OA668: A New Case Right Wing Sources Are Blatantly Lying About

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🗓️ 27 December 2022

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Calling all Uncles Frank for a frank but respectful breakdown of how your right wing media sources are simply not telling you the truth. A laughably terrible "Supreme Court Petition" is going to "Rewrite the History of American Politics." Except... it will do no such thing.
So if you've got an Uncle Frank in your life who you are seeing over this holiday break, point them to this episode and maybe we can start finding a tiny bit of common ground!

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0:00.0	You're human, barely. I'm a lawyer.
0:18.4	I know a lot about the lawn, various other loyarrings. I'm well-educated, well-versed.
0:24.4	It's a thorny legal issue, alright. I'll need to refer to the case of Finders vs. Keepers.
0:31.4	Isn't it true that you have been paid for your testimony? Yes, you gave me a dollar and some candy.
0:38.4	And you have been said, well, I told you to say, how can any of us trust you?
0:43.4	How can you be so sure? Because I was saying to myself, where could he be going?
0:48.4	Five to seven with that sawdust shop, but...
0:53.4	Welcome to Opening Arguments, a podcast that pairs a comedian with a real-life lawyer.
0:59.4	This podcast is sponsored by the law offices of P. Andrew Torres, LLC for entertainment purposes.
1:04.4	It's not intended as legal advice and does not form an attorney-client relationship.
1:08.4	Don't take legal advice from a podcast.
1:17.4	Hello and welcome to Opening Arguments. This is episode 668. I'm Thomas.
1:22.4	The Moderate. And that's Andrew Torres, totally moderate down the middle, respect it on both sides.
1:27.4	How you doing, Andrew? I am doing my liberal bet. Oh, geez.
1:32.4	Dang it. No, no, no, no. This is... Look, we want to be clear here.
1:36.4	We have encouraged our listeners if you are a Trump supporting conservative.
1:42.4	Usually, this is not the show for you. We are left of center commentators.
1:47.4	We're very very... I mean, my elaborate disguise didn't work.
1:50.4	And what I want to do is challenge you that maybe some of the sources that you're listening to are not trustworthy.
2:00.4	And the great thing about this is I am going to make a prediction.
2:05.4	It's yet to come in the future. It will come the week of January 6th, 2023.
2:11.4	If it turns out I'm right for the reasons we express on this show, then maybe you will have a reason to go back to some of the reasons that you're listening to are not trustworthy.
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