Claim OwnershipThe Social Contract with Joe Walsh
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America, we gotta get back to doing what's expected of us as free citizens in this democracy. That means being tolerant, being respectful, staying informed, and being engaged. I'm former Congressman Joe Walsh. Follow me here and join the millions of Americans who are renewing their social contract with each other. The social contract. It's on us.
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Yes, I’m a Democrat for now, but in most ways, I’m still politically homeless. And that’s always obvious whenever I say or post something critical of both sides. Whenever I do that, undoubtedly, the vast, vast majority of people on each side refuse to accept the criticism of their side. We gotta be better than that. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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I sat down with a dear friend & work colleague of mine who told me the story of how her brother went down the Trump rabbit hole, how it impacted her relationship with him so much that when he suddenly died of a heart attack a few weeks ago, she and her mother were not allowed to even attend his funeral. A story we all, to varying degrees, can relate to in this Trump era. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Yes, Pam Bondi was a disgrace yesterday. And an embarrassment. And yes, there is a HUGE Epstein files coverup happening. But Pam Bondi isn’t responsible for the coverup. Donald Trump is. Bondi is just carrying out his orders. Which is why it’s so disingenuous for MAGA talkers to go after Bondi, but not Trump. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
I engage with MAGA voters every single day. And I’ve said this before, but most MAGA voters will have to feel real pain before they might even turn away from Trump. Economic pain because of Trump’s tariffs, or economic and community pain because of his cruel deportations. A small MAGA town in Idaho is feeling that pain right now. It’ll be interesting to see what they do. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Pretty much everything that ICE is doing is the opposite of what Cops try to do. Law enforcement is trained to de escalate situations, ICE purposely escalates situations. Cops work on trust, ICE works on fear. Cops follow the Constitution, ICE ignores the Constitution. Which again is why ICE must be abolished. Now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Trump has succeeded politically when the American people are afraid, angry, and resentful. Like all successful demagogues, Trump’s entire political messaging has always revolved around hate, fear and division. And that messaging was on full display last night during the Super Bowl’s halftime show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Every day, he does things to further divide this country and further divide the world. Every day, he endangers the lives of Americans and he endangers the lives of people around the world. Every single day. And it is only getting worse. He is a clear & present danger to this country and the world. He must be removed from power. Immediately. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Yes, he lies as he breathes, he divides every time he speaks, and he spreads hatred & cruelty every single day, and all of that should hurt him politically, but Trump can’t escape how badly he’s messed up the economy: prices up, job growth down, manufacturing jobs hemorrhaging, inflation creeping up…the data continues to pour in month after month. And Americans feel this economic pain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Trump did it again yesterday. He hurled ugly, sexist insults at a female White House reporter. This time it was CNN’s Kaitlan Collins. And once again, not one other reporter in the Oval Office said a damn thing. Cowards. Also, some more scary attacks on free speech coming from DHS. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
PAXIS, the one stop “know your rights” AI generated app is about to hit the streets. To help immigrants & citizens know their rights, know what they can and cannot do, when ICE approaches. We discuss the tool with one of its engineers. Also, Trump says he wants to take over the elections process. Believe him Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
An earthquake of a political upset down in Texas over the weekend. A Democrat won in an overwhelmingly Republican district. Why? Easy. All you had to do is look at what those masked federal thugs are doing every single day. That’s why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Don Lemon was arrested this morning. So now Trump is arresting journalists. And people are suddenly screaming Trump is a fascist. Uh…where ya been…he’s using our Justice Dept to go after his political enemies, he’s disappearing brown & black people…Trump had been a fascist from day one. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
When you step back and think about what’s going on and take a look at the big picture, the truth is that the federal government has been occupying the city of Minneapolis. Almost 4,000 federal agents have descended upon an American city. And the people of that city have fought back. That’s what’s been going on. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
I saw some talking head yesterday blaming Stephen Miller for what ICE is doing. She said Miller is evil and belongs in jail for what he’s done. Maybe, but that talking head was afraid to say the same damn thing about the person who hired Stephen Miller. He is the evil one who belongs in jail. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Hands down THE most depressing episode. You sound like you're just giving up & giving in before we even get started with the upcoming fascism. Roll up your sleeves, Joe.
Jesus. I'm 21 minutes in and you haven't said a damn thing other than "I told you so." Yes, tens of millions of us saw fascism coming. EVERYONE from NYC area in the 80s knew what a mob-ruler, racist, misogynistic narcissist Trump was before he ever ran for POTUS the first time, and even millions more saw Jan 6th and the schizo transfer of power, who could've made a different choice in '24 by voting for Kamala instead of 47. Obama deported more way immigrants than 47, all without ICE terrorists.
SCOTUS needs to be doubled in size & have term limits. It's packed w/Trump loyalists. Their immunity ruling was mindboggling. The Narcoleptic Narcissist will be dead soon, but SCOTUS needs to be fixed or this country is seriously fucked. McConnell sucked by blocking Merrick Garland's nomination - he'd have been a great Justice & was a HORRIFIC Attorney General. PedOTUS should've been banned from political office after Jan 6th; Jack Smith proved it. Garland dragged his feet on prosecuting.
Carville has been completely out of touch this whole year. He thinks too much like corporate establishment Dems, and that's not the direction the party is taking. The election of Zohran was pretty clear evidence that nobody wants moderate, AIPAC-beholden Dems anymore. Carville is a dying breed. He was SO wrong about how Dems should just play dead & let the GOP party screw themselves. Only when Dems strategically fight back does the party have a productive pulse.
I live in SE Minnesota in Rochester, home of Mayo Clinic. There's a significant Somali population here. They are hard-working, family-oriented and as law-abiding as the generic population. My city is NOT a shit-hole. Minnesota has NOT been destroyed. It remains my favorite quadi-Scavndanavvian republic. Trump's performance in the Oval Office was truly horrifying and RACIST AS FUCK. I am the son of an Indian immigrant si,ply awaiting my turn in the barrel.
Joe, that was TREMENDOUS. Thank you,
How does this pathetic, delusional, intellectually dishonest, bag of garbage still have an audience?
John's loud-mouthed belligerence is designed to disguise the weakness of his positions. I would never be able to keep this kind of conversation going.
I loathed you in 2015. now I feel like you're on my side. Putin drones and missiles Ukraine in Winter to hurt them the most
Cave in Rock? awesome
seems like
Joe it things like thongs fuck up every day. I want back my country. teach me how to fight. I will fight. I love Iowa. Illinois. Wisconsin. I love the midwest!!!
Thanks for -how rare!- a respectful and meaningful discussion on Israel/Palestine. David tackles very difficult questions in an astute and fair way.
Yes!
So racism is wrong, but racist trolling is fine. And condemning anything at all is just virtue signalling, except condemning a defensive war. Exasperating, just listening to all this. I admire Joe's stamina, doggedly driving this conversation.
Matthew Dowd, not Michael Dowd
Spot on. Thank you for speaking the truth and choosing country over party.
Let's wait until all the facts come out at trial...
They're a disgrace.
I started listening but couldn't finish. All the same false equivalence, red herring and other bad faith debate from a "repeat the tired lines, R no matter what" asshat