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Kevin Hern: “We have so far gotten away from [reporting the facts]. It's…”

Featuring: Kevin Hern, Republican | U.S. House Oklahoma, 1st Congressional District

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SUD Episode 26 with Representative Kevin Hern, now running for the U.S. Senate

Published | Video Starts at 21:10

I'm not saying that they didn't have a commentary at the beginning or the end that they, they, they were able to opine on the facts, but most of it was reporting the facts. And We have so far gotten away from [reporting the facts]. It's unbelievable. Well, I often joke that local journalism is the fastest working way to poverty outside of divorce. (21:10–21:14)

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