Episode 765 · Thursday, 15 October 2015

Smart Power

From the technical disputes over the MH17 crash to the choreographed optics of the Democratic primary debates, the machinery of global influence is operating at full tilt.

By The No Agenda Show | 2h 49m listen | 43 chapters
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The No Agenda Show · No. 765

About this episode

The Dutch Safety Board and Peter van Vollenhove released a final report on the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, sparking a technical clash with Russian missile manufacturer Almaz-Antey. While Western media outlets rely on Dutch animations, the Russian firm conducted physical Buk missile tests to argue the weapon originated from Ukrainian-held territory. This geopolitical friction highlights the tension between open-source intelligence from Elliot Higgins and Bellingcat versus physical radar data and economic ties in Rotterdam.

Hillary Clinton defended her interventionist Libya policy as smart power during the first Democratic primary debate, while facing scrutiny over her aide Huma Abedin and a perceived robotic speaking cadence. The media landscape remains fixated on Donald Trump's earned media dominance and the potential entry of Joe Biden to boost network ad revenue. Meanwhile, Vice Media CEO Shane Smith claims independence despite massive investments from 21st Century Fox and Disney, and Volkswagen faces new allegations of deceptive safety reporting that far exceeds the scope of its emissions scandal.

Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak open the session with a Sash of Valor and a critique of the national anthem's over-saturation at sporting events. The hosts examine the strange media blackout surrounding the word Viagra during the Lamar Odom hospitalization and the prophecy of a Chicago Cubs victory in Back to the Future II. The show concludes with a look at Operation Mockingbird and the CIA's historical influence on American journalism.


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CHAPTER 01 / 43 Discussion

Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak Open Show with Sash of Valor

Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak open episode 765 of the No Agenda show from Austin, Texas and Northern Silicon Valley. Curry displays a "Sash of Deconstruction and Valor" sent by Dame Melody Mann, featuring various medals including the "Crackpot Cross." The hosts exchange banter regarding the sash's appearance and its potential use at social functions.

adam curry· john c. dvorak· dame melody mann· austin· silicon valley· crackpot and buzzkill

00:00 Oh, that's his mic I think. I think that is his mic! Wearing the sash of deconstruction, valor and broadcasting live from the capital of drone star state in FEMA Region 6 Austin Tejas. In The Morning everybody I'm Adam Curry And from Northern Silicon Valley where i am just wearing Valor I'm John C Devorah It's Crackpot & Buzzkill! Hey man, I got my sash from Dame Melody Mann. Did you get the whole description and everything? Oh yeah. With the medals? She finally got sick of waiting for me to send you this sash she sent me. Right so she made a whole new sash and I've got... I have medals! Yeah I have the crackpot cross. I'm gonna take a picture of me wearing this

00:58 I have the most... Oh yeah, no that was the idea. Yeah no. That was the complete- that was the thinking because you look like with that hair and... I'll look good! You look like an ambassador And i have tails so I can uh right over my in fact Tina The Keeper's taking me to a function tonight for her job maybe I should just wear it? I should wear the combo. I don't think she'd like that Tina I would who's the creep you brought to the party? This guy hello and just go act like a royalty. Use that accent you like doing Hello, which one was it one of the Dutch the kind of the dust the dutch this is my this is my sash It is very good do you like my sash? I'm very important in my home country of the Netherlands Yeah that one how do you two nice to meet your acquaintance?

01:51 I thank you from the bottom of my heart and my wife's bottom as well. I've heard a politician say that I can imagine that coming out. Yeah, well too bad there was nothing going on between the last show yeah, yeah too bad Let's just let's end it although i do have a long thing i can do if we're gonna talk about The dutch report since you brought the dutch oh yes the dutch report Yes, yes? Yes, yes You want to play the long report to start off well first of all i don't before We played the dutch report mm-hmm i have i haven't a pre clip and

CHAPTER 02 / 43 Discussion

MH17 Dutch Safety Board Report and Russian Buk Missile Testing

The Dutch Safety Board, led by Peter van Vollenhove, released its final report on the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17. Russian missile manufacturer Almaz-Antey conducted real-world testing by blowing up a plane to argue the missile was an older Buk model used only by Ukrainian forces, not rebels. The hosts critique the mainstream media's reliance on a Dutch animation of the event over physical evidence and radar data.

mh17· dutch safety board· buk missile· peter van vollenhove· russia· kiev

02:30 which is a little long, but I want people to listen to it because this is the kind of thing that RT has been reporting on The Dutch Report. What we're talking about is the Dutch Safety Board which is led by a prince by marriage Peter van Vollenhove known as The Smasher That's the guy This is Masher, the guy who... he's a masher you mean? Masher yeah. He was in the masher the guy likes to rub up against women Yeah! He was mashing up against wife number one Yes she told this story a lot of times Always enjoyable So that guys somehow has an authority on aviation but he's leading these Dutch safety board and their investigation And they came out with some conclusive results

03:20 So, what's your pre-clip? Well I've got a couple of things before we go into the results which will be the CBS report which i think was a pretty good one to appoint. RT is pounding the Russian drums because the head of Buk, the missile company that made the missiles said these are out-of-date missiles. We've taken these out of service... Adam Chapnick Well, do you want me to explain that? Because that's the crux of it as far as I'm concerned. John Ligato Okay, you might as well explain it before I get into this one little bit which is a little lengthy. Adam Chapnick Okay so there's two things of note. One, the Dutch safety board came out and the reason we waited so long was they had to come up with this animation

03:59 Which is... Before you continue, how long have we waited? It's over a year now. Well over a year And if they released this as they brought this report out have they re- I'll ask you a couple questions Okay Have they released the unedited version of The Black Box That would be a no. Oh, okay well now you may continue. Yeah there's there's a lot of abnormalities but the main so the to the safety board they I guess they spent all this time making this beautiful video which shows the Buk missile coming up exploding in front of the cockpit i mean once this is out people have seen this has been all over the news

04:39 then people believe they've seen it. So forget about it, that's the story from now on and no one will believe otherwise. It just how mind control...how mass mind programming works The Russian manufacturer started weeks ago I guess they were tipped off and knew that this was coming to prove two things One, that could not come from the eastern region as claimed by the final report of the past 2 days But from a different region closer to Kiev, and they did real-world testing. And there's videos in the show notes you can take a look at all of how... They actually built? They built a plane! A plane and then blew it up!

05:22 Now, what's interesting about the report is it pretty much excludes the Russians from being culpable in this because they claim it as an older type Buk missile and the only military that uses that missile today which has an expiration date of 2011 would be Ukrainian forces. and not the rebels. So it kind of proves it, just... Well that's not the implication you get when you watch the mainstream media! Well NO because we have an animation obviously Now, let's... I want to start with this report. You know that pretty... And I still maintain that there was radar spy... Someone wrote up our analysis and put it in the show notes as well. I maintain that...I think that this was an air-to-air kill. We have eyewitness reports of

06:17 a fighter jet coming down, of the parachutes. All kinds of...you know we have radar data but okay it will make no difference. I think we did a great job at deconstructing this when it happened pretty much in real time. Well that pretty Washington correspondent White House correspondent from RT she does regular back camera you can't pronounce her name? No Some crazy with a dark long hair that one yeah, that one curly hair. It's not curly oh Sometimes it is but she did what she works with depends on which here you're looking at so she got the she got the This assignment to debunk this character because apparently this guy has been showing up everywhere and he's on

CHAPTER 03 / 43 Discussion

Elliot Higgins and Bellingcat Open Source Intelligence Critique

RT correspondent Gayane Chichakyan reports on the rise of blogger Elliot Higgins, founder of Bellingcat, as a mainstream media defense expert. Critics, including German forensics expert Jens Kriese, describe Higgins' methods as "reading tea leaves" due to his lack of formal weapons training. The segment highlights Higgins appearing simultaneously on CNN and Sky News to blame pro-Russian rebels for the MH17 crash.

elliot higgins· bellingcat· rt· cnn· sky news· open source intelligence

07:00 She spots him on Sky News simultaneously on CNN. Now, which guy are we talking about? This is Higgins. Oh, Higgins! Who's Higgins?! Well you're gonna find out by playing RT Girl on the blogger Higgins It's not often on television that you see one person interviewed on two channels at the same time if the person is not a politician or direct participant in the event of the day. Ah, doing media deconstruction our dark haired friend is. Blogger Elliot Higgins is neither but after the release of The Dutch Investigation Report on MH17 he was the go-to person for CNN and Sky News which aired their interviews with Mr. Higgins at the same time so why is he in demand? Unlike

07:46 Unlike the Dutch investigators, Higgins says it's the rebels. Mr. Higgins showed where he thinks the missile that hit MH17 came from Even though he's titled as a blogger and citizen journalist, on these channels Mr. Higgins speaks as an expert But how did it become such an expert? Chat rooms and comment threads on Arab Spring is where upon his own admission begin. He was an unemployed finance and admin worker who searched for online videos from the Syrian conflict, and focused his attention on the weapons used in the conflict. Mr Higgins admittedly has no background or training in weapons, and is entirely self-taught saying that quote before the Arab Spring I knew no more about weapons than... Is this the belly cat guy? Is that who this is

08:44 I don't know who Bellycat is. Yeah, I think it's...I'll continue. It might be. I think it's the Bellycat guy. The average Xbox owner! I had no knowledge beyond what I'd learned from Arnold Schwarzenegger and Rambo." End of quote. Mr. Yeah this is Bellingcat that's uh that's the website he started for citizen journalists Oh okay Which was funded by a Kickstarter which is great it's a great way to get funding from intelligence sources Yeah, just do a kickstarter. Oh I don't know where the money came from came from you know whatever we should do that yeah This guy is I've had all the questions about it's the same guy It's the same guy Higgins lives in the UK and has never been near a conflict zone last year He started a website which claims to investigate current events using open source information Such as online videos maps and pictures so he took up the quote-unquote

09:36 quote-unquote, investigation of the downing of the MH17. This Tuesday, the Russian producer of the Buk missile that was likely used to shoot down the plane held a news conference answering journalists' questions Mr. Higgins took to social media to discredit the manufacturer's findings but he invited Invited the question who are you to offer expertise on the issue? German image forensics expert Jens Kreuse compared the bloggers analysis to reading tea leaves Mr. Kreuse said error level analysis is a method used by hobbyists, mr Higgins may be a great blogger and distributor of online videos But since when did he become an expert in Washington

10:22 In Washington, I'm Ganesh Chakan. of that? Yeah. There shouldn't be any more on there Oh yeah, there's another two and a half minutes Okay good we won't play it But now let's get to the meat of the thing by playing CBS this is... And by the way I've continually determined that CBS does the absolute best job at giving a good overview of the news and well present it Now this part of your 3x3 John? Yeah the 3x3 John C. DeVorex 35

CHAPTER 04 / 43 Discussion

CBS News Coverage of MH17 and Dutch Economic Ties

CBS News provides a summary of the Dutch Safety Board's findings, which conclude a Buk missile warhead detonated near the cockpit of MH17. The hosts discuss the potential bias of the Dutch investigation, noting that the Netherlands' economy relies heavily on Russian oil and gas transit through Rotterdam. They express skepticism toward Elliot Higgins' testimony at the Dutch hearing while the Russian manufacturers were allegedly excluded.

cbs news· mh17· rotterdam· russia· shell· bellingcat

11:00 Week 18. It's week three and this is CBS giving the rundown of the whole thing, and well you can play it and hear what I'm talking about The charred wreckage of MH17 scattered across 20 square miles of eastern Ukraine turned the whole area into a vast crime scene Today the chairman of the Dutch safety board which headed the main investigation was categorical Flight MH17 crashed as a result of the detonation of a Boog missile. Warhead, I have a warhead in between my legs! Above the left hand side of the cockpit

11:44 The Russian made book missile was fired from the ground said the board a simulation showed the blast a yard away from the plane Pierced it with chunks of shrapnel and tore the cockpit clear off now. Did they mention in this report that the chunks? Were of the wrong size they were not well I'm sorry, I'm sorry to pilots died instantly though some passengers may have been conscious for up to a minute and a half MH17 crashed on Ukrainian territory controlled by Russian backed separatist militias. Dutch investigators recovered as many pieces as they could and transported them to a hangar in the Netherlands, where like a grim jigsaw puzzle they were reassembled that revealed what

12:31 had caused the crash but not who. A separate criminal inquiry will decide that, but defense analyst Elliot Higgins... Defense analyst? We provided social media evidence to the Dutch investigators says photos and satellite data show that a book missile launcher was driven into rebel territory from Russia and Fired just before the crash. Oh, so that's the guy that had the fleeting video of the the missile carrier Somewhere this is this is Higgins expert on it looks like that missile won't show up

13:10 came from Russia and was manned by a Russian crew. And that's a huge problem for the Russians. He knows the crew! Yeah, he does Now Russia has always denied that Scott in fact it maintains that it was probably the Ukrainian army that fired the missile and today a foreign ministry spokesman said that he had serious doubts about the Dutch conclusions No I... Oh man So I'd lost all faith in CBS they run this clown and he says if you listen to his little report again he says we We, it as though there's a whole team of people. Well he does have eight people that he hired through the Kickstarter campaign. Well I don't know if he has eight people working for him much longer than I do. Well I'm just telling you what I know. Okay. But this is...you know he also works for Vice and he's the one- Higgins? Higgins yeah or he seems to work for everybody as a defense expert. What was he Defense Analyst?

14:05 Defense analyst. Nice! He's a blogger. Now, the thing that bothered me about the report wasn't so much bringing this guy in who obviously just got his one trick pony Russia did it which you can imagine the kinds of things that go on back in the newsroom Scott, the State Department called and they were gonna do that report. Can you get one guy find one guy who says the Russians did it? We can't find anybody that can definitively say the Russians did it I got a guy boss! I got a guy boss! The Bellingcat Boss

14:43 So they have this guy come up, but he does a number of things and the claim is made And I don't know this to be true But they said it was he actually testified before the Dutch hearing. He did While the book guys they asked to testify the Russians allowed too yeah They weren't allowed to How does that work? Well the crazy thing is I do not understand the mission of The Dutch other than I mean, they're walking a fine line here because the Dutch economy is really built on Russian oil and gas. They store it in Rotterdam before it gets shipped on all of the big holding companies are all in Netherlands that's why there were so many accountants' companies and we've got what we call P.O box companies worth billions and billions of euros because of The Netherlands favorable tax or no-tax on

15:41 money that you're just holding, that you then move on. I mean so why would they bite the hand that feeds them other than to just leave everybody kind of in limbo which i think this report does say well here's what we know it looks like it's from the rebels and then there'll be some criminal charge later on well you can wait for that that'll be a long time coming but the Bellingcat guy has irritated me for a long time Because I tried, you know. I subscribed to the feed and i've been watching it's just like no...I have no faith in these guys." And then the- You know do you remember the discovery of Russian soldiers who were taking selfies and then it proved that they were you know that they were in Ukraine? Do you remember that? Yes! That was a Vice report So this is the guy Higgins he gave the information and the selfie sleuthing to Vice

CHAPTER 05 / 43 Discussion

Vice Media CEO Shane Smith and Mainstream Investment

Vice Media CEO Shane Smith appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to discuss the brand's growth among millennials and its "non-political" reporting from conflict zones like ISIS-controlled territory. The hosts deconstruct Smith's claim of not being a "sellout," pointing to significant investments from 21st Century Fox, WPP, and Viacom. They suggest Vice's reporting is often staged or influenced by its mainstream corporate board members.

shane smith· vice media· stephen colbert· viacom· james murdoch· wpp

16:33 And Vice is bullcrap. Shane Smith was on Colbert, the late show and I wouldn't mind playing just a little bit of this ass munch. As I'm saying you're the co-founder and CEO of Vice Media started in 1994 as a punk magazine now reaches over 200 million people a month why do you think that young people watch your stuff? Well, I think every generation there's a changing of the guard in media. No, I don't think so Every generation or every ten years the changing of the guard in media Yeah, no And I think you know in news especially You know when we started news everyone said young people don't care about news they don't care about international news well You're not delivering news

17:20 And in fact they do. So we're the largest and fastest growing news platform on the web, so you know we just said let's go out there and let's talk to president and lets talk to people about what is really going on. Did old media companies ever come to you and say how do you get people to care? Yeah, well all the old media companies want to buy. I'm not a sellout yet. Oh they want to buy us but i'm not a sell out yet! Wooo! Not a sell out! No sell outs! Malcolm X! But you're in the market? Hell he's in the market He does not own this company anymore This is owned by Viacom The whole operation was picked up by Tom Freston formerly of MTV Networks and Viacom He turned it into a billion dollar valuation

18:04 By taking all kinds of investment from mainstream media. This is a mainstream media company already this guy's full of crap I still own the company, no you don't The thing is everybody's looking at us because we're hot and new media We're new media not old Oh God. And we have the demo that everybody wants, which is Millennials and... Yeah for advertising for fakery You know we're just trying to do what we're trying to do you've done reports from North Korea Iraq Sudan Libya Afghanistan when when you see some part of the world just dissolving into chaos how long before you start booking plane tickets? We'll just go to the green screen

18:45 I mean, do you say like look there's going to be a story here let's be on the ground so we can meet the people. So we're ready when the story happens? Yeah generally were there already if you look at Syria Syria didn't just happen I mean Syria has been happening for last three or four years and so before we have during and after We try not follow news cycle The other stories continues You know Just follow your masters We see that we embedded with ISIS How did he do that? How did get off plane and say, we're looking for ISIS please. Is there... I'm sorry what GPS do i put in? Like how do you get someone to like bring you to ISIS? What's the question you ask? Well we asked them We had a Palestinian filmmaker who were..we've done stuff with him Palestine and we said You know would like to come show the caliphate Show the state And we just pressed record and put it up there

19:40 And, uh... Oh! No editing? Nothing. Uh-huh It was We were the only ones to do it today and we're gonna try to go back and show it again Yeah But because we're nonpolitical and we just say hey we're gonna show what's going on They let us... Bullshit That guy is full of crap Liar Vice Yeah well Well that's real smart but Tom Freston knows what he's doing So Viacom is involved if you I think that's right Of course CBS is where the Colbert show was played. So yes, yes makes so much sense And so and Colbert was a softballer in that one if they got date, so he hasn't sold out yet He owns the company says okay five hundred million dollar investment From what would that was? The most recent one I see

20:35 Not even mentioned who that investment was. Oh, let's see we have Murdoch's 21st Century Fox put in 70 million for a 5% stake and that put it over the...over 1 million on the board of directors Sir...let's see James Murdoch, Sir Martin Sorrell WPP is an advertising agency as a minority investor? Advertising public relations. Yeah uh-huh yeah sure makes total sense. The guy is a shill And Higgins is not any better. Yeah, so... But you know the... I get the biggest kick out of people who fall over themselves over these vice reports many...I believe many of them are just staged if not all of them. Yes! Did you notice that in the reconstruction and I wasn't quite sure why they did this? They were filming and photographing every piece of MH17 against a green screen perfectly lit. I mean why?!

21:35 Why are you doing that? Maybe for a computer, to create a computerized model. Yeah I guess... It's easier to edit. Okay That makes sense or whatever you're gonna do with it Well yeah so but i don't have much more on that other-that was the report and I think at this point its moot they've made the animation! That is now how it happened thats fact that is what ever is embedded in everyone's mind and the Russians did it. That's how the Mitchell brothers got killed The Mitchell Brothers You know, it's probably before your time. Who were the Mitchell brothers? The Mitchell Brothers, the leading porn company for a long time in the world and they had the Mitchell Brothers Theater in San Francisco which is still there Oh no I don't know anything about this! Oh the Mitchell Brothers yeah their local boys Okay And they were on drugs or something and decided to shoot each other Oh damn Whatever the situation was with them is that they did an animation local television did It was done with

22:34 Autodesk or some my or something and she saw the animation of how this whole thing went down, and that was it It was done. We're good to go Animation all right let's talk about the Democratic debate Yeah, I have a couple of a couple of observations just in general First of all, Hillary... her hair looked really soft. I thought that was good although it was too much of a helmet you know didn't move other than- It's totally a helmet. It was a helmet which is too bad. I don't know who is advising her on the A-frame jacket and that is not okay for this woman Yeah, it made her look like the leader of the remember the Mars Invades movie? No she looked like Kim Jong Un! Oh hell yeah even better

CHAPTER 06 / 43 Discussion

Hillary Clinton Democratic Debate Appearance and Huma Abedin

Hillary Clinton's appearance at the first Democratic primary debate is analyzed, focusing on her wardrobe choices and the role of her aide, Huma Abedin. Abedin was observed by CNN's Wolf Blitzer checking the podium and stage setup prior to the event. The hosts also note the physical positioning of Martin O'Malley on stage and the lack of a height-adjusting "Apple box" for Clinton.

hillary clinton· huma abedin· democratic debate· cnn· martin o'malley· wolf blitzer

21:35 Why are you doing that? Maybe for a computer, to create a computerized model. Yeah I guess... It's easier to edit. Okay That makes sense or whatever you're gonna do with it Well yeah so but i don't have much more on that other-that was the report and I think at this point its moot they've made the animation! That is now how it happened thats fact that is what ever is embedded in everyone's mind and the Russians did it. That's how the Mitchell brothers got killed The Mitchell Brothers You know, it's probably before your time. Who were the Mitchell brothers? The Mitchell Brothers, the leading porn company for a long time in the world and they had the Mitchell Brothers Theater in San Francisco which is still there Oh no I don't know anything about this! Oh the Mitchell Brothers yeah their local boys Okay And they were on drugs or something and decided to shoot each other Oh damn Whatever the situation was with them is that they did an animation local television did It was done with

22:34 Autodesk or some my or something and she saw the animation of how this whole thing went down, and that was it It was done. We're good to go Animation all right let's talk about the Democratic debate Yeah, I have a couple of a couple of observations just in general First of all, Hillary... her hair looked really soft. I thought that was good although it was too much of a helmet you know didn't move other than- It's totally a helmet. It was a helmet which is too bad. I don't know who is advising her on the A-frame jacket and that is not okay for this woman Yeah, it made her look like the leader of the remember the Mars Invades movie? No she looked like Kim Jong Un! Oh hell yeah even better

23:24 It's the first thing I thought. It made her legs look short, it didn't give her power... And they didn't give her an Apple box at least a half a box or something when she was on the stage. They brought them out and it's obvious that everyone is really tall and she's short. Before you go to that I think this is a gaffe, but of course her aide, her body man, Uma Abedin wife of disgraced Anthony Weiner. CNN was just...I watched a lot of the pre-show which i liked the most really and it was Uma who everyone went out to check their podium but Uma went out and she did all the checking for Hillary One of her top and longest serving aides, Uma Abedin

24:11 is waiting in the wings just behind me here. She's taking a couple of photographs of the stage, probably going to show her boss what this stage actually looks like she's getting a sense of what this evening is going to be. You can see behind me right now Huma Abedin is going onstage and she's taking pictures of the podium. Of course, why can't Hillary do this? No well they're going to explain I think really with Hillary Clinton for ever since she was the first lady in the White House she's been her longest serving aide. She is looking at that podium right now right in the middle of this stage checking it out looking to the left and And these podiums, Wolf, really are so close together. Some 20 inches apart only so you can see her there sort of checking out this scene. Interesting reports that she came out but Hillary Clinton herself did not come out She's preparing for this debate she is with her advisors But I can tell you Wolf, Huma will be giving her a full report. Yes we'll be giving at least a full report maybe a massage It was Huma's mistake! She should have said hey Hill do you need a box?

25:09 Yeah, it's not unusual to have a boxer. I agree. Aesthetically, I think it was a mistake from a television standpoint even. Yeah, it is not unusual to do that. It's not cheating Did you notice the one time, the guy that was next to Hillary on the left. I can't remember his name. That was O'Malley? O'Malley who would turn completely! He would stand and turn so he was looking straight at her and positioned so his whole body pointing toward her. It was creepy! Well there were a couple of things that I noticed that were anomalies and even before it started, Anderson Pooper was crying to Jake Tapper... let me find the clip here hey what happened to it? No I don't know what happened to it now damnit

CHAPTER 07 / 43 Discussion

Suffragette Movie Promotion and DNC Advertising Deals

The Democratic National Committee and CNBC are criticized for heavy cross-promotion of the film "Suffragette" during the debate. The hosts describe a staged PR event at the UK premiere where actresses supported protesters lying on the red carpet. They argue the film's marketing was strategically used to amp up female voters and link the historical struggle for the vote to Hillary Clinton's candidacy.

suffragette movie· dnc· cnbc· hillary clinton· uk premiere· red carpet

26:12 Well, you'll find out. I will find oh here we hear sorry. Oh well yeah, no go ahead I got a look already this is nasty note from Mike that came in from after my newsletter went out Is this John reads his email? Oh good grief If you're gonna go on like this Go on he's referring. He's a Hillary fan I believe and he said to go on like this so I can't You know that newsletter talked a little bit about what the debate we were going to talk about on the debates mm-hmm 244 words total see guy writes me 500 word complaint if you're gonna go on like this

26:50 Have the decency to at least contrast it with the even more vapid vanities, vapid vanities? Vapid vanities that pass for the Republican version of a debate. This guy sounds horrible! I take the insinuation of your point but the particulars you solicit or choose to solicit to support your case are seriously weak Advertisements? As if the DNC had anything to do with that. Oh, the suffragette ads of course! Tina the Keeper, the first thing she says is oh look at that. Now this guy doesn't know the deal that was done between CNBC and the DNC he doesn't have any clue who's responsible for the ads There are a lot of deals that went down here A LOT OF THEM

27:43 So they played this suffragette ad at least three times, and I maybe four but i saw it three. And I recorded it, I have a copy here and they play music on top of subtext on top of you know the whining kid and the girl throwing a rock through the window and the whole thing. And this is just very seriously to remind women that if it wasn't for people like Hillary, they would be living like slaves! So The Suffragette movie is promoted to death and play this thing and try to listen to this craziness that goes on including this song they're playing.

28:26 We've been ridiculed, battered and ignored. Fight to secure the vote for women! Defy this government! Punish those responsible! If it's right for men to fight for their freedom then it is right for women to fight for theirs. You sacrifice life in a battle none of you can win We break windows. We burn things, because war's the only language men listen to. You might lose your life before this is over. We're half the human race you can't stop us all! We will win.

29:16 Take it down. Never surrender, never give up the fight. RiddickPG13 You know it's interesting that this movie premiered last week in the UK and they staged the biggest bullcrap PR event I had the clip we didn't get to Which everybody was in on, apparently a bunch of women came in. They weren't protesting the movie which is what it kind of looked like they were all lying down on the red carpet Like yeah that happens sure you get through the red carpet Sure! You could just get in there and lie down without people stomping on your head and ripping ya out And all the actresses were in on it

29:52 This is exactly what the film is promoting. If you have a voice, if you want something to happen... ...you have the courage to lie down as they are doing and stand up or lie down for what you believe in! This is great! People believe that there's something that has to be changed They're interrupting the red carpet premiere of the movie but yet the actresses say this is great I don't quite know yet because no one hasn't told me but I believe it cuts to domestic violence That's why you make films like this, is for people to feel amped up and empowered to do something. And if the idea of the film or the film itself makes people feel that psyched-up to get out and do something to change things I think that's brilliant! They lay down on a red carpet when they had a huge platform... ...and they shouted very loudly about something they believe in

CHAPTER 08 / 43 Discussion

Anderson Cooper Clinton Global Initiative Conflict of Interest

Anderson Cooper defended himself against reports in The Weekly Standard regarding his past involvement with the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI). Cooper told Jake Tapper that he moderated a panel for free in 2007 and has no social ties to the Clintons. The hosts dismiss this defense, citing Cooper's background and the likelihood of a "quid pro quo" arrangement for access to high-profile guests.

anderson cooper· clinton global initiative· jake tapper· cnn· cia· weekly standard

30:43 Something that this film addresses. So, why not? I think more power to them. More power to them! Yes They shouted very loudly about something they believe in Now if they had gotten Femin to lay down naked... Now you're talking Right?! I found the Pooper whining clip This is before an Anderson Pooper Anderson Vanderbilt Pooper was the moderator for the event and here he is before crying to Jake Tapper In this hyper media world Hypermedia, hypermedia. There's always shots and everybody is trying to work the refs I saw something online about you played some role at the Clinton Global Initiative people are claiming this as a conflict of interest can you explain that? Yeah with all due respect to The Weakness Standard this is total bunk All due respect it's total bunk all due respect that's no respect

31:31 into there was a story in the week of standard i guess drugs picked up on by goss drugs pick up on until famous com and which is said that i'm basically in the tank for hillary clinton because yeah miss you know ten years ago two thousand seven i was asked to moderate panel discussion at the clinton global initiative uh... but and honestly I can't remember what the panel was there were no Clintons on the panel. I can't remember what i did but you know... I'm sure he can remember how much they paid him And by the way, no he says they didn't pay him and he says it was 10 years ago but he says it was 2007 That's 8 years ago Yeah so he is full of crap I think it was on like international development aid or

32:08 Honestly, something I would know nothing about. That's why was asked to moderate it. I have no memory of what it was but I was the panelist...I was the moderator of a panel of handful people. I walked in and did my moderation. I left. I wasn't paid. I've never been back to Clinton Global Initiative. I've never been a member of CGI. I'd never been to cocktail party for CGI. I had not been to any social event with the Clintons You know the only time I've ever been in the same room with any of them is if I'm interviewing one of them and Yeah, I don't think I've even been able to get Hillary Clinton on my show. I can tell you for how long so? I think it was years ago The last time I was actually able interview so other than on a debate stage It'll be the first time so the idea that I you know it's I just find it You know it obviously bothers because you work very hard

32:56 to be an objective journalist. And when somebody says, this guy should try doing a podcast with kind of responses and accusations... We've all been working really hard on making this as aggressive debate as possible and interesting debate as possible and fair debate as possible for our viewers to get the information that they need. Let's go over some realities here. Please pay no attention to the fact that he is ex-CIA Right, just talking about your company minor and minor issue. Yeah, that's that's well documented So this wiki page isn't yes now This guy at that level anybody in fact that does this kind of work?

33:38 They don't do any goal thing for free. Absolutely not! They don't have time to do it, if they started doing stuff... This is the revolving you know, it's bad dirty money If you took every invite a guy like this in particular To speak and talk and moderate You'd never get-you'll never be home. You should just work all the time And if you start doing stuff for free It's like well you did it for them for free Well, you can't do anything for free. So it has to be maybe not payment but some sort of quid pro quo he got some guess that he couldn't get. He got something exchanged there was value exchanged

CHAPTER 09 / 43 Discussion

Glass-Steagall Debate Question and Linus Pauling Tangent

During the Democratic debate, Martin O'Malley called for the reinstatement of the Glass-Steagall Act, prompting Anderson Cooper to immediately read a prepared explanatory card. The hosts suggest the exchange was a "setup" because Cooper had the technical details ready on a cheat sheet. This leads to a tangent comparing O'Malley's appearance to Nobel Prize winner Linus Pauling, known for his advocacy of mega-dose Vitamin C.

glass-steagall· martin o'malley· linus pauling· vitamin c· anderson cooper· dna

34:18 So this is bullcrap. So Pooper did something during this debate, I was only looking for small anomalies and i can tell you what I thought of the candidates but he did something he asked a question and O'Malley answered the question and then as if by magic Anderson Pooper had a card to reference something that he didn't bring up but that Martin O'Malley definitely an insider with the DNC brought up and made into a point which was later turned around to slam the Chafee guy. We need to separate the casino, speculative mega bank gambling that we have to insure with our money from commercial banking namely reinstating Glass-Steagall Secretary Clinton mentioned my support

35:07 Eight years ago and secretary I was proud to support you eight years ago But something happened in between and that is Anderson a Wall Street crash the wiped out millions of jobs And millions insane have savings for families, and we are still just as vulnerable Paul Volcker says today We need to reinstate Glass-Steagall. That's a huge difference on this watch this candidate I do just for viewers at home who may not be reading up on this glass-steagall is their depression era banking law repealed in 1999 and prevented commercial banks from engaging investment banking insurance activities. And he had a card on it! He's reading this from a card, he knew the question was coming, he knew O'Malley was going to raise this Did he say it was repealed by Clinton? Nooo... Then he went straight to Chafee and Chafee went yeah but my dad died and I didn't know what I was doing that was like get that guy out of the way whoops goodbye Sayonara you're out

36:00 Everyone laughing at him. Yeah, yeah, so that was that was a setup question he had the pooper had the information Come on. He's reading it from a car I wouldn't if it was me and I was doing that It seems unlikely That I'd have a cheat card on glass steagall and by the way If he needs a card for that come on you And I could have done that off the top of our heads Yeah, what does he need a card for that for? Because it was a set up question. He knew that O'Malley was going to...O'Malley by the way The guy could have been selling mattresses Just replace every other word with great mattress He's a mattress sales guy! He is no good this guy No but he reminds me of Linus Pauling

36:47 And because I was saying, this guy looks like somebody. I couldn't figure out who and there's ah Linus Pauling you know take a lot of vitamin C so... I don't know Linus Pauling but I believe you! Linus Pauling is one the few people that ever won two Nobel Prizes and he was on his way to a third when they were trying to crack the structure of DNA He had it as a triple helix instead of a double. He was just an inch away, the other guys just beat him to it barely with his genius and he had a little operation over here in Menlo Park but he's the one who stumbled onto the idea that if you take mega doses of vitamin C you'll never get sick so he is the big vitamin c guy and then he died. Vitamin C poisoning? You never know!

CHAPTER 10 / 43 Discussion

Lincoln Chafee Iraq War Record and "Block of Granite" Claim

Lincoln Chafee's debate performance is reviewed, specifically his defense of his anti-Iraq War vote while he was still a member of the Republican Party. Chafee described himself as a "block of granite" regarding his judgment, which the hosts find humorous given his low polling numbers. They discuss his transition from Republican to Independent to Democrat and his lackluster stage presence.

lincoln chafee· iraq war· democratic debate· republican party· rhode island

37:35 So he looks a lot like him and he reminds me so I looked him up because at the beginning of this question said wait A minute. Why you make why are you emphasizing? The word Republican, and this is Hillary with Libby Hill as a Retort? Hillary slammed by Chaffee. Okay... Governor Chaffee, you were the only Republican in the Senate to vote against the Iraq war You say Secretary Clinton should be disqualified from the presidency because she voted in favor of using force in Iraq She has since said that her vote was a mistake Why isn't that good enough

38:11 We just heard Senator Sanders say that it's the worst decision in American history. That is very significant, the worst decision in American history I just saw or heard from Senator Sanders so as we look ahead if you're going to make those poor judgment calls at a critical time in our history we've just finished with the Vietnam era and getting back into another quagmire If you're looking ahead and you're looking at someone that made that poor decision in 2002 to go into Iraq when there was no real evidence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, I know because I did my homework. And so that's an indication of how someone will perform in the future and that's what's important. Is this guy who said he is a block of granite?

38:53 I don't know. That was hilarious! I'm a block of granite. So, I looked at that because it's this Republican thing... Why is he pointing out? He was a Republican Yeah then he went independent i think Then he went independent and then he went Democrat again And his dad is very famous John Chafee or whatever you pronounce him And he's actually got a, if you read his bio and there is a decent one in the Wikipedia. It's like wow this guy has got a lot of chops! Oh I'm sure he does He does? He has the personality of a dishrag unfortunately. He reminds me of Rumpole Rumpoy. Haiku Herman, yeah. He does except... He's got the same goofy quality but Hillary was glaring at him! She was giving him the stink eye as he was going on about that. Did you see CNN ran the commercial begging Joe Biden to run?

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Joe Biden "Draft" Commercial and NBC News Pressure

NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports on the mounting pressure for Vice President Joe Biden to enter the 2016 race to boost network ratings and ad revenue. A specific "Draft Biden" commercial is analyzed for its emotional appeal, featuring Biden's story about his father and the dignity of work. The hosts suggest the media is goading Biden into running primarily for the financial benefit of the networks.

joe biden· andrea mitchell· nbc news· cnn· teddy roosevelt· 2016 election

39:50 Did you see that before? I have seen it. I didn't see it running at the commercial. I have the audio and another thing, I noticed...I kept seeing this bumper that would come back coming back from commercials and it would say CNN presents a weekly series run for The White House. It was like they were turning it into house of cards like they completely turned it into a scripted drama with that Yeah, and they kept popping up. You know like boom-boom-boom-boom 2016 the race for the White House CNN exclusive series Mike okay Well if you there's a bunch of they're trying to create drama because yes And we know the reason why because the networks need the money and here is the I think this is a this Andrea Mitchell on it she's on NBC she Is doing a report about this is her report?

40:44 on the debates, but it...but the subtext of the report seems to be because I didn't notice this when i listened to the debates. But there seems to The networks have started to goad Joe, into running because they need the money. Strategic Sanders and his aides think Democratic primary voters don't care about the emails and being generous made him look magnanimous. Clinton did not return the favor attacking Sanders for opposing gun laws. Secretary Clinton is Bernie Sanders tough enough on guns? No not at all Out debated today, Sanders advisors tell NBC News they are taking the gloves off. Hillary had an opportunity to be big last night when the gun issue rose and it'd be big like Bernie was when he stood up and threw back the attack against her or to be political which she chose to do it Clinton also signaled Joe Biden she'll fight him for the Obama legacy He asked me to become Secretary of State

41:41 He valued my judgment today Clinton's advisers amped up the pressure on Biden to decide I think the time has come for a decision so that at the next debate if he does decide To get in there'll be six podiums on it on the stage and before his weekly lunch with the president Biden was asked about the Democratic debaters Allow me to play that The commercial for Joe we had a pretty good idea what all those families, all you Americans in trouble were going through. In part because our own families had gone through similar struggles When I was a young kid in third grade I remember my dad coming up the stairs of my grandpops house where we live in city at the end of my bed and saying Joey, Joey? We're gonna have to leave for awhile Go down to Wilmington Delaware with Uncle Frank

42:42 The good job's down there, honey. Honey? In a little while... in a little while I'll be able to send for you and mom and Jimmy and Val And everything is going to be fine! I'm moistening up here For the rest of our lives my sisters and brothers My dad never failed to remind us that a job is about a lot more than a paycheck It's about your dignity It's about respect. It's about your place in the community. It's about being able to look your child in the eye and say, honey it is going to be okay and mean it and know that it's true! You never quit on America And you deserve a president who will never quit on you Now is the time To heed the timeless advice from Teddy Roosevelt Speak softly

CHAPTER 12 / 43 Discussion

Donald Trump Media Dominance and Ad Buy Complaints

Joe Scarborough and Anderson Cooper discuss Donald Trump's ability to command "earned media" without spending money on traditional ad buys. Media executives are reportedly frustrated that Trump generates record ratings for debates while refusing to purchase commercial slots. The hosts argue that the media's hatred of Trump is secondary to their desire for his campaign to start spending its projected billion-dollar budget.

donald trump· joe scarborough· anderson cooper· cnn· earned media· ratings

43:42 Since you brought up the money. I need to take a slight detour because this has become an issue not just that they want the money from Joe Biden but they want the money from somebody else. Now here is morning Joe Scarborough with which i'm just using as a lead into something that Pooper did. I walked past the TV and turned it on at CNN swear to God, a 10 minute segment uh-huh I kid you not oh tell me Trump's exit strategy yeah yeah and they talk for ten minutes

44:24 And I sit there going, what am i missing? The conversation continues. At what point does the media just admit we hate him so much that even when he is trouncing everybody... We loathe this Bulgarian from Queens who we've never accepted into our club and screw him! We're never going to give him any sort of respect at what point Are they just gonna say, okay this is about math? I called them Trump deniers last week. They're math deniers. Oh total Trump deniers. Alright so Joe Scarborough is wrong that is not the problem the problem is as witnessed by a conversation between Anderson Vanderbilt Pooper and the president of Donald Trump's

45:09 I think that was his title. Who's a real Goomba? And here is the real problem. He has done stuff from New York, he has had these huge events...I mean generates coverage no matter what he does. His tweets generate coverage as you were pointing out just last night and every day. Do you is he gonna start making a lot of ad buys and actually putting money? A lot of money into this, right? No I think I think it's really gross in all honesty that Hillary is talking about raising two billion dollars doing the presidency others with hundred million dollar super PACs super PACs. They got super PACS Donald Trump won't take any money from anybody Spend any money why should he keep commands the media and not because Donald Trump commands me because to command

45:51 And the media wants Donald Trump. He brings ratings, he brings- It's a symbiotic relationship does he bring ratings? Absolutely and does it bring him you know to be in the headlines and make him higher profile that we're talking about him all the time absolutely I mean to his point i think he got a point why should he when he is getting more uh, in earned media than anybody's able to buy him paid media with the money they have. That's right. And they're pissed off about it? Yeah! It's like when is he going to spend some money on that? Well if you were an executive at CBS would YOU be pissed off about it? Hell yeah well its a double edged sword because he brings in big ratings I know and it has got to be driving them crazy. It drives you crazy?

46:35 Why are we running so much stuff on Trump is going to make him more popular. He's not giving us any money, but I will say Trump has to he needs to be careful. He needs to make some he needs to spend some money and he needs to spend it this is a mistake if he doesn't. I don't think he himself...I don't know how many people realize this dynamic. I know we realize... You just heard Poopers, like he's getting a cut of the media buy. Hey when are you going to spend some real money on ad buys? Like that is the only way you win which of course is probably true but it is true sadly it's sadly true sadly true sadly well of course there's also a myth because you want

47:20 The media itself has to promote that myth. Yes, of course it's like a catch-22. It's beautiful. Well it was dynamite I mean and they'll be the... you can see in the quarterly reports they talk about it. I think he even brought one into the show. Oh yes! It's advertising week. Second quarter results for the election. Advertising week. And the ratings came out, and the overnights came out. For the longest time they didn't have an actual number that's how the overnights worked They had a share on you know little over 11 share like record beating of all democratic debates which is not as big as the Republican debate

48:04 But if you look at TV by the numbers and all the everyone, they love this and I think CNN probably sold the ads right exactly the right level. I'm pretty sure they thought it would be around this number They're pretty good at this yeah, and they add first they Talking, talking talk and you watched all that. And then they said we're going to start the debates now They run ads, ads, ads, adds, a whole bunch of ads including one of the stuff... Seven minutes! So it didn't start until here 737 because of all the ads That's after the first round of ads and then they introduced the candidates and sent them right back and went through another bunch of ads The debate itself began at 10 minutes It was 20 minutes in Yeah, and it was pretty boring

CHAPTER 13 / 43 Discussion

Hillary Clinton Libya Policy and "Smart Power" Claims

Hillary Clinton defended her interventionist policy in Libya during the debate, labeling it "smart power at its best." She claimed European allies and "the Arabs" begged for US assistance to prevent a genocide by Muammar Gaddafi. The hosts criticize her for failing to answer questions about the inevitability of the Benghazi attack and her vague references to "the Arabs."

hillary clinton· libya· muammar gaddafi· benghazi· smart power· pan am 103

48:51 It was pretty bad. Pretty boring I did catch a couple of things? I got a couple of things too, but you play yours Alright just some things that were noteworthy from Hillary We had a murderous dictator Qaddafi Yeah everybody was in his tent Everybody was hanging out Everybody's laughing it up with him Who had American blood on his hands as i'm sure you remember Wow that's a stretch okay What what Well she talking to the Libyan uh... The downing of um Was it Pan Am 103? Is that what they blame mine on? that were somehow responsible. Oh yeah, of course Now this was of course investigated we've talked about on our show and it's been investigated to death and there was a Scottish newspaper that really got into detail Yeah but this was the CIA bomb that blew everything to smithereens This is pretty well documented But okay what she said is what I thought was interesting here Threatening to massacre large numbers of Bolivian people... I don't remember that! I don't remember that either but now I was thinking about it

49:52 It was during, after we had attacked. Right! He had, there was a bunch of turncoats and he was going after him. And one of his sons was trying to kill him because they were revolutionary rebels or I don't know what how you define it? We all know what happened is he started this talk which is back now with ISIS about the gold dinar, the African gold dinar. It's like we're gonna make our own money. It'll be the gold dinar. All of Africa is gonna use it and then well that's how you get killed Yeah, well then he did. But here is... wait for her term I like the term We had our closest allies in Europe burning up the phone lines begging us to help them try to prevent what they saw as a mass genocide in their words Wow So that was the French and the Brits who had Total and BP on deck

50:44 And that's why they were screaming, get us out. We have the Arabs standing by our side... You gotta be careful with this Arabs? She keeps saying just Arabs like what does that mean Oh, these Arabs. It's like Asians or Jews or blacks or whatever it is not smart of her to do that and we have the Arabs standing by our side saying We want you to help us deal with Gaddafi Our response which I think was smart power at its best Smart power at its best Yeah actually liked when she said that That's a dynamite Dynamite

51:21 Smart power at its best. The other thing she said, which by the way you're playing is I have the beginning of that and I want you just to play the beginning. Okay? This is Hillary on Libya. Hillary on Syria or Libya right there Clinton on the campaign trail Governor Webb has said that he would never have used military force in Libya and that the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi was inevitable. Should you have seen that attack coming? Well, let's remember what was... What?! You stop right there! She never answers that question ever! Of course not! No she says well first of all yeah and then she just avoids the question then she goes onto that rant most to the clips you played right now were part of it And Pooper did not of course say hey didn't answer the question

CHAPTER 14 / 43 Discussion

Edward Snowden Traitor Label and Whistleblower Protections

Hillary Clinton asserted during the debate that Edward Snowden is a criminal who should have used official whistleblower protections. She further claimed that his stolen information has "fallen into the wrong hands," a statement the hosts identify as a significant and unsubstantiated allegation. They note that actual whistleblowers often face retaliation despite the protections Clinton cited.

edward snowden· hillary clinton· whistleblower· nsa· classified information

52:06 new, but this was the, this one about Snowden was what really got me. I'm sure you have this too. Edward Snowden is he a traitor or hero? He broke the laws of the United States. He could have been a whistleblower. He could've gotten all of the protections of being a whistle blower. He could've raised all the issues that he has raised And I think there would have been a positive response. That of course is not true because all the new whistleblower protections did not go into effect until almost a year later. They don't work, we have numerous whistleblowers who've gone through the process and they say don't do it In addition he stole very important information that has unfortunately fallen into a lot of the wrong hands What?

52:50 This is news. I've heard it was possible, but she is now stating blankedly blatantly that It unfortunately has fallen into the wrong hands That's news to me news to me nobody else has said it and I'd love to know what she knows it seems like you know really missing something there really missing something so thought that Bernie Sanders, although I don't think he has anything to back it up. I think he was the only one who spoke to people in a language that they are interested in about topics they're interested in this kind of the same thing over and over again

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Jim Webb Gun Control Stance and "Our Country" Requirement

Former Senator Jim Webb is praised by the hosts for his "progressive" stance on the Second Amendment, where he defended the right of average Americans to protect their families. Webb also advocated for including nuclear power in the national energy mix. Adam Curry declares he will only vote for a candidate who says "our country" instead of the distancing phrase "this country."

jim webb· gun control· second amendment· nuclear power· marine corps

53:36 Of course, I love how he did the enough about your damn emails. Although that's quite a travesty if the potential president of United States is not going to stop criminal behavior. He broke the laws of the United States! Just like Snowden. Just like Snowden. She broke actual laws but okay...I like Jim Webb, I have to say I like him. Jim Webb is like, you know...I kind of like Jim Webb he's a Marine and obviously takes it very seriously that was the Marine and he just up there studying at attention and got the white side haircut Yeah yeah yeah i liked all that! I liked that he said we need to bring nuclear power into the mix thank you first time I've heard that in decades it seems He was like yeah we really needed to get on nuclear power

54:24 And I did clip his answer about gun control, which there seemed to be a little smattering of applause for his answer. But for a Democrat, I thought this was actually quite progressive. Would encouraging more people to be armed be part of your response to mass shooting? Look, there are two fundamental issues that are involved in this discussion and we need to pay respect to both of them. The first is the issue of who should be kept from having guns and using firearms. And we have done not a good job of them are criminals, and all the people who are getting killed our members of gangs inside urban areas, and a lot on our mentally incapacitated in the shooting in Virginia Tech in 07 this individual had received medical care for mental illness from three different professionals were not allowed to share their information so we do need background checks

55:20 We need to keep the people who should not have guns away from them, but we have to respect the tradition in this country of people who want to defend themselves and their family from violence. There are high levels... People are going back and forth here for 10 minutes here. There are people at high levels in this government bodyguards 24 hours a day seven days a week the average American does not have that and deserves the right to be able to protect their family I'd like that. I like what he said yeah, it was kind of aimed at Hillary She's destroying his advocate and she's got guards all over the place yeah

55:59 I like what he said, you know. He's a blockhead sure but as presidential stature...I liked him! But i tried to look at this debate with innocent eyes you know? I really did because it's so easy to go, oh crap bull and of course that happens no matter what but I really try say okay can't I like any of these people The answer is no, and I'll tell you that...I put it down right now. I will vote for the first presidential candidate of any party independent or otherwise who says our country instead of this country! Fuck all of you

56:41 Our, say our country. Every single one of them is this country conversation in this country, this country needs what I will do for this country if some guy or gal says our country. I can find that. I don't think you can. Oh, I can't. I'll find it and have to vote for her You're telling me Fiorina said it? I don't know who said it. I just threw that in. I will vote for any candidate that says our country! Okay, you'll be inundated with people that have said that. There's something that got me when only again one of these things is like listening to the clip from The Suffragettes

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Hillary Clinton Speech Cadence and "Robot" Joke

The hosts deconstruct Hillary Clinton's unique, rhythmic speaking cadence, comparing it to a learned behavior or a "Christopher Walken" impression. They play a clip from a BuzzFeed podcast where Clinton jokes about being a robot constructed in a garage in Palo Alto by a nameless creator. The hosts lean into the "cyborg" theory, noting her claim that she does not sweat.

hillary clinton· buzzfeed· palo alto· steve jobs· bill gates· robot

57:20 If you just listen instead of watch, it's like a form of hypnotism or something with the song and all the rest. You don't notice this when you're watching. And we've talked about this on one of our theses on the show which is what they say... Audio it really is different. It's the big dog underneath everything else. So again, this is Hillary in Libya and this was where he took a lot of little clips from Well, actually let's try... I hate to start playing those clips over again because the thing that got me was when you started listening to her drone on. About Libya? Well, I don't mind listening again. Just listen and just don't pay attention to anything she is saying. Just listen to the weird cadence she has been giving because she has always taught one word at time

58:11 And which people, I've had people say to me oh she's such a wonderful public speaker. I said yeah if you're a three year old- Terry Clinton on the campaign trail Governor Webb has said that he would never have used military force in Libya and that the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi was inevitable should you have seen that attack coming? Well let's remember what was going on we had a murderous dictator Qaddafi who had American blood on his hands as I'm sure you remember threatening to massacre large numbers of the Libyan people. We had our closest allies in Europe burning up the phone lines, begging us to help them try to prevent what they saw

58:52 as a mass genocide, in their words. And we had the Arabs standing by our side saying we want you to help us deal with Qaddafi. Our response which I think was smart power at its best is that the United States will not lead this. We will provide essential unique capabilities that we have But the Europeans and the Arabs had to be first over the line We did not put one single American soldier on the ground in Libya. No I think we should all talk like this during the show John because that is the way

59:29 the professionals do it. She breaks US and deal she has these unbelievable weird pauses and then unique capabilities, it deposits this weird pause that don't belong where they are and if you listen to just as I killed it right there If you back it up a little bit It actually sounds... You can listen to this over and over again And I mean it sounds almost as if it was edited essential unique capabilities that we have but the Europeans and the Arabs had to be first over the line. We did not put one single American... Right there! Yeah, yeah. When she goes, we did not, when she says one step over the line

1:00:13 She's almost doing a Christopher Walken. And then there is this crazy little jump where it sounds like an edit, but it's not! There was something going on with the way she speaks. It's a learned behavior. There's something else going on with her which of course we've known for several years...she does not sweat. Correct, she doesn't sweat. Now this is a medical condition Which is known as hypo? Hypo hydrosis which stands for absent sweating and I was reptilian I was well that would be Well, it's it's neither because she went on the buzzfeed podcast with two goofy girls And she explained exactly what's going on with her not sweating. What's the weirdest thing about you the weirdest thing about me Is that I don't sweat

1:01:03 Yes, best in your report. Hillary's a robot zero sweat. You guys are the first to realize that I'm really not even a human being. I was constructed in a garage in Palo Alto a very long time ago. People think that you know Bill Gates and Steve Jobs they created me. They don't even know? Oh no! A man whose name shall remain nameless created me in his garage Are there more of you?! Now, you know I thought he threw away the plans at least that's what he told me when he programmed Me that there would be no more. I've seen more people that kind of don't sweat and other things Maybe they are part of the new race that he has created in the robot race You can't tell anybody this I don't want anybody to know this

1:01:50 This has been a secret until here we are in Davenport, Iowa and I'm just spilling my electronic guts to you. One of the things that I learned in therapy is that when someone comes out and tells you about themselves and what they are, you might as well just believe it. So I am all-in on her being cyborg. Alright, I can go for that moron! It's not going to cost your votes. Well Van Jones who who was the, he was the president Obama's advisor on I think climate change maybe or no. Yeah. You thought it was something else? Well you looked at why you chat. I will look him up. All right. So he's now of course a consultant and he gets to,

CHAPTER 17 / 43 Discussion

National Anthem at Media Events and Flag Desecration

John C. Dvorak expresses his annoyance with the National Anthem being played at non-military events like baseball games or media debates. He argues that the trivial use of the anthem and the American flag on apparel (socks, jockstraps) cheapens national symbols. The discussion touches on Van Jones' "Beyonce" comment regarding Hillary Clinton and the behavior of journalists during the anthem.

national anthem· sheryl crow· super bowl· flag etiquette· van jones· czars

1:02:33 analyze the debate, then he didn't say that she's a reptile. He didn't say that she is a robot no basically tonight Hillary Clinton was Beyonce there you go Beyonce ladies and gentlemen Beyonce Beyonce this guy Queen Bee Queen Hill ever queen he was the green job czar John okay well that's different yeah but I was close well if you weren't really It's one of those czars. These are those appointees that are put in for political reasons for I don't know why they met the czar So there's ours, so we're such a big deal czar this czar That czar this and the Republicans were all up in arms about it also most of the journalists Did not stand for the national anthem

1:03:20 What? Yeah. Well, why would they do... Let me just stop there. I'm getting... Of course you... This is not a horrible pet peeve but it is a pet peeve of mine that they're running the national anthem out. Do they do their national anthem before daily before the beginning of Congress when it starts? John whenever we have an advertiser event, we always salute to the advertiser with our national anthem. The true owners of the country I don't even like the national anthem at baseball games. It's a baseball game, it's not a military event. And I think Sheryl Crow was... And a baseball game is not a nationalistic thing! It's a baseball game! Why are we playing the national anthem? Do they do it in all of minor league places? Do little leaguers do it now? I think that we should play the national anthem on our show before the show We do

1:04:13 Ladies and gentlemen, please rise for your Gitmo Nation National Anthem. And you may sing along! In the morning, Gitmo Nation We are all charged up to be Human resources and servants in all lands and all ships at sea From the east to west, down under too The lowlands and beyond can distract its slaves Hear our detonation song Play ball!

1:04:59 Now, there will be a few people that would complain about this attitude of mine and many of them have been chicken hawks of the sort. I think to the military people here at this rant... It's an insult when they do that! I think it is. I think it cheapens the national anthem, it marginalizes the national anthem It's an insult. It's an insult to just trivially... This is like, this is what happened with the flag! I've talked about this on the last show it still bugs me when I was a kid the flag was revered and burning the flag was not a good thing even though became free speech Okay fine but it was always considered bad form to use the flag as adornment you didn't wear a flag shirt or a flag suit

1:05:47 But now they got flagged do-rags and flagged socks, and flagged jockstraps. It's complete insult! Well, that's all part of the New World Order's plan to demoralize, destabilize and denationalize us. It's a denationalization moment. Tactics. That is exactly what it is because you do not play the national anthem at a TV show! And...but if you do why did the journalists not...there were 400 journalists in the press room Well, they were in the press room. They weren't in the room that it was being played. Twenty of them stood up! Well twenty of them... those are the real idiots find out which ones they are because I don't stand up when they play the national anthem at the Super Bowl when I'm sitting at home with a few guys having beer Oh I do! Yeah you do Bull! I do! I am standing up in my house!

1:06:41 I do. Yes, I do! I also stand up when a woman leaves the table arrives at the table...I do all these things that's programming i can't get rid of it yes I do. You stand-up at home? Yes. Yes. Okay. Yeah you may think I'm crazy but yeah. No, I don't think your crazy. It's only once a year during the Super Bowl, because that's the only time I watch football. But yes, I do! Because again, I'm saluting the advertisers John of the Super Bowl. That's not what you're thinking. No it's not what iIm thinking You see those cameras in the house? Do you have anything else on this shit show? Well yeah see...I do. I have one because I just thought it was kind of funny

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Syria Quagmire Debate and Clinton's "Arabs" Terminology

Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton clashed over Syria, with Sanders calling the Iraq War the "worst foreign policy blunder" in US history and warning against another quagmire. Clinton advocated for a "leadership position" to stand up to Vladimir Putin and again used the term "Arabs" to describe regional coalition partners. The hosts debate whether she is incorrectly grouping Turks and Iranians under the "Arab" label.

syria· bernie sanders· vladimir putin· bashar al-assad· saudi arabia· turkey

1:07:21 This is, I got two actually. This is here Hillary on Syria after San... this goes back and forth Hillary Putin bitching about Putin and they're gonna do she's gonna all these things that Putin's not going to deal with because the Russians get that upper hand at this point And then Sanders chimes in with his attitude he's anti-war and then At the very end of this a little longer clip it was 1.8 megabytes but What's interesting is... Gee, that's long. 1.8 megabytes! How long is that in time? I don't have the times. 155. Okay at the very end and you see this before we always try to catch this on the show

1:08:05 We had lots of clips like this. At the very end, Sanders says something she's not called on to talk and she starts chiming in no no I don't think so And i just thought it was so juvenile. That did change the relationship. We have to stand up to his bullying and specifically in Syria, it is important and I applaud the administration because they are engaged in talks right now with the Russians to make it clear that they've gotta be part of the solution to try to end that bloody conflict and provide safe zones so people are not gonna have to be flooding out of Syria at the rate

1:08:51 And I think it's important too that the United States make it very clear to Putin that its not acceptable for him to be in Syria creating more chaos, bombing people on behalf of Assad. We can't do that if we don't take more of a leadership position which is what I'm advocating. Senator Sanders what would you do differently? Well, let's understand that when we talk about Syria you're talking about a quagmire in a quagmire. You're talking about groups of people trying to overthrow Assad... I believe that's a diplomatic term? Quagmire? Other groups of people fighting ISIS. You're talking about people who are fighting ISIS using their guns to overthrow Assad and vice versa

1:09:34 I'm the former chairman, Anderson of the Senate Veterans Committee. And in that capacity, I learned a very powerful lesson about the cost of war and I will do everything that I can to make sure that the United States does not get involved in another quagmire like we did in Iraq, the worst foreign policy blunder in the history of this country! We should be putting together our coalition countries who should be leading the effort we should be supportive but I do not support American ground troops in Syria on this issue of foreign policy I want to go to Denabash. Well, nobody does Senator Sanders. I wanna go over to Denabash. Who's the other woman that does that?

1:10:21 Carly Fiorina oh It's a it's a girl thing now. Is that what you're saying? Yeah, I mean me me me me She could have just shut up yeah, yeah all right have one last one this is Hillary This is a retort. She got slammed by Chafee or Chaffey, whatever. Chaffey? Or somebody I'm feeling the chafe! And so she has a nice little retort here which i thought was interesting Secretary Clinton he's questioning your judgment Well I recall very well being on a debate stage about 25 times with then Senator Obama debating this very... Now this was about the decision to go into Iraq Great issue

1:11:06 after the election he asked me to become Secretary of State. He valued my judgment and I spent a lot of time in the Situation Room going over some very difficult issues, you know She forgets to point out she lost to him. She lost Obama I agree completely, we don't want American troops on the ground in Syria! I never said that What i said was that we had to put together a coalition In fact something that I worked on before I left the State Department To do and yes it should include Arabs People in the region Arabs? It's always Arabs, A-Rabs Because what I work... Why'd you say brown people?! I think brown people should get involved That's what she should say because it would be much more encompassing Hillary

1:11:51 about is what Specifically, she referring to if it was the Saudis you should say... Saudis? You should say the Saudis or the Turks. Because I think she's grouping the Turks under Arabs as well. I don't know who she is calling the Arabs. Well but that's... There are Arabs there and people just call it a culture, the Arab culture. Well let's just look at Arabs in The Book of Knowledge. Let's see what the book of knowledge says. Take a look. Alright, Arabs

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No Agenda Episode 765 Art and Executive Producer Donations

The hosts credit Cesium 137 for the "Can You See That Juice" Rubik's Cube artwork for episode 764. They acknowledge significant donations from Sir Trevor Baxter and Sir Dave Fugazotto, granting "construction karma" and "relationship karma" as requested. The segment includes a soundboard mix of "Hillary delicious" and "juice" clips requested by the donors.

cesium 137· trevor baxter· dave fugazotto· paypal· no agenda art· karma

1:12:37 All right. Arabs are a major pan-ethnic group whose native language is Arabic, comprising the majority of the Arab world. So there's everybody! They're in Western Asia and North Africa... The Horn of Africa... Okay I don't like it. I don't like how it sounds. It just sounds... I don't like it either. Yeah. I think it sounds racist whether you like or not There were a couple other things that went on in presidential politics that I think are worthwhile. And, I think they'll be even more worthwhile after...I thank you very much for your courage and say in the morning to you John C. Lvorak! And in the morning to you Mr Adam Curry also in the morning to all of Mr Feet on The Ground Boots In The Air Subs In The Water Ships In The Water dames and knights out there By the way that was one of the slickest transitions we've ever done That was cool You set it up for me? I saw the pits coming over the plate

1:13:34 Now you've ruined it. People need to we need to deconstruct ourselves from time to time Yes, it was good But you know he worked here long enough and do these things One way and you wanted to thank somebody I did as we fell apart Yeah, I was thinking the dames and nice of them. Oh no. No why of course? I want to say you're admiring your work. That's right I'm so good Thank you very much chat room no agenda stream calm and thank you to our artists Oh man, how to screw up a great transition in one easy lesson. Thank you to Cesium 137 who brought us the artwork for episode 764 the title of that What was it there was uh now this was an older piece of art I believe Yes it was from some time back It's like Can You See That Juice which is just fantastic Jame Oh my gosh! Can you see that juice?

1:14:36 That's great. Oops, I didn't mean to do that yeah So this was the Rubik's Cube Piece of our nice piece of art with the mainstream media on one side Somebody uses Photoshop. There's a it's a guy who's really using it all the time like cesium is obviously a pro Can pull this stuff off pretty quickly? Yeah, but that would if it was any normal user or photoshop that would actually take a little while To get all those dimensions right and the thing yeah the perspective It was well done nice piece of art for sure yeah

1:15:13 Unless he actually built that cube. Possibly. Double kudos! Alright, so what is happening with Sir Trevor here? He's going to... Trevor has got a couple donations or something and... Well he sent in two, so it was total 620.52 and he will be a baronet and would-be recognized as such And he wanted to be mentioned twice. I have, I'm skeptical about combining these donations and then doing our own addition because if he wanted this donate 620 52, he could explain it in his note. Well, I don't know this isn't so I think that we have to have a meeting about it. Do not run the back office. We're giving him enough time right now to make up for that. He wants some karma and Hillary cackle afterwards. Okay? We can handle that for you. You've got karma.

1:16:02 Thank you very much, sir. I listened years ago when you were discussing the Haiti earthquake machines. Recently, my job allows me more time in the car so i picked the show back up." You guys are great! Thank you. People should... unfortunately they're not listening as I say this but people should listen please play a Don't Eat Me Hillary

1:16:40 Delicious, Hillary delicious. Head is gone and the Hillary laughed I had a contractor take off with the huge chunk of cash so I could also use some construction karma to get this job finished with the new contractor soon almost five months without a kitchen Thanks. I hate it when that happens Don't eat me Hilary Clinton! It's almost too delicious to believe my friend And her head is gone You've got karma. Nice sequence! Excellent sequence. Sir Dave Fugazotto in Parts Unknown 21026, gentlemen congratulations on the upcoming anniversary of The Best Podcast In The Universe thanks as always for a great show. In case the clip list didn't make it above the arbitrary PayPal cut line I'd love to hear a combo of the new juice clip

1:17:34 amazing, and Hillary delicious. And the isolated clam down scream. So we got the juice amazing delicious scream. Yeah I like that's really easy all of it. What is... No but we know you can do it! I'm just looking where is the amazing? That's uh I think its OMG Amazing yeah I think so no Uh, let me see. There's a couple of A's... Amaze- Ah there we go okay I'll try to make something out of it It's almost too delicious to believe my friends Oh my god! Can you see that juice? Get out of my vagina! Sorry You've got carbon monoxide I don't know what happened there I dunno what happened there Sir... Sorry sir Dave Whoopi just she- The words and wisdom from whoopie just can't get her out of the show

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Associate Executive Producer Credits and Anniversary Wishes

The hosts read credits for Associate Executive Producers, including Sir Craig Jones and Daniel Friedman, celebrating the show's 8th anniversary. A listener known as "Nurse Caitlin" is "de-douched" after a previous call-out by a friend. The hosts remind the "Gitmo Nation" to support the show via the Value-for-Value model at Dvorak.org/NA.

craig jones· daniel friedman· nurse caitlin· 8th anniversary· no agenda formula

1:18:36 Anyway, he's hitting people in the mouth here in Germany. I remain deconstructively yours and you gave him the karma at the end sure did Now what is this? What does this end other something else has done it further I guess I gotta get Microsoft sir Craig Jones Is that where we're at now? No, no, I was looking at something else hi John and Adam The show has never been better. Hey lapel Hail Apple. This should bring me, and this is Sir Craig Jones in Danville Pennsylvania 21026, Associate Executive Producer for show 765. Happy 8th anniversary may you have many more can I get some relationship karma? I just broke up with someone i've loved for a long time and I could use any help I can get at the moment thanks and keep kicking ass! Well maybe we should

1:19:27 resurrected just for him. If you guys are really us, what number are we thinking of? 69 dudes! You've got karma. There you go And finally Sir Festivus of Alva in Vallejo California 20821 uh he says sir festivus of alva greets you itm also no no no can i get some anti-hillary karma What kind of no, no, no is he thinking? I think probably the short clip from Obama. Okay. Any no-no-no. And then the cackle. We'll just have to do this. Sorry, can't help it. It always comes in and goes and blows!

1:20:21 Come on now! Hey! No, no, no. No, no, hey! No, no, no. Hey listen you're my game on ya You shouldn't be doing this. You've got karma. Yo. That concludes our listing of associate executive producers and executive producers For show 765, I want to remind people we do have a short few days before 766 which will be on Sunday. And that will...and I will put the picture of the mudflats in the next Saturday newsletter. I failed to do that. That'll be in there. It'll be a picture. We've got a nice HDR shot

1:21:10 Looking forward to it. And remind people, Dvorak.org slash NA to continue your support of the best podcast in the universe. And reminder these are official credits there just like Hollywood Of course you don't get much more than the pride of supporting our program and not being just some schlub who's being marketed too We really appreciate it. You can use these credits wherever they sing as the actresses that's right Dvorak org Slash and a and we continue to see people doing the very good work out there of propagating formula Formula is this we go out? We hit people in the mouth Hey citizens

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Trump Rally Discontent and The View's Bernie Sanders Praise

A clip from a Trump rally features an African-American voter expressing deep disappointment with President Obama, claiming he was "bamboozled." Meanwhile, on "The View," Joy Behar describes Bernie Sanders as "menchy" and "ear candy." The hosts use these clips to illustrate shifting sentiments in different voter demographics.

donald trump· barack obama· the view· joy behar· african-american voters

1:22:02 Alrighty, so I got just a couple clips here. This is there was a Trump rally and uh...I don't know if you saw this but there was um..a black guy out who was so pissed off at Obama and just he's like I'm here i'm all for Donald Trump And I think this guy is real although man he looks alot like an Eddie Murphy impersonation of an old black dude who's pissed off I have to say For a minute I'm like Eddie Murphy doing this it's really good But I think it does show some general discontent. Obama let me down! I never voted before and I voted for him twice, and he broke my heart. He broke my heart. He broke my heart especially black. Has it helped you out any? Yeah, he helped me not have my young people get killed by the police department because they can't kill him we need Donald Trump

1:22:55 Obama has failed. Right! Ain't no ifs and nots about it, he has failed He let us down We don't have nobody fighting for us I'm sick of him I got tricked Bamboozled Not gonna try to meet on Mocha Donald Trump the man That's my partner 10 million dollars grown It'll make all of us very blessed Very successful There you go And I think there is a general move amongst the African-American community, but I could be wrong. Then of course we need to go to my favorite show that portends to speak to women all across this grand nation of ours, Gitmo Nation proper, The View which I can't get enough of it! Now this time it's not Whoopi who I'm going to highlight but Joy Behar who is shilling for the burner. That was great yeah.

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Martin O'Malley "Eye Candy" Discussion on The View

The hosts critique a segment from "The View" where the female hosts discussed Martin O'Malley's physical attractiveness and "abs." They highlight the double standard of "male sexism" and mock the phrase "gird your loins." Dvorak provides a dictionary definition of "girding" while the hosts joke about the inappropriate nature of the televised conversation.

martin o'malley· the view· joy behar· sexism· gird your loins

1:23:54 People seemingly were very surprised that he would come to Hillary's aid like that, but isn't it nice to see them going at the issues rather than the same old you know dog and pony BS I thought that Bernie was so menchie in that moment like a so menchy So men she'll guy. It actually am aroused by him I wanted him to be eye candy, not ear candy. Not ear candy! Eye candy. I like an old Jewish guy who's a socialist that's my type of guy. You know everybody is talking about O'Malley and how hot he was but to me Bernie is hot. Now listen to this conversation and tell me what's wrong with it. Ali we'll get to O'Malley because there are some pictures ladies everyone gird your loins That Martin O'Malley let me tell you something If wasn't voting with my head I think we know who would be getting my vote cause I am in love look at his abs

1:24:46 I I was like, maybe. I didn't even think about it. No thank you! I agree but man that is so incredible. So here we go... That is disgusting. So let's do our own version, you know John I got aroused by Carly Fiorina Oh did you now? You know there's a lot of hotties out there But you know I wasn't thinking with-I don't know if they're gonna be at Playboy levels You know they their ass is not quite the right size I gotta tell ya I was thinking with my other head John My other head was doing all the thinking Let me tell ya I was all-Oh yeah that just happened Oh look at those-Are those boobs oh my god

1:25:47 Oh, ladies look at this. Oh John my loins all my loins gird them oh my loins By the way what is gird your loins even mean? I don't know but i'm gonna try it tonight We should look that up actually yeah, I cannot believe that No one they're always bitching about male sexism This wasn't a moment of humor where they were joking around. They were serious! Yes, and they had pictures of O'Malley in a bathing suit. They did? That's disgusting! And that's why they say those moobs... No, those aren't moobs. Let's have pictures of Hillary in a bathing suit to see what they think So to gird your loins according the book of knowledge is

1:26:35 to encircle a person or part of the body with a belt, to fasten or secure with the belt, to surround or to prepare oneself for action. I think it means oh i'm girding my loins because i'm gonna poke you! I'm gonna stick my schwanstücke in you! I can't believe these women said that. And gird your loins ladies That is just... It's so wrong but yet not a single bit about rage anywhere except on this program Of course not. Now the guy who's really no agenda would even have that clip and make a clip of the day! Wow, I mean talk about a double Trump Holy moly So Rand Paul is the guy who's really pissed it's gotten so bad with him

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Rand Paul Google Hangout and Campaign Indictments

Rand Paul's struggling presidential campaign is highlighted through a "dumbass" Google Hangout where he snapped at a viewer asking if he was still running. The hosts suggest his campaign is "toxic" following the indictment of a former campaign manager associated with Ron Paul. They conclude that his Silicon Valley support has largely evaporated.

rand paul· google hangout· silicon valley· ron paul· indictment

1:27:23 That and I know exactly how this went so you know he's got one or two percent is not working out And so he's done people are bailing on his campaign. I'm sure people who are working for him left and right So they come up with an idea let's do a Google hangout and take questions So they have him like in a motel, like on the balcony of a motel room. It's with backlight that makes his face dark and he is answering questions in real time. Quick clip! The third question most popular question from Google is Is Rand Paul still running for president? And I don't know wouldn't be doing this dumb ass live streaming if I weren't so yes I still am running for president get over it

1:28:07 Where's Rand Paul in the pole? This is not live. We can't edit this right dumbass livestreams come as life's honest Well, it appears as though he's done because he lost all his Silicon Valley support after one of his campaign managers used to do a Ron Paul's campaign got indicted for some sort of scam. And there's a bunch of legal stuff going on that just everyone thinks the guy is toxic so he's done and he's just through and it's not gonna happen. You know I caught something that typically I wouldn't have paid much attention to it

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Lamar Odom Hospitalization and the "Viagra" Media Blackout

Following the hospitalization of Lamar Odom at a Nevada brothel, the hosts notice a coordinated media effort to avoid using the word "Viagra." They play a clip of Dr. Drew Pinsky on CNN dismissing "sexual performance enhancers" as irrelevant compared to cocaine use. The hosts hypothesize that pharmaceutical companies like Pfizer/Merck pressured networks to protect the Viagra trademark from being associated with a drug-related medical emergency.

lamar odom· viagra· cnn· dr. drew pinsky· herbal viagra· pharmaceutical advertising

1:28:47 Um, here's the... this is the initial report. It came out two days ago I heard this in the car. Former NBA star Lamar Odom has been hospitalized after being found unresponsive at an- What? I'm actually stunned that you're running this but since you did I have a sports clip too Well I uh.. This is not a sports clip Yes it is go on Why don't you sit back relax Rorax! Former NBA star Lamar Odom has been hospitalized after being found unresponsive at a Nevada brothel. Officials from Nye County Sheriff's Office said he'd suffered a medical emergency at the Love Ranch in Crystal, Nevada which is about 80 miles northwest of Las Vegas

1:29:31 The celebrity website TMZ reported that Odom had been at the brothel for days. The owner told the Los Angeles Times that herbal Viagra had been found in the athlete's room." Okay, so when I heard that and this came from TMZ, I'm like oh... Herbal Viagra. Now, do you need me to show you the advertising budget of Viagra and Cialis? No! It is billions of dollars. Billions. And where did they advertise the most on cable news because it's all old white guys who can't get it up And that is so there's no way we can have this story run this way and apparently I heard somewhere else. I know where you're going, it's funny... Wait for it! I heard he took 10 tablets of herbal Viagra whatever herbal Viagra is an a guy who has got coke

1:30:23 Hookers and Blow is not a great combination because your loins don't gird if you're doing a lot of coke. And so guys take Viagra, but no he didn't take Viagra he took Herbal Viagra! We have a conversation between Anderson Vanderbilt Pooper, who believe me he knows all about coke and Viagra. And he brings on Dr Drew but of course we have this quagmire! We can't mention Viagra because it's not his sponsor! We can't have the Viagra being responsible for this guy dying perhaps. Let's bring in dr drew pinsky addiction medicine specialist and host of HLN's doctor drew so we know i mean we know lamar odin had has used cocaine recently he'd taken

1:31:10 sexual performance enhancers of some sort he was... Sexual performance enhancers of some sort. Of some sort, hmmm! Some sort what could that be? Found with a white substance on his face. A white substance what could that be? What do you make of all these details I would put aside the sexual enhancement products and that is really not an issue here That's rearranging the Dekteras in the Titanic trying to make sense of that Okay taking Viagra, in massive quantities with massive quantities of cocaine is a recipe for death.

1:31:47 Yeah, he's also drank a lot of cognac. Which in combination with cocaine is very dangerous? Well, in combination with a lot of these things... So but for a doctor to say oh no let's just leave that out because you know that means nothing that's just rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic yeah deck chairs and the Titanic known as CNN's advertising department if you say the word Viagra I would put aside the sexual enhancement products. That is really not an issue here, that's rearranging the dexterity of the Titanic trying to make sense of that Unbelievable! Unbelievable So your theory is and I would now subscribe to it because it makes sense they refuse to mention the word Viagra Because it would affect... Now I want to stop this show They got a call was what happened They got a call

1:32:38 Do not use the word Herbal Viagra. DO NOT USE THE WORD VIAGRA! This is another reason that people should support our show. Exactly every time we turn around we could do these stories and they just I didn't even think of this because I didn't hear the CNN report, and I would have probably been scratching my head over why don't they say what everyone else is saying? You'll see that no one else is going to be using the Viagra word The V word will not be used... So the calls went out yeah First of all, let our lawyers explain something. Hold on a second John. Hi CNN advertising department? Yes I'm with the pharmaceutical company that manufactures Viagra. Oh hi Mr. Merck! How are you doing? I am the attorney and i want to mention that there is no such thing as

1:33:33 as herbal viagra because Viagra is a trademark drug. Oh, but we have this story that actually you are infringing on our trademark if you keep using that word and I can assure you oh that our advertising budget will change And we have more than one drug that we advertise on your network. Oh, Mr.. Mr.. Merck What should we do? We have to report I mean I have Anderson Cooper standing by with Dr.. Drew They're about to report on this what would you like me to do sir a sexual enhancer? Sexual enhancement product that the sexual how about sexual enhancement product is that okay? Yes That's fine But you have to leave it at that you cannot use our trademarked word Viagra

1:34:17 But what if it was Viagra? What if he... Now again, since no one has made that assertion there's no proof of this. You will be impugning the integrity of the product! I have an idea we have this new digital division here at CNN perhaps you know we could continue using this sexual enhancement product but maybe just to have on-the-shelf in case a good one.

1:34:59 Maybe we could do a little special package. You can discuss this with the sales department and they will write this up and it'll be run by us later, but for now no using the word Viagra I also think we probably should just shift to using prescription pills that would probably make everybody happy wouldn't it sir? I'll have to think about that. Right now, we're just concerned about using the word Viagra. That's the purpose of my call. All right thank you very much sir! Yes... Click lawyer

1:35:36 Yeah, that's how it goes. That is what it is and I heard it and was like wow You caught that one. I will give you a 10 points What I like is that you thought I was doing a sports story It is a sport story about a sports guy So the Chicago Cubs Yeah, I understand that this is a once in 100 year event. Well there's a guy named Theo Epstein who is a genius and he went to work for the Boston Red Sox and got them two World Series even though he quit so they had to bring him back so they could get the second World Series

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Chicago Cubs Playoff Win and Back to the Future II

The Chicago Cubs' first-ever home playoff series win at Wrigley Field is discussed in the context of their 107-year championship drought. The hosts note the "prophecy" in the film "Back to the Future Part II," which predicted a Cubs World Series win in 2015. They joke that the team's success might be a elaborate promotion for the film's anniversary on October 21st.

chicago cubs· wrigley field· theo epstein· back to the future ii· 1908 world series

1:36:13 He is one of these sabermetrics guys. Sabermetrics? Yeah, those are the guys who look at all the stats and say well you know if this guy's batting against a left-hander on a sunny day... Moneyball! Moneyball! ...he will not hit the ball on a sunny day. Moneyball! Moneyball! So he is genius in this regard much more so than Billy Bean because he has gotten all these championships He was hired over to the Cubs who have had the same problem that the Red Sox had. They couldn't win anything, now they're winning I would think maybe management has something to do with this but The point that i want to make is if you play this Cubs Win Playoffs clip there's a tidbit in it That was just like shocking to me For starters these are Cub fans celebrating

1:36:57 Last night's division title was the first home playoff series win of any sort ever for the Cubs at Wrigley Field. The last time the Cubs won the World Series, iconic Wrigley Field, the friendly confines hadn't even been built yet! That was way back in 1908 when Teddy Roosevelt was president Henry Ford rolled out the Model T... Was that a machine gun I heard? I don't know what that was. That sounded like a machine gun, hold on. That was way back in 1908 when Teddy Roosevelt was president. It's a riveting gun. Oh okay Henry Ford rolled out the Model T and construction readied on the Titanic. Titanic perhaps a metaphor for Cubby's team's past

1:37:47 Why do you keep on coming out here? Because we're dummies. We're dummies, we're too loyal! Some say it goes back to 1945 when William Sienes cursed the team for ejecting his pet billy goat. Today at the Billy Goat Tavern, an exorcism of sorts. The curse is over Are you a little surprised they're playing baseball in October? Who's not? Besides we already know the outcome of the 2015 World Series They told us in the film Back to the Future 2 Cubs win World Series Still, this is Chicago That was... I watched that and said they did do that in the movie Huh

1:38:30 The movie Back to the Future 2 had the Cubs winning this year's World Series. Well, the 21st of October is back to the future day and I do have a hoverboard It could be that the Cubs winning the World Series is just promotion for a new Back To The Future Oh man, yeah that back to the future but there's a lot of stuff in there. There's a lot of people who have deconstructed it to show that 9-11 was going to happen and this is tons of stuff in there but not really like That where the Cubs will win in this year that they had a big thing in the movie They show that world special their World Series wins. That's right. Go Cubs great Wow Huh? Anyway, I like that. That's my sports story. Yeah, that's a good one. It's a good one

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Redesigning the $10 Bill and Alexander Hamilton Debate

The US Treasury Department released a video featuring Deputy Secretary Sarah Bloom Raskin discussing the inclusion of a woman on the redesigned $10 note by 2020. The hosts debate whether Alexander Hamilton (a proponent of big central government) or Andrew Jackson (on the $20) should be removed. They speculate that Harriet Tubman is the likely candidate for the new currency.

$10 bill· alexander hamilton· treasury department· sarah bloom raskin· andrew jackson· harriet tubman

1:39:19 I want to ask you a question. You have this put-a-woman on the $10 bill... Or on the back! Yeah, you'd be doing dishes on the back The Treasury Department has now come out with a video and I thought ...I didn't know if this was real or not but it is real and they are looking for a woman And here's their little promo video Hi, i'm Sarah Bloom Raskin, the Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Thank you for joining us in this historic endeavor to redesign the $10 note. The new 10 will be the first U.S. note in more than a century of printing currencies to feature the portrait of a woman, which is

1:40:05 Are they all dead presidents? No, they're not all dead presidents. Are they? No, Ben Franklin's on the line but he has never been president This development is a significant and overdue statement that women play an equal and indispensable role in our vibrant American economy By the year 2020, a century after women's suffrage became part of our Constitution. Coincidence? Suffragettes? Women will be a visible part of our nation's currency The next generation of our currency will revolve around the theme of democracy. Tell us your ideas for symbols and designs to include on the new $10 note, I think a triangle and all-seeing eye is always good that are emblematic of our inclusive and free nation

1:40:54 to take part, use hashtag the new 10 or visit thenew10.treasury.gov So I think we're looking at this the wrong way It's not so much what woman do we put on the tent it is who are we taking away? Well were taking Alexander Hamilton away Right but now there has been a long standing dispute between the Jeffersonians and the Hamiltonians There's a dispute whether you should take Andrew Jackson off the 20 instead of taking Hamilton off to 10. Right, but I think taking Alexander Hamilton off the ten is kind of like a final FU to big central government commies wasn't that kinda Hamilton's deal? Well i'm gonna have to think about this. The way... To be honest about it

1:41:47 I'm gonna have to look into it because I know there's this debate going on about a Hamilton versus Jackson and what an Aholy... Adam, Jefferson. It was mainly... No, no, I'm talking about the 20th. Oh okay. They're talking about what an Aholy was. Well, Hamilton the way I understand it he wanted a strong central government. He argued the implied powers of the Constitution. Let's push this off. Okay. Until you've done some research. Yeah, I want to do a read some my old books again all right Catch up the ones you wrote or no other ones? I read I have old books yeah sure you do the one's I wrote anyway any who ah You did not say they have had women on the currency The dollar has got Susan B Anthony on it though just a coin and

1:42:40 They have a some female Indian woman on the gold. We have the walking Liberty who's a woman Yeah, but she's yeah But she's an iconic woman that is probably sexist yeah Hey when we finally get the new $10 note with a woman on it can we say oh look at her boobs? Oh, yeah my loins are all girded for her Can we talk like that on The View If you get on The View. Yeah, yeah no... I don't know who they're gonna put on it. Amen fist bump! Who do? I don't care. I really don't care. It's going to be whoever they want. So I think it's going to be Harriet Tubman. You know we-I think was it Sunday maybe was even last Thursday were talking about finally people are catching onto the Toyota Hilux

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Toyota Hilux as "Force Enabler" in Syria and Afghanistan

An NPR report from 2014 confirms that the US State Department delivered 43 Toyota Hilux pickups to "moderate" Syrian rebels as "force enablers." The hosts contrast this with recent news stories where US officials expressed confusion over how ISIS obtained so many Toyota vehicles. They suggest the trucks were intentionally provided by the US government and are now being used as mobile weapon platforms.

toyota hilux· syria· npr· non-lethal aid· isis· state department

1:43:33 being used by the caliphate. And one of our producers sent me an NPR piece, which is a 10 minute piece I chopped it down to a minute 25. Wow! Well it just goes on and on and on but as from last...it's from April 2014 So what is that now? Now, that's almost a year and a half ago. Two or three months. Last week the US announced it was restarting delivery of non-lethal aid to some of the more moderate rebel groups in Syria That aid obviously does not include guns and bullets and stuff that kills but it does...

1:44:09 Oh my, what a difference a year makes. ...include a lot of other things communications equipment generators over three tons of medical supplies hundreds of thousands of MREs and Toyota pickup trucks 43 of them have been delivered and more are reportedly on the way we spoke with an advisor to the Syrian National Coalition which represents moderate opposition... Hold on a second! After the reports that we just ran where the government's wondering. Oh god, where are these trucks coming from? Mm-hmm We shipped them over there and 43 with more to come this whole report was about the Toyota Hilux He's a fan of Toyota trucks in one model in particular the Hilux equipment like the Toyota Hilux is

1:44:53 are what we refer to as force enablers for the moderate opposition forces on the ground. Ube Shabandar says the trucks will be delivering troops and supplies into battle, and some will become battlefield weapons Oh you can absolutely expect for many of those trucks to be mounted with crew-served machine guns or other type of equipment military equipment that the opposition forces have access to I mean that's one of the reasons why the Toyota Hilux is such an important force multiplier because it can be used both for humanitarian purposes and for operational purposes as well. Syria is only the latest war zone where the Hilux has become a vehicle of choice, the BBC's David Loyne joins us from Kabul... David seen any Toyota trucks in Afghanistan lately? Huh there are hundreds of Toyota Hiluxes around the country I was in Kandahar this week- So the point is- Holy! Okay no almost clip of the day Well

1:45:48 That would have to be borderline then. Yeah, borderline that's it. That is as close as you can get to a hat trick. No I need one more clip of the day. One more. I said close. You're not going to do another one. Okay? I guarantee that there are too many good ones. Whoever found that for us this is what makes our show great we have producers out there who do stuff like this and I don't know how he missed it when it first happened but It wasn't important at the time, but after the most recent reports where they go on and on about where are these trucks coming from? We've got to find them. And then we grill the Toyota North American president or who's selling these trucks? I don't know. They say hey you guys are your dumb fucks! Wow

1:46:41 F-bomb from Dvorak? Hmm. Uh, let me see who was that who thanked us... I want to thank the person who sent that to me. Hmm Hey, well I can't remember yeah, but that but that is that's another. That's yeah the classic It's a classic it just its so classic coming from But all of this stuff So I'm telling you it's got to be Chevy truck month or something coming out we have to discredit The crowd not this great This is the best promotion these guys could ever get

1:47:20 Toyota's gonna sell trucks. Here's what I think, I don't think you can get a Hilux in this country. Here's what i think...I think it's a message to Toyota saying we need a deal on the 2016 Hilux. We need a little deal! You know? We're giving you a lot of exposure, we got a lot of sales, I think we should have a little deal going on here. Just my thinking. Well there is something up Well, here's a couple of this. We're going to talk about this area and I get the last couple clicks out of the way. This is an RT clip. This one says RT 20 strikes. RT is needling us consistently because the Russians are whining that

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Russian Airstrikes in Syria and Obama's "Leadership" Definition

RT reports that the US-led coalition is only conducting 20 strikes a day against ISIS compared to much higher rates in previous wars. In a "60 Minutes" interview with Steve Kroft, President Obama dismissed Vladimir Putin's intervention in Syria as a sign of weakness rather than leadership. The hosts argue the US is attempting to "sucker" Russia into a Middle Eastern quagmire similar to the Vietnam War.

russia· syria· barack obama· steve kroft· 60 minutes· vladimir putin

1:48:07 And Putin's got it. There was one of our Russian guys sent this clip in with Putin being interviewed on some Russian TV, it's all subtitled but... Putin makes an interesting point when he says you know they're bitching about The Americans in our airstrikes are bitching about, well you know we didn't talk to him about this and we didn't talk to him about that. In plenty of time he says they never talked to us about anything! This is our ally and they're flying jets in there from all kinds of places no one's ever discussed it with us or we just chop liver?

1:48:43 And it's a very I will have more about that thing later, but this was an interesting little needle This RT 20 strikes a day clip is on our T course this coalition against the group without a whole lot of success Some have turned to statistics in the debate, comparing US bombings against Islamic State with other American campaigns in the region. Back in 1991 the historic Desert Storm operations saw more than a thousand bombing a day In 2003 the U.S unleashed up to 800 strikes every day on Iraq and bid to remove Saddam Hussein And now Obama has branded Islamic State the biggest menace to humanity, yet American jets limit their missions to barely 20 strikes a day. Yeah. So yeah... Now I'm just hoping even though i don't believe it's true but I'm hoping upon hope that this everything is employed to sucker the Russians that come in there just to take over that battle the way they French suckered us into Vietnam

1:49:42 You hope that? Yeah. You hope the Russians will get bogged down in a Vietnam-like quagmire? It's just gonna be funnier, yeah! For the humor of it. Well, because once that happens you're gonna get the...you know if you have this clip from the last show since you can look these things up. Did you save the clips from last show? Yes! Look for this Steve Kroft clip and play this clip This is what..this is kind of warmongering a-holes or media's. This was taken from an interview done on 60 Minutes Uh, Croft with a K? Yeah. K-R-O-F-T. Or actually look for Steve. Steve Croft. Yeah I got it A year ago when we did this interview there was some saber rattling between the United States and Russia on the Ukrainian border By the way...I got the clip Little props will be okay I'm actually stunned by your news system Now its also going on in Syria

1:50:38 You said a year ago that the United States, America leads. We're the indispensable nation Mr Putin seems to be challenging that leadership In what way? Let's think about this. Well, he has moved troops into Syria for one. He has got people on the ground. Two, the Russians are conducting military operations in the Middle East for the first time since World War II bombing the people that we are supporting So that is leading Steve? Let me ask you this question When I came into office Ukraine

1:51:16 was governed by a corrupt ruler who was a stooge of Mr. Putin. Stooge! He was Russia's only ally in the region and today, rather than being able to count on their support and maintain the base they had in Syria which they've had for a long time, Mr. Putin now is devoting his own troops, his own military just to barely hold together via thread his sole ally. And in your claim... He's challenging your leadership, Mr President. No, no. He is challenging your leadership. Steve I got to tell you if you think that running your economy into the ground and having to send troops in order to prop up your only ally

1:52:02 his leadership, then we've got a different definition of leadership. You can see Steve's interview with the president this Sunday night. Sunday, Sunday, Sunday... Yeah All the Friday news shows by the way had that clip. They have promotions and they had that clip Well I mean it would fit in our general- He is challenging your leadership It would fit in our overall thesis that this is about rubbleizing the entire Middle East Yeah. Rubble on the double! I think the Russians can chip in, do a little rubbalizing? We'll see... we'll see.... Well if you want to hear something another depressing kind of a... Well wait, this is the European Union who are-I guess they have to show that they are leaders

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European Union Divisions Over Bashar al-Assad

EU foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg condemned Russian airstrikes but remain divided on the future of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Spain is open to negotiations, while France and Britain insist on his eventual removal. The hosts note that the EU's harsh rhetoric toward Russia masks these internal disagreements regarding a transition of power in Syria.

european union· bashar al-assad· syria· luxembourg· russia

1:52:56 Everyone has to be the leader. You know, we're supposed to not be like an Asian culture where there's all this saving face and oh my god they have these poor people that they have to save face so he can't do it this way We can't do it that way because they have to save face And we always accuse the Asian cultures of being kind of subjected to this horrible cultural bias of having to save face We're the worst Yeah, and here's the EU just whining about it. European leaders have mixed opinions on how to end the conflict in Syria but on the issue of Russian airstrikes they say they're unified In Luxembourg EU foreign ministers roundly condemned the strikes saying Moscow's military intervention risks worsening an already bad situation They urged Russia to halt the aerial campaign And are expected to criticize Russia at a summit in Brussels later this week

1:53:47 Russia's defense ministry says its planes have carried out 55 sorties over Syria in 24 hours, hitting more than 50 Islamic State targets. But the strikes are also hitting other insurgent groups some of which are supported by the West in their battle against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad European diplomats have been meeting to find a compromise over Assad between countries that want him to bow out immediately and those that are ready to accept a transition of power Spain wants the West to negotiate with Assad. France insists he must go and right away Britain says Assad can't be allowed to stay as president, but is willing to talk about when and how he might leave

1:54:29 While the latest EU statement amounts to harsh criticism of Russia's actions, it masks lingering divisions within the bloc over Assad's role in ending the crisis. And I heard before you go into that, I don't have a clip. But one of the camera never mind. But there was been a number of debates and discussions mostly on RT using American socialists to discuss this guy. And this guy is really an interesting character from what I can tell even though he's

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Jeremy Corbyn Teleprompter Gaffe in UK Speech

UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn is mocked for a teleprompter error where he accidentally read the stage directions aloud during a speech. Corbyn said "strong message here" before delivering his point about not cutting student numbers. The hosts compare this to early teleprompter struggles faced by President Obama.

jeremy corbyn· labour party· teleprompter· uk politics· student numbers

1:55:10 Supposedly according to the BBC folks that he's just made it so That Cameron's boys will just run roughshod over everybody. Yeah, there's a lot of love for him then I'm seeing and You know I was not living in the UK of course It's very difficult To get a real feel for the for the street But I do know that he has one big issue And his issue is speeches He is not a trained speaker, which is kind of... I don't know what they were thinking man. It's like you got to get someone who can talk and can do simple things like read a teleprompter This isn't this is probably the first of many Jeremy Corbyn teleprompter gaffes

1:55:55 You know, we have a our president didn't do well. Didn't do too well in the beginning with his teleprompter had a lot of problems, a lot of issues. Corbyn has some problems to we need to be investing in skills, investing in our young people and strong message here not cutting student numbers. He read the direction on the teleprompters like strong message here was like I got a little like a little note all caps usually You don't read it. What an idiot. Play it again! You like that, huh? I thought it was pretty funny here we go We need to be investing in skills investing in our young people and strong message here not cutting student numbers

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Volkswagen Safety Data Discrepancy and Emissions Scandal

Bloomberg analysis reveals that Volkswagen has reported death and injury claims at a rate nine times lower than other manufacturers like General Motors. While GM reported 524 incidents per million vehicles, VW claimed only 34. The hosts suggest this indicates a pattern of deceptive self-reporting by the German automaker beyond the known emissions cheating scandal.

volkswagen· bloomberg· nhtsa· gm· honda· safety claims

1:56:47 Oh man. That's too much and that can happen to anybody yeah, so I guess Volkswagen you know it's There's another They're really going and this is a big problem for Germany it really we are Screwing the Germans with this sorry Deutschland in addition to lying about at which of course everyone did Everyone did this. It had been known to the BBC for over a year, they reported on it but Bloomberg did an analysis of data that car manufacturers report on death and injury claims

1:57:30 And either Volkswagen is the safest car in the universe or they're lying. They're consistently, for years... ...Volkswagen reports death and injury claims at a rate nine times lower than any other car manufacturer! These guys- Are the Deutschers just big liars? Well, I've always thought that award went to Volvo for the safest automobile. Yeah now Let me see if it has anything. I think it does and this report has something about No, it doesn't actually should have But it says on the far low end Volkswagen is reported 34 incidents per million vehicles in contrast General Motors General Motors reported 524 incidents per million vehicles Now Honda

1:58:25 was fined 70 million dollars by the NHTSA, that's National Highway Traffic something-something or other for lying and they... their lie was 78 incidents per million vehicles. That was their lie number and Volkswagen comes in at less than half of that with 34 so now this is going to be looked at And as we... They can prove that that's bullcrap. And it is a number the company self-reported. They might as well close the doors. Might as well close! Right? This isn't good, this is not good. No this is yeah I wonder what there something up and finally before you take our break here The president had a number of proclamations but also a letter to the Senate actually letter to the President of the Speaker of the House

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US Troop Deployment to Cameroon for Pipeline Protection

President Obama notified Congress of the deployment of 300 US troops to Cameroon to conduct airborne intelligence and surveillance. The hosts link this deployment to the protection of the Chad-Cameroon pipeline, which is partially owned by Chevron and Exxon. They also mention the release of the "Drone Papers" and the use of the War Powers Resolution to justify the mission.

cameroon· barack obama· chad-cameroon pipeline· chevron· exxon· drone papers

1:59:22 And he says October 12, 2015 approximately... because you know gee it's so hard to count. Approximately 90 US Armed Forces personnel began deploying to Cameroon with the consent of the government of Cameroon and this deployment is in advance of the development of additional U.S. armed forces personnel to Cameroon to conduct airborne intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance operations in the region The total number of US military personnel to be deployed to Cameroon is anticipated to be up to 300. These forces are equipped with weapons for the purpose of providing their own force protection and security, and will remain in Cameroon until their support is no longer needed." I think it's probably prudent to mention the Chad-Cameroon pipeline which is now in full on operation... ...and this is pipeline protection

2:00:15 We're going to see dronings and a very interesting, the drone papers just came out today which I have not had chance to look at. I'll have a full analysis of that on Sunday which looks interesting I was at the Pierre Drive My Cars $250,000 website. Somebody sent him a bunch of documents like this. So be on the lookout for drone strikes for pipelines blowing up and of course as the president says, I directed the deployment of US forces in furtherance of U.S national security and foreign policy interests, and pursuant to my constitutional authority... ...to conduct US-foreign relations as Commander in Chief under the War Powers Act Resolution. I appreciate the support of Congress in this action." And then of course the pipeline is partially owned by Chevron and Petronas so yes that is indeed

2:01:17 our national interests, including the US Export-Import Bank. Oh my god there's more Exxon Royal Dutch Shell. It's so sad but we have to kill all these people for oil. Well as long as nobody knows... Yes! As long as... Shh! Iksnay on the arming bay please. I'm gonna show myself old by donating to No Agenda Imagine all the people who could do that? Oh yeah that'd be fab! On no agenda Okay, we have a few people to thank including sir Nick Princey also known as Adam out of Plymouth Massachusetts nuts 1 2 3 4 5 first-time donor at the behest of my friend from Fuquay Vanna North Carolina yes that's a real place mmm all right okay on behalf of his friend Who is this friends name again?

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No Agenda Donor Thank-Yous and "Sash Voice" Banter

The hosts conduct a lengthy thank-you segment for donors under the $50 "anonymity" line and those in the "Mile High Club." Banter ensues regarding the Dutch town of Zwijndrecht and Adam Curry's new sash. They reiterate that the show is entirely listener-supported and free from the pharmaceutical advertising that compromises mainstream news.

nick princey· ron williams· david derusse· melody mann· value-for-value· sash

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Nation of Islam and the CDC Whistleblower Allegations

At the Million Man March anniversary, Tony Muhammad of the Nation of Islam claimed that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. provided evidence of a CDC cover-up. The allegation states that the MMR vaccine was found to have a higher rate of adverse reactions (autism-like symptoms) in African-American and Latino boys. Muhammad announced a planned march on the CDC headquarters in Atlanta to protest "spiritual wickedness in high places."

nation of islam· cdc· mmr vaccine· tony muhammad· robert f. kennedy jr.· autism

2:10:20 It's your birthday, birthday On no one's birthday And Jose Flores says happy birthday to his daughter Eliana Flores celebrating on October 14th. Andrew Dawson, he celebrates today Benjamin Shirky says happy birthday to Rebecca Shirky and Happy Birthday to Alexander Munoz celebrating on the 18th of October Happy Birthday from all your friends the staff and management and The Cleaning Crew here at The Best Podcast in the Universe Oh, and I have Matthew Dropko. Belated birthday we missed him somehow on the 25th And no nightings today sadly but we do have two title changes Sir Trevor Baxter becomes a baronet and Sir Craig Jones becomes a baronet Congratulations both of you! Thank you for your support of The Best Podcast in the Universe Now October 10th then...I didn't know this But I gotta tell you John Serious Channel 127

2:11:19 Man, I went down to San Antonio yesterday again. You know they play subliminal messages in there pretty soon you'll be turning on me Yeah maybe maybe not And this was when i was driving back from Lubbock probably and they had one of the guys from the Nation of Islam on and we're talking about The Million Man March, the anniversary of The Million Man March was October 10th. And so I don't think they had a million men show up but they did have quite a bit and it was covered by C-SPAN. Initially when I saw this speech...this is Tony Muhammad then he is from the Nation of Islam

2:12:03 And he made a very strong accusation with a name in there that's just like, whoa hold on what is going on here? And so I have a follow-up clip to this but listen to this accusation. Nation of Islam would be known for saying some pretty crazy things but this is not only in my wheelhouse But it was dismissed by many as a conspiracy theory Brothers and sisters! I'm here to bring to you some vital information that has happened to our community and it has not been brought to the attention of black people throughout America. Because the mainstream media doesn't care about black people in America! Four months ago,

2:12:49 Bobby Kennedy, the son of Robert Kennedy met with me in Los Angeles to give me some shocking and revealing and I mean terrible information on what's going on. Did you hear about any of this John? This shocking and terrible information? You know i may have Really? Yeah At the Center for Disease Control In Atlanta Georgia It has been brought to our attention that the senior lead scientist for the Center of Disease Control has admitted that the MMR vaccines and many other vaccine shots have been genetically modified to attack black and Latino boys. I don't think you heard me, we are living in a wicked time where we're dealing

2:13:47 with a spiritual wickedness as in high places. And the pharmaceutical industry, along with the American Medical Association have found a way like Pharaoh did during the Children of Israel when it was time for them to make an exit. Pharaoh said let us kill all boy babies two and under. So now they are trying to force vaccines on baby boys at least 80 shots before they're three years old So this is what Minister Farrakhan said we're going to do on the 24th and the 25th of this month.

2:14:23 25,000 of us are going to march on the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta Georgia and we're gonna say not another Tuskegee on our watch. We'd be damned if we don't stand around and let somebody else pump us up with viruses! It's time for us to stand up so take this information down as I exit go to CDCTruth.org Okay, so I did the research CDC truth org and of course it sounds well just summarize What he is saying is the CDC has created MMR vaccines that kill black and Latino boys And that this he claims This is a targeted attack to kill them. And then Robert Kennedy who has been all over the get the

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Congressman Bill Posey and Dr. William Thompson's CDC Testimony

Florida Congressman Bill Posey took to the House floor to enter a statement from CDC whistleblower Dr. William Thompson into the record. Thompson admitted that he and his co-authors destroyed documents and omitted statistically significant data regarding the link between the MMR vaccine and autism in African-American boys in a 2004 study. Posey called for a formal congressional investigation into the CDC's scientific integrity.

bill posey· william thompson· cdc· mmr vaccine· autism· whistleblower

2:15:17 The mercury out of vaccines. Yeah, he's been all over this and so I find Congressman Bill Posey Republican from Florida and i'm just going to have to play the whole piece because pretty much this checks out to be true and of course as we've already discussed, this is not something that the mainstream media can even touch because these drug companies have you know... They support the mainstream media with their income. They would have no money if it wasn't for these drug companies Now another thing that is mentioned at the beginning of this clip you know, the vaccine all vaccines companies who manufacture vaccines are indemnified there. They cannot be held liable for death or any injury that is the law in the United States however there is unknown to many people a huge fund to

2:16:10 pretty much shut victims up of vaccine damage, which apparently is now they're shelling out $3 billion a year. So you can probably surmise that there are some issues with some vaccines as always the percentage that's well known fact but listen to Posey's entire speech I found it quite shocking. I arrived today on matters of research and scientific integrity To begin with i'm absolutely resolutely pro-vaccine Advancements in medical immunization have saved countless lives and greatly benefited public health. That being said, it's troubling to me that in a recent Senate hearing on childhood vaccinations It was never mentioned that our government has paid out over $3 billion through a vaccine injury compensation program for children who have been injured by vaccinations Regardless of the subject matter

2:17:08 Parents making decisions about their children's health deserve to have the best information available to them. They should be able to count on federal agencies to tell them the truth For these reasons, I bring the following matter to the House floor In August 2014, Dr. William Thompson a senior scientist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention worked with a whistleblower attorney to provide my office with documents related to a 2004 CDC study that examined the possibility of our relationship between mumps, measles, rubella vaccines and autism

2:17:45 In a statement released in August 2014, Dr. Thompson stated, I regret that my co-authors and I omitted statistically significant information in our 2004 article published in the Journal of Pediatrics." Mr. Speaker, I respectfully request the following excerpts from the statement written by Dr. Thompson be entered into the record. Now quoting Dr. Thompson My primary job duties while working in the immunization safety branch from 2000 to 06 were to lead or co-lead three major vaccine safety studies. the MADDSP-MMR Autism Cases Control Study was being carried out in response to the Wakefield Lancet study that suggested an association between the MMR vaccine and autism like health outcome. And that's a guy who was excoriated, run out of town tarred and feathered for his report that vaccines can cause autism? Right. Wakefield There were several major concerns among scientists and consumer advocates outside CDC

2:18:50 in the fall of 2000 regarding the execution of the Verstraten study. One of the important goals that was determined up front in the spring of 2001 before any of these studies started, was to have all three protocols vetted outside the CDC prior to the start of the analyses so that consumer advocates could not claim that we were presenting analyses that suited our own goals and biases. We hypothesized that if we found statistically significant effects at either 18 or 36 month thresholds, we would conclude that vaccinating children early with MMR vaccine could lead to autism-like characteristics or features." Okay, autism like which is pretty much autism

2:19:35 We all met and finalized the study protocol and analysis plan. The goal was to not deviate from the analysis plan to avoid the debacle that occurred with the Verstratten thimerosal study published in Pediatrics in 2003." Right, that's how thimerosal got proven to be something very bad to have in your vaccines okay? It's mercury. At the September 5th meeting we discussed in detail how to code race for both a sample and the bursative gets sampled How to code race, okay? This is now about race which I think is what the Nation of Islam guy means by black and Latino boys

2:20:11 At the bottom of table 7, it also shows that for the non-birth certificate sample the adjusted race effect statistical significance was huge. Okay so we're killing more boys of color okay huge huge he says huge yeah he says huge which is big like Trump huge All the authors and I met and decided some time between August and September 2002 not to report any race effects for the paper. Yeah, but fuck them! Black and brown who cares? We're the CDC! Sometime soon after the meeting we decided to exclude reporting any race effects The co-authors scheduled a meeting to destroy documents related to the study

2:20:57 The remaining four co-authors all met and brought a big garbage can into the meeting room, and reviewed and went through all the hard copy documents that we had thought we should discard. And put them in a huge garbage can." However, because I assumed it was illegal and would violate both FOIA and DOJ requests. I kept hard copies of all documents in my office and I retained all associated computer files." I believe we intentionally withheld controversial findings from the final draft of the pediatrics paper end quote of the doctor Mr. Speaker, I believe it's our duty to ensure that the documents Dr Thompson provided are not ignored Therefore, I will provide them to members of Congress and the House committees upon request Considering the nature of the whistleblowers' documents as well as the involvement of the CDC a hearing and thorough investigation is warranted

2:21:52 So I ask, Mr. Speaker...I beg and implore my colleagues on the Appropriations Committee to please take such action. Yeah good luck with that! Wow! Do i get the hat trick? Borderline clip of the day! Oh man! I just missed it! Well that is the... you can't get two clips of the day. You can get a borderline and a borderline. Hat trick! Hat trick! It is the hat trick. Hat trick, nailed it? But what if I have four? Well, that's outrageous. That so please everybody go into the show notes at 765.noagendanotes.com you can find it archive.noagendanoats.com That guy that congressman is clearly a conspiracy theorist

2:22:46 So there is documentation, the documents that prove that there was a huge statistical issue with adverse reaction. I don't know if it was death but adverse reaction with autism like symptoms amongst race. So there's in that case, I'm pretty sure they're talking about black and brown, black, brown yellow children who cares? They're not white and we're the CDC. Oh hail Apple! I hate that. That makes me mad. Yeah, it's a good one. It's only on the No Agenda show would anybody hear anything like this? Yes because we're not funded by... Our donations are down. Well it's true! And we have to do something new ideas. This is what other people are thinking about this but I think it's important because part of the economy as part of the global economy is very important to bankers let's hear their latest opium report

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Afghanistan Opium Production and Mexican Competition

Reports indicate that opium poppy acreage in Afghanistan is down 19%, potentially cutting output by half. The hosts attribute this shift to the rise of poppy cultivation in Mexico, suggesting the US no longer needs the Afghan supply. They speculate this decline in production may finally allow for a full US military withdrawal from Afghanistan.

opium· afghanistan· mexico· poppies· drug trade

2:23:44 For the first time in six years, Afghanistan may produce less opium. Oh no! An Afghan survey reports the acreage planted in opium poppies is down 19%. Down! Stocks are down! Officials say that's due mainly to bad weather but also to a change in how farmed areas are measured As a result, the country's potential output of opium could fall by nearly half this year But this is because we as we heard on the previous show Mexico was making their own opium And we heard Comey and and Judd Johnson of all know Mexico, but Mexico's making their own. Oh they make they grow on their own poppies Stop it We don't need it anymore from Afghanistan. You know we should pull out of Afghanistan. Yeah, yeah, we can pull out now pull us Yep, that's exactly what's happening I have a historical clip that might be fun to listen to little historical clip

2:24:40 I won't play that. Well, let me get another clip to kind of keep things going maybe it'll trigger the historical clip. Of course i've been doing the three by three yes this is the three networks in three weeks And one of the things I've come away with is that these networks do not play. There's a couple of stories, yeah everybody plays them but there are some stories that only one network will play and this in this case it's ABC and this was like...and i call it the underreported ABC news story. It's out of Chicago!

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Chicago School Fraud and Universal Behavioral Screening

Former Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett pleaded guilty to a $23 million fraud and kickback scheme. Simultaneously, a listener provided a "parent waiver" form for a new "universal behavioral emotional screening system" in schools. The hosts argue these screenings are designed to identify "risk factors" in children to justify early pharmaceutical intervention and drugging.

barbara byrd-bennett· chicago public schools· behavioral screening· arne duncan· student risk

2:25:18 back here at home tonight to Chicago and the former head of the city's public schools pleading guilty to massive fraud. Barbara Byrd Bennett admitting she steered $23 million in no-bid contracts to education firms for more than two million dollars in kickbacks, she will serve seven and a half years behind bars." Yeah! Isn't that where Arnie Duncan comes from? I don't know who's Arnie Duncan? Oh yeah, of course... Of course... You know, one of our producers sent me a form that his five six and seven year olds came home with. And I'm not sure where is this? Where is he from? School-based universal behavioral emotional screening system notice and parent waiver. And this is only if you do not give consent for your child's teacher to complete the SRSSSIBSS

2:26:17 Testing. Have you heard of any of this, John? No. I won't mention it. Participating in a school-based universal behavioral emotional screening system the use of screening data as well establishes a valid and reliable method for determining students with elevated levels of risk This universal screening tool will help schools identify risk factors and barriers to learn associated with Barriers to learning, should be a comma there. Associated with behavioral social and emotional challenges which are known to reduce the likelihood of student success in school So then this is whole paragraph where you have the right to know what we're doing and you have the right to opt out if you really want too And then notice

2:27:02 Though this initiative is not funded by the US Department of Education, due to the nature of the information that may be collected... The school district wants provide parent caregivers with information about the initiative so parent caregivers can make an informed decision about their child's participation. And then they say what is it? The school district is providing Parent caregivers with a reasonable period of time prior to administration of the test, this notification of the screening and an opportunity to review the screening instrument itself. Which I think our producer should do you should go and review this instrument. Oh yeah! After teacher completes the screener tool, the district shall share with parent caregivers of students with elevated levels of risk

2:27:50 the results and provide guidance on any recommended follow-up school based supports and interventions or other steps deemed appropriate. Well, you know what that means don't ya? Drugs! Yeah! It used to be parents and guardians now it's parents and caregivers. Yeah, yeah I know it's kind of there's some reason for that transition Well, it's a part is like you're not a pet owner anymore if your pet guardian of the pet Guardian of the pet but not have a child that's more interesting to me Now it's sad

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Common Core Dissociation and Bill Gates Critique

The hosts deconstruct the Common Core educational standards, arguing they are designed to dissociate children from their parents by making homework incomprehensible to adults. They criticize Bill and Melinda Gates for their role in funding the initiative. The segment also touches on how federal funding was used to "blackmail" governors into adopting the standards.

common core· bill gates· melinda gates· education· jeb bush

2:28:28 I was thinking, you know one of the things about everyone's why it comes up at the common core thing and Bill Gates was on PBS recently with I saw that with Melissa. They're right Melissa is wrong and Belinda her name is Melinda. No she sitting there like she invented teaching yeah horrible woman horrible woman so You know the great thing about Common Core is that? It does probably one of the best jobs of separating parents from children because when you're a kid, you like your parents to help you with your homework and help you do this. And they explain things to you that come up as lot of it's socializing because you can inculcate certain principles in the kid because you're working with him on his homework and studying along the lines that

2:29:21 No, you know how to do math. That is unacceptable! The Schüler has to take care of the children? When the Kindergarten is Schüler should take care your children and the state will take care your children?! This is exactly what's going on to brainwash the kids because a lot of these tests that we see that come through have a lot of interesting subtle brainwashing insofar as diversity, training how it's important and all these kind of commonplaces that the liberals just to cite them are all in on. And the conservatives aren't a lot of anti-religious stuff for example. It tends to be so obtuse because of the nature of Common Core they've cut the parents out of the picture that's why parents bitch so much

2:30:09 I can't help my kid. This is homework, I don't even know what this is...what are you talking about? The kid doesn't know, I don't know." It's very dissociative. The whole Common Core thing is very bad which is what bothers me about Jeb Bush being all in. Yeah well actually they have a clip here that kind of ties into that. Of course Common Core Was set up with the no-child left behind money through the Board of Governors. It's not the board There's a Governor's Association of America I think that's what it called so all the governors got together and there was Sarah sucker well They were know they're not even suckered they were blackmailed like see this money you cannot oh yes, there's that You cannot use this money unless you are on board with Common Core Bobby Jindal I think is from Glenn Beck

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Bobby Jindal on Obama's "Arrogance" Toward Governors

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal recounted a private meeting where President Obama dismissed governors' suggestions for reducing student debt and improving healthcare. According to Jindal, Obama argued that without federal oversight, "people would be dying in the streets." The hosts use this to illustrate the federal government's perceived arrogance toward state-level leadership.

bobby jindal· barack obama· national governors association· student debt· federalism

2:30:57 And it's not specifically about Common Core, but you'll get the idea when he talks about the arrogance of President Obama specifically. But I could say that this would be... White leadership in general thinks this way because power corrupts for some crazy way when it comes to human beings The president meets with the governors once a year. Every president does this, usually in February through the National Governors Association. Democrat and Republican were in a private room with him at the White House no press after they kicked the press out after a few minutes I asked him a question. I said Mr President you're so worried about rising student debt rightfully and I said you know you've bragged about the power of the pen on the phone

2:31:38 There's something you could do about this. I said without spending any more government money, what if you broke up the accrediting monopolies? Because you're limiting competition in higher education and another governor asked a similar question on health care. What if he gave states more flexibilities behind closed doors are there a lot of democratic governors? I think that they wouldn't say this publicly. They would say look if you took away the red tape and bureaucracy You could cut 10-15 percent And I can run these programs more efficiently whether it's medicaid or these other programs Listen to the arrogance of the president's answer. Now, he is talking to a room full of governors Democrats and Republicans not just Republicans. He goes to me and other governor well if we did that there would be people dying in streets they wouldn't get healthcare they need and students getting ripped off because they wouldn't get education they need so what he is basically saying you guys these states aren't smart enough

2:32:26 The same people elected you that elected me, but for some reason y'all aren't smart enough to do this. You need the federal government to protect you from yourselves." Yeah shut up! Shut up! You don't know what you're talking about. That is a common thought. Yeah. That's why the people want bigger federal government they want national police and that sort of thing and that's what you end up with. And of course, there are all kinds of different ways you can blame it I think this is a good time to play this clip This is Get Out Of The Road Clip I think you'll enjoy. of the road! Get behind me!" You understand that? Get out of the road, New World Order. Get out of my mind. Get out of my free will. Get outta my way. Humanity is going interstellar. And The Seat Man's getting divorced

CHAPTER 40 / 43 Discussion

Paris Climate Summit and French Weatherman Firing

Ahead of the UN climate meeting in Paris, a top French TV weatherman, Philippe Verdier, was fired for writing a book challenging the IPCC's data and climate models. The hosts discuss the "peer pressure" nature of the upcoming summit and the EPA's $75 million expenditure on drones and assault gear. They mock the alarmist reports regarding rising sea levels and "reanimated" ancient viruses.

ipcc· paris climate summit· philippe verdier· epa· global warming

2:33:24 No, yeah is this a big scandal down there in Austin it is because now we're seeing what the seed man possesses possessed us possessive poses Possessive he got some nice real estate here in Austin. Oh I wouldn't be surprised He got some nice real estate here in Austin. I've got an Airstream. He's got some nice real estate I don't know. I'm thinking boner pills are the way to go oh All right. We have, we can always sell seeds with jerky. Alright the so we have the big Paris powwow coming up this is the big climate change IPCC

2:34:05 This is all crazy. Meanwhile, first snow is falling in Germany but here are the articles just a quick span of articles too late to save over 400 US cities from rising seas according to scientists Hold on hold on hold on hold on Because of what's happening in Greenland right now The maps of the world will have to be redrawn this is what would happen to San Francisco Bay John C. Dvorak, look out the window how are the mudflats doing today? Well the mud flats when we started this show were very visible but the tide has come in I have to check the tide table which i have over here and there's actually water on the mud flats for the moment but they look normal All right scientific report from Mr. John C. Dvorak C stands for climate change

2:35:06 But also, our Antarctic ice sheets face catastrophic collapse without deep emissions cuts. This is from The Guardian. The EPA spends $75 million to equip 200 special agents with drones night vision goggles guns and assault ships that is the Environmental Protection Agency who have drones night vision goggles gun and a guns and assault Why? To drone you! You denier And scientists say they will reanimate a 30,000 year old giant virus unearthed in the frozen wastelands of Siberia. And they warn that climate change may awaken dangerous microscopic pathogens." We're all gonna die! Oh and a little shining light to the top weatherman... TV weatherman in France has been fired

2:36:01 Why? Because he wrote a book and in the book, he specifically challenges the work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC saying they blatantly erased data that went against their overall conclusions. And he casts doubt on the accuracy of their climate models. So he is... So he's fired? Fired yeah. Asked not to come back. Wait let me get this straight Guy in France a country that's all-in on climate change at the government level. In fact, the big meeting is in France in Paris power The bees in France you don't want to have any disturbance there So this guy writes about I guess it would be a well documented book and yeah, I'm hoping Not a bunch of bullcrap they did they fire him because the book was a big lie He didn't do his homework kind of thing he says

2:36:53 Let's see where it is. I received a letter telling me not to come in This is direct extension of what I say in my book namely that any contrary views must be eliminated We must eliminate you if you are contrarian to the views. Yes, this is a known fact However this report shows us that once again This meeting which is going to be a bonanza although Paris in November December's crap who wants it? It is very good But yeah anyone wants to travel You might want to go to Paris just to look at the Christmas decorations but you're going to freeze your butt off and it's probably gonna be raining

2:37:32 Peer pressure and cooperation. These are just some of the buzzwords being used ahead of the UN climate meeting in Paris this December, where talks will look to reach an international agreement to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Negotiators planning to enforce any deals without sanctions or punishments The climate agreement will be more along the lines of a nuclear agreement than it will be along the lines of something let's say under the World Trade Organization where you could come out and slap trade sanctions on people Of course, some people say this just isn't good enough. The Bolivians especially have the most radical proposal which is to say that you should have an international climate justice tribunal. Neither China nor the United States are two top emitters of greenhouse gases would be willing to submit themselves to a strong legal review if their promises to curb greenhouse gas emissions

2:38:23 Instead, a likely outcome could be a pledge and review system whereby commitments are assessed every five years against the goal of halving world emissions by 2050. Advocators of that also anticipate an organic move towards green energy. The hope is that in coming years the prices of solar technology or wind technology, wind turbines Hydro power will have come down so much that it makes economic sense for governments to go ahead and do this. Yeah, of course we have to... It's not semiconductor technology it costs money to build hardware like that yeah well We all know what was going on

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SodaStream CEO and the EPA "Pollutant" Label for CO2

On CNBC, the CEO of SodaStream corrected host Joe Kernan by noting that the CO2 used in his product is the same substance the EPA has classified as a "pollutant." The hosts discuss the absurdity of labeling a naturally occurring, exhaled gas as a dangerous pollutant. They explain the industry argument that carbonating drinks is "carbon neutral" as the gas is captured from the air and returned to it.

sodastream· cnbc· co2· epa· carbon dioxide

2:39:03 So they'll be more of the same. Nothing's gonna happen, just peer pressure lots of bullcrap I did pick up one nice little piece from CNBC Joe Kernan who i think still does The Morning Show? I've always liked him and he has the CEO of SodaStream on And SodaStream, I believe this is a device that you put a cartridge in and then you can make your own soft drinks bubbly. Yes! With the carbon dioxide. Yeah So a lovely exchange followed You're carbonating it with... CO2. That's right, which is classified as a pollutant by the EPA. Uh... CO2 has proven to be perfectly healthy for this person. I'm with you. Yes believe me but this is the only context where you can actually say the C word

2:39:49 without having someone like rush you and tell you that your, causing a war in Syria. So regular carbon dioxide same thing we're talking about they conflate it with carbon and smoke and soot and all that stuff. CO2 is odorless colorless gas its ubiquitous We all exhale it And we like it in our drinks right? Finally Well I've actually brought this up And the people who produce...because you buy tanks of carbon dioxide and you put them at Costco, and you carbonate their syrups that go into the glass mixed with water. You make a Coca-Cola." And their argument is well here's what it did, it's carbon neutral because we take the carbon dioxide out of the air

2:40:35 and then put it back in the air. Nothing really changes, it's not like we're getting carbon dioxide from burning coal or anything, it's just taken out of the air through a process and put back into the air at zero. I think his point was that its been labeled as a pollutant Yeah well that was the point but I'm sure people wonder about that once in awhile. Uh...I think I am done! I have lots of work to do Well wait a minute, we've got a big story Oh hold on, do we need to stop the show? No we don't need to stop the show You gotta play this, we can't get out of the show without mentioning this. This is the Assange report. Ah yes I did hear... In London tonight police ending their around-the-clock surveillance of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange He's been holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy since 2012 now wanted for questioning over sex assault allegations in Sweden Police withdrawing officers because of the growing cost they say more than 17 million dollars Alright

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Julian Assange Surveillance Ends and "Lawfare" Tactics

London police have ended their 24-hour physical surveillance of Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian embassy after spending $17 million. The hosts discuss the concept of "Lawfare"—using legal systems to control territory or individuals—as described by Assange. They note that the US District Court in Alexandria, Virginia, is often used for national security cases against whistleblowers like Edward Snowden.

julian assange· wikileaks· london· sweden· lawfare· edward snowden

2:41:30 $17 million have been wasted. You Brits that listen to this show, you should make us think about this! $17 million for some guy that the Swedes want to talk too? So you're wasting your money are the Swedes paying for this or are Americans paying for this other ones there after him? So is he now free to go Is that the point? He's not good. He's gonna be looking very carefully before he sneaks out I predict a very unfortunate sexual accident something very bad of sexual nature including sexual enhancement performance enhancers Something bad is going to happen to this guy Well, let's play since we're just

2:42:12 I want to get out. I think we're done, but yeah well go into your little No, because I'm so impressed with your search it thing there the clip from last show You should probably play and it's a little bit about Assange and others called law a law fair Lawfare? Yeah, L-A-W F-A-R-E. Okay boom! Julian Assange Edward Snowden and Kim Dacham all three men who have riled the US and are on Washington's wanted list but that's not all they've got in common as Ganesh Khan now explains

2:42:52 The U.S. District Court in the city of Alexandria, Virginia may sound unfamiliar to you but it has its legal tentacles spread across the globe It can even prosecute someone who's never been to the United States like Kim Dotcom or Kim Schmidt, founder of file hosting website MegaUpload who is now fighting his extradition to the United States and New Zealand is necessary, is a shred of evidence that a crime was committed in the U.S.. In this age of modern technology, a server located inside the US could be enough." WikiLeaks found Julian Assange was reportedly indicted by a secret grand jury in this very court and the u.s government could activate the sealed indictment whenever it chooses. Julian Assange believes that this court

2:43:41 is engaged in quote-unquote lawfare. Here's how he explains it. I'm an Australian, Wikileaks is not a US publishing organization. Our people are in the US, we didn't publish from the US so what the hell is United States doing trying to bring an espionage case against me and the U.S. brag that Alexander Virginia is involved in pushing US law into more than 67 different jurisdictions. This is something in academia which we refer to a new book called Lawfare, it's the concept of getting access to territory by pushing your laws

2:44:22 another territory instead of your military. Guess what was indicted by a grand jury in this court? Whistleblower Edward Snowden Julian Assange believes that it's not a coincidence that this court in Virginia is picked for national security cases apparently when it comes to the makeup of the jury, location matters look at where we are And then she goes on to explain the CIA's role. Yeah, and that of course is all...you know it was what the TPP is about and the TTIP and there are really a couple things you know we push our entertainment which convinces people things like DNA is irrefutable. There's a big case going on here in Texas where they miscoded

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Operation Mockingbird and Show Outro

The show concludes with a historical clip from the 1975 Church Committee hearings regarding "Operation Mockingbird," the CIA's infiltration of the American media. The hosts tie this to their ongoing critique of modern journalists like Anderson Cooper. They sign off with a reminder of the next show on Sunday and a final soundboard montage.

operation mockingbird· church committee· cia· anderson cooper· 1975

2:45:07 DNA I have a clip, but I'll play it on so just to tease it. But they miscoded DNA and instead of the one in a million certainty It's like 1 in 30 No bueno. None of this is bueno at all, but okay We will deconstruct more for you of course on Sunday I'm gonna play as a end-of-show clip here just a little piece from the Church Committee 1975 regarding something we discuss in the show often called Operation Mockingbird The use of CIA operatives in the mainstream media Interestingly enough all of the answers to these questions although they're apparent

2:45:45 Did not appear in a report because it's all classified, but I'm looking at you Anderson Vanderbilt pooper and We will return on Sunday More good stuff more good stuff untainted no taint here. No taint no Best podcasting universe no taint guaranteed Coming to you from the crackpot condo here in downtown Austin, Texas. FEMA Region 6 in the morning everybody I'm Adam Curry and from northern Silicon Valley where I can see the rising tides I'm John C Dvorak we back on Sunday remember us at dvorak dot org slash na See ya then right here on no agenda thought that it was a matter of Real concern

2:46:55 that planted stories intended to serve a national purpose abroad came home and were circulated here, and believed here because this would mean the CIA could manipulate the news in the United States by channeling it through some foreign country. And we're looking at that very carefully Do you have any people being paid by the CIA who are contributing to a major circulation American journal. We do have people who submit pieces to other, to American journals Do you have any people led by the CIA? Who are working for television networks

2:47:59 This I think gets into the kind of getting into the details, Mr. Chairman that i'd like to get into an executive session Do you have any people being paid by the CIA who are contributing to the national news services AP and UPI? Well, again I think we're getting into the kind of detail Mr. Chairman that I'd prefer to handle in executive session. That's how we roll! And that's the story.

2:48:57 No, no, no, no. No, no, no, no, no! No, no, no, no... Hey! Rubble on the double! I'm Joe Biden and thank you for taking the time to listen And wash your hands after touching any raw meat Can you see that juice? Get out of my vagina! Adios, mofo.