Talkin' Politics | Feb. 6th, 2023 - Adam's Open; Gov. Kelly Killing It; Chinese Surveillance Balloon; MO GOP Taking Away Voters Voice; Big Oil Climate Suits

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Not a segment but… George Santos. The fun never stops! 

https://www.semafor.com/article/02/02/2023/george-santos-weve-been-secretly-recorded

True or False 

1. Every Democrat needs to study Gov. Laura Kelly
   1. https://www.kake.com/story/48300173/laura-kelly-announces-integra-technologies-expansion-will-bring-nearly-2000-jobs-to-wichita
2. State of the state https://kansasreflector.com/2023/01/24/full-transcript-of-kansas-gov-laura-kellys-2023-state-of-the-state-speech/

Yeah…No, Yeah 

1. Chinese Surveillance Balloon brings out the dumbest & dullest
   1. Shot down on Sat off coasts of Carolinas 
   2. Biden clip https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1621966810366050311?s=46&t=SjL8DWkTYeHskbvcl8d6GA
       
2. JD Vance in his finance bro country weekender gear https://twitter.com/theheartlandpod/status/1621890403392708610?s=46&t=SjL8DWkTYeHskbvcl8d6GA
3. Forbes: Trump had a balloon too 
   1. https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattnovak/2023/02/04/yes-chinese-spy-balloons-flew-over-the-us-when-president-trump-was-in-office-too/
4. China responds
   1. https://apnews.com/article/ap-news-alert-taipei-china-86027afce2ad5d0536487c360350fa74
5. Trump claims it never happens during HIS admin
   1. https://www.newsweek.com/trump-never-informed-chinese-balloons-pentagon-congressman-1779069

Buy or Sell 

1. Missouri Republicans will finally squash the voice of the voters
   1. https://missouriindependent.com/2023/02/01/missouri-house-gives-initial-approval-to-raising-bar-for-voters-to-amend-the-constitution/
   2. https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2023-02-03/missouri-gop-cloaks-a-measure-limiting-ballot-initiatives-with-language-about-citizen-only-voting
   3. Great suggestion by gunby 

https://twitter.com/trishformo/status/1621889852416335872?s=46&t=SjL8DWkTYeHskbvcl8d6GA

The Big One 

1. The Big Tobacco treatment of Big Oil
   1. https://www.semafor.com/article/02/01/2023/the-coming-wave-of-climate-legal-action
   2. Emissions are UP https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-global-co2-emissions-from-fossil-fuels-hit-record-high-in-2022/
   3. CASE: https://www.shearman.com/perspectives/2021/06/milieudefensie-v-shell--landmark-court-decision-for-energy-companies

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