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R.J.'s Retort
R.J. Dickens
20 episodes
19 hours ago
A confluence of news, politics, commentary and popular culture from journalist, talk show host, former political candidate and lobbyist, and PAC chair R.J. Dickens.
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A confluence of news, politics, commentary and popular culture from journalist, talk show host, former political candidate and lobbyist, and PAC chair R.J. Dickens.
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Episodes (20/20)
R.J.'s Retort
An open letter to my pro-life friends

A lot has changed since Susan Wagle first bottled up every bill even remotely related to Medicaid expansion.
Given what has happened since, was it the right decision?

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5 years ago
9 minutes 35 seconds

R.J.'s Retort
W(h)ither Mike Pompeo

My personal perspective and thoughts on the 72nd US Secretary of State.

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5 years ago
8 minutes 41 seconds

R.J.'s Retort
That giant sucking sound
The late Ross Perot had it wrong about that giant sucking sound-- it wasn't coming from Canada and Mexico, but from the mass of 2020 Democratic presidential candidates.
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5 years ago
10 minutes 56 seconds

R.J.'s Retort
War on Intelligence
All of a sudden, if you are educated, ergo, you are an elitist. I don't think I resemble that remark.
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5 years ago
14 minutes 3 seconds

R.J.'s Retort
R.J,'s Legislative Agenda--A Call Center Bill of Rights w/Dr. Tanisha Ranger and Remembering Jerry Karr

Part 2 of my conversation with Dr. Tanisha Ranger, some ideas on a Call Center Bill of Rights, and remembering the late Kansas Senate leader Jerry Karr. 

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5 years ago
17 minutes 36 seconds

R.J.'s Retort
R.J.'s Legislative Agenda... THIS TIME, IT'S PERSONAL! w/Dr. Tanisha Ranger

Studies in 12 countries around the world show a link between call center work and disorders such as depression and anxiety.

It's time to take action.

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5 years ago
19 minutes 39 seconds

R.J.'s Retort
NEWS FLASH--You CAN walk and chew gum at the same time.

Too many members of the Kansas Legislature don't want to hear any ideas from constituents because they say they're going to be too busy with Medicaid expansion in the 2020 session.

The Legislature was designed to handle many issues at once in a 90-day session. So why don't they?

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5 years ago
11 minutes 30 seconds

R.J.'s Retort
Election 2019--Some final thoughts

A live feed following the final results of Wichita local elections.

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6 years ago
12 minutes 14 seconds

R.J.'s Retort
Election 2019--Every vote counts... and speaking of counting...

Some final thoughts on Election 2019--every vote counts... and speaking of counting.... answering your questions about the census amendment, an issue near and dear to my heart.

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6 years ago
10 minutes 35 seconds

R.J.'s Retort
R.J.'s Legislative Agenda, Part 5: Medicaid Expansion--Confusing the Radical Right with the Facts; Plus, a Mayor's race update

Kansas Senate Majority Leader Jim Denning announced his Medicaid Expansion plan... it's better than we thought, but not as good as we need it to be. 

Plus, we update the neverending story of the Wichita Mayor's race.

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6 years ago
12 minutes 24 seconds

R.J.'s Retort
The Mayor's Race--As the World Burns

Party like it's 2005! We have another write-in attempt to try and throw a monkey wrench into the November vote with three weeks left.
Don't be fooled!

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6 years ago
8 minutes 43 seconds

R.J.'s Retort
R.J.'s Legislative Agenda, Part 4: 17th In Age, 46th In Protecting Older Workers--WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE???

Kansas is the 17th oldest state in the country, yet we are 46th in the protections afforded older workers. Since we'll never be a magnet for young people, we need to fix this.

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6 years ago
15 minutes 5 seconds

R.J.'s Retort
Water Hazard

Supporters of Wichita Mayor Jeff Longwell are trying to turn this non-partisan election into a partisan fray by making himself a victim of Trumpian proportions.

Don't fall for it.

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6 years ago
10 minutes 48 seconds

R.J.'s Retort
R.J.'s Legislative Agenda, Part 3: Suspended Reality

Too many cities and counties across America are too dependent on traffic fines to pay for local government.
The ACLU reports that it takes people 13 times longer to pay a traffic fine if your license is suspended--and there's a 51% chance it will cost you your job. 

It's time to stop this Jim Crow-era practice.

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6 years ago
6 minutes 57 seconds

R.J.'s Retort
Leave Me A Loan

What the "experts" who never attended college don't know about the student loan crisis from a Kansas perspective.

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6 years ago
15 minutes 16 seconds

R.J.'s Retort
R.J.'s Legislative Agenda, Part 2: I Hate the 70s, Traffic Stop Edition
With nearly every law enforcement officer having access to either body cam or dash cam video, it's time to update our traffic laws to reflect the technology of 2019... not the attitudes of 1974.
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6 years ago
12 minutes 19 seconds

R.J.'s Retort
Casualties of (Cold, Uncivil) War.
It's easy to demonize someone like the late David Koch. It's harder to keep in mind that to others, he was a brother, father, colleague, and friend. Even in the real Civil War, people on both sides could take time out for events like weddings and funerals.
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6 years ago
5 minutes 28 seconds

R.J.'s Retort
R.J.'s Legislative Agenda, Part 1: Rage Against the... Algorithm
Artificial Intelligence is not making our lives better. At best, it's a gigantic pain in the ass; and at worst, it's a growing nightmare that has the potential to ruin people's lives. This week, R.J. revives his proposal for a "real person" law to address these abuses.
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6 years ago
14 minutes 43 seconds

R.J.'s Retort
#GiveToSomething
Groups on our side of the aisle are being plagued by people who just sit around and do nothing... and their inactivity has reached crisis proportions.
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6 years ago
17 minutes 43 seconds

R.J.'s Retort
R.J.'s Retort (Trailer)
6 years ago
24 seconds

R.J.'s Retort
A confluence of news, politics, commentary and popular culture from journalist, talk show host, former political candidate and lobbyist, and PAC chair R.J. Dickens.