Hey Waj. I enjoy your musings and the shows you do with Danielle. I do have one minor quibble though. Stop apologizing for your “rants.” You’re speaking the truth, connecting the dots and getting important information out to the people. There’s nothing to be sorry about.
YOU ARE AN AMAZING AND EXTREMELY INTELLIGENT INDIVIDUAL! I COULD NOT BELIEVE THE WAY YOU REPORTED THE MOST IMPORTANT WEEKLY NEWS. THANK YOU, MR. ALI! 👏👏👏👏
Slotkin was being political in voting to confirm Noem. MI is a swing state, and she was throwing a bone to the reds here. She rightly believes she has to be centrist to win and represent. Our other senator, Gary Peters is also a centrist and will be stepping down next year.
As for Cuomo, NY still has nostalgia for his father, Mario Cuomo, a good man by all accounts. NYers remember Andrew Cuomo's performance during Covid and they see that predators can and do win and nobody seems to care any more, so they're betting on his executive record. The Dems have learned a lesson from the magas: Radical candidates make for radical outcomes, mostly bad ones. We need change tempered with strategic restraint. For all of his flaws, Joe Biden was the man for the moment because he made sweeping changes on the quiet.
By voting for Noem, Slotkin is saying it’s ok to lie and violently kill animals for no reason-her dog and goat to be exact. Then Slotkin is “surprised” that Noem lied when she confronts her in hearings. I think there are other ways to be a centrist than to support lying and violent animal abuse. Not ok. Ever.
As a New Yorker who is, just this week, struggling with his ranked-choice primary ballot, I have to disagree about why so many Dems are -- and yes, it's disturbing -- rushing to Cuomo. I don't think it has anything to do with Mamdani's religion, skin color, or Democratic Socialist credentials. None of these things concern me, a white Jewish hetero cis-male liberal living in the heart of Bed-Stuy. Many of my neighbors like Zohran, he has plenty of people -- young and not-so-young -- out canvassing, and that's admirable, as is his stated platform.
Cuomo, for all his many faults, is an able executive. A bully at times, for sure, and a predator who should take the hint and leave public life. Cuomo's greatest strength, I think, is the contrast with the feckless and incompetent Eric Adams -- not to mention the feckless and incompetent Donald Trump.
What gives me pause about Mamdani is the difficulty of governing New York City: a relatively untested 33-year-old with with thin legislative and no executive experience doesn't look like a good risk. His progressive values align with mine, and he's certainly attractive and articulate -- Cuomo at 33 was all of those things, too.
I don't like Cuomo, and I'd be happy with any of the Democratic challengers to Eric Adams. Mamdani will be on my ballot, ahead of Cuomo but not first. But please, let's not assume racist motivation where simpler explanations suffice. We're better than that.
Waj, you are on point as always. I have learned so much about the tragedy in Gaza from you and Francesca and Danielle. Before, I only knew what I got from CNN. You three changed my entire way of looking at it, which made me think differently about the student protests. And on and on. Keep doing what you do! But not next week! Enjoy your time with the family!! I've also been to Disney more times than I needed to be, and I hope you have a blast!!
WOW!!!!! This was a dynamite, fast paced assessment of where we are people!!!!! Waj truly threaded the needle on so many of the unprecedented scenes we have been witnessing since rump took (bought, colluded w/Russia and/or flat out stole) office. Please forward to social media sites and to anyone willing to listen!!!!!
Hey Waj. I enjoy your musings and the shows you do with Danielle. I do have one minor quibble though. Stop apologizing for your “rants.” You’re speaking the truth, connecting the dots and getting important information out to the people. There’s nothing to be sorry about.
YOU ARE AN AMAZING AND EXTREMELY INTELLIGENT INDIVIDUAL! I COULD NOT BELIEVE THE WAY YOU REPORTED THE MOST IMPORTANT WEEKLY NEWS. THANK YOU, MR. ALI! 👏👏👏👏
Thanks Waj! As a night owl, I like these late night pep talks. Take it easy and unwind during your vacation. Be careful and be safe.
Rest well have great FL trip!
Elissa Slotkin is sketchy tho. I never liked her plus she voted to confirm Kristi Noam and likely others. She needs to be voted out.
Slotkin was being political in voting to confirm Noem. MI is a swing state, and she was throwing a bone to the reds here. She rightly believes she has to be centrist to win and represent. Our other senator, Gary Peters is also a centrist and will be stepping down next year.
As for Cuomo, NY still has nostalgia for his father, Mario Cuomo, a good man by all accounts. NYers remember Andrew Cuomo's performance during Covid and they see that predators can and do win and nobody seems to care any more, so they're betting on his executive record. The Dems have learned a lesson from the magas: Radical candidates make for radical outcomes, mostly bad ones. We need change tempered with strategic restraint. For all of his flaws, Joe Biden was the man for the moment because he made sweeping changes on the quiet.
By voting for Noem, Slotkin is saying it’s ok to lie and violently kill animals for no reason-her dog and goat to be exact. Then Slotkin is “surprised” that Noem lied when she confronts her in hearings. I think there are other ways to be a centrist than to support lying and violent animal abuse. Not ok. Ever.
As a New Yorker who is, just this week, struggling with his ranked-choice primary ballot, I have to disagree about why so many Dems are -- and yes, it's disturbing -- rushing to Cuomo. I don't think it has anything to do with Mamdani's religion, skin color, or Democratic Socialist credentials. None of these things concern me, a white Jewish hetero cis-male liberal living in the heart of Bed-Stuy. Many of my neighbors like Zohran, he has plenty of people -- young and not-so-young -- out canvassing, and that's admirable, as is his stated platform.
Cuomo, for all his many faults, is an able executive. A bully at times, for sure, and a predator who should take the hint and leave public life. Cuomo's greatest strength, I think, is the contrast with the feckless and incompetent Eric Adams -- not to mention the feckless and incompetent Donald Trump.
What gives me pause about Mamdani is the difficulty of governing New York City: a relatively untested 33-year-old with with thin legislative and no executive experience doesn't look like a good risk. His progressive values align with mine, and he's certainly attractive and articulate -- Cuomo at 33 was all of those things, too.
I don't like Cuomo, and I'd be happy with any of the Democratic challengers to Eric Adams. Mamdani will be on my ballot, ahead of Cuomo but not first. But please, let's not assume racist motivation where simpler explanations suffice. We're better than that.
Hey Waj - Clyburn kicked Bernie under - remember that or is that ancient history? Nothing new with this guy.
Waj, you are on point as always. I have learned so much about the tragedy in Gaza from you and Francesca and Danielle. Before, I only knew what I got from CNN. You three changed my entire way of looking at it, which made me think differently about the student protests. And on and on. Keep doing what you do! But not next week! Enjoy your time with the family!! I've also been to Disney more times than I needed to be, and I hope you have a blast!!
The only human traffickers are sitting in the Oval Office
WOW!!!!! This was a dynamite, fast paced assessment of where we are people!!!!! Waj truly threaded the needle on so many of the unprecedented scenes we have been witnessing since rump took (bought, colluded w/Russia and/or flat out stole) office. Please forward to social media sites and to anyone willing to listen!!!!!
Thank you for getting this story out! Our Democracy is under attack! We must speak out against fascism! !
Thanks for your podcast Waj.
Jake Tapper SUCKS ALWAYS HAS
This was a very helpful road map to connect the dots. Thanks and have fun in FL!!
Pace yourself beloved brother! We need you!
Waj you rock. Thank you for clarity through this spider web. Peace from Los Angeles