Whiskey Politics

Live from the American Freedom Alliance School Shooting Conference, Dave interviews 9 speakers on one of the most heart-wrenching issues of our time, the epidemic of school shootings. This is the first of three episodes, each with three speakers.

Andrew Klaven, Author, Screenwriter and host of the Andrew Klavan Show, discusses culture, how the right can reclaim the narrative from the opponents of the second amendment; the progressive left who believe they can run things better through the administrative state and how we all now get our information.

Nonie Darwish is a human rights activist, founded the group Arabs For Israel, is an outspoken, fierce advocate for reforming Islam’s authoritarian ideology, has called for stricter immigration laws on Muslim and Arab immigrants and to stop multiculturalism. Nonie has been featured on many news channels and written articles, was awarded the Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute “Woman of Exceptional Courage” Award and is the author of several books including Now They Call Me Infidel and her latest, Wholly Different, Why I Chose Biblical Value Over Islamic Values.

Nonie is an unlikely supporter of Israel. Born in Cairo, Egypt, and raised in Gaza, her Father was killed by the IDF. Nonie attended Islamic schools where she learned Jihad before becoming an “Infidel” and Apostate by leaving Islam.

David Sheehan, CBS and NBC broadcaster, interviewer, host, and reporter shares some wild stories about the Rat Pack, Marilyn Monroe, JFK, and the biggest stars of the last few decades and today. Sheehan’s storied news career spans 5 decades and at 80 years young, Sheehan doesn’t hold back his opinions about some of our favorite entertainers and how Hollywood has changed, politically and culturally. David just released his latest special And The Winners Are (40 stars over 50 years) on YouTube. Proceeds from the production are being donated to three very noble causes; St. Judes Children’s Research Hospital, Children of the Night, and the Los Angeles Mission.

David started at UPI in the 1960s, and started on television in 1970 on CBS. Sheehan was a reviewer and interviewer covering movies and television on a daily local newscast. He went on to host three annual national network specials: Summer Movie Magic, Holiday Movie Magic, and Academy Awards Movie Magic. Sheehan moved to NBC from 1984-1994, and finished up his 34 years of daily newscasting back at CBS from 1994-2004.

Mark Weinstein is the Founder and CEO of the revolutionary social network MeWe, and MeWePro. Mark served on President Obama’s ‘Steering Committee’ overseeing internet privacy and he single-handedly prevented the Obama Administration from creating the Orwellian sounding ‘National Identity Database’. Mark Weinstein is a leading privacy advocate, is one of the inventors of social media and is ranked as one of the “Top 8 Minds in Online Privacy.” Mark has written about privacy and the social media industry in many well-known publications including HuffPo, USA Today, and the Daily Mirror (UK). He has been interviewed by many media outlets, including Forbes, CNN International, Fox News, and ABC. Mark is often a featured keynote speaker and expert social media/privacy panelist at conferences worldwide.

Mark and Dave discuss the state of social media today and Mark openly shares his concerns about Facebook, calling them a ‘dirty player’, saying the two-billion member platform isn’t a social media company, but a data company. We discuss Mark Zuckerberg’s visit to Congress, how Cambridge Analytica may be just the beginning of Facebook user’s privacy concerns and whether social media should be regulated by the government.

Gary Graham, television and movie actor, musician, and outspoken conservative provocateur joins Dave Sussman at the Whiskey Politics Studio overlooking the Pacific. Gary and Dave take in the sun and enjoy the view and a couple of mimosas while discussing how Gary went from medical school to acting, Star Trek, on-set stories, and the craziness of Star Trek conventions.

We also venture into the unlikely relationship Gary had when meeting and writing for Andrew Breitbart, working in Hollywood in the age of Trump, and his thoughts on the Never Trump conservative movement. We wax spiritual before closing with one of Gary’s songs from his band The Sons of Kirk. We had a great time and hope you have as much fun listening as we did chatting outside on this beautiful Left-Coast morning. Find Gary at GaryGraham.com.

Let’s call this the “Earth Day” episode where we continue this weeks theme of arguing about the “science is settled” approach and how politics has permeated our hard sciences. In our last episode, Dr. Brian Keating discussed how politics impacts who wins the Nobel Prize. One such winner was the Former Vice President Al Gore for his focus on global warming and climate change. A decade later, much of Al Gore’s predictions have not only not come true but Gregory Wrightstone’s comprehensive book Inconvenient Facts, The Science Al Gore Doesn’t Want You To Know demonstrates newer climate data from the United Nations and NOAA showing over 60 inconvenient facts invalidating much of what Al Gore, the left, academia, and our media have been reporting for years.

Gregory is a geologist with more than 35 years of experience researching and studying various aspects of the Earth’s processes. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Waynesburg University and a master’s from West Virginia University, both in the field of geology. He has written and presented extensively on many aspects of geology including how paleogeography and paleoclimate control geologic processes. Gregory is a strong proponent of the scientific process and believes that policy decisions should be driven by science, facts, and data, not a political agenda. Greg has been interviewed on many news networks and speaks at events all over the world on his findings. Greg and his data can be found at InconvenientFacts.xyz and on Twitter @GregoryWrightstone.

Dr. Brian Keating, PhD, is a professor of physics at the Center for Astrophysics & Space Sciences (CASS) in the Department of Physics at the University of California, San Diego. He is a public speaker, inventor, and an expert in the study of the universe’s oldest light, the cosmic microwave background (CMB), using it to learn about the origin and evolution of the universe. He has written for many publications including Scientific American and is about to be the first speaker from the hard sciences at Prager U. Brian bravely counters much of scientific academia where he believes the overwhelming majority of scientists are atheists and “hardcore leftists” and their beliefs actually impact the politics of science. How does this affect scientific findings and those who are awarded?

His latest book, Losing the Nobel Prize: A Story of Cosmology, Ambition, and the Perils of Science’s Highest Honor where Brian “provocatively argues that the Nobel Prize, instead of advancing scientific progress, may actually hamper it, encouraging speed and greed while punishing collaboration and bold innovation. In a thoughtful reappraisal of the wishes of Alfred Nobel, Keating offers practical solutions for reforming the prize, providing a vision of a scientific future in which cosmologists may, finally, be able to see all the way back to the very beginning.”

Annie Duke, world champion poker player (retired), sought-after speaker, and best-selling author joins Dave Sussman to discuss how Thinking in Bets can be applied to politics (the November 2018 election), business, and our personal lives. It’s a fascinating, scientific approach to life that led Annie to win millions and has given her the title “Dutchess of Poker.”

For two decades, Annie was one of the top poker players in the world. In 2004, she bested a field of 234 players to win her first World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet. The same year, she triumphed in the $2 million winner-take-all, invitation-only WSOP Tournament of Champions. In 2010, she won the prestigious NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship. Prior to becoming a professional poker player, Annie was awarded a National Science Foundation Fellowship to study Cognitive Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania.

Daniel Hannan joins Dave Sussman to discuss England leaving the EU in less than a year, Leftism in Europe, the media (BBC and CNN), trade/tariffs, his opinion of Donald Trump, Jeremy Corbyn, and much more.

Daniel has been Conservative Member of the European Parliament for almost 20 years. He was the first Secretary-General of the Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe (ACRE), serving from 2009 to 2018. Outside of Europe, he is probably most known for being one of the founders of Vote Leave, the organization that campaigned for Great Britain to leave the EU in 2016, which won, stunning not only England and Europe but the world. Many think the referendum, known as BREXIT was a predictor of the voters’ mood not just in England, but also in America which lead to the election of Donald Trump.

Bill Whittle joins Dave Sussman on a beautiful Malibu hillside where he waxes poetic about gun rights and the Left’s attack on 2A, California’s upcoming catastrophe and how it can be saved, and Bill announces a new $180 million project to bring video games to youngsters teaching them conservative values.

This is not your typical Whiskey Politics episode length, but if you were sitting at a Malibu mansion above the ocean drinking whiskey with Bill, you may have gone long too.

Sharyl Attkisson is one of the few journalists respected on both sides of the political divide. In 2014 Sharyl resigned from CBS after 21 years of investigative reporting, and now can be seen at her program “Full Measure.” Sharyl chats with Dave Sussman about media bias, the dark forces behind “fake news,” social media’s influence, and how we can stay informed while acknowledging the inherent bias in much of the media. Sharyl can be followed on Twitter at @SharylAttkisson and found at http://sharylattkisson.com/ and http://www.fullmeasure.news.

Sharyl Attkisson is an Emmy award-winning investigative journalist, host of Sinclair’s Sunday morning news program “Full Measure,” and author of the New York Times bestsellers: “The Smear” and “Stonewalled.” She was a correspondent for CBS News from 1993-2014. Before joining CBS, Attkisson was an anchor and correspondent for CNN (1990-1993). From 1996-2001, in addition to her CBS News duties, Attkisson hosted a half-hour weekly medical news magazine on PBS entitled “HealthWeek.” Prior to working on the national news, Attkisson was a reporter, anchor and producer at WTVT Tampa (1986-1990), WBNS Columbus, Ohio (1985-1986) and WTVX Ft. Pierce (1982-1985). Attkisson was one of the first journalists to fly on a military combat mission: a B-52 sortie in Kosovo. She also flew on an F-15 fighter jet Combat Air Patrol (CAP) flight.

Brett King joins Dave Sussman to discuss Artificial Intelligence, Singularity, and his book Augmented: Life In The Smart Lane which covers the incredible leaps technology has taken and the profound impact it will have on all our lives, from medical and healthcare advances to the application of computer technology to solve many of the world’s problems.

Brett King is a Futurist, an international bestselling author, a renowned commentator and globally respected speaker on the future of business. He has spoken in over 40 countries, to half a million people, on how technology is disrupting business, changing behavior and influencing society. He has spoken at TED conferences, given opening keynotes for TED, Wired, Singularity University’s Exponential Finance, The Economist and many more. He advised the National Economic Council on the Future of Banking and been invited to meet with regulators from the United States, China, the European Union and the World Bank. He has been featured in countless television interviews and publications throughout the world. Find Brett at AugmentedBook.com and BrettKing.com.

Live from the Saving California event we interview David Horowitz, Charlie Kirk and Candace Owens, concluding with Michelle Balconi. This event for activists was held on March 17th, 2018 at the Burbank Marriott Convention Center, Los Angeles. We sit down with David Horowitz, Charlie Kirk, and Candace Owens in a private breakout room and Dave interviewed Michelle on stage in front of a large hall of activists.

David Horowitz is the founder of the David Horowitz Freedom Foundation and author of many books, including his most recent, The Big Agenda. David discusses racism of the Left, how our language has been corrupted, and free speech on universities, or as David calls them, “Marxist indoctrination centers.”

Grover Norquist joins Dave Sussman to discuss tariffs and taxes, and announces yuuuge breaking news regarding a new Trump tax plan (recorded Monday, March 12th).

Grover Norquist is the President for Americans for Tax Reform, a taxpayer advocacy group he founded in 1985 at President Reagan’s request. He has authored 4 books, a board member at the several organizations including the NRA, the American Conservative Union, has an MBA and BA in Economics from Harvard, and is a frequent guest on practically all network and cable news media outlets. Find Grover at ATR.org and Twitter.

Dr. Sebastian Gorka served as Deputy Assistant to President Donald Trump, is currently a Fox News National Strategist, and author of the best selling book Defeating Jihad. Dr. Gorka discusses the state of the media, the economic impact and strategy of the President Trump tariffs and the potential trade wars, and the surprising announcement North Korea is willing to denuclearize. We finish off with his suggestions as to what both the White House and the GOP need to do to retain Congress in the 2018 midterms.

Sebastian can be followed on Twitter at https://twitter.com/SebGorka. Find Defeating Jihad: The Winnable War on Amazon.

Our first guest today is Candace Owens, and we discuss victicrats, the death of Hollywood, CNN, and how using social media is resulting in students and millennials becoming “red-pilled.” Candace is a Vlogger (video blogger) whose YouTube channel has more 80 Million views. She is the Director of Urban Engagement for Turning Point USA. Follow Candace on Twitter at @RealCandaceO

We also speak with Cabot Phillips, who is the Media Director for Campus Reform, about the attack on free speech at our universities, where anyone with an opposing idea is insulted and intimidated with violence. You’ve likely seen Cabot on Fox News, Fox Business, OAN, and other networks. Prior to joining Campus Reform he spent time working on numerous campaigns—including as Digital Grassroots Director for Marco Rubio’s Presidential bid. Phillips is also a YouTube Partner, creating and starring in numerous videos which have amassed over 100 million views. In 2016, Phillips was named to Red Alert Politics “30 Under 30” list of the nation’s most influential young conservatives. Follow Cabot on Twitter at @cabot_phillips.

Sheriff David Clarke, Senior Advisor to the America First Action PAC, joins Dave at Whiskey Politics to discuss gun rights, civil rights, inner-city violence, MS-13, immigration, the “shameful” media, and his efforts in supporting the Trump Administration and Congress through 2018 and 2020. Sheriff Clarke also directly answers the hit pieces by the Left wing media on his tenure overseeing the Milwaukee Jail.

Currently, Sheriff Clarke serves as President of DAC Enterprises LLC and Senior Advisor and Spokesman at America First Action PAC/Policies. He is the former Sheriff of Milwaukee County, an NRA Benevolent Member, and Distinguished Chair of Law and Culture for the Capital Research Center.

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Governor Gary Johnson (L), the 2012 and 2016 Presidential Candidate joins Dave to discuss many topics including how the Hillary Clinton campaign was reported to have spent $50 Million to keep him off ballots, the war on drugs, why he once said the Republican party is “dead” under Trump and his perspective now on the Trump Administration. Dave pushes back on his more isolationist philosophy and how he would handle the current situation with North Korea. We finish up with his thoughts on the proof that Democrats colluded with Russia and how Russian trolls impacted his campaign. While Johnson is not planning on another run, his current efforts are to end the two-party duopoly and he can be found at https://www.ouramericainitiative.com/.

Dave also has a discussion with the CA Secretary of State candidate Mark Meuser who makes some startling claims about voter fraud; Secretaries of State around the country rebuffed the Trump Voter Integrity efforts by refusing to cleanup voter rolls, which in some cases show an almost 150% registration(!). In addition, Mark points to the overwhelming number of military ballots being disenfranchised and not counted. Check out Mark’s details at https://www.markmeuser.com/.

On this episode of Whiskey politics, recorded at CPAC 2018, we have two great guests, John Bolton and Trevor Loudon.

John Bolton is a lawyer and diplomat who has served in several Republican administrations and is probably most well-known for serving as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations under President George W. Bush. Bolton is currently a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). He is also a Fox News Channel commentator, and counsel to the Washington, D.C., law firm Kirkland & Ellis. He was a foreign policy adviser to 2012 presidential candidate Mitt Romney and is also involved with a number of politically conservative think tanks and policy institutes, including the Institute of East-West Dynamics, the National Rifle Association, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, the Council for National Policy (CNP) and the Gatestone Institute.

Take a seat at the Whiskey Politics broadcast booth at CPAC 2018 with Kurt Schlichter, Tony Katz, Evan Sayet, and Dave Sussman as they crack wise on the unhinged Left.

Follow Kurt at https://twitter.com/KurtSchlichter, Tony at https://twitter.com/tonykatz and Evan at https://twitter.com/evansayet.

Ep. 122: Andrew Klavan, Kyle Kushuv, and Dr. Warren Farrell on School Shootings: Live from the AFA

Ep. 121: Nonie Darwish: Infidel, Apostate, Warrior, and Arab (For Israel)

David Sheehan: JFK and The Rat Pack to Julia Roberts

Mark Weinstein; Perils of Social Media Surveillance

Ep. 118: Gary Graham: Alien Nation, Star Trek, and Acting Up as a Hollywood Conservative

Ep. 117: Gregory Wrightstone: Inconvenient Facts, The Science Al Gore Doesn’t Want You To Know

Ep. 116: Dr. Brian Keating: Losing the Nobel Prize

Annie Duke: Poker Champion, Betting to Win on Business, Life, and Politics

Ep. 114: Daniel Hannan: London… er… Brussels Calling

Ep. 113: Bill Whittle on 2A, California’s Catastrophe, and Conservative Video Games

Ep. 112: Sharyl Attkisson: Dark Forces Behind Fake News and Media Bias

Ep. 111: Brett King: Artificial Intelligence, Singularity and the Augmented Age

Ep. 110: David Horowitz, Charlie Kirk, Candace Owens, and Michelle Balconi

Ep. 109: Grover Norquist: Comedy, Taxes, and Tariffs

Ep. 108: Dr. Sebastian Gorka on Media, Tariffs, North Korea and 2018 Midterms

Candace Owens and Cabot Phillips: The Kids Are Still Alright

Ep. 106: Sheriff David Clarke on 2A, Civil Rights, Media, and Inner City Violence

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Ep. 105: Gov. Gary Johnson (L) on Libertarianism and Mark Meuser on Massive Voter Fraud

Ep. 104: John Bolton and Trevor Loudon

Schlichter, Katz and Sayet Unchained at CPAC

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