Let the games begin – Rand Paul fires the first shot for 2016.

It’s on folks.

Well we were wrong. Tony and I had discussed on our podcast that the race for the White House would heat up in the late summer of 2014. That has been the norm. A straw poll event in Iowa in late August 2 years prior to the actual election is what normally kicks off the presidential race.

So for example, the election for the next President is in November of 2016. The straw poll/state fair type event in August of 2014 would usually start the festivities, meaning sniping, snarking, baiting, and berating by all the candidates running for their party’s nomination. So that’s a good 2 years and 3 months of campaigning in some form. However it appears the Rand Paul campaign has decided to get a jump start. Read what one of his operatives in New Hampshire, Andrew Demers, had to say about Congressmen Perter King (R) NY. The quote appeared in the New Hampshire Union Leader in an opinion column written by Demers himself.

“In New Hampshire, where two of the top three 2012 Republican presidential primary candidates were non-interventionists (and carried 40 percent of the vote total of the five major candidates), Rep. King will not have much luck with a message that even he admits most Republicans oppose.” Andrew Demers New Hampshire Union Leader 26 December 2013

King has been publicly contemplating a run at the White House in 2016 as well. I guess Paul is looking to stomp all the early challengers as quick as possible. Demers also used phrases like “King’s faction on the Republican party” and called King an interventionist because of King’s stance on Syria. Read the entire piece here: http://www.unionleader.com/article/20131227/OPINION02/131229497

This is a great sign for political geeks and junkies. I count myself among them. The first three buttons on my TV remote favorites list are C-Span, C-Span2 and C-Span3. And with good reason. As President Obama is term limited we should get twice the fun since both parties will be having meaningful primary elections.

Tell me you’re not excited about this!

I mean it’s not unprecedented by any stretch. This won’t cause a lot of ripples for most people. But a shot like this, coming this early in the proceedings, indicates it’s gonna be a good brawl for the next two years. And this is just the Republicans. The Democrats haven’t even started trying to bring Hill-Dogg down yet.

I get that this may be a complete non-story for most of you. But I’m baking cookies and putting out a glass of milk, cause for me this is Christmas Eve all over again.

A very long Christmas Eve.

Happy campaign season!

Podcast Episode 28: Yes Virginia, there is an Obama-Clause

Special show for you tonight. It’s the Christmas episode. It’s also the 28th and last episode of Season 1. We’ll be back in 2014 with Season 2. But it’s still 2013 so let’s get our Yule Tide on.

 

Wait. Why didn’t he say Happy Holidays!?!?

You want on the nice list?

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 Yes Virginia, there is an Obama-Clause!

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On to the tease…

He’s white damn it!!

Black is beautiful… unless we’re talking Santa or Jesus

Fox News’ Megyn Kelly has serious discussion about the whiteness of Santa and Jesus. She comforts the kids by assuring them that Santa is in fact a white man. She takes to the air 3 days later to defend herself from the enormous amount of mockery she’s getting on social media, MSNBC, CNN, etc… No worries folks, she was just kidding.

 

Hey, look at that! They are both white!

Don’t mess with Jesus on his birthday!

The Catholic Church wins a precedent setting court decision against the Affordable Care Act aka Obamacare. Judge rules they are not bound by the contraception mandate.  Church –  1 Obama – 0. Next round is in the appellate court. Is this the next blow to the entire foundation of the law itself. We report, you decide!

 

 

Wait, he’s not white? I’m confused.

The Night before an Obamacare Christmas

My partner dug deep in the well of his talent when he wrote this. By far the smartest and funniest thing you will ever read on Obamacare. He does a dramatic reading tonight on episode 28. If you just want to read it click the link. Your politics won’t matter, you’ll laugh. Trust me man, I’m a scientist.

 

 

All this and a bunch more on tonight’s special Christmas episode of UNfiltered & UNfettered – The world explained, by us.

Yes Virginia, there is an Obama-Clause!

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Podcast Episode 27: Habemus a Budgeteum!

Release the white smoke! Habemus Budgeteum! We have a budget! Plus we have a podcast; episode 27 to be exact. You want to hear what we have to say, then follow instructions.

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Episode 27: Habemus a budgeteum!

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On to the tease…

Kiss the Ring!

Homo ex annum

Yeah the literal translation doesn’t work so well. No matter. My namesake, Pope Francis 1st, is Time’s Man of the Year for 2013. From the ridiculous rouges gallery of finalists including Syria’s Assad and Edward Snowden, who did you think it would be. This guy sneaks out in the middle of the night, shakes his security detail, all to feed the poor in the streets. Are you kidding me!

 

 

 

 

Clearly these three are a threat to freedom.

Praesidis sui photos

Latin makes anything look good, well except man of the year. But it does wonders for phrases like Presidential Selfies. Fox news goes batcrap crazy over a selfie pic by Danish PM Helle Thorning-Schmidt, British PM Cameron and our President, taken during Mandella’s memorial. No matter that Madiba’s legacy was trying to bring people and cultures together. Fox spends day and a half of coverage bemoaning the President’s actions. Dopes.

 

 

This handshake deemed Ryan unclean.

Habemus a budgeteum!

We have a budget! Paul Ryan and Patty Murray finally get a budget hammered out. 1st one in the history of this administration. Problem – Ryan is an R, Murray is a D. The conservative criticism led by Hannity and Limbaugh was fast a furious. The bill passed the house in overwhelming numbers. Ryan missed it all though. He had to hustle back to Wisconsin to prepare for the primary challenge he’ll face from the Tea Party wing of the his own party.

 

All this and a bunch more on tonight’s episode of UNfiltered & UNfettered – The world explained, by us.

Episode 27: Habemus a budgeteum!

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Podcast Episode 26: Pimps, Simps, & Chimps

Really big show for you tonight. Some breaking news about our favorite host on our favorite network, plus all the other dumb stuff that politicians do. And we’re right there to mock them for it.

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Episode 26: Pimps, Simps, & Chimps

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On to the tease…

Conservative Jews need not apply.

Members only pimp swag

The NRCC is straight pimpin a t-shirt that tries to insults liberals. Oh yeah, it insults Jews, Muslims, and any other non-christain group that celebrates this holiday season in some fashion. Are they really saying the Republican party is just for old, christian, white guys? In a word – Yes.

 

 

 

 

Wow, that escalated quickly. Brick killed a guy.

Duke Nuke Em

Simpletons drawn to the stupid like a moth to a flame. As Administration works to avoid conflict with Iran,  Congressman Duncan Hunter, R CA,  says we should deploy tactical nuke fleet and destroy Iran. Merry f*&^%ng Christmas and good will toward men, except toward muslims, persians, and others who are different from us.

 

 

Would you vote for this guy’s off spring? Tommy 2016!

First in space, first in our hearts

NY group goes to court to get “Tommy” the Chimpanzee recognized as a legal person. Shouldn’t the descendant of Lt Ham, first life form ever in space, be given special consideration? Should they succeed would that make Tommy eligible for congress? I know a seat that may come open in California. Looking at you Duncan.

 

 

 

 

All this and a bunch more on tonight’s episode of UNfiltered & UNfettered – The world explained, by us.

Episode 26: Pimps, Simps, & Chimps

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Podcast Episode 25: Iran, Iran so far away…

Coming down the homestretch of 2013 and it looks like the year will end with a bang. Let’s hope it’s not the big bang. Tonight we talk Iran nukes, Lindsey Vonn’s comeback, and T-nak the Magnificent makes a triumphant return!

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Episode 25: Iran, Iran so far away

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On to the tease…

Don’t poke the bear.

So Far Away

Sec of State Kerry brokers a deal with Iran that could be a crucial first step in disarming their nuke program, averting a possible military confrontation. Right Wing pundits go ballistic, say we’re all screwed even though a coalition of world leaders agreed with treaty proposal. Would conservatives really rather go to war with Iran just to spite Obama? We report, you decide!

 

Tiger who?

Who’s That Girl

US Skier extraordinare Lindsey Vonn, a week off a devastating knee injury suffered on a practice run, says she is skiing the world cup event in three weeks. Is Tiger Woods rubbing off on her. No.. wait… that’s not what…

 

 

 

Martin Bashir – Carnival Barker

Over My Head

MSNBC host Martin Bashir denounces conservatives for misogyny and the war on women almost daily on his hour long show. Then he says, again on his hour long show broadcast on a major news network, someone should defecate in Sarah Palin’s mouth. What’s more offensive, his hypocrisy, the comment, or his non-apology apology offered a few days later? We report you decide!

 

T-nak, Know Your Obama, and more on a jammed packed show. Click the link and enjoy.

Episode 25: Iran, Iran so far away

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Podcast Episode 24: We can’t make this stuff up.

From the Obamacare files, to a crack addict mayor, to alcoholics being paid in beer, it’s been a wacky week. But trust us we can’t make this stuff up.

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Episode 24: We can’t make this stuff up.

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On to the tease…

Does it really need a caption

Coup de Crazy

Toronto’s crack doing, drink takin mayor is at it again. Claiming a coup d’etat is at hand when city council tries to limit his authority. The scene breaks down into a shouting match and Mayor McCocaine bowls over a councilwoman while he’s trying to help his brother in the middle of the scrum. We can’t make this stuff up.

 

They use to call me Crazy Joe, now they call me… ah…ah… Hey who wants ice cream? Hello Cleveland!!

Happy Birthday Crazy Joe

Friend of the show and our favorite Vice President, Joe Biden turns 71 this week. What did Obama give him you ask; plummeting poll numbers and absolutely no chance at winning the Democratic Nomination much less the Presidency. Thanks a lot Obama.

 

 

 

Really, tell us something we don’t know.

Failure is not an option….it’s an inevitability 

Head tech guy brought in to fix Obamacare web site says the site is still 40% from completion by his estimate. Just let that sink in folks. We can’t make this stuff up.

 

 

 

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Episode 24: We can’t make this stuff up.

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Podcast Episode 23: Handy Manny Builds a Death Star

Another big show tonight!

It was a busy week and we’ll try to cover all the news that’s fit to print.

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Episode 23: Handy Manny Builds a Death Star

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“Luke, I am your HMO”

That’s no moon! Turn the ship around!

In our new segment, Are You Kidding Me! we bring you some of the craziest facts surrounding the new healthcare law. Here’s a taste: More people signed a White House petition to build a Death Star than have signed up for Obamacare. Say it with me ARE YOU KIDDING ME!

 

 

 

Get used to this position madam Secretary

Sebelius Unplugged!

No, MTV is not reviving it’s hit segment. The HHS secretary Kathleen Sebelius, worthy of her own ARE YOU KIDDING ME! is so detached from the disaster that is healthcare.gov she thinks stories about people not being able to log on are just “one time anomalies.”

 

Is that Handy Manny or Bob the Builder? We report, you decide!

Handy Manny to the Rescue!

Nancy Pelosi says don’t worry about it. The President is putting a belt and suspenders on the whole deal. It’ll be right as rain in no time. Nothing to see here. Move along, move along.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plus listener suggested topics. K. Thomas first up with a suggestion about reality vs perception on wealth distribution. Here’s the video we discussed: Wealth Inequality in America      Send us ideas, they may make it to live air!

All this and more on episode 22 of UF/UF. Don’t miss it!

Podcast Episode 23: Handy Manny builds a Death Star

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Podcast Episode 22: Cruz, Christie & Crisis

Big show for you tonight.  A few new bits and some election results.

It was a busy week and we’ll try to cover all the news that’s fit to print.

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Episode 22: Cruz, Christie & Crisis

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Know Your Obama!

It’s the game show sure to be sweeping the country in weeks if not days. Listen to the quotes from any Obama press conference and try to guess what crisis he’s referring to. Fun for all ages. Tune in to see if Hupp can stump the rainman-like Linardo.

 

 

Ted on the down low

Cruz crushes Cuccenelli’s chances.

Ted is only R to campaign for Cuccenelli in the Virginia Gov race. Didn’t go so well as Va elects first governor from same party as sitting President in the states history.

 

 

 

 

 

“Yeah a #5 oh and a #6, supersized. Gimmie a diet coke, gotta cut back a bit.”

Christie cruises, challenger crumbles.

Big Chris gets 60% of the vote over Dem challenger Barbra Buono.  He gives victory/running for president speech. Barb gives concession speech in which she blasts Dem party leadership for treason after leaving her high and dry to take on Christie alone.

 

 

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Podcast Episode 22 Cruz, Christie & Crisis

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Podcast Episode 21: A tangled web.

“O, what a tangled web we weave when we practice to deceive.” Sir Walter Scott had no idea he was talking about Obamacare, but he nailed it.

Tonight we breakdown all things healthcare.gov.

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Episode 21: A Tangled Web:

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Can Obama escape the web of his own doing?

Web Slinger’s Delight

Intentional or not, the disaster that is the health care web site has a lot of people asking if the President knew how bad things were before the roll out of Obamacare. If he did not, then why not? If he did, why not delay?

 

 

 

Who has two thumbs and is an old douche… We report, you decide!

Father of the Frankenstein? 

Karl Rove and John McCain have been on the offensive AGAINST the Tea Party lately. But does the guy who spiraled up the tea party that gave us Christine O’Donnell and the guy who almost made Sarah Palin Vice President have a right to attack the very thing they asked for?

 

 

Good for some – not so good for others.

Shutdown Splashdown

The Government shutdown probably won’t effect the 2016 Presidential race, but 2014 Senate seats and 2013 Governor races are definitely in play. Find out who wins and who loses in our new segment Rising and Falling.

 

 

 

 

All this and more on episode 21 of UF/UF. Don’t miss it!

Podcast Episode 21: A Tangled Web:

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Mini-cast Episode 19a: Bachmann, Barry-cades, and Burning Skies

The Bully Opinionist and the Pope of the Podcast are coming to you on a weekly basis. Through the magic of bandwidth and internet access, we bring you the Mini-cast.  That’s right, the Mini-cast; a quick hit version of the UF/UF Podcast.

Now you get Tony and Fran on a weekly basis.  No story will go uncovered, no fact will fall through the cracks, and no mocking opportunity will be left un-mocked.

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Episode 19a: Bachmann, Barry-cades, and Burning Skies: