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1.17 John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address

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With Kevon out of town and Phil out of time, how about a glimpse into the past? Take a trip down memory lane with us as we bring you President John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address.

We hope you find the address enjoyable, challenging, and a bit of civilized fresh air.

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Mentioned in the Episode
JFK Library & Museum – John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address

(Phil was mistaken when he credited this to the Internet Archive.)

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1.14 Utopia

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What would it be like to live in a perfect place, with no conflict, no injustice? What would you burn to build a brighter future? Throughout history, humans have tried to build a perfect society, a utopia, but to no avail. We’ll discuss why they’ve failed, and why we still try.

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Mentioned in the Episode
Sir Thomas More
Utopia

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1.12 Hillary Clinton…Who is she again?

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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!

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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!

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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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