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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forumsmy sister is running. do you want to support progressive radio?
we are fortunate here in chicago to have held on to our former air america affilliate, wcpt.
they have a combination of syndicated talent like stephanie miller, thom hartmann, bill press, and local talent like ben joravsky. ben is a long time investigative journalist from the chicago reader, and a great repository of local political lore.
his show has been visiting each of the collar counties, talking to the dem candidates that are popping up all through the area. recently, they had my sister on the show, along w the rest of the blue wave at the bottom of the ticket in formerly solid red dupage county.
here is the podcast, sheila comes in at about 1:05.
https://soundcloud.com/chicagosprogressivetalk/the-b-en-joravsky-show-101018-meet-the-candidate-special-dupage-county
one thing sheila says is that most of what she knows about politics she learned from ben.
and here she is on the ballot. proof of the importance of progressive radio.
and here is progressive radio, helping her and all the rest of those often overlooked down ticket races, giving them a platform.
we have had many a conversation around here about how to counter rw talk radio. air america took a shot at it, but it was sabotaged from the start.
i have to say i still grind an axe about the dem candidates in those early days who DID NOT ADVERTISE. i dont remember ever hearing a spot for john kerry at the time. what a great place that would have been to hit back at the swift boaters. what a great place it would have been to build the necessary public support if he had challenged the ohio vote count.
but no.
well, here we are, at the bottom of the ticket, wanting to give back.
here is what you can do to help local, progressive radio-
sheila wants to run a spot of wcpt. we need to raise $1,000.
sheila doesnt want to take my money, and does things like sending me checks to cover things that i wanted to pay for. but she will take it this way- i will match whatever duers give to this effort to build the blue wave.
so dig deep my friends. i promise this is my last ask.
cmon. support progressive radio, and sheila.
https://sheila4dupage6.org/donate/
also, if you want to do paypal instead of actblue, send to sheila4dupage6@gmail.com
c'mon folk. build that blue wave. it starts at the bottom of the ballot.
eta, please knr if you cant give.
mopinko
(70,153 posts)keep it kicked, people.
Wish I could do more.
Thank your sister for me for all she is doing. It is coming down to the wire.
VOTE!
mopinko
(70,153 posts)i think she will sleep most of nov. she has knocked on hundreds of doors. she is working so hard. peter ro-scum is going down.
Pete going down! Sad. Not!
She will desearve a long sleep after this.
George Eliot
(701 posts)Now I podcast Hartmann, Seder, few other because northwestv radio sucks. Ill give Ben a try.
mopinko
(70,153 posts)ben is a treasure. we will kick off our buy w an appearance on his show. including me!
mopinko
(70,153 posts)get this sucker up there where folks can see it.
support progressive radio!
leftstreet
(36,109 posts)mopinko
(70,153 posts)the election is 18 days away. i'll kick myself.
backtoblue
(11,344 posts)mopinko
(70,153 posts)mopinko
(70,153 posts)but c'mon y'all. take my money.
brooklynite
(94,639 posts)And why advertise on a progressive politics radio station? That's not where you're going to find undecided voters.
grantcart
(53,061 posts)Kevin Spidel
(1,828 posts)mopinko
(70,153 posts)wish i could have gotten you up here for a visit.
dang it.
diva77
(7,648 posts)mopinko
(70,153 posts)every dollar counts.
diva77
(7,648 posts)kickin' again!
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)is she on twitter?
mopinko
(70,153 posts)LAS14
(13,783 posts)... voter suppression!!!!
I just donated $25. Click on the donate button and make Sheila's day!!! Voter suppression and gerrymandering may not be the big problems in Chicago, but, boy, they sure do have problems that need Democratic solutions!!!!
mopinko
(70,153 posts)the county has a good woman running in every district!
some even have 2!
thanks so much.
PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,865 posts)Giving money.
Let us know how she fares on election day!
mopinko
(70,153 posts)there are 7 savvy ladies running for this county board. the local thugs are expecting 6 of them to be elected.
stand by.
and thank you much.
sheshe2
(83,820 posts)LAS14
(13,783 posts)Donating $25. Go Sheila.
mopinko
(70,153 posts)Turin_C3PO
(14,016 posts)Go Sheila!
H2O Man
(73,577 posts)True democracy grows from the grass roots up.
Tobin S.
(10,418 posts)mopinko
(70,153 posts)we can do better than that.
c'mon.
Tobin S.
(10,418 posts)mopinko
(70,153 posts)and it will go up following our appearance on the ben joravsky show on tues afternoon.
yes, i said our.
sheila4dupage6
(1 post)I continue to be amazed at those supporting my race! Thank you for all of your support and words of encouragement!
sheshe2
(83,820 posts)Good luck in the election and thank you for running.
Resist!