Defending Democracy with Adam Kinzinger

The Preamble

Sharon McMahon

Government, History, Storytelling, Education

4.9 • 15.1K Ratings

🗓️ 2 November 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

What does it mean to be on the right side of history? That was a question today’s guest, Adam Kinzinger, asked himself when he chose to serve on the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th attack on the United States Capitol. Kinzinger joins Sharon to discuss his experience serving on the committee to defend democracy, and the personal sacrifice tied to prioritizing principals over party. If members of Congress are willing to send men and women to war to sacrifice their lives for our country, why are so few willing to sacrifice their political careers to do what is right?

Special thanks to our guest, Adam Kinzinger, for joining us today.

Host/Executive Producer: Sharon McMahon

Guest: Adam Kinzinger

Audio Producer: Jenny Snyder

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0:39.0	Hello friends, welcome. Delighted to have you with me today. My guest today is Adam Kinzinger.
0:44.0	And you may remember his face from the January 6th hearings. He was a member of Congress who was involved in the January 6th committee.
0:53.0	And today we're talking all about democracy. Why it's important to preserve it.
0:59.0	And what it was like to be in Congress during that pivotal time in US history. So let's dive in.
1:07.0	I'm Sharon McMahon. And here's where it gets interesting.
1:13.0	Super excited to have Adam Kinzinger on the show today. Thank you for being here.
1:17.0	Yeah, you're about going to be with you. I watched basically every single minute of the January 6th hearings.
1:24.0	You have a new book coming out. It's not specifically about like the January 6th hearings.
1:30.0	But of course, your role in that committee and your role in the Republican Party has a lot to do with your experiences in Congress and the experiences that you lay out in the book.
1:40.0	And gosh, what a time to be alive.
1:43.0	It really is. And by the way, when I think of those hearings, one of the things I wish I could do is like go back in time, not knowing anything.
1:54.0	I mean, obviously knowing January 6th happened, but kind of like as a civilian and watch those hearings happen because as time has kind of grown between that our last hearing.
2:05.0	And I can tell you all about that last kind of moment and how it felt.
2:08.0	But as times grow and I've started to sit back and realize, man, and I don't mean this in a bad way. That was kind of must see TV.
2:14.0	It was like a real presentation of things that people didn't know, things that we, you know, spent a year learning.
2:21.0	And I kind of wish I could go back and like without knowing anything, watch it presented because, you know, we obviously knew what was coming.
2:28.0	And we were still surprised sitting up on the diester in those hearings.
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