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The Stratosphere Lounge

The Stratosphere Lounge Episode 230

The Backstage edition! Recorded before a live global audience on 08/29/19.

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Bill Whittle Now

Constitution Scholar Ocasio-Cortez Understands Democracy Better Than Republicans

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY, understands democracy better than Republicans do because she wants to abolish the electoral college and choose the president by national popular vote, according to Jamelle Bouie in The New York Times.

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Bill Whittle Now

2020 Election Analysis: Sanders, Biden & Warren in 3-Way Tie for Second Place

Bill Whittle Now analyzes the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats offered by the Democratic presidential candidates now locked in a 3-way tie for second place (first in the hearts of their Democratic countrymen). Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, and former Vice President Joe Biden, each come to the challenge of winning the Democratic presidential nomination with different advantages and handicaps.

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Backstage Right Angle

Right Angle: Backstage [08-27-2019]

Behold, the show that demonstrates why Bill Whittle, Stephen Green and Scott Ott are blatantly unemployable in any commonly-accepted sense of the word. During this episode, they set up a multi-level marketing organization to cash in on the asteroid-mining craze.

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Bill Whittle Now

Justice Delayed: When will the U.S. Live Up to Its 1835 Treaty with the Cherokee Nation?

The Cherokee Nation, under new chief Chuck Hoskin, Jr., calls on the United States to fulfill its obligation under the 1835 Treaty of New Echota, to seat a tribe member as a delegate in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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Bill Whittle Now

How Can ‘Sexist’ Trump Compete When Women Lead 2020 Democratic Campaigns?

Women now occupy more top positions in Democrat presidential campaigns, and at equal pay, than at any time past. Why has it taken so long for Democrats to treat women with fairness? Does the presence of women in the top echelons of presidential campaigns reshape the competitive landscape for 2020? How can Trump, a known sexist, compete?

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Right Angle

Harry Reid Says 2020 Democrat Candidates Too Extreme on Healthcare and Immigration

As the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates call for Medicare for all, decriminalizing illegal immigration, open borders and free healthcare for illegal aliens, former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says they’re too extreme, and will suffer for it at the polls. Will anyone listen?

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Bill Whittle Now

Trumplash: CNN Says Trump Better for Progressives Than Obama

John Blake at CNN says that President Trump has been better for Progressives than Barack Obama ever was. Not only have the 45th president’s policies and Tweets generated a ‘Trumplash’ that drives women, Blacks, Latinos and Asians into the arms of the Democrats, but he’s actually reinforced the idea that big government can be good.

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Bill Whittle Now

Did Trump’s ‘Disloyal’ Quip Poison His Efforts to Win Jews to the Republican Party?

President Trump comes under fire for saying, “In my opinion, you vote for a Democrat, you’re being very disloyal to Jewish people, and you’re being very disloyal to Israel.” Did Trump’s effort to attack Rep. Rashida Tlaib and Rep. Ilhan Omar conjure an anti-Semitic trope and poison his efforts to win Jews to the Republican Party? How have Republicans failed to attract a group of voters who should love the party’s view of Israel?

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The Stratosphere Lounge

The Stratosphere Lounge Episode 229

The ‘Growing Up Bill’ edition, recorded live before a global audience on 8/22/19.

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BW Member Blog

TSL Questions for 8/22

Post your questions for Bill Whittle in the comments below, so he doesn’t have to carry the incredible burden by his lonesome. 

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Right Angle

Obama Film Debut: New Doc from Michelle & Barack Shows Underbelly of Trump Prosperity

Barack and Michelle Obama debut their first Higher Ground Production for Netflix, a documentary about the underbelly of the alleged Trump prosperity — American Factory. The new doc looks at a former GM plant, taken over by a Chinese auto glass firm, where workers make less money, and struggle to adapt to the regime of their new masters.

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Bill Whittle Now

Media’s Recession Narrative Gets Help From Trump Payroll Tax Cut Talk

While President Trump says the economy is great, and the coming Chinese trade deal will be great, White House talk of a payroll tax cut lends credence to the media’s recession narrative. Democrats running for president in 2020 would love to neuter the incumbent’s best campaign issue. Could Trump turn the tide by lifting the punitive tariffs against China to boost the economy and bring much-needed relief to U.S. farmers?

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Right Angle

Hong Kong Throng: Can Chinese Tear Gas Choke the Voice of Liberty Rising?

How long can the Communist Chinese government stand against the relentless onslaught of a people who’ve tasted freedom, and want more. Hundreds of thousands daily form the Hong Kong throng, waving the American flag and singing the U.S. national anthem. After more than four months it seems even tear gas can’t choke the voice of liberty rising.

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Bill Whittle Now

Bernie Bro-Mania: Apple, Amazon & GM Say Business Isn’t Just for Profits Anymore

The Business Roundtable, a group of some 200 corporations, sign an official statement that their purpose is no longer just to produce a return for their shareholders, but to provide social justice for their employees, suppliers, communities and to the planet.