The Jason Stapleton Program

It's been a long week. I know many of you have been waiting to hear some inside scoop on the convention and my thoughts on the entire ordeal. Today is that day.

I want to start out by saying I think overall the party leadership did an excellent job hosting the event. There were over 1,000 people in attendance and if you've ever tried to have a few people over to your house for dinner you know how hard it is to get even the simplest get-together coordinated.

There were, of course, things that could have been better. You could have skipped the part where a nominee for party chair stood on stage for two minutes and stripped down to his banana hammock while dancing to his favorite tune.

You could have required a dress code that would have prevented some of the more colorful delegates from getting mic time with the mainstream media. Those two negatives, unfortunately, overshadowed all the good news that was happening at the convention.

In the end, I was deeply troubled by the outcome of the nominations. The LP has nominated two socially progressive Republicans. That is a shame and it forces me to cast a vote elsewhere.Support the show.

Today you get to hear my interview with a very special guest, Ron Danielowski. Ron is a long-time friend of mine and a former colleague from my time spent overseas. Ron now serves as a Princple and Chief Firearms Instructor at Pulse O2DA Firearms Training and I invited him on the show today to discuss personal security, combative firearms training, and how you can expand your human capital by becoming an independent security asset.Support the show.

Since the announcement by the Johnson campaign that Bill Weld would be Gary's VP running mate controversy has been swirling. Some say Weld is an excellent choice who's going to have the connections to raise money and grab disenfranchised Republicans. Others say Weld is a poison on the message and isn't even libertarian.

Throughout the debates Gary Johnson has made some, shall I say "less than libertarian" comments on a range of topics and that has caused me to question what Johnson really believes.

With the decision to partner with Weld, I grew more skeptical of Johnson and what his real principles are. So I decide to dig into the background of Gov. Weld and see I could determine what drives his decisions, and he holds as first principles.

I've tried to be fair although I admit I came into this with some skepticism. What I found did not make me happy and in today's episode, I'm going to make a case against both Gov. Weld and Gov. Johnson. With this incredible opportunity, I think it is a bad idea to allow either of these men to represent the libertarian ideal to the masses.Support the show.

We're going to talk about a lot of different issues today. We'll start with the Hillary email scandal and the new report from the State Department. From there I branch out into a discussion about the modern progressive movement, their tactics and the violations of liberty that occur every day at their hands.

What bothers me the most is that no one seems willing to stop them. I don't know if it's fear of reprisal or if we've just become to emotionally defeated. Either way, it needs to stop.

There is a time for passive humility and respectful debate, but when someone get's in your face and threatens you with physical harm there's a time break some legs.

It's another fiery episode today. Hope you enjoy!Support the show.

What an incredible interview today. This morning Austin Petersen was a guest on the Glenn Beck program and delivered an impassioned defense of liberty and libertarianism. It was exactly the right message delivered at exactly the right time.

Today on the show we're going to run through some of the highlights and show you some of the ways Austin was able to bridge the gap between libertarian and conservative.

If the libertarian party wants to be relevant this year, they need to take a page out of Austin's playbook and start crafting a message that appeals to more than the hardcore base of the libertarian party.

From there we'll move on the Alex Jones whom I have a severe distaste. I know I'm going to draw heat from the Jones minions, but sometimes the truth is a hard pill to swallow.

Jones is out again bashing Beck in an attempt to prop up his persona. Today I'm going to take him apart. Enjoy.Support the show.

Last week the Nevada Libertarian Party held their debate, and it was hands down the best show put on this year. With the help of celebrities like Penn Jillette, Drew Cary, and Greg Gutfeld it ended up being a first class event. Glenn Beck even stepped up at the last minute and picked up the bill for a big chunk of the debate. The entire thing debuted on The Blaze, which got the highest ratings of any debut they've done. The message is alive people!

While the event was full of great moments, it wants all sunshine and rainbows. Some of the questions were lacking, and the candidates themselves seemed poorly prepared. It makes me wonder how seriously they are taking these debates and how well prepared the campaigns are to be on the main stage with veteran politicians.

Today it's all highlights and commentary from the event. I'll let you know I was hard on all the candidates. We don't move forward to blowing sunshine up each others tailpipes.

Delegates have a crucial decision to make this weekend in Orlando. A poor decision could set the movement back decades. We've never had a chance like this before. I hope they recognize the power and responsibility being placed in their hands.Support the show.

I'm really getting tired of Trump's claims that we're getting "beat" by China or that we're "losing" the trade war with China is "taking our jobs". It's hard for me to expect everyone to know enough about international trade to reject it on their own but I expected there would be enough people in America today that had enough common sense to at least ask some questions.

Alas, I was wrong. Trump was out again saying he doesn't care if he starts a trade war with China. He called those who oppose his foolish trade policies "dummies.". This is typical Donald Trump but today I'm going to take DT to school and give him, and all of his drone followers, an education in how an economy works. I don't expect them to get it but you will. And you can take the fight to them with a knowledge trade few possess.

Then we're going to discuss some earth-shattering news in the Libertarian community. Austin Petersen was on Glenn Becks show today and by the time, it was done Glenn was singing his praises.

Glenn continues to move toward the libertarian camp. It's a slow move, but everyone comes to the truth in their own time. I'm going to play some clips from his discussion about Petersen and also some insights he had about Libertarians that I think we can learn from.

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The Daily Caller is reporting that if Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson wins the nomination to represent the party this year, he will have the backing of Billionaire Charle Koch. Are the rumors true? I have no idea, but I know it could have a major impact on the delegates heading to Florida later this month to cast their votes.

Gary has been making the rounds on some great podcasts recently. I've listened to his appearance on both Joe Rogan and Adam Carolla, and I'll give me my thoughts on his performance on today's show.

From there we'll move to Austin Petersen's recent appearance on the Steve Deace show. Austin, generally confident and confrontational was put on his heels when Deace challenged him on his abortion position.

The pundits have not been kind to Austin and frankly it did not go well, but this is the cold reality of running for president. There is no shortage of people ready to armchair quarterback your performance after the fact.

From there we'll talk a little about personal finance. It turns out the bulk of Americans would have trouble coming up with $1,000 to pay for an unexpected bill. What I found most shocking was that it doesn't matter how much you make. This proves most Americans are not planning for the future but living for today. It's a dangerous way to live and I hope my audience is planning for a very uncertain future.Support the show.

Bernie Sanders has built up quite a band of misfits, many of whom are not causing problems for the mainstream Democratic party. The fury of Bernie supporters was on full display at this years Nevada Convention where the police were called after a group of Sanders fans caused a major incident, and the threat of violence irrupted.

These are the same types of protesters who have been crashing Trump rallies over the last few months. It's all those, peaceful, tolerant, caring progressive liberals. It's a shame the media won't show them for the hypocrites they are.

From there we're going to move to some comments from Trump. He had the audacity to say (out loud, in an interview) that America would never default on its debt since it could just "print the money."

It's funny how telling the truth will get you HUUUGE amounts of media attention these days.

Trump also went on to correctly state that if the cost of our debt rose two or three percentage points, "We would not have a country."

The truth hurts and it doesn't matter whether it's coming from Ron Paul or Donald Trump. We had better pay attention. The time is coming when we'll pay for the fact that we've been living beyond our means. I just hope you are all prepared.Support the show.

I got a lot of great feedback from the Brexit movie I told everyone about yesterday. My inbox was flooded with those of you in Europe who echoed the key points of the film. What Darren and I found most compelling was how similar the EU is to our own seemingly endless list of government agency whose decisions carry the weight of law.

Is it any wonder we've seen a rise in the ranks of militia groups across the United States? Some would like to discount them as racist ani-government hillbillies who are angry that Obama is black and Mexicans are "stealing their jobs".

What an ignorant and small minded view. In reality, these militias are a logical reaction to a government that violates the constitution and threatens Americans liberty on nearly a daily basis.

If we want to see people lay down their guns and return the a thriving economy, if we want a free nation and limited government, if we want the money out of politics then we must reduce the size and power of government. It is the only way. If not I fear for the future of my nation and the consequences that lay in store for my children.Support the show.