Here’s Episode 108 of Michigan’s Premier Progressive Podcast! 00:00-19:07: Trump’s Fascism/Rick Snyder’s Sad Pat Johnston begins the episode talking about how Dear Leader Trump’s former Chief Of Staff, John Kelly, called his former boss a fascist. And even though Trump has praised Hitler, the MAGA Republican Party continue to rush to his defense. That’s why…
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Monday Musing: Don’t Be Fooled By Michigan MAGA’s Silence On Abortion Bans
Here’s the Left Of Lansing “Monday Musing” for October 21, 2024! Michigan MAGA Republican candidates are real quiet this year when it comes to abortion rights, or in their case, banning abortion rights. Despite spending years fighting to ban abortion care altogether, these same people are suddenly telling voters that abortion bans are not on…
Friday Short: Trump’s Trashing of Detroit Is Working…For Kamala Harris
Here’s the Left of Lansing “Friday Short” for October 18, 2024! Dear Leader Trump doubled-down on trashing the City of Detroit this week, saying if Vice President Kamala Harris wins the election, the entire country will look like Detroit. And then there’s former New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie attacking our beloved Detroit Lions, especially…
How Climate Crisis Is Changing Michigan’s Culture w/ Peter Sinclair
Here’s Episode 107 of Michigan’s Premier Progressive Podcast! 00:00-16:00: Ottawa Impact/Close Election Expected Ottawa County, Michigan, provides the perfect and poignant case study on how the MAGA ideology is not only destructive, but it’s expensive! Thanks to the outstanding reporting by Sarah Leach, the MAGA Ottawa Impact majority on the county board has spent over…
Monday Musing: Harris Offers Elder Care Plan; Media Yawns
Here’s the Left of Lansing “Monday Musing” on October 14, 2024 Vice President Kamala Harris unveiled a new plan where Medicare would cover the costs for in-home elder care, and also for people with disabilities. Nine in 10 Americans say they’re unable to cover the costs to care for a senior family member, which is…
Friday Short: Jill Stein Wants More Trump, More MAGA
Here’s the Left of Lansing “Friday Short” for October 11, 2024. The “Abandon Harris” campaign this week officially endorsed Green Party presidential nominee, Jill Stein, in Dearborn, MI. But one of the co-founder’s of the campaign clearly explained the point of the movement: to hand the state of Michigan to Dear Leader Trump this November….
Harris Leads Trump In Michigan; EV Cars; Slotkin-Rogers Debate; And Why Dirt Road Dems Are Vital
Here’s Episode 106 of Michigan’s premier progressive podcast. 00:00-30:45: Harris Leads Trump in MI/Slotkin-Rogers Senate Debate Pat’s got lots to say this week about the presidential race in Michigan, and why Harris is now leading Trump in the Michigan polls. He talks about Trump-Vance’s anti-EV Car stance, which is also another anti-union stance. But it’s…
Monday Musing: Harris’s Smart non-Traditional Media Strategy Is Brilliant
Here’s the Left of Lansing “Monday Musing” for October 7, 2024. Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign has been playing a bit prevent defense for my taste of late, but she seems to be getting back on the offense in a smart and calculated way. Along with making appearances on CBS’s “60 Minutes” this week, Harris is also…
Friday Short: Democrats AGAIN Clean-Up Republican Economic Mess
Here’s the Left of Lansing “Friday Short” for October 4, 2024. Yet another solid jobs report for the American people, and it’s due in-part to smart economic policies put in motion by a Democratic administration in The White House. After Dear Leader left the country in economic ruin, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris passed strong…
VEEP Debate Recap; Abortion Rights w/ Amanda Mazur; Mike Rogers Opposes Lower Drug Prices
Here’s Episode 105 of Michigan’s premier progressive podcast. 00:00-18:17: VEEP Recap/MAGA Attacks Immigrants & Abortion Rights The first segment features Pat Johnston giving his review of the Vice Presidential Debate between Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and MAGA Republican Dude-Bro J.D. Vance. Pat highlights where Walz scored some major points, and where he fell short,…