The Friedman Files

Ep. 7 We "Hope" You Listen To This Episode

Mon, 12 Jun 2017 01:21:35 GMT

Barry Friedman and Jesse Ulrich discuss the Comey hearing, whether President Trump is incompetent, a law-breaker, or a combination of both. We as the question "how exactly do congressional Republicans think this us going to end?" We discuss how even something like the Comey hearing looks different depending on which network you watch or which website you read.

For a great article about this, check out this piece!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/politics/comey-hearing-chyrons/?tid=sm_fb&utm_term=.535588e9dbf0

Then we move to Oklahoma and "Smoking Cessation Act." The one time we are on the side of Tobacco companies, who believe the new "fees" against cigarettes are taxes. Because they are. Barry closes the episode with his commentary.

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Ep. 6 - The Week Before London

Mon, 05 Jun 2017 01:24:40 GMT

In this episode we discuss Hillary Clinton's recent thoughts on why she lost the 2016 election, and how the media and liberals responded to those comments. Then we discuss the Kathy Griffin and Bill Maher "controversies" and what they mean. The final topic is President Trump and his decision to pull the United States out of The Paris Agreement.

During Jesse's Rant, we discusses the continued battle between angry White Men and the women only screenings of Wonder Woman, and Barry's Commentary is about how President Trump responds to terrorist attacks differently, depending on the race and religion of the attackers.

Articles mentioned in the episode can be found here:

http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/trump-s-support-drops-military-communities-n768036

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/03/world/middleeast/1967-arab-israeli-war-nuclear-warning.html

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Ep. 5: Trump Goes International

Mon, 29 May 2017 18:15:29 GMT

Barry and Jesse discuss President Trump's first international trip and what of his many deeds were the most embarrassing, then we talk about the Jared Kushner revelations that he wanted a secret back channel communication network with Russia. Then we try to understand why people are happy when newly elected Representative of Montana, Greg Gianforte body slammed Ben Jacobs from the Guardian. What kind of a world is this!? You can hear the audio of this incident here: https://youtu.be/v4C3JWlwz8E.

Our last topic is about what the Oklahoma legislature attempted to do to close Oklahoma's massive budget gap, but as usual, failing to actually do it.

We end with Jesse's Rant about cell phones in movie theaters and men getting angry when they aren't allowed to see Wonder Women and don't see themselves in the new Star Trek, and Barry's Commentary on what President Trump's behavior says about us.

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Ep. 4: How Has It Only Been Two Weeks

Mon, 22 May 2017 00:07:33 GMT

Barry Friedman and Jesse Ulrich try to recap everything that has happened nationally in the two weeks since our last episode. That shouldn't be too hard right? You would be wrong. As Barry flew off to Iceland, President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey and it has been a whirlwind since. We attempt to hit all the things we can remember nationally before turning back to Oklahoma.

We discuss the Officer Shelby verdict, Oklahoma's continuing budget woes, and what is takes for a Republican in Oklahoma to be liked by Oklahoma Democrats (spoiler alert! Be a decent human being.) We close out with a special commentary from Jesse Ulrich over the hubbub of removing Confederate statues and Barry Friedman comments on what it will take for the most loyal Trump supporters to come to their senses.

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Ep. 3: France Gets A Reprieve

Mon, 08 May 2017 02:29:39 GMT

While Barry has returned to the states, America is still in trouble. We discuss the ACHA passing the House of Representatives and what will happen now, we compliment Governor Mary Fallin (for once) and discuss the continuing problem of Oklahoma not collecting more money from the Oil and Gas industry. We also realize we don't know what is in the Oklahoma In Barry's commentary, Barry talks about how maybe we should lay off France, since they showed more wisdom in their election than we did.

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Ep. 2: Not Enough Dems To Fill A Dodge Durango

Sun, 30 Apr 2017 12:00:05 GMT

Barry Friedman and Jesse Ulrich discuss President Trump's Tax one-pager, the state of the Oklahoma budget and the problems of building policy on the dream that one day we will all be reach. In Barry's closing commentary, he discusses President Trump's first 100 days and what the next 100 will be like.

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Ep. 1: These Birds Are Making Me Smug

Sat, 22 Apr 2017 04:42:38 GMT

In the first episode of the Friedman Files Jesse Ulrich and Barry Friedman talk about Smugness, the downfall of Bill O'Reilly, why Liberals should stop apologizing for caring, and what old people complain about. Also, as you will hear, birds love the sound of Barry's voice.

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