283: We're Going To Need A Whole New Media with Michael Tomasky

Politics War Room with James Carville & Al Hunt

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🗓️ 14 November 2024

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

James and Al outline the dangers of Donald Trump’s loyalist cabinet appointments and the risk to the military’s chain of command before welcoming journalist Michael Tomasky. They discuss the dominance of right-wing media, the rise of podcasts, the triumph of misinformation over facts, and how to save journalism. They also outline the catastrophic effect of identity politics, draw comparisons between the upcoming Trump administration and Viktor Orbán’s Hungary, emphasize the need to pick the right battles, and explore the ability of the Senate to act as a check on its political power.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Politics War Room with James Carvel and I'm Al Hunt.
0:13.1	This week our guest is the editor of the New Republic, Michael Tamasky.
0:18.1	Now remember, we love taking your questions, so write into politics or aroma at
0:22.8	gmail.com or send a tweet to add Politicon for next week's show. We're going to get to as many
0:28.9	as we can, but don't forget to tell us where you're from. In other exciting news, the documentary
0:34.3	Carville, winning is everything Stupid, is out now.
0:38.3	Get updates and some great behind-the-scenes content
0:41.3	by following James on Twitter at James Carville
0:45.3	or on his new TikTok at Real James Carville.
0:50.1	You can also get text updates about what's next
0:53.2	for Politicon and Politics Warroom by signing up at
0:57.3	Pliticon.com. Now, tell your friends about us and remind them to subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify,
1:05.1	or wherever you get your podcast. Please check out the links to our sponsors, Beam, Zbiotics, and Glean. We thank you for
1:14.6	supporting these sponsors. It really helps make this podcast happen.
1:22.2	Hey, James, the Trump team is forming rapidly. It is both consistent with everything he said in his campaign
1:30.6	and is bad, maybe worse than we fear. There's only one, only one qualification for his
1:38.0	appointments, total loyalty to Donald J. Trump, never mind the country or the Constitution.
1:45.0	They are bringing, he is bringing in people with more Washington or political experience
1:49.8	than four years ago, but people with no independent support or standing.
1:55.8	His immigration deporters, Stephen Miller and Tom Homan are salivating over raiding homes and businesses.
2:02.8	And if little migraine kids get separated from their families, tough luck, they basically say.
2:08.0	Marco Rubio is going to be a secretary of state.
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