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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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