#1287 Mitch McConnell is the Forking Worst (Repost)
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Jay Tomlinson
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🗓️ 24 October 2020
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Summary
Air Date 7/5/2019
Today we take an unflinching look at Mitch McConnell and what a bad, bad man he is for basically all of the reasons.
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Money Money Money Part 1 - Embedded with Kelly McEvers and Tom Dreisbach - Air Date 6-6-19
Mitch fully embraces the 'evil' of raising money in politics, and truly believes money is free speech.
Ch. 2: Voting Machine Lobbyists Pay Mitch McConnell - The David Pakman Show - Air Date 6-13-19
Lobbyists for both major voting machine companies have started contributing to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's re-election campaign as McConnell is blocking election security bills.
McConnell, a longtime opponent of campaign finance reform who battled the late Sen. McCain over the issue, made clear in December that the House proposal would never see floor time in the Senate.
Ch. 4: Money Money Money Part 2 - Embedded with Kelly McEvers and Tom Dreisbach - Air Date 6-6-19
McCain and Mitch fought each other over money in politics for years. Mitch wasn't ever going to lose, McCain saw the corruption and tried to call it out.
Ch. 5: Mitch Is the Biggest Monster In Politics - The Majority Report with Sam Seder - Air Date 3-8-19
Mitch has been packing the courts, it is monopolization of our judiciary by far right extremists / conservatives.
McConnell sees what the progressives are doing, and is dedicated to stopping them at all costs.
Ch. 7: Darth Vader Has Arrived - Embedded with Kelly McEvers and Tom Dreisbach - Air Date 6-13-19
Mitch fought endlessly to ensure corporate money in politics. Citizens United and Mitch McConnell completely overturned democracy and legalized corruption.
Mitch is manipulating our judicial system - Trumps court appointments are pushing terrorism on the people. Mitch is the most productive and destructive GOP in modern history.
Mitch blocked Merrick Garland under Obama, and now will indiscriminately fill any SCOTUS opening.
Ch. 10: Not A Happy Choice - Embedded with Kelly McEvers and Eric Mennel - Air Date 6-20-19
Mitch rose to fame during the Obama administration, for refusing to work with Obama on anything, which paved the way for Trump
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 11: Christians thrive on oppression - (Another) Heather
Ch. 12: The Christian Right's Persecution Boner - Ani from Florida
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 13: Final comments on why it’s safe to say that Mitch McConnell is an extortionist
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| 0:00.0 | This program is made possible by members and donors, so huge thanks to everyone who |
| 0:07.0 | contributes on Patreon to support the show. |
| 0:09.9 | And now, welcome to this episode of the award-winning Best of a Left Podcast, in which we shall |
| 0:14.2 | take a deep dive into why Mitch McConnell is such a bad, bad man for basically all of |
| 0:20.7 | the reasons. |
| 0:22.1 | The clips today come from Embedded, The David Pakman Show, The Young Turks, and The Majority Report. |
| 0:34.0 | So the way a lot of people talk about it, raising money is one of those kind of unfortunate |
| 0:39.4 | chores that goes along with running for office. |
| 0:42.6 | Mitch McConnell is not one of those people. |
| 0:45.3 | He talks about money very differently. |
| 0:48.1 | And here's a story about McConnell that should tell you exactly what I mean. |
| 0:51.9 | Back in the 1970s, he was teaching a class in political science at the University of |
| 0:56.4 | Louisville. |
| 0:57.4 | John Chieves is an investigative reporter with the Lexington Harrelth leader. |
| 1:01.4 | And he heard this story from one of McConnell's students. |
| 1:04.3 | McConnell went to the front of the classroom and wrote on the chalkboard, I'm going to tell |
| 1:07.7 | you the three things you need to succeed in politics and to build a political party. |
| 1:13.4 | Money, money, money. |
| 1:14.4 | For someone who sees money as a key to politics, you can find a way to make a living. |
| 1:20.4 | Who do you see money as a key to politics like McConnell? |
| 1:23.7 | It was certainly helpful that he was very good at raising that money. |
| 1:27.4 | I mean, that just goes without saying he's a master at it. |
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