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Friday 01-12-24 Bill Meyer Show Guest Information
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6:35 Rick Manning, President of Americans for Limited Government. www.DailyTorch.com and a thought-provoking “DC Swamp Update”. Budget talk, the bad math for the GOP getting everything wanted – Texas to enforce border law.
7:10 Greg Roberts from www.RogueWeather.com and today’s lates Outdoor Report.
8:15 Kevin Starrett is with Oregon Firearms Federation – www.OregonFirearms.org and today Kevin and I discuss a troubling increase in a push from Oregon democrats to get even more rights taken away with ERPO (Red Flag Laws) and we talk the political landscape heading into the legislative session. Kevin’s OFF alert – https://www.oregonfirearms.org/category/off-alerts
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Thursday 01-11-24 Bill Meyer Show Guest Information
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6:35 Robert G. Natelson, a former constitutional law professor who is senior fellow in constitutional jurisprudence at the Independence Institute in Denver, authored “The Original Constitution: What It Actually Said and Meant” (3rd ed., 2015). He is a contributor to The Heritage Foundation’s “Heritage Guide to the Constitution.”
Rob has a 5-part series on how Texas can defend itself from the illegal alien invasion. Part one is here: https://www.theepochtimes.com/opinion/understanding-the-constitution-how-states-may-respond-to-illegal-immigration-part-i-5558602
And all five will be soon on the Independent Institute website: www.IndependentInstitute.org .
Commentary
As unauthorized foreigners continue to flood across the southern border, state officials continue to cast about for solutions. In normal times, the federal government would remedy the problem. But these are not normal times: The administration of President Joe Biden actually seems to be aiding the influx.
State officials are hampered by a Supreme Court doctrine called “implied federal preemption.” The courts use this doctrine to void some state laws as contradicting federal statutes, even when the federal statutes don’t explicitly override them.
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For example, the Arizona Legislature adopted four measures to address illegal immigration. They were consistent with the text of federal immigration statutes. In fact, they sought to further the purpose of those statutes. Yet the Supreme Court voided three of the four, even while admitting the damage illegal immigration was doing to Arizona. Similarly, the Montana Supreme Court struck down a voter initiative denying state services to illegal migrants. Montanans had approved the measure by a nearly 80 percent majority. But the court said it was “preempted” by federal immigration law.
The federal preemption doctrine has its place, but the courts have overextended it. One reason is the widespread belief in a constitutional myth. The myth is that the Constitution gives the federal government exclusive power over issues of foreign affairs, warfare, and immigration—and that the states have nothing to say on those subjects. Read more – https://www.theepochtimes.com/opinion/understanding-the-constitution-how-states-may-respond-to-illegal-immigration-part-i-5558602
7:35 Drew Allen Drew Thomas Allen, author of America’s Last Stand: Will You Vote to Save or Destroy America in 2024.
From one of America’s rising conservative stars comes a brutally honest account of the historic failures of the Biden administration and the most critical and urgent arguments for reclaiming American independence from our tyrannical captors in 2024…before it’s too late.
America’s Last Stand: Will You Vote to Save or Destroy America in 2024
BIO: Drew Thomas Allen, author of America’s Last Stand: Will You Vote to Save or Destroy America in 2024, is the VP of client development at Publius PR, a premiere communications firm, where Allen has worked as a publicist for many of the biggest names in politics: Peter Navarro, Dr. Naomi Wolf, Dr. Ben Carson, Alan Dershowitz, and Kari Lake, to name a few.
In addition to running PR Campaigns for some of the most recognizable names in politics, Allen is a widely published columnist and host of the popular Drew Allen Show podcast.
Allen is an in-demand political analyst, who has appeared on Newsmax, GB News, and on radio stations across the country.
FIND HIS WEBSITE HERE:
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Dan McMillan, J.D., Ph.D., the founder of Save Democracy in America, has delved into the connection between campaign finance and the persistence of elderly candidates:
- Deterring Potential Leaders:The constant need for campaign funds discourages potential leaders from entering politics.
- Narrowing the Talent Pool:Running for office has become a millionaire’s game, drastically limiting the pool of eligible candidates.
Bipartisan watchdog group IssueOne has this article 10/24/21 on how much money Reps and Senators raise, how much time spent a week dialing for dollars: https://issueone.org/articles/the-congressional-fundraising-treadmill-5-key-numbers-to-know-from-the-newest-house-and-senate-campaign-finance-filings/
4/26/16: US Term Limits website on “dialing for dollars,” lurid details and good quotes: https://www.termlimits.com/congress-fundraising-priority/ Article includes a link to the 60 Minutes exposé.
4/23/20: non-partisan watchdog group OpenSecrets reports majority of members of Congress are millionaires: https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2020/04/majority-of-lawmakers-millionaires/
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Wednesday 01-10-24 Bill Meyer Show Guest Information
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6:35 Eric Peters, automotive journalist at www.EpAutos.com a lot of conversation on cars and reviews, listener questions. Here are just a few of the latest articles on Eric’s website:
https://www.ericpetersautos.com/2024/01/08/a-lift-that-works/
https://www.ericpetersautos.com/2024/01/10/when-safety-isnt-safe/
https://www.ericpetersautos.com/2024/01/08/ram-channels-cher/
7:10 Oregon Second District U.S. Congressman Cliff Bentz joins the show.
BREAKING NEWS – This morning on my show Oregon 2nd District U.S. Congressman Cliff Bentz @RepBentz officially endorses former President Donald J. Trump @RealDonaldTrump for President in the 2024 election. Bentz is the first Northwest member of Congress to endorse DJT. Bentz tells me that President Trump is truly the best candidate to help with the concerns of Northwest citizens!
7:35 From Klamath County, State Senator Dennis Linthicum talks the view of the political environment for 2024, upcoming legislative session.
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Tuesday 01-09-24 Bill Meyer Show Guest Information
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6:35 Dr. Jane Orient MD, Executive Director, Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, jane@aapsonline.org
Jan 7, 2024
COVID-19: Are Cancers Increased Post-vaccination?
Social media is filled with tragic stories of people dying too young and too fast of unusual cancers: “turbo cancer.” Some are blaming the COVID-19 vaccine; health authorities claim that this concern is scaremongering disinformation that will cause “vaccine hesitancy,” and that these products are “safe and effective.”
Statistics can be very hard to interpret. Is the sample biased? Are the diagnoses correct? One type of statistics that may be reliable—because there are consequences for failure—is marketing data. The graph shows sales of the anticancer drug Temodal.
The former pharmaceutical executive who posted this wrote that he had never seen tripling in the sales of a 20-year-old generic drug over just two years.
Other cancer drugs have increased also, but this is most notable. Temodal (temozolomide) is used for treating aggressive brain cancers like glioblastoma multiforme. It has many serious side effects, and “all patients eventually fail therapy.” This is one of the worst cancers to have.
So, what is happening? Is the timing associated with the vaccination campaign coincidental? Are cancers just seeming to increase because we are catching up with consequences of missed screening during COVID? (We don’t screen for brain cancer—it announces itself.) Is there another factor? Should we be investigating aggressively?
Additional Information:
- Increasing cancer in young persons in New Zealand.
- Pfizer buys cancer drug maker Seagen for $43 billion.
- Negative evidence: COVID vaccines and cancer.
- Can contaminants in mRNA vaccines promote cancer?
Jane Orient, M.D., Executive Director, Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, jane@aapsonline.org
7:10 State Representative Dwayne Yunker House District talks “legislative days” and what it’s been like taking over the House seat formerly held by Lily Morgan.
7:35 Josephine County Commissioner Herman Baertschiger – An Update on the Library district withdraw issue and other issues of county concern including the 17-116 proposed charter change.
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Monday 01-08-24 Bill Meyer Show Guest Information
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6:35 Carl Gould www.Carl360.com is a worldwide leading authority on business. His company, 7 Stage Advisors helps organizations grow to the next level. He is an entrepreneur who built three multi-million dollar businesses by age 40. 7 Stage Advisors, has mentored the launch of over five thousand businesses. Some of the companies he’s helped are companies like Allstate, American Idol , USA Olympic Track, IBM, McGraw-Hill and the US Army.
The price of shipping goods to the U-S and the world has spiked after six weeks of disruptions in the Red Sea caused by the unrest in the Middle East. Iran-backed Houthi militants are attacking commercial shipping vessels causing disruptions to the global economy. The disruptions come almost 4-years after COVID upended shipping and damaged supply chains.
“This is a wake-up call to all businesses that we should prepare now in the event the situation in the Middle East escalates,” says longtime Business Analyst and president of Business Management Firm ‘7 Stage Advisors’ Carl Gould (see short bio below). “We saw how COVID caught us off guard but in this case we are being warned before the fact.”
7:10 Commissioner John West weighs in on the Measure 17-116 County Charter Repeal and Replace initiative at https://www.jococrg.org/charter
8:15 Dr. Dennis Powers, “Where Past Meets Present” history segment. www.DennisPowersBooks.com
The Grange Co-op
By Dennis Powers
During the depths of the Great Depression, 99 farmers in the Valley invested $10 each in 1934 to form a cooperative. By joining together, they could pool their produce for better prices, secure a lower price for livestock feed, and purchase needed equipment and supplies at bulk prices. The cooperative has grown since into a multi-million dollar business with numerous services to meet this region’s agricultural and residential needs.
Local farmers and ranchers can now obtain sacked or bulk feeds, certified organic and produced locally. The feeds are available for animals ranging from sheep, goats, cattle, and horses to rabbits, hogs, poultry, and llamas. When the bulk fertilizer plant was built next to the feed mill in the 1960s, the Grange Co-op provided farmers with both conventional and organic fertilizers—blended at the plant to requirements. Crop protection products such as herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides are available, plus renting different spreaders.
Rising 135 feet above Central Point, the Co-op’s grain elevator is an imposing landmark. It is the tallest manmade structure in Southern Oregon; an area monument since its 1947 construction, a 1961 fire destroyed it. Rebuilt one year later at the same location and to nearly the same specifications, the structure is still the only major feed plant in Southern Oregon.
The facility holds 35 commodity bins that hold up to 2,000 tons of wheat, corn, barley, oats, soybean meal, and beet pulp. This flexibility allows the Grange to meet nearly all of a farmer’s or rancher’s livestock needs. Purchasing wheat, barley, or oat grains from regional farmers (the great bulk from the Mid-West), the shipments are unloaded from trucks and railcars that pull up to its Central Point facilities. A mechanical bucket system fills the bins, as elevator employees check the levels. The feed is then mixed and shipped.
While other agricultural cooperatives have had difficult times, this Co-op has done quite well despite the Valley’s shift from strictly rural/agricultural to being more urbanized. Its success stems from a decision made in the mid-1960s to expand its retail offerings to target homeowners and weekend gardeners. The Co-op has grown over the years to seven retail stores in Ashland, Central Point, Grants Pass, Klamath Falls (expanded), South Medford, White City, and Yuba City in California.
The Co-op still runs its feed and fertilizer plants in Central Point serving customers from the coast to the Klamath Basin, and from Douglas County into Northern California. The retail sales at its outlets (including online) make the difference, however, with a wide array of products that include: farm and ranch, lawn and garden (including rental equipment), pet food and supplies, wild bird food and supplies, unique gift items, holiday-themed gifts, patio furniture, barbecues and supplies, clothing and footwear for the whole family, as well as hardware selection.
The Grange pays dividends from profits to “Ag members” (full- and part-time farmers and ranchers) and to “Partner” patrons (non-Ag members) who spend at least $1000 annually. Typically, 20 percent of dividends are paid in cash and 80 percent in equity credits (paid on ending of membership) to Partner patrons. Ag members typically receive 30 percent of the dividend in cash and 70 percent in equity credits. Spending at least $200 is a “Patronage” dividend in the form of a store credit. In total, these generally average over $1.5 million annually.
The Co-op continues to meet the needs of this region, whether it’s helping 4-H and FFA members, supporting the area’s agriculture, or working to meet the needs of gardeners and pet owners. With 200-plus employees and total annual sales of some $50 million, it has greatly expanded from its earlier Depression beginnings–and another regional success story.
Sources: Dennis Powers, Where Past Meets Present, Hellgate Press: Ashland, Oregon (2017), Pp. 92-94, “The Grange Co-op;” see Grange Co-op” website, “About Grange Co-op,” at History; Sarah Lemon, “The High Point,” Mail Tribune, April 17, 2011.