Divided We Stand

05/01/2024

Last week, I said Donald Trump has an equal chance of being president in 2024 as he does being in prison... and someone called me out on that, so let me correct the record.
He has a much better chance of going to jail.
Special counsel Jack Smith has been leading two federal probes related to Trump, both of which have resulted in charges.\
The first charges to result from those investigations came in June when Trump was indicted on charges he mishandled top secret documents at Mar-A-Lago. The indictment alleged that Trump repeatedly enlisted aides and lawyers to help him hide records demanded by investigators and even showed off a Pentagon “plan of attack” and a classified map.

A superseding indictment issued in July added charges accusing Trump of asking for surveillance footage at his Mar-a-Lago estate to be deleted after FBI and Justice Department investigators visited in June 2022 to collect classified documents he took with him after leaving the White House. The new indictment also charged him with illegally holding onto a document he’s alleged to have shown off to visitors in New Jersey.

In all, Trump faces 40 felony charges in the classified documents case. The most serious charge carries a penalty of up to 20 years in prison.

Smith’s second case against Trump was unveiled in August when the former president was indicted on felony charges for working to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the run-up to the violent riot by his supporters at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

The four-count indictment includes charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States government and conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding: the congressional certification of Joe Biden’s victory. It describes how Trump repeatedly told supporters and others that he had won the election, despite knowing that what he was saying was false, and how he tried to persuade state officials, then-Vice President Mike Pence and finally Congress to overturn the legitimate results.

After a weeks long campaign of lies about the election results, prosecutors allege that Trump sought to exploit the violence at the Capitol by pointing to it as a reason to further delay the counting of votes that sealed his defeat.

In their charging documents, prosecutors referenced a half-dozen unindicted co-conspirators, including lawyers inside and outside of government who they said had worked with Trump to undo the election results and advanced legally dubious schemes to enlist slates of fake electors in battleground states won by Biden.

Trump became the first former U.S. president in history to face criminal charges when he was indicted in New York in March on state charges stemming from hush money payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign to bury allegations of extramarital sexual encounters.

He pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. Each count is punishable by up to four years in prison, though it’s not clear if a judge would impose any prison time if Trump were convicted.

Trump is charged alongside 18 other people — including former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows — with violating the state��s anti-racketeering law by scheming to illegally overturn his 2020 election loss.

The indictment, handed up in August, accuses Trump or his allies of suggesting Georgia’s Republican secretary of state could find enough votes for him to win the battleground state; harassing an election worker who faced false claims of fraud; and attempting to persuade Georgia lawmakers to ignore the will of voters and appoint a new slate of Electoral College electors favorable to Trump.

09/12/2023

It looks like the House Republican's will continue their inquiry into the impeachment of Joe Biden. The GOP insists, like they did about the 2020 Election, that they have mountains of evidence, but the public hasn't seen a shred of it. Is this political gamesmanship? Or do the Republicans have a case?

01/12/2023

In the aftermath of a world at war,
A nation reborn, with scars to bore.
A declaration
etched in ink and stone,
A home for the exiled, a land to own.
Battles
fought, struggles endured,
As olive branches and swords are secured.
The desert blooms with newfound pride,
A Star of David, side by side.
In a desert's embrace, dreams took flight,
A promise fulfilled in the shimmering light.
Israel born from ancient soil,
Hope and struggle, a resilient coil.
From Exodus
echoes to a new dawn's gleam,
A nation forged, a sovereign dream.
In history's forge, fires burned bright,
Israel emerged, a beacon of light.

Welcome to Divided We Stand; I am Jimmy Jay and my Co-Host over there is Joe Aguire.
Well, we took a little sabbatical, but we are back, and man have we not talked about a ton of stuff.

I want to start out tonight by talking about Israel and Palestine.
-people say complicated
-It is not.
-Prior to the creation of Palestine by the Roman Empire it was Israel
-That is in Biblical days.
-Fast forward to today. Is it an occupation or apartheid? Absolutely not! It’s just about existing.
-Israel has 1.2 million Palestinians that live, work, and thrive in Israel.
-There are no Jews in Gaza. Egypt. Syria. Turkey. Lebanon. None. They aren’t allowed there but if you want to live in Israel and even ascend to be a government official you can. So, I ask. Where is the apartheid?

Now Let’s move on to our own Government. I pose a question. Should members of our United States Government be able to be antisemitic That call for the extermination of Jews.

Ya knows Joe I can remember a former president being called worse than Hi**er and here we have democratic members of congress calling for the eradication of the Jews. Another question for Joe. Who are the real Hi**ers?

I believe that this war is exposing the truth about the left. They are exposing themselves as the most divisive group. They are even dividing amongst themselves. Joe this cannot be good for the dems.

Let’s move on to a topic that I actually have some experience with. Terrorism.

the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.

Lets break this down. Did Hamas use unlawful Violence and intimidation against a civilian population? Yes they did
Was it in aim of a political goal? I guess you could say the extermination of a race o f people isn’t political it’s genocidal but now we are just splitting hairs.

How can anyone look at this and not think this an act of terrorism?

How could anyone look at this and think it is justified? If you want to take the country over then assassinate their leaders. Take out their military. You don’t do what Hamas did and think it is justified in any way.

Now you can ask me what would I do if America was being occupied? Number 1 there is no occupation there but If it was me, I’d cut the head off the snake.

The Flip Side
Cancel Culture is a term that’s been thrown around quite a bit the past few years.. but has anyone actually been canceled?

And who exactly is it that’s calling for all these cancellations? The Right claims it’s the snowflakes on the left, but who was crying and throwing hissy fits last summer over beer cans?

I saw on Twitter today that the folks who claim to hate cancel culture, are at it again.. this time, they are canceling Mickey Mouse and his friends��

Disney is woke now…and since the right doesn’t know what the term means, they fear it and must protect their children from it.

They send their kids to Sunday school before they can even think rationally, to learn from a 2000 year old book that doesn’t condemn slavery or genocide… That’s the very definition of indoctrination.

Home schooling is up amongst Conservatives… We need to keep our children away from the socialists and communists who are out to destroy America.. College is for liberal elitists, they say…
An entire party striving to be the party of the non-educated. Not that these liberal universities are teaching anything but Critical Race Theory..
And be honest, you don’t even know what CRT is… you just know it’s bad because…. Liberals.

Diversity and Inclusion are dirty words… part of the left’s plan to make white kids hate themselves.

Some on the right have called for the abolishment of the separation of church and state in politics… unless you’re talking about a mosque or synagogue… then we need to keep them out.

The Republicans have pushed the Hunter Biden nonsense for 4 years now… and still don’t have any concrete evidence. .. so why do they continue to push it?

I’ll let them explain it to you..

29/09/2023

Hahahaha

17/08/2023

Here is what the Republican Party is up to.
(No, it’s nothing that will benefit your life)

How GOP lawmakers are pushing for Confederate monuments to be (legally) set in stone

Civil War monuments are scattered across the US, but in recent years cities have removed Confederate statues. GOP state lawmakers are pushing back.

16/04/2023

Join us in the home opener of the 2023 whiffle ball season

13/04/2023

It seems like everyone and everything is woke these days. Are really more , or are they just marketing to new customers. What is and should you be afraid of it?

31/03/2023

Divided We Stand

28/03/2023

San Francisco, the nuts bags run wild

17/03/2023

Did Joe Really Say That?

10/03/2023

Murders, Liars, and Lawsuits

07/03/2023

Allison Gamber, executive director of the Cove Center for Grieving Children and Brooke Veins, program coordinator, join Joe Aguiar to discuss their two big fundraisers! The 4th Annual Hope & Healing Virtual Auction on March 23rd-25th, 2023 and The Cove Kids’ Classic at Lyman Orchards on May 5th!

03/03/2023

On this week's show, we discuss controversial bills the has introduced and Ned Lamont's budget features a big middle class tax cut. What can Republicans do moving forward to become relevant again?

05/12/2022

Joe Aguiar returns to CT Politics Live alongside Michelle Bohtello to deliver CT headlines.

DeMonte family honored at North Haven Christmas Tree Lighting

Naugatuck father accused of killing 11-month-old daughter due in court

New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker to file paperwork to run for third term

Connecticut will give you $50K if you can help solve these homicide cases

No longer uncommon for police to be charged for misconduct, experts say

UConn going to bowl game for 1st time since 2015

18/11/2022

Scare tactics aren’t working! Is the GOP brand to toxic? And what will a Republican controlled Congress do? They’ll solve Inflation? No, they will investigate Hunter Binden.

16/11/2022

CT takes notice of New Haven schools' chronic absenteeism

CT essential workers could see bonuses of $233, not $1,000

Former chairperson of a local Democratic Party in Connecticut must serve two years’ probation, pays fine.

Stamford recount of CT Senate 36th District votes underway, will decide winner

Study shows the states Conn. residents want to relocate to

Best Nursing Homes In CT: 46 Ranked 'High Performing' By U.S. News

15/11/2022

Ned Lamont announces administrative changes for 2nd term as Connecticut governor

CT Lawmakers consider special session to extend gas tax suspension

Just Shy of 1%, Unofficial Results Show Independent Party Likely Lost Ballot Line

Blumenthal Readies For Return To Senate With Respect For Marriage Act UN: World’s population hits 8 billion on Tuesday

Connecticut lawmakers take actions as catalytic converter thefts rise

Connecticut hospitals at or near capacity with RSV and flu patients

Democrat Katie Hobbs Defeats MAGA Favorite Kari Lake in High-Stakes Race for Arizona Governor

Trump prepares to launch third campaign for the White House *

14/11/2022

Sen. Richard Blumenthal on Sunday hailed the Democrats' upset victory in the Senate as a “historic opportunity” to pursue the party’s long-sought goals, including lowering health care costs and expanding voting rights.

With Connecticut’s gasoline tax holiday almost halfway through its eighth and final month, an effort to waive that 25-cents-per-gallon break through February or March is in Gov. Ned Lamont’s court. His fellow Democrats in House and Senate majorities renewed their interest this week in a special session in late November. Republican minorities in both chambers want to extend the holiday — and do more.

Connecticut policymakers expect to craft a relatively short window for early in-person voting following the Tuesday passage of a ballot question amending the state constitution to permit the legislature to give residents earlier dates to appear at the polls.

A memorial to the 26 people who died during the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting quietly opened to the public on Sunday.
The opening comes nearly a decade after a shooting that left 20 children and six educators dead on Dec. 14, 2012.

Search giant Google has agreed to a $391.5 million settlement with Connecticut and 39 other states to resolve an investigation into how the company tracked users’ locations, state attorneys general announced Monday.

With special guest, Conservative radio personality James Battisti.

11/11/2022

After maintaining its 97-54 majority in the House of Representatives, the Democratic caucus selected Rep. Matt Ritter to serve a second term as speaker and Rep. Jason Rojas to serve a second term as majority leader. The new legislative session starts on Jan. 4, 2023.

Following a 12-point victory at the polls this week, Gov. Ned Lamont reassured Connecticut residents that his second term would focus on encouraging economic growth and avoiding tax increases. Lamont spoke of his second-term plans following his win over Republican Bob Stefanowski. Expect the fiscally moderate approach he showed for most of his first term to continue, he said.

Despite 7.7% inflation and an uncertain global economy, Connecticut’s budget is poised to end the year with a $2.8 billion surplus, according to projections by budget analysts.
Connecticut joins Iowa and Oklahoma as states that are projected to have filled their rainy day funds to their maximum balances, meaning that additional dollars that would ordinarily have been directed to those fund balances were redirected to other uses.
Connecticut’s additional cash goes to the state’s unfunded pension liability.

One month after the tragic slaying of two Bristol police officers, the community is turning blue in honor of their memory.
Bristol Mayor Jeff Caggiano said on his page that he hopes the city will turn blue on Saturday with homeowners using blue lightbulbs.
Residents have already begun showing their support in blue. The Bristol Police Department posted on their page an image from the sky at night, showing the sea of blue lights below.

A district judge declared President Joe Biden’s debt relief plan to be unconstitutional in Brown v. Department of Education. The administration is appealing the decision. Student loan forgiveness applications are no longer available after the court’s decision

10/11/2022

Get the latest news and headlines affecting CT.
Jahana Hayes wins in 5th Congressional District race.
Democrats retain large majorities in CT General Assembly.
Coming off election victory, Lamont considering gas tax cut extension
GOP Urges Trump to Hold Off on 2024 Run After Midterms Debacle
Consumer Prices Rose 0.4% in October, Slower Than Expected and a Sign of Easing Inflation

09/11/2022

We've got all the latest results from the 20222 Mid Term election in CT and around the nation. The Red Wave didn't materialize, we'll discuss why with Political Strategist Dan Newmyer and we'll chat with CT Independent Gubernatorial Candidate Rob Hotaling about his campaign.

06/11/2022

As we prepare for the kickoff of our daily news broadcast, Joe Aguiar & Michelle Botelho interview Independent Candidate for the 3rd Congressional District, Dr. Amy Chai. Her opponent is Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, the 17 term incumbent, who was selected as chair of the House Appropriations Committee in 2022. Dr. Chai calls out Rosa's failures, and talks about the change that is needed.

04/11/2022

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Check out the latest episode as Jimmy B and Joe Aguiar discuss the and strip away the nonsensical rhetoric, and give you the facts. The is strong, but is at a 40 year high.

04/11/2022

North Korea firing missiles. Iran is threatening Saudi Arabia & Gas Prices are already rising. Are the Republicans losing on purpose? The Flip side will explain how the Republicans could win easily with the truth.

01/11/2022

Check out our own Joe Aguiar interviewing CT Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Stefanowski and CT Republican senatorial candidate Leora Levy

‎Show WICC 600 AM and 107.3 FM, Ep Joe Aguiar: National Family Literacy Day - Nov 1, 2022

31/10/2022

Joe Aguiar had a very special guest on the program today, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes joined Joe to talk about her re-election bid against challenger George Logan (0:00). Then, on this Halloween, Joe talked about a poll that got him a little hot under the collar (23:34).

‎Show WICC 600 AM and 107.3 FM, Ep Joe Aguiar: Jahana Hayes And Poll - Oct 31, 2022

31/10/2022

Check out Joe Aguiar’s interview with CT LT Governor Susan Bysiewicz on WICC 600am

‎Show WICC 600 AM and 107.3 FM, Ep Joe Aguiar: Chai And Bysiewicz - Oct 25, 2022

28/10/2022

The are 12 days away, and it's the most important election of our lives... just like the last one and the one before. We'll cut through the rhetoric and debate what's really at stake. Did the do enough? Or, is the Red Wave about to come crashing into America? Plus, only 15% of have a strong trust in Joe Aguiar will answer that to close the show.