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Blunt Force Truth

On Today’s Episode –

Retired Col. Rob Maness is back to talk about the tragic assassination of Charlie Kirk, and its lasting ramifications. 

Tune in for all the Fun

https://x.com/RobManess

https://www.stripes.com/opinion/2025-08-12/keep-artificial-intelligence-out-government-18742200.html

https://gatorpac.com/

 

Retired Colonel Rob Maness has a lifelong record of providing dedicated service to the nation. He made the decision as a 17-year-old high school senior to enlist in the United States Air Force and serve in uniform as the country faced multiple crises around the world.

Having worked his way up from the enlisted ranks to full colonel, he retired from active duty in 2011, ending his military service of more than 32 years. Following military retirement Rob returned to Louisiana to work as an executive in a Fortune 500 energy corporation. He is currently founder and the owner of Iron Liberty Group and resides in Gulfport, Mississippi.

Rob has proven his competence at the local, state, and federal levels of government with his demonstrated leadership and effectiveness as a steward of our citizen’s tax dollars. He has broad experience working at the Louisiana State Legislature, in the national budget process, national emergency response decision-making, law enforcement, successful community relations with governments at all levels, and working directly with citizens to meet today’s challenges. He has provided direct, executive oversight to local schools in coordination with elected school boards, working to make them secure and more effective to meet the needs of America’s military children. His leadership and combat experiences give him a unique perspective when considering how national action impacts our American families.

During his military service, Colonel Maness led numerous combat operations, including as a bomber squadron commander in Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. Colonel Maness served as an enlisted bomb disposal technician in three assignments countering terrorism before being commissioned and selected for flight training. As a Joint Chiefs of Staff operations officer he was on duty in the National Military Command Center located within the Pentagon during the September 11, 2001 attack. In the ensuing months, he directly assisted the United States national security team with creating, synchronizing, and executing the campaign plan for the global war on terrorism. Colonel Maness authored the first theater nuclear war plan and designed decision-making tools for the Presidential nuclear decision handbook strengthening U.S. extended strategic deterrence policy in European and Pacific regions. Colonel Maness served as the Vice Commander of America’s largest Airborne Intelligence Wing conducting strategic and battlefield intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance operations against America’s enemies. He went on to command Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, NM, the sixth largest U.S. Air Force Base encompassing 53,000 acres and 22,000 employees, housing our nation’s most critical assets.

After running for the U.S. Senate on this America First Platform, Rob founded GatorPAC and its Veterans Leadership Fund, a Federal political action committee. The PAC educates grass roots political activists on the most effective ways to influence their elected officials, get a candidate elected, or to fight for a cause. It advocates for policies that protect your liberty, fight for limited government, and ensure prosperity. He has also served as a board member at Military Veterans Advocacy, Inc., a veteran’s advocacy group fighting for veteran toxic exposure benefits, committed to preventing veteran suicides, and ensuring military families have equal access to benefits. He has served as a non-voting board member of the Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce and Hispano Chamber of Commerce in his role as Commander of Kirtland AFB. As president of his local chapter of the Military Officers Association of America, he led a team that created an annual scholarship fund for graduating high school students. Rob is a Life Member of the NRA, Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, and the Military Officers Association of America. He is also a member of the Louisiana Military Order of Foreign Wars and the Society of the Sons of the Revolution. Active in the community, Rob served as an elected member of the Republican Party Executive Committee representing St. Tammany Parish Council District 1 for two terms and served on the board of the only Republican Men’s Club in Louisiana. He Currently serves on the Harrison County and Gulfport Mississippi GOP Executive committees.

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Charlie Kirk's Death – w/ Col. Rob Maness, Ret.

On Today’s Episode –

We welcome back returning guest Paul Driessen. He and mark dive into a variety of topics relating to The EPA, EV’s, and Mandates.

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Paul Driessen is senior policy analyst for the Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow (www.CFACT.org) and author of books and articles on energy, environment, climate and human rights issues. Paul Driessen is a senior policy analyst for the Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT) and other public policy institutes that promote environmental stewardship, enhanced human health and welfare, and personal liberties and civil rights. He covers climate change, energy and environmental, human rights, corporate social responsibility, sustainable development, and renewable energy issues in articles and research papers, on radio programs and college campuses, and at professional and other conferences.

 

EPA Releases Proposal to Rescind Obama-Era Endangerment Finding, Regulations that Paved the Way for Electric Vehicle Mandates

https://www.cfact.org/2025/07/29/epa-releases-proposal-to-rescind-obama-era-endangerment-finding-regulations-that-paved-the-way-for-electric-vehicle-mandates/

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Electric Vehicles and the EPA w/ Paul Driessen

On Today’s Episode –

One of our favorite returning guests, Dr. Bonner Cohen stops by and talks Canada Wildfires with Mark. The guys then dip into the World Health Organization and their most recent ridiculousness. 

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BIO -https://www.cfact.org/bonner-cohen/

 Cutting Threat of Giant Wildfires By Axing Harmful Clinton-Era Forest Policies

https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2025/07/22/cutting_threat_of_giant_wildfires_by_axing_harmful_clinton-era_forest_policies_1124281.html

 "Litigation City: World Health Organization Affiliate Classifies Gasoline as “Carcinogenic”

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jul/15/litigation-city-world-health-organization-affiliate-classifies/

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Wildfires + W.H.O. Gasoline is Carcinogenic w/ Bonner R. Cohen

On Today's show - 

Mark is joined by his son Mark....so be prepared for TWICE the Dr. Mark Young coming at you. The guys have a talk about the current state of healthcare in America and what we can look forward to, and what we need to be paying attention to. 

Tune in for all the details

https://themarkyoung.com/

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What's Up with Our Healthcare System w/ Mark Young

On Today’s Episode –

Mark and Matt start us out talking about tariffs. Donald Trump is a master deal maker, and he knows that he must find a way to let China de-escalate and save face. Mark explains for us all what the tariffs are and what the deal is moving forward.

We bring in our guest Jay Furman. Jay goes into great detail about where he has been and what he’s done. More importantly he tells us WHY he has decided to run for congress.

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https://commanderfurman.com/

Commander Jay Furman has a deep sense of duty and commitment to Texas and our nation.

Retiring after 28 years of military service helping our nation’s allies, he has returned to Texas shocked by our fake borders, lost freedoms, and sky-rocketing prices. After watching similar trends in other nations, he has decided to take a stand at home against bad policies causing problems that are clear and present dangers to South Texan’s safety, freedom, and survival – for generations to come. Furman’s campaign is not politics as normal, because nothing is normal right now. It is a clear-eyed call to action for Texans to defend their Republic. For as Texas goes, so goes the nation.

Commander Furman is an America First conservative, Christian, devoted husband, and father. His policy priorities align with the Constitution and limited federal government. Most governing should be pushed down to state and local communities, where people know their problems best and competitive markets thrive without federal regulations that enrich special interests and fatten bureaucrats far from home. Most of our problems are caused by lying politicians in Washington, who use your money create solutions that only make the problems worse and make them seem more relevant

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Comparing Candidates – w/ Jay Furman

On Today’s Episode –

We are back baby. Apologies to our listeners for the extended absence. But BFT is Back. Mark starts us out talking about all the recent celebrity deaths. We move into AI and the future. Closing with topical political news of the week. We are so happy to get to bring Blunt Force Truth back to all of you, and we look forward to getting back on our weekly release schedule.

Tune in for all the Fun

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Blunt Force Truth is BACK

On today’s Episode – 

We welcome back, Nick Giordano, long-time friend of Dr. Mark

Young and frequent guest on BFT. The

guys get into all this week’s hot topics. 

Tune in for all the stories 

https://pasreport.com/pas-report-conservative-political-podcast/ 

Professor Nicholas Giordano is a passionate advocate for

limited government, free speech, and individual liberty. As the host of The

P.A.S. Report Podcast, he leverages his deep knowledge of politics, government,

and current events to expose government abuses of power and empower everyday

Americans to defend their constitutional rights and hold officials accountable. 

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Welcome Back Nick Giordano – w/ Nick Giordano – Ep. 882

Emmy-winning game show legend Chuck Woolery joins forces with polymath and serial entrepreneur Mark Young to tackle the toughest issues of the day, without the usual angry white guy banter. Part talk show, part Ted Talk, the show features Chuck and Mark exploring topics one at a time by pulling back the curtain, setting aside the political rhetoric and laying out the truth using science, research and hard facts.

Bringing The Fire - w/ Melanie Collette

On Today’s Episode – 

The guys start us out talking Elon and the Space-X program saving our astronauts. 286 Days of being in space, and it took a private company to bring our people home. We then bounce over to all the virtue signaling Lefties talking about bankrupting Elon, and how they are selling their Teslas.

We introduce our guest Kendall Qualls, where we get a little bit of a history and his background. Mark dives into today’s topics with Kendall.

Tune in for all the fun

 

https://takechargeus.com/ 

 

Project 21 Ambassador Kendall Qualls is the founder and president of the nonprofit foundation TakeCharge, which strives to unite Americans regardless of background toward a shared history and common set of beliefs, asserting that the promise of America is available to everyone regardless of race or social standing.

Kendall has a unique vantage point to convey that message, and to plant the seeds of change desperately needed. Kendall was raised in poverty in a broken home. He worked full-time to pay for college, served as an officer in the U.S. Army and later earned three graduate degrees. He worked his way up the ranks at several Fortune 100 healthcare companies before he became Global Vice President of Sales and Marketing at an $850M business unit.

Kendall has been married to his wife Sheila for 39 years and they have five children together. He serves on the Board of Hope Farm School, a school for at-risk boys from Minneapolis. He is also on the President’s Advisory Board of the Heritage Foundation and the Advisory Board for the National Medal of Honor Center for Leadership.

Kendall’s message has reached millions of people as a speaker and as a guest on media programs such as the Fox News Channel’s “Tucker Carlson Tonight” and “Fox & Friends,” and the Dennis Prager Show. His articles have been published in the New York Post, Washington Examiner, The Washington Times, The Federalist, Real Clear Politics, The Christian Post, and the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

Kendall was a Republican candidate for Governor of Minnesota in the 2022 election cycle. He recently authored a book, “The Prodigal Project: Hope for American Families.”

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Beyond Virtue Signaling - w/ Kendall Qualls

On Today’s Episode – 

Mark and Matt dive into the day’s topics including how Gavin Newsome paid for his own statue in City Hall among other things.

We hop right over to returning guest Retired Colonel Rob Maness (Bio Below). We continue the chat about how the Left is trying to normalize EVERYTHING, and use our tax dollars to do it. 

Tune in for all the fun

@robmaness - X

@colrobmaness

https://www.robmaness.com/

Retired Colonel Rob Maness has a lifelong record of dedicated service to the nation. As a 17-year-old high school senior, he decided to enlist in the United States Air Force and serve in uniform as the country faced multiple crises around the world.

Having worked his way up from the enlisted ranks to full colonel, he retired from active duty in 2011, ending his military service of more than 32 years. Following military retirement Rob returned to Louisiana to work as an executive in a Fortune 500 energy corporation. He is currently founder and the owner of Iron Liberty Group and resides in Gulfport, Mississippi.

Rob has proven his competence at the local, state, and federal levels of government with his demonstrated leadership and effectiveness as a steward of our citizen’s tax dollars. He has broad experience working at the Louisiana State Legislature, in the national budget process, national emergency response decision-making, law enforcement, successful community relations with governments at all levels, and working directly with citizens to meet today’s challenges. He has provided direct, executive oversight to local schools in coordination with elected school boards, working to make them secure and more effective to meet the needs of America’s military children. His leadership and combat experiences give him a unique perspective when considering how national action impacts our American families.

During his military service, Colonel Maness led numerous combat operations, including as a bomber squadron commander in Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. Colonel Maness served as an enlisted bomb disposal technician in three assignments countering terrorism before being commissioned and selected for flight training. As a Joint Chiefs of Staff operations officer he was on duty in the National Military Command Center located within the Pentagon during the September 11, 2001 attack. In the ensuing months, he directly assisted the United States national security team with creating, synchronizing, and executing the campaign plan for the global war on terrorism. Colonel Maness authored the first theater nuclear war plan and designed decision-making tools for the Presidential nuclear decision handbook strengthening U.S. extended strategic deterrence policy in European and Pacific regions. Colonel Maness served as the Vice Commander of America’s largest Airborne Intelligence Wing conducting strategic and battlefield intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance operations against America’s enemies. He went on to command Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, NM, the sixth largest U.S. Air Force Base encompassing 53,000 acres and 22,000 employees, housing our nation’s most critical assets.

After running for the U.S. Senate on this America First Platform, Rob founded GatorPAC and its Veterans Leadership Fund, a Federal political action committee. The PAC educates grass roots political activists on the most effective ways to influence their elected officials, get a candidate elected, or to fight for a cause. It advocates for policies that protect your liberty, fight for limited government, and ensure prosperity. He has also served as a board member at Military Veterans Advocacy, Inc., a veteran’s advocacy group fighting for veteran toxic exposure benefits, committed to preventing veteran suicides, and ensuring military families have equal access to benefits. He has served as a non-voting board member of the Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce and Hispano Chamber of Commerce in his role as Commander of Kirtland AFB. As president of his local chapter of the Military Officers Association of America, he led a team that created an annual scholarship fund for graduating high school students. Rob is a Life Member of the NRA, Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, and the Military Officers Association of America.

He is also a member of the Louisiana Military Order of Foreign Wars and the Society of the Sons of the Revolution. Active in the community, Rob served as an elected member of the Republican Party Executive Committee representing St. Tammany Parish Council District 1 for two terms and served on the board of the only Republican Men’s Club in Louisiana. He Currently serves on the Harrison County and Gulfport Mississippi GOP Executive committees.

Rob graduated Cum Laude at the University of Tampa and holds master’s degrees from Harvard University’s Kennedy School, the Air Command and Staff College, and the US College of Naval Warfare.

His military awards and combat decorations include the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star and Air Medal.

Rob is married to the former Candy Smith. They have five children, including three sons serving in the military (one former US Navy, one former US Army guardsman, one active US Air Force), and five grandchildren. They are members of the Baptist Church.

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Epidemic Narcissism - w/ Colonel Rob Maness

On Today’s Episode – 

Mark starts out with us by talking again about the outpouring of love he has received after Chuck’s passing. We thank you all so
much for your support. 

We hop right into today’s guest Colonel Mannes. We talk all things top of political mind including random drones flying over the east coast, Pres. Trump’s upcoming inauguration,
and then we get into Assad’s fall in Syria and what’s next in that area of the world. 

Tune in for all the fun 

 

More info on Colonel Maness: https://www.robmaness.com 

Bio: https://www.robmaness.com/about/ 

X: https://x.com/RobManess 

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Assads Fall in Syria w/ Colonel Rob Mannes Ret

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