Ep 83 Are we too hard on Republicans? Don't ask David Brooks.

The Professional Left Podcast with Driftglass and Blue Gal

Driftglass and Blue Gal

News Commentary, Progressive, Liberal, Midterms, Resistance, Indivisible, Government, Democrat, Presidential, Debate, News, Election, Campaign, Politics

4.8 • 920 Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2011

⏱️ 35 minutes

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David Brooks listens to his inner bond portfolio, we respond to a listener letter about the humanity of average Republicans, and tall tales from BG's Ohio ancestors. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.comSupport the show

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0:00.0	This is the podcast for July 8th, 2011.
0:03.4	It's not safe for work.
0:04.9	Recorded live from David Brooks's ever-evolving Wikipedia page.
0:08.9	It's the professional left with Drift Glass and Blue Gal.
0:15.6	We want to start off by saying, hey, we've had a great week.
0:25.2	We've had a great week on the podcast.
0:27.1	Our numbers are way up, and we're very grateful to you.
0:31.1	Whether you came from Liberal Oasis or from Facebook and all the new Facebook friends I have,
0:36.4	we're just glad to have you guys with us and thanks.
0:40.1	Welcome.
0:40.8	Yeah.
0:41.8	And I have to say, it's quite a week when David Brooks actually makes headlines.
0:46.3	He does.
0:46.9	You know, and he did.
0:47.9	There are people who don't understand, and understandably so, don't understand why occasionally I take so much care to monitor the activities of and comment on, to the point, Mr. David Brooks, the point where I become our resident, one of the resident in-house blogger experts on the comings and goings and opinions of Mr. Brooks.
1:11.5	But he has established such a powerful niche for himself in the political landscape.
1:19.5	He is an entity unto himself.
1:21.9	He straddles three different media.
1:24.6	He is internationally known.
1:27.4	He's not just known at the New York Times.
1:28.5	And you told me there's a, there's a David Brooks app. Is that right for just for him? Is that
1:33.7	correct? I don't know. Oh, maybe you were, maybe you were kidding. I could have been. I might have
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