The following podcast contains explicit language.

Hello and welcome to the Slate Political Gab Fest for January 23, 2015, the Is It Rude to Fall asleep during the State of the Union?

Edition, I'm David Flots, of Atlas of Stura. I'm alone in Washington, D.C., Emily Bazelon of the Union edition. I'm David Flotz of Atlas of Secura. I'm alone in Washington, D.C.

Emily Bazelon of The New York Times Magazine is in New York appropriately. Hello, Emily.

Yes, I am. Hello.

And John Dickerson, usually my trusty companion here in the DC studio, has made his first foray

out into the world of presidential

electoral politics. John, what part of Iowa are you in at this moment? Well, I'm actually just in

Des Moines, which is, I mean, there's nothing wrong in Des Moines, but I mean, I'm not in

Muscatine or Decora or Davenport or something interesting like that. What's your favorite place in Iowa to say?

Huh.

Muscatine is pretty good.

Mucketeen's not bad.

I like the three of those towns or cities together.

That was a good little run there.

I was once in an event with Lamar Alexander in 1996 where Miss Muscatine was the talent at the event.

And I think she was wearing a tiara.

Isn't it a kind of grape?

I'm serious.

Isn't it kind of grape?

I don't know.

I don't know.

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