Author: Tony Prettyman

Texas Cuts $350 Million From Medicaid, Disabled Children Hit Hardest

Texas Cuts $350 Million From Medicaid, Disabled Children Hit Hardest

Posted by | Dec 19, 2016 | , , , |

The state of Texas has announced that they will be cutting $350 million from Medicaid services, with most of those cuts going towards health for disable children. The Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins discusses this. Transcription of the above video: The state of Texas has officially cut $350 million from the state’s Medicaid program, which is actually going to come out of the budget to help disabled children who can’t afford care in the state of Texas. Now, this cut comes a week before Christmas, and so basically the Republican party in Texas decided that the best Christmas present...

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Voter Suppression Handed Trump The Presidency, When Will Dems Act?

Voter Suppression Handed Trump The Presidency, When Will Dems Act?

Posted by | Dec 19, 2016 | , , |

The Democratic Party has done a lot of blaming after the Presidential election in their quest to find out why Hillary lost the electoral vote to Trump, but one of the items that they’ve failed to address – and the one that played the largest role – is GOP voter suppression. The Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins discusses this. Transcription of the above video: Ever since November 8th when Hillary Clinton lost the electoral vote but not the popular vote in the general election, the Democrats have been doing a lot of hand-wringing, trying to figure out who they...

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North Carolina Republicans Plot A Coup Against Incoming Democrats

North Carolina Republicans Plot A Coup Against Incoming Democrats

Posted by | Dec 18, 2016 | , , |

Republicans in North Carolina have officially gone off the deep end, and they are attempting to strip the incoming Democratic governor of all of his powers. The Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins discusses this. Transcription of the above video: Republicans in the state of North Carolina are still angry over the fact that they lost the governorship in this year’s election. Republican Governor Pat McCrory was defeated by Democrat Roy Cooper. Republicans in North Carolina have essentially staged a coup of power before Cooper can come in as the new Democratic governor and actually make some changes in the...

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Can Someone Please Take Away Trump’s Twitter Privileges?

Can Someone Please Take Away Trump’s Twitter Privileges?

Posted by | Dec 18, 2016 | , , |

Donald Trump has an impressive Twitter following, but rather than using it to promote issues or bring national attention to important problems, he’s using it to attack outlets like Vanity Fair for criticizing him. The Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins discusses this. Transcription of the above video: For the love of God, can somebody please get Donald Trump off of Twitter? I don’t know if he’s sitting at a computer doing this or if he’s doing it on his phone, but somebody, somebody close to Donald Trump, take it away from him. Think about this. This past week, a...

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Trump Is Draining The Swamp Right Into His Cabinet

Trump Is Draining The Swamp Right Into His Cabinet

Posted by | Dec 17, 2016 | , , |

Donald Trump promised to drain the swamp when he came to Washington, but his supporters clearly didn’t know that he meant he’d drain it directly into his cabinet. The Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins discusses this. Transcription of the above video: When Donald Trump promised his supporters that he was going to drain the swamp, they didn’t realize that he was actually going to drain it directly into his Cabinet, but that’s what we’re seeing with all of his picks. Not only is this actually the wealthiest Cabinet in history, but it also looks like it’s going to be...

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