Governor Told SC Indians Feel 'Invisible'
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, meeting with SC Indian leaders f Monday evening, was told that state and federal government policies...
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Bob Gatty
Sep 29, 20182 min read
Raped Years Ago, Should She Tell His Wife?
This Washington Post article by Beth Jacobs tells a wrenching story of how she was raped years ago, never reported it, and now is torn...
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Bob Gatty
Sep 15, 20182 min read
Hurricane Florence: We Were Lucky
We have so much to be thankful for. The storm raged around our home in the Carolina Forest section of Myrtle Beach, and we are safe and...
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Stacy Fitzgerald
Sep 13, 20183 min read
Is There No Safe Place for Black People in America?
If there’s one place in the world that should be a safe place of refuge, comfort and safety for everyone, it’s your home. But that was...
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Bob Gatty
Sep 7, 20182 min read
The Shame of Misplaced Priorities
A review by the state of Virginia has confirmed immigrant teenagers were strapped to chairs and had mesh bags placed over their heads...
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Bob Gatty
Sep 1, 20182 min read
America the Beautiful
It was a remarkable, in today's atmosphere of hatred, vitriol and division, to see two former adversaries of the late Sen. John McCain,...
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Bob Gatty
Aug 31, 20182 min read
The Impeachment Election
Today I received in the mail two polar opposite fundraising pitch letters that graphically illustrate where we are as a divided country...
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Bob Gatty
Aug 30, 20182 min read
Monkey Business in Florida
Called an "extreme talent" by President Trump, Republican gubernatorial nominee Ron DeSantis today warned Floridians that if they elect...
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Bob Gatty
Aug 19, 20182 min read
Jimmy Carter: Stark Contrast to Today's Reality
Today's Washington Post includes two articles that stand in stark contrast, together demonstrating sadly the deterioration of values and...
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Bob Gatty
Aug 8, 20182 min read
May the Rest of Our Lives...
Today I was speaking with the assistant to our financial advisor (yes, we actually have one!), and she told me her office has been busy...
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Bob Gatty
Aug 5, 20184 min read
Paying it Forward: Kindness Unexpected and Unexplained
I was tempted to write today about Donald Trump's insults about LeBron James and how First Lady Melania Trump contradicted her husband...
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Bob Gatty
Jul 26, 20182 min read
'License to Discriminate' Bill Passed by House Committee
Homophobia has apparently reared its ugly head in the House Appropriations Committee, where Republicans pushed through an amendment...
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Bob Gatty
Jul 10, 20182 min read
Nuts! What is Southwest Thinking?
Southwest Airlines has just announced that it will stop serving its iconic peanuts on board its flights as of August 1 in order to...
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Bob Gatty
Jul 5, 20183 min read
Half the Country Thinks the President is Racist
A newly released Quinnipiac University poll finds that 49 percent of Americans believe President Donald Trump is racist, while 47 percent...
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Bob Gatty
Jul 2, 20182 min read
White Woman Calls Cops on Black Kids Cutting Grass
In yet another incident of blacks being subjected to police action for innocent, innocuous activities, a white Ohio woman called the cops...
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Bob Gatty
Jun 24, 20182 min read
Red Hen vs. Sarah Huckabee Sanders
The decision by the owner of the Red Hen restaurant in Lexington, KY to ask White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders to leave...
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Bob Gatty
Jun 22, 20183 min read
First Lady’s Jacket: A Tone-Deaf Expression is Never Silent
Before she was the First Lady of the United States, Melania Trump was a model. She knows a little about making a statement with fashion....
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Bob Gatty
Jun 20, 20182 min read
Trump Caves on Kids; Will Entire Families Now be Kept in Cages?
President Trump caved in to enormous public and media pressure today and ordered that immigrant families can stay together rather than...
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Bob Gatty
Jun 20, 20182 min read
This Child
Thirty plus years ago my husband and I adopted a child internationally. This child had been a foundling in an Asian country (which means...
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Bob Gatty
Jun 18, 20182 min read
Is 'Dictator Creep' Overtaking Our Nation?
"The most bewildering thing about US dictator creep isn’t that it’s happening: it’s that it is happening with such predictability." That...
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Lean to the Left provides liberal political commentary about important developments involving Republicans and Democrats in power, and supports efforts to resist those who would subvert democracy and impede freedom of the press. We also present the Lean to the Left podcast and videos, with newsmaker interviews and progressive commentary.
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