Portfolio Tag: presidential debates

August 8, 2015

Mike's encouraged that his pastor down in Texas has taken a public stand for traditional marriage: that's the only sort of marriage which will be performed in his church. Lou commends, once again, Congressman Marino for calling in to Sanity Check the previous week to discuss the Iran deal and other matters. Lou emphasizes the importance…
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August 1, 2015

Lou revisits the topic of polling and its veracity. Why is Jeb Bush the "front-runner" nobody seems to be voting for? Mr. X says the debates will reveal candidates' positions to the electorate. Lou emphasizes the difficulty of funding a free and independent press without becoming beholden to the corporate dollar. Dave Bradley, of the…
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July 25, 2015

Turns out Mike was in Utah last weekend taking his daughter to a new school. He's alarmed, among other matters, by the current 45% college dropout rate. Lou wants to discuss recent developments in the realm of Pennsylvania ballot access. Mr. X says that the Republican Party spent over $600,000 to keep Libertarian candidates off…
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February 14, 2015

The Sanity Check team learns from Mike to our astonishment that Texas—unlike Pennsylvania—is not an open carry state. Mike reports on efforts to change that. Lou recites a litany of bills for which some sort of action was taken in the Pennsylvania Assembly . . . on a single day. He also lists some of…
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