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The Ron Show

Welcome to the Ron Show - Atlanta"s only progressive audio platform airing five days a week on Georgia Now, M-F 4-6pm (replaying 8-10am the next weekday). Host Ron Roberts covers Atlanta, metro Atlanta, Georgia and national politics from a pretty unique lens ... he"s just your run-of-the-mill Georgia-born gay progressive cat-dad realtor & talk show host. Dime a dozen, right?

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00:44:29

Carr's path, limited vision & guessing what prompted...

The Ron Show ·

2024/11/22

Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is the first to officially announce his run for Georgia's Governor's office in 2026, and it begins the conversation about potential combatants (right and left) plus it has me wondering if what Democrats need is a candidate who'll inspire voters with a vision for a future Georgia that's better connected. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) has made a LOT of noise about incoming Rep. Sarah McBride sharing bathroom and/or locker room space with her, and what's so puzzling about

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00:44:27

"Buckle your seatbelts, Georgia, we’re in for a bumpy...

The Ron Show ·

2024/11/22

Incoming (and again) President Donald Trump promises tariffs and mass deportations and - the way columnist Jay Bookman sees it - it's going to be a "bumpy ride" for Georgians to endure, economically. He joined me today for a wide-ranging discussion, beginning with his latest op-ed at GeorgiaRecorder.com - covering tariffs, taxes, deportation, root causation of migration, trans attack ads and more. I also briefly skimmed over traffic guy Doug Turnbull's op-ed in the AJC foreseeing what a second

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00:44:30

GA Dems sniping, my pitch to the party & why ATL's...

The Ron Show ·

2024/11/21

New Georgia House Minority Leader Carolyn Hugely let it be known she's not well with Senator Jon Ossoff. She unleashed on him while on WABE's "Politically Georgia" podcast earlier this week, but I must admit, I felt the need to finger-wag a bit in her direction. I mean, is this necessary? Why is she picking a fight with a U.S. Senator up for re-election in two years? What concession(s) has she come to based on one person's characterization in a two-person conversation? Not cool; not the time.While

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00:44:30

'Mourning' Joe, bitchin' over bathrooms & Saxby's...

The Ron Show ·

2024/11/20

MSNBC has been hemorrhaging audience share since election night, which isn't altogether surprising except - now that liberals and progressives are re-evaluating how their messaging should travel and be delivered, this may be a permanent dip. Well, it can't help that "Morning Joe" hosts Joe Scarborough and Mike Brzezinski shlepped to Mar-A-Lago to "kiss the ring" last weekend, and admitted as much on Monday morning. "Why wouldn't we?" Mike responds. She then timelines this "political warfare" back a

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00:44:29

Trump brings (out) the ugly & Pete offers 'salvation'

The Ron Show ·

2024/11/19

Whole lot of 'ugly' coming out folks after Donald Trump's election win. Locally, people have been getting racist text messages. Then there's two of his Cabinet picks - both with prior sexual assault claims dogging them. The anti-woke Pentagon pick is pretty noteworthy, no? Then, no big deal, but the nation's future top attorney is sweating a House Ethics panel report. Totally fine. Birds of a feather, right? Hey, whatever became of Billy Bush, anyway? Here in Atlanta, two suburban (and blue!)

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00:44:59

"The American voter doesn't want to hear the truth" - me

The Ron Show ·

2024/11/16

I'll be honest; I had a guest lined up today and a late cancellation (no worries! We're re-booking) so today was a lot of me "winging it," but I'm not unhappy with the result. Your opinion may vary. :)Instead, the over-arching theme for this episode: "the American voter doesn't want to hear the truth." We can't handle reasons why student loan forgiveness triggers white working class voters - even more so when they're informed loan forgiveness assists students and graduates in marginalized subsets

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00:44:31

Gerrymandering, two "Pete's" & reparations by another...

The Ron Show ·

2024/11/14

Gerrymandering Georgia's map "played out just like Georgia Republicans intended" - as the Atlanta Journal Constitution deftly points out. The term isn't a sexy one, but as much as American voters hate government and "Congress" in particular, when can we have a discussion on eliminating what makes them so unpopular?Pete Hegseth is Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, much to the shock to this inside the Pentagon, Congress and in the retired ranks. That hasn't stopped some Trumpers from trying

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00:44:30

How white men became so radicalized & how Dems lost...

The Ron Show ·

2024/11/13

Jon Stewart began ⁠Monday's The Daily Show with some clarity⁠: Democrats didn't run on 'woke' ideology; they had it affixed to them by Republicans while actually running ads that sounded quite the opposite. I'll add: running from marginalized communities (like trans people) is a show of weakness & to expect loyalty from such community afterwards Is political folly. ⁠Kentucky Governor (D) Andy Beshear said as much, himself: ⁠stick to your values. Oh and maybe stop letting your opponent(s) define

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00:44:31

Reaching "folks who yearned to be heard." Meet Jack Z...

The Ron Show ·

2024/11/12

Yesterday I channeled my mental and physical energies into re-arranging my bedroom and closet. I had to take my mind off the nation's descent into depravity for another four-year reign, somehow, and while I'm happy with the results, I awoke today knowing I needed to "keep going" - doing my part to help us regroup and refine and retool for 2026 and beyond.I came across Dr. Jack Zibluk's op/ed in the Atlanta Journal Constitution and reached out to him. He's a UT-Chattanogga communications and

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00:44:31

Pulling the team back into the huddle ... for Pete's...

The Ron Show ·

2024/11/12

Having spent the weekend trying to lift my spirits (no assist from the Georgia Bulldogs or Atlanta Falcons, I should add ...) netted mixed results, and I'm unable to shake social media just yet. Because of that, I noticed a few trends from likeminded folks that bother me a bit, so I answer to four reactions I'm seeing in hopes of pulling players back into the huddle, so to speak, so we can get back in the game and start moving the ball again. I do love a good sports analogy. Also, who'll lead us out

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00:44:30

Let the (blame) games begin

The Ron Show ·

2024/11/08

Nationally and locally (here in Georgia), liberals and progressives are starting to slowly come out of their depression caves to assess the damage and figure out who to blame. Georgia Democrats want change in the party, and say they've "never seen a more dysfunctional organization." I've never been shy in vocalizing my issues with the state party, either; they're difficult to collaborate with, give time to on this show for their candidates and advocates, and access media necessities from them in an

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00:44:01

The morning after: a kitchen table convo between two...

The Ron Show ·

2024/11/07

Darrel and I have known each other for about three decades now; we met when he served in the Air Force and was stationed in Augusta, Ga. We've been roommates here and there and best friends all that time. He's one of the most knowledgeable progressives not "in the system," so I made him hold onto his thoughts until I could rig up two mics in the kitchen we were having coffee talking in. This is our rambling, post-election conversation. We spoke of Hispanic voters in "the treehouse," the economic

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00:44:29

Post-election: What we need is a true liberal media...

The Ron Show ·

2024/11/06

So we awaken to what's pretty much "worst case scenario" this election cycle, and while we can (and will, later) nitpick how things went wrong, I thought it first useful to have a discussion about some hard truths we on the left need to start discussing - and openly.The first? The Constitution, for all its revery, is a deeply flawed document and folks like Elie Mystal (he calls it 'trash') are brave enough to say so; maybe more of us should, too. King Williams, author of "The Breakdown with King

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00:44:30

Maher's right: economically, America IS great;...

The Ron Show ·

2024/11/05

I've strayed from routinely watching "Real Time with Bill Maher," for a couple reasons: one, I just can't keep paying for all these streaming services (the show now re-airs on CNN, though) and he's too tone-deaf on trans issues for my taste. That said, on the economy, he was spitting facts on his last "new rule" prior to Election Day. The gist? The economy doesn't need saving; it's been saved. MAGA's have an alternate reality fog they won't see through and (I agree here) Democrats have been timid to

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01:00:30

Will duped MAGA ever get mad at the dupers duping them?

The Ron Show ·

2024/11/04

Caught '60 Minutes' last night as they spent 13-plus minutes detailing all the many and varied ways states like Georgia have exhaustively responded to election denialism. The consensus: it's nearly impossible to steal a Presidential election. Well, duh. Still, over the weekend, a handful of Georgia counties opened their doors to let absentee ballot-holders hand in those ballots - what with Louis DeJoy having wrecked the US Postal Service - much to the chagrin of various county GOP folks, the

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00:44:29

Early vote notes, Trump's bad criminal border data &...

The Ron Show ·

2024/11/01

There's reason for optimism the outcome on Tuesday night (we hope that early) may swing in Kamala Harris' favor if polling that's now including "early voted" responses are any indication. In that subset, Harris leads Trump by 19-29 points depending on the poll, and in all but one swing state by solid or even gaudy margins, too. Remember, too, that MAGA voters have come to embrace early voting more this cycle, meaning their closing these gaps on Election Day become muted. We'll see. From the

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00:44:30

'Garbage' rubbish, crudity & January 6th: Trump's...

The Ron Show ·

2024/11/01

After the toxic spew that spouted from the podium Sunday at Madison Square Garden, of COURSE MAGA is going to clutch their pearls over a mis-interpretation of Joe Biden's characterization. To the point that Donald waddled (what's with his right leg?) up into a garbage truck for a photo op. There was the mainstream media to both lap it up and equivocate (falsely) of course. Spare me, and thanks to the Lincoln Project for their swift assemblage of clips where Donald's said "as bad or worse" about

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00:43:30

Review: Kamala's 'closing argument'

The Ron Show ·

2024/10/31

The location and backdrop were perfect. The speech was spot-on, too. Today I review VP Kamala Harris' "closing argument" speech at the Ellipse between the White House and Washington Monument - the same park her opponent stirred up an angry mob on January 6, 2021.

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00:44:30

"... an advent calendar of racism"

The Ron Show ·

2024/10/30

Tim Onion, CEO at "The Onion," tweeted "the October surprise is an advent calendar of racism." Pretty well sums up the final few days of the month, no?To close out the month we had the breathtaking parade of white nationalism and "bro-tastic" (not my term; that came from hyper-partisan Megyn Kelly) speeches from Madison Square Garden. The response from Puerto Rican voices was loud, swift and severe. Then, a day later, enter Ryan Girdusky on the set of CNN's "NewsNight with Abby Phillip." the

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00:44:30

The 'quiet part out loud' at MSG & editorial...

The Ron Show ·

2024/10/28

There was a LOT of "quiet part out loud" fodder served up at Donald Trump's Madison Square Garden rally yesterday - a not-so-subtle homage to the 1939 Nazi rally at the venue's predecessor in New York City. Many are honing in on the racist swipes made by a previously little-known comedian - so awful even the Trump campaign seeks to distance itself from them (did they review when loading his notes on the teleprompter?). I began with Tucker Carlson, though, what with his mocking Kamala Harris' being

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