The Omnibus Podcast

We have 8 Republicans running in the primary for the State Senate special election on April 15th. Steve Cortariu is a graduate of West Point and The Wharton School. After more than a decade of military service, Steve had a successful career in corporate leadership. He volunteers at schools and hospitals, teaching children public speaking and self-confidence through magician camps in the Lakes Area.. Jeremy and Steve discuss many policies, including gun rights, mining, education, veterans' benefits, taxes, and regulations. Learn more about Steve Cortariu and his campaign at votesd6.com where his email and cell phone are listed on the main page.

Dr. John Howe is running for State Senate in the Republican Primary for Senate District 6, including the Brainerd Lakes Area up to Grand Rapids. Dr. Howe is a Veterinarian, a firearms instructor, and a resident of the Grand Rapids area. Of the six candidates running, he is the only one who lives in the northern half of the district. His wife volunteers for a pregnancy resource center and he is a strong prolife advocate. https://www.johnhoweforsenate.com/

Former Reps Tim Miller and Jeremy Munson interview Minnesota State Senate Candidate Doug Kern ahead of the special election on April 15th to fill the seat vacated by Justin Eichorn. Doug shares is long history as a Republican activist and party leader in Crow Wing County and his vision for what he wants to accomplish in St Paul.

Former Otter Tail County Chairman and current OTC Delegate Andy Bradrick discusses the history and long list of battles the Otter Tail County Republican Delegates have fought over the past few years as the CD7 and State Exec Board continue to come up with new excuses on why they shouldn't exist. Former State Rep and CD7 Executive Committee member and former CD7 representative on the MNGOP State Exec Committee, Tim Miller joins Jeremy to host. February of 2022 the OTC Executives illegally added several (possibly 90 to 100) delegates and alternates after Caucus night. October 19, 2022, former BPOU Chair admits adding delegates, says it's legal to do so because Caucus is not an election, but it's a vetting. January 10, 2023, OTC Executives vote to suspend 33 duly elected precinct delegates from participating in 2023 OTC Convention. The BPOU's in the other four counties in SD9 (Traverse, Grant, Wilkin, & Douglas) passed scathing resolutions condemning the actions of the OTC Executives. February 27, 2024, OTC Execs devised a plan to create chaos & confusion at 2024 Caucus to prevent the conservative patriots from having a voice in the BPOU. OTC and CD7 Execs require participants to sign a registration form that abridges and denies the rights of people to participate. The form was not prescribed by the MN State Execs, was not uniform with other counties in MN, and contained an illegal pledge. March 5, 2024, former MNGOP Chair David Hann calls OTC Caucus null & void, cancels annual BPOU Convention, and declares that 2022 CD7/State delegates will go forward at all 2024 Conventions. April 2024, the two MN State representatives, who represent OTC, wrote a letter strongly condemning the actions of the OTC BPOU Executives April 2024, Governance of OTC BPOU calls mandatory annual Convention; elected 10 district chairs and 37 CD7/state delegates October 8, 2024, Former MNGOP Chair Hann's lawyer sends out a cease-and-desist letter to 5 of the district chairs. December 30, 2024, OTC Executive Committee sends letter to former MNGOP Chair asking him not to recertify OTC BPOU. March 22, 2025, OTC, CD7 & MN Executive Committees call the 2025 OTC Convention. 37 delegates & 23 alternates elected to attend the 2025 CD7 Convention. March 24, 2025, CD7 Executive Committee votes not to seat the newly elected OTC delegation at the upcoming CD7 Convention. March 26, 2025, MN State Executive Committee concur with the CD7 decision to once again disenfranchise the OTC Conservative Republicans.

Former State Reps Tim Miller and Jeremy Munson interview Republican State Senate Candidate Angel Zierden in District 6 in the special election to fill the vacant Eichorn seat. They discuss her center-right position on many legislative initiatives and her bipartisan work on legislation in St Paul and DC. Angel served as the Mayor of Breezy Point and graduated from high school in the district. The Republican primary is April 15th. angelforsenate.com

Tim Miller and Jeremy Munson interview Steve Porter and Stan Tvedt, Northern Minnesota deer farmers who are being run out of business by overreaching State Agencies, running afoul of the Constitution. Both men testified on Senator Steve Green's bill, SF 956, which prohibits warrantless searches and seizures by conservation officers.

Former Rep Tim Miller stops in to discuss the establishment's move to eliminate the strength of the endorsement by moving the Statewide primary to March or June and how this might destroy the grassroots party. Tim and Jeremy discuss Otter Tail County's continuing fight, the Justin Eichorn arrest, and the looming vacancy in the Senate.

Rochester activist Ken Navitsky joins Jeremy Munson to talk about federal actions during Trump's first 30 days and the open US Senate Race and some of the candidates that have expressed an interest in the race.

This week, Walter and Jeremy debate the comparison between DFL Speaker of the House Melissa Hortman's actions of last weekend to those of 2016-2018-Speaker of the House Kurt Daudt using his newly installed mute button to silence all of the Democrats as he crammed through bills that were not heard in committee or not posted online with enough time to read them. If you are gifted a majority - what is the point in working with the minority? Is it hypocrisy or just politics as usual? The MNGOP State Central Meeting and State Convention took place last week - some wins for the grassroots, some major losses.

MN Republican Delegates will endorse a candidate for US Senate this week to take on Klobuchar in November. Jeremy sits down with candidate, Royce White to discuss his deep Minnesota Roots, and his policy platform on the debt, out-of-control spending, the border, guns, abortion, mental health, forever wars, and omnibus bills. You can also watch the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXiOGzGu7HQ

Walter and Jeremy discuss and debate the tensions between the grassroots and establishment pressures at the CD7, CD2, and CD6 conventions. Walter provides an update on the gun bills that have passed the House and half will pass the Senate. The Senate Cat Burglar had her day in the ethics committee.

Walter and Jeremy debate when St. Paul legislators should get involved in local endorsing conventions. Walter and Jeremy endorsed candidates on opposite sides of the race, Walter supported Ron Kresha, and Jeremy supported Dianne Webb-Skillings. They weigh in on the CD2 and CD7 endorsement battles coming up this weekend. They dive into the largest scandal seen in years with DFL Senator Nicole Mitchell being arrested for felony burglary.

Walter and Jeremy discuss the mixed news on OTC – delegates restored but now OTC GOP refuses to hold convention. Finke's new bill funding a runaway shelter for sexually confused teens where parents won't be called. They weigh in on supplemental spending bills and on a new report showing over a hundred thousand Minnesota voters whose data failed at the federal government to match - meaning we may have had 100,000 people vote but not use provisional ballots and their votes would have been counted. Walter and Jeremy debate and disagree on the UBER & LYFT fix. Local control vs State or Federal mandates. Subscribe and download audio podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-omnibus-podcast/id1547088002

Walter and Jeremy dive deep into the Otter Tail County grassroots Republican struggle against the County Executive Board and State Party Chair David Hann. They debate the HRCC spending money against Party-Endorsed candidates in this cycle and the last - why it should happen or why it shouldn't. They also discuss important legislation removing parent's personal or religious right to be exempted from the State's vaccine requirement when sending their children to daycare. Walter discusses his terrible day in committees and how Chair Gomez blocked the GOP's funding request for equipment to protect police officers. Subscribe, stream, or download at https://theomnibuspodcast.libsyn.com/

Rep. Walter Hudson and Jeremy Munson discuss Super Tuesday and then dissect a minor but drastic change to Minnesota's Human Rights Act which places it now in conflict with the First Amendment to the US Constitution.

Jeremy and Walter discuss the low turnout to caucus and the low energy kicking off the 2024 elections. What would it take to win a majority? And what the hell is going on in DC?

Walter and Jeremy dive into three bills: The School Resource Officer ban on prone restraints, a new bill that creates a State Paint Board to ban homeowners from buying more than a gallon of paint unless they are a licensed contractor, and they dive into gun control bills, including one authored by a Republican. Yikes - have some government!

Walter and Jeremy Return for their 4th Season, share what they have been doing during the interim, and preview the Democrats' big policy bill to copy Canada's Medical Assistance In Dying (MAID) bill to cull Minnesota's sick. Walter and Jeremy dive into the details.

Rep. Walter Hudson and Jeremy Munson discuss the higher ed bill forcing middle-income families to pay for college for their neighbor's kids. They also discuss end-of-session tactics that will cause Republicans to vote for 1.5 billion dollars in new debt freeing up over a billion for new spending by Democrats. Munson and Hudson also debate No-Knock warrants amid the Red Flag law becoming law.

Rep. Walter Hudson and Jeremy Munson discuss the successful strategy Democrats have used to advance their liberal agenda across multiple related bills to avoid scrutiny of their true agenda. Walter also ways in on several votes on bills that passed with little resistance in the MN House.

Hot Air's top columnist, David Strom joins Rep. Walter Hudson and Jeremy Munson to discuss the media's reaction and spin on Tennessee's TransShooter, and their portrayal of the perpetrator as a victim. How does Minnesota's Trans Refuge law and other state's protections against child sex change operations play in? Where do we go from here?

The crazy Transgender Refugee bill is voted on today in the MN House. Walter & Jeremy discuss the impacts of this legislation and debate the right of peaceful protest in front of politicians' homes. They also break down Ranked Choice Voting and the bill to double the threshold to obtain major party status from 5-10% - which is an attack on third parties.

Rep Walter Hudson and Jeremy Munson discuss gun control bills advancing through the MN Legislature, the DFL passed legislation to feed rich kids with taxpayer money. Walter takes heat for suggesting the DFL's 'Defund the Police' movement may have led to PTSD claims. They break down the Social Security Tax debate and why the DFL won't pass tax cuts.

House Republicans cede their last leverage by voting for 1.5 billion dollar debt bill and 70 million in "non-profit" funding fraud. Rep. Duane Quam receives Munson's praise for bringing awareness to a deep frustration that Democrats refuse to allow debate and discussion in committees. Rep Stephenson blames car manufacturers, not thieves, for car thefts. Lt Gov Peggy Flanagan's strange dagger shirt. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-omnibus-podcast/id1547088002

Rep Walter Hudson & Jeremy Munson break down the DFL's price-gouging bill, their ban on water bottles, and the cannabis omnibus bill. A week after the Otter Tail County Republicans banned 33 duly elected delegates from their convention, activists in CD7 and CD1 now seek a constitutional amendment to strengthen the grassroots. Will the party heal, or will the rift continue to grow?

Rep. Walter Hudson and Jeremy Munson dive into the new law banning medical practitioners from providing certain counseling to people questioning their gender or sexuality. They also discuss red flag bills and the mental health care gap. Jeremy offers criticism of the Chamber of Commerce's push for driver's licenses for illegals. Democrats push to ban all gas-powered lawn equipment and respond to corporate wokeness.

Jeremy and Walter discuss new State-Sponsored Wage Theft bills, cutting into the incomes of Minnesotans to fund savings accounts for vacation, sick pay, and paid family leave. They discuss the impacts this has on our economy. The CCAP program, which has had hundreds of millions in fraud, has just doubled in funding, despite an OLA report stating there is little to no State oversight. Also, the MNGOP leadership sprays a little more Roundup on the grassroots at BPOU conventions.

Rep Walter Hudson and Jeremy Munson discuss the proposed new tax on every single delivery to your home - pizza, groceries, amazon packages - everything! It starts out at less than a buck and we know where it goes from there. The MN Legislative Auditor released a scathing new report on how no one is looking at the non-profits ripping off taxpayers. Whose fault is it? Likely Ds and Rs who write the bills without guardrails. Outside the Capitol, Rep Hudson's invitation to speak at a Christian University is rescinded because.....

Rep. Walter Hudson and Jeremy Munson discuss new legislation which would keep one or both parents from interfering with children kidnapped and brought to MN for "gender-affirming care" such as sex changes, puberty blockers, castration, and sterilizations. This scenario is already playing out in California, which passed a similar bill.

Unlike most sessions, where the scramble to pass bills occurs in April and May, the partisan DFL majority is cramming through bills at break-neck speed, avoiding public input, and running afoul of the deliberative legislative process. Rep Walter Hudson (R-Albertville) and Jeremy Munson discuss the details of the process and share arguments against the speed and legislation being rammed through. Will the Abortion for All bill pass the Senate? Will MN give Driver's Licenses to citizens of another country who have no permission to be here? Hear the options for dropping the plow to slow down the legislative process.

Rep Walter Hudson and Jeremy Munson discuss the DC Debt Limit debate, MN's Surplus, and new programs for spending hundreds of millions on Food for Kids and Child Care - programs that were robbed of a billion dollars by fraudsters. Walter also weighs in on efforts to restore voting rights for people no longer in prison, a bill to add inflation to forecasts, and HF1 which will be voted on tomorrow.

State Rep. Walter Hudson and Jeremy Munson discuss several of the DFL's priority bills in detail, including HF1 - Unlimited Abortion, HF2, Paid Family Leave, HF3 Automatic Mail-in Ballots for Life, HF4, Driver's Licenses for people here without permission, HF5 Free School Lunch for All, HF6 Government Price Controls on Everything. Walter explains a bill he chief authored to require judges to impose proper sentencing on the third violent offense.

Micheal Brodkorb of the Brodkorb Report Podcast interviews Jeremy Munson about the speaker vote, why it's the most important vote of this session, and why choosing the #3 person in our government should be done only after specific rules changes are agreed to, and why you should care.

The MN Legislature begins on January 3, and as Gideon J. Tucker once said, "No man's life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session." Walter and Jeremy discuss the DFL majority's 5 legislative priorities and our side's path to hold the line.

Republican Liberty Caucus chairman, and former MN Senate candidate Andrew Schmitz stops in to discuss a bill which would require him and millions of other Minnesotans to obtain a boat driver's license, while those from out of state and those born prior to 1987 would not be so required.

Rep-Elect Walter Hudson makes national news by discussing and comparing vaccine mandates to other egregious attacks on personal liberty. Evidently, only the Left is allowed to bring up its past abuses. Munson and Walter discuss committee assignments, Walter's experience at Freshman Orientation, and the countdown to the start of the session.

Rep-Elect Walter Hudson and Rep Jeremy Munson discuss the MNGOP State Party leadership elections, the "Respect for Marriage Act," the railroad strike, Right to Work Legislation, and the DFL's push for red flag laws and "universal" background checks. Walter provides an update on settling into the legislature and preparing for session in January.

Rep-Elect Walter Hudson and Rep. Jeremy Munson return and are trading places. Follow along as Walter enters his role of State Representative and provides our inside-the-Capitol view and Jeremy is returning to activism. They discuss the election, what the DFL trifecta means legislatively, and discuss the FTX CEOs' corruption of elections.

Jeremy Munson is interviewed on the Lindner Farm Network on Agriculture issues.

Rep Munson is interviewed by Alpha News about his run for Congress in the special election for Congress in Minnesota's First Congressional District.

Walter & Jeremy share their experiences at the caucus and discuss the results of the straw poll and fundraising numbers. Dennis Smith drops out of the endorsement race after posting awesome fundraising numbers after half the State Party Executive Board publicly and officially endorses a statewide candidate prior to the caucus. Is this fair?

Action 4 Liberty assaults and throws out legislators from public meetings instead of confronting them on their voting records. The DFL votes to allow citizens of other countries to choose their party's candidate. Walter & Jeremy debate restoring voting rights for felons. Biden gets a SCOTUS pick - should the GOP obstruct? Sarah Palin sues the New York Times - SCOTUS will hear and set a major precedent.

Walter recaps the Gubernatorial Debate in Wright County. They discuss caucus slates to win. Will Rochester Mayor enact a Vax Passport to kill the MNGOP State Convention? Munson talks of broad support for the Give it Back Act, and the pros and cons of bailing out the Unemployment Trust Fund. Finally, Martin Luther King Jr day is bastardized by the Left and how Conservatives need to take it back.

Jeremy & Walter interview with Dr. Scott Jensen and discuss gun laws, John Thompson, conversion therapy bans, transgender athletes, and marijuana. For a detailed discussion with Jensen on guns, emergency powers, and omnibus bills, listen to our podcast from last year https://theomnibuspodcast.libsyn.com/ep-9-dr-scott-jensen-on-2a-emergency-powers-healthcare-omnibus-bills

Minneapolis and St Paul enact vaccine passports and photo ID for all bars, restaurants, event centers for children as young as 2. The media has their anniversary of Jan 6, while ignoring riots of the Summer of Love. MN School Board Association grows a spine and severs ties with the National SBA.

Jeremy Munson and Minnesota Secretary of State candidate Kim Crockett discuss election integrity as they analyze the events of the 2020 election, the consent decree, mail-in and absentee ballots, unmanned drop boxes, Zuckerberg's $400M Center for Technology and Civic Life (CTCL) and voter ID. Kim updates us on her campaign as caucus day approaches on February 1st. Learn more at KimSoS.com

After Mayors of Minneapolis and St Paul are sworn in, they re-implement mask mandates for all businesses, sports venues, and public buildings. Mayo fires over 700 employees after denying religious and medical exemptions. A student of color from the Breck School advocates for racial segregation in the Star Tribune. Walter and Jeremy discuss local GOP activism.

Rep. Jeremy Munson and Walter Hudson interview MN Gubernatorial candidate Dr. Neil Shah (electneil.com) about where he has been during the lockdowns last year, why he is running, what changes in healthcare he seeks, and what he believes is the proper role of government.

Mankato Public Schools votes to pay black teachers more than white teachers in the first step to hire more black teachers to teach black students (AKA Segregation). Gov Walz contracts COVID (again). CDC cuts isolation time. Mayo says cloth masks don't work. Vax mandate on employers is back (for now). Scott Jensen invites firebrand John Thompson (D-Not Hugo) to speak at an outreach event. Kendall Qualls enters the GOP Gubernatorial Race - where is his path to victory?

What do the MNGOP Gubenatorial straw polls mean? Walz has jailed his first political dissident, Lisa Hanson. The metro deals with increased carjackings. Is Julian Assage a hero or traitor? The GOP legislator lobbyists prep a billion-dollar corporate welfare subsidy. MN Hospital's plea for staff, while firing staff.