Episode 286: Modern America

After something of a soft start, this epsiode gets rolling on some of the more frequently discussed issues of the past week. That's something of a departure for us, but one that needs to be made from time to time. Even though it wasn't on the list we even got in some conversation about Syria and the NSA leaker.

There was a great turn-out both on TalkShoe and in Second Life. If you find yourself free on a Sunday evening, stop by and join us. We'd love to have you as a part of the conversation!

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Articles for Episode 286: Modern America

It's true that we're living in a different kind of America than the founders. Technology has taken the country places never imagined, yet that does not mean our current crop of professional politicians have no precedent for how to do the people's work. In this episode we're looking at how technology is challenging and changing the way America moves forward.

Articles for this episode:

• John Rich reaches out to soldiers in big way
• The GOP's digital opportunity
• Force of Twitter was with him! Famed Chewbacca actor gets light saber cane back from TSA after tweeting snap at airport security
• BREAKING: Secret Service Invades Home Of Obama Critic Over Twitter Followers
• Actress Loses Half Her Followers After Tweeting Gun Safety
• Senators skip classified briefing on NSA snooping to catch flights home
• DHS insider: It’s about to get very ugly
• Ron Paul: Fear Snowden Could Be Target of Drone Assassination
• CBS confirms Benghazi reporter's computer tampered with

Another busy news week! There are many other articles that deserve some attention and while we'd love to have the time to discuss all of them, we simply can't. Here are the other stories that came across our Twitter feed:

• HGTV’s American Flag Tablecloth Tip Suggests Using Old Glory To Catch Crumbs
• Burgers, bikinis and Obamacare, oh my!
• RICK PERRY WILL INFURIATE ATHEIST ACTIVISTS WITH THIS STINGING PROCLAMATION ABOUT ‘FREEDOM FROM RELIGION’

Articles for Episode 285: Addressing Growth

As time marches on, one thing that has to be considered by any organization is how it can expand membership for the future. Tonight we have a special guest, Mike Garcar, Field Director for the Ohio College Republican Federation. We'll be talking with him about the challenges that the GOP faces reaching out to the millennial generation.

We've also got our regular round of articles that we'll be discussing, hopefully with Mike joining us to add his perspective, so it's going to be a busy show!

Articles for this episode:

• Cuomo to Parents: Don’t Worry, Your Daughters Are Safe in Albany
• Sen. Mark Kirk pokes at Eric Holder: Did NSA spy on Congress?
• New Chinese hacker group targets governments and nuclear facilities
• Left Tries to Redefine IRS Scandal
• Top House Democrat: The IRS Case Is Solved – “If It Were Me I Would Wrap This Case Up and Move On” (Video)
• Mass. Senate Candidate Slams GOP
• Catholic Archbishop: Wake Up! Religious Liberty at Risk in USA
• DHS insider: It’s about to get very ugly
• Barack Obama Never Attended Columbia University Says “His” Graduating Class

A few other articles in the list, not as many as other episodes but still some stores worth stirring up.

• MIC IS ZAPPED ON GRADUATION SPEECH
• Indonesia says no to bikinis for 2013 Miss World pageant amid protests, opts for long sarongs
• President Obama defends surveillance

Video Comment 10: Leveling the Playing Field

This one was recorded a little over a week ago (springtime brings posting delays, as many know) but is definitely a relevant issue.

Whenever you hear the term "level playing field" come out of the mouths of politicians, ask yourself the two logical questions I posed back in video comment #8.  In this latest abuse of the sports reference, they're talking about the Internet Sales Tax.  Here are my thoughts on that:

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Episode 279: Are They Even Trying?

Another week, another late posting for an episode... I'm working not to make a habit of this, sorry again. This episode was a lot of fun, especially when it came to the jokes. I'm pretty sure we haven't had this irreverent of an episode in quite some time! Ken wasn't with us but Larry stepped in quite well.

We also had the chance to have a follow up conversation about home-schooling and some of the differences that were expressed between Larry and I. One of the great things about our show is the fact that we can disagree without being disagreeable and last week's episode left a something of a bitter taste that needed to be addressed.

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Articles for Episode 279: Are They Even Trying?

Sometimes you look at the stories in the news and ask yourself, "are they even trying?" In this episode we are going to look at some of the things that are being said as well as what the media purports is action by elected officials, candidates and others. What do you think, are they even trying? Articles for this episode:

• (Voice of Experience) Double amputee Marine visits amputee victims of the Boston Marathon
• (Health Care) Food menus that list exercise costs could lead to healthier choices
• (Education) Another Anti-Voucher Democrat, With Kids in the Best Private School
• (Hot Air) House votes to avert a worldwide helium shortage
• (Friendly Skies) Congress passes bill to end widespread airline delays
• (Election Fraud) Officials found guilty in Obama, Clinton ballot petition fraud
• (Budget) Obama's Budget Proposal Seeks to Cap Retirement Savings
• (Drug Control) Marijuana Repeal Considered In Colorado
• (Homeland Security) Canadian authorities: potential terrorist attack on passenger train thwarted

Not as much in the extras bin for this week, but some good ones in there regardless. Comment on them if you have something you want to share! Here are some of the other articles that were tweeted @ECConservative:

• (Purchasing Power) Army says no to more tanks, but Congress insists
• (Education) Leaving no school behind: Can bad ones be turned around?
• (Statements) NBC: White House Regrets Publicly Setting Syrian Red Line
• (Research Study) Gov’t Spending $152,500 to Study Voice Therapy for Transgenders
• (Gun Control) Remember hearing that 90% of Americans want gun control? Well, those claims were pig excrement.
• (Tea Party) Harry Reid: Tea Party made up of non-violent anarchists
• (Self Defense) Woman sailor thwarts Dubai rape attempt with leg stranglehold
• (Odd Event) Shots fired at TVA Watts Bar Nuclear Plant
• (Bloomberg) Bloomberg Says Interpretation of Constitution Will ‘Have to Change’ After Boston Bombing
• (Gay Control) Archbishop prays while topless gay activists shout curses and douse him with water
• (Gun Control) John McCain Says He Wants To Bring Gun Control Legislation Back
• (Benghazi) BREAKING: Rep. Trey Gowdy says more Benghazi hearings ‘coming quickly’, promises EXPLOSIVE evidence

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Episode 275: Direct Your Attention

Please ignore the man behind the curtain! Actually, with the theme of "look over there" firmly embedded, we managed to make it through most of the articles and ended up closing on a bit of a different note than originally expected.

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Articles for Episode 275: Direct Your Attention

While the majority of news and social media have their collective eyes glued to the same-sex marriage debate, other things have been going on. There seems to be a lot of misdirection happening and in this episode we're going to discuss some of the more disturbing articles that have come out. Articles for this episode:

• (Environment) Is Your Easter “Sustainable” And “Ethical”?
• (Liberals at their Finest) NYC launches app for sexually active teens
• (Privacy) FBI Pursuing Real-Time Gmail Spying Powers as “Top Priority” for 2013
• (Economy) “Unfit for Work: The Startling Rise of Disability in America”
• (Mainstream Media) Reporters reveal how the Obama administration threatens and controls the media
• (Looking the Other Way) 'Monsanto Protection Act' slips silently through US Congress
• (Proclamations) Presidential Proclamation -- Cesar Chavez Day
• (Abortion) Planned Parenthood Argues for Post-Birth Abortion

Here are some other articles from the week that deserve your attention. If you have comments on these, post them!

• (Religious Figures) PASTOR AT OBAMA’S EASTER CHURCH SERVICE: ‘CAPTAINS OF THE RELIGIOUS RIGHT’ WANT BLACKS ‘IN THE BACK OF THE BUS,’ WOMEN ‘BACK IN THE KITCHEN’
• (Congressional Docket) Bills and Resolutions
• (Abortion) THIS STATE COULD BE THE FIRST TO MANDATE INSURANCE COMPANIES PAY FOR ABORTIONS
• (Education) NY’S COMMON CORE-ALIGNED LESSONS USE SCIENTOLOGY VIDEOS TO TEACH STUDENTS THEY HAVE RIGHT TO FOOD, HOUSING, CLOTHING, MEDICINE, EVEN A JOB
• (Foreign Affairs) North Korea says enters "state of war" against South
• (Environment) Massive landslide threatens Washington state homes
• (Republican Woes) ARE THERE REALLY TWO REPUBLICAN PARTIES? AND IF SO, WHY?
• (Vacation Mania) Judicial Watch investigating Obama girls’ Bahamas spring break soiree
• (US Military) Defense Department: No Purple Hearts for Fort Hood victims because it could jeopardize Nidal Hasan’s chance at a fair trial

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Episode 269: It Drives Me Crazy

The premise for this episode started with a book about pollution that flowed with waste about fecal matter and other things. From there, the show's content hilighted some examples of the mental sludge that passes for policy and position.

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Articles for Episode 269: It Drives Me Crazy

Sometimes when I'm looking through articles and I see something that drives me absolutely crazy. In this episode we're going to look through things that drive all of us crazy, and for good reason! Join us for a conversation about guns, religion, spending and soda.

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Articles for this episode:

• (Activist Antics) UP IN ARMS
• (Activist Antics) PROMINENT ATHEIST ACTIVIST CALLS GOV’T OBSERVANCE OF CHRISTMAS UNCONSTITUTIONAL, PROPOSES ‘FAMILY DAY’ INSTEAD
• (Those Wacky Liberals) Obama seems intent to sidestep Congress
• (Internet Freedom) Obama lays framework for purge of online opponents
• (Internet Freedom) Invading Your Privacy, Tracking Your Internet Usage
• (Economy) "Investing" Is Not "Spending"
• (Nanny State) FDA URGED TO REGULATE PRODUCT THAT ACTS LIKE A ‘SLOW-ACTING BUT RUTHLESSLY EFFICIENT BIOWEAPON’ … SODA
• (Crazy Congress) Why Did McCain Rescue Hagel?
• (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang) WI DEMS PUSH TO BAN HUNTING, SELF-DEFENSE AMMUNITION

There are many other stories as well… not as many as last week, but they are still worth checking out!

• (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang) Would New Gun Laws Spark Widespread Civil Disobedience?
• (Crazy Congress) Pelosi: Republicans in Congress ‘do not believe in government’ [VIDEO]

Episode 263: Broken Standards

Well, true to the subject there were lots of "broken" things to discuss.  It was an enjoyable time but also rather eye-opening when it comes to the American standards that seem to be in serious need of repair.

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Articles for Episode 263: Broken Standards

We've made it to 2013 and it starts much the same way 2012 started: with a broken federal government. The only difference now is that things have gone just that much further down the path.

Here are the articles we're going to discuss tonight:

• Craigslist sperm donor forced to pay child support to lesbian couple - despite giving up parental rights to the baby BEFORE she was born
• Funeral picketers now face their own protest
• Inmates using newspaper's gun owner map to threaten guards, sheriff says
• Boehner starts second speaker term vowing end to one-on-one meetings with Obama
• Biden May Be the Most Influential Vice President Ever
• Shoving the battle down the road
• Obama Has Quietly Renewed The Warrantless Wiretap Law For Another 5 Years
• U.S. Gasoline at Pump Averaged Record High in 2012, AAA Says
• Let’s Give Up on the Constitution
• Health Insurers Raise Some Rates by Double Digits

Of course there was more to talk about. Here are the other articles we found during the week:

• N.H.L. and Players Union Reach Tentative Agreement to End Lockout
• Iran Warns Foreign Planes in Military Exercise

Episode 262: Lemmings or Thelma and Louise?

It's funny what happens when you plan out an episode like this one.  I wasn't sure what the call-in volume was going to be like and it turned out to be pretty big!  My co-worker Marshall joined us (he's the one that stated that, "know I know how Juan Willaims feels.") as well as just about the entire regular crew!  The show started off somber but when we started the political talk it turned into something else entirely!

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Articles for Episode 262: Lemmings or Thelma and Louise?

It's the end of 2012 and it looks like our pals inside the beltway are all auditioning for the role of Enigmatic Good/Bad Guy. It appears that the nation is going rumble past that dreaded deadline for sequestration. We're going to try and figure out if it's because the folks in DC are more like Thelma and Louise or lemmings.

 Here are the articles for the podcast:

• Two firefighters shot and killed after responding to fire in West Webster
• PIERS MORGAN: BOTH THE BIBLE AND U.S. CONSTITUTION ARE ‘INHERENTLY FLAWED’ AND NEED TO BE AMENDED
• Map: Where are the gun permits in your neighborhood?
• Merry Christmas: a (partial) list of Obamacare taxes, fees
• Conservative lawyer offers to defend NBC’s David Gregory on 2nd Amendment grounds
• Obama talks about 'worst day of my presidency,' goals for next term
• Obama Orders Pay Raise for Biden, Members of Congress, Federal Workers
• Congress in Sunday session as 'fiscal cliff' talks stall
• I Am A Democrat

And of course there's other stuff to read!

• Magnitsky case: Putin signs Russian ban on US adoptions
• Obama ups pressure on Republicans over 'fiscal cliff'
• Piers Morgan Threatens to Leave USA

Episode 261: Coal for Christmas

Something of an odd Christmas present, but the show's recorded and ready for download several hours early!  There was a scheduling conflict so Ken and I decided that rather than push the recording off we'd do the show at 2pm today.

We talked about the folks that should and should not get a lump of coal for Christmas this year.  I'll be posting a picture of my new voter registration card as well, following up on a promise made a few episodes back.

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Articles for Episode 261: Coal for Christmas

This episode is being recorded earlier in the day (2:00pm Eastern) due to a scheduling conflict this evening.

What can I say? There are some folks that just deserve coal in their stockings. We're going to be talking about them, and some that don't deserve it as well. We didn't want to talk about just the gun issue, but it is on the list today.

Here are the articles:

• 'Random act of kindness' surprises shopping mom
• Firefighters and police support "Stand the Wall" to protect Sandy Hook funerals from Westboro Baptist Church
• State Department to get independent Benghazi report
• FLASHBACK: SEC. OF STATE NOMINEE KERRY COMPARED GLOBAL WARMING TO 9/11
• POPE BENEDICT XVI CONDEMNS SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
• What the tea party cost the GOP
• OBAMA: READY TO DO 'TOUGH THINGS' FOR FISCAL DEAL
• Obama Threatens Boehner: I’ll Use Inaugural Address And State Of The Union Speech To Bash Republicans
• Time’s Embarrassing ‘Person of the Year’

And yup, there's more to discuss as well. Here are the stories that didn't make the list.

• Reid urges quick appointment of Inouye successor
• Obama Uses Funeral Service to Talk About Himself

Episode 259: Bowl of Nuts

We had an interesting time talking about some of the crazy things going on in the country, a good joke that gets ruined in translation to PG and actually made it through all of the articles this week!

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Articles for Episode 259: Bowl of Nuts

I'm not sure if it's the holiday season, the weather or the pending doom of the Mayan calander. Either we're going crazy or it's the new normal. Tonight we're going to talk about fascinating stuff, though sometimes not fascinating in a good way. Here are the articles we've got to dissect:

• Holy Spock! The Star Trek Medical Tricorder Is Real, And It’s Only $150
• US Congress bans word 'lunatic' in federal legislation
• Judge rejects bid to block Washington state "stoned driving" rules
• Obama: Election Shows Public Wants to Tax the Rich
• Dems to Obama: Punish Michigan over Labor Vote
• NYT: CONSERVATIVES MAY HAVE A POINT ABOUT WELFARE DEPENDENCY
• GIVE DEMOCRATS TAX HIKES, GOOD AND HARD

Of course there's a lot more going on out there. Here's some more reading

• Seminole High School locked down after student brings mercury-filled thermometer to class for chemistry project
• Feds confirm: Military drones are watching you

Articles for Episode 258: Failures At Home and Abroad

Back to our regular time, we've got a bit of a doozie planned. Heading into the end of the year we see the status quo acting exactly as expected. There are things that need to be dealt with both domestically and abroad and the handling of it leaves much to be desired.

Before we get into the articles, I have to ask a favor. Please go to Red State Talk Radio's 2012 Talk Show of the Year poll and vote for our show. We can't do this without your support. Here are the articles for this episode:

• ‘I knew I had to help,’ cop says of charity act gone viral
• For Secretary of State, G.O.P. Pushes Old Hand
• GOP Senators More Troubled After Rice Meeting
• No 'fiscal cliff' deal without higher rates, Geithner says
• Obama Slaps States That Don't Comply With Obamacare
• Chart of the Week: Obama’s Fiscal Cliff Plan Has $4 of Tax Hikes to $1 of Cuts
• Pelosi Backs Limiting Oversight of Debt Ceiling
• OBAMA'S HISTORIC ERROR: THE IRONY OF A NOBEL LAUREATE OPPOSING PALESTINIAN UN BID
• Factbox: Egypt's draft constitution
• Yes, Romney Was the Problem

You can bet there were other articles. Here they are:

• Boehner on ‘fiscal cliff’ talks: ‘There’s a stalemate’

Episode 255: Veterans Day Interview

This turned out to be part one of two interviews that we had originally planned.  Tim Heald is a former Army LRS Scout, discussed his experience with a politicized Department of Veteran's Affairs.  His blog can be found at Intolerable-Acts.org.  Specifically he is working to correct, "The VA’s abuse of the fiduciary program, and the violation of veterans’ 2nd Amendment Rights under the Constitution of the United States of America."


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