291: Remembering A President with James Fallows
Politics War Room with James Carville & Al Hunt
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🗓️ 9 January 2025
⏱️ 75 minutes
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Summary
James and Al reflect on the presidential transition under the shadow of J6, Trump’s use of foreign policy distractions to bamboozle the media, how Biden’s accomplishments have been ignored, and Mike Johnson’s election as Speaker. Then, they welcome President Carter’s speechwriter, James Fallows, to discuss the legacy of the 39th president, looking at his appointment of Paul Volcker to tame inflation, the transfer of the Panama Canal, the excitement he generated among voters, and how he set the groundwork for Regan’s successes. Then, they compare him to Trump and share their thoughts on what to expect during the upcoming inauguration.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to Politics War Room with James Carville and I'm Al Hunt. |
| 0:14.9 | This week, our guest is legendary journalist James Fallows, once a speechwriter for Jimmy Carter. Remember, we love taking your |
| 0:23.4 | questions, so writing to Politics World Room at gmail.com, or send a tweet to at Politicon for next week's |
| 0:30.3 | show. We'll get to as many as we can, but don't forget to tell us where you're from. In other |
| 0:35.0 | exciting news, the documentary Carville, Winning is |
| 0:39.0 | Everything Stupid, is now streaming on Max. Get updates and some great behind-the-scenes content |
| 0:45.4 | by following James on Twitter at James Carville and on his new TikTok. We hope it continues to exist for James, at least, |
| 0:56.1 | at real James Carville. |
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| 1:25.5 | James Carville, this week was a downer. |
| 1:28.9 | In some ways, more of a downer even than the election results, which were depressing. |
| 1:35.6 | Republicans have spun this line that January 6, 2021 was normal, largely a peaceful protest. Some members and hackpundits say, |
| 1:48.3 | what happened four years ago was really no different from Democrats objecting to elections |
| 1:54.0 | won by Republicans. Those are total lies. In 2001, 517, a handful of Democrats objected to a vote count in a certain state. |
| 2:05.8 | It was brushed aside. No senators joined. Al Gore dismissed it when he was the losing candidate, |
| 2:11.4 | but Vice President 2001. Instead, what we saw four years ago, 147 House members, six senators supporting not only Trump's lie that the election was stolen, but really giving some credence to the mob, the insurrectionists, the stormed the Capitol, threatening to kill Mike Pence and Nancy Pelosi. |
| 2:33.9 | You know, to this day, Trump and his neighbors persist in this lie. threatening to kill Mike Pence and Nancy Pelosi. |
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