One Year Since Biden‘s Election: Where is America? - Irishman In America With Marion McKeone (Trailer)

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Jarlath Regan

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🗓️ 5 November 2021

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

It’s a year since Joe Biden won the White House and yet this week Democrats lost resoundingly in two states he won by a landslide. Marion McKeone joins Jarlath to try to shed some light on why this week’s events could be critical in deciding how the next three years play out. Later in the episode Marion explains why the battle ground has moved to the school curriculums. In the meantime the Supreme Court looks set to allow New Yorkers to carry firearms in public. Marion picks apart the legal arguments involved. There’s even time for a catch up with what those crazy cats at QANON are up to this week. If you would like a story discussed, get in touch, the Irishman Abroad Liveline is now open. You can now get in touch with us and feature on our shows by sending your WhatsApp voice note to 0044 7543 122 330. Why not pose a running question to Irish Olympic Legend Sonia O'Sullivan or ask our America Correspondent Marion McKeone her thoughts on a current talking point Stateside? Of course, if you have an issue with traffic or elephants on the loose in your area, Jarlath can do his best to sort that out too. To hear every episode in full and to gain access to the entire back-catalogue of over 500 Irishman Abroad episodes that are not available on iTunes for just the price of a pint every month visit www.patreon.com/irishmanabroad Supplementary research provided by John Meagher. Our charity partner is jigsawonline.ie. In these tricky times, Jigsaw provides a range of resources, advice and care for your people to help them strengthen their mental health and the skills needed to navigate life. Please visit their website and consider making a donation. For updates on future episodes and live shows follow @jarlath on Twitter, visit www.jigser.com or email the show directly on [email protected]. Disclaimer: All materials contained within this podcast are copyright protected. Third party reuse and/or quotation in whole or in part is prohibited unless direct credit and/or hyperlink to the Irishman Abroad podcast is clearly and accurately provided.

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0:00.0	My mother believed and my father believed that if I wanted to be President of the United States, I could be, I could be vice president.
0:06.9	Former Vice President Joe Biden has been elected President of the United States.
0:13.1	It is my greatest honor and privilege to have been your president.
0:17.3	We will be back in some form.
0:19.3	We are still deeply divided.
0:24.6	Public health experts warned this was coming unless more was done, and here we are now. Are you proud of what happened here today?
0:26.6	Absolutely.
0:27.6	Never before in American history, has there been an uprising like this?
0:31.6	Of the 75 million Americans who voted for Donald Trump, I don't know how many today are feeling,
0:38.2	dear God, what was I thinking? But I would wager a lot more our thinking, let's carry on this
0:43.5	fight. Character matters. It matters. Tell them the truth matters. The 21st century is going to be
0:50.4	the American century, because we lead not only by the example of our power but by the power
0:58.6	of our example. That is the history of the journey of America. Today on Irishman in America,
1:05.9	Marion McKeown takes us to Virginia to understand what the Democrats' devastating election loss really means for
1:12.8	the midterm elections. We also take some time to look at the Supreme Court hearings this week
1:18.0	on two of the most divisive issues in America, the right to bear arms and, of course, abortion
1:23.2	rights. It seems hard to believe, but if the Supreme Court decides to strike down in New York law,
1:29.6	millions of New Yorkers will be free to carry concealed weapons on their person, in the streets,
1:36.4	and on the subways. And finally, Marion will take us to the courthouse where the Kyle
1:40.5	Rittenhouse trial gets underway. Does that name even ring a bell anymore with you?
1:45.5	Your news feed is probably refreshed about 10,000 times since the then 17-year-old shot two people
1:52.9	dead and injured another during the riots that followed the police shooting of Jacob Blake.
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