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Rough Notes

0:00
Well, good morning, good afternoon, good evening. Is Thursday, March the 20th. And I had an opportunity to watch the movie Flynn with a group of people last night. Got done with it around, I don't know, maybe eight o'clock in the evening, about a few hours of sleep. Went to bed thinking about it, and woke up with an idea to discuss it. So everything you are going to hear is off the cuff. I've made a few notes. It's long formats, a little rough. But the thing is, I want you to think about it. There's a lot here. After I just got done finishing this, I think you'll enjoy it, and I encourage you to watch the movie Flynn. But I also want you to think about That's right. Think about putting together your own film festival. And I've given you some ideas to do exactly that, but I'll say right now, think about the movie. Oh, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. Think about the movie, Idiocracy. Think about war dogs. Think about the candidate, All the President's Men, the movie Flynn. Now there's a lot of them you could put together, and you'll see why I really do think that there's an opportunity to learn, grow and build, although I still will say nothing beats a good old fashioned book and reading. Okay with that. Let's get started. You are listening to the Paul Truesdell podcast sponsored by Truesdell wealth and the other Truesdell companies. Note, due to our extensive holdings and our clients always assume that we have a position in all companies discussed and that a conflict of interest exists. The information presented is provided for entertainment and informational purposes only. Truesdell wealth is a registered investment advisor.

1:51
Time for a pen, paper and coffee.

1:54
Last night, I had the opportunity to watch a movie with a group of people. The movie is called Flynn. Is the story of General Michael Thomas Flynn, who is a little bit younger than me. And there are several things I'm going to talk about after having an opportunity to sit back for a few moments and reflect, but more importantly, to sleep on it. And I woke up and said,

2:19
Yeah, let's talk about that. Let's do a long format podcast today. And in my opinion, we're at a reflection point in history of our nation where there are several things going on. I had one of those aha moments when I woke up I went to bed, which I almost always do this I think about something, something is bothering me. I'm trying to figure it out, connecting the dots. And I go to bed and I wake up more often than not, with those aha moments, and immediately begin writing down in my journal ideas and thoughts. This is where this is coming from, and that's the reason why I've called this the genies Flynn. I'm going to take a few moments to give you a really high overview of a few things I think are worth considering. And this is not by any means fully developed. This is quite literally a off the cuff shoot from the hip long format podcast, because, well, it's only been about eight hours since I saw the movie, but there are some movies that come to mind that I would like, well, I'd like to teach a college course, a university level course, using film to mold young minds and those that have aged but remain palatable pliable the new ideas and the ability to connect the dots and to truly think as to how the world actually works. So I'm reminded of the movie Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington as a classic American film from 1939 directed by Frank Capra. Amazing guy, starring James Stewart. He was a lot of fun to watch. The story follows Jefferson Smith. Remember the first name Jefferson Smith, a naive and idealistic leader of the boy rangers who is appointed to the United States Senate after the sudden death of a senator, the political machine led by the corrupt Jim Taylor and assisted by the senior senator from Smith state, Joseph Payne, I guess. Love these names. If you understand wordsmithing, pain, P, A, I N, E or pain, P, A, I n, as in the pain in the horses patootie Jefferson, as in Thomas Jefferson. I just love wordplay, so let me repeat this. The political machine is led by, let's see corporate Jim corrupt Jim Taylor and assisted by senior senator in Smith's case, like I said, Joseph Payne, they expect Smith to be controllable. He's just a puppet, and they'll be able to push through.

5:00
Bill with a hidden dam project, damn D, A M, as in water, damn project that would profit them enormously. Okay, you can see this playing out in Washington right now. Right now. Upon arriving in Washington, Smith is initially overwhelmed by the grandeur of the capital and the ideals it represents. I see a lot of people that happens too when they go to Tallahassee for their coun...