{"id":5727,"date":"2025-06-05T07:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T07:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/337-mayor-tim-kelly-the-independent-mayor-of-chattanooga-trumps-extreme-new-recruiting-ad-elon-is-leaving-dc-hegseth-attacks-the-usns-harvey-milk-during-pride-vets-rally-in-dc-open-pri\/"},"modified":"2025-06-05T07:01:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T07:01:00","slug":"337-mayor-tim-kelly-the-independent-mayor-of-chattanooga-trumps-extreme-new-recruiting-ad-elon-is-leaving-dc-hegseth-attacks-the-usns-harvey-milk-during-pride-vets-rally-in-dc-open-pri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/337-mayor-tim-kelly-the-independent-mayor-of-chattanooga-trumps-extreme-new-recruiting-ad-elon-is-leaving-dc-hegseth-attacks-the-usns-harvey-milk-during-pride-vets-rally-in-dc-open-pri\/","title":{"rendered":"337. Mayor Tim Kelly. The Independent Mayor Of Chattanooga. Trump\u2019s Extreme New Recruiting Ad. Elon Is Leaving DC. Hegseth Attacks The USNS Harvey Milk During Pride. Vets Rally In DC. Open Primaries Update. NBA Finals Predictions. Ukraine &amp; Baseball.\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=ANA5682789663\" width=\"100%\" height=\"210\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>America needs leaders. And leaders are in short supply. That seems to be the case in Washington at least. Whether it\u2019s Pete Hegseth\u2019s ongoing hateful attacks on the LGBTQ service members under his command or his self aggrandizing ad or the ongoing chaos at the Pentagon, none of it is efficient and none of it is making any of us any safer.<\/p>\n<p>America needs leaders.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re out there. And more and more frequently they aren\u2019t claiming either political party. Independent leaders we\u2019ve profiled in recent episodes. Independent leaders like Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade, independent candidate for Senate from South Dakota Brian Bengs, Independent candidate for Mayor of New York Jim Walden. The future is independent\u2014and chances are good that you\u2019re going to hear from those leaders of the future here, first.<\/p>\n<p>That includes Chattanooga, Tennessee Mayor Tim Kelly. He\u2019s just gotten reelected for a second term by a huge margin. And that\u2019s in large part because he\u2019s getting hard things done. Housing, crime, community relations and making the trains run on time. And, fixing potholes! He\u2019s also bringing business, international sports and excitement to this important crossroads American city. Much of what Kelly had been doing and saying in Chattanooga could be a model for the rest of America. And he could be running for higher office one day down the line.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to Independent Americans, Episode 337.<\/p>\n<p>Every episode of <em>Independent Americans<\/em> is independent light to contrast the heat of other politics and news shows. It\u2019s content for the 49% of Americans that call themselves independent. Always with a unique focus on national security, foreign affairs and military and vets 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\/\"><em>Independent Americans<\/em><\/a> is your trusted place for independent news, politics and inspiration.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>-Get extra content, connect with guests, events, merch discounts and support this show that speaks truth to power by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/independentamericans\/posts\"><u> joining us on Patreon<\/u><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/chattanooga.gov\/stay-informed\/one-chattanooga\"><u>Learn more about Mayor Kelly\u2019s One Chattanooga plan<\/u><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/rvv0mvkfpI0\"><u>WATCH video of Paul and Mayor Kelly\u2019s conversation.<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/_GK_OBkNQ8M\"><u>NEW! Watch the video version of the entire podcast here.<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/0j7BS2PzlU0\"><u>Watch Paul on MSNBC with the top pitcher for Ukraine\u2019s national baseball team that is touring the US now.\u00a0<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/americanveteransforukraine.org\"><u>-Visit AmericanVeteransForUkraine.org and join the fight.<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p>-Check #LookForTheHelpers on Twitter. And share yours.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>-Find us on social media or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independentamericans.us\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.IndependentAmericans.us\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.IndependentAmericans.us<\/a><\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>-Hear other Righteous pods like <a href=\"https:\/\/thefirefighters.us\/\"><u>The Firefighters Podcast with Rob Serra<\/u><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/unclemontel.us\/\"><u>Uncle Montel &#8211; The OG of Weed<\/u><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/bdorm.us\/\"><u>B Dorm<\/u><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Independent Americans<\/em> is powered by <a href=\"https:\/\/righteous.us\/\"><u>Righteous Media<\/u><\/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>America needs leaders. And leaders are in short supply. That seems to be the case in Washington at least. Whether it\u2019s Pete Hegseth\u2019s ongoing hateful attacks on the LGBTQ service members under his command or his self aggrandizing ad or the ongoing chaos at the Pentagon, none of it is efficient and none of it&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/337-mayor-tim-kelly-the-independent-mayor-of-chattanooga-trumps-extreme-new-recruiting-ad-elon-is-leaving-dc-hegseth-attacks-the-usns-harvey-milk-during-pride-vets-rally-in-dc-open-pri\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">337. Mayor Tim Kelly. The Independent Mayor Of Chattanooga. Trump\u2019s Extreme New Recruiting Ad. Elon Is Leaving DC. Hegseth Attacks The USNS Harvey Milk During Pride. Vets Rally In DC. Open Primaries Update. NBA Finals Predictions. Ukraine &amp; Baseball.\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5728,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5727","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\/2025\/06\/7300125eed34bb09418a9b7e455265cf.jpg",800,800,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/7300125eed34bb09418a9b7e455265cf.jpg",800,800,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/7300125eed34bb09418a9b7e455265cf.jpg",800,800,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/7300125eed34bb09418a9b7e455265cf-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/7300125eed34bb09418a9b7e455265cf-300x300.jpg",300,300,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/7300125eed34bb09418a9b7e455265cf.jpg",750,750,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/7300125eed34bb09418a9b7e455265cf.jpg",800,800,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/7300125eed34bb09418a9b7e455265cf.jpg",800,800,false],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/7300125eed34bb09418a9b7e455265cf.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":"America needs leaders. And leaders are in short supply. That seems to be the case in Washington at least. Whether it\u2019s Pete Hegseth\u2019s ongoing hateful attacks on the LGBTQ service members under his command or his self aggrandizing ad or the ongoing chaos at the Pentagon, none of it is efficient and none of it&hellip;&hellip;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5727","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5727"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5727\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}