Video Comment 9: When is it Conspiracy?

So there are times when something sounds like a tinfoil-hat conspiracy, but what is that tipping point?  In this video I talk about the claim made by an attorney that police actions to confiscate his weapons weren't accidental, rather they were an attempt to see how far the NY SAFE Act could be pushed.


How much of this is real and how much is paranoia is something the general public may never know.  Here's a link to part of the story: http://www.wben.com/pages/16021389.php?contentType=4&contentId=12784239  I've tweeted other relevant articles as well.

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Video Episode 5: An Open Letter to Republicans

This is my "response to the election" post.  It's an open letter to conservatives and Republicans.  I am including this post as both a video and the actual letter.  Some of the wording is a bit different but it's worth watching and then reading.

For those that have listened to our Election Night coverage final episode on the podcast feed (you can get it by going to our TalkShoe page), you will no doubt hear how I initially reacted to the election results.  I, like so many other conservatives, thought that there was a good chance for Governor Romney to win the election.  I've taken a few days to digest the truth and fiction of the election results and want to share my thoughts and ideas on where we as conservatives need to go in order to move forward.  This is especially true for the Republican party.

Episode 251: Looks Pretty Bad

Well, as usual we didn't make it through all of the articles - actually, we didn't make it beyond the Kooks Among Us segment.  I tried but it just wasn't in the cards or the conversation this week.  Tom Clement of rposl.org joined in as the co-host and then we were also joined by Joesf as well as an unexpected visit from my mom!

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Articles for Episode 251: Looks Pretty Bad

Originally I wanted to do an all "tinfoil hat" episode this time but other news prevailed. There are things out there that don't look good, for both parties. This episode is going to be broken into two segments.

1. Kooks Among Us:
   • Homeschooling Advocate Warns Public Schools are Similar to Hitler Youth
   • Republican Candidate In Arkansas Says Parents Should Seek Death Penalty Against ‘Rebellious Children’
2. Bad News for Obama:
   • Californians React to VP Debate
   • Military Families Get A $2,400 Bill From ObamaCare
   • Barack Obama's presidency 'has not helped cause of black people in US'
   • This right here is why Americans of African descent should support the GOP
   • UPDATE: Video of Lara Logan's Obama is Lying Speech
   • OBAMA SUPPORTER BRAGS ABOUT ILLEGAL FOREIGN DONATIONS ON PRESIDENT'S OWN WEBSITE
   • Obama voter tweets then deletes threat to assassinate Mitt Romney

There were a lot of other things in the news this week. Some of them could have fit in the theme of the show but there isn't enough room to cover every one! Feel free to bring up any of these in the comments section.

• Shot fired at Obama campaign office in Denver
• NYC Big Soda Ban Challenged in Court by Industry Groups
• Five Things You Should Know About Mitt Romney's "$5 Trillion Tax Cut"
• Walmart Workers Threaten Black Friday Walkout

Episode 223: Taps, Tabs and Threats

Well, this was a really fun episode with a ton of listener interaction and news articles that, for whatever reason, don't seem to make the evening news.  We even had two of our regular listeners join in for the last part of the show.

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Articles for Episode 223: Taps, Tabs and Threats

It's time for us to have another tinfoil hat/conspiracy theory episode... or is it? (*cue dramatic music*). We've got another conspiracy raising episode with articles that run the gamut of the "birther" controversy to spies and government overreach. Without any more fanfare, here are the articles for this episode:

• Italian village with no cemetery bans death
• Sen. Durbin Calls for NFL Bounty Hearings 
• FULL-BLOWN MEDIA COVER-UP OF HOTTEST U.S. STORY
• Govt to keep info on Americans with no terror ties
• MSNBC: RUSH'S RACISM 'HAD LETHAL CONSEQUENCES'
• In light of Michigan case, Supreme Court says lawyers must do good job on plea bargains
• Growing interest in home brewing prompts changes to alcohol laws that date back to Prohibition 
• Food Police? Mayor Bloomberg Bans Food Donations to Homeless Shelters
• Houston wants to regulate feeding the homeless
• Iranian snoops have been taking pictures of sensitive sites around New York City, a congressional panel is told

Episode 206: So Many Bad Ideas, So Little Time

Well folks, this time the show definitely did not go where it was originally planned!  Oh sure, we got through the opening article with all of its puns and groans, but after that, a completely different topic took center stage.  Luckily, it still falls in line with the "Bad idea" theme of the episode so the title didn't change.  Most everything else did.

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We talked about Internet Censorship, specifically, HR 3261, otherwise known as the "Stop Online Piracy Act" which is currently before the House Judiciary Committee and is expected to pass Congress as written.

Here are the links to other sites that we referenced in the podcast:

Episode 117: Corruption and Health Care

Tonight's show went quite long - almost 10 minutes over! There were a lot of things to talk about and... well... those things just happen some times!  I'll also warn everyone (and I do on the podcast as well) that the conversation about Toyota dips pretty far into the "conspiracy theory" gene pool.  Listen with your tinfoil hat tightly attached!

In tonight's episode we had to cover the obvious points. First off, a catch-up from something discussed last week about the school spying. Then we had Toyota, Rangel, Paterson and the Health Summit to talk about. It was a very interesting show with comments coming from SecondLife and TalkShoe, where we had a guest from "the other side" that spurred some of the conversation.

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Articles / Links for tonight's show:

• Buffalo Bills say goodbye to Terrell Owens, others
• Celebrate Winter in Buffalo
• Suit: Schools Spied on Students Via Webcam
• House Panel Says Toyota Misled Public on Safety
• Rogers Resigns After East Wing Rift
• David Paterson bid comes to 'realistic' end
• Committee admonishes defiant Charlie Rangel
• Dems call for Charlie Rangel's gavel
• The summit stalemate
• Health care summit was seven hours I won't get back
• Pelosi To Dems: Back Health Bill Even If It Hurts
• Health Summit
• White House: If GOP Filibusters, We’ll Pass Health Reform Via Reconciliation
• Statement on Reconciliation, Health Care Summit

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