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The Professional Left Podcast with Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 984: War On Hiatus Due To Bad Ratings

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 β€’ 920 Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 10 April 2026

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of The Professional Left, Driftglass and Blue Gal take a hard look at how America ended up in yet another Middle East war β€” and why the whole thing feels like a rerun that somehow got worse the second time around. Drawing a sharp line from the lies that launched the Iraq War to the chaos of today, they walk through the playbook Republicans use every time reality refuses to cooperate with their sales pitch. The real question isn't just what happened β€” it's what comes next, and ...

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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, proleftpod.com, where you can also contribute to this podcast.

0:10.4

There's a PayPal button at our website, or you can mail us a letter and or contribution at P.O. Box 913, Springfield, Illinois, 62791.

0:19.7

This is the podcast for the week of April 10th,

0:22.3

2026. It's not safe for work.

0:25.5

Recorded live from the Cornfield Resistance,

0:28.0

where we answer the question,

0:29.6

Did we lose a war?

0:31.3

It's the professional left with drip glass and blue gal.

0:39.9

Short answer, yeah. We lost again.

0:44.7

We lost another war in the Middle East, launched by another Republican president

0:51.3

based on another series of lies.

0:54.7

Now, that's the short answer.

0:56.8

And the longer answer is the main topic of today's show.

1:00.7

But first, another correction, which I seem to be doing a lot of these days.

1:04.9

Yeah.

1:06.3

Last episode, I had a brain fart, and I referred to the movie Giant, which is, of course, a

1:12.4

sweeping three-hour, 1956 epic, directed by George Stevens, The Chronicles of Texas Ranching

1:17.7

Families Across 25 years.

1:19.4

It stars Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, and James Dean.

1:23.3

What I meant to say, or I thought I meant to say, was Exodus, which is a 1960 historical

1:29.1

epic direct by Otto Prebinger detailing the founding of the state of Israel.

1:33.2

It's based on a novel by Leon Yuris, and it stars Paul Newman, Eva Marie Saint, and

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