Retired Captain James McCormick is a 22-year veteran of the US Army and Army National Guard. James is highly decorated with 3 Bronze Star with valor awards, 3 Purple Hearts, and the Silver Star. His new book is available at Amazon. James is from Mason County, WV.

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This podcast is from the 8:00am hour, Aug. 27th The Tom Roten Morning Show on The Eagle, 106.7 FM Huntington-Ashland-Ironton, 100.1 FM Waverly-Chillicothe, and 94.1 FM & 1030 AM Gallipolis-Point Pleasant. Listen live on the Total Media app, click on The Eagle. Guests are social media influencer from Huntington, Alligator Jackson and Thomas Goodman, former WV House candidate and consultant with Diversified Technology.

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According to the First Sgt's Guide to the WV Legislature Facebook page, Senator Mike Azinger is the most conservative lawmaker in the state legislature. Mike is a Republican from Wood County. He joins me on this episode to discuss the controversey over Religious Exemptions for childhood vaccines, the transgender sports issue, and his bill that requires "In God We Trust" to be displayed in every school.

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Leslie Manookian is a former successful Wall Street business executive who is president and founder of Health Freedom Defense Fund. Health Freedom Defense Fund is a 501(c)(3) non-profit which seeks to protect and advance health freedom, educating Americans on informed consent, advocating for human rights and bodily autonomy for all people, and legally challenging unethical mandates, laws, and policies when necessary.

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Kentucky St. Rep. Scott Sharp was on my morning radio show with The Eagle (download the Total Media app to listen live 6-9am ET, Monday-Friday). The Republican from the 100th district says he will draft a bill to ban lab-grown meat. We also discuss the drivers licenses sold to illegal immigrants, health care, and more.

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Amanda Mullins was set to begin the 2025-26 school year in the system where she had taught science for 15 years. She had high hopes that Gov. Patrick Morrisey's Executive Order regarding Religious Exemptions for the vaccine mandate would be applied for her son who was about to enter the 7th grade at the school where she taught. However, the West Virginia BOE has continued to defy that order and state law and the Constitution. Without any recourse, Amanda abruptly resigned her public school teaching position and will be a homeschool teacher for her son. Listen to her very unique story on today's episode.

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Earlier this year long-time Kentucky State Senator Robin Webb switched from Democrat to Republican. Now Webb will be speaking at an upcoming event hosted by the Boyd County Republican Party. Check out my conversation with the group's Chairman, Dirk Hay, and Vice Chair Josh Bator.

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The American Academy of Pediatrics recently called for an end to religious exemptions for childhood vaccines. The West Virginia Board of Education continues to defy state/federal law as well as Gov. Morrisey's Executive Order on granting religious exemptions. In contrast, the Federal Office for Civil Rights affirms religious exemptions and is threatening to withhold millions in Federal funding. My guest today discusses these issues and more. Nephrologist Dr. Alvin Moss is certified with the American Board of Internal Medicine. He's a member of West Virginians for Health Freedom.

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A recent study by the National Academy of Sciences found that Americans were unable to identify which of their actions contributed most to "climate change." The study goes on to list the most significant drivers of climate change in everyday life including the most insidious of them all: Dogs!  

The study claims that dogs, due to their largely meat-based diets, drive the demand for commercial farm animals and significantly impact the world's climate. If you are serious about saving the planet from a climate catastrophe, you should consider having a candid conversation with your dog about their diet, or getting rid of them altogether.
 
Sterling Burnett, Ph.D., director of the Robinson Center on Climate and Environmental Policy at The Heartland Institute, talks about this ridiculous study and why this type of fearmongering about the climate is based purely in fiction.


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On March 20, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order to bring closure to the Federal Department of Education. What does that mean for the states? What does it mean for local school systems? On this episode, I discuss this and more with a local school administrator who has two decades of experience in education. Jeff Fraley is the Assistant Superintendent at Rock Hill Schools in Southeastern Ohio.

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