Lefty Loosey Righty Tighty: A Texan Caught in the Middle

Craig Allen
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Lefty Loosey Righty Tighty: A Texan Caught in the Middle

Where are we headed as a nation with constant deep infighting between our two political parties? Craig Allen, a former radio personality, delivers an informative and entertaining exploration of issues dividing our country in the style of a 1990s radio show. Craig uses his political science degree, knowledge gained as a world traveler, and experience as a political worker to share ideas from both sides of the aisle, with the hope that we can come back together as a country.

  1. JAN 2

    Biden’s career is tripping on his misdeeds, Trump’s woes in court are in the ballot weeds, and A Revolutionary Hero Highly succeeds!

    On this New Year's Edition of the show, we discuss the coming election year and how to get on a ballot, discussing President Donald Trump's difficulties in recent court actions on the subject. We look at President Biden's ongoing impeachment investigation, what the troubles look like, and what should be done with it currently. We profile the 2nd part of our series on General and President George Washington, his life as president and founder of a new nation. We discuss a movie with a New Year's theme, a spooky horror Christmas film,  "The Phantom Carriage," with a great moral lesson at its heart. We highlight a special inspirational moment of the week at a New Year's Bowl Game and talk about quotes to guide us into the coming year.

    1 min

  2. 12/26/2023

    A River Crossing Makes a Legendary Hero, The Great War is Stopped with a Song from a trench below, and Impeachment Brings a President’s Power to Zero!

    In Part 1 of a 2 part series, a legendary hero is discussed on how he changed the world 247 years ago on Christmas day. In another feature, we look at the Constitutional power of Impeachment, and how it is used, as well as, perhaps how, when, and under what conditions it should be used. We peruse through a moment in history, nearly 110 years ago this week in WWI, and what it could mean to today in wars such as the Israeli conflict with Hamas. How should this desire for a moment of truce inspire us all to look for ways to find peace? We profile a man who needs no introduction, as he was one of our founding fathers, yet he has permanently brought a change to our Christmas holiday celebrations. We review the movie "The Phantom Thread," and have a few inspirational quotes, from great men in history, in holiday inspired edition of the show.

    1 min

  3. 12/19/2023

    Special Christmas Edition: When an election can give you a shiver, How Political is the Jolly Red-Suited Giver, and Discussing Politics During the Holidays Will Make You Quiver!

    In this special Christmas edition, we discuss election weather, and how this wintry phenomenon doesn't always wait on Santa and instead occasionally delivers a win for one party over the other! We profile a Great American Hero whose drive was to simply make people laugh, and began his work right out of high school in correspondence school, on his way to becoming one of the world's most well known celebrities. Listen in to find out who this great celebrity is and why he is so important to the holiday season. Also, who is one of the world's most uniting figures? We take a peek into his frosty world this week and find out whose side he may secretly take this Christmas Eve. Do you like your relatives this Christmas? Download or stream the program this week to find what you should do or not do as you discuss politics during the holidays with the family, from a psychological standpoint, and what should you do if they bring it up (that is, besides scream and hide, of course). And, we include some great, but corny, Christmas political jokes this week, and touch on a great Christmas movie for the whole family, with that pine scent aroma, totally lacking in Political Correctness! Join us to for these funny moments this week, as we break out Yuletide mayhem with our cast of political partisans.

    1h 7m

  4. 12/12/2023

    A Grand Singing Lady of the Stage, Haley & DeSantis Have Primary Polls to Gauge, Biden Shows his Geriatric Age, and a Battle for the Soul of Christmas We Wage.

    In a holiday-tinged edition of the show, we discuss the politics behind polling. What polls do you trust and what polls should we look at to determine who might win the next election? And in a feature honoring our Great American Heroes, we honor a vocal jazz legend who helped unite the country with her music and lead the way in civil rights for women of color. We also discuss the commercialization and secularization of Christmas, and what Christmas should really mean, and what it should be about. We explore Biden's age, and the age of most presidents in history, and analyze his realistic chances of getting reelected. Also, what are the realistic chances for Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley to win in primaries? Let's preview the early primary contests to see what's possible.  What might happen to each person running and who might challenge Trump? We discuss a family Christmas movie, Funny Farm, and why it is potentially more important now to understand than it was in 1988 for those under 40. And in the final segment, we have one wonderful Christmas political joke, along with another joke from The Gipper.

    1h 25m

  5. 12/06/2023

    Feature of the week 8- Trump’s Running Mate

    In this short segment from our popular extended podcast, we break down former President Trump's options for a running mate, as he looks to run for president again, with the primaries approaching. He is in the lead and his odds of winning are looking surprisingly good but who he might select as a running mate might either endanger or better those chances. Listen in to find out who might be some of his best options and who might be the best overall choice.

    24 min

  6. 12/05/2023

    Trump’s Running Mate Could be the Candidate of Dreams, A Hollywood Actor gets his Wings, and What Presidential Succession Means!

    We discuss how Former President Trump's Running Mate Could be the Candidate of Dreams! During WWII, find out what A-list Hollywood actor bombed the Nazis and earned his wings?  Also, with candidates aging and impeachment becoming more the norm, we discuss what Presidential Succession really means! And, we look at Good Old President Biden, is he really making jokes, or could he be jumbling up what he means? And Finally, we explore a quote that could inspire Israel, who said it, and how can it help them know in which way they should go in the way and in what way they should lean! We profile the movie Midway, as we remember Pearl Harbor, and honor the fallen.

    1 min

  7. 11/28/2023

    We Honor a Great Explorer of the West, Biden’s Polling is not the Best, and What Puts a VP to the Test?

    In this Post-holiday edition, we honor a great explorer of the American west, for their contribution to our nation as a great soldier and for uniting the country, east to west. We look at Biden's rapidly falling polling numbers, and whether Vice President Kamala Harris is helping them or hurting them. We discuss if it might be possible that she could be dropped from the ticket or whether there is a reality in changing the entire democratic ticket altogether! We look at the position of Vice-president, the evolution of the ever-growing importance of this office, and what duties the vice-president has taken on both in the past, and currently. And finally, we visit with our popular announcer WillJ, and find out how his Thanksgiving went as well as what he is looking forward to at Christmas for a little holiday fun.

    55 min

  8. 11/22/2023 · BONUS

    The Story behind Presidential Turkey Pardons-What One Little Boy Did-Feature of the Week 7

    This is the first of our programs featuring a clip from our longer show voted on by our staff as the best feature for the week, from the main Podcast Lefty Loosey Righty Tighty: A Texan Caught in the Middle. This week Craig Allen chronicles the heartwarming original story of presidential pardons of turkeys in America. We touch on the internet myth surrounding this pastime, and the politics involved in continuing the tradition. At its heart is a story of a child, and his turkey friend, and their impression on one of our greatest presidents. Listen in to find out what this little boy did to change the history for some turkeys in American history on a new segment called Birds of a Feather, Stick Together.

    17 min
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Where are we headed as a nation with constant deep infighting between our two political parties? Craig Allen, a former radio personality, delivers an informative and entertaining exploration of issues dividing our country in the style of a 1990s radio show. Craig uses his political science degree, knowledge gained as a world traveler, and experience as a political worker to share ideas from both sides of the aisle, with the hope that we can come back together as a country.

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