Friday Aug 12, 2022
Doug Van Pelt Interviews Steve Baker - Pt. 2, ”The Politics”
Steve Baker - The Pragmatic Constitutionalist
Progressives have incrementally eroded away our freedoms for decades. Incrementally, we must begin taking them back. THE PRAGMATIC CONSTITUTIONALIST IS... . . . GUIDED in philosophy and political activism by one simple axiom: “There’s the world we want, vs. the world in which we actually live.” Purist libertarian ideologists imagine a world and human interactions in which all beings don’t care what you do with and to yourself — or in interactions with similarly consensual persons — so long as those activities do not negatively impact anyone else’s life, property, or pursuits. In other words: we should, individually, be able to do whatever we damn well please, so long as we don’t “break the bones or pick the pockets” of anyone not also voluntarily engaging in the same, said activities. The “PRAGMATIC” view understands that human nature is not so simplistic. A majority of humanity are going to choose “safety over liberty.” Most people prefer governmental remediation over free-market solutions . . . even though both are ultimately the product of HUMAN ideas and administration. How are humans who run big government any better than humans who run big corporations? How about humans first be allowed to “run themselves”— for better, or worse? . . . A CONSTITUTIONAL libertarian, but in no way associated with the Libertarian Party. While I hold many things in common with that Party, I have found them to be, well – a typical political party. As such, they are often prone to look more after the interests of the Party, above the interests of libertarianism, or the nation. One visit to a Party meeting, and you might see them more as a social club of political misfits and outcasts than a viable political force, with too many of the Libertarian Party stereotypes on full display. Most “small l” libertarians believe the Founding of the United States was the first true libertarian experiment, and our Constitution is more than just the law of the land, but the guiding framework for the type of small government to which we need return — limiting the interference of government into our lives, but also protecting our individual liberties.
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Episodes
Episodes
Thursday Aug 11, 2022
Thursday Aug 11, 2022
This interview will be very different for TPC followers. Doug Van Pelt for over 25 years helmed the successful Christian heavy metal and hard music magazine, Heaven's Metal. (Later, HM Magazine.) Our career paths in that industry first crossed back in the 80s. This conversation is raw and unedited, and covers stories both spiritual and secular. We are literally catching up on each other's lives at his own dining room table as Doug shares his own journey though such a unique subsegment of the music business, but we also talk about a few of the 100+ interviews he had with mainstream metal acts like Henry Rollins and Rob Halford of Judas Priest. We talk about how music has changed, and many of the key figures and events from the earliest days of the explosion of Christian metal on the music scene. We also save a great story about his own band, Lust Control, for the very end.
Stay tuned for Part 2, as we switch roles and Doug interviews me about my transition into political commentary, and where that journey has led.
Follow Doug's ongoing coverage of that world, here:
https://heavensmetalmagazine.com
Doug's books:
https://hm-press.square.site
And his legacy, here:
https://hmmagazine.com
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Saturday Jul 30, 2022
Saturday Jul 30, 2022
In this very compelling interview, Steve speaks with Joe Hanneman, The Epoch Times' lead investigative reporter on everything related to January 6th. They talk about EpochTV's new documentary, "The Real Story of January 6," and many of the other characters, suspicious actors, events, unresolved questions, and ongoing investigations into what really happened that day. Here are links to specific stories they discussed:
The Documentary: https://www.theepochtimes.com/the-real-story-of-jan-6-documentary_4596670.html
Ronald McAbee: https://www.theepochtimes.com/exclusive-video-used-to-charge-jan-6-defendant-exonerates-him-on-charge-of-assaulting-police-attorney-says_4619418.html
Luke Coffee: https://www.theepochtimes.com/luke-coffee-says-god-told-him-to-stand-in-the-gap-on-january-6_4492954.html
The Crutches Origin Story: https://www.theepochtimes.com/infamous-jan-6-crutches-were-stolen-from-injured-18-year-old-at-capitol_4558205.html
Suspicious Actors: https://www.theepochtimes.com/80-suspicious-actors-under-scrutiny-by-jan-6-defense-attorneys_4449584.html
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Thursday Jul 28, 2022
Thursday Jul 28, 2022
Dan Newman's Truth News Network carried Steve's recent story on the bald-faced lies coming out of the House January 6 Select Committee. The interview begins there, but then goes much deeper. You can follow TNN at this link:
https://truthnewsnet.org
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Wednesday Jul 27, 2022
Wednesday Jul 27, 2022
This was an interview for James’ own podcast series — mostly music related — typically dealing with what he calls “musicpreneurs” and/or “trumpet players.” As I’m both of those, we began our conversation talking about live music and that industry in the post-COVID world. It’s a welcome change of topics for me, and our usual followers will be able to learn a lot more about my life outside of politics, even the history of my own development as both a trumpet player and a music industry professional . . . and of course how politics became intertwined even in my earliest musical endeavors. (Toward the end of the podcast, he does draw me into some questions about my January 6th experience and aftermath.)
Enjoy!
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https://jns.media
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Tuesday Jul 26, 2022
Tuesday Jul 26, 2022
I'm excited to finally present this interview to everyone. No . . . I'm not interviewing myself, but I did have the opportunity to have a conversation with the January 6th defendant, infamously known as "Stephen Ignoramus" -- whose live stream on J6 was picked up by the likes of CNN, Reuters, and Tucker Carlson. We not only happen to have the same name, but he was arrested right here in my own county, and also, coincidently, has the same primary occupation as a professional musician. You can imagine the confusion and consternation this caused for ME when local North Carolina media began reporting the news of HIS arrest. This is a great conversation about all those coincidences and after-effects. You can follow Stephen Ignoramus' work, here:
https://odysee.com/@StephenIgnoramus:3
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Monday Jul 25, 2022
Monday Jul 25, 2022
Cueing off his recent article of the same title, Steve expands on that commentary, going directly after the specific lies told by January 6 House Select Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson during his opening remarks in last Thursday's prime time televised hearing. Here's the original article link:
https://thepragmaticconstitutionalist.locals.com/post/2469029/the-bald-faced-lies-by-j6-committee-chairman-bennie-thompson
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Friday Jul 22, 2022
Friday Jul 22, 2022
In this podcast Steve explains why Stephen Colbert's crew, who violated Capitol Police orders to vacate the Capitol premises, were not "insurrectionists," but that the double-standard of the DOJ's decision to not prosecute "The Colbert Nine" is a clear double-standard when compared to the actions of most January 6th defendants. He also offers some critical assessment of the new J6 documentary, "Bloody Hill," and why he feels much of their message is exaggerated and harmful to our cause. (You can see some of Steve's own video from January 6th on the Rumble edition.)
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Wednesday Jul 20, 2022
Wednesday Jul 20, 2022
In this podcast, Steve interviews Clay Clark, the host of the Thrivetime Show Podcast, former Oklahoma Young SBA Entrepreneur of the Year, founder of several multi-million dollar businesses, as well as being both an author and artist. He overviews his recent work on both COVID-19 and The Great Reset. Everything Clay references here, as well as his Reawaken America Tour schedule, can be found at:
https://timetofreeamerica.com
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Friday Jul 15, 2022
Friday Jul 15, 2022
Attached is the audio from a radio interview I did this morning with Dan Newman of TNN regarding the latest brouhaha about Ray Epps, kicked off by the fraudulent attempt from The New York Times to whitewash who he is and what he did on January 6th.
https://truthnewsnet.org
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Wednesday Jul 13, 2022
Wednesday Jul 13, 2022
In this podcast, Steve explores why the media has been ignoring John Sullivan’s case since mid-2021 and why the DOJ’s own website stopped updating his case in July of last year? Why is he living at home, while others far less engaged in the melee of January 6th are still rotting in the D.C. Gulag? Why is the court not penalizing Sullivan for violations of their orders against his social media presence? And, why isn’t the House Select Committee even remotely interested in investigating this person who only last month, once again labeled himself as a “BLM Activist” and someone who “Leads Antifa And BLM?”
*Explicit Language Warning*
U.S. Department of Justice:https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/defendants/sullivan-john-earl
Court Listenerhttps://www.courtlistener.com/docket/59147023/united-states-v-sullivan/?filed_after=&filed_before=&entry_gte=&entry_lte=&order_by=desc
My interview with James Sullivan. (James’ audio is really bad during the first half of the podcast.):https://youtu.be/HDjU2lT2bcY
Jayden X YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/JaydenXNews
John Sullivan’s Black Bloc Instructional Video:https://youtu.be/AnCE8UOzXvE
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