{"id":4336,"date":"2022-06-23T07:01:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T07:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/176-joe-walsh-gop-tea-party-congressman-turned-anti-trump-independent-the-republican-base-is-radicalized-beating-trumpism-why-democrats-suck-who-is-the-independent-trump-obama-or-zelensky-popu\/"},"modified":"2022-06-23T11:21:48","modified_gmt":"2022-06-23T11:21:48","slug":"176-joe-walsh-gop-tea-party-congressman-turned-anti-trump-independent-the-republican-base-is-radicalized-beating-trumpism-why-democrats-suck-who-is-the-independent-trump-obama-or-zelensky-popu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/176-joe-walsh-gop-tea-party-congressman-turned-anti-trump-independent-the-republican-base-is-radicalized-beating-trumpism-why-democrats-suck-who-is-the-independent-trump-obama-or-zelensky-popu\/","title":{"rendered":"176. Joe Walsh. GOP Tea Party Congressman Turned Anti-Trump Independent. The Republican Base is RadicalIzed. Beating Trumpism. Why Democrats Suck. Who is the Independent Trump, Obama or Zelensky? Populism: Good or Bad? The Gun Bill and The Midterms."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=ANA3153915846\" width=\"100%\" height=\"210\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width: 100%;height: 210px\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This is a fiery episode. Veterans lungs are on fire. America\u2019s forests are on fire. Our conversations are on fire. Children and black people and LGBTQ people are UNDER FIRE. The United States is on fire. Our country is burning\u2026 in ways big and small. And the country is dying, literally, for leaders who can run into the fires, put them out with solutions, and help us find a path through the damage and through the smoke to better days.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s what the Ukrainian people have now in Zelensky. And that\u2019s what America is thirsting for this summer. As radicals and weaklings hijack and dominate our politics, America is looking for leaders with common sense that can break through. Leaders who can speak the truth, understand the moment, and channel the emotion. And especially, the anger and disappointment of this moment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But will a populist leader emerge to fight all our fires? How did the fire of Trumpism start in the first place? Where is it burning hottest now? Will the new Congressional gun bill fuel it? Who can throw water on it? Can it be put out? Who\u2019s gonna be America\u2019s fire brigade? Who\u2019s gonna be our hero? Are independents the answer?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re gonna dig into all of it with a man who is now a political firefighter of sorts. But was once a political arsonist. A self-proclaimed reformed political gang-banger. And the perfect person to talk to about all this\u2013and much more. Former GOP Tea Party Congressman from Illinois Turned Anti-Trumper Independent, Joe Walsh (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WalshFreedom\">@WalshFreedom<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Walsh was once a star in the GOP. A Tea Party darling. A bomb-throwing, punch-thrower who started out as a social worker outside Chicago, who took a shot at acting, and went on to become a key figure in the social movement that became a wave of Tea Party Congressional victories in 2010. He said crazy shit, insulted many, and ran nasty races. And then he lost in 2012 to Iraq war veteran and Democrat Tammy Duckworth. And after that, he launched into a media career, hosted a talk radio show, stirred up controversy, stood for positions he believed in, and stayed in the arena. And in 2018, he turned against Donald Trump, calling him &#8220;a danger to this country.&#8221; And in 2019, Joe Walsh decided to run against Trump in the GOP primary. It didn\u2019t last long. In February, 2020, Walsh ended his presidential campaign after getting only 1% of the vote in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2020_Iowa_Republican_caucuses\">Iowa<\/a>. But he didn\u2019t stop battling Trump\u2014or his former party. He\u2019s still throwing punches. He\u2019s still stirring shit up. He\u2019s still fighting for what he believes in. And he\u2019s still very much against Donald Trump and his former party that he now calls a cult. A cult he was once a member of. And we get into all of it in this pod.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Every episode of <em>Independent Americans<\/em> hosted by Paul Rieckhoff (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaulRieckhoff\">@PaulRieckhoff<\/a>) breaks down the most important news stories\u2013and offers light to contrast the heat of other politics and news shows. It\u2019s independent content for independent Americans. And delivers a healing dose of the <a href=\"https:\/\/righteous.us\/\">Righteous Media<\/a> 5 Is: independence, integrity, information, inspiration and impact. Always with a unique focus on national security, foreign affairs and military and veterans issues. In these trying times especially, <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/\"><em>Independent Americans<\/em><\/a> is your trusted place for independent news, politics, inspiration and hope. Stay vigilant, America.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>-Get extra content, connect with guests, attend exclusive events, get merch discounts and support this critical show that speaks truth to power by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/independentamericans\/posts\"> joining our IA community on Patreon<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/lSuTkEbNzts\">-Watch video of Joe and Paul\u2019s conversation here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_98315\"  width=\"750\" height=\"421\"  data-origwidth=\"750\" data-origheight=\"421\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lSuTkEbNzts?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>-Find us on social media or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independentamericans.us\">www.IndependentAmericans.us<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>-Check the hashtag #LookForTheHelpers on Twitter. And share yours.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>-Also check out other Righteous Media podcasts including the <a href=\"https:\/\/bdorm.us\/\"><em>B Dorm Podcast<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/thefirefighters.us\/\"><em>The Firefighters Podcast with Rob Serra<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/unclemontel.us\/\"><em>Uncle Montel &#8211; The OG of Weed<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Independent Americans<\/em> is powered by <a href=\"https:\/\/righteous.us\/\">Righteous Media<\/a>. Righteous is an independent, American, Veteran-owned and led content company.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/megaphone.fm\/adchoices\">megaphone.fm\/adchoices<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a fiery episode. Veterans lungs are on fire. America\u2019s forests are on fire. Our conversations are on fire. Children and black people and LGBTQ people are UNDER FIRE. The United States is on fire. Our country is burning\u2026 in ways big and small. And the country is dying, literally, for leaders who can&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/176-joe-walsh-gop-tea-party-congressman-turned-anti-trump-independent-the-republican-base-is-radicalized-beating-trumpism-why-democrats-suck-who-is-the-independent-trump-obama-or-zelensky-popu\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">176. Joe Walsh. GOP Tea Party Congressman Turned Anti-Trump Independent. The Republican Base is RadicalIzed. Beating Trumpism. Why Democrats Suck. Who is the Independent Trump, Obama or Zelensky? Populism: Good or Bad? 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