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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, August 5th, 2024
Families struggle to eat in Republican-led states that denied federal aid: The states that declined to participate in the program cited reasons such as problems with aging state computer systems, philosophical opposition to welfare programs, and a belief that existing free meal programs are sufficient. All 13 are led by Republican governors. [More]
Fmr Republican Lt Gov Geoff Duncan slammed GOP & Trump as a ‘FELONIOUS THUG.’ He endorsed Harris: Former Georgia Republican Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan, a Kamala Harris for President endorser, called out the GOP for allowing Trump, a “Felonious Thug,” to destroy their party. [More]
WEIRD: JD Vance infers that Trump is responsible for the Russian prisoner release: A weird-sounding JD Vance implies that Donald Trump is responsible for Vladimir Putin releasing the wrongly detained citizens because they believed Trump was going to win. REALLY! [More]
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Tuesday, August 6th, 2024
Harris County’s Guaranteed Income Program (Uplift Harris) is in Danger: Heroes Like You Can Save It and Support Working Class Families [More]
Sanders Poll Sends Clear Message to Harris: Pro-Worker Policies Are ‘Also Good Politics’: “The simple fact is: Whether you’re running for the White House or a city council seat if you stand with working people, they will stand with you,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders. [More]
Question to Trump about race at the National Association of Black Journalists (Tom Czarnik Limerick): Politics Done Right’s designated Poet Laureate, Tom Czarnik, presents a funny limerick that appropriately caricatures Donald Trump’s visit to the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ). ABC’s Rachel Scott could have used this limerick. [More]
Wednesday, August 7th, 2024
House Dems Demand Heritage Leader Come Clean on Project 2025’s Secret 180-Day Plan: “It is time to stop hiding the ball on what we are concerned could very well be the most radical, extreme, and dangerous parts of Project 2025.” [More]
DFL Chair Ken Martin responds perfectly to MSNBC Host’s pejorative tone on Tim Walz as progressive: Jose Diaz Balart asked DFL Chair Ken Martin about Tim Walz about the Minnesota Governor’s progressive governance as a pejorative. His answer was perfect. [More]
The Lincoln Project Advisor: GOP Liberal attack on Tim Walz will fail. They have nothing to offer: The Lincoln Project Senior Advisor Stuart Stevens nails it. Using the liberal trope will fail specifically because while the policies of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz are popular, Trump and the Republicans offer nothing for the working class. [More]
Thursday, August 8th, 2024
GOP Budget Plans Spotlight Party’s Top Priority: Handouts for the Rich: “Republicans would rather protect their billionaire friends at the expense of everyone else,” said the chair of the Joint Economic Committee. [More]
UAW President Shawn Fain reiterates that it’s Harris & Walz who support the working class, not Trump: Shawn Fain did not mince his words as he pointed out it was Kamala Harris who stood on the picket line and Tim Walz who supported unions as Trump lies to the working class. [More]
Sen. Fetterman has a message for Trump: Thank you for picking that kind of disaster: Senator John Fetterman did what every Democrat must do when being interviewed. Force the narrative to address the corruption of Trump and Vance and their ineptitude. [More]
Friday, August 9th, 2024
Trump took a private flight with Project 2025 leader in 2022: Trump took the flight to speak at a Heritage Foundation conference, where he said, “They’re going to lay the groundwork and detail plans for exactly what our movement will do.” [More]
Analyst Larry Sabato confirms VP Kamala Harris’ momentum, expecting an out-of-margin-of-error lead: Political Analyst Larry Sabato revealed that VP Kamala Harris has momentum, reflected in the polls, including the swing states. [More]
Is the mainstream media learning to cover Trump? They fact-checked him after his lying presser: After Trump’s rambling presser, several networks immediately fact-checked. The media may be starting to learn how to cover Trump, given his propensity to lie. [More]
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