The Lean to the Left Podcast

The fact that the coronavirus is causing more deaths among blacks than whites is just another example of the disparities that exist in today’s America. Stacy Fitzgerald follows up her podcast from last week in which she discussed the key reasons why this is true, and in today’s podcast, she discusses what needs to be done to eliminate the fundamental inequities that are at the root of this situati...

For more than three years now, America’s president has had one focus, and only one, despite his rhetoric to the contrary – and that focus has been Donald J. Trump. No matter the problem, the issue, the crisis, the pandemic – for those three-plus years, it has been all about Trump. That’s been seen in his every action, including those relating to the coronavirus. A demonstrable lack of caring and e...

President Trump hates the idea that several states are allowing people to vote by mail because of the coronavirus pandemic, claiming that it will lead to massive voter fraud. That's interesting from a politician who was fraudulently elected in 2016 because of Russian-induced voter fraud. Trump's argument is a fraud. He is simply afraid that by making it as easy as possible for people to vote, even...

Well, folks, we have a president who is such a brilliant man that he knows more than all the scientists in the world and is willing to put his own life on the line just to prove a point. Not only that, but he’s so brilliant – must be his genes, I guess – that he’s found a way to practically eliminate the number of coronavirus cases in this country. Take a listen to “Dr. Donald’s Foolproof Cure-all...

With the coronavirus pandemic grinding things to a halt, it’s been tough to just do ordinary, everyday things – like get a haircut, for example. In fact, I’m probably going to need to use my wife’s curling iron if I don’t soon get to the barbershop! Well, the same thing goes for dogs. It’s been impossible to get an appointment with a dog groomer, and I have a red husky named Sundance with long, th...

I have no idea, really, what it must be like to live one’s life as a black man, not a white man. We all hear stories, and we see reports on the news about how young black men, especially, are subjected to unfair treatment simply because people are afraid of them. Why is that? Young whites commit just as many crimes of violence against people as do African Americans. According to the FBI, in fact,...

Why is it that African Americans are dying at a much higher rate than other races, especially whites, from the coronavirus? Oh, you don’t believe that? Well, you can’t argue with the numbers and the facts, and there is a whole host of reasons why that sad fact is true. Stacy Fitzgerald examined that in her blog on Not Fake News.biz, and brings it to our podcast. Take a listen to “Black Deaths and...

This morning I woke up to a tweet from President Trump calling the coronavirus “the plague from China.” It was another step in his determined campaign to brand China as the perpetrator of the pandemic that has so far cost upwards of 85,000 lives in the U.S. alone. That got me to thinking. In my view, America has been beset by "the Plague of Trump," a plague that is evident in the divisiveness amon...

In an effort to distract from his inept coronavirus response, Donald Trump launches a racist attack on a female reporter of Chinese heritage, and presents a new conspiracy theory he called “Obamagate”, claiming the former president was guilty of a crime that he could not identify. As the pressure mounts with his prized economy plummeting and people suffering and dying unnecessarily, Trump continue...

It took 74 days from the time Ahmaud Arbery, a young African American jogger was murdered by two white supremacists in Atlanta until authorities finally charged them with a crime. Why did it take so long? There was no doubt about what happened or who pulled the trigger. Was it simply because of Mr. Arbery’s race and the racial distrust and hatred that continues, seemingly unabated, in our country?...

Remember…just a little over a month ago when there was near panic because we didn’t have enough life-saving ventilators for the ever-increasing numbers of coronavirus patients? One of the reasons, of course, was that the Trump administration poo pooed the seriousness of the virus, with the president saying it would magically go away, and so no new ventilators were ordered until late March. Then, a...

President Trump ordered a flyover to celebrate Not Fake News' 1000th blog. It was incredible! What an experience! As of yesterday, May 8, Not Fake News has published 1,007 blogs since its inception in September 2017, and we are still on a roll. This podcast is the story about how that blog came about, and how it is now reaching readers around the world. Check it out! Become a supporter of this pod...

With all that’s going on these days as our nation struggles with the coronavirus pandemic, and Donald Trump’s despicable and inept presidency, it’s easy to wonder if America will ever return to its place in the world. In a new blog on Not Fake News, writer Chris Waldron wonders about that, as he says that America has lost its way, as this president has pandered to the white supremacists and religi...

Ironically, I was preparing this podcast as it was announced that the valet who serves President Trump his food has tested positive to the coronavirus. Not that I wish Trump any ill will, but it would seem only fair if he should be forced to deal with the consequences of covid 19, even as he is pushing for the economy to open as quickly as possible – even as the death toll continues to rise. As of...

So, in Florida college kids headed to the beach for spring break, no matter the coronavirus. No matter people were getting sick and dying. But it’s no wonder they did that, given the irresponsible attitude of the governor there, Trump’s pal, who pretty much poo pooed the seriousness of this pandemic. And now, increasing numbers of states – largely led by Republican governors – are blatantly ignori...

Bob Gatty and Chris Waldron, of Not Fake News.biz, recap a crazy week in the world of Donald Trump and the coronavirus in this podcast, which offers insightful, humorous commentary into the developments that continue to shake our nation. Chris had chronicled the past week's news highlights -- and lowlights -- in a blog published on www. NotFakeNews.biz , which serves as the basis for the discussio...

There are so many frontline workers who are making it possible for the rest of us to live our lives, to be safe, and who are there to care for us if we get sick. Every other ad on TV these days is a thankyou from some company or other, recognizing these indispensable people. And that’s as it should be. But then, there are some in our midst who are doing more than simply saying thankyou. That’s the...

We are living in crazy, unsettling times and it’s tough dealing with the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic…fear of illness…loss of family members and friends…loss of income…such uncertainty…When will this ever end? Can I get my job back? Will I be able to take care of my family? Will he…she…I…get better? Or will we be one of those grim statistics that keep rising every day…more than 60,000...

The other day, Donald Trump, defending himself for his inept and misleading response to the coronavirus pandemic, said his job was to be the cheerleader for America, or some such nonsense. Today, Not Fake New contributor Chris Waldron took a look at leaders in the past who have responded to major crises facing them…some succeeded, others were abject failures. What about today? What kind of leader...

In this, the premier episode of the Bob Gatty & Chris Waldron Show, Chris says anybody with a brain should get off of Twitter so as to deprive Donald Trump of his audience.  He also says the media should stop reporting on his tweets. Bob thoroughly disagrees, explaining that taking such action would leave a huge informational void. From Twitter to Trump's witch doctor ideas that maybe people shoul...

I know, right now we are all consumed with the impact the coronavirus is having on our lives. As of noon today, April 27, the U.S. has lost at least 55,551 lives to this pandemic. Thousands of lives lost, families disrupted by grief and uncertainty. Millions out of work. Jobs lost, some to return, but many, perhaps not as some businesses won’t survive. Schools shut down. Hospitals overrun in some...

It was amazing to me that when the coronavirus outbreak became big time news in the United States, that the cruise ship industry kept on cruising. It just seemed logical that with so many people jammed in a relatively small confined space that the virus would spread and then those people would bring it on home. According to an excellent report in the Washington Post April 25, that’s exactly what h...

President Donald Trump continues to astound me. Either he is stupid beyond belief, or he is sly as a fox and is simply using his seemingly numbskull comments to keep the twitter world on fire and remain at the front of the coronavirus pandemic story. The latest, as just about everybody on the planet knows by now, was his comment yesterday that it’s worth exploring to see if injecting people with d...

I could hardly believe it when I read that Mitch McConnell, Donald Trump’s pal who runs the United States Senate, said that instead of the federal government providing assistance to states struggling financially from the coronavirus, they should just declare bankruptcy. To me, that was just an incredible statement. And then, he intimated that because most of those states are led by Democratic gove...

Democrats in Congress are pushing for people to be able to vote by mail this coming November because of the coronavirus, a move that could be especially important if there is a second wave of this pandemic as many scientists have predicted. Donald Trump and his Republican pals are opposing such a move, because they realize allowing just about everybody to easily vote would be bad news for them. So...