The Ron Show

Atlanta Journal Constitution opinion writer Bill Torpey minced few words; in fact, he may have over-flowered a bit. Nonetheless, his summarizing the aftermath of a Georgia Appeals Court ruling that Fani Willis and the Fultono County DA's office has to cough up the Trump election interference case lays bare all that Willis and Nathan Wade did to potentially ruin (my opinion) the most rock-solid cas...

Friend of the show Jay Bookman penned a piece chonicling how unpopular taxpayer funded private school vouchers are with conservatives and liberals - red and blue states. He also deftly explained what's happening in Georgia as a program set to aid maybe 6% of the state's student population attend a private school - with 1% of its education budget - suddenly appears to be available to nearly 20% of...

Bill Maher's made a quite comfortable living pointing out how Fox News & right wing talk radio has manipulated a bloc of voters - in his brand of comedic political satire from "Politically Incorrect" to "Real Time" to ... well, now, this era where he doesn't sound all that awfully different than Joe Rogan, honestly. Rogan, of course, is also a white male whose political views are actually very...

As I'd mentioned Monday, I did a lot of reading over the weekend, and was struck by two pieces that offered two Democratic congressional reps offering differing rationales for why Democrats lost control of Washington. What's funny is, they almost actually sound the same, despite one being a blue collar district moderate, the other the new chair of the Progressive caucus .

As humans, we're all curious as to what the future holds for us, individually and societally, and it's natural to wonder how we'll be remembered when we walk off into the sunset, too. Such is the case for outgoing President Joe Biden, who's making the rounds reminding audiences what his administration inherited and overcame , what they accomplished, and what they're leaving for an incoming adminis...

A Georgia House race decided by 48 votes may actually have been fouled up by a county elections office sending 60 or so voters the wrong ballots . The problem is, the losing canddiate - a MAGA Republican - "cried wolf" in ways reminiscent of 2020 nonsense that no one took her claims seriously. It also didn't help she couldn't substantiate any of her claims. What happens next is anyone's guess, but...

Donald Trump's choice to head the Department of Defense - Pete Hegseth - is as qualified for that role as I am to be a grocery chain CEO. I worked in grocery retail a few years while in high school and college; why not? What Pete IS qualified for, however, is the label "anti-gay bigot." Like Donald; like Pete, though. Trump's attack ad targeting trans support form VP Kalama Harris - though steeped...

The arrest & info we're learning about Luigi Mangione - the alleged killer of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson is bringing out a reaction from the American people that's pretty telling. You'd think we'd be unified in our abhorrence of a blatant assassination, and yet ... we're divided. I've some theories: healthcare and health insurance isn't delivering to customers what customers pay for...

President-elect Donald Trump sat down last week with 'Meet The Press' host Kristen Welker , and upon further review, Welker seemed 'suppressed,' either on her own or by edict. Never mind that Trump continued spewing falsehoods; that's to be expected. That Welker rarely pushed back is of vital concern for journalistic integrity. This sit-down wasn't "Fox News-friendly" but it wasn't much tougher, e...

A recent Wall Street Journal piece zoomed in on nearby Dalton, Georgia - the self-professed "carpet capital." Business and civic are already dreading the effect of a looming mass deportation promised by the Donald Trump the town and county it's in overwhelmingly voted for. The economic impact on a town like Dalton, Georgia cannot be overstated; the question is, how many other "Dalton, Georgias" do...

In a move surely meant to make an examples the ousted committee members, we learned just two weeks ago that Georgia's commissioner of the state Department of Public Health, Kathleen Toomey, had informed the entire committee it was being disbanded . Why? It would appear Toomey and state Republican leaders weren't thrilled that Pro Publica was able to go public with information tying Georgia's six-w...

"The Brainwashing of My Dad" is both a 2016 documentary and a subsequent book , both the inspiration of the real-life experience of author and documentarian Jen Senko, who joined me today to share her experience and insights into that very-real "vast right wing conspiracy" mechanism Hillary Clinton spoke of so many years ago. It's real; it preys on many of our nation's worth societal shortcomings,...

There's a vigorous debate , left-of-center, about the Hunter Biden pardon, and while the likes of Jon Stewart , Leigh McGowan (aka "Politics Girl") and Rep. Jasmine Crockett all have hot (or hilarious) takes, I'm sort of indifferent but certainly not upset. Post-election, I've focused a good bit on the need for the left to have its own media "ecosystem" the way the right was grown theirs the last...

I'm having a hard time being upset that President Joe Biden went back on his word and pardoned his son, Hunter , last night. I challenge any parent in the same circumstance to do any different, and while I'm happy to have this conversation w/anyone outside the MAGA bubble, I've no time nor interest in hearing from the partisans ushering in a Cabinet stocked with sexual offenders appointed by a con...

Happy Thanksgiving! Today's show originally aired July 10, 2023.  In Hartwell, a rural Georgia lake community, pastor Grant Myerholtz convenes a growing "Baptist" congregation in an unusual way (for a baptist church, anyway): he chooses inclusivity. In an era where churches big and small are seeing declines in attendance, his Mt Hebron Baptist Church has grown from a dozen to more than a hundred. ...

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 incomi...

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....

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 com...

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...

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 i s 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 fe...

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...

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 thi...

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...

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 t...

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 bac...