Ep 868: Wherefore 'The Contrarian'?

The Professional Left Podcast with Driftglass and Blue Gal

Driftglass and Blue Gal

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

4.8 • 854 Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Have you noticed that truly independent liberal blogs have maintained their integrity while other "upstart" media ventures often drift toward centrism and "both-sides" reporting? We have! In this week's episode, Driftglass and Blue Gal examine the current media landscape and the rise of self-proclaimed "contrarian" outlets. They also examine The Contrarian, a new media venture launched by Jennifer Rubin and Norm Eisen. Also: President Biden's historic job creation record, Pete...

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0:40.2	It's the professional left with Drift Glass and Blue Gal.
0:50.3	And we want to make sure that we remember all of our friends and loved ones and strangers in California who are suffering, continuing to suffer terribly from the fires out there that are just apocalyptic.
1:03.2	John Amato, everyone knows John Amato lost his house.
1:07.2	And I've spoken with him many times since then.
1:10.7	I talk to him every day anyway.
1:12.9	He is the vlog father of Crooks and Liars.
1:17.6	And he was meeting with FEMA today.
1:20.1	Things seem to be moving along quite efficiently, it seems to me.
1:25.0	Huh.
1:26.5	In his world.
1:27.9	He's got a hotel room.
1:30.0	He's had a scheduled meeting appointment with FEMA this morning.
1:37.0	And so there seems to be a competent government response from my perspective, sitting here in illinois looking at one person i know
1:47.2	um things seem to be moving along so and of course there you know these santa anna wins are
1:54.8	unpredictable uh another colleague of mine said, we were expecting hurricane force winds.
2:02.6	And this was in greater L.A.
2:04.5	Right.
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