29. Samantha Bee. The Kurds Are Being Slaughtered. Democrats Debate Again. The Middle East Jenga Game. Sam Bee at the DMV. The Daily Show Reunion Tour. Fighting Back With Comedy. Djibouti and Naugahyde.

Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff

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

4.6 • 907 Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2019

⏱️ 113 minutes

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This episode is really fun. And important. Samantha Bee (@iamsambee) [34:19] has taken on the rich, the powerful, the crooked and the wrong. She’s been a voice for the voiceless. And a true patriot. After 12 legendary years at The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, the trailblazing comedian, writer and producer launched her own groundbreaking satirical news show on TBS. Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (@FullFrontalSamBee) debuted in 2016. And with the launch, Sam became the first woman to host a late-night satire show. She was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time Magazine, her show has won an Emmy, she’s battled Bill O’Reilly, and in 2017 hosted "Not the White House Correspondents' Dinner". Sam’s always squared the circle from TV into political and social impact and created on-ramps into politics for millions. In 2017, her "Nasty Woman Shirt" campaign raised over $1 million for Planned Parenthood and now she’s launching a new app to gamify the primary process. Host and Iraq Paul Rieckhoff (@PaulRieckhoff) leads a conversation with Sam and takes Angry Americans (@AngryAmericans) into the powerful place where comedy and activism intersect. It’s a hilarious, moving and candid conversation that takes you deep inside the world of comedy, satire, politics and television. Sam shares stories of life inside the early days of The Daily Show--and through a personal life journey that has taken her from working as a waitress in Toronto, to becoming an American citizen, to challenging three Presidents. She also breaks down the latest Debate of Democratic candidates, Trump’s abandonment of the Kurds and shares her very first car. And Paul rips into Trump’s betrayal of our troops, Le Bron James’ China comments and the latest on America’s electric scooter invasion. If you’re not angry, you’re not paying attention. Download the new Angry Americans podcast for free here now. And go behind-the-scenes for awesome video of Samantha Bee and recent guests including Marc Roberge, Bradley Whitford, Dean Kamen, Rachel Maddow and Chef Tom Collichio at www.AngryAmericans.us. Angry Americans is connecting, uniting and empowering people of all backgrounds nationwide. It’s changing the podcasting landscape. And it’s powered by Righteous Media. We now have an Angry Americans phone line! You, yes you, can call in, tell us what’s got you angry. Call (833)-33-ANGRY. That’s (833) 332-6479. Call, leave me a voicemail and tell me what’s got you angry, and maybe we’ll use it on a future show. Watch the Conversation: https://youtu.be/LDkz1O5TU6w

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0:00.0	Welcome to Angry Americans.
0:15.3	Welcome to Episode 29.
0:17.8	I'm your host, Paul Reichoff.
0:20.4	And if you're not angry, you are not paying attention.
0:24.7	Our soldiers are not in harm's way, as they shouldn't be, as two countries fight over land.
0:29.7	That has nothing to do with us.
0:31.8	Our troops are not in harm's way?
0:35.9	This is beyond false.
0:39.0	It's another betrayal of our troops.
0:43.2	Our commander-in-chief has a sacred obligation to tell the truth about what our troops face.
0:48.7	It's an obligation to them, to their families, and to the public.
0:53.5	And Trump is betraying it for political reasons
0:56.9	yet again. Trump also said that PKK is worse than ISIS. He said that out loud, and again
1:05.7	repeated the lie that our troops don't have ammunition. He repeats that almost daily now. So the more Donald Trump
1:13.6	talks, the worse it gets. By the hour, he's endangering our national security and our troops.
1:22.6	And this week, we've seen some of the most reckless language of a presidency that's been
1:28.1	overflowing with reckless language for the last few years.
1:31.4	And he's done some damaging press conferences, but the one that he did with the Prime
1:37.3	Minister of Italy might have been the most damaging one we've ever seen.
1:42.5	The world is watching.
1:46.8	Our allies are terrified. Our troops are jeopardized and our enemies are celebrating. This is not a joke. This is no laughing matter.
1:55.9	It's not a comedy. It's a tragedy. But later in the show, we'll find ways to laugh about it all
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