272. Breaking Down Kennedy, Aaron Rodgers, Jesse “The Body” Ventura, South By Southwest and All The Other Recent Independent Drama.

Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff

Righteous Media

Politics, News, News Commentary

4.8 • 783 Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2024

⏱️ 24 minutes

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In case you missed it, newly-self-proclaimed independent RFK Jr. floated some VP names. Aaron Rodgers and Jesse Ventura. Exactly what the independent movement does NOT need. And our Paul Rieckhoff is going to dig into why. He’ll also share the backstory behind why Kennedy’s involvement in a scheduled panel at the South By Southwest conference on independents led to its implosion. This episode was supposed to be a recording of that panel–but that’s changed. And you’ll hear the full story. And, Rieckoff reacts to the news that dozens of artists are boycotting the same convention because the US Army is a sponsor and reflects on 4 years since COVID shut down America. Every episode of Independent Americans hosted by Paul Rieckhoff is the truth beyond the headlines–and light to contrast the heat of other politics and news shows. It’s content for the 49% of Americans that proudly call themselves independent. And it always delivers the Righteous Media 5 Is: independence, integrity, information, inspiration and impact. Always with a unique focus on national security, foreign affairs and military and veterans issues. This is another pod to help you stay vigilant. Because vigilance is the price of democracy. In these trying times especially, Independent Americans will continue to be your trusted place for independent news, politics, inspiration and hope. -Join the movement. Hook into our exclusive Patreon community of Independent Americans. Get extra content, connect with guests, meet other Independent Americans, attend events, get merch discounts, and support this show that speaks truth to power. -Check the hashtag #LookForTheHelpers on social media. And share yours. -Find us on social media or www.IndependentAmericans.us. And get cool IA and Righteous hats, t-shirts and other merch. -Check out other powerful, independent Righteous podcasts like The Firefighters Podcast with Rob Serra, Uncle Montel - The OG of Weed and B Dorm. Independent Americans is powered by Righteous Media. America’s next great independent media company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Power by righteous media.
0:15.0	Welcome to Independent Americans.
0:18.8	Welcome to episode 272. I'm your host, Paul Reichoff. This election year
0:26.6	is shaping up to be the wildest one in modern American history, especially for independence.
0:34.1	That's why now is definitely a time to stay vigilant.
0:39.2	While we're talking about this, Paul himself is just back from the South by Southwest get together in Austin, Texas, and you made some news.
0:46.9	I don't know if you meant to or not, and it concerns RFK.
0:49.7	Let's put up the headline from the Austin American statesman that says the panel on independence voting
0:54.3	power was dropped over objections to the late edition of RFK Jr. You were supposed to be the
1:00.7	moderator of this panel. What happened? Well, the organizer tried to add RFK a couple days out.
1:08.5	And we had already had a panel set with some folks from veterans for all voters
1:11.7	and nonprofit focused on veterans. They had Andrew Yang scheduled. And the organizer decided that they wanted
1:16.6	to try to add RFK late. It looked like RFK's people were trying to get him into the conference and they
1:20.9	didn't have any luck. So they tried to kind of hijack what was otherwise a bipartisan, not candidate
1:25.3	focused discussion. And I said, look, this is a late
1:27.5	audible that I don't appreciate, I don't approve, and we had no control over. We're going to say,
1:31.2	no, find another place for him and let us have our discussion. But I think it underscores what I said
1:35.0	earlier. He's trying to make waves. He's trying to be disruptive. He has to. He's an outside
1:39.0	candidate, and he has to try to push for relevance. That's a conference a lot of young people, a lot of independent people. And he might have been well received, but he also would have gotten counter protesters.
1:47.2	And I don't think you want somebody walking on your set last minute and saying, hey, I'd love to join the show.
1:50.9	That's what you did today.
1:52.6	No, but seriously, you opposed this because you don't like his politics or you thought it didn't fit in this panel? It didn't fit in the panel because we didn't offer it up to all the candidates, which would
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