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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Gaetz is out, Pam Bondi is now in. The former FL Attorney General is a Trump Loyalist, a believer in the deep state, and an election denier. That right there should disqualify her. Also, Republicans now suddenly think the economy is doing great. What changed? And...please imagine the absolute worst these next four years. Please. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Take it from me, a former right wing culture war fighter. Democrats are losing the culture wars. Which is crazy because most of America is with Democrats on culture war issues. So why are Dems losing these battles? Because they don't engage. Because they cede the culture war turf. Because they don't fight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Our immigration system is broken. Been broken for a long time. Trump & the GOP demagogue the issue (I used to as well), and Democrats have ignored the issue. Trump is promising to deport 15 million or so people who are in this country illegally. He won't. He just wanted to be able to say that in the campaign. But...we should be prepared for him to try. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People tell me all the time to get over it, you've got Trump derangement syndrome, you gotta move on, etc, etc. Move on? I don't even understand that. How can I move on from him when this country just voted to make him President again? He'll be more dangerous in two months than he is now. He'll have power again. I won't "move on" from that. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
As we speak, Donald Trump is busy at work continuing his war against democracy, our democratic institutions, checks & balances, and the rule of law. He remains every bit the threat to democracy he was 4 weeks ago. I know that Joe & Mika believe that. They said it every day of this campaign. So why in God's name would they run down to Mar a Lago this past weekend to sit down with him? All they're doing is normalizing him. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Trump has convinced millions and millions of Americans that the FBI, the DOJ, the intelligence community, doctors, scientists, military leaders are ALL our enemy. He did this on purpose. And his cabinet picks are all about declaring war on all of these Americans and all of these institutions. Why Gaetz, Gabbard, RFK Jr, & Hegswith and the rest? To get Trump's revenge. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
I had a conversation with @hilzfuld. He's dual citizen American & Israeli. He and I are both super pro-Israel advocates. But we found ourselves on opposite sides in this year's American presidential election. So we sat down to try to figure out how that could be. A fascinating conversation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We just elected an authoritarian. We elected a traitor to this country. We elected a cruel pathological liar. We elected someone who is demanding loyalty oaths from everyone he hires. Not loyalty to the country or the Constitution. Loyalty to HIM. We must not normalize that. We must resist him. I don't wish his Presidency well. I wish America well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2016 was all about Trump. His base was a cult, and many others who voted for him were ashamed to say they supported him. No longer. His support now has moved well beyond his cultish base, Trump has been normalized, and the Party is now a full-fledged major political party again. The rest of the country had better wake up to this. For the sake of our democracy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Unlike in 2016, this time they knew. This time the people knew exactly who Trump was, and they still voted for him. They knew who he was and they said either "I don't care" or "I want that." So now it's on them. Every anti-democratic and anti-rule of law thing Trump does is on them. Not Trump. Which is how a democracy should live or die. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
MAGA now controls everything, they can now do anything, Democrats don't know what the heck just happened, half the country is in shock, the other half wants to take no prisoners, truth no longer matters, people are blind to the danger signs all around us...I'm worried for our country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Who's to blame for Trump's victory? Well, Joe Biden stuck around too long, the Democratic Party is elitist and out of touch, but most of all, the American people knowingly voted for a horrible human being. That's their right. And they exercised that right. But by doing so, the American people said loud and clear that it doesn't matter what kind of human being a candidate is. That's scary. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Donald Trump won yesterday. The people spoke. And though I'm not happy with the result, I accept the result. Because that's what we as Americans are called to do. If we want to keep this great experiment going. I have great fears for this country with Trump back in the White House. And if I have the energy, I will continue to fight him and fight to defend democracy and the rule of law. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This is on us. It's our time. No more talking. It's time for choosing. And the choice is clear. We either choose to preserve this fragile democracy, or we choose to go down the road of authoritarianism. Either we as a people choose democracy or we hunker down and fight against an authoritarian takeover of this great experiment. It's up to us. It's our choice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
I'm asking every American to put their country's interests first tomorrow. I'm asking every American to think beyond their own partisan interests tomorrow and put their country first. I'm asking every American to vote tomorrow for the candidate who did NOT try to overthrow an American election. I'm asking every American to vote for the candidate they raised their children to be like. I'm not asking too much. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
I'm on the road again. In Wisconsin today campaigning for Kamala Harris. And I'm hearing from too many people who are thinking about not voting. No! We need you to vote. America needs you to vote. And when you vote, please vote for the candidate who does not believe that the people who disagree with her are the enemy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Let me set the record straight on this whole "garbage" thing. It's not Biden, and it's not Harris who believes Americans are garbage. It's Trump. Trump is the one who said America is a garbage can. Trump is the one who called his political opponents "garbage" "evil" and the "enemy within." Trump is the one who said he would have the military go after his political opponents. So quit whining about what Biden said MAGA. You embrace Trump. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
It was where Trump stood right before his supporters stormed the Capitol. Kamala Harris stood there last night and painted the contrast between her vision for America and Trump's vision. And it put squarely in our lap what kind of a people we want to be. The ball is now in our court America. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
I got a message from Jim, and I actually get hundreds of these same messages and replies every day, and the message said that the only way Trump can lose is if it's stolen from him. That's the only way. This makes me so sad. Trump has permanently sown distrust in our elections process. For so many Americans. It's so damn wrong. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Yes, that rally at Madison Square Garden yesterday was an ugly, divisive, hate filled event. But pay attention to the scariest thing that was said last night the rally. Also, @realcarlallen and @kurtjetta join me to handicap this race one week out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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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
ughhhhh..... Richard thinks trump is a fit candidate?! Even AFTER leading an insurrection?! Sorry, but this is NOT the other side I was expecting.
I thought it kind of funny - Derek spent equivalent amounts of time obsessing about Bill Kristol to the time he spent objecting to folks obsessing about Trump!