283. LIVE EVENT: The Launch Of American Veterans for Ukraine. The Heroic Founders and Ukrainian Heroes. Celebrating Bill Walton. Role Models and Coach Wooden’s Two Sets of Three. Nikki Haley Folds. RFK Jr Complains About Debate. Biden Blows it on Weed.

Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff

Righteous Media | Bleav

Daily News, Veteran, News, Politics, News Commentary, National Security

4.6 • 907 Ratings

🗓️ 30 May 2024

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Last week you heard from Bonnie Carroll about her work with host Paul Rieckhoff to create the American Veterans for Ukraine organization. Immediately after recording that show, in advance of Memorial Day, at a historic event at Ukraine House in Washington, D.C., five leading voices from the American veterans community formally announced the formation of a groundbreaking new veterans organization focused on supporting victory in Ukraine. American Veterans for Ukraine, is a groundbreaking new effort from our host, Paul Rieckhoff, and past guests of the show Bonnie Carroll, Matt Gallagher, Adrian Bonenberger and Nolan Peterson. Along with the AVU Founders, attendees heard from Hope for Ukraine CEO, Yuriy Boyechko, Co-Founder of TAPS Ukraine and reserve Lieutenant in the Ukrainian military, Yuliya Dmytrova, as well as Katherine Semenyuk, a Ukrainian American military chaplain who on the first day of the Russian invasion, gave birth to her fifth child in a bunker, embodying the spirit of survival and determination. A video statement was also presented from Admiral James Stavridis, USN (Ret) and 16th Supreme Allied Commander of NATO. AVU’s five Co-Founders are known worldwide for their commitment to America, to the veterans community, and to issues of national security, global security, and peace. They represent a deep and diverse scope of backgrounds and are combining efforts to meet this critical moment in American and global history. It was an inspiring event and we want you to join us. Days before AVU launched another great organization hosted a gala as IAVA Salutes had another great event in support of their noble cause. As we reflect on Memorial Day, please keep organizations like IAVA and TAPS in mind. They are the helpers. And sometimes the helpers need a little help. And one more thing to keep in mind as you navigate the chaos as we pay tribute to the great Bill Walton, a true American hero who did it his own way. A true icon and a great Independent American. Thank you for changing the game and making life more fun for all of us. Every episode of Independent Americans is independent light to contrast the heat of other politics and news shows. It’s content for the 42% of Americans that call themselves independent. Always with a unique focus on national security, foreign affairs and military and vets issues. This is another pod to help you stay vigilant. Because vigilance is the price of democracy. In these trying times especially, Independent Americans is your trusted place for independent news, politics and inspiration. -Visit American Veterans For Ukraine and join the fight. - Support TAPS and their efforts to help bereaved families. -Get extra content, connect with guests, events, merch discounts and support this show that speaks truth to power by joining us on Patreon. -WATCH video of the AVU Conference. -Check #LookForTheHelpers on Twitter. And share yours. -Find us on social media or www.IndependentAmericans.us. -Hear other Righteous pods 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. Ways to listen: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0F1lzdRbTB0XYen8kyEqXe Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/independent-americans-with-paul-rieckhoff/id1457899667 Amazon Podcasts: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/49a684c3-68e1-4a85-8d93-d95027a8ec64/independent-americans-with-paul-rieckhoff TuneIn Radio: https://tunein.com/podcasts/News--Politics-Podcasts/Independent-Americans-p1214607/ Ways to watch: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@independentamericans Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/IndependentAmericansUS/ Social channels: X/Twitter: https://x.com/indy_americans BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/indyamericans.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IndependentAmericansUS/

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0:00.0	Powered by righteous media.
0:15.6	Welcome to Independent Americans.
0:18.9	Welcome to episode 283.
0:22.4	I'm your host, Paul Reikoff.
0:25.2	We're down to the final teams in the NHL playoffs.
0:30.3	We're down to the final teams in the NBA playoffs.
0:35.0	And we're down to the final days of the first criminal trial of an American
0:40.6	president in history. And now is definitely a time to stay vigilant.
0:47.3	And then Coach Wooden, he'd lived by his two sets of threes. And he implored us to give it a try and those two sets of threes don't lie
0:56.7	don't cheat don't steal don't whine don't complain don't make excuses that covers a lot of ground
1:02.0	and then coach wooden had a billion maxims in mantras that he would throw out just the appropriate
1:07.1	time his use of the english language unparalleled. That was his true love.
1:14.2	And so he would say things to us like, be quick, but don't hurry, whatever the heck that means.
1:20.1	Failing to prepare is preparing to fail. Happiness begins when selfishness ends. Never mistake
1:25.1	activity for achievement. The worst things you can do for the ones you
1:28.0	love are the things they could and should do for themselves. Stubberness we deprecate, firmness we condone.
1:34.5	The former is my neighbor's trait. The latter is my own. When everybody thinks alike, nobody thinks.
1:41.9	It's okay to disagree. Just don't be disagreeable. That's the legendary basketball player, motivator, leader, and life-liver, Bill Walton.
1:53.0	Quoting coach John Wooden, as he often did.
1:57.0	And Wooden's two sets of threes are words for us to live by and reflect on especially
2:03.9	this week. Don't lie, don't cheat, don't steal. Don't whine. Don't complain. Don't make excuses.
2:12.8	Think about that as you watched a catastrophically embarrassing and shameful trial that's unfolding in lower
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