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The Press Box

Mitch McConnell and Impeachment With Matt Jones. Plus, Listener Mail.

The Press Box

The Ringer

Sports

4.43.2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2021

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker are joined by author and creator of Kentucky Sports Radio Matt Jones to discuss his book ‘Mitch, Please! How Mitch McConnell Sold Out Kentucky (and America, Too)’. (4:05) Later, on Listener Mail, they answer the question "If you could only read one book for the rest of your life, what would it be?" (37:32) Plus, the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week and David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline. Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker Guest: Matt Jones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

David, you know those body language studies we like to do in sports writing?

0:06.4

Yes.

0:08.0

Well, reporters are doing it during Donald Trump's impeachment hearing.

0:12.4

What I want to know is which senators body language would you most enjoy observing?

0:20.0

Is that it?

0:23.0

I have to answer?

0:24.0

Okay, I love this that they have to like write about or retail, how people are standing,

0:31.7

presenting.

0:34.0

It's not just sports.

0:35.0

This is literature too, right?

0:36.0

I mean, you have to like convey something about a person's personality.

0:39.8

Have any of the senators related questions?

0:41.8

Have any of the similars been regard, been said to have been standing with arms a Kimbo?

0:46.6

At any point?

0:47.6

I can give you some examples.

0:50.2

McConnell quote, according to Washington Post, kept his eyes locked on the television as

0:55.0

the gripping videos played his face emotionless.

0:58.9

Josh Holly quote his feet were up on a chair as he studiously scanned through stacks of

1:04.1

papers, which he later said were trial briefs from both legal teams.

1:08.6

So his feet were up on a chair.

1:10.9

Now does that mean not convict?

1:13.7

Like I'm just taking this thing as such a such a lark that I won't even take it seriously?

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