Ep 926: The Scoundrel’s Shield and the Sucker’s Lament

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

🗓️ 21 August 2025

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

An entire industry profits from pumping out addictive political poison designed to make people angrier, more paranoid, and more stupid. But here's the twist: the carriers of democracy's most lethal disease aren't the red-faced bigots you'd expect. How did "Both Sides Do It" become the perfect shield for scoundrels and the eternal lament of suckers? Why are seasoned journalists finally catching up to where Liberal bloggers have been all along, but only after they've left positions where their ...

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0:19.1	This is the podcast for the week of August 22nd, 2025.
0:23.2	It's not safe for work.
0:25.2	Recorded live from the Cornfield Resistance,
0:27.5	where the idol worshipped by locals,
0:29.2	the Illinois State Fair Buttercow,
0:31.2	is now just a delicious memory.
0:33.5	It's the professional left with Drift Class and Blue Gow.
0:36.1	Music It's the professional left with Jeff Glass and Blue Gow.
0:46.8	We love that butter cow, but the fair is over.
0:49.5	It's over. It's over. Sorry, guys.
0:55.4	Sorry. Illinois State Fair is always in Springfield and brings a lot of traffic to the city.
0:59.9	We're going to jump right in today with breaking news from Springfield, Illinois.
1:03.6	Yesterday was our wedding anniversary, 14 years.
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1:10.5	And thank you to everyone on social media who sent us kind words and well-wishing.
1:12.1	We so appreciate it.
1:20.3	As a special anniversary gift to us, the universe decided to allow the both sides do it plague to run rampant this week to make us feel needed.
1:24.7	This is not fish in a barrel.
1:28.6	This is fishing a teacup with a bazooka.
1:31.1	Yeah.
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