Politics Aside Show

Justin and Matt talk with James about how he started drawing political cartoons, where he gets his ideas for cartoons, how his political views got shaped, how the changes of ownership to the Evansville Courier has affected his career, the importance of humor in politics, Mitch McConnell's wall of political cartoons he has been in, Mike Pence was a political cartoonist, Dr. MacLeod's cartoon in response to the Charlie Hebdo shooting, the books he wrote: Evansville in World War II - https://www.amazon.com/Evansville-World-War-II-Military-ebook/dp/B01A60613I/ The Cartoons of Evansville's Karl Kae Knecht: Half a Century of Artistic Activism - https://www.amazon.com/Cartoons-Evansvilles-Karl-Kae-Knecht/dp/1625858388/ researching thru the library's online digital archive of newspapers, and the Evansville at War documentary he made with Joe Atkinson https://www.facebook.com/MacLeodCartoons/

Dr. Matthew Hanka, Associate Professor of Political Science, Director of Master of Public Administration Program at the University Southern Indiana joins Matt and Justin to discuss: Sean Spicer resigning The state of American Politics the administration showing a lack of understanding how Washington works what to do about health care, did the Republicans back themselves into a corner budget resolution what to do about entitlements The Trump New York Times interview - looking for ways to relieve Robert Mueller? Jeff Sessions The history of FBI director investigations Not over-explaining the message during campaigns Barring video/audio from press briefings OJ bumping Trump from the news cycle 1st Trump impression for the show Sheik Tweet of the Week Check out other shows on the network: Food 812 - https://food812.simplecast.fm/ The Mary Movement - https://themarymovement.simplecast.fm/  

  www.politicsasideshow.com Topics discussed: Trump Jr  meeting with Russians a bad episode of Rocky and Bullwinkle Trump Jr. meeting vs Hillary emails argument Treason? the result of draining the swamp Secret Service at fault? Senate Healthcare bill stops and starts The Ted Cruz Amendment Trump tweets Happy Birthday Justin Donald Trump going to G20 Cyber security plan with Putin Joe Scarborough leaving Republican Party Healthcare bogging down everything else in Congress Tax cut vs Tax reform Kid Rock running for Senate Caitlyn Jenner running for Senate, potentially Sheik Tweet of the Week

www.politicsasideshow.com Justin and Matt talk with Kevin Brinegar about the Indiana Vision 2025 plan.  Indiana Vision 2025 - http://share.indianachamber.com/media/2025/IN-Vision2025-Report-WithForums.pdf Other topics discussed: Senate Republicans Healthcare Bill Trump mocks Mika Brzezinski follow Senator Ben Sasse on twitter - @BenSasse greatest heel in wresting - Progressive Liberal Sheik Tweet of the Week    

www.politicsasideshow.com Matt and Justin discuss the recent shooting at the Republican baseball practice, the Supreme Court taking on a gerrymandering case, money not being the thing that is corrupting politics, lawyers getting lawyers, Paul George leaving the Pacers, and Matt has a surprise for Justin. Topics covered:   Shooting of Congressman Steve Scalise at a baseball practice - shot because he was a Republican Rhetoric matters and the tone of our discussions matter Get back to solving problems instead of winning the news cycle The Game goes on. Continue to live your life. Supreme Court taking on a gerrymandering lawsuit Money not being the thing that is corrupting politics? Special Elections - South Carolina and Georgia Trump's lawyer getting a lawyer Sean Spicer's...issues Trump tweeting Paul George wants out of the Indiana Pacers Neville bombshell The Most Exclusive Club Sheik Tweet of the Week Check out Justin and Matt's recent appearance on In-Depth with Brad Byrd - http://www.tristat

http://politicsasideshow.com @polasideshow on twitter Topics discussed: RIP Adam West Christopher Wray FBI Director nomination ( an anagram for Justin Groenert?) Jeff Sessions "testifying" for the Senate Intelligence Committee James Comey testifying - former FBI director Infrastructure plan - no one talking about this Tax reform Donald Trump - Mastermind Trump offers to testify under oath about James Comey Trump surrounding self with too many amateurs Diane Feinstein asking did Loretta Lynch provide cover for Clinton? Is Trump considering firing Robert Mueller? http://heartlandnow.com Alex Jones rant COVFEFE act - amending the Presidential Records Act Question for Matt - As a Democrat/Liberal would you prefer Trump or Pence as the President at this point? Who are some up and coming members of each party in Vanderburgh County that we should know about? What do you think is the most important political issue at the moment? Dennis Rodman in North Korea Read the Book - All The King's Men by Robert Penn Warren She

PoliticsAsideShow.com Justin Groenert and Matthew Neville have a vent session about some of the recent political topics and events. Topics: Trump is pushy Finite amounts of energy Trump's recent world tour Calling out NATO countries not pulling their weight US / German relations Paris Climate Agreement Trump doing exactly what he said he would do. And that makes people mad. Policy vs Theatrics James Comey - testifying soon Justin's history with filling out a Security Clearance Application Jared Kushner not remembering meetings Jeff Sessions alleged not mentioning meetings as well Vast conspiracy or inexperience Kathy Griffin / Ted Nugent Arthur Brooks speech about polarization - https://www.facebook.com/harvardkennedyschool/videos/vb.35622951402/10154251688431403/?type=2&theater President Kennedy would have been 100 years old A lot of Kennedy's words still matter Covfefe tweet - Sean Spicer having to manage the fallout Book Club - All the King's Men - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A1TEZA6

https://www.facebook.com/politicsasideshow/ https://twitter.com/PolAsidePod politicsasideshow.com Erin Gibson joins the show to talk about "Fake News" TEDx talk - Whoa, Wait, What? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LawMNRr6AtU State of Journalism Fake News News Literacy - don't be an idiot on the internet Norman Schwarzkopf is dead...again United States of Amnesia .com.co go away sites/articles that look like real news - Empire News example Jerry Seinfeld taping in Evansville (fake news) sketchy places on the internet confirmation bias with ridiculous articles training ourselves to go past the whoa moment to check the story for truth Dwell in the Pause Jon Webb article for Courier Press - http://www.courierpress.com/story/opinion/columnists/jon-webb/2017/05/21/webb-some-local-resistance-dont-buy-russia-story/101841884/ woodward - binge drinking the anti-trump kool aid - http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/woodward-reporters-binge-drinking-the-anti-trump-kool-aid/article/2623582 The Media - doesn't exist. not

Justin Groenert and Matthew Neville are joined by Indiana State Representative for District 76, Wendy McNamara. Wendy answers questions about the recent Statehouse session, some of the more interesting bills she saw, and how to get more women involved in politics. Also, they introduce the Politics Aside Book Club's first book - All the Kings Men by Robert Penn Warren. Topics discussed: New show feed! Make sure to subscribe/rate/review! politicsasideshow.com Senators redoing the recently passed house healthcare bill Demise of Obamacare far from occurring at this point Trump saying shutting down the government could be a good thing - https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/859393829505552385 either elect more Republican Senators in 2018 or change the rules now to 51%. Our country needs a good "shutdown" in September to fix mess! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 2, 2017 Wendy McNamara Indiana State Representative district 76 - https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2014/legislators/legislator_wendy_mcna

Trump best-golfing president ever trump 100 days wins keystone pipeline Gorsuch on the court Justin thinks Gorsuch is no more conservative than Merrick Garland is liberal. Matt disagrees. Justin thinks the Dems wasted their filibuster causing the republican senate to use the nuclear option. Matt thinks the republicans would have used that nuclear option anyway on a future nominee so it does not matter. the CR (Continuing Resolution) is a win (no shut down of the government) losses Obamacare repeal attempt Sean Spicer's ongoing statements (war with media) Al Smith Dinner vs Correspondents dinner (trump Hillary is so crooked...) Trump signed more bills into laws than any other president in the first 100 days Trump admits not being ready for the presidency Trump's claim of constitutional checks and balances being archaic how much history should a president know Trump's quote about Andrew Jackson and the civil war John Meacham American Lion Nancy Pelosi wants George W. Bush back Justin doesn't mind the tough stan

Michael Leppert of Contrariana.com, author & lobbyist joins Matt and Justin to talk about the Indiana Statehouse, Neville finds something to like about Trump, Gorsuch Supreme Court proceedings, Michael's Book - Contrary to Popular Belief, how life has changed from Governors - O'Bannon to Daniels to Pence to Holcomb, if Pence was a good Governor, how hard is shifting from congress to state government, SPEA, rising stars in the democrat party in Indiana but not being pushed nationally, can you be prepared to be in public service before actually being in public service, Republicrats or Hoosier democrats, Gerrymandering, Hillary Clinton's personality problem, the importance of engagement, recognizing satire, purity to each party, how Senator Joe Donnelly is doing and how the 2018 race may go, who knew that healthcare was so complicated, "I'm President and you're not", the importance of North Korea, predictions on how the Trump Presidency will end, and bias crimes. contrariana.com

In this episode, Matt and Justin welcome Lead Anchor of Eyewitness News, Brad Byrd, to the show. Before speaking with Brad, Justin and Matt discuss the recent Evansville Podcast Network award, the IU coaching change, the new ambassador to Russia, and Ben Carson's thoughts on immigration. In their talk with Mr. Byrd, Brad touches on his history of being in the area, starting, why he hasn't left, the changing landscape of news in the area - multitasking is an issue, the importance of being first vs being right. "fake news" having been around for a while, tell the truth, asking the right questions, and get it right, fake comments added to fake stories, the problem with customizing our news sources, fake vs inaccurate news and the role of satire, the fact that journalists don't have a license - his conscience being his license, covering the 2016 election and how mainstream journalists got it wrong, the polling data was there for that last week, showing the we

Justin Groenert and Matthew Neville give a recap of Donald Trump's first address to a joint session of Congress.  Topics covered include: recap of Trump actions since the last episode Trump actually acted "presidential" during the speech lately, less tweeting from Trump Trump potentially moderating himself on the immigration issue Sean Spicer likes CNN polls now? SNL weekend update during the week Tie coordination from the GOP? Justin thinks it was a pretty good speech Matt thinks the speech was what it needed to be for Trump addressing the 95 million not in the workforce stat - Matt is not a fan of this stat only mentioned the wall once, and no mention of Mexico paying for the wall was Trump politicizing the recent death of a Navy Seal? VOICE organization, WTH? Steve Beshear's response to the speech Marco Rubio (Marcus Rubenstein) The town hall protests - right way and wrong way to protest New DNC Chair - Tom Perez over other (better? South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg?) options Scott Danks running u

  Justin Groenert and Matthew Neville recap the Trump presidency so far, gerrymandering, and Supreme Court nominations. #MakeNovemberGreatAgain  

  Editor and publisher of IndyPolitics.org, Abdul-Hakim Shabazz, joins Justin Groenert and Matthew Neville on this episode. They discuss: Trump talk Electoral College complaining Hillary Clinton needing to be a better candidate Media treatment by Trump Fake News = talk to the hand of 2016 3 click rule Trump 1st term = Abdul's prediction Mike Pence's VP power Who the most powerful Democrat after Trump is sworn in Indiana Statehouse lack of democratic presence early thoughts that real work might get done WTF type bills abortion bill bill to prevent birth certificate change bill lake county cutting down precincts Gas tax fiscal conservative means spending responsibly not, it doesn't mean avoiding spending have to do something to fix roads Chess talk 2018 Republican Senate race predictions Evan Bayh Affordable Care Act / Obamacare repeal thoughts how tall is Eric Holcomb http://evansvillepodcast.com/politics-aside-abdul-hakim-shabazz/