Liberals in the mainstream media couldn't stop making fun of Donald Trump's awkward teleprompter reading last night. But the joke's going to be on us if liberals don't start taking him seriously.

Charles Sauer, The Market Institute & Rodell Mollineau, Rokk Solutions & Neil McCabe, Breitbart all join Thom. Paul Ryan introduced his new "anti-poverty" program today - and while it has a fancy new title ("A Better Way") - it's more or less the same austerity plan Republicans like him put forward when they say they're trying to fight poverty. It would cut Social Security - impose onerous new work requirements on a number of different welfare programs - slash funding for Head Start - and even do away with a new law that requires financial advisors to act in their clients best interest. Who’s Paul Ryan kidding? When are Republicans going to admit that the best anti-poverty plan is a strong labor movement coupled with a protectionist trade policy, high taxes on the rich and a regulated financial industry?

Tonight’s Rumble discusses yesterday’s Super Tuesday results, Paul Ryan’s continued support of Racist Trump, and Sen. Tom Cotton’s latest partisan obstructionism. Thom discusses how the TPP would kill progress made on climate change with Friends of the Earth’s William Waren and in tonight’s Daily Take Thom details how liberals need to start taking Trump more seriously or he may become our next President.

For the first part of the 20th century - many residents of central Appalachia lived in "company towns" where coal companies ruled - and state and federal governments simply turned a blind eye. The residents worked for the coal mines - lived in company houses - and were paid in company scrip that was useless outside the town. Amazingly - in the 21st century - there are still towns where a single company employs most of the town and poisons everyone in the surrounding area. For more on the story of Crossett Arkansas - and one man's nearly four year fight to save the town from Koch Industries - I'm joined by Natalie Kottke-Masocco - Co-director of the new film "Company Town" which is premiering tonight at the Los Angeles Film Festival.