Black White and Blue in the South

We kick off Season 2 in grand style. See the topics & associated articles below! Opening (00:40) Far-Right Group Wants to Ban Kids From Reading Books on Male Seahorses, Galileo, and MLK ( Daily Beast ) On the Campaign Trail (06:51) New bill could force Chick-fil-A to be open on Sundays at some locations in New York ( ABC ) New York bill could interfere with Chick-fil-A’s long-standing policy t...

It's a special Christmas bonus episode to tide you over until Season 2. We had extra material from our session with special guest, James Klugh, and so we're happy to deliver Part 2! Opening (00:30) Senator Cory Booker talks about his experience during Jan 6 ( YouTube ) Speaker Johnson says he’ll make 44,000 hours of Jan. 6 footage available to the general public ( AP ) False news about "undercover...

Bill & Jumelle welcome a special guest, James Klugh to our show? Why was he invited? Well, he's got a voice for podcasting that we can only aspire to. Opening (00:26) Nancy Mace tells prayer breakfast she told fiancé ‘we don’t got time for that this morning’ ( The Hill ) The Old Cranky Bones podcast ( Linktree ) On the Campaign Trail (08:20) The News Nanny Ellen Weaver - an update (14:16) Sout...

Opening (00:23) The Daily Beans podcast Parrot AI On the Campaign Trail (09:25) Greenwood County Elections Office The News Election Night 2023 (18:55) Central Park Five: The true story behind When They See Us ( BBC ) Exonerated Central Park Five member Yusef Salaam wins New York City Council seat ( CBS ) Terrible Display of Disrespect by Vivek Ramaswamy (24:44) Ramaswamy delivers on "unhinged" pro...

Opening (01:10) Nikki Haley gift wrapping paper ( Yahoo! ) GWCDP Nov Breakfast Meeting videos ( YouTube ) On the Campaign Trail (07:53) Interview on the All About Nothing Podcast The News Budget Earmark For Building of Bible School Challenged (10:34) Presentation by lawyer Steven Edward Buckingham ( YouTube ) Christian organization got $1.5M in SC budget to build private school. Is it legal? ( The...

Opening (01:30) Pence ends White House campaign after struggling to gain traction. ‘This is not my time,’ he says ( AP ) The "All About Nothing" Podcast Bill's kids were first responders ( Instagram ) GWCDP November Breakfast Mtg ( RSVP ) On the Campaign Trail (07:47) Humane Society of Greenwood Wag-o-ween The News Anderson County Democratic Chair resigns, cites party's primary plans, Biden's Gaza...

Introduction (00:28) Senator John Fetterman on Pod Save America Follow us on your favorite social media platform ( LinkTree ) On the Campaign Trail (05:48) South Carolina Public Ethics Reporting Bill's expansive social media presence ( LinkTree ) The News No Labels Party Send Letter to Democratic Party Leaders Nationwide (11:42) Letter emailed out and posted on nolabels.org No Labels Took More Tha...

Opening (0:27) Trump in new attack says GOP ‘eat their young’ ( The Hill ) On the Campaign Trail (04:25) The History of Promised Land, South Carolina ( SC Encyclopedia ) Rep. Jonathan Hill given $12,000 fine for dozens of ethics violations ( Independent Mail ) The News Israel Attacked by Hamas (09:52) Letter from coworker in Israel ( Bill's personal FB page ) Hamas videos spread across some social...

Opening (00:30) Bill & Jumelle recount the 2023 Carnell Drummond Mays Banquet. All videos and speeches are available on the GWCDP YouTube channel . News Items NC State Board Recognizes No Labels as a Political Party (20:08) Article from the North Carolina State Board of Elections Maine elections head says No Labels misleading voters ( The Hill ) No Labels Took More Than $100,000 From Clarence...

Opening (0:00) Jumelle's encounter with a Lauren Boebert telemarketer News Items Deon Tedder declared winner with 11-vote lead in Senate 42 Democratic primary runoff (05:47) Article from the Post & Courier Rep Gilliard's letter to the SCDP Sen Mia McLeod departs from the Democratic Party SC’s ‘sister senators’ win Profile in Courage Award for abortion stand (11:26) Article from the Post &...

Opening (0:00) The Senate's dress code just got more relaxed . Some insist on staying buttoned-up Buy tickets to the GWCDP Carnell Drummond Mays Banquet News Items SC Rep. Jeff Duncan's wife files for divorce over 'extramarital affair' with lobbyist (05:47) Article from the Index Journal Wife of Upstate SC congressman Timmons files for divorce ( Post & Courier ) Nikki Haley unveils economic pr...

Opening (0:00) New video appears to show GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert , who has accused the left of 'grooming' children, being fondled by her date during 'Beetlejuice' performance recommended for kids The Oconee County Democratic Party News Items Tim Scott never disclosed buying stocks he recently said he owned (08:30) Article from Roll Call Who is Tim Scott's girlfriend? Once a proud 'adult virgin' th...

Opening Greenwood County Democratic Party Breakfast Meeting videos Freedom to Read SC Coalition Beaufort students fight book bans Oconee County Democratic Party News Items USC strips diversity language from office Article from The State Lexington Richland School District 5 School Board Meeting - Rep RJ May speaks . H.4290 DEI in higher education Impeachments all over the country Trump Urges Georgi...

A special early release for Labor Day! Cook your burgers and get your special home projects done while listening to this important, super-sized episode! Jumelle & Bill preview the upcoming Greenwood County Democratic Party Breakfast Meeting on Sat, Sept 9. You can read about it and RSVP here . After 50 years, South Carolina Department of Education will no longer partner with librarian associat...

Jumelle & Bill touch briefly on the recent heat wave hitting South Carolina and climate change. Americans Are Moving to At-Risk Climate Areas for Cheaper Housing Scientists Report Mass Antarctic Penguin Die-Off They then dive deep into four news items: Infant and mother mortality rates US preterm birth and maternal mortality rates are alarmingly high, outpacing those in all other high-income c...

Bill & Jumelle get laser focused on a state Supreme Court decision that puts South Carolina among the most extreme states in the country when it comes to restricting women's reproductive rights. S0474: Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Read the SC Supreme Court decision AP News: South Carolina’s new all-male highest court reverses course on abortion, upholding strict 6-week ban The...

Bill & Jumelle discuss four news items of local and national interest and then imagine what superpowers a good politician ought to have. Thanks to The All About Nothing Podcast for visiting Greenwood recently. You can watch the video recording on YouTube . News items: The passing of SC Senator John Scott Senator Tim Scott presidential endorsements from South Carolina This is why it’s difficult...

Bill & Jumelle cover a couple of news items from the past week and then dive into their political origin stories. At what point were they first aware of US politics? What was the first presidential election they voted in? What motivated them to be as politically active as they are now? Articles discussed: Rep Lieu reads President Trumps rape verdict into the Congressional Record As red states...

In this inaugural episode, we introduce ourselves, pray this project goes past the first episode, and then get down to the business of discussing whether all Democratic candidates should be afforded the automatic right to be taken seriously and gain access to the debate stage against an incumbent president. We referenced the following articles: Newsweek: Democrats Block High Schoolers From Meeting...