The Resist Report

Featuring guest panelist Ari Andersen (Millennials Don’t Suck) and am interview with Jean Templin (Purple Patriot)!

The White House Correspondents' Dinner served a blistering roast of Donald Trump and various (former) members of his (disintegrating) administration on Saturday night. So why the backlash?

Bros for America podcast panelists Alex Mohajer, Thomas McAbee, and Daniel Fusselman were joined by guest panelist Ari Andersen, creator and host of Millennials Don't Suck podcast to discuss the week's pressing hot topics, including the White House Correspondents' Dinner, the peace talks between North and South Korea, and to interview Jean Templin, the co-founder of Purple Patriot, a new fledgling organization advocating for more women in positions of leadership and government.

Did comedienne Michelle Wolf go too far in her headlining speech at the event? Is an apology even really necessary? Were Trump Administration officials and noted journalists and members of the press justified in asking that she apologize for her remarks? Why are people convinced she made disparaging remarks about White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee-Sanders' looks when she clearly complimented them?

Other topics this week? Trump’s outrageous, mentally disturbed appearance on Fox and Friends, the daily morning talk show on Fox News Channel. And a time of peace between  North and South Korea.

But about that White House correspondents dinner...

Ari Andersen is not buying it. He's the first to call out the media for the utter hypocrisy in demanding such an apology and nominated the media establishment for #ShitholeoftheWeek. See the bottom of this page for more of this week’s nominees and vote for your favorites!

Fuck James Comey! - Bros4America co-hosts Alex Mohajer, Thomas McAbee, and Daniel Fusselman.

Plus, Bros4America is thrilled to be partnering with Purple Patriot, which shares the common goal of advancing women’s rights, but particularly with regard with women in Leadership and government. Purple Patriot

co-founder Jean Templin joins the Bros to discuss her organization, and how badly we need a representative government now more than ever.

As always, the bros nominated and the readers/listeners get to choose the winner of  #ShitholeoftheWeek!

First Lady Melania Trump has been quieter than usual, lately.

And with good reason. As news of the Trump/Russia conspiracy and the Stormy Daniels scandal reach fever pitch, life as the spouse of Donald Trump must be more challenging than it already is.

Which is why Mrs. Trump turned heads this week when it was announced that she would be attending the funeral of Bush-family matriarch and former First Lady Barbara Bush, who passed away last week at 92-years-old. And the Bros for America podcast panelists were quick to notice that she looked unusually happy. And then of course, the photograph seen around the world, featuring George W. and Laura Bush, Bill and Hillary Clinton, Barack and Michelle Obama, and…Melania. Grinning tooth to tooth. Ear to ear?

She was even spotted cracking a smile as former president Barack Obama leaned over to make a joke, a gracious gesture given that she and her husband have previously publicly questioned his national origins in what was viewed as a largely racist attempt at courting white nationalist voters.

Why did Melania look so happy? And why wasn’t Trump there? The Bros discuss this, Barbara Bush’s passing, the Trump/Russia developments involving Michael Cohen and Sean f**king Hannity, and as always, we are going to ask you to help us pick….

The #ShitholeOfTheWeek

 

First Lady Melania Trump has been quieter than usual, lately.

And with good reason. As news of the Trump/Russia conspiracy and the Stormy Daniels scandal reach fever pitch, life as the spouse of Donald Trump must be more challenging than it already is.

Which is why Mrs. Trump turned heads this week when it was announced that she would be attending the funeral of Bush-family matriarch and former First Lady Barbara Bush, who passed away last week at 92-years-old. And the Bros for America podcast panelists were quick to notice that she looked unusually happy. And then of course, the photograph seen around the world, featuring George W. and Laura Bush, Bill and Hillary Clinton, Barack and Michelle Obama, and...Melania. Grinning tooth to tooth. Ear to ear?

She was even spotted cracking a smile as former president Barack Obama leaned over to make a joke, a gracious gesture given that she and her husband have previously publicly questioned his national origins in what was viewed as a largely racist attempt at courting white nationalist voters.

Why did Melania look so happy? And why wasn't Trump there? The Bros discuss this, Barbara Bush's passing, the Trump/Russia developments involving Michael Cohen and Sean f**king Hannity, and as always, we are going to ask you to help us pick....

The #ShitholeOfTheWeek

 

Andrew Janz is a firebrand.

Since he first announced just over a year ago that he would be challenging embattled House Intel Chair and Trump lackey Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) as a Democrat in California’s 22nd Congressional District in the midterm elections this November, Janz has been making a splash.

“Many said this was an impossible district [for Democrats],” Janz told Bros4AMerica co-founder Alex Mohajer and co-host Daniel Fusselman in an interview for the Bros for America podcast. “But if there’s one thing I want your listeners to take away from this, it’s that we can win this seat. We must win this seat.”

Why? Janz views the incumbent as a “danger” and a national security threat. His explosive criticisms of Nunes aren’t unwarranted. The relatively unknown Congressman rose to national recognition as the House Intel Chairman overseeing the Russia investigation. Last April, Nunes became the subject of a House Committee on Ethics investigation into allegations that ‘he may have made unauthorized disclosures of classified information, in violation of House Rules, law, regulations or other standards of conduct.’

Nunes served on Trump’s presidential transition team in 2016. He is an overall toad.

There is also a reason that Janz, a Deputy District Attorney with the Fresno County District Attorney’s office has taken in over $1 million in the first 90 days of 2018 without taking any corporate PAC money and as a Democrat in one of California’s most conservative congressional districts. Short answer: Janz is savage in his criticisms of Nunes, and he is a relentless advocate for his constituents.

From the outset of his campaign, Janz has needled and trolled Nunes for his relationship with Donald Trump and his connection to the Trump/Russia scandal, among other failures. He put up a billboard in his district mocking Nunes and his connection to Trump/Russia, and even had releasethememo.com forward to his campaign website when Nunes pulled a stunt earlier this year with hashtag #releasethememo.

And he didn’t hold back while talking to Bros4America during this week’s podcast.

“I can tell you with a straight face that not a lot of people are fans of [Devin Nunes].” – Andrew Janz, Democratic candidate for Congress.

“It’s embarrassing!” Janz exclaimed, referring to Nunes’ failure to hold a Town Hall meeting in their district during Congress’ spring recess last week. The failure prompted Congressman Ted Lieu to hold a town hall in the 22nd district instead. “It is embarrassing that he couldn’t hold a town hall in his district because he didn’t have the guts to face his constituents.”

“He’s a ‘low-key’ member of Congress,” Janz continued. “[He has] been in office for 15 years, 8 terms, and done little or nothing for the district. He’s in Washington defending his own political agenda, defending the President of the United States…”

Janz is not afraid of a fight, and his experience as a prosecutor makes him well-suited to take this fight straight to the Capitol. His views about the president are tempered, but forceful. As “impeachment buzz” continues to make its way through Washington, Janz relies on fact-oriented analysis of the situation and supports (and indicates he will rely on) the findings of S...

Andrew Janz is a firebrand.

Since he first announced just over a year ago that he would be challenging embattled House Intel Chair and Trump lackey Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) as a Democrat in California's 22nd Congressional District in the midterm elections this November, Janz has been making a splash.

"Many said this was an impossible district [for Democrats]," Janz told Bros4AMerica co-founder Alex Mohajer and co-host Daniel Fusselman in an interview for the Bros for America podcast. "But if there's one thing I want your listeners to take away from this, it's that we can win this seat. We must win this seat."

Why? Janz views the incumbent as a "danger" and a national security threat. His explosive criticisms of Nunes aren't unwarranted. The relatively unknown Congressman rose to national recognition as the House Intel Chairman overseeing the Russia investigation. Last April, Nunes became the subject of a House Committee on Ethics investigation into allegations that 'he may have made unauthorized disclosures of classified information, in violation of House Rules, law, regulations or other standards of conduct.'

Nunes served on Trump’s presidential transition team in 2016. He is an overall toad.

There is also a reason that Janz, a Deputy District Attorney with the Fresno County District Attorney's office has taken in over $1 million in the first 90 days of 2018 without taking any corporate PAC money and as a Democrat in one of California's most conservative congressional districts. Short answer: Janz is savage in his criticisms of Nunes, and he is a relentless advocate for his constituents.

From the outset of his campaign, Janz has needled and trolled Nunes for his relationship with Donald Trump and his connection to the Trump/Russia scandal, among other failures. He put up a billboard in his district mocking Nunes and his connection to Trump/Russia, and even had releasethememo.com forward to his campaign website when Nunes pulled a stunt earlier this year with hashtag #releasethememo.

And he didn't hold back while talking to Bros4America during this week's podcast.

"I can tell you with a straight face that not a lot of people are fans of [Devin Nunes]." - Andrew Janz, Democratic candidate for Congress.

"It's embarrassing!" Janz exclaimed, referring to Nunes' failure to hold a Town Hall meeting in their district during Congress' spring recess last week. The failure prompted Congressman Ted Lieu to hold a town hall in the 22nd district instead. "It is embarrassing that he couldn't hold a town hall in his district because he didn't have the guts to face his constituents."

"He's a 'low-key' member of Congress," Janz continued. "[He has] been in office for 15 years, 8 terms, and done little or nothing for the district. He's in Washington defending his own political agenda, defending the President of the United States..."

Janz is not afraid of a fight, and his experience as a prosecutor makes him well-suited to take this fight straight to the Capitol. His views about the president are tempered, but forceful. As "impeachment buzz" continues to make its way through Washington, Janz relies on fact-oriented analysis of the situation and supports (and indicates he will rely on) the findings of Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Like any steadfast prosecutor, Janz appears dedicated to the rule of law.

Janz says that,

Donald Trump never specified to which era he was proposing we return whilst campaigning on his nauseating but-goddamn-its-catchy slogan “Make America Great Again.” But with the success of 90s-era reboots like Will and Grace and Roseanne, which premiered last week to 18 million viewers after nearly 20 years off the air, the answer seems unequivocally clear.

“Isn’t it ironic that Donald Trump campaigned on #MAGA, and then as soon as he’s elected, the entire electorate immediately goes, ‘no dammit! We meant the 1990s!” speculated Bros for America c0-founder and editor-in-chief Alex Mohajer on this week’s podcast episode.

“And who was the president in the 1990s?” asked co-host Rance Collins, pointedly.

“Hillary Clinton was,” responded Mohajer, even more pointedly.

This week’s Bros for America theme music is “Spectaculous” by Chris Prythm, courtesy of Ill-it Records. Find out more about Chris Prythm at Ill-it.com 

The sitcom’s latest iteration, though, uses the Trump/Clinton divide in the most recent presidential election as the premise and launching point for its story.  Panelists Daniel Fusselman and Thomas McAbee weighed in heavily on the show’s star, Roseanne Barr, and her noted anti-Clinton stances both on the show and in real life as being problematic given the alternative.

The post-“election” national nostalgia – hysteria?- was just the tip of the iceberg for the Bros, who had many more topics to flesh out and discuss during this week’s Hot Topics segment, including Laura Ingraham, the unceremonious firing of VA Secretary David Schulkin, and more.

Check out this all-new episode of the Bros for America podcast and subscribe on our page or:

The Bros for America podcast is executive produced and moderated by Alex Mohajer with co-hosts Daniel Fusselman, Thomas McAbee, and Rance Collins. The theme song is Spectaculous by Chris Prythm courtesy of Ill-It Records. The Bros for America podcast is created using Audacity and Blubrry for the best podcast hosting and stats on the market.

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Donald Trump never specified to which era he was proposing we return whilst campaigning on his nauseating but-goddamn-its-catchy slogan "Make America Great Again." But with the success of 90s-era reboots like Will and Grace and Roseanne, which premiered last week to 18 million viewers after nearly 20 years off the air, the answer seems unequivocally clear.

"Isn't it ironic that Donald Trump campaigned on #MAGA, and then as soon as he's elected, the entire electorate immediately goes, 'no dammit! We meant the 1990s!" speculated Bros for America c0-founder and editor-in-chief Alex Mohajer on this week's podcast episode.

"And who was the president in the 1990s?" asked co-host Rance Collins, pointedly.

"Hillary Clinton was," responded Mohajer, even more pointedly.

This week's Bros for America theme music is "Spectaculous" by Chris Prythm, courtesy of Ill-it Records. Find out more about Chris Prythm at Ill-it.com 

The sitcom's latest iteration, though, uses the Trump/Clinton divide in the most recent presidential election as the premise and launching point for its story.  Panelists Daniel Fusselman and Thomas McAbee weighed in heavily on the show's star, Roseanne Barr, and her noted anti-Clinton stances both on the show and in real life as being problematic given the alternative.

The post-"election" national nostalgia - hysteria?- was just the tip of the iceberg for the Bros, who had many more topics to flesh out and discuss during this week's Hot Topics segment, including Laura Ingraham, the unceremonious firing of VA Secretary David Schulkin, and more.

Check out this all-new episode of the Bros for America podcast and subscribe on our page or:

The Bros for America podcast is executive produced and moderated by Alex Mohajer with co-hosts Daniel Fusselman, Thomas McAbee, and Rance Collins. The theme song is Spectaculous by Chris Prythm courtesy of Ill-It Records. The Bros for America podcast is created using Audacity and Blubrry for the best podcast hosting and stats on the market.

Help us learn more about our audience! Take our audience survey here please and thanks!

For over a year, resistance and opposition activists have put their hopes of ousting what they view as an illegitimately elected and regressive American president squarely on the shoulders of the Office of the Special Counsel,  Robert Mueller. But move over, Bobby! Pornstar Stormy Daniels is here, and she’s ready to take down an American president!

This week, the Bros for America chose to tape the weekly podcast live, then cuddled up with a glass of wine and a barf bag to watch Ms. Daniels deliver her most hotly-anticipated interview with Anderson Cooper of 60 Minutes, by all accounts a venerable program with stellar journalistic reputation.

This episode streamed live on Facebook and live on YouTube, so the co-hosts did their best to thank you and were sporadically taking questions and answering user comments live on-air (if you’re wondering who the heck they are speaking to off-camera.)

SHIT HOLE OF THE WEEK HONOREES

This week’s shit-hole of the week honorees were bestowed upon none other than FOX News host Tucker Carlson and former Republican congressman and presidential candidate, Rick Santorum.

Mohajer selected Carlson, who previously earned Mr. Mohajer’s wrath (to his face)  during a FOX News segment last year. This time, Mohajer is none-too-happy with the former bow-tie aficionado and his treatment of the student activists who have spearheaded the March for our Lives movement. Carlson called the students “extremists” on the eve of the march, which would ultimately become the biggest youth-led protest since the Vietnam War.

“Tucker Carlson: shut the fuck up,” Mohajer said on the live broadcast. “You are my ‘shithole of the week.'”

McAbee’s selection was reserved for Rick Santorum, the Senator from Pennsylvania and failed presidential candidate whose last name was famously given the Google treatment by radio personality Dan Savage.

Santorum suggested that rather than march for sensible gun safety laws  in response to the tragic slaughter of their peers, that students who have been victimized by gun violence ought to pick up CPR training.

We leave you with this:

Santorum (n): The frothy mix of fecal matter and lubricant that is sometimes the byproduct of anal sex.

The Bros for America podcast is executive produced and moderated by Alex Mohajer and is co-hosted by Thomas McAbee, Rance Collins, and Daniel Fusselman. The theme music is It’s Always Too Late To Start by Chris Zabriskie. It is produced using Audacity and powered and distributed by Bluberry/Powerpress and WordPress. Special thanks to Nelson Melegrito, Matt Garrett, and Hillary Clinton.

For over a year, resistance and opposition activists have put their hopes of ousting what they view as an illegitimately elected and regressive American president squarely on the shoulders of the Office of the Special Counsel,  Robert Mueller. But move over, Bobby! Pornstar Stormy Daniels is here, and she's ready to take down an American president!

This week, the Bros for America chose to tape the weekly podcast live, then cuddled up with a glass of wine and a barf bag to watch Ms. Daniels deliver her most hotly-anticipated interview with Anderson Cooper of 60 Minutes, by all accounts a venerable program with stellar journalistic reputation.

This episode streamed live on Facebook and live on YouTube, so the co-hosts did their best to thank you and were sporadically taking questions and answering user comments live on-air (if you're wondering who the heck they are speaking to off-camera.)

SHIT HOLE OF THE WEEK HONOREES

This week's shit-hole of the week honorees were bestowed upon none other than FOX News host Tucker Carlson and former Republican congressman and presidential candidate, Rick Santorum.

Mohajer selected Carlson, who previously earned Mr. Mohajer's wrath (to his face)  during a FOX News segment last year. This time, Mohajer is none-too-happy with the former bow-tie aficionado and his treatment of the student activists who have spearheaded the March for our Lives movement. Carlson called the students "extremists" on the eve of the march, which would ultimately become the biggest youth-led protest since the Vietnam War.

"Tucker Carlson: shut the fuck up," Mohajer said on the live broadcast. "You are my 'shithole of the week.'"

McAbee's selection was reserved for Rick Santorum, the Senator from Pennsylvania and failed presidential candidate whose last name was famously given the Google treatment by radio personality Dan Savage.

Santorum suggested that rather than march for sensible gun safety laws  in response to the tragic slaughter of their peers, that students who have been victimized by gun violence ought to pick up CPR training.

We leave you with this:

Santorum (n): The frothy mix of fecal matter and lubricant that is sometimes the byproduct of anal sex.

The Bros for America podcast is executive produced and moderated by Alex Mohajer and is co-hosted by Thomas McAbee, Rance Collins, and Daniel Fusselman. The theme music is It's Always Too Late To Start by Chris Zabriskie. It is produced using Audacity and powered and distributed by Bluberry/Powerpress and Wordpress. Special thanks to Nelson Melegrito, Matt Garrett, and Hillary Clinton.

President Pelosi…as in President Nancy Pelosi?

One thing is clear after the most recent episode of Bros For America, the new progressive political podcast by advocacy group Bros4America: These guys are #stillwithher. Big time. And they don’t give a f**k if you hear or care.

“The one Bernie Sanders supporter who listens to our podcast just turned it off,” quipped co-panelist Rance Collins. Collins joined moderator and Bros4America Co-founder/Editor-in-Chief Alex Mohajer, and co-panelist Thomas McAbee in offering a unanimous unofficial endorsement of and call for Hillary Clinton to run for the presidency in 2020.

If she doesn’t?

“If I can’t see a President Hillary Clinton, then I’m going to see a President Nancy Pelosi,” Collins laughed, though hardly joking. Among the many potential repercussions of the forthcoming “blue wave” is a new Speaker of the House. Indeed, current House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is poised to retake the position, which she previously held from 2007 to 2011, once again becoming third in line to assume the presidency in the presidential line of succession should Trump and Vice President Mike Pence resign their office or be indicted with federal crimes. She will become only the second female Speaker of the House, second only to herself.

Pelosi has become the stuff of conservative lore, and few political figures are as despised as she is by the conservative, and lately progressive coalition(s).

The San Francisco liberal was the first female Speaker of the House from 2007-2011, and has been responsible for a large slate of legislative achievements. (She is considered to have played a vital role in securing the votes needed to pass the Affordable Care Act.)

Collins proceeded to egg on Bernie Sanders supporters with his pro-Clinton endorsement, joking that the Clinton love would surely scare off the sole Bros4America Barnard Sanders voters. The comment was a slight at third-party and independent voters who, since the election, have taken to criticizing long-time members of the Democratic party like Pelosi (D-Calif.) instead of directing their ire towards regressive GOP policymakers and leaders.

The unofficial Hillary endorsement should come as no surprise. Bros4America did actually begin as Bros4Hillary, after all. Nevertheless, the passage of time and growing pressure by Hillary haters to move on may have created an urgency and identity crisis in some people, here at Bros we only speak the truth:

Hillary Clinton deserves to be president, and she should run in 2020.

“I can’t believe how giddy this is making us,” Mohajer said as the mere suggestion of a Clinton 2020 run rendered the three panelists for this episode unable to make it through fits of hopeful laughter in what was meant to be a more serious breakdown of the week’s latest events and developments in the Trump/Russia story. With the House Committee’s Republican members unceremoniously and abruptly closing their investigation, and with the Trump Administration firing anyone with even a modicum of firsthand knowledge that might be used to corroborate allegations against him, the week’s bombastic events all come down to one thing.

“This all about Mueller,” Mohajer opined. “The hiring shake-ups, the belligerent distractions….this is all about Mueller.”

Either way, HRC seems to be ruffling feathers. The Bros aired this following sound bite of Hillary Clinton savagely shooting down Ivanka Trump’s reported ambitions for the White House.