The Hard Question with Blanquita Cullum

Blanquita Cullum

"The Hard Question with Blanquita Cullum" is an unbiased and impartial interview-based program, illuminating key issues pertaining to Washington politics, national defense, homeland security, energy, the environment, the economy, and much more. Cullum says that what “The Hard Question” is all about is “trying to help the audience to be empowered, to be able to hear a deeper level of a conversation on an issue that may impact them and change their life.” With decades of experience in broadcasting and government service, Cullum knows the decision makers, and her guest list routinely includes the names you hear in the headlines: governors, senators, ambassadors, foreign heads of state state, as well as regular citizens. “When someone listens to my show,” BQ says, “I’m going to have people that you’re not normally going to hear in other places. For example, if something’s breaking anywhere in the world, there is going to be a good chance, because of my connections with those journalists, I’m able to get our audience plugged in faster than anyone. From the right and left they trust me because they know that I’m not reckless. I’m not irresponsible. I’ve proven to all sides that I just want to be a good presenter of the truth, and the truth stands more than any political point of view.” Cullum, who worked in both the George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush administrations, concedes that she leans “more to the right. ‘The Hard Question, on the other hand, is not my opinion,” she says. “It’s my ability to ask tough questions to people who are knowledgeable, make a difference, decision makers who have information that the public needs to have good, tough questions asked. “And the thing of it is, I’ve lived like a lot of people: I was a Democrat. I’ve been a Republican. But I’ve also been, like a lot of people right now, an Independent. I learned that politics is not a spectator sport. I like to empower my audience to know how to be able to communicate with the people that are making decisions about their lives. And sometimes people are not going to agree with me, but the fact of the matter is, that doesn’t matter. It’s not about me. It’s about getting to the core of the topic.” read less
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Insanity or Strategy? Are political parties determined to use the same old tactics to win?
May 19 2022
Insanity or Strategy? Are political parties determined to use the same old tactics to win?
As the clock keeps ticking toward the midterm elections, will the political parties change their strategy to maintain or assume control of the Congress? Do they understand the voters, or are they clueless or arrogant? Will the Durham investigation hurt or even sink the Democrats in the upcoming elections? Joining Blanquita to discuss all this and more is former Congressman Doug Collins (R-GA). Doug Collins is a “common-sense conservative” and host of “The Doug Collins Podcast” on the Salem Podcast Network. As a former congressman and ranking member of the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Collins knows what it means to fight for what he believes in. His first book, The Clock and The Calendar, offers an insider perspective on the first impeachment of Donald Trump. Prior to his time in Congress, Collins served in the Georgia state legislature. He also served as a U.S. Air Force Reserve chaplain, which included a deployment to Iraq in 2008-2009. As a lieutenant colonel, Collins remains active in the Air Force Reserve. He is a graduate of the University of North Georgia, Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School, and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.

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Insanity or Strategy? Are political parties determined to use the same old tactics to win?
May 19 2022
Insanity or Strategy? Are political parties determined to use the same old tactics to win?
As the clock keeps ticking toward the midterm elections, will the political parties change their strategy to maintain or assume control of the Congress? Do they understand the voters, or are they clueless or arrogant? Will the Durham investigation hurt or even sink the Democrats in the upcoming elections? Joining Blanquita to discuss all this and more is former Congressman Doug Collins (R-GA). Doug Collins is a “common-sense conservative” and host of “The Doug Collins Podcast” on the Salem Podcast Network. As a former congressman and ranking member of the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Collins knows what it means to fight for what he believes in. His first book, The Clock and The Calendar, offers an insider perspective on the first impeachment of Donald Trump. Prior to his time in Congress, Collins served in the Georgia state legislature. He also served as a U.S. Air Force Reserve chaplain, which included a deployment to Iraq in 2008-2009. As a lieutenant colonel, Collins remains active in the Air Force Reserve. He is a graduate of the University of North Georgia, Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School, and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.
Are our leaders manipulating chaos to gain power? | Tony Shaeffer
May 12 2022
Are our leaders manipulating chaos to gain power? | Tony Shaeffer
When chaos abounds, our attention is scattered. We have plenty of it! Ukraine, Title 42 about to end, our Southern borders erupting, the shocking leak of a document that could overturn Roe vs. Wade causing protests, more protests, and more protests. People are angry! Americans are turning against Americans. The issues are monumental: Parents fighting to reclaim their parental rights, freedom of speech and religion vilified -- some want them nullified and some cry that the Constitution is irrelevant. Of course, there is that pesky problem of the economy moving closer to the edge of a steep cliff. Many fear we are at the tipping point. What is in plain sight that we are missing? A solution? BQ is joined by Lt. Col. (Retired) Tony Shaeffer, President of the London Center for Policy Research to discuss. Tony Shaeffer is a New York Times bestselling author and CIA-trained intelligence operations officer with over 35 years of experience in global and national security. In his think tank work he has been adviser to senior members of the White House, the intelligence community, Pentagon and key members of Congress. He also works with National Geographic as an advising producer and co-producer of the series “Chain of Command.” In 2017 he became the Homeland Security adviser to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Department in Virginia and works as its member of the NYPD Counterterrorism Bureau’s expanded task force. He is the author of Operation Dark Heart: Spycraft and Special Ops on the Frontlines of Afghanistan — And the Path to Victory.
Will the federal government's plan to reinstate ‘fiduciary rule’ hurt underserved communities?
Feb 1 2022
Will the federal government's plan to reinstate ‘fiduciary rule’ hurt underserved communities?
Today on “The Hard Question,” Blanquita Cullum is joined by Mario H. Lopez, president of the Hispanic Leadership Fund, an advocacy organization that promotes liberty, opportunity, and prosperity for all in public policy. He says the federal government is working toward reinstating “fiduciary rule” that would hurt underserved communities. Hispanic and Black families typically earn less than others, and their employers are less likely to offer 401(k)s or other retirement savings plans. In fact, nearly two-thirds of Hispanic families and more than half of Black families don’t have any form of retirement savings account. The federal government move to impose rules that could hurt the ability of many Americans to save for their retirement could be devastating. Visit "The Hard Question" show page: www.studiocchicago.com/the-hard-question
Did President Biden’s Press Conference answer questions or raise more doubts?| John Gizzi (1-20-22)
Jan 21 2022
Did President Biden’s Press Conference answer questions or raise more doubts?| John Gizzi (1-20-22)
This time on "The Hard Question," Blanquita Cullum is joined by senior White House correspondent for Newsmax John Gizzi to discuss the controversial press conference President Joe Biden had Wednesday, his first press conference in months. The president was chastised by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his government, who rebuked Biden's comments about how the U.S. would respond to a "minor incursion" by Russia, tweeting that there "are no minor incursions." President Biden had to backtrack and assert his support for Ukraine -- a stumble and nationally a political rumble. What's ahead? Visit "The Hard Question" show page: www.studiocchicago.com/the-hard-question