The Mad Centrist
"A sane person to an insane society must appear insane." ― Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Not Mad as in Angry, Mad as in Insane.
And in an insane world, the sane are simply Mad. I am The Mad Centrist.
You can be too!
The Mad Centrist podcast is a middle ground, pragmatic, politically polite, and irreverently independent show. Pulling the rug out from beneath Democrats and Republicans alike, while respecting democrats and republican citizens (the distinction between Party and people is critical!). Amusing anecdotes of the crazy world we find ourselves in, how to maybe get along better, and pull the world back towards sanity, and do so while having some fun!
The Mad Centrist
TMC - Episode 71: Murdering Monroe
The Economy is still in tatters, and the evidence lays it out. I cover some of it, but then move on to the 800-pound illegally invading gorilla in the room - Trump's Venezuela crime spree.
Maduro was no saint, but he also was not part of the argument made by Trump to invade. When Trump kidnapped the President of Venezuela his argument was drugs and imaginary 'Narco-Terrorists,' and the claim stated Fentanyl and Cocaine - two drugs Venezuela doesn't send to the USA - were sent to the USA. Even the DoJ indictment seems to agree with this.
Trump didn't alert Congress, but he did keep his Big Oil donors in the loop!
He also butchered the Monroe Doctrine, both its meaning, and its name.
Listen in to hear it all!
Trump's presidential ranking: https://www.axios.com/2024/02/19/presidents-survey-trump-ranks-last-biden-14th
Logistics imploding: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/great-freight-recession-wipes-out-1-000-jobs-as-another-us-transport-company-collapses/ar-AA1Q9YRq & https://www.the-sun.com/motors/14982788/trucking-industry-american-trucking-association/
Travel troubles: https://www.travelweekly.com/Preview-2026/Introduction-to-Executive-View
Canadians selling Florida: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/canadian-snowbirds-flocking-to-sell-their-florida-homes-amid-trump-feud-face-huge-losses/ar-AA1TtQ7J?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=69588b9d9c62408da52f7dfa57fd3302&ei=15 & https://www.dailymail.co.uk/real-estate/article-15409059/us-housing-market-crash-florida-texas.html
Trump's Venezuela lies: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/fact-checking-trumps-claims-after-u-s-strike-on-venezuela-and-capture-of-maduro
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