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.
Monday January 29th, 2024
Exposing Political Hypocrisy – The Case of a Republican Claiming Credit for Funds She Opposed: Another Republican tried to take credit for bringing funds to their districts after they voted against it. This message must get to their constituents. [More]
FINALLY! Biden is taking it to Trump. ‘The only loser I see is Donald Trump!’:
President Joe Biden did not hold back as he bit into Donald Trump as he should for the flawed politician that he is. He called him out in a manner Republican politicians fear doing. [More]Politics Done Right’s Egberto Willies discusses Trump’s male, white, & class privilege on KPFT’s UTalk: Politics Done Right’s Egberto Willies appeared on Steve Hunter’s UTalk on KPFT. He discussed that had Trump not had male, white, & class privilege, he would be a joke running as a viable presidential candidate. [More]
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Tuesday January 30th, 2024
UAW President Shawn Fain nails the message as he slams Trump, the person no worker should support: UAW President Shawn Fain made the case for the American worker better than most, including high-priced Democratic consultants. [More]
DeLauro Pours Cold Water on Child Credit Boost in Exchange for Corporate Tax Giveaway: “At a time when a majority of American voters believe tax on big corporations should be increased, there is no reason we should be providing corporations a tax cut while only giving families pennies,” said the lawmaker. [More]
Wednesday January 31st, 2024
Martha Raddatz gets mindboggling responses from her interview with three Trump supporters: Martha Raddatz interviewed three MAGA Republican Trump supporters. Their responses were mindboggling. [More]
The Smithsonian Channel’s Aerial America’s depiction of Andrew Jackson is a lesson of blind hypocrisy: As I watched Aerial America on the Smithsonian Channel, I could not have been more upset with the nonchalant manner in which they treated Andrew Jackson’s genocide. [More]
Mitt Romney calls out Trump and MAGA Republicans for potential immigration bill failure: Mitt Romney continues to be bold in his criticism of Donald Trump. Here he calls out Trump and the MAGA Congress for their obstruction of the immigration bill. [More]
Thursday February 1st, 2024
Sean Teare, Harris County District Attorney Candidate, articulates why he is best for the county: Former Harris County District Attorney’s office prosecutor Sean Teare visited, explaining why he will make a more forward-looking district attorney than the current one, Kim Ogg. [More]
John Bolton dings Trump. He does not have a character flaw. He doesn’t have a character at all: John Bolton appeared on MNSBC, where he pointed out that Donald Trump must be challenged as a person with no character. [More]
Greg Abbott and Republicans are running an immigration scam we are all paying for: We should not be fooled about the immigration or crime debate. It is nothing more than a political scam. Worse, it likely makes money for the friends of the perpetrators. [More]
Friday February 2nd, 2024
Biden’s latest Job Report shows exploding employment. Here is why it happened. WE TOLD YOU SO!: President Joe Biden received notice today that his economy created 353,000 jobs in January 2024. It dispels all notion of any near recession. [More]
REALITY CHECK- By all measures, Biden’s economy blows away Trump’s economy by all measures: Chris Hayes went through the analysis that proved that by all measures, Biden’s economy outperformed Trump’s. Even controlling for COVID, Trump’s economy cannot compete. [More]
In ‘Brazen Wealth Transfer’, Exxon and Chevron Pay Out Record Sums to Shareholders: “In 2023, we returned more cash to shareholders and produced more oil and natural gas than any year in the company’s history,” Chevron chief executive Mike Wirth boasted. [More]
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