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Direct Line – LIVE is an interactive program that allows the audience to participate while we are all practicing “Social Distancing”. We will be featuring notable leaders from around the Republican leaders, candidates and other notable conservative guests on our program.

The show will air LIVE Wednesdays from 7:30 to 8:15 pm on Facebook LIVE; We will have archives available if you missed the live show.

LIVE at 7:30 PM EDT

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Direct Line – Ethan Gutmann – July 15, 2020 – 7:30 pm – Episode 19- 1

China Expert Ethan Gutmann joins Direct Line to discuss what’s happening in China, everything from COVID 19 to the Crackdown on the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong

Ethan Gutmann, an award-winning China analyst and human-rights investigator, is the author of Losing the New China (Encounter Books, 2004) and The Slaughter (Prometheus, 2014). He has written for publications such as the Wall Street Journal Asia, The Weekly Standard, National Review, and Investor’s Business Daily, while providing testimony and briefings to the United States Congress, the Central Intelligence Agency, the European Parliament, the United Nations, and the parliaments of Ottawa, Canberra, Dublin, Jerusalem, Prague, Edinburgh, and London. A former foreign-policy analyst at the Brookings Institution, Gutmann has appeared on PBS, CNN, BBC, and CNBC. He was recently nominated for the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize.

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Direct Line – Patrick O’Keefe – July 8, 2020 – 7:30 pm – Episode 18- 1

Patrick O’Keefe is the Director of Customer Success for Anedot. He’s responsible for managing the Success team to help Anedot customers get the most out of their efforts to drive fundraising and engagement. He is also an Adjunct Lecturer for the Political Communications Master’s program at the University of Florida, where he teaches Introduction to Digital Political Organizing and Capstone courses.

Patrick previously served as the Executive Director for the Maryland Republican Party, Head of Growth for an ed-tech start-up, and has served as a digital marketing consultant for more than three dozen companies.

Patrick was a graduate with distinction from the University of Florida with a Master of Arts in Mass Communication with a specialization in Web Design and Online Communications. He graduated Cum Laude with his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Florida International University after serving as Student Body President and University Trustee.

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Direct Line – Michael Musante, President, Musante Strategies, LLC – July 1, 2020 – 7:30 pm – Episode 17- 1

Michael Musante, President, Musante Strategies, LLC

Michael is the President of Musante Strategies, LLC, a government relations firm operating in the District of Columbia since 2005. Michael develops and implements strategies in the areas of government relations and legislative outreach at the federal, state, and local levels. Michael has advanced legislative initiatives for multiple clients in the non-profit and private sector focusing primarily on education and education reform efforts. Prior to founding Musante Strategies, Michael served in a variety of roles for non-profits, private companies and a government agency including The Center for Education Reform (CER); Koch Industries; The Charles Koch Foundation; and the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and a Master of Public Administration from The George Washington University in Washington, DC. As a long-time resident, Michael has found opportunities to contribute locally to the District. Currently, Michael chairs two Mayoral appointed Commissions in the District of Columbia dealing with public charter school financing and public school student mental health initiatives. He has also served as an elected official in the District of Columbia by serving a two-year term as a local advisory neighborhood commissioner in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Ward 6.

He currently resides in Washington, DC with his wife, Ramola and two their two children, Simryn and Kian.

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Direct Line – Rob Bluey, executive editor for The Daily Signal – June 24, 2020 – Show Episode 16- 1

Robert B. Bluey Vice President, Communications and Executive Editor, The Daily Signal Join us this Wednesday, when we are joined by Rob Bluey, an accomplished journalist, is vice president of communications at The Heritage Foundation and the executive editor of The Daily Signal.

Bluey is responsible for building innovative media platforms and digital assets that reach influential audiences with conservative policy solutions. He leads a team that oversees Heritage’s digital strategy, editorial content and original news reporting.

Bluey is the founding editor of The Daily Signal, a respected source of policy-based news and analysis. It was launched by Heritage in June 2014 to provide insightful, credible reporting and influential commentary on policy issues from a conservative perspective.

Combining a background in journalism with a passion for digital media, Bluey’s goal has been to strengthen Heritage’s position as the go-to policy research institute with hard-hitting stories and videos that spotlight conservative solutions to the nation’s thorniest challenges. His team is responsible for promoting the think tank’s content on more than a dozen digital platforms —from Facebook and Twitter to Instagram and YouTube.

Bluey joined Heritage in 2007 after five years as a reporter and editor in Washington, D.C.

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Direct Line – the Chesapeake Governors – June 17, 2020 – Show Episode 15 – 1

Governor George Allen, Virginia, 1994 - 1998 US Senate 2000 - 2006 — Governor George Allen, Virginia

WATCH The Chesapeake Governors – Orginal Broadcast Date – WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2020, AT 7:30 PM

This week on Direct Line Live, we will be joined by the Chesapeake Governors, Governor Allen of Virginia, and Governor Ehrlich of Maryland. They will discuss the latest in politics everything from reopening from Corona Virus pandemic to America’s Return to Space. Join us Wednesday, June 17, 2020, for an unscripted discussion on politics, by to legendary Governors.

As always you can ask questions directly to our guests by email us Questions@MontgomeryCountyRepublicanClub.com. Watch us on Facebook Live or YouTube Live.

Direct Line – Reopen Montgomery County – June 10, 2020 – Show Episode 14 – 1

DirectLine – Reopen Montgomery County Town Hall

Watch Reopen Montgomery County rally, with our special guest Erik Tammaru, founder of Reopen Montgomery County, and Sue Seboda. Join us Thursday at Noon at the Old Red Brick Courthouse
Rockville, Maryland 20850

Guests For – June 3, 2020 – Show Episode 13 – 1

DirectLine – Candidate for Congress Maryland – 3 Charles Anthony and Free-for-all panel with Jerry Cave

We are joined by the Republican Candidate for US Congress from Maryland’s 3rd Congressional District the most

gerrymandered district in America

Masryland District 3 — Maryland District 3

Reopen Montgomery County Townhall – May 27, 2020 – Show Episode 10 – 1

DirectLine – Reopen Montgomery County Town Hall

Watch Reopen Montgomery County Townhall, Featuring Erik Tammaru, founder of Reopen Montgomery County, Sen. Johnny Salling, Del. Warren Miller. Hosted by Montgomery County Republican Club President Mark Uncapher.

Guests For – May 20, 2020 – Show Episode 9 – 1

James Shalleck, President of the Montgomery County Board of Elections

James Shalleck, Montgomery County Board of Elections, President

LIVE AT 7:30 PM

Watch Jim Shalleck on Direct Line Wednesday, May 20, 2020, on YouTube Live or on Facebook Live

Join us for a very special Direct Line with Jim Shalleck, President of the Board of Elections – Montgomery County, Maryland. Jim will be taking your questions on Maryland’s first mail-in primary due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Submit questions via email at Questions@montgomerycountyRepublicanclub.com or fill out our form

Watch Jim Shalleck on Direct Line Wednesday, May 20, 2020, on YouTube Live or on Facebook Live