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Political Gabfest

The Political Gabfest: The Eric Cantor Sure Wears Beautiful Shoes Edition

Political Gabfest

Slate Podcasts

Politics, Government, News

4.58.3K Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2014

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and John Dickerson. This week: The shocking primary loss of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, Hillary Clinton's Hard Choices, and a major blow against teacher tenure in California. Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:29.6

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0:35.9

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0:46.6

Welcome to the Sleight Political Gab Fest for June 13, 2014.

0:49.9

The Eric Cantor Shorewear's Beautiful Shoes Edition, I'm David Plottsy, I'm their slate.

0:54.9

Today, the shocking defeat of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and what it means for the future of Congress and democracy hint nothing good.

1:05.5

Then Hillary Clinton got paid $14 million to write her new book, Hard Choices, and I have to say, whatever publisher paid her that got so ripped off, we will discuss that book.

1:16.4

Then a California judge rules that tenure for public school teachers in that state is unconstitutional. Why is there so much celebration about that ruling?

1:26.4

Slates Chief Political Correspondent John Dickerson is an Iowa because why, John?

1:31.6

Well, on a hunch, I flew to Iowa to check in on the Senate race here.

1:37.0

Also to go to the Republican Convention, the State Republican Convention, which is this Saturday.

1:42.9

Then it turns out that also Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the chairwoman of the Democratic Party, is coming here Friday to explain how the Republican Party has become captive to the Tea Party or has been swallowed whole by the Tea Party, which is...

1:59.1

Oh, Eric Cantor can be her exhibit A.

2:01.4

Well, I think that's exactly why she's coming. This is a little like-breaking piece of news.

2:06.4

So, I really flew all the way out here for a press conference by the chairman of the Democratic National Committee, which I could normally get by just going across town.

2:15.4

Well, you enjoy the corn. Is the corn as high as an elephant's eye yet?

2:19.0

I don't think so, I think we're in the wrong-

2:20.6

That's Oklahoma.

2:21.4

We're in the wrong-

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