The Chris Spangle Show

In one of the highest turnouts for the midterm elections since 1966, both the GOP and the Democratic Parties "won" in some way, shape, or form. However, the Libertarian Party, despite optimistic hopes lead by candidates like Gary Johnson and Larry Sharpe, fell flat.

Today, Brian Nichols is joined by Twitter personality, Josie (aka: The Red Headed Libertarian). Together, they discuss the 2018 midterm election results, discuss what it means to be a libertarian in 2018, and what libertarians can/should do differently to have real electoral victories down the road.

Bio: Josie “The Red headed Libertarian” (@TRHLofficial) is a mother of 3 daughters and wife, who runs a small Neuromuscular Therapy practice in MA. She started tweeting on December 9, 2017 as an outlet for her politics, from a state that isn’t very receptive to liberty. Josie has since built a following of 17,000 people over the course of those 10 months and 28 days.

She is an award winning pie baker and chili maker. She dabbles in the Boston film and television market once scored the role as Murderer/Millionaire John DuPont’s wife in an ID Discovery docuseries called “Guilty Rich”. Josie loves animals, chocolate, and Disney World. She is a professional artist.

Follow Josie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TRHLofficial

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The team at Boss Hog of Liberty recaps the local election results, where Jeremiah Morrell earned 12% in his three-way race for the Henry County Council. A deep dive into the election results show a tremendous jump in straight-ticket voting, attributed to new voting equipment and tribalism. Hosts are Jeremiah Morrell, Dakota Davis, Kade Koger, and Chase Peyton. Learn more about Boss Hog of Liberty at www.bosshogofliberty.com.

Newspaper coverage of Jeremiah’s reaction is here:

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When felons pay their dues and are rehabilitated, they get to go back to contributing to society, right? Wrong. Examine the full scope of what the state does to freed felons after prison through the mouths of Hodey Johns and Sarah Brady Wagner.

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The greatest expense in America, by far, is Healthcare. The way the Republicans and Democrats suggest “fixing” it usually makes it more expensive all the while killing those who can’t afford it. Hodey Johns and Paul Copeland give the audience a way to make it cost 90% less and, here’s the catch, they don’t even touch on reducing coverage.

Show Notes: https://wearelibertarians.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Is-Healthcare-Fixable_-Part-One-Show-Notes.pdf

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Liberty Memes, Censorship, and Elections, Oh My!

On today's episode, Brian Nichols is joined by Matt Kibbe! Kibbe is the President and Chief Community Organizer at Free the People, an educational organization turning the next generation on to the values of liberty. He is also an Executive Producer at CRTV, where he produces “The Deadly Isms" and "Kibbe on Liberty".

First Aired on the Brian Nichols Show: https://briannichols.fireside.fm/matt-kibbe

Listen as we first start off discussing Matt's first steps into libertarianism via the band Rush and their "2112" album, which pointed Matt towards the readings of Ayn Rand. Next, we discuss the recent censorship on Facebook of popular libertarian page, "Liberty Memes" and what libertarians should do in response.

Next, we discuss Matt's organization, "Free the People", which is an educational organization turning the next generation on to the values of liberty by reaching those “liberty curious” through social media, video, and storytelling. After that, we discuss how libertarians should vote in the 2018 midterms, strategic voting, and the "lesser of two evils" argument. We also touch on two strong Libertarian campaigns in Gary Johnson for U.S. Senate in New Mexico and Larry Sharpe for Governor in New York.

We start to conclude our conversation by discussing potential outcomes in the 2018 midterms, as well as how our nation will look after 2020 and 2024. And finally, we wrap up our discussion by looking at Matt's book, " Don’t Hurt People and Don’t Take Their Stuff: A Libertarian Manifesto."

Matt's Bio: Matt Kibbe is the President and Chief Community Organizer at Free the People, an educational organization turning the next generation on to the values of liberty. We reach the “liberty curious” through social media, video, and storytelling. Kibbe is also an Executive Producer at CRTV, where he produces “The Deadly Isms,” a documentary series about the dangers of all flavors of authoritarianism.

He is the Co-Founder and Partner at Fight the Power Productions, a strategic communications firm focused on video production, social media branding, and compelling storytelling.

He is also a Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Austrian Economics Center in Vienna. In 2004 Kibbe founded FreedomWorks, where he served as President for 11 years. Steve Forbes said, “Kibbe has been to FreedomWorks what Steve Jobs was to Apple.”

Against his better judgment, Kibbe occasionally gets involved in politics, serving as Senior Advisor to a Rand Paul SuperPAC, and creating AlternativePAC to support liberty candidates. Back when Yoda was a teenager, Kibbe worked as Chief of Staff on Capitol Hill, as Budget Director for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and at the Republican National Committee.

Dubbed “The Scribe” by the New York Daily News, Kibbe is most recently author of the #2 New York Times bestseller, Don’t Hurt People and Don’t Take Their Stuff: A Libertarian Manifesto. In his spare time he appears on Old Media, including FOX News, MSNBC, CNN and HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher. Most of his best material is lifted from his three liberty-minded cats, Roark, Ragnar, and Rearden.

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Chris Spangle talks to Mark Rutherford who is running for the Libertarian Party in Indiana for Secretary of State. He considers him the most qualified LP candidate in at least a decade within the entire party. Originally from the Chris Spangle Show.

Special Guest: Mark Rutherford.

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Chris Spangle and Levie Rainey discuss the 2018 Georgia race for Governor with Stacey Abrams, Brian Kemp, and Ted Metz. Levie is a student libertarian torn between liberal professors and conservative family members resenting her Libertarian vote for Metz. We discuss the race, the wasted vote why she isn't wasting her vote, and why she ought to be hopeful for the Libertarian Party's future.

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Chris Spangle and Sarah Brady Wagner discuss the current political climate. Trump is being blamed for heightened rhetoric. How much should he be blamed, and what other political figures share the blame? How did we become so tribal? Is America more violent than in our past? Why is peaceful action the right way to persuade people?

Show Notes: https://wearelibertarians.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/WAL327ShowNotes.pdf

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The United States of America has an illustrious history in large part due to a free market economy. So why is it that when we prop up a government in another country, we make sure it is some type of single-crop dictatorship? Hodey Johns and Rhinehold explore how Honduras went from a fertile land of plenty to the most deadly place on earth thanks to your tax dollars.

Show Notes: https://wearelibertarians.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/How-America-Destroyed-Honduras.pdf

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Sarah Brady Wagner and Rhinehold discuss President Trump's recent comments on ending birthright citizenship. What is it and how does his idea jive with the 14th Amendment?

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