Ep. 19: Hurricane Helene & JD Vance's Neverending River Of Debate Bullshit

The Opinionated Ogre Podcast is 100% listener-supported. Please help me continue to inform/amuse/outrage you by becoming a supporting subscriber today for only $5 a month or just $50 a year! If not, it’s all good. Welcome to the Ogre Nation anyway!The Og Pod is live!This week, Shannon and I watched JD Vance lie his ass off so you wouldn’t have to! You’re welcome. Don’t worry, Coach Walz played defense AND offense all night long so Vance didn’t get away with his bullshit. We also discuss the aftermath of Hurricane Helene: How it got so bad, why North Carolina got hit harder than the coast, and how Trump is a monumental asshole. Lots to get to so let’s get going!OGRE NATION NEWS UPDATE!!2:53 - 38:02 Shannon and I take a deep dive into last night’s surprisingly non-contentious debate. Coach Walz held his own and JD Vance was a lying liar who lied. We go through the segments concerning immigration, healthcare, childcare, abortion, and democracy. 38:03 - Hurricane Helene has impacted tens of millions of Americans, killed over 160 as of this writing, and given Donald Trump a reason to be even more of an asshole than usual. Shannon, a resident of Florida and long-time soulmate of Asheville is taking the horrific damage personally. links!Dune! Ignore Shannon! Go watch it!The Debate:Steve King Defends 'Cantaloupes' Comments About Drug-'Hauling' DREAMersThe abortion segment which Walz clearly wonJD Vance fact check and pouting Tim Walz cut a perfect ad using JD Vance’s unforced error at the end of the debateHurricane Helene:I was off by 39 TRILLION gallons - Helene and other storms dumped 40 trillion gallons of rain on the SouthThey're gone: Chimney Rock business owner bloodied, unbowed by Helene's destruction‘Damage is unimaginable’ in Chimney Rock after images show half of village wiped out Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe