Ep 878: Shakedown, Breakdown, Takedown

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

🗓️ 21 February 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Episode 878 of The Professional Left Podcast examines how the Republican party built a "democracy-destroying machine" over 50 years, and why attempts by Never Trumpers to reform it from within consistently fail. The hosts analyze a recent Bari Weiss column as a case study of how conservative critics must attack Democrats and marginalized groups to establish credibility with the MAGA base. They discuss recent developments including Trump's attacks on Zelenskyy, Nikki Haley's "evolving" (revolv...

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0:00.0	You can listen to the professional left wherever you get your podcasts on NetRits Radio or at our website, pro-leftpod.com, where you can also contribute to this podcast.
0:10.6	There's a PayPal button at our website, or you can mail us a letter and or contribution at Post Office Box 913, Springfield, Illinois, 62791.
0:20.8	This is the podcast for the week of February 21st, 2025.
0:25.0	It's not safe for work.
0:26.9	Recording live from the Cornfield Resistance, where Lincoln is spinning fast enough in his grave to power 1,000 AI server farms.
0:34.5	It's the professional left with Drift Glass and Blue Gal.
0:44.8	Music server farms. It's their professional laugh with Drift Glass and Blue Gal. Hey, curse you for making me laugh. Yeah, I know. When life is so sucky politically right now.
0:50.7	Well, I'm all full of drugs. You might be able to tell from my voice, I'm recovering from the crud. Yeah, he had a little sniffle this week. You are a lot better today.
0:59.8	I did. I'm 60% better. And you know what? I'll take 60% any day. Yep.
1:06.4	And this morning, that asshole in the White House spewed out another rambling garbage pile of
1:11.3	lies about Zelensky this time on true social evidence-free and full of threats.
1:18.2	And I really did like what Connecticut's Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal did.
1:24.6	He tore into Trump for surrendering to Russia over Ukraine in what he described as pathetic
1:29.8	and weak. He didn't say tiny little penis. But it was implied. Deeply, directly implied.
1:36.7	What world is he living in, Blumenthal asked reporters. It is not only contrary to the facts and the truth, but utterly despicable.
1:47.6	A disgusting betrayal of a country that has bled and fought and died for freedom, our president
1:52.5	has so disregarded the truth and the sacrifice of brave men and women who are upholding
1:58.6	their freedom and ours. Their fight is our fight.
2:02.5	And the president's surrender is pathetic and weak. Again, little tiny peony. Tiny, tiny peony.
2:11.4	Yep. Yeah. He didn't say. It was implied. Yeah. And we don't usually jump straight into the headlines, but today this is to make a point
2:21.0	because we're going to take a little journey together and see how the thing works.
2:26.9	Another look under the hood to see how the machine works.
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