Coronavirus and the Return to Normalcy

The Dispatch Podcast

The Dispatch

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🗓️ 25 February 2021

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Is the Biden administration bungling their Covid-19 and vaccine messaging? As Steve put it to Jonah, “It’s awfully cynical of you to suggest that what they’re doing is withholding information because they want to pass their emergency relief bill, and you’re absolutely right to be that cynical.” Also up for discussion: why Xavier Becerra should have been the Biden nominee to have gotten the Neera Tanden treatment instead of Neera Tanden, U.S. relations with Iran and why Republicans who are not Trump loyalists cannot simply turn into Democrats. Show Notes: -The Case Against Xavier Becerra - The Dispatch’s David French -Audacity: How Barack Obama Defied His Critics and Created a Legacy That Will Prevail - Jonathan Chait -What about Joe? - Bill Kristol Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to our regular Wednesday podcast,
0:03.6	being released on a Thursday.
0:05.7	This week was super fun because we had that interview with Mitt Romney,
0:08.7	so we switched around our podcast, but now we're back.
0:12.2	First up, we're going to talk about COVID messaging,
0:15.3	then how the Biden cabinet nominations and confirmations are going.
0:19.9	So discussion over the new administrations,
0:22.6	dealings with Iran, and finally,
0:25.5	a take on whether third party makes sense for
0:28.9	Republicans, maybe not, but what about just joining the Democratic Party say some?
0:48.2	Let's dive right in.
0:49.3	David COVID messaging.
0:51.8	What are you thinking?
0:53.8	Yeah, it needs work to definitely
0:58.2	need work.
0:59.5	Over the early part of the week,
1:02.8	a lot of folks erupted when Dr. Fauci was talking about
1:09.0	the progress of the vaccine and was indicating that even when the vaccine is
1:14.4	widely used, it's widely available that we're going to continue to need to
1:19.6	avoid things like movie theaters, we're going to need to avoid indoor dining,
1:24.7	and cost a lot of anger.
1:28.4	My position is basically this.
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