OK, I'll admit it. I'm a credits reader. And I'm getting really peeved that P+ puts credits in that little box as it tries to "recommend" a show I have no interest in. (I have "auto play" off but nothing changed). Let me read the damn credits even if it's the last 10 seconds. Is that too much to ask?
Well, another two hours of nonsense on Open Phones. It's too bad it's allowed but this is the state of talk radio.
Art had a caller ( and surprise, surprise, that caller couldn't help but voice trans phobia just because) who was wondering about "Benson deleting electronic data". Here's the scoop:
"The instruction to clear electronic pollbook data from local devices 7 days after certification is standard Michigan Department of State policy designed to protect voter data privacy and security.
This is just another fake outrage perpetrated by MAGA fools like Aric Nesbit, who really should know how things work. Luckily, he lost out on his chance for governor.
Oh, and the only time something about ballots was "sent out to everyone" was when the SoS sent out an application requesting a voting ballot, NOT AN ACTUAL BALLOT. It is possible, and was available at the initial distribution, to request that one be sent a ballot automatically. But really, Art, maybe you should show exactly where fraud is occurring instead of making claims that "it opens up the possibility of fraud". Because fraud does occur, whether unintentionally or intentionally, the intentional part being someone deciding they'll be smart and prove fraud is possible.
And Rachel, as far as James O'Keefe. Here's the guy you trust so much:
"In a statement released later Monday, the group's [Project Veritas] board of directors said it had uncovered "financial malfeasance" and accused O'Keefe of spending "an excessive amount of donor funds in the last three years on personal luxuries."
Art was off today, getting an award from the GLBR summit so his mentee, Jonathan Dent, was sub for Wednesday and showed just how well he learned the art. At least he managed two hours of interview before going "open phones" for the Focus segment and decided to start with the Dearborn/Jake Lang protest. Now, though Jon did mention that he wasn't all in on Jake's methods he did agree with "foundational ideas that he works from" which had something to do with "specifically Islam and some of its teachings.....dangerous to American ideals". Really?? Which teachings would those be and which American ideals are those? Are they the American ideals exemplified by some of the co-horts of Jake, as pictured here? Or could it be the American ideals adopted by notable individuals; https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3541009
Unfortunately, or fortunately, Carol decided e-bikes were a more important subject to discuss and that had the subsequent callers to talk about that. And the segment was about 20 minutes so it was over fairly quick.
So Monday's show Art decides to start Focus (because the guest he was supposed to have didn't show) with his "scary" issues. First off, a math professor teaching fractions to calculus students "because the standards have fallen so low. How does a student get into a calculus class without learning fractions?" Well, Art, if you had read farther than the first three paragraphs, you would have found the answer. And maybe if you looked at a different source than New York Post, which appears to be your sole source for information and is your primary problem, you would have found that the issue is UC Berkeley admit students without requiring taking SAT and ACT tests.
https://sfstandard.com/opinion/2026/08/15/uc-berkeley-sat-test-blind-admissions-math-scores/
And then he moves on to the really serious issues affecting the US, the mayor of New York by using the New York Post calling Mamdani "Mayor Klutz". Does Art really believe the NY Post has any intention of being objective? In fact, Art was reading a piece in the Opinion by the Editorial Board. You know, the board that maintains some anonymity so they don't have to bear any responsibility. Here's what the people who live in the city feel about Mamdani (hardly what you would call a klutz, unlike the guy who thinks he's running the Iran War).
https://www.thetimes.com/us/news-today/article/zohran-mamdani-approval-rating-polls-popularity-32vr9jqhm
And then to finish the segment (blissfully this was on 15 minutes of nonsense today), Art has to get his trans-panic out just to maintain his bona fides. And does this by bringing up some the WNBA and some incident where two people were asked to cover up their XX/XY t-shirts. The fans "assumes a woman sitting courtside in a "Protect Trans Rights" t-shirt, who was featured on the video board earlier in the game, made a fuss with security, who then sided with that fan" but what Art fails to mention is the fans "did see her (the person with the Protect T) jacket was zipped up late in the game, no longer displaying the trans messaging." so it appears both were told to stop displaying. BTW, Art, if we have a problem saying what a woman is, why don't you get Jonathan Dent to tell us.
"Something's gotta give", but it should be you, Art.
The 8/10 episode of Open Phones (with the contributions of the idiot Sean from Bay City and the sexually insecure Scott from Saginaw) was a gem. With Sean calling El-Sayed an Islamist, previously calling Abdul a communist, showing his ignorance of religion versus theocracy.
And then Scott, who along with Art working hard to turn Abdul from a Democrat into a Social Democrat without providing any evidence, other than what is absolutely hearsay from right-wing sources akin to Fox News. Even asking Amos O'Neal what he thinks about "Democratic Socialist within your party". WTF!!! The only reason any Democratic Socialist runs under the Democratic ticket is because EVERYONE (except Art) realizes running as a third party (which Art once again talked about on 8/11) is a lost cause and will remain so until we are given something like Ranked Choice Voting.
My recommendation: For a region, according to Art, which has so much going on that one can't attend all the activities that are available in the region, stop Open Phones and make your two and a half hours discussing with the people running all those activities. If he can't or won't do that then here's the
dare: Debate Abdul face to face and find out what he really thinks instead of the BS Sean and Scott keep feeding him and his audience.
And whooo-wee, how about 8/14?!?!?! Two hours of absolute nonsense. But we can discuss the host's (and caller's) trans panic some other day.
Just listened to Joe Scarborough and Donnie Deutsch argue about Israel. Donnie needs to be disinvited from MSNOW. No one really needs his "brand up, brand down" segment for his evasiveness when confronted with how Netenyahu is destroying Israeli society.
So this Tuesday, WSGW's Art Lewis had one of his "open phones" segments where disinformation runs rife. Toward the end of the second hour, he decided to mention an article titled "Noncitizen voting proposal stalls in LA", mentioning California as if it is a State issue and not a local issue and then questions if it's happening in New York (see a pattern there?).
Actually, there are only two cities in California that allow non-citizen voting for local issues (not federal) but the other states are Maryland and Vermont and the "non-state" District of Columbia. And, considering it can take up to 7 year to become a naturalized citizen, after the 2-3 years to be considered a lawful permanent resident, it is not unreasonable to want the non-citizen who is working on naturalization to feel invested in the community, one way which is to vote on local issues.