Podcast 179

Updates on all the big stories. Thanks for all the emails and comments about Podcast 178, outlining the very latest facts on the MH-17 story. This is one of the things podcasting allows us to do very well. Updates for the week continue with the latest on the MH-17 story. Allegations about MH-17 swirl while the President eats hamburgers and hits the hustings to raise money. What do we know about this story and what is conjecture? What can the US do, and what IS the president doing? What about Europe? Meanwhile the crash site in the Ukraine is under the control of ‘Drunken Separatists’ (which sounds like a band name). Actor James Garner of ‘The Rockford Files’ fame is dead at 86. The upper midwest is under a heat advisory, which means heat and humidity and uncomfortable Minnesotans. Think there’s no inflation? Why are two pairs of jeans that used to be 40 dollars suddenly 130 dollars! Sponsored by X Government Cars!

Podcast 151

President Obama has been personally ‘stung’ by his foreign policy critics and makes a series of speeches and appearances to ‘address’ those critics directly. Is this a wise political move? What are the top issues in the 2014 election cycle? Do they have anything to do with foreign policy. Are the president’s critics warmongers? Does the criticism have to do with the president’s decision making process and consensus approach to reacting to Syria, Libya, Ukraine and terrorists? When is it appropriate to question the White House conduct of Foreign Policy? If the people of the United States are focused inward, can the president’s economic policies be blamed? What about the rest of the world — becoming concerned about over-capacity and deflation? These are the issues that ought to be on the front burner in the foreign policy debate few people have indicated interest in. Sponsored by Baklund R & D.  

 

Podcast 133

Slash and Burn from the Kitchen! The Washington Post exposes Tea Party finances emphasizing the need for local chapters to build responsive, powerful, influential and accountable political organizations. Are Republicans going soft on the ObamaCare repeal? Politicians will backpedal if the pressure isn’t maintained. Is America’s Infrastructure crumbling, and are we wasting money on trains? US Capitol Police report threats against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and armed militia members in Nevada are said to be setting up checkpoints. Are Porn stars entitled to the same rights as you and I? Why is the Department of Justice telling the banks to close the  accounts of sex workers? First they came for the Porn Stars … and then they came for me. And then there’s the Pope, who condemns capitalism while he takes money from capitalists for his big double canonization. Yes, I’d like a healthy dose of hypocrisy with my wafer, thank you. And, is modern man inferior to Cro Magnon man? Sponsored by PlanVision. Learn how you can save up to 80 percent of the fees you may be currently charged for your 401K management.