There have always been outrageous comments and accusations about political opponents.
One apocryphal (I hope) story about Lyndon Johnson:
Johnson wanted to put out a story that his opponent had fornicated with hogs. An aide said “You can’t call him a Pig Fucker.” Johnson replied “I just want to see him deny it.”
JVL sounds like a guy who works in a mechanic's shop that does a brisk business in auto parts and who is weirdly insistent that he needs to carry brass knuckles everywhere.
I agree 100% with everything y'all said about the campus protests, with one huge caveat. Governor Hot Wheels is (psychotic) elated to finally have an excuse to send his troops onto the UT campus to f*ck-up some elitist libtards.
Texas and Tennessee are in a war for who can become the first truly fascist state. I tell anyone who will listen that the two most heavily armed and deadly borders on earth are TX/Mexico and N/S Korea. None of the other border governors have done what Hot Wheels has done.
Thank you for being honest and truthful about the state of the world. Texas is not a safe place to be.
Regarding the Enquirer being a party organ: Is this really unique in American history? It's been a long time since I learned about this in high school and college, but I thought it was pretty common until the 1950s or so for newspapers to actively support particular parties and/or policy, often fabricating content to that end. The example that comes to mind is Hearst and Pulitzer essentially fabricating the motivation for the Spanish American War. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War#US_response)
Don't worry too much about going hard on the cough medicine JVL, worst that'll happen is you'll catch a nice "robo-trip" like I used to when I was 13/14 lol. And you guys should hit the constitution center in Philly if you've never been!
Did not know that the National Inquirer ran fake stories about Ted Cruz sleeping with Amanda--because I wasn't onto the Bulwark & Co until sometime in 2018. What a piece of shit David Pecker is. Now I'm big mad.
JVL- you may not have noticed in your current Darth Vader state, but Sarah references your newsletter! Great discussion about the protesters. I do think a key element of this is what Sarah often discusses and that is LEADERSHIP matters. These young people have seen the most terrible behavior from elected leaders, celebrities, and supposedly serious people. As Sarah points out, what about a forum where people discuss disagreements civilly? What ever happened to that? I saw that my alma mater, UT Austin, arrested a bunch of out of control protesters in the last 2 days. Abbott condemned it, and it is about the only thing I have ever agreed with him on!
Marco Rubio is indeed the worst, and I greatly regret hoping he'd be the GOP's nominee in 2016. He's perhaps the biggest phony out there. I'm rooting hard for Marco to be picked as the VP, resign his Senate seat and move to, like, Georgia, and then lose to the Biden/Harris ticket. It's what he deserves.
Great episode. I hadn’t really thought through the craziness of what David Pecker has been describing on the witness stand. But good grief, it’s completely nuts and not at all normal. The NE essentially made up the story about Ted Cruz and then Trump amplified it for his own advantage in the 2016 primary. It’s the same exact formula as the first impeachment issues, over Ukraine, and the attempted hijacking of DOJ after the 2020 election - “just say there are problems and the R congressmen and I will take it from there.” Are any of his fans paying attention??? Also I am becoming more and more dismayed by these fancy colleges. They’re turning out people like Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley but also these bratty kids currently on their campuses, with their entitlement and their manufactured rage. How many of them really have a full understanding of the issues? Or is this just fashionable?
There have always been outrageous comments and accusations about political opponents.
One apocryphal (I hope) story about Lyndon Johnson:
Johnson wanted to put out a story that his opponent had fornicated with hogs. An aide said “You can’t call him a Pig Fucker.” Johnson replied “I just want to see him deny it.”
I thought that JVL was doing an Alex Jones impression at the start of the show.
These campus protests are the new "immigrant caravans" for the right
JVL is spot on about RFK Jr. I know two-time Trump voters who are interested for exactly the same reasons JVL mentioned.
JVL sounds like a guy who works in a mechanic's shop that does a brisk business in auto parts and who is weirdly insistent that he needs to carry brass knuckles everywhere.
I agree 100% with everything y'all said about the campus protests, with one huge caveat. Governor Hot Wheels is (psychotic) elated to finally have an excuse to send his troops onto the UT campus to f*ck-up some elitist libtards.
Texas and Tennessee are in a war for who can become the first truly fascist state. I tell anyone who will listen that the two most heavily armed and deadly borders on earth are TX/Mexico and N/S Korea. None of the other border governors have done what Hot Wheels has done.
Thank you for being honest and truthful about the state of the world. Texas is not a safe place to be.
Regarding Rubio, has Marc Caputo discussed the impact a VP of hispanic descent could have on the election?
Cruz fingered Pecker!!!!
Sorry, apparently I’m 12
Hope JVL feels better - the voice was amazing though, especially when talking about David Pecker
Regarding the Enquirer being a party organ: Is this really unique in American history? It's been a long time since I learned about this in high school and college, but I thought it was pretty common until the 1950s or so for newspapers to actively support particular parties and/or policy, often fabricating content to that end. The example that comes to mind is Hearst and Pulitzer essentially fabricating the motivation for the Spanish American War. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War#US_response)
Don't worry too much about going hard on the cough medicine JVL, worst that'll happen is you'll catch a nice "robo-trip" like I used to when I was 13/14 lol. And you guys should hit the constitution center in Philly if you've never been!
Every time I hear the name "David Pecker" I can't help but crack up laughing. Also, he looks exactly like the Pringles can guy.
Did not know that the National Inquirer ran fake stories about Ted Cruz sleeping with Amanda--because I wasn't onto the Bulwark & Co until sometime in 2018. What a piece of shit David Pecker is. Now I'm big mad.
JVL- you may not have noticed in your current Darth Vader state, but Sarah references your newsletter! Great discussion about the protesters. I do think a key element of this is what Sarah often discusses and that is LEADERSHIP matters. These young people have seen the most terrible behavior from elected leaders, celebrities, and supposedly serious people. As Sarah points out, what about a forum where people discuss disagreements civilly? What ever happened to that? I saw that my alma mater, UT Austin, arrested a bunch of out of control protesters in the last 2 days. Abbott condemned it, and it is about the only thing I have ever agreed with him on!
Marco Rubio is indeed the worst, and I greatly regret hoping he'd be the GOP's nominee in 2016. He's perhaps the biggest phony out there. I'm rooting hard for Marco to be picked as the VP, resign his Senate seat and move to, like, Georgia, and then lose to the Biden/Harris ticket. It's what he deserves.
Great episode. I hadn’t really thought through the craziness of what David Pecker has been describing on the witness stand. But good grief, it’s completely nuts and not at all normal. The NE essentially made up the story about Ted Cruz and then Trump amplified it for his own advantage in the 2016 primary. It’s the same exact formula as the first impeachment issues, over Ukraine, and the attempted hijacking of DOJ after the 2020 election - “just say there are problems and the R congressmen and I will take it from there.” Are any of his fans paying attention??? Also I am becoming more and more dismayed by these fancy colleges. They’re turning out people like Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley but also these bratty kids currently on their campuses, with their entitlement and their manufactured rage. How many of them really have a full understanding of the issues? Or is this just fashionable?