Podcast appearances and mentions of Eric Schmitt

In the second hour of the Annie Frey Show, Annie discusses what real liberalism actually is, chats with Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, and talks about Cardinals manager Mike Shildt suddenly being fired! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Jonathan Baugh, Jesse Kelly, Eric Schmitt, Dan Geltrude & Andre Dimino

Day 2 of the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing resumes on Capitol Hill. North Carolina fires medical workers for not getting the vaccine. The White House continues the talking point that the reconciliation bill will cost nothing. Biden proposes banks report every transaction over $600 to the IRS. Terry McAuliffe says parents should not be in charge of what their kids learn. Missouri Atty. Gen. Eric Schmitt joins us to discuss mask mandates, vaccines and more.Please visit our great sponsors:Patriot Mobilehttps://PatriotMobile.com/DanaPut your trust in Patriot Mobile. Now get 50% off the first 2 months OR $100 off any phone in stock with a 1-year commitment, as well as free premier activation with promo code Dana. Patriotmobile.com/dana or call 972-PATRIOT. Kel-Techttps://KelTecWeapons.comKelTec: Creating Innovative, Quality Firearms to help secure your world. Delta Rescuehttps://deltarescue.orgGet your complete Estate Planning kit at deltarescue.org/dana today and let your passion for animals live well into the future. Black Rifle Coffee Companyhttps://blackriflecoffee.com/danatvUse code DANATV to save 20% off your first coffee club, coffee and select gear purchase. My Pillowhttps://mypillow.comGet the new MySlippers at 50% off with Radio Specials code DANA. Moinkhttps://moinkbox.com/DANAJoin today for premium meats delivered directly to you. Use promo code DANA for free bacon for a year.

Day 2 of the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing resumes on Capitol Hill. North Carolina fires medical workers for not getting the vaccine. The White House continues the talking point that the reconciliation bill will cost nothing. Biden proposes banks report every transaction over $600 to the IRS. Terry McAuliffe says parents should not be in charge of what their kids learn. Missouri Atty. Gen. Eric Schmitt joins us to discuss mask mandates, vaccines and more.Please visit our great sponsors:Patriot Mobilehttps://PatriotMobile.com/DanaPut your trust in Patriot Mobile. Now get 50% off the first 2 months OR $100 off any phone in stock with a 1-year commitment, as well as free premier activation with promo code Dana. Patriotmobile.com/dana or call 972-PATRIOT. Kel-Techttps://KelTecWeapons.comKelTec: Creating Innovative, Quality Firearms to help secure your world. Delta Rescuehttps://deltarescue.orgGet your complete Estate Planning kit at deltarescue.org/dana today and let your passion for animals live well into the future. Black Rifle Coffee Companyhttps://blackriflecoffee.com/danatvUse code DANATV to save 20% off your first coffee club, coffee and select gear purchase. My Pillowhttps://mypillow.comGet the new MySlippers at 50% off with Radio Specials code DANA. Moinkhttps://moinkbox.com/DANAJoin today for premium meats delivered directly to you. Use promo code DANA for free bacon for a year.

Sam Page announced a new mask mandate yesterday, and Missouri officials are ready to shut it down. St. Louis County Councilman Mark Harder, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, and Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, all join to explain why Page's mandate is so criticized.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Opening Statement - 4min 15 secLet's Have A Chat: Jenna Roberson, Dem. candidate for MO State Senate, 2nd Dist. - 8min 50 secTalkin' Politics -40 minTrue or False: Liz Cheney will run for President, in 2024?ACLU of MO steps in on law suit against MO AGArizona “Audit” results are inColorado 3rd Dist. is interesting with Boebert at riskAn interesting Jan. 6th charge comes outDemocratic turmoil on capitol hill with $3.5 Trillion plan and bipartisan bill fightLast Call - 1hr 15 minTrumpism moving forward, good for the GOP or nah?NOTESACLU Steps In On Schmitt Vanity Suithttps://missouriindependent.com/2021/09/24/columbia-schools-ask-judge-to-dismiss-missouri-ag-lawsuit-seeking-to-block-mask-rule/Arizona “audit” results are in - for some reason they were not covered on Foxhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/24/republican-audit-arizona-bigger-lead-bidenhttps://missouriindependent.com/2021/09/24/arizona-audit-finds-joe-biden-won-by-more-votes-no-evidence-of-fraud/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/sarahmimms/biden-won-arizona-trump-new-auditColorado - Interesting redistricting https://coleg.maps.arcgis.com/apps/View/index.html?appid=0b888c6a81cf455ba5f44251e590fc00Lauren Boebert - Currently the 3rd district in CO - huge district of Western COSprings from no whereLots of finance questionsJust introduced article of impeachment against Biden, sort of her brandhttps://www.denverpost.com/2021/09/22/lauren-boebert-rent-utilities-campaign-finance/An interesting Jan 6th perpetrator chargedhttps://www.cnn.com/2021/09/23/politics/freedomworks-capitol-riot/index.html

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt joins the show to discuss the battle over mask mandates in the state of Missouri. Does Hunter Biden matter right now? There are new gift card incentives for St. Louis County residents to get the COVID vaccine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Opening statement - Pick Your Voters!Chat with Marilyn McLeod, President and Nancy Price of Missouri's League of Women Voters, about redistrictingTalking Politics with Rachel Parker and Sean DillerParson Admin new Director of Health and Senior Services: Donald G. Kaueraufhttps://missouriindependent.com/2021/09/16/missouris-new-health-director-says-masks-work-as-covid-cases-rise-school-in-session/He said words that were not bonkers nutsAs of yet has not been sued by AG Schmitt Biden vaccination & testing policy is fairly popular https://twitter.com/natesilver538/status/1439605560412934151?s=21PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA QUESTION Redistricting Is HappeningClean Missouri - We voted for a new plan that would use a non-partisan demographer, that was then changed again last fall and we are back to a political processMO 1, MO 2, MO 5 - All look to be in play herehttps://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/article253786858.htmlSplitting Communities - “Community Districting”Lack of competition across parties leads to extreme candidatesMissouri has Cori Bush and EmanuelCleaver, hard to imagine either could win in say the MO 3rd or 4thLikewise, Jason Smith in the MO 8th would lose in the MO 1st by about 80%, give or take 10%

In this bonus "thank you" episode for producers, Jen starts off the episode with an addendum to Losing Afghanistan before thanking producers and filling everyone in on the magnificence of the new Raiders stadium. Please Support Congressional Dish – Quick Links Contribute monthly or a lump sum via PayPal Support Congressional Dish via Patreon (donations per episode) Send Zelle payments to: Donation@congressionaldish.com Send Venmo payments to: @Jennifer-Briney Send Cash App payments to: $CongressionalDish or Donation@congressionaldish.com Use your bank's online bill pay function to mail contributions to: 5753 Hwy 85 North, Number 4576, Crestview, FL 32536. Please make checks payable to Congressional Dish Thank you for supporting truly independent media! Background Sources Senator Rand Paul. “SEN. RAND PAUL asks on guy Biden Administration droned, was he an aid worker or a ISIS-K operative?” America News on Youtube. Christoph Koettl, Evan Hill, Matthieu Aikins, Eric Schmitt, Ainara Tiefenthäler and Drew Jordan. September 10, 2021. “How a U.S. Drone Strike Killed the Wrong Person.” The New York Times. Producer-recommended Sources Robert Bryce. September 6, 2021. “Franklin ‘Chuck' Spinney: Author of ‘The Defense Death Spiral.'” The Power Hungry Podcast. Vinay Prasad. September 2, 2021. “The Downsides of Masking Young Students Are Real.” The Atlantic. Glenn Greenwald. August 25, 2021. “The Bizarre Refusal to Apply Cost-Benefit Analysis to COVID Debates.” Glenn Greenwald Substack. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction. August 2021. What We Need to Learn: Lessons from twenty years of Afghanistan reconstruction. World Health Organization. August 21, 2020. Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Children and masks. March 7, 1983. “U.S. Defense Spending: Are Billions Being Wasted?” Time Magazine. Music Presented in This Episode Intro & Exit: Tired of Being Lied To by David Ippolito (found on Music Alley by mevio)

The war in Afghanistan is over. In this episode, we document how and why the Biden administration finally admitted defeat in our 20 year attempt to create a new government in Afghanistan and we take a hard look at the lessons we need to learn. Afghanistan is a country in a far away land, but there are disturbing similarities between the Afghanistan government that just collapsed and our own. We'd be wise not to ignore them. Executive Producer: Rachel Passer Executive Producer: Anonymous  Please Support Congressional Dish – Quick Links Contribute monthly or a lump sum via PayPal Support Congressional Dish via Patreon (donations per episode) Send Zelle payments to: Donation@congressionaldish.com Send Venmo payments to: @Jennifer-Briney Send Cash App payments to: $CongressionalDish or Donation@congressionaldish.com Use your bank's online bill pay function to mail contributions to: 5753 Hwy 85 North, Number 4576, Crestview, FL 32536. Please make checks payable to Congressional Dish Thank you for supporting truly independent media! Background Sources Recommended Congressional Dish Episodes CD236: January 6: The Capitol Riot CD218: Minerals are the New Oil CD210: The Afghanistan War CD124: The Costs of For-Profit War How We Got Here Craig Whitlock. The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the War. Simon and Schuster, 2021. Patrick Tucker. August 18, 2021. “Trump's Pledge to Exit Afghanistan Was a Ruse, His Final SecDef Says.” Defense One. Eugene Kiely and Robert Farley. August 17, 2021. “Timeline of U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan.” FactCheck.org. Eric Schmitt and Jennifer Steinhauer. July 30, 2021. “Afghan Visa Applicants Arrive in U.S. After Years of Waiting.” The New York Times. Craig Whitlock, Leslie Shapiro and Armand Emamdjomeh. December 9, 2019. “The Afghanistan Papers: A secret history of the war.” The Washington Post. Mark Landler and James Risen. July 25, 2017. “Trump Finds Reason for the U.S. to Remain in Afghanistan: Minerals.” The New York Times. John F. Harris. October 15, 2001. “Bush Rejects Taliban Offer On Bin Laden ” Washington Post. The Evacuation: Those Left Behind William Mauldin. September 2, 2021. “Afghanistan Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Staff Left Behind.” Wall Street Journal. Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Annie Karni. August 29, 2021. “Series of U.S. Actions Left Afghan Allies Frantic, Stranded and Eager to Get Out.” The York Times. Sami Sadat. August 25, 2021. “I Commanded Afghan Troops This Year. We Were Betrayed.” The New York Times. Marjorie Censer. August 18, 2021. “US contractors rush to get former employees out of Afghanistan.” Defense News. Siobhan Hughes. August 18, 2021. “Afghanistan Veterans in Congress Trying to Prevent ‘a Death Warrant' for Helping America.” Wall Street Journal. Alex Sanz and Tammy Webber. August 18, 2021. “US friends try to rescue brother in arms in Afghanistan.” AP News. Seth Moulton. June 04, 2021. "Moulton, Bipartisan Honoring Our Promises Working Group to White House: Evacuate our Afghan Partners.” Contractors in Afghanistan Matt Taibbi. August 18, 2021. “We Failed Afghanistan, Not the Other Way Around.” TK News by Matt Taibbi on Substack. Jack Detsch. August 16, 2021. “Departure of Private Contractors Was a Turning Point in Afghan Military's Collapse.” Foreign Policy. Matt Stoller. July 15, 2021. “‘A Real S*** Show': Soldiers Angrily Speak Out about Being Blocked from Repairing Equipment by Contractors.” BIG by Matt Stoller. Lynzy Billing. May 12, 2021. “The U.S. Is Leaving Afghanistan? Tell That to the Contractors.” New York Magazine. Oren Liebermann. March 29, 2021. “Pentagon could open itself to costly litigation from contractors if US pulls out of Afghanistan this year.” CNN. Lucas Kunce and Elle Ekman. September 15, 2019. “Comment Submitted by Major Lucas Kunce and Captain Elle Ekman.” [Regulations.gov(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulations.gov). Aaron Mehta. Oct 25, 2016. “30 Years: William Perry — Reshaping the Industry.” Defense News. Jared Serbu. August 22, 2016. “DoD now awarding more than half its contract spending without competitive bids.” Federal News Network. 41 U.S. Code § 3307 - Preference for commercial products and commercial services. Money: Lost and Gained David Moore. August 23, 2021. “Lawmakers Benefit From Booming Defense Stocks.” Sludge. Lee Fang. August 20, 2021. “Congressman Seeking to Relaunch Afghan War Made Millions in Defense Contracting.” The Intercept. Anna Massoglia and Julia Forrest. August 20, 2021. “Defense contractors spent big in Afghanistan before the U.S. left and the Taliban took control.” OpenSecrets.org. Stephen Losey. April 16, 2021. “The Bill for the Afghanistan War Is $2.26 Trillion, and Still Rising.” Military.com. Eli Clifton. February 16, 2021. “Weapons Biz Bankrolls Experts Pushing to Keep U.S. Troops in Afghanistan.” Daily Beast. Open Secrets. 2021. Defense: Lobbying, 2021. Open Secrets. 2021. Defense: Money to Congress. Laws S.1790 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 Sponsor: Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK) Status: Became Public Law No: 116-92 on December 20, 2019 H.R. 3237: Emergency Security Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 Sponsor: Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) Status: Signed into law, 2021 May 20 House Vote Breakdown Congressional Budget Office Score Law Outline TITLE IV: BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE GENERAL PROVISIONS EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF THE AFGHAN SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISA PROGRAM Sec. 401: Amends the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 to expand eligibility to include Afghans who worked not only for the US Government for more than 1 year but also our allies as an off-base interpreter or if they performed "activities for United States military stationed at International Security Assistance Force (or any successor name for such Force). Increases the number of Special Immigrant Visas (SIV) to Afghan partners by 8,000, for a total of 34,500 allocated since December 19, 2014. Sec. 402: Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security and Secretary of state to jointly waive for 1 year (maximum 2 years with an extension) the requirement that Afghan partners eligible for SIVs get a medical exam before they can receive their visa. The Secretary of Homeland Security has to create a process to make sure Afghan SIV holders get a medical exam within 30 days of entry into the United States. Sec. 403: Allows the surviving spouse or child or employee of the United States Government abroad to be eligible for immigration into the United States if the employee worked for our government for at least 15 years or was killed in the line of duty. It also expands entry permissions for Afghan SIV applicants in addition to those who have already been approved. This is retroactive to June 30, 2021. Policies for Visa Processing: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Policy Manual, Chapter 9: Certain Afghan Nationals U.S Department of State -- Bureau of Consular Affairs. “Special Immigrant Visas for Afghans - Who Were Employed by/on Behalf of the U.S. Government.” Audio Sources Gen. Mark Milley: "There was nothing that I or anyone else saw that indicated a collapse of this army and this government in 11 days." August 18, 2021 General Mark Milley: The time frame of rapid collapse that was widely estimated and ranged from weeks to months, and even years following our departure, there was nothing that I or anyone else saw that indicated a collapse of this army and this government in 11 days. Central Command submitted a variety of plans that were briefed and approved by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Secretary of Defense and the President. These plans were coordinated, synchronized and rehearsed to deal with these various scenarios. One of those contingencies is what we are executing right now. As I said before, there's plenty of time to do AARs(After Action Reviews) and key lessons learned and to delve into these questions with great detail. But right now is not that time. Right now, we have to focus on this mission, because we have soldiers at risk. And we also have American citizens and Afghans who supported us for 20 years also at risk. This is personal and we're going to get them out. President Biden on Afghanistan Withdrawal Transcript July 8, 2021 Sound Clips 01:30 President Biden: When I announced our drawdown in April, I said we would be out by September, and we're on track to meet that target. Our military mission in Afghanistan will conclude on August 31. The drawdown is proceeding in a secure and orderly way, prioritizing the safety of our troops as they depart 3:40 President Biden: Together with our NATO allies and partners, we have trained and equipped nearly 300,000 current serving members of the military, the Afghan national security force, and many beyond that are no longer serving. Add to that hundreds of thousands more Afghan national defense and security forces trained over the last two decades. 04:04 President Biden: We provided our Afghan partners with all the tools, let me emphasize, all the tools -- training, equipment -- of any modern military. We provided advanced weaponry, and we're going to continue to provide funding and equipment and we'll ensure they have the capacity to maintain their Air Force. 5:54 President Biden: We're also going to continue to make sure that we take on Afghan nationals who worked side by side with US forces, including interpreters and translators. Since we're no longer going to have military there after this, we're not going to need them and they'll have no jobs. We're [sic] also going to be vital to our efforts. they've been very vital, and so their families are not exposed to danger as well. We've already dramatically accelerated the procedure time for Special Immigrant Visas to bring them to the United States. Since I was inaugurated on January 20, we've already approved 2,500 Special Immigrant Visas to come to the United States. Up to now, fewer than half have exercised the right to do that. Half have gotten on aircraft and come commercial flights and come and other half believe they want to stay, at least thus far. We're working closely with Congress to change the authorization legislation so that we can streamline the process of approving those visas. And those who have stood up for the operation to physically relocate 1000s of Afghans and their families before the US military mission concludes so that, if they choose, they can wait safely outside of Afghanistan, while their US visas are being processed. 8:13 President Biden: For those who have argued that we should stay just six more months, or just one more year, I asked them to consider the lessons of recent history. In 2011, the NATO allies and partners agreed that we would end our combat mission in 2014. In 2014, some argued one more year. So we kept fighting. We kept taking casualties. In 2015, the same, and on and on. Nearly 20 years of experience has shown us that the current security situation only confirms that just one more year of fighting in Afghanistan is not a solution, but a recipe for being there indefinitely. It's up to the Afghans to make the decision about the future of their country. Others are more direct. Their argument is that we should stay with the Afghans and Afghanistan indefinitely. In doing so they point to the fact that we we have not taken losses in this last year. So they claim that the cost of just maintaining the status quo is minimal. 9:19 President Biden: But that ignores the reality, and the facts that already presented on the ground in Afghanistan when I took office. The Taliban is at its strongest militarily since 2001. The number of US forces in Afghanistan had been reduced to a bare minimum. And the United States and the last administration made an agreement that they have to with the Taliban remove all our forces by May 1 of this year. That's what I inherited. That agreement was the reason the Taliban had ceased major attacks against US forces. 9:55 President Biden: If in April, I had instead announced that the United States was going to go back on that agreement, made by the last administration, the United States and allied forces will remain in Afghanistan for the foreseeable future, the Taliban would have again begun to target our forces. The status quo was not an option. Staying would have meant US troops taking casualties, American men and women back in the middle of a civil war, and we would run the risk of having to send more troops back in Afghanistan to defend our remaining troops. Once that agreement with the Taliban had been made, staying with a bare minimum force was no longer possible. 10:34 President Biden: So let me ask those who want us to stay: how many more? How many 1000s more Americans' daughters and sons are you willing to risk? How long would you have them stay? Already we have members of our military whose parents fought in Afghanistan 20 years ago. Would you send their children and their grandchildren as well? Would you send your own son or daughter? After 20 years, a trillion dollars spent training and equipping hundreds of 1000s of Afghan National Security and Defence Forces. 2,448 Americans killed, 20,722 more wounded, and untold 1000s coming home with unseen trauma to their mental health. I will not send another generation of Americans to war in Afghanistan with no reasonable expectation of achieving a different outcome. 11:51 President Biden: Today the terrorist threat has metastasized beyond Afghanistan. So, we are repositioning our resources and adapting our counterterrorism posture to meet the threats where they are now: significantly higher in South Asia, the Middle East and Africa. 12:07 President Biden: But make no mistake, our military and intelligence leaders are confident they have the capabilities to protect the homeland and our interests from any resurgent terrorist challenge emerging or emanating from Afghanistan. We're developing a counterterrorism over-the-horizon capability that will allow us to keep our eyes firmly fixed at any direct threat to the United States in the region and act quickly and decisively if needed. 12:38 President Biden: We also need to focus on shoring up America's core strengths to meet the strategic competition competition with China and other nations that is really going to determine our future. 14:58 Reporter: Is the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan now inevitable? President Biden: No. It is not. Because you have the Afghan troops, 300,000. Well equipped, as well equipped as any army in the world, and an air force against something like 75,000 Taliban. It is not inevitable. 15:45 President Biden: Do I trust the Taliban? No, but I trust the capacity of the Afghan military who is better trained, better equipped, and more competent in terms of conducting war. 18:07 Reporter: Your own intelligence community has assessed that the Afghan government will likely collapse President Biden: That is not true 18:53 President Biden: And I want to make clear what I made clear to Ghani, that we are not going to walk away and not sustain their ability to maintain that force. We are. We're going to also work to make sure we help them in terms of everything from food necessities and other things in the region. But there is not a conclusion that in fact, they cannot defeat the Taliban. I believe the only way there's going to be -- this is now Joe Biden, not the intelligence community -- the only way there's only going to be peace and secure in Afghanistan, is that they work out a modus vivendi with the Taliban, and they make a judgement as to how they can make peace. And the likelihood there's going to be one unified government in Afghanistan, controlling the whole country is highly unlikely. 21:30 Reporter: Mr. President, how serious was the corruption among the Afghanistan government to this mission failing there? President Biden: First of all, the mission hasn't failed yet. 22:00 President Biden: There were going to be negotiations between the Taliban and the Afghan national security forces, and the Afghan government that didn't come to fruition. So the question now is where do they go from here? The jury is still out, but the likelihood there's going to be the Taliban overrunning everything and owning the whole country is highly unlikely. 23:20 Reporter: Mr. President, "speed is safety," as you just said in your remarks. Are you satisfied with the timeline of relocating Afghan nationals? Is it happening quickly enough to your satisfaction if it may not happen until next month at the end? President Biden: It has already happened, there have already been people, about 1000 people have gotten on aircraft and come to the United States already on commercial aircraft. So as I said, there's over 2500 people, that as from January to now, have have gotten those visas and only half decided that they wanted to leave. The point is that I think the whole process has to be speeded up -- period -- in terms of being able to get these visas. Reporter: Why can't the US evacuate these Afghan translators to the United States to await their visa processing as some immigrants of the southern border have been allowed to? President Biden: Because the law doesn't allow that to happen. And that's why we're asking the Congress to consider changing the law. President Biden Remarks on Afghanistan Strategy Transcript April 14, 2021 Sound Clips 00:38 President Biden: I'm speaking to you today from the Roosevelt -- the Treaty room in the White House -- the same spot where in October of 2001, President George W. Bush informed our nation that the United States military had begun strikes on terrorist training camps in Afghanistan. It was just weeks, just weeks after the terrorist attack on our nation that killed 2,977 innocent souls, that turned Lower Manhattan into a disaster area, destroyed parts of the Pentagon and made hallowed ground in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and sparked an American promise that we would never forget. We went to Afghanistan in 2001, to root out al Qaeda to prevent future terrorist attacks against the United States planned from Afghanistan. Our objective was clear, the cause was just, our NATO allies and partners rallied beside us. And I supported that military action along with the overwhelming majority of the members of Congress. More than seven years later, in 2008 weeks before we swore the oath of office -- President Obama and I were about to swear -- President Obama asked me to travel to Afghanistan and report back on the state of the war in Afghanistan. I flew to Afghanistan to the Kunar Valley, a rugged, mountainous region on the border of Pakistan. What I saw on that trip reinforced my conviction that only the Afghans have the right and responsibility to lead their country. And that more and endless American military force could not create or sustain a durable Afghan Government. I believed that our presence in Afghanistan should be focused on the reason we went in the first place: to ensure Afghanistan would not be used as a base from which to attack our homeland again. We did that, we accomplished that objective. I said, along with others, we would follow Osama bin Laden to the gates of hell if need be. That's exactly what we did. And we got him. It took us close to 10 years to put President Obama's commitment into form. And that's exactly what happened Osama bin Laden was gone. That was 10 years ago. Think about that. We delivered justice to Bin Laden a decade ago. And we've stayed in Afghanistan for a decade since. Since then, our reasons for remaining in Afghanistan have become increasingly unclear, even as the terrorist threat that we went to fight evolved. Over the past 20 years, the threat has become more dispersed, metastasizing around the globe. Al Shabaab in Somalia, Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, on Al Nusra in Syria, ISIS attempting to create a caliphate in Syria and Iraq and establishing affiliates in multiple countries in Africa and Asia. With the terror threat now in many places, keeping 1000s of troops grounded and concentrated in just one country at a cost of billions each year makes little sense to me and our leaders. We cannot continue the cycle of extending or expanding our military presence in Afghanistan, hoping to create ideal conditions for the withdraw and expecting a different result. I'm now the fourth United States President to preside over American troop presence in Afghanistan: two Republicans, two Democrats. I will not pass this responsibility on to a fifth. After consulting closely with our allies and partners, with our military leaders and intelligence personnel, with our diplomats and our development experts, with the Congress and the Vice President, as well as with Mr. Ghani and many others around the world. I concluded that it's time to end America's longest war. It's time for American troops to come home. 5:01 President Biden: When I came to office, I inherited a diplomatic agreement, duly negotiated between the government of the United States and the Taliban, that all US forces would be out of Afghanistan by May 1 2021, just three months after my inauguration. That's what we inherited. That commitment is perhaps not what I would have negotiated myself, but it was an agreement made by the United States government. And that means something. So in keeping with that agreement, and with our national interest, the United States will begin our final withdrawal beginning on May 1 of this year. 8:11 President Biden: You all know that less than 1% of Americans serve in our Armed Forces. The remaining 99%, we owe them. We owe them. They've never backed down from a single mission that we've asked of them. I've witnessed their bravery firsthand during my visits to Afghanistan. They've never wavered in their resolve. They paid a tremendous price on our behalf and they have the thanks of a grateful nation. The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) High-Risk List Center for Strategic and International Studies Transcript March 10, 2021 Speaker: John Sopko - Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction Sound Clips 7:40 John Sopko: But right now, that state is under threat. In the wake of the February 2020 withdrawal agreement, all is not well. Compromise appears in short supply on either side. Taliban attacks have actually increased since the agreement was signed. Assassination of prominent officials, activists, journalists, aid workers and others have also increased, including an unsuccessful attack on one of the female members of the peace negotiating team. And the Taliban offensive on Kandahar city last October, as peace negotiations were ongoing, may well have succeeded, were it not for U.S. air support. Peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban have achieved little for Afghanistan so far, and only time will tell as to whether the new Biden administration initiative will bear fruit. And the Afghan people's fears for its own government survival are exacerbated by the knowledge of how dependent their country is on foreign military and financial support. 12:56 John Sopko: Another equally serious threat to Afghanistan's stability has also largely been ignored as we focus on the boots on the ground in Afghanistan. And that is the provision of last year's U.S.-Taliban agreement that stipulates that in addition to the departure of U.S. and coalition troops, or non-diplomatic civilian personnel: private security contractors, trainers, advisors, and supporting service personnel also must leave the country by May 1. Should this come to passSIGAR and many others believe this may be more devastating to the effectiveness of the Afghan security forces than the withdrawal of our remaining troops. Why is that? Because the Afghan government relies heavily on these foreign contractors and trainers to function. In the first quarter of fiscal year 2021 there are over 18,000 Defense Department contractors in Afghanistan, including 6000 Americans, and 7,000 3rd country nationals, 40% of whom are responsible for logistics, maintenance, or training tasks. Now, it is well known that the Afghan security forces need these contractors to maintain their equipment, manage supply chains, and train their military and police to operate the advanced equipment that we have purchased for them. For example, as of December, the Afghan National Army was completing just under 20% of its own maintenance work orders, well below the goal of 80% that was set and the 51% that they did in 2018. So that's actually going down. The Afghan National Police were just as bad if not worse, undertaking only 12% of their own maintenance work against a target of 35% and less than the 16% that we reported in our 2019 high risk list. Additionally, and more troubling. The Department of Defense does train, advise and assist command air, or commonly called TAC air recently reported that since late 2019, they have reduced their personnel in Afghanistan by 94%, and that the military drawdown now requires near total use of contract support to maintain the Afghan Air fleet. They assess that quote “further drawdown in the associated closure basis will effectively end all in country aviation training contracts in Afghanistan.” Again, why is this significant? Why do we view this as a high risk? Namely because contractors currently provide 100% of the maintenance for the Afghan Air Force, UAE 60 helicopters and CE 130 cargo aircraft and a significant portion of Afghans Light Combat Support aircraft. TAC air this January gave a bleak assessment, namely, that no Afghan airframe can be sustained as combat effective for more than a few months in the absence of contractor support. 17:51 John Sopko: Continued funding for U.S. reconstruction programs aimed at promoting economic development, rule of law, respect for human rights, good governance and security for the Afghan people may be more significant, because it may be the primary lever left for the US and other donors to influence that country. It appears that even the Taliban understand Afghanistan's dire need for foreign assistance. Because, as one of the few commitments that the US had to make last year was, “to seek economic cooperation for reconstruction, with the new post settlement, Afghan Islamic government.” Now how much the donor community wishes to stay involved will of course depend on what that government looks like and how it behaves. Numerous officials, including then Secretary of State Pompeo and Ambassador Halley, have stated that the US will be able to advance its human rights goals, including the rights of women and girls with the Taliban by leveraging or conditioning this much needed financial assistance. But unfortunately, as SIGAR has long reported, even when conditionality involved only dealing with the Afghan government, donors do not have a stellar record of successfully utilizing that conditionality to influence Afghan behavior. 27:19 John Sopko: Today our report suggests the donor community should realize the Afghan government is focused on a single goal, its survival. Afghanistan is more dependent on international support than ever before. It may not be an overstatement that if foreign assistance is withdrawn and peace negotiations fail, Taliban forces could be at the gates of Kabul in short order. Hearing: A PATHWAY FOR PEACE IN AFGHANISTAN: EXAMINING THE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE AFGHANISTAN STUDY GROUP House Committee on Oversight and Reform: Subcommittee on National Security February 19, 2021 Testimony was heard from the following Afghanistan Study Group officials: Kelly A. Ayotte, Co-Chair; News Corp Board of Directors since April 2017 BAE Systems Board of Directors since June 2017 Blackstone Board of Directors Boston Properties Board of Directors Caterpillar Board of Directors Board of Advisors at Cirtronics General Joseph F. Dunford, Jr. (Retired), Co-Chair Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the Obama and Trump presidencies. Lockheed Martin Board of Directors since February 2020 Nancy Lindborg, Co-Chair President and CEO of the David Lucile Packard Foundation Former President and CEO of the US Institute for Peace Former Assistant Administrator for the bureau for democracy conflict and humanitarian assistance at USAID During the mid-Obama years. Sound Clips 3:13 Rep. Stephen Lynch (MA): I'd also like to take a moment to thank the nonpartisan US Institute of Peace for the support and expertise they provided to the study group during the course of its work. 3:23 Rep. Stephen Lynch (MA): In the fiscal year 2020 omnibus bill Congress led by Senator Graham Senator Patrick Leahy and the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee of state foreign ops and related programs. They tasked the independent and bipartisan Afghanistan study group to quote, consider the implications of a peace settlement or the failure to reach a settlement on US policy, resources and commitments in Afghanistan. After nearly nine months of review and consultation with current and former US and Afghan government officials, allies and partners and other key stakeholders, the Afghanistan study group issued its final report earlier this month. 15:12 Kelly Ayotte: We recommend that US troops remain beyond may 1. We believe a precipitous withdrawal of US and international troops in May, would be catastrophic for Afghanistan, leading to civil war, and allow the reconstitution of terror groups which threaten the United States within an 18 to 36 month period. 15:41 Kelly Ayotte: Let me be clear, although we recommend that our troops remain beyond may 1, we propose a new approach toward Afghanistan, which aligns our policies, practices and messaging across the United States government to support the Afghan peace process, rather than prosecute a war. Our troops would remain not to fight a forever war, but to guarantee the conditions for a successful peace process and to protect our national security interests to ensure that Afghanistan does not become a haven again, for terrorists who threaten the United States of America. 37:15 General Joseph F. Dunford: Do we need to increase forces if the Taliban don't accept an extension past the first of May, and if they then would re initiate attacks against US forces? and Chairman, we heard exactly what you heard. In the fall. What we were told by commanders on the ground in the department of fence was that 4500 US forces, in addition to the NATO forces that are there was the minimum level to address both the mission as well as protection of our forces in the context of the conditions that existed in the fall in as you've highlighted, those conditions have only gotten worse since the fall so in in our judgment 2500 would not be adequate. Should the Taliban re initiate attacks against the United States Hearing: Examining the Trump Administration's Afghanistan Strategy House Committee on Oversight and Reform, Subcommittee on National Security January 28, 2020 Witness: John Sopko - Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) Sound Clips 48:54 John Sopko: We've almost created a system that forces people in the government to give happy talk success stories because they're over there on very short rotations. They want to show success. The whole system is almost geared to give you, and it goes up the chain of command, all the way to the President sometimes. He gets bad information from people out in the field because somebody on a nine month rotation, he has to show success, and that goes up. 54:24 John Sopko: Maybe incentivize honesty. And one of the proposals I gave at that time,be cause I was asked by the staff to come up with proposals, is put the same requirement on the government that we impose on publicly traded corporations. Publicly traded corporations have to tell the truth. Otherwise the SEC will indict the people involved. They have to report when there's a significant event. So put that onus, call it The Truth in Government Act if you want, that you in the administration are duty bound by statute to alert Congress to significant events that could directly negatively impact a program or process. So incentivize honesty. 1:10:25 John Sopko: Over 70% of the Afghan budget comes from the United States and the donors. If that money ended, I have said before and I will stand by it, then the Afghan government will probably collapse. Wartime Contracting Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs September 21, 2011 Witnesses: Charles Tiefer: Commissioner on the Commission on Wartime Contracting Clark Kent Ervin: Commissioner on the Commission on Wartime Contracting Sound Clips 1:11:30 Charles Tiefer: Our private security in Afghanistan appears to be a major source of payoffs to the Taliban. Our report has the first official statement that it's the second-largest source of money for the Taliban. Sen. Carl Levin: After drugs. Charles Tiefer: After drugs, that's right. 1:25:18 Clark Kent Ervin: It's critical that the government have a choice, and that means that there needs to be at least a small and expandable, organic capacity on the part of these three agencies to perform missions themselves, so the next time there's a contingency, the government has a choice between going with contractors and going in-house and the determination can be made whether it's more effective to do it either way, whether it's cheaper to do it either way. As we said at the inception, right now the government doesn't have an option. Contractors are the default option because they're the only option. President George W. Bush announces U.S. Military Strikes on Afghanistan October 7, 2001 President George W. Bush: Good afternoon. On my orders, the United States military has begun strikes against Al-Qaeda terrorist training camps and military installations of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. These carefully targeted actions are designed to disrupt the use of Afghanistan as a terrorist base of operations and to attack the military capability of the Taliban regime. More than two weeks ago, I gave Taliban leaders a series of clear and specific demands: close terrorist training camps, hand over leaders of the Al-Qaeda network, and return all foreign nationals including American citizens unjustly detained in your country. None of these demands were met and now the Taliban will pay a price by destroying camps and disrupting communications. We will make it more difficult for the terror network to train new recruits and coordinate their evil plans. ** International Campaign Against Terrorism Senate Foreign Relations Committee October 25, 2001 Witness: Colin Powell: Secretary of State Sound Clip 27:00 Colin Powell: Our work in Afghanistan though, is not just of a military nature. We recognize that when the Al Qaeda organization has been destroyed in Afghanistan, and as we continue to try to destroy it in all the nations in which it exists around the world, and when the Taliban regime has gone to its final reward, we need to put in place a new government in Afghanistan, one that represents all the people of Afghanistan and one that is not dominated by any single powerful neighbor, but instead is dominated by the will of the people of Afghanistan. Executive Producer Recommendations Elect Stephanie Gallardo 2022 Krystal Kyle and Friends. August 21, 2021. “Episode 35 Audio with Matthew Hoh.” Cover Art Design by Only Child Imaginations Music Presented in This Episode Intro & Exit: Tired of Being Lied To by David Ippolito (found on Music Alley by mevio)

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Ryan Wiggins hosts the hour for Annie and will continue to cover the Afghanistan situation until every last American has been safely evacuated. We also cover Missouri Attorney Eric Schmitt's lawsuit against the federal government regarding President Trump's 'remain in Mexico' policy and the AG himself calls in to discuss.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam Sommer gets into the mid-week stories: 1. Eric Schmitt sues schools to help his Senate bid. 2. Afghanistan media framing. 3. Jan. 6th select committee

Episode Time GuideOpening Statement - 5min 20 secChat w/ Annie Keating - 10min 15 secTalkin Politics - 42 minLast Call - 1hr 16 minTalkin' PoliticsAfghanistan - The unavoidable topic (10 min)Biden's approvals slip to 49Most support withdrawal, but method has been underwater in pollingMedia coverage - Sean I watched Washington Week earlier today, that is a very smart show, even they couldn't stay away from the “maybe it could have been better” gameSeems like no one can actually say there was a specific plan that was going to work and Biden changed that planGen. Milly, chair joint chiefs vocal defense of Biden's decisions hereShort term v. long term here?Missouri 2nd Amendment Preservation Act (7 min)KC Star Article - Feds say Missouri police cutting off ATF from evidenceMissouri Independent laying out DOJ asking for Court to block lawSTL city and county sued to block law - basic argument here is supremacy clause, this state law is clearly in contradiction with established federal lawIrony - Sovereign Immunity, which IS a defense to killing a human being, is NOT a defense to violation of this law https://www.kansascity.com/article253578784.htmlhttps://missouriindependent.com/2021/08/18/doj-asks-court-to-block-missouris-second-amendment-preservation-act/Peter Thiel's Tech Firm Bought a Bunch of Gold (3 min)Story was highlighted first I saw it, by MO Senate candidate Spencer Toder$50 million in goldhttps://finance.yahoo.com/news/peter-thiel-tech-firm-just-193000754.htmlhttps://www.lbma.org.uk/prices-and-data/lbma-trade-dataWhat does it all mean?MASK MANDATES (5 min)STL County Mask Mandate - court case https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/no-deal-on-st-louis-county-mask-mandate-judge-issues-preliminary-injunction/article_42515a1c-080a-52f1-95ec-b05964c3a163.html?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter_

Jason Buttrill, an Afghanistan war veteran, former intelligence analyst for the DOD, and head writer for Glenn Beck, joins Glenn and Stu to discuss the horrific Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. The Taliban has taken over Afghanistan's capital Kabul, thousands are trying to flee Afghanistan, Sharia law is coming, but where is President Biden? Glenn takes calls from listeners who served in Afghanistan, who are devastated by what's currently happening. Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt joins to discuss his success in challenging the Biden administration's immigration policy. Rudy Atallah, chief operating officer of the Nazarene Fund, joins to discuss the struggles the fund will now face in the wake of the Afghanistan/Taliban takeover. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason Buttrill, an Afghanistan war veteran, former intelligence analyst for DOD, and head writer for Glenn Beck, joins Glenn and Stu to discuss the horrific Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. The Taliban has taken over Afghanistan's capital Kabul, thousands are trying to flee Afghanistan, Sharia law is coming, but where is President Biden? Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt joins to discuss his success in challenging the Biden administration's immigration policy. Rudy Atallah, chief operating officer of The Nazarene Fund, joins to discuss the struggles the fund will now face in the wake of the Afghanistan/Taliban takeover. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Attorney General of Missouri Eric Schmitt joins the David Webb to discuss efforts to fight back and sue against the mask mandates in St. Louis and Kansas City. He will also talk about Congresswoman Cori Bush's reckless push to defund the police.

Missouri AG Eric Schmitt talks about his race for Senate and his legal challenges to mask mandates. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nick Reed talks about a variety of topics in the news, including: Missouri Attorney General, Eric Schmitt, has been filing multiple lawsuits to stop mask mandates throughout the state. If you want to contact Schmitt, you can find his contact information below. Springfield office: 149 Park Central Square, Suite 1017 Springfield, MO 65806 Springfield phone number: 417-895-6567 Jefferson City phone number: 573-751-3321 CNN recently promoted the story of a "mom" of three young children who was nervous about being evicted amid the federal eviction moratorium. The liberal network even pushed a GoFundMe to help her cover the rent – but it turns out she wasn't the mother after all. Speaking of fake news... A video emerged of a Colorado Rockies fan yelling at the team mascot, Dinger. "Journalists," and even the Colorado Rockies as a whole claimed that the fan was saying the "n" word.  Turns out, the fan was simply yelling for Dinger. FX has released a trailer for its latest drama airing on Hulu, Y: The Last Man, which, according to actress Amber Tamblyn, imagines “a world without cisgender men.”

Sean Diller is joined by guest host for the week, Bob Hatley to cover some of the biggest and most important stories of the week, impacting the heartland. This week includes Charlie Kirk's tax scam, Voting rights in Kansas, and more.

The columnist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on public health matters, which could become a serious matter for local business owners, becoming more of political squabble between Sam Page, Tishaura Jones, and Eric Schmitt. Follow Antonio for more: https://twitter.com/AntonioFrench

FOX News Medical Correspondent Dr. Marc Siegel, author of the book "COVID: The Politics of Fear and the Power of Science" joins the show and Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt joins to talk filing a suit to stop new mask restrictions in both STL City and County.  And is there anything he can do about Kim Gardner? Cut of the day. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Todd wraps up a busy week of news with a few rounds of trivia and some hard-hitting discussion with a special guest lineup! Pacific Justice Institute's Brad Dacus and former North Middle School assistant principal Rachel Damiano join the show along with Rep. Barry Loudermilk, Rep. Andy Biggs, and Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, now a candidate for the US Senate! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jane Dueker on #TheBottomLine segment discusses mask mandates, Sam Page and Kim Gardner. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt discusses why he's running for Senate, election integrity, and Kim Gardner. What is the likelihood of Sam Page or Tishaura Jones reinstating mask restrictions for indoor activities? St. Louis County Councilman Tim Fitch joins us. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Austin Petersen and Heather Coil discuss the MOGOP US senate primary to replace Roy Blunt. Will Eric Greitens' forces restore his honor, or will Eric Schmitt the current AG take the prize? And what about the other candidates both declared and un?

Episode 92: Memphis Grizzlies's strength & conditioning coach shares how he uses basketball plyometrics to improve the explosiveness of his athletes.  

From December 3, 2016: Earlier this week, the New York Times published a story by Charlie Savage, Eric Schmitt, and Mark Mazzetti informing us that the Obama administration had changed its interpretation of the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force to more broadly cover the use of force against al-Shabaab, expanding its previous reading of the AUMF as only authorizing force against members of al-Shabaab individually linked to al-Qaeda. Bobby noted the story on Lawfare and provided a few comments. While the news has been somewhat drowned out amidst the hubbub of the presidential transition, the significance of this change in legal interpretation shouldn't be lost—so we brought Bobby and Charlie Savage on the podcast to talk with Benjamin Wittes about where this change came from and what it might mean. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Talkin' Politics2nd Amendment Preservation Act in Missouri - As predicted by, well us and basically everyone attempting any level of objective commentary on it - it is a political messaging circus designed to help Eric Schmitt run for Senate. Bill Text: https://www.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills211/sumpdf/HB0085T.pdfNOT a Missouri specific issue, but the Missouri law is getting the pressArizona - Second amendment freedom acthttps://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/arizona-governor-signs-second-amendment-freedom-act-protecting-state-from-federal-gun-lawsAlaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (dug), West Virginia, WyomingNot all are identical, but all have a law similar Some localized versions too, county or city lawsOfallon police chief resignsReports of a massive drug bust in sedalia right before the law is signed, 30 guns seizedTrump DOJ stuff - Makes Nixon look like an amatuer - Rachel Firsthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/17/trump-doj-revelations-should-shame-republican-enablers/https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/15/doj-emails-trump-election-fraud-claims-494589https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/16/first-thing-justice-department-called-trump-election-claims-pure-insanity-emails-showRedistricting is coming - get ready for cracking and packingMissouri Municipal league articlehttps://cdn.ymaws.com/www.mocities.com/resource/resmgr/march_review_files/Redistricting2021.pdfhttps://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/state_news/congressional-redistricting-committee-meets-for-first-time-in-2021-expects-long-delay/article_c375b57c-8112-11eb-b777-236cf34ce6dc.htmlLast Call - Party Identity

Kaitlyn is joined by guest host Hannah Beers Sutton, a senior associate with Axiom Strategies, to break down the U.S. Senate race as the GOP…

Scott Faughn is joined by Sen. Paul Wieland to discuss the FRA and the end of session. On the panel, Scott is joined by State Representative…

A "Best Of" episode of the Weekend Report featruing Rep's Burgess Owens and Rodney Davis,  Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, Newsmax's Emerald Robinson and a "Great Outdoors" roundtable.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark is joined by Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt to talk his piece in the Washington Examiner, "Defunding the Police is a Dangerous Reality in Missouri." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Missouri Attorney General and Republican candidate for US Senate Eric Schmitt joins Marc to highlight a new lawsuit.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marc dives into the fundraising efforts for the candidates for the US Senate seat in Missouri.  Eric Schmitt is raising a ton.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The fellas chat with Hollywood Henn about Bennifer redux, discuss Fauci's failures, and play King of the Hill before welcoming Missouri AG and U.S. Senate candidate Eric Schmitt. 

美國密蘇里州總檢察長埃里克‧施密特（Eric Schmitt）週二（5月18日）表示，他正式向中國共產黨以及相關團體與機構提出告訴，指控中共在本次疫情中嚴重失職，要求被告人對病毒瘟疫負責，並尋求經濟賠償。 更多內容請見：https://www.epochtimes.com/b5/21/5/20/n12963551.htm 大纪元,大纪元新闻,大紀元,大紀元新聞,密蘇里州, 疫情, 起訴中共, 中共機關, 中共病毒 Support this podcast

Attorney General Eric Schmitt joins the show to discuss running for Sen. Blunt's open seat.

Mark welcomes Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt who filed suit today against St. Louis County Executive Sam Page on his handling of COVID restrictions. Plus Sue's News! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Even the best legislation meant to protect life at the state level won't have its intended effect without a state attorney general ready to vigorously defend state law in court. In the face of opposition from abortion activists and their political allies, pro-life states need strong attorneys general. Americans United for Life speaks with Eric Schmitt, one of America's great pro-life Attorneys General who is defending life-saving laws that protect mothers and their children. Eric Schmitt is Missouri's 43rd Attorney General, and previously served as Missouri State Treasurer and as a pro-life legislator in the Missouri State Senate. Attorney General Schmitt speaks on defending pro-life laws in court, what it takes to represent Missouri's people rather than special interests, and the reason why he has taken the Biden administration to Court more times than any other state attorney general. This is the first of three conversations with Midwestern leaders recorded during the Midwest March for Life in Jefferson City, Missouri. The Midwest March for Life takes place annually and this year celebrated Missouri becoming the first state in the union where abortions do not regularly take place. Eric Schmitt, Missouri Attorney General https://www.ago.mo.gov/about-us/about-ag-schmitt Eric Schmitt on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AttorneyGeneralSchmitt/ Eric Schmitt on Twitter https://twitter.com/AGEricSchmitt

Charlie Brennan debates with Bill McClellan, Wendy Wiese, Alvin Reid and Ray Hartmann. In the second half-hour on Donnybrook Next Up, the panel is joined by Robert Patrick of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Christine Byers from 5 On Your Side to discuss the recent trial of 3 police officers charged with beating an undercover officer during 2017 protests.   Other topics tonight included handicapping the final STL Mayoral Debate, Eric Schmitt, a proposed earnings tax for St. Louis County, the state house doesn't fund voter approved Medicaid expansion, and more.

Eric Schmitt joins the show to discuss the impact of President Biden's disastrous climate executive orders.

Marc is joined by Attorney General Eric Schmitt to talk his bout in the Senate race. Shannon Robinson and Liz Sweppe join to talk reopening St. Louis and what Sam Page is up to. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

97.1 Host Tim Jones, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt and former US Senator Jim Talent. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Missouri Attorney General addresses the elephant in the room, will he run for Roy Blunt's Senate seat? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Good Thursday! Nick Reed talks about a variety of topics in the news, including:  Earlier this week, Sen. Blunt announced that he would not be running for reelection next year. So who will run for his seat? Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft announced that he will not be running for Blunt's seat. After much speculation, Eric Schmitt is expected to officially enter the U.S. Senate race. But... What about former Governor Eric Greitens? ALSO - Missouri lawmakers are once again wanting to raise the gas tax. 

In this episode, Natalia, Niki, and Neil discuss the #FreeBritney movement for Britney Spears and the conservatorship that inspired it. Listen to our new limited podcast series, WELCOME TO YOUR FANTASY, for free only on Spotify. Click here to subscribe.  Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show:  A New York Times documentary about pop star Britney Spears and the conservatorship under which she has lived since 2008 has sparked renewed concern about her wellbeing. Natalia recommended this New Republic article about disability and conservatorships and Anne-Helen Petersen’s Substack newsletter about the Britney phenomenon. Niki drew on this Vox explainer about the conservatorship.   In our regular closing feature, What’s Making History: Natalia discussed Cecile Castranova’s article for The Hill, “CA School District’s Board Resigns After Unknowingly Talking About Parents in A Virtual Meeting.” Neil shared Daniel Silliman’s Christianity Today obituary, “Died: Carman, Christian Showman Who Topped Charts With Triumphant Fate.” Niki commented on Eric Schmitt and Helene Cooper’s New York Times article, “Promotions for Female Generals Were Delayed Over Fears of Trump’s Reaction.”  

Eric Schmitt is the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Memphis Grizzlies. He has been putting out some tremendous content on IG (@coacheschmitt) in regard to conditioning tests, analysis of said tests and practical application for athletes given their conditioning profiles. We talk about this, his current energy systems framework when viewing oxygen as the currency driving all three systems, the power/duration relationship, breathwork for low-intensity exercise and how to keep your eye on the demands of the sport itself rather than pursuing fitness via other means. Eric's ability to hone in on what matters is second to none and vital for the rest of us to develop. There are so many systems in play that can affect conditioning and there is much research dedicated to it. It's difficult to make sense of it all. Eric does that here and I can't wait to look at this through his lens. Subscribe to the pod, leave a review and if you are so inclined, share it with a friend! Thank you for your continued listenership and let's keep moving the needle.

President Trump has ousted his secretary of defense and the head of the Pentagon's Defeat Isis Task Force. Trump has also considered striking Iran, and is expected to pull troops from Afghanistan. We talk with 'New York Times' reporter Eric Schmitt about what this may mean for American national security.