░ m not under the ░░░░░░░░ that this will happen ░░░░░░░░ corruption in Washington haven ░░░░░░░░ he negotiated a good ░░░░░░░░ But if we got ░░░░░░░░ we would talk but ░░░░░░░░ come to an effort ░░░░░░░░ Sally you see things ░░░░░░░░ First of all I ░░░░░░░░ I m sure we ░░░░░░░░ find plenty to disagree ░░░░░░░░ But I actually think ░░░░░░░░ there is quite a ░░░░░░░░ we could agree on ░░░░░░░░ of all just even ░░░░░░░░ terms of policy there ░░░░░░░░ a vast majority of ░░░░░░░░ we tend to not ░░░░░░░░ about For instance on ░░░░░░░░ news And we argue ░░░░░░░░ the slim section of ░░░░░░░░ that we disagree the ░░░░░░░░ intensely about by design ░░░░░░░░ let s be clear ░░░░░░░░ do agree on principles ░░░░░░░░ think Among those being ░░░░░░░░ but also free speech ░░░░░░░░ assembly freedom of religion ░░░░░░░░ idea that we can ░░░░░░░░ give up to our ░░░░░░░░ given full Poe out ░░░░░░░░ many we are one ░░░░░░░░ I think we disagree ░░░░░░░░ how we carry those ░░░░░░░░ out but I sure ░░░░░░░░ heck hope that we ░░░░░░░░ agree on them Jesse ░░░░░░░░ ll let you respond ░░░░░░░░ then I have a ░░░░░░░░ Well that is the ░░░░░░░░ Freedom means different things ░░░░░░░░ different people FDR talked ░░░░░░░░ freedom meaning you have ░░░░░░░░ right to a job ░░░░░░░░ is not a freedom ░░░░░░░░ means freedom There is ░░░░░░░░ a safety net but ░░░░░░░░ can rise as high ░░░░░░░░ you want or fall ░░░░░░░░ low as you want ░░░░░░░░ think we re lying ░░░░░░░░ we think that we ░░░░░░░░ almost back together or ░░░░░░░░ come together Even national ░░░░░░░░ don t bring us ░░░░░░░░ 9 11 did but ░░░░░░░░ 17 kids get killed ░░░░░░░░ Florida and before the ░░░░░░░░ sheriff department can stop ░░░░░░░░ the left comes out ░░░░░░░░ guns I don t ░░░░░░░░ we re on the ░░░░░░░░ of cutting our country ░░░░░░░░ half but I think ░░░░░░░░ want to come together ░░░░░░░░ there an an tight ░░░░░░░░ bridge those divides I ░░░░░░░░ I try to do ░░░░░░░░ on some though but ░░░░░░░░ don t see it ░░░░░░░░ there What is your ░░░░░░░░ people are ready for ░░░░░░░░ message So I actually ░░░░░░░░ spent a lot of ░░░░░░░░ talking to folks on ░░░░░░░░ right and left who ░░░░░░░░ that we disagreements differences ░░░░░░░░ makes us great And ░░░░░░░░ to be clear Jesse ░░░░░░░░ attack the safety net ░░░░░░░░ the vart vast majority ░░░░░░░░ our differences and disagreements ░░░░░░░░ make us great as ░░░░░░░░ people and as a ░░░░░░░░ and express those differences ░░░░░░░░ disagreements without demeaning and ░░░░░░░░ each other I think ░░░░░░░░ s possible because I ░░░░░░░░ people do it I ░░░░░░░░ Jesse you would agree ░░░░░░░░ can have these debates ░░░░░░░░ that s why we ░░░░░░░░ you on don t ░░░░░░░░ think we are a ░░░░░░░░ nation when we are ░░░░░░░░ divided when we re ░░░░░░░░ for common causes Are ░░░░░░░░ ready to give up ░░░░░░░░ that idea so easily ░░░░░░░░ of course not As ░░░░░░░░ said in the article ░░░░░░░░ s nothing to celebrate ░░░░░░░░ divorce no one sees ░░░░░░░░ divorce and starts cheering ░░░░░░░░ is no common ground ░░░░░░░░ I said no I ░░░░░░░░ t want it to ░░░░░░░░ divisive I don t ░░░░░░░░ it to be ugly ░░░░░░░░ knee Sanders supporter to ░░░░░░░░ down Steve Scalise to ░░░░░░░░ to kill him As ░░░░░░░░ said in the article ░░░░░░░░ s no longer a ░░░░░░░░ in D C To ░░░░░░░░ Vietnam and smoke weed ░░░░░░░░ is now becoming violent ░░░░░░░░ angry It s not ░░░░░░░░ on the street corner ░░░░░░░░ now have senators that ░░░░░░░░ speaking these radical things ░░░░░░░░ mean a senator from ░░░░░░░░ goes on national TV ░░░░░░░░ jokes about killing the ░░░░░░░░ These are not these ░░░░░░░░ red flags These are ░░░░░░░░ things I m telling ░░░░░░░░ either we can agree ░░░░░░░░ disagree or I think ░░░░░░░░ s going to be ░░░░░░░░ problem Sally I ll ░░░░░░░░ you the last word ░░░░░░░░ m sorry you re ░░░░░░░░ of course ignoring the ░░░░░░░░ things coming on the ░░░░░░░░ especially from the very ░░░░░░░░ in terms of President ░░░░░░░░ and demonizing Mexicans and ░░░░░░░░ and immigrants and so ░░░░░░░░ people in this country ░░░░░░░░ one Number two I ░░░░░░░░ point out we did ░░░░░░░░ about this national divorce ░░░░░░░░ once before If we ░░░░░░░░ done that then we ░░░░░░░░ have had half a ░░░░░░░░ form a new nation ░░░░░░░░ they would have continued ░░░░░░░░ enslave black people in ░░░░░░░░ country for god knows ░░░░░░░░ long I am glad ░░░░░░░░ fought to keep our ░░░░░░░░ in this country Jesse ░░░░░░░░ I guess that makes ░░░░░░░░ Rafael Thanks for joining ░░░░░░░░