The Rick Smith Show

Jeff Hauser, Executive Director of the Revolving Door Project

Jeff Hauser: I want Democrats to have the courage of their convictions & to have confidence. Don't project ahead of time that you're going to fail. Nancy Pelosi refers to her bill as a "messaging bill"--that's a way to make it come true.

Khary Penebaker, Treasurer DNC Black Caucus

Khary Penebaker: It's a sad commentary on the state of the US right now, using the virus as a political football. We thought in the beginning of this that we'd all come together like after 9/11 but it's no longer like that.

Propane Jane, Psychiatrist and Popular Twitter Commentator

Propane Jane: People want to hear something simple like, "Vote for me so we might not die." People worry about not putting food on their tables, about losing their jobs, even losing their lives.

Bob Ney, Political Analyst/Former OH Congressman

Bob Ney: Supposedly the WH doctors didn't recommend the hydroxychloroquine but Trump wanted to take it anyway. He promoted it a couple of months ago--did he really take it?

@BobNey

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Brett Pransky

@BrettPransky  

 

Jim Irwin, President of Lehigh Valley Labor Council

#Allentown

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RECORDED Marc Jarsulic, Chief Economist, Center for American Progress

@CAPEconomy @CAPAction

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Making the Fed Rescue Serve Everyone in the Aftermath of the Coronavirus Pandemic

 

Dr. Kelly Sennholz

@MtnMD #CoronavirusPandemic #CoronaVirusUpdate

Brett Pransky @BrettPransky

Brett: A lot of the states in deep south take back fm the federal gov't 3-4 times what they pay in taxes. Without NY, there wouldn't be a FL. If you're going to complain about dirty liberals, send back their checks. Rick: And don't look for help w/ next hurricane

@BrettPransky

Jim Irwin, President of Lehigh Valley Labor Council

Jim Irwin: Our biggest thought about Trump's visit to Macungie, PA, [near Allentown] was wondering if he was bringing us test kits. Nope, he was campaigning. #Allentown

Marc Jarsulic, Chief Economist, Center for American Progress

Marc Jarsulic: I'm concerned that there are lots of people without jobs or income, & they won't be able to pay their bills or buy food. We need to keep them whole through the end of this pandemic.

@CAPEconomy

@CAPAction

Dr. Kelly Sennholz @MtnMD #CoronavirusPandemic #CoronaVirusUpdate

Dr. Kelly Sennholz: H1N1 was serious, no doubt about it, but Obama dealt with it well. We had a normal gov't at that point, with a functional CDC & people who were allowed to do their jobs w/o being fired for doing their jobs. Now we're so far from normal.

@MtnMD

@transportworker @samuelsentwu @ScottPaulAAM @KeepItMadeinUSA @sampsongregory @BadassTeachersA @BobNey

@transportworker @samuelsentwu @ScottPaulAAM @KeepItMadeinUSA @sampsongregory @BadassTeachersA @BobNey

John Samuelsen, International President of the Transport Workers Union (TWU) @transportworker @samuelsentwu

John Samuelsen: Public transit in America is on the front line; one couldn't have designed a more efficient transmitter of the COVID-19 virus than mass transit.

@transportworker

@samuelsentwu

Scott Paul, President of Alliance for American Manufacturing

Scott Paul: The Steelworkers represent the workers at the Braskem factory where workers stayed inside for 28 days to make materials needed to produce PPE.

@ScottPaulAAM

@KeepItMadeinUSA

Greg Sampson, Grumpy Old Teacher Blog @sampsongregory @BadassTeachersA

Greg Sampson: One of the positives to come out of this pandemic was giving up the standardized testing. With kids being out since March, & learning from home, would we really get a measurement of what they learned?

@sampsongregory

@BadassTeachersA

Bob Ney, Political Analyst/Former OH Congressman @BobNey

Bob Ney: There's no question that house arrest is better than prison, even a "country club" prison!

@BobNey

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Orlando Riley, Chair, ATU NJ State Council

Orlando Riley: Just think of all the individuals out there who are working who don't have a union, who don't have a voice, who can't demand PPE. The majority of the people out there don't have a voice. This is a perfect example of the need for unions. #1u #UnionStrong

@ATUComm

Gary Dixon, Secretary Treasurer, Teamsters Local 959

Gary Dixon: I worry about the stress that comes down on the workers. I worry about the future of hospital workers; can they continue to do this?

@Teamsters

Propane Jane

@docrocktex26 

Propane Jane: Remember Pigpen in the Peanuts comics? That cloud of dirt & probable smell that surrounded him? That's how the virus is spread.

@docrocktex26

#InstabilityInChief

Bob Ney, Political Analyst/Former OH Congressman

Bob Ney: Flynn mislead the VP of the US. I'm shocked Pence would even say anything that he would welcome him. Rick: "Mislead" is a nice way of saying "lied."

@Funder @TheDemCoalition #DworkinReport @mikemadowitz @CAPEconomy @CAPAction @jerseyjazzman @BobNey

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