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WELCOME TO THE PREMIER EPISODE OF LAST CALL W/ LOURIN HUBBARD (& BRENT HENNRICH)

Allen L. Ellison founded the Center for Economic & Policy Development. (The Center) to facilitate economic growth throughout Central Florida and rural parts of the country. His vision, core philosophies and strong principles are igniting young future leaders from around the country through The Emerging Leaders Initiative, a project placed under The Center. This initiative facilitates his vision of pairing young bright minds with current leaders in the fields of medicine, science, engineering, law, policy and politics.

In 2018, Allen Ellison, Democratic Nominee for Florida’s 17th U.S. Congressional District, made an impressive showing on November 6th to his opponent, an experienced and well known candidate who has served three terms in the Florida House. The youthful political newcomer, Ellison, won an impressive 37.7% of the vote with 62.3 % for his opponent.

We look at a history of Red Scares and examine communism. Notably absent from this podcast, on purpose, is a deep dive into McCarthyism and of Venezuela, which will get full episodes. We examine some Red Scare tactics used in US History, including some arguments by Jordan Peterson and Dinesh D'Souza and we look at a few definitions of socialism... 

We talk with Arkansas gubernatorial candidate Dr. Chris Jones about his campaign to win back the state for Democrats in a race against Sarah Huckabee-Sanders, who will not debate him, of course. Chris is an MIT educated PhD in Physics. Joining us for the interview is Jessica L. Burbank from The Young Turks (TYT).

www.chrisforgovernor.com
@JessicaLBurbank on Twitter

We welcome in another TYT host as Jessica L. Burbank joins the show to discuss some CIA history, the history of American foreign interventionism and proxy wars, and we take a close look at Iran Contra and the ensuing congressional hearings as they relate to Oliver North, Ronald Reagan, and other actors in the drug running into minority neighborhoods in the US, all in the name of beating communism. Apparently it's better to be a drug lord than a dirty socialist. 

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Just a chill episode this time... come have a beer with us

Dig on America's newest members join us, as Kimberly Kay Scott and Dino Moore from Breaking Barriers join the show to discuss cultural assimilation and what it means. Should Americans expect immigrants, as well as non-binary or trans Americans to assimilate?

About Darlene McDonald: A Quaker, she currently serves on the board for the American Friends Service Committee as a member-at-large and on the Friends Relations Committee. Previously, she’s served as Outreach Director for the Utah Women’s Democratic Club — the oldest women’s Democratic club in the country, and on the board for Alliance for a Better Utah. In 2019, Ms. McDonald was elected Chair of the Utah Black Roundtable and served in that role for a one year term. In 2020, Ms. McDonald was elected to serve as the Democratic National Committeewoman for Utah.

Following the summer of protest after the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Ms. McDonald was one of 6 community leaders appointed by Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall to serve on the Salt Lake City Racial Equity in Policing Commission. Find all of her socials at @VoteDarlene as she looks to unseat Burgess Owens. 

We discuss our relationship with Oil, take a look at the history of oil from starting with our reliance on the Middle East, how it impacts our economy, and why the price is high. Plus we discuss alternatives and look at a few reports with differing views and some fun graphs. 

Some facts for the graphs. 
U.S. gasoline prices jumped from $1.37 to $2.37 per gallon in 2005 as the price of a barrel averaged about $60.
In 2008, oil prices rose to as high as $145 per barrel causing a search for alternate sources, and gas at the pump hit as high as $3.90 national average. By 2012, less than half the US oil consumption was imported, which took place under Obama, and in January 2015 decreased to around $50 per barrel gasoline fell to about $2.43 and then to a 20 year low of $2.14 in 2016, and have risen slightly since. After Trump took office in 2017, prices increased slowly, hitting $2.99 in May 2018 against a barrel cost of $74. After a slight dip in 2019, (oil companies made about $55 billion that year) prices fell sharply early in the COVID 19 pandemic, which of course was orchestrated by this podcast and our boss, George Soros, but raised quickly by may and increased steadily since then. When Biden was sworn in, the price per barrel of crude oil was $ 55, and the price at the pump was about $3 per gallon.

Bernie Sanders voters and the 2016 Presidential Election and how this narrative that the Bernie Bros cost Hillary Clinton the presidency is not only going on far too long but also is false.  In Mr Humble’s defense, I don’t think he knew the future.

But now, it’s the past, although it certainly seems to be still an ongoing campaign. But lets look at it, starting with outlining the events preceding the DNC convention.

Bernie built a coalition with a populist movement centered around workers rights, healthcare, raising the minimum wage and not accepting money from most PACs.  The primary turned out to be more competitive than expected, with Clinton winning 55% to Sander’s 43%, and the races early in the primary were much closer, with Sanders leading at times. After losing California, The Sanders campaign released a video statement on June 16 and announced that Sanders looked forward to helping Clinton defeat Trump, officially endorsing her on July 12.

A week later, the Wiki Leaks story hit

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/8/24/16194086/bernie-trump-voters-study
https://www.businessinsider.com/hillary-clinton-pennsylvania-michigan-wisconsin-what-happened-2017-9

Fox News aired a fantastic segment in support of trans rights about trans teen Ryland Whittington, so of course conservatives, such as Matt Walsh lost their minds and scream cancel!

We interview attorney and author Mark Berrios-Ayala on his new book "Let's Get Sincere" set to release in September which talks about allyship to resilient communities.