What you may have missed on PDR last week.
Following is our end-of-the-week summary of all the topics covered on our Politics Done Right on KPFT 90.1 FM program, which is also streamed on Facebook Live, YouTube Live, Twitter, and Twitch.
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Monday, July 22nd, 2024
U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee is dead at 74: Sheila Jackson Lee, a Houston Democrat who was one of the longest-serving members of Texas’ congressional delegation and a longtime advocate for progressive causes, died on Friday amid her battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 74. [More]
Biden’s withdrawal & endorsement of Kamala Harris for prez ensures a robust 2024 Democratic victory: President Joe Biden’s selfless withdrawal from the presidential race and immediate endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris set the stage for a complete Democratic win across the country. [More]
Rep. Clyburn dumps some reality on Sen. Manchin’s nostalgia for the Democratic Party of his father: Sen. Joe Manchin, like MAGA, wants to return to the America of the past. The Democratic Party’s progressives will not return, and Rep. Jim Clyburn and my narrative clarify that. [More]
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Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024
Ohio GOP Senator Says ‘Civil War’ Needed If Trump Loses: “Inciting violence over an election that hasn’t even occurred yet is irresponsible and undemocratic,” said the Ohio Senate Democrats. [More]
Kamala Harris’ 1st speech destroys Trump & Project 2025. Pivots to the future. We’re not going back!: In her first stump speech since Joe Biden endorsed her, Kamala Harris gave her first stump speech at the Delaware campaign headquarters. In it, she destroyed felon Trump & Project 2025 and then pivoted to the future. [More]
Could we have a Kamala Harris/Gretchen Whitmer ticket? These pundits sure think so!: Experts discuss a potential Harris/Whitmer ticket for the next election. Discover why some pundits like Mark Thompson, Chuck Todd, and John Nichols believe this duo could be a winning combination for the Democratic Party. [More]
Wednesday, July 14th, 2024
Tlaib Says Netanyahu ‘Should Be Arrested’ in DC: “It is a sad day for our democracy when my colleagues will smile for a photo-op with a man who is actively committing genocide.” [More]
Project 2025 = Higher taxes for YOU, the working class and middle class: We point out that Project 2025 imposes higher taxes on the working class and middle class to pay for tax cuts for the rich. [More]
We discussed the enslaved minds of too many Americans after this listener’s disappointing comment: We have been brainwashed from birth that somehow the rich are deserving of their wealth even as, in the aggregate, it is made on the backs of the working class and middle class. This narrative dispels it. [More]
Thursday, July 25th, 2024
Texas State Representative James Talarico calls out Christian Nationalists: James Talarico did not mince his words as he called out the hypocrisy and evil within the Christian Nationalist movement. [More]
Comedian Christopher Titus schooled MAGA on some sad realities about their stances: Christopher Titus schooled whichever MAGA is willing to listen to the inconvenient truth that they are being screwed by the folks they are voting for. [More]
Neil Aquino returns for local and national politics: Neil Aquino is back in town and will discuss some of his adventures, local politics, & more. [More]
Friday, July 26th, 2024
Nephew Says Trump Suggested Some Disabled People ‘Should Just Die’: In a new memoir, Fred C. Trump III claims his uncle, Donald J. Trump, made cruel and racist comments. [More]
Young Voters Tell Kamala Harris to ‘Fight for Our Future’: “This is your chance to energize young people and our communities to vote, mount one of the greatest political comebacks in decades, and deliver a resounding defeat to the far-right agenda of Trump and Vance.” [More]
Watch Nikki Haley ring prophetic as she predicted a Kamala Harris candidacy and first woman presidency: Nikki Haley did not mince her words as she pointed out why Republicans should pick her, not Donald Trump. [More]
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