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3 Martini Lunch

The Debate is On, Russia & the Influencers, Kamala's Continuous 'No Comment'

3 Martini Lunch

Radio America

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4.61.4K Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Join Jim and Greg as they discuss Kamala Harris finally agreeing to debate Donald Trump next week, the DOJ's indictment of Russians accused of paying online influencers in the U.S., and how Harris is refusing to take positions on key issues.

First, they're glad that next week's debate will go forward as scheduled after a lot of efforts to rework the agreement - from Trump demanding more debates to Harris insisting on unmuted microphones (which she failed to get). They explain the vapid reason Kamala wanted unmuted mics and whether this will be the final time she will take serious questions before Election Day.

Next, they react to the Justice Department's indictment of two Russians accused of money laundering and failing to register as foreign agents. The indictment also refers to a lot of money being spent on a media company featuring six prominent online influencers here in the U.S. The indictment says those commentators had no knowledge of the arrangement and are not being charged. Defenders of the commentators allege this is simply a return to the government's Russian collusion narrative from eight years ago.

Finally, they hammer Kamala Harris and her campaign for constantly dodging straightforward questions about her ever-evolving positions on many issues. The latest? Their refusal to say whether Harris would sign a legislative electric vehicle mandate that she sponsored while in the U.S. Senate.

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Three Martini lunch.

0:04.7

Grab a stole next to Greg Carumbus of Radio America and Jim Garrity of National Review.

0:09.3

Three Martini's coming up.

0:11.6

Very glad you're with us for the Thursday. Three Martini's coming up.

0:17.0

Very glad you're with us for the Thursday edition of the Three Martini lunch. Good, bad, crazy Martini's for you today.

0:20.0

Jim, let's start with the good,

0:22.9

and this should have been a non-story,

0:25.6

really, given the fact that Biden and Trump

0:28.0

had agreed to this second debate.

0:29.8

Their first one was back in June,

0:31.0

and of course, led to eventually Joe Biden dropping

0:34.0

out of the race the Democrats rallying around Kamala but this September 10th

0:37.1

debate on ABC had been part of that deal Trump initially said after the switch that well you know it's a whole different

0:44.5

situation now I'm gonna reconsider this I also want to do Fox News I also want to do

0:48.7

NBC Kamal says I'm not doing Fox News you agreed to this debate we're going to do it.

0:53.6

Then Kamala decided that she wanted to challenge the rules that had been previously agreed to.

0:58.5

She wanted unmuted mics.

1:00.8

Trump was pushing for muted mics because that worked really

1:02.9

really well for him in the debate with Joe Biden. So Jim we're finally gonna get the

1:08.1

debate ABC so I think we're gonna get I think Jonathan Carl who we talked about in the context of Tom Cotton a few days ago

1:14.9

so hopefully he's be a little more straight I don't know if Stephanopoulos is part of this or not

1:20.5

But in terms of not

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