Your opening show rants are always so well thought out, comically witty and incredibly sharp and spot on politically. It's awesome that people on this platform who don't have Sirius XM radio now get a chance to partake of the genius you blast out from Progress 127. There's a little plug for an amazing channel.
Momdani just appeared with Beto O’ Rourke at one of Beto’s grass roots stops. Beto gave Momdani a rousing endorsement. That’s all the info I need. (Beto’s speech is here on Substack)
You're SPOT ON, John! Mamdani is authentic and unafraid...making the current establishment look fake. Democrats need to get over themselves and take note.
Perfectly stated. Establishment pols fear and thus hate principled, outspoken, true populist, progressive, persons who combine honor with enthusiasm in a quest to make lives better for fellow human beings. And for all creatures. And for our planet. First, feed the hungry, house the homeless, provide care for the sick, gain better wages for hourly workers, make housing costs affordable, while helping dismantle the stranglehold the 2% millionaire class has on our economy, our healthcare, our political machines, and our personal freedoms. I am so encouraged by Mamdani's win in the Democratic primary in NYC. He and like minded progressives are the necessary activists we need to fight against tyranny, this regime, and the war against the 98% of us non-millionaires. Thank you, John Fugelsang.
Mamdani has kind of been the straw that broke the camel’s back. After all the democrats have done in the past few months, I am considering changing my registration from democrat to independent. This is no longer the party I joined 50 years ago.
I adore you, John, but feel you've missed the mark here re: antisemitism. I feel the need to start by saying I condemn the islamophobia being directed at Mamdani. His faith and ethnicity are utterly irrelevant to his candidacy.
And also: I detest Bibi (always have) & his lunatic far right ministers, hate the expansion of settlements in the West Bank & the free pass given settlers for heinous acts, hate what's happening in Gaza and misconduct by the IDF - and I also support Israel's continued existence. Recent events, here and abroad, show why Jews need a homeland, more than ever in the past 75 years.
And also: Mamdani can't bring himself to say Israel should exist, without qualification. He rapped that he "loved" people who were convicted of raising money for Hamas. He's evasive about "globalize the intifada" (his claim that he uses the same definition the Holocaust Museum does has been refuted by the Holocaust Museum). Most telling: his first statement about Oct 7, 2023 blamed Israel for the deaths and put responsibility for reaching peace solely on Israel's shoulders. No mention of the terrorists who oppress Gazans and had just slaughtered 1200 people in Israel. Sorry, but having conversations with a couple of Jewish New Yorkers doesn't cancel out all of this. (And good luck finding the money to increase anti-hate efforts 8x!!)
I don't live in NYC so don't get a vote, but I'm just not buying what he's selling.
Hope Mamdani CRUSHES his opponent(s)! Let’s Make American Kind Again!
MAKA!
Exactly!
As always, you're 💯% right, John Fugelsang. Thank you!
Your opening show rants are always so well thought out, comically witty and incredibly sharp and spot on politically. It's awesome that people on this platform who don't have Sirius XM radio now get a chance to partake of the genius you blast out from Progress 127. There's a little plug for an amazing channel.
Democrats best pay attention and follow his lead!
Momdani just appeared with Beto O’ Rourke at one of Beto’s grass roots stops. Beto gave Momdani a rousing endorsement. That’s all the info I need. (Beto’s speech is here on Substack)
I live half a continent away from NYC. Mamdani intrigues me. Are there more where he came from across the country? 🤔
You're SPOT ON, John! Mamdani is authentic and unafraid...making the current establishment look fake. Democrats need to get over themselves and take note.
Rent control - This isn’t the rise of radicalism. It’s the collapse of your comfort zone.
Can’t you just see that on a campaign T-shirt?
Perfectly stated. Establishment pols fear and thus hate principled, outspoken, true populist, progressive, persons who combine honor with enthusiasm in a quest to make lives better for fellow human beings. And for all creatures. And for our planet. First, feed the hungry, house the homeless, provide care for the sick, gain better wages for hourly workers, make housing costs affordable, while helping dismantle the stranglehold the 2% millionaire class has on our economy, our healthcare, our political machines, and our personal freedoms. I am so encouraged by Mamdani's win in the Democratic primary in NYC. He and like minded progressives are the necessary activists we need to fight against tyranny, this regime, and the war against the 98% of us non-millionaires. Thank you, John Fugelsang.
How hopeful this is, and you put it all beautifully. Not least is that it's still possible to _laugh_ in the midst of all this. 🌹🌟
Mamdani has kind of been the straw that broke the camel’s back. After all the democrats have done in the past few months, I am considering changing my registration from democrat to independent. This is no longer the party I joined 50 years ago.
Analysis with irony & wit. You win the Trifecta, Mr. Fugelsang.
This jaded New Yorker whole heartedly agrees with every word of this.
May the media fairly embrace the reality ZM represents.
I adore you, John, but feel you've missed the mark here re: antisemitism. I feel the need to start by saying I condemn the islamophobia being directed at Mamdani. His faith and ethnicity are utterly irrelevant to his candidacy.
And also: I detest Bibi (always have) & his lunatic far right ministers, hate the expansion of settlements in the West Bank & the free pass given settlers for heinous acts, hate what's happening in Gaza and misconduct by the IDF - and I also support Israel's continued existence. Recent events, here and abroad, show why Jews need a homeland, more than ever in the past 75 years.
And also: Mamdani can't bring himself to say Israel should exist, without qualification. He rapped that he "loved" people who were convicted of raising money for Hamas. He's evasive about "globalize the intifada" (his claim that he uses the same definition the Holocaust Museum does has been refuted by the Holocaust Museum). Most telling: his first statement about Oct 7, 2023 blamed Israel for the deaths and put responsibility for reaching peace solely on Israel's shoulders. No mention of the terrorists who oppress Gazans and had just slaughtered 1200 people in Israel. Sorry, but having conversations with a couple of Jewish New Yorkers doesn't cancel out all of this. (And good luck finding the money to increase anti-hate efforts 8x!!)
I don't live in NYC so don't get a vote, but I'm just not buying what he's selling.