Episode

1/3 Republicans Move to Strip Ethics & the Mainstream Press Threatens Our Freedom

January 3, 2017

Protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline hit the NFL at a Bears vs Vikings game. Republicans move to gut House Ethics. How the independent ethics panel worked. Trump pretends to oppose undermining ethics. Paul Ryan and the Republicans plan for unified Government. The strategy for fighting Trump and the Republicans. All the ways Republicans plan to destroy America and give money to rich people.

On The Fun Half: Donald Trump promises to get rid of Obamacare to a room full of disgusting people on New Years eve. How to get involved with local politics. Ronald Raygun calls in. The Editor of the Wall Street Journal will basically not call out Trump’s lies. Trump and Ford lying about job creation. John Kerry says Israel must choose between land and democracy. Israeli elites and Palestine and your calls and IMs.

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