{"id":5000,"date":"2023-09-14T07:01:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T07:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/240-missing-john-mccain-romney-is-out-the-many-hypocrites-that-forgot-9-11-elon-musk-meddles-with-ukraine-and-putin-loves-it-zip-tie-guy-and-his-mom-get-prison-aaron-rodgers-goes-down-s\/"},"modified":"2023-09-14T11:41:29","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T11:41:29","slug":"240-missing-john-mccain-romney-is-out-the-many-hypocrites-that-forgot-9-11-elon-musk-meddles-with-ukraine-and-putin-loves-it-zip-tie-guy-and-his-mom-get-prison-aaron-rodgers-goes-down-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/240-missing-john-mccain-romney-is-out-the-many-hypocrites-that-forgot-9-11-elon-musk-meddles-with-ukraine-and-putin-loves-it-zip-tie-guy-and-his-mom-get-prison-aaron-rodgers-goes-down-s\/","title":{"rendered":"240. Missing John McCain. Romney is Out. The Many Hypocrites That Forgot 9\/11. Elon Musk Meddles with Ukraine\u2014and Putin Loves It. Zip Tie Guy and His Mom Get Prison. Aaron Rodgers Goes Down. Stronger at the Broken Places."},"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=ANA6391884789\" width=\"100%\" height=\"210\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>John McCain\u2019s life of service is an example always. Especially around 9\/11. And given the state of the world, America, and our politics, we miss him now more than ever.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He showed us that after tragedy there can be triumph.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>McCain showed us how to be, as Hemingway described, \u201cStronger at the broken places\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But some things break beyond repair. And that might be the case now for the GOP. As it continues to disintegrate, falling further and further away from the party of McCain. And the party of Colin Powell. And the party of Bob Dole. And the Party of Mitt Romney, who this week announced is not running for Senate again.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Everything is different now. And every 9\/11 is different. And 9\/11\/2023 was no exception. Lots of people still say never forget. But others, far too many in power, they did forget.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Your host Paul Rieckhoff (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaulRieckhoff\">@PaulRieckhoff<\/a>) was there to remind us all on 9\/11: \u201cToday is a day about coming back after adversity and becoming stronger in the broken places. NYC did it. The Pentagon did it. America did it. Rodgers will too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Every episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/\">Independent Americans<\/a> with Paul Rieckhoff 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. In these trying times especially, Independent Americans is your trusted place for independent news, politics, inspiration and hope. The podcast that helps you stay ahead of the curve\u2013and stay vigilant.\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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Especially around 9\/11. And given the state of the world, America, and our politics, we miss him now more than ever.\u00a0 He showed us that after tragedy there can be triumph.\u00a0 McCain showed us how to be, as Hemingway described, \u201cStronger at the broken places\u201d.\u00a0 But&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/240-missing-john-mccain-romney-is-out-the-many-hypocrites-that-forgot-9-11-elon-musk-meddles-with-ukraine-and-putin-loves-it-zip-tie-guy-and-his-mom-get-prison-aaron-rodgers-goes-down-s\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">240. Missing John McCain. Romney is Out. The Many Hypocrites That Forgot 9\/11. Elon Musk Meddles with Ukraine\u2014and Putin Loves It. Zip Tie Guy and His Mom Get Prison. Aaron Rodgers Goes Down. Stronger at the Broken Places.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5001,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5000","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\/09\/12a026.jpg",800,800,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/12a026.jpg",800,800,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/12a026.jpg",800,800,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/12a026-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/12a026-300x300.jpg",300,300,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/12a026.jpg",750,750,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/12a026.jpg",800,800,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/12a026.jpg",800,800,false],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/12a026.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":"John McCain\u2019s life of service is an example always. 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