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Nov 6, 2021Liked by Steven Beschloss

We should rejoice that Biden has undone a significant portion of Trumpublicans destruction of America. Destroying society was far too easy. It will take a generation to repair Trumpublicans wanton disregard for most of us. Yesterday’s passage of the infrastructure bill was like D-Day; there is a long road ahead

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Nov 6, 2021Liked by Steven Beschloss

To the broadest extent I agree with what Steven says here. The one qualification is that nationally and on the state Democratic political levels, there is a great lot of work to do, and if Chairman Harrison is not up to the challenge portrayed in the recent off-year elections he should resign and move on. Questions need to be asked, analysis must drill deeply into media and voter dynamics and awareness, using newly uncovered state and national perceptions, expectations, and realities. It’s time for Democrats to move into the 21st century in ALL aspects of what gets voters to take interest, to inform themselves, and to come out and vote no matter what roadblocks the obstructionist GOP has put into place.

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Nov 6, 2021Liked by Steven Beschloss

I wouldn't bet against the media continuing the pro-plutocrat anti-Biden framing. BUT I suspect the facts on the ground are going to turn public sentiment back in his favor.

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I am 100% with Biden. The AG and the USPS are a major concern, those seem like easy problems to solve so I don’t understand why they are allowed to linger. I thought after Trump the GOP would dry up and blow away, boy was I wrong. America if anything is now more sexist and racist than it has been in the last fifty years. You know what word they’re just dying to say when they say CRT…

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Nov 6, 2021Liked by Steven Beschloss

Crises, negativity, and depictions of chaos and "disarray" are what get attention, and what gets attention is what sells. Hyperbole rules. I rue the day the 24 hour news cycle was born (thank you Ted Turner) and the fairness doctrine bit the dust (permitting Fox entertainment to call itself "news"). Now, screeching passes for much of what is called news media, which is one of the chief reasons I subscribe to this blog, as well as Heather Cox Richardson's. I agree with Runfastandwin's comment below suggesting it is time to open up a 24/7 "war room" to hammer away on the real progress that is being made under the Biden Administration, progress that will actually benefit ordinary folks. The Democrats have GOT to move into the 21st century and start fighting fire with fire -- get the messages out there, over and over and over, and not just on MSNBC. It is time to start driving the narrative instead of always reacting to the lies being spewed by the Republicans.

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Nov 6, 2021Liked by Steven Beschloss

As we have learned from recent elections that Democrats need to go forward with new ideas to attract votes for their agenda and leave trump behind, so, too, does the media, even that which is left, blue leaning. We are tired of seeing trump's face all over facebook, on the news, his every move and comment made , broadcast. We know so many of his followers are unable to think logically, so why give them the attention on which they thrive? Let's try to create brotherhood from sea to shining sea and feel God's grace once again.

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Nov 6, 2021Liked by Steven Beschloss

I pray CNN and MSNBC cut President Biden some slack. We also elected a Democratic Governor in an off year with a Democratic President. That was not a loss!

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My only gripe is why the main stream media is being so critical of the Biden administration? Why do Americans focus on the negative vs the positive? I try to be as positive as possible, it is why I follow blogs such as this and other writers and journalists that stick to the topic of what has been accomplished.

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Another measure coming up very soon: Louis DeJoy

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This to me is really quite simple, the Neoliberal Democrats are really old school republicans and they need to not only be made insignificant, but the leadership of the party needs to act substantially differently than in the past. They must realize the GQP is not in this to compromise, they are a fascist/nazi party representing oligarchy, intent on destroying the nation and democracy itself.

The dem's must now act in the following key fundamental ways, and without hesitation.

1. Remove every member of Congress & the Senate who acted to support the 1/6 assault on democracy. This will change the balance of power in the Senate and eliminate the blockages put up by the two Senators, Joe Mancin & Sinema, thus making them irrelevant.

2. Kill the filibuster!

3. Pass the 'For the people act' with requirements for hand marked paper ballots nationwide.

4. Pass the full and original build back better act and power it up with...

5. GND

6. M4All

7. Remove the AG if he won't do his job of indicting th6e former guy and all involved in his coup of 1/6.

8. Remove the director of the FBI and anyone else in the government acting on behalf of the previous regime.

9. The above includes DeJoy at USPS

10. Rebrand the Democratic Party as the party of working people and tax the billionaire class...

Failure to fight back in the next few months will only empower the fascist GQP. Not coming back at them in the 2022 elections with clear statements of accomplishments and talking points to counter the Faux/GQP fear tactics will doom the nation, democracy and life on earth.

That is my straight forward reality check.

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Mr. Beschloss,

I made a comment, and another reader said this in response:

When you get you head out of greenwald's back side, clear your sinuses somewhere else, it make take you some time, but we'll wait.

Would you consider that a violation of this admonition:

I look forward to your ideas and honest insights. As always, I ask that this community avoids personal attacks in the comments. This is an opportunity for us to learn from each other.

Thanks for investing

Ric

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Now I find myself skipping my news sites for a time to enjoy Nova's stars and water holes. A poet said, ",The world is too much with me late and soon." After decades watching and writing about humans, I find their mindless harping more and more unsettling, less in line with the natural world, more like a strange nether place, hard to make sense of. So when we tell ourselves we are ruining the world, I think not. The world will be just fine after we've destroyed ourselves. Then the rains may come again and the world will renew itself on a new form.

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Could you please get the media on board? They seem to be ignoring the really good stuff Biden does and hang on the trivial. I’m starting to think that they all miss TFG for their ratings. They don’t even need him because the Republicans are doing all the dirty work for him. This country is not perfect; no country is, but America had a pretty good thing going with all of its faults. What this country is turning into is not that. On a final note, will anyone please poke the Justice Dept. and wake them up. How much time do they think we have? Midterms are coming.

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Democrats are doing the hard work of governing a large and diverse country in a time of extraordinary challenges.

Republicans are not.

Unfortunately, Democrats have nothing comparable to the 24-7 right-wing media operation that feeds disinformation to the public and keeps many Americans perpetually angry, anxious and misinformed.

They do this with great skill, experience and resources. Democrats try to catch up with 30-second ads at elections, not realizing that many people's opinions of Democrats have been set long before by the daily deluge of right-wing media poison.

As long as Republicans are describing Democrats to voters at this mass level, Democrats will have an uphill climb.

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Steven, one question about your fellow Substack writers, please.

Are you aware that Durham just indicted another Clinton operative? It is right here? https://www.washingtonpost.com/context/indictment-of-igor-danchenko/4800ccea-3eaf-4638-8d68-2577b4c02104/

Are you aware of the number of FBI informants in the midst of the event on Jan 6? it is right here

https://systemupdate.substack.com/p/video-transcript-why-arent-democrats

Are you aware of racist comments about black people being spread on MSNBC? See it here

https://thegrio.com/2021/11/05/dyson-sears-election-black-face-behalf-white-supremacist-legacy/

How some Matt Taibbi? Steven - do you consider Taibbi, Greenwald and Tracey to be MAGA red-hatters?

https://taibbi.substack.com/p/tracking-a-journalistic-cliche-the

https://taibbi.substack.com/p/rachel-maddows-shocking-new-low-4a6

Steven - what is your response to the indictment of igor danchenko

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/steele-dossier-arrest-danchenko-trump-durham/2021/11/04/7e76b9ae-3d77-11ec-8ee9-4f14a26749d1_story.html

From the Trump loving Washington Post no less. how could they?

Steven - please, I beg of you, for your readers, let them know that maybe somehow you got all mixed up in this right?

It's not to late to read other points of view and open your mind

I won't hold my breath but I will keep reading and paying you for a subscription

would you be so considerate?

riclexel.substack.com

please subscribe

thanks

Ric

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