Branches of Government

1.12 Hillary Clinton…Who is she again?

May 29, 2016 by Phil Leave a Comment

Hillary Clinton is a known–and oftentimes, hated–quantity in politics. What else can we say about her that hasn’t already said, except, perhaps, that a vote for a third-party candidate isn’t necessarily a vote for her.

No, wait, someone already said that, too.

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Mentioned in the Episode
Hillary Clinton’s Official Site – Issues
Hillary Clinton At Church (3-6-16)
No, a Vote for a Third Party (or Abstaining from Voting) Is not the Same as a Vote for Hillary

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1.11 This Episode is Yuge!

May 13, 2016 by Phil Leave a Comment

What can we say? “We’re sorry”? This is our longest—and angriest—episode every, but let’s see you try to explain what’s wrong with Donald Trump in under 30 minutes.

Without shouting.

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Mentioned in the Episode
Donald Trump’s Official Site – Positions
Full Speech at Liberty Univeristy
Trump’s Claim that Cruz’s Father Knew Lee Harvey Oswald – Four Pinocchios (Out of Four) – Not Mentioned, but Interesting
US News & World Report – “The Stunning Ignorance of Trump’s Health Care Plan”
TIME – “Fact-Checking Donald Trump on Free Trade (And Bernie Sanders Too)”
The Washington Post – “Recidivism Watch: Trump’s eight repeated falsehoods in 16 hours” (Mentions immigration)
Donald Trump’s PolitiFact File – 19% Pants on Fire – 42% False – 15% Mostly False – Over 75%!
PolitiFact’s “Life of the Year” 2015 – Donald Trump
Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States: January 2010
Center for Immigration Studies – “No Coyote Needed”
CNN – “Trump believes in God, but hasn’t sought forgiveness”
2015 Family Leadership Summit – Forum in which Trump says that he doesn’t as God for forgiveness – 7:40 mark – rambling answer – 8:51 “I’m not sure I have.”

John Oliver

Here are two clips from Oliver’s Last Week Tonight that cover Donald Trump. Oliver has some seriously biting comments about Trump, but he also makes some seriously obscene comments and does swear, though most of the harsher words have been bleeped.
“Donald Trump”
“Border Wall”

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1.10 Berning Down the House!

May 6, 2016 by Phil 1 Comment

Bernie Sanders wants to be the Democratic nominee for the US presidential election, but should you vote for him? Kevon and Phil discuss some important topics and whether or not Bernie’s answers to political issues align with God’s answers for reality.

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Mentioned in the Episode
Bernie Sanders’ Official Site – Issues
Full Speech at Liberty University

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1.9 Colorad-No!

April 22, 2016 by Phil Leave a Comment

The “Leader of the Free World,” the Commander in Chief, the “Most Important Man (so far) on Earth”: is that all there is to being President?

And what happened in Colorado that’s got everyone, especially Donald Trump, so angry? It’s time to take a deeper look at the “democratic” process by which we choose candidates for the presidential election.

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Mentioned in the Episode
The Gist w/ Mike Pesca – Episode #473 – Good discussion of delegates vs. states / Language warning
Common Sense w/ Dan Carlin – Episode #304 “Speed Dating for Delegates” – Great explanation of Colorado’s shenanigans
Denver Post – “Colorado Republicans cancel presidential vote at 2016 caucus” (Posted: August 25, 2015/Updated April 11, 2016)
ISideWith.com – A decent survey of your political leanings, comparing your leanings with with those of presidential candidates and political parties
The Hill – “GOP official: The party chooses the nominee, not the voters” (Posted: March 16, 2016)
Real Clear Politics – “Former CO GOP Chair: Message We’re Sending Is ‘Your Vote Doesn’t Matter And Your Voice Doesn’t Count'” (Posted: April 11, 2016)

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1.8 Congress Shmongress

April 15, 2016 by Phil Leave a Comment

“What do they do on Capitol Hill?” asks Kevon, and then, Phil takes the next 25 minutes to break it all down. Will you be as speechless as Kevon when it’s all over? Hard to say, but definitely, yes.

Today, we’ll look at what Congress was designed to do, what it actually does, and some of the problems with Congress.

We’ve got a lot of resources linked for you on the episode page, in case your podcast app doesn’t include them. Also, at the bottom, we have some sweet visual examples of gerrymandering congressional districts.

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Mentioned in the Episode
The US Constitution – Specifically, Article 1
Congress – Wikipedia (Not the best source, but some decent background)
Gerrymandering – Wikipedia
Arizona Congressional Map – Example of Gerrymandering
Washington Post Explains Gerrymandering
Congress and the Public – Gallup Polls
“People hate Congress. But most incumbents get re-elected. What gives?” – The Washington Post
America’s most gerrymandered congressional districts – The Washington Post

Gerrymandering Examples & Explanations

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