The Jackpod: The disappearance of political persuasion
On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti
WBUR
4.3 • 3.9K Ratings
🗓️ 8 December 2023
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
A social media post from Donald Trump has On Point news analyst Jack Beatty inquiring about the demise of political argument in the U.S. and what that means for democracy.
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| 0:22.0 | Now, on with today's show. |
| 0:27.8 | Hi, it's Megna Chakra Bardy, |
| 0:29.6 | and this is the jackpot, |
| 0:31.8 | where on point news analyst Jack Beatty helps us connect history, literature, and politics in a way that brings a unique clarity to the world we live in now. |
| 0:41.0 | Hello there, Jack. Hello Magna. Here we are at Lucky |
| 0:44.8 | episode number 13 I'm going to call it. What's the headline Jack? |
| 0:49.1 | It sucks. That doesn't really narrow it down. |
| 0:55.0 | So many things could fall under that category. |
| 0:58.0 | What is it that sucks, Jack? |
| 1:01.0 | Uh, Obamacare. |
| 1:02.0 | That is, according to Donald Trump last week in a posting on truth social. |
| 1:10.0 | And he proposes to try to repeal it if elected president. and he |
| 1:15.0 | gifted with that the Biden campaign with a sterling prize |
| 1:21.0 | because something like 40 million Americans are involved one way or another in |
| 1:26.3 | Obamacare and scores more millions benefit from it because of the bargain in it between, you know, on pre-existing conditions. |
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