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LIVE! Walter Rhein’s GOP Poem, Trump’s ACA Crisis, Tucker’s 25th Amendment Call & Insurers’ Big Oil
Monday, 28 September, 2026
Thank you Elwyn Hudson, Cheryl 🦅, Callie🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇱🇲🇽, EG, Nancy Viano, and many others for tuning into my live video! * Substack newsletter “I’d Rather Be Writing” publisher Walter Rhein joins us: Walter will discuss today’s politics and narrate his recent poem Republican are Sinners.* Farmers Are Starting to Wake Up: Trump’s Promises Collide With the Cost of Survival: Diesel bills surge, farm debt grows, and Republican promises fall short. A progressive analysis of the farm crisis, corporate power, and the fight to keep families on their land. [More]* Tucker Carlson Wants Trump Removed Under the 25th Amendment: MAGA’s Fracture: Tucker Carlson endorses the 25th Amendment against Trump. Examine his NPR remarks, his nuclear-threat allegation, and the political record his reversal cannot erase. [More]* The Insurance Industry Is on the Wrong Side of the Legal Battle Against Fossil Fuels: In recent years, insurers have pointed to growing climate risk as the reason for raising rates and dropping coverage. Now, they’re supporting the very industry driving that risk rather than the communities facing it. Why? [More]Real Time Chat AnalysisThe September 28, 2026, 3:00 PM CT Politics Done Right chat combined strong progressive solidarity with anger over Republican policies, distrust of conservative figures distancing themselves from Trump, and an intense disagreement about airing Tucker Carlson’s remarks. Participants warmly received Walter Rhein’s appearance, organized community activities, and encouraged electoral participation. The dominant mood was politically alarmed and confrontational, but socially supportive and determined to act.Walter Rhein’s appearance generated enthusiasm—and one sustained personal dispute. [Jason Gael] celebrated the host–guest pairing and praised Rhein’s poetry, while [Angie Decadencce✨️✨️✨️] applauded the poem’s accuracy. [Jo], [John A], and [Cheryl 🦅] offered encouragement and thanks. Against that positive reception, [Adam Writes] repeatedly raised a grievance about Rhein blocking him. His comments moved from requesting reconciliation to criticizing the guest and expressing disappointment with the host. This represented a specific interpersonal conflict rather than a broadly shared rejection of the interview.The Carlson segment produced the sharpest editorial disagreement. [John A] welcomed the discussion of the 25th Amendment, but several participants objected to giving Carlson exposure. [LBW] argued that airing him risked normalizing his record; [Cheryl 🦅] and [Lynette] shared that concern. [Adam Writes] escalated the objection and announced his departure. [Egberto Willies] asked viewers to hear the concluding commentary. The exchange exposed a tension between using a former Trump ally’s statements to illuminate MAGA’s divisions and an audience’s concern that such coverage could rehabilitate the speaker.Distrust extended beyond Carlson to other conservative Trump critics. [Lynette] questioned the reliability of Joe Walsh, Adam Kinzinger, and Liz Cheney. [John A] distinguished appreciating Cheney’s January 6 committee work from accepting her political leadership. [Cheryl 🦅] offered a more differentiated assessment of Kinzinger and later stressed the value of hearing opposing ideas. These comments reflected an audience willing to recognize particular actions while resisting automatic forgiveness or leadership roles for former Republican allies.Healthcare and economic insecurity reinforced the discussion’s concern for working people. [EG] asked about veterans’ healthcare coverage, prompting discussion of VA staffing and access. In the Facebook-labeled feed, [Paul Fleming] shared posts about rural healthcare, agricultural trade, borrowing costs, student loans, food insecurity, and immigration enforcement’s effects on food production. Together, these contributions emphasized the perceived gap between Republican economic promises and families’ material circumstances. They were claims and links shared by participants, not facts independently established by the chat itself.Climate accountability appeared, but it attracted less direct conversation. [Paul Fleming] shared a report about Justice Samuel Alito’s nonparticipation in a fossil-fuel litigation case. That contribution connected with the scheduled insurance and climate segment, but the supplied comments contain substantially more discussion of Carlson, political trust, and community organizing. The record therefore supports describing climate accountability as a secondary chat theme rather than a dominant audience reaction.Community organizing supplied the strongest constructive energy. [Cheryl 🦅] announced Money, Lies, and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy as the next PDR Book Club selection. [John Cotter] reported sending an invitation to the author, while [Lynette] expressed enthusiasm for an appearance. Repeated reminders about voter registration and participation turned frustration toward action. Greetings, health check-ins, and discussion of community coffees sustained a welcoming atmosphere. [Jo] captured that spirit by emphasizing that community can prevail despite attacks on the social fabric.The closing conversation also carried grief and demands for justice. [Education is a lamp] posted a “Justice for Nolan” event notice, followed by comments from [John A], [Lynette], and [EG] expressing distress about a death and distrust of the legal response. The excerpt does not establish the underlying circumstances, but the emotional response was clear: sorrow, concern about racial injustice, and insistence that human lives deserve protection.Overall, the Substack discussion functioned as an interactive community conversation, while the Facebook-labeled feed relied more heavily on [Paul Fleming]’s stream of news links. Anger targeted political leadership and corporate power; warmth targeted fellow participants. The most consequential audience feedback concerned how the program frames controversial sources: several viewers wanted Carlson’s record foregrounded before hearing his critique of Trump. Despite that friction, the chat repeatedly returned to solidarity, political education, voting, and care for one another.Real Time Chat AnalysisThis post has bonus content for paid subscribers. Upgrade to get full access.[WP-ROUTING]Site: PoliticsDoneRight.comCategory: Coffee Party ShowsPubDate: 2026-09-28T15:00:00Tags: Politics Done Right, Walter Rhein, I’d Rather Be Writing, Republicans Are Sinners, Political Poetry, Donald Trump, Trump Healthcare Agenda, Affordable Care Act, ACA Cancellations, ACA Subsidies, Obamacare, Healthcare Costs, Universal Healthcare, Medicare for All, Tax Justice, Tucker Carlson, 25th Amendment, NPR, MAGA, Republican Accountability, Insurance Industry, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Litigation, Climate Justice, Corporate Accountability, Working Families, Progressive Politics This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit egberto.substack.com/subscribe
