Month: September 2020

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The Daily Signal - He Went to the Scene of the Shooting in Portland. Here’s What He Saw.

Gabe Johnson was sitting in his apartment Saturday night in Portland, Oregon, when he heard the gunshots that took the life of a man later identified as Aaron "Jay" Danielson. 


Johnson, a Marine Corps veteran and Portland local, has watched the violence unfold in his city over the past three months. He also watched with frustration as the media often failed to report what is actually happening there. 


After he heard the gunshots Saturday night, Johnson said, he was concerned that the media would not report the incident accurately, so he walked the four blocks to the scene of the crime to see the situation firsthand. 


Johnson joins the podcast to explain what he witnessed and what it has been like living so close to the ongoing riots in Portland.


Click here to support Johnson's fundraiser for police chaplains in and around Portland, Oregon.


We also cover these stories: 

  • President Trump is going to Wisconsin despite a request by Gov. Tony Evers that he not visit the state.
  • The case of former national security adviser Michael Flynn will continue to weave its way through the courts. 
  • The number of coronavirus cases reported in the United States is now over 6 million.


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Opening Arguments - OA417: WTH, What the Hatch Act! with Allison Gill

Be warned, this episode contains explicit language and Trumpian hypocrisy. Given that the RNC was basically a 4-night Hatch Act Violation Spectacular, Andrew is delivering us the Hatch Act deep-dive we need. Joining us to talk about her personal experience with the Hatch Act is Allison Gill of Mueller She Wrote! That's right, now that she was fired from her government job, "AG" is now unmasked!

Links: Hatch Act; penalties for violation; 10 U.S.C. § 973 and 18 U.S.C. § 593 pertaining to military; CREW v. OSC on Kellyanne Conway.

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Read Me a Poem - “The Canonization” by John Donne

Amanda Holmes reads John Donne’s poem, “The Canonization.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: podcast@theamericanscholar.org. If we select your entry, you’ll win a copy of a poetry collection edited by David Lehman.

 

This episode was produced by Stephanie Bastek and features the song “Canvasback” by Chad Crouch.


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