Episode #402: Murphy’s Law — On Romney, Haley And The Debates
Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Ken Rudin
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🗓️ 26 September 2023
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Republican strategist Mike Murphy gives Mitt Romney high marks for his candid “exit interview” from the Senate. He also sings reluctant praise for Nikki Haley, expresses his disappointment with Tim Scott, and sets up this week’s second GOP debate.
And Jack Pitney of Claremont McKenna College explains what’s behind Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s decision to launch an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.
Plus: The indictment of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez (D).
Songs in this episode:
Sea of Madness by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
Can We Still Be Friends by Todd Rundgren
Oops! I Did It Again by Britney Spears
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| 0:00.0 | What exit, asks Menendez. |
| 0:02.9 | What debate, asks Trump? |
| 0:05.4 | And what impeachment? |
| 0:07.4 | Ask Matt Gates. |
| 0:09.1 | It's a midday matinee kind of day for Lauren Beaumbert on the political junkie. |
| 0:14.4 | You like Ike. |
| 0:15.5 | I like like, like, everybody likes like for president. |
| 0:18.5 | Add light to you and think to me. |
| 0:22.4 | I don't care how you quoted. Come on and vote for president. Add like to you and need to me. I don't care how you quoted. |
| 0:25.2 | Come on and vote for Kennedy. |
| 0:26.9 | Vote for Kennedy. |
| 0:29.3 | And we'll come out on top. |
| 0:33.3 | Vote for Richard Nixon and Henry Cabot last. Because they're the ones to lead the USA. |
| 0:46.5 | Thanks for joining us, and welcome to episode 402 of the political junkie. |
| 0:47.9 | I'm Ken Rudin. |
| 0:51.8 | Just as House Republicans were making it clear to everyone that they were more interested in making an ideological point |
| 0:54.8 | than saving the country from a government shutdown, Democrats were facing a crisis of their own. |
| 1:01.2 | Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey, who said he plans to seek re-election next year, |
| 1:06.2 | was indicted last Friday, along with his wife and others on bribery charges. |
| 1:13.6 | Here's U.S. Attorney Damien Williams. Today I'm announcing that my office has obtained a three-count indictment |
| 1:16.6 | charging Senator Robert Menendez, his wife, Nadine Menendez, |
| 1:21.6 | and three New Jersey businessmen, while Hanna, Jose Uribe, and Fred Davies, |
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