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The PoliticsGirl Podcast

The Art of Obstruction

The PoliticsGirl Podcast

MeidasTouch Network, Leigh McGowan

News Commentary, Politics, News

4.93.3K Ratings

🗓️ 14 December 2021

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

America needs to accept the Republican Party no longer plays for Team Democracy. The have chosen the Democrat’s failure over America’s success. They are willing to trade American lives, the economy and our place in world to get themselves back in power and, once there, they’ll consolidate that power to undermine our institutions until the America we know is no longer. There is a rise of autocracy in the world. The Republican Party is part of that rise. Please rate and subscribe so we can grow the show, open the dialogue and inspire better change moving forward! Thank you to today’s sponsor! BetterHelp.com/PoliticsGirl Help the people of Kentucky by going here: teamwkyrelieffund.ky.gov https://wck.org Watch the show in video format on YouTube. Follow my Twitter. Follow my Instagram. Watch my Rants on TikTok. Like the Facebook Page. PoliticsGirl is a MeidasTouch original podcast produced by Happy Warrior Entertainment. SOURCES: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/12/05/1059828993/data-vaccine-misinformation-trump-counties-covid-death-rate https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-covid-death-comparison-world-wars-vietnam-9-11-1575650 https://www.rollcall.com/2021/12/01/gop-block-on-ambassadors-takes-toll-on-foreign-relations-panel/ https://www.foreign.senate.gov/press/chair/release/republicans-again-block-senate-from-confirming-critical-state-department-usaid-nominees- https://www.politico.com/news/2021/11/20/jim-risch-senator-not-going-to-defend-diplomat-holdup-523124 https://www.npr.org/2021/11/03/1052079452/major-embassies-are-without-ambassadors-as-republicans-block-bidens-picks https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/benito-mussolini-declares-himself-dictator-of-italy https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/23/world/middleeast/turkey-election-erdogan-opposition.html https://www.cato.org/commentary/how-dictators-come-power-democracy https://www.history.com/topics/christmas/history-of-christmas-trees https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/12/fox-news-christmas-tree-fire Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

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0:05.8

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0:10.3

I feel so grateful to my therapist and I just wish everyone had access to that kind of

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So visit BetterHelp.com slash politics girl and join the over two million people who've

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1:04.8

as you try and make the world better, your life deserves to be better too. BetterHelp.com.

1:12.2

So our holiday cards are coming in and so far not a single one has a gun on it. Now how

1:16.5

am I supposed to know it's a season of peace and goodwill towards men if I don't see

1:19.8

a glaucoma baby's hand? No, seriously, come on America, we can respect the second amendment

1:25.0

without being armed to the teeth and matching outfits. Because nothing says Christmas

1:28.6

like my family can slaughter yours. We gotta do better than this.

1:33.0

Fshh.

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