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Southpaws is a radio show where current events and political topics are explored from a progressive point of view. Started in 2012, Southpaws is hosted by Darren Gibson and Jack...
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Southpaws is a radio show where current events and political topics are explored from a progressive point of view. Started in 2012, Southpaws is hosted by Darren Gibson and Jack Prince from studios in Grand Rapids, Michigan and is syndicated nationally through Pacifica Radio and Global Community Radio.
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15 NOV 2024 · Darren discussed these topics:
Republican Senator John Thune (R-SD) has been elected the new incoming Senate Majority Leader.
Donald Trump has nominated Matt Gaetz to head up the Department of Justice. Gaetz had resigned from Congress on Wednesday just before the release of an ethics report about him.
The Republicans win control of the House, having gained 218 seats this election.
Liberals are putting the pressure on Senate Democrats to confirm more of President Joe Biden's judicial picks while they can.
Satire website The Onion has purchased the assets of Alex Jones' Infowars in a bankruptcy auction.
House Republican leaders are begging Donald Trump to quit picking Congressmen for Cabinet positions.
A FEMA worker has been fired for instructing other workers to avoid houses with Donald Trump signs in their yard.
Darren questioned how Ottawa County and Allegan County, Michigan have gained nearly 70,000 voters on their rolls in the last eight years.
Darren believes that the election was stolen from the Democrats through voter roll purges and ballot challenges.
And Southpaws is now on Bluesky.
8 NOV 2024 · Darren shared some of his views of the Presidential election. Other stories include:
The blame game starts as some people within the Harris campaign blame President Biden for not stepping aside earlier.
Republicans take control of the White House and the Senate but the House of Representatives is still up for grabs.
California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) has called for a special session of the legislature to protect liberal policies from the Trump administration.
And abortion rights proposals pass in Missouri but fail in Florida.
1 NOV 2024 · Darren briefly talked about covering the Kamala Harris campaign with special correspondent Katy J. He played clips from Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D) and First Lady Michelle Obama. Other topics:
Voting rights groups worry AI models are generating inaccurate and misleading responses for Spanish speaking voters.
Nicky Jam withdrew his endorsement of Donald Trump over comedians garbage comment about Puerto Rico.
A Pennsylvania judge put a challenge of Elon Musks $1 Million-a-day voter sweepstakes on hold. Musk's legal team wants the case moved to Federal Court; Pennsylvania's Attorney General wants it kept in State Court.
Both parties are spending huge amounts of money for Senate races this election cycle.
A new poll finds Americans are anxious about the election.
Donald Trump called former Rep. Liz Cheney (R) a war hawk and that she should stand there "with nine guns shooting at her".
And the Washington Post has lost 250,000 subscribers after owner Jeff Bezos pulled the editorial board's endorsement of Kamala Harris at the last minute.
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25 OCT 2024 · Darren spent most of the show covering an article in The Atlantic by Jeffrey Goldberg about Donald Trump wishing his generals were more like Adolf Hitler's. Other topics:
MAGA Inc., a Trump super-PAC, sent out fake Medicare cancellation notices to people in Arizona.
A Georgia judge blocks a controversial ballot counting rule and says county officials must certify election results.
A suspect has been arrested in the shootings of a Democratic National Committee office in Arizona.
And Macomb County, Michigan prosecutor Peter Lucido (R) may be in hot water.
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11 OCT 2024 · Darren has a special message for those undecided and third party voters. Other topics include:
Donald Trump allies threaten Deloitte contracts after employee leaks JD Vance comments.
Officials debunk Trump's truly dangerous Hurricane Helene lies.
North Carolinas second-largest newspaper condemns Trump for ridiculous Helene response falsehoods.
Horrified parents speak out after a Pennsylvania school installs viewing windows in trans-inclusive restrooms.
Former Colorado county clerk Tina Peters sentenced to 9 years for voting data scheme.
Wisconsin Supreme Court grapples with governors 400-year veto.
Trump says migrants who have committed murder have introduced "a lot of bad genes in our country."
And Rudy Giulianis son says his dad gifted him 4 World Series rings sought by Georgia election workers.
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4 OCT 2024 · Darren discussed these topics:
Vice Presidential candidates Tim Walz (D) and JD Vance (R) had a debate on Tuesday. We cover some of the big takeaways from it.
Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have a few curveballs thrown at them in the form of a hurricane, a port strike, and Iran lobbing missiles at Israel.
Coverage of Hurricane Helene and the damage it left behind.
The Ottawa County, Michigan Board of Commissioners agreed to the budget for the health department, but they removed a $900,000 state grant because of the word "Covid".
Trump said that he won't participate in a "60 Minutes" election special.
The Luzerne County, Pennsylvania manager is being sued after she said she won't put out drop boxes for absentee ballots this election.
And NBC News commentator Nicolle Wallace said that JD Vance "mansplained" when he talked over the female moderators of the debate while his microphone was muted.
27 SEP 2024 · Darren discussed these topics:
Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are criss crossing the country to get their message out to swing state voters.
New polling shows that Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz is more popular than Republican JD Vance. This new polling was released just before their upcoming debate.
Vice President Kamala Harris is more popular among Asian American and Pacific Islander populations than Donald Trump.
Harris is skipping the Al Smith charity dinner this year to campaign in battleground states. Trump said he's going.
Machinists striking against Boeing said the company's latest offer to workers isn't good enough.
Top staffers for Republican North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson have quit the campaign after CNN reported that Robinson allegedly made racist and sexist comments on a porn website's message board.
A West Virginia state senator was arrested and charged with driving under the influence.
A union representative said that West Virginia Governor Jim Justice is late on paying worker health insurance costs. This involves the Greenbrier, a hotel that the Justice family owns.
And the Ottawa County, Michigan Board of Commissioners has agreed to pay $225,000 to settle an age discrimination lawsuit.
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20 SEP 2024 · Darren discussed these topics:
House Republicans have voted against a measure that would have funded the government for the next six months.
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear (D) signed an executive order banning the use of "conversion therapy". That's good news for LGBTQ+ minors in the state.
Mexican pop-rock band Maná removed a song they did with Nicky Jam because of his support of Donald Trump.
Harris condemned Trump for his hateful rhetoric.
Sen. John Thune (R-SD) wants to be the next Republican leader in the senate.
We played audio of a new Harris/Walz television ad featuring Hadley Duvall, a Kentucky woman who was raped and impregnated by her step-father. Duvall, who is pro-choice, blamed Donald Trump for getting Roe v. Wade overturned.
The FBI is investigating suspicious packages that were sent to election officials in at least 15 states.
And Trump survived a second assassination attempt in the last two months.
Hammer Time: A county sheriff in Ohio suggested that people in his county record the addresses of people with Harris signs in their yards.
Hammer Time: Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) badgered a witness at a hate crimes hearing.
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13 SEP 2024 · Darren spent the entire hour discussing the Presidential Debate between Vice-President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.
Pundits believe Harris won the debate after Trump went off on several tirades through the 90 minutes.
Trump repeated false claims that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio were "eating cats" and "eating dogs".
We look at the fact checking the Associated Press did during and after the debate.
And Harris knocked it out of the park when the topic of abortion rights was discussed.
Southpaws is a radio show where current events and political topics are explored from a progressive point of view. Started in 2012, Southpaws is hosted by Darren Gibson and Jack...
show more
Southpaws is a radio show where current events and political topics are explored from a progressive point of view. Started in 2012, Southpaws is hosted by Darren Gibson and Jack Prince from studios in Grand Rapids, Michigan and is syndicated nationally through Pacifica Radio and Global Community Radio.
© 2012-2022, Big D Entertainment. All Rights Reserved.
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© 2012-2022, Big D Entertainment. All Rights Reserved.
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