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Sen Sherrod Brown bringing the heat, Connie Schultz amplifying it (Original Post) irisblue Aug 2020 OP
Preach! n/t MFGsunny Aug 2020 #1
Need to disagree with Sen, Sherrod Brown. He brought up the point several times that Americans Illumination Aug 2020 #17
ive always had an old lady crush on him..and his voice... samnsara Aug 2020 #2
That's my senator. Norbert Aug 2020 #3
Autorec. Nt BootinUp Aug 2020 #4
Our former neighbor - a wonderful, brilliant man! ElementaryPenguin Aug 2020 #5
The Republicans hate that $600 a week thing gratuitous Aug 2020 #6
🔼🔼🔼🔼this🔼🔼🔼🔼 irisblue Aug 2020 #9
+1000 Mersky Aug 2020 #14
I found out recently... druidity33 Aug 2020 #19
Oops. There you have it. SammyWinstonJack Aug 2020 #20
...because math is hard? House of Roberts Aug 2020 #21
yeah that's my boat... druidity33 Aug 2020 #23
I was going to say that if no one had. soldierant Aug 2020 #22
Ohio is well served Sugarcoated Aug 2020 #7
Love both of them blm Aug 2020 #8
McConnell & the Republicans are doing exactly what they are accusing American workers of dlk Aug 2020 #10
A Question The Crisis Papers Aug 2020 #11
All about DownriverDem Aug 2020 #12
Sherrod True Blue American Aug 2020 #26
Columbus gossip, his wife & family were not 500% into it. irisblue Aug 2020 #13
This could be part of it Leith Aug 2020 #15
Sherrod wants to stay a Senator. True Blue American Aug 2020 #25
Two patriots that love their country and are willing to fight for it! We need more of them Thekaspervote Aug 2020 #16
Rt! TY Senator Brown & Irisblue! Cha Aug 2020 #18
You are not alone, Connie,too! True Blue American Aug 2020 #24
Hurting the right people though? czarjak Aug 2020 #27
CEO of Canary says he can't get people to go back Ilsa Aug 2020 #28
The security company? The drilling company? irisblue Aug 2020 #29
The drilling company. It was Eberhart. Ilsa Aug 2020 #30
Google sez that company has about 300 employees and is worth $100million. irisblue Aug 2020 #31
 

Illumination

(2,458 posts)
17. Need to disagree with Sen, Sherrod Brown. He brought up the point several times that Americans
Wed Aug 5, 2020, 03:01 PM
Aug 2020

could be going to homeless shelters. Unfortunately homeless shelters get stretched to their
capacity. They may be now. They have waiting lists & requirements The reality will be living with family & or friends, living in a vehicle, or on the streets Then what? FEMA Work Camps? This administration is so cruel. heartless & they just don't give a damn that I would put nothing past them! Be pro active & send e-mails & make phone calls. In the meantime the GOP looks forward to their new FBI Building & new fighter jets, etc. Best of luck to any of you in this unfortunate situation...

ElementaryPenguin

(7,800 posts)
5. Our former neighbor - a wonderful, brilliant man!
Wed Aug 5, 2020, 01:07 PM
Aug 2020

As nice as soul as you'd ever meet - and a true public servant!

His wife Connie Schultz is brilliant, sassy - and incredibly funny!


gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
6. The Republicans hate that $600 a week thing
Wed Aug 5, 2020, 01:10 PM
Aug 2020

For one, because it's such a pittance for their well-heeled bankrollers. These guys wipe their ass with $600 every day; it's nothing to them. But for the poors they want to knuckle, it's the difference between staying in their homes and being on the street. It's the difference between feeding your family and starving. And for a handful of those tens of millions of people, it might be more money than they're used to having, which is worse than a hundred Hitlers time Stalin squared!

druidity33

(6,445 posts)
19. I found out recently...
Wed Aug 5, 2020, 07:16 PM
Aug 2020

that the $600 a week is based on $15 an hour for a 40 hour week. Not sure why that isn't more commonly known...



House of Roberts

(5,167 posts)
21. ...because math is hard?
Wed Aug 5, 2020, 07:44 PM
Aug 2020

I know people who WOULD get a better deal if they could draw $600 plus the state weekly amount. They all work in 'essential occupations', and yet make maybe $350 to 400 a week working full time.

druidity33

(6,445 posts)
23. yeah that's my boat...
Thu Aug 6, 2020, 06:35 AM
Aug 2020

I work in a grocery store that took the PPP. So no layoffs but reduced working hours. My takehome bi weekly after taxes and insurance right now is around $100. Not sure i want to go back to work full time when it's available either. Nor do i really want to send my 11 month old to a daycare center. Basically i'm getting screwed left and right. Ugh.


dlk

(11,514 posts)
10. McConnell & the Republicans are doing exactly what they are accusing American workers of
Wed Aug 5, 2020, 01:55 PM
Aug 2020

They are sitting at home, collecting their checks and not doing their job. As usual, projection...

11. A Question
Wed Aug 5, 2020, 02:00 PM
Aug 2020

Does anybody know why Brown dropped out of the presidential race so quickly? He impresses me greatly as a progressive Democratic contender, but he seems to go nowhere when push comes to shove. Any ideas why?

True Blue American

(17,981 posts)
26. Sherrod
Thu Aug 6, 2020, 08:20 AM
Aug 2020

Had nothing to do with the $61 million dollar scandal for nuclear and coal. DeWine signed that bill that will cost consumers millions to bail them out.

DeWine also ignored the biggest Charter School scandal in history under Kasich.

Republicans in Ohio have really hit the biggest in history on scandals!

irisblue

(32,933 posts)
13. Columbus gossip, his wife & family were not 500% into it.
Wed Aug 5, 2020, 02:21 PM
Aug 2020

You know he has had an extensive gov't service history in Ohio?


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Leith

(7,808 posts)
15. This could be part of it
Wed Aug 5, 2020, 02:39 PM
Aug 2020

The governor of Ohio is a rethug - and would replace Brown with a rethug as OH's junior senator.

As much as I love them, there are a couple Democratic senators from states with rethug guvs. We need them where they are right now because Democrats are working to get a majority in the senate.

True Blue American

(17,981 posts)
25. Sherrod wants to stay a Senator.
Thu Aug 6, 2020, 08:16 AM
Aug 2020

DeWine would love to replace him. Sherrod knocked Mike out of the Senate. Mike is doing a god o on COVID-19 but he is kissing Spence’s a** to get supplies. Not a bad word about Trump.

DeWine is just one more Republican who will do anything to win.

True Blue American

(17,981 posts)
24. You are not alone, Connie,too!
Thu Aug 6, 2020, 08:11 AM
Aug 2020

Sherrod was on Spectrum talking about Senators making $175.000 a year complaining about the unemployed getting benefits.

Connie was on Ari Melber.

Ilsa

(61,690 posts)
28. CEO of Canary says he can't get people to go back
Thu Aug 6, 2020, 12:12 PM
Aug 2020

to work because they make more drawing the $600/week. Easy fix: Raise minimum wage to 15/hr or $15.25/hr.

Ilsa

(61,690 posts)
30. The drilling company. It was Eberhart.
Thu Aug 6, 2020, 12:37 PM
Aug 2020

He's been critical trump in the past, I think, but he dislikes Biden.

Maybe Eberhart needs to pay his employees better.

irisblue

(32,933 posts)
31. Google sez that company has about 300 employees and is worth $100million.
Thu Aug 6, 2020, 12:42 PM
Aug 2020

Dude should bump some pay checks

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