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This week, our journey with the former governor of Illinois comes to an end. Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened!! In this episode, we dive into our favorite crimes he committed and interview Rod’s attorney, Sam Adam Jr. We can all agree Rod’s accomplished quite a lot throughout his life. We wrap up his story by hitting some of the highlights talking through his trials, from attempting to sell a Senate seat and getting caught in extortion schemes. But much like a phoenix, he rose from the ashes after Trump commuted his prison sentence and then naturally, became a podcast host. At the end of the day Rod just wanted illegal campaign contributions like everyone else and to be adored by the people of Illinois, is that so bad?!
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Media Links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JquRjP9UoAs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tB0KhxGvGg
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3ndqgRy3l1FkvIKQXtcSRI?si=77c3e34baf8c41b6
 

This week we’re back with more Blago, baby!! Rod Blagojevich is just the gift that keeps on giving– from Elvis impersonations to leaked angry phone calls to many, many, many talk show appearances. Rod’s given us a lot to work with, and for that we’re grateful!! In this episode, we not only talk Rod, but we try to untangle the web of corruption that was Chicago politics in the early aughts. Let’s just say it involves the FBI, bi-partisanship, and… Papa John’s? There’s nothing more Chicago than that!! 
This week we’re back with more Blago, baby!! Rod Blagojevich is just the gift that keeps on giving– from Elvis impersonations to leaked angry phone calls to many, many, many talk show appearances. Rod’s given us a lot to work with, and for that we’re grateful!! In this episode, we not only talk Rod, but we try to untangle the web of corruption that was Chicago politics in the early aughts. Let’s just say it involves the FBI, bi-partisanship, and… Papa John’s? There’s nothing more Chicago than that!! 
 

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Discord: https://discord.gg/WRZ8zgusPT
Website: https://fraudsters.fm/

Follow the Hosts: https://twitter.com/seenanow
https://www.instagram.com/justin_williams_comedy
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQwl8sDTVEAxhwJdYgm-yrgIntro 
Music Credit and Sound Fx:https://twitter.com/gograntgordon
Season Cover Art by:https://comedyartwork.com/

Media Links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ev3XTA_ow0&t=105s
https://www.wbez.org/shows/public-official-a/09be1fbf-e991-4627-88ed-0004c94b48f6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Dp6EaJCOWs&t=416s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzmZ6ezXXJU&t=109s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_01wjK8BDY&t=42s
https://www.cc.com/video/ggjbye/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-rod-blagojevich
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjDfjGjb4sI&t=82s

This week we begin our journey covering the one and only, Rod Blagojevich. Rod is the epitome of the American Dream– the son of Yugoslavian immigrants, he came from humble beginnings, shining shoes, delivering pizza, working as a… bookie. He worked himself all the way up to Congress and the story does not stop there! He ran for Governor of Illinois and won on an anti-corruption platform. Spoiler alert: he was corrupt!!! Rod was on the up and up, sneaking in bits of corruption here and there, that is until he tried to sell then-President-elect Barack Obama's Senate seat. He flew too close to the sun and can you blame him?! There’s so much more to the story and it only gets better (worse) from here!! 

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Media Links:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qre7DzEtxyc&t=50s

https://www.c-span.org/video/?74609-1/democratic-convention-afternoon-session

https://www.c-span.org/video/?74883-1/illinois-5th-district

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T_Scmgc6Q0&t=103s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo29Q3gfJnQ&t=84s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V03szmwwCBg&t=1s

https://www.c-span.org/video/?174596-1/illinois-gubernatorial-inaugural

https://www.c-span.org/video/?298903-1/david-axelrod-conversation-james-warren

https://www.c-span.org/video/?194711-1/illinois-gubernatorial-debate

https://www.wbez.org/shows/public-official-a/09be1fbf-e991-4627-88ed-0004c94b48f6

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOKg9pbHIpY&t=87s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANe8f1ElZFs

This week we’re back with more Jim Traficant tales to tell with some help from Senator Bob Hagan. Traficant was a complicated man, a hero to some, and a fraudster to… everyone else. We take a walk down memory lane (CSPAN) to look at some of Traficant’s most memorable one-minute speeches AND his frauds from his time in Congress. Eventually, an FBI-led mob investigation brought him down. He represented himself in court (heroic), was expelled from Congress, and then sent to prison. Despite all of Traficant’s wrongdoings, he never forgot his roots at the height of his career. He continued to honor Crimetown, USA by… well… committing crimes. And if that’s not the American spirit, we don’t know what is!

This week we’re back with more Jim Traficant tales to tell with some help from Senator Bob Hagan. Traficant was a complicated man, a hero to some, and a fraudster to… everyone else. We take a walk down memory lane (CSPAN) to look at some of Traficant’s most memorable one-minute speeches AND his frauds from his time in Congress. Eventually, an FBI-led mob investigation brought him down. He represented himself in court (heroic), was expelled from Congress, and then sent to prison. Despite all of Traficant’s wrongdoings, he never forgot his roots at the height of his career. He continued to honor Crimetown, USA by… well… committing crimes. And if that’s not the American spirit, we don’t know what is!
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Music Credit and Sound Fx:https://twitter.com/gograntgordon
Season Cover Art by:https://comedyartwork.com/

Video Links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLlKvytNBvQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo13S2IDGTE&t=1s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSIIXbz-O78&t=1s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPrLALmtdaU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VbV3aC2x9s
https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4932359/user-clip-james-traficant-1998-tough-china
https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4523490/rep-james-traficant-hershey-kiss
https://www.c-span.org/video/?6768-1/drugs-assault-rifles
https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4511062/user-clip-james-traficant-bras
https://www.c-span.org/video/?171436-101/expulsion-representative-james-traficant

We’re traveling all the way to Youngstown, Ohio this week to bring you all the hot goss on Fraudster, Jim Traficant. But context is everything, so before we get to the complicated Ohio Congressman, Seena goes over some history and how the rust belt got RUSTY, with the help of our guest, Senator Bob Hagan. Jim Traficant aka Jimbo, was a star college quarterback who could’ve played in the NFL, but instead somehow became the Sheriff of the Mahoning Valley. This man lived quite the life– he was indicted for racketeering, caught in a bribery scheme involving the Pittsburgh and Cleveland mob, and later caught in a civil case against the IRS for - you guessed it - not paying his taxes. Against all odds, he went on to become a Congressman. Nevertheless, he persisted!!
We’re traveling all the way to Youngstown, Ohio this week to bring you all the hot goss on Fraudster, Jim Traficant. But context is everything, so before we get to the complicated Ohio Congressman, Seena goes over some history and how the rust belt got RUSTY, with the help of our guest, Senator Bob Hagan. Jim Traficant aka Jimbo, was a star college quarterback who could’ve played in the NFL, but instead somehow became the Sheriff of the Mahoning Valley. This man lived quite the life– he was indicted for racketeering, caught in a bribery scheme involving the Pittsburgh and Cleveland mob, and later caught in a civil case against the IRS for - you guessed it - not paying his taxes. Against all odds, he went on to become a Congressman. Nevertheless, he persisted!!
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Music Credit and Sound Fx:https://twitter.com/gograntgordon
Season Cover Art by:https://comedyartwork.com/

Video links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPI8nwPQRVU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WplyOgCeyEg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gukT_aKSXWM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivGFfw3gqGg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEAB9yXrkH8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNip2ZamrMc&t=1s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZD9RtNEOok
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8IHjEMdUiM
https://www.c-span.org/video/?c5074571/user-clip-nixon-trade-china
 

Episode 154 is  the fourth  in a new series of episodes  that chronicle the story of the Garrison investigation in  New Orleans and the related trial of Clay Shaw.  This episode  addresses the bias of writers and the press,  which collectively  undermined getting at the  complete truth. We also explore  the actions taken by the CIA after it became a matter of public record that the Garrison investigation was underway.  More specifically, we read, in its entirety, the CIA internal memo dated April 1, 1967 which was issued at the direction of Richard Helms just weeks after news of the Garrison investigation broke in the press.  The CIA memo outlines a systematic program put in place to defend the Warren Report including overt actions to be  taken by the CIA  to influence politicians and influential members of the press and writers.  Garrison's fame was resurrected by the Oliver Stone film JFK, so 1992 was the year that the trial of Clay Shaw was first revisited nationally.  This episode contains key panel discussions and a debate by the world class investigative reporter Dan Moldea and opposing views by Colonel Fletcher Prouty.  Hear the emotionally charged exchanges that were a microcosm for the national debate going on in the country (about the assassination)  at that moment in time.  Garrison's investigation and trial became the inspiration and partial basis for Oliver Stone's movie JFK. Dan Moldea provides provocative comments about Garrison's tie in with the New Orleans syndicate and Carlos Marcello  and declares that  Garrison had deceptive  motivations as a result. If Moldea's allegations are true, undoubtedly these facts  would have impacted the trajectory of the  grand jury investigation and the subsequent trial. All of these elements are designed to, collectively,  help  you as the juror determine Garrison's proper place in the history of the JFK assassination story. 
 
 
 Even as early as 1964, rumors and serious concerns over  the lone gunman theory and the evidence that might contravene it,  were becoming a major concern for the government and the commission. Conspiracy theories were contrary to the government's stated narrative from the very beginning. This  real-life story is more fascinating than fiction. No matter whether you are a serious researcher or a casual student, you will enjoy the fact filled narrative and story as  we relive one of the most shocking moments in American History. An event that changed the nation and changed the world forever.

The nation awaits the launch of the 118th Congress—with new leadership and some serious work to do.

The top national security priority has to be the House Select Committee on China. Wisconsin Rep. Mike Gallagher is Republican leader Kevin McCarthy’s choice to chair the new committee.

He’s a good fit for this huge job: An active-duty Marine for seven years— including two tours in Iraq—and a serious student of security studies with his PhD from Georgetown University. 

Congressman Gallagher will need to waken Americans to the new Cold War that China has launched over the past 20 years while we dozed complacently. 

The Select Committee should start by asking C-SPAN to cover every hearing gavel to gavel, scheduled in the evening so Americans can easily watch them. 

Michael Pillsbury of the Hudson Institute calls this competition, the New Cold War,  “The Hundred-Year Marathon.” It’s been underway for decades—but we’re just waking up as the race reaches a critical moment.

The stakes could not be higher.

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The nation awaits the launch of the 118th Congress—with new leadership and some serious work to do.

The top national security priority has to be the House Select Committee on China. Wisconsin Rep. Mike Gallagher is Republican leader Kevin McCarthy’s choice to chair the new committee.

He’s a good fit for this huge job: An active-duty Marine for seven years— including two tours in Iraq—and a serious student of security studies with his PhD from Georgetown University. 

Congressman Gallagher will need to waken Americans to the new Cold War that China has launched over the past 20 years while we dozed complacently. 

The Select Committee should start by asking C-SPAN to cover every hearing gavel to gavel, scheduled in the evening so Americans can easily watch them. 

Michael Pillsbury of the Hudson Institute calls this competition, the New Cold War,  “The Hundred-Year Marathon.” It’s been underway for decades—but we’re just waking up as the race reaches a critical moment.

The stakes could not be higher.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Paris Dennard is an RNC national spokesperson, director of Black Media Affairs, political commentator, and columnist. He has been seen on major media outlets including Fox News, Newsmax, OAN, MSNBC, BET, and CSPAN. Paris additionally worked in The White House from 2005-2009. Here he joins Deneen to discuss President Biden's plunging job approval. Paris's website is http://www.parisdennard.com/ and you can follow Paris on Twitter @ParisDennard and on Instagram @RealParisDennard

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Ronald C. White’s latest book, Lincoln in Private, explores the lesser-known and most personal aspects of President Abraham Lincoln, using 111 notes that Lincoln made to himself over the years. White discusses why Lincoln should be considered our greatest President, personifying the American Dream, while reflecting on how the notes reveal Lincoln’s intellectual curiosity, ambition, and melancholy. 

Copies of Lincoln in Private are available for sale from The Store at LBJ.

David O. Stewart is the bestselling author of eight books on American history and historical nonfiction. His latest book, George Washington: The Political Rise of America’s Founding Father, examines the George Washington we may not know—not the imposing, distantly formidable Washington on Mt. Rushmore but a flesh and blood younger Washington who makes mistakes, battles character flaws, and consciously puts himself on a road toward self-improvement and, ultimately, greatness. Stewart talks about what might be the ultimate comeback story from his book that TheWall Street Journal calls “an outstanding biography…with a narrative drive that such a life deserves."