Because We Started Liberty

Because We Started Liberty

Because We Started Liberty

Because of our Founder’s desire for liberty, slavery came here to die. A bold statement? Perhaps. The British owned slaves. We owned slaves. But when our country began with the premise that “All Men are Created Equal”, and the “Don’t Tread on Me” notification was sent to the King of England, less than a century later, slavery was abolished. After thousands of years of slavery running absolutely unchecked with all kinds of people owning all other kinds of other people, thousands of years after, in less than a century, slavery was abolished in this country.

John and Andy provided a history lesson to correct an incident involving a teacher’s lack of historical knowledge of the Gadsden flag. They rectified misconceptions, shed light on the significance of “Don’t Tread on Me!” and highlighted how accurate historical understanding is needed in today’s educational institutions. Take a listen as John and Andy connect the dots from the past to the present.

Rush To Reason with John Rush & Andy Peth

“But can I say really quick why I tied it into the foundations of our country? Because these educators, when they attack the Tea Party, they’re not really attacking the Tea Party or the right-wing. What they’re attacking is the foundations of this country. Because the Tea Party loves the foundations of this country. And so what their response from the left is the foundations of this country were racist. Okay. And therefore, your flag, which represents, let’s face it, the Tea Party, obviously because of what they’re drawing on your flag is racist because the Tea Party loves the foundations of this country, which were racist. And what I’m saying is the foundations of this country were actually common to the entire world at that time and led us out of that world to where there is no slavery.” – Andy Peth

“It’s the one thing the liberals always forget is the things that this country has done through its Judeo-Christian roots and capitalism along with it, which I know everybody [The political Left] wants to kill. … Between those two things is why the whole world is lifted up and in better shape today than it was even a hundred years ago.” – John Rush

Honoring Heroes: Remembering Their Ultimate Sacrifice

Honoring Heroes: Remembering Their Ultimate Sacrifice

Honoring Heroes: Remembering Their Ultimate Sacrifice

Memorial Day is about honoring the heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving our country. “We’re actually commemorating the people who sacrifice their lives in war to preserve and provide our freedom. And they would like us to celebrate our freedom, but I think we have to remember them first. And this particular holiday or commemoration has such a unique beginning because it began right after the Civil War.” – Richard Battle 

“And … we, as parents and or grandparents now, it’s our responsibility to make sure our kids and grandkids know what this means and what was given to help provide them the opportunity to have a cookout or go to the lake or whatever you want to do the rest of the weekend. We need to understand why. Because if we don’t teach our children and grandchildren today, the next generation will not remember. And then it will only be the holiday sales and the summer kickoff weekend.” – John Rush

Honoring Heroes, Because They Earned It.

“It’s every soldier that gave his or her life in combat. It’s our parents and grandparents. It’s the pioneers that braved the Oregon Trail and settled the country. The people all through history who’ve given us this great gift we have, they all scream out, earn this freedom. Earn it, and pass it on to the next generation. And that, to me, is what’s so important because it’s easy for us to take it for granted.” – Richard Battle

Grab your headphones, or better yet, share with your family and friends this conversation with John Rush and Richard Battle as they remind us of the importance of Memorial Day as they honor the heroes who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. 

In Defense of Capitalism

In Defense of Capitalism

In Defense of Capitalism

Are Americans critical of capitalism? A new global comparison reveals they’re not. A survey on attitudes toward capitalism in 33 countries shows Poland is the most pro-capitalist country, with the USA in second place.

It’s no wonder Poland ranked in the number one position because Poland was one of the poorest countries in Europe in its socialist time, even poorer than Ukraine. The GDP per capita was half of the Czech Republic, and the standard of living in Poland has dramatically increased due to capitalism.

The United States came number two. We often hear people in the United States today are against capitalism, but this is not true. Of course, there are a lot of anti-capitalists, but it’s not the majority of the population.

However, there is a vast difference between older and younger Americans. Older Americans over 60 are pro-entrepreneurship, pro-free market, and pro-capitalism. Younger Americans under 30 are much more critical; some are very negative toward capitalism.

The job at hand is to demonstrate and make it clear to young people why capitalism is a better system than socialism. Listen and share this interview and the documentary Life Behind the Berlin Wall to clarify how capitalism can generate a tide that lifts all boats.

Rainer Zitelmann, the author of In Defense of Capitalism, joined John Rush and gave insights on how to promote economic freedom in the United States. 

Rainer Zitelmann

Rainer Zitelmann

Author

In Defense of Capitalism

Rainer Zitelmann studied history and political science and graduated with distinction.  

From 1987 to 1992, Zitelmann worked at the Central Institute for Social Science Research at the Free University of Berlin. He then became editor-in-chief of Ullstein-Propyläen publishing house, at that time Germany’s third largest book publishing group and headed various departments of the German daily newspaper Die Welt. In 2000, he set up his own business, Dr. ZitelmannPB. GmbH, which he established as the market leader for communication for real estate companies in Germany. He sold the business in 2016. 

In 2016, Zitelmann was awarded his second doctorate, this time in sociology, with his thesis on the psychology of the super-rich (published as The Wealth Elite) at the University of Potsdam. Zitelmann is a multiple bestselling author and his 26 books have been translated into numerous languages, including this book, which will be published in 30 languages. He is a much sought-after guest speaker in Asia, the United States, Latin America, and Europe. Over the last few years, he has written articles and given interviews to many of the world’s leading media, including The Daily Telegraph, The Times, Forbes, Le Monde, Corriere de la Serra, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Der Spiegel, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, and numerous media in Poland, China, Vietnam, Brazil, Chile, and Argentina. Detailed information about the life of Rainer Zitelmann can be found at rainer-zitelmann.com. 

Rainer Zitelmann

Rainer Zitelmann

Author

In Defense of Capitalism

Rainer Zitelmann studied history and political science and graduated with distinction.  

From 1987 to 1992, Zitelmann worked at the Central Institute for Social Science Research at the Free University of Berlin. He then became editor-in-chief of Ullstein-Propyläen publishing house, at that time Germany’s third largest book publishing group and headed various departments of the German daily newspaper Die Welt. In 2000, he set up his own business, Dr. ZitelmannPB. GmbH, which he established as the market leader for communication for real estate companies in Germany. He sold the business in 2016. 

In 2016, Zitelmann was awarded his second doctorate, this time in sociology, with his thesis on the psychology of the super-rich (published as The Wealth Elite) at the University of Potsdam. Zitelmann is a multiple bestselling author and his 26 books have been translated into numerous languages, including this book, which will be published in 30 languages. He is a much sought-after guest speaker in Asia, the United States, Latin America, and Europe. Over the last few years, he has written articles and given interviews to many of the world’s leading media, including The Daily Telegraph, The Times, Forbes, Le Monde, Corriere de la Serra, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Der Spiegel, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, and numerous media in Poland, China, Vietnam, Brazil, Chile, and Argentina. Detailed information about the life of Rainer Zitelmann can be found at rainer-zitelmann.com. 

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Covid: The Manipulation of Medicine and the Power of Fear

Covid: The Manipulation of Medicine and the Power of Fear

Covid: The Manipulation of Medicine and the Power of Fear

“I hold my fellow, my colleagues, my fellow physicians, really accountable for their participation in this debacle. … because the reality is this, we have an obligation to do the right thing, to stand up and say, no, this is wrong. We will not participate in this. My fellow physicians, frankly, have been lazy, intellectually dishonest, and incurious. They have gone along with the flow. They’ve gone along, they get along. And that is really not acceptable in my book. 

We would never be where we are right now if other people, my colleagues, have stood up and said, this is ridiculous. We never give vaccines or treatments to people to whom they’ve never been tested. We never roll things out without adequate safety data. … We would never apply a lockdown because we’ve known for decades that they do far more harm than good. And social distancing is a made-up construct.” Dr. Kelly Victory

Health Freedom on Loan from the Government

“Russell Blaylock was talking about the truth of what really happened in COVID right now. One of the things he talked about was the first time in American history a president of the United States, Governors, mayors, hospitals, and federal bureaucrats, they were the ones who were deciding what medical treatments were allowed to be used on patients, and they took it out of the hands of doctors.” ~ Steve House

Anthony Fauci.
You lied.

The only way this doesn’t happen again is if there’s accountability. We hold people accountable and say what you did was a violation of ethics. It was a violation of morality. It was a violation of the Nuremberg Code. Anthony Fauci. You lied.

These vaccines are experimental. They have not been fully tested. They are only being used under emergency use authorization. The idea that we are mandating that people participate in an experiment is an absolute violation of the Nuremberg Code.

Truly Unprecedented

“But that’s one of the first times I can think of in history where the medical community has been told, which is a very scary place to be, by the way, but the medical community has been told, this is what you’re going to do as a response, not letting you guys do what’s best for each patient individually. It truly is unprecedented. … Not only were we told what to do, but we were derided, ridiculed, threatened, censored. I have fellow physicians who were stripped of their medical licenses, have lost their board certification.” Dr. Kelly Victory

Dr. Kelly Victory, MD

Dr. Kelly Victory, MD

BIO: Dr. Kelly Victory is a trauma and emergency physician by training, and for the last 20 years, Dr. Kelly has been known as a mass casualty and disaster specialist. As well as being in the public health arena, she has tremendous experience in large disasters and crises, including pandemics, and was the chief medical officer for several Fortune 100 companies during SARS-CoV-1 pandemic in 2003. Dr. Kelly’s experience has enabled her to analyze the covid event through several different lenses, including how it’s impacted individuals in terms of an infectious disease and how it has impacted the entire country from an economic, psychosocial, and crisis perspective. Regarding the public health response to covid, Dr. Kelly has been very vocal about its mismanagement. Find Dr. Kelly on GETTR

Dr. Kelly Victory, MD

Dr. Kelly Victory, MD

BIO: Dr. Kelly Victory is a trauma and emergency physician by training, and for the last 20 years, Dr. Kelly has been known as a mass casualty and disaster specialist. As well as being in the public health arena, she has tremendous experience in large disasters and crises, including pandemics, and was the chief medical officer for several Fortune 100 companies during SARS-CoV-1 pandemic in 2003. Dr. Kelly’s experience has enabled her to analyze the covid event through several different lenses, including how it’s impacted individuals in terms of an infectious disease and how it has impacted the entire country from an economic, psychosocial, and crisis perspective. Regarding the public health response to covid, Dr. Kelly has been very vocal about its mismanagement. Find Dr. Kelly on GETTR

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Capitol Punishment – Deep State Hunts a Filmmaker

Capitol Punishment – Deep State Hunts a Filmmaker

Told through the eyes of the people who were there on the ground, Capitol Punishment shows the world the true story of January 6, 2021. 

“…And it wasn’t until a few weeks later we were screening another film we had done. And then, the audience asked us what would we do for an encore? And I immediately said January 6. And I said, Why? I said because they’ve stolen that day in history. They’re telling a false narrative, and the truth needs to be documented before it’s been completely rewritten. And next thing I know, we’re making this movie and it starts out from our point of view and others that were there that day. And you see January 6 like you’ve never seen it in any of the media reports.” – Chris Burgard 

Capitol Punishment Documentary

This is third World stuff, and it’s actually happening here in this country.

“…And then you see what happens to people that were there that day, some who were in the Capitol Building, several who were not, that got their doors broke down and stormtroopers coming to their house with armored personnel carriers flash-banging their four and seven-year-old children, dragging twelve-year-old daughters out in the cold, handcuffed, handcuffing their wives. Coy Griffin, Cowboys for Trump, never went in the building. He prayed at the capital, somebody gave him a microphone, and he got arrested and thrown into prison for three weeks in solitary confinement. The first nine days, no phone call to his family, no phone call to his attorney. This is third World stuff that’s right in Central America, and it’s actually happening here in this country. So we just made a movie about the truth.” Chris Burgard 

“It’s just ridiculous the way that the FBI, the CIA, and other organizations that we, by the way, as taxpayers, are paying for, have been weaponized for this administration.”
– John Rush

“To answer your question, you said what was the biggest surprise? The biggest surprise to me was, after bringing out this information, how scared people are to address it. And I’m talking about conservative leaders and conservative news organizations are scared to death to even address this thing.” – Chris Burgard

Biden’s Counter Revolution

Chris: But it’s surreal because when you see a counter-revolution happening in a country, and the government changes hands, first thing they do is they have to wipe out any voices of opposition. That’s what we’ve been seeing in this country for the last year and a half.

John: No, it really is, and Chris, it goes without saying we have seen pastors, individuals that have literally just stood on sidewalks with signs protesting abortion clinics and the like. I mean, we have seen people investigated for things that, quite honestly, Chris, before now, we would have never seen. It’s just ridiculous the way that the FBI, the CIA, and other organizations that we, by the way, as taxpayers, are paying for, have been weaponized for this administration.

Chris: Yesterday’s conspiracy theories are today’s spoiler alerts.

John: That’s right. That’s right. You’re exactly right.

How Bad is the Border?

“The border is worse than you could ever imagine that you could even articulate. … and it is so bad. First of all, we no longer have operational control. The border not even close. Okay. Who comes across that border is completely determined by the Mexican cartels and the people that they work for. … I did a piece six years ago saying, when I was at Breitbart, watch what’s coming across the border. Watch how they’re going to switch into heroin. Watch what’s going to happen to our country. Watch the people are going to die. And right now, last year alone, we lost 104,000 Americans to fentanyl that came across that border. 104,000. That’s more than Afghanistan, Iraq, and Vietnam Wars put together.” – Chris Burgard

Mexico, Men, and
the Military

And while everybody’s looking at the river and seeing the families coming across, no one’s looking at the number of not just military-age men we have coming in, but the actual number of men that are coming in this country that have military training. And we’ve found them, we’ve interrogated them, and they pretend not to be in the military. You push harder. Turns out, yes, they have had military training. – Chris Burgard

Joe Biden the Largest Child Trafficker in the Nation.

We have 266,000 unaccompanied children coming into this country since Joe Biden has been president 266,000. Over a quarter million unaccompanied children. It’s because of Joe Biden’s policies as they’ve done on purpose. This makes Joe Biden the largest child trafficker in the nation. – Chris Burgard

Chris Burgard

Chris Burgard

Director

Director Chris Burgard, the Wisconsin-born and bred, award-winning filmmaker, made his 1986 Hollywood debut as Matthew Broderick’s dance double in “Ferris Bueller’s  Day Off.” He quickly landed a recurring guest role on the popular 90’s sitcom, “Growing Pains” and appeared in numerous television and movie roles over the next several decades. 

Photo Credits: Facebook, Twitter, HisGlory.TV  

Chris Burgard

Chris Burgard

Director

Director Chris Burgard, the Wisconsin-born and bred, award-winning filmmaker, made his 1986 Hollywood debut as Matthew Broderick’s dance double in “Ferris Bueller’s  Day Off.” He quickly landed a recurring guest role on the popular 90’s sitcom, “Growing Pains” and appeared in numerous television and movie roles over the next several decades. 

Photo Credits: Facebook and Twitter. 

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Fascism in America

Fascism in America

This is Absolute Fascism

California Bill 2098 has passed the California Assembly. Gavin Newsom will most likely sign it. … In other words, if you come out as a doctor and say you don’t necessarily agree with what the CDC has done or has said, or you don’t agree with the mask mandates, or you don’t agree with how they’ve rolled out the vaccine, or what the vaccine would even do to you as their patient, they could be in big trouble in the state of California. They are criminalizing medical opinion. This is absolute fascism.

 

Excerpts from Hour 2 on September 13, 2022

They’re Ignoring the VARs Site

“Data from the Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the CDC, shows that unvaccinated individuals are at a risk of dying from COVID-19, which is eleven times greater than those who are fully vaccinated, which is not true. It’s a lie. But if you’re a doctor, if this passes and you’re a doctor in California, and you say what Andy and I just said that this is an out-and-out lie, they can yank your license, you’re done. Even if you roll out evidence.” … “The safety and efficacy of the covid-19 vaccines have been confirmed through evaluation by the FDA and the vaccines continue to undergo intensive safety monitoring by the CDC. That’s BS as well. Totally. They’re really ignoring the VARs site. Completely.” – John Rush

Making a Decision about RNA/mRNA vaccine technologies

When the Left sees that someone or something is more successful than them,
all they try to do is tear it down.

Leftism: A Mental Illness

In the first hour, it was pointed out that some people got a gift from the government with college loan forgiveness and that it should be forgiven because they were just 18. Eighteen-year-olds have signed on the dotted line to go to war. At 18, you’re responsible enough to know what you’re signing. At 18, if you don’t know what you’re signing, “then you never should have left Mommy’s basement. You should have just stayed there. You should have a baby bottle and a pacifier in your mouth … ” – John from Cheyenne

The Ludicrous Thing is This.

We believe (as a nation) that young people, and I mean by young, I mean kids in single digits for age are responsible enough to decide whether they have their own bodies cut up so they can change their gender or take puberty blockers without the consent of their parents. … The Left believes that at that age you are responsible enough to make decisions that will affect your body forever. However, they don’t believe that teenagers and people in their early 20s should be held responsible for decisions they made about their education. Oh, they’re too young, and they shouldn’t be held responsible for that. Think about it.” – Andy Peth

Think About It.

… It’s not just because the Left is drunk on spending money, they know they can cripple an economy of a state or a nation is by a financial matter, Eventually spending it into oblivion. The Left’s ultimate goal is to destroy the United States of America, and they’ll do it state by state. Through the overreach of Government, “by helping people,” – helping themselves retain power.

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“At no time in American history has it been OK to grab the personal communications of someone’s lawyer because those are privileged. Not anymore.” – Tucker Carlson (Video) “Folks, this is, again, to go back to what we were talking about with California. This is almost to the letter, we didn’t have social media and the means that we have today to communicate, but this is almost to the letter of what happened in Nazi Germany …” – John Rush.

When the Left sees that someone or something is more successful than them, all they try to do is tear it down.

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