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A Hinky Feeling From The Trump GOP

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4.56K Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2020

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Virginia Heffernan talks to longtime GOP strategist Rick Wilson about evangelical political issues, media pundits, and stirring the ire of Rush Limbaugh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Mr. President, the managers on the part of the House of Representatives are present and

0:03.8

ready to present the articles of impeachment, which have been preferred by the House of

0:08.2

Representatives against Donald, John Trump, President of the United States.

0:12.9

The poll just came out, Wall Street Journal.

0:17.6

Just came out.

0:19.4

Look at this.

0:20.9

Farmer approval of Trump hits record.

0:23.5

The good news is that the partisan circus in the House is over.

0:26.9

Nancy Pelosi's circus is done.

0:29.9

And we're not going to see the one-sided show trial that the House is engaged in for

0:35.2

months and months and months.

0:39.8

Hello and welcome to Trumpcast, I'm Virginia Heffernan.

0:42.4

Oh my God, I'm tired.

0:44.0

I've got to tell you a word about trolling because I'm in the trolling barrel myself right

0:48.3

now.

0:49.3

My feeling about trolling is sort of my same thought about dieting.

0:53.8

You know, you ask yourself, is the real danger of life that you're going to eat the wrong

0:57.1

stuff and gain weight or is it that you'll forfeit your happiness for fear of 20 pounds?

1:02.6

So here's the analogy with trolling.

1:04.5

It sucks to be in the barrel with trolls.

1:07.5

I've had this since 1998, I think, when in comments, sections and slate.

1:12.5

They call you brain damage and racist.

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