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Political Gabfest

Slate: The Emily Bazelon's Hometown Gabfest

Political Gabfest

Slate Podcasts

News, Politics, Government

4.48.5K Ratings

🗓️ 29 June 2012

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon live from New Haven. This week: The Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act, as well as their decision on Arizona immigration, and finally why the presidential campaign has become so trivial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:28.7

Hello and welcome to the Slate Political Gab Fest for the week of June 29, 2012, the Emily Bazelons hometown Gab Fest.

0:37.5

We are live from the Arts and Ideas Festival in New Haven.

0:40.8

Hello, New Haven.

0:45.5

Thank you all for coming out.

0:50.8

I always wanted to go to Yale, and now I finally have. I'm David Plotz, the editor of Slate. Joining me to my left, your right, is John Dickerson, Slate's chief political correspondent and political director for CBS News. Is that right, John?

1:09.1

Yes. That's right.

1:11.1

Contrary to our... Should we introduce ourselves? I forgot your title there for a News. Is that right, John? Yes. That's right. I think we introduce ourselves.

1:12.6

Yes, I forgot your title there for a second.

1:15.1

Contrary to our fashion consultant's advice, both John and I are wearing red and white

1:18.4

check shirts.

1:20.3

John's shirt is redder and checkier, and he is also the handsome one.

1:24.6

That's how you can separate us and identify us.

1:26.8

And to my right is, of course, New Haven's own favorite daughter,

1:32.3

smarter than pepperoni pizza, more scintillating than the entire classics department,

1:38.0

Emily Bazelon.

1:40.6

Thank you.

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