Sep 21, 2026 · 29 min · 12 segments
Chuck Volpe is in Dallas, Texas, for Part 2 of The Volpe Report’s coverage of the Republican Midterm Convention. In this episode, Chuck sits down with Pennsylvania Congressmen Dan Meuser and G.T…
G.T. ThompsonGuest
Dan MeuserGuestBut, you know, I want to get into high-end political science here, but simply – socialism slash communism because i think the democrats have gone past past socialism they gussy it up and lie about what democratic socialist it's it's an oxymoron it's a contradiction it's counterintuitive democratic socialism doesn't exist democrat means by the people of the people for the people there's
no versus authoritarianism in government run means of production and everything else they control everything So, you know, as you're hearing the president's speech last night, I like your comment on this.
I mean, you know, you could talk about it from an industrial and agricultural standpoint, but generally in your life experience, I guess it's almost a rhetorical question.
Every time communism and socialism has gone into any country from time in memoriam going back centuries.
What part of this is sellable to the American people? Because I must have missed it.

Well, and we're seeing that in the U.S. House with the minority leader, Hakeem Jeffries.

The two Democrats who chose to... vote yes on a roll vote in order to get a really important bill on the floor.

Hakeem, who is under attack from the crazies, from the extremes, those elected and those who will be elected.

You know, he made some comments about, well, he was going to have to go back to to really the Democratic Democrats steering committee.

And and how do we how do they punish those two Democrats? I mean, to me, there should be ethics charges against Hakeem Jeffries for making a statement like that.

We each have a voting card and we're going to vote based on what our belief system, our principles, mostly it's about what's best for America.

And those two Democratic members felt what it was best for America to, you know, really to be very clear that socialism was not the way to go.
But, you know, I want to get into high-end political science here, but simply – socialism slash communism because i think the democrats have gone past past socialism they gussy it up and lie about what democratic socialist it's it's an oxymoron it's a contradiction it's counterintuitive democratic socialism doesn't exist democrat means by the people of the people for the people there's
no versus authoritarianism in government run means of production and everything else they control everything So, you know, as you're hearing the president's speech last night, I like your comment on this.
I mean, you know, you could talk about it from an industrial and agricultural standpoint, but generally in your life experience, I guess it's almost a rhetorical question.
Every time communism and socialism has gone into any country from time in memoriam going back centuries.
What part of this is sellable to the American people? Because I must have missed it.

Well, and we're seeing that in the U.S. House with the minority leader, Hakeem Jeffries.

The two Democrats who chose to... vote yes on a roll vote in order to get a really important bill on the floor.

Hakeem, who is under attack from the crazies, from the extremes, those elected and those who will be elected.

You know, he made some comments about, well, he was going to have to go back to to really the Democratic Democrats steering committee.

And and how do we how do they punish those two Democrats? I mean, to me, there should be ethics charges against Hakeem Jeffries for making a statement like that.

We each have a voting card and we're going to vote based on what our belief system, our principles, mostly it's about what's best for America.

And those two Democratic members felt what it was best for America to, you know, really to be very clear that socialism was not the way to go.
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