WEBVTT - Pressures and Equalizing Forces.  Tom Rogan Talks to Armstrong & Getty

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<v Speaker 1>Armstrong and Getty Show. The greatest geopolitical threat to the

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<v Speaker 1>United States right now, Congressman Delaney, Well, the biggest geopolitical

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<v Speaker 1>challenge is China, But geopolitical threat remins nuclear weapons, right

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<v Speaker 1>So those are you know that? Got your question? Totally?

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<v Speaker 1>Get it? Go ahead, Governorsley. The biggest threat to the

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<v Speaker 1>security United States is Donald Trump, and there's no grass

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<v Speaker 1>greatest geo political threat. The greatest threat that we face

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<v Speaker 1>is the fact that we were at a greater risk

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<v Speaker 1>of nuclear war today than ever before in history. Center

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<v Speaker 1>threats economic threat, China. But our major threat right now

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<v Speaker 1>is what's going on in the Mid East with Iran.

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<v Speaker 1>If we don't get trying to keep it at cleer,

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<v Speaker 1>slimmer than what we've been going here. One or two

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<v Speaker 1>existential threat is climate change. We have to confront it

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<v Speaker 1>before it's too late. Center one, Climate Change Center Booker,

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<v Speaker 1>Nuclear Proliferation and Climate Change Secretary Castra China, and Climate

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<v Speaker 1>Change Congressman Ryan China. Without a question, they're wiping us

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<v Speaker 1>around the world economically, and Mr Mayor Russia because they're

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<v Speaker 1>trying to undermine our democracy and they've been doing a

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<v Speaker 1>pretty damn good job of that. We need to stop them.

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<v Speaker 1>But the Trump blasts got the biggest cheer of the night.

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<v Speaker 1>People were just hankering for that. I'm surprised more candidates

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<v Speaker 1>didn't take the easy because we've been in front of

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<v Speaker 1>crowds like that where we can say something mean about

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<v Speaker 1>Nancy Pelosian, people are gonna how with applause or laughter

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<v Speaker 1>or something. I mean, it's just the lowest of low

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<v Speaker 1>hanging fruit, and very few people for it. Sometimes the

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<v Speaker 1>cheapest pleasures of the finest pleasures. I'd like to congratulate

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<v Speaker 1>Corey Booker for almost getting through nuclear proliferation. Tom Rogan

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<v Speaker 1>is a commentary writer for The Washington Examiner. He writes

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<v Speaker 1>on foreign policy, but is certainly up on the issues

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<v Speaker 1>of the day, and Tom joins us. Now, Tom, how

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<v Speaker 1>are you, sir? With you? Thanks for having me. It's

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<v Speaker 1>our pleasure. We're both great fans of your contributions to

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<v Speaker 1>Special Report with Brett Bear. Terrific job. Oh well, thank

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<v Speaker 1>you very much. I really appreciate that. So listen, I

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<v Speaker 1>know your your most recent piece in the Washington Examiner

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<v Speaker 1>is about Elizabeth Warren appearing to be everything she is,

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<v Speaker 1>which is intelligent, well informed, forceful. I can't standard policies,

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<v Speaker 1>but she's an impressive plan. Um, But you think that's

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<v Speaker 1>actually good news for the president? Well, I do. I

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<v Speaker 1>think when we think about what will actually decide this election,

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<v Speaker 1>which is the the general election race between two candidates

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<v Speaker 1>and their running mates, I think, in terms of Elizabeth

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<v Speaker 1>Warren's policy positions and President Trump's economy, his position on

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of foreign policy issues China is the most

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<v Speaker 1>dominant one. He is in a better place to be

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<v Speaker 1>able to use persuade people who have not yet made

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<v Speaker 1>their minds up at that block of the center that

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<v Speaker 1>he would his presidency for another four years would be

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<v Speaker 1>preferable to hers for a new four years. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>think it would be terribly difficult for him to make

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<v Speaker 1>the argument that her policies would be an enormous gamble economically,

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<v Speaker 1>chuck off the economy, increase unemployment, that sort of thing.

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<v Speaker 1>Speaking of low hanging fruit, I think that is yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think the policy detail here of what she's proposing,

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<v Speaker 1>which is, uh, you know, really far further to the

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<v Speaker 1>left than in a clearly objective sense than the campaign

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<v Speaker 1>would like to admit. And we take for example, a

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<v Speaker 1>supporting Senator Sanders Bernie Sanders healthcare plan, which would deny

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<v Speaker 1>the right of individual choice, which Democrats tend to talk

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<v Speaker 1>a lot about. That would be something that President Trump

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<v Speaker 1>we could expect to go on have plan to quite

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<v Speaker 1>dramatically increase taxes and regulation in the economy, which, in

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<v Speaker 1>an environment of hyper competitiveness around the world, would seem

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<v Speaker 1>to be a poor choice. And it's not simply that

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<v Speaker 1>these are poor policy decisions. On the point of the

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<v Speaker 1>strong economy allows President Trump to say, why take a

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<v Speaker 1>gamble on these divergent approaches to governing the economy when

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<v Speaker 1>my economy is doing so so well? And the incumbent factor,

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<v Speaker 1>of course, is that the economy needs to remain healthy

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<v Speaker 1>into into late next year. Congressman Ryan talking about, Look,

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<v Speaker 1>we've got a perception problem where people think we're, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>a coastal party of ivy leaguers. We need to get

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<v Speaker 1>back to you know, Midwestern working class roots. That sort

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<v Speaker 1>of attitude has got to scare Trump. It did, it does.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know, the advantage for President Trump's that the

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<v Speaker 1>Democratic primary process, and the best I think evidence for

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<v Speaker 1>this is Ensley's comment that Trump is the greatest collector

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<v Speaker 1>to the world, secure to American security. The primary basis

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<v Speaker 1>so far to the left and so driven by the

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<v Speaker 1>belief that Trump is an admiration who can be defeated

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<v Speaker 1>by a pretty far left candidate that I I just

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<v Speaker 1>don't think, you know, Ryan Delaney, I don't think they

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<v Speaker 1>get near the denomination, and so yes, on paper, it

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<v Speaker 1>would be a serious concern for the president. I think

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<v Speaker 1>it's a concern with Joe Biden. Um. But again that

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<v Speaker 1>the pressures from the left and the Democratic Party in

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<v Speaker 1>some way are an equalizing force, uh, you know for

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<v Speaker 1>President Trump. Tom Rogan, commentary writer for The Washington Examiner.

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<v Speaker 1>I was just looking at your Biotom that you're a U.

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<v Speaker 1>S U. S. Citizen with a British accent. He likes

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<v Speaker 1>William Shakespeare, Larry David and Harald Pilkington. You have no idea,

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<v Speaker 1>how my heart, Carl Pilkington. That's fabulous, man. You make

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<v Speaker 1>me want to run back and listen to the old

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<v Speaker 1>Ricky Gervais podcasts. I know they're all on YouTube, so

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<v Speaker 1>that's what I do and I'm having a bad day.

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<v Speaker 1>That's such a good idea. What do you think of

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<v Speaker 1>all the Spanish speaking last night? That was a landmark event,

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<v Speaker 1>really the amount of Spanish in a national debate. How

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<v Speaker 1>many people like that? How many people does that turn

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<v Speaker 1>off in a general election strategy? Well, I think I

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<v Speaker 1>think the concern here and we will be saw. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>with President Trump does actually better with Hispanic American US

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<v Speaker 1>than than I think people expect around as I understand that, Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>certainly there's an opportunity for conservatives to boost that in

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<v Speaker 1>the future. I think the concern for Democrats is that

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<v Speaker 1>if you do this in a way that seems disingenuous,

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<v Speaker 1>seems that you are just offering platitudes to people rather

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<v Speaker 1>than policy prescriptions. And again we think about the growth

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<v Speaker 1>of employment at the minority level of the minority amounts,

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<v Speaker 1>which is unprecedented quite frankly under the current economy. But

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<v Speaker 1>that is something President Trump can point to what makes

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<v Speaker 1>it life better words or action. And secondly, I think

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<v Speaker 1>there is a danger that the general election voters will

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<v Speaker 1>regard this as the same kind of thing that turn't

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<v Speaker 1>that allowed people to vote for President Trump even if

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<v Speaker 1>they didn't like him, because they thought, well, at least

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<v Speaker 1>he doesn't care about political correctness. I think political correctness

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<v Speaker 1>is so anathema to a lot of Americans outside you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the major metropolitan areas that frankly, it's a big danger.

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<v Speaker 1>It seems it seemed too contrived, it seemed too disingenuous,

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<v Speaker 1>And in that I think it was it's a political

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<v Speaker 1>opportunity for the President Trump well, in that attitude towards

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<v Speaker 1>political correctness describes a lot of people on the left

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<v Speaker 1>as well. I think there's just a growing awareness that

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<v Speaker 1>it is obnoxious and suffocating in the rest of it.

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<v Speaker 1>Tom Listen, it's an obvious question, but what the heck

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<v Speaker 1>gets fund to bandy about? Who do you think really

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<v Speaker 1>gained some steam last night? In particular, I think I

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<v Speaker 1>think Elizabeth Warren for the reason that she held her

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<v Speaker 1>own and maintain momentum, and I think, you know, frankly,

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's it's looking. I think like Joe Biden and

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<v Speaker 1>Bernie Sanders running into the there's the three fronts interesting.

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<v Speaker 1>Tom Rogan, commentary writer for the Washington Examiner. Tom were

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<v Speaker 1>about out of time. Enjoyed the chat very much. I

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<v Speaker 1>hope we can do it again. Yes, it was great,

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for having me on. I really appreciate our pleasure.

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<v Speaker 1>Well done. Thanks. I think Mayor Pete would like to

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<v Speaker 1>argue with that and maybe put forth tonight an opportunity

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<v Speaker 1>to be in a in a group of four that

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<v Speaker 1>stand out from everybody else. But we'll see. Um we

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<v Speaker 1>got this text. Please give Rachel Maddow some credit for

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<v Speaker 1>being the best moderator. I think she was the best

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<v Speaker 1>of the bunch last night. I think Rachel Maddow Brett

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<v Speaker 1>Bear together would be pretty good to cover most sides

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<v Speaker 1>of it. That would be good. I would she would

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<v Speaker 1>be much more aggressively progressive than he would be aggressively

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<v Speaker 1>uh conservative, but they could probably work that out. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>I think she's a very bright and reasonable person. She

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<v Speaker 1>just you know, she was also the most forceful person

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<v Speaker 1>there and being willing to shut people up. No, no,

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<v Speaker 1>you stop, you know, I mean she's the only one

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<v Speaker 1>willing to do that. Ye, what's coming up in your news?

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<v Speaker 1>Marshal Spray Court closing out this session with decisions on

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<v Speaker 1>two major cases. One of the Democratic candidates on the

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<v Speaker 1>death penalty for people who clog up the left lane.

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<v Speaker 1>Yet not yet the Court every year for the last

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<v Speaker 1>twenty seven years, we want cruel and unusual. Lot of

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<v Speaker 1>the Democratic candidates made a lot of noise at last

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<v Speaker 1>night's debate, and we've got more proof Amazon is taking

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<v Speaker 1>over the world. So Mayor Pete and granted a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of the talking head stuff that gets thrown around with

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<v Speaker 1>great enthusiasm. You know, days later it's forgotten. But the

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<v Speaker 1>consensus that Mayor Pete really looked weak in dealing with

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<v Speaker 1>this cop crisis there in his hometown. It's pretty widespread.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not sure if the loom is an off his rose. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll find out. Yeah, the I remember all the pundits

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<v Speaker 1>saying Elizabeth Warren's gonna get it from all sides last night.

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<v Speaker 1>She didn't get one arrow her way. If you pardon

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<v Speaker 1>the express how we're love Armstrong and Getty when you're

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