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The Politics Bar After Hours - Men Need To Fix Boys
USA Today conservative political columnist Ingrid Jacques pounced on Rahm Emanuel’s words last week, along with American mobility trends that shows that liberals & progressives (get this) move around the country. That people are fleeing “progressive states” in droves for red states (it’s actually happening to some notable red states, too) and somehow concludes – with all that’s going on in the world under the regime of MAGA mayhem – that things look bad for Democrats in the longterm. Okay.
Emanuel, who may be prepping the runway for a presidential run, did an interview at GZERO World where he said “If they (Democrats) get caught in the cultural cul-de-sac again, running around, getting themselves wrapped around an ankle, the American people will make a judgment.”
It was in another interview where Emanuel said Democrats had “lost the plot” on cultural issues.
Rahm served in the Obama White House so it stuns me he needs the history lesson or for this to be pointed out: The problem is, Democrats don’t politicize “cultural” issues; they respond when Republicans do, and usually with a sort of timidity that doesn’t ooze “strength.”
Democrats fail to lead and sit meekly in the background while society pushes cultural issues forward, then want some credit for it. People read through that, too.
Written by: Ron Roberts
Jody Hamilton and Shawn "Smith" Peirce are the proprietors of The Politics Bar, a progressive audio show that recreates the spirit of the old neighborhood bar where friends could discuss the news of the day without starting a brawl. Jody is an Emmy-nominated, award-winning media producer, actress, and radio host—daughter of TV producer Joe Hamilton and comedy legend Carol Burnett—who's made her own mark in media through "The Carol Burnett: Show Stoppers," "The Porkchop Playhouse," "From The Bunker" podcast, and her work as executive producer and fill-in host of "The Stephanie Miller Show". Shawn is a long-time national media producer and radio talent who's one of the few producers in U.S. political media to have worked on the left, right, and center, including more than a decade with "The Randi Rhodes Show" and stints producing "The Stephanie Miller Show," "The Bill Press Show," "The Laura Ingraham Radio Show," and "The Steele & Ungar Show" for SiriusXM. The show airs weeknights on progressive radio affiliates nationwide and is available on-demand through podcast platforms and Substack subscription.
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