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The Al Franken Podcast

60: Sen. Tammy Duckworth Tells Her Story

The Al Franken Podcast

The Al Franken Podcast

Government, Progressive, Politics, Senate, Liberal, Senator, Minnesota, Franken, News, Saturday Night Live, Comedy, Snl

4.67.7K Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2021

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Sen. Duckworth tells about growing up in Thailand, joining the Army, and being grievously wounded in combat. Gruesome, harrowing, and…very funny!

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1:12.4

Hey, everybody. We got a harrowing but funny one today because my guest is Senator Tammy Duckworth.

1:18.4

Her book, Every Day is a Gift, is both harrowing and really funny.

1:26.2

And it chronicles her life with a focus on her being shot down,

1:32.4

the pilot of Black Hawk helicopter in Iraq and her rehabilitation,

1:41.8

and as I say, unbelievably harrowing. But also, we had a great time discussing this, and she has a wonderful, wonderful sense of humor, and so do I.

1:47.2

So it's a harrowing but funny one for a change.

1:52.2

Well, Liz Cheney is willing to give up her leadership post in the Republican House caucus.

1:59.9

She's been third in leadership as conference chair.

2:05.5

The conference chair actually has no formal defined role. It's really kind of a plumb that you get

2:11.6

for being a either a well-known or very promising popular figure with some promise in the party.

2:20.7

Liz Cheney took a stand.

2:23.9

She says that the presidential election was not stolen by Joe Biden.

2:30.5

Very brave.

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