Guest: Rob Adkerson is the longtime chief of staff to U.S. Congressman Barry Loudermilk (Georgia). A small business owner whose company was effectively shut down by the Dodd-Frank banking law, Rob became active in the Tea Party movement, served as the chairman of his county group, and managed Loudermilk's first congressional campaign. He has worked alongside Loudermilk on the J6 investigation and the Article One Project. He is now running for Loudermilk's open congressional seat. Learn more at VoteRobAdkerson.com.
Key topics covered:
- Why Rob resigned to run for Congress
- His Tea Party origin story and the Dodd-Frank fight
- Faith, family, freedom, and the 3:12 AM calling
- The Sham J6 Committee and disproving Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony
- Daycare, hospice, and appropriations fraud
- The Merit Act and reforming the federal workforce
- Tax cuts, the Fair Tax, and the IRS
- The talking filibuster
- The national debt eclipsing 100 percent of GDP
- President Trump's biggest accomplishments and the Iran question
- China as the new Soviet Union
- How to actually communicate with constituents
Links: teapartypatriots.org | jennybethshow.com | VoteRobAdkerson.com
Timestamped topic breakdown:
00:18 — Welcome and guest introduction
01:10 — How Rob Adkerson became politically active through the Tea Party movement
02:27 — Small business background and how Dodd-Frank crushed his company
05:16 — First principles, the Constitution, and Woodrow Wilson's legacy
05:52 — The 17th and 16th Amendments explained
06:53 — Faith, family, freedom and a seventh grandchild on the way
07:35 — The 3:12 AM moment that changed everything
11:03 — Inside the J6 investigation and Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony
13:33 — Minnesota daycare fraud, California hospice fraud, and bureaucrats writing the bills
15:10 — Reagan, making the wind blow on Congress, and bringing the people in
16:39 — The IRS audits citizens but cannot track its own dollars
21:42 — Real oversight, the Article One Project, and the RAINS Act
23:23 — The streamlined steam engine analogy for the federal government
26:37 — Federal worker unions and the Merit Act
29:14 — How the federal workforce ballooned under Barack Obama
31:24 — Tax cuts versus spending cuts and the Fair Tax
32:11 — A James Carville signing story
34:24 — The talking filibuster and who is really blocking the agenda
37:23 — A national debt that has eclipsed 100 percent of GDP
40:02 — President Trump's biggest accomplishments
42:02 — Why ending the 47-year Iran standoff may be his greatest legacy
44:57 — China as the new Soviet Union and the cyber Cold War
47:01 — Why younger Americans need to understand what communism actually is
50:20 — Taking constituents inside Washington with you
52:59 — The Gang of Five, regular order, and the Speaker's job
56:36 — How a congressional office actually logs constituent calls
58:39 — Favorite founder: George Washington
59:23 — Where to learn more: VoteRobAdkerson.com