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The Daily Signal

#440: Recovering the Lost Art of Civility

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Government, News, Daily News, Politics

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🗓️ 14 April 2019

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

With 2020 campaigns already ramping up, it looks like partisanship could be the norm for the foreseeable future. But it doesn't have to be that way. In today's episode, Alexandra Hudson joins us to discuss the lost art of civility and the critical role it plays in helping us survive our disagreements.We also cover these stories:-Notre-Dame, the iconic cathedral in Paris, is engulfed by fire.-Fallout continues from Rep. Ilhan Omar's tonedeaf comments on 9/11.-Mike Pompeo sees firsthand the devastation of Venezuelan socialism.-Sen. Lindsey Graham puts together a serious immigration proposal.-The Mueller report is set for release on Thursday.The Daily Signal podcast is available on the Ricochet Audio Network. You also can listen on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app. All of our podcasts can be found at DailySignal.com/podcasts.If you like what you hear, please leave a review or give us feedback. Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Tuesday, April 16th.

0:09.6

I'm Kelsey Bowler.

0:11.0

And I'm Daniel Davis. It's just April of 2019, but the campaign season is already

0:16.4

gearing up and with it the prospect of even greater partisanship. The tenor of

0:21.8

American politics really has changed and

0:24.3

Alexandra Hudson is actually writing a book on that very subject. She argues for why

0:28.8

Americans need to rediscover the lost art of civility. She'll join Kate and I to discuss.

0:35.0

By the way, if you're enjoying this podcast, please consider leaving a review or a five-star

0:39.8

rating on iTunes and encouraging others to subscribe. Now, onto our top. on Well the long expected Mueller report will be released to the public on Thursday

0:55.1

according to the Justice Department though it's expected to be heavily redacted

0:58.9

but Democrats have been demanding that it be released in its entirety.

1:03.8

Last month, Attorney General William Barr

1:05.9

wrote a four-page summary of that report to Congress,

1:08.9

which said that Mueller found no proof

1:10.6

that Trump or his campaign had colluded with Russian agents during the 2016 election.

1:15.4

Barr also said that Mueller reached no conclusion on obstruction of justice, but that the

1:20.3

report didn't exonerate Trump.

1:21.8

Fallout continues after Congresswoman Ilan Omar

1:25.8

said some people did something in regards to 9-11

1:30.0

while speaking at a conference for the Council on American Islamic Relations last month.

1:36.0

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the U.S. Capitol Police and the House Sergeant at Arms

1:40.4

are now conducting a security assessment to safeguard the Congresswoman, her

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