CD126: The Presidential Primary

May 24, 2016

Beware: Opinions ahead! In this special episode, Jen discusses who she will vote for in the June 7th Presidential Primary.

 

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Sound Clip Sources

• YouTube: "She’s Baldly Lying": Dana Frank Responds to Hillary Clinton’s Defense of Her Role in Honduras Coup, April 13, 2016.

• YouTube: Trump Campaign Event in Bluffton, South Carolina: Trump says you will find Saudi Arabia did 9 11 and no WWIII over Syria, February 25, 2016.

• YouTube: NBC News-YouTube Democratic Candidates Debate, January 17, 2016.

• YouTube: Trump on 9/11 Truth & 28 Pages CNN"s Republican Town Hall, February 18, 2016.

• YouTube: Hillary Clinton National Security Address, November 19, 2015.

• YouTube: Hillary Clinton vs. Bernie Sanders on Whether to Invade Iraq - 2002, October 2002

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Additional Reading

• Article: CLO Debt Market Peps Up by Sam Goldfarb, Wall Street Journal, May 22, 2016.

• Article: How Hillary Clinton Became a Hawk by Mark Landler, The New York Times Magazine, April 21, 2016.

• Article: How Clinton’s email scandal took root by Robert O'Harrow Jr., The Washington Post, March 27, 2016.

• Article: DRUGS, DAMS, AND POWER: THE MURDER OF HONDURAN ACTIVIST BERTA CÁCERES by Danielle Marie Mackey, The Intercept, March 11, 2016.

• Article: The Clinton-Backed Honduran Regime Is Picking Off Indigenous Leaders by Greg Grandin, The Nation, March 3, 2016.

• Article: THE LIBYA GAMBLE PART 1: Hillary Clinton,‘Smart Power’ and a Dictator’s Fall by Jo Becker and Scott Shane, The New York Times, February 27, 2016.

• Article: THE LIBYA GAMBLE PART 2: A New Libya, With ‘Very Little Time Left’ by Scott Shane and Jo Becker, The New York Times, February 27, 2016.

• Article: The Dangerous Path Toward Mining Law Reform in Honduras by Lynn Holland, Council on Hemispheric Affairs, December 18, 2015.

• Article: During Honduras Crisis, Clinton Suggested Back Channel With Lobbyist Lanny Davis by Lee Fang, The Intercept, July 6, 2015.

• Article: The Wedding That a U.S. Drone Strike Turned Into a Funeral by Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic, January 9, 2014.

• Article: Drone Attacks at Funerals of People Killed in Drone Strikes by Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic, October 24, 2013.

• Article: Get the Data: Obama's terror drones by Chris Woods, The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, February 4, 2012.

• Article: Honduras: President Signs ALBA Agreement by Francisco Macías, The Library of Congress, September 11, 2008.

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Additional Information

• Website: Carl Icahn Biography by Colin Dodds, Investopedia.

• Hillary Clinton Top Industries, federal election data 2016

• Hillary Clinton Contributions by Industry, 2008 Cycle

• Votes: Authorization for Use of Military Force: September 14, 2001

  • Hillary: Yes
  • Bernie: Yes

• Votes: USA PATRIOT ACT

  • Bernie": No
  • Hillary: Yes

• Votes: USA PATRIOT Reauthorization

  • Bernie: No
  • Hillary: Yes

• Votes: Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq

  • Bernie: No
  • Hillary: Yes

• Votes: The bank bailout

  • Bernie: No
  • Hillary: Yes

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Music Presented in This Episode

• Intro & Exit: Tired of Being Lied To by David Ippolito (found on Music Alley by mevio)

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