109: Rt Hon. Tony Blair

Politics War Room with James Carville & Al Hunt

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🗓️ 21 October 2021

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

James and Al are joined by former U.K Prime Minister Tony Blair to discuss the challenges faced by democracies around the world. From terror, to the Afghan War, rising illiberalism, the changing media business model, and dealing with Brexit in the U.K and EU-- how can we get people to believe in our liberal institutions again? And the most important matter of what The Queen is like.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Politics War Room with James Carville and Amal Hunt.
0:14.7	This week we are joined by former Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair.
0:19.8	Remember we take your questions each episode so write to politicswarramagameal.com or send
0:25.3	a tweet to atpliticon for next week's show.
0:28.1	We'll get to as many as we can.
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0:50.7	Okay James, two big domestic stories.
0:54.7	One whether the Democrats can get a compromise reconciliation spending bill through Congress.
1:00.4	And in Virginia, can Terry McColloth, Stave Off, a tough challenge from Glenn Youngkin,
1:05.7	the former private equity CEO and an on-again, off-again Trumpite.
1:10.9	I am cautiously optimistic now about the first.
1:14.4	It's not going to be quick.
1:15.4	It won't be easy.
1:16.4	There are going to be more hurdles and more traumas along the way.
1:19.8	But I really think that they are on the right path to enact, I don't know, a 1.9 trillion
1:25.4	dollar bill which won't be all the liberals wishless, won't be all my wishless, but it'll
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