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Fmr. World Heavyweight Boxing Champion George Foreman on the need for politicians to make the painful decisions on spending cuts so the U.S. and its e...
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What is that expression no pain no gain George Foreman built a career.
So why is that so many politicians -- and in the case of all from us top lot.
Run away from and I mean it's not as if we all don't know that our entitlement programs whatever their merits can't keep going on the way they do so some.
Tough decisions -- orders.
Even not so -- politicians like Chris Christie see the wisdom of that and governor Christie is -- even a boxer.
Though I think the New Jersey governor could give them multiple heavyweight champ a run for his money in the right.
Within its society one of the greatest boxers of all time.
-- -- joins good to have you.
Good to be with you as always on -- know what we were talking -- about this idea of is being talked to be willing to take compliance -- deal with the blows the com.
Your way you built in Korea Iran and you know you kept their marbles or smarts and your well as a result.
Many in Washington are afraid to take that ponds and and and fear it so they avoid it what do you make that.
This kind of a -- -- use you put up.
Basket of bread -- let everyone you know on it and then in reality you have to take it away it hurts and first the you know there about talk about the separation of church and state.
We talk about -- but what you don't want the church to be separate from the state we want to just keep given compassion and compassion.
Maybe sometimes until -- isn't anymore.
We'll -- that we're facing a situation where we don't have a lot of money.
And and and we're we're we're continuing to look at programs that are costing a lot more money.
And so someone comes along with the idea here is a way.
Suits suits itself folks.
How you can deal with pain and and we're gonna try to make it across the board and fare but but invariably they're knocked out of the box doing that.
And then other people are afraid to take the pain so they don't -- sort of -- Then we get nothing -- Well you know.
Da -- the conservative audio that look.
Everybody is not going to be able to get water we have a drought some people have to get out of the land but the liberal -- say.
Just keep given and given it'll rain some -- later and that's the way to go we because some people hope.
That after those -- few days there's going to be a lot of money come in so they continue to get up and some say it's not gonna happen.
So you have to decide which all week.
Well I mean well it usually is -- -- -- yeah you can keep wanted to give money away and the better part of virtual I guess I know you're.
Minister in all your very deep -- -- -- -- that that that you want to keep doing you know good things -- -- but because a good amount of money -- to draw the line.
So instead of telling people now we keep saying yes there will find a way to pay for what we -- Yeah how best to liberal so that have to be some -- -- laid out keep much got a big Samoa hold.
But -- like that -- In America there's always the second chance if you just keep big and -- later we gonna get all and that's going to be more bread on the table.
But you have to cut back a little bit in case they isn't -- -- time.
Yeah but they don't but Georgia I know you're very kind -- decent men now -- you must look at the news now on them.
And -- these guys -- out.
I loved in new that's where -- I sit all the time watching in the -- Saltalamacchia.
All the politicians you look at -- positions and and you do wanna be the month.
Pet that's true you do and when you want to beat up by one another's.
There are a lot more but you know all about the boxers -- come from -- -- ground -- we used to be bad guys.
And then finally we -- we win made truancy and we correct that -- life.
Today we're gonna have to do a lot of -- of politicians do somebody's got -- the following on their face would moral issues.
We need one to get back up get back into it into politics.
And that would a clean record after you've fallen again -- they're gonna turn out of this politicians.
You know I don't care I exit I don't Republicans is that like crazy Georgian Democrats -- -- like crazy.
I resented what they've done in the past what I'm willing to say now all's forgiven if -- just stop it.
If you GS stop it I couldn't of said -- no -- -- say it as good as you just didn't just stop.
But they don't but they don't they don't so what do we do -- those who don't stop -- We need someone like you.
Dust off your pants and run for both political office but that's -- really happened what if I send you down the Washington Whitney George.
And say now you are going to set now now let's say night at -- -- set and George.
With either hand can take you out in the New York second do you mind.
Can but that.
Rebel from great guys you don't have to put all of them -- just output also -- -- Let them know how to really run this country.
I've watched you over the year without seeing you grow you consistent.
And that's what the politicians need to be some consistency and a leader.
All right so that's a no one beating among us.
Half half half half -- got out of that would than you did you did very well George -- you buy it.
Just if -- black box and you've got to redefine yourself every day.
The wind that you had yesterday it's no good tomorrow you gotta get up.
And get in shape for tomorrow and every opponents a different strategy different fight planted everywhere -- every year.
Every year's different you know what W promise and and the campaign land last year you may have to change all of that and don't be embarrassed to do it.
That's very well put don't -- advantages -- good -- words a lot of hug and I -- saying you know but date biggest need to apologize -- that change my mine America the home of I changed my mind.
Yeah and if they don't you can change -- -- -- remember that our -- experiment -- contract and not one of the private gee that's puncher in boxing history so I'm glad we're on remote right now.
George Foreman thank you very very much thank you think you.
