Katie Halper Interviews Jimmy Dore; Discuss Neoliberals vs. Progressives

There was a recent and outstanding interview between host Katie Halper and Jimmy Dore. As a subscriber of several podcasts, I happened to come across it. And it the subject of this blog entry.

I have embedded that interview at the top.

Halper and Dore discuss a number of topics, as one can see from the title, and this includes the divide between those who supported Hillary Clinton and those who supported Bernie Sanders for the 2016 Democratic nomination for president of the United States.

This embedded interview is 55 minutes. There is more. But, I am not a Patreon member. So, this is at least something. It is a lot.

There is one part of the interview in which a song is played of the late folk singer Phil Ochs (12.19.1940–04.09.1976), above. It is his 1966 satirical recording “Love Me, I’m a Liberal.” (More info: Wikipedia — “Love Me, I’m a Liberal”.) It says a lot with what we have today. I will share the lyrics. (They are easy to find on the Internet.)

I cried when they shot Medgar Evers
Tears ran down my spine
I cried when they shot Mr. Kennedy
As though I’d lost a father of mine

But Malcolm X got what was coming
He got what he asked for this time
So love me, love me
Love me, I’m a liberal

I go to Civil Rights rallies
And I put down the old D.A.R.
I love Harry and Sidney and Sammy
I hope every colored boy becomes a star

But don’t talk about revolution
That’s going a little bit too far
So love me, love me
Love me, I’m a liberal

I cheered when Humphrey was chosen
My faith in the system restored
And I’m glad the commies were thrown out
Of the AFL–CIO board

I love Puerto Ricans and Negros
As long as they don’t move next door
So love me, love me
Love me, I'm a liberal

The people of old Mississippi
Should all hang their heads in shame
I can’t understand how their minds work
What’s the matter—don’t they watch Les Crane?

But if you ask me to bus my children
I hope the cops take down your name
So love me, love me
Love me, I’m a liberal

Yes, I read New Republic and Nation
I’ve learned to take every view
You know, I’ve memorized Lerner and Golden
I feel like I’m almost a Jew

But when it comes to times like Korea
There’s no one more red, white and blue
So love me, love me
Love me, I’m a liberal

I vote for the Democratic Party
They want the UN to be strong
I attend all the Pete Seeger concerts
He sure gets me singing those songs

And I’ll send all the money you ask for
But don’t ask me to come on along
So love me, love me
Love me, I’m a liberal

Sure once I was young and impulsive
I wore every conceivable pin
Even went to the socialist meetings
Learned all the old union hymns

Ah, but I’ve grown older and wiser
And that’s why I’m turning you in
So love me, love me
Love me, I’m a liberal