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Pardon My Parsing Political Podcast is an upbeat, funny, and nerdy show with the goal of providing political and public policy information, education, entertainment. What we do that others podcasts don’t is take the words of the politicians – speeches, papers, and news releases - and breaking them down to the their basic form. A 25-page hour long speech becomes a 1.5 page outline after we parse it out. Then we discuss the facts, the message, and the overall impact of any given speech – while throwing in a few jokes.
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It is with sadness that I post this episode, but at the same time I am glad that we had the opportunity to record it. The world was recently robbed of Kelly, but he left his mark not only on this show and his family, but the world. He was a personality, a friend, and everyone's cheerleader. I am going to miss Kelly a lot.
Speaker McCarthy is an amazing story as Speaker of the House, but his recent debt ceiling win cements his spot in the history books. However, that doesn't mean that he is speaker.....oh no it doesn't. Truthfully, this speech isn't that bad - at least after we edited out 1/2 or more of it. And, some of the information and points that are made in the speech will drive political discourse for at least the next couple of years.
We get to hear a new story from the President that is actually interesting, but the rest of the speech contains so much pandering that it is demeaning. It seems like this would hurt him, so why does it seem to endear him?
Politics is about compromise, it isn't about hypocrisy. However, modern politics, on both sides of the aisle, is seemingly more about hypocrisy than ideology. In this speech one track down one of those moments.
Lina Khan the "Khan" Artist is at it again. In this speech she talk about the "problems" that data creates, but her only solution seems to be an internet that only serves the rich. In other words - she doesn't understand the value that data can supply.
Trump announces his campaign - no - that isn't it. Trump announces that he isn't guilty - no - that isn't it either. Trump attacks everyone else and makes a campaign speech with a side of indictment. Honestly, kind of an impressive ego.
Congressional Hearings are usually boring. They are like scripted shows with members looking to deliver messages, and representatives of the Administration just trying to make it out without making a large gaffe. However, sometimes there are intelligent exchanges that deserve not only our attention, but also a more in depth exploration. This is one of those exchanges.
Secretary Pete Buttigieg always seems to be a little behind the action - and this time he is called out by a reporter. It is amazing to witness - and sad at the same time.
There are too many Congressman to keep up with all of the crazy things that they say or do, but sometimes it is worth highlighting some of the absurdities that can come out of this group.
Sometimes the media is biased, and sometimes they are just oblivious. While this might be a case of oblivious - they missed the relevant weirdness in this speech. Biden was quick, he was fake, and he was gaffe prone. However, he also accomplished his goals.
President Biden is not the best public speaker, but there are some issues where he is better than others. Giving an Martin Luther King Day Speech should be one of those areas where he should stand out. However, he again bungles this speech.....and we think that at least one of his speech writers should be fired.
How much Tea can be spilled in one speech? A lot - More than we could have imagined. From nerdy insider tea - to overt contemptuous tea. There is no tea saucer big enough for the attacks in this speech. And given the Director of the FTC - Lina Khan - it is a glorious attack and it is well deserved.
A speech is like a good wine. It can be good on its own, but when paired with a good dinner the true notes can be unlocked. If this speech was a wine it would be mad dog, but it could have easily have been much better.
In a low key setting - former President Trump announced that he was running for President - again. Is he doing it for real? Does he want to win? Does he want revenge? Does he just want to avoid legal trouble? Whatever the answer - this speech wasn't a good look for the former President.
With Republicans poised to take over both the House and the Senate - Biden took to the podium to make his case to vote for Democrats - but might have actually made the case to vote for Republicans.
This Senate debate for the PA Senate seat that could decide control of the US Senate is equal parts entertaining and sad.
A speech given by Ronald Reagan in 1964 has shaped public policy and political discourse for the last 60 years. Reagan called it "The Speech" it is now known as "A Time for Choosing", but if we have anything to say about it - the speech will again be called "The Speech".
While this speech has a few killer lines - this is one of those speeches that is more about the why and when that is almost more important. We were interested in this speech because it is something that the King had waited his whole life to deliver - it didn't really live up to that.
Sometimes the news is good - sometimes it is bad - sometimes the news is more of a lie than the truth - but when a Governor of the Federal Reserve Speaks it is mainly just nerdy. In this case - it is both nerdy and frightening. We try to take the edge off, but this episode might be best enjoyed with a glass of scotch, bourbon, or your favorite spirit.
With the death of the Queen we explore some of the speeches and messages around the death of our first President, and one of the best leaders of all time, George Washington. The comparisons between the Queen's leadership and George Washington's aren't very comparable, but the words that are used to discuss these two leaders are. While the Queen's eulogies almost feel hollow (and we appreciate who she was as a person), George Washington's are almost underrated. This is also our first speech from John Adams - this has enough personality that we will be doing more.
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