Backroom Politics

THIS WEEK ON BACKROOM POLITICS...DONALD TRUMP MAKE THE PIVOT TO LOOK MORE "PRESIDENTIAL"...CAN HE MAINTAIN THE DISCIPLINE TO MAKE THE PIVOT WORK? CAN THE PIVOT OVERCOME PAST GAFFES? WITH 50 NATIONAL SECURITY FIGURES SIGNING A NEVER TRUMP LETTER, CAN TRUMP FIX HIS ESTABLISHMENT PROBLEM?  HILLARY MAINTAINS A DOUBLE DIGIT LEAD NATIONALLY...CAN SHE CAPITALIZE ON THE LEAD AND INCREASE HER CREDIBILITY?....THE CONTINUING SOAP OPERA AT FOX NEWS AS REPORTS OF SECRET "BLACK OPS ROOMS" INSIDE THE ORGANIZATION ARE EXPOSED....THIS AND "TELL ME A STORY"...THIS WEEK ON BLACKROOM POLITICS..

THIS WEEK ON BACKROOM POLITICS.... AND WE'RE OFF.... WE ENTER THE GENERAL ELECTION SEASON WITH CONVENTION BUMPS...CONVENTION LOSSES...AND BIG TIME HICCUPS.  WE WILL GO OVER THE BEST (AND WORST)  OF THE REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC CONVENTIONS!  TRUMP HAS A BAD WEEKEND....HILLARY HAS A BAD WEEKEND...AND WE CONTINUE TO GO HEAD FIRST TOWARD ELECTION A NEW COMMANDER IN CHIEF!!! ALL OF THE LATEST POLITICAL ANALYSIS FROM THE WEEK AND "TELL ME A STORY"...AS WE COME HOME TO BLOGTALK RADIO...THIS WEEK ON BACKROOM POLITICS!

THIS WEEK ON BACK ROOM POLITICS....DHS FUNDING BECOMES A POLITICAL SHOWDOWN ON CAPITOL HILL....ARE THE REPUBLICANS PICKING A FIGHT THAT THEY CAN'T WIN IN THE PUBLIC EYE OR IS THE WHITE HOUSE OUT OF TOUCH WITH POLITICAL REALITY?...ISIS HAS TAKEN ASSYRIAN CHRISTIANS HOSTAGE, KILLED EGYPTIAN COPTYC CHRISTIANS, BUT ARE LOOSING GROUND IN IRAQ....DID THE WHITE HOUSE PULL A HEAD FAKE WHEN THEY ANNOUNCED THE STRATEGY FOR DEFEATING ISIS....BY GIVING THEM A STARTING DATE....BILL O'REILLY AND BRIAN WILLIAMS.....CAN WE BELIEVE MAIN STREAM MEDIA ANCHORS OR HAS BROADCAST NEWS GONE THE WAY OF THE DODO.....AND BIG NEWS FROM BACKROOM POLITICS....WE'LL EXPLAIN!!!!....THIS AND "TELL ME A STORY"....THIS WEEK ON BACKROOM POLITICS! 

THIS WEEK ON BACKROOM POLITICS...THE WAR AGAINST ISIL TAKES A DRAMATIC TURN AS THE VIOLENCE AGAINST CIVILIANS IN THEIR CONTROLLED AREAS RISE.  THE LEADERS FROM MORE THAN 60 NATIONS GATHER IN DC TO DISCUSS HOW TO DEFEAT ISLAMIC EXTREEMISM....IS THIS NOW A GLOBAL WAR?...THE PRESIDENT LOOSES A KEY CHALLENGE TO HIS EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY INVOLVING IMMIGRATION AS A TEXAS FEDERAL COURT BLOCKS HIS "LEGAL PRESENCE" ORDER...IS THIS A BLOW TO IMMIGRATION OR A TARGETED HIT TO THE ADMINISTRATION?...BRIAN WILLIAMS FALLOUT CONTINUES TO HAUNT NBC NEWS AND MAIN STREAM MEDIA...COMBINED WITH THE DEPARTURE OF JON STEWART...IS BACKROOM POLITICS THE FUTURE OF MEDIA...IS MAINSTREAM MEDIA IN TROUBLE?...THE SUPREME COURT TAKE UP OBAMACARE...COULD THIS CASE BE THE UNDOING OF OBAMACARE OR WILL IT SURVIVE AND THIS IS JUST A SMOKE SCREEN FOR THE GOP....THIS AND "TELL ME A STORY" ....THIS WEEK ON BACKROOM POLITICS!

THIS WEEK ON BACKROOM POLITICS....AS ASH CARTER PREPARES FOR HIS CONFIMRATION AS SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, ISIS CONTINUES IT'S TERROR CAMPAIGN WITH THE BRUTAL MURDER OF A JORDANIAN PILOT AND A JAPANESE JOURNALIST...ARE THEY WINNING THE WAR FOR THE MIDDLE EAST? WILL THE CARTER HEARING BE ABOUT OBAMA'S POLICY OR THE NOMINEE...MITT ROMNEY PULLS OUT OF 2016...WHAT DOEST THE FIELD FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE LOOK LIKE TODAY?  THE GOP GOES AFTER OBAMACARE AGAIN...CAN THEY WIN THIS BATTLE WITH A GOP CONTROL OF CONGRESS? IS THIS A LOOSING FIGHT?....IMMIGRATION... IS IMMIGRATION CAUSING A RIFT INSIDE THE REPUBLICAN PARTY?...AND THE POLITICS OF VACCINATION....WHY HAVE VACCINATIONS BECOME A POLITICAL ISSUE?....THAT AND TELL ME A STORY.....THIS WEEK ON BACKROOM POLITICS!

THIS WEEK ON BACKROOM POLITICS...JOINING THE ROUNDTABLE FOR THIS EPSIODE....FORMER REPUBLICAN CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE AND REPRESENTATIVE OF THE GREAT STATE OF LOUISIANA....CONGRESSMAN BOB LVIINGSTON WILL BE IN HOUSE....ONE WEEK AFTER THE STATE OF THE UNION...DID THE PRESIDENT BREAK ANY GROUND...OR BREAK THE LOG JAM FOR THAT MATTER...WE TAKE A LOOK BACK...WITH THE DEATH OF KING ABDULLAH OF SAUDI ARABIA AND THE FALL OF THE GOVERNMENT IN YEMEN, HOW STABLE IS THE MIDDLE EAST RIGHT NOW AND CAN U.S. GAIN SUPPORT WITH THESE NEW CHANGES? CAN MODERATES IN EACH PARTY SURVIVE....BLUE STATE GOP SENATORS BREAKING RANKS WITH McCONNELL, RED STATE DEMS BREAKING WITH THEIR LEAERSHIP....CAN MODERATES BE A SECRET WEAPON FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT?  ALL OF THIS AND TELL ME A STORY....THIS WEEK ON BACKROOM POLITICS! 

IT'S OUR ANNUAL STATE OF THE UNION PREVIEW SHOW!!  THIS YEAR OUR SPECIAL GUEST IS DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMAN RICK LARSEN OF WASHINGTON STATE!  WE WILL LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT MAY BE ON THE PRESIDENT OBAMA'S AGENDA...FROM IMMIGRATION TO FAMILY LEAVE...FROM FREE COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO INFRASTRUCTURE...FROM FOREIGN POLICY TO THE ECONOMY...WE WILL COVER IT ALL!!! AND OF COURSE..."TELL ME A STORY"...THIS WEEK ON BACKROOM POLITICS!!

THIS WEEK ON BACKROOM POLITICS... WE TAKE A LOOK BACK AT THE TRAGIC EVENTS IN PARIS...COULD THIS HAPPEN IN THE US?  ARE WE PREPARED FOR THESE LONE WOLF ATTACKS?  CAN THE PRESS REALLY BE FREE WITHOUT THREAT OF VIOLENCE AGAINST THEIR VOICE?  ALSO, CYBERSECURITY AND THE RECENT CYBER ATTACKS ON THE GOVERNEMENT AND CORPORATE AMERICA?  HOW SAFE ARE WE? WHAT CAN WASHINGTON DO TO PREPARE FOR THIS NEW WAR FRONT?  ARE WE EVEN READY FOR CYBER ATTACKS? JOINING US WILL BE SPECIAL GUEST FORMER DHS AND COAST GUARD CYBER EXECUTIVE ADMIRAL BOB DAY...BARBERA BOXER SAYS NO TO ANOTHER TERM AS SENATOR...WHAT IS IN THE CARDS FOR THE CALIFORNIA SENATE SEAT IN 2016?  THAT AND TELL ME A STORY....THIS WEEK ON BACKROOM POLITICS!! BACKROOM POLITICS IS THE BEST POLITICAL TALK SHOW YOU"VE NEVER HEARD OF!!!!  Moderated by Justin Russell, join Congressman Al Swift, Denise Krepp, Bob Hynes, Allen Moore, Carl Tuvin and our weekly guests as they take a critical and uncensored inside look at Washington politics today. Broadcasting live from S

HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM BACKROOM POLTICS....THIS WEEK.....WE TAKE A LOOK BACK THE YEAR THAT WAS 2014 AND THE BIG POLITICAL STORIES....FROM FERGUSSON TO MID-TERMS....FROM XL PIPELINE TO OBAMA CARE....WHAT GOT OUR ATTENTION IN 2014?  ALSO, WHAT CAN WE EXPECT OUT OF WASHINGTON IN THE UPCOMING 2015 AND THE 114TH CONGRESS...CAN CAPITOL HILL AND THE WHITE HOUSE BREAK THE GRIDLOCK? WHAT WILL BE THE BIG POLITICAL STORIES OF 2015?  THAT AND "TELL ME A STORY"....THIS WEEK ON BACKROOM POLITICS. BACKROOM POLITICS IS THE BEST POLITICAL TALK SHOW YOU"VE NEVER HEARD OF!!!!  Moderated by Justin Russell, join Congressman Al Swift, Denise Krepp, Bob Hynes, Allen Moore, Carl Tuvin and our weekly guests as they take a critical and uncensored inside look at Washington politics today. Broadcasting live from Shelly’s Backroom in the heart of the nation’s capital every Tuesday from 4- 6 p.m. ET, this fast-paced and focused political roundtable offers listeners an open and honest, as well as humorous assessment of where the nation stan

THIS WEEK ON BACKROOM POLITICS.. DC HAS A GRASS PROBLEM...APARENTLY DC VOTERS CAN PASS INITIATIVES INTO LAW AND CONGRESS CAN RENDER THAT VOTE USELESS...HAVE DC VOTERS BEEN NEUTERED?...ALSO, IS ELIZABETH WARREN THE "NEW AND IMPROVED" HILLARY CLINTON AND IS THIS THE BEGINING OF A NEW RADICALIZED LEFT WING OF THE DEMOCRATS?...CAN NEW MEDIA OUTLETS BE TRUSTED IN REPORTING THE NEWS? THE ROLLING STONE ARTICLE, ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS HAS BROUGHT A NEW FOCUS ON THE QUALITY OF JOURNALISM BEING BROUGHT TO LIGHT BY BLOGGERS AND THE INTERNET....PLUS "TELL ME A STORY"...THIS WEEK ON BACKROOM POLITICS!!! BACKROOM POLITICS is a weekly political roundtable of former politicos and Washington insiders who believe that political statesmanship and civility trumps the strict party line. Guests on the show include some of the country's top political leaders and thinkers. For the REAL INSIDE THE BELTWAY take on politics as they affect you....listen every week to BACKROOM POLITICS!

THIS WEEK ON BACKROOM POLITICS...BREAKING NEWS...THE SENATE AND SENATE DEMOCRATS RELEASE THE CIA "TORTURE REPORT"....WHAT IS CONTAINED IN THE REPORT... DOES THIS HURT OUR INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY....WHAT IS THE FALL OUT....A NEW YORK CITY GRAND JURY FAILS TO INDICT OFFICERS FOR THE GARNER DEATH ON STATEN ISLAND...IS THIS CONFIMRATION THAT OUR COUNTRY NEEDS BIGGER DIALOUGE ON RACE RELATIONS?...AND ROLLING STONE'S CREDIBILITY IS CALLED INTO QUESTION AFTER A STORY DETAILING SEXUAL ABUSE ON CAMPUS AT UVA...HOW BAD IS THE DAMAGE AND IS THIS A BLOW TO VICTIMS RIGHTS?...THIS AND TELL ME A STORY ON THIS WEEK'S BACKROOM POLITICS!   BACKROOM POLITICS is a weekly political roundtable of former politicos and Washington insiders who believe that political statesmanship and civility trumps the strict party line. Guests on the show include some of the country's top political leaders and thinkers. For the REAL INSIDE THE BELTWAY take on politics as they affect you....listen every week to BACKROOM POLITICS!

THIS WEEK ON BACKROOM POLITICS...ONE WEEK AFTER THE GRAND JURY DECISION AND THE ENSUING PROTESTS AND RIOTS IN SEVERAL CITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY, WHAT IS THE TRUE FALLOUT OF FERGUSON AND WHERE DOES THE COUNTRY GO FROM HERE? JOINING US LIVE IS NEWS ANCHOR PAT MCGONIGLE FROM KSDK IN ST. LOUIS...  SECRETARY OF DEFENSE CHUCK HAGEL ANNOUNCES HIS DEPARTURE FROM THE ADMINISTRATION UNDER A CLOUD OF QUESTIONS...WAS HE FIRED...WAS THIS VOLUNTARY....WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT? NOW THAT WE HAVE BEEN STUFFED WITH TURKEY, WE CAN NOW GET STUFFED BY DUCK...LAME DUCK...AS IN LAME DUCK CONGRESS.  WHAT ARE THE EXPECTATIONS, IF ANY, THAN CAN COME FROM THIS FINAL PUSH OF THE YEAR..WILL THIS INCLUDE A DEAL ON IMMIGRATION OR WILL THIS ALL LEAD TO A GOVERNEMENT SHUTDOWN?..ALL OF THIS AND TELL ME A STORY....THIS WEEK ON BACKROOM POLITICS! BACKROOM POLITICS is a weekly political roundtable of former politicos and Washington insiders who believe that political statesmanship and civility trumps

WE ARE ON THANKSGIVING BREAK THIS WEEK, BUT WE WANTED TO SAY TO ALL OF OUR LISTENERS AND FANS "HAPPY THANKSGIVING!" WE ALSO WANTED TO TAKE THIS OPORTUNITY TO SAY "CONGRATULATIONS" TO OUR FRIEND, CONGRESSMAN JOHN DINGELL (D-MI) ON BEING AWARDED THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM!  IN CELEBRATION OF THAT, WE ARE GOING TO REPLAY OUR EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH HIM FROM 2013!! WE WILL BE BACK LIVE ON DECEMBER 2ND....TALK TO YOU THEN!! BACKROOM POLITICS is a weekly political roundtable of former politicos and Washington insiders who believe that political statesmanship and civility trumps the strict party line. Guests on the show include some of the country's top political leaders and thinkers. For the REAL INSIDE THE BELTWAY take on politics as they affect you....listen every week to BACKROOM POLITICS!

THIS WEEK ON BACKROOM POLITICS...NOW THAT THE MID-TERM ELECTIONS ARE OVER....WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG....WELL, EXCEPT FOR AN IMMIGRATION FIGHT THAT COULD SHUT DOWN GOVERNMENT...AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT FIGHTS THAT COULD POSSIBLY SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT...AND THE GOP IS ALREADY THREATENING GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN....AND THE DEMS ARE ALREADY BLAMING THE GOP FOR SHUTTING DOWN THE GOVERNMENT....IT'S DEJA VU ALL OVER AGAIN!!!! THAT AND TELL ME A STORY THIS WEEK ON BACKROOM POLITICS!!!!. BACKROOM POLITICS is a weekly political roundtable of former politicos and Washington insiders who believe that political statesmanship and civility trumps the strict party line. Guests on the show include some of the country's top political leaders and thinkers. For the REAL INSIDE THE BELTWAY take on politics as they affect you....listen every week to BACKROOM POLITICS!

TODAY'S BACKROOM POLITICS IS A BEST OF SHOW.... As we celebrate America's Veterans and the sacrifices they made, we aske that all of our supporters take this time and thank a Veteran for their service.  BACKROOM POLITICS is a weekly political roundtable of former politicos and Washington insiders who believe that political statesmanship and civility trumps the strict party line. Guests on the show include some of the country's top political leaders and thinkers. For the REAL INSIDE THE BELTWAY take on politics as they affect you....listen every week to BACKROOM POLITICS!

JOIN US FOR A SPECIAL EDITION OF BACKROOM POLITICS  AS WE CELEBRATE 4 YEARS OF BRINGING REAL POLITICAL DISCUSSION TO AMERICA!!!!  THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY OF POLITICS  BROUGHT TO YOU BY REAL WASHINGTON INSIDERS.  We have had some of DC's biggest names in national politics and global strategy on the air with our roundtable. We have discussed some of our nation's most divisive political topics. All of this, combined with the promotion of civility and statesmanship.  Join us as we celebrate our first four years...and look forward to the next 4 years of bringing America the BEST POLITICAL TALK SHOW YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF!!

IT'S ELECTION DAY IN AMERICA AND THE BACKROOM POLITICS TEAM WILL PROVIDE UP TO DATE AND REAL ANALYSIS OF KEY RACES IN THIS MIDTERM ELECTION CYCLE! ... WHAT'S AT STEAK IN THIS ELECTION?  ALSO, IS THESE MIDTERM RACES A REPORT CARD ON THE PRESIDENT? WE'LL LOOK AT HOW BOTH PARTIES ALIENATED MILLENNIALS AND WHY THAT COULD BE A CRITICAL ERROR....ALL OF THIS AND TELL ME A STORY THIS WEEK ON BACKROOM POLITICS!  BACKROOM POLITICS is a weekly political roundtable of former politicos and Washington insiders who believe that political statesmanship and civility trumps the strict party line. Guests on the show include some of the country's top political leaders and thinkers. For the REAL INSIDE THE BELTWAY take on politics as they affect you....listen every week to BACKROOM POLITICS!

BACKROOM POLITICS is a weekly political roundtable of former politicos and Washington insiders who believe that political statesmanship and civility trumps the strict party line. Guests on the show include some of the country's top political leaders and thinkers. For the REAL INSIDE THE BELTWAY take on politics as they affect you....listen every week to BACKROOM POLITICS!

THIS WEEK ON BACKROOM POLITICS.. WHAT EXACTLY IS A EBOLA CZAR AND WHY THE GOP HATES RON KLAIN?....THEN STATE:BALLOTS, TAXES ON POT, GAS, AND MILLIONAIRES...JUST A FEW ISSUES THAT VOTERS WILL CONSIDER ON STATE BALLOTS ACROSS THE NATION NEXT MONTH FOR THE MIDTERMS...HOW WILL THIS IMPACT THE TURN OUTS?....AFTER, SUPREME COURT ALLOWS TEXAS VOTER ID LAWS AND WHY THIS IS A BIG DEAL... AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, CONSERVATIVES CATCH UP AS SUPER PAC FUNDRAISING EXPLODES...WHO WILL COME OUT ON TOP?...THAT AND "TELL ME A STORY", THIS WEEK ON BACKROOM POLITICS.   BACKROOM POLITICS is a weekly political roundtable of former politicos and Washington insiders who believe that political statesmanship and civility trumps the strict party line. Guests on the show include some of the country's top political leaders and thinkers. For the REAL INSIDE THE BELTWAY take on politics as they affect you....listen every week to BACKROOM POLITICS!

THIS WEEK ON BACKROOM POLITICS... HAVE THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES LOST HOPE IN OBAMA FOR THE MIDTERMS?...THEN ELEVEN QUESTIONS THAT WILL DECIDE WHO WILL HAVE CONTROL OF THE SENATE...IN THE MIDDLE EAST, BATTLE FOR CONTROL FOR IRAQ, IS ISIS WINNING?... LASTLY, NEW CHURCH DOCTRINE COMING FROM THE VATICAN...IS THIS A KINDER, GENLTLER CATHOLIC CHURCH OR ARE THEY CHANGING WITH THE TIMES?...THAT AND "TELL ME A STORY", THIS WEEK ON BACKROOM POLITICS. BACKROOM POLITICS is a weekly political roundtable of former politicos and Washington insiders who believe that political statesmanship and civility trumps the strict party line. Guests on the show include some of the country's top political leaders and thinkers. For the REAL INSIDE THE BELTWAY take on politics as they affect you....listen every week to BACKROOM POLITICS!