#35 | Posted by snoofy

One of Nashville's 100k watt FM stations, WLAC, had really interesting stuff and stories about local stuff, as you said.

Clear Channel (now iHeart) bought it and it became nonstop Limbaugh, Hannity, uber nut case Mark Levin, yuck yuck yuck.

Nothing local anymore

PS - Enforcement of the Fairness Doctrine was ended during Reagan's presidency.

Thus, all the right wing echo chambers were born, the ilk of Limbaugh quoting The Washington Times (created by Sun Myung Moon so Limbaugh and other conservative mouthpieces would have a right wing newspaper to quote ala "The Washington Times reported ... blah blah blah."

I remember when the Fairness Doctrine was in place.

For example, "Crossfire," which Pat Buchanan co-hosted on CNN from 1982-1999. The show featured a political debate format with a host from the right and one from the left,

Van Epps (R) will probably win because TN Republicans gerrymandered the one solidly D district in Nashville into three that fan out into ruby red rural areas.

But a close showing by Behn won't be a good look for the GOP after early November's drubbings by Dems.

Even Mississippi's legislative GOP super majority is no more ...

#19 | Posted by eberly

Republicans killed campaign finance laws.

Democrats didn't fight for Citizen's United, or for dark money to stay dark, or weakening guardrails to prevent billionaires from buying elections through Super PACs.

Most members of Congress are significantly wealthier than the average American. In 2013, the "poorest" members still often had substantial assets, and the primary barrier is that working-class individuals rarely run for office in the first place.

#18 | Posted by donnerboy

Marjorie Taylor Greene entered Congress with a reported $1,000,000 in assets.

She's leaving with over $25,000,000 5 years later.

Nice work if you can get it, eh?

Vance and the GOP ignore most everything Christ, the namesake of Christianity, said about the poor, imprisoned, hungry, sick, etc etc etc, anyway.

I'm "so tired of winning."

How 'bout you?

#2 | Posted by catdog

Remember when now-MAGAts claimed they were the party of "law and order?"

Yet, somehow, they excuse January 6th, unconstitutional usurping the legislative branch with tariffs, violating the Emoluments Clause, and so much more.

Hypocrites. Every last one of 'em.

Even if she only comes close to winning it's another bad omen for the GOP/MAGAt party.

So, Trump's deporting "the worst of the worst criminals," eh?

BTW, the Supreme Court said DACA recipients cannot be deported because they have protected status.

... Todd Pomerleau, Ferreira's attorney, insists she came to the U.S. legally under DACA and is in the process of getting her green card.

"Bruna has no criminal record whatsoever. I don't know where that is coming from. Show us the proof. There's no charges out there. She's not a criminal, illegal alien, we're hearing that said about anyone who's not a U.S. citizen," Pomerleau said.

RIP, mon

Trump told us he was only deporting the worst of the worst undocumented criminals.

This is a case of revenge targeting because of "The Squad" while he gives refugee status to white South Africans.

Could the Trump cabal be any more racist?

But if the GOP in Congress "gutted up" before their constituents did, then they would face and possibly lose, a primary.

#9 | Posted by LampLighter

As you know, that's the reason MTG is resigning ... after January 5th so she can collect a pension and lifetime medical care after only 5 years. Not exactly a principled resignation for her or anyone who waits to retire until they can cash in.

An egregious action by the Trump cabal.

BOAZO should be mightily upset they're threatening Kelly over stating facts:

U.S. military members aren't required to follow illegal orders.

MAGAts who cried about a fake "weaponization of the DOJ" now know what actual weaponization of the DOJ against a President's perceived enemies looks like.