Episodes
Saturday Aug 29, 2020
Ep. 8.29.20: Crooks, Charlatans and Rubes: The GOP Shows Its Contempt for its Base
Saturday Aug 29, 2020
Saturday Aug 29, 2020
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This Week’s Discussion:
The Republican National Convention shows again how much contempt Donald Trump and the GOP have for their own base. While the narrative maintains that Democrats do not respect GOP voters, it is their own party that needs to keep them ignorant in order to keep feeding off of them.
We discuss the hate-and-lie-fest that is the GOP convention and its contempt for its own voters. This contempt is also examined in light of the fraud charges against Stephen Bannon, the latest shooting of a black man, Jacob Blake, by a white police officer, and the subsequent killing of two protesters, apparently by a 17-year-old gun nut with a military rifle.
Oh, and we celebrate 100 years of women's suffrage; 100 years with the right to vote which may end, along with all voting rights, if Trump prevails in November.
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Thursday Aug 20, 2020
Ep. 8.20.20: Un-Conventional: The Great Divide Part 2
Thursday Aug 20, 2020
Thursday Aug 20, 2020
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This Week’s Discussion:
An unconventional Democratic convention surpasses expectations, despite being all about unity. So Dems are all about unity, while the Republicans continue to be all about dividing (and wrecking). Dave continues his discussion on the great divide in this country between a political party that wants to govern for the benefit of the people and a criminal organization that just wants more for itself. Dave expands the discussion by talking about how the media remains unequipped to acknowledge this distinction, and how that plays to the criminals' advantage.
These themes are explored in the context of the major news of the week. A GOP-led Senate report details Trump campaign ties to Russia and reliance on Russia, as well as its all-around incompetence, Trump and the GOP continue their war on the environment, the Post Office, democracy, and voting. Tech lords appear before congress...and Republicans expose themselves. Republicans mostly put away their dog whistles and go full racist and sexist in their attacks on Kamala Harris. How nice guys finish last in the political world.
And a reminder of the impact of the Republican theft of federal courts, as a Trump appointee and a George W. Bush appointee prevent California from protecting its citizens from mass gun deaths.
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Thursday Aug 13, 2020
Ep. 8.13.20: Grand Canyon Divide (part 1)
Thursday Aug 13, 2020
Thursday Aug 13, 2020
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This Week’s Discussion:
Joe Biden chooses Kamala Harris as his Vice-Presidential running mate. Dave comments on the choice and uses it to explore how recent events continue to reflect the stark divide in this country between a political party and our governing criminal organization. Disinterest in governing, and the governed, is also evident in the latest in the republican non-response to COVID and the economy it has helped ruin. Dave also looks at the war trump has chosen to fight: that against democracy, including his corruption of the census, the US Post Office, and voting. Also, The NY Attorney General goes up against the NRA.
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Sunday Aug 09, 2020
Ep. 8.9.20: Courting Disaster
Sunday Aug 09, 2020
Sunday Aug 09, 2020
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This Week’s Discussion:
Dave discusses the end-of-term US Supreme Court decisions, along with some other momentous federal court decisions. Despite some near misses and a couple of decisions worthy of celebration, this term is a tragic reminder of how extremist the republican criminal organization has become and how radical it has made our courts.
Despite appearances, the Supreme Court continues to further the republican assault on abortion rights, democracy, workers and the regulatory state. But it shows a real soft spot for religious fanaticism. Another reminder that to preserve this country and its best ideals, Dems must win in November and remake the courts in the image of what US voters have voted for.
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