Party and Partisanship

Blinking Red - The Dan Rather Podcast

Dan Rather

Society & Culture, Dan Rather, Government & Organizations, News & Politics

4.9 • 680 Ratings

🗓️ 16 August 2018

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

In the fourth episode of Blinking Red, Dan Rather takes on the pressing issue of how partisan our politics appears today, and investigates some earlier examples throughout US history, starting with some of the firebrand speeches of Truman. Dan also reminds us of the powerful moves made by LBJ to put politics aside in enacting powerful civil rights legislation in the wake of Kennedy's assassination.

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0:00.0	All right. Let's shift gears for just a moment here.
0:03.0	Whenever you're ready, I'll take your cue.
0:06.3	Welcome to Blinking Red, a podcast dedicated to truth-telling for these uncertain times.
0:18.3	This is a defining moment in our country's history.
0:23.6	A testing time, the time of Trump.
0:54.8	This podcast is written and produced to try to help you understand and navigate these uncertain times with your reporter, a veteran journalist who has not seen it all but has seen quite a bit at least once.
1:08.7	I want to begin by thanking all of you who have listened and subscribed to this effort.
1:13.6	This is a whole new venture for us,
1:16.1	but I'm really enjoying our contribution to unwinding the confusion.
1:21.3	We come to you again from our News and Guts worldwide headquarters in New York City.
1:31.7	Thank you. News and Guts worldwide headquarters in New York City. The partisan divide that we thought couldn't possibly grow deeper has done just that.
1:39.4	President Donald Trump has ushered in an era of ugly, angry politics, not seen before my lifetime.
1:47.5	We replace you! We!
1:49.5	We!
1:50.5	We'll replace you!
1:52.5	We!
1:53.5	The Republican Party has become the Trump Party.
1:59.5	And if you're a GOP politician in Washington, you'd better get with the program or else.
2:06.4	Adios.
2:07.7	It's Trump's way or the highway.
2:11.2	Get out of here.
2:12.4	Get out of here.
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