Episode 278: Safety Precautions

A bit late getting this episode posted to the website, sorry about that. It was a good conversation about the events in Boston, while working hard to discuss new items and not simply go on about the same issues everyone else had been talking about.

There was quite the conversation about schooling, especially home schooling in light of some of the articles that have come out lately. Which camp do you fall in? Do you think parents should keep their kids in the system and fight the bureaucracy from within or pull their kids out and challenge the system on behalf of others?

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Articles for Episode 278: Safety Precautions

After the events of the past week, what are we doing to keep things safe? What's happening in the government to maintain security levels and how are educators working to help our children stay safe? Based on the articles for this episode, it's a rather confusing and twisted answer. Join us to discuss these and other things!

While it's not on the article list, we will be talking about the bombing in Boston as well.  I am specifically not including any of the "liberals had their mind made up," "Bostonians gave up their guns" or any other of the rants that have been flowing around the 'net with reckless abandon.  We're really shooting for, "different words in a different order," this week.

Articles for this episode:

• (Boston Bombing) Friends use crowdfunding to collect more than $1 million for Boston Marathon victims' medical expenses 
• (Wacky Television) TMZ: Nicole Eggert hospitalized after 'Splash' dive
• (Homeland Security) Obama administration has SLASHED budget for domestic bombing prevention by 45 per cent, says former Homeland Security Assistant Secretary
• (Education) DAD FURIOUS AFTER FINDING THIS CRAYON-WRITTEN PAPER IN FLORIDA 4TH-GRADER’S BACKPACK: ‘I AM WILLING TO GIVE UP SOME OF MY CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS…TO BE SAFER’
• (Drug Control) FDA blocks generic version of crushable OxyContin
• (Education) MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS FORCED TO ASK CLASSMATES FOR ‘LESBIAN KISS’ DURING ANTI-BULLYING PRESENTATION
• (Drug Control) Democrats Seek to Create Commission on Marijuana Policy
• (Parenting 101) Mom who allegedly kept her two sons in Ewing storage locker held on $75,000 bail
• (Internet Freedom) The House Just Passed The CISPA Cybersecurity Bill — Here's Why The Internet Is Up In Arms
• (Education) Overweight Student Suing Program For Making Her Hike

Twitter was a-flitter with a lot of different news stories this week. While we might not get a chance to talk about them, give the a read and add your comments to the conversation about them. Here are some of the other articles that were tweeted @ECConservative:

• (Homeland Security) FBI: Test shows substance in letter addressed to Obama was ricin
• (Boy Scouts) Boy Scouts proposal would lift ban on gay youths
• (Gun Control) CHRIS CHRISTIE UNVEILS SWEEPING GUN-CONTROL PLANS

Episode 277: Do You Hear What I Hear

This episode introduces a slightly different format, with part of the intro moved to the ending which lets us get started much faster. It was a fun episode, though there are a couple of areas where I should have censored Shorahmin. We'll forgive him his BS lines... though the media is offered no similar reprieve.

We've added Bitcoin donations for those that trade in that virtual currency.

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Articles for Episode 277: Do You Hear What I Hear

When you're listening to the news (or watching or reading), what do you hear? What do you see? There's an element of control that is being exerted by both the media and political groups. We've said this before but there are some really big examples of stories that won't be getting that much exposure but still need to be known.

Articles for this episode:

• (Gun Control) Circus elephant hit in drive-by shooting
• (Margaret Thatcher) Like Her Friend Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher Just Wouldn't Cut It In Today's GOP
• (Gun Control) New York Police Confiscating Firearms from People Taking Anti-anxiety Medication
• (Abortion) The monstrous abortion trial the media don’t want you to know about
• (Gay Agenda) Protect the freedom to criticize gay marriage
• (Hypocricy) ABC Hypes 'Startling Secret Tape' of Mitch McConnell and Aides 'Scheming' Against Ashley Judd
• (Taxes and Spending) Government Wastes More Than Sequester Saves
• (Investments) Fisker Auto founders, fires furloughed employees, preps for bankruptcy
• (Media Bias) What Bias? Liberals Not Too Upset Over Obama’s Trampling Of Our Constitutional Rights

There was a whole other line of discussion that we could have taken this week! There will probably be a few videos recorded from these articles, but if you want to add your own comments please feel free!

• (Taxes and Spending) Governor imposes tax on the rain
• (Gay Agenda) Batgirl Comic Character Comes Out as Transgender
• (Education) Some State Dropping GED as Test Price Spikes
• (Hypocricy) City bills cyclist $1,200 for damage to police car that struck him

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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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 260: For the Children

This was, by and far, one of the most difficult episodes to decide to do.  In the end, I felt that we would be negligent in our duty if we did not.  As I state in the opening of the podcast, we are still coming to grips with the realities of what happened on 12/14/2012.  That said, there are political ramifications of the two "hot button" areas that are being blamed.

As heavy as my heart was going in to the recording, my loving son helped me in his own way - our "moment of silence" was interrupted when he decided he needed his daddy for something, and nothing can stop him when that happens.

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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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Posting by Request: Fighting the VA

The original subject of this message was The VAs abuse of the fiduciary program, and the denial of veterans 2nd Amendment Rights under the Constitution of the United States of America.  It is a personal appeal from a friend of mine, Tim Heald.  You can follow Tim at http://intolerable-acts.org/

As many of you know I have bee struggling with the VA over the fiduciary program and the 2nd Amendment. Specifically over the lies they are telling vets that are added to the fiduciary program. I have been unable to ascertain who is even responsible, much less have my grievances addressed.  As such I've decided to go outside the VA to attempt to rectify the situation. Today I contacted the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. This is what I sent them through Facebook, email and the form on their web site:

Gentlemen and woman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs,

My name is Timothy Heald. I am a 100% disabled veteran, a prior service Infantryman, Paratrooper and Long Range Surveillance Senior Scout Observer.  I served in the Army and the Army National Guard for a total of 8 years, with 2 deployments. I ETS'd from service in Feb. 2006.

I recently received a letter from the DVA informing me that I had been found incompetent to handle my funds, and had been assigned a fiduciary. While I disagree with this decision, that is not the primary cause of my decision to write to you today.

My motivation for instigating this discussion is located in the 4th paragraph of the letter I received notifying me of this decision. That paragraph states:

"As we advised you previously , the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act prohibits you from purchasing, possessing, receiving or transporting a firearm or ammunition based upon our determination that you are incompetent to handle your VA funds. You may be fined and/or imprisoned if you knowingly violate this law."

East Coast Conservative joins the SOPA Strike

I have made the decision to "black out" the blog portion of the East Coast Conservative Podcast for the day in joining the "SOPA Strike".  You can find more information about this at http://sopastrike.com.

Why would a conservative podcast join in on something like this?  The answer is simple, it's not in an effort to promote piracy, it is in the simple fact that the legislation as written creates a set of federal powers that neither the Constitution nor the constituency would ever have thought of approving.  The legislation, as written, has the framework to create a form of legalized censorship that no individual or small business would have the finances or clout to overcome.

In short, the bills contain the ability for the freedom of expression, regardless of political or societal bent, to be censored.  This is at odds with the most basic freedoms that are guaranteed to all people.  Sites across the Internet have joined in with this protest and we are proud to add our voices to this day.

- Hatton

Episode 212: Making Decisions

We made the decision to talk about... making decisions. Am I sounding repetitive? This was a very lively episode with good audience participation in both Second Life and in Talkshoe. If you want to join us for a recording session, put us on your calendar for Sunday nights at 8:30pm!

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Articles for Episode 212: Making Decisions

Life is about making decisions, whether they are mundane, life changing or political. In this episode we talk about some decisions that are being made and some that people are trying to make for others. Join the conversation during our live recording sessions on Sunday at 8:30pm Eastern. Here are the articles on tap for this episode:

• Widowed Teen Mom Shoots Intruder to Protect Infant Son
• US Navy: Iran Fishing Boat Rescued From Suspected Pirates
• U.S. to Iran: Warships to remain in Persian Gulf
• Unemployment Rate on Par With Obama’s Projection of Jobless Rate Without Stimulus Spending
• Holder v states
• Carville: Rick Perry is the worst presidential candidate in American history
• Iowa bounce unlikely as Rick Santorum moves on to New Hampshire
• Gingrich: Romney won't get GOP nomination
• Sarah Palin: Mainstream Media and Barack Obama Want Mitt Romney as Nominee

And of course, the other stories worth linking to:

Episode 210: Be Of Good Cheer

In this episode we featured an interview with Joe Goldner, Conservative candidate for the 20th congressional seat in Florida.  The interview takes up almost the entire episode but Joe has so much more information available on his website,  JoeGoldnerForCongress2012.com, including a form that will let you send a "Pink Slip" to Debbie Wasserman Schultz, incumbent Democrat and chair of the Democratic National Committee.

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We did not get a chance to get to most of the articles on our reading list this week, so I encourage you to visit the show notes article and comment on them!

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Episode 186: Fireworks, Money and Rulings

In this episode we have a lot of articles on the reading list but will still pack it all in an hour!  We've got Fireworks for Independence Day, Money for the politicians and Rulings from the courts.

We recorded early and I'm posting a bit late - what can you expect for a busy Independence Day weekend?  Still, this was a fun episode with a lot of items to discuss.  We have also re-launched the Conservative Minute Network with the first clip provided by 13 year old Caiden Cowger of the Caiden Cowger Program.

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Articles for Episode 186: Fireworks, Money and Rulings

This episode has been rescheduled for Saturday, July 2 (instead of our regular Sunday schedule) at 8:30pm Eastern.  Here are the articles, and yes, there is a lot of reading!

• Wacky West weather means snow on the 4th of July
• July 4 Celebrations Make Children More Likely To Become Republican: Harvard Study
• WEEKLY ADDRESS: Cutting the Deficit and Creating Jobs
• Congress pays $6.1 million in bonuses as it debates spending cuts
• Iran test-fires 14 missiles able to reach Israel
• Iran unveils "ready" underground missile silos
• Federal Judge Blocks Portion of Georgia Immigration Law
• Court: California Can't Ban Violent Video Game Sales
• Supreme Court: Arizona Campaign Finance Law Unconstitutional
• Supreme Court Rejects Abu Ghraib Lawsuit Over Detainees' Abuse Claims

In this episode we have a lot of articles on the reading list but will still pack it all in an hour!  We've got Fireworks for Independence Day, Money for the politicians and Rulings from the courts.

Articles for Episode 179: What Are They Talking About?

Here are the articles that we're planning on talking about during the podcast for May 15, 2011.  As you may have noticed in last week's podcast, we did not make it through all of the articles.  If we don't get to one and you want to discuss it, be sure to let us know!  You can either post a comment here or email us at conservativepodcast@gmail.com.

• S. Calif. city bans coffeehouse nudity, gambling
• Donors to G.O.P. Are Backing Gay Marriage Push
• Delaware medical marijuana bill ready for Gov. Jack Markell
• Court: No right to resist illegal cop entry into home
• Obama to speed up U.S. oil production
• Social Security and Medicare to run short sooner than expected
• Appellate court set for health care review
• 53% Say Elections Are Rigged To Help Incumbents in Congress

They're talking, are we listening?  In this episode we are going to discuss some of the messages that have been sent by judgements, bills and speeches.  Join us for the conversation at 8:30pm on Sundays or listen any time here!

Episode 173: Tinfoil Hat Optional

It’s about time for another episode of 'tin-foil alley,' where the hat is optional but the conspiracy theories are not!  While we generally get a good chuckle and shake our heads at those articles that seem a bit fantastical, we've got a few that may well ring true.  We start with mind control and pretty much move down-hill from there. 

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We had a lot of fun talking about subjects - both conspiratorial and not.  We even had an interruption by those pesky black helicopters a couple of times!  Camden in SecondLife was kind enough to create the Official East Coast Conservative Podcast Tinfoil Hat!

Articles for this episode:

• Police: Western NY partygoers urged women to fight; 4 arrested on child-endangerment charges
• Are U.S. government microwave mind-control tests causing TV presenters' brains to melt down?
• Woman Accused of E-mail Death Threats Charged, Not Arrested, Media Silent
• Federal Agents Told to Reduce Border Arrests, Arizona Sheriff Says
• House GOP passes 'force of law' spending bill mocked by Dems
• Sen. Lautenberg Says Tea Partiers Don't Deserve Constitutional Rights
• Obama Looking For Ways Around Congress On Gun Policy

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Episode 171: Paying Attention to the Edges

It’s time again for us to look at the news stories that are being overshadowed by Japan, Lybia and the associated fallout.

Tonight was a fun show and an example of how Ken and I don’t always agree. We had fun talking about a number of different issues, pontificating the concepts of 2012 and got stuck on the concept of what to do about the Somali pirates.

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Articles for tonight’s show:

• Dennis Kucinich wants Obama impeached over his Libya missile strikes
• Proposed Texas law to immigrants: Keep out ... or clean my house
• 'Heavyweight' panel urges law against fee for first checked bag
• Lambda Legal: Introduction of Respect for Marriage Act a Watershed Moment
• Union Thugs Destroy Recall Petitions
• Verizon withdraws Niagara Co. data center
• Trump on the Somali Pirates: "I Would Wipe Them Off the Face of the Earth."
• Cuomo: Schools are Playing a Budget "Game"

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Episode 160: Forward and Back

It's a new year but that doesn't mean the politics has changed much! Sure, there is going to be a Republican majority in the House but that does not mean things aren't still getting pushed by Reid and Obama. With a nod to the past year, we look forward at new stories and situations.

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It took some time to get this episode online and I thank everyone for their patience! We are in the process of looking at new mixing solutions since I had to load a different operating system on my machine. Need to find a VoIP (SIP) friendly mixer for Linux at this point.

Articles for this episode:

• The 10 Biggest 'Non-Story' Stories of 2010
• Which Part of the Constitution is ‘Confusing’ Ezra?
• Outgoing GOP congressman: 'Credible conservatives' not about Obama 'hatred'
• MSNBC: Bush's Book Is Popular Because He Was So Hated
• White House Links New End-of-Life Talks to Bush Policy
• Actually, Bush VETOED the 2008 bill slipping in the end-of-life provision
• Michelle Obama on Deciding What Kids Eat: ‘We Can’t Just Leave it Up to The Parents'
• Stalled, 6 nominees get recess jobs

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