Just One Thing: Trump reminds us who he is
I covered this briefly at the end of yesterday's show but it is worth elaborating on and repeating
Donald Trump, malignant narcissist - by Ross Kaminsky
Interesting to read that Rob Reiner and his son had worked together recently: Killings of Rob Reiner and his wife shock Hollywood | AP News
READ THIS: Rob Reiner Deserved a Happily Ever After
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Today's Guests
Katie Berge is Senior Director of Federal Affairs at Blood Cancer United, part of the Keep Americans Covered coalition.
We'll discuss the expiration of the temporary Obamacare subsidies. I think Buck is being paid to lobby Congress to pass an extension of the subsidies, and I oppose that. Should be an interesting conversation.
Republican strategist unpacks Trump administration's stance on affordability | WUSF
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Andrew Young aka The Mad Fanatic joins the show, sort of. It's an interview I recorded with him in the parking lot at Empower Field at Mile High just before the Broncos victory over the Packers. Andrew was in town (from Connecticut) for the game. He's a very interesting guy and I love his story. You'll be able to hear the interview in a standalone podcast and within another separate blog note here on my web page. (I'll update this with the link when it's available).
In the meantime, here's a Denver Post article about him: The Mad Fanatic cultivated a following rapping about the Broncos and built Bronco Gang
Broncos fan club link: Bronco Gang | Denver Broncos Real Fans Only
See the end of this blog for a video I took of Andrew rapping about the Broncos being underestimated!
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Other Stuff
Start with a couple of lighter stories about ski towns: Steamboat artist makes Hanukkah menorahs out of skis and snowboards
Colorado ski resorts await snow, but Breckenridge once endured 79 straight days of it!
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Speaking if disappointing presidents:
Joe Biden has raised little of what he needs to build presidential library, new report finds
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I have a LOT more to say about the massacre at Bondi Beach in Sydney. So many failures on so many levels for so long, and it has to stop. Not just in Australia, but everywhere.
This is about England, not Australia, but if it's even a little bit true you can understand how things have gotten so bad: Migrants 'are using their trauma to try to get shorter sentences for sex crimes' | Daily Mail Online
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VERY unlikely this goes anywhere: The video in question was aired on British, not American, TV so the suit probably cannot get standing in the US, and the statute of limitations has lapsed in the UK: Trump sues BBC for $10 billion, accusing it of defamation | AP News
The question is whether the UK prime minister will get the BBC to settle by paying some amount of money. I think that's not impossible BUT remember that the BBC is funded by a tax on every TV owner and it's hard to imagine British citizens being OK with sending even one British pound to Donald Trump.
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Islamists and pro-Palestinian leftists arrested in two separate plots to kill people (the first group in Germany and the second in Los Angeles):
Five arrested over plot to attack German Christmas market
If you need even more reminder about what Islamists and those who support them are really like, and if murder isn't enough for you:
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Interesting stuff, especially (but not only) for sports fans: What happens when an NFL ball goes into the stands? In this case, a lawsuit - The Athletic
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I f-ing hate this trend: Profanity isn't just in vogue in Washington. It's bipartisan | AP News
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Now I have a LOT of policy disagreements with Jared Polis but pretty much everything says here is a lie:
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In (partial) defense of very high CEO salaries for very large corporations: Opinion | Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol’s compensation is justified - The Washington Post
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Lovely, at a moment when we could use a little more love: A record-breaking kiss - Axios Washington D.C.
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Today's Videos
A short clip of "The Mad Fanatic" rapping before the Broncos/Packers game (which the Broncos won though they were underdogs in the betting lines) about the Broncos being underestimated:
Well, that's an unusual arrest: 'Truly bizarre': Man takes naked joyride in police vehicle
