Beto, Manafort, the College Admissions Scandal, and Understanding Antisemitism (with Deborah Lipstadt)

Pantsuit Politics

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🗓️ 15 March 2019

⏱️ 63 minutes

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In today's episode, we're joined by Professor Deborah Lipstadt, an expert in Holocaust studies. Professor Lipstadt helps us understand the controversies surrounding the Women's March and Representative Omar, and she advises us on how to thoughtfully discuss and critique America's relationship with Israel. But first, we dive into the week's news. Paul Manafort received 43 additional months in prison from Judge Amy Berman Jackson, and he's been indicted by Manhattan's District Attorney on state charges. After great anticipation, Beto O'Rourke has announced his candidacy for the Democratic Party's nomination. We're a little confused by his splashy Vanity Fair rollout and campaign announcement video. We also talk about Operation Varsity Blues and the state of college admissions, wealth, and parenting in America. Sarah recommended these three episodes of Revisionist History: Carlos Doesn't Remember, Food Fight, and My Little Hundred Million. Thanks again to Professor Lipstadt for joining us in conversation. She is the Dorot Professor of Modern Jewish History and Holocaust Studies at Emory University. Her books include The Eichmann Trial, Denial; Holocaust History on Trial (a National Jewish Book Award-winner); Denying the Holocaust: the Growing Assault on Truth and Memory; and Beyond Belief: the American Press and the Coming of the Holocaust. She lives in Atlanta. Her latest book is Antisemitism: Here and Now. Rachel Weisz portrayed Professor Lipstadt in the 2016 film Denial. We are so thankful to our wonderful patrons who support the show. If you'd like to join the ranks of our faithful supports and get access to bonus content, visit our Patreon page. Thanks to our sponsors: the American Beverage Association and Amenity Health. Our book, I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening), is available! You can purchase it now - for yourself, for friends, for your... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's very easy to stereotype, but once you know people you can do one of two things
0:05.1	You can either fall back on oh, but some of my best friends
0:10.3	Which of course is
0:12.5	That doesn't help at all because when you say some of my best friends are what you're saying is well look at me
0:17.8	I'm so you know need two points pat on the back for me for being friendly with some of them or
0:23.5	I'm friendly with the good ones and but not the other ones, you know that kind of thing
0:30.2	This is Sarah from the left and Beth from the right you're listening to fancy politics. They're shouting no insults plenty of
0:50.9	Hello everyone. Thank you for joining us for another episode of Pantsuit Politics. We got a packed agenda today
0:56.7	The news has not stopped this week so we are gonna do a quick tour through Paul Manafort's
1:02.9	updated sentence and legal troubles
1:05.2	We're gonna talk about Beto Rorx announcement that he's running for president
1:09.1	We're gonna talk about Aunt Becky and Lynette and the college administ admission scandal
1:14.5	And then we are very excited to share our conversation with professor Deborah Lips stat with you about anti-Semitism in America
1:23.2	So Sarah we had to just like get into it here
1:26.2	Yeah, we got a dive right in we don't have time for any niceties
1:29.8	Paul Manafort's
1:32.0	Second sentence has been delivered by Judge Amy Burman Jackson in Washington, Delta
1:37.9	Washington DC
1:39.4	He received an additional 43 months in prison unlike the first judge in his case judge Jackson was
1:46.7	unpersuaded that Paul Manafort is just a really nice guy that got picked on
1:50.5	She had very harsh words for him. She delivered a pretty hefty sentence given all of the constraints on her by sentencing
1:57.1	Guidelines and so he's gonna spend some more time in prison, but wait there's more
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