I will listen to DCJ lecture about anything! Anything he chooses to speak about, he has the facts and figures. This is what we need in media.

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15:36 *DAVID CAY JOHNSTON:* “Then she gets elected Attorney General of California and we had that banking crisis that collapsed our economy 16 years ago and the the bankers say well we'll we'll give $5 billion to the state of California to distribute to people as punishment and she goes no it's going to be $25 billion and she got $25 billion out of them.” For a muckraking, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist on the financial beat (whose work I admire), it would be better if David Cay Johnston had a more nuanced take about the deal that Kamala Harris got from the banks. A post on _Naked Capitalism_ (“How Kamala Harris Sold Out Struggling Homeowners to Save Banks in 2012 and Then Lied About It”) characterized the settlement as a “bank enrichment scheme at the expense of homeowners and the general public.” For one thing, the securitizations of the mortgages had never been properly formed and so the servicers (e.g., Wells Fargo Bank) did not have the right to collect interest and principal from the mortgages. For another, the servicers engaged in creative fraud in engaging in the foreclosures. (And the foreclosures didn’t just hurt the homeowners-they hurt state and local tax revenues by depressing property values in the area.) And, lastly, as that post points out, “The banks didn’t come close to paying $25 billion. The cash portion of the settlement was under $5 billion,” while another post’s headline shows how the deal turned out for the homeowners: “Just 83,000 Homeowners Get First-Lien Principal Reductions from National Mortgage Settlement, 90 Percent Less Than Promised.” The writer of the post says “Let me stress: this is a huge bailout for the banks. The settlement amounts to a transfer from retirement accounts (pension funds, 401 (k)s) and insurers to the banks. And without this subsidy, the biggest banks would be in serious trouble.” As for being regarded as an “excellent manager” there are plenty of accounts of Harris running what can be described only as dysfunctional offices as both Attorney General and Vice-President. One can, of course, take those accounts with a grain of salt but Johnston is remiss in not at least alluding to the fact that not all reports of Harris as a manager have been glowing. I’d really expect better from Johnston.

I’m an exception because I am relatively well informed and you would find you could sit down and talk to me about politics because I am from a childhood family split between a more liberal viewpoint on government compared to the other one-half of siblings who are Fundamentalist Christians who are willing to sacrifice democracy for a theocracy. I don’t hate those two siblings whose votes exed out mine and my liberal sister’s vote for President in 2024 but I know exactly what was lost when their vote deleted mine! No amount of family love will alter my more major concern pertaining to independence, democracy and bodily freedom for each and every American!

The Heritage Foundation is not a consulting firm that wrote Project 2025. It's a far-right "think tank" created at least in part as a result of the strategy laid out in the Powell memo (August 1971).

Trump wants to turn the US into Putin's Russia

Impressive history yet anyone who buys food or a car or a house knows the guy is pushing a narrative. He is exactly why people are skeptical of corporate media. He tells a good story.

I first came across David Cay Johnston in 2010 and was instantly hooked. Every article ,every interview, evwr since has been a piece of ongoing valuable education.

Love David❤ More people need to listen to him

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Her party encourage division instead of cooperation

sorry, but this guy is a total idiot!

Fun fact: A couple of years ago there was a 30yr court-imposed gag order lifted where it was finally revealed that in 1986 NSW Police had secretly advised the then State Govt to deny Donald Trump's bid for a casino licence in Sydney, due to their concerns about his links to the Mafia. So, thus Australia dodged that bullet

Thank you !

Great guest and story. We should be reminded often of the service and sacrifice that generation made for freedom against tyranny and evil. Good relevant conversation for these times. We shouldn't glorify war and violence like we do.

❤️ Thank you. ❤️Their voices takes me back to my teenage years. I listen to the Rascals songs and it makes me feel happy and calm. Felix song, "A Girl Like You" is so beautiful. Every note makes me happy.

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Please no nonsense show. Don't use God's name in vain. As an interviewer, use some courtesy.

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No run on banks... What about bank bail-in?

I watch the sun come up each morning listening to this song❤

I played this song on a portable record player over and over and over again

Felix looking great

L💘VE this!

Apologies for mis-pronouncing your name, Felix ! My bad, but this is great ! Thanks! Dom

Would've loved to hear more about The Rascals.

They're Rascals - they get too big for their knicker not britches:)

Congrats Mike!

Amazing!

These guys are a legend in their own time!

A don’t know what you are saying about what I am saying. Is it not able to be heard or do you not understand the meaning

Don’t know what you’re saying

Im watching from Mexico and know who she is now for the wrong reasons. Nobody should be above the law, specially DAs

Hahaha

This didn't age well....

Looking at this and seeing the comments is funny based on current affairs'..."Proper justice"...cant wait to see the results of her next election, lol.

Sandra Doorley, what a hack. You are disgusting and need to lose your job immediately. Talk about BWC, you are so dumb you admitted on camera that you would tear up that traffic ticket as you are the DA and you are going to prosecute yourself. You treated the officer like crap, you are a liability to all involved in the justice system.

The STUPID F W needs to RESIGN!

You are very kind, thank you

Another well-done interview allowing an amazing WW II veteran to talk about his memories of a terrible war. Much respect and thanks to this gentleman who did his duty to his country. God bless Jack Foy - thank you for your service. Prayers for your dreams of living to be 105 to come true!!! Thanks for a great interview, Dom, and a great tribute to this veteran!!

A more in depth articulation of your contention would certainly add to is ability for the reader to comprehend. Thanks for listening.

Why do you need to be with people you love, makes no sense! More lies, King of Lords, JESUS CHRIST IS IN CONTROL, totality??? Goofy

Great advice Rajeev. Thank you.

Yay!!!!!! You tell them brother!!!!! I have lived in Chicago all my life. Chicago used to be a great place to live. Now anymore!!!!! Know nothing politicians have ruined the city that I love. The politicians didn't ruin Chicago by themselves. They had help from a blind population that voted them into power.

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Good story about wdkx I remember that building well my grandmother worked 37 years for the funeral parlor that was there

Inspiring story about the amazing fortitude of a man who learned to carry on with courage and dignity. Great interview, Dom!

Thank you for sharing your story. Best of luck at PCIS!

Thank you very much. I have great respect for what you do