The Anti-War Candidate Was Invented in 1968

The Gist

Peach Fish Productions

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🗓️ 22 November 2017

⏱️ 28 minutes

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The anti-war movement of 1968 looks inevitable today, but at the time, it felt "freaking bananas." MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell explains the charisma of Bobby Kennedy, the fervor of Eugene McCarthy, and the crushing blow they dealt to sitting President Lyndon B. Johnson, who withdrew from the campaign after a narrow win in the New Hampshire primary. O'Donnell wrote about the race in his latest book, Playing With Fire. In the Spiel, Mike skewers president Trump's double standards when it comes to sexual assault. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This show may contain offensive material,
0:02.6	but that's not what I'm here to talk about.
0:03.8	I mean, it's true.
0:04.8	I'm here to talk about another show,
0:06.1	which might also contain offensive material.
0:08.0	It's my live show Tuesday, November 28th.
0:11.2	It's called Pesca on the Potomac.
0:12.8	I'll be at the Hamilton Theater in Washington, DC.
0:15.6	An amazing and random lineup of guests,
0:17.5	including Chris Malamphi, Alexandra Petra,
0:20.0	of the Washington Post, Perry Bacon Jr. of 538,
0:22.9	actress Holly Twyford of the stage
0:25.2	and Benjamin Wittis of Law Fair.
0:27.2	Hamilton Theater Tuesday, November 28th.
0:29.8	On with the show and perhaps trace amounts of obscenity.
0:36.8	It's Tuesday, November 21st, 2017,
0:39.3	from Slate, it's the Gisdai Mike Pesca,
0:41.8	more and more allegations of abuse and harassment
0:45.2	are coming out.
0:46.4	And in fact, we've gotten to the point
0:48.0	where not only do we have the names of the abusers
0:51.1	and their misdeeds, but we have little nicknames
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