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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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Tuning Out the Spin
Like death and taxes, there is another unavoidable issue we all face; that’s the undeniable influence of media on our lives. Is there any...
C J Waldron
May 5, 20192 min read
Lab Grown Meat? Really?
"Why are they screwing around with the meat? Meat is not chemicals, it's real. It's a live product. Stop messing with Mother Nature."...
Bob Gatty
May 4, 20192 min read
Infrastructure Kissy Face: Told Ya So
Boy, that didn't take long. Last Tuesday, President Trump and Congressional Democratic leaders made nice and agreed to work on a $2...
Bob Gatty
May 4, 20192 min read
Election 2016 Redux? Please No
As the 2020 elections draw closer, there are some eerie similarities to the 2016 elections. First, we have Democrats, with establishment...
C J Waldron
May 2, 20192 min read
The Poway Manifesto
By Barbara Sloan Have you read the “manifesto” of the Poway, CA, synagogue shooter? Today in an adult synagogue class, we did. It is full...
Bob Gatty
May 1, 20192 min read
Kissy Face at the White House
So today President Trump and Congressional Democrats made nice over infrastructure, acting like adults for a change, apparently agreeing...
Bob Gatty
Apr 30, 20192 min read
A Whopper that's Not Meat? Impossible!
The Burger King fast food chain plans to expand its one-city test of it's plant-based "Impossible Whopper" and roll it out nationwide...
Bob Gatty
Apr 29, 20192 min read
Time for Responsible Gun Laws is Now
You wouldn’t expect a fireman to pour gasoline onto a blazing inferno. You wouldn’t expect a doctor to give you medication that makes you...
C J Waldron
Apr 29, 20192 min read
Such a Student of History
I could not stop laughing when I read the other day that President Trump said he was a "student of history" and as a result would not...
Bob Gatty
Apr 28, 20193 min read
Confessions of a Centrist
We live in uncertain times. We have radical elements of both parties attacking the other with real or imagined issues. Sadly, we also...
C J Waldron
Apr 27, 20193 min read
Imagine If...
In a recent broadcast (above), Trump’s bestest media buddy, (and the last voice he hears before going to sleep), Sean Hannity poses the...
Bob Gatty
Apr 26, 20192 min read
Joe Biden: The Dilemma for Democrats
With former Vice President Joe Biden's entry into the presidential sweepstakes, a serious dilemma faces Democratic party voters who...
Bob Gatty
Apr 26, 20193 min read
Responding to Trump, Taking a Stand
Not Fake News received a response to one of my latest blogs about checks and balances in which I urged readers to "take a stand." The...
Bob Gatty
Apr 25, 20193 min read
Time to End the Hate
By Barbara Sloan A Texas church, a Pittsburgh synagogue, New Zealand mosques and now Christian churches in Sri Lanka. All have been...
Bob Gatty
Apr 25, 20192 min read
Where are the Checks and Balances?
In an early morning Tweet, President Trump claimed he could use the Supreme Court to prevent his impeachment. What? Thought he didn't...
C J Waldron
Apr 24, 20192 min read
Freedom Readers: Creating Young Scholars
Hundreds of young South Carolina children are learning the wonders of reading and gaining the benefits that this can bring to their lives...
Bob Gatty
Apr 24, 20193 min read
The Real Fake News
When the stubbornly loyal supporters of President Trump attempt to defend their hero against his critics, unable to actually respond...
C J Waldron
Apr 23, 20193 min read
Award Winning Videographer to Produce Waccamaw Documentary
Award Winning videographer David Hinshaw is the force behind the upcoming documentary, "The Right to Bury Their Own," which is intended...
Bob Gatty
Apr 22, 20193 min read
Check Out New Writers Page
As Not Fake News grows, we've added several new contributing writers who are significantly enriching our content and enhancing our...
Bob Gatty
Apr 21, 20191 min read
Why Can't a President be Indicted?
The Mueller Report has been released, albeit in redacted form. While Trump and his supporters claim “Total Vindication!” others are not...
Bob Gatty
Apr 21, 20192 min read
The Not Fake News on Red Shock Radio
In the latest episode of Not Fake News on Red Shock Radio, hosts Niko Masters and Red Ivar and I cover some of the most important news...
Bob Gatty
Apr 20, 20192 min read
How Do We Honor Mother Earth?
Planet Earth is rolling her eyes. As preparations began to celebrate Earth Day on Monday, seedlings prepared to be transferred to the...
Stacie Pearman
Apr 20, 20192 min read
A Coverup,'Slip of the Tongue' & Treason
The 448-page report issued by Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller and made public yesterday includes many damning statements that...
Bob Gatty
Apr 19, 20193 min read
Let's Focus on Russia, Not Trump
By Susan Hutchinson The bottom line of the massive report on Russian interference into the U.S. 2016 election is that despite lingering...
Bob Gatty
Apr 18, 20193 min read
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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