Fredericks Mind Thing

Since my last episode the president was impeached by the House, but found not guilty by the Senate. Apparently, he was guilty, but not guilty enough.  As that process was playing out, a novel Coronavirus was making its way across the globe. It's made its way to the United States and it has led to an unprecedented national response. Now a large portion of our country is spending most of their time at home and we're trying to keep a safe distance from each other and we're disinfecting everything we come in contact with.   Guilty, but not guilty.      The Senate obstructs justice.         If the president does it, it's not a crime.       Maybe the truth is not important.   Lying gets the job done.      Covid 19 from Coronavirus.      We need a leader.   Draining the competence.       Bryant Culpepper and the hair dryer cure.   Terrible.      Looking for answers..        It may work.           What the hell do you have to lose?         May kill you.          One good thing.     Sources: CNN, C-S

Started this episode the first week of the new year. "Finished" it in the third week. Didn't mention Lev Parnas simply because I had to draw a line somewhere. Mostly drew from the impeachment proceedings and a little bit from the Iran fiasco.   Welcome to 2020.       What is truth?        Destroy truth rule by spectacle.   Facebook promotes falsehoods.      News from advertisers?      Iran disaster.   Fighter jets.     Truth isn't truth.        The Depravity.   Destruction of truth.     Facts mean nothing.     The clock and the calendar.   Let the voters decide?        That happened!     Jeff from New Port Richey.   Somebody's version of the truth.   Thanks to C-Span, WMNF's Rob Lorei and Radioactivity, Buzzfeed and the Tampa Bay Times for material and inspiration.  

The madness is unending and I am finding it impossible to to keep up on a day to day basis. It's the craziest thing I've ever seen.   I hate senior citizens.     Hate.      No health care.       We Don't care.   These people are electric.      Energizing the swamp.      A little different up here.   Blackmail.        Article II let's me do whatever I want.        Fake leader.   Emoluments.         I give it away.          Get the Kurds out.   We left the Kurds out.          We left.   Hardest thing I have to do.            I do whatever I want.   No one ever mentions Article II.                  It's all over.       Thanks to CNBC and C-Span for clips.

Robert Mueller spoke to Congress recently, although it doesn't seem that recent. I read the executive summaries and, apparently, so did Garry Trudeau, creator of Doonesbury.   Fredericks read the Mueller report (Executive Summaries).       The Doonesbury coincidence.    Trump's take.         Adam Schiff questions Robert Mueller.         Volume 1 Page 54.    Swift-boating has nothing to do with the truth.        Fredericks interviews Mueller.   Outro.     Thanks to C-Span for Schiff/Mueller sound and Slate for Trump shouting from under the helicopter.

Ignorance is pervasive in the age of information.     Dan Rather: Rational people don't understand Reagan.        Myth, storytelling, deception.     Ignorance is a choice.   Ignorance is important.       Hail Trump.   Lost.     We are not great.       I choked all my friends.   I love rich guys.     Evil done quickly.   Not a great country.       Lose all your friends.   He's Alive.     Sources: C-Span. WMNF-Radioactivity Rob Lorei, Free Music Archive. The Twilight Zone.Modest Mussorgsky

A Phone-centric Foundscape. Guaranteed 95% Trump-free!     Hello.     See you at the rally.         Get arrested. Kindly press One.      I got your voicemail.      Uhhhhh. Blingk.       New Port Richey calling.     Fabulous. Zero.     It will be deleted.     You're special. Thee Extended Uhhhh.        I repeat. Delete it.        

Trump, God and guns: if they love them, you can't reason with them.     Overthrow the president.         What do you do with kooks? Snakes.       How minds work.        The Unpersuadables. Talking with Trumpers is like talking with fundamentalist Christians. Summary of Lies.         Russia is Finally Russian.        Trump Russia activity.  No Russia, no nothing.        "I don't know my conclusion." #@%^$&* Idiot.      Magic Phrases.      Let's Obstruct Justice. Beef Folks and Ridiculous Farmers.     So Calm. Mean Things.      Treason.      Bob Mueller and the 18 Killers. Farmers, Do The Right Thing!         Demean Congressman Green. Just Wait It Works Out.     Audio clips from CBSN, MSNBC, NBC News, C-Span, ABC        

The redacted Mueller report has been out for a couple of weeks now. Here are some early takeaways from it.   The Russians interfered in the 2016 election.     Russia is waiting.   The media were right about Russia.            Not collusion/Just working together.   To exonerate or not to exonerate.     A nice Comey dinner.       Dealings in Russia.   Maybe confuse people.      I'm a very smart guy.      Fake media did too good a job.   Judge Andrew Napolitano regarding Trump and obstruction.       Turned around world.     FOX News.        Twelve ongoing investigations.        Hold on!      

Where is the Middle Ground? For two months, I’ve been struggling with this topic and as I prepare to post this episode, I don’t feel I’ve reached a suitable conclusion. Emotion and reason don’t have to be at odds, do they? Mustn’t there exist a middle ground where two sides can reach a compromise? Is compromise possible if one side claims to hold certain ideals and values and then casually discards them as the political winds change direction? Is a fruitful conversation possible when one party argues disingenuously?     Quote from Daniel Patrick Moynihan.           Quote from Ronald Reagan.      Arms for hostages.      Facts and evidence don’t matter.           The emotional response. Deciduous values.          American Conservatism is not based on politics. Two sides of Lindsey Graham.           Nicole Hemmer- Miller Center. Where's the middle ground with racists, anti-vaxxers, flat-Earthers, man-made climate change deniers? Science is a conspiracy.             How to negotiate a compromise.

Over the last month or so, I captured several interesting callers to a couple of my favorite News/discussion radio programs (Radioactivity and Executive Session) on WMNF in Tampa, Florida. I took those calls and added some recent comments from the President, Lindsey Graham and Orrin Hatch (from CNN), ran it all through the mind thing and here's what emerged. Enjoy. What's going on?         Weird Gilligan's Island coincidence.              Sex and Demons.   N.R.A. killers.          Evil's gonna win.         Can't take that serious.   Crazy powerful.         Russians.          I don't care.   Steal tremendous amounts.          Directions.                Don't give a sh*t.   We need help.         Hate gangs.        I don't care.