The Case of "The Case of Al Franken"

The Gist

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4.5 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 3 August 2019

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

On The Gist, a theory as to why we still hear dusty old terms like "happy warrior"—at least during election season. In the interview, Slate writer Christina Cauterucci, who recently wrote about Al Franken, criticizes a recent New Yorker story on the ousted senator. She and Mike break down what they think its author Jane Mayer got wrong and right, the facts of the reporting, and why we shouldn't think of the #MeToo movement as one with winners and losers. In the Spiel, John Ratcliffe is thankfully out of consideration for the job of Director of National Intelligence. But it's a shame that he's still acceptable as a congressman. Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This program may contain explicit language.
0:02.9	Also, we have a newsletter coming out.
0:05.6	It's at slate.com slash just news.
0:08.8	Now on with the possibly filthy show.
0:11.4	["Filthy Show"]
0:15.2	It's Friday, August 2, 2019 from slate.
0:17.8	It's the gist, I'm Mike Pesca.
0:19.7	So maybe you heard Cory Booker did well in his debate,
0:22.9	though polls don't show it.
0:24.4	Cory Booker Fun Fact has a brother named Carrie Booker.
0:28.1	Also has a dad named Carrie Booker.
0:30.9	Has a mom named Caroline Booker.
0:33.7	According to the polls, momentum from the debate
0:36.3	could not Carrie Booker much higher than 3%.
0:40.1	And that's where he's been polling.
0:41.6	But he's not in it for the bump.
0:43.0	Oh no, he's in it for the approbation.
0:46.1	And the approbation came in the form
0:48.4	of one very specific appellation.
0:50.8	Look, I think if you've talked about what happened last night,
0:53.4	Cory Booker, the Happy Warrior returns.
0:55.2	There's a certain kind of like happy warrior
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