The Rick Smith Show

William Attig, Executive Director Union Veterans Council at AFL-CIO @WillAttig @unionveterans

William Attig: It's Memorial Day weekend; I don't ever want to start without thinking of those who didn't make it back home, including a lot of my friends.

@WillAttig

@unionveterans

Kavita Patel, Primary Care Physician, Fellow at the Brookings Institution @kavitapmd

Dr. Kavita Patel: I'm a physician; I agree that you should be in charge of your own health, but this [coronavirus] is a public health issue. One person has infected as many as 8 people.

@kavitapmd

Emily de La Bruyère, co-founder of Horizon Advisory @edelabruyere #AmericanMade

Emily de La Bruyère: China has spent the last 40 years making sure the US and the global economy depends on China. It's not a partisan issue, it's eyes opened or eyes closed.

@edelabruyere

#AmericanMade

Bob Ney, Political Analyst/Former OH Congressman @BobNey

Bob Ney: There's no reason to undo the Open Skies Treaty. Rick: There's no reason to do most of the things Trump does.

@BobNey

The Rick Smith Show 05-21-2020

Sade Andrews, FL McDonald’s Crew member @fightfor15 @FightFor15FL #ProtectAllWorkers Rita Blalock, NC McDonald’s Cook @NorCalFF15 #ProtectAllWorkers Sarah Burris, Reporter, Raw Story @SarahBurris @RawStory Tom Palzewicz, Congressional Candidate WI-5 @tomforwi #flipthe5th

Sade Andrews, FL McDonald’s Crew member @fightfor15 @FightFor15FL #ProtectAllWorkers

Sade Andrews: We went on strike yesterday because McDonald's is putting people's lives in danger by not protecting the workers. The lobby is still open in our McD's, as are the restrooms. We're expected to bring our own masks/gloves.

@fightfor15

@FightFor15FL

#ProtectAllWorkers

Rita Blalock, NC McDonald’s Cook @NorCalFF15 #ProtectAllWorkers

Rita Blalock: I've been fighting for my rights for over 7 years, incl #Fightfor15. In the beginning of the pandemic, we didn't have masks or gloves, no shields, nothing. McDonald's should have provided these without our going on strike.

@fightfor15

#ProtectAllWorkers

Sarah Burris, Reporter, Raw Story @SarahBurris @RawStory

Sarah Burris: Studies show that 80% of the coronavirus can be prevented by wearing masks. If we can make sure that all of our workers can be protected in that way, I believe they will be safe. We need to start making masks for fast food workers, servers, bartenders.

@SarahBurris

Tom Palzewicz, Congressional Candidate WI-5 @tomforwi #flipthe5th

Tom Palzewicz: I am running for the seat that will be vacated by James Sensenbrenner.

@tomforwi

#flipthe5th #NoDemLeftBehind

@ATUComm @harveyjkaye @UWGB @nancyebailey1 @BadassTeachersA @BobNey

@ATUComm @harveyjkaye @UWGB @nancyebailey1 @BadassTeachersA @BobNey

Bob Ney, Political Analyst/Former OH Congressman @BobNey

Bob Ney: When I was in Congress, we--a bipartisan coalition incl Bernie Sanders and Rand Paul--tried everything we could. Now the virus is the catalyst that may change China's behavior.

@BobNey

Nancy Bailey, Edu-blogger @nancyebailey1 @BadassTeachersA

Nancy Bailey: It's disaster capitalism with this virus; it gives the perfect excuse to divert funds from public schools. I don't really know how we can put kids back in school, keeping them 6 feet apart. It's very unnatural.

@nancyebailey1

@BadassTeachersA

Harvey J Kaye, Author and Professor of Democracy, University of Wisconsin Green Bay @harveyjkaye @UWGB

Harvey J Kaye: I have every intention of voting against Trump, which means now I'm voting for Biden. I think if Biden were elected, we'd still Congressional elections and a Presidential election in 2024. With Trump, not so much.

@harveyjkaye

@UWGB

John A. Costa, President, Amalgamated Transit Union @ATUComm

John A. Costa: Just think: If you didn't have a union, who would be making the demands on the employers? They didn't know what to do in the pandemic, so the union stepped up to demand PPE, safety on the job, etc. That's how unions started, to maintain safety on job.

@AC4Congress2020 @Ess_Dog @SUNYEmpireLabor @inthesetimesmag @theprospect @keith_pochick @PatNotPart @DemWritePress @morethanmySLE @USofCare #ProtectOurCare

@AC4Congress2020 @Ess_Dog @SUNYEmpireLabor @inthesetimesmag @theprospect @keith_pochick @PatNotPart @DemWritePress @morethanmySLE @USofCare #ProtectOurCare

Adam Christensen, Congressional Candidate FL-3 @AC4Congress2020

Adam Christensen: As soon as I saw Ted Yoho wasn't going to run again for FL-3, I wanted to help whomever was running. I was not happy with the choices so I decided to run. I took my pomsky (dog) with me & within two weeks got 6500 signatures.

@AC4Congress2020

#NoDemLeftBehind

Shaun Richman, Author, Organizer, Educator @Ess_Dog @SUNYEmpireLabor @inthesetimesmag @theprospect

Shaun Richman: The law smiles on employers that want to hire subcontractors. There are no repercussions for employers that break organizing laws; I've worked on several campaigns where the employer illegally laid off workers who tried to organize.

@Ess_Dog

@SUNYEmpireLabor

Keith Pochick, Physician @keith_pochick @PatNotPart @DemWritePress

Dr. Keith Pochick: I don't think Trump is taking hydroxychloroquine. With all the lies that come out of his mouth, are we to believe that this line is the truth? It's more a question of how invested is he in the medication itself.

@keith_pochick

@PatNotPart

@DemWrite

Peter Morley Patient Advocate @morethanmySLE @USofCare #ProtectOurCare

Peter Morley: Trump is creating stress for millions of people who take hydroxychloroquine. He's never once mentioned the lupus community; he's never assured us that we'll be able to get the dosages we need. The media doesn't ask him about this, either.

@morethanmySLE

@USofCare

Full 2 Hour Show

Our guests tonight are: ~

Jeff Hauser @jeffhauser @revolvingdoorDC @CEPRDC 

Khary Penebaker @kharyp 

Propane Jane @docrocktex26 #InstabilityInChief 

Bob Ney @BobNey