The Rick Smith Show

Bob Ney

Bob Ney: Biden cannot walk a fine line on the China/trade issue; he'll need to have concrete ideas to appeal to voters.

@BobNey

The Rick Show 04-13-2020

@pdacosta @PaHouseDems @docrocktex26 @BobNey

Sarah Kendzior

Sarah Kendzior: This is a wake-up call for Americans. It's not a good kind of thing. People are having to go to food banks for the first time & they never thought they'd have to do that.

@sarahkendzior

@gaslitnation

Sarah Burris

Sarah Burris: The people who are going to be disproportionately hurt by this virus are...Republican voters. Are they intentionally trying to kill their own people? It sure sounds like it.

@SarahBurris

@RawStory

Sarah Nelson

Sara Nelson: Good news: The congressional oversight commission has appointed Eliz. Warren to oversee what Mnuchin is doing. That commission can oversee what he is doing & call him out on it & tell the American public.

@FlyingWithSara

@afa_cwa

The Rick Show 04-09-2020

@sarahkendzior @gaslitnation @SarahBurris @RawStory @FlyingWithSara @afa_cwa

Bob Ney

Bob Ney: You don't want an investigation into Trump right now because it'll go off-course, especially in the midst of a pandemic.

@BobNey

#BlueNoMatterWho

Pete Dominick

Pete Dominick: Barack Obama has been keeping quiet on purpose; he'll be a formidable force on the campaign trail for his former VP. Michelle Obama will also be great for the campaign.

@PeteDominick

@StandUpWithPete

#BlueNoMatterWho

Jared Yates Sexton

Jared Yates Sexton: This pandemic, while terrible, gives us the chance to take a long look in the mirror to decide who we are and who we want to be.

@JYSexton

#BlueNoMatterWho

 

 

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The Rick Show 04-08-2020

@JYSexton @PeteDominick @StandUpWithPete @BobNey

Sam Berger

Sam Berger: An important thing to remember about Wisconsin is that the disenfranchisement comes in part from the overwhelmingly gerrymandered voting districts.

@SamBerger_DC

@CAPdemocracy

Meg Wiehe

Meg Wiehe: The CARES Act did include a slush fund; it also included a stimulus package. The packages for unemployment insurance were remarkable, expanding who can qualify (incl self-employed) as well as the amount workers can receive.

@megwiehe

@iteptweets

Robert Kraig

Robert Kraig: The entire WI Republican party voted against the COVID relief package; they're willing to put lives at risk in the hopes of keeping a Republican incumbent's seat on the WI Supreme Court.

@RKraig1912

@CitizenActionWI

#PandemicPrimary

Chrissy Stroop

Chrissy Stroop: People like the woman in the video [going to church during pandemic shut down] believe that they're special. Christian nationalism is the single most defining feature of a Trump voter; Christians are more equal than others.

@C_Stroop

The Rick Show 04-07-2020

@C_Stroop @RKraig1912 @CitizenActionWI #PandemicPrimary @megwiehe @iteptweets @SamBerger_DC, @CAPdemocracy

Bob Ney

Bob Ney: Congressman Clyburn made a smart move by saying the President wasn't being investigated, that they [coronavirus commission] were following the money. The commission can do some very valuable things, like making sure every dime is spent appropriately.

@bobney

Propane Jane

Propane Jane: It's difficult to understand Texas if you don't live here. Some of the biggest cities are blue, & local gov't has shut down events & the cities themselves for weeks now.

@docrocktex26

#InstabilityinChief

Jason Rabinowitz

Jason Rabinowitz: We represent 14,000 workers, incl 911 dispatchers, University of CA workers. We won an agreement from the Univ of CA that no workers will be laid off for coronavirus-related reasons through the fiscal year (June 2020)

@jrabinowitz2010

@IBTlocal2010

@Teamsters

William Attig

William Attig: We are concerned about a job market recession & high unemployment among vets coming out of service. We're concerned about the economic fallout & about putting vets in isolation where routine has been thrown to the wind.

@WillAttig

@unionveterans

The Rick Show 04-06-2020

@WillAttig @unionveterans @jrabinowitz2010 @IBTlocal2010 @Teamsters @docrocktex26 @BobNey