Joe Biden throws his hat in the ring, and immediately meets with Comcast and insurance company executives- Thom takes the pulse of his Progressive callers- is Biden our man for 2020?
The Hartmann Report
Thom Hartmann
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🗓️ 25 April 2019
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Thom reviews Biden's entry into the race for Democratic candidate- what are his policy ideas? Plus other news of the day, including a real-life crucifixion that the Saudis held over the weekend- was Jared Kushner involved? ----- Hours after entering the race Biden met with Comcast and BlueCross insurance executives. Thom's callers thoroughly consider the implications of Biden's candidacy. Who can realistically win? When will Democrats start taking names and kicking ass? ----- Progressive Congressman Mark Pocan joins Thom for listener questions. ----- Bob Ney, former Republican Congressman, joins in with today's headline- 'Run, Joe, run.'
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Tom Hartman program. |
| 0:15.0 | Cretains by friends, patriots, lovers of democracy, truth and justice, |
| 0:20.0 | believers in peace, freedom, and the American way Tom Arbeneer with you. |
| 0:24.0 | Joe Biden has announced that he's going to run for president. |
| 0:27.0 | Surprise, surprise, right? |
| 0:29.0 | But his announcement was really rather remarkable. |
| 0:32.0 | He is running full out on the platform of |
| 0:36.6 | that guy in the White House is nuts and we've got to get him out and I'm the one |
| 0:42.0 | who can do it. I mean he started out his campaign announcement |
| 0:45.6 | the rollout you can see the video it's all over the internet and TV is playing |
| 0:49.4 | in about every 15 minutes. He plays the video of Charlottesville, Jews will not replace us, you will not |
| 0:55.3 | replace us and all this kind of stuff, and says that is not America. And you know we're |
| 1:02.2 | in a battle for the soul of this country and I'm curious what |
| 1:06.2 | your thoughts are on Joe Biden's candidacy you know every time somebody a |
| 1:09.8 | major candidate we did it with Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris, Pete Budge. |
| 1:14.8 | Every time a major candidate has thrown their hat into the ring, I've asked you, what do you think? |
| 1:19.6 | What are your thoughts on Joe Biden? |
| 1:21.6 | Donald Trump welcomed him to the race this morning. |
| 1:23.5 | He said, welcome to the race sleepy Joe. |
| 1:25.6 | I only hope you have the intelligence long in doubt to wage a successful primary campaign. |
| 1:30.1 | This guy's just like classless. |
| 1:33.4 | I was watching a video from the Daily Show this morning |
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