393: Hypocrisy Junkie: How the GOP is approaching the Opioid Crisis
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🗓️ 24 September 2024
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Summary
Ryan Hampton dives into the origins of the fentanyl crisis, exposing the systemic failures fueling the epidemic. He stresses the need for accessible tools like Narcan and a compassionate approach to addiction recovery. Ryan also shares his journey running for state assembly, shedding light on the political stigma of addiction and the urgent call for bipartisan solutions.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, folks, welcome back to the Lincoln Project Podcast. It's 42 days until the election. |
| 0:04.0 | Do me a favor. Go out and once again check your voter registration at vote.org. |
| 0:09.0 | There is a lot of shenanigans happening out in the States. |
| 0:12.7 | You need to check your voter registration. |
| 0:14.5 | If you are good to go on your voter registration, let me encourage you. |
| 0:18.3 | Get out there now and vote. |
| 0:20.6 | Go vote early. Vote absenteentee vote mail ballot get that |
| 0:24.7 | vote in as soon as possible we want election night to be a really bad one for trump and if we flood |
| 0:30.0 | the zone on the front end by voting early it is going to make it harder for them to play their games |
| 0:35.5 | and try to pretend this election wasn't real or that |
| 0:37.7 | it was stolen or neither other package of lies. With that, we've got a great guest today. Ryan Hampton |
| 0:43.7 | has written a book called Fentanyl Nation. It is a really deep dive into a crisis that is |
| 0:48.2 | rocking America at every level of society. And he is a really committed guy in this cause. |
| 0:53.8 | He's also a great candidate in the state of Nevada running for State Assembly, and I |
| 0:58.5 | recommend you give it a look, give it a listen, and let's get going. |
| 1:02.0 | Your task will not be an easy one. |
| 1:04.3 | Your enemy is well-trained, well-equipped in battle-hardt. |
| 1:08.1 | There is not a liberal America and a conservative America. |
| 1:11.8 | There is the United States of America. |
| 1:16.7 | Good night and good luck. |
| 1:18.5 | Hey, folks. |
| 1:18.9 | Welcome back to the Lincoln Project. |
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