The Colony and the Nation

The Gist

Peach Fish Productions

Daily News, News

4.5 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2017

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Richard Nixon once warned of an America cut in two, a colony of poor, disenfranchised people within a nation of wealth. His law-and-order policies went a long way to making that a reality. In his new book, A Colony in a Nation, Chris Hayes looks at how fear has led to some destructive policies in America's cities. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at Slate.com/gistplus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The following podcast contains explicit language.
0:04.0	It's Friday, May 26, 2017, from Slate.
0:11.3	It's the gist I might pass.
0:13.1	Okay, come with me too as we cut to November 5, 2018.
0:18.3	Candidate Ted Formunda is trailing by four points in the poll in his race for Congress.
0:24.1	He is trailing to the Democrat.
0:25.6	He's a Republican.
0:26.6	Formunda's campaign manager approaches the candidate.
0:31.2	Ted, it's not looking great.
0:32.8	Well, Billy, is there anything we could do?
0:35.0	Well, we think there is, but it's a little risky.
0:37.7	Billy, this district's got a Republican in the last 12 elections, and I don't want to be
0:41.4	the one to lose it.
0:42.5	Okay, Ted, here's what I think we got to do to pull it out.
0:46.3	You're going to have to body slam a reporter.
0:49.5	That's a big step, Billy.
0:51.3	I know it is, but we focus group this, and it really depends on which reporter.
0:55.7	It's got to be someone with a national outlet.
0:58.3	Steve Kornacky seems like a guy I could easily lift.
1:00.4	I know, I know.
1:01.4	We were thinking that too, but people tend to like this.
1:03.5	Steve Kornacky, fella, and he's really more wiery than you thought.
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