The Chris Spangle Show

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381: The Swamp Explained - EPA Scientists vs. Trump Jan 03, 2020

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The Swamp Explained series, Chris Spangle and Rob Quartel go in-depth on how Washington works. In this episode, we explore President Trump undercutting his own scientists, impeachment and the attack on Iran's top general.

Video: https://youtu.be/aIKw56-hZpE

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Follow Rob on twitter: @RobQuartel. Check out Rob's resume here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-quartel-5291553/

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380: FBI Abuses FISA Warrants Against Trump Campaign Dec 20, 2019

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Chris Spangle, Rhinehold, and Tricia Stuart discuss the recent Office of the Inspector General report on FISA court abuses carried out by the FBI against Carter Page, an adviser to the Trump campaign in 2016.

Show Notes: https://wearelibertarians.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/OIG-Report.pdf

Time Stamps:

00:34:36 - OIG Report Details
01:19:28 - Media Bias Around the Report

Video: https://youtu.be/73F9UDGXV64

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379: Debating the Articles Of Impeachment Dec 11, 2019

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Chris Spangle and Rhinehold debate the newly filed Articles of Impeachment against Donald Trump.

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00:18:45 - Debating Impeachment
01:07:15 - Reading the Articles of Impeachment
01:21:27 - Overview of Impeachment Process

Impeachment series:

333: History of Impeachment - https://wal.fireside.fm/488
375: Trump's Call with Ukraine and Impeachment - https://wal.fireside.fm/675
377: The Swamp Explained - Is Impeachment Really Worth It? - https://wal.fireside.fm/677

Show Notes:

Read the Articles of Impeachment Against President Trump - The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/12/10/us/politics/articles-impeachment-document-pdf.html
Explainer: How impeachment works and why Trump is unlikely to be removed - https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-explainer-idUSKBN1Y91TP
Trump ‘Ignored and Injured’ the National Interest, Democrats Charge in Impeachment Articles - https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/10/us/politics/trump-impeachment-articles.html
An Election Too Important to Be Left to Voters - https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/12/trump-impeachment-inquiry-2020-election-democrats-threaten-democracy/
Why Does This Impeachment Not Feel Like a Defeat for Trump? - https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/why-does-this-impeachment-not-feel-like-a-defeat-for-trump/

Video - https://youtu.be/X3JwpCLyWUs

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378: Paying for Medicare for All, Part 2 on Elizabeth Warren's Plan Dec 07, 2019

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Chris Spangle, Harry Price, and Rhinehold finish breaking down Elizabeth Warren's detailed Medicare for All plan. This episode focuses on how she'd pay for it. The first episode focuses on how it would operate, and can be found here: https://wearelibertarians.com/wal-376-elizabeth-warrens-medicare-for-all-plan-part-1/

Show Notes: https://wearelibertarians.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Warren-Health-Care-Plan.pdf

Time Stamps:

00:00:00 - Show Update

00:28:16 - Overview of Medicare for All Politics

00:36:13 - Taxes Raised for Medicare for All

Video: https://youtu.be/tL_enpK66AE

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377: The Swamp Explained - Is Impeachment Really Worth It? Nov 20, 2019

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The Swamp, Explained" series, Chris Spangle and Rob Quartel go in-depth on how Washington works. In this episode, we open with a discussion on the importance of networking within the Swamp. Then we discuss the role of the "steady state" in Trump's impeachment. Rob shares his opinion on if removal is possible or necessary.

Video - https://youtu.be/5aGHuregVgs

Get the Swamp Explained Podcast Feed: https://swamp.fireside.fm/

Follow Rob on twitter: @RobQuartel. Check out Rob's resume here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-quartel-5291553/

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376: Elizabeth Warren's Medicare for All Plan, Part 1 Nov 13, 2019

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Chris Spangle, Harry Price, and Rhinehold discuss Elizabeth Warren's Medicare for All plan.

Show Notes - https://wearelibertarians.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Warren-Health-Care-Plan.pdf
249: War with North Korea, CFPB, and Net Neutrality - https://wal.fireside.fm/354
CSS 3: Elizabeth Warren Wants to Save Capitalism By Destroying It - https://wal.fireside.fm/651
WAL Presidential Candidate Debate Series: Healthcare Debate - https://wal.fireside.fm/545
WAL Daily 18: Tough Questions- Is Healthcare Fixable? Part One - https://wal.fireside.fm/461
WAL Daily 26: Tough Questions- Is Healthcare Fixable? Part 2 - https://wal.fireside.fm/472
Unconstitutional Medicare-For-All - https://www.hoover.org/research/unconstitutional-medicare-all
Warrencare - https://www.hoover.org/research/warrencare
The Libertarian: The Many Plans Of Elizabeth Warren - https://www.hoover.org/research/libertarian-many-plans-elizabeth-warren
The Libertarian: The Case Against Medicare For All - https://www.hoover.org/research/libertarian-case-against-medicare-all
Sam Seder's Horrific Vision of Medicare for All - https://youtu.be/SPh9mUaIIRo

Video - https://youtu.be/-Hc0OLyfMyg

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375: Trump's Call with Ukraine and Impeachment Nov 06, 2019

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Chris Spangle, Harry Price, and Rhinehold discuss President Trump's "perfect" phone call with the leader of Ukraine, if there was a quid pro quo, and if Trump is now screwed.

Show Notes: https://wearelibertarians.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Ukraine_Impeachmentn.pdf
333: History of Impeachment - https://wal.fireside.fm/488
Trump Impeachment Inquiry: A Guide To Key People, Facts And Documents - https://www.npr.org/2019/10/28/771287237/trump-impeachment-inquiry-a-guide-to-key-people-facts-and-documents

Time Stamps

Where is the Trump Presidency at this moment? - 00:21:01
The Cast of Characters and Overview - 00:34:12
The Phone Call - 01:00:43
The Whistleblowers - 01:11:07
The Congressional Investigations - 01:27:24

Video: https://youtu.be/FA69PvTpPdE

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374: Al Jackson on Comedy, Growing Up, and Being Professional Oct 23, 2019

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Al Jackson is a comedian and co-host on television's Daily Blast Live. He talks with Chis Spangle about beginning his comedy career, and what it took to become a professional in a difficult industry. Over the last few years, his approach to life has become more serious. He explains what led to his wanting more responsibility and less distraction. Get his podcast at https://www.alandfranktrytobeserious.com/. Visit his website here http://www.aljacksonlive.com/.

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373: America Betrays the Kurds in Syria, Costs of Interventionism Oct 16, 2019

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Chris Spangle, Harry Price, and Rhinehold discuss Trump's recent decision to shift troops in Syria to allow Turkey to invade Kurdish territory in Syria. Who are the Kurds? Was this a betrayal of a faithful ally? Is Trump acting without correctly? Are we pulling out of Syria? We answer all of these questions.

Show Notes

https://wearelibertarians.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Kurds.pdf

Time Stamps

00:14:07 - Overview of the Turk-Kurd Situation
00:41:57 - Who are the Kurds?
00:57:06 - Kurds and ISIS
01:05:06 - Trump Pulls Out
01:44:47 - Where are we now?

Companion Episodes

357: War with Iran - https://wal.fireside.fm/586
203: Serious about Syrians - https://wal.fireside.fm/268
CSS 13: More Misery in Syria - https://wal.fireside.fm/661
281: Syria, FBI Raid, Knife Control - https://wal.fireside.fm/389
329: Why World War I Still Matters - https://wal.fireside.fm/474
372: A Theory of the Kennedy Assassination - https://wal.fireside.fm/619

Articles

US troops believe Turkey deliberately fired artillery at an American commando outpost in Syria - https://www.militarytimes.com/2019/10/13/us-troops-believe-turkey-deliberately-fired-artillery-at-an-american-commando-outpost-in-syria/
US troops believe Turkey deliberately fired artillery at an American commando outpost in Syria - https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/10/kurdish-syrian-turkish-ironies/
Turkey and the Kurds: It’s More Complicated Than You Think - https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/10/turkey-and-the-kurds-its-more-complicated-than-you-think/
Another Interventionist “Success” Story - https://www.fff.org/2019/10/15/another-interventionist-success-story/
Trump Changes His Mind About Turkey and Hopes Steel Tariffs Will Stop the Slaughter - https://reason.com/2019/10/15/trump-changes-his-mind-about-turkey-and-hopes-steel-tariffs-will-stop-the-slaughter/
This Time the Yanks Are Deadly Serious - https://www.theamericanconservative.com/buchanan/this-time-the-yanks-are-deadly-serious/
Is Trump At Last Ending Our ‘Endless Wars’? - https://buchanan.org/blog/is-trump-at-last-ending-our-endless-wars-137583
Is the Interventionists’ Era Over for Good? - https://buchanan.org/blog/is-the-interventionists-era-over-for-good-137617
Is the U.S. Betraying Its Kurdish Allies? - https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/08/podcasts/the-daily/trump-turkey-kurds-syria.html?
The Story of a Kurdish General - https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/14/podcasts/the-daily/kurds-syria-turkey-ISIS.html
Tom Woods Ep. 1510 Syria, Trump, and the Kurds: Scott Horton Tells the Story - https://tomwoods.com/ep-1510-syria-trump-and-the-kurds-scott-horton-tells-the-story/

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372: A Theory of the Kennedy Assassination Oct 07, 2019

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While in Dallas, Chris Spangle took a tour of Dealey Plaza with Robin Brown of JFK Custom Tours. It was so entertaining, that he decided to invite Robin on the show to lay out what he believes happened on November 22, 1963. We spend a great deal of time discussing the rise of defense contractors and the CIA in the early days of the Cold War. Then Robin explains his theory on the why, how, and who of President John F. Kennedy's murder. Visit Robin's website at https://www.jfkcustomtours.com/.

Disclaimer: I really have no idea what happened to President Kennedy, and by having Robin on I am not endorsing his ideas. Much of the history on the establishment of that period we share is absolutely true, and most facts on the assassination he shared did check out. I don't know what happened. I just found him to be a fun person you'd enjoy. Come to your own conclusions. - Chris Spangle

Spangle's photos and videos from Dallas - https://www.facebook.com/chris.spangle/media_set?set=a.10104575098003994
Documentary recommendation - Coup in Camelot
Book recommendation - JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Matters by James W. Douglass

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