{"id":4092,"date":"2023-03-29T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\/?p=4092"},"modified":"2023-11-10T11:12:20","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T16:12:20","slug":"big-questions-with-big-john-joshua-rodriguez-libertarian-candidate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\/big-questions-with-big-john-joshua-rodriguez-libertarian-candidate\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Questions with Big John &#8211; Joshua Rodriguez, Libertarian Candidate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br><br><em>The Big Questions with Big John <\/em>is an interview show where our own <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\/john-t-georgopoulos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Big John<\/a> <\/strong>gets to have conversations with interesting people from all walks of life.<br><br>In this episode, Big John is joined by <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.joshuaforunity.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Joshua Rodriguez<\/a><\/strong>, a candidate for the 2024 Presidential nominee of the Libertarian Party. Consequently, Rodriguez lays out his policy proposals and talks about his intent to become the President for the People.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"Big Questions with Big John - Joshua Rodriguez, Libertarian Candidate for President\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XVekLNHLCN0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"wp-image-877\" style=\"width: 20px;\" 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policies<br>09:00 Getting rid of the FDA<br>14:45 Accordingly, reducing annual healthcare costs<br>17:30 Patent protection for Intellectual Property<br>23:00 Diversity and Justice<br>28:15 Following abolishing the police, who will protect us?<br>33:30 Education, as well as the Latin X gap<br>44:15 Environment<br>50:00 Silly Questions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>As long as there are celebrities, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Grumblings Media<\/a> <\/strong><em>Breaking News<\/em> will be there to share their major announcements via our platforms!<br><br>Catch all our <em>Breaking News<\/em> segments <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lDNUgqL-4lo&amp;list=PLgYgb-Z1xfWPlJgkk4GRdBbg9ummwj5Bx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">here<\/a><\/strong>!<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Big 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