Battle of Athens
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Oct 8, 2026
Jeff ReynoldsGUEST
Yeah, so,
Denise QuinnHOST
yeah, I like the Battle of Athens personally because there
Jeff ReynoldsGUEST
were all sorts of – there was a – a political machine that tried to count invalid ballots and it turned actually into violence.
Jeff ReynoldsGUEST
There was a, there was an armed siege that went on for days.
Nic EmricsonHOST
Soldiers coming home from World War Two had to overthrow a local sheriff who was meddling in elections to the point where there was a gunfight between sheriff's deputies and returning veterans.
Nic EmricsonHOST
Battle of Athens.
Nic EmricsonHOST
Battle of Athens.
Phil RabalaisHOST
That's a fun little historical touchstone for any of you that aren't initiated.
Phil RabalaisHOST
Congratulations.
Phil RabalaisHOST
We do.
Nic EmricsonHOST
100%.
Nic EmricsonHOST
Some of it is just as egregious as what we saw for the Battle of Athens.
Nick EmricsonHOST
Soldiers coming home from World War Two had to overthrow a local sheriff who was meddling in elections to the point where there was a gunfight between sheriff's deputies and returning veterans.
Nick EmricsonHOST
Battle of Athens.
Nick EmricsonHOST
Battle of Athens.
Phil RabalaisHOST
Oh, that's a fun little historical touchstone for any of you that aren't initiated.
Phil RabalaisHOST
Congratulations.
Phil RabalaisHOST
We do a
Nick EmricsonHOST
hundred percent.
Nick EmricsonHOST
Some of it is just as egregious as what we saw for the battle of Athens.
Sean SmithGUEST
The truth is the Second Amendment is the bulwark for all the other rights and the people are a wild card.
Sean SmithGUEST
It's not everywhere and it's not everyone, but the spirit of the Battle of Athens lives.
Sean SmithGUEST
I think you can never see a tipping point in a lot of areas until it's in the rear view mirror.
Sean SmithGUEST
I don't know everything that the federal government is doing.
Magnus PanvidyaGUEST
Yeah, nobody can agree.
Magnus PanvidyaGUEST
But there's cool things I find out, though, of like apparently you guys know about the Battle of Athens, Tennessee.
Magnus PanvidyaGUEST
That was something with Boss Crump.
Magnus PanvidyaGUEST
yeah okay so the
Pete SantilliHOST
you to get rid of these voter rolls is there time
Andrew PaquetteGUEST
well if i answer you uh exactly the way you asked it makes me think of the battle of athens tennessee uh and that tells
Pete SantilliHOST
you 1946 yes
Andrew PaquetteGUEST
yeah and what that tells us is that there's always time even after the ballot's been cast
Keith MalinakHOST
The ballots were counted in public.
Keith MalinakHOST
Battle of Athens.
Keith MalinakHOST
Sorry, I'm busy.
Keith MalinakHOST
Give me a second.
Keith MalinakHOST
All right, cool.
Keith MalinakHOST
There you go.
Keith MalinakHOST
Battle of Athens.
Keith MalinakHOST
Is there not a movie about that? Huh? Oh.