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Moira McCullough joined Lynn and Vicki in this episode to talk about how to reduce the time, money and stress that can go into planning college visits with your student. Moira's advice about how to communicate with your student will help them discover what matters to them as they begin the college choice process. She shared ideas about how to help your student get beyond the official college message to find the information they need to help them with their admissions decisions. Moira established College Scoops to provide information through podcasts, blog posts and interactive guides for both families and students to get the “real” view of over 100 colleges. After listening to this conversation, you and your student will be able to make the most of your college visits.Thank you for listening! Much more information for college parents can be found on our website, College Parent Central Find us on Twitter at @CollParCentral Sign up for our newsletter for ongoing information Please leave us a review at “Love the Podcast” to help others find us.

In this episode, Shellee and Moira discuss:The best time for students to start thinking about collegeWhat students consider when choosing collegesHow to pick your college listKnowing your resources as a parent Key Takeaways: Make sure your child is involved in the college planning process. There is so much to learn just by watching and supporting them.The college search is often an independent choice for students, but as parents, you need to guide them in choosing which colleges to apply to, choosing the best school for them, and knowing whether their choice is right. Picking a college list begins with looking at local schools. Allow your child to explore the new environment and become familiar with it - putting them in the driver's seat will create a completely different outcome.Know your resources. Bringing all of this to their doorstep will allow them to feel more confident and apparent. “We want a wide range of diverse students from all different aspects of campus life, so that they could share their stories in a way that will resonate with somebody out there watching that video, reading that information on an interactive guide, or reading it in a particular social media piece that we put out.”  —  Moira McCullough    About Moira McCullough: After successfully raising a family and working as a technology consultant at PriceWaterhouseCoopers in NYC and London, Moira drew upon her wide-ranging experiences to create a comprehensive platform to help families and students have the best college experience, whether they are applying to, attending, or graduating from college. As an avid open water swimmer, Moira has competed in the Alcatraz Swim, Little Red LightHouse NYC Swim (10km), Swim Around the Sound (Bermuda), Statue of Liberty Sharkfest Swim, Swim Across the Sound Relay Event (25 km from NY-CT), and an independent swim from Cape Cod to Martha's Vineyard. Moira earned her M.B.A. from Columbia Business School and a B.A. from Fairfield University. In the course of raising three children, Moira was an active volunteer for Newark Academy (Executive Board Member, Treasurer, and Athletic Liaison), Parent Liaison for The Island School, Tutor for KIPP, and a New Jersey Certified Swimming Official. College Scoops is dedicated to delivering best in class, authentic student-generated content about life on campus and the surrounding area. Our focus is on the “social fit,” and this allows us to give unique perspectives—not from college admissions departments, but from current college students to answer the question, “What's it like to attend this college?” College Scoops is the only resource of its kind, sourced by students, for students. Connect with Moira McCullough:Website: https://collegescoops.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moiramccullough/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/collegescoopsguideInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/collegescoops/Email: moira@collegescoops.com Connect with Shellee Howard: Website:  https://collegereadyplan.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr_WodPHDfSWEbiPdsRDbyQTwitter: https://twitter.com/gocollegereadyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/collegereadyplan/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CollegeReadyPlan/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/college-ready/Email: shellee@collegereadyplan.com  Show notes by Podcastologist: Angelica Rayco. Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.

In this next installment of our Back To School & Off To College Series, Moira McCullough from College Scoops is here to discuss preparing for the college search, the importance of that preparation, and how it can make college visits rewarding and informational instead of fear, confusion, and dread filled.It is important to be well-armed to make informed decisions through the college journey and Moira and College Scoops are working hard to make sure that all of your pain point questions and concerns are addressed before you invest in an on-campus visit.Here are a few of the takeaways, but a complete list will be available in The New Old You Newsletter that you can get here:https://www.subscribepage.com/the-new-old-you-newsletterCollege is so expensive and such an investment these days that it is important to support your kids to get the best possible information that they need in a college search.Planning and then taking college trips and making college visits is a perfect way to spend time with your kid with a total focus on them. It is a great way to get to know them a little better at this age. You will learn things about them you never knew.College visits are the aspect of the college journey that you have control of. You can put yourself in the drivers seat. It's important to remember that YOU are the customer of the collegeThe interactive videos available on College Scoops are very different from the videos provided by colleges on their website. These videos answer the pain point questions of students and parents as they prepare to visit a specific schoolYou should start looking at local college first. Just start exploring your local area schools.Make sure to search out and find Moira and College Scoops at the following locations:Website: https://collegescoops.com/Moira can be reached at: moira@collegescoops.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/collegescoops/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/collegescoopsguideAnd I would love for you to find me here:Website: https://llmcshane.com(Home of the Friday Night BeerBlog)Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/lesleylmcshaneTo join the private The New Old You Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/thenewoldyou/Make sure to RATE or REVIEW or SHARE this podcast, and especially this episode. There are many people out there that need this info and if you rate, review, or share, you will be sharing all of this great free info with them. What a gift for them, for you, and for me. A win-win-win - how often do we get those?Till next week when we talk with Dale Troy from Crush College Stress on helping our young adults begin to deal with the new stress of college and college life. It's another episode you won't want to miss. Let's get our kids all tucked in so we can start focusing on Self-Care in September!!LLM

Most college searches focus on factors like majors, rankings, and cost but ignore most of the features of a school that define the college experience. Amy and Mike invited educational expert Moira McCullough to explore overlooked aspects of campus life.  What are five things you will learn in this episode? Why should prospective students pay attention to the social and cultural components of a college experience? What are the consequences of a bad campus fit? What aspects of campus life tend to be overlooked during the search process? How should students uncover the kind of information they need about campus life? What makes resources and culture off-campus so relevant? MEET OUR GUEST Moira McCullough founded College Scoops in 2019 to provide parents of college-bound students with the resources needed to save time, money, and stress when planning a college trip. With the help of a dedicated staff, dozens of college interns, and a veritable army of student and parent ambassadors, College Scoops creates curated, interactive guides highlighting favorite places to eat, stay, and play around campus, for both students and parents. A parent of three college-bound students, Moira is well-versed in the college admissions process. Having worked in the technology and consulting fields at NYNEX and PwC in NYC and London, Moira used her experience to create a comprehensive platform to help prospective families plan a college visit, saving them time, energy and stress.  Moira earned her M.B.A. from Columbia Business School and a bachelor's degree in American Studies from Fairfield University. A serial traveler and connoisseur of chocolate and coffee (in that order), Moira enjoys open water swimming, reading and spending time with her family exploring new sights and bites. Find Moira on social media or at moira@collegescoops.com. LINKS College Scoops Resources RELATED EPISODES GALLUP ALUMNI SURVEY AND THE SIX COLLEGE EXPERIENCES THAT DRIVE SUCCESS BENEFITS OF JOINING A FRATERNITY ATTENDING COLLEGE IN A BIG CITY ABOUT THIS PODCAST Tests and the Rest is THE college admissions industry podcast. Explore all of our episodes on the show page. ABOUT YOUR HOSTS Mike Bergin is the president of Chariot Learning and founder of TestBright. Amy Seeley is the president of Seeley Test Pros. If you're interested in working with Mike and/or Amy for test preparation, training, or consulting, feel free to get in touch through our contact page.  

Moira McCollough talks to Lisa about what should be the fun part of the college-bound journey, finding a “social fit”. Her expertise is how to assess fit through the eyes of the students attending the school, not the college itself. The college will show you the highlight real, but students will give a close-up real look at campus life and the surrounding community. Her tips will have your family well prepared for in-person and virtual visits and she provides answers on how your family can learn what students do on a Friday night, where they can work out, the best restaurants in the area, and more. Moira is a mom of three college students and through her own trials, errors, and successes that she shares with us, you'll be empowered to help your student have more meaningful visits which will enable your teen to make an informed final decision on where they will call home for four years. Her advice and own experiences with her kids will give you ideas on how to get your own student involved in campus visits in a meaningful way. College Scoops is Moira's platform that came out of her own experiences. She has a strong team of student interns on a variety of campuses who have curated interactive guides highlighting favorite places to eat, stay, and play around campus, for both students and parents. It's a must have resource for families serious about assessing social fit before applying and enrolling in college.Episode HighlightsWhat defines “social fit” when trying to find the right collegeAdvice on connecting with students already attending schools to give a better look at what it has to offer.How to prepare for visitsIdeas for getting to know the surrounding community along with the collegeTips for making sure you don't forget campus highlights laterListen on…the Flourish Site, Spotify, Apple, Google, Amazon Music, Stitcher, or your favorite platform. Links mentioned in this episodeContact Moira at: Moira@collegescoops.com College Scoops WebsiteFollow on Social Media as: CollegeScoopsOtter aiRev AppLaunch College & Career Clarity CourseLaunch College and Career Clarity Facebook CIn September, I'm hosting my complimentary parent masterclass, four common mistakes to avoid when choosing a college major. This is the final time this year it will be offered. Join me to identify the four mistakes strategies to avoid them and the proven path to picking a major on time without limiting options. Go to flourishcoaching co.com to learn more, or grab your spot. I'll see you soon. Join me in my complimentary September masterclass 4 common mistakes to avoid when choosing college major. I'll help your team get on the path to making informed choices that open doors as well as saving your family both time & money. For anyone who attends live, I have a special template that will empower your team when communicating with colleges. Visit flourishcoachingco.com to grab a spot before the opportunity is gone.

We are doing something different today - we are sharing our story with you and why College Scoops is more relevant now than ever before. If parents thought getting to know a college outside of the admissions tour and information session was challenging prior to COVID-19, we were half right. It was hard enough for prospective students and parents to get a real feel and vibe of the college from a student's perspective without friends or family at the school or if they could not hire an educational consultant but add in a pandemic and life gets really complicated! We innovated, we expanded, we partnered and we gave back in 2020. Let College Scoops and our passion for helping students guide you and your student to find the college that is the best fit for them. Thanks for the support from our broad community of college ambassadors, interns, and partners to make College Scoops a unique and powerful resource for our college-bound community! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/college-scoops/support

Moira McCullough, the founder of College Scoops, shares her story and how College Scoops started. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/college-scoops/support

Are you stressing out about your (or your child’s) college visits? Don’t worry! We’re here to help. In this episode of Demystifying College Admissions, we have our guest, Moira McCullough, the founder of College Scoops. Enlisting student and parent ambassadors, College Scoops provides both college-bound students and parents with the inside scoop that goes beyond what is available on college websites. WHAT YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT IN THIS EPISODE: How to plan an effective college visit  How to engage your child in the planning process How involved parents should be in the process The importance/value of reaching out and interacting with a current student on campus  The #1 mistake students and parents make on college visits NOTABLE QUOTES: “We believe college visits should and can be fun.” “Make sure you have a destination to go to, but make sure that you plan several excursions that are not on your formal list.” “Sometimes the greatest learning points are things that you didn’t anticipate.” “I think you will learn so much during those visits by just watching and supporting your student.” “If you put them in the driver’s seat, I think that will create a different outcome and a different opportunity for that student.” “You have to be proactive about where you’re going to go.” “At the end of the day, it’s their decision.” “It’s a marathon, not a sprint.” SHOW NOTES: https://juliekimconsulting.com/podcast/ THE IVY LEAGUE FORMULA: https://juliekimconsulting.com/membership/ IVY LEAGUE/TOP-TIER COLLEGE BOOTCAMP: https://juliekimconsulting.com/confident/

Did you know that ⅓ of all college freshmen transfer to another college after just one year?  For parents investing time, energy, and money into the decision of where to go to college, this statistic can be distressing.  If your child is one of the 4.2 million high school seniors applying to college this year, this interview is one you won’t want to miss.  Helping kids choose the right college (the first time around) will save you and them a lot of heartache and money.

Want the inside scoop on how to save time, money and your sanity when it's time to start visiting colleges with your high-schooler? Moira McCullough is the voice of reason and the founder of the amazing website College Scoops. She's helping parents make the whole process a whole lot easier -- and guiding students to the perfect place they'll call home for the next 4 years. Listen up!

Are you in the process of visiting colleges? Planning a college tour? If so, you won't want to miss this episode with Moira McCullough, the Founder of College Scoops, a company that makes college trips "easy, fun & tasty!" College Scoops provides an overview on more than 120 colleges across the USA with recommendations/input from over 500 student and parent "ambassadors." The "ambassadors" provide the inside scoop on where to stay, where to grab a cup of coffee, where to find good sweets, where to have breakfast, lunch & dinner, and where to go on excursions or outings that you can enjoy while visiting a college campus. College Scoops also provides helpful blogs on topics such as "Smart Social Media Strategies for Applicants," and offers guides that you can purchase on each college that they cover.In this podcast we cover the colleges Moira attended, Fairfield University and The Executive MBA Program - Columbia University Business School, her experience of living in Europe for seven years, and her work experience at Nynex prior to opening College Scoops and what it is like to run your own business. Whether you're planning a college tour or not, we think you will love this interview with Moira. Her passion for food & travel comes through! Join Our Podcast Email List! Follow Our Podcast:Website: Listen To Our Podcast HereYouTube Channel Twitter LinkedIn Facebook InstagramAll Things College and CareerMeg's LinkedIn Bobbie's LinkedIn Music Production: Lena Keller: lena.m.keller@gmail.comTechnical Production: Richard BarnettSHOW NOTES:Summit, New JerseyDonut CrazyU.S.A. Master's SwimmingJenny ThompsonSomething Natural

Show notes !!Moira gives us some great tips on how to make touring a college campus a fun positive memory. With out proper planning, touring a college campus can be a stressful, anxiety filled experience. Moira has gathered testimonials from students at over 120 schools about where the best places are to eat, stay and play on your trip.Here is Moira’s advice for success:Keep a list about the things you like and don’t like about the school. Write down immediately after your visits your feelings when you were on the campus.Take a look over the information she has gathered at College Scoops about the best restaurants to go to when you are visiting the school and follow your stomach. Are you in the mood for a burger and fries joint, or do you need to satisfy your sweet tooth?Have an agenda when you go, but be open to a plan B. Talk to teachers, counselors and other students to get a feel for the campus. Have your child take the lead in initiating these conversations.When Moira’s children have started college, this is what she tells them to ensure they have an optimal experience:Embrace the environment, have an open mind.Get involved. Make your university community smaller by joining a club. That way when you go into the school cafeteria, you will be able to sit with a friendly face.Get a job. Learn the value of money and how to handle your finances and learn time management.Find a routine- have a great morning routine (for an example of a morning routine, click here) and evening routine.Feed mind and body- healthy food and exercise.And don’t get mono. (I chuckled a bit at this one, but seriously it’s a good one!)When your child is home between semesters or on holiday breaks:She recommends making sure you continue celebrating and making new traditions. She loves to cook and eat special foods with her family. She makes some of their favorite family meals, and makes sure they have time doing neat things together.More about Moira:Favorite Food: Swedish Meatballs and Mashed PotatoesFavorite Trip: Cape Cod- doing special dates there with her kids.For our post about Hillary’s Morning Routine., click here.To see more from Moira McCullough and College Scoops, check out these links:College Scoops (website)InstagramFacebookTwitterPinterestFor our podcast archives, family friendly recipes, homemaking hacks and travel tips, head over to our website: www.helpingofhappiness.comAnd please remember to rate, review and subscribe to this podcast. Thank you!

Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Youtube – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Alexa/Echo– Web Player Moira McCullough from CollegeScoops.com walks us through why your student should lead the way (and how) when they are selecting colleges to visit. Learn more at https://CollegeScoops.com Next Steps for Podcast Listeners: --> Register for our new free social media safety webinar. Hire Josh Ochs to speak at your organization. Join our membership today: https://SmartSocial.com/join Download our free guide: https://smartsocial.com/newsletter/ Join our newsletter to get access to our free guide: "How To Navigate Social Media with Your Student (A Parent Guide)" https://smartsocial.com/Newsletter Download our free guide: https://smartsocial.com/newsletter/ Join Smart Social Week to learn from 70+ experts: https://smartsocial.com/smart-social-week/ Join Parent University to get videos to watch with your kids so they can better understand WHY they need to be smart online. Please share this episode with a friend and subscribe so we can help more parents. Thanks for all your support. View the top 70+ good and bad teen apps in our Popular App Guide page for Parents and Educators.

Do you ever feel like you hardly leave your campus? Today Katy explores 3 ways that you can begin to actually live in your college town. Plus, guest, Moira Mccullough of College Scoops shares a great opportunity for college students to share the inside scoop on their favorite places to eat, stay, and explore around their college campus. Clarify your major, earn better grades, and maximize opportunity with our free College Success Starter Kit: www.collegehoodadvice.com/free   

It’s time once again for another edition of The Live Show.If you’re watching on TheLiveShow.TV, then you’re getting to see everything in real-time because we do broadcast live over the inter webs for all to see.I want to start off this morning with a little ethical bribe for you. What we are doing is, we are trying to build an army of conservative libertarian people.Those folks who want to be left alone, who believe in free markets and capitalism. Who believe in the idea that we should be allowed to live free and if you’re a believer in that, like if you watch this show, we want to empower you.We want to give you the tools to arm yourself against those people who suggest to you that bigger government, infringements on your freedoms and rights, are acceptable. We don’t want that to happen so what we are doing is we are putting together “The Great Knowledge Giveaway”.What we’re doing is we’ll be giving away a thousand dollars worth of great books.Now, these books are not cheap. The “Basic Economics” book by Thomas Sowell is like $30. WE’ll be giving away over a thousand dollars worth of knowledge to people who are part of The Live Show update list.So, if you go toTheLiveShow.TV right now or after the show, you’re going to see a little sign up form. Just enter your name and email address to get your regular updates of the show.Now, all you have to do is be on that list and you’ll be eligible for this thousand dollar giveaway of information. I’ll be giving away some of the very best books that I have ever read.And it’s stuff that’s easy to read. What I want to empower you with is information that’s enjoyable to read and it is pertinent in the world that we live in today.And so I’ll be giving you a list of those books to showcase them on the show over the course of next month. At the end of the month, everyone who is on the email list, we’re going to start giving away these books every single day. And, at the very end, the grand prize that you can win is an iPad 2 Air.We’re also going to see if we can get every single one of the books that we’re giving away on that iPad Air.So, not only do you get a fantastic piece of equipment made by Apple, but you’re also going to get all of the knowledge, not just a book or two.We’ll be drawing names randomly based on your email address. It doesn’t matter where you live in the world. Everybody is eligible and we want you all to participate in that. Make sure you go toTheLiveShow.TV and get on the update list so that you can be eligible for all of that awesome knowledge.I’m very excited about it. And, look, people who are not interested in knowledge are not going to be interested in being part of this. But those people are losers so we don’t really want them on the email list anyway because they are not folks interested in empowering themselves. Also, one of the best ways that you can be part of our community is by joining our private Facebook group, by invitation only.It’s a place where we can share, discuss, and have civilized arguments about some of the pressing issues of the day. One of which is the issue of gun control.Now I have not spoken about gun control since we kicked off this show. The problem with gun control is there are a lot of rejects out there that take gun control and gun ownership rights to a massive extreme. And we’ve all seen those guys wearing a pair of combat fatigues, a T-shirt that says America rocks, and a M-4 or an assault weapon strapped to their back. Or the guy who walks down the street with a loaded weapon because there’s an open carry law and just attracts police officers.And the only reason why he’s out there is to cause discontent, anger and get everybody all stirred up so that he can claim that it’s his right to carry a gun in the open. Well, it is your right but you’re an idiot. Unfortunately, you also have a right to be stupid, which you are.But, this question of gun rights and gun ownership is an important one.If you take a look at the private Facebook page, a friend of the show, Charles S. Miles, who is always interested in discussing and commenting on some of the key principles we have on the show, posted this to the Facebook page. Post & Conversation in the Facebook page.https://www.facebook.com/groups/1381131288840325/permalink/1500667460220040/Why Gun Permits & Background Checks are ILLEGAL!http://callmegav.com/2014/01/2nd-amendment-history-guns-quotes-shall-not-infringe/Now, he was posting this really to continue the conversation we had yesterday on the show about how the regulation, licensing, and oversight the government places on most institutions is not in fact designed to help or protect you.But, ultimately, it’s designed to limit competition.Charles says, well look at this. This is kind of the same thing that they’re doing with gun control and I wanted to share some comments about it.And we had a really great conversation with Uli Malsch about gun control.So I want to run through my belief systems about gun control, where it lies and what your responsibilities are and what the government’s responsibilities are in relationship to gun control.You can go to the show to read all of the comments about it and I’d love to get input from others of you who are interested on this topic. The critical question that must be asked is do you have a constitutional right protected by the government to keep and bear arms?Unequivocally, the answer to that is yes. If we take a look at the second amendment, it says very clearly a well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. There is no question as to whether or not you as an American citizen has a right to own a gun.What you hear liberals and progressives say is that no, you can’t. They say, yes you can own something for self defense or for hunting but you should not be allowed to have these killing machines that’s designed for war.Here’s the problem with that. First of all, there’s only one reason that we create guns and that’s to kill.We don’t create guns for target practice, for fun and enjoyment. People use them for that but guns are designed for one thing and that’s to kill, to take life, be it the life of an animal or the life of a human being.They are a disgusting but necessary weapon in the protection of yourself.And what people also suggest is people don’t need a semi automatic weapon for home defense.But you see, the problem is that the Constitution doesn’t say that the reason you get to carry a weapon is so you get to protect your home.Or so you have the right to hunt and collect food. No, it doesn’t.You see, the framers understood something very simple. That we have certain inalienable rights. Certain rights that a government doesn’t have the right to take away from us.And if you look at our Constitution, it’s basically a list of things that the government does not have the right to do.The Bill of Rights are rights that you have. They’re not rights that the government gives to you. They’re rights that you have that the government cannot take away. So now the question becomes, what is the Federal government’s responsibility?Can they keep track of who owns guns?Can they require you to go through a background check?Can they limit what types of weapons you’re allowed to buy?Because, as we stated already, the Constitution does not specify that.But here’s the beautiful thing about the Constitution, the framers understood exactly what they were doing. So they went ahead and added the 10th amendment which says the powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution or prohibited by the states are reserved by the states respectively or to the people.Therefore, states have the responsibilities to determine what that means. States have the rights to pass those kinds of laws, to require background checks, restrict what types of gun ownerships they are allowed to carry and those fights should be existing at the state level.Unfortunately, the Federal government has intruded on it’s own responsibilities as is typically the case and now is making decisions that are not constitutional. -----If you would like to discuss anything with John about the show, email him at Jason@TheLiveShow.TVYou can also use the hashtag #TheLiveShowFollow Jason on Twitter: www.Twitter.com/TheLiveShowTVFollow Us on Facebook: www.Facebook.com/TheLiveShowTV-----If you are really enjoying the show and would like to support what we're doing at The Live Show, please consider donating to our cause. You can do that at www.Patreon.com/TheLiveShow-----Are you interested in advertising on The Live Show?Reach out to us at Advertising@TheLiveShow.TVWe’d love to talk with you.-----SponsorsTrade Pro Futures: http://tradeprofutures.com/The industry's top futures and forex trading platforms.Trade Empowered: http://www.tradeempowered.com/Learn how to day-trade, swing-trade, or become a profitable long term trader.Main Street Alpha: http://mainstreetalpha.com/A social site that links up professional successful traders with verifiable track records to capital.----- What we need is for people to understand that with rights come responsibilities.Unfortunately, we look at these people who are pro-gun nuts and we say to ourselves ‘these folks hurt the cause’. They make all of us look like idiots, like a bunch of gun toting hillbillies who don’t really understand what it is and that’s the believes that progressives have about us.The fact is, that’s not it at all. The reason that we fight so hard and long to preserve these rights is because we understand the inherent value in them.What happens when they take away your right to protect yourself? When you stuck and forced to allow the government to do it? Look at Ferguson and what happened with that. There were certain people who stood out in the streets and armed themselves and guess what, those places didn’t get robbed.The rest of the people waiting on the government, waiting on the police force, waited on the National Guard to come and help them while their city was burning down around them. And they never showed up. The Russians during the height of the Cold War believed that they could defeat the American army. What they knew they could not defeat was the American cowboy with a 4 wheel drive and a shot gun.This is not just a bunch of people who don’t understand or what to be able to own guns above and beyond what is best for America.Gun ownership, you can look at any city with restrictive gun rights like Chicago, D.C., New York City, the crime rates are through the roof. And they have the strictest gun laws in America.Removing guns from the equation doesn’t change things. All it means is that they chase down people with hatchets. All it means is there are more killings with hammers.But the most important thing about gun ownership is the fact that you are able to protects the inalienable rights given to you by God from anyone, be it an individual or a government who seek to strip you of those rights. Whether or not you got the moxie to actually do it is up to you but gun ownership ensures that right. This Democrat Congressman, Worth Almost $20 Million, Receives Food Stamps for His Childrenhttp://www.thepoliticalinsider.com/democrat-congressman-worth-almost-20-million-receives-food-stamps-children/Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL), a sleazy trial attorney and left-wing loon, was just named the 17th wealthiest member of Congress. Considering all the inherited money, lobbyists, and shady deals which happen in Washington, D.C., that is an impressive ranking.But Grayson has another dubious distinction: a dead beat dad. After being married for 29 years to Lolita Grayson, he is refusing to support her or his children. Why? Because he is shamefully arguing his wife’s first marriage was supposedly never fully ended, so Alan’s marriage to her was never legitimate.This is an incredible example of liberal hypocrisy. Grayson, who never met a tax increase or government program he wouldn’t force us all to pay for, is allowing his children to receive food stamps while he lives in a luxurious Florida mansion.I don’t know if you guys remember Alan Grayson but he is a dirtball. He use any type of sleepy tactic to get his way. He is worth about $20 million dollars, the 17th wealthiest member of Congress. When I saw this story, I immediately knew who this guy was because during the healthcare debate, this is what he said on the House floor.Alan Grayson on the GOP Health Care Plan: "Don't Get Sick! And if You Do Get Sick, Die Quickly!"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-usmvYOPfcoRepublican plan for healthcare in America is ‘die quickly’ and it was a flat out lie, it was disgusting to see him stand up and suggest that because Republicans don’t believe that somebody else ought to pay for your healthcare that somehow that means they want you to die.So when I heard this story, it turns out that he has an ex wife that he’s claiming that she was never actually divorced from her first husband but he has children with her. But because of this, he doesn’t believe that he has to pay child support to her so she now has to live on foodstamps.This is a man who won’t even take care of his own children yet, what he would have you believe on the Senate floor is that he cares so much about, that the Republicans hate you so much, that they want you to die quickly.This is a perfect example. This is what progressives do.They love taking credit for spending somebody else’s money. He won’t even spend his own to keep his own kids off foodstamps but he’s ready and willing, he’s never seen a tax increase he didn’t like or a government program that can force you to spend money on and then take credit for, he just loves doing that.People don’t like to hear the term redistribution but ladies and gentlemen, this is exactly what this is. It is a tax that benefits one group of people to the detriment of another. Google is developing cancer and heart attack detectorhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-29802581Google is aiming to diagnose cancers, impending heart attacks or strokes and other diseases, at a much earlier stage than is currently possible.The company is working on technology that combines disease-detecting nanoparticles, which would enter a patient's bloodstream via a swallowed pill, with a wrist-worn sensor.The idea is to identify slight changes in the person's biochemistry that could act as an early warning system.The work is still at an early stage. Google Inc. X Lab Working on Magnetic Pill to Detect Cancerhttp://www.pfhub.com/google-inc-x-lab-working-on-magnetic-pill-to-detect-cancer-1343/Google is said to be working on magnetic pills that will not only detect cancer cells in human body, but will destroy them as well. The project was announced on Tuesday and is being looked at as a hope to improve the quality of life for people around the globe.Google X research lab’s head of life science Andrew Conrad explained that they are trying to change the medicine from reactive to proactive. That means that these pills will be able to detect the cancerous cells ahead of time and thus prevent cancer altogether. He said that they are aiming at building nanoparticles that will have the ability to detect any disease. Conrad told the audience at a Wall Street Journal conference that Nanoparticles are the union of biology and engineering, which will help in observing the human body at a cellular and molecular level.He also said that the team working on the project includes a cancer specialist along with other doctors as well as electrical and mechanical engineers, an astrophysicist is also there to guide them on how to track the particles that are present in the body.Now, here’s my question to you: if it could really detect cancer, if it could really detect a heart attack, would you swallow the pill?It is Google, after all. What else is in the pill? My first thought is i’d be really torn. What types of tracking do they have? Without a doubt there will be a 2,000 page terms of use. BOMBSHELL: N.C. Sen. Kay Hagan Campaign Workers Caught on Video Telling Illegal Aliens to VOTEhttp://toprightnews.com/?p=6966“Voter fraud does not exist.”That has been the Democrat’s Orwellian mantra for years, in a cynical attempt to defeat any and all photo ID laws.But as Top Right News has reported multiple times, Democrats commit massive organized voter fraud across the nation every election cycle. With illegal aliens, felons, even dead people. They just don’t usually get caught. Non-Citizens Are Votinghttp://www.nationalreview.com/article/391474/non-citizens-are-voting-john-fundCould non-citizen voting be a problem in next week’s elections, and perhaps even swing some very close elections?A new study by two Old Dominion University professors, based on survey data from the Cooperative Congressional Election Study, indicated that 6.4 percent of all non-citizens voted illegally in the 2008 presidential election, and 2.2 percent in the 2010 midterms. Given that 80 percent of non-citizens lean Democratic, they cite Al Franken ’s 312-vote win in the 2008 Minnesota U.S. Senate race as one likely tipped by non-citizen voting. As a senator, Franken cast the 60th vote needed to make Obamacare law.North Carolina features one of the closest Senate races in the country this year, between Democratic incumbent Kay Hagan and Republican Thom Tillis. So what guerrilla filmmaker James O’Keefe, the man who has uncovered voter irregularities in states ranging from Colorado to New Hampshire, has learned in North Carolina is disturbing. This month, North Carolina officials found at least 145 illegal aliens, still in the country thanks to the Obama administration’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, registered to vote. Hundreds of other non-citizens may be on the rolls.A voter-registration card is routinely issued without any identification check, and undocumented workers can use it for many purposes, including obtaining a driver’s license and qualifying for a job. And if a non-citizen has a voter-registration card, there are plenty of campaign operatives who will encourage him or her to vote illegally.O’Keefe had a Brazilian-born immigrant investigator pose as someone who wanted to vote but was not a citizen. Greg Amick, the campaign manager for the Democrat running for sheriff in Mecklenburg County (Charlotte), was only too happy to help.Multiple NC Campaign Workers Willing to Aid Non-Citizen With Felony Kay Hagan Voteshttp://youtu.be/fhjq6y1frPQGreg Amick: Here’s a couple of things you can do. You do not have to have your driver’s license, but do you have any sort of identification?Project Veritas investigator: But I do have my driver’s license.Amick: Oh, you do. Show ’em that and you’re good.PV: But the only problem, you know, I don’t want to vote if I’m not legal. I think that’s going to be a problem. I’m not sure.Amick: It won’t be, it shouldn’t be an issue at all.PV: No?Amick: As long as you are registered to vote, you’ll be fine.So, here you have the campaign manager telling someone who clearly stated that through a government mishap that is now registered to vote and has an ID. But she is concerned because she is not a legal immigrant. The campaign manager just says it’s fine, just go, no problem.These people who are facilitating the voting, they have no respect. And the people who are looking to get elected have no respect for the process. I hope that every single one of these guys go to jail because this is one of the most important freedoms that we have. What Happens When A School Pays Teachers $125,000 A Yearhttp://hereandnow.wbur.org/2014/10/27/teacher-salary-studyHigher teacher salaries may help students do better in school, according to a study by Mathmatica Policy Research. The Equity Project (TEP) Charter School in New York City pays its teachers $125,000 a year, plus bonuses.The research, which was funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, shows test scores at the charter school are higher in math, science and English.The study was authored by Joshua Furgeson, Moira McCullough, Clare Wolfendale, Brian Gill.“We found that after four years of being enrolled in TEP, that students achieved about an additional 1.6 years of school in math, about 0.6 years of school in science, about 0.4 years of schooling in English language arts,” Furgeson told Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson.Unfortunately, this is not the case. The pay alone isn't not the deciding factor whether or not you're going to get good teachers.If you can't fire a teacher, if you got all kinds of rules and regulations on what a teacher can teach and how a teacher can teach it, then you don't get better teachers.What you get is more expensive teachers. You get the same crummy teachers you've always had but you get more costly ones. What the charter schools prove is that when you separate yourself from the bureaucracy, when you have the ability to be discretionary in your hiring and firing, when you hold teachers to a higher standard, and compensate them better, what happens is more good teachers comes to you. It's amazing how that works.Good teachers want to work with other good teachers. No teacher wants to work in a place where they're surrounded by terrible teachers, where they're surrounded by a school administration that doesn't care about the kids, that doesn't care about the education process, who isn't willing to listen to new ideas or think outside the box. Good teachers don't want to work at those places. So when you offer them an alternative like a private charter school, they will flood there. Charter schools really has their pick of the liter because they will pay more.And guess what, people who care about a better education for their kids will also seek out those schools, they will find the extra money that they need in order to pay for the tuition. But this is a discussion for another day and I want to touch back on this later.Until next time, be safe and be good.I will talk to you on Monday.Support the show.