845: A Small Thing That Gives Me a Tiny Shred of Hope
Update: 2024-11-0312
Description
A wee flame, flickering in the dark.
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- Prologue: Who’s trying to bridge the gap between Blue America and Red America? Ira gets a glimpse of one guy who might be able to do just that. (3 minutes)
- Act One: A politically divided couple searches for a news source they both can trust. (26 minutes)
- Act Two: "June" is making a tactical decision about her vote this election. (13 minutes)
- Act Three: Frank Filocomo thinks people care too much about politics when it comes to dating. His dates don’t necessarily agree. (10 minutes)
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In Channel
Hey libs: First woman elected to Congress? Republican First woman on the Supreme Court? Republican. First woman going to be Chief of Staff? Republican. (Congratulations, Susie Wiles!) Which party can define a woman? Republicans. Which party wants to keep men out of women's sports? Republicans.
How dare Kamala Harris be the presidential candidate?? Trump won by a landslide. That's justice. Wake up! What a podcast that openly supports Kamala Harris! Shame on you!
Notice how nobody is calling President Trump" a threat to democracy" anymore? Makes you wonder how much of that was sincere and how much was just politics.
"Keep in mind that everyone except a tiny ultra- elite were depending on a Red win last night, even if ~half the country doesn't know it. Rank and file Democrats have no idea what they have partnered with, or where it leads. Congratulations to everyone who loves the Republic and wants it to survive." - Dr. Brett Weinstein
Happy days are here again The skies above are clear again So let's sing a song of cheer again Happy days are here again!
2 Thousand Mules was absolutely real.
Remember, patriots..they let Joe Biden off the ballot but not Robert F. Kennedy Jr. It's a desperate attempt by liberals to make you vote for Kennedy thinking he's still running and not President Trump. DO NOT VOTE FOR KENNEDY - HE IS NOT RUNNING!! In fact, he has ENDORSED President Trump and President Trump is going to appoint Robert Kennedy to his cabinet!