The Professional Left Podcast with Driftglass and Blue Gal

http://proleftpod.com Driftglass and Blue Gal

Award winning bloggers Driftglass (driftglass.blogspot.com) and Blue Gal (bgalrstate.blogspot.com) talk about politics from the Left. This podcast is not safe for work.

September 22, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 407 The Republican Machine Kills

Messaging. And how the Republican Party is a machine designed to destroy government and make rich people richer. More at proleftpod.com
September 15, 2017
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Ep 406 Medicare for All, DACA redux, and the Gorsuch Heist

The Democrats learn how to brand, consequences of the Trump's anti-immigration reaches college campuses. Bible B*tch responds to Charles Blow, and the Beltway both-siders Banno...
September 08, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 405 Chuck and Nancy, Hurricane Irma, and DACA

Don't worry about normalizing Trump. Nation, and media, wide response to Trump's DACA decision proves the Resistance is working. Hurricanes yield many analogies, but mostly ho...
September 01, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 404 Arpaio Pardoned, Hurricane Harvey, and Pastors Behaving Badly

We discuss why horrific events like Hurricane Harvey prove the need for societal thinking and competent leadership. More at proleftpod.com, where you can follow us on Twitter, ...
August 25, 2017
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Ep 403 Blue Gal Wants Her Own Dragon

Blue Gal feels despair fighting the Breitbarts and the Mercers, and wishes she had a Game of Thrones style dragon for the battle. Then Bible Bitch intervenes. Visit our NEW we...
August 18, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 402 - The Last Confederate Monument

Saturday is Driftglass and Blue Gal's 6th Wedding Anniversary! Also... Buh Bye Bannon. Why "history will NOT remember" that Republicans supported Trump. The last Confederate M...
August 11, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 401 What's With All the Nazi References Donald?

What with Jeffrey Lord losing his job over a Nazi type tweet and Gorka and Miller taking turns out-Goebbeling each other....and what about the "bombs away" so-called POTUS? mor...
August 04, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 400 The 400th Episode!

We recorded this Wednesday (before the Grand Jury announcement dangit!) The GOP Lifeboat Builders, Trump goes after legal immigration? and remembering many of the podcasts. (...
July 28, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 399 Healthcare Debate Kills 'Both Sides' Journalism - For Now

There's no way for pundits to make excuses that "both sides" are to blame for the health care cruelty of Republicans. That doesn't stop them from trying. And of course, we re...
July 21, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 398 Spicer Out and We're Still Fighting for Healthcare

Trump is losing lawyers and staff, Trumpcare is dead, or is it? Russia. Russia. Russia. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
July 14, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 397 Ted Cruz's Billy Bass Healthcare Plan

It's just terrible! Trading certainty for Truth. And OMG Don Jr, of course. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
July 07, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 396 Trusting in the Process, but not the Republicans

Some decisions have to be made via a compromise between many stakeholders. In differing ways Driftglass and Blue Gal are not ready to make nice with the Republican Party. More...
June 30, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 395 Collusion's Just Another Word

Mika and Joe get blackmailed by the President of the United States. How to talk about health insurance, and we look ahead to 400 episodes of The Professional Left... More at P...
June 23, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 394 The Big Reveal: GOP are Monsters

The Health "Care" Bill is as bad as it can be. How we cope with despair via local activism. Bible Bitch calls out the Pence forced-birthers -- that's not scriptural -- and we ...
June 16, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 393 The White House is Full of Red Shirts

Can Trump say "you're fired" to his entire staff? And we review the audio book of "Al Franken: Giant of the Senate." More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
June 09, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 392 James Comey’s Hostile Workplace Environment

The mostly bad political news of the week, and James Comey. And Blue Gal takes a moment to remind herself and everyone else to BREATHE. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
June 02, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 391 The Worst President Ever

It took pulling out of the Paris Climate Accord to get Disney to notice? And Kathy Griffin gets fired after apologizing, but Sean Hannity keeps his job after not? We're mad. ...
May 26, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 390 Hey NATO, Why Don't You Keep Him?

Donald Trump goes overseas while Obama and Hillary professionally troll him. And the secret reason why their budget must cut everything. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
May 19, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 389 This is All Roger Ailes' Fault

We don't celebrate the death of Roger Ailes, but let's be honest. Also, Trump Russia is important (too much breaking news but we did catch the "NUT JOB" comment) but health ins...
May 12, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 388 Binge Watching Watergate II

Yes, this is Watergate the Second, but it's dumped all episodes at once because the so-called president is tweeting his guilty acts and performing his cover-up in public. Can t...
May 05, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 387 Fighting The Terrible Awful AHCA

And winning. Why did Congressional Democrats sing after the vote? The answer may surprise you! More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com.
April 28, 2017
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Ep 386 Trump wants another 100 days...in hexadecimal

Trump’s 100 day fail. O’Reilly fans think Saul Alinsky is to blame for all of it, so Happy Alinsky Day Comrade! And the only thing more important than TrumpRussia is what we ...
April 21, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 385 Mar-A-Grifto at 100 Days

Welcome to new listeners from the Bob Cesca Show! Picking your technology, picking your battles. Medicaid drama, Donald doesn't have a plan, and we still don't care how Tom Pe...
April 14, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 384 Cable News is Corrupt on Purpose, Just Like Trump

Cable News has a business model that follows ratings above all else, which makes them especially susceptible to a con artist like Donald Trump. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspo...
April 07, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 383 The Joint Chiefs Serve Pudding to Trump

Turns out just about anybody can manipulate the so-called president. And the name we'll call Republicans for the next 35 years. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com.
March 31, 2017
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Ep 382 Tele-Town Halls and Terrible Tweets

Our GOP Congressman held a tele-town hall, Blue Gal won a bet with herself, and Driftglass celebrates his 12 year (!) Blogiversary. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
March 24, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 381 The Republican Civil War, Russiagate and AHCA Fail

Donald Trump had a very bad week. Jury is still out as to whether it was worse for Devin Nunes and Paul Ryan. Where's Vladimir? Local News connects nearly always to national ...
March 17, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 380 Worst Budget Blueprint Ever

The Cornfield Resistance versus Medicaid Bureaucracy, Budget cuts from Trump, Why won't the media mention Breitbart? And more at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com.
March 10, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 379 Paul Ryan is a Mean Idiot

Healthcare. Too much Ayn Rand. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
March 03, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 378 We Won't Get Gaslighted

Trump's Speech afterglow lasted less than a day. The political environment is crazy-making on purpose. Jeff Sessions. An insane interview with Carter Page. This is how Repub...
February 24, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 377 DNC Chair? Don't Care! (And Other News)

DNC Chair race, Louie Gohmert hides behind Gabby Giffords, why you shouldn't go easy on Trump voters, and Melania Trump reads the Lord's Prayer. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogsp...
February 17, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 376 The Trump White House is Splunge!

No one in the Trump White House wants to say the boss is nuts. So "Splunge" (h/t Monty Python.) President Bannon continues his distraction work (same as he did at Breitbart). ...
February 10, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 375 The Long Fight Ahead (That We Will Win)

Civil War, the Civil Rights Movement, Winston Churchill, the Gay Rights Movement. Why silencing Elizabeth Warren fulfills Republican Goal number one (make liberals mad), and Su...
February 03, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 374 Immigration Battle? Blame the Irish

We blame the Irish (Driftglass's people) for total hypocrisy when it comes to the refugee immigration battles. The President is insane. David Brooks copies his column from 199...
January 27, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 373 This Must All End

These days are like The Godfather 2. What shall Democrats do when their Senators cave? Trump evil lightning round, and David Brooks mansplains the Women's March, More at Prof...
January 20, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 372: Don't Buy The Trump Cult Nonsense

A long one because we need you, too! What makes politics a cult? Reverence without facts. We say goodbye to Obama and prepare our mission work as the Cornfield Resistance. ...
January 13, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 371 The Press Must Get Their Act Together

Trump is about to bulldoze the press. They can stop him. We can help. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
January 06, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 370 Strange Days, Stranger Alliances

The week Megyn and Greta move to MSNBC and Sarah Palin apologizes to Julian Assange. We miss Hillary Clinton more than you know. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
December 30, 2016
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 369 'Finally, A Resistance Podcast!'

Happy New Year! We're here and not going anywhere. Winter is Coming - Practical ways to resist Trump - Bible Bch goes all Revelation on ya, Donald! More at ProfessionalLeft.b...
December 23, 2016
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 368 The Mob is Rome - Rome is The Mob

Trump is the Republican Party. And we are resolved to stop his extremism.
December 16, 2016
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 367 Memory, Russia, and What Matters

The hacking. Bernie Sanders and "political correctness", and the Atlantic / Ta-Nehisi Coates article about Barack Obama. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
December 09, 2016
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 366 Carrier and Rustbelt Manufacturing Thanks Obama

The Obama Administration had such a focus on rustbelt manufacturing, that nobody noticed. Also we're mad about fake news and bible bitch says don't panic, again!
December 02, 2016
Driftglass and Blue Gal

CORRECTED Ep 365 Pick Your Battles

We talk about choosing a mission in the Trump Era. How it's hard to focus on all of the insanity the Trump Presidency brings to our lives and psyches, so we have to focus on wha...
November 23, 2016
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 364 Why So Mad, Trump Voters?

Happy Thanksgiving! They won, so why are Trump voters still so mad? A letter prompts a conversation about Trump supporter family members. And gratitude for your cards and let...
November 18, 2016
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 363 We Resist

And thus it begins. We resist the unprofessional fascist in the White House. Post election church service and words from the current President. And a discussion about survivi...
November 09, 2016
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 362 Recovering From the Shock, 2016

Our podcast this week released the day after. We need you listeners to hang in there and work! Love you! Stay strong. xoxo (No podcast Friday)
November 04, 2016
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Ep 361 Less Than 100 Hours To Go

This election will be over soon. Blue Gal dealing with the imminent passing of her mom; all of us dealing with election fatigue. Bible Bitch, Brian Williams Vs. Joe Scarboro...
October 28, 2016
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 360 Operation Memory Hole

They will have forgotten all about Trump by January, but we won't let them. And Jason Chaffetz? Please. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
October 21, 2016
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Ep 359: When the Deplorables Lose to the Democrats

The fight within the GOP to assign blame for the Trump loss. And where's Paul Ryan? More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
October 14, 2016
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 358 That 90s Show (Strategic Forgettery)

Trump's worst week so far, and The Trump Defenders want to bring up the 1990s except when they don't. Michelle Obama FTW. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com