The Social Contract with Joe Walsh

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52yrs ago, Richard Nixon was forced out of office for what today seems like petty crimes. Donald Trump tried to overthrow an American election and was put back in power. What happened to us? I sat down with former venture capitalist, current education, innovation & civil society advocate Ted Dintersmith to answer that question. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Two days ago, Trump said, word for word, he doesn’t think about Americans’ financial situation. And in the two days since, every Republican and so many in the media have bent into pretzels saying that he didn’t say what he said. Just pathetic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My weekly sit down with my younger, pragmatic Socialist friend Xander Schultz, and me, the small L libertarian I am, we found ourselves discussing our two very different notions of “freedom.” We also found surprising common ground on an issue for all high school graduates in America. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yes, Trump was up all night again last night rage tweeting for hours. Yes, he’s mad. Yes, he’s cognitively impaired. But here’s what doesn’t get talked about enough. He was rage tweeting about stuff that has nothing to do with the American people, nothing to do with what voters care about. Voters need to remember this. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I wrote a piece last week making clear there was no tent big enough for me and Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for the Senate from Maine. And I oppose Platner, not just because of his Nazi tattoo, but also because he’s inauthentic. He’s dishonest. And I’ve been screaming for a year now that Dems need candidates who are authentic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Supreme Court just handed down a Voting Rights Act ruling that belongs in Congress, not a courtroom — and Joe breaks down exactly why activist conservative judges are just as dangerous as activist liberal ones. Then he goes deeper: why MAGA supporters genuinely believe Trump was sent to slay evildoers, why Democratic leadership keeps fumbling this historic moment, and why the media lets Trump...

I sat down with Xander Schultz of defiance.org. He comes from the socialist left, I come from the libertarian right. We don’t agree on much policy. But we talk regularly bcuz we both believe our political system is broken and corruption is a big fucking problem. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Indiana had its primary day yesterday, and damn near every Republican state legislator who opposed Trump’s redistricting plan lost. Not a surprise. I know there are still folks out there wishing the GOP will finally rid itself of Trump. That ain’t happening. He remains their dear leader. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yes, my former political party is an authoritarian-embracing cult that no longer believes in democracy & the rule of law. And that’s really bad. But Republicans will continue to win if Democrats continue to go down the leftist, socialist, Israel-hating road. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Last week, four judges, all nominated for lifetime appointments, when asked who won the 2020 election, refused to say the truth that Biden won. Last night, a Republican candidate for governor in California did the same. It would be as if they were asked what 2 + 2 equals, and they couldn’t say 4. This is Trump’s legacy. And so many Americans let Trump get away with it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...

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I sat down for my weekly Tequila Talk with Democratic strategist Cliff Schecter. We talked about the Senate race in Maine, the still pathetically weak Democratic Party leadership, what voters want from their candidates this year, and prospects for control of the Senate. Have a listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Donald Trump yesterday was asked a question about the war in Ukraine and he proceeded to say Ukraine has lost the war, they have no ships, etc, etc, obviously confusing Ukraine with Iran. It went on for a few minutes. No one corrected him. No media discussion at all on Trump’s cognitive decline. Such bullshit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Two days ago, Trump demanded a comedian be fired for telling a joke. Yesterday, he ordered the Justice Department to once again indict James Comey. For what was Comey indicted for this time? Exercising his right to free speech. Like all good dictators, Trump tries to silence speech he doesn’t like. Which is, for the umpteenth time, utterly un-American. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...

There’s plenty of hate and divisiveness to go around, the rhetoric on all sides is way too heated, but the leader of the Republican Party is the king of hate, he’s the king of divisiveness, he’s the king of cruelty, he’s the king of inciting violence. So As long as he is their leader, Republicans own the ugly rhetoric in this country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The shooting at the White House Correspondents Dinner Saturday Night was wrong. Just as every act of political violence is wrong. But it wasn’t surprising either. Political hate and political violence are on the rise, and the current President is the most hateful, divisive president we’ve ever had. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Trump’s disapproval ratings continue to sink, he’s up all night sending out crazy tweets, and he’s lining his pockets with billions and his families pockets with billions. And the American people are sick of it. The American people should have understood that this is what was always going to happen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fox News poll out today shows that for the first time since 2010, voters trust Democrats more than Republicans on the economy. How could that be? Easy…Trump is how that could be…he messed up the economy all by himself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trump is trying to pressure Afghans who fought alongside us in the war to go back to Afghanistan and live under Taliban rule. If not go back, Trump is threatening to dump them in the middle of a civil war in central Africa. That’s evil. Also…Republicans, quit whining about losing a fight YOU started. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tucker Carlson came out last night on his podcast and apologized for supporting Donald Trump. He said he felt ashamed for supporting Trump. He said he felt culpable in the bad stuff Trump has done. Meh. Unless Tucker walks the walk, this is just a fake, self interested apology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jared Kushner getting billions from the governments he’s negotiating with. Trump boys making millions off this war. Trump making billions off of everything he’s doing. It’s corruption. All out in the open. Bcuz they think they can do whatever they want. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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