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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Harvey Kaye, "The Fight for the Four Freedoms" - Book TV - Air Date 5-11-14
Harvey Kaye examines the progressivism of the Roosevelt-era and argues that a reminder of the "four freedoms" could address today's political and social issues.
Ch. 2: What Ted Cruz Doesn't Get About 'Freedom' - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date 7-21-16
Thom talks about Ted Cruz's speech at the Republican Convention and compares his definition of 'freedom' with the way it was described by Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Ch. 3: An Overdue Second Bill of Rights Part 1 - Progressive Faith Sermons w @RevDrRay - Air Date 10-7-18
F.D.R. recognized that the original bill of rights would not be enough to make all American’s truly free and proposed an economic bill of rights. Of the eight amendments he proposed in 1944, seven are still waiting to be implemented.
Ch. 4: Fighting for the Four Freedoms - @BillMoyersHQ And Company - Air Date 4-15-14
Historian Harvey J. Kaye talks about how FDR was able to mobilize Americans to create "the strongest and most prosperous country in human history."
Explaining that libertarian thinking doesn't incorporate the existence of economic coercion
Ch. 6: An Overdue Second Bill of Rights Part 2 - Progressive Faith Sermons w @RevDrRay - Air Date 10-7-18
F.D.R. recognized that the original bill of rights would not be enough to make all American’s truly free and proposed an economic bill of rights. Of the eight amendments he proposed in 1944, seven are still waiting to be implemented.
Ch. 7: Bernie Sanders & FDR's Second Bill of Rights - Berniementum - Air Date 8-12-15
President FDR's Second Bill of Rights speech - January 11, 1944 Sen. Bernie Sanders speech at the National Press Club - Mar. 9, 2015 Music - "There is Romance" by Imcompetech
University of Wisconsin Professor Harvey J Kaye author of Fight for the Four Freedoms: What Made FDR and the Greatest Generation Truly Great, explains Ronald Reagan and the great pushback against a progressive America
Ch. 9: An Overdue Second Bill of Rights Part 3 - Progressive Faith Sermons w @RevDrRay - Air Date 10-7-18
F.D.R. recognized that the original bill of rights would not be enough to make all American’s truly free and proposed an economic bill of rights. Of the eight amendments he proposed in 1944, seven are still waiting to be implemented.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 10: Sanders rant on his supporters hatred of female politicians - Jason from Chicago
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 11: Final comments in which I resolve the dispute over whether Bernie Sanders supporters are sexist or not
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- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
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or probably later at 538 or Gallop. 538 rightfully gives little credence to early polling. I expect Bernie will do better than my predicted 10% in a few primaries, such as New Hampshire, but overall will receive less than 10% of the final vote. I am not at all referring to approval ratings.
To keep the “bet” specific, lets just say less than 10% for Bernie by next February in Real Clear Politics, 538, or Gallop rolling average, all inclusive, in comparison to the field of democratic candidates.
A negative story as to Hillary or Warren is clickbait for those who hold these often unacknowledged prejudices. For example, many democrats accepted the caricature of Hillary drawn by the Republican propaganda machine to a much greater extent than the falsehoods told of Kerry or Obama. Bernie provided the spark that led to an increase in anti-Hillary sentiment among democrats, he himself did not create nor truly exploit it. I like Bernie, and I believe him to be sincere. I think he was used.
Sides, Sesler, and Vavreck in the Identify Crisis do not see evidence of sexism distinct to Bernie supporters but also note that there was no significant difference in the progressivism of Bernie supporters versus Hillary supporters although Bernie supporters perceived themselves to be more progressive.
I try very hard with mixed success to put aside my misogyny. I just wonder about the many who question its existence and find it inconceivable in themselves.
Again, if Bernie does better than 10% after February 2020, I will bow to the evidence.
As for the eventual nominee having policies that are indistinguishable from Clinton’s, that’s another interesting prediction. I’ve made another note to check up on that around convention time as it’s a second point that seems unlikely to me. In fact, even if Clinton herself ran again it’s possible, or even likely, that her 2020 positions would be quite distinguishable from her 2016 positions. This article came to mind:
https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/12/politics/hillary-clinton-2020-donald-trump/index.html
“On Sunday, two former advisers to Hillary Clinton made a bold claim in a Wall Street Journal op-ed. (https://www.wsj.com/articles/hillary-will-run-again-1541963599)
“Here it is:
“Get ready for Hillary Clinton 4.0. More than 30 years in the making, this new version of Mrs. Clinton, when she runs for president in 2020, will come full circle—back to the universal-health-care-promoting progressive firebrand of 1994. True to her name, Mrs. Clinton will fight this out until the last dog dies. She won’t let a little thing like two stunning defeats stand in the way of her claim to the White House.”
As for the idea that most of the support for Bernie was really just anti-Clinton feelings with no better place to go, I find this to be the strangest claim. Bernie fans are often rabid in their support and adoration, that sort of thing doesn’t happen simply out of opposition to the alternative. We all hated George W Bush with a fiery passion but John Kerry wasn’t treated like a rock star at the vanguard of the revolution the way Bernie is. Also, if you recall, there was a third candidate who would have been a perfectly good choice for any anti-Clinton haters who just wanted a standard Democrat with a penis. Martin O’Malley received almost no support and his approval rating currently stands at 23% (https://elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster/martin-o-malley-favorable-rating).
If Bernie supporters need to understand the realities of systemic sexism, and they do, then Clinton supporters need to understand that support for Bernie based on his policies is just as real.