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Honeycombe8

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63. The best explanation of my thoughts on the subject. The U.S. is a mix...
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 12:37 PM
Mar 2019

capitalism, so people can rise above their birth and circumstances due to opportunities, but social programs for the vulnerable and the masses, so that we can have a thriving middle class that benefits from a rising economy.

As it is, the oligarchs in our country keep wages low artificially, and then cry "free market! free market!" when it comes to regulating the costs of things or giving access to basics like health care for the masses.

Kudos to Tweety! He has a way with words.

what's come over Tweety? dweller Mar 2019 #1
I think the drop in ratings shook him up a little, glad he's seen the light. nt yaesu Mar 2019 #5
that dweller Mar 2019 #8
LOL! He's always been this. THIS is the Democratic Party. Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #65
Yes. He frustrates me sometimes. I was especially disheartened by how much he reviled Bill Clinton. Texin Mar 2019 #67
Can we evolve? DemocracyMouse Mar 2019 #68
It's only socialists who are wanting to call the Dem. Party a socialist party. Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #70
??? DemocracyMouse Mar 2019 #73
+1 I like this discussion EveHammond13 Mar 2019 #76
Thank you! DemocracyMouse Mar 2019 #79
Forget who????? Traildogbob Mar 2019 #71
Yes, he did. I remember Tip O'Neill, too. He was a powerful figure in Congress... Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #88
Whoa! I think he said that about Dubya Bush; maybe when Bush was playing fighter pilot. maddiemom Mar 2019 #91
Yes, Tweety's leg tingle was in response to W's fighter pilot cosplay. scarletwoman Mar 2019 #96
No, it wasn't. It was definitely about Obama. I was watching at the time & remember it. Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #106
OK. Seems he got a "tingle in his leg" about more than one POTUS. maddiemom Mar 2019 #108
I found it...He says Obama gives him a "thrill" going up his leg... Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #109
No, it was about Pres Obama. In '08. oldsoftie Mar 2019 #103
No. You haven't heard the ribbings against him for saying that about Obama? Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #105
Nah, Tweety's OK. An insider, a guy perhaps too easily dazzled at times. But always a liberal. Midnight Writer Mar 2019 #22
Bingo!!!!!!!!!! I feel the exact same way about him! secondwind Mar 2019 #40
Ditto malaise Mar 2019 #42
+1 uponit7771 Mar 2019 #43
Agree with your assessement DeminPennswoods Mar 2019 #44
In the history of the world, the rich always overreach Drahthaardogs Mar 2019 #46
"Very badly". KPN Mar 2019 #101
perfectly stated EveHammond13 Mar 2019 #59
+1. n/t obnoxiousdrunk Mar 2019 #62
+1 Power 2 the People Mar 2019 #53
He's always been this way. I've been watching him for a couple of decades. Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #64
Inadequately regulated capitalism is a beast that will always destroy itself. mn9driver Mar 2019 #2
'Capitalism without rules is theft' - Elizabeth Warren crazytown Mar 2019 #6
Balanced Capitalism - I like that term. EveHammond13 Mar 2019 #16
That's a good one. calimary Mar 2019 #35
Yes. We need the right balance between environmental destruction and profits. Miguel M Mar 2019 #52
+1 Celerity Mar 2019 #55
"Rules, boundaries, limitations" DeminPennswoods Mar 2019 #45
When the GOP took its hard right turn LuvNewcastle Mar 2019 #3
It has nothing to do with orthodoxy dansolo Mar 2019 #47
Like Jim Hightower says, "It's not socialism, it's what the people want." rickyhall Mar 2019 #4
This is good too. calimary Mar 2019 #36
Jimwas on today discussing Beto! True Blue American Mar 2019 #83
I Call It 'Social Capitalism'..... global1 Mar 2019 #7
That's another good one. calimary Mar 2019 #37
Name Prosper Mar 2019 #39
Matthews is a rare talent Awsi Dooger Mar 2019 #9
I used to like Chris a lot more than I do now. It isn't that I don't like him, either - PatrickforO Mar 2019 #11
sometimes he infuriates me - other times he just seems to strike a note of pure insight EveHammond13 Mar 2019 #17
I can't stand him Brainstormy Mar 2019 #49
Honestly, while I was reading the post previous to yours, I was thinking the Doitnow Mar 2019 #75
You must have forgot Chris Matthews praising George Bush's flightsuit JonLP24 Mar 2019 #29
the wingers aren't satisfied with 'socialism' though, limbaugh is calling us 'stalinists'! certainot Mar 2019 #10
Less so now than a few years ago. PatrickforO Mar 2019 #12
it helps but ignoring talk radio got us here and certainot Mar 2019 #14
How, though? PatrickforO Mar 2019 #15
AI just made it a lot easier to digitize talk radio. rw radio is doomed, it's just up to dems to certainot Mar 2019 #23
Just curious, why listen to these stations? Perhaps you live in a geographically challenged area... SWBTATTReg Mar 2019 #51
and you live in a city? your sister's a whore, your father's a thief, and your ideas a treasonous certainot Mar 2019 #66
Gawd, calm down. The only reason I asked was pretty well if you're in a rural area. The area... SWBTATTReg Mar 2019 #69
you asked why i listen to it. i don't listen much anymore but sample it. it's very predictable certainot Mar 2019 #77
and limbaugh provides transcripts that can now be accessed through iheart instead of his website certainot Mar 2019 #26
+1. Yes. We need to find a succinct message(s), and then Repeat Repeat Repeat EveHammond13 Mar 2019 #18
AOC is getting hammered on talk radio and the left ignores it - that's a problem certainot Mar 2019 #32
this is what we must do. AOC is doing a great job of it even without EveHammond13 Mar 2019 #20
Do People Really Listen True Blue American Mar 2019 #25
in 40 states with 80 senators there are no free easy alts for politics while driving, working and certainot Mar 2019 #30
All owned by one company True Blue American Mar 2019 #33
There's millions of people who listen to talk radio religiously every day.... KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2019 #81
I do not discount it. True Blue American Mar 2019 #82
I posted that because I've overheard them many times during my travels... KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2019 #94
Oh you bet they do. gtar100 Mar 2019 #93
So then we think of another word, phrase, term - that isn't so loaded. calimary Mar 2019 #38
I know some people think it's a gimmick but Naming Has Power - I believe that. EveHammond13 Mar 2019 #60
But gimmicks resonate with millions of people. calimary Mar 2019 #107
We aren't going to be able to stop that, you know. The EXACT thing the right-wing PatrickforO Mar 2019 #84
dem messaging has not worked! the cons sit in their think tanks and look for progress and then certainot Mar 2019 #87
That is a good point. PatrickforO Mar 2019 #89
i'm serious - it wouldn't take much to convince the ad industry to desert rw talk radio certainot Mar 2019 #92
Big K&R Duppers Mar 2019 #13
trump has done us a favor by telegraphing his attack this far in advance, now we EveHammond13 Mar 2019 #19
It's a balance. How hard is that to figure out? rusty quoin Mar 2019 #21
it seems so obvious, yet this has been completely absent from the discussion EveHammond13 Mar 2019 #24
Trapped are Republicans. If it from a liberal it must be wrong. rusty quoin Mar 2019 #28
"Capitalism or socialism? We already made that choice. Both. Now we just need to find EveHammond13 Mar 2019 #27
That's been my point so many times. rusty quoin Mar 2019 #31
Right?! KPN Mar 2019 #102
Tweety seems to have finally come out of the stupor Raine Mar 2019 #34
Tweety was brilliant malaise Mar 2019 #41
Its simple: Making more money than you can spend is stupid. BSdetect Mar 2019 #48
ditto yortsed snacilbuper Mar 2019 #50
Very good.....for a change. AJT Mar 2019 #54
+1 I strongly agree with Tweety this time. lagomorph777 Mar 2019 #56
Recommended. H2O Man Mar 2019 #57
Very nice.... RANDYWILDMAN Mar 2019 #58
In the 1990s, I interview for a job in Budapest, at the Open Society Perrenial Voter Mar 2019 #61
The best explanation of my thoughts on the subject. The U.S. is a mix... Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #63
Wealth & Income Inequality is historically high right now. Can't and doesn't last. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2019 #72
American socialism is Democratic Socialism which we've had for years. onit2day Mar 2019 #74
Is there a video link? poli-junkie Mar 2019 #78
it is here... EveHammond13 Mar 2019 #86
Thanks! poli-junkie Mar 2019 #90
I don't even want "capitalism;" I want markets regulated and constrained appal_jack Mar 2019 #80
glad chris is on this, BUT elder phd Mar 2019 #85
Slavery may be illegal loyalsister Mar 2019 #95
Well said MaryMagdaline Mar 2019 #97
Another excellent show tonight Awsi Dooger Mar 2019 #98
Trumps is not for capitalism. He is for fascism. Fascism is when the state exists to aid corporation McCamy Taylor Mar 2019 #99
Matthews uses the present tense when he should KPN Mar 2019 #100
K&R BootinUp Mar 2019 #104
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