Montana Values Podcast

Episode 25: "Do as we say, not as we do."

Montana's Red Agenda game of hopscotch, over Republican principles and rule of law. 

SHOW NOTES:

Intro=Disco Box (2016) by Scary-World

Outro=Christmas (full) (2018) by BEARDMUSICSTOCK

both selections are royalty free on Jamendo

LINKS:

https://courts.mt.gov/portals/189/library/docs/72constit.pdf

https://ballotpedia.org/Cary_Smith

https://ballotpedia.org/Derek_Skees

https://montanafreepress.org/2020/12/08/lawmakers-continue-rules-debate/

https://prod-cdn-static.gop.com/media/documents/DRAFT_12_FINAL%5B1%5D-ben_1468872234.pdf

https://montanafreepress.org/2020/11/19/covid-and-the-capitol/

https://www.lccountymt.gov/fileadmin/user_upload/Health/Board_of_Health/Documents/2020-12-17_BoH_Regulations.pdf

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Episode 26: "Whackadoos and Water"

How the Montana GOP nutters allowed common sense to float downstream.

SHOW NOTES:

Music by:

Intro = The River, by Serban Mircea-Constantin

Outro = Smooth Jazz Piano, by Watermeloff

Both music selections are royalty free on Jamendo

LINKS:

https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/6569058/Hellgate-Treaty.pdf

https://montanafreepress.org/2020/12/22/cskt-water-compact-clears-congress/

https://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/gop-legislators-accuse-daines-of-betrayal-over-water-compact/article_3e1966c2-b4fc-565e-90ac-79a615364658.html

https://dailyinterlake.com/news/2020/dec/31/state-gop-vice-chair-says-shes-neutral-water-compa/

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Episode 27: "Could I speak to the man of the house?" How one MT GOP leader turned sexism and bigotry into blunt force weapons.

How one MT GOP leader turned sexism and bigotry into blunt force weapons.  

SHOW NOTES:

Music by:
Intro=Cinematic Epic Blockbuster 2 by: MUSWAY STUDIO
Outro=2012 Jazz Piano by: Bellanger Jacques JBabe
Both are  royalty free on Jamendo

LINKS: 
https://prod-cdn-static.gop.com/media/documents/DRAFT_12_FINAL%5B1%5D-ben_1468872234.pdf 
https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billhtml/HB0112.htm
https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billhtml/HB0113.htm

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Episode 28: "Bait and Switch" How Montana Became Pepper's Pawn.

Montana taxpayer dollars went up in smoke, with the con of cannabis I-190. 

Music by:

Intro = Winter Morning-ar by: iJuniJun

Outro = Sky Pop - Electronic Dance Music - EDM

Both selections are royalty free on Pixabay

LINKS:

https://missoulacurrent.com/outdoors/2021/01/conservation-marijuana-money/

https://leg.mt.gov/bills/mca/title_0000/article_0030/part_0010/section_0040/0000-0030-0010-0040.html

https://sosmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/I-190.pdf

https://dailyinterlake.com/news/2021/jan/10/gianforte-plan-wouldnt-use-pot-revenue-public-land/

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Episode 29: "You're not the boss of me!" State intervention into city government is not the answer.

"Leave the cities alone. Respect the ballot box. Let the residents of the cities decide if the city has overreached, and elect a new council that can roll back regulations." "...Hard NO on HB 259."

SHOE NOTES:

Music:

Intro = "Inmenso" by Charles Michel.

Outro = "Happiness" by Geri Art.

Both selections are royalty free on Pixabay.

LINKS:

https://flatheadbeacon.com/2021/01/26/legislation-targets-whitefish-affordable-housing-program/

https://prod-cdn-static.gop.com/docs/Resolution_Platform_2020.pdf

https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0259.pdf

https://www.evictedbook.com/books/evicted-tr

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Episode 30: " Then I'll huff, and I'll puff, and I'll blow your house in." How government shouldn't be the tornado in the trailer park.

Government should keep its nose OUT of the housing business. Government IS the problem here, not the solution.

SHOW NOTES:

Music by:
Intro = Dark Cinematic Hollywood Action Trailer 158, by Timmoor
Outro = Energetic Upbeat Corporate 118, by Timmoor
Both selections are royalty free on Pixabay

Links:
https://www.nwmt.org/manufactured-housing/

https://nonprofitquarterly.org/preserving-mobile-home-affordability-through-cooperative-ownership/

http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_DFT_NO5=LC1060&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211

http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_DFT_NO5=LC1061&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211

http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_DFT_NO5=LC1062&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211

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Episode 31: "Fuller's Follies." In his zeal to insult, RINO John Fuller, confirms he is a sexist bigot.

An MVP *BONUS* episode: How one Montana GOP RINO confirmed everything we said about him.

 

SHOW NOTES:

Music by:

Intro = Adventure Movie & Animation Soundtrack, by Julius H
Outro = Tropical EDM Summer, by Timmoor
Both selections are royalty free on Pixabay.

 

Links:

https://www.podbean.com/eu/pb-9v43i-f7935b

 

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Episode 32: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." We can't play "Hide the Weenie" with our legislative history.

We need to be transparent, and allow to our MT legislature to consider why we have the system we have. 

SHOW NOTES:

Music by:
Intro = Blockbuster Trailer One Bed, by VIVAPRODUCTION
Outro = Uplifting Corporate Motivation, by JOYSTOCK
Both music selections are royalty free on Pixabay

LINKS:
https://www.ktvh.com/news/montana-politics/gianforte-republicans-seek-more-influence-over-judicial-choices

https://leg.mt.gov/bills/mca/title_0030/chapter_0010/part_0100/section_0010/0030-0010-0100-0010.html

https://courts.mt.gov/portals/189/supreme/boards/jud_nomination/JUDNOMrules.pdf

https://courts.mt.gov/courts/supreme/boards/jud_nom

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Episode 33: "It's back to the future for the Montana GOP legislature." How fascism in Helena is driving the MT GOP bus.

Why is the Montana GOP letting its RINO fascists drive the bus? We'd like to know the answer to that too.

 

SHOW NOTES:

Music by:

Intro = "Aggresive  Epic Cinematic Orchestral Invasion 132" by Timmoor

Outro = "Background Loop Melodic Techno #03" by Zen Man.

Both music selections are royalty free on Pixabay.

Links:

Kalispell Mayor Johnson clip: 

https://media.avcaptureall.com/session.html?sessionid=005d5dd4-ae76-41cf-b38f-233073bc2769&prefilter=826,5879

start at 1:26:45 - 1:29:45

 

https://www.britannica.com/topic/fascism/Varieties-of-fascism

 

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Episode 34: "You can't have your cake and eat it too." Montana's SB 215 - The battle between religious freedom and equality.

We are big on religious freedom here at MVP, but don’t try to embed your religious beliefs into government, to create a government mandate where religious persuasion fails.

SHOW NOTES:
Music by: 
Intro = Heroic Theme, by Denis Kasatkin
Outro = 149 Bright Corporate, by Timmoor
Both music selections are royalty free on Pixabay

Links:
https://scholarship.law.bu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1275&context=faculty_scholarship

https://www.aclumontana.org/en/non-discrimination-ordinances 

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Episode 35: "It's easier to find Bigfoot in Montana, than it is a Statesman." Montana deserves leaders who place public service over self-service.

When will the Statesman/Stateswoman make a comeback? Have they gone the way of the dinosaur? Montana deserves leaders who place public service over self-service.

SHOW NOTES:

Music by:

Intro = Deep Space Adventure - Sci-Fi Orchestra by, Julius H

Outro = 149 Bright Motivate Corporation, by Timmoor

Both music selections are royalty free on Pixabay

LINKS:

https://media.avcaptureall.com/session.html?sessionid=005d5dd4-ae76-41cf-b38f-233073bc2769&prefilter=826,5879
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/democratic-senator-on-how-to-beat-trump-punch-him-in-the-face
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1057%2F9781137084729_8 https://flatheadbeacon.com/2021/03/12/self-service-and-free-speech/
https://flatheadbeacon.com/2021/03/17/in-service-to-my-constituents/ https://flatheadbeacon.com/2021/02/26/the-assault-on-local-control/ https://flatheadbeacon.com/2021/03/18/reality-check-or-democrat-propaganda/ https://billingsgazette.com/opinion/editorial/gazette-opinion-testers-wrong-punch-line/article_cc1ff2d6-25ff-5906-9e84-5878dfe8deaf.html
https://www.kpax.com/news/national-politics/sen-tester-responds-to-ig-report-alleging-misconduct-by-rep-ronny-jackson-while-wh-physician

 

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Episode 36: "Who are the real victims of Montana's criminal justice system?" We'll highlight an intriguing and tragic central Montana case, that leaves more questions than answers.

We take a deep dive into a recent, tragic Montana case that leaves more questions than answers.

SHOW NOTES:

Music by:

Intro: Smoke City, by INFRACTION, royalty free on Jamendo.

Outro: 99 Light and Soft Corporate, by Timmoor, royalty free on Pixabay.

 

LINKS:

https://billingsgazette.com/lifestyles/youth-court-spaulding-weathers-controversy-doubts-as-youngest-state-judge/article_53643e8d-4df3-56bf-bdf8-29fb4faade07.html

https://www.lawyers.com/great-falls/montana/jeffry-m-foster-44800866-a/

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/mt-supreme-court/1882067.html#footnote_1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alford_plea

https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/jeffry-foster-obituary?pid=176005571

https://helenair.com/news/local/montana-s-center-it-s-not-where-most-folks-think-it-is/article_af8a1c34-eb96-5fde-a033-f3b59b515320.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewistown,_Montana

https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMW1WJ_The_Center_of_Montana_Lewistown_MT

 

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