
359: First Buddy
President Barack Obama and Newt Gingrich face scrutiny for using fear-based rhetoric to justify the expansion of the Patriot Act and the erosion of civil liberties. During the CNN Republican presidential debate, Gingrich claimed 42 thwarted terrorist attacks necessitated a sharp divide between criminal law and national security, while the White House Thanksgiving address reframed the holiday as a war-centric call for mutual responsibility. These narratives are analyzed as tools for maintaining a state of perpetual emergency and legislative gridlock. Texas Congressman Ron Paul challenged the pro-war consensus during a Face the Nation interview with Bob Schieffer, where he defended a non-interventionist foreign policy and questioned the lack of evidence regarding an Iranian nuclear bomb. The TSA faces similar criticism following a House Committee on Transportation report authored by Shant Boyajian, which revealed that $122 million imaging scanners failed to detect concealed firearms in covert tests. Meanwhile, the Eurozone crisis deepens as a leaked German Foreign Office memo suggests a plan for a political union that would effectively end the national sovereignty of member states like Greece and Italy. Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak deconstruct the UC Davis pepper-spray incident and Megyn Kelly’s dismissal of the chemical as a food product. The hosts also explore the reptile theory regarding the President's preference for 80-degree car rides and celebrate a bizarre security lapse where a Chautauqua Airlines pilot became trapped in a bathroom. The episode concludes with a look at the Goldman Sachs freemasonry network allegedly installing bankers across European leadership positions.



















