It's Election Day--Pro-Democracy Day!--our opportunity to beat back fascism. While we wait for returns, here are a couple of calls to my show in which I do battle with the deluded.
MIchelangelo, you are more than civil and composed, you are downright civil with MAGA callers and it's obvious you know exactly what their game is when they start talking. You always start out polite, but when necessary, you dole out the vitriol they deserve, when they start arguing with you about non-facts and parrot the same MAGA propaganda their masters feed them. Personally, I like when you open the fire hose on them -- they deserve it!
It's that Italian temper Michelangelo...we love it! You call bs when you hear it, and take none of it. Fingers crossed here, I choose to believe that when confronted with the 2 choices MOST will make the right one...Kamala!
Michael Moore predicts Kamala will win. I'm excited and frightened at the same time. Trump is an expert at breaking laws, and he has large support system of crooked lawyers and politicians.
Donnab, I really hope that his time is up. It's time for his court cases to resume and for him to go to jail. MAGA will always be there but we don't need them in positions of power. We need the WH, House and Senate and to be bold, like FDR. I'll try to be realistic and recognize that one term of a Harris/Walz administration won't be nearly enough time to fix all that needs fixing.
Michael Moore has become a stooge...He is not as swift as I had thought that he was. Ever since he said that Israel is "against" Hamas because of color; I have lost respect for him. Israel Haas much of its' population made of people of many different races, etc.
Oh my gosh yes! I’ve aged 30 years in the past week with all of the negative ads on TV. Living in a “battleground state “ it has been non-stop. Although the Harris rally this past Saturday was energizing!
Knowing that you’ve done SOMETHING (Michelle Obama’s strong advice) whether it’s canvassing/door knocking/phone banking/texting/postcards/letter writing/donating or just discussing with family, neighbors and friends helps give us a feeling of empowerment. On Thom Hartmann’s show, a young caller named “Matty” shared how he deals with negative stress from campaigning by getting active and putting his full energy into volunteering, becoming engaged and involved in making sure Kamala and Tim are elected. Maga won’t go away overnight but our pushing back will keep them at bay and eventually, make them disappear.
You never get too angry. Your fair. You try to have a reasonable conversation, but yet they won’t allow it. So you do what you have to do. I remember there has been a few people you’ve had a sensible conversation with and you get off the phone and say you know what that was a good conversation with that person.
I will say one thing. I am cautiously positive right now. Living here in Washington DC the vibe is very different. It’s good, but it’s like we’re all holding our breath. I drove around the Capitol yesterday and there are barricades that are up.
Thanks for posting, Mike. As I said on the Weekend thread I wanted to crawl through the radio and slap Matt silly. So thanks for letting me rehear that one and the nice takedown.
Anyway THANK YOU SO MUCH for getting us through this cycle. And an advance THANK YOU for getting us through after. I think women are going to carry the day and the week. Freedom!!! All the best to you, your program staff, and the fellow listeners. CC 😎
Well said, Chris. And I agree that women will help the most qualified and deserving female candidate get elected as our first female president. Kamala is truly outstanding!!!🌞🙏🏼👍👏🇺🇸🇺🇸
On another topic, when will you have commentary on the Epstein tapes? Maddow and Kimmel seem to have released this bombshell to the public, after another Substack writer also revealed them.
So I’m thinking it is not too late to be an issue. If he can be made so toxic perhaps the MAGA and institutional enthusiasm for the fights to come will not be there and the powers will just let the chips fall.
I can't believe TFG made it to November 5. I predicted he would either drop out or become "ill" or, something happen that would cause him to fail before election day. I was wrong. Maybe the plan is to just get through the election and then hand everything over to Vance/Miller/Flynn. He would be happy as a pardoned figurehead playing golf every day on the taxpayer's dime. I don't want to make any more predictions. I can't believe this election is so close. I hope Kamala prevails and smites the misogynists!
Lol! Trump is already a dictator. He's attempting to steal elections. When he gets pushed back he tries to turn the people against the system. the US almost had a Mormon theocracy when Mitt Romney was standing for president.
Michelangelo, I live vicariously through you in those moments when you go nuclear with those maga callers who becomr unreasonable.. I'm surrounded by them all day, every day, so I must keep cool and civil with them -- my relatives, neighbors and associates who are maga to the core. Please don't restrain your temper when it flares. I need to hear it and I enjoy it.
Ok folks my anxiety level is off the charts right now. Mikes show and all of you on this Substack are the only thing keeping me sane. I am so sick of the hate speech, the constant attack ads, etc that we have been subjected to especially in the past week. I pray the voters of this country are smarter than the GOP thinks they are and vote for Democracy and sanity as opposed to hatred and division.
Michelangelo, I love your show and took your guidance and that of many guests on your show to heart. I have been consistently volunteering with the Dolphin Democrats (LGBT+ South FL group) and the Broward Democratic Party for many months for the 2024 election season. The downside is that I have largely missed your show for the past few months as I’m just busy in the afternoon. I eagerly read your Substack newsletter, so I have kept up best I can. Today - Election Day - I am volunteering at Broward County polling stations. Once I’m done with my volunteering, I look forward to listening to your show live. Thank you for inspiring my activism! No matter the outcome (& I am very hopeful), I know I did all I could for Harris/Walz and all Democratic candidates and issues.
Please do not compose yourself with MAGA callers. Let them hear your wrath. It’s hilarious. Love your show.
MIchelangelo, you are more than civil and composed, you are downright civil with MAGA callers and it's obvious you know exactly what their game is when they start talking. You always start out polite, but when necessary, you dole out the vitriol they deserve, when they start arguing with you about non-facts and parrot the same MAGA propaganda their masters feed them. Personally, I like when you open the fire hose on them -- they deserve it!
It's that Italian temper Michelangelo...we love it! You call bs when you hear it, and take none of it. Fingers crossed here, I choose to believe that when confronted with the 2 choices MOST will make the right one...Kamala!
Michael Moore predicts Kamala will win. I'm excited and frightened at the same time. Trump is an expert at breaking laws, and he has large support system of crooked lawyers and politicians.
Donna we have THE best election lawyers (Bob Bauer and Mark Elias) and an army of volunteers.
Donnab, I really hope that his time is up. It's time for his court cases to resume and for him to go to jail. MAGA will always be there but we don't need them in positions of power. We need the WH, House and Senate and to be bold, like FDR. I'll try to be realistic and recognize that one term of a Harris/Walz administration won't be nearly enough time to fix all that needs fixing.
Michael Moore has become a stooge...He is not as swift as I had thought that he was. Ever since he said that Israel is "against" Hamas because of color; I have lost respect for him. Israel Haas much of its' population made of people of many different races, etc.
I am all for shorter campaign seasons! I agree that VP Harris and her team have run a nearly flawless campaign!
Oh my gosh yes! I’ve aged 30 years in the past week with all of the negative ads on TV. Living in a “battleground state “ it has been non-stop. Although the Harris rally this past Saturday was energizing!
Knowing that you’ve done SOMETHING (Michelle Obama’s strong advice) whether it’s canvassing/door knocking/phone banking/texting/postcards/letter writing/donating or just discussing with family, neighbors and friends helps give us a feeling of empowerment. On Thom Hartmann’s show, a young caller named “Matty” shared how he deals with negative stress from campaigning by getting active and putting his full energy into volunteering, becoming engaged and involved in making sure Kamala and Tim are elected. Maga won’t go away overnight but our pushing back will keep them at bay and eventually, make them disappear.
You never get too angry. Your fair. You try to have a reasonable conversation, but yet they won’t allow it. So you do what you have to do. I remember there has been a few people you’ve had a sensible conversation with and you get off the phone and say you know what that was a good conversation with that person.
I will say one thing. I am cautiously positive right now. Living here in Washington DC the vibe is very different. It’s good, but it’s like we’re all holding our breath. I drove around the Capitol yesterday and there are barricades that are up.
I think she is going to appear at Howard University
Thanks for posting, Mike. As I said on the Weekend thread I wanted to crawl through the radio and slap Matt silly. So thanks for letting me rehear that one and the nice takedown.
Anyway THANK YOU SO MUCH for getting us through this cycle. And an advance THANK YOU for getting us through after. I think women are going to carry the day and the week. Freedom!!! All the best to you, your program staff, and the fellow listeners. CC 😎
Well said, Chris. And I agree that women will help the most qualified and deserving female candidate get elected as our first female president. Kamala is truly outstanding!!!🌞🙏🏼👍👏🇺🇸🇺🇸
On another topic, when will you have commentary on the Epstein tapes? Maddow and Kimmel seem to have released this bombshell to the public, after another Substack writer also revealed them.
i've had it in my list, will do!
So I’m thinking it is not too late to be an issue. If he can be made so toxic perhaps the MAGA and institutional enthusiasm for the fights to come will not be there and the powers will just let the chips fall.
I can't believe TFG made it to November 5. I predicted he would either drop out or become "ill" or, something happen that would cause him to fail before election day. I was wrong. Maybe the plan is to just get through the election and then hand everything over to Vance/Miller/Flynn. He would be happy as a pardoned figurehead playing golf every day on the taxpayer's dime. I don't want to make any more predictions. I can't believe this election is so close. I hope Kamala prevails and smites the misogynists!
even as a Canadian, I'm sick with worry about this election.
I would like to visit the US again, one day. But not if those facist, bully,morons are installed in the Whitehouse.
I say " installed" because they can NOT win. they can be installed, like 2016, but will not ever be elected by the people of America.
facists can not win.
period.
I understand what you’re saying. My brother lives in Newfoundland and will not come for a visit if the orange menace wins.
I lived there as a kid. Dad in USAF
Lol! Trump is already a dictator. He's attempting to steal elections. When he gets pushed back he tries to turn the people against the system. the US almost had a Mormon theocracy when Mitt Romney was standing for president.
I love these MAGA smackdowns!
Michelangelo, I live vicariously through you in those moments when you go nuclear with those maga callers who becomr unreasonable.. I'm surrounded by them all day, every day, so I must keep cool and civil with them -- my relatives, neighbors and associates who are maga to the core. Please don't restrain your temper when it flares. I need to hear it and I enjoy it.
Ok folks my anxiety level is off the charts right now. Mikes show and all of you on this Substack are the only thing keeping me sane. I am so sick of the hate speech, the constant attack ads, etc that we have been subjected to especially in the past week. I pray the voters of this country are smarter than the GOP thinks they are and vote for Democracy and sanity as opposed to hatred and division.
Michelangelo, I love your show and took your guidance and that of many guests on your show to heart. I have been consistently volunteering with the Dolphin Democrats (LGBT+ South FL group) and the Broward Democratic Party for many months for the 2024 election season. The downside is that I have largely missed your show for the past few months as I’m just busy in the afternoon. I eagerly read your Substack newsletter, so I have kept up best I can. Today - Election Day - I am volunteering at Broward County polling stations. Once I’m done with my volunteering, I look forward to listening to your show live. Thank you for inspiring my activism! No matter the outcome (& I am very hopeful), I know I did all I could for Harris/Walz and all Democratic candidates and issues.