{"id":4988,"date":"2023-08-24T07:01:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T07:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/237-gop-debate-breakdown-trumpism-is-like-covid-independents-aint-having-any-of-it-senator-redneck-wins-a-new-award-prigozhin-goes-down-in-flames-the-american-insurgency-strikes-again-little\/"},"modified":"2023-08-24T10:41:24","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T10:41:24","slug":"237-gop-debate-breakdown-trumpism-is-like-covid-independents-aint-having-any-of-it-senator-redneck-wins-a-new-award-prigozhin-goes-down-in-flames-the-american-insurgency-strikes-again-little","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/237-gop-debate-breakdown-trumpism-is-like-covid-independents-aint-having-any-of-it-senator-redneck-wins-a-new-award-prigozhin-goes-down-in-flames-the-american-insurgency-strikes-again-little\/","title":{"rendered":"237. GOP Debate Breakdown. Trumpism Is Like COVID. Independents Ain&#8217;t Having Any Of It. Senator Redneck Wins a New Award. Prigozhin Goes Down in Flames. The American Insurgency Strikes Again. Little League World Series Summer Magic."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IA-234-mail.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"496\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4977\" \/><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=ANA1737302465\" width=\"100%\" height=\"210\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Well, the first GOP debate is now history. And if you were on vacation or watching baseball, our Paul Rieckhoff has a quick and uniquely independent recap. He watched it so you didn\u2019t have to. He sizes up the field\u2014and Trump\u2019s continued dominance in the polls. And how\/if it all appeals to independents on any level.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s also got a quick update on Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville\u2019s latest efforts to weaken our military, the breaking news out of Ukraine, the domestic terror attack you may have missed, why the Little League World Series shows the best of the summer (and America, and his favorite album of the summer. Take a break and get your quick independent hit on the news, politics and culture you need to know about. Without all the spin, blather and BS.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Every episode of <em>Independent Americans<\/em> hosted by author, activist and social entrepreneur Paul Rieckhoff (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaulRieckhoff\">@PaulRieckhoff<\/a>) is the truth beyond the headlines\u2013and light to contrast the heat of other politics and news shows. It\u2019s content for the 49% of Americans that proudly call themselves independent. Always with a unique focus on national security, foreign affairs and military and veterans issues. This is another pod to help you stay vigilant. Because vigilance is the price of democracy. In these trying times especially, <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/\">Independent Americans<\/a> will continue to be your trusted place for independent news, politics, inspiration and hope.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>-Join the movement. <a href=\"https:\/\/us20.list-manage.com\/contact-form?u=8c5808325c476035f32eb82fa&amp;form_id=7118980e41444bd19e376c6abfee06af\">Sign up to get our regular breakdowns of the independent news you need to know.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/independentamericans\/posts\">Hook into our exclusive Patreon community<\/a> of Independent Americans. 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And share yours.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>-Find us on social media or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independentamericans.us\">www.IndependentAmericans.us<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/merch\/\">And get a cool, new IA hoodie sweatshirt just in time for the start of the cold season<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>-Check out other Righteous podcasts like <a href=\"https:\/\/thefirefighters.us\/\">The Firefighters Podcast with Rob Serra<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/unclemontel.us\/\">Uncle Montel &#8211; The OG of Weed<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/bdorm.us\/\">B Dorm<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Independent Americans is powered by veteran-owned and led <a href=\"https:\/\/righteous.us\/\">Righteous Media<\/a>. America\u2019s next great independent media company.<\/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>Well, the first GOP debate is now history. And if you were on vacation or watching baseball, our Paul Rieckhoff has a quick and uniquely independent recap. He watched it so you didn\u2019t have to. He sizes up the field\u2014and Trump\u2019s continued dominance in the polls. And how\/if it all appeals to independents on any&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/237-gop-debate-breakdown-trumpism-is-like-covid-independents-aint-having-any-of-it-senator-redneck-wins-a-new-award-prigozhin-goes-down-in-flames-the-american-insurgency-strikes-again-little\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">237. GOP Debate Breakdown. Trumpism Is Like COVID. Independents Ain&#8217;t Having Any Of It. Senator Redneck Wins a New Award. Prigozhin Goes Down in Flames. The American Insurgency Strikes Again. Little League World Series Summer Magic.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4989,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4988","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\/2023\/08\/6cd7cf.jpg",800,800,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/6cd7cf.jpg",800,800,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/6cd7cf.jpg",800,800,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/6cd7cf-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/6cd7cf-300x300.jpg",300,300,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/6cd7cf.jpg",750,750,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/6cd7cf.jpg",800,800,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/6cd7cf.jpg",800,800,false],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/6cd7cf.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":"Well, the first GOP debate is now history. 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