Welcome to “The Horse’s Mouth” with Tom McManus, reside from Lynch’s Irish Pub. Sponsored by All Dry Companies of SE Jacksonville, The Horse’s Mouth is a singular speak present the place Tom’s visitors sidle as much as his bar to debate the intersection of sports activities, enterprise, and life. On right this moment’s present, Tom talks with Steve Strum, April Ethridge, Coach Mark Duffner and Todd Marshall
Speaker 1
From studio three, at Buzz TV. It’s The Horse’s Mouth with Tom McManus!
Speaker 2
All proper, time as soon as once more for the Horse’s Mouth right here at Lynch’s Irish Pub in Jacksonville Seaside. It’s at all times a good time right here. Introduced my good pals at All Dry Companies of Southeast Jacksonville. Todd Marshalls right here from All Dry, Coach Toughness right here. My man I at all times love him on the present, Steve Strom is right here for the Each day Information Community and April Averages right here.
Speaker 2
She’s a candidate for metropolis council. Guess proper. This complete present’s SUV centered round April. How are you doing, April?
Speaker 1
I’m doing nice. I’m prepared for it.
Speaker 2
Hey, y’all.
Speaker 1
Thanks a lot for becoming a member of me.
Speaker 2
All the time a pleasure, sir. Driver. Pleasure. Sure, sir. Sure, sir. Okay. You working for metropolis council? What obtained you concerned? How did you get began?
Speaker 1
So I’m a Jacksonville native. I boy raised right here, reside right here nearly all my life. Apart from after I was within the military. I went away, got here again, raised my household and simply the course of Jacksonville, how I used to be going. I obtained uninterested in complaining about it and determined I used to be going to do one thing about it.
Speaker 2
Thanks in your service. Firstly, suppose what? What’s your stance like? What do you wish to see? What can be your plight in case you would to alter or assist Jacksonville.
Speaker 1
So safer stronger smarter I feel that we have to be safer. Jacksonville. We really feel protected strolling to our vehicles. We have to really feel protected with our youngsters. The place they’re going. I feel we have to give, our JSO, our first responders, the sources and the coaching that they want to have the ability to be proactive and preventative. I feel that we have to deliver again group to Jacksonville.
Speaker 1
We’re such an amazing city and so unfold out and we have to hold that uniqueness. However we additionally must really feel like a household. After which we have to be smarter. We’d like to consider infrastructure. We’d like to consider development. We’d like to consider supporting our small companies.
Speaker 2
I really like the regulation and order of reality as a result of I don’t care what social gathering that must be, all people must be. We obtained to have regulation and order. I imply, simply easy widespread sense, regulation and order. You already know what I imply? After which our world can be significantly better place. So right here’s my problem with politics, if I’ll, because it’s an open discussion board right here on the present, is 2 political, is 2 social gathering pushed.
Speaker 2
I had lunch with the congressman years in the past, and he informed me a pal of his who was a Democrat signed a invoice, and he’s like, I knew he didn’t imagine him, however I informed him he’s like, I get fired if I don’t signal it. And also you’re like, that’s that. Like, is that politics? That shouldn’t be. It’s what it shouldn’t be.
Speaker 2
So why can’t we simply come collectively? No matter half, you realize, like, I don’t know, it appears exhausting. I feel like in case you signify a celebration, you must signify the social gathering the entire method. Even in case you don’t imagine in every thing, the social gathering represents, it’s exhausting. It’s actually exhausting. I feel if I’m method off. Simply saying I’m not.
Speaker 1
No, I don’t disagree. I feel that, insurance policies have gotten too political. I don’t consider myself as a politician. I’m a public servant. I’m known as to serve. And I feel that we have to put what’s finest for Jacksonville and the individuals of Jacksonville first. You already know, God, nation, household is what I feel our our values have to be for our metropolis.
Speaker 2
Yeah. Beginning with God. Yeah. We obtained to start out with God completely all over the place in my view. So that you have to be a JAG fan. You’re a local.
Speaker 1
I imply, come on.
Speaker 2
I’ve what? It’s your, your, affiliation. Florida, Florida State and anyplace round there. What had been you speaking?
Speaker 1
So I graduated with my grasp’s from Franklin College, so I don’t have that.
Speaker 2
So it’s a Tennessee.
Speaker 1
That’s Ohio. Ohio? Yeah.
Speaker 2
You may say. You would say Buckeyes. It’s fantastic. Go. However I’ll go I feel I’ll okay. Hold saying return to the dialog we obtained. We obtained half the staff on Ohio over right here. Now you’re darn proper you are able to do we do I used to be I grew up and I grew up in Cleveland space. So sure it’s an at all times Cincinnati, Ohio the place it’s oh hey Tommy is our our rule.
Speaker 2
We’re right here. I’m going so, hey, for what’s the method for you? You’re in it three months. What what occurs for a 12 months shifting ahead?
Speaker 1
Nice query. So I’m new to this. I’m studying form of as I’m going, I, I’ve the schooling expertise to do the job. Being a candidate is totally totally different. Animal. So I get signatures. I wish to qualify for the poll by petition. I solely want 8000. And so I’m doorknocking shaking palms. And that’s what I’m doing.
Speaker 1
Get on the market getting title recognition as a result of I by no means thought I might be right here. I’ve no political capital. I’m.
Speaker 2
That’s the perfect, I feel.
Speaker 1
Yeah, it’s, it’s. Yeah. I feel so.
Speaker 2
I feel that’s you’re not a you’re not a profession. Proper. It’s you wish to do one thing good in your.
Speaker 1
I needed to serve Jacksonville and solely Jacksonville Duval County. So yeah I’m not a profession politician.
Speaker 2
Pay attention we’re we love all people. As long as you’re not breaking the regulation and hurting your self. Hurting others. I do know the navy background goes that will help you. I obtained I obtained a bit of coaching on getting alongside. Yeah, a bit of coaching on the right way to struggle since you’re going to produce other individuals on that council that, you realize, could not see eye to eye.
Speaker 1
You already know, I.
Speaker 2
Suppose that’s the toughest half.
Speaker 1
Proper? Yeah. No. What. So I feel elevating children and working a enterprise in Jacksonville form of gave me the persistence and the perseverance, the form of perseverance.
Speaker 2
The town. Completely. Effectively, we want I may go actual fast is as robust as issues are. I’m extremely impressed that you just wish to get within the within the fray. If you wish to try to serve. I imply, thanks that God bless your coronary heart is not any, no, I’ll say a prayer for you. Okay?
Speaker 1
Yeah. Please do.
Speaker 2
Sure. Great.
Speaker 1
Thanks. I respect we.
Speaker 2
Want extra individuals such as you, that’s for.
Speaker 1
Positive. I feel it was. Unfold the phrase. Yeah, proper. Please.
Speaker 2
Effectively, thanks for spending time on this present to speak about it. Okay. How are you feeling concerning the Jags? That’s a extremely essential query. Are you. Effectively two and one. Why did you suppose we’re going to be two. And what.
Speaker 1
About you.
Speaker 2
Tom has at all times been to hitch us. Yeah it’s at all times been the Jags. So he’s been a it’s at all times been the Jags and San Francisco. Be simple. Simply roll proper over him. Effectively Bose is out. So we obtained to nonetheless be a troublesome one. However thanks get it finished. Yeah April thanks a lot for being right here.
Speaker 1
Yeah thanks for having me.
Speaker 2
Better of.
Speaker 1
Luck. Thanks a lot.
Speaker 2
Yeah I really feel such as you obtained a pleasant centered aura and also you’re simply there to assist individuals.
Speaker 1
I’m, thanks. And thanks.
Speaker 2
Thanks a lot for being right here. Thanks. All proper. That’ll do it for us this time round, man. Take a look at April’s, her profile, all people else’s profile. This dialog, I don’t know, tens of millions. If all that is we’ve been at this from, like, eight years, it’s the perfect. It’s the perfect present, and I really like doing it. Until subsequent time, keep protected and be cool on the market.
Speaker 2
We’ll see proper right here on the horse’s mouth. Chief.
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