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Political Gabfest

The “Fail to Prepare, Prepare to Fail” Edition

Political Gabfest

Slate Podcasts

News, Politics, Government

4.48.5K Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2016

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Hosts John Dickerson, David Plotz and Emily Bazelon discuss whether Hillary Clinton will surge out of the first debate, if Donald Trump should bring up the misdeeds of Bill Clinton and if the most recent  crime numbers really represent the nation's crime. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/gabfestplus. Twitter: @SlateGabfest Facebook: facebook.com/Gabfest Email: gabfest@slate.com Show notes at slate.com/gabfest Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

The following podcast contains explicit language.

0:03.2

[♪ OUTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪

0:10.4

Hello and welcome to the Slate political gab fest for September 29th, 2016.

0:14.1

The fail to prepare, prepare to fail.

0:16.0

Addition, I am David Plott, the sub-atmosphere.

0:18.5

John Dickerson has just tumbled into the studio off a red eye.

0:23.6

John Dickerson, a face-to-nation.

0:25.2

You face the entire nation overnight.

0:27.4

The face, I'm, you know, exactly.

0:29.6

It was a bit of a bumpy nation, but we got here.

0:32.6

Man.

0:33.6

There's just no way to get, there's just no way to go anywhere.

0:37.7

Yeah, no, just like, trying to sleep in that, in one of those chairs, it's just that it wasn't happening.

0:44.4

That other voice is, of course, Emily Bazzlon of the New York Times Magazine, who is guessing New Haven.

0:50.4

No, Brooklyn.

0:51.6

You're in Brooklyn.

0:52.5

You don't know.

0:53.2

Yeah, Josson, I made a secret Brooklyn plan last night.

0:56.4

Oh my god.

0:57.1

So helpful, because I really did not give her any.

0:59.6

Why are you in Brooklyn?

1:00.5

Are you pickling again today?

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