Slate: The Blood and Treasure Gabfest

Political Gabfest

Slate Podcasts

Politics, Government, News

4.5 • 8.3K Ratings

🗓️ 24 June 2011

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: President Obama’s Afghanistan troop decision, the Wal-Mart class-action suit, and one illegal immigrant’s story Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This Slate podcast is brought to you by Bing.com, the search engine that helps you make everyday decisions with the help of your friends.
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0:17.3	Hello and welcome to the Slate Political Gab Fest for Friday, June the 24th, 2011, 2011.
0:24.5	2011.
0:26.5	My name is David Plotz.
0:27.8	I am the editor of Slate magazine.
0:30.2	I'm here in Washington, D.C., with Slate's chief political correspondent John Dickerson.
0:36.7	And joining us from New Haven, as ever is Slate's senior editor, John Dickerson and joining us from New Haven.
0:38.9	As ever is Slate's senior editor, Emily Bazelon.
0:42.7	We spent a lot of time with each other earlier this week, so we're kind of sick of each other.
0:46.9	I'm not sick of you.
0:48.0	Speak for yourself.
0:48.7	The Slate annual retreat. Emily has just been complaining about how John beat her in tennis again, again and again and again.
0:55.7	No, only one again. Don't exaggerate.
0:58.0	Feelings of resentment towards John.
1:00.2	No, I am not.
1:03.4	You're causing all this trouble.
1:06.1	He's trying to sew discord and reap sorrow or something.
1:12.2	Anyway, we're going to talk this week.
1:13.6	That's how you would feel.
1:14.7	We're going to talk this week.
1:15.8	I didn't play you guys in anything competitive as far as I know.
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