{"id":14335,"date":"2022-07-20T18:57:44","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T01:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=14335"},"modified":"2022-07-21T06:55:32","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T13:55:32","slug":"clear-and-present-dangers-bradcast-7202022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=14335","title":{"rendered":"Clear and Present Dangers: &#8216;BradCast&#8217; 7\/20\/2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/BradCast_Cox-Manchin-Bolsonaro-Bannon-Giuliani-Coal_072022.jpg\" hspace=\"6\" vspace=\"3\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\">There were almost too many clear and present dangers to fit into today&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/BradCast\"><i>BradCast<\/i><\/a>. But we did our best. Buckle up. [<i>Audio link to full show follows below this summary.<\/i>]\n<p>Among them&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Trump-endorsed 2020 election denier, <b>Dan Cox<\/b>, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/2022-midterm-elections-presidential-oprah-winfrey-larry-hogan-donald-trump-6d57c87491fc5aa0bfa31807cd90a1bf\">named as winner<\/a> of <b>Maryland<\/b>&#8216;s GOP gubernatorial primary. Democrats rejoice&#8230;but should they?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A bipartisan team of U.S. Senators, lead by Maine Republican <b>Susan Collins<\/b> and West Virginia Democrat <b>Joe Manchin<\/b>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/07\/20\/politics\/electoral-count-act-reform-january-6-response\/index.html\">strike a deal<\/a> to reform the <b>Electoral Count Act of 1887<\/b> to clarify, in theory, that Vice Presidents may not steal elections during joint sessions of Congress to confirm Electoral College votes. We are, let&#8217;s say, skeptically optimistic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Brazil<\/b>&#8216;s far-right autocratic President <b>Jair Bolsonaro<\/b> &#8212; loved by Trump and Tucker Carlson of Fox &#8216;News&#8217; alike &#8212; goes full Trump in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/07\/19\/world\/americas\/brazil-bolsonaro-election-fraud-claim.html?unlocked_article_code=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACEIPuomT1JKd6J17Vw1cRCfTTMQmqxCdw_PIxftm3iWka3DKDm8TiPsSGYyMvE7IaLBibNIomD6BTc1ANPolQ_hpyelWJUsoRg2lqYeFn5JALT88tI72VWc_3peL\">declaring<\/a> that his re-election contest in about 75 days, in which he is predicted to lose by a landslide, will be marred by massive fraud requiring military intervention to sort out. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>It&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/07\/20\/politics\/bannon-trial-takeaways-day-three\/index.html\">not looking good<\/a> for <b>Steve Bannon<\/b> in his Contempt of Congress trial. It is looking much better, however, for those who believe in accountability and the rule of law.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>It&#8217;s also not looking good for a whole passel of conspirators who attempted to help Trump steal the 2020 Presidential election in <b>Georgia<\/b>, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/07\/20\/giuliani-georgia-grand-jury-trump-00046888\"><b>Rudy Giuliani<\/b><\/a>, Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/talkingpointsmemo.com\/news\/graham-accept-fulton-county-georgia-subpoena\"><b>Lindsey Graham<\/b><\/a>, whose attempts to quash their subpoenas have failed so far, and <b>16 GOP fake electors<\/b> now designated by Fulton County District Attorney <b>Fani Willis<\/b> as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpb.org\/news\/2022\/07\/19\/fake-gop-electors-targeted-in-fulton-county-special-grand-jury-probe\">&#8220;targets&#8221;<\/a> in the special grand jury probe.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>GOPers in the House and Senate are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailykos.com\/stories\/2022\/7\/19\/2111387\/-Senate-Republicans-aren-t-sure-whether-Americans-should-have-contraception-rights?pm_source=story_sidebar&#038;pm_medium=web&#038;pm_campaign=recommended\">squirming today<\/a>, as House Democrats play some excellent hard ball (for a change) by <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/abortion-race-and-ethnicity-gay-rights-marriage-social-issues-77ec6e2a60b5990ceaf7c396fee42016\">calling votes<\/a> on the <b>Respect for Marriage Act<\/b>, to give federal statutory protection to both same-sex and interracial marriage, and the <b>Right to Contraception Act<\/b>. Republicans are outraged &#8212; OUTRAGED! &#8212; that they&#8217;re being forced to take a public stance on these issues during an election year, after SCOTUS recently made clear those previously Constitutionally-established rights may now be on their chopping block as well, following their corrupt overturning of <i>Roe v. Wade<\/i>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Following the corrupt <b>SCOTUS<\/b> majority <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=14316\">gutting<\/a> the ability of the EPA to regulate carbon, and the corrupt <b>Joe Manchin<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/07\/16\/opinion\/environment\/joe-manchin-climate-change-clean-energy.html?unlocked_article_code=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACEIPuomT1JKd6J17Vw1cRCfTTMQmqxCdw_PIxftm3iWka3DKDm8ciOMNAo6B_EGKaKx9ZsE02TGWQsMGMrgiAfl7yORfPkooQA2pp5KYldEOIywzpo_2V\">gutting<\/a> <b>Joe Biden<\/b> and the Democrats&#8217; critical climate change agenda, the President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/white-house\/biden-announce-executive-action-climate-failed-effort-congress-rcna39029\">announced plans<\/a> for Executive Actions to take on the crisis which he describes (correctly) as a &#8220;clear and present danger&#8221;&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\".\/Images\/Speaker_Icon_24.png\" style=\"width: 24px; float: none; vertical-align: middle;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px;\"> <b><i><a href=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/audio\/BradCast_BradFriedman-MDPrimaryCox-ECAReformDeal-BolsonaroFraud-FakeElectorsGA-MarriageContraceptionVotes-BidenClimateMA_072022.mp3\">CLICK TO LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD SHOW!&#8230;<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><center><b>* * *<\/b><\/center><i>While we post <a href=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/BradCast\"><\/i>The BradCast<i><\/a> here every day, and you can hear it across all of our great affiliate stations and websites, to automagically get new episodes as soon as they&#8217;re available sent right to your computer or personal device, subscribe for free at <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-bradcast-w-brad-friedman\/id803467610\">iTunes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pandora.com\/podcast\/the-bradcast-w-brad-friedman\/PC:1000025838\">Pandora<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/The-BradCast-with-Brad-Friedman-p477565\/\">TuneIn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/feed\/aHR0cHM6Ly9icmFkYmxvZy5jb20vcG9kY2FzdGdlbi9icmFkY2FzdC9mZWVkLnhtbA\">Google<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/The-BradCast-w-Brad-Friedman\/dp\/B08JJRN86R\/ref=sr_1_1\">Amazon<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/podcastgen\/bradcast\/feed.xml\">our native RSS feed<\/a>!<\/i><\/p>\n<p><!--BB-DONATEPITCH-START--><\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f5f0e0; border:2px solid #6b5a2e; border-radius:6px; padding:10px 14px; text-align:center; font-family:Georgia,serif;\"><span style=\"display:block; margin:0 0 8px 0; color:#3a2e0e; font-size:0.95em; line-height:1.5;\"><strong>The BRAD BLOG<\/strong>, <em>The BradCast<\/em> and <em>Green News Report<\/em> are all 100% independent and 100% listener and reader supported!<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Donate\" style=\"display:inline-block; background:#6b5a2e; color:#ffffff; padding:6px 18px; border-radius:4px; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:none; font-family:Georgia,serif; font-size:0.9em;\">Please CLICK HERE to help support our work today!<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!--BB-DONATEPITCH-END--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There were almost too many clear and present dangers to fit into today&#8217;s BradCast. But we did our best. Buckle up. [Audio link to full show follows below this summary.] Among them&#8230; Trump-endorsed 2020 election denier, Dan Cox, named as winner of Maryland&#8216;s GOP gubernatorial primary. Democrats rejoice&#8230;but should they? 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