Episode 313 · Thursday, 16 June 2011

Hide Your Forks

A White House shakeup follows high-profile resignations while the administration navigates legal hurdles in Libya and a multi-billion dollar disappearance of Pentagon reconstruction funds.

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About this episode

The White House faces a leadership shift as Vivek Kundra resigns his post as Chief Information Officer to join Harvard University, while Representative Anthony Weiner officially steps down from Congress following a social media scandal. The Obama administration simultaneously submitted a 32-page report to Congress justifying military intervention in Libya under Public Law 107-40, effectively bypassing the War Powers Resolution. These political maneuvers coincide with a massive $6.6 billion discrepancy in Pentagon funds intended for Iraq reconstruction that has vanished without a paper trail.

Representative Darrell Issa continues to press the Justice Department over Operation Fast and Furious, highlighting ATF whistleblower retaliation and redacted documents. In the private sector, GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt advocates for public-funded vocational training as President Obama attributes structural unemployment to the rise of ATMs and airport kiosks. International headlines reveal the "Gay Girl in Damascus" blog was a hoax authored by Tom McMaster in Scotland, while Japanese researcher Mitsuyuki Akira claims to have developed a synthetic meat alternative derived from human waste proteins. Financial markets remain volatile as Bill Gross warns of a $100 trillion U.S. deficit amid the escalating Greek debt crisis.

Mark Rylance delivered a surreal Tony Awards acceptance speech about walking through walls that left the elite audience in stunned silence. First Lady Michelle Obama appeared on iCarly to promote military family initiatives while rumors circulate regarding her security detail replacing metal silverware with plastic. Producers Lawrence Francek and Ryan Lackey join the executive ranks as the long-awaited white gold No Agenda Knight Rings begin shipping to global supporters.


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CHAPTER 01 / 45 Discussion

Vivek Kundra Resigns as White House Chief Information Officer

Vivek Kundra resigned from his position as the first Chief Information Officer of the United States to accept a fellowship at Harvard University. Speculation suggests Kundra may eventually transition into roles at technology firms like McAfee or HP, or join a venture capital fund. His departure follows a tenure focused on federal IT reform and cloud computing initiatives.

vivek kundra· white house· harvard university· mcafee· hewlett-packard· venture capital

00:00 She stole the silverware. Adam Curry, John C. DeVore. And it's Thursday June 16th 2011 time for your Gitmo Nation Media Assassination Episode 313 This is no agenda! Reading documents NPR won't here at the Hilltop Watchtower Crackpot Command Center in Gitmo Nation West in The Peoples Republic of Southern California In the morning everybody I'm Adam Curry and from Northern Silicon Valley plain and simple I'm John C. DeVore It's Craig Mott and Buzzkill In the Morning! And in the morning to you my friend, Johnny In the morning to you Adam and all ships at sea and boots on the ground and feet in the air Yes, and all of our human resources charged up ready-to-go checking out the live stream at NoahJennerStream.com in the chatroom NoahJennerChat.net They are of course all charged up and ready to go just the way their government loves them Suck the lifeblood out of them

00:55 Which is nice. Sad news this morning, John I don't know if you caught that just came out to just before i started the show actually Yes Very very sad because uh... had a whole se- well we can still do my segment and also a whole segment to make fun of him And now your friend Vivek Kundra has decided to resign You had a segment about this? I'm about- I had a segment about Vivek, not- Really?! Yeah! He probably got word. The word got out. He's like oh no No, no, no, they're- I'm now quitting. I'm quitting that They're prepping a thing about me. I have to go

01:35 Yeah, he's gonna become a professor at Harvard. Is that what I hear? Yes, so you did know about this yeah Well you kidding me? Like million emails Yeah exactly no well Gosh darn it. Well, either the kids are going to eat him alive if he actually becomes a lecturer but I... Oh yeah! What else is he gonna be there for? He's not gonna be there to do research. I can tell you that he'll either work at McAfee or HP Or he may, I think he may actually join a venture fund. A venture capital fund Oh no that's where some venture fund is going to be You know people are gonna be rolling their eyes and or you could go work for O'Reilly Nooo...I'll stick with the venture fund i think that's where where he belongs He doesn't belong at Harvard That's for sure He doesn't belong in the White House either let's be honest Now it's not what they guys should be with this step logic

CHAPTER 02 / 45 Discussion

Anthony Weiner Resignation and KTLA News Coverage

Representative Anthony Weiner officially resigned from Congress following a high-profile scandal involving explicit photos sent via social media. During a live broadcast on KTLA, weatherman Mark Christie criticized House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for refusing to address the resignation during a press briefing. The media coverage highlighted the tension between the unfolding political scandal and other legislative priorities.

anthony weiner· nancy pelosi· ktla· mark christie· resignation

02:36 Yeah, I had this whole segment but it's a... Step logic. It involves a clip and we'll get to it later. You can't play it! No, well... Not now, we'll get to it later. Humor segments are late. There is couple things that we have to clear- We have housekeeping Oh housekeeping? Hold on let me get my feather duster. We need a thing of housekeeping Housekeeping So on June 9th as part of our never ending games Uh oh We were supposed to predict What did we do wrong now? I'm wrong, but you predicted E. coli in America and you were wrong and it turns out... It's Wiener again! It's so funny we were watching the news this morning well sorry the news we're watching The Entertainment on KTLA which i think I've mentioned I like watching this local news because they have puppy news you know some puppies were born and you know it's cute and it doesn't offend me

03:44 And the weatherman is my favorite, Mark Christie. Who was very sick for many many months and now he's back and this guy is just funny So they break...they stop the news Nancy Pelosi says she's talking to him I'm sure she's gonna mention Anthony Weiner resigning today And so Pelosi comes on Says uh, for those of you who want to hear about Anthony Weiner I'm not going to talk about right there now And immediately they cut back to the anchors. Well, okay so that's enough of that and then Mark Christie goes it's amazing! He says it's really amazing how she is not going to talk about something as ridiculous as Anthony Weiner and we cut away when she is going to talk about other maybe important stuff. Like yeah, that's it! This guy is great. That was good observation. And the anchor is like hehehe you're very funny Christy. You are out. Hey poisonous coffee again. Yeah right.

CHAPTER 03 / 45 Discussion

Syrian Lesbian Blogger Hoax and Tom McMaster

The "Gay Girl in Damascus" blog, purportedly written by a Syrian lesbian named Amina Abdallah, was revealed to be a hoax authored by Tom McMaster, a married American man living in Scotland. Major news outlets had reported on Abdallah's alleged abduction by Syrian authorities without verifying her existence. Social media researcher Andy Carvin and others eventually debunked the persona, exposing flaws in superficial international news reporting.

amina abdallah· gay girl in damascus· tom mcmaster· syria· andy carvin· journalism

04:40 Yeah, no so well you call I can wait. I mean it's there's plenty of time to do that Plenty of times. So I guess by the time this is kind of it's been a problem with our show the past two episodes last episode now we talked about the The lesbian blogger and we have in me a whole not second did I just lose? Uh-oh Hmm, that's interesting did the stream just go off. No I think the stream just died for some reason We'll figure out died this dream died for some reason Oh, no what's happening? Yeah, so when you know we predict immediately that this is a techno expert someone probably in the State Department blogging on behalf of Syrian people everywhere and then literally like three hours after the show

05:31 it's announced that the lesbian Syrian blogger is a guy. A straight married guy who is a joker and did you catch the follow-up to that? That the woman who runs this big lesbian website was a guy, one of the top lesbian websites You just can't write this! There are two straight guys acting like they're lesbians on a it's like it is it's a mind you gotta do what you got to get your numbers I guess well we've always asserted lesbians are good for ratings there are no for a Howard Stern has proven that right that's right that's right so I do have a clip guy I don't ask your question about run the clip on the lesbian blogger hold on and what's called gay girl in Damascus

06:25 Yeah, okay. Here we go well-known female blogger has allegedly been abducted in Syria relatives of Amina Abdallah say she hasn't been seen since she was bundled into a car yesterday Abdullah's outspoken blog gay girl and Damascus has made her an icon of the Syrian uprising Okay, so the question is so this is a news report right and it's got all over the place right who saw the car Who are their relatives does anybody do any? Oh no. No not at all Not at all just like the guy apparently the blogger guy who was to play playing the lesbian he

07:01 He wanted to take a vacation. Yeah, so he was gonna kill her off temporarily. Meanwhile these guys are reporting this as fact without any reporters involved! And I did go back and I did find the tweet from Andy Carvin way before... yeah way before he was one of the people who debunked this. Yeah right Carvin we got a little thing called Google Cash my friend But here's Tom McMaster himself, who of course there is also zero reporting on the guy. Zero! Except he's from Birmingham and from Atlanta... whatever There is no news on the guy but a national treasure interviewed him Well couple of things This is about what has he learned? Lessons learned

07:46 There's an old New Yorker cartoon that you might recall where there is a dog on the internet saying, the internet no one knows your a dog. That cartoon... Be my motto! The second thing I've found is that people want to believe and... What is this? Is this Carvin? No, this is the lesbian blogger. God that guy's boring no wonder he has to be a lesbian! You know you know that people's credulity it is high um and I think yeah I also thought that a lot of coverage of Middle East is kind of superficial

08:43 I know there's some very good journalists out there, so i'm not trying to malign anyone. But it seems like a lot of people... Sure yeah no you're not trying to malign us sure he's a hummer by the way he's a partial hummer which leads me to believe that he's probably working for The New York Times yes exactly he's uh Jill Abramson's intern It's just crazy. So I actually got a little thing here for the opening of our show, yesterday I had to meet a guy and this guy was over in Santa Monica. You had to meet a guy? Yeah, you have to meet a guy about a book thing

CHAPTER 04 / 45 Discussion

NPR Programming Critique and South Sudan Oil Interests

A review of National Public Radio (NPR) programming suggests the network uses segments on biodiversity and wildlife in South Sudan to prime audiences for upcoming geopolitical shifts. With South Sudan's independence referendum approaching, the focus on environmental issues is viewed as a precursor to coverage of the region's significant oil reserves. Activists like George Clooney are expected to play a prominent role in the narrative surrounding the new nation.

npr· south sudan· biodiversity· george clooney· oil· propaganda

09:23 The guy's over in Santa Monica and the meeting is at 3.30 now if you know anything about California, we're over by the 101 in the Hollywood Hills here at Hilltop Watchtower. It was a 5 hour drive. Yeah more or less. About 10 miles, five hours. Right well the way over was okay because 101 405 boom I'm there like 25 minutes but I knew that the way back would be horrible and of course truck crash on the 405 it's a nightmare So it's total nightmare, but I'm ready for it and and and I finally realized now. I know why people who commute love our show I Tried to lose because I'm in the car literally two hours there's no joke oh yeah Yeah, you're a sensitive male

10:06 What does that mean? That means that you would be listening to the radio, which I know where you're going with this. And because you're so sensitive, you would be irked! You think?! Probably rather quickly... Well and you know the traffic's bad when the light is green and i still have time to put the top down. This isn't a car from 1999 So it doesn't go so fast. And there's always this fear that at this moment it's gonna get stuck halfway You'll be honking behind me. So the top goes down luck it's a nice day and so I try the AM stations too many commercials the FM is just like it's all Rihanna oh my god Oh, you know this pathetic but then I tune into our national treasure NPR

10:56 And I'm like, okay. Because you know most people you talk to who think they're awake certainly the elites in Hollywood they all say oh no I listen to NPR or I listened to NPR all time I really love NPR John what do you listen to? Do you listen to NPR Right am I right or am i right? They all do yeah, I listen to NPR. So like I'm listening even if they don't And of course that's what you say You're not gonna say I listened a kiss FM one up two point seven kids FM everybody hey with the lucky number so let me just give you a rundown it was like I was living in the ministry of truth he was unbelievable so we have

11:37 First, there was this woman talking about biodiversity and how we have to bring back the megafauna because we're going through the the big plasticine, whatever the hell... what's it was the Ice Age? What's that elite word for a ice age? I don't know. It's like plastisosis-cine. Plasticine! I like that though. I'm going with that. Yeah, places in peril 2011s most endangered historic sites And then we've got like, what was the next thing? It was so that was all biodiversity. Then it was like South Sudan works to aid wildlife that survived war. So this is all a setup because of course South Sudan where all the oil is about to become is about to be in the news because you know they had the referendum and its going to be its own nation and not of course when Clooney's gonna pop up or have the whole thing goin on as can be atrocities will move in there

12:34 So it just keeps going on and on and I'm like, that's just setting me up for the news for next week. It's like priming the pump! We get the breaking news report about the president's report to Congress because you probably read everyone sent me the links, you know Dennis Kucinich and 10 other lawmakers are suing the president for violating the War Powers Resolution not act but resolution of course there is an act but yeah very confusing

CHAPTER 05 / 45 Discussion

Obama Administration Report on Libya and War Powers Resolution

The Obama administration submitted a 32-page report to Congress justifying military intervention in Libya and addressing the War Powers Resolution. Representative Dennis Kucinich and other lawmakers filed a lawsuit against the President, alleging a violation of constitutional authority. The White House maintains that the mission is limited, involves no "boots on the ground," and is necessary to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe under the leadership of the Transitional National Council.

barack obama· libya· war powers resolution· dennis kucinich· muammar gaddafi· elizabeth king

13:12 And then NPR brings in their White House guy to report. Oh yeah, the stooge! I had to do some work here for you so listen to the report first... So they sent a 38 page document to Congress. How does the White House respond? Well it's a fairly detailed report, which means you're too stupid to go and read it! It is detailed! Please let me just give you the highlights here on NPR because its detailed... You are too stupid to know that the administration has sent up took The Hill and they're stressing what's been achieved through military action defending the operation as stopping the advance of...

13:52 What's been achieved? Well now I'd see of course just listen to the report on what says what NPR is given us and then i'll take you through it because of course obviously right. Muammar Gaddafi and protecting civilians in places like Benghazi that otherwise might have been the scene of a humanitarian outrage. Outrage! And also stressing... Humanitarian outrage. Outrage That's, that's little different from what the president said he said massacre now its a humanitarian outrage It's an outrage, I tell you. So now he is not talking about the document anymore? Now he is just giving you talking points from the Ministry of Truth.

14:39 even though the US is still providing some things that it alone can, like unmanned drones up in the skies. Most importantly stressing that... Did you know that unmanned drones are up in the skies? They're up in disguise! Up in disguise! There are no unmanned drones So your right its interesting because he's supposed to be talking about one thing and basically now just laying out the White House talking points Exactly No troops on the ground which was a commitment President Obama made even before the shooting began And Scott, does this boil down really to a turf battle between Congress which has the power to declare war and the President as Commander-in-Chief? So now they're off topic. Now they're already talking about the validity of the War Powers Resolution so because it was so detailed I figured I might go print it out and read it. It's incredibly hard in detail. They make me feel so stupid

15:30 And by the way, not easy to find the documents. Interestingly enough it's not like you can go to whitehouse.gov and it says oh here are the documents that we sent to Congress now and its not 38 pages It is 32 pages and then there are 6 pages of classified annex which has not published which includes the threat assessment of manpads Which I have no idea what a manpad is You know what a manpad is? M-A-N P-A-D Something to do with this is like a tampon for me. That's what it sounds like It's a man bad oh no, I'd like it is like a place where guys stay I Don't know my man

16:14 Hey baby, you wanna come over and see my man pad? It's threatening. Ballistic missiles and chemical weapons in Libya so of course there is stuff that still coming now I just wanted to what interesting is this entire report is not from the president It is created by Joseph McManus, who is the acting assistant secretary. And then Elizabeth King you'll recall when I dove into the... I'm sorry? ManPad it's a mobile air defense. It's a rocket launcher. Yeah! Well I like your definition better. Yeah mine well mine is better. ManPad Hey Abdullah come to my manpad tonight

17:02 So, Elizabeth King who is the Assistant Secretary of Legislative Affairs for the Department of Defense basically put this report together. This document is a red herring because there's an official document which I found that was more important but I just want to run through it briefly so you know what we're actually doing. The president authorized these actions to limit the spread of violence and instability in a region pivotal to our security interests, particularly while it is undergoing sensitive transitions. And to prevent an imminent humanitarian catastrophe which I thought was outrage according to the NPR dude there

17:39 Left unaddressed the president further noted so they quote the president it's like pages and pages of this the growing instability in Libya could ignite wider instability in the Middle East with dangerous consequences to the national security interests of the United States. Now this is really important because that's what it all comes down to, in the end a brief note here about the transitional national Committee which is basically the the new government so instead of saying we approve of these guys they have a Great word for it. I'm just looking for the word Which I had to look up and? I'm sorry this like tons of pages and go to Where's Hillary statement now, I feel stupid that why you're looking at if I want to mention something which as we discussed this possibility

18:37 Early on like I guess a couple months ago that the Libyans would be to make this war, to continue this war that there would be some sort of a false flag that would be blamed on Libya. Right well that's where they chemical weapons will come in of course and I think that's probably...I think that's the backup I think it was plan B. The man pads? We're gonna get man pads and other crap! I want to see Hillary Clinton testifying look at these intelligence photos we see they are clearly man pads here It'll be our tubes, Libya's version of tubes. I don't know why they just don't call them rocket launchers or stingers as much... Man it's funnier! They're laughing in our face okay yeah well anyway i think that the they could never pull off this false flag for whatever reason and now i think they got their tit in a ringer Well in more ways than one um it's the interim transnational national council and uh so

19:36 It's the Interim Transnational National Council. This is the guys who have the website and Mamoud Jibril, remember? The guy who went to school in Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh this is the guy who was the Prime Minister of the transnational council so now it was on the guy's prime minister but the Secretary Lucifer Clinton has said that TNC is a legitimate interlocutor is a great word interlocutor yes what I mean interlocutor that's probably why NPR couldn't report on it because they couldn't figure out what it meant but it means discussion partner I guess so thats where their way of kind of hedging

CHAPTER 06 / 45 Discussion

Financial Costs of Libyan Intervention and Oil Sales

U.S. military operations in Libya have cost approximately $1.1 billion, including $27.5 million for the evacuation and repatriation of third-country nationals. The Department of Defense report details the first purchase of Libyan crude oil from rebel-controlled areas by U.S. refiner Tesoro, facilitated by Swiss trader Vitol. This financial support for the Transitional National Council marks a significant shift in the economic landscape of the conflict.

libya· department of defense· tesoro· vitol· crude oil· military spending

20:23 Um... Guidance counselor. Guidance counselor! So then they go into the finances of what it's cost us so far, do you know how much this has cost us John? Oh it can't be that much They literally- they are literally saying that It's nothing How much do you think it is? It's been uh 60- well almost 90 days now Hello? Hello?! What happened? Did I just lose John Oh, hello? Wow. Did Skype just like quit on me? I can't believe that... Oh wow! Hold on a second Okay, get back in the air here Yeeeesssss?? Yes well i'm so sorry That is uhhhh.... That was unexpected You know what happened? Well let me think Your Mac dropped dead for some unknown reason and rebooted No it wasn't the mac It was Windows that decided to install important updates

21:33 You should have that turned off. Yeah, well you know I use Windows literally twice a week okay just twice a week and it's and i only use the machine for uh for this show...I'm so sorry It's okay. Anyway, all kinds... When you're done tonight go and check the box that turns that feature off I don't know why they default to that Well isn't that what they always do with Windows? Don't they always default on and it'll do it like at 3 in the morning or something Or some crap like that? It does when it feels like it. It's annoying Yeah yeah, it's very annoying Anyway To answer my question John

22:16 I forgot what the question was, it's been like an hour. It's been so long! How long does it take to boot that thing? Well...it's a pad you know it's a little note thingy. It's real simple The question was how much do you think the... Oh yeah right how much does it cost Yeah how much is it cost? I don't know it can't cost that much probably couple hundred million What?! Are you out of your mind? No, it's too low! What?! The taxpayers can't afford more than that. It's 1.1 billion dollars Don't you love it? We're just throwing money away So but the question is... Does anybody give a crap about the fact that the country's broke so the question is what is it being spent on well just on daily operations which is like uh you know food

23:14 We have to remember that the public has to remember this and they should use it at cocktail parties. Our soldiers in Afghanistan, they essentially cost us $1 million a year per soldier Okay, per soldier. One million per soldier! Yes, per soldier if there's ten guys over there it's costing 10 million bucks a year to keep them there Well that's food and lodging and transportation Food, lodging, transportation and salaries A million dollars a year So this is what really interesting They make big deal out of who is paying for what I mean I have the link in PDF in show notes at 313.nashownotes.com

24:00 So they did an airlift of third-party nationals, which was... so that means taking people out of Libya and flying them home essentially. They flew 1,000 people actually it was like 1100 people And guess how much that cost? I don't know, 1100 people? Yeah. To fly them home. Fly them home?! Yeah! Fly them home to like Egypt and Tunisia. They would fly them on troop transports... Yes C-130's, C-130's. They just pack em in it can't cost that much 1.1 million dollars. 1100 people? Yeah it's like a first class ticket It's like 1000 bucks for everybody. There is no calculation on that. 1100 people at one point... It's 1000 of thousands. A thousand bucks a guy

24:51 It's like, they fly in first class? He's like would you like some caviar on your way out. They couldn't get him a discount ticket I can get back cheaper than that! I mean...I know thats what i'm saying so then they have this whole list of stuff which is unbelievable So oh by the way evacuation and repatriation programs for third country nationals In total has been twenty seven and half million dollars So thats flying people out oil workers most of them Flying them out, you know taking care of business and then there's the assistance and protection for Libyan internationally displaced persons as well as refugees and Migrants in Tunisia Egypt Italy and Malta. That's another 14 and a half million dollars It just goes on and on and on it's it's really unbelievable now Here's the here's two key things

25:44 So, of course we need to finance the now rebels which used to be protesters. And it says here in the report... this is all from Department of Defense by the way it's not from the president which is why NPR is misleading. The United States supports crude oil sales from TNC controlled areas sounds like a cable network doesn't it? TNC On May 25th, the US oil refiner Tesoro announced that it had purchased cargo aboard a tanker chartered by the Swiss oil trading company Vitol that had departed opposition territory in mid-April. The tanker arrived at Tesoro's Hawaii refinery on June 8th This cargo is the first known cargo purchase from the Libyan TNC and now that of course was approved. The Treasury has loosened up funds now and there is a bill

CHAPTER 07 / 45 Discussion

Public Law 107-40 and Presidential War Authority

President Obama cited Public Law 107-40, the Authorization for Use of Military Force enacted after the September 11 attacks, as the legal basis for operations in Libya. By invoking this decade-old law passed under George W. Bush, the administration bypasses the constraints of the War Powers Resolution. Critics argue this interpretation allows for indefinite military action based on a vague definition of national security interests.

public law 107-40· barack obama· george w. bush· self-defense· terrorism· congress

26:33 in the Senate, which of course is sponsored by the typical guys, Lieberman and McCain. All the military industrial complex guys so that this money can be given to the rebels they say to the Libyan people but it's actually given to the rebels now all that came from your national treasure is irrelevant because here's what it's all about And this I did find on the White House website. This is the actual letter from the president to Congress and to the Speaker of the House. This better be good, you've been giving it a big build-up!

27:09 Regarding the war powers resolution now. I'm not gonna read through the whole thing It's only a two-pager though, and so he starts off by saying we you know We're been in Afghanistan since October 2001 Security for America you know we got al Qaeda everywhere. We were in Iraq We're doing all this stuff then we're in Libya which is all to protect You know our interest it literally says interests what interest just as does it says interests? And then he So he basically is saying, you know... so this is all good. You know we don't have boots on the ground He doesn't mention arms in the sea because of course we got plenty ships out there This isn't your boots on the ground as a little misnomer But here it comes at the very bottom of the letter and this was all NPR really had to do explains why the president has done this has nothing to do with the war powers resolution or act

28:05 I have directed the participation of US armed forces in all of these operations, which includes Libya pursuant to my constitutional and statutory authority as commander-in-chief including the authority to carry out public law 10740 and other statutes. And his chief executive as well as my statutory constitutional authority to conduct the foreign relations of the United States So, of course all NPR had to do if they were really on our side is go look up Law 10740. What is that law John? Well don't even look it up! This is a joint resolution enacted on September 18th, 2001. Whereas on September 11th, 2001 acts of treacherous violence were committed against the United States and its citizens whereas such acts rendered both necessary and appropriate that the United States exercise its rights to self-defense and protect United States citizens both at home and abroad." In other words President Obama is using

29:04 the law, law of the land public law 107-40 enacted by George Bush in 2001 to do all this because we are under constant threat he's still using this law and the whole game about War Powers resolution war powers act is just fodder it's not within the conversation. The president is just saying I I have the constitutional authority to do this by a law that was put in place 10 years ago, pound sand. It's not a constitutional authority but it is a law that he can fall back on right well he's saying it's my constitutional authority and the fact of the matter what he's what he's doing is mixing like I wouldn't say mixing a metaphor but he's mixing his rationales they'd have to prove this law to be unconstitutional and that's what that that's what I would have to assume if somebody's got to have a lawsuit against

29:56 Well no one has a... And what is the Kucinich thing? Is it just that Kucinich is only about the war powers? No, the Kucinich thing is- It's only about the war power resolution. Well then they haven't got a leg to stand on because he'll just keep falling back on this! Yeah because all he's doing is saying hey this is the law that Bush put in place September 18th Your pal Bush Yeah your buddy bush put into place and so that's here. Whereas the president has authority under the Constitution to take action to deter and prevent acts of international terrorism against the United States now therefore be it resolved by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled." That's why he had to say our interests over and over again. Yes, interest exactly! We got no interests... Yeah we do! Well it goes to Italy I'm interested

30:40 I mean, you could make the argument if you're going to use that vague generality of American interests. Whatever happens anywhere in the world including some guy in Indonesia taking a poop on the street has something to do with our interests! That could be in our interest and we can go in under Law 107-40 so either these guys are incredibly stupid Or they're in on the game. And I just gotta think, listening to NPR...I mean, I'm not a reporter! I'm a disc jockey! All i do is go to whitehouse dot gov and see the actual letter from the president This is what he sent That other thing is from the Department of Defense that's not from the President It's not! So let me get this straight Yes please recap

CHAPTER 08 / 45 Discussion

Scientific Terminology and the Pleistocene Epoch

A critique of NPR's use of scientific terminology focuses on a segment regarding the Pleistocene epoch, which the host referred to as the "Plasticine" age. The discussion highlights the perceived elitism in using academic terms like Pleistocene instead of the more common "Ice Age." This linguistic choice is framed as a way to distinguish "expert" content from information intended for a general audience.

pleistocene· ice age· npr· science· terminology

31:27 I'm gonna recap. You're driving around in Los Angeles in your car, in traffic and you're putting your roof down on a green light because traffic's not doing anything and you've even given up on the freeway or city streets and you're listening trying to find something on the radio to listen too so your listing to 105, you listen to 102. No 89 KCRW because there's nothing on it but a bunch of crap no its yeah exactly okay so then you say all nuts and so he started listening talk radio and finally worm your way around and end up in NPR. Nah I'm NPR! And then you start listening to it and get aggravated

32:05 and you realize it's a bunch of bullcrap that they're foisting on the public, and you come home and look up this simple one-page two page letter that Obama wrote right available to everybody on the internet. And you find out the entire thing... The day you've spent driving around aimlessly listening to what should be information being provided to you by people who know what they're talking about was all bull crap! Yes exactly I also learned about The Plastinus Age. The Plasticine Age! It was very entertaining, about giant leaves... Cry- cryleolithic No it was p- it was something else

32:48 Plasticine and she actually literally said I have to remember to call it the Ice Age. Maybe it's the Pleiostein or I don't know what it is. Yeah, Pleiosteen and it sounded like plasticine And this woman... We're gonna call that from now on This woman literally said I'll have to remind myself to call it the ice age because you know It's a scientific term You have to say plasticine Science! Science! But I had to remind for the stupid listeners of NPRs The little ice age Well, on that note I think we should mention our executive producers for today's show. Yes so i've done some work for y'all and hope you appreciate it Yeah well if that was it... No there is more! There is more! Public Law 107-40 look it up yourself But there will be links to it in the show notes at 313.nashownotes.com So Sir Lawrence Franchik?

CHAPTER 09 / 45 Discussion

Executive Producer Credits and Karma Requests

Executive Producers Lawrence Francek, Ryan Lackey, and Thijs Arntzen are recognized for their financial support of the program. Associate Executive Producers Craig Jones and Daniel Collins also contributed, with several donors requesting "karma" for personal endeavors, including a charity rally around the Baltic Sea. The segment emphasizes the "value-for-value" model where listeners fund the show's production.

lawrence francek· ryan lackey· thijs arntzen· craig jones· daniel collins

33:44 Hello everybody. Hello everybody! Please plug a video project I'm working on, lovetailsvideo.org. Tails is T-A-I-L-S If, get it? Yeah. If any love tales, love tales ha! if any producers have adopted a dog or cat I'd love to hear from you also please give me a shot at Karma and happy birthday shout out as today is my 30th yeah we'll have the we have on the list we haven't on the list so here's your karma shot my friend You've got Karma. And he's a member of the 333 dot 33 club yep Ryan Lackey in London Ontario Canada member of the 313 Club no comment

34:26 Wait a minute, didn't he... Oh did he send us an email? I have a feeling he sent me an email. Let me just check. You look it up while i go on. Yeah. Thijs Arntzen, A-R-N-T-Z-E-N from Hamburg Deutschland another member of the 313 club. Hello John! Hello Adam! I've been listening to this show for some time always felt guilty for being a boner and not giving you value for value until now I'm in need of some karma. Mmhmm here comes for ya You've got karma. For some things like a charity rally around the Baltic Sea, 4600 miles in two weeks and a 20 year old car! Hey that sounds a lot like the Hot Pockets 2008 trip And see he's got a website we'll put link in the show notes it's German site only Tice from Gitmo Nation sauerkraut Craig Jones in Danville Pennsylvania

35:19 Associate Executive Producer $200. Hey John and Adam... Actually I think it's Tease, if you don't mind me... Yeah it's Tease Okay Tease. Hey John and Adam, I believe this should put me over the top for a knighthood? I'm a college student contemplating his life post-graduation thinking about getting a PhD in history and would like some karma another karmic demand You've got karma. To get some help in the decision-making process, I need it! Thanks guys give her the good work 10 and a half rings is...I'm gonna bring up a decision making trick that I picked up on that I'll discuss after we do one more which is Daniel Collins who's our other associate executive producer from Grosse Pointe Michigan just hoping to thank you guys or wanting to thank you guys for the great show by donating I was hoping to get some karma Wow it's all Karma day. It's all Karma hold on let's roll it out right now

36:10 You've got karma. Yeah, the thing is it's people are seeing the karma working that's why they want it's amazing To hopefully help out with some issues I'm having right now so love John's hot pocket soundbite and hopefully you can play it This This is the effect you've had on kids of one of our producers. Parents everywhere are hating you right now for your hot pockets. Hot pockets!

CHAPTER 10 / 45 Discussion

David Brooks and Subconscious Decision-Making

Author David Brooks, in his book *The Social Animal*, explores how the subconscious mind influences human behavior and decision-making. A specific technique for accessing subconscious preferences involves flipping a coin and monitoring the immediate emotional reaction to the result. If a person feels disappointment or elation the moment the coin lands, it reveals their true desire regardless of the coin's outcome.

david brooks· the social animal· subconscious· decision making· coin flip

36:53 Thanks again for sifting through the BS in the news, finding some real story and presenting it as an enjoyable format. There was a book came out by that columnist of New York Times Brooks I remember his first name offhand but anyway he uh... i have to get the title i'll do it maybe later Hey great prep there John love that whatever the guy's name was I don't know what the title is but its a book we know that It's made of paper! Its good He had this interesting thing, there's been a lot of research on not intuition but on the subconscious and how it is actually working in the background doing its own thought processes and actually tries to contribute to our consciousness by giving us information that might be useful as making decisions. It is called NPR

37:36 And so there's an interesting trick that he came up with, which I always thought was a good way of hurting. David Brooks? I think it's David Brooks. David Brooks, exactly. Anyway somebody discovered the way you can't really talk to your subconscious when you're awake And when you're asleep, you can't remember half the things it tells you so it's just useless most of the time. But there is a trick he says that you can do when you really at a point where you don't know what to do. The social animal? Is that what its called? The social animal? Yeah! Put in on the book club people... You really don't know what to do and have two choices So you flip a coin

38:14 and what you know one says one when you know do it or don't do it he says when the coin went apparently somebody thought this was a good idea. When the coin results come out immediately they get heads, if you have an immediate feeling of elation that means you should do that if you have immediate feeling of disappointment has to be immediate what happens right there go the other way You're disappointed in the coin flip results? You go the other way This is exactly how we're planning our trip! This is exactly how we're doing it Miss Mickey she said to me So when are we going to sit down and plan out the route? I'm like, no. You know misorganization No We're gonna start in Virginia and flip a coin And we're gonna do it exactly this way if we don't feel good will go the other way The coin says yeah It'll be a challenge coin of course Of course But anyway i thought that was a very interesting Yeah because that's the only time you can actually hit your conscious but you have to realize immediately not say oh I have to obey the coin

CHAPTER 11 / 45 Discussion

No Agenda Knight Rings and Sealing Wax

The long-awaited No Agenda Knight Rings, crafted from white gold by Eric the Shield, have begun shipping to the show's Knights and Dames. The rings feature the "In the Morning" (ITM) logo and Latin inscriptions, and come with specialized red sealing wax for official correspondence. Producers are encouraged to share photos of their rings on the show's dedicated gallery website.

knight rings· eric the shill· white gold· sealing wax· knighthood

39:15 Right, you have to look for that. Whatever that feeling is if it's got a good feeling or bad feeling then you'd... That's what you go with not the coin. Did I hear something? So that's where you make a decision in those situations Am i reading this right? You didn't have your challenge coin when asked about on twit did you get coin challenge and you didn't have it No nobody has coin challenged me on Twit Oh well I'm just reading chat room they must be wrong Chat rooms full of crap So speaking of all this and we will indeed have a new knight today, Craig Jones. It'll be Sir Craig Jones for the grief that I sometimes give him on the show which is all done in loving fun of course. I have to say Eric The Shield did a bang-up job on The Night Rings it's been how long? We've been talking about these things two years five years and they're in! And I have to say they are beautiful

40:06 They're made of white gold and Miss Mickey, did you see the pictures? I think she did a really good job. It's so hard to photograph a very very shiny ring Did you see the the pictures yeah rings rings dot n- You didn't see him did ya? Go to rings dot na show notes calm John that you can see him right now it's very hard to actually photograph Rings properly and take a look at it myself Let's see if the website comes crashing down rings.nashownotes.com it's in the links of course, n-a-show notes you getting the site? Go in there now! Oh is it... oh there we go so she has four pictures and these are really great and we also she also hit me in the mouth and tweeted the picture of the indent of night in the morning ITM number three and then the Latin for hit him in the mouth

41:02 And we also did a picture with the wax, the sealing wax that comes with it. It works really well by the way. The sealing wax is outstanding and unfortunately... I think the picture that we should use for our promotions is the picture of the ring on the ceiling wax with the red background That's beautiful isn't it? Although the one underneath that you see more of the ring Yeah but its a muddier picture Really, it's closer. You should never use green or brown or anything like that for a background color It's actually a mirror as you can tell if he was reflecting something weird yeah Yeah either one I don't care whatever well what Greg Birch sent away has a whole Crap load of these pictures on flickr like a whole like the hundreds of them right so what? I'd like is add

41:53 In the comments on this page at rings.nashownotes.com add a link to your pictures and then I'll create an archive of night rings, not just like your picture of your ring but like you know wearing it hitting someone in the mouth doing something propagating the formula whatever it is so we can show these off they're beautiful! The box I'm not too crazy about it looked little better than the pictures and comes in plain brown paper bag But that's to keep the cost down so I understand it. It's not like Apple You know you get like the beautiful box, and you know assembled in Cupertino No, it's like yeah is a bag and a box oh And then the ring comes out which is really nice but it's a beautiful Beautiful thing to have and all of our Knights and dames and our barons and Baronesses are getting them I think we've shipped just about everybody some of them haven't

42:44 Haven't given us our other ring sizes yet, so if you haven't done that yet make sure yeah overseas shipments that are delayed Okay, just a couple of the pieces. Actually you know I'm looking at these two again and I have to agree with you that the bottom one is better right? Just look at the detail on the ring. The other one is even though the ring is nice and clear it's a little too small and there's some mush on the mirror Right underneath the wick Yeah which has to be photoshopped out and you might as well just hit whatever who cares You're such a perfectionist. You care it's okay you and Mickey work on that give her a call she can do it She's taking the pictures. I don't have a ring yet, you know have your I'm wearing mine Hello everybody. I'm wearing my where proudly I wore to the meeting with that guy yesterday. I saw his eye go like What does that thing is that a Super Bowl? He played a bowl man Yeah Can't you tell in a championship somewhere right oh

CHAPTER 12 / 45 Discussion

Domain Name Forwarding and Hot Pockets Tour

Several new domain names, including cspan.me and hail-the-foot.com, have been registered by listeners to forward to the No Agenda website. Meanwhile, Baroness Maggie Vincent of Virginia is preparing her "tour rig" for the upcoming Hot Pockets 2008 road trip. The vehicle is equipped with advanced audio-video gear, wireless routers, and a pink French press for the journey.

cspan.me· monsanto· hot pockets· maggie vincent· virginia

43:43 A couple other PR initiatives that we want to thank people for. forwarding domain names and these will become very valuable with the new system I'm working on you're gonna love it cspan.me now forwarding to noagendashow.com which i thought was a pretty cool one because we are indeed the people who watch C-SPAN so you don't have to this domain is not forwarding to no agendashow.com but like it anyway for mention its forwarding to Monsanto whoispoisoningmyfood.com Kind of like so you can propagate that Propagate that all over the place and then of course It was inevitable that we have a hail-the-foot.com And no agenda whistles calm are registered and ready for business So I'm happy about that as our at bling comm and poppy stand calm very very nice

44:37 and of course a reminder that the HotPockets2008.com website is up and we're maintaining that, then Baroness Maggie Vincent of Virginia has her tour rig blog I guess she's doing little party when we get there it'll be like some people for the hot tub and martinis before we kick off someone actually sent me a cool... Yeah take about six martinis and hit the road! She's really great though she is outfitted this thing..I mean we can go for Five years now it right down to the pink colored French press. It's all it's yeah, she has a French press that is pink It's all in there But now she's also a she's a cis admin right? She's geek so she's got like audio video Wireless routers this thing is like he's got antenna sticking out of it everywhere as great I think she's working on multiplexing and it's gonna be cool

CHAPTER 13 / 45 Discussion

CNN Critique of No Agenda Donation Model

CNN technology writer Mark Millian published an article criticizing the donation-based business models of apps and podcasts, specifically mentioning the No Agenda show. The article incorrectly claimed the show asks for a mandatory $50 monthly donation, which the hosts debunk as a misunderstanding of their voluntary "value-for-value" system. This error is cited as an example of mainstream media's failure to accurately report on independent media.

cnn· mark millian· instapaper· donation model· podcasting

45:32 As someone that offered the idea, maybe we should do a GPS route. Remember that guy who did... Oh yeah you should! I thought now you mentioned it and you should do that. The guy was.. Yeah its plotting where you are. So we draw something on the map by driving in a certain direction I'm not quite sure what... Yeah, around and around. We see where you're lost Maybe we should drive an Obama logo or something cool like that We gotta think of what we should be driving to create a cool GPS map And we got a little misguided love from CNN Did you see that? No So CNN has Mark Millian who looks like he's 12

46:19 Reading apps sell subscriptions to fuzzy feelings. As in reading apps, not reading apps but reading apps and he talks about the one-time fee being charged for Insta paper and then he talks about you know the donation model... And he says no agenda! An online program co-created by podcast pioneer and former MTV personality Adam Curry asks listeners to donate $50 a month Hey, thanks for debunking our formula. Idiot! We don't ask people to donate 50 bucks a month anyway... I know this is what kills me that's your news so whenever there's something in there you actually know about it's always wrong so how can the rest be correct? Yeah and

47:09 Thank you all I guess we have a couple more. I've been working very diligently on your podcast licenses podcast license calm and not a minute too soon as Now the provincial government of the North Rhine-Westphalia in Gitmo nation Deutschland is actually putting together the internet media pass which kids will be schooled in and then you get your media pass, and then you can go on Facebook and So I think you should get your license now, kiddies. Wow! Yeah, wow is right It's sad very very sad so you were right John we're right on the path there I saw that coming miles away and it's amazing to me that is moved as fast as it has

47:53 Oh, it's moving at lightning speed. And of course we'd like to thank the people who supported this program in particular The people who made it possible are associate executive producers soon-to-be sir Craig Jones and Daniel Collins our Executive producers Sir Lawrence fronet chronic phonic we say it like a front check front check I'm sorry front check yes I have it written here properly Francek who was also the exclusive 333 club member And we have Ryan Lackey and Tiesse Arntzen who are both executive producers and 313 Club members. Remember the Pi Club is the next episode. Actually it's Francek, the way he got it sorry. The Pi Club is coming up on Sunday that'll be Episode 314 and of course... Ooh! The Pi Clubs coming up people should get in the Pi Club. Yeah you want to be in the Pi Club

CHAPTER 14 / 45 Discussion

Japanese Scientist Develops Meat Alternative from Human Waste

Japanese researcher Mitsuyuki Akira has reportedly developed a synthetic meat alternative using proteins extracted from human excrement. The "poop burger" is created by combining these proteins with soy and steak sauce to mimic the taste and texture of beef. While presented as a solution to food sustainability, the concept has met with significant public revulsion.

mitsuyuki akira· japan· meat alternative· soy protein· food science

48:46 And then 333 of course is coming up shortly as well. All of our producers today, executive and associate executives As you know these are real credits so we don't mess around like the phony baloney douchebags in Hollywood If you need someone to vouch for ya We will gladly do it You can put it anywhere where credits are valid and again we really appreciate your helping us out Now there's still something y'all can do which is go out and propagate that formula Our formula is this...we go out We hit people in the mouth. Some hardcore carnivores have a hard time finding meat alternatives such as soy protein or tofu to be palatable but non-meat eaters may lose their appetite along with their...

49:58 Carnivorous friends. Poop burger? A meat alternative made from human excrement. You heard it correctly, Japanese scientist Mitsuyuki Akira has developed a burger made from soy steak sauce essence and poop Mmm, and they have a picture of him in his holding it. I guess somebody wrote down cuz you know he's Japanese doesn't really understanding so says shit burger Just pretty much what you know we can expect from the our

50:36 Vegan friends is a poop burger. Yeah, hey why don't you come over the house Sunday? I'll throw some poop burgers. Oh you eat meat okay we got a In fact them grinding up some fresh right now That's kind of like your your yours your Sunday Times segment that I would expect that to be in The Sunday Times Front page. Yeah, so I can't resist because Kevin Reeves who I respect enormously as a musician And everyone can stop now we have John's Sunday times jingle you want to hear it one little sneak peek for yeah John's gonna harm the Sunday Times

CHAPTER 15 / 45 Discussion

Michelle Obama Silverware Theft Allegations

Unverified rumors suggest that security details for Michelle Obama have replaced metal cutlery with plastic during events to prevent the First Lady from taking the silverware. The anecdote references a past trip to Marbella, Spain, where items allegedly went missing from a luxury hotel after her departure. These claims are used to characterize the First Lady as a "kleptomaniac" despite a lack of official evidence.

michelle obama· san francisco· marbella· silverware· kleptomania

51:20 Isn't that a beautiful Sunday vibe? Perfect. It's a Sunday, yeah it's a Sunday vibe or a lounge act one of the two I like it! I think is great. I think it's perfect for you So uh... We'll do that on Sunday In other news its kind of interesting food related Hold on After the poop burger now John C Devorak in Berkeley with more food news John You're supposed to say thank you Adam Thank you Adam Uh so Michelle back to you Adam So Michelle Obama was in town for a $2,500... Oh yeah no no she was in town you mean in Los Angeles or San Francisco? Here. San Francisco. Okay because she was here to go ahead and she was here too. She's all over the place. Yeah of course so halfway through the meal they hold group it all that waiters and waitress come out they grab all the silverware and replace everything with with plastic forks and knives what

52:13 Right in the middle of the meal there apparently was supposed to be plastic forks and knives from the get-go. Really? Yeah, and my wife Mimi looked up this trend she's apparently been doing this a lot they're afraid somebody is going to come at her with one of the knives they say Oh it's for security is that it? Wow! Which is bogus but I think... There's another story that came up and this was just totally under reported you have trouble finding it I'm not even I don't I can't verify it. There's only one report of it, but apparently remember that time she was in Spain It's been $4000 a night forever you know her and your old yeah with the she was in Marbella Yeah, yeah well they were all the dealers right after she left The the silverware was gone it was missing than silver

53:02 She stole the silverware. I hate it when that happens and they put a big so i'm thinking when she's going to these different events, they removed the knives and spoons in the middle of this service not at the beginning because their afraid Michelle is gonna steal the cutlery Oh come on! I am telling you I think she's a kleptomaniac Speaking about Obamas and food There is no other explanation for this by the way Well, the plastic is wrong. I mean that's eco unfriendly I thought you were gonna say like chopsticks or bamboo made of wood or something no plastic plastic so the Barack and by the way You can call him Barack cuz he's sending out emails now and it says Barack This was sent to one of our producers David David I'd like I've set aside time for four supporters like you to join me for dinner with plastic cutlery

CHAPTER 16 / 45 Discussion

Barack Obama Dinner Sweepstakes Email

The Obama re-election campaign sent out a fundraising email offering supporters a chance to win a dinner with the President for a $5 donation. The email emphasizes that the campaign does not accept money from Washington lobbyists or PACs, relying instead on small donations from "everyday Americans." Legal disclaimers in the email note that no purchase is actually necessary to enter the sweepstakes.

barack obama· campaign finance· lobbyists· sweepstakes· fundraising

53:59 Most campaigns fill the dinner guest list primarily with Washington lobbyists and special interests, but oh not me No, we didn't get it. I swear to God is a real email We didn't get here doing that we're not gonna start now We're running a different kind of campaign. Oh right, you never have a meeting with the lobbyists! We're running a different kind of campaign we don't take money from Washington Lobbyists or Special Interests or PACs...we never have and never will. We rely on everyday Americans given whatever they can afford and I want to spend time with a few of you so if you make a donation today You'll be automatically entered for a chance to be one of the four supporters to sit down with me for dinner

54:40 Please donate $5 or more today. This is what we're doing wrong We got to offer dinner when people will help us out We'll pay for your flight and the dinner All you need to bring is your story and your ideas about how he could continue to make this a better country for all Americans But I'm not asking you to donate today just so be entered for chance to meet me kidding That's why I'd enter I'm asking you to say you believe in the kind of politics that gives people like you a seat at the table, whether it's dinner table with me or the table where decisions are made about what kind of country you want it to be. I've said before I want people like you to shape this campaign from the very beginning and this is a chance for four people to share their ideas directly with me hope to see you soon Barack

CHAPTER 17 / 45 Discussion

Michelle Obama iCarly Appearance and Military Families

First Lady Michelle Obama appeared on the Nickelodeon show *iCarly* to promote the "Joining Forces" initiative, which supports military families. During her visit to Los Angeles, she urged Hollywood writers and producers to include more stories about the lives and sacrifices of service members in television and film. Critics argue the media should instead focus on the hardships caused by frequent deployments and financial struggles faced by veterans.

michelle obama· icarly· nickelodeon· military families· hollywood

55:20 Barack Barack and it actually says no purchase necessary to enter the sweepstakes I swear to God enter and I can't now Michelle Obama was in Los Angeles in southern the Southern California a great state here, and she was here Well under the cover of this show iCarly which I've never seen She was on an episode playing herself and she was out talking to the media saying she wants the media to portray more stories of military families on television. This is what she wants to happen

56:03 And she says literally saying that you know writers. You need to write more about military families It's important what I think yeah, I think there should be more stories about how the banks have been screwing military family Yeah, how their fathers come back dead keeps sending them over this over? Remissioning them over and over and over again. I think there should be a lot of stories. I agree it's important Hollywood gets the message because TV in film have the power to teach she She says. Yeah, teach how the government is screwing our military people and how the banks are taking advantage of the situation? Yeah I think she's absolutely right! I'm all for it yeah i'm with you Michelle

56:42 Obama also appeared at two private fundraisers during her visit to Los Angeles on Monday. Yeah, of course I'm sure these were just people having dinner with her and Barack yeah Barack And then some some schmuck who gave five bucks. I'm sure you prize winners some prize winners everybody Yeah, if I totally agree with you John. I wish it. I wish it were that way I wish that they would really show the true hardships of military families and not just the What does she expect? You know, she's so naive that I don't think she knows what's going on. I don't know who gave her this message somebody probably Gates thinking it was hilarious Hey watch this. I'm gonna tell her to say this Watch you do it. No, she's not gonna do at five bucks. She doesn't yes. He's gonna do it. Yes, he's gonna do it She's totally gonna do it. You know, she's gonna do it

CHAPTER 18 / 45 Discussion

Executive Order on Federal Waste and Joe Biden

President Obama issued an executive order aimed at cutting "pointless waste" in the federal government, such as the printing of the Federal Register and the maintenance of underutilized websites. Vice President Joe Biden has been tasked with leading the "Campaign to Cut Waste" to hunt down misspent tax dollars. One specific example cited was the website for the "Fiddlin' Foresters," a folk group composed of Forest Service employees.

barack obama· joe biden· federal register· fiddlin' foresters· government waste

57:34 Oh man she did it! So I just gotta stay with President Obama for a minute because it's been really funny. There is this new video and now they've gone out and they've listened to us, they put some production into it and this was where my Vivek Kundra story was going to come in so he passed I think an executive order is what it was. Yes, it's an executive order and its the don't waste anymore America that's not exactly the name of it but yes it is select USA initiative

58:13 And it's an executive order that we have to stop wasting money. And we're going to start right here in the White House, everybody and you just have to listen to this John. It is hilarious... You may interrupt it is hilarious First of all hi everyone! Hi Everyone This stack of books right here is called the Federal Register. For decades, copies have been printed... No! Listen! Yeah I heard this is ridiculous You heard the whole thing? No but go play, play Bound and sent to thousands of government offices all across the country every single day And while you might think that most people just can't wait to dig into their copy as soon as it arrives The truth is no one reads this thing and that's because

58:58 You know he that's I wanted to stop it there But that would be unfair because he actually says why no one reads this thing available on the internet Internet years Yeah, which means taxpayers have been funding some pretty expensive doorstops Okay And then they literally put a stack of these things as a doorstop is beautiful So we're putting an end to that yeah saving you millions of dollars each year million That's just the tip of the iceberg ah what else are we gonna do? Everyone knows that getting rid of the deficit will require some tough decisions. Yeah, so we got to like get rid of the paper Oh yeah this is gonna be a big help But this is how they're training the human resources to believe It's cutting back on billions of dollars in programs that a lot of people care about but what should be easy Is getting rid of the pointless waste and stupid spending That doesn't benefit anybody

59:45 waste we should be getting rid of even if we didn't have a deficit. Now what is your pet peeve when it comes to waste, John? Well besides Michelle Obama's $1 million budget and 26 assistants? Yeah outside of that... Well the real waste is in the military! I know but you're pet-peeved with your guy Oh, Vivek Kundra? Yeah. And the eight million dollar website? Eighteen! 18 million dollar websites. 18 million dollar websites?! I know, believe me, I cannot remember that the number's that high because it's not within the... It's not believable We're off to a good start Over the last two years we've pulled the plug on all kinds of ridiculous practices Apparently the government used to overnight containers filled with nothing

1:00:29 Don't ask why that is. I want to know what that is, was that to put the drugs in? That we're shipping back he said for years The government has been shipping containers that were empty don't ask well I wanna be interested in knowing what the deal is Very interested in that it's like shut up! Don't ask Sure some of these cuts aren't that big but no amount of waste Is acceptable not when its your money Not at time so many Americans are already cutting back Just as families are living within their means Government should too. So we can invest in the things that we know will create good jobs and grow the economy, things like education and technology. Technology! Besides after a while all these cuts add up Okay Already we've identified about 33 billion dollars in savings Oh my god this is great This is great Where's it coming from? Just for this year

1:01:21 and we're not finished, not by a long shot. Did you know that the federal government pays for a website devoted to a folk music ensemble made up of forest rangers? They're called The Fiddlin Forresters. I just jumped on the website of these Rangers! The Fiddlin Foresters... Listen- I'll put their music on my iPod but i'm not paying for their website and there are hundreds of similar sites- Stop stop stop Who does this guy think he's fooling? Well by the way... The money spent on the website has been spent taking it off of the internet at this point out years, maintenance is zero right? Wait a minute first of all... John he so disingenuous because this is a website that has not just been sitting there since 2005 you cannot actually get the music from those guys on the website. It's in a whole different website So its like completely disingenuous

1:02:16 Yeah, well it's also a static website that costs probably tens of... how does it cost? Eight cents a day. Nobody is pounding it! No, they took it off. It's offline I had to... What does it say five dollars?! I had to go the Wayback Machine to get a copy of it It's like what difference does it make? I've got old websites that are sitting around the internet. That doesn't cost anything! You're a waster, you waster you! It's not a waste of anything, this is bull crap! This is all bull crap We should consolidate or just get rid of He's doing like little tick boxes and all these websites are gonna get rid of except for the 18 million dollar website by the way You're not only paying for web sites. No one needs oh you're paying for anything for these websites their websites I love what you get riled up everybody's an idiot yes This is this is why I play this for you for your website And there are hundreds of similar sites that we should consolidate or just get rid off

1:03:13 By the way, you're not only paying for websites no one needs. Hold on a second! You realize it would cost a fort... This is where the money gets wasted? Consolidating a bunch of old websites?! Yeah that's real money there hey that's a contract. No just leaving a static site up doesn't cost anything who is this guy this is ridiculous the public should be incensed by this idiocy so I think this is where Vivek Kundra came in because as a report now the report said yesterday Vivek Kundra personally has to authorize any website with a .gov domain name. This is why... That was his only job I think, he's like you know what? I'm not going to do this anymore! I don't want to be approval of .gov domain names You're paying for thousands of buildings all across the country no one uses

1:04:00 For the last decade, the government's owned a massive and completely empty warehouse in the middle of Brooklyn. Now... The government hadn't been able to sell this building because of red tape. And Washington politics that held things up for years But we're finally cutting through all that and plan to get rid of these buildings in the months ahead. What are we going to do? Demolish them? He doesn't really quite specify. Yeah, they're not going to sell them on this market? Government buildings? Get waste and make government more efficient have been a priority for my administration since day one. Priority! But here's the best part work to tackle the budget deficit we need to step up our game yeah We need to go after every dime How are we gonna do that what who should we call for that who can we make the guide to go after all this stuff To make sure we don't waste come on Who is the guy John you know the guy

1:04:55 Uh... Oh, come on. It's so obvious! The waste guy? Yeah, listen- We need to make government work for you That's why starting today I've asked the vice president to lead a renewed effort to hunt down misspent tax dollars He's gonna hunt it down! He's gonna hunt you down like a dog! Every agent in the Department of this Government We're calling it the campaign to cut waste. And Joe's the guy... I know Joe is the right man to lead us, because nobody messes with Joe Nobody messes with Joe yo! Oh please So anyway so here's the fallacy of it all. The next day when they're shutting down Ranger Bob's website because its so wasteful They throw a picnic

CHAPTER 19 / 45 Discussion

White House Congressional Picnic and Banjo Performance

Shortly after announcing cuts to "wasteful" programs like the Fiddlin' Foresters website, President Obama hosted a lavish congressional picnic at the White House. The event featured live banjo music, food stands, and tents for members of Congress and their families. The contrast between the administration's rhetoric on fiscal responsibility and the cost of the picnic is highlighted as political hypocrisy.

barack obama· white house· congressional picnic· banjo· hypocrisy

1:05:44 At the White House, a picnic but not like any old picnic and Barack because we're allowed to call him Barack as he emails me that way. Does a speech and just listen to what it's unbelievable! Hello everybody! Hey hold on here comes... Hello everybody! Hey welcome to the White House! I love how his close micing that's cool First of all I take full responsibility for the weather. That's right What a spectacular day for a congressional picnic this is always one of the best events of the year for us mainly because with all the work that we do with members of Congress and their staffs All too often, I don't know what was playing in the background something weird going on but anyway We don't get a chance to say thank you to the families And yeah, we understand that

1:06:43 Public service is tough. on the families in some ways tougher uh... you got spouses who are away from home moms or dads or grandpas and grandmas who don't get a chance to see as often as they'd like and so this is just one modest way for us to say to all of you thankyou for the enormous contributions that you make to the country now we are thrilled with everything that you guys do each and every day to make this country stronger more secure that's right and more free It is good to see a lot of familiar faces here. I hope... Meanwhile, Michelle is next to him just nodding she's on the stage just nod because they got a stage and they got like corn dog stands They've got tents Everybody's getting enough to eat Enough to eat! We don't want to make a long speech Nope But I do hope that The spirit of community That

1:07:38 Yeah, they got like some disco in the background. It's evident on a day like today that this carries over each and every day now we've got Democrats here and Republicans here And you know we all have differences on issues at any given moment Now listen listen it's coming now The one thing that we have to remind ourselves everyday is were all Americans We're all part of the American family so finally last point I'd make Is we've got some service members here who helped not only You know, play the banjo and... Oh! Wait a minute. It's okay for you to have a banjo played at your picnic but it's not okay for Ranger Bob's website to be up But it's okay just invite the banjo player Maybe played for free Some wonderful music but folks who serve each and every day For all of those who serve our country in uniform thank you so much Now let's no waste any money And God bless ya We're all grateful too ya Alright?

1:08:41 So, you guys have fun and I want you guys to eat until... You can't eat anymore. That's nice! Eat until you can't eat anymore! Eat while the rest of the country is stuck! Let them eat cake! Hello everybody, I'm Barack Obama! Eat as much as you can here at Leets And we got banjo! Shut down Ranger Bob We've got the banjo in the White House Yee-haw! There you go. So that's your government saving you money, bringing in a banjo player at the White House and shutting down Ranger Bob's website. Beautiful Yeah they're also gonna shut down a turtle site there's a site... I know, I saw the turtle site. ...for boxed turtles and this is again it's the same thing it's like nobody is this is costing nothing once the sites up

CHAPTER 20 / 45 Discussion

Speculation on Obama Resignation for Family Reasons

A theory suggests that President Obama may choose not to seek a second term, using a desire to spend more time with his daughters as a graceful exit strategy. During an interview with Ann Curry, the President mentioned that his family is not "invested" in him being president and would support him doing something less stressful. This narrative is viewed as a potential "setup" for a future announcement regarding his political future.

barack obama· ann curry· michelle obama· resignation· family

1:09:36 It's just basically a brochure online. It doesn't cost anything, so it is not saving any money. Unless they're inflating the costs of web service when they have all these government computers that are online pumped right into May West and May East I don't see that as a problem It's bullcrap. So there was a subtle message in there which you didn't pick up on because you were so annoyed in general Did you hear what he was saying about families and how hard it was? And, it's tough and people don't realize... did you hear that? Yeah I heard all of that What was your prediction about President Barack Obama? I dunno, I don't have the red book open That he would be one term president and what would he give as an excuse cause he would resign

1:10:20 Yeah, I... well his excuse. What was his excuse? You're right! I've been living with this for a year and with your prediction and finally can help you prove it. What is the prediction? He's gonna give up because of the family Alright he has to spend more time with the girls Right don't you understand Ohhhh I see what you're coming up here This is good Well again.. What you have done is that you deconstructed the beginning of the end for Barack Now It gets better because Ann Curry No relation to me who by the way is in this particular video piece is hot look and she's got like this little black Outfit with a white collar. She looks like I'm made okay, but I'd like really hot looking

1:10:58 in a milfy kind of way. She's being pushed forward now at CBS, she gets to interview the president as they're walking around factory floor and she pops the question which is not unrehearsed Okay, these interviews are not unrehearsed over the last two and a half years So you still probably though had to have a family meeting did you ask Michelle and the kids about this? Yeah Look Michelle and the kids are wonderful in that if If I said, you know what guys? I want to do something different. They'd be fine they're not invested in daddy being president or My husband being presidents but they do believe in what we're doing and I think yeah Michelle if she didn't think that What we were doing was worthwhile in moving the country forward And I think she'd be the first one to say why don't you go do something else that is a little less stressful Uh-huh

1:12:03 So it's so it's that's all she has to do. All she has to do is say, you know what Barack? We're done we're out of here. Yeah It's a setup well I agree with what your I think this analysis is great But I think the flip side of this is that Michelle Is looking at that 1 million dollar budget she has for personal assistance and all that free silverware And the free silver where she steals, and so she's gonna say you know Brock. I think you can gut it out Shut up man top man up Get on your man pad and man up man up darn it

CHAPTER 21 / 45 Discussion

Missing Pentagon Funds in Iraq

The Pentagon admitted it cannot account for $6.6 billion in funds intended for the reconstruction of Iraq. The money, which was reportedly shipped to the region on massive pallets of cash, has vanished without a clear paper trail. This massive loss of taxpayer money stands in stark contrast to the administration's public focus on cutting small-scale "waste" like government websites.

pentagon· iraq· reconstruction funds· russia today· military waste

1:12:47 Meanwhile, while we're also worried about Anthony Weiner and we're having picnics at the White House. We are missing some money. The Pentagon has recently been forced to admit it doesn't know where 6.6 billion US dollars scheduled for Iraq have gone. Scheduled? Scheduled! It's Russia Today they speak with a British accent. Scheduled Yeah, this is you know this money was on we talked about this on the show it was on pallets big bags of dollars. Yeah that was shipped over to Iraq and they kept in the palace there just handing out like candy yeah oh gee really some went missing? Really huh 6.6 billion dollars is there any outrage over this? Is anyone jumping up and down

1:13:31 No. No, but they got to shut down Ranger Bob's website But let's shut down Ranger Bob because you know and by the way I'll have that on my iPod but not on my website That's literally what he said! Why is he plugging Apple all the time? Yeah and he didn't say Zune He didn't say his mp3 player Or my droid He didn't say- he said iPod Yeah, he said iPod yeah He said iPod yea And then it's like, hello there! I have that on my iPod. Hi everybody- Hello everybody, I'm Barack This is on my iPod and I love iPods and I love Steve Jobs but I love banjos Not getting the banjo thing Well he had a banjo No, no, I don't understand why he likes banjo He doesn't because he removed Ranger Bob The fiddlin' what's their name?

1:14:30 The Fiddle and Forrester's. I have the link in the show notes 313.nashownotes.com. The Fiddle and Foresters, literally the website is my love. Do you have your ring on? Excellent! The web Mickey's wearing a ring she can't leave the house that is that the engagement ring no it's funny because they came in and And I said oh look here. The rings just like do you want to do something? Yeah, I said now honey this doesn't have the bling on it This is just the regular ring yeah, I got to have a rock mounted on it You know a diamond eek But she loves it and Mickey wouldn't wear something if she didn't like the way it looked

CHAPTER 22 / 45 Discussion

Mark Rylance's Bizarre Tony Awards Acceptance Speech

Actor Mark Rylance delivered a highly unusual acceptance speech at the Tony Awards after winning Best Actor for his role in *Jerusalem*. Instead of traditional thanks, Rylance recited a prose poem about the mechanics of "walking through walls." Despite the surreal nature of the speech, presenter Catherine Zeta-Jones and the elite audience reacted as if the performance was standard, highlighting a disconnect between the theater elite and the general public.

mark rylance· tony awards· jerusalem· catherine zeta-jones· walking through walls

1:15:13 Fiddle and Forrester's that not updated since 2005 fiddling foresters gov Yeah, let's let's call those guys. Oh it hasn't been updated to since 2005 by which means has cost nothing no costs nothing at all It's like four page website yeah anyway okay alright So I do want to change subjects please real news oh I wasn't ready for that And now, back to Real News. The Tionis! I heard they were really good. I heard that the hosts were really good? They were astonishingly good, what's his name is a very funny there was... Neil Patrick Harris Yeah self-deprecating his first song they opened this whole show with which is Broadway Is Not For Gays Anymore And he and he's gay right? He's totally gay. He makes fun of it

1:16:10 and so but what was weird I mean the show is well produced it was more usually it's a very horribly produced non TV oriented show but this is very slick and it had a lot of humor in it, they had a lot of Broadway acts you got to see. And well-produced But the weird thing that was the following clip that I have and you have to listen to the whole thing just without comment Is this the Choni acceptance speech? This is a Tony acceptance. The guy who was the one for best actors, Mark Rylance this is his second Tony Wait didn't he win for something really weird like uh what was the name of the play? It was Jerusalem He played this crazy guy that lived out in a trailer and he's being pushed out by British bureaucrats it was very good play if anyone's in New York wants to see a good play You've seen it

1:16:58 Yeah, we saw it. I thought you went to Spider-Man? We saw Spider-Man! We saw Jerusalem and we saw Memphis... It was like a play-a-rama! We just saw a lot of plays. I bet your whole family listens to NPR as well Actually they don't. So I still got some setup. I was really tight on that too! Yeah you were, your outstanding would have been beautiful if you had the set up normally but i just want people to know the following things this guy gives an acceptance speech nobody

1:17:35 after the acceptance, you're gonna hear it and you're gonna go what? Nobody commented on it. It wasn't written up in the newspaper that I could at least any article I saw. Oh must have been good What's-her-name comes on and she assumed... Who is What's-Her-Name? Be specific who is What's-Her-Name? What's-Her-Name as the wife of Neil Patrick Harris Michael Douglas's wife, the actress. Oh, Catherine Zeta-Jones! How come I... Why do i know all this? And she's bipolar. She got an applause right big standing ovation because she's bipolar and she walked on stage. No, she didn't get anything special. She came out and she's the one who announces it and then after Brylance is done she goes and just walks right to the next one but tell me that if you were up there you wouldn't have said something about this acceptance speech

1:18:23 And the American Theatre Tony goes to Mark Rylance. Having won in 2008 for Boeing, Boeing tonight Mark Rylance takes on his second Tony for his outstanding performance as Johnny Rooster Byron Unlike flying or astral projection Walking through walls is a totally earth-related craft, but a lot more interesting than pot making or driftwood lamps. I got started at a picnic in Wisconsin in the northern part of the states A fellow walked through a brick wall right there in the park. I said say I want to try that Stone walls are best then brick and wood wooden walls with fiberglass insulation and steel doors

1:19:23 Aren't so good. It's not that they'll hurt you if you're walking through walls is done properly both You and the wall remain intact it's just that they aren't pleasant somehow The worst things are wire fences maybe its molecular structure of the alloy or amount of given a fence I don't know but, I've lost my hat and torn my jacket in a lot of fences The best approach to a wall is first two hands flat against the wall. You'll feel the dry inner surface, then there's a moment of total darkness before you step through on the other side. Thanks very much." I would have switched over to The Kardashians. She- the thing is this is the weirdest acceptance speech that I've ever heard and nobody says anything! Well, the audience loves it! I don't understand a single bit of this joke Of course they didn't see the play

1:20:24 No, it's got nothing to do with the play either. It just a complete off-the-wall has nothing to do with anything except in speeches got nothing to do with the awards is just some craziness that this guy decided to start talking and what's her name she could Catherine Zeta-Jones comes out never leave looks over doesn't do a take and she just announces the next person. And then throughout the rest of the whole evening nobody mentions that this was crazy, this guy would do is insane and nobody I was stunned. I'll tell you why Because for Tony's is for elites because you know who the hell can afford a ticket really now You guys you guys stood at TKTS for three hours. I'm sure or you got comped or something you don't pay for anything

CHAPTER 23 / 45 Discussion

Darrell Issa Confronts Justice Department Over Operation Fast and Furious

Representative Darrell Issa, Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, held hearings regarding "Operation Fast and Furious," a botched ATF program that allowed thousands of weapons to flow to Mexican drug cartels. Issa clashed with Justice Department officials over redacted documents and the lack of accountability for who authorized the "gun-walking" tactics. The investigation seeks to determine if high-ranking officials like Attorney General Eric Holder or Janet Napolitano were aware of the program.

darrell issa· operation fast and furious· atf· eric holder· janet napolitano· gun walking

1:21:12 But Chonies are for elites and everyone there is laughing because they think they're supposed to be in on the joke. They don't actually understand He's so brilliant brilliant I tell you oh, haha. I've got to go tell NPR Brilliant stupid thanks for ruining me You're welcome Wow real downer Real downer in the show. Oh, a downer! Well I got funnier stuff. No, not looking for funny... Heyyyy! I know you don't have the red book there How about ISA vs Weasel? ISA versus weasel? Is this real news or is it like something that we actually care about? C-SPAN. Okay well hey! Thank you gentlemen You made a statement Now who..you gotta set it up for me because nobody understands what's going on So apparently they're having hearings on

1:22:09 on this thing called Fast and Furious. You familiar with this? Yeah, this is what we talked about months ago about the ATF and the gun smuggling uh...and the thousand guns that are out there that have been lost I mean we reported on this months ago two thousand guns actually And of course one of the guns shot some guy and then they were worried sick that what's her name Gifford or the congresswoman who was killed in She wasn't killed, she was shot in the head. Shot in the head... Was done with one of these guns and there's a bunch of cop killing guns it turns out they were also sold Yeah some border patrol guys And they just let these guns walk to Mexico so now they're having all these hearings oversight hearings on them trying to nail the Justice Department Remember that didn't want to do this because you know the guy coming in was a big anti-gun guide at ATF and we deconstructed all of this Right but now their trying to get to the bottom of who approved the stupid program

1:23:08 and of course they're getting sandbagged by the Obama administration. So I've got actually a couple of different clips here, but Troy Issa versus The Weasel this is to me this is just good way for people see if you're going to be on the... Now who's Issa? You gotta explain who Issa is! Issa is our congressman from Los Angeles whose Republican firebrand he's always trying to stir up stuff it and by the way nothing ever comes at these hearings because it turns out that And this started, I don't know when it started. It must have started during the Bush administration but the party in power in the presidency... The Congress doesn't care anymore! The party in power just gives everything they want to president to do everything yeah and so they sandbag all these things nothing at least these things should just shut down congress is that the president become a king

1:23:55 that you signed, let them hear banjo on the fourth that said ATF makes every effort to interdict weapons that have been purchased illegally and prevent their transportation to Mexico. Who prepared that line in your letter? Chairman I said... You signed it who prepared it was a you These letters are the product of the Justice Department. So your signature on that letter doesn't mean you know it to be true, is that correct? I take ultimate responsibility Okay isn't that statement false now with what you know

1:24:31 Obviously, there have been allegations that call into serious question. Weren't there documents that now have been provided? Did you take that cookie from the cookie jar? Well mom obviously there've been allegations and leading to serious questions about... The guy will not answer anything! ...that let's you know that statement was false And thats why your investigating and that's why we're investigating I just take your agreement that those documents indicate that statement that you signed as someone prepared for your signature were false Congressman, I'm not prepared to say that at this time. Everything we say is true to the best of our knowledge as more facts come out obviously our understanding of the situation is enhanced

1:25:12 Just for the record, we will be posting online the 20-some pages that were made available. Since out of the 20 some pages... I'm going to post them online! The only thing that's not redacted other than internal use only statements is Kevin Simpson acting division operations officer US Department of Justice ATF 201 East Washington Street Suite 940 Phoenix Arizona and the zip I'm gonna post them online. He started off this hearing complaining of this guy showing up here's the series that we asked for documents and here's what you sent us and he holds up all one page after another just solid black oh yeah it's all redacted, you can't see any but it's not like there's even it's not like there's a word in there it's all black is a bunch of black stuff yeah and it was pretty funny so it goes on there's one more douchebag weasel thing where they got won answer questions Justice Department douchebag weaseled 1 Oh that would be a very obvious clip

1:26:09 Mr. Chairman, you've raised a number of issues let me try to address them Do the last ones first Who authorized this program that was so felony stupid that it got people killed? The Attorney General has said that he wants to get to the bottom of this. He has directed the Office of the Inspector General at the Justice Department, to review this matter in order to answer questions like the ones... And if that's the case then why are we any burdened at all? Isn't every one of our requests consistent with what the Inspector General and the Attorney General should be looking at in this case? I don't know for a fact that everything you've asked for is what they're looking at. I hope you came here to answer questions like that We are asking for things related to the above-the-field level almost exclusively our questions are about Who authorized this? Why did it happen? Why did it continue our question to you today Is the president said he didn't authorize it He said the Attorney General didn't authorize it, but he didn't say he didn't know about it It was the auto pen and it's obvious

1:27:14 He said he didn't authorize it. Who at justice authorized this program? As I've said, Mr Chairman of the Office of the Inspector General... Who at Justice and if you know, I ask you to answer who do you know was involved in the authorization of this today? Do you know? Do you know? Well, Mr. Chairman if you'll permit me to answer the question... We sent a letter to chairman Smith who asked a question like that we pointed out that this operation as with other law enforcement operations originated in the ATF's Phoenix office That's not authorization who authorized it at the highest level I betcha was Lucy

1:27:56 I bet you it was Lucy Napolitano, wasn't it? Oh maybe. Wasn't she in Arizona? She's the kind of bonehead thing she'd do. She was in Arizona! Wasn't she Attorney General of Arizona? No, she lived in Mexico. I thought she was Arizona. Oh no maybe... She's Arizona dude. I thought she was Arizona. Yeah, yeah, Arizona. You're right, she is Arizona. Uh huh. So they're covering her- well they got a lot of cover to do. They're covering her ass. Do you know who authorized it at the highest level and don't go to Phoenix or Tucson or any part of Arizona if you please. Mr. Chairman, it's difficult to answer your questions if you don't want me to answer them I want the answer to my question which was who here in Washington authorized? We know who looked at it on video we know who authorized it effectively at least by acquiescence Who authorizes this injustice? Uh...Mr. Chairman, I do not know the answer to that question and the Inspector General is reviewing the matter Wow Then we will have somebody back who does The Ranking Member has recognized Wow He knows

CHAPTER 24 / 45 Discussion

ATF Whistleblower Retaliation and Congressional Oversight

Testimony from ATF agents suggests a culture of retaliation against employees who blow the whistle on illegal or unethical practices within the agency. During the oversight hearings, Representative Elijah Cummings was criticized for appearing to apologize to Justice Department witnesses rather than aggressively investigating the "Fast and Furious" scandal. This behavior is cited as evidence of the erosion of the separation of powers between the executive and legislative branches.

atf· whistleblowers· retaliation· congress· separation of powers· elijah cummings

1:28:52 Yeah, they all know who is it then I don't know. Yeah, I think I'm saying I'll bet you was Lucy They're covering for somebody big-time It's got to be her or the holder or it's gotta be someone important otherwise that wouldn't do me Wow Oh that just went on for hours and there was just a lot of it right? You watched all of it Yeah There's a bunch of stuff, there is another one. Just the last clip on this so people can get a feeling for what is going on Play the ATF retaliation clip Did I get the gist of it? For this investigation, yes. It was. And you state in your testimony that it has become common practice for ATF supervisors to retaliate against employees that do not blindly tow the company line no matter what the consequences. Can you describe what any of that retaliation may have been? I would just say refer back to OIG investigations over countless years. FLEOLA attorneys that have represented ATF employees for all types

1:29:54 retaliation for whistleblowing punitive actions for whether that agent or inspector deserved the punitive action. You mentioned in the email that you received, you felt it was threatening and were you personally threatened by... Yeah yeah well so this is good this is kind of what we discussed when we talked about it now it's well nothing's coming out they're all just sitting there lying I remember when uh we had the Nixon The Watergate scandal, my grandmother bless her WIFI would send my mom bless her breezy cassette tapes. This is how involved people were back then she would because of course we didn't have internet and we had barely a telephone and she would record all this off television with a little cassette recorder with the microphone next to TV and send them over my mom would listen to all of them yeah people are really involved in outrage and they got Nixon kicked out eventually

1:30:53 But now it's just like, pfft. No one is watching! No one cares. Hey we're watching. Good job This particular, well there's even more. I mean there is a lot of good stuff including ICE yelling at this guy and then watching the Democrats come up and say well you know the President is looking into it. Oh its got to be Holder or Lucy. Its one of them. Whatever the case is some dummy up their but the point that I'm noticing is that Congresses basically in the olden days they used to be especially in the 1800s they used to be tough cookies and they used to be a group amongst themselves and they were always at war with the president. They would take the president on as a group, they wouldn't have a bunch of President Stooges

1:31:41 in their body, within their body. Because their body is a stand-alone body we have the way that government works in this country We have three bodies The executive, the legislative and then the judicial And these guys are supposed to balance things You're not supposed to be...the executives aren't suppose to have a bunch of stooges within the other organization It's bull crap! All you see is these guys they get into something They try to get to the bottom of something and then people from the other party This happens with Bush and Republicans too They'd submarine and there's this Cummins from Georgia was at this thing that black guy and all he did was apologize to the guy

1:32:18 He came out and apologized to the guy that Isa was yelling at. Says, I'm sorry that my committee chairman is yelling at you. Oh, did they hurt your feelings? You know he said, embarrassing to the committee. Did we hurt your feelings? And he went on and on like that in there's another guy on there the same way it was just like are you investigating or are you just working for Obama if you're working for Obama why don't you go work for him what are doing in Congress I mean this has been, the separation of powers has been ruined. Uh...I don't know when it began and i'm sure goes back further than you know probably Nixon or even before then Johnson

1:32:56 Well Johnson for sure but it's really gotten bad now and so Congress has been deballed because it doesn't want to stand up on its own as its own thing. It has to be kow-towing to the president of whatever party you are if your a Democrat, the President is a Democrat You have to kow-tow to him! Your in congress your not working in the executive suite John C. DeVore, half pet peeve of the day! Just saying. Well, I think it's important that people know about this and know what is going on and let's face it no one has time to watch C-SPAN we're helped by our supporters and producers to do exactly that so we have to bring the information so people can at least sound smart at cocktail parties and maybe pick up some sex

CHAPTER 25 / 45 Discussion

Listener Donations and Global PR Stunts

Donors like Tom Gibson and Jane Middleton contributed to the show, while a listener in Denmark named Gabriel promoted the program by wearing a No Agenda sign during a 5K race in Odense. The segment also mentions the Gary Johnson presidential campaign and the "value-for-value" model that allows the show to remain independent of traditional advertising.

tom gibson· gary johnson· denmark· odense· podcasting

1:33:55 Maybe. So I... Pick maybe if they're lucky. Yeah, by quoting stuff from the No Agenda show they're gonna get laid. So we do have some donors this week, not a lot but what's weird is we only have one 111 donor Tom Gibson out of Redondo Beach California new donor threw in $111 which is part of the year 1-11 and

1:34:33 No comment, he's got no comment. Anonymous gave us a hundred bucks and he says please keep me totally anonymous He's anonymous from anonymous in anonymous. No name or location okay? It's anonymous, I'm not saying anything. I don't even know why you mentioned it! Jane Middleton Austin Texas $75 just living the American dream work hard live within my means and have a little financial security and just able to pay my bills i'm privileged to donate what is left over to no agenda keep on living the dream You know uh... I keep getting calls from the Gary Johnson campaign because I like paid attention to him Yeah. And so now I'm like, you know tell them to do this and he actually went on Stossel and he was talking about if I had a magic wand... So now using my lines. So I said go watch the president's address about the American dream

1:35:22 About you know just getting by and retire with dignity, and you know shut up slave And have him harp on that man haven't called the president out so we got to watch and see if he does that be kind of funny He should yeah absolutely anybody running against Obama should use that I mean it's a it's like. It's like a it's like a slow pitch down in the middle I mean how can you not swing at it because no one watches it oh? No one's watching. David Anderson, 66-33 Clayton North Carolina a dee douche? We got that for you my friend You've been Dee Douched As for the 33 meme that we keep picking up on he says a level 33 free Mason top dog might be where the code comes from Uh...you think? Yeah Judith Cook Orleans Massachusetts

1:36:12 Please give my birthday shout out to my son Jefferson Post of Easton. We'll do that in a second. $60, David C Pugh in North Canton Ohio 5510 double nickels on the dime My wife Amy will be 35 is another birthday call up on the list he also wants a milf for her. Fierce hold on a second just stop and that's one mother I'd like Firas Al-Thibani in Riyadh. Oh, this is our official ARAB. He's an official ARAB. Yep. He says we're wrong about Syria

1:36:51 He went to Karma shot too by the way. Yeah he deserves it, you know he sent a really long email and I appreciate it and he said we're not stupid over here. I don't think we've ever said that they're stupid have we ever said that the people in the Middle East are stupid? Not that I recall. No, I think they're brave! Well usually sharp operators most of the... Anyway so he uh I've proclaimed him the official ARAB of The NO Agenda Show and he'll be checking in from time to time and of course we'd love to give a little karma shot obviously. You've got karma From Ridja

1:37:29 5133 Heather Longoria in Davenport, Iowa. I'm donating in honor of my husband's birthday and other birthdays a lot of birthdays yeah Tim's an avid listener the show I still love him very much even though he makes me listen to your show on long car rides painful Then we have a bunch of $50 dollars. Try listening to NPR, try that, that'll be great. Yeah listen to NPR for how long you go. Andrew Sawyer Vancouver BC with all the ads yeah interstitial ads yeah Andrew Sawyer Vancouver BC sorry about that Canucks Chris Lewinsky Sherwood Park Alberta Craig Stierle Santa Monica Jason Burke Richmond Texas John Jason Dozier

1:38:10 Kansas City, Mrs. D in Clifton Park New York Sir Tristan Lennon $50 and that and he's in Wagga Wagga by the way. We got a whole bunch of podcast licenses which is really nice 3333 you donate that to the show you get a free podcast license so all your licenses will be issued at PodcastLicense.com and you can see that sometime wow there's like a whole mess of them work Great idea curry and Do you want credit for that is that what you just know I'm just I'm flogging myself We have a make-good Here which buzzkill jr. Sent in doing his work fine John, I'm not sure of my note from last Thursday was truncated before John read it or if he decided It was too long or had too many requests but I also requested a douching of Daniel Schultz and a plug for the no agenda radio app on

1:39:13 The douchebag call out was a gift for my wife's birthday, and I was disappointed when I was left out Thank you for your time an amazing show community. You guys have created so let's uh let's douche bag Daniel Schultz And the no agenda radio app you can find all that at domains Dot na show notes calm and undo with the domains there, but also the links that rock all the domains dot na show notes comm and Quick story here of a request for car mean I like to pick one out of the barrel from time to time Hi Adam. I'm the Romanian. I'm a Romanian married to an Icelandic girl living in Denmark

1:39:52 My name is Gabriel, I've been a douchebag D-U-S-H for more than a year. My wife was in school and now looking for a job and i don't make enough to support the show. I still want to help the show so I decided to do a little PR move on your behalf. I ran the 5k at the Eventroløp in Odense, Denmark where more than 23 000 people participated and he had a noagendershow.com sign on his butt Could you please send my wife some karma so she can get the designer job she wants? Well, absolutely. You've got karma and we've got a place to stay if we ever make it to Denmark So if you are new to the program, you're wondering what this is all about This is our model It's not quite what CNN describes it as and let me give you an idea of how Of how good it is compared to well Let's just pick one out of the bunch there How about our national treasure NPR

CHAPTER 26 / 45 Discussion

NPR Recording Policy and Fox News Sting

NPR correspondent Dina Temple-Raston reportedly refused to allow her speech at a YWCA event to be recorded, citing network policy. This strict stance follows a controversial undercover video by James O'Keefe that led to the resignation of top NPR executives. The hosts characterize NPR's reaction as an attempt to shield their journalists from public accountability and "gotcha" journalism.

npr· fox news· dina temple-raston· recording policy· journalism

1:40:45 So, one of the journalists of NPR Dinah Dina I guess Temple Raston do you know her? Nope never heard of her. She's an NPR correspondent and she was scheduled to speak at the YWCA Women Of Distinction Luncheon $85 a head and it was promoted incessantly that you know, she's from NPR. She's from NPR! Oh she's from NPR come look at her! She's from NPR! And then when some coverage showed up... She said oh you can't record me You can't do that I refuse and by the way its policy at NPR Do you believe that? Yeah i do after they got busted for saying stupid things

1:41:37 So basically because of Fox News recording an NPR guy at a bar. Yeah You can't record me. They get it recorded because they overreacted so NPR is a bunch of douchebags, they over- give them the douchebag call! Hell yeah! I love doing that. Unbelievable And we want to start off with one of our producers today Lawrence Froncek How do you pronounce again John? I want to get her. Fronsek, sorry. Lawrence Fronsek congratulates himself! He'll be uh... he's 30 today June 16th Judith Cook says happy birthday to her son Jefferson Post of Easton Massachusetts Uh..he'll be 29 uh..he's 29 today as well David C Pugues says happy birthday to his wife Amy she'll turn 35 on the 18th a true milk

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Sir Craig Jones Knighthood Ceremony

Craig Jones was officially knighted as "Sir Craig Jones" for his cumulative donations exceeding $1,000 to the program. The ceremony involves the symbolic bestowing of a white gold knight ring and an invitation to the "No Agenda Round Table." The hosts emphasize that these titles are "real credits" earned through the support of independent media.

craig jones· knighthood· no agenda roundtable· value-for-value· donation

1:42:28 and Heather Longoria congratulates her husband Tim 35 on the 30th. Happy birthday from all your buddies here at The No Agenda Show! And so again we're very proud that we have the rings for the Knights of The No Agenda Roundtable, the Dames, the Barons and Baronesses And we are going to welcome another person into the exclusive club today who is a college student You hear that college students supporting the show supporting our model and if we ever actually got paid 85 bucks ahead to go speak Anywhere you could record me. No problem. How about you?

1:43:05 Absolutely. Well, it depends. Here's your sword. Craig Jones please step forward extend your finger as we slip on this nice shiny white gold night ring in the morning ITM number three and hit him in the mouth and Latin engraved on it and of course We also have to do the official ceremony. Will you hereby pronounce thee sir? Craig Jones Knight of roundtable for your support of the program in excess of $1,000 and we highly appreciate the support. Please join the Round Table our hookers and blow rent boys and Chardonnay. Dvorak dot org slash N A. We have some alternative sites for that as well channel dvorak dot com slash NA you can always go to noagentonation dot com and uh Sean Hannity dot com will also help ya out

1:43:55 Right yeah, no it's one more hour.org Slash and a it's lasting It's still there. It's still there nobody cares uh little low but this of course is Uh, I guess it's the summer. It's kicked in that's what happens right? Yeah That's what I hear so I guess we should report on the debate Yeah, I watched it of course. Well i have the key to the whole thing on the John King stupid queries that this is a compilation of all those fascinating questions he asked me. You did a compilation?

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GOP Primary Debate and John King's Questions

CNN's John King moderated a Republican primary debate featuring "this or that" questions about pop culture, such as "Elvis or Johnny Cash" and "Blackberry or iPhone." Critics slammed the format as trivial and amateurish, arguing it distracted from serious political discourse. Representative Ron Paul notably dismissed the relevance of the questions during the event.

gop debate· john king· cnn· ron paul· mitt romney· pop culture

1:44:33 It's a compilation. Oh, you did some work nice oh yeah right I stole it but go ahead play Leno or Conan Elvis or Johnny Cash Dancing with the Stars Or American Idol Blackberry or iPhone now imagine your getting to the barbecue joint maybe it's here in New Hampshire Maybe at South Carolina ordering some wings spicy or mild coke or pepsi deep dish or thin crust And of course he missed the most important question. Scruncher or folder? I can't believe you didn't ask that! Unbelievable, that was the worst thing ever. And by the way... First of all John King no never again He grunts while people are answering and his mic is on They have a mic for him so he's always making like... Like and i actually tweeted

1:45:27 Turn his mic off! It's annoying. Yeah, it was very amateurish the whole thing... It was a beautiful set The set must have cost $1 million You know I really miss the whole uh you know like they should've been walking down a lit staircase and should have audio stingers They could really make into American Idol They could make it where like the voice had all their backs turned to the audience That would've been more exciting This was two hours! It was so boring Play O'Reilly on Ron Paul's numbers and I by the way last week. I sent some clips in that you didn't play which Re-emphasized of the Duke at the media, and I'm talking about the right wingers mainly because the left wingers They give Ron Paul a little bit of a break But the right wingers are just on his case they hate him holes And uh in the snap poll last night it was Romney 151 percent

1:46:20 21% Paul Enty 9, Gingrich 7, Kaine 4, Santorum 4 and I'll give you Ron Paul's number with John Stossel coming up. It's a pretty interesting number but look... A pretty interesting number but we're not going to give it to ya He gives it to us lately but he has to do in this John Stossel segment. Stossel has become the Fox News right or not right wing but libertarian ball. And so his number what do think is that? What did you think his number was Well, there were a whole bunch of different polls. CNN had a poll that put Ron Paul at like zero but there was only 54 people queried in the poll That's the same number that Fox gave him Zero! Yeah but there was only 54 people in the poll It's bullcrap just to make the guy look like an idiot And he said some really good things By the way I know the congressman doesn't like these questions Blackberry or iPhone

1:47:15 I think he was like, I think you because I asked him folder or scruncher remember in 2008. I interviewed him You would do this something anyway said I don't think that's relevant end of interview Damn you Ron Paul. You answered the Blackberry iPhone question. Do you like to squeeze a toothpaste tube in the middle? Yeah, this is how we get to know our candidates. Who cares! I don't care if a guy eats spicy wings or mild he doesn't like hot peppery stuff that doesn't mean anything what's the politics got to do with that but how about this new guy this what's his name Clarence Thomas. Clarence, the black guy?

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Herman Cain's Federal Reserve Background

Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain, often introduced as a "pizza mogul," previously served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. This background as a "Fed shill" is contrasted with his public persona as a political outsider. Cain's past work as a mathematician for the Navy and his stance on "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" are also discussed.

herman cain· federal reserve· godfather's pizza· kansas city· gop primary

1:47:57 Kane. Is his name Kane? Yeah, Kane. Homer Kane. So he's a former Federal Reserve guy by the way Did you know that? Oh yeah! Kane the guy who ran Godfather's Pizza He's a Federal Reserve shill No way Yes yes yes What is his first name it's not Homer I just said that I think we have to consult The Book of Knowledge on this one Hold on a second Consult The Book Of Knowledge Hold on. Yeah, I swear to God Herman Cain Federal Reserve Chairman there you go now it's not this yeah You know it's a different guy no It's not he's just the pizza guy you can disappoint me now the pizza guy come on. I think you're wrong

1:48:49 Herman, will you call me in? I got his wiki page. I've got the book of knowledge open here Let's do it again! Oh shoot hold on...I love this. Holy crap you're right No kidding He is a former deputy chairman and chairman of the board of directors to the Federal Reserve of Kansas City Yeah. Thank you very much, thank you very much. You can just toss your money into the cup. Before his business and economics career he worked as a mathematician in ballistics for the United States Navy. Kane's newspaper columns... He's got a column I can just imagine. And the guy actually says, I never would have repealed Don't Ask Don't Tell in the first place! Okay? You're not my candidate. As a bi-curious male I was extremely insulted

1:49:39 Well, I've the guys got is this book. The guy's a blowhard every time I've seen him He's yelling he's a fed shield This is my whole point yeah, he's a hobby now. We realize he's a fed shill uh-huh you know that did ya no? No, it didn't know yeah It's uh I've been tracking this guy. You know oh, I'm a pizza guy. I'm just a pizza guy. No you're not No, you're not your shill. I gotta say though Michelle Bachman is pleasant to look at No, and she's made up right in the lighter. Right? Yeah, they can also if they don't give her a light It's horrible no it's horrible that she gets like She's like that the Seinfeld episode where the girl in the wrong lights he looks like you know horror is beautiful Like gap-toothed it was like really really bad And she is I mean she's she is the Botox Queen baby She is really Botox, but yeah interesting just 23 children she adopted

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Michele Bachmann and the Media's Treatment of Conservative Women

Michele Bachmann's performance in the GOP debate was widely praised, though critics often focus on her appearance and use of Botox. The discussion explores a perceived double standard in how the media treats attractive conservative women like Bachmann and Sarah Palin compared to figures like Hillary Clinton. Bachmann is viewed as a strong potential vice-presidential candidate despite opposition from the political left.

michele bachmann· sarah palin· hillary clinton· gop debate· botox

1:50:35 Yeah, well they're foster kids. Right foster kids that mean they live in at the house? That's almost like Eric The Shill's place! Wow wow and I think that everyone proclaimed her the highlight of the debate Yeah, well she's a pretty face. She looked good and she is sensible even though everyone has her made out to be complete nutcases you know especially the left wingers. Well what surprises me... She hasn't got a prayer running for president but she could be a good vice presidential candidate What surprises me is that particularly the left is so discriminatory towards beautiful women

1:51:30 Oh, they hate him. Yeah I mean Sarah Palin? Hate her! You know this actually it's visceral they hate her yeah and it's just like she doesn't cut she doesn't do the party line of what a woman should be like independent you need to eat in a red jacket you know pearls big rocks all time big rock necklace not a lot of makeup made up like blue rocks will pull your hair back yeah say things like Sorte and Montreal, and you have to have one of those the jacket has to be like one of those knitted ones like wool knitted things. You gotta big brooch. That's the Hillary look. Yeah that knitted jacket with big giant where do you get thread in that thing? With all seeing eye

1:52:16 I mean, you know Michelle Bachman she's got like the high white collar of sexy. Sexy sexy sexy and Sarah Palin have to say with the motorcycle... Exploiting women is no good! I'm sorry? It's an exploitation of women it just that is not right But they're doing it themselves. They're stooges for men, evil men! Oh really? I think they are just beautiful women who are smart. Ah, you've got it all wrong. Really? I'm just... the blood is rushed away from my head? Is that it? Yeah, thats what its is. You probably right Whatever the case is she would be a good vice president but they always want to balance the ticket. Let's balance the ticket

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Maggie Vincent's Recovery and Political Loyalty

Maggie Vincent, a former executive assistant and long-time acquaintance of the hosts, has successfully recovered from lung cancer. Despite her health struggles and political debates with the hosts, she remains a staunch supporter of President Obama. The anecdote highlights the personal connections within the show's community and the persistence of political loyalty.

maggie vincent· lung cancer· barack obama· executive assistant· recovery

1:53:01 And they balanced the ticket, but they put her in. It's not really gonna... They think it might draw some more conservative voters. The conservative voters are going to come out in droves no matter who they run so they don't need to draw the conservative voter and they're not going to get any women specifically to vote for Michelle Obama especially because the women who are politically active or generally Democrats would vote for a woman just because she is a woman the way a lot of blacks vote for black just cause he's black Yeah, which is not gonna happen this time around by the way. Oh you know who I spoke to John? Did she call you? They're gonna lose some but they're not gonna lose all the blacks that's for sure. I spoke to Maggie! Oh I need to talk to her yeah well she wants to call you so... She beat cancer

1:53:42 Oh good for her. She beat it yeah and she called me up. When she got out of the office... And she called me up, and uh it was so lovely to speak with Maggie was executive assistant and basically mom around the office. She's a little what is she? Maggie's like 60 I think something like that beautiful beautiful black woman just incredibly Just an awesome person. Yeah, she can get very annoying but kind of like any executive secretary type yeah But she can get annoying but that's kind of what her job description was not for me, but for other executives and Anyways I really miss it And I called a couple times I hadn't heard and I'd really feared the worst than you know She's actually wasn't esophageal cancer It was lung cancer and they were able to cut away a piece of her lung Like a little little teeny bit and she's good and she's cancer-free

1:54:36 And uh, but she's still loving Barack man. Oh yeah! Cause that what I used to argue with her all the time and she like... At first though she called me a Republican. I'm like hey! Hey! Was that radiation gone to your head? You nuts? I'm not for, I'm not a Republican or Democrat. Not for any of these stooges." And it's like look at your guy! He done nothing and she was like oh you gotta give the brother man a chance. Like Maggie please send me the forwards of your email... She is on the email list The big list. Ya know the one that uh.. The black only list and shes gonna forward some stuff But anyway side note but i was really happy. She wants to talk to you too so shes going to call ya

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Syrian Conflict Escalation and US Military Movement

Reports indicate an escalation of the conflict in Syria, with the U.S. State Department warning of a growing humanitarian crisis. Military intelligence suggests that U.S. helicopters may have conducted rare operations near Damascus, and the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan has been positioned off the Syrian coast. These movements, combined with Angelina Jolie's visit to refugees in Turkey, are seen as precursors to a potential military intervention.

syria· damascus· uss bataan· humanitarian crisis· turkey· invasion

1:55:18 I gave her your number. I guess she had lost it, great executive assistant, lost the number. So we're still awaiting use of well I guess as 107-40 the president will be entering Syria Whether we're gonna do a no-fly zone or bombing or whatever and the saber rattling is continues The press secretary earlier this week sent out a statement the Syrian government's offensive in northern Syria has created a humanitarian crisis That's just before we get to catastrophe on the level, and then we get to outrage

1:55:55 The United States calls upon the Syrian government to stop this violence, give the International Committee for the Red Cross immediate unfettered access to this region to care for the needs of wounded individuals, detainees and internally displaced civilians. Syrian leaders have no excuse for denying humanitarian assistance by a neutral body like the International Red Cross. If Syria's leaders fail to provide this access they will once again be showing contempt for the dignity of the Syrian people." We'll steal your money and bomb you. And so that if that isn't proof enough for you, Angelina Jolie is going to be visiting Syrian refugees in Turkey Why? Well she's the United Nations humanitarian crisis ambassador It's her job She's a celebrite ambassador So yes what she does What's it gonna accomplish? Answer some questions here answer the question What's is gonna accomplish? It's gonna make you feel good about us bombing Syria

1:56:59 That's what she did with Libya. She did that it's the same script There's nothing new so we did the exact by the way I have a report here when was this report? I now, I'm not too sure about This is could be sketchy but nor am intelligence Whatever that is European and Middle Eastern intelligence sources reports that US military helicopters launched an extremely rare attack Sunday on Syrian territory close to Damascus According to these intelligence sources on the ground, some of the helicopters landed and troops exited the aircraft and fired on buildings. Monday, the United States dispatched the amphibious assault ship, USS Bataan, on the Syrian shore. Heavy military marine air traffic also noted on the Adriatic and Black Sea for the past three days

1:57:51 concentrations of such large marine and air forces next to Syria's borders show the United States is preparing for the possible invasion of Syria, and subsequently Lebanon. Now this is stuff that gets sent to me you know like a PGP encrypted stuff so I don't know... Lebanon? Syria and Lebanon yeah well wasn't that on the list? I don't know do you still have the clip we need to play that clip again Yeah, of course I have it. But what i need to do is set up a folder that's just open all the time when you call for stuff like that but its hard. With the evergreen clips? yeah but what would we put in there? There so much No theres not that many We got Obama talking about we're going to be out days no weeks That's gonna be good for the next 5 or 6 years Well play that one for a second It is US policy

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Wesley Clark's Seven Countries Memo and Sudan

General Wesley Clark's famous 2007 revelation about a Pentagon memo detailing plans to "take out" seven countries in five years is revisited in light of current events. The list included Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Iran. The recent independence of South Sudan and the ongoing intervention in Libya are cited as evidence that this long-term geopolitical strategy is still being executed.

wesley clark· pentagon· regime change· sudan· somalia· iran

1:58:47 that Gaddafi needs to go. But let me emphasize that we anticipate this transition to take place in a matter of days and not a matter weeks. There you go, so we got that one. That's classic and I think it'll be good for the next...I give it four years five years maybe Really? You think that long? Do you think were going to be bombing us? Bombed down for the next few years? Well its possible really And then we have the clip when he said the first thing is gonna do is get us out of Gitmo and first thing he does when he's president is going to get us out of Gitmo, first thing. And then the other thing was he's gonna get us out of Iraq and you can take that to the bank and he hasn't done that either. And then we have General Wesley Clark. About ten days after 9-11 I went through the Pentagon and saw Secretary Rumsfeld and Deputy Secretary Wolfowitz so i went downstairs just say hello some people on joint staff who used use to work for me in one of the generals called me and said sir

1:59:45 Come in, you got to come in and talk to me a second. I said well your too busy he said no no. He says we've made the decision were going to war with Iraq this was on or about the 20th of September. I said were going to war with Iraq why? He said I don't know! He said I guess they do not know what else to do So I said well did they find some information collecting Saddam to al-Qaeda? He said no, no. There's nothing new that way they just made the decision to go to war with Iraq he said I guess it's like we don't know what to do about terrorists but We've got a good military and we can take down governments And um...he said if the only tool you have is a hammer every problem has to look like a nail so i came back to see him a few weeks later

2:00:36 and by that time we were bombing in Afghanistan. I said, are we still going to war with Iraq? And he said oh it's worse than that! He reached over on his desk and picked up a piece of paper and said... ...he just got this down from upstairs meeting the Secretary of Defense office today and he said this is a memo that describes how we're gonna take out seven countries in five years starting with Iraq and then Syria Lebanon Libya Somalia Sudan and finishing off Iran There you go, Lebanon You right? It's in there So that's the paper so we know what is going to happen. Yes and then Sudan and Somalia. Well, we know Sudan has come. The Libya thing was not in that order it came in earlier I think somebody jumped the gun Yeah someone like dropped a line or something. Crap! Can't believe you did out of order douche You idiot Now were gonna have do it all over again oh geez now we gotta go to United Nations get Rice on the phone with her pantsuit

2:01:36 And on the phone. That's the kind of woman they like, Susan Rice. You know? Yeah, and Powers is the other one. Those big wide pants with a knitted thing and a brooch...and her hair pulled back tight. Hillary doesn't have to have her hair pulled back tight because she's like leader of the pack She can do whatever she wants like a general in the army. They can design their own uniform, so there's no I'm sorry go ahead So I was just gonna say yeah We got so those are the countries lined up and we already have the Sudan thing taking place as we speak so they but they gotta you know They got it They just can't do this thing in a helter-skelter Yemen stuck into its nose into the situation which screwed things up And well you know so we don't know what the M is not on that list

2:02:25 And so we're trying to avoid... No, that's why it's not happening. We have a base there I mean we got drones flying around and then they had that little skirmish that took place in Qatar or Cutter. That turns out you know they didn't want that to happen So they brought the Saudi troops in put a kibosh on that and also Jordan is not mentioned so that's not gonna happen either right? You can just take him off Now the thing is we don't know what's been written since that was information from 2002, 2003 whenever Wesley Clark told a story. I'm sure it is different today there's probably who knows what on that list? Maybe maybe but I don't see him taking anything off the list now It wasn't interesting report from and this goes right into our techno experts that Hillary Clinton has in the State Department

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NATO Intelligence Gathering and Fake Social Media Accounts

NATO spokesman Mike Bracken stated that the alliance relies on "fused information" from open sources, including social media and Twitter, for its military campaigns. In response, the hosts propose a plan for listeners to create fake Twitter accounts to feed "usable intelligence" into the system. This strategy aims to highlight the unreliability of using unverified social media posts for military decision-making.

nato· mike bracken· twitter· open source intelligence· psyops

2:03:19 Let me just, here it is. NATO According to Wing Commander Mike Bracken who's a spokesman for NATO any military campaign relies on something that we call fused information This was a briefing I don't have any audio unfortunately So we'll take information from every source we can. If we get information from a press conference in Rome, or if we get information from somebody passing second-hand... We'll get information from open source on the internet! We'll get Twitter! You name any sources of media and our fusion center will deliver all that into usable intelligence." I think you and I just need to register some fake twitter names like Syrian Slave And just hype it up

2:04:03 Well, here's what we have to do and I'm going to ask the people our listeners who take part in this little plan. Producers? Producers and listeners. We have people that don't help us but they might help us here. Okay what is the idea? The idea is were gonna set up a bunch of fake accounts just like you say. We'll have to carefully design them carefully craft them and then we everybody that's listening to the show has to subscribe become a follower. Oh, good idea so and then Andy Carvin will retweet So the number of followers at least matches some you know it's not like two You know I'm following Adam He'll follow me You'll know it's me when you see Tripoli T-girl And so we figure out who these people are We're gonna put on this...we mention what they are People have to go

2:04:54 Follow us so we can have the numbers just for numbers is for its window dressing. It's just it's yeah Just to get it up there yep, and then we can Everything's all cool everything's great go away no need we're fine at Tripoli tea girl You'll know it's me Tripoli tea and then I can come out later And say I was just pretending to be a transgendered person from Tripoli which brings me to a clip mm-hmm Tell me, I'm gonna... this is like a kind of-I don't want to theme but this is kind of an Ask Adam thing. Play transphobia in schools My name is Max Philp. I am the co president of the Menlo Atherton Gay Straight Alliance Club The organization fights homophobia and transphobia in schools by empowering youth What does transphobia mean? Hold on hold on hold on hold on hold on you gotta do it properly if you wanna do it at all

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Transphobia in Schools and California Law

California law requires schools to teach students about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) issues, leading to the rise of "Gay-Straight Alliance" clubs in high schools. A clip featuring a student activist discussing "transphobia" in schools sparks a debate about the appropriateness of teaching these concepts to minors. The hosts question the definition of "phobia" in this context, suggesting it is often used as a tool for "sexual advertising" and propaganda.

transphobia· california· lgbt pride month· education· propaganda

2:05:51 Yes, it's time for ask Adam everybody John you have a burning question so you got a 15 year old now are you telling me that there is trans by the way if the word phobia whether it's homophobia Transphobia phobia means fear of and I don't know that people are sitting around fearful. If somebody hates gays, they're not phobic... They hate gays! They're bigoted or they're you know some of there's gonna be better word but anyway it's assholes to pet peeve yeah but transphobia now are you telling me that there's transgender kids in a high school and if that's the case

2:06:38 Who gave him the operation? Who's giving him the hormones, is this like child abuse I mean it doesn't make any sense. Let me listen to the clip again and i will answer your question. I do have the answer to this My name is Max Philp, I am the co-president of the Menlo Atherton Gay Straight Alliance Club The organization fights homophobia and transphobia in schools by empowering youth Okay now was this in California by any chance? Duh! I can answer this question and we actually discussed this because this month, John as you know is National Gay Lesbian Transgender Month as proclaimed by our president.

2:07:21 Let me get the official title of it actually. I have it here, I'm going to whitehouse.gov. Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month and it is the law in California the law that schools have to touch on this subject and teach kids about lesbian gay bisexual and transgenderism That's why this is being propagated because it is the law in California and the California educational system Maybe other states as well that they have to teach that there are people who have other Sexual preferences or not just sexual lifestyle, whatever you want to call it. And that's why this has been a propaganda advertising sexual advertising

2:08:07 That's why that's why you caught this clip not because I there probably is not Well, I'm sure there are kids who are confused in school and feel like they're in the wrong body and then they may later transgender Partially or completely. I mean that that's completely possible And it's not that I disagree with I think everyone should know nothing It's great that we can live in a society where these things are discussed and it's cool But you know, it's like where does it end of course is the question. You know we can have like a... We need to sensitivity we need Tourette National Tourette Pride Month for you! For me yeah so uh you know the guy who like screams expletives and twitches around you know It's a condition

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Tourette Syndrome Awareness and Airline Incident

A discussion on Tourette Syndrome reveals that the CDC recognizes a dedicated awareness month for the condition. An anecdote describes a passenger with vocal tics being removed from an airplane, which the hosts argue is a form of discrimination against those with neurological conditions. The segment explores the misconceptions surrounding Tourette's, including the rarity of coprolalia (involuntary swearing).

tourette syndrome· cdc· awareness month· airline· discrimination

2:08:54 I was on an airplane where a real full-blown cussing type Tourette's which is not that common. No, but the... and I hate to say this it but I can't because you have... Because you thought it was funny? I'm sorry for feeling that way You just want to go up the guy like... I know But we do recognize each other, you know? So the guy... I bet you do. We do and we're like hey how are ya doing? So the guy comes on to plane cussing like a just with that crazy blah blah blah Just cussin' like crazy and they threw him off of the plane of course They threw him off the plane because of that?! Yeah! I thought it was bad they threw him off the plane so what? It's incredibly bad everyone understands he has Tourette's This..I'm outraged

2:09:47 I was outraged. Wait a minute! It's terrible, you seem like a nice guy except for all the cussing Yeah but that's funny there must be a tran... let's see Tourette There must be a Tourette Society Tourette Oh there has got to be yeah So-ciety Let's see what uh... What is interesting about Tourettes is that a lot of them are neat freaks Yeah that's not me i don't have that uh.. I do no know that your NOT a neat freak No im not a neat freak CDC features Tourette's Syndrome on its website to mark... Oh! Tourette's Syndrome Awareness Month. Well, here you go. There you have it. Hold on when is it? When's Tourette awareness- Tourette syndrome awareness month? When is it? How come I don't see it? Hmm very confusing page makes me want a curse. Tourette syndrome is a condition that affects the nervous system causing people to have movements and vocalizations that they cannot control

2:10:49 Learn more about TS, ooh now it's T-S and CDCs work to better understand it. Wow It doesn't say when National Tourette Syndrome Month is though maybe I missed it Yeah you probably did Crap They could have alerted me they could have sent me a... Your own ailment They could've put me on the email list That would've been nice I read this letter from Gordon Fetteri Fetterer Anyway, he just went to the TSA pat down didn't think was a big deal but I do want to read his note. While waiting the guy you got went through that he did went for the Pat down he says while waiting for the guy to come over to pat him down He asked if they were wearing dosimeters yet? He shook his head quote The TSA guys says this no I know people in the industry who won't go within 10 feet of that thing They say it's like a cell phone radiation But I don't believe it yeah

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FBI Terror Warning and Adam Gadahn Video

The FBI issued an intelligence bulletin warning that jihadist web forums are listing heads of government, industry, and media as potential targets. The warning follows a video from American al-Qaeda operative Adam Gadahn, who encouraged "individual jihad" against Western interests. The bulletin is intended for state, local, and tribal law enforcement partners to increase vigilance.

fbi· adam gadahn· al-qaeda· counterterrorism· jihadist forums

2:11:50 And so he's noticing, which is essentially the exact same wording. He's wondering if their TSA union pro-union guys are... they have their own talking points. They don't have a union! I know but there's guys that want to form one and that would be a talking point and by the way we did send out a talking points memo some months back on this situation and i hope people out there read their email and picked up on that, and use the points we make in there about what to do when you get to the scanner. The FBI has issued a terror warning approved by the director of intelligence section chief counterterrorism analysis section. This is SACs, I'm not sure what SACs are anyway the FBI intelligence bulletin has been approved for you to share with state local and tribal partners so i guess uh... I qualify

2:12:45 This is from the 8th of June. You qualify? I'm a tribal partner And what? Yeah, the Tourette tribe TT Never heard of them No We have our own month you know 8th of June 2011 Jihadist web forums list heads of government industry and media as targets Hey This FBI intelligence bulletin is intended to provide information, blah blah blah. Targeting of public figures in response to the June 3rd 2011 video featuring US person and senior AQ media propagandist Adam Gadon was an American Which he encourages acts of individual individual jihad members of several extremist web forums? Posted names of companies and its leaders to target. Oh, yeah Yeah, who's targeted you find it did you find a website of course not no of course Not they don't link to it or any bullcrap then well It's not really because then later we can say what we warned him so I hate to be a media leader

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Jeffrey Immelt and the Vocational Training Initiative

Jeffrey Immelt, CEO of General Electric and chair of the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, authored an op-ed calling for a partnership between the private sector and community colleges. Immelt argues that despite high unemployment, 2 million jobs remain open because workers lack advanced manufacturing skills. Critics suggest this initiative is a way for corporations like GE to shift the cost of worker training onto the public education system.

jeffrey immelt· general electric· barack obama· community colleges· manufacturing

2:13:43 You can get, you know... What's a media leader? I don't even know what that means. Rupert Murdoch How about Don Lemon? Don Lemon could be a media leader No he is not! Well it would make him good... O'Reilly Anybody O'Reilly is coming closer Yeah Well those guys are always, they have bodyguards I believe What a life So a couple of things I found which are rather interesting. I think i figured out this don't go to college meme Yeah? yeah and it stems from, unbelievable Jeffrey Immelt wrote an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal Jeffrey Immelt is not only the chairman and CEO of General Electric who make all that wonderful stuff we throw on people's heads in the desert if they're brown kill you with it

2:14:40 But he also chairs the President's Economic Jobs Council. And he says, you know we have to train workers for today's open jobs. There are more than 2 million open jobs in the United States! Did you know this John? 15 million unemployed yet for some reason there's two million open jobs and this is because according to Jeffrey Immelt because in part employers can't find workers with the advanced manufacturing skills they need The private sector must quickly form partnerships with community colleges

2:15:18 vocational schools and we don't have vocational schools anymore, and others to match career training with real world hiring needs. Now this is why the because the president you know he just does whatever corporations tell him to do so Immelt went to Obama and said or probably too what's that woman's name? The Iranian who his handler Yeah, it's your buddy. I hate her. You should know her name right off the top of your head. Valerie Jarrett. Thank you my Tourette froze my brain Yep That's what it is and said hey, you know I need workers

2:15:55 So let's give all our community college people a badge, certification. A badge so they can go work in the factories and he is out propagating the message Encouraging private sector hiring This just after The New York Times this past Friday reported that since the recovery began businesses have spent just 2% more on hiring people while at the same time spending 26% more on equipment Why at a time when corporate America is enjoying record profits. This by the way is Ann Curry in the same hot outfit sitting down with the president interviewing him.

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Obama on ATMs and Structural Unemployment

During an interview, President Obama suggested that automation, such as ATMs and airport kiosks, has contributed to structural unemployment by making businesses more efficient with fewer workers. This comment drew criticism from those who argue that technological advancement creates new types of jobs. The President also signed the "SelectUSA" executive order to encourage foreign and domestic investment in U.S. facilities, which some view as a benefit for large corporations like GE.

barack obama· atms· automation· unemployment· general electric

2:16:31 Have you been unable to convince businesses to hire more people, Mr. President? I don't think it's a matter of me being unable to convince them to hire more people and they're making decisions based on what they think will be good for their companies A couple things have happened Look we went through the worst crisis since The Great Depression We are now in a process where the economy is growing again And we've created 2 million jobs over the last 15 months but it's not as fast as it needs to be, to make up for all the jobs that were lost. The other thing that happened though and this goes to the point you're just making is there are some structural issues with our economy where a lot of businesses have learned to become much more efficient with a lot fewer workers You see it when you go to a bank and use uh... an ATM, you don't go to a bank teller or you go to airport and your using a kiosk instead of checking in at the gate so

2:17:26 All these things have created changes in the economy. So you don't have a job because of the ATMs apparently. Yeah, this has been all over they've the right-wing guys I realize we're doing their pound in it It's idiotic and you know is the guys The guy if he's gonna bitch about something why does they complain about the fact that they're charging you fees when these things were put? Into save money and save You know it saved the bank money and they should be giving you money to be using them They don't do that well also there's a cultural by the way wait let me just get one more thing He says two million jobs in 15 months The necessary replacement rate on the job market, in other words people entering the job market on a month-to-month basis is 150 to 160 thousand people which means you need that many jobs just go to zero. If you multiply 15 months times 160 thousand which is just a replacement not the replacement but just pick up the slack it turns out to be a wash there's no increase in jobs its bull crap yes

2:18:25 And this is why another executive order was put out this week. Establishment of SelectUSA Initiative, and there's going to be a lot of money available for this. Business investment in the United States by both domestic and foreign firms whether in the form of new equipment or facilities or the expansion... This is totally for GE by the way, this whole executive order expansion of existing facilities, a major engine of economic growth and job creation. In other words we need more factory workers as a place to do business the United States offers a hard-working diverse and educated workforce strong protection of intellectual property rights... right that's right I'm sending you to jail relatively low taxes

2:19:09 Highly developed infrastructure access the world's most lucrative consumer market invest now. We'll help you we'll pay for it You watch GE you watch them they're getting money Yeah, that's what they have. It pisses me off. Take a look at their books it's like that's a wash and by the way this is slipping in the copyright thing of some of these other things whatever you do illegal is classic. Things have gotten so bad you can't not do something that's illegal I mean basically it's like Russia in the 50s and 60s where everything... You're just basically breaking the law anytime they can go after your play The Wanted clip Oh, you caught me off guard man. You mean wanted for DL? That's the one? Time for quick hits! Titans wide receiver Kenny Britt is wanted by Nashville police for allegedly making inaccurate statements on his driver's license applications. Yay! You don't have brown eyes

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Shovel-Ready Projects and the Stimulus Failure

President Obama admitted during a jobs forum that "shovel-ready" projects funded by the 2009 stimulus package were not as ready as initially expected. Delays in the permitting process and regulatory hurdles prevented many infrastructure projects from starting quickly enough to impact the immediate economic crisis. This admission is seen as a significant walk-back of a key promise made during the promotion of the Recovery Act.

barack obama· stimulus package· shovel-ready· recovery act· infrastructure

2:20:03 What's the exact, did he lie about his height? I have no idea. What is on a driver's license application that you could make an inaccurate statement? Hair, eye color, height... Yeah! What's on there that if you do it would be inaccurate? Is your address or what is on there? Is he a basketball player? He lied about his height Or wait. Yeah, one of the two I think I might have the clip of the day though this I picked up from This is the president. I'm sorry just for some reason I got a lot of present clips In that there was a Forum about jobs of course and and I don't think anyone really caught this it's pretty amazing now he the President pushed through a stimulus package of some seven almost eight hundred billion dollars

2:20:52 And it looks like it hasn't worked very well. And what was this money going to go for again, John? What was that again? It was for shovel-ready projects. Wasn't that it? Oh, shovel ready! That term has been lost... I'm sure when you implemented the Recovery Act your staff briefed you on many of the challenges of the permitting process and the impact on putting Americans back to work and that's exactly what we see in American businesses as well. Shovel ready was not shovel ready as we expected very funny that's a laugh right not as funny that shovel ready wasn't quite as shovel ready as we expected so I've got a clip that that gives you the cue to look

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Greek Debt Crisis and US Financial Exposure

Protests in Greece over austerity measures have sparked fears of a global financial collapse. Bill Gross, co-founder of PIMCO, warned that the United States faces a "present value deficit" of nearly $100 trillion when including obligations for Medicare and Social Security. This debt level is significantly higher than that of Greece relative to GDP, suggesting that the U.S. may eventually face a similar fiscal reckoning.

greece· debt crisis· brian williams· pimco· medicare· social security

2:21:41 on something that I think it was like getting so out of control and it was just a like to bring the world his economy down and collapse the country. And we've been talking about it for months on end, that yesterday Brian Williams on NBC had to finally report on the situation in Greece. What's happening in Greece right now is very important for Americans to know about because of how we could feel it here among other things today a simmering crisis there blue sky high as protests and the streets turned violent that government teetered on the edge of collapse The problem, Is that nations massive national debt and what happened?

2:22:21 in just the coming days there could have a major impact on financial systems around the world including the US. Our report tonight from NBC is Tom Costello. Bye everybody! Whistle, it's one of the biggest threats to the global economy now playing out in the streets of America... So I'm glad you brought that up so uh By the way I just want to make mention of his comments he says because Americans can feel and hear among other things He says nothing No of course not But they showed the reporter, I bet they didn't show the throngs of crowds. No they did and actually showed a couple firebombs even though they didn't mention it. So they really can't get around it anymore huh? Yeah that's what I think is like okay we're gonna have to do this story yeah well I was watching Siam Besle

2:23:08 and the co-founder of Pimco. Those are guys who do all the bonds, right? They're...Pimco's a big money manager. Don't they do bonds? They buy bonds, sell bonds stocks and bonds. Hey! You wanna get rich? Hey! You buy stocks and bonds you want to get leave your wife crazy rich He said something very interesting about this situation. Just heard the NBC report that they have a terrible, terrible deficit. Well the guy who actually understands this stuff reports to the financial community on it. Becky, this country has a present value deficit, debt level put it that way a debt level of nearly 100 trillion dollars and that includes Medicaid Medicare Social Security and other obligations. And to think that we can reduce that within the space of year or two is not a realistic assumption

2:23:56 to compare the hundred trillion, if in fact that's the right number, to our GDP at around 15 trillion. That is a six times number! That is much more than Greece and it's much more than almost any other developed country we have a problem and we've gotta get after very quickly. Yes so get your whistle and your Molotov cocktails because were heading that way baby 6 times worse than Greece. We have a huge debt, but we have the Kardashians so yeah you know it's not a problem by the way according to buzzkill jr.. The TSA union vote will be counted on June 23rd

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Missouri Nuclear Reactor Fire and Vaccine Patents

An electrical fire at a nuclear reactor in Missouri, occurring amidst regional flooding, has raised concerns about potential safety risks. Meanwhile, the pharmaceutical industry is reportedly lobbying Congress to extend patents on various drugs and vaccines. The hosts suggest that the push for universal vaccination programs is driven more by corporate profit motives than public health needs.

missouri· nuclear reactor· flooding· vaccines· pharmaceutical patents

2:24:35 Yeah, and I can assure you that it's going to vote for a union unless they don't know how they're gonna get around it. No collective bargaining though They'll have a union with no collective bargaining because they don't want to have the price rolled out of control They don't want to have these guys actually ask for those dosimeters? I don't think so either I think that, I think there's probably a lot of radiation coming off of those things. Meanwhile stuff to look at is...I got two more topics. Stuff to look out for is the nuclear reactor in Missouri. I think this there's something going on that they're not telling us you know we've got flooding we've got the

2:25:14 The river is about to exceed its banks. This thing was temporarily like they had an electrical fire and it started to heat up a little bit for about an hour-and-a-half There may be some form of Fukushima Daiichi, whatever false flag planned here Just just it's not really for the Red Book, but it's something I think we need to look at. Look already you did put in sorry and then vaccines Vaccines are heating up again as you know We are tracking this been tracking from a number of years since so many Pharmaceuticals are going out of patent although they're desperately trying to fix that in in Congress So they can get you another thousand years of patents on all of this crap

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Bill Gates and Global Vaccination Programs

Bill Gates continues to promote global vaccination efforts, describing vaccines as "magic" for public health. Companies like Merck are involved in large-scale programs to provide vaccines like Gardasil to developing nations such as Rwanda. However, reports of bird flu deaths in Vietnam and the development of new nasal spray vaccines for diabetes indicate a constantly expanding market for pharmaceutical products.

bill gates· vaccines· merck· gardasil· rwanda· bird flu

2:25:59 Vaccinations are great because it's giving stuff to people who aren't sick yet. Just a quick rundown Oh actually I have a clip from Bill Gates, Bill Gates big vaccine guy you know what he thinks about vaccines? They're great. Well, vaccines are magic! There you go... they're magic? We said they were magic! They're magic! They're just magic So the big scandal of course is that there's all this money that we paid for That is going towards vaccination programs for poor kids in like Rwanda and yeah, Rwanda is a big one so now Merck

2:26:42 is, you know they're selling it for less. It's under the price for like eight bucks a shot there of course we have to get all this Gardasil off the books because people aren't buying it thanks I think in part thanks to shows like ours You know the ones that take $50 donations according to CNN so they get these big government programs It's like, here go inoculate a million kids in Rwanda. Here is 8 million bucks and that just for the stuff. And then there is another 10 million going there paying for your trip and caviar an all that it really insulting Then we have a nasal spray vaccine coming up which will stop children developing diabetes

2:27:33 Diabetes is a virus. Is it a disease vector? A virus or bacteria, what is it? I didn't know that this was new. Vaccine! Insulin nasal spray. Just shooting insulin up your nose is not a vaccine They're calling it a vaccine Everything's a vaccine Hey baby come here I got a vaccine for you I guess our show is a vaccine then In a way it is Then we have the rotavirus vaccine And this one, we have one of our producers. If you have never seen it yet, knowagenthenewsnetwork.com is really good We have over 120 producers now getting stories from all over Gitmo Nation if you want to join just send me a... Please don't send me stories with N-A-N-N like here You can post it No no! YOU HAVE TO POST IT Okay? I will gladly set you up with an account People doing that to you?

2:28:26 They don't get it. Some people just don't get it like, oh I heard something about News Network here post this on and they send me 20 stories no the point is you can post it for all to share and then you can help out This is distributing the workload One of our producers in Vietnam a seven-year old girl from Pre Vinh province died on Tuesday This is the 14th victim of bird flu Oh we got the birds flew thing cracking again So it's yeah, it is cranking up. They're working on it. I had another interesting story from Just under the category of elites might as well mention that I liked it when I get stuff from Vietnam how often we gets news from Vietnam from someone who was actually on the ground and lives there Yeah, that's pretty cool a French national expat Who I believe is in government they're admitted to producing child pornography

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Skype Advertisement and Kitten Eating Imagery

A bizarre Skype advertisement appears to show a woman about to "eat a kitten," which the hosts interpret as a disturbing and poorly staged marketing choice. The image, likely intended to show a playful moment, is critiqued for its "ghoulish" appearance and pasty lighting. The segment serves as a commentary on the decline of aesthetic standards in corporate advertising following Microsoft's acquisition of Skype.

skype· microsoft· advertising· imagery· kittens

2:29:26 at his trial in Phnom Penh yesterday. The reason? He needed to earn money to help buy medicine for his sick girlfriend. Nice! That is so wrong on so many levels. This guy, yeah it's multi-dimensionally wrong It's really really bad and the news of course just came in as expected that Anthony Weiner has resigned as a congressman Yeah I'm glad he did during our show So I do have one last thing which is...I sent you a link to a Skype web page that I want you to post on the uh... is links and tell me then click on that and tell me the woman in your picture. Oh here, is this it? Uh okay. When I said OMG Tell me the woman is not going eat a kitten

2:30:16 Hold on because I have Skype on the PC it has to like, I click on the link and it gives me a nice little thing that's spinning around. It's a picture of a Skype advertisement and I swear to God its a woman about to eat a kitten! Am I not right? Yeah! It says do more with Skype eat a kitten. Oh my god! And they show this woman she is going to take a big bite out of this poor little kitten Hey hey stop eating kittens Listen to this show, ladies and gentlemen or I will eat a kitten. Oh that's horrible! She is about to take a bite right out of his back and the kittens like not happy. And she got like three video windows. Yeah she showing off the fact that she's a ghoul. Look at it, she's showing a white... A very pasty white looking girl with a braid like a 12 year old and then a black guy and then she's eating a kitten

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Show Outro and Artist Recognition

The hosts conclude the episode by thanking the artists who contribute cover art for the show, noting that high-quality art often correlates with increased donations. They remind listeners of the "value-for-value" model and provide information for accessing show notes and the live stream. The program will return on Sunday to continue its analysis of media and government documents.

no agenda· adam curry· john c. dvorak· podcast art· value-for-value

2:31:15 And this is supposed to make it one. This is Microsoft at work and now you see all the pictures on the wall In the background? That's all of kitten-eating people. That's their wall of kitten eaters. Anyway, you'll see that people can see that on the... Someone actually paid to stage this picture! Is this already Microsoft do you think? I don't know but maybe they're starting to sabotage the place. I really don't want to be a part of the kitten eating cult. That's not right And before we finally roll out, which we're doing right now I want to thank all our artists. Yes yeah we highly appreciate that. On and off again

2:31:55 We need, we need you know... It's like a weekly competition amongst the guys that do it which one we pick and we want to thank everybody for taking part because our artists don't really get enough credit. The show is.. we had those art for our show is probably the best in all of on all the internet broadcast out there And time and time again it proves when we have good art donations go up We have proof of that. Yeah, it's true. It's a fact. Yeah, it's a fact. Fact! The fact of the matter is... Alright we will be here again on Sunday. We'll be watching C-SPAN reading documents for you doing everything we can to keep you informed because God knows the real news doesn't give it to ya. No Mr. Oile because he has taken a break from the show for little bit

2:32:45 But I do appreciate everyone on the stream who showed up and we appreciate Mr. Oil for all of his servers and work like that Coming from get my nation West People's Republic of Southern, California a I am the terminally Tourette syndrome Adam Curry and From Northern Silicon Valley without further ado I'm John C Dvorak will talk to you again on Sunday right here in no agenda remember 3 1 3 dot na show notes calm I'm

2:33:55 so You can take that to the bank. Dvorak dot org slash N-A