re: #87 HappyWarrior

TBH I don’t like it. I much prefer discussion rather than a fake populist I.e. Limbaugh or Hannity claiming he understands me. I was never a big fan of the late Ed Schultz even before he went Trump fan and Putin apologist. Not a YT fan either. There are obviously liberal talking heads who I like and whose opinions I value but I find my own conclusions.

I was in attendance for a conference that was the beginning of putting Air America together, in the Hart Office Building in DC on the day of W’s State of the Union address in 2003. A lot of the folks who ended up on AA were there (Randi, Maddow, Sam Seder), as well as a lot who didn’t make the cut (Young Turk - there was only one at the time - Cenk Uygur, who was a complete asshole, Ed Schultz, Mike Malloy). The wife of the man who ended up bankrolling it was bumming cigarettes off of me that night (long story), and I met Hillary Clinton.

Coming out of the Capitol that night, there were armed National Guard every 50 feet and helicopters with searchlights hovering over the Capitol. I’ll never forget that sight. I knew this country was going down a dark path.