279. Shelane Etchison. Special Operations Combat Veteran Running As An Independent For Congress From North Carolina. Can She Beat An Extreme GOP Incumbent and a Dem Who’s Not From There? Will Ft Bragg/Liberty Rally for One of Their Own? Chaos on Campuses.

Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff

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Politics, News, News Commentary

4.8 • 783 Ratings

🗓️ 2 May 2024

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Welcome back to our groundbreaking “Meet The 2024 Independent Candidates” series—highlighting independent candidates of all kinds, for all levels of office, from all across America. In our second episode in the series, following independent Jared Young running for Senate in Missouri, we have our first independent VETERAN candidate. Meet inspiring combat veteran, Shelane Etchison (@ShelaneEtchison). She’s running for Congress in North Carolina’s 9th District against a career politician who’s never served in uniform and likes to vote against veterans benefits named Richard Hudson. Shelane is an independent and Army Special Operations combat veteran that used to jump out of planes into battlefields for a living. She’s got a tough race ahead of her against an entrenched, incumbent, extreme GOP Rep who has raised millions. But as Shelane says, she’s not afraid to do bold things and lead. She’s got the grit and independent spirit that drives this show and the growing independent movement. You’ll hear about her harrowing time in the military, why she is running for Congress, why she thinks she can overcome the odds and beat an incumbent in a deeply red district, how she defines independent, and whether or not she’ll endorse RFK Jr, Trump or Biden. If you’re interested in independent politics—or American politics in general—this is a can’t miss. If you’re an independent, you’ve found your home. And an inspiring one at that. And your host Paul Rieckhoff (@PaulRieckhoff) rips into all of it in this all new episode of Independent Americans. And, he tears into the college campus protests spreading across America, RFK Jr’s latest “big” announcement and why Knicks superstar Jalen Brunson might have a career in politics when he’s done with basketball. Because on Independent Americans, we’re focused on not just what’s happening now, but also on what’s happening next. Every episode 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 delivers the Righteous Media 5 Is: independence, integrity, information, inspiration and impact. Independent Americans is your trusted place for independent news, politics, inspiration and hope. -Learn more about Shelane Etchison and her race on her campaign website. -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. -WATCH video of Paul and Shelane’s conversation. -Check the hashtag #LookForTheHelpers. 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 Righteous podcasts like The Firefighters Podcast with Rob Serra, Uncle Montel - The OG of Weed and B Dorm. Independent Americans is powered by veteran-owned and led Righteous Media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Power by righteous media.
0:15.4	Welcome to Independent Americans.
0:18.7	Welcome to episode 279. I'm your host, Paul Reikoff. In this episode,
0:26.8	we're continuing our 2024 Meet the Independent Candidates series with our first
0:33.2	independent veteran candidate. More on that in a second. Because as we begin May, there is
0:40.1	important news to cover first. Chaos is happening on campuses all across America and now is
0:48.5	absolutely a time to stay vigilant. Yesterday, before police showed up here at Columbia, students received a shelter in place
0:57.3	warning. Hours later, we saw dozens upon dozens of protesters in zip ties taken into
1:03.3	city and police buses as their peers, protesters, and even faculty members cheered them on
1:08.8	from the outside.
1:13.0	Dozens of NYPD officers in riot gear entered Columbia University around 9 p.m.
1:18.8	Some through locked gates, others seen here coming through a second floor window of the building
1:23.6	occupied by demonstrators Tuesday night.
1:26.8	The officers entered Hamilton Hall at the request
1:29.2	of the university. While inside, police cleared barricades, conducted multiple arrests, eventually
1:34.6	clearing the building. Police also began clearing the tent encampment that had been the symbol
1:39.6	of the protest on campus for nearly two weeks. Then NYPD moved further north in Harlem towards a city
1:47.6	college campus. We were there when dozens of officers breached a gate to clear the encampment
1:52.5	and began arresting protesters. That's the sound of a divided country, experiencing another tear in the fabric of its body politic.
2:08.9	Another flesh wound, another deep cut on top of other deep cuts being followed daily by more and more deep cuts.
2:19.6	That's the sound of the latest radioactive and divisive issue in our news and current events
2:26.2	that is tearing Americans and America apart.
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