In the current media landscape everything is printed in red or blue. Rick and Ben sit down each week to find the purple area between the lines. We ask questions, apply logic, and discover what stories were written by the headline heroes. Just like the news, we’re not always right and don’t always agree, but we always look for some sort of common ground.

This week on the podcast:

Main:

1. The New Green Deal: What is it? What’s up with the FAQ document that was removed? A cautionary tale from Australia.

2. Amazon leaves the NY deal. What did AOC have to say about it? Rep. Carolyn Maloney is not happy with her fellow representatives.

Quick Caps:

1. Jussie Smollet may have lied about the MAGA hate crime that happened to him. Many news outlets and public figures weighed in before the facts were confirmed to promote their hate for President Trump. Where’s their redactions?

2. A group of Pasco County inmates used their unique “skill set” to help a baby.

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Music found in this episode was written and performed by Jahzzar and is titled Magic Mountain.

Articles:

https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2019/feb/12/seven-questions-about-green-new-deal/

https://www.wsj.com/articles/green-new-deal-a-cautionary-tale-11549928511

https://www.foxnews.com/tech/cuomo-slams-ocasio-cortez-others-as-amazon-ditches-new-york

https://amp.businessinsider.com/andrew-cuomo-slams-new-york-democrats-opposed-amazon-hq2-2019-2#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s

https://www.mediaite.com/tv/ny-dem-congresswoman-goes-off-on-opposition-to-amazon-hq2-now-were-protesting-jobs/

https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/amazon-paid-no-federal-taxes-for-the-second-year-in-a-row

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/jussie-smollett-case-brothers-say-empire-actor-paid-them-to-participate-in-alleged-attack-source-says-2019-02-16/?__twitter_impression=true

https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/17/politics/cory-booker-smollett/index.html

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/video-of-ellen-page-blaming-trump-pence-for-attack-on-jussie-smollett-rises-above-18m-views

https://www.thedailybeast.com/florida-jail-inmate-uses-skill-set-and-coat-hanger-to-free-baby-trapped-in-car/

YouTube:

https://youtu.be/0qyx6eDkrmw   27:40

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https://youtu.be/icNRhpLM0Ewwho 49:23