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Daniel Cohen returned to Politics Done Right to discuss the 2022 Midterm Election. He also had a political pet peeve he got off his chest. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/politicsdoneright/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/politicsdoneright/support

I changed the program today after having an interesting exchange over email. I think it warranted this coverage given the racialized times we are in currently. I received an email from an acquaintance of a friend. He started an email conversation showing his displeasure with the Voting Rights bill. The email thread then evolved into disdain for the 1619 project and much more. His thought process was transparent. I include the exchange anonymously and would love your feedback. I have corrected grammatical errors that both of us made during the conversation. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/politicsdoneright/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/politicsdoneright/support

Bill Kristol has good advice for what Democrats should not do if they want to win Katie Porter explained Biden’s economic success better than any other Democrat Bill Kristol has good advice for what Democrats should not do if they want to win Progressive groups ditch Sinema, leaving her political future in tatters: Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona tried her damndest to sell the idea that a random Senate rule was far more important than the fundamental right to vote, but Democratic voters and groups don’t seem to be buying that bridge to fascism. Not only does Sinema have an abysmal 8% favorability rating among Arizona Democrats, many of her biggest progressive backers are giving her the heave-ho after she helped kill critical voting rights legislation in the upper chamber. Among the most impactful reversals came from EMILY’s List, a group dedicated to electing pro-choice Democratic women, and NARAL, which fights for reproductive freedom across the nation. Both high-profile funders backed her in 2018 when

WFP National Director explains the Party and its relationship to the Democratic Party: Working Families Party (WFP) National Director Maurice Mitchell visited with Politics Done Right (PDR) on Radio Row at Netroots Nation 2019 in Philadelphia recently. He explained what the party was all about and its relationship to the Democratic Party. My response to a projecting listener who said Democrats are separatists from American culture & values: One of our listeners seems to get his talking points from Right-Wing medial like OAN or Fox News. What are American culture, values? Sen Maggie Hassan- Never imagined that todays Republican Party would fail to stand up for Democracy: Schumer & Klobuchar schools seemingly Right-Wing reporters on voter suppression & more: Mitch McConnell does not believe African Americans are Americans: “African American voters are voting in just as high a percentage as Americans,” said Senator Mitch McConnell. You have got to see it to believe it. Why I cannot give up

Claire McCaskill has a message for Democrats. They better start touting their successses. Otherwise they would have deserved to have Mitch McConnell as Senate Majority leader again. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) slammed Republicans. She made it clear she changed her stance on the filibuster because Republicans have become anathema to Democracy. Kyrsten Sinema has no shame. After betraying Democracy and her constituents, she can be seen shaking hands and being congratulated by Republican Senators. New Polls are out. We talk about them. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/politicsdoneright/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/politicsdoneright/support

Sinema says no! Chris Murphy’s warns on filibuster! Two Democrats facilitating Trump’s 2024 coup: Murphy: Kyrsten Sinema’s refusal to break the filibuster for voting rights will be instrumental along with Joe Manchin to facilitate Trump’s 2024 coup. Jim Clyburn defends Biden for calling out politicians who are effectively supporting Jim Crow 2.0:  Jim Clyburn has had it. It defended President Biden for equating the voting rights bill objectors to southern racists. Sen. Amy Klobuchar slams Republicans and all but called Joe Manchin a liar on filibuster stance: Senator Amy Klobuchar slammed Republican Senators and implicitly called Joe Manchin a  liar for his filibuster statement. Two voting rights activist slam Kyrsten Sinema as supporting the antithesis to Democracy: Maria Teresa Kumar and Ari Berman point out that Kyrsten Sinema is facilitating the next Trump coup. Ali Velshi- Economic reality check. The media distorted how good the economy really is: Ali Velshi called out the mainstream m

FIERY SPEECH: MLK III excoriated Sinema & Manchin for their voting rights filibuster hypocrisy: Martin Luther King III gave a fiery speech where he did not let up on either Joe Manchin or Kyrsten Sinema. Martin Luther King III had a message he wanted to be told unambiguously. He did not play nice because the senators who are stalling are putting our Democracy in danger on false pretenses. This Big Pharma ad is the perfect illustration of the deception that confuses Americans. These ads influence Americans with false information. It makes it easy for them to vote against their interests. 100+ Ultra-Rich People Warn Fellow Elites: ‘It’s Taxes or Pitchforks’: “History paints a pretty bleak picture of what the endgame of extremely unequal societies looks like,” reads an open letter signed by millionaires and billionaires calling for higher taxes on people like themselves. A group of more than 100 millionaires and billionaires on Wednesday presented fellow members of the global economic elite with a stark

FIERY SPEECH: MLK III excoriated Sinema & Manchin for their voting rights filibuster hypocrisy: Martin Luther King III gave a fiery speech where he did not let up on either Joe Manchin or Kyrsten Sinema.. He had a message he wanted to be told unambiguously. He did not play nice because the senators who are stalling are putting our Democracy in danger on false pretenses. Freedom To Vote Act (H.R. 1) and the John Lewis Voting Rights Act (H.R. 4), and the corresponding bills in the Senate are imperative. Two voting rights activists slam Kyrsten Sinema as supporting the antithesis to Democracy. Ali Velshi- Economic reality check. The media distorted how good the economy really is. Ezra Klein: Americans have more money in the bank than before the pandemic --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/politicsdoneright/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/politicsdoneright/support

They said no to Build Back Better but billions to these private businesses, Corporate Socialism?: It is shameful that we can get bipartisan participation for billions in private sector giveaways & not for Build Back Better. Every American should be upset at the deference of these Democratic and Republican congressmen. They went on CNN and had a love fest in their support for providing billions to private corporations. Morning Joe on Republican politicians & GOP ‘Grifters’ like Trump. It’s a ‘PTL Club Scheme.’: Joe Scarborough did not mince his words as to what Republican politicians ripping off their base and what the GOP has become. Joe Scarborough used the grilling that Rand Paul and other Republican hacks gave to Anthony Fauci to point out the unfortunate truth about Republican politicians and the GOP. To be clear, Anthony Fauci fought back and exposed the Republicans by making them look ill-informed and disingenuous. Congressman scorches his GOP Truth crisis! Permeated with leaders who fear a

Return on Statehood: How Much Value Every State Gets From the Federal Government: To put states’ financial health — and the potential impact on residents of those states — into context, MoneyGeek analyzed and ranked states according to their dependence on the federal government. Rankings account for political affiliation, net benefits individuals and organizations in the state receive, state government revenue from federal sources and GDP per capita. We also examined which states received the most in child tax credits — both in terms of the annualized total amount and amount received per capita. Morning Joe on Republican politicians & GOP ‘Grifters’ like Trump. It’s a ‘PTL Club Scheme.’: Joe Scarborough did not mince his words as to what Republican politicians ripping off their base and what the GOP has become. Congressman scorches his GOP Truth crisis! Permeated with leaders who fear a man that is insane!: Congressman Adam Kinzinger did not mince. He made it clear his GOP Party has failed. They are

Jeff Reese & Randall Kallinen, activist & civil rights Atty. respectively on Criminal Justice Bias: Ex-Law Enforcement Officer Jeff Reese continues producing the series that covers criminal justice system bias. Here an impaired young man is killed. Civil Rights attorney Randall L Kallinen discusses the case. In an explosive exchange, Dr. Fauci destroys a Rand Paul pointing out he is a profiteering danger: Dr. Anthony Fauci got a chance to embarrass Senator Rand Paul. He made it clear that Senator Paul was attacking Dr. Fauci for profit. Kyrsten Sinema: Her willfully naïve Senate floor speech vs. when she had common sense on GOP obstruction: Kyrsten Sinema went onto the Senate floor with a willfully naïve speech filled with empty platitudes claiming she supports voting rights. Morning Joe on Republican politicians & GOP ‘Grifters’ like Trump. It’s a ‘PTL Club Scheme.’: Joe Scarborough did not mince his words as to what Republican politicians ripping off their base and what the GOP has become

Ex-Law Enforcement Officer Jeff Reese continues producing the series that covers criminal justice system bias. Here an impaired young man is killed. Civil Rights attorney Randall L Kallinen discusses the case. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/politicsdoneright/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/politicsdoneright/support

Morning Joe on Republican politicians & GOP ‘Grifters’ like Trump. It’s a ‘PTL Club Scheme.’: Joe Scarborough did not mince his words as to what Republican politicians ripping off their base and what the GOP has become. Kyrsten Sinema spoke on the Senate floor. Unfortunately she is either living on another planet or is very well paid to throw the American people under the bus. Sinema says no! Sen. Chris Murphy warns on filibuster! Two Democrats facilitating Trump’s 2024 coup!: Murphy: Kyrsten Sinema’s refusal to break the filibuster for voting rights will be instrumental along with Joe Manchin to facilitate Trump’s 2024 coup. Ron Insana makes it clear that the jobs report is really a very good one. The naysayers must be disregarded. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/politicsdoneright/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/politicsdoneright/support

CNBC’s Steve Liesman explains the jobs report and it is better than it appears: Thank you, Steve Liesman for not allowing the mainstream media to misinterpret the jobs report. It is better than the spin. ABOUT TIME: News Panel laments their coverage: Series of knuckleheads the president weaponizes: Chuck Todd and Andrea Mitchell appeared on a Katy Tur panel lamenting their coverage of Trump and pleading ignorance. HOME RUN! Joe Biden neuters Republican attack on his economy by turning the table on them: President Joe Biden did what he needed to do to promote his successful economy as he slapped down Republicans’ intransigence. A Visibly EXASPERATED Chuck Todd grills Republican congressman who became a real Trump sycophant: Chuck Todd was visibly exasperated as a sycophantic member of Congress said he would support Trump if he ran for president again. The Three phases of Ted Cruz: From Trump attacker to endorser to embarrassing apologizer: Ari Melber has had it with Ted Cruz. Clips from the expose pro

Economists Pin More Blame on Tech for Rising Inequality: Recent research underlines the central role that automation has played in widening disparities. Daron Acemoglu, an influential economist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has been making the case against what he describes as “excessive automation.” The economywide payoff of investing in machines and software has been stubbornly elusive. But he says the rising inequality resulting from those investments, and from the public policy that encourages them, is crystal clear. In an explosive exchange, Dr. Fauci destroys a Rand Paul pointing out he is a profiteering danger: Dr. Anthony Fauci got a chance to embarrass Senator Rand Paul. He made it clear that Senator Paul was attacking Dr. Fauci for profit. Dr. Anthony Fauci was prepared this time. He allowed Rand Paul to hang himself. Young Column: Who’s afraid of the big, bad ballot drop box?: Joe Biden needs a traveling prop. Every time he speaks, it should be at his side. It should be the sym

The Three phases of Ted Cruz: From Trump attacker to endorser to embarrassing apologizer: Ari Melber has had it with Ted Cruz. Clips from the expose prove Trump and his sycophants are complicit. They should be punished. A Visibly EXASPERATED Chuck Todd grills Republican congressman who became a real Trump sycophant: Chuck Todd was visibly exasperated as a sycophantic member of Congress said he would support Trump if he ran for president again. Congressman scorches his GOP Truth crisis! Permeated with leaders who fear a man that is insane!: Congressman Adam Kinzinger did not mince. He made it clear his GOP Party has failed. They are following an insane man. CNBC’s Steve Liesman explains the jobs report and it is better than it appears: Steve Liesman dispels the notion that the December Jobs Report was negative on the economy and thus the Biden administration. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/politicsdoneright/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/politicsdoneright/support

HOME RUN! Biden neuters Republican attack on his economy by turning the table on them: President Joe Biden did what he needed to do to promote his successful economy as he slapped down Republicans’ intransigence. Liz Cheney is proving to be a very tough woman more so than anyone of either party as she does not let up on Republican lies: In a recent interview on CNN, Liz Cheney did not hold back as she criticized her party, one that is no longer in sync with her. Many of us are completely against her policies and politics. But when it came to fighting for our Democracy, Liz Cheney should never be doubted. IT’S ABOUT TIME: News Panel laments their coverage: Series of knuckleheads the president weaponizes: Chuck Todd and Andrea Mitchell appeared on a Katy Tur panel lamenting their coverage of Trump and pleading ignorance. It is disconcerting to hear Chuck Todd say that it is now that they realize how dangerous Donald Trump and his sycophants were. But the following is journalistically disqualifying. Greg

Greg Palast discusses January 6th and the undemocratic nature of our Democracy. It’s SCARY!: Greg Palast lays it out. And it turns the constitution never guaranteed us a real Democracy where the vote really mattered. January 6th‘s genesis was the big lie. The lie said Donald Trump won the election and that Joe Biden stole it. Biden finally forcefully slammed Trump and his sycophants for their unpatriotic attack on our nation. On this day, I wanted to talk to someone who had no fear of discussing our country’s flaws and successes. Greg Palast fitted the bill. Tim Danahey discusses Jan 6 and uses the appropriate language to describe what Trump represents: The Radio show host, activist, & entrepreneur Tim Danahey puts Jan 6 into perspective as he discusses Trump’s constitutional jihad. Tim Danahey and I go back a very long time. We were both on the Coffee Party USA Board of Directors. I always considered Tim a moderate. He refers to himself as a Progressive who knows how to get things done. The thing is,

AT LAST! Biden slams Trump/sycophants for Jan 6. ‘He is a defeated fmr president’ by 7 million votes: President Biden did not mince his words. He made it clear that the traitors, the insurrectionists that stormed the Capitol were not heroes. They were a violent undemocratic mob. The President also had some special words directed at Trump. He was not only a former president. Trump is a defeated former president by more than 7 million votes. Tim Danahey discusses January 6th. He also discusses using the appropriate language to describe what Trump represents. He is affecting Jihad on the constitution. Greg Palast discusses January 6th and our democracy. After listening to him, it is clear we were never intended to be a democracy. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/politicsdoneright/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/politicsdoneright/support

January 6th‘s genesis was the big lie. The lie said Donald Trump won the election and that Joe Biden stole it. Biden finally forcefully slammed Trump and his sycophants for their unpatriotic attack on our nation. On this day, I wanted to talk to someone who had no fear of discussing our country’s flaws and successes. Greg Palast fitted the bill. Too often, we believe our rhetoric at our peril. Not understanding precisely the intent of our constitution is what allowed Donald Trump and his sycophants to attempt a coup. The thing is, after this interview with Greg Palast, Donald Trump may be in legal jeopardy not for his constitutionally sanctioned coup opportunity. Instead, his ineptitude and the ineptitude of his sycophants derailed its success. Over our history, our indoctrinated view of the constitution kept the semblance of a democracy. We have been lucky that the Electoral College mostly tracked the popular vote. No state had the gall to use its constitutional powers to ignore the popular vote. Donald Trum