Show 5-10 | Best of: 2nd Amendment
Air Dates: March 7 & 8, 2015
Host Mark Anderson was taking his comprehensive exams for his doctorate program so needless to say we needed to run a best of on the 2nd Amendment.
Show 5-12 | Best of: Supreme Court Win over the EPA
Air Dates: March 21 & 22, 2015
Due to a technical glitch, we had to reschedule our intended broadcast with Shannon Goessling. In light of that, we re-aired the show with her victory at the Supreme Court over the EPA.
Show 5-13 | The Truth about Government Transparency
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Air Dates: March 28 & 29, 2015
Despite Obama’s promise to have the “most transparent administration in history,” we hear about violations of Freedom of Information Act requests all the time. But why does no one ever get punished? The answer may surprise you.
Nixon was forced from office after 18 minutes of tape went missing but in today’s administration hundreds of thousands of documents go missing. Lois Lerner deletes her email. Hillary uses a private server. Bureaucrats are so unafraid of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests that they routinely ignore them or redact them to the point of meaninglessness out of sheer spite. When it comes to Obama’s laughable claim to be the most transparent administration in history, there’s a fundamental question: “Why does is no one ever punished?” We get some answers with Shannon Goessling of the Southeastern Legal Foundation.
Tune in to find out why it seems government can get away with this kind of behavior and the political solutions needed that will change from “nothing ever happens” to “people going to jail”.
Links mentioned
- Shannon Goessling’s organization, the Southeastern Legal Foundation.
- See Southeastern Legal’s press release about the EPA redacting 96 percent of total text in 3,000 documents requested under FOIA.
- Washington Times article on the judge’s ruling in the Landmark Legal Foundation vs EPA and their game of Document Dodge Ball.
- AP article on Obama administration setting a record for lack of transparency.
Show 5-16 | Oregon Public Lands
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Air Dates: April 18 & 19, 2015
This week, we’re investigating the latest scheme to “save” the timber industry by doing everything possible, short of actually cutting any trees. It never ceases to amaze that the so-called “smart people” in the room, our elected officials like Sen. Ron Wyden, want to do everything except the obvious.
In related news, Sen. Ron Wyden announced a plan to “save retail” by making it illegal to sell anything.
But with all this talk about forcing the feds to give control of state lands to the states, we’re hearing concerns from listeners who want to know more about what, exactly, this would look like. What about miners’ rights who hold federal mining claims? What about the wilderness areas — how do we develop areas without losing our natural heritage?
With guests Nick Smith of Healthy Forests and Rep. Ken Ivory (UT) of the American Lands Council.
Links mentioned
- Nick Smith’s organization: Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities
- Ken Ivory’s group: American Lands Council
- Why the control of state lands matters: New “Bundy Ranch” stand-off in Josephine County? BLM attempting to seize control of Galice Mining District “because we said so.”
- Capital Press article on US Forest Service considering endangerment listing for Spotted Owl. Again.
Rally ‘Round the Flag Event
Wh
en: Saturday, June 20, 2015, 10am – 4pm
Where: Fairgrounds, Cottage Grove, Oregon
Cost: Free!
Here in Oregon, we have a strong heritage of using our natural resources wisely. But well-intended yet weak-minded “environmentalists” believe they are “protecting” the environment by not touching it–or allowing anyone else to harvest them. Worse, our lands are being controlled by people out east who’ve never set foot on them and have no idea about how to manage them; people who’ve been persuaded by the well-funded environmental lobby that we should never touch these lands.
Oregon Citizen’s Lobby invites you to join them for a fantastic day of speakers, networking, and fun! And a chance to learn more about the effort to transfer control of the federal lands to the people who know best how to manage them: Oregonians.
The event will feature prominent leaders in this effort, booths, networking opportunities, and a panel discussion to answer your questions.
Featured Guests:
- Rep. Ken Ivory (UT) of the American Lands Council
- Noah Wall, FreedomWorks Grassroots Director
- Jeff Kropf, Oregon Capital Watch
- Mark Anderson, host of I Spy Radio
- David Hunnicutt, Oregonians in Action
- Dennis Linthicum, former Klamath County Commissioner
Show 5-15 | April 11 2015 Healthcare Checkup
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Air Dates: April 11 & 12, 2015
We are fast approaching the 3rd year anniversary of Obamacare getting the green light from the Supreme Court. In the days leading up to that decision, Oregon’s now former-Governor Kitzhaber sweet-talked the Obama administration into funding an accelerated version of Obamacare, in his grand “health care transformation” using Coordinated Care Organizations also known as CCOs. (In Obamacare, they’re referred to as “ACOs”or “Accountable Care Organizations”.)
What has been the outcome of that closed-door deal with Obama?
Remember how the fiasco of Cover Oregon’s blown $300 million means Oregon may have to refund $300 million to the feds? It turns out we may also be on the hook for another $1.9 billion. Yes, billion. As it turns out, the sweet-talking may have been misleading and the CCOs are not meeting Medicaid standards nor meeting stated outcomes, putting us in danger of refunding some or all of that $1.9 billion. Tune in to hear about global budgets, lack of transparency, and Oregon’s response to the federal government about the feds concerns over the CCO model. Be prepared because there’s a financial cliff that Oregon is about ready to jump over.
Links mentioned
- Host Mark Anderson will be on Patti Milne’s TV Show, “People, Places, and Politics” on CCTV in Salem, Ore., discussing more about CCOs and Oregon’s health care transformation. It is currently set to air Wed. Apr 15 (6:00 pm), Thurs. Apr 16 (8:00 am), Sat. April 18 (8:00 pm), and Sun. Apr 19 (8:00 am). Here’s a link to CCTV’s schedule.
- The Portland Business Journal article discussing Lynn Saxton’s response to CMS
- Senator Doug Whitsett’s newsletter discussing the $1.9 billion Oregon could potentially be on the hook for — and it’s just the start
- Sign up for Doug’s weekly newsletters (look for the link on the right-hand side to “e-Subscribe”)
Some of Mark’s Articles on CCOs
- CCOs : Lurching into a County Near You (June, 2012) – Get a baseline understanding of what a CCO is and why it matters
- CCOs: Forced Compliance (Sept, 2012) – CCOs have the potential for real—dare we say it?—evil.
Additional Info
- Article on effect of the lack of pricing information in healthcare from Free Market Medical Association
- Marion-Polk Counties’ CCO quarterly financial filings (note that this link downloads a PDF)