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  • A weekly podcast where the dark, and sometimes weird, true stories in American politics are discussed.
    © 2024 The Muck Podcast
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  • Episode 221: Frisky Broadway | Gordon Klingenschmitt

    Episode 221: Frisky Broadway | Gordon Klingenschmitt
    May 1 2024
    Hillary and Tina cover former Colorado House Rep. Gordon Klingenschmitt. Former Colorado House Rep. Gordon Klingenschmitt, stirred debate with some of his statements. BUT when he let his religious beliefs shape his political decisions, he hasn't secured reelection since. Sources Hillary's Story The Advocate Homophobe Gordon Klingenschmitt Wins Colo. State Rep Primary (https://www.advocate.com/politics/election/2014/06/25/homophobe-gordon-klingenschmitt-wins-colo-state-rep-primary) CBS Colorado This Time Rep. Gordon Klingenschmitt Targets The Boy Scouts Over Gay Leaders Decision (https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/this-time-rep-gordon-klingschmitt-targets-the-boy-scouts-over-gay-leaders-decision/) Comedy Central US Mr. Smith Goes to the State Legislature, Then Later Possibly Washington - Gordon Klingenschmitt - The Colbert Report (Video Clip) (https://www.cc.com/video/hhmb28/the-colbert-report-mr-smith-goes-to-the-state-legislature-then-later-possibly-washington-gordon-klingenschmitt) Colorado Politics He's baaaack: Colorado's 'Dr. Chaps' Gordon Klingenschmitt re-enters the game, seeks county GOP post | Hot-sheet (https://www.coloradopolitics.com/hot-sheet/hes-baaaack-colorados-dr-chaps-gordon-klingenschmitt-re-enters-the-game-seeks-county-gop-post/article_d718f2ff-5f1f-5486-a8f8-7183528e54df.html) CPR Colorado Springs at-large council candidate questionnaire: Gordon Klingenschmitt (https://www.cpr.org/2023/03/17/colorado-springs-at-large-council-candidate-questionnaire-gordon-klingenschmitt/) The Gazette The Pentecostal political pilgrimage of Gordon Klingenschmitt (https://gazette.com/life/the-pentecostal-political-pilgrimage-of-gordon-klingenschmitt/article_f3c96149-70a4-5624-8bae-827c7ec243c5.html) Huffington Post Ex-Colorado Lawmaker Believes Gay Demons Are Taking Over Ad Execs (https://www.huffpost.com/entry/gordon-klingenschmitt-zales-jewelers_n_584ad7f4e4b0bd9c3dfc64ac) NBC News Meet Colorado's 'Dr. Chaps' (https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/meet-colorados-dr-chaps-msna454291) Navy chaplain on hunger strike (https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna10575660) NPR Navy Chaplain Found Guilty in Prayer Case (https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6069736) Southern Poverty Center Hate Group Leader Gordon Klingenschmitt Elected to Colorado House (https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2014/11/06/hate-group-leader-gordon-klingenschmitt-elected-colorado-house) Stars and Stripes Chaplain facing court-martial for wearing uniform at D.C. protest (https://www.stripes.com/migration/chaplain-facing-court-martial-for-wearing-uniform-at-d-c-protest-1.49406?=/&subcategory=483%7CBaseball) The Washington Post Navy Chaplain Guilty Of Disobeying an Order (https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2006/09/15/navy-chaplain-guilty-of-disobeying-an-order/61f799d1-7a8b-4680-a9ae-3d1e4db393d1/) Wikipedia Gordon Klingenschmitt (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Klingenschmitt) Photos Gordon Klingenschmitt (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/H-Klingenschmitt.jpg/800px-H-Klingenschmitt.jpg)--by Donn Bruns via Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0 Klingenschmitt protesting outside the White House (https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/20140626__Klingenschmittp1.jpg?w=653)--via The Denver Post Klingenschmitt in the Colorado House (https://www.denverpost.com/2015/04/22/klingenschmitt-to-run-for-state-senate-in-2016/)--by RJ Sangosti via The Denver Post
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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • Episode 220: Seat Filler | John Hall

    Episode 220: Seat Filler | John Hall
    Apr 24 2024
    Tina and Hillary cover former Virginia State Senator, John Hall. Former Senator John Hall had a promising political career. But things took a dark turn when he decided to take the law into his own hands. Sources Tina's Story Clio John Hall Historical Marker (https://theclio.com/entry/96473)--by Cody Brown and Zachery Cowsert Seletyn THE KILLING OF LEWIS WETZEL BY JOHN HALL (OCT 1862) (https://seletyn.com/2020/10/25/the-killing-of-lewis-wetzel-by-john-hall-oct-1862/)--by Seletyn Wikipedia John Hall (West Virginia Politician) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hall_(West_Virginia_politician)#:~:text=He%20was%20convicted%20of%20manslaughter,and%20served%20as%20an%20elder.) Photos Secession Political Cartoon (https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e1eddc6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/684x449+0+0/resize/1760x1156!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Flegacy%2Fsites%2Fwvtf%2Ffiles%2F201303%2FSecession%20cartoon.jpg)--via WVTF John Hall Mile Marker (https://storage.googleapis.com/clio-images/large_2650_johnhall.jpg)--by Cody Brown and Zachery Cowsert via Clio Wetzel article in the Wheeling Intelligencer (https://img.newspapers.com/img/img?institutionId=0&user=3286547&id=171202770&width=557&height=2536&crop=1918_153_612_2838&rotation=0&brightness=0&contrast=0&invert=0&ts=1603669809&h=a77d8fba97e639e3348e38dfdd9f80ef)--via Seletyn
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    51 mins
  • Episode 219: Sweet Potato Baby | The Murder of Arthur McDuffie / 1980 Miami Riots

    Episode 219: Sweet Potato Baby | The Murder of Arthur McDuffie / 1980 Miami Riots
    Apr 17 2024
    Hillary and Tina cover the murder of Arthur McDuffie and the 1980 Miami riots. Arthur McDuffie was brutally attacked by police for running a stop sign. BUT when the officers are cleared of all charges, violence erupts on the streets of Miami. Sources Hillary's Story Miami Dade County Official Page Miami-Dade County unveils the Arthur Lee McDuffie State Historical Marker for Black History Month (https://www.miamidade.gov/global/release.page?Mduid_release=rel1709322538184215#:~:text=Attended%20by%20community%20advocates%20and,was%20only%2033%20years%20old) The New York Times Four Miami Police Officers Charged in Fatal Beating (https://www.nytimes.com/1979/12/29/archives/four-miami-police-officers-charged-in-fatal-beating-four-released.html) The Washington Post McDuffie Death: It Seemed to Be Open-Shut Case (https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1980/05/21/mcduffie-death-it-seemed-to-be-open-shut-case/181a3552-c09d-4652-afb1-a9f4f0998a23/) WLRN Forty Years After Arthur McDuffie Was Killed By Miami-Dade Police, His Family Honored In Ceremony (https://www.wlrn.org/news/2020-02-05/forty-years-after-arthur-mcduffie-was-killed-by-miami-dade-police-his-family-honored-in-ceremony) Zinn Education Project May 17, 1980: Miami Riots Begin (https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/miami-riots-begin/) Photos Arthur McDuffie (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Arthur_McDuffie_1979.jpg/1280px-Arthur_McDuffie_1979.jpg)--by Beckyhawk via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) Front Page of the Miami News (https://s36500.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/1980-Miami-riot-tdih.jpg)--via Zinn Education Project Fires in Liberty City during 1980 Riots (https://dunnhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/14-Liberty-City-burns-as-the-sun-goes-down.-Dozens-of-whites-are-attacked.-Some-died..jpg)--via Dunn History National Guard in Miami (https://dunnhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/29-1024x744.jpg)--via Dunn History Arthur McDuffie Memorial in 2024 (https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/miamitimesonline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/4/d2/4d22c6f4-d37a-11ee-a6b0-d72b6f4c6206/65da9316e7b96.image.jpg?resize=1662%2C1247)--by Carlton Gilliespie via The Miami Times
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    55 mins
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