Schmolitics

Remember the DNC Chair race between Keith Ellison and Tom Perez? It's happening again in California. And Dan gets to vote. Who are the candidates and why does it matter?

Running against The Establishment. Union Endorsements. Special Interests. We talk with Robert Lee Ahn, one of two candidates in the runoff election for US Congress in Los Angeles' district 34.

http://ahnforcongress.com

What are town halls? Why do they matter? Schmolitics hits the road and attends town halls hosted by Rep. Pete Aguilar and Senator Dianne Feinstein.

What starts as a quick fun phone call idea between friends ends with someone calling someone a shithead. Dan has second thoughts about his candidate for a US Congressional Special Election. And the Senate's ability to filibuster for SCOTUS nominees is going away. Is this a new low in partisanship? What does this say about where we're headed?

Expectations of fatherhood with Schmolitics contributor Dave Jette @sydiot. And Dan's voting in a special election in his congressional district. Carlos, Dan and Mason give a guide on how to find YOUR candidate in the local and special elections happening across the country in 2017.

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Carlos and Dan call Dan's mom and draw parallels from news reports on Nixon and Watergate (aka Original-Gate) to Trump and Russia, review what Nunes did and did real wrong, Neil Gorsuch's Originalism vs Al Franken's Humanism, and brief look at Trump's Budget Wish List. Hint, it's a lump of coal for pretty much all of us. Plus ResistBot.io and Remembering Carlos' Dad.

Episode Review by Carlos Foglia:

"The thing that stands out here is the vocal prowess that Dan Gordon possesses, he really carries the aural aspect of the show. And one could fault Carlos Foglia for failing to keep up with the Tom Brady-esque caliber of Gordon’s vocal Touchdowns, but it’s when you listen to the perfect balance of quips, facts and accessible nuggets reliability that we realize that Carlos is happy being the Belichick to Gordon’s Brady, and that’s a match made heaven. I highly recommend The Schmolitics Podcast."

Episode Review by Dan Gordon:

"Dan’s excitable tangents, though endearing, are endless and his inability to focus on one topic make him more trusted to tell a short story, like The Diggiest Dog children’s book. This is where Carlos Foglia, a professional storyteller practiced in both narrative and nonfiction, masterfully keeps Gordon in the solar system, effortlessly navigating him like a ship with broken thrusters, back on course. Their combined skills -- Gordon’s bottomless fuel tank of excitement with Foglia’s battle-tested navigation -- make this duo more than capalbe of telling us The Lord of the Rings anthology."

Carlos and Dan cover the five ballot measures for the LA Municipal election on March 7th, 2017. Special Guest Mikey Korich, co-host of One Star Cinema Podcast at onestarcinema.com.

LAVote.net for sample ballot and polling place. Ballotpedia.org to start your research.

Very Special Thanks: Dick Platkin, Luke Klipp, Ron Mayhew, Jessica Salans, Wayne Williams, Kendall Mayhew, Nate Clark, Ace Katana, Andrew Reich, Grace Yoo, Dan McNamara, Chris D’Alessandro, Brent Gaisford, Jason Islas, and Jane Damien

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Special Guest! Adam Mordecai (@advodude), Editor-At-Large at Upworthy.

Episode Topics:

-Trump on the Congressional Black Caucus

-Mordecai on Trump the Media and the Intelligence Community

-George Stephanopoulos and The White House's Stephen Miller

-The Lying Press/Lügenpresse

-DACA's Uncertain Future

-Daniel Ramirez Medina

-Trump and Trudeau Talk Science

Links to everything mentioned in this episode…

Amazon Dash Button Donates to ACLU

https://www.good.is/articles/amazon-dash-aclu

The Lying Press

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lying_press

Get Involved! Volunteer, support, & advocate with these organizations:

Safety Pin Box

https://www.safetypinbox.com

How does it work? A physical “safety pin” box shipped to you with guided ally tasks for the month. Tasks will vary in scope from individual to group assignments, and task categories include data collection, personal development, influencing your networks, and showing radical compassion.

CAIR LA

http://ca.cair.com

CAIR-CA is a chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.

Informed Immigrant

http://informedimmigrant.com

Immigrant rights organizations and leaders across the country have banded together and pooled resources to help immigrants and their allies obtain the current best-known information and guidance.

Black Alliance for Just Immigration

http://blackalliance.org

BAJI educates and engages African American and black immigrant communities to organize and advocate for racial, social and economic justice.

National Immigration Law Center

https://www.nilc.org

Established in 1979, the National Immigration Law Center (NILC) is one of the leading organizations in the U.S. exclusively dedicated to defending and advancing the rights of low-income immigrants. NIILC believes that all people who live in the U.S.—regardless of their race, gender, immigration and/or economic status—should have the opportunity to achieve their full potential.

California for Progress

http://californiaforprogress.com

“California for Progress is a progressive organization built by and for activists, with the unified goal of enabling local communities of our great state to engage in the political revolution, as we lead the nation in all progressive causes.”

Movement 2017

http://movement2017.com

“The Big XII Council On Black Student Government commits to uplift and empower our community through leadership, academic excellence, spirituality and political action to enhance our Black legacy.”

Migente

www.migente.com

Latino people speak freely. Discuss hot topics in our forums, groups, chat & blogs.

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From Schmolitics Live at The Virgil in Los Angeles. January 10, 2017. Alt Right includes Neo-Nazis but it also includes self-radicalized internet users. With an umbrella this big, their beliefs are wide-ranging. They hate social justice, Muslims and Jews, and post modern architecture.

Hosts: Carlos Foglia and Dan Gordon.

Guests: Heather Anne Campbell, Alex Fernie, and Adam Epstein.

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