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167. Tangazo!: Jewish Community support for Wesley Bell and Presidental election and Kamala Harris

Jul 30, 2024

Tangazo - a Podcast from KDHX, episode 167 covers a lot of ground while taking a look at Vice President Kamala Harris and her chance to make more history by winning the November presidential election. —— 


The 1pm discussion was especially invigorating, with Tangazo commentators Michael Wesley Jones, of the StLouis American Newspaper, political consultant Tim Person and old friend Kyria Virshelle, who’s energy and enthusiasm for VP Kamala Harris’s ascension to the top of Democratic ticket, with the  chance to become the first woman, President of the United States. Tangazo.kdhx.org 
Former Tallahassee Mayor Dorothy Inman-Johnson, was also bubbling with excitement and confidence that Vice President Kamala Harris, was the right choice to defeat former President Donald J Trump, in November. -----


Throw in a couple of comments from listeners and the second hour was a fast paced, in-depth, continuation of the excitement created by President Biden’s decision, to pass the torch to his VP Kamala Harris, by withdrawing from the 2024 presidential election. ——

In the first hour we focused on the Israeli war with Hamas, from a local Jewish perspective, with former ADL StLouis Chapter President Howard Loiterstein and Stuart Clayman, a leader in the StLouis and Missouri, Jewish community. Clayman is a longtime volunteer for the StLouis City Academy and has recently returned from a month long visit in Israel, where he tutored young Jewish refugees in math. ———-
We also discussed the Jewish community’s support for StLouis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell’s bid to unseat, first district Congresswoman Cori Bush, who has alienated the Jewish community, by her continued attacks on Israel and support for Palestinians. Also  her unwillingness to meet with Jewish community leaders, to discuss their concerns has the Jewish community committed to replacing her, with Bell. ——

Comments from our listeners also contributed to this discussion.
Tangazo episode 167, has something for everyone, whether you agree or disagree with points of these discussions, you will enjoy hearing this show. ——