Natural Order Podcast: Ep. 13

Substack: https://naturalorder.substack.com/p/wont-let-the-bastards-grind-me-down#details

Won't let the bastards grind me down

 

https://naturalorderpodcast.com/ep13/

 

On this episode Brian O'Leary and Adam Haman ponder why it tends to be the case that the worst humans among us seem to be the ones that rise to political power.

The current kerfuffle in the US House of Representatives as the Republicans bicker over who wields the gavel in the House serves as a perfect launching off point.

 

Today's show brought to you by Tom Woods School of Life.

 

DM: Adam to Matt – Hey, buddy… can I be Speaker of the House?

 

News articles from before McCarthy became Speaker of the House:

·       Matt Gaetz's demands include a committee to investigate FBI, as he calls McCarthy a "desperate guy"

·       Kevin McCarthy will not be House speaker, Matt Gaetz says

·       How McCarthy survived the House chaos to win the speaker's gavel

 

 

News articles on the more recent House shenanigans:

·       Rep. Jamaal Bowman pulls fire alarm ahead of House vote to fund government

·       Biden tells Congress to "get to work" on longer-term government funding deal after averting shutdown

·       Kevin McCarthy has been ousted as speaker of the House. Here's what happens next

·       Republicans gear up for long speaker battle after candidates make their cases: Recap

·       US House Republicans plot next moves on leader, McCarthy says he would go back

·       House Speaker Chaos threatens GOP majority

·       Thomas Massie on October "surprises"

·        https://x.com/RepThomasMassie/status/1712163488888459762?s=20

 

Jim Jordan

·       Jim Jordan's Ohio State controversy

·       Brian interviews John Ziegler talking about the Jim Jordan Ohio State case (timestamp 2:09:30 for that discussion)

·        https://briandoleary.substack.com/p/the-penn-state-case-with-john-ziegler?sd=pf#details

 

Multi-Media "Soundtrack" for NOP Episode 13:

 

Kris Kristofferson: Don't Let the Bastards Get You Down

https://youtu.be/3yAW1daYXD4?si=tO4Tq_K0L-EpJF-U

 

Van Morrison: Raincheck

"Gonna keep moving on up to the higher ground

Gonna keep on moving on up, I got to stand my ground

Gonna keep on moving on up, I wanna stick around

Won't let the bastards grind me down

Won't let the bastards grind me down

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