Lack Of Accountability Is Killing Democracy

Rick Wilson's The Enemies List

Lincoln Square

News, Politics, News Commentary

4.9 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

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On this episode of The Enemies List, Rick speaks with politician and author David Pepper. In his new book, Saving Democracy, Pepper outlines what Americans can do to help save democracy. Rick and David discuss how the Republicans are systematically dismantling democracy. They also talk about what we, the American people, can do to combat the takeover. And, the long awaited announcement for President by Ron Desantis has Rick calling for an investigation into some shady fundraising tactics and lands this week's entry on The Enemies List. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/rick-wilsons-the-enemy-list/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	With kids around, me time runs out fast.
0:03.3	Don't waste valuable child-free minutes on a drink run.
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0:14.7	Get day-night rolling before your parents bring him back.
0:17.5	How about a living room-sippin' paint?
0:19.1	They'll never know you stole their crayons.
0:21.3	Download the Drizzly app or go to Drizzly.com.
0:23.9	That's dricly.com today.
0:33.1	Joining me today is my friend David Pepper.
0:34.8	David is one of the brightest guys in politics today because he really is able to compress
0:40.1	down complex and big issues onto a whiteboard.
0:43.2	You've probably seen his videos on YouTube and elsewhere where he is able to take these
0:48.3	big, consequential changes going on in American politics and make them understandable and make
0:52.7	them explicit and show people who are trying to stand up to this very authoritarian and
0:57.6	dark sort of force out there in the world.
1:00.5	The people on the small D Democratic side can win and the people on the small D Democratic
1:05.1	side can try up even in this very dark moment.
1:08.8	He's run for office a few times in Ohio, served as a county commissioner there, took on
1:12.9	Mike DeWine at one point and I think in 2014, that was one of those indicators that
1:18.5	Ohio was becoming a deeper red state than it ever had been and I'm happy to have David
1:23.9	with us today.
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