Ever wonder what it would be like to be really, really short? Do you think you’d feel discriminated against, or at a competitive disadvantage in life? If you’re a woman, do you believe you face unfair situations because of inequities that favor men?  

Today we welcome Dr. Deborah J. Burris-Kitchen, a professor of criminology and department chair at Tennessee State University in Nashville, who has just published “Exposed,” a critique of American society, of love and social injustice, through the eyes of a sociologist.It’s a memoir of short stories and poetry that takes the reader on an expedition highlighting her struggle to find love and earn respect as she crashes against wave after wave of toxic masculinity.

Dr. Burris-Kitchen lays bare women’s victimization as they continue to fight for empowerment and equality and exposes what she says are the inequities of the American Caste system with a desire to provoke social change. Her previous publications include a book titled Short Rage: an autobiographical look at heightism in America.

She also has written extensively about racism and prisons, including “From Slavery to Prisons: A Historical Delineation of the Criminalization of African Americans”.

Q. Tell us a bit about your background and what you’ve been up to.Q. What are some of the topics covered in Exposed?Q. How can we transcend stereotypes based on height, race, poverty, transgender, etc.? 

Q. How can women reclaim their life after being victims of sexual assault? 

Q. What do you hope the reader will take away from reading Exposed?

Q. Your bio says you’re an activist who fights against violence, racism, exploitation, greed, and capitalism. Explain.

Q. What are your thoughts about the direction the Republicans are trying to take this country?

Q. What goes through your head when you see female politicians, like Marjorie Taylor Greene, suck up to Donald Trump and support the GOP’s right-wing social initiatives that are harmful to women and minorities?

Q. Where can people find your book?

Deborah Burris-Kitchen-Calling Out Racism & Greed

A "witch's brew" of GOP-sponsored political activity in Texas, Florida, Tennessee and other states across the nation tops the discussion in the April edition of the Dixie Dems on the Lean to the Left podcast, now streaming.



Arthur Hill, first vice chair of the Brunswick County, NC Democratic Party and Robert Thompson, host of the Got Damn Liberal podcast based in Atlanta, GA, join Lean to the Left host Bob Gatty to discuss these key developments and more.



In their crosshairs are efforts by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to restrict abortions, what books can be read and topics that can be taught in the state's school, new legislation infringing on the rights of LGBTQ+ and transgender individuals, Donald Trump's legal problems, and the defection of a Democratic state lawmaker to the Republican Party in North Carolina, among others.



In one section, Thompson points out that because of GOP efforts to restrict abortions that vasectomies are on dramatically increasing as many men are concerned about the consequences of impregnating someone and then having to live with the consequences.



The conversation also turns to unbridled development in Florida, North Carolina and other states that's in response to large numbers of people, especially retirees, who are seeking low taxes and warmer weather. However, in Florida, Thompson notes, property and casualty insurance rates are skyrocketing even as the state has enacted tort reform that makes it more difficult for plaintiffs to win settlements in court



Trump's legal challenges and his pledge to run for the presidency even if convicted of a crime are also covered, along with his challenge by U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) and former SC Gov. and UN Ambassador Nikki Haley. Thompson observes that country icon Dolly Parton "wants to see more boobs in the White House."



Gatty pointed out that Dr. Pamela Gurley, in a new blog for Lean to the Left, discusses DeSantis-initiated legislation that would make it a crime to record videos of police officers as they arrest individuals. If passed, that legislation would impose a five year prison sentence on those who record such videos, a clear First Amendment free speech violation. That blog and a podcast interview with Dr. Gurley will post and stream on April 26.

The Dixie Dems_ A Witch's Brew

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We’re back with another episode of Dixie Dems, the podcast from Lean to the Left that takes an irreverent look at politics in the south, as well as nationwide. We’ll talk about candidates, Trump’s legal troubles, Trump pardon talk, the big Supreme Court gerrymandering decision, and much more. 

--- Hey guys, welcome to the Lean to the Left podcast and the June 2023 episode of the Dixie Dems with my partners, Arthur Hill, from North Carolina, and Robert Thompson, from Georgia.

Arthur is first vice chair of the Brunswick County, North Carolina, Democratic party. Robert Thompson is based in Atlanta and founded Peach News Now and its opinion podcast, Got Damn Liberals. Me…I’m based in South Carolina, the state where two Republican candidates are taking on Donald Trump in the Republican presidential sweepstakes.

They, of course, are former SC governor Nikki Haley, former UN ambassador for Trump, and Sen. Tim Scott, the only African American GOP US Senator. Oh, it’s also the state where Sen. Lindsey Graham, still sucking up to Trump despite his indictment for violating the espionage act in that classified records case, said of Trump: At least he isn’t a spy. Good grief.

So, welcome guys… Arthur…tell us about what’s going on in North Carolina? Big state supreme court decision on gerrymandering, right?

How about you, Robert. Looks like Trump’s next legal challenge could come from Georgia, right?

What’s happening in South Carolina?

With two GOP presidential candidates running against Trump, a big question is what would they do if elected about pardoning Donald Trump for his crimes? Well, Nikki Haley says she’d be “inclined” to pardon him even though his actions inciting the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol put first responders in danger. She dragged in the plea deal between the Justice Department and Hunter Biden, saying there’s a double standard…one for Republicans like Trump and another for Democrats like Biden.

Also, on Twitter, Haley accused Barack Obama of dividing America “by race and gender” because he took issue with her claim that America is not racist. Excuse me…but it was her old boss, Trump, who set out to divide America that way and was spectacularly successful. Haley should just shut up.

By the way, while some support Haley for taking down the Confederate flag at the State House when she was governor, the Washington Post reported that she did so only after the massacre at a church in Charleston, where worshipers were murdered by a gunman, forced her hand. She previously had said the flag was “about heritage.”

Meanwhile, when asked what he would do about a Trump pardon, Sen. Tim Scott avoided the question, but said he would “clean out” the Department of Justice. Where was he when Trump was using DOJ as his own personal police force? Please. What do you guys think about how the GOP candidates are twisting themselves into knots over a potential Trump pardon?

Scott visited Myrtle Beach the other day trying to drum up support. He had a pretty good crowd, according to reports, but the problem was that while attendees said they liked him well enough, they still support Trump but would like to see Scott as his vice president. That’s probably not what Scott wanted to hear, unless that’s his angle, anyway. Could be Haley’s angle, too, for that matter.

As for Trump, he’s scheduled to make his first visit to South Carolina since being indicted twice – on Saturday, July 1, at the city of Pickens, ahead of their Independence Day celebration. Can’t wait for that one.

Meanwhile, the U.S. Supreme Court, which earlier this month unexpectedly upheld a prohibition against racial gerrymandering in an Alabama case, has agreed to consider a lower court decision that struck down a congressional district as an illegal racial gerrymander. The lower court held that the congressional district – which includes Charleston – “constituted an unconstitutional racial gerrymander in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment because race was the predominant factor in the adoption of the” plan. South Carolina Republicans asked the Supreme Court to take up the case and arguing that the Republican-led legislature took politics into consideration when drawing the map, not race.

Given the Alabama decision, it will be especially interesting to see what the conservative-dominated Supreme Court will do. The results likely will have broad ramifications nationally. 

There was another development here in South Carolina…the city of Conway, not far from Myrtle Beach, passed a resolution declaring June to be Pride Month only to be met with a bunch of protesters, including pastors and evangelical Christians. But to their credit, Conway’s mayor and city council stuck by their resolution, which said LGBTQ residents “deserve to feel safe and respected in their homes, neighborhoods, schools and workplaces.” Please tell me why that would be objectionable?

Dixie Dems -- Oh, Those Crazy Republicans

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Today, we talk "titties" :), we talk the world ending, and MTG brings porn to court.

PLUS - "Barbieheimer" & "Secret Invasion"

PLW_7/22/23 - Keep trying, Jason!

On this Dixie Dems episode of the Lean to the Left podcast, you'll hear Georgia Republican wacko Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene laud President Biden for all of the great work he's done since his election. Yes, that's true. In fact, so true that the Biden campaign has turned those comments by Greene into a killer TV ad.

Also on this episode, you'll hear a Republican Congressman inside a couple's bedroom while they are preparing to have sex telling them they're not allowed to use contraception. Yep, that's right. It's an ad Democrats are running in Ohio, and while funny, it's a warning of how the GOP is trying to interfere with our personal lives on many fronts.

All of that, plus discussions about the No Label party and efforts by some moderates to establish a bipartisan ticket to challenge Biden and the eventual Republican nominee, as well as key political issues percolating in southern states and nationwide.

Remember, the Dixie Dems is the monthly podcast from Lean to the Left, which takes an irreverent look at politics in our region and nationwide. Joining me on the episode, as always, are Arthur Hill, from North Carolina, and Robert Thompson, from Georgia.

Arthur is first vice chair of the Brunswick County, North Carolina, Democratic party. Robert Thompson is based in Atlanta and founded Peach News Now and its opinion podcast, Got Damn Liberals.

Me, I’m based in South Carolina, the state where two Republican candidates are taking on Donald Trump in the Republican presidential sweepstakes. They, of course, are former SC governor Nikki Haley, former UN ambassador for Trump, and Sen. Tim Scott, the only African American GOP US Senator.

On July 1, Trump took over Main Street of the tiny town of Pickens located in the hills of our state, where he drew a big crowd of supporters…some estimates as high as 50k, although that was in dispute by some attendees. However, it was hot and thousands stood for hours to hear this man. Some even got sick from the heat. Incredible.

At any rate, it was on the home-state turf of Haley and Scott, two long-shot candidates who are trying to wrest the GOP nomination from him.

“2024 is our final battle,” declared Trump. “Under our leadership, the forgotten men and women will be forgotten no longer.” Same old message, reprised from his previous campaigns. Same old song. And the people lap it up.

In North Carolina, Arthur Hill discusses a groundbreaking decision by the U.S. Supreme Court on gerrymandering, which he said Democrats were applauding as crucial to fair elections, both in the Tar Heel State and nationwide.

In Georgia, Thompson discusses upcoming potential indictment of Donald Trump in the case involving the former president's ill-fated effort to convince state officials to simply "find" him the 11,000 votes he would have needed to carry the state in the 2020 election. There is much, much more in this episode as the Dixie Dems cut through typical and ongoing GOP BS.

Dixie Dems-Cutting Through the Republican BS

Welcome to PolitiPod where we join you for fun with politics, governance, and more; with Episode Fist Full of Indictments

You’ll hear oneliners on the Word From The Street and upcoming elections on your Election Central report

for sketches,

ASMR Penalty Sheet

It took two and a half years to get here, so let's try and relax. This is what justice sounds like. 

Behind the Greene door

Marjorie Taylor Greene shares Hunter Biden’s member with committee members.

Kaplan Ad

Mitch McConnell and Diane Feinstein commercial for Kaplan Learning Center

Reely Bad Films

With both the writers and actors on strike, where will the new films come from? Now is the time for small studios like “Reely Bad Films” to take the spotlight.

And 

Impeach-a-palooza

A GOP jam session to promote the impeachment of Joe Biden.

Thank you for checking us out, PolitiPod!

PolitiPod

FistFullOfIndictments

Will and Thinking Boomer Jim discuss the pork-ridden budget that Speaker Mike Johnson forced on Republicans, and talk about what should be next for him. Also on the show: Several secretaries of state in key battlegrounds plan to collude on election night; Carville thinks the Dems have been taken over by “preachy” females; and Biden needs a campaign “MALGA” (Make America Love Government Again) hat.

And The Difference (On Spending) Between Speaker Johnson And Speaker Pelosi Is…What?

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Today, MTG gets hit by a bus, we solve burn-out with debauchery, and we learn that Emily Blunt prefers black booty.

PLUS album reviews! (Dua & Sia)

PLW_5/4/24 - AUSSIE HIPPIE JESUS

The Jasmine Crockett Song... "Beach Blonde, Bad-Built, Butch Body"
I Am Thoro  Ft.  Suede The Remix God

"Bad Built, Butch Body" - I Am Thoro  Ft.  Suede The Remix God

(... not that there's anything wrong with that :)

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Today, "Poolman" fights Hot Tub Hussy, we imagine who would win a fight between AOC and MTG, and I try to sell y'all on an app that helps people with their struggles on the toilet.

PLW_5/18/24 - I am NOT a young, sad, white, queer girl

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Tonight, I rescue people from haunted toilets, Marilyn Mosby gets sentenced, and I'm tired of people talkin smack about me... thinking I'M talkin smack about Caitlin Clark.

PLUS - Uncle Flav stops by!

Praphit Presents_5/23/24 - Black while Perjuring

Addy and Lou discuss the science of the Hawk Tuah, Lou informs us they have a real "bag of peaches" type of job while Addy counters with quitting theirs, and pitch an extended disaster porn universe To Roland Emmerich. 

This podcast is dedicated to the late, great Scott "Big Cat" Henson. RIP Big Kitty, Rest Easy. <3

(Recorded before it became obvious that Keem firing Boogie was just a bit. Thought it was possible but wanted to be hopeful and got egg on our faces lmao)

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#044 All We Need Is 30%

On this episode of High Tea, Amanda LaPore's make-up tips, Bridget Bandit fights for LBGTQ security, and nobody's putting Philp on a list.

High Tea with Felicia & Philip ~ Episode 66: America Needs More Dicken

A brief inquiry regarding the beguiling natures of lust and dejection, in an effort to form a cynosure concering moments most fugacious - but nevertheless significant in their distinction as innate and inevitable.

FROTSTEP

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Today, we question court room sketch artists, we demand more villains, and this might be the most offensive I've ever been.

PLUS - Ye, GET SOME EFFING HELP!

PLW_5/17/25 - BABY BACK RIBS

Fun with politics, governance, and more through one liners, sketches, and election news.

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