402: Jared Moskowitz on Trolling the GOP
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🗓️ 15 October 2024
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Summary
Rick Wilson sits down with Congressman Jared Moskowitz to unpack the performative politics dominating the Republican caucus, highlighting how spectacle often overshadows substance in today’s GOP, and how good it feels to make James Comer eat his words. They explore the impact of these theatrics on effective governance, especially during crises, and how misinformation fuels political grandstanding.
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| 0:00.0 | My wife's like, I love Seinfeld. |
| 0:01.5 | I find Seinfeld funny. |
| 0:02.6 | I love Larry David. |
| 0:03.7 | I find him funny. |
| 0:04.3 | But you, I don't find funny. |
| 0:05.6 | I'm like, what do? |
| 0:23.0 | I don't understand what I have to do. What's the bar here, woman? Right. I mean, I'm serving Congress. It's a government about nothing. It's perfect. Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well trained, well equipped, and battlehardt. |
| 0:23.4 | There is not a liberal America and a conservative America. |
| 0:27.1 | There is the United States of America. |
| 0:32.0 | Good night and good luck. |
| 0:33.7 | Hey, folks. |
| 0:34.6 | Welcome back to the Lincoln Project podcast. |
| 0:36.1 | My guest today is Congressman Jared Moskowitz. He is a guy you have probably seen from time to time on MSNBC and elsewhere making James Comer cry. But what you don't know is he's a much more interesting guy than just the guy who trolls James Comer like a boss. He has been a emergency management manager in Florida. |
| 0:56.5 | This is a topic that we're going to talk a little bit about today. And he's been one of the rising |
| 1:01.0 | stars in the Democratic Party as somebody who brings a level of energy and youth and engagement |
| 1:06.4 | that is sorely missing sometimes in a caucus that feels a little, sometimes a little older than it needs to be. |
| 1:13.8 | So, Jared, I want to thank you so much for coming on the show today. |
| 1:16.9 | Very much appreciate your time. |
| 1:19.0 | I wanted to start out because, you know, I'm a Florida guy. |
| 1:22.7 | You're a Florida guy. |
| 1:24.1 | I feel like we just dodged a pretty major bullet on Milton, and in part because we were pretty ready for it. |
| 1:31.5 | Yeah, so a couple of things on that. |
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