Hello and welcome to the Slate Political Gab Fest for the 28th of January. I'm John Dickerson here with David Plotz, Emily Basil and New Zealand, Snowbound New Haven. And before we get to our topics, David Plotz has an announcement. First of all, it's my birthday in a couple of days. And you guys are not even like, oh, it's the big birthday show.

It's the big birthday show. David, we're so excited for you to turn 41.

Thank you.

No, I want to do an announcement.

Last week I mentioned that the Gab Fest were coming to Purdue.

We're coming to West Lafayette, Indiana, technically.

In probably, it looks like it's going to be early April. And a number of you folks who have

written to us at gabfest at slate.com or posted to the Facebook page, please, if you are in

the environs of West Lafayette and you have some thoughts for us, ideas, any assistance you could render. It would be great

if you got in touch with us because we're trying to plan where we're going to come, what we're

going to do, where we're going to go drinking with you. So let us know. And also, also, I got a lot

of grief because last week I said Hoosiers and I was referring not to people who went to the University

Indiana. I was saying to all Indiana's. And so a lot of Purdue boiler makers were annoyed that I said Hoosiers when I was referring to all everyone in Indiana.

So I apologize, but I did know what I was doing.

And also we really appreciate all the people who have already written in.

It's been excellent.

Yeah, it was a large number.

We're grateful for that.

And we are also wondering if we have to drink boiler makers at the cocktails beforehand.

You ever had a boiler maker?

No.

It'll let you know.

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