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Elimination of the Snakes

Dan and Johneots.libsyn.com
A Geek and the author of the John York espionage novels, just average Joes, discuss current affairs and life in general. What started as a book is now a Podcast. You've heard the religious right and the liberal left neither of them in touch with how the silent majority of us live, love and exist on a daily basis. It's time to break the silence!
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Elimination of the Snakes - Show #534

Baby, it's hot outside. Fact or Crap: Two right for John, one for Dan this week. Mail Bag: Three from Joe this week: 1) Texas teen busted for spitting into Arizona Tea bottle then returning it to shelf. 2) Pennsylvania school district: Parents could lose kids over unpaid lunches. CEO says Pennsylvania school district rejected his offer to pay off lunch debt. 3) Ilhan Omar proposes resolution supporting boycott of Israel. The Rest of the Show: 1) Congressional candidate trying to oust Ilhan Omar ...

Jul 29, 201949 min

Elimination of the Snakes - Show #533

eots@email.com eliminationofthesnakes.com We both got new vehicles. Fact or Crap: Two for John, one for Dan this week. Mail Bag: Four from Mike: 1) "A f-ing extortionist": Fury at Gwyneth Paltrow over wellness summit. Goop?!? 2) Rep. Frederica Wilson demands prosecution for those who mock Congress online. 3) Disney refuses permission for boy's Spiderman headstone. 4) Sheriff explains why woman with 39 citations for revoked license is still on roads. One from Thom: 1) NH Voter to Elizabeth Warren...

Jul 22, 20191 hr 12 min

Elimination of the Snakes - Show #532

Dan starts the show with a Birthday story. Retail woes!?! Fact or Crap: One a piece for both of us this week. Mail Bag: Three from Thom: 1) Alex Morgan calls out tea celebration critics for sexist double standard. 2) Indiana father convicted of killing 3-month-old son punched in the face in court. 3) Shake the Lake shooting victim’s mother speaks out. The Rest of the Show: Man beaten to death by Philly mob after he tried to steal car with children inside....

Jul 15, 20191 hr 3 min

Elimination of the Snakes - Show #531

Dan likes Skype. We hope everyone had a good 4th of July. 1st annual 9 mm Hustle. Liar's club is huge. Fact or Crap: Batting 1000 this week. Yahoo! Mail Bag: Two from Thom: 1) Reparations for slavery, polls suggest Americans are not convinced about the idea. 2) Republican Will Hurd: I was "disinvited" to the Black Hat Conference. Two from Joe: 1) Phoenix Mayor apologizes after police draw gun on family after child takes doll. 2) Diocese of Madison hires firm to review clergy files. The Rest of t...

Jul 08, 20191 hr 5 min

Elimination of the Snakes - Show #530

Things are heating up politically. A joke from Dan. Fact or Crap: Two right for John, zero for Dan. A story about turtles this week. Mail Bag: Four from Joe: 1) Supreme Court tosses black man's murder conviction over racial bias. 2) Assembly passes bill ending Miller Park tax. 3) Carrie Underwood, NFL and NBC sued over ‘Sunday Night Football’ song. 4) Alaska teens charged in "murder for millions" slaying. One from Peter: 1) Activists see Google's $1 billion Bay Area housing pledge as "big win". ...

Jun 24, 20191 hr 7 min

Elimination of the Snakes - Show #529

We open with a couple of stories from Dan. Fact or crap: One right for John, none for Dan. Mail Bag: Three from Joe: 1) Alexa has been eavesdropping on you this whole time. 2) Instagram model denies claims she swam in sacred spring. 3) Crack Pie is no more as Milk Bar changes name of famous dessert. The Rest of the Show: All email and stories this week.

Jun 03, 20191 hr 2 min

Elimination of the Snakes - Show #528

We're back. I think we're done with time off for awhile. The upcoming elections... A sad story from Dan's life. Cancer sucks. Jerry Falwell Jr.? Fact or Crap: Two right for John, none for Dan. Mail Bag: Five from Peter: 1) Teen’s $1 Billion suit claims Apple’s facial recognition software led to false arrest. 2) Wisconsin tribe accused of embezzling could face $5.5M fines. 3) Bill aims to prevent students from being denied access to school lunch. 4) Alan Dershowitz: McCarthyism has arrived at Har...

May 20, 20191 hr 4 min

Elimination of the Snakes - Show #527

“If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit.” - W.C. Fields We're back after our 3 week hiatus. We start with a little story from Dan. Fact or Crap: One a piece for both of us this week. Mail Bag: Some humor from Mike. One from Earl: Electric vehicles could charge while driving on eHighways... Soon in Sweden. Three from Joe: 1) Lesbian cafe charging 18% man tax goes out of business. 2) Should Wisconsin lottery winners be required to come forward? 3) LGBTQ shirts: Belle's...

May 06, 20191 hr 6 min

Elimination of the Snakes - Show #526

Our audio quality has improved. Hope you like it. Now we gotta work on content. LMAO 8^) Fact or Crap: Batting 1000 this week. Mail Bag: Three from Joe: 1) Mayor Breed proposes waterfront homeless center near Bay Bridge. 2) Neubauer wants "every last vote" counted as Hagedorn leads by 6000 votes. 3) Chicago police sued for allegedly raiding a 4-year-old's birthday party. One from George: 1) Erik Prince lecture at Beloit College canceled amid student protests. The Rest of the Show: 1) Arby’s mana...

Apr 08, 20191 hr 4 min

Elimination of the Snakes - Show #525

Dan had his annual physical. We're getting older... Go figure! Fact or Crap: Two right for John, one for Dan. Mail Bag: Two from Joe: 1) Bartender told to dress "sexy" and "date-ready" wins $80K. 2) Spirit Airlines booted teen from flight without mom's knowledge. Three from George: 1) John Hickenlooper: Why aren't female candidates being asked about male VP pick? 2) Wrongful conviction in murder case to cost San Francisco $13.1 million. 3) Oil supermajor Shell acquires Sonnen for home battery ex...

Apr 01, 201955 min

Elimination of the Snakes - Show #524

We're back after a week off. Spring has sprung. YaHoo! Sam got Dan's Skype up and running again. Can you say technically illiterate on the edge of being a luddite. Robocalls and Spam Calls. eots@email.com Let us know what you think. Fact of Crap: One right, one wrong for both of us this week. Mail Bag: One from earl: Shell’s big power plans point to rapid shift to electric. Three from Pete: 1) Man accused of assault at UC Berkeley pleads not guilty. 2) Florida man mistakenly arrested in sex spa ...

Mar 25, 20191 hr 1 min

Elimination of the Snakes - Show #523

A little story about Shopko Optical. A Dan rant!?! Spring ahead, a sign winter is about done. YaHoo! Fact or Crap: We struck out this week. Mail Bag: Four from Michael: 1) Alabama woman who joined ISIS is begging to come home. 2) Alleged dine-and-dash dater Paul Gonzales may face 13 years in prison. 3) Colorado cop pulls his gun on black man just trying to clean up his front yard. 4) House votes to condemn all hate as anti-semitism debate overshadows Congress. The Rest of the Show: All email sho...

Mar 11, 20191 hr 4 min

Elimination of the Snakes - Show #522

Hogan's Heroes trivia. Get a hold of us: eots@email.com Polar Vortex!?! Long hard winter in Wisconsin. Rivers and lakes and eagles oh my. Fact or Crap: One right for John none for Dan this week. Mail Bag: No email on this weeks show. The Rest of the Show: 1) Man accused of staging girlfriend's death as suicide found not guilty of homicide. 2) Tony Evers first budget OKs driver permits and IDs to undocumented immigrants. 3) US Senate demands answers from Google over hidden mic in Nest Secure Prod...

Mar 04, 20191 hr 3 min

Elimination of the Snakes - Show #521

More crappy weather talk?!? It sucks to be Dan. The 2020 election and Goofy old Trump. President Bernie Sanders? Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Joe Biden? Fact or Crap: Two right for Dan, one for John. Mail Bag: One from Mike: 1) Indian man to sue his parents for giving birth to him "without his consent". Three from Joe: 1) Amy Klobuchar mistreatment accusations pose challenge to 2020 presidential run. 2) Photo of Joy Behar dressed as "beautiful African woman" resurfaces. 3) Colorado teacher twe...

Feb 25, 20191 hr 7 min

Elimination of the Snakes - Show #520

More snow in our area. Yippee! eots@email.com Let us know what you think. Fact or Crap: One right for Dan, two for John. Mail Bag: Two from Joe: 1) The border wall saga in the White House continues: National Emergency Declaration Sen. Cruz to Congress: Make El Chapo pay for the wall. George H. W. Bush vs Donald Trump... What does acting presidential mean? 2) Ocasio-Cortez's boyfriend granted House email account. One from Peter: 1) School apologizes after telling student to cover up anti-discrimi...

Feb 18, 201959 min

Elimination of the Snakes - Show #519

Take this job and shove it! B.S.session. Night Crawlers!?! Interesting weather in our neck of the woods. Dan the snowbird wannabe. The most boring Super Bowl ever! State of the Union address... Childish bunch of crap. Fact or Crap: One a piece for both of us this week. Mail Bag: Three from Joe: 1) Vos: Evers plan non-starter if it raises taxes. 2) Tom Brokaw apologizes after saying "Hispanics should work harder at assimilation." The perpetually offended... participation awards... REEEEAALLLLY?! ...

Feb 11, 20191 hr 9 min

Elimination of the Snakes - Show #518

Superbowl? WTF!?! Dan and computers don't get along at all. Fact or Crap: One a piece for both of us this week. Mail Bag: Two from Earl: 1) 49,340 people killed by drivers while walking on US streets in 2008–2017. 2) NASA warned that the 460-ft asteroid AG3 flew past earth. Near miss? Four from Joe: 1) Kid wins science fair by proving Tom Brady is a cheater. 2) Chuck Todd refuses to give air time to climate deniers. Side tracked: Trump, you lost!!! 3) "Air Pelosi": Watchdog revisits House speake...

Jan 28, 201959 min

Elimination of the Snakes - Show #517

Dan upgraded his equipment. Improved sound quality, we hope. Jayme Closs free after 88-day kidnapping ordeal. Miracles do happen. Some great football over the next few weeks. Fact or Crap: Two right for John, one for Dan. Mail Bag: Three from Pete: 1) 75-year-old Milwaukee man speaks about shooting, killing attempted robber. 2) Sesame Street character Grover accused of cursing. 3) Neo-Nazi Travis Ricci guilty in murder of white woman dating black man. The Rest of the Show: 1) Wrong-way driver cr...

Jan 14, 20191 hr 6 min

Elimination of the Snakes - Show #516

First show of 2019. We hope you all had a great holiday season. Fact or Crap: Two right for both of us this week. Mail Bag: Two from Joe: 1) Oakland Mayor defies Trump to warn residents about ICE raids... 2) Colin Kaepernick reportedly "ready and willing" to play for the Redskins. The Rest of the Show: 1) Migrant group demands Trump either let them in or pay $50K each to turn back. 2) Texas teen faces murder charge after egg-throwing prank leads to fatal crash. 3) Robert Quinn complains about la...

Jan 07, 20191 hr 3 min

Elimination of the Snakes - Show #515

Visit "Youtubistic" on YouTube... Thanks for taking a look. Dan needs to pitch a bitch. Taco Bell is the target. Job market quandary. Fact or Crap: One right one wrong for John. Mail Bag: Two from Joe: 1) Cowboys star Ezekiel Elliott blasts NFL after fine for donation to Salvation Army. 2) Elizabeth Warren stands by DNA test. But around her, worries abound. One from Earl: Jesse Ventura " Off the Grid ". The Rest of the Show: 1) Kamala Harris staffer resigns over harassment allegations. 2) Presid...

Dec 10, 201859 min

Elimination of the Snakes - Show #514

The Greenbay Packers fired Mike McCarthy. George Herbert Walker Bush dies at 94. Bishop Robert Morlino of Madison dies at age 71. eots@email.com Fact or Crap: Kinda!?! Mail Bag: Two from Pete: 1) Supporters fight for Kimberly-Clark $100M deal, other lawmakers oppose plan. 2) Huff Post Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer is problematic ,bigoted and offensive. Three from Joe: 1) Woman pushed, punched, and choked McDonald’s employee over ketchup. 2) The caravan in Tijuana: Hope is fading for the Central ...

Dec 03, 20181 hr 2 min

Elimination of the Snakes - Show #513

Dan and family celebrated Thanksgiving today. Dan got his damn pumpkin pie, thanks Mandy! A possible guest in the near future. Fact or Crap: One right for Dan and one for John. Mail Bag: Four from Joe: 1) Wells Fargo knew for years that auto insurance was hurting customers, lawsuit says. 2) Animal rights activist going to court for tossing fisherman's catch back into lake. 3) The $400,000 GoFundMe for a homeless man was all a scam. 4) Dashcam video shows dramatic Arkansas traffic-stop shootout. ...

Nov 19, 20181 hr 3 min

Elimination of the Snakes - Show #512

More snow, Oh Boy! Dan takes a trip down memory lane and to Illinois. Some needed changes were made in the midterm election. eots@email.com... Get a hold of us. Fact or Crap: One right for John, two for Dan. Mail Bag: Four from Joe: 1) Defaming Muhammad does not fall under purview of free speech, ECHR Ruled. 2) New York professor caught on camera stealing GOP yard signs. 3) Grassley refers Avenatti and Swetnick to Justice for a criminal probe. 4) Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she can’t afford ap...

Nov 12, 20181 hr 4 min

Elimination of the Snakes - Show #511

Life and political podcast. Dan's 2nd book is doing well. Fact or Crap: Two right for John, one for Dan. Mail Bag: One from Peter: 1) Universities to send students to U.S.-Mexico border for "awareness experience". Two from Michael: 1) The loss of a son fueled a father's fight against illegal immigration. 2) The sanctuary city mess: What really happens when cities choose politically correct politics over safety. One from Earl: Recent sea-level contributions of the Antarctic and Greenland ice shee...

Oct 29, 20181 hr 2 min

Elimination of the Snakes - Show #510

Midterm elections. Dan got a little snow on Saturday. You want some cheese and crackers with that whine? Fact or Crap: Batting 1000 this week. Gilligan's Island star Dawn Wells accepts $197K in GoFundMe donations. Mail Bag: Three from Peter: 1) Manafort appears in court in wheelchair, to be sentenced. 2) Wisconsin wide receiver Quintez Cephus to stand trial for sexual assault charges. 3) What Elizabeth Warren's DNA test reveals (and it's not what you think). Two from Joe: 1) Black man blocked fr...

Oct 22, 20181 hr 5 min

Elimination of the Snakes - Show #509

We got some snow today. Oh Boy! Some football talk. Our memories are failing, getting old sucks! Fact or Crap: Batting 1000 this week. A cute little bunny story from Dan. Mail Bag: Three from Joe: 1) Ohio teacher resigns after assigning students bizarre quiz. 2) Georgetown Professor’s Kavanaugh tweet sparks Conservative outrage. 3) Babysitting while black: Georgia woman calls police on black babysitter. The Rest of the Show: 1) Senate Dem hopeful Kyrsten Sinema's jaw-dropping Taliban admission. ...

Oct 15, 20181 hr 4 min

Elimination of the Snakes - Show #508

eots@email.com - Get a hold of us. It's sometimes hard to be a Packer fan. Fact or Crap: One right, one wrong for both of us this week. Mail Bag: One from Earl: A decade of commercial space travel – what's next? Judge Brett Kavanaugh confirmation... Roe v. Wade... Two from Joe: 1) Collins calls crowdfunding to get her to oppose Kavanaugh a bribe. 2) Friend of Ford told FBI she was pressured into altering statement. The upcoming election... One from Peter: 1) Florida HS coach told player to commi...

Oct 08, 20181 hr 2 min

Elimination of the Snakes - Show #507

We're back again. Probably won't be taking any weeks off for awhile. Is there a perfect place to live? Dan was on vacation last week. Could you live without your cell phone? eots@email.com Fact or Crap: One wrong and one right for both of us this week. Mail Bag: Three from Joe: 1) Texas biology teacher on leave for allegedly bullying pro-Trump student. 2) Hurricane Maria victims never received huge stockpile of water bottles. 3) Evergreen State College hit with catastrophic enrollment crisis. Tw...

Oct 01, 20181 hr 7 min

Elimination of the Snakes - Show #506

We've been off a couple of weeks, but we're back now. Packers game today ended in a tie. Looking at the possibility of having more guests on the show. Fact or Crap: One right and one wrong for both of us this week. Mail Bag: Four from Mike: 1) What's killing Sears? Its own retirees, the CEO says. 2) New York Times backtracks on a tale about some expensive curtains... 3) Judge Brett Kavanaugh is Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court. 4) Evergreen State apologizes for using taxpayer funds to prote...

Sep 17, 20181 hr

Elimination of the Snakes - Show #505

Dan's surgery went well. Where in the world is Bill Cosby? Fact or Crap: Two right for both of us this week. A MoviePass update. Mail Bag: One from Becky: 1) Costco opens doors to people during flooding in Middleton, Wisconsin. Two from Earl: 1) Metric mishap caused loss of NASA orbiter. 2) The Explosion of the Ariane 5 rocket, $370 million for an integer overflow. Sidetracked: Dan comments on the Catholic Church sexual abuse cases. One from Joe: 1) Group apologizes for auctioning a night in Nel...

Aug 27, 20181 hr 2 min
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