The Matt McNeil Show

Brett Johnson fills in for Matt today. Media manipulation to make Biden look less competent; Brett is joined in the second hour by Patrick Coolican and Niko Lemieux from the Minnesota Reformer.

Niko LeMieux is a Twin Cities based tech entrepreneur, and co-founder and COO of the payments startup Easy Labs.

Patrick Coolican is editor in chief of the Minnesota Reformer, and joins Brett every Tuesday afternoon for analysis on the Reformer’s latest stories.

Nancy Nelson fills in for Matt today; Nancy is thrilled to step back in here at AM950 today and Friday this week. Nancy takes your phone calls and talks about the latest news and events.

Matt previews his fill-ins for his week off; Republicans try to restore Confederate memorial at Arlington National Cemetery; Supreme Court overturns bump stock ban; more problems with planes; MSP Airport Chick-fil-A manager pleads guilty to embezzlement charges; new Trump push poll; Leneal Frazier’s family files suit.

Hopkins Pride is from 11-7 on Saturday, June 15 in downtown Hopkins.

https://www.hopkinspride.org/

Cliff Schecter joins the show; Supreme Court upholds abortion pill; NYT article on abortion; Trump attakcs Milwaukee; Matt’s trip to the library and book store; racist pushback against proposed North Shore resort; Robert Baril previews his weekend at Comedy Corner; report blames Department of Education for Feeding our Future.

Robert Baril will be at Comedy Corner Underground in Minneapolis this Friday and Saturday.

https://comedycornerunderground.com/shows-list/-2024-7e3zy-snjct-2k7lz-5ffky-7zda7-grlb6-fmffr

Cliff Schecter is the President of Libertas LLC, a public relations and political strategy firm. He is the author of the 2008 bestselling book The Real McCain, a syndicated columnist, and co-owner of We Act Radio, AM 1480 in Washington DC. He also sits on the Board on the Ohio Innocence Project. You can follow him on Twitter @cliffschecter.

On today’s show:

– Amy Klobuchar’s Republican opponent, Royce White, displays a map that’s supposed to show crime scenes in Minneapolis. Turns out it was a map of the city’s drinking fountains.

– Southern Baptists vote to oppose the use of IVF.

– We’re joined by our COVID-19 infectious disease expert Dr. Joe Eastman.

– Right wingers are upset that Minneapolis made the top 20 most livable cities in the entire world.

– Don’t use the military and veterans as a crutch to attack the LGBTQ community.

– Minnesota’s PWHL makes a controversial draft pick.

– Target’s stance on carrying Pride merchandise this year.