Guys in the Flag Jackets
Gary and Jim (The guys in the flag jackets) sit down and discuss a wide variety of topics. Join them every week as they discuss local politics and obscure political topics that will be sure to entice you to come back for more. Support us by joining our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/guysintheflagjackets
Episodes
As our third season comes to a close, Gary and Jim discuss our election process one final time and debate whether or not the United States is the best example of a country that promotes free and fair elections.
This week we discuss the polarizing bias that the news media can have in America. Has it always been this way and can we fix it? Find out as we listen to some examples and discuss the laws around them.
This week we discuss the Electoral College. Is it truly a democratic process? Are we still using the system as the founding fathers first intended? Tune in as Gary and Jim break it down.
Gary and Jim discuss the two party political system in the United States and break down why its so hard for new political parties to gain any real traction.
Gary and Jim discuss different types of political camping advertising. The talk about whether or not its okay to lie when you attack a candidate and go over some different examples of how campaign advertising can lie and influence voters on how to cast their vote.
Gary and Jim sit down and discuss if the way we handle money in regards to political campaigning is fair and democratic.
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This week Gary and Jim discuss three other ways that Americans vote. We discuss the differences and debate whether or not they are fair or if they should be improved.
Gary and Jim continue their quest to figure out if America is the greatest democracy in the world. This week they take some questions from listeners and discuss whether or not ballot access is fair and democratic in America.
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This season Gary and Jim sit down and discuss the election process in the United States. We were always taught that the United States has the most democratic election process, we will spend this season discussing examples of why that might not be the case. This week we discuss why the ballot you vote on might pre determine who you vote for.
Gary and Jim sit down and recap the 2022 Massachusetts Democratic State Convention.
Gary and Jim sit down and discuss local politics with a special guest.
Gary and Jim sit down and discuss the upcoming Democratic State Convention.
Gary and Jim sit down and discuss the new statewide polls for the 2022 election cycle.
This week the guys discuss how Massachusetts elects its state leaders and talk about the current state of labor unions in the United States.
Gary and Jim discuss the upcoming District Attorneys race in Essex County as well as some of the stupid things that people spend money on in political campaigns. They also cover the 1979 mayoral race in Chicago.
The guys in the flag jackets sit down and catch up after taking a couple years off from the podcast scene. This week they discuss the upcoming state elections in Massachusetts and catch the audience up on the format for the new podcast. They also discuss an obscure political party and talk us through campaigning for local office in 1766.
In our third episode we begin a two part discussion about Congressional elections in 1946. First up is California's 12th Congressional District.
In 2001 Michael Bloomberg was elected Mayor of New York in a historic and very unusual election. Gary and Jim discuss the election and drink Manhattans.
Before he became president, George W. Bush was the Governor of Texas. This week Gary and Jim drink tequila and discuss how George managed to exceed his families expectations.
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