Episode 519 · Thursday, 6 June 2013

Freemium Reporter

The appointment of Susan Rice triggers a deep look into Syrian energy corridors, pharmaceutical influence in the Rose Garden, and the authoritarian tone of modern civics education.

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The No Agenda Show · No. 519

About this episode

Susan Rice and Samantha Power take center stage following a Rose Garden ceremony that signals a major shift in the Obama administration's national security apparatus. The appointments of Rice as National Security Advisor and Power as UN Ambassador are analyzed through the lens of political loyalty and strategic pension planning. Observations from the event include the meticulous staging of the announcement, featuring a suspected height-adjustment crate for Rice, while the broader media narrative focuses on their roles in managing the ongoing Benghazi fallout and escalating tensions in the Middle East.

Geopolitical interests in Syria are scrutinized as a battle for energy dominance, specifically regarding competing pipeline routes involving Russia, Iran, and Qatar. The United Nations Human Rights Council report on Syrian atrocities is deconstructed, revealing that claims of chemical weapon use are based on remote Skype interviews rather than physical evidence. Key figures like Frederick Hoff and Richard Armitage are identified as managing the Syrian transition to benefit energy clients like ConocoPhillips. Meanwhile, the pharmaceutical industry’s influence is highlighted through the promotion of the Gardasil vaccine following Michael Douglas’s public health comments and the widespread use of Provigil among the Washington elite.

Technical glitches in the donation spreadsheet cannot stop the knighting of Sir Long Rock of the Sierra Nevada during a formal Value for Value ceremony. The hosts mock the hypnotic audio quality of Terry Gross on NPR and the low viewership of MSNBC’s Al Sharpton. A Connecticut youth civics booklet, Play by the Rules, is reviewed for its surprisingly graphic warnings to second graders about date rape drugs and the ten-year prison sentences awaiting children who illegally download music.


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CHAPTER 01 / 50 Discussion

Credit Score Scams and Cash-Only Living

The discussion opens with a critique of the credit score industry, labeling it a scam that penalizes individuals for checking their own ratings. A personal anecdote describes the frustration of subscribing to a credit reporting service and being unable to stop the subsequent marketing emails. The recommendation is made to avoid the system entirely by purchasing items with cash.

credit score· spam· marketing· subscription· cash· scam

00:00 Hello Stolen Code! Enjoying the giant surge in my credit score this morning here at the Travis Heights Hideout in Austin, Texas. In the mornin' everybody! I'm Adam Curry. Brrrr...I'm in northern Silicon Valley and it's cold. I'm John C. Dvorak. It's Crackpot on Buzzkill! You know those guys with the credit score guys? You can market a spam as many times you want but they keep figuring out ways to get back in

00:42 And I actually subscribe to one real credit score thing, and I'm always worried that's going to go to spam now. Not that I care... not that it makes any difference in my life. You know every time you try to figure out your credit score? Yeah. You get deducted. Exactly! Because someone checked your credit score. Yeah. It's idiotic. It's a huge scam. Just buy everything cash and screw these people. Well, I once tried to repair my credit. That's why I got the subscription and of course now it just keeps on emailing me hey you should pay up! And now I'm done Of course now i'm going to get a bad mark on my credit score because I am not paying the credit score reporting people anymore Exactly! It is unbelievable No its a scam The whole thing is a scam that didn't exist before but exists now and people put up with everything But I have a different problem man...I've made a huge mistake

CHAPTER 02 / 50 Discussion

Marketing Effectiveness of Catchy Jingles

A discussion on the power of musical jingles in advertising highlights how effective they are at staying in a consumer's memory. Reference is made to the inventor of the modern jingle and the lament that the industry has moved away from simple, effective songs. The psychological impact of "earworms" is noted as a highly successful, if annoying, marketing tactic.

jingles· marketing· advertising· earworms· sir jeff smith

01:40 And we need to discuss it. We might as well just do it now." So, and on multiple levels I've made this really big mistake so we kind of were doing the segment Adam's going to read his email Yeah, okay. So here's the problem Adams gonna read his email that is the number one problem whenever I look at my email I get this freaking song in my head On the no agenda show and I can't get a jive ear one anything's too long This is a lesson in marketing John

02:16 It's a lesson in marketing. And for the life of me, I don't understand why every commercial in the universe is not just a jingle? This was a known fact... The guy who...I think we talked about this on the show maybe two years ago I was in Canada, as I recall. And I was driving around listening to some talk show and they had the guy who invented the modern jingle... I think he just died or something. What's a modern jingle? The jingles that are designed to stick in your head and sell products Well we have tons of guys who do that Sir Jeff Smith but every single one of them has... No no but they went on about it and one other thing was They were discussing it. I didn't say we didn't have any

02:59 They were discussing it and the lament was that it's not appreciated. It is so effective I think its worse, there an entire industry built on a-holes who know the conceit of the campaign When really all you need is just a cool dude to write a great song like... Now see that's a good one because you're not singing that over and over again for days at a time. But this one...

03:41 If there are people all over the world who are going nuts with that thing in their head. Yeah, so anyway So this Adams gonna read his email thing whenever I'm looking at email I can't stop this song playing in my head and by the way now you have it too See how to be I still I'm sorry diner reemerged no not Dinah No And of course I'm here alone with Mickey still in Europe and i'm singing it out loud this has to stop. Okay, so that's just dumb This is problem one problem two Is people have taken this as some kind of license to actually send me very long emails? This is counterproductive To my life!

CHAPTER 03 / 50 Discussion

Email Management and Digital Communication Etiquette

Frustrations regarding modern email habits are detailed, specifically targeting long messages, unsolicited links, and the misuse of sharing features from apps like Flipboard. Advice is given to use Audacity for clipping audio rather than sending full podcast links. The current paradigm of inboxes and folders is criticized as an outdated 1950s model in need of a complete interface overhaul.

email· flipboard· audacity· productivity· communication· inbox

04:37 eight hours yesterday catching up on email. And the main thing is, I'm worried that there's going to be some gem and there's going to be something fantastic that's in there and of course there's always something great in the email because emails should be from people who don't want to post something publicly for fear of retribution or whatever they need to communicate with me personally it is not your giant voice system people It is not a way to oh let me just like flip anything from flipboard now goes to spam stop it stop it Flipboard you know flipboard is like an iPad because they're sending you decks PowerPoint decks well no,no its so easy to click the share link don't share it to my email and here's another one this is pet peeve time. It's like You'll love this podcast

05:36 It's an hour and 50 minutes. What? What do you think I do all day self radicalize tell me give me a time code or clip it please work your producer work on this stuff yeah, that take much to clip and then copy of Nuts or dastardly hold on second everybody out there audacity aud what is it ad It's audacity not odacity. It's like Obama. It's Audacity and then O-Biden and Audacity now you get your copy of Audacity and use that to do your clips it is a very good product to use, it's free! Yeah and really helps out the show also not helpful this

06:28 This PDF has tons of great info in it. Now, go into Adobe or if you have a Mac preview turn on annotations and highlight some stuff for me If any idea...and just this random linking Thought you would love this link F you It's got to stop this really there's one guy that just keeps sending random links Jeffries Ron Jeffries And here's a problem sometimes the stuff from these guys is really good so but I so anyway So I'm still working on the freedom controller setting so we can have open Open subscriptions, and then we'll get everyone off of g+. We'll get everyone off for sending email. Here's one other thing if

07:15 If you send me an email and I reply to you with one line like, thanks that's great because I really appreciate what you sent me or good find. This does not mean i'm starting a conversation with you! I wrote a whole column about this in what decade? How do you get out of it? Hey thanks your very welcome and by the way... Oh yeah exactly This has to stop. This is not an invitation for you to have... And it's not that I don't love everybody, I do! He's a lover But i'm not-I'm a lover and not a fighter but I don't have the hours in the day To do this. I just don't and It's so-it's actually it's.. I feel selfish when you do this because and there's another thing

08:00 And this, I'm putting it on my long list of projects. And we've been working on quite a few that have to say have been very productive with Miss Mickey out-of-town mainly because I don't eat...don't dress you know it's really easy like when there's no one around is like I'm up and I'm at it again and I'll just keep going until I sleep oh I forgot to eat adding to my list The way we use email, this paradigm of an inbox and folders is shite. It is stupid it is so 1950's almost there has to be a better interface for this You want to start a Kickstarter? And do a new email program because they're all crap So here's our video Hey I'm Adam! I'm John! We hate email! And were gonna do it right Send us money

CHAPTER 04 / 50 Discussion

June Presidential Proclamations and LGBT Pride Month

The month of June is noted for several presidential proclamations, including National Caribbean American Heritage Month, National Oceans Month, and National Great Outdoors Month. Specific focus is given to National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month. The conversation touches on the evolving acronyms used for the community and the inclusion of various identities.

june· lgbt pride month· oceans month· caribbean american heritage month· presidential proclamation

08:55 Oh, by the way! Hey I neglected to say that we have a very important month. The month of June A number of reasons First of all Sunday will be 6-9 I'm just pointing that out Oh it's gonna be six nine on Sunday? 69 swazzle nuff 69 yes But I neglected... I've neglected to tell you about the presidential proclamations for the month of June It is a very exciting month We'll be very busy Starting off with National Caribbean American Heritage Month, John. You being from Jamaica I'm sure that you're very very happy about that. Yeah! It is also National Oceans Month and simultaneously...I don't know whether to go to the coast or inland it is national great outdoors month. I'm confused now. Why do we have to go outside at the beach? But the most important one by presidential proclamation

09:56 The month of June is hereby forever ensconced as National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month. And again I feel discriminated against because i feel it should be National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Bi-Curious and Transgender Pride Month Maybe bicurious should be between gay and bisexual. Maybe that's better National lesbian, gay, bicurious, bisexual and transgender pride month I mean you know there are hermaphrodites being left out of this equation? I think they get...I think they get a pass under transgender No? Remember when there was that real long moniker that showed up for about two or three months Yeah! LGBTQLMNOP yeah right

10:49 Well, I just feel discriminated against. Yeah well you should Yes! Anyway... We... You ever... I'd be more concerned with my FICA score if I were you No it doesn't concern me at all If I were you Hey so the big breaking news of course was that uh... Everybody has an Obama phone now I need it, my kids need an Obama phone. The Obama phone is brought to you by Verizon apparently! It's like everybody has one now Is that your big breaking news? No the big breaking news of course what happened on... What todays Thursday? Today was yesterday Yes A little twerp and by the way have a different interpretation than everybody else on this Oh you mean the announcement of Susan Rice as

CHAPTER 05 / 50 Discussion

Susan Rice and Samantha Power Appointments

The appointment of Susan Rice as National Security Advisor and Samantha Power to the UN is discussed following their appearance in the Rose Garden with President Obama. Observations are made regarding the staging of the event, including the alleged use of an "apple crate" to adjust Rice's height during the speech. Power's physical stature and her new role are also highlighted.

susan rice· samantha power· barack obama· white house· national security advisor

11:40 The and I think we have a feeling that this was rumored two or three weeks ago. Did we bring it up on the show? That we did during the show? No, no it showed up in the newsletter and then... Ah right okay. So you're thinking you know but the newsletters just came out yesterday but were already old so I got a kick out of it. Did you? I don't know if you got to see the speech or when she was there. Yeah, no, I saw the whole thing. Did you see her step up with what looked like a double apple crate?! I love how that... they're very slick with that! She had to hold her hand to get her up on the apple crate! Because she was- well did you see the picture in The New York Times of Power who we need to talk about Susan Power

12:20 Her in the middle and then the president on the right shot from the back walking from the Rose Garden back into The into the White House. It's funny it is like, you know, it's a valley of death and her head is basically that the Deepest point because that Susan Powers tall she's very tall I think she actually stood on the apple crate just to be taller than the president That's what it looked like to me I wouldn't surprise me. Yeah, because she's an a-hole so talking about a holes uh... i have this did kind of the rundown from L sharp wait a minute aren't you gonna tell me what but do you have a different take on Susan Rice? I'm going to give you the tape but first we have to listen to the genius that now the pinnacle now the pinnacle MSNBC fine product mix

CHAPTER 06 / 50 Discussion

MSNBC Ratings and Al Sharpton Commentary

MSNBC's low viewership ratings are criticized, with specific mockery directed at Al Sharpton's verbal stumbles and Rachel Maddow's audience numbers. The commentary suggests that the network's content has become more comedic than journalistic. The hosts argue that the lack of audience for these programs makes their political influence negligible.

msnbc· al sharpton· rachel maddow· cable news ratings· john mccain

13:12 Sorry. Republicans, do you have any questions about who is really in charge? At the height of their phony outrage John McCain went on six different TV shows in one weekend to make his point and other right-wingers followed his nonsense. Okay wait there's no real conflict sorry I just

13:54 Can't help myself. So Susan Rice gets in he says you know who's really in charge then He says McCain goes on six weekend wait a minute this just took place yesterday Where were these six? Six shows that McCain went on the weekend to bitch about Susan rice, so I think what he's talking about is When when she handed out the talking points when she went on all the morning shows and It's not what it sounds like. No, no of course he lives in a whole other dimension or how? The guy is an idiot but here he is trying to say the word obstruct Slander and try to obstruct Is what they tried to do to Eric Holder And by the way He's not stepping down! It's big obtruct

14:39 Hey, I'm an obstruct driver. MSNBC wonderful, wonderful place. They really go for the gold when they hire them. Try that again. Slander and try to obstruct is what... It's funny because he throws in the T at like the last minute in a weird way. Obstruct! Listen again. Slander and tried to obstruct It's almost like a guttural tick. No, it says try to strut. It's just obstruct. It says obstruct. Obstruct! He never says the ob. Obstruct again. Hold on...obstr- he doesn't say ob? No you're right. I think it says us. Slender and tried to obstruc- Obstruct! Whatever he said this is the this is broadcasting at his finest hour

15:33 Yes, well there's no wonder why don't get rid of him. There's no wonder why only a hundred thousand people are watching and it's true I'm not making this up guys gonna say my idiot Sal and Sally has got more brains than this guy But it's not just more brains more viewers more audience is that have no audience? I'm not I am NOT making this up to we're jacking away up by listening to stop yeah We need to stop this because we're essentially helping them Because now it's becoming better than Comedy Central. It's like Rachel Maddow, she should be ashamed of herself by the way but she also has no ratings I think she is topper at 170 thousand viewers This is pathetic! At a time when I was just reading this for some reason...I went down a lot of rabbit holes I found one about you know the media industry and what happened was that

CHAPTER 08 / 50 Discussion

Podcast Industry and Reddit AMA Requests

A comparison of popular podcasts features Joe Rogan, Mark Maron, and Adam Carolla, with Rogan receiving praise for his interviewing skills. A request for one of the hosts to participate in a Reddit "Ask Me Anything" (AMA) on the Joe Rogan subreddit is discussed with skepticism. The cultural phenomenon of Reddit is acknowledged despite personal disinterest in the platform.

joe rogan· mark maron· adam carolla· reddit· ama

19:22 I'm sorry these shows aren't all that great. No, they're not there's really not mark Maron isn't all like Joe Rogan? I think is pretty great Mainly because I mean he when he has guests on it's just they're interesting and he comes at everything He's a very good interviewer. I've never seen any of his comedy But everything else like the Mark Maron Okay, you know yeah Adam because they are bad-mouthing podcasters again who is she told me not to do I'm not bad-mouthing. No, you said meany. No, I'm giving a personal opinion and I did the opposite... So was I when I was having those glitches? But that's about skills. I'm just saying is it entertaining to listen to if like yeah if you find that entertaining You need to get out more Joe Rogan I find very entertaining by the way they asked me to do an IMA for the Joe Rogan reddit And I won't even know why you just lost me completely

20:19 I'm done. All right good night everybody nice knowing you Alright never mind, I'm a little worried about doing it because yeah you can they can backfire so Like hi, I'm Adam curry and when I listen to podcasts I listened to So we're gonna do something like that now You don't know what an IMA is no okay? So you go on Reddit and you say, Hi I'm Adam Curry. I am a... Oh! I am a. The reddit thing? Yeah that would be it. Probably useful to me if i actually used or cared about Reddit It's a forum

21:08 Fine, I don't go there. You got any Facebook jargon? I won't know what you're talking about. No... but okay But this is a cultural phenomenon and you should know cultural things Oh, I know what now this thing just began some time ago This IMA thing Don't do it! That's right Thank you that's what i'm thinking Look like an idiot I look like an idiot I think it should be on the Joe Rogan show before i do his reddit. Oh yeah absolutely, get on the show we need some publicity. Yeah every single time in LA he's like yeah let's do it but then he's on the road or whatever... It's timing is hard. Why did Tom Likas

CHAPTER 09 / 50 Discussion

Sean Parker Wedding and Excess Publicity

Facebook co-founder Sean Parker's $10 million wedding at Ventana Ranch in Big Sur is detailed, featuring elaborate "Game of Thrones" themed costumes and sets. The event resulted in fines from county commissioners for environmental damage. The lack of mainstream media coverage regarding the "wretched excess" of the event is questioned.

sean parker· alexandra lenas· ventana ranch· game of thrones· big sur

21:49 I like Tom. He's a funny guy. Tom Likas? Yeah, he is an old radio guy from forever. He used to run the big...he used to be in bunch of talkers like KFI was one of the lead guys and then became a misogynist very funny misogynist And has Tom Snyder still around or is he dead? Is he dead? Long dead. I used to like his show it was so insincere It was funny You trying to be sincere But it was done in a very good way So I went down a big rabbit hole. You want to do that? You want to hear about my trip? Well, first since we mentioned the word publicity because were talking a little bit about it...I want to get one little out of the way About how the industry really blew this one and why this didn't get any more news than it did This guy Sean Parker Yes, Sean Parker He helped start Facebook

22:37 Yeah, a Facebook guy. He married this Alexandra Linas who looks like a very attractive female and he spent 10 million dollars going to the Ventana Ranch and rebuilding the set of The Game of Thrones Oh yes I've heard of this, yeah Hired a Hollywood costume designer who did one of the Lords Of The Rings or something And she dressed everyone that was invited So if you got invited to this wedding, they had custom clothes made for you. They ended up getting fined by the county commissioners for wrecking the place and all kinds of things so they spent all this money millions 10 million over ten million dollars and I'm going through it's just got no play for you know wretched excess which would have been seemed like a coup to me because this took place right during the rollout of The Great Gatsby movie

23:33 Oh, it would have been perfect. I was thinking the same thing as a dude where was the publicity people? Where was this studio? Where was it with his publicist if he has one where was DiCaprio's publicists you know these guys dropped the ball big time on something where we could have called him out so I think that we pre-called them out is pre call up anyway so where did excess where she from she looks I want to find that she looks like she's four foot nine I don't know if she's short or not. Is it Lena? Because there is Lena, Alexander. Lenas! Lenas. Yes. Lenas... Okay She doesn't have a wiki page? Well Really? She will after she inherits half his money Let's see... I just want to know where she is from but they're showing up everywhere We are at the Grammys, we are everywhere, oh so awesome

24:25 I don't see where she's from. Why are you, why are we even talking about this? Because you talked about publicity and I saw this as it does a lead-in for another one of those scams where get a lot of news about something right go to the Great Gatsby that's why we're talking about well it's into our model okay well then let's talk was sending me the link about Michael Douglas who of course was out promoting the Liberace Beyond The Candelabra Matt Damon's Humpin' My Butt movie which is a waste of time. Too late, you already wasted your time! Yeah thank you and so he's out there in in the UK The Guardian, mind you does this huge report and the report

CHAPTER 10 / 50 Discussion

Michael Douglas and Gardasil PR Campaign

An interview in The Guardian featuring Michael Douglas is analyzed, specifically his comments linking throat cancer to HPV and oral sex. The claim is made that Merck and Gardasil's PR agencies leveraged these comments to promote the HPV vaccine. Douglas later attempted to clarify or deny the statements, which the hosts interpret as a joke that was weaponized by pharmaceutical interests.

michael douglas· gardasil· hpv· the guardian· cunnilingus

25:19 Michael Douglas got throat cancer from cunnilingus and this is what said that's an oral sex didn't know no no hold on a second Cunningham guess he said literally in the Guardian wrote this and the BBC was doing it immediately The Garda Zil machine goes into action primarily I will say written in The Guardian the stalwart of British news journalism immediately and I'm like oh my god and this and I read the interview first. Okay, that's interesting because he also said something really weird He said I got it from Conolingus but the great thing is once you got it there's Conolingus and it was like really yeah I know I know It was very very confusing

26:05 And so I'm focusing on that while The Guardian, three different writers and I have everything in the show notes 519.nashownotes.com They're writing about Gardasil the BBC's doing pieces we've done all these pieces We just played it for you a million times like yes boys need the Gardasil shot because HPV say H in the UK HPV can give you cancer look at Michael Douglas and then finally I find the audio from the interview and so the impression I got from reading the initial interview is you know this guy had a sit-down with Michael Douglas, he's probably a press junket.

26:48 And, you know he's going back and forth and he has this serious conversation. But then when I hear the actual audio... ...I realize this guy is just like well listen to this 30 seconds and you'll know exactly what happened here and how this got abused by Merck to promote their stupid product That's it. He is accosting him on the street

27:43 sticking a microphone and then he says HP and he says which comes about through conilingus any laughs and that turned into this huge promotional campaign and Gardasil whoever their PR agency is there on the ball oh those guys are got it they're not gonna nailed it immediately like well you got funny thing is that Michael Douglas shortly thereafter denied as what his wouldn't He'd deny a bunch of things. Well, I can't deny what he just said. I mean I heard it right That's the thing the Guardian Pushed that clear all well He can deny all they want sure is what he said so in other words that we it sounds to me like he was joking because you know Yeah on the street and so now there were some if you go out in this Street said and say something like and you guys somebody sticks a mic in your face And you say something

28:35 Ludicrous because you want to get rid of it before you know, that's gold Go to the front row stop the presses Michael Douglas is half black Why did we come up with that? You can say something like that. I'm half black, I can say whatever I want. Oh he's half black! He's half black! This is the kind of bullcrap we have to put out into the media. And the reason why I really investigated this is because Catherine Zeta-Jones... You're worried sick! Yes, right. Catherine Zeta Jones she came out while ago. All this stuff came out, oh we're worried about her, oh poor Katherine she might have she must have HPV! No it actually started no no her thing started earlier where she was she came out saying that she had serious depression and she'd you know bipolar she's admitted by bipolar right but you know when that came out with that movie

CHAPTER 11 / 50 Discussion

CNN Product Placement and Cymbalta Ad

A CNN human interest segment about a young percussionist is criticized for transitioning directly into a pharmaceutical advertisement for Cymbalta. The hosts suggest that under Jeff Zucker, news reporters may be encouraged to find their own sponsors or integrate product mentions into their stories. This "freemium" reporter model is discussed as a potential future for struggling news networks.

cnn· cymbalta· jeff zucker· pharmaceutical advertising· product placement

29:33 the movie about some movie she was promoting. It's so transparent, so I figured Michael Douglas is probably promoting his movie but he wasn't promoting Gardasil and those guys they jumped on it CNN on the other hand actually got this from your tweeters CNN also sub 100 thousand viewers at any given moment And of course most of their ads are for pharmaceutical products or devices for people over 60 years of age. No offense John, I'm just saying. Speak up! They will never pass an opportunity to shoot one in there for the sponsors This is the video you've probably seen of the kid who's a classic yeah he has got his big symbols and they're playing... Is this Star Spangled Banner?

30:26 Yeah, I think it is a Star Spangled Banner. And his symbol breaks and then he decides to salute the flag instead which is endearing But the report is shameless. You used the right word there, what did you consider? She's talking to the kid on Skype now What were your options? Well I considered running and get a new pair and then I considered trying to pick it back up without the handle but with various war veterans in his family history Andrew opted to salute ended up bathed in internet glory Dude nailed it! That was the greatest save in the history of saves. His parents are really proud of him. Musicians lose control of their cymbals all the time... Losing a cymbal is no reason to reach for Cymbalta. Depression hurts, Cymbalta can help. The thing about Andrew is that he used- Isn't that outrageous? That was, to me, was the most outrageous thing I've seen for probably a couple years

31:27 I dropped it right in with the tagline. Yeah, just boom! Just throw it right... It was a great piece and this justified her because she only does these types of pieces She used to be a serious reporter. She's at CNN. Yeah, right and then she so she only gets to do these these the human interest you probably got the money direct Can't afford to pay you really full salary anymore But if you want to go out and do some side deals and slip them into your pieces is we're fine with it Jeff Zucker's a genius

32:09 Just do the deal. Slip it in, just throw it in there don't worry about it And you get the money that's your... In fact we're gonna move to that model for all compensations If you can't get somebody to sponsor your piece You're not going to get anything That's a great idea! That's how it should be! You have to come to the table with a sponsor I think I'm onto something Yes Hey, I love it It makes a lot of sense The number one cost of these networks is their people Who need them? Yeah, screw them Make them go out and get their own damn money I do like the term bathe in internet glory. I think, uh...I think i'll use that. Yeah right! So what do you do? Um..I just sit around being bathed in internet glory Can you do that? It doesn't work as well does it? No not from you. Uh...bathed in internet glory What does your daughter do she's bathed in Internet Glory

CHAPTER 12 / 50 Discussion

Susan Rice Pension and Career Strategy

A theory is presented that Susan Rice's move from UN Ambassador to National Security Advisor is a strategic "double-dipping" maneuver to secure multiple government pensions. The discussion frames the appointment as a reward for political loyalty and a way to ensure long-term cash flow from the American public.

susan rice· pensions· un ambassador· national security advisor· chicago

33:00 That's kind of icky. I like it, like it a lot. It's all sticky because... Now do you want to talk about Susan Rice? Because I got to bring you back to that we got off on this Al Sharpton thing before we know what word talking about cunnilingus so can you bring her back to Susan Rice? Always the same yeah let's get back to Susan Rice I have my theory. Freemium reporters by the way is the model see Mike in the chat room says freemium I like it. Do your own deal, babe! We're good with it. Just don't hurt the brand okay? So... I've come to a totally different conclusion than everyone else on this Susan. What do you think about the Susan Rice thing?

33:54 I'd like to reserve judgment and hear yours. It's very simple, I focused on Samantha Powers with my job. Oh Samantha Powers is another story but i think there's part of this you know Obama's in the Chicago guy they always have favors favors favors Susan Rice was supposed to be the secretary that was a deal isn't she also Chicago gal by the way? Yeah everyone is yeah even that idiot Department of Education guy who sounds like an IQ 60 whatever his name is yeah he actually he's not Ernie I think sounds totally gay by the way it probably is but here's the deal she didn't get her job in the Secretary of State show okay here's okay we're gonna do we're gonna put you and I got a job for ya this is a winner

34:39 This will be my working for the security advisor and you'll keep that for just enough time, two years. So now you have... You'll get the pension from the UN job and you'll get the pension from this job and then you'll be set for life. She's already a millionaire Well that, well she needs cash flow. This is all about the money this is double dipping the American public this woman is going to get a pension for being the UN ambassador now she's gonna get a pension for this bogus job And by the way not just was the ambassador to the U.N., but permanent ambassador Believe me, this is all for pensions. This is all in the back there's these deals all its salary and pension right? These people are double triple dipping the American public they're walking away with hundreds and hundreds of thousands dollars per year for the rest of their lives on the American back. John but John are they really happy I would be. You so materialistic!

CHAPTER 13 / 50 Discussion

Benghazi Investigation and Obama's Scripted Speeches

The ongoing Benghazi investigation is linked to Susan Rice's new role, with the hosts suggesting she is an "insider" tasked with protecting the administration's narrative. Analysis of President Obama's speech regarding Rice's appointment focuses on his reliance on a teleprompter and his specific mentions of Rice's work regarding Iran, North Korea, and Israel.

benghazi· barack obama· susan rice· israel· teleprompter

35:42 So, and you don't think there's anything there that kind of plays into the hey good job thanks for covering my ass I've got yours. I got your back. That was my initial thinking was you needed to surround yourself with a bunch of insiders that know this Benghazi...the truth of the Benghazi thing which we on our show have determined wasn't You know, it wasn't a botched kidnapping like the one that they're trying to push out there now as the meme but a botched fake kidnapping. Right yeah by the way I have got one little clip from this announcement actually to one little clip from the announcement of the president on Susan Rice and he said something interesting, I think we've learned since the past couple episodes to really listen very closely to what the man is saying because every single word is scripted and makes a difference. And by the way do you see that when he was talking to Tom Donilon and even to Susan Rice he has to keep turning his head back to the prompter

36:45 He can't even ad lib thank you. I'm not kidding, he... That's a line that's a good line they can't ad-lib thank you yeah it's true It runs in the family throw on the occasional elbow but hitting the big shot As our ambassador to the UN, Susan has been a tireless advocate in advancing our interests. Okay so a tireless advocate in advancing our interests which should all be American interests She's reinvigorated American diplomacy in New York she's helped to put in place tough sanctions on Iran and North Korea she has defended Israel Oh really? She's defended Israel I find this very interesting that this is one of her credits

37:33 Yeah, that is interesting. It's kind of off the wall. Now the new thing though which I think is fantastic and this is our version of a shoe strengthening our alliances from Europe to Asia enhancing our relationship with key powers and moving ahead with new trade agreements and energy partnerships And from our tough sanctions on Iran to our unprecedented military and intelligence cooperation with Israel it's true heckling the president. This is great, they're now doing it from outside the gate at the White House and it kept going because I put my headphones on he ignored it but was really irritated by it

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Political Heckling as Staged Events

A theory is proposed that recent heckling incidents involving President Obama and Michelle Obama are staged to garner public sympathy. The hosts point to a "prompter flub" during Michelle Obama's response to a heckler as evidence that the interaction was scripted. They argue that while these events are intended to show "truth to power," they inadvertently encourage real hecklers.

michelle obama· heckling· code pink· teleprompter· staged events

38:17 I'm wondering about how irritated these people are. I thought that the Michelle Obama heckling incident was a total setup, it was another one of these things to get sympathy for her It is a set up and i think that just because she Well let me get this thought out of the way Based on my Mike Led Zeppelin theory. Mm-hmm these hecklings have been set up so Hold on known as the led ZEPP theory and once I find Robert plant really living in Austin, I'm gonna say hey Robert Robert Let me ask you a question man He'll say yeah

38:58 But anyway, so the theory is that you put these hecklers in there to... because we haven't seen this before and because they vet the audience to such an extreme. We've known this during the conventions They grill you, they check your background checks, make sure you don't have a bomb, okay? There's no heckler in the place! No Unless they're there for a reason so they heckle him and then he's in there So you missed the message, you know because the public's always heckled heckled. I go and so now they did the same thing with Michelle She they heckled her for this reason And it's all poor Michelle all poor Michelle she got heckled which again was You know she's just practicing or acting well now It's here's what the drawback is to this thesis

39:43 And I think maybe this is what happened in this situation because he didn't recognize the heckler. It encourages hecklers! Yeah, that's what i like! Yeah well they don't think they planned on that No, well that's hubris of course. I think we both agree that the code pink woman and at this at the drone speech At the counterterrorism speech was a setup And they let her go they don't exactly control what she says But they totally let her go there let her go three times The president engaged which is part of the script which is what Michelle did as well It's the exact same script and I think I can prove

40:21 that she was on script, just listen to what she says the words that she uses and how she says them. I think that the prompter got messed up. It runs in the family... Oops! That would be this one. And i don't care what you believe in we... Wait wait wait! One of the things..one of the things that I don't know well is this Now that is a prompter flub One of the things I don't, she was supposed to say one of the things I don't do well is this. Instead she said one thing that I don't do well is this It's a prompter flub! I can recognize from 15 years working with people reading teleprompters This is a prompter flub And I don't care what you believe in we don't... Wait wait wait sir! One of the things that I don't do well

41:17 is this. I'm telling you, PrompterFlub... I think you might be right and i would love to see if there was any it was just that she would be ashamed of we've seen this happen at the convention where somebody got a camera behind the president remember back in 2004? 2008 I believe yeah and they shot the prompter and ad libs were up on the prompter because there's a huge prompt against the back wall oh yeah but yes I do remember that and so there's an ad lib I think it said wait for applause wasn't that what it said? yeah, then ad lib. And the script was there for like suppose that ad-lib which means he just changes his kind of this pacing The thing that bothers me is why everyone just blanketly accepts that this next piece let me just play this and then I'll talk about what bothers me

42:08 I can take the money, but i'm leaving. So you all decide! No, no, no! I love the gay guy. NO, NO, NO MICHELE DON'T GO! so when-when your child and you say, if you play it like how I want to go, that's called childish yes exactly But when Michelle Obama does it is called being strong and she doesn't take no crap Strong woman She said she was on her way out of course that wasn't in the script She says, I'm going to leave now. I'm going to leave! I'm angry! Please? That's so sad and then one of the things... Everyone admires her for this Yeah, it means like wow So i agree with you I think that these are set ups This is just a show truth to power or some bull crap like that But your right the downside is people are like hey wait a minute I can go yell something cool So there may be possible someone with a bull horn Yes Like half mile away It heckling the president

43:10 In the morning, in the morning. You know the thing that's amusing is these people as it were they don't really can think very... They're not deep thinkers and they never kind of strategize this properly They just think everyone is an idiot. They are not deep thinking No! It's hubris John That's the word Hubris Hubris? Hubris! They just think... These idiots Hey, I want to get into my serious stuff. Before we do that though let's...I think we have producers? Yeah, we've got three Good Let's thank them Thank them profusely because i'm about to show some real value for value here, I believe We got Value For Value coming ladies and gentlemen and Adam is going to produce it

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Executive Producers and Value for Value Donations

The "Value for Value" funding model is celebrated with the announcement of new producers and a "999 Club" for high-level donors. Sir Long Rock of the Sierra Nevada is knighted following a significant contribution. Other donors from Sao Paulo, Brazil, and Far Hills, New Jersey, are acknowledged for their financial support of the program.

value for value· knighthood· sir long rock· sao paulo· far hills

44:02 We do have three producers including finally this was kind of a stumble last show but Sir Long Rock of the Sierra Nevada came in with his predicted $999 which gives him a knighthood because Adam's throwing in a penny. No I'm throwing it in a hole, there you go that's a silver dollar. Silver dollar! He is worth like ten bucks nowadays. Sir Crackpot and Buzzkill thank you for your selfless and Civil service that's right on behalf of we the waking people mm-hmm some force within or without us will indeed be of continuing to cast Will indeed be continuing to cast? Contestants off of our beautiful island in the country this is handwritten by the way yes, and I can barely read myself you you two guardians of reality help to keep my naivete on a short leash

45:01 my courage fueled in order to not infringe any further on the time allotted towards the best podcast in the universe I'll keep my comment short it goes on for three more pages suffice to say I'm ripe and ready for I'm ripe and ready to receive another 483 transmissions of your media assassination and new deconstruction. And i want to encourage all listeners who are in this for the long haul, to join me in the 999 club! There you go Okay we're gonna make it a... We're gonna do..we're gonna see how if that flies. We're going to make a 999 Club and in every instance Adam will throw in... I'm gonna throw in a silver dollar Silver Dollar

45:49 and we'll be a nice, auto-tot. There might be a little tin in that silver dollar. It could be one of the ones that came later. The second one with the Susan B Anthony dollar. Come witness my slow descent towards the center of my girth at my measly little blog InTheMorningZen.wordpress.com Oh let me check that out. Much love Sir Long Rock of the Sierra Nevada like that as it should be pronounced its blog pot blog post blog spot calm no no WordPress okay I want to check it out well you're checking it out I want also thank sir Robert alter of Kansas City Missouri this should put me in the Baron category since I live in Sao Paulo Brazil I want to beat the Baron of Sao Paulo

46:39 I sent him a note, but I'm suspecting he wants to be Sao Paulo the county or district, the province as opposed to the city because the city is in the province. The Provence? In Brazil it's called something else, it's called country actually. Oh really! Terry Morgan in Far Hills, New Jersey. By the way Sir Robert came in with 300. Thank you! Far Hills New Jersey 221 to be the associate executive producer my hubby Jim oh this is interesting he's going on his first guy's trip with some of his best friends

47:17 Brian and tack wait a minute. Okay? You have my attention I hope he can convert them to listeners slash contributors of the best podcast in the universe My mom and stepdad are moving to Texas from Oregon oh in June little girl laugh, please Not it's not yeah, yeah LG wait why little girl laugh. We don't have a little girl laugh. Please give them some karma as well as my 97 year old grandma just got out of the hospital your podcast is like a sweet symphony compared to the cicadas last but not least please send out a douche bag to my loving brother who hasn't listened to your podcast upon many suggestions

48:00 He loves you John C. DeVorek as well as VJ Adam Curry Yeah but he loves the VJ Adam Curry yeah, the old VJ Hey why can't he just like be funny and just... Just grow his hair Play some videos Anyway she needs some karma for the old lady You've got karma And I think that's great Unlike grandma, you'll be... Now they're 10 years and you can get on the uh So Hangover 3 is taking place in Far Hills New Jersey Hangover three yeah, he's going on a guys trip. What does that mean? What is it guys trip even mean you know I'm really sad that you know miss Mickey was supposed to have come home yesterday But she extended her stay because she's working on the fantastic project so she She changed their flights coming at home on Sunday

CHAPTER 16 / 50 Discussion

Art Project Featuring Famous Soccer Players' Feet

A creative project involving high-end photography of famous soccer players' feet is described. The project aims to capture the "tools of the trade" for athletes in a stylized manner. This leads to a broader discussion about unconventional photography and an anecdote about a former MTV audio engineer who took intentionally obscured photos of fans with celebrities.

soccer· photography· art project· mtv· amsterdam

48:48 So I can't really do what i wanted to, but could. Does the fantastic project involve a pool boy named Raul? No it actually involves several famous soccer players Oh cool! And that's all I'm going to talk about It is an idea that came to me in a dream and you gave it to her and she's gonna go run with it Should I tell you what the idea is Well, sure. It's an art project. Yeah well duh! When we were in Holland in her exile as she was deported I woke up in the middle of the night... She was literally deported yeah no I get it Woke up in the middle of the night from a dream and I said Nikki

49:30 And how am I with sports, John? Just tell me. Am i a sports guy? No! You are not a sports guy. You can't even crumple up a piece of paper and throw it in the garbage can if its two feet away. I think I could do that but I don't care about sports That's true. And I wrote down...I said I'm gonna write this down and tell you in the morning. And I never write stuff. I never wake up and write something down ever Usually just oh that was a billion dollar idea I forgot what it is My idea was, I said you need to make art photography a series of famous soccer players feet. Oh? And she's got all these like super famous guys...I think all the way up to number 14

50:14 Christ that's cool to take off their shoes and socks, and it's very personal to these guys Their feet is like it's their tool. You know Okay, so I had she's doing a really she's doing it really stylized with beautiful lighting No, I think it's a great idea can I tell you kind of a follow-up story this similar? Yeah So I'm went to the evergreen graduation To take photos in there was the same kind of thing and this is years ago when JC graduated. And so I had a good camera, and I'm shooting pictures waiting for him to come through the system and all the rest of it. Then I'm noticing that every grad stands at some spot and somebody takes their picture then they move on for some yearbook or something. I started taking pictures of his feet because... The reason was not because I am foot guy

51:04 but because all these students at Evergreen, very few of them wear cap and gown. They wear outfits that come through as furries. Right right. They all got weird shoes on they got clogs they got things with big curly toes so it was actually quite a good essay I thought I put in maybe 50 of these shots and my wife looks I said oh great. I never even thought of that angle and so I pulled it That's only because she knows the guy that was into armpits But I guess I won't talk about that story yeah, um so What was I gonna say? That she's gonna shoot this and she's gonna be famous There you go when when I was super famous back in the day Yeah

51:53 We'd have tours coming through the MTV studio and my buddy Rick who was audio engineer with like a soup It was stoned all the time. So we always can't oh, yeah, we always came up with stoner ideas and And be like hey I know what it is so like whenever someone's take picture with you I'll take the picture and I'll shoot it said that you're not on it or they're not on it And that became our thing as like cuz these were like not digital cameras Like he'd take the picture enough to go and get the film developed We were so bored and so stoned. And I'd go, hey can i take a picture with you? Yeah sure! Then he would take the shot where that person was only one quarter of their face was on it. Right! That's very funny idea. Actually that would be another art installation. Just pictures of people with famous people but we don't get to see the famous person

52:43 That's a great. That's a great idea I agree series of them anyway to our Executive producer our nights as we have sir long rock who will be night later today, so Robert alter Of course coming in and our associate executive producer Terry Morgan Thank you very much for your support the best podcasting the universe and a big in the morning morning to you and to you John C. Dvorak. And a morning to you Adam Curry, in the morning all ships and sea boots on the ground feet in the air and subs in the water also all the knights and dames out there. And to our artists thank you very much Nick The Rack back with a vengeance with the artwork for episode 518 no agenda art generator dot com If you want to participate in our artist program upload it there Please do not send it through email because it just won't get considered because the only time we're considering art is right after the show We look at the generator and we pick up what we can. There's nothing there. We go back and we get back issues

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NPR Vibe and Terry Gross Syria Coverage

The "hypnotic" and "dead" audio quality of National Public Radio (NPR) is critiqued, specifically an interview by Terry Gross regarding the Syrian conflict. The hosts argue that NPR's coverage focuses on religious sectarianism (Sunni vs. Shiite) while ignoring the underlying geopolitical and economic factors, such as energy pipelines.

npr· terry gross· syria· sunni· shiite

53:32 Evergreens if we call them and we're very very appreciative of the work they do. And in the morning to everybody there in the chat room, Human Resources, noagendastream.com, noagendachat.net Please support this program as value for value I'm gonna hit you with some value in-the-mouth in just a moment But remember for Sundays which were always little on the weak side We need you to go to Dvorak.org slash NAA and support our model which is Value for value and here's our formula. Our formula is this we go out we hit people in the mouth LG Y in there that kind of works, yeah Okay Syria let me grab my notes here This took me several hours But when I got there, I was really happy because and pay attention everybody

54:39 You'll, seriously it's always in the news. It comes and goes depending on whatever celebrity is doing something but when you have one of those dinner parties or at the office you just want to impress someone or just someone says something stupid like okay let me tell you what's really going on So Syria is back in the news just because there's no celebrity that chopped off their boobs or anything like that. We had the Michael Douglas cunnilingus thing, but over in the UK it doesn't really play well we can't get him on The Tonight Show or David Letterman so then Syria is kind of up again now several things get me on this path The first one is fresh air Terry Gross on the National Treasure NPR

55:29 And she has on Robert Malley and Robert Malley is an Israeli guy who talks in that very annoying Israeli... Right, that crazy voice they have. Well it's not just- It's also condescending if you've ever- It's not snooty I think condescending it reminds me of a nice guy otherwise A.L Shavit remember he's the CTO at Mevio I used to hang out with him a lot and but the way he talks is like you know it's like shut up this is the way it is right? You know that's kind of how these guys sound. Yeah okay we get the point And for like 55 minutes, he's talking with Terry Gross She saying so a lot Well I noticed something else The whole NPR vibe is just national public radio in general you have to talk differently

56:22 You have to talk like this. Everything has to be adding on an up note... And it has, the room has to be dead as hell no ambience. Yes and you could win tickets to the Austin Symphony! So you can't even get close to that sound? And you could win tickets to the Austin Symphony! No I'm telling something about a dead room your rooms not dead enough. Well have you seen their studios? I've been in their studios. Yeah, they're fantastic! But the whole NPR... you have to talk like this You have to kind of put everything in the front of your mouth and then when it's in the front of your mouth you always have to talk up on an upbeat because we're NPR And NPR is bringing good things to your life Have you ever noticed that? You know, I find the sound extreme well actually It's slightly hypnotic

57:08 Yes, hypnotic is right. So anyway and so this guy for an hour he's saying everything about Sunnis and Shiites and shooting a shot at his nets knees And the end of this in the then not a single word about the true geopolitical nature what's going on which we know of course about pipelines and and just nothing and it's just one and Terry goes going so-so What is it with the Sunnis? So... And just, it was, annoyed me to no end. I'm like we have to counterbalance this We do! This is horrible It's totally horrible It's just like we need to give our people something to work with here and then this report comes out on the BBC Welcome to our viewers on public television in America and also around the globe Oh by the way, this is a new thing now

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BBC and UN Reports on Syrian Atrocities

A BBC report citing a United Nations investigation into war crimes in Syria is examined. The report alleges that both President Assad's forces and rebel groups have committed atrocities, including the use of child soldiers. The hosts highlight the "barbarism" described in the report, including claims of children being forced to witness torture.

bbc· united nations· syria· war crimes· chemical weapons

58:04 Right, because now the BBC is on PBS you see. And when it's the BBC then you know it's the truth! The truth has come to you all the way from London John! Hello? Hello London? London calling! Some of the rebels in Syria are using children as soldiers... Woohoo! ...in contravention of international law that's just one of the grim findings of a United Nations report released yesterday. Grrrrrimm! The UN says the country is in free fall Pay attention to what she is saying. The UN says the country's in free fall and atrocities are being committed by both sides It comes as the French government says it now has hard evidence that chemical weapons are being used in the war there Our diplomatic correspondent James Robbins has the details for us

58:50 The conflict in Syria has reached new levels of barbarism. This report for the UN says both sides have committed war crimes, although it's only President Assad forces who've done so on a scale that amounts to crimes against humanity." By the way it's Asa- Assad! He gets to say it, Assad Like massage. Some of the most shocking findings are about the plight of children, children starved in besieged towns, victims of government bombing but also children exploited or mistreated by both sides The report says that government side has forced children to watch torture and killing their parents In one case in April they threatened to shoot two girls aged 7 and 9 who started crying during their father's interrogation

59:34 But one of the most horrific accusations is based on footage seen by the commission showing the beheading of two victims. One of them apparently beheaded by a child." So, I'm like, oh this is cool! But you heard something interesting in there? You heard that they had not...you know they saw a video of it I said, oh okay so they saw a video. So i'm like you know let me go find this report because this is what no other program does and the BBC now also on public television for our Mac and viewers... They apparently didn't read the report either so I did that for you um hold on this is the

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Verification of Syrian Chemical Weapon Claims

The actual text of the UN Human Rights Council report on Syria is scrutinized, revealing that findings were based on 430 Skype and telephone interviews rather than on-site inspections. The report admits that precise chemical agents or perpetrators could not be identified. The hosts argue that the media, specifically the BBC, is overstating the certainty of chemical weapon use based on flimsy evidence.

chemical weapons· geneva· skype· human rights council· syria

1:00:13 Up to 10 messages can be queued to be sent and order requested. No, that's my keyer doc here we go And this is very hard defined by the way very very hard define this report But it is from the office of the High Commissioner of the Human Rights Council This is the advanced on an unedited version report of the independent International Commission inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic I just have highlighted a few things for you which you can look at in the show notes, but a few that need to be discussed now. In starting of the summary... The conflict in Syria has reached new levels of brutality! This report documents for the first time the systematic imposition of sieges, the use of chemical agents and forcible displacement. War crimes, crimes against humanity and gross human rights violations continue apace

1:01:03 Referral to justice remains paramount. This report covers the period 15th of January, 15th May 2013 The findings are based on 430 interviews So we've been through this before They didn't actually go to Syria I read from the report, there are reasonable grounds to believe that chemical agents have been used as weapons. The precise agents delivery systems or perpetrators could not be identified. I'm sorry you cannot BBC you cannot turn that into chemical weapons being used! That's just not true this is now what the report says lack of access to the country continues to hamper the Commission's ability to actually fulfill its mandate. You mean to report honestly?

1:01:50 This report is based on 430 interviews conducted from Geneva, including via Skype and telephone with victims and witnesses inside the country. I'm sorry this is not a report that can be based on anything any proof! However they say the standard of proof is as used in previous reports such standards met when reasonable grounds exist to believe that incidents occurred as described." I mean am I crazy here? We did this before, this is almost like a deja vu show because we did the same thing during I think it was the Libyan... Yes! The Libyan scenario which is the same thing. And then we had that situation where the Russians came and waltzed in and took pictures of stuff that was supposedly going on but wasn't? And they, and the thing is, this is based on Skype interviews

1:02:45 Okay, so they got 430 people to say man it really sucks here and are using chemical weapons? Yeah! Where I don't know how they use them. What kind of the I don't know okay sounds reasonable That's bullcrap, okay? Could it be happening sure but it does not give the BBC the journalistic right to say that this is happening and there's no mention of this beheading done by a child in the entire report. Please look at its in the show notes look at it again I could not find it as if like there's a very small... It sounds like a bogus thing for one thing getting a child to behead

1:03:21 anything I mean for the can barely lift this back so we're yeah it's just doesn't well now we have we have to be have Tommy's first little beheading acts you know and that is that we do have by Mattel. We do have a there are ways of doing it but when it comes to children This is all that's in the report. Children continue to be the victims of shelling and aerial bombardments by government forces. Examples include attacks on Khaljabrin, Aleppo on 23rd January, al-Huwash, Hama on 7th February, Suwasi Damascus on 28th and 29th, Al-Hulma Homes on March 29th, and Daraa on April 10th In late February a 14 year old child was shot by a sniper positioned in Ba'ath party offices in Daraa al-Balad

1:04:05 That's all that's in there about children. One other is one other, children were killed and attacked by armed groups a two-year old boy died after being shot by a sniper There's nothing that says oh the children! Oh the children I'm sorry it's not in this report maybe you have the wrong report It seems like this is the one but so Here's what's going on and And I found out who Is actually behind everything? And I was quite proud of this one Because we know this is about pipelines. Just a quick refresher

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Geopolitics of Syrian Pipeline Routes

The Syrian conflict is framed as a struggle over competing energy pipeline routes to Europe. The "Islamic Pipeline" (Iran-Iraq-Syria) would favor Russia and use the port of Tartus, while an alternative route from Qatar and Saudi Arabia through Turkey would serve Western interests. The strategic importance of Homs and Qusayr is linked directly to these proposed gas transit paths.

pipelines· tartus· qatar· islamic pipeline· homs

1:04:42 This is about the competing pipelines that we have, whether the pipelines will go toward Europe from east to west. So we have Iran-Iraq Syria Mediterranean pipeline which goes right to the Russian port of Tartus it's called the Islamic Pipeline and from there either will be a pipeline built up to Cyprus and into Greece But the ships are there. It's the Russian port so the Russians can take their gas and float it right up So that pipeline is a huge announcement, big deal Not very long one to go from Iran to Iraq into Syria but it's straight shot, straight line And this of course is one of reasons why you're hearing about Qusayr I don't know how to pronounce it which is right under Homs

1:05:35 This is the true connection of all these different pipelines and that's why all the fighting is going on there. There are 30,000 people that live in Kwisar and you can see it right on the map. It's right between Lebanon and Homs but its right in a direct path to the port And that's the only reason why this fighting is all of a sudden taking place. Remember, we said the same thing about Waziristan and that's where all the drone attacks are taking place. So this is strategically very important not for Hezbollah weapons coming in... That's bullcrap! This is all about the pipeline then we have

1:06:12 The alternative pipeline, and these are the people who are really involved in this struggle is the pipeline from Qatar Saudi Arabia to Syria to Turkey. Okay? And this also goes through Homs so it's very important now we have these Couple of pipelines that are on the way And then a bucco pipeline which is supposed to be this big project and you know, it's the the big Western project. Oh, it's gonna be fantastic It's not gonna get done in time. It's not going to deliver enough It has the only reserves that it has to back it up as from Azerbaijan and we know that Azerbaijan is where Boku is this is where

1:06:51 We have Hillary Clinton hanging out and you know, it's supposed to go through the caucuses. This is... but they can't get it done fast enough particularly because what do we really have going on now? We have the new resources in the Mediterranean mainly those from Israel so the idea is to replace the resources from the Persian Gulf with a combination of Israel and whoever else wants to jump in. So this pipeline, which would be transporting gas to Qatar, Qatar to Europe needs to have buy-in or it has to have Syria particularly the Homs area either destroyed

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Frederick Hoff and Armitage International

Frederick Hoff, a member of the Syrian Crisis Committee and former advisor for transition in Syria, is identified as a key player in the region. Hoff's background with Armitage International, a consulting group founded by former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage, is highlighted. The hosts suggest these figures are managing the Syrian transition to benefit specific energy clients.

frederick hoff· richard armitage· state department· syrian crisis committee· atlantic council

1:07:48 So that's just completely gone, which seems like that is kind of the way to go. Or... It's where they're going! Or we do something with Israel now here's the name and this is what I was looking for so this project of this pipeline to start in Qatar cross through Saudi Arabia and then eventually go into Jordan right? Which you know when did we have a real problem here with Syria The guy's name is Frederick Hoff and he is a very interesting guy. He's in charge of, actually he's a member of the Syrian Crisis Committee this is a US Department Of State thing you can look this guy up which is what I did it took me awhile because his name was misspelled and a couple articles that I found with a CK and a double F turns out its Frederick with a C and one F

1:08:45 And so he's a member of the Syrian Crisis Committee. I'm like, this is very interesting where is this guy coming from and what is he talking about? He's in all these friends of Syria and you know... So whenever someone was a friend and they're coming from the US government be very very careful! So I'm like okay let me find out what's going on with this guy. And he is not just on the Syrian Crisis Committee but he is also from The Atlantic Council Hmm. By the way, when he was talking on C-SPAN his title was State Department Middle East Peace Office. Yes! Oh yeah now he's had all of these titles and is also a senior fellow at the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East He is now ambassador here in March 28th 2012 President Obama conferred

1:09:43 to Ambassador Hoff, the rank of ambassador in connection with his new duties as special advisor for transition in Syria. So this is the... he's the project manager okay? so let's look at this project manager where did he come from He came from a very interesting outfit if you look at his bio called The Armitage International LC Consulting Group Now have you ever heard of the Armitage International LC Consulting Group? No, but I'm sure i will in a second. Founded by Richard, ie Dick Armitage former US Deputy Secretary of State right this guy this guy arguably is the architect of the invasion of Iraq

1:10:35 Iraq for the exact same reasons as what's happening now in Syria. You can find him at armitage international dot-com And it basically is a one man shop, it's him and a couple of dudes And if you read the about page here Armitage International was formed in March 2005 by Richard L. Armitage, former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State He is joined by four partners with extensive experience in government and business Together they provide multinational clients with critical support In the areas of international business solving development strategic planning and problem-solving And so he sent his guy who worked for him who had to resign of course as project manager of Syria

CHAPTER 22 / 50 Discussion

Richard Armitage and ConocoPhillips Interests

The career of Richard Armitage is reviewed, noting his involvement with the Project for the New American Century (PNAC) and the lead-up to the Iraq War. Armitage currently serves on the board of ConocoPhillips, which is developing liquid natural gas facilities in the Mediterranean. The hosts link his political influence to the economic interests of major energy corporations in the Middle East.

richard armitage· conocophillips· pnac· valerie plame· iraq war

1:11:21 So, you really got to look at Armitage. He is... this guy's a real piece of work. I think he was the guy that outed Valerie Plame as CIA operative. Let me see…I've got to get his Book Of Knowledge page. I was hoping you had a little background on Armitage that you remember him Oh looking at the international page I'm actually looking at the bios of all these other partners one women and forget it's forget them not important they're just people who speak languages there's one who speaks Chinese when he speaks Japanese so in 8098 armatured signed the project for the new American century letter to President Bill Clinton we all know about this

1:12:13 That urged Clinton to target the removal of Saddam Hussein's regime. That was 98. During 2000, he served as the foreign policy director to George W Bush... ...as part of a group led by Condoleezza Rice that called themselves The Vulcans. Remember that? They were like the crazy people who were going to get Bush elected. These are truly the evil actors of the world March 23rd 2001 he was sworn in as Deputy Secretary of State, close associate of Secretary of State Colin Powell. So this is all before 9-11 happened very convenient very coincidental how that all went down again he was the guy that outed Valerie Plame but got Scooter Libby convicted for it. I know that's so funny! This is the guy who told

1:13:09 I wonder what Scooter Libby did wrong. Of all the people that go to jail, he does. He got on crutches. I'm just reading from the book of knowledge just so you get an idea this actor Pakistani President Musharraf in interview CBS News on September 21st 2006, alleged that Armitage called an ISI general immediately after the September 11th 2001 attacks and threatened to bomb the country of Pakistan back to the Stone Age. Remember that? Oh yeah! It was a big scandal so this guy is in A-hole and he works for big international clients i.e energy companies basically to get the Pentagon to become the resource extraction unit of the United States

1:13:56 So after he left public service, he went to ChoicePoint. And this is where he got his leverage. ChoicePoint was a data aggregation company based in Atlanta that acted as a private intelligence service to government and industry. We now know today we know Choice... He was the CEO. We know ChoicePoint as LexisNexis. So he had access to everything about everybody And arguably, most administrations since this thing was put into place certainly the Obama administration have made use of this data to really win elections. And it was a big controversy around the 2004 election cycle that involved the subsidiary of ChoicePoint making several voters in Florida ineligible

1:14:55 So this guy is right on board with everything. But then, and this is where it really comes in... This was what I was looking for. Remember the path is we've got the project manager, the guy who works for Armitage, Armitage's the guy that helped get us into Iraq with a project for New American Century, PNAC'ers, the neocons So he puts his guy in charge there. What is he in charge of? He's in charge of stirring it up so that we can build this new pipeline or alternatively just screw the whole country, but really want the Qatar guys because Qatar can be a client and they are a client but they can be much bigger clients than Saudi Arabia and Jordan We want them as clients And uh...so you gotta go look at what is Armitage doing these days He's on the board of directors of Canoco Phillips

1:15:43 who are building a huge floating liquid natural gas facility in the Mediterranean and there you have it. Well that's what you do, he gets his money's worth yeah but then when you have this narrative of children being beheaded or beheading which is not true... It's all perfect Well, I'm watching. I've kind of fallen on this thing too. I didn't get that angle obviously because if it's got to do with pipelines

CHAPTER 23 / 50 Discussion

Condoleezza Rice and CBS News Commentary

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice appears on CBS News to advocate for arming Syrian rebels and imposing a no-fly zone. She describes Syria as the "linchpin" of a potentially exploding Middle East and warns of Iranian and Hezbollah influence. The hosts compare her stance to that of Senator John McCain, suggesting a unified push for military intervention.

condoleezza rice· cbs news· no-fly zone· john mccain· iran

1:16:21 get to the bottom of it. Right and it always has something to do with pipelines but I'm still seeing a geopolitical thing going on, on top of it because you never let a good crisis go to waste. Totally agree yeah. You use every possible thing you can what else can you milk out of this deal? We're using it just for filler! Exactly we'd never let these things So I'm under the impression, but I believe not everybody's on board and there seems to be dichotomous... And I don't know who is behind it. But there is an effort being made to actually start this Sunni-Shiite civil war that they have been working on It's either the DIA or CIA which I actually doubt but I think Israeli intelligence for sure

1:17:17 they're going to do everything they can to trigger it somehow and some of the Americans don't like it because we had a situation where Condoleezza Rice out-of-the blue went to work for CBS. Yeah, which I think is more compromised than ABC even though you believe ABC's more compromised But so she comes on, I do have this clip and this is the WTF Condoleezza Rice clip where she comes on this show to say that we have to... The Americans. She's in the McCain aote camp of you know we've got to do something, we've gotta do something! I don't know if it's sincere or its bullcrap but this is not what's gonna happen

1:17:57 U.S to arm the rebels and impose a no-fly zone on Assad's forces former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is now CBS News contributor and joins us here this evening Senator McCain says, arm the rebels impose a no flyzone what do you think? Well there is no doubt that it's time for the United States to make clear that it is going to engage in this effort to stop the difficult situation in Syria and to prevent its further spread. It's already spreading across the region, so the United States doesn't have an option of no action. No-fly zone is a natural military operation and the President of the United States is going to have to decide whether he is willing to apply American military power

1:18:41 to this conflict, but a no-fly zone is clearly an option. Is it worth the possibility of the loss of American life in that operation? Well you have a situation now in which Syria is becoming the linchpin of a possibly exploding Middle East when you have Iranian fighters in Syria when you have Hezbollah in Syria. When you have the Syrians shelling the Baka'a Valley in Lebanon, when you have the Israelis taking out Syrian installations because they fear for Israeli security... You have a very serious situation on your hands and the United States really doesn't have an option to sit on the sidelines. What's at stake?

1:19:22 What is at stake is really the Middle East state system as we know it. And what's at stake is a Middle East in which Iran and its allies are on the march into places like Lebanon, destabilizing Jordan and Iraq, and Gulf states like Saudi Arabia and Bahrain Now the United States of America has got to be present in this. No other country has the potential even to change the dynamics on the ground and To take the initiative in in the region former Secretary of State and the Bush administration Condoleezza Rice, thanks for being with us By the way it's Conoco Phillips what'd you say Canoco?

CHAPTER 24 / 50 Discussion

Media Narratives and Hezbollah's Role in Syria

PBS NewsHour coverage of Hezbollah's involvement in the Syrian war is analyzed. Hassan Nasrallah is depicted as casting the conflict as a "pre-emptive war" to protect Shiites, while critics within the community argue he is simply doing the bidding of Iran. The hosts argue the media is intentionally stirring up Sunni-Shiite tensions to facilitate geopolitical goals.

hezbollah· pbs newshour· hassan nasrallah· iran· lebanon

1:20:06 Oh, you know I think in some parts of the country it's actually pronounced that way. It is Conoco, Conoco is the way its supposed to be pronounced. I think they say it in Texas as Canoco. There are the guys who says it. But it's Chevron...it's like everything. It's like it is THE Mac Daddy of Mac Daddies of energy And so what she said, it's funny I like that a lot because instead of just telling the truth she was like uhhhh and says it's about you know energy stuff. She always has that vibrato in her voice like she is nervous wreck or she's about to cry. She didn't use the Al Qaeda meme though I kind of missed that. So I'm watching the National Treasure PBS News Hour and they shipped Margaret Warner their funny looking woman who got

1:20:51 It was a good reporter, she should be on radio. They ship her to the Middle East to go talk with a bunch of mullahs and they got her dressed up with a head thing. Well it's right in time because we have the Iranian Green Revolution is starting to kick in again so were riling people and they've got people marching in the street Well, I thought that when I put these... Here's her reporter part of it. Part one which is the...I'll tell you what the clip name is so you can get a cue out but its the Sue Mike about to get hot clip and she goes over there and apparently Hezbollah and all these guys are being all riled up Hezbollah

1:21:30 They're going to go in there and fight on the behalf of Assad, and this becomes somewhat controversial within the Shiite community. The second clip, which we'll play after this one. Actually I wonder who's really writing the script for this other guy? But here is... just play this and listen to what they have to say and tell me that they're not fomenting somebody! I don't know again who it is but somebody is fomenting a massive civil war within which we've not been able to trigger. They tried to do it with Iraq, I think was an attempt they couldn't pull it off. I think this that we may be getting there finally." For us, we don't slaughter people were not savages like them. The main element of Hezbollah's narrative to his constituency is that the fight in Syria is a pre-emptive war

1:22:26 Rhonda Slim of the New America Foundation, author of a forthcoming book on Hezbollah says Nasrallah is casting this as a necessary war of prevention. It's better for us Shias and Hezbollah to fight them inside Syria instead of waiting for them to come to our back doors And are Shia here buying that? the majority of the Shias and particularly the core constituency of Hezbollah has bought lock, stock and barrel into this narrative. Not all, however. One of Hezbollah's founders, Sheikh Supi al-Tufaili says Nizrallah is simply doing the bidding of his patron Iran The truth is Hezbollah is ordered to defend the regime The party knows and all its leadership know that this decision is wrong and destructive And that it would put an end to the party Despite this, the party had to accept the Iranian decision

1:23:22 Unfortunately, if things continue this way we are heading towards a destructive Sunni Shiite war. Tufaili who split from the group more than 15 years ago said Lebanese Shiites siding with oppressors like Assad will bring disastrous consequences A war this size will provoke the people and cause the deaths of millions Going to Syria from this country, to participate in this war is indirectly an invitation for others to participate in this war. By others, he meant Sunnis in Lebanon and the wider Middle East. If I can just respond to this? Yes of course! This is the media's job...this is why she's being sent over there and this is why Terry Gross is trying to do the same thing with his Israeli shill about the Sunni's and Shias

CHAPTER 25 / 50 Discussion

Sunni Resistance and Religious Duty in Syria

Radical Sunni leaders, such as Sheikh Ahmed Al-Asir, are shown urging followers to join the fight against the Assad regime and Hezbollah. The conflict is increasingly framed by participants as a religious duty to defend their families and faith. The hosts observe that while these groups lack the military sophistication of Hezbollah, their involvement ensures the conflict continues to escalate.

sunni· sheikh ahmed al-asir· tripoli· syrian rebels· sa'dan

1:24:12 The media, the minority mainstream media's job is to help stir this up whether it's wag the dog or real is irrelevant because we're all watching that while the pipelines are being put in place and the transport is being arranged. So absolutely John of course... Yeah but I'm not saying that this is done as a distraction No, it's a pipeline. They would love to get this all held to break loose It's great for everybody everybody wins so win-win Everybody wins except people are getting killed that's all yeah left and right but by the way it's it's Hezbollah So the next guy then now we have a guy who is a Sunni who was another good But he has a trimmed beard it's a funny trim because like a really long beard in this square at the bottom I thought that was odd That's a cool look

1:24:59 It's actually an interesting look. But I always see this guy as a plant because he throws a couple of zingers in there that sound to me like somebody at some agency somewhere put in his mouth... Is he with Hezbollah? No, no! He is on the other side. He is the Sunni guy trying to get the Sunnis coming and kill these Hezbollahs Hezbollah. And so they're going to get this thing started in some way, shape or form and the way this guy does it... This guy's a little pitch and he's kind of a dead-eye guy you know these guys with dead eyes yeah I'm working on practicing Hezbollah

1:25:36 I'm just practicing. So he hit this guy's thing and they listened to it carefully. Most Shias in Lebanon and the region support Assad, and Christians are divided most Sunnis support the Western-backed Syrian rebels Radical Sunnis like Sheikh Ahmed Al-Asir in the port city of Sa'dan has been doing just that, urging his followers to join the Syrian rebels' fight against Assad. Friday he cited Nasrallah's speech. Nasrallah said I want you to kill the Sunni who are worse than the Jews to go fight in Syria to fight the rebels We consider those words launching war against Sunis throughout the world

1:26:19 Asir, who made a recent show of going to the front lines in Syria himself concedes Lebanese Sunnis assisting the rebels are no match for Hezbollah's reinforcements for Assad. They have more military experience and they have much more developed weapons we know that our people are not going to make a difference but it is our duty to send them So do you think this is turning into a Sunni-Shia war? I consider this a war launched by those Shia groups who have always carried animosity and hatred to the Sunnis throughout history. Hassan Sarour of Tripoli, a Sunni answered the call to help the Syrian rebels but he and his comrades were attacked by Assad's forces most including his brother were killed

1:27:09 I went there because all the Sunnis there are being slaughtered and tortured. This is our religious duty to go and defend our families there." Yeah, I'm being quiet. I'm listening. I was...I guess they left a part out that he must have clipped at the end because he was going on about how they don't have M16's We haven't got any M16s. This thing is great for everybody involved except the actual citizens of these countries. Oh yeah, they're toast! Well most of the smart money... Actually it's stuff you put on the toast I think The smart money in these areas which are the citizens that have a clue

CHAPTER 26 / 50 Discussion

Philosophical Discussion on Non-Lethal Warfare

A philosophical question is raised regarding why modern warfare relies on lethal chemical agents like sarin gas instead of non-lethal drugs like LSD. The hosts speculate that "drugging" a population would be more humane than killing them, but conclude that the military-industrial complex requires "redundant systems and big backups" that favor traditional weaponry and destruction.

lsd· chemical weapons· sarin gas· military industrial complex· sadism

1:27:52 They've all left and they're just living in tents, you know, in Jordan. Can I ask you a philosophical question about... A miserable situation. Now what is the UN on this by the way? Yeah go ahead. Well the UN makes some phony baloney reports that they sit on Skype all day. Hey! Skype this guy okay hey hey how's it going there oh oh it's horrible hold on let me write that down really sucks okay. Philosophical question about war Would it not make more sense instead of using chemical weapons with sarin gas or mustard gas? Wouldn't it make more sense to put like LSD in there or something so that people I really stone like just wigged out and you just walk In and do anything you want, right? Just round them up. I'm sure they thought of it

1:28:38 I mean, doesn't that make more sense? Why did... I'm okay with the grab my country thing and I get it. You know, that's just human nature. Humans are evil but we don't have to kill these people! Just drug them! LSD! I think that would be cool. Ugh man, what a bad trip man Well, I guess you could take a crop duster and fly over the population. Why not? Well no, you can still have it... It should still be an F-16 or drone but we've got to keep the military industrial complex... They've gotta feed the machine so it has to be done with redundant systems and big backup but just everything except for the actual explosion part

1:29:18 I'm all for K. I think these, be honest about it but a lot of these people are sadists and they just love to shoot them in the place. Well i think it would be funnier? It would be funnier! It would be a lot funnier. That would be true, for the amusement of the American public. So since we're semi-amused by all this anyway... Think of the reality shows, movie nights I mean if the idea of a child beheading someone is just enough to you know it's like But that's not even true they're just making that up No i'm saying its the kind of imagery used for amusement purposes to the sick public Yes Oh, well then you'd look differently at your own little 12 year old. Yeah Chop my head off if he had the chance how maybe it's to scare your kids right adults no No, maybe it's to get your kids in line Well the whole thing could be about getting the kids and when that's possible yeah um hey

1:30:18 Anyway, whatever the case is this is not looking good. No no it's listen nothing is gonna calm down We're not going into Syria anytime soon we're gonna let this thing boil over and hopefully it infects the whole of region And yeah You know that's why we got all these troops in Jordan to protect because the Jordanians were very close with especially The king comes over here all the time and eats at Morton's in San Francisco I might add Yeah drives around in a in a huge blaze. I was there once. Wait, doesn't he eat in Car's Eyes Brothers restaurants? No no he eats at the Morton's and he has big giant escalators with guys with machine guns sticking out of the windows in Union Square area it is a scandal

CHAPTER 27 / 50 Discussion

Jordan's Role and the Wesley Clark List

The presence of U.S. troops in Jordan is discussed as a means to protect the monarchy and prevent the Syrian conflict from destabilizing the kingdom. Reference is made to General Wesley Clark's 2001 claim regarding a Pentagon plan to "take out" seven countries in five years, including Syria, Lebanon, and Libya. The hosts also predict a PR re-emergence of George Clooney regarding African conflicts.

jordan· wesley clark· pentagon· george clooney· syria

1:29:18 I'm all for K. I think these, be honest about it but a lot of these people are sadists and they just love to shoot them in the place. Well i think it would be funnier? It would be funnier! It would be a lot funnier. That would be true, for the amusement of the American public. So since we're semi-amused by all this anyway... Think of the reality shows, movie nights I mean if the idea of a child beheading someone is just enough to you know it's like But that's not even true they're just making that up No i'm saying its the kind of imagery used for amusement purposes to the sick public Yes Oh, well then you'd look differently at your own little 12 year old. Yeah Chop my head off if he had the chance how maybe it's to scare your kids right adults no No, maybe it's to get your kids in line Well the whole thing could be about getting the kids and when that's possible yeah um hey

1:30:18 Anyway, whatever the case is this is not looking good. No no it's listen nothing is gonna calm down We're not going into Syria anytime soon we're gonna let this thing boil over and hopefully it infects the whole of region And yeah You know that's why we got all these troops in Jordan to protect because the Jordanians were very close with especially The king comes over here all the time and eats at Morton's in San Francisco I might add Yeah drives around in a in a huge blaze. I was there once. Wait, doesn't he eat in Car's Eyes Brothers restaurants? No no he eats at the Morton's and he has big giant escalators with guys with machine guns sticking out of the windows in Union Square area it is a scandal

1:30:59 It is seriously and he has the diplomatic plates of course dad no plates. No plates Whatever the case is this guy's our buddy, and so he we need to protect him So if this thing boils over yeah We got all those troops sitting there in Jordan that we can help keep the kingdom from falling Let's let's listen to the Wes Clark seven again, so we can tick off the list so I came back to see him a few weeks later and And by that time we were bombing in Afghanistan. I said, are we still going to war with Iraq? He said oh it's worse than that! He reached over on his desk and picked up a piece of paper and he said I just got this down from upstairs meeting the Secretary of Defense office today This is a memo that describes how we're gonna take out seven countries in five years Starting with Iraq then Syria Lebanon Libya Somalia Sudan and finishing off Iran

1:31:52 right so we Lebanon we need that Jordan's not on the list no of course not Somalia and Sudan that's the that'll be powers is her job is to get Somalia and Sudan and that's when will see Clooney coming but I predict a Clooney appearance pretty soon reemergence I think Clooney all do knee Yeah, no of course I'm ready for you come on come on Mackie I've been promised a possible meeting with him seriously and You had the promise will be fulfilled. You'll have a possible meeting a possible meaning if I meet him I was like dude would you just have sex with me?

CHAPTER 28 / 50 Discussion

Analysis of Presidential Drug Use and Adderall

A listener's email provides a detailed analysis of Adderall use and its potential effects on President Obama's performance, specifically during the October 2012 debates. The theory suggests that the President's perceived lethargy at certain times could be attributed to "mental vacations" or withdrawal from stimulants. The physiological toll of long-term pharmaceutical use is discussed.

adderall· cocaine· barack obama· withdrawal· vasoconstrictors

1:32:49 I swear to God, I'm gonna say that. Yeah we'll take care of your bi thing and he probably will take care of his current urge George! I just want to have cappuccinos with you at Lake Cuomo Come on every woman's thinking it please um so there was a...I sorry i said so I'm going to stop doing that You said so couple times and then you also said okay at the end of sentences you're starting to pick that one up And you are completely clean and devoid of all these problems? No, I thought we agreed that when we saw these errors... ...we could call the other guy out on it. So what do you now what are you calling me out on? Calling ya out? Well no i'm calling you out because I called myself out You didn't call me out at all! You need to call me out if you're hearing me say okay at the end of a sentence It was during your little pitch it was too-it was raw on a roll I'm not gonna stop you in midstream Thank you thank you it's appreciated

1:33:41 But I mentioned it so you can be aware, self-aware. Self awareness is what we're working on here. I'm not going to play the jingle but we did receive an interesting piece of email from one of our producers that i would like to summarize because a little bit too long ago for the whole thing and then I received from another producer I received basically just the fact this is the Obama cocaine analysis email very good email from our producer RJ John Adam after listening to the remainder of Sunday show this morning and hearing the piece about Obama on cocaine an immediate thought came to mind is This if this was caught if is this what has caused him to get so strung out before the first debate in October Also, he isn't a regular cocaine user but perhaps. He is on speed or even Adderall aha A little personal background you says our producer I have been on adderall for over a decade dude share

1:34:38 I can live without it. But you go into the normal withdrawal depression state like you would with any other drug and your put Into an overwhelming lethargic state you just can't get off your ass one thing I've learned about this drug is that you have to take a mental vacation every three or four months after A few months of use you start to get diminishing returns and you start to feel the toll the drug takes on your brain It would seem normal with any drug that you use for an extended period of time Where the sole purpose is to alter chemical imbalances? You build up tolerance drugs like this are also vasoconstrictors

1:35:14 which I guess is the blood vessels. In addition to increased heart rate and blood pressure, you urinate quite frequently after prolonged use. You start to feel physically drained from constant dehydration. You just need a break from stuff before you collapse." So then he does an analysis here of kind of the three- to four-month window that the president seems to stop taking whatever he's taking And he points out that it fits kind of perfectly with some of our analysis, the president being completely hammered and stoned out his brain on the night in Benghazi. But then...and this is what just blew me away Then I'm going to need a clip here as well. I got an email from one of our producers who sent me this pretty recent report

CHAPTER 29 / 50 Discussion

Provigil and the Secret Society of the Successful

A report from President Obama's physical exam mentions "physician-prescribed medication" for jet lag management, which the hosts suspect is Provigil (modafinil). An ABC News segment by Diane Sawyer is played, describing Provigil as a "secret" tool for successful Americans, including lobbyists and programmers. The hosts note that a common side effect of the drug is a skin rash, which they claim the President has exhibited.

provigil· modafinil· diane sawyer· abc news· jet lag

1:36:07 Tucked away under a list of medications in the report on President Obama's recent physical exam is an intriguing notation. Quote, jet lag slash time zone management direct physician prescribed program occasional Medicaid medication use And this is written by the president's doctor, Navy Captain Jeffrey Kuhlman. Now it didn't say what drug the president might be taking to fight the mind-numbing effects of crossing too many time zones but sleep doctors consulted by this article say one possibility is provigil. Right that's a common one. It's when used by the Air Force and keep pilots alert for 30 or 40 hours straight right so provigil

1:36:55 It's a very interesting Wikipedia page for modafinil, which is the medical name for it. And it is also often used to help people who are trying to kick addiction to cocaine now. I didn't know that! So I went looking for provigal commercials and thought would be kind of funny to listen to all the side effects which includes by the way... well there's one side effect which the president has. And you'll get that in this report, this is ABC News Diane Sawyer who I think is drunk she stumbles as usual and every single report about this drug was similar but of course when you have Diane Sawyer doing it's more fun

1:37:41 We want to take you into a kind of secret society, a hidden edge discovered by some very successful Americans. This is the same thing everywhere this report was part of the PR campaign I guess A secret society by wealthy Americans who get to take this pill we discovered sales on little pill are not just booming we have traced a 74% increase in these sales in four years So what is it? Does it work and what is the risk?" And they go into this whole report, John about ProVigil. This is fantastic! Here's ABC's Dan Harris

1:38:19 They are all around us a secret society of the successful Doesn't it sound like exactly what the president would be in was there? This is a promotion obviously for provisional. He's the spokesperson he is the spokesperson for this secret Society The lobbyist who wakes up at 5 for two full workouts notice. He says the lobbyists before work It's amazing I just don't get it why more people don't know about it. The computer programmer who can now write code for 12 hours at a time! It helps you focus up for exceptionally long periods of time And the brain researcher finding connections nobody else is seeing. It's just a clear day, the fog isn't there I love how everyone's voice has changed What? Why?! What difference does it make? Is this a prescription drug you can get a prescription for? I had a prescription for Provigil...I have used this drug Can you send me some? No! Why not? It's like 20 bucks a pill! It was the biggest scam in the world Let me finish your...and i'm not going to say so Go to your doctor and ask him for some

1:39:23 This is not hard to get. It's more fun if you give it to me, that's cooler I'm not a drug dealer Here's the deal Why'd ya get all pissed off all of sudden? What's the problem? I'm just telling you, I'm getting annoyed by this report because this is obviously a promotional thing which always annoys me when they prevent it as secret society. I'll tell you what, and by the way JC has studied this stuff to death so i'm going to give you the rundown on the pill from a reality point of view before we do that can I ask you do you know what the one side besides the fact that your brain will fry which they don't mention? It makes her go mad! Makes her crazy! No no... What is the one side effect?

1:40:01 Rasmus I have no idea a raskin rash. Oh, which the president consistently has according to his medical report Oh that's interesting once any might be using Provigil your credit crap don't get so excited because when you get excited then the Skype connection craps out okay? Well, I'm thinking that if he's just bro. I doubt it ah Why why do you doubt that? He's not in this secret society No, no, I'm not sure he uses provigal constantly yeah I think he's that you don't party on ProVigil. No, no no no no no please don't get me wrong He still remember ProVigil is used for people who are trying to kick the cocaine habit So the way you do it is you party on cocaine and then like oh man? I've never done coke actually I did once recently and was like what that's what it is that stupid and

CHAPTER 30 / 50 Discussion

Pharmaceutical Scams and Historical Doping

The pharmaceutical industry is criticized for tactics like buying out generic competitors to keep prices high. Historical anecdotes are shared regarding "Doctor Feelgood" figures who allegedly provided methamphetamine shots to President John F. Kennedy. The discussion suggests that high-stress occupations, from the presidency to rock stars like Bon Jovi, often involve pharmaceutical enhancement.

generics· meth· john f. kennedy· carlile hotel· provigil

1:40:54 What a waste, John. Big waste of time! And then the next day you're like, oh what is this crap? Which of course is normally when I guess you would go, let's do some more coke but no instead you take the provigal and that carries you over without all the nasty effects of cost... Yeah, I suppose it's possible. So the guys on Coke, weed and ProVigil? I think...I still think there is a missing element here and i'm going to base this on...would you have...do you want to finish the report? If you think it's fun, if you want to... I mean yeah. You're just gonna get more annoyed It's just a promotion Okay is the promotion for ProVigil? ProVigil by the way is now in the public domain Yes They got a new one and by the way here's a new trick by the drug companies they took ProVigil like guys who are going to make generic

1:41:46 The drug company that makes ProVigil bought the generic company. Yeah, they do this all the time. The generic is actually now more expensive than the new version. Yeah! What's your point? Get away with it! So anyway so here's the deal with ProVigil is apparently you can't really learn... The learning part of the brain stops working and all That sounds like our president. I'm taking a long time. I'm taking notes adderall for learning okay yes if you want to take a lot of drive stop stop call me back on Skype because i can't it can't stand this cutting out call me back and tell someone to stop doing over there do nobody's here yeah well you're doing so hate that right we gonna so let me just write this down at all is for learning

1:43:04 Okay, Adderall is for... Ugh this is horrible. Yeah it's just even worse Like it makes a difference You know what I really dislike? No That when you use Skype for Windows the default is to use like your phone number The default does not call the person on Skype the default is call this person's phone Insulting it's insulting all right so Adderall is for learning yeah and wait Co vigil is one good thing only coke is for partying homo party this for party hookers in sex hookers well after a while I understand that it doesn't work anymore if you do it too much in the dub the side would assume it didn't because you wouldn't care uh pro visual is for dry can you hear me yep

1:44:03 Provigil's for driving a truck. Oh, for truckers okay so Coke is probably a lot safer for them to be driving a truck with Provigil than they are in Benzedrine yeah no for sure and then you may also have for sleeping the downer is Tamazepam oh is that safe I take it all the time I don't need anything to sleep. If i fall asleep and sit in a chair, it gets old. You're gonna die on the chair! You'll be one of those people. Be 98. And he died... Well imma die on the saddle. In the chaise lounge. He died on his chaise lounges. Unfortunately we didn't find him for weeks. Provigil is a useful drug if you need to stay awake. That's about it. Well stay awake and stay productive

1:44:52 Yeah, you can clean around it without being on something which is the one we've left out. I'm gonna bring it up now. Meth. Right well meth is just the cheap person's version of... Not necessarily there was a really good article in The National Enquirer and we know that that's one of the few true journalistic outlets that actually does their job believe it or not yeah on how Kennedy Yes, they got shot up with meth right feel good who would shoot him up with methadone constantly and one time he overdosed them But the Carlisle Hotel is in this you can go look it up on the web Yeah on the Carla a hotel and Kennedy went nuts took off all his clothes to start running around the lobby not the lobby but The hallways of those that's like the Coney guy. The Coney guy did that yeah?

1:45:41 So meth is the other one. John, just one second... Did you click on something? Are you running any program on your computer because this is what I'm hearing... No there's nothing running there's no like something in your system tray No, let me take a look at it. If you want to put in or pause the recording I'll go check something Yeah please it's all of a sudden that just started and they can't just be the Skype All right, that's all fixed now. I don't know is Jason JC's doing fist flood pinging someone yeah stop now It's fine whatever he was it was fine now well apparently I gotta do some some port forwarding anyway

CHAPTER 31 / 50 Discussion

Coffee Addiction and the DSM-5

The inclusion of "caffeine withdrawal" as a mental disorder in the DSM-5 is mocked as a way for the medical industry to pathologize everyday habits. The hosts contrast the cost of a cup of coffee with the high price of prescription stimulants like Provigil. They argue that the medicalization of behavior is a growing trend driven by pharmaceutical interests.

coffee· dsm-5· caffeine withdrawal· mental disorder· narcolepsy

1:44:52 Yeah, you can clean around it without being on something which is the one we've left out. I'm gonna bring it up now. Meth. Right well meth is just the cheap person's version of... Not necessarily there was a really good article in The National Enquirer and we know that that's one of the few true journalistic outlets that actually does their job believe it or not yeah on how Kennedy Yes, they got shot up with meth right feel good who would shoot him up with methadone constantly and one time he overdosed them But the Carlisle Hotel is in this you can go look it up on the web Yeah on the Carla a hotel and Kennedy went nuts took off all his clothes to start running around the lobby not the lobby but The hallways of those that's like the Coney guy. The Coney guy did that yeah?

1:45:41 So meth is the other one. John, just one second... Did you click on something? Are you running any program on your computer because this is what I'm hearing... No there's nothing running there's no like something in your system tray No, let me take a look at it. If you want to put in or pause the recording I'll go check something Yeah please it's all of a sudden that just started and they can't just be the Skype All right, that's all fixed now. I don't know is Jason JC's doing fist flood pinging someone yeah stop now It's fine whatever he was it was fine now well apparently I gotta do some some port forwarding anyway

1:46:28 Not during the show though, please. So anyway... Where was I? Oh, I was going to drug run now. Okay so here's what i'm thinking The White House and I guess Kennedy had this doctor feel good and there is no reason to suspect that everyone who has ever gotten this job That's why they term him white hasn't got a doctor in there doping them up. Hey, Bon Jovi has a doctor doping them up! I mean please this is what happens when... This is a stressful occupation Yeah yeah totally you need it So they're doped up and I still believe that apparently according to the way this article was written these guys are these meth shots

1:47:10 Really, you know they really enjoy it. Yes I'm telling you this is Obama's probably doped up on all kinds of stuff and sure he's on provigil yeah well i'm going to try the provigils I think that's an interesting experiment here's the problem with provigil why did you have it? You don't mind me asking a personal medical question since you brought it up if I take a long drive always take it okay Got it. Makes sense. Truck driver, I don't want to fall asleep and kill myself! I just had this visual of you with the eyes like... With your hands clenching the steering wheel? It's actually amazingly a great product. Is it great or outstanding? It is an outstanding product that doesn't make you buzz. This is a very big endorsement. No, its a good product. The first couple times you use it

1:48:01 It makes you feel like your brain is itchy, but that goes away really quickly. But anyway I would recommend if you're taking a cross country drive and you want to be alert... Now you tell me! Two Hot Pocket tours and now you tell me? Hey kids we brought this up on the show three years ago Uncle John says ProVigil's great We brought it up three years ago, you weren't paying attention. So... No I didn't because I forgot to take my Adderall that's why wasn't paying attention to your... The drawback is this a rip-off! Okay how about coffee? Does that where this coffee work? Coffee is not as good and gives you the jitters And by the way coffee is now in the DSM In DSM 5 coffee addiction IS an actual treatable disease What do mean treatable with tea?! No with ProVigil of course

1:48:55 Duh! I'm not kidding John, it's in there. Coffee addiction is... You take ProVigil? Wait a minute for a 50 cent cup of coffee because you're addicted to it you take a $20 pill? Let's see, coffee addiction DSM, I'm telling you it's in there. Coffee addiction, the withdrawal of caffeine addiction here it's mental disorder Let me see what number it is. I think it's classified as mental disorder number 29? I don't make this stuff up, this is... It is funny! Oh thank you, I got an ad for Revlon That's right! That's exactly what I'm looking for Hey that targeting is working Targeting is so poor How long are they gonna get away with the bogus targeting meme And the stuff that makes your browser slow down to a crawl

1:49:53 because it's got all this crap working? Yeah. Okay, I can't find the article but yeah no of course you're gonna get prescribed with ProVigil or something of that ilk. ProVigil came out originally as a pill for people who are narcoleptic and they swear by it they have to take it all the time. Yeah. And then it works But there is not actual studies of long-term use is there? I wouldn't use anything long term Oh okay The study would be of narcoleptics who have to take this stuff constantly. Well, I liked it very much! I thought it was a fantastic discovery that the president has the rash and that the... He must be taking it A LOT? Well yeah, of course! It's like you gotta take it every single day

CHAPTER 32 / 50 Discussion

Hillary Clinton's Appearance and Plastic Surgery Rumors

Speculation regarding Hillary Clinton's recent public appearances suggests she may have undergone cosmetic procedures, such as a facelift or "eye job." Her outfit at a fashion awards event, designed by Oscar de la Renta, is criticized. The hosts predict she will increasingly favor specific camera angles to hide perceived surgical asymmetries.

hillary clinton· plastic surgery· oscar de la renta· daily mail· facelift

1:50:46 And then of course you have to stop the doctor's orders. All right, man You gotta stop you got yeah and you're gonna look all bug-eyed and crab you gotta do you? Gotta stop this for the debate and then he'd see me any stopped for the debate He was completely looked totally like a day after drug user What oh yeah that first debate he was terrible Yeah, and then after that they're like alright well we're not gonna try that anymore now are we Barry no Okay But yeah look at Modafinil look at the description in the book of knowledge says right there it's for people who are trying to kick the cocaine habit. It's what you use on your off day fantastic, fantastic. Yeah it's a ball-round drug Did you see Hillary by the way speaking of read books did you see her at the fashion awards? She looks...a lot people think she had I think she had a neck job Yes

1:51:43 Her neck should be sagging like a chicken. Her face is all puffy, it's all puffy I know this look! Come on, I have a 64 year old ex-wife and I know this look! Job! Yeah...I think they screwed up on the left side of her face because her smile now kind of goes creepy looking. It's almost like... Let me tell you This is very, very difficult to do. And the thing that women who get older who get these procedures have and I'm speaking from 100% experience just not on myself. By the way, we think she's had a facelift? Yeah, facelift

1:52:22 Well, we predicted this. We predicted she will go away and first she had the eye job done which was the whole I fell down I hit my head and now I'm wearing it And then I'm going to the eye doctor and we have sunglasses for a few weeks Which also because you get black eyes and all kinds of bruising from the face job But the hardest, what women who get older that they really hate is these creases in their cheeks because it's not cute after a while because you have kind of the chipmunk like look but then you get creases all around the bum. It's terrible looking. Oh it's not a good look and it's just...but as part of getting older and women are still beautiful even if they have that in my personal opinion. Just no pearly necklace for you

1:53:05 But they're inserting stuff and it's very, very difficult to get the symmetry right. And I agree with you left side particularly when the light hits it because this is a picture taken on stage which is really where you see these things or not It's either...I don't think it ever gonna be turn out right. I mean I've seen this. It's like they'll get a little build up of tissue in there that just won't really Be symmetrical with the other side. So you're going to see here's my prediction You want to see Hillary taking pictures only of the right side of her face? She will never do left side and it will and it will all be never Full-on, it will always be profile fact is how it works by the way This outfit she was wearing from Oscar de la renta It made a look like a freaking Oompa Loompah I mean this is not an outstanding outfit

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Fashion Industry Absurdity and Karl Lagerfeld

The fashion industry is ridiculed, with Ralph Lauren compared to the "Mr. Burns" character from The Simpsons. Karl Lagerfeld's comment about wanting to "marry his cat" is interpreted as a satirical response to the gay marriage protests occurring in Paris. The hosts view the high-fashion world as increasingly disconnected from reality.

karl lagerfeld· ralph lauren· mr. burns· gay marriage· paris

1:54:05 This horrible, horrible outfit. Oscar should be vilified for that. Did you see the photo? It's on that same Daily Mail article if it could go down... The guy who won best male designer. That's the look I when i saw that picture I'm like oh that's a look John should have with the pants cut off? Yeah, right. Cut off pants, shoes with no socks a little dinky bow tie that's crooked and this guy wins the award for best male... And his pants are cut off above the knee It's idiotic! But then I was shocked to see Ralph Lauren He looks like he looks like uh the guy from The Simpsons what is it Mr Burns Is he the one who wants to marry his cat No, the old nuclear guy The old evil guy

1:54:56 No, I'm talking about one of these big designers just came out. Oh no you're talking about Karl Lagerfeld now oh right lager why do i know this? AHHHHH! I've lived with too many women! I need provisional so i stop learning these things. So what is the deal with Lagerfeld wanting to marry his cat? Nobody thinks this really strange... No, no, I can explain this This is all about the gay marriage thing in Paris These guys are all in Paris and a million people are burning down Paris because they don't like the idea of gay marriage And then of course the fashion industry goes into a tizzy Well we can have that! You know what im going to do? Im gonna marry my cat

1:55:37 This is... That may be an explanation. It is the explanation, I know this world it's so stupid! I'm gonna marry my cat. I know what I'm gonna do, I'm just gonna marry my cat and show those stupid French because they're all in France on this is what they do. So I got one, I got an Ask Adam let's take a break Oh hold on a second uh do I have a jingle? Uh oh wow what is- I gotta fix my Mac its hanging. Okay, that really sucks. Yeah sorry That's all let's go with the question what does the question is we know that the Chinese call their army The People's Liberation Army PLR. What do they call their Navy? What did they call their Navy so if it's the People's Liberation Army You would think it would be the People's Liberation Navy however

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People's Liberation Army Navy Nomenclature

A trivia segment clarifies the official name of the Chinese naval forces as the "People's Liberation Army Navy" (PLAN). The discussion notes that the PLA oversees all branches of the Chinese military, including the air force and marines. Reference is made to the North Sea Fleet and China's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning.

china· pla· navy· aircraft carrier· liaoning

1:56:37 This being an Ask Adam, I'm suspicious that it may not be the correct answer. Well let's play the clip! The South Korean top military chief will also visit China's North Sea Fleet based in Qingdao later this afternoon. The NSF is one of the three fleets of the People's Liberation Army Navy where China's first aircraft carrier Liaoning and nuclear-powered submarines are based North Sea Fleet? No, the answer is... you didn't even listen to the clip. The answer is the People's Liberation Army Navy! I didn't get it from that clip

1:57:15 Yeah, it's in there. I need my Adderall. The South Korean top military chief will also visit China's North Sea fleet based in Qingdao later this afternoon the NSF is one of the three fleets of the People's Liberation Army Navy where China's first aircraft carrier Liaoning and nuclear-powered submarines are based well I have failed The PLA, they run everything. So they run the army, the navy, air force and marines so it would be People's Liberation Army Air Force. People's Liberation Army Navy I thought that was an educational part of the show Yeah! It is highly appreciated Very few people know that but now they do. Get laid in. I'm gonna show my support by donating to No Agenda Imagine all the people who could do that Oh yeah, that'd be fab On NO AGENDA

CHAPTER 35 / 50 Discussion

Donor Acknowledgments and Birthday Karma

A series of listener donations are acknowledged, including several "69.69" contributions. Birthday wishes and "karma" are sent to listeners and their families, including a husband turning 30 and a cat with a broken leg. The hosts emphasize the importance of listener support for the "Value for Value" model.

donations· karma· pasadena· carrollton· west bank

1:58:06 Thank a few people who helped us for show 519. We got 520 coming up, five twenty. You know what that means? What does it mean? I don't know. It must mean something. Five twenty? What do you mean five twenty? The next show is five twenty Oh our show's five twenty right and which will be on six nine There ya have it. Interesting. Sixty-nine sixty-nine Swazzle them off very nice. It's the time to do it Ryan Milleriou oh great Miller oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,

1:58:45 New donor your show regularly has laugh out loud moments, but your piece on mocked our mocked are on show 517 Really takes the cake your last episode is what I needed to move from pre donor to pre boner 2 for free boner to donor No, he's predicted on their mind Yeah I've got to say generally that you're recent episodes have been stellar take for example Adams coverage of Microsoft's latest finger friendly product His explosive laughter at the end of that piece sealed the deal as a general guide in excellent no agenda show is one where Adam laughs a lot Okay, but when Adam laughs I systematically laugh as well. I would like to also mention how John's personality complements Adams No agenda show wouldn't be right without either of you two guys like You write that down

1:59:35 I'll sing the song Ebony and Ivory go together in perfect harmony. Brian Earhart in in supports unknown just send a note in hold on a second rather than renew my audible club account this is not this oh I'm sending this $149 and 50 cents to the best podcast in the universe as Thanks for the excellent insight and entertainment. Okay, thank you Brian No, thank you very much It's very very kind and a great idea I mean it is kind of you know what that I like that because we're beating out a true competitor That is in fact exactly this true Christian or Sir Christian Herzog in Elwood Illinois came in with 8713 with the 73 C's also known as Kansas City 9 Yuck John yuck

2:00:38 Or as the professionals would say, Kilo Charlie Niner Yankee Juliet Yankee. None of this stupid... If a ham does that I'll just like yeah I can't talk to you. Yochem Turhar Hey Yochem! That's Mickey's brother again he's back. That's Mickey's brother? Well it's a long story okay 70 bucks but he listens Yeah, I don't think he's even running. He just pretends like he's working when he's not just listening to the show That's what everyone should be. He just got married though So he threw in an extra penny but i'll actually give him... Oops

2:01:26 The hell happened there? I don't know you hit the mac and cheese. Macaroni and cheese cheddar melted together mac and cheese, mac and cheese, mac and cheese There we go, sorry I hit the wrong button but I think Cusack and Forrester's Beach New South Wales Australia first time donor longtime boner 6969 John Toretta in Pasadena California 6969 Kevin Webb in Carrollton Texas 6969. I don't know if you got his ring or not We'll work on that Michelle cart

2:02:07 Cart mail Michelle in West Bank BC and by the way, this is a donation on behalf of my husband Adriel for his birthday. Oh He turns to big three-oh and he needs she needs some karma because the kitty broke a leg. Oh Well here's the Karma and he's on the list you've got karma Okay, that's it Short but sweet 69! 69 dude! If it wasn't for our 9 or 9 or 9er night, this would have been a bad day. Yes it would have been but we should mention that 69 is the day on Sunday so people jump on that It will be a day of swazzle-naff for all Ryan Wolfe and Covington you know the record for 69, 69 is 22 And Miss Mickey will be coming back Sunday so maybe You hope

CHAPTER 36 / 50 Discussion

Barony of Placer County and State Contributions

Sir Gerlach is named the "Baron of Placer County" following a donation, leading to a brief linguistic joke about the county's name in Dutch. Other donors from Oregon, Israel, and Virginia are thanked. The hosts encourage listeners from specific states, like Oregon (the 33rd state), to contribute amounts matching their state's number.

placer county· barony· oregon· israel· waynesboro

2:02:57 Hey, thanks for being so positive. I'm just saying you know what happened last time can happen again Pro vigil junkie you she could be pulled aside She'll get pulled aside no doubt she has to get a stamp on her parole document Parole yes Ryan Wolfe and Kelly you got to save that and frame it yep Brian Wolf in Covington Virginia 6666 birthday coming up Scott Olson San Diego California 53 30 56 33 And you'll get a crime at the end of this show, Jack. Or at the end of the donation segment. Jack Mangano in Avondale Arizona 5432 John White in Jackson Tennessee 5190 Jeffrey Gerlach Sir Gerlach to you That's actually sir Dr Sharkey in Tennessee

2:03:50 John oh sure doctor. Dr.. Sharky. Oh, yeah See now we have new personnel working on the spreadsheet and kind of missing some of the titles It's very difficult But I think he put it in his note so it should be reflected In The B column yes Yes, that's my point Sir Gerlach in Alamo, California once again 5150 now he's closed his new home in Lincoln California may I request my barony to be of Placer County Council. He's a Baron he wants Placer County as his Barony I think we can give him that hold on a second this is also not on the list

2:04:32 Well, we don't necessarily renounce those in the... Yes we do. We've been doing it and announcing title changes absolutely. Okay well he's got a Placer... He is now the Baron of Placer County which is like the Baron of Chipmunks and Wood Squirrels. Placer County? How do I spell that? P-L-A-C-E-R. Also wine has grown up there not much but some So for the Dutch listeners, Placer stuff What is that? Why did you giggle? Because Plasser County just sounds funny in Dutch. Oh, why? Because plusser means your penis if you're like nine

2:05:11 Oh, that's where you giggle. Yeah, I know. I live in Placer County. Get it? Nobody now everyone knows this in Placer County. Sir Gerlock is the baron of the penis of California. There are at least five people who are now crashing their cars or laughing out very loud in the tram. Cliff T in La Grande, Oregon. 50-33. We're lamenting the fact he wanted to point out that Oregon is the 33rd state so he's calling out all of Oregon boners to start contributing $33. Or get a $33 subscription. Aaron Huber in Israel. 50. Brett Farrell as usual Oklahoma

2:06:00 Oklahoma, 50. Anthony Rodriguez in Waynesboro Virginia 50 Matthew Januszewski in Chicago 50 Simply Helpful LLC is in for 50 and that concludes. What's the one I think... By the way, Simply Helpful said 1111 monthly subscribers stepping up great shows recently the more analysis you do the better the shows are That's a nice note. I don't want to skip over that. I think at the spreadsheet skipped over a couple of higher after Michelle there was Ryan Wolf in Covington Virginia they get that but I don't remember mentioning Goodman Chronicle

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Spreadsheet Technical Difficulties and Knighting Ceremony

The hosts deal with technical glitches in their donation spreadsheet, blaming "stolen code" in Microsoft products. Sir Long Rock of the Sierra Nevada is officially knighted in a formal ceremony. Karma is extended to various listeners dealing with family health issues or moving across the country.

spreadsheet· open office· knighthood· sir long rock· sierra nevada

2:06:38 Dot-com with 66 or 56 78 I don't even worry. Oh, no No, I'm maybe this spreadsheets these crappy spreadsheets from Microsoft when you click down It's not it suddenly page up a couple of notches You notice that too right to happen on yours and I'm not even using I'm using open office in a dog Yeah Hello stolen code yeah, you're right isn't there isn't there like a do not snap There must be a do not snap thing we can we can set. It must be stolen! I'll just again mention Scott Olson in San Diego 5633 because i know he got Jack Mangano okay all right this is the most annoying feature of this thing and thank you very much that it happens on yours means they're stolen code who stole the code from who? Thank you very much Eric DeShill for doing the spreadsheet my comments are just constructive

2:07:35 Was he in the chat room? No, he's not in the chat. But you know, Eric is doing this... He's not doing it for the money let's put it that way So I'd be on but then I just noticed these things and I know how it is And he's sitting at home, and he's listening and they like yeah Cuz he doesn't listen to the show anymore bus bus go June didn't care. He was like whatever yes I don't give a shit about what you talk about curry Like yeah, I'm too busy researching drugs Uh-huh? Yeah all right Anyway, thank you all very much. This is highly appreciated certainly our monthly subscribers and it's nice when people step up and continue to press scroll lock then press up-and-down Says void zero it will scroll the page I don't have a scroll lock on the Mac

2:08:26 No, what do we say press scroll lock? Yeah the key that everyone uses and where is that I don't have it on my keyboard What is it with then what and then press up or down arrow. Oh, oh And it makes you go up and down in a normal kind of away But you got to have them because it's a two-finger operation stupid Let me write that down That is what does the time code 209 A two-finger operation could be a good show opener. I like that. It's a two finger operation, I tell ya! So thank you all very much. Please be with us for Sunday 520 is the episode number Swazilna 69 will be 6 9 will be the date go to featured Dvorak org slash and

2:09:25 And the list for today, Michelle Cartmell says happy birthday to her husband Adriel or Adreel. I think Adriel would probably be better. He turned 30 on the 4th and that's a very nice birthday gift indeed and Ryan Wolf belated happy birthday to himself he turned the magic number 33 Happy Birthday from your pals here at The Best Podcast in the Universe! And then we have Sir Gerlang of course who became the Baron of Plusser County Yuck yuck and we have Now this Greg Brunsell. I thought he was already a knight That's what I thought so wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait Sorry, because he's on the list for a knighthood But I don't think that's correct I thought sir Gregg sir Gregg sent us an email just said he wanted it addressed that We didn't Thank you calling him at night Yeah which is part of the product?

2:10:23 Right, right. I think you're right. I remember the note that Greg sent saying hey where's my sir? Yeah He's on his way to Barony Yes And then he's like hey do how come You thank me for my donation but not as Sir Greg Brunsell and I agreed this is a problem yeah well It's true no he was and that this she shouldn't be on this list unless you want to renight him No But I do want to night Do you have your sword we haven't used it in what two months here comes a little bit rusty rusty All right, please Sir Long Rock I just have to say his name is long rock step forward as you have become a member of the exclusive 9 or 9 or 9 or nightclub we hereby pronounce these long rock of this year Nevada

2:11:12 Welcome to the round table for you sir, Hercules and Blow, Rempoys and Chardonnay Hot Pants and Booze Long Haired Heavy Metal Guys and Scotts Lunches and Beer with Winifred and Rosé Geishas and Saki Bachmann Little Bongets and Bourbon and Sparkling Cider Escorts And Mutton & Mead Here we should do a general karma out to everybody including I want to read this little note from Jack Which he's moving back east from the hellhole of Arizona So he needs a karma shot for his dad and to get there safe For our house to sell it's a decent deed for some decent cash Also, little girl shut up already at science on top of the Karma. Okay? Sorry wants a dr Kiki and you want some LG why and I'm also going to

2:11:51 Send this obviously to everyone who donated mom's sending it out to at least garling Who is going on to take care of her mother and she's been a big strong supporter of the show along with lovely alcoholic beverages she sends in the mail There you go, so Please step up for us on Sunday. Yes, please it is It is necessary that we ask these things. Otherwise, you're going to have to play more Beavis and Butthead clips like this one here where we are Beavis and Butthead as we listen to this clip in Giggle.

CHAPTER 38 / 50 Discussion

F-35 Fighter Jet Program Criticism

The F-35 Lightning II program is criticized for being seven years behind schedule and 70% over budget. A C-SPAN clip of Representative Loretta Sanchez discussing the program is played to illustrate the perceived incompetence of congressional oversight. The hosts argue the jet is a "joke" that fails to meet its performance goals despite massive investment.

f-35· lockheed martin· loretta sanchez· c-span· defense budget

2:12:41 Hey Pat, well the second season starts tonight and this Blackhawks team is ready. All season long they have been saying that this is the season that matters and despite the fact that they've had such a tremendous amount of sex during their regular season clinching the president's trophy... She said sex really? And you brought that to the table? Yep! I got an email from Well, I got it. Okay let me do it just to keep it light for a little bit No, I don't want to keep it light. I've got other things to do Okay, I've got a good one If you wanna keep it light turn on E Nah here's one This is the W with this 100% Why do we need to keep it light? I don't get it We're just gonna wind back into the show This is not that light! This is from the C-SPAN F35 discussion

2:13:30 on what to do about the fact that this thing is over, you know this is a joke. This jet... It doesn't fly! It doesn't fly it doesn't work and they can't get it finished and its overdue and it's over budget and everything so there's a Democrat representative in California named Loretta Sanchez Who's apparently been reelected so many times that she's like one of the top, you know She can yak as long as she wants to. So I have a kind of a long clip here But it reminded me if somebody is tell me you agree and who I clipped in at the end so you can kinda get the con comparison and contrasts of this woman discussing the f-35 and Rambling in some odd way saying absolutely nothing and sounding pretty much like an idiot and looking like one curiously well, I'd like to

2:14:18 speak to miss Duckworth's amendment. The gentlelady is recognized for five minutes Thank you Mr Chairman It is true that we have on this subcommittee taken a really hard look and will continue take a hard look at the production, the development and the production of the F-35 As you know it our only production plane scheduled for the next twenty two thirty years And it does have great number of allies included in the buy as we move forward The last year has seen significant improvement in the development and production of the F-35. However, we also have to recall that this program is seven years behind schedule and 70% over cost at this point so we have to ask ourselves how do we move forward in a program that we need but ensure

2:15:18 that we're getting what we need. And Ms. Duckworth's amendment is really about putting the pressure in particular on Lockheed Martin, who is the prime and everybody else so I can appreciate Mr. Veasey concerns and as you know these are always difficult issues but this really is about how do we continue to ensure that the contractors who are developing and building this or doing it in a way that is successful for us. That's what we're talking about here. I personally believe that US Americans are unable to do so because some

2:15:59 people out there in our nation don't have that and I believe that our education like such as South Africa and Iraq everywhere like such us, and I believe that they should Our education over here in the US should help the u.s Or should help South Africa it should help directly Asian countries So we will be able to build up our future for Thank you very much, South Carolina. Okay yeah that's a long way to go for the joke Yeah I know but this woman...I couldn't find a good place to...she just she was...why do these people get elected and then re-elected and then re-elected? It is just beyond me That is because everyone is on provigil they are awake but not learning

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School Lockdown Drills and Homeland Security Grants

A former psychotherapist shares concerns about the frequency of school lockdown drills, which she describes as "slave training" for children. A news report details a drill involving a school bus takeover and "crisis actors," funded by federal Homeland Security grants. The hosts argue these exercises are designed to condition children to cower rather than take proactive safety measures.

lockdown drills· homeland security· school safety· crisis actors· unc

2:16:53 Apparently not. So, you know stop taking the provigil get yourself some Adderall It's the learning drug and then once we get these bitches out let's party on coke there You have it that's kind of the Democrat approach so Stacy sent me actually I should Should do this Stacy sent me an email I'm just gonna play the closer from now on. Oh very nice perfect pitch too and she just moved to Austin She left, I think that was a California. Yeah, yeah, I can't remember where she left She was a psychotherapist

2:17:34 who started practicing in 2005 and she got so disappointed with the, actually she studied psychopharmacology. The whole DSM and the whole prescribing drugs for kids just she got so fed up with it that left the profession, left medicine altogether has moved to Austin and is trying to find herself Or something like that. Is this one of your dinner dates? No, I don't know her This is just an email now she showed up on the email very long emails i'm not going to read her email but she has been uh She's intimate involvement with kids and um with how kids are being treated in schools And what they're being taught the whole slave training thing that we've been kind of looking at

2:18:21 And she said her son's school alone has had five lockdowns this year alone. Five lockdowns, drills which is the slave training is out of control and before I get to that I'd like to play you an example of what these lockdowns are like and how they're being used...how your children are being used as props for the cops to train The test started with a report of the man with the gun at the middle school. Students practice disarming the suspect and helping emergency crews get control of the situation By the way, they're not practicing any disarming They are practicing cowering in the corner Another scenario involves students being held hostage on a school bus Organizers call the drill an important lesson for all involved

2:19:08 For students, first of all to experience it and for the first responders actually respond to it so they're seeing exactly how they're going to feel how that is going to work together when they actually respond to a disaster. The drill was mostly paid for with federal grants from Homeland Security. Any chance we can get a suspect description for Larry or something? I keep saying somebody thinks a suspect but I can't reflect on them Swat was on the ground and choppers were in the air at Eatonville Middle School today. This school shooting drill also included a school bus takeover. Organizers said it's important to practice these scenarios that way they can be ready to respond if the worst case becomes reality So I've been receiving nothing but emails about this stuff just so many giant voice systems we've got

2:19:56 Someone sent me from what was it the University was that John it was Let me see. It was UNC University of North Carolina. Yeah about their emergency drill on the 19th there will be crisis actors will be there I mean they're getting the full before blown deal, but it's funny because he said yes They should be charging admission if yeah if you go to alert carolina dot UNC dot edu It's hilarious Because on that page it says I need to do the giant voice system for this. The university is currently operating under normal conditions, that is all. See this page?

CHAPTER 40 / 50 Discussion

Play by the Rules Youth Civics Booklet

A Connecticut youth civics booklet titled "Play by the Rules" is reviewed, which contains surprisingly graphic information for young students. Topics include legal definitions of sexual assault, public indecency, and the dangers of date rape drugs like GHB and ecstasy. The hosts express shock that such complex and adult themes are being introduced to second graders.

connecticut· civics· sexual assault· date rape drugs· public indecency

2:20:41 The university is currently operating under normal conditions. All right, thanks. This is dumb! This is like that those uh... Remember with the airports you used to have red? Yeah it's the same thing It's back again It's back all right so Back to the email She said this university should be ashamed of itself So Stacy sends me a couple scans Actually they're photos not scans Of Think this is her friend's second grader came home with this book, and I presume. This isn't Austin Let me see oh no This is a Alabama so I guess as our friend in Alabama for second how old was the second grader John? 11 10 9 8 I think hey yeah, I think so and So she sent me one two three four hmm like ten pictures And this is

2:21:40 Actually, maybe seven. Seven could be a seven-year old I'm sorry it's Connecticut oh my god it says in collaboration with Alabama Center for Law and Civic Education I don't know who that is I'm just reading the booklet The Connecticut Secretary of State and Connecticut Chief States Attorney Office Play by the rules Connecticut laws for youth By the way play by the rules is trademarked. I see a little TM Wow by the rules Trademark this is bogative civics first Inc Presents play by the rules so it has a couple things and now this is being given to second graders So this is the slave training yeah for seven and eight year olds disgusting what is sexual assault or rape?

2:22:32 This is disgusting, these little kids. Sexual assault or rape is forced sexual intercourse with another person. Sexual assault is also any sexual intercourse... Do the people that put these programs together are they even married with children? They have a clue? Consensual or not with a person under the age of 13 provided there's at least a two-year age difference between individuals If the victim is over the age of 13 but under the age of 16 there must be at least a 3 year difference between the individuals. These kids are learning how to read! Why are they getting this kind of bull crap? This is complicated... What is public indecency?! WHAT?!?! Public inde- I'm just reading- Is this on second grader?? Yes

2:23:11 Public indecency occurs when a person engages... Public indecency is giving this kind of book to a second grader. Public indecency occurs when a person engages in sexual intercourse, exposes his or her private parts or lewdly fondles or caresses the body of another in a public place where he or she is likely to be observed by someone else Wow that's just making out! Respect for authority Do I have to obey police officers? I gotta get your jingle for this. Oh, okay so this is... Hey slaves listen up! Do i have to obey police officers? Yes

2:23:58 Police officers are charged with enforcing the law and protecting the safety of the public You should always show respect for law enforcement Officers it is illegal to refuse to leave an area upon Lawful command or two otherwise interfere with a governmental function For example interfering with the police officers or firemen while they are doing their duty Wow, I just hear this in your head kids you will obey. You will obey you will obey What is a date rape drug? A date rape drug is a drug used by... Wait, wait stop. This is for second grader? Second grader yes it has like cartoons and everything man this has got little chickens and cartoons there's no cartoon by this particular entry

2:24:47 A date rape drug is a drug used by an offender to make another person unconscious for the purpose of committing a crime such as sexual assault or other sexual offense. These drugs may be colorless and odorless, and can easily put into someone's drink. Common date rapes drugs... So when the second grader is out at the bar... Wait but it's interesting Common date rape drugs are GHB and ecstasy. I disagree, i think that is incorrect. I don't think ecstasy is a date rape drug. I don't think so either But right under this... Right under this the next paragraph Is it okay to take prescription drugs? Yes

2:25:24 But it's so disgusting. Yes, but it is legal only if we just prescribe... I'm sure this wasn't like some sort of a gag and prank that didn't really exist. Google it! It's completely real. I didn't google it but I'm sure it's out there Is it okay to take prescription drugs? Yes, but it's illegal only if it is prescribed for you by a doctor and taken according to your doctor's directions. It is illegal to take another person's prescription or sell prescriptions. Such drugs may only be stored or carried in the original prescription container. It also is illegal to change a prescription or use a fake ID to fill a prescription

CHAPTER 42 / 50 Discussion

Weapons Restrictions and Slingshot Legality

The booklet's chapter on weapons explains that individuals under 18 cannot own BB or pellet guns in Connecticut. It also lists various prohibited items, including "dirk knives," switchblades, and police batons. A confusing section on slingshots suggests they may be legal to own but illegal to possess as a "weapon," which the hosts find nonsensical.

bb guns· slingshots· weapons laws· connecticut· martial arts weapons

2:30:27 Some of the most serious problems with violent crime in the United States is connected with guns and other deadly weapons. This chapter will define and explain some of the laws regarding handguns and other deadly weapons, you should be aware of these laws to protect yourself and others! Persons under 18 years of age cannot own a rifle shotgun BB or pellet gun You can't own a BB gun if your under eighteen? When did that go into effect when I was a little kid Everyone had a BB gun persons under 18 years of age cannot own rifle shotgun BB or pellet gun Pell is that like it's like a potato spud gun no No, I know a pellet gun is a black guy can supercharge bb-gun that shoots different kinds of little rounds and Louis even has one some of us you little thing with a feather on the back and It shoots a pellet. The pellets are heavy lead low they're like a bullet okay? Well you can't have a bb gun oh

2:31:20 Well, this is de-balled the public. Can't have him do it! When I was a kid we had... most of the kids had 22s Wait a minute hold on can i own a slingshot? It is legal for you to own a slingshot, but it's illegal for anyone to possess a weapon. Weapon means any BB gun, blackjack, metal or brass knuckles, any dirk knife, switch knife, any knife having an automatic spring release device by which the blade is released from the handle and having a blade of over one-half inches in length stiletto, any knife the edge portion of the blade of which is four inches or over in length. Any police baton or nightstick any martial arts weapon electronic defense weapon or any other dangerously or deadly weapon or instrument so the answer no you can't have a slingshot what happens if I bring us link shot this is crazy

2:32:17 It's just crazy. I want this, I agree. Stacy, I'm gonna send you my address. I want this thing! I want one too Well, I don't think she only has one Well you can have that one, somebody out there has got to have a copy of this Let me just see... Civics This is a total collectible I mean, back to that book we're reading about the Nazi state. This is a little different the way it's being done but this is the same thing But this is for second graders That's that's the thing so weird It's beyond ludicrous So if you go to civicsfirstct.org Hold on hold on hold on CivicsFirstCT.org or Connecticut Let me see...that's the website

2:33:01 Advancing Democracy and Law Education in Connecticut. Play by the Rules... Let's see if they have the booklet. Oh, you can order them! Book Order Form. Civics First Inc is pleased to announce the availability of the second edition of Play By The Rules. Uh-oh. We missed the first edition? That's the valuable one. Oh damn! If only we could get our hands on it. Maybe at Comic Con. If we're lucky. Oh, wow. I'm looking at this page and don't see anything about the book Under civics first? It says that under the civics first CT menu the drop down the little wedge Play by the rules. There's a book order form it's kind of lame they don't have any like pictures

CHAPTER 43 / 50 Discussion

No Agenda Book Club and The Gulag Archipelago

The No Agenda Book Club recommends several titles, including "Dirty Wars" by Jeremy Scahill and "Hitlerland." A significant portion of the segment is dedicated to Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's "The Gulag Archipelago," with a reading of a passage about the consequences of not resisting state oppression. The hosts discuss the importance of being aware of the "real situation" to preserve freedom.

solzhenitsyn· gulag archipelago· hitlerland· jeremy scahill· book club

2:33:54 Huh, maybe the publication is free Yeah, I'm sure they'll be sending you out a box new problem. The main focus of the books is laws for teenagers Yeah But it's given to a second year old so second grader However there are portions that can also apply to younger students yeah like date rape I would like to point out before I forget that the know in the new no agenda CD is out and which you can find at noagendacd.com title of this month's cd is You Had Me At Conspiracy and you can download all the mp3s are great just by themselves, just to hand those out they're quick short you could email it someone like here check this out its how you propagate the formula but you can download the entire CD file along with the artwork at noagendacd.com which is a sanctioned program our book club

2:34:53 I have three books. C Mike in Kansas City and in the chat room says he just finished reading Dirty Wars by Jeremy Scahill Yeah, I would say okay on that And he says this completely fits in with the whole JSOC can do whatever they want CIA cant thing that we were talking about He says this is a very good book NoahJenOfBooks.com, our book club is it called Book Club? Have you seen that thing? Yeah It's a beautiful site! Well done site NoahJenOfBookClub.com I would recommend putting on Hitlerland Hitlerland oh this is good who wrote Hitlerland? I don't know who wrote but there's only one out there and it is similar to the book we're finishing up right now which is the Eric Larson The Garden of The Beasts

2:35:47 Yeah, Garden of the Beasts. Also suggested The Gulag Archipelago... Archipeleo? Solzhenitsyn? Archipelago! Yes, Solzhenitsyn. Yeah I read that Is that a good book? Yeah it's fiction though Well its not really fiction but its fiction It was kind of like Animal Farm was my idea No no this is just a great Russian novelist Just typical Russian book that depresses the reader A quote from the book And how we burned in the camps later, thinking what would things have been like if every security operative when he went out at night to make an arrest had been uncertain whether he would return alive and had to say goodbye to his family or if during periods of mass protests as for example in Leningrad they had arrested a quarter of the entire city people had not simply sat there in their lairs paling with terror at every bang at the downstairs door and at every step on the staircase but it understood they had nothing left to lose

2:36:46 and boldly set up in the downstairs hall an ambush of half a dozen people with axes, hammers, pokers or whatever else was at hand. The organs would very quickly have suffered a shortage of officers and transport and notwithstanding all Stalin's thirsts the cursed machine would have grounded to a halt if we didn't love freedom enough And even more if we had no awareness of the real situation. We purely and simply deserved everything that happened afterward." You've done a great job of unselling that one. Really? It's heavy, I wouldn't put it... Yeah it's definitely a book I wouldn't veto How about Parallels? Parallels! Leonard Paikov

CHAPTER 44 / 50 Discussion

Maryland DNA Collection and Supreme Court Decision

The Supreme Court's decision to allow Maryland to collect DNA samples from arrestees is debated. Justice Scalia's dissent is highlighted, where he argued that catching criminals does not justify unreasonable searches. A clip from "Democracy Now!" features a victims' rights advocate supporting the decision as a way to prevent "pre-crimes," a concept the hosts find alarming.

dna· maryland· supreme court· scalia· amy goodman

2:37:30 That rings a bell. I don't know that... It's actually the Omnius, the Ominous Parallel sorry the ominous parallels oh that might be good this is released in 1983 written by Leonard Pykoff who was according to The Book of Knowledge designated by the philosopher Ayn Rand as heir to her estate. Oh brother take a look at this Before we wrap up too much, I want to get this the Maryland law thing out of the way with a couple clips and one of them is just make your hair stand on end. As most of our listeners know if they've been following this there was a Supreme Court decision that had a weird outcome for Maryland which is a state we bitched about in the past because it's you can't use a camera! You can't take a picture right? If you remember from a couple years ago yes

2:38:23 So they passed the they swap some poor guy after they arrested him because it's a routine in Maryland to swab the cheek of everyone They pull over and then they ran an analysis And found that he was probably a rapist like six years earlier, so use the DNA to capture or finish Right they took at the court because it's like a violation some people say Scalia was one of them right and in fact the only real argument, even though Maryland did win this appeal in the Supreme Court. Their real argument was it helps us catch criminals and Judge Scalia was not too happy about this sort of thinking but unfortunately the rest of the conservatives who aren't that conservative it seems to me if they go along with this I mean this is typical play The Maryland Law about DNA there's a little back-and-forth in the court

2:39:10 Mr. Chief Justice, and may it please the Court... Since 2009 when Maryland began to collect DNA samples from arrestees charged with violent crimes and burglary there have been 225 matches 75 prosecutions and 42 convictions including that of Respondent King Well that's really good I'll bet you if you conducted a lot of unreasonable searches and seizures you'd get more convictions too That proves absolutely nothing. Yeah. Well, he's telling it like it is but they're saying well you know it's only for this and its only for that but then when you hear the head of the Victims Rights Coalition on Democracy Now! and these idiots on Democracy Now!, I'm pointing at Amy Goodman when they hear something like this that the fact that they don't call it out and all you have to do is listen to this woman defend the Maryland decision or the Supreme Court decision about Marylands use of the swab

2:40:09 Just listen carefully and this is the future of all this and it's like what are you saying? Session tell us why We do support the decision and the reason for it is that so many lives are going to be saved. If we can know ahead of time before somebody's gonna commit a grievous act who a person is through their DNA by their DNA being in the system, and the arrest allows us to have that in the system, we can A find cold cases that haven't been solved and B prevent

2:40:44 prevent other heinous crimes from happening like murder and rape. So we do support the decision, we also support that it be...that when other states take this up and the states that are currently doing DNA on arrest, they do it in ethical way that provides the best evidence that we can get and um...the most definitive evidence that we can get. Oh baby! Before it's a crab, it's pre-crab. Nice! Nicely done! See Kyle?

2:41:25 Is that unbelievable? Well unfortunately no it doesn't surprise me at all. No, it didn't surprise me when I heard it but I just said there we go this is where we're getting now... This what's happening. Sorry? Yeah was gonna say is this case not the same one where the Supreme Court and maybe a maybe I'm confused has said it's okay for police to Maybe it's the same thing. No well, it's okay for just no for no for police to go so a crime happened They come they come to the crime scene and say hey everyone give me your DNA now This is not that but this is how guys are happening

CHAPTER 45 / 50 Discussion

Retinal Scans and IQ Correlation Claims

A report from Science Daily claims a direct correlation between the health of blood vessels in the retina and a person's IQ and cognitive function. The hosts link this to the potential for future biometric surveillance, where retinal scans could be used to categorize individuals by intelligence or health risk. They view this as another step toward a "technocratic" control system.

retinal scan· iq· science daily· cognitive function· biometric data

2:42:04 Yeah, no there's all this stuff. Because they're trying to get DNA even though there are absolutely no indicators in your genetic structure that would mean you're going to murder someone Well hold on That has been disproven Hold on I have it right here from ScienceDaily.com And you know John...I don't have to tell you do ya? Hello play Yes It's not playing my shit is broken Shut up already Science! Blood vessels in the eye linked with IQ and cognitive function. In science daily. Yeah? Uh-huh

2:42:45 I see that eyeball, kid. Yeah! Research shows that younger people who score low on intelligence tests such as IQ tend to be at higher risk for poorer health and shorter lifespan so they've discovered that there is a direct correlation between the size of your retina and your IQ Apparently, yeah. Yeah! It's science it's science John. Science is science don't don't don't deny it! The science is in! So you're gonna have your retinal scan when you get on the bus or off the school bus as we discussed

2:43:26 And at the same... Oh, oh boy. No you gotta stay back and wait. Hey I just thank you chat room. But i've been sleeping! I just sent you an email doing a link to the PDF for the play by the rules Just open it man Okay hold on It..and look at the douchebags who are in charge of this Chief Justice Chase Rogers Susan Biesiewicz which Secretary of State and the Chief State Attorney who looks like a pedo bear if I've ever seen one. And Connie Robin, who is the American Robin, the Connecticut state bird. He's the Connecticut state bird. He's the little... Really? I got it pretty quick! Well, I'm in Austin

CHAPTER 46 / 50 Discussion

Martin Bashir and Republican "Lexicon" Attacks

MSNBC's Martin Bashir is criticized for a segment where he links Republican focus on the IRS scandal to historical racial dog-whistles. Bashir references Lee Atwater's 1981 comments on abstract political language. The hosts dismiss Bashir as a "bad actor" and recall his controversial history as an entertainment reporter involved in the Michael Jackson case.

martin bashir· msnbc· irs· lee atwater· michael jackson

2:44:15 It's just like it seems to have jammed here at about 25%. Oh really? I got a show closer. Well, I got a couple too but okay... We haven't had Reverend Manning on for awhile! Oh okay well then let me play mine because nothing can beat the good reverend No, especially the second clip. You have two? Oh yeah I see it! Well there's one that distances from a long segment and then the second one where he goes nuts is the one we want. Do you mind let me see... Go ahead i'm actually downloading. Here's the choices. You get a choice well first here's the correct pronunciation of Al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda That's one of our producers who says not al-qaedah, that's completely wrong it's Al-Qaeda Do it Al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda! No you sound like Al-Coitus no Al-Qaeda and Hezbollah All right we got those you can choose

2:45:13 We have Bashir Goes Off The Rails or Brolf and Rohrbacher's Shield for Homegrown Terrorism. Oh my god, this book is unbelievable! This is with a bird that plays baseball. That is that's Connie Robin. That's okay Give me the choices again cuz I was like my jaw hit the floor when you saw your choices are Bashir goes off the rails or Rolf and Rohrabacher shill for homegrown terrorists who are inspired Are these both short? uh... bush you're both will do was just stretch the show despite the complete lack of any evidence linking the president to the targeting of tea party groups republicans are using it as their latest weapon in the war against a black man in the white house all along with your own out-of-bounds do you want more can handle it is gonna hurt

2:46:18 That's gonna hurt, but I'll take it. Someone needs to be prosecuted Thank you Senator and that goes all the way to the White House This is arrogance! This is big government cronyism Do you have any evidence that the President of United States directed what you call a culture of intimidation at the IRS to target political opponents? Uh...I don't think we know what the facts are All I can tell ya is- But that hasn't stopped you from accusing There isn't a weekend that hasn't gone by that someone says to me why aren't you impeaching the president This strategy is nothing new and it was explained way back in 1981 by Lee Atwater who was Bush 41's chief strategist. In a tape recording Mr. Atwater revealed how Republicans evolve their language to achieve the same purpose, he said you start out in 1954 by saying n-word n-word n-word

2:47:09 By 1968, you can't say N-word. That hurts you! Backfires! So you say stuff like forced busing states' rights and all that stuff and your getting so abstract Now your talking about cutting taxes We want to cut this is much more abstract than even the busing thing And a hell of lot more abstract than n word So this afternoon, we welcome the latest phrase in the lexicon of Republican attacks on this president. The IRS Three letters that sound so innocent but we know what you mean Is this guy insane? Yeah! Of course he's... You know that he is my age Well it looks like he is 10 years older than you and halfway... He looks like 60 It looks like MY age Does this guy have a green card

2:48:02 I'm telling you, this guy is the one who doesn't like the Constitution. He's the one who railroaded Michael Jackson. He's a real bad actor. That's right! You're right he... Oh that is the guy! That's how we got his start Yeah, he got his reputation by basically going on TV and saying, ''You're a pedophile, you sleep with boys!'' It's basically it and he's the guy right, and he also. He was like a he was like as an entertainment reporter He did yeah, right exactly Diana reporter we haven't got is an expert on politics Was an expert on douchebaggery yes that's for sure Wow all right so then here's my second clip My second clip is brof

CHAPTER 47 / 50 Discussion

Dana Rohrabacher on Radical Islamic Terrorism

Representative Dana Rohrabacher discusses his meetings with Russian intelligence regarding the Boston Marathon bombing suspects. He emphasizes the threat of "radical Islamic terrorism" and calls for expanded cooperation between the U.S. and Russia. The hosts find the rhetoric scripted and note Rohrabacher's verbal stumbles during the interview.

dana rohrabacher· dagestan· tsarnaev· russia· terrorism

2:48:45 and what we're learning or what do we know. Congressman, you met with Russian intelligence officials first of all give us your reaction to what we just heard in Phil Black's report about this phone conversation between Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his mother in Dagestan So I cut out the whole piece where Dzhokhar called his mom so they are in Dagestan they have video of her with their iPhone Interesting. Dagestan, big iPhone market for Apple up there and so I guess they're in Dagestan and this she's interesting this mom whoever she is

2:49:24 And she then goes in this whole spiel about, of course you're a good Muslim and have to pray to Allah five times a day. We're good Muslims! Just for no apparent reason either she goes into it or it was cut that way which is probably more likely but she could be an actor as well. The whole thing is very weird I left that out because it was just too long but here's the response from Rohrabacher Well it certainly confirms for us that we're dealing with a radical Islamic terrorist situation. These people are obviously fanatics, Muslim fanatics and the fact that she wants her son to be strong and has to bring up the Quran in a situation where

2:50:12 Three Americans are dead and hundreds of innocent people whose lives have been shattered by what her son is accused of doing. The fact that she would talk about the Koran shows you just how fanatical a family these two terrorist young men came from. But did you get any evidence from Russian intelligence or other sources? that they were part of some sort of organized terror operation or are they acting individually maybe inspired by a, by some sort of fundamentalist thought if you will. I think it's more the latter but let us just note that we have there is much as threat radical Islamic terrorism coming from young people like this

2:51:00 as there is coming from al-qaeda or some Saudi finance terrorist network someplace. The fact is this is a threat to all of our lives, our families and our children in Russia what we were there to do was to point out and learn from them how they are coping with this and try to find out how we can expand the arena of cooperation between Russia and the United States in dealing with the radical Islamic terrorist threat which is taking the lives of both our people. But it's clear that we need to change the relationship to expand the areas of cooperation between Russian and American officials. For example, when this family immigrated into the United States and other families that are emigrating in the United States now from that region,

2:51:57 to from the Russian government to suggest whether or not these are radically people associated with radical Islam, that would be something. You just talked over it. Oh this is killing me! That first thing he had with Bashir was so funny and this thing it's just Rohrbach the guy's a raging boar yakking away So well okay all right I agree But there was a punchline. What was it? Just tell me He says you're just as likely to get killed, slaughtered by radical Islamists here at home Oh... The thing that I- but the whole thing is scripted and that's what I wanted to put in You're right it was boring What I want to point out was At one point he says the... He says The arena of cooperation And then he says the area of cooperation Because he misreads the prompter

CHAPTER 48 / 50 Discussion

Reverend Manning on GOP Strategy and Mitt Romney

Reverend James David Manning presents a theory that the Republican Party is running Jeb Bush solely to eliminate Marco Rubio from contention. Manning also predicts that Mitt Romney will run for president again. He delivers a fiery critique of the GOP, Fox News, and Romney for failing to "defend the Constitution" against the current administration.

james david manning· mitt romney· jeb bush· marco rubio· gop

2:52:53 Was he in a situation where he could have a prompter? Oh yeah. That's why I kept him yacking away for it. Highly produced piece, no you're right that was... A couple minutes of your life till never get back again my fault. Well I don't use that line but I will now So let's move on to the Never Boring Why don't you use that line? Because you use it all the time. Because you bore me all the time is that what you were saying? Manning got this new theory that they're gonna run Romney again. Now you have to remember Manning caught this last election, nailed it he's really actually pretty accurate as an analyst and he's got this theory about Jeb Bush only...and I cut most of this out but here's kind of..you can hear it again Jeb Bush is being run just to take Rubio out of the picture because Rubio has gotta go and we start with his little kinda analysis piece which is Manning on Rubio

2:53:47 Because that's a ridiculous idea as well. It was ridiculous! I mean, I like Herman Cain but it was ridiculous to run a black man against a black man. It was crazy as hell! What are you talking about? It just looks stupid and racist and crazy. Herman Cain against Obama...I mean what on earth could the Republican Party ever be thinking about?! We like Herman Cain. It was stupid so they get him out of there That's all I got on your clip. Wow! Yeah, you're like... Fucked- I screwed that one up! But anyway, I gave you the background and meanwhile he takes off this better be here

2:54:23 It's a minute 53? Does that sound right? Yeah, it has got to be right. So this is Manning going on... He's got this theory that the Republicans are running Bush to get rid of Rubio and then he has his thesis about how the winner is going to... The guy who was setting himself up because he's been showing up in a lot talk shows, he says Romney's gonna run again which by the way in American history happens a lot The GOP does not deserve to have any power. If you are too afraid of the consequences of standing up and defending this Constitution against whatever comes, but your defending the Constitution we've got a man that's sitting in the White House now who is constitutionally an eldren and every damn body in America knows! Everybody knows

2:55:07 But yet you Mitt Romney, you Renshaw Pribus, you Fox News became conspirators. Co-conspirators! And the reason why you let them get away with it is because your afraid of black people You're afraid of the backlash who is too afraid to stand up and defend the constitution that this nation does not deserve To be the president of America and your party does not deserve So go someplace and shoot yourself. You've allowed this to take place, you've allowed our Constitution to be trampled on and you say that you're afraid of black people? Well what does that mean?! It means that the man who should be President of America ought to defend his nation against all enemies both far-right and leftists!

2:56:04 jumping up and down in Chicago or South Central Los Angeles, or whether it be these freaks on these talk shows like MSNBC crying foul when somebody says the birth centenary which is a legitimate issue. If you're too afraid of that then you don't deserve to defend or lead this great nation! Go to hell Mitt Romney! Go to hell the GOP party! Go to hell Fox News! Go to hell Dick Marsh! Well, you know what? I don't think i can do a show anymore. I got nothing against this guy! This guy is... he's fantastic! I'm a fan! I am a huge fan! I love this guy! Yep Let me um just as we close here Should the president- and couldn't really find an answer easily this morning

CHAPTER 49 / 50 Discussion

Presidential Succession and the "Dream Team" Theory

A hypothetical scenario is explored where President Obama resigns, allowing Joe Biden to become President and appoint Hillary Clinton as Vice President. This "Dream Team" would then allow Clinton to run as an incumbent in the next election. The hosts debate the legality and political feasibility of such a move, referencing the 25th Amendment and historical precedents like Lyndon Johnson.

succession· joe biden· hillary clinton· 25th amendment· lyndon johnson

2:57:15 If the president no longer can serve, or no longer wants to serve then there's a succession. It was easy to find the vice-president can become the acting president does the then acting president... You know what my question is? What's the question? Well, you say if the vice president gets moved up does the next layer go up a notch? That wasn't my question. Oh that's a good question! Well my question is...that is kind of the question The question was does the president get to choose who the new vice president is No Really?! We just operated without a vice president for awhile Are you very sure about that I'm pretty sure of it I don't know if that's correct

2:58:01 You don't need a vice president. Here, well... But here would be my scenario So my scenario that President Obama Let's just say we're evil okay? Just for one second We're the Clintons for example And you know and we're evil because that's what the Clintons are and we want to get into The White House as smoothly as possible What if the president takes his hundred million dollars or any other way, that would probably be the easiest to get him out. I quit! You know? I'm done like Michelle. No one wants to spend more time with the family Well yeah but it's me... well if you don't like what I'm doing If you keep heckling me i'm not going to be president anymore Okay and Michelle agrees right honey? Right that's right Like Manny

2:58:51 and then they take their ball and they go home to Chicago or you know serious illness, rash whatever. Or worse God forbid Joe Biden who seems like he's in on this idea already He'll be like yeah three years of the top job I'm loving it Why would he not then by presidential order executive order otherwise say You know what we need the best damn team that this country can provide Hillary would you step up And she'd be in, and then come election time Joe retires with grace. He's been president which he wanted to do He didn't have to fight, didn't have to run that whole thing Hillary comes and he retires goes off to the sunset hookers on blow for Joe Hillary runs for president Yeah What do you think? I like the idea but i don't think it's legal Although... I don't know if its why-I mean we dont We choose Why not

2:59:54 Let's see what happened with Lyndon Johnson. Did he so he swore? He swore was sworn in on the plane With Jack with Jackie there by the way yeah, I know it was disgusting Oh, yeah She was all looking all hot as the hot widow well she didn't look that hot but oh, I thought you looked pretty hot She looked like she wasn't yeah. She was in mourning actually mmM. Okay. Let's see Johnson Bj you know when Jalena Johnson was born in 19 oh no No. You know he was from Austin? That wouldn't surprise me. Yeah, well did you know that he set up our national treasurer NPR? That wouldn't surprise me. He has the first station KLBJ So he got bumped up and then the vice president there was none forever but he could have known when he ran for election then it went into next cycle came around he ran for President 64 but would it have been illegal for him I mean

3:00:52 We need a vice president, don't we? No! What do you need him for?! It's just to take the job of the President in case something happens to the President. Well yes... Well it's not gonna happen two times in a row no one is figuring that out are they going to drop like flies? You know but-no but the whole idea is that I know what your thinking and I think its really would be slick But it would be true well It would be slick, but it's no. I don't think you can do that. You'd have to ask somebody what about an executive order? That's the way you're suggesting with it. Yes exactly. So by executive order I assign someone to be the vice president which is in elective office. Don't think so! Is... well... Now with that said, I have to say governors can replace senators. Chris Christie just did that to Lautenberg Right. So you put the guy in there and then he gets a run or not run

3:01:45 It's never been done, let's put it that way. It probably would look pretty sneaky...it might actually hurt Hillary's chances if that happened. Well okay. Because the public does have a collective unconscious or subconscious and they would go Wait a minute. No, they would not They wouldn't oh they wouldn't Oh John please oh please but I think in this case no no no no no wait a minute no way No way there'll be they'll be so happy we've got the dream team and

3:02:22 We've got Joe and Hillary. I like your idea of how to sell it, not denying that. I'll give you the whole thing but it's never been done and if it was done all of a sudden it would draw so much attention I think it would hurt Hillary She doesn't need this bullshit. She can she can win by on her own especially if they're gonna run Romney again Yeah, but this dude This is what I'm saying the whole no no well anyway This is my idea. I think we're being set up for it. I think maybe this as part of the heckling like alright We just I'm not taking this well No you're on something now

CHAPTER 50 / 50 Discussion

Vice Presidential Vacancy and Show Outro

The legal process for filling a Vice Presidential vacancy is clarified: the President nominates a candidate who must be confirmed by a majority vote in both houses of Congress. The hosts conclude the episode, reminding listeners of the upcoming Sunday show on June 9th (6/9) and encouraging continued support through the "Value for Value" model.

25th amendment· congress· confirmation· sunday· no agenda

3:03:02 No way. If you keep heckling me... I quit, I quit! If you keep heckling me Muslims might riot Wait a minute that was the other script. I don't know what i'm talking about anymore. I quit, I'm heckled Okay Well you watch well if you don't want me to run the country then I won't It'll be some version of that hey I called the pope I'm telling you this is gonna miss the spend gazi thing is still steaming away Although the mainstream media refuses to discuss this latest thing From the 25th amendment section 2 whenever there's a vacancy in the office of the vice president The president shall nominate a vice president who shall take office upon confirmation by majority vote of both houses of Congress There you go

3:03:56 Thank you, Ocorpheus. And you think that they would let... You think the Democrat-ruled House of Representatives would approve Hillary? Yes! She's a Democrat The Democrats don't own the house They only own the Senate Just both houses Oh they'll both let her in They love her No no no, they hate her The Clintons are dangerous dude I'm telling ya' they don't like her Alright That's irrelevant Because one thing's for sure, on Sunday which will be 69 we'll be back here with another episode of the best podcast in the universe to discuss this and many more pressing issues. In The Morning I'm Adam Curry And in The Morning from Northern Silicon Valley I am John C. Dvorak We'll be back on Sunday right here on No Agenda Whooping whoopin' whooping whooping whooping whooping whooping whooping past the cushion! The Best Podcasts in the Universe

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