H2 - Charlie James reports live from Representative Sherry Biggs' "Salute to Liberty" event in Anderson. He interviews Rep. Biggs about her conservative values and upcoming political speakers episode artwork

EPISODE · Aug 17, 2026 · 32 MIN

H2 - Charlie James reports live from Representative Sherry Biggs' "Salute to Liberty" event in Anderson. He interviews Rep. Biggs about her conservative values and upcoming political speakers

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During the second hour of The Charlie James Show on August 17, 2026, host Charlie James broadcasts live from the Anderson Civic Center for Representative Sherry Biggs' "Salute to Liberty" event. Charlie James conducts an in-person interview with Rep. Sherry Biggs, discussing the growing turnout of over 500 people compared to the previous year, the event's local community focus, and featured speakers including House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, Representative Ralph Norman, Representative Jim Jordan, and gubernatorial figures. Following the interview, James transitions into a critique of national politics, highlighting a recent CBS News poll indicating that 58% of Democrats hold a positive view of socialism. He argues against socialist economic models, describing them as government-dependent and restrictive compared to private-sector free enterprise. Finally, James provides procedural details for local voters regarding the upcoming South Carolina primary runoff elections, outlining dates and polling hours for both early voting and election day.

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Transcript Pledge of Allegiance / National Anthem / Intro Clip: "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." (Singing of America the Beautiful) "America is back!" Charlie James: "Yes sir! And we are back live from the Sherry Biggs Salute to Liberty right here at the Anderson Civic Center. And I kind of have to be a little quiet right now because they are having their security briefing. They just got through with the prayer. There's about 35 security detail right here—they're just, I don't know, 50-60 feet away from me. Yeah, about 35 people there. It's going to be a very secure place tonight. Congresswoman Sherry Biggs is now addressing them, thanking them for being here. The Salute to Liberty going on coming up... it's going to be an amazing night, it really is. We're going to be talking with Congresswoman Sherry Biggs coming up in just a minute. Also, a little bit later on the program, we're going to have Congressman Ralph Norman—he's going to be on with us. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise will be joining us in the 6:00 hour. And then coming up sometime today—we don't know when, we don't have any confirmation or anything like that—because he just did not know when he was going to be here, we got Representative Jim Jordan, who is going to be coming by and seeing us at some time during the program today. So, we'll keep you updated on all of that when it happens. By the way, did you see Nancy Mace's tattoos? Have you seen that? I mean, a lot of people have been talking about this today all over social media. Apparently, she was out there pushing the fact that she's got a new YouTube type of a show coming up, and she appeared on some show... sleeveless—and she had some tattoos. Now, a lot of people were going, 'Oh, why does a member of Congress have tattoos?' I don't care about that, I really could care less about those tattoos. What really surprised me about that whole thing was what she said about the reason that she got it, and that was because she needed the pain to make her feel. And I thought, wow. Just imagine—there's some stuff going on there, okay? Imagine you had a teenage daughter, and she came to you and said, 'Mom, Dad, I got to sit down and have a serious conversation with you. I need pain to be able to feel.' How would you handle that as a parent? I'm not saying this is self-harm in any way, but there's something going on there. There's definitely some signs of trauma going on there that she absolutely... and I hope she is getting that addressed, I really do. Because that's some serious stuff that we're talking about. So again, the tattoos don't bother me at all. Look at Pete Hegseth, the guy's got tattoos all over the place. But to have a member of Congress say that she needed the pain in order to feel, that to me was just a very interesting and disturbing comment from Nancy Mace. Hopefully, and I mean this from the bottom of my heart, hopefully she's talking to somebody about the pain that she's feeling, about the trauma that she says that she has gone through. Okay, here's what we're going to do: We're going to take a quick break. When we get back, we're going to be talking with the host of tonight's festivities, Representative Sherry Biggs. She'll be with us coming up next. It's The Charlie James Show, NewsTalk 98.9 WORD, the Voice of the Carolinas." (Commercial Break) Charlie James: "All right, welcome back to the program. We are broadcasting live from Representative Sherry Biggs' Salute to Liberty right here at the Anderson Civic Center, and we are being joined by our hostess herself, Representative Sherry Biggs. Thank you so much for joining us this afternoon, I know you're incredibly busy." Rep. Sherry Biggs: "It has been a hectic day, and we're so happy that you're here with us, Charlie." Charlie James: "Well, it's a pleasure to be here. Now, I just went in ...

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