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What an excellent segment on an amazing person Father Greg Boyle @HomeboyInd I've seen firsthand hardcore gang members repent and turn from their life of violence to love and kindness...very inspiring 🇺🇸🙏🏻

This week on @TheIssueIsShow: A documentary special on @HomeboyInd, which helps thousands of our most vulnerable citizens ever year. Why their approach works...and what we can all learn from it? Debuts tonight at 10:30p on @FOXLA

Thanks to everyone who followed along with reporting from the DNC. We’ve compiled it all into one show—feat CA officials who know @KamalaHarris best, some of the country’s top commentators, and even some comedy. @TheIssueIsShow from Chicago…debuts tonight 10:30p on @FOXLA.

"This is a horrible creature... grotesque..." @SpeakerPelosi unleashes on @realDonaldTrump. "This guy is saying maybe we should terminate the Constitution... he has no respect for governance... he cannot be President again..." @Elex_Michaelson hosts @TheIssueIsShow

"There's been a tremendous amount of enthusiasm that has come forth..." @SpeakerPelosi discusses how the 2024 race has changed w/ @KamalaHarris at the top of the ticket. But Pelosi admits to @Elex_Michaelson the race is still close: "It's a campaign... that's a battle term."

Our full @TheIssueIsShow interview w @SpeakerPelosi is streaming! We discuss: -Biden’s departure -Harris’ nomination -“The Art of Power” -The attacks on 1/6 and her husband -How the Affordable Care Act was *really* passed & so much more The link: youtu.be/yQ5cM7RxnpQ?si…

"It's mental health, it's addiction, it's the cost of housing..." @SpeakerPelosi on CA's homelessness crisis. Pelosi tells @Elex_Michaelson she supports @GavinNewsom's order to clear encampments on state lands. She also touts @RepMaxineWaters work to expand low-income housing.

"Trauma... I've never seen anything like it... they were just so frightened..." @SpeakerPelosi describes how her staffers felt Jan. 6. Pelosi tells @Elex_Michaelson she was prepared to "beat up" Donald Trump if he came to the Capitol: "I know I could take him... he's nothing."

. @SpeakerPelosi gives her "3 M's" of campaigning: 1. MOBILIZE and own the ground 2. MESSAGING that's bold + progressive, but not menacing 3. MONEY to get the job done She also gives @Elex_Michaelson her 3 "No's": 1. No wasted time 2. No underutilized resources 3. No regrets

"All I think about is winning this election - everything is at stake" @SpeakerPelosi says she's "on a mission, not a timetable" when considering her future. She tells @Elex_Michaelson "one of the things we want to do when @KamalaHarris wins is democratize our democratic system"

"I consider myself almost like a maestro... it's an orchestration..." @SpeakerPelosi says she "loves being in the legislature." She tells @Elex_Michaelson that being a "master-legislator" means "success" and "getting the job done."

"If I had known it was going to include a hammer on the head of my husband - I would not have even asked for permission [to run]" @SpeakerPelosi talks the attack of Paul Pelosi. She tells @Elex_Michaelson that Trump, @elonmusk, etc are "uncivilized" for joking about the attack.

"Whose interest are you serving by taking what Israel is doing out on @JoeBiden?" @SpeakerPelosi reacts to Gaza protests. She tells @Elex_Michaelson Democrats view Hamas as a terror org + are also concerned of the civilian collateral damage. "We just have to have a ceasefire."

"She needs no advice - she has made great strides, in a short period, to become the nominee of the Democratic party." @SpeakerPelosi previews @KamalaHarris's DNC speech. She tells @Elex_Michaelson that Harris "comes on the shoulders of @JoeBiden" and his "consequential" agenda.

"This is a very different kind of election - we're running against someone who has, in my view, disrespected the office and dishonored the oath..." @SpeakerPelosi discusses @JoeBiden's decision to drop out. Pelosi tells @Elex_Michaelson she has not spoken with Biden since.

"I think it's really stupid..." @SpeakerPelosi responds to critics who say @JoeBiden was forced out in a "coup." "He decides not to run... [Harris] puts her name out... anybody else could have put their name out there too, they didn't..." @Elex_Michaelson hosts @TheIssueIsShow

This week on @TheIssueIsShow: One of the most powerful & influential legislators in American history. An hour with @SpeakerPelosi on “the art of power.” Debuts @FOXLA 10:30p tonight.

"What we're seeing now is, finally, Democrats recognizing the power of repetition + the power of simple messages that can actually resonate..." @briantylercohen on the lessons of effective messaging Dems have learned from Donald Trump. @Elex_Michaelson hosts @TheIssueIsShow

"Republicans have operated under this guise - pretending they are something they are clearly not..." In "Shameless," @briantylercohen writes the GOP uses branding to appear as the party of the Constitution, family values, law & order, etc. @Elex_Michaelson hosts @TheIssueIsShow

"If Steve Garvey feels one trip to the Middle East makes him an expert... I would quarrel with that kind of presumption..." @AdamSchiff discusses the Israel-Hamas war. He tells @Elex_Michaelson the U.S. needs to defend our ally, while also reducing civilian casualties in Gaza.