Mueller was a hero and a patriot on many levels.

Trump is a coward and a traitor on many levels.

It's one reason Trump hates Mueller so much.

When he dies, there's never going to be a photo of Trump like the one of Mueller as a young marine in uniform.

He'll only have photos of himself wearing awards that other people earned or bled for.

Welcome to Independent Americans. Welcome to episode 4.73. I'm your host, Paul Reikoff. It is Monday, March 23, and I'm coming to you from New York City, USA. And the weather is, again, gloomy and rainy in the 40s, which is March, and I think especially on a Monday. But in the midst of the chaos and the gloom and the rain, there is hope.

We saw that this week in places like Iowa and Queens, because in addition to Iowa and here in New York City, 14 other

places in America have teams that are on to the Sweet 16 in March Madness.

It is still a time of excitement and hope despite all the adversity and controversy.

And today's artist is going to plow through it.

Today's artist, the artist I recommend to my son, sons I pick one every day, is Shaq.

Yes, Shaq, Shaq, Shaquille O'Neal.

Because this is prime time for basketball and for Shaq and endless Shaq commercials.

And some of us are old enough to remember Shaq's rap albums. Remember Shack Diesel back in 1993?

I actually loved that one. Then there was Shack Food to Return. Then you can't stop the rain. Respect in 1998.

And guerrilla warfare as Diesel, his alter ego. Now, I go back to that first album because it had songs on it like,

I know I Got Skills,

which featured Def Jam, and then he had I'm Outstanding, which was produced by Eric Serman,

The Green Eyed Bandit.

And then where you at with Fife Dog?

Fife Dog appears twice on that album.

And then maybe my favorite of all time, what's up, Doc? Can we rock with the great foosh knickets?

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