{"id":4351,"date":"2022-07-07T07:03:55","date_gmt":"2022-07-07T07:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/178-amy-mcgrath-former-marine-corps-fighter-pilot-and-senate-candidate-on-top-gun-maverick-vs-the-original-gun-violence-roes-impact-on-troops-vets-operation-liberty-ukraine\/"},"modified":"2022-07-07T11:09:18","modified_gmt":"2022-07-07T11:09:18","slug":"178-amy-mcgrath-former-marine-corps-fighter-pilot-and-senate-candidate-on-top-gun-maverick-vs-the-original-gun-violence-roes-impact-on-troops-vets-operation-liberty-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/178-amy-mcgrath-former-marine-corps-fighter-pilot-and-senate-candidate-on-top-gun-maverick-vs-the-original-gun-violence-roes-impact-on-troops-vets-operation-liberty-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"178. Amy McGrath. Former Marine Corps Fighter Pilot and Senate Candidate on Top Gun: Maverick vs The Original, Gun Violence, Roe\u2019s Impact on Troops &amp; Vets, Operation Liberty, Ukraine\u2019s Air War, Rand Paul and Kentucky Politics, Rex Chapman for Senate?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=ANA3567017430\" width=\"100%\" height=\"210\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width: 100%;height: 210px\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As the summer heats up and we all plummet headlong into the danger zone, we\u2019ve got the real Top Gun. The real Maverick (actually, call sign Krusty). The fighter pilot that went head-to-head with al Qaeda and the Taliban, and then came home to go head-to-head with Mitch McConnell.<\/p>\n<p>Marine Corps fighter pilot <a href=\"https:\/\/amymcgrath.com\/\">Amy McGrath<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmyMcGrathKY\">@AmyMcGrathKY<\/a>) flew 89 combat missions. And ran one of the most-watched 2020 Senate races in America. She is a trailblazing combat veteran, a former Naval Academy professor and a mother of three. And now she is leading the fight to protect women\u2019s reproductive health and rights in the wake of the Supreme Court\u2019s Roe decision. She\u2019s a fighter, and after joining us way back in <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/17-amy-mcgrath-defending-los-angeles-on-9-11-jon-stewart-whips-rand-pauls-ass-robert-muellers-military-service-chick-fil-a-vs-waffle-house\/\">Episode 17 in 2019<\/a>, Amy is back to join our Paul Rieckhoff (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaulRieckhoff\">@PaulRieckhoff<\/a>) for an important conversation and, more importantly, a plan. A plan to help stem the tide. A plan to fight. A plan for change.<\/p>\n<p>In advance of Independence Day, Amy stood with fellow veteran <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allisonjaslow.com\/\">Allison Jaslow<\/a> and Paul Rieckhoff to launch <a href=\"https:\/\/operationliberty.us\/\"><strong>Operation Liberty<\/strong><\/a>: a plan to protect American troops, veterans, and our national security after Roe. Amy outlines the new effort and explains the devastating impacts the Roe decision will have on women and nonbinary service members and veterans. She also responds to the latest mass shooting on July 4, breaks down the status of the air war over Ukraine, and explains the political landscape in her home state of Kentucky\u2013to include the potential of a run by UK basketball legend and <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/71-rex-chapman-the-master-of-twitter-inspiration-and-former-nba-star-on-the-pandemic-trump-blm-and-sports-reopening-shutting-down-mitch-mcconnell-opening-up-about-opioid-addiction-playing-for\/\">past pod guest, Rex Chapman<\/a>. She also shares if she likes the new Top Gun movie more or less than the original. And why.\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. 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\/h46sy21vRwY\">-Watch video of Paul and Amy\u2019s conversation here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_62598\"  width=\"750\" height=\"421\"  data-origwidth=\"750\" data-origheight=\"421\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h46sy21vRwY?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>-Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/56eEBDN31uJ3RV57LBaJ0Y?si=xKAv4AAnTWu1vQ_cFIySrA&amp;nd=1\">Rieckhoff\u2019s America! Playlist<\/a> mentioned on the show.\u00a0<\/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 new episodes of 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>As the summer heats up and we all plummet headlong into the danger zone, we\u2019ve got the real Top Gun. The real Maverick (actually, call sign Krusty). The fighter pilot that went head-to-head with al Qaeda and the Taliban, and then came home to go head-to-head with Mitch McConnell. Marine Corps fighter pilot Amy McGrath&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/178-amy-mcgrath-former-marine-corps-fighter-pilot-and-senate-candidate-on-top-gun-maverick-vs-the-original-gun-violence-roes-impact-on-troops-vets-operation-liberty-ukraine\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">178. Amy McGrath. Former Marine Corps Fighter Pilot and Senate Candidate on Top Gun: Maverick vs The Original, Gun Violence, Roe\u2019s Impact on Troops &amp; Vets, Operation Liberty, Ukraine\u2019s Air War, Rand Paul and Kentucky Politics, Rex Chapman for Senate?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4352,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-episodes","entry"],"rttpg_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IA-promo-square-EP178.jpg",800,800,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IA-promo-square-EP178.jpg",800,800,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IA-promo-square-EP178.jpg",800,800,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IA-promo-square-EP178-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IA-promo-square-EP178-300x300.jpg",300,300,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IA-promo-square-EP178.jpg",750,750,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IA-promo-square-EP178.jpg",800,800,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IA-promo-square-EP178.jpg",800,800,false],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IA-promo-square-EP178.jpg",800,800,false]},"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/author\/admin\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/category\/episodes\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Episodes<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"As the summer heats up and we all plummet headlong into the danger zone, we\u2019ve got the real Top Gun. 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