40. Live on Miami Beach. America’s Embassy In Iraq Under Attack. The 82nd Airborne Is Going Back to Baghdad. Trump Celebrates New Year’s Eve. Happy New Decade.

Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff

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

4.6 • 907 Ratings

🗓️ 2 January 2020

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Happy New decade! The new year is picking up right where 2019 left off. Mayhem is our new normal. The American embassy in Iraq is under siege, Trump is again threatening war with Iran and North Korea is promising a new year of missiles and madness. Paul Rieckhoff (@PaulRieckhoff) breaks it all down with his trademark independence, extensive experience, and a dash of humor. And he takes the pod to the boardwalk of Miami Beach on New Year’s Day [14:11] to talk to Angry Americans who are wild, weird and wonderful—-and all ready for a new, happier decade. So shake off that hangover, people. A new decade is here. And Angry Americans is here to take you into it with the 4 I’s: integrity, information, inspiration and impact. Download the hottest news and politics podcast in America that was just featured in The New York Times on New Year’s Day. Even in the first days of the new year there is righteous reason to be angry. And just like before, as we enter a new decade, if you’re not angry, you’re not paying attention. But there are also good reasons to be happy and inspired. Download the newest Angry Americans podcast for free here. Then, join the Angry Americans community for upcoming 2020 event tickets and free behind-the-scenes video with incredible guests including Jason Alexander, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Bradley Whitford, Sarah Jessica Parker, Rick Wilson, Tulsi Gabbard, Rachel Maddow, Samantha Bee and more. Angry Americans is connecting, uniting and empowering people of all backgrounds nationwide. It’s changing the podcasting landscape. And powered by Righteous Media.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Angry Americans.
0:16.0	Welcome to Episode 40, the Big 40.
0:19.9	And welcome to 2020, the big 4-0. And welcome to 2020, the big 20-20. I'm your host, Paul Rikoff.
0:27.6	Happy New Year. And hello from Miami, Florida. I just got back from talking to people on
0:34.4	Miami Beach on New Year's Day, and you're going to want to
0:38.3	stick around for that.
0:39.5	There's no place in America like Miami Beach, especially on New Year's Day.
0:44.9	So shake off that hangover, people.
0:47.3	A new year is here.
0:49.0	Phil, do not go in the bathroom.
0:50.4	Al, just calm down.
0:51.8	Phil, there is a tiger in the bathroom.
0:55.7	What's going on? There's a jungle cat in the bathroom okay okay I'll check out I'll check it out
1:00.2	go away to go be careful don't do oh see oh oh fuck he's not kidding there's a tiger in
1:08.4	there no there is. Yeah.
1:15.4	Christmas, Hanukkah, and Festivus are already long gone.
1:21.0	And I hope you're able to return your shittiest gifts, your least thoughtful gifts.
1:27.2	And I hope none of them was more shitty or less thoughtful than what Melania Trump got. A lot of us here at Camp Eric John have been wondering, what did you get Mrs. Trump for Christmas this year?
1:33.3	Oh, that's a tough question.
1:35.3	Well, I really should say a very beautiful card.
1:41.3	You know, I'm working at a lot of the lines.
1:48.6	I got her a beautiful card that actually I had a number of them picked and I picked the nicest one.
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