The Ballenger Report reminds you that the 2022 Almanac of American Politics, 50th Commemorative Edition, will be released this month (August, 2021) and can be purchased online at https://www.thealmanacofamericanpolitics.com/ or by calling 1-888-265-0600. Use the code “15AAP2022” for a 15% discount during check-out … The volume includes a brilliantly written chapter on Michigan’s history, and […]
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MICHIGAN TALK NETWORK: The Political Insider #165 — SLEEPING BEAR & JORDAN, Interviews with National Park Ranger Scott Tucker & Historian William Sylvester Ballenger of the King’s Academy
FOUR THINGS IN MICHIGAN POLITICS WE LEARNED THIS WEEK
Question 1): MIRS newsletter reports that Gov. Gretchen WHITMER has a massive campaign war-chest and Michigan government boasts a record-breaking amount of money that she and the Legislature can spend on “the people of Michigan.” Barring an unforeseen calamity occurring, does this give her an advantage that makes her just about as much of a […]
MICHIGAN TALK NETWORK: The Political Insider #164 — PETITION PUSH + Interviews with state Rep. Bronna Kahle (R-Adrian) & ex-Rep. Andrea LaFontaine and Louisiana Political Analyst John Couvillon
NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO HAS ITS CRITICS
National Public Radio complains about a media figure who tells people “what their opinions should be” and uses political “buzzwords” by Matt Taibbi TK NEWS July 21, 2021 Yesterday’s NPR article, “Outrage As A Business Model: How Ben Shapiro Is Using Facebook To Build An Empire,” is among the more unintentionally funny efforts at […]
THREE THINGS IN MICHIGAN POLITICS WE LEARNED THIS WEEK
Question 1): The Michigan Senate last week certified the Unlock Michigan initiative petition that expunges the 1945 so-called “Riot Act” that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer used last year to give herself authority to issue arbitrary executive orders locking down Michigan in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. The state House of Representatives will emulate the Senate […]
MICHIGAN TALK NETWORK: The Political Insider #163 — Whitmer Whirlagig + Interviews with state Reps. Abraham Aiyash (D-Hamtramck) & Beau LaFave (R-Iron Mt.) and Sophia Kalakailo of Bridge Michigan
SIX THINGS WE LEARNED THIS WEEK
Q 1): The Lansing city council voted Monday to put on the Nov. 2 general election ballot the question of whether voters in the capital city want to implement what is called “rank choice voting” for all municipal offices. If approved, it would begin in 2023 and eliminate the non-partisan August primary, such as the […]
MICHIGAN TALK NETWORK: The Political Insider #162 — Misery Loves Company, Interviews with Pennsylvania’s Terry Madonna, North Carolina’s J.M. Bitzer, Kentucky’s Laura Cullen Glasscock & Wisconsin’s Barry Burden
WHITMER MAY BE MICHIGAN’S WORST GOVERNOR EVER, BUT SHE’S STILL LIKELY TO BE RE-ELECTED
How bad a governor is Gretchen Whitmer? Let’s just say what everyone with a memory or knowledge of Michigan’s past already knows — she’s historically bad. In fact, she’s the worst Michigan governor since World War II, with the possible exception of Republican Kim Sigler, who served a single term before getting knocked off by […]