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Leid Stories--Part 2 of Dems' Presidential 'Debate' Also Disappoints--06.28.19

So, the Democratic Partyz last night presented its second and final group  of 10 presidential hopefuls "debating" supposedly key issues of the 2020 election. Like Wednesday night's overhyped "debate," another yawn.

Leid Stories listeners file their reports.

 

 

 

Leid Stories analyzes last night's torture session and predicts tonight's outcome in light of ongoing discussions about myriad challenges confronting the party.

Leid Stories--A Sham of A 'Debate.' Now Rinse and Repeat--06.27.19

The Democratic Party's 2020 presidential debates mercifully concludes tonight with a second group of 10 candidates playing show and tell, not really debating.

Leid Stories analyzes last night's torture session and predicts tonight's outcome in light of ongoing discussions about myriad challenges confronting the party.

Leid Stories--In Miami, the Gloves Are Off, and the Dems' Two-Tiered Presidential Candidates' Debate Hasn't Even Started--06.26.19

Continuing yesterday's discussion, we dissect the Democrats' two-night debate fest, airing live from Miami tonight and tomorrow. 

Two banks of 10 candidates each fill the roster for each session. Four of 24 candidates who thought they qualified to participate were bumped per party rules.

 

Leid Stories--Democratic Presidential Hopefuls to Ply Their Wares In Two-Day Debate Fest--06.25.19

With a bumper crop of 2020 pdresidential hopefuls, the Democratic Party first will have to explain cutting four candidates from its two-night debate fest in Miami (tomorrow and Wednesday night), winnowing the pack to a staggering  20.

 Leid Stories listeners offer their views on what the first round of Democratic presidential debates means.

Leid Stories—Bill & Hill: A Reckoning Is Near; Who's Controlling This Out-of-Control President?—06.24.19

Retired Wall Street banker turned financial investigator Charles Ortel, who has been  coursing us through the highly irregular operations of the labyrinthine Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation, says several foreign governments that donated hundreds of millions of dollars to the "charity " still don't know where their money went and are ready to take  legal action.

Ortel says that the evidence he has uncovered so far suggests the foundation is "the largest unprosecuted  charity fraud in U.S. history.”  

 

Is there any doubt that President Trump and his administration are out of control? His  vow to "obliterate" Iran over its downing last week of a U.S. spy  drone flying in what Iranian claimed was its territory was yet another example of Trump's hot-headed, knee-jerk approach to foreign policy. 

Leid Stories--Reparations and Revonciliation: Two Different 'Official' Responses--06.20.19

House Judiciary subcommittee held a hearing yesterday on H.R. 40, urging a definitive resolution on reparations for descendants of black slaves. Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell has openly expressed opposition to any attempt at reparations.   

California  Gov. Gavin Newsom (Democrat) says it's time to admit to the state's history of genocide against indigenous people. Many Native American leaders welcomed Newsom's statement.

Leid Stories--And He's Off--Again; Trump Declares for 2020; As Haiti Descends Into Chaos, the Role of the Clintons Is Forgotten--06.19.19

The situation in Haiti grows more urgent by the day. The Organization of American States today goes to the distressed nation to attempt to broker an end to its internal chaos. But while the OAS will focus on internal impediments to peace, it will likely not focus on the devastation caused by Bill and Hillary Clinton.

 

President Donald Trump wowed supporters last night in Orlando as he formally announced he'll run again in 2020 to advance the "movement" he launched in 2016. Trump has reason to boast; he has, after all, redefined American politics and reversed the fortunes of the Democrats. Will he do it again?

Leid Stories--A Defiant President Jovenel Moise Hangs On, Though Haitians Press Harder for His Ouster; What Must We Understand About U.S Politics? (Cont'd)--06.18.19

Kim Ives, investigative reporter,  independent documentarian and editor of the English-language editions of Haïti Liberté, discusses the current situation in Haiti.

 

President Trump says he will begin, starting next  week, to eradicate illegal immigration into the country. His plan calls for millions of arrests. The return of prison camps?

Leid Stories--Haitians Press for Ouster of President Jovenel Moise, What Must We Understand About U.S Politics?--06.17.19

Kim Ives, investigative reporter,  independent documentarian and editor of the English-language editions of Haïti Liberté, discusses the current situation in Haiti.

 

Leid Stories asks listeners to identify key truths about U.S. politics and the U.S. political system as we know it.

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